Week 3, 2034

played in Minnesota, MN

44 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Richmond Generals	0	14	3	0	3	-	20
Minnesota Golden Hawks	7	0	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Archie McConnell 3 pass from Donny Kemp (Freddie Bernard extra point)
2Q: 11:12 RIC - Rufus Mularkey 6 pass from Grady Merrell (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 03:37 RIC - Junior Munger 15 pass from Grady Merrell (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
3Q: 07:30 RIC - Lawrence Holmes 35 field goal
3Q: 01:37 MIN - Freddie Bernard 40 field goal
4Q: 07:01 MIN - Chester Weitzel 3 run (Freddie Bernard extra point)
OT: 10:55 RIC - Lawrence Holmes 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Archie McConnell 3 pass from Donny Kemp (Freddie Bernard extra point)
2Q: 11:12 RIC - Rufus Mularkey 6 pass from Grady Merrell (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
2Q: 03:37 RIC - Junior Munger 15 pass from Grady Merrell (Lawrence Holmes extra point)
3Q: 07:30 RIC - Lawrence Holmes 35 field goal
3Q: 01:37 MIN - Freddie Bernard 40 field goal
4Q: 07:01 MIN - Chester Weitzel 3 run (Freddie Bernard extra point)
OT: 10:55 RIC - Lawrence Holmes 38 field goal

Team Statistics RIC MIN
Record 2-1 0-3
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 234 326
- Offensive Plays 66 67
- Yards per Play 3.55 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 62 120
- Rushing Attempts 27 35
- Yards per Rush 2.30 3.43
Net Passing Yards 172 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 182 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 6.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/74
Punt Returns/Yards 6/40 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 1/29 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 20
Time of Possession 32:40 31:33

Team Statistics	RIC	MIN
Record	2-1	0-3
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	234	326
- Offensive Plays	66	67
- Yards per Play	3.55	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	62	120
- Rushing Attempts	27	35
- Yards per Rush	2.30	3.43
Net Passing Yards	172	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	182	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	6.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/74
Punt Returns/Yards	6/40	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	1/29	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 20
Time of Possession	32:40	31:33

Drive Charts

Richmond Generals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 23	5	21	Interception
1	8:14	6:05	OWN 20	10	37	Punt
1	0:03	3:58	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	7:55	1:30	OWN 19	3	6	Punt
2	5:24	1:57	OPP 37	5	37	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 11	1	-2	Half
3	13:34	6:12	OWN 32	13	50	Field Goal
3	1:32	0:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	14:14	1:29	OWN 48	3	6	Punt
4	6:52	4:11	OWN 27	8	25	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:08	OWN 35	3	-8	Punt
OT1	12:45	1:58	OPP 18	3	-3	Field Goal

Minnesota Golden Hawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	3:38	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
1	2:09	2:06	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	11:05	3:10	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
2	6:25	1:01	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
2	3:27	3:07	OWN 11	7	35	Punt
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:22	5:50	OWN 22	10	55	Field Goal
3	0:57	1:43	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
4	12:45	5:53	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 19	11	48	Half
OT1	13:52	1:07	OWN 23	3	2	Interception

Game MVP: Grady Merrell, Richmond Generals

Rushing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Norman Mota	13	14	1.08	16	1
Nicky Fields	13	50	3.85	11	1
Grady Merrell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chester Weitzel	15	46	3.07	22	3	1
Jumbo Francis	10	13	1.30	6	0	0
Donny Kemp	9	62	6.89	12	2	0
Bernie Sweeney	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Merrell	37	22	182	2/10	2	22	1	78.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donny Kemp	31	22	212	1/6	1	23	1	87.0

Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Preston Burns	8	14	63	7.88	0	15	0
WR Rufus Mularkey	5	8	41	8.20	2	18	1
FB Nicky Fields	4	7	14	3.50	2	8	0
TE Junior Munger	3	4	44	14.67	21	22	1
WR Dexter Sampson	1	2	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR Ted Deberry	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Archie McConnell	7	11	73	10.43	16	23	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	5	6	35	7.00	15	15	0
WR Sean Pallansch	4	6	63	15.75	15	20	0
WR Troy Wiggins	3	3	26	8.67	2	9	0
RB Chester Weitzel	2	3	9	4.50	1	8	0
TE Gus Perkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Rod Francis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Richmond	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Neil Linkletter	1	29	29.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Harvey Tanner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Richmond	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Nicky Fields	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marco Ahmed	1	0	0	0
Troy Wiggins	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Richmond	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Houston	6	295	49.2	41.2	70	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Szczupakiewicz	6	269	44.8	38.2	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Richmond	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lawrence Holmes	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Bernard	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Richmond	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Sampson	6	40	6.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marco Ahmed	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Richmond	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Sampson	3	77	25.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Pallansch	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Richmond	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Neil Linkletter	9	2	0.0	30	29
ILB Jay Plourde	8	1	0.0	26	24
CB Mickey Whitfield	6	2	0.0	30	27
S Bobby Scouten	5	1	0.0	30	26
DE Terry Sanders	4	4	1.0	26	23
OLB Gabe Ingram	4	1	0.0	27	24
DT Clyde Harvey	3	3	0.0	19	15
OLB Leland Schneider	3	2	0.0	21	18
ILB Johnny Murray	3	1	0.0	11	13
DT Trevor Randle	3	1	0.0	18	17
CB Todd Conner	3	1	0.0	31	29
S Lonnie Randle	2	0	0.0	18	23
OLB Troy Magnone	1	1	0.0	13	10
DE Richie Sutton	1	0	0.0	24	19
DE Tim Conway	1	0	0.0	20	22
WR Preston Burns	1	0	---	---	---

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE O.J. Kasica	8	0	1.0	24	25
S Craig Winchester	6	0	0.0	23	37
OLB Rick Drake	5	2	0.0	24	34
OLB Leo Kirk	4	2	0.0	22	31
CB Mickey Paolillo	4	1	0.0	20	32
OLB Josh Rhodes	3	2	0.0	19	22
S Norman Haworth	3	1	0.0	26	35
OLB Josue Brewer	3	1	0.0	5	11
S Roosevelt Starks	3	0	0.0	9	7
DE T.J. Shapiro	2	1	1.0	14	20
S Bucky Stevens	2	1	0.0	9	13
DT Will Springer	1	2	0.0	17	28
OLB Roderick Hickman	1	1	0.0	15	26
CB Marco Ahmed	1	1	0.0	23	32
CB Harvey Tanner	1	1	0.0	14	24
DT Rico Douglas	1	0	0.0	13	19
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lewis Parrish	0	1	0.0	3	17
DT Rodney Levine	0	1	0.0	10	11
ILB Herman Oja	0	1	0.0	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Richmond	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Terry Sanders	1.0	0	2	23
DE Richie Sutton	0.0	2	0	19
CB Todd Conner	0.0	1	0	29

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE O.J. Kasica	1.0	1	0	25
DE T.J. Shapiro	1.0	0	0	20
OLB Roderick Hickman	0.0	2	0	26
DT Will Springer	0.0	1	2	28
OLB Rick Drake	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Richmond	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Neil Linkletter	6	1	1	29
ILB Jay Plourde	3	2	0	24
S Bobby Scouten	3	0	0	26
CB Todd Conner	3	0	0	29
CB Mickey Whitfield	3	0	0	27
OLB Gabe Ingram	1	0	0	24
ILB Johnny Murray	1	0	0	13
DE Terry Sanders	1	0	0	23
S Lonnie Randle	1	0	0	23

