Week 2, 2023

played in Norfolk, VA

55 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Orlando Pirates	14	3	0	10	-	27
Norfolk Vipers	0	3	7	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 ORL - Harris DiStefano 1 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 00:34 ORL - Ray Nixon 11 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 08:44 NFK - Chuck Morris 21 field goal
2Q: 03:07 ORL - Freddie Finley 43 field goal
3Q: 02:12 NFK - Grant Bechtel 6 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 05:38 ORL - Ray Nixon 19 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 03:47 NFK - Kim Newman 34 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point failed)
4Q: 00:14 ORL - Freddie Finley 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:19 ORL - Harris DiStefano 1 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 00:34 ORL - Ray Nixon 11 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 08:44 NFK - Chuck Morris 21 field goal
2Q: 03:07 ORL - Freddie Finley 43 field goal
3Q: 02:12 NFK - Grant Bechtel 6 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 05:38 ORL - Ray Nixon 19 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 03:47 NFK - Kim Newman 34 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point failed)
4Q: 00:14 ORL - Freddie Finley 37 field goal

Team Statistics ORL NFK
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 9 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 271 331
- Offensive Plays 54 66
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 121 98
- Rushing Attempts 23 31
- Yards per Rush 5.26 3.16
Net Passing Yards 150 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 16 - 1 34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 164 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.84 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 6/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 6/94
Interception Ret./Yards 1/12 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:44 33:16

Team Statistics	ORL	NFK
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	9	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	271	331
- Offensive Plays	54	66
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	121	98
- Rushing Attempts	23	31
- Yards per Rush	5.26	3.16
Net Passing Yards	150	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 16 - 1	34 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	164	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.84	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	6/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	6/94
Interception Ret./Yards	1/12	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:44	33:16

Drive Charts

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
1	10:58	1:47	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
1	7:27	2:17	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
1	3:14	2:48	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
2	14:05	1:58	OWN 28	4	18	Punt
2	8:38	0:52	OWN 41	2	0	Interception
2	5:55	2:53	OWN 39	7	35	Field Goal
2	1:19	1:10	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
3	10:51	1:03	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	2:04	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:29	3:08	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	3:35	3:28	OWN 38	9	42	Field Goal

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	1:38	OWN 30	5	31	Fumble
1	9:11	1:44	OWN 14	3	-10	Punt
1	5:10	1:56	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
1	0:26	1:21	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
2	12:07	3:29	OWN 27	7	69	Field Goal
2	7:46	1:51	OPP 38	3	6	Missed FG
2	3:02	1:43	OWN 24	3	-7	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 5	1	7	Half
3	15:00	4:09	OWN 30	6	31	Punt
3	9:48	7:44	OWN 43	13	57	Touchdown
3	0:33	7:04	OWN 20	14	52	Missed FG
4	5:21	1:46	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	0:07	0:07	OWN 15	1	5	Interception

Game MVP: Ray Nixon, Orlando Pirates

Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Nixon	12	66	5.50	19	2	2
Harris DiStefano	6	18	3.00	8	0	1
Ed Wilkins	5	37	7.40	21	1	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Leslie McFarlane	18	39	2.17	15	1	0
Irv Tatum	7	18	2.57	11	1	0
Grant Bechtel	6	41	6.83	11	1	1

Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	29	16	164	2/14	0	22	1	57.3

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	34	21	238	1/5	1	34	1	80.3

Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Claude McLerran	5	10	69	13.80	5	22
TE Jose Hoffman	3	5	35	11.67	14	18
WR Edward Stephenson	3	8	28	9.33	0	11
WR Charlie Klaff	2	3	18	9.00	0	11
RB Harris DiStefano	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Rex Robins	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Arnie Hagood	4	5	23	5.75	11	15	0
WR Kim Newman	3	6	54	18.00	3	34	1
WR Martin King	3	5	55	18.33	8	33	0
TE Shannon Mathis	3	3	44	14.67	22	27	0
WR Scott Maru	3	5	25	8.33	6	18	0
RB Irv Tatum	2	3	15	7.50	5	11	0
RB Leslie McFarlane	2	2	16	8.00	9	9	0
WR Corey Washington	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Carl Platt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ronald Kramer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB John Sorrell	1	12	12.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vince Champion	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Orlando	Recov	Force
Emmanuel Whiting	1	1
Andy Linthicum	0	1
Sedrick Evans	0	1

