Week 15, 2026

played in Hartford, CT

39 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Chicago Crusaders	7	3	7	0	-	17
Hartford Whalers	7	10	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 HAR - Walter Malone 17 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
1Q: 05:00 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 12 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 07:53 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 11 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 03:41 CHI - Harvey Flynn 21 field goal
2Q: 00:41 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal
3Q: 12:56 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 30 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 12:18 HAR - Michael Bentley 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 HAR - Walter Malone 17 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
1Q: 05:00 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 12 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
2Q: 07:53 HAR - Kerry Fleischer 11 pass from Bryan McNeil (Michael Bentley extra point)
2Q: 03:41 CHI - Harvey Flynn 21 field goal
2Q: 00:41 HAR - Michael Bentley 36 field goal
3Q: 12:56 CHI - Daryl Wiggins 30 run (Harvey Flynn extra point)
4Q: 12:18 HAR - Michael Bentley 31 field goal

Team Statistics CHI HAR
Record 5-9 4-10
First Downs 9 25
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 5 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 237 420
- Offensive Plays 46 75
- Yards per Play 5.15 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 121 117
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 5.26 3.25
Net Passing Yards 116 303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 9 - 0 39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 121 303
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 7.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/20 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/152 3/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 20:36 39:24

Team Statistics	CHI	HAR
Record	5-9	4-10
First Downs	9	25
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	5	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	237	420
- Offensive Plays	46	75
- Yards per Play	5.15	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	121	117
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	5.26	3.25
Net Passing Yards	116	303
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 9 - 0	39 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	121	303
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	7.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/20	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/152	3/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	20:36	39:24

Drive Charts

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:13	4:22	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	0:49	1:25	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:45	4:11	OWN 45	10	51	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 36	2	6	Half
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
3	9:11	1:59	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	3:45	1:57	OWN 3	5	14	Punt
4	12:10	1:50	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
4	9:12	1:37	OWN 47	3	6	Punt
4	1:08	0:36	OWN 36	4	9	Downs

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:47	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	4:51	4:02	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
2	14:24	6:39	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
2	3:34	3:01	OWN 20	8	61	Field Goal
3	12:43	3:32	OWN 32	6	32	Downs
3	7:12	3:27	OWN 5	6	49	Punt
3	1:48	4:38	OWN 46	8	40	Field Goal
4	10:20	1:08	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	7:35	6:27	OWN 4	12	67	Missed FG
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Bryan McNeil, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daryl Wiggins	16	82	5.13	30	3	2
Joey Lodge	5	20	4.00	8	0	0
Don Barrett	1	16	16.00	16	1	0
Steven Rolfe	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Everett Levine	19	48	2.53	10	1
Edgar Page	16	70	4.38	34	2
Bryan McNeil	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Barrett	22	9	121	1/5	0	39	0	59.1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan McNeil	39	29	303	0/0	2	21	0	113.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Isaac Houlihan	4	7	81	20.25	36	39
RB Daryl Wiggins	2	3	18	9.00	16	12
WR Steven Rolfe	2	4	14	7.00	5	9
WR Derek Curtis	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
TE Quentin Moss	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Brent Yarbrough	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Wendell Thingvold	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Walter Malone	9	11	106	11.78	20	21	1
TE Courtney Poliska	4	6	51	12.75	15	20	0
WR Kerry Fleischer	3	6	37	12.33	7	21	1
RB Everett Levine	3	3	27	9.00	11	14	0
WR William Meier	3	6	25	8.33	9	18	0
RB Edgar Page	2	2	20	10.00	2	16	0
TE Edward Pruitt	2	2	14	7.00	2	8	0
WR Mickey Blackwell	2	2	12	6.00	0	9	0
FB Jerry Henderson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Isaac Houlihan	1	0	0
Don Barrett	1	0	0
Daryl Wiggins	0	1	0
Freddie Shackelford	0	1	0
Xavier Hartman	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edgar Page	1	0	0
Kerry Fleischer	0	1	0
Harry Crane	0	0	1
Richard Guthrie	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	5	212	42.4	42.8	51	3

