Week 1, 2087

played in New Orleans, CA

79 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Cardiff Dragons	0	14	0	10	-	24
New Orleans Saints	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Garrett Locher 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CDR - Greg Dhamers 13 run (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 08:26 CDR - Rick Hazel 18 pass from Edward Durham (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 07:39 NOS - Donnie Dworak 66 pass from Shannon Monroe (Garrett Locher extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Garrett Locher 28 field goal
4Q: 09:37 CDR - Amir Klecko 13 pass from Edward Durham (Andre Schroeder extra point)
4Q: 01:38 CDR - Andre Schroeder 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:33 NOS - Garrett Locher 19 field goal
2Q: 15:00 CDR - Greg Dhamers 13 run (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 08:26 CDR - Rick Hazel 18 pass from Edward Durham (Andre Schroeder extra point)
2Q: 07:39 NOS - Donnie Dworak 66 pass from Shannon Monroe (Garrett Locher extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NOS - Garrett Locher 28 field goal
4Q: 09:37 CDR - Amir Klecko 13 pass from Edward Durham (Andre Schroeder extra point)
4Q: 01:38 CDR - Andre Schroeder 18 field goal

Team Statistics CDR NOS
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 342 390
- Offensive Plays 63 80
- Yards per Play 5.43 4.88
Net Rushing Yards 139 103
- Rushing Attempts 35 23
- Yards per Rush 3.97 4.48
Net Passing Yards 203 287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 17 - 1 56 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/15
- Yards per Pass Play 7.25 5.04
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/58 10/48
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 6/95
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 1/14
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:20 30:40

Team Statistics	CDR	NOS
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	342	390
- Offensive Plays	63	80
- Yards per Play	5.43	4.88
Net Rushing Yards	139	103
- Rushing Attempts	35	23
- Yards per Rush	3.97	4.48
Net Passing Yards	203	287
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 17 - 1	56 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/15
- Yards per Pass Play	7.25	5.04
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/58	10/48
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	6/95
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	1/14
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:20	30:40

Drive Charts

Cardiff Dragons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:28	1:18	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	6:17	1:40	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	2:54	3:05	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
2	12:38	4:19	OWN 36	9	64	Touchdown
2	7:24	2:00	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	4:29	2:19	OWN 22	4	22	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 23	1	13	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
3	13:06	0:51	OPP 34	2	3	Interception
3	10:32	2:03	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	6:09	1:31	OWN 32	4	17	Punt
3	2:39	1:20	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	14:55	1:56	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	11:38	2:11	OWN 23	5	77	Touchdown
4	5:37	2:10	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	2:16	0:43	OPP 12	5	11	Field Goal

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:32	OWN 14	17	84	Field Goal
1	7:10	0:53	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
1	4:37	1:43	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
2	14:49	2:11	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	8:19	0:55	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	5:24	0:55	OWN 14	5	22	Punt
2	2:10	1:31	OWN 9	6	31	Punt
3	13:20	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	12:15	1:43	OWN 27	4	14	Punt
3	8:29	2:20	50	6	25	Missed FG
3	4:38	1:59	OWN 20	4	37	Punt
3	1:19	1:24	OPP 43	5	32	Field Goal
4	12:59	1:21	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
4	9:27	3:50	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
4	3:27	1:11	OWN 4	4	8	Downs
4	1:33	1:33	OWN 25	9	22	Downs

Game MVP: Edward Durham, Cardiff Dragons

Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Greg Dhamers	21	78	3.71	26	4	1
RB Francisco Clancy	10	42	4.20	13	2	0
QB Edward Durham	4	19	4.75	13	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bill Demeester	8	24	3.00	22	1
QB Shannon Monroe	7	47	6.71	37	1
RB Evan Winslett	5	14	2.80	6	0
RB Brayden Stokes	3	18	6.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edward Durham	28	17	203	0/0	2	29	1	91.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shannon Monroe	56	26	302	1/15	1	66	1	61.7

Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Al Patton	5	6	53	10.60	15	22	0
WR Rick Hazel	4	7	73	18.25	31	29	1
WR Rickey Zimmerman	3	7	35	11.67	8	16	0
TE Pedro King	3	4	11	3.67	1	7	0
TE Bryan Frizzell	1	2	18	18.00	13	18	0
WR Amir Klecko	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Donnie Dworak	7	10	116	16.57	73	66	1
WR Xavier Tucker	6	16	66	11.00	16	19	0
WR Graham Booker	4	7	69	17.25	0	27	0
RB Bill Demeester	3	4	18	6.00	13	12	0
WR Darrin Skladanowski	2	8	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Nick Farr	2	4	18	9.00	0	11	0
RB Evan Winslett	2	3	7	3.50	5	5	0
WR Damon Rivera	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cardiff	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eugene Kudo	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tyrus Bridgman	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cardiff	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Alec Sanford	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Shannon Monroe	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cardiff	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Brandon	10	493	49.3	37.8	59	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Forbes	9	372	41.3	34.7	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Cardiff	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Schroeder	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	2/3	0/1	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Dhamers	4	20	5.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Durham	6	95	15.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Newsome	2	53	26.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Rivera	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cardiff	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Omar Stoltman	8	1	0.0	21	47
S Rex Newsome	5	2	0.0	23	57
OLB Eugene Kudo	5	0	0.0	13	37
DE Bernie Irwin	4	0	0.5	22	43
S Patterson Dightman	4	1	0.0	20	44
DT Alec Sanford	3	1	0.0	12	35
CB Gary Patterson	3	0	0.0	21	47
DE Jackie Von Wyss	2	1	0.5	18	27
DT Kendrick Grujin	2	2	0.0	11	23
ILB Louie Kinney	2	2	0.0	10	19
OLB Ricky Cobb	2	1	0.0	23	44
ILB Walter Holman	2	1	0.0	12	31
CB Shaun Gribbon	2	0	0.0	10	35
S T.J. Thomas	2	0	0.0	12	26
CB Carson Farr	1	1	0.0	13	36
WR Rickey Zimmerman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Sherman Johnston	1	0	0.0	4	13
DE Morgan Horseman	0	1	0.0	4	16

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kaden Vaughn	10	1	0.0	31	26
DT Colin Gaines	7	1	0.0	35	28
S Tyrus Bridgman	4	2	0.0	31	26
DE Eddie Bates	4	1	0.0	35	27
OLB Lincoln Buckner	3	1	0.0	17	15
OLB Myles Walsh	3	0	0.0	26	17
CB Byron Armstrong	3	0	0.0	27	19
CB Jordan Sellers	2	0	0.0	30	26
S Amir Walsh	2	0	0.0	16	14
CB Dennis Cox	2	0	0.0	17	15
CB Eugene Rochelle	2	0	0.0	19	18
S Vernon Marsh	2	0	0.0	19	12
DE Jerome Hoover	1	2	0.0	25	19
DE Christian LaPointe	1	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	0	0.0	12	13
WR Graham Booker	1	0	---	---	---
S Sammy Durham	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT Dalton Farmer	1	0	0.0	21	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Cardiff	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jackie Von Wyss	0.5	1	0	0	27
DE Bernie Irwin	0.5	0	3	0	43
DT Alec Sanford	0.0	1	2	0	35
ILB Omar Stoltman	0.0	0	1	1	47
DE Morgan Horseman	0.0	0	1	0	16
OLB Eugene Kudo	0.0	0	0	2	37
DT Darius Raisor	0.0	0	0	1	13

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christian LaPointe	2	0	17
DT Colin Gaines	1	0	28
DE Jerome Hoover	1	0	19
DE Eddie Bates	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Cardiff	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Omar Stoltman	5	2	0	47
OLB Eugene Kudo	4	3	1	37
S Patterson Dightman	2	2	0	44
ILB Walter Holman	2	0	0	31
CB Shaun Gribbon	2	0	0	35
S T.J. Thomas	2	0	0	26
S Rex Newsome	2	0	0	57
OLB Ricky Cobb	1	1	0	44
CB Carson Farr	1	0	0	36
DE Jackie Von Wyss	1	0	0	27
CB Sherman Johnston	1	0	0	13
DT Alec Sanford	1	0	0	35
ILB Louie Kinney	1	0	0	19
CB Gary Patterson	1	0	0	47
DE Bernie Irwin	0	1	0	43

