Week 8, 2021

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

Hartford Whalers	7	6	0	7	-	20
Houston Renegades	3	10	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 HOU - Joey Stargell 37 field goal
1Q: 05:23 HAR - Everett Levine 2 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 14:21 HOU - Herman Thornton 21 pass from Orlando Surratt (Joey Stargell extra point)
2Q: 07:22 HAR - Kendall Bailey 36 field goal
2Q: 02:58 HAR - Kendall Bailey 36 field goal
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Joey Stargell 35 field goal
3Q: 13:23 HOU - Tim Deforne 20 pass from Orlando Surratt (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 09:18 HOU - Donald Hasting 19 run (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 08:11 HAR - Oscar Webb 80 fumble return (Kendall Bailey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 HOU - Joey Stargell 37 field goal
1Q: 05:23 HAR - Everett Levine 2 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 14:21 HOU - Herman Thornton 21 pass from Orlando Surratt (Joey Stargell extra point)
2Q: 07:22 HAR - Kendall Bailey 36 field goal
2Q: 02:58 HAR - Kendall Bailey 36 field goal
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Joey Stargell 35 field goal
3Q: 13:23 HOU - Tim Deforne 20 pass from Orlando Surratt (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 09:18 HOU - Donald Hasting 19 run (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 08:11 HAR - Oscar Webb 80 fumble return (Kendall Bailey extra point)

Team Statistics HAR HOU
Record 4-4 3-5
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 245 460
- Offensive Plays 50 63
- Yards per Play 4.90 7.30
Net Rushing Yards 105 120
- Rushing Attempts 16 31
- Yards per Rush 6.56 3.87
Net Passing Yards 140 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 2 32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 340
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.12 10.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 5/147 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 31
Time of Possession 26:33 33:27

Team Statistics	HAR	HOU
Record	4-4	3-5
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	245	460
- Offensive Plays	50	63
- Yards per Play	4.90	7.30
Net Rushing Yards	105	120
- Rushing Attempts	16	31
- Yards per Rush	6.56	3.87
Net Passing Yards	140	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 2	32 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	340
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.12	10.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	5/147	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 31
Time of Possession	26:33	33:27

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:28	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	11:16	0:48	OWN 39	2	2	Interception
1	9:39	1:30	OWN 35	3	31	Interception
1	8:00	2:47	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
2	14:08	6:52	OWN 37	10	44	Field Goal
2	5:12	2:20	OWN 23	8	58	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 46	1	0	Half
3	13:11	4:26	OWN 32	6	24	Punt
3	6:36	2:51	50	5	-1	Punt
4	14:13	3:37	OWN 14	6	20	Punt
4	9:06	0:29	OWN 42	1	-1	Fumble

Houston Renegades
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:32	3:16	OWN 39	5	29	Missed FG
1	10:28	0:49	OPP 21	3	1	Field Goal
1	8:09	0:09	OWN 27	1	0	Interception
1	5:13	6:05	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	7:16	2:04	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:52	2:37	OWN 17	7	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 33	3	67	Touchdown
3	8:45	2:09	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:45	4:32	OWN 5	9	45	Punt
4	10:36	1:30	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
4	8:37	0:40	OPP 41	2	21	Fumble
4	7:57	7:57	OWN 25	14	48	Game

Game MVP: Orlando Surratt, Houston Renegades

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	13	55	4.23	23	1	1
Charlie Maxwell	3	50	16.67	48	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
J.J. Farias	17	40	2.35	6	0	0
Donald Hasting	12	73	6.08	19	2	1
Orlando Surratt	2	7	3.50	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	31	18	164	3/24	0	31	2	45.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Orlando Surratt	32	24	340	0/0	2	50	1	116.7

