Conference Semifinals, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

63 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New York Gladiators	3	3	0	3	-	9
New Orleans Delta Rays	0	17	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 NYK - Harris Boyd 40 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Hugh Woodson 45 field goal
2Q: 14:05 NOS - Spencer Boone 69 pass from Gavin Ozga (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 08:17 NOS - Josh Minter 12 pass from Gavin Ozga (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NYK - Harris Boyd 20 field goal
4Q: 02:05 NYK - Harris Boyd 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 NYK - Harris Boyd 40 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NOS - Hugh Woodson 45 field goal
2Q: 14:05 NOS - Spencer Boone 69 pass from Gavin Ozga (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 08:17 NOS - Josh Minter 12 pass from Gavin Ozga (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 00:14 NYK - Harris Boyd 20 field goal
4Q: 02:05 NYK - Harris Boyd 47 field goal

Team Statistics NYK NOS
Record 8-10 13-4
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 257 426
- Offensive Plays 65 72
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 86 165
- Rushing Attempts 24 40
- Yards per Rush 3.58 4.13
Net Passing Yards 171 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 1 31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 171 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 8.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 4/11 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 1/9
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 24:48 35:12

Team Statistics	NYK	NOS
Record	8-10	13-4
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	257	426
- Offensive Plays	65	72
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	86	165
- Rushing Attempts	24	40
- Yards per Rush	3.58	4.13
Net Passing Yards	171	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 1	31 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	171	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	8.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	4/11	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	1/9
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	24:48	35:12

Drive Charts

New York Gladiators
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:52	OWN 25	10	52	Field Goal
1	5:51	2:23	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	14:55	0:23	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	13:51	1:16	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
2	8:07	2:06	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
2	4:55	1:51	OWN 30	6	34	Punt
2	2:15	2:06	OWN 23	10	74	Field Goal
3	13:06	1:09	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
3	10:14	1:30	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	6:26	0:11	OWN 23	1	10	Fumble
3	4:52	1:54	OWN 12	4	41	Punt
4	13:50	1:17	OWN 27	3	5	Punt
4	11:03	2:04	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
4	4:04	2:06	OWN 28	8	42	Field Goal

New Orleans Delta Rays
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:08	4:17	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
1	3:28	3:33	OWN 25	6	47	Field Goal
2	14:32	0:41	OWN 30	2	70	Touchdown
2	12:35	4:28	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	6:01	1:06	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	3:04	0:49	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:54	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
3	11:57	1:43	OPP 22	3	-3	Missed FG
3	8:44	2:18	OWN 3	5	25	Punt
3	6:15	1:23	OPP 33	4	22	Fumble
3	2:58	4:08	OWN 2	9	33	Punt
4	12:33	1:30	OWN 24	4	34	Interception
4	8:59	4:55	OWN 2	7	26	Punt
4	1:58	1:58	OWN 23	6	28	Game

