Week 16, 2046

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Columbus (OH) Wardogs	7	6	0	3	-	16
New Orleans Demolition	14	10	3	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 COL - Michael Duncan 60 run (Dustin Meadows extra point)
1Q: 08:51 NOS - Benjamin Comer 5 run (Scott Sturgis extra point)
1Q: 05:23 NOS - Wesley Cardenas 22 pass from Nathan Rodier (Scott Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 11:57 NOS - Benjamin Comer 3 run (Scott Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 07:45 COL - Darryl Bates 4 run (Dustin Meadows extra point failed)
2Q: 03:47 NOS - Scott Sturgis 19 field goal
3Q: 07:21 NOS - Scott Sturgis 24 field goal
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Scott Sturgis 34 field goal
4Q: 10:54 COL - Dustin Meadows 47 field goal
4Q: 02:16 NOS - Scott Sturgis 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:24 COL - Michael Duncan 60 run (Dustin Meadows extra point)
1Q: 08:51 NOS - Benjamin Comer 5 run (Scott Sturgis extra point)
1Q: 05:23 NOS - Wesley Cardenas 22 pass from Nathan Rodier (Scott Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 11:57 NOS - Benjamin Comer 3 run (Scott Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 07:45 COL - Darryl Bates 4 run (Dustin Meadows extra point failed)
2Q: 03:47 NOS - Scott Sturgis 19 field goal
3Q: 07:21 NOS - Scott Sturgis 24 field goal
4Q: 14:16 NOS - Scott Sturgis 34 field goal
4Q: 10:54 COL - Dustin Meadows 47 field goal
4Q: 02:16 NOS - Scott Sturgis 37 field goal

Team Statistics COL NOS
Record 6-9 5-10
First Downs 8 28
- by Rushing 4 12
- by Passing 2 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 169 490
- Offensive Plays 48 78
- Yards per Play 3.52 6.28
Net Rushing Yards 110 261
- Rushing Attempts 16 40
- Yards per Rush 6.88 6.53
Net Passing Yards 59 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 13 - 0 37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 64 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 1.84 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/28 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/13 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 35
Time of Possession 20:27 39:33

Team Statistics	COL	NOS
Record	6-9	5-10
First Downs	8	28
- by Rushing	4	12
- by Passing	2	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	169	490
- Offensive Plays	48	78
- Yards per Play	3.52	6.28
Net Rushing Yards	110	261
- Rushing Attempts	16	40
- Yards per Rush	6.88	6.53
Net Passing Yards	59	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 13 - 0	37 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	64	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	1.84	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/28	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/13	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 35
Time of Possession	20:27	39:33

Drive Charts

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
1	11:24	0:16	OWN 40	1	60	Touchdown
1	8:40	1:23	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
1	5:13	3:54	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
2	11:51	1:31	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	9:00	1:21	OPP 24	4	24	Touchdown
2	3:42	1:28	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	1:15	1:03	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	7:16	1:57	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
4	14:10	3:22	OWN 37	6	33	Field Goal
4	5:25	0:53	OWN 20	4	2	Downs
4	2:09	0:56	OWN 25	4	7	Downs
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	3	8	Game

New Orleans Demolition
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	2:11	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
1	11:08	2:28	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
1	7:17	2:04	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
1	1:19	4:28	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	10:20	1:20	OWN 24	3	11	Interception
2	7:39	3:57	OWN 21	6	77	Field Goal
2	2:14	0:59	OWN 29	4	12	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 37	1	7	Half
3	15:00	7:44	OWN 24	14	69	Field Goal
3	5:19	6:09	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
4	10:48	5:23	OWN 28	7	35	Punt
4	4:32	2:23	OPP 22	3	2	Field Goal
4	1:13	0:50	OPP 32	3	-10	Punt

Game MVP: Benjamin Comer, New Orleans Demolition

Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darryl Bates	6	12	2.00	5	0	1
RB Michael Duncan	4	81	20.25	60	2	1
RB Harvey Loftin	4	9	2.25	4	0	0
QB Jerry Pupunu	2	8	4.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Benjamin Comer	17	114	6.71	66	3	2
RB Jim Copeland	12	106	8.83	39	4	0
QB Nathan Rodier	9	43	4.78	15	1	0
FB Camden Cobb	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
WR Craig Shepard	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerry Pupunu	31	13	64	1/5	0	14	0	49.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nathan Rodier	37	22	235	1/6	1	23	1	75.8

Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dominique Cooper	5	6	35	7.00	1	12
RB Michael Duncan	3	8	-1	-0.33	1	2
WR Wade Gomez	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Terrance Farley	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Fernando Kadletz	1	9	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Darryl Bates	1	2	1	1.00	1	1
TE Dixon Kotz	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Drew Hanson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Devin Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Peterson	6	8	60	10.00	6	19	0
WR Craig Shepard	5	13	66	13.20	24	22	0
WR Malik Burleson	3	6	15	5.00	0	11	0
FB Camden Cobb	2	2	27	13.50	22	23	0
TE Wesley Cardenas	2	3	23	11.50	17	22	1
RB Benjamin Comer	2	3	15	7.50	9	10	0
TE Deion Gietzen	1	1	21	21.00	3	21	0
WR Hardy Marsh	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Matt Johnstone	1	21	21.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Winston Garland	0	0	1	0
TE Sergio Seamster	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
CB J.R. Meadows	2	0
FB Camden Cobb	0	1
DE Jim Dawson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Estermeyer	7	323	46.1	39.9	51	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Barrett	4	147	36.8	23.5	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dustin Meadows	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Sturgis	4/4	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Perry Plesko	1	13	13.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Meadows	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Farley	2	66	33.0	0
Michael Duncan	1	11	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hamilton	3	66	22.0	0
Benjamin Comer	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cary Boles	17	2	0.0	39	37
CB Perry Plesko	8	1	0.0	39	37
DT Stan Boyer	6	1	0.0	38	35
ILB Matt Johnstone	5	2	0.0	35	31
S Erik Larkin	4	1	0.0	40	38
OLB Monty Huffman	4	0	0.0	39	37
OLB Oscar Kraus	3	1	0.0	31	35
S Alexis Jones	3	1	0.0	38	34
DE Marlon McDaniel	2	3	1.0	33	31
OLB Gary Nelson	2	5	0.0	21	18
CB Matt Kania	2	1	0.0	21	15
DT Winston Garland	2	0	0.0	25	23
DT Rufus Woolley	1	2	0.0	20	20
DE James Emerson	1	0	0.0	5	6

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Butch Wharry	5	1	1.0	8	23
ILB Trevor Cole	5	0	0.0	7	20
CB Spencer Franklin	4	0	0.0	15	30
CB Antoine Franz	3	1	0.0	15	32
DT Kent Woolson	2	0	0.0	14	27
DT Colin Malone	2	0	0.0	9	17
CB Kris Washington	2	0	0.0	11	18
OLB Edgar Morris	1	2	0.0	13	25
OLB Carlos Poston	1	2	0.0	11	21
CB J.R. Meadows	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Arnold Hamilton	1	0	0.0	3	6
TE Rickey Atkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyler Burns	1	0	0.0	9	23
DT Jacob Zimmerman	0	1	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marlon McDaniel	1.0	1	31
DT Rufus Woolley	0.0	2	20
OLB Oscar Kraus	0.0	1	35
DT Stan Boyer	0.0	1	35
DT Winston Garland	0.0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Butch Wharry	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Jim Dawson	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Luther Whiting	0.0	0	2	0	25
OLB Edgar Morris	0.0	0	1	1	25
DT Colin Malone	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Carlos Poston	0.0	0	1	0	21
ILB Trevor Cole	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cary Boles	7	1	0	37
S Erik Larkin	3	0	0	38
ILB Matt Johnstone	2	1	1	31
S Alexis Jones	2	1	0	34
OLB Monty Huffman	2	0	0	37
CB Perry Plesko	2	0	0	37
OLB Oscar Kraus	1	0	0	35
CB Matt Kania	1	0	0	15
DE Marlon McDaniel	1	0	0	31
OLB Gary Nelson	1	0	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Trevor Cole	4	0	20
CB Spencer Franklin	2	1	30
ILB Butch Wharry	2	0	23
CB J.R. Meadows	1	0	4
CB Arnold Hamilton	1	0	6
CB Kris Washington	1	0	18
OLB Edgar Morris	1	0	25
CB Antoine Franz	1	0	32
S Tyler Burns	0	1	23
S Courtney Olivo	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shannon Burns	2	3	16	0	32
G Jameson Marsh	1	4	16	0	32
T Korey Jennings	1	4	16	0	32
G Andy Austin	1	1	16	1	32
T Barry Patton	0	2	16	0	32