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Earnest Goldberg	6	8	93	15.50	30	31
WR Marlon Cardoza	3	5	8	2.67	0	6
TE Corwin Davidson	3	4	20	6.67	8	8
TE Oliver Wuerffel	2	6	14	7.00	0	11
WR Ron Reeves	2	5	21	10.50	7	19
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Everett Levine	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Thornton	5	8	62	12.40	7	21	1
WR Tim Deforne	4	7	54	13.50	17	20	1
WR Kelly Hoffman	4	4	64	16.00	7	25	0
RB J.J. Farias	3	3	18	6.00	0	9	0
RB Donald Hasting	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
TE Thurman Levine	2	2	19	9.50	0	10	0
TE R.J. Rickard	2	2	55	27.50	34	43	0
WR Reggie Denning	2	4	55	27.50	37	50	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Adrian Janes	2	32	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marlon Cardoza	1	0	0	0
Oscar Webb	0	1	0	1
Donnie Cortez	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donald Hasting	1	0	0	0
Kyle Schokora	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	4	173	43.3	37.5	46	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Kurogi	3	118	39.3	36.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Stargell	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	1	8	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Hoffman	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	5	147	29.4	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Hoffman	4	79	19.8	0
Herman Thornton	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	10	0	0.0	25	26
CB Harry Crane	6	1	0.0	22	32
S Brant Tankersley	5	2	0.0	21	25
S Typail Calderon	5	1	0.0	16	13
DT Nick Baerg	4	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Marc Rogers	4	1	0.0	13	14
DT Roman Collins	3	2	0.0	21	16
CB Oscar Webb	3	1	0.0	23	20
ILB Pat Foley	3	1	0.0	17	9
DE Derek McKinley	2	2	0.0	25	27
S Darnell Malicki	2	0	0.0	7	19
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	2	0.0	30	29
ILB Craig Ligeski	1	2	0.0	18	20
DE Marc Blair	1	1	0.0	16	19
WR Marlon Cardoza	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ron Reeves	1	0	---	---	---
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0.0	25	28
OLB Gus Hammond	0	1	0.0	8	4
S Derek Crooks	0	1	0.0	11	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Riddick Cowart	4	1	0.0	15	28
S Kyle Schokora	4	0	0.0	12	22
S Tito Burns	4	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Lawrence Jackson	4	0	0.0	5	10
CB Bernie Rios	3	1	0.0	11	28
DE Phil Miller	3	0	0.0	11	24
DT Alvin Ballard	2	0	2.0	10	16
DT Trevor Piniella	2	0	1.0	8	9
ILB Wendell Porter	2	1	0.0	5	9
S Adam Marsh	2	0	0.0	7	27
DT Shane Donaldson	1	0	0.0	9	25
WR Tim Deforne	1	0	---	---	---
DE D.J. Hicks	1	0	0.0	6	17
DE Brenden Horton	1	0	0.0	10	17
DT Kirk Porter	1	0	0.0	5	10
DT Lorenzo Eaves	1	0	0.0	4	13
OLB Will Rivers	0	1	0.0	11	25
CB Ernie Atkins	0	1	0.0	12	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	0	26
DE Derek McKinley	0	1	27
OLB Spencer Ellwood	0	1	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alvin Ballard	2.0	0	0	0	16
DT Trevor Piniella	1.0	0	0	0	9
DT Shane Donaldson	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Brenden Horton	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE D.J. Hicks	0.0	0	2	0	17
DE Phil Miller	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	6	0	26
CB Harry Crane	4	0	32
S Typail Calderon	3	0	13
CB Omar Couture	2	1	28
OLB Marc Rogers	2	0	14
S Brant Tankersley	2	0	25
S Darnell Malicki	2	0	19
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	16
CB Oscar Webb	1	0	20
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tito Burns	4	0	0	17
OLB Lawrence Jackson	4	0	0	10
CB Bernie Rios	3	1	0	28
OLB Riddick Cowart	3	1	0	28
S Kyle Schokora	2	0	0	22
S Adam Marsh	1	1	0	27
ILB Wendell Porter	1	0	0	9
CB Dusty Washington	0	1	0	22
OLB Wade Robbins	0	1	0	6
CB Ernie Atkins	0	1	0	22
S Adrian Janes	0	0	2	22

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Swift	1	3	15	1	26
Earnest Leathers	1	3	11	0	20
Shaun Talaridou	1	1	12	0	30
Craig Codeke	1	1	6	0	4
Graham Donovan	0	2	10	1	30
Rex O'Connor	0	2	16	0	34
Monty Burnett	0	2	10	0	16
Brady Sluiter	0	1	5	1	14
Oliver Wuerffel	0	1	9	0	22

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jermaine Burnett	2	7	2	19	22
Louis Gardner	2	5	0	26	29
Kennedy Cooley	1	3	0	12	10
Gino Wilcox	1	3	0	23	21
Cedric Bridges	1	2	0	25	26
Donnie Carranza	1	1	0	6	6
Earnest Bruce	0	5	0	24	31
Thurman Levine	0	2	0	7	14
Craig Moss	0	1	0	20	15

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	4	18
Shannon Cash	1	20
Scottie Daniels	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Pearson	3	17
Kyle Schokora	1	15
Donald Hasting	1	10
Otis Bauer	1	6

