Week 1, 2026

played in Norfolk, VA

69 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Hartford Whalers3000-3
Norfolk Vipers01073-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:57 HAR - Michael Bentley 43 field goal
2Q: 08:52 NFK - Dustin Hastings 8 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 03:21 NFK - Cornell Burgess 19 field goal
3Q: 06:38 NFK - Kenyon Lenihan 10 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 00:50 NFK - Cornell Burgess 47 field goal

Team StatisticsHARNFK
Record0-11-0
First Downs1016
- by Rushing34
- by Passing710
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards287293
- Offensive Plays6465
- Yards per Play4.484.51
Net Rushing Yards54132
- Rushing Attempts1542
- Yards per Rush3.603.14
Net Passing Yards233161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt48 - 30 - 022 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards237170
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/41/9
- Yards per Pass Play4.767.00
Fumbles/Lost3/22/1
3rd Down Conversions4/186/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.66.9
4th Down Conversions2/50/0
Penalties/Yards13/928/73
Punt Returns/Yards4/320/0
Kick Returns/Yards2/572/35
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/02/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 33
Time of Possession27:4632:14

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:362:04OPP 49518Downs
16:584:07OWN 20754Field Goal
214:191:20OWN 204-9Punt
28:452:12OWN 2034Punt
23:142:17OWN 3470Punt
315:004:40OWN 20941Punt
36:303:22OWN 20618Punt
31:142:04OPP 343-1Punt
412:400:07OWN 13110Fumble
411:581:06OWN 1839Punt
47:012:36OWN 5978Downs
42:300:33OWN 424-5Downs
40:420:42OWN 43416Game
Norfolk Vipers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:24OWN 213-5Punt
111:324:34OWN 31829Punt
12:513:32OWN 29624Punt
212:591:42OWN 313-5Punt
211:172:32OPP 25525Touchdown
26:333:19OWN 26972Field Goal
20:570:57OWN 18412Half
310:203:50OWN 20880Touchdown
33:081:54OWN 636Punt
414:101:30OWN 2036Punt
412:330:35OPP 2325Fumble
410:523:51OWN 29622Punt
44:251:55OWN 173-5Punt
41:571:15OPP 3737Field Goal

Game MVP: Grant Bechtel, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Everett Levine9323.561920
Edgar Page6223.671010
NorfolkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Terrell Hanks22823.734220
Leslie McFarlane15271.80600
Grant Bechtel3175.67700
Kenyon Lenihan144.00400
Grant Rumph122.00200

Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Donnie Johnston48302371/4047074.7
NorfolkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Grant Bechtel22151701/92330121.4

Receiving Statistics

HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Courtney Poliska810506.251150
WR William Meier710679.570220
WR Walter Malone49235.750130
WR Kerry Fleischer374715.6713470
WR Byron Nicholson34248.000140
RB Everett Levine23157.50780
TE Edward Pruitt2331.50040
RB Edgar Page1188.00080
WR Mickey Blackwell0100.00000
NorfolkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dustin Hastings335217.3325331
WR Scott Maru343210.674150
RB Leslie McFarlane2252.50430
WR Ronald Kramer23189.001140
WR Kenyon Lenihan243417.008241
FB Carl Platt111313.0014130
TE Bryan Mangum1266.00560
TE Wayne Matthews121010.000100
RB Terrell Hanks0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD
NorfolkIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
Kerry Fleischer1000
Everett Levine1000
William Meier1000
Pat Foley0100
Darren Lyon0100
Harvey Gonzalez0010
Zach Mogolov0010
NorfolkFumbRecovForceTD
Grant Bechtel1100
Leslie McFarlane1000
Buddy Huffman0100
Paul Dunphy0100
Arnie Hagood0010
Carl Platt0010
Bruce Williams0010

Punting Statistics

HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Walter Hardy730543.637.9562
NorfolkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Craig Stuckey836745.936.9541

Kicking Statistics

HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Michael Bentley1/11/10/0430/0
NorfolkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cornell Burgess2/21/10/0472/2

Punt Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
William Meier3299.70
Kerry Fleischer133.00
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD

Kick Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Fleischer25728.50
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Terrell Hanks23517.50

Defensive Statistics

HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Cris Seal1200.03720
S Richard Guthrie850.03820
DT Darren Lyon420.02314
OLB Phil Fordyce420.03722
DT Ryan Kromer310.03315
CB Tom Kerr300.02517
CB Harry Crane201.03017
S Orlando Brisset210.02317
DE Isaac McQuaig210.01112
OLB Bert Griffith210.0154
DT Nick Baerg200.02610
DE Harvey Gonzalez200.03111
ILB Zach Mogolov200.074
CB Warren Blake200.0159
S Gabe Villarrial200.01911
ILB Pat Foley120.053
OLB Gus Hammond100.051
CB Howard Beeman100.03317
DE Marco Sutter010.01610
NorfolkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Cornelius Barber630.0933
CB Wendell Ferguson600.01243
S Paul Dunphy500.01036
OLB Rob Peterson410.0715
S Buddy Huffman310.0930
OLB Russell Thamilarasan300.0716
CB Bruce Williams300.0717
CB Patrick Patton300.0937
DE Johnnie Lincoln200.5822
DT Bart Daniels220.01131
CB Jorge Meacham200.0530
DE Oscar Ranney120.51134
OLB Vince Champion120.0722
ILB Zach McMeel110.01329
ILB Clyde Marsh100.0221
S Lamont Rattay100.0625
OLB Rob Dawson100.034
DT Trent Garrison100.0525
DT Brad Franklin010.01123

