Week 1, 2044

played in Norfolk, VA

78 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Hartford Whalers0677-20
Norfolk Vipers141477-42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:39 NFK - Rico May 12 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
1Q: 00:52 NFK - Calvin Branch 4 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 14:48 NFK - Sedrick Jarvis 24 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 12:08 HAR - Isaiah King 29 field goal
2Q: 07:48 HAR - Isaiah King 35 field goal
2Q: 05:45 NFK - Jeff Ballard 8 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
3Q: 14:20 NFK - Branden Johnstone 41 interception return (Darnell Castillo extra point)
3Q: 08:00 HAR - Dalton Kennedy 8 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 14:26 NFK - Calvin Branch 4 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
4Q: 06:19 HAR - Greg Porter 6 pass from Jack Stram (Isaiah King extra point)

Team StatisticsHARNFK
Record0-11-0
First Downs1924
- by Rushing28
- by Passing1515
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards331376
- Offensive Plays6367
- Yards per Play5.255.61
Net Rushing Yards57123
- Rushing Attempts1531
- Yards per Rush3.803.97
Net Passing Yards274253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 30 - 234 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards296266
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/222/13
- Yards per Pass Play5.717.03
Fumbles/Lost3/10/0
3rd Down Conversions5/135/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.57.8
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards10/625/25
Punt Returns/Yards2/184/42
Kick Returns/Yards4/1461/22
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/52
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/24/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 31
Time of Possession26:2133:39

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
15:311:47OWN 2535Punt
214:372:36OPP 45433Field Goal
210:392:57OPP 31513Field Goal
25:372:27OWN 38630Interception
21:001:00OWN 20414Half
315:000:48OWN 25210Interception
314:121:33OWN 3132Punt
311:183:24OPP 44744Touchdown
35:352:20OWN 3419Punt
414:171:35OWN 2532Punt
410:124:02OWN 26974Touchdown
43:431:53OWN 23748Downs
41:131:13OWN 36612Game
Norfolk Vipers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:009:29OWN 251675Touchdown
13:443:01OWN 37763Touchdown
10:381:01OPP 39439Touchdown
212:011:22OWN 2537Interception
27:422:05OWN 31769Touchdown
23:102:10OWN 30531Punt
312:391:21OWN 1632Punt
37:542:19OWN 25423Punt
33:153:58OWN 40860Touchdown
412:422:30OWN 29515Punt
46:102:27OWN 2536Punt
41:500:37OWN 293-2Punt

Game MVP: Will Politopoulos, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Edwin Thurman10434.301010
RB Avery Grant351.67500
WR Carlos Rivard166.00600
QB Jack Stram133.00300
NorfolkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
WR Calvin Branch21914.332421
RB Mark Gutsche451.25300
RB Dalton Marshall4184.50600
QB Will Politopoulos177.00700
WR Rico May122.00200

Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Jack Stram36252752/22224287.1
Christian Seider105210/0010056.3
NorfolkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Will Politopoulos33232582/134401119.6
Everett Houston1180/0080100.0

Receiving Statistics

HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Malik Lang8119211.5040240
WR Shaun Shannon69437.173190
WR Greg Porter5105210.403201
TE Dalton Kennedy455313.2514211
TE Alfredo Lynn333411.337180
RB Edwin Thurman37206.67080
WR Carlos Rivard1122.00020
NorfolkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Jeff Ballard610599.8310121
WR Calvin Branch556613.2050401
WR Rico May44338.252141
WR Sedrick Jarvis354414.6712241
WR Scottie Schenk364916.3335330
RB Dalton Marshall33155.0011150
WR Emmett Tsang0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Brian Gowins100.000
NorfolkIntsYardsAvgTD
S Isaiah Atkins11111.000
DT Branden Johnstone14141.001

Fumble Statistics

HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
QB Jack Stram1000
CB Rondell Cook1000
WR Greg Porter1000
TE Dalton Kennedy0100
G Liam Bismo0100
NorfolkFumbRecovForceTD
CB Brendan Hurtado0100
K Darnell Castillo0010
OLB Jonah Davidson0010
DE Steven Gray0010

Punting Statistics

HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Renaldo Mueller420852.041.5542
NorfolkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Hardy Conover624540.834.5491

Kicking Statistics

HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Isaiah King2/20/00/0352/2
NorfolkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Darnell Castillo0/00/00/006/6

