Week 1, 2038

played in Norfolk, VA

74 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	3	0	7	7	-	17
Norfolk Vipers	0	3	3	3	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:19 HAR - Carter Piniella 37 field goal
2Q: 02:04 NFK - Keegan Weyand 49 field goal
3Q: 11:34 NFK - Keegan Weyand 34 field goal
3Q: 04:55 HAR - Rick Cash 31 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 06:42 HAR - Jamie Spencer 20 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 02:45 NFK - Keegan Weyand 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:19 HAR - Carter Piniella 37 field goal
2Q: 02:04 NFK - Keegan Weyand 49 field goal
3Q: 11:34 NFK - Keegan Weyand 34 field goal
3Q: 04:55 HAR - Rick Cash 31 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 06:42 HAR - Jamie Spencer 20 pass from Pat Gregory (Carter Piniella extra point)
4Q: 02:45 NFK - Keegan Weyand 23 field goal

Team Statistics HAR NFK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 306 364
- Offensive Plays 68 60
- Yards per Play 4.50 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 93 75
- Rushing Attempts 31 24
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.13
Net Passing Yards 213 289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 310
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.76 8.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 2/2
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/43 2/57
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 34:01 25:59

Team Statistics	HAR	NFK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	306	364
- Offensive Plays	68	60
- Yards per Play	4.50	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	93	75
- Rushing Attempts	31	24
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.13
Net Passing Yards	213	289
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	34 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	310
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.76	8.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	2/2
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/43	2/57
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	34:01	25:59

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 17	9	34	Punt
1	9:07	4:54	OPP 45	8	25	Field Goal
1	2:02	6:28	OWN 27	14	71	Downs
2	5:44	0:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 19	5	27	Half
3	11:27	1:33	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	8:18	3:35	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	2:32	2:02	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	13:26	1:22	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
4	11:10	4:39	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown
4	2:40	1:46	OWN 10	7	20	Punt

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	1:21	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
1	4:13	2:11	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	10:34	4:50	OWN 2	10	36	Punt
2	4:50	2:55	OWN 12	7	56	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 25	7	58	Field Goal
3	9:54	1:36	OWN 26	4	42	Missed FG
3	4:43	2:11	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
3	0:30	2:04	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
4	12:04	0:54	OWN 15	2	-4	Punt
4	6:31	3:51	OWN 25	14	69	Field Goal
4	0:54	0:54	OWN 8	5	83	Game

Game MVP: Pat Gregory, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Vernon Peterson	17	62	3.65	14	2
QB Pat Gregory	6	14	2.33	4	0
RB Brent Chedsey	5	14	2.80	7	0
WR Carlos Rivard	2	3	1.50	4	0
RB Victor Bruce	1	0	0.00	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Earnest Stiles	10	13	1.30	6	0
RB Will Tyler	10	40	4.00	36	1
QB Will Politopoulos	4	22	5.50	13	2

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Gregory	37	27	213	0/0	2	31	0	104.8

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Politopoulos	34	18	310	2/21	0	57	0	84.2

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Cash	7	10	81	11.57	19	31	1
WR Carlos Rivard	6	6	39	6.50	2	12	0
TE Wes Flowers	5	6	33	6.60	0	11	0
WR Jamie Spencer	4	8	39	9.75	14	20	1
RB Vernon Peterson	3	3	13	4.33	4	8	0
TE Jimmie Hickl	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Victor Bruce	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Lester Daggett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brent Chedsey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Christian Summers	5	6	66	13.20	4	21
RB Will Tyler	3	4	52	17.33	38	28
RB Earnest Stiles	2	3	11	5.50	5	8
WR Sedrick Jarvis	2	3	50	25.00	48	45
WR Keith Habich	2	8	40	20.00	37	37
WR Donnell Manard	1	4	13	13.00	0	13
FB Wyatt Franz	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Trey Newhouse	1	3	15	15.00	6	15
WR Grady Fragomeni	1	2	57	57.00	0	57

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walt Humphries	6	298	49.7	48.3	60	4

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hardy Conover	6	270	45.0	38.7	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carter Piniella	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keegan Weyand	3/4	1/2	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Bruce	3	18	6.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Spencer	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Rivard	2	27	13.5	0
Brendan Bronson	1	16	16.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Jarvis	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Duane Diem	9	1	0.0	24	36
CB Joe Carstens	6	2	0.0	22	36
ILB Brandon Terrell	5	1	0.0	22	27
CB Jeremy Blades	4	0	0.0	24	36
ILB Kim Barlow	4	0	0.0	17	7
CB Tim Farley	3	1	0.5	10	25
CB Brendan Bronson	3	2	0.0	15	21
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	3	1	0.0	22	36
DT Tre Sapello	3	0	0.0	17	32
DT Burt Blanchard	2	0	0.0	21	30
DE Ken Barnes	1	0	1.0	13	20
S Mickey Anthony	1	1	0.0	3	20
OLB Isaiah Terry	0	1	0.5	4	6
DE Arnie Bramstedt	0	2	0.0	18	14
S Karl Hurt	0	1	0.0	21	19

