Conference Semifinals, 2026

played in St. Louis, MO

32 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	7	10	9	10	-	36
St. Louis Cardinals	10	7	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 STL - Derrick Tatum 26 field goal
1Q: 06:27 STL - Jessie Penny 5 pass from Mario Gurley (Derrick Tatum extra point)
1Q: 05:04 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 48 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 08:54 NFK - Wayne Matthews 19 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NFK - Cornell Burgess 45 field goal
2Q: 01:48 STL - Dustin O'Donnell 47 pass from Mario Gurley (Derrick Tatum extra point)
3Q: 12:08 NFK - Cornell Burgess 53 field goal
3Q: 01:07 NFK - Paul Dunphy 1 fumble return (Cornell Burgess extra point failed)
4Q: 14:06 NFK - Grant Bechtel 3 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 05:57 NFK - Cornell Burgess 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 STL - Derrick Tatum 26 field goal
1Q: 06:27 STL - Jessie Penny 5 pass from Mario Gurley (Derrick Tatum extra point)
1Q: 05:04 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 48 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 08:54 NFK - Wayne Matthews 19 pass from Grant Bechtel (Cornell Burgess extra point)
2Q: 02:00 NFK - Cornell Burgess 45 field goal
2Q: 01:48 STL - Dustin O'Donnell 47 pass from Mario Gurley (Derrick Tatum extra point)
3Q: 12:08 NFK - Cornell Burgess 53 field goal
3Q: 01:07 NFK - Paul Dunphy 1 fumble return (Cornell Burgess extra point failed)
4Q: 14:06 NFK - Grant Bechtel 3 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
4Q: 05:57 NFK - Cornell Burgess 34 field goal

Team Statistics NFK STL
Record 12-6 10-7
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 10 2
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 378 366
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 5.40 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 184 58
- Rushing Attempts 43 21
- Yards per Rush 4.28 2.76
Net Passing Yards 194 308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 17 - 1 41 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 200 315
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 7.19 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/27
Punt Returns/Yards 4/9 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/39 5/124
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:48 25:12

Team Statistics	NFK	STL
Record	12-6	10-7
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	10	2
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	378	366
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	5.40	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	184	58
- Rushing Attempts	43	21
- Yards per Rush	4.28	2.76
Net Passing Yards	194	308
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 17 - 1	41 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	200	315
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	7.19	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/27
Punt Returns/Yards	4/9	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/39	5/124
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:48	25:12

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	1:03	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	8:48	0:32	OWN 36	1	0	Interception
1	6:16	1:29	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	3:06	2:54	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
2	13:58	1:52	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
2	10:47	2:01	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
2	5:28	3:34	OWN 20	9	52	Field Goal
2	1:27	1:27	OWN 20	4	13	Half
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 20	7	44	Field Goal
3	7:43	6:36	OWN 35	14	57	Fumble
4	14:47	0:52	OPP 4	3	4	Touchdown
4	11:20	5:30	OWN 38	8	45	Field Goal
4	4:36	2:02	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 14	3	-4	Game

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	12:46	3:58	OWN 32	10	59	Field Goal
1	8:16	2:00	OPP 40	4	40	Touchdown
1	4:47	1:41	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
1	0:12	1:14	OWN 2	4	6	Punt
2	12:06	1:19	OWN 1	3	4	Punt
2	8:46	3:18	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
2	1:54	0:27	OPP 42	1	42	Touchdown
3	12:03	4:20	OWN 20	8	52	Missed FG
3	1:07	0:11	OWN 8	1	-7	Fumble
3	0:56	1:09	OWN 17	3	-1	Fumble
4	13:55	2:35	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
4	5:50	1:14	OWN 28	4	14	Interception
4	2:34	2:12	OWN 1	11	85	Downs

Game MVP: Cornell Burgess, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Hanks	26	92	3.54	13	3	0
Leslie McFarlane	7	62	8.86	48	1	1
Grant Bechtel	6	32	5.33	8	0	1
Trevor Wissick	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
Carl Platt	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Brad Godfrey	12	43	3.58	15	1
Drew McFerrin	4	6	1.50	11	1
Bo Craig	3	5	1.67	4	0
Mario Gurley	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	26	17	200	1/6	1	35	1	85.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	32	17	245	1/7	2	47	1	86.1
Vincent Oren	9	3	70	0/0	0	33	0	62.2

