Wild Card Playoff Games, 2065

played in Minnesota, MN

11 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Columbus (OH) Wardogs	0	3	3	0	-	6
Minnesota Norsemen	3	0	3	6	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:21 MIN - Eugene Wooden 38 field goal
2Q: 02:50 COL - Alan Brandon 34 field goal
3Q: 05:28 MIN - Eugene Wooden 35 field goal
3Q: 01:43 COL - Alan Brandon 40 field goal
4Q: 02:01 MIN - Eugene Wooden 21 field goal
4Q: 00:47 MIN - Eugene Wooden 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:21 MIN - Eugene Wooden 38 field goal
2Q: 02:50 COL - Alan Brandon 34 field goal
3Q: 05:28 MIN - Eugene Wooden 35 field goal
3Q: 01:43 COL - Alan Brandon 40 field goal
4Q: 02:01 MIN - Eugene Wooden 21 field goal
4Q: 00:47 MIN - Eugene Wooden 44 field goal

Team Statistics COL MIN
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 355 250
- Offensive Plays 61 72
- Yards per Play 5.82 3.47
Net Rushing Yards 161 99
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 7.32 2.75
Net Passing Yards 194 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 2 34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.97 4.19
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.6 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/75 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 27:13 32:47

Team Statistics	COL	MIN
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	355	250
- Offensive Plays	61	72
- Yards per Play	5.82	3.47
Net Rushing Yards	161	99
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	7.32	2.75
Net Passing Yards	194	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 2	34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.97	4.19
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	8/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.6	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/75	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 37
Time of Possession	27:13	32:47

Drive Charts

Columbus (OH) Wardogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:04	2:26	OWN 22	5	72	Fumble
1	3:15	1:19	OWN 25	4	24	Interception
1	0:06	1:06	OWN 32	3	-1	Punt
2	12:33	3:58	OWN 27	8	-2	Punt
2	5:51	3:06	OWN 20	9	63	Field Goal
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	1	24	Half
3	15:00	2:25	OWN 36	4	14	Punt
3	5:23	3:47	OWN 45	6	32	Field Goal
4	11:50	4:21	OWN 20	8	44	Punt
4	6:05	1:30	OWN 49	3	13	Interception
4	3:23	0:45	OWN 20	2	-10	Fumble
4	1:53	0:38	OWN 25	4	3	Downs
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	4	49	Game

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:56	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
1	10:38	7:23	OWN 6	15	73	Field Goal
1	1:56	1:50	OWN 46	3	-5	Punt
2	14:00	1:27	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	8:35	2:44	OWN 41	6	18	Punt
2	2:45	2:03	OWN 18	6	42	Punt
3	12:35	7:12	OWN 13	13	69	Field Goal
3	1:36	4:46	OWN 25	9	37	Punt
4	7:29	1:10	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	6:19	0:14	OPP 31	1	-4	Fumble
4	4:35	1:12	OWN 29	5	11	Punt
4	2:38	0:45	OPP 10	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:15	0:33	OPP 28	3	1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Claude Rodgers, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kyle Ackerman	10	51	5.10	13	3
RB Claude Ford	6	43	7.17	24	2
RB Caiden Wedderburn	4	54	13.50	22	3
QB Terrence Sjostrom	2	13	6.50	13	1

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Theodore Grinnell	20	19	0.95	11	1
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	9	28	3.11	13	1
QB Griffin Chamberlain	5	48	9.60	17	2
RB Trenton Graziani	1	4	4.00	4	0
WR Ezra Morris	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Terrence Sjostrom	35	18	218	4/24	0	42	2	47.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Griffin Chamberlain	34	17	161	2/10	0	27	0	63.5

Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Colby Polidixon	9	14	128	14.22	53	31
WR Trent Sellers	5	6	35	7.00	5	21
RB Kyle Ackerman	2	2	8	4.00	0	6
WR Everett Dills	2	5	47	23.50	0	42
TE Jack Clausen	0	5	0	0.00	0	0
TE Philip Garris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jerry Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kennedy Hoover	11	22	108	9.82	23	27
WR Ezra Morris	2	4	28	14.00	21	21
WR Lester Newton	1	2	8	8.00	9	8
TE Taylor Carlisle	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
TE Edwin Sutton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
WR Randall Morgenstern	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marc Reid	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Terrence Sjostrom	2	0	0
RB Caiden Wedderburn	1	0	0
WR Jerry Lyle	1	0	0
G Landon Romanowski	0	1	0
CB Daniel Foley	0	1	0
DE Tom Oren	0	0	1
CB Ernest Pound	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Griffin Chamberlain	1	0	0
WR Kennedy Hoover	1	0	0
DE Claude Rodgers	0	1	1
DT Miles Brunton	0	1	0
DE Mitch Russell	0	1	0
ILB Craig Hutchins	0	1	0
DE Charlie Levine	0	0	1
ILB Horace Lyle	0	0	1
CB Kody Panetta	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Miller	4	160	40.0	31.8	49	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ben Dunkelberger	8	373	46.6	33.3	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alan Brandon	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eugene Wooden	4/4	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Lyle	3	27	9.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kennedy Hoover	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Petty	2	75	37.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randall Morgenstern	2	45	22.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jack Wardzala	13	7	0.0	35	35
CB Andy Gerak	7	0	0.0	36	36
S Joseph Norwood	5	0	0.0	17	14
DE Tom Oren	4	0	1.5	35	35
ILB Ryan Scheffer	4	3	0.0	36	36
DT Russell Douglas	4	0	0.0	19	16
DT Branden Carter	3	2	0.0	18	19
CB Daniel Foley	2	3	0.0	31	25
S Kim Page	2	2	0.0	36	36
OLB Larry Shapiro	2	1	0.0	15	9
DT Terrance Rash	2	1	0.0	32	27
DT Camden Reeves	2	0	0.0	13	18
DE Steven Dotson	1	1	0.5	19	22
CB Marc Shore	1	2	0.0	19	25
CB Ernest Pound	1	1	0.0	19	22
TE Jack Clausen	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mitchell Ferguson	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Thomas Huh	1	0	0.0	6	12
WR Colby Polidixon	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Miles Brunton	7	0	1.0	20	38
ILB Harris DeRonde	6	3	0.0	17	21
S Marc Reid	5	3	0.0	17	28
CB Bryce Krank	5	1	0.0	21	38
CB Kody Panetta	5	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Blaine Lett	3	3	0.0	17	24
DE Claude Rodgers	2	0	2.0	17	34
CB Silas Stone	2	1	0.0	5	15
S Eli Caldwell	2	0	0.0	17	24
ILB Craig Hutchins	2	0	0.0	5	15
S Hayden Helm	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Charlie Levine	1	0	1.0	17	24
CB Daryl Dimry	1	1	0.0	4	15
CB Todd Baker	1	0	0.0	14	30
TE Edwin Sutton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mitch Russell	0	3	0.0	15	32
DT Myron Baskin	0	1	0.0	9	8
OLB Lamont Mikkor	0	1	0.0	0	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tom Oren	1.5	0	3	5	35
DE Steven Dotson	0.5	0	2	1	22
DT Russell Douglas	0.0	1	1	0	16
OLB Jack Wardzala	0.0	0	2	0	35
DT Terrance Rash	0.0	0	1	1	27

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Claude Rodgers	2.0	1	4	3	34
DE Charlie Levine	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Miles Brunton	1.0	0	0	0	38
ILB Horace Lyle	0.0	0	1	1	18
OLB Teddy McWilliams	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Andy Gerak	4	1	36
ILB Ryan Scheffer	2	1	36
OLB Jack Wardzala	2	1	35
S Joseph Norwood	2	0	14
CB Marc Shore	1	2	25
OLB Larry Shapiro	1	0	9
DT Terrance Rash	1	0	27
DE Steven Dotson	1	0	22
DT Branden Carter	1	0	19
CB Daniel Foley	1	0	25
CB Ernest Pound	1	0	22
S Kim Page	0	1	36

