Week 1, 2029

played in Norfolk, VA

65 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	3	14	0	-	17
Norfolk Vipers	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:42 HAR - Joey Stargell 21 field goal
2Q: 00:34 NFK - Cornell Burgess 44 field goal
3Q: 11:52 HAR - Brandon Kennedy 29 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 01:04 HAR - A.J. Lofton 47 interception return (Joey Stargell extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:42 HAR - Joey Stargell 21 field goal
2Q: 00:34 NFK - Cornell Burgess 44 field goal
3Q: 11:52 HAR - Brandon Kennedy 29 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 01:04 HAR - A.J. Lofton 47 interception return (Joey Stargell extra point)

Team Statistics HAR NFK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 12
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 275 215
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 3.99 3.31
Net Rushing Yards 65 70
- Rushing Attempts 33 15
- Yards per Rush 1.97 4.67
Net Passing Yards 210 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 0 43 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 216 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 7/45
- Yards per Pass Play 5.83 2.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/3
Penalties/Yards 5/30 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 7/57 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/71 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 19
Time of Possession 33:52 26:08

Team Statistics	HAR	NFK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	12
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	275	215
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	3.99	3.31
Net Rushing Yards	65	70
- Rushing Attempts	33	15
- Yards per Rush	1.97	4.67
Net Passing Yards	210	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 0	43 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	216	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	7/45
- Yards per Pass Play	5.83	2.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/3
Penalties/Yards	5/30	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	7/57	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/71	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 19
Time of Possession	33:52	26:08

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
1	10:51	5:30	OWN 8	10	47	Punt
1	2:25	3:44	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
2	12:07	1:29	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	9:02	0:57	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
2	6:23	3:46	OWN 37	11	59	Field Goal
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 27	1	3	Half
3	13:45	2:08	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
3	9:46	3:53	OWN 22	8	31	Punt
3	0:01	4:47	OWN 19	8	38	Punt
4	6:25	2:25	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
4	3:38	1:11	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
4	1:41	1:41	OPP 5	4	-4	Downs

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	2:07	OWN 35	3	-5	Punt
1	5:21	2:56	OWN 3	5	20	Punt
2	13:41	1:34	OWN 10	3	-2	Punt
2	10:38	1:36	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
2	8:05	1:42	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	2:37	2:08	OWN 20	9	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:15	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	11:37	1:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:53	4:57	OWN 2	10	33	Interception
3	0:56	0:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	10:14	3:49	OWN 20	14	69	Downs
4	4:00	0:22	OPP 41	2	0	Interception
4	2:27	0:46	OWN 6	4	-1	Downs

Game MVP: James Brackens, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lance Tkachuk	14	29	2.07	6	0
Everett Levine	12	17	1.42	10	1
James Brackens	6	21	3.50	8	0
Nolan Harrison	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Terrell Hanks	13	57	4.38	11	1
Donnie Johnston	1	7	7.00	7	0
Jumbo Witt	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	35	22	216	1/6	1	29	0	89.7

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Johnston	43	23	190	7/45	0	20	2	45.6

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Kennedy	6	7	67	11.17	35	29	1
RB Lance Tkachuk	5	5	19	3.80	2	12	0
TE Courtney Poliska	5	10	80	16.00	29	23	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	3	6	30	10.00	0	14	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	3	16	8.00	0	13	0
FB Nolan Harrison	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Mickey Kemper	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Terrell Hanks	6	8	22	3.67	5	8
WR Logan Hudson	6	10	46	7.67	12	16
WR Carlos Flynn	3	6	44	14.67	0	18
WR Ronald Kramer	2	5	7	3.50	0	4
TE Levon Garrison	2	3	29	14.50	0	20
TE Santiago Vernon	2	5	26	13.00	1	15
WR Howard Thelwell	1	2	12	12.00	4	12
TE Quentin Moss	1	4	4	4.00	0	4

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S A.J. Lofton	1	47	47.00	1
S Arnold Murphy	1	24	24.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lance Tkachuk	2	0	0
Jeffrey Buchanon	0	2	0
Marco Sutter	0	0	1

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Donnie Johnston	1	0	0
Ross Newnam	0	1	0
Zach McMeel	0	0	1
Marshall Klug	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lamont Roberson	9	379	42.1	39.3	50	5

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roosevelt Luzar	8	459	57.4	50.3	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Stargell	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	7	57	8.1	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Flynn	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	1	23	23.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	8	1	0.0	13	43
S A.J. Lofton	5	1	0.0	13	42
S Arnold Murphy	5	0	0.0	14	46
OLB Phil Fordyce	4	1	1.0	13	41
OLB Bert Griffith	3	1	1.5	11	25
DT Ryan Kromer	3	0	1.5	9	30
DE Marco Sutter	3	0	1.0	6	22
CB Harry Crane	3	1	0.0	13	49
CB Dan Kenney	3	1	0.0	15	46
DE Hunter Murray	2	2	1.0	9	28
DE Isaac McQuaig	1	0	0.5	8	26
DT Eddie Robinson	1	1	0.0	6	20
CB Harold Kemp	1	1	0.0	11	41
ILB Amari Winters	1	1	0.0	3	12
DT Joe Woodson	1	0	0.0	7	24
CB Kai Linquist	1	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Cary Glover	0	2	0.5	5	21
S Bucky Garibay	0	1	0.0	2	16

