Week 4, 2028

played in Cleveland, OH

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	7	7	10	-	24
Cleveland Clawz	14	0	3	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 CLE - Cristian Strickland 5 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
1Q: 03:10 CLE - Mercury Sander 9 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
2Q: 09:46 HAR - William Meier 25 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 11:23 HAR - Walter Malone 20 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 02:39 CLE - Gus Hagglund 20 field goal
4Q: 10:30 HAR - Cris Seal 6 fumble return (Walt Abrams extra point)
4Q: 08:34 CLE - Mercury Sander 36 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
4Q: 03:39 HAR - Walt Abrams 32 field goal
4Q: 00:39 CLE - Mercury Sander 6 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 CLE - Cristian Strickland 5 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
1Q: 03:10 CLE - Mercury Sander 9 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
2Q: 09:46 HAR - William Meier 25 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 11:23 HAR - Walter Malone 20 pass from James Brackens (Walt Abrams extra point)
3Q: 02:39 CLE - Gus Hagglund 20 field goal
4Q: 10:30 HAR - Cris Seal 6 fumble return (Walt Abrams extra point)
4Q: 08:34 CLE - Mercury Sander 36 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
4Q: 03:39 HAR - Walt Abrams 32 field goal
4Q: 00:39 CLE - Mercury Sander 6 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)

Team Statistics HAR CLE
Record 1-3 2-2
First Downs 13 27
- by Rushing 2 11
- by Passing 11 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 296 479
- Offensive Plays 51 72
- Yards per Play 5.80 6.65
Net Rushing Yards 59 158
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 2.57 5.27
Net Passing Yards 237 321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 0 41 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 256 327
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.46 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/130 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 26:23 33:37

Team Statistics	HAR	CLE
Record	1-3	2-2
First Downs	13	27
- by Rushing	2	11
- by Passing	11	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	296	479
- Offensive Plays	51	72
- Yards per Play	5.80	6.65
Net Rushing Yards	59	158
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	2.57	5.27
Net Passing Yards	237	321
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 0	41 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	256	327
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.46	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/130	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	26:23	33:37

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	10:39	1:34	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	6:40	1:48	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
1	3:04	2:47	OWN 28	5	21	Punt
2	12:22	2:52	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
2	6:13	2:27	OWN 29	5	33	Punt
2	2:12	1:00	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
3	13:39	2:30	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
3	2:31	2:29	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	13:45	2:49	OWN 16	5	39	Punt
4	8:18	4:44	OWN 28	7	57	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 22	2	-7	Game

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	2:17	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	9:05	2:25	OWN 21	5	34	Punt
1	4:52	1:48	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
1	0:17	2:55	OWN 11	7	47	Interception
2	9:30	3:17	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
2	3:46	1:34	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 35	3	9	Half
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 36	3	1	Interception
3	11:09	8:38	OWN 28	16	69	Field Goal
3	0:02	1:17	OWN 11	5	11	Punt
4	10:56	0:37	OWN 3	2	3	Fumble
4	10:19	2:01	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	3:34	3:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Mercury Sander, Cleveland Clawz

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	10	33	3.30	11	2
Lance Tkachuk	9	16	1.78	5	0
James Brackens	3	12	4.00	6	0
William Meier	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Sander	23	130	5.65	36	5	3
Cristian Strickland	6	22	3.67	8	0	1
Edwin Hyman	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	25	14	256	3/19	2	41	0	118.1

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Hyman	41	27	327	1/6	0	32	2	69.9

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Walter Malone	5	7	100	20.00	48	37	1
WR William Meier	2	5	30	15.00	0	25	1
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	42	21.00	33	24	0
WR Dusty Picard	2	3	54	27.00	8	41	0
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	3	10	10.00	11	10	0
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	1	24	24.00	15	24	0
RB Seth Saylor	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Everett Levine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Raymond Vaughn	9	13	147	16.33	59	32
WR Tucker Martinez	9	10	111	12.33	26	28
TE Paul Booker	3	4	29	9.67	9	18
WR Daryl Breeze	2	5	14	7.00	0	8
RB Cristian Strickland	2	2	9	4.50	0	8
WR Ron Huntley	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
RB Mercury Sander	1	4	13	13.00	5	13
WR Levon Bullock	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harry Crane	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Phil Fordyce	1	3	3.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Recov	Force	TD
Cris Seal	1	0	1
Bucky Garibay	0	1	0
Phil Fordyce	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tucker Martinez	2	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Pittard	8	331	41.4	38.9	48	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	4	192	48.0	39.8	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walt Abrams	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	3/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gus Hagglund	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	3	33	11.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Kennedy	4	102	25.5	0
Mickey Kemper	1	28	28.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Vaughn	1	18	18.0	0
Andy Mabe	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	8	4	0.0	30	42
OLB Phil Fordyce	7	4	0.0	30	40
CB Howard Beeman	7	0	0.0	30	42
CB Harry Crane	5	0	0.0	30	41
OLB Frankie Randle	3	2	0.0	26	33
ILB Cary Glover	3	2	0.0	10	13
S Richard Guthrie	3	1	0.0	12	19
S Bucky Garibay	3	0	0.0	30	41
DE Isaac McQuaig	3	0	0.0	21	33
DE Marco Sutter	2	1	0.5	16	19
DT Ryan Kromer	2	0	0.5	22	25
S A.J. Lofton	2	3	0.0	21	29
DT Darren Lyon	2	1	0.0	17	26
CB Harold Kemp	1	1	0.0	17	28
OLB Bert Griffith	1	0	0.0	0	3
DE Darryl George	1	0	0.0	14	23
S Arnold Murphy	0	1	0.0	4	3
OLB Gilbert Bensen	0	1	0.0	0	2

