Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Washington Redskins	0	3	3	0	-	6
New Orleans Saints	17	3	0	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:52 NOS - Nolan Walters 22 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 08:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 40 field goal
1Q: 01:08 NOS - Phillip Newman 48 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:30 WAS - K.C. Compton 24 field goal
2Q: 06:34 NOS - Burt McCalla 49 field goal
3Q: 09:59 WAS - K.C. Compton 30 field goal
4Q: 11:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 03:21 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:52 NOS - Nolan Walters 22 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
1Q: 08:31 NOS - Burt McCalla 40 field goal
1Q: 01:08 NOS - Phillip Newman 48 pass from Alan Poole (Burt McCalla extra point)
2Q: 11:30 WAS - K.C. Compton 24 field goal
2Q: 06:34 NOS - Burt McCalla 49 field goal
3Q: 09:59 WAS - K.C. Compton 30 field goal
4Q: 11:11 NOS - Burt McCalla 27 field goal
4Q: 03:21 NOS - Bobby Irwin 5 run (Burt McCalla extra point)

Team Statistics WAS NOS
Record 11-7 15-2
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 359 382
- Offensive Plays 75 56
- Yards per Play 4.79 6.82
Net Rushing Yards 58 105
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 3.22 3.39
Net Passing Yards 301 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 24 - 5 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 312 287
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.28 11.08
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/57 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/78 2/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 5/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:42 31:18

Team Statistics	WAS	NOS
Record	11-7	15-2
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	359	382
- Offensive Plays	75	56
- Yards per Play	4.79	6.82
Net Rushing Yards	58	105
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	3.22	3.39
Net Passing Yards	301	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 24 - 5	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	312	287
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.28	11.08
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/57	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/78	2/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	5/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:42	31:18

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:37	1:23	OWN 20	2	20	Interception
1	8:23	4:34	OWN 20	9	19	Punt
1	0:52	4:27	OWN 19	9	74	Field Goal
2	6:28	1:46	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
2	3:22	0:35	OWN 36	3	4	Interception
2	2:20	1:06	OWN 8	4	27	Punt
3	15:00	5:09	OWN 24	14	63	Field Goal
3	8:20	2:16	OWN 29	4	11	Punt
3	3:29	3:29	OWN 1	8	31	Punt
4	11:03	3:18	OWN 21	9	65	Interception
4	5:16	1:09	OWN 7	6	19	Interception
4	3:11	0:55	OWN 5	2	13	Interception
4	0:25	0:25	OWN 29	3	6	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:23	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown
1	11:14	2:51	OWN 20	4	57	Field Goal
1	3:49	2:57	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	11:25	4:57	OWN 33	7	35	Field Goal
2	4:42	1:20	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
2	2:47	0:27	OPP 10	2	2	Fumble
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 31	4	18	Half
3	9:51	1:31	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	6:04	2:35	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
4	15:00	3:57	OWN 37	9	53	Field Goal
4	7:45	2:29	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:07	0:56	OPP 28	2	28	Touchdown
4	2:16	1:51	OPP 26	3	4	Missed FG

Game MVP: Alan Poole, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zack Redsteer	9	22	2.44	19	1
Blaine Foster	7	20	2.86	8	0
Leon Horn	2	16	8.00	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Irwin	16	58	3.63	10	1	1
Mack Mathews	9	19	2.11	12	1	0
Rex Dunn	4	15	3.75	10	1	0
Alan Poole	2	13	6.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Horn	55	24	312	2/11	0	40	5	24.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Poole	23	14	287	2/10	2	58	0	133.7

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ben Carter	5	19	61	12.20	27	18
TE Trent Patterson	4	8	61	15.25	29	22
WR Warren Knight	3	7	37	12.33	20	20
TE Kenneth Montgomery	3	5	67	22.33	8	40
WR Curtis Schuneman	2	7	26	13.00	7	16
RB Zack Redsteer	2	2	3	1.50	6	4
RB Blaine Foster	2	2	22	11.00	7	17
TE Freddie Winters	1	1	13	13.00	2	13
FB Al Tucker	1	2	17	17.00	16	17
WR Henry Hickman	1	2	5	5.00	3	5

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Newman	4	7	96	24.00	59	48	1
WR Nolan Walters	2	4	33	16.50	15	22	1
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	22	11.00	6	12	0
TE Lenny Shields	2	2	71	35.50	3	58	0
WR Stephen Granberry	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	2	41	41.00	35	41	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Ty Covington	2	6	3.00
CB Sammie Rutter	1	45	45.00
CB Bob Heath	1	6	6.00
S Rickey Bridges	1	7	7.00

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Recov	Force
John Morgenstern	1	0
Claude Duran	0	1
Zack Thomason	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Irwin	2	0	0	0
Joseph Sherman	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roosevelt Kickert	5	254	50.8	40.8	65	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darnell Briggs	4	237	59.3	54.3	68	3

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
K.C. Compton	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	0/0

