Week 1, 2027

played in Albany, NY

84 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Chicago Soldiers	7	7	3	3	-	20
Albany Crows	3	7	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 ALB - Roderick Jordan 33 field goal
1Q: 00:25 CHI - Ernest Brandt 5 run (Barry Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 04:46 CHI - Karl Sellers 2 run (Barry Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 03:33 ALB - Victor Jackson 69 pass from Greg Winslett (Roderick Jordan extra point)
3Q: 01:46 CHI - Barry Fletcher 28 field goal
4Q: 13:51 ALB - Johnnie Hong 59 pass from Greg Winslett (Roderick Jordan extra point)
4Q: 06:56 CHI - Barry Fletcher 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 ALB - Roderick Jordan 33 field goal
1Q: 00:25 CHI - Ernest Brandt 5 run (Barry Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 04:46 CHI - Karl Sellers 2 run (Barry Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 03:33 ALB - Victor Jackson 69 pass from Greg Winslett (Roderick Jordan extra point)
3Q: 01:46 CHI - Barry Fletcher 28 field goal
4Q: 13:51 ALB - Johnnie Hong 59 pass from Greg Winslett (Roderick Jordan extra point)
4Q: 06:56 CHI - Barry Fletcher 19 field goal

Team Statistics CHI ALB
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 326 342
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 5.26 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 180 72
- Rushing Attempts 43 20
- Yards per Rush 4.19 3.60
Net Passing Yards 146 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 17 - 12 - 1 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 305
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 7/35
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 7.11
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:33 27:27

Team Statistics	CHI	ALB
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	326	342
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	5.26	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	180	72
- Rushing Attempts	43	20
- Yards per Rush	4.19	3.60
Net Passing Yards	146	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	17 - 12 - 1	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	305
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	7/35
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	7.11
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:33	27:27

Drive Charts

Chicago Soldiers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:07	OWN 24	6	36	Interception
1	8:05	1:31	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	5:10	4:51	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
2	11:09	2:05	OWN 20	4	17	Fumble
2	7:14	2:36	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	3:18	1:26	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 27	2	-2	Half
3	9:53	8:14	OWN 20	15	69	Field Goal
4	13:36	6:47	OWN 40	9	58	Field Goal
4	2:08	0:32	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 39	1	-2	Game

Albany Crows
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:53	3:48	OWN 45	8	39	Field Goal
1	6:34	1:24	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
1	0:19	4:10	OWN 20	9	40	Punt
2	9:04	1:50	OPP 37	3	9	Missed FG
2	4:38	1:20	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:01	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
3	15:00	5:07	OWN 28	9	35	Punt
3	1:39	3:03	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	6:49	4:41	OWN 17	9	42	Downs
4	1:36	0:50	OWN 18	5	21	Downs

Game MVP: Mercury Emmons, Chicago Soldiers

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Karl Sellers	32	141	4.41	16	5	1
Ernest Brandt	9	40	4.44	12	1	1
Dominic McCormick	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Marvin Griffith	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Albany	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Slezak	8	18	2.25	9	0
Johnnie Hong	8	37	4.63	10	2
Greg Winslett	4	17	4.25	10	1

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marvin Griffith	17	12	158	2/12	0	40	1	75.1

Albany	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Greg Winslett	31	21	305	7/35	2	69	0	121.0

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Preston Sims	4	5	44	11.00	6	16
WR Terry Atteberry	2	3	19	9.50	12	13
FB Dominic McCormick	2	3	13	6.50	10	13
RB Karl Sellers	1	1	15	15.00	17	15
RB Ernest Brandt	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
WR George Bishop	1	1	14	14.00	0	14
WR Gino Lyle	1	1	40	40.00	29	40
FB Ryan Rambo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Albany	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Johnnie Hong	7	7	146	20.86	118	59	1
WR Victor Jackson	5	7	102	20.40	61	69	1
TE Brad Osborne	4	4	19	4.75	12	15	0
WR Rondell Schwartz	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
RB Rich Slezak	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR Butch Wilkins	1	5	19	19.00	0	19	0
WR Emmitt Moss	1	2	3	3.00	5	3	0
TE Nathan Summers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Patrick Nunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Albany	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Doug Farrell	1	39	39.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Sellers	2	0	0	0
Marvin Blanchard	0	1	0	0

