Week 1, 2068

played in Norfolk, VA

71 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	0	6	0	7	-	13
Norfolk Fleet	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:39 NFK - Corey Nikolas 13 pass from Asher Donaldson (Jackie Blanks extra point)
2Q: 10:08 NFK - Jackie Blanks 31 field goal
2Q: 06:19 HAR - Deon Orellana 41 field goal
2Q: 00:25 HAR - Deon Orellana 53 field goal
4Q: 09:28 HAR - Shaun Cromwell 4 run (Deon Orellana extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:39 NFK - Corey Nikolas 13 pass from Asher Donaldson (Jackie Blanks extra point)
2Q: 10:08 NFK - Jackie Blanks 31 field goal
2Q: 06:19 HAR - Deon Orellana 41 field goal
2Q: 00:25 HAR - Deon Orellana 53 field goal
4Q: 09:28 HAR - Shaun Cromwell 4 run (Deon Orellana extra point)

Team Statistics HAR NFK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 16
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 275 249
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 4.17 3.83
Net Rushing Yards 113 59
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 3.77 2.81
Net Passing Yards 162 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 42 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 183 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/21 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 4.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 7/41
Kick Returns/Yards 2/26 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 2/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	HAR	NFK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	16
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	275	249
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	4.17	3.83
Net Rushing Yards	113	59
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	3.77	2.81
Net Passing Yards	162	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	42 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	183	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/21	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	4.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	7/41
Kick Returns/Yards	2/26	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	2/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 22	6	25	Punt
1	2:28	1:05	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	0:09	1:25	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	10:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:21	2:09	OPP 25	5	1	Field Goal
2	2:59	1:15	OWN 2	4	11	Punt
2	1:34	1:15	OWN 45	5	19	Field Goal
3	12:51	1:42	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
3	8:30	1:38	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	3:43	5:21	OWN 13	12	65	Missed FG
4	12:40	3:21	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
4	8:12	3:21	OWN 44	6	24	Missed FG
4	3:46	1:50	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:53	0:53	OPP 35	3	0	Game

Norfolk Fleet
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	8:21	OWN 19	16	81	Touchdown
1	1:23	1:14	OWN 35	3	-8	Punt
2	13:44	3:44	OWN 26	7	60	Field Goal
2	6:12	3:13	OWN 25	7	30	Punt
2	1:44	0:10	OWN 47	1	0	Interception
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 38	2	-5	Interception
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
3	11:09	2:39	OWN 19	6	7	Punt
3	6:52	3:09	OWN 15	5	35	Punt
4	13:22	0:42	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	9:19	1:07	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	4:51	1:05	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
4	1:56	1:03	OWN 31	4	4	Downs

Game MVP: Shaun Cromwell, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Shaun Cromwell	23	102	4.43	19	5	1
RB Aidan Bergmann	4	9	2.25	5	0	0
QB Graham Easy	3	2	0.67	4	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Asher Donaldson	8	38	4.75	9	0
RB Demetrius Lovelace	6	31	5.17	12	2
RB Chris Dotson	4	-5	-1.25	2	0
WR Jon Durham	2	-1	-0.50	0	0
RB Jimmie Peterson	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Graham Easy	34	20	183	2/21	0	42	0	73.5

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Asher Donaldson	42	21	205	2/15	1	28	2	52.2

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darren Hartman	7	11	70	10.00	2	42
TE Nathan Brammer	5	12	20	4.00	0	9
TE Marty Guthrie	3	5	44	14.67	26	30
WR R.J. Goodlink	3	3	43	14.33	25	18
RB Shaun Cromwell	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Aidan Bergmann	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jon Durham	5	5	45	9.00	2	14	0
WR Taylor Orfao	4	6	68	17.00	17	28	0
WR Bryce Crotti	3	15	28	9.33	11	20	0
TE Matt Horn	3	3	15	5.00	1	6	0
TE Corey Nikolas	3	7	29	9.67	7	13	1
RB Jimmie Peterson	2	3	13	6.50	5	7	0
WR Travis Ostrowski	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Demetrius Lovelace	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Broderick Maxwell	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Nate Sander	1	6	6.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Nathan Brammer	1	0	0
WR R.J. Goodlink	0	1	0
C Arnie Bailen	0	1	0
ILB Dean Blackner	0	0	2
TE Patrick LaMontagne	0	0	1

