Week 1, 2026

played in Hartford, CT

48 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Boston Killer Bees	0	3	3	0	-	6
Hartford Diesel	7	7	0	13	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 HAR - Burt Evans 5 run (Lincoln Riner extra point)
2Q: 11:17 HAR - Gino Bassett 33 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
2Q: 00:57 BOS - Spencer Daniels 51 field goal
3Q: 03:21 BOS - Spencer Daniels 40 field goal
4Q: 14:21 HAR - Irv Cochrane 16 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
4Q: 07:14 HAR - Lincoln Riner 33 field goal
4Q: 02:00 HAR - Lincoln Riner 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 HAR - Burt Evans 5 run (Lincoln Riner extra point)
2Q: 11:17 HAR - Gino Bassett 33 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
2Q: 00:57 BOS - Spencer Daniels 51 field goal
3Q: 03:21 BOS - Spencer Daniels 40 field goal
4Q: 14:21 HAR - Irv Cochrane 16 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
4Q: 07:14 HAR - Lincoln Riner 33 field goal
4Q: 02:00 HAR - Lincoln Riner 40 field goal

Team Statistics BOS HAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 5 11
- by Passing 9 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 299 360
- Offensive Plays 70 60
- Yards per Play 4.27 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 69 192
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 3.00 5.33
Net Passing Yards 230 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 25 - 1 23 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 243 177
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.89 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 3/53
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 34
Time of Possession 29:13 30:47

Team Statistics	BOS	HAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	5	11
- by Passing	9	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	299	360
- Offensive Plays	70	60
- Yards per Play	4.27	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	69	192
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	3.00	5.33
Net Passing Yards	230	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 25 - 1	23 - 13 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	243	177
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.89	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	3/53
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 34
Time of Possession	29:13	30:47

Drive Charts

Boston Killer Bees
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	8:23	3:38	OWN 31	7	30	Punt
1	2:04	2:04	OWN 31	5	24	Punt
2	11:02	1:33	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	6:55	2:59	OWN 1	6	17	Interception
2	2:32	1:43	OWN 38	7	28	Field Goal
3	13:13	3:12	OWN 35	6	31	Punt
3	7:20	4:04	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
4	14:14	4:33	OWN 30	8	43	Missed FG
4	7:09	2:46	OWN 25	10	23	Fumble
4	1:55	1:26	OWN 19	7	20	Downs

Hartford Diesel
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	4:52	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	4:45	2:41	OWN 20	7	33	Interception
2	15:00	3:58	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
2	9:29	2:34	OWN 38	4	10	Punt
2	3:56	1:24	OPP 21	3	-5	Missed FG
2	0:49	0:49	OWN 23	2	4	Half
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 30	3	-2	Punt
3	10:01	2:41	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	3:16	4:02	OWN 13	7	87	Touchdown
4	9:41	2:32	OWN 34	4	50	Field Goal
4	4:23	2:28	OPP 40	6	17	Field Goal
4	0:29	0:29	OPP 39	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Phil Puppe, Hartford Diesel

Rushing Statistics

Boston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Greg McClelland	13	32	2.46	14	1
Maurice Blair	5	15	3.00	8	0
Percy Burton	4	18	4.50	5	0
Kyle Sherman	1	4	4.00	4	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phil Puppe	22	116	5.27	33	4	0
Burt Evans	11	63	5.73	18	2	1
Robert Whitener	3	13	4.33	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Boston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Sherman	45	25	243	2/13	0	46	1	61.6

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	23	13	177	1/9	2	42	1	92.1

Receiving Statistics

Boston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dave Petko	5	11	62	12.40	8	21
WR Tony Sotiroff	5	13	43	8.60	0	15
RB Percy Burton	4	5	25	6.25	17	12
FB Bucky Cook	4	4	29	7.25	17	17
WR Lamar Anthony	3	5	52	17.33	29	46
WR Brenden Horner	2	3	22	11.00	7	14
TE Tommy Vance	1	2	5	5.00	5	5
FB Xavier Guthrie	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Rondell Riviere	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irv Cochrane	4	8	52	13.00	1	23	1
WR Gerald Pasich	2	2	43	21.50	2	26	0
RB Phil Puppe	2	3	3	1.50	1	2	0
WR Gary Freeman	1	5	42	42.00	0	42	0
TE Stanley Hartman	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Sedrick West	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Gino Bassett	1	2	33	33.00	21	33	1
RB Burt Evans	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Boston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cedric Cooley	1	0	0.00	0

