Week 15, 2025

played in Hartford, CT

23 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	7	3	7	0	-	17
Hartford Whalers	7	10	3	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:24 HAR - Donnie Cortez 96 interception return (Michael Bentley extra point)
1Q: 05:48 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 31 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 13:03 HAR - Arnold Sinclair 6 pass from Deion Owens (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 01:59 HAR - Michael Bentley 56 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NFK - Cornell Burgess 51 field goal
3Q: 12:01 HAR - Michael Bentley 34 field goal
3Q: 04:51 NFK - Dustin Hastings 35 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 14:12 HAR - Michael Bentley 27 field goal
4Q: 02:11 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:24 HAR - Donnie Cortez 96 interception return (Michael Bentley extra point)
1Q: 05:48 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 31 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 13:03 HAR - Arnold Sinclair 6 pass from Deion Owens (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 01:59 HAR - Michael Bentley 56 field goal
2Q: 00:16 NFK - Cornell Burgess 51 field goal
3Q: 12:01 HAR - Michael Bentley 34 field goal
3Q: 04:51 NFK - Dustin Hastings 35 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 14:12 HAR - Michael Bentley 27 field goal
4Q: 02:11 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal

Team Statistics NFK HAR
Record 9-5 5-9
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 350 353
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 5.83 5.35
Net Rushing Yards 209 108
- Rushing Attempts 27 31
- Yards per Rush 7.74 3.48
Net Passing Yards 141 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 11 - 5 33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 150 256
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.27 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/29
Kick Returns/Yards 5/102 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 5/97
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:37 35:23

Team Statistics	NFK	HAR
Record	9-5	5-9
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	350	353
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	5.83	5.35
Net Rushing Yards	209	108
- Rushing Attempts	27	31
- Yards per Rush	7.74	3.48
Net Passing Yards	141	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 11 - 5	33 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	150	256
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.27	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/29
Kick Returns/Yards	5/102	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	5/97
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:37	35:23

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 25	5	57	Interception
1	12:12	1:35	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
1	8:58	3:26	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	12:53	2:57	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	8:16	2:44	OWN 27	5	23	Interception
2	1:51	1:43	OWN 22	7	44	Field Goal
3	11:55	3:52	OWN 45	7	53	Interception
3	6:44	0:57	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
3	5:31	0:53	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
4	14:05	2:10	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	7:49	1:32	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	5:11	0:12	OWN 5	1	0	Interception
4	2:04	1:14	OWN 24	6	18	Interception

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:37	1:39	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
1	5:32	7:39	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	9:56	1:40	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
2	5:32	3:41	OWN 22	9	39	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	5	63	Field Goal
3	8:03	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	5:47	0:16	OWN 35	2	0	Interception
3	4:38	5:33	OWN 26	11	64	Field Goal
4	11:55	4:06	OWN 18	6	39	Punt
4	6:17	1:06	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	4:59	2:55	OPP 36	6	17	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 45	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Michael Bentley, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Hanks	12	95	7.92	26	4	0
Leslie McFarlane	10	66	6.60	31	1	1
Grant Bechtel	5	48	9.60	25	1	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	17	76	4.47	25	1
Edgar Page	9	27	3.00	11	1
Deion Owens	5	5	1.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	31	11	150	2/9	1	35	5	22.9

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Owens	33	23	256	2/11	1	56	1	89.9

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Kramer	3	9	54	18.00	7	29	0
WR Dustin Hastings	2	6	38	19.00	27	35	1
RB Leslie McFarlane	2	2	16	8.00	14	11	0
WR Corey Washington	2	5	14	7.00	4	14	0
TE Arnie Hagood	1	1	22	22.00	8	22	0
FB Ross Newnam	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Scott Maru	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Terrell Hanks	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bryan Mangum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	8	9	112	14.00	61	56	0
WR Walter Malone	6	11	76	12.67	20	41	0
WR William Meier	3	4	24	8.00	3	13	0
WR Ron Reeves	2	2	6	3.00	0	5	0
RB Everett Levine	2	2	15	7.50	3	8	0
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
WR Pat Sawyer	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Austin Cole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mack Swann	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bruce Williams	1	0	0.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Donnie Cortez	1	96	96.00	1
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0.00	0
S Orlando Brisset	1	1	1.00	0
CB Tom Kerr	1	0	0.00	0
S Richard Guthrie	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cornelius Barber	0	0	1	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deion Owens	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	5	233	46.6	40.8	63	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randy Page	5	243	48.6	47.0	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	4/4	1/1	1/1	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	1	8	8.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	4	29	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg
Scott Maru	2	46	23.0
Corey Washington	2	41	20.5
Terrell Hanks	1	15	15.0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ron Reeves	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach McMeel	10	4	0.0	26	24
DE Oscar Ranney	6	0	0.5	24	29
CB Wendell Ferguson	5	1	0.0	25	21
CB Bryant Stevenson	5	0	0.0	8	18
S Cory Yates	4	1	0.0	25	29
DT Brad Franklin	4	1	0.0	24	21
DE Randy Reeves	3	3	0.5	30	27
S Cornelius Barber	3	1	0.5	28	29
OLB Vince Champion	3	0	0.0	24	23
CB Patrick Patton	2	3	0.0	25	28
CB Bruce Williams	2	1	0.0	15	28
S Buddy Huffman	2	0	0.0	10	17
DE Johnnie Lincoln	1	3	0.5	15	22
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1	1	0.0	15	16
DT Bart Daniels	1	1	0.0	22	17
ILB Clyde Marsh	1	1	0.0	4	5
QB Grant Bechtel	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
WR Corey Washington	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rob Dawson	0	2	0.0	6	2

