Wild Card Playoff Games, 2049

played in Columbus (OH), OH

28 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	0	0	0	0	-	0
Columbus (OH) Wardogs	17	3	0	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 COL - Roosevelt Jongeling 4 run (Pete LaStarza extra point)
1Q: 07:05 COL - Pete LaStarza 53 field goal
1Q: 03:11 COL - Marvin Kennicott 82 interception return (Pete LaStarza extra point)
2Q: 00:03 COL - Pete LaStarza 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:39 COL - Roosevelt Jongeling 4 run (Pete LaStarza extra point)
1Q: 07:05 COL - Pete LaStarza 53 field goal
1Q: 03:11 COL - Marvin Kennicott 82 interception return (Pete LaStarza extra point)
2Q: 00:03 COL - Pete LaStarza 20 field goal

Team Statistics MIN COL
Record 9-8 12-5
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 298 268
- Offensive Plays 70 53
- Yards per Play 4.26 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 136 101
- Rushing Attempts 32 25
- Yards per Rush 4.25 4.04
Net Passing Yards 162 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 3 28 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 185 167
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.26 5.96
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 4/69
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 3/100
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 31:50 28:10

Team Statistics	MIN	COL
Record	9-8	12-5
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	298	268
- Offensive Plays	70	53
- Yards per Play	4.26	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	136	101
- Rushing Attempts	32	25
- Yards per Rush	4.25	4.04
Net Passing Yards	162	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 3	28 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	185	167
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.26	5.96
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	4/69
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	3/100
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	31:50	28:10

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:49	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	12:32	2:05	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
1	7:00	4:02	OWN 25	8	46	Interception
1	2:58	7:16	OWN 12	12	51	Interception
2	6:46	1:38	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
2	4:05	0:55	OPP 27	3	25	Fumble
2	0:33	0:09	OWN 10	1	9	Fumble
3	10:13	2:07	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
3	6:29	5:10	OWN 20	10	55	Interception
4	13:11	1:34	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	10:20	3:54	OWN 20	11	56	Downs
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	6	20	Game

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:11	1:39	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
1	10:27	3:27	OWN 42	6	22	Field Goal
2	10:42	3:56	OWN 27	6	30	Punt
2	5:08	1:03	OWN 30	3	-2	Interception
2	3:10	2:37	OWN 10	5	23	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 10	1	7	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
3	8:06	1:37	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
3	1:19	3:08	OWN 20	6	46	Interception
4	11:37	1:17	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
4	6:26	4:31	OWN 24	9	39	Punt

Game MVP: Marvin Kennicott, Columbus (OH) Wardogs

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Caden Pearson	13	44	3.38	13	2
RB J.B. Chapman	8	35	4.38	18	1
QB Neil Koski	7	62	8.86	24	1
FB Jumbo Clayton	2	-3	-1.50	1	0
RB Darren Pariso	2	-2	-1.00	1	0

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB David Phillips	13	66	5.08	13	2	0
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	12	35	2.92	14	2	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Koski	35	22	185	3/23	0	30	3	40.7

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Seaman	28	20	167	0/0	0	28	2	56.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dillon Woods	5	6	36	7.20	1	14
WR Ronnie Esquivel	5	7	31	6.20	7	12
WR Dalton Flanigan	4	9	57	14.25	23	30
TE Terrell Tiller	2	5	37	18.50	24	28
WR Joe Upshaw	2	2	9	4.50	5	5
TE Brett Guymon	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Caden Pearson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB J.B. Chapman	1	1	1	1.00	1	1

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Elliot Diaz	7	10	25	3.57	9	11
WR Fernando Kadletz	5	6	39	7.80	10	22
TE Herman Ambra	4	6	78	19.50	17	28
RB David Phillips	2	2	18	9.00	0	11
TE Ty Tarpley	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Gustavo Rodgers	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lucas Greene	1	5	5.00	0
CB Rico Diaz	1	4	4.00	0

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marvin Kennicott	2	87	43.50	1
ILB Matt Johnstone	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
WR Ronnie Esquivel	1	0
RB J.B. Chapman	1	0
G Heath Enman	0	1

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Erik Belanger	1	0	0
CB Perry Plesko	0	1	0
DT Stan Boyer	0	1	0
S Isaiah Berry	0	1	0
DE Randall Falvey	0	0	1
S Marvin Kennicott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Giovanni Taylor	5	214	42.8	29.0	50	2

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jameson Estermeyer	6	284	47.3	30.8	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pete LaStarza	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Upshaw	1	-1	-1.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Belanger	4	69	17.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Upshaw	1	14	14.0	0

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gustavo Rodgers	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kai Fletcher	9	1	0.0	24	26
OLB Ernie Debussy	8	5	0.0	25	28
S Lucas Greene	7	4	0.0	25	28
CB Rico Diaz	4	0	0.0	24	24
DT Charles Lathon	3	1	0.0	15	16
DT Brody Hemond	2	2	0.0	13	20
CB Giovanni Burke	2	0	0.0	2	11
WR Ronnie Esquivel	2	0	---	---	---
S Josiah Lane	2	0	0.0	1	11
DE Lee Glenn	1	2	0.0	23	26
CB Ray May	1	1	0.0	20	22
CB Ashton Alcott	1	1	0.0	22	21
ILB Conrad Jackson	1	0	0.0	1	2
TE Terrell Tiller	1	0	---	---	---
DE Darryl Sanderson	1	0	0.0	21	18
DT Cary Anthony	1	0	0.0	22	20
RB J.B. Chapman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Dixon Hernandez	1	0	0.0	7	6
S Francisco Naylor	0	1	0.0	24	17

