Week 1, 2032

played in Norfolk, VA

75 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Hartford Whalers	7	7	3	0	-	17
Norfolk Vipers	2	7	3	6	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 HAR - Kenyon Lenihan 27 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
1Q: 03:58 NFK - Safety: Brad Heurtin tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 14:52 NFK - Ernie Enochs 8 run (Howard McKeon extra point)
2Q: 08:31 HAR - Courtney Poliska 7 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 10:16 NFK - Howard McKeon 20 field goal
3Q: 03:01 HAR - Joey Stargell 35 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NFK - Ernie Enochs 2 run (Ernie Enochs run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 HAR - Kenyon Lenihan 27 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
1Q: 03:58 NFK - Safety: Brad Heurtin tackled receiver in end zone
2Q: 14:52 NFK - Ernie Enochs 8 run (Howard McKeon extra point)
2Q: 08:31 HAR - Courtney Poliska 7 pass from James Brackens (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 10:16 NFK - Howard McKeon 20 field goal
3Q: 03:01 HAR - Joey Stargell 35 field goal
4Q: 03:12 NFK - Ernie Enochs 2 run (Ernie Enochs run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HAR NFK
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 366 185
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 5.38 3.19
Net Rushing Yards 106 63
- Rushing Attempts 24 33
- Yards per Rush 4.42 1.91
Net Passing Yards 260 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 1 25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 280 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.91 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/61 3/21
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 4/36
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 5/123
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 41
Time of Possession 32:58 27:02

Team Statistics	HAR	NFK
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	366	185
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	5.38	3.19
Net Rushing Yards	106	63
- Rushing Attempts	24	33
- Yards per Rush	4.42	1.91
Net Passing Yards	260	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 1	25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	280	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.91	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/61	3/21
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	4/36
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	5/123
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 41
Time of Possession	32:58	27:02

Drive Charts

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:11	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	9:24	2:03	OWN 21	5	14	Punt
1	3:58	0:07	OWN 2	1	-2	Safety
2	14:43	6:18	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	6:42	2:12	OWN 26	6	1	Punt
2	2:02	2:02	OWN 17	7	51	Missed FG
3	13:03	0:51	OWN 19	2	-2	Interception
3	10:09	7:14	OWN 27	10	55	Field Goal
3	0:54	2:38	OWN 39	6	32	Missed FG
4	11:12	1:59	OWN 26	3	4	Punt
4	3:04	1:07	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OWN 11	6	39	Game

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:49	2:25	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
1	7:21	3:23	OWN 42	6	20	Punt
1	3:51	4:08	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	8:25	1:43	OWN 43	3	-1	Punt
2	4:30	2:28	OWN 37	6	7	Punt
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	12:12	2:03	OPP 12	4	9	Field Goal
3	2:55	2:01	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
4	13:16	2:04	OWN 36	5	12	Punt
4	9:13	6:09	OWN 31	14	69	Touchdown
4	1:57	0:37	OWN 43	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: James Brackens, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vernon Peterson	15	67	4.47	18	2
Trent Cassidy	4	11	2.75	8	0
Ernie Port	3	14	4.67	8	0
James Brackens	2	14	7.00	8	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Fulcher	22	22	1.00	10	1	0
Ernie Enochs	9	32	3.56	8	0	2
Ryan Henry	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
James Brackens	41	25	280	3/20	2	28	1	87.4

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Henry	25	13	122	0/0	0	26	0	65.8

Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Courtney Poliska	8	10	111	13.88	46	28	1
WR Kenyon Lenihan	5	9	46	9.20	1	27	1
WR Jackie Reese	5	13	64	12.80	9	18	0
FB Ernie Port	4	5	32	8.00	21	15	0
RB Vernon Peterson	2	2	22	11.00	1	19	0
TE Spencer Scheffler	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Carlos Flynn	5	8	66	13.20	24	20
WR Zayden Cavanaugh	3	6	44	14.67	1	26
WR Corwin Hawthorne	2	4	5	2.50	0	6
TE Quentin Moss	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ed Fulcher	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Bryan Clement	1	1	3	3.00	1	3
WR Burt Barrett	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Ernie Enochs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kyle Ward	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Avery Forbes	1	0	0	0
Kai Linquist	0	1	0	0