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Guthrie	6	3	0.0	26	18
CB Howard Beeman	4	0	0.0	19	28
ILB Deion Dobler	3	0	1.0	11	12
ILB Oliver Feigenbaum	3	3	0.0	21	30
OLB Gus Hammond	3	0	0.0	16	21
S Will Tillman	3	0	0.0	17	26
CB Tom Kerr	3	0	0.0	17	31
S Orlando Brisset	2	2	0.0	21	29
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	2	1	0.0	22	26
DE Isaac McQuaig	2	0	0.0	8	13
DT Ryan Kromer	2	0	0.0	13	16
DT Nick Baerg	1	2	0.5	14	22
DE Deone Dorff	1	1	0.5	14	18
OLB Bert Griffith	1	3	0.0	19	13
CB Omar Couture	1	0	0.0	9	16
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	0.0	19	20
WR Walter Malone	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Morris Comella	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Oscar Ranney	0.5	1	29
DE Johnnie Lincoln	0.5	0	22
DE Randy Reeves	0.5	0	27
S Cornelius Barber	0.5	0	29

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Deion Dobler	1.0	0	12
DT Nick Baerg	0.5	2	22
DE Deone Dorff	0.5	1	18
OLB Gus Hammond	0.0	2	21
S Orlando Brisset	0.0	2	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Stevenson	4	1	0	18
ILB Zach McMeel	3	0	0	24
CB Wendell Ferguson	3	0	0	21
DE Oscar Ranney	3	0	0	29
CB Patrick Patton	2	1	0	28
S Cornelius Barber	2	0	0	29
CB Bruce Williams	1	0	1	28
S Cory Yates	1	0	0	29
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1	0	0	16
DE Randy Reeves	1	0	0	27
ILB Clyde Marsh	1	0	0	5
DT Brad Franklin	1	0	0	21
OLB Vince Champion	0	1	0	23

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tom Kerr	2	3	1	31
S Richard Guthrie	2	1	1	18
CB Eugene Liszkiewicz	2	1	0	26
CB Howard Beeman	2	0	0	28
CB Omar Couture	1	0	1	16
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	1	29
DT Nick Baerg	1	0	0	22
ILB Deion Dobler	0	1	0	12
OLB Donnie Cortez	0	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Riddick Leak	4	5	0	24	0	31
Russell Winslett	3	5	1	24	1	22
Austin Boren	3	5	1	27	0	33
Terrance Peralta	3	4	0	22	0	27
Shawn Hanks	1	3	0	21	1	27
Bruce Mueller	0	1	0	5	0	4

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	4	8	31	0	33
William Swift	1	7	24	1	26
Craig Codeke	1	2	25	0	23
Courtney Poliska	1	2	28	0	28
Artie Keating	0	3	26	1	24
Earnest Leathers	0	3	28	0	30
Dwight Robinson	0	1	6	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Patton	3	19
Cory Yates	2	18
Leslie McFarlane	1	20

