Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

48 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Cleveland Flats	7	10	0	7	-	24
New Orleans Raging Horde	0	7	3	9	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:06 CLE - C.J. Ipock 18 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
2Q: 08:37 NOS - Tyrone Tusch 13 pass from Harvey Hillson (Brent Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 04:26 CLE - Shawn Stagg 31 field goal
2Q: 00:31 CLE - Corwin Farley 7 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
3Q: 11:31 NOS - Brent Vaughn 28 field goal
4Q: 13:10 NOS - Brent Vaughn 48 field goal
4Q: 02:20 CLE - Phillip McGough 16 run (Shawn Stagg extra point)
4Q: 00:11 NOS - Carlos Gomez 1 pass from Harvey Hillson (Jeff Wile run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:06 CLE - C.J. Ipock 18 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
2Q: 08:37 NOS - Tyrone Tusch 13 pass from Harvey Hillson (Brent Vaughn extra point)
2Q: 04:26 CLE - Shawn Stagg 31 field goal
2Q: 00:31 CLE - Corwin Farley 7 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
3Q: 11:31 NOS - Brent Vaughn 28 field goal
4Q: 13:10 NOS - Brent Vaughn 48 field goal
4Q: 02:20 CLE - Phillip McGough 16 run (Shawn Stagg extra point)
4Q: 00:11 NOS - Carlos Gomez 1 pass from Harvey Hillson (Jeff Wile run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics CLE NOS
Record 13-4 9-7-1
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 298 438
- Offensive Plays 54 79
- Yards per Play 5.52 5.54
Net Rushing Yards 101 158
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 4.39 4.27
Net Passing Yards 197 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 2 42 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.35 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 11/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 5/110
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 2/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:14 34:46

Team Statistics	CLE	NOS
Record	13-4	9-7-1
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	298	438
- Offensive Plays	54	79
- Yards per Play	5.52	5.54
Net Rushing Yards	101	158
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	4.39	4.27
Net Passing Yards	197	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 2	42 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.35	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	11/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	5/110
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	2/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:14	34:46

Drive Charts

Cleveland Flats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	7:22	3:10	OWN 21	6	4	Punt
1	0:15	1:08	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	8:31	4:13	OWN 23	7	63	Field Goal
2	2:05	1:45	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
3	11:25	4:30	OWN 46	9	17	Interception
3	2:32	1:25	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	13:03	1:20	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
4	6:24	0:57	OWN 37	2	4	Interception
4	5:03	2:05	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:20	0:12	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown

New Orleans Raging Horde
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:57	3:35	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
1	4:12	3:57	OWN 35	6	21	Punt
2	14:07	5:36	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
2	4:18	2:13	OWN 41	6	35	Interception
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 34	1	4	Half
3	15:00	3:35	OWN 32	8	57	Field Goal
3	6:55	4:23	OWN 24	9	37	Punt
3	1:07	3:04	OWN 41	7	28	Field Goal
4	11:43	5:19	OWN 17	10	54	Missed FG
4	5:27	0:24	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
4	2:58	0:38	OWN 17	4	-1	Downs
4	2:08	2:04	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown

