Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in Las Vegas, NV

41 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Cincinnati Monarchs	7	3	0	7	-	17
Las Vegas Bandits	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 CIN - Connor Jacobs 10 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
1Q: 10:00 LVS - Ray Schulman 94 kickoff return (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 11:46 LVS - Deion Cote 3 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 07:40 LVS - Hugh Woodson 49 field goal
2Q: 04:15 CIN - Patrick Francis 42 field goal
3Q: 01:03 LVS - Hugh Woodson 48 field goal
4Q: 07:09 LVS - Deion Cote 38 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 03:57 CIN - Dwight Mukherjee 4 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 CIN - Connor Jacobs 10 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
1Q: 10:00 LVS - Ray Schulman 94 kickoff return (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 11:46 LVS - Deion Cote 3 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 07:40 LVS - Hugh Woodson 49 field goal
2Q: 04:15 CIN - Patrick Francis 42 field goal
3Q: 01:03 LVS - Hugh Woodson 48 field goal
4Q: 07:09 LVS - Deion Cote 38 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
4Q: 03:57 CIN - Dwight Mukherjee 4 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)

Team Statistics CIN LVS
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 16 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 336 382
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 5.09 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 53 213
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 2.52 5.76
Net Passing Yards 283 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 31 - 1 25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 298 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.29 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/50 11/63
Punt Returns/Yards 5/83 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/142 1/94
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:34 31:26

Team Statistics	CIN	LVS
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	16	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	336	382
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	5.09	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	53	213
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	2.52	5.76
Net Passing Yards	283	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 31 - 1	25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	298	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.29	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/50	11/63
Punt Returns/Yards	5/83	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/142	1/94
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:34	31:26

Drive Charts

Cincinnati Monarchs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	3:32	OPP 46	6	46	Touchdown
1	9:44	2:52	OWN 34	4	27	Punt
1	4:30	4:08	OWN 14	6	27	Punt
2	11:35	0:50	OWN 46	3	-9	Interception
2	7:35	3:27	OWN 25	9	50	Field Goal
2	2:39	1:04	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 35	3	-4	Punt
3	9:36	1:06	OWN 37	3	7	Punt
3	4:25	1:17	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
3	0:55	5:57	OWN 39	11	57	Fumble
4	6:53	3:04	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
4	2:26	1:33	OWN 26	8	38	Downs

Las Vegas Bandits
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	6:52	2:22	OWN 7	5	30	Punt
1	0:22	1:41	OWN 16	4	11	Punt
2	13:41	2:06	OPP 35	4	35	Touchdown
2	10:45	3:10	OPP 48	5	16	Field Goal
2	4:08	1:29	OWN 25	7	65	Interception
2	1:35	1:35	OWN 29	6	35	Half
3	12:42	3:06	OWN 23	6	16	Punt
3	8:30	4:05	OWN 4	8	22	Punt
3	3:08	2:13	OWN 36	5	33	Field Goal
4	9:58	3:05	OWN 4	5	96	Touchdown
4	3:49	1:23	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OWN 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Deion Cote, Las Vegas Bandits

Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	12	23	1.92	11	1
RB Connor Jacobs	6	15	2.50	5	0
QB Mitch Blackwell	3	15	5.00	7	0

Las Vegas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Deion Cote	22	144	6.55	38	5	2
QB Camden Peters	8	33	4.13	11	3	0
RB Peter Nowakowski	7	36	5.14	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitch Blackwell	43	31	298	2/15	2	26	1	96.9

Las Vegas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Camden Peters	25	14	169	0/0	0	39	1	60.3

Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dwight Mukherjee	7	10	68	9.71	6	22	1
WR Trey Bailey	6	9	81	13.50	43	26	0
WR Joshua Chandler	5	5	25	5.00	11	16	0
WR Darren Johnston	4	6	62	15.50	31	25	0
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	3	3	16	5.33	5	9	0
TE Howard Carter	2	2	8	4.00	4	6	0
WR Zane Gaylor	1	4	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
FB Bert Bradford	1	1	18	18.00	18	18	0
RB Connor Jacobs	1	2	10	10.00	3	10	1

