Week 16, 2024

played in Carolina, NC

32 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	6	7	3	6	-	22
Carolina Catfish	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 HAR - Kendall Bailey 27 field goal
1Q: 04:17 CAR - Ronald Randle 10 pass from Wesley May (Rico de los Santos extra point)
1Q: 00:09 HAR - Kendall Bailey 44 field goal
2Q: 00:46 HAR - Courtney Poliska 1 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:08 CAR - Rico de los Santos 31 field goal
3Q: 10:40 CAR - Rico de los Santos 23 field goal
3Q: 06:25 HAR - Kendall Bailey 18 field goal
4Q: 14:53 HAR - Kendall Bailey 44 field goal
4Q: 05:26 HAR - Kendall Bailey 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:24 HAR - Kendall Bailey 27 field goal
1Q: 04:17 CAR - Ronald Randle 10 pass from Wesley May (Rico de los Santos extra point)
1Q: 00:09 HAR - Kendall Bailey 44 field goal
2Q: 00:46 HAR - Courtney Poliska 1 pass from Donnie Johnston (Kendall Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:08 CAR - Rico de los Santos 31 field goal
3Q: 10:40 CAR - Rico de los Santos 23 field goal
3Q: 06:25 HAR - Kendall Bailey 18 field goal
4Q: 14:53 HAR - Kendall Bailey 44 field goal
4Q: 05:26 HAR - Kendall Bailey 23 field goal

Team Statistics HAR CAR
Record 11-4 10-5
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 344 328
- Offensive Plays 75 57
- Yards per Play 4.59 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 119 61
- Rushing Attempts 38 14
- Yards per Rush 3.13 4.36
Net Passing Yards 225 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 0 40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 225 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.08 6.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 6/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/17 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 5/87
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 42 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:25 25:35

Team Statistics	HAR	CAR
Record	11-4	10-5
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	344	328
- Offensive Plays	75	57
- Yards per Play	4.59	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	119	61
- Rushing Attempts	38	14
- Yards per Rush	3.13	4.36
Net Passing Yards	225	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 0	40 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	225	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.08	6.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	6/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/17	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	5/87
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 42	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:25	25:35

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:44	OWN 40	11	50	Field Goal
1	4:10	4:06	50	6	23	Field Goal
2	11:34	0:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:26	1:48	OWN 49	6	18	Downs
2	5:11	4:35	OWN 28	13	72	Touchdown
3	10:35	4:18	OPP 47	9	46	Field Goal
3	4:55	1:59	OWN 35	6	25	Punt
3	1:32	1:45	OPP 37	4	10	Field Goal
4	10:50	5:30	OWN 20	9	74	Field Goal
4	4:50	2:22	OPP 29	3	1	Missed FG
4	1:03	0:39	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 31	2	-3	Game

Carolina Catfish
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:16	5:06	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	0:04	3:30	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
2	10:38	2:12	OWN 36	4	15	Fumble
2	6:38	1:27	OWN 33	3	-9	Punt
2	0:36	0:34	OWN 47	2	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:25	OWN 26	8	68	Field Goal
3	6:17	1:22	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	2:56	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:47	3:57	OWN 16	6	45	Interception
4	5:20	0:30	OWN 20	2	9	Fumble
4	2:28	1:25	OWN 35	8	56	Downs

Game MVP: Donnie Johnston, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	22	98	4.45	15	3
Keith Keefe	13	23	1.77	9	0
Donnie Johnston	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Edgar Page	1	1	1.00	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Broderick Chukwurah	7	26	3.71	8	0
Jessie Jenkins	5	24	4.80	21	1
Wesley May	2	11	5.50	6	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	37	22	225	0/0	1	34	0	86.0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley May	40	24	289	3/22	1	38	1	80.1

