Week 1, 2056

played in Norfolk, VA

74 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	10	7	14	-	31
Norfolk Vipers	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:32 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 30 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 08:37 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 50 field goal
3Q: 06:40 HAR - Edwin Sankey 22 pass from Colby Reuber (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
3Q: 04:14 NFK - Denzel Bailey 39 field goal
4Q: 13:45 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 1 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 09:51 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 9 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:32 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 30 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 08:37 HAR - Isaac Ferguson 50 field goal
3Q: 06:40 HAR - Edwin Sankey 22 pass from Colby Reuber (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
3Q: 04:14 NFK - Denzel Bailey 39 field goal
4Q: 13:45 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 1 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 09:51 HAR - Dashawn Emerson 9 run (Isaac Ferguson extra point)

Team Statistics HAR NFK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 352 206
- Offensive Plays 59 60
- Yards per Play 5.97 3.43
Net Rushing Yards 171 69
- Rushing Attempts 30 19
- Yards per Rush 5.70 3.63
Net Passing Yards 181 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 154
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.24 3.34
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 11/80 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/53 3/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 5/94
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 20
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	HAR	NFK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	352	206
- Offensive Plays	59	60
- Yards per Play	5.97	3.43
Net Rushing Yards	171	69
- Rushing Attempts	30	19
- Yards per Rush	5.70	3.63
Net Passing Yards	181	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	154
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.24	3.34
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	2/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	11/80	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/53	3/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	5/94
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 20
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
1	6:15	2:36	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
1	1:12	3:53	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
2	10:16	1:45	OPP 39	3	6	Field Goal
2	6:44	3:00	OWN 34	7	31	Missed FG
2	2:48	2:18	OWN 21	7	33	Punt
3	9:31	3:06	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	4:08	2:46	OWN 45	3	-1	Punt
3	0:18	1:41	OPP 29	6	29	Touchdown
4	12:07	2:24	OPP 43	5	43	Touchdown
4	6:35	2:24	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	3:00	1:52	OWN 32	3	6	Punt

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	6:26	OWN 19	11	54	Interception
1	3:39	2:27	OWN 10	5	19	Punt
2	12:19	2:03	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
2	8:31	1:47	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
2	3:44	0:56	OWN 41	3	-6	Punt
2	0:30	0:30	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	5:29	OWN 19	9	40	Punt
3	6:25	2:17	OWN 26	6	52	Field Goal
3	1:22	1:04	OWN 6	3	-2	Punt
4	13:37	1:30	OWN 21	3	-8	Punt
4	9:43	3:08	OWN 25	7	48	Missed FG
4	4:11	1:11	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 14	2	12	Game

Game MVP: Dashawn Emerson, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dashawn Emerson	22	134	6.09	41	3	3
QB Colby Reuber	5	25	5.00	10	1	0
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
RB Leo Estevez	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
RB Darryl Fisher	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Louis Moulds	9	54	6.00	33	1
RB Bruce Dupont	3	-6	-2.00	-1	0
QB Deion Kelley	2	9	4.50	10	1
QB Rob Cooper	2	6	3.00	5	0
RB Efrain Almodovar	2	2	1.00	2	0
WR Phil Ishler	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colby Reuber	27	19	195	2/14	1	24	0	103.1

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Cooper	22	13	97	2/16	0	20	1	50.7
Deion Kelley	16	6	57	1/1	0	14	0	48.2

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Dashawn Emerson	5	6	47	9.40	28	23	0
TE Mel Barrett	3	3	19	6.33	2	11	0
WR Kennedy Mathis	3	3	20	6.67	1	14	0
WR Bryson Whitfield	3	6	31	10.33	19	15	0
WR Edwin Sankey	2	5	46	23.00	11	24	1
WR Kenny Hibdon	2	2	31	15.50	20	24	0
RB Darryl Fisher	1	1	1	1.00	3	1	0
WR Alonzo Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR C.J. Heath	7	11	50	7.14	15	20
TE Wes Hamilton	5	7	40	8.00	0	14
RB Louis Moulds	4	6	26	6.50	14	8
TE Troy Hancock	2	4	27	13.50	5	14
WR Carlos Swift	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
WR Daquan Holliday	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Phil Ishler	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Wyatt Huntley	1	4	4.00	0

