Week 8, 2026

played in Tennessee, TN

70 degrees, stormy, 16 mph wind

Pittsburgh Ironmen	7	7	0	6	-	20
Tennessee Smokies	7	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 TEN - Dusty Banks 4 run (Gino Clements extra point)
1Q: 07:01 PIT - Darrin Lyon 22 pass from Chase Saldana (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 00:49 PIT - Darrin Lyon 45 pass from Chase Saldana (Weston Kerns extra point)
3Q: 02:37 TEN - Gino Clements 24 field goal
4Q: 12:09 PIT - Weston Kerns 21 field goal
4Q: 02:08 PIT - Weston Kerns 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 TEN - Dusty Banks 4 run (Gino Clements extra point)
1Q: 07:01 PIT - Darrin Lyon 22 pass from Chase Saldana (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 00:49 PIT - Darrin Lyon 45 pass from Chase Saldana (Weston Kerns extra point)
3Q: 02:37 TEN - Gino Clements 24 field goal
4Q: 12:09 PIT - Weston Kerns 21 field goal
4Q: 02:08 PIT - Weston Kerns 23 field goal

Team Statistics PIT TEN
Record 3-4-1 2-5
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 402 260
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 5.91 4.73
Net Rushing Yards 149 35
- Rushing Attempts 30 18
- Yards per Rush 4.97 1.94
Net Passing Yards 253 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 26 - 0 34 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.66 6.08
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/55 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/15 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:41 28:19

Team Statistics	PIT	TEN
Record	3-4-1	2-5
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	402	260
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	5.91	4.73
Net Rushing Yards	149	35
- Rushing Attempts	30	18
- Yards per Rush	4.97	1.94
Net Passing Yards	253	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 26 - 0	34 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.66	6.08
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/55	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/15	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:41	28:19

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Ironmen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	4:50	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
1	4:59	2:29	OWN 27	6	-4	Punt
1	0:45	2:04	OWN 35	6	17	Punt
2	9:31	3:10	OWN 12	7	30	Punt
2	3:48	1:57	OWN 24	4	13	Punt
2	0:49	0:14	OPP 45	1	45	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 25	12	42	Missed FG
3	7:06	0:55	OWN 11	3	1	Punt
3	2:29	0:58	OWN 25	3	49	Fumble
3	0:05	3:04	OPP 30	6	26	Field Goal
4	7:10	5:10	OWN 38	10	56	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 40	3	8	Game

Tennessee Smokies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
1	6:46	1:47	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	2:30	1:45	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	13:41	4:10	OWN 12	7	43	Punt
2	6:21	2:33	OWN 27	5	17	Punt
2	1:51	1:02	OWN 32	3	-10	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 35	3	6	Half
3	9:12	2:06	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	6:11	3:42	OWN 31	6	62	Field Goal
3	1:31	1:26	OWN 26	4	4	Downs
4	12:01	4:51	OWN 25	7	33	Punt
4	2:00	1:02	OWN 25	5	15	Downs

Game MVP: Chase Saldana, Pittsburgh Ironmen

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Aidan Franz	14	47	3.36	21	2
RB Joseph Carter	9	83	9.22	30	3
QB Chase Saldana	5	13	2.60	11	1
WR Keegan Church	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Steve Tangeman	1	3	3.00	3	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dusty Banks	9	33	3.67	12	1	1
RB Blaine Rodriguez	7	5	0.71	17	1	0
WR Calvin Rivers	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0
RB Pete Rasmussen	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Saldana	38	26	253	0/0	2	45	0	104.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Prior	34	29	241	3/16	0	40	0	96.2

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Lyon	11	19	152	13.82	78	45	2
TE Keegan Rathbone	5	6	53	10.60	28	29	0
WR Jerald Sutton	3	3	12	4.00	0	10	0
WR Keegan Church	3	4	24	8.00	5	12	0
WR Herb Harris	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Walt Sham	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Joseph Carter	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Aidan Franz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Brett Swindle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Taylor Berry	10	10	79	7.90	17	19
RB Dusty Banks	6	6	25	4.17	11	11
WR Kenyon Bishop	5	7	78	15.60	27	33
TE Gilbert Clements	4	4	53	13.25	37	40
WR Dashawn Lindley	1	2	3	3.00	3	3
WR Calvin Rivers	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
RB Blaine Rodriguez	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Alfredo Godlewski	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Keegan Church	1	0	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Leon Dick	0	1	0	0
CB Pedro McCue	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
William Denby	5	224	44.8	40.0	57	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino Clements	7	225	32.1	29.3	42	2

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	2/3	0/1	0/1	23	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brett Swindle	3	20	6.7	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Lindley	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joseph Carter	1	15	15.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro McCue	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Braden Ioja	6	3	0.0	18	29
CB Alexander Goodwin	6	0	0.0	7	24
CB Bob Blades	5	2	0.0	8	25
DE Donald Powell	4	0	3.0	11	32
OLB Johnnie Dunn	4	1	0.0	18	20
S David Shelton	3	4	0.0	18	37
CB Darrin Buckley	3	1	0.0	2	9
CB Jeffrey McBurrows	3	0	0.0	11	31
S Cornell Burke	2	1	0.0	18	37
DT Trent Ward	2	0	0.0	12	18
DT Bubba Bennett	2	0	0.0	17	29
OLB Elijah Gietzen	2	0	0.0	1	11
CB Reuben Brackens	2	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Orlando Sink	2	0	0.0	8	6
DE Amari Thompkins	1	2	0.0	16	20
DE J.J. Gerdes	1	1	0.0	7	21
ILB Marshall Talbert	1	1	0.0	0	8