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S R.J. Gilmore	6	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Deon Bernstein	5	0	0.0	14	24
DE Vincent Dallesandro	4	0	1.0	19	25
CB Desmond Maass	3	4	0.0	19	24
OLB Jeremy Sacratini	3	1	0.0	18	14
DE Pat Cortez	3	0	0.0	19	20
DT Ronald Corbett	3	0	0.0	11	15
DT Kirk Porter	2	0	1.0	14	15
CB Ike Force	2	1	0.0	21	25
DT Elias Word	2	0	0.0	17	13
ILB Julian Gordon	2	0	0.0	14	13
DE Otis McLemore	1	0	1.0	5	5
OLB Phillip Tate	1	1	0.0	10	5
WR Levon Bullock	1	0	---	---	---
S O.J. Hou	1	0	0.0	21	24
FB Clay Dodge	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ken Orellana	0	2	0.0	12	16
S Ian Woods	0	1	0.0	2	13
CB Maurice Hulten	0	1	0.0	5	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ryan Kromer	0.5	0	0	25
DE Marco Sutter	0.5	0	0	19
DT Darren Lyon	0.0	1	1	26
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.0	1	0	33
DE Darryl George	0.0	0	1	23

Cleveland	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vincent Dallesandro	1.0	0	3	2	25
DT Kirk Porter	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Otis McLemore	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Pat Cortez	0.0	1	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	5	1	0	42
OLB Phil Fordyce	4	0	1	40
CB Howard Beeman	3	2	0	42
CB Harry Crane	3	1	1	41
S Richard Guthrie	3	1	0	19
S Bucky Garibay	2	0	0	41
ILB Cary Glover	2	0	0	13
OLB Frankie Randle	1	0	0	33
S A.J. Lofton	1	0	0	29
OLB Bert Griffith	1	0	0	3
DE Darryl George	1	0	0	23
CB Harold Kemp	1	0	0	28

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S R.J. Gilmore	2	1	24
CB Ike Force	2	1	25
S O.J. Hou	2	0	24
ILB Julian Gordon	2	0	13
DT Kirk Porter	1	0	15
S Ian Woods	1	0	13
DT Ronald Corbett	1	0	15
OLB Jeremy Sacratini	1	0	14
OLB Deon Bernstein	1	0	24
CB Desmond Maass	1	0	24
DE Vincent Dallesandro	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rex O'Connor	2	5	23	1	28
Doug Richardson	2	3	23	1	28
Dwight Robinson	0	4	23	1	28
Darryl Delgado	0	4	23	0	28
Craig Codeke	0	3	23	0	28
Nolan Harrison	0	2	14	0	14

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Mason	4	9	30	0	42
Damon Shaw	3	7	30	0	42
Deron Ogden	3	4	30	1	42
Shane Parsons	3	4	30	0	42
Clay Dodge	1	2	20	0	23
Rusty Lane	0	2	30	0	42
Paul Booker	0	1	25	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Tkachuk	1	23
A.J. Lofton	1	11

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Daryl Breeze	4	9
Ken Orellana	2	16
Cristian Strickland	1	22
Ron Huntley	1	13

