Wild Card Playoff Games, 2072

played in Hartford, CT

48 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Alaska Polar Bears171000-27
Hartford Whalers7070-14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:00 HAR - Caden Barlow 6 run (Curtis Bradley extra point)
1Q: 07:12 APB - Tevin Lester 7 pass from Johnnie Gordon (Lance Holloway extra point)
1Q: 06:23 APB - Russell Graham 13 run (Lance Holloway extra point)
1Q: 03:01 APB - Lance Holloway 30 field goal
2Q: 07:11 APB - Tevin Lester 8 pass from Johnnie Gordon (Lance Holloway extra point)
2Q: 00:27 APB - Lance Holloway 24 field goal
3Q: 00:44 HAR - Shaun LaPorte 22 pass from Caden Barlow (Curtis Bradley extra point)

Team StatisticsAPBHAR
Record14-310-6-1
First Downs2614
- by Rushing105
- by Passing118
- by Penalty51
Total Net Yards368248
- Offensive Plays8252
- Yards per Play4.494.77
Net Rushing Yards16161
- Rushing Attempts4420
- Yards per Rush3.663.05
Net Passing Yards207187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt38 - 26 - 231 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards207194
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/01/7
- Yards per Pass Play5.455.84
Fumbles/Lost0/03/2
3rd Down Conversions9/173/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.98.6
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards3/257/65
Punt Returns/Yards2/124/86
Kick Returns/Yards0/03/49
Interception Ret./Yards1/02/13
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/21/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 33
Time of Possession39:1220:48

Drive Charts

Alaska Polar Bears
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:514:47OWN 251175Touchdown
16:230:07OPP 13113Touchdown
15:402:46OPP 42529Field Goal
213:096:05OWN 201380Touchdown
25:441:39OWN 16415Interception
22:472:27OWN 201073Field Goal
315:005:49OWN 251152Interception
35:521:51OWN 2934Punt
32:361:21OWN 2438Punt
30:332:01OWN 2539Punt
412:361:39OWN 2416Punt
49:372:00OWN 185-3Punt
46:164:03OWN 2057Punt
41:331:33OPP 47725Game
Hartford Whalers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:09OWN 25675Touchdown
17:040:41OWN 252-6Fumble
16:160:36OWN 27128Fumble
12:544:45OWN 23830Punt
27:041:20OWN 2538Punt
24:051:18OPP 43435Interception
20:200:20OWN 2611Half
39:113:19OWN 17720Punt
34:011:25OWN 3148Punt
31:150:42OPP 23223Touchdown
413:320:56OWN 3131Punt
410:571:20OWN 2134Punt
47:371:21OWN 44413Punt
42:130:40OWN 4443Downs

Game MVP: Russell Graham, Alaska Polar Bears

Rushing Statistics

AlaskaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Russell Graham301173.902041
RB Otis Goodwin9202.22500
QB Johnnie Gordon331.00500
RB Brent Selmon22110.501710
HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Shaun Cromwell9313.441410
QB Caden Barlow6233.831121
RB Gino Flick492.251010
WR Shaun LaPorte1-2-2.00-200

Passing Statistics

AlaskaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Johnnie Gordon38262070/0237277.4
HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Caden Barlow31161941/7131168.4

Receiving Statistics

AlaskaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Tevin Lester610528.6717182
RB Russell Graham45348.500150
WR Bob DiPaolo44143.50690
TE Skip Wynn34289.333140
FB Marquis Cassidy36237.676100
TE Nathan Brammer2252.50040
WR Gus Faulkenbury223919.5023370
WR Leonard Wayne1222.00020
WR Jordan Weigle111010.000100
RB Otis Goodwin0200.00000
HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Shaun LaPorte6148814.6735281
RB Shaun Cromwell33258.339140
WR Stanley Carl1133.00030
RB Gino Flick113131.0025310
WR Gilbert Sims1199.00990
FB Earl Clancy131010.006100
TE Terrence Maumau1555.00050
WR Dylan Reid1133.00030
WR Daryl Rhodes112020.0015200
TE Nicolas King0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AlaskaIntsYardsAvgTD
DT Lester Esposito100.000
HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Broderick Cooley100.000
S Ike Roberts11313.000

Fumble Statistics

AlaskaFumbRecovForceTD
CB Michael Newsome0100
DT Tracy Crum0100
S Clifton Elling0010
CB Devonte O'Neal0010
DE Tyler Murphy0010
HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
QB Caden Barlow2000
WR Shaun LaPorte1000
T Dean Conzelman0100

