Wild Card Playoff Games, 2025

played in Dallas, TX

35 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New Orleans Delta Rays	0	3	0	7	-	10
Dallas Lone Stars	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 DAL - Gregory Boyd 31 field goal
2Q: 12:45 DAL - Gregory Boyd 19 field goal
2Q: 01:42 NOS - Cedric Harden 22 field goal
3Q: 03:19 DAL - Neal Freeman 58 fumble return (Gregory Boyd extra point)
4Q: 14:23 NOS - Sammie Blades 14 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 11:33 DAL - Gregory Boyd 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:23 DAL - Gregory Boyd 31 field goal
2Q: 12:45 DAL - Gregory Boyd 19 field goal
2Q: 01:42 NOS - Cedric Harden 22 field goal
3Q: 03:19 DAL - Neal Freeman 58 fumble return (Gregory Boyd extra point)
4Q: 14:23 NOS - Sammie Blades 14 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 11:33 DAL - Gregory Boyd 37 field goal

Team Statistics NOS DAL
Record 10-6-1 9-8
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 5 2
Total Net Yards 360 318
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 5.63 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 89 83
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 3.18 3.61
Net Passing Yards 271 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 2 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 292 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 7.53 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/4 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 31:32 28:28

Team Statistics	NOS	DAL
Record	10-6-1	9-8
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	5	2
Total Net Yards	360	318
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	5.63	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	89	83
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	3.18	3.61
Net Passing Yards	271	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 2	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	292	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	7.53	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/4	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	31:32	28:28

Drive Charts

New Orleans Delta Rays
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	8:15	3:09	OWN 25	6	45	Interception
1	2:27	2:24	OWN 42	4	26	Missed FG
2	12:38	2:49	OWN 25	5	63	Interception
2	5:53	4:16	OWN 4	11	91	Field Goal
3	13:00	1:31	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
3	9:06	6:03	OWN 20	11	38	Fumble
3	3:03	3:47	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
4	11:25	4:54	OWN 25	9	10	Punt
4	2:42	1:12	OWN 11	5	12	Fumble

Dallas Lone Stars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	5:17	OWN 20	9	66	Field Goal
1	5:06	2:39	OWN 44	5	21	Missed FG
1	0:03	2:25	OWN 39	7	59	Field Goal
2	9:49	3:56	OWN 6	8	48	Punt
2	1:37	1:37	OWN 29	7	31	Half
3	15:00	2:00	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
3	11:29	2:23	OWN 24	4	34	Punt
4	14:16	1:24	OWN 5	3	9	Punt
4	12:52	1:27	OPP 25	3	5	Field Goal
4	6:31	3:49	OWN 18	5	35	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 23	5	7	Game