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
Arturo McGee	6	265	44.2	44.2	50	4

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Al Sinclair	9	360	40.0	31.9	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaac Ferguson	1/2	1/2	1/2	50	4/4

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Denzel Bailey	1/2	0/1	0/0	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	4	53	13.3	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kai Gaynord	3	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Hibdon	1	30	30.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Heath	5	94	18.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Alex Greene	8	0	0.0	17	40
OLB Daniel Squires	5	2	0.0	17	21
ILB Wyatt Huntley	5	1	0.0	16	20
DT Grady Erickson	3	1	0.0	15	36
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	3	0	0.0	4	11
S Albert Vance	3	0	0.0	19	30
S Casey Alcott	2	3	0.0	17	40
DE Devante McCracken	2	1	0.0	12	16
DE Kim Rice	2	1	0.0	8	16
CB Daniel Garrett	2	0	0.0	12	17
DT Branden Guo	1	3	1.5	16	35
DT Dusty Kemp	1	0	1.0	4	13
OLB Nathaniel Maghsoudi	1	1	0.5	8	17
CB Kelvin Farrell	1	1	0.0	19	40
DT Norm Unutoa	1	0	0.0	13	27
CB Max Chiles	1	0	0.0	2	12

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Erik Alexander	8	0	0.0	19	20
DE Levi Strickland	6	2	0.0	30	28
CB Patrick Erickson	5	3	0.0	30	29
S Kai Gaynord	5	2	0.0	30	29
DE Norman Gunn	4	2	1.0	28	22
DE Hunter Kirk	3	0	1.0	29	28
CB Wyatt Ashley	3	1	0.0	16	25
S Harrison Tullo	3	1	0.0	21	20
S Bo Barber	3	0	0.0	29	29
ILB Marc Clevinger	2	3	0.0	23	20
ILB Mack Tewkesbury	2	0	0.0	17	12
DE Norman Willis	1	0	0.0	9	10
WR Phil Ishler	1	0	---	---	---
CB Andy Suhocki	1	0	0.0	5	1
S Kelvin Wilkinson	0	2	0.0	9	9
DE Lamar Lane	0	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Jerry Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	9	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Branden Guo	1.5	1	0	35
DT Dusty Kemp	1.0	0	1	13
OLB Nathaniel Maghsoudi	0.5	1	0	17
DT Grady Erickson	0.0	0	4	36
DE Kim Rice	0.0	0	1	16

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Hunter Kirk	1.0	0	0	2	28
DE Norman Gunn	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Lamar Lane	0.0	2	0	0	20
DE Norman Willis	0.0	0	1	1	10
OLB Ramon Amtower	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Alex Greene	6	0	0	40
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	3	0	0	11
CB Daniel Garrett	2	2	0	17
ILB Wyatt Huntley	2	1	1	20
OLB Daniel Squires	1	2	0	21
S Casey Alcott	1	1	0	40
CB Kelvin Farrell	1	0	0	40
DE Devante McCracken	1	0	0	16
S Albert Vance	1	0	0	30
CB Max Chiles	1	0	0	12
OLB Ivan Shelton	0	1	0	19

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DE Levi Strickland	4	0	28
S Kai Gaynord	4	0	29
CB Wyatt Ashley	3	0	25
CB Patrick Erickson	2	1	29
S Harrison Tullo	2	1	20
OLB Erik Alexander	1	0	20
ILB Marc Clevinger	1	0	20
ILB Mack Tewkesbury	1	0	12
S Bo Barber	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Stephen Micalles	3	5	0	24	0	29
T Denzel Bruce	3	5	0	30	0	29
C Terrence Shepherd	2	6	0	30	0	29
G Joey Allman	2	4	0	30	0	29
T Buddy Miller	1	4	0	24	2	29
G Herb Anthony	0	1	1	6	0	0

