Week 1, 2021

played in Hartford, CT

63 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Chicago Crusaders	0	0	7	0	-	7
Hartford Whalers	10	3	3	6	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 HAR - Kendall Bailey 35 field goal
1Q: 00:36 HAR - Charlie Maxwell 1 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 08:32 HAR - Kendall Bailey 22 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HAR - Kendall Bailey 39 field goal
3Q: 00:31 CHI - Gerald Johnstone 1 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 09:39 HAR - Kendall Bailey 34 field goal
4Q: 01:06 HAR - Kendall Bailey 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 HAR - Kendall Bailey 35 field goal
1Q: 00:36 HAR - Charlie Maxwell 1 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 08:32 HAR - Kendall Bailey 22 field goal
3Q: 07:09 HAR - Kendall Bailey 39 field goal
3Q: 00:31 CHI - Gerald Johnstone 1 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 09:39 HAR - Kendall Bailey 34 field goal
4Q: 01:06 HAR - Kendall Bailey 32 field goal

Team Statistics CHI HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 4 2
Total Net Yards 203 362
- Offensive Plays 52 67
- Yards per Play 3.90 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 49 167
- Rushing Attempts 11 43
- Yards per Rush 4.45 3.88
Net Passing Yards 154 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 0 22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 3.76 8.13
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 6/63
Kick Returns/Yards 6/105 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 23:02 36:58

Team Statistics	CHI	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	4	2
Total Net Yards	203	362
- Offensive Plays	52	67
- Yards per Play	3.90	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	49	167
- Rushing Attempts	11	43
- Yards per Rush	4.45	3.88
Net Passing Yards	154	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 0	22 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	3.76	8.13
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	6/63
Kick Returns/Yards	6/105	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	23:02	36:58

Drive Charts

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:45	1:33	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
1	4:48	1:50	OWN 7	3	5	Punt
1	0:27	2:27	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	8:25	1:57	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	5:27	0:57	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
2	1:48	1:12	OWN 44	5	11	Punt
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 38	5	24	Punt
3	9:57	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	7:03	6:41	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	9:32	2:31	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	4:37	1:20	OWN 20	4	24	Fumble
4	0:59	0:59	OWN 13	4	31	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:15	OWN 23	9	59	Field Goal
1	8:12	3:24	OWN 8	7	33	Punt
1	2:58	2:31	OPP 40	5	40	Touchdown
2	13:00	4:35	OWN 30	9	65	Field Goal
2	6:28	1:01	OWN 20	3	38	Fumble
2	4:30	2:42	OWN 17	7	46	Missed FG
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 8	1	-1	Half
3	12:14	2:17	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:29	1:32	OPP 49	3	-10	Punt
3	7:57	0:54	OPP 31	3	9	Field Goal
3	0:22	5:50	OWN 26	9	57	Field Goal
4	7:01	2:24	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
4	3:17	2:18	OPP 28	6	13	Field Goal

Game MVP: Spencer Ellwood, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Johnstone	7	29	4.14	7	0	1
Edgar Haller	2	14	7.00	10	1	0
Mack Janis	2	6	3.00	3	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	25	103	4.12	10	1	0
Charlie Maxwell	17	65	3.82	13	3	1
Donnie Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mack Janis	35	21	191	6/37	0	26	0	74.8

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	22	16	208	2/13	0	31	0	102.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nick Dalan	5	10	50	10.00	10	17
WR Derek Curtis	4	7	40	10.00	11	16
WR Dana Glover	3	5	40	13.33	12	26
FB Kevin Cornyn	3	3	19	6.33	15	8
WR Junior Haight	2	2	9	4.50	0	9
TE Juan Dabbs	2	3	23	11.50	19	13
RB Edgar Haller	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Nolan Gray	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Tyrone Mueller	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gerald Johnstone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Oliver Wuerffel	6	7	82	13.67	26	31
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	4	31	10.33	15	19
WR Ron Reeves	3	4	33	11.00	0	12
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	3	31	15.50	6	22
WR Marlon Cardoza	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
RB Everett Levine	1	2	16	16.00	9	16

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mack Janis	2	0	0
R.J. Collins	1	0	0
Julio Wheeler	0	1	0
Darryl McKenzie	0	1	0
R.J. Westbrook	0	0	1
Robert Moss	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donnie Johnston	1	0	0
Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0
Graham Donovan	0	1	0
Marc Blair	0	1	0
Sedrick Banks	0	1	0
Marc Rogers	0	0	1
Monty Burnett	0	0	1
Roderick Urbanski	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randall Blake	9	416	46.2	37.0	61	4

