Week 8, 2026

played in Minnesota, MN

38 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Chicago Bruins	0	13	3	7	-	23
Minnesota Norsemen	0	21	0	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:30 CHI - Heath Hopper 4 pass from Trevor Bradford (Ricky Brewer extra point)
2Q: 11:03 MIN - Jim Drake 5 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 08:14 CHI - Bradley Fulton 2 pass from Trevor Bradford (Ricky Brewer extra point failed)
2Q: 03:57 MIN - Jonathan Pipkin 29 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Thomas Newhart 6 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 09:56 CHI - Ricky Brewer 45 field goal
4Q: 14:21 MIN - Rich Ekernas 19 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 06:54 MIN - Frederick Fly 19 field goal
4Q: 04:34 CHI - Nickolas Moss 4 pass from Trevor Bradford (Ricky Brewer extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:30 CHI - Heath Hopper 4 pass from Trevor Bradford (Ricky Brewer extra point)
2Q: 11:03 MIN - Jim Drake 5 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 08:14 CHI - Bradley Fulton 2 pass from Trevor Bradford (Ricky Brewer extra point failed)
2Q: 03:57 MIN - Jonathan Pipkin 29 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 00:28 MIN - Thomas Newhart 6 pass from Kent Jochen (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 09:56 CHI - Ricky Brewer 45 field goal
4Q: 14:21 MIN - Rich Ekernas 19 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 06:54 MIN - Frederick Fly 19 field goal
4Q: 04:34 CHI - Nickolas Moss 4 pass from Trevor Bradford (Ricky Brewer extra point)

Team Statistics CHI MIN
Record 3-4 6-2
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 5 13
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 308 378
- Offensive Plays 63 66
- Yards per Play 4.89 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 113 185
- Rushing Attempts 21 39
- Yards per Rush 5.38 4.74
Net Passing Yards 195 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 23 - 2 26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 7.15
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 8/63
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 5/117 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 28
Time of Possession 26:04 33:56

Team Statistics	CHI	MIN
Record	3-4	6-2
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	5	13
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	308	378
- Offensive Plays	63	66
- Yards per Play	4.89	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	113	185
- Rushing Attempts	21	39
- Yards per Rush	5.38	4.74
Net Passing Yards	195	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 23 - 2	26 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	7.15
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	8/63
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	5/117	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 28
Time of Possession	26:04	33:56

Drive Charts

Chicago Bruins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:59	OWN 25	3	-8	Punt
1	8:54	1:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	6:03	6:39	OWN 36	13	64	Touchdown
2	10:57	2:50	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	3:47	1:26	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
2	1:12	0:10	OWN 17	1	0	Interception
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 25	2	4	Half
3	13:08	3:17	OWN 43	7	29	Field Goal
3	7:07	1:01	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	4:12	0:22	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	14:02	2:41	OWN 39	5	16	Downs
4	6:49	2:23	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
4	2:15	1:24	OWN 36	6	25	Interception

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	4:07	OWN 37	6	22	Punt
1	6:55	0:52	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
2	14:24	3:27	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	8:07	4:20	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	2:21	1:09	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
2	1:02	0:41	OPP 25	3	25	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
3	9:51	2:44	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
3	6:06	1:54	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	3:50	4:48	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
4	11:21	4:32	OWN 45	8	53	Field Goal
4	4:26	2:11	OWN 9	5	9	Punt
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 13	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Kent Jochen, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Dennis	10	55	5.50	40	2
QB Trevor Bradford	5	30	6.00	9	0
RB Hugh Sellers	5	25	5.00	11	1
RB Mario Mitchell	1	3	3.00	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jim Drake	17	64	3.76	31	1	1
RB Rich Ekernas	15	86	5.73	19	3	1
QB Kent Jochen	6	33	5.50	17	2	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Bradford	42	23	195	0/0	3	38	2	71.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kent Jochen	26	18	198	1/5	2	29	0	117.1

Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bradley Fulton	7	14	57	8.14	16	21	1
WR Nickolas Moss	5	9	28	5.60	6	10	1
TE Heath Hopper	3	5	38	12.67	0	38	1
RB Mario Mitchell	2	2	25	12.50	10	22	0
WR Sean Barton	2	5	16	8.00	0	13	0
WR Lance Richmond	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Paul Owens	1	2	19	19.00	4	19	0
WR Trevor Booker	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Brandon Dennis	1	2	10	10.00	7	10	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thomas Newhart	4	4	31	7.75	3	11	1
TE Junior Ferris	4	6	33	8.25	27	26	0
WR Jonathan Pipkin	3	4	45	15.00	18	29	1
TE Buddy Irwin	2	3	37	18.50	10	23	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	5	9	9.00	7	9	0
RB Jim Drake	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Francisco Minahan	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ryan Gowins	1	4	4.00	0
S Jermaine Henry	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Mentzer	5	261	52.2	44.6	72	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rodolfo Clayton	7	323	46.1	41.4	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Brewer	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	2/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marquis McCrary	3	13	4.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonathan Pipkin	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Stokes	4	104	26.0	0
Chase Ingram	1	13	13.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Drake	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brock Skudris	11	2	0.0	39	27
ILB Dakota Hopkins	8	3	0.0	33	20
DE Michael Kennedy	4	0	1.0	33	26
S Isaac Delgadillo	4	2	0.0	26	14
OLB Abraham Meyer	4	1	0.0	27	16
ILB Corwin Roberson	3	2	0.0	25	15
DT Clifton Metcalf	3	1	0.0	27	18
OLB Ian Russell	3	0	0.0	18	18
CB Lee Cooney	3	0	0.0	31	24
OLB Seth Cash	2	2	0.0	35	19
CB Christian Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	39	26
S George Tucker	2	0	0.0	13	13
DE Lance Negrete	1	2	0.0	32	23
DT Calvin Shire	1	0	0.0	12	10
WR Nickolas Moss	1	0	---	---	---
DE Christopher Swartzentruber	1	0	0.0	3	0
TE Heath Hopper	1	0	---	---	---
CB Burt Kreider	0	1	0.0	7	4
CB Randy Stokes	0	1	0.0	5	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	7	0	19	27
OLB Ryan Gowins	5	4	18	26
CB Butch Metzenbaum	4	2	20	40
S Jermaine Henry	3	2	18	25
CB Brad O'Donnell	3	1	21	42
ILB James Barginski	3	1	2	15
OLB Kent Oliveros	3	1	11	26
DE Kerry Giles	3	0	20	29
S Kaleb Barton	2	0	11	16
DT Bobby Dodge	1	1	19	28
CB Don Linquist	1	1	12	32
CB Casey Morgan	1	0	2	8
DE Dominic Laster	1	0	18	23
S Calvin Wayne	1	0	10	25
S Jamie Paquette	1	0	2	16
OLB Fernando Woodson	1	0	2	10
DT Raul Labonte	0	2	14	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Michael Kennedy	1.0	1	0	0	26
DE Lance Negrete	0.0	1	1	0	23

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Bobby Dodge	1	0	1	28
DE Dominic Laster	0	2	0	23
DE Kim Middleton	0	1	0	14
DT Raul Labonte	0	1	0	39
DE Kerry Giles	0	0	1	29
OLB Kent Oliveros	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brock Skudris	4	1	27
OLB Ian Russell	3	1	18
ILB Dakota Hopkins	3	0	20
S George Tucker	2	0	13
S Isaac Delgadillo	2	0	14
OLB Abraham Meyer	1	0	16
ILB Corwin Roberson	1	0	15
CB Lee Cooney	1	0	24
CB Christian Rasmussen	1	0	26

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Ryan Gowins	3	1	1	26
ILB James Barginski	3	1	0	15
S Jermaine Henry	3	0	1	25
CB Butch Metzenbaum	3	0	0	40
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	2	0	42
S Calvin Wayne	2	0	0	25
OLB Kent Oliveros	2	0	0	26
S Kaleb Barton	1	1	0	16
ILB Roy Morrison	1	1	0	27
CB Don Linquist	1	1	0	32
OLB Fernando Woodson	1	1	0	10
S Jamie Paquette	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Hunter Damm	3	6	21	42
G George Eckard	1	4	14	34
G Grayson Fecht	1	2	21	42
TE Kenyon Laporte	1	1	6	5
T Percy Dockett	0	2	7	8
T Gus Hammond	0	1	21	42

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Keegan Ferro	5	8	39	0	27
G Don Meacham	4	7	39	0	27
T Phillip Freeland	3	5	39	0	27
C Javier Howard	2	7	39	1	27
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	11	0	6
G Arnie Corley	0	5	39	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
J.T. White	2	11
Mario Mitchell	1	24
Burt Kreider	1	18

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Fernando Woodson	3	24
Casey Morgan	2	23
Jim Drake	1	19
Skip Chaky	1	17
Kaleb Barton	1	16

