Week 15, 2089

played in New Orleans, CA

76 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Cardiff Dragons	0	0	3	0	-	3
New Orleans Saints	10	0	0	5	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 NOS - Garrett Locher 27 field goal
1Q: 02:04 NOS - Xavier Tucker 17 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 06:39 CDR - Andre Schroeder 32 field goal
4Q: 13:01 NOS - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Garrett Locher 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:18 NOS - Garrett Locher 27 field goal
1Q: 02:04 NOS - Xavier Tucker 17 pass from D.J. Keeley (Garrett Locher extra point)
3Q: 06:39 CDR - Andre Schroeder 32 field goal
4Q: 13:01 NOS - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Garrett Locher 43 field goal

Team Statistics CDR NOS
Record 8-5-1 5-9
First Downs 14 14
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 322 212
- Offensive Plays 71 63
- Yards per Play 4.54 3.37
Net Rushing Yards 130 57
- Rushing Attempts 32 29
- Yards per Rush 4.06 1.97
Net Passing Yards 192 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 16 - 1 32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 11.8
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/54 11/75
Punt Returns/Yards 4/33 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/54 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:33 29:27

Team Statistics	CDR	NOS
Record	8-5-1	5-9
First Downs	14	14
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	322	212
- Offensive Plays	71	63
- Yards per Play	4.54	3.37
Net Rushing Yards	130	57
- Rushing Attempts	32	29
- Yards per Rush	4.06	1.97
Net Passing Yards	192	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 16 - 1	32 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	163
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	11.8
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/54	11/75
Punt Returns/Yards	4/33	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/54	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:33	29:27

Drive Charts

Cardiff Dragons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	0:11	OWN 20	1	-4	Fumble
1	12:11	2:09	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
1	8:24	4:03	OWN 36	8	31	Missed FG
1	1:58	3:11	OWN 25	8	73	Interception
2	8:47	2:17	OWN 4	5	44	Punt
2	4:42	2:04	OWN 36	7	19	Downs
2	2:14	0:56	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
3	9:52	3:21	OWN 41	7	44	Field Goal
3	5:06	3:05	OWN 35	5	24	Punt
4	14:20	1:28	OWN 3	3	-19	Safety
4	11:11	1:41	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:03	2:23	OWN 41	8	42	Downs
4	0:50	0:33	OWN 20	4	5	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
1	12:50	0:39	OPP 8	3	-2	Field Goal
1	10:02	1:38	OWN 8	3	4	Punt
1	4:21	2:23	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
2	13:47	5:00	OWN 20	10	32	Punt
2	6:30	1:48	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
2	2:38	0:24	OWN 45	3	21	Interception
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 11	2	12	Half
3	11:38	1:46	OWN 20	3	-12	Punt
3	6:31	1:25	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	2:01	2:41	OWN 20	8	27	Punt
4	12:52	1:41	OPP 45	3	-5	Punt
4	9:30	4:27	OWN 43	6	31	Field Goal
4	2:40	1:50	OWN 17	8	47	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OPP 25	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Lincoln Buckner, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kody Rhodes	28	100	3.57	40	3	0
QB Edward Durham	4	30	7.50	11	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Evan Winslett	18	27	1.50	10	2
RB Pat Bloomer	8	17	2.13	29	1
QB D.J. Keeley	2	6	3.00	7	0
WR Xavier Tucker	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edward Durham	37	16	202	2/10	0	51	1	49.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Keeley	32	20	163	2/8	1	23	1	72.8

Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Scottie Cassidy	9	18	131	14.56	31	51
WR Tyrell May	4	9	25	6.25	0	8
TE Eli Dewez	2	2	32	16.00	22	30
WR Al Patton	1	5	14	14.00	0	14
WR Vince Martin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Pedro King	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Xavier Tucker	5	7	71	14.20	12	19	1
RB Evan Winslett	5	5	24	4.80	6	14	0
WR Cameron Page	3	6	13	4.33	2	6	0
TE Donnie Dworak	2	4	29	14.50	10	23	0
WR Damon Rivera	2	2	12	6.00	3	7	0
RB Pat Bloomer	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
TE Henry Cochrane	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Nick Farr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cardiff	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S DeAndre Ackerman	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Cromer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cardiff	Fumb	Recov
QB Edward Durham	1	0
RB Kody Rhodes	1	0
C Braden Branch	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
CB Jordan Sellers	1	0
S Tyrus Bridgman	0	1
DT Jefferson Fuller	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cardiff	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Brandon	6	282	47.0	36.0	58	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shaquille Hoffman	9	451	50.1	42.0	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Cardiff	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andre Schroeder	1/2	0/1	0/1	32	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Garrett Locher	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kody Rhodes	4	33	8.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mason Williamson	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cardiff	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Newsome	2	54	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Moss	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cardiff	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Omar Stoltman	7	2	0.0	25	20
DE Bernie Irwin	5	1	1.0	26	25
ILB Leland Bradford	5	2	0.0	17	29
S DeAndre Ackerman	5	2	0.0	29	34
S Rex Newsome	5	1	0.0	23	22
ILB Walter Holman	3	1	0.0	25	23
S Jerald Lucas	3	1	0.0	14	20
DT Darius Raisor	3	0	0.0	16	26
CB Austin Pittard	3	0	0.0	25	33
OLB Gus Poole	2	0	1.0	21	18
ILB Louie Kinney	2	1	0.0	14	16
CB Arnold Tubbs	2	1	0.0	15	10
CB Gary Patterson	2	0	0.0	14	24
QB Edward Durham	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ricky Cobb	1	0	0.0	15	18
G Nickolas Elling	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wes O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	9	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Buckner	7	3	1.0	28	29
S Tyrus Bridgman	6	4	0.0	32	38
DT Jefferson Fuller	6	0	0.0	25	35
CB Dustin Walsh	6	0	0.0	27	36
DT Nate Hingis	5	0	0.0	15	21
DE Wes Rose	4	0	0.0	20	16
ILB Carlton Oscarson	4	0	0.0	31	38
S Amir Walsh	3	0	0.0	17	21
DE Elliot Welch	2	0	1.0	12	28
CB Ernie Cromer	2	3	0.0	31	37
DT Colin Gaines	1	4	0.0	25	23
CB Jordan Sellers	1	1	0.0	20	29
ILB Kaden Vaughn	1	1	0.0	2	1
QB D.J. Keeley	1	0	---	---	---
CB Byron Armstrong	1	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	0	0.0	11	15
S Quentin Burks	0	4	0.0	14	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Cardiff	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bernie Irwin	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Gus Poole	1.0	0	0	18
DE Robbie Holliday	0.0	1	1	22
ILB Leland Bradford	0.0	0	1	29

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Buckner	1.0	0	3	0	29
DE Elliot Welch	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Eddie Bates	0.0	1	3	1	24
CB Jordan Sellers	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Jefferson Fuller	0.0	0	2	0	35
DE Wes Rose	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Nate Hingis	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Cardiff	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Leland Bradford	4	0	0	29
ILB Omar Stoltman	3	2	0	20
S Jerald Lucas	3	0	0	20
ILB Walter Holman	2	1	0	23
CB Austin Pittard	2	0	0	33
S Rex Newsome	1	1	0	22
S DeAndre Ackerman	1	0	1	34
OLB Ricky Cobb	1	0	0	18
OLB Gus Poole	1	0	0	18
CB Arnold Tubbs	1	0	0	10
CB Gary Patterson	1	0	0	24
OLB Adam Meyers	0	1	0	11