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov
Leslie McFarlane	2	0
Arnie Hagood	1	0
Arnold Willis	0	1
Austin Boren	0	1

Punting Statistics

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Wolf	6	253	42.2	39.8	56	3

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Kramer	5	195	39.0	31.0	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Orlando	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Finley	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	1/3	0/2	0/0	21	1/2

Punt Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Denning	3	20	6.7	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Maru	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg
Cary Denning	1	29	29.0
John Sorrell	1	22	22.0
Sedrick Evans	1	26	26.0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Washington	4	60	15.0	0
Wendell Ferguson	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Orlando	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Reilly	13	2	1.0	31	34
CB Sedrick Evans	6	1	0.0	27	33
CB John Sorrell	5	0	0.0	27	27
OLB Chuck Liao	4	2	0.0	20	21
S Kirk Nutt	4	1	0.0	29	32
CB Emmanuel Whiting	4	0	0.0	21	18
OLB Ray Walkiewicz	3	0	0.0	11	12
DT Andy Linthicum	2	1	0.0	27	29
DE Dean Trapp	2	0	0.0	27	27
DT Charlie Wanamaker	2	0	0.0	12	17
S Cary Denning	1	2	0.0	30	34
DE Bernard Galloway	1	1	0.0	14	23
CB Richie Figley	1	1	0.0	4	8
OLB Joey Hicks	1	1	0.0	8	11
DE R.J. Walton	1	0	0.0	21	20
WR Charlie Klaff	1	0	---	---	---
CB Lonnie Schroeder	0	2	0.0	4	10
DT Johnnie Learned	0	1	0.0	19	21

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cory Yates	9	3	0.0	21	25
S Lamont Rattay	4	2	0.0	18	21
CB Wendell Ferguson	4	0	0.0	17	24
OLB Vince Champion	3	1	1.0	18	27
DE Jumbo Winslett	2	0	1.0	21	23
ILB Zach McMeel	2	2	0.0	18	19
OLB Rob Dawson	2	1	0.0	12	11
DT Marcus Barker	2	0	0.0	12	10
DE Terry Mahoney	2	0	0.0	11	10
CB Bruce Williams	2	0	0.0	17	27
CB Bryant Stevenson	1	2	0.0	13	15
S Gilbert Pote	1	1	0.0	10	26
OLB Rob Peterson	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Randy Reeves	1	0	0.0	12	21
WR Corey Washington	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kelvin Tchoukaleff	1	0	0.0	14	21
CB Damon Gaines	1	0	0.0	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Orlando	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Winfred Reilly	1.0	0	0	34
DE Dean Trapp	0.0	1	3	27
DE R.J. Walton	0.0	0	1	20
DT Johnnie Learned	0.0	0	1	21
DE Bernard Galloway	0.0	0	1	23

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jumbo Winslett	1.0	0	0	23
OLB Vince Champion	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	0.0	1	2	26
DT Kelvin Tchoukaleff	0.0	1	0	21
OLB Mel Leagra	0.0	0	2	5
DE Terry Mahoney	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB John Sorrell	4	0	1	27
ILB Winfred Reilly	4	0	0	34
CB Sedrick Evans	4	0	0	33
OLB Ray Walkiewicz	3	0	0	12
S Cary Denning	2	0	0	34
S Kirk Nutt	1	1	0	32
CB Emmanuel Whiting	1	0	0	18
DE Bernard Galloway	1	0	0	23
CB Richie Figley	1	0	0	8
OLB Chuck Liao	0	1	0	21

