Conference Finals, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

39 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen72107-35
New Orleans Delta Rays14700-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NOS - Josh Minter 29 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
1Q: 05:40 MIN - Tyrus Orellana 7 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 00:34 NOS - Gavin Ozga 10 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 10:30 MIN - Colin Cordell 19 pass from Tyrus Orellana (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 08:09 MIN - Dylan Lyon 75 punt return (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 04:51 NOS - Gavin Ozga 16 run (Hugh Woodson extra point)
2Q: 00:56 MIN - Junior Fairbairn 15 pass from Tyrus Orellana (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 09:09 MIN - Thomas Newhart 39 pass from Tyrus Orellana (Frederick Fly extra point)

Team StatisticsMINNOS
Record11-713-5
First Downs1621
- by Rushing77
- by Passing812
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards338364
- Offensive Plays5771
- Yards per Play5.935.13
Net Rushing Yards162156
- Rushing Attempts3131
- Yards per Rush5.235.03
Net Passing Yards176208
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt24 - 15 - 137 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards193220
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/173/12
- Yards per Pass Play6.775.20
Fumbles/Lost0/01/0
3rd Down Conversions4/124/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down10.69.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/2
Penalties/Yards10/696/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/751/12
Kick Returns/Yards3/484/112
Interception Ret./Yards1/351/10
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 35
Time of Possession28:3331:27

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:521:48OWN 263-6Punt
18:503:21OWN 20780Touchdown
10:225:03OWN 251175Touchdown
26:431:25OWN 243-7Interception
24:383:51OWN 23977Touchdown
315:001:53OWN 1638Punt
39:471:36OWN 23-1Punt
35:211:54OWN 2036Punt
32:250:515032Punt
410:491:58OWN 37563Touchdown
46:414:03OWN 5519Punt
41:410:26OWN 483-3Punt
New Orleans Delta Rays
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:08OWN 46554Touchdown
110:041:14OWN 4839Punt
15:295:07OWN 33867Touchdown
210:192:18OWN 2134Punt
28:011:18OWN 2534Punt
25:180:40OPP 21221Touchdown
20:470:47OWN 25222Half
313:073:20OWN 6835Punt
38:112:50OPP 4957Punt
33:271:02OWN 4248Downs
31:345:45OWN 41386Interception
48:512:10OPP 463-1Punt
42:380:57OWN 37615Downs
41:151:15OWN 20733Game

Game MVP: Tyrus Orellana, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Nick Nathanson12554.581930
RB Junior Fairbairn12625.171420
QB Tyrus Orellana4399.752021
FB Brent Hennessy1-4-4.00-400
RB Shane Lynch177.00700
WR Kenyon Phelps133.00300
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Josh Minter18744.112921
QB Gavin Ozga7699.861642
RB O.J. Ratliff471.75500
RB Tony Gyotoku263.00500

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tyrus Orellana24151932/173391109.9
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gavin Ozga37212203/12024162.9

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Buddy Irwin494711.7512210
WR Thomas Newhart337625.3356391
WR Gage Ashe23178.500120
FB Brent Hennessy222010.005110
TE Colin Cordell232110.506191
RB Junior Fairbairn121515.0011151
TE Francisco Minahan11-3-3.000-30
RB Shane Lynch0100.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robbie Kirk59357.0014140
TE Spencer Boone454010.009130
WR Sammie Blades475313.2511180
RB Josh Minter224824.0034240
WR Mitchell Green22126.00090
FB Rufus Englund1288.00080
WR Wayne Nye121111.000110
TE David Hughes1166.00060
WR Jon Brandon1177.00070
RB O.J. Ratliff0500.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
S Jermaine Henry13535.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Heath Bozarth11010.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
OLB Jameson Vance0010
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
QB Gavin Ozga1000
T Jimmy Zellers0100

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rodolfo Clayton733247.442.9702
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Perry Fitzgerald628447.332.3572

