Week 3, 2023

played in Norfolk, VA

73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	3	6	0	-	9
Norfolk Vipers	7	0	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 6 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 09:11 STL - Calvin Ketchum 52 field goal
3Q: 12:37 STL - Calvin Ketchum 52 field goal
3Q: 07:01 STL - Calvin Ketchum 43 field goal
3Q: 03:50 NFK - Corey Washington 37 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 12:39 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 56 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 01:54 NFK - J.C. Shields 2 run (Chuck Morris extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 6 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
2Q: 09:11 STL - Calvin Ketchum 52 field goal
3Q: 12:37 STL - Calvin Ketchum 52 field goal
3Q: 07:01 STL - Calvin Ketchum 43 field goal
3Q: 03:50 NFK - Corey Washington 37 pass from Grant Bechtel (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 12:39 NFK - Leslie McFarlane 56 run (Chuck Morris extra point)
4Q: 01:54 NFK - J.C. Shields 2 run (Chuck Morris extra point)

Team Statistics STL NFK
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 22 23
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 5 2
Total Net Yards 286 425
- Offensive Plays 79 68
- Yards per Play 3.62 6.25
Net Rushing Yards 127 195
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 5.77 5.42
Net Passing Yards 159 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 19 - 0 30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 191 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/32 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 2.79 7.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/18 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/37 6/57
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 3/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 28:02 31:58

Team Statistics	STL	NFK
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	22	23
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	5	2
Total Net Yards	286	425
- Offensive Plays	79	68
- Yards per Play	3.62	6.25
Net Rushing Yards	127	195
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	5.77	5.42
Net Passing Yards	159	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 19 - 0	30 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	191	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/32	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	2.79	7.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/18	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/37	6/57
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	3/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	28:02	31:58

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	3:38	OWN 20	9	31	Punt
1	2:14	5:48	OWN 18	12	58	Missed FG
2	9:59	0:54	OPP 37	3	2	Field Goal
2	7:08	2:14	OWN 44	5	18	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 26	4	15	Half
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 39	5	26	Field Goal
3	10:19	3:26	OWN 31	10	43	Field Goal
3	3:34	1:39	OWN 18	3	20	Punt
4	13:41	0:32	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
4	12:21	0:49	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	10:24	2:13	OWN 18	8	33	Downs
4	6:12	1:27	OWN 14	7	34	Fumble
4	1:47	1:47	OWN 20	8	31	Game

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
1	5:58	3:44	OWN 7	8	47	Punt
2	11:26	1:27	OWN 31	5	6	Fumble
2	9:05	1:57	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:54	3:54	OWN 20	12	67	Interception
3	12:31	2:12	OWN 25	4	6	Punt
3	6:53	3:19	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	1:55	3:14	OWN 21	5	37	Punt
4	13:09	0:48	OWN 42	2	58	Touchdown
4	11:32	1:08	OWN 40	3	1	Punt
4	8:11	1:59	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
4	4:45	2:58	OPP 48	8	48	Touchdown

Game MVP: Leslie McFarlane, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff McCord	9	63	7.00	12	3
Brad Godfrey	7	42	6.00	13	2
Mario Gurley	3	14	4.67	7	0
Mickey Farley	2	5	2.50	4	0
Tim Watson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Leslie McFarlane	28	167	5.96	56	3	2
J.C. Shields	8	28	3.50	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	48	17	165	2/24	0	22	0	45.9
Tim Watson	6	2	26	1/8	0	18	0	47.9

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	30	18	239	2/9	1	37	1	82.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Howard Linquist	5	10	38	7.60	10	16
WR Bruce Berry	4	11	45	11.25	8	18
TE Dustin O'Donnell	4	6	38	9.50	10	14
RB Brad Godfrey	3	5	33	11.00	0	14
FB Michael Prestbye	1	10	11	11.00	0	11
WR Bernard Parker	1	2	22	22.00	12	22
RB Jeff McCord	1	4	4	4.00	5	4
FB Thurman Becker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Ernie McCadam	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lance Barton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Mickey Farley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Martin King	4	7	62	15.50	40	25	0
RB J.C. Shields	4	5	65	16.25	53	31	0
WR Corey Washington	4	5	50	12.50	28	37	1
TE Shannon Mathis	2	2	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Ronald Kramer	2	3	32	16.00	13	19	0
TE Arnie Hagood	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Scott Maru	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Kim Newman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Leslie McFarlane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ken Swift	1	20	20.00	0