Punting Statistics

AlaskaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Denzel Murphy627946.533.7611
HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Gilbert Lyons734749.642.1663

Kicking Statistics

AlaskaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lance Holloway2/20/00/0303/3
HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Curtis Bradley0/00/00/002/2

Punt Return Statistics

AlaskaRetYardsAvgTD
Cory Horner2126.00
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Gino Flick48621.50

Kick Return Statistics

AlaskaRetYardsAvgTD
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Carl34916.30

Defensive Statistics

AlaskaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Cory Horner920.01826
CB Michael Newsome510.02027
S Clifton Elling420.02032
DE Tyler Murphy311.01831
ILB Zach Lary220.01317
DT Lester Esposito220.01932
CB Devonte O'Neal200.026
DT Tracy Crum200.01421
ILB Chris Durrough200.01019
WR Leonard Wayne10---------
WR Kim Hopper10---------
CB Josh Blackwell100.01523
CB Josue Barnes100.005
OLB Graham Chaney100.069
OLB Fred Nichols020.01013
DE Ricardo Collins020.0714
CB Marvin Moore010.01726
HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Caden Shea1330.04438
OLB Nate Sander910.04438
OLB Broderick Cooley620.04236
S Ike Roberts620.04236
CB Winfred Sierra500.02225
CB Tom Stanfield400.04438
CB Mel Smistad400.04336
DE Roderick Swaine320.03430
ILB Sebastian Leonard310.03428
DE Arnie Yanok300.02325
DT Todd Mahoney220.02618
DT Darnell Hill210.01820
DE Mason Martin210.02113
QB Caden Barlow20---------
ILB Bryan Visconti110.078
OLB Sean Hartland100.054
C Ron McCormick10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

AlaskaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Tyler Murphy1.001231
DE Duane Greene0.011019
CB Michael Newsome0.010027
DT Tracy Crum0.010021
OLB Graham Chaney0.01009
DE Ricardo Collins0.001014
HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Broderick Cooley0.012036
DT Todd Mahoney0.010018
DE Roderick Swaine0.001030
DE Arnie Yanok0.001025
DT Darnell Hill0.001020
DE Shaquille Newman0.00102

Pass Defense Statistics

AlaskaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Clifton Elling31032
CB Michael Newsome31027
ILB Chris Durrough21019
S Cory Horner20026
OLB Graham Chaney1109
CB Marvin Moore10026
ILB Zach Lary10017
CB Devonte O'Neal1006
CB Josue Barnes1005
DE Tyler Murphy10031
DT Lester Esposito01132
CB Josh Blackwell01023
HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Winfred Sierra50025
S Ike Roberts40136
S Caden Shea40038
CB Tom Stanfield31038
OLB Nate Sander30038
CB Mel Smistad30036
ILB Sebastian Leonard11028
OLB Sean Hartland1004
DE Arnie Yanok10025
DT Darnell Hill10020
OLB Broderick Cooley00136

Blocking Statistics

AlaskaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Kelvin Ellard510044038
G Alec Stenerud47044038
G Marvin Woodard38044038
C Abraham Ussery24044038
G Logan Gaudino19044038
TE Skip Wynn03035026
HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Gabe Hopkins27020032
C Ron McCormick13019027
T Brendan Guthrie12020132
G Riddick O'Steen03020032
T Dean Conzelman01020032

Special Teams Tackles

AlaskaTacklesSTPlays
Tyler Murphy219
Zach Lary122
Chris Durrough122
Gus Faulkenbury118
Marvin Moore116
Kelvin Ellard18
HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Broderick Cooley112
Roderick Swaine111

