Week 8, 2026

played in Portland, OR

37 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	7	6	7	-	20
Portland Seals	7	16	3	0	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 POR - Tyrus Williamson 1 run (Mitchell Shaw extra point)
2Q: 11:25 POR - Mitchell Shaw 32 field goal
2Q: 08:25 POR - Mitchell Shaw 19 field goal
2Q: 03:23 POR - Tyrus Williamson 3 run (Mitchell Shaw extra point)
2Q: 02:38 HAR - William Meier 43 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 00:15 POR - Mitchell Shaw 29 field goal
3Q: 10:05 HAR - Michael Bentley 38 field goal
3Q: 05:18 HAR - Michael Bentley 44 field goal
3Q: 00:38 POR - Mitchell Shaw 26 field goal
4Q: 11:03 HAR - Cris Seal 14 fumble return (Michael Bentley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:07 POR - Tyrus Williamson 1 run (Mitchell Shaw extra point)
2Q: 11:25 POR - Mitchell Shaw 32 field goal
2Q: 08:25 POR - Mitchell Shaw 19 field goal
2Q: 03:23 POR - Tyrus Williamson 3 run (Mitchell Shaw extra point)
2Q: 02:38 HAR - William Meier 43 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 00:15 POR - Mitchell Shaw 29 field goal
3Q: 10:05 HAR - Michael Bentley 38 field goal
3Q: 05:18 HAR - Michael Bentley 44 field goal
3Q: 00:38 POR - Mitchell Shaw 26 field goal
4Q: 11:03 HAR - Cris Seal 14 fumble return (Michael Bentley extra point)

Team Statistics HAR POR
Record 2-5 6-1
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 4 15
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 238 405
- Offensive Plays 43 69
- Yards per Play 5.53 5.87
Net Rushing Yards 78 227
- Rushing Attempts 16 43
- Yards per Rush 4.88 5.28
Net Passing Yards 160 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 1 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.93 6.85
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/7 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/31 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 5/103
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:57 34:03

Team Statistics	HAR	POR
Record	2-5	6-1
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	4	15
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	238	405
- Offensive Plays	43	69
- Yards per Play	5.53	5.87
Net Rushing Yards	78	227
- Rushing Attempts	16	43
- Yards per Rush	4.88	5.28
Net Passing Yards	160	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 1	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.93	6.85
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/7	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/31	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	5/103
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:57	34:03

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:00	2:51	OWN 37	5	7	Punt
1	4:20	3:12	OWN 15	5	17	Punt
2	11:18	0:35	OWN 33	1	-6	Fumble
2	8:17	2:42	OWN 20	5	25	Interception
2	3:14	0:50	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	5:01	OWN 26	8	53	Field Goal
3	7:38	2:25	50	4	23	Field Goal
3	0:31	4:37	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	7:40	2:53	OWN 3	5	19	Punt

Portland Seals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:00	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
1	6:09	1:49	OWN 2	4	19	Punt
1	1:08	4:50	OWN 23	8	62	Field Goal
2	10:43	2:26	OPP 27	4	25	Field Goal
2	5:35	2:21	OPP 44	8	44	Touchdown
2	2:24	2:14	OWN 35	8	53	Field Goal
3	9:59	2:21	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:13	4:42	OWN 27	9	64	Field Goal
4	10:54	3:14	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
4	4:47	4:47	OWN 32	10	40	Game

Game MVP: Tyrus Williamson, Portland Seals

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	9	49	5.44	31	1
Edgar Page	5	22	4.40	9	0
Bryan McNeil	2	7	3.50	9	0

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tyrus Williamson	25	176	7.04	24	9	2
Alvin Slater	13	36	2.77	12	2	0
Karl Bauer	3	7	2.33	8	0	0
Joe Dole	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Daryl Greene	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan McNeil	23	17	183	4/23	1	43	1	93.2

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Karl Bauer	25	18	182	1/4	0	39	0	92.4

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Byron Nicholson	4	4	58	14.50	2	32	0
WR William Meier	3	4	60	20.00	31	43	1
RB Everett Levine	2	2	12	6.00	9	11	0
TE Courtney Poliska	2	3	22	11.00	6	12	0
WR Walter Malone	2	5	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	2	16	16.00	3	16	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Edward Pruitt	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Mickey Blackwell	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Portland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Skip Mayes	7	8	78	11.14	50	22
WR Vernon Shelton	4	5	35	8.75	24	18
TE Donnie Betrozoff	2	2	3	1.50	0	3
RB Tyrus Williamson	1	1	7	7.00	5	7
FB Joe Dole	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Daryl Greene	1	4	39	39.00	23	39
RB Adrian Joseph	1	1	14	14.00	7	14
WR Phil Sheldon	1	1	9	9.00	3	9
TE Mitchell Keith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Alvin Slater	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Portland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Michael Dunn	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bryan McNeil	1	0	0	0
Cris Seal	0	1	0	1
Edgar Page	0	0	1	0

