Wild Card Playoff Games, 2025

played in Norfolk, VA

54 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Cleveland Clawz	3	14	14	7	-	38
Norfolk Vipers	0	3	0	10	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 CLE - Colin Backer 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NFK - Cornell Burgess 26 field goal
2Q: 05:31 CLE - Ralph Weiser 34 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
2Q: 03:11 CLE - Sam Jensen 9 run (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 11:21 CLE - Mitch Starks 13 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 07:13 CLE - Ron Huntley 3 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 14:32 NFK - Bryan Mangum 3 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 07:42 CLE - Mitch Starks 20 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 00:57 NFK - Cornell Burgess 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:10 CLE - Colin Backer 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 NFK - Cornell Burgess 26 field goal
2Q: 05:31 CLE - Ralph Weiser 34 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
2Q: 03:11 CLE - Sam Jensen 9 run (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 11:21 CLE - Mitch Starks 13 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
3Q: 07:13 CLE - Ron Huntley 3 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 14:32 NFK - Bryan Mangum 3 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 07:42 CLE - Mitch Starks 20 pass from Corey Perkins (Colin Backer extra point)
4Q: 00:57 NFK - Cornell Burgess 53 field goal

Team Statistics CLE NFK
Record 13-4 11-6
First Downs 27 9
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 18 6
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 457 146
- Offensive Plays 69 48
- Yards per Play 6.62 3.04
Net Rushing Yards 113 61
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 3.90 2.54
Net Passing Yards 344 85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 30 - 0 23 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 349 91
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.60 3.54
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/40 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 6/127
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time of Possession 38:54 21:06

Team Statistics	CLE	NFK
Record	13-4	11-6
First Downs	27	9
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	18	6
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	457	146
- Offensive Plays	69	48
- Yards per Play	6.62	3.04
Net Rushing Yards	113	61
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	3.90	2.54
Net Passing Yards	344	85
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 30 - 0	23 - 9 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	349	91
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.60	3.54
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/40	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	6/127
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 33
Time of Possession	38:54	21:06

Drive Charts

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:25	6:23	OWN 17	11	71	Field Goal
1	2:57	0:48	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
2	14:53	2:58	OWN 20	5	37	Punt
2	9:42	4:22	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	5:15	2:14	OPP 39	5	39	Touchdown
2	1:40	1:40	OWN 30	3	30	Half
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	10:14	3:08	OPP 40	8	40	Touchdown
3	6:06	2:03	OPP 49	3	-2	Punt
4	14:22	6:52	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	5:06	1:11	OWN 15	3	-1	Punt
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 33	1	4	Game

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:35	OWN 17	5	15	Punt
1	5:02	2:05	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	2:09	2:16	OPP 42	6	33	Field Goal
2	11:55	2:13	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
2	3:01	1:21	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
3	11:14	1:00	OWN 8	3	0	Punt
3	7:06	1:00	OWN 32	3	0	Interception
3	4:03	4:41	OPP 46	11	46	Touchdown
4	7:30	2:24	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	3:55	3:05	OWN 47	7	17	Field Goal

Game MVP: Corey Perkins, Cleveland Clawz

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vincent Bronson	20	72	3.60	22	2	0
Sam Jensen	8	34	4.25	9	0	1
Corey Perkins	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Terrell Hanks	12	29	2.42	9
Leslie McFarlane	9	19	2.11	7
Grant Bechtel	2	11	5.50	6
Ross Newnam	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Perkins	39	30	349	1/5	4	34	0	137.6

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	20	8	84	1/6	1	28	1	48.8
Trevor Wissick	3	1	7	0/0	0	7	0	42.4

