Week 1, 2035

played in Hartford, CT

75 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	6	3	7	3	-	19
Hartford Whalers	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 NFK - Keegan Weyand 24 field goal
1Q: 01:09 NFK - Keegan Weyand 36 field goal
2Q: 12:51 NFK - Keegan Weyand 46 field goal
2Q: 06:04 HAR - Vernon Peterson 13 run (Carter Piniella extra point)
2Q: 00:45 HAR - Dominic Donaldson 1 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
3Q: 05:12 HAR - Jamie Spencer 11 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
3Q: 04:24 NFK - Zayden Cavanaugh 84 pass from Will Politopoulos (Keegan Weyand extra point)
4Q: 14:00 NFK - Keegan Weyand 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 NFK - Keegan Weyand 24 field goal
1Q: 01:09 NFK - Keegan Weyand 36 field goal
2Q: 12:51 NFK - Keegan Weyand 46 field goal
2Q: 06:04 HAR - Vernon Peterson 13 run (Carter Piniella extra point)
2Q: 00:45 HAR - Dominic Donaldson 1 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
3Q: 05:12 HAR - Jamie Spencer 11 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
3Q: 04:24 NFK - Zayden Cavanaugh 84 pass from Will Politopoulos (Keegan Weyand extra point)
4Q: 14:00 NFK - Keegan Weyand 42 field goal

Team Statistics NFK HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 21
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 261 345
- Offensive Plays 54 71
- Yards per Play 4.83 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 47 132
- Rushing Attempts 21 35
- Yards per Rush 2.24 3.77
Net Passing Yards 214 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 1 35 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 227 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.48 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/37 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 24:50 35:10

Team Statistics	NFK	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	21
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	261	345
- Offensive Plays	54	71
- Yards per Play	4.83	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	47	132
- Rushing Attempts	21	35
- Yards per Rush	2.24	3.77
Net Passing Yards	214	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 1	35 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	227	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.48	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/37	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	24:50	35:10

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:04	OWN 33	9	60	Field Goal
1	4:48	1:22	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
1	2:47	1:46	OPP 23	3	4	Field Goal
2	14:51	2:05	OPP 25	3	-4	Field Goal
2	5:58	2:30	OWN 20	6	49	Interception
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 21	1	0	Half
3	12:48	1:39	OWN 21	6	17	Punt
3	5:06	0:58	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	2:21	1:22	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	0:48	1:54	OPP 42	4	17	Field Goal
4	10:34	2:31	OWN 34	4	18	Punt
4	6:06	1:19	OWN 48	3	2	Punt
4	3:01	1:13	OWN 39	6	14	Downs
4	1:14	0:12	OWN 23	1	-8	Fumble

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:56	5:08	OWN 20	8	33	Punt
1	3:26	0:39	OWN 47	2	4	Interception
1	1:01	1:10	OWN 20	3	5	Fumble
2	12:46	6:48	OWN 17	13	83	Touchdown
2	3:28	2:51	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	11:09	6:03	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
3	4:08	1:47	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	0:59	0:11	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
4	13:54	3:20	OWN 28	6	45	Missed FG
4	8:03	1:57	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
4	4:47	1:46	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	1:48	0:34	OWN 47	3	-4	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 5	3	0	Game

Game MVP: Vernon Peterson, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ed Fulcher	14	31	2.21	13	2
Will Politopoulos	4	18	4.50	16	1
Will Tyler	3	-2	-0.67	2	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vernon Peterson	23	112	4.87	17	4	1
Lucas Kelly	8	0	0.00	6	0	0
Pat Gregory	4	20	5.00	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Politopoulos	31	16	227	2/13	1	84	1	72.9

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Gregory	35	29	218	1/5	2	26	2	87.8

