Week 3, 2028

played in St. Louis, MO

73 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks	7	7	10	14	-	38
St. Louis Scorpions	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 12 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 06:46 STL - Mario Alameda 3 run (Gary Burnham extra point)
2Q: 05:38 STL - Gary Burnham 45 field goal
2Q: 03:29 MIN - Troy Wiggins 11 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 11:33 MIN - Lester Baskey 26 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 02:04 MIN - Irving Clemens 41 field goal
4Q: 14:16 MIN - Rusty Rice 19 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 07:22 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 7 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:56 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 12 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
1Q: 06:46 STL - Mario Alameda 3 run (Gary Burnham extra point)
2Q: 05:38 STL - Gary Burnham 45 field goal
2Q: 03:29 MIN - Troy Wiggins 11 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 11:33 MIN - Lester Baskey 26 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
3Q: 02:04 MIN - Irving Clemens 41 field goal
4Q: 14:16 MIN - Rusty Rice 19 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)
4Q: 07:22 MIN - Bernie Sweeney 7 pass from Benjamin Lee (Irving Clemens extra point)

Team Statistics MIN STL
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 428 164
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 6.58 2.69
Net Rushing Yards 187 29
- Rushing Attempts 32 17
- Yards per Rush 5.84 1.71
Net Passing Yards 241 135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 156
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.30 3.07
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/109 6/109
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/44
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time of Possession 34:18 25:42

Team Statistics	MIN	STL
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	428	164
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	6.58	2.69
Net Rushing Yards	187	29
- Rushing Attempts	32	17
- Yards per Rush	5.84	1.71
Net Passing Yards	241	135
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	40 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	156
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.30	3.07
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/109	6/109
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/44
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 33
Time of Possession	34:18	25:42

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	2:54	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
1	7:35	0:11	OWN 28	1	0	Interception
1	6:40	3:32	OWN 32	7	24	Punt
2	14:52	2:44	OWN 32	6	38	Missed FG
2	10:08	1:19	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	5:32	2:14	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:42	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	9:47	2:42	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
3	5:28	3:31	OWN 27	7	49	Field Goal
3	0:16	1:07	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
4	12:25	5:13	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
4	4:57	1:48	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 31	3	1	Game

St. Louis Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
1	10:50	3:15	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
1	7:24	0:44	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
1	3:08	3:16	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	12:08	2:00	OWN 37	5	25	Punt
2	8:49	3:17	OPP 45	6	17	Field Goal
2	3:18	3:18	OWN 17	11	28	Half
3	11:18	1:31	OPP 38	3	2	Punt
3	7:05	1:37	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
3	1:57	1:41	OWN 17	5	7	Punt
4	14:09	1:44	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	7:12	2:15	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
4	3:09	1:25	OWN 16	5	15	Punt

Game MVP: Benjamin Lee, Minnesota Golden Hawks

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cole McCormick	16	70	4.38	10	2
Mel Stokes	14	96	6.86	39	2
Benjamin Lee	2	21	10.50	18	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrell Stuart	8	17	2.13	10	1	0
Mario Alameda	5	4	0.80	3	0	1
Moe Daniels	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
Ron Arnold	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Benjamin Lee	31	22	252	2/11	5	39	1	121.2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Arnold	40	19	156	4/21	0	16	0	57.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	5	61	12.20	23	26	2
TE Lester Baskey	4	7	62	15.50	15	26	1
WR Sean Pallansch	3	6	54	18.00	13	39	0
WR Rusty Rice	2	3	22	11.00	9	19	1
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	2	19	9.50	0	11	0
WR Troy Wiggins	2	4	16	8.00	1	11	1
TE Corwin Kotter	2	2	24	12.00	7	16	0
RB Mel Stokes	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Frankie Drake	7	11	76	10.86	24	16
WR Howie Sagers	3	6	19	6.33	11	11
WR Sammie Applin	3	8	31	10.33	6	11
TE Gene Read	2	2	13	6.50	1	8
WR Will Bean	1	5	4	4.00	0	4
TE Irving Riley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Tyrell Stuart	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Cole Deisig	1	3	7	7.00	1	7
RB Moe Daniels	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mario Alameda	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Hugh Lyons	1	44	44.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Lester Baskey	1	0
Benjamin Lee	1	0
Mel Stokes	0	1
Rufus Stanton	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Reuben Hedges	0	0	1	0
Jermaine Austin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jackie Scott	4	156	39.0	34.0	45	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pete McElroy	10	385	38.5	33.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Clemens	1/2	1/2	0/0	41	5/5

