Week 1, 2022

played in Carolina, NC

83 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Delta Rays01708-25
Carolina Hill Cats141336-36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:20 CAR - Daquan Armenta 7 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 04:45 CAR - Martin Wilson 3 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 14:16 CAR - Martin Wilson 11 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 10:42 NOS - Cristian Wheeler 6 pass from Mercury Duarte (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 06:19 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 47 field goal
2Q: 03:57 NOS - Robbie Kirk 15 pass from Mercury Duarte (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 01:53 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 54 field goal
2Q: 00:53 NOS - Cedric Harden 51 field goal
3Q: 02:51 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 29 field goal
4Q: 07:03 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 19 field goal
4Q: 04:15 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 40 field goal
4Q: 01:50 NOS - Billy Callanan 3 pass from Mercury Duarte (Mercury Duarte pass to Howie Castillo for conversion)

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record0-11-0
First Downs1924
- by Rushing510
- by Passing1214
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards340461
- Offensive Plays6083
- Yards per Play5.675.55
Net Rushing Yards95217
- Rushing Attempts1840
- Yards per Rush5.285.43
Net Passing Yards245244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 22 - 340 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards245261
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/03/17
- Yards per Pass Play5.835.67
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions1/1011/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.07.0
4th Down Conversions1/10/0
Penalties/Yards6/379/65
Punt Returns/Yards0/01/12
Kick Returns/Yards2/512/52
Interception Ret./Yards1/223/58
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits36
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/03/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 41
Time of Possession20:2439:36

Drive Charts

New Orleans Delta Rays
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:031:30OWN 2431Punt
18:111:17OWN 30216Fumble
15:190:09OWN 2010Interception
14:361:36OWN 2538Punt
214:093:33OWN 25875Touchdown
26:112:22OWN 25675Touchdown
21:481:01OWN 25641Field Goal
20:010:01OWN 81-1Half
315:001:17OWN 2535Punt
37:472:28OWN 31643Interception
32:451:34OWN 2535Punt
46:560:20OWN 2525Interception
44:072:24OWN 361264Touchdown
40:570:57OWN 8513Game
Carolina Hill Cats
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:57OWN 25619Punt
111:333:22OWN 30870Touchdown
16:541:35OPP 4643Punt
15:100:34OPP 424Touchdown
13:003:51OWN 19881Touchdown
210:364:25OWN 27943Field Goal
23:492:01OWN 25538Field Goal
20:470:46OWN 3237Punt
313:435:56OWN 271156Interception
35:192:34OWN 49439Field Goal
31:119:15OWN 361762Field Goal
46:362:29OPP 3239Field Goal
41:430:46OPP 4735Punt

Game MVP: Salvador Alto, Carolina Hill Cats

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Dashawn Fisher6305.00900
RB Cristian Wheeler5306.002110
QB Mercury Duarte4205.001110
RB Billy Callanan273.50700
WR Neil Colvin188.00800
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Jonah Garrett23964.173730
RB Martin Wilson10757.504822
QB Daquan Armenta3165.33801
WR Shaun Dembsky3268.671320
RB Devan French144.00400

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mercury Duarte42222450/0332364.1
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Daquan Armenta40242613/17033168.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robbie Kirk6138914.8330321
WR Howie Castillo464411.009180
WR Neil Colvin34186.00370
TE Jamal Chedsey225427.003280
RB Cristian Wheeler23136.50071
RB Dashawn Fisher2384.0011120
RB Billy Callanan23126.00091
WR Terrance Daliere1577.00370
WR Chase Reiter0200.00000
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Shaun Dembsky101515015.0056280
WR Louis Goon33113.670110
WR Butch Brannon26136.50070
TE Stan Doyle2242.00080
RB Martin Wilson22199.504120
RB Jonah Garrett233819.0030330
TE Dalton Clifford27136.50390
WR Weston Merloni111313.000130
TE Graham Naeole0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Enrique Francis12222.000
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Salvador Alto35819.330

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
RB Billy Callanan1000
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
ILB Roberto Fong0110

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Perry Fitzgerald418245.542.5481
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Drake Horn416741.836.8532

