Week 15, 2022

played in Hartford, CT

31 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	0	10	0	7	-	17
Hartford Whalers	6	7	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 HAR - Kendall Bailey 20 field goal
1Q: 04:32 HAR - Kendall Bailey 18 field goal
2Q: 10:03 NFK - Martin King 4 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 02:42 NFK - Chuck Morris 54 field goal
2Q: 00:49 HAR - William Meier 10 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 07:35 HAR - Ron Reeves 8 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 08:08 HAR - Kendall Bailey 40 field goal
4Q: 06:27 NFK - Irv Tatum 1 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 02:12 HAR - Kendall Bailey 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 HAR - Kendall Bailey 20 field goal
1Q: 04:32 HAR - Kendall Bailey 18 field goal
2Q: 10:03 NFK - Martin King 4 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 02:42 NFK - Chuck Morris 54 field goal
2Q: 00:49 HAR - William Meier 10 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 07:35 HAR - Ron Reeves 8 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 08:08 HAR - Kendall Bailey 40 field goal
4Q: 06:27 NFK - Irv Tatum 1 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 02:12 HAR - Kendall Bailey 48 field goal

Team Statistics NFK HAR
Record 7-7 8-6
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 5 10
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 217 367
- Offensive Plays 56 72
- Yards per Play 3.88 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 103 145
- Rushing Attempts 27 35
- Yards per Rush 3.81 4.14
Net Passing Yards 114 222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 13 - 0 37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 114 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.93 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/30 5/36
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 4/25
Kick Returns/Yards 5/73 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 39
Time of Possession 23:47 36:13

Team Statistics	NFK	HAR
Record	7-7	8-6
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	5	10
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	217	367
- Offensive Plays	56	72
- Yards per Play	3.88	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	103	145
- Rushing Attempts	27	35
- Yards per Rush	3.81	4.14
Net Passing Yards	114	222
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 13 - 0	37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	114	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.93	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/30	5/36
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	4/25
Kick Returns/Yards	5/73	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 39
Time of Possession	23:47	36:13

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	1:56	OWN 13	3	1	Punt
1	4:25	1:50	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
2	14:23	4:31	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
2	4:43	2:08	OWN 20	7	43	Field Goal
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 33	3	7	Half
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
3	12:43	1:23	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	7:29	5:19	OWN 17	9	48	Missed FG
3	0:10	1:09	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	12:54	2:02	OWN 1	3	2	Punt
4	8:00	0:52	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	7:08	0:51	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
4	2:07	0:28	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 30	9	67	Field Goal
1	8:01	3:36	OPP 44	8	43	Field Goal
1	2:35	3:12	OWN 9	7	20	Punt
2	9:52	5:09	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
2	2:35	1:54	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
3	13:33	0:50	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
3	11:20	3:51	50	8	50	Touchdown
3	2:10	2:00	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	14:01	1:07	OWN 45	3	-2	Punt
4	10:52	2:52	OPP 40	5	17	Field Goal
4	6:17	4:10	OWN 30	9	39	Field Goal
4	1:39	1:39	OPP 28	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Donnie Johnston, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Tatum	14	35	2.50	8	0
Grant Bechtel	9	56	6.22	15	1
J.C. Shields	3	11	3.67	7	0
Marshall Richard	1	1	1.00	1	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	27	105	3.89	14	2
Richard Particelli	7	41	5.86	14	1
Donnie Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	29	13	114	0/0	2	27	0	78.8

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	37	23	222	0/0	2	25	0	96.9

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kim Newman	3	8	17	5.67	7	9	0
FB Marshall Richard	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
RB Irv Tatum	2	4	25	12.50	22	24	1
WR Martin King	2	7	12	6.00	0	8	1
WR Scott Maru	2	3	34	17.00	0	27	0
WR Jimmy Carrigan	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Shannon Mathis	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Arnie Hagood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Goldberg	8	14	93	11.63	15	25	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	3	24	8.00	2	16	0
WR Ron Reeves	3	6	24	8.00	8	16	1
WR William Meier	3	4	43	14.33	23	22	1
FB Monty Burnett	2	2	12	6.00	6	10	0
RB Everett Levine	2	3	5	2.50	0	4	0
TE Corwin Davidson	1	3	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Schultz	0	1	0	0
Irv Tatum	0	0	1	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ron Reeves	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Kramer	7	295	42.1	38.6	59	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	5	233	46.6	38.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	1/2	1/2	1/2	54	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	4/4	2/2	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Maru	1	3	3.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	4	25	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Carrigan	5	73	14.6	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg
Ron Reeves	1	26	26.0
Kerry Fleischer	1	19	19.0
Jeffrey Russell	1	22	22.0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Cory Yates	8	4	28	28
CB Ronald Porter	7	1	25	27
ILB Bryan Eddleman	6	1	32	37
S Winston Nissly	5	0	32	33
ILB Zach McMeel	4	2	18	15
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	4	1	24	27
OLB Mel Leagra	3	2	18	21
CB Wendell Ferguson	3	2	20	28
DE Randy Reeves	3	1	28	22
OLB Rob Peterson	3	0	9	6
DE Johnnie Lincoln	2	1	26	29
S Lamont Rattay	2	1	14	14
OLB Alan Boone	1	1	13	14
DE Kelvin Buchanan	1	1	9	8
DT Marcus Barker	1	1	14	18
S Gilbert Pote	1	0	21	16
DE Jumbo Winslett	1	0	28	34
CB Jackie Gutsche	0	1	23	26

