Week 1, 2023

played in Hartford, CT

46 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers0030-3
Hartford Whalers710014-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:54 HAR - Omar Couture 29 fumble return (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 11:47 HAR - Kendall Bailey 26 field goal
2Q: 10:40 HAR - Courtney Poliska 15 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 01:11 NFK - Chuck Morris 49 field goal
4Q: 07:30 HAR - Edgar Page 10 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 01:10 HAR - Edgar Page 1 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)

Team StatisticsNFKHAR
Record0-11-0
First Downs1521
- by Rushing19
- by Passing1212
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards257381
- Offensive Plays5970
- Yards per Play4.365.44
Net Rushing Yards48144
- Rushing Attempts1734
- Yards per Rush2.824.24
Net Passing Yards209237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt40 - 24 - 334 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards218249
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/92/12
- Yards per Pass Play4.986.58
Fumbles/Lost3/21/1
3rd Down Conversions3/127/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.67.4
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards2/1513/87
Punt Returns/Yards0/03/27
Kick Returns/Yards5/851/33
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/37
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/03/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 29
Time of Possession24:3135:29

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:14OWN 2039Fumble
113:466:03OWN 181281Fumble
14:501:35OWN 3338Punt
211:390:28OWN 2610Interception
210:332:46OWN 17524Punt
22:131:05OWN 20534Punt
20:170:17OWN 4925Half
313:151:28OPP 483-1Punt
310:120:08OPP 3510Interception
35:424:38OWN 20848Field Goal
414:202:29OWN 20530Punt
47:231:36OWN 32528Interception
43:210:51OWN 2643Downs
41:031:03OWN 242-7Game
Hartford Whalers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
17:432:53OWN 1158Punt
13:156:36OWN 261365Field Goal
211:110:38OPP 15215Touchdown
27:475:34OWN 221044Punt
21:080:51OWN 539Punt
315:001:45OWN 1330Punt
311:471:35OWN 19416Fumble
310:044:22OWN 15950Punt
31:041:44OWN 3836Punt
411:514:28OWN 24976Touchdown
45:472:26OWN 2838Punt
42:301:27OPP 29629Touchdown

Game MVP: Donnie Johnston, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

NorfolkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Leslie McFarlane8151.88400
Marvin Cable4184.50700
Russell Hutchins231.50200
Grant Bechtel294.50500
Devin Gray133.00300
HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Everett Levine211065.051930
Edgar Page11333.001012
Donnie Johnston144.00400
Richard Particelli111.00100

Passing Statistics

NorfolkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Grant Bechtel33221902/9024256.3
Russell Hutchins72280/001714.2
HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donnie Johnston34242492/121290101.2

Receiving Statistics

NorfolkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kim Newman787610.8614240
WR Martin King575511.009170
TE Arnie Hagood35289.3313200
WR Scott Maru384715.676190
TE Shannon Mathis2342.00020
RB Leslie McFarlane2252.50070
WR Corey Washington2431.50020
RB Marvin Cable0200.00000
WR Ronald Kramer0100.00000
HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Earnest Goldberg5105711.4022290
WR William Meier55438.605210
TE Courtney Poliska576112.2019241
TE Oliver Wuerffel44399.7519140
WR Ron Reeves344113.6710230
FB Monty Burnett1155.00450
WR Kerry Fleischer1233.00030
RB Everett Levine0100.00000

Interception Statistics

NorfolkIntsYardsAvgTD
HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz100.000
S Dusty Franz100.000
S Orlando Brisset13737.000

Fumble Statistics

NorfolkFumbRecovForceTD
Marvin Cable1000
Leslie McFarlane1000
Corey Washington1000
Zach McMeel0100
Carl Platt0100
Cory Yates0010
HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
Kerry Fleischer1000
Omar Couture0111
Harvey Gonzalez0100
Spencer Ellwood0010
Pat Foley0010

Punting Statistics

NorfolkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Kramer519438.833.4464
HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Barry Folse728340.431.9560

Kicking Statistics

NorfolkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chuck Morris1/11/10/0490/0
HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kendall Bailey1/10/00/0264/4

Punt Return Statistics

NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
William Meier2168.00
Ron Reeves11111.00

Kick Return Statistics

NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Corey Washington34715.70
Wendell Ferguson23819.00
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Reeves13333.00