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mario Gurley	1	0	0	0
James Tompkins	0	1	1	0

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Grant Bechtel	1	0	0
Jumbo Winslett	0	1	0
Bryant Stevenson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	5	218	43.6	37.6	54	2

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Kramer	6	224	37.3	32.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Ketchum	3/4	3/4	2/2	52	0/0

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chuck Morris	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	1	10	10.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Maru	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	2	39	19.5	0
Mickey Farley	1	22	22.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Washington	3	59	19.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Swift	7	1	1.0	27	24
S Terrance Cooper	6	0	0.0	24	21
S Tony Hawkins	4	2	0.0	24	27
S Robbie McGee	4	1	0.0	19	15
DE James Tompkins	3	0	1.0	18	22
DT Robert Hopkins	3	2	0.0	13	5
DT Donovan Punzel	3	2	0.0	13	13
CB Ross Banks	3	1	0.0	34	31
DT Teddy Smoczyk	3	0	0.0	22	22
CB T.J. Rocco	3	0	0.0	22	17
DT Bart Daniels	3	0	0.0	15	10
ILB Jamal Lynch	2	5	0.0	27	20
CB Bert Puppe	2	0	0.0	17	16
DE Lee Greer	2	0	0.0	30	26
CB Alvin Halama	1	3	0.0	25	24
OLB Eric Benson	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Nathan Auguston	1	0	0.0	20	16
S Bill Wijaya	1	0	0.0	19	22
OLB Jeff Newsome	0	1	0.0	15	13

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Zach McMeel	7	1	1.0	18	38
CB Wendell Ferguson	7	2	0.0	18	38
S Cory Yates	5	1	0.0	19	51
CB Bruce Williams	4	0	0.0	21	51
CB Damon Gaines	4	0	0.0	8	36
OLB Vince Champion	3	2	0.5	20	46
S Gilbert Pote	3	1	0.0	11	33
S Lamont Rattay	3	1	0.0	15	42
DE Randy Reeves	2	1	1.0	14	34
DT Kelvin Tchoukaleff	1	1	0.5	10	36
OLB Rob Dawson	1	1	0.0	7	12
DE Jumbo Winslett	1	0	0.0	15	34
TE Arnie Hagood	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mel Leagra	1	0	0.0	9	29
DE Terry Mahoney	1	0	0.0	8	23
ILB Ben Long	0	1	0.0	0	4
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	0	1	0.0	13	28

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Tompkins	1.0	1	0	22
ILB Ken Swift	1.0	0	0	24
DE Nathan Auguston	0.0	2	1	16
DE Lee Greer	0.0	1	0	26
DT Donovan Punzel	0.0	0	1	13

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Randy Reeves	1.0	0	1	34
ILB Zach McMeel	1.0	0	0	38
DT Kelvin Tchoukaleff	0.5	0	1	36
OLB Vince Champion	0.5	0	1	46
DT Marcus Barker	0.0	2	1	21
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	0.0	1	2	28
DE Jumbo Winslett	0.0	1	1	34
DE Johnnie Lincoln	0.0	0	1	23
OLB Mel Leagra	0.0	0	1	29
DE Terry Mahoney	0.0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Terrance Cooper	4	0	0	21
CB T.J. Rocco	3	1	0	17
CB Bert Puppe	2	1	0	16
CB Ross Banks	2	1	0	31
S Tony Hawkins	1	1	0	27
S Robbie McGee	1	1	0	15
ILB Ken Swift	1	0	1	24
OLB Eric Benson	1	0	0	7
ILB Jamal Lynch	1	0	0	20
S Bill Wijaya	1	0	0	22
DE Lee Greer	1	0	0	26

