Week 8, 2026

played in Vancouver, OR

68 degrees, fair, calm

Newark Bulldogs	0	13	7	3	-	23
Vancouver Killer Whales	0	10	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:40 VAN - Nicky Blades 39 field goal
2Q: 05:36 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 33 field goal
2Q: 04:14 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 40 field goal
2Q: 04:06 VAN - Brandon Kennedy 97 kickoff return (Nicky Blades extra point)
2Q: 01:17 NWK - Jessie Lucas 19 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 04:42 VAN - Nicky Blades 35 field goal
3Q: 00:55 NWK - Fred Preston 20 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 07:18 VAN - Nicky Blades 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:40 VAN - Nicky Blades 39 field goal
2Q: 05:36 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 33 field goal
2Q: 04:14 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 40 field goal
2Q: 04:06 VAN - Brandon Kennedy 97 kickoff return (Nicky Blades extra point)
2Q: 01:17 NWK - Jessie Lucas 19 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
3Q: 04:42 VAN - Nicky Blades 35 field goal
3Q: 00:55 NWK - Fred Preston 20 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
4Q: 07:18 VAN - Nicky Blades 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 49 field goal

Team Statistics NWK VAN
Record 7-0 1-6
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 369 280
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 116 83
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.37
Net Passing Yards 253 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 33 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 271 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 5.79
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/77 5/181
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:59 25:02

Team Statistics	NWK	VAN
Record	7-0	1-6
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	369	280
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	116	83
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.37
Net Passing Yards	253	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	33 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	271	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	5.79
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	1/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/77	5/181
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:59	25:02

Drive Charts

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	12:10	5:41	OWN 17	9	41	Punt
1	2:15	0:46	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	12:34	7:05	OWN 20	12	64	Field Goal
2	5:20	1:14	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
2	3:49	2:39	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
3	12:43	0:53	OPP 32	3	1	Missed FG
3	10:51	3:19	OWN 20	6	23	Interception
3	4:34	3:52	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
4	14:51	1:35	OWN 46	4	9	Punt
4	7:11	5:19	OWN 19	10	49	Field Goal
4	1:34	1:34	OPP 21	3	7	Game

Vancouver Killer Whales
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:24	1:14	OWN 47	3	-4	Punt
1	6:29	4:14	OWN 10	8	55	Interception
1	1:29	3:55	OWN 35	9	43	Field Goal
2	1:10	1:10	OWN 20	5	45	Half
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 21	4	11	Fumble
3	11:50	0:59	OWN 38	3	1	Punt
3	7:32	2:58	50	6	32	Field Goal
3	0:42	0:51	OWN 32	2	4	Interception
4	13:16	6:05	OWN 6	12	73	Field Goal
4	1:52	0:18	OWN 16	1	5	Fumble

Game MVP: Travis Kennedy, Newark Bulldogs

Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Sparkman	22	66	3.00	10	1
Brandon Collins	6	35	5.83	11	1
Thurman Becker	2	5	2.50	3	0
Travis Kennedy	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Quinn Glover	1	12	12.00	12	1

Vancouver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vincent Bronson	10	49	4.90	22	2
Lester Snell	4	11	2.75	8	0
Peter Van Verth	3	15	5.00	5	0
Dwight Mahe	1	5	5.00	5	0
Bert Lofberg	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	33	20	271	3/18	2	46	1	94.4

Vancouver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	22	12	126	1/6	0	18	1	52.5
Dwight Mahe	11	6	77	0/0	0	18	1	38.8

Receiving Statistics

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frankie Hamrick	6	9	79	13.17	3	23	0
TE Fred Preston	4	5	77	19.25	37	46	1
WR Jose Hoover	2	5	29	14.50	9	16	0
WR Jessie Lucas	2	6	35	17.50	1	19	1
WR Martin Welborn	2	2	19	9.50	1	10	0
FB Thurman Becker	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Quinn Glover	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	10	10.00	6	10	0
RB Brandon Collins	1	2	14	14.00	7	14	0

Vancouver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dean Schiff	4	7	52	13.00	7	15
WR Brandon Kennedy	4	4	53	13.25	5	18
WR Bert Lofberg	4	10	48	12.00	6	15
FB Marcus Grauman	2	2	24	12.00	12	18
RB Lester Snell	2	2	7	3.50	0	6
TE Shawn Ragley	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Vincent Bronson	1	2	8	8.00	1	8
WR Jonathan Mazurek	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Juan Dabbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Hardy Henry	1	0	0.00	0
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	0.00	0

Vancouver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Charlie Schenk	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force
Travis Kennedy	1	0	0
Stephen Brigham	0	1	1
Jessie Lucas	0	1	0
Hardy Henry	0	1	0
Carlos Fleming	0	1	0
Bernie Jefferson	0	0	1
Brandon Collins	0	0	1

