Week 1, 2041

played in Norfolk, VA

71 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	3	3	3	14	-	23
Norfolk Vipers	6	7	13	10	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 HAR - Isaiah King 52 field goal
1Q: 04:29 NFK - Ronald Spencer 3 run (Darnell Castillo extra point failed)
2Q: 11:35 HAR - Isaiah King 27 field goal
2Q: 05:56 NFK - Ronald Spencer 5 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
3Q: 12:30 NFK - Calvin Branch 38 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
3Q: 06:00 HAR - Isaiah King 28 field goal
3Q: 05:14 NFK - Sedrick Jarvis 82 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point failed)
4Q: 14:11 HAR - Carlos Rivard 5 run (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 10:00 NFK - Calvin Branch 12 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
4Q: 08:33 HAR - Shaun Shannon 57 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 02:34 NFK - Darnell Castillo 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 HAR - Isaiah King 52 field goal
1Q: 04:29 NFK - Ronald Spencer 3 run (Darnell Castillo extra point failed)
2Q: 11:35 HAR - Isaiah King 27 field goal
2Q: 05:56 NFK - Ronald Spencer 5 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
3Q: 12:30 NFK - Calvin Branch 38 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
3Q: 06:00 HAR - Isaiah King 28 field goal
3Q: 05:14 NFK - Sedrick Jarvis 82 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point failed)
4Q: 14:11 HAR - Carlos Rivard 5 run (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 10:00 NFK - Calvin Branch 12 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
4Q: 08:33 HAR - Shaun Shannon 57 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 02:34 NFK - Darnell Castillo 38 field goal

Team Statistics HAR NFK
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 7 12
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 418 460
- Offensive Plays 65 55
- Yards per Play 6.43 8.36
Net Rushing Yards 105 197
- Rushing Attempts 29 31
- Yards per Rush 3.62 6.35
Net Passing Yards 313 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 332 276
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 8.69 10.96
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/52 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:00 28:00

Team Statistics	HAR	NFK
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	7	12
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	418	460
- Offensive Plays	65	55
- Yards per Play	6.43	8.36
Net Rushing Yards	105	197
- Rushing Attempts	29	31
- Yards per Rush	3.62	6.35
Net Passing Yards	313	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	22 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	332	276
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	8.69	10.96
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/52	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:00	28:00

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 25	4	40	Field Goal
1	10:09	1:57	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
1	4:21	7:52	OWN 23	13	67	Field Goal
2	5:50	3:49	OWN 27	7	5	Punt
2	1:15	1:08	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	12:13	6:19	OWN 25	11	64	Field Goal
3	4:55	5:50	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
4	9:50	1:46	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	2:29	1:42	OWN 7	7	68	Interception

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	2:47	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
1	8:12	3:51	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	11:29	5:39	OWN 41	10	59	Touchdown
2	2:01	0:46	OWN 28	4	20	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 43	1	-4	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	5:54	0:59	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
4	14:05	4:15	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	8:04	5:35	OWN 25	8	54	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 37	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Sedrick Jarvis, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Thurman	19	53	2.79	9	0	0
QB Jack Stram	4	24	6.00	8	0	0
RB Randal Gearhart	4	11	2.75	7	0	0
WR Carlos Rivard	2	17	8.50	12	1	1

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ronald Spencer	14	59	4.21	21	2	2
QB Will Politopoulos	6	12	2.00	9	0	0
WR Calvin Branch	6	64	10.67	38	2	2
RB Sherdrick Londerville	4	57	14.25	26	3	0
WR Sedrick Jarvis	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	33	24	332	3/19	1	57	1	102.1

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Politopoulos	22	17	276	2/13	1	82	0	133.7

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shaun Shannon	10	13	214	21.40	118	57	1
WR Carlos Rivard	6	8	47	7.83	31	27	0
WR Jamie Spencer	3	5	47	15.67	30	32	0
TE Dalton Kennedy	2	2	16	8.00	4	13	0
FB Jamie White	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Edwin Thurman	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Randal Gearhart	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
WR Dave Occean	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Alfredo Lynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sedrick Jarvis	7	9	179	25.57	130	82	1
WR Calvin Branch	5	6	58	11.60	35	25	0
TE Jeff Ballard	3	3	32	10.67	29	24	0
RB Ronald Spencer	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Emmett Tsang	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Nicolas Butler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Nicolas Tucker	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Edwin Thurman	1	0	0
WR Shaun Shannon	0	1	0
CB Eugene McCoy	0	0	1
DT Mo Chandler	0	0	1

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Will Politopoulos	1	0	0
RB Sherdrick Londerville	1	0	0
WR Sedrick Jarvis	0	1	0
G B.J. Grabovez	0	1	0
ILB Clyde Bartoszek	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Mueller	3	150	50.0	42.3	56	1

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hardy Conover	2	89	44.5	34.5	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah King	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Castillo	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	3/5

