Week 16, 2026

played in Dakota, ND

20 degrees, fair, calm

Hartford Whalers	7	14	0	17	-	38
Dakota Spirit	0	21	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:22 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 9 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 12:40 HAR - Everett Levine 53 run (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 09:46 DAK - Roy Tietsworth 16 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 06:16 HAR - Seth Saylor 26 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 04:51 DAK - Kerry Sampson 32 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 02:14 DAK - Glen Watkins 60 interception return (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
3Q: 02:21 DAK - Kerry Sampson 18 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 10:00 HAR - Courtney Poliska 20 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
4Q: 04:01 DAK - Roy Tietsworth 4 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 01:31 HAR - Walter Malone 7 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
4Q: 00:08 HAR - Michael Bentley 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:22 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 9 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 12:40 HAR - Everett Levine 53 run (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 09:46 DAK - Roy Tietsworth 16 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 06:16 HAR - Seth Saylor 26 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 04:51 DAK - Kerry Sampson 32 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
2Q: 02:14 DAK - Glen Watkins 60 interception return (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
3Q: 02:21 DAK - Kerry Sampson 18 pass from Luther Montemayor (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 10:00 HAR - Courtney Poliska 20 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
4Q: 04:01 DAK - Roy Tietsworth 4 run (Kevin McCutcheon extra point)
4Q: 01:31 HAR - Walter Malone 7 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
4Q: 00:08 HAR - Michael Bentley 23 field goal

Team Statistics HAR DAK
Record 5-10 9-6
First Downs 22 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 16 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 474 404
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 7.07 6.73
Net Rushing Yards 150 124
- Rushing Attempts 27 28
- Yards per Rush 5.56 4.43
Net Passing Yards 324 280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 31 - 1 32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 329 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.10 8.75
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 6/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-3 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 6/146 3/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/60
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:49 27:11

Team Statistics	HAR	DAK
Record	5-10	9-6
First Downs	22	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	16	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	474	404
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	7.07	6.73
Net Rushing Yards	150	124
- Rushing Attempts	27	28
- Yards per Rush	5.56	4.43
Net Passing Yards	324	280
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 31 - 1	32 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	329	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.10	8.75
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	6/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-3	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	6/146	3/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/60
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:49	27:11

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:17	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
1	10:05	5:53	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
2	13:33	1:13	OWN 34	3	66	Touchdown
2	9:31	3:27	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	4:33	2:27	OWN 31	5	18	Interception
2	2:06	1:28	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 3	1	4	Half
3	13:02	1:41	OWN 3	3	0	Punt
3	10:09	2:48	OWN 2	5	15	Punt
3	5:49	1:46	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	2:14	1:37	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	14:52	5:04	OWN 9	9	91	Touchdown
4	3:53	2:22	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	1:16	1:13	OPP 36	4	30	Field Goal

Dakota Spirit
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:43	2:38	OWN 4	5	14	Punt
1	4:12	5:39	OWN 27	10	39	Fumble
2	12:20	2:49	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
2	6:04	1:31	OWN 45	4	55	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:33	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	11:21	1:12	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	7:21	1:32	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	4:03	1:49	OPP 42	6	42	Touchdown
3	0:37	0:45	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	9:48	5:55	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	1:31	0:15	OWN 20	1	21	Fumble
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	10	Game

Game MVP: Bryan McNeil, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Everett Levine	15	102	6.80	53	2	1
Edgar Page	12	48	4.00	16	2	0

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Roy Tietsworth	18	71	3.94	16	2	2
Glenn Dixon	9	46	5.11	22	1	0
Luther Montemayor	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan McNeil	39	31	329	1/5	4	43	1	125.3

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Luther Montemayor	32	18	280	0/0	2	47	0	106.2

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Fleischer	8	10	63	7.88	2	13	1
TE Courtney Poliska	7	9	63	9.00	21	20	1
RB Everett Levine	5	5	48	9.60	16	35	0
WR Walter Malone	4	4	41	10.25	19	25	1
WR William Meier	3	6	68	22.67	48	43	0
TE Edward Pruitt	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
RB Seth Saylor	1	2	26	26.00	14	26	1
WR Mickey Blackwell	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Dakota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Livanis	4	6	82	20.50	36	47	0
WR Kerry Sampson	3	4	55	18.33	19	32	2
WR Calvin Lyle	3	8	47	15.67	21	23	0
WR Lawrence Strunk	2	6	31	15.50	6	19	0
WR Tommie Lyon	2	2	21	10.50	2	12	0
FB Louie Rivera	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Mo Whitt	1	2	21	21.00	0	21	0
RB Roy Tietsworth	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Wendell Spradling	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dakota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Watkins	1	60	60.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0
Courtney Poliska	1	0	0
Bennie Palmer	0	1	1
Gus Hammond	0	1	0
Edgar Page	0	1	0
Tom Kerr	0	1	0
Richard Guthrie	0	0	1
Cris Seal	0	0	1

