Week 1, 2044

played in Minnesota, MN

76 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Fargo (ND) Freeze	9	0	6	3	-	18
Minnesota Norsemen	0	7	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:04 FAR - Scott Sturgis 38 field goal
1Q: 01:51 FAR - Jacob Leverson 31 pass from T.J. Collins (Scott Sturgis extra point failed)
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Cornelius Walling 2 run (Buddy Dolan extra point)
3Q: 14:15 FAR - Peter Frederick 66 pass from T.J. Collins (Scott Sturgis extra point failed)
4Q: 13:44 MIN - Rich Barrett 8 pass from Trenton Wolfe (Trenton Wolfe pass to Taylor Donovan for conversion)
4Q: 02:01 FAR - Scott Sturgis 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:04 FAR - Scott Sturgis 38 field goal
1Q: 01:51 FAR - Jacob Leverson 31 pass from T.J. Collins (Scott Sturgis extra point failed)
2Q: 12:48 MIN - Cornelius Walling 2 run (Buddy Dolan extra point)
3Q: 14:15 FAR - Peter Frederick 66 pass from T.J. Collins (Scott Sturgis extra point failed)
4Q: 13:44 MIN - Rich Barrett 8 pass from Trenton Wolfe (Trenton Wolfe pass to Taylor Donovan for conversion)
4Q: 02:01 FAR - Scott Sturgis 28 field goal

Team Statistics FAR MIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 394 476
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 7.30 6.52
Net Rushing Yards 114 201
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 7.13 5.29
Net Passing Yards 280 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 22 - 1 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 324 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/44 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.37 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 4/1 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 4/52
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	FAR	MIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	394	476
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	7.30	6.52
Net Rushing Yards	114	201
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	7.13	5.29
Net Passing Yards	280	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 22 - 1	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	324	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/44	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.37	7.86
Fumbles/Lost	4/1	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	4/52
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:43	3:44	OWN 31	7	48	Field Goal
1	4:38	2:59	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
2	12:39	2:38	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	7:14	2:58	OWN 20	7	54	Interception
2	2:47	1:32	OWN 47	4	-3	Punt
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 34	1	66	Touchdown
3	11:48	1:33	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
3	5:57	5:00	OWN 4	10	91	Fumble
4	13:37	2:06	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
4	9:37	1:58	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	4:40	2:46	OWN 33	7	56	Field Goal

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:17	OWN 25	10	44	Downs
1	5:59	1:21	OWN 25	3	22	Fumble
1	1:39	4:00	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	10:01	2:47	OWN 49	6	13	Punt
2	4:16	1:29	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 6	5	49	Half
3	13:57	2:09	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	10:15	4:18	OWN 34	9	62	Fumble
3	0:57	2:20	OWN 5	5	95	Touchdown
4	11:31	1:54	OWN 25	5	38	Punt
4	7:39	2:59	OPP 48	6	22	Missed FG
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 11	10	55	Game

Game MVP: David Hutton, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Julian Cortez	8	76	9.50	44	2
RB Kirk Harding	4	9	2.25	4	0
RB Norm Walker	2	23	11.50	12	2
QB T.J. Collins	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Jacob Leverson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Taylor Donovan	14	111	7.93	51	4	0
RB Cornelius Walling	12	49	4.08	15	3	1
QB Trenton Wolfe	10	36	3.60	9	0	0
WR Dillon Woods	2	5	2.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Collins	31	22	324	7/44	2	66	1	112.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trenton Wolfe	33	22	285	2/10	1	24	0	103.7

Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Peter Frederick	7	9	153	21.86	83	66	1
WR Herb Cote	5	8	57	11.40	34	23	0
TE Sammy Hopper	4	5	49	12.25	8	18	0
WR Robert Paraiso	2	2	13	6.50	4	9	0
FB Chad Buck	1	1	14	14.00	11	14	0
TE Percy Cornbower	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Julian Cortez	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Jacob Leverson	1	1	31	31.00	15	31	1