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Kramer	5	10	64	12.80	18	25	0
WR Corey Washington	4	4	33	8.25	0	23	0
TE Bryan Mangum	2	2	4	2.00	0	4	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	4	36	18.00	1	23	0
WR Dustin Hastings	1	1	35	35.00	35	35	0
TE Ed Hickman	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0
RB Terrell Hanks	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Wayne Matthews	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	1
RB Leslie McFarlane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Penny	5	9	98	19.60	47	33	1
TE Dustin O'Donnell	3	3	71	23.67	22	47	1
WR Shane Thompson	3	6	32	10.67	2	21	0
WR Quinn MacLeod	3	9	61	20.33	26	29	0
RB Drew McFerrin	3	4	21	7.00	3	15	0
RB Brad Godfrey	2	4	29	14.50	20	19	0
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Howard Thelwell	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Gilbert Blair	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cornelius Barber	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Robbie McGee	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grant Bechtel	1	0	0	0
Terrell Hanks	1	0	0	0
Paul Dunphy	0	1	0	1
Clyde Marsh	0	1	0	0
Ronald Kramer	0	1	0	0
Wendell Ferguson	0	0	1	0
Patrick Patton	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mario Gurley	1	0	0
Eugene Guthrie	1	0	0
Larry Price	0	1	0
Ken Swift	0	0	1
Edward Sampson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Stuckey	4	200	50.0	50.0	58	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	6	264	44.0	39.2	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	3/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Tatum	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	4	9	2.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrell Hanks	1	39	39.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Penny	4	105	26.3	0
Terrance Cooper	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Paul Dunphy	5	0	0.0	4	18
CB Jorge Meacham	4	0	0.0	16	33
ILB Zach McMeel	3	7	0.0	14	28
S Cornelius Barber	3	2	0.0	20	41
OLB Vince Champion	3	1	0.0	19	26
CB Bruce Williams	3	1	0.0	13	34
DE Jumbo Winslett	3	0	0.0	16	24
CB Wendell Ferguson	2	0	1.0	5	10
ILB Clyde Marsh	2	1	0.0	7	13
CB Patrick Patton	2	1	0.0	18	36
DT Trent Garrison	2	1	0.0	14	26
S Buddy Huffman	2	1	0.0	17	31
DT Bart Daniels	2	0	0.0	13	37
DE Randy Reeves	1	1	0.0	18	30
DT Charles Robbins	1	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1	0	0.0	8	20
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	0	---	---	---
S Lamont Rattay	0	1	0.0	1	15

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB T.J. Rocco	9	0	0.0	39	27
S Robbie McGee	8	2	0.0	41	23
ILB Ken Swift	6	1	0.0	40	27
S Terrance Cooper	5	4	0.0	32	19
S Joseph Shapiro	5	2	0.0	30	22
CB Seth Farley	4	0	0.0	29	24
DT Lonnie Drenik	3	1	0.0	11	5
OLB Ralph Eads	3	0	0.0	43	27
DT Henry Mason	2	2	0.0	25	15
DE Larry Price	2	2	0.0	33	20
CB Dominic Strong	2	0	0.0	31	17
DE Edward Sampson	1	0	1.0	23	18
OLB Allen Reeves	1	2	0.0	15	9
ILB Byron Lake	1	0	0.0	5	1
DT Wendell Collier	1	0	0.0	21	16
WR Howard Thelwell	1	0	---	---	---
G Tracy Dunn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Vincent Craig	1	0	0.0	30	16
DT Cole Warren	1	0	0.0	22	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Wendell Ferguson	1.0	0	0	10
DT Bart Daniels	0.0	2	0	37
DE Randy Reeves	0.0	0	2	30
DE Jumbo Winslett	0.0	0	1	24
DT Trent Garrison	0.0	0	1	26

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edward Sampson	1.0	0	0	18
DE Larry Price	0.0	1	1	20
DT Wendell Collier	0.0	1	0	16
DT Henry Mason	0.0	1	0	15
DT Lonnie Drenik	0.0	1	0	5
ILB Ken Swift	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jorge Meacham	4	0	0	33
OLB Vince Champion	3	2	0	26
S Cornelius Barber	3	1	1	41
CB Patrick Patton	3	0	0	36
CB Bruce Williams	2	0	0	34
S Paul Dunphy	2	0	0	18
DE Jumbo Winslett	1	0	0	24
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1	0	0	20
CB Wendell Ferguson	1	0	0	10
ILB Zach McMeel	0	1	0	28
OLB Rob Dawson	0	1	0	3

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB T.J. Rocco	6	0	0	27
S Robbie McGee	4	0	1	23
ILB Ken Swift	2	0	0	27
S Joseph Shapiro	2	0	0	22
S Terrance Cooper	1	2	0	19
OLB Ralph Eads	1	0	0	27
CB Seth Farley	1	0	0	24
DT Wendell Collier	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Hernandez	3	3	0	10	0	6
Bruce Mueller	2	7	0	36	0	22
Kerry Covington	2	5	0	41	0	26
Carl Platt	2	3	0	18	0	13
Shawn Hanks	1	4	0	34	1	20
Hardy Stephens	1	3	1	21	0	14
Riddick Leak	0	6	0	40	0	26
Terrance Peralta	0	2	0	33	0	21
Ed Hickman	0	2	0	21	0	14

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jimmy Hampton	2	5	15	0	38
Tracy Dunn	2	2	15	0	30
Mark Palmer	1	7	18	0	35
Walt Dunn	0	2	18	0	37
Kelvin Russ	0	1	6	0	5
Jeffrey Pegues	0	1	9	0	13
Ted Gelat	0	1	3	0	10
Troy Stickney	0	0	20	1	35

