Exhibition Week 4, 2027

played in Champaign, IL

80 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Chicago Crusaders	0	6	0	0	-	6
Champaign Thunder	0	13	0	21	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CHM - Daryl Riley 42 field goal
2Q: 09:32 CHI - Brenden Winslett 48 field goal
2Q: 06:20 CHM - R.J. Einard 35 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:19 CHI - Brenden Winslett 35 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CHM - Daryl Riley 20 field goal
4Q: 02:45 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 1 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 01:39 CHM - Joey Tutwiler 4 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 00:43 CHM - Dana Wanat 42 fumble return (Daryl Riley extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 15:00 CHM - Daryl Riley 42 field goal
2Q: 09:32 CHI - Brenden Winslett 48 field goal
2Q: 06:20 CHM - R.J. Einard 35 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
2Q: 02:19 CHI - Brenden Winslett 35 field goal
2Q: 00:21 CHM - Daryl Riley 20 field goal
4Q: 02:45 CHM - Jeffrey Donovan 1 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 01:39 CHM - Joey Tutwiler 4 run (Daryl Riley extra point)
4Q: 00:43 CHM - Dana Wanat 42 fumble return (Daryl Riley extra point)

Team Statistics CHI CHM
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 15 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 349 359
- Offensive Plays 65 53
- Yards per Play 5.37 6.77
Net Rushing Yards 70 141
- Rushing Attempts 22 30
- Yards per Rush 3.18 4.70
Net Passing Yards 279 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.49 9.48
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/82 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:03 27:57

Team Statistics	CHI	CHM
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	15	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	349	359
- Offensive Plays	65	53
- Yards per Play	5.37	6.77
Net Rushing Yards	70	141
- Rushing Attempts	22	30
- Yards per Rush	3.18	4.70
Net Passing Yards	279	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	23 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.49	9.48
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/82	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:03	27:57

Drive Charts

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 24	6	36	Punt
1	9:03	5:01	OWN 36	10	32	Missed FG
2	14:53	5:28	OWN 12	9	57	Field Goal
2	6:02	3:51	OWN 20	7	62	Field Goal
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	13:19	3:13	OWN 28	6	14	Punt
3	6:05	5:36	OWN 5	11	56	Punt
4	12:29	3:23	OWN 29	6	55	Missed FG
4	2:35	0:31	OWN 17	4	0	Downs
4	1:30	1:00	OWN 15	4	27	Fumble
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 44	1	6	Game

Champaign Thunder
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	2:08	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
1	4:02	4:09	OWN 39	7	36	Field Goal
2	9:25	3:23	OWN 18	5	82	Touchdown
2	2:11	1:57	OWN 34	6	63	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	10:06	4:01	OWN 13	8	37	Punt
3	0:29	3:00	OWN 20	6	11	Punt
4	9:06	6:31	OWN 23	11	77	Touchdown
4	2:04	0:34	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown

Game MVP: Heath Warren, Champaign Thunder

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tito Mason	10	35	3.50	12	1
Harris Delgado	8	10	1.25	5	0
Billy Forbes	2	21	10.50	16	1
Kyle Sherman	2	4	2.00	5	0

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Einard	20	96	4.80	35	2	1
Joey Tutwiler	7	41	5.86	14	2	1
Unknown	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	1.00	1	0	1
Kirk Nobles	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Sherman	29	18	244	2/16	0	50	0	88.8
Billy Forbes	11	8	57	1/6	0	12	0	84.3

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
A.J. Palkowski	12	10	146	0/0	0	26	0	117.3
Unknown	11	7	72	0/0	0	28	0	82.4

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bernard Trainor	6	6	117	19.50	45	50
WR Drew Bradford	5	8	43	8.60	14	22
WR Dana Eickholt	4	9	38	9.50	13	16
RB Harris Delgado	3	5	20	6.67	6	9
WR Walt Czarnecki	3	4	44	14.67	26	27
FB Allen Carlson	2	2	19	9.50	4	15
RB Tito Mason	2	4	15	7.50	0	10
TE Brad Bensen	1	2	5	5.00	0	5