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sedrick Jarvis	6	13	73	12.17	32	35	0
WR Carlton Rydzak	4	6	11	2.75	0	8	0
WR Bryan Clement	2	4	15	7.50	6	17	0
FB Wyatt Franz	2	3	18	9.00	17	17	0
WR Zayden Cavanaugh	1	2	84	84.00	84	84	1
RB Ed Fulcher	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	0
RB Ernie Enochs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Blake Hartsfield	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryant Benton	10	10	92	9.20	50	26	0
WR Jamie Spencer	7	9	85	12.14	25	25	1
RB Vernon Peterson	4	4	29	7.25	19	18	0
TE Dominic Donaldson	3	3	6	2.00	0	6	1
WR Graham Mustard	3	6	4	1.33	0	5	0
FB Noah Coles	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Jason Degrange	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dusty Picard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dan Sellers	1	3	3.00	0
S Josh Sullivan	1	34	34.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joe Carstens	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Will Politopoulos	1	1	0
Sedrick Jarvis	1	1	0
Ed Fulcher	1	0	0
Hardy Stephenson	0	1	0
Hunter Murray	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lucas Kelly	1	0	0
Mackenzie May	0	1	1
Justin Freeman	0	0	1
Lonnie Weaver	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hardy Conover	5	226	45.2	39.8	50	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Humphries	6	257	42.8	41.8	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keegan Weyand	4/4	2/2	0/0	46	1/1

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carter Piniella	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Jarvis	1	6	6.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Degrange	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Shannon	1	18	18.0	0
Sedrick Jarvis	1	31	31.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Picard	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dan Sellers	10	4	0.0	35	36
DT Korey Tomich	9	0	0.5	28	27
CB Kyle Ward	7	0	0.0	34	32
CB Hardy Stephenson	6	1	0.0	33	34
OLB Vernon Joseph	5	3	0.0	33	34
CB Maurice Hulten	5	1	0.0	15	22
ILB Norm Gray	4	1	0.0	21	12
DT Glenn McMurrin	3	1	0.0	14	13
OLB Jorge Benton	3	0	0.0	12	12
DE Gabe Fones	2	3	0.5	27	31
ILB Hayden Roberg	2	3	0.0	14	24
DE Hunter Murray	2	0	0.0	32	34
WR Sedrick Jarvis	2	0	---	---	---
DT Emmett Stanton	1	2	0.0	17	23
S Buddy Huffman	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Leo Cole	0	1	0.0	12	5
S Josh Sullivan	0	1	0.0	34	35

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joe Carstens	7	2	0.0	21	33
CB Lonnie Weaver	5	1	0.0	21	33
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	5	1	0.0	21	33
DT Eddie Collier	4	1	1.0	16	29
CB Justin Freeman	4	2	0.0	19	30
DE Mackenzie May	3	2	1.0	18	28
S Tim Farley	2	1	0.0	15	25
ILB Brandon Terrell	2	0	0.0	6	8
CB Kenyon Norris	1	1	0.0	3	5
OLB Duane Diem	1	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0.0	5	3
OLB Louie Andrews	1	0	0.0	2	3
RB Vernon Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jamie Spencer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jose Sandmeyer	1	0	0.0	14	23
DE Bryan Linthicum	0	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Isaiah Terry	0	1	0.0	12	19
DT Burt Blanchard	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Korey Tomich	0.5	0	27
DE Gabe Fones	0.5	0	31
DE Hunter Murray	0.0	1	34

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Eddie Collier	1.0	0	2	29
DE Mackenzie May	1.0	0	1	28
DE Tre Sapello	0.0	1	0	18
DE Bryan Linthicum	0.0	0	1	15
OLB Isaiah Terry	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hardy Stephenson	5	1	0	34
S Dan Sellers	4	1	1	36
CB Kyle Ward	4	1	0	32
OLB Vernon Joseph	4	0	0	34
ILB Norm Gray	4	0	0	12
OLB Jorge Benton	2	0	0	12
CB Maurice Hulten	2	0	0	22
S Buddy Huffman	1	0	0	7
DT Korey Tomich	1	0	0	27
DE Gabe Fones	1	0	0	31
ILB Hayden Roberg	1	0	0	24
S Josh Sullivan	0	0	1	35

