Week 7, 2025

played in Hartford, CT

62 degrees, fair, calm

Montreal Firebirds	3	6	0	7	-	16
Hartford Whalers	3	3	6	0	-	12

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 MTL - Allen Bailie 49 field goal
1Q: 08:15 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal
2Q: 09:36 MTL - Allen Bailie 22 field goal
2Q: 03:31 HAR - Michael Bentley 41 field goal
2Q: 00:44 MTL - Allen Bailie 40 field goal
3Q: 07:00 HAR - Michael Bentley 32 field goal
3Q: 01:02 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MTL - Allen Buchanan 60 run (Allen Bailie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 MTL - Allen Bailie 49 field goal
1Q: 08:15 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal
2Q: 09:36 MTL - Allen Bailie 22 field goal
2Q: 03:31 HAR - Michael Bentley 41 field goal
2Q: 00:44 MTL - Allen Bailie 40 field goal
3Q: 07:00 HAR - Michael Bentley 32 field goal
3Q: 01:02 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal
4Q: 01:03 MTL - Allen Buchanan 60 run (Allen Bailie extra point)

Team Statistics MTL HAR
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 12 14
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 247 301
- Offensive Plays 64 60
- Yards per Play 3.86 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 157 181
- Rushing Attempts 35 31
- Yards per Rush 4.49 5.84
Net Passing Yards 90 120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 11 - 0 26 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 96 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 3.10 4.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/18 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-4 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 5/104 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 2/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:20 31:40

Team Statistics	MTL	HAR
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	12	14
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	247	301
- Offensive Plays	64	60
- Yards per Play	3.86	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	157	181
- Rushing Attempts	35	31
- Yards per Rush	4.49	5.84
Net Passing Yards	90	120
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 11 - 0	26 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	96	137
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	3.10	4.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/18	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-4	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	5/104	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	2/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:20	31:40

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	2:11	OPP 47	5	15	Field Goal
1	8:07	4:32	OWN 19	9	36	Punt
1	1:38	7:08	50	12	45	Field Goal
2	6:18	1:06	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
2	3:23	2:47	OWN 43	8	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 28	5	12	Punt
3	6:53	1:41	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	0:54	1:34	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	11:30	1:04	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	8:14	1:30	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
4	4:56	1:40	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	2:00	1:18	OWN 17	3	83	Touchdown
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 14	4	9	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 29	3	0	Interception
1	10:33	2:26	OWN 20	4	61	Field Goal
1	3:35	1:57	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
2	9:30	3:12	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
2	5:12	1:49	OWN 49	4	27	Field Goal
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 26	3	7	Half
3	12:26	5:33	OWN 9	11	76	Field Goal
3	5:12	4:18	OWN 41	8	40	Field Goal
4	14:20	2:50	OWN 34	5	18	Punt
4	10:26	2:12	OWN 31	6	19	Punt
4	6:44	1:48	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	3:16	1:16	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
4	0:42	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Lamar Hobert, Montreal Firebirds

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Buchanan	24	122	5.08	60	2	1
Skip Banta	6	22	3.67	8	0	0
Roger Pierce	3	4	1.33	3	0	0
Korey Burrows	2	9	4.50	6	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	13	121	9.31	59	3
Edgar Page	13	35	2.69	10	1
Deion Owens	5	25	5.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Pierce	28	11	96	1/6	0	14	0	49.1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Owens	26	14	137	3/17	0	36	2	36.8

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Riddick Downs	2	5	24	12.00	0	12
WR Johnny Liu	2	6	20	10.00	8	13
RB Allen Buchanan	2	3	5	2.50	0	5
FB Cary Uno	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Kennedy McConnell	1	1	11	11.00	2	11
WR Herb Atkins	1	1	7	7.00	5	7
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Conrad James	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
WR Mark Ayala	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Skip Banta	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Antoine Laliberte	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	5	70	23.33	31	36
WR William Meier	3	7	27	9.00	10	13
WR Walter Malone	3	3	32	10.67	0	19
WR Ron Reeves	2	2	4	2.00	0	4
TE Courtney Poliska	2	4	2	1.00	0	3
TE Austin Cole	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Arnold Sinclair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Brett Franklin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mack Swann	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Calvin Belott	2	23	11.50	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Palmer	8	354	44.3	42.4	60	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randy Page	6	261	43.5	40.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	3/3	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Buchanan	1	-4	-4.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	4	15	3.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ayala	4	81	20.3	0
Johnny Liu	1	23	23.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB J.C. Robbins	6	2	0.0	29	29
S Wes Vaughn	6	2	0.0	30	27
CB Hardy Garritano	5	0	0.0	19	23
ILB Kurt Garber	5	0	0.0	19	21
DE Lamar Hobert	3	1	2.0	11	10
DT Richie Caldwell	3	1	1.0	20	16
S Dexter Reilly	3	4	0.0	24	16
S Ricky Winslett	3	3	0.0	23	24
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	3	0	0.0	24	16
DT Ellis Finley	2	2	0.0	11	16
CB Bubba McCarthy	2	0	0.0	16	15
CB Calvin Belott	2	0	0.0	26	22
DE Matthew Hardy	1	1	0.0	28	23
CB K.C. Durkin	1	1	0.0	15	16
OLB Rico Krieg	1	0	0.0	14	8
DE Marc Strahan	1	0	0.0	9	15