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frederick Fly0/00/00/005/5
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Hugh Woodson0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dylan Lyon17575.01
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Phil Keith11212.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Kenyon Phelps34816.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Gino Fisk411228.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Roy Morrison1860.03140
S Jermaine Henry640.03140
OLB Johnnie Dunn520.02417
DT Gustavo Perry301.01621
OLB Ryan Gowins320.02519
S Brett Owens310.02629
CB Ty Griffin300.03040
DE Kerry Giles220.52218
S Jerome Devine200.0712
DE Levon Bishop101.01219
DT Derrick Houston110.51529
DT Bobby Dodge110.02932
OLB Jameson Vance100.057
CB Dylan Lyon100.01133
FB Brent Hennessy10---------
CB Byron West100.0214
CB Brad O'Donnell030.03140
DE Dominic Laster010.02018
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Alex Mathews1041.03126
S Mike Goehring820.03126
OLB Brant Lindsay411.03126
ILB Mark Billick410.01211
CB Earl Bullock310.02824
DT Xavier Hardy300.02521
OLB Dashawn Turner210.02619
S Deon Ciarleglio210.02218
DE Trevor Warhurst200.02214
DE Edgar Fox200.02321
DT Jamal Fairfield200.065
DE Bucky Finley110.01717
RB O.J. Ratliff10---------
CB Gino Fisk100.0108
CB Phil Keith020.03126

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Levon Bishop1.001019
DT Gustavo Perry1.000121
DT Derrick Houston0.503129
DE Kerry Giles0.501118
OLB Johnnie Dunn0.001017
DE Dominic Laster0.000118
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Brant Lindsay1.001026
ILB Alex Mathews1.000026
DE Edgar Fox0.001021
DT Xavier Hardy0.001021
DE Bucky Finley0.001017

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Roy Morrison100040
S Jermaine Henry31140
S Brett Owens21029
OLB Ryan Gowins20019
CB Ty Griffin20040
CB Dylan Lyon11033
CB Byron West10014
DT Bobby Dodge01032
CB Brad O'Donnell01040
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Alex Mathews40026
CB Earl Bullock30024
S Mike Goehring20026
OLB Neal Freeman1007
OLB Dashawn Turner10019
DE Edgar Fox10021
CB Phil Keith10026
CB Gino Fisk1008
S Deon Ciarleglio10018
CB Heath Bozarth0116
CB Brady Jacobs0105

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Keegan Ferro49031026
T Junior Liliedahl25031126
G Don Meacham23031026
G Javier Evison15031026
C Larry Palmer04031126
TE Colin Cordell01014011
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Jerry Crawford24031140
C Brady Lester17031140
T Jimmy Zellers14031040
G Terrance Finley13031140
T Jonah Van DeWege03031040
TE Spencer Boone02029035
FB Rufus Englund010807

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Thomas Newhart117
Jerome Devine116
Jeremy Torres116
Byron West115
Kenyon Phelps110
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Jayden Junkin123
Neal Freeman123
Mark Billick110