Dakota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamie Livanis	1	0	0
Glenn Dixon	1	0	0
Tommie Lyon	1	0	0
Glen Humphrey	0	1	0
Glen Watkins	0	0	1
Moe Machado	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	6	269	44.8	40.3	54	1

Dakota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Frist	6	317	52.8	53.3	64	5

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	5/5

Dakota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin McCutcheon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	2	-3	-1.5	0

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Lyle	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	5	121	24.2	0
Tom Kerr	1	25	25.0	0

Dakota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Sampson	2	25	12.5	0
Roy Tietsworth	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	7	3	24	27
S Richard Guthrie	6	1	24	29
CB Tom Kerr	3	3	19	28
CB Howard Beeman	3	0	21	23
OLB Phil Fordyce	3	0	19	19
S Orlando Brisset	2	2	20	21
DT Nick Baerg	2	1	22	21
ILB Pat Foley	2	1	4	4
DE Isaac McQuaig	2	1	19	30
S Terrance Martin	2	1	12	15
OLB Gus Hammond	2	0	9	13
CB Harry Crane	2	0	22	24
DT Ryan Kromer	2	0	18	12
DE Harvey Gonzalez	1	0	9	2
ILB Zach Mogolov	1	0	3	3
OLB Bert Griffith	0	2	10	3
S Bennie Palmer	0	2	6	8
DT Darren Lyon	0	1	12	23

Dakota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dwight Eskenazi	10	2	0.0	17	29
OLB Patrick Bagwell	6	0	0.0	20	29
CB Shane Matthews	5	2	0.0	14	25
ILB Dexter Hargrove	4	2	0.0	18	19
S Glen Watkins	4	1	0.0	25	37
OLB Deron Armstrong	3	3	0.5	14	25
ILB Korey Galloway	3	2	0.0	9	21
OLB Clyde Tessen	3	0	0.0	13	15
DT Shawn Newton	2	1	0.0	10	19
CB Phillip George	2	1	0.0	17	24
DT Bob Morris	2	1	0.0	17	25
S Adam Hinman	2	1	0.0	12	12
DT Dwight Everett	2	1	0.0	18	30
DT Oliver Chandler	2	0	0.0	18	21
CB Dana Clemons	2	0	0.0	13	17
DE Hunter Drake	1	2	0.5	15	26
DE Dale Strickland	1	3	0.0	22	33
T Howard Pharms	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gino Carl	1	0	0.0	13	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gus Hammond	1	0	0	13
DE Isaac McQuaig	0	2	0	30
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0	0	1	2
OLB Phil Fordyce	0	0	1	19

Dakota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hunter Drake	0.5	1	1	26
OLB Deron Armstrong	0.5	0	0	25
DT Shawn Newton	0.0	1	0	19
DT Bob Morris	0.0	1	0	25
DE Dale Strickland	0.0	0	1	33
ILB Dexter Hargrove	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Phil Fordyce	3	1	19
S Richard Guthrie	2	2	29
S Orlando Brisset	2	0	21
CB Tom Kerr	2	0	28
CB Howard Beeman	2	0	23
ILB Cris Seal	2	0	27
S Terrance Martin	2	0	15
CB Harry Crane	1	2	24
S Bennie Palmer	1	1	8
ILB Zach Mogolov	1	0	3
OLB Gus Hammond	0	1	13
CB Warren Blake	0	1	15

Dakota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Shane Matthews	7	0	25
S Dwight Eskenazi	6	0	29
OLB Patrick Bagwell	3	0	29
S Glen Watkins	2	1	37
CB Phillip George	2	0	24
ILB Dexter Hargrove	2	0	19
CB Gino Carl	2	0	19
CB Dana Clemons	2	0	17
DE Dale Strickland	1	0	33
OLB Deron Armstrong	1	0	25
ILB Korey Galloway	1	0	21
OLB Clyde Tessen	1	0	15
DT Dwight Everett	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	2	5	23	0	33
Jerry Henderson	2	2	13	0	21
Darryl Delgado	1	8	25	0	36
Randy Cox	1	3	21	1	26
Andy O'Pope	1	3	17	0	24
Robert Bernard	1	2	12	0	14
Earnest Leathers	0	3	12	0	21
Courtney Poliska	0	1	23	0	30

Dakota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Quentin Atiles	3	6	19	27
J.R. Tyler	3	4	18	19
Clifton Sheaffer	2	4	23	26
Howard Pharms	1	2	15	19
Don Stewart	0	6	26	31
Chuck Connell	0	3	9	5
Wendell Spradling	0	1	12	14
Monty Lehan	0	1	14	15