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryce Krank	4	0	0	38
S Marc Reid	2	1	2	28
CB Kody Panetta	2	1	0	29
CB Silas Stone	2	0	0	15
S Hayden Helm	2	0	0	5
ILB Craig Hutchins	1	2	0	15
ILB Harris DeRonde	1	0	0	21
CB Todd Baker	1	0	0	30
DT Miles Brunton	1	0	0	38
S Eli Caldwell	1	0	0	24
OLB Blaine Lett	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Columbus (OH)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Landon Romanowski	6	9	22	1	39
C Luke Clayton	2	5	22	0	39
T Ken Banks	1	2	22	1	39
C Isaiah Hernandez	1	1	22	1	39
T Bart Austin	0	3	22	1	39

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jessie Thomas	2	8	36	0	36
G Emmett Roberts	1	7	36	0	36
C Samuel Kanu	1	5	36	0	36
T Peter Tedeschi	1	5	36	0	36
T Kenyon Lyttle	0	6	36	2	36

Special Teams Tackles

Columbus (OH)	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Pound	2	24
Jack Clausen	1	21
Mitchell Ferguson	1	20
Marc Shore	1	18

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Horace Lyle	2	15
Claude Rodgers	1	19
Eli Caldwell	1	13
Trenton Graziani	1	12

