Week 16, 2043

played in Newark, NJ

46 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Norfolk Vipers	14	7	0	3	-	24
Newark Bulldogs	10	7	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 NWK - Nigel Herndon 6 pass from Braxton Givgore (Lincoln McDuffee extra point)
1Q: 10:10 NFK - Calvin Branch 5 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
1Q: 04:44 NWK - Lincoln McDuffee 43 field goal
1Q: 01:46 NFK - Scottie Schenk 10 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 13:19 NFK - Scottie Schenk 58 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 07:38 NWK - Nigel Herndon 5 run (Lincoln McDuffee extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NFK - Darnell Castillo 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 NWK - Nigel Herndon 6 pass from Braxton Givgore (Lincoln McDuffee extra point)
1Q: 10:10 NFK - Calvin Branch 5 run (Darnell Castillo extra point)
1Q: 04:44 NWK - Lincoln McDuffee 43 field goal
1Q: 01:46 NFK - Scottie Schenk 10 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 13:19 NFK - Scottie Schenk 58 pass from Will Politopoulos (Darnell Castillo extra point)
2Q: 07:38 NWK - Nigel Herndon 5 run (Lincoln McDuffee extra point)
4Q: 02:00 NFK - Darnell Castillo 36 field goal

Team Statistics NFK NWK
Record 11-4 9-6
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 332 387
- Offensive Plays 60 71
- Yards per Play 5.53 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 92 161
- Rushing Attempts 26 33
- Yards per Rush 3.54 4.88
Net Passing Yards 240 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 21 - 0 37 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.06 5.95
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/31 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 3/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:13 31:47

Team Statistics	NFK	NWK
Record	11-4	9-6
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	332	387
- Offensive Plays	60	71
- Yards per Play	5.53	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	92	161
- Rushing Attempts	26	33
- Yards per Rush	3.54	4.88
Net Passing Yards	240	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 21 - 0	37 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.06	5.95
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/31	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	3/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:13	31:47

Drive Charts

Norfolk Vipers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	2:30	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
1	4:38	2:59	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	13:19	0:16	OWN 42	1	58	Touchdown
2	7:29	4:32	OWN 25	8	25	Punt
2	1:50	1:17	50	6	11	Punt
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
3	10:29	1:09	OWN 30	3	-1	Punt
3	8:06	2:15	OWN 41	4	10	Punt
3	2:23	2:05	OWN 9	4	19	Punt
4	12:07	1:06	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
4	9:26	0:46	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
4	7:20	5:25	OWN 34	10	47	Field Goal
4	0:58	0:58	OPP 45	2	-3	Game

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	10:02	5:24	OWN 25	9	49	Field Goal
1	1:39	3:20	OWN 16	8	49	Missed FG
2	13:03	5:34	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	2:57	1:07	OWN 14	3	-7	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:04	1:35	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
3	9:20	1:14	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	5:51	3:28	OWN 20	9	71	Fumble
3	0:18	3:11	OWN 42	7	14	Downs
4	11:01	1:35	OWN 13	3	8	Punt
4	8:40	1:20	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
4	1:55	0:57	OWN 25	6	20	Downs

Game MVP: Will Politopoulos, Norfolk Vipers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Calvin Branch	15	51	3.40	14	3	1
RB Mark Gutsche	6	32	5.33	11	1	0
QB Will Politopoulos	4	9	2.25	7	0	0
WR Scottie Schenk	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Nigel Herndon	29	129	4.45	18	5	1
QB Braxton Givgore	4	32	8.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Will Politopoulos	31	21	252	3/12	2	58	0	113.9

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Braxton Givgore	37	17	232	1/6	1	35	0	75.5

