Week 1, 2025

played in Chicago, IL

75 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Norsemen	7	7	3	10	-	27
Chicago Bruins	0	0	0	0	-	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)

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 Statistics MIN CHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 12
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 284 200
- Offensive Plays 70 66
- Yards per Play 4.06 3.03
Net Rushing Yards 96 60
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 2.74 3.16
Net Passing Yards 188 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 22 - 0 44 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 200 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.37 2.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/36 12/75
Punt Returns/Yards 3/0 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 4/50 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:42 26:18

Team Statistics	MIN	CHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	12
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	284	200
- Offensive Plays	70	66
- Yards per Play	4.06	3.03
Net Rushing Yards	96	60
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	2.74	3.16
Net Passing Yards	188	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 22 - 0	44 - 18 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	200	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.37	2.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	3/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/36	12/75
Punt Returns/Yards	3/0	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	4/50	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:42	26:18

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 34	3	-2	Punt
1	8:43	2:24	OWN 33	5	67	Touchdown
1	2:24	4:11	OWN 13	10	50	Fumble
2	11:52	2:58	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
2	7:20	3:44	OWN 28	6	12	Punt
2	2:58	1:09	OPP 47	5	14	Downs
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 20	5	40	Half
3	13:30	1:55	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	10:03	1:45	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	7:43	4:28	OPP 46	8	42	Field Goal
3	1:08	2:19	OWN 12	5	25	Punt
4	10:17	1:29	OWN 11	5	13	Punt
4	8:03	1:42	OPP 31	3	2	Field Goal
4	4:06	1:43	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 12	1	-1	Game

Chicago Bruins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	4:19	OWN 36	8	38	Missed FG
1	6:19	3:55	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
2	13:13	1:21	OWN 37	3	-13	Punt
2	8:54	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	3:36	0:38	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
2	1:49	0:25	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
3	11:35	1:32	OWN 47	4	-3	Punt
3	8:18	0:35	OWN 36	3	-5	Interception
3	3:15	2:07	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
4	13:49	3:32	OWN 16	7	15	Punt
4	8:48	0:45	OWN 20	3	6	Interception
4	6:21	2:15	OWN 25	9	53	Downs
4	2:23	0:41	OWN 34	4	10	Interception
4	1:42	1:01	OWN 25	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Roy Morrison, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Montgomery	28	81	2.89	24	2
RB Junior Fairbairn	4	4	1.00	2	0
QB Kent Jochen	2	12	6.00	11	1
QB Sammy Duncan	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Britt Chiles	9	28	3.11	9
RB Darryl Flannery	5	14	2.80	6
QB Trevor Bradford	4	19	4.75	9
TE Heath Hopper	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kent Jochen	33	22	200	2/12	1	33	0	93.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Bradford	44	18	161	3/21	0	20	4	13.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dillon Leydorf	7	9	48	6.86	28	25	0
RB Raymond Montgomery	4	6	16	4.00	0	10	1
TE Rob Spence	3	4	42	14.00	24	33	0
WR Thomas Newhart	3	5	28	9.33	1	10	0
WR Gage Ashe	3	4	52	17.33	9	27	0
RB Austin Mittleman	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Howie Castillo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Nickolas Moss	10	17	70	7.00	26	20
TE Walt Sham	3	9	31	10.33	14	15
WR Michael Johnson	2	6	34	17.00	5	20
RB Britt Chiles	1	2	0	0.00	1	0
TE Heath Hopper	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Hector Wayt	1	1	16	16.00	10	16
RB Darryl Flannery	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Herb Palazzo	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Sean Barton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Roy Morrison	2	0	0.00	0
S Cornell Burke	2	50	25.00	1

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Raymond Montgomery	1	0	0	0
OLB Theodore Battle	0	1	0	1
DE Kerry Giles	0	0	1	0
TE Junior Ferris	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Trevor Bradford	1	0	0
S Mackenzie Fox	1	0	0
DT Clifton Metcalf	0	1	0
T Noah Twisp	0	1	0
CB Clayton Brazil	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donald Parise	8	338	42.3	38.4	49	2

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Mentzer	9	435	48.3	43.9	62	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Noah Coleman	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	3/3

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Brewer	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
O.J. Carter	3	0	0.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mackenzie Fox	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad O'Donnell	1	23	23.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chase Ingram	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	7	2	0.5	15	44
OLB Winston Dodge	5	0	0.0	18	44
DT Raul Labonte	4	1	1.0	12	21
S Jamie Paquette	4	1	0.0	18	45
OLB Ryan Gowins	3	1	0.0	5	10
DE Dominic Laster	3	0	0.0	19	35
DE Kerry Giles	2	0	1.0	12	25
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	2	0.0	19	47
CB Butch Metzenbaum	2	1	0.0	19	47
CB Teddy Hudson	2	0	0.0	9	21
DE Ricardo Perry	1	0	0.5	3	14
OLB Theodore Battle	1	0	0.0	1	14
DT Andy Jenkins	1	0	0.0	10	34
S Cornell Burke	1	0	0.0	16	46
OLB Kris Wolfe	1	0	0.0	3	1
ILB Chuck Douglas	1	0	0.0	3	1
S Archie Mills	0	2	0.0	4	3
DT Bobby Dodge	0	1	0.0	16	38

