Week 5, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

69 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Louisiana Pirates	0	3	7	0	-	10
Chicago Crusaders	0	6	3	10	-	19

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:18 CHI - Tito Mason 2 pass from Billy Forbes (Brenden Winslett extra point failed)
2Q: 00:13 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 26 field goal
3Q: 08:38 LOU - Bernard Connell 13 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 06:04 CHI - Brenden Winslett 49 field goal
4Q: 12:27 CHI - Brenden Winslett 22 field goal
4Q: 02:10 CHI - Brent Long 11 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:18 CHI - Tito Mason 2 pass from Billy Forbes (Brenden Winslett extra point failed)
2Q: 00:13 LOU - Jeffrey Burroughs 26 field goal
3Q: 08:38 LOU - Bernard Connell 13 pass from Karl Matthews (Jeffrey Burroughs extra point)
3Q: 06:04 CHI - Brenden Winslett 49 field goal
4Q: 12:27 CHI - Brenden Winslett 22 field goal
4Q: 02:10 CHI - Brent Long 11 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)

Team Statistics LOU CHI
Record 1-4 4-1
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 327 311
- Offensive Plays 62 62
- Yards per Play 5.27 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 104 105
- Rushing Attempts 24 22
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.77
Net Passing Yards 223 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 24 - 0 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.87 5.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/51
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	LOU	CHI
Record	1-4	4-1
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	327	311
- Offensive Plays	62	62
- Yards per Play	5.27	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	104	105
- Rushing Attempts	24	22
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.77
Net Passing Yards	223	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 24 - 0	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.87	5.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/51
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

Louisiana Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
1	10:27	4:11	OWN 29	9	32	Punt
1	2:49	6:01	OWN 20	9	33	Punt
2	8:44	1:52	OWN 15	4	23	Punt
2	2:12	2:06	OWN 14	7	77	Field Goal
3	13:10	4:41	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	5:56	2:19	OWN 21	3	-7	Punt
4	12:21	4:19	OWN 20	8	51	Missed FG
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 22	9	57	Game

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	2:31	OWN 43	5	35	Missed FG
1	6:16	3:27	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
2	11:48	3:04	OWN 11	5	27	Punt
2	6:52	4:40	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
2	0:06	0:06	OPP 48	1	8	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	8:29	2:33	OWN 43	5	25	Field Goal
3	3:37	6:16	OWN 40	10	55	Field Goal
4	8:02	6:00	OWN 36	12	64	Touchdown

Game MVP: Karl Matthews, Louisiana Pirates

Rushing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ray Larocque	15	63	4.20	10	2
Blake Plummer	5	21	4.20	11	1
Karl Matthews	3	25	8.33	11	2
Bernard Connell	1	-5	-5.00	-5	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tito Mason	10	47	4.70	11	1	0
Jessie Sheldon	10	43	4.30	8	0	0
Billy Forbes	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
Brent Long	1	11	11.00	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Karl Matthews	37	24	232	1/9	1	25	0	91.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Forbes	39	26	212	1/6	1	20	0	88.8

Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jared Schultz	6	8	63	10.50	6	19	0
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	4	8	53	13.25	6	25	0
WR Tim Selby	4	6	45	11.25	16	21	0
WR Martin Bishop	3	5	29	9.67	2	19	0
RB Ray Larocque	2	3	11	5.50	11	10	0
RB Bernard Connell	2	2	17	8.50	19	13	1
RB Blake Plummer	2	2	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Roy Cress	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Steven Sera	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tito Mason	4	5	19	4.75	7	8	1
WR Dana Eickholt	4	6	42	10.50	16	18	0
WR Drew Bradford	4	7	53	13.25	6	20	0
FB Allen Carlson	3	3	8	2.67	4	6	0
WR Rob Guenther	3	4	29	9.67	5	12	0
WR Bernard Trainor	3	5	12	4.00	2	9	0
TE Conrad Rasmussen	2	4	21	10.50	2	17	0
TE Ernie McChane	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Brent Long	1	1	18	18.00	15	18	0
RB Jessie Sheldon	1	3	7	7.00	6	7	0

