Week 17, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

65 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Hill Cats	0	3	7	3	-	13
New Orleans Delta Rays	14	14	0	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 NOS - Raymond Montgomery 2 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
1Q: 02:15 NOS - Raymond Montgomery 16 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 09:59 NOS - Leo Booker 3 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 05:07 NOS - Robbie Kirk 1 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 02:51 CAR - Preston Bauer 36 field goal
3Q: 06:44 CAR - Efrain Lewis 15 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 13:55 NOS - Sammie Blades 18 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 06:43 CAR - Preston Bauer 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 NOS - Raymond Montgomery 2 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
1Q: 02:15 NOS - Raymond Montgomery 16 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 09:59 NOS - Leo Booker 3 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 05:07 NOS - Robbie Kirk 1 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 02:51 CAR - Preston Bauer 36 field goal
3Q: 06:44 CAR - Efrain Lewis 15 pass from Daquan Armenta (Preston Bauer extra point)
4Q: 13:55 NOS - Sammie Blades 18 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
4Q: 06:43 CAR - Preston Bauer 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR NOS
Record 10-6 11-4-1
First Downs 14 26
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 241 338
- Offensive Plays 63 73
- Yards per Play 3.83 4.63
Net Rushing Yards 34 134
- Rushing Attempts 18 42
- Yards per Rush 1.89 3.19
Net Passing Yards 207 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 20 - 1 31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 212 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 6.58
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/100 7/86
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 1/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 37
Time of Possession 24:47 35:13

Team Statistics	CAR	NOS
Record	10-6	11-4-1
First Downs	14	26
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	241	338
- Offensive Plays	63	73
- Yards per Play	3.83	4.63
Net Rushing Yards	34	134
- Rushing Attempts	18	42
- Yards per Rush	1.89	3.19
Net Passing Yards	207	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 20 - 1	31 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	212	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	6.58
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/100	7/86
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	1/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 37
Time of Possession	24:47	35:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Hill Cats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	8:09	3:12	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
1	3:26	0:14	OWN 33	2	3	Fumble
1	1:58	2:38	OWN 25	6	13	Interception
2	9:53	1:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	4:57	2:14	OWN 25	10	56	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 10	2	0	Half
3	10:36	3:59	OWN 45	9	55	Touchdown
3	2:53	0:50	OWN 6	3	0	Punt
4	13:44	2:20	OWN 9	4	27	Punt
4	9:46	3:10	OWN 19	10	80	Field Goal
4	6:31	0:31	OWN 47	4	0	Downs
4	1:57	1:02	OWN 1	4	0	Downs

New Orleans Delta Rays
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	5:28	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
1	4:57	1:31	OWN 14	3	7	Punt
1	3:12	1:14	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
2	14:20	4:27	OPP 49	8	49	Touchdown
2	8:02	3:05	OWN 11	7	89	Touchdown
2	2:43	2:03	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	4:24	OWN 34	10	21	Interception
3	6:37	3:44	OWN 23	9	30	Punt
3	2:03	3:19	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	11:24	1:38	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	6:00	4:03	OPP 47	6	7	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 1	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Gavin Ozga, New Orleans Delta Rays

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Noah Moss	10	11	1.10	6	0
RB Cedric Hyman	4	7	1.75	3	0
RB Sammie Spain	3	11	3.67	10	1
QB Daquan Armenta	1	5	5.00	5	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Montgomery	27	105	3.89	16	4	2
RB Cesar Hayes	8	10	1.25	6	0	0
QB Gavin Ozga	7	19	2.71	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daquan Armenta	44	20	212	1/5	1	33	1	58.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	31	21	204	0/0	3	31	1	104.8