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	3	132	44.0	36.0	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Bentley	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Blades	1	4	4.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Meier	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaac Houlihan	3	97	32.3	0
Mercury Sheldon	2	55	27.5	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Fleischer	2	45	22.5	0
Tom Kerr	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Randy Rodriguez	6	0	14	12
CB Mercury Sheldon	5	3	25	32
DE Bennie Milnes	5	3	32	35
S O.J. Hou	5	2	24	34
S Jay Doub	5	1	27	27
DT J.C. Manning	4	4	28	33
DE Randal Meyer	4	0	28	29
CB Xavier Hartman	4	0	20	23
ILB Dean Mage	4	0	28	31
OLB Phil Culver	3	5	21	22
CB Dominic Van Hoose	3	3	20	27
ILB Nolan Tisdale	3	2	13	10
OLB Brett Price	3	1	9	10
OLB Freddie Shackelford	3	0	11	14
CB Andre Blades	2	0	14	14
OLB Fred Shenkarow	1	2	17	14
OLB Leland Sherman	1	1	21	26
CB Brad Berryhill	1	0	22	15

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Richard Guthrie	5	2	0.5	21	21
ILB Cris Seal	4	1	0.0	21	19
CB Howard Beeman	4	0	0.0	18	17
CB Warren Blake	3	1	0.0	13	10
S Orlando Brisset	3	0	0.0	14	16
DE Isaac McQuaig	3	0	0.0	16	9
CB Tom Kerr	2	1	0.0	13	17
DT Darren Lyon	2	1	0.0	17	18
OLB Gus Hammond	1	2	0.5	6	10
DT Raymond Dawson	1	2	0.0	15	17
S Bennie Palmer	1	1	0.0	7	5
OLB Phil Fordyce	1	1	0.0	17	13
CB Harry Crane	1	0	0.0	17	17
DT Nick Baerg	0	1	0.0	7	6
OLB Bert Griffith	0	1	0.0	4	5
DE Marco Sutter	0	1	0.0	11	14
S Terrance Martin	0	1	0.0	11	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Milnes	0.0	1	1	1	35
DE Randal Meyer	0.0	0	0	1	29

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gus Hammond	0.5	0	0	10
S Richard Guthrie	0.5	0	0	21
DE Isaac McQuaig	0.0	1	2	9
DE Harvey Gonzalez	0.0	1	1	14
DT Raymond Dawson	0.0	1	0	17
DE Deone Dorff	0.0	0	1	9
DE Marco Sutter	0.0	0	1	14
ILB Cris Seal	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mercury Sheldon	4	0	32
S O.J. Hou	4	0	34
OLB Phil Culver	3	1	22
OLB Freddie Shackelford	3	0	14
CB Xavier Hartman	2	2	23
ILB Dean Mage	2	2	31
OLB Brett Price	2	1	10
S Randy Rodriguez	2	0	12
CB Andre Blades	2	0	14
S Jay Doub	2	0	27
CB Dominic Van Hoose	1	0	27
DT J.C. Manning	1	0	33
ILB Nolan Tisdale	1	0	10
CB Brad Berryhill	0	1	15

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Howard Beeman	3	0	17
S Orlando Brisset	2	0	16
CB Tom Kerr	2	0	17
S Richard Guthrie	1	0	21
CB Warren Blake	1	0	10
CB Harry Crane	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brock Colon	2	5	1	20	0	20
Alvin Sullivan	1	2	0	16	1	14
Quentin Moss	1	1	0	16	0	21
D.J. Burks	1	1	0	21	0	21
Albert Airhart	1	1	0	12	0	5
Broderick Green	0	4	0	23	0	21
Damon Perron	0	3	0	18	0	15
Tim Fabian	0	3	0	15	0	20
Troy Sipes	0	1	0	2	0	4
Wendell Thingvold	0	1	0	14	0	7

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ricardo Enzi	2	5	28	26
Courtney Poliska	2	4	34	36
Darryl Delgado	1	7	31	33
Dwight Robinson	1	4	20	20
Andy O'Pope	1	3	33	38
Jerry Henderson	1	1	19	19
Rex O'Connor	0	6	27	27
Max Lowe	0	3	6	9
Earnest Leathers	0	1	3	1
Randy Cox	0	1	8	13

