Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Washington, DC

51 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	7	10	7	3	-	27
Washington Landslides	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 WAS - Conner Vermeil 31 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
1Q: 04:33 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 67 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 14:29 WAS - Al Mendes 8 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
2Q: 08:39 MIN - Frederick Fly 37 field goal
2Q: 02:05 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 25 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 09:08 MIN - Buddy Irwin 4 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 14:05 MIN - Frederick Fly 32 field goal
4Q: 09:23 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:17 WAS - Conner Vermeil 31 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
1Q: 04:33 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 67 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 14:29 WAS - Al Mendes 8 pass from Caleb Booker (Reggie Doxzon extra point)
2Q: 08:39 MIN - Frederick Fly 37 field goal
2Q: 02:05 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 25 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 09:08 MIN - Buddy Irwin 4 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 14:05 MIN - Frederick Fly 32 field goal
4Q: 09:23 WAS - Reggie Doxzon 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN WAS
Record 10-7 9-8
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 414 388
- Offensive Plays 57 63
- Yards per Play 7.26 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 86 97
- Rushing Attempts 28 20
- Yards per Rush 3.07 4.85
Net Passing Yards 328 291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 22 - 0 42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 11.31 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/66 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/31 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:34 28:26

Team Statistics	MIN	WAS
Record	10-7	9-8
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	414	388
- Offensive Plays	57	63
- Yards per Play	7.26	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	86	97
- Rushing Attempts	28	20
- Yards per Rush	3.07	4.85
Net Passing Yards	328	291
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 22 - 0	42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	11.31	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/66	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/31	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:34	28:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	3:06	OWN 33	6	14	Punt
1	5:05	0:46	OWN 33	1	67	Touchdown
2	14:22	5:50	OWN 25	10	55	Field Goal
2	6:34	4:35	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 21	2	12	Half
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	13:06	4:08	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
3	3:49	4:50	OWN 20	9	65	Field Goal
4	9:17	2:46	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
4	6:05	3:56	OWN 20	5	21	Punt

Washington Landslides
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	5	49	Missed FG
1	9:36	4:31	OWN 6	10	94	Touchdown
1	4:19	4:57	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	8:32	1:58	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	1:59	1:25	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	13:56	0:50	OWN 11	3	0	Punt
3	8:58	5:09	OWN 22	10	39	Punt
4	13:59	4:42	OWN 23	8	45	Field Goal
4	6:31	0:26	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
4	2:09	2:09	OWN 4	8	43	Game

Game MVP: Kent Jochen, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jim Drake	14	50	3.57	13	2
RB Rich Ekernas	11	24	2.18	7	0
QB Kent Jochen	3	12	4.00	6	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Al Mendes	11	71	6.45	19	2
RB Reginald Peters	7	23	3.29	11	1
WR Chester Summers	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
QB Caleb Booker	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kent Jochen	29	22	328	0/0	3	67	0	146.9

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Booker	42	26	297	1/6	2	31	0	99.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Buddy Irwin	8	9	110	13.75	49	28	1
WR Dillon Leydorf	6	7	144	24.00	83	67	2
WR Thomas Newhart	4	4	24	6.00	3	8	0
WR Gage Ashe	2	2	37	18.50	6	20	0
RB Jim Drake	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Junior Ferris	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Skip Chaky	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Conner Vermeil	7	10	127	18.14	61	31	1
WR Braxton Chandler	5	7	59	11.80	36	26	0
WR Chester Summers	5	12	68	13.60	7	21	0
WR Lukas Vallet	4	4	23	5.75	3	10	0
RB Al Mendes	2	4	14	7.00	6	8	1
RB Reginald Peters	2	3	6	3.00	7	4	0
TE Clarence Lap	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Tristan Clement	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	4	216	54.0	51.0	70	3

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tristan Hastings	5	253	50.6	36.6	66	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	3/3

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reggie Doxzon	1/2	1/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Pipkin	1	10	10.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Garrett	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Schultz	1	31	31.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luis West	3	65	21.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brad O'Donnell	7	1	0.0	20	43
S Jermaine Henry	6	0	0.0	20	25
CB Tony Schultz	4	2	0.0	13	31
DT Bobby Dodge	4	1	0.0	19	30
ILB James Barginski	4	1	0.0	8	26
ILB Roy Morrison	3	1	0.0	20	27
S Calvin Wayne	3	0	0.0	7	30
OLB Kent Oliveros	3	0	0.0	7	30
DE Kerry Giles	2	2	1.0	18	32
CB Don Linquist	2	1	0.0	20	43
S Jamie Paquette	2	0	0.0	0	18
OLB Ryan Gowins	2	0	0.0	9	8
DT Raul Labonte	1	3	0.0	15	32
S Kaleb Barton	1	0	0.0	13	13
DE Dominic Laster	1	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Kevin Hicks	0	1	0.0	2	14