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Raymond Vaughn	6	8	87	14.50	16	22	0
WR Ron Huntley	6	9	58	9.67	9	32	1
TE Donny Bressany	4	5	26	6.50	10	13	0
WR Ralph Weiser	4	4	97	24.25	32	34	1
FB Phillip Francis	3	3	14	4.67	15	6	0
WR Mitch Starks	3	4	37	12.33	5	20	2
RB Vincent Bronson	2	3	16	8.00	3	12	0
RB Sam Jensen	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Daryl Breeze	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Kramer	4	5	48	12.00	8	28	0
WR Dustin Hastings	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Arnie Hagood	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Corey Washington	1	3	13	13.00	6	13	0
RB Terrell Hanks	1	4	15	15.00	10	15	0
TE Bryan Mangum	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Anthony Cantwell	1	0	0.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andy Mabe	0	1	0	0
Donny Bressany	0	0	1	0

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Terrell Hanks	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Swift	4	116	29.0	23.3	43	0

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	6	286	47.7	42.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Colin Backer	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	5/5

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Vaughn	2	8	4.0	0
Ron Huntley	1	4	4.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Mabe	2	49	24.5	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	5	107	21.4	0
Scott Maru	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jeremy Sacratini	5	1	0.0	16	14
ILB Ken Orellana	4	1	0.0	15	18
S R.J. Gilmore	4	0	0.0	16	16
DE Vincent Dallesandro	3	1	1.0	22	21
DT Bert Hopkins	3	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Randall Farmer	3	0	0.0	11	10
CB Andy Mabe	3	0	0.0	21	19
S Johnny Devine	2	0	0.0	17	20
DT Josh Wells	2	0	0.0	14	6
OLB Wade Worlow	1	2	0.0	14	14
CB Anthony Cantwell	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Trevor Piniella	1	0	0.0	18	22
CB Marco Kaiser	1	0	0.0	19	15
DE Pat Cortez	0	2	0.0	15	12
ILB Byron Lake	0	1	0.0	9	7
S Ian Woods	0	1	0.0	13	17

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach McMeel	10	2	0.0	22	30
CB Patrick Patton	7	1	0.0	29	37
OLB Vince Champion	6	1	0.0	29	39
S Cornelius Barber	6	0	0.0	26	37
S Cory Yates	5	2	0.0	20	35
CB Bruce Williams	4	0	0.0	12	20
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	3	2	1.0	18	17
CB Bryant Stevenson	3	2	0.0	13	17
CB Wendell Ferguson	3	1	0.0	18	27
ILB Clyde Marsh	2	2	0.0	5	8
DT Fernando Greer	2	0	0.0	12	28
DT Bart Daniels	1	1	0.0	18	24
DT Brad Franklin	1	1	0.0	20	25
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rob Dawson	1	0	0.0	1	4
S Buddy Huffman	1	0	0.0	13	9
DE Oscar Ranney	0	2	0.0	23	25
DE Randy Reeves	0	1	0.0	19	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vincent Dallesandro	1.0	1	4	3	21
DT Marcus Barker	0.0	0	1	0	2
DE Roderick Urbanski	0.0	0	1	0	12

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1.0	0	1	1	17
DT Fernando Greer	0.0	1	0	0	28
DT Brad Franklin	0.0	0	2	0	25
DE Jumbo Winslett	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Randy Reeves	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Vince Champion	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andy Mabe	2	1	0	19
OLB Wade Worlow	2	0	0	14
CB Anthony Cantwell	1	1	1	14
CB Marco Kaiser	1	1	0	15
S Johnny Devine	1	0	0	20
OLB Jeremy Sacratini	1	0	0	14
S R.J. Gilmore	1	0	0	16

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Patton	6	1	37
S Cory Yates	4	0	35
OLB Vince Champion	4	0	39
ILB Zach McMeel	3	0	30
S Cornelius Barber	3	0	37
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	2	0	17
CB Bryant Stevenson	2	0	17
CB Wendell Ferguson	2	0	27
ILB Clyde Marsh	1	0	8
OLB Rob Dawson	1	0	4
CB Bruce Williams	1	0	20
S Buddy Huffman	1	0	9
DE Oscar Ranney	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brian Sweeney	3	10	28	0	40
Deion Shaver	2	6	29	0	40
Rusty Lane	2	4	28	0	36
Maurice Mason	1	2	20	0	30
Teddy Meske	0	3	28	1	40
Archie Hage	0	2	3	0	4
Paul Booker	0	1	8	0	14

