Week 1, 2059

played in Hartford, CT

51 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	0	0	10	0	-	10
Hartford Whalers	10	10	0	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 HAR - Mercury Hogh 4 run (Emmitt Duncan extra point)
1Q: 03:58 HAR - Emmitt Duncan 36 field goal
2Q: 13:09 HAR - Roger Haywood 80 interception return (Emmitt Duncan extra point)
2Q: 04:27 HAR - Emmitt Duncan 47 field goal
3Q: 03:30 NFK - Grant Hammond 44 field goal
3Q: 02:22 NFK - Steve Dennis 47 interception return (Grant Hammond extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:40 HAR - Mercury Hogh 4 run (Emmitt Duncan extra point)
1Q: 03:58 HAR - Emmitt Duncan 36 field goal
2Q: 13:09 HAR - Roger Haywood 80 interception return (Emmitt Duncan extra point)
2Q: 04:27 HAR - Emmitt Duncan 47 field goal
3Q: 03:30 NFK - Grant Hammond 44 field goal
3Q: 02:22 NFK - Steve Dennis 47 interception return (Grant Hammond extra point)

Team Statistics NFK HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 280 318
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 4.44 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 51 148
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 2.55 4.48
Net Passing Yards 229 170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 3 30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.33 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 4/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 1/47 3/114
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:28 31:32

Team Statistics	NFK	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	280	318
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	4.44	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	51	148
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	2.55	4.48
Net Passing Yards	229	170
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 3	30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.33	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	4/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	1/47	3/114
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:28	31:32

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	2:21	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
1	3:53	5:57	OWN 29	9	46	Interception
2	12:56	5:06	OWN 25	9	36	Punt
2	4:19	1:39	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
2	1:29	0:37	OWN 18	2	2	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 38	3	5	Half
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
3	7:05	3:41	OWN 13	8	60	Field Goal
3	1:27	1:35	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt
4	12:44	2:07	OWN 7	3	1	Punt
4	5:12	2:08	OWN 28	8	32	Downs
4	1:52	1:12	OWN 3	5	50	Interception

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:28	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
1	7:11	3:18	OPP 48	6	29	Field Goal
2	7:50	3:31	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
2	2:40	1:11	OWN 7	5	31	Punt
2	0:52	0:34	OPP 25	4	-6	Missed FG
3	11:57	4:52	OWN 16	8	40	Punt
3	3:24	1:10	OWN 25	3	4	Interception
3	2:14	0:47	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	14:52	2:08	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
4	10:37	5:25	OWN 43	8	36	Missed FG
4	3:04	1:12	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 27	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Herb Anthony, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dwight Horner	10	7	0.70	5	0
QB Rob Cooper	3	24	8.00	11	1
RB Mack Nichols	3	8	2.67	5	0
RB James Cantu	2	4	2.00	5	0
WR Phil Ishler	1	3	3.00	3	0
QB DeAndre Fulcher	1	5	5.00	5	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Al Peterman	21	91	4.33	13	3	0
RB Mercury Hogh	7	49	7.00	17	1	1
QB Colby Reuber	5	8	1.60	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rob Cooper	23	15	122	1/2	0	18	2	42.3
DeAndre Fulcher	18	11	125	1/16	0	37	1	58.8

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colby Reuber	30	20	170	0/0	0	23	1	67.3

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Swift	9	17	77	8.56	7	17
TE Deion Pieper	4	4	48	12.00	25	18
WR Sammy Gist	4	6	62	15.50	40	37
WR Phil Ishler	2	3	31	15.50	8	28
RB Dwight Horner	2	3	3	1.50	0	4
RB James Cantu	2	2	11	5.50	0	6
FB Zachary Marston	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Mack Nichols	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Cedric Wheeler	1	4	4	4.00	0	4

