Conference Semifinals, 2023

played in Los Angeles, CA

59 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Delta Rays143773-34
Los Angeles Guardians0107140-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 NOS - Spencer Boone 11 pass from Mercury Duarte (Cedric Harden extra point)
1Q: 06:11 NOS - Dashawn Fisher 3 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 14:02 LAS - Antonio Strickland 50 field goal
2Q: 05:47 LAS - Joseph Van der Haak 10 pass from Earle Hailey (Antonio Strickland extra point)
2Q: 00:26 NOS - Cedric Harden 57 field goal
3Q: 04:19 LAS - Lukas Rayburn 19 interception return (Antonio Strickland extra point)
3Q: 00:11 NOS - Mitchell Green 32 pass from Mercury Duarte (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 10:01 NOS - Robbie Kirk 32 pass from Mercury Duarte (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 08:17 LAS - Alejandro Nardi 12 pass from Earle Hailey (Antonio Strickland extra point)
4Q: 05:31 LAS - Alejandro Nardi 18 pass from Earle Hailey (Antonio Strickland extra point)
OT: 06:34 NOS - Cedric Harden 43 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSLAS
Record10-811-6
First Downs2924
- by Rushing84
- by Passing2119
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards517399
- Offensive Plays8572
- Yards per Play6.085.54
Net Rushing Yards13381
- Rushing Attempts2819
- Yards per Rush4.754.26
Net Passing Yards384318
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt53 - 32 - 251 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards408334
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/242/16
- Yards per Pass Play6.746.00
Fumbles/Lost2/12/1
3rd Down Conversions7/164/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.810.2
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/535/37
Punt Returns/Yards3/354/22
Kick Returns/Yards5/1153/65
Interception Ret./Yards1/32/37
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 24
Time of Possession39:1729:14

Drive Charts

New Orleans Delta Rays
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:56OWN 41759Touchdown
19:473:46OWN 44756Touchdown
14:442:53OWN 37430Missed FG
213:572:47OWN 24427Punt
25:363:37OWN 25969Fumble
20:540:34OPP 303-10Field Goal
311:052:37OWN 20520Punt
37:011:04OWN 403-19Punt
34:500:39OWN 5310Interception
34:114:10OWN 31869Touchdown
413:393:53OWN 9791Touchdown
48:100:59OWN 253-4Punt
45:201:20OWN 2931Punt
40:590:32OWN 4330Punt
OT115:003:48OWN 36818Interception
OT110:233:54OWN 14860Field Goal
Los Angeles Guardians
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:041:17OWN 1632Punt
16:011:17OWN 253-3Punt
11:512:54OWN 40627Field Goal
211:105:34OWN 51195Touchdown
21:591:05OWN 11319Fumble
20:200:20OWN 251-1Half
315:003:55OWN 27736Punt
38:281:27OWN 103-5Punt
35:571:07OWN 3235Punt
30:011:22OWN 35411Punt
49:461:36OWN 25675Touchdown
47:111:51OWN 49651Touchdown
44:003:01OWN 19945Missed FG
40:270:27OWN 2045Half
OT111:120:49OPP 4135Interception

Game MVP: Mercury Duarte, New Orleans Delta Rays

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Dashawn Fisher17623.651231
RB Cristian Wheeler771.00400
QB Mercury Duarte2199.501010
WR Robbie Kirk12222.002210
RB O.J. Ratliff12323.002310
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Earnest Rush10292.901110
RB Chester Kieta6416.832620
QB Earle Hailey231.50400
FB Donovan Capatina188.00800

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mercury Duarte53324084/24332287.6
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Earle Hailey51303342/16329189.8

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Spencer Boone686510.8319181
WR Robbie Kirk61311819.6732321
RB Dashawn Fisher56489.6038280
WR Terrance Daliere59438.6022280
TE Jamal Chedsey335518.3310280
WR Howie Castillo2552.50060
TE Chance Greer222613.000150
WR Mitchell Green234221.0025321
WR Chase Reiter1266.00460
RB Cristian Wheeler0100.00000
RB O.J. Ratliff0100.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Joseph Van der Haak812718.885141
WR Don Horton587114.2042240
WR Alejandro Nardi5108416.8029242
RB Earnest Rush23199.505120
TE Korey Creekmur23105.00070
RB Chester Kieta223417.0030290
WR Robbie Smith272512.508230
FB Donovan Capatina1122.00020
WR Collin Fadiman121212.004120
TE Erik Daschle1255.00050
WR Donovan Lane1111.00010