Game MVP: Arnold Rhodes, Dallas Lone Stars

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
FB Earnest Kirchner	11	15	1.36	5	0
RB Nick Nathanson	9	34	3.78	14	2
QB Gavin Ozga	5	44	8.80	23	1
WR Terrance Daliere	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
RB Pete Austin	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Robert Bailey	15	37	2.47	15	2
RB Marlon McKnight	4	28	7.00	14	1
QB John Kaplan	3	10	3.33	7	0
WR Trevor Stargell	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dalton Sweeney	16	11	124	3/15	1	25	0	112.5
Gavin Ozga	16	9	168	1/6	0	30	2	53.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Kaplan	33	23	247	2/12	0	32	0	91.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammie Blades	7	12	77	11.00	35	25	1
WR Robbie Kirk	4	7	94	23.50	54	28	0
RB Nick Nathanson	3	5	25	8.33	15	18	0
TE Spencer Boone	3	3	38	12.67	14	21	0
WR Terrance Daliere	1	2	24	24.00	17	24	0
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	2	30	30.00	30	30	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Renaldo Hodges	6	7	106	17.67	62	32
WR Taylor Banks	4	6	21	5.25	5	14
RB Robert Bailey	3	4	39	13.00	30	25
TE Clifton Biodrowski	3	7	20	6.67	6	13
WR Trevor Stargell	2	4	4	2.00	5	5
TE Paul Owens	2	2	33	16.50	15	19
RB Marlon McKnight	1	1	21	21.00	16	21
FB Christopher Newman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Lamont Sibal	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Neal Freeman	1	0	0.00	0
CB Patrick Tate	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
QB Dalton Sweeney	2	0
CB Earl Bullock	1	0
CB Devante Paradis	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Robert Bailey	1	1	0	0
OLB Neal Freeman	0	2	0	1
G Marcus Finch	0	1	0	0
DE Nicolas Bronson	0	0	1	0
DE Arnold Rhodes	0	0	1	0
S Shaquille Couppas	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	3	159	53.0	47.0	56	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Worsham	5	226	45.2	40.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gregory Boyd	3/4	0/1	0/1	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Bullock	2	4	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon McKnight	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius Etzinger	2	32	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro McCue	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alex Mathews	6	4	0.0	23	33
S Mike Goehring	5	2	0.0	23	35
DT Dale Schokora	4	2	0.0	19	20
OLB Xavier Malchow	4	2	0.0	13	26
OLB Rico Barton	4	0	0.0	12	22
CB Earl Bullock	3	2	0.0	23	34
OLB Edward Farr	3	1	0.0	20	22
ILB Mark Billick	3	1	0.0	10	13
S Demetrius Etzinger	3	0	0.0	10	12
S Kenneth Schulz	3	0	0.0	13	22
CB Devante Paradis	2	2	0.0	23	34
DE Alfred Newland	2	0	0.0	22	29
CB Gino Fisk	2	0	0.0	10	15
DE Edgar Fox	1	2	1.0	13	15
DE Dixon Burton	1	0	1.0	3	12
DE Stanley Becker	1	0	0.0	9	14
WR Robbie Kirk	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sammie Blades	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	10	1	0.0	26	27
DT Morris Sedrick	6	1	0.0	26	27
OLB Neal Freeman	5	1	0.0	28	33
DE Arnold Rhodes	4	0	2.5	27	33
OLB Harold Richie	4	3	0.0	26	20
S Shaquille Couppas	4	2	0.0	28	36
S Noah Colson	4	0	0.0	26	24
CB Pedro McCue	3	2	0.0	20	25
CB Patrick Tate	2	2	0.5	27	36
OLB Mo Wiggins	2	1	0.0	9	11
CB Mo Javier	2	0	0.0	28	36
S Enrique Carach	2	0	0.0	2	12
DE Nicolas Bronson	1	0	1.0	8	5
DE Noah Luangphone	1	2	0.0	10	19
DE Jace O'Donnell	1	0	0.0	11	15
DT Xavier Hardy	0	1	0.0	2	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edgar Fox	1.0	1	2	0	15
DE Dixon Burton	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Dale Schokora	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Alfred Newland	0.0	0	0	1	29

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Rhodes	2.5	2	1	33
DE Nicolas Bronson	1.0	1	0	5
CB Patrick Tate	0.5	0	0	36
ILB Archie Marohl	0.0	1	2	10
DT Xavier Hardy	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Edward Farr	3	0	22
S Kenneth Schulz	3	0	22
OLB Rico Barton	3	0	22
S Mike Goehring	2	2	35
OLB Xavier Malchow	2	1	26
CB Devante Paradis	2	0	34
S Demetrius Etzinger	2	0	12
CB Gino Fisk	2	0	15
DE Alfred Newland	1	0	29
DT Dale Schokora	1	0	20
ILB Alex Mathews	1	0	33
CB Earl Bullock	1	0	34