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Burnham	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Rodgers	4	35	8.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Oliver	3	109	36.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Ingram	3	71	23.7	0
Cole Deisig	3	38	12.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Haworth	8	2	0.0	17	44
ILB Brandon White	6	1	0.0	15	37
S Dean Tanner	5	0	0.0	15	38
OLB Jackie Stevens	3	0	0.5	13	34
CB Percy Oliver	3	1	0.0	12	33
DE Derek Holliday	2	0	1.5	13	30
OLB Geoff Figley	2	0	1.0	4	10
CB Ernie Vertescher	2	1	0.0	14	34
OLB Scottie Hayes	2	1	0.0	6	17
OLB Bo Tanner	2	0	0.0	10	9
ILB Lorenzo White	2	0	0.0	4	8
S Marco Harp	1	1	0.0	3	19
RB Mel Stokes	1	0	---	---	---
DT Buddy Coggan	1	0	0.0	8	30
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0	2	0.5	13	21
DT Norbert Borders	0	1	0.5	10	21
CB Larry Warkentien	0	1	0.0	13	39
CB Norbert Irwin	0	1	0.0	6	23
ILB Herb Jazynka	0	1	0.0	4	7

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Lester Spatz	6	3	0.0	29	24
S Corey Thomer	6	2	0.0	26	20
CB Charlie Rovenstine	5	2	0.0	28	31
DT Monty Glendon	5	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Korey Cottrell	5	0	0.0	13	14
S Hugh Lyons	4	0	0.0	22	24
S Rick Schultz	3	3	0.0	27	28
OLB Kent Keith	3	2	0.0	19	28
OLB Mercury Vonderfecht	3	1	0.0	12	12
DE Jermaine Austin	2	2	1.0	15	14
OLB Terrance Hernandez	2	0	0.5	18	24
OLB Deion Toviessi	2	2	0.0	30	17
CB Harold Thompson	2	1	0.0	19	26
ILB Reuben Hedges	2	0	0.0	20	19
CB Jeff Ingram	1	2	0.0	22	21
DT Mark Vandam	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Karl Styblo	0	1	0.5	3	9
DE Damon Whiting	0	2	0.0	17	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Derek Holliday	1.5	0	0	0	30
OLB Geoff Figley	1.0	1	0	2	10
OLB Jackie Stevens	0.5	0	3	2	34
DT Norbert Borders	0.5	0	1	0	21
DE Stephen Wilkerson	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Mitch Oxenby	0.0	0	1	0	30

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jermaine Austin	1.0	1	14
OLB Terrance Hernandez	0.5	1	24
DE Karl Styblo	0.5	0	9
S Rick Schultz	0.0	1	28
DT Lester Spatz	0.0	1	24
DE Damon Whiting	0.0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Percy Oliver	3	1	33
S Norman Haworth	3	1	44
S Dean Tanner	3	1	38
ILB Brandon White	3	0	37
ILB Lorenzo White	2	0	8
CB Ernie Vertescher	2	0	34
OLB Scottie Hayes	2	0	17
OLB Jackie Stevens	1	1	34
OLB Bo Tanner	0	1	9
CB Norbert Irwin	0	1	23

