Wild Card Playoff Games, 2027

played in Los Angeles, CA

67 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Hill Cats14007-21
Los Angeles Guardians141730-34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:16 LAS - Ted Howard 37 pass from Gilbert Brooks (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
1Q: 09:27 CAR - Dalton Clifford 14 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Preston Bauer extra point)
1Q: 05:31 CAR - Dalton Sweeney 58 run (Preston Bauer extra point)
1Q: 01:36 LAS - Chester Summers 15 pass from Gilbert Brooks (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
2Q: 12:56 LAS - Alexander Knaack 61 fumble return (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
2Q: 06:15 LAS - Josue James 28 pass from Gilbert Brooks (Ivan Bernstein extra point)
2Q: 02:14 LAS - Ivan Bernstein 31 field goal
3Q: 05:14 LAS - Ivan Bernstein 28 field goal
4Q: 04:51 CAR - Dana Asperilla 3 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Preston Bauer extra point)

Team StatisticsCARLAS
Record9-89-8
First Downs2222
- by Rushing85
- by Passing1217
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards403483
- Offensive Plays6567
- Yards per Play6.207.21
Net Rushing Yards138134
- Rushing Attempts1935
- Yards per Rush7.263.83
Net Passing Yards265349
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 25 - 032 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards284349
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/190/0
- Yards per Pass Play5.7610.91
Fumbles/Lost2/10/0
3rd Down Conversions5/127/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.88.5
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/586/34
Punt Returns/Yards1/142/10
Kick Returns/Yards3/941/22
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 22
Time of Possession25:3634:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Hill Cats
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:003:43OWN 41659Touchdown
17:151:52OWN 17483Touchdown
11:273:44OWN 25736Fumble
212:432:40OWN 2560Punt
26:052:01OWN 25617Punt
22:090:51OWN 25417Punt
315:001:59OWN 3631Punt
35:063:08OWN 35516Punt
412:373:31OWN 20724Punt
46:582:16OWN 261174Touchdown
41:381:18OWN 14738Downs
Los Angeles Guardians
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:00OWN 25475Touchdown
19:172:02OWN 25419Punt
15:233:56OWN 25875Touchdown
210:033:58OWN 30770Touchdown
24:041:55OWN 20666Field Goal
21:181:18OWN 227Half
313:017:55OWN 61683Field Goal
31:584:21OWN 201146Punt
49:062:08OWN 2037Punt
44:423:04OWN 26622Punt
40:200:20OWN 481-1Game

Game MVP: Gilbert Brooks, Los Angeles Guardians

Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Noah Moss12645.331330
RB Sammie Spain5142.80500
QB Dalton Sweeney26030.005811
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Collin Hartwig24692.882410
QB Gilbert Brooks7517.291920
RB Ricardo Spangler2147.00900
RB Antonio Ramirez200.00100

Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dalton Sweeney43252843/19239093.5
Los AngelesAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gilbert Brooks32233490/03510138.6

Receiving Statistics

CarolinaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Martin Glave686711.1718270
RB Noah Moss57499.8026340
WR Efrain Lewis46287.0011120
TE Dalton Clifford354314.3322201
TE Dana Asperilla364113.6725391
WR Shaun Dembsky233417.002220
RB Cedric Hyman121111.000110
WR Isaac Blanchard121111.000110
WR Neil Colvin0100.00000
RB Sammie Spain0200.00000
Los AngelesCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Chester Summers91215016.6767511
WR Ted Howard687612.676371
WR Alejandro Nardi223316.5013290
TE Josue James245025.0025281
TE Walt Sham222713.508160
WR Trenton Olivea1166.00060
RB Collin Hartwig1177.00070
TE Ezra Hudson0100.00000
WR Maurice Pina0100.00000

Interception Statistics

CarolinaIntsYardsAvgTD
Los AngelesIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

CarolinaFumbRecovForceTD
QB Dalton Sweeney1000
RB Cedric Hyman1000
S Dwight Whiting0100
Los AngelesFumbRecovForceTD
DE Alexander Knaack0101
OLB Tommy Meier0010
RB Ricardo Spangler0010

Punting Statistics

CarolinaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Emmanuel Quinn631151.843.5583
Los AngelesPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Raymond Tait417243.034.5613

Kicking Statistics

CarolinaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Preston Bauer0/00/00/003/3
Los AngelesFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ivan Bernstein2/20/00/0314/4

Punt Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Cedric Hyman11414.00
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Eric Sawyer2105.00