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Dembsky	6	12	89	14.83	39	33	0
TE Dalton Clifford	3	6	15	5.00	6	8	0
RB Noah Moss	3	5	29	9.67	12	20	0
WR Efrain Lewis	3	5	35	11.67	7	15	1
WR Martin Glave	3	11	25	8.33	5	11	0
RB Cedric Hyman	2	2	19	9.50	7	16	0
WR Neil Colvin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Marty Laszlo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Isaac Blanchard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammie Blades	5	5	67	13.40	37	25	1
WR Robbie Kirk	4	6	28	7.00	4	13	1
RB Cesar Hayes	3	4	21	7.00	15	10	0
TE Leo Booker	3	4	33	11.00	5	25	1
RB Raymond Montgomery	2	5	0	0.00	0	1	0
WR Mitchell Green	2	2	45	22.50	32	31	0
WR Alan Schepis	2	5	10	5.00	5	5	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Bernie Dawson	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenneth Schulz	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Cedric Hyman	1	0	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Ricardo Gozinsky	0	1	0	0
S Mike Goehring	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	5	250	50.0	47.4	64	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	5	262	52.4	48.8	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Bauer	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Harden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Blanchard	2	18	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Bullock	1	13	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Glave	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Fisk	3	53	17.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	8	4	0.0	38	29
ILB Mercury Buckner	7	4	0.0	34	14
DT Joseph Bell	7	1	0.0	26	16
S Braden Nicas	5	4	0.0	42	31
DE Kenneth Bryan	5	0	0.0	28	14
S Noah Colson	5	0	0.0	35	17
CB Mickey Montgomery	3	0	0.0	32	25
DT Malachi Markel	3	0	0.0	34	17
DE T.J. Burroughs	2	1	0.0	18	20
S Mackenzie Fox	2	1	0.0	5	13
ILB Roberto Fong	2	0	0.0	6	14
CB Harry Holzer	2	0	0.0	40	29
DE Duane Osborne	1	2	0.0	31	13
CB Juan Poston	1	0	0.0	8	15
CB Devin Brady	1	0	0.0	33	16
OLB Trenton Tullo	1	0	0.0	12	7
WR Martin Glave	1	0	---	---	---
G Logan Levingston	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cole Thomas	0	2	0.0	16	18
OLB Keegan Gomez	0	1	0.0	10	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	8	0	0.0	18	45
OLB Brant Lindsay	5	2	0.0	18	43
ILB Alex Mathews	5	0	0.0	17	36
DE Alfred Newland	3	2	1.0	17	32
CB Earl Bullock	3	0	0.0	18	45
S Ricardo Gozinsky	3	0	0.0	16	24
OLB Bennett Stelick	2	1	0.0	15	24
CB Gilbert Rutledge	2	0	0.0	18	45
ILB Mark Billick	2	0	0.0	5	14
DE Edgar Fox	1	1	0.0	4	34
OLB Rico Barton	1	1	0.0	2	7
DT Orlando Flowers	1	0	0.0	15	22
RB Cesar Hayes	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Duane Osborne	1	0	0	13
DE T.J. Burroughs	0	1	0	20
DT Bernie Dawson	0	1	0	12
DT Cole Thomas	0	0	1	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alfred Newland	1.0	2	3	3	32
DT Orlando Flowers	0.0	0	1	0	22
CB Gilbert Rutledge	0.0	0	1	0	45
OLB Bennett Stelick	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Aidan Saucedo	4	0	0	29
CB Devin Brady	3	1	0	16
S Noah Colson	3	0	0	17
CB Mickey Montgomery	2	0	0	25
CB Harry Holzer	2	0	0	29
S Braden Nicas	1	3	0	31
CB Juan Poston	1	0	0	15
DE T.J. Burroughs	1	0	0	20
ILB Mercury Buckner	1	0	0	14
ILB Roberto Fong	1	0	0	14
DE Kenneth Bryan	1	0	0	14
S Mackenzie Fox	1	0	0	13
OLB Keegan Gomez	0	1	0	18
DT Bernie Dawson	0	0	1	12

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	4	3	0	45
ILB Alex Mathews	3	0	0	36
OLB Brant Lindsay	3	0	0	43
CB Earl Bullock	2	2	0	45
DE Alfred Newland	2	0	0	32
CB Gilbert Rutledge	2	0	0	45
S Ricardo Gozinsky	2	0	0	24
ILB Mark Billick	1	0	0	14
OLB Rico Barton	1	0	0	7
S Kenneth Schulz	0	2	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Caleb Godfrey	2	8	18	0	45
G Jimmie Platt	1	4	18	0	45
G Logan Levingston	1	3	17	0	42
T Jeremiah Clancy	0	1	18	1	45
T Efrain Moss	0	1	18	0	44

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Jackson Preston	3	11	42	31
C Wayne Bayless	3	11	42	31
G Cody McGhee	2	3	42	31
G Hector Goodwin	1	4	42	31
FB Earnest Kirchner	1	3	7	4
T Percy Fisher	1	2	42	31
TE Leo Booker	0	1	41	30

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Keegan Gomez	2	20
Mackenzie Fox	1	15
Aidan Saucedo	1	9

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Billick	2	20
Kenneth Schulz	1	16

