Conference Semifinals, 2047

played in Columbus (OH), OH

47 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

New York Blizzard	3	13	0	0	-	16
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	14	0	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:45 COL - Darryl Bates 50 run (Pete LaStarza extra point)
1Q: 09:05 NYK - Ernest Blanchard 30 field goal
1Q: 00:52 COL - Michael Duncan 14 run (Pete LaStarza extra point)
2Q: 08:18 NYK - Mack Richmond 4 run (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 05:10 NYK - Ernest Blanchard 38 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NYK - Ernest Blanchard 46 field goal
3Q: 03:16 COL - Pete LaStarza 37 field goal
4Q: 10:12 COL - Fernando Kadletz 3 pass from Erik Karluk (Pete LaStarza extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:45 COL - Darryl Bates 50 run (Pete LaStarza extra point)
1Q: 09:05 NYK - Ernest Blanchard 30 field goal
1Q: 00:52 COL - Michael Duncan 14 run (Pete LaStarza extra point)
2Q: 08:18 NYK - Mack Richmond 4 run (Ernest Blanchard extra point)
2Q: 05:10 NYK - Ernest Blanchard 38 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NYK - Ernest Blanchard 46 field goal
3Q: 03:16 COL - Pete LaStarza 37 field goal
4Q: 10:12 COL - Fernando Kadletz 3 pass from Erik Karluk (Pete LaStarza extra point)

Team Statistics NYK COL
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 333 306
- Offensive Plays 71 63
- Yards per Play 4.69 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 76 151
- Rushing Attempts 26 35
- Yards per Rush 2.92 4.31
Net Passing Yards 257 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 0 24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 257 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.71 5.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 10/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:38 30:22

Team Statistics	NYK	COL
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	333	306
- Offensive Plays	71	63
- Yards per Play	4.69	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	76	151
- Rushing Attempts	26	35
- Yards per Rush	2.92	4.31
Net Passing Yards	257	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 0	24 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	257	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.71	5.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	10/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:38	30:22

Drive Charts

New York Blizzard
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	3:25	OWN 30	6	57	Field Goal
1	7:33	2:01	OPP 15	3	2	Missed FG
1	0:41	2:50	OWN 25	7	21	Punt
2	11:31	3:25	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
2	6:35	1:31	OPP 37	4	16	Field Goal
2	2:44	2:42	OWN 18	8	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
3	11:37	4:13	OWN 3	10	60	Punt
3	3:08	0:53	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	0:23	1:57	OWN 20	5	31	Downs
4	10:05	3:28	OWN 25	8	41	Punt
4	5:38	0:16	OPP 10	1	8	Fumble
4	2:52	0:44	OPP 34	4	8	Downs
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 29	4	71	Touchdown
1	8:58	1:25	OWN 25	3	-3	Interception
1	5:32	4:51	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	12:51	1:20	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	8:06	1:31	OWN 25	3	12	Fumble
2	5:04	2:20	OWN 28	5	17	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	13:17	1:40	OWN 36	4	-4	Punt
3	7:24	4:16	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
3	2:15	1:52	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	13:26	3:21	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
4	6:37	0:59	OWN 20	2	-10	Fumble
4	5:22	2:30	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
4	2:08	1:39	OWN 26	6	22	Punt

Game MVP: Fernando Kadletz, Columbus (OH) Wardogs

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Juan Meske	20	53	2.65	12	2	0
QB Mack Richmond	4	15	3.75	8	0	1
RB Floyd Brandon	2	8	4.00	8	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB David Phillips	12	28	2.33	10	1	0
RB Darryl Bates	10	67	6.70	50	1	1
RB Michael Duncan	9	46	5.11	14	1	1
QB Erik Karluk	3	6	2.00	4	0	0
WR Donnell Emerson	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mack Richmond	45	21	257	0/0	0	38	0	64.8