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Reeves	5	19
Pat Sawyer	1	17

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cory Yates	---	---	25	29	18	72
Patrick Patton	---	---	25	28	19	72
Randy Reeves	---	---	30	27	8	65
Cornelius Barber	---	---	28	29	8	65
Austin Boren	27	33	---	---	4	64
Zach McMeel	---	---	26	24	11	61
Grant Bechtel	27	33	---	---	---	60
Oscar Ranney	---	---	24	29	4	57
Riddick Leak	24	31	---	---	1	56
Vince Champion	---	---	24	23	6	53
Terrance Peralta	22	27	---	---	1	50
Shawn Hanks	21	27	---	---	2	50
Brad Franklin	---	---	24	21	5	50
Wendell Ferguson	---	---	25	21	3	49
Terrell Hanks	16	23	---	---	10	49
Russell Winslett	24	22	---	---	2	48
Bruce Williams	---	---	15	28	4	47
Ross Newnam	16	16	---	---	14	46
Ronald Kramer	21	24	---	---	---	45
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	15	22	6	43
Bart Daniels	---	---	22	17	2	41
Leslie McFarlane	11	9	---	---	20	40
Corey Washington	16	17	---	---	7	40
Dustin Hastings	15	22	---	---	---	37
Bryant Stevenson	---	---	8	18	11	37
Arnie Hagood	16	18	---	---	---	34
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	15	16	2	33
Bryan Mangum	8	11	---	---	13	32
Rob Peterson	---	---	7	12	10	29
Buddy Huffman	---	---	10	17	2	29
William Schultz	7	15	---	---	5	27
Kenyon Lenihan	9	14	---	---	4	27
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	8	17	1	26
Scott Maru	2	6	---	---	12	20
Ed Hickman	4	3	---	---	11	18
Wade Stitt	5	6	---	---	6	17
Daniel Clinton	0	1	---	---	15	16
Bruce Mueller	5	4	---	---	6	15
Clyde Marsh	---	---	4	5	5	14
Rob Dawson	---	---	6	2	3	11
Glenn Shields	---	---	0	0	9	9
Carl Platt	1	1	---	---	5	7
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Craig Stuckey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trevor Wissick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deion Owens	31	35	---	---	---	66
Rex O'Connor	31	33	---	---	---	64
Will Tillman	---	---	17	26	18	61
Courtney Poliska	28	28	---	---	5	61
Tom Kerr	---	---	17	31	12	60
Artie Keating	26	24	---	---	9	59
Earnest Leathers	28	30	---	---	---	58
Oliver Feigenbaum	---	---	21	30	1	52
William Swift	24	26	---	---	2	52
Howard Beeman	---	---	19	28	5	52
Everett Levine	20	23	---	---	8	51
Orlando Brisset	---	---	21	29	1	51
Eugene Liszkiewicz	---	---	22	26	1	49
Craig Codeke	25	23	---	---	---	48
Edgar Page	11	12	---	---	24	47
Ron Reeves	11	16	---	---	19	46
Arnold Sinclair	11	15	---	---	20	46
William Meier	20	18	---	---	7	45
Richard Guthrie	---	---	26	18	1	45
Austin Cole	14	14	---	---	15	43
Walter Malone	21	22	---	---	---	43
Nick Baerg	---	---	14	22	3	39
Harvey Gonzalez	---	---	19	20	---	39
Gus Hammond	---	---	16	21	---	37
Bert Griffith	---	---	19	13	4	36
Omar Couture	---	---	9	16	10	35
Deone Dorff	---	---	14	18	3	35
Ryan Kromer	---	---	13	16	5	34
Mack Swann	10	11	---	---	9	30
Dwight Robinson	6	14	---	---	9	29
Max Lowe	7	9	---	---	9	25
Morris Comella	---	---	8	6	11	25
Darren Lyon	---	---	13	11	1	25
Deion Dobler	---	---	11	12	1	24
Monty Burnett	8	10	---	---	6	24
Shannon Bonnette	5	11	---	---	8	24
Pat Sawyer	1	6	---	---	17	24
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	8	13	1	22
Donnie Cortez	---	---	4	5	10	19
Brady Sluiter	3	5	---	---	8	16
Pat Foley	---	---	6	2	3	11
Michael Bentley	0	0	---	---	11	11
Randy Page	0	0	---	---	9	9
Graham Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmitt Sims	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Franklin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	34	8.5
Middle	14	98	7.0
Right	9	77	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	77	6.4
Middle	8	11	1.4
Right	9	22	2.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	31	11	4	1	1	6	7	0	5

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Owens	33	23	2	2	3	3	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	17	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	5	47	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	36	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	50	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	112	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer	9	3	1	54	2	24
WR Dustin Hastings	6	2	0	38	1	22
WR Corey Washington	5	2	0	14	0	17
RB Leslie McFarlane	2	2	0	16	0	9
RB Terrell Hanks	2	0	0	0	0	23
FB Ross Newnam	2	1	0	6	0	16
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Arnie Hagood	1	1	0	22	1	18
WR Scott Maru	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Bryan Mangum	1	0	0	0	0	11

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Malone	11	6	1	76	1	22
TE Courtney Poliska	9	8	1	112	1	28
WR William Meier	4	3	0	24	0	18
WR Ron Reeves	2	2	0	6	0	16
RB Everett Levine	2	2	0	15	0	23
WR Pat Sawyer	2	1	1	17	0	6
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	1	0	6	0	15
TE Austin Cole	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Mack Swann	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leslie McFarlane	1	4	4.00	6.60
Terrell Hanks	1	12	12.00	7.92

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	1	2	2.00	4.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	2	0	0	0.00	4.84

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Owens	4	2	11	2.75	7.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Hastings	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
TE Bryan Mangum	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	5	5.00	3.00
TE Arnold Sinclair	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	0	0.00	12.44
WR Walter Malone	1	0	0	0.00	6.91

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Hanks	2	2
Leslie McFarlane	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	2	1
Deion Owens	1	1
Edgar Page	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	10	4	3

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Owens	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corey Washington	3	1	1
WR Dustin Hastings	1	1	1
TE Arnie Hagood	1	1	1
WR Scott Maru	1	0	0
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	0
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	0
FB Ross Newnam	1	0	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Courtney Poliska	3	3	1
WR Walter Malone	3	1	1
WR Pat Sawyer	2	1	1
WR Ron Reeves	1	1	0
RB Everett Levine	1	1	1
WR William Meier	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (21,500)
End Zone 12,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,600 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (21,500)
End Zone	12,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,600 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,800)