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Drew Brooks	9	1	30	32
S Peyton Purucker	9	1	30	38
DT Elijah Kosteva	4	0	12	14
OLB Clayton Bell	3	2	30	32
DT Patrick Glenn	3	2	24	17
S Logan Swinford	3	1	29	20
DE Roger Schulz	3	1	29	28
CB Pedro McCue	3	0	16	29
CB Dean Purslow	2	3	27	25
CB Ethan McWilliams	2	1	1	17
CB Teddy Hudson	2	1	27	26
CB Conner Blake	2	0	4	18
OLB Trenton Finger	2	0	1	11
OLB Shawn Foster	1	3	15	4
DE Jace Russell	1	2	20	35
DE Jimmy Jennings	1	0	26	20
DT Carson Albright	0	1	4	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donald Powell	3.0	1	2	32
DT Bubba Bennett	0.0	2	2	29
DE Levon Bishop	0.0	1	0	22
DE Amari Thompkins	0.0	0	1	20

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clayton Bell	1	0	0	32
DE Jace Russell	0	2	2	35
DE Roger Schulz	0	2	0	28
DT Patrick Glenn	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Alexander Goodwin	6	0	24
CB Jeffrey McBurrows	3	1	31
CB Bob Blades	3	0	25
OLB Johnnie Dunn	3	0	20
CB Darrin Buckley	3	0	9
OLB Elijah Gietzen	2	0	11
S David Shelton	2	0	37
DE Amari Thompkins	1	0	20
DT Bubba Bennett	1	0	29
DE Donald Powell	1	0	32
S Cornell Burke	1	0	37
DE J.J. Gerdes	1	0	21
OLB Orlando Sink	1	0	6
ILB Marshall Talbert	1	0	8

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Peyton Purucker	6	1	38
ILB Drew Brooks	5	1	32
CB Pedro McCue	5	0	29
CB Ethan McWilliams	2	1	17
CB Conner Blake	2	0	18
OLB Trenton Finger	2	0	11
CB Teddy Hudson	1	0	26
CB Dean Purslow	1	0	25
OLB Clayton Bell	1	0	32
DE Roger Schulz	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Desmond Bloom	3	6	30	38
T Levi Ogden	3	6	30	38
G Oliver Castle	2	7	30	38
T Oliver Cooley	1	4	30	38
C Wade Hancock	1	2	30	38

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Toby Brown	2	2	18	0	37
C Leslie Bradetich	1	3	18	2	37
T Tony Hall	1	2	16	0	22
T Ashton Manns	1	1	2	0	15
G Efrain Andersen	0	4	18	1	37
G Josiah Clements	0	4	18	0	37
TE Gilbert Clements	0	1	18	0	32
FB Donnie Pasich	0	1	2	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Erick Andrews	2	23
Walt Sham	1	23
Jeffrey McBurrows	1	20
Damon Gonsales	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Schulz	2	11
Nicky Northcutt	1	20
Seth Smiley	1	8