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Burt McCalla	3/4	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Antoine Littlejohn	2	20	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Timothy Hiller	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg
Antoine Littlejohn	3	49	16.3
Scottie Couloumbe	1	17	17.0
Henry Hickman	1	12	12.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Rutter	1	25	25.0	0
Bobby Irwin	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Brandon Robertson	7	0	1.0	27	22
S Victor Jeffords	7	3	0.0	26	20
CB Bobby Taylor	7	2	0.0	24	23
ILB Zack Thomason	5	1	0.0	21	11
CB Nick Blackburn	4	1	0.0	15	14
DE Terrance Lusk	2	1	0.0	20	15
WR Ben Carter	2	0	---	---	---
CB Rod Lemus	1	1	1.0	23	21
DT J.T. Shapiro	1	2	0.0	6	5
OLB Claude Duran	1	2	0.0	10	3
DT J.R. Sheldon	1	2	0.0	21	12
S Walt Gomez	1	2	0.0	27	18
DT John Morgenstern	1	1	0.0	28	23
OLB William Overleese	1	1	0.0	22	20
S Terry Chernetsky	1	1	0.0	7	7
QB Leon Horn	1	0	---	---	---
TE Trent Patterson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Adam McDonald	1	0	0.0	12	10
WR Henry Hickman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Cary Parrella	1	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Conrad Whitfield	1	0	0.0	9	7
CB Antoine Littlejohn	1	0	0.0	10	8
ILB Seth Levine	0	2	0.0	10	14
OLB Irving Jenkins	0	2	0.0	9	5

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	5	1	0.0	18	56
ILB Jose Barfield	5	1	0.0	10	35
CB Bob Heath	4	2	0.0	14	46
S Jorge Cloude	4	1	0.0	15	46
OLB Willie Rexin	3	1	0.0	16	46
ILB Earl Moulton	3	0	0.0	7	21
DE Cary Clinton	2	0	2.0	8	36
CB Timothy Hiller	2	2	0.0	7	19
DT Junior Reeves	2	1	0.0	11	32
OLB Lamar Bailey	2	1	0.0	6	15
DT Eddie Bloomer	2	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0.0	1	9
DE Brent Robbins	2	0	0.0	11	34
CB Ty Covington	2	0	0.0	11	39
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	0.0	11	29
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	0.0	9	36
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Burt Tamaarkin	1	0	0.0	7	25
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	5	29
DE Max Tank	0	1	0.0	17	44

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brandon Robertson	1.0	0	1	1	22
CB Rod Lemus	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT John Morgenstern	0.0	1	1	0	23
DE Terrance Lusk	0.0	0	3	0	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cary Clinton	2.0	0	2	2	36
DT Eddie Bloomer	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Brent Robbins	0.0	0	3	2	34
DT Junior Reeves	0.0	0	2	0	32
DT Johnny Rasmussen	0.0	0	2	0	29
DE Max Tank	0.0	0	1	1	44
OLB Lamar Bailey	0.0	0	1	0	15
DT Burt Tamaarkin	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bobby Taylor	6	0	23
CB Nick Blackburn	2	0	14
OLB William Overleese	1	1	20
CB Antoine Littlejohn	1	1	8
DT John Morgenstern	1	0	23
CB Rod Lemus	1	0	21
OLB Conrad Whitfield	1	0	7
S Victor Jeffords	1	0	20
S Walt Gomez	0	1	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Sterritt	3	2	0	56
OLB Willie Rexin	3	2	0	46
ILB Jose Barfield	3	1	0	35
CB Ty Covington	2	2	2	39
CB Bob Heath	2	0	1	46
CB Timothy Hiller	2	0	0	19
OLB Otis Wallis	2	0	0	9
S Rickey Bridges	1	1	1	29
CB Sammie Rutter	1	0	1	36
OLB Duane Burgess	1	0	0	4
ILB Earl Moulton	1	0	0	21
OLB Lamar Bailey	1	0	0	15
S Jorge Cloude	1	0	0	46
DE Brent Robbins	1	0	0	34
DT Eddie Bloomer	0	1	0	26
DT Junior Reeves	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Finley	1	4	16	0	51
Fred Beechler	1	4	14	0	54
Al Tucker	1	1	7	0	28
Deion Castillo	0	3	15	1	54
Norman Meyer	0	2	6	0	9
Pat Carlisle	0	1	15	1	43
Derek Shimizu	0	1	5	0	22

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Finley	2	5	1	28	0	24
Neil Delgado	2	5	0	28	1	22
Joseph Sherman	2	5	0	30	0	23
Mel Galiardo	2	2	0	3	0	1
Curtis Olivarez	0	5	0	31	1	25
Cedric Flournoy	0	4	0	25	0	15
D.J. Matthews	0	1	0	7	0	11
Mitchell Emmons	0	1	0	20	0	16
Rex Dunn	0	1	0	18	0	14

