Week 1, 2047

played in Hartford, CT

64 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	7	0	0	7	-	14
Hartford Whalers	7	7	10	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 HAR - Edwin Sankey 20 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
1Q: 02:25 NFK - Mo Clayton 8 pass from Rick Perron (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 04:34 HAR - Edwin Thurman 2 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 08:45 HAR - Greg Porter 41 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 02:39 HAR - Dale Mireles 34 field goal
4Q: 12:45 NFK - Emmett Tsang 12 pass from Rick Perron (Darnell Castillo extra point)
4Q: 03:24 HAR - Edwin Thurman 15 run (Dale Mireles extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:41 HAR - Edwin Sankey 20 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
1Q: 02:25 NFK - Mo Clayton 8 pass from Rick Perron (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 04:34 HAR - Edwin Thurman 2 run (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 08:45 HAR - Greg Porter 41 pass from Jack Stram (Dale Mireles extra point)
3Q: 02:39 HAR - Dale Mireles 34 field goal
4Q: 12:45 NFK - Emmett Tsang 12 pass from Rick Perron (Darnell Castillo extra point)
4Q: 03:24 HAR - Edwin Thurman 15 run (Dale Mireles extra point)

Team Statistics NFK HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 270 405
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 3.86 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 65 142
- Rushing Attempts 14 34
- Yards per Rush 4.64 4.18
Net Passing Yards 205 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 33 - 1 28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 268
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.66 9.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/25 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:08 30:52

Team Statistics	NFK	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	270	405
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	3.86	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	65	142
- Rushing Attempts	14	34
- Yards per Rush	4.64	4.18
Net Passing Yards	205	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 33 - 1	28 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	268
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.66	9.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/25	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:08	30:52

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:26	9:10	OWN 25	16	75	Touchdown
2	13:18	1:11	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
2	11:19	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	4:23	1:56	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
2	1:09	0:58	OWN 36	3	2	Interception
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
3	10:56	1:26	OWN 12	4	13	Punt
3	8:31	2:15	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	2:34	0:47	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	14:51	2:16	OWN 32	5	68	Touchdown
4	8:39	2:15	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:16	0:52	OWN 7	4	8	Downs
4	3:14	2:37	OWN 25	12	58	Downs
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 37	1	0	Game

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:34	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	2:16	3:58	OWN 25	7	36	Punt
2	12:07	0:48	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
2	10:05	5:42	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
2	2:27	1:18	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 42	2	3	Half
3	12:44	1:48	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
3	9:30	0:59	OPP 47	2	47	Touchdown
3	6:16	3:42	OWN 39	7	44	Field Goal
3	1:47	1:56	OWN 24	5	51	Fumble
4	12:35	3:56	OWN 26	6	21	Punt
4	6:24	2:08	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	3:24	0:10	OPP 15	1	15	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:34	OWN 17	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Jack Stram, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Emmitt Hutton	4	5	1.25	3	0
RB Dalton Marshall	4	19	4.75	10	1
QB Rick Perron	3	34	11.33	20	1
RB Darien Stephens	3	7	2.33	8	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Thurman	17	93	5.47	22	3	2
RB Avery Grant	11	30	2.73	10	1	0
QB Jack Stram	6	19	3.17	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Perron	55	33	212	1/7	2	46	1	72.7

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jack Stram	28	20	268	1/5	2	44	0	125.3

