Week 9, 2025

played in Fargo (ND), ND

29 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Norfolk Destroyers	7	0	7	6	-	20
Fargo (ND) Freeze	10	7	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 FAR - Brenden Ballard 35 field goal
1Q: 00:20 NFK - Glen Vitale 9 pass from Leon Fitzgerald (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 00:09 FAR - Kenneth Malone 84 kickoff return (Brenden Ballard extra point)
2Q: 00:46 FAR - J.R. Murphy 19 pass from Steve Lincoln (Brenden Ballard extra point)
3Q: 11:26 NFK - Lincoln Jacobs 31 pass from Leon Fitzgerald (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 13:10 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 37 field goal
4Q: 07:42 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 33 field goal
4Q: 01:53 FAR - Brenden Ballard 52 field goal
4Q: 00:08 FAR - Brenden Ballard 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:07 FAR - Brenden Ballard 35 field goal
1Q: 00:20 NFK - Glen Vitale 9 pass from Leon Fitzgerald (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 00:09 FAR - Kenneth Malone 84 kickoff return (Brenden Ballard extra point)
2Q: 00:46 FAR - J.R. Murphy 19 pass from Steve Lincoln (Brenden Ballard extra point)
3Q: 11:26 NFK - Lincoln Jacobs 31 pass from Leon Fitzgerald (Phillip Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 13:10 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 37 field goal
4Q: 07:42 NFK - Phillip Tchaikovski 33 field goal
4Q: 01:53 FAR - Brenden Ballard 52 field goal
4Q: 00:08 FAR - Brenden Ballard 20 field goal

Team Statistics NFK FAR
Record 4-5 1-6-1
First Downs 14 18
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 238 314
- Offensive Plays 55 64
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 62 129
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 2.58 4.16
Net Passing Yards 176 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 1 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 185 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 5/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.68 5.61
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/10 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 5/142 4/134
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:58 34:02

Team Statistics	NFK	FAR
Record	4-5	1-6-1
First Downs	14	18
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	238	314
- Offensive Plays	55	64
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	62	129
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	2.58	4.16
Net Passing Yards	176	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 1	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	185	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	5/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.68	5.61
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/10	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	5/142	4/134
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:58	34:02

Drive Charts

Norfolk Destroyers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	2:43	OWN 41	5	14	Fumble
1	3:59	3:50	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
2	15:00	0:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	11:14	4:02	OWN 39	7	22	Punt
2	1:50	0:30	OWN 31	2	-1	Interception
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:49	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	7:51	1:12	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	3:08	3:26	OWN 20	7	23	Punt
4	14:42	1:40	OPP 24	3	4	Field Goal
4	10:22	2:48	OPP 41	5	25	Field Goal
4	1:46	0:45	OWN 39	2	8	Fumble

Fargo (ND) Freeze
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	8:41	4:42	OPP 48	9	30	Field Goal
2	14:34	3:20	OWN 16	5	18	Punt
2	7:12	5:22	OWN 4	9	33	Punt
2	1:20	0:40	OPP 45	4	45	Touchdown
3	11:11	3:20	OWN 41	6	11	Punt
3	6:39	3:31	OWN 21	6	36	Punt
4	13:02	2:40	OWN 21	4	24	Punt
4	7:34	5:48	OWN 15	12	50	Field Goal
4	1:01	1:00	OPP 47	3	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: Bert Zook, Norfolk Destroyers

Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cris Hall	17	50	2.94	12	2
Toby Ranney	5	13	2.60	13	1
Leon Fitzgerald	2	-1	-0.50	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gino Sullivan	23	90	3.91	22	2
Melvin Murray	7	30	4.29	7	0
Steve Lincoln	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Fitzgerald	30	18	185	1/9	2	31	1	86.1

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Lincoln	28	18	206	5/21	1	39	0	98.2

Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE J.C. Watson	5	7	41	8.20	18	19	0
WR Lincoln Jacobs	5	7	80	16.00	45	31	1
WR Glen Vitale	4	8	38	9.50	9	15	1
WR Desmond Tucker	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
RB Rex Farnell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Irv Stevens	1	2	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Clyde Swiney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cris Hall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dave Burton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Fargo (ND)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Schneider	6	6	52	8.67	8	16	0
TE Brock Reilly	4	5	16	4.00	0	6	0
WR J.R. Murphy	4	5	99	24.75	46	39	1
WR Frankie Drake	2	5	21	10.50	2	13	0
RB Luther Swain	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Gino Sullivan	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Tyrone McFarland	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Norfolk	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo (ND)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Quinn Walton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Norfolk	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leon Fitzgerald	1	0	0
Cris Hall	1	0	0
Matt Sam	0	1	0
Ralph Burdge	0	0	1
Desmond Tucker	0	0	1

Fargo (ND)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jay Reynoso	1	0	0
Wes Schneider	1	0	0
Juan Vaughn	0	1	1
Brock Reilly	0	1	0
Bubba Whitworth	0	1	0
Kenneth Malone	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Norfolk	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oscar Farrell	5	253	50.6	49.0	68	4

Fargo (ND)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Aaron Randle	6	176	29.3	22.7	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Norfolk	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phillip Tchaikovski	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Fargo (ND)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Ballard	3/3	1/1	1/1	52	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Reynoso	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Norfolk	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Stevens	3	82	27.3	0
Louis Brown	2	60	30.0	0

Fargo (ND)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Reynoso	2	19	9.5	0
Kenneth Malone	2	115	57.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Norfolk	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Frankie Shields	7	5	0.0	27	32
CB Ralph Burdge	6	2	0.0	22	25
S Lincoln Wolfstone	6	1	0.0	29	29
OLB Leroy Uusutalo	5	2	0.5	16	17
S Terrell Blackmon	5	1	0.0	30	30
DE Bert Zook	4	0	3.0	25	31
ILB Byron Neri	3	1	0.0	12	8
CB Tim Harden	3	1	0.0	22	23
CB Louis Brown	3	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Levon Stacy	2	4	0.5	24	24
ILB Eric Jannot	2	0	0.0	5	1
DT Jeff Kayton	2	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Kenneth Crumley	1	1	1.0	10	8
S Steve Koehke	1	3	0.0	9	16
DT Horace Barber	1	1	0.0	14	15
DE Will Temmer	1	0	0.0	18	21
TE J.C. Watson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Christian Iafigliola	1	0	0.0	17	13
G Gene Turnbull	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ronnie McGee	0	2	0.0	7	9
CB Bruce Beckley	0	1	0.0	17	23

Fargo (ND)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quinn Walton	5	3	0.0	23	27
OLB Bubba Whitworth	5	2	0.0	20	26
S Frankie DeMeester	4	2	0.0	19	27
DT Rex Pollard	3	1	0.0	11	17
S Juan Vaughn	3	0	0.0	17	28
OLB Jimmie Brackins	3	0	0.0	7	11
DT J.C. Upshaw	2	2	1.0	13	14
DE Renaldo Rhodes	2	2	0.0	19	27
OLB Conrad Jacobus	2	1	0.0	6	5
CB Kenneth Malone	2	1	0.0	16	20
DE Tom Gomez	2	0	0.0	14	13
CB Toby Sanderson	1	2	0.0	13	13
CB Archie Finch	1	1	0.0	13	19
DT Warren Ramirez	1	1	0.0	14	20
DE Rondell George	1	0	0.0	15	22
ILB Deion Elliott	1	0	0.0	1	4
OLB Steven Berry	1	0	0.0	7	3
OLB J.T. Brandon	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Norfolk	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bert Zook	3.0	1	1	3	31
OLB Kenneth Crumley	1.0	0	0	0	8
OLB Levon Stacy	0.5	0	0	0	24
OLB Leroy Uusutalo	0.5	0	0	0	17
DT Horace Barber	0.0	1	0	0	15
DE Christian Iafigliola	0.0	0	1	2	13

Fargo (ND)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT J.C. Upshaw	1.0	0	14
DT Riddick Haralson	0.0	1	11
DT Warren Ramirez	0.0	1	20
DE Rondell George	0.0	1	22
DE Renaldo Rhodes	0.0	1	27
DE Tom Gomez	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Norfolk	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ralph Burdge	4	0	25
OLB Frankie Shields	3	2	32
S Lincoln Wolfstone	3	0	29
S Terrell Blackmon	3	0	30
CB Louis Brown	2	1	19
ILB Byron Neri	2	0	8
CB Tim Harden	1	0	23