Portland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leslie Flemister	1	0	0
Leo Grieg	0	1	0
Kenneth Kremers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	4	199	49.8	48.5	54	2

Portland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roger Westbrook	3	139	46.3	42.7	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Portland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mitchell Shaw	4/4	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	1	11	11.0	0

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Flemister	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	2	44	22.0	0
Tom Kerr	2	43	21.5	0

Portland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Shelton	4	75	18.8	0
Leslie Flemister	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phil Fordyce	11	1	0.0	41	24
S Richard Guthrie	6	3	0.0	36	23
S Bennie Palmer	5	1	0.0	9	9
CB Tom Kerr	5	0	0.0	20	19
ILB Cris Seal	4	4	0.0	33	22
OLB Bert Griffith	4	1	0.0	15	5
S Gabe Villarrial	3	0	1.0	13	11
ILB Pat Foley	3	1	0.0	10	4
DE Marco Sutter	3	1	0.0	21	11
DT Raymond Dawson	3	1	0.0	36	17
CB Harry Crane	2	2	0.0	32	21
DT Nick Baerg	2	1	0.0	14	13
S Orlando Brisset	2	1	0.0	32	15
DE Isaac McQuaig	1	2	0.0	22	17
CB Howard Beeman	1	2	0.0	35	20
DT Darren Lyon	1	2	0.0	32	18
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deone Dorff	1	0	0.0	22	15
ILB Zach Mogolov	1	0	0.0	11	1
CB Warren Blake	1	0	0.0	13	10
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0	1	0.0	24	9

Portland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Ingle	6	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Kenneth Kremers	4	0	1.0	10	21
ILB Michael Dunn	4	0	0.0	12	18
DT Harris Garrod	3	0	1.0	10	19
CB Leslie Flemister	3	2	0.0	15	25
CB Clay Cowell	3	1	0.0	16	27
CB Bubba Barlow	3	0	0.0	10	19
OLB Rufus Richardson	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE Levon Brandon	1	0	1.0	3	16
DE Louis Walsh	1	0	1.0	9	11
S David Alcott	1	1	0.0	16	22
DE Jackie Van Der Linden	1	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Curtis Wollmuth	1	0	0.0	4	9
DT Gus Elliott	1	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Raymond Van Cleave	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Gabe Villarrial	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Deone Dorff	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Nick Baerg	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Marco Sutter	0.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Phil Fordyce	0.0	0	0	1	24

Portland	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Harris Garrod	1.0	0	19
DE Levon Brandon	1.0	0	16
DE Louis Walsh	1.0	0	11
OLB Kenneth Kremers	1.0	0	21
DT Leo Grieg	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	PPlay
CB Tom Kerr	4	19
OLB Phil Fordyce	3	24
S Bennie Palmer	2	9
CB Harry Crane	1	21
ILB Pat Foley	1	4
S Orlando Brisset	1	15
CB Howard Beeman	1	20
S Richard Guthrie	1	23
OLB Bert Griffith	1	5
ILB Cris Seal	1	22
CB Warren Blake	1	10
S Gabe Villarrial	1	11

Portland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clay Cowell	3	1	0	27
ILB Michael Dunn	3	0	1	18
CB Bubba Barlow	3	0	0	19
OLB Rufus Richardson	2	0	0	9
OLB Kenneth Kremers	2	0	0	21
CB Leslie Flemister	2	0	0	25
S Harvey Ingle	1	0	0	21
ILB Curtis Wollmuth	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	1	3	12	1	20
Earnest Leathers	1	1	14	0	24
Jerry Henderson	1	1	11	0	11
Ricardo Enzi	1	1	13	0	19
Craig Codeke	0	4	14	0	25
Darryl Delgado	0	2	13	1	15
Dwight Robinson	0	1	5	1	8
Randy Cox	0	1	3	0	8
Max Lowe	0	0	4	1	13

Portland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnold Henderson	7	9	0	39	1	24
Brian Emerson	3	9	1	43	0	26
Damon Springer	2	5	0	42	0	23
Joe Dole	2	5	0	27	0	14
Hugh Lee	2	4	0	39	0	24
Chester McElroy	2	3	0	19	0	7
Marcus Peters	0	5	0	24	0	19
Norman Tanner	0	1	0	6	0	2

