Week 17, 2025

played in Newark, NJ

46 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Orlando Pirates	7	17	3	0	-	27
Newark Bulldogs	0	0	8	7	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 ORL - Ray Nixon 6 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 11:11 ORL - Ray Nixon 11 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 07:06 ORL - Edward Stephenson 11 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 00:12 ORL - Freddie Finley 24 field goal
3Q: 05:58 NWK - Jessie Lucas 17 pass from Travis Kennedy (Travis Kennedy pass to Jessie Lucas for conversion)
3Q: 01:28 ORL - Freddie Finley 43 field goal
4Q: 12:15 NWK - Jose Hoover 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:27 ORL - Ray Nixon 6 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 11:11 ORL - Ray Nixon 11 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 07:06 ORL - Edward Stephenson 11 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 00:12 ORL - Freddie Finley 24 field goal
3Q: 05:58 NWK - Jessie Lucas 17 pass from Travis Kennedy (Travis Kennedy pass to Jessie Lucas for conversion)
3Q: 01:28 ORL - Freddie Finley 43 field goal
4Q: 12:15 NWK - Jose Hoover 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)

Team Statistics ORL NWK
Record 10-6 9-7
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 378 317
- Offensive Plays 73 50
- Yards per Play 5.18 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 138 58
- Rushing Attempts 37 11
- Yards per Rush 3.73 5.27
Net Passing Yards 240 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 21 - 1 36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 245 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.67 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 13/19 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 10/55 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 6/123
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:44 22:16

Team Statistics	ORL	NWK
Record	10-6	9-7
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	378	317
- Offensive Plays	73	50
- Yards per Play	5.18	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	138	58
- Rushing Attempts	37	11
- Yards per Rush	3.73	5.27
Net Passing Yards	240	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 21 - 1	36 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	245	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.67	6.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	13/19	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	10/55	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	6/123
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:44	22:16

Drive Charts

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	7:48	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	14:15	3:10	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	10:05	3:10	OPP 34	6	34	Touchdown
2	4:09	4:05	OWN 33	10	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 26	6	23	Punt
3	5:47	4:25	OWN 42	10	32	Field Goal
3	0:36	0:44	OWN 12	3	5	Interception
4	12:07	2:24	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	9:14	5:48	OWN 30	10	32	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OPP 32	5	16	Game

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 29	5	26	Punt
1	4:16	5:01	OWN 27	9	48	Missed FG
2	11:05	1:00	OWN 24	2	10	Interception
2	6:55	2:46	OWN 18	6	43	Interception
3	11:39	5:52	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
3	1:22	0:46	OWN 33	1	55	Fumble
4	14:52	2:45	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
4	9:43	0:29	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	3:26	1:30	OWN 20	7	12	Downs

Game MVP: Ed Wilkins, Orlando Pirates

Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ray Nixon	17	55	3.24	13	2	1
Ed Wilkins	13	60	4.62	12	1	0
Darren Letcher	7	23	3.29	7	0	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brandon Collins	5	16	3.20	7	0
Damon Briggs	4	22	5.50	10	1
Roger Sherman	1	4	4.00	4	0
Travis Kennedy	1	16	16.00	16	1

Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	35	21	245	1/5	2	41	1	88.4

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	36	21	281	3/22	2	55	2	78.6

Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edward Stephenson	6	9	70	11.67	15	27	1
RB Ray Nixon	4	6	22	5.50	5	11	1
WR Charlie Klaff	4	6	49	12.25	13	17	0
WR Claude McLerran	4	9	81	20.25	25	41	0
FB Leland Prall	2	2	14	7.00	12	10	0
WR Claude Pedersen	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
TE Jose Hoffman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vince Cavin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jose Hoover	6	8	63	10.50	5	23	1
TE Fred Preston	5	10	61	12.20	19	20	0
WR Jessie Lucas	3	6	30	10.00	0	17	1
TE Quinn Glover	3	3	30	10.00	3	12	0
WR Mitchell Brown	2	6	36	18.00	0	22	0
WR Jeremy Satre	1	1	55	55.00	22	55	0
RB Damon Briggs	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bernard Rivers	2	24	12.00	0