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Harden1/11/11/1512/2
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edwin Ruschak5/53/31/1543/3

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Isaac Blanchard11212.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Goehring25125.50
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Shaun Dembsky25226.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mack Patterson1211.04042
S Mike Goehring1250.03742
OLB Oliver Jamison620.03532
DE Alfred Newland510.53240
DE Caleb Hammond411.04043
ILB Tim Sanders430.02927
CB Lee Kueth420.01931
CB Devante Paradis410.04043
S Martin Fulcher320.03432
CB Enrique Francis310.03742
DT Roberto Burns220.52827
ILB Alex Mathews240.02823
OLB Manuel Rabach200.01013
QB Mercury Duarte10---------
OLB Ben Infante100.076
WR Terrance Daliere10---------
WR Robbie Kirk10---------
DT Cody Krause010.01216
S Shannon McNeil010.0711
DT Marc Nikaido010.020
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Braden Nicas920.01842
CB Salvador Alto600.01842
ILB Roberto Fong320.01628
CB Arturo Penrod310.0829
DT Charles Lyons300.01635
OLB Norbert Hiler300.01735
DE T.J. Burroughs200.01733
S Julio Alcott110.01842
ILB Zack Cotchery110.018
CB Demetrius Springer100.0211
OLB Marty Wang100.099
DT Eli Bark100.01735
CB Gage Earp100.01842
WR Louis Goon10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Caleb Hammond1.013543
ILB Mack Patterson1.002042
DE Alfred Newland0.501140
DT Roberto Burns0.500027
OLB Oliver Jamison0.002032
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Drew Godfrey0.010011
DE T.J. Burroughs0.002033
DE Kenneth Bryan0.001011
DT Charles Lyons0.000135

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mike Goehring50042
ILB Mack Patterson40042
CB Enrique Francis30142
CB Lee Kueth30031
ILB Tim Sanders20027
S Martin Fulcher20032
CB Devante Paradis10043
DE Caleb Hammond10043
DE Alfred Newland10040
OLB Manuel Rabach10013
ILB Alex Mathews10023
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Salvador Alto51342
S Braden Nicas41042
ILB Roberto Fong31028
CB Gage Earp21042
CB Arturo Penrod20029
OLB Norbert Hiler20035
S Julio Alcott11042
OLB Marty Wang1009
DE T.J. Burroughs10033
ILB Zack Cotchery1008

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Gavin Tuipala35018042
C Jose Bradley22018042
T Jackson Preston12018042
G Bruce Kesselman03018042
T Jimmy Zellers02018042
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Peyton McDaniel411040043
G Cornelius Miller211040043
G Billy Zang26040043
T Neil Danner24040143
TE Stan Doyle02122020
T Efrain Moss02040143
TE Graham Naeole010704
RB Jonah Garrett00025127

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Mike Goehring122
Howie Castillo119
Bruce Kesselman15
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Weston Merloni123
Demetrius Springer118

