Week 1, 2027

played in Cleveland, OH

57 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Pittsburgh Ironmen	7	0	0	6	-	13
Cleveland Hexagons	7	13	0	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 CLE - Parker Frederick 36 run (Jameson Kinney extra point)
1Q: 03:45 PIT - Jerald Sutton 4 pass from Chase Saldana (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 14:34 CLE - Arnie Clancy 15 pass from Jackie Strickland (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 07:53 CLE - Jameson Kinney 28 field goal
2Q: 00:13 CLE - Jameson Kinney 47 field goal
4Q: 11:11 CLE - Jameson Kinney 37 field goal
4Q: 03:04 PIT - Chase Saldana 7 run (Chase Saldana pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:15 CLE - Parker Frederick 36 run (Jameson Kinney extra point)
1Q: 03:45 PIT - Jerald Sutton 4 pass from Chase Saldana (Weston Kerns extra point)
2Q: 14:34 CLE - Arnie Clancy 15 pass from Jackie Strickland (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 07:53 CLE - Jameson Kinney 28 field goal
2Q: 00:13 CLE - Jameson Kinney 47 field goal
4Q: 11:11 CLE - Jameson Kinney 37 field goal
4Q: 03:04 PIT - Chase Saldana 7 run (Chase Saldana pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics PIT CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 306 357
- Offensive Plays 62 59
- Yards per Play 4.94 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 87 139
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards per Rush 3.63 5.15
Net Passing Yards 219 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 25 - 1 32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 226 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/98 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:28 30:32

Team Statistics	PIT	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	306	357
- Offensive Plays	62	59
- Yards per Play	4.94	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	87	139
- Rushing Attempts	24	27
- Yards per Rush	3.63	5.15
Net Passing Yards	219	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 25 - 1	32 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	226	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/98	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:28	30:32

Drive Charts

Pittsburgh Ironmen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:56	7:22	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
2	14:27	3:10	OWN 38	4	33	Missed FG
2	7:47	3:11	OWN 26	5	17	Punt
2	3:00	0:57	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 19	6	20	Punt
3	5:09	1:20	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:24	2:46	OWN 21	6	6	Punt
4	11:04	4:01	OWN 21	9	50	Interception
4	4:38	1:44	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
4	2:49	1:44	OWN 45	6	17	Missed FG
4	0:28	0:28	OWN 12	1	5	Game

Cleveland Hexagons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:04	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	3:34	4:07	OWN 14	7	86	Touchdown
2	11:17	3:30	OWN 36	7	53	Field Goal
2	4:36	1:36	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	2:03	1:57	OWN 32	8	38	Field Goal
3	10:48	5:39	OWN 2	11	52	Punt
3	3:49	1:25	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	14:38	3:34	OWN 36	7	44	Field Goal
4	7:03	2:25	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	1:05	0:37	OWN 45	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Jackie Strickland, Cleveland Hexagons

Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Rodolfo Cote	11	27	2.45	14	1	0
QB Chase Saldana	7	23	3.29	9	0	1
RB Steve Tangeman	5	35	7.00	21	1	0
WR Jerald Sutton	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Parker Frederick	23	119	5.17	36	3	1
QB Jackie Strickland	3	19	6.33	10	1	0
TE Derek Monroe	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Saldana	37	25	226	1/7	1	34	1	81.6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	32	23	218	0/0	1	31	0	100.7

Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrin Lyon	8	11	64	8.00	20	24	0
WR Jerald Sutton	6	9	70	11.67	16	34	1
RB Rodolfo Cote	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
TE Keegan Rathbone	2	3	23	11.50	19	21	0
WR Brett Swindle	2	2	19	9.50	0	16	0
FB Erick Andrews	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Conrad Winslett	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Steve Tangeman	1	4	11	11.00	4	11	0
TE Heath Huntley	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Garrard	6	7	44	7.33	9	16	0
TE Derek Monroe	5	8	46	9.20	14	14	0
WR Graham Pearson	4	6	9	2.25	0	7	0
TE Arnie Clancy	4	6	31	7.75	7	15	1
WR Keegan Church	3	3	57	19.00	31	28	0
RB Parker Frederick	1	1	31	31.00	30	31	0
RB Van Kerby	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kaleb Peak	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Conrad Winslett	0	0	1	0
DT Teddy McKillop	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov
RB Van Kerby	1	0
RB Parker Frederick	1	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	0	1
TE Arnie Clancy	0	1

Punting Statistics

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
William Denby	5	227	45.4	43.0	59	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert McElrath	5	248	49.6	39.2	66	1

