Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Norfolk, VA

29 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Fresno Warthogs	7	6	0	7	0	-	20
Norfolk Vipers	14	0	3	3	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 NFK - Terrell Hanks 5 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
1Q: 05:41 FRE - Norman Foreman 5 run (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
1Q: 01:42 NFK - Grant Rumph 4 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 09:06 FRE - Karl Oksenberg 23 field goal
2Q: 00:10 FRE - Karl Oksenberg 39 field goal
3Q: 04:29 NFK - Cornell Burgess 49 field goal
4Q: 02:02 NFK - Cornell Burgess 32 field goal
4Q: 00:33 FRE - Emmanuel Doggett 5 pass from Albert Schwartz (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
OT: 04:29 NFK - Cornell Burgess 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:13 NFK - Terrell Hanks 5 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
1Q: 05:41 FRE - Norman Foreman 5 run (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
1Q: 01:42 NFK - Grant Rumph 4 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 09:06 FRE - Karl Oksenberg 23 field goal
2Q: 00:10 FRE - Karl Oksenberg 39 field goal
3Q: 04:29 NFK - Cornell Burgess 49 field goal
4Q: 02:02 NFK - Cornell Burgess 32 field goal
4Q: 00:33 FRE - Emmanuel Doggett 5 pass from Albert Schwartz (Karl Oksenberg extra point)
OT: 04:29 NFK - Cornell Burgess 18 field goal

Team Statistics FRE NFK
Record 9-8 11-6
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 423 349
- Offensive Plays 73 69
- Yards per Play 5.79 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 84 131
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 3.65 4.09
Net Passing Yards 339 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 30 - 0 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 351 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.78 5.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/61 5/29
Punt Returns/Yards 4/4 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 6/87 4/138
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 34:24 36:12

Team Statistics	FRE	NFK
Record	9-8	11-6
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	423	349
- Offensive Plays	73	69
- Yards per Play	5.79	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	84	131
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	3.65	4.09
Net Passing Yards	339	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 30 - 0	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	351	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.78	5.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/61	5/29
Punt Returns/Yards	4/4	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	6/87	4/138
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	34:24	36:12

Drive Charts

Fresno Warthogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 17	3	-5	Punt
1	11:04	2:11	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
1	7:27	1:55	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
1	1:34	7:33	OWN 23	15	71	Field Goal
2	7:35	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:46	1:58	OWN 14	5	13	Punt
2	1:15	1:12	OWN 24	4	54	Field Goal
3	12:02	3:27	OWN 33	6	17	Punt
3	4:21	1:20	OWN 15	3	0	Punt
3	1:28	1:37	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
4	12:13	4:19	OWN 27	8	41	Missed FG
4	1:56	1:32	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	2:50	OWN 23	4	20	Punt
OT1	7:51	1:19	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
OT1	5:18	0:11	OWN 7	1	-6	Fumble

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	1:51	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
1	8:53	1:26	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	5:32	3:58	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	9:01	1:26	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	5:35	1:49	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
2	1:48	0:33	OWN 30	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 46	6	28	Missed FG
3	8:35	4:14	OWN 18	8	50	Field Goal
3	3:01	1:33	OWN 45	3	-2	Punt
4	14:51	2:38	OWN 29	5	13	Punt
4	7:54	5:58	OWN 39	10	46	Field Goal
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 39	2	19	Half
OT1	12:10	4:19	OWN 19	7	37	Punt
OT1	6:32	1:14	OPP 39	3	5	Interception
OT1	5:07	0:43	OPP 1	1	0	Field Goal

Game MVP: Albert Schwartz, Fresno Warthogs

Rushing Statistics

Fresno	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Luther Kubis	16	58	3.63	9	0
Norman Foreman	5	15	3.00	5	1
Albert Schwartz	1	7	7.00	7	0
Marc Noe	1	4	4.00	4	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Hanks	17	77	4.53	38	2	1
Leslie McFarlane	6	19	3.17	6	0	0
Grant Bechtel	5	19	3.80	4	0	0
Carl Platt	2	7	3.50	7	0	0
Kenyon Lenihan	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Wayne Matthews	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Fresno	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Schwartz	48	30	351	2/12	1	51	0	91.6

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	36	23	224	1/6	1	43	1	78.9

Receiving Statistics

Fresno	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernard Strong	9	15	170	18.89	35	51	0
TE Emmanuel Doggett	7	9	96	13.71	48	40	1
WR Derrick McGregor	4	6	13	3.25	5	8	0
FB Marc Noe	3	3	22	7.33	19	9	0
WR Daniel Clinton	3	5	33	11.00	0	15	0
TE Tito Dabbs	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Luther Kubis	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Darren Letcher	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
WR Clyde Turner	1	2	0	0.00	2	0	0
RB Norman Foreman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenyon Lenihan	6	8	72	12.00	22	43	0
RB Terrell Hanks	5	6	35	7.00	25	17	0
WR Ronald Kramer	3	9	20	6.67	0	8	0
TE Bryan Mangum	2	2	17	8.50	0	12	0
WR Grant Rumph	2	2	12	6.00	0	8	1
WR Dustin Hastings	1	4	24	24.00	6	24	0
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Carl Platt	1	1	29	29.00	21	29	0
TE Ed Hickman	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Corey Washington	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Fresno	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joel Tinker	1	0	0.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Fresno	Fumb	Force
Albert Schwartz	1	0
O.J. Poston	0	1
Terrell Owens	0	1