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jeff Ballard	7	7	73	10.43	48	31	0
WR Jamal Eccles	5	9	35	7.00	20	23	0
WR Sedrick Jarvis	4	7	38	9.50	15	16	0
WR Scottie Schenk	3	4	97	32.33	58	58	2
RB Mark Gutsche	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Carlos Savickas	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Calvin Branch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Swift	5	10	66	13.20	18	25	0
WR Micah Hayes	4	8	58	14.50	24	35	0
WR Eduardo Pemberton	3	6	42	14.00	33	31	0
TE Randal Joyner	2	5	25	12.50	14	13	0
RB Nigel Herndon	2	6	26	13.00	13	20	1
WR Pedro Funderburk	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Sedrick Jarvis	1	1	0
QB Will Politopoulos	1	0	0
ILB Kenyon Biodrowski	0	1	1
G Marvin Fitzgerald	0	1	0

Newark	Fumb	Force
QB Braxton Givgore	1	0
DT Brett Drake	0	1
CB Gavin Hulbert	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hardy Conover	8	390	48.8	37.5	71	4

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steven Reilly	5	231	46.2	44.6	63	0

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darnell Castillo	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln McDuffee	1/2	1/2	0/1	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Flynn	2	8	4.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Henry Gribble	3	30	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Krueger	2	52	26.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro Funderburk	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jessie Krueger	7	0	0.0	30	33
S Isaiah Atkins	5	5	0.0	22	34
CB Edward Delgado	5	3	0.0	31	27
DE Clay Fertwagner	4	1	1.0	30	27
OLB Jonah Davidson	4	2	0.0	30	28
OLB Lamont Ives	3	2	0.0	28	23
CB Dalton Lowe	3	0	0.0	26	36
ILB Aaron Sherwood	3	0	0.0	30	23
CB Dillon Flynn	3	0	0.0	33	27
DT Bernard Winslett	2	1	0.0	18	19
DE Steven Gray	2	1	0.0	30	33
ILB Clyde Bartoszek	2	0	0.0	3	15
OLB Nicolas Tucker	1	0	0.0	8	15
ILB Everett Ford	1	0	0.0	3	15
DT Jacob Johnson	1	0	0.0	15	25
CB Rico Humphrey	1	0	0.0	2	12

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alexander Hume	10	4	0.0	26	34
OLB T.J. Kaplan	6	3	0.0	25	31
CB Gavin Hulbert	6	1	0.0	26	34
S Scott Moss	6	0	0.0	25	25
DT Brett Drake	5	0	1.0	26	34
DE Angel Klote	3	1	1.0	24	30
S Calvin Whitfield	2	2	0.0	26	34
S Deion Forest	2	0	0.0	2	11
DE Buddy Sheldon	1	0	1.0	13	23
DT Glenn Manning	1	1	0.0	18	22
DE Jerry Mumper	1	1	0.0	13	20
OLB Anthony Starks	1	1	0.0	12	9
CB Johnny Fulcher	1	0	0.0	12	21
OLB Parker Brumbaugh	0	1	0.0	0	1
S Tyrell Berry	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Fertwagner	1.0	1	2	0	27
DT Jacob Johnson	0.0	1	1	1	25
OLB Nicolas Tucker	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Steven Gray	0.0	0	3	0	33
DT Bernard Winslett	0.0	0	1	0	19
OLB Lamont Ives	0.0	0	1	0	23

Newark	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Brett Drake	1.0	3	3	34
DE Buddy Sheldon	1.0	2	1	23
DE Angel Klote	1.0	0	0	30
DE Jerry Mumper	0.0	1	0	20
OLB Anthony Starks	0.0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jessie Krueger	3	2	33
CB Dillon Flynn	3	0	27
CB Dalton Lowe	2	1	36
S Isaiah Atkins	2	0	34
OLB Jonah Davidson	2	0	28
ILB Clyde Bartoszek	1	1	15
CB Edward Delgado	1	0	27
ILB Aaron Sherwood	1	0	23
DE Clay Fertwagner	1	0	27
CB Rico Humphrey	1	0	12
ILB Everett Ford	0	1	15