Game MVP: Phillip McGough, Cleveland Flats

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip McGough	19	83	4.37	19	3	1
Marco Bennett	2	7	3.50	4	0	0
Kendall Waladkewics	2	11	5.50	10	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kenneth Geiger	17	64	3.76	16	2
Jeff Wile	14	73	5.21	24	3
Harvey Hillson	4	17	4.25	5	0
Albert Newhart	1	0	0.00	0	0
J.T. Chesher	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marco Bennett	31	18	197	0/0	2	28	2	71.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Hillson	42	21	280	0/0	2	31	1	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Barry Reeves	5	12	61	12.20	15	25	0
WR Gino Robinson	4	5	67	16.75	18	28	0
WR C.J. Ipock	3	6	35	11.67	5	18	1
FB Jason Kegley	2	3	9	4.50	6	10	0
WR Wes Bullock	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
TE Mario Chrisman	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Corwin Farley	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randal Reischl	5	9	49	9.80	4	21	0
FB Don Foley	4	4	46	11.50	37	25	0
WR Carlos Gomez	3	7	13	4.33	2	9	1
WR Tyrone Tusch	3	5	50	16.67	13	21	1
TE Clarence Sanderson	2	3	20	10.00	3	13	0
WR Scott O'Neal	1	2	30	30.00	0	30	0
RB Jeff Wile	1	2	22	22.00	19	22	0
TE Kim Ellison	1	2	31	31.00	20	31	0
WR Albert Newhart	1	7	19	19.00	3	19	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andy Lindsay	1	5	5.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Broderick Brill	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Randy Terrell	1	34	34.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jack Johnston	5	241	48.2	45.8	62	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Hutton	4	173	43.3	25.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Stagg	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brent Vaughn	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Bullock	1	10	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Gomez	3	12	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Broderick	3	75	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Gomez	4	98	24.5	0
Randal Reischl	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Hartman	8	2	0.0	30	33
S Tony Reyman	7	1	0.0	23	33
OLB Austin Newton	7	0	0.0	35	36
CB Kevin Morris	6	0	0.0	24	35
S Ty Hardin	5	0	0.0	16	15
S Marcus Graham	4	1	0.0	21	29
CB Alex Torres	4	0	0.0	29	29
CB Vincent Myers	4	0	0.0	24	20
CB Andy Lindsay	4	0	0.0	25	28
CB Irving Green	2	1	0.0	12	16
DT Omar Womer	1	1	0.0	18	20
TE Corwin Farley	1	0	---	---	---
QB Marco Bennett	1	0	---	---	---
DE Robert Barokas	1	0	0.0	26	27
DT Leonard Halsey	1	0	0.0	16	17
ILB Derek Preston	1	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Kenyon Brock	1	0	0.0	2	6
DT Blaine Holdman	0	3	0.0	22	22
DE Rick Lichter	0	2	0.0	26	31
ILB Kennedy Terrell	0	1	0.0	13	8
DT Lawrence Campana	0	1	0.0	15	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Green	6	2	0.0	21	30
OLB Jimmy Finister	5	1	0.0	18	25
CB Carl Malone	4	0	0.0	13	23
ILB Randy Terrell	3	4	0.0	20	24
OLB Clyde Mason	3	0	0.0	5	6
DT Emmitt Montgomery	2	1	0.0	17	20
S Bo Dwight	2	1	0.0	20	28
CB Thomas Cady	2	1	0.0	18	19
DT Gilbert Wadley	2	0	0.0	10	15
S Broderick Brill	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB Ed Anthony	2	0	0.0	9	17
DT Deron Hutton	1	1	0.0	16	20
ILB Tyrell Holloway	1	0	0.0	3	7
OLB Andrew Pentz	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Carlos Gomez	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Darryl Kozhin	1	0	0.0	11	10
CB Bill Emmons	1	0	0.0	16	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rick Lichter	1	0	31
DE Robert Barokas	0	2	27
DT Omar Womer	0	1	20
DE Heath Harvey	0	1	15
DT Lawrence Campana	0	1	20

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Deron Hutton	1	1	0	20
DE Ross Kelley	0	2	0	20
DT Emmitt Montgomery	0	1	1	20
DE Archie Dunlap	0	1	0	11
CB Carl Malone	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Morris	4	0	0	35
CB Andy Lindsay	3	2	1	28
CB Alex Torres	3	0	0	29
OLB Austin Newton	2	1	0	36
CB Vincent Myers	2	1	0	20
S Tony Reyman	2	0	0	33
S Marcus Graham	2	0	0	29
ILB Kelvin Hartman	1	0	0	33
ILB Kennedy Terrell	1	0	0	8
ILB Derek Preston	1	0	0	8
S Ty Hardin	0	2	0	15

