Wild Card Playoff Games, 2040

played in Hartford, CT

42 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	3	3	10	0	-	16
Hartford Whalers	14	7	0	13	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 HAR - Edwin Thurman 3 run (Isaiah King extra point)
1Q: 06:54 HAR - Edwin Thurman 1 run (Isaiah King extra point)
1Q: 02:10 MON - Timothy Meier 51 field goal
2Q: 11:00 MON - Timothy Meier 35 field goal
2Q: 00:27 HAR - Carlos Rivard 12 pass from Christian Seider (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 11:00 MON - Braxton Givgore 3 run (Timothy Meier extra point)
3Q: 03:23 MON - Timothy Meier 54 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HAR - Dalton Kennedy 25 pass from Christian Seider (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 12:13 HAR - Isaiah King 29 field goal
4Q: 02:03 HAR - Isaiah King 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 HAR - Edwin Thurman 3 run (Isaiah King extra point)
1Q: 06:54 HAR - Edwin Thurman 1 run (Isaiah King extra point)
1Q: 02:10 MON - Timothy Meier 51 field goal
2Q: 11:00 MON - Timothy Meier 35 field goal
2Q: 00:27 HAR - Carlos Rivard 12 pass from Christian Seider (Isaiah King extra point)
3Q: 11:00 MON - Braxton Givgore 3 run (Timothy Meier extra point)
3Q: 03:23 MON - Timothy Meier 54 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HAR - Dalton Kennedy 25 pass from Christian Seider (Isaiah King extra point)
4Q: 12:13 HAR - Isaiah King 29 field goal
4Q: 02:03 HAR - Isaiah King 52 field goal

Team Statistics MON HAR
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 308 415
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 4.81 6.59
Net Rushing Yards 109 194
- Rushing Attempts 28 35
- Yards per Rush 3.89 5.54
Net Passing Yards 199 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 2 26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 208 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.53 7.89
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/40 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 29:03 30:57

Team Statistics	MON	HAR
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	308	415
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	4.81	6.59
Net Rushing Yards	109	194
- Rushing Attempts	28	35
- Yards per Rush	3.89	5.54
Net Passing Yards	199	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 2	26 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	208	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.53	7.89
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/40	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	29:03	30:57

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:02	0:37	OWN 23	1	0	Interception
1	6:44	4:41	OWN 22	9	44	Field Goal
1	0:40	4:48	OWN 39	9	43	Field Goal
2	4:34	0:53	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
2	0:59	0:08	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 25	1	3	Half
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	8:42	5:26	OWN 19	11	44	Field Goal
4	14:47	1:09	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	12:05	6:16	OWN 25	13	68	Downs
4	1:54	1:04	OWN 25	5	29	Downs

Hartford Whalers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:58	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
1	9:25	2:41	OPP 43	7	43	Touchdown
1	2:03	1:23	OWN 27	2	34	Fumble
2	10:52	6:18	OWN 7	12	60	Downs
2	3:41	2:42	OWN 33	5	31	Missed FG
2	0:51	0:34	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
3	10:49	2:07	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	3:16	3:29	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	13:38	1:33	OPP 14	3	2	Field Goal
4	5:49	3:55	OWN 7	9	58	Field Goal
4	0:50	0:50	OWN 46	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Christian Seider, Hartford Whalers

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bob Joyner	11	37	3.36	18	1	0
RB Garrett Mills	9	23	2.56	11	1	0
QB Braxton Givgore	7	46	6.57	12	1	1
RB Jeremy Harvey	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edwin Thurman	29	148	5.10	26	4	2
QB Christian Seider	4	23	5.75	20	1	0
RB Stephen Fitzgerald	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
WR Shaun Shannon	1	19	19.00	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Braxton Givgore	35	19	208	1/9	0	38	2	48.3

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Christian Seider	26	20	236	2/15	2	41	0	129.6

