Wild Card Playoff Games, 2028

played in Hartford, CT

39 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Chicago Crusaders	0	10	7	0	-	17
Hartford Diesel	0	0	3	11	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:31 CHI - Brock Reilly 33 pass from Toby Bangs (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 07:45 CHI - Brenden Winslett 47 field goal
3Q: 11:48 CHI - Harris Delgado 3 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 07:20 HAR - Lincoln Riner 29 field goal
4Q: 10:36 HAR - Lincoln Riner 51 field goal
4Q: 04:30 HAR - Cedric Lowe 11 pass from Robert Whitener (Roderick Crutchfield run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:31 CHI - Brock Reilly 33 pass from Toby Bangs (Brenden Winslett extra point)
2Q: 07:45 CHI - Brenden Winslett 47 field goal
3Q: 11:48 CHI - Harris Delgado 3 run (Brenden Winslett extra point)
3Q: 07:20 HAR - Lincoln Riner 29 field goal
4Q: 10:36 HAR - Lincoln Riner 51 field goal
4Q: 04:30 HAR - Cedric Lowe 11 pass from Robert Whitener (Roderick Crutchfield run for conversion)

Team Statistics CHI HAR
Record 11-6 9-8
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 286 373
- Offensive Plays 61 73
- Yards per Play 4.69 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 88 110
- Rushing Attempts 30 29
- Yards per Rush 2.93 3.79
Net Passing Yards 198 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 20 - 1 42 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.39 5.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 2/13
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:32 30:28

Team Statistics	CHI	HAR
Record	11-6	9-8
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	286	373
- Offensive Plays	61	73
- Yards per Play	4.69	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	88	110
- Rushing Attempts	30	29
- Yards per Rush	2.93	3.79
Net Passing Yards	198	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 20 - 1	42 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.39	5.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	8/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	2/13
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:32	30:28

Drive Charts

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
1	12:10	0:54	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	8:45	2:09	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
1	1:21	2:04	OWN 1	5	19	Punt
2	12:29	2:12	OWN 3	4	97	Touchdown
2	9:36	1:58	OPP 35	3	5	Field Goal
2	5:56	2:16	OWN 33	6	26	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	14:28	2:48	OPP 23	6	23	Touchdown
3	7:13	6:27	OWN 20	11	39	Punt
4	10:31	3:03	OWN 20	6	37	Interception
4	4:23	1:13	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
4	2:15	1:34	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 26	1	-2	Game

Hartford Diesel
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	1:00	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
1	11:16	2:31	OWN 45	6	17	Punt
1	6:36	5:15	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
2	14:17	1:48	OWN 40	4	19	Punt
2	10:17	0:41	OWN 20	2	15	Fumble
2	7:38	1:42	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	3:40	3:01	OWN 20	9	57	Missed FG
3	15:00	0:32	OWN 24	1	9	Fumble
3	11:40	4:27	OWN 11	8	77	Field Goal
3	0:46	5:15	OWN 20	12	46	Field Goal
4	7:28	3:05	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
4	3:10	0:55	OWN 34	4	17	Punt
4	0:41	0:32	OWN 26	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Robert Whitener, Hartford Diesel

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Percy Burton	11	40	3.64	11	1	0
Tito Mason	10	31	3.10	7	0	0
Toby Bangs	5	10	2.00	5	0	0
Harris Delgado	2	4	2.00	3	0	1
Reuben McDonald	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Walt Czarnecki	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Roderick Crutchfield	13	50	3.85	12	2
Phil Puppe	12	35	2.92	10	1
Robert Whitener	3	15	5.00	6	0
Cedric Lowe	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Toby Bangs	31	20	198	0/0	1	42	1	79.7

