Week 7, 2023

played in Minnesota, MN

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Hill Cats	7	0	0	0	-	7
Minnesota Norsemen	7	7	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:33 CAR - Martin Wilson 27 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 05:14 MIN - Shannon Blades 24 pass from Darnell Kinney (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 12:06 MIN - Brad O'Donnell 69 interception return (Preston Bauer extra point)
3Q: 03:40 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 29 pass from Darnell Kinney (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 13:55 MIN - R.J. Robbins 29 pass from Darnell Kinney (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 03:17 MIN - Preston Bauer 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:33 CAR - Martin Wilson 27 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 05:14 MIN - Shannon Blades 24 pass from Darnell Kinney (Preston Bauer extra point)
2Q: 12:06 MIN - Brad O'Donnell 69 interception return (Preston Bauer extra point)
3Q: 03:40 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 29 pass from Darnell Kinney (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 13:55 MIN - R.J. Robbins 29 pass from Darnell Kinney (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 03:17 MIN - Preston Bauer 26 field goal

Team Statistics CAR MIN
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 11 19
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 230 346
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards per Play 3.65 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 78 113
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 3.90 4.04
Net Passing Yards 152 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 24 - 1 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 3.53 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/69
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:47 32:13

Team Statistics	CAR	MIN
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	11	19
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	230	346
- Offensive Plays	63	62
- Yards per Play	3.65	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	78	113
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	3.90	4.04
Net Passing Yards	152	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 24 - 1	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	3.53	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	9.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/69
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:47	32:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Hill Cats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	8:56	1:08	OPP 30	3	8	Fumble
1	5:00	2:25	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	14:53	2:56	OWN 30	8	27	Interception
2	11:57	2:58	OWN 43	6	27	Missed FG
2	7:36	5:21	OWN 19	11	37	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 33	3	4	Half
3	12:28	3:39	OWN 26	6	34	Punt
3	4:25	0:14	OWN 40	1	-11	Fumble
3	3:30	1:33	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	13:40	2:04	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	3:12	2:01	OWN 25	7	5	Fumble
4	0:36	0:36	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	3:20	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
1	7:48	2:48	OWN 35	6	65	Touchdown
1	2:35	2:42	OWN 25	6	8	Punt
2	8:59	1:23	OWN 37	3	-4	Punt
2	2:15	1:33	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
3	8:49	4:24	OWN 20	10	47	Missed FG
3	4:11	0:41	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
3	1:57	3:17	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
4	11:36	8:24	OWN 33	13	58	Field Goal
4	1:11	0:35	OPP 30	3	-5	Punt

Game MVP: Darnell Kinney, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Martin Wilson	9	42	4.67	27	2	1
RB Noah Moss	8	20	2.50	8	0	0
QB Brendan Harr	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
RB Devan French	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Montgomery	21	76	3.62	18	2
RB Gustavo Lewis	3	9	3.00	6	0
WR Gage Ashe	2	22	11.00	13	1
QB Darnell Kinney	1	10	10.00	10	1
RB Wendell Colon	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brendan Harr	28	19	161	3/23	0	32	1	67.7
Greg Johnston	10	5	24	2/10	0	9	0	56.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darnell Kinney	32	24	245	2/12	3	29	0	127.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shaun Dembsky	7	10	57	8.14	23	24
TE Stan Doyle	4	5	7	1.75	0	3
RB Noah Moss	4	5	43	10.75	27	32
WR Butch Brannon	3	3	30	10.00	6	16
TE Dalton Clifford	3	5	41	13.67	18	19
WR Kendall Hardman	2	4	4	2.00	0	3
TE Graham Naeole	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Weston Merloni	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Martin Wilson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dillon Leydorf	6	7	62	10.33	41	29	1
WR Thomas Newhart	4	6	23	5.75	2	10	0
TE R.J. Robbins	4	5	54	13.50	35	29	1
RB Gustavo Lewis	3	4	5	1.67	0	6	0
RB Raymond Montgomery	3	3	20	6.67	17	18	0
TE Shannon Blades	2	2	44	22.00	0	24	1
WR Johnny Osman	1	1	27	27.00	8	27	0
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Aiden Alcott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Wendell Colon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brad O'Donnell	1	69	69.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Brendan Harr	3	0	0
QB Greg Johnston	1	0	0
G Cornelius Miller	0	1	0
OLB Trenton Tullo	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	0	0
WR Thomas Newhart	0	1	0
CB Pedro Butler	0	1	0
DT J.C. Bivens	0	1	0
DT Raul Labonte	0	1	0
DT Dominic Laster	0	0	2
CB Butch Metzenbaum	0	0	1
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drake Horn	5	217	43.4	32.6	55	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tristan Hastings	6	224	37.3	30.7	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	1/2	0/1	0/1	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Goode	3	20	6.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Larsen	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Dembsky	1	28	28.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trenton Tullo	7	1	0.0	26	28
S Julio Alcott	7	0	0.0	28	34
ILB Zack Cotchery	6	4	0.0	25	28
CB Arturo Penrod	6	1	0.0	9	19
CB Jameson Hixon	5	4	0.0	23	26
CB Gage Earp	5	0	0.0	28	34
DE T.J. Burroughs	3	2	1.0	26	26
DT Eli Bark	2	0	1.0	26	32
DT Willie Kuhnert	2	0	0.0	23	19
S DeAndre Ray	2	0	0.0	21	18
OLB Norbert Hiler	1	2	0.0	12	16
CB Mickey Montgomery	1	1	0.0	17	15
DT Charles Lyons	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Thomas Richardson	1	0	0.0	7	16
TE Dalton Clifford	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	0	0.0	20	17
DT Malachi Markel	1	0	0.0	4	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	9	3	0.0	20	43
DT Dominic Laster	5	1	2.0	15	29
CB Brad O'Donnell	5	1	0.0	20	34
S Jordan Roberts	4	4	0.0	20	42
S Luke Cole	4	2	0.0	11	36
CB Pedro Butler	3	1	1.0	3	21
OLB Mel Norris	3	2	0.0	11	28
DT Bobby Dodge	2	0	1.0	13	40
OLB Winston Dodge	2	1	0.0	17	23
DT Andy Jenkins	2	1	0.0	11	20
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	1	0	1.0	3	16
S Jesse Cunningham	1	1	0.0	9	12
DE Kerry Giles	1	0	0.0	16	14
CB Butch Metzenbaum	1	0	0.0	20	42
CB Teddy Hudson	1	0	0.0	9	12
DT J.C. Bivens	1	0	0.0	10	31
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE T.J. Burroughs	1.0	0	1	0	26
DT Eli Bark	1.0	0	0	0	32