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach McMeel	9	4	0.0	33	36
S Marshall Klug	9	2	0.0	31	31
OLB Chuck Liao	5	1	0.0	25	22
DE Gabe Fones	4	1	0.0	30	33
CB Lamont Floyd	4	0	0.0	26	31
DE Randy Reeves	4	0	0.0	27	25
CB Jorge Meacham	3	2	0.0	33	36
DT Mack Heck	3	1	0.0	17	17
OLB Jim Spolane	3	0	0.0	15	18
DT Korey Tomich	2	0	1.0	21	23
S Kirk Nutt	2	2	0.0	33	36
CB Thomas Kiluk	2	0	0.0	10	11
DE Timothy Stai	1	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Anthony Brooks	1	0	0.0	12	11
DT Bart Daniels	1	0	0.0	16	19
RB Jumbo Witt	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bert Griffith	1.5	1	0	25
DT Ryan Kromer	1.5	0	0	30
OLB Phil Fordyce	1.0	2	2	41
DE Marco Sutter	1.0	2	0	22
DE Hunter Murray	1.0	2	0	28
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.5	2	1	26
ILB Cary Glover	0.5	0	0	21
DT Joe Woodson	0.0	1	0	24
ILB Cris Seal	0.0	0	1	43

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Korey Tomich	1.0	0	0	23
DE Randy Reeves	0.0	1	1	25
DT Brad Franklin	0.0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cris Seal	7	0	0	43
S Arnold Murphy	5	0	1	46
CB Harry Crane	3	2	0	49
OLB Phil Fordyce	2	0	0	41
CB Dan Kenney	2	0	0	46
CB Harold Kemp	1	1	0	41
ILB Amari Winters	1	1	0	12
DT Joe Woodson	1	0	0	24
CB Kai Linquist	1	0	0	5
S A.J. Lofton	0	0	1	42

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Lamont Floyd	4	2	31
OLB Chuck Liao	4	1	22
CB Jorge Meacham	3	0	36
S Marshall Klug	2	1	31
S Kirk Nutt	2	0	36
DE Randy Reeves	2	0	25
ILB Zach McMeel	2	0	36
OLB Jim Spolane	1	0	18
CB Thomas Kiluk	1	0	11
DE Timothy Stai	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Stevens	2	7	33	1	36
Nicky Breese	1	6	33	0	36
Deron Ogden	1	5	33	0	36
Darryl Delgado	1	3	33	0	36
Craig Codeke	0	4	33	0	36
Courtney Poliska	0	2	32	0	34
Nolan Harrison	0	1	21	0	19

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelvin Bachofen	1	5	0	15	2	50
Bruce Mueller	1	2	0	15	4	50
Ben Denehey	1	2	0	15	1	50
Quentin Moss	1	1	1	15	0	40
Malcolm McCree	0	2	0	15	0	50
Riddick Leak	0	2	0	15	0	50

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Fleischer	1	19
Nolan Harrison	1	14

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Louis Neasman	2	8
Jumbo Witt	1	23
Ross Newnam	1	15
Terrell Hanks	1	11
Artie Gambone	1	10
Kelvin Bachofen	1	9
Greyson Fletcher	1	9

