Week 11, 2023

played in Norfolk, VA

50 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Hartford Whalers717310-37
Norfolk Vipers7007-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:40 NFK - Martin King 8 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
1Q: 00:44 HAR - William Meier 10 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 10:24 HAR - Edgar Page 3 run (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 04:24 HAR - Arnold Sinclair 1 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:26 HAR - Kendall Bailey 49 field goal
3Q: 03:50 HAR - Kendall Bailey 23 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NFK - Scott Maru 10 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 11:01 HAR - Earnest Goldberg 33 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
4Q: 09:23 HAR - Kendall Bailey 27 field goal

Team StatisticsHARNFK
Record6-42-8
First Downs2820
- by Rushing111
- by Passing1617
- by Penalty12
Total Net Yards446347
- Offensive Plays7752
- Yards per Play5.796.67
Net Rushing Yards17650
- Rushing Attempts3516
- Yards per Rush5.033.13
Net Passing Yards270297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt37 - 24 - 036 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards306297
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/360/0
- Yards per Pass Play6.438.25
Fumbles/Lost2/03/2
3rd Down Conversions8/143/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.84.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/406/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/183/24
Kick Returns/Yards0/06/67
Interception Ret./Yards2/330/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits53
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 23
Time of Possession38:5021:10

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:583:29OWN 26515Punt
14:313:56OWN 20880Touchdown
213:403:25OWN 25775Touchdown
29:255:08OWN 141086Touchdown
22:222:04OWN 29739Field Goal
315:001:06OWN 203-5Punt
310:344:18OWN 20938Punt
34:441:01OPP 933Field Goal
414:530:50OWN 2030Punt
413:533:07OWN 38662Touchdown
410:401:22OPP 1333Field Goal
47:007:00OWN 201340Game
Norfolk Vipers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:02OWN 12514Punt
19:294:58OWN 311169Touchdown
10:351:55OWN 20420Punt
210:150:50OWN 2033Punt
24:171:55OWN 15423Punt
20:180:18OWN 191-1Half
313:543:20OWN 33620Punt
36:161:32OWN 20415Interception
33:433:50OWN 12788Touchdown
414:030:10OPP 48110Fumble
49:182:18OWN 21776Interception

Game MVP: Donnie Johnston, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Everett Levine19834.371310
Edgar Page14956.792821
Donnie Johnston2-2-1.00-100
NorfolkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Leslie McFarlane9242.67500
Grant Bechtel393.00600
J.C. Shields3144.67600
Martin King133.00300

Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donnie Johnston37243065/363400117.6
NorfolkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Grant Bechtel36262970/0232292.0

Receiving Statistics

HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Earnest Goldberg698414.0039331
TE Oliver Wuerffel579018.0035400
WR Kerry Fleischer454511.2511280
WR William Meier384314.330221
TE Courtney Poliska34237.672120
WR Ron Reeves232010.002110
TE Arnold Sinclair1111.00011
NorfolkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kim Newman456616.5014290
WR Martin King484411.0012221
TE Shannon Mathis44389.5011130
WR Scott Maru44379.251141
WR Corey Washington466516.2518320
WR Ronald Kramer23126.00090
RB J.C. Shields121212.0010120
TE Arnie Hagood111111.005110
FB Devin Gray1122.00420
RB Leslie McFarlane121010.002100

Interception Statistics

HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Donnie Cortez100.000
DT Blake Devine13333.000
NorfolkIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
Everett Levine1100
Donnie Johnston1000
Dana Ellison0110
Richard Particelli0100
Edgar Page0100
Ron Reeves0010
Marc Rogers0010
NorfolkFumbRecovForceTD
Scott Maru1000
Leslie McFarlane1000
Corey Washington1000
Rob Peterson0100
Jumbo Winslett0010
Kelvin Tchoukaleff0010

Punting Statistics

HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Barry Folse417443.532.5581
NorfolkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Joe Kramer524448.841.2633

Kicking Statistics

HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kendall Bailey3/31/10/0494/4
NorfolkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cornell Burgess0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Ron Reeves2189.00
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Scott Maru3248.00

Kick Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Corey Washington66711.20