Participation

Columbus (OH)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Tom Oren	---	---	35	35	12	82
S Kim Page	---	---	36	36	4	76
ILB Ryan Scheffer	---	---	36	36	4	76
CB Andy Gerak	---	---	36	36	4	76
OLB Jack Wardzala	---	---	35	35	4	74
T Bart Austin	22	39	---	---	6	67
TE Jack Clausen	17	28	---	---	21	66
CB Ernest Pound	---	---	19	22	24	65
CB Marc Shore	---	---	19	25	18	62
QB Terrence Sjostrom	22	39	---	---	---	61
C Isaiah Hernandez	22	39	---	---	---	61
WR Colby Polidixon	22	39	---	---	---	61
G Landon Romanowski	22	39	---	---	---	61
T Ken Banks	22	39	---	---	---	61
DT Terrance Rash	---	---	32	27	2	61
C Luke Clayton	22	39	---	---	---	61
WR Everett Dills	15	27	---	---	18	60
WR Trent Sellers	20	39	---	---	---	59
CB Daniel Foley	---	---	31	25	2	58
DE Steven Dotson	---	---	19	22	4	45
DT Branden Carter	---	---	18	19	8	45
DT Russell Douglas	---	---	19	16	3	38
RB Kyle Ackerman	12	26	---	---	---	38
OLB Mitchell Ferguson	---	---	8	7	20	35
DT Camden Reeves	---	---	13	18	3	34
S Joseph Norwood	---	---	17	14	---	31
TE Philip Garris	8	12	---	---	10	30
RB Caiden Wedderburn	4	1	---	---	22	27
OLB Larry Shapiro	---	---	15	9	---	24
RB Emmanuel Blackwell	2	12	---	---	10	24
CB Thomas Huh	---	---	6	12	4	22
WR Jerry Lyle	4	7	---	---	8	19
OLB Cedric Devine	---	---	1	1	16	18
TE Francisco Holmes	0	1	---	---	14	15
ILB Jermaine Cass	---	---	0	0	13	13
RB Claude Ford	6	1	---	---	---	7
P Aaron Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Toby Myrick	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Otis Wuerffel	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Micah Petty	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Alan Brandon	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Richard Cronin	0	0	---	---	4	4
FB Kenneth Siders	0	2	---	---	---	2
DE Arnold Bowler	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Scott Yamada	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Edward King	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Edwin Sutton	36	32	---	---	24	92
G Emmett Roberts	36	36	---	---	12	84
T Kenyon Lyttle	36	36	---	---	12	84
G Jessie Thomas	36	36	---	---	12	84
T Peter Tedeschi	36	36	---	---	12	84
WR Kennedy Hoover	34	34	---	---	7	75
C Samuel Kanu	36	36	---	---	---	72
QB Griffin Chamberlain	36	36	---	---	---	72
DE Claude Rodgers	---	---	17	34	19	70
CB Bryce Krank	---	---	21	38	6	65
WR Lester Newton	20	25	---	---	16	61
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	16	21	---	---	24	61
DT Miles Brunton	---	---	20	38	2	60
CB Todd Baker	---	---	14	30	13	57
S Eli Caldwell	---	---	17	24	13	54
DE Mitch Russell	---	---	15	32	5	52
CB Kody Panetta	---	---	22	29	1	52
S Marc Reid	---	---	17	28	1	46
ILB Horace Lyle	---	---	10	18	15	43
DE Charlie Levine	---	---	17	24	1	42
WR Ezra Morris	18	24	---	---	---	42
OLB Blaine Lett	---	---	17	24	1	42
ILB Harris DeRonde	---	---	17	21	1	39
RB Theodore Grinnell	20	15	---	---	---	35
TE Taylor Carlisle	17	12	---	---	---	29
ILB Craig Hutchins	---	---	5	15	8	28
RB Trenton Graziani	7	7	---	---	12	26
CB Silas Stone	---	---	5	15	4	24
OLB Lamont Mikkor	---	---	0	3	20	23
OLB Teddy McWilliams	---	---	5	15	1	21
CB Daryl Dimry	---	---	4	15	1	20
S Scottie Garner	---	---	5	13	1	19
DT Myron Baskin	---	---	9	8	1	18
WR Richie Cobb	10	7	---	---	---	17
C Nick Locklear	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Ben Dunkelberger	0	0	---	---	12	12
S Hayden Helm	---	---	5	5	---	10
K Eugene Wooden	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Randall Morgenstern	0	1	---	---	8	9
TE Freddie Carlisle	2	2	---	---	---	4
DT Kelly Pinero	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Kaden Alstatt	0	0	---	---	---	0
T A.J. Barlow	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Spencer Devine	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Norbert Kirk	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Omar Jacobs	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	54	9.0
Middle	10	37	3.7
Right	6	70	11.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	16	28	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Terrence Sjostrom	35	18	5	1	3	4	6	4	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Griffin Chamberlain	34	17	2	0	1	6	9	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	38	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	78	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	94	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	56	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	65	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colby Polidixon	14	9	1	128	3	39
WR Trent Sellers	6	5	1	35	1	39
TE Jack Clausen	5	0	0	0	0	28
WR Everett Dills	5	2	0	47	1	27
RB Kyle Ackerman	2	2	0	8	0	26
TE Philip Garris	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Jerry Lyle	1	0	1	0	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Hoover	22	11	1	108	1	34
WR Ezra Morris	4	2	0	28	1	24
TE Taylor Carlisle	3	1	0	11	0	12
WR Lester Newton	2	1	0	8	0	25
WR Randall Morgenstern	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE Edwin Sutton	1	1	0	3	0	32
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	1	1	0	3	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	1	1	1.00	3.11
RB Theodore Grinnell	1	-1	-1.00	0.95

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Terrence Sjostrom	3	0	0	0.00	6.23

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Griffin Chamberlain	4	1	6	1.50	4.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jack Clausen	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Philip Garris	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jerry Lyle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Hoover	3	1	6	2.00	4.91
WR Randall Morgenstern	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Griffin Chamberlain	4	2
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Terrence Sjostrom	10	6	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Griffin Chamberlain	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Columbus (OH)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colby Polidixon	5	4	1
TE Jack Clausen	2	0	0
WR Trent Sellers	2	2	2
TE Philip Garris	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Hoover	11	6	5
WR Randall Morgenstern	1	0	0
RB Tevin Fauntleroy	1	1	0
WR Ezra Morris	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,700 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,000 (18,400)
End Zone 6,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine 3,900 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 6,300 (11,800)
Club Seats 4,900 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,700 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,000 (18,400)
End Zone	6,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine	3,900 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	6,300 (11,800)
Club Seats	4,900 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)