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Mike Goehring------374222101
CB Devante Paradis------4043588
DE Caleb Hammond------4043588
ILB Mack Patterson------4042587
S Martin Fulcher------34322086
CB Enrique Francis------3742483
ILB Tim Sanders------29272480
DE Alfred Newland------3240577
OLB Oliver Jamison------3532269
ILB Alex Mathews------28231667
T Jackson Preston1842------565
G Gavin Tuipala1842------565
T Jimmy Zellers1842------565
G Bruce Kesselman1842------565
QB Mercury Duarte1842---------60
C Jose Bradley1842---------60
DT Roberto Burns------2827156
TE Jamal Chedsey1538------255
CB Lee Kueth------1931353
RB Cristian Wheeler1015------2348
WR Neil Colvin1233---------45
TE Brett Grier812------2242
WR Robbie Kirk1230---------42
WR Terrance Daliere821------938
DT Cody Krause------1216836
RB Dashawn Fisher1024---------34
WR Howie Castillo311------1933
RB Billy Callanan35------1927
OLB Manuel Rabach------1013326
S Shannon McNeil------711321
CB Richard Kazadi------011819
WR Chase Reiter414---------18
WR Levon Dreyfuss01------1415
OLB Ben Infante------76215
TE Andy Woodard56------415
CB Gus Stowell------2158
DE Edgar Fox------1146
K Cedric Harden00------66
P Perry Fitzgerald00------55
C Clyde Stuart00------55
CB Earl Bullock------0044
DT Marc Nikaido------2013
QB Ronnie Rasmussen00---------0
T Levi Ogden00---------0
C Leslie Borders00---------0
G Benjamin Lemery00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Billy Zang4043------992
C Peyton McDaniel4043---------83
G Cornelius Miller4043---------83
T Efrain Moss4043---------83
QB Daquan Armenta4043---------83
T Neil Danner4043---------83
WR Shaun Dembsky3641------582
TE Dalton Clifford3941---------80
WR Butch Brannon3239---------71
OLB Norbert Hiler------17351466
CB Salvador Alto------1842161
S Braden Nicas------1842161
CB Gage Earp------1842161
S Julio Alcott------1842161
WR Louis Goon2225------1461
TE Stan Doyle2220------1456
RB Martin Wilson1414------2755
RB Jonah Garrett2527------153
DT Eli Bark------1735---52
DE T.J. Burroughs------1733151
DT Charles Lyons------1635---51
ILB Willie Bell------1533149
ILB Roberto Fong------1628145
CB Arturo Penrod------829138
TE Graham Naeole74------2637
CB Demetrius Springer------2111831
OLB Jake Drake------132226
WR Weston Merloni12------2326
RB Devan French22------1822
DT Dusty Gerhardt------313521
S Norm Coughenour------001818
OLB Marty Wang------99---18
ILB Zack Cotchery------18918
DE Kenneth Bryan------111517
K Edwin Ruschak00------1414
OLB Drew Godfrey------311---14
T Nicky Barthwell00------99
C Herb Carlisle00------99
P Drake Horn00------99
C Jim Conley00------99
WR Isaac Blanchard00------99
G Jimmie Platt00------99
CB Lance Solley------0044
S Jalen Blackwell------00---0
QB Greg Johnston00---------0
CB Mickey Montgomery------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left144.0
Middle11625.6
Right5306.0
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3268.7
Middle321263.9
Right56513.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mercury Duarte42224435313
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Daquan Armenta40244510861

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1910673.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)73314.4
Long (19+ Yds)7410114.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)16121237.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)148956.8
Long (19+ Yds)41215.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk136189230
WR Howie Castillo64044011
WR Terrance Daliere5117021
WR Neil Colvin43018033
RB Cristian Wheeler32013015
RB Dashawn Fisher3208024
RB Billy Callanan3201205
TE Jamal Chedsey22054238
WR Chase Reiter2010014
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Shaun Dembsky15100150341
TE Dalton Clifford72013041
WR Butch Brannon62113039
RB Jonah Garrett32038127
WR Louis Goon33011025
TE Stan Doyle2204020
RB Martin Wilson22019014
WR Weston Merloni1101302
TE Graham Naeole100004

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Dashawn Fisher199.005.00
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Martin Wilson5193.807.50
RB Jonah Garrett551.004.17
QB Daquan Armenta284.005.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mercury Duarte54367.205.83
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Daquan Armenta43164.006.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Cristian Wheeler1166.004.33
RB Dashawn Fisher111212.002.67
RB Billy Callanan1133.004.00
WR Terrance Daliere1000.001.40
WR Robbie Kirk111515.006.85
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Martin Wilson1177.009.50
WR Shaun Dembsky1199.0010.00
WR Louis Goon1100.003.67
TE Dalton Clifford1000.001.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Cristian Wheeler10
CarolinaRushesConversions
QB Daquan Armenta21
RB Martin Wilson20
WR Shaun Dembsky22
RB Jonah Garrett21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Mercury Duarte931
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Daquan Armenta1377

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Robbie Kirk321
RB Dashawn Fisher210
WR Howie Castillo200
WR Chase Reiter100
WR Terrance Daliere100
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Shaun Dembsky433
WR Butch Brannon311
RB Martin Wilson222
TE Dalton Clifford200
TE Stan Doyle111
TE Graham Naeole100

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)