Week 1, 2025

played in Chicago, IL

75 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen77310-27
Chicago Bruins0000-0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:27 MIN - Raymond Montgomery 10 pass from Kent Jochen (Noah Coleman extra point)
2Q: 03:46 MIN - Theodore Battle 20 fumble return (Noah Coleman extra point)
3Q: 03:21 MIN - Noah Coleman 21 field goal
4Q: 06:29 MIN - Noah Coleman 46 field goal
4Q: 01:51 MIN - Cornell Burke 49 interception return (Noah Coleman extra point)

Team StatisticsMINCHI
Record1-00-1
First Downs1712
- by Rushing81
- by Passing811
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards284200
- Offensive Plays7066
- Yards per Play4.063.03
Net Rushing Yards9660
- Rushing Attempts3519
- Yards per Rush2.743.16
Net Passing Yards188140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt33 - 22 - 044 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards200161
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/123/21
- Yards per Pass Play5.372.98
Fumbles/Lost1/12/1
3rd Down Conversions4/153/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.58.9
4th Down Conversions0/10/1
Penalties/Yards4/3612/75
Punt Returns/Yards3/03/31
Kick Returns/Yards1/231/24
Interception Ret./Yards4/500/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits21
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/10/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 29
Time of Possession33:4226:18

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:58OWN 343-2Punt
18:432:24OWN 33567Touchdown
12:244:11OWN 131050Fumble
211:522:58OWN 20522Punt
27:203:44OWN 28612Punt
22:581:09OPP 47514Downs
21:241:24OWN 20540Half
313:301:55OWN 2537Punt
310:031:45OWN 2037Punt
37:434:28OPP 46842Field Goal
31:082:19OWN 12525Punt
410:171:29OWN 11513Punt
48:031:42OPP 3132Field Goal
44:061:43OWN 2231Punt
40:410:41OWN 121-1Game
Chicago Bruins
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:024:19OWN 36838Missed FG
16:193:55OWN 25624Punt
213:131:21OWN 373-13Punt
28:541:34OWN 2038Punt
23:360:38OWN 2533Interception
21:490:25OWN 3335Punt
315:001:30OWN 2547Punt
311:351:32OWN 474-3Punt
38:180:35OWN 363-5Interception
33:152:07OWN 4336Punt
413:493:32OWN 16715Punt
48:480:45OWN 2036Interception
46:212:15OWN 25953Downs
42:230:41OWN 34410Interception
41:421:01OWN 2531Punt

Game MVP: Roy Morrison, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Raymond Montgomery28812.892420
RB Junior Fairbairn441.00200
QB Kent Jochen2126.001110
QB Sammy Duncan1-1-1.00-100
ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Britt Chiles9283.11900
RB Darryl Flannery5142.80600
QB Trevor Bradford4194.75900
TE Heath Hopper1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kent Jochen33222002/12133093.0
ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Trevor Bradford44181613/21020413.5

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dillon Leydorf79486.8628250
RB Raymond Montgomery46164.000101
TE Rob Spence344214.0024330
WR Thomas Newhart35289.331100
WR Gage Ashe345217.339270
RB Austin Mittleman1244.00040
TE Buddy Irwin121010.000100
WR Howie Castillo0100.00000
ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Nickolas Moss1017707.0026200
TE Walt Sham393110.3314150
WR Michael Johnson263417.005200
RB Britt Chiles1200.00100
TE Heath Hopper121010.000100
TE Hector Wayt111616.0010160
RB Darryl Flannery0200.00000
WR Herb Palazzo0400.00000
WR Sean Barton0100.00000

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Roy Morrison200.000
S Cornell Burke25025.001
ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
RB Raymond Montgomery1000
OLB Theodore Battle0101
DE Kerry Giles0010
TE Junior Ferris0010
ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
QB Trevor Bradford1000
S Mackenzie Fox1000
DT Clifton Metcalf0100
T Noah Twisp0100
CB Clayton Brazil0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Donald Parise833842.338.4492
ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Don Mentzer943548.343.9623

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Noah Coleman2/21/10/0463/3
ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ricky Brewer0/10/10/000/0