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carl Platt	2	0	0
Bart Daniels	0	1	1
Grant Bechtel	0	1	0
Bryan Mangum	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Fresno	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Diaz	9	354	39.3	38.3	44	2

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	7	305	43.6	37.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Fresno	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Oksenberg	2/3	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	3/4	1/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Fresno	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Letcher	4	4	1.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Fresno	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Letcher	6	87	14.5	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	4	138	34.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Fresno	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randal Walton	12	1	0.0	28	32
CB Steve Jackson	7	0	0.0	24	34
OLB Jim Spolane	6	3	0.0	18	13
S Jamal Schwartz	5	0	0.0	27	33
OLB Roger Graham	4	1	0.0	20	26
CB Dwayne Wells	4	1	0.0	21	25
DT Roman King	3	1	0.5	25	31
OLB Leonard Fuqua	2	1	0.0	11	6
S Maurice Kremers	2	1	0.0	15	21
DT O.J. Poston	2	0	0.0	15	17
CB Mercury Hancock	2	0	0.0	20	20
CB Eddie Kirk	2	0	0.0	14	25
DE Morris Diamond	1	2	0.5	20	20
S Joel Tinker	1	2	0.0	24	26
DE Terrell Owens	1	1	0.0	21	28
DT Rich Banks	0	1	0.0	14	13
ILB Phillip Jung	0	1	0.0	4	5

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Vince Champion	6	2	0.0	18	36
S Buddy Huffman	6	1	0.0	21	37
ILB Clyde Marsh	5	0	0.0	9	14
CB Jorge Meacham	5	0	0.0	13	35
CB Bruce Williams	4	0	0.0	13	38
DT Bart Daniels	3	1	1.0	18	44
CB Patrick Patton	3	1	0.0	18	38
DT Charles Robbins	3	0	0.0	9	20
DE Jumbo Winslett	3	0	0.0	19	36
DE Randy Reeves	3	0	0.0	17	33
DT Brad Franklin	2	1	0.5	13	30
OLB Rob Peterson	2	0	0.0	3	6
S Cornelius Barber	2	0	0.0	19	43
S Paul Dunphy	2	0	0.0	7	21
DT Trent Garrison	1	0	0.5	12	25
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1	0	0.0	9	23
ILB Zach McMeel	1	0	0.0	14	36
S Lamont Rattay	1	0	0.0	7	17
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wendell Ferguson	0	2	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Fresno	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Morris Diamond	0.5	1	20
DT Roman King	0.5	0	31
DE Terrell Owens	0.0	2	28
DT O.J. Poston	0.0	1	17
S Joel Tinker	0.0	1	26
DE Erik Marker	0.0	1	17

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bart Daniels	1.0	0	1	0	44
DT Brad Franklin	0.5	1	1	0	30
DT Trent Garrison	0.5	0	0	0	25
DE Randy Reeves	0.0	1	2	0	33
OLB Vince Champion	0.0	0	2	2	36
DT Charles Robbins	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Fresno	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randal Walton	5	0	0	32
CB Steve Jackson	4	1	0	34
OLB Jim Spolane	3	0	0	13
S Maurice Kremers	2	1	0	21
OLB Roger Graham	2	0	0	26
CB Mercury Hancock	2	0	0	20
CB Eddie Kirk	2	0	0	25
CB Dwayne Wells	2	0	0	25
S Jamal Schwartz	1	0	0	33
S Joel Tinker	0	1	1	26

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jorge Meacham	5	1	35
OLB Vince Champion	4	2	36
CB Patrick Patton	3	3	38
ILB Clyde Marsh	3	0	14
S Buddy Huffman	3	0	37
S Cornelius Barber	2	1	43
DE Jumbo Winslett	2	0	36
OLB Rob Peterson	2	0	6
CB Bruce Williams	2	0	38
S Paul Dunphy	2	0	21
S Lamont Rattay	1	0	17
DT Brad Franklin	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Fresno	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jamal Porter	3	4	1	19	1	33
Gary Weber	1	4	0	21	1	41
Charlie Rivera	1	4	0	19	0	44
Charles Footman	1	3	0	16	0	42
Emmanuel Doggett	1	2	0	18	0	27
Maurice Thomason	1	1	0	2	0	9
Justin Borders	0	2	0	7	0	8
Malcolm McCree	0	1	0	4	0	9
Chuck Dorgan	0	1	0	19	0	41

