Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Hartford, CT

13 degrees, snow, 15 mph wind

Sacramento Quake771710-41
Hartford Diesel101407-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:52 HAR - Lincoln Riner 34 field goal
1Q: 09:47 SAC - Andre Hernandez 86 kickoff return (Norm Harbin extra point)
1Q: 03:16 HAR - Phil Puppe 43 run (Lincoln Riner extra point)
2Q: 15:00 SAC - Bubba Pachelbel 5 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
2Q: 04:32 HAR - Gary Freeman 13 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
2Q: 00:28 HAR - Gerald Pasich 12 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
3Q: 10:35 SAC - Norm Harbin 44 field goal
3Q: 08:40 SAC - Bubba Pachelbel 3 run (Norm Harbin extra point)
3Q: 05:11 SAC - Warren Nitti 10 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
4Q: 09:09 SAC - Shannon Upshaw 11 pass from Steve Reynolds (Norm Harbin extra point)
4Q: 04:51 HAR - Irv Cochrane 78 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
4Q: 01:25 SAC - Norm Harbin 22 field goal

Team StatisticsSACHAR
Record11-69-8
First Downs1520
- by Rushing49
- by Passing1111
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards328503
- Offensive Plays5571
- Yards per Play5.967.08
Net Rushing Yards99206
- Rushing Attempts2931
- Yards per Rush3.416.65
Net Passing Yards229297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt25 - 21 - 039 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards237303
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/81/6
- Yards per Pass Play8.817.43
Fumbles/Lost2/01/0
3rd Down Conversions3/118/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.57.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards1/55/34
Punt Returns/Yards3/123/5
Kick Returns/Yards4/1694/66
Interception Ret./Yards2/210/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits43
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 40OWN 20
Time of Possession28:3831:22

Drive Charts

Sacramento Quake
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
15:281:38OWN 103-6Punt
13:013:12OWN 38762Touchdown
212:462:48OWN 32523Punt
24:211:36OWN 2033Punt
20:210:21OWN 201-1Half
315:004:33OWN 33840Field Goal
38:400:08OPP 313Touchdown
36:331:33OWN 36364Touchdown
33:062:49OWN 25526Punt
412:393:36OWN 32768Touchdown
47:252:34OWN 20419Punt
44:362:11OWN 27419Punt
41:580:38OPP 934Field Goal
40:400:40OPP 211-1Game
Hartford Diesel
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:13OWN 171066Field Goal
19:324:04OWN 20639Punt
13:500:49OPP 45245Touchdown
214:492:03OWN 2030Punt
29:585:37OWN 51395Touchdown
22:452:24OWN 23977Touchdown
310:271:47OWN 10411Interception
38:321:59OWN 2030Punt
35:001:54OWN 3833Punt
30:172:38OWN 17513Punt
49:031:38OWN 20635Punt
44:510:15OWN 22178Touchdown
42:250:27OWN 23-1Interception
41:200:40OWN 1348Downs

Game MVP: Steve Reynolds, Sacramento Quake

Rushing Statistics

SacramentoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Larry Hodges18382.112510
Steve Reynolds7395.572410
Bubba Pachelbel3217.001611
Stan Harden111.00100
HartfordAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Phil Puppe191176.164341
Burt Evans9839.224720
Robert Whitener362.00400

Passing Statistics

SacramentoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Reynolds25212371/83500145.8
HartfordAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Robert Whitener39233031/6378287.9

Receiving Statistics

SacramentoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Bubba Pachelbel77284.00781
WR Shannon Upshaw465112.7526211
WR Warren Nitti4510125.2537501
FB Stan Harden333612.0022310
RB Larry Hodges2294.50260
WR Kenneth Hackett121212.004120
HartfordCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Irv Cochrane61114824.67100781
WR Gary Freeman5117715.404391
RB Phil Puppe3472.33540
WR Gerald Pasich222412.000121
RB Sedrick West2231.50060
TE Gino Bassett2394.509100
WR Jerry Wilcox223618.000180
RB Burt Evans12-1-1.001-10
FB Conrad Jordon0100.00000

Interception Statistics

SacramentoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Jesse McKeefry100.000
S Brad Nylander12121.000
HartfordIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

SacramentoFumbRecovForceTD
Ronald Rayman1000
Bubba Pachelbel1000
Shannon Upshaw0100
Phillip Boshier0100
Bo Strong0010
HartfordFumbRecovForceTD
Robert Whitener1000
Ronald Blades0100
Tracy Clements0010
Edward Wilkins0010

