Week 2, 2058

played in Pittsburgh, PA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Norfolk Vipers	3	3	3	0	-	9
Pittsburgh Pythons	0	0	7	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 NFK - Horace Jordan 26 field goal
2Q: 07:29 NFK - Horace Jordan 39 field goal
3Q: 06:44 PIT - Nathaniel Stargell 8 run (Nolan Pagnotti extra point)
3Q: 04:33 NFK - Horace Jordan 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:12 NFK - Horace Jordan 26 field goal
2Q: 07:29 NFK - Horace Jordan 39 field goal
3Q: 06:44 PIT - Nathaniel Stargell 8 run (Nolan Pagnotti extra point)
3Q: 04:33 NFK - Horace Jordan 39 field goal

Team Statistics NFK PIT
Record 1-1 0-2
First Downs 15 11
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 4
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 339 188
- Offensive Plays 63 45
- Yards per Play 5.38 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 114 82
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 4.07 3.73
Net Passing Yards 225 106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 0 23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 106
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.43 4.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/62 9/52
Punt Returns/Yards 5/26 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 20
Time of Possession 34:22 25:38

Team Statistics	NFK	PIT
Record	1-1	0-2
First Downs	15	11
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	4
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	339	188
- Offensive Plays	63	45
- Yards per Play	5.38	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	114	82
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	4.07	3.73
Net Passing Yards	225	106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 0	23 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	106
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.43	4.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/62	9/52
Punt Returns/Yards	5/26	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 20
Time of Possession	34:22	25:38

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:55	OWN 24	8	67	Field Goal
1	7:06	2:55	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	0:47	2:53	OWN 6	5	21	Punt
2	11:14	3:53	OWN 46	7	32	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 12	6	37	Half
3	11:45	0:44	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
3	6:33	2:08	OWN 39	4	39	Field Goal
3	3:04	1:37	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	15:00	5:19	OWN 22	8	35	Punt
4	7:32	4:58	OWN 13	9	55	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 31	5	12	Game

Pittsburgh Pythons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:05	2:59	OWN 17	3	2	Punt
1	4:11	3:24	OWN 22	5	26	Punt
2	12:54	1:40	OWN 19	3	2	Punt
2	7:21	5:29	OWN 3	8	34	Punt
3	15:00	3:15	OWN 19	4	14	Punt
3	11:01	4:28	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
3	4:25	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	1:27	1:27	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
4	9:41	2:09	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	2:34	0:39	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Rob Cooper, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Robert Jacobs	13	59	4.54	18	1
RB Mack Nichols	8	53	6.63	21	1
QB Rob Cooper	4	0	0.00	6	0
FB Zachary Marston	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
WR Phil Ishler	1	4	4.00	4	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Nathaniel Stargell	8	21	2.63	8	0	1
QB Adrian Ellis	7	47	6.71	12	2	0
RB Floyd Reilly	6	15	2.50	7	0	0
WR Justics Griffey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Cooper	34	21	232	1/7	0	35	0	82.0

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Adrian Ellis	23	15	106	0/0	0	21	0	75.6

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Swift	5	11	40	8.00	1	13
WR Phil Ishler	4	5	53	13.25	27	23
RB Mack Nichols	3	5	58	19.33	39	35
WR C.J. Heath	2	3	9	4.50	0	6
TE Tony Ruskowski	2	2	15	7.50	6	12
RB Robert Jacobs	2	2	32	16.00	23	28
TE Cedric Wheeler	2	4	22	11.00	10	17
FB Zachary Marston	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Pittsburgh	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jace Duncan	6	9	58	9.67	18	21
RB Nathaniel Stargell	3	3	22	7.33	17	13
TE Troy Hancock	2	2	10	5.00	0	5
WR Santiago Randle	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Floyd Reilly	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
FB Braxton Cheng	1	2	10	10.00	9	10
WR Justics Griffey	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Brant Lueken	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Pittsburgh	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Robert Jacobs	1	0	0	0
G Glenn Dyrda	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Jeremiah Carpenter	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Wilkerson	6	259	43.2	34.3	55	2

Pittsburgh	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kirk Barnard	9	441	49.0	46.1	61	4

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Horace Jordan	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Pittsburgh	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nolan Pagnotti	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Caudill	5	26	5.2	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justics Griffey	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Roiger	2	51	25.5	0

Pittsburgh	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justics Griffey	3	49	16.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Kai Gaynord	8	2	22	23
OLB Dominique O'Keefe	8	2	19	22
DE Levi Strickland	4	2	22	22
DE Eduardo Kaplan	3	0	16	11
DE Neil Kubrak	2	1	22	20
S Harrison Tullo	2	1	20	23
CB Calvin Freeman	2	1	8	17
CB Wyatt Ashley	2	0	20	23
OLB Vincent Vance	2	0	4	11
OLB Shaquille Robertson	1	0	22	13
CB Irv Herek	1	0	2	0
ILB Mack Tewkesbury	0	1	12	5
CB Patrick Erickson	0	1	22	13
S Harvey Harden	0	1	2	11
DT Zachery Eagle	0	1	9	16