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Guthrie	11	1	0.0	32	29
ILB Pat Foley	5	3	0.0	28	27
OLB Gus Hammond	4	1	1.0	28	22
OLB Bert Griffith	4	1	0.0	21	15
S Will Tillman	4	0	0.0	18	23
S Orlando Brisset	3	1	0.0	25	18
CB Tom Kerr	3	1	0.0	27	25
DT Nick Baerg	2	1	0.0	14	15
CB Harry Crane	2	1	0.0	26	24
DT Ryan Kromer	2	1	0.0	11	16
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	2	0.0	18	15
ILB Morris Comella	1	1	0.0	20	12
DT Darren Lyon	1	1	0.0	22	14
ILB Deion Dobler	1	0	0.0	10	5
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	1	0	0.0	15	9
RB Everett Levine	1	0	---	---	---
WR William Meier	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lamar Hobert	2.0	0	0	10
DT Richie Caldwell	1.0	1	1	16
DE Matthew Hardy	0.0	3	1	23
DT Ellis Finley	0.0	2	0	16

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gus Hammond	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.0	2	1	0	15
DT Ryan Kromer	0.0	1	0	0	16
DT Nick Baerg	0.0	0	1	1	15
ILB Pat Foley	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Deone Dorff	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB J.C. Robbins	3	1	0	29
CB Hardy Garritano	2	0	0	23
S Wes Vaughn	2	0	0	27
ILB Kurt Garber	2	0	0	21
CB Bubba McCarthy	1	1	0	15
DT Richie Caldwell	1	0	0	16
S Dexter Reilly	1	0	0	16
S Ricky Winslett	1	0	0	24
CB K.C. Durkin	1	0	0	16
CB Calvin Belott	0	0	2	22

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Pat Foley	2	0	27
S Orlando Brisset	2	0	18
S Richard Guthrie	2	0	29
CB Harry Crane	1	3	24
S Will Tillman	1	1	23
CB Tom Kerr	1	0	25
DT Darren Lyon	1	0	14
OLB Bert Griffith	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phillip Irwin	2	7	28	1	21
Randal Turner	2	6	33	0	23
Leomont Kamin	2	5	27	0	25
Jeffrey Hatcher	2	4	7	0	5
Troy Grimm	1	3	30	0	27
Allen Kenyon	1	2	28	0	22
Cary Uno	1	1	15	0	13
Devin Frederick	1	1	10	0	10
Antoine Laliberte	0	2	17	0	13
Myron Lynch	0	1	12	0	12

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Artie Keating	3	6	28	1	24
Earnest Leathers	2	7	25	0	26
Rex O'Connor	1	2	28	1	29
Max Lowe	1	2	3	0	7
Arnold Sinclair	1	1	14	0	15
William Swift	0	5	28	0	22
Brady Sluiter	0	1	9	1	8
Monty Burnett	0	1	6	0	9
Courtney Poliska	0	1	25	0	20
Dwight Robinson	0	1	14	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Korey Burrows	1	27
Christian Griffin	1	20
Allen Buchanan	1	18
Kurt Garber	1	16
Mark Ayala	1	14
Cary Uno	1	11

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Reeves	3	22
Will Tillman	1	12
Walter Malone	1	10
Tom Kerr	1	8