Champaign	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kirk Nobles	4	5	67	16.75	0	28
WR Butch Bostic	3	4	31	10.33	17	14
TE Malcolm McReynolds	3	4	22	7.33	0	18
WR Gerald Battle	2	2	11	5.50	0	7
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	2	21	21.00	2	21
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	17	17.00	8	17
Unknown	1	3	26	26.00	0	26
FB Morris Gordon	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	22	22.00	4	22

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Champaign	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
Billy Forbes	1	0
Kyle Sherman	1	0
Walt Czarnecki	1	0
Drew Bradford	0	1
Victor McDonald	0	1

Champaign	Recov	Force	TD
Dana Wanat	1	0	1
Heath Warren	0	2	0
Horace Nelson	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Flannery	3	124	41.3	28.0	45	1

Champaign	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Baxter	4	175	43.8	41.3	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	2/4	1/2	0/0	48	0/0

Champaign	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daryl Riley	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Burdette	1	10	10.0	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Walt Czarnecki	5	82	16.4	0

Champaign	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Battle	1	35	35.0	0
Emmitt Alexander	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT Reggie Guffey	5	0	16	13
CB Corey Farley	4	0	19	19
ILB William Zellars	3	4	26	17
CB Jon Martinez	3	3	19	17
DE Tyrell Porter	3	1	18	9
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	3	0	4	6
OLB Tracy Nadell	3	0	13	9
DE Jermaine Vance	3	0	12	14
OLB Brock Wolin	3	0	15	10
S Bernie Elliott	2	2	21	14
DT Frankie Dumas	2	1	16	11
S Victor Jamison	2	0	11	14
S Charles Feely	2	0	18	14
CB Barry Kaplan	2	0	15	13
S Chuck Shepherd	1	1	14	10
DE Les Maloney	1	1	18	17
CB Marcus Burdette	1	1	17	14
ILB Emmanuel Barton	1	0	18	18
ILB Lincoln Perkins	0	2	12	1
OLB D.J. Killian	0	1	11	3

Champaign	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Percy Dodge	7	1	0.0	15	37
OLB Anthony Wheeler	7	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Kyle Jeffries	5	0	0.0	16	25
CB Emmitt Alexander	5	0	0.0	20	39
DT Tyrus Barber	4	1	0.5	13	23
OLB Tom Meier	4	2	0.0	13	27
DE Heath Warren	3	1	2.5	11	30
CB Horace Nelson	3	1	0.0	13	33
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	2	2	0.0	9	16
ILB Al Prior	2	1	0.0	5	9
CB Carlos Hines	2	0	0.0	16	36
DT Rich Westbrook	2	0	0.0	16	32
S Carlton Di Pietro	2	0	0.0	14	22
DT Robbie Wooden	1	0	0.0	11	13
DT Kelvin Mealey	1	0	0.0	14	19
CB Lionel Grant	0	1	0.0	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrell Porter	1	1	9
DE Ben Berardi	1	0	6
DE Jermaine Vance	1	0	14

Champaign	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Heath Warren	2.5	0	0	1	30
DT Tyrus Barber	0.5	0	0	0	23
DT Kelvin Mealey	0.0	2	1	0	19
DE Deon Pearson	0.0	0	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dustin Thongchanh	3	0	6
CB Corey Farley	3	0	19
CB Jon Martinez	2	1	17
OLB Tracy Nadell	1	0	9
S Bernie Elliott	1	0	14
ILB William Zellars	1	0	17
S Victor Jamison	1	0	14
S Charles Feely	1	0	14
OLB Brock Wolin	1	0	10
CB Barry Kaplan	1	0	13
ILB Emmanuel Barton	1	0	18
CB Marcus Burdette	1	0	14

Champaign	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Anthony Wheeler	6	0	21
OLB Kyle Jeffries	3	0	25
CB Emmitt Alexander	2	3	39
CB Carlos Hines	2	2	36
CB Horace Nelson	2	2	33
S Percy Dodge	2	0	37
S Carlton Di Pietro	2	0	22
ILB Al Prior	2	0	9
OLB Ellis Pomeroy	2	0	16
DT Tyrus Barber	1	0	23
DT Robbie Wooden	1	0	13
OLB Tom Meier	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Allen Carlson	1	3	15	0	24
Danny Tiessen	1	3	12	0	27
Ted Solano	1	2	9	0	29
Victor McDonald	1	1	10	0	16
Bryant Timlin	0	2	9	0	30
Trent Snyder	0	2	13	0	13
Sam Tyler	0	1	13	1	14
Phil Talley	0	1	15	1	26
Rex Booker	0	1	13	1	29
Tyrell Herndon	0	1	7	0	17
Kim Newton	0	1	9	0	14