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Aidan Saucedo	---	---	38	29	9	76
S Braden Nicas	---	---	42	31	---	73
G Jimmie Platt	18	45	---	---	7	70
T Jeremiah Clancy	18	45	---	---	7	70
T Efrain Moss	18	44	---	---	7	69
CB Harry Holzer	---	---	40	29	---	69
WR Martin Glave	18	44	---	---	6	68
G Logan Levingston	17	42	---	---	7	66
QB Daquan Armenta	18	45	---	---	---	63
C Caleb Godfrey	18	45	---	---	---	63
TE Dalton Clifford	18	42	---	---	---	60
CB Mickey Montgomery	---	---	32	25	---	57
RB Noah Moss	11	24	---	---	22	57
S Noah Colson	---	---	35	17	---	52
WR Shaun Dembsky	14	37	---	---	---	51
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	34	17	---	51
CB Devin Brady	---	---	33	16	---	49
ILB Mercury Buckner	---	---	34	14	---	48
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	10	18	20	48
WR Efrain Lewis	12	29	---	---	6	47
DE Duane Osborne	---	---	31	13	---	44
DE T.J. Burroughs	---	---	18	20	5	43
DE Kenneth Bryan	---	---	28	14	---	42
DT Joseph Bell	---	---	26	16	---	42
TE Marty Laszlo	5	13	---	---	22	40
CB Juan Poston	---	---	8	15	15	38
DT Cole Thomas	---	---	16	18	---	34
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	5	13	15	33
ILB Roberto Fong	---	---	6	14	11	31
DT Bernie Dawson	---	---	10	12	5	27
RB Cedric Hyman	5	17	---	---	---	22
WR Neil Colvin	0	4	---	---	17	21
WR Isaac Blanchard	0	5	---	---	15	20
OLB Trenton Tullo	---	---	12	7	---	19
RB Sammie Spain	3	4	---	---	12	19
OLB Norbert Hiler	---	---	1	1	9	11
CB Alec Downs	---	---	3	2	5	10
TE Dana Asperilla	4	6	---	---	---	10
C Clayton Podbevsek	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Preston Bauer	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Mark Behrendt	1	3	---	---	---	4
C Herb Carlisle	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Dalton Sweeney	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Noah Pupunu	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Edgar Frankhouser	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Leo Booker	41	30	---	---	20	91
T Jackson Preston	42	31	---	---	5	78
G Hector Goodwin	42	31	---	---	5	78
WR Sammie Blades	33	30	---	---	15	78
G Cody McGhee	42	31	---	---	5	78
T Percy Fisher	42	31	---	---	5	78
C Wayne Bayless	42	31	---	---	---	73
QB Gavin Ozga	42	31	---	---	---	73
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	18	45	7	70
CB Gilbert Rutledge	---	---	18	45	7	70
S Mike Goehring	---	---	18	45	2	65
WR Robbie Kirk	37	28	---	---	---	65
OLB Brant Lindsay	---	---	18	43	3	64
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	17	36	1	54
RB Raymond Montgomery	34	18	---	---	---	52
DE Alfred Newland	---	---	17	32	1	50
WR Mitchell Green	21	14	---	---	15	50
WR Alan Schepis	25	18	---	---	5	48
DE Edgar Fox	---	---	4	34	7	45
S Ricardo Gozinsky	---	---	16	24	1	41
S Kenneth Schulz	---	---	2	22	16	40
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	15	24	1	40
ILB Mark Billick	---	---	5	14	20	39
DT Orlando Flowers	---	---	15	22	1	38
OLB Carlton Tatum	---	---	1	16	21	38
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	10	19	4	33
DE Jalen Heatherly	---	---	16	16	---	32
CB Lee Kueth	---	---	4	7	16	27
FB Earnest Kirchner	7	4	---	---	15	26
RB Cesar Hayes	10	13	---	---	1	24
DT Jamal Fairfield	---	---	2	13	6	21
DE Drake Kamm	---	---	0	18	1	19
RB Rich Fantozzi	2	0	---	---	14	16
CB Antonio Springer	---	---	0	13	1	14
OLB Rico Barton	---	---	2	7	---	9
K Cedric Harden	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Preston Barber	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Jon Brandon	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Luis Edinger	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Spencer Boone	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Phil Keith	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Ashton Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Eddie Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Malachi Beechler	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jerry Crawford	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	7	3	0.4
Right	10	29	2.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	20	52	2.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daquan Armenta	44	20	4	4	4	7	6	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	31	21	3	0	1	5	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	108	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	75	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	56	5.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	11	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Dembsky	12	6	1	89	3	37
WR Martin Glave	11	3	2	25	0	44
TE Dalton Clifford	6	3	1	15	0	42
RB Noah Moss	5	3	0	29	1	24
WR Efrain Lewis	5	3	0	35	0	29
RB Cedric Hyman	2	2	0	19	0	17
WR Neil Colvin	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Marty Laszlo	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Isaac Blanchard	1	0	0	0	0	5

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk	6	4	0	28	0	28
RB Raymond Montgomery	5	2	1	0	0	18
WR Sammie Blades	5	5	0	67	1	30
WR Alan Schepis	5	2	0	10	0	18
RB Cesar Hayes	4	3	0	21	0	13
TE Leo Booker	4	3	0	33	1	30
WR Mitchell Green	2	2	0	45	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Hyman	1	3	3.00	1.75

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery	5	40	8.00	3.89
RB Cesar Hayes	3	2	0.67	1.25
QB Gavin Ozga	2	-2	-1.00	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daquan Armenta	6	2	17	2.83	4.82

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	4	3	22	5.50	6.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Dembsky	4	1	2	0.50	7.42
WR Neil Colvin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Efrain Lewis	1	1	15	15.00	7.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Robbie Kirk	2	1	1	0.50	4.67
TE Leo Booker	1	1	3	3.00	8.25
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	18	18.00	13.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cedric Hyman	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cesar Hayes	3	1
QB Gavin Ozga	2	1
RB Raymond Montgomery	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daquan Armenta	14	7	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin Glave	5	1	0
WR Efrain Lewis	3	2	1
TE Dalton Clifford	2	2	2
WR Neil Colvin	1	0	0
RB Cedric Hyman	1	1	1
WR Shaun Dembsky	1	0	0
RB Noah Moss	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Cesar Hayes	4	3	2
WR Sammie Blades	3	3	3
WR Mitchell Green	2	2	2
WR Alan Schepis	2	1	1
TE Leo Booker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (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)