Week 1, 2031

played in Newark, NJ

52 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Columbus (OH) Wardogs	7	3	0	14	-	24
Newark Red Dogs	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 NWK - Lorenzo Shapiro 3 pass from Carl Jones (Edgar Swinford extra point)
1Q: 00:43 COL - Nicky Malone 5 pass from Andy Benson (Tommie Clark extra point)
2Q: 08:07 NWK - Dan Young 44 run (Edgar Swinford extra point)
2Q: 02:38 COL - Tommie Clark 37 field goal
3Q: 02:56 NWK - Edgar Swinford 19 field goal
4Q: 14:32 COL - Terrell Crawford 2 pass from Andy Benson (Tommie Clark extra point)
4Q: 04:11 COL - Emmitt Drake 6 run (Tommie Clark extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:14 NWK - Lorenzo Shapiro 3 pass from Carl Jones (Edgar Swinford extra point)
1Q: 00:43 COL - Nicky Malone 5 pass from Andy Benson (Tommie Clark extra point)
2Q: 08:07 NWK - Dan Young 44 run (Edgar Swinford extra point)
2Q: 02:38 COL - Tommie Clark 37 field goal
3Q: 02:56 NWK - Edgar Swinford 19 field goal
4Q: 14:32 COL - Terrell Crawford 2 pass from Andy Benson (Tommie Clark extra point)
4Q: 04:11 COL - Emmitt Drake 6 run (Tommie Clark extra point)

Team Statistics COL NWK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 18
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 199 407
- Offensive Plays 56 70
- Yards per Play 3.55 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 88 188
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 3.38 5.70
Net Passing Yards 111 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 122 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.70 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/40 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/109 5/163
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:06 33:54

Team Statistics	COL	NWK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	18
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	199	407
- Offensive Plays	56	70
- Yards per Play	3.55	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	88	188
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	3.38	5.70
Net Passing Yards	111	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	122	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.70	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/40	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/109	5/163
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:06	33:54

Drive Charts

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:08	1:50	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	4:23	3:49	50	9	50	Touchdown
2	13:21	2:20	OWN 26	6	27	Punt
2	7:50	5:20	OWN 43	13	37	Field Goal
2	1:09	1:09	OWN 18	3	8	Half
3	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	2:49	3:25	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
4	10:59	1:01	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	8:19	2:42	OWN 22	5	18	Punt
4	4:11	0:07	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
4	2:44	0:34	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 42	1	-1	Game

Newark Red Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:52	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
1	9:18	4:55	OWN 4	9	63	Fumble
1	0:34	2:13	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	11:01	3:11	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
2	2:30	1:21	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
3	12:21	9:32	OWN 19	17	79	Field Goal
4	14:24	3:25	OPP 47	6	17	Missed FG
4	9:58	1:39	OWN 14	3	4	Punt
4	5:37	1:26	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	4:04	1:20	OWN 44	4	9	Downs
4	2:10	1:50	OWN 20	9	38	Downs

Game MVP: Andy Benson, Columbus (OH) Wardogs

Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Teddy Ingram	12	36	3.00	10	1	0
Emmitt Drake	11	33	3.00	7	0	1
Andy Benson	3	19	6.33	17	1	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dan Young	25	186	7.44	46	5	1
Roderick Crutchfield	8	2	0.25	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Benson	28	18	122	2/11	2	21	0	97.6

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carl Jones	35	23	229	2/10	1	28	0	93.6

Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nicky Malone	6	9	47	7.83	2	18	1
WR Terrell Crawford	3	3	12	4.00	1	6	1
WR Marcus Ford	3	4	27	9.00	0	16	0
RB Emmitt Drake	2	3	9	4.50	0	9	0
WR Rusty Stargell	2	3	22	11.00	4	21	0
FB Russell Ramirez	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Cornell Schenk	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Percy Mueller	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brad Newton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bo Street	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Battle	6	7	57	9.50	16	28	0
WR Will Dawkins	6	10	75	12.50	0	20	0
WR Nate Westbrook	4	5	33	8.25	6	13	0
WR Jamie Fincher	3	3	39	13.00	8	22	0
TE Lorenzo Shapiro	3	4	16	5.33	0	7	1
RB Roderick Crutchfield	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Dan Young	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Clay McKnight	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lamar Morton	0	1	0	0
Lawrence Yovanovits	0	0	1	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dan Young	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Karau	6	307	51.2	42.7	63	4