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Clayton	13	17	101	7.77	52	46	1
TE Danny DiGuardi	6	6	14	2.33	0	7	0
WR Scottie Schenk	4	14	25	6.25	5	10	0
RB Emmitt Hutton	4	4	35	8.75	17	23	0
TE Brady Arevalo	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
RB Dalton Marshall	2	4	7	3.50	0	6	0
WR Emmett Tsang	1	4	12	12.00	14	12	1
WR Rico May	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Edwin Sankey	9	11	121	13.44	45	29	1
WR Shaun Shannon	5	6	68	13.60	11	44	0
TE Heath Dotson	2	4	14	7.00	1	9	0
RB Edwin Thurman	2	3	5	2.50	0	3	0
WR Greg Porter	2	2	60	30.00	41	41	1
TE Jesse Witkop	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Peyton Carlson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Norbert Stelmack	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Emmitt Hutton	1	0	0
DT Mel Ashmore	0	1	0
S Jessie Krueger	0	1	0
OLB Jonah Davidson	0	0	1
S Dustin Heath	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Edwin Thurman	1	0	0
WR Edwin Sankey	1	0	0
TE Heath Dotson	0	1	0
WR Shaun Shannon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oliver Lehmkuhl	8	345	43.1	38.1	58	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Mueller	7	349	49.9	40.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Castillo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Mireles	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emmitt Hutton	3	9	3.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Gowins	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Clayton	1	19	19.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norbert Stelmack	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jessie Krueger	6	3	0.0	31	29
DE Steven Gray	5	0	1.0	34	29
S Dustin Heath	5	4	0.0	34	29
OLB Jonah Davidson	5	2	0.0	14	18
OLB Jackie Prior	5	2	0.0	32	19
DT Deron Newville	4	0	0.0	25	17
CB Earnest Smyth	4	0	0.0	31	29
CB Edward Delgado	3	2	0.0	12	16
DT Ezra Conley	3	0	0.0	29	18
OLB Aaron Sherwood	3	0	0.0	21	8
CB Ashton Turk	2	1	0.0	24	15
OLB Robbie Rivas	2	1	0.0	23	18
CB Clayton Strong	2	0	0.0	14	17
S Isaiah Atkins	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Scottie Schenk	1	0	---	---	---
DE Clay Fertwagner	0	1	0.0	9	14
OLB Tracy McElroy	0	1	0.0	28	20

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norbert Stelmack	9	1	0.0	14	56
CB Leonardo Oliver	5	0	0.0	14	55
S Frankie Cox	4	1	0.0	3	22
OLB Dexter Kelly	4	0	0.0	11	33
DT Tanner Hoffman	3	0	1.0	11	42
OLB Mario Brewer	3	1	0.0	10	32
OLB J.T. Hudson	3	1	0.0	9	17
CB Rondell Cook	3	0	0.0	4	18
OLB Francisco Blake	3	0	0.0	1	16
DT Rondell Clodfelter	2	0	0.0	6	24
CB Derrick Robbins	2	0	0.0	10	43
DT J.B. Sawyer	1	1	0.0	8	26
TE Heath Dotson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shawn Nguyen	1	0	0.0	3	23
S Norbert McNeil	1	0	0.0	0	4
CB Gene Tyler	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Brian Gowins	0	1	0.0	7	43

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Steven Gray	1.0	0	0	29
DT Deron Newville	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Jackie Prior	0.0	0	1	19
ILB Marshall McNeil	0.0	0	1	8

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tanner Hoffman	1.0	0	2	0	42
ILB Shawn Nguyen	0.0	1	1	0	23
ILB Kelly Keys	0.0	1	1	0	34
DE Troy Henderson	0.0	1	0	0	37
DE Darius Wragge	0.0	0	1	1	52
OLB Dexter Kelly	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB J.T. Hudson	0.0	0	0	2	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jonah Davidson	5	1	18
CB Edward Delgado	3	0	16
CB Earnest Smyth	3	0	29
CB Ashton Turk	2	0	15
S Dustin Heath	2	0	29
S Isaiah Atkins	1	0	2
CB Clayton Strong	1	0	17
DT Ezra Conley	1	0	18
S Jessie Krueger	1	0	29
DT Deron Newville	1	0	17

