Exhibition Week 1, 2027

played in Chicago, IL

64 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Golden Hawks7700-14
Chicago Crusaders01073-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:43 MIN - Ernie Vertescher 80 blocked field goal return (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 12:18 CHI - Drew Bradford 6 pass from Kyle Sherman (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 07:30 MIN - Cole McCormick 4 run (Irving Clemens extra point)
2Q: 01:37 CHI - Brenden Winslett 45 field goal
3Q: 09:37 CHI - Harris Delgado 1 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
4Q: 06:04 CHI - Brenden Winslett 40 field goal

Team StatisticsMINCHI
Record0-11-0
First Downs922
- by Rushing310
- by Passing612
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards190368
- Offensive Plays5280
- Yards per Play3.654.60
Net Rushing Yards94201
- Rushing Attempts1830
- Yards per Rush5.226.70
Net Passing Yards96167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 16 - 048 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards114179
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/182/12
- Yards per Pass Play2.823.34
Fumbles/Lost1/01/0
3rd Down Conversions4/159/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.56.7
4th Down Conversions1/21/1
Penalties/Yards4/303/25
Punt Returns/Yards4/315/10
Kick Returns/Yards3/673/48
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits13
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 29
Time of Possession22:5237:08

Drive Charts

Minnesota Golden Hawks
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:28OWN 2935Punt
110:091:44OWN 3220Punt
17:210:49OWN 4530Punt
212:094:45OWN 281072Touchdown
23:531:14OWN 631Punt
21:291:29OWN 30628Missed FG
39:292:25OWN 303-6Punt
35:472:25OWN 7537Punt
32:081:38OWN 3632Punt
412:021:35OWN 1733Punt
45:591:14OWN 2035Punt
42:201:18OWN 30823Downs
Chicago Crusaders
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:322:23OWN 19616Punt
18:251:04OWN 2231Punt
16:323:03OWN 17764Missed FG
13:296:20OWN 271373Touchdown
27:243:31OWN 15528Punt
22:391:10OPP 41513Field Goal
315:005:31OWN 131087Touchdown
37:041:17OWN 41411Punt
33:221:14OWN 1734Punt
30:303:28OWN 20925Punt
410:274:28OWN 46931Field Goal
44:452:25OWN 3435Punt
41:021:02OWN 4730Game

Game MVP: Tito Mason, Chicago Crusaders

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cole McCormick13816.234011
Mel Stokes382.67800
Courtney Finch252.50300
ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tito Mason1416912.075250
Harris Delgado12282.33801
Kyle Sherman2-2-1.00-100
Billy Forbes144.00400
Allen Carlson122.00200

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Buddy Cahill2613952/12021059.0
Benjamin Lee53191/6016067.9
ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kyle Sherman37201310/0113070.9
Billy Forbes115482/12015058.1

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Sean Pallansch585410.800210
FB Courtney Finch33165.332110
WR Bernie Sweeney3851.67030
WR Roy Reynolds141010.002100
TE J.C. Schmeh1122.00020
WR Marcus Rodgers111616.000160
WR Troy Wiggins1477.00070
RB Cole McCormick1144.00340
TE Lester Baskey0100.00000
ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dana Eickholt69518.502150
FB Allen Carlson45297.2515100
WR Bernard Trainor49348.505120
RB Harris Delgado46266.5014100
RB Tito Mason36206.678130
WR Drew Bradford2673.50061
TE Brad Bensen1166.00060
WR Walt Czarnecki1666.00060

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Benjamin Lee1000
Korey Way0100
Larry Warkentien0010
Ernie Vertescher0001
ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Walt Czarnecki1000
Harris Delgado0100
Brock Wolin0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jackie Scott935639.638.4493
ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dexter Flannery730042.938.4523

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Irving Clemens0/10/10/102/2
ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Brenden Winslett2/32/20/0452/2

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Sweeney4317.80
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Marcus Burdette5102.00