Punt Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Brian Gowins2189.00
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Dillon Flynn44210.50

Kick Return Statistics

HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Rondell Cook311638.70
Carlos Rivard13030.00
NorfolkRetYardsAvgTD
Dalton Marshall12222.00

Defensive Statistics

HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB K.C. Gramble820.02130
CB Jeremy Blades720.02936
ILB Kim Barlow650.02628
S Todd Curtis500.03036
DE Bill Schwartz301.02425
ILB Jacob Bouler300.02013
ILB Kelly Keys300.02224
DE Anthony Greening201.01623
CB Brian Gowins220.02534
DT Ezra Conley220.03035
CB Rondell Cook210.01420
S Santiago Bush210.02429
OLB Francisco Blake210.055
DE Duane Diem200.02629
ILB Gilbert Jeffries100.070
WR Shaun Shannon10---------
CB Jackson Seaman100.0811
ILB Shawn Nguyen010.015
NorfolkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Isaiah Atkins710.01442
OLB Jonah Davidson700.01538
CB Rico Humphrey600.0724
DE Steven Gray412.01548
S Dustin Heath430.01335
S Fernando Coutant400.0532
CB Dalton Lowe320.01548
S Dillon Flynn310.01445
OLB Aaron Sherwood210.01447
DT Branden Johnstone200.0937
OLB Lamont Ives110.01428
TE Jeff Ballard10---------
DE Clay Fertwagner100.01437
DT Jacob Johnson100.0611
ILB Everett Ford010.0833

Pass Rush Statistics

HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Anthony Greening1.001023
DE Bill Schwartz1.000125
DT Ezra Conley0.010035
DE Duane Diem0.001029
DT Skip Eggert0.00106
NorfolkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Steven Gray2.003048
DE Clay Fertwagner0.002037

Pass Defense Statistics

HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB K.C. Gramble41030
S Todd Curtis40036
ILB Kim Barlow31028
CB Jeremy Blades30036
CB Rondell Cook30020
CB Brian Gowins20134
DE Bill Schwartz10025
DE Anthony Greening10023
OLB Francisco Blake1005
ILB Shawn Nguyen1005
ILB Kelly Keys10024
NorfolkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Rico Humphrey60024
S Isaiah Atkins51142
OLB Jonah Davidson51038
S Fernando Coutant42032
S Dustin Heath31035
CB Dalton Lowe30048
DT Branden Johnstone10137
OLB Aaron Sherwood10047
S Dillon Flynn10045
DE Steven Gray10048

Blocking Statistics

HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Liam Bismo24015148
G Erick Goddard22015048
G Christian Lynn13015048
G Floyd Augustine12015148
C Gabriel Caldwell03015041
NorfolkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Andy Shapiro48031036
T Trent Barker46031036
TE Carlos Savickas2201007
G B.J. Grabovez15031136
FB Darryl Van Pelt121403
T Marshall Gardner12031036
C Morris Dunlap05031136

Special Teams Tackles

HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Buddy Stokes124
Stanley Cencerik124
Erick Sklenicka118
Duane Diem115
Brian Gowins115
Floyd Augustine16
NorfolkTacklesSTPlays
Jeff Ballard314
Dillon Flynn220
Darnell Castillo17

