Wild Card Playoff Games, 2023

played in New Orleans, LA

55 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Arizona Pioneers731400-24
New Orleans Delta Rays703143-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:07 NOS - Neil Colvin 22 pass from Mercury Duarte (Cedric Harden extra point)
1Q: 02:31 ARI - Kristopher Robertson 19 fumble return (Angel Andersen extra point)
2Q: 02:45 ARI - Angel Andersen 18 field goal
3Q: 13:42 ARI - Casey Brayton 61 run (Angel Andersen extra point)
3Q: 09:04 NOS - Cedric Harden 19 field goal
3Q: 00:05 ARI - Casey Brayton 5 run (Angel Andersen extra point)
4Q: 07:22 NOS - Cedric Harden 25 field goal
4Q: 01:38 NOS - Dashawn Fisher 10 run (Mercury Duarte pass to Jamal Chedsey for conversion)
4Q: 00:21 NOS - Cedric Harden 44 field goal
OT: 07:41 NOS - Cedric Harden 20 field goal

Team StatisticsARINOS
Record10-79-8
First Downs1722
- by Rushing57
- by Passing1114
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards295484
- Offensive Plays6978
- Yards per Play4.286.21
Net Rushing Yards113128
- Rushing Attempts3028
- Yards per Rush3.774.57
Net Passing Yards182356
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 21 - 147 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards208380
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/263/24
- Yards per Pass Play4.677.12
Fumbles/Lost3/22/2
3rd Down Conversions6/158/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.97.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards2/258/70
Punt Returns/Yards2/221/13
Kick Returns/Yards1/153/68
Interception Ret./Yards1/161/3
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/12/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 26
Time of Possession32:5734:29

Drive Charts

Arizona Pioneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:101:54OWN 2032Punt
15:522:21OWN 25419Punt
10:322:27OWN 21521Fumble
211:352:44OWN 40612Punt
26:472:19OWN 23619Punt
24:201:43OPP 12611Field Goal
20:590:59OWN 43-3Punt
315:001:35OWN 25475Touchdown
38:573:18OWN 25863Fumble
34:134:13OPP 45845Touchdown
47:173:54OWN 25510Punt
41:280:34OPP 4530Punt
40:130:13OWN 1216Half
OT114:153:30OWN 35725Interception
New Orleans Delta Rays
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:50OWN 22619Punt
19:163:24OWN 39661Touchdown
13:311:11OWN 1336Fumble
12:201:48OWN 253-4Punt
213:051:30OPP 313-2Missed FG
28:512:04OWN 2068Punt
24:280:08OWN 12110Fumble
22:371:38OWN 25522Punt
313:254:28OWN 271071Field Goal
35:391:26OWN 20425Interception
415:007:43OWN 331259Field Goal
43:231:55OWN 19981Touchdown
40:540:41OWN 20253Field Goal
OT115:000:45OWN 2534Punt
OT110:453:11OWN 36661Field Goal

Game MVP: Mercury Duarte, New Orleans Delta Rays

Rushing Statistics

ArizonaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Casey Brayton271053.896142
RB Pete Barlow382.67900
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Dashawn Fisher12594.921531
RB Cristian Wheeler10414.101220
QB Mercury Duarte5214.20800
WR Robbie Kirk177.00700

Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Greg Ashworth34212085/26029166.8
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mercury Duarte47303803/24153187.2

Receiving Statistics

ArizonaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ted Howard912808.8926160
RB Casey Brayton45215.251180
WR Buddy Thatcher333913.0022270
TE Asher Griffin234522.5015290
WR Percy Scott262010.0016110
TE Howard Carter1333.00030
RB Pete Barlow0200.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Spencer Boone798612.2943250
WR Mitchell Green5511022.000530
WR Neil Colvin448621.5027371
WR Terrance Daliere45215.2523230
WR Robbie Kirk484010.004160
RB Dashawn Fisher36144.67770
TE Jamal Chedsey15-1-1.000-10
WR Howie Castillo1255.00050
TE Chance Greer111919.0015190
RB Cristian Wheeler0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ArizonaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Cory Blackner11616.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Carlton Wiggins133.000

Fumble Statistics

ArizonaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Greg Ashworth2000
WR Ted Howard1000
OLB Kristopher Robertson0101
ILB Rondell Gomez0100
TE Howard Carter0100
S Randal Starkey0010
S Isaac Arnold0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
RB Cristian Wheeler1000
WR Terrance Daliere1000
DE Alfred Newland0100
S Mike Goehring0100
DE Caleb Hammond0010
DT Roberto Burns0010
ILB Alex Mathews0010

Punting Statistics

ArizonaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Lewis Horner732446.338.7523
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Perry Fitzgerald527354.646.2592