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Russell Winslett	5	9	21	0	20
Terrance Peralta	1	3	19	0	19
Bruce Mueller	1	2	15	0	15
Austin Boren	0	4	24	0	22
Arnie Hagood	0	2	13	0	12
Riddick Leak	0	2	9	0	12
Shawn Hanks	0	1	18	0	22
Wade Stitt	0	0	5	1	5

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Jensen	3	16
Ken Orellana	1	17
Paul Booker	1	15
Donny Bressany	1	12
Andy Mabe	1	12

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Patton	3	17
Cory Yates	1	17
Bryan Mangum	1	14

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Raymond Vaughn	27	34	---	---	16	77
Teddy Meske	28	40	---	---	5	73
Deion Shaver	29	40	---	---	4	73
Corey Perkins	29	40	---	---	1	70
Brian Sweeney	28	40	---	---	---	68
Rusty Lane	28	36	---	---	4	68
Donny Bressany	20	20	---	---	12	52
Ralph Weiser	22	30	---	---	---	52
Andy Mabe	---	---	21	19	12	52
Maurice Mason	20	30	---	---	1	51
Ken Orellana	---	---	15	18	17	50
Ron Huntley	11	18	---	---	17	46
Vincent Dallesandro	---	---	22	21	2	45
R.J. Gilmore	---	---	16	16	13	45
Trevor Piniella	---	---	18	22	3	43
Johnny Devine	---	---	17	20	5	42
Sam Jensen	8	17	---	---	16	41
Wade Worlow	---	---	14	14	13	41
Vincent Bronson	21	19	---	---	---	40
Anthony Cantwell	---	---	11	14	14	39
Paul Booker	8	14	---	---	15	37
Jeremy Sacratini	---	---	16	14	6	36
Marco Kaiser	---	---	19	15	1	35
Bert Hopkins	---	---	18	15	---	33
Mitch Starks	10	20	---	---	2	32
Ian Woods	---	---	13	17	2	32
Phillip Francis	9	19	---	---	3	31
Pat Cortez	---	---	15	12	4	31
Josh Wells	---	---	14	6	6	26
Ted Dunsmore	9	10	---	---	5	24
Daryl Breeze	1	7	---	---	16	24
Randall Farmer	---	---	11	10	1	22
Roderick Urbanski	---	---	9	12	---	21
Omar Karl	8	2	---	---	8	18
Byron Lake	---	---	9	7	---	16
Deon Bernstein	---	---	4	0	10	14
Derek Crooks	---	---	2	9	1	12
Ralph Swift	0	0	---	---	11	11
Archie Hage	3	4	---	---	1	8
Marcus Barker	---	---	0	2	5	7
Archie Reyna	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alex Kirk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Colin Backer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Desmond Maass	---	---	0	1	---	1
Edwin Hyman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Doug Hull	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Patrick Patton	---	---	29	37	17	83
Vince Champion	---	---	29	39	7	75
Cory Yates	---	---	20	35	17	72
Cornelius Barber	---	---	26	37	5	68
Zach McMeel	---	---	22	30	11	63
Randy Reeves	---	---	19	36	5	60
Ronald Kramer	17	22	---	---	14	53
Austin Boren	24	22	---	---	6	52
Oscar Ranney	---	---	23	25	1	49
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	21	21	5	47
Wendell Ferguson	---	---	18	27	1	46
Brad Franklin	---	---	20	25	1	46
Russell Winslett	21	20	---	---	2	43
Terrell Hanks	14	19	---	---	10	43
Bart Daniels	---	---	18	24	---	42
Shawn Hanks	18	22	---	---	---	40
Fernando Greer	---	---	12	28	---	40
Bryant Stevenson	---	---	13	17	9	39
Terrance Peralta	19	19	---	---	---	38
Grant Bechtel	17	21	---	---	---	38
Bruce Mueller	15	15	---	---	8	38
Ross Newnam	14	12	---	---	12	38
Leslie McFarlane	10	4	---	---	23	37
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	18	17	1	36
Bruce Williams	---	---	12	20	---	32
Corey Washington	11	12	---	---	8	31
Bryan Mangum	8	9	---	---	14	31
Arnie Hagood	13	12	---	---	---	25
Kenyon Lenihan	12	13	---	---	---	25
Dustin Hastings	11	12	---	---	---	23
Buddy Huffman	---	---	13	9	1	23
Ed Hickman	2	1	---	---	19	22
Riddick Leak	9	12	---	---	1	22
William Schultz	9	5	---	---	7	21
Wade Stitt	5	5	---	---	8	18
Scott Maru	2	1	---	---	14	17
Clyde Marsh	---	---	5	8	2	15
Rob Peterson	---	---	0	1	10	11
Trevor Wissick	7	3	---	---	---	10
Carl Platt	3	1	---	---	5	9
Rob Dawson	---	---	1	4	2	7
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Stuckey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daniel Clinton	3	2	---	---	---	5
Glenn Shields	---	---	0	0	4	4
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	2	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	47	3.4
Middle	6	22	3.7
Right	9	44	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	8	12	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Perkins	39	30	5	0	0	2	6	1	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	20	8	1	2	1	2	5	3	1
Trevor Wissick	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	19	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	120	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	102	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	4	108	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	1	7	0.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Huntley	9	6	58	1	18
WR Raymond Vaughn	8	6	87	1	34
TE Donny Bressany	5	4	26	0	20
WR Ralph Weiser	4	4	97	2	30
WR Mitch Starks	4	3	37	1	20
FB Phillip Francis	3	3	14	0	19
RB Vincent Bronson	3	2	16	0	19
RB Sam Jensen	2	1	5	0	17
WR Daryl Breeze	1	1	9	0	7