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kennedy Mathis	8	13	59	7.38	26	23
WR Bryson Whitfield	5	6	38	7.60	7	18
WR Darnell Reeves	3	3	48	16.00	26	22
TE Mel Barrett	2	2	11	5.50	3	9
RB Mercury Hogh	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Al Peterman	1	3	9	9.00	0	9
WR Alonzo Hill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB John Pritchett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Steve Dennis	1	47	47.00	1

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Roger Haywood	1	80	80.00	1
CB Daniel Garrett	1	34	34.00	0
S Gilbert Samuels	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Cedric Wheeler	0	0	1	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Heath Richard	1	0	0	0
CB Daniel Garrett	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Conner Wilkerson	6	266	44.3	39.5	48	2

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arturo McGee	5	228	45.6	45.6	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Hammond	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Duncan	2/4	1/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Caudill	1	0	0.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Richard	4	9	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cantu	2	39	19.5	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Gerhardt	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kai Gaynord	10	1	0.0	33	30
CB Wyatt Ashley	7	2	0.0	33	30
ILB Allen Manning	7	1	0.0	19	14
DE Levi Strickland	6	3	0.0	32	25
ILB Marlon Winters	4	0	0.0	12	16
DE Peyton Mills	2	2	0.0	22	14
DE Eduardo Kaplan	2	1	0.0	29	26
CB Steve Dennis	2	1	0.0	31	29
OLB Vincent Vance	2	0	0.0	10	8
DE Jim Hernandez	2	0	0.0	22	21
CB Calvin Freeman	1	2	0.0	5	10
CB Patrick Erickson	1	1	0.0	20	18
DE Roman Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	8	4
S Bucky Coffey	1	1	0.0	32	23
WR Carlos Swift	1	0	---	---	---
RB Dwight Horner	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Samuel Hitchcock	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Malcolm Booker	0	1	0.0	26	23

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wyatt Huntley	7	1	0.0	18	35
OLB Roger Haywood	6	0	0.0	20	35
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	5	3	0.0	9	12
CB Josue Nwokorie	5	1	0.0	13	31
OLB Deron Hicks	4	1	0.0	18	35
DE Grayson Jenkins	3	1	0.5	17	31
S Gilbert Samuels	3	1	0.0	18	27
CB Max Chiles	3	1	0.0	16	36
CB Alex Greene	2	2	0.0	18	43
CB Jerome Nichols	2	1	0.0	16	27
S Heath Richard	2	0	0.0	4	16
S Casey Alcott	2	0	0.0	2	16
DE Bryson Olin	1	0	1.0	5	12
DE Heath Dagostino	1	1	0.0	2	16
DE Kim Rice	1	0	0.0	16	33
DT Harry Andrews	1	0	0.0	17	25
DE Emmanuel Carbone	0	1	0.5	2	10
CB Shane Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	2	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Peyton Mills	0.0	1	0	0	14
CB Calvin Freeman	0.0	0	1	0	10

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryson Olin	1.0	0	12
DE Grayson Jenkins	0.5	2	31
DE Emmanuel Carbone	0.5	0	10
DE Heath Dagostino	0.0	1	16
DE Kim Rice	0.0	1	33
CB Max Chiles	0.0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Marlon Winters	3	2	0	16
ILB Allen Manning	3	1	0	14
DE Levi Strickland	3	0	0	25
CB Wyatt Ashley	3	0	0	30
CB Steve Dennis	2	0	1	29
S Kai Gaynord	2	0	0	30
DE Eduardo Kaplan	1	0	0	26
CB Patrick Erickson	1	0	0	18
CB Calvin Freeman	1	0	0	10
S Bucky Coffey	1	0	0	23
OLB Vincent Vance	0	1	0	8
OLB Samuel Hitchcock	0	1	0	6