Kicking Statistics

ArizonaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Angel Andersen1/10/00/0183/3
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Harden4/51/20/1441/1

Punt Return Statistics

ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD
Phil Keith22211.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Shannon McNeil11313.00

Kick Return Statistics

ArizonaRetYardsAvgTD
Phil Keith11515.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Goehring36822.70

Defensive Statistics

ArizonaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Phil Keith720.52747
ILB Rondell Gomez541.02744
OLB Bruce Fuller520.52739
ILB Lester Witt550.02131
ILB Blaine Linquist500.01115
S Isaac Arnold500.02732
CB Robert Dawson410.02850
S Derek Schwartz410.02747
OLB Moe Porter301.02732
DE Derek Mobley310.02732
S Randal Starkey310.0221
OLB Kristopher Robertson310.0823
CB Cory Blackner200.01637
DT Mo Cushman110.02637
WR Ted Howard10---------
WR Buddy Thatcher10---------
OLB Gustavo Berryhill100.0118
RB Casey Brayton10---------
CB Parker Fields100.007
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Goehring930.03039
DE Caleb Hammond712.03039
DE Alfred Newland520.52528
CB Devante Paradis510.53039
OLB Oliver Jamison410.02937
CB Enrique Francis410.03039
ILB Carlton Wiggins410.02827
ILB Alex Mathews300.01027
DT Marc Nikaido200.5823
ILB Mack Patterson220.01029
S Artie Whalen210.02625
ILB Tim Sanders210.02010
CB Lee Kueth200.02222
DT Roberto Burns101.02216
QB Mercury Duarte10---------
TE Jamal Chedsey10---------
S Shannon McNeil100.0312
CB Gino Fisk100.002
ILB Aiden Knauls020.559

Pass Rush Statistics

ArizonaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Rondell Gomez1.002044
OLB Moe Porter1.001032
OLB Bruce Fuller0.500039
CB Phil Keith0.500047
DT Grady Tatum0.002014
DT Mo Cushman0.001137
DE Derek Mobley0.001032
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Caleb Hammond2.001339
DT Roberto Burns1.000016
DE Alfred Newland0.501128
CB Devante Paradis0.500039
ILB Aiden Knauls0.50009
DT Marc Nikaido0.500023
ILB Mack Patterson0.001029
ILB Carlton Wiggins0.001027

Pass Defense Statistics

ArizonaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Robert Dawson42050
S Isaac Arnold40032
CB Phil Keith31047
CB Cory Blackner30137
OLB Bruce Fuller30039
OLB Kristopher Robertson30023
S Derek Schwartz30047
S Randal Starkey20021
ILB Lester Witt10031
OLB Moe Porter10032
OLB Gustavo Berryhill10018
ILB Blaine Linquist10015
CB Parker Fields1007
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Enrique Francis31039
S Mike Goehring31039
ILB Alex Mathews30027
CB Devante Paradis21039
CB Lee Kueth21022
OLB Oliver Jamison20037
S Artie Whalen11025
ILB Carlton Wiggins10127
DE Caleb Hammond10039
ILB Mack Patterson10029
S Shannon McNeil10012
CB Gino Fisk1002
DT Marc Nikaido01023

Blocking Statistics

ArizonaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Pat Neiderer37130039
G Harvey Schmitt28030139
G Heath Franz11021018
TE Abel Powell110204
G Mike George07030239
C Cristian Welch04030139
T Mackenzie Bullock0109121
TE Asher Griffin01030039
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Jackson Preston38028050
G Bruce Kesselman29028050
G Gavin Tuipala13028250
TE Jamal Chedsey11010025
T Jimmy Zellers02028050
C Omar Murray01028150

Special Teams Tackles

ArizonaTacklesSTPlays
Lester Witt227
Jim Sellers118
Casey Brayton114
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Richard Kazadi119
Spencer Boone111
Bruce Kesselman110