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Craig Winchester	6	0	0	37
CB Mickey Paolillo	3	2	0	32
OLB Josue Brewer	3	0	0	11
S Norman Haworth	2	0	0	35
OLB Rick Drake	2	0	0	34
CB Harvey Tanner	1	1	1	24
OLB Leo Kirk	1	0	0	31
S Roosevelt Starks	1	0	0	7
S Bucky Stevens	1	0	0	13
CB Marco Ahmed	1	0	0	32
OLB Josh Rhodes	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Richmond	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kevin Swift	3	9	0	27	0	39
Alonzo Woodard	3	6	1	27	0	39
Roger Whitten	1	8	0	27	1	39
Quinn Turnbull	1	1	0	23	0	32
Everett Tatum	0	1	0	27	1	39
Junior Munger	0	1	0	19	0	29

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charlie Conaty	2	3	35	0	32
Rod Francis	2	3	16	0	16
Darren Prior	1	7	35	0	32
Daniel Milloy	1	6	35	0	32
Rusty Gardner	1	2	35	1	32
Stan Hastings	0	5	35	0	32
Joey Stickney	0	1	15	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Richmond	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Mularkey	1	20
Nicky Fields	1	17
Leland Schneider	1	11

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Josue Brewer	2	24
Chester Weitzel	2	11
Jumbo Francis	1	21
Easton Ellis	1	13
Joseph Sanders	1	7
Rod Francis	1	7
Leo Kirk	1	2

Participation

Richmond	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Woodard	27	39	---	---	8	74
Todd Conner	---	---	31	29	8	68
Grady Merrell	27	39	---	---	---	66
Kevin Swift	27	39	---	---	---	66
Roger Whitten	27	39	---	---	---	66
Everett Tatum	27	39	---	---	---	66
Glen Ackerman	---	---	24	20	20	64
Mickey Whitfield	---	---	30	27	6	63
Neil Linkletter	---	---	30	29	2	61
Dexter Sampson	20	23	---	---	15	58
Junior Munger	19	29	---	---	10	58
Nicky Fields	13	27	---	---	17	57
Bobby Scouten	---	---	30	26	---	56
Quinn Turnbull	23	32	---	---	---	55
Terry Sanders	---	---	26	23	6	55
Rufus Mularkey	12	22	---	---	20	54
Gabe Ingram	---	---	27	24	1	52
Jay Plourde	---	---	26	24	1	51
Preston Burns	23	28	---	---	---	51
Leland Schneider	---	---	21	18	11	50
Lonnie Randle	---	---	18	23	9	50
Richie Sutton	---	---	24	19	1	44
Tim Conway	---	---	20	22	1	43
Clyde Harvey	---	---	19	15	7	41
Terrell Hampton	10	14	---	---	12	36
Desmond Burnett	7	11	---	---	17	35
Trevor Randle	---	---	18	17	---	35
Troy Magnone	---	---	13	10	9	32
Monty Jacobs	---	---	8	5	17	30
Johnny Murray	---	---	11	13	1	25
Ted Deberry	8	17	---	---	---	25
Norman Mota	14	10	---	---	---	24
Emmett Seeley	8	9	---	---	7	24
Vernon Garner	1	5	---	---	12	18
Ryder Ramirez	---	---	9	8	---	17
Warren Burke	4	7	---	---	---	11
J.B. Cote	0	0	---	---	8	8
Lonnie Flannery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Linstrom	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sherman Dragos	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tony Houston	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lawrence Holmes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kelvin England	0	0	---	---	2	2
Steve Holliday	0	0	---	---	---	0
Howard Springer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ivan McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darren Prior	35	32	---	---	7	74
Charlie Conaty	35	32	---	---	---	67
Stan Hastings	35	32	---	---	---	67
Daniel Milloy	35	32	---	---	---	67
Donny Kemp	35	32	---	---	---	67
Rusty Gardner	35	32	---	---	---	67
Norman Haworth	---	---	26	35	2	63
Marco Ahmed	---	---	23	32	7	62
Craig Winchester	---	---	23	37	2	62
Archie McConnell	32	29	---	---	---	61
Rick Drake	---	---	24	34	1	59
Leo Kirk	---	---	22	31	2	55
Chester Weitzel	19	23	---	---	11	53
Mickey Paolillo	---	---	20	32	1	53
Harvey Tanner	---	---	14	24	14	52
O.J. Kasica	---	---	24	25	2	51
Gus Perkins	23	21	---	---	7	51
Bernie Sweeney	24	26	---	---	---	50
Josh Rhodes	---	---	19	22	9	50
Will Springer	---	---	17	28	3	48
Jumbo Francis	16	9	---	---	21	46
Roderick Hickman	---	---	15	26	2	43
Sean Pallansch	13	16	---	---	12	41
Josue Brewer	---	---	5	11	24	40
Rod Francis	16	16	---	---	7	39
Rico Douglas	---	---	13	19	6	38
T.J. Shapiro	---	---	14	20	2	36
Roosevelt Starks	---	---	9	7	15	31
Bucky Stevens	---	---	9	13	9	31
Joey Stickney	15	6	---	---	9	30
Troy Wiggins	10	11	---	---	8	29
Lewis Parrish	---	---	3	17	3	23
Rodney Levine	---	---	10	11	2	23
Ronald Nelson	5	2	---	---	15	22
Herman Oja	---	---	7	5	5	17
Easton Ellis	0	1	---	---	13	14
Joseph Sanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Evans	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tyrell Herndon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cory Conyers	0	0	---	---	7	7
Freddie Bernard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jesse Szczupakiewicz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bryan Zedalis	2	0	---	---	2	4
Kyle Wagner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scottie Givens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	6	21	3.5
Right	13	28	2.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	23	86	3.7
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Merrell	37	22	1	3	3	3	5	2	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donny Kemp	31	22	2	1	1	3	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	22	22.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	94	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	2	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	73	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	105	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Preston Burns	14	8	1	63	0	28
WR Rufus Mularkey	8	5	0	41	0	22
FB Nicky Fields	7	4	2	14	0	27
TE Junior Munger	4	3	0	44	1	29
WR Dexter Sampson	2	1	0	13	0	23
WR Ted Deberry	2	1	0	7	0	17