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Erik Karluk	24	16	177	4/22	1	44	1	84.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Thomas Gordon	6	10	47	7.83	5	16
RB Juan Meske	4	7	50	12.50	31	30
WR Horace Hines	3	10	50	16.67	30	38
WR Richard Lomond	3	5	25	8.33	0	11
TE Adrian Mersky	2	6	35	17.50	15	22
WR Burt Fields	1	2	13	13.00	6	13
FB Jonathan Sheldon	1	1	22	22.00	20	22
TE Wyatt Allen	1	1	15	15.00	9	15
WR Max Bair	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fernando Kadletz	7	13	117	16.71	32	44	1
WR Donnell Emerson	4	4	40	10.00	38	13	0
RB David Phillips	3	4	15	5.00	3	12	0
WR Gustavo Rodgers	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Herman Ambra	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Noah Brewer	1	23	23.00	0

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Richard Lomond	1	0	0
OLB Marco Wilmoth	0	1	1
DE Clifton Borkowski	0	1	0
ILB Mel Fanning	0	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Erik Karluk	2	0	0
S Marvin Kennicott	0	1	0
CB Erik Belanger	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jose Lukins	5	180	36.0	25.8	38	0

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Estermeyer	6	308	51.3	38.7	65	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Blanchard	3/4	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richard Lomond	3	36	12.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Belanger	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ivan Ogden	2	56	28.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gustavo Rodgers	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Noah Brewer	9	1	0.0	33	28
OLB Marco Wilmoth	7	1	1.0	35	28
ILB Dustin Wycheck	7	2	0.0	32	28
ILB Mel Fanning	5	0	1.0	32	26
CB Riley Bradford	5	2	0.0	33	28
CB Grady Dolinko	4	0	0.0	29	26
DE Clifton Borkowski	3	2	1.0	35	28
CB A'jani Manning	3	0	1.0	30	26
OLB Ethan Martinez	3	1	0.0	19	20
S Frederick Westbrook	2	0	0.0	5	0
ILB Dana Tate	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Roger Crawford	1	0	0.0	22	11
S Luther Bout	0	2	0.0	30	28
DT Dan Horn	0	1	0.0	27	23
DT Clifford Sweeney	0	1	0.0	8	5

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marvin Kennicott	8	1	0.0	26	45
OLB Gary Nelson	7	2	0.0	26	35
ILB Matt Johnstone	6	1	0.0	25	35
S Alexis Jones	4	2	0.0	26	45
CB Erik Belanger	4	1	0.0	24	40
CB Perry Plesko	3	2	0.0	20	28
DT Stan Boyer	2	2	0.0	26	43
ILB Rodney O'Neal	2	2	0.0	14	24
DE Peyton Daniels	2	1	0.0	26	33
DT Rufus Woolley	2	0	0.0	11	10
CB Andres Berry	2	0	0.0	9	22
DE Randall Falvey	1	1	0.0	25	41
OLB Oscar Kraus	1	0	0.0	1	14
TE Warren Sudano	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Donnie Shepherd	1	0	0.0	0	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clifton Borkowski	1.0	2	0	28
OLB Marco Wilmoth	1.0	0	1	28
ILB Mel Fanning	1.0	0	0	26
CB A'jani Manning	1.0	0	0	26

Columbus (OH)	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Stan Boyer	5	1	43
DT Rufus Woolley	1	0	10
DT Winston Garland	1	0	35
DE Peyton Daniels	1	0	33
DE Randall Falvey	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dustin Wycheck	6	0	0	28
CB A'jani Manning	2	1	0	26
OLB Noah Brewer	2	0	1	28
CB Grady Dolinko	2	0	0	26
OLB Ethan Martinez	2	0	0	20
ILB Mel Fanning	1	0	0	26
CB Roger Crawford	1	0	0	11

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gary Nelson	5	3	35
CB Perry Plesko	3	4	28
CB Erik Belanger	3	1	40
S Alexis Jones	2	1	45
CB Andres Berry	2	1	22
ILB Matt Johnstone	2	0	35
OLB Oscar Kraus	1	1	14
ILB Rodney O'Neal	1	0	24
ILB Donnie Shepherd	1	0	7
S Marvin Kennicott	1	0	45