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rich Barrett	6	9	74	12.33	22	24	1
WR Dillon Woods	5	9	55	11.00	27	20	0
WR Butch Tatum	5	5	67	13.40	30	22	0
WR Ronnie Esquivel	5	6	73	14.60	40	24	0
TE Marco Curley	1	2	16	16.00	8	16	0
RB Taylor Donovan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Roger Hoke	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB T.J. Collins	2	0	0
RB Kirk Harding	1	0	0
RB Julian Cortez	1	0	0
T Adam Harris	0	1	0
ILB Caiden Camarillo	0	1	0
WR Peter Frederick	0	1	0
T Toby Theriault	0	1	0
OLB Jared Bennett	0	1	0
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	0	0	1
WR Nickolas Bruce	0	0	1
S Sawyer Woodard	0	0	1
CB Dixon Lang	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Taylor Donovan	2	0	0
CB Walter Barela	1	0	1
TE Rich Barrett	1	0	0
DE David Hutton	0	1	1
C Robbie McAllister	0	1	0
CB Alfred Quinn	0	1	0
OLB Kenyon Zellers	0	0	1
OLB Kim Winslett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Gunn	5	221	44.2	33.8	57	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vince Ulbricht	4	159	39.8	28.3	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Sturgis	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	0/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Buddy Dolan	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Battaglia	2	6	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Woods	4	52	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Durham	2	52	26.0	0
Josh Battaglia	1	27	27.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walter Barela	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sawyer Woodard	11	1	0.0	25	27
OLB Ezekiel Fletcher	9	1	1.0	35	30
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	8	5	0.0	37	28
S Junior Durham	6	2	0.0	35	30
S Josh Battaglia	5	2	0.0	20	22
DT Van Everett	4	1	0.0	18	16
CB Dixon Lang	3	0	0.0	29	20
OLB Alejandro Chukwuma	2	0	1.0	23	19
OLB Jeffrey Mark	2	2	0.0	26	24
ILB Caiden Camarillo	2	1	0.0	24	20
CB Jim Terrell	1	1	0.0	37	34
OLB Bobby Ruddy	1	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Jared Bennett	1	1	0.0	26	20
QB T.J. Collins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrell Garland	1	0	0.0	11	13
DT Deron Stevenson	1	0	0.0	7	7
S Dakota Stuvaints	1	0	0.0	15	14
DT Clay Banks	1	0	0.0	9	12

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bo Marone	9	1	0.0	15	38
DE David Hutton	7	1	5.0	16	38
OLB Bentley Hegamin	7	0	0.0	10	26
CB Walter Barela	4	0	0.0	16	36
DE Mel Rodriguez	3	0	0.5	13	25
OLB Kim Winslett	3	1	0.0	15	35
CB Roger Hoke	2	3	0.0	10	30
S Harvey Richardson	2	2	0.0	16	34
CB Ellis Clemons	2	1	0.0	15	31
OLB Kenyon Zellers	1	0	1.0	2	11
S Russell Skudris	1	0	0.0	6	19
DT Terrance Pena	1	0	0.0	9	23
CB Alfred Quinn	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Frankie Riley	0	1	0.5	16	34
DT Noah Thompson	0	1	0.0	8	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Alejandro Chukwuma	1.0	0	1	19
OLB Ezekiel Fletcher	1.0	0	0	30
OLB Jared Bennett	0.0	2	0	20
DE Tyrell Garland	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Jeffrey Mark	0.0	1	0	24
DT Deron Stevenson	0.0	1	0	7

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Hutton	5.0	0	1	2	38
OLB Kenyon Zellers	1.0	0	1	0	11
DT Frankie Riley	0.5	0	1	0	34
DE Mel Rodriguez	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Chris Booker	0.0	1	0	0	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Sawyer Woodard	6	2	27
OLB Ezekiel Fletcher	3	0	30
S Junior Durham	3	0	30
CB Dixon Lang	3	0	20
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	2	1	28
S Josh Battaglia	2	0	22
OLB Alejandro Chukwuma	1	1	19
OLB Bobby Ruddy	1	0	15
S Dakota Stuvaints	1	0	14

