Week 15, 2026

played in Newark, NJ

53 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Orlando Pirates	7	7	7	0	-	21
Newark Bulldogs	3	10	3	8	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 ORL - Edgar Deal 1 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 05:45 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 39 field goal
2Q: 11:17 NWK - Fred Preston 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 07:56 ORL - Ray Nixon 3 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 00:10 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 45 field goal
3Q: 11:44 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 28 field goal
3Q: 06:56 ORL - Ed Wilkins 11 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 09:36 NWK - Levon Bullock 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Martin Welborn run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:29 ORL - Edgar Deal 1 pass from Ed Wilkins (Freddie Finley extra point)
1Q: 05:45 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 39 field goal
2Q: 11:17 NWK - Fred Preston 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 07:56 ORL - Ray Nixon 3 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
2Q: 00:10 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 45 field goal
3Q: 11:44 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 28 field goal
3Q: 06:56 ORL - Ed Wilkins 11 run (Freddie Finley extra point)
4Q: 09:36 NWK - Levon Bullock 7 pass from Travis Kennedy (Martin Welborn run for conversion)

Team Statistics ORL NWK
Record 5-9 12-2
First Downs 23 18
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 375 311
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 129 146
- Rushing Attempts 27 31
- Yards per Rush 4.78 4.71
Net Passing Yards 246 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 0 29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 272 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 5.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 4/99
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:44 27:16

Team Statistics	ORL	NWK
Record	5-9	12-2
First Downs	23	18
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	375	311
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	129	146
- Rushing Attempts	27	31
- Yards per Rush	4.78	4.71
Net Passing Yards	246	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 0	29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	272	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	5.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	4/99
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:44	27:16

Drive Charts

Orlando Pirates
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:40	OWN 38	10	62	Touchdown
1	5:37	3:48	OWN 19	6	39	Punt
1	0:41	1:42	OWN 39	3	-6	Punt
2	11:07	3:20	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	5:34	3:41	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
3	11:39	4:53	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
3	5:20	4:02	OWN 22	7	25	Punt
3	0:01	1:37	OWN 32	4	22	Punt
4	9:26	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	5:19	1:42	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	1:54	1:52	OWN 20	11	32	Downs

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:20	3:43	OPP 48	6	26	Field Goal
1	1:49	1:08	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	13:59	2:52	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
2	7:47	2:13	OWN 34	4	17	Punt
2	1:53	1:48	OWN 37	8	35	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:21	OPP 41	6	30	Field Goal
3	6:46	1:26	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
3	1:18	1:17	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	13:24	3:58	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	8:55	3:36	OWN 19	6	16	Punt
4	3:37	1:43	OWN 42	7	21	Punt
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 48	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Ed Wilkins, Orlando Pirates

Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Wilkins	12	82	6.83	14	4	1
Ray Nixon	12	38	3.17	13	1	1
Tito Woodson	3	9	3.00	6	0	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Sparkman	15	78	5.20	25	3
Brandon Collins	11	43	3.91	6	0
Thurman Becker	3	17	5.67	11	1
Travis Kennedy	2	8	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Wilkins	41	22	272	4/26	1	36	0	82.5

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Travis Kennedy	29	16	165	0/0	2	22	0	94.7

Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jose Hoffman	7	10	111	15.86	26	35	0
WR Edward Stephenson	5	10	78	15.60	38	36	0
RB Ray Nixon	4	5	43	10.75	26	19	0
FB Leland Prall	3	4	7	2.33	0	5	0
TE Edgar Deal	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Charlie Klaff	1	3	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Claude McLerran	1	5	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Claude Pedersen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Fred Preston	6	8	53	8.83	10	18	1
WR Jessie Lucas	2	3	40	20.00	7	22	0
WR Levon Bullock	2	5	24	12.00	0	17	1
WR Martin Welborn	2	4	24	12.00	7	15	0
WR Jose Hoover	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0
FB Thurman Becker	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Quinn Glover	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	2	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Rich Sparkman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Orlando	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Orlando	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ed Wilkins	1	1	0	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stephen Brigham	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Orlando	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Wolf	6	284	47.3	33.5	60	0