Participation

AlaskaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G Marvin Woodard4438------890
G Logan Gaudino4438------890
G Kelvin Ellard4438------890
G Alec Stenerud4438------890
RB Russell Graham3331------2488
TE Skip Wynn3526------2485
QB Johnnie Gordon4438---------82
C Abraham Ussery4438---------82
DE Tyler Murphy------18311968
WR Tevin Lester2927------965
CB Michael Newsome------20271663
CB Marvin Moore------17261659
DT Lester Esposito------1932758
WR Bob DiPaolo3421---------55
S Clifton Elling------2032---52
ILB Zach Lary------13172252
S Cory Horner------1826751
ILB Chris Durrough------10192251
CB Josh Blackwell------1523---38
DT Tracy Crum------1421---35
DE Duane Greene------1519---34
WR Leonard Wayne1320---------33
FB Marquis Cassidy1815---------33
WR Kim Hopper1613---------29
WR Jordan Weigle1610---------26
DT Roger Givens------711725
OLB Fred Nichols------1013---23
TE Nathan Brammer1012---------22
WR Gus Faulkenbury03------1821
DE Ricardo Collins------714---21
TE Gerald Gupta55------1121
RB Otis Goodwin96------318
OLB Graham Chaney------69---15
OLB Dustin Looman------59---14
C Timothy Bratzke00------88
K Lance Holloway00------88
S Thomas McKissick------26---8
CB Devonte O'Neal------26---8
CB Derrick Wolfe------26---8
P Denzel Murphy00------88
RB Brent Selmon21------36
CB Josue Barnes------05---5
T Joshua Gaines00---------0
QB Jackson Curtis00---------0
T Philip Woods00---------0
OLB Justics Alcott------00---0
HartfordRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Tom Stanfield------44381698
OLB Broderick Cooley------42361290
OLB Nate Sander------4438385
S Caden Shea------4438284
CB Mel Smistad------4336281
S Ike Roberts------4236280
DE Roderick Swaine------34301175
ILB Sebastian Leonard------3428163
T Brendan Guthrie2032------759
G Riddick O'Steen2032------759
G Gabe Hopkins2032------759
WR Shaun LaPorte1830------654
CB Winfred Sierra------2225653
QB Caden Barlow2032---------52
T Dean Conzelman2032---------52
DE Arnie Yanok------2325149
TE Terrence Maumau1929------149
RB Shaun Cromwell1114------2247
RB Gino Flick916------2247
WR Gilbert Sims1730---------47
C Ron McCormick1927---------46
DT Todd Mahoney------2618145
DT Darnell Hill------1820745
DE Mason Martin------2113741
ILB Sherman Mikkor------1913234
WR Dylan Reid1221---------33
ILB Bryan Visconti------781328
WR Stanley Carl35------1523
S Chad Irwin------421622
OLB Ted Cash------002020
TE Zack Tolson57------618
TE Nicolas King21------1114
DE Kaleb Holliman------86---14
OLB Sean Hartland------54110
FB Earl Clancy25------310
RB Christopher Loftin00------99
P Gilbert Lyons00------77
T Tyrus Lynch00------77
C Devon Gaffney00------77
C Arnie Bailen15---------6
DE Shaquille Newman------2215
WR Daryl Rhodes22---------4
S Emmett Tirman------22---4
K Curtis Bradley00------33
QB Andre Chiu00---------0
OLB Eric Swift------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left10323.2
Middle21743.5
Right11575.2
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left1-2-2.0
Middle13655.0
Right6-2-0.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AlaskaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Johnnie Gordon38261002602
HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Caden Barlow31164016321

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65213.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2113723.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)10811411.4
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54357.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2091226.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)42153.8
Long (19+ Yds)212211.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AlaskaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Tevin Lester106052027
FB Marquis Cassidy63023015
RB Russell Graham54034031
TE Skip Wynn43028026
WR Bob DiPaolo44014021
TE Nathan Brammer2205012
WR Leonard Wayne2102020
WR Gus Faulkenbury2203913
RB Otis Goodwin200006
WR Jordan Weigle11010010
HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Shaun LaPorte146188230
TE Terrence Maumau5105029
RB Shaun Cromwell33025014
FB Earl Clancy3101005
WR Stanley Carl110305
RB Gino Flick11031116
WR Gilbert Sims1109030
TE Nicolas King100001
WR Dylan Reid1103021
WR Daryl Rhodes1102012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AlaskaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Russell Graham2157.503.90
QB Johnnie Gordon1-1-1.001.00
HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Caden Barlow242.003.83
RB Shaun Cromwell166.003.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AlaskaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Johnnie Gordon97515.675.45
HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Caden Barlow1000.006.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AlaskaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Tevin Lester54306.005.20
TE Skip Wynn21115.507.00
TE Nathan Brammer1111.002.50
WR Bob DiPaolo1199.003.50
HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Shaun LaPorte1000.006.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AlaskaRushesConversions
RB Russell Graham85
HartfordRushesConversions
QB Caden Barlow22
RB Shaun Cromwell10

Third Down Passing Statistics

AlaskaAttCompConversions
Johnnie Gordon974
HartfordAttCompConversions
Caden Barlow831

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AlaskaTargCatchConversions
WR Tevin Lester321
RB Russell Graham221
TE Skip Wynn111
WR Bob DiPaolo110
WR Jordan Weigle111
FB Marquis Cassidy100
HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR Shaun LaPorte521
WR Gilbert Sims110
FB Earl Clancy100
TE Terrence Maumau100

SectionAttendance
Stadium85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck22,900 (22,900)
End Zone16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes6,200 (6,200)