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bo Marone	6	0	0	38
OLB Bentley Hegamin	5	0	0	26
CB Roger Hoke	2	1	1	30
CB Walter Barela	2	0	0	36
S Russell Skudris	2	0	0	19
CB Ellis Clemons	1	1	0	31
DE David Hutton	1	0	0	38
OLB Kim Winslett	1	0	0	35
CB Alfred Quinn	1	0	0	9
S Harvey Richardson	1	0	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Adam Harris	2	4	16	3	38
C Otis Jason	1	5	16	0	38
G Darrin Swilling	1	3	14	3	30
C Amari Kemp	1	3	16	0	38
T Toby Theriault	0	0	16	1	38

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Robbie McAllister	5	14	1	38	1	35
G Howard Preston	2	6	0	38	0	35
T Clay Horn	2	6	0	38	0	35
G Darien Leal	1	3	0	38	1	35
FB Jumbo Clayton	0	2	0	16	0	7
TE Marco Curley	0	1	0	14	0	15
T Mackenzie Marlowe	0	1	0	38	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Scott	2	17
Jeremy Wayne	1	19
Nickolas Bruce	1	14
Darrin Swilling	1	5

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Taylor Donovan	2	13
Dean Benson	1	14
Bucky Belzer	1	12
Howard Preston	1	5