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Frank Worzella	4	135	33.8	28.5	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tommie Clark	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Swinford	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Teddy Ingram	2	21	10.5	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Young	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Teddy Ingram	2	92	46.0	0
Terrell Crawford	1	17	17.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Westbrook	3	103	34.3	0
Dan Young	2	60	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	9	1	1.0	33	35
S Brent Giles	5	1	0.0	20	30
S Vernon Fletcher	5	0	0.0	22	24
DT Tyrell Hitchcock	5	0	0.0	16	18
CB Kendrick Myers	5	0	0.0	21	29
DT Rico Douglas	4	3	0.0	22	17
CB Ryan Beyer	4	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Lamar Morton	4	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	3	1	0.0	33	36
DE Thurman Gray	2	1	1.0	28	36
DT Frankie Dumas	2	1	0.0	22	26
S Marvin Goodwin	2	1	0.0	23	20
CB Shane Cottle	2	0	0.0	25	29
DT Carl Daniels	2	0	0.0	13	15
CB Kenoy Lindsay	1	2	0.0	22	23
ILB Marshall Lewis	1	0	0.0	0	1

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Borders	5	1	0.0	17	18
DT Donnell McEachern	5	0	0.0	22	21
ILB Jamie Haag	4	2	0.0	20	22
OLB Clyde Connell	4	0	0.0	19	18
CB Lawrence Krank	4	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Marco Kemp	2	1	1.0	18	22
DE Bubba Donohue	2	0	1.0	11	15
S Clarence Lowe	2	2	0.0	21	26
DE Jerald Hall	2	1	0.0	13	18
CB Dale Starks	2	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Edwin Lujan	2	0	0.0	13	16
CB Bucky Gailey	2	0	0.0	16	15
S J.T. Linkous	2	0	0.0	9	12
CB Horace Durham	1	2	0.0	15	22
ILB Jon Penick	1	1	0.0	6	8
DT Rick Lieberman	1	0	0.0	12	17
G Cary Smolka	1	0	---	---	---
S Devin Grismore	0	1	0.0	6	8
OLB Thomas Everett	0	1	0.0	10	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Thurman Gray	1.0	1	1	36
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	1.0	0	0	35
OLB Lamar Morton	0.0	0	1	11
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	0.0	0	1	36

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Marco Kemp	1.0	1	1	2	22
DE Bubba Donohue	1.0	0	0	0	15
OLB Edwin Lujan	0.0	0	1	2	16
DT Donnell McEachern	0.0	0	1	2	21
DE Nathan Morris	0.0	0	0	1	2

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clifton MacIntyre	5	1	35
S Brent Giles	4	0	30
CB Kendrick Myers	4	0	29
CB Shane Cottle	2	2	29
OLB Lamar Morton	2	0	11
CB Ryan Beyer	2	0	29
ILB Marshall Lewis	1	0	1
S Vernon Fletcher	1	0	24
CB Kenoy Lindsay	1	0	23
OLB Lawrence Yovanovits	1	0	36
ILB Terry Harper	0	1	1
DE Thurman Gray	0	1	36

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clyde Connell	4	0	18
CB Lawrence Krank	3	0	21
S Clarence Lowe	2	1	26
ILB Jamie Haag	2	0	22
CB Dale Starks	1	2	21
S Karl Borders	1	1	18
OLB Edwin Lujan	1	0	16
DT Rick Lieberman	1	0	17
DT Donnell McEachern	1	0	21
CB Bucky Gailey	1	0	15
S J.T. Linkous	1	0	12
CB Horace Durham	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Terrance Foreman	4	8	22	0	24
Matthew Oskolkoff	2	4	20	0	27
Doug Pittman	1	4	25	1	30
Frank Hopkins	1	2	4	1	6
Shaun Blalock	0	2	20	0	27
Russell Ramirez	0	1	13	0	11
Roger Whitten	0	1	24	0	27
Zach Anderson	0	1	6	0	3