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dusty Long	7	0	21	30
S Dan Sellers	6	6	31	37
ILB Kenyon Biodrowski	6	2	28	30
OLB Samuel Belcher	6	1	17	16
CB Nate Guagliardo	5	2	18	23
CB Dalton Lowe	5	2	29	37
CB Edward Delgado	4	0	21	26
ILB Jim Dinh	3	1	7	7
ILB Kim McDonald	3	1	16	22
DE Howard Hines	2	2	26	26
DT Bernard Winslett	2	0	6	6
OLB Lamont Ives	2	0	15	16
DE Gabe Fones	1	0	17	18
CB Collin Kramer	1	0	8	11
DT Santiago Schultz	1	0	23	27
S Matthew Salinger	1	0	20	23
DE Stan Swaine	1	0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ken Barnes	1.0	0	1	20
OLB Isaiah Terry	0.5	1	0	6
CB Tim Farley	0.5	0	0	25
DT Fritz Elliott	0.0	1	0	6
DT Tre Sapello	0.0	0	1	32
DT Burt Blanchard	0.0	0	1	30

Norfolk	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Howard Hines	1	0	26
DT Santiago Schultz	0	1	27
CB Dalton Lowe	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DE Duane Diem	5	0	36
CB Joe Carstens	3	1	36
CB Jeremy Blades	3	0	36
CB Brendan Bronson	3	0	21
S Mickey Anthony	1	0	20
CB Tim Farley	1	0	25
ILB Brandon Terrell	1	0	27
ILB Kim Barlow	1	0	7
CB Jose Sandmeyer	0	1	16
DE Ken Barnes	0	1	20

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Delgado	5	1	26
CB Nate Guagliardo	5	0	23
CB Dalton Lowe	4	0	37
ILB Jim Dinh	2	0	7
OLB Dusty Long	2	0	30
S Matthew Salinger	2	0	23
S Dan Sellers	1	1	37
OLB Samuel Belcher	1	0	16
CB Collin Kramer	1	0	11
ILB Kenyon Biodrowski	1	0	30
DT Santiago Schultz	1	0	27
ILB Kim McDonald	1	0	22
DE Stan Swaine	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Everett Shreiber	4	10	31	37
T Eric Blum	2	5	31	37
C Bubba Norton	1	8	31	37
G Tony Sinclair	1	6	31	37
TE Wes Flowers	1	1	27	36
G Floyd Augustine	0	1	31	37

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Morris Dunlap	1	5	24	0	36
G B.J. Grabovez	1	4	24	0	36
T Nate Meadows	0	4	24	1	36
T Freddie McFall	0	3	24	0	36
G Marvin Fitzgerald	0	2	24	1	36
TE Branden Stolowitz	0	2	12	0	4
TE Trey Newhouse	0	1	24	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Flowers	2	11
Victor Bruce	1	20
Duane Diem	1	15

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Ballard	2	23
Korey Barnes	1	20
Wyatt Franz	1	18
Dustin Yarmak	1	14
Freddie McFall	1	14