Participation

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jim Terrell	---	---	37	34	1	72
S Junior Durham	---	---	35	30	5	70
ILB Quinn Fitzgerald	---	---	37	28	1	66
OLB Ezekiel Fletcher	---	---	35	30	1	66
T Toby Theriault	16	38	---	---	12	66
ILB Caiden Camarillo	---	---	24	20	18	62
T Adam Harris	16	38	---	---	7	61
C Otis Jason	16	38	---	---	7	61
S Josh Battaglia	---	---	20	22	18	60
QB T.J. Collins	16	38	---	---	---	54
C Amari Kemp	16	38	---	---	---	54
S Sawyer Woodard	---	---	25	27	1	53
OLB Jared Bennett	---	---	26	20	7	53
TE Sammy Hopper	14	37	---	---	---	51
OLB Jeffrey Mark	---	---	26	24	1	51
WR Herb Cote	15	36	---	---	---	51
CB Dixon Lang	---	---	29	20	1	50
G Darrin Swilling	14	30	---	---	5	49
WR Peter Frederick	14	35	---	---	---	49
OLB Alejandro Chukwuma	---	---	23	19	1	43
S Dakota Stuvaints	---	---	15	14	11	40
RB Julian Cortez	10	28	---	---	---	38
DE Hunter Stephenson	---	---	20	15	1	36
CB Donnie Scott	---	---	6	11	17	34
DT Van Everett	---	---	18	16	---	34
TE Percy Cornbower	8	20	---	---	3	31
OLB Bobby Ruddy	---	---	12	15	---	27
DT Clay Banks	---	---	9	12	4	25
DE Tyrell Garland	---	---	11	13	---	24
TE Rickey Atkins	1	2	---	---	19	22
DT Deron Stevenson	---	---	7	7	5	19
FB Jeremy Wayne	0	0	---	---	19	19
CB Miles Spencer	---	---	3	8	8	19
WR Nickolas Bruce	1	0	---	---	14	15
RB Kirk Harding	4	6	---	---	4	14
FB Chad Buck	4	9	---	---	---	13
WR Robert Paraiso	5	8	---	---	---	13
WR Jacob Leverson	2	6	---	---	4	12
T Roderick Devlin	2	8	---	---	1	11
C Andy Dodge	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Scott Sturgis	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Rich Gunn	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Norm Walker	2	3	---	---	---	5
G Pedro Dixon	0	0	---	---	3	3
C Kyle Kalbach	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Gene Westbrook	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Dillon Woods	38	35	---	---	17	90
G Darien Leal	38	35	---	---	8	81
G Howard Preston	38	35	---	---	5	78
T Mackenzie Marlowe	38	35	---	---	5	78
T Clay Horn	38	35	---	---	5	78
C Robbie McAllister	38	35	---	---	4	77
QB Trenton Wolfe	38	35	---	---	---	73
ILB Bo Marone	---	---	15	38	12	65
RB Taylor Donovan	24	28	---	---	13	65
WR Ronnie Esquivel	29	34	---	---	---	63
TE Rich Barrett	30	30	---	---	---	60
CB Walter Barela	---	---	16	36	7	59
DE David Hutton	---	---	16	38	2	56
DT Frankie Riley	---	---	16	34	1	51
OLB Kim Winslett	---	---	15	35	1	51
S Harvey Richardson	---	---	16	34	1	51
TE Marco Curley	14	15	---	---	18	47
CB Ellis Clemons	---	---	15	31	1	47
CB Roger Hoke	---	---	10	30	3	43
DE Mel Rodriguez	---	---	13	25	1	39
OLB Bentley Hegamin	---	---	10	26	2	38
FB Jumbo Clayton	16	7	---	---	14	37
DT Terrance Pena	---	---	9	23	2	34
DT Noah Thompson	---	---	8	20	6	34
WR Butch Tatum	16	13	---	---	---	29
CB Alfred Quinn	---	---	6	9	13	28
S Russell Skudris	---	---	6	19	2	27
RB Cornelius Walling	13	5	---	---	---	18
WR Dean Benson	1	1	---	---	14	16
OLB Ted Watkins	---	---	0	0	16	16
OLB Kenyon Zellers	---	---	2	11	1	14
S Bucky Belzer	---	---	1	0	12	13
TE Damon Westbrook	8	4	---	---	---	12
WR Carlos Salomon	1	3	---	---	8	12
CB Cesar Lundgren	---	---	1	5	6	12
DE Chris Booker	---	---	1	4	6	11
C Dusty Andrews	0	0	---	---	5	5
K Buddy Dolan	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Vince Ulbricht	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Austin Bauer	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Duane Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Cornell Quinn	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Peyton Crowley	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Emmitt Tatum	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Harvey Trafton	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Zack Latham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	10	90	9.0
Right	2	17	8.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	97	10.8
Middle	16	98	6.1
Right	13	6	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Collins	31	22	5	1	1	2	3	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trenton Wolfe	33	22	6	1	0	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	122	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	126	18.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	78	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	102	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Peter Frederick	9	7	1	153	3	35
WR Herb Cote	8	5	0	57	1	36
TE Sammy Hopper	5	4	0	49	0	37
RB Julian Cortez	3	1	0	5	0	28
WR Robert Paraiso	2	2	0	13	0	8
TE Percy Cornbower	2	1	0	2	0	20
FB Chad Buck	1	1	0	14	0	9
WR Jacob Leverson	1	1	0	31	1	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rich Barrett	9	6	74	2	30
WR Dillon Woods	9	5	55	1	35
WR Ronnie Esquivel	6	5	73	1	34
WR Butch Tatum	5	5	67	2	13
TE Marco Curley	2	1	16	0	15
RB Taylor Donovan	1	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kirk Harding	1	4	4.00	2.25

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Taylor Donovan	2	12	6.00	7.93
RB Cornelius Walling	1	2	2.00	4.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
T.J. Collins	4	2	12	3.00	10.45

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trenton Wolfe	2	2	17	8.50	8.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peter Frederick	2	1	8	4.00	17.00
WR Robert Paraiso	1	1	4	4.00	6.50
RB Julian Cortez	1	0	0	0.00	1.67

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rich Barrett	1	1	8	8.00	8.22
WR Butch Tatum	1	1	9	9.00	13.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Cornelius Walling	3	3
QB Trenton Wolfe	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Collins	10	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trenton Wolfe	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Peter Frederick	3	2	1
TE Sammy Hopper	2	1	1
WR Herb Cote	2	1	1
WR Robert Paraiso	1	1	0
RB Julian Cortez	1	0	0
WR Jacob Leverson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rich Barrett	3	2	0
WR Dillon Woods	3	1	0
WR Butch Tatum	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Esquivel	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,900 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (18,400)
End Zone 10,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine 6,200 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (11,800)
Club Seats 7,200 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,900 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (18,400)
End Zone	10,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine	6,200 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (11,800)
Club Seats	7,200 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)