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
O.J. Burks	2	9	25	2	34
Deion Harden	2	4	25	0	27
Jamal Griffith	2	3	33	0	37
Cary Smolka	2	2	20	0	28
Maurice Johnstone	1	7	26	0	25
Danny Tiessen	0	3	19	0	11
Damon Brock	0	3	9	0	13
Courtney Finch	0	1	9	0	11
Dustin Rhodes	0	1	8	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Kenoy Lindsay	2	18
Terrell Crawford	2	13
Percy Mueller	1	9
Russell Ramirez	1	6
Frank Hopkins	1	4

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Courtney Finch	1	15
Will Dawkins	1	15
Nate Westbrook	1	15
Dale Starks	1	9
Clay McKnight	1	9

Participation

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawrence Yovanovits	---	---	33	36	2	71
Clifton MacIntyre	---	---	33	35	2	70
Thurman Gray	---	---	28	36	2	66
Kenoy Lindsay	---	---	22	23	18	63
Doug Pittman	25	30	---	---	6	61
Marvin Goodwin	---	---	23	20	14	57
Shane Cottle	---	---	25	29	2	56
Andy Benson	26	30	---	---	---	56
Terrance Foreman	22	24	---	---	7	53
Frankie Dumas	---	---	22	26	4	52
Ryan Beyer	---	---	22	29	1	52
Brent Giles	---	---	20	30	2	52
Roger Whitten	24	27	---	---	---	51
Kendrick Myers	---	---	21	29	1	51
Teddy Ingram	14	15	---	---	20	49
Matthew Oskolkoff	20	27	---	---	1	48
Vernon Fletcher	---	---	22	24	1	47
Shaun Blalock	20	27	---	---	---	47
Percy Mueller	17	18	---	---	9	44
Nicky Malone	20	22	---	---	---	42
Rico Douglas	---	---	22	17	1	40
Randy Turner	---	---	19	19	2	40
Terrell Crawford	13	13	---	---	13	39
Tyrell Hitchcock	---	---	16	18	4	38
Marcus Ford	10	16	---	---	9	35
Carl Daniels	---	---	13	15	3	31
Russell Ramirez	13	11	---	---	6	30
Bo Street	11	13	---	---	4	28
Emmitt Drake	12	13	---	---	1	26
Russell Gaylor	8	10	---	---	8	26
Lamar Morton	---	---	13	11	1	25
Marshall Lewis	---	---	0	1	23	24
Cornell Schenk	3	2	---	---	16	21
Rusty Stargell	8	12	---	---	---	20
Brad Newton	1	5	---	---	13	19
Herb Whitfield	6	3	---	---	7	16
Shane Martell	---	---	8	8	---	16
Frank Hopkins	4	6	---	---	4	14
Antoine Kirk	3	3	---	---	7	13
Zach Anderson	6	3	---	---	3	12
Terry Harper	---	---	0	1	9	10
Seth Karau	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tommie Clark	0	0	---	---	6	6
Myron Dupree	---	---	1	0	3	4
Stephen Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jamal Griffith	33	37	---	---	4	74
Carl Jones	33	37	---	---	---	70
Lorenzo Shapiro	29	34	---	---	6	69
O.J. Burks	25	34	---	---	6	65
Dan Young	25	26	---	---	11	62
Will Dawkins	20	22	---	---	15	57
Maurice Johnstone	26	25	---	---	6	57
Nate Westbrook	18	24	---	---	15	57
Cary Smolka	20	28	---	---	6	54
Marco Kemp	---	---	18	22	13	53
Deion Harden	25	27	---	---	---	52
Dale Starks	---	---	21	21	9	51
Clarence Lowe	---	---	21	26	3	50
Clay McKnight	21	20	---	---	9	50
Horace Durham	---	---	15	22	10	47
Jamie Haag	---	---	20	22	5	47
Gerald Battle	21	24	---	---	---	45
Donnell McEachern	---	---	22	21	1	44
Kent Blackwood	14	9	---	---	21	44
Lawrence Krank	---	---	16	21	5	42
Clyde Connell	---	---	19	18	4	41
Andrew Thornton	---	---	17	17	7	41
Karl Borders	---	---	17	18	3	38
Edwin Lujan	---	---	13	16	9	38
Bucky Gailey	---	---	16	15	5	36
Courtney Finch	9	11	---	---	15	35
Danny Tiessen	19	11	---	---	3	33
Jerald Hall	---	---	13	18	1	32
Rick Lieberman	---	---	12	17	---	29
Bubba Donohue	---	---	11	15	2	28
Damon Brock	9	13	---	---	5	27
J.T. Linkous	---	---	9	12	2	23
Devin Grismore	---	---	6	8	7	21
Thomas Everett	---	---	10	9	---	19
Dustin Rhodes	8	10	---	---	---	18
Roderick Crutchfield	8	10	---	---	---	18
Howie Li	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jon Penick	---	---	6	8	1	15
Nathan Morris	---	---	3	2	4	9
Edgar Swinford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jamie Fincher	0	5	---	---	---	5
Frank Worzella	0	0	---	---	4	4
Anthony Rhodes	---	---	1	2	---	3
Doug Gardner	0	0	---	---	2	2
Robert Godfrey	---	---	0	0	2	2
Nathan Cortez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	11	40	3.6
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	111	7.4
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	9	27	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Benson	28	18	1	1	0	5	3	7	0