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Raymond Doyle	6	8	40	0	38
G Alejandro Donaldson	2	9	40	0	38
C Brantley Lake	1	6	40	0	38
G Ryder Cote	1	3	27	1	33
T Malachi Walton	1	3	40	0	38
C Wally Cahill	1	3	13	0	5
TE Wesley Cardenas	1	2	35	0	32
TE Deion Gietzen	0	2	13	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Winston Garland	2	26
Erik Larkin	1	27
Cary Boles	1	26
Sergio Seamster	1	24
Wade Gomez	1	12
Jameson Marsh	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Cole	2	13
Tyler Burns	1	20
Mercury Wynn	1	8

Participation

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Erik Larkin	---	---	40	38	27	105
CB Cary Boles	---	---	39	37	26	102
CB Perry Plesko	---	---	39	37	7	83
OLB Monty Huffman	---	---	39	37	3	79
S Alexis Jones	---	---	38	34	4	76
DT Stan Boyer	---	---	38	35	2	75
DT Winston Garland	---	---	25	23	26	74
OLB Oscar Kraus	---	---	31	35	2	68
ILB Matt Johnstone	---	---	35	31	1	67
DE Marlon McDaniel	---	---	33	31	2	66
G Jameson Marsh	16	32	---	---	8	56
DT Rufus Woolley	---	---	20	20	10	50
QB Jerry Pupunu	16	32	---	---	---	48
G Andy Austin	16	32	---	---	---	48
T Korey Jennings	16	32	---	---	---	48
T Barry Patton	16	32	---	---	---	48
G Shannon Burns	16	32	---	---	---	48
WR Fernando Kadletz	15	31	---	---	---	46
TE Dominique Cooper	12	32	---	---	1	45
OLB Gary Nelson	---	---	21	18	3	42
WR Drew Hanson	8	9	---	---	24	41
WR Wade Gomez	7	20	---	---	12	39
CB Matt Kania	---	---	21	15	1	37
RB Michael Duncan	4	20	---	---	12	36
CB Darrell Dattilo	---	---	8	15	7	30
WR Devin Ward	11	14	---	---	1	26
TE Sergio Seamster	0	1	---	---	24	25
CB Jimmie England	---	---	1	1	17	19
WR Terrance Farley	5	6	---	---	8	19
FB Harris Nathan	4	10	---	---	5	19
DE James Emerson	---	---	5	6	8	19
TE Dixon Kotz	3	11	---	---	---	14
RB Darryl Bates	7	6	---	---	---	13
RB Harvey Loftin	4	0	---	---	8	12
TE Erick Chinn	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Edwin Cook	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Orlando Ellwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Edgar Copeland	---	---	5	1	2	8
T Donnie Burgess	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Chuck Hutchins	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jameson Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dustin Meadows	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Ramon Atkins	---	---	2	2	1	5
CB Andres Berry	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Devan Reed	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Roger Oelschlager	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C Brantley Lake	40	38	---	---	---	78
G Raymond Doyle	40	38	---	---	---	78
T Malachi Walton	40	38	---	---	---	78
G Alejandro Donaldson	40	38	---	---	---	78
QB Nathan Rodier	40	38	---	---	---	78
WR Craig Shepard	39	36	---	---	---	75
WR Jerome Peterson	37	33	---	---	2	72
TE Wesley Cardenas	35	32	---	---	---	67
RB Benjamin Comer	25	16	---	---	20	61
G Ryder Cote	27	33	---	---	---	60
S Tyler Burns	---	---	9	23	20	52
TE Deion Gietzen	13	10	---	---	27	50
DT Kent Woolson	---	---	14	27	8	49
WR Malik Burleson	22	26	---	---	---	48
CB Antoine Franz	---	---	15	32	1	48
CB Spencer Franklin	---	---	15	30	1	46
ILB Butch Wharry	---	---	8	23	12	43
ILB Trevor Cole	---	---	7	20	13	40
OLB Edgar Morris	---	---	13	25	1	39
DE Luther Whiting	---	---	12	25	1	38
WR Drew Willis	10	5	---	---	22	37
CB Kris Washington	---	---	11	18	7	36
DE Jim Dawson	---	---	8	20	7	35
RB Jim Copeland	15	20	---	---	---	35
S Courtney Olivo	---	---	12	22	---	34
OLB Carlos Poston	---	---	11	21	1	33
FB Camden Cobb	2	4	---	---	23	29
S Justin McKenzie	---	---	11	17	1	29
CB J.R. Meadows	---	---	1	4	23	28
CB Arnold Hamilton	---	---	3	6	19	28
DT Colin Malone	---	---	9	17	1	27
C Wally Cahill	13	5	---	---	8	26