Special Teams Statistics

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Hickman	2	19
Grant Rumph	1	18
Paul Dunphy	1	17
Patrick Patton	1	14
Leslie McFarlane	0	25
Wayne Matthews	0	19
Terrell Hanks	0	18
Scott Maru	0	15
Zach McMeel	0	14
Rob Peterson	0	13
Cornell Burgess	0	11
Cornelius Barber	0	11
Carl Platt	0	10
Jumbo Winslett	0	8
Wendell Ferguson	0	8
Terrance Peralta	0	7
Kerry Covington	0	7
Hardy Stephens	0	7
Randy Hernandez	0	7
Vince Champion	0	6
Russell Thamilarasan	0	4
Lamont Rattay	0	4
Corey Washington	0	4
Rob Dawson	0	4
Craig Stuckey	0	4
Bryan Mangum	0	4
Tom Rohr	0	3
Buddy Huffman	0	3
Charles Robbins	0	2
Shawn Hanks	0	2
Randy Reeves	0	2
Bruce Williams	0	2
Trent Garrison	0	2
Jorge Meacham	0	2
Brad Franklin	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Donnie Morton	2	18
Jeff Newsome	1	18
Terrance Cooper	1	13
Drew McFerrin	1	2
Eugene Guthrie	0	20
Xavier Duncan	0	20
Bo Craig	0	18
Howard Thelwell	0	16
Dominic Strong	0	15
Wendell Hadden	0	14
Byron Lake	0	12
Robbie McGee	0	11
Seth Farley	0	11
Kelvin Russ	0	8
Jeffrey Pegues	0	8
Rick Totten	0	8
Ted Gelat	0	8
Tracy Dunn	0	8
T.J. Rocco	0	7
Larry Price	0	7
Jessie Penny	0	7
Derrick Tatum	0	6
Jimmy Hampton	0	6
Dustin O'Donnell	0	5
Shane Thompson	0	4
Gilbert Blair	0	4
Wendell Collier	0	3
Ken Swift	0	3
Ralph Eads	0	3
Edward Sampson	0	3
Cole Warren	0	3
Joseph Shapiro	0	2
Henry Mason	0	2
Allen Reeves	0	1
Vincent Craig	0	1
Irv Walker	0	1
Lonnie Drenik	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	43	5.4
Middle	21	119	5.7
Right	11	26	2.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	13	29	2.2
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	26	17	4	0	1	3	4	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Gurley	32	17	5	4	2	3	3	0	1
Vincent Oren	9	3	1	0	3	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	65	21.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	58	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	132	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	112	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Kramer	10	5	1	64	1	23
WR Corey Washington	4	4	0	33	1	7
WR Kenyon Lenihan	4	2	0	36	1	18
TE Ed Hickman	2	1	0	8	0	14
TE Bryan Mangum	2	2	0	4	0	10
WR Dustin Hastings	1	1	0	35	1	13
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Terrell Hanks	1	1	0	1	0	15
TE Wayne Matthews	1	1	0	19	0	7

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn MacLeod	9	3	2	61	1	29
WR Jessie Penny	9	5	0	98	3	33
WR Shane Thompson	6	3	1	32	1	30
WR Howard Thelwell	4	0	0	0	0	17
RB Brad Godfrey	4	2	0	29	0	28
RB Drew McFerrin	4	3	1	21	0	14
TE Dustin O'Donnell	3	3	0	71	1	30
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	1	0	3	0	5
TE Gilbert Blair	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Terrell Hanks	3	8	2.67	3.54
Leslie McFarlane	2	4	2.00	8.86
Grant Bechtel	1	3	3.00	5.33

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Godfrey	2	6	3.00	3.58
Drew McFerrin	1	11	11.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	3	1	19	6.33	7.69

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	4	1	5	1.25	7.66
Vincent Oren	4	0	0	0.00	7.78

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ed Hickman	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
TE Wayne Matthews	1	1	19	19.00	19.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quinn MacLeod	3	0	0	0.00	6.78
WR Howard Thelwell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Brad Godfrey	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
WR Shane Thompson	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
RB Drew McFerrin	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
WR Jessie Penny	1	1	5	5.00	10.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	3	2
Leslie McFarlane	2	1
Terrell Hanks	2	0
Trevor Wissick	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Gurley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	5	3	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	12	8	4
Vincent Oren	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	1	1
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	0
WR Corey Washington	1	1	1
TE Bryan Mangum	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Penny	4	4	3
WR Quinn MacLeod	3	1	1
WR Shane Thompson	2	2	1
TE Dustin O'Donnell	1	1	0
WR Howard Thelwell	1	0	0
RB Brad Godfrey	1	0	0
RB Eugene Guthrie	1	1	0
RB Drew McFerrin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (22,400)
End Zone 12,600 (16,200)
Mezzanine 7,200 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (14,300)
Club Seats 8,300 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,600 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (22,400)
End Zone	12,600 (16,200)
Mezzanine	7,200 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (14,300)
Club Seats	8,300 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (1,800)