Week 17, 2023

played in Carolina, NC

55 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

New Orleans Delta Rays101037-30
Carolina Hill Cats0030-3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 NOS - Cedric Harden 35 field goal
1Q: 04:18 NOS - Robbie Kirk 3 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 12:34 NOS - Neil Colvin 9 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Cedric Harden 49 field goal
3Q: 09:48 CAR - Edwin Ruschak 27 field goal
3Q: 04:04 NOS - Cedric Harden 36 field goal
4Q: 13:55 NOS - Neil Colvin 31 pass from Gavin Ozga (Cedric Harden extra point)

Team StatisticsNOSCAR
Record8-88-8
First Downs2112
- by Rushing53
- by Passing146
- by Penalty23
Total Net Yards363171
- Offensive Plays6560
- Yards per Play5.582.85
Net Rushing Yards12085
- Rushing Attempts3422
- Yards per Rush3.533.86
Net Passing Yards24386
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 21 - 134 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards245115
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/24/29
- Yards per Pass Play7.842.26
Fumbles/Lost2/11/0
3rd Down Conversions9/163/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.99.1
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards7/504/40
Punt Returns/Yards4/404/10
Kick Returns/Yards2/552/50
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/4
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/20/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 30
Time of Possession30:5629:04

Drive Charts

New Orleans Delta Rays
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:58OWN 43739Field Goal
17:163:08OPP 36736Touchdown
10:463:18OWN 42858Touchdown
210:281:17OWN 730Punt
27:544:12OWN 4959Punt
22:290:12OPP 3910Interception
20:450:45OWN 43325Field Goal
313:210:09OWN 32116Fumble
39:415:42OWN 221059Field Goal
32:033:22OWN 33867Touchdown
412:021:42OWN 1935Punt
48:551:18OWN 435Punt
43:112:03OWN 2634Punt
Carolina Hill Cats
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:023:46OWN 256-13Punt
14:083:22OWN 25740Missed FG
212:282:00OWN 25517Punt
29:111:17OPP 4834Punt
23:421:13OWN 23-1Punt
22:171:32OWN 29435Missed FG
315:001:39OWN 2537Punt
313:123:31OPP 48738Field Goal
33:591:56OWN 2530Punt
413:411:39OWN 3336Punt
410:201:25OWN 26524Punt
47:374:26OWN 431038Missed FG
41:081:08OWN 312-4Game

Game MVP: Gavin Ozga, New Orleans Delta Rays

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Cristian Wheeler18331.83500
RB Dashawn Fisher12675.582530
QB Gavin Ozga3186.001210
RB O.J. Ratliff122.00200
CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Noah Moss12231.92700
RB Martin Wilson8182.251010
WR Shaun Dembsky13939.003910
QB Greg Johnston155.00500

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gavin Ozga30212451/23311113.9
CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Greg Johnston1910641/9018059.9
Marco Smith158513/20024060.7

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Neil Colvin6910617.6768312
WR Terrance Daliere575911.8018230
WR Robbie Kirk47328.0010161
WR Howie Castillo222512.500150
TE Spencer Boone23147.00090
RB Dashawn Fisher1166.00060
TE Chance Greer1133.00030
CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Butch Brannon48266.509170
WR Kendall Hardman35144.67170
WR Shaun Dembsky36237.671180
RB Devan French2494.50060
TE Dalton Clifford23126.00060
WR Erick Sheen1244.00040
RB Martin Wilson122424.0018240
TE Graham Naeole1311.00010
RB Noah Moss1122.00520

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Gage Earp144.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
RB Dashawn Fisher1000
WR Robbie Kirk1000
G Bruce Kesselman0100
RB Cristian Wheeler0010
CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Collin Goode1000
CB Gage Earp0100
OLB Dominic Wickson0100
S Braden Nicas0010
OLB Trenton Tullo0010

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Perry Fitzgerald522344.642.6531
CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Drake Horn835944.939.9514

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Harden3/31/10/0493/3
CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Edwin Ruschak1/40/20/2270/0

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Shannon McNeil44010.00
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Collin Goode4102.50

