Week 17, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

13 degrees, snow, 20 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	0	17	0	10	-	27
Chicago Crusaders	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 CHI - Harvey Flynn 53 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CHI - Harvey Flynn 26 field goal
2Q: 09:39 NFK - Cornell Burgess 55 field goal
2Q: 05:06 NFK - Ronald Kramer 3 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NFK - Kenyon Lenihan 37 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NFK - Terrell Hanks 3 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 03:22 NFK - Cornell Burgess 29 field goal
4Q: 01:25 CHI - Derek Curtis 12 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 CHI - Harvey Flynn 53 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CHI - Harvey Flynn 26 field goal
2Q: 09:39 NFK - Cornell Burgess 55 field goal
2Q: 05:06 NFK - Ronald Kramer 3 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 00:53 NFK - Kenyon Lenihan 37 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 10:35 NFK - Terrell Hanks 3 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 03:22 NFK - Cornell Burgess 29 field goal
4Q: 01:25 CHI - Derek Curtis 12 pass from Antoine Grbac (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Team Statistics NFK CHI
Record 10-6 5-11
First Downs 20 9
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 396 244
- Offensive Plays 75 53
- Yards per Play 5.28 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 156 77
- Rushing Attempts 40 17
- Yards per Rush 3.90 4.53
Net Passing Yards 240 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 244 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.86 4.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/2 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/72 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 33
Time of Possession 38:03 21:57

Team Statistics	NFK	CHI
Record	10-6	5-11
First Downs	20	9
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	396	244
- Offensive Plays	75	53
- Yards per Play	5.28	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	156	77
- Rushing Attempts	40	17
- Yards per Rush	3.90	4.53
Net Passing Yards	240	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	34 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	244	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.86	4.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/2	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/72	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 33
Time of Possession	38:03	21:57

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:02	1:40	OWN 18	3	-10	Punt
1	9:12	0:50	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
1	4:58	1:58	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	1:09	0:59	OWN 20	2	6	Fumble
2	13:15	3:43	OWN 41	5	21	Field Goal
2	8:44	3:49	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
2	3:31	2:06	OWN 15	6	31	Interception
2	1:16	0:45	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	12:13	6:55	OWN 20	12	50	Missed FG
3	3:37	4:16	OWN 20	8	65	Missed FG
4	12:54	2:29	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
4	9:39	1:55	OWN 36	4	36	Missed FG
4	6:32	3:15	OPP 34	4	22	Field Goal
4	1:19	1:19	OPP 40	4	12	Game

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:58	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
1	10:22	1:10	OPP 44	3	8	Field Goal
1	8:22	3:24	OWN 30	6	25	Punt
1	3:00	1:51	OWN 38	4	17	Punt
1	0:10	1:55	OPP 24	5	15	Field Goal
2	9:32	0:48	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
2	4:55	1:24	OWN 28	3	57	Fumble
2	1:25	0:09	OWN 39	1	8	Fumble
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	-6	Half
3	13:33	1:20	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	5:18	1:41	OWN 37	4	19	Punt
4	14:21	1:27	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	10:25	0:46	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
4	7:44	1:12	OWN 35	4	-1	Downs
4	3:17	1:58	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Grant Bechtel, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Hanks	23	65	2.83	11	2	1
Leslie McFarlane	9	68	7.56	15	4	0
Grant Bechtel	5	21	4.20	7	0	0
Carl Platt	2	3	1.50	2	0	0
Trevor Wissick	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joey Lodge	8	48	6.00	21	2
Daryl Wiggins	8	22	2.75	6	0
Don Barrett	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	34	20	244	1/4	2	37	1	88.3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Barrett	28	17	151	2/11	0	50	1	60.2
Antoine Grbac	6	2	27	0/0	1	15	0	88.2

