Week 1, 2025

played in Norfolk, VA

60 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Blizzard	7	3	0	0	-	10
Norfolk Destroyers	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 NYK - Erik Chappell 1 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
2Q: 12:27 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 26 field goal
2Q: 06:05 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 21 field goal
3Q: 07:20 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 32 field goal
4Q: 01:53 NFK - Brent Ellard 6 pass from Leon Fitzgerald (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:31 NYK - Erik Chappell 1 pass from Roosevelt Cardinell (Devin Wasczewski extra point)
2Q: 12:27 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 26 field goal
2Q: 06:05 NYK - Devin Wasczewski 21 field goal
3Q: 07:20 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 32 field goal
4Q: 01:53 NFK - Brent Ellard 6 pass from Leon Fitzgerald (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)

Team Statistics NYK NFK
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 325 386
- Offensive Plays 58 79
- Yards per Play 5.60 4.89
Net Rushing Yards 193 149
- Rushing Attempts 21 36
- Yards per Rush 9.19 4.14
Net Passing Yards 132 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 15 - 1 41 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 141 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 3.57 5.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 1/10 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 3/9 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 24:19 35:41

Team Statistics	NYK	NFK
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	325	386
- Offensive Plays	58	79
- Yards per Play	5.60	4.89
Net Rushing Yards	193	149
- Rushing Attempts	21	36
- Yards per Rush	9.19	4.14
Net Passing Yards	132	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 15 - 1	41 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	141	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	3.57	5.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	1/10	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	3/9	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	24:19	35:41

Drive Charts

New York Blizzard
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	2:58	OWN 29	6	28	Punt
1	9:03	1:38	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	4:42	2:20	OWN 1	5	29	Punt
2	12:20	6:23	OWN 28	12	68	Field Goal
2	2:20	2:20	OWN 23	8	42	Half
3	15:00	0:33	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
3	11:21	0:57	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
3	7:14	2:06	OWN 30	5	21	Punt
3	2:52	0:34	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
3	0:20	1:46	OPP 38	4	22	Missed FG
4	10:28	2:37	OWN 26	6	34	Punt
4	1:47	0:15	OWN 25	1	7	Fumble

Norfolk Destroyers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
1	10:32	1:29	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	7:25	2:43	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	2:22	5:02	OWN 25	10	66	Field Goal
2	5:57	3:37	OWN 13	6	20	Punt
3	14:27	3:06	OWN 43	5	38	Interception
3	10:24	3:10	OPP 37	6	22	Field Goal
3	5:08	2:16	OWN 20	5	34	Interception
3	2:18	1:58	OWN 15	5	14	Interception
4	13:34	3:06	OWN 23	9	51	Downs
4	7:51	6:04	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 32	5	13	Game

Game MVP: Gene Turnbull, Norfolk Destroyers

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Reggie Ensley	12	72	6.00	16	3
Earl Hanks	5	94	18.80	70	2
Roosevelt Cardinell	3	18	6.00	7	0
Maurice Ferguson	1	9	9.00	9	0

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cris Hall	19	103	5.42	18	4
Rex Farnell	11	32	2.91	11	1
Leon Fitzgerald	6	14	2.33	9	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Cardinell	36	15	141	1/9	1	21	1	50.8

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Fitzgerald	41	22	247	2/10	1	28	3	49.5

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Karl Akiyama	5	9	48	9.60	6	21	0
WR Erik Chappell	3	7	29	9.67	11	20	1
WR Maurice Ferguson	3	6	32	10.67	11	14	0
RB Reggie Ensley	2	5	11	5.50	0	7	0
WR Arnie Brice	1	4	18	18.00	3	18	0
TE Jerald Messerly	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bennie Farmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Nicky Sampson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brent Ellard	6	10	71	11.83	1	21	1
WR Clyde Swiney	5	7	37	7.40	4	11	0
WR Lincoln Jacobs	4	11	46	11.50	0	13	0
TE J.C. Watson	3	5	50	16.67	21	28	0
WR Glen Vitale	2	3	24	12.00	0	15	0
RB Rex Farnell	2	2	19	9.50	8	14	0
RB Cris Hall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dave Burton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Austin Meier	1	0	0.00
S Percy Dodge	1	4	4.00
ILB Tony Schelling	1	5	5.00