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Levi Ogden	30	38	---	---	8	76
QB Chase Saldana	30	38	---	---	---	68
G Oliver Castle	30	38	---	---	---	68
G Desmond Bloom	30	38	---	---	---	68
T Oliver Cooley	30	38	---	---	---	68
C Wade Hancock	30	38	---	---	---	68
WR Darrin Lyon	27	38	---	---	---	65
CB Jeffrey McBurrows	---	---	11	31	20	62
S David Shelton	---	---	18	37	2	57
S Cornell Burke	---	---	18	37	1	56
TE Keegan Rathbone	27	29	---	---	---	56
WR Brett Swindle	21	27	---	---	7	55
WR Keegan Church	14	30	---	---	8	52
DE Donald Powell	---	---	11	32	8	51
ILB Braden Ioja	---	---	18	29	1	48
DT Bubba Bennett	---	---	17	29	---	46
CB Bob Blades	---	---	8	25	12	45
CB Reuben Brackens	---	---	17	24	1	42
RB Aidan Franz	15	10	---	---	16	41
OLB Johnnie Dunn	---	---	18	20	1	39
DT Trent Ward	---	---	12	18	8	38
FB Erick Andrews	11	4	---	---	23	38
TE Walt Sham	8	6	---	---	23	37
DE Amari Thompkins	---	---	16	20	---	36
RB Joseph Carter	14	16	---	---	4	34
OLB Elijah Gietzen	---	---	1	11	20	32
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	7	24	1	32
DE J.J. Gerdes	---	---	7	21	1	29
DE Levon Bishop	---	---	7	22	---	29
WR Herb Harris	1	6	---	---	18	25
WR Jerald Sutton	7	13	---	---	---	20
ILB Marshall Talbert	---	---	0	8	10	18
RB Steve Tangeman	1	11	---	---	4	16
OLB Orlando Sink	---	---	8	6	1	15
CB Darrin Buckley	---	---	2	9	3	14
S Parker Wayt	---	---	0	0	14	14
P William Denby	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Brady Lester	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Johnny Oster	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Damon Gonsales	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Marlon Moya	0	0	---	---	8	8
OLB Mason Fulton	---	---	2	4	1	7
TE Harold Redding	4	0	---	---	---	4
CB Roberto Hutton	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Bryan Underwood	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Peyton Purucker	---	---	30	38	3	71
DE Roger Schulz	---	---	29	28	11	68
ILB Drew Brooks	---	---	30	32	3	65
OLB Clayton Bell	---	---	30	32	3	65
G Efrain Andersen	18	37	---	---	8	63
CB Pedro McCue	---	---	16	29	14	59
DE Jace Russell	---	---	20	35	3	58
CB Teddy Hudson	---	---	27	26	3	56
DE Jimmy Jennings	---	---	26	20	10	56
QB Frankie Prior	18	37	---	---	---	55
G Josiah Clements	18	37	---	---	---	55
T Toby Brown	18	37	---	---	---	55
C Leslie Bradetich	18	37	---	---	---	55
RB Dusty Banks	10	28	---	---	15	53
CB Dean Purslow	---	---	27	25	---	52
WR Kenyon Bishop	17	34	---	---	1	52
TE Gilbert Clements	18	32	---	---	---	50
S Logan Swinford	---	---	29	20	---	49
WR Calvin Rivers	16	32	---	---	---	48
DT Patrick Glenn	---	---	24	17	---	41
T Tony Hall	16	22	---	---	---	38
CB Conner Blake	---	---	4	18	13	35
WR Taylor Berry	8	20	---	---	5	33
OLB Trenton Finger	---	---	1	11	21	33
WR Dashawn Lindley	4	11	---	---	14	29
DT Elijah Kosteva	---	---	12	14	3	29
DE Butch Wofford	---	---	4	17	7	28
T Ashton Manns	2	15	---	---	8	25
TE Nicky Northcutt	1	3	---	---	20	24
S Leon Dick	---	---	1	18	3	22
FB Donnie Pasich	2	6	---	---	14	22
OLB Shawn Foster	---	---	15	4	2	21
CB Ethan McWilliams	---	---	1	17	2	20
DT Carson Albright	---	---	4	10	5	19
TE Alfredo Godlewski	6	9	---	---	1	16
ILB Donnell Farr	---	---	0	6	10	16
WR Chad Lew	0	4	---	---	12	16
S Randal Starkey	---	---	0	1	13	14
RB Blaine Rodriguez	7	5	---	---	1	13
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Seth Smiley	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Marcus Greene	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jesse Dewez	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Pete Rasmussen	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Otis Nakata	0	0	---	---	1	1
P Marc Drauch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	8	63	7.9
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	-8	-1.6
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	3	21	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Saldana	38	26	4	0	3	3	5	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Prior	34	29	3	0	0	1	4	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	68	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	78	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	85	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	30	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	16	130	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	34	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	47	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Lyon	19	11	1	152	2	38
TE Keegan Rathbone	6	5	1	53	2	29
WR Keegan Church	4	3	0	24	0	30
WR Jerald Sutton	3	3	0	12	0	13
WR Herb Harris	2	1	1	10	0	6
TE Walt Sham	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Joseph Carter	1	1	0	-4	0	16
RB Aidan Franz	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Brett Swindle	1	0	0	0	0	27

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Berry	10	10	79	0	20
WR Kenyon Bishop	7	5	78	2	34
RB Dusty Banks	6	6	25	0	28
TE Gilbert Clements	4	4	53	1	32
WR Dashawn Lindley	2	1	3	0	11
RB Blaine Rodriguez	2	1	3	0	5
TE Alfredo Godlewski	2	1	3	0	9
WR Calvin Rivers	1	1	-3	0	32

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Aidan Franz	4	12	3.00	3.36
RB Joseph Carter	2	2	1.00	9.22
RB Steve Tangeman	1	3	3.00	3.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blaine Rodriguez	1	-4	-4.00	0.71
RB Dusty Banks	1	4	4.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Saldana	1	1	3	3.00	6.66

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Prior	2	2	11	5.50	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrin Lyon	1	1	3	3.00	8.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dusty Banks	1	1	6	6.00	4.17
WR Taylor Berry	1	1	5	5.00	7.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
RB Joseph Carter	1	0
RB Steve Tangeman	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Blaine Rodriguez	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Saldana	14	10	8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Prior	11	10	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrin Lyon	8	4	4
WR Jerald Sutton	2	2	1
WR Keegan Church	2	2	2
TE Walt Sham	1	1	0
RB Aidan Franz	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Berry	4	4	2
RB Dusty Banks	3	3	0
TE Gilbert Clements	2	2	0
WR Kenyon Bishop	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)