Hartford	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	5	2	22	19
OLB Donnie Cortez	4	1	23	20
S Darnell Malicki	4	0	19	26
S Typail Calderon	3	1	17	26
CB Omar Couture	3	0	23	16
CB Ronnie Bowler	3	0	20	22
S Orlando Brisset	3	0	10	10
OLB Spencer Ellwood	2	1	22	21
OLB Gus Hammond	2	0	5	5
CB Harry Crane	1	2	22	25
DE Derek McKinley	1	0	23	27
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	12	14
OLB Marc Rogers	1	0	6	11
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	7	2
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	1	0	4	13
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	0	6	2
DE Mickey Atkins	1	0	24	29
S Dana Ellison	0	1	16	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Zach McMeel	1	0	15
DE Johnnie Lincoln	0	1	29
DE Jumbo Winslett	0	1	34
OLB Alan Boone	0	1	14
DE Randy Reeves	0	1	22

Hartford	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Spencer Ellwood	2	1	3	21
DT Roman Collins	1	1	0	15
DE Derek McKinley	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronald Porter	7	0	27
CB Wendell Ferguson	4	2	28
ILB Bryan Eddleman	2	2	37
S Winston Nissly	2	0	33
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	2	0	27
OLB Mel Leagra	2	0	21
S Gilbert Pote	1	1	16
OLB Alan Boone	1	0	14
S Cory Yates	1	0	28
ILB Zach McMeel	1	0	15
S Lamont Rattay	0	1	14

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski	3	0	19
OLB Marc Rogers	2	0	11
OLB Gus Hammond	2	0	5
S Orlando Brisset	2	0	10
S Typail Calderon	1	0	26
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	0	20
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	1	0	13
S Darnell Malicki	1	0	26
CB Harry Crane	0	3	25
CB Ronnie Bowler	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Dennis Price	2	5	26	26
Deion Cheatwood	2	3	22	25
Norbert Fiore	1	2	22	23
Shawn Hanks	0	2	16	22
Arnie Hagood	0	2	15	13
Vince Dowdell	0	1	11	7
Marshall Richard	0	1	14	14
Donald Fletcher	0	1	6	9
Arnold Willis	0	1	24	19

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
William Swift	5	9	0	30	32
Graham Donovan	5	8	1	29	30
Shannon Bonnette	2	2	0	23	27
Rex O'Connor	1	4	1	35	37
Earnest Leathers	1	2	0	33	36
Craig Codeke	1	2	0	6	7
Keith Boyington	1	2	0	12	10
Monty Burnett	0	2	0	13	12
Sedrick Banks	0	2	0	5	5
Brady Sluiter	0	1	0	2	1

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Long	3	20
Irv Tatum	1	20
Greg Weaver	1	20
Scott Maru	1	19
Winston Nissly	1	11

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	2	18
Richard Particelli	1	27
Kerry Fleischer	1	18
Jeffrey Russell	1	15
Shannon Bonnette	1	7