Champaign	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mitch Howe	3	5	2	21	14
Marlon Mason	2	2	0	10	4
Sedrick Blunt	1	2	0	16	9
Butch Athanas	1	2	0	25	19
Malcolm McReynolds	1	2	0	24	17
Brenden Jamison	1	1	0	30	20
Leslie Kalu	0	5	0	26	23
Martin Rhodes	0	3	0	14	12
Quentin King	0	3	0	16	11
Chester Flannery	0	2	0	5	4
Melvin Farmer	0	1	0	13	12
Unknown	0	1	0	4	3

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Drew Bradford	1	16
Dana Eickholt	1	15

Champaign	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Tutwiler	2	18
Bennie Sandlin	2	12
Carlos Hines	1	13
Morris Gordon	1	13

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dana Eickholt	11	30	---	---	15	56
Allen Carlson	15	24	---	---	15	54
William Zellars	---	---	26	17	11	54
Drew Bradford	12	25	---	---	16	53
Harris Delgado	10	24	---	---	16	50
Corey Farley	---	---	19	19	11	49
Kyle Sherman	15	31	---	---	---	46
Walt Czarnecki	12	24	---	---	10	46
Bryant Timlin	9	30	---	---	6	45
Tito Mason	12	26	---	---	7	45
Rex Booker	13	29	---	---	3	45
Emmanuel Barton	---	---	18	18	9	45
Ernie McChane	10	20	---	---	14	44
Phil Talley	15	26	---	---	---	41
Brad Bensen	14	19	---	---	8	41
Danny Tiessen	12	27	---	---	---	39
Ted Solano	9	29	---	---	---	38
Bernie Elliott	---	---	21	14	2	37
Bernard Trainor	14	23	---	---	---	37
Jon Martinez	---	---	19	17	1	37
Les Maloney	---	---	18	17	2	37
Marcus Burdette	---	---	17	14	6	37
Tracy Nadell	---	---	13	9	14	36
Barry Kaplan	---	---	15	13	7	35
Sam Tyler	13	14	---	---	7	34
Victor Jamison	---	---	11	14	9	34
Charles Feely	---	---	18	14	2	34
Victor McDonald	10	16	---	---	7	33
Tyrell Porter	---	---	18	9	5	32
Tyrell Herndon	7	17	---	---	7	31
Chuck Shepherd	---	---	14	10	7	31
Reggie Guffey	---	---	16	13	1	30
Frankie Dumas	---	---	16	11	1	28
Kim Newton	9	14	---	---	4	27
Trent Snyder	13	13	---	---	---	26
Jermaine Vance	---	---	12	14	---	26
Brock Wolin	---	---	15	10	1	26
Ben Berardi	---	---	12	6	6	24
Billy Forbes	7	12	---	---	---	19
D.J. Killian	---	---	11	3	2	16
Lincoln Perkins	---	---	12	1	2	15
Marlon Brigance	---	---	5	4	4	13
Dustin Thongchanh	---	---	4	6	1	11
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Unknown	---	---	0	0	4	4
Dexter Flannery	0	0	---	---	3	3