Interception Statistics

Louisiana	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Louisiana	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jared Schultz	1	0	0
Tim Selby	0	1	0
Derrick Sommerfeld	0	0	1
Jay Ingram	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dana Eickholt	1	1	0
Billy Forbes	1	0	0
Jessie Sheldon	0	1	0
Eddie Chapman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Louisiana	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Stone	5	207	41.4	34.0	46	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Flannery	3	135	45.0	37.7	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Louisiana	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeffrey Burroughs	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	2/3	1/1	0/0	49	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Horton	1	2	2.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Gaylord	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Louisiana	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Rasmussen	3	48	16.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Gaylord	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Louisiana	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nolan Moynihan	8	0	0.0	12	24
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	6	1	1.0	22	36
ILB Jay Ingram	5	0	0.0	10	20
CB Lorenzo Hackett	5	0	0.0	22	33
S Korey Wasson	4	1	0.0	19	34
DE Marcus Cunningham	4	1	0.0	14	32
DT Gary Vines	4	0	0.0	13	23
CB Cornelius Robbins	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB Calvin Turner	2	0	0.0	14	36
DT Erik Money	1	2	0.0	13	20
S Ed Mueller	1	2	0.0	12	19
DE Will Lofton	1	1	0.0	14	17
DT Chuck Madkin	1	1	0.0	9	17
DE Jeremy Duda	1	1	0.0	13	28
CB Otis Manns	1	0	0.0	21	35
DT Donald Maples	1	0	0.0	10	19
S Arnie Thomason	1	0	0.0	13	29

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	7	2	0.0	20	35
S Bernie Elliott	6	3	0.0	18	16
CB Corey Farley	4	0	0.0	9	19
DE Tyrell Porter	3	0	1.0	21	30
DE C.J. Spry	3	2	0.0	15	15
DT Reggie Guffey	3	2	0.0	18	26
ILB Lincoln Perkins	3	1	0.0	8	5
CB Gene Sullenger	3	1	0.0	15	31
S Chuck Shepherd	3	1	0.0	7	10
S Charles Feely	3	1	0.0	17	31
CB Eddie Chapman	2	1	0.0	18	27
OLB Tracy Nadell	2	0	0.0	14	17
S Victor Jamison	2	0	0.0	7	22
OLB Brock Wolin	2	0	0.0	10	23
CB Jon Martinez	1	1	0.0	15	35
OLB Colin Chapman	1	0	0.0	17	16
ILB William Zellars	0	1	0.0	9	14
DE Ben Berardi	0	1	0.0	3	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Louisiana	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	1.0	0	0	36
DE Marcus Cunningham	0.0	3	0	32
DE Jeremy Duda	0.0	1	3	28
DT Gary Vines	0.0	1	0	23

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrell Porter	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Tracy Nadell	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Deon Kazadi	0.0	0	1	2	23
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Louisiana	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Nolan Moynihan	5	1	24
CB Lorenzo Hackett	4	1	33
OLB Derrick Sommerfeld	4	0	36
ILB Jay Ingram	4	0	20
S Korey Wasson	3	2	34
CB Calvin Turner	2	2	36
CB Cornelius Robbins	2	0	11
S Ed Mueller	1	1	19
CB Otis Manns	1	0	35

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	4	0	35
CB Gene Sullenger	3	0	31
S Chuck Shepherd	3	0	10
CB Eddie Chapman	2	0	27
S Bernie Elliott	2	0	16
CB Corey Farley	2	0	19
DE Tyrell Porter	2	0	30
CB Jon Martinez	1	2	35
S Charles Feely	1	2	31
OLB Tracy Nadell	1	0	17
S Victor Jamison	1	0	22
ILB Lincoln Perkins	1	0	5
OLB Brock Wolin	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Louisiana	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kendrick Ogden	2	4	19	1	30
Rex Lavallee	2	4	21	0	34
Lawrence Noyes	2	3	23	0	35
A.J. Durham	1	3	20	0	30
Roy Cress	1	2	10	0	14
Cole Randle	0	3	19	0	28
Tyrone Bishop	0	1	5	0	8
Darnell Maloney	0	1	7	0	13

