Week 15, 2023

played in Newark, NJ

42 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Orlando Pirates	7	7	7	0	-	21
Newark Bulldogs	7	10	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 ORL - Ray Nixon 12 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 03:37 NWK - Mitchell Brown 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 08:00 NWK - Rich Sparkman 15 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 04:43 ORL - Edward Stephenson 6 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 02:09 NWK - Butch Schulz 30 field goal
3Q: 10:16 ORL - Edward Stephenson 7 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 10:54 NWK - Butch Schulz 28 field goal
4Q: 05:16 NWK - Butch Schulz 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:52 ORL - Ray Nixon 12 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 03:37 NWK - Mitchell Brown 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 08:00 NWK - Rich Sparkman 15 run (Butch Schulz extra point)
2Q: 04:43 ORL - Edward Stephenson 6 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 02:09 NWK - Butch Schulz 30 field goal
3Q: 10:16 ORL - Edward Stephenson 7 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 10:54 NWK - Butch Schulz 28 field goal
4Q: 05:16 NWK - Butch Schulz 49 field goal

Team Statistics ORL NWK
Record 6-8 12-2
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 344 364
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 5.73 5.87
Net Rushing Yards 98 152
- Rushing Attempts 19 33
- Yards per Rush 5.16 4.61
Net Passing Yards 246 212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 7.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/82 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 5/47
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:13 31:47

Team Statistics	ORL	NWK
Record	6-8	12-2
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	344	364
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	5.73	5.87
Net Rushing Yards	98	152
- Rushing Attempts	19	33
- Yards per Rush	5.16	4.61
Net Passing Yards	246	212
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	7.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/82	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	5/47
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:13	31:47

Drive Charts

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:48	0:49	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	9:54	3:12	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
1	3:29	5:11	OWN 20	9	17	Punt
2	7:50	3:18	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
2	2:02	1:04	OWN 29	4	19	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:10	1:03	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
3	4:40	2:09	OWN 16	4	9	Punt
4	10:48	2:26	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
4	5:10	1:22	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	1:59	1:18	OWN 13	7	42	Downs

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:12	OWN 35	3	2	Punt
1	11:59	2:05	OPP 49	4	11	Missed FG
1	6:42	3:13	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	13:18	5:28	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
2	4:32	2:30	OWN 32	7	55	Field Goal
2	0:58	0:34	OWN 47	3	5	Punt
3	10:10	3:00	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
3	6:07	1:27	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	2:31	6:43	OWN 24	11	65	Field Goal
4	8:22	3:12	OWN 32	6	36	Field Goal
4	3:48	1:49	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 45	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Rich Sparkman, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ray Nixon	8	51	6.38	19	2
Ed Wilkins	5	19	3.80	6	0
Darren Letcher	5	20	4.00	5	0
Corey Osborne	1	8	8.00	8	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rich Sparkman	24	126	5.25	45	2	1
Gary Jamison	4	10	2.50	9	0	0
Travis Kennedy	3	7	2.33	11	1	0
Jose Hoover	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Roger Sherman	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	38	22	265	3/19	3	37	1	94.7

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	29	17	212	0/0	1	31	0	92.9

Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edward Stephenson	7	8	55	7.86	2	16	2
WR Claude McLerran	6	8	74	12.33	12	29	0
RB Ray Nixon	3	5	24	8.00	4	12	1
WR Charlie Klaff	3	3	44	14.67	0	18	0
TE Jose Hoffman	2	8	59	29.50	43	37	0
WR Wendell Hadden	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Roger Mastin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Nathan Roche	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mitchell Brown	4	6	39	9.75	20	17	1
RB Rich Sparkman	3	3	44	14.67	7	31	0
TE Fred Preston	3	3	46	15.33	13	19	0
WR Jose Hoover	2	7	10	5.00	5	5	0
WR Jeremy Satre	2	5	18	9.00	0	10	0
FB Roger Sherman	2	2	32	16.00	12	22	0
TE Quinn Glover	1	2	23	23.00	0	23	0
WR Jessie Lucas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nicky Doyle	1	35	35.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Orlando	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Figley	0	0	1	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jose Hoover	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Wolf	6	301	50.2	42.3	59	1

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	5	216	43.2	39.0	48	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Butch Schulz	3/4	1/2	0/1	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Denning	2	1	0.5	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Sparkman	5	47	9.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cary Denning	2	47	23.5	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Doyle	2	37	18.5	0
Sean Hitchcock	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Orlando	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Nutt	7	1	0.0	31	25
ILB Winfred Reilly	6	2	0.0	33	29
DE Dean Trapp	5	2	0.0	27	22
S Cary Denning	5	1	0.0	33	27
OLB Chuck Liao	4	3	0.0	28	16
DT Andy Linthicum	3	1	0.0	28	25
DT Johnnie Learned	2	2	0.0	17	15
CB Emmanuel Whiting	2	1	0.0	18	14
DE R.J. Walton	2	0	0.0	20	15
CB John Sorrell	2	0	0.0	25	17
OLB Ray Walkiewicz	2	0	0.0	14	9
OLB Joey Hicks	2	0	0.0	5	13
QB Ed Wilkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bernard Galloway	1	0	0.0	19	21
S Damon Lundberg	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Richie Figley	1	0	0.0	8	13
CB Sedrick Evans	1	0	0.0	27	26
DT Charlie Wanamaker	0	1	0.0	17	13