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Josue Nwokorie	5	0	0	31
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	4	0	0	12
OLB Roger Haywood	3	0	1	35
S Heath Richard	2	1	0	16
S Gilbert Samuels	2	0	1	27
CB Alex Greene	2	0	0	43
S Casey Alcott	1	2	0	16
CB Jerome Nichols	1	1	0	27
OLB Deron Hicks	1	0	0	35
ILB Wyatt Huntley	1	0	0	35
DE Kim Rice	1	0	0	33
CB Max Chiles	1	0	0	36
DE Grayson Jenkins	1	0	0	31
DT Harry Andrews	1	0	0	25
CB Daniel Garrett	0	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Emmitt Kotler	3	7	20	0	43
G Miguel Bradford	2	5	20	0	43
TE Cedric Wheeler	1	1	19	0	42
T Kris Van Pelt	0	2	20	2	43
T Nolan Soltys	0	1	20	0	43
C Bryant Watkins	0	1	20	0	43

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Herb Anthony	7	11	1	33	30
G Joey Allman	2	3	0	33	30
T Buddy Miller	1	5	0	33	30
G Chandler Gray	1	5	0	33	30
C Donnell Osuchowski	1	3	0	33	30
TE Mel Barrett	1	1	0	32	27

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Kotler	2	10
Cedric Wheeler	2	9
Kris Van Pelt	1	7

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Josue Nwokorie	2	11
Nick Waller	1	23

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Emmitt Kotler	20	43	---	---	10	73
T Kris Van Pelt	20	43	---	---	7	70
TE Cedric Wheeler	19	42	---	---	9	70
G Miguel Bradford	20	43	---	---	7	70
T Nolan Soltys	20	43	---	---	7	70
S Kai Gaynord	---	---	33	30	5	68
CB Wyatt Ashley	---	---	33	30	4	67
WR Phil Ishler	15	34	---	---	14	63
CB Steve Dennis	---	---	31	29	3	63
C Bryant Watkins	20	43	---	---	---	63
DE Levi Strickland	---	---	32	25	4	61
WR Carlos Swift	18	41	---	---	2	61
DE Eduardo Kaplan	---	---	29	26	3	58
S Bucky Coffey	---	---	32	23	3	58
CB Patrick Erickson	---	---	20	18	15	53
DE Malcolm Booker	---	---	26	23	1	50
DT Daniel Wirth	---	---	19	22	9	50
TE Deion Pieper	8	19	---	---	20	47
RB Mack Nichols	5	22	---	---	20	47
DE Jim Hernandez	---	---	22	21	3	46
ILB Marlon Winters	---	---	12	16	12	40
QB Rob Cooper	15	24	---	---	---	39
WR Sammy Gist	12	24	---	---	---	36
DE Peyton Mills	---	---	22	14	---	36
ILB Allen Manning	---	---	19	14	2	35
RB Dwight Horner	11	15	---	---	6	32
OLB Levon Hope	---	---	3	3	19	25
QB DeAndre Fulcher	5	19	---	---	---	24
S Raymond Linquist	---	---	1	7	13	21
RB James Cantu	5	7	---	---	8	20
DE Roman Rodriguez	---	---	8	4	7	19
OLB Vincent Vance	---	---	10	8	---	18
CB Calvin Freeman	---	---	5	10	3	18
WR Bernie Caudill	2	3	---	---	11	16
OLB Samuel Hitchcock	---	---	6	6	3	15
FB Zachary Marston	2	3	---	---	5	10
WR Caden Droughns	3	5	---	---	---	8
C Ben Withers	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Conner Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Irv Herek	---	---	0	1	5	6
G Brady Perliman	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Grant Hammond	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Ray Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Roosevelt Kubis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Bart Whitfield	---	---	0	0	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Alex Greene	---	---	18	43	4	65
T Buddy Miller	33	30	---	---	---	63
G Joey Allman	33	30	---	---	---	63
C Donnell Osuchowski	33	30	---	---	---	63
WR Kennedy Mathis	33	30	---	---	---	63
G Herb Anthony	33	30	---	---	---	63
QB Colby Reuber	33	30	---	---	---	63
G Chandler Gray	33	30	---	---	---	63
CB Max Chiles	---	---	16	36	10	62
TE Mel Barrett	32	27	---	---	---	59
WR Darnell Reeves	22	19	---	---	18	59
RB Al Peterman	23	13	---	---	23	59
OLB Roger Haywood	---	---	20	35	1	56
WR Bryson Whitfield	33	23	---	---	---	56
CB Josue Nwokorie	---	---	13	31	11	55