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Pierce	35	29	---	---	---	64
Calvin Belott	---	---	26	22	14	62
Wes Vaughn	---	---	30	27	5	62
Leomont Kamin	27	25	---	---	10	62
J.C. Robbins	---	---	29	29	3	61
Johnny Liu	31	25	---	---	5	61
Allen Buchanan	25	15	---	---	18	58
Randal Turner	33	23	---	---	1	57
Troy Grimm	30	27	---	---	---	57
Kurt Garber	---	---	19	21	16	56
Matthew Hardy	---	---	28	23	4	55
Allen Kenyon	28	22	---	---	4	54
Hardy Garritano	---	---	19	23	12	54
Phillip Irwin	28	21	---	---	---	49
Ricky Winslett	---	---	23	24	1	48
Rico Krieg	---	---	14	8	24	46
Bubba McCarthy	---	---	16	15	13	44
Dexter Reilly	---	---	24	16	3	43
Jeffrey Buchanon	17	15	---	---	11	43
Tommie Fitzgerald	---	---	24	16	3	43
Christian Griffin	16	7	---	---	20	43
Riddick Downs	22	19	---	---	---	41
Richie Caldwell	---	---	20	16	4	40
Cary Uno	15	13	---	---	11	39
Conrad James	12	18	---	---	8	38
Myron Lynch	12	12	---	---	11	35
Lamar Connell	---	---	17	15	3	35
K.C. Durkin	---	---	15	16	4	35
Korey Burrows	3	2	---	---	27	32
Marc Strahan	---	---	9	15	7	31
Ellis Finley	---	---	11	16	4	31
Antoine Laliberte	17	13	---	---	---	30
Devin Frederick	10	10	---	---	8	28
Jeffrey Hatcher	7	5	---	---	11	23
Lamar Hobert	---	---	11	10	2	23
Mark Ayala	2	6	---	---	14	22
Kennedy McConnell	3	3	---	---	16	22
Herb Atkins	5	1	---	---	13	19
Skip Banta	7	8	---	---	---	15
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	2	3	6	11
Johnny Lowe	---	---	4	4	1	9
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Renaldo Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommie Moore	---	---	0	0	5	5
Tommie Tylski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Moe Doesburg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harry Crane	---	---	26	24	18	68
Richard Guthrie	---	---	32	29	3	64
Artie Keating	28	24	---	---	10	62
Deion Owens	31	29	---	---	---	60
Tom Kerr	---	---	27	25	8	60
Pat Foley	---	---	28	27	3	58
Rex O'Connor	28	29	---	---	---	57
Gus Hammond	---	---	28	22	3	53
Will Tillman	---	---	18	23	12	53
Courtney Poliska	25	20	---	---	8	53
William Swift	28	22	---	---	2	52
Earnest Leathers	25	26	---	---	---	51
Ron Reeves	14	15	---	---	22	51
Edgar Page	15	9	---	---	27	51
William Meier	20	18	---	---	9	47
Orlando Brisset	---	---	25	18	1	44
Bert Griffith	---	---	21	15	8	44
Kerry Fleischer	17	21	---	---	5	43
Craig Codeke	20	23	---	---	---	43
Omar Couture	---	---	20	19	3	42
Morris Comella	---	---	20	12	10	42
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	15	9	17	41
Deone Dorff	---	---	24	13	3	40
Darren Lyon	---	---	22	14	3	39
Arnold Sinclair	14	15	---	---	9	38
Everett Levine	16	20	---	---	1	37
Ryan Kromer	---	---	11	16	10	37
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	18	15	3	36
Nick Baerg	---	---	14	15	5	34
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	17	14	1	32
Dwight Robinson	14	6	---	---	10	30
Donnie Cortez	---	---	9	4	16	29
Brady Sluiter	9	8	---	---	10	27
Walter Malone	11	6	---	---	10	27
Austin Cole	3	2	---	---	20	25
Mack Swann	4	5	---	---	15	24
Deion Dobler	---	---	10	5	8	23
Monty Burnett	6	9	---	---	8	23
Max Lowe	3	7	---	---	10	20
Brett Franklin	10	5	---	---	3	18
Randy Page	0	0	---	---	10	10
Michael Bentley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Shannon Bonnette	0	0	---	---	8	8
Oliver Feigenbaum	---	---	0	0	---	0
Graham Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmitt Sims	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	17	35	2.1
Right	10	87	8.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	115	8.8
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	8	24	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Pierce	28	11	0	3	3	4	4	1	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Owens	26	14	1	1	1	2	6	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	3	17	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	25	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	93	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Johnny Liu	6	2	1	20	25
WR Riddick Downs	5	2	0	24	19
TE Antoine Laliberte	4	0	1	0	13
RB Allen Buchanan	3	2	0	5	15
FB Cary Uno	2	1	0	5	13
RB Skip Banta	2	0	0	0	8
WR Conrad James	2	1	0	10	18
WR Mark Ayala	1	0	1	0	6
TE Kennedy McConnell	1	1	0	11	3
WR Herb Atkins	1	1	0	7	1
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	1	0	14	15

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR William Meier	7	3	0	27	0	18
WR Kerry Fleischer	5	3	0	70	1	21
TE Courtney Poliska	4	2	0	2	0	20
WR Walter Malone	3	3	0	32	0	6
WR Ron Reeves	2	2	0	4	0	15
RB Brett Franklin	2	0	0	0	0	5
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	0	1	0	0	15
TE Austin Cole	1	1	0	2	0	2
WR Mack Swann	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Buchanan	4	9	2.25	5.08
Skip Banta	2	2	1.00	3.67
Roger Pierce	1	-1	-1.00	1.33

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Page	1	5	5.00	2.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Pierce	2	1	7	3.50	3.43

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Owens	2	0	0	0.00	5.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Cary Uno	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Johnny Liu	1	1	7	7.00	3.33

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Skip Banta	2	2
Allen Buchanan	2	2
Roger Pierce	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Deion Owens	2	0
Edgar Page	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Pierce	13	6	3

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Owens	9	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Liu	4	2	2
WR Riddick Downs	3	2	1
TE Antoine Laliberte	2	0	0
WR Mark Ayala	1	0	0
FB Cary Uno	1	0	0
TE Kennedy McConnell	1	1	0
RB Allen Buchanan	1	1	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Courtney Poliska	2	1	0
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	1
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	0	0
WR William Meier	1	0	0
RB Brett Franklin	1	0	0
WR Walter Malone	1	1	1
WR Mack Swann	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,100 (21,500)
End Zone 12,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,100 (21,500)
End Zone	12,100 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,300 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,800)