Pass Rush Statistics

HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
CB Harry Crane1.000017
DE Deone Dorff0.001013
DE Marco Sutter0.001010
NorfolkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Oscar Ranney0.500234
DE Johnnie Lincoln0.500022
DT Trent Garrison0.011025
DE Jumbo Winslett0.002019

Pass Defense Statistics

HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tom Kerr40017
OLB Phil Fordyce30022
S Richard Guthrie20020
OLB Bert Griffith2004
CB Howard Beeman12017
ILB Zach Mogolov1004
ILB Cris Seal10020
CB Warren Blake1009
NorfolkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Cornelius Barber60033
OLB Rob Peterson40015
CB Wendell Ferguson30043
S Paul Dunphy30036
CB Jorge Meacham23030
CB Patrick Patton21037
S Buddy Huffman21030
OLB Russell Thamilarasan20016
OLB Vince Champion12022
S Lamont Rattay11025
DE Johnnie Lincoln10022
ILB Clyde Marsh10021
OLB Rob Dawson1004
DT Trent Garrison10025

Blocking Statistics

HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Darryl Delgado34012043
Artie Keating05012037
Rex O'Connor0209042
Craig Codeke01014145
Max Lowe010306
Dwight Robinson0107011
Jerry Henderson0106017
NorfolkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Hardy Stephens36233117
Kerry Covington23033018
Randy Hernandez14021014
Riddick Leak07030018
Bruce Mueller06028015
Robbie Shapiro06021010
Austin Boren04030015
Darnell Ritter0201408
Carl Platt01015012
Wayne Matthews01015013

Special Teams Statistics

HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Cris Seal112
Harry Crane111
Gus Hammond023
Edgar Page021
Warren Blake017
Kerry Fleischer015
Edward Pruitt015
Jerry Henderson011
Courtney Poliska09
Bert Griffith09
Artie Keating08
Max Lowe08
Dwight Robinson08
Byron Nicholson08
Mickey Blackwell08
Ricardo Enzi08
Andy O'Pope08
Pat Foley07
Walter Hardy07
Marco Sutter07
Tom Kerr06
Bennie Palmer06
Nick Baerg05
William Meier05
Ryan Kromer05
Zach Mogolov05
Orlando Brisset03
Michael Bentley03
Darren Lyon03
Seth Saylor03
Everett Levine02
Harvey Gonzalez02
Richard Guthrie02
Deone Dorff02
Howard Beeman01
Lawrence Moskowitz01
Phil Fordyce01
NorfolkTacklesSTPlays
Leslie McFarlane217
Carl Platt122
Paul Dunphy115
Arnie Hagood112
Patrick Patton17
Wayne Matthews017
Rob Peterson015
Scott Maru014
Terrell Hanks014
Cornelius Barber012
Hardy Stephens010
Darnell Ritter010
Wendell Ferguson09
Grant Rumph09
Craig Stuckey08
Robbie Shapiro08
Cornell Burgess07
Johnnie Lincoln07
Kerry Covington07
Zach McMeel07
Rob Dawson07
Riddick Leak06
Russell Thamilarasan04
Ronald Kramer04
Austin Boren04
Brad Franklin04
Randy Reeves03
Lamont Rattay03
Vince Champion02
Bruce Williams02
Bryan Mangum02
Quinn Wilkins02
Bart Daniels01
Clyde Marsh01
Oscar Ranney01
Trent Garrison01
Buddy Huffman01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6254.2
Middle242.0
Right7253.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10595.9
Middle24612.5
Right8121.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Donnie Johnston48302338320
NorfolkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Grant Bechtel22152212200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)31221113.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)137796.1
Long (19+ Yds)414711.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54255.0
Short (0-8 Yds)85617.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)75608.6
Long (19+ Yds)212412.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR William Meier107167131
TE Courtney Poliska108050039
WR Walter Malone94123030
WR Kerry Fleischer73147121
WR Byron Nicholson43024027
RB Everett Levine32015027
TE Edward Pruitt3203015
RB Edgar Page1108020
WR Mickey Blackwell100008
NorfolkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Scott Maru4303207
WR Kenyon Lenihan42034110
WR Dustin Hastings33052113
WR Ronald Kramer32118013
RB Leslie McFarlane220508
TE Bryan Mangum2106011
TE Wayne Matthews21010013
FB Carl Platt11013012
RB Terrell Hanks1000014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
NorfolkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Terrell Hanks5102.003.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Donnie Johnston4230.754.94
NorfolkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Grant Bechtel43287.007.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska2121.005.00
WR Kerry Fleischer1000.006.71
WR William Meier1111.006.70
NorfolkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Wayne Matthews21105.005.00
WR Dustin Hastings1188.0017.33
WR Kenyon Lenihan111010.008.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HartfordRushesConversions
Edgar Page21
NorfolkRushesConversions
Terrell Hanks30
Leslie McFarlane20
Grant Bechtel11
Grant Rumph10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompConversions
Donnie Johnston16113
NorfolkAttCompConversions
Grant Bechtel955

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR William Meier432
WR Walter Malone431
TE Courtney Poliska320
WR Kerry Fleischer210
WR Byron Nicholson220
RB Everett Levine100
NorfolkTargCatchConversions
WR Kenyon Lenihan311
WR Dustin Hastings222
WR Ronald Kramer211
WR Scott Maru111
TE Wayne Matthews100

SectionAttendance
Stadium80,300 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,000)
End Zone15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes2,800 (4,500)