Week 11, 2026

played in Hartford, CT

23 degrees, snow, 16 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	10	7	0	7	-	24
Hartford Whalers	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 NFK - Cornell Burgess 49 field goal
1Q: 02:26 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 8 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 11:16 HAR - Michael Bentley 44 field goal
2Q: 01:26 NFK - Terrell Hanks 2 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NFK - Ronald Kramer 19 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 00:39 HAR - Courtney Poliska 11 pass from Donnie Johnston (Michael Bentley extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 NFK - Cornell Burgess 49 field goal
1Q: 02:26 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 8 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 11:16 HAR - Michael Bentley 44 field goal
2Q: 01:26 NFK - Terrell Hanks 2 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NFK - Ronald Kramer 19 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 00:39 HAR - Courtney Poliska 11 pass from Donnie Johnston (Michael Bentley extra point)

Team Statistics NFK HAR
Record 6-4 3-7
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 324 290
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 5.59 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 128 44
- Rushing Attempts 34 15
- Yards per Rush 3.76 2.93
Net Passing Yards 196 246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 19 - 0 50 - 35 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 283
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/37
- Yards per Pass Play 8.17 4.56
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 4/36
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-1 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:47 30:13

Team Statistics	NFK	HAR
Record	6-4	3-7
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	324	290
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	5.59	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	128	44
- Rushing Attempts	34	15
- Yards per Rush	3.76	2.93
Net Passing Yards	196	246
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 19 - 0	50 - 35 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	283
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/37
- Yards per Pass Play	8.17	4.56
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	4/36
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-1	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:47	30:13

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 34	5	34	Field Goal
1	7:04	1:29	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
1	4:17	2:01	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	11:09	3:32	OWN 28	6	32	Punt
2	4:16	2:58	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 47	1	5	Half
3	13:15	1:37	OWN 40	5	23	Downs
3	5:45	5:53	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	12:41	1:36	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	7:40	5:41	OWN 9	9	26	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 44	2	-3	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	3:57	OWN 17	6	15	Punt
1	5:35	1:18	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
1	2:16	6:07	OWN 20	11	53	Field Goal
2	7:37	3:21	OWN 20	7	32	Interception
2	1:18	1:15	OWN 28	6	32	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
3	11:38	5:53	OWN 37	11	27	Punt
4	14:52	2:11	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
4	11:05	3:25	OWN 33	11	58	Downs
4	1:59	1:28	OWN 23	10	77	Touchdown

Game MVP: Grant Bechtel, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Hanks	22	78	3.55	12	1	1
Leslie McFarlane	7	35	5.00	18	1	1
Grant Bechtel	3	2	0.67	5	0	0
Carl Platt	2	13	6.50	14	1	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Edgar Page	8	26	3.25	11	1
Everett Levine	5	10	2.00	10	1
Bryan McNeil	2	8	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	23	19	202	1/6	1	30	0	117.7

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan McNeil	37	28	215	3/33	0	27	1	78.1
Donnie Johnston	13	7	68	1/4	1	28	0	94.4

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Kramer	5	7	70	14.00	12	28	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	4	4	35	8.75	0	15	0
WR Dustin Hastings	3	3	41	13.67	22	30	0
TE Ed Hickman	2	2	22	11.00	0	14	0
RB Terrell Hanks	2	4	1	0.50	0	1	0
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
TE Bryan Mangum	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Wayne Matthews	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	14	16	82	5.86	18	14	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	7	8	81	11.57	26	28	0
WR William Meier	3	5	33	11.00	16	27	0
WR Walter Malone	3	9	25	8.33	2	11	0
RB Everett Levine	2	3	20	10.00	0	20	0
TE Edward Pruitt	2	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mickey Blackwell	2	4	21	10.50	6	13	0
RB Seth Saylor	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Jerry Henderson	1	2	12	12.00	4	12	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Vince Champion	1	0	0.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leslie McFarlane	1	1	0
Brad Franklin	0	0	2
Buddy Huffman	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryan McNeil	2	0	0
Donnie Johnston	1	0	0
Rex O'Connor	0	1	0
Dwight Robinson	0	1	0
Randy Cox	0	1	0
Phil Fordyce	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	4	182	45.5	40.5	68	1