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
O.J. Carter300.00
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Mackenzie Fox33110.30

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Brad O'Donnell12323.00
ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Chase Ingram12424.00

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Roy Morrison720.51544
OLB Winston Dodge500.01844
DT Raul Labonte411.01221
S Jamie Paquette410.01845
OLB Ryan Gowins310.0510
DE Dominic Laster300.01935
DE Kerry Giles201.01225
CB Brad O'Donnell220.01947
CB Butch Metzenbaum210.01947
CB Teddy Hudson200.0921
DE Ricardo Perry100.5314
OLB Theodore Battle100.0114
DT Andy Jenkins100.01034
S Cornell Burke100.01646
OLB Kris Wolfe100.031
ILB Chuck Douglas100.031
S Archie Mills020.043
DT Bobby Dodge010.01638
ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Braden Ioja1210.03331
CB Clayton Brazil710.03435
S George Tucker620.03535
ILB Tim Sanders510.52426
OLB Gregory Frederick410.01718
DE Clayton Dworak310.53435
S Mackenzie Fox310.02720
CB Lee Cooney300.0412
DT Clifton Metcalf221.03332
CB Chase Ingram210.02118
OLB Jaylen Campbell210.01611
S Brock Skudris210.0413
RB Darryl Flannery20---------
DE Diego Crane200.053
CB Christian Rasmussen200.03232
OLB Freddie Blair110.03022
DE Lance Negrete100.02932
WR Herb Palazzo10---------
S Heath Covington010.041

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Kerry Giles1.010025
DT Raul Labonte1.000121
DE Ricardo Perry0.502014
ILB Roy Morrison0.500044
DE Dominic Laster0.021035
OLB Winston Dodge0.001044
OLB Theodore Battle0.001014
ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Clifton Metcalf1.011132
DE Clayton Dworak0.502235
ILB Tim Sanders0.500026

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Roy Morrison31244
OLB Ryan Gowins30010
CB Brad O'Donnell23047
OLB Winston Dodge21044
CB Butch Metzenbaum21047
S Jamie Paquette21045
CB Teddy Hudson20021
DT Raul Labonte10021
ILB Chuck Douglas1001
S Cornell Burke01246
CB Alexander Goodwin01018
ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Clayton Brazil61035
ILB Braden Ioja40031
S Mackenzie Fox31020
S George Tucker20035
CB Lee Cooney20012
S Brock Skudris20013
OLB Gregory Frederick10018
DE Clayton Dworak10035
OLB Jaylen Campbell10011
OLB Freddie Blair01022

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Larry Palmer39035035
G Hunter Mattis36035035
T Joseph Snyder26035035
G Don Meacham15034135
T Keegan Ferro06035035
RB Raymond Montgomery00028121
ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Gene McNeil24019047
C Hunter Damm13018045
T Percy Dockett03019247
T Noah Twisp03019047
G George Eckard02118045
TE Heath Hopper0006119

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Keegan Ferro116
Junior Ferris114
Joseph Snyder110
Lincoln Vaughn110
ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Heath Covington224
Mackenzie Fox218

