Week 1, 2024

played in Baltimore, MD

70 degrees, fair, calm

Cincinnati Monarchs	0	6	7	3	-	16
Baltimore Nightwings	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:09 CIN - Patrick Francis 26 field goal
2Q: 09:21 BAL - Emmitt Mitchell 5 pass from Jared Henry (Wendell Wilkins extra point)
2Q: 02:01 CIN - Patrick Francis 24 field goal
3Q: 08:42 CIN - Kris Hitchcock 6 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 02:50 BAL - Deion Tate 1 run (Wendell Wilkins extra point)
4Q: 10:33 CIN - Patrick Francis 29 field goal
4Q: 05:46 BAL - Wendell Wilkins 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:09 CIN - Patrick Francis 26 field goal
2Q: 09:21 BAL - Emmitt Mitchell 5 pass from Jared Henry (Wendell Wilkins extra point)
2Q: 02:01 CIN - Patrick Francis 24 field goal
3Q: 08:42 CIN - Kris Hitchcock 6 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
3Q: 02:50 BAL - Deion Tate 1 run (Wendell Wilkins extra point)
4Q: 10:33 CIN - Patrick Francis 29 field goal
4Q: 05:46 BAL - Wendell Wilkins 25 field goal

Team Statistics CIN BAL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 13 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 314 283
- Offensive Plays 67 56
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 128 113
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 5.82 3.42
Net Passing Yards 186 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 0 23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.13 7.39
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 2/29
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:27 29:33

Team Statistics	CIN	BAL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	13	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	314	283
- Offensive Plays	67	56
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	128	113
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	5.82	3.42
Net Passing Yards	186	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 0	23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.13	7.39
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	2/29
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:27	29:33

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Monarchs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	3:02	OWN 18	6	12	Punt
1	4:53	2:06	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
1	0:18	3:17	OWN 33	6	58	Field Goal
2	9:15	7:23	OWN 21	11	72	Field Goal
2	0:12	0:12	50	2	0	Half
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
3	11:02	0:50	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	8:42	0:09	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
3	2:44	7:17	OWN 14	16	74	Field Goal
4	5:38	4:32	OWN 25	11	53	Missed FG
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 23	4	0	Downs

Baltimore Nightwings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
1	9:30	4:37	OWN 28	8	30	Punt
1	2:47	2:29	OWN 6	5	19	Punt
2	12:01	2:46	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:40	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	12:31	1:29	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
3	10:12	1:30	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
3	8:33	5:49	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	10:27	4:49	OWN 25	9	67	Field Goal
4	1:06	0:36	OWN 29	3	7	Punt

Game MVP: Jared Henry, Baltimore Nightwings

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Montgomery	16	106	6.63	39	3
QB Mitch Blackwell	2	18	9.00	12	1
FB Ron Rawls	2	3	1.50	4	0
RB Alec Arnold	2	1	0.50	1	0

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Deion Tate	18	43	2.39	19	1	1
RB Emmitt Mitchell	11	37	3.36	9	0	0
WR Tony McLendon	2	15	7.50	11	1	0
QB Jared Henry	2	18	9.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	42	25	200	3/14	1	24	0	79.5

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jared Henry	23	15	170	0/0	1	35	0	101.7

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwight Mukherjee	5	10	40	8.00	14	24	0
WR Kris Hitchcock	4	7	22	5.50	6	11	1
TE Damien Cordell	4	4	30	7.50	9	12	0
WR Darren Johnston	4	5	29	7.25	0	15	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	3	6	43	14.33	23	17	0
WR Matthew Reese	2	3	12	6.00	0	9	0
TE Salvador Joseph	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Alec Arnold	1	2	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Raymond Montgomery	1	2	7	7.00	9	7	0
FB Ron Rawls	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gene McElroy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Blake Wilkerson	3	3	38	12.67	8	19	0
WR Tony McLendon	2	2	18	9.00	13	11	0
WR O.J. Hertz	2	3	30	15.00	21	28	0
TE Luis Edinger	2	5	12	6.00	0	6	0
TE Steven Horn	2	3	23	11.50	0	15	0
RB Emmitt Mitchell	2	3	10	5.00	1	5	1
RB Roger Castillo	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
WR Les Murphy	1	2	35	35.00	0	35	0
FB Byron Kinney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Mitch Blackwell	1	0	0	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	0	1	0	0

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Dennis Lindsay	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	4	208	52.0	44.8	65	3

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Copeland	7	258	36.9	30.3	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	3/4	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wendell Wilkins	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	4	26	6.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Murphy	2	29	14.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	2	41	20.5	0

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Les Murphy	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Oliver Jamison	8	3	33	23
S Winfred Kirk	6	3	31	22
S Troy Hass	5	0	31	13
CB Braxton West	4	1	24	16
CB Timothy Driscoll	4	1	33	23
DE Harry Iheme	4	0	20	11
DE Cornell Howe	3	4	30	20
OLB Dashawn Turner	3	2	32	21
CB Marcos Powell	3	0	31	22
DT Henry Penberthy	2	1	15	19
ILB Mercury Buckner	2	1	11	8
OLB Kody Panko	2	1	19	12
DT Dustin Kafka	0	1	18	4