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howie Robbins	2	4	0	13	0	18
Allen Carlson	2	2	0	10	0	22
Phil Talley	1	4	0	13	0	32
Ernie McChane	1	1	1	8	0	7
Jerome Reeves	1	1	0	20	0	31
J.B. Cote	0	3	0	9	0	22
Tyrell Herndon	0	2	0	9	0	8
Ted Solano	0	1	0	20	1	36
Kevin Sawyer	0	1	0	16	0	24
Brent Long	0	1	0	7	0	6
Kim Newton	0	1	0	2	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Louisiana	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Sera	1	15
Lamar Harriman	1	14
Luke Horton	1	11
Donnell Shrawder	1	7

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Bradford	1	15
Victor Jamison	1	10
Bernie Elliott	1	9
Danny Tiessen	1	6

Participation

Louisiana	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Otis Manns	---	---	21	35	16	72
Rex Lavallee	21	34	---	---	7	62
Derrick Sommerfeld	---	---	22	36	4	62
Karl Matthews	24	38	---	---	---	62
Lawrence Noyes	23	35	---	---	---	58
Calvin Turner	---	---	14	36	7	57
Lorenzo Hackett	---	---	22	33	2	57
Korey Wasson	---	---	19	34	3	56
Cole Randle	19	28	---	---	7	54
A.J. Durham	20	30	---	---	---	50
Kendrick Ogden	19	30	---	---	---	49
Jared Schultz	17	31	---	---	---	48
Marcus Cunningham	---	---	14	32	1	47
Tim Selby	16	28	---	---	---	44
Arnie Thomason	---	---	13	29	2	44
Nolan Moynihan	---	---	12	24	7	43
Jeremy Duda	---	---	13	28	2	43
Tyrus Rasmussen	15	22	---	---	5	42
Roy Cress	10	14	---	---	14	38
Ray Larocque	16	21	---	---	1	38
Gary Vines	---	---	13	23	1	37
Will Lofton	---	---	14	17	4	35
Erik Money	---	---	13	20	1	34
Ed Mueller	---	---	12	19	3	34
Donald Maples	---	---	10	19	5	34
Donnell Shrawder	10	16	---	---	7	33
Donnell Merkerson	12	15	---	---	5	32
Jay Ingram	---	---	10	20	1	31
Chuck Madkin	---	---	9	17	4	30
Martin Bishop	11	16	---	---	3	30
Cornelius Robbins	---	---	8	11	10	29
Steven Sera	4	9	---	---	15	28
Darnell Maloney	7	13	---	---	7	27
Ty Farr	6	12	---	---	7	25
Bernard Connell	1	5	---	---	17	23
Tyrone Bishop	5	8	---	---	7	20
Lamar Harriman	2	3	---	---	14	19
Blake Plummer	5	9	---	---	3	17
Morris Kennedy	---	---	3	2	8	13
Luke Horton	1	1	---	---	11	13
Brenden Cushman	---	---	0	5	7	12
Eric Stone	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeffrey Burroughs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jamal Harper	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jon Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	20	35	13	68
Billy Forbes	22	40	---	---	---	62
Gene Sullenger	---	---	15	31	13	59
Ted Solano	20	36	---	---	---	56
Drew Bradford	14	26	---	---	15	55
Tyrell Porter	---	---	21	30	3	54
Jon Martinez	---	---	15	35	2	52
Jerome Reeves	20	31	---	---	---	51
Rob Guenther	14	24	---	---	11	49
Charles Feely	---	---	17	31	1	49
Eddie Chapman	---	---	18	27	3	48
Kevin Sawyer	16	24	---	---	6	46
Dana Eickholt	13	25	---	---	8	46
Reggie Guffey	---	---	18	26	2	46
Phil Talley	13	32	---	---	---	45
Allen Carlson	10	22	---	---	12	44
Tito Mason	11	25	---	---	7	43
Bernie Elliott	---	---	18	16	9	43
Conrad Rasmussen	12	21	---	---	6	39
Bernard Trainor	10	29	---	---	---	39
Victor Jamison	---	---	7	22	10	39
Brock Wolin	---	---	10	23	5	38
J.B. Cote	9	22	---	---	6	37
Deon Kazadi	---	---	9	23	4	36
Howie Robbins	13	18	---	---	5	36
C.J. Spry	---	---	15	15	5	35
Colin Chapman	---	---	17	16	1	34
Corey Farley	---	---	9	19	4	32
Tracy Nadell	---	---	14	17	---	31
William Zellars	---	---	9	14	7	30
Ernie McChane	8	7	---	---	13	28
Brent Long	7	6	---	---	14	27
Jessie Sheldon	11	15	---	---	---	26
Tyrell Herndon	9	8	---	---	6	23
Daniel Gaylord	---	---	8	3	12	23
Bryant Timlin	6	16	---	---	---	22
Frankie Dumas	---	---	6	12	1	19
Chuck Shepherd	---	---	7	10	2	19
Danny Tiessen	2	9	---	---	6	17
Lincoln Perkins	---	---	8	5	3	16
Ben Berardi	---	---	3	8	1	12
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kim Newton	2	4	---	---	1	7
Dexter Flannery	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cary Thompson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Everett Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	6	38	6.3
Right	9	26	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Karl Matthews	37	24	2	3	3	4	2	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Forbes	39	26	1	1	0	7	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	41	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	55	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	92	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	44	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	42	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	64	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jared Schultz	8	6	2	63	0	31
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	8	4	0	53	1	22
WR Tim Selby	6	4	0	45	1	28
WR Martin Bishop	5	3	1	29	0	16
RB Ray Larocque	3	2	0	11	0	21
TE Roy Cress	2	1	0	2	0	14
RB Bernard Connell	2	2	0	17	0	5
RB Blake Plummer	2	2	0	12	0	9
WR Steven Sera	1	0	0	0	0	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Bradford	7	4	53	1	26
WR Dana Eickholt	6	4	42	0	25
RB Tito Mason	5	4	19	0	25
WR Bernard Trainor	5	3	12	0	29
TE Conrad Rasmussen	4	2	21	0	21
WR Rob Guenther	4	3	29	0	24
FB Allen Carlson	3	3	8	0	22
RB Jessie Sheldon	3	1	7	0	15
TE Ernie McChane	1	1	3	0	7
FB Brent Long	1	1	18	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Larocque	1	2	2.00	4.20