Kick Return Statistics

CarolinaRetYardsAvgTD
Cedric Hyman39431.30
Los AngelesRetYardsAvgTD
Trenton Olivea12222.00

Defensive Statistics

CarolinaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Mickey Montgomery740.03423
OLB Aidan Saucedo740.03532
S Braden Nicas700.03532
CB Harry Holzer700.03331
DT Joseph Bell530.03323
ILB Noah Pupunu510.03219
DT Charles Lyons330.02817
CB Lance Solley300.01823
OLB Trenton Tullo300.0168
S Noah Colson220.03532
ILB Mercury Buckner210.0313
DE Kenneth Bryan200.03321
DT Matt Mackie100.0311
DE T.J. Burroughs030.02716
DT Randal Irwin010.0613
OLB Norbert Hiler010.058
Los AngelesTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Tommy Meier501.01031
S Dusty Coles530.01736
CB Maxwell James500.01134
DT Quentin Woodard411.51638
DE Alexander Knaack410.51934
ILB James Barginski410.01122
S Brandon Beard400.01032
ILB Carlton Shapiro310.0825
CB Lukas Rayburn210.01946
DE James McKnight210.01135
OLB Tristan Schultz120.01726
OLB Amir House110.01122
DE Drake Kamm110.0823
S Sawyer Buckner100.012
DE Noah Lee100.0811
S David Shelton100.01031
CB Eric Sawyer010.01942

Pass Rush Statistics

CarolinaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE T.J. Burroughs0.010116
DT Randal Irwin0.001113
DT Matt Mackie0.001111
CB Ethan McWilliams0.001011
DE Kenneth Bryan0.001021
DE Martin Hutchins0.001010
Los AngelesSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Quentin Woodard1.501138
OLB Tommy Meier1.000031
DE Alexander Knaack0.511134
DE Drake Kamm0.010023
DE James McKnight0.003135
DT Peyton Freestone0.00108

Pass Defense Statistics

CarolinaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Harry Holzer60031
CB Mickey Montgomery40023
OLB Aidan Saucedo40032
S Braden Nicas31032
ILB Mercury Buckner20013
ILB Noah Pupunu11019
CB Lance Solley10023
OLB Trenton Tullo1008
S Noah Colson10032
Los AngelesCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Maxwell James41034
S Brandon Beard40032
ILB James Barginski30022
ILB Carlton Shapiro30025
OLB Tommy Meier21031
DE Alexander Knaack20034
OLB Tristan Schultz11026
CB Lukas Rayburn10046
OLB Amir House10022
DE Drake Kamm10023
S Sawyer Buckner1002
DE James McKnight10035
S Dusty Coles10036

Blocking Statistics

CarolinaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Jimmie Platt46019146
T Jeremiah Clancy44019146
C Caleb Godfrey25019046
G Mark Behrendt02019146
Los AngelesKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Jose Bradley38035032
G Harvey Schmitt24035032
T Stanley Rivers16035032
G Derrick Floyd16035032
T Marcos Matibag14035032
FB Shaun Fulcher0301508

Special Teams Tackles

CarolinaTacklesSTPlays
Dana Asperilla121
Aidan Saucedo112
Fernando Woodson110
Los AngelesTacklesSTPlays
Shaun Fulcher119
Ricardo Spangler117
Alejandro Nardi112
Dusty Coles111