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	10	0	0.0	22	45
S Fernando Croom	7	0	0.0	22	43
ILB Herman Sizemore	6	1	0.0	20	25
ILB Earl Sualua	4	0	0.5	10	30
CB Jackson DiPaolo	4	1	0.0	20	29
S Rick Dickey	4	0	0.0	22	45
CB Harvey Humphries	4	0	0.0	22	43
DE Dennis Lindsay	3	0	2.0	15	37
DT Shane Wiltz	1	2	0.5	19	37
DE Eduardo Japp	1	2	0.0	19	37
DE Kennedy Samuels	1	1	0.0	10	15
OLB Paul Watters	1	1	0.0	10	15
CB Lester Greene	1	1	0.0	2	20
ILB Doug Allen	1	0	0.0	2	19
DT Jake Hoover	1	0	0.0	14	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Oliver Jamison	1	2	23
DT Matt Mackie	1	0	5
DT Henry Penberthy	0	1	19

Baltimore	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dennis Lindsay	2.0	1	2	1	37
ILB Earl Sualua	0.5	1	0	0	30
DT Shane Wiltz	0.5	0	0	0	37
DE Eduardo Japp	0.0	1	0	1	37
DE Kennedy Samuels	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Winfred Kirk	5	1	22
OLB Oliver Jamison	3	0	23
CB Braxton West	2	1	16
CB Marcos Powell	2	0	22
CB Timothy Driscoll	1	1	23
S Troy Hass	1	0	13
ILB Mercury Buckner	1	0	8

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	6	0	45
CB Harvey Humphries	4	0	43
CB Jackson DiPaolo	3	1	29
ILB Herman Sizemore	2	0	25
S Fernando Croom	2	0	43
CB Lester Greene	1	3	20
S Rick Dickey	1	2	45
DT Shane Wiltz	1	1	37
DE Kennedy Samuels	1	0	15
ILB Doug Allen	1	0	19
DE Dennis Lindsay	1	0	37
ILB Earl Sualua	1	0	30
OLB Paul Watters	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Jose Bradley	2	3	22	1	45
G Eric Clinton	1	5	22	2	45
T Gerald Neufeld	1	4	22	0	45
T Amos Foreman	0	5	22	0	45
G Quinn Hudson	0	3	22	0	45

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Kelvin Harden	4	10	2	33	23
G Anthony Soliday	2	10	0	33	23
C Devin Douglas	2	5	0	33	23
FB Byron Kinney	1	2	0	6	5
G Shannon Doctrow	1	1	0	15	8
T Terry Kelley	0	2	0	33	23
G Percy Arseneault	0	1	0	18	15

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Alec Arnold	1	17
Raymond Montgomery	1	9
Dwight Mukherjee	1	9

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Horn	2	21
Ronald Givens	2	11
Doug Allen	1	21
Devin Douglas	1	8