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Flynn	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Rivard	2	51	25.5	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sedrick Jarvis	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	7	1	0.0	28	21
CB Joe Carstens	7	0	0.0	29	23
CB Lonnie Weaver	5	2	0.0	31	24
ILB Omar McDaniel	5	2	0.0	22	7
ILB Stephen Morrison	4	0	0.0	28	23
CB Brian Gowins	3	2	0.0	27	21
DT Mo Chandler	2	0	1.0	12	10
CB Eugene McCoy	2	0	0.0	11	17
DT Fritz Elliott	2	0	0.0	16	8
DE J.C. Griffin	1	3	1.0	24	21
DE Duane Diem	1	1	0.0	29	24
S Mitch Garrison	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Jeremy Blades	1	0	0.0	29	24
DE Arnie Bramstedt	1	0	0.0	25	15
TE Alfredo Lynn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rondell Clodfelter	0	1	0.0	15	16

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Isaiah Atkins	8	3	0.0	26	24
DT Bernard Winslett	6	0	0.5	18	30
OLB Lamont Ives	6	1	0.0	29	36
OLB Aaron Sherwood	5	4	0.0	26	21
S Dillon Flynn	5	1	0.0	13	26
CB Dalton Lowe	5	0	0.0	29	36
OLB Elliot Shelton	4	3	0.0	29	27
CB Manuel Badley	4	0	0.0	3	14
CB Edward Delgado	3	4	0.0	27	22
DE Bernard Ellard	2	1	1.0	18	29
ILB Clyde Bartoszek	2	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Nicolas Tucker	2	0	0.0	1	14
DE Howard Hines	1	1	1.5	28	35
S Fernando Coutant	1	1	0.0	29	36
DT Pete Dunn	1	0	0.0	15	8
DE Stan Swaine	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE J.C. Griffin	1.0	1	21
DT Mo Chandler	1.0	0	10
DE Arnie Bramstedt	0.0	1	15

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Howard Hines	1.5	1	1	0	35
DE Bernard Ellard	1.0	0	1	1	29
DT Bernard Winslett	0.5	0	1	0	30
DE Stan Swaine	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	4	0	21
CB Lonnie Weaver	3	0	24
ILB Stephen Morrison	2	1	23
CB Joe Carstens	2	0	23
DE Duane Diem	1	0	24
S Mitch Garrison	1	0	4
CB Eugene McCoy	1	0	17
ILB Omar McDaniel	1	0	7
DT Mo Chandler	1	0	10
CB Brian Gowins	1	0	21

Norfolk	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dillon Flynn	5	0	26
CB Dalton Lowe	3	0	36
OLB Aaron Sherwood	3	0	21
CB Manuel Badley	3	0	14
OLB Nicolas Tucker	2	1	14
OLB Elliot Shelton	2	0	27
ILB Clyde Bartoszek	1	0	16
CB Edward Delgado	1	0	22
DT Bernard Winslett	1	0	30
OLB Lamont Ives	1	0	36
S Isaiah Atkins	1	0	24
S Fernando Coutant	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Erick Goddard	3	10	29	1	36
T Eric Blum	3	6	29	1	36
G Liam Bismo	2	2	29	0	36
G Christian Lynn	0	5	29	0	36
G Andres Yachera	0	3	29	0	36
RB Edwin Thurman	0	0	23	1	30

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andy Shapiro	4	7	1	31	0	24
T Trent Barker	4	6	0	31	0	24
C Morris Dunlap	3	6	0	31	1	24
G B.J. Grabovez	1	4	0	31	0	24
T Christopher Baump	1	1	0	31	1	24
TE Jeff Ballard	1	1	0	30	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Roman Blackwell	2	17
Jamie White	1	18

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Dillon Flynn	1	14
Jeff Ballard	1	10