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	5	231	46.2	42.4	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	3	-1	-0.3	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	1	21	21.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	4	72	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Patton	7	2	0.0	9	47
CB Bruce Williams	6	1	0.0	11	45
S Buddy Huffman	5	2	1.0	8	36
OLB Vince Champion	5	0	1.0	11	33
ILB Zach McMeel	5	1	0.0	11	33
S Paul Dunphy	4	2	0.0	11	28
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	4	0	0.0	7	22
S Cornelius Barber	3	1	0.0	14	48
DT Brad Franklin	2	0	2.0	7	26
DE Jumbo Winslett	2	0	0.0	12	41
DT Bart Daniels	2	0	0.0	10	42
CB Jorge Meacham	2	0	0.0	9	34
DE Randy Reeves	1	2	0.0	12	41
ILB Clyde Marsh	1	1	0.0	4	18
DT Charles Robbins	1	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Rob Dawson	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Trent Garrison	1	0	0.0	10	29
CB Wendell Ferguson	0	2	0.0	6	21
S Lamont Rattay	0	1	0.0	4	23

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	7	2	0.0	28	22
CB Tom Kerr	7	0	0.0	18	13
CB Harry Crane	4	1	0.0	27	20
CB Howard Beeman	4	1	0.0	27	22
S Richard Guthrie	4	1	0.0	29	21
OLB Phil Fordyce	4	1	0.0	32	24
S Orlando Brisset	4	0	0.0	23	15
DE Harvey Gonzalez	3	2	1.0	13	10
ILB Pat Foley	3	0	0.0	6	2
ILB Zach Mogolov	3	0	0.0	7	7
DT Darren Lyon	2	3	0.0	31	18
DT Raymond Dawson	2	0	0.0	22	16
S Gabe Villarrial	1	2	0.0	13	9
DT Nick Baerg	1	1	0.0	12	13
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	---	---	---
CB Warren Blake	1	0	0.0	12	4
OLB Bert Griffith	0	2	0.0	10	6
DE Deone Dorff	0	1	0.0	15	11
S Bennie Palmer	0	1	0.0	7	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Brad Franklin	2.0	0	0	26
OLB Vince Champion	1.0	0	0	33
S Buddy Huffman	1.0	0	0	36
DE Jumbo Winslett	0.0	1	1	41
DT Bart Daniels	0.0	0	2	42
ILB Zach McMeel	0.0	0	1	33
S Lamont Rattay	0.0	0	1	23

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1.0	0	1	1	10
DT Raymond Dawson	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bruce Williams	6	0	0	45
CB Patrick Patton	6	0	0	47
OLB Vince Champion	4	0	1	33
S Cornelius Barber	3	0	0	48
S Buddy Huffman	3	0	0	36
S Lamont Rattay	2	1	0	23
CB Jorge Meacham	2	1	0	34
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	2	0	0	22
DT Bart Daniels	2	0	0	42
S Paul Dunphy	2	0	0	28
DE Jumbo Winslett	1	0	0	41
OLB Rob Dawson	1	0	0	1
DT Trent Garrison	1	0	0	29
CB Wendell Ferguson	0	1	0	21

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tom Kerr	6	0	13
CB Howard Beeman	4	0	22
CB Harry Crane	3	1	20
S Orlando Brisset	1	0	15
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	10
ILB Zach Mogolov	1	0	7
ILB Cris Seal	1	0	22
OLB Phil Fordyce	1	0	24
S Gabe Villarrial	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Stephens	2	6	0	20	0	7
Austin Boren	2	5	0	31	0	23
Terrance Peralta	2	4	0	22	0	20
Kerry Covington	2	3	0	32	1	18
Bruce Mueller	1	4	1	23	0	21
Riddick Leak	1	4	0	28	0	21
Randy Hernandez	1	1	0	12	0	4
Bryan Mangum	1	1	0	17	0	10
Carl Platt	0	2	0	21	0	15
Ed Hickman	0	1	0	19	0	15

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	2	5	15	0	39
Ricardo Enzi	1	2	9	1	41
Randy Cox	1	1	6	1	13
Earnest Leathers	0	3	14	0	50
Darryl Delgado	0	1	12	1	49
Craig Codeke	0	1	14	0	49
Dwight Robinson	0	0	1	1	20