Game MVP: Gavin Ozga, New Orleans Delta Rays

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	14	23	1.64	13	1
QB Daquan Armenta	7	50	7.14	18	3
RB Rich Fantozzi	2	9	4.50	9	0
WR Herman Felts	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Josh Minter	16	66	4.13	31	2
RB O.J. Ratliff	11	41	3.73	11	1
QB Gavin Ozga	8	49	6.13	15	2
RB Tony Gyotoku	3	4	1.33	2	0
WR Robbie Kirk	2	5	2.50	9	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daquan Armenta	41	22	171	0/0	0	32	1	54.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gavin Ozga	31	23	267	1/6	2	69	1	107.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Herman Felts	5	9	76	15.20	36	32
TE Rob Spence	4	5	22	5.50	0	9
WR Landon Bates	4	7	31	7.75	11	12
WR Shannon Boon	3	3	15	5.00	2	9
TE Ruben Reeves	2	7	7	3.50	2	7
FB Mario Richardson	2	6	3	1.50	0	5
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Spencer Boone	4	5	80	20.00	69	69	1
WR Sammie Blades	4	4	36	9.00	9	23	0
WR Robbie Kirk	3	6	34	11.33	17	15	0
RB O.J. Ratliff	3	3	32	10.67	11	14	0
TE David Hughes	3	3	16	5.33	11	10	0
RB Josh Minter	2	4	12	6.00	3	12	1
WR Jon Brandon	2	2	23	11.50	1	12	0
TE Jayden Junkin	1	1	27	27.00	3	27	0
WR Mitchell Green	1	3	7	7.00	2	7	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Omar Owens	1	12	12.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Goehring	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Daquan Armenta	1	0	0
ILB Clay DeWaters	0	1	0
OLB Bryce Hancock	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE David Hughes	1	0	0
DE Edgar Fox	0	1	0
OLB Dashawn Turner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joshua Snyder	9	434	48.2	41.3	59	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Fitzgerald	7	343	49.0	41.7	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harris Boyd	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Woodson	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lorenzo Schroeder	4	11	2.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Keith	3	22	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Branden Pritchett	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Fisk	1	9	9.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Owens	10	6	0.0	40	32
ILB Clay DeWaters	10	3	0.0	39	26
OLB Bryce Hancock	9	5	0.0	40	32
DT Dwayne Gantt	7	2	1.0	40	32
S Logan Swinford	6	4	0.0	40	32
CB Alec Downs	4	1	0.0	18	15
DT Zachery Reed	3	0	0.0	23	18
CB Leon Morant	3	0	0.0	12	15
CB Lance Farley	2	2	0.0	39	32
DT Tyrus Finn	1	1	0.0	17	15
DE Cody Cleaver	1	1	0.0	40	32
OLB Carlton Sullivan	1	1	0.0	15	9
CB Butch Metzenbaum	1	0	0.0	36	25
ILB Clayton Lane	1	0	0.0	1	6
FB Mario Richardson	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	9	0	0.0	24	41
OLB Dashawn Turner	6	1	0.0	21	29
S Deon Ciarleglio	6	0	0.0	21	29
ILB Alex Mathews	4	5	0.0	21	28
CB Earl Bullock	4	2	0.0	23	40
CB Phil Keith	3	2	0.0	24	41
CB Heath Bozarth	3	0	0.0	3	11
OLB Brant Lindsay	2	1	0.0	24	40
CB Brady Jacobs	1	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Neal Freeman	1	0	0.0	7	14
ILB Alfred Middleton	1	0	0.0	3	13
DE Trevor Warhurst	1	0	0.0	17	27
WR Robbie Kirk	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gino Fisk	1	0	0.0	12	15
S Paul Cortez	1	0	0.0	3	12
DT Jamal Fairfield	1	0	0.0	19	33
T Jonah Van DeWege	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Mark Billick	0	2	0.0	7	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dwayne Gantt	1.0	1	2	32
DT Zachery Reed	0.0	1	0	18
DE Wayne Prior	0.0	0	2	23

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edgar Fox	2	0	31
OLB Dashawn Turner	1	0	29
DT Xavier Hardy	1	0	8
ILB Alex Mathews	1	0	28
CB Phil Keith	1	0	41
DT Jamal Fairfield	1	0	33
OLB Brant Lindsay	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Clay DeWaters	4	1	0	26
S Omar Owens	4	0	1	32
OLB Bryce Hancock	4	0	0	32
CB Butch Metzenbaum	2	0	0	25
S Logan Swinford	2	0	0	32
CB Alec Downs	2	0	0	15
CB Leon Morant	2	0	0	15
ILB Clayton Lane	1	0	0	6
DT Zachery Reed	1	0	0	18
CB Lance Farley	1	0	0	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Goehring	5	0	1	41
S Deon Ciarleglio	4	1	0	29
ILB Alex Mathews	4	0	0	28
OLB Dashawn Turner	2	0	0	29
CB Phil Keith	1	1	0	41
CB Earl Bullock	1	1	0	40
CB Brady Jacobs	1	0	0	5
CB Heath Bozarth	1	0	0	11
ILB Alfred Middleton	1	0	0	13
CB Gino Fisk	1	0	0	15
S Paul Cortez	1	0	0	12
OLB Neal Freeman	0	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Max Buchanan	1	5	24	41
G Griffin Fina	1	3	24	41
T Jaylen Wyss	1	3	24	41
FB Mario Richardson	1	1	4	9
C T.J. Loupe	0	4	24	41
T Tony Hall	0	1	24	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jerry Crawford	2	10	40	0	32
G Terrance Finley	2	8	40	0	32
C Brady Lester	2	6	40	1	32
T Jonah Van DeWege	2	3	40	0	32
T Jimmy Zellers	1	5	40	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Gantt	2	15
Eduardo Sawyer	1	24
Ronnie Croel	1	12