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	5	0	0	27
S Noah Colson	3	1	0	24
OLB Harold Richie	3	0	0	20
CB Pedro McCue	2	1	0	25
OLB Neal Freeman	2	0	1	33
CB Patrick Tate	2	0	1	36
CB Mo Javier	1	0	0	36
S Enrique Carach	1	0	0	12
S Shaquille Couppas	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Hector Goodwin	2	7	28	0	36
C Ashton Swift	2	4	28	0	36
G Bruce Kesselman	1	5	28	2	36
TE Spencer Boone	1	1	28	0	34
T Eddie Elliott	0	3	28	1	36
T Jimmy Zellers	0	3	28	0	36
RB Nick Nathanson	0	0	11	1	22

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jason Schwartz	4	9	2	23	0	35
T Ronnie Link	1	2	0	23	2	35
G Butch Borders	1	2	0	23	0	35
G Marcus Finch	1	2	0	23	0	35
FB Christopher Newman	1	1	0	6	0	11
C Greg Sawyer	0	4	0	23	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Luis Edinger	2	18
Mark Billick	2	8
Edward Farr	1	9
Earl Bullock	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Albert Cosell	2	18
Shaquille Couppas	2	12

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	23	33	14	70
G Hector Goodwin	28	36	---	---	5	69
T Eddie Elliott	28	36	---	---	5	69
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	23	34	8	65
T Jimmy Zellers	28	36	---	---	---	64
G Bruce Kesselman	28	36	---	---	---	64
C Ashton Swift	28	36	---	---	---	64
S Mike Goehring	---	---	23	35	4	62
TE Spencer Boone	28	34	---	---	---	62
CB Devante Paradis	---	---	23	34	4	61
WR Robbie Kirk	25	34	---	---	---	59
OLB Xavier Malchow	---	---	13	26	18	57
WR Sammie Blades	25	32	---	---	---	57
DE Alfred Newland	---	---	22	29	3	54
OLB Edward Farr	---	---	20	22	9	51
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	13	22	15	50
TE Luis Edinger	10	15	---	---	18	43
DT Dale Schokora	---	---	19	20	1	40
FB Earnest Kirchner	15	8	---	---	15	38
QB Gavin Ozga	20	17	---	---	---	37
OLB Rico Barton	---	---	12	22	2	36
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	10	15	10	35
RB Nick Nathanson	11	22	---	---	---	33
WR Terrance Daliere	14	17	---	---	1	32
ILB Mark Billick	---	---	10	13	8	31
CB Lee Kueth	---	---	3	11	16	30
DE Edgar Fox	---	---	13	15	1	29
S Demetrius Etzinger	---	---	10	12	6	28
QB Dalton Sweeney	8	19	---	---	---	27
DE Stanley Becker	---	---	9	14	2	25
DE Dixon Burton	---	---	3	12	8	23
WR Don Horton	2	3	---	---	15	20
WR Mitchell Green	6	6	---	---	7	19
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	4	---	---	13	18
DT Lucas Heath	---	---	2	8	6	16
DT Tyrus Gaudet	---	---	2	8	3	13
TE Howard Carter	2	4	---	---	---	6
C Jason Humphrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Aiden Lofberg	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Cody McGhee	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Pete Austin	1	1	---	---	---	2
C Omar Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Chance Greer	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Lawrence Wentz	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Shaquille Couppas	---	---	28	36	12	76
T Jason Schwartz	23	35	---	---	9	67
G Butch Borders	23	35	---	---	9	67
T Ronnie Link	23	35	---	---	9	67
G Marcus Finch	23	35	---	---	9	67
CB Mo Javier	---	---	28	36	2	66
CB Patrick Tate	---	---	27	36	2	65
OLB Neal Freeman	---	---	28	33	2	63
DE Arnold Rhodes	---	---	27	33	2	62
QB John Kaplan	23	35	---	---	---	58
C Greg Sawyer	23	35	---	---	---	58
TE Clifton Biodrowski	22	32	---	---	2	56
CB Pedro McCue	---	---	20	25	9	54
DT Morris Sedrick	---	---	26	27	---	53
WR Taylor Banks	15	23	---	---	15	53
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	---	---	26	27	---	53
S Noah Colson	---	---	26	24	---	50
WR Renaldo Hodges	18	31	---	---	---	49
WR Trevor Stargell	13	27	---	---	8	48
RB Robert Bailey	19	28	---	---	---	47
OLB Harold Richie	---	---	26	20	---	46
FB Christopher Newman	6	11	---	---	20	37
OLB Jon Hill	---	---	2	15	18	35
DE Noah Luangphone	---	---	10	19	5	34
TE Albert Cosell	4	4	---	---	18	26
DE Jace O'Donnell	---	---	11	15	---	26
ILB Archie Marohl	---	---	2	10	8	20
OLB Mo Wiggins	---	---	9	11	---	20
RB Ron Pearson	2	0	---	---	17	19
TE Paul Owens	10	9	---	---	---	19
S Enrique Carach	---	---	2	12	4	18
RB Marlon McKnight	4	6	---	---	8	18
DT Xavier Hardy	---	---	2	9	5	16
S Jalen Blackwell	---	---	0	1	12	13
DE Nicolas Bronson	---	---	8	5	---	13
CB Jose Bailie	---	---	0	2	10	12
K Gregory Boyd	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Harry Carter	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Tony Worsham	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Caden Stark	2	3	---	---	---	5
WR Lamont Sibal	0	1	---	---	---	1
T Emmitt Massicott	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Monroe	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lamar Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jesse Siefried	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Trey Luong	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	20	72	3.6
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	6	14	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dalton Sweeney	16	11	2	1	1	1	2	0	0
Gavin Ozga	16	9	5	0	1	1	3	3	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Kaplan	33	23	4	1	2	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	107	13.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	137	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	26	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	76	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	112	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	59	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammie Blades	12	7	1	77	1	32
WR Robbie Kirk	7	4	0	94	3	34
RB Nick Nathanson	5	3	0	25	0	22
TE Spencer Boone	3	3	0	38	1	34
WR Terrance Daliere	2	1	0	24	1	17
FB Earnest Kirchner	2	1	1	30	1	8
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	0	4	0	4