Albany	Recov	Force
Doug Farrell	1	0
B.J. Fultz	0	1
Bruce Wallace	0	1

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vernon Calvert	3	126	42.0	38.7	49	1

Albany	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
D.J. Couch	4	186	46.5	31.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Barry Fletcher	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Albany	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roderick Jordan	1/2	0/1	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Watkins	2	21	10.5	0

Albany	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Bernard	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Lyle	2	43	21.5	0
Carlton Culberson	1	18	18.0	0

Albany	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rondell Schwartz	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jim Matheson	11	1	0.0	12	31
DE Mercury Emmons	7	0	4.5	17	30
CB Neil Harding	6	1	0.0	18	32
ILB Tracy Hennek	4	5	0.0	15	26
DT Brandon de Marco	3	1	0.0	16	30
DT Blaine Conley	2	2	1.0	16	26
DE Marc Ellis	2	0	1.0	11	16
DE Christian Griffin	2	2	0.5	12	30
S Carlton Culberson	2	0	0.0	15	25
S Carlos Sloane	2	0	0.0	15	32
OLB Norbert Heath	2	0	0.0	17	25
OLB J.C. Cesario	1	1	0.0	10	9
CB Julio Varitek	1	1	0.0	15	27
T Leo Rizzo	1	0	---	---	---
S Dana Biddle	1	0	0.0	12	30
DT Joel Ford	0	1	0.0	4	12

Albany	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Farrell	9	2	0.0	41	18
OLB Bernie Harvey	5	2	0.0	36	15
DT B.J. Fultz	4	1	1.0	31	13
DT Aaron Saunders	4	2	0.0	30	13
ILB Marvin Amos	4	1	0.0	15	4
CB Sam Bernard	4	0	0.0	23	8
DE Marcus Rivers	3	1	1.0	32	14
ILB Bruce Wallace	3	2	0.0	30	16
OLB Kurt Watson	3	1	0.0	8	6
DE Andy Barone	2	2	0.0	22	11
DE Stanley Gress	2	2	0.0	30	10
S Wally Boone	2	2	0.0	31	14
CB Louis Erickson	2	1	0.0	14	9
CB Curtis Majka	2	1	0.0	35	14
CB Vincent Myers	1	2	0.0	26	15
OLB Ken Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	14	6
S Justin Cone	1	0	0.0	3	1
DT Harold Sanderson	1	0	0.0	25	12
CB Marlon Albright	1	0	0.0	17	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mercury Emmons	4.5	2	6	30
DT Blaine Conley	1.0	0	0	26
DE Marc Ellis	1.0	0	0	16
DE Christian Griffin	0.5	0	0	30
DT Brandon de Marco	0.0	2	0	30

Albany	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT B.J. Fultz	1.0	0	1	13
DE Marcus Rivers	1.0	0	0	14
DE Stanley Gress	0.0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jim Matheson	7	0	31
CB Neil Harding	3	0	32
ILB Tracy Hennek	3	0	26
OLB Norbert Heath	2	0	25
S Carlton Culberson	1	1	25
DE Christian Griffin	1	0	30
S Carlos Sloane	1	0	32
DE Mercury Emmons	1	0	30
CB Julio Varitek	1	0	27
DT Brandon de Marco	1	0	30

Albany	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Doug Farrell	3	0	1	18
CB Sam Bernard	1	1	0	8
ILB Marvin Amos	1	0	0	4
OLB Bernie Harvey	1	0	0	15
CB Vincent Myers	1	0	0	15
CB Louis Erickson	1	0	0	9
OLB Kurt Watson	1	0	0	6
OLB Ken Rasmussen	1	0	0	6
CB Curtis Majka	1	0	0	14
S Wally Boone	1	0	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Stuart	4	6	0	34	0	15
Marvin Blanchard	3	8	0	38	1	15
Leo Rizzo	2	6	1	35	1	17
William Sanders	2	6	0	37	0	17
Cris Angelo	1	9	0	33	0	12
Conrad Walters	1	2	0	5	0	4
Joey Cloutier	1	1	0	30	0	13
Tony Wilkens	1	1	0	9	0	4
Dominic McCormick	0	1	0	34	0	12
Brandon Torricelli	0	1	0	6	0	2
Justin Yellope	0	1	0	10	0	7