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Mason	3	9	3.00	4.70
Billy Forbes	1	4	4.00	4.00
Brent Long	1	11	11.00	11.00
Jessie Sheldon	1	6	6.00	4.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Karl Matthews	1	1	13	13.00	6.27

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Forbes	4	3	11	2.75	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	13	13.00	8.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernard Trainor	2	2	9	4.50	2.40
RB Tito Mason	1	1	2	2.00	3.80
WR Dana Eickholt	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Louisiana	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Matthews	1	1
Ray Larocque	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Mason	2	1
Jessie Sheldon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Louisiana	Att	Comp	Conversions
Karl Matthews	11	9	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Forbes	10	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Louisiana	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrus Rasmussen	3	2	1
WR Martin Bishop	3	2	0
RB Ray Larocque	2	2	1
WR Jared Schultz	1	1	1
TE Roy Cress	1	1	1
RB Bernard Connell	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Bradford	3	2	2
TE Conrad Rasmussen	1	1	1
TE Ernie McChane	1	1	1
RB Tito Mason	1	1	1
RB Jessie Sheldon	1	0	0
WR Dana Eickholt	1	1	1
WR Rob Guenther	1	0	0
WR Bernard Trainor	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (22,700)
End Zone 16,400 (16,400)
Mezzanine 9,500 (9,500)
Sideline Seats 14,500 (14,500)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (6,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (22,700)
End Zone	16,400 (16,400)
Mezzanine	9,500 (9,500)
Sideline Seats	14,500 (14,500)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (6,000)