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Juan Turner	3	6	18	0	32
T Matthew Knight	1	3	19	1	41
G Patrick Bennett	1	3	19	0	41
G Bryson Ricard	0	4	19	1	41
C Bernie McCollom	0	1	19	0	41
TE Troy Hancock	0	1	6	0	15
G Jay McMillen	0	0	1	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Sankey	4	13
Ivan Shelton	1	25
Tucker Wolf	1	25
Jackie Schwartz	1	25
Max Chiles	1	18

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Hancock	1	24
Jerry Gerhardt	1	22
Hunter Kirk	1	13
Patrick Bennett	1	11
Bryson Ricard	1	11

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Kelvin Farrell	---	---	19	40	2	61
CB Alex Greene	---	---	17	40	4	61
QB Colby Reuber	30	29	---	---	2	61
C Terrence Shepherd	30	29	---	---	---	59
T Denzel Bruce	30	29	---	---	---	59
G Joey Allman	30	29	---	---	---	59
S Casey Alcott	---	---	17	40	2	59
WR Edwin Sankey	19	25	---	---	13	57
T Buddy Miller	24	29	---	---	---	53
DT Branden Guo	---	---	16	35	2	53
DT Grady Erickson	---	---	15	36	2	53
G Stephen Micalles	24	29	---	---	---	53
RB Dashawn Emerson	27	24	---	---	---	51
S Albert Vance	---	---	19	30	1	50
TE Mel Barrett	25	25	---	---	---	50
OLB Ivan Shelton	---	---	4	19	25	48
OLB Daniel Squires	---	---	17	21	10	48
WR Bryson Whitfield	20	27	---	---	---	47
CB Tucker Wolf	---	---	1	20	25	46
TE Jackie Schwartz	16	5	---	---	25	46
WR Kennedy Mathis	12	13	---	---	19	44
OLB Nathaniel Maghsoudi	---	---	8	17	17	42
DT Norm Unutoa	---	---	13	27	2	42
WR Kenny Hibdon	16	13	---	---	11	40
DE Devante McCracken	---	---	12	16	9	37
ILB Wyatt Huntley	---	---	16	20	---	36
DE Kim Rice	---	---	8	16	10	34
CB Max Chiles	---	---	2	12	18	32
CB Daniel Garrett	---	---	12	17	---	29
FB Lamar Singleton	2	3	---	---	19	24
RB Leo Estevez	1	3	---	---	16	20
DT Dusty Kemp	---	---	4	13	---	17
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	---	---	4	11	1	16
WR Alonzo Hill	6	3	---	---	7	16
T Wade Wolf	6	0	---	---	8	14
G Herb Anthony	6	0	---	---	8	14
ILB Will Brock	---	---	0	11	1	12
TE Kirk Bueter	2	2	---	---	8	12
DE Sebastian Reeg	---	---	5	7	---	12
C Grady Carter	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Vernon Sanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Isaac Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Darryl Fisher	4	2	---	---	---	6
P Arturo McGee	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Daryl Randle	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Cody Genovese	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Patrick Erickson	---	---	30	29	16	75
T Matthew Knight	19	41	---	---	11	71
G Patrick Bennett	19	41	---	---	11	71
G Bryson Ricard	19	41	---	---	11	71
DE Hunter Kirk	---	---	29	28	13	70
TE Wes Hamilton	19	38	---	---	12	69
S Kai Gaynord	---	---	30	29	9	68
S Bo Barber	---	---	29	29	8	66
RB Louis Moulds	12	30	---	---	24	66
G Juan Turner	18	32	---	---	11	61
DE Levi Strickland	---	---	30	28	3	61
C Bernie McCollom	19	41	---	---	---	60
WR C.J. Heath	17	32	---	---	9	58
DE Norman Gunn	---	---	28	22	2	52
WR Carlos Swift	14	31	---	---	6	51
TE Troy Hancock	6	15	---	---	24	45
WR Phil Ishler	16	29	---	---	---	45
ILB Marc Clevinger	---	---	23	20	---	43
ILB Mack Tewkesbury	---	---	17	12	14	43
CB Wyatt Ashley	---	---	16	25	2	43
DE Lamar Lane	---	---	22	20	---	42
S Harrison Tullo	---	---	21	20	---	41
OLB Erik Alexander	---	---	19	20	---	39
QB Rob Cooper	13	24	---	---	---	37
S Kelvin Wilkinson	---	---	9	9	15	33
OLB Jerry Gerhardt	---	---	9	1	22	32
DE Norman Willis	---	---	9	10	8	27
WR Daquan Holliday	1	8	---	---	15	24
QB Deion Kelley	6	17	---	---	---	23
TE Perry Chandler	2	5	---	---	9	16
DE Mack Harrison	---	---	2	7	6	15
OLB Ramon Amtower	---	---	2	9	2	13
RB Efrain Almodovar	4	8	---	---	---	12
C Douglas Kowal	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Bruce Dupont	4	5	---	---	2	11
P Al Sinclair	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Jeremy Cribbs	0	4	---	---	6	10
G Jay McMillen	1	9	---	---	---	10
CB Andy Suhocki	---	---	5	1	---	6
K Denzel Bailey	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Orlando McCoy	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Jim Lanford	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Emmett Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mario Tucker	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Luis Coffey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Percy Mullen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	13	77	5.9
Right	9	47	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	33	33.0
Middle	12	34	2.8
Right	6	2	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colby Reuber	27	19	4	1	1	2	2	3	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Cooper	22	13	1	0	0	4	3	0	1
Deion Kelley	16	6	0	2	1	3	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	51	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	38	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	84	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	72	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	71	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Dashawn Emerson	6	5	0	47	1	24
WR Bryson Whitfield	6	3	0	31	0	27
WR Edwin Sankey	5	2	1	46	2	25
TE Mel Barrett	3	3	0	19	0	25
WR Kennedy Mathis	3	3	0	20	0	13
WR Kenny Hibdon	2	2	0	31	1	13
RB Darryl Fisher	1	1	0	1	0	2
WR Alonzo Hill	1	0	0	0	0	3