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Nicky Breese	33	36	---	---	10	79
Courtney Poliska	32	34	---	---	7	73
Darryl Delgado	33	36	---	---	---	69
Craig Codeke	33	36	---	---	---	69
Deron Ogden	33	36	---	---	---	69
James Brackens	33	36	---	---	---	69
Richie Stevens	33	36	---	---	---	69
Harry Crane	---	---	13	49	2	64
A.J. Lofton	---	---	13	42	7	62
Arnold Murphy	---	---	14	46	2	62
Dan Kenney	---	---	15	46	1	62
Cris Seal	---	---	13	43	2	58
Mickey Kemper	27	30	---	---	1	58
Phil Fordyce	---	---	13	41	1	55
Nolan Harrison	21	19	---	---	14	54
Harold Kemp	---	---	11	41	2	54
Kenyon Lenihan	22	27	---	---	1	50
Everett Levine	13	13	---	---	23	49
Hunter Murray	---	---	9	28	9	46
Ryan Kromer	---	---	9	30	3	42
Lance Tkachuk	19	21	---	---	---	40
Bert Griffith	---	---	11	25	1	37
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	8	26	1	35
Kerry Fleischer	7	8	---	---	19	34
Bucky Garibay	---	---	2	16	16	34
Marco Sutter	---	---	6	22	5	33
Joe Woodson	---	---	7	24	---	31
Brandon Kennedy	9	13	---	---	8	30
Jeffrey Buchanon	9	4	---	---	17	30
Gilbert Bensen	---	---	2	5	22	29
Cary Glover	---	---	5	21	2	28
Eddie Robinson	---	---	6	20	1	27
Tito Dabbs	4	9	---	---	9	22
Kai Linquist	---	---	3	5	14	22
Amari Winters	---	---	3	12	5	20
Richard Guthrie	---	---	2	8	6	16
Jayden Schneider	2	2	---	---	9	13
Rex O'Connor	0	0	---	---	10	10
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kris Garrido	0	0	---	---	10	10
Earnest Foss	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lamont Roberson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joey Stargell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cedric Horne	0	0	---	---	1	1
Devin Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Herb Kolb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Riddick Leak	15	50	---	---	9	74
Kelvin Bachofen	15	50	---	---	9	74
Marshall Klug	---	---	31	31	10	72
Kirk Nutt	---	---	33	36	2	71
Zach McMeel	---	---	33	36	1	70
Jorge Meacham	---	---	33	36	1	70
Terrell Hanks	14	43	---	---	11	68
Donnie Johnston	15	50	---	---	---	65
Malcolm McCree	15	50	---	---	---	65
Ben Denehey	15	50	---	---	---	65
Bruce Mueller	15	50	---	---	---	65
Gabe Fones	---	---	30	33	2	65
Logan Hudson	10	41	---	---	13	64
Quentin Moss	15	40	---	---	7	62
Lamont Floyd	---	---	26	31	1	58
Randy Reeves	---	---	27	25	2	54
Carlos Flynn	10	29	---	---	15	54
Chuck Liao	---	---	25	22	6	53
Ross Newnam	6	31	---	---	15	52
Korey Tomich	---	---	21	23	1	45
Thomas Kiluk	---	---	10	11	24	45
Santiago Vernon	9	27	---	---	2	38
Anthony Brooks	---	---	12	11	13	36
Bart Daniels	---	---	16	19	1	36
Mack Heck	---	---	17	17	---	34
Jim Spolane	---	---	15	18	1	34
Louis Neasman	---	---	8	17	8	33
Jumbo Witt	1	8	---	---	23	32
Brad Franklin	---	---	6	11	9	26
Eddie Meier	---	---	10	9	6	25
Levon Garrison	3	5	---	---	15	23
Howard Thelwell	2	11	---	---	8	21
Ronald Kramer	5	15	---	---	---	20
Timothy Stai	---	---	7	7	---	14
Caiden Asquith	---	---	3	3	6	12
Artie Gambone	0	0	---	---	10	10
Wayne Matthews	0	0	---	---	9	9
Greyson Fletcher	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bryan Kramer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Roosevelt Luzar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ayden Bonetta	---	---	0	0	5	5
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	3	3
Luis Cash	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jimmie Werner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	12	5	0.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	4	28	7.0
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	35	22	3	3	3	4	2	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Johnston	43	23	1	1	3	4	10	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	79	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	108	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	77	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	93	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Courtney Poliska	10	5	0	80	2	34
WR Brandon Kennedy	7	6	0	67	1	13
WR Kenyon Lenihan	6	3	3	30	0	27
RB Lance Tkachuk	5	5	0	19	0	21
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	2	0	16	0	8
FB Nolan Harrison	2	1	0	4	0	19
WR Mickey Kemper	2	0	0	0	0	30

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Logan Hudson	10	6	1	46	0	41
RB Terrell Hanks	8	6	1	22	0	43
WR Carlos Flynn	6	3	0	44	0	29
WR Ronald Kramer	5	2	1	7	0	15
TE Santiago Vernon	5	2	0	26	0	27
TE Quentin Moss	4	1	0	4	0	40
TE Levon Garrison	3	2	0	29	1	5
WR Howard Thelwell	2	1	0	12	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Everett Levine	2	-2	-1.00	1.42
James Brackens	2	-2	-1.00	3.50

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	6	1	14	2.33	6.17

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Johnston	3	1	9	3.00	4.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	1	14	7.00	5.00
FB Nolan Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Mickey Kemper	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Levon Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
TE Santiago Vernon	1	0	0	0.00	5.20
WR Logan Hudson	1	1	9	9.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Everett Levine	2	0
Lance Tkachuk	2	1
James Brackens	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	1	1
Jumbo Witt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	8	4	2

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Johnston	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	0
TE Courtney Poliska	2	0	0
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	2	1
RB Lance Tkachuk	1	1	1
WR Mickey Kemper	1	0	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Logan Hudson	3	1	0
RB Terrell Hanks	2	1	0
TE Santiago Vernon	2	2	2
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	0
TE Quentin Moss	1	0	0
WR Carlos Flynn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 82,000 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	82,000 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,500)