Defensive Statistics

NorfolkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Rob Dawson810.02828
OLB Rob Peterson701.01521
S Cory Yates650.02933
OLB Vince Champion510.01512
CB Junior Beustring500.02018
CB Bruce Williams410.03026
CB Wendell Ferguson400.02122
ILB Zach McMeel340.02123
OLB Russell Thamilarasan320.02725
DE Randy Reeves220.02316
ILB Ben Long200.047
DT Marcus Barker200.02119
OLB Mel Leagra110.5711
S Gilbert Pote110.0128
CB Bryant Stevenson110.01923
WR Martin King10---------
TE Shannon Mathis10---------
TE Arnie Hagood10---------
S Lamont Rattay100.02231
T Randy Hernandez10---------
DE Terry Mahoney100.01120
DT Kelvin Tchoukaleff010.51517
DE Jumbo Winslett020.02826
HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Dana Ellison720.01641
ILB Craig Ligeski430.0836
CB Harry Crane410.01641
OLB Gus Hammond400.0916
CB Tom Kerr400.01239
ILB Pat Foley300.075
S Dusty Franz300.0930
CB Omar Couture210.01130
DE Derek McKinley200.01329
DT Nick Baerg200.01028
OLB Marc Rogers200.096
DE Mickey Atkins111.01124
OLB Spencer Ellwood101.0613
S Orlando Brisset120.01435
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz100.0612
DT Blake Devine100.0714
DE Harvey Gonzalez010.0618

Pass Rush Statistics

NorfolkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Rob Peterson1.000021
OLB Mel Leagra0.500011
DT Kelvin Tchoukaleff0.500017
DE Terry Mahoney0.010020
OLB Russell Thamilarasan0.002025
HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mickey Atkins1.001124
OLB Spencer Ellwood1.001013
DE Roderick Urbanski0.010113
DT Nick Baerg0.001028

Pass Defense Statistics

NorfolkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wendell Ferguson50022
OLB Rob Dawson40028
CB Junior Beustring30018
ILB Ben Long2007
OLB Russell Thamilarasan20025
OLB Vince Champion20012
CB Bruce Williams12026
S Cory Yates11033
OLB Rob Peterson11021
S Gilbert Pote1008
CB Bryant Stevenson10023
S Lamont Rattay10031
OLB Mel Leagra01011
HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Craig Ligeski40036
CB Harry Crane40041
S Dana Ellison40041
S Dusty Franz21130
OLB Gus Hammond20016
CB Omar Couture20030
CB Tom Kerr20039
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz10112
DT Nick Baerg10028
OLB Spencer Ellwood10013
ILB Pat Foley1005
S Orlando Brisset01135
DE Derek McKinley01029

Blocking Statistics

NorfolkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Donald Fletcher12014030
Richie Ballard1207019
Arnold Willis03016036
William Schultz02011136
Shawn Hanks02016038
Wade Stitt02013031
Randy Hernandez0001110
HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Earnest Leathers37030030
William Swift36029130
Rex O'Connor26033134
Shannon Bonnette16030028
Graham Donovan13026030
Craig Codeke120807
Harvey Barge020607
Monty Burnett01010019
Artie Keating010408

Special Teams Tackles

NorfolkTacklesSTPlays
Vince Champion28
Corey Washington118
Leslie McFarlane117
HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Richard Particelli121
Arnold Sinclair116
Jeffrey Russell111
Earnest Goldberg18
Monty Burnett16

