Week 1, 2025

played in Milwaukee, WI

68 degrees, fair, calm

Chicago Crusaders01403-17
Milwaukee Marauders31030-16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:36 MIL - Donnie Desimone 36 field goal
2Q: 13:48 CHI - Dana Eickholt 26 pass from Billy Forbes (Rob Burnett extra point)
2Q: 10:59 MIL - Bruce Warren 33 pass from Cornell Whittle (Donnie Desimone extra point)
2Q: 04:07 MIL - Donnie Desimone 51 field goal
2Q: 01:40 CHI - Gary Fletcher 12 pass from Billy Forbes (Rob Burnett extra point)
3Q: 04:15 MIL - Donnie Desimone 35 field goal
4Q: 05:04 CHI - Rob Burnett 29 field goal

Team StatisticsCHIMIL
Record1-00-1
First Downs1917
- by Rushing54
- by Passing1310
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards331322
- Offensive Plays6967
- Yards per Play4.804.81
Net Rushing Yards6494
- Rushing Attempts2317
- Yards per Rush2.785.53
Net Passing Yards267228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 32 - 147 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards293249
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/263/21
- Yards per Pass Play5.804.56
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions6/162/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.37.7
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/352/10
Punt Returns/Yards4/192/4
Kick Returns/Yards3/652/31
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/10/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 24
Time of Possession30:4829:12

Drive Charts

Chicago Crusaders
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:253:22OWN 31611Punt
17:031:25OWN 3336Punt
12:293:58OWN 30870Touchdown
210:422:14OWN 20419Fumble
27:590:56OWN 2030Punt
24:012:29OWN 34766Touchdown
20:230:23OWN 45321Missed FG
315:003:39OWN 20827Interception
310:172:04OWN 9521Punt
34:083:37OWN 2959Punt
413:581:46OWN 3032Punt
49:585:01OWN 38950Field Goal
42:080:44OWN 16435Punt
40:340:34OPP 291-1Game
Milwaukee Marauders
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:35OWN 1935Punt
110:033:00OWN 11522Punt
15:383:09OWN 9872Field Goal
213:312:49OWN 20780Touchdown
28:280:29OPP 3930Punt
27:033:02OWN 22744Field Goal
21:321:09OWN 43519Missed FG
311:211:04OWN 4132Punt
38:134:05OWN 23859Field Goal
30:311:33OWN 1736Punt
412:122:14OWN 305-8Punt
44:572:49OWN 20613Punt
41:240:50OWN 1418Interception

Game MVP: Billy Forbes, Chicago Crusaders

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Mel Stokes12332.751410
Tito Mason9293.223110
Billy Forbes1-1-1.00-100
Irv Anagnostis133.00300
MilwaukeeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Willie Faumui14785.572910
Cornell Whittle2136.50800
Randy Jamison133.00300

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Billy Forbes43322933/26233198.3
MilwaukeeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Cornell Whittle36151653/21133153.6
Stan Jurevicius117840/0035086.9

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gary Fletcher67498.173131
WR Dana Eickholt666711.1723261
RB Tito Mason58244.8011120
WR Bernard Trainor456616.5032330
WR Rob Guenther33155.00080
FB Jesse Gerken22168.00380
FB Allen Carlson252412.0012160
TE David Dignan22199.504110
RB Mel Stokes121212.006120
TE Ernie McChane1311.00010
MilwaukeeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Bruce Warren698514.1714331
WR Kenny Samuels3105518.330350
RB Willie Faumui33186.00980
WR Jimmy Peterson3103110.334150
WR Jack Hawkes252914.507210
WR Pat Bell26105.00090
FB Nate Wooden22115.50880
WR Craig Hayes121010.000100

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Eddie Chapman100.000
MilwaukeeIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Leslie Bills100.000

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Mel Stokes1000
MilwaukeeFumbRecovForceTD
Nick Lucas0100
Roger Czarnecki0010

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dexter Flannery733948.447.9635
MilwaukeePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tyrus Kirk731444.939.3502

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rob Burnett1/20/10/1292/2
MilwaukeeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Donnie Desimone3/41/21/2511/1

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Gary Fletcher4194.80
MilwaukeeRetYardsAvgTD
Bart McNulty155.00
Kenny Samuels1-1-1.00

