Week 1, 2028

played in Columbus (OH), OH

81 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Newark Red Dogs	7	3	9	10	-	29
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 NWK - Dennis Lucas 3 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)
2Q: 09:23 COL - Max Paterno 29 field goal
2Q: 03:50 NWK - Herb Adamov 45 field goal
3Q: 03:34 NWK - Herb Adamov 23 field goal
3Q: 01:37 NWK - Toby Sewell 10 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 COL - Tito McKnight 15 fumble return (Max Paterno extra point)
4Q: 02:04 NWK - Herb Adamov 45 field goal
4Q: 00:58 NWK - Bubba Carlton 52 fumble return (Herb Adamov extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:21 NWK - Dennis Lucas 3 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point)
2Q: 09:23 COL - Max Paterno 29 field goal
2Q: 03:50 NWK - Herb Adamov 45 field goal
3Q: 03:34 NWK - Herb Adamov 23 field goal
3Q: 01:37 NWK - Toby Sewell 10 pass from Marshall Butler (Herb Adamov extra point failed)
4Q: 15:00 COL - Tito McKnight 15 fumble return (Max Paterno extra point)
4Q: 02:04 NWK - Herb Adamov 45 field goal
4Q: 00:58 NWK - Bubba Carlton 52 fumble return (Herb Adamov extra point)

Team Statistics NWK COL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 9
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 298 166
- Offensive Plays 61 55
- Yards per Play 4.89 3.02
Net Rushing Yards 136 68
- Rushing Attempts 33 21
- Yards per Rush 4.12 3.24
Net Passing Yards 162 98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 0 27 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 162 139
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 7/41
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 2.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/25 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 8/51 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 5/147
Interception Ret./Yards 2/58 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 33:50 26:10

Team Statistics	NWK	COL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	9
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	298	166
- Offensive Plays	61	55
- Yards per Play	4.89	3.02
Net Rushing Yards	136	68
- Rushing Attempts	33	21
- Yards per Rush	4.12	3.24
Net Passing Yards	162	98
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 0	27 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	162	139
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	7/41
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	2.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/25	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	8/51	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	5/147
Interception Ret./Yards	2/58	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	33:50	26:10

Drive Charts

Newark Red Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:45	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
1	7:35	5:11	OWN 17	9	35	Punt
2	9:18	5:33	OWN 16	10	56	Field Goal
2	1:51	1:33	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	13:46	1:57	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	9:28	2:14	OWN 38	5	12	Punt
3	6:05	2:39	OPP 44	4	38	Field Goal
3	2:10	0:44	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
4	14:51	1:34	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	11:59	1:54	OPP 47	3	9	Punt
4	8:45	2:27	OWN 37	4	14	Punt
4	4:40	1:11	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
4	3:09	1:14	OPP 37	3	9	Field Goal

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:15	2:40	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	2:24	8:06	OWN 3	15	85	Field Goal
2	3:45	1:54	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 26	1	-3	Half
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	11:49	2:21	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	7:14	1:09	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
3	3:26	1:16	OWN 32	2	3	Interception
3	1:26	1:35	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	13:17	1:18	OWN 38	3	9	Fumble
4	10:05	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:18	1:38	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	3:29	0:20	OWN 37	2	0	Interception
4	1:55	1:10	OWN 47	5	5	Fumble
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 35	3	13	Game

Game MVP: Marshall Butler, Newark Red Dogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dan Young	21	93	4.43	25	4
Cris Hall	11	42	3.82	12	1
Andre Kight	1	1	1.00	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jerry Covington	12	39	3.25	12	1
Phillip Farley	8	22	2.75	9	0
Zack Horn	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marshall Butler	28	16	162	0/0	2	30	0	97.6

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zack Horn	27	14	139	7/41	0	20	2	35.9

