Week 1, 2085

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cardiff Dragons	0	16	3	6	-	25
Atlanta Falcons	7	0	0	15	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 ATL - Edwin Howard 4 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 13:49 CDR - Andre Schroeder 22 field goal
2Q: 09:27 CDR - Andre Schroeder 38 field goal
2Q: 06:51 CDR - Theodore Crites 4 pass from Edward Durham (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CDR - Andre Schroeder 20 field goal
3Q: 01:31 CDR - Andre Schroeder 32 field goal
4Q: 13:21 ATL - Zach Robinson 14 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 10:25 CDR - Andre Schroeder 53 field goal
4Q: 07:36 ATL - Brant Holman 40 pass from Andres Clayton (Andres Clayton pass to Brant Holman for conversion)
4Q: 00:03 CDR - Andre Schroeder 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:51 ATL - Edwin Howard 4 run (Carson Marcum extra point)
2Q: 13:49 CDR - Andre Schroeder 22 field goal
2Q: 09:27 CDR - Andre Schroeder 38 field goal
2Q: 06:51 CDR - Theodore Crites 4 pass from Edward Durham (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 00:16 CDR - Andre Schroeder 20 field goal
3Q: 01:31 CDR - Andre Schroeder 32 field goal
4Q: 13:21 ATL - Zach Robinson 14 pass from Andres Clayton (Carson Marcum extra point)
4Q: 10:25 CDR - Andre Schroeder 53 field goal
4Q: 07:36 ATL - Brant Holman 40 pass from Andres Clayton (Andres Clayton pass to Brant Holman for conversion)
4Q: 00:03 CDR - Andre Schroeder 23 field goal

Team Statistics CDR ATL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 5
Total Net Yards 399 395
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards per Play 6.33 6.81
Net Rushing Yards 152 114
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 4.75 4.38
Net Passing Yards 247 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 266 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.97 8.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/95 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 6 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/5 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 22
Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

Team Statistics	CDR	ATL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	5
Total Net Yards	399	395
- Offensive Plays	63	58
- Yards per Play	6.33	6.81
Net Rushing Yards	152	114
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	4.75	4.38
Net Passing Yards	247	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	30 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	266	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.97	8.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/95	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	6	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/5	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 22
Time of Possession	31:01	28:59

Drive Charts

Cardiff Dragons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 41	3	-1	Punt
1	7:41	1:53	OWN 25	3	-10	Punt
1	3:08	4:24	OWN 20	9	75	Field Goal
2	11:06	1:45	OWN 32	4	47	Field Goal
2	8:24	1:42	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
2	5:30	5:21	OWN 30	14	67	Field Goal
3	12:15	1:16	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	7:13	5:47	OWN 23	9	62	Field Goal
4	13:10	2:50	OWN 25	5	39	Field Goal
4	7:20	2:23	OWN 38	3	9	Punt
4	1:52	1:52	50	6	44	Field Goal

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	5:20	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
1	5:48	2:40	OWN 37	4	49	Interception
2	13:44	2:38	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
2	9:21	0:57	OWN 25	2	10	Fumble
2	6:42	1:12	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
3	10:59	3:46	OWN 24	7	61	Missed FG
3	1:26	3:16	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	10:20	3:00	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	4:57	3:05	OWN 3	7	17	Punt

Game MVP: Andre Schroeder, Cardiff Dragons

Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Kody Rhodes	14	49	3.50	20	1
QB Edward Durham	9	65	7.22	12	3
RB Greg Dhamers	6	37	6.17	29	1
WR Marshall Minkel	3	1	0.33	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Howard	11	48	4.36	9	0	1
RB Gustavo Hickman	7	11	1.57	8	0	0
QB Andres Clayton	5	25	5.00	11	1	0
FB Mickey Kinney	2	2	1.00	1	0	0
WR Brant Holman	1	28	28.00	28	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edward Durham	28	15	266	3/19	1	53	0	98.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andres Clayton	30	19	289	2/8	2	40	1	103.3

Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rickey Zimmerman	4	9	48	12.00	10	22	0
WR Marshall Minkel	3	4	98	32.67	67	50	0
TE Theodore Crites	3	8	11	3.67	0	4	1
WR Jack Porter	2	3	45	22.50	33	42	0
WR Roberto Coles	2	3	11	5.50	2	12	0
WR Reggie Baniewicz	1	1	53	53.00	48	53	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Zach Robinson	5	8	67	13.40	17	21	1
RB Gustavo Hickman	3	5	20	6.67	0	10	0
TE Kenyon Greening	3	3	50	16.67	5	31	0
TE Todd Kramer	3	6	55	18.33	13	25	0
WR Brant Holman	2	5	49	24.50	39	40	1
WR Brad Percell	1	1	28	28.00	27	28	0
RB Edwin Howard	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Donovan Rackley	1	1	17	17.00	5	17	0

Interception Statistics

Cardiff	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sherman Johnston	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cardiff	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Edward Durham	1	0	0
T Vernon Jewett	0	1	0
S Rex Newsome	0	1	0
OLB Ricky Cobb	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Edwin Howard	1	0	0	0
ILB Bernie Dawson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cardiff	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Brandon	4	206	51.5	46.8	55	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Evan Sanford	4	173	43.3	34.5	47	1

Kicking Statistics

Cardiff	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Schroeder	6/6	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Marcum	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Dhamers	3	35	11.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Hill	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Zimmerman	2	54	27.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kim Downs	1	18	18.0	0
Charles Castillo	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cardiff	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ricky Cobb	10	2	0.0	24	31
OLB Donnie Lincoln	7	0	0.0	24	26
S Rex Newsome	6	2	0.0	26	32
ILB Ashton Washington	5	0	0.0	13	21
CB Jay Springer	4	1	0.0	16	18
DE Bernie Irwin	2	2	1.5	25	25
ILB Omar Stoltman	2	2	0.0	22	25
CB Carson Farr	2	0	0.0	23	30
DT Cody Romanos	1	0	0.5	8	17
S Patterson Dightman	1	3	0.0	24	26
OLB Irving Oxenby	1	1	0.0	4	7
DT Kendrick Grujin	1	0	0.0	18	20
CB Sherman Johnston	0	1	0.0	13	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Castillo	8	0	0.0	32	31
ILB Bernie Dawson	6	1	1.0	11	14
CB Kim Downs	5	2	0.0	21	14
CB Bruce Terrell	5	0	0.0	31	31
CB Gage Dunn	4	1	0.0	32	31
DT Leland Marlow	3	1	0.5	25	25
DE Bruce Sims	3	0	0.5	17	14
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	3	1	0.0	24	24
DE Ricky Westbrook	2	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Devonte Greene	2	1	0.0	11	10
DT Bart Geisen	2	0	0.0	19	15
DE Brady Seubert	1	0	1.0	10	14
ILB Clay West	1	2	0.0	20	17
DE Kenny Bernard	1	1	0.0	17	17
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	1	0	0.0	13	15
S Nicholas Beuerlein	1	0	0.0	6	2
QB Andres Clayton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnell Jeffries	1	0	0.0	8	7
S Stephen Everett	0	1	0.0	11	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Cardiff	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernie Irwin	1.5	0	0	25
DT Cody Romanos	0.5	0	0	17
DE Jackie Von Wyss	0.0	3	2	27
ILB Ashton Washington	0.0	1	0	21
CB Jay Springer	0.0	1	0	18
ILB Omar Stoltman	0.0	1	0	25