Defensive Statistics

HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Orlando Brisset740.01328
S Dana Ellison630.01130
S Darnell Malicki600.0922
CB Harry Crane410.01633
OLB Donnie Cortez400.01631
CB Tom Kerr210.01331
OLB Marc Rogers200.0816
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz200.069
DT Blake Devine200.0818
ILB Craig Ligeski110.01020
CB Omar Couture110.01027
ILB Pat Foley110.018
DE Derek McKinley020.01325
DE Roderick Urbanski020.0311
NorfolkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Zach McMeel710.03141
OLB Russell Thamilarasan612.52935
S Cory Yates610.02438
S Lamont Rattay421.02333
CB Bryant Stevenson410.02025
OLB Vince Champion301.0157
DE Jumbo Winslett300.52636
OLB Rob Peterson320.01628
CB Damon Gaines310.01823
S Dexter Green300.02117
DE Terry Mahoney230.0149
CB Bruce Williams230.02736
ILB Ben Long200.0104
DT Marcus Barker200.01124
CB Wendell Ferguson200.02631
OLB Rob Dawson200.01410
DE Randy Reeves120.02133
DE Johnnie Lincoln110.096
DT Kelvin Tchoukaleff110.02419
QB Grant Bechtel10---------
OLB Mel Leagra100.067
G Austin Boren10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Spencer Ellwood0.012027
DE Derek McKinley0.002025
DT Nick Baerg0.000118
NorfolkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Russell Thamilarasan2.521135
S Lamont Rattay1.000033
OLB Vince Champion1.00007
DE Jumbo Winslett0.501036
OLB Rob Peterson0.010028
DE Randy Reeves0.001033
ILB Zach McMeel0.001041

Pass Defense Statistics

HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Marc Rogers40016
S Dana Ellison40030
S Orlando Brisset40028
CB Harry Crane31033
OLB Donnie Cortez20131
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz2009
S Darnell Malicki20022
CB Tom Kerr20031
ILB Craig Ligeski10020
CB Omar Couture10027
ILB Pat Foley1008
OLB Spencer Ellwood01027
DT Blake Devine00118
NorfolkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Cory Yates40038
OLB Rob Peterson30028
CB Bryant Stevenson30025
CB Bruce Williams30036
ILB Zach McMeel21041
S Lamont Rattay20033
CB Damon Gaines20023
CB Wendell Ferguson11031
ILB Ben Long1004
OLB Russell Thamilarasan10035
OLB Mel Leagra1007
OLB Vince Champion1007

Blocking Statistics

HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
William Swift67130033
Rex O'Connor56134142
Earnest Leathers25028037
Craig Codeke22016111
Shannon Bonnette16030032
Artie Keating1106010
Graham Donovan02019131
Harvey Barge020519
Monty Burnett02023023
Richard Particelli000719
NorfolkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Donald Fletcher120309
Arnie Hagood1107018
Shawn Hanks03013025
Austin Boren02014032
Arnold Willis0109027
Devin Gray0106013
Stephen Lynch01010026
Wade Stitt01015031
Randy Hernandez010709

Special Teams Tackles

HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Dana Ellison314
Ron Reeves217
Arnold Sinclair118
Jeffrey Russell117
Harry Crane111
Harvey Barge14
NorfolkTacklesSTPlays
Carl Platt116
Ronald Kramer116