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Sewell	6	11	62	10.33	10	18	1
RB Dan Young	4	4	54	13.50	56	30	0
WR Jimmy Andrews	2	5	26	13.00	7	16	0
TE Dennis Lucas	2	4	12	6.00	0	9	1
WR Ryan Saffitz	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Cris Hall	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Andre Kight	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Geoff Roberson	5	7	47	9.40	5	13
WR Terrell Abdul-Jabbar	4	6	37	9.25	0	20
WR Broderick Woodson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Derrick Comia	1	5	15	15.00	0	15
WR Danny Beisel	1	3	20	20.00	13	20
TE Steven Henry	1	4	11	11.00	6	11
RB Jerry Covington	1	1	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenyon Ferrell	1	27	27.00	0
S Clarence Lowe	1	31	31.00	0

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Paul Deericks	1	0	0	0
Bubba Carlton	0	1	0	1
Donnell McEachern	0	1	0	0
Brett Grant	0	0	2	0
Clyde Connell	0	0	1	0
Jamie Haag	0	0	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zack Horn	4	0	0	0
Tito McKnight	0	1	0	1
Jorge Reiter	0	1	0	0
Dan Gerhardt	0	1	0	0
Gerald Howe	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	8	348	43.5	38.1	54	4

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Karau	8	411	51.4	45.0	61	5

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Herb Adamov	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	2/3

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Max Paterno	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Paul Deericks	8	51	6.4	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cory Null	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Sewell	2	36	18.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Beisel	3	93	31.0	0
Cory Null	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Borders	7	0	0.0	17	31
DE Brett Grant	4	1	2.0	16	28
DE Jerald Hall	4	1	0.5	12	19
OLB Everett Tanner	3	0	1.0	15	16
ILB Raymond Saxon	3	1	0.0	5	16
CB Horace Durham	3	1	0.0	17	31
CB Dale Starks	3	0	0.0	18	28
ILB Jamie Haag	2	3	1.0	16	17
OLB Clyde Connell	2	1	1.0	16	17
S Clarence Lowe	2	2	0.0	11	21
S Kenyon Ferrell	2	0	0.0	13	16
OLB Edwin Lujan	2	0	0.0	9	21
CB Bucky Gailey	2	0	0.0	15	32
DE Bubba Donohue	1	0	1.0	6	10
DT Donnell McEachern	1	1	0.5	17	32
ILB Walter Borges	1	1	0.0	6	3
CB Paul Deericks	0	1	0.0	5	11
DT Rick Lieberman	0	1	0.0	4	3

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	9	1	0.0	32	26
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	8	2	0.0	32	27
S Vernon Fletcher	8	1	0.0	22	23
DT Tyrell Hitchcock	3	4	0.0	23	14
DT Rico Douglas	3	1	0.0	23	16
DE Marco Jarvis	3	0	0.0	25	20
DE Shane French	3	0	0.0	8	8
CB Kenny Delgado	2	2	0.0	19	19
CB Shane Cottle	2	1	0.0	29	22
S Gerald Howe	2	0	0.0	21	16
S Chad Burgess	2	0	0.0	16	14
CB Blake Stevenson	1	1	0.0	15	14
WR Danny Beisel	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	0	0.0	12	13
RB Jerry Covington	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winfred Battle	0	1	0.0	22	17
OLB Leonard Lidberg	0	1	0.0	6	3
DT Carl Daniels	0	1	0.0	17	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brett Grant	2.0	0	2	1	28
OLB Clyde Connell	1.0	0	0	1	17
DE Bubba Donohue	1.0	0	0	0	10
OLB Everett Tanner	1.0	0	0	0	16
ILB Jamie Haag	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Donnell McEachern	0.5	1	2	0	32
DE Jerald Hall	0.5	0	0	0	19

Columbus (OH)	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marco Jarvis	1	1	20
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	1	0	27
DE Winfred Battle	0	1	17
DT Rico Douglas	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Karl Borders	3	0	0	31
S Clarence Lowe	2	1	1	21
CB Horace Durham	2	1	0	31
CB Dale Starks	2	1	0	28
CB Bucky Gailey	1	1	0	32
OLB Edwin Lujan	1	0	0	21
ILB Raymond Saxon	1	0	0	16
DE Brett Grant	1	0	0	28
ILB Jamie Haag	1	0	0	17
S Kenyon Ferrell	0	1	1	16