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Mike Goehring25527.50
CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Shaun Dembsky25025.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DE Alfred Newland812.02128
S Mike Goehring620.02238
DE Caleb Hammond600.02238
OLB Harold Richie421.01526
CB Enrique Francis410.02030
S Artie Whalen310.02021
ILB Tim Sanders300.076
OLB Oliver Jamison230.02136
ILB Mack Patterson200.01533
DT Marc Nikaido200.01314
CB Gino Fisk110.506
CB Devante Paradis120.01927
DT Roberto Burns100.0917
WR Neil Colvin10---------
ILB Carlton Wiggins100.01915
CB Lee Kueth010.51132
S Shannon McNeil020.0528
CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jameson Hixon710.02726
ILB Zack Cotchery700.02525
S Braden Nicas650.03431
OLB Trenton Tullo520.03326
S Jesse Orellana500.0814
CB Gage Earp320.02531
DT Willie Kuhnert300.02523
DE T.J. Burroughs200.52823
S Julio Alcott220.02517
OLB Norbert Hiler210.02215
DE Kenneth Bryan210.03017
CB Mickey Montgomery200.01415
DT Charles Lyons110.03420
ILB Roberto Fong110.090
CB Arturo Penrod100.01115
DE A.J. Wertzler100.077
OLB Ben Infante100.086
OLB Dominic Wickson100.020
DT Malachi Markel010.5311

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Alfred Newland2.002228
OLB Harold Richie1.000026
CB Gino Fisk0.50106
CB Lee Kueth0.500032
DE Caleb Hammond0.013138
DT Roberto Burns0.010017
DT Marc Nikaido0.010014
ILB Tim Sanders0.00106
CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE T.J. Burroughs0.500123
DT Malachi Markel0.500011
DE Kenneth Bryan0.002017
OLB Norbert Hiler0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Enrique Francis40030
S Mike Goehring31038
DE Caleb Hammond30038
ILB Mack Patterson21033
S Artie Whalen20021
CB Devante Paradis10027
OLB Oliver Jamison10036
ILB Carlton Wiggins10015
DE Alfred Newland10028
CB Lee Kueth01032
CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Gage Earp40131
OLB Trenton Tullo40026
CB Jameson Hixon30026
S Jesse Orellana30014
S Braden Nicas21031
CB Mickey Montgomery20015
CB Arturo Penrod10015
S Julio Alcott10017
ILB Zack Cotchery10025
OLB Norbert Hiler01015

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Omar Murray110034031
T Jackson Preston15134131
G Bruce Kesselman15034031
G Gavin Tuipala14028031
T Jimmy Zellers05034031
TE Jamal Chedsey0101205
TE Spencer Boone01034029
TE Chance Greer0101805
CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Cornelius Miller16022238
T Efrain Moss15022038
G Riddick Rydzak12019029
T Caden Riley11018029
C Peyton McDaniel05022238
TE Dalton Clifford01022034
C Herb Carlisle010309

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Cristian Wheeler324
Shannon McNeil118
O.J. Ratliff116
Spencer Boone111
CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Butch Brannon325
Norbert Hiler212
Herb Carlisle112