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren McCormick	6	1	1.0	17	33
DT Zach Reed	5	1	1.0	16	29
CB Alvin Gordon	5	0	0.0	12	24
S Sean Hitchcock	4	2	0.0	13	27
ILB Hardy Henry	4	0	0.0	15	35
S Junior El Nino	3	2	0.0	19	41
DE Vernon Franklin	2	0	1.0	9	20
CB Rickey Richard	2	3	0.0	10	32
DE Antoine Nece	2	0	0.0	12	28
DE Stephen Brigham	2	0	0.0	9	19
CB Nicky Doyle	1	1	0.0	15	35
DT Dwayne Ayodele	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Eric Sewick	1	0	0.0	7	13
ILB Drew Ludwig	1	0	0.0	4	6
CB Craig Downs	1	0	0.0	12	20
S Oliver Brooks	0	3	0.0	8	19
DT Ray Hatcher	0	2	0.0	15	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Orlando	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bernard Galloway	1	1	21
DE Dean Trapp	1	0	22
DT Charlie Wanamaker	0	1	13

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Franklin	1.0	1	0	0	20
DT Zach Reed	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Warren McCormick	1.0	0	0	1	33
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	0	3	1	19
DE Antoine Nece	0.0	0	3	0	28
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Cary Denning	4	0	27
OLB Chuck Liao	4	0	16
ILB Winfred Reilly	2	2	29
S Kirk Nutt	2	0	25
OLB Joey Hicks	2	0	13
CB Richie Figley	1	1	13
CB Sedrick Evans	1	1	26
OLB Ray Walkiewicz	1	0	9
CB Lonnie Schroeder	0	3	10
CB Emmanuel Whiting	0	1	14

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Warren McCormick	4	0	0	33
CB Alvin Gordon	4	0	0	24
ILB Hardy Henry	3	0	0	35
S Junior El Nino	2	2	0	41
CB Nicky Doyle	2	0	1	35
S Sean Hitchcock	2	0	0	27
CB Craig Downs	2	0	0	20
CB Rickey Richard	1	1	0	32
DT Dwayne Ayodele	1	0	0	5
OLB Eric Sewick	1	0	0	13
S Oliver Brooks	0	2	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Horace Stargell	1	3	0	18	1	31
Dusty Hickson	1	2	1	17	1	35
Leo Hartman	1	1	0	4	1	9
Jose Hoffman	1	1	0	15	0	36
Kerry Schreiner	1	1	0	11	0	16
Mickey Dahnke	0	2	0	18	0	39
Bubba Caleca	0	2	0	15	0	32
Courtney Grier	0	1	0	2	0	14
Jeremy Harper	0	1	0	19	0	39
Dixon Hoffman	0	1	0	2	0	6

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Norman Enright	3	6	1	31	26
Wendell Sands	2	6	0	27	26
Fred Preston	2	3	0	28	14
Quinn Glover	2	2	0	9	17
Kurt Bensen	1	4	0	30	28
Roger Sherman	1	2	0	25	18
Jessie German	0	4	0	29	24
Shane Brush	0	3	0	28	27

Special Teams Tackles

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Figley	3	17
Damon Lundberg	2	17
Roger Mastin	2	16
John Sorrell	1	7

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Preston	1	18
Casey Lofton	1	14
Drew Ludwig	1	14
Craig Downs	1	10