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brady Seubert	1.0	1	0	14
ILB Bernie Dawson	1.0	0	1	14
DE Bruce Sims	0.5	2	7	14
DT Leland Marlow	0.5	0	0	25
DE Ricky Westbrook	0.0	3	1	17
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	0.0	1	1	15
DT Bart Geisen	0.0	1	0	15
DE Kenny Bernard	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Cardiff	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ricky Cobb	4	1	0	31
S Rex Newsome	3	2	0	32
S Patterson Dightman	2	0	0	26
CB Carson Farr	2	0	0	30
OLB Donnie Lincoln	2	0	0	26
CB Jay Springer	2	0	0	18
ILB Omar Stoltman	2	0	0	25
ILB Ashton Washington	1	0	0	21
OLB Irving Oxenby	1	0	0	7
S Jimmy Stewart	0	1	0	17
CB Sherman Johnston	0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Charles Castillo	4	0	31
CB Bruce Terrell	4	0	31
CB Kim Downs	3	0	14
OLB Devonte Greene	2	0	10
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	1	2	24
CB Gage Dunn	1	0	31
S Nicholas Beuerlein	0	1	2
ILB Clay West	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Cardiff	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Vernon Jewett	2	2	0	32	1	31
G Tim Norris	1	7	1	32	1	31
T Vince Hodges	1	6	0	32	1	31
G Nickolas Elling	1	2	0	32	0	31
C Braden Branch	0	6	0	32	0	31

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Daryl Sembower	4	5	2	26	0	32
C Samuel Deering	2	5	0	26	0	32
T Skip Ogletree	1	6	1	26	2	32
G Keegan Palmer	1	3	0	26	0	32
G Jordan Dunning	0	2	0	26	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Cardiff	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Hodges	2	17
Rickey Zimmerman	1	15
Reggie Baniewicz	1	11
Ricky Cobb	1	3

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Sutton	2	12
Donnell Jeffries	2	9
Mickey Kinney	1	16

Participation

Cardiff	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Vince Hodges	32	31	---	---	17	80
WR Rickey Zimmerman	32	30	---	---	15	77
T Vernon Jewett	32	31	---	---	10	73
G Tim Norris	32	31	---	---	10	73
G Nickolas Elling	32	31	---	---	10	73
QB Edward Durham	32	31	---	---	---	63
C Braden Branch	32	31	---	---	---	63
S Rex Newsome	---	---	26	32	5	63
OLB Ricky Cobb	---	---	24	31	3	58
CB Carson Farr	---	---	23	30	2	55
DE Jackie Von Wyss	---	---	24	27	---	51
S Patterson Dightman	---	---	24	26	---	50
OLB Donnie Lincoln	---	---	24	26	---	50
DE Bernie Irwin	---	---	25	25	---	50
CB Jay Springer	---	---	16	18	15	49
S Jimmy Stewart	---	---	15	17	16	48
TE Theodore Crites	24	24	---	---	---	48
WR Jack Porter	12	14	---	---	21	47
ILB Omar Stoltman	---	---	22	25	---	47
ILB Ashton Washington	---	---	13	21	9	43
DT Kendrick Grujin	---	---	18	20	5	43
RB Greg Dhamers	10	7	---	---	25	42
WR Marshall Minkel	22	14	---	---	---	36
WR Roberto Coles	20	16	---	---	---	36
RB Kenneth Gomez	1	12	---	---	21	34
TE Van Otomo	13	17	---	---	---	30
OLB Irving Oxenby	---	---	4	7	18	29
CB Sherman Johnston	---	---	13	16	---	29
TE Xavier Glover	0	3	---	---	25	28
RB Kody Rhodes	18	10	---	---	---	28
DT Cody Romanos	---	---	8	17	1	26
WR Reggie Baniewicz	8	7	---	---	11	26
CB Shaun Gribbon	---	---	4	7	5	16
DE Morgan Horseman	---	---	2	7	5	14
K Andre Schroeder	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Brent Lee	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Gerald Brandon	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Eddie Paulk	0	0	---	---	4	4
WR Jackie Slezak	0	1	---	---	---	1
DT Alec Sanford	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Jordan Schuster	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Earl Carlisle	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jameson Shea	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Nicholas McIntyre	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Edwin Cullen	---	---	0	0	---	0
S T.J. Thomas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Charles Castillo	---	---	32	31	13	76
CB Gage Dunn	---	---	32	31	6	69
CB Bruce Terrell	---	---	31	31	6	68
T Skip Ogletree	26	32	---	---	5	63
G Jordan Dunning	26	32	---	---	---	58
WR Zach Robinson	26	32	---	---	---	58
C Samuel Deering	26	32	---	---	---	58
G Keegan Palmer	26	32	---	---	---	58
QB Andres Clayton	26	32	---	---	---	58
T Daryl Sembower	26	32	---	---	---	58
TE Todd Kramer	25	31	---	---	---	56
DT Leland Marlow	---	---	25	25	5	55
OLB Jeremiah Skuratovsky	---	---	24	24	5	53
WR Brad Percell	21	31	---	---	---	52
RB Edwin Howard	16	17	---	---	15	48
TE Kenyon Greening	10	15	---	---	20	45
CB Kim Downs	---	---	21	14	9	44
DE Ricky Westbrook	---	---	20	17	6	43
CB Raul Reilly	---	---	10	14	19	43
OLB Devonte Greene	---	---	11	10	20	41
ILB Bernie Dawson	---	---	11	14	15	40
ILB Clay West	---	---	20	17	2	39
DT Ezekiel O'Toole	---	---	13	15	8	36
DE Bruce Sims	---	---	17	14	5	36
DT Bart Geisen	---	---	19	15	2	36
DE Kenny Bernard	---	---	17	17	2	36
FB Mickey Kinney	8	8	---	---	16	32
S Stephen Everett	---	---	11	17	4	32
S Kris Fitzgerald	---	---	14	12	2	28
DE Brady Seubert	---	---	10	14	3	27
DT Donnell Jeffries	---	---	8	7	9	24
S Nicholas Beuerlein	---	---	6	2	15	23
WR Brant Holman	10	11	---	---	---	21
RB Gustavo Hickman	7	12	---	---	1	20
WR Donovan Rackley	3	1	---	---	16	20
WR Rondell Hill	2	1	---	---	15	18
CB Taylor Sutton	---	---	0	0	12	12
TE Albert Urbina	2	1	---	---	5	8
P Evan Sanford	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Gino Dennis	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Darrell Beisel	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Cole Myers	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Carson Marcum	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Luis Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Bryant Rodgers	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB J.B. Chelios	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	20	109	5.5
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	7	50	7.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edward Durham	28	15	5	0	1	4	8	11	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andres Clayton	30	19	5	0	0	4	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	52	17.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	154	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	51	25.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	77	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Zimmerman	9	4	0	48	1	30
TE Theodore Crites	8	3	1	11	0	24
WR Marshall Minkel	4	3	0	98	2	14
WR Jack Porter	3	2	0	45	1	14
WR Roberto Coles	3	2	0	11	0	16
WR Reggie Baniewicz	1	1	0	53	1	7