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Maurice Cannida	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Boston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kyle Sherman	1	0	0	0

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrell Tewkesbury	0	1	0	0
Darren Henry	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Boston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glen Surratt	5	226	45.2	30.2	71	1

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Kelley	3	148	49.3	42.7	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Boston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Spencer Daniels	2/3	2/3	1/1	51	0/0

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Riner	2/3	1/2	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Boston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Pasich	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Boston	Ret	Yards	Avg
Percy Burton	2	47	23.5
Brenden Horner	1	15	15.0
Dave Miiles	1	21	21.0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Beardslee	2	31	15.5	0
Isaac Nanamaker	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Boston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dave Miiles	5	0	0.0	25	20
OLB Dominic Lafantaisie	5	0	0.0	31	21
DT Dominic Berdys	4	4	1.0	27	15
OLB Deion Toviessi	4	1	0.0	21	11
CB Scoop West	4	0	0.0	29	20
ILB Lamar Smith	4	0	0.0	25	16
DT Stan Harvey	3	0	0.0	22	16
OLB Brent Kooistra	3	0	0.0	9	7
S Duane Owens	2	1	0.0	18	12
DE Eddie Alcott	2	1	0.0	29	23
DE Tyrus Lane	2	1	0.0	23	21
CB Bubba Pitre	2	0	0.0	23	14
DE Albert Richmond	2	0	0.0	7	1
S Dan Lopes	1	2	0.0	31	20
S Cedric Cooley	1	1	0.0	34	23
DT Donnell Crawford	1	0	0.0	9	9
TE Tommy Vance	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dave Petko	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dana Wanat	1	0	0.0	10	6

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Irv Kamin	7	1	0.5	17	41
DT Barry Park	6	2	0.0	19	36
S Leo Pei	6	2	0.0	14	27
CB Edward Wilkins	5	1	0.0	12	29
ILB Trent Lincoln	5	1	0.0	16	25
CB Jessie Inderwies	4	0	0.0	13	33
S Maurice Cannida	3	3	0.0	19	38
S Isaac Nanamaker	3	0	0.0	11	32
DT Darren Henry	2	0	1.0	13	18
OLB Scottie Hayes	2	2	0.0	11	21
CB Pat Beardslee	2	0	0.0	17	36
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	1	1	0.5	17	17
ILB Ray Perch	1	1	0.0	6	5
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	1	1	0.0	19	39
WR Gary Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Burt Sampson	1	0	0.0	18	41
DT R.J. Small	1	0	0.0	11	33
OLB Kurt Bernard	0	1	0.0	4	7
CB Charles Humphrey	0	1	0.0	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Boston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Dominic Berdys	1.0	0	15
DT Donnell Crawford	0.0	1	9
DT Everett Johnstone	0.0	1	3
DT Dana Wanat	0.0	1	6

Hartford	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Darren Henry	1.0	0	18
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	0.5	1	17
CB Irv Kamin	0.5	0	41
DT Barry Park	0.0	1	36
DT R.J. Small	0.0	1	33
DE Winston Carrano	0.0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Boston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dave Miiles	3	1	0	20
S Dan Lopes	2	0	0	20
CB Scoop West	2	0	0	20
OLB Brent Kooistra	2	0	0	7
CB Bubba Pitre	1	1	0	14
DT Stan Harvey	1	0	0	16
ILB Lamar Smith	1	0	0	16
S Duane Owens	1	0	0	12
OLB Dominic Lafantaisie	0	1	0	21
S Cedric Cooley	0	0	1	23