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Asher Donaldson	1	0	0
TE Matt Horn	1	0	0
WR Johnny Tennant	1	0	0
RB Chris Dotson	0	1	0
T Everett Mathews	0	1	0
CB Everett Benson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Lyons	8	379	47.4	42.3	61	4

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Wilkins	8	335	41.9	37.4	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Deon Orellana	2/4	2/3	1/1	53	1/1

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jackie Blanks	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
R.J. Goodlink	3	16	5.3	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Tennant	7	41	5.9	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darren Hartman	1	12	12.0	0
Jameson Wischer	1	14	14.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezra Sevcik	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Caden Shea	6	2	0.0	21	44
ILB Dean Blackner	6	0	0.0	10	24
CB Broderick Maxwell	5	1	0.0	20	43
S Ike Roberts	4	2	0.0	20	44
ILB Brant Muniz	4	1	0.0	18	32
DE Terrell Breeding	3	0	1.0	15	33
OLB Nate Sander	3	2	0.0	15	30
OLB Broderick Cooley	2	0	1.0	16	31
CB Tom Stanfield	2	2	0.0	21	44
ILB Gerald Whetmore	2	0	0.0	8	14
CB Glenn Bohannon	2	0	0.0	12	19
ILB Mark Lyle	1	0	0.0	3	13
DE Arnie Yanok	1	0	0.0	8	24
OLB Dale Tubbs	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Alec Penny	1	0	0.0	5	14

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dana Bagette	9	2	0.0	30	36
S Marlon Woolington	8	2	0.0	30	34
OLB Charles Mathis	6	0	0.0	28	23
DE Brad Winn	4	0	0.0	23	22
S Theodore Ocampo	4	0	0.0	14	20
CB Cole McElroy	3	3	1.0	30	35
DE J.C. Butler	3	2	0.5	29	32
DT Shaun Jarvis	3	2	0.0	30	36
CB Everett Benson	3	0	0.0	30	36
WR Bryce Crotti	2	0	---	---	---
CB Winston Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Santiago Moss	2	0	0.0	17	17
DT Kenyon Bonilla	1	1	0.5	24	29
S Bucky Coffey	1	2	0.0	18	23
DE Derek Wolfe	0	1	0.0	14	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terrell Breeding	1.0	1	3	33
OLB Broderick Cooley	1.0	1	1	31
DE Dustin Yamashita	0.0	1	0	39
DE Phil Castillo	0.0	1	0	12
ILB Gerald Whetmore	0.0	0	1	14

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Cole McElroy	1.0	0	0	0	35
DE J.C. Butler	0.5	0	1	0	32
DT Kenyon Bonilla	0.5	0	0	0	29
OLB Charles Mathis	0.0	2	0	0	23
DT Shaun Jarvis	0.0	0	2	2	36
DE Brad Winn	0.0	0	2	0	22
ILB Dana Bagette	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Caden Shea	4	1	0	44
ILB Dean Blackner	4	0	0	24
CB Broderick Maxwell	2	2	1	43
OLB Nate Sander	2	0	1	30
ILB Brant Muniz	2	0	0	32
S Ike Roberts	2	0	0	44
CB Alec Penny	1	1	0	14
ILB Mark Lyle	1	0	0	13
ILB Gerald Whetmore	1	0	0	14
CB Tom Stanfield	1	0	0	44
DE Arnie Yanok	1	0	0	24
CB Glenn Bohannon	0	1	0	19

