Week 1, 2026

played in Chicago, IL

68 degrees, fair, calm

Cleveland Flats	17	10	3	3	-	33
Chicago Soldiers	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 CLE - Wes Bullock 28 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
1Q: 11:13 CLE - Barry Reeves 44 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
1Q: 02:21 CLE - Shawn Stagg 54 field goal
2Q: 13:14 CLE - Corwin Farley 15 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
2Q: 07:09 CHI - Kris Lyle 32 field goal
2Q: 05:18 CLE - Shawn Stagg 31 field goal
2Q: 00:07 CHI - Kris Lyle 27 field goal
3Q: 02:54 CLE - Shawn Stagg 26 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CLE - Shawn Stagg 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:50 CLE - Wes Bullock 28 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
1Q: 11:13 CLE - Barry Reeves 44 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
1Q: 02:21 CLE - Shawn Stagg 54 field goal
2Q: 13:14 CLE - Corwin Farley 15 pass from Marco Bennett (Shawn Stagg extra point)
2Q: 07:09 CHI - Kris Lyle 32 field goal
2Q: 05:18 CLE - Shawn Stagg 31 field goal
2Q: 00:07 CHI - Kris Lyle 27 field goal
3Q: 02:54 CLE - Shawn Stagg 26 field goal
4Q: 02:00 CLE - Shawn Stagg 46 field goal

Team Statistics CLE CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 12 4
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 330 251
- Offensive Plays 49 67
- Yards per Play 6.73 3.75
Net Rushing Yards 84 139
- Rushing Attempts 24 40
- Yards per Rush 3.50 3.48
Net Passing Yards 246 112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 20 - 0 27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 112
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.84 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/48 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/90 6/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 44 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:02 30:58

Team Statistics	CLE	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	12	4
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	330	251
- Offensive Plays	49	67
- Yards per Play	6.73	3.75
Net Rushing Yards	84	139
- Rushing Attempts	24	40
- Yards per Rush	3.50	3.48
Net Passing Yards	246	112
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 20 - 0	27 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	112
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.84	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/48	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/90	6/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 44	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:02	30:58

Drive Charts

Cleveland Flats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:20	0:45	OPP 31	2	31	Touchdown
1	11:13	0:16	OPP 44	1	44	Touchdown
1	5:33	3:18	OWN 35	6	28	Field Goal
2	14:49	1:44	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
2	7:01	1:49	OWN 48	5	38	Field Goal
2	3:53	1:22	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	3:13	OWN 40	4	29	Missed FG
3	8:34	1:05	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	6:04	3:15	OWN 44	6	47	Field Goal
3	0:47	2:35	OWN 43	5	18	Punt
4	10:19	5:47	OWN 27	8	32	Punt
4	4:15	2:21	OPP 35	3	6	Field Goal

Chicago Soldiers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:40	OWN 22	2	9	Fumble
1	13:35	2:22	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	10:57	3:33	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	7:24	1:51	OPP 43	4	8	Downs
1	2:15	2:26	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	13:05	6:04	OWN 20	11	65	Field Goal
2	5:12	1:19	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	2:31	2:29	OWN 33	10	57	Field Goal
3	11:47	3:13	OWN 38	7	25	Downs
3	7:29	1:25	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
3	2:49	2:02	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
4	13:12	2:53	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	4:32	0:17	OWN 20	2	6	Interception
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 14	4	17	Game

Game MVP: Marco Bennett, Cleveland Flats

Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Jennings	11	24	2.18	8	0
Kendall Waladkewics	10	56	5.60	18	2
Jason Kegley	2	1	0.50	1	0
Toby Broderick	1	3	3.00	3	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Karl Sellers	28	102	3.64	14	4
Jeff Poole	9	25	2.78	14	1
Dominic McCormick	1	10	10.00	10	1
Marvin Griffith	1	1	1.00	1	0
Ryan Rambo	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marco Bennett	24	20	251	1/5	3	44	0	149.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marvin Griffith	27	15	112	0/0	0	20	1	50.2

Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Barry Reeves	4	6	80	20.00	5	44	1
RB Bobby Jennings	4	4	26	6.50	15	19	0
WR Gino Robinson	3	3	56	18.67	40	23	0
TE Mario Chrisman	2	3	12	6.00	9	7	0
TE Corwin Farley	2	2	26	13.00	9	15	1
WR Wes Bullock	2	3	37	18.50	20	28	1
WR C.J. Ipock	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jason Kegley	1	1	7	7.00	8	7	0
WR Mo Baines	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Karl Sellers	4	5	19	4.75	9	12
WR Gino Lyle	4	9	26	6.50	9	9
TE Jeffrey Tedeschi	3	4	23	7.67	4	11
WR Richie Reese	2	5	19	9.50	4	10
WR Vinny Levine	1	2	20	20.00	0	20
TE Monty Greene	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Jeff Poole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kevin Morris	1	9	9.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kevin Morris	1	0	0
Kendall Waladkewics	1	0	0
Gino Robinson	0	1	0
Ty Hardin	0	1	0
Alex Torres	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Karl Sellers	1	0	0
Tony Wilkens	0	1	0
Vinny Levine	0	0	1
Blaine Conley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jack Johnston	4	175	43.8	33.8	49	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vernon Calvert	7	264	37.7	30.9	56	1

Kicking Statistics

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Stagg	4/5	2/3	1/1	54	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kris Lyle	2/2	0/0	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Bullock	2	30	15.0	0
Kevin Morris	1	18	18.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Poole	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Broderick	3	90	30.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Lyle	4	67	16.8	0
Vinny Levine	2	17	8.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Austin Newton	10	1	35	25
ILB Kelvin Hartman	8	3	34	23
S Preston Condon	4	2	19	13
DE Heath Harvey	4	1	24	21
CB Andy Lindsay	4	1	31	17
S Marcus Graham	3	2	25	20
DT Blaine Holdman	3	1	20	10
CB Alex Torres	3	0	32	15
S Tony Reyman	2	2	25	19
DT Omar Womer	2	1	17	11
ILB Derek Preston	2	1	6	2
S Ty Hardin	2	1	17	9
DT Lawrence Campana	2	1	20	17
OLB Jeffrey Nicholson	2	0	8	3
DE Rick Lichter	1	2	24	17
DE Robert Barokas	1	2	16	6
CB Kevin Morris	1	1	28	23
DE Harris Keppler	1	0	16	10
CB Vincent Myers	0	1	14	14
CB Irving Green	0	1	7	13

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Carlos Sloane	7	2	0.0	15	22
S Ronnie Cole	3	3	0.0	19	15
CB Neil Harding	3	1	0.0	16	18
ILB Cary Andrews	3	1	0.0	5	7
ILB Tracy Hennek	3	1	0.0	19	18
OLB J.R. Conley	3	1	0.0	12	7
ILB James Stevenson	3	1	0.0	12	18
CB Chuck Irby	3	0	0.0	21	12
OLB Darryl Sitron	3	0	0.0	6	7
DE Todd Doyle	2	0	1.0	19	18
CB Julio Varitek	2	1	0.0	7	15
DT Blaine Conley	2	0	0.0	17	15
CB Steve Pond	2	0	0.0	12	16
OLB J.C. Cesario	1	1	0.0	10	4
FB Dominic McCormick	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joel Ford	1	0	0.0	13	17
DE Mercury Emmons	1	0	0.0	16	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Keppler	1	0	10
DT Lawrence Campana	1	0	17
DE Rick Lichter	0	1	17
S Tony Reyman	0	1	19
DE Heath Harvey	0	1	21

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Todd Doyle	1.0	0	2	0	18
DE Mercury Emmons	0.0	0	1	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kelvin Hartman	3	0	0	23
OLB Austin Newton	3	0	0	25
CB Andy Lindsay	2	1	0	17
S Preston Condon	2	0	0	13
CB Alex Torres	1	0	0	15
OLB Jeffrey Nicholson	1	0	0	3
ILB Derek Preston	1	0	0	2
S Marcus Graham	1	0	0	20
S Ty Hardin	1	0	0	9
CB Irving Green	0	1	0	13
CB Kevin Morris	0	0	1	23