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer	5	4	0	48	1	22
RB Terrell Hanks	4	1	0	15	0	19
WR Dustin Hastings	3	1	0	5	0	12
TE Arnie Hagood	3	1	1	7	0	12
WR Corey Washington	3	1	0	13	0	12
WR Kenyon Lenihan	3	0	0	0	0	13
TE Bryan Mangum	2	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Jensen	1	9	9.00	4.25
Vincent Bronson	1	2	2.00	3.60

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Hanks	3	11	3.67	2.42
Grant Bechtel	1	5	5.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Perkins	8	7	60	7.50	8.95

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	4	3	16	4.00	4.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mitch Starks	2	2	33	16.50	9.25
WR Ron Huntley	2	2	5	2.50	6.44
TE Donny Bressany	1	1	4	4.00	5.20
FB Phillip Francis	1	1	5	5.00	4.67
WR Raymond Vaughn	1	1	13	13.00	10.88
RB Sam Jensen	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Arnie Hagood	1	1	7	7.00	2.33
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	6	6.00	9.60
TE Bryan Mangum	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Corey Perkins	1	1
Sam Jensen	1	1
Vincent Bronson	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Leslie McFarlane	2	0
Grant Bechtel	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corey Perkins	9	7	6

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	9	3	2
Trevor Wissick	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ron Huntley	3	1	0
WR Ralph Weiser	2	2	2
FB Phillip Francis	1	1	1
WR Raymond Vaughn	1	1	1
WR Daryl Breeze	1	1	1
WR Mitch Starks	1	1	1

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenyon Lenihan	3	0	0
WR Dustin Hastings	2	1	0
WR Corey Washington	2	1	1
TE Arnie Hagood	1	0	0
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	1
RB Terrell Hanks	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,800 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,800 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,500)