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Braden Ioja	12	1	0.0	33	31
CB Clayton Brazil	7	1	0.0	34	35
S George Tucker	6	2	0.0	35	35
ILB Tim Sanders	5	1	0.5	24	26
OLB Gregory Frederick	4	1	0.0	17	18
DE Clayton Dworak	3	1	0.5	34	35
S Mackenzie Fox	3	1	0.0	27	20
CB Lee Cooney	3	0	0.0	4	12
DT Clifton Metcalf	2	2	1.0	33	32
CB Chase Ingram	2	1	0.0	21	18
OLB Jaylen Campbell	2	1	0.0	16	11
S Brock Skudris	2	1	0.0	4	13
RB Darryl Flannery	2	0	---	---	---
DE Diego Crane	2	0	0.0	5	3
CB Christian Rasmussen	2	0	0.0	32	32
OLB Freddie Blair	1	1	0.0	30	22
DE Lance Negrete	1	0	0.0	29	32
WR Herb Palazzo	1	0	---	---	---
S Heath Covington	0	1	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kerry Giles	1.0	1	0	0	25
DT Raul Labonte	1.0	0	0	1	21
DE Ricardo Perry	0.5	0	2	0	14
ILB Roy Morrison	0.5	0	0	0	44
DE Dominic Laster	0.0	2	1	0	35
OLB Winston Dodge	0.0	0	1	0	44
OLB Theodore Battle	0.0	0	1	0	14

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clifton Metcalf	1.0	1	1	1	32
DE Clayton Dworak	0.5	0	2	2	35
ILB Tim Sanders	0.5	0	0	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	3	1	2	44
OLB Ryan Gowins	3	0	0	10
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	3	0	47
OLB Winston Dodge	2	1	0	44
CB Butch Metzenbaum	2	1	0	47
S Jamie Paquette	2	1	0	45
CB Teddy Hudson	2	0	0	21
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	0	21
ILB Chuck Douglas	1	0	0	1
S Cornell Burke	0	1	2	46
CB Alexander Goodwin	0	1	0	18

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Clayton Brazil	6	1	35
ILB Braden Ioja	4	0	31
S Mackenzie Fox	3	1	20
S George Tucker	2	0	35
CB Lee Cooney	2	0	12
S Brock Skudris	2	0	13
OLB Gregory Frederick	1	0	18
DE Clayton Dworak	1	0	35
OLB Jaylen Campbell	1	0	11
OLB Freddie Blair	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Larry Palmer	3	9	35	0	35
G Hunter Mattis	3	6	35	0	35
T Joseph Snyder	2	6	35	0	35
G Don Meacham	1	5	34	1	35
T Keegan Ferro	0	6	35	0	35
RB Raymond Montgomery	0	0	28	1	21

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Gene McNeil	2	4	0	19	0	47
C Hunter Damm	1	3	0	18	0	45
T Percy Dockett	0	3	0	19	2	47
T Noah Twisp	0	3	0	19	0	47
G George Eckard	0	2	1	18	0	45
TE Heath Hopper	0	0	0	6	1	19

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Keegan Ferro	1	16
Junior Ferris	1	14
Joseph Snyder	1	10
Lincoln Vaughn	1	10