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eugene Rochelle	3	0	0	18
S Tyrus Bridgman	2	0	1	26
CB Jordan Sellers	2	0	0	26
CB Dennis Cox	2	0	0	15
ILB Kaden Vaughn	2	0	0	26
OLB Myles Walsh	1	1	0	17
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	0	19
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	0	0	13
S Amir Walsh	1	0	0	14
OLB Lincoln Buckner	1	0	0	15
S Sammy Durham	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Cardiff	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Braden Branch	3	6	35	28
T Andre Bernstein	3	4	35	28
G Nickolas Elling	2	9	35	28
G Mickey Schwantes	1	6	35	28
T Carson Fenkner	1	4	35	28
TE Pedro King	0	2	24	18

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Vincent Wimbley	2	5	23	0	57
G Graham Mathews	2	4	23	0	57
C Kim Durden	1	7	23	0	57
T Kris O'Connor	0	4	23	1	57
T Neal Long	0	2	23	0	57

Special Teams Tackles

Cardiff	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Zimmerman	2	19
Patterson Dightman	2	15
Van Otomo	1	29
Carson Fenkner	1	11
Carson Farr	1	3

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Marsh	2	18
Eddie Bates	2	14
Brayden Stokes	1	31
Tyrus Bridgman	1	14

Participation

Cardiff	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rex Newsome	---	---	23	57	7	87
S Patterson Dightman	---	---	20	44	15	79
WR Rickey Zimmerman	32	24	---	---	19	75
T Carson Fenkner	35	28	---	---	11	74
G Nickolas Elling	35	28	---	---	11	74
G Mickey Schwantes	35	28	---	---	11	74
T Andre Bernstein	35	28	---	---	11	74
OLB Ricky Cobb	---	---	23	44	3	70
ILB Omar Stoltman	---	---	21	47	1	69
CB Gary Patterson	---	---	21	47	1	69
DE Bernie Irwin	---	---	22	43	---	65
QB Edward Durham	35	28	---	---	---	63
WR Rick Hazel	33	28	---	---	2	63
C Braden Branch	35	28	---	---	---	63
ILB Walter Holman	---	---	12	31	16	59
S T.J. Thomas	---	---	12	26	20	58
DT Alec Sanford	---	---	12	35	11	58
OLB Eugene Kudo	---	---	13	37	3	53
CB Carson Farr	---	---	13	36	3	52
RB Francisco Clancy	12	8	---	---	29	49
RB Greg Dhamers	25	13	---	---	11	49
CB Shaun Gribbon	---	---	10	35	2	47
DE Jackie Von Wyss	---	---	18	27	1	46
WR Al Patton	26	17	---	---	---	43
TE Pedro King	24	18	---	---	---	42
TE Van Otomo	4	5	---	---	29	38
DT Kendrick Grujin	---	---	11	23	2	36
CB Sherman Johnston	---	---	4	13	18	35
CB Gage Stamm	---	---	2	19	11	32
DE Morgan Horseman	---	---	4	16	11	31
ILB Louie Kinney	---	---	10	19	1	30
OLB Edwin Cullen	---	---	0	0	27	27
TE Bryan Frizzell	10	13	---	---	---	23
WR Manuel Korr	0	1	---	---	19	20
OLB Donnie Lincoln	---	---	1	15	1	17
WR Roberto Coles	6	10	---	---	---	16
DT Darius Raisor	---	---	1	13	2	16
WR Amir Klecko	2	3	---	---	7	12
P Gerald Brandon	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Ron Fundinger	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Chandler Wight	1	0	---	---	8	9
K Andre Schroeder	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Tim Norris	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Paulk	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Parker Grzecki	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Roger Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Graham Mathews	23	57	---	---	12	92
G Vincent Wimbley	23	57	---	---	12	92
T Kris O'Connor	23	57	---	---	12	92
T Neal Long	23	57	---	---	12	92
QB Shannon Monroe	23	57	---	---	---	80
C Kim Durden	23	57	---	---	---	80
WR Darrin Skladanowski	17	55	---	---	5	77
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	35	27	14	76
CB Jordan Sellers	---	---	30	26	20	76
TE Donnie Dworak	22	52	---	---	1	75
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	35	28	11	74
WR Xavier Tucker	21	51	---	---	---	72
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	31	26	14	71
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	31	26	1	58
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	12	13	28	53
RB Evan Winslett	9	32	---	---	11	52
WR Graham Booker	13	32	---	---	5	50
S Vernon Marsh	---	---	19	12	18	49