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lonnie Weaver	4	1	0	33
CB Justin Freeman	3	2	0	30
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	3	0	0	33
S Tim Farley	2	0	0	25
OLB Duane Diem	1	1	0	30
S Joe Carstens	1	0	1	33
CB Kenyon Norris	1	0	0	5
ILB Brandon Terrell	1	0	0	8
S Darren Mueller	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Renaldo Sullivan	2	5	21	0	33
Nate Meadows	1	3	15	0	15
Freddie McFall	1	3	21	0	33
Dexter Harvey	1	1	14	0	24
Wyatt Franz	0	3	14	0	19
Troy Grimm	0	1	21	1	33
Morris Dunlap	0	1	21	1	33
Andrew Fix	0	1	6	0	18

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Norton	3	7	35	0	36
Ty Keith	3	5	35	0	36
Everett Shreiber	2	8	35	0	36
Marcos Cottrell	2	6	35	1	36
Daryl Parrish	1	2	35	0	36
Noah Coles	0	2	10	0	19
Wes Flowers	0	1	32	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Brooks	2	11
Ernie Enochs	1	25
Zayden Cavanaugh	1	21

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Andrews	1	27
Dusty Picard	1	15
Justin Freeman	1	14

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Vernon Joseph	---	---	33	34	13	80
Dan Sellers	---	---	35	36	1	72
Josh Sullivan	---	---	34	35	1	70
Hardy Stephenson	---	---	33	34	1	68
Hunter Murray	---	---	32	34	1	67
Kyle Ward	---	---	34	32	1	67
Renaldo Sullivan	21	33	---	---	9	63
Sedrick Jarvis	19	33	---	---	10	62
Maurice Hulten	---	---	15	22	23	60
Gabe Fones	---	---	27	31	2	60
Korey Tomich	---	---	28	27	1	56
Troy Grimm	21	33	---	---	---	54
Will Politopoulos	21	33	---	---	---	54
Morris Dunlap	21	33	---	---	---	54
Freddie McFall	21	33	---	---	---	54
Hayden Roberg	---	---	14	24	11	49
Emmett Stanton	---	---	17	23	5	45
Dexter Harvey	14	24	---	---	6	44
Wyatt Franz	14	19	---	---	10	43
Zayden Cavanaugh	7	13	---	---	21	41
Ed Fulcher	15	20	---	---	---	35
Andrew Fix	6	18	---	---	9	33
Ernie Enochs	3	5	---	---	25	33
Norm Gray	---	---	21	12	---	33
Bryan Clement	15	17	---	---	---	32
Nate Meadows	15	15	---	---	---	30
Glenn McMurrin	---	---	14	13	1	28
Buddy Huffman	---	---	4	7	16	27
Carlton Rydzak	5	16	---	---	6	27
Lonnie Oliver	---	---	16	9	1	26
Jorge Benton	---	---	12	12	---	24
Leo Cole	---	---	12	5	4	21
Branden Stolowitz	7	5	---	---	9	21
Gilbert Blair	0	1	---	---	19	20
Blake Hartsfield	2	3	---	---	14	19
Alonzo Brooks	---	---	1	4	11	16
Will Tyler	4	9	---	---	---	13
Keegan Weyand	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chris Barker	---	---	3	2	5	10
D.J. Burks	0	0	---	---	9	9
Alfredo Schwab	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hardy Conover	0	0	---	---	9	9
Deion Dawkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
Quinn Shannon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ryan Henry	0	0	---	---	---	0
Troy Parker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ty Keith	35	36	---	---	7	78
Wes Flowers	32	30	---	---	16	78
Everett Shreiber	35	36	---	---	7	78
Vernon Peterson	27	31	---	---	16	74
Bubba Norton	35	36	---	---	---	71
Pat Gregory	35	36	---	---	---	71
Marcos Cottrell	35	36	---	---	---	71
Daryl Parrish	35	36	---	---	---	71
Jamie Spencer	28	33	---	---	6	67
Justin Freeman	---	---	19	30	14	63
Duane Diem	---	---	19	30	13	62
Joe Carstens	---	---	21	33	4	58
Lonnie Weaver	---	---	21	33	4	58
Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	21	33	4	58
Bryant Benton	25	27	---	---	---	52
Mackenzie May	---	---	18	28	4	50
Eddie Collier	---	---	16	29	4	49
Tim Farley	---	---	15	25	5	45
Noah Coles	10	19	---	---	11	40
Jose Sandmeyer	---	---	14	23	3	40
Jason Degrange	10	7	---	---	22	39
Dusty Picard	11	9	---	---	15	35
Isaiah Terry	---	---	12	19	4	35
Bryan Linthicum	---	---	12	15	7	34
Graham Mustard	18	15	---	---	---	33
Louie Andrews	---	---	2	3	27	32
Tre Sapello	---	---	9	18	5	32
Darren Mueller	---	---	10	19	---	29
Dominic Donaldson	6	4	---	---	17	27
Kenyon Norris	---	---	3	5	15	23
Brandon Terrell	---	---	6	8	5	19
Lucas Kelly	8	5	---	---	---	13
Earnest Farmer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jalen Hardaway	---	---	3	5	2	10
Burt Blanchard	---	---	5	4	---	9
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	5	3	---	8
Dusty Robinson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walt Ruggiero	0	0	---	---	7	7
Barry Peterson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Walt Humphries	0	0	---	---	6	6
Carter Piniella	0	0	---	---	5	5
Trevor Stegeman	---	---	0	0	5	5
Dylan Zeyen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Roosevelt Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lester Daggett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tito Carlyle	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	13	13.0
Middle	9	13	1.4
Right	10	21	2.1
None	1	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	19	93	4.9
Right	9	18	2.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Politopoulos	31	16	3	1	2	5	5	0	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Gregory	35	29	5	0	0	3	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	99	19.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	63	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	34	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	98	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	86	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sedrick Jarvis	13	6	1	73	1	33
WR Carlton Rydzak	6	4	1	11	0	16
WR Bryan Clement	4	2	0	15	0	17
FB Wyatt Franz	3	2	0	18	0	19
WR Zayden Cavanaugh	2	1	0	84	1	13
RB Ernie Enochs	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Ed Fulcher	1	1	0	26	1	20
WR Blake Hartsfield	1	0	0	0	0	3