Las Vegas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Brady McCormick	4	7	27	6.75	1	13
WR Michael Dumrauf	3	3	59	19.67	40	39
WR Floyd Reynolds	3	7	22	7.33	5	13
WR Eduardo Rivera	2	3	27	13.50	21	25
TE Jerome Armour	1	2	29	29.00	22	29
FB Donte Humphries	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
RB Peter Nowakowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Winfred Kirk	1	0	0.00	0

Las Vegas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kirk Quinones	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Howard Carter	1	0	0	0
WR Darren Johnston	1	0	0	0

Las Vegas	Recov	Force
OLB O.J. Ruth	1	1
C Drake Dumas	1	0
WR Harris Denis	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eric Hutton	6	271	45.2	43.5	55	4

Las Vegas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Leung	6	319	53.2	39.3	65	4

Kicking Statistics

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Las Vegas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Johnston	5	83	16.6	0

Las Vegas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deion Cote	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	5	142	28.4	0

Las Vegas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Schulman	1	94	94.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Winfred Kirk	7	1	0.0	37	25
CB Timothy Driscoll	7	0	0.0	37	23
OLB Dashawn Turner	6	2	0.0	37	23
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	6	1	0.0	34	23
DE Cornell Howe	4	2	0.0	28	19
ILB Clarence Stone	3	5	0.0	29	15
S J.C. Clements	2	0	0.0	31	16
DT Dustin Kafka	2	0	0.0	28	13
CB Marcos Powell	2	0	0.0	30	16
S Dillon Slusher	2	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Chuck Douglas	2	0	0.0	6	9
CB Conner Hickey	1	2	0.0	34	24
DE Kai Sanderson	1	0	0.0	26	16
OLB Xavier Malchow	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Darren Johnston	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shaun Strouse	0	1	0.0	7	5

Las Vegas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vincent Monroe	9	2	0.0	21	45
OLB Darnell Hammond	6	5	0.0	18	23
OLB Darnell Hammond	6	1	0.0	21	43
CB A.J. Zimmerman	6	1	0.0	21	45
ILB Kelvin Bernal	6	1	0.0	17	24
CB Isaac Robertson	4	1	0.0	21	37
DT Nicholas Long	3	0	0.0	17	27
ILB Louie Jarvis	2	1	0.0	10	10
OLB Alex Logan	2	0	0.0	3	12
DE Marcus Drake	1	2	1.0	18	36
ILB Shawn Glynn	1	1	1.0	17	33
S Connor Myers	1	3	0.0	3	21
S Kirk Quinones	1	2	0.0	18	22
QB Camden Peters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Diego Crane	1	0	0.0	4	11
OLB O.J. Ruth	1	0	0.0	4	23
OLB Kristopher Robertson	0	1	0.0	3	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Cincinnati	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Conner Hickey	2	0	24
DT Matt Mackie	0	1	12
DE Kai Sanderson	0	1	16

Las Vegas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marcus Drake	1.0	1	0	36
ILB Shawn Glynn	1.0	0	0	33
DE Diego Crane	0.0	0	1	11
S Vincent Monroe	0.0	0	1	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Timothy Driscoll	4	1	0	23
S J.C. Clements	2	1	0	16
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	2	0	0	23
S Winfred Kirk	1	1	1	25
S Dillon Slusher	1	1	0	9
DE Kai Sanderson	1	1	0	16
OLB Dashawn Turner	1	0	0	23
CB Marcos Powell	1	0	0	16
OLB Chuck Douglas	1	0	0	9

Las Vegas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vincent Monroe	8	2	0	45
OLB Darnell Hammond	6	0	0	43
CB A.J. Zimmerman	6	0	0	45
CB Isaac Robertson	3	0	0	37
ILB Kelvin Bernal	2	1	0	24
OLB O.J. Ruth	2	0	0	23
OLB Alex Logan	1	1	0	12
CB Damon Taylor	1	0	0	24
OLB Darnell Hammond	1	0	0	23
DE Marcus Drake	1	0	0	36
S Kirk Quinones	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Quinn Hudson	2	6	21	0	45
G Mario Sonnier	2	6	21	0	45
T Gerald Neufeld	0	3	21	1	45
T Amos Foreman	0	2	21	1	45
C Montrae Patton	0	1	21	0	45