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Enrique Francis133.000
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Lukas Rayburn23718.501

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
QB Mercury Duarte1000
S Shannon McNeil1000
DT Sam Giles0100
DE Caleb Hammond0100
ILB Carlton Wiggins0010
ILB Tim Sanders0010
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
RB Chester Kieta2000
DT Christopher Francis0110
G Pedro Donovan0100
C Darnell Blake0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Perry Fitzgerald630150.243.2573
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Raymond Tait630951.542.3653

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Harden2/32/31/2574/4
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Antonio Strickland1/21/21/2504/4

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Shannon McNeil33511.70
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Madison4225.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Goehring511523.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Madison25025.00
Collin Fadiman11515.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Goehring920.01953
CB Enrique Francis740.01953
ILB Mack Patterson411.01529
DE Alfred Newland401.01641
OLB Oliver Jamison440.01953
CB Devante Paradis400.01953
S Artie Whalen400.01733
ILB Alex Mathews310.01423
ILB Carlton Wiggins220.01833
DT Marc Nikaido200.01228
DE Caleb Hammond110.01953
CB Lee Kueth110.0543
T Jackson Preston10---------
ILB Tim Sanders100.0424
S Shannon McNeil100.0220
WR Mitchell Green10---------
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Alfred Middleton1031.02748
S Xavier Grant1010.02431
CB Gino Rutherford810.01432
OLB Dominic Bridges522.52748
DT Christopher Francis410.51644
OLB Conrad Derks430.02844
CB Lukas Rayburn320.02857
DE Alexander Knaack310.02749
CB Stephen Singer200.0115
DE Albert Dole200.02544
OLB Bob Duffy200.0122
S Cameron Sims200.0122
ILB Arnie Stark110.01419
CB Harry Holzer110.02857
WR Don Horton10---------
S Blaine Whiting100.02433
DE Jacob Nimmo100.018
DT Keegan Reader100.01213
DE Keith Orta010.0313

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Alfred Newland1.002041
ILB Mack Patterson1.000029
CB Enrique Francis0.010053
DE Caleb Hammond0.005253
ILB Tim Sanders0.001024
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Dominic Bridges2.500048
ILB Alfred Middleton1.000148
DT Christopher Francis0.500144
DE Alexander Knaack0.012349
DE Jacob Nimmo0.01008
DE Keith Orta0.002013
DT Keegan Reader0.000113

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Enrique Francis60153
S Mike Goehring51053
OLB Oliver Jamison50053
S Artie Whalen30033
ILB Alex Mathews30023
ILB Mack Patterson22029
CB Devante Paradis21053
ILB Tim Sanders11024
CB Lee Kueth10043
DE Alfred Newland10041
S Shannon McNeil10020
CB Gino Fisk0104
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Alfred Middleton71048
CB Gino Rutherford60032
CB Lukas Rayburn40257
S Xavier Grant40031
CB Harry Holzer21057
CB Stephen Singer20015
OLB Bob Duffy20022
OLB Conrad Derks20044
S Cameron Sims20022
ILB Arnie Stark10019
S Nate Madison02022
OLB Dominic Bridges01048

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Bruce Kesselman25128357
T Jimmy Zellers25028057
T Jackson Preston24028057
C Omar Murray19028057
G Gavin Tuipala12028157
TE Chance Greer110609
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T C.J. Barker36019053
G Josiah Clements23019053
T Edwin Pease13019053
G Pedro Donovan05019253
C Percy Norton01019053

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Cristian Wheeler428
Howie Castillo122
O.J. Ratliff122
Mike Goehring116
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Stephen Singer220
Earnest Rush214
Chester Kieta120
Daryl Stanton115
Collin Fadiman113
Darnell Blake16