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	30	29	13	72
Harry Crane	---	---	22	32	18	72
Oscar Webb	---	---	23	20	14	57
Earnest Goldberg	13	28	---	---	15	56
Derek McKinley	---	---	25	27	4	56
Omar Couture	---	---	25	28	2	55
Donnie Cortez	---	---	25	26	3	54
Donnie Johnston	16	34	---	---	---	50
Rex O'Connor	16	34	---	---	---	50
Brant Tankersley	---	---	21	25	1	47
Shaun Talaridou	12	30	---	---	5	47
William Swift	15	26	---	---	2	43
Monty Burnett	10	16	---	---	17	43
Corwin Davidson	11	15	---	---	15	41
Graham Donovan	10	30	---	---	---	40
Roman Collins	---	---	21	16	2	39
Marc Blair	---	---	16	19	4	39
Craig Ligeski	---	---	18	20	1	39
Ron Reeves	7	18	---	---	13	38
Marlon Cardoza	5	17	---	---	14	36
Everett Levine	13	22	---	---	---	35
Marc Rogers	---	---	13	14	7	34
Derek Crooks	---	---	11	9	14	34
Oliver Wuerffel	9	22	---	---	1	32
Earnest Leathers	11	20	---	---	---	31
Darnell Malicki	---	---	7	19	5	31
Typail Calderon	---	---	16	13	---	29
Nick Baerg	---	---	10	16	2	28
Lester Fewell	---	---	15	13	---	28
Pat Foley	---	---	17	9	1	27
Brady Sluiter	5	14	---	---	6	25
Scottie Daniels	6	11	---	---	6	23
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	12	8	2	22
Shannon Cash	0	0	---	---	20	20
Gus Hammond	---	---	8	4	8	20
Craig Codeke	6	4	---	---	6	16
Charlie Maxwell	3	12	---	---	---	15
Sedrick Banks	1	8	---	---	5	14
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	6	5	3	14
Deron Coffey	3	6	---	---	3	12
Shannon Bonnette	4	4	---	---	4	12
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kerry Fleischer	0	3	---	---	4	7
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.B. Schwartz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Bo Barajas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
R.J. Rickard	24	23	---	---	17	64
Orlando Surratt	31	32	---	---	---	63
Earnest Bruce	24	31	---	---	5	60
Louis Gardner	26	29	---	---	2	57
J.J. Farias	17	18	---	---	20	55
Ernie Atkins	---	---	12	22	19	53
Cedric Bridges	25	26	---	---	1	52
Kyle Schokora	---	---	12	22	15	49
Tim Deforne	16	22	---	---	10	48
Riddick Cowart	---	---	15	28	4	47
Herman Thornton	17	15	---	---	13	45
Gino Wilcox	23	21	---	---	---	44
Reggie Denning	23	21	---	---	---	44
Jermaine Burnett	19	22	---	---	2	43
Bernie Rios	---	---	11	28	3	42
Donald Hasting	15	16	---	---	10	41
Craig Moss	20	15	---	---	6	41
Phil Miller	---	---	11	24	4	39
Kelly Hoffman	12	11	---	---	15	38
Shane Donaldson	---	---	9	25	3	37
Will Rivers	---	---	11	25	1	37
Adrian Janes	---	---	13	22	1	36
Dusty Washington	---	---	11	22	2	35
Adam Marsh	---	---	7	27	1	35
Vinny Kinder	17	13	---	---	2	32
Tito Burns	---	---	8	17	5	30
Thurman Levine	7	14	---	---	9	30
Alvin Ballard	---	---	10	16	4	30
Brenden Horton	---	---	10	17	2	29
Kennedy Cooley	12	10	---	---	6	28
Wendell Porter	---	---	5	9	11	25
D.J. Hicks	---	---	6	17	1	24
Dean Pearson	1	1	---	---	17	19
Lorenzo Eaves	---	---	4	13	2	19
Donnie Carranza	6	6	---	---	6	18
Otis Bauer	6	6	---	---	6	18
Trevor Piniella	---	---	8	9	---	17
Kirk Porter	---	---	5	10	2	17
Lawrence Jackson	---	---	5	10	---	15
Rodney Lachance	---	---	2	5	6	13
Joey Stargell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wade Robbins	---	---	1	6	1	8
Doug Kurogi	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dan Ehret	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dean Dole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Grant Toviessi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	6	2.0
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	5	78	15.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	20	84	4.2
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	31	18	2	0	1	6	2	1	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Orlando Surratt	32	24	6	0	3	0	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	89	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	117	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	152	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	66	16.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	8	6	0	93	2	28
TE Oliver Wuerffel	6	2	0	14	0	22
WR Marlon Cardoza	5	3	1	8	0	17
WR Ron Reeves	5	2	0	21	0	18
TE Corwin Davidson	4	3	0	20	0	15
RB Everett Levine	2	1	0	3	0	22
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	0	5	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Thornton	8	5	3	62	1	15
WR Tim Deforne	7	4	0	54	1	22
WR Kelly Hoffman	4	4	0	64	2	11
WR Reggie Denning	4	2	0	55	1	21
RB J.J. Farias	3	3	0	18	0	18
RB Donald Hasting	2	2	0	13	0	16
TE Thurman Levine	2	2	0	19	0	14
TE R.J. Rickard	2	2	0	55	1	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	4	7	1.75	4.23

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Donald Hasting	1	19	19.00	6.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	4	1	8	2.00	5.29

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Orlando Surratt	3	1	20	6.67	10.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Corwin Davidson	2	1	8	4.00	5.00
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	0	0.00	11.63
WR Ron Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Denning	2	0	0	0.00	13.75
WR Tim Deforne	1	1	20	20.00	7.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	2	0
Charlie Maxwell	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Farias	2	1
Donald Hasting	1	1
Orlando Surratt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	7	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Orlando Surratt	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	2	1
WR Earnest Goldberg	2	1	1
WR Marlon Cardoza	1	1	0
TE Corwin Davidson	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Denning	2	0	0
RB Donald Hasting	1	1	0
WR Tim Deforne	1	1	0
TE Thurman Levine	1	1	1
RB J.J. Farias	1	1	1
WR Herman Thornton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,500 (60,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (20,900)
End Zone 10,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine 5,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 8,300 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,500 (60,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (20,900)
End Zone	10,000 (15,000)
Mezzanine	5,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	8,300 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,400)