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gavin Hulbert	5	2	34
ILB Alexander Hume	5	0	34
S Deion Forest	3	0	11
OLB T.J. Kaplan	3	0	31
S Calvin Whitfield	1	1	34
DE Angel Klote	1	0	30
DE Jerry Mumper	1	0	20
CB Johnny Fulcher	1	0	21
OLB Anthony Starks	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marvin Fitzgerald	4	6	26	0	34
C Morris Dunlap	3	5	26	0	34
T Trent Barker	1	6	26	1	34
T Marshall Gardner	1	3	26	1	34
TE Jeff Ballard	0	1	25	0	32
TE Carlos Savickas	0	1	4	0	8
TE Devon McConnell	0	0	4	1	6

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kaden Jenson	3	8	1	33	0	38
G Benjamin Wickman	3	7	0	33	1	38
T Taylor Sherman	3	6	0	33	0	38
C Kurt Hiler	1	5	0	33	0	38
T Hayden Meske	0	3	0	33	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Ramon Sowers	2	22
Nicolas Tucker	1	24
Dillon Flynn	1	18
Sherdrick Londerville	1	10

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Brumbaugh	2	22
Gavin Hulbert	2	18

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Dillon Flynn	---	---	33	27	18	78
TE Jeff Ballard	25	32	---	---	14	71
S Jessie Krueger	---	---	30	33	7	70
T Trent Barker	26	34	---	---	9	69
WR Sedrick Jarvis	24	34	---	---	9	67
DE Steven Gray	---	---	30	33	2	65
CB Edward Delgado	---	---	31	27	6	64
CB Dalton Lowe	---	---	26	36	2	64
QB Will Politopoulos	26	34	---	---	---	60
C Morris Dunlap	26	34	---	---	---	60
G B.J. Grabovez	26	34	---	---	---	60
G Marvin Fitzgerald	26	34	---	---	---	60
T Marshall Gardner	26	34	---	---	---	60
DE Clay Fertwagner	---	---	30	27	2	59
S Isaiah Atkins	---	---	22	34	2	58
WR Scottie Schenk	24	29	---	---	5	58
OLB Jonah Davidson	---	---	30	28	---	58
ILB Aaron Sherwood	---	---	30	23	---	53
OLB Lamont Ives	---	---	28	23	---	51
OLB Nicolas Tucker	---	---	8	15	24	47
DT Jacob Johnson	---	---	15	25	7	47
RB Calvin Branch	19	25	---	---	---	44
RB Mark Gutsche	9	9	---	---	23	41
WR Jamal Eccles	14	24	---	---	1	39
S Fernando Coutant	---	---	7	17	15	39
DT Bernard Winslett	---	---	18	19	---	37
ILB Clyde Bartoszek	---	---	3	15	11	29
CB Rico Humphrey	---	---	2	12	15	29
TE Ramon Sowers	0	0	---	---	22	22
ILB Everett Ford	---	---	3	15	2	20
WR Rico May	0	0	---	---	13	13
DE Keith Willkens	---	---	3	5	5	13
TE Carlos Savickas	4	8	---	---	---	12
TE Devon McConnell	4	6	---	---	---	10
RB Sherdrick Londerville	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Emmett Tsang	7	3	---	---	---	10
P Hardy Conover	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Kenyon Biodrowski	---	---	7	2	---	9
C Mario Griffin	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Branden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Lee Stuart	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Philip Davidson	0	0	---	---	9	9
S Dustin Heath	---	---	7	2	---	9
K Darnell Castillo	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Matt Schwartz	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Wesley Schottlander	0	0	---	---	---	0

