Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

76 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

New Jersey Skyrockets	14	3	0	6	-	23
Minnesota Norsemen	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 NJY - Antoine Thornton 6 pass from Michael Dunnigan (Danny Talbert extra point)
1Q: 05:08 NJY - Amos Bernatd 69 interception return (Danny Talbert extra point)
1Q: 00:19 MIN - Thomas Newhart 8 pass from Elliot Norris (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 10:52 NJY - Danny Talbert 28 field goal
2Q: 02:24 MIN - Marty Burke 8 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 08:46 NJY - Danny Talbert 25 field goal
4Q: 04:28 MIN - Frederick Fly 39 field goal
4Q: 00:36 NJY - Danny Talbert 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 NJY - Antoine Thornton 6 pass from Michael Dunnigan (Danny Talbert extra point)
1Q: 05:08 NJY - Amos Bernatd 69 interception return (Danny Talbert extra point)
1Q: 00:19 MIN - Thomas Newhart 8 pass from Elliot Norris (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 10:52 NJY - Danny Talbert 28 field goal
2Q: 02:24 MIN - Marty Burke 8 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 08:46 NJY - Danny Talbert 25 field goal
4Q: 04:28 MIN - Frederick Fly 39 field goal
4Q: 00:36 NJY - Danny Talbert 33 field goal

Team Statistics NJY MIN
Record 1-0 0-2
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 258 370
- Offensive Plays 63 64
- Yards per Play 4.10 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 96 129
- Rushing Attempts 36 23
- Yards per Rush 2.67 5.61
Net Passing Yards 162 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 0 40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 162 249
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.00 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/60 15/103
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/69 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:11 28:49

Team Statistics	NJY	MIN
Record	1-0	0-2
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	258	370
- Offensive Plays	63	64
- Yards per Play	4.10	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	96	129
- Rushing Attempts	36	23
- Yards per Rush	2.67	5.61
Net Passing Yards	162	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 0	40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	162	249
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.00	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/60	15/103
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/69	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:11	28:49

Drive Charts

New Jersey Skyrockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:28	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
1	0:13	4:27	OWN 42	11	47	Field Goal
2	7:01	2:38	OWN 14	6	18	Punt
2	2:12	1:30	OWN 36	4	19	Punt
3	11:46	1:40	OWN 44	3	-1	Punt
3	7:13	4:17	OWN 29	9	51	Missed FG
3	0:21	6:43	OWN 39	12	53	Field Goal
4	4:20	1:46	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	1:37	1:07	OPP 16	3	0	Field Goal

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:32	2:36	OWN 25	7	25	Interception
1	4:56	4:43	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	10:46	3:45	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
2	4:23	2:11	OWN 44	7	56	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	2	4	Half
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 25	8	31	Downs
3	10:06	2:53	OWN 31	6	47	Missed FG
3	2:56	2:35	OWN 43	6	25	Missed FG
4	8:38	4:18	OWN 25	7	53	Field Goal
4	2:34	0:57	OWN 20	4	-4	Downs
4	0:30	0:30	OWN 25	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Amos Bernatd, New Jersey Skyrockets

Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Harris Dellinger	33	82	2.48	12	1
FB Ron Rawls	1	5	5.00	5	0
QB Bob Fisk	1	6	6.00	6	0
RB Josh Minter	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Junior Fairbairn	14	97	6.93	25	3	0
RB Daniel Lane	3	7	2.33	3	0	0
QB Marty Burke	3	13	4.33	8	0	1
RB Rich Ekernas	2	6	3.00	4	0	0
QB Elliot Norris	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Fisk	16	10	79	0/0	0	17	0	74.7
Michael Dunnigan	11	9	83	0/0	1	22	0	128.4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marty Burke	24	16	142	1/8	0	25	0	82.3
Elliot Norris	16	11	107	0/0	1	31	1	82.0

Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Antoine Thornton	4	6	45	11.25	6	15	1
FB Ron Rawls	4	4	8	2.00	0	6	0
TE Kenny Howe	3	4	31	10.33	6	16	0
RB Harris Dellinger	3	3	16	5.33	7	8	0
WR Jeffery Carter	3	5	41	13.67	14	22	0
WR Gary Hook	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Skip Brady	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thomas Newhart	6	11	13	2.17	2	8	1
TE Burt Hardwick	5	6	65	13.00	15	18	0
WR Gage Ashe	5	6	75	15.00	55	31	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	4	6	55	13.75	32	25	0
RB Junior Fairbairn	4	4	27	6.75	0	11	0
TE Junior Ferris	2	5	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Daniel Lane	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Amos Bernatd	1	69	69.00	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov
QB Bob Fisk	1	1
RB Harris Dellinger	1	0
T Rod Schneider	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Roy Morrison	0	0	1	0
ILB James Barginski	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colby Shelton	4	188	47.0	34.0	57	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	1	52	52.0	47.0	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Talbert	3/4	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	1/3	0/1	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Halcomb	1	5	5.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Pipkin	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Arneson	2	61	30.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Courtney Verstegen	6	2	0.0	23	35
OLB Charlie Hayes	5	2	0.0	18	34
ILB Bart Waskow	5	1	0.0	10	20
DT J.J. Stevens	4	3	0.5	18	29
S Dennis Fischer	4	3	0.0	16	25
CB Dusty Arneson	4	0	0.0	17	24
CB Tyrell Perez	4	0	0.0	13	22
S Tracy Corbett	3	2	0.0	22	39
OLB James Urbina	3	0	0.0	16	22
S Kennedy Brock	3	0	0.0	8	16
CB Chad Halcomb	2	2	0.0	20	41
CB Bubba Ramsey	2	1	0.0	7	19
DE Raymond Horvath	1	0	0.5	18	30
S Amos Bernatd	1	2	0.0	5	18
DE Edward Lewis	1	1	0.0	7	12
DT Kai McClanahan	1	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Dylan Irvin	0	1	0.0	4	6

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Calvin Wayne	7	1	31	22
ILB Roy Morrison	6	4	31	24
DT Bobby Dodge	6	2	34	24
OLB Kent Oliveros	4	3	33	25
OLB Kris Wolfe	3	2	11	10
S Jermaine Henry	3	2	11	13
DT Raul Labonte	3	1	33	24
DE Kerry Giles	3	0	9	8
CB Brad O'Donnell	3	0	13	13
ILB James Barginski	3	0	22	11
OLB Ryan Gowins	3	0	10	9
S Jamie Paquette	2	2	25	14
DT Dominic Laster	2	1	35	25
CB Don Linquist	2	0	23	13
CB Tristan Delgado	1	2	29	20
CB Casey Morgan	1	0	11	5
CB Tony Schultz	1	0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Raymond Horvath	0.5	0	1	30
DT J.J. Stevens	0.5	0	0	29
ILB Bart Waskow	0.0	1	0	20
ILB T.J. Burke	0.0	1	0	7
DE Tanner Simkowitz	0.0	1	0	20

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	2	0	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bart Waskow	4	0	0	20
CB Dusty Arneson	4	0	0	24
OLB Charlie Hayes	3	0	0	34
OLB James Urbina	3	0	0	22
OLB Courtney Verstegen	3	0	0	35
S Tracy Corbett	2	0	0	39
CB Tyrell Perez	2	0	0	22
CB Bubba Ramsey	2	0	0	19
S Amos Bernatd	1	1	1	18
S Dennis Fischer	1	1	0	25
S Kennedy Brock	1	1	0	16
CB Chad Halcomb	1	0	0	41