Participation

Orlando	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cary Denning	---	---	33	27	16	76
Winfred Reilly	---	---	33	29	5	67
Jeremy Harper	19	39	---	---	5	63
Sedrick Evans	---	---	27	26	10	63
Ed Wilkins	19	41	---	---	---	60
Kirk Nutt	---	---	31	25	4	60
Jose Hoffman	15	36	---	---	8	59
Mickey Dahnke	18	39	---	---	---	57
Andy Linthicum	---	---	28	25	3	56
Edward Stephenson	16	35	---	---	2	53
Dean Trapp	---	---	27	22	3	52
Dusty Hickson	17	35	---	---	---	52
Bubba Caleca	15	32	---	---	3	50
John Sorrell	---	---	25	17	7	49
Horace Stargell	18	31	---	---	---	49
Chuck Liao	---	---	28	16	3	47
Bernard Galloway	---	---	19	21	6	46
Claude McLerran	12	32	---	---	---	44
Ray Nixon	11	29	---	---	1	41
Charlie Klaff	7	20	---	---	13	40
R.J. Walton	---	---	20	15	4	39
Richie Figley	---	---	8	13	17	38
Joey Hicks	---	---	5	13	19	37
Emmanuel Whiting	---	---	18	14	4	36
Johnnie Learned	---	---	17	15	3	35
Kerry Schreiner	11	16	---	---	8	35
Charlie Wanamaker	---	---	17	13	5	35
Corey Osborne	4	9	---	---	19	32
Roger Mastin	6	9	---	---	16	31
Damon Lundberg	---	---	5	8	17	30
Lonnie Schroeder	---	---	8	10	12	30
Ray Walkiewicz	---	---	14	9	2	25
Darren Letcher	7	11	---	---	6	24
Wendell Hadden	6	7	---	---	10	23
Courtney Grier	2	14	---	---	6	22
Leo Hartman	4	9	---	---	3	16
Dixon Hoffman	2	6	---	---	6	14
Kenny Stuart	---	---	0	0	9	9
Bert Wolf	0	0	---	---	6	6
Van Withrow	0	0	---	---	6	6
Freddie Finley	0	0	---	---	4	4
Deon Bernstein	---	---	0	1	2	3
Nathan Roche	0	1	---	---	1	2
Brett Stanton	---	---	0	0	1	1
Robbie Kinney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Riddick Conrady	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Sparkman	27	19	---	---	25	71
Rickey Richard	---	---	10	32	22	64
Roger Sherman	25	18	---	---	19	62
Travis Kennedy	33	29	---	---	---	62
Wendell Sands	27	26	---	---	8	61
Junior El Nino	---	---	19	41	1	61
Norman Enright	31	26	---	---	3	60
Fred Preston	28	14	---	---	18	60
Kurt Bensen	30	28	---	---	---	58
Shane Brush	28	27	---	---	---	55
Nicky Doyle	---	---	15	35	4	54
Jessie German	29	24	---	---	---	53
Warren McCormick	---	---	17	33	1	51
Hardy Henry	---	---	15	35	1	51
Ray Hatcher	---	---	15	34	---	49
Zach Reed	---	---	16	29	2	47
Sean Hitchcock	---	---	13	27	4	44
Jose Hoover	22	21	---	---	---	43
Oliver Brooks	---	---	8	19	15	42
Craig Downs	---	---	12	20	10	42
Antoine Nece	---	---	12	28	---	40
Alvin Gordon	---	---	12	24	---	36
Terrell Rice	---	---	10	22	2	34
Mitchell Brown	13	19	---	---	---	32
Quinn Glover	9	17	---	---	6	32
Vernon Franklin	---	---	9	20	2	31
Jessie Lucas	20	10	---	---	---	30
Stephen Brigham	---	---	9	19	2	30
Eric Sewick	---	---	7	13	9	29
Jeremy Satre	14	14	---	---	---	28
Drew Ludwig	---	---	4	6	14	24
Louie Grier	10	7	---	---	1	18
Frankie Hamrick	1	1	---	---	16	18
Mickey Vedros	---	---	1	7	9	17
Gary Jamison	6	10	---	---	---	16
Casey Lofton	0	2	---	---	14	16
Brad Godfrey	5	2	---	---	9	16
Dwayne Ayodele	---	---	4	5	6	15
Levon Bullock	0	0	---	---	15	15
Marvin Pennock	3	2	---	---	9	14
Kerry Covington	2	3	---	---	8	13
Butch Schulz	0	0	---	---	10	10
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Zach Wynn	0	0	---	---	4	4
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	1	2	1	4
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	10	63	6.3
Right	1	10	10.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	69	4.3
Middle	6	20	3.3
Right	9	67	7.4
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	38	22	4	0	1	5	8	2	1

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	29	17	3	0	0	8	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	135	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	47	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	20	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	37	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	101	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jose Hoffman	8	2	0	59	2	36
WR Edward Stephenson	8	7	0	55	0	35
WR Claude McLerran	8	6	0	74	2	32
RB Ray Nixon	5	3	1	24	0	29
WR Wendell Hadden	3	1	0	9	0	7
WR Charlie Klaff	3	3	0	44	0	20
TE Roger Mastin	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Nathan Roche	1	0	0	0	0	1

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jose Hoover	7	2	10	0	21
WR Mitchell Brown	6	4	39	0	19
WR Jeremy Satre	5	2	18	0	14
RB Rich Sparkman	3	3	44	1	19
TE Fred Preston	3	3	46	0	14
TE Quinn Glover	2	1	23	1	17
FB Roger Sherman	2	2	32	1	18
WR Jessie Lucas	1	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Nixon	2	11	5.50	6.38

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	3	15	5.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	4	3	25	6.25	6.97

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	6	3	12	2.00	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edward Stephenson	2	2	13	6.50	6.88
TE Jose Hoffman	1	0	0	0.00	7.38
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	12	12.00	4.80

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jose Hoover	3	1	5	1.67	1.43
WR Mitchell Brown	2	2	7	3.50	6.50
TE Quinn Glover	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	2	1

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Jamison	1	0
Rich Sparkman	1	1
Travis Kennedy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	10	5	4

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Hadden	3	1	0
TE Jose Hoffman	2	1	1
RB Ray Nixon	2	2	2
TE Roger Mastin	1	0	0
WR Nathan Roche	1	0	0
WR Edward Stephenson	1	1	1

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Satre	4	1	1
WR Mitchell Brown	3	2	1
WR Jose Hoover	2	0	0
TE Quinn Glover	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,200 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,200 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (9,900)