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carl Jones	35	23	3	1	2	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	37	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	39	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	74	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	133	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nicky Malone	9	6	47	0	22
WR Marcus Ford	4	3	27	0	16
WR Terrell Crawford	3	3	12	0	13
RB Emmitt Drake	3	2	9	0	13
WR Rusty Stargell	3	2	22	1	12
TE Percy Mueller	2	0	0	0	18
FB Russell Ramirez	1	1	0	0	11
WR Brad Newton	1	0	0	0	5
TE Bo Street	1	0	0	0	13
TE Cornell Schenk	1	1	5	0	2

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Dawkins	10	6	0	75	1	22
WR Gerald Battle	7	6	1	57	1	24
WR Nate Westbrook	5	4	0	33	0	24
TE Lorenzo Shapiro	4	3	0	16	0	34
WR Jamie Fincher	3	3	0	39	1	5
WR Clay McKnight	3	0	0	0	0	20
RB Dan Young	2	0	1	0	0	26
RB Roderick Crutchfield	1	1	0	9	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Drake	3	13	4.33	3.00
Teddy Ingram	2	0	0.00	3.00

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dan Young	3	22	7.33	7.44
Roderick Crutchfield	3	-2	-0.67	0.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Benson	3	2	7	2.33	4.36

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carl Jones	3	2	9	3.00	6.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nicky Malone	2	1	5	2.50	5.22
WR Terrell Crawford	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	6	6.00	8.14
TE Lorenzo Shapiro	1	1	3	3.00	4.00
WR Nate Westbrook	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
Teddy Ingram	3	2
Emmitt Drake	2	1

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Dan Young	2	2
Roderick Crutchfield	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Benson	8	5	3

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carl Jones	14	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Percy Mueller	2	0	0
WR Nicky Malone	2	2	1
FB Russell Ramirez	1	1	0
WR Brad Newton	1	0	0
WR Marcus Ford	1	1	1
WR Rusty Stargell	1	1	1

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Dawkins	4	3	3
WR Clay McKnight	3	0	0
TE Lorenzo Shapiro	2	2	2
WR Nate Westbrook	2	1	1
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	0
RB Dan Young	1	0	0
WR Jamie Fincher	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (21,500)
End Zone 13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats 10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (21,500)
End Zone	13,500 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,800)
Club Seats	10,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,800)