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Ty Griffin------3040676
CB Brad O'Donnell------3140---71
ILB Roy Morrison------3140---71
S Jermaine Henry------3140---71
WR Thomas Newhart3122------1770
TE Buddy Irwin3024------1468
G Don Meacham3126------764
DT Bobby Dodge------2932---61
C Larry Palmer3126---------57
T Keegan Ferro3126---------57
QB Tyrus Orellana3126---------57
G Javier Evison3126---------57
T Junior Liliedahl3126---------57
S Brett Owens------2629---55
CB Dylan Lyon------11331155
OLB Ryan Gowins------2519---44
DT Derrick Houston------1529---44
DT Gustavo Perry------1621643
OLB Johnnie Dunn------2417---41
DE Kerry Giles------2218---40
RB Nick Nathanson167------1740
DE Dominic Laster------2018---38
DE Levon Bishop------1219637
S Jerome Devine------7121635
OLB Jameson Vance------572335
WR Kenyon Phelps166------1032
CB Byron West------2141531
WR Gage Ashe1614---------30
RB Junior Fairbairn1416---------30
FB Brent Hennessy210------1628
TE Francisco Minahan15------2228
WR Jim Bunting1412---------26
TE Colin Cordell1411---------25
WR Jeremy Torres00------1616
DE Cooper Craig------412---16
ILB C.J. Titone------001010
C Lincoln Vaughn00------77
T Zach Richmond00------77
G Cody McGhee00------77
P Rodolfo Clayton00------77
T Alonzo O'Dauer00------77
K Frederick Fly00------66
RB Shane Lynch13---------4
C Javier Howard00---------0
QB Quinn McGee00---------0
TE Zane Lane00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Jerry Crawford3140------677
T Jonah Van DeWege3140------677
C Brady Lester3140---------71
T Jimmy Zellers3140---------71
G Terrance Finley3140---------71
QB Gavin Ozga3140---------71
WR Sammie Blades2637------669
OLB Brant Lindsay------31261067
TE Spencer Boone2935---------64
CB Phil Keith------3126764
WR Robbie Kirk2636---------62
S Mike Goehring------3126---57
ILB Alex Mathews------3126---57
CB Earl Bullock------2824---52
DE Edgar Fox------2321650
DT Xavier Hardy------2521---46
OLB Dashawn Turner------2619---45
WR Mitchell Green1031------142
S Deon Ciarleglio------2218242
DE Bucky Finley------1717741
DE Trevor Warhurst------2214---36
WR Wayne Nye712------1736
OLB Neal Freeman------572335
RB Josh Minter1914---------33
ILB Mark Billick------12111033
FB Rufus Englund87------1732
CB Brady Jacobs------951731
RB O.J. Ratliff921------131
S Paul Cortez------861529
TE Jayden Junkin31------2327
CB Gino Fisk------108624
TE David Hughes153---------18
RB Tony Gyotoku21------1518
CB Heath Bozarth------46717
ILB Alfred Middleton------001313
WR Jon Brandon12------912
DT Jamal Fairfield------65112
T Jackson Preston00------66
P Perry Fitzgerald00------66
G Quinn Hudson00------66
C Conrad Gelbaugh00------66
K Hugh Woodson00------44
ILB Freddie Magnuson------00---0
CB Lee Cooney------00---0
C Ashton Swift00---------0
QB Brenden Rackers00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7456.4
Middle17935.5
Right7243.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5244.8
Middle251305.2
Right122.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tyrus Orellana24153202401
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gavin Ozga37212125641

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53142.8
Short (0-8 Yds)107939.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)858610.8
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen104333.3
Short (0-8 Yds)19131326.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)545511.0
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Buddy Irwin94047124
WR Thomas Newhart33076222
WR Gage Ashe32017014
TE Colin Cordell32021011
RB Junior Fairbairn21015016
FB Brent Hennessy22020010
RB Shane Lynch100003
TE Francisco Minahan110-305
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk95135036
WR Sammie Blades74053037
TE Spencer Boone54040035
RB O.J. Ratliff5010021
FB Rufus Englund210807
WR Wayne Nye21011012
RB Josh Minter22048214
WR Mitchell Green22012031
TE David Hughes110603
WR Jon Brandon110702

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Nick Nathanson100.004.58
QB Tyrus Orellana177.009.75
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Gavin Ozga22613.009.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tyrus Orellana444511.258.04
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gavin Ozga2184.005.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Buddy Irwin22115.505.22
RB Junior Fairbairn111515.007.50
TE Colin Cordell111919.007.00
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Rufus Englund1188.004.00
RB O.J. Ratliff1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Junior Fairbairn31
QB Tyrus Orellana22
New OrleansRushesConversions
QB Gavin Ozga31

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Tyrus Orellana721
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Gavin Ozga1053

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
TE Buddy Irwin410
WR Gage Ashe100
RB Junior Fairbairn111
TE Colin Cordell100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
TE Spencer Boone321
RB O.J. Ratliff200
WR Sammie Blades210
FB Rufus Englund100
WR Wayne Nye111
WR Robbie Kirk111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (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)