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	42	23	274	2/11	1	40	0	82.8

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brock Reilly	5	5	57	11.40	32	33	1
RB Tito Mason	4	7	25	6.25	8	12	0
RB Percy Burton	3	4	27	9.00	9	16	0
FB Tom Shepherd	3	4	8	2.67	0	6	0
WR Bernard Trainor	2	2	17	8.50	10	9	0
WR Dana Eickholt	1	3	22	22.00	19	22	0
WR Rob Guenther	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Walt Czarnecki	1	3	42	42.00	14	42	0
FB Reuben McDonald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tyrell Marshall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Gino Bassett	5	12	25	5.00	0	9	0
WR Cedric Lowe	5	8	81	16.20	19	40	1
WR Gary Freeman	4	6	69	17.25	25	39	0
WR Dennis Berardi	3	6	35	11.67	23	22	0
WR Kelvin McDonald	3	7	49	16.33	5	24	0
TE J.C. Schmeh	2	2	14	7.00	2	9	0
RB Roderick Crutchfield	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Trent Lincoln	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tito Mason	1	0	0
Emmanuel Barton	0	1	0
Marcus Burdette	0	1	0
Joe Shapiro	0	1	0
Lincoln Perkins	0	0	1
Barry Kaplan	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.C. Schmeh	2	0	0	0
Alfred Comella	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dexter Flannery	8	326	40.8	31.9	56	0

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Kelley	6	267	44.5	34.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brenden Winslett	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Riner	2/3	1/2	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Burdette	1	2	2.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Freeman	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Percy Burton	1	21	21.0	0
Walt Czarnecki	1	31	31.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Freeman	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Patrick Kemp	6	0	0.0	11	27
S Glenn Fausel	5	0	0.0	10	27
DE Tyrell Porter	4	1	1.0	22	36
ILB Emmanuel Barton	4	1	0.0	10	10
ILB Lincoln Perkins	4	0	0.0	25	37
S Darrell Oxarart	4	0	0.0	15	21
DE Les Maloney	3	2	1.0	17	31
S Charles Feely	3	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Brock Wolin	2	2	0.0	24	37
DE Ben Berardi	2	1	0.0	12	13
OLB Walter Walton	2	1	0.0	15	25
DT Reggie Guffey	2	0	0.0	12	12
S Bernie Elliott	2	0	0.0	14	25
CB Jon Martinez	2	0	0.0	24	33
CB Tony Craig	2	0	0.0	4	10
ILB Bubba Winslett	1	3	0.0	14	21
DT Al Mason	1	1	0.0	17	32
WR Dana Eickholt	1	0	---	---	---
OLB D.J. Killian	1	0	0.0	14	11
CB Marcus Burdette	1	0	0.0	27	33
CB Barry Kaplan	0	1	0.0	5	13

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alfred Comella	7	3	0.0	27	29
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	7	2	0.0	27	25
ILB Trent Lincoln	5	0	0.0	22	20
DT Juan Neujahr	4	1	0.0	16	24
ILB Ray Perch	4	0	0.0	8	11
CB Charles Humphrey	2	3	0.0	18	25
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	2	2	0.0	21	15
DT Darren Henry	2	1	0.0	15	5
CB Ryan Beyer	2	1	0.0	12	15
DT Barry Park	2	0	0.0	19	19
OLB Andre Pearl	2	0	0.0	18	12
CB Jessie Inderwies	1	2	0.0	21	24
DT R.J. Small	1	1	0.0	12	13
S Isaac Nanamaker	1	0	0.0	23	18
ILB Dennis Barton	1	0	0.0	3	9
S Roosevelt Starks	1	0	0.0	6	14
WR Dennis Berardi	1	0	---	---	---
DE R.J. Cockfield	1	0	0.0	16	22
CB Ryan Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrell Porter	1.0	1	0	0	36
DE Les Maloney	1.0	0	2	1	31
OLB Brock Wolin	0.0	0	1	0	37
ILB Bubba Winslett	0.0	0	1	0	21
S Glenn Fausel	0.0	0	1	0	27
DT Al Mason	0.0	0	1	0	32

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT R.J. Small	0.0	0	2	0	13
DT Juan Neujahr	0.0	0	1	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Glenn Fausel	4	0	27
CB Patrick Kemp	3	1	27
S Darrell Oxarart	3	1	21
CB Jon Martinez	2	1	33
CB Tony Craig	2	1	10
ILB Lincoln Perkins	2	0	37
ILB Emmanuel Barton	2	0	10
OLB Walter Walton	1	2	25
CB Marcus Burdette	1	1	33
S Bernie Elliott	1	0	25
OLB Brock Wolin	1	0	37
CB Barry Kaplan	1	0	13