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Quentin Moss	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lamont Roberson	4	168	42.0	33.0	48	0

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Patton	8	298	37.3	35.0	43	5

Kicking Statistics

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Stargell	1/3	0/2	0/0	35	2/2

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Howard McKeon	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Avery Forbes	2	18	9.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Flynn	4	36	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Nogas	2	37	18.5	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deron Shepherd	3	79	26.3	0
Nate Guagliardo	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phil Fordyce	8	1	0.0	32	21
S Richard Guthrie	7	1	0.0	33	25
CB Charlie Schenk	5	0	0.0	29	21
CB Tyler Archuleta	4	1	0.0	30	22
CB Kai Linquist	3	0	0.0	19	18
DE Isaac McQuaig	2	3	0.0	26	20
ILB Bert Correa	2	2	0.0	12	7
DT Joe Woodson	2	1	0.0	23	24
DT Eddie Robinson	2	0	0.0	10	1
OLB Wendell Eby	2	0	0.0	12	5
S Mo Nogas	1	1	0.0	2	11
ILB Brandon Terrell	1	1	0.0	21	18
WR Jackie Reese	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gilbert Bensen	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Hunter Murray	1	0	0.0	30	21
DT Burt Elway	1	0	0.0	18	3
DE Aaron Francis	1	0	0.0	3	2
OLB Isaiah Terry	1	0	0.0	5	2
S Chester Emley	0	2	0.0	28	24
DT Ryan Kromer	0	1	0.0	15	13
CB Herb Kolb	0	1	0.0	4	6

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deron Shepherd	6	2	1.0	22	40
CB Seth Gardner	6	1	0.0	10	32
S Dan Sellers	5	4	0.0	24	42
ILB Brad Heurtin	5	1	0.0	23	39
CB Kyle Ward	4	1	0.0	22	38
DT Korey Tomich	3	1	1.0	15	18
CB Nate Guagliardo	3	2	0.0	3	12
DT Sam Backstrom	3	1	0.0	22	30
DE Quentin Serban	2	3	1.0	22	35
DT Darren Lyon	2	0	0.0	6	10
OLB Bruce Barlow	2	0	0.0	16	22
ILB Dale Gadrinab	2	0	0.0	6	10
S Cooper Woods	2	0	0.0	3	18
DE Gabe Fones	1	2	0.0	20	38
S Pete Nails	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Tucker Bennett	1	0	0.0	6	20
CB Duane Keith	1	0	0.0	22	38
DE Chris Barker	1	0	0.0	2	9
OLB Michael Castleberry	0	2	0.0	3	14
OLB Eugene Smith	0	2	0.0	14	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Hartford	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Isaac McQuaig	1	0	0	20
DT Joe Woodson	0	1	1	24
DT Ryan Kromer	0	1	0	13
S Richard Guthrie	0	1	0	25

Norfolk	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Deron Shepherd	1.0	0	0	40
DE Quentin Serban	1.0	0	0	35
DT Korey Tomich	1.0	0	0	18
DE Gabe Fones	0.0	1	2	38
DT Sam Backstrom	0.0	1	0	30
ILB Brad Heurtin	0.0	1	0	39
DE Chris Barker	0.0	1	0	9
DT Tucker Bennett	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Phil Fordyce	3	0	21
CB Charlie Schenk	2	1	21
CB Kai Linquist	2	0	18
CB Tyler Archuleta	1	1	22
ILB Bert Correa	1	0	7
S Richard Guthrie	1	0	25
OLB Gilbert Bensen	1	0	4
DT Burt Elway	1	0	3
S Mo Nogas	1	0	11

