Week 2, 2026

played in New Jersey, NJ

63 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	7	7	7	0	-	21
New Jersey Skyrockets	0	7	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:30 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 22 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 11:44 MIN - Francisco Minahan 35 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 08:04 NJY - Josh Minter 11 run (Danny Talbert extra point)
3Q: 09:22 NJY - Josh Minter 6 run (Danny Talbert extra point)
3Q: 04:45 MIN - Gage Ashe 5 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 12:42 NJY - Danny Talbert 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:30 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 22 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 11:44 MIN - Francisco Minahan 35 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 08:04 NJY - Josh Minter 11 run (Danny Talbert extra point)
3Q: 09:22 NJY - Josh Minter 6 run (Danny Talbert extra point)
3Q: 04:45 MIN - Gage Ashe 5 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 12:42 NJY - Danny Talbert 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NJY
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 9 10
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 354 327
- Offensive Plays 62 69
- Yards per Play 5.71 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 180 144
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 6.21 4.97
Net Passing Yards 174 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.27 4.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	MIN	NJY
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	9	10
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	354	327
- Offensive Plays	62	69
- Yards per Play	5.71	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	180	144
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	6.21	4.97
Net Passing Yards	174	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.27	4.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:47	5:15	OWN 4	10	27	Punt
1	3:44	1:27	OPP 27	3	27	Touchdown
2	14:43	3:18	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
2	7:54	4:20	OWN 25	9	36	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 7	4	42	Half
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 25	3	30	Fumble
3	9:13	4:36	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
4	15:00	0:28	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	12:37	2:27	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	8:40	1:12	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
4	4:35	2:29	OWN 10	7	35	Punt

New Jersey Skyrockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:13	OWN 25	9	39	Punt
1	4:32	0:48	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
1	2:17	2:34	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
2	11:25	3:31	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	3:34	1:45	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	13:36	4:23	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
3	4:37	4:37	OWN 25	10	40	Punt
4	14:32	1:55	OPP 47	4	15	Field Goal
4	10:10	1:30	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	7:28	2:53	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 2	8	34	Game

Game MVP: Kent Jochen, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rich Ekernas	15	57	3.80	19	1	0
RB Daniel Lane	5	45	9.00	18	1	0
QB Kent Jochen	3	13	4.33	5	0	0
RB Shane Lynch	3	28	9.33	17	2	0
TE Francisco Minahan	3	37	12.33	35	1	1

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Harris Dellinger	13	48	3.69	12	2	0
RB Josh Minter	11	57	5.18	11	3	2
QB Michael Dunnigan	3	40	13.33	19	3	0
WR Gary Hook	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
FB Ron Rawls	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kent Jochen	31	19	184	2/10	2	25	0	99.4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Dunnigan	40	27	183	0/0	0	22	1	67.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Junior Ferris	4	5	19	4.75	0	8	0
TE Buddy Irwin	4	5	48	12.00	21	16	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	3	7	50	16.67	30	22	1
WR Gage Ashe	3	4	8	2.67	3	5	1
WR Skip Chaky	2	5	19	9.50	5	14	0
RB Rich Ekernas	2	2	15	7.50	20	9	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	2	25	25.00	28	25	0
TE Francisco Minahan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Harris Dellinger	7	9	26	3.71	18	10
FB Ron Rawls	5	5	39	7.80	16	17
WR Louis Mustian	5	6	26	5.20	3	10
WR Gary Hook	4	8	34	8.50	10	22
TE Antoine Thornton	2	6	21	10.50	2	15
TE Kevin Davison	2	3	9	4.50	0	10
RB Josh Minter	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Jeffery Carter	1	1	22	22.00	10	22
WR Raul Gilliam	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Metzenbaum	1	0	0.00	0

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Kent Jochen	1	0	0	0

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Edward Lewis	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	6	287	47.8	41.0	57	3

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colby Shelton	6	234	39.0	36.5	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Talbert	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Pipkin	1	15	15.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Hook	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Schultz	1	23	23.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Arneson	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ryan Gowins	11	7	26	26
ILB Roy Morrison	7	3	26	31
CB Brad O'Donnell	7	2	29	39
OLB Kent Oliveros	5	1	20	31
DT Bobby Dodge	4	0	25	30
DE Kerry Giles	3	0	25	26
S Calvin Wayne	3	0	16	25
DT Dominic Laster	2	1	25	25
CB Tony Schultz	2	0	13	26
ILB James Barginski	2	0	3	14
DT Raul Labonte	1	2	21	33
S Jermaine Henry	1	2	26	26
S Kaleb Barton	1	1	13	14
DE Derrick Houston	1	1	11	15
CB Butch Metzenbaum	1	0	29	40
S Jamie Paquette	1	0	2	14
S Jamie Enochs	1	0	1	1
DT Gustavo Perry	1	0	1	2
OLB Kevin Hicks	0	1	2	4