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bruce Beckley	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Roosevelt Cardinell	1	0	0	0

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Leroy Uusutalo	0	1	0	0
Bruce Beckley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Sinclair	6	262	43.7	31.5	49	1

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerald Franklin	4	194	48.5	48.5	57	1

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devin Wasczewski	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phillip Tchaikovski	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Stevens	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnie Brice	2	49	24.5	0
Erik Chappell	2	48	24.0	0

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Beckley	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tony Schelling	9	3	0.0	34	41
OLB Broderick Silvis	8	3	0.0	27	33
S Percy Dodge	7	2	0.0	31	37
CB Randy Guerin	6	3	0.0	26	35
OLB Steve Pritchett	5	2	0.0	14	16
CB Austin Meier	4	1	0.0	28	30
DE Gerald Knight	3	0	1.0	31	36
DE Bennie Korz	2	0	1.0	22	27
DT Mo Flynn	2	1	0.0	9	13
CB Britt Shannon	2	1	0.0	26	28
DT Deon Hanks	2	0	0.0	17	14
S Lincoln Yanez	2	0	0.0	7	8
S Kent Williamson	1	1	0.0	29	35
ILB Burt McWilliams	1	1	0.0	8	1
CB Kelvin Chapman	1	1	0.0	14	26
WR Erik Chappell	1	0	---	---	---
S Alfred Linquist	1	0	0.0	6	12
DT Wendell Chang	1	0	0.0	26	34
CB Ray Poston	1	0	0.0	2	4
DT Mickey Goodwin	0	2	0.0	18	18

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tim Harden	4	1	0.0	10	28
S Lincoln Wolfstone	4	0	0.0	17	36
S Steve Koehke	4	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Frankie Shields	3	2	0.0	19	31
CB Bruce Beckley	3	1	0.0	18	28
OLB Levon Stacy	3	0	0.0	18	25
CB Ralph Burdge	3	0	0.0	20	34
OLB Leroy Uusutalo	2	3	0.5	9	23
WR Lincoln Jacobs	2	0	---	---	---
DE Christian Iafigliola	1	0	0.5	9	12
OLB Kenneth Crumley	1	2	0.0	12	19
ILB Byron Neri	1	2	0.0	8	9
DE Will Temmer	1	1	0.0	12	25
ILB Eric Jannot	1	0	0.0	9	11
DT Jeff Kayton	1	0	0.0	12	23
WR Brent Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Horace Barber	1	0	0.0	9	15
S Terrell Blackmon	1	0	0.0	17	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gerald Knight	1.0	4	36
DE Bennie Korz	1.0	0	27
DE Chester Brimberry	0.0	2	16
DT Mickey Goodwin	0.0	1	18
DT Deon Hanks	0.0	1	14

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Christian Iafigliola	0.5	0	1	0	12
OLB Leroy Uusutalo	0.5	0	1	0	23
DE Bert Zook	0.0	2	3	0	31
DE Will Temmer	0.0	1	2	0	25
OLB Levon Stacy	0.0	0	2	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Austin Meier	4	0	1	30
CB Randy Guerin	4	0	0	35
OLB Broderick Silvis	3	0	0	33
OLB Steve Pritchett	3	0	0	16
S Percy Dodge	1	2	1	37
ILB Tony Schelling	1	2	1	41
CB Britt Shannon	1	1	0	28
S Kent Williamson	1	0	0	35
S Alfred Linquist	1	0	0	12
CB Kelvin Chapman	1	0	0	26
CB Ray Poston	1	0	0	4
S Lincoln Yanez	1	0	0	8