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dan Sellers	3	2	0	42
S Deron Shepherd	3	1	0	40
CB Kyle Ward	3	0	1	38
CB Seth Gardner	3	0	0	32
CB Nate Guagliardo	3	0	0	12
ILB Brad Heurtin	2	1	0	39
S Cooper Woods	2	0	0	18
OLB Bruce Barlow	1	1	0	22
CB Duane Keith	1	1	0	38
DT Darren Lyon	1	0	0	10
ILB Dale Gadrinab	1	0	0	10
DT Tucker Bennett	1	0	0	20
DE Quentin Serban	1	0	0	35
OLB Michael Castleberry	0	1	0	14
OLB Eugene Smith	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richie Stevens	3	6	0	24	0	44
Ernie Port	2	4	1	17	0	30
Randy Hernandez	2	3	0	24	1	44
Will Sims	1	5	0	24	0	44
Dusty Robinson	1	3	0	24	2	44
Bubba Caleca	0	1	0	24	0	44

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Nate Meadows	3	10	1	33	25
Spencer Gliniak	1	6	0	33	25
Riddick Leak	1	5	0	33	25
Austin Boren	1	2	0	33	25
Santiago Vernon	1	2	0	24	12
Craig Codeke	0	2	0	16	10
Ben Denehey	0	2	0	17	15
Ross Newnam	0	2	0	25	8

Special Teams Tackles

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Kai Linquist	4	30
Tyler Archuleta	3	10
Trent Cassidy	1	16
Dusty Robinson	1	7

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Zayden Cavanaugh	2	8
Quentin Moss	1	18
Ross Newnam	1	14

Participation

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Hernandez	24	44	---	---	7	75
Dusty Robinson	24	44	---	---	7	75
Courtney Poliska	23	41	---	---	8	72
Bubba Caleca	24	44	---	---	---	68
James Brackens	24	44	---	---	---	68
Will Sims	24	44	---	---	---	68
Richie Stevens	24	44	---	---	---	68
Kai Linquist	---	---	19	18	30	67
Ernie Port	17	30	---	---	15	62
Tyler Archuleta	---	---	30	22	10	62
Kenyon Lenihan	21	39	---	---	---	60
Richard Guthrie	---	---	33	25	1	59
Chester Emley	---	---	28	24	3	55
Phil Fordyce	---	---	32	21	1	54
Vernon Peterson	17	36	---	---	---	53
Hunter Murray	---	---	30	21	1	52
Charlie Schenk	---	---	29	21	---	50
Jackie Reese	14	33	---	---	2	49
Isaac McQuaig	---	---	26	20	2	48
Joe Woodson	---	---	23	24	1	48
Brandon Terrell	---	---	21	18	2	41
Ryan Kromer	---	---	15	13	7	35
Spencer Scheffler	7	7	---	---	16	30
Asher Bradford	8	7	---	---	15	30
Bert Correa	---	---	12	7	9	28
Mo Nogas	---	---	2	11	14	27
Frederick McWilliams	7	11	---	---	9	27
Trent Cassidy	4	5	---	---	16	25
Avery Forbes	2	11	---	---	12	25
Tre Sapello	---	---	10	7	8	25
Wendell Eby	---	---	12	5	4	21
Burt Elway	---	---	18	3	---	21
Gilbert Bensen	---	---	1	4	15	20
Herb Kolb	---	---	4	6	9	19
Eddie Robinson	---	---	10	1	2	13
Alonzo Greene	0	0	---	---	12	12
Joey Stargell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Isaiah Terry	---	---	5	2	1	8
Alejandro Wooden	0	0	---	---	7	7
Desmond Boone	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Meier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Aaron Francis	---	---	3	2	---	5
Lamont Roberson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Pat Gregory	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jay Sturdivant	0	0	---	---	---	0
Herman Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Shepherd	---	---	22	40	10	72
Dan Sellers	---	---	24	42	3	69
Riddick Leak	33	25	---	---	9	67
Nate Meadows	33	25	---	---	9	67
Brad Heurtin	---	---	23	39	4	66
Duane Keith	---	---	22	38	4	64
Kyle Ward	---	---	22	38	3	63
Quentin Serban	---	---	22	35	3	60
Gabe Fones	---	---	20	38	1	59
Ryan Henry	33	25	---	---	1	59
Spencer Gliniak	33	25	---	---	---	58
Austin Boren	33	25	---	---	---	58
Sam Backstrom	---	---	22	30	2	54
Carlos Flynn	26	23	---	---	4	53
Seth Gardner	---	---	10	32	10	52
Ross Newnam	25	8	---	---	14	47
Quentin Moss	14	11	---	---	18	43
Ben Denehey	17	15	---	---	9	41
Bruce Barlow	---	---	16	22	2	40
Ernie Enochs	14	14	---	---	12	40
Korey Tomich	---	---	15	18	6	39
Corwin Hawthorne	19	18	---	---	---	37
Zayden Cavanaugh	14	15	---	---	8	37
Santiago Vernon	24	12	---	---	---	36
Michael Castleberry	---	---	3	14	18	35
Cooper Woods	---	---	3	18	13	34
Dale Gadrinab	---	---	6	10	16	32
Ed Fulcher	24	8	---	---	---	32
Tucker Bennett	---	---	6	20	3	29
Craig Codeke	16	10	---	---	---	26
Burt Barrett	5	8	---	---	13	26
Nate Guagliardo	---	---	3	12	11	26
Eugene Smith	---	---	14	10	1	25
Dustin Price	0	4	---	---	18	22
Darren Lyon	---	---	6	10	2	18
Bryan Clement	0	4	---	---	10	14
Chris Barker	---	---	2	9	2	13
Peter Jacobs	---	---	1	5	4	10
Gene Rindfleisch	0	0	---	---	9	9
Walt Ruggiero	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jared Patton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Nails	---	---	2	4	1	7
Howard McKeon	0	0	---	---	5	5
J.T. George	0	0	---	---	---	0
Deon Dodgens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vinny Rider	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	5	29	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	14	38	2.7
Right	13	13	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
James Brackens	41	25	3	1	1	8	4	3	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Henry	25	13	2	4	2	2	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	114	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	121	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	11	1.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jackie Reese	13	5	1	64	0	33
TE Courtney Poliska	10	8	0	111	2	41
WR Kenyon Lenihan	9	5	0	46	1	39
FB Ernie Port	5	4	0	32	0	30
RB Vernon Peterson	2	2	0	22	0	36
TE Spencer Scheffler	1	1	0	5	0	7