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jayden Junkin	3	26
Neal Freeman	1	27
Brant Lindsay	1	14

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Dwayne Gantt	---	---	40	32	15	87
CB Lance Farley	---	---	39	32	15	86
T Jaylen Wyss	24	41	---	---	12	77
S Logan Swinford	---	---	40	32	4	76
S Omar Owens	---	---	40	32	2	74
DE Cody Cleaver	---	---	40	32	2	74
OLB Bryce Hancock	---	---	40	32	2	74
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	36	25	9	70
ILB Clay DeWaters	---	---	39	26	2	67
QB Daquan Armenta	24	41	---	---	---	65
TE Ruben Reeves	24	41	---	---	---	65
T Tony Hall	24	41	---	---	---	65
C T.J. Loupe	24	41	---	---	---	65
G Griffin Fina	24	41	---	---	---	65
G Max Buchanan	24	41	---	---	---	65
DE Wayne Prior	---	---	35	23	2	60
WR Shannon Boon	24	36	---	---	---	60
WR Landon Bates	20	33	---	---	---	53
TE Rob Spence	5	17	---	---	27	49
DT Zachery Reed	---	---	23	18	7	48
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	19	26	---	---	---	45
CB Leon Morant	---	---	12	15	15	42
WR Herman Felts	17	18	---	---	4	39
CB Alec Downs	---	---	18	15	2	35
DT Tyrus Finn	---	---	17	15	2	34
FB Mario Richardson	4	9	---	---	18	31
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	---	---	1	0	24	25
OLB Carlton Sullivan	---	---	15	9	---	24
RB Jose Wilkerson	0	1	---	---	20	21
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	1	4	---	---	15	20
DE Aidan Reis	---	---	4	8	7	19
ILB Clayton Lane	---	---	1	6	11	18
RB Rich Fantozzi	5	13	---	---	---	18
WR Stephen Benedyk	0	0	---	---	18	18
S Ron Reeves	---	---	0	0	13	13
P Joshua Snyder	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Francisco King	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Ronnie Croel	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Ronnie Link	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Orlando Howard	0	0	---	---	12	12
TE Russell Askin	1	7	---	---	---	8
K Harris Boyd	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Branden Pritchett	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Cris Dunne	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lawrence Walters	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Shannon Muhammad	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jerry Crawford	40	32	---	---	9	81
T Jonah Van DeWege	40	32	---	---	9	81
OLB Brant Lindsay	---	---	24	40	14	78
CB Phil Keith	---	---	24	41	12	77
C Brady Lester	40	32	---	---	---	72
T Jimmy Zellers	40	32	---	---	---	72
G Terrance Finley	40	32	---	---	---	72
QB Gavin Ozga	40	32	---	---	---	72
WR Sammie Blades	37	29	---	---	4	70
S Mike Goehring	---	---	24	41	3	68
CB Earl Bullock	---	---	23	40	2	65
TE Spencer Boone	36	28	---	---	---	64
WR Robbie Kirk	38	26	---	---	---	64
DT Jamal Fairfield	---	---	19	33	12	64
DE Edgar Fox	---	---	19	31	3	53
S Deon Ciarleglio	---	---	21	29	2	52
OLB Dashawn Turner	---	---	21	29	---	50
ILB Alex Mathews	---	---	21	28	---	49
OLB Neal Freeman	---	---	7	14	27	48
DE Trevor Warhurst	---	---	17	27	---	44
WR Mitchell Green	23	19	---	---	2	44
RB Josh Minter	18	9	---	---	15	42
DE Bucky Finley	---	---	8	22	11	41
WR Wayne Nye	6	10	---	---	19	35
RB O.J. Ratliff	19	13	---	---	2	34
S Paul Cortez	---	---	3	12	18	33
ILB Alfred Middleton	---	---	3	13	16	32
CB Gino Fisk	---	---	12	15	4	31
ILB Mark Billick	---	---	7	12	12	31
FB Rufus Englund	7	4	---	---	19	30
TE Jayden Junkin	0	3	---	---	26	29
CB Brady Jacobs	---	---	3	5	18	26