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Eric Clinton	22	45	---	---	8	75
TE Dwight Mukherjee	20	45	---	---	9	74
T Gerald Neufeld	22	45	---	---	---	67
QB Mitch Blackwell	22	45	---	---	---	67
G Quinn Hudson	22	45	---	---	---	67
T Amos Foreman	22	45	---	---	---	67
C Jose Bradley	22	45	---	---	---	67
OLB Oliver Jamison	---	---	33	23	1	57
CB Timothy Driscoll	---	---	33	23	1	57
S Winfred Kirk	---	---	31	22	1	54
CB Marcos Powell	---	---	31	22	1	54
OLB Dashawn Turner	---	---	32	21	---	53
WR Darren Johnston	15	26	---	---	11	52
RB Raymond Montgomery	19	23	---	---	9	51
WR Matthew Reese	8	24	---	---	19	51
DE Cornell Howe	---	---	30	20	---	50
WR Kris Hitchcock	16	23	---	---	6	45
S Troy Hass	---	---	31	13	---	44
CB Braxton West	---	---	24	16	2	42
DT Henry Penberthy	---	---	15	19	8	42
RB Alec Arnold	3	21	---	---	17	41
DE Harry Iheme	---	---	20	11	7	38
WR Jonathan Pipkin	13	25	---	---	---	38
ILB Wally Mumphrey	---	---	13	9	11	33
FB Ron Rawls	5	8	---	---	20	33
S J.C. Clements	---	---	4	11	17	32
TE Salvador Joseph	3	4	---	---	24	31
OLB Kody Panko	---	---	19	12	---	31
TE Damien Cordell	6	24	---	---	---	30
OLB Hayden Wasczewski	---	---	1	2	21	24
DT Brad Benson	---	---	12	10	1	23
DT Dustin Kafka	---	---	18	4	---	22
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	11	8	---	19
CB Maurice Irwin	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Gene McElroy	2	2	---	---	8	12
DT Matt Mackie	---	---	4	5	1	10
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Liam Fredrickson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C John Meier	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Will Hamilton	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Norm Brewer	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Vernon Wolf	---	---	0	0	7	7
CB Damon Taylor	---	---	1	2	1	4
RB Teddy Bunker	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Albert Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Baltimore	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Rick Dickey	---	---	22	45	4	71
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	---	---	22	45	4	71
S Fernando Croom	---	---	22	43	3	68
CB Harvey Humphries	---	---	22	43	3	68
C Devin Douglas	33	23	---	---	8	64
DT Shane Wiltz	---	---	19	37	6	62
DE Dennis Lindsay	---	---	15	37	8	60
DE Eduardo Japp	---	---	19	37	3	59
WR O.J. Hertz	33	23	---	---	---	56
QB Jared Henry	33	23	---	---	---	56
T Kelvin Harden	33	23	---	---	---	56
G Anthony Soliday	33	23	---	---	---	56
T Terry Kelley	33	23	---	---	---	56
TE Luis Edinger	29	23	---	---	---	52
CB Jackson DiPaolo	---	---	20	29	2	51
ILB Herman Sizemore	---	---	20	25	3	48
CB O.J. Dorris	---	---	13	28	7	48
WR Les Murphy	23	14	---	---	9	46
ILB Earl Sualua	---	---	10	30	4	44
ILB Doug Allen	---	---	2	19	21	42
DT Jake Hoover	---	---	14	22	2	38
CB Lester Greene	---	---	2	20	14	36
WR Tony McLendon	22	8	---	---	5	35
TE Steven Horn	7	7	---	---	21	35
G Percy Arseneault	18	15	---	---	---	33
G Shannon Doctrow	15	8	---	---	8	31
WR Blake Wilkerson	11	10	---	---	9	30
RB Emmitt Mitchell	14	15	---	---	---	29
OLB Paul Watters	---	---	10	15	3	28
DE Kennedy Samuels	---	---	10	15	1	26
RB Deion Tate	18	6	---	---	1	25
FB Byron Kinney	6	5	---	---	14	25
OLB Francisco Beckinsale	---	---	0	0	20	20
RB Roger Castillo	1	2	---	---	16	19
WR Wyatt Clancy	1	2	---	---	14	17
S Jordan Roberts	---	---	0	2	14	16
OLB Ronald Givens	---	---	0	3	11	14
P Perry Copeland	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Sedrick Fisher	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Ronnie Link	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Caiden Ricard	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Wendell Wilkins	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Carter Burks	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jamie Enochs	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Nicholas Harrison	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Carlton Bedard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	100	5.9
Right	5	28	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	30	3.8
Middle	19	81	4.3
Right	6	2	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	42	25	1	1	3	7	3	2	0

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jared Henry	23	15	2	0	0	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	122	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	60	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwight Mukherjee	10	5	1	40	1	45
WR Kris Hitchcock	7	4	0	22	0	23
WR Jonathan Pipkin	6	3	1	43	0	25
WR Darren Johnston	5	4	0	29	0	26
TE Damien Cordell	4	4	0	30	0	24
WR Matthew Reese	3	2	0	12	0	24
RB Alec Arnold	2	1	0	9	0	21
RB Raymond Montgomery	2	1	1	7	0	23
TE Salvador Joseph	1	1	0	8	0	4
FB Ron Rawls	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Gene McElroy	1	0	0	0	0	2

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Luis Edinger	5	2	12	0	23
WR O.J. Hertz	3	2	30	1	23
WR Blake Wilkerson	3	3	38	0	10
TE Steven Horn	3	2	23	0	7
RB Emmitt Mitchell	3	2	10	0	15
WR Tony McLendon	2	2	18	0	8
WR Les Murphy	2	1	35	1	14
RB Roger Castillo	1	1	4	0	2
FB Byron Kinney	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery	2	2	1.00	6.63

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deion Tate	3	14	4.67	2.39

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	7	6	31	4.43	4.76

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jared Henry	4	2	13	3.25	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kris Hitchcock	2	2	9	4.50	3.14
TE Damien Cordell	1	1	3	3.00	7.50
FB Ron Rawls	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Alec Arnold	1	1	9	9.00	4.50
RB Raymond Montgomery	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
WR Matthew Reese	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR O.J. Hertz	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Steven Horn	1	1	8	8.00	7.67
RB Emmitt Mitchell	1	1	5	5.00	3.33
FB Byron Kinney	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
RB Emmitt Mitchell	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	17	10	8

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jared Henry	10	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dwight Mukherjee	4	1	1
WR Darren Johnston	4	3	3
WR Kris Hitchcock	3	2	1
RB Alec Arnold	2	1	0
TE Salvador Joseph	1	1	1
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	1	1
FB Ron Rawls	1	0	0
WR Matthew Reese	1	1	1

Baltimore	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Luis Edinger	3	0	0
WR O.J. Hertz	2	1	1
TE Steven Horn	2	1	1
WR Les Murphy	2	1	1
RB Emmitt Mitchell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)