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Orlando	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kirk Nutt	0	1	0	0
Joey Hicks	0	0	1	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeremy Satre	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Wolf	3	137	45.7	32.0	51	0

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	2	95	47.5	36.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Orlando	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Finley	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	3/3

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Mallow	1	3	3.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Collins	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Evans	2	59	29.5	0
Vince Cavin	1	20	20.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Richard	5	109	21.8	0
Jessie Lucas	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Orlando	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kenny Stuart	5	0	0.0	6	31
S Kirk Nutt	4	1	0.0	10	38
DE Nicky Stropka	3	0	2.0	10	25
CB Bernard Rivers	3	0	0.0	7	33
CB Sedrick Evans	2	1	0.0	10	35
CB Pat Mallow	2	0	0.0	8	26
CB John Sorrell	2	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Pete Ellard	2	0	0.0	3	17
DT Lionel Nichols	1	0	1.0	1	14
OLB Joey Hicks	1	2	0.0	8	24
ILB Toby Wampler	1	1	0.0	6	9
DE Clifton Lanford	1	0	0.0	5	19
S Bucky Garibay	1	0	0.0	7	28
WR Edward Stephenson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Willard Peters	1	0	0.0	5	15
DT Charlie Wanamaker	1	0	0.0	1	13
OLB Gabe Roberson	1	0	0.0	2	10
CB J.J. Grace	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Dean Jefferson	0	1	0.0	5	12

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Drew Ludwig	6	2	1.0	33	34
OLB Renaldo Davey	6	1	0.0	33	28
S Sean Hitchcock	6	0	0.0	28	31
DT Zach Reed	5	3	0.0	26	22
S Junior El Nino	5	2	0.0	34	35
CB Andrew Anglewicz	4	3	0.0	17	24
CB Rickey Richard	4	2	0.0	18	24
CB Craig Downs	3	1	0.0	30	26
CB Alvin Gordon	3	0	0.0	23	18
DE Terrell Rice	3	0	0.0	21	22
DT Ray Hatcher	2	0	0.0	22	14
DT Chuck Briggs	2	0	0.0	11	14
OLB Reggie Havens	2	0	0.0	19	15
WR Jessie Lucas	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mitchell Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stephen Brigham	1	0	0.0	24	28
ILB Hardy Henry	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Mickey Vedros	1	0	0.0	7	9
DT Max Hill	1	0	0.0	14	21
DE Matthew Jeffries	0	2	0.0	16	14
S Clay Barrett	0	1	0.0	11	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Orlando	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nicky Stropka	2.0	1	3	3	25
DT Lionel Nichols	1.0	0	2	0	14
DT Willard Peters	0.0	0	1	0	15

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Drew Ludwig	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Stephen Brigham	0.0	1	1	1	28
DE Matthew Jeffries	0.0	1	1	0	14
DT Zach Reed	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Vernon Franklin	0.0	0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kenny Stuart	3	1	0	31
OLB Joey Hicks	3	0	0	24
CB Bernard Rivers	2	1	2	33
CB Pat Mallow	2	1	0	26
CB John Sorrell	2	0	0	14
S Kirk Nutt	2	0	0	38
OLB Gabe Roberson	2	0	0	10
S Bucky Garibay	1	1	0	28
ILB Toby Wampler	1	0	0	9
DT Charlie Wanamaker	1	0	0	13
OLB Pete Ellard	1	0	0	17
CB Sedrick Evans	1	0	0	35