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	5	1	27
S Vernon Fletcher	3	0	23
S Gerald Howe	2	0	16
CB Kenny Delgado	2	0	19
CB Shane Cottle	2	0	22
OLB Herb Wilkerson	1	0	13
S Chad Burgess	1	0	14
CB Cory Null	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Emmanuel Nissly	2	5	29	23
Leon Snee	1	7	31	26
O.J. Burks	1	5	24	22
Damon Brock	1	4	32	28
C.J. Nichols	1	2	4	1
Wes Newton	1	2	17	8
Maurice Johnstone	0	6	15	13
Jamal Griffith	0	2	29	27

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tito McKnight	1	5	20	0	31
Dan Gerhardt	1	4	20	1	30
Doug Pittman	1	3	20	3	31
Jorge Reiter	1	3	12	0	16
Julio Waits	1	1	3	1	3
Frank Hopkins	0	3	20	2	29
Steven Henry	0	1	20	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Albert Hitchcock	3	21
Toby Sewell	1	19
Dale Starks	1	16
Horace Durham	1	10
Leon Snee	1	6
Cris Hall	1	5

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Kenny Delgado	4	21
Geoff Roberson	2	9
Phillip Farley	1	27
Gerald Howe	1	23
J.T. Whiting	1	19
Julio Waits	1	9