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	4	180	45.0	38.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	5/6	0/1	0/1	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Collins	2	6	3.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	5	58	11.6	0
Kerry Fleischer	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dana Glover	5	84	16.8	0
Nolan Gray	1	21	21.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	1	24	24.0	0
Kerry Fleischer	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Beisel	7	3	0.0	25	11
S Luke Lynch	6	3	0.0	27	15
S R.J. Westbrook	5	1	1.0	29	17
DT Cornelius Blake	5	0	0.0	30	13
CB Morris Schroeder	5	0	0.0	15	11
ILB Marvin Ammons	4	2	0.0	25	8
DE Antoine Freese	3	0	1.0	24	12
ILB Juan Seeley	3	2	0.0	23	17
DT Willard Peters	3	2	0.0	28	17
OLB Brenden Paxson	3	1	0.0	28	17
DE Emmanuel Floyd	2	2	0.0	19	9
S Sammie Willig	2	2	0.0	33	19
DE Lance Crummey	2	2	0.0	29	15
DE Max Kolsrud	2	1	0.0	24	15
CB Kyle Battle	2	1	0.0	26	12
CB Robert Moss	2	0	0.0	31	20
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	1	0.0	23	16
OLB Julio Wheeler	1	0	0.0	15	7
T Charlie Sharpe	1	0	---	---	---

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Spencer Ellwood	6	0	2.0	5	31
ILB Craig Ligeski	4	0	0.0	6	29
OLB Marc Rogers	3	0	1.5	6	10
OLB Donnie Cortez	3	1	0.0	5	25
CB Oscar Webb	3	1	0.0	8	34
CB Harry Crane	3	1	0.0	10	28
DT Nick Baerg	2	1	1.5	4	24
S Brant Phillips	2	1	0.0	5	27
DE Marc Blair	2	1	0.0	9	25
S Typail Calderon	2	0	0.0	11	29
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	0	1.0	1	5
S Brant Tankersley	1	2	0.0	8	27
ILB Deion Dobler	1	1	0.0	5	12
CB Omar Couture	1	1	0.0	10	34
DT Roman Collins	1	0	0.0	7	17
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Darnell Malicki	1	0	0.0	2	21
DE Derek McKinley	0	1	0.0	10	36
OLB Gus Hammond	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S R.J. Westbrook	1.0	1	17
DE Antoine Freese	1.0	0	12
DE Lance Crummey	0.0	2	15
DE R.J. Perkins	0.0	1	11

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Spencer Ellwood	2.0	0	1	31
DT Nick Baerg	1.5	0	0	24
OLB Marc Rogers	1.5	0	0	10
DE Roderick Urbanski	1.0	0	0	5
DE Marc Blair	0.0	2	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kyle Beisel	3	1	11
CB Morris Schroeder	2	0	11
CB Robert Moss	2	0	20
ILB Marvin Ammons	2	0	8
DE Antoine Freese	1	0	12
S Luke Lynch	1	0	15
DE Max Kolsrud	1	0	15
ILB Juan Seeley	1	0	17
OLB Brenden Paxson	1	0	17
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	0	16
CB Kyle Battle	1	0	12

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	3	2	29
CB Harry Crane	3	1	28
OLB Spencer Ellwood	3	0	31
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	1	25
S Brant Phillips	2	0	27
CB Oscar Webb	2	0	34
S Typail Calderon	1	1	29
DE Marc Blair	1	0	25
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	24
S Brant Tankersley	1	0	27
CB Omar Couture	1	0	34
S Darnell Malicki	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brock Colon	2	2	2	6	0	27
Juan Dabbs	1	2	0	7	0	26
Brett Burks	1	1	0	9	3	30
Ted Dunsmore	1	1	0	8	0	24
Tyrone Lincoln	0	1	0	7	2	31
Charlie Sharpe	0	1	0	8	1	34
Darryl McKenzie	0	1	0	5	0	21

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Swift	4	10	36	0	17
Graham Donovan	3	7	36	0	20
Brady Sluiter	2	5	33	0	18
Rex O'Connor	1	6	43	0	22
Shaun Talaridou	1	3	30	0	16
Shannon Bonnette	1	2	18	2	11
Herb Sinclair	1	2	19	0	15
Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	20	0	14
Corwin Davidson	1	1	26	0	13
Craig Codeke	0	3	12	0	9
Sedrick Banks	0	2	7	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
R.J. Westbrook	2	16
Kevin Cornyn	2	14
Tyrone Mueller	1	18
Junior Haight	1	17
Nolan Gray	1	14
Howard Witt	1	9

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Fleischer	4	12
Marlon Cardoza	2	22
Monty Burnett	1	19
Earnest Goldberg	1	8