Albany	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brent Faneca	2	4	15	2	34
Jon Watson	1	4	18	1	32
Frank Johnstone	1	4	20	0	38
George Gelenaw	1	2	6	2	12
Derek Campbell	0	1	8	0	9
Tyrell LeCroy	0	1	11	0	19
David Kilpatrick	0	0	16	1	33
T.J. Strauss	0	0	17	1	32

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Cloutier	2	12
Blake Baldwin	1	15
Jim Matheson	1	13

Albany	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Reilly	2	11
Rich Slezak	1	18
Nathan Summers	1	14
Butch Wilkins	1	12

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marvin Griffith	43	19	---	---	---	62
Carlos Sloane	---	---	15	32	11	58
Jim Matheson	---	---	12	31	13	56
Joey Cloutier	30	13	---	---	12	55
Dana Biddle	---	---	12	30	13	55
William Sanders	37	17	---	---	---	54
Dominic McCormick	34	12	---	---	8	54
Marvin Blanchard	38	15	---	---	---	53
Preston Sims	34	13	---	---	6	53
Leo Rizzo	35	17	---	---	---	52
Neil Harding	---	---	18	32	2	52
Roger Stuart	34	15	---	---	3	52
Brandon de Marco	---	---	16	30	4	50
Mercury Emmons	---	---	17	30	2	49
Julio Varitek	---	---	15	27	6	48
Carlton Culberson	---	---	15	25	6	46
Cris Angelo	33	12	---	---	---	45
Blaine Conley	---	---	16	26	3	45
Norbert Heath	---	---	17	25	2	44
Karl Sellers	32	11	---	---	---	43
Tracy Hennek	---	---	15	26	2	43
Christian Griffin	---	---	12	30	---	42
Gino Lyle	21	15	---	---	4	40
Ernest Brandt	11	8	---	---	14	33
Marc Ellis	---	---	11	16	6	33
Terry Atteberry	21	10	---	---	---	31
Ryan Rambo	20	8	---	---	3	31
Adrian Bush	---	---	5	12	9	26
George Bishop	9	3	---	---	13	25
James Stevenson	---	---	3	13	8	24
J.C. Cesario	---	---	10	9	1	20
Justin Yellope	10	7	---	---	2	19
Tony Wilkens	9	4	---	---	5	18
Joel Ford	---	---	4	12	---	16
Blake Baldwin	0	0	---	---	15	15
Kyle Godfrey	8	2	---	---	5	15
Conrad Walters	5	4	---	---	5	14
Leonard Halsey	---	---	4	8	1	13
Brandon Torricelli	6	2	---	---	5	13
Darryl Sitron	---	---	3	4	4	11
Courtney Turnbull	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chad Watkins	3	2	---	---	4	9
Barry Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vernon Calvert	0	0	---	---	3	3
Craig Banks	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marvin Reese	0	0	---	---	---	0