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cris Seal	---	---	30	42	20	92
Frankie Randle	---	---	26	33	14	73
Harry Crane	---	---	30	41	2	73
Bucky Garibay	---	---	30	41	2	73
Howard Beeman	---	---	30	42	1	73
Phil Fordyce	---	---	30	40	1	71
A.J. Lofton	---	---	21	29	11	61
Courtney Poliska	23	27	---	---	11	61
Rex O'Connor	23	28	---	---	9	60
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	21	33	5	59
Lance Tkachuk	10	19	---	---	23	52
Darryl Delgado	23	28	---	---	---	51
Craig Codeke	23	28	---	---	---	51
Doug Richardson	23	28	---	---	---	51
Dwight Robinson	23	28	---	---	---	51
James Brackens	23	28	---	---	---	51
Ryan Kromer	---	---	22	25	---	47
William Meier	20	21	---	---	5	46
Harold Kemp	---	---	17	28	1	46
Darren Lyon	---	---	17	26	1	44
Darryl George	---	---	14	23	5	42
Nolan Harrison	14	14	---	---	13	41
Marco Sutter	---	---	16	19	---	35
Cary Glover	---	---	10	13	11	34
Walter Malone	13	21	---	---	---	34
Richard Guthrie	---	---	12	19	---	31
Jeffrey Buchanon	2	6	---	---	20	28
Kenyon Lenihan	8	11	---	---	5	24
Everett Levine	13	9	---	---	1	23
Dusty Picard	10	8	---	---	---	18
Arnold Murphy	---	---	4	3	10	17
Brandon Kennedy	0	0	---	---	15	15
Kerry Fleischer	1	2	---	---	12	15
Gilbert Bensen	---	---	0	2	12	14
Nicky Breese	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kris Garrido	0	0	---	---	9	9
Richie Stevens	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ronnie Pittard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Kenney	---	---	0	0	8	8
Mickey Kemper	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walt Abrams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bert Griffith	---	---	0	3	---	3
Seth Saylor	1	2	---	---	---	3
Cedric Horne	0	0	---	---	1	1
Donnie Johnston	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Ogden	30	42	---	---	5	77
Raymond Vaughn	27	36	---	---	13	76
Rusty Lane	30	42	---	---	---	72
Edwin Hyman	30	42	---	---	---	72
Maurice Mason	30	42	---	---	---	72
Damon Shaw	30	42	---	---	---	72
Shane Parsons	30	42	---	---	---	72
Paul Booker	25	31	---	---	11	67
Clay Dodge	20	23	---	---	13	56
Mercury Sander	24	29	---	---	2	55
Tucker Martinez	23	32	---	---	---	55
R.J. Gilmore	---	---	21	24	7	52
O.J. Hou	---	---	21	24	2	47
Ike Force	---	---	21	25	---	46
Vincent Dallesandro	---	---	19	25	1	45
Daryl Breeze	11	24	---	---	9	44
Jeremy Sacratini	---	---	18	14	12	44
Ken Orellana	---	---	12	16	16	44
Desmond Maass	---	---	19	24	1	44
Pat Cortez	---	---	19	20	4	43
Cristian Strickland	7	14	---	---	22	43
Deon Bernstein	---	---	14	24	1	39
Elias Word	---	---	17	13	6	36
Levon Bullock	5	10	---	---	18	33
Kirk Porter	---	---	14	15	4	33
Phillip Tate	---	---	10	5	18	33
Malik Wicher	---	---	2	3	24	29
Julian Gordon	---	---	14	13	---	27
Ronald Corbett	---	---	11	15	---	26
Andy Mabe	---	---	3	7	14	24
Bobby Duncan	3	3	---	---	16	22
Courtney Thornton	---	---	6	9	7	22
Maurice Hulten	---	---	5	14	1	20
Ian Woods	---	---	2	13	3	18
Ron Huntley	0	3	---	---	13	16
Alexander Winslett	5	5	---	---	---	10
Otis McLemore	---	---	5	5	---	10
Gus Hagglund	0	0	---	---	7	7
Malcolm McCree	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nicky Olpin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Deion Shaver	0	0	---	---	5	5
George Laflamme	0	0	---	---	5	5
Walter Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Drew Ware	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eddie Emmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Omar Grier	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	9	22	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	4	0.6
Middle	15	124	8.3
Right	8	30	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	25	14	7	2	1	3	4	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Hyman	41	27	6	1	2	5	2	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	43	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	107	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	81	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	138	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	88	17.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Malone	7	5	1	100	3	21
WR William Meier	5	2	0	30	1	21
RB Lance Tkachuk	3	1	0	10	0	19
WR Dusty Picard	3	2	0	54	1	8
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	0	42	1	27
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Everett Levine	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	1	0	24	1	6
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Seth Saylor	1	1	0	-4	0	2

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Raymond Vaughn	13	9	1	147	4	36
WR Tucker Martinez	10	9	0	111	2	32
WR Daryl Breeze	5	2	1	14	0	24
TE Paul Booker	4	3	0	29	0	31
RB Mercury Sander	4	1	0	13	0	29
WR Levon Bullock	2	0	0	0	0	10
RB Cristian Strickland	2	2	0	9	0	14
WR Ron Huntley	1	1	0	4	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	1	0	0.00	3.30

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Sander	4	22	5.50	5.65
Cristian Strickland	2	8	4.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	3	2	25	8.33	10.24

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edwin Hyman	3	2	4	1.33	7.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Meier	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Walter Malone	1	1	20	20.00	14.29

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raymond Vaughn	1	1	3	3.00	11.31
WR Daryl Breeze	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
RB Cristian Strickland	1	1	1	1.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	1	0
Lance Tkachuk	1	0

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Sander	1	1
Cristian Strickland	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	9	4	3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Hyman	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	3	1	1
RB Lance Tkachuk	3	1	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	0	0
WR Walter Malone	1	1	1
RB Seth Saylor	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tucker Martinez	3	2	1
WR Raymond Vaughn	2	2	1
WR Daryl Breeze	2	1	0
WR Levon Bullock	1	0	0
RB Mercury Sander	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (19,800)
End Zone 13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (19,800)
End Zone	13,400 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)