Week 16, 2026

played in Cincinnati, OH

25 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Delta Rays7900-16
Cincinnati Monarchs10076-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 CIN - Dwight Mukherjee 34 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
1Q: 05:28 NOS - Raymond Montgomery 16 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
1Q: 00:26 CIN - Patrick Francis 42 field goal
2Q: 07:42 NOS - Cedric Harden 23 field goal
2Q: 03:01 NOS - Cedric Harden 24 field goal
2Q: 00:03 NOS - Cedric Harden 35 field goal
3Q: 06:31 CIN - Dwight Mukherjee 9 pass from Mitch Blackwell (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 11:40 CIN - Patrick Francis 40 field goal
4Q: 01:30 CIN - Patrick Francis 49 field goal

Team StatisticsNOSCIN
Record10-4-19-6
First Downs1820
- by Rushing94
- by Passing914
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards365327
- Offensive Plays6766
- Yards per Play5.454.95
Net Rushing Yards179102
- Rushing Attempts2924
- Yards per Rush6.174.25
Net Passing Yards186225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 24 - 142 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards189225
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/30/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.895.36
Fumbles/Lost3/11/0
3rd Down Conversions3/134/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.46.9
4th Down Conversions0/10/1
Penalties/Yards7/557/55
Punt Returns/Yards1/-21/8
Kick Returns/Yards2/511/29
Interception Ret./Yards1/41/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits41
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/31/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 32
Time of Possession30:1229:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Delta Rays
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:311:22OWN 1630Punt
110:435:33OWN 251075Touchdown
10:212:22OWN 25520Punt
211:023:25OWN 24870Field Goal
25:482:52OPP 45638Field Goal
21:061:06OWN 45437Field Goal
315:003:11OWN 2564Punt
36:243:28OWN 30734Downs
414:491:36OWN 2039Fumble
411:331:22OWN 2536Punt
48:101:49OWN 2036Punt
42:510:51OWN 24321Interception
41:231:23OWN 25615Game
Cincinnati Monarchs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:29OWN 2532Punt
112:091:26OWN 44456Touchdown
15:104:49OWN 25850Field Goal
212:591:57OWN 8716Punt
27:371:49OWN 24419Interception
22:561:50OWN 24631Downs
311:495:25OWN 311069Touchdown
32:563:07OWN 36714Punt
413:131:40OPP 2936Field Goal
410:112:01OWN 43516Punt
46:213:30OWN 5629Punt
42:000:37OWN 49419Field Goal

Game MVP: Mitch Blackwell, Cincinnati Monarchs

Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Raymond Montgomery171056.181631
QB Gavin Ozga9717.891920
RB Cesar Hayes331.00200
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Connor Jacobs8293.63800
RB Clarence Augustynowicz7436.141330
RB Darrell Chase7142.00500
WR Zane Gaylor155.00500
QB Mitch Blackwell11111.001110

Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gavin Ozga37241891/3031166.1
CincinnatiAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mitch Blackwell42282250/0234185.9

Receiving Statistics

New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sammie Blades88496.1334150
TE Leo Booker45205.00090
TE Luis Edinger354515.0023230
RB Cesar Hayes2284.00770
RB Raymond Montgomery24157.5014110
WR Robbie Kirk273417.0031310
WR Mitchell Green1277.00770
FB Earnest Kirchner1144.00240
WR Alan Schepis1277.00070
WR Jon Brandon0100.00000
CincinnatiCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Trey Bailey1013646.4014220
TE Dwight Mukherjee696911.5037342
TE Howard Carter444611.5022230
WR Zane Gaylor24115.50670
RB Clarence Augustynowicz23147.005100
RB Darrell Chase131111.004110
WR Darren Johnston111212.000120
FB Bert Bradford11-1-1.000-10
RB Connor Jacobs11-1-1.000-10
WR Joshua Chandler0200.00000
WR Dominic Pettis0100.00000

Interception Statistics

New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Ricardo Gozinsky144.000
CincinnatiIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Conner Hickey100.000

Fumble Statistics

New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
RB Cesar Hayes1000
RB Raymond Montgomery1000
TE Leo Booker1000
T Jimmy Zellers0100
WR Mitchell Green0100
G Cody McGhee0010
CincinnatiFumbRecovForceTD
WR Darren Johnston1000
CB Shaun Strouse0110
S J.C. Clements0100
CB Marcos Powell0020

Punting Statistics

New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Perry Fitzgerald521843.642.0642
CincinnatiPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Eric Hutton524048.040.4571