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Corey Thomer	3	0	0	20
OLB Mercury Vonderfecht	3	0	0	12
OLB Kent Keith	2	1	0	28
S Rick Schultz	2	0	0	28
ILB Reuben Hedges	2	0	0	19
OLB Deion Toviessi	2	0	0	17
DT Monty Glendon	2	0	0	24
ILB Korey Cottrell	2	0	0	14
CB Harold Thompson	1	1	0	26
S Hugh Lyons	1	0	1	24
CB Jeff Ingram	1	0	0	21
DE Jermaine Austin	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Korey Way	4	6	30	0	33
Daniel Milloy	3	4	20	0	26
Courtney Finch	2	3	28	0	21
Glenn Darlington	1	4	24	0	27
Dale Okuyama	1	4	12	0	7
Stan Hastings	1	3	30	0	33
John Morris	1	2	10	0	6
Lester Baskey	1	1	26	0	20
Corwin Kotter	1	1	6	0	15
Rufus Stanton	0	3	22	1	25
Conrad Powell	0	0	10	1	8

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlton Hastings	1	1	13	1	25
Perry Musum	1	1	9	0	20
Greg Vauthier	0	4	15	0	33
Oliver Mayo	0	2	11	1	13
Harvey Mathis	0	2	6	1	31
Roman Staley	0	2	8	0	24
J.J. Pegram	0	2	9	0	24
Irving Riley	0	1	8	0	18
Jumbo Compton	0	0	2	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Norbert Irwin	2	15
Rusty Rice	1	20
Lester Baskey	1	14
Bernie Sweeney	1	12
Larry Warkentien	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Moe Daniels	2	21
Jeff Ingram	2	19
Gene Read	1	21
Norbert Morris	1	16
Will Bean	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Percy Oliver	---	---	12	33	25	70
Korey Way	30	33	---	---	6	69
Bernie Sweeney	28	29	---	---	12	69
Benjamin Lee	32	33	---	---	---	65
Courtney Finch	28	21	---	---	16	65
Stan Hastings	30	33	---	---	---	63
Larry Warkentien	---	---	13	39	10	62
Norman Haworth	---	---	17	44	1	62
Dean Tanner	---	---	15	38	8	61
Lester Baskey	26	20	---	---	14	60
Brandon White	---	---	15	37	5	57
Derek Holliday	---	---	13	30	10	53
Mel Stokes	16	26	---	---	10	52
Rufus Stanton	22	25	---	---	5	52
Scottie Hayes	---	---	6	17	29	52
Glenn Darlington	24	27	---	---	---	51
Ernie Vertescher	---	---	14	34	2	50
Jackie Stevens	---	---	13	34	1	48
Daniel Milloy	20	26	---	---	---	46
Norbert Irwin	---	---	6	23	15	44
Buddy Coggan	---	---	8	30	6	44
Rusty Rice	8	14	---	---	20	42
Corwin Kotter	6	15	---	---	19	40
Mitch Oxenby	---	---	7	30	1	38
Stephen Wilkerson	---	---	13	21	1	35
Norbert Borders	---	---	10	21	1	32
Sean Pallansch	15	17	---	---	---	32
Cole McCormick	16	7	---	---	9	32
Troy Wiggins	16	12	---	---	---	28
Dale Okuyama	12	7	---	---	6	25
Conrad Powell	10	8	---	---	6	24
Marco Harp	---	---	3	19	1	23
Geoff Figley	---	---	4	10	6	20
Bo Tanner	---	---	10	9	---	19
Lorenzo White	---	---	4	8	7	19
Marcus Rodgers	1	4	---	---	12	17
John Morris	10	6	---	---	1	17
Herb Jazynka	---	---	4	7	3	14
Scottie Givens	2	0	---	---	6	8
Nathan Hampton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hardy Stansberry	---	---	0	0	7	7
Jackie Scott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Irving Clemens	0	0	---	---	2	2
Butch Campbell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jerry Labonte	---	---	0	0	1	1
Buddy Cahill	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Schultz	---	---	27	28	10	65
Jeff Ingram	---	---	22	21	19	62
Corey Thomer	---	---	26	20	15	61
Ron Arnold	17	44	---	---	---	61
Terrance Hernandez	---	---	18	24	19	61
Charlie Rovenstine	---	---	28	31	2	61
Frankie Drake	17	38	---	---	5	60
Will Bean	14	32	---	---	14	60
Harold Thompson	---	---	19	26	12	57
Lester Spatz	---	---	29	24	2	55
Greg Vauthier	15	33	---	---	2	50
Deion Toviessi	---	---	30	17	3	50
Monty Glendon	---	---	24	24	1	49
Kent Keith	---	---	19	28	---	47
Sammie Applin	4	35	---	---	8	47
Hugh Lyons	---	---	22	24	1	47
Carlton Hastings	13	25	---	---	8	46
Gene Read	7	16	---	---	21	44
Reuben Hedges	---	---	20	19	1	40
Damon Whiting	---	---	17	19	4	40
Shannon Csonka	8	20	---	---	11	39
Irving Riley	8	18	---	---	11	37
Harvey Mathis	6	31	---	---	---	37
Oliver Mayo	11	13	---	---	11	35
Korey Cottrell	---	---	13	14	7	34
Howie Sagers	10	23	---	---	---	33
Cole Deisig	5	15	---	---	13	33
J.J. Pegram	9	24	---	---	---	33
Roman Staley	8	24	---	---	---	32
Perry Musum	9	20	---	---	1	30
Jermaine Austin	---	---	15	14	1	30
Moe Daniels	2	6	---	---	21	29
O.J. Paterno	4	19	---	---	5	28
Tyrell Stuart	8	20	---	---	---	28
Mercury Vonderfecht	---	---	12	12	1	25
Jesse Gerken	4	4	---	---	16	24
Mario Alameda	6	13	---	---	5	24
Jumbo Compton	2	11	---	---	10	23
Mark Vandam	---	---	8	9	5	22
Norbert Morris	0	0	---	---	16	16
Karl Styblo	---	---	3	9	1	13
Pete McElroy	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Burnham	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rex Whalen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Luther Brelsford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	55	3.9
Middle	8	65	8.1
Right	10	67	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	10	14	1.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Benjamin Lee	31	22	3	1	0	2	5	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Arnold	40	19	0	4	5	6	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	99	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	84	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	13	101	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	47	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lester Baskey	7	4	62	1	20
WR Sean Pallansch	6	3	54	1	17
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	5	61	1	29
WR Troy Wiggins	4	2	16	0	12
WR Rusty Rice	3	2	22	0	14
WR Marcus Rodgers	2	2	19	0	4
TE Corwin Kotter	2	2	24	0	15
RB Mel Stokes	1	1	-4	0	26
FB Courtney Finch	1	1	-2	0	21