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	27	19	1	47
CB Eugene Rochelle	---	---	19	18	10	47
DE Jerome Hoover	---	---	25	19	1	45
RB Brayden Stokes	7	7	---	---	31	45
OLB Myles Walsh	---	---	26	17	1	44
DE Christian LaPointe	---	---	12	17	10	39
TE Nick Farr	12	25	---	---	---	37
TE Drake McDowell	4	2	---	---	30	36
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	17	15	1	33
S Amir Walsh	---	---	16	14	2	32
CB Dennis Cox	---	---	17	15	---	32
DT Dalton Farmer	---	---	21	10	1	32
RB Bill Demeester	10	18	---	---	1	29
WR Damon Rivera	0	5	---	---	22	27
ILB Ronald Palmateer	---	---	4	2	15	21
S Sammy Durham	---	---	4	2	10	16
WR Nick Garrett	0	6	---	---	9	15
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Terrence Forbes	0	0	---	---	12	12
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Gustavo Miller	---	---	4	2	---	6
QB Mel Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Leslie Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Tim Rivers	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Spencer Reed	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Silas Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
K Rodolfo Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0
K O.J. Alenduff	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	19	55	2.9
Right	10	61	6.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	1	11	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edward Durham	28	17	2	4	1	1	4	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shannon Monroe	56	26	3	6	3	9	7	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	86	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	7	3.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	143	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	81	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	47	15.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Hazel	7	4	0	73	1	28
WR Rickey Zimmerman	7	3	0	35	0	24
WR Al Patton	6	5	0	53	1	17
TE Pedro King	4	3	0	11	0	18
TE Bryan Frizzell	2	1	0	18	0	13
WR Amir Klecko	2	1	1	13	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Tucker	16	6	2	66	0	51
TE Donnie Dworak	10	7	0	116	1	52
WR Darrin Skladanowski	8	2	0	8	0	55
WR Graham Booker	7	4	0	69	2	32
TE Nick Farr	4	2	0	18	0	25
RB Bill Demeester	4	3	0	18	0	18
RB Evan Winslett	3	2	1	7	0	32
WR Damon Rivera	2	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Greg Dhamers	4	17	4.25	3.71
RB Francisco Clancy	1	9	9.00	4.20

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Shannon Monroe	1	2	2.00	6.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Durham	4	3	32	8.00	7.25

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shannon Monroe	7	2	11	1.57	5.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rick Hazel	1	1	18	18.00	10.43
WR Amir Klecko	1	1	13	13.00	6.50
TE Pedro King	1	1	1	1.00	2.75
WR Al Patton	1	0	0	0.00	8.83

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Xavier Tucker	3	0	0	0.00	4.13
WR Darrin Skladanowski	1	1	6	6.00	1.00
TE Donnie Dworak	1	0	0	0.00	11.60
RB Evan Winslett	1	1	5	5.00	2.33
WR Graham Booker	1	0	0	0.00	9.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Rushes	Conversions
RB Francisco Clancy	3	1
RB Greg Dhamers	3	1
QB Edward Durham	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Evan Winslett	2	1
QB Shannon Monroe	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Durham	6	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shannon Monroe	14	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Hazel	2	1	0
TE Bryan Frizzell	2	1	1
TE Pedro King	2	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Xavier Tucker	6	1	0
RB Evan Winslett	3	2	0
WR Graham Booker	2	2	2
TE Donnie Dworak	1	0	0
TE Nick Farr	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (16,100)
End Zone 11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (16,100)
End Zone	11,700 (11,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (10,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)