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	6	2	0	25
ILB Trent Lincoln	2	1	1	20
CB Charles Humphrey	2	1	0	25
ILB Ray Perch	2	0	0	11
S Alfred Comella	2	0	0	29
ILB Dennis Barton	1	1	0	9
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	1	0	0	15
S Roosevelt Starks	1	0	0	14
CB Ryan Beyer	1	0	0	15
OLB Andre Pearl	1	0	0	12
CB Ryan Rasmussen	1	0	0	9
DE Winston Carrano	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bryant Timlin	3	11	30	30
Darren Jefferson	2	6	27	25
Phil Talley	1	1	23	21
Brock Reilly	1	1	19	18
Joe Shapiro	0	3	23	23
Reuben McDonald	0	1	23	13
Tyrell Herndon	0	1	13	14
Andrew Powell	0	1	15	16
Rex Booker	0	1	15	16

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Darilek	4	8	27	1	40
Leo Bailey	2	6	29	0	42
Nathan Schneider	2	3	25	0	34
Neil Scheffer	1	3	26	1	38
J.C. Schmeh	1	1	15	0	27
Calvin Humes	1	1	21	0	21
Ronald Blades	0	2	25	0	32
Gino Bassett	0	1	26	0	32
Monty Sanford	0	1	8	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Burdette	1	21
Tom Shepherd	1	17
Bernie Elliott	1	13
Rex Booker	1	7

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Pearl	1	22
Gino Bassett	1	16
Jessie Inderwies	1	8

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marcus Burdette	---	---	27	33	21	81
Brock Wolin	---	---	24	37	6	67
Jon Martinez	---	---	24	33	8	65
Lincoln Perkins	---	---	25	37	2	64
Bryant Timlin	30	30	---	---	3	63
Toby Bangs	30	31	---	---	---	61
Tyrell Porter	---	---	22	36	2	60
Darren Jefferson	27	25	---	---	3	55
Les Maloney	---	---	17	31	6	54
Reuben McDonald	23	13	---	---	16	52
Bernie Elliott	---	---	14	25	13	52
Al Mason	---	---	17	32	3	52
Brock Reilly	19	18	---	---	10	47
Charles Feely	---	---	20	22	4	46
Joe Shapiro	23	23	---	---	---	46
Glenn Fausel	---	---	10	27	8	45
Phil Talley	23	21	---	---	---	44
Bubba Winslett	---	---	14	21	8	43
Walter Walton	---	---	15	25	3	43
Dana Eickholt	12	17	---	---	13	42
Darrell Oxarart	---	---	15	21	5	41
Patrick Kemp	---	---	11	27	2	40
Dave Burton	12	11	---	---	17	40
Andrew Powell	15	16	---	---	9	40
Walt Czarnecki	17	20	---	---	3	40
D.J. Killian	---	---	14	11	14	39
Rex Booker	15	16	---	---	7	38
Tito Mason	13	16	---	---	7	36
Tyrell Herndon	13	14	---	---	9	36
Bernard Trainor	19	16	---	---	---	35
Percy Burton	15	12	---	---	6	33
Ben Berardi	---	---	12	13	8	33
Tom Shepherd	6	10	---	---	17	33
Barry Kaplan	---	---	5	13	11	29
Tyrell Marshall	11	16	---	---	---	27
Reggie Guffey	---	---	12	12	1	25
Victor McDonald	4	10	---	---	9	23
Emmanuel Barton	---	---	10	10	3	23
Tony Craig	---	---	4	10	4	18
Rob Guenther	1	5	---	---	10	16
Jermaine Vance	---	---	7	8	1	16
Dexter Flannery	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenden Winslett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Harris Delgado	2	1	---	---	---	3
Everett Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Leo Bailey	29	42	---	---	3	74
Gino Bassett	26	32	---	---	16	74
Robert Whitener	29	44	---	---	---	73
Nathan Schneider	25	34	---	---	9	68
Todd Darilek	27	40	---	---	---	67
Neil Scheffer	26	38	---	---	---	64
Calvin Humes	21	21	---	---	19	61
Ronald Blades	25	32	---	---	3	60
Cedric Lowe	24	36	---	---	---	60
J.C. Schmeh	15	27	---	---	16	58
Alfred Comella	---	---	27	29	2	58
Jessie Inderwies	---	---	21	24	8	53
Ricardo Spaulding	---	---	27	25	1	53
Andre Pearl	---	---	18	12	22	52
Gary Freeman	5	19	---	---	22	46
Charles Humphrey	---	---	18	25	3	46
Winston Carrano	---	---	22	24	---	46
Trent Lincoln	---	---	22	20	3	45
Juan Neujahr	---	---	16	24	5	45
R.J. Cockfield	---	---	16	22	6	44
Isaac Nanamaker	---	---	23	18	2	43
Barry Park	---	---	19	19	3	41
Tyrell Tewkesbury	---	---	21	15	4	40
Roderick Crutchfield	17	23	---	---	---	40
Kelvin McDonald	17	22	---	---	---	39
Monty Sanford	8	22	---	---	9	39
Dennis Berardi	8	19	---	---	9	36
Phil Puppe	12	21	---	---	2	35
Pat Beardslee	---	---	12	6	15	33
Ryan Beyer	---	---	12	15	4	31
R.J. Small	---	---	12	13	2	27
Ryan Rasmussen	---	---	9	9	9	27
Neil Gustin	0	0	---	---	24	24
Roosevelt Starks	---	---	6	14	4	24
Ray Perch	---	---	8	11	3	22
Darren Henry	---	---	15	5	---	20
Ellis Setzer	3	7	---	---	9	19
Dennis Barton	---	---	3	9	7	19
Bryant Connell	0	0	---	---	17	17
Ted Perry	2	5	---	---	9	16
Tyrone Kelley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lincoln Riner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Maurice Cannida	---	---	3	2	---	5
Roosevelt Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin Murray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nathan Cortez	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	18	60	3.3
Right	5	20	4.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	56	4.0
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Toby Bangs	31	20	3	0	1	6	3	2	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	42	23	4	4	1	7	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	5	25	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	131	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	42	42.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	5	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	109	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	5	79	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	81	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tito Mason	7	4	1	25	0	16
TE Brock Reilly	5	5	0	57	1	18
RB Percy Burton	4	3	0	27	0	12
FB Tom Shepherd	4	3	0	8	0	10
WR Dana Eickholt	3	1	0	22	1	17
WR Walt Czarnecki	3	1	0	42	1	20
WR Bernard Trainor	2	2	0	17	0	16
FB Reuben McDonald	1	0	0	0	0	13
WR Rob Guenther	1	1	0	0	0	5
WR Tyrell Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	16