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR William Meier	6	7	102	17.00	37	34	0
TE Courtney Poliska	6	10	55	9.17	11	20	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	7	16	8.00	6	10	0
RB Everett Levine	2	2	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Jeffrey Russell	2	4	5	2.50	0	5	0
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ron Reeves	1	2	21	21.00	3	21	0
RB Keith Keefe	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Whalen	7	9	95	13.57	37	25	0
WR Ronald Randle	6	11	101	16.83	36	38	1
WR Jessie McGee	4	6	42	10.50	1	15	0
WR Ray Rossini	3	5	20	6.67	0	9	0
TE Roosevelt Hogenmiller	2	2	15	7.50	4	14	0
TE Jason Winters	1	3	15	15.00	10	15	0
RB Jessie Jenkins	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Wayne McCabe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Wally Cole	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Recov	Force
Everett Levine	1	1
Nick Baerg	1	0
Omar Couture	1	0
Gus Hammond	0	1
Pat Foley	0	1
Darnell Malicki	0	1
Mickey Atkins	0	1
Ryan Kromer	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov
Jessie Jenkins	2	1
Wesley May	2	0
Ray Rossini	1	1
Roosevelt Hogenmiller	1	0
Doug Clark	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randy Page	3	129	43.0	35.3	50	0

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Winfred Brisby	4	166	41.5	37.3	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Bailey	5/6	2/3	0/0	44	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rico de los Santos	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	1	17	17.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Jenkins	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	64	32.0	0
Kerry Fleischer	2	41	20.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Jenkins	4	58	14.5	0
Derek Whalen	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gus Hammond	5	1	1.0	11	27
CB Omar Couture	5	2	0.0	11	38
ILB Craig Ligeski	5	0	0.0	8	25
CB Tom Kerr	4	0	0.0	6	31
DE Mickey Atkins	3	1	1.0	12	29
S Darnell Malicki	3	1	0.0	7	19
DE Harvey Gonzalez	3	0	0.0	9	27
OLB Donnie Cortez	2	0	1.0	8	21
CB Harry Crane	2	1	0.0	12	42
S Richard Guthrie	2	0	0.0	14	43
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	0.0	7	16
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0.0	6	18
ILB Pat Foley	1	0	0.0	6	10
DT Ryan Kromer	1	0	0.0	7	27
ILB Morris Comella	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Morris Lucas	0	1	0.0	2	14

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Winston Falcone	13	6	0.0	38	36
CB Junior Wyss	6	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Eddie Zeller	5	3	0.0	22	21
DE Ron Cheung	5	0	0.0	25	24
S Pete Nails	4	2	0.0	30	27
ILB Marcus McDaniel	3	1	0.0	16	13
S Jesse Dexter	3	1	0.0	12	11
CB Gerald Larocque	3	0	0.0	32	34
CB Fred Dugas	2	2	0.0	23	21
OLB Darryl Woods	2	1	0.0	18	12
S Joseph Shapiro	2	1	0.0	28	30
DT Ken Stoffers	2	0	0.0	19	14
OLB Roderick Bridges	1	2	0.0	27	23
DE Billy Hampton	1	2	0.0	21	18
DT Richard Warren	1	1	0.0	14	14
DT Jeffrey Donahue	1	1	0.0	18	23
CB Hardy Carlson	1	1	0.0	16	21
QB Wesley May	1	0	---	---	---
CB Emmanuel Arteaga	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Duane Holmes	1	0	0.0	18	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Donnie Cortez	1.0	2	0	21
OLB Gus Hammond	1.0	1	0	27
DE Mickey Atkins	1.0	0	1	29
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.0	1	0	27
ILB Morris Comella	0.0	1	0	7