CB Heath Bozarth	---	---	3	11	11	25
TE David Hughes	13	12	---	---	---	25
DT Xavier Hardy	---	---	5	8	1	14
WR Jon Brandon	0	4	---	---	6	10
T Jackson Preston	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Perry Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Quinn Hudson	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Conrad Gelbaugh	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Hugh Woodson	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Tony Gyotoku	3	3	---	---	---	6
ILB Freddie Magnuson	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Lee Cooney	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Ashton Swift	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Brenden Rackers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	13	77	5.9
Right	8	7	0.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	26	147	5.7
Right	7	12	1.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daquan Armenta	41	22	1	4	3	4	7	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gavin Ozga	31	23	3	2	2	1	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	115	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	50	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	13	185	14.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Felts	9	5	1	76	1	18
TE Ruben Reeves	7	2	0	7	0	41
WR Landon Bates	7	4	0	31	0	33
FB Mario Richardson	6	2	1	3	0	9
TE Rob Spence	5	4	0	22	0	17
WR Shannon Boon	3	3	0	15	0	36
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	2	0	1	0	0	4
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	1	1	0	8	0	26
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	0	9	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk	6	3	0	34	0	26
TE Spencer Boone	5	4	0	80	1	28
RB Josh Minter	4	2	1	12	0	9
WR Sammie Blades	4	4	0	36	1	29
RB O.J. Ratliff	3	3	0	32	0	13
TE David Hughes	3	3	0	16	0	12
WR Mitchell Green	3	1	1	7	0	19
WR Jon Brandon	2	2	0	23	0	4
TE Jayden Junkin	1	1	0	27	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Daquan Armenta	1	0	0.00	7.14

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Gavin Ozga	1	7	7.00	6.13
RB O.J. Ratliff	1	-1	-1.00	3.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daquan Armenta	2	2	13	6.50	4.17

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gavin Ozga	2	2	19	9.50	8.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rob Spence	1	1	5	5.00	4.40
RB Shaquille Cheatwood	1	1	8	8.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Josh Minter	1	1	12	12.00	3.00
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	7	7.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
QB Daquan Armenta	3	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Gavin Ozga	4	2
RB O.J. Ratliff	1	0
RB Josh Minter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daquan Armenta	13	7	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gavin Ozga	9	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ruben Reeves	4	1	1
WR Landon Bates	3	2	0
TE Rob Spence	2	2	2
WR Herman Felts	1	1	1
WR Shannon Boon	1	1	0
FB Mario Richardson	1	0	0
WR Lorenzo Schroeder	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Spencer Boone	2	2	0
WR Robbie Kirk	2	0	0
RB O.J. Ratliff	1	1	1
TE David Hughes	1	1	0
WR Mitchell Green	1	0	0
WR Sammie Blades	1	1	0
WR Jon Brandon	1	1	1

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

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