Pittsburgh	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wes Ranger	8	1	0.0	26	22
S Jeremiah Carpenter	7	4	0.0	28	35
ILB Johnny Szott	7	1	0.0	26	21
OLB Levon Deighton	6	0	0.0	17	26
OLB Karl Monroe	4	2	0.0	26	25
OLB Claude Baker	3	0	0.0	11	5
OLB Garrett Dawson	2	1	0.5	13	19
DE Steve Valcarcel	2	0	0.5	28	30
DT Alfred Farrell	2	2	0.0	24	17
S Zachery Rouse	2	0	0.0	2	13
CB Brant Zelenka	1	2	0.0	27	33
DT J.B. Ackerman	1	1	0.0	8	9
CB Kelvin Wannamaker	1	1	0.0	13	22
S Darius Romine	1	1	0.0	27	29
ILB David Littleton	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Zack Borcherding	1	0	0.0	2	10
CB Tom Wilson	0	2	0.0	2	11
DE Emmanuel Carbone	0	1	0.0	21	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Zachery Eagle	1	1	0	16
DT Roman Renken	0	1	1	7
CB Calvin Freeman	0	1	0	17

Pittsburgh	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Steve Valcarcel	0.5	2	2	30
OLB Garrett Dawson	0.5	0	0	19
CB Brant Zelenka	0.0	0	2	33
DT J.B. Ackerman	0.0	0	1	9
DT Alfred Farrell	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kai Gaynord	6	1	23
OLB Dominique O'Keefe	4	0	22
DE Levi Strickland	3	1	22
CB Calvin Freeman	2	0	17
S Harrison Tullo	0	1	23
OLB Vincent Vance	0	1	11

Pittsburgh	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jeremiah Carpenter	3	0	35
ILB Johnny Szott	3	0	21
S Wes Ranger	3	0	22
OLB Levon Deighton	3	0	26
S Zachery Rouse	2	0	13
OLB Karl Monroe	1	2	25
CB Brant Zelenka	1	0	33
ILB David Littleton	1	0	3
DT Alfred Farrell	1	0	17
ILB Zack Borcherding	1	0	10
CB Kelvin Wannamaker	1	0	22
OLB Garrett Dawson	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Emmitt Kotler	4	7	28	0	35
T Kris Van Pelt	2	5	28	0	35
G Miguel Bradford	2	2	12	0	19
G Glenn Dyrda	1	8	28	1	35
T Nolan Soltys	1	3	28	0	35
C Zachery Jameson	0	2	16	0	16

Pittsburgh	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Dean Priester	3	8	22	23
C Jacob Zeyen	1	4	22	23
T Donte Dotson	0	4	22	23
T Bernie Smith	0	2	22	23
G Craig Dawson	0	1	22	23

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Levi Strickland	2	10
Mo Palmer	1	24
Norman Titone	1	15
Cedric Wheeler	1	10
Kai Gaynord	1	2

Pittsburgh	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Ackerman	3	17
Tom Wilson	2	24
Garrett Dawson	1	23
Craig Dawson	1	9