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Percy Oliver24623.00
Roy Reynolds12121.00
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Walt Czarnecki34816.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Herb Jazynka820.51920
S Dean Tanner600.01735
OLB Jackie Stevens421.01425
OLB Bo Tanner340.01836
S Norman Haworth320.01924
DT Norbert Borders310.01928
ILB Lorenzo White300.0815
CB Ernie Vertescher300.01331
DE Tyrus Ragland300.01212
S Marco Harp230.01619
CB Percy Oliver210.02344
ILB Brandon White210.01837
CB Larry Warkentien210.02234
DE Stephen Wilkerson200.01838
DE Derek Holliday200.01937
OLB Geoff Figley200.01219
S Emmanuel Ouellette120.51331
DE Mitch Oxenby110.01631
OLB Wayne Hines100.0119
CB Herb Newhart010.01721
ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Dustin Thongchanh610.0924
S Bernie Elliott400.01429
CB Barry Kaplan400.0920
CB Corey Farley320.01328
S Charles Feely300.0919
OLB Brock Wolin201.01012
ILB William Zellars200.0910
S Victor Jamison200.0817
CB Jon Martinez200.01126
DT Frankie Dumas101.0618
DE Les Maloney101.01226
ILB Emmanuel Barton120.01330
S Chuck Shepherd110.01217
DE Tyrell Porter110.01021
DT Reggie Guffey100.01216
OLB D.J. Killian100.044
CB Marcus Burdette100.01521

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jackie Stevens1.001025
S Emmanuel Ouellette0.500031
ILB Herb Jazynka0.500020
DE Mitch Oxenby0.011131
DT Norbert Borders0.001028
DE Derek Holliday0.001037
OLB Geoff Figley0.000119
ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Frankie Dumas1.000018
OLB Brock Wolin1.000012
DE Les Maloney1.000026
OLB Tracy Nadell0.002010
CB Jon Martinez0.001126

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Dean Tanner42035
S Norman Haworth31024
CB Ernie Vertescher21031
S Marco Harp21019
CB Percy Oliver20044
ILB Lorenzo White20015
ILB Herb Jazynka20020
ILB Brandon White10037
CB Larry Warkentien10034
DE Mitch Oxenby10031
DT Norbert Borders10028
DE Stephen Wilkerson10038
DE Tyrus Ragland10012
OLB Geoff Figley10019
OLB Wayne Hines1009
ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Dustin Thongchanh21024
CB Corey Farley21028
CB Jon Martinez21026
S Bernie Elliott20029
S Victor Jamison20017
CB Barry Kaplan20020
S Charles Feely11019
DT Reggie Guffey10016
OLB Brock Wolin10012
OLB D.J. Killian1004
ILB William Zellars02010

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Korey Way34015027
Glenn Darlington14017022
Dustin Rhodes13010327
Scottie Givens13013022
Courtney Finch1109016
Claude Oshiro11011021
James Gerhardt0108019
Lester Baskey01015023
ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Brad Bensen33020037
Trent Snyder27114018
Phil Talley24018132
Victor McDonald22013018
Bryant Timlin12016032
Kim Newton1208018
Rex Booker12022032
Sam Tyler03017019
Danny Tiessen02017132

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Percy Oliver419
Larry Warkentien318
Brent Dennis110
ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Tracy Nadell214
Harris Delgado122
Barry Kaplan118
Drew Bradford115
Dana Eickholt18
Victor Jamison13