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Flynn	8	5	1	66	1	23
WR Zayden Cavanaugh	6	3	0	44	1	15
WR Corwin Hawthorne	4	2	0	5	0	18
WR Burt Barrett	3	0	0	0	0	8
TE Quentin Moss	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Ernie Enochs	1	0	1	0	0	14
RB Ed Fulcher	1	1	0	1	0	8
WR Bryan Clement	1	1	0	3	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vernon Peterson	2	6	3.00	4.47

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Fulcher	5	6	1.20	1.00
Ernie Enochs	2	10	5.00	3.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
James Brackens	3	3	13	4.33	6.83

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Henry	3	1	6	2.00	4.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	7	7.00	11.10
WR Kenyon Lenihan	1	1	1	1.00	5.11
TE Spencer Scheffler	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corwin Hawthorne	1	1	6	6.00	1.25
WR Burt Barrett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Zayden Cavanaugh	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Vernon Peterson	4	3

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Fulcher	2	2
Ernie Enochs	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
James Brackens	10	7	4

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Henry	12	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jackie Reese	5	3	3
WR Kenyon Lenihan	2	2	0
TE Courtney Poliska	1	1	0
FB Ernie Port	1	0	0
RB Vernon Peterson	1	1	1

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zayden Cavanaugh	5	3	3
WR Corwin Hawthorne	3	1	1
WR Burt Barrett	1	0	0
TE Quentin Moss	1	1	0
WR Carlos Flynn	1	0	0
WR Bryan Clement	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,800 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,000)
End Zone 13,600 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,800 (82,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,000)
End Zone	13,600 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	18,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,500)