Special Teams Statistics

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Beechler	2	3
Freddie Winters	1	17
Randy Poole	1	17
Antoine Littlejohn	0	21
Irving Jenkins	0	17
Trent Patterson	0	15
Curtis Schuneman	0	14
Seth Levine	0	13
Terry Chernetsky	0	13
Rod Lemus	0	12
Al Tucker	0	11
Henry Hickman	0	10
Walt Gomez	0	10
Warren Knight	0	8
Artie Harts	0	7
Derek Shimizu	0	7
Norman Meyer	0	7
Deion Castillo	0	6
Adam McDonald	0	6
Kenneth Montgomery	0	6
J.R. Sheldon	0	5
Roosevelt Kickert	0	5
Bobby Taylor	0	5
Brandon Robertson	0	5
K.C. Compton	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	4
John Morgenstern	0	4
William Overleese	0	3
Zack Thomason	0	3
Terrance Lusk	0	2
Nick Blackburn	0	2
Ethan Halsey	0	2
Scottie Couloumbe	0	2
Vincent Stowe	0	2
Victor Jeffords	0	2
J.T. Shapiro	0	1
Claude Duran	0	1
Cary Parrella	0	1
Conrad Whitfield	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Irwin	3	23
Kelvin Sandage	2	15
Earl Moulton	1	10
Claude Richardson	1	8
Mitchell Emmons	0	16
Junior Blair	0	15
Timothy Hiller	0	14
Rex Dunn	0	14
Stephen Granberry	0	14
Otis Wallis	0	13
Sammie Rutter	0	12
Mack Mathews	0	12
Burt McCalla	0	11
Rickey Bridges	0	9
D.J. Matthews	0	8
Marlon Finley	0	8
Lenny Shields	0	7
Mel Galiardo	0	6
Cary Clinton	0	6
Lamar Bailey	0	5
Cedric Flournoy	0	5
Duane Sterritt	0	4
Billy Joe Beckett	0	4
Darnell Briggs	0	4
Donnell Pritchett	0	4
Eddie Bloomer	0	3
Junior Reeves	0	3
Jose Barfield	0	3
Darnell Carr	0	3
Duane Burgess	0	2
Bob Heath	0	2
Jorge Cloude	0	2
Brent Robbins	0	2
Max Tank	0	2
Nolan Walters	0	1
Neil Delgado	0	1
Willie Rexin	0	1
Johnny Rasmussen	0	1
Ty Covington	0	1
Burt Tamaarkin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	1	0.3
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	6	6	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	15	42	2.8
Right	6	19	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Horn	55	24	4	1	2	10	12	5	5

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Poole	23	14	5	0	0	3	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	88	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	6	55	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	26	9	129	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	40	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	166	13.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	58	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ben Carter	19	5	0	61	0	52
TE Trent Patterson	8	4	0	61	2	35
WR Curtis Schuneman	7	2	2	26	0	35
WR Warren Knight	7	3	0	37	1	35
TE Kenneth Montgomery	5	3	0	67	1	14
RB Zack Redsteer	2	2	0	3	0	27
FB Al Tucker	2	1	0	17	0	28
RB Blaine Foster	2	2	0	22	0	24
WR Henry Hickman	2	1	0	5	0	28
TE Freddie Winters	1	1	0	13	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Newman	7	4	96	2	24
WR Nolan Walters	4	2	33	1	18
WR Stephen Granberry	3	1	13	0	9
RB Bobby Irwin	2	2	11	0	18
FB Rex Dunn	2	2	22	0	14
TE Lenny Shields	2	2	71	1	11
WR Kelvin Sandage	2	1	41	1	5
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zack Redsteer	1	3	3.00	2.44

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Irwin	3	12	4.00	3.63
Mack Mathews	2	2	1.00	2.11
Rex Dunn	1	0	0.00	3.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Horn	8	2	9	1.13	5.67

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Poole	1	0	0	0.00	12.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Trent Patterson	2	0	0	0.00	7.63
WR Ben Carter	2	0	0	0.00	3.21
WR Curtis Schuneman	1	0	0	0.00	3.71
RB Zack Redsteer	1	1	4	4.00	1.50
TE Kenneth Montgomery	1	0	0	0.00	13.40
RB Blaine Foster	1	1	5	5.00	11.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Zack Redsteer	2	0
Leon Horn	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Poole	1	0
Bobby Irwin	1	0
Mack Mathews	1	0
Rex Dunn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Horn	13	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Poole	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ben Carter	4	1	1
TE Trent Patterson	2	0	0
RB Blaine Foster	2	2	1
WR Curtis Schuneman	1	0	0
WR Warren Knight	1	0	0
FB Al Tucker	1	1	1
TE Kenneth Montgomery	1	1	1
WR Henry Hickman	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stephen Granberry	2	1	1
WR Phillip Newman	1	1	1
RB Bobby Irwin	1	1	0
TE Mitchell Emmons	1	0	0
FB Rex Dunn	1	1	1
TE Lenny Shields	1	1	1
WR Kelvin Sandage	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,300 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (80,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,300 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,700)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,000)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,700)