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Kris Van Pelt	28	35	---	---	9	72
G Emmitt Kotler	28	35	---	---	9	72
TE Cedric Wheeler	28	34	---	---	10	72
T Nolan Soltys	28	35	---	---	9	72
WR Carlos Swift	27	35	---	---	2	64
QB Rob Cooper	28	35	---	---	---	63
G Glenn Dyrda	28	35	---	---	---	63
DE Levi Strickland	---	---	22	22	10	54
TE Tony Ruskowski	14	14	---	---	24	52
WR Phil Ishler	19	31	---	---	1	51
S Kai Gaynord	---	---	22	23	2	47
CB Wyatt Ashley	---	---	20	23	---	43
S Harrison Tullo	---	---	20	23	---	43
DE Neil Kubrak	---	---	22	20	---	42
OLB Dominique O'Keefe	---	---	19	22	---	41
WR C.J. Heath	14	22	---	---	2	38
OLB Shaquille Robertson	---	---	22	13	2	37
RB Robert Jacobs	17	20	---	---	---	37
DE Eduardo Kaplan	---	---	16	11	9	36
CB Patrick Erickson	---	---	22	13	---	35
G Miguel Bradford	12	19	---	---	4	35
OLB Vincent Vance	---	---	4	11	19	34
RB Mack Nichols	12	12	---	---	9	33
C Zachery Jameson	16	16	---	---	---	32
ILB Mack Tewkesbury	---	---	12	5	11	28
DT Roman Renken	---	---	10	7	9	26
DT Zachery Eagle	---	---	9	16	---	25
RB Mo Palmer	1	0	---	---	24	25
CB Calvin Freeman	---	---	8	17	---	25
S Harvey Harden	---	---	2	11	9	22
WR Carl Roiger	0	1	---	---	18	19
CB Norman Titone	---	---	2	1	15	18
WR Bernie Caudill	0	3	---	---	14	17
CB Irv Herek	---	---	2	0	13	15
DE Jim Hernandez	---	---	8	4	---	12
DE Malcolm Booker	---	---	0	11	---	11
FB Zachary Marston	8	3	---	---	---	11
C Douglas Kowal	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Conner Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Horace Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Bryson Ricard	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Matthew Knight	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Vincent Plyler	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Samuel Hitchcock	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Nate Ruhman	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Brady Perliman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Pittsburgh	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Jeremiah Carpenter	---	---	28	35	3	66
CB Brant Zelenka	---	---	27	33	2	62
DE Steve Valcarcel	---	---	28	30	2	60
S Darius Romine	---	---	27	29	2	58
OLB Garrett Dawson	---	---	13	19	23	55
G Dean Priester	22	23	---	---	9	54
T Bernie Smith	22	23	---	---	9	54
G Craig Dawson	22	23	---	---	9	54
T Donte Dotson	22	23	---	---	9	54
OLB Karl Monroe	---	---	26	25	1	52
S Wes Ranger	---	---	26	22	1	49
ILB Johnny Szott	---	---	26	21	---	47
OLB Levon Deighton	---	---	17	26	4	47
QB Adrian Ellis	22	23	---	---	---	45
C Jacob Zeyen	22	23	---	---	---	45
TE Troy Hancock	12	8	---	---	21	41
DT Alfred Farrell	---	---	24	17	---	41
RB Nathaniel Stargell	11	15	---	---	15	41
DE Emmanuel Carbone	---	---	21	20	---	41
WR Timothy Collier	20	19	---	---	---	39
CB Kelvin Wannamaker	---	---	13	22	3	38
CB Tom Wilson	---	---	2	11	24	37
WR Justics Griffey	11	14	---	---	11	36
WR Santiago Randle	16	19	---	---	---	35
TE Jace Duncan	20	14	---	---	---	34
DT J.B. Ackerman	---	---	8	9	17	34
FB Braxton Cheng	5	12	---	---	12	29
S Zachery Rouse	---	---	2	13	14	29
DE Gerald Barnes	---	---	2	13	9	24
CB Riley Benner	---	---	4	9	8	21
RB Floyd Reilly	11	7	---	---	---	18
WR Brant Lueken	2	3	---	---	12	17
DE Roy Miller	---	---	1	13	3	17
OLB Claude Baker	---	---	11	5	---	16
ILB Zack Borcherding	---	---	2	10	2	14
ILB David Littleton	---	---	0	3	10	13
C Toby Dunwoody	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Kirk Barnard	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Grayson Marshall	2	4	---	---	---	6
WR David Robbins	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Freddie Squiric	0	0	---	---	4	4
K Nolan Pagnotti	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Luke Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rufus Plichta	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB J.C. Groh	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-3	-1.0
Middle	16	91	5.7
Right	8	28	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	5	4	0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Cooper	34	21	4	0	3	2	6	0	0

Pittsburgh	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Adrian Ellis	23	15	1	0	0	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	188	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	38	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	54	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	28	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Swift	11	5	1	40	0	35
WR Phil Ishler	5	4	0	53	1	31
RB Mack Nichols	5	3	1	58	2	12
TE Cedric Wheeler	4	2	0	22	0	34
WR C.J. Heath	3	2	1	9	0	22
TE Tony Ruskowski	2	2	0	15	0	14
RB Robert Jacobs	2	2	0	32	1	20
FB Zachary Marston	2	1	0	3	0	3

Pittsburgh	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jace Duncan	9	6	58	1	14
RB Nathaniel Stargell	3	3	22	0	15
TE Troy Hancock	2	2	10	0	8
WR Brant Lueken	2	0	0	0	3
RB Floyd Reilly	2	1	3	0	7
FB Braxton Cheng	2	1	10	0	12
WR Justics Griffey	2	1	3	0	14
WR Santiago Randle	1	1	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Zachary Marston	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Pittsburgh	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Adrian Ellis	1	5	5.00	6.71
RB Nathaniel Stargell	1	8	8.00	2.63
RB Floyd Reilly	1	7	7.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rob Cooper	2	1	7	3.50	6.82

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR C.J. Heath	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Carlos Swift	1	1	7	7.00	3.64

Pittsburgh	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
RB Robert Jacobs	2	1

Pittsburgh	Rushes	Conversions
QB Adrian Ellis	1	1
RB Nathaniel Stargell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Cooper	12	8	4

Pittsburgh	Att	Comp	Conversions
Adrian Ellis	10	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phil Ishler	3	3	2
TE Tony Ruskowski	2	2	0
RB Robert Jacobs	2	2	1
TE Cedric Wheeler	2	1	1
WR C.J. Heath	1	0	0
WR Carlos Swift	1	0	0
FB Zachary Marston	1	0	0

Pittsburgh	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jace Duncan	4	2	1
RB Nathaniel Stargell	2	2	0
TE Troy Hancock	1	1	0
WR Santiago Randle	1	1	0
WR Brant Lueken	1	0	0
WR Justics Griffey	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,500 (14,600)
End Zone 5,200 (10,400)
Mezzanine 3,300 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 4,900 (9,200)
Club Seats 11,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 8,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,500 (14,600)
End Zone	5,200 (10,400)
Mezzanine	3,300 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	4,900 (9,200)
Club Seats	11,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	8,600 (9,900)