OLB Deron Hicks	---	---	18	35	---	53
ILB Wyatt Huntley	---	---	18	35	---	53
DE Kim Rice	---	---	16	33	---	49
DE Grayson Jenkins	---	---	17	31	1	49
S Gilbert Samuels	---	---	18	27	---	45
CB Jerome Nichols	---	---	16	27	---	43
DT Harry Andrews	---	---	17	25	---	42
DE Heath Dagostino	---	---	2	16	20	38
TE Nick Waller	4	9	---	---	23	36
S Heath Richard	---	---	4	16	15	35
CB Daniel Garrett	---	---	4	8	15	27
DE Bryson Olin	---	---	5	12	10	27
S Casey Alcott	---	---	2	16	7	25
RB John Pritchett	7	6	---	---	12	25
DT Dusty Kemp	---	---	3	18	1	22
OLB Xavier Guagliardo	---	---	9	12	---	21
RB Mercury Hogh	10	9	---	---	---	19
CB Shane Gerhardt	---	---	2	7	10	19
DE Emmanuel Carbone	---	---	2	10	6	18
WR Alonzo Hill	1	8	---	---	8	17
T Luke Malone	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Neil Jenness	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Denzel Bruce	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Arturo McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lamont Swift	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Kevin Gospe	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Emmitt Duncan	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Eddie Rodgers	---	---	0	0	6	6
TE Rick Meteer	0	6	---	---	---	6
QB Pete Delvalle	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Dalton Carswell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	6	9	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	19	96	5.1
Right	8	40	5.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rob Cooper	23	15	0	0	1	3	2	0	2
DeAndre Fulcher	18	11	2	1	1	1	3	0	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colby Reuber	30	20	3	0	2	5	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	52	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	108	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	28	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	22	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Swift	17	9	1	77	0	41
WR Sammy Gist	6	4	0	62	1	24
TE Deion Pieper	4	4	0	48	0	19
TE Cedric Wheeler	4	1	1	4	0	42
WR Phil Ishler	3	2	0	31	1	34
RB Dwight Horner	3	2	0	3	0	15
RB James Cantu	2	2	0	11	0	7
FB Zachary Marston	1	1	0	3	0	3
RB Mack Nichols	1	1	0	8	0	22

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kennedy Mathis	13	8	1	59	1	30
WR Bryson Whitfield	6	5	0	38	0	23
WR Darnell Reeves	3	3	0	48	2	19
RB Al Peterman	3	1	0	9	0	13
TE Mel Barrett	2	2	0	11	0	27
RB Mercury Hogh	1	1	0	5	0	9
WR Alonzo Hill	1	0	1	0	0	8
RB John Pritchett	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Mercury Hogh	1	4	4.00	7.00
RB Al Peterman	1	7	7.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colby Reuber	3	1	-4	-1.33	5.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kennedy Mathis	3	1	-4	-1.33	4.54

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dwight Horner	2	2
QB Rob Cooper	1	1

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mercury Hogh	3	1
RB Al Peterman	2	2
QB Colby Reuber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rob Cooper	6	3	1
DeAndre Fulcher	4	2	0

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colby Reuber	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Swift	4	1	1
WR Sammy Gist	3	2	0
TE Deion Pieper	1	1	0
WR Phil Ishler	1	0	0
RB James Cantu	1	1	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kennedy Mathis	7	4	1
WR Bryson Whitfield	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,900 (22,900)
End Zone 16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,900 (22,900)
End Zone	16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)