Week 4, 2023

played in Hartford, CT

59 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Chicago Crusaders	7	14	0	6	-	27
Hartford Whalers	0	7	14	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:02 CHI - Junior Haight 32 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 14:25 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 3 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 09:33 CHI - Derek Curtis 19 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CHI - Derek Curtis 44 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
3Q: 11:45 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 3 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 05:50 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 22 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 07:04 CHI - Harvey Flynn 23 field goal
4Q: 01:25 HAR - Kendall Bailey 57 field goal
4Q: 00:14 CHI - Harvey Flynn 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:02 CHI - Junior Haight 32 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 14:25 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 3 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 09:33 CHI - Derek Curtis 19 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 01:56 CHI - Derek Curtis 44 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)
3Q: 11:45 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 3 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
3Q: 05:50 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 22 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 07:04 CHI - Harvey Flynn 23 field goal
4Q: 01:25 HAR - Kendall Bailey 57 field goal
4Q: 00:14 CHI - Harvey Flynn 41 field goal

Team Statistics CHI HAR
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 405 411
- Offensive Plays 67 62
- Yards per Play 6.04 6.63
Net Rushing Yards 177 212
- Rushing Attempts 31 22
- Yards per Rush 5.71 9.64
Net Passing Yards 228 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 18 - 0 36 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 242 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/42 4/121
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	CHI	HAR
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	405	411
- Offensive Plays	67	62
- Yards per Play	6.04	6.63
Net Rushing Yards	177	212
- Rushing Attempts	31	22
- Yards per Rush	5.71	9.64
Net Passing Yards	228	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 18 - 0	36 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	242	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/42	4/121
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OWN 23	6	25	Punt
1	8:15	2:37	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
1	4:02	0:17	OPP 32	1	32	Touchdown
2	14:16	4:53	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
2	5:04	1:39	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	2:47	1:05	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 48	1	8	Half
3	11:38	1:59	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
3	5:37	3:59	OWN 14	7	27	Punt
3	0:30	2:59	OWN 35	6	25	Punt
4	11:10	4:12	OPP 31	8	25	Field Goal
4	5:03	2:36	OWN 5	4	27	Punt
4	1:18	1:11	OWN 20	6	56	Field Goal

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	3:50	OWN 20	6	44	Punt
1	5:38	1:36	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
1	3:45	4:29	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
2	9:23	4:19	OWN 31	8	39	Downs
2	3:25	0:38	OWN 37	2	1	Interception
2	1:42	1:38	OWN 20	5	39	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	9:39	4:02	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	1:38	1:08	OWN 12	3	3	Punt
4	12:31	1:21	OWN 10	3	38	Interception
4	6:58	1:55	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	2:27	1:09	OWN 41	6	19	Field Goal

Game MVP: Antoine Grbac, Chicago Crusaders

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
R.J. Collins	19	91	4.79	16	3
R.J. Key	6	43	7.17	23	1
Antoine Grbac	4	37	9.25	23	2
Kevin Cornyn	2	6	3.00	4	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	14	129	9.21	42	4	0
Edgar Page	8	83	10.38	43	2	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Antoine Grbac	34	18	242	2/14	3	44	0	105.2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	36	22	221	4/22	3	27	2	83.2

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Junior Haight	6	10	65	10.83	27	32	1
WR Derek Curtis	3	7	71	23.67	22	44	2
WR Nolan Gray	2	5	22	11.00	9	11	0
TE Jesse Dosoo	2	3	6	3.00	0	7	0
WR Lester Grant	2	3	29	14.50	5	17	0
FB Kevin Cornyn	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB R.J. Key	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Jessie McGee	1	2	36	36.00	18	36	0
RB R.J. Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Herman Cameron	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Goldberg	8	11	78	9.75	13	22	3
WR William Meier	5	6	90	18.00	32	27	0
TE Courtney Poliska	3	6	6	2.00	0	3	0
RB Everett Levine	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	3	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Ron Reeves	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1	23	23.00	22	23	0
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	0	0.00	0
CB Dominic Van Hoose	1	25	25.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin Cornyn	1	0	0
Gino Newsome	0	1	0
Brenden Paxson	0	0	1
Phil Culver	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ron Reeves	1	0	0
Edgar Page	1	0	0
William Swift	0	1	0
Donnie Cortez	0	1	0
Spencer Ellwood	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randall Blake	7	260	37.1	32.7	52	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Barry Folse	4	170	42.5	33.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	1/2	1/2	1/2	57	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Collins	2	15	7.5	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	3	42	14.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	4	121	30.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S O.J. Hou	7	0	0.0	15	22
DT Cornelius Blake	5	0	2.0	15	28
DT Frank Sims	4	0	1.0	16	17
CB Mercury Sheldon	4	0	0.0	17	29
ILB Marvin Ammons	3	2	0.0	9	16
S Luke Lynch	3	1	0.0	21	36
OLB Brenden Paxson	3	0	0.0	9	8
DE Bennie Milnes	2	2	1.0	18	38
S Zack Diaz	2	2	0.0	7	21
ILB Mike Tyler	2	1	0.0	13	24
CB Kyle Battle	2	0	0.0	15	26
OLB Otis Linquist	2	0	0.0	2	7
CB Dominic Van Hoose	2	0	0.0	7	20
ILB Kyle Beisel	1	2	0.0	15	23
DE Rickey Lyle	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Levon Leak	1	0	0.0	7	16
OLB Phil Culver	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Bennie Kramer	0	2	0.0	16	33
DT Ronald Corbett	0	1	0.0	8	18