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marvin Kennicott	11	3	0.0	32	38
CB Erik Belanger	8	2	0.5	32	38
ILB Chance Perry	6	1	0.0	25	31
DT Stan Boyer	4	2	1.5	25	27
ILB Matt Johnstone	4	1	0.0	25	31
DT Rufus Woolley	4	0	0.0	24	24
DE Randall Falvey	3	2	1.0	5	13
CB Perry Plesko	3	0	0.0	25	24
DE Peyton Daniels	3	0	0.0	25	24
DE James Emerson	2	1	0.0	25	23
ILB Rodney O'Neal	1	3	0.0	7	7
CB Horace Talley	1	3	0.0	30	37
S Cris Graham	1	1	0.0	12	14
DT Neal Colleran	1	0	0.0	10	17
CB Ralph Petitgout	1	0	0.0	2	1
OLB Gary Nelson	1	0	0.0	8	13
ILB Donnie Shepherd	1	0	0.0	7	16
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	1	0	---	---	---
WR Elliot Diaz	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kendrick Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Isaiah Berry	0	1	0.0	20	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lee Glenn	0.0	0	1	1	26
OLB Ernie Debussy	0.0	0	0	1	28

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Stan Boyer	1.5	0	0	0	27
DE Randall Falvey	1.0	0	0	0	13
CB Erik Belanger	0.5	0	0	0	38
DE Peyton Daniels	0.0	1	1	3	24
DT Rufus Woolley	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE James Emerson	0.0	0	1	0	23
ILB Donnie Shepherd	0.0	0	1	0	16
ILB Chance Perry	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kai Fletcher	5	0	0	26
OLB Ernie Debussy	4	1	0	28
S Lucas Greene	2	0	1	28
CB Rico Diaz	2	0	1	24
CB Giovanni Burke	2	0	0	11
ILB Conrad Jackson	1	0	0	2
DT Cary Anthony	1	0	0	20
DT Charles Lathon	1	0	0	16
DE Lee Glenn	1	0	0	26
S Josiah Lane	1	0	0	11

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marvin Kennicott	5	1	2	38
ILB Chance Perry	5	0	0	31
DE Randall Falvey	3	0	0	13
CB Perry Plesko	2	0	0	24
CB Erik Belanger	1	2	0	38
DT Rufus Woolley	1	0	0	24
DE Peyton Daniels	1	0	0	24
DE James Emerson	1	0	0	23
S Cris Graham	1	0	0	14
CB Horace Talley	1	0	0	37
CB Kendrick Van Pelt	1	0	0	5
ILB Matt Johnstone	0	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zachary Alcott	3	4	32	0	38
T Maurice Bartrum	2	8	32	2	38
C Jackson Holko	1	7	32	0	38
T Devin Vann	1	5	32	0	38
G Heath Enman	0	1	32	1	38

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Shannon Burns	4	8	0	25	28
T Ronald Meyer	3	5	0	25	28
C Christian Meynardie	2	5	1	25	28
G Ezra Bradley	1	4	0	25	28
T Barry Patton	1	3	0	25	28

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Giovanni Burke	1	16
Ray May	1	10
Caden Pearson	1	10
Heath Enman	1	5
Conner Cochrane	1	5