Special Teams Statistics

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Dunphy	2	12
Ed Hickman	1	13
Terrell Hanks	1	10
Leslie McFarlane	0	18
Wayne Matthews	0	13
Grant Rumph	0	13
Rob Peterson	0	12
Scott Maru	0	10
Zach McMeel	0	10
Cornelius Barber	0	10
Carl Platt	0	9
Patrick Patton	0	9
Cornell Burgess	0	6
Jumbo Winslett	0	6
Wendell Ferguson	0	6
Shawn Hanks	0	5
Hardy Stephens	0	5
Randy Hernandez	0	5
Clyde Marsh	0	4
Rob Dawson	0	4
Riddick Leak	0	4
Craig Stuckey	0	4
Buddy Huffman	0	4
Kerry Covington	0	3
Lamont Rattay	0	3
Corey Washington	0	3
Vince Champion	0	3
Bruce Williams	0	3
Bart Daniels	0	2
Ronald Kramer	0	2
Brad Franklin	0	2
Trent Garrison	0	2
Terrance Peralta	0	1
Russell Thamilarasan	0	1
Randy Reeves	0	1
Tom Rohr	0	1
Jorge Meacham	0	1

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	2	8
Jerry Henderson	1	13
Dwight Robinson	1	7
Edgar Page	0	17
Edward Pruitt	0	13
Warren Blake	0	12
Kerry Fleischer	0	11
Gus Hammond	0	10
Mickey Blackwell	0	10
William Meier	0	9
Cris Seal	0	9
Bert Griffith	0	8
Bennie Palmer	0	8
Tom Kerr	0	7
Max Lowe	0	7
Ricardo Enzi	0	7
Andy O'Pope	0	7
Courtney Poliska	0	6
Randy Cox	0	6
Michael Bentley	0	5
Walter Hardy	0	5
Marco Sutter	0	5
Zach Mogolov	0	5
Pat Foley	0	4
Gabe Villarrial	0	3
Donnie Johnston	0	2
Nick Baerg	0	2
Everett Levine	0	2
Orlando Brisset	0	2
Seth Saylor	0	2
Darryl Delgado	0	1
Harvey Gonzalez	0	1
Isaac McQuaig	0	1
Howard Beeman	0	1
Walter Malone	0	1
Deone Dorff	0	1
Raymond Dawson	0	1
Phil Fordyce	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	18	71	3.9
Right	11	44	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	4	14	3.5
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	23	19	2	0	1	1	2	1	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan McNeil	37	28	2	1	2	1	4	0	1
Donnie Johnston	13	7	1	1	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	63	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	120	13.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	24	152	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	111	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	20	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer	7	5	1	70	1	16
RB Terrell Hanks	4	2	0	1	0	21
WR Kenyon Lenihan	4	4	0	35	0	14
WR Dustin Hastings	3	3	0	41	1	13
TE Ed Hickman	2	2	0	22	0	15
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	0	12	0	3
TE Bryan Mangum	1	1	0	14	0	10
TE Wayne Matthews	1	1	0	7	0	6

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	16	14	0	82	0	41
WR Walter Malone	9	3	2	25	0	34
WR Kerry Fleischer	8	7	0	81	1	23
WR William Meier	5	3	1	33	1	34
WR Mickey Blackwell	4	2	0	21	0	22
RB Everett Levine	3	2	0	20	1	42
FB Jerry Henderson	2	1	0	12	0	18
TE Edward Pruitt	2	2	0	0	0	18
RB Seth Saylor	1	1	0	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leslie McFarlane	2	15	7.50	5.00
Terrell Hanks	1	2	2.00	3.55

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	1	1	19	19.00	8.78

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	7	4	23	3.29	5.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	19	19.00	10.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	6	3.00	10.13
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	10	5.00	5.13
WR William Meier	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Walter Malone	1	1	7	7.00	2.78
FB Jerry Henderson	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Hanks	3	2
Leslie McFarlane	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	6	5	2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan McNeil	12	10	6
Donnie Johnston	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Kramer	3	2	2
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	2	0
RB Terrell Hanks	1	1	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Courtney Poliska	4	4	1
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	3	2
WR Walter Malone	3	2	1
WR Mickey Blackwell	2	1	1
RB Everett Levine	1	1	0
WR William Meier	1	1	1
RB Seth Saylor	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (21,500)
End Zone 12,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine 7,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (21,500)
End Zone	12,700 (15,600)
Mezzanine	7,400 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,500 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,800)