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Graham Burns	5	8	74	14.80	45	38
WR Donald Lawrence	4	5	29	7.25	11	11
RB Garrett Mills	4	6	23	5.75	8	10
TE Larry Cintron	2	2	15	7.50	9	18
WR Jerome Lyon	2	8	32	16.00	2	24
WR Dustin Fenno	1	2	12	12.00	2	12
WR John Kemp	1	3	23	23.00	25	23
TE Frederick Sutter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlos Rivard	5	7	56	11.20	33	18	1
TE Dalton Kennedy	5	5	81	16.20	48	25	1
WR Shaun Shannon	5	7	27	5.40	6	8	0
WR Jamie Spencer	2	3	50	25.00	37	41	0
RB Edwin Thurman	2	2	16	8.00	9	9	0
TE Alfredo Lynn	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Stephen Fitzgerald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Joe Carstens	1	0	0.00	0
CB Jeremy Blades	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Recov	Force
DE Wally Kata	1	0
DT Steven Hastings	0	1
DE Grady Blackwell	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov
QB Christian Seider	1	0
RB Edwin Thurman	1	0
G Christian Lynn	0	1

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chuck Reynolds	2	42	21.0	19.0	42	0

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
B.J. Lashley	1	41	41.0	41.0	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Timothy Meier	3/3	2/2	2/2	54	1/1

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Isaiah King	2/3	1/2	1/2	52	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Gowins	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryson Page	3	61	20.3	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kurt Erxleben	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luis Prescott	7	4	0.0	32	20
DE Grady Blackwell	6	2	2.0	29	23
CB Jake Davidson	6	1	0.0	35	25
CB Amir Sims	6	0	0.0	35	28
ILB Vince Barker	5	1	0.0	22	17
S Bryson Page	4	1	0.0	16	17
DE Wally Kata	4	0	0.0	32	20
DE Hector Milts	4	0	0.0	34	22
OLB Eugene Smith	3	0	0.0	32	20
S Stephen Jacquet	2	1	0.0	19	12
OLB Louie Mazor	1	1	0.0	3	8
CB Ross Schroeder	1	1	0.0	20	12
DT Steven Hastings	1	0	0.0	6	5
WR Jerome Lyon	1	0	---	---	---
TE Graham Burns	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dana Cornejo	1	0	0.0	3	8
S Lorenzo Markovich	0	3	0.0	34	24
ILB Gage Vogel	0	1	0.0	3	5
OLB Roosevelt Borders	0	1	0.0	16	19
ILB Edgar Stanberry	0	1	0.0	12	9

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Joe Carstens	7	1	0.0	28	30
ILB Kim Barlow	7	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Francisco Grier	6	3	0.0	27	35
CB Jeremy Blades	5	0	0.0	27	35
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	4	0	1.0	28	30
CB Lonnie Weaver	3	1	0.0	28	36
DE J.C. Griffin	3	0	0.0	27	31
CB Eugene McCoy	3	0	0.0	18	20
ILB Stephen Morrison	3	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Caden Blackwell	2	0	0.0	1	7
CB Brian Gowins	1	1	0.0	3	10
S Mitch Garrison	1	0	0.0	25	32
DT Fritz Elliott	1	0	0.0	18	28
DT Rondell Clodfelter	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Arnie Bramstedt	0	1	0.0	20	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Grady Blackwell	2.0	1	0	2	23
DT Steven Hastings	0.0	1	0	0	5
DE Hector Milts	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Wally Kata	0.0	0	1	0	20

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	1.0	0	0	30
DE J.C. Griffin	0.0	2	3	31
ILB Francisco Grier	0.0	1	0	35
DT Mo Chandler	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Amir Sims	4	1	28
S Bryson Page	3	1	17
ILB Luis Prescott	3	0	20
CB Ross Schroeder	3	0	12
OLB Eugene Smith	2	0	20
CB Jake Davidson	2	0	25
OLB Louie Mazor	1	0	8
DE Grady Blackwell	1	0	23
S Stephen Jacquet	1	0	12