OLB Anthony Ozment	---	---	1	1	23	25
DT Jacob Zimmerman	---	---	7	12	---	19
WR Hardy Marsh	2	3	---	---	11	16
ILB Calvin Malerich	---	---	8	6	---	14
K Scott Sturgis	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Rickey Atkins	0	5	---	---	4	9
P Isaiah Barrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jackie Shapiro	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Devon O'Sullivan	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Mercury Wynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Dean Freeman	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Lance Withrow	---	---	1	3	---	4
QB Parker Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Seth Dole	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	0	0.0
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	6	90	15.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	23	143	6.2
Right	8	76	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerry Pupunu	31	13	0	2	5	3	7	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nathan Rodier	37	22	4	2	3	3	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	-1	-0.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	31	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	66	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	76	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	71	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Fernando Kadletz	9	1	2	-1	31
RB Michael Duncan	8	3	2	-1	20
TE Dominique Cooper	6	5	0	35	32
WR Drew Hanson	2	0	0	0	9
RB Darryl Bates	2	1	1	1	6
WR Devin Ward	1	0	0	0	14
WR Wade Gomez	1	1	0	8	20
WR Terrance Farley	1	1	0	8	6
TE Dixon Kotz	1	1	0	14	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig Shepard	13	5	3	66	1	36
WR Jerome Peterson	8	6	0	60	0	33
WR Malik Burleson	6	3	0	15	0	26
TE Wesley Cardenas	3	2	0	23	1	32
RB Benjamin Comer	3	2	0	15	0	16
FB Camden Cobb	2	2	0	27	1	4
TE Deion Gietzen	1	1	0	21	1	10
WR Hardy Marsh	1	1	0	8	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Michael Duncan	1	15	15.00	20.25
RB Darryl Bates	1	4	4.00	2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Benjamin Comer	10	24	2.40	6.71
QB Nathan Rodier	1	0	0.00	4.78

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerry Pupunu	1	0	0	0.00	2.06

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nathan Rodier	3	1	8	2.67	6.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Michael Duncan	1	0	0	0.00	-0.13

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Craig Shepard	2	0	0	0.00	5.08
WR Hardy Marsh	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Harvey Loftin	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Nathan Rodier	3	1
RB Benjamin Comer	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerry Pupunu	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nathan Rodier	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch
WR Fernando Kadletz	5	0
WR Drew Hanson	2	0
RB Michael Duncan	2	0
WR Devin Ward	1	0
TE Dominique Cooper	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig Shepard	3	1	1
RB Benjamin Comer	2	2	2
TE Wesley Cardenas	1	0	0
WR Jerome Peterson	1	1	1
WR Malik Burleson	1	1	1
WR Hardy Marsh	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 25,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,500 (24,300)
End Zone 4,400 (17,600)
Mezzanine 2,900 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 4,600 (15,500)
Club Seats 1,500 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	25,900 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,500 (24,300)
End Zone	4,400 (17,600)
Mezzanine	2,900 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	4,600 (15,500)
Club Seats	1,500 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,500)