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dominic Laster	2.0	1	1	2	29
DT Bobby Dodge	1.0	0	2	2	40
CB Pedro Butler	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	0	2	1	20
OLB Mel Norris	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Winston Dodge	0.0	0	1	0	23
DT J.C. Bivens	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gage Earp	5	0	34
S Julio Alcott	4	0	34
CB Arturo Penrod	3	0	19
OLB Trenton Tullo	3	0	28
CB Jameson Hixon	2	0	26
S DeAndre Ray	2	0	18
ILB Zack Cotchery	1	2	28
S Thomas Richardson	1	1	16
OLB Norbert Hiler	1	0	16
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	0	17
DT Malachi Markel	1	0	11
CB Mickey Montgomery	0	1	15

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brad O'Donnell	6	1	34
ILB Roy Morrison	6	0	43
S Luke Cole	4	0	36
S Jordan Roberts	2	0	42
OLB Mel Norris	1	0	28
CB Pedro Butler	1	0	21
DT Bobby Dodge	1	0	40
CB Butch Metzenbaum	1	0	42
CB Teddy Hudson	1	0	12
DT J.C. Bivens	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Billy Zang	1	6	13	0	22
T Efrain Moss	1	3	20	2	43
T Caden Riley	1	2	11	0	20
G Cornelius Miller	0	4	20	1	43
C Peyton McDaniel	0	1	20	1	43
T Phat Dog Harper	0	1	9	1	23
G Jimmie Platt	0	1	7	0	21

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Levon Fischer	4	5	28	1	34
G Gilbert Martinez	2	5	28	0	34
T Keegan Ferro	1	6	28	1	34
G Jeremiah James	1	6	28	0	34
C Sammie Hayakawa	1	4	28	0	34
TE R.J. Robbins	0	1	26	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Brannon	1	20

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Montgomery	2	12
Gustavo Lewis	1	21
Aiden Alcott	1	21