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Riddick Leak	2	9	26	1	32
Hardy Stephens	2	3	24	0	18
Carl Platt	1	2	15	0	17
Terrance Peralta	1	1	27	0	28
Bruce Mueller	0	5	27	0	29
Kerry Covington	0	4	26	0	31
Shawn Hanks	0	1	8	0	11
Austin Boren	0	1	17	0	27
Randy Hernandez	0	1	5	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Fresno	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Foreman	2	27
Tito Dabbs	1	23
Nate Brennan	1	23
Daniel Clinton	1	18
Lionel Martin	1	15
Darren Letcher	0	30
Eddie Kirk	0	26
Jim Spolane	0	22
Clyde Turner	0	19
Marc Noe	0	15
Maurice Kremers	0	15
Nate Yaros	0	12
Justin Borders	0	12
Malcolm McCree	0	11
Steve Jackson	0	11
Leonard Fuqua	0	10
Leo Diaz	0	9
Eddie Collier	0	9
Karl Oksenberg	0	8
Jamal Porter	0	7
Rich Banks	0	5
Morris Diamond	0	5
Karl Fowlkes	0	4
O.J. Poston	0	4
Terrell Owens	0	4
Roger Graham	0	4
Randal Walton	0	4
Jamal Schwartz	0	4
Maurice Thomason	0	4
Brady Myers	0	3
Joel Tinker	0	3
Mercury Hancock	0	3
Charlie Rivera	0	2
Erik Marker	0	2
Roman King	0	1

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Paul Dunphy	4	20
Leslie McFarlane	1	31
Wayne Matthews	1	22
Ed Hickman	1	21
Grant Rumph	1	20
Scott Maru	1	15
Cornelius Barber	1	14
Terrell Hanks	0	20
Rob Peterson	0	19
Carl Platt	0	14
Patrick Patton	0	14
Zach McMeel	0	13
Jumbo Winslett	0	12
Shawn Hanks	0	11
Hardy Stephens	0	11
Randy Hernandez	0	11
Cornell Burgess	0	10
Wendell Ferguson	0	9
Rob Dawson	0	9
Russell Thamilarasan	0	8
Riddick Leak	0	8
Kerry Covington	0	7
Craig Stuckey	0	7
Vince Champion	0	6
Lamont Rattay	0	5
Corey Washington	0	5
Tom Rohr	0	4
Bruce Williams	0	4
Buddy Huffman	0	4
Terrance Peralta	0	3
Brad Franklin	0	3
Jorge Meacham	0	3
Bart Daniels	0	2
Clyde Marsh	0	2
Bryan Mangum	0	2
Trent Garrison	0	2
Charles Robbins	0	1
Bryant Stevenson	0	1
Randy Reeves	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	20	88	4.4
Right	9	38	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Fresno	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Schwartz	48	30	6	0	1	7	7	2	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	36	23	3	2	1	3	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	109	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	90	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	123	24.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	39	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	52	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	43	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Fresno	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernard Strong	15	9	0	170	4	45
TE Emmanuel Doggett	9	7	0	96	2	27
WR Derrick McGregor	6	4	0	13	0	37
WR Daniel Clinton	5	3	0	33	0	12
FB Marc Noe	3	3	0	22	0	28
TE Tito Dabbs	2	1	0	8	0	12
RB Luther Kubis	2	1	0	2	0	31
RB Norman Foreman	2	0	1	0	0	19
WR Clyde Turner	2	1	0	0	0	25
RB Darren Letcher	1	1	0	7	0	10

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer	9	3	0	20	0	33
WR Kenyon Lenihan	8	6	0	72	1	25
RB Terrell Hanks	6	5	0	35	0	25
WR Dustin Hastings	4	1	1	24	1	22
TE Ed Hickman	2	1	0	5	0	18
TE Bryan Mangum	2	2	0	17	0	9
WR Grant Rumph	2	2	0	12	0	3
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	1	0	1	0	11
FB Carl Platt	1	1	0	29	1	17
WR Corey Washington	1	1	0	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Fresno	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norman Foreman	3	8	2.67	3.00

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	2	8	4.00	3.80
Terrell Hanks	2	7	3.50	4.53
Leslie McFarlane	1	3	3.00	3.17
Carl Platt	1	0	0.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Fresno	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Schwartz	8	4	28	3.50	7.31

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	2	2	6	3.00	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Fresno	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernard Strong	2	1	6	3.00	11.33
FB Marc Noe	1	1	9	9.00	7.33
TE Emmanuel Doggett	1	1	5	5.00	10.67
TE Tito Dabbs	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
RB Luther Kubis	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR Daniel Clinton	1	0	0	0.00	6.60

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	1	2	2.00	9.00
WR Grant Rumph	1	1	4	4.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Fresno	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Kubis	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Hanks	2	1
Leslie McFarlane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Fresno	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Schwartz	14	8	3

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Fresno	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernard Strong	4	1	0
WR Derrick McGregor	3	3	2
TE Emmanuel Doggett	2	2	0
WR Daniel Clinton	2	1	1
RB Luther Kubis	1	0	0
RB Darren Letcher	1	1	0
RB Norman Foreman	1	0	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronald Kramer	4	1	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	4	2	2
RB Terrell Hanks	3	3	1
WR Dustin Hastings	1	0	0
TE Ed Hickman	1	1	1
WR Grant Rumph	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,400 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,400 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,500)