Week 16, 2026

played in New England, MA

26 degrees, snow, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	10	6	7	3	-	26
New England Colonials	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 MIN - Frederick Fly 26 field goal
1Q: 03:37 NED - Cedric Hover 29 field goal
1Q: 01:51 MIN - Raul Labonte 6 fumble return (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 06:13 MIN - Frederick Fly 39 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 37 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Frederick Fly 56 field goal
3Q: 02:53 MIN - Junior Ferris 1 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 14:19 NED - Cedric Hover 37 field goal
4Q: 08:41 MIN - Frederick Fly 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 MIN - Frederick Fly 26 field goal
1Q: 03:37 NED - Cedric Hover 29 field goal
1Q: 01:51 MIN - Raul Labonte 6 fumble return (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 06:13 MIN - Frederick Fly 39 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NED - Thurman Crenshaw 37 pass from Alonzo Tomaceski (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Frederick Fly 56 field goal
3Q: 02:53 MIN - Junior Ferris 1 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 14:19 NED - Cedric Hover 37 field goal
4Q: 08:41 MIN - Frederick Fly 40 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NED
Record 9-6 5-9-1
First Downs 15 14
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 299 279
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards per Play 4.75 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 142 77
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 4.06 4.05
Net Passing Yards 157 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 157 227
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.61 5.18
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 4/43
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 6/180
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:36 25:25

Team Statistics	MIN	NED
Record	9-6	5-9-1
First Downs	15	14
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	299	279
- Offensive Plays	63	58
- Yards per Play	4.75	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	142	77
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	4.06	4.05
Net Passing Yards	157	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	35 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	157	227
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.61	5.18
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	4/43
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	6/180
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:36	25:25

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:51	OWN 34	12	57	Field Goal
1	3:29	1:31	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	12:23	3:10	OWN 7	6	7	Punt
2	9:03	2:58	OPP 44	5	22	Field Goal
2	3:52	0:56	OWN 22	2	52	Fumble
2	1:46	1:26	OWN 29	5	32	Field Goal
3	12:20	1:25	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
3	9:27	4:47	OWN 16	8	38	Punt
3	2:59	0:15	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown
4	14:13	5:40	OWN 24	9	53	Field Goal
4	4:52	2:52	OWN 26	6	24	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OPP 17	2	-4	Game

New England Colonials
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:09	4:40	OWN 22	7	66	Field Goal
1	1:58	0:17	OWN 22	1	-16	Fumble
1	1:41	4:18	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
2	9:13	0:10	50	1	0	Interception
2	6:05	2:13	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
2	2:56	1:10	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 47	2	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	10:55	1:28	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
3	4:40	1:41	OWN 15	3	3	Fumble
3	2:44	3:31	OWN 49	5	31	Field Goal
4	8:33	3:41	OWN 30	9	44	Downs
4	2:00	1:05	OWN 12	7	5	Downs

Game MVP: Raul Labonte, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rich Ekernas	17	52	3.06	10	2
RB Jim Drake	10	72	7.20	22	3
QB Kent Jochen	6	20	3.33	9	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
RB Shane Lynch	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jason Bullock	12	38	3.17	10	1
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	5	10	2.00	6	0
WR Thurman Crenshaw	1	24	24.00	24	1
FB James Dorn	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kent Jochen	28	18	157	0/0	1	43	0	90.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alonzo Tomaceski	35	21	227	4/25	1	37	1	76.7

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thomas Newhart	6	7	42	7.00	0	14	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	2	4	0	0.00	0	3	0
TE Junior Ferris	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	1
WR Gage Ashe	2	3	16	8.00	6	11	0
TE Buddy Irwin	2	4	57	28.50	35	43	0
RB Rich Ekernas	2	2	25	12.50	4	17	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	1	9	9.00	1	9	0
RB Jim Drake	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Francisco Minahan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thurman Crenshaw	7	12	95	13.57	43	37	1
WR Melvin Michl	4	9	23	5.75	5	11	0
TE Devan Burroughs	3	3	39	13.00	4	20	0
WR Clifton Wharton	2	3	39	19.50	17	27	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	2	5	17	8.50	3	13	0
WR Neil Groh	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
RB Andres Raley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brad O'Donnell	1	5	5.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Kent Jochen	1	0	0	0
RB Rich Ekernas	1	0	0	0
DT Raul Labonte	0	1	0	1
T Phillip Freeland	0	1	0	0
DE Dakota Hanson	0	1	0	0
CB Brad O'Donnell	0	0	1	0
OLB Ryan Gowins	0	0	1	0

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	2	0	0
DE K.C. Cortez	0	1	0
S Kelly McNeil	0	0	1
DE Christopher Mallory	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	5	232	46.4	37.8	63	3