Washington	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Micah Burke	9	4	28	29
CB Troy Schultz	5	0	27	29
S Kai Walton	5	0	19	22
ILB Kody Givens	4	2	20	18
DT Ty Malone	3	3	25	17
ILB Howie Joyner	3	1	27	18
DE Howard Bell	3	1	18	17
S Robert Briles	3	0	9	7
DE Theodore Rogers	3	0	24	18
CB Randy Hampton	2	1	23	25
OLB Sherman Nesbit	2	1	28	29
CB Leon Morant	2	1	12	20
OLB Randall Elliott	1	1	26	17
OLB Drew Godfrey	1	1	2	12
DE Logan Hamilton	1	0	13	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kerry Giles	1.0	1	0	0	32
DE Dominic Laster	0.0	1	1	0	25
ILB Roy Morrison	0.0	1	0	0	27
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	0	1	1	32
DT Bobby Dodge	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Kevin Hicks	0.0	0	1	0	14

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Logan Hamilton	0.0	1	0	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Brad O'Donnell	5	1	43
CB Tony Schultz	5	1	31
ILB James Barginski	3	1	26
DT Bobby Dodge	2	1	30
OLB Kent Oliveros	2	1	30
S Calvin Wayne	2	0	30
CB Don Linquist	2	0	43
S Jamie Paquette	2	0	18
S Jermaine Henry	2	0	25
OLB Ryan Gowins	1	0	8
OLB Kevin Hicks	0	1	14

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Troy Schultz	4	0	29
CB Leon Morant	3	1	20
ILB Howie Joyner	3	0	18
S Micah Burke	3	0	29
S Kai Walton	2	1	22
S Robert Briles	2	0	7
CB Randy Hampton	1	0	25
OLB Drew Godfrey	1	0	12
DE Theodore Rogers	1	0	18
OLB Sherman Nesbit	1	0	29
ILB Kody Givens	1	0	18
DE Howard Bell	0	1	17
ILB Earnest Schwartz	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Don Meacham	3	3	1	28	29
G Arnie Corley	2	6	0	28	29
T Keegan Ferro	1	7	1	28	29
C Larry Palmer	1	5	1	28	29
T Phillip Freeland	0	3	0	28	29
TE Francisco Minahan	0	1	0	4	1

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mackenzie Dotson	2	6	0	20	0	43
FB Tristan Clement	2	3	1	5	0	4
G Luke Duran	2	3	0	20	0	43
T Kevin Thiele	1	1	0	20	0	43
C Jose Bradley	0	4	0	20	0	43
G Frank Raffray	0	1	0	20	1	43
TE Clarence Lap	0	1	0	4	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Morgan	2	19
Kim Middleton	2	16
Francisco Minahan	1	20

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Benjamin Rice	1	14
Clarence Lap	1	10

