XFL Championship: Dakota Blizzard vs. Carolina Cobras
January 20, 2019 70° New Orleans Stadium
Attendance: 73,748 (96%)
Dakota Blizzard 3 10 6 0 - 19
Carolina Cobras 3 6 0 3 - 12
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Carolina Cobras: 4-17-DAK 34 (10:53) 11-William Burrows 51 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 3 DAK 0
(Qtr 1) Dakota Blizzard: 4-10-CAR 11 (6:31) 17-Joey Sample 28 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 3 DAK 3
(Qtr 2) Carolina Cobras: 1-3-DAK 3 (15:00) 24-Andre Townsend ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN!
(Qtr 2) Dakota Blizzard: 3-1-DAK 34 (13:42) 9-Mervin Couture pass complete to 13-Daniel Chapa for 66 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 17-Joey Sample. CAR 9 DAK 10
(Qtr 2) Dakota Blizzard: 4-6-CAR 25 (10:22) 17-Joey Sample 43 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 9 DAK 13
(Qtr 3) Dakota Blizzard: 4-9-CAR 30 (7:21) 17-Joey Sample 47 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 9 DAK 16
(Qtr 3) Dakota Blizzard: 4-10-CAR 23 (3:48) 17-Joey Sample 40 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 92-Elmer Epley was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. CAR 9 DAK 19
(Qtr 4) Carolina Cobras: 4-8-DAK 22 (14:18) 11-William Burrows 39 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 12 DAK 19
Team Statistics
Carolina Cobras Dakota Blizzard
First Downs 15 13
- Rushing 2 7
- Passing 13 6
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 269 319
- Offensive Plays 61 64
- Yards Per Play 4.41 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 41 119
- Rushing Attempts 17 24
- Yards Per Rush 2.41 4.96
Net Passing Yards 228 200
- Att/Comp/Int 38 / 21 / 2 38 / 16 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 273 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 45 2 / 13
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.18 5.00
- Yards Per Completion 13.00 13.31
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 14 2 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.3 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 2 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 5 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 34 4 / 26
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 62
Int Returns/Yards 1 / -1 2 / 14
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 33:09 26:51
Drive Charts
Carolina Cobras
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:12 OWN 25 7 41 Field Goal
1 6:28 6:30 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 13:33 1:38 OWN 25 3 -3 Punt
2 10:18 1:36 OWN 25 3 1 Punt
2 5:14 3:55 OWN 9 7 31 Punt
3 14:33 0:42 OWN 33 3 1 Interception
3 12:47 2:08 OWN 20 3 -3 Punt
3 7:17 1:26 OWN 25 4 37 Downs
3 3:45 2:39 OWN 25 4 13 Punt
3 0:05 0:50 OPP 24 3 2 Field Goal
4 11:18 1:01 OWN 18 3 6 Punt
4 9:24 1:28 OWN 20 4 15 Punt
4 7:52 2:47 OPP 41 5 16 Missed FG
4 4:06 2:17 OWN 20 6 34 Interception
Dakota Blizzard
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:48 4:21 OWN 25 9 64 Field Goal
2 14:58 1:24 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 11:55 1:37 OWN 35 5 39 Field Goal
2 8:43 3:29 OWN 23 6 22 Punt
2 1:19 1:19 OWN 20 5 31 Half
3 15:00 0:27 OWN 24 3 0 Punt
3 13:50 1:04 OPP 41 3 1 Punt
3 10:39 3:22 OWN 42 6 28 Field Goal
3 5:50 2:06 OPP 34 4 12 Field Goal
3 1:06 1:01 OWN 18 3 -4 Punt
4 14:14 2:57 OWN 26 4 8 Punt
4 10:16 0:52 OWN 37 3 -2 Punt
4 7:56 0:04 OWN 17 1 0 Interception
4 5:05 0:59 OWN 31 3 -1 Punt
4 1:49 1:49 OPP 45 6 11 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Carolina Cobras
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#25 Rex Bergstrom 10 30 3.00 7 0 0
#24 Andre Townsend 6 11 1.83 5 0 1
#31 Corey Baldwin 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Michael Look 15 85 5.67 12 6 0
#23 Miguel Carpenter 3 24 8.00 16 1 0
#9 Mervin Couture 3 6 2.00 6 0 0
#27 Bryan McEwan 3 4 1.33 2 0 0
Passing Stats
Carolina Cobras
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#6 Christopher Anderson 38 21 273 6 / 45 0 24 2 56.14
Dakota Blizzard
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#9 Mervin Couture 38 16 213 2 / 13 1 66 1 58.33
Receiving Stats
Carolina Cobras
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Thomas Gary 6 100 16.67 23 0