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Daniel Gaylord36521.70
MilwaukeeRetYardsAvgTD
Kenny Samuels12525.00
Eric Brennan166.00

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Jon Martinez500.01128
OLB Tracy Nadell302.01026
ILB Lincoln Perkins321.01341
OLB Fernando Schwartz320.01545
CB Daniel Gaylord310.01222
CB Blaine Arevalo300.01333
DT Reggie Guffey300.01231
S Charles Feely300.01239
S Ricardo Lester200.0734
DT Ryan Carrillo200.0519
OLB Craig Garcia200.0724
CB Eddie Chapman200.0834
S Chuck Shepherd200.0819
CB Xavier Crockett110.01441
TE Ernie McChane10---------
DE Deon Kazadi100.0426
ILB William Zellars100.039
DE Ben Berardi100.01127
DE Jermaine Vance100.0623
OLB Colin Chapman010.035
MilwaukeeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Roger Czarnecki611.02139
OLB Quentin Akaka620.51837
S Donovan Schulz610.01639
CB Charlie Shepherd510.01132
S Bart McNulty500.0524
CB Dusty Bates500.01736
CB Tyrell Hanson430.01028
CB Leslie Bills400.01934
DE Irv Wills311.527
DE Gene Martin210.02139
OLB Neal Dodge200.0510
DT Nick Lucas200.01717
DT Henry Rolle120.01127
OLB Luke Alston110.044
OLB Tyrell Stevenson110.086
S Eric Brennan110.01929
WR Kenny Samuels10---------
DE Lincoln Beckman100.0610
ILB Jessie Mathews010.027
DE Bo Sims010.01736
S Gary Harris010.0710

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Tracy Nadell2.002026
ILB Lincoln Perkins1.000041
OLB Fernando Schwartz0.003245
DE Ben Berardi0.002027
OLB Craig Garcia0.001124
DE Deon Kazadi0.001126
MilwaukeeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Irv Wills1.50007
ILB Roger Czarnecki1.000039
OLB Quentin Akaka0.501037
DE Gene Martin0.003039

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Fernando Schwartz40045
CB Daniel Gaylord31022
CB Eddie Chapman21134
S Ricardo Lester21034
CB Blaine Arevalo20033
CB Xavier Crockett12041
ILB Lincoln Perkins11041
S Charles Feely11039
OLB Craig Garcia10024
DE Deon Kazadi10026
DT Reggie Guffey10031
ILB William Zellars1009
CB Jon Martinez10028
S Chuck Shepherd10019
MilwaukeeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bart McNulty50024
OLB Quentin Akaka42037
CB Charlie Shepherd40032
CB Dusty Bates40036
CB Tyrell Hanson40028
OLB Neal Dodge21010
CB Leslie Bills20134
ILB Roger Czarnecki20039
DE Gene Martin11039
DT Henry Rolle10027
DE Irv Wills1007
OLB Tyrell Stevenson1006
S Donovan Schulz10039

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bryant Timlin14019037
Patrick Gibson13021139
Tyrell Herndon13022044
Ernie McChane12018029
Howie Robbins1207010
Phil Talley110102
Jerome Reeves04020143
Allen Carlson02017027
Ted Solano01018142
MilwaukeeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Wally Lincoln26116043
Russell Blair25017050
Rick Covington1209015
Vinny Madison11017050
Bruce Warren01012035
Brad Kramer0009342

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Blaine Arevalo220
Irv Anagnostis124
Dana Eickholt116
MilwaukeeTacklesSTPlays
Nate Wooden227
Rick Covington211
Bart McNulty122
Jack Hawkes122
Luke Alston19