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dustin Walsh	6	2	0	36
S Tyrus Bridgman	3	0	0	38
OLB Lincoln Buckner	1	1	0	29
CB Ernie Cromer	1	0	1	37
OLB Roberto Huffman	1	0	0	15
S Amir Walsh	1	0	0	21
ILB Carlton Oscarson	1	0	0	38
DE Elliot Welch	1	0	0	28
DT Nate Hingis	1	0	0	21
CB Byron Armstrong	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Cardiff	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Nickolas Elling	3	6	32	1	39
C Braden Branch	2	4	32	0	39
T Andre Bernstein	2	4	32	0	39
G Roger Jackson	1	6	32	1	39
TE Pedro King	1	2	8	0	8
T Lincoln Mayes	0	6	32	0	39

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dustin Melchior	2	7	29	1	34
C Pete Schrader	1	4	29	0	34
TE Nick Farr	1	1	16	0	20
G Howard Cobb	0	8	29	0	34
T Neal Long	0	4	29	1	34
T Rickey Maxcy	0	2	19	0	18
T Christian Hitchcock	0	1	10	0	16

Special Teams Tackles

Cardiff	Tackles	STPlays
Austin Pittard	1	11
Kody Rhodes	1	10
Nickolas Elling	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Roberto Huffman	1	24
Henry Cochrane	1	23
Pat Bloomer	1	17
Eddie Bates	1	15
Damon Rivera	1	15
Howard Cobb	1	11