Participation

HartfordRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Donnie Johnston3542---------77
Rex O'Connor3442---------76
William Swift3033------467
Shannon Bonnette3032------466
Earnest Leathers2837---------65
Earnest Goldberg2526------1061
Harry Crane------16331160
Donnie Cortez------16311158
Courtney Poliska2323------1056
Dana Ellison------11301455
Spencer Ellwood------15271153
Monty Burnett2323------753
Oliver Wuerffel2124------651
Graham Donovan1931---------50
Ron Reeves1317------1747
Tom Kerr------1331---44
Edgar Page1520------742
Everett Levine2021---------41
Orlando Brisset------1328---41
Derek McKinley------1325240
Kerry Fleischer1015------1540
Richard Particelli79------2238
Omar Couture------1027---37
Darnell Malicki------922536
Arnold Sinclair610------1834
William Meier1118------332
Mickey Atkins------823---31
Craig Ligeski------1020---30
Craig Codeke1611------330
Nick Baerg------818329
Blake Devine------818228
Eugene Liszkiewicz------691025
Marc Rogers------816---24
Artie Keating610------723
Jeffrey Russell14------1722
Harvey Gonzalez------813---21
Brady Sluiter75------719
Roderick Urbanski------311519
Harvey Barge59------418
Kendall Bailey00------1111
Pat Foley------18---9
Gus Hammond------05---5
Barry Folse00------44
Deion Owens00------33
Morris Lucas------01---1
Chad Harding00---------0
NorfolkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Zach McMeel------3141375
Russell Thamilarasan------2935367
Bruce Williams------2736467
Cory Yates------2438466
Wendell Ferguson------2631966
Jumbo Winslett------2636264
Damon Gaines------18232061
Lamont Rattay------2333359
Randy Reeves------2133155
Rob Peterson------16281054
Grant Bechtel1636---------52
Scott Maru1225------1451
Wade Stitt1531------551
Austin Boren1432------349
Dexter Green------21171149
Bryant Stevenson------2025348
Corey Washington718------2045
Kelvin Tchoukaleff------2419245
Shawn Hanks1325------442
Leslie McFarlane1214------1642
Stephen Lynch1026------541
Marcus Barker------1124338
Martin King1023------437
Arnold Willis927---------36
Shannon Mathis712------1635
Kim Newman724---------31
Arnie Hagood718------429
Rob Dawson------1410428
Carl Platt65------1627
Ben Long------1041125
J.C. Shields421---------25
Ronald Kramer27------1625
Terry Mahoney------149225
Devin Gray613------423
Johnnie Lincoln------96722
Vince Champion------157---22
Mel Leagra------67821
Randy Hernandez79------521
William Schultz610------117
Donald Fletcher39------214
Richie Ballard311---------14
Joe Kramer00------55
Cornell Burgess00------33
Russell Hutchins00---------0
Marvin Cable00---------0
Tom Rohr00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11766.9
Middle9444.9
Right13584.5
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3113.7
Middle12403.3
Right000.0
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donnie Johnston37244132410
NorfolkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Grant Bechtel36263102412

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)23151456.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)10711111.1
Long (19+ Yds)425012.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64335.5
Short (0-8 Yds)17131076.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)979610.7
Long (19+ Yds)426115.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Earnest Goldberg96084126
WR William Meier83143118
TE Oliver Wuerffel75290124
WR Kerry Fleischer54045115
TE Courtney Poliska43023023
WR Ron Reeves32020017
TE Arnold Sinclair1101010
NorfolkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Martin King84044123
WR Corey Washington64065118
WR Kim Newman54066124
TE Shannon Mathis44038012
WR Scott Maru44037025
WR Ronald Kramer3201207
RB J.C. Shields21012021
RB Leslie McFarlane21010014
TE Arnie Hagood11011018
FB Devin Gray1102013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Everett Levine284.004.37
Edgar Page263.006.79
NorfolkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Leslie McFarlane263.002.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donnie Johnston94313.448.27
NorfolkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Grant Bechtel43317.758.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Oliver Wuerffel21115.5012.86
WR William Meier21105.005.38
WR Earnest Goldberg1000.009.33
WR Ron Reeves1199.006.67
WR Kerry Fleischer1000.009.00
TE Arnold Sinclair1111.001.00
TE Courtney Poliska1000.005.75
NorfolkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Martin King1188.005.50
TE Shannon Mathis111313.009.50
WR Scott Maru111010.009.25
WR Corey Washington1000.0010.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HartfordRushesConversions
Everett Levine33
Edgar Page11
NorfolkRushesConversions
J.C. Shields11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompConversions
Donnie Johnston944
NorfolkAttCompConversions
Grant Bechtel742

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR William Meier522
TE Oliver Wuerffel222
WR Earnest Goldberg100
WR Kerry Fleischer100
NorfolkTargCatchConversions
WR Ronald Kramer210
WR Kim Newman100
WR Martin King100
TE Shannon Mathis111
FB Devin Gray110
WR Corey Washington111

SectionAttendance
Stadium81,100 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck21,000 (21,000)
End Zone15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes2,900 (4,500)