Las Vegas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Cesar Wayne	6	9	2	37	25
T Herb Money	2	4	0	37	25
T Renaldo Wheeler	1	5	0	37	25
G Edward Brewer	1	4	0	37	25
TE Jerome Armour	1	1	0	35	23
TE Brady McCormick	1	1	0	6	9
C Casey Whitman	0	5	0	37	25

Special Teams Tackles

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Iheme	1	18
Griffin Pope	1	7

Las Vegas	Tackles	STPlays
Terrance Hardison	3	18
Jose Bergendahl	3	12
Damon Taylor	2	17
Mark Messinna	1	23
Harris Denis	1	16

Participation

Cincinnati	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Mario Sonnier	21	45	---	---	7	73
WR Trey Bailey	21	42	---	---	6	69
T Gerald Neufeld	21	45	---	---	---	66
QB Mitch Blackwell	21	45	---	---	---	66
G Quinn Hudson	21	45	---	---	---	66
T Amos Foreman	21	45	---	---	---	66
C Montrae Patton	21	45	---	---	---	66
S J.C. Clements	---	---	31	16	18	65
S Winfred Kirk	---	---	37	25	2	64
CB Timothy Driscoll	---	---	37	23	2	62
OLB Dashawn Turner	---	---	37	23	2	62
CB Conner Hickey	---	---	34	24	2	60
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat	---	---	34	23	2	59
ILB Clarence Stone	---	---	29	15	14	58
TE Dwight Mukherjee	20	38	---	---	---	58
CB Marcos Powell	---	---	30	16	8	54
WR Darren Johnston	9	27	---	---	16	52
WR Joshua Chandler	15	36	---	---	---	51
DE Cornell Howe	---	---	28	19	2	49
DE Harry Iheme	---	---	17	13	18	48
DE Kai Sanderson	---	---	26	16	---	42
DT Dustin Kafka	---	---	28	13	---	41
FB Bert Bradford	8	10	---	---	17	35
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	12	21	---	---	---	33
OLB Leland Monaghan	---	---	3	5	22	30
RB Darrell Chase	1	12	---	---	17	30
DT Matt Mackie	---	---	9	12	8	29
TE Graham Naeole	1	5	---	---	23	29
CB Shaun Strouse	---	---	7	5	16	28
WR Dominic Pettis	2	6	---	---	16	24
TE Howard Carter	8	13	---	---	---	21
RB Connor Jacobs	7	8	---	---	6	21
WR Zane Gaylor	1	7	---	---	11	19
S Dillon Slusher	---	---	6	9	---	15
OLB Chuck Douglas	---	---	6	9	---	15
OLB Xavier Malchow	---	---	5	7	---	12
G Griffin Pope	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Sherman Aldrich	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Eric Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Mason Stoerner	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Hugh Richard	---	---	3	2	---	5
OLB Marlon Perez	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Tyrone Rose	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Albert Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Las Vegas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Michael Dumrauf	34	19	---	---	18	71
T Herb Money	37	25	---	---	8	70
CB A.J. Zimmerman	---	---	21	45	1	67
S Vincent Monroe	---	---	21	45	1	67
OLB Darnell Hammond	---	---	21	43	1	65
T Renaldo Wheeler	37	25	---	---	---	62
QB Camden Peters	37	25	---	---	---	62
G Edward Brewer	37	25	---	---	---	62
G Cesar Wayne	37	25	---	---	---	62
C Casey Whitman	37	25	---	---	---	62
OLB Darnell Hammond	---	---	18	23	20	61
DE Marcus Drake	---	---	18	36	7	61
CB Isaac Robertson	---	---	21	37	---	58
TE Jerome Armour	35	23	---	---	---	58
WR Floyd Reynolds	33	21	---	---	4	58
ILB Shawn Glynn	---	---	17	33	1	51
ILB Kelvin Bernal	---	---	17	24	9	50
WR Eduardo Rivera	30	19	---	---	---	49
CB Damon Taylor	---	---	8	24	17	49
RB Deion Cote	27	15	---	---	6	48
DT Nicholas Long	---	---	17	27	---	44
S Connor Myers	---	---	3	21	17	41
S Kirk Quinones	---	---	18	22	---	40
CB Ray Schulman	---	---	3	19	11	33
TE Mark Messinna	3	4	---	---	23	30
OLB O.J. Ruth	---	---	4	23	1	28
OLB Kristopher Robertson	---	---	3	20	2	25
FB Donte Humphries	3	3	---	---	18	24
DT A.J. Robbins	---	---	3	18	1	22
ILB Louie Jarvis	---	---	10	10	---	20
WR Harris Denis	3	1	---	---	16	20
RB Terrance Hardison	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Alex Logan	---	---	3	12	2	17
RB Peter Nowakowski	8	9	---	---	---	17
TE Brady McCormick	6	9	---	---	1	16
DE Diego Crane	---	---	4	11	---	15
RB Jose Bergendahl	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR Sean Hodges	3	2	---	---	6	11
DT Jermaine Garner	---	---	1	2	6	9
C Drake Dumas	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Avery McNulty	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Marlon Leung	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Shaun Albertini	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Keegan Arton	0	0	---	---	8	8
QB Collin Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	1	-4	-4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	55	9.2
Middle	20	91	4.6
Right	9	70	7.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitch Blackwell	43	31	3	0	4	4	2	0	1