Special Teams Statistics

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	2	14
Edgar Page	1	25
Kerry Fleischer	1	18
Andy O'Pope	1	7
Jerry Henderson	0	20
Courtney Poliska	0	19
Mickey Blackwell	0	14
Warren Blake	0	14
Tom Kerr	0	13
Zach Mogolov	0	13
Cris Seal	0	13
William Meier	0	12
Bennie Palmer	0	12
Michael Bentley	0	8
Gus Hammond	0	7
Max Lowe	0	7
Robert Bernard	0	7
Dwight Robinson	0	7
Edward Pruitt	0	7
Randy Cox	0	7
Pat Foley	0	6
Bert Griffith	0	6
Walter Hardy	0	6
Ryan Kromer	0	5
Deone Dorff	0	4
Nick Baerg	0	3
Marco Sutter	0	3
Harvey Gonzalez	0	2
Phil Fordyce	0	2
Donnie Johnston	0	1
Everett Levine	0	1
Orlando Brisset	0	1
Walter Malone	0	1
Darren Lyon	0	1

Dakota	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Tessen	2	31
Glenn Dixon	2	24
Burt Barrett	1	19
Moe Machado	1	19
Tommie Lyon	1	13
Glen Humphrey	1	4
Gino Carl	0	24
Adam Hinman	0	18
Mo Whitt	0	13
Korey Galloway	0	12
Bruce Kinard	0	10
Kerry Sampson	0	7
Dale Strickland	0	7
Howard Pharms	0	6
Quentin Atiles	0	6
Kevin McCutcheon	0	6
Calvin Lyle	0	6
Marvin Frist	0	6
Roy Tietsworth	0	6
Wendell Spradling	0	6
Monty Lehan	0	6
Chuck Connell	0	5
Louie Rivera	0	4
Dexter Hargrove	0	4
Dwight Everett	0	4
Don Stewart	0	3
Phillip George	0	2
Bob Morris	0	2
Deron Armstrong	0	2
Patrick Bagwell	0	2
Bruce Barlow	0	2
Shawn Newton	0	1
Hunter Drake	0	1
Jamie Livanis	0	1
Shane Matthews	0	1
Glen Watkins	0	1
Oliver Chandler	0	1
Dwight Eskenazi	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	28	2.5
Middle	8	82	10.3
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	15	46	3.1
Right	10	45	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan McNeil	39	31	6	1	3	0	3	3	1

Dakota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Luther Montemayor	32	18	5	1	2	8	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	21	172	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	35	35.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	6	51	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	124	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	100	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Fleischer	10	8	2	63	0	17
TE Courtney Poliska	9	7	0	63	1	30
WR William Meier	6	3	1	68	2	25
RB Everett Levine	5	5	0	48	1	32
WR Walter Malone	4	4	0	41	1	23
RB Seth Saylor	2	1	0	26	1	15
TE Edward Pruitt	2	2	0	10	0	15
WR Mickey Blackwell	1	1	0	10	0	9

Dakota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Lyle	8	3	0	47	1	24
WR Lawrence Strunk	6	2	0	31	0	15
WR Jamie Livanis	6	4	1	82	2	20
WR Kerry Sampson	4	3	1	55	1	15
FB Louie Rivera	2	1	0	8	0	10
TE Mo Whitt	2	1	0	21	1	14
WR Tommie Lyon	2	2	0	21	0	5
RB Roy Tietsworth	1	1	0	10	0	15
TE Wendell Spradling	1	1	0	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	1	4	4.00	6.80

Dakota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roy Tietsworth	2	20	10.00	3.94
Glenn Dixon	1	0	0.00	5.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan McNeil	6	4	47	7.83	8.44

Dakota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Luther Montemayor	2	1	18	9.00	8.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska	3	2	31	10.33	7.00
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	9	4.50	6.30
WR Walter Malone	1	1	7	7.00	10.25

Dakota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Sampson	1	1	18	18.00	13.75
WR Jamie Livanis	1	0	0	0.00	13.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	1	1

Dakota	Rushes	Conversions
Glenn Dixon	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan McNeil	14	11	8

Dakota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Luther Montemayor	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Dakota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Sampson	2	1	1
WR Lawrence Strunk	2	0	0
WR Tommie Lyon	2	2	0
WR Jamie Livanis	1	1	1
TE Mo Whitt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 35,200 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,500 (22,700)
End Zone 8,200 (16,400)
Mezzanine 5,500 (9,500)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (14,500)
Club Seats 900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (6,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	35,200 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,500 (22,700)
End Zone	8,200 (16,400)
Mezzanine	5,500 (9,500)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (14,500)
Club Seats	900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (6,000)