Special Teams Statistics

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Lodge	2	18
Brad Berryhill	2	18
Wendell Thingvold	0	13
Albert Airhart	0	12
Heath Musselman	0	12
Quentin Moss	0	11
Fred Shenkarow	0	10
Daryl Wiggins	0	10
Pat Sawyer	0	10
Mercury Sheldon	0	8
Randy Rodriguez	0	8
Andre Blades	0	8
Brett Price	0	7
Brock Colon	0	6
Troy Sipes	0	6
Freddie Shackelford	0	6
Alvin Sullivan	0	6
Harvey Flynn	0	5
Calvin Lin	0	5
Phil Culver	0	5
Randal Meyer	0	4
Bennie Milnes	0	4
O.J. Hou	0	4
Tim Sacco	0	4
Isaac Houlihan	0	4
Tim Fabian	0	4
J.C. Manning	0	3
Dean Mage	0	3
Leland Sherman	0	3
Dominic Van Hoose	0	2
D.J. Burks	0	2
Damon Perron	0	2
Xavier Hartman	0	2
Nolan Tisdale	0	2
Brent Yarbrough	0	1
Skip Tadlock	0	1
Tito Reed	0	1
Jay Doub	0	1

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Crane	3	10
Edgar Page	1	19
Kerry Fleischer	1	14
Cris Seal	1	9
Edward Pruitt	0	14
Warren Blake	0	14
Gus Hammond	0	12
Mickey Blackwell	0	12
Jerry Henderson	0	11
Bert Griffith	0	9
William Meier	0	8
Michael Bentley	0	8
Bennie Palmer	0	7
Max Lowe	0	6
Dwight Robinson	0	6
Ricardo Enzi	0	6
Andy O'Pope	0	6
Randy Cox	0	6
Marco Sutter	0	6
Pat Foley	0	5
Courtney Poliska	0	5
Tom Kerr	0	5
Seth Saylor	0	5
Zach Mogolov	0	5
Orlando Brisset	0	4
Donnie Johnston	0	3
Nick Baerg	0	3
Walter Hardy	0	3
Isaac McQuaig	0	2
Phil Fordyce	0	2
Everett Levine	0	1
Howard Beeman	0	1
Richard Guthrie	0	1
Deone Dorff	0	1
Darren Lyon	0	1
Raymond Dawson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	4	27	6.8
Right	11	53	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	10	27	2.7
Right	13	33	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Barrett	22	9	2	3	0	1	6	0	0

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan McNeil	39	29	3	0	1	7	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	56	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	17	1.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	25	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	19	139	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	164	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Houlihan	7	4	81	2	23
WR Steven Rolfe	4	2	14	0	13
WR Derek Curtis	3	1	8	0	11
RB Daryl Wiggins	3	2	18	0	16
TE Quentin Moss	3	0	0	0	21
WR Brent Yarbrough	1	0	0	0	8
TE Wendell Thingvold	1	0	0	0	7

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walter Malone	11	9	0	106	1	22
WR Kerry Fleischer	6	3	0	37	1	17
WR William Meier	6	3	1	25	0	18
TE Courtney Poliska	6	4	0	51	1	36
RB Everett Levine	3	3	0	27	0	28
RB Edgar Page	2	2	0	20	0	17
TE Edward Pruitt	2	2	0	14	0	20
WR Mickey Blackwell	2	2	0	12	0	10
FB Jerry Henderson	1	1	0	11	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daryl Wiggins	2	15	7.50	5.13

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edgar Page	3	1	0.33	4.38
Everett Levine	1	0	0.00	2.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Barrett	3	1	5	1.67	5.50

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan McNeil	4	3	32	8.00	7.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wendell Thingvold	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Isaac Houlihan	1	0	0	0.00	11.57
WR Steven Rolfe	1	1	5	5.00	3.50

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kerry Fleischer	1	1	11	11.00	6.17
RB Edgar Page	1	1	4	4.00	10.00
TE Courtney Poliska	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Walter Malone	1	1	17	17.00	9.64

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Daryl Wiggins	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Page	3	1
Everett Levine	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Barrett	9	5	4

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan McNeil	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Daryl Wiggins	3	2	2
WR Isaac Houlihan	2	2	2
WR Steven Rolfe	2	1	0
TE Quentin Moss	1	0	0
WR Brent Yarbrough	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR William Meier	4	2	2
WR Kerry Fleischer	2	1	1
RB Everett Levine	2	2	2
TE Courtney Poliska	2	2	2
WR Walter Malone	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (21,500)
End Zone 11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,600 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (74,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (21,500)
End Zone	11,300 (15,600)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,600 (10,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (4,800)