Albany	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Frank Johnstone	20	38	---	---	6	64
Doug Farrell	---	---	41	18	1	60
Greg Winslett	20	38	---	---	---	58
David Kilpatrick	16	33	---	---	6	55
T.J. Strauss	17	32	---	---	6	55
Bernie Harvey	---	---	36	15	2	53
Curtis Majka	---	---	35	14	2	51
Jon Watson	18	32	---	---	---	50
Brent Faneca	15	34	---	---	---	49
Victor Jackson	18	31	---	---	---	49
Bruce Wallace	---	---	30	16	3	49
Wally Boone	---	---	31	14	3	48
Marcus Rivers	---	---	32	14	1	47
B.J. Fultz	---	---	31	13	2	46
Aaron Saunders	---	---	30	13	2	45
Vincent Myers	---	---	26	15	4	45
Emmitt Moss	14	22	---	---	5	41
Harold Sanderson	---	---	25	12	4	41
Stanley Gress	---	---	30	10	---	40
Tyrell LeCroy	11	19	---	---	9	39
Rich Slezak	10	10	---	---	18	38
Andy Barone	---	---	22	11	5	38
Brad Osborne	14	20	---	---	4	38
Johnnie Hong	10	28	---	---	---	38
Sam Bernard	---	---	23	8	5	36
Butch Wilkins	6	17	---	---	12	35
Louis Erickson	---	---	14	9	11	34
Adam Bridges	6	11	---	---	14	31
Rondell Schwartz	5	19	---	---	5	29
Marvin Amos	---	---	15	4	9	28
Mo Reilly	---	---	10	5	11	26
Nathan Summers	4	7	---	---	14	25
Kurt Watson	---	---	8	6	11	25
George Gelenaw	6	12	---	---	6	24
Derek Campbell	8	9	---	---	6	23
Marlon Albright	---	---	17	4	1	22
Ken Rasmussen	---	---	14	6	1	21
Patrick Nunn	2	6	---	---	11	19
Justin Cone	---	---	3	1	2	6
Skip Stuart	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roderick Jordan	0	0	---	---	6	6
D.J. Couch	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ben Lynch	0	0	---	---	2	2
Isaac Barlow	---	---	0	1	---	1
A.J. Finch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	19	56	2.9
Middle	5	43	8.6
Right	18	83	4.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marvin Griffith	17	12	1	0	2	1	1	1	1

Albany	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Greg Winslett	31	21	4	2	3	1	4	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	81	13.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	43	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	204	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	69	17.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Preston Sims	5	4	0	44	0	13
WR Terry Atteberry	3	2	0	19	0	10
FB Dominic McCormick	3	2	1	13	0	12
RB Ernest Brandt	2	1	0	13	0	8
RB Karl Sellers	1	1	0	15	0	11
WR George Bishop	1	1	0	14	0	3
WR Gino Lyle	1	1	0	40	1	15
FB Ryan Rambo	1	0	1	0	0	8

Albany	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Johnnie Hong	7	7	0	146	3	28
WR Victor Jackson	7	5	1	102	1	31
WR Butch Wilkins	5	1	1	19	0	17
TE Brad Osborne	4	4	0	19	0	20
WR Rondell Schwartz	3	2	0	11	0	19
WR Emmitt Moss	2	1	0	3	0	22
RB Rich Slezak	1	1	0	5	0	10
TE Nathan Summers	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Patrick Nunn	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Karl Sellers	7	25	3.57	4.41
Ernest Brandt	2	9	4.50	4.44
Dominic McCormick	1	1	1.00	1.00

Albany	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marvin Griffith	2	0	0	0.00	9.29

Albany	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Greg Winslett	3	1	3	1.00	9.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dominic McCormick	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
FB Ryan Rambo	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Albany	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Jackson	2	0	0	0.00	14.57
WR Emmitt Moss	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Karl Sellers	4	2
Ernest Brandt	1	1

Albany	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Winslett	3	1
Rich Slezak	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marvin Griffith	6	4	3

Albany	Att	Comp	Conversions
Greg Winslett	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ernest Brandt	2	1	1
WR George Bishop	1	1	1
FB Dominic McCormick	1	1	0
FB Ryan Rambo	1	0	0
TE Preston Sims	1	1	1

Albany	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Wilkins	2	1	1
RB Johnnie Hong	2	2	2
WR Victor Jackson	2	1	1
WR Rondell Schwartz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,100 (85,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,500 (25,000)
End Zone 9,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine 5,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 8,000 (16,000)
Club Seats 5,500 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,100 (85,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,500 (25,000)
End Zone	9,000 (18,000)
Mezzanine	5,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	8,000 (16,000)
Club Seats	5,500 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)