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Irv Kamin	5	1	0	41
CB Edward Wilkins	5	1	0	29
S Leo Pei	3	2	0	27
S Maurice Cannida	2	2	1	38
CB Jessie Inderwies	2	2	0	33
CB Pat Beardslee	2	0	0	36
ILB Trent Lincoln	2	0	0	25
DT Barry Park	1	0	0	36
DE Burt Sampson	1	0	0	41
OLB Scottie Hayes	1	0	0	21
DT R.J. Small	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Boston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ty Fisher	3	5	1	23	0	47
Joey Guthrie	2	4	0	22	0	36
Emmanuel Nissly	1	3	0	20	0	36
Danny Lincoln	1	1	1	9	0	16
Xavier Guthrie	1	1	0	7	0	14
Leon Snee	0	2	0	6	1	20
Bernard Giron	0	2	0	20	0	38
Tommy Vance	0	2	0	20	0	33
Bucky Cook	0	1	0	10	0	15
Henry Canadeo	0	1	0	14	0	31
Gabe Lake	0	0	0	1	1	11

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luther Morton	4	9	1	35	0	23
Todd Darilek	4	6	2	36	1	24
Ronald Blades	3	7	0	30	0	21
Conrad Powell	1	3	0	16	0	8
Conrad Jordon	1	1	0	23	0	9
Leo Bailey	0	3	0	35	0	24
Sean Evans	0	3	0	21	0	17
Scottie Bowlin	0	1	0	6	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Boston	Tackles	STPlays
Brenden Horner	2	17
Cedric Cooley	1	19
Leon Snee	1	8

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Clements	2	15
Trent Lincoln	1	14
Kurt Bernard	1	9