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marlon Woolington	3	0	34
CB Everett Benson	3	0	36
OLB Charles Mathis	3	0	23
ILB Dana Bagette	3	0	36
S Theodore Ocampo	2	1	20
CB Cole McElroy	2	1	35
OLB Santiago Moss	2	0	17
DE Brad Winn	1	0	22
CB Winston Van Pelt	1	0	26
S Bucky Coffey	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roberto Rasmussen	3	9	30	1	36
G Bradley Spry	3	6	30	1	36
T Brendan Guthrie	3	4	30	0	36
G Leo June	2	6	30	0	36
T Brian Fackleman	0	2	30	0	36

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Emmitt Kotler	2	6	21	1	44
C Leroy Brooks	1	3	21	1	44
TE Matt Horn	1	1	11	0	15
G Earl Jordon	0	3	21	0	44
T Everett Mathews	0	2	21	0	44
T Curtis Rhodes	0	1	21	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Broderick Cooley	5	13
Patrick LaMontagne	2	27
Shaun Cromwell	1	27
Dale Tubbs	1	23

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Shaun Jarvis	1	23
Demetrius Lovelace	1	23
Cole McElroy	1	13
Jon Durham	1	12
Mackenzie Rasmussen	1	9

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Shaun Cromwell	26	29	---	---	27	82
CB Tom Stanfield	---	---	21	44	13	78
G Leo June	30	36	---	---	12	78
T Brian Fackleman	30	36	---	---	12	78
WR R.J. Goodlink	24	33	---	---	15	72
S Caden Shea	---	---	21	44	2	67
WR Oscar Barber	30	36	---	---	1	67
QB Graham Easy	30	36	---	---	---	66
G Bradley Spry	30	36	---	---	---	66
T Brendan Guthrie	30	36	---	---	---	66
C Roberto Rasmussen	30	36	---	---	---	66
S Ike Roberts	---	---	20	44	1	65
CB Broderick Maxwell	---	---	20	43	---	63
OLB Broderick Cooley	---	---	16	31	13	60
TE Nathan Brammer	28	30	---	---	---	58
DE Dustin Yamashita	---	---	17	39	1	57
DE Terrell Breeding	---	---	15	33	8	56
WR Darren Hartman	14	22	---	---	19	55
ILB Brant Muniz	---	---	18	32	1	51
CB Glenn Bohannon	---	---	12	19	16	47
OLB Nate Sander	---	---	15	30	1	46
TE Patrick LaMontagne	7	6	---	---	27	40
TE Marty Guthrie	17	18	---	---	---	35
ILB Dean Blackner	---	---	10	24	1	35
DT Reginald Bauch	---	---	12	19	1	32
DE Arnie Yanok	---	---	8	24	---	32
ILB Mark Lyle	---	---	3	13	11	27
CB Alec Penny	---	---	5	14	8	27
OLB Dale Tubbs	---	---	1	0	23	24
ILB Gerald Whetmore	---	---	8	14	1	23
DE DeAndre Lugo	---	---	4	4	8	16
S Dominique Hopkins	---	---	1	1	14	16
DE Phil Castillo	---	---	3	12	---	15
C Deion Wynn	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Arnie Bailen	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Gilbert Lyons	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Alejandro Riggs	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Jameson Wischer	0	0	---	---	11	11
RB Aidan Bergmann	4	2	---	---	3	9
K Deon Orellana	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Gilbert Sims	0	2	---	---	2	4
WR Archie Rutter	0	2	---	---	---	2
DT Donovan Chandler	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Trevor Meadows	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Horace Richardson	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Mel Smistad	---	---	0	0	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DT Shaun Jarvis	---	---	30	36	23	89
CB Cole McElroy	---	---	30	35	13	78
G Emmitt Kotler	21	44	---	---	9	74
G Earl Jordon	21	44	---	---	9	74
T Curtis Rhodes	21	44	---	---	9	74
T Everett Mathews	21	44	---	---	9	74
CB Everett Benson	---	---	30	36	4	70
ILB Dana Bagette	---	---	30	36	4	70
S Marlon Woolington	---	---	30	34	4	68
WR Jon Durham	17	39	---	---	12	68
QB Asher Donaldson	21	44	---	---	---	65
C Leroy Brooks	21	44	---	---	---	65
DE J.C. Butler	---	---	29	32	4	65
TE Corey Nikolas	19	43	---	---	2	64
WR Bryce Crotti	17	44	---	---	1	62
DT Kenyon Bonilla	---	---	24	29	4	57
RB Demetrius Lovelace	10	20	---	---	23	53
OLB Charles Mathis	---	---	28	23	1	52
S Bucky Coffey	---	---	18	23	9	50
S Theodore Ocampo	---	---	14	20	14	48
DE Brad Winn	---	---	23	22	---	45
DE Derek Wolfe	---	---	14	24	4	42
CB Winston Van Pelt	---	---	13	26	3	42
WR Taylor Orfao	12	29	---	---	---	41
OLB Santiago Moss	---	---	17	17	5	39
RB Chris Dotson	8	11	---	---	9	28
TE Tyrell Simonain	4	2	---	---	22	28
TE Matt Horn	11	15	---	---	---	26
OLB Marty Tamaarkin	---	---	0	0	22	22
RB Jimmie Peterson	3	13	---	---	---	16
WR Ezra Sevcik	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Corwin Welch	---	---	0	2	12	14
CB Darryl Banda	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Johnny Tennant	0	0	---	---	12	12
DE Sergio Slutzker	---	---	0	1	8	9
C Mackenzie Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jimmy Wilkins	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Travis Ostrowski	4	4	---	---	---	8
WR Elias Mathews	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Jackie Blanks	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Evan Cassidy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Edwin Roberson	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Thurman Matthews	0	0	---	---	---	0
G C.J. Cox	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leeland Lester	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tyrus Lynch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	15	49	3.3
Right	9	50	5.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	8	8.0
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	9	14	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Graham Easy	34	20	2	2	1	3	6	2	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Asher Donaldson	42	21	3	2	3	5	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	-1	-0.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	112	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	14	94	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	83	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Nathan Brammer	12	5	1	20	0	30
WR Darren Hartman	11	7	0	70	1	22
TE Marty Guthrie	5	3	0	44	1	18
WR R.J. Goodlink	3	3	0	43	0	33
RB Shaun Cromwell	2	1	0	2	0	29
RB Aidan Bergmann	1	1	0	4	0	2