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Kramer	6	9	68	11.33	11	26	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	5	7	79	15.80	21	37	1
WR Dustin Hastings	3	6	12	4.00	1	10	0
RB Terrell Hanks	3	5	65	21.67	54	35	0
TE Ed Hickman	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Bryan Mangum	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Grant Rumph	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Scott Maru	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Carl Platt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Corey Washington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Derek Curtis	5	7	37	7.40	3	15	1
RB Daryl Wiggins	3	5	9	3.00	12	8	0
FB Albert Airhart	3	4	6	2.00	7	8	0
WR Heath Musselman	3	5	37	12.33	6	26	0
TE Quentin Moss	2	3	60	30.00	15	50	0
TE Wendell Thingvold	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	7	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Steven Rolfe	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Paul Dunphy	1	0	0.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leslie McFarlane	1	0	0
Terrell Hanks	1	0	0
Paul Dunphy	0	1	2
Shawn Hanks	0	1	0
Jorge Meacham	0	1	0
Russell Thamilarasan	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steven Rolfe	1	1	0
Daryl Wiggins	1	0	0
Heath Musselman	1	0	0
Leland Sherman	0	1	0
Emmanuel Floyd	0	0	1
Dean Mage	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	4	166	41.5	38.8	54	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	7	282	40.3	31.4	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	2/5	1/3	1/1	55	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	3	2	0.7	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Blades	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	2	72	36.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Houlihan	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vince Champion	5	0	0.0	14	20
S Cornelius Barber	4	2	1.0	16	35
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	3	0	0.5	7	21
CB Patrick Patton	3	0	0.0	15	29
S Paul Dunphy	3	0	0.0	6	13
DE Jumbo Winslett	2	1	0.5	12	28
ILB Zach McMeel	2	2	0.0	14	24
ILB Clyde Marsh	2	1	0.0	3	12
DT Bart Daniels	2	0	0.0	12	26
S Buddy Huffman	2	0	0.0	14	29
CB Jorge Meacham	2	0	0.0	11	29
CB Bruce Williams	1	3	0.0	8	30
DT Charles Robbins	1	0	0.0	9	9
G Austin Boren	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brad Franklin	1	0	0.0	11	17
TE Bryan Mangum	1	0	---	---	---
DT Trent Garrison	1	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Rob Peterson	0	1	0.0	2	2
S Lamont Rattay	0	1	0.0	3	13

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dean Mage	8	1	0.0	26	26
DT J.C. Manning	6	2	0.0	32	26
S O.J. Hou	6	1	0.0	29	26
S Jay Doub	6	1	0.0	29	18
DE Bennie Milnes	4	4	1.0	18	18
OLB Freddie Shackelford	4	1	0.0	17	13
DE Randal Meyer	4	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Phil Culver	4	0	0.0	22	16
S T.J. Garner	3	0	0.0	17	16
CB Dominic Van Hoose	2	2	0.0	30	21
DE Emmanuel Floyd	2	1	0.0	22	17
CB Mercury Sheldon	2	0	0.0	31	30
DT Tim Sacco	1	2	0.0	26	8
OLB Fred Shenkarow	1	1	0.0	19	16
DT Tito Reed	1	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Brett Price	1	1	0.0	16	13
CB Brad Berryhill	1	0	0.0	18	19
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	0	---	---	---
G Alvin Sullivan	1	0	---	---	---
CB Andre Blades	1	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Leland Sherman	0	1	0.0	24	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Cornelius Barber	1.0	0	0	35
DE Jumbo Winslett	0.5	0	2	28
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	0.5	0	0	21
DT Brad Franklin	0.0	2	0	17
DE Randy Reeves	0.0	1	1	28

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Milnes	1.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Leland Sherman	0.0	1	1	0	19
DE Randal Meyer	0.0	0	2	2	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	3	0	0	21
S Cornelius Barber	3	0	0	35
S Paul Dunphy	2	0	1	13
ILB Clyde Marsh	2	0	0	12
OLB Vince Champion	2	0	0	20
CB Bruce Williams	2	0	0	30
S Buddy Huffman	2	0	0	29
CB Patrick Patton	1	2	0	29
DE Jumbo Winslett	1	0	0	28
ILB Zach McMeel	1	0	0	24

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Phil Culver	3	1	0	16
ILB Dean Mage	3	0	0	26
S Jay Doub	3	0	0	18
DE Randal Meyer	2	0	0	27
OLB Freddie Shackelford	2	0	0	13
CB Andre Blades	2	0	0	14
S T.J. Garner	2	0	0	16
CB Mercury Sheldon	1	2	1	30
CB Dominic Van Hoose	1	1	0	21
OLB Brett Price	1	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kerry Covington	2	5	0	34	0	29
Austin Boren	1	7	0	38	0	28
Carl Platt	1	5	0	21	0	18
Bruce Mueller	1	3	0	35	1	31
Terrance Peralta	1	3	0	30	0	22
Hardy Stephens	1	3	0	12	0	21
Riddick Leak	1	3	0	35	0	25
Randy Hernandez	1	1	0	10	0	13
Ed Hickman	0	2	1	18	0	17
Shawn Hanks	0	2	0	6	0	6
Bryan Mangum	0	1	0	21	0	13

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damon Perron	1	4	12	1	32
Tim Fabian	1	4	15	0	31
Alvin Sullivan	1	2	11	0	30
Quentin Moss	1	1	12	0	29
Brock Colon	0	3	17	0	35
Troy Sipes	0	1	12	0	27
Broderick Green	0	1	10	0	13
D.J. Burks	0	0	8	1	12