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wendell Ferguson	4	1	38
ILB Zach McMeel	3	1	38
S Lamont Rattay	3	1	42
S Gilbert Pote	3	0	33
CB Bruce Williams	2	1	51
CB Damon Gaines	2	0	36
S Cory Yates	1	0	51
OLB Vince Champion	1	0	46
ILB Ben Long	0	1	4
OLB Rob Peterson	0	1	8
CB Bryant Stevenson	0	1	40
OLB Mel Leagra	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Delgado	2	4	1	15	0	34
Michael Prestbye	1	3	0	21	0	52
Quentin Stuart	1	2	0	19	2	46
Mark Palmer	1	2	0	10	1	27
Tommie Brock	1	2	0	13	0	38
Dustin O'Donnell	1	1	1	22	0	57
Sammy Greer	1	1	0	10	0	31
Donnie Carranza	1	1	0	10	0	28
Ted Andrews	0	2	0	15	0	37

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnold Willis	3	6	32	0	29
Austin Boren	3	6	29	0	28
William Schultz	3	3	31	0	27
Wade Stitt	2	5	30	0	30
Shawn Hanks	1	5	27	0	21
Donald Fletcher	1	1	12	0	4
Arnie Hagood	1	1	26	0	17
Richie Ballard	0	4	9	0	11
Devin Gray	0	2	27	0	11
Stephen Lynch	0	1	5	1	6
Randy Hernandez	0	1	5	1	4
Shannon Mathis	0	1	17	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Wijaya	3	11
Mickey Farley	1	17
Bert Puppe	1	1

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Leslie McFarlane	1	16
Scott Maru	1	14
Vince Champion	1	13
Devin Gray	1	4