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryce Crotti	15	3	3	28	1	44
TE Corey Nikolas	7	3	0	29	0	43
WR Taylor Orfao	6	4	0	68	2	29
WR Jon Durham	5	5	0	45	0	39
RB Jimmie Peterson	3	2	0	13	0	13
TE Matt Horn	3	3	0	15	0	15
WR Travis Ostrowski	2	1	0	7	0	4
RB Demetrius Lovelace	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shaun Cromwell	2	9	4.50	4.43

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Demetrius Lovelace	1	-2	-2.00	5.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Graham Easy	3	1	-4	-1.33	5.38

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Asher Donaldson	3	3	25	8.33	4.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nathan Brammer	3	1	-4	-1.33	1.67

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Durham	1	1	6	6.00	9.00
RB Jimmie Peterson	1	1	6	6.00	4.33
TE Corey Nikolas	1	1	13	13.00	4.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Shaun Cromwell	2	1
QB Graham Easy	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
QB Asher Donaldson	2	0
RB Chris Dotson	1	1
RB Jimmie Peterson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Graham Easy	12	7	3

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Asher Donaldson	11	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darren Hartman	5	4	1
TE Nathan Brammer	3	0	0
TE Marty Guthrie	2	1	1
WR R.J. Goodlink	2	2	1

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryce Crotti	4	1	0
WR Taylor Orfao	2	1	1
RB Jimmie Peterson	2	2	1
TE Corey Nikolas	2	2	2
WR Jon Durham	1	1	1

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)