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Gino Bassett	12	5	1	25	0	32
WR Cedric Lowe	8	5	0	81	1	36
WR Kelvin McDonald	7	3	0	49	1	22
WR Gary Freeman	6	4	0	69	1	19
WR Dennis Berardi	6	3	0	35	1	19
TE J.C. Schmeh	2	2	0	14	0	27
RB Roderick Crutchfield	1	1	0	1	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Mason	3	13	4.33	3.10
Harris Delgado	1	3	3.00	2.00

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	1	5	5.00	5.00
Roderick Crutchfield	1	-1	-1.00	3.85

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Toby Bangs	1	0	0	0.00	6.39

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	6	1	11	1.83	6.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tito Mason	1	0	0	0.00	3.57

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gino Bassett	3	0	0	0.00	2.08
WR Kelvin McDonald	2	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Cedric Lowe	1	1	11	11.00	10.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Mason	2	1
Harris Delgado	2	2
Percy Burton	1	1
Toby Bangs	1	0
Walt Czarnecki	1	0

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Puppe	2	1
Roderick Crutchfield	2	1
Robert Whitener	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Toby Bangs	8	3	1

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	12	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Percy Burton	2	1	0
TE Brock Reilly	2	2	1
FB Reuben McDonald	1	0	0
WR Dana Eickholt	1	0	0
WR Tyrell Marshall	1	0	0
WR Walt Czarnecki	1	0	0

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Lowe	5	3	3
WR Gary Freeman	3	2	2
TE Gino Bassett	2	0	0
WR Dennis Berardi	1	1	1
WR Kelvin McDonald	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (19,500)
End Zone 9,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (12,400)
Club Seats 6,800 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (19,500)
End Zone	9,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (12,400)
Club Seats	6,800 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,900)