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jimmy Finister	4	1	0	25
CB Thomas Cady	3	0	0	19
CB Carl Malone	3	0	0	23
CB Ed Anthony	2	1	0	17
OLB Clyde Mason	2	0	0	6
ILB Randy Terrell	1	0	1	24
ILB Tyrell Holloway	1	0	0	7
S Kenny Green	1	0	0	30
CB Bill Emmons	1	0	0	19
S Bo Dwight	0	1	0	28
S Broderick Brill	0	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Shawn Clark	2	6	1	22	28
Darnell Comeaux	2	5	0	18	21
Ray Parmely	2	3	0	17	26
Tracy Falk	1	3	0	20	27
Mack Shields	1	1	0	16	21
Mario Chrisman	0	1	0	15	12
Phil Cortez	0	1	0	9	13
Jason Kegley	0	1	0	12	19

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Drew Knight	2	8	1	26	34
Don Foley	2	2	1	21	18
Jorge Shaw	1	6	0	37	38
Billy Joe Lareche	1	5	0	33	40
Kim Ellison	1	4	0	30	31
Tyrone Preston	1	2	0	28	35
Adrian Laventure	1	2	0	9	7
Kevin Seiler	1	2	0	11	8
Nate Sprehe	0	1	0	37	42
J.T. Chesher	0	1	0	10	5

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Broderick	4	20
Jason Kegley	1	16
Mo Baines	1	12
Ray Parmely	1	6
Kelvin Hartman	1	3

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Albert Newhart	1	15
J.T. Chesher	1	15
Don Foley	1	11
Bo Dwight	1	2