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	4	173	43.3	41.5	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	4/4	2/2	1/1	56	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Pipkin	3	7	2.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Wharton	4	43	10.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Drake	3	70	23.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Wharton	4	126	31.5	0
Trey Monroe	2	54	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brad O'Donnell	6	1	1.0	18	38
S Jamie Enochs	6	0	0.0	9	8
CB Tony Schultz	5	0	0.0	11	31
OLB Kent Oliveros	4	0	0.0	14	29
DT Raul Labonte	3	1	2.0	14	35
OLB Ryan Gowins	3	1	1.0	18	21
ILB Roy Morrison	3	2	0.0	18	23
DE Dominic Laster	3	0	0.0	17	26
S Calvin Wayne	3	0	0.0	18	38
S Kaleb Barton	2	0	0.0	9	12
ILB James Barginski	2	0	0.0	1	16
DT Bobby Dodge	1	0	0.0	17	24
DE Kim Middleton	1	0	0.0	7	22
S Jamie Paquette	1	0	0.0	2	20
T Keegan Ferro	1	0	---	---	---

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cory Blair	6	4	0.0	35	28
CB Isaac Poppe	6	2	0.0	29	23
DT Taylor Gibson	6	0	0.0	25	15
CB Devin Walters	4	2	0.0	35	28
CB Dale Boulware	4	0	0.0	26	20
OLB B.J. Brown	4	0	0.0	29	20
S Kelly McNeil	3	3	0.0	34	24
CB Trey Monroe	3	0	0.0	4	6
S Rob Harper	2	2	0.0	5	2
DE Christopher Mallory	2	1	0.0	16	19
DT Geoff Gall	2	0	0.0	22	15
DT Cameron Mallard	2	0	0.0	33	25
DE K.C. Cortez	1	1	0.0	25	17
WR Melvin Michl	1	0	---	---	---
S Archie Mills	1	0	0.0	19	16
S Artie Whalen	1	0	0.0	12	12
OLB Elijah Gietzen	1	0	0.0	16	20
RB Andres Raley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Monty Lynn	1	0	0.0	19	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Raul Labonte	2.0	1	1	35
CB Brad O'Donnell	1.0	0	0	38
OLB Ryan Gowins	1.0	0	0	21
DE Dominic Laster	0.0	2	2	26
OLB Kent Oliveros	0.0	2	1	29
DT Bobby Dodge	0.0	1	2	24

New England	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Monty Lynn	1	2	18
OLB Elijah Gietzen	1	0	20
DE Christopher Mallory	1	0	19
DT Taylor Gibson	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tony Schultz	5	1	0	31
OLB Kent Oliveros	3	1	0	29
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	0	1	38
S Calvin Wayne	2	0	0	38
S Jamie Paquette	2	0	0	20
S Jamie Enochs	2	0	0	8
ILB James Barginski	1	1	0	16
S Kaleb Barton	1	0	0	12
ILB Roy Morrison	1	0	0	23
DE Dominic Laster	1	0	0	26
OLB Ryan Gowins	1	0	0	21
CB Don Linquist	0	2	0	38

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Isaac Poppe	4	0	23
ILB Cory Blair	4	0	28
CB Dale Boulware	3	0	20
CB Devin Walters	2	1	28
S Kelly McNeil	2	0	24
CB Trey Monroe	2	0	6
OLB Elijah Gietzen	1	0	20
OLB B.J. Brown	0	2	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Arnie Corley	4	6	35	28
C Larry Palmer	3	8	35	28
T Keegan Ferro	2	8	35	28
G Don Meacham	2	5	35	28
T Phillip Freeland	1	2	35	28

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brock Rodriguez	3	6	19	1	39
G Danny Pierce	2	4	19	0	39
G Cary Plummer	1	2	19	0	39
FB James Dorn	1	1	6	0	4
T Chad Dennis	0	2	19	1	39
C Elias Berry	0	1	19	2	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Skip Chaky	5	24
Junior Ferris	2	24
Shane Lynch	1	24
Kim Middleton	1	14
Brad O'Donnell	1	11

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Andrew Dugans	1	20
Archie Mills	1	18
Marco Holliday	1	17
Danny Pierce	1	10
Geoff Gall	1	8
Elias Berry	1	4