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Howard Linquist	22	57	---	---	19	98
Dustin O'Donnell	22	57	---	---	14	93
Ross Banks	---	---	34	31	23	88
Michael Prestbye	21	52	---	---	6	79
Quentin Stuart	19	46	---	---	9	74
Ray Barnard	18	44	---	---	9	71
Mario Gurley	21	50	---	---	---	71
Ted Andrews	15	37	---	---	9	61
Lee Greer	---	---	30	26	5	61
Tony Hawkins	---	---	24	27	9	60
Ken Swift	---	---	27	24	7	58
Tommie Brock	13	38	---	---	6	57
Alvin Halama	---	---	25	24	8	57
Darryl Delgado	15	34	---	---	6	55
Bill Wijaya	---	---	19	22	11	52
Jamal Lynch	---	---	27	20	3	50
Sammy Greer	10	31	---	---	6	47
Jeff McCord	11	24	---	---	12	47
Terrance Cooper	---	---	24	21	---	45
Teddy Smoczyk	---	---	22	22	---	44
Brad Godfrey	8	29	---	---	6	43
Nathan Auguston	---	---	20	16	5	41
Bruce Berry	11	29	---	---	---	40
James Tompkins	---	---	18	22	---	40
T.J. Rocco	---	---	22	17	---	39
Bernard Parker	8	14	---	---	17	39
Donnie Carranza	10	28	---	---	---	38
Mark Palmer	10	27	---	---	---	37
Bert Puppe	---	---	17	16	1	34
Robbie McGee	---	---	19	15	---	34
Jeff Newsome	---	---	15	13	---	28
Donovan Punzel	---	---	13	13	1	27
Bart Daniels	---	---	15	10	1	26
Mickey Farley	4	5	---	---	17	26
Ernie McCadam	2	9	---	---	14	25
Robert Hopkins	---	---	13	5	6	24
Eric Benson	---	---	6	7	5	18
Ike Cook	---	---	2	1	9	12
Thurman Becker	1	8	---	---	3	12
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	9	9
Calvin Ketchum	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tim Watson	1	7	---	---	---	8
Donovan Malone	---	---	4	0	---	4
Lance Barton	0	1	---	---	---	1
Daryl Breeze	0	0	---	---	---	0
Preston Saban	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Williams	---	---	21	51	8	80
Vince Champion	---	---	20	46	13	79
Cory Yates	---	---	19	51	3	73
Damon Gaines	---	---	8	36	26	70
Grant Bechtel	36	32	---	---	---	68
Wendell Ferguson	---	---	18	38	12	68
Wade Stitt	30	30	---	---	5	65
William Schultz	31	27	---	---	6	64
Austin Boren	29	28	---	---	5	62
Arnold Willis	32	29	---	---	---	61
Lamont Rattay	---	---	15	42	4	61
Bryant Stevenson	---	---	16	40	4	60
Zach McMeel	---	---	18	38	4	60
Leslie McFarlane	28	15	---	---	16	59
Jumbo Winslett	---	---	15	34	6	55
Martin King	23	23	---	---	6	52
Randy Reeves	---	---	14	34	2	50
Shawn Hanks	27	21	---	---	1	49
Kelvin Tchoukaleff	---	---	10	36	3	49
Arnie Hagood	26	17	---	---	5	48
Scott Maru	15	18	---	---	14	47
Gilbert Pote	---	---	11	33	1	45
Shannon Mathis	17	12	---	---	15	44
Mel Leagra	---	---	9	29	6	44
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	13	28	2	43
Devin Gray	27	11	---	---	4	42
Corey Washington	13	18	---	---	10	41
Johnnie Lincoln	---	---	7	23	7	37
Carl Platt	8	14	---	---	15	37
Ronald Kramer	14	15	---	---	8	37
Marcus Barker	---	---	12	21	2	35
Terry Mahoney	---	---	8	23	2	33
Rob Dawson	---	---	7	12	4	23
J.C. Shields	8	14	---	---	---	22
Rob Peterson	---	---	1	8	12	21
Richie Ballard	9	11	---	---	---	20
Donald Fletcher	12	4	---	---	1	17
Stephen Lynch	5	6	---	---	6	17
Randy Hernandez	5	4	---	---	6	15
Ben Long	---	---	0	4	9	13
Joe Kramer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kim Newman	1	3	---	---	---	4
Chuck Morris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Russell Hutchins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	6	36	6.0
Right	7	48	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	90	7.5
Middle	14	67	4.8
Right	10	38	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Gurley	48	17	1	8	3	7	9	0	0
Tim Watson	6	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	30	18	4	1	1	5	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	84	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	95	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	84	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	72	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	83	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bruce Berry	11	4	1	45	0	29
FB Michael Prestbye	10	1	2	11	0	52
TE Howard Linquist	10	5	0	38	0	57
TE Dustin O'Donnell	6	4	0	38	0	57
RB Brad Godfrey	5	3	0	33	0	29
RB Jeff McCord	4	1	0	4	0	24
WR Ernie McCadam	3	0	1	0	0	9
WR Bernard Parker	2	1	0	22	1	14
FB Thurman Becker	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Lance Barton	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Mickey Farley	1	0	0	0	0	5

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Martin King	7	4	1	62	1	23
RB J.C. Shields	5	4	0	65	2	14
WR Corey Washington	5	4	0	50	1	18
TE Arnie Hagood	3	1	0	6	0	17
WR Scott Maru	3	1	0	10	0	18
WR Ronald Kramer	3	2	0	32	0	15
TE Shannon Mathis	2	2	0	14	0	12
WR Kim Newman	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Leslie McFarlane	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leslie McFarlane	5	22	4.40	5.96
J.C. Shields	2	9	4.50	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	1	0	0	0.00	7.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Martin King	1	0	0	0.00	8.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Gurley	1	0
Brad Godfrey	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
J.C. Shields	3	2
Leslie McFarlane	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	15	6	6
Tim Watson	1	0	0

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Berry	4	1	1
TE Howard Linquist	4	2	2
RB Brad Godfrey	2	1	1
WR Ernie McCadam	2	0	0
FB Thurman Becker	1	0	0
TE Dustin O'Donnell	1	1	1
WR Bernard Parker	1	1	1
RB Jeff McCord	1	0	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corey Washington	3	2	1
TE Arnie Hagood	2	1	1
RB J.C. Shields	1	1	1
WR Ronald Kramer	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,100 (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 2,900 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,100 (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	2,900 (4,500)