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Junior El Nino	3	1	0	35
ILB Drew Ludwig	3	1	0	34
S Sean Hitchcock	3	0	0	31
CB Andrew Anglewicz	2	1	1	24
CB Rickey Richard	2	1	0	24
CB Alvin Gordon	2	0	0	18
OLB Renaldo Davey	2	0	0	28
CB Craig Downs	1	1	0	26
DE Terrell Rice	1	0	0	22
OLB Mickey Vedros	1	0	0	9
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremy Harper	4	9	35	0	34
Myron Cleevely	2	6	35	0	35
Leland Prall	1	4	22	0	18
Jose Hoffman	1	1	29	0	23
Bubba Caleca	1	1	26	0	26
Dusty Hickson	0	2	28	1	28
Mickey Dahnke	0	1	34	0	32
Barry Wolfe	0	1	11	0	10
Sedrick Newton	0	1	11	0	10

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norman Enright	1	3	9	2	35
Carlos Fleming	1	3	8	0	29
Shane Brush	1	2	11	0	39
Richie Stith	1	1	6	0	19
Wendell Sands	0	1	7	0	34
Jessie German	0	0	10	1	31

Special Teams Tackles

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Barber	4	15
Dean Jefferson	2	10
Jose Hoffman	1	12

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Ludwig	2	13
Clifton Carlisle	1	11
Levon Bullock	1	10

Participation

Orlando	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeremy Harper	35	34	---	---	5	74
Ed Wilkins	37	36	---	---	---	73
Myron Cleevely	35	35	---	---	---	70
Mickey Dahnke	34	32	---	---	---	66
Edward Stephenson	35	29	---	---	2	66
Jose Hoffman	29	23	---	---	12	64
Bubba Caleca	26	26	---	---	5	57
Dusty Hickson	28	28	---	---	---	56
Ray Nixon	27	26	---	---	2	55
Leland Prall	22	18	---	---	11	51
Kirk Nutt	---	---	10	38	2	50
Sedrick Evans	---	---	10	35	5	50
Pat Mallow	---	---	8	26	12	46
Claude McLerran	21	25	---	---	---	46
J.J. Barber	17	14	---	---	15	46
Charlie Klaff	11	25	---	---	9	45
Bernard Rivers	---	---	7	33	1	41
Kenny Stuart	---	---	6	31	1	38
Nicky Stropka	---	---	10	25	1	36
Bucky Garibay	---	---	7	28	1	36
Darren Letcher	10	10	---	---	15	35
Sam Backstrom	---	---	6	27	1	34
Joey Hicks	---	---	8	24	1	33
Rickey Lyle	---	---	6	20	1	27
Dean Jefferson	---	---	5	12	10	27
Pete Ellard	---	---	3	17	6	26
Barry Wolfe	11	10	---	---	5	26
Sedrick Newton	11	10	---	---	5	26
Clifton Lanford	---	---	5	19	1	25
Toby Wampler	---	---	6	9	9	24
Willard Peters	---	---	5	15	1	21
Claude Pedersen	9	8	---	---	3	20
John Sorrell	---	---	5	14	---	19
Andy Linthicum	---	---	5	12	---	17
Lionel Nichols	---	---	1	14	2	17
Charlie Wanamaker	---	---	1	13	2	16
Van Withrow	5	5	---	---	5	15
Gabe Roberson	---	---	2	10	2	14
Leon Hedrick	---	---	4	7	2	13
Vince Cavin	0	2	---	---	11	13
Tito Woodson	4	0	---	---	7	11
Freddie Finley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bert Wolf	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wayne Thomas	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.J. Grace	---	---	1	0	1	2
Riddick Conrady	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Drew Ludwig	---	---	33	34	13	80
Junior El Nino	---	---	34	35	2	71
Craig Downs	---	---	30	26	12	68
Renaldo Davey	---	---	33	28	2	63
Sean Hitchcock	---	---	28	31	3	62
Rickey Richard	---	---	18	24	16	58
Stephen Brigham	---	---	24	28	2	54
Shane Brush	11	39	---	---	1	51
Zach Reed	---	---	26	22	3	51
Brandon Collins	7	29	---	---	15	51
Travis Kennedy	11	39	---	---	---	50
Fred Preston	10	32	---	---	6	48
Norman Enright	9	35	---	---	3	47
Terrell Rice	---	---	21	22	4	47
Wendell Sands	7	34	---	---	3	44
Andrew Anglewicz	---	---	17	24	2	43
Alvin Gordon	---	---	23	18	1	42
Jessie German	10	31	---	---	---	41
Jose Hoover	8	31	---	---	1	40
Mitchell Brown	6	22	---	---	11	39
Ray Hatcher	---	---	22	14	2	38
Carlos Fleming	8	29	---	---	---	37
Max Hill	---	---	14	21	2	37
Roger Sherman	5	20	---	---	10	35
Jessie Lucas	7	21	---	---	6	34
Reggie Havens	---	---	19	15	---	34
Matthew Jeffries	---	---	16	14	2	32
Mickey Vedros	---	---	7	9	13	29
Richie Stith	6	19	---	---	3	28
Chuck Briggs	---	---	11	14	---	25
Vernon Franklin	---	---	14	8	---	22
Clay Barrett	---	---	11	6	3	20
Frankie Hamrick	3	17	---	---	---	20
Damon Briggs	4	10	---	---	---	14
Quinn Glover	2	8	---	---	3	13
Kerry Covington	3	7	---	---	2	12
Levon Bullock	1	1	---	---	10	12
Ellis Garrido	---	---	2	1	9	12
Clifton Carlisle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Hardy Henry	---	---	4	2	1	7
Jeremy Satre	2	4	---	---	---	6
Marvin Pennock	1	1	---	---	3	5
Trevor Hodgson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Drew Compton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Antonio Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	20	104	5.2
Right	6	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	4	33	8.3
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	35	21	3	1	1	5	3	1	1