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Archie McConnell	11	7	0	73	1	29
WR Sean Pallansch	6	4	1	63	1	16
WR Bernie Sweeney	6	5	0	35	0	26
WR Troy Wiggins	3	3	0	26	0	11
RB Chester Weitzel	3	2	0	9	0	23
TE Gus Perkins	1	1	0	6	0	21
FB Rod Francis	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Norman Mota	2	-3	-1.50	1.08
Nicky Fields	1	-4	-4.00	3.85

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chester Weitzel	3	8	2.67	3.07
Bernie Sweeney	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Jumbo Francis	1	5	5.00	1.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Merrell	6	2	21	3.50	4.92

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donny Kemp	4	3	26	6.50	6.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rufus Mularkey	2	1	6	3.00	5.13
WR Preston Burns	2	0	0	0.00	4.50
FB Nicky Fields	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
TE Junior Munger	1	1	15	15.00	11.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Pallansch	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Archie McConnell	1	1	3	3.00	6.64
WR Bernie Sweeney	1	1	15	15.00	5.83
RB Chester Weitzel	1	1	8	8.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Richmond	Rushes	Conversions
Norman Mota	3	1
Nicky Fields	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Donny Kemp	4	1
Jumbo Francis	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Richmond	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Merrell	11	6	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donny Kemp	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Richmond	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rufus Mularkey	4	3	3
TE Junior Munger	2	1	1
WR Preston Burns	2	0	0
FB Nicky Fields	1	1	1
WR Dexter Sampson	1	0	0
WR Ted Deberry	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sean Pallansch	4	3	1
WR Bernie Sweeney	2	2	1
WR Archie McConnell	1	1	1
RB Chester Weitzel	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (18,400)
End Zone 11,400 (13,300)
Mezzanine 6,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (11,800)
Club Seats 7,500 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (18,400)
End Zone	11,400 (13,300)
Mezzanine	6,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (11,800)
Club Seats	7,500 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)