Special Teams Statistics

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Hickman	1	17
Paul Dunphy	1	15
Cornelius Barber	1	11
Leslie McFarlane	0	26
Wayne Matthews	0	18
Scott Maru	0	15
Terrell Hanks	0	15
Grant Rumph	0	15
Rob Peterson	0	14
Carl Platt	0	13
Patrick Patton	0	12
Cornell Burgess	0	11
Zach McMeel	0	11
Jumbo Winslett	0	9
Hardy Stephens	0	9
Randy Hernandez	0	9
Shawn Hanks	0	8
Wendell Ferguson	0	8
Rob Dawson	0	7
Riddick Leak	0	7
Vince Champion	0	6
Russell Thamilarasan	0	5
Tom Rohr	0	5
Corey Washington	0	5
Kerry Covington	0	4
Lamont Rattay	0	4
Craig Stuckey	0	4
Bryan Mangum	0	4
Clyde Marsh	0	3
Ronald Kramer	0	3
Brad Franklin	0	3
Terrance Peralta	0	2
Charles Robbins	0	2
Bart Daniels	0	2
Bruce Williams	0	2
Buddy Huffman	0	2
Randy Reeves	0	1
Jorge Meacham	0	1

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Albert Airhart	2	15
Brad Berryhill	1	23
Joey Lodge	1	19
Fred Shenkarow	1	10
Pat Sawyer	0	18
Quentin Moss	0	17
Daryl Wiggins	0	15
Derek Curtis	0	14
Mercury Sheldon	0	11
Wendell Thingvold	0	11
T.J. Garner	0	11
Brock Colon	0	9
Troy Sipes	0	9
Xavier Hartman	0	9
Leland Sherman	0	9
Tim Fabian	0	8
Alvin Sullivan	0	8
Calvin Lin	0	7
Bennie Milnes	0	7
J.C. Manning	0	7
Brett Price	0	7
Harvey Flynn	0	6
O.J. Hou	0	6
Freddie Shackelford	0	6
Randal Meyer	0	5
Isaac Houlihan	0	5
Dean Mage	0	5
Jay Doub	0	5
Phil Culver	0	4
Tim Sacco	0	4
Dominic Van Hoose	0	3
Damon Perron	0	3
Andre Blades	0	3
Skip Tadlock	0	2
Jimmie Barlow	0	2
Karl Heath	0	2
D.J. Burks	0	1
Heath Musselman	0	1
Steven Rolfe	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	23	70	3.0
Right	7	35	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	1	7	7.0
Right	9	56	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	34	20	5	2	1	5	4	2	1

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Barrett	28	17	3	3	3	1	2	0	1
Antoine Grbac	6	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	65	13.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	33	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	109	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	12	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	1	-1	-0.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	71	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	96	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer	9	6	0	68	1	24
WR Kenyon Lenihan	7	5	0	79	2	22
WR Dustin Hastings	6	3	0	12	0	20
RB Terrell Hanks	5	3	0	65	2	30
TE Bryan Mangum	2	1	0	-1	0	13
WR Scott Maru	1	0	0	0	0	5
FB Carl Platt	1	0	1	0	0	18
TE Ed Hickman	1	1	0	11	0	17
WR Corey Washington	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Grant Rumph	1	1	0	10	0	4

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Derek Curtis	7	5	1	37	0	18
WR Isaac Houlihan	7	1	0	20	1	27
RB Daryl Wiggins	5	3	0	9	0	26
WR Heath Musselman	5	3	1	37	1	19
FB Albert Airhart	4	3	1	6	0	14
TE Quentin Moss	3	2	0	60	1	29
WR Steven Rolfe	2	1	0	8	0	16
TE Wendell Thingvold	1	1	0	1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Hanks	6	26	4.33	2.83
Leslie McFarlane	2	9	4.50	7.56

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joey Lodge	1	4	4.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	3	3	5	1.67	7.18

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Barrett	3	2	7	2.33	5.39
Antoine Grbac	2	1	12	6.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Hastings	2	2	2	1.00	2.00
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	3	3.00	7.56

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Curtis	2	1	12	6.00	5.29
RB Daryl Wiggins	2	2	7	3.50	1.80
WR Steven Rolfe	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	2	1
Leslie McFarlane	2	1
Terrell Hanks	2	1
Carl Platt	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Joey Lodge	1	0
Daryl Wiggins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	10	8	6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Barrett	10	5	2
Antoine Grbac	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenyon Lenihan	4	3	3
WR Dustin Hastings	2	2	0
WR Ronald Kramer	2	2	2
WR Scott Maru	1	0	0
TE Ed Hickman	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Houlihan	3	1	1
RB Daryl Wiggins	2	0	0
FB Albert Airhart	2	1	0
WR Derek Curtis	1	1	0
TE Quentin Moss	1	1	1
WR Heath Musselman	1	1	0
WR Steven Rolfe	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 31,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 8,000 (16,800)
End Zone 5,700 (12,000)
Mezzanine 3,300 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 5,000 (10,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	31,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	8,000 (16,800)
End Zone	5,700 (12,000)
Mezzanine	3,300 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	5,000 (10,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (8,700)