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	36	21	4	1	1	4	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	79	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	41	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	77	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	104	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	100	16.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edward Stephenson	9	6	0	70	1	29
WR Claude McLerran	9	4	0	81	2	25
RB Ray Nixon	6	4	0	22	0	26
WR Charlie Klaff	6	4	0	49	0	25
FB Leland Prall	2	2	0	14	0	18
TE Jose Hoffman	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Claude Pedersen	1	1	0	9	0	8
WR Vince Cavin	1	0	1	0	0	2

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Fred Preston	10	5	0	61	1	32
WR Jose Hoover	8	6	0	63	1	31
WR Jessie Lucas	6	3	0	30	0	21
WR Mitchell Brown	6	2	0	36	1	22
TE Quinn Glover	3	3	0	30	0	8
WR Jeremy Satre	1	1	0	55	1	4
RB Damon Briggs	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	1	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	4	11	2.75	4.62
Darren Letcher	3	8	2.67	3.29
Ray Nixon	2	12	6.00	3.24

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	3	3	21	7.00	7.00

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	4	3	37	9.25	7.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ray Nixon	1	1	6	6.00	3.67
WR Edward Stephenson	1	1	11	11.00	7.78
FB Leland Prall	1	1	4	4.00	7.00

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Preston	2	1	13	6.50	6.10
WR Jose Hoover	1	1	7	7.00	7.88
WR Jessie Lucas	1	1	17	17.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	4	2
Ray Nixon	2	2
Darren Letcher	2	2

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Damon Briggs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	11	7	7

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Claude McLerran	4	2	2
WR Edward Stephenson	3	2	2
WR Charlie Klaff	3	3	3
RB Ray Nixon	1	0	0

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Lucas	2	2	2
WR Mitchell Brown	2	0	0
TE Fred Preston	2	2	2
WR Jose Hoover	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,700 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (21,000)
End Zone 13,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,700 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (21,000)
End Zone	13,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,800 (9,900)