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Carlos Sloane	3	0	22
ILB Tracy Hennek	2	1	18
CB Neil Harding	2	0	18
S Ronnie Cole	2	0	15
OLB Darryl Sitron	2	0	7
ILB James Stevenson	2	0	18
CB Steve Pond	2	0	16
CB Chuck Irby	1	0	12
OLB J.R. Conley	1	0	7
DT Blaine Conley	1	0	15
OLB J.C. Cesario	1	0	4
CB Julio Varitek	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shawn Clark	2	6	0	24	0	25
Ray Parmely	1	4	0	17	1	18
Mack Shields	1	2	0	15	0	22
Phil Cortez	1	2	0	12	0	9
Darnell Comeaux	0	5	1	20	0	21
Tracy Falk	0	3	0	21	0	19
Jason Kegley	0	2	0	20	0	10

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Leo Rizzo	2	8	1	33	20
Cris Angelo	2	4	0	32	25
William Sanders	1	7	0	35	22
Roger Stuart	1	7	0	34	25
Marvin Blanchard	1	6	0	34	24
Conrad Walters	1	1	0	6	3
Dominic McCormick	0	3	0	21	8
Joey Cloutier	0	1	0	23	16
Ryan Rambo	0	1	0	16	14
Monty Greene	0	1	0	6	3

Special Teams Tackles

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Toby Broderick	3	27
C.J. Ipock	2	22
Mo Baines	1	16
Preston Condon	1	12
Alex Torres	1	5

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Julio Varitek	2	22
Vinny Levine	2	18
Deon Burroughs	1	14
Conrad Walters	1	9

Participation

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Austin Newton	---	---	35	25	4	64
Kelvin Hartman	---	---	34	23	3	60
Jason Kegley	20	10	---	---	24	54
Kevin Morris	---	---	28	23	2	53
Alex Torres	---	---	32	15	5	52
Shawn Clark	24	25	---	---	2	51
Heath Harvey	---	---	24	21	6	51
Andy Lindsay	---	---	31	17	3	51
Marco Bennett	24	25	---	---	---	49
Tony Reyman	---	---	25	19	4	48
Rick Lichter	---	---	24	17	6	47
C.J. Ipock	7	18	---	---	22	47
Marcus Graham	---	---	25	20	2	47
Mack Shields	15	22	---	---	9	46
Preston Condon	---	---	19	13	12	44
Ray Parmely	17	18	---	---	7	42
Darnell Comeaux	20	21	---	---	---	41
Lawrence Campana	---	---	20	17	4	41
Tracy Falk	21	19	---	---	---	40
Barry Reeves	21	18	---	---	---	39
Vincent Myers	---	---	14	14	11	39
Gino Robinson	14	21	---	---	1	36
Corwin Farley	11	7	---	---	17	35
Kendall Waladkewics	12	10	---	---	13	35
Mario Chrisman	16	11	---	---	6	33
Jeffrey Nicholson	---	---	8	3	21	32
Blaine Holdman	---	---	20	10	2	32
Irving Green	---	---	7	13	11	31
Wes Bullock	6	12	---	---	13	31
Phil Cortez	12	9	---	---	9	30
Leonard Halsey	---	---	17	8	4	29
Omar Womer	---	---	17	11	1	29
Toby Broderick	1	0	---	---	27	28
Ty Hardin	---	---	17	9	2	28
Harris Keppler	---	---	16	10	---	26
Bobby Jennings	11	12	---	---	1	24
Robert Barokas	---	---	16	6	1	23
Reggie Fulcher	7	7	---	---	9	23
Mo Baines	1	6	---	---	16	23
Rich Dennis	4	4	---	---	9	17
Shawn Stagg	0	0	---	---	13	13
Derek Preston	---	---	6	2	5	13
Jack Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kennedy Terrell	---	---	5	1	3	9
Bucky Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Stuart	34	25	---	---	9	68
Marvin Griffith	40	27	---	---	---	67
William Sanders	35	22	---	---	9	66
Gino Lyle	31	23	---	---	12	66
Marvin Blanchard	34	24	---	---	---	58
Cris Angelo	32	25	---	---	---	57
Leo Rizzo	33	20	---	---	---	53
Jeff Poole	10	17	---	---	23	50
Julio Varitek	---	---	7	15	22	44
Joey Cloutier	23	16	---	---	4	43
Ryan Rambo	16	14	---	---	13	43
Mercury Emmons	---	---	16	22	5	43
Jeffrey Tedeschi	25	13	---	---	4	42
Todd Doyle	---	---	19	18	4	41
Tracy Hennek	---	---	19	18	4	41
Karl Sellers	30	10	---	---	---	40
Carlos Sloane	---	---	15	22	3	40
Blaine Conley	---	---	17	15	8	40
Richie Reese	18	13	---	---	8	39
Ronnie Cole	---	---	19	15	4	38
Chuck Irby	---	---	21	12	4	37
Neil Harding	---	---	16	18	3	37
Courtney Turnbull	11	11	---	---	15	37
Dominic McCormick	21	8	---	---	7	36
Vinny Levine	9	7	---	---	18	34
James Stevenson	---	---	12	18	4	34
Darnell Reyman	15	9	---	---	9	33
Joel Ford	---	---	13	17	3	33
Deon Burroughs	---	---	5	13	14	32
J.R. Conley	---	---	12	7	13	32
Steve Pond	---	---	12	16	3	31
Monty Greene	6	3	---	---	20	29
Tony Wilkens	11	7	---	---	9	27
Darryl Sitron	---	---	6	7	12	25
Gabe Schwarzhaupt	---	---	11	8	2	21
Eddie Caldwell	---	---	5	7	9	21
J.C. Cesario	---	---	10	4	7	21
Cary Andrews	---	---	5	7	6	18
Jackie Stanton	---	---	7	10	1	18
Conrad Walters	6	3	---	---	9	18
Jackie Lang	---	---	9	3	5	17
Lorenzo Norgard	---	---	8	3	---	11
Vernon Calvert	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kris Lyle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Billy Poole	0	0	---	---	2	2
Luther Cheatham	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	34	3.1
Middle	1	6	6.0
Right	12	44	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	42	4.2
Middle	16	33	2.1
Right	14	64	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marco Bennett	24	20	4	0	0	1	3	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marvin Griffith	27	15	1	3	1	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	140	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	9	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	67	33.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	67	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	14	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Barry Reeves	6	4	80	2	18
RB Bobby Jennings	4	4	26	0	12
TE Mario Chrisman	3	2	12	0	11
WR Gino Robinson	3	3	56	1	21
WR Wes Bullock	3	2	37	1	12
TE Corwin Farley	2	2	26	0	7
WR C.J. Ipock	1	1	3	0	18
FB Jason Kegley	1	1	7	0	10
WR Mo Baines	1	1	4	0	6