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Austin Newton	---	---	35	36	5	76
Kelvin Hartman	---	---	30	33	3	66
Alex Torres	---	---	29	29	8	66
Kevin Morris	---	---	24	35	3	62
Tony Reyman	---	---	23	33	5	61
Rick Lichter	---	---	26	31	3	60
Robert Barokas	---	---	26	27	4	57
Vincent Myers	---	---	24	20	12	56
Marco Bennett	23	31	---	---	---	54
Andy Lindsay	---	---	25	28	1	54
C.J. Ipock	12	20	---	---	18	50
Shawn Clark	22	28	---	---	---	50
Blaine Holdman	---	---	22	22	6	50
Marcus Graham	---	---	21	29	---	50
Ray Parmely	17	26	---	---	6	49
Phillip McGough	21	27	---	---	---	48
Barry Reeves	19	28	---	---	---	47
Jason Kegley	12	19	---	---	16	47
Tracy Falk	20	27	---	---	---	47
Mack Shields	16	21	---	---	6	43
Ty Hardin	---	---	16	15	11	42
Gino Robinson	19	22	---	---	---	41
Darnell Comeaux	18	21	---	---	---	39
Omar Womer	---	---	18	20	---	38
Irving Green	---	---	12	16	10	38
Leonard Halsey	---	---	16	17	3	36
Lawrence Campana	---	---	15	20	---	35
Mario Chrisman	15	12	---	---	6	33
Corwin Farley	6	10	---	---	14	30
Kennedy Terrell	---	---	13	8	8	29
Heath Harvey	---	---	11	15	3	29
Phil Cortez	9	13	---	---	6	28
Wes Bullock	7	11	---	---	9	27
Harris Keppler	---	---	11	11	1	23
Reggie Fulcher	8	9	---	---	6	23
Toby Broderick	1	0	---	---	20	21
Rich Dennis	5	10	---	---	6	21
Derek Preston	---	---	6	8	6	20
Kendall Waladkewics	2	1	---	---	15	18
Mo Baines	1	5	---	---	12	18
Kenyon Brock	---	---	2	6	5	13
Lewis Flynn	---	---	2	3	4	9
Jack Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shawn Stagg	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bucky Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nate Sprehe	37	42	---	---	---	79
Harvey Hillson	37	42	---	---	---	79
Kim Ellison	30	31	---	---	15	76
Billy Joe Lareche	33	40	---	---	2	75
Jorge Shaw	37	38	---	---	---	75
Drew Knight	26	34	---	---	5	65
Tyrone Preston	28	35	---	---	---	63
Kenneth Geiger	20	17	---	---	20	57
Kenny Green	---	---	21	30	1	52
Randal Reischl	20	26	---	---	5	51
Bo Dwight	---	---	20	28	2	50
Don Foley	21	18	---	---	11	50
Carlos Gomez	11	26	---	---	10	47
Ed Anthony	---	---	9	17	21	47
Jimmy Finister	---	---	18	25	2	45
Randy Terrell	---	---	20	24	1	45
Tyrone Tusch	23	22	---	---	---	45
Albert Newhart	10	19	---	---	15	44
Jeff Wile	17	21	---	---	2	40
Emmitt Montgomery	---	---	17	20	1	38
Thomas Cady	---	---	18	19	---	37
Clarence Sanderson	16	14	---	---	7	37
Deron Hutton	---	---	16	20	1	37
Carl Malone	---	---	13	23	1	37
Ross Kelley	---	---	15	20	1	36
Bill Emmons	---	---	16	19	1	36
Scott O'Neal	7	11	---	---	13	31
J.T. Chesher	10	5	---	---	15	30
Brady Henderson	---	---	12	16	1	29
Quentin Foreman	---	---	11	16	2	29
Gilbert Wadley	---	---	10	15	3	28
Broderick Brill	---	---	8	11	9	28
Kevin Seiler	11	8	---	---	7	26
Clyde Mason	---	---	5	6	15	26
Archie Dunlap	---	---	8	11	5	24
Adrian Laventure	9	7	---	---	7	23
Darryl Kozhin	---	---	11	10	1	22
Andrew Pentz	---	---	2	4	9	15
Tyrell Holloway	---	---	3	7	4	14
Randy Harris	4	2	---	---	7	13
Nathan Williamson	0	4	---	---	7	11
Blaine Meier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brent Vaughn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dexter Hutton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kurt Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	14	71	5.1
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	31	2.8
Middle	18	83	4.6
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marco Bennett	31	18	3	1	0	3	6	1	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Hillson	42	21	6	4	3	6	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	6	25	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	116	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	46	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	28	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	131	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	70	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Barry Reeves	12	5	61	1	28
WR C.J. Ipock	6	3	35	0	20
WR Gino Robinson	5	4	67	2	22
FB Jason Kegley	3	2	9	0	19
TE Corwin Farley	2	1	7	0	10
WR Wes Bullock	2	2	19	0	11
TE Mario Chrisman	1	1	-1	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Reischl	9	5	0	49	1	26
WR Albert Newhart	7	1	0	19	0	19
WR Carlos Gomez	7	3	0	13	0	26
WR Tyrone Tusch	5	3	1	50	1	22
FB Don Foley	4	4	0	46	1	18
TE Clarence Sanderson	3	2	0	20	0	14
WR Scott O'Neal	2	1	0	30	1	11
RB Jeff Wile	2	1	1	22	1	21
TE Kim Ellison	2	1	1	31	1	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip McGough	2	17	8.50	4.37
Marco Bennett	1	4	4.00	3.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Wile	2	6	3.00	5.21
Albert Newhart	1	0	0.00	0.00
Kenneth Geiger	1	2	2.00	3.76

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marco Bennett	4	2	25	6.25	6.35

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Hillson	8	3	28	3.50	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Ipock	2	1	18	9.00	5.83
WR Barry Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	5.08
TE Corwin Farley	1	1	7	7.00	3.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randal Reischl	3	1	14	4.67	5.44
TE Kim Ellison	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
WR Albert Newhart	1	0	0	0.00	2.71
WR Carlos Gomez	1	1	1	1.00	1.86
WR Tyrone Tusch	1	1	13	13.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Marco Bennett	1	0
Phillip McGough	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Kenneth Geiger	3	2
Jeff Wile	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marco Bennett	8	4	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Hillson	16	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Barry Reeves	6	2	2
WR C.J. Ipock	1	1	1
WR Gino Robinson	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randal Reischl	5	3	2
WR Albert Newhart	3	1	1
WR Carlos Gomez	2	0	0
WR Tyrone Tusch	2	1	1
WR Scott O'Neal	1	1	1
FB Don Foley	1	1	1
TE Kim Ellison	1	1	1
TE Clarence Sanderson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 8,200 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	8,200 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,700)