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Gage Earp	---	---	28	34	2	64
S Julio Alcott	---	---	28	34	2	64
TE Dalton Clifford	20	40	---	---	4	64
C Peyton McDaniel	20	43	---	---	---	63
G Cornelius Miller	20	43	---	---	---	63
T Efrain Moss	20	43	---	---	---	63
DT Eli Bark	---	---	26	32	2	60
ILB Zack Cotchery	---	---	25	28	3	56
OLB Trenton Tullo	---	---	26	28	2	56
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	26	26	---	52
WR Shaun Dembsky	19	27	---	---	6	52
CB Jameson Hixon	---	---	23	26	2	51
QB Brendan Harr	18	31	---	---	---	49
WR Kendall Hardman	18	30	---	---	---	48
WR Butch Brannon	3	25	---	---	20	48
CB Arturo Penrod	---	---	9	19	16	44
DT Willie Kuhnert	---	---	23	19	---	42
S DeAndre Ray	---	---	21	18	2	41
TE Stan Doyle	9	18	---	---	12	39
T Phat Dog Harper	9	23	---	---	6	38
WR Weston Merloni	11	18	---	---	8	37
G Billy Zang	13	22	---	---	2	37
S Thomas Richardson	---	---	7	16	14	37
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	20	17	---	37
RB Martin Wilson	11	23	---	---	1	35
G Jimmie Platt	7	21	---	---	6	34
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	17	15	---	32
RB Noah Moss	8	16	---	---	8	32
T Caden Riley	11	20	---	---	---	31
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	12	16	2	30
RB Devan French	1	7	---	---	20	28
DE A.J. Wertzler	---	---	4	14	8	26
TE Graham Naeole	0	10	---	---	15	25
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	4	11	8	23
OLB Francisco Beckinsale	---	---	0	1	19	20
OLB Ben Infante	---	---	2	6	11	19
CB Denzel Logsdon	---	---	3	8	6	17
WR Collin Goode	0	1	---	---	14	15
QB Greg Johnston	2	12	---	---	---	14
DT Charles Lyons	---	---	3	6	---	9
C Darius Galloway	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Herb Carlisle	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Drake Horn	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	3	3
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	1	0	---	1
CB Lance Solley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Levon Fischer	28	34	---	---	8	70
G Gilbert Martinez	28	34	---	---	8	70
G Jeremiah James	28	34	---	---	8	70
T Keegan Ferro	28	34	---	---	8	70
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	20	43	1	64
S Jordan Roberts	---	---	20	42	1	63
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	20	42	1	63
QB Darnell Kinney	28	34	---	---	---	62
C Sammie Hayakawa	28	34	---	---	---	62
WR Thomas Newhart	28	34	---	---	---	62
WR Dillon Leydorf	25	32	---	---	2	59
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	13	40	6	59
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	20	34	3	57
DT Dominic Laster	---	---	15	29	12	56
RB Raymond Montgomery	24	20	---	---	12	56
TE R.J. Robbins	26	26	---	---	---	52
S Luke Cole	---	---	11	36	1	48
DT J.C. Bivens	---	---	10	31	6	47
OLB Winston Dodge	---	---	17	23	1	41
WR Demetrius Tircuit	18	23	---	---	---	41
OLB Mel Norris	---	---	11	28	1	40
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	---	---	3	16	19	38
RB Gustavo Lewis	3	12	---	---	21	36
TE Aiden Alcott	5	8	---	---	21	34
S Jesse Cunningham	---	---	9	12	13	34
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	12	20	1	33
DT Andy Jenkins	---	---	11	20	---	31
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	16	14	---	30
CB Pedro Butler	---	---	3	21	6	30
CB Gus Stowell	---	---	0	10	13	23
WR Erick Sheen	4	3	---	---	15	22
CB Teddy Hudson	---	---	9	12	---	21
RB Wendell Colon	2	6	---	---	10	18
WR Edwin Larsen	3	0	---	---	7	10
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Ian Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Tristan Hastings	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Johnny Osman	0	1	---	---	6	7
ILB Don Wilkins	---	---	0	0	7	7
WR Gage Ashe	2	3	---	---	---	5
TE Shannon Blades	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Bubba Sippio	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Winfred Preston	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nate Curtis	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Russell Ingram	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	10	49	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brendan Harr	28	19	2	3	1	0	4	3	1
Greg Johnston	10	5	0	0	0	0	4	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darnell Kinney	32	24	5	1	2	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	81	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	59	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	105	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	10	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	71	17.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Dembsky	10	7	0	57	1	27
TE Stan Doyle	5	4	0	7	0	18
TE Dalton Clifford	5	3	0	41	0	40
RB Noah Moss	5	4	0	43	1	16
WR Kendall Hardman	4	2	0	4	0	30
WR Butch Brannon	3	3	0	30	0	25
TE Graham Naeole	3	1	0	3	0	10
WR Weston Merloni	2	0	1	0	0	18
RB Martin Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	23

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dillon Leydorf	7	6	0	62	1	32
WR Thomas Newhart	6	4	1	23	0	34
TE R.J. Robbins	5	4	0	54	1	26
RB Gustavo Lewis	4	3	0	5	0	12
RB Raymond Montgomery	3	3	0	20	0	20
WR Demetrius Tircuit	2	1	0	10	0	23
TE Shannon Blades	2	2	0	44	2	2
TE Aiden Alcott	1	0	1	0	0	8
WR Johnny Osman	1	1	0	27	1	1
RB Wendell Colon	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gustavo Lewis	2	6	3.00	3.00
RB Raymond Montgomery	2	3	1.50	3.62

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brendan Harr	2	0
RB Martin Wilson	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gustavo Lewis	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brendan Harr	10	7	4
Greg Johnston	3	2	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darnell Kinney	11	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Dembsky	4	3	1
TE Dalton Clifford	3	3	1
WR Butch Brannon	2	2	2
WR Kendall Hardman	1	0	0
TE Stan Doyle	1	1	0
WR Weston Merloni	1	0	0
TE Graham Naeole	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gustavo Lewis	4	3	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	2	1	1
TE R.J. Robbins	2	2	2
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	0
WR Demetrius Tircuit	1	1	1
TE Shannon Blades	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)