Fargo (ND)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Frankie DeMeester	4	0	0	27
ILB Quinn Walton	3	0	1	27
CB Kenneth Malone	2	0	0	20
OLB Bubba Whitworth	2	0	0	26
CB Archie Finch	1	1	0	19
S Juan Vaughn	1	0	0	28
OLB Conrad Jacobus	1	0	0	5
ILB Deion Elliott	1	0	0	4
DE Tom Gomez	1	0	0	13
OLB Jimmie Brackins	1	0	0	11
CB Toby Sanderson	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Norfolk	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryce Huntley	2	7	0	24	1	30
Gene Turnbull	1	6	0	20	0	25
Max Theurer	1	2	1	20	0	23
Dexter Myers	1	2	0	19	0	21
J.C. Watson	0	1	0	15	0	17
Martin Rhodes	0	1	0	23	0	29
Rufus Stanton	0	1	0	4	0	6
Curtis Henderson	0	1	0	4	0	8
Blaine Norris	0	1	0	5	0	10

Fargo (ND)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howie Pirker	4	7	1	28	1	31
Thomas Meier	2	10	0	25	0	25
Gus Jacomy	2	5	0	26	0	28
Brian Parrish	0	3	0	25	0	23
Winfred Hammond	0	2	0	22	2	32
Herman Bates	0	2	0	24	0	28
Joel Hodges	0	1	0	9	0	6
Earl Schulz	0	0	0	11	1	14
T.J. Spector	0	0	0	10	1	1

Special Teams Tackles

Norfolk	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Tucker	2	24
Matt Sam	2	18

Fargo (ND)	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Swain	2	20
Jay Reynoso	1	22
Melvin Murray	1	21
J.R. Murphy	1	14

Participation

Norfolk	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Harden	---	---	22	23	19	64
Terrell Blackmon	---	---	30	30	3	63
Lincoln Wolfstone	---	---	29	29	3	61
Frankie Shields	---	---	27	32	2	61
Martin Rhodes	23	29	---	---	4	56
Bert Zook	---	---	25	31	---	56
Leon Fitzgerald	24	31	---	---	---	55
Bryce Huntley	24	30	---	---	---	54
Levon Stacy	---	---	24	24	3	51
Louis Brown	---	---	18	19	13	50
Ralph Burdge	---	---	22	25	3	50
Dexter Myers	19	21	---	---	6	46
Gene Turnbull	20	25	---	---	---	45
Max Theurer	20	23	---	---	---	43
Bruce Beckley	---	---	17	23	2	42
J.C. Watson	15	17	---	---	10	42
Will Temmer	---	---	18	21	2	41
Clyde Swiney	13	17	---	---	11	41
Glen Vitale	17	22	---	---	---	39
Jeff Kayton	---	---	19	19	1	39
Christian Iafigliola	---	---	17	13	9	39
Steve Koehke	---	---	9	16	14	39
Irv Stevens	10	11	---	---	17	38
Horace Barber	---	---	14	15	9	38
Lincoln Jacobs	15	21	---	---	---	36
Kenneth Crumley	---	---	10	8	18	36
Leroy Uusutalo	---	---	16	17	2	35
Cris Hall	17	17	---	---	---	34
Dave Burton	8	10	---	---	16	34
Don Evans	10	17	---	---	6	33
Desmond Tucker	2	6	---	---	24	32
Matt Sam	6	4	---	---	18	28
Byron Neri	---	---	12	8	6	26
Rex Farnell	0	2	---	---	23	25
Toby Ranney	7	11	---	---	4	22
Curtis Henderson	4	8	---	---	7	19
Eric Jannot	---	---	5	1	12	18
Rufus Stanton	4	6	---	---	7	17
Blaine Norris	5	10	---	---	1	16
Ronnie McGee	---	---	7	9	---	16
Richard Diaz	0	1	---	---	7	8
Phillip Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Oscar Farrell	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chad Carr	1	2	---	---	1	4
Luther Brelsford	0	0	---	---	2	2
Horace Farkas	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo (ND)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brock Reilly	28	26	---	---	16	70
Howie Pirker	28	31	---	---	9	68
Steve Lincoln	31	33	---	---	---	64
Brian Parrish	25	23	---	---	14	62
Gus Jacomy	26	28	---	---	3	57
Thomas Meier	25	25	---	---	6	56
Winfred Hammond	22	32	---	---	---	54
Quinn Walton	---	---	23	27	3	53
Herman Bates	24	28	---	---	---	52
Luther Swain	13	18	---	---	20	51
Emmitt Bronson	---	---	15	22	13	50
Toby Sanderson	---	---	13	13	23	49
Frankie DeMeester	---	---	19	27	2	48
Wes Schneider	17	15	---	---	16	48
Renaldo Rhodes	---	---	19	27	2	48
Bubba Whitworth	---	---	20	26	2	48
Juan Vaughn	---	---	17	28	1	46
J.R. Murphy	13	17	---	---	14	44
Frankie Drake	18	23	---	---	1	42
Gino Sullivan	23	19	---	---	---	42
Kenneth Malone	---	---	16	20	6	42
Rondell George	---	---	15	22	1	38
Melvin Murray	7	10	---	---	21	38
Jay Reynoso	---	---	7	7	22	36
Earl Schulz	11	14	---	---	9	34
Archie Finch	---	---	13	19	2	34
Warren Ramirez	---	---	14	20	---	34
Tom Gomez	---	---	14	13	7	34
J.C. Upshaw	---	---	13	14	2	29
Rex Pollard	---	---	11	17	1	29
Riddick Haralson	---	---	10	11	5	26
Joel Hodges	9	6	---	---	9	24
Conrad Jacobus	---	---	6	5	11	22
Jimmie Brackins	---	---	7	11	3	21
J.T. Brandon	---	---	4	5	11	20
Tyrone McFarland	9	9	---	---	2	20
T.J. Spector	10	1	---	---	9	20
Curtis Glenn	2	5	---	---	6	13
Steven Berry	---	---	7	3	1	11
Deion Elliott	---	---	1	4	5	10
Brenden Ballard	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aaron Randle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Edgar McCormick	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Skuratovsky	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eugene Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	6	10	1.7
Right	11	24	2.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	14	68	4.9
Right	11	39	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Fitzgerald	30	18	1	2	3	1	5	0	1