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Keegan Ferro3535------1686
G Hunter Mattis3535------1080
T Joseph Snyder3535------1080
G Don Meacham3435------1079
C Larry Palmer3535---------70
QB Kent Jochen3435---------69
CB Brad O'Donnell------1947268
CB Butch Metzenbaum------1947167
WR Thomas Newhart3432---------66
WR Dillon Leydorf3431---------65
TE Buddy Irwin3332---------65
S Jamie Paquette------1845164
OLB Winston Dodge------1844163
S Cornell Burke------1646163
ILB Roy Morrison------1544160
TE Rob Spence1813------2657
DT Bobby Dodge------1638---54
DE Dominic Laster------1935---54
RB Raymond Montgomery2821---------49
CB Teddy Hudson------9211646
DT Andy Jenkins------1034145
OLB Theodore Battle------1142540
DT Raul Labonte------1221740
DE Kerry Giles------1225---37
WR Gage Ashe1518------134
CB Alexander Goodwin------3181031
RB Austin Mittleman13------2630
DE Ricardo Perry------3141027
RB Junior Fairbairn612------927
WR Howie Castillo36------1625
WR O.J. Carter23------1823
S Archie Mills------431623
TE Junior Ferris14------1419
OLB Ryan Gowins------510---15
ILB Chuck Douglas------311014
OLB Kevin Hicks------48---12
P Donald Parise00------1010
C Lincoln Vaughn00------1010
T Phillip Freeland10------89
K Noah Coleman00------88
DT Pat Sanford------0134
OLB Kris Wolfe------31---4
QB Sammy Duncan10---------1
S Kaleb Barton------00---0
G Jackson Stanton00---------0
C Javier Howard00---------0
ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
G George Eckard1845------1073
S George Tucker------3535272
DE Clayton Dworak------3435271
CB Clayton Brazil------3435271
DT Clifton Metcalf------3332267
QB Trevor Bradford1947---------66
G Gene McNeil1947---------66
WR Nickolas Moss1842------666
T Percy Dockett1947---------66
ILB Braden Ioja------3331266
T Noah Twisp1947---------66
CB Christian Rasmussen------3232266
TE Walt Sham1845------265
S Mackenzie Fox------27201865
C Hunter Damm1845---------63
DE Lance Negrete------2932263
OLB Gregory Frederick------17182661
WR Michael Johnson1627------1659
ILB Tim Sanders------2426252
OLB Freddie Blair------3022---52
CB Chase Ingram------2118746
WR Herb Palazzo1331------145
OLB Jaylen Campbell------16111441
RB Britt Chiles1327---------40
RB Darryl Flannery621------936
CB Lee Cooney------4121632
RB Brendan Gaines15------2430
S Heath Covington------412429
TE Hector Wayt04------2327
TE Heath Hopper619---------25
WR Sean Barton313------622
S Brock Skudris------413219
DE Diego Crane------53816
DT Byron Coffey------23813
T Gilbert Gaudi12------1013
T Levi Ogden12------1013
G Alexis Craig00------1010
C Kelvin McMorris00------1010
P Don Mentzer00------1010
CB Joel Moore------0088
ILB Kendrick Clark------14---5
S Brett Owens------0213
K Ricky Brewer00------22
WR Trevor Booker11---------2
QB Fernando Watkins00---------0
C Sam Woods00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left331.0
Middle19603.2
Right12342.8
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3196.3
Middle14362.6
Right252.5
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kent Jochen33223223330
ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Trevor Bradford44182059514

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1711965.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)64488.0
Long (19+ Yds)112727.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen64152.5
Short (0-8 Yds)199934.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)145533.8
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dillon Leydorf97048131
RB Raymond Montgomery64116021
WR Thomas Newhart53128032
TE Rob Spence43042113
WR Gage Ashe43052118
RB Austin Mittleman210403
TE Buddy Irwin21010032
WR Howie Castillo100006
ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Nickolas Moss1710070142
TE Walt Sham93331045
WR Michael Johnson62134127
WR Herb Palazzo4000031
RB Britt Chiles2100027
RB Darryl Flannery2010021
TE Heath Hopper21010019
TE Hector Wayt1101604
WR Sean Barton1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery252.502.89
ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kent Jochen31103.336.06
ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Trevor Bradford21-4-2.003.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Thomas Newhart1000.005.60
RB Raymond Montgomery111010.002.67
WR Gage Ashe1000.0013.00
ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Nickolas Moss11-4-4.004.12
TE Walt Sham1000.003.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
RB Raymond Montgomery21
RB Junior Fairbairn20
ChicagoRushesConversions
RB Britt Chiles21
TE Heath Hopper10

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Kent Jochen1073
ChicagoAttCompConversions
Trevor Bradford1422

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Dillon Leydorf331
WR Gage Ashe321
WR Thomas Newhart211
WR Howie Castillo100
RB Austin Mittleman110
ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Nickolas Moss422
WR Herb Palazzo300
RB Darryl Flannery200
TE Walt Sham200
WR Michael Johnson100
TE Heath Hopper100
WR Sean Barton100

SectionAttendance
Stadium62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)