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	6	264	44.0	37.3	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Orlando	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Finley	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Nixon	3	20	6.7	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Holliday	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Orlando	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Evans	4	88	22.0	0
Vince Cavin	1	24	24.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	4	99	24.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Orlando	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Winfred Reilly	8	1	31	29
ILB Melvin Kemp	4	2	26	20
DT Willard Peters	4	0	15	12
DT Sam Backstrom	4	0	28	19
OLB Marco Wickman	3	2	5	9
S Kirk Nutt	3	2	19	20
OLB J.J. Wilson	3	1	17	10
DE Teddy Czech	3	0	19	18
CB Bernard Rivers	2	2	26	14
DE Nicky Stropka	2	1	23	21
CB Sedrick Evans	2	1	15	23
CB Leon Hedrick	2	0	12	7
DE Brett Stanton	1	2	20	19
S Dean Jefferson	1	2	14	15
S Bucky Garibay	1	1	20	23
OLB Robert Schwab	1	0	2	2
CB J.J. Grace	0	2	19	17

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Renaldo Davey	8	0	0.0	23	34
CB Craig Downs	7	2	1.0	26	41
S Junior El Nino	6	0	0.0	26	42
ILB Hardy Henry	5	1	0.0	17	37
CB B.J. Brennan	5	0	0.0	14	31
OLB Mickey Vedros	4	1	0.0	10	17
DT Zach Reed	3	1	0.0	23	33
DE Stephen Brigham	2	0	1.5	19	37
CB Bernie Jefferson	2	0	0.0	13	23
DE Vernon Franklin	1	2	0.5	10	9
OLB Reggie Havens	1	1	0.5	7	5
DT Ray Hatcher	1	0	0.5	14	10
ILB Drew Ludwig	1	4	0.0	10	7
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	1	0.0	10	5
S Clay Barrett	1	0	0.0	20	34
CB Andrew Anglewicz	1	0	0.0	15	28
DT Chuck Briggs	1	0	0.0	15	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Orlando	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nicky Stropka	0.0	2	2	0	21
DE Brett Stanton	0.0	0	3	0	19

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Brigham	1.5	1	0	1	37
CB Craig Downs	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Vernon Franklin	0.5	0	0	0	9
DT Ray Hatcher	0.5	0	0	0	10
OLB Reggie Havens	0.5	0	0	0	5
DT Chuck Briggs	0.0	0	2	1	36
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	0	2	0	40
ILB Hardy Henry	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Orlando	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Marco Wickman	3	0	9
ILB Melvin Kemp	2	1	20
S Kirk Nutt	2	0	20
CB Sedrick Evans	2	0	23
CB Bernard Rivers	2	0	14
OLB J.J. Wilson	2	0	10
S Bucky Garibay	1	0	23
OLB Robert Schwab	1	0	2
S Dean Jefferson	1	0	15
ILB Winfred Reilly	0	2	29
S Mickey Bierria	0	1	10

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB B.J. Brennan	4	1	31
OLB Renaldo Davey	3	1	34
ILB Hardy Henry	2	1	37
S Junior El Nino	2	1	42
CB Craig Downs	2	1	41
CB Bernie Jefferson	2	0	23
DE Vernon Franklin	2	0	9
OLB Mickey Vedros	2	0	17
DT Zach Reed	1	0	33
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	0	5
DT Chuck Briggs	1	0	36
CB Andrew Anglewicz	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Orlando	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mickey Dahnke	3	4	25	0	35
Jeremy Harper	2	2	24	1	42
Myron Cleevely	1	5	27	1	45
Bubba Caleca	1	3	24	1	34
Edgar Deal	0	1	16	0	21
Dixon Hoffman	0	0	9	1	6

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wendell Sands	4	6	1	28	21
Kurt Bensen	3	6	1	29	28
Norman Enright	1	6	1	28	20
Richie Stith	1	6	0	30	27
Damon Gilmore	1	1	0	3	9
Billy Kramer	1	1	0	2	2
Shane Brush	0	2	0	29	27
Thurman Becker	0	1	0	23	16