Participation

Cardiff	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Lincoln Mayes	32	39	---	---	8	79
G Nickolas Elling	32	39	---	---	8	79
G Roger Jackson	32	39	---	---	8	79
T Andre Bernstein	32	39	---	---	8	79
RB Kody Rhodes	31	34	---	---	10	75
S DeAndre Ackerman	---	---	29	34	11	74
QB Edward Durham	32	39	---	---	---	71
C Braden Branch	32	39	---	---	---	71
WR Scottie Cassidy	31	39	---	---	---	70
CB Austin Pittard	---	---	25	33	11	69
WR Tyrell May	30	38	---	---	---	68
S Rex Newsome	---	---	23	22	18	63
ILB Walter Holman	---	---	25	23	13	61
OLB Ricky Cobb	---	---	15	18	24	57
WR Al Patton	24	26	---	---	4	54
TE Eli Dewez	25	28	---	---	---	53
DE Bernie Irwin	---	---	26	25	---	51
ILB Leland Bradford	---	---	17	29	2	48
ILB Omar Stoltman	---	---	25	20	---	45
DT Darius Raisor	---	---	16	26	2	44
CB Wes O'Donnell	---	---	9	15	18	42
OLB Gus Poole	---	---	21	18	2	41
TE Pedro King	8	8	---	---	24	40
CB Gary Patterson	---	---	14	24	1	39
DE Robbie Holliday	---	---	12	22	2	36
CB Arnold Tubbs	---	---	15	10	10	35
S Jerald Lucas	---	---	14	20	---	34
DT Kendrick Grujin	---	---	13	8	9	30
ILB Louie Kinney	---	---	14	16	---	30
RB Francisco Clancy	0	2	---	---	24	26
WR Vince Martin	7	8	---	---	7	22
RB Herb Abrams	2	10	---	---	8	20
WR Amir Klecko	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Adam Meyers	---	---	4	11	2	17
DE Eli Washington	---	---	0	0	9	9
P Gerald Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ron Fundinger	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Tommy Jacobs	---	---	2	0	4	6
K Andre Schroeder	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Justin Bradley	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Parker Grzecki	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mickey Schwantes	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Paul Hines	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Scottie Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Justin Denton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Russell Metz	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Tyrus Bridgman	---	---	32	38	15	85
G Dustin Melchior	29	34	---	---	11	74
T Neal Long	29	34	---	---	11	74
G Howard Cobb	29	34	---	---	11	74
ILB Carlton Oscarson	---	---	31	38	2	71
CB Ernie Cromer	---	---	31	37	2	70
CB Dustin Walsh	---	---	27	36	2	65
DE Eddie Bates	---	---	25	24	15	64
QB D.J. Keeley	29	34	---	---	---	63
C Pete Schrader	29	34	---	---	---	63
DT Jefferson Fuller	---	---	25	35	2	62
TE Donnie Dworak	28	30	---	---	1	59
CB Jordan Sellers	---	---	20	29	9	58
OLB Lincoln Buckner	---	---	28	29	---	57
OLB Roberto Huffman	---	---	11	15	24	50
DT Colin Gaines	---	---	25	23	1	49
WR Cameron Page	21	24	---	---	3	48
RB Evan Winslett	20	27	---	---	1	48
DE Elliot Welch	---	---	12	28	8	48
WR Xavier Tucker	20	25	---	---	---	45
DT Nate Hingis	---	---	15	21	7	43
S Amir Walsh	---	---	17	21	3	41
S Quentin Burks	---	---	14	15	12	41
T Rickey Maxcy	19	18	---	---	---	37
TE Nick Farr	16	20	---	---	---	36
DE Wes Rose	---	---	20	16	---	36
CB Byron Armstrong	---	---	14	21	---	35
TE Henry Cochrane	5	7	---	---	23	35
WR Edgar Moss	13	16	---	---	3	32
T Christian Hitchcock	10	16	---	---	4	30
RB Pat Bloomer	9	4	---	---	17	30
FB Trey Roever	3	3	---	---	15	21
WR Damon Rivera	1	4	---	---	15	20
WR Darrin Skladanowski	9	10	---	---	---	19
CB Eugene Rochelle	---	---	3	2	12	17
ILB Kaden Vaughn	---	---	2	1	9	12
C Charles Perez	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Shaquille Hoffman	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Vincent Wimbley	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Nick Garrett	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Garrett Locher	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Mason Williamson	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Marcus May	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Mel Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Teddy Stevenson	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Todd Banuelos	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	24	107	4.5
Right	6	13	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	59	5.4
Middle	12	5	0.4
Right	5	-6	-1.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edward Durham	37	16	3	2	2	4	10	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Keeley	32	20	1	2	1	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	62	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	72	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	101	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scottie Cassidy	18	9	1	131	2	39
WR Tyrell May	9	4	0	25	0	38
WR Al Patton	5	1	0	14	0	26
TE Eli Dewez	2	2	0	32	1	28
TE Pedro King	2	0	1	0	0	8
WR Vince Martin	1	0	0	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Xavier Tucker	7	5	0	71	0	25
WR Cameron Page	6	3	0	13	0	24
RB Evan Winslett	5	5	0	24	0	27
TE Henry Cochrane	5	1	1	6	0	7
TE Donnie Dworak	4	2	0	29	1	30
WR Damon Rivera	2	2	0	12	0	4
RB Pat Bloomer	2	2	0	8	0	4
TE Nick Farr	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Edward Durham	1	3	3.00	7.50
RB Kody Rhodes	1	-1	-1.00	3.57

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Evan Winslett	2	-3	-1.50	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Durham	6	1	4	0.67	5.46

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Keeley	3	1	17	5.67	5.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrell May	4	1	4	1.00	2.78
WR Vince Martin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Scottie Cassidy	1	0	0	0.00	7.28

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Xavier Tucker	1	1	17	17.00	10.14
TE Donnie Dworak	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
TE Nick Farr	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cardiff	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kody Rhodes	4	2
QB Edward Durham	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Evan Winslett	3	1
QB D.J. Keeley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cardiff	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Durham	10	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Keeley	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cardiff	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scottie Cassidy	3	2	2
WR Tyrell May	3	1	0
WR Al Patton	2	0	0
TE Eli Dewez	1	1	1
TE Pedro King	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Donnie Dworak	4	2	1
WR Cameron Page	3	1	1
RB Evan Winslett	2	2	1
WR Xavier Tucker	1	0	0
TE Henry Cochrane	1	1	1

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)