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Percy Oliver------23441986
Larry Warkentien------22341874
Stephen Wilkerson------1838662
Brandon White------1837661
Dean Tanner------1735961
Derek Holliday------1937258
Bo Tanner------1836357
Lester Baskey1523------1553
J.C. Schmeh1022------1951
Bernie Sweeney1424------1351
Korey Way1527------850
Mitch Oxenby------1631350
Ernie Vertescher------1331549
Courtney Finch916------2449
Norbert Borders------1928249
Emmanuel Ouellette------1331347
Dustin Rhodes1027------1047
Herb Newhart------1721947
Herb Jazynka------1920847
Norman Haworth------1924245
Buddy Cahill1628---------44
Wayne Hines------1192343
Jackie Stevens------1425443
Scottie Givens1322------540
Glenn Darlington1722---------39
Marco Harp------1619338
James Gerhardt819------1037
Cole McCormick1321---------34
Tyrus Ragland------1212933
Troy Wiggins1221---------33
Claude Oshiro1121---------32
Geoff Figley------1219---31
Brent Dennis713------1030
Sean Pallansch818------430
Roy Reynolds510------1328
Stan Hastings919---------28
Lorenzo White------815326
Mel Stokes38------920
Marcus Rodgers17------816
Buddy Coggan------64111
Jackie Scott00------99
Benjamin Lee26---------8
Desmond Burnett00------88
Irving Clemens00------44
Butch Campbell00------11
Stephen Dixon00---------0
ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Harris Delgado1636------2274
Allen Carlson1935------1771
Brad Bensen2037------1471
Drew Bradford2626------1567
Tito Mason1830------1765
Dana Eickholt2031------859
Rex Booker2232------559
Kyle Sherman2037---------57
Emmanuel Barton------13301457
Bryant Timlin1632------755
Walt Czarnecki1618------1751
Phil Talley1832---------50
Danny Tiessen1732---------49
Barry Kaplan------9201847
Sam Tyler1719------1046
Bernard Trainor1233---------45
Ted Solano1331---------44
Bernie Elliott------1429144
Corey Farley------1328344
Marcus Burdette------1521743
Victor McDonald1318------1041
Tyrell Herndon1218------1040
Chuck Shepherd------12171039
Les Maloney------1226139
Jon Martinez------1126138
Dustin Thongchanh------924437
Trent Snyder1418------335
Tyrell Porter------1021435
Reggie Guffey------1216533
Kim Newton818------531
Charles Feely------919129
Victor Jamison------817328
Tracy Nadell------3101427
William Zellars------910726
Frankie Dumas------618125
Ben Berardi------681024
Billy Forbes1013---------23
Brock Wolin------1012123
Jermaine Vance------813---21
D.J. Killian------44816
Lincoln Perkins------44412
Ernie McChane34------411
Marlon Brigance------11911
Brenden Winslett00------88
Dexter Flannery00------77
Unknown00------33

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6233.8
Middle44210.5
Right8293.6
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9849.3
Middle14966.9
Right5234.6
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Buddy Cahill26131515210
Benjamin Lee530001100
ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kyle Sherman37200165410
Billy Forbes1150240010

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen3200.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1310544.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)63396.5
Long (19+ Yds)91212.3
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen95323.6
Short (0-8 Yds)24151024.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)135453.5
Long (19+ Yds)2000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Sean Pallansch85154118
WR Bernie Sweeney8305024
WR Roy Reynolds41010010
WR Troy Wiggins4107021
FB Courtney Finch33016016
TE Lester Baskey1000023
TE J.C. Schmeh1102022
WR Marcus Rodgers1101607
RB Cole McCormick1104021
ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dana Eickholt96251031
WR Bernard Trainor94334033
RB Tito Mason63020030
WR Drew Bradford6217026
RB Harris Delgado64026036
WR Walt Czarnecki6146018
FB Allen Carlson54029035
TE Brad Bensen1106037

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cole McCormick144.006.23
ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Allen Carlson122.002.00
Harris Delgado111.002.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Buddy Cahill111616.003.65
ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kyle Sherman64213.503.54
Billy Forbes3000.004.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Sean Pallansch111616.006.75
ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Walt Czarnecki4161.501.00
WR Dana Eickholt2152.505.67
WR Drew Bradford2163.001.17
RB Harris Delgado1144.004.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
Cole McCormick11
ChicagoRushesConversions
Harris Delgado44
Tito Mason31
Billy Forbes10
Kyle Sherman10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Buddy Cahill1063
Benjamin Lee320
ChicagoAttCompConversions
Kyle Sherman832
Billy Forbes422

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
FB Courtney Finch332
WR Sean Pallansch321
WR Troy Wiggins200
WR Bernie Sweeney210
WR Roy Reynolds100
TE J.C. Schmeh110
WR Marcus Rodgers110
ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Dana Eickholt433
WR Bernard Trainor300
WR Drew Bradford311
FB Allen Carlson110
WR Walt Czarnecki100

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,700 (71,000 capacity)
Upper Deck22,400 (22,700)
End Zone16,200 (16,400)
Mezzanine9,400 (9,500)
Sideline Seats14,300 (14,500)
Club Seats1,800 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes2,600 (6,000)