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Stanley Thao	3	4	1	26	45
G Kim Douglas	2	7	1	26	45
T Marcus Eisenbraun	1	5	0	26	45
T Asher Bragdon	1	2	0	26	45
TE Adrian Mersky	1	1	0	9	22
TE Thomas Gordon	0	1	0	26	45
T Charlie Varela	0	1	0	26	45
FB Jonathan Sheldon	0	1	0	7	11

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ronald Meyer	4	9	35	1	28
G Jameson Marsh	2	6	35	1	28
G Shannon Burns	2	5	35	0	28
C Otis Jason	1	8	35	0	28
FB Harris Nathan	1	1	13	1	13
T Hunter Braasch	0	3	35	1	28

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Crawford	2	10
Dana Tate	1	21

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
David Phillips	2	22
Erik Belanger	2	20
Donnell Emerson	1	21

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Charlie Varela	26	45	---	---	9	80
T Asher Bragdon	26	45	---	---	9	80
G Kim Douglas	26	45	---	---	4	75
WR Horace Hines	24	43	---	---	6	73
C Stanley Thao	26	45	---	---	---	71
QB Mack Richmond	26	45	---	---	---	71
TE Thomas Gordon	26	45	---	---	---	71
T Marcus Eisenbraun	26	45	---	---	---	71
DE Clifton Borkowski	---	---	35	28	4	67
OLB Marco Wilmoth	---	---	35	28	1	64
CB Riley Bradford	---	---	33	28	1	62
OLB Noah Brewer	---	---	33	28	1	62
ILB Dustin Wycheck	---	---	32	28	1	61
ILB Mel Fanning	---	---	32	26	1	59
S Luther Bout	---	---	30	28	1	59
CB A'jani Manning	---	---	30	26	1	57
CB Grady Dolinko	---	---	29	26	1	56
TE Adrian Mersky	9	22	---	---	25	56
RB Juan Meske	23	30	---	---	---	53
WR Richard Lomond	19	27	---	---	6	52
DT Dan Horn	---	---	27	23	1	51
CB Roger Crawford	---	---	22	11	10	43
OLB Ethan Martinez	---	---	19	20	1	40
RB Floyd Brandon	3	10	---	---	25	38
WR Max Bair	12	19	---	---	5	36
ILB Marvin Jones	---	---	5	0	21	26
WR Horace McIver	0	5	---	---	20	25
WR Burt Fields	5	10	---	---	9	24
ILB Dana Tate	---	---	3	0	21	24
CB Ivan Ogden	---	---	5	0	16	21
S Frederick Westbrook	---	---	5	0	16	21
FB Jonathan Sheldon	7	11	---	---	---	18
T Emmett Gunn	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Britt Webber	---	---	0	2	11	13
DT Clifford Sweeney	---	---	8	5	---	13
C Deion Slauter	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Ernest Blanchard	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Chester Hollenbeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jose Lukins	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Rick Kemp	---	---	0	1	6	7
TE Wyatt Allen	2	3	---	---	---	5
DT Edgar Curbo	---	---	0	0	3	3
S Manuel Boyd	---	---	2	0	---	2
CB Charles Franz	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Kenyon Brower	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Mel Gillespie	---	---	0	0	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Marvin Kennicott	---	---	26	45	19	90
CB Erik Belanger	---	---	24	40	20	84
DE Peyton Daniels	---	---	26	33	24	83
T Hunter Braasch	35	28	---	---	12	75
S Alexis Jones	---	---	26	45	4	75
WR Donnell Emerson	25	26	---	---	21	72
DT Stan Boyer	---	---	26	43	3	72
G Jameson Marsh	35	28	---	---	7	70
DE Randall Falvey	---	---	25	41	4	70
T Ronald Meyer	35	28	---	---	1	64
OLB Gary Nelson	---	---	26	35	3	64
CB Perry Plesko	---	---	20	28	16	64
ILB Matt Johnstone	---	---	25	35	4	64
C Otis Jason	35	28	---	---	---	63
QB Erik Karluk	35	28	---	---	---	63
DT Winston Garland	---	---	15	35	13	63
G Shannon Burns	35	28	---	---	---	63
RB David Phillips	15	23	---	---	22	60
WR Fernando Kadletz	32	27	---	---	---	59
TE Herman Ambra	35	24	---	---	---	59
TE Warren Sudano	16	12	---	---	22	50
ILB Rodney O'Neal	---	---	14	24	4	42
WR Gustavo Rodgers	15	8	---	---	10	33
CB Andres Berry	---	---	9	22	1	32
DT Rufus Woolley	---	---	11	10	7	28
FB Harris Nathan	13	13	---	---	---	26
CB Matt Kania	---	---	10	11	1	22
RB Michael Duncan	10	2	---	---	6	18
CB Larry Quinteros	---	---	1	11	5	17
OLB Oscar Kraus	---	---	1	14	1	16
RB Darryl Bates	10	3	---	---	---	13
DE James Emerson	---	---	0	7	6	13
WR Terrance Farley	2	1	---	---	5	8
TE Jerry Hellmuth	2	1	---	---	5	8
ILB Donnie Shepherd	---	---	0	7	1	8
G Butch Morrell	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Leroy Jenner	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Chuck Hutchins	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Pete LaStarza	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jameson Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Bert Donhoff	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Dominic Marsh	---	---	0	5	---	5
ILB Dominic Riley	---	---	1	4	---	5
QB Bennett McGinest	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Andy Austin	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Cris Graham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	64	10.7
Middle	22	73	3.3
Right	6	15	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mack Richmond	45	21	4	2	2	11	9	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Erik Karluk	24	16	1	3	1	1	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	60	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	106	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	31	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	44	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Thomas Gordon	10	6	1	47	0	45
WR Horace Hines	10	3	1	50	1	43
RB Juan Meske	7	4	0	50	1	30
TE Adrian Mersky	6	2	0	35	1	22
WR Richard Lomond	5	3	0	25	0	27
WR Max Bair	3	0	0	0	0	19
WR Burt Fields	2	1	0	13	0	10
FB Jonathan Sheldon	1	1	0	22	1	11
TE Wyatt Allen	1	1	0	15	0	3