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kim Barlow	4	0	0	29
CB Eugene McCoy	3	2	0	20
CB Joe Carstens	2	0	1	30
CB Jeremy Blades	2	0	1	35
OLB Caden Blackwell	2	0	0	7
ILB Stephen Morrison	2	0	0	16
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	1	1	0	30
DE J.C. Griffin	1	0	0	31
DT Fritz Elliott	1	0	0	28
ILB Francisco Grier	1	0	0	35
CB Lonnie Weaver	0	2	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marvin Marroquin	4	7	28	0	36
T Marvin Dazey	2	6	28	0	36
T Glenn Bush	1	2	28	0	36
C Kaleb Buchanan	0	3	28	0	36
G Buddy Tanner	0	2	28	1	36
TE Frederick Sutter	0	1	3	0	7

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Roy Caffrey	5	10	1	35	0	28
G Tony Sinclair	4	7	0	35	2	28
G Christian Lynn	3	7	0	35	0	28
G Floyd Augustine	1	4	0	35	0	28
T Eric Blum	1	3	0	35	0	28
TE Alfredo Lynn	0	1	0	9	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Garrett Mills	1	18
Grady Blackwell	1	8
Adam Dunlap	1	7

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie White	1	17
Brian Gowins	1	15
Jamie Spencer	1	12

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Lorenzo Markovich	---	---	34	24	15	73
T Glenn Bush	28	36	---	---	5	69
G Marvin Marroquin	28	36	---	---	5	69
T Marvin Dazey	28	36	---	---	5	69
G Buddy Tanner	28	36	---	---	5	69
WR Jerome Lyon	26	34	---	---	8	68
CB Amir Sims	---	---	35	28	3	66
CB Jake Davidson	---	---	35	25	5	65
QB Braxton Givgore	28	36	---	---	---	64
C Kaleb Buchanan	28	36	---	---	---	64
WR Dustin Fenno	25	27	---	---	11	63
DE Hector Milts	---	---	34	22	4	60
DE Grady Blackwell	---	---	29	23	8	60
TE Graham Burns	26	33	---	---	---	59
RB Garrett Mills	14	24	---	---	18	56
OLB Eugene Smith	---	---	32	20	2	54
ILB Luis Prescott	---	---	32	20	2	54
DE Wally Kata	---	---	32	20	2	54
TE Larry Cintron	11	22	---	---	18	51
S Bryson Page	---	---	16	17	9	42
ILB Vince Barker	---	---	22	17	1	40
OLB Roosevelt Borders	---	---	16	19	3	38
CB Ross Schroeder	---	---	20	12	---	32
S Stephen Jacquet	---	---	19	12	---	31
ILB Edgar Stanberry	---	---	12	9	9	30
OLB Louie Mazor	---	---	3	8	17	28
CB Sergio Jude	---	---	1	8	14	23
RB Jeremy Harvey	3	3	---	---	16	22
WR Donald Lawrence	10	11	---	---	---	21
WR John Kemp	9	12	---	---	---	21
RB Bob Joyner	13	7	---	---	---	20
WR Harris Fenno	0	0	---	---	16	16
DT Steven Hastings	---	---	6	5	2	13
DE Dana Cornejo	---	---	3	8	1	12
TE Frederick Sutter	3	7	---	---	---	10
ILB Gage Vogel	---	---	3	5	1	9
K Timothy Meier	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Lawrence Strong	---	---	1	6	---	7
G Adam Dunlap	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Chuck Reynolds	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Alejandro Thornton	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Sedrick Ciervo	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Kenyon Wolters	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Drew Hardy	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nicholas Swinton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S T.J. Mobley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lonnie Weaver	---	---	28	36	7	71
WR Shaun Shannon	33	27	---	---	8	68
T Eric Blum	35	28	---	---	4	67
G Tony Sinclair	35	28	---	---	4	67
G Floyd Augustine	35	28	---	---	4	67
G Christian Lynn	35	28	---	---	4	67
WR Carlos Rivard	34	27	---	---	5	66
QB Christian Seider	35	28	---	---	3	66
CB Jeremy Blades	---	---	27	35	3	65
ILB Francisco Grier	---	---	27	35	3	65
RB Edwin Thurman	30	20	---	---	14	64
C Roy Caffrey	35	28	---	---	---	63
CB Joe Carstens	---	---	28	30	3	61
ILB Leonard Bjorlin	---	---	28	30	3	61
S Mitch Garrison	---	---	25	32	4	61
DE J.C. Griffin	---	---	27	31	3	61
TE Dalton Kennedy	34	25	---	---	---	59
ILB Kim Barlow	---	---	27	29	3	59
WR Jamie Spencer	26	18	---	---	12	56
DT Fritz Elliott	---	---	18	28	4	50
DE Arnie Bramstedt	---	---	20	24	2	46
CB Eugene McCoy	---	---	18	20	1	39
ILB Stephen Morrison	---	---	10	16	2	28
CB Brian Gowins	---	---	3	10	15	28
FB Jamie White	2	8	---	---	17	27
OLB Caden Blackwell	---	---	1	7	15	23
DT Mo Chandler	---	---	9	12	1	22
TE Ryan Rayburn	2	0	---	---	18	20
WR Kurt Erxleben	0	3	---	---	17	20
DT Rondell Clodfelter	---	---	10	8	1	19
CB Brendan Bronson	---	---	0	6	12	18
TE Alfredo Lynn	9	7	---	---	---	16
K Isaiah King	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Kent Schneider	---	---	1	1	7	9
WR Curtis Schwake	1	2	---	---	5	8
S Nicolas Arnold	---	---	0	0	8	8
ILB Omar McDaniel	---	---	0	5	2	7
RB Stephen Fitzgerald	2	2	---	---	2	6
C Irv Shaner	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Don Fernandez	2	1	---	---	---	3
ILB Brandon Terrell	---	---	1	1	---	2
P B.J. Lashley	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Thurman Winslett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Eduardo Greenway	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Charlie Woolsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andres Yachera	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	16	58	3.6
Right	6	20	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	62	6.2
Middle	18	77	4.3
Right	5	57	11.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Braxton Givgore	35	19	3	1	4	5	4	3	2