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Zach Robinson	8	5	67	1	32
TE Todd Kramer	6	3	55	1	31
RB Gustavo Hickman	5	3	20	0	12
WR Brant Holman	5	2	49	1	11
TE Kenyon Greening	3	3	50	1	15
WR Brad Percell	1	1	28	1	31
RB Edwin Howard	1	1	3	0	17
WR Donovan Rackley	1	1	17	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Marshall Minkel	2	-1	-0.50	0.33
RB Kody Rhodes	2	-1	-0.50	3.50
RB Greg Dhamers	1	0	0.00	6.17

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Howard	3	14	4.67	4.36
RB Gustavo Hickman	1	-2	-2.00	1.57
QB Andres Clayton	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Durham	11	4	29	2.64	9.50

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andres Clayton	3	1	14	4.67	9.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rickey Zimmerman	6	2	22	3.67	5.33
TE Theodore Crites	4	2	7	1.75	1.38
WR Roberto Coles	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Zach Robinson	3	1	14	4.67	8.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Rushes	Conversions
WR Marshall Minkel	1	0
QB Edward Durham	1	0
RB Greg Dhamers	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andres Clayton	2	1
RB Edwin Howard	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Durham	10	6	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andres Clayton	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Theodore Crites	5	2	0
WR Rickey Zimmerman	4	3	3
WR Roberto Coles	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Todd Kramer	3	1	1
WR Zach Robinson	2	1	0
TE Kenyon Greening	1	1	1
WR Brant Holman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (22,200)
End Zone 15,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (22,200)
End Zone	15,800 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	14,100 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)