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Norbert Stelmack	7	1	1	56
CB Leonardo Oliver	4	1	0	55
CB Rondell Cook	3	0	0	18
S Frankie Cox	3	0	0	22
CB Derrick Robbins	2	2	0	43
OLB Dexter Kelly	2	1	0	33
OLB Mario Brewer	2	0	0	32
OLB Francisco Blake	2	0	0	16
OLB J.T. Hudson	2	0	0	17
ILB Shawn Nguyen	1	1	0	23
DT Tanner Hoffman	1	0	0	42
CB Brian Gowins	1	0	0	43
ILB Kelly Keys	1	0	0	34
S Norbert McNeil	1	0	0	4
S Artie Hanson	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Trent Barker	1	3	0	14	1	56
G Cedric Huntley	1	1	1	14	0	56
C Shaquille Wolfe	0	3	0	14	0	56
G Philip Davidson	0	2	0	14	0	56
TE Brady Arevalo	0	1	0	7	0	20
FB Darryl Van Pelt	0	1	0	6	0	13

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Terrence Shepherd	3	12	34	0	29
G Edward Lockard	3	5	34	1	29
G Christian Lynn	3	5	34	0	29
G Liam Bismo	2	3	34	0	29
G Floyd Augustine	0	4	34	0	29
TE Heath Dotson	0	1	34	0	29
FB Weston Martens	0	1	6	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Malcolm Wadley	3	11
Earnest Walsh	1	11

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Shannon	1	25
Norm Booker	1	25
Joel Johnston	1	8
Peyton Carlson	1	6

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Trent Barker	14	56	---	---	8	78
C Shaquille Wolfe	14	56	---	---	---	70
G Cedric Huntley	14	56	---	---	---	70
QB Rick Perron	14	56	---	---	---	70
T Lee Stuart	14	56	---	---	---	70
G Philip Davidson	14	56	---	---	---	70
OLB Robbie Rivas	---	---	23	18	24	65
DE Steven Gray	---	---	34	29	1	64
S Dustin Heath	---	---	34	29	1	64
WR Mo Clayton	11	47	---	---	6	64
S Jessie Krueger	---	---	31	29	1	61
CB Earnest Smyth	---	---	31	29	1	61
WR Scottie Schenk	10	50	---	---	---	60
TE Danny DiGuardi	10	38	---	---	8	56
RB Emmitt Hutton	5	24	---	---	24	53
TE Brady Arevalo	7	20	---	---	24	51
OLB Jackie Prior	---	---	32	19	---	51
OLB Tracy McElroy	---	---	28	20	---	48
DT Ezra Conley	---	---	29	18	---	47
CB Edward Delgado	---	---	12	16	17	45
WR Rico May	8	37	---	---	---	45
WR Emmett Tsang	4	22	---	---	16	42
DT Deron Newville	---	---	25	17	---	42
CB Clayton Strong	---	---	14	17	8	39
CB Ashton Turk	---	---	24	15	---	39
RB Dalton Marshall	5	24	---	---	6	35
FB Darryl Van Pelt	6	13	---	---	16	35
OLB Jonah Davidson	---	---	14	18	2	34
DE Clay Fertwagner	---	---	9	14	8	31
OLB Aaron Sherwood	---	---	21	8	---	29
DT Mel Ashmore	---	---	5	11	8	24
ILB Marshall McNeil	---	---	2	8	14	24
S Isaiah Atkins	---	---	2	2	16	20
WR Hugh Dallas	1	4	---	---	9	14
G Malcolm Wadley	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Earnest Walsh	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Oliver Lehmkuhl	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Alejandro Thornton	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Brenden Mathis	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Norman Gumphrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Keith Willkens	---	---	3	2	---	5
RB Darien Stephens	3	1	---	---	---	4
K Darnell Castillo	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Pete Fritchman	---	---	1	0	---	1
TE Carlos Savickas	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Nathaniel Castillo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Norbert Stelmack	---	---	14	56	17	87
WR Shaun Shannon	33	27	---	---	25	85
CB Leonardo Oliver	---	---	14	55	11	80
WR Edwin Sankey	31	26	---	---	16	73
DE Darius Wragge	---	---	13	52	8	73
G Christian Lynn	34	29	---	---	8	71
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	7	43	17	67
OLB Mario Brewer	---	---	10	32	24	66
QB Jack Stram	34	29	---	---	1	64
G Floyd Augustine	34	29	---	---	---	63
TE Heath Dotson	34	29	---	---	---	63
G Liam Bismo	34	29	---	---	---	63
C Terrence Shepherd	34	29	---	---	---	63
G Edward Lockard	34	29	---	---	---	63
DT Tanner Hoffman	---	---	11	42	8	61
CB Derrick Robbins	---	---	10	43	---	53
RB Edwin Thurman	21	21	---	---	10	52
ILB Kelly Keys	---	---	7	34	11	52
DE Troy Henderson	---	---	10	37	---	47
OLB Dexter Kelly	---	---	11	33	---	44
S Artie Hanson	---	---	11	32	---	43
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	6	24	4	34
DT J.B. Sawyer	---	---	8	26	---	34
WR Peyton Carlson	15	13	---	---	6	34
CB Rondell Cook	---	---	4	18	6	28
TE Stanley Cencerik	1	1	---	---	25	27
ILB Shawn Nguyen	---	---	3	23	---	26
OLB J.T. Hudson	---	---	9	17	---	26
RB Norm Booker	0	0	---	---	25	25
S Frankie Cox	---	---	3	22	---	25
TE Jesse Witkop	14	9	---	---	---	23
RB Avery Grant	13	6	---	---	---	19
OLB Francisco Blake	---	---	1	16	---	17
FB Weston Martens	6	9	---	---	---	15
TE Jermaine Pappalardo	0	0	---	---	14	14
CB Gene Tyler	---	---	2	7	---	9
C Randy Shipway	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Joel Johnston	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Buddy Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Renaldo Mueller	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Dale Mireles	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Greg Porter	2	4	---	---	1	7
S Norbert McNeil	---	---	0	4	---	4
QB Marco Ratini	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dana Strong	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Norman Wayne	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	31	3.4
Middle	19	69	3.6
Right	6	42	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Perron	55	33	2	2	4	6	6	3	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jack Stram	28	20	6	1	3	1	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	27	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	32	21	134	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	69	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	22	22.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	103	17.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Clayton	17	13	0	101	1	47
WR Scottie Schenk	14	4	2	25	0	50
TE Danny DiGuardi	6	6	0	14	0	38
WR Emmett Tsang	4	1	0	12	0	22
RB Emmitt Hutton	4	4	0	35	1	24
RB Dalton Marshall	4	2	1	7	0	24
TE Brady Arevalo	3	2	1	15	0	20
WR Rico May	3	1	0	3	0	37