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jeremy Blades	---	---	24	36	18	78
G Everett Shreiber	31	37	---	---	7	75
T Eric Blum	31	37	---	---	7	75
DE Duane Diem	---	---	24	36	15	75
G Tony Sinclair	31	37	---	---	7	75
G Floyd Augustine	31	37	---	---	7	75
TE Wes Flowers	27	36	---	---	11	74
QB Pat Gregory	31	37	---	---	1	69
C Bubba Norton	31	37	---	---	---	68
WR Rick Cash	28	36	---	---	---	64
WR Jamie Spencer	25	34	---	---	4	63
CB Joe Carstens	---	---	22	36	4	62
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	22	36	4	62
RB Vernon Peterson	22	32	---	---	1	55
S Karl Hurt	---	---	21	19	15	55
DT Burt Blanchard	---	---	21	30	3	54
DT Tre Sapello	---	---	17	32	4	53
ILB Brandon Terrell	---	---	22	27	4	53
CB Brendan Bronson	---	---	15	21	13	49
WR Carlos Rivard	15	18	---	---	8	41
CB Tim Farley	---	---	10	25	3	38
DE Arnie Bramstedt	---	---	18	14	6	38
DE Ken Barnes	---	---	13	20	3	36
ILB Kim Barlow	---	---	17	7	11	35
FB O.J. Hampton	4	11	---	---	15	30
RB Victor Bruce	4	5	---	---	20	29
OLB Owen Rose	---	---	0	9	19	28
S Mickey Anthony	---	---	3	20	3	26
TE Jimmie Hickl	3	1	---	---	20	24
CB Jose Sandmeyer	---	---	6	16	1	23
TE Dalton Kennedy	14	6	---	---	---	20
WR Corwin Irwin	4	0	---	---	15	19
DT Fritz Elliott	---	---	3	6	7	16
OLB Isaiah Terry	---	---	4	6	1	11
RB Brent Chedsey	6	4	---	---	---	10
C Ryker McIntyre	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Walt Humphries	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Lester Daggett	3	2	---	---	---	5
K Carter Piniella	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Mackenzie May	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB Douglas Politte	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Howie Guerra	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Daryl Parrish	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Barry Peterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Brian Allen	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Quentin Garner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Freddie McFall	24	36	---	---	14	74
T Nate Meadows	24	36	---	---	10	70
G B.J. Grabovez	24	36	---	---	10	70
G Marvin Fitzgerald	24	36	---	---	10	70
S Dan Sellers	---	---	31	37	1	69
CB Dalton Lowe	---	---	29	37	1	67
QB Will Politopoulos	24	36	---	---	---	60
C Morris Dunlap	24	36	---	---	---	60
ILB Kenyon Biodrowski	---	---	28	30	1	59
WR Sedrick Jarvis	19	31	---	---	6	56
CB Edward Delgado	---	---	21	26	6	53
DE Howard Hines	---	---	26	26	---	52
OLB Dusty Long	---	---	21	30	---	51
TE Trey Newhouse	24	27	---	---	---	51
DT Santiago Schultz	---	---	23	27	---	50
ILB Kim McDonald	---	---	16	22	11	49
S Matthew Salinger	---	---	20	23	2	45
WR Keith Habich	9	28	---	---	7	44
RB Earnest Stiles	11	14	---	---	18	43
CB Nate Guagliardo	---	---	18	23	1	42
WR Christian Summers	9	31	---	---	---	40
DE Gabe Fones	---	---	17	18	1	36
FB Wyatt Franz	11	6	---	---	18	35
OLB Samuel Belcher	---	---	17	16	---	33
DE Stan Swaine	---	---	11	16	6	33
S Isaiah Atkins	---	---	8	12	13	33
TE Branden Stolowitz	12	4	---	---	15	31
OLB Lamont Ives	---	---	15	16	---	31
DE Charlie Rogers	---	---	12	17	1	30
RB Will Tyler	13	17	---	---	---	30
OLB Korey Barnes	---	---	3	7	20	30
TE Jeff Ballard	3	3	---	---	23	29
WR Donnell Manard	9	14	---	---	---	23
WR Grady Fragomeni	0	5	---	---	17	22
CB Collin Kramer	---	---	8	11	1	20
DT Bernard Winslett	---	---	6	6	7	19
CB Dustin Yarmak	---	---	4	0	14	18
ILB Jim Dinh	---	---	7	7	1	15
P Hardy Conover	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Mario Griffin	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Keegan Weyand	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Andy Shapiro	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Ronald Spencer	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Devan Welch	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Matt Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cornelius Durham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	66	5.1
Right	18	27	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	7	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Gregory	37	27	2	1	4	2	2	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Politopoulos	34	18	5	3	5	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	79	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	81	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	61	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	122	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	36	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	91	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Cash	10	7	0	81	1	36
WR Jamie Spencer	8	4	2	39	1	34
TE Wes Flowers	6	5	1	33	0	36
WR Carlos Rivard	6	6	0	39	0	18
RB Vernon Peterson	3	3	0	13	0	32
WR Lester Daggett	1	0	1	0	0	2
RB Brent Chedsey	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Jimmie Hickl	1	1	0	3	0	1
RB Victor Bruce	1	1	0	5	0	5

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keith Habich	8	2	2	40	1	28
WR Christian Summers	6	5	0	66	1	31
WR Donnell Manard	4	1	2	13	0	14
RB Will Tyler	4	3	0	52	1	17
RB Earnest Stiles	3	2	0	11	0	14
WR Sedrick Jarvis	3	2	0	50	1	31
TE Trey Newhouse	3	1	1	15	0	27
WR Grady Fragomeni	2	1	0	57	1	5
FB Wyatt Franz	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Vernon Peterson	2	0	0.00	3.65
QB Pat Gregory	1	2	2.00	2.33
RB Brent Chedsey	1	-1	-1.00	2.80
WR Carlos Rivard	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Earnest Stiles	4	-3	-0.75	1.30
RB Will Tyler	1	-4	-4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Gregory	4	3	34	8.50	5.76

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Politopoulos	1	0	0	0.00	9.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Spencer	2	2	27	13.50	4.88
TE Wes Flowers	1	1	7	7.00	5.50
RB Brent Chedsey	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Christian Summers	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Vernon Peterson	2	1
QB Pat Gregory	1	0
RB Brent Chedsey	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
QB Will Politopoulos	1	0
RB Earnest Stiles	1	0
RB Will Tyler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Gregory	11	9	3

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Politopoulos	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Spencer	5	3	2
WR Rick Cash	3	3	0
TE Wes Flowers	2	2	1
WR Carlos Rivard	1	1	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Christian Summers	4	3	2
RB Will Tyler	2	1	1
WR Sedrick Jarvis	2	1	1
WR Donnell Manard	1	0	0
FB Wyatt Franz	1	1	0
WR Keith Habich	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,100 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (21,000)
End Zone 13,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,100 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (21,000)
End Zone	13,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (4,500)