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	6	1	0.0	27	34
ILB Craig Ligeski	6	0	0.0	25	24
S Dana Ellison	5	4	0.0	31	32
DE Derek McKinley	4	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Gus Hammond	4	1	0.0	15	14
OLB Spencer Ellwood	4	0	0.0	23	22
S Orlando Brisset	3	1	0.0	24	27
S Dusty Franz	3	0	0.0	15	25
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	2	0.0	20	27
OLB Marc Rogers	2	0	0.0	9	13
ILB Pat Foley	2	0	0.0	3	9
DE Mickey Atkins	2	0	0.0	19	21
DT Nick Baerg	1	1	1.0	11	20
DT Blake Devine	1	0	1.0	20	16
CB Tom Kerr	1	1	0.0	25	25
WR Earnest Goldberg	1	0	---	---	---
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0.0	27	29
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roderick Urbanski	1	0	0.0	11	15
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0	1	0.0	12	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Cornelius Blake	2.0	1	0	28
DT Frank Sims	1.0	0	0	17
DE Bennie Milnes	1.0	0	0	38
DE Emmanuel Floyd	0.0	1	1	26

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Nick Baerg	1.0	1	1	20
DT Blake Devine	1.0	0	0	16
DE Derek McKinley	0.0	0	2	21
OLB Gus Hammond	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mercury Sheldon	4	1	1	29
CB Kyle Battle	3	0	0	26
CB Dominic Van Hoose	2	0	1	20
OLB Brenden Paxson	2	0	0	8
S O.J. Hou	2	0	0	22
S Luke Lynch	1	1	0	36
ILB Kyle Beisel	1	1	0	23
S Levon Leak	1	1	0	16
DE Rickey Lyle	1	0	0	5
ILB Marvin Ammons	1	0	0	16
DT Frank Sims	1	0	0	17
OLB Otis Linquist	1	0	0	7
DE Bennie Milnes	1	0	0	38
OLB Phil Culver	1	0	0	11

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Harry Crane	4	1	34
S Dusty Franz	2	1	25
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	0	27
OLB Marc Rogers	2	0	13
S Orlando Brisset	2	0	27
DE Derek McKinley	1	0	21
OLB Spencer Ellwood	1	0	22
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	14
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	9
S Dana Ellison	1	0	32
CB Tom Kerr	1	0	25
CB Omar Couture	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun Cunningham	4	9	2	31	0	35
Ted Dunsmore	3	3	0	30	1	35
Brock Colon	2	8	0	29	1	33
Vernon Muyers	2	3	0	31	0	36
Gino Newsome	1	3	0	24	0	26
Howard Witt	0	1	0	10	0	15

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
William Swift	5	7	20	2	32
Earnest Leathers	3	5	19	1	36
Rex O'Connor	1	3	20	1	32
Graham Donovan	1	2	19	0	32
Brady Sluiter	1	2	3	0	4
Oliver Wuerffel	1	1	12	0	17
Shannon Bonnette	0	2	20	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Grant	3	12
Phil Culver	1	16
Nolan Gray	1	14

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Reeves	2	21
Harry Crane	1	19
Arnold Sinclair	1	17
Earnest Goldberg	1	9