Vancouver	Fumb	Force
Peter Van Verth	2	0
Brandon Kennedy	1	0
Bernard Galloway	0	1

Punting Statistics

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	4	147	36.8	36.8	43	2

Vancouver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sammy Salter	2	108	54.0	40.5	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	3/4	2/3	0/0	49	2/2

Vancouver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nicky Blades	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Collins	1	7	7.0	0

Vancouver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	3	62	20.7	0
Tyrus Holliday	1	15	15.0	0

Vancouver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Kennedy	4	160	40.0	1
A.J. Copeland	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB B.J. Brennan	6	2	0.0	14	23
S Clay Barrett	4	0	0.0	15	24
DE Stephen Brigham	3	1	1.0	13	28
CB Ellis Garrido	3	1	0.0	10	21
DT Chuck Briggs	3	1	0.0	16	29
ILB Hardy Henry	3	0	0.0	13	26
ILB Drew Ludwig	3	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Reggie Havens	3	0	0.0	8	13
DT Zach Reed	2	2	0.0	11	23
OLB Mickey Vedros	2	1	0.0	18	31
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	3	0.0	8	13
DT Ray Hatcher	1	2	0.0	8	13
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	1	0.0	14	22
CB Craig Downs	1	1	0.0	15	32
S Brady Kramer	1	1	0.0	15	28
WR Jessie Lucas	1	0	---	---	---

Vancouver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Levon Clemons	10	0	0.0	30	31
CB Brad Robinson	6	0	0.0	18	23
DT Vernon Pedersen	4	2	0.5	15	13
ILB Ralph Sutter	4	2	0.0	24	25
DT Byron Maple	3	1	0.5	19	18
S Mercury Wilson	3	0	0.5	15	20
S A.J. Copeland	3	2	0.0	20	25
CB Charlie Schenk	3	2	0.0	23	27
OLB Lamar Barrett	3	0	0.0	9	11
DE Isaac Tyler	2	3	0.5	26	30
CB Jeffrey Sanderson	2	1	0.5	26	28
DT Shannon Volek	2	1	0.0	15	18
DT Calvin Gibson	2	0	0.0	21	24
S Rich Gibson	2	0	0.0	21	21
WR Bert Lofberg	2	0	---	---	---
DE Bernard Galloway	1	1	0.5	10	5
DE Greg Tyler	1	1	0.0	23	31
S Ken Sinclair	1	1	0.0	15	14
OLB Lionel Mueller	0	1	0.0	23	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Brigham	1.0	0	2	1	28
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	0	2	0	28

Vancouver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Isaac Tyler	0.5	1	2	30
DT Byron Maple	0.5	1	0	18
DT Vernon Pedersen	0.5	0	0	13
DE Bernard Galloway	0.5	0	0	5
S Mercury Wilson	0.5	0	0	20
CB Jeffrey Sanderson	0.5	0	0	28
DT Calvin Gibson	0.0	1	0	24
DE Greg Tyler	0.0	1	0	31
DT Shannon Volek	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB B.J. Brennan	4	2	0	23
S Clay Barrett	4	0	0	24
OLB Reggie Havens	3	2	0	13
CB Ellis Garrido	2	1	0	21
ILB Hardy Henry	2	0	1	26
OLB Mickey Vedros	1	1	0	31
CB Craig Downs	1	1	0	32
CB Bernie Jefferson	1	0	0	13
CB Andrew Anglewicz	0	0	1	22

Vancouver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Levon Clemons	6	0	0	31
CB Brad Robinson	4	0	0	23
CB Jeffrey Sanderson	3	0	0	28
CB Charlie Schenk	2	0	1	27
S Mercury Wilson	2	0	0	20
OLB Lamar Barrett	1	0	0	11
S Rich Gibson	1	0	0	21
ILB Ralph Sutter	1	0	0	25
OLB Trent Norton	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wendell Sands	4	5	28	0	32
Shane Brush	2	6	30	0	32
Richie Stith	2	4	32	2	36
Damon Gilmore	2	4	15	0	11
Kurt Bensen	1	6	28	0	25
Carlos Fleming	0	2	5	1	11
Norman Enright	0	2	23	0	29
Thurman Becker	0	1	19	0	19
Fred Preston	0	1	29	0	33