Participation

CarolinaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Aidan Saucedo------35321279
G Mark Behrendt1946------671
G Jimmie Platt1946------671
T Jeremiah Clancy1946------671
T Edgar Frankhouser1946------671
S Braden Nicas------3532269
S Noah Colson------3532269
WR Martin Glave1941------767
CB Harry Holzer------3331266
QB Dalton Sweeney1946---------65
C Caleb Godfrey1946---------65
TE Dalton Clifford1944---------63
CB Mickey Montgomery------3423---57
DT Joseph Bell------3323---56
DE Kenneth Bryan------3321---54
ILB Noah Pupunu------3219---51
WR Shaun Dembsky1733---------50
CB Lance Solley------1823647
DT Charles Lyons------2817---45
DE T.J. Burroughs------2716---43
TE Dana Asperilla517------2143
RB Noah Moss1228---------40
RB Sammie Spain816------1539
OLB Norbert Hiler------582336
RB Cedric Hyman210------2133
CB Ethan McWilliams------4111732
WR Efrain Lewis1119---------30
ILB Mercury Buckner------3131329
DT Randal Irwin------613625
OLB Trenton Tullo------168---24
WR Neil Colvin06------1521
TE Louie Diblasio211------720
DT Matt Mackie------311216
WR Isaac Blanchard05------1116
DE Artie Davis------39416
S Dwight Whiting------001515
DE Martin Hutchins------210214
OLB Fernando Woodson------001010
C Clayton Podbevsek00------66
P Emmanuel Quinn00------66
K Preston Bauer00------44
G Billy Zang00---------0
ILB Roberto Fong------00---0
C Herb Carlisle00---------0
QB Kai VanderLey00---------0
T Isaiah Weller00---------0
Los AngelesRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Harvey Schmitt3532------673
T Stanley Rivers3532------673
G Derrick Floyd3532------673
T Marcos Matibag3532------673
CB Eric Sawyer------19421172
C Jose Bradley3532---------67
QB Gilbert Brooks3532---------67
CB Lukas Rayburn------1946---65
S Dusty Coles------17361164
TE Josue James3330---------63
WR Ted Howard2122------1962
CB Maxwell James------11341661
WR Chester Summers3426---------60
S Brandon Beard------10321759
OLB Amir House------11222154
DT Quentin Woodard------1638---54
DE Alexander Knaack------1934---53
DE James McKnight------1135652
RB Collin Hartwig3018---------48
WR Trenton Olivea1620------1147
ILB James Barginski------11221043
OLB Tristan Schultz------1726---43
WR Alejandro Nardi1713------1242
FB Shaun Fulcher158------1942
OLB Tommy Meier------1031---41
S David Shelton------1031---41
ILB Carlton Shapiro------825---33
DE Drake Kamm------823---31
RB Ricardo Spangler37------1727
TE Walt Sham12------2326
DE Noah Lee------811---19
CB Steve Ponds------08614
DT Peyton Freestone------38---11
TE Ezra Hudson36---------9
K Ivan Bernstein00------99
WR Maurice Pina06------39
DT Levon Sawyer------0066
P Raymond Tait00------66
C Byron Sing00------66
RB Antonio Ramirez22---------4
S Sawyer Buckner------12---3
QB Elliot Norris00---------0
T Levon Fischer00---------0
G Diego Small00---------0
C Sam Woods00---------0
C Paul Fields00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5142.8
Middle111009.1
Right3248.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8405.0
Middle22944.3
Right410.3
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dalton Sweeney43255243630
Los AngelesAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gilbert Brooks32237102530

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1910804.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)12815512.9
Long (19+ Yds)31227.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)108727.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)14919113.6
Long (19+ Yds)226633.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Martin Glave86167141
RB Noah Moss75049128
WR Efrain Lewis64028019
TE Dana Asperilla63241117
TE Dalton Clifford53043144
WR Shaun Dembsky32034133
RB Cedric Hyman21011010
WR Isaac Blanchard2101105
RB Sammie Spain2010016
WR Neil Colvin100006
Los AngelesTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Chester Summers1290150326
WR Ted Howard86076122
TE Josue James42050230
WR Alejandro Nardi22033113
TE Walt Sham2202702
WR Trenton Olivea1106020
TE Ezra Hudson100006
RB Collin Hartwig1107018
WR Maurice Pina100006

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

CarolinaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Noah Moss1-1-1.005.33
Los AngelesAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Collin Hartwig221.002.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dalton Sweeney84324.006.60
Los AngelesAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gilbert Brooks73253.5710.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Efrain Lewis2142.004.67
TE Dana Asperilla2131.506.83
RB Cedric Hyman111111.005.50
TE Dalton Clifford111414.008.60
WR Martin Glave1000.008.38
RB Sammie Spain1000.000.00
Los AngelesTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Chester Summers21157.5012.50
TE Josue James2000.0012.50
WR Alejandro Nardi1144.0016.50
WR Ted Howard1000.009.50
WR Trenton Olivea1166.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

CarolinaRushesConversions
QB Dalton Sweeney21
Los AngelesRushesConversions
RB Ricardo Spangler20
QB Gilbert Brooks11

Third Down Passing Statistics

CarolinaAttCompConversions
Dalton Sweeney1074
Los AngelesAttCompConversions
Gilbert Brooks1066

Third Down Receiving Statistics

CarolinaTargCatchConversions
RB Cedric Hyman211
TE Dalton Clifford211
WR Martin Glave211
TE Dana Asperilla221
WR Isaac Blanchard110
RB Noah Moss110
Los AngelesTargCatchConversions
WR Chester Summers322
WR Ted Howard222
TE Josue James211
TE Walt Sham111
TE Ezra Hudson100
WR Maurice Pina100

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)