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Courtney Verstegen	9	5	0.0	29	33
DE Edward Lewis	7	1	2.0	23	21
CB Tyrell Perez	6	0	0.0	14	19
ILB T.J. Burke	4	3	0.0	25	24
OLB Dylan Irvin	4	3	0.0	26	24
S Kennedy Brock	3	1	0.0	24	23
DE Tanner Simkowitz	3	1	0.0	27	31
ILB Bart Waskow	2	1	0.0	13	20
CB Ashton Wallace	2	1	0.0	16	21
S Tracy Corbett	2	0	0.0	28	32
CB Bubba Ramsey	2	0	0.0	25	23
CB Dusty Arneson	1	2	0.0	20	22
OLB James Urbina	1	1	0.0	3	9
WR Gary Hook	1	0	---	---	---
DT J.J. Stevens	1	0	0.0	9	14
DE Raymond Horvath	0	1	0.0	7	13
OLB Charlie Hayes	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bobby Dodge	1	1	1	30
DT Raul Labonte	1	1	1	33
DE Kerry Giles	0	2	1	26
DT Dominic Laster	0	0	1	25
OLB Kent Oliveros	0	0	1	31

New Jersey	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Lewis	2.0	3	0	21
DE Tanner Simkowitz	0.0	2	0	31
ILB Bart Waskow	0.0	1	0	20
DE Raymond Horvath	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Dylan Irvin	0.0	1	0	24
DT J.J. Stevens	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ryan Gowins	7	0	0	26
CB Brad O'Donnell	6	3	0	39
ILB Roy Morrison	5	0	0	31
OLB Kent Oliveros	3	0	0	31
ILB James Barginski	2	0	0	14
S Kaleb Barton	1	0	0	14
CB Tony Schultz	1	0	0	26
S Calvin Wayne	1	0	0	25
S Jamie Paquette	1	0	0	14
CB Butch Metzenbaum	0	0	1	40

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrell Perez	4	1	19
OLB Courtney Verstegen	4	0	33
CB Bubba Ramsey	2	1	23
OLB Dylan Irvin	2	0	24
S Kennedy Brock	2	0	23
CB Ashton Wallace	1	0	21
CB Dusty Arneson	1	0	22
ILB T.J. Burke	1	0	24
DE Edward Lewis	1	0	21
OLB James Urbina	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Arnie Corley	5	12	29	0	33
C Larry Palmer	4	4	29	1	33
T Phillip Freeland	2	2	29	0	33
G Don Meacham	2	2	29	0	33
T Keegan Ferro	1	6	29	1	33

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Rod Schneider	4	7	29	40
C Leslie Porter	2	5	29	40
T Bryce Schwartz	2	4	29	40
G Lucas Strain	1	6	29	40
G Arnie Duran	1	3	29	40
FB Ron Rawls	0	1	10	11