Kicking Statistics

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Weston Kerns	0/2	0/2	0/1	0	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Kinney	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Braden Sutton	2	12	6.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Pipkin	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Warren	3	58	19.3	0
Braden Sutton	2	40	20.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Kerby	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Orlando Sink	11	2	0.0	27	25
ILB Braden Ioja	8	3	0.0	27	31
CB Reuben Brackens	6	1	0.0	27	32
S Parker Wayt	5	0	0.0	19	20
CB Walt Warren	5	0	0.0	27	32
DE Donny Singleton	4	0	0.0	25	21
CB Devan Erhardt	3	1	0.0	20	20
OLB Anthony Rasolomalala	2	2	0.0	10	20
DT Teddy McKillop	2	2	0.0	26	28
DT Bubba Bennett	1	2	0.0	25	24
DE Donald Powell	1	0	0.0	15	13
TE Keegan Rathbone	1	0	---	---	---
S Devan Burns	1	0	0.0	8	10
DE Amari Thompkins	0	3	0.0	10	20

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mark Boswell	7	2	0.0	22	37
S Ramon Sullivan	6	0	0.0	24	38
DT Eugene Brennan	5	0	0.5	23	29
ILB Josiah Banks	5	1	0.0	12	24
CB Kaleb Peak	4	0	0.0	11	24
OLB Collin Gerhardt	3	1	0.0	22	27
S Luke Cole	3	0	0.0	22	27
CB Sean Barber	3	0	0.0	24	37
OLB Stanley Brennan	3	0	0.0	10	12
CB Mike Carmichael	2	0	0.0	23	37
ILB Claude Sapp	2	0	0.0	12	12
DE Jeremiah Bateman	1	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	1	0.0	5	13
S Darnell Kerley	1	1	0.0	2	11
CB Grant Madison	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Bryant Newsome	0	1	0.5	13	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Donald Powell	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Levon Bishop	0.0	0	0	1	13

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eugene Brennan	0.5	0	1	0	29
DE Bryant Newsome	0.5	0	1	0	20
DT Tyler Schweitzer	0.0	1	0	0	22
CB Mike Carmichael	0.0	0	1	0	37
DE Jeremiah Bateman	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE K.C. Cortez	0.0	0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Parker Wayt	5	0	20
CB Walt Warren	5	0	32
ILB Braden Ioja	4	1	31
OLB Orlando Sink	4	0	25
CB Reuben Brackens	2	0	32
CB Devan Erhardt	2	0	20
OLB Anthony Rasolomalala	1	0	20
CB Danny Clemons	0	1	14

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mark Boswell	6	0	0	37
ILB Josiah Banks	5	0	0	24
CB Sean Barber	3	1	0	37
S Ramon Sullivan	3	0	0	38
S Luke Cole	2	2	0	27
CB Kaleb Peak	2	0	1	24
CB Mike Carmichael	1	0	0	37
CB Grant Madison	1	0	0	4
OLB Aiden Floyd	1	0	0	13
OLB Collin Gerhardt	1	0	0	27
S Darnell Kerley	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Marlon Moya	3	4	24	0	38
T Oliver Cooley	2	3	24	0	38
G Desmond Bloom	1	3	24	0	38
FB Erick Andrews	1	2	10	0	11
C Joshua Bronson	0	2	24	0	38
G Mackenzie Borders	0	2	24	0	38
TE Keegan Rathbone	0	1	23	1	37

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Trenton Hartman	3	6	27	32
G Vince Kalbach	3	5	27	32
T Eddie Elliott	1	5	27	32
C Percy Norton	0	5	27	32
T Michael Beyer	0	3	27	32

Special Teams Tackles

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
Erick Andrews	2	21
Conrad Winslett	1	16
Steve Tangeman	1	16
Donald Powell	1	9

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Dunn	3	11
Derek Monroe	2	22
Stanley Brennan	1	18
Colin Horner	1	13