Participation

ArizonaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Robert Dawson------28501189
CB Phil Keith------27471589
T Pat Neiderer3039------1483
ILB Lester Witt------21312779
S Derek Schwartz------2747478
G Harvey Schmitt3039------877
G Mike George3039------776
S Isaac Arnold------27321776
ILB Rondell Gomez------2744475
RB Casey Brayton2734------1475
C Cristian Welch3039---------69
TE Asher Griffin3039---------69
OLB Bruce Fuller------2739369
QB Greg Ashworth3039---------69
DT Mo Cushman------2637467
WR Buddy Thatcher2835---------63
DE Derek Mobley------2732261
OLB Moe Porter------2732261
WR Ted Howard2436---------60
CB Cory Blackner------1637457
WR Percy Scott2320------1255
G Heath Franz2118------847
OLB Kristopher Robertson------823334
T Mackenzie Bullock921---------30
RB Darien Nixon33------2430
TE Abel Powell24------2329
S Randal Starkey------221528
WR Jim Sellers64------1828
ILB Blaine Linquist------1115228
ILB Ezra McIntyre------216826
OLB Gustavo Berryhill------118322
TE Howard Carter416------222
RB Pete Barlow34------1320
CB Dillon Vance------201618
DT Grady Tatum------214117
CB Parker Fields------07714
ILB Eddie Doyle------001111
DT Hugh Navarre------0279
P Lewis Horner00------88
C Dashawn Osiecki00------88
T Percy Copeland00------88
K Angel Andersen00------77
ILB Orlando Herriman------06---6
QB Justics Arnold00---------0
WR Geoff Gemmell00---------0
C Jonathan Dodge00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Jackson Preston2850------1088
G Gavin Tuipala2850------1088
T Jimmy Zellers2850------1088
G Bruce Kesselman2850------1088
TE Spencer Boone2848------1187
S Mike Goehring------30391483
QB Mercury Duarte2850---------78
C Omar Murray2850---------78
WR Robbie Kirk2648---------74
CB Devante Paradis------3039170
DE Caleb Hammond------3039170
CB Enrique Francis------3039170
OLB Oliver Jamison------2937167
TE Jamal Chedsey1025------2964
WR Neil Colvin2235---------57
RB Cristian Wheeler1215------2956
ILB Carlton Wiggins------2827156
ILB Tim Sanders------20102454
DE Alfred Newland------2528154
S Artie Whalen------2625152
CB Lee Kueth------2222751
RB Dashawn Fisher1630---------46
WR Terrance Daliere1824------143
WR Mitchell Green513------2341
ILB Mack Patterson------1029140
DT Roberto Burns------2216---38
ILB Alex Mathews------1027138
S Shannon McNeil------3121934
DT Marc Nikaido------823132
RB O.J. Ratliff01------2223
ILB Aiden Knauls------59721
CB Richard Kazadi------001919
WR Howie Castillo06------1218
OLB Harold Richie------121316
TE Chance Greer35------614
K Cedric Harden00------1111
DT Sam Giles------12710
P Perry Fitzgerald00------1010
C Barry Tate00------1010
CB Gino Fisk------0268
DE Edgar Fox------02---2
C Jose Bradley00---------0
T Aiden Lofberg00---------0
CB Earl Bullock------00---0
QB Gavin Ozga00---------0
G Hector Goodwin00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left57314.6
Middle16110.7
Right9293.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4256.3
Middle12473.9
Right12564.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Greg Ashworth34212026441
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mercury Duarte47307233711

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)19121115.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)74456.4
Long (19+ Yds)212914.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)2113733.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)11812611.5
Long (19+ Yds)6312520.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ArizonaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ted Howard129080036
WR Percy Scott62120020
RB Casey Brayton54021034
TE Asher Griffin32045139
WR Buddy Thatcher33039135
TE Howard Carter3103016
RB Pete Barlow201004
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Spencer Boone97086248
WR Robbie Kirk84140048
RB Dashawn Fisher63214030
TE Jamal Chedsey510-1025
WR Terrance Daliere54021124
WR Mitchell Green550110213
WR Neil Colvin44086235
WR Howie Castillo210506
RB Cristian Wheeler1000015
TE Chance Greer1101905

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ArizonaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Casey Brayton263.003.89
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Dashawn Fisher4225.504.92
RB Cristian Wheeler100.004.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Greg Ashworth72101.436.12
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mercury Duarte54306.008.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ArizonaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Ted Howard2100.006.67
WR Percy Scott2000.003.33
WR Buddy Thatcher111010.0013.00
TE Howard Carter1000.001.00
RB Pete Barlow1000.000.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Neil Colvin111919.0021.50
RB Dashawn Fisher1000.002.33
TE Spencer Boone1100.009.56
WR Robbie Kirk1155.005.00
WR Mitchell Green1166.0022.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ArizonaRushesConversions
RB Casey Brayton30
New OrleansRushesConversions
QB Mercury Duarte11
RB Dashawn Fisher11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ArizonaAttCompConversions
Greg Ashworth1186
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Mercury Duarte16116

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ArizonaTargCatchConversions
RB Casey Brayton442
WR Ted Howard211
WR Buddy Thatcher222
WR Percy Scott211
TE Asher Griffin100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
RB Dashawn Fisher300
WR Robbie Kirk322
TE Jamal Chedsey210
WR Neil Colvin221
TE Spencer Boone221
WR Terrance Daliere220
TE Chance Greer111
WR Mitchell Green111

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,500 (21,400)
End Zone14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)