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tyrell Herndon2244------975
Xavier Crockett------14411974
Jerome Reeves2043------871
Billy Forbes2346---------69
Patrick Gibson2139------969
Blaine Arevalo------13332066
Fernando Schwartz------1545464
Gary Fletcher1937------763
Ted Solano1842---------60
Lincoln Perkins------1341660
Bryant Timlin1937------157
Ernie McChane1829------855
Charles Feely------1239253
Allen Carlson1727------852
Dana Eickholt1125------1652
Reggie Guffey------1231750
C.J. Spry------1324946
Eddie Chapman------834244
Daniel Gaylord------12221044
Ricardo Lester------734243
Bernard Trainor1428---------42
Craig Garcia------724940
Tracy Nadell------1026440
Ben Berardi------1127240
Jon Martinez------1128140
Chuck Shepherd------8191239
Tito Mason927---------36
Jesse Gerken712------1635
Deon Kazadi------426232
Jermaine Vance------623332
David Dignan211------1730
Kevin Sawyer713------929
Irv Anagnostis14------2429
Ryan Carrillo------519428
Colin Chapman------352028
Howie Robbins710------926
Mel Stokes1312---------25
Rob Guenther415------423
Drew Bradford03------1720
William Zellars------39416
Dexter Flannery00------77
Nathan Hampton00------44
Phil Talley12---------3
Rob Burnett00------22
Cary Thompson00------22
Jerry Donaldson00---------0
MilwaukeeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Vinny Madison1750------1178
Russell Blair1750---------67
Nate Wooden1129------2767
Gene Martin------2139363
Brad Kramer942------1162
Roger Czarnecki------2139262
Wally Lincoln1643---------59
Donnell Wolfe1542------158
Charlie Shepherd------11321558
Bo Sims------1736558
Quentin Akaka------1837257
Leslie Bills------1934356
Donovan Schulz------1639156
Willie Faumui1531------955
Dusty Bates------1736154
Jimmy Peterson1341---------54
Eric Brennan------1929654
Bart McNulty------5242251
Cornell Whittle1239---------51
Bruce Warren1235------451
Kenny Samuels936------550
Jack Hawkes819------2249
Tyrell Hanson------10281048
Pat Bell1029------544
Henry Rolle------1127139
Nick Lucas------1717236
Rick Covington915------1135
Jonathan Fujimoto------1220234
Randy Jamison218------1333
Neal Dodge------5101126
Clarence Robinson24------2026
Buddy Rivers------515626
Craig Hayes38------1425
Lincoln Beckman------610925
Gary Harris------710623
Graham Barnes28------1020
Luke Alston------44917
Jessie Mathews------27716
Stan Jurevicius511---------16
Tyrell Stevenson------86115
Preston Brady00------1111
Donnie Desimone00------99
Irv Wills------27---9
Tyrus Kirk00------77
Jon Mallon00------44
Irving Schwartz00------11

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6213.5
Middle14151.1
Right22914.5
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left33411.3
Middle11494.5
Right3113.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Billy Forbes43322204401
MilwaukeeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Cornell Whittle36152615841
Stan Jurevicius1172102100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen74263.7
Short (0-8 Yds)26191736.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)109949.4
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44205.0
Short (0-8 Yds)108474.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)216733.5
Long (19+ Yds)1241099.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Tito Mason85024027
WR Gary Fletcher76049037
WR Dana Eickholt66067125
FB Allen Carlson52024027
WR Bernard Trainor54066128
TE Ernie McChane3101029
WR Rob Guenther33015015
FB Jesse Gerken22016012
RB Mel Stokes21012012
TE David Dignan22019011
MilwaukeeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kenny Samuels103055136
WR Jimmy Peterson103131041
TE Bruce Warren96085235
WR Pat Bell62010029
WR Jack Hawkes52029119
RB Willie Faumui33018031
WR Craig Hayes2101008
FB Nate Wooden22011029

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tito Mason3-1-0.333.22
Mel Stokes166.002.75
MilwaukeeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Billy Forbes111212.006.81
MilwaukeeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Stan Jurevicius3110.337.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Gary Fletcher111212.007.00
MilwaukeeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Kenny Samuels1000.005.50
WR Pat Bell1111.001.67
WR Jimmy Peterson1000.003.10

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Mel Stokes42
Tito Mason20
Irv Anagnostis11
MilwaukeeRushesConversions
Cornell Whittle11

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Billy Forbes973
MilwaukeeAttCompConversions
Cornell Whittle720
Stan Jurevicius431

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
FB Jesse Gerken220
WR Gary Fletcher221
TE David Dignan221
TE Ernie McChane100
FB Allen Carlson100
WR Bernard Trainor111
MilwaukeeTargCatchConversions
TE Bruce Warren331
WR Jack Hawkes200
WR Pat Bell210
WR Jimmy Peterson210
WR Kenny Samuels100
WR Craig Hayes100

SectionAttendance
Stadium22,500 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck6,000 (19,600)
End Zone5,100 (14,200)
Mezzanine3,300 (8,200)
Sideline Seats4,700 (12,500)
Club Seats2,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes900 (3,500)