Fargo (ND)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Lincoln	28	18	2	1	2	3	2	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	108	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	77	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	129	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Glen Vitale	8	4	2	38	0	22
TE J.C. Watson	7	5	0	41	0	17
WR Lincoln Jacobs	7	5	0	80	1	21
WR Irv Stevens	2	1	0	9	0	11
WR Desmond Tucker	2	2	0	8	0	6
RB Rex Farnell	1	1	0	9	0	2
WR Clyde Swiney	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Cris Hall	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Dave Burton	1	0	0	0	0	10

Fargo (ND)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Schneider	6	6	0	52	0	15
WR Frankie Drake	5	2	1	21	0	23
TE Brock Reilly	5	4	0	16	0	26
WR J.R. Murphy	5	4	0	99	2	17
RB Luther Swain	4	1	0	7	0	18
WR Tyrone McFarland	2	0	1	0	0	9
RB Gino Sullivan	1	1	0	11	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Ranney	3	-4	-1.33	2.60
Cris Hall	1	8	8.00	2.94

Fargo (ND)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gino Sullivan	4	10	2.50	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Fitzgerald	2	1	9	4.50	6.17

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Lincoln	2	1	19	9.50	7.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glen Vitale	2	1	9	4.50	4.75

Fargo (ND)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frankie Drake	1	0	0	0.00	4.20
WR J.R. Murphy	1	1	19	19.00	19.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Norfolk	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Hall	1	1
Toby Ranney	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Lincoln	1	0
Melvin Murray	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Norfolk	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Fitzgerald	9	7	4

Fargo (ND)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Lincoln	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Norfolk	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lincoln Jacobs	3	2	2
TE J.C. Watson	2	2	1
WR Glen Vitale	1	1	0
RB Rex Farnell	1	1	1
WR Irv Stevens	1	0	0
WR Desmond Tucker	1	1	0

Fargo (ND)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brock Reilly	3	3	3
WR Frankie Drake	2	0	0
WR J.R. Murphy	2	2	2
RB Luther Swain	1	0	0
WR Wes Schneider	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (19,600)
End Zone 10,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (12,500)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,100 (64,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (19,600)
End Zone	10,700 (14,200)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,200)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (12,500)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,000)