Participation

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Damon Brock	32	28	---	---	11	71
Toby Sewell	21	25	---	---	19	65
Leon Snee	31	26	---	---	6	63
Emmanuel Nissly	29	23	---	---	11	63
Dennis Lucas	29	25	---	---	8	62
Dale Starks	---	---	18	28	16	62
Marshall Butler	33	28	---	---	---	61
Bucky Gailey	---	---	15	32	13	60
Horace Durham	---	---	17	31	10	58
O.J. Burks	24	22	---	---	11	57
Jamal Griffith	29	27	---	---	---	56
Brett Grant	---	---	16	28	9	53
Everett Tanner	---	---	15	16	20	51
Donnell McEachern	---	---	17	32	1	50
Karl Borders	---	---	17	31	1	49
Jimmy Andrews	23	22	---	---	---	45
Paul Deericks	---	---	5	11	25	41
Dan Young	22	17	---	---	---	39
Jamie Haag	---	---	16	17	5	38
Reuben Bielby	4	5	---	---	29	38
Clarence Lowe	---	---	11	21	5	37
Andre Kight	14	10	---	---	13	37
Stanley Hartman	10	6	---	---	19	35
Jerald Hall	---	---	12	19	4	35
Maurice Johnstone	15	13	---	---	7	35
Clyde Connell	---	---	16	17	1	34
Edwin Lujan	---	---	9	21	3	33
Wes Newton	17	8	---	---	6	31
Kenyon Ferrell	---	---	13	16	---	29
Cris Hall	11	11	---	---	5	27
Raymond Saxon	---	---	5	16	3	24
Albert Hitchcock	3	0	---	---	21	24
Ty Langford	9	9	---	---	3	21
Bubba Carlton	---	---	8	10	---	18
Bubba Donohue	---	---	6	10	1	17
Robert Godfrey	---	---	3	11	---	14
Joel Speed	---	---	2	1	10	13
Ryan Saffitz	2	2	---	---	7	11
Walter Borges	---	---	6	3	2	11
Rick Lieberman	---	---	4	3	4	11
Herb Adamov	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	8	8
C.J. Nichols	4	1	---	---	---	5
William McGee	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Donley	1	0	---	---	---	1
Doug Kenderdine	0	0	---	---	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cory Null	---	---	30	22	19	71
Clifton MacIntyre	---	---	32	26	4	62
Lawrence Yovanovits	---	---	32	27	3	62
Gerald Howe	---	---	21	16	23	60
Tito McKnight	20	31	---	---	9	60
Kenny Delgado	---	---	19	19	21	59
Zack Horn	21	34	---	---	---	55
Shane Cottle	---	---	29	22	3	54
Steven Henry	20	26	---	---	8	54
Phillip Farley	9	18	---	---	27	54
Derrick Comia	12	23	---	---	18	53
Doug Pittman	20	31	---	---	---	51
Frank Hopkins	20	29	---	---	1	50
Dan Gerhardt	20	30	---	---	---	50
Bert Mitchel	18	31	---	---	---	49
Blake Stevenson	---	---	15	14	20	49
Marco Jarvis	---	---	25	20	2	47
Vernon Fletcher	---	---	22	23	1	46
Tyrell Hitchcock	---	---	23	14	6	43
Carl Daniels	---	---	17	18	7	42
Rico Douglas	---	---	23	16	3	42
Winfred Battle	---	---	22	17	2	41
Jorge Reiter	12	16	---	---	10	38
Danny Beisel	12	19	---	---	7	38
Terrell Abdul-Jabbar	17	19	---	---	---	36
Leonard Lidberg	---	---	6	3	25	34
Chad Burgess	---	---	16	14	2	32
J.T. Whiting	2	9	---	---	19	30
Jamie Lyon	---	---	10	14	5	29
Geoff Roberson	4	16	---	---	9	29
Jerry Covington	12	16	---	---	---	28
Herb Wilkerson	---	---	12	13	---	25
Michael Schwartz	4	6	---	---	9	19
Shane French	---	---	8	8	1	17
Julio Waits	3	3	---	---	9	15
Broderick Woodson	1	2	---	---	11	14
Brett Dodge	1	5	---	---	8	14
Duane Willis	1	4	---	---	9	14
Matthew Oskolkoff	1	3	---	---	8	12
Christian Cossel	---	---	1	2	7	10
Seth Karau	0	0	---	---	9	9
Max Paterno	0	0	---	---	4	4
Eddie Martinez	1	3	---	---	---	4
Levon Bailey	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
David Bauer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	61	5.1
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	8	18	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	9	32	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marshall Butler	28	16	1	3	2	2	3	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zack Horn	27	14	2	0	1	5	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	59	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	57	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Toby Sewell	11	6	0	62	0	25
WR Jimmy Andrews	5	2	1	26	0	22
RB Dan Young	4	4	0	54	1	17
TE Dennis Lucas	4	2	0	12	0	25
WR Andre Kight	2	0	1	0	0	10
WR Ryan Saffitz	1	1	0	4	0	2
RB Cris Hall	1	1	0	4	0	11

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Geoff Roberson	7	5	1	47	0	16
WR Terrell Abdul-Jabbar	6	4	0	37	1	19
WR Derrick Comia	5	1	0	15	0	23
TE Steven Henry	4	1	0	11	0	26
WR Danny Beisel	3	1	0	20	1	19
WR Broderick Woodson	1	1	0	6	0	2
RB Jerry Covington	1	1	0	3	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Hall	2	5	2.50	3.82
Dan Young	2	2	1.00	4.43

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Covington	2	0	0.00	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marshall Butler	2	2	13	6.50	5.79

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Toby Sewell	1	1	10	10.00	5.64
TE Dennis Lucas	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Young	3	1
Cris Hall	2	0

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Farley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marshall Butler	9	5	2

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zack Horn	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Andrews	2	0	0
WR Toby Sewell	2	2	1
RB Dan Young	2	2	1
WR Andre Kight	2	0	0
WR Ryan Saffitz	1	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Geoff Roberson	5	4	2
WR Terrell Abdul-Jabbar	2	1	0
WR Danny Beisel	1	0	0
TE Steven Henry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (21,600)
End Zone 14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats 5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,400 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (21,600)
End Zone	14,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,800)
Club Seats	5,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,000)