Participation

HartfordRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Brian Gowins------25341574
DE Duane Diem------26291570
G Erick Goddard1548------669
G Floyd Augustine1548------669
G Christian Lynn1548------669
S Todd Curtis------3036369
RB Edwin Thurman1142------1467
CB Jeremy Blades------2936166
DT Ezra Conley------3035---65
G Liam Bismo1548---------63
OLB K.C. Gramble------21301061
WR Shaun Shannon1237------857
WR Malik Lang1344---------57
C Gabriel Caldwell1541---------56
QB Jack Stram1538------255
ILB Kim Barlow------2628---54
S Santiago Bush------2429---53
ILB Kelly Keys------2224652
DE Bill Schwartz------2425---49
TE Dalton Kennedy1234---------46
CB Rondell Cook------1420741
WR Carlos Rivard622------1240
DE Anthony Greening------1623---39
ILB Jacob Bouler------2013---33
CB Erick Sklenicka------871833
WR Greg Porter329---------32
ILB Gilbert Jeffries------702229
TE Stanley Cencerik22------2428
TE Alfredo Lynn619---------25
RB Buddy Stokes00------2424
CB Jackson Seaman------811524
CB Roman Blackwell------401721
WR Edwin Sankey00------1919
FB Jamie White69---------15
G Joel Johnston07------613
QB Christian Seider010---------10
OLB Francisco Blake------55---10
K Isaiah King00------77
DT Skip Eggert------16---7
C Irv Shaner00------66
RB Avery Grant42---------6
ILB Shawn Nguyen------15---6
P Renaldo Mueller00------44
CB Blake Barrett------0011
RB Rodolfo Reilly00---------0
C Dana Strong00---------0
NorfolkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
S Dillon Flynn------14452079
TE Jeff Ballard2935------1478
OLB Jonah Davidson------15382477
WR Sedrick Jarvis2636------1274
T Trent Barker3136------673
C Morris Dunlap3136---------67
G B.J. Grabovez3136---------67
G Andy Shapiro3136---------67
T Marshall Gardner3136---------67
CB Dalton Lowe------1548265
DE Steven Gray------1548265
OLB Aaron Sherwood------1447364
WR Scottie Schenk2731------563
S Isaiah Atkins------1442258
QB Will Politopoulos2135---------56
S Fernando Coutant------5321653
DE Clay Fertwagner------1437253
WR Calvin Branch2130---------51
ILB Everett Ford------8331051
S Dustin Heath------1335250
DT Branden Johnstone------937248
OLB Lamont Ives------1428244
WR Rico May1823---------41
TE Carlos Savickas107------2138
CB Rico Humphrey------724536
CB Brendan Hurtado------1101425
RB Mark Gutsche50------1823
WR Jamal Eccles34------1623
FB Darryl Van Pelt43------1623
DT Jacob Johnson------611---17
WR Emmett Tsang87---------15
RB Dalton Marshall44------513
DE Keith Willkens------08412
QB Everett Houston101---------11
K Darnell Castillo00------77
P Hardy Conover00------66
C Mario Griffin00------66
C Branden Ramsey00------66
T Lee Stuart00------66
G Philip Davidson00------66
DE David Ramaswami------13---4
DT Ashton Malcolm------0044
OLB Jackie Prior------02---2
TE Devon McConnell00---------0
RB Ronald Spencer00---------0
QB Daniel Barbosa00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left122.0
Middle11444.0
Right3113.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left000.0
Middle21944.5
Right10292.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Jack Stram36253014402
Christian Seider1050211100
NorfolkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Will Politopoulos33233032311
Everett Houston110000000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1712744.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)17111689.9
Long (19+ Yds)52367.2
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77507.1
Short (0-8 Yds)20121507.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)656611.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Malik Lang118192144
WR Greg Porter105052129
WR Shaun Shannon96043037
RB Edwin Thurman73120042
TE Dalton Kennedy54053134
TE Alfredo Lynn33034019
WR Carlos Rivard1102022
NorfolkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Jeff Ballard106359035
WR Scottie Schenk63049131
WR Sedrick Jarvis53044136
WR Calvin Branch55066130
WR Rico May44033023
RB Dalton Marshall3301504
WR Emmett Tsang100007

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Edwin Thurman100.004.30
RB Avery Grant1-2-2.001.67
NorfolkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
WR Calvin Branch6203.334.33
WR Rico May122.002.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Jack Stram52142.807.64
NorfolkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Will Politopoulos43246.007.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Greg Porter3162.005.20
TE Dalton Kennedy1188.0010.60
RB Edwin Thurman1000.002.86
NorfolkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Jeff Ballard2184.005.90
WR Calvin Branch1144.0013.20
WR Rico May111212.008.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HartfordRushesConversions
RB Avery Grant11
NorfolkRushesConversions
WR Calvin Branch52

Third Down Passing Statistics

HartfordAttCompConversions
Jack Stram1084
Christian Seider220
NorfolkAttCompConversions
Will Politopoulos753

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR Malik Lang431
WR Greg Porter431
TE Dalton Kennedy111
TE Alfredo Lynn110
WR Shaun Shannon111
RB Edwin Thurman110
NorfolkTargCatchConversions
WR Sedrick Jarvis211
WR Rico May222
TE Jeff Ballard100
WR Calvin Branch110
WR Scottie Schenk110

SectionAttendance
Stadium78,800 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck19,700 (21,000)
End Zone14,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes4,200 (4,500)