Participation

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Marlon Moya	24	38	---	---	7	69
G Mackenzie Borders	24	38	---	---	7	69
CB Walt Warren	---	---	27	32	9	68
QB Chase Saldana	24	38	---	---	---	62
G Desmond Bloom	24	38	---	---	---	62
T Oliver Cooley	24	38	---	---	---	62
CB Reuben Brackens	---	---	27	32	3	62
C Joshua Bronson	24	38	---	---	---	62
ILB Braden Ioja	---	---	27	31	3	61
TE Keegan Rathbone	23	37	---	---	---	60
WR Jerald Sutton	22	37	---	---	---	59
DT Teddy McKillop	---	---	26	28	3	57
WR Darrin Lyon	21	33	---	---	---	54
OLB Anthony Rasolomalala	---	---	10	20	22	52
OLB Orlando Sink	---	---	27	25	---	52
DT Bubba Bennett	---	---	25	24	---	49
RB Steve Tangeman	11	22	---	---	16	49
DE Donny Singleton	---	---	25	21	---	46
CB Devan Erhardt	---	---	20	20	5	45
S Parker Wayt	---	---	19	20	4	43
FB Erick Andrews	10	11	---	---	21	42
TE Heath Huntley	5	16	---	---	21	42
CB Danny Clemons	---	---	8	14	17	39
DE Donald Powell	---	---	15	13	9	37
S Caleb Reeves	---	---	15	19	3	37
DE Amari Thompkins	---	---	10	20	3	33
S Devan Burns	---	---	8	10	13	31
RB Rodolfo Cote	13	15	---	---	1	29
WR Brett Swindle	11	12	---	---	2	25
DE Levon Bishop	---	---	5	13	7	25
WR Conrad Winslett	2	6	---	---	16	24
DT Rondell Ludwig	---	---	2	9	8	19
ILB Marshall Talbert	---	---	1	1	11	13
RB Braden Sutton	0	0	---	---	13	13
P William Denby	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Kris Brooks	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Hardy Wagener	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jackie Schultz	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Dakota Dixon	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Weston Kerns	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Lamont Patton	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Bryan Underwood	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Douglas Starr	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Thomas Scarborough	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Myron Werner	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Corwin Boyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Trenton Hartman	27	32	---	---	8	67
G Vince Kalbach	27	32	---	---	8	67
T Eddie Elliott	27	32	---	---	8	67
T Michael Beyer	27	32	---	---	8	67
S Ramon Sullivan	---	---	24	38	4	66
CB Sean Barber	---	---	24	37	2	63
CB Mike Carmichael	---	---	23	37	2	62
OLB Mark Boswell	---	---	22	37	2	61
QB Jackie Strickland	27	32	---	---	---	59
C Percy Norton	27	32	---	---	---	59
RB Parker Frederick	27	29	---	---	3	59
TE Arnie Clancy	27	31	---	---	---	58
WR Bert Garrard	26	30	---	---	---	56
WR Graham Pearson	27	26	---	---	---	53
DT Eugene Brennan	---	---	23	29	1	53
OLB Collin Gerhardt	---	---	22	27	3	52
S Luke Cole	---	---	22	27	1	50
TE Derek Monroe	9	17	---	---	22	48
DE Jeremiah Bateman	---	---	21	25	1	47
OLB Stanley Brennan	---	---	10	12	18	40
DE Bryant Newsome	---	---	13	20	6	39
ILB Josiah Banks	---	---	12	24	1	37
DT Tyler Schweitzer	---	---	8	22	7	37
CB Kaleb Peak	---	---	11	24	1	36
ILB Claude Sapp	---	---	12	12	8	32
WR Keegan Church	16	13	---	---	1	30
RB Van Kerby	0	4	---	---	22	26
DE K.C. Cortez	---	---	7	18	1	26
S Darnell Kerley	---	---	2	11	13	26
WR Jonathan Pipkin	3	4	---	---	17	24
CB Grant Madison	---	---	2	4	14	20
OLB Aiden Floyd	---	---	5	13	1	19
RB Pete Rasmussen	0	2	---	---	12	14
WR Colin Horner	0	1	---	---	13	14
TE Irving Bock	0	3	---	---	11	14
CB Ray Schulman	---	---	1	1	9	11
S Cris Dunn	---	---	0	0	11	11
K Jameson Kinney	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Gilbert McElrath	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Gene Glover	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Van Schneider	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ethan Jenkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Kelvin Cielo	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Cris Gossage	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Howard Roth	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chad Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	15	71	4.7
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	16	94	5.9
Right	8	39	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Saldana	37	25	3	1	1	4	4	1	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	32	23	2	3	3	2	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	133	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	90	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	16	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrin Lyon	11	8	0	64	1	33
WR Jerald Sutton	9	6	0	70	1	37
RB Steve Tangeman	4	1	1	11	0	22
TE Keegan Rathbone	3	2	0	23	1	37
RB Rodolfo Cote	3	3	0	15	0	15
TE Heath Huntley	3	1	0	8	0	16
WR Brett Swindle	2	2	0	19	0	12
FB Erick Andrews	1	1	0	6	0	11
WR Conrad Winslett	1	1	0	10	0	6

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Derek Monroe	8	5	0	46	0	17
WR Bert Garrard	7	6	0	44	0	30
WR Graham Pearson	6	4	0	9	0	26
TE Arnie Clancy	6	4	2	31	0	31
WR Keegan Church	3	3	0	57	1	13
RB Van Kerby	1	0	1	0	0	4
RB Parker Frederick	1	1	0	31	1	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Chase Saldana	1	7	7.00	3.29
RB Rodolfo Cote	1	0	0.00	2.45

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Parker Frederick	2	-2	-1.00	5.17
QB Jackie Strickland	1	1	1.00	6.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Saldana	3	3	28	9.33	6.11

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	4	2	17	4.25	6.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerald Sutton	2	2	12	6.00	7.78
WR Brett Swindle	1	1	16	16.00	9.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Derek Monroe	2	0	0	0.00	5.75
TE Arnie Clancy	2	2	17	8.50	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Chase Saldana	2	2
RB Rodolfo Cote	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
RB Parker Frederick	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Saldana	11	6	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerald Sutton	3	2	2
WR Darrin Lyon	3	1	0
TE Keegan Rathbone	2	1	1
RB Steve Tangeman	2	1	0
WR Brett Swindle	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derek Monroe	4	2	2
WR Bert Garrard	3	3	1
TE Arnie Clancy	2	1	1
WR Graham Pearson	1	1	0
WR Keegan Church	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)