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Mike Goehring------22381575
TE Spencer Boone3429------1174
T Jackson Preston3431------873
T Jimmy Zellers3431------873
G Bruce Kesselman3431------873
G Gavin Tuipala2831------867
C Omar Murray3431---------65
DE Caleb Hammond------2238464
OLB Harold Richie------15262364
OLB Oliver Jamison------2136461
WR Neil Colvin2931---------60
QB Gavin Ozga2531---------56
RB Cristian Wheeler2110------2455
CB Enrique Francis------2030353
ILB Mack Patterson------1533452
DE Alfred Newland------2128352
S Shannon McNeil------5281851
CB Devante Paradis------1927349
WR Robbie Kirk2424---------48
WR Terrance Daliere1623------847
CB Lee Kueth------1132346
S Artie Whalen------2021243
TE Jamal Chedsey125------2441
ILB Carlton Wiggins------1915135
WR Howie Castillo210------1931
RB Dashawn Fisher1317---------30
TE Chance Greer185------629
DT Roberto Burns------917228
DT Marc Nikaido------1314128
CB Richard Kazadi------261725
ILB Tim Sanders------761124
RB O.J. Ratliff11------1618
DT Sam Giles------07916
ILB Aiden Knauls------16714
QB Mercury Duarte90---------9
K Cedric Harden00------99
CB Gino Fisk------0639
P Perry Fitzgerald00------88
C Barry Tate00------88
CB Earl Bullock------0088
DE Edgar Fox------0426
C Jose Bradley60---------6
T Aiden Lofberg00---------0
ILB Alex Mathews------00---0
WR Mitchell Green00---------0
G Hector Goodwin00---------0
CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Braden Nicas------3431368
OLB Trenton Tullo------3326362
C Peyton McDaniel2238---------60
G Cornelius Miller2238---------60
T Efrain Moss2238---------60
G Riddick Rydzak1929------1260
CB Gage Earp------2531359
WR Shaun Dembsky2031------758
CB Jameson Hixon------2726356
DT Charles Lyons------3420256
TE Dalton Clifford2234---------56
WR Butch Brannon523------2553
DE T.J. Burroughs------2823253
ILB Zack Cotchery------2525353
TE Graham Naeole1411------2550
DT Willie Kuhnert------2523149
OLB Norbert Hiler------22151249
DE Kenneth Bryan------3017148
T Caden Riley1829---------47
S Julio Alcott------2517143
CB Arturo Penrod------11151541
WR Kendall Hardman1525---------40
RB Noah Moss1317------1040
RB Devan French410------2539
S Jesse Orellana------8141537
QB Marco Smith1518---------33
RB Martin Wilson922------233
CB Mickey Montgomery------1415130
QB Greg Johnston720---------27
WR Erick Sheen611------825
OLB Ben Infante------861125
T Levi Ogden49------1225
C Herb Carlisle39------1224
OLB Dominic Wickson------202123
DE A.J. Wertzler------77620
DT Malachi Markel------311620
WR Collin Goode06------1218
DE Duane Osborne------114217
C Darius Galloway00------1212
P Drake Horn00------1212
G Jimmie Platt00------1212
CB Lance Solley------05510
ILB Roberto Fong------90---9
K Edwin Ruschak00------66
S Thomas Richardson------30---3
TE Emmanuel Joyner20---------2

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6274.5
Middle18623.4
Right10313.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left34113.7
Middle12262.2
Right7182.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gavin Ozga30214122311
CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Greg Johnston19100022320
Marco Smith1581011410

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54438.6
Short (0-8 Yds)12111169.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)105636.3
Long (19+ Yds)31237.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4320.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2013783.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)71172.4
Long (19+ Yds)31186.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Neil Colvin960106331
WR Terrance Daliere75159123
WR Robbie Kirk74132024
TE Spencer Boone32014029
WR Howie Castillo22025010
RB Dashawn Fisher1106017
TE Chance Greer110305
CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Butch Brannon84126023
WR Shaun Dembsky63023031
WR Kendall Hardman53014025
RB Devan French4219010
TE Graham Naeole3101011
TE Dalton Clifford32012034
WR Erick Sheen2104011
RB Martin Wilson21124122
RB Noah Moss1102017

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Cristian Wheeler210.501.83
RB Dashawn Fisher100.005.58
CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Noah Moss111.001.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gavin Ozga54387.608.17
CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Greg Johnston3162.003.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Neil Colvin222512.5011.78
TE Spencer Boone1000.004.67
WR Terrance Daliere111010.008.43
WR Robbie Kirk1133.004.57
CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kendall Hardman1000.002.80
WR Butch Brannon1000.003.25
TE Dalton Clifford1166.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Cristian Wheeler20
RB Dashawn Fisher21
RB O.J. Ratliff11
CarolinaRushesConversions
QB Greg Johnston10
RB Noah Moss10

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Gavin Ozga1097
CarolinaAttCompConversions
Marco Smith742
Greg Johnston421

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Neil Colvin333
WR Terrance Daliere333
TE Spencer Boone210
WR Robbie Kirk111
TE Chance Greer110
CarolinaTargCatchConversions
WR Kendall Hardman310
RB Martin Wilson211
TE Graham Naeole210
WR Erick Sheen100
WR Butch Brannon110
WR Shaun Dembsky111
RB Devan French111

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)