Kicking Statistics

New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Harden3/30/00/0351/1
CincinnatiFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Patrick Francis3/33/30/0492/2

Punt Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Earl Bullock1-2-2.00
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Darren Johnston188.00

Kick Return Statistics

New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Gino Fisk25125.50
CincinnatiRetYardsAvgTD
Darrell Chase12929.00

Defensive Statistics

New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Alex Mathews940.02338
OLB Brant Lindsay700.02338
CB Gino Fisk500.0922
CB Gilbert Rutledge400.02342
ILB Mark Billick400.01310
S Mike Goehring340.02442
DE Alfred Newland330.01933
S Ricardo Gozinsky320.02127
DT Orlando Flowers310.01621
DE Edgar Fox300.01534
DE Drake Kamm110.0515
CB Earl Bullock110.02442
OLB Bennett Stelick110.01926
WR Robbie Kirk10---------
S Kenneth Schulz100.0417
DE Jalen Heatherly100.01412
OLB Bryan Hopper100.014
DT Jamal Fairfield010.0311
CincinnatiTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Clarence Stone900.01920
CB Marcos Powell700.02737
S Winfred Kirk630.02938
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat520.02737
OLB Dashawn Turner510.02737
CB Shaun Strouse320.02129
S J.C. Clements300.01921
CB Tyrone Rose201.027
DT Dustin Kafka220.01921
DE Cornell Howe200.02529
CB Conner Hickey200.02838
S Dillon Slusher200.01017
OLB Xavier Malchow200.089
ILB Chuck Douglas120.01010
DT Matt Mackie110.01017
WR Trey Bailey10---------
DE Kai Sanderson010.01918

Pass Rush Statistics

New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edgar Fox0.021034
DT Orlando Flowers0.011021
DE Drake Kamm0.002015
DE Alfred Newland0.001033
CincinnatiSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Tyrone Rose1.00007
CB Conner Hickey0.010038
DT Matt Mackie0.001117
DT Dustin Kafka0.001021
DE Cornell Howe0.001029
S Winfred Kirk0.001038
DE Kai Sanderson0.001018
OLB Dashawn Turner0.000137

Pass Defense Statistics

New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Alex Mathews51038
OLB Brant Lindsay50038
CB Gilbert Rutledge41042
CB Gino Fisk41022
S Mike Goehring20042
S Ricardo Gozinsky11127
DE Edgar Fox10034
DE Drake Kamm10015
CB Earl Bullock10042
S Kenneth Schulz10017
ILB Mark Billick10010
OLB Rico Barton1003
OLB Bryan Hopper1004
CincinnatiCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Marcos Powell60037
ILB Clarence Stone40020
CB Shaun Strouse30029
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat30037
OLB Dashawn Turner20037
S Dillon Slusher20017
S Winfred Kirk11038
CB Conner Hickey10138
S J.C. Clements10021
OLB Xavier Malchow1009

Blocking Statistics

New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Jackson Preston24029038
T Jimmy Zellers22014020
G Hector Goodwin22029038
C Wayne Bayless14029038
G Cody McGhee13029138
T Eddie Elliott02015018
FB Earnest Kirchner020508
TE Luis Edinger01017022
TE Leo Booker01016022
CincinnatiKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Mario Sonnier24024042
T Gerald Neufeld15024042
G Griffin Pope15023042
C Montrae Patton14024042
T Amos Foreman13024042
TE Graham Naeole010301
FB Bert Bradford010808

Special Teams Tackles

New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Mark Billick121
Cody McGhee18
CincinnatiTacklesSTPlays
Harry Iheme219
Tyrone Rose115