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Christian Seider	26	20	4	0	0	2	1	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	6	42	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	122	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	20	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	69	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	109	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	58	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerome Lyon	8	2	1	32	1	34
TE Graham Burns	8	5	0	74	1	33
RB Garrett Mills	6	4	0	23	0	24
WR Donald Lawrence	5	4	1	29	0	11
WR John Kemp	3	1	1	23	1	12
TE Larry Cintron	2	2	0	15	0	22
WR Dustin Fenno	2	1	0	12	0	27
TE Frederick Sutter	1	0	1	0	0	7

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlos Rivard	7	5	56	0	27
WR Shaun Shannon	7	5	27	0	27
TE Dalton Kennedy	5	5	81	3	25
WR Jamie Spencer	3	2	50	1	18
RB Edwin Thurman	2	2	16	0	20
RB Stephen Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0	2
TE Alfredo Lynn	1	1	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Braxton Givgore	2	11	5.50	6.57
RB Garrett Mills	2	-2	-1.00	2.56
RB Bob Joyner	2	0	0.00	3.36

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Thurman	7	22	3.14	5.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Braxton Givgore	4	1	8	2.00	5.94

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Christian Seider	5	4	32	6.40	9.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Lyon	2	1	8	4.00	4.00
WR Donald Lawrence	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
TE Frederick Sutter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Shaun Shannon	3	3	20	6.67	3.86
WR Carlos Rivard	2	1	12	6.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
QB Braxton Givgore	4	3
RB Garrett Mills	2	2

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Thurman	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Braxton Givgore	7	2	2

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Christian Seider	8	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerome Lyon	4	1	1
RB Garrett Mills	3	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carlos Rivard	3	2	2
WR Shaun Shannon	2	1	1
WR Jamie Spencer	1	1	1
TE Dalton Kennedy	1	1	1
RB Edwin Thurman	1	1	0

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

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