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	4	0	24
CB Don Linquist	2	1	13
OLB Kent Oliveros	2	1	25
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	0	13
CB Tony Schultz	2	0	7
S Jamie Paquette	2	0	14
DT Raul Labonte	1	1	24
CB Casey Morgan	1	0	5
DE Kerry Giles	1	0	8
S Calvin Wayne	1	0	22
OLB Ryan Gowins	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Donovan Baskett	3	9	20	10
G Arnie Duran	3	5	16	17
G Lucas Strain	1	6	36	27
T Bryce Schwartz	1	5	36	27
T Rod Schneider	1	5	36	27
C Leslie Porter	1	4	36	27
FB Ron Rawls	0	1	11	9

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Larry Palmer	1	6	1	23	0	41
T Joseph Snyder	1	4	0	23	0	41
G Arnie Corley	1	2	0	23	0	41
T Phillip Freeland	1	1	0	14	0	19
T Keegan Ferro	0	5	0	23	1	41
G Don Meacham	0	2	0	9	0	22

Special Teams Tackles

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Harris Dellinger	1	18
Jeffery Carter	1	16
Rod Schneider	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Hardwick	1	18
Junior Fairbairn	1	18
Don Linquist	1	8

Participation

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Harris Dellinger	35	24	---	---	18	77
T Bryce Schwartz	36	27	---	---	8	71
G Lucas Strain	36	27	---	---	8	71
T Rod Schneider	36	27	---	---	8	71
OLB Charlie Hayes	---	---	18	34	18	70
S Tracy Corbett	---	---	22	39	7	68
CB Chad Halcomb	---	---	20	41	4	65
C Leslie Porter	36	27	---	---	---	63
OLB Courtney Verstegen	---	---	23	35	3	61
WR Jeffery Carter	27	15	---	---	16	58
TE Antoine Thornton	33	23	---	---	---	56
CB Dusty Arneson	---	---	17	24	14	55
S Dennis Fischer	---	---	16	25	14	55
WR Gary Hook	28	22	---	---	1	51
DE Raymond Horvath	---	---	18	30	3	51
DT J.J. Stevens	---	---	18	29	3	50
OLB James Urbina	---	---	16	22	8	46
G Arnie Duran	16	17	---	---	8	41
WR Juan Baird	22	18	---	---	---	40
DE Kai Vines	---	---	16	20	4	40
QB Bob Fisk	24	16	---	---	---	40
TE Kenny Howe	9	11	---	---	19	39
CB Tyrell Perez	---	---	13	22	3	38
CB Bubba Ramsey	---	---	7	19	11	37
FB Ron Rawls	11	9	---	---	15	35
ILB Bart Waskow	---	---	10	20	---	30
T Donovan Baskett	20	10	---	---	---	30
S Kennedy Brock	---	---	8	16	1	25
DE Tanner Simkowitz	---	---	5	20	---	25
S Amos Bernatd	---	---	5	18	---	23
QB Michael Dunnigan	12	11	---	---	---	23
DE Edward Lewis	---	---	7	12	---	19
WR Skip Brady	11	6	---	---	1	18
DT Kai McClanahan	---	---	5	12	---	17
ILB T.J. Burke	---	---	5	7	---	12
WR Raul Gilliam	2	0	---	---	10	12
RB Melvin Monroe	0	1	---	---	10	11
K Danny Talbert	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Dylan Irvin	---	---	4	6	---	10
P Colby Shelton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Manuel Berry	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Josh Minter	1	3	---	---	---	4
TE Kevin Davison	1	3	---	---	---	4
DT Graham LaBrosse	---	---	0	0	1	1
C Danny Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Bennett Tyler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Kent Oliveros	---	---	33	25	19	77
RB Junior Fairbairn	19	33	---	---	18	70
C Larry Palmer	23	41	---	---	---	64
T Joseph Snyder	23	41	---	---	---	64
G Arnie Corley	23	41	---	---	---	64
T Keegan Ferro	23	41	---	---	---	64
WR Thomas Newhart	23	40	---	---	---	63
DT Dominic Laster	---	---	35	25	3	63
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	34	24	4	62
CB Tristan Delgado	---	---	29	20	12	61
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	33	24	4	61
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	31	24	4	59
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	31	22	4	57
S Jamie Paquette	---	---	25	14	17	56
TE Junior Ferris	18	35	---	---	---	53
WR Dillon Leydorf	16	31	---	---	---	47
WR Gage Ashe	16	29	---	---	---	45
CB Don Linquist	---	---	23	13	8	44
ILB James Barginski	---	---	22	11	10	43
TE Burt Hardwick	8	16	---	---	18	42
QB Marty Burke	17	25	---	---	---	42
T Phillip Freeland	14	19	---	---	4	37
G Don Meacham	9	22	---	---	4	35
CB Casey Morgan	---	---	11	5	18	34
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	13	13	1	27
CB Tony Schultz	---	---	10	7	7	24
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	12	12	---	24
OLB Kris Wolfe	---	---	11	10	3	24
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	11	13	---	24
QB Elliot Norris	6	16	---	---	---	22
WR Skip Chaky	1	3	---	---	17	21
RB Rich Ekernas	4	4	---	---	13	21
RB Daniel Lane	9	10	---	---	---	19
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	4	---	---	14	19
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	10	9	---	19
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	9	8	---	17
S Kaleb Barton	---	---	5	5	7	17
DE Derrick Houston	---	---	4	6	4	14
OLB Kevin Hicks	---	---	2	4	5	11
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Kim Middleton	---	---	2	3	1	6
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Jackson Stanton	0	0	---	---	4	4
C Javier Howard	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	4	4
TE Buddy Irwin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	25	71	2.8
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	15	89	5.9
Right	3	32	10.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Fisk	16	10	0	2	1	2	0	0	0
Michael Dunnigan	11	9	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marty Burke	24	16	2	3	3	2	0	1	0
Elliot Norris	16	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	67	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	70	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	29	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	130	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Antoine Thornton	6	4	1	45	0	23
WR Jeffery Carter	5	3	0	41	1	15
TE Kenny Howe	4	3	0	31	0	11
WR Gary Hook	4	1	0	13	0	22
FB Ron Rawls	4	4	0	8	0	9
RB Harris Dellinger	3	3	0	16	0	24
WR Skip Brady	1	1	0	8	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thomas Newhart	11	6	2	13	0	40
WR Dillon Leydorf	6	4	0	55	2	31
TE Burt Hardwick	6	5	0	65	0	16
WR Gage Ashe	6	5	0	75	1	29
TE Junior Ferris	5	2	0	10	0	35
RB Junior Fairbairn	4	4	0	27	0	33
RB Daniel Lane	1	1	0	4	0	10
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Harris Dellinger	8	9	1.13	2.48