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gino Lyle	9	4	0	26	0	23
RB Karl Sellers	5	4	0	19	0	10
WR Richie Reese	5	2	0	19	0	13
TE Jeffrey Tedeschi	4	3	1	23	0	13
WR Vinny Levine	2	1	0	20	1	7
RB Jeff Poole	1	0	0	0	0	17
TE Monty Greene	1	1	0	5	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendall Waladkewics	2	5	2.50	5.60
Bobby Jennings	1	0	0.00	2.18

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marco Bennett	4	3	24	6.00	10.46

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marvin Griffith	4	1	5	1.25	4.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Barry Reeves	1	1	2	2.00	13.33
TE Corwin Farley	1	1	15	15.00	13.00
FB Jason Kegley	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
WR Wes Bullock	1	0	0	0.00	12.33

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richie Reese	2	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Vinny Levine	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Monty Greene	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Kendall Waladkewics	2	1
Bobby Jennings	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Sellers	6	2
Jeff Poole	1	1
Dominic McCormick	1	0
Marvin Griffith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marco Bennett	7	4	0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marvin Griffith	5	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Cleveland	Targ	Catch
WR Barry Reeves	2	1
WR Wes Bullock	2	1
RB Bobby Jennings	1	1
TE Mario Chrisman	1	0
WR C.J. Ipock	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Karl Sellers	2	1	0
WR Richie Reese	2	1	1
WR Gino Lyle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,400 (65,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 9,300 (20,800)
End Zone 6,700 (15,000)
Mezzanine 3,800 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 5,900 (13,200)
Club Seats 2,200 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,400 (65,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	9,300 (20,800)
End Zone	6,700 (15,000)
Mezzanine	3,800 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	5,900 (13,200)
Club Seats	2,200 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,700)