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Jackson Preston2857------994
G Gavin Tuipala2857------994
T Jimmy Zellers2857------994
G Bruce Kesselman2857------994
TE Spencer Boone2852------1292
S Mike Goehring------19531688
QB Mercury Duarte2857---------85
C Omar Murray2857---------85
CB Devante Paradis------1953274
DE Caleb Hammond------1953274
OLB Oliver Jamison------1953274
CB Enrique Francis------1953274
TE Jamal Chedsey1329------2870
WR Mitchell Green2247---------69
WR Robbie Kirk2342---------65
DE Alfred Newland------1641259
RB Dashawn Fisher1938---------57
CB Lee Kueth------543856
ILB Tim Sanders------4242654
RB Cristian Wheeler716------2851
ILB Carlton Wiggins------1833---51
S Artie Whalen------1733---50
ILB Mack Patterson------1529145
S Shannon McNeil------2202042
DT Marc Nikaido------1228242
WR Howie Castillo613------2241
ILB Alex Mathews------1423239
DT Roberto Burns------725---32
WR Terrance Daliere1121---------32
WR Chase Reiter414------1331
RB O.J. Ratliff14------2227
CB Richard Kazadi------031922
TE Chance Greer69------621
ILB Aiden Knauls------38617
OLB Harold Richie------001313
CB Gino Fisk------14712
P Perry Fitzgerald00------99
C Barry Tate00------99
K Cedric Harden00------99
DT Sam Giles------0066
DE Edgar Fox------04---4
C Jose Bradley00---------0
T Aiden Lofberg00---------0
CB Earl Bullock------00---0
QB Gavin Ozga00---------0
G Hector Goodwin00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Lukas Rayburn------2857388
CB Harry Holzer------2857388
G Pedro Donovan1953------880
OLB Dominic Bridges------2748378
DE Alexander Knaack------2749278
ILB Alfred Middleton------2748277
S Blaine Whiting------24331976
OLB Conrad Derks------2844274
T Edwin Pease1953---------72
T C.J. Barker1953---------72
QB Earle Hailey1953---------72
G Josiah Clements1953---------72
C Percy Norton1953---------72
DE Albert Dole------2544271
TE Joseph Van der Haak1850---------68
DT Christopher Francis------1644868
WR Robbie Smith636------2163
WR Alejandro Nardi1546---------61
S Xavier Grant------2431257
WR Don Horton1341---------54
RB Chester Kieta727------2054
CB Gino Rutherford------1432854
RB Earnest Rush1224------1450
TE Korey Creekmur1013------2750
OLB Bob Duffy------1222649
ILB Arnie Stark------14191346
FB Donovan Capatina810------2139
S Nate Madison------1221437
CB Stephen Singer------1152036
DT Keegan Reader------1213126
S Cameron Sims------122225
WR Collin Fadiman07------1320
DE Keith Orta------313117
DE Jacob Nimmo------18716
T Daryl Stanton00------1515
WR Donovan Lane17------614
S Curtis Conway------66---12
K Antonio Strickland00------99
TE Erik Daschle54---------9
P Raymond Tait00------88
G Courtney Leftwich00------88
C Byron Sing00------88
T Wayne Steinhorst00------88
C Darnell Blake00------66
QB Gilbert Brooks00---------0
RB Sebastian Johnston00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left24522.5
Middle15553.7
Right11333.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2-6-3.0
Middle7284.0
Right9606.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mercury Duarte53329445462
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Earle Hailey51305146821

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen117575.2
Short (0-8 Yds)24171887.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)124594.9
Long (19+ Yds)6410417.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1691026.4
Short (0-8 Yds)1711865.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1591228.1
Long (19+ Yds)31248.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk1360118442
WR Terrance Daliere95043121
TE Spencer Boone86165052
RB Dashawn Fisher65048138
WR Howie Castillo5215013
TE Jamal Chedsey33055229
WR Mitchell Green32042147
WR Chase Reiter2116014
TE Chance Greer2202609
RB Cristian Wheeler1000016
RB O.J. Ratliff101004
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Joseph Van der Haak128071050
WR Alejandro Nardi105184246
WR Don Horton85071141
WR Robbie Smith72225136
RB Earnest Rush32019024
TE Korey Creekmur32010013
RB Chester Kieta22034127
WR Collin Fadiman2101207
TE Erik Daschle211504
FB Donovan Capatina1102010
WR Donovan Lane110107

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Cristian Wheeler210.501.00
RB Dashawn Fisher133.003.65
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Earnest Rush144.002.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mercury Duarte222211.007.70
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Earle Hailey54459.006.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Spencer Boone111111.008.13
TE Chance Greer111111.0013.00
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Alejandro Nardi323010.008.40
WR Don Horton1155.008.88
TE Joseph Van der Haak111010.005.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
Los AngelesRushesConversions
RB Chester Kieta10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Mercury Duarte16107
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Earle Hailey1364

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Jamal Chedsey332
RB Dashawn Fisher321
WR Robbie Kirk311
WR Chase Reiter211
RB Cristian Wheeler100
WR Howie Castillo100
TE Spencer Boone111
WR Terrance Daliere110
WR Mitchell Green111
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Robbie Smith521
WR Don Horton322
TE Korey Creekmur210
TE Joseph Van der Haak111
WR Alejandro Nardi100
RB Earnest Rush100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)