Punting Statistics

SacramentoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Erik Freeman626343.843.0553
HartfordPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tyrone Kelley625242.036.7482

Kicking Statistics

SacramentoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Harbin2/21/10/0445/5
HartfordFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Lincoln Riner1/10/00/0344/4

Punt Return Statistics

SacramentoRetYardsAvgTD
Ronald Rayman3124.00
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Pasich351.70

Kick Return Statistics

SacramentoRetYardsAvgTD
Andre Hernandez313946.31
Kenneth Hackett13030.00
HartfordRetYardsAvgTD
Isaac Nanamaker46616.50

Defensive Statistics

SacramentoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Brad Nylander820.03140
CB Bryant Bohannon710.02735
OLB Lamar Morton520.02838
ILB Brandon Chepaitis400.079
CB Pete Lynch400.02830
S Ronald Rayman330.01930
S Ryan McComas320.02029
DE Steve Infante310.02530
CB Jesse McKeefry310.0914
DE Bo Strong231.02939
ILB Donnie Lewis210.02328
CB Dexter Brown200.02534
OLB Phillip Boshier130.0910
DT Ted Rigot110.02124
DT Bruce Kimsey110.02937
DT Blake Winters100.088
OLB Les Wortham100.024
HartfordTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Scottie Hayes800.01919
ILB Trent Lincoln710.02119
DT Darren Henry410.01711
CB Irv Kamin400.02424
CB Pat Beardslee310.01515
CB Edward Wilkins310.02017
CB Jessie Inderwies300.01715
OLB Kurt Bernard211.0104
S Leo Pei250.0913
OLB Peter Dunn210.01110
DE Walt Lang200.01514
ILB Ray Perch200.087
S Isaac Nanamaker110.02216
DT R.J. Small110.01616
WR Gary Freeman10---------
S Maurice Cannida100.01720
RB Burt Evans10---------
DT Barry Park030.02322
DE Burt Sampson020.01412
DE Winston Carrano020.0149
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury010.01617

Pass Rush Statistics

SacramentoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Bo Strong1.001139
DT Bruce Kimsey0.001037
ILB Donnie Lewis0.001028
HartfordSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Kurt Bernard1.00004
DE Burt Sampson0.001012

Pass Defense Statistics

SacramentoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Pete Lynch54030
CB Bryant Bohannon41035
S Brad Nylander30140
OLB Lamar Morton30038
CB Dexter Brown20034
CB Jesse McKeefry11114
S Ryan McComas10029
OLB Phillip Boshier10010
OLB Les Wortham1004
S Ronald Rayman10030
ILB Donnie Lewis10028
HartfordCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Scottie Hayes50019
CB Irv Kamin31024
CB Jessie Inderwies30015
CB Edward Wilkins20017
ILB Trent Lincoln20019
OLB Peter Dunn10010
DT Darren Henry10011
ILB Ray Perch1007
DE Burt Sampson10012
S Leo Pei10013
DT R.J. Small10016

Blocking Statistics

SacramentoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Nolan Gornell26021020
Herb Darrow17021124
D.J. Leone12026019
Jason Simon03020016
Deion McVay0201408
Carlton Raiola02029026
Leslie Bligh0101608
HartfordKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Leo Bailey35031039
Todd Darilek34031140
Ronald Blades27028035
Luther Morton25130038
Sean Evans24018026
Gino Bassett12025032
Conrad Powell01014016
Conrad Jordon01019022

Special Teams Tackles

SacramentoTacklesSTPlays
Bubba Pachelbel626
Bryant Bohannon132
HartfordTacklesSTPlays
Tracy Clements221
Gerald Pasich217
Stanley Hartman120
Pat Beardslee115