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Phillip Freeland	35	28	---	---	9	72
G Don Meacham	35	28	---	---	9	72
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	18	38	11	67
OLB Kent Oliveros	---	---	14	29	22	65
C Larry Palmer	35	28	---	---	---	63
G Arnie Corley	35	28	---	---	---	63
T Keegan Ferro	35	28	---	---	---	63
QB Kent Jochen	35	28	---	---	---	63
TE Buddy Irwin	34	26	---	---	---	60
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	18	38	2	58
CB Don Linquist	---	---	18	38	2	58
WR Thomas Newhart	33	24	---	---	---	57
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	14	35	2	51
WR Dillon Leydorf	26	21	---	---	---	47
TE Junior Ferris	11	12	---	---	24	47
RB Rich Ekernas	23	9	---	---	15	47
CB Tony Schultz	---	---	11	31	3	45
DE Dominic Laster	---	---	17	26	---	43
DE Kim Middleton	---	---	7	22	14	43
WR Gage Ashe	22	14	---	---	7	43
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	17	24	1	42
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	18	23	1	42
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	18	21	---	39
S Jamie Paquette	---	---	2	20	15	37
RB Shane Lynch	7	6	---	---	24	37
RB Jim Drake	12	17	---	---	4	33
DE Dakota Hanson	---	---	7	19	6	32
WR Skip Chaky	1	3	---	---	24	28
ILB James Barginski	---	---	1	16	9	26
S Kaleb Barton	---	---	9	12	2	23
DT Derrick Houston	---	---	6	12	5	23
WR Jonathan Pipkin	0	3	---	---	15	18
S Jamie Enochs	---	---	9	8	---	17
CB Roberto Hutton	---	---	0	2	13	15
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Francisco Minahan	6	5	---	---	---	11
CB Casey Morgan	---	---	2	8	---	10
OLB Kevin Hicks	---	---	3	7	---	10
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	9	9
T D.J. Novak	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Braxton Grant	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Marty Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kris Wolfe	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Javier Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	0	0	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Danny Pierce	19	39	---	---	10	68
CB Devin Walters	---	---	35	28	4	67
ILB Cory Blair	---	---	35	28	4	67
G Cary Plummer	19	39	---	---	6	64
T Brock Rodriguez	19	39	---	---	6	64
T Chad Dennis	19	39	---	---	6	64
S Kelly McNeil	---	---	34	24	4	62
CB Dale Boulware	---	---	26	20	16	62
C Elias Berry	19	39	---	---	4	62
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	33	25	3	61
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	19	39	---	---	---	58
WR Melvin Michl	18	39	---	---	---	57
TE Bennett Zitnik	18	37	---	---	2	57
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	29	23	4	56
WR Thurman Crenshaw	16	39	---	---	---	55
S Archie Mills	---	---	19	16	18	53
DE K.C. Cortez	---	---	25	17	9	51
OLB B.J. Brown	---	---	29	20	2	51
DT Taylor Gibson	---	---	25	15	6	46
DT Geoff Gall	---	---	22	15	8	45
WR Clifton Wharton	10	19	---	---	13	42
RB Jason Bullock	18	23	---	---	---	41
OLB Elijah Gietzen	---	---	16	20	4	40
DT Monty Lynn	---	---	19	18	3	40
DE Christopher Mallory	---	---	16	19	4	39
FB James Dorn	6	4	---	---	18	28
S Artie Whalen	---	---	12	12	2	26
CB Trey Monroe	---	---	4	6	16	26
TE Andrew Dugans	1	0	---	---	20	21
TE Devan Burroughs	7	12	---	---	---	19
OLB Ernest Powell	---	---	0	0	19	19
RB Marco Holliday	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Gabriel Maloney	0	0	---	---	14	14
RB Andres Raley	0	14	---	---	---	14
ILB Kevin Primeau	---	---	1	0	12	13
WR Tony McLendon	1	1	---	---	10	12
WR Neil Groh	0	7	---	---	4	11
S Rob Harper	---	---	5	2	---	7
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Buddy Barnette	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Andy Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cesar Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Donald Russell	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Marc Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bennett Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	31	7.8
Middle	23	88	3.8
Right	6	27	4.5
None	2	-4	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	4	31	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kent Jochen	28	18	1	4	0	3	3	3	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alonzo Tomaceski	35	21	4	0	2	5	6	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	132	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thomas Newhart	7	6	42	0	24
WR Dillon Leydorf	4	2	0	0	21
TE Buddy Irwin	4	2	57	1	26
WR Gage Ashe	3	2	16	0	14
TE Francisco Minahan	3	0	0	0	5
RB Jim Drake	2	1	3	0	17
TE Junior Ferris	2	2	5	0	12
RB Rich Ekernas	2	2	25	0	9
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	1	9	0	3

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thurman Crenshaw	12	7	1	95	2	39
WR Melvin Michl	9	4	1	23	0	39
TE Bennett Zitnik	5	2	0	17	0	37
WR Clifton Wharton	3	2	0	39	1	19
TE Devan Burroughs	3	3	0	39	1	12
WR Neil Groh	1	1	0	12	0	7
RB Andres Raley	1	1	0	3	0	14
RB Jason Bullock	1	1	0	-1	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Kent Jochen	3	1	0.33	3.33
RB Rich Ekernas	1	-1	-1.00	3.06

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Alonzo Tomaceski	1	3	3.00	2.00
FB James Dorn	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kent Jochen	4	2	7	1.75	5.61

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alonzo Tomaceski	1	0	0	0.00	6.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Junior Ferris	1	1	1	1.00	2.50
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0	0.00	14.25
TE Francisco Minahan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bennett Zitnik	1	0	0	0.00	3.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jim Drake	3	2
QB Kent Jochen	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jason Bullock	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kent Jochen	9	5	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alonzo Tomaceski	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jim Drake	2	1	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	0	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	1	1
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	0
TE Junior Ferris	1	1	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	0	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	1	1
TE Francisco Minahan	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Thurman Crenshaw	4	2	0
TE Bennett Zitnik	3	1	1
WR Clifton Wharton	1	1	1
WR Neil Groh	1	1	1
RB Andres Raley	1	1	0
TE Devan Burroughs	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)