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jeffrey Donahue	1	1	23
DE Duane Holmes	1	1	19
DT Richard Warren	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tom Kerr	4	1	0	31
OLB Gus Hammond	4	0	0	27
S Darnell Malicki	3	1	0	19
CB Omar Couture	3	0	0	38
S Richard Guthrie	2	1	0	43
ILB Craig Ligeski	2	0	0	25
CB Harry Crane	1	5	0	42
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	1	35
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	0	0	21
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0	18
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0	27
DT Ryan Kromer	1	0	0	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Winston Falcone	10	2	36
OLB Eddie Zeller	4	1	21
CB Gerald Larocque	2	3	34
CB Junior Wyss	2	0	23
DT Jeffrey Donahue	1	0	23
S Jesse Dexter	1	0	11
CB Emmanuel Arteaga	1	0	8
S Pete Nails	1	0	27
DE Ron Cheung	0	1	24
CB Fred Dugas	0	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
William Swift	3	9	29	30
Rex O'Connor	3	7	34	34
Graham Donovan	2	8	25	26
Earnest Leathers	2	6	34	26
J.T. Neimeyer	1	2	10	8
Craig Codeke	1	1	16	13
Shannon Bonnette	1	1	31	31
Brady Sluiter	0	1	4	11
Artie Keating	0	1	7	6

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Clark	2	4	11	0	32
Horace Lawless	1	2	11	1	31
Jamie Cuomo	0	2	13	2	36
Antonio Bishop	0	2	5	0	13
Sammy Gilman	0	1	14	0	36
Van Jeffries	0	1	4	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Reeves	2	18
Harry Crane	2	13
Arnold Sinclair	1	15
Everett Levine	1	14
J.T. Neimeyer	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Dexter	2	15
Ronald Randle	2	5
Antonio Bishop	1	16

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Donnie Johnston	38	37	---	---	---	75
Shannon Bonnette	31	31	---	---	8	70
Courtney Poliska	31	28	---	---	10	69
Rex O'Connor	34	34	---	---	---	68
Harry Crane	---	---	12	42	13	67
Arnold Sinclair	28	21	---	---	15	64
Kerry Fleischer	25	24	---	---	12	61
Earnest Leathers	34	26	---	---	---	60
William Swift	29	30	---	---	1	60
Everett Levine	26	19	---	---	14	59
William Meier	28	23	---	---	8	59
Richard Guthrie	---	---	14	43	2	59
Keith Keefe	14	20	---	---	19	53
Graham Donovan	25	26	---	---	1	52
Tom Kerr	---	---	6	31	13	50
Omar Couture	---	---	11	38	---	49
Orlando Brisset	---	---	10	35	3	48
Jeffrey Russell	15	16	---	---	16	47
Ron Reeves	9	16	---	---	18	43
Mickey Atkins	---	---	12	29	1	42
Marc Rogers	---	---	6	23	11	40
Gus Hammond	---	---	11	27	2	40
Craig Codeke	16	13	---	---	8	37
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	9	27	1	37
Craig Ligeski	---	---	8	25	1	34
Ryan Kromer	---	---	7	27	---	34
Donnie Cortez	---	---	8	21	2	31
Oliver Wuerffel	13	13	---	---	2	28
Nick Baerg	---	---	7	16	5	28
J.T. Neimeyer	10	8	---	---	9	27
Darnell Malicki	---	---	7	19	1	27
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	5	16	5	26
Deion Dobler	---	---	6	18	1	25
Brady Sluiter	4	11	---	---	9	24
Edgar Page	1	5	---	---	16	22
Artie Keating	7	6	---	---	9	22
Morris Comella	---	---	4	7	11	22
Pat Foley	---	---	6	10	4	20
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	3	5	10	18
Morris Lucas	---	---	2	14	2	18
Kendall Bailey	0	0	---	---	13	13
Randy Page	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nick Olivo	---	---	0	0	1	1
Deion Owens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Graham Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Winston Falcone	---	---	38	36	6	80
Gerald Larocque	---	---	32	34	4	70
Fred Dugas	---	---	23	21	21	65
Joseph Shapiro	---	---	28	30	7	65
Pete Nails	---	---	30	27	6	63
Roderick Bridges	---	---	27	23	7	57
Wesley May	14	43	---	---	---	57
Sammy Gilman	14	36	---	---	6	56
Pat Uusutalo	13	42	---	---	---	55
Ron Cheung	---	---	25	24	6	55
Junior Wyss	---	---	24	23	6	53
Jamie Cuomo	13	36	---	---	3	52
Eddie Zeller	---	---	22	21	7	50
Jessie Jenkins	7	23	---	---	18	48
Doug Clark	11	32	---	---	3	46
Jeffrey Donahue	---	---	18	23	3	44
Derek Whalen	5	31	---	---	7	43
Hardy Carlson	---	---	16	21	6	43
Ronald Randle	6	31	---	---	5	42
Horace Lawless	11	31	---	---	---	42
Billy Hampton	---	---	21	18	3	42
Darryl Woods	---	---	18	12	11	41
Ray Rossini	12	27	---	---	2	41
Duane Holmes	---	---	18	19	4	41
Jesse Dexter	---	---	12	11	15	38
Ken Stoffers	---	---	19	14	5	38
Marcus McDaniel	---	---	16	13	7	36
Antonio Bishop	5	13	---	---	16	34
Jessie McGee	6	15	---	---	12	33
Richard Warren	---	---	14	14	3	31
Wally Cole	9	22	---	---	---	31
Jason Winters	2	11	---	---	16	29
Herb McNeil	3	18	---	---	6	27
Deion Muniz	---	---	11	14	1	26
Wayne McCabe	2	8	---	---	13	23
Broderick Chukwurah	7	14	---	---	2	23
Roosevelt Hogenmiller	6	12	---	---	4	22
Van Jeffries	4	12	---	---	6	22
Mickey Reilly	3	8	---	---	10	21
Emmanuel Arteaga	---	---	5	8	3	16
Troy Grider	1	8	---	---	6	15
Leroy Fields	---	---	1	1	8	10
Winfred Brisby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rico de los Santos	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ronnie Ackerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marty Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	16	1.5
Middle	17	69	4.1
Right	8	37	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	37	22	4	1	1	8	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley May	40	24	4	0	2	8	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	128	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	53	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	44	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	151	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	109	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	10	6	0	55	1	28
WR Kerry Fleischer	7	2	0	16	0	24
WR William Meier	7	6	0	102	2	23
WR Jeffrey Russell	4	2	1	5	0	16
TE Oliver Wuerffel	3	1	0	0	0	13
WR Ron Reeves	2	1	0	21	1	16
RB Everett Levine	2	2	0	14	0	19
RB Keith Keefe	1	1	0	5	0	20
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	1	0	7	0	21