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Renaldo Hodges	7	6	0	106	2	31
TE Clifton Biodrowski	7	3	1	20	0	32
WR Taylor Banks	6	4	0	21	0	23
RB Robert Bailey	4	3	1	39	1	28
WR Trevor Stargell	4	2	0	4	0	27
TE Paul Owens	2	2	0	33	0	9
RB Marlon McKnight	1	1	0	21	1	6
FB Christopher Newman	1	1	0	-1	0	11
WR Lamont Sibal	1	1	0	4	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gavin Ozga	1	5	5.00	8.80
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	5	5.00	1.36

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Robert Bailey	5	15	3.00	2.47
QB John Kaplan	1	-1	-1.00	3.33
RB Marlon McKnight	1	6	6.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	4	1	1	0.25	10.50
Dalton Sweeney	1	1	14	14.00	7.75

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Kaplan	4	1	-4	-1.00	7.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammie Blades	3	2	15	5.00	6.42
RB Nick Nathanson	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Robbie Kirk	1	0	0	0.00	13.43

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Clifton Biodrowski	2	0	0	0.00	2.86
WR Taylor Banks	1	1	-4	-4.00	3.50
RB Robert Bailey	1	0	0	0.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gavin Ozga	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB John Kaplan	2	0
RB Robert Bailey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dalton Sweeney	4	2	2
Gavin Ozga	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Kaplan	9	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Nick Nathanson	3	1	1
WR Sammie Blades	2	1	1
WR Terrance Daliere	1	0	0
WR Robbie Kirk	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Renaldo Hodges	3	3	1
TE Clifton Biodrowski	3	1	0
WR Taylor Banks	1	1	0
RB Robert Bailey	1	1	0
TE Paul Owens	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)