Participation

Boston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ty Fisher	23	47	---	---	8	78
Cedric Cooley	---	---	34	23	19	76
Kyle Sherman	23	47	---	---	---	70
Bernard Giron	20	38	---	---	8	66
Scoop West	---	---	29	20	15	64
Joey Guthrie	22	36	---	---	---	58
Eddie Alcott	---	---	29	23	6	58
Tommy Vance	20	33	---	---	4	57
Emmanuel Nissly	20	36	---	---	---	56
Dominic Lafantaisie	---	---	31	21	3	55
Dan Lopes	---	---	31	20	3	54
Dave Miiles	---	---	25	20	7	52
Tony Sotiroff	15	30	---	---	5	50
Dave Petko	14	33	---	---	---	47
Brenden Horner	9	20	---	---	17	46
Henry Canadeo	14	31	---	---	---	45
Tyrus Lane	---	---	23	21	1	45
Dominic Berdys	---	---	27	15	2	44
Bubba Pitre	---	---	23	14	7	44
Lamar Smith	---	---	25	16	3	44
Stan Harvey	---	---	22	16	2	40
Percy Burton	4	15	---	---	20	39
Lamar Anthony	11	27	---	---	---	38
Deion Toviessi	---	---	21	11	3	35
Greg McClelland	14	21	---	---	---	35
Leon Snee	6	20	---	---	8	34
Xavier Guthrie	7	14	---	---	13	34
Danny Lincoln	9	16	---	---	8	33
Duane Owens	---	---	18	12	2	32
Bucky Cook	10	15	---	---	4	29
Brent Kooistra	---	---	9	7	11	27
Doug Nolan	3	8	---	---	15	26
Phil Shin	---	---	9	6	9	24
Everett Johnstone	---	---	14	3	4	21
Maurice Blair	5	15	---	---	---	20
Donnell Crawford	---	---	9	9	1	19
Dana Wanat	---	---	10	6	1	17
Les Wolin	0	0	---	---	16	16
Rondell Riviere	3	4	---	---	8	15
Gabe Lake	1	11	---	---	---	12
Albert Richmond	---	---	7	1	---	8
Clarence Welch	0	0	---	---	6	6
Spencer Daniels	0	0	---	---	6	6
Glen Surratt	0	0	---	---	5	5
T.J. DeRonde	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ricardo Santiago	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Irv Kamin	---	---	17	41	11	69
Burt Sampson	---	---	18	41	7	66
Leo Bailey	35	24	---	---	6	65
Ricardo Spaulding	---	---	19	39	7	65
Maurice Cannida	---	---	19	38	3	60
Todd Darilek	36	24	---	---	---	60
Robert Whitener	36	24	---	---	---	60
Pat Beardslee	---	---	17	36	6	59
Luther Morton	35	23	---	---	---	58
Barry Park	---	---	19	36	3	58
Gino Bassett	32	19	---	---	7	58
Trent Lincoln	---	---	16	25	14	55
Leo Pei	---	---	14	27	11	52
Ronald Blades	30	21	---	---	---	51
Edward Wilkins	---	---	12	29	10	51
Gary Freeman	28	20	---	---	1	49
Jessie Inderwies	---	---	13	33	2	48
Isaac Nanamaker	---	---	11	32	4	47
R.J. Small	---	---	11	33	2	46
Sean Evans	21	17	---	---	6	44
Conrad Jordon	23	9	---	---	9	41
Sedrick West	12	11	---	---	18	41
Tyrell Tewkesbury	---	---	17	17	5	39
Phil Puppe	24	13	---	---	2	39
Irv Cochrane	19	14	---	---	3	36
Darren Henry	---	---	13	18	5	36
Stanley Hartman	14	7	---	---	15	36
Scottie Hayes	---	---	11	21	2	34
Burt Evans	12	11	---	---	8	31
Gerald Pasich	11	9	---	---	10	30
Tracy Clements	5	7	---	---	15	27
Conrad Powell	16	8	---	---	---	24
Charles Humphrey	---	---	5	16	2	23
Winston Carrano	---	---	6	15	2	23
Kurt Bernard	---	---	4	7	9	20
Ray Perch	---	---	6	5	4	15
Scottie Bowlin	6	3	---	---	6	15
Walt Lang	---	---	5	6	3	14
Jerry Wilcox	0	0	---	---	12	12
Lincoln Riner	0	0	---	---	9	9
Eugene Harwell	1	0	---	---	6	7
Harry Palmer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tyrone Kelley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Roman Benson	---	---	0	2	---	2
Mitch Pearson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ed McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	50	12.5
Middle	22	122	5.5
Right	9	21	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Boston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Sherman	45	25	2	2	5	8	4	0	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	23	13	4	1	2	3	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	82	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	139	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	5	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	1	2	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	63	15.8
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	107	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Boston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Sotiroff	13	5	3	43	0	30
WR Dave Petko	11	5	1	62	1	33
RB Percy Burton	5	4	0	25	0	15
WR Lamar Anthony	5	3	0	52	1	27
FB Bucky Cook	4	4	0	29	0	15
WR Brenden Horner	3	2	1	22	0	20
TE Tommy Vance	2	1	0	5	0	33
TE Rondell Riviere	1	0	0	0	0	4
FB Xavier Guthrie	1	1	0	5	0	14

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irv Cochrane	8	4	0	52	1	14
WR Gary Freeman	5	1	2	42	1	20
RB Phil Puppe	3	2	0	3	0	13
WR Gerald Pasich	2	2	0	43	1	9
TE Gino Bassett	2	1	0	33	1	19
TE Stanley Hartman	1	1	0	2	0	7
RB Sedrick West	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Burt Evans	1	1	0	-1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Boston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phil Puppe	3	4	1.33	5.27
Burt Evans	1	5	5.00	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Boston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	1	1	16	16.00	7.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Boston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Irv Cochrane	1	1	16	16.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Boston	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Burton	4	2

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Puppe	6	2
Burt Evans	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Boston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Sherman	12	7	1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	4	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Boston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Sotiroff	7	4	0
RB Percy Burton	2	2	1
WR Dave Petko	2	0	0
WR Brenden Horner	1	1	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch
WR Gary Freeman	1	0
RB Phil Puppe	1	0
TE Stanley Hartman	1	1
RB Burt Evans	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,300 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (19,500)
End Zone 7,300 (14,100)
Mezzanine 4,700 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 7,800 (12,400)
Club Seats 5,300 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,400 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,300 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (19,500)
End Zone	7,300 (14,100)
Mezzanine	4,700 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	7,800 (12,400)
Club Seats	5,300 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,400 (2,900)