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR C.J. Heath	11	7	0	50	1	32
TE Wes Hamilton	7	5	0	40	0	38
RB Louis Moulds	6	4	0	26	0	30
WR Phil Ishler	5	0	0	0	0	29
TE Troy Hancock	4	2	0	27	0	15
WR Carlos Swift	4	1	0	11	0	31
WR Daquan Holliday	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dashawn Emerson	3	18	6.00	6.09
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	5	5.00	5.00

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colby Reuber	2	1	3	1.50	7.22

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Dashawn Emerson	1	1	3	3.00	7.83
WR Bryson Whitfield	1	0	0	0.00	5.17

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dashawn Emerson	4	2
QB Colby Reuber	2	1

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
RB Bruce Dupont	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colby Reuber	8	6	3

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Cooper	6	3	2
Deion Kelley	5	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edwin Sankey	2	0	0
RB Dashawn Emerson	2	2	1
WR Kenny Hibdon	1	1	1
TE Mel Barrett	1	1	1
WR Kennedy Mathis	1	1	0
WR Bryson Whitfield	1	1	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR C.J. Heath	5	2	1
TE Wes Hamilton	2	1	1
WR Phil Ishler	2	0	0
TE Troy Hancock	1	0	0
RB Louis Moulds	1	0	0

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

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