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Morgan	3	21

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Arneson	1	20
Raul Gilliam	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kent Oliveros	---	---	20	31	21	72
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	29	40	1	70
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	29	39	1	69
T Phillip Freeland	29	33	---	---	6	68
G Don Meacham	29	33	---	---	6	68
C Larry Palmer	29	33	---	---	---	62
G Arnie Corley	29	33	---	---	---	62
T Keegan Ferro	29	33	---	---	---	62
QB Kent Jochen	29	33	---	---	---	62
WR Dillon Leydorf	28	31	---	---	---	59
TE Buddy Irwin	27	32	---	---	---	59
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	26	31	---	57
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	25	30	---	55
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	21	33	1	55
CB Tony Schultz	---	---	13	26	15	54
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	26	26	---	52
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	26	26	---	52
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	25	26	---	51
DT Dominic Laster	---	---	25	25	---	50
RB Daniel Lane	10	13	---	---	20	43
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	16	25	1	42
WR Jonathan Pipkin	13	18	---	---	8	39
TE Junior Ferris	8	9	---	---	20	37
WR Gage Ashe	16	18	---	---	3	37
WR Skip Chaky	9	12	---	---	14	35
S Kaleb Barton	---	---	13	14	5	32
RB Rich Ekernas	16	16	---	---	---	32
DE Derrick Houston	---	---	11	15	6	32
CB Casey Morgan	---	---	3	7	21	31
DE Kim Middleton	---	---	2	11	17	30
S Jamie Paquette	---	---	2	14	14	30
ILB James Barginski	---	---	3	14	11	28
RB Shane Lynch	6	8	---	---	11	25
TE Francisco Minahan	9	8	---	---	---	17
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Kevin Hicks	---	---	2	4	---	6
G Jackson Stanton	0	0	---	---	6	6
T D.J. Novak	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Gustavo Perry	---	---	1	2	1	4
WR Thomas Newhart	3	0	---	---	---	3
S Jamie Enochs	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Marty Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kris Wolfe	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Javier Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bryce Schwartz	29	40	---	---	7	76
G Lucas Strain	29	40	---	---	7	76
G Arnie Duran	29	40	---	---	7	76
T Rod Schneider	29	40	---	---	7	76
WR Jeffery Carter	26	34	---	---	11	71
C Leslie Porter	29	40	---	---	---	69
QB Michael Dunnigan	29	40	---	---	---	69
WR Gary Hook	28	34	---	---	6	68
S Tracy Corbett	---	---	28	32	4	64
TE Antoine Thornton	26	36	---	---	---	62
CB Dusty Arneson	---	---	20	22	20	62
OLB Courtney Verstegen	---	---	29	33	---	62
DE Tanner Simkowitz	---	---	27	31	---	58
OLB Dylan Irvin	---	---	26	24	---	50
ILB T.J. Burke	---	---	25	24	---	49
CB Bubba Ramsey	---	---	25	23	---	48
CB Tyrell Perez	---	---	14	19	14	47
S Kennedy Brock	---	---	24	23	---	47
DE Edward Lewis	---	---	23	21	---	44
RB Harris Dellinger	17	24	---	---	---	41
CB Ashton Wallace	---	---	16	21	---	37
WR Louis Mustian	15	21	---	---	1	37
FB Ron Rawls	10	11	---	---	15	36
ILB Bart Waskow	---	---	13	20	---	33
DT J.J. Stevens	---	---	9	14	6	29
TE Kenny Howe	1	5	---	---	21	27
RB Josh Minter	12	15	---	---	---	27
DT Kai McClanahan	---	---	12	13	---	25
OLB Charlie Hayes	---	---	2	1	20	23
OLB James Urbina	---	---	3	9	10	22
WR Raul Gilliam	2	6	---	---	13	21
DE Raymond Horvath	---	---	7	13	---	20
TE Kevin Davison	8	12	---	---	---	20
S Edwin Kerr	---	---	2	3	14	19
S Dennis Fischer	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Melvin Monroe	0	0	---	---	15	15
DT Graham LaBrosse	---	---	8	6	---	14
WR Skip Brady	0	2	---	---	8	10
DE Kai Vines	---	---	1	1	6	8
P Colby Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Manuel Berry	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Danny Talbert	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Bob Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Donovan Baskett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Danny Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bennett Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	52	8.7
Middle	18	115	6.4
Right	5	13	2.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-2	-0.7
Middle	19	111	5.8
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kent Jochen	31	19	2	1	1	2	8	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Dunnigan	40	27	2	2	1	3	4	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	61	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	38	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	53	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	92	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dillon Leydorf	7	3	0	50	1	31
WR Skip Chaky	5	2	0	19	0	12
TE Junior Ferris	5	4	0	19	0	9
TE Buddy Irwin	5	4	0	48	0	32
WR Gage Ashe	4	3	0	8	0	18
WR Jonathan Pipkin	2	1	0	25	1	18
RB Rich Ekernas	2	2	0	15	0	16
TE Francisco Minahan	1	0	1	0	0	8

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Harris Dellinger	9	7	0	26	0	24
WR Gary Hook	8	4	0	34	1	34
TE Antoine Thornton	6	2	1	21	0	36
WR Louis Mustian	6	5	0	26	0	21
FB Ron Rawls	5	5	0	39	0	11
TE Kevin Davison	3	2	0	9	0	12
RB Josh Minter	1	1	0	6	0	15
WR Jeffery Carter	1	1	0	22	1	34
WR Raul Gilliam	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Lynch	1	11	11.00	9.33

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Harris Dellinger	2	10	5.00	3.69
RB Josh Minter	2	17	8.50	5.18
WR Gary Hook	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kent Jochen	1	1	5	5.00	5.94

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gage Ashe	1	1	5	5.00	2.00

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daniel Lane	1	1
QB Kent Jochen	1	1
RB Rich Ekernas	1	0

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Josh Minter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kent Jochen	9	4	4

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Dunnigan	12	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dillon Leydorf	4	2	2
WR Skip Chaky	2	0	0
TE Junior Ferris	1	1	1
TE Buddy Irwin	1	1	1
TE Francisco Minahan	1	0	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Antoine Thornton	4	1	1
RB Harris Dellinger	4	3	1
WR Gary Hook	2	0	0
FB Ron Rawls	2	2	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)