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Erik Belanger	2	15

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Heath Enman	32	38	---	---	5	75
T Devin Vann	32	38	---	---	---	70
G Zachary Alcott	32	38	---	---	---	70
QB Neil Koski	32	38	---	---	---	70
C Jackson Holko	32	38	---	---	---	70
T Maurice Bartrum	32	38	---	---	---	70
WR Dillon Woods	31	34	---	---	---	65
WR Ronnie Esquivel	29	36	---	---	---	65
TE Terrell Tiller	23	35	---	---	---	58
WR Dalton Flanigan	27	26	---	---	5	58
DE Lee Glenn	---	---	23	26	8	57
OLB Ernie Debussy	---	---	25	28	4	57
S Lucas Greene	---	---	25	28	3	56
RB Caden Pearson	19	26	---	---	10	55
CB Ray May	---	---	20	22	10	52
ILB Kai Fletcher	---	---	24	26	2	52
CB Rico Diaz	---	---	24	24	2	50
CB Ashton Alcott	---	---	22	21	1	44
DT Cary Anthony	---	---	22	20	1	43
S Francisco Naylor	---	---	24	17	1	42
DE Darryl Sanderson	---	---	21	18	1	40
DT Brody Hemond	---	---	13	20	1	34
DT Charles Lathon	---	---	15	16	2	33
TE Brett Guymon	3	11	---	---	16	30
CB Giovanni Burke	---	---	2	11	16	29
OLB Dixon Hernandez	---	---	7	6	14	27
FB Jumbo Clayton	10	5	---	---	11	26
DE Zach Thorne	---	---	6	12	7	25
S Josiah Lane	---	---	1	11	11	23
WR Alexis Browning	4	5	---	---	11	20
RB J.B. Chapman	10	7	---	---	---	17
WR Joe Upshaw	1	4	---	---	9	14
ILB Rod Parise	---	---	0	0	9	9
DT Kris Sandoval	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Giovanni Taylor	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Dusty Andrews	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Chester Hollenbeck	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Conner Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Alexander Stokes	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Conrad Jackson	---	---	1	2	1	4
TE Albert Molenaar	1	0	---	---	3	4
RB Darren Pariso	2	1	---	---	---	3
K James Gannon	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Juan Huettner	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Caleb Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Joel Fredrickson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Erik Belanger	---	---	32	38	15	85
S Marvin Kennicott	---	---	32	38	10	80
ILB Chance Perry	---	---	25	31	15	71
CB Horace Talley	---	---	30	37	---	67
T Ronald Meyer	25	28	---	---	8	61
G Ezra Bradley	25	28	---	---	8	61
ILB Matt Johnstone	---	---	25	31	---	56
QB Juan Seaman	25	28	---	---	2	55
DE Peyton Daniels	---	---	25	24	6	55
CB Perry Plesko	---	---	25	24	5	54
DT Rufus Woolley	---	---	24	24	5	53
T Barry Patton	25	28	---	---	---	53
G Shannon Burns	25	28	---	---	---	53
C Christian Meynardie	25	28	---	---	---	53
WR Fernando Kadletz	25	27	---	---	---	52
DT Stan Boyer	---	---	25	27	---	52
TE Herman Ambra	23	26	---	---	---	49
S Isaiah Berry	---	---	20	24	5	49
DE James Emerson	---	---	25	23	---	48
WR Elliot Diaz	23	25	---	---	---	48
WR Gustavo Rodgers	16	19	---	---	11	46
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	12	16	---	---	17	45
RB David Phillips	13	11	---	---	8	32
DT Neal Colleran	---	---	10	17	---	27
S Cris Graham	---	---	12	14	---	26
ILB Donnie Shepherd	---	---	7	16	---	23
OLB Gary Nelson	---	---	8	13	1	22
WR Burt Fields	4	5	---	---	12	21
TE Sergio Seamster	0	1	---	---	18	19
DE Randall Falvey	---	---	5	13	---	18
TE Ty Tarpley	7	7	---	---	1	15
DE Vincent Kemp	---	---	6	9	---	15
ILB Rodney O'Neal	---	---	7	7	---	14
CB Ralph Petitgout	---	---	2	1	10	13
CB Kendrick Van Pelt	---	---	5	5	1	11
K Pete LaStarza	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dwight Ellis	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Deion Slauter	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Darrien Callanan	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Harris Nathan	2	1	---	---	4	7
P Jameson Estermeyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Marc Dennis	---	---	2	1	---	3
WR Leroy Bismo	0	2	---	---	---	2
CB Randal Branch	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Aidan Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Hayden Sommerfeld	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	0	0.0
Middle	17	101	5.9
Right	10	35	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	61	6.1
Middle	8	23	2.9
Right	7	17	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Koski	35	22	2	0	1	3	4	3	3

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Seaman	28	20	2	1	3	1	1	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	115	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	45	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dalton Flanigan	9	4	0	57	1	26
WR Ronnie Esquivel	7	5	0	31	0	36
WR Dillon Woods	6	5	0	36	0	34
TE Terrell Tiller	5	2	1	37	1	35
TE Brett Guymon	2	1	0	5	0	11
RB Caden Pearson	2	1	0	3	0	26
WR Joe Upshaw	2	2	0	9	0	4
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	1	0	6	0	5
RB J.B. Chapman	1	1	0	1	0	7

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Elliot Diaz	10	7	0	25	0	25
WR Fernando Kadletz	6	5	1	39	1	27
TE Herman Ambra	6	4	0	78	1	26
RB David Phillips	2	2	0	18	0	11
WR Gustavo Rodgers	2	1	1	6	0	19
TE Ty Tarpley	1	1	0	1	0	7
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	1	0	1	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Neil Koski	1	8	8.00	8.86

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	1	4	4.00	2.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Koski	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.29

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Seaman	2	2	22	11.00	5.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Esquivel	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.43

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB David Phillips	1	1	7	7.00	9.00
TE Herman Ambra	1	1	15	15.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Caden Pearson	3	3
QB Neil Koski	2	1

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Koski	11	8	6

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Seaman	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Esquivel	3	3	2
RB Caden Pearson	2	1	1
WR Dalton Flanigan	2	1	0
WR Joe Upshaw	2	2	2
WR Dillon Woods	1	1	1
TE Terrell Tiller	1	0	0

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Herman Ambra	3	1	1
WR Gustavo Rodgers	2	1	0
WR Elliot Diaz	2	0	0
WR Fernando Kadletz	1	1	1
RB Roosevelt Jongeling	1	0	0

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)