Special Teams Statistics

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Cris Seal	2	13
Edgar Page	1	19
Courtney Poliska	1	16
Kerry Fleischer	1	15
Harry Crane	1	11
Orlando Brisset	1	5
Warren Blake	0	18
Jerry Henderson	0	17
Bennie Palmer	0	14
Mickey Blackwell	0	14
Tom Kerr	0	12
Bert Griffith	0	12
Michael Bentley	0	7
Zach Mogolov	0	7
Gus Hammond	0	6
Max Lowe	0	6
Dwight Robinson	0	6
Darren Lyon	0	6
Byron Nicholson	0	6
Ricardo Enzi	0	6
Andy O'Pope	0	6
Edward Pruitt	0	5
Randy Cox	0	5
Phil Fordyce	0	5
William Meier	0	4
Walter Hardy	0	4
Marco Sutter	0	4
Pat Foley	0	3
Harvey Gonzalez	0	3
Deone Dorff	0	3
Raymond Dawson	0	3
Donnie Johnston	0	2
Everett Levine	0	2
Howard Beeman	0	2
Richard Guthrie	0	2
Gabe Villarrial	0	2
Nick Baerg	0	1
Darryl Delgado	0	1
Isaac McQuaig	0	1
Seth Saylor	0	1

Portland	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Van Cleave	2	18
Adrian Joseph	1	23
Norman Tanner	1	16
Daryl Greene	1	16
Bubba Barlow	0	21
Howard McClenney	0	20
Frank Newton	0	19
Vernon Shelton	0	16
Curtis Wollmuth	0	12
Mitchell Shaw	0	11
Leslie Flemister	0	11
Kent Foster	0	7
Roger Westbrook	0	7
Damon Springer	0	7
Chester McElroy	0	7
Alvin Slater	0	7
Randall Matich	0	6
Marcus Peters	0	5
Phil Sheldon	0	5
Harris Garrod	0	4
Joe Dole	0	4
Mitchell Keith	0	4
T.J. Graff	0	3
Arnold Henderson	0	3
Harris Joseph	0	3
Harvey Ingle	0	2
Jackie Van Der Linden	0	2
Levon Brandon	0	2
Clay Cowell	0	2
Louis Walsh	0	2
Michael Dunn	0	2
Gabe Hitchcock	0	2
Kenneth Kremers	0	2
David Alcott	0	2
Rufus Richardson	0	1
Leo Grieg	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	4	42	10.5
Right	6	20	3.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	89	5.9
Middle	16	84	5.3
Right	11	55	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan McNeil	23	17	2	0	3	1	1	0	1

Portland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Karl Bauer	25	18	2	0	2	0	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	60	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	91	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	32	32.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	65	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	69	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	48	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Malone	5	2	2	2	0	15
WR William Meier	4	3	0	60	1	15
WR Byron Nicholson	4	4	0	58	1	11
TE Courtney Poliska	3	2	0	22	0	23
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	1	16	0	11
RB Everett Levine	2	2	0	12	0	15
RB Edgar Page	1	1	0	3	0	9
TE Edward Pruitt	1	1	0	7	0	11
WR Mickey Blackwell	1	1	0	3	0	6

Portland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Skip Mayes	8	7	0	78	1	20
WR Vernon Shelton	5	4	0	35	0	15
WR Daryl Greene	4	1	1	39	1	12
TE Donnie Betrozoff	2	2	0	3	0	16
RB Tyrus Williamson	1	1	0	7	0	11
FB Joe Dole	1	1	0	-3	0	14
RB Adrian Joseph	1	1	0	14	0	5
TE Mitchell Keith	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Phil Sheldon	1	1	0	9	0	15
RB Alvin Slater	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Portland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Williamson	7	11	1.57	7.04
Alvin Slater	5	15	3.00	2.77
Karl Bauer	2	8	4.00	2.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Portland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Karl Bauer	9	6	37	4.11	7.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Portland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Skip Mayes	2	1	10	5.00	9.75
WR Vernon Shelton	2	1	6	3.00	7.00
RB Tyrus Williamson	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
FB Joe Dole	1	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00
RB Adrian Joseph	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
RB Alvin Slater	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Donnie Betrozoff	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Bryan McNeil	1	1

Portland	Rushes	Conversions
Alvin Slater	3	2
Karl Bauer	1	0
Daryl Greene	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan McNeil	5	3	0

Portland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Karl Bauer	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0
RB Edgar Page	1	1
WR William Meier	1	0
WR Walter Malone	1	1
WR Byron Nicholson	1	1

Portland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Shelton	4	3	1
WR Daryl Greene	3	1	1
WR Skip Mayes	1	1	1
RB Adrian Joseph	1	1	1
TE Donnie Betrozoff	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 17,100 (17,100)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,700 (9,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,000 (99,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	17,100 (17,100)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,700 (9,700)