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Edwin Thurman	23	30	---	---	19	72
G Erick Goddard	29	36	---	---	6	71
G Andres Yachera	29	36	---	---	6	71
G Liam Bismo	29	36	---	---	6	71
WR Jamie Spencer	21	29	---	---	18	68
T Eric Blum	29	36	---	---	---	65
QB Jack Stram	29	36	---	---	---	65
G Christian Lynn	29	36	---	---	---	65
WR Shaun Shannon	25	36	---	---	1	62
WR Carlos Rivard	23	30	---	---	7	60
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	27	21	12	60
CB Lonnie Weaver	---	---	31	24	3	58
TE Dalton Kennedy	26	31	---	---	---	57
DE Duane Diem	---	---	29	24	3	56
CB Jeremy Blades	---	---	29	24	1	54
CB Joe Carstens	---	---	29	23	1	53
ILB Stephen Morrison	---	---	28	23	1	52
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	28	21	1	50
DE J.C. Griffin	---	---	24	21	1	46
DE Arnie Bramstedt	---	---	25	15	---	40
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	15	16	2	33
FB Jamie White	9	5	---	---	18	32
ILB Omar McDaniel	---	---	22	7	1	30
CB Eugene McCoy	---	---	11	17	---	28
S Mitch Garrison	---	---	6	4	15	25
DT Fritz Elliott	---	---	16	8	1	25
DT Mo Chandler	---	---	12	10	3	25
TE Ryan Rayburn	3	0	---	---	21	24
OLB Zane Donaldson	---	---	2	0	16	18
CB Roman Blackwell	---	---	0	0	17	17
CB Brendan Bronson	---	---	1	1	14	16
WR Griffin Keeling	1	3	---	---	12	16
TE Alfredo Lynn	7	7	---	---	---	14
ILB Howard Wolf	---	---	2	0	9	11
RB Randal Gearhart	6	5	---	---	---	11
K Isaiah King	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Francisco Blake	---	---	3	4	---	7
C Irv Shaner	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Renaldo Mueller	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Joel Johnston	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Dave Occean	1	4	---	---	---	5
DT Ezra Conley	---	---	1	1	---	2
ILB Francisco Grier	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Christian Seider	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Charlie Woolsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Nicolas Arnold	---	---	0	0	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Fernando Coutant	---	---	29	36	19	84
CB Dalton Lowe	---	---	29	36	9	74
OLB Lamont Ives	---	---	29	36	3	68
DE Howard Hines	---	---	28	35	2	65
WR Sedrick Jarvis	31	24	---	---	7	62
TE Jeff Ballard	30	22	---	---	10	62
T Christopher Baump	31	24	---	---	3	58
G B.J. Grabovez	31	24	---	---	3	58
G Andy Shapiro	31	24	---	---	3	58
T Trent Barker	31	24	---	---	3	58
OLB Elliot Shelton	---	---	29	27	1	57
QB Will Politopoulos	31	24	---	---	---	55
C Morris Dunlap	31	24	---	---	---	55
CB Edward Delgado	---	---	27	22	5	54
DE Bernard Ellard	---	---	18	29	6	53
S Dillon Flynn	---	---	13	26	14	53
DT Bernard Winslett	---	---	18	30	3	51
S Isaiah Atkins	---	---	26	24	1	51
OLB Aaron Sherwood	---	---	26	21	1	48
WR Nicolas Butler	21	23	---	---	---	44
WR Calvin Branch	7	16	---	---	14	37
OLB Nicolas Tucker	---	---	1	14	20	35
CB Manuel Badley	---	---	3	14	17	34
ILB Clyde Bartoszek	---	---	14	16	3	33
WR Emmett Tsang	13	16	---	---	---	29
DT Pete Dunn	---	---	15	8	3	26
RB Sherdrick Londerville	4	3	---	---	19	26
TE Devon McConnell	17	6	---	---	---	23
RB Ronald Spencer	17	5	---	---	---	22
TE Ramon Sowers	3	1	---	---	18	22
CB Trevor Hermon	---	---	4	15	2	21
WR Scottie Schenk	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Jamal Eccles	4	1	---	---	12	17
DE Stan Swaine	---	---	8	6	1	15
ILB Everett Ford	---	---	2	1	9	12
FB Curtis Boyd	8	3	---	---	---	11
K Darnell Castillo	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Mario Griffin	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Hardy Conover	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Raymond DeVito	0	0	---	---	1	1
G Maxwell Miranda	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wesley Schottlander	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marvin Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Gary Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Branden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jonah Davidson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	18	56	3.1
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	10	72	7.2
Right	10	104	10.4
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	33	24	6	3	0	0	4	1	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Politopoulos	22	17	6	1	1	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	70	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	140	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	43	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	79	26.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	58	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	83	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	135	33.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shaun Shannon	13	10	214	4	36
WR Carlos Rivard	8	6	47	1	30
WR Jamie Spencer	5	3	47	1	29
TE Dalton Kennedy	2	2	16	0	31
WR Dave Occean	1	0	0	0	4
FB Jamie White	1	1	3	0	5
TE Alfredo Lynn	1	0	0	0	7
RB Edwin Thurman	1	1	0	0	30
RB Randal Gearhart	1	1	5	0	5

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sedrick Jarvis	9	7	1	179	3	24
WR Calvin Branch	6	5	0	58	2	16
TE Jeff Ballard	3	3	0	32	1	22
RB Ronald Spencer	2	1	0	8	0	5
WR Nicolas Butler	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Emmett Tsang	1	1	0	-1	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Thurman	2	-1	-0.50	2.79
RB Randal Gearhart	2	12	6.00	2.75
WR Carlos Rivard	1	5	5.00	8.50

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ronald Spencer	5	-1	-0.20	4.21
QB Will Politopoulos	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
WR Calvin Branch	1	12	12.00	10.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	5	4	17	3.40	10.06

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Politopoulos	1	1	8	8.00	12.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Shannon	3	2	9	3.00	16.46
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
RB Randal Gearhart	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ronald Spencer	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Thurman	2	2
QB Jack Stram	1	1

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
QB Will Politopoulos	2	1
RB Ronald Spencer	1	0
RB Sherdrick Londerville	1	1
WR Calvin Branch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	11	7	5

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Politopoulos	4	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Shannon	4	2	2
WR Jamie Spencer	2	1	1
WR Carlos Rivard	2	2	1
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	1
FB Jamie White	1	1	0
TE Alfredo Lynn	1	0	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Branch	3	2	2
WR Sedrick Jarvis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,700 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (21,000)
End Zone 14,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,700 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (21,000)
End Zone	14,100 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (4,500)