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Winston Nissly	---	---	32	33	11	76
Bryan Eddleman	---	---	32	37	4	73
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	28	34	6	68
Irv Tatum	23	24	---	---	20	67
Wendell Ferguson	---	---	20	28	14	62
Dennis Price	26	26	---	---	9	61
Jackie Gutsche	---	---	23	26	12	61
Cory Yates	---	---	28	28	3	59
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	26	29	3	58
Martin King	20	21	---	---	16	57
Grant Bechtel	27	29	---	---	---	56
Ronald Porter	---	---	25	27	4	56
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	24	27	4	55
Randy Reeves	---	---	28	22	3	53
Norbert Fiore	22	23	---	---	7	52
Scott Maru	15	15	---	---	19	49
Deion Cheatwood	22	25	---	---	---	47
Jimmy Carrigan	15	14	---	---	17	46
Marshall Richard	14	14	---	---	17	45
Zach McMeel	---	---	18	15	11	44
Arnold Willis	24	19	---	---	---	43
Mel Leagra	---	---	18	21	3	42
Shawn Hanks	16	22	---	---	2	40
Lamont Rattay	---	---	14	14	11	39
Gilbert Pote	---	---	21	16	1	38
Marcus Barker	---	---	14	18	4	36
Shannon Mathis	8	12	---	---	14	34
Kim Newman	15	17	---	---	---	32
William Schultz	8	14	---	---	9	31
Alan Boone	---	---	13	14	2	29
Rob Peterson	---	---	9	6	14	29
Arnie Hagood	15	13	---	---	---	28
Ben Long	---	---	3	4	20	27
Vince Dowdell	11	7	---	---	7	25
Kelvin Buchanan	---	---	9	8	7	24
Greg Weaver	1	3	---	---	20	24
Donald Fletcher	6	9	---	---	2	17
Devin Gray	4	5	---	---	8	17
J.C. Shields	4	5	---	---	---	9
Joe Kramer	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ian Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darryl Armstrong	1	2	---	---	---	3
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	2	2
Russell Hutchins	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jon Cavazos	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marvin Cable	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Johnston	35	37	---	---	---	72
Rex O'Connor	35	37	---	---	---	72
Earnest Leathers	33	36	---	---	---	69
Earnest Goldberg	26	31	---	---	9	66
William Swift	30	32	---	---	4	66
Harry Crane	---	---	22	25	18	65
Graham Donovan	29	30	---	---	---	59
Derek McKinley	---	---	23	27	8	58
Everett Levine	28	29	---	---	---	57
Shannon Bonnette	23	27	---	---	7	57
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	22	21	12	55
Mickey Atkins	---	---	24	29	2	55
Dana Ellison	---	---	16	16	18	50
Corwin Davidson	19	17	---	---	13	49
Ron Reeves	17	20	---	---	10	47
Darnell Malicki	---	---	19	26	2	47
Donnie Cortez	---	---	23	20	3	46
Ronnie Bowler	---	---	20	22	2	44
Typail Calderon	---	---	17	26	---	43
Richard Particelli	7	8	---	---	27	42
Oliver Wuerffel	24	18	---	---	---	42
Craig Ligeski	---	---	22	19	1	42
William Meier	16	23	---	---	3	42
Omar Couture	---	---	23	16	2	41
Roman Collins	---	---	16	15	9	40
Arnold Sinclair	12	12	---	---	14	38
Kerry Fleischer	9	8	---	---	18	35
Monty Burnett	13	12	---	---	6	31
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	4	13	14	31
Keith Boyington	12	10	---	---	9	31
Orlando Brisset	---	---	10	10	8	28
Nick Baerg	---	---	12	14	1	27
Marc Hammons	2	4	---	---	20	26
Gus Hammond	---	---	5	5	14	24
Marc Rogers	---	---	6	11	4	21
Craig Codeke	6	7	---	---	8	21
Jeffrey Russell	2	3	---	---	15	20
Pat Foley	---	---	7	2	7	16
Brady Sluiter	2	1	---	---	9	12
Sedrick Banks	5	5	---	---	2	12
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	6	2	---	8
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	5	5
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	4	4
Bo Barajas	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edgar Page	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	17	75	4.4
Right	5	7	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	18	87	4.8
Right	8	39	4.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	29	13	2	3	3	4	3	3	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	37	23	2	1	2	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	35	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	21	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	16	124	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kim Newman	8	3	1	17	0	17
WR Martin King	7	2	0	12	0	21
RB Irv Tatum	4	2	0	25	1	24
WR Scott Maru	3	2	0	34	1	15
WR Jimmy Carrigan	2	1	1	13	0	14
FB Marshall Richard	2	2	0	8	0	14
TE Shannon Mathis	2	1	1	5	0	12
TE Arnie Hagood	1	0	0	0	0	13

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	14	8	0	93	1	31
WR Ron Reeves	6	3	0	24	0	20
WR William Meier	4	3	0	43	1	23
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	3	0	24	0	18
TE Corwin Davidson	3	1	0	11	0	17
RB Everett Levine	3	2	1	5	0	29
FB Monty Burnett	2	2	0	12	0	12
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	1	10	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Tatum	1	6	6.00	2.50
Grant Bechtel	1	4	4.00	6.22

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	4	21	5.25	3.89
Donnie Johnston	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	3	2	5	1.67	3.93

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	8	4	31	3.88	6.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Irv Tatum	2	1	1	0.50	6.25
WR Martin King	1	1	4	4.00	1.71

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	3	1	3	1.00	6.64
WR Ron Reeves	2	1	8	4.00	4.00
WR William Meier	2	1	10	5.00	10.75
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	10	10.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Tatum	5	2
Grant Bechtel	1	1
J.C. Shields	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	8	3	1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kim Newman	3	2	1
WR Martin King	2	0	0
FB Marshall Richard	1	1	0
TE Arnie Hagood	1	0	0
WR Scott Maru	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Goldberg	4	2	0
FB Monty Burnett	2	2	1
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	0
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (21,500)
End Zone 13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (21,500)
End Zone	13,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,200 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,800)