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Sankey	11	9	1	121	4	26
WR Shaun Shannon	6	5	0	68	1	27
TE Heath Dotson	4	2	0	14	0	29
RB Edwin Thurman	3	2	0	5	0	21
WR Greg Porter	2	2	0	60	1	4
TE Jesse Witkop	1	0	1	0	0	9
WR Peyton Carlson	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dalton Marshall	1	5	5.00	4.75

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Thurman	3	16	5.33	5.47
RB Avery Grant	1	-4	-4.00	2.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Perron	8	4	30	3.75	3.85

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jack Stram	4	2	25	6.25	9.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scottie Schenk	3	1	7	2.33	1.79
WR Mo Clayton	3	2	11	3.67	5.94
WR Emmett Tsang	2	1	12	6.00	3.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Heath Dotson	2	1	5	2.50	3.50
WR Edwin Sankey	2	1	20	10.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rick Perron	1	1
RB Emmitt Hutton	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Thurman	3	0
RB Avery Grant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Perron	17	12	7

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jack Stram	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scottie Schenk	5	3	2
WR Mo Clayton	5	4	2
RB Emmitt Hutton	3	3	2
TE Danny DiGuardi	2	2	1
TE Brady Arevalo	1	0	0
WR Rico May	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edwin Sankey	4	4	3
TE Heath Dotson	3	1	1
WR Shaun Shannon	1	0	0
RB Edwin Thurman	1	1	0

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

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