Participation

SacramentoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Bryant Bohannon------27353294
Brad Nylander------31401586
Bruce Kimsey------2937470
Bo Strong------2939169
Lamar Morton------2838167
Steve Infante------2530964
Pete Lynch------2830361
Dexter Brown------2534261
Warren Nitti1922------1960
Ronald Rayman------1930756
Carlton Raiola2926---------55
Shannon Upshaw2826------155
Steve Reynolds2926---------55
Herb Darrow2124------853
Kenneth Hackett1617------2053
Ryan McComas------2029352
Donnie Lewis------2328152
D.J. Leone2619------449
Larry Hodges2511------1248
Ted Rigot------2124---45
Jason Simon2016------844
Bubba Pachelbel414------2644
Omar Fisk119------2141
Nolan Gornell2120---------41
Stan Harden178------1540
Phillip Boshier------9101332
Leslie Bligh168------731
Brandon Chepaitis------791430
Jerry Rodriguez1317---------30
Jesse McKeefry------914730
Deion McVay148---------22
Mo Cortez58------821
Blake Winters------88117
Cary Artis36------514
Les Wortham------24713
Norm Harbin00------1010
Sam Tyler10------89
Craig Lofton00------88
Andre Hernandez00------66
Erik Freeman00------66
Jamie Fiedler00------44
Isaac Reese00------22
Earl Mayes11---------2
Kenoy Lindsay------11---2
Everett Johnstone------0011
Gary Sellers00---------0
HartfordRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Leo Bailey3139------777
Robert Whitener3140------172
Todd Darilek3140---------71
Gino Bassett2532------1370
Luther Morton3038------169
Ronald Blades2835------366
Gary Freeman2735------163
Phil Puppe2132------154
Conrad Jordon1922------1152
Edward Wilkins------20171552
Irv Kamin------2424250
Sedrick West1111------2648
Isaac Nanamaker------2216947
Stanley Hartman1314------2047
Barry Park------2322247
Sean Evans1826------347
Peter Dunn------11102546
Pat Beardslee------15151545
Trent Lincoln------2119545
Maurice Cannida------1720643
Scottie Hayes------1919442
Irv Cochrane1724---------41
Tyrell Tewkesbury------1617538
Gerald Pasich711------1735
Leo Pei------9131335
Jessie Inderwies------1715234
Conrad Powell1416------333
Burt Sampson------1412733
R.J. Small------1616133
Darren Henry------1711331
Walt Lang------1514231
Burt Evans108------725
Winston Carrano------149---23
Jerry Wilcox511------622
Tracy Clements00------2121
Ray Perch------87621
Kurt Bernard------104620
Sam Carlisle00------2020
Charles Humphrey------116118
Scottie Bowlin35------715
Eugene Harwell01------78
Lincoln Riner00------77
Tyrone Kelley00------66
Mitch Pearson------0022
Ed McCormick00---------0
Ike Greer00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4276.8
Middle18532.9
Right5214.2
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left13856.5
Middle9384.2
Right9839.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

SacramentoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Reynolds25214021100
HartfordAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Robert Whitener39233316312

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen2284.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16161589.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)62213.5
Long (19+ Yds)115050.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen138151.2
Short (0-8 Yds)549619.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)12812110.1
Long (19+ Yds)83718.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

SacramentoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Bubba Pachelbel77028014
WR Shannon Upshaw64051126
WR Warren Nitti541101222
FB Stan Harden3303618
RB Larry Hodges2209011
WR Kenneth Hackett21112017
HartfordTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Irv Cochrane1160148224
WR Gary Freeman115077135
RB Phil Puppe4307032
TE Gino Bassett3209032
WR Gerald Pasich22024011
RB Sedrick West2203011
WR Jerry Wilcox22036011
RB Burt Evans210-108
FB Conrad Jordon1010022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

SacramentoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Larry Hodges231.502.11
Bubba Pachelbel252.507.00
Steve Reynolds133.005.57
Stan Harden111.001.00
HartfordAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

SacramentoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Reynolds54306.009.48
HartfordAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Robert Whitener43225.507.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

SacramentoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Bubba Pachelbel2294.504.00
WR Shannon Upshaw111111.008.50
WR Warren Nitti111010.0020.20
WR Kenneth Hackett1000.006.00
HartfordTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Irv Cochrane1000.0013.45
WR Gary Freeman111313.007.00
WR Gerald Pasich111212.0012.00
RB Sedrick West11-3-3.001.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

SacramentoRushesConversions
Larry Hodges40
Stan Harden10
HartfordRushesConversions
Phil Puppe53
Burt Evans21

Third Down Passing Statistics

SacramentoAttCompConversions
Steve Reynolds633
HartfordAttCompConversions
Robert Whitener954

Third Down Receiving Statistics

SacramentoTargCatchConversions
WR Shannon Upshaw311
WR Warren Nitti211
RB Bubba Pachelbel111
HartfordTargCatchConversions
WR Irv Cochrane422
WR Gary Freeman322
WR Jerry Wilcox110

SectionAttendance
Stadium48,500 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,600 (19,500)
End Zone9,300 (14,100)
Mezzanine5,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats9,500 (12,400)
Club Seats6,500 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes1,700 (2,900)