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Marty Burke	1	8	8.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Dunnigan	4	2	6	1.50	7.55
Bob Fisk	2	0	0	0.00	4.94

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Elliot Norris	3	2	7	2.33	6.69
Marty Burke	1	1	6	6.00	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antoine Thornton	2	1	6	3.00	7.50
TE Kenny Howe	1	0	0	0.00	7.75
WR Gary Hook	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
FB Ron Rawls	1	1	0	0.00	2.00
WR Jeffery Carter	1	0	0	0.00	8.20

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Newhart	2	2	7	3.50	1.18
TE Burt Hardwick	1	0	0	0.00	10.83
TE Junior Ferris	1	1	6	6.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
RB Harris Dellinger	4	1
QB Bob Fisk	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Junior Fairbairn	2	0
QB Elliot Norris	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Fisk	5	2	1
Michael Dunnigan	3	2	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marty Burke	6	4	2
Elliot Norris	4	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Antoine Thornton	3	2	2
WR Gary Hook	2	0	0
TE Kenny Howe	1	1	1
RB Harris Dellinger	1	1	0
WR Jeffery Carter	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Ashe	3	2	1
WR Dillon Leydorf	2	1	1
WR Thomas Newhart	2	1	1
RB Daniel Lane	1	1	0
TE Burt Hardwick	1	1	1
TE Junior Ferris	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)