#80 Thomas Vansickle 6 93 15.50 24 0
#85 Rene Paulson 3 34 11.33 17 0
#25 Rex Bergstrom 3 15 5.00 6 0
#83 Dennis Ramm 1 13 13.00 13 0
#15 Robert Cook 1 10 10.00 10 0
#24 Andre Townsend 1 8 8.00 8 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Matthew Moberg 7 97 13.86 36 0
#13 Daniel Chapa 2 68 34.00 66 1
#89 Edward Boice 3 33 11.00 24 0
#87 Henry Bolling 3 17 5.67 12 0
#27 Bryan McEwan 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0
Blocking Stats
Carolina Cobras
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#76 Clarence Franklin 53 19 3 3
#72 Kip Lofton 63 18 2 2
#57 Alfred Morton 51 25 1 1
#62 Billy Gadbois 53 28 0 1
#54 William Escobar 64 21 0 1
#24 Andre Townsend 16 11 0 1
#17 Thomas Gary 0 10 0 0
#25 Rex Bergstrom 6 7 0 0
#85 Rene Paulson 10 12 0 0
#15 Robert Cook 0 2 0 0
#57 Calvin McMullen 4 4 0 0
#63 Robert Flickinger 8 0 0 0
#58 Marty Brown 11 0 0 0
#86 Robert McCleary 11 5 0 0
#61 Jeremy Mello 13 0 0 0
#15 Brett Salazar 7 2 0 0
#31 Corey Baldwin 6 2 0 0
#83 Dennis Ramm 0 5 0 0
#80 Thomas Vansickle 0 5 0 0
#58 Gene Green 6 3 0 0
#92 Albert Kunze 0 2 0 0
#30 Jason Deckard 0 5 0 0
#34 Dale Kelsey 0 2 0 0
#35 Michael Graham 0 3 0 0
#40 Raul Hedges 0 1 0 0
#30 John Burt 0 1 0 0
#63 Robert McMunn 0 1 0 0
#59 Thomas Sanchez 0 1 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#65 Steven Jackson 39 25 1 2
#78 Roman Odum 14 2 1 1
#23 Miguel Carpenter 2 3 0 1
#71 Leroy Lukens 45 28 0 2
#61 Bruce Robbins 53 25 0 0
#67 Thomas Randall 51 24 0 1
#65 Jessie Archer 52 28 0 2
#12 Matthew Moberg 0 7 0 1
#13 Daniel Chapa 0 7 0 1
#89 Edward Boice 6 15 0 0
#24 Michael Look 6 3 0 1
#27 Bryan McEwan 19 16 0 0
#29 Jay Patterson 0 6 0 0
#89 Douglas Blanton 12 6 0 0
#53 Gregory Drake 5 0 0 0
#47 Gordon Speed 5 10 0 1
#65 Christopher Martin 12 0 0 0
#87 Henry Bolling 0 5 0 0
#99 Burt Dozer 0 5 0 0
#47 Freddie Free 0 4 0 0
#57 Ian Eagle 0 4 0 0
#98 Lincoln Grimes 0 7 0 2
#16 Michael Lopez 0 3 0 0
#62 Britt Wall 5 4 0 0
#95 Kirk Hammer 0 2 0 1
#91 John Snow 0 5 0 0
#68 Alvin Nails 0 2 0 0
#62 Robert Ross 2 0 0 0
#91 Bo Storm 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Carolina Cobras
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#23 Nicholas Dowd 1 -1 -1.00 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#35 Joseph Lane 1 9 9.00 0
#95 Kirk Hammer 1 5 5.00 0
Fumble Stats
Carolina Cobras
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#6 Christopher Anderson 1 1 0 0
#24 Andre Townsend 1 0 0 0
#54 William Escobar 0 1 0 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#91 John Snow 0 0 1 0
#98 Lincoln Grimes 0 0 1 0
Punting
Carolina Cobras
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#10 David Stevenson 7 348 49.71 43.29 61 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 William Poulos 7 320 45.71 37.00 50 1
Kicking
Carolina Cobras
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 William Burrows 2 / 3 1 / 2 1 / 1 51 0 / 1
Dakota Blizzard
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#13 Joey Sample 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 47 1 / 1
Punt Return
Carolina Cobras
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Dane Dorgan 2 34 17.0 32 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Miguel Carpenter 4 26 6.5 8 0
Kick Return
Carolina Cobras
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Dakota Blizzard
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#23 Miguel Carpenter 2 62 31.0 0
Defensive Stats
Carolina Cobras
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Jonathan Hendricks 6 0
#33 Daniel McNutt 6 0
#23 Nicholas Dowd 6 0
#59 Thomas Sanchez 4 0
#30 John Burt 3 0
#63 Robert McMunn 3 2
#57 Calvin McMullen 3 0
#58 Gene Green 2 0
#92 Elmer Epley 2 0
#43 Dane Dorgan 2 0
#34 Dale Kelsey 2 0
#30 Jason Deckard 1 0
#80 Thomas Vansickle 1 0
#40 Raul Hedges 1 0
#97 Dennis Garrett 1 0
#57 Alfred Morton 1 0
#95 Howard Munson 1 0
Dakota Blizzard
Name Tackles Sacks
#47 Freddie Free 9 0
#22 Harvey Hitz 6 1
#46 Hunter Bolt 6 0
#47 Gordon Speed 6 0
#95 Kirk Hammer 6 0
#98 Lincoln Grimes 4 1
#35 Joseph Lane 3 0
#62 Britt Wall 2 2
#33 Robert Steele 2 0
#91 Bo Storm 2 0
#70 Matthew Williams 1 0
#99 Burt Dozer 1 1
#91 John Snow 1 2
#12 Matthew Moberg 1 0