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Randle	11	6	0	101	2	31
WR Derek Whalen	9	7	0	95	2	31
WR Jessie McGee	6	4	1	42	0	15
WR Ray Rossini	5	3	0	20	0	27
TE Jason Winters	3	1	1	15	0	11
TE Roosevelt Hogenmiller	2	2	0	15	0	12
TE Wally Cole	2	0	0	0	0	22
WR Wayne McCabe	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Jessie Jenkins	1	1	0	1	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	2	20	10.00	4.45
Keith Keefe	2	-2	-1.00	1.77
Edgar Page	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Broderick Chukwurah	3	8	2.67	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	10	5	31	3.10	6.08

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley May	9	3	26	2.89	7.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska	5	3	12	2.40	5.50
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	1	6	2.00	2.29
TE Oliver Wuerffel	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR William Meier	1	1	13	13.00	14.57

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Whalen	3	2	16	5.33	10.56
TE Wally Cole	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Wayne McCabe	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ronald Randle	1	1	10	10.00	9.18
TE Jason Winters	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Jessie McGee	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	2	0
Keith Keefe	2	0
Edgar Page	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Broderick Chukwurah	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	11	6	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley May	10	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	5	4	4
WR Kerry Fleischer	4	2	2
TE Oliver Wuerffel	2	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Randle	4	3	3
TE Jason Winters	3	1	1
WR Ray Rossini	1	1	0
WR Derek Whalen	1	0	0
WR Jessie McGee	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (17,100)
End Zone 7,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine 4,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (10,900)
Club Seats 7,400 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (17,100)
End Zone	7,900 (12,400)
Mezzanine	4,500 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (10,900)
Club Seats	7,400 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,500 (7,500)