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Lincoln Wolfstone	3	1	0	36
CB Ralph Burdge	2	2	0	34
OLB Kenneth Crumley	2	1	0	19
S Steve Koehke	2	0	0	21
CB Tim Harden	2	0	0	28
S Terrell Blackmon	1	2	0	30
CB Bruce Beckley	1	0	1	28
OLB Levon Stacy	1	0	0	25
OLB Frankie Shields	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun Kelly	4	6	1	21	0	35
Austin Lewis	2	3	0	17	1	35
Courtney Corral	1	3	0	12	0	20
Sherman Ciotti	1	1	0	4	0	9
Leroy Wuagneux	0	2	0	14	0	23
Tyrone Scott	0	1	0	18	0	33
Jerald Messerly	0	1	0	14	0	21
Duane McWilliams	0	1	0	12	0	25
Roman Stoner	0	1	0	7	0	5

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Turnbull	5	7	34	0	33
Bryce Huntley	3	8	36	1	41
Martin Rhodes	2	7	30	0	40
Dexter Myers	1	2	31	0	38
Max Theurer	1	1	23	1	34
J.C. Watson	1	1	23	0	35
Don Evans	1	1	20	0	15
Curtis Henderson	0	2	13	0	9
Blaine Norris	0	1	5	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Bennie Farmer	1	13
Erik Chappell	1	13
Randy Guerin	1	2

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Irv Stevens	1	16
Clyde Swiney	1	10
Don Evans	1	9
Toby Ranney	1	8

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Schelling	---	---	34	41	3	78
Percy Dodge	---	---	31	37	1	69
Gerald Knight	---	---	31	36	2	69
Kent Williamson	---	---	29	35	1	65
Wendell Chang	---	---	26	34	5	65
Randy Guerin	---	---	26	35	2	63
Broderick Silvis	---	---	27	33	3	63
Austin Lewis	17	35	---	---	8	60
Austin Meier	---	---	28	30	2	60
Roosevelt Cardinell	21	37	---	---	---	58
Karl Akiyama	18	31	---	---	7	56
Shaun Kelly	21	35	---	---	---	56
Kelvin Chapman	---	---	14	26	16	56
Erik Chappell	13	28	---	---	13	54
Britt Shannon	---	---	26	28	---	54
Tyrone Scott	18	33	---	---	---	51
Bennie Korz	---	---	22	27	2	51
Duane McWilliams	12	25	---	---	8	45
Leroy Wuagneux	14	23	---	---	8	45
Reggie Ensley	15	28	---	---	---	43
Jerald Messerly	14	21	---	---	6	41
Steve Pritchett	---	---	14	16	10	40
Arnie Brice	6	22	---	---	11	39
Nicky Sampson	10	14	---	---	15	39
Mickey Goodwin	---	---	18	18	1	37
Deon Hanks	---	---	17	14	5	36
Maurice Ferguson	16	16	---	---	---	32
Courtney Corral	12	20	---	---	---	32
Chester Brimberry	---	---	14	16	---	30
Edgar Jordan	2	8	---	---	19	29
Alfred Linquist	---	---	6	12	10	28
Harvey McKnight	5	7	---	---	13	25
Mo Flynn	---	---	9	13	---	22
Sherman Ciotti	4	9	---	---	8	21
Lincoln Yanez	---	---	7	8	6	21
Roman Stoner	7	5	---	---	8	20
Ronald O'Neal	---	---	5	7	4	16
Bennie Farmer	0	2	---	---	13	15
Earl Hanks	6	8	---	---	---	14
Bob McGuire	---	---	2	2	7	11
Burt McWilliams	---	---	8	1	---	9
Kim Sinclair	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ray Poston	---	---	2	4	1	7
Devin Wasczewski	0	0	---	---	5	5
Doug Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leon Fitzgerald	36	43	---	---	---	79
Bryce Huntley	36	41	---	---	---	77
Dexter Myers	31	38	---	---	6	75
Martin Rhodes	30	40	---	---	4	74
Lincoln Jacobs	23	33	---	---	13	69
Lincoln Wolfstone	---	---	17	36	14	67
Gene Turnbull	34	33	---	---	---	67
J.C. Watson	23	35	---	---	5	63
Brent Ellard	27	31	---	---	---	58
Max Theurer	23	34	---	---	---	57
Ralph Burdge	---	---	20	34	2	56
Clyde Swiney	17	25	---	---	10	52
Frankie Shields	---	---	19	31	2	52
Bruce Beckley	---	---	18	28	5	51
Rex Farnell	13	18	---	---	19	50
Terrell Blackmon	---	---	17	30	2	49
Levon Stacy	---	---	18	25	4	47
Cris Hall	22	25	---	---	---	47
Tim Harden	---	---	10	28	9	47
Leroy Uusutalo	---	---	9	23	14	46
Steve Koehke	---	---	11	21	13	45
Don Evans	20	15	---	---	9	44
Bert Zook	---	---	9	31	4	44
Dave Burton	14	19	---	---	10	43
Will Temmer	---	---	12	25	2	39
Jeff Kayton	---	---	12	23	---	35
Kenneth Crumley	---	---	12	19	1	32
Christian Iafigliola	---	---	9	12	9	30
Curtis Henderson	13	9	---	---	6	28
Glen Vitale	15	12	---	---	---	27
Eric Jannot	---	---	9	11	7	27
Horace Barber	---	---	9	15	2	26
Lance Boxer	---	---	12	6	1	19
Rufus Stanton	2	10	---	---	6	18
Irv Stevens	1	1	---	---	16	18
Byron Neri	---	---	8	9	---	17
Matt Sam	4	1	---	---	10	15
Blaine Norris	5	5	---	---	---	10
Toby Ranney	1	0	---	---	8	9
Chad Carr	6	3	---	---	---	9
Richard Diaz	0	2	---	---	6	8
Phillip Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerald Franklin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Oscar Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther Brelsford	0	0	---	---	---	0
Horace Farkas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	93	15.5
Middle	9	52	5.8
Right	6	48	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	72	6.0
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	9	39	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Cardinell	36	15	2	1	1	6	9	1	1