Champaign	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmitt Alexander	---	---	20	39	9	68
Carlos Hines	---	---	16	36	13	65
Horace Nelson	---	---	13	33	18	64
Brenden Jamison	30	20	---	---	6	56
Percy Dodge	---	---	15	37	3	55
Rich Westbrook	---	---	16	32	5	53
Leslie Kalu	26	23	---	---	---	49
Dana Wanat	---	---	11	32	3	46
Kyle Jeffries	---	---	16	25	5	46
Heath Warren	---	---	11	30	4	45
Butch Athanas	25	19	---	---	---	44
Tyrus Barber	---	---	13	23	7	43
Tom Meier	---	---	13	27	3	43
Mitch Howe	21	14	---	---	6	41
Malcolm McReynolds	24	17	---	---	---	41
Bob McGuire	---	---	6	18	16	40
Carlton Di Pietro	---	---	14	22	2	38
Bennie Sandlin	16	9	---	---	12	37
Anthony Wheeler	---	---	14	21	2	37
Deon Pearson	---	---	11	23	2	36
R.J. Einard	22	13	---	---	1	36
Kelvin Mealey	---	---	14	19	1	34
Joey Tutwiler	7	9	---	---	18	34
Unknown	22	11	---	---	---	33
Quentin King	16	11	---	---	6	33
Kirk Nobles	14	15	---	---	4	33
Gerald Battle	7	10	---	---	15	32
Melvin Farmer	13	12	---	---	6	31
Butch Bostic	16	15	---	---	---	31
Lionel Grant	---	---	11	14	2	27
Marlon Mason	10	4	---	---	13	27
Ellis Pomeroy	---	---	9	16	2	27
Martin Rhodes	14	12	---	---	---	26
Morris Gordon	7	5	---	---	13	25
Sedrick Blunt	16	9	---	---	---	25
Robbie Wooden	---	---	11	13	---	24
Unknown	4	3	---	---	16	23
A.J. Palkowski	8	12	---	---	---	20
Al Prior	---	---	5	9	3	17
Chester Flannery	5	4	---	---	6	15
Marcus Reese	---	---	3	4	7	14
Jeffrey Donovan	6	6	---	---	---	12
Alan Banta	1	0	---	---	9	10
Daryl Riley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brandon Baxter	0	0	---	---	6	6
J.B. Mireles	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	13	3.3
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	3	16	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	62	5.6
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Sherman	29	18	4	1	1	6	1	0	0
Billy Forbes	11	8	0	1	1	1	0	2	0

Champaign	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
A.J. Palkowski	12	10	3	0	1	1	0	0	0
Unknown	11	7	2	1	0	0	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	140	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	96	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	50	12.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	55	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	25	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	123	15.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dana Eickholt	9	4	1	38	0	30
WR Drew Bradford	8	5	0	43	1	25
WR Bernard Trainor	6	6	0	117	2	23
RB Harris Delgado	5	3	0	20	0	24
RB Tito Mason	4	2	1	15	0	26
WR Walt Czarnecki	4	3	0	44	1	24
FB Allen Carlson	2	2	0	19	0	24
TE Brad Bensen	2	1	0	5	0	19

Champaign	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Nobles	5	4	1	67	2	15
WR Butch Bostic	4	3	0	31	0	15
TE Malcolm McReynolds	4	3	0	22	0	17
Unknown	3	1	0	26	1	3
WR Bennie Sandlin	2	1	0	21	1	9
WR Gerald Battle	2	2	0	11	0	10
RB Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	0	17	0	6
FB Morris Gordon	1	1	0	1	0	5
TE Sedrick Blunt	1	1	0	22	1	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Mason	1	1	1.00	3.50
Harris Delgado	1	1	1.00	1.25

Champaign	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
R.J. Einard	3	20	6.67	4.80
Joey Tutwiler	2	9	4.50	5.86
Jeffrey Donovan	1	1	1.00	1.00
Kirk Nobles	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Sherman	3	1	-1	-0.33	8.41

Champaign	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Unknown	1	0	0	0.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tito Mason	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
TE Brad Bensen	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Drew Bradford	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.38

Champaign	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bennie Sandlin	1	0	0	0.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Forbes	1	0
Kyle Sherman	1	0
Tito Mason	1	1

Champaign	Rushes	Conversions
Joey Tutwiler	2	1
R.J. Einard	2	1
Jeffrey Donovan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Sherman	9	4	4
Billy Forbes	3	2	2

Champaign	Att	Comp	Conversions
Unknown	4	4	3
A.J. Palkowski	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walt Czarnecki	3	3	3
RB Tito Mason	2	1	1
WR Dana Eickholt	2	1	1
WR Drew Bradford	2	0	0
RB Harris Delgado	2	1	1
TE Brad Bensen	1	0	0

Champaign	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Malcolm McReynolds	3	3	1
WR Butch Bostic	2	2	2
WR Gerald Battle	1	1	0
WR Kirk Nobles	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,800 (21,800)
End Zone 15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats 8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,900 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,800 (21,800)
End Zone	15,600 (15,600)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,800 (13,800)
Club Seats	8,600 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (6,200)