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Frankie Drake	11	7	1	76	38
WR Sammie Applin	8	3	2	31	35
WR Howie Sagers	6	3	0	19	23
WR Will Bean	5	1	2	4	32
WR Cole Deisig	3	1	0	7	15
TE Gene Read	2	2	0	13	16
RB Tyrell Stuart	2	1	0	2	20
RB Moe Daniels	1	0	0	0	6
TE Irving Riley	1	1	0	4	18
RB Mario Alameda	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cole McCormick	2	7	3.50	4.38
Benjamin Lee	1	3	3.00	10.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mario Alameda	2	2	1.00	0.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Benjamin Lee	5	5	57	11.40	8.13

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	2	19	9.50	12.20
WR Rusty Rice	1	1	19	19.00	7.33
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	8	8.00	9.00
WR Troy Wiggins	1	1	11	11.00	4.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Mel Stokes	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Ron Arnold	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Benjamin Lee	8	5	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Arnold	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Wiggins	3	1	0
WR Rusty Rice	2	1	1
TE Lester Baskey	1	1	1
WR Sean Pallansch	1	1	0
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammie Applin	4	3	1
WR Frankie Drake	3	2	2
WR Howie Sagers	2	1	0
WR Cole Deisig	2	1	1
TE Gene Read	1	1	1
WR Will Bean	1	0	0
RB Tyrell Stuart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 22,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,400 (17,600)
End Zone 3,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine 2,200 (7,400)
Sideline Seats 3,300 (11,300)
Club Seats 3,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	22,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,400 (17,600)
End Zone	3,800 (12,700)
Mezzanine	2,200 (7,400)
Sideline Seats	3,300 (11,300)
Club Seats	3,600 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (7,000)