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Willig	---	---	33	19	12	64
R.J. Westbrook	---	---	29	17	16	62
Robert Moss	---	---	31	20	5	56
Lance Crummey	---	---	29	15	9	53
Edgar Haller	5	26	---	---	21	52
Mack Janis	11	41	---	---	---	52
Gino Newsome	11	34	---	---	6	51
Cornelius Blake	---	---	30	13	7	50
Juan Seeley	---	---	23	17	10	50
Willard Peters	---	---	28	17	5	50
Brenden Paxson	---	---	28	17	5	50
Charlie Sharpe	8	34	---	---	6	48
Tyrone Lincoln	7	31	---	---	8	46
Luke Lynch	---	---	27	15	4	46
Max Kolsrud	---	---	24	15	7	46
Kyle Beisel	---	---	25	11	9	45
Juan Dabbs	7	26	---	---	12	45
Kyle Battle	---	---	26	12	6	44
Derek Curtis	7	29	---	---	7	43
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	23	16	4	43
Kevin Cornyn	4	23	---	---	14	41
Antoine Freese	---	---	24	12	5	41
Brett Burks	9	30	---	---	---	39
Dana Glover	4	26	---	---	8	38
Morris Schroeder	---	---	15	11	12	38
Marvin Ammons	---	---	25	8	5	38
Darryl McKenzie	5	21	---	---	8	34
Ted Dunsmore	8	24	---	---	2	34
Junior Haight	5	12	---	---	17	34
Brock Colon	6	27	---	---	---	33
Nick Dalan	5	26	---	---	1	32
Tyrone Mueller	7	6	---	---	18	31
Gerald Johnstone	8	22	---	---	---	30
Emmanuel Floyd	---	---	19	9	1	29
R.J. Perkins	---	---	14	11	1	26
Julio Wheeler	---	---	15	7	3	25
R.J. Collins	3	6	---	---	14	23
Nolan Gray	0	3	---	---	14	17
Howard Witt	1	4	---	---	9	14
Randall Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jermaine Givens	---	---	5	2	---	7
Bryan Blades	---	---	0	0	4	4
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rickey Lyle	---	---	0	0	2	2
George Poston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Johnston	43	24	---	---	---	67
Rex O'Connor	43	22	---	---	---	65
Earnest Goldberg	34	19	---	---	8	61
William Swift	36	17	---	---	7	60
Graham Donovan	36	20	---	---	---	56
Shaun Talaridou	30	16	---	---	10	56
Oliver Wuerffel	20	14	---	---	18	52
Marlon Cardoza	17	12	---	---	22	51
Corwin Davidson	26	13	---	---	12	51
Brady Sluiter	33	18	---	---	---	51
Derek McKinley	---	---	10	36	1	47
Everett Levine	26	19	---	---	2	47
Omar Couture	---	---	10	34	2	46
Brant Phillips	---	---	5	27	11	43
Herb Sinclair	19	15	---	---	9	43
Oscar Webb	---	---	8	34	---	42
Scottie Daniels	18	6	---	---	18	42
Ron Reeves	22	10	---	---	9	41
Typail Calderon	---	---	11	29	---	40
Shannon Bonnette	18	11	---	---	10	39
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	5	31	2	38
Harry Crane	---	---	10	28	---	38
Craig Ligeski	---	---	6	29	2	37
Marc Blair	---	---	9	25	1	35
Gus Hammond	---	---	4	4	27	35
Brant Tankersley	---	---	8	27	---	35
Derek Crooks	---	---	2	16	16	34
Nick Baerg	---	---	4	24	5	33
Donnie Cortez	---	---	5	25	1	31
Kerry Fleischer	13	6	---	---	12	31
Craig Codeke	12	9	---	---	10	31
Roman Collins	---	---	7	17	2	26
Deion Dobler	---	---	5	12	8	25
Sedrick Banks	7	7	---	---	10	24
Darnell Malicki	---	---	2	21	---	23
Charlie Maxwell	17	5	---	---	---	22
Marc Rogers	---	---	6	10	6	22
Monty Burnett	1	0	---	---	19	20
Lester Fewell	---	---	2	16	---	18
Deron Coffey	2	1	---	---	15	18
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	1	5	9	15
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	13	13
J.B. Schwartz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat Foley	---	---	1	1	1	3
Bo Barajas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	41	3.7
Middle	21	59	2.8
Right	10	68	6.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mack Janis	35	21	1	4	2	5	2	1	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	22	16	2	1	0	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	95	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	93	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	84	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nick Dalan	10	5	2	50	0	26
WR Derek Curtis	7	4	0	40	0	29
WR Dana Glover	5	3	0	40	1	26
FB Kevin Cornyn	3	3	0	19	0	23
TE Juan Dabbs	3	2	0	23	0	26
WR Junior Haight	2	2	0	9	0	12
TE Tyrone Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Gerald Johnstone	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB Edgar Haller	1	1	0	2	0	26
WR Nolan Gray	1	1	0	8	0	3

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Oliver Wuerffel	7	6	82	1	14
WR Earnest Goldberg	4	3	31	0	19
WR Ron Reeves	4	3	33	0	10
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	2	31	1	6
WR Marlon Cardoza	2	1	15	0	12
RB Everett Levine	2	1	16	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Johnstone	1	1	1.00	4.14

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charlie Maxwell	6	3	0.50	3.82
Everett Levine	4	10	2.50	4.12

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	3	2	11	3.67	9.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	-1	-1.00	11.71
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	12	12.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	5	1
Charlie Maxwell	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mack Janis	11	8	2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nick Dalan	5	3	0
WR Junior Haight	2	2	1
FB Kevin Cornyn	1	1	0
RB Edgar Haller	1	1	0
WR Derek Curtis	1	0	0
TE Juan Dabbs	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Oliver Wuerffel	2	1	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0
RB Everett Levine	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,400 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,500)
End Zone 11,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,400 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,500)
End Zone	11,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,800)