Participation

New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Gilbert Rutledge------23421883
G Hector Goodwin2938------875
G Cody McGhee2938------875
CB Earl Bullock------2442874
S Mike Goehring------2442369
T Jackson Preston2938---------67
C Wayne Bayless2938---------67
QB Gavin Ozga2938---------67
WR Sammie Blades2335------967
ILB Alex Mathews------2338263
OLB Brant Lindsay------2338263
TE Leo Booker1622------2361
WR Robbie Kirk2435---------59
DE Edgar Fox------1534756
DE Alfred Newland------1933254
S Ricardo Gozinsky------2127149
OLB Bennett Stelick------1926146
ILB Mark Billick------13102144
WR Alan Schepis1917------743
WR Mitchell Green915------1842
RB Cesar Hayes914------1841
T Eddie Elliott1518------841
RB Raymond Montgomery2119---------40
TE Luis Edinger1722---------39
CB Gino Fisk------922839
S Kenneth Schulz------4171738
OLB Carlton Tatum------3132238
DT Orlando Flowers------1621---37
T Jimmy Zellers1420---------34
FB Earnest Kirchner58------1831
DE Jalen Heatherly------1412228
DE Drake Kamm------515121
CB Antonio Springer------312621
DT Jamal Fairfield------311721
C Ashton Swift21------811
WR Jon Brandon02------911
P Perry Fitzgerald00------88
C Preston Barber00------88
K Cedric Harden00------77
OLB Bryan Hopper------1416
OLB Rico Barton------23---5
TE Spencer Boone00---------0
CB Phil Keith------00---0
RB Rich Fantozzi00---------0
QB Malachi Beechler00---------0
G Jerry Crawford00---------0
CincinnatiRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Mario Sonnier2442------874
G Griffin Pope2342------873
S Winfred Kirk------2938370
CB Conner Hickey------2838268
OLB Dashawn Turner------2737367
CB Marcos Powell------2737367
OLB Alejandro Jefcoat------2737367
T Gerald Neufeld2442---------66
QB Mitch Blackwell2442---------66
T Amos Foreman2442---------66
C Montrae Patton2442---------66
CB Shaun Strouse------2129959
S J.C. Clements------19211858
TE Dwight Mukherjee2136---------57
WR Joshua Chandler1839---------57
DE Cornell Howe------2529256
DE Harry Iheme------13221954
WR Darren Johnston1325------1654
WR Trey Bailey1535------454
DT Dustin Kafka------1921646
ILB Clarence Stone------1920443
DE Kai Sanderson------1918138
RB Darrell Chase711------1836
WR Zane Gaylor413------1835
FB Bert Bradford88------1834
RB Clarence Augustynowicz924---------33
DT Matt Mackie------1017229
ILB Chuck Douglas------1010828
S Dillon Slusher------1017---27
TE Graham Naeole31------2327
OLB Leland Monaghan------332026
CB Tyrone Rose------271524
TE Howard Carter128---------20
WR Dominic Pettis25------1017
OLB Xavier Malchow------89---17
RB Connor Jacobs84------416
K Patrick Francis00------99
C Sherman Aldrich10------89
C Xavier Schroder00------88
P Eric Hutton00------88
T Mason Stoerner00------88
DE Hugh Richard------17---8
OLB Marlon Perez------21---3
WR Owen Howe01---------1
G Quinn Hudson00---------0
QB Albert Mathis00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5224.4
Middle191146.0
Right5438.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8303.8
Middle9353.9
Right7375.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gavin Ozga37242051521
CincinnatiAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mitch Blackwell42283014501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1311886.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1911864.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)32155.0
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen9540.4
Short (0-8 Yds)23191667.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)94556.1
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sammie Blades88049035
WR Robbie Kirk72134135
TE Luis Edinger53145122
TE Leo Booker54020022
RB Raymond Montgomery42015019
RB Cesar Hayes2208014
WR Mitchell Green2117015
WR Alan Schepis2117017
FB Earnest Kirchner110408
WR Jon Brandon101002
CincinnatiTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Trey Bailey1310164135
TE Dwight Mukherjee96069136
WR Zane Gaylor42011013
TE Howard Carter4404618
RB Clarence Augustynowicz32014024
RB Darrell Chase31011011
WR Joshua Chandler2000039
WR Dominic Pettis100005
WR Darren Johnston11012025
FB Bert Bradford110-108
RB Connor Jacobs110-104

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery4266.506.18
QB Gavin Ozga144.007.89
CincinnatiAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Darrell Chase231.502.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gavin Ozga63203.335.11
CincinnatiAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mitch Blackwell1199.005.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Luis Edinger2194.509.00
RB Raymond Montgomery1000.003.75
WR Sammie Blades1144.006.13
WR Alan Schepis1177.003.50
WR Jon Brandon1000.000.00
CincinnatiTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Dwight Mukherjee1199.007.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New OrleansRushesConversions
QB Gavin Ozga31
RB Raymond Montgomery10
CincinnatiRushesConversions
RB Darrell Chase30

Third Down Passing Statistics

New OrleansAttCompConversions
Gavin Ozga972
CincinnatiAttCompConversions
Mitch Blackwell1164

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Leo Booker321
TE Luis Edinger211
RB Cesar Hayes220
WR Sammie Blades110
WR Alan Schepis110
CincinnatiTargCatchConversions
TE Dwight Mukherjee322
RB Darrell Chase310
WR Joshua Chandler200
WR Trey Bailey221
WR Zane Gaylor111

SectionAttendance
Stadium69,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,900 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)