Participation

NorfolkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Cory Yates------2933365
Bruce Williams------3026965
Shawn Hanks1638------559
Junior Beustring------20182159
Rob Dawson------2828258
Jumbo Winslett------2826357
Scott Maru1131------1456
Russell Thamilarasan------2725254
Lamont Rattay------2231---53
Arnold Willis1636---------52
Rob Peterson------15211652
William Schultz1136------552
Wendell Ferguson------2122851
Grant Bechtel1335---------48
Corey Washington723------1848
Zach McMeel------2123347
Wade Stitt1331------347
Donald Fletcher1430------246
Marcus Barker------2119444
Leslie McFarlane918------1744
Bryant Stevenson------1923143
Martin King1128------140
Shannon Mathis620------1440
Randy Reeves------2316---39
Vince Champion------1512835
Arnie Hagood1016------733
Terry Mahoney------1120132
Kelvin Tchoukaleff------1517---32
Kim Newman1021---------31
Carl Platt512------1431
Richie Ballard719------329
Johnnie Lincoln------610925
Mel Leagra------711624
Devin Gray614------424
Ronald Kramer212------923
Stephen Lynch710------623
Gilbert Pote------128121
Ben Long------47819
Marvin Cable711---------18
Randy Hernandez110------617
Russell Hutchins47------112
J.C. Shields14---------5
Joe Kramer00------55
Cornell Burgess00------22
Chuck Morris00------11
Tom Rohr00---------0
HartfordRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Donnie Johnston3436---------70
Rex O'Connor3334---------67
Shannon Bonnette3028------664
Harry Crane------1641461
Earnest Leathers3030---------60
William Swift2930------160
Tom Kerr------1239859
Earnest Goldberg2129------858
Dana Ellison------1641158
Graham Donovan2630---------56
Dusty Franz------9301655
William Meier2325------250
Orlando Brisset------1435---49
Courtney Poliska2216------1048
Derek McKinley------1329345
Craig Ligeski------836---44
Everett Levine2222---------44
Oliver Wuerffel1719------743
Omar Couture------1130142
Richard Particelli127------2140
Nick Baerg------1028240
Ron Reeves614------1636
Donnie Cortez------8161135
Monty Burnett1019------635
Arnold Sinclair136------1635
Mickey Atkins------1124---35
Kerry Fleischer128------1333
Edgar Page1114------631
Eugene Liszkiewicz------6121028
Spencer Ellwood------613827
Gus Hammond------916126
Harvey Gonzalez------618125
Blake Devine------714324
Roderick Urbanski------413522
Nick Olivo------516122
Harvey Barge67------720
Artie Keating48------820
Brady Sluiter46------818
Craig Codeke87------217
Marc Rogers------96116
Pat Foley------75315
Jeffrey Russell11------1113
Barry Folse00------77
Kendall Bailey00------77
Deion Owens00------11
Chad Harding00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4143.5
Middle10252.5
Right393.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10494.9
Middle13574.4
Right11383.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

NorfolkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Grant Bechtel33223313122
Russell Hutchins720110201
HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donnie Johnston34244025200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5381.6
Short (0-8 Yds)1010676.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1491007.1
Long (19+ Yds)112433.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)22161305.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)879812.3
Long (19+ Yds)41215.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

NorfolkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kim Newman87176221
WR Scott Maru83047031
WR Martin King75055028
TE Arnie Hagood53028116
WR Corey Washington4213023
TE Shannon Mathis3204020
RB Marvin Cable2000011
RB Leslie McFarlane2205018
WR Ronald Kramer1000012
HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg105157129
TE Courtney Poliska75161116
WR William Meier55043125
TE Oliver Wuerffel44039019
WR Ron Reeves43041114
WR Kerry Fleischer210308
FB Monty Burnett1105019
RB Everett Levine1000022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

NorfolkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Marvin Cable144.004.50
HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Edgar Page4164.003.00
Everett Levine231.505.05

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

NorfolkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Grant Bechtel1000.005.76
HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donnie Johnston74294.147.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

NorfolkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Marvin Cable1000.000.00
HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg2163.005.70
TE Courtney Poliska21157.508.71
TE Oliver Wuerffel1177.009.75
RB Everett Levine1000.000.00
WR William Meier1111.008.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

NorfolkRushesConversions
Russell Hutchins10
HartfordRushesConversions
Edgar Page32
Richard Particelli11
Everett Levine11

Third Down Passing Statistics

NorfolkAttCompConversions
Grant Bechtel863
Russell Hutchins100
HartfordAttCompConversions
Donnie Johnston953

Third Down Receiving Statistics

NorfolkTargCatchConversions
WR Kim Newman331
WR Martin King211
TE Shannon Mathis100
TE Arnie Hagood111
WR Ronald Kramer100
WR Corey Washington110
HartfordTargCatchConversions
TE Oliver Wuerffel332
WR Earnest Goldberg200
WR Ron Reeves211
WR Kerry Fleischer100
WR William Meier110

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck16,500 (21,500)
End Zone12,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats10,700 (13,800)
Club Seats7,400 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (4,800)