Special Teams Statistics

Orlando	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Grace	5	17
Dean Jefferson	1	16
Jeremy Harper	1	7
Jose Hoffman	0	16
Marco Wickman	0	16
Charlie Klaff	0	16
Tito Woodson	0	16
Wesley Ross	0	16
Vince Cavin	0	11
Leon Hedrick	0	10
Edgar Deal	0	8
Kevin Stanton	0	7
Ray Nixon	0	7
Dixon Hoffman	0	7
Leland Prall	0	7
Barry Wolfe	0	7
Dwayne Roth	0	7
Teddy Czech	0	7
J.J. Wilson	0	7
Bert Wolf	0	6
Kirk Nutt	0	6
Bubba Caleca	0	6
Claude McLerran	0	6
Jeremy Sacratini	0	6
Sedrick Evans	0	6
Winfred Reilly	0	5
Robert Schwab	0	5
Freddie Finley	0	5
Lance Whitehorn	0	4
Mickey Bierria	0	4
Brett Stanton	0	3
Bernard Rivers	0	3
Sam Backstrom	0	3
Nicky Stropka	0	2
Lionel Nichols	0	2
Bucky Garibay	0	2
Willard Peters	0	2
Melvin Kemp	0	2
Edward Stephenson	0	1
Wayne Thomas	0	1
Claude Pedersen	0	1

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Jose Hoover	4	21
Tyrus Holliday	2	22
Brandon Collins	1	18
Frankie Hamrick	1	13
Mickey Vedros	0	17
Rich Sparkman	0	16
Fred Preston	0	16
Quinn Glover	0	14
Bernie Jefferson	0	13
Brady Kramer	0	13
Drew Ludwig	0	10
Drew Compton	0	9
Jessie German	0	9
Carlos Fleming	0	9
Trevor Hodgson	0	9
Ellis Garrido	0	9
Damon Gilmore	0	9
Norman Enright	0	7
Wendell Sands	0	7
Thurman Becker	0	6
Matthew Jeffries	0	6
Jessie Lucas	0	5
Levon Bullock	0	5
Terrell Rice	0	4
Chuck Briggs	0	3
Billy Kramer	0	3
Junior El Nino	0	2
Craig Downs	0	2
Renaldo Davey	0	2
Reggie Havens	0	2
Stephen Brigham	0	1
Hardy Henry	0	1
Zach Reed	0	1
Clay Barrett	0	1
Ray Hatcher	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	18	98	5.4
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	45	4.5
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	12	71	5.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Wilkins	41	22	3	3	3	6	5	2	0

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Travis Kennedy	29	16	1	0	2	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	118	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	40	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jose Hoffman	10	7	1	111	1	35
WR Edward Stephenson	10	5	0	78	1	41
RB Ray Nixon	5	4	0	43	0	25
WR Claude McLerran	5	1	1	11	0	27
FB Leland Prall	4	3	0	7	0	18
WR Charlie Klaff	3	1	0	21	1	23
WR Claude Pedersen	2	0	1	0	0	11
TE Edgar Deal	1	1	0	1	0	21

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Fred Preston	8	6	0	53	0	23
WR Levon Bullock	5	2	1	24	0	13
WR Martin Welborn	4	2	1	24	0	17
WR Jessie Lucas	3	2	0	40	1	16
WR Jose Hoover	2	1	0	13	0	13
TE Quinn Glover	2	1	0	7	0	14
RB Rich Sparkman	2	0	0	0	0	25
WR Frankie Hamrick	2	1	0	5	0	4
FB Thurman Becker	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ray Nixon	4	4	1.00	3.17
Ed Wilkins	2	25	12.50	6.83
Tito Woodson	1	2	2.00	3.00

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	1	3	3.00	5.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Wilkins	3	2	8	2.67	6.63

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	5	2	14	2.80	5.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edward Stephenson	1	1	7	7.00	7.80
TE Edgar Deal	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
FB Leland Prall	1	0	0	0.00	1.75

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Levon Bullock	3	1	7	2.33	4.80
RB Rich Sparkman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Fred Preston	1	1	7	7.00	6.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Orlando	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	3	0
Ray Nixon	1	1
Tito Woodson	1	1

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Brandon Collins	2	1
Rich Sparkman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Orlando	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Wilkins	9	5	3

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Orlando	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jose Hoffman	2	2	1
RB Ray Nixon	2	1	0
WR Claude McLerran	2	0	0
WR Edward Stephenson	1	0	0
TE Edgar Deal	1	1	1
WR Charlie Klaff	1	1	1

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Levon Bullock	3	1	1
TE Fred Preston	2	1	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	2	1	0
TE Quinn Glover	1	0	0
WR Martin Welborn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,300 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (21,000)
End Zone 12,600 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,300 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (21,000)
End Zone	12,600 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (9,900)