Vancouver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gino Newsome	2	3	16	0	29
Calvin Howe	1	2	7	0	1
Herman McCrary	1	2	16	0	31
Renaldo Sullivan	0	3	18	1	27
Sedrick Hoffman	0	2	18	0	32
Marcus Grauman	0	1	7	0	21
Shawn Ragley	0	1	16	0	18
Walter Livesey	0	1	3	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Hoover	3	14
Brandon Collins	1	19
Tyrus Holliday	0	16
Fred Preston	0	15
Glen Torres	0	15
Craig Downs	0	14
Rich Sparkman	0	13
Drew Ludwig	0	12
Ellis Garrido	0	12
Jessie Lucas	0	11
Quinn Glover	0	11
Trevor Hodgson	0	10
Drew Compton	0	8
Jessie German	0	8
Carlos Fleming	0	8
Reggie Havens	0	8
Damon Gilmore	0	8
Wendell Sands	0	7
Brady Kramer	0	7
Norman Enright	0	6
Bernie Jefferson	0	6
Thurman Becker	0	4
Stephen Brigham	0	3
Hardy Henry	0	3
Clay Barrett	0	3
Ray Hatcher	0	3
Terrell Rice	0	3
Mickey Vedros	0	3
Chuck Briggs	0	3
Billy Kramer	0	3
Matthew Jeffries	0	2
Darryl Wilkins	0	2
B.J. Brennan	0	2
Zach Reed	0	1
Andrew Anglewicz	0	1

Vancouver	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Grauman	2	13
Rich Gibson	2	13
Chester Riley	1	19
Lamar Barrett	0	21
Juan Dabbs	0	16
Bert Lofberg	0	15
Dean Schiff	0	14
Ken Sinclair	0	14
Shawn Ragley	0	12
Brad Robinson	0	12
A.J. Copeland	0	10
Nicky Blades	0	8
Jeffrey Sanderson	0	8
Brandon Kennedy	0	6
Trent Norton	0	6
Mercury Wilson	0	6
Floyd Zimmerman	0	5
Calvin Gibson	0	5
Levon Clemons	0	5
Calvin Howe	0	5
Walter Livesey	0	5
Junior Humphries	0	5
Bernard Galloway	0	4
Shannon Volek	0	4
Isaac Tyler	0	4
Charlie Schenk	0	4
Peter Van Verth	0	3
Greg Tyler	0	3
Ralph Sutter	0	3
Trent Blades	0	3
Renaldo Sullivan	0	3
Byron Maple	0	3
Gino Newsome	0	2
Sammy Salter	0	2
Jonathan Mazurek	0	1
Mike Stanton	0	1
Lionel Mueller	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	24	2.7
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	14	67	4.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	20	2.9
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	2	32	16.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	33	20	4	2	4	1	5	2	1

Vancouver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	22	12	0	1	1	5	2	1	1
Dwight Mahe	11	6	0	0	0	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	59	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	119	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	83	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	116	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frankie Hamrick	9	6	0	79	2	20
WR Jessie Lucas	6	2	1	35	0	19
WR Jose Hoover	5	2	1	29	0	17
TE Fred Preston	5	4	1	77	2	33
TE Quinn Glover	2	1	0	8	0	15
RB Brandon Collins	2	1	1	14	0	7
WR Martin Welborn	2	2	0	19	0	16
FB Thurman Becker	1	1	0	0	0	19
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	0	10	0	29

Vancouver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Bert Lofberg	10	4	0	48	29
WR Dean Schiff	7	4	0	52	26
WR Brandon Kennedy	4	4	0	53	17
TE Shawn Ragley	3	1	0	11	18
WR Jonathan Mazurek	2	0	1	0	15
FB Marcus Grauman	2	2	0	24	21
RB Vincent Bronson	2	1	0	8	18
RB Lester Snell	2	2	0	7	14
TE Juan Dabbs	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	2	2	1.00	3.00
Travis Kennedy	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00

Vancouver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lester Snell	1	-2	-2.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	3	2	39	13.00	8.21

Vancouver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	1	0	0	0.00	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jessie Lucas	1	1	19	19.00	5.83
TE Fred Preston	1	1	20	20.00	15.40
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	0	0.00	8.78

Vancouver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Lofberg	1	0	0	0.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	2	2
Travis Kennedy	1	0
Brandon Collins	1	0

Vancouver	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	11	4	4

Vancouver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	6	3	1
Dwight Mahe	2	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jose Hoover	4	1	1
WR Jessie Lucas	3	0	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	3	2	2
TE Fred Preston	1	1	1

Vancouver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Lofberg	3	1	1
WR Dean Schiff	2	1	0
WR Jonathan Mazurek	1	0	0
RB Vincent Bronson	1	0	0
RB Lester Snell	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (20,200)
End Zone 14,300 (14,500)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats 6,200 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (20,200)
End Zone	14,300 (14,500)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,900)
Club Seats	6,200 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,700)