Las Vegas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Camden Peters	25	14	3	1	0	5	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	52	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	156	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	72	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	54	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dwight Mukherjee	10	7	2	68	1	38
WR Trey Bailey	9	6	1	81	1	42
WR Darren Johnston	6	4	0	62	1	27
WR Joshua Chandler	5	5	0	25	0	36
WR Zane Gaylor	4	1	0	5	0	7
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	3	3	0	16	0	21
TE Howard Carter	2	2	0	8	0	13
RB Connor Jacobs	2	1	1	10	0	8
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	0	5	0	12
FB Bert Bradford	1	1	0	18	0	10

Las Vegas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Floyd Reynolds	7	3	22	0	21
TE Brady McCormick	7	4	27	0	9
WR Eduardo Rivera	3	2	27	1	19
WR Michael Dumrauf	3	3	59	1	19
TE Jerome Armour	2	1	29	1	23
FB Donte Humphries	2	1	5	0	3
RB Peter Nowakowski	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Connor Jacobs	3	9	3.00	2.50
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	1	-4	-4.00	1.92

Las Vegas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Deion Cote	3	18	6.00	6.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitch Blackwell	8	7	38	4.75	6.93

Las Vegas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Camden Peters	2	0	0	0.00	6.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dwight Mukherjee	4	3	21	5.25	6.80
WR Joshua Chandler	2	2	5	2.50	5.00
TE Howard Carter	1	1	2	2.00	4.00
RB Connor Jacobs	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Las Vegas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Floyd Reynolds	1	0	0	0.00	3.14
TE Brady McCormick	1	0	0	0.00	3.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
RB Connor Jacobs	1	1

Las Vegas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Deion Cote	2	0
QB Camden Peters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitch Blackwell	11	7	4

Las Vegas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Camden Peters	8	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Howard Carter	2	2	0
TE Dwight Mukherjee	2	1	1
WR Darren Johnston	2	1	1
WR Trey Bailey	2	1	1
WR Zane Gaylor	1	0	0
WR Joshua Chandler	1	1	1
RB Darrell Chase	1	1	0

Las Vegas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brady McCormick	3	1	1
FB Donte Humphries	2	1	1
WR Eduardo Rivera	1	0	0
TE Jerome Armour	1	0	0
WR Floyd Reynolds	1	1	1

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)