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fernando Kadletz	13	7	0	117	1	27
WR Donnell Emerson	4	4	0	40	0	26
RB David Phillips	4	3	0	15	0	23
WR Gustavo Rodgers	2	1	1	5	0	8
TE Herman Ambra	1	1	0	0	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Juan Meske	4	7	1.75	2.65
QB Mack Richmond	1	4	4.00	3.75

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Michael Duncan	1	14	14.00	5.11
RB David Phillips	1	0	0.00	2.33
RB Darryl Bates	1	0	0.00	6.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mack Richmond	3	2	3	1.00	5.71

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Erik Karluk	4	2	15	3.75	7.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Juan Meske	1	1	0	0.00	7.14
TE Thomas Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	4.70
WR Richard Lomond	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fernando Kadletz	2	1	3	1.50	9.00
RB David Phillips	1	1	12	12.00	3.75
WR Gustavo Rodgers	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
RB Juan Meske	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
RB David Phillips	4	1
QB Erik Karluk	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mack Richmond	14	5	3

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Erik Karluk	8	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Thomas Gordon	3	1	0
WR Horace Hines	3	0	0
TE Adrian Mersky	3	0	0
RB Juan Meske	2	2	1
WR Richard Lomond	2	1	1
TE Wyatt Allen	1	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fernando Kadletz	8	4	4

Section Attendance
Stadium 74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (22,700)
End Zone 16,300 (16,300)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (14,400)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,200 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	74,000 (74,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (22,700)
End Zone	16,300 (16,300)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (14,400)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,200 (5,200)