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Cory Yates	5	0	0	25
CB Wendell Ferguson	4	0	0	24
OLB Vince Champion	1	1	1	27
CB Bruce Williams	1	1	0	27
DE Jumbo Winslett	1	0	0	23
CB Bryant Stevenson	1	0	0	15
S Lamont Rattay	1	0	0	21
DE Terry Mahoney	1	0	0	10
OLB Rob Dawson	1	0	0	11
S Gilbert Pote	0	1	0	26
OLB Rob Peterson	0	1	0	5
CB Damon Gaines	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremy Harper	3	7	0	23	0	28
Mickey Dahnke	2	5	1	22	1	31
Bubba Caleca	1	3	0	18	0	25
Dixon Hoffman	1	1	0	6	0	12
Horace Stargell	0	1	0	21	1	26
Dusty Hickson	0	1	0	17	0	19
Jose Hoffman	0	1	0	17	0	24

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Austin Boren	1	5	28	0	29
Arnold Willis	1	4	26	0	32
Wade Stitt	1	4	21	0	25
Donald Fletcher	1	1	10	0	11
Arnie Hagood	1	1	18	0	15
William Schultz	0	4	27	0	33
Shawn Hanks	0	3	25	1	27
Randy Hernandez	0	2	8	0	7
Shannon Mathis	0	1	10	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
Harris DiStefano	3	23
Lonnie Schroeder	2	10
Roger Mastin	1	17
Pat Burnett	1	17
Courtney Grier	1	8
Bubba Caleca	1	5

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Champion	3	10
Corey Washington	1	19
Shannon Mathis	1	16
Stephen Lynch	1	8