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Cunningham	31	35	---	---	9	75
Ted Dunsmore	30	35	---	---	9	74
Brock Colon	29	33	---	---	9	71
Vernon Muyers	31	36	---	---	---	67
Antoine Grbac	31	36	---	---	---	67
Bennie Kramer	---	---	16	33	12	61
Luke Lynch	---	---	21	36	3	60
Gino Newsome	24	26	---	---	9	59
Jesse Dosoo	23	25	---	---	11	59
Bennie Milnes	---	---	18	38	2	58
Nolan Gray	20	18	---	---	14	52
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	17	29	4	50
Derek Curtis	15	26	---	---	5	46
Cornelius Blake	---	---	15	28	2	45
Kevin Cornyn	16	16	---	---	12	44
Emmanuel Floyd	---	---	15	26	3	44
R.J. Collins	23	16	---	---	5	44
Junior Haight	19	24	---	---	1	44
Kyle Battle	---	---	15	26	2	43
Lester Grant	16	13	---	---	12	41
Zack Diaz	---	---	7	21	12	40
Mike Tyler	---	---	13	24	3	40
O.J. Hou	---	---	15	22	3	40
Kyle Beisel	---	---	15	23	1	39
Oliver Morris	5	9	---	---	23	37
Frank Sims	---	---	16	17	3	36
Howard Witt	10	15	---	---	9	34
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	7	20	6	33
Phil Culver	---	---	5	11	16	32
Jessie McGee	7	9	---	---	15	31
Marvin Ammons	---	---	9	16	4	29
Herman Cameron	2	7	---	---	20	29
Ronald Corbett	---	---	8	18	3	29
R.J. Key	8	16	---	---	1	25
Willard Peters	---	---	7	16	1	24
Levon Leak	---	---	7	16	1	24
Brenden Paxson	---	---	9	8	4	21
Otis Linquist	---	---	2	7	9	18
Juan Seeley	---	---	0	0	11	11
Rickey Lyle	---	---	5	5	---	10
Randall Blake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Juan Dabbs	1	1	---	---	---	2
Stephen Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Burks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrus Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Crane	---	---	27	34	19	80
Donnie Cortez	---	---	20	27	19	66
Dana Ellison	---	---	31	32	2	65
Donnie Johnston	22	40	---	---	---	62
Spencer Ellwood	---	---	23	22	13	58
Omar Couture	---	---	27	29	2	58
Shannon Bonnette	20	31	---	---	5	56
Earnest Leathers	19	36	---	---	---	55
Earnest Goldberg	14	31	---	---	9	54
Dusty Franz	---	---	15	25	14	54
William Swift	20	32	---	---	1	53
Rex O'Connor	20	32	---	---	---	52
Orlando Brisset	---	---	24	27	1	52
Tom Kerr	---	---	25	25	2	52
Graham Donovan	19	32	---	---	---	51
Ron Reeves	8	22	---	---	21	51
Craig Ligeski	---	---	25	24	2	51
Derek McKinley	---	---	20	21	4	45
Courtney Poliska	14	19	---	---	12	45
Mickey Atkins	---	---	19	21	2	42
Kerry Fleischer	10	14	---	---	17	41
Blake Devine	---	---	20	16	3	39
William Meier	11	22	---	---	6	39
Richard Particelli	6	9	---	---	23	38
Oliver Wuerffel	12	17	---	---	8	37
Nick Baerg	---	---	11	20	6	37
Everett Levine	14	21	---	---	---	35
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	11	15	7	33
Monty Burnett	8	19	---	---	4	31
Gus Hammond	---	---	15	14	1	30
Edgar Page	8	16	---	---	6	30
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	12	15	---	27
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	4	7	14	25
Arnold Sinclair	2	5	---	---	17	24
Marc Rogers	---	---	9	13	---	22
Jeffrey Russell	3	5	---	---	14	22
Craig Codeke	4	15	---	---	1	20
Harvey Barge	3	9	---	---	6	18
Artie Keating	2	9	---	---	6	17
Brady Sluiter	3	4	---	---	6	13
Pat Foley	---	---	3	9	---	12
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barry Folse	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chad Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Morris Lucas	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	22	128	5.8
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	67	13.4
Middle	10	65	6.5
Right	7	80	11.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Antoine Grbac	34	18	3	6	2	3	4	0	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	36	22	4	2	3	4	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	22	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	109	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	99	14.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	114	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Junior Haight	10	6	1	65	1	24
WR Derek Curtis	7	3	0	71	1	26
WR Nolan Gray	5	2	0	22	0	18
TE Jesse Dosoo	3	2	1	6	0	25
WR Lester Grant	3	2	0	29	0	13
WR Jessie McGee	2	1	0	36	1	9
FB Kevin Cornyn	1	1	0	11	0	16
RB R.J. Collins	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Herman Cameron	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB R.J. Key	1	1	0	2	0	16

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg	11	8	1	78	1	31
WR William Meier	6	5	0	90	2	22
TE Courtney Poliska	6	3	1	6	0	19
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	1	0	8	0	17
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	0	0	0	0	14
WR Ron Reeves	2	1	1	3	0	22
RB Everett Levine	2	2	0	5	0	21
TE Arnold Sinclair	2	1	0	8	0	5
RB Edgar Page	1	1	0	23	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
R.J. Collins	4	6	1.50	4.79
R.J. Key	1	4	4.00	7.17

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	2	0	0.00	9.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Antoine Grbac	1	1	19	19.00	7.12

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	2	2	6	3.00	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Curtis	1	1	19	19.00	10.14

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Goldberg	2	2	6	3.00	7.09

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
R.J. Collins	3	0
Antoine Grbac	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Page	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Antoine Grbac	8	3	2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Junior Haight	3	1	1
WR Derek Curtis	2	1	1
WR Nolan Gray	2	1	0
WR Lester Grant	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Goldberg	4	4	3
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	0	0
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (21,500)
End Zone 12,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (21,500)
End Zone	12,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,800)