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryant Benton	10	10	92	3	27
WR Jamie Spencer	9	7	85	2	33
WR Graham Mustard	6	3	4	0	15
RB Vernon Peterson	4	4	29	0	31
TE Dominic Donaldson	3	3	6	0	4
WR Dusty Picard	1	0	0	0	9
FB Noah Coles	1	1	-4	0	19
RB Jason Degrange	1	1	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Fulcher	1	-1	-1.00	2.21

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vernon Peterson	3	17	5.67	4.87
Pat Gregory	2	-2	-1.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Politopoulos	3	0	0	0.00	7.32

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Gregory	3	3	11	3.67	6.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Overall Avg
WR Bryan Clement	1	3.75
FB Wyatt Franz	1	6.00
WR Sedrick Jarvis	1	5.62

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dominic Donaldson	1	1	1	1.00	2.00
WR Bryant Benton	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.20
WR Jamie Spencer	1	1	11	11.00	9.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Will Politopoulos	2	1
Will Tyler	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Vernon Peterson	4	2
Lucas Kelly	2	0
Pat Gregory	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Politopoulos	9	2	1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Gregory	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlton Rydzak	3	1	0
WR Sedrick Jarvis	3	1	1
WR Zayden Cavanaugh	1	0	0
RB Ernie Enochs	1	0	0
WR Bryan Clement	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryant Benton	4	4	1
WR Graham Mustard	1	0	0
RB Vernon Peterson	1	1	1
WR Jamie Spencer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,000 (21,500)
End Zone 9,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,800)
Club Seats 7,900 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,000 (21,500)
End Zone	9,800 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,800)
Club Seats	7,900 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (4,800)