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	20	43	2	65
CB Don Linquist	---	---	20	43	2	65
T Phillip Freeland	28	29	---	---	6	63
G Don Meacham	28	29	---	---	6	63
CB Tony Schultz	---	---	13	31	16	60
C Larry Palmer	28	29	---	---	---	57
G Arnie Corley	28	29	---	---	---	57
T Keegan Ferro	28	29	---	---	---	57
QB Kent Jochen	28	29	---	---	---	57
WR Thomas Newhart	27	29	---	---	---	56
TE Buddy Irwin	27	29	---	---	---	56
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	15	32	7	54
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	18	32	---	50
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	19	30	---	49
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	20	27	1	48
DE Dominic Laster	---	---	20	25	1	46
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	20	25	1	46
ILB James Barginski	---	---	8	26	10	44
S Kaleb Barton	---	---	13	13	15	41
OLB Kent Oliveros	---	---	7	30	3	40
RB Jim Drake	16	18	---	---	5	39
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	7	30	2	39
WR Dillon Leydorf	17	21	---	---	---	38
OLB Kevin Hicks	---	---	2	14	20	36
RB Shane Lynch	9	6	---	---	21	36
RB Rich Ekernas	14	11	---	---	11	36
DE Kim Middleton	---	---	0	13	16	29
WR Gage Ashe	11	17	---	---	---	28
DT Derrick Houston	---	---	6	20	2	28
CB Casey Morgan	---	---	0	6	19	25
TE Junior Ferris	14	10	---	---	1	25
TE Francisco Minahan	4	1	---	---	20	25
WR Skip Chaky	1	1	---	---	17	19
S Jamie Paquette	---	---	0	18	1	19
WR Jonathan Pipkin	0	2	---	---	15	17
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	9	8	---	17
OLB Kris Wolfe	---	---	3	7	1	11
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6
T D.J. Novak	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Braxton Grant	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Roberto Hutton	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jamie Enochs	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Marty Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Javier Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Luke Duran	20	43	---	---	11	74
T Kevin Thiele	20	43	---	---	5	68
T Mackenzie Dotson	20	43	---	---	---	63
QB Caleb Booker	20	43	---	---	---	63
G Frank Raffray	20	43	---	---	---	63
C Jose Bradley	20	43	---	---	---	63
TE Conner Vermeil	18	42	---	---	---	60
WR Chester Summers	19	40	---	---	---	59
RB Al Mendes	13	29	---	---	17	59
OLB Sherman Nesbit	---	---	28	29	2	59
S Micah Burke	---	---	28	29	2	59
WR Braxton Chandler	19	39	---	---	---	58
CB Troy Schultz	---	---	27	29	2	58
CB Randy Hampton	---	---	23	25	8	56
WR Lukas Vallet	14	22	---	---	16	52
ILB Howie Joyner	---	---	27	18	1	46
OLB Randall Elliott	---	---	26	17	---	43
DT Ty Malone	---	---	25	17	1	43
DE Theodore Rogers	---	---	24	18	1	43
S Kai Walton	---	---	19	22	2	43
DE Logan Hamilton	---	---	13	22	5	40
ILB Kody Givens	---	---	20	18	2	40
DE Howard Bell	---	---	18	17	2	37
TE Clarence Lap	4	21	---	---	10	35
OLB Drew Godfrey	---	---	2	12	21	35
CB Leon Morant	---	---	12	20	1	33
S Robert Briles	---	---	9	7	14	30
FB Tristan Clement	5	4	---	---	16	25
TE Walt Tate	1	2	---	---	20	23
RB Reginald Peters	7	14	---	---	---	21
DT Korey Biggs	---	---	4	13	1	18
CB Benjamin Rice	---	---	0	1	14	15
WR Johnny Garrett	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Earnest Schwartz	---	---	0	3	10	13
CB Jerald Reed	---	---	3	2	4	9
WR Luis West	0	2	---	---	6	8
C Rusty Kochansky	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Ike Grebene	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tristan Hastings	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Rob Carbone	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Brent Newman	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Reggie Doxzon	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Kendall King	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Cody Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Enrique Lynn	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Weston Brooks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	22	57	2.6
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	13	69	5.3
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kent Jochen	29	22	6	2	0	4	0	0	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Booker	42	26	4	2	1	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	4	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	131	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	165	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	24	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	126	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	130	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Irwin	9	8	110	3	29
WR Dillon Leydorf	7	6	144	2	21
WR Thomas Newhart	4	4	24	0	29
TE Junior Ferris	4	1	7	0	10
RB Jim Drake	2	1	6	0	18
WR Gage Ashe	2	2	37	1	17
WR Skip Chaky	1	0	0	0	1

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Summers	12	5	0	68	1	40
TE Conner Vermeil	10	7	0	127	2	42
WR Braxton Chandler	7	5	0	59	1	39
RB Al Mendes	4	2	1	14	0	29
WR Lukas Vallet	4	4	0	23	0	22
RB Reginald Peters	3	2	0	6	0	14
TE Clarence Lap	1	1	0	0	0	21
FB Tristan Clement	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rich Ekernas	2	9	4.50	2.18

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Chester Summers	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kent Jochen	4	2	11	2.75	11.31

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Booker	1	1	8	8.00	7.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Buddy Irwin	2	1	4	2.00	12.22
RB Jim Drake	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Junior Ferris	1	1	7	7.00	1.75

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Al Mendes	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jim Drake	2	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kent Jochen	11	9	6

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Booker	14	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Irwin	7	6	5
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	1	1
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	0
RB Jim Drake	1	1	0
TE Junior Ferris	1	0	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chester Summers	5	2	2
TE Conner Vermeil	5	4	4
RB Al Mendes	2	1	0
WR Braxton Chandler	1	1	0
WR Lukas Vallet	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (24,500)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (4,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (24,500)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (4,700)