Participation

Orlando	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cary Denning	---	---	30	34	11	75
Winfred Reilly	---	---	31	34	4	69
Sedrick Evans	---	---	27	33	7	67
Kirk Nutt	---	---	29	32	4	65
Andy Linthicum	---	---	27	29	3	59
John Sorrell	---	---	27	27	4	58
Jeremy Harper	23	28	---	---	7	58
Dean Trapp	---	---	27	27	1	55
Ed Wilkins	23	31	---	---	---	54
Mickey Dahnke	22	31	---	---	---	53
Bubba Caleca	18	25	---	---	5	48
Horace Stargell	21	26	---	---	---	47
Pat Burnett	14	16	---	---	17	47
Jose Hoffman	17	24	---	---	5	46
Chuck Liao	---	---	20	21	5	46
Bernard Galloway	---	---	14	23	8	45
Edward Stephenson	20	25	---	---	---	45
R.J. Walton	---	---	21	20	2	43
Harris DiStefano	8	12	---	---	23	43
Emmanuel Whiting	---	---	21	18	3	42
Johnnie Learned	---	---	19	21	1	41
Claude McLerran	15	23	---	---	---	38
Roger Mastin	11	9	---	---	17	37
Dusty Hickson	17	19	---	---	---	36
Ray Nixon	14	18	---	---	1	33
Joey Hicks	---	---	8	11	14	33
Charlie Wanamaker	---	---	12	17	3	32
Richie Figley	---	---	4	8	18	30
Ray Walkiewicz	---	---	11	12	6	29
Wendell Hadden	4	7	---	---	15	26
Dixon Hoffman	6	12	---	---	8	26
Charlie Klaff	8	16	---	---	1	25
Lonnie Schroeder	---	---	4	10	10	24
Xavier Lincoln	1	1	---	---	17	19
Rex Robins	3	4	---	---	10	17
Van Withrow	2	5	---	---	8	15
Damon Lundberg	---	---	2	3	9	14
Leo Hartman	5	6	---	---	2	13
Courtney Grier	1	3	---	---	8	12
Stan Corbett	---	---	5	4	2	11
Kenny Stuart	---	---	0	0	9	9
Freddie Finley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bert Wolf	0	0	---	---	6	6
Deon Bernstein	---	---	2	1	2	5
Robbie Kinney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Riddick Conrady	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
William Schultz	27	33	---	---	8	68
Grant Bechtel	31	35	---	---	---	66
Austin Boren	28	29	---	---	6	63
Scott Maru	22	24	---	---	15	61
Arnold Willis	26	32	---	---	---	58
Corey Washington	16	21	---	---	19	56
Vince Champion	---	---	18	27	10	55
Shawn Hanks	25	27	---	---	2	54
Wendell Ferguson	---	---	17	24	11	52
Wade Stitt	21	25	---	---	6	52
Bruce Williams	---	---	17	27	7	51
Gilbert Pote	---	---	10	26	13	49
Cory Yates	---	---	21	25	3	49
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	18	26	2	46
Martin King	19	23	---	---	2	44
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	21	23	---	44
Irv Tatum	8	11	---	---	24	43
Leslie McFarlane	23	19	---	---	---	42
Lamont Rattay	---	---	18	21	2	41
Shannon Mathis	10	14	---	---	16	40
Arnie Hagood	18	15	---	---	7	40
Zach McMeel	---	---	18	19	2	39
Kelvin Tchoukaleff	---	---	14	21	1	36
Randy Reeves	---	---	12	21	2	35
Kim Newman	16	18	---	---	---	34
Carl Platt	7	12	---	---	14	33
Damon Gaines	---	---	5	16	11	32
Bryant Stevenson	---	---	13	15	1	29
Rob Dawson	---	---	12	11	6	29
Devin Gray	12	10	---	---	5	27
Rob Peterson	---	---	7	5	14	26
Marcus Barker	---	---	12	10	3	25
Ronald Kramer	4	8	---	---	13	25
Donald Fletcher	10	11	---	---	2	23
Randy Hernandez	8	7	---	---	8	23
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	2	8	12	22
Terry Mahoney	---	---	11	10	---	21
Mel Leagra	---	---	5	5	6	16
Stephen Lynch	4	3	---	---	8	15
Richie Ballard	6	8	---	---	---	14
Ben Long	---	---	2	1	10	13
Joe Kramer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	4	4
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	3	3
Russell Hutchins	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	9	49	5.4
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	3	0.6
Middle	20	88	4.4
Right	6	7	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	29	16	1	0	0	5	5	0	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	34	21	3	1	2	2	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	69	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	73	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	85	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	69	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	67	13.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Claude McLerran	10	5	69	1	23
WR Edward Stephenson	8	3	28	0	25
TE Jose Hoffman	5	3	35	0	24
WR Charlie Klaff	3	2	18	0	16
RB Harris DiStefano	1	1	6	0	12
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	4	0	18
RB Rex Robins	1	1	4	0	4

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kim Newman	6	3	1	54	1	18
WR Martin King	5	3	0	55	1	23
TE Arnie Hagood	5	4	0	23	0	15
WR Scott Maru	5	3	0	25	0	24
RB Irv Tatum	3	2	0	15	0	11
TE Shannon Mathis	3	3	0	44	1	14
WR Corey Washington	3	1	0	6	0	21
RB Leslie McFarlane	2	2	0	16	0	19
FB Carl Platt	1	0	1	0	0	12
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Nixon	4	35	8.75	5.50
Harris DiStefano	2	1	0.50	3.00
Ed Wilkins	1	-1	-1.00	7.40

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Tatum	3	10	3.33	2.57
Leslie McFarlane	3	4	1.33	2.17
Grant Bechtel	1	6	6.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scott Maru	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	2	0
Harris DiStefano	1	0
Ray Nixon	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Leslie McFarlane	3	0
Irv Tatum	1	1
Grant Bechtel	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	6	4	3

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Hoffman	2	2	2
WR Claude McLerran	2	0	0
RB Harris DiStefano	1	1	0
WR Edward Stephenson	1	1	1

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martin King	3	2	2
RB Irv Tatum	2	2	2
WR Kim Newman	1	0	0
TE Shannon Mathis	1	1	0
WR Scott Maru	1	0	0
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,100 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,100 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,500)