Newark	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Hayden Meske	33	38	---	---	7	78
G Benjamin Wickman	33	38	---	---	7	78
G Kaden Jenson	33	38	---	---	7	78
T Taylor Sherman	33	38	---	---	7	78
DT Brett Drake	---	---	26	34	18	78
CB Gavin Hulbert	---	---	26	34	18	78
QB Braxton Givgore	33	38	---	---	---	71
RB Nigel Herndon	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Kurt Hiler	33	38	---	---	---	71
WR Micah Hayes	29	36	---	---	5	70
WR Terry Swift	33	36	---	---	---	69
TE Randal Joyner	30	33	---	---	1	64
ILB Alexander Hume	---	---	26	34	2	62
S Calvin Whitfield	---	---	26	34	1	61
WR Eduardo Pemberton	26	31	---	---	---	57
CB Joe Lester	---	---	25	31	1	57
OLB T.J. Kaplan	---	---	25	31	1	57
DE Angel Klote	---	---	24	30	---	54
S Scott Moss	---	---	25	25	---	50
DE Jerry Mumper	---	---	13	20	9	42
DT Glenn Manning	---	---	18	22	---	40
DE Buddy Sheldon	---	---	13	23	1	37
CB Johnny Fulcher	---	---	12	21	1	34
S Deion Forest	---	---	2	11	18	31
WR Pedro Funderburk	8	14	---	---	5	27
FB Carlton Pritchett	1	0	---	---	24	25
TE Timothy Roeder	0	0	---	---	24	24
OLB Parker Brumbaugh	---	---	0	1	22	23
OLB Anthony Starks	---	---	12	9	---	21
WR Carl Sampson	0	0	---	---	19	19
WR Henry Gribble	0	0	---	---	17	17
S Tyrell Berry	---	---	3	4	8	15
DT Shyrone Banks	---	---	8	5	1	14
ILB Sam Stackhouse	---	---	0	0	12	12
DE Aaron Heuvicq	---	---	1	1	9	11
TE Larry Moyad	5	2	---	---	4	11
C Bradley Page	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Steven Reilly	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jace Doherty	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Lincoln McDuffee	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Conrad Upton	---	---	1	3	---	4
OLB Bobby White	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Todd OBrien	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Riley Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Brent Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Donnell Warhurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	8	31	3.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	70	6.4
Middle	12	65	5.4
Right	9	27	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Will Politopoulos	31	21	4	0	0	3	7	4	0

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Braxton Givgore	37	17	5	0	4	5	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	63	12.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	150	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	10	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	52	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	3	44	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	76	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	60	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Eccles	9	5	35	1	24
WR Sedrick Jarvis	7	4	38	0	34
TE Jeff Ballard	7	7	73	1	32
WR Scottie Schenk	4	3	97	2	29
TE Carlos Savickas	2	1	7	0	8
RB Mark Gutsche	1	1	2	0	9
RB Calvin Branch	1	0	0	0	25

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Swift	10	5	1	66	2	36
WR Micah Hayes	8	4	1	58	1	36
RB Nigel Herndon	6	2	1	26	1	38
WR Eduardo Pemberton	6	3	0	42	1	31
TE Randal Joyner	5	2	1	25	0	33
WR Pedro Funderburk	2	1	0	15	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Calvin Branch	3	5	1.67	3.40
RB Mark Gutsche	1	1	1.00	5.33

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Nigel Herndon	2	2	1.00	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Will Politopoulos	2	1	10	5.00	8.13

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Braxton Givgore	2	1	6	3.00	6.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sedrick Jarvis	1	0	0	0.00	5.43
WR Scottie Schenk	1	1	10	10.00	24.25

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Nigel Herndon	1	1	6	6.00	4.33
WR Micah Hayes	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
RB Calvin Branch	1	0

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
QB Braxton Givgore	2	0
RB Nigel Herndon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Will Politopoulos	9	6	2

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Braxton Givgore	10	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jeff Ballard	3	3	1
WR Jamal Eccles	3	2	0
WR Sedrick Jarvis	1	0	0
RB Mark Gutsche	1	1	1
RB Calvin Branch	1	0	0

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eduardo Pemberton	4	2	1
WR Terry Swift	3	1	1
RB Nigel Herndon	2	0	0
WR Micah Hayes	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)