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Covington	2	24
Mackenzie Fox	2	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Keegan Ferro	35	35	---	---	16	86
G Hunter Mattis	35	35	---	---	10	80
T Joseph Snyder	35	35	---	---	10	80
G Don Meacham	34	35	---	---	10	79
C Larry Palmer	35	35	---	---	---	70
QB Kent Jochen	34	35	---	---	---	69
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	19	47	2	68
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	19	47	1	67
WR Thomas Newhart	34	32	---	---	---	66
WR Dillon Leydorf	34	31	---	---	---	65
TE Buddy Irwin	33	32	---	---	---	65
S Jamie Paquette	---	---	18	45	1	64
OLB Winston Dodge	---	---	18	44	1	63
S Cornell Burke	---	---	16	46	1	63
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	15	44	1	60
TE Rob Spence	18	13	---	---	26	57
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	16	38	---	54
DE Dominic Laster	---	---	19	35	---	54
RB Raymond Montgomery	28	21	---	---	---	49
CB Teddy Hudson	---	---	9	21	16	46
DT Andy Jenkins	---	---	10	34	1	45
OLB Theodore Battle	---	---	1	14	25	40
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	12	21	7	40
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	12	25	---	37
WR Gage Ashe	15	18	---	---	1	34
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	3	18	10	31
RB Austin Mittleman	1	3	---	---	26	30
DE Ricardo Perry	---	---	3	14	10	27
RB Junior Fairbairn	6	12	---	---	9	27
WR Howie Castillo	3	6	---	---	16	25
WR O.J. Carter	2	3	---	---	18	23
S Archie Mills	---	---	4	3	16	23
TE Junior Ferris	1	4	---	---	14	19
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	5	10	---	15
ILB Chuck Douglas	---	---	3	1	10	14
OLB Kevin Hicks	---	---	4	8	---	12
P Donald Parise	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Phillip Freeland	1	0	---	---	8	9
K Noah Coleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Pat Sanford	---	---	0	1	3	4
OLB Kris Wolfe	---	---	3	1	---	4
QB Sammy Duncan	1	0	---	---	---	1
S Kaleb Barton	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Jackson Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Javier Howard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G George Eckard	18	45	---	---	10	73
S George Tucker	---	---	35	35	2	72
DE Clayton Dworak	---	---	34	35	2	71
CB Clayton Brazil	---	---	34	35	2	71
DT Clifton Metcalf	---	---	33	32	2	67
QB Trevor Bradford	19	47	---	---	---	66
G Gene McNeil	19	47	---	---	---	66
WR Nickolas Moss	18	42	---	---	6	66
T Percy Dockett	19	47	---	---	---	66
ILB Braden Ioja	---	---	33	31	2	66
T Noah Twisp	19	47	---	---	---	66
CB Christian Rasmussen	---	---	32	32	2	66
TE Walt Sham	18	45	---	---	2	65
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	27	20	18	65
C Hunter Damm	18	45	---	---	---	63
DE Lance Negrete	---	---	29	32	2	63
OLB Gregory Frederick	---	---	17	18	26	61
WR Michael Johnson	16	27	---	---	16	59
ILB Tim Sanders	---	---	24	26	2	52
OLB Freddie Blair	---	---	30	22	---	52
CB Chase Ingram	---	---	21	18	7	46
WR Herb Palazzo	13	31	---	---	1	45
OLB Jaylen Campbell	---	---	16	11	14	41
RB Britt Chiles	13	27	---	---	---	40
RB Darryl Flannery	6	21	---	---	9	36
CB Lee Cooney	---	---	4	12	16	32
RB Brendan Gaines	1	5	---	---	24	30
S Heath Covington	---	---	4	1	24	29
TE Hector Wayt	0	4	---	---	23	27
TE Heath Hopper	6	19	---	---	---	25
WR Sean Barton	3	13	---	---	6	22
S Brock Skudris	---	---	4	13	2	19
DE Diego Crane	---	---	5	3	8	16
DT Byron Coffey	---	---	2	3	8	13
T Gilbert Gaudi	1	2	---	---	10	13
T Levi Ogden	1	2	---	---	10	13
G Alexis Craig	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Kelvin McMorris	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Don Mentzer	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Joel Moore	---	---	0	0	8	8
ILB Kendrick Clark	---	---	1	4	---	5
S Brett Owens	---	---	0	2	1	3
K Ricky Brewer	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Trevor Booker	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Fernando Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sam Woods	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	19	60	3.2
Right	12	34	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kent Jochen	33	22	3	2	2	3	3	3	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Bradford	44	18	2	0	5	9	5	1	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	29	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	96	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	48	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	93	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	53	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dillon Leydorf	9	7	0	48	1	31
RB Raymond Montgomery	6	4	1	16	0	21
WR Thomas Newhart	5	3	1	28	0	32
TE Rob Spence	4	3	0	42	1	13
WR Gage Ashe	4	3	0	52	1	18
RB Austin Mittleman	2	1	0	4	0	3
TE Buddy Irwin	2	1	0	10	0	32
WR Howie Castillo	1	0	0	0	0	6

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nickolas Moss	17	10	0	70	1	42
TE Walt Sham	9	3	3	31	0	45
WR Michael Johnson	6	2	1	34	1	27
WR Herb Palazzo	4	0	0	0	0	31
RB Britt Chiles	2	1	0	0	0	27
RB Darryl Flannery	2	0	1	0	0	21
TE Heath Hopper	2	1	0	10	0	19
TE Hector Wayt	1	1	0	16	0	4
WR Sean Barton	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Montgomery	2	5	2.50	2.89

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kent Jochen	3	1	10	3.33	6.06

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Bradford	2	1	-4	-2.00	3.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Thomas Newhart	1	0	0	0.00	5.60
RB Raymond Montgomery	1	1	10	10.00	2.67
WR Gage Ashe	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nickolas Moss	1	1	-4	-4.00	4.12
TE Walt Sham	1	0	0	0.00	3.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Montgomery	2	1
RB Junior Fairbairn	2	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Britt Chiles	2	1
TE Heath Hopper	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kent Jochen	10	7	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Bradford	14	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dillon Leydorf	3	3	1
WR Gage Ashe	3	2	1
WR Thomas Newhart	2	1	1
WR Howie Castillo	1	0	0
RB Austin Mittleman	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nickolas Moss	4	2	2
WR Herb Palazzo	3	0	0
RB Darryl Flannery	2	0	0
TE Walt Sham	2	0	0
WR Michael Johnson	1	0	0
TE Heath Hopper	1	0	0
WR Sean Barton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)