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Fitzgerald	41	22	2	2	1	5	8	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	97	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	26	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	75	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	11	151	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Karl Akiyama	9	5	0	48	1	31
WR Erik Chappell	7	3	0	29	1	28
WR Maurice Ferguson	6	3	0	32	0	16
RB Reggie Ensley	5	2	1	11	0	28
WR Arnie Brice	4	1	0	18	0	22
TE Jerald Messerly	3	1	0	3	0	21
WR Bennie Farmer	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Nicky Sampson	1	0	0	0	0	14

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lincoln Jacobs	11	4	0	46	0	33
WR Brent Ellard	10	6	1	71	1	31
WR Clyde Swiney	7	5	0	37	0	25
TE J.C. Watson	5	3	0	50	1	35
WR Glen Vitale	3	2	0	24	0	12
RB Rex Farnell	2	2	0	19	0	18
TE Dave Burton	2	0	0	0	0	19
RB Cris Hall	1	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Ensley	1	0	0.00	6.00

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leon Fitzgerald	2	-1	-0.50	2.33
Cris Hall	1	1	1.00	5.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Cardinell	5	2	9	1.80	3.92

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Fitzgerald	4	2	11	2.75	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Erik Chappell	3	2	9	3.00	4.14
WR Arnie Brice	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Karl Akiyama	1	0	0	0.00	5.33

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rex Farnell	1	1	5	5.00	9.50
WR Lincoln Jacobs	1	0	0	0.00	4.18
TE Dave Burton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Brent Ellard	1	1	6	6.00	7.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Ensley	1	0
Maurice Ferguson	1	0

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Leon Fitzgerald	3	1
Rex Farnell	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Cardinell	13	8	6

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Fitzgerald	10	9	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Erik Chappell	4	2	2
WR Karl Akiyama	4	3	2
RB Reggie Ensley	2	1	1
WR Arnie Brice	1	1	1
WR Maurice Ferguson	1	1	0
TE Nicky Sampson	1	0	0

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lincoln Jacobs	4	3	2
WR Brent Ellard	2	2	1
WR Glen Vitale	1	1	0
TE J.C. Watson	1	1	1
RB Rex Farnell	1	1	0
WR Clyde Swiney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,100 (79,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (23,400)
End Zone 12,500 (17,000)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (15,000)
Club Seats 7,000 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,100 (79,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (23,400)
End Zone	12,500 (17,000)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (15,000)
Club Seats	7,000 (9,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (5,000)