Participation

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Brock Skudris	---	---	39	27	11	77
G Gene McNeil	21	42	---	---	6	69
G Grayson Fecht	21	42	---	---	6	69
T Gus Hammond	21	42	---	---	6	69
CB Christian Rasmussen	---	---	39	26	1	66
QB Trevor Bradford	21	42	---	---	---	63
C Hunter Damm	21	42	---	---	---	63
DE Michael Kennedy	---	---	33	26	---	59
OLB Ian Russell	---	---	18	18	23	59
S Isaac Delgadillo	---	---	26	14	18	58
WR Lance Richmond	15	22	---	---	19	56
WR Nickolas Moss	18	38	---	---	---	56
DE Lance Negrete	---	---	32	23	1	56
CB Lee Cooney	---	---	31	24	---	55
OLB Seth Cash	---	---	35	19	1	55
WR Bradley Fulton	18	36	---	---	---	54
TE Heath Hopper	17	35	---	---	1	53
ILB Dakota Hopkins	---	---	33	20	---	53
G George Eckard	14	34	---	---	---	48
DT Clifton Metcalf	---	---	27	18	---	45
OLB Abraham Meyer	---	---	27	16	1	44
ILB Corwin Roberson	---	---	25	15	1	41
RB Mario Mitchell	2	14	---	---	24	40
RB Brandon Dennis	13	22	---	---	---	35
TE Kenyon Laporte	6	5	---	---	23	34
CB Chase Ingram	---	---	13	12	7	32
DT Calvin Shire	---	---	12	10	8	30
CB Burt Kreider	---	---	7	4	18	29
WR Sean Barton	2	14	---	---	11	27
S George Tucker	---	---	13	13	---	26
RB Hugh Sellers	7	7	---	---	12	26
CB Randy Stokes	---	---	5	7	13	25
DT J.T. White	---	---	8	4	11	23
TE Paul Owens	6	13	---	---	---	19
T Percy Dockett	7	8	---	---	2	17
ILB Mason Irey	---	---	0	1	14	15
DE Christopher Swartzentruber	---	---	3	0	8	11
CB Marquis McCrary	---	---	3	0	7	10
K Ricky Brewer	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Don Mentzer	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Omar Riley	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Trevor Booker	1	4	---	---	---	5
T Steve Cucina	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Fernando Watkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mack Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Willie Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Phillip Freeland	39	27	---	---	8	74
G Don Meacham	39	27	---	---	8	74
G Arnie Corley	39	27	---	---	---	66
T Keegan Ferro	39	27	---	---	---	66
QB Kent Jochen	39	27	---	---	---	66
C Javier Howard	39	27	---	---	---	66
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	21	42	1	64
TE Buddy Irwin	37	27	---	---	---	64
RB Jim Drake	21	22	---	---	19	62
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	20	40	1	61
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	14	39	6	59
WR Thomas Newhart	37	21	---	---	---	58
WR Dillon Leydorf	34	22	---	---	---	56
CB Don Linquist	---	---	12	32	12	56
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	20	29	---	49
TE Junior Ferris	14	10	---	---	24	48
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	19	28	---	47
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	19	27	---	46
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	18	26	---	44
S Kaleb Barton	---	---	11	16	16	43
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	18	25	---	43
DE Dominic Laster	---	---	18	23	---	41
OLB Kent Oliveros	---	---	11	26	2	39
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	10	25	1	36
OLB Fernando Woodson	---	---	2	10	24	36
FB Brent Hennessy	11	6	---	---	17	34
CB Casey Morgan	---	---	2	8	23	33
WR Jonathan Pipkin	6	7	---	---	16	29
ILB James Barginski	---	---	2	15	11	28
DT Derrick Houston	---	---	9	17	1	27
S Jamie Paquette	---	---	2	16	6	24
RB Rich Ekernas	19	5	---	---	---	24
DE Kim Middleton	---	---	1	14	6	21
WR Gage Ashe	10	11	---	---	---	21
WR Skip Chaky	2	0	---	---	17	19
OLB Kevin Hicks	---	---	1	3	12	16
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	8	8
T D.J. Novak	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Braxton Grant	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Rodolfo Clayton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Francisco Minahan	3	4	---	---	---	7
RB Shane Lynch	1	0	---	---	5	6
S Jamie Enochs	---	---	1	1	---	2
C Leonardo Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Marty Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	13	70	5.4
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	25	150	6.0
Right	9	33	3.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Bradford	42	23	3	1	3	8	4	3	2

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kent Jochen	26	18	4	1	2	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	40	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	36	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	60	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	59	11.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	30	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	50	25.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bradley Fulton	14	7	1	57	1	36
WR Nickolas Moss	9	5	1	28	0	38
TE Heath Hopper	5	3	1	38	1	35
WR Sean Barton	5	2	0	16	0	14
RB Mario Mitchell	2	2	0	25	1	14
TE Paul Owens	2	1	0	19	0	13
WR Trevor Booker	2	1	0	3	0	4
RB Brandon Dennis	2	1	0	10	0	22
WR Lance Richmond	1	1	0	-1	0	22

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Junior Ferris	6	4	1	33	1	10
WR Dillon Leydorf	5	1	1	9	0	22
WR Jonathan Pipkin	4	3	0	45	1	7
WR Thomas Newhart	4	4	0	31	0	21
TE Buddy Irwin	3	2	0	37	1	27
RB Jim Drake	1	1	0	6	0	22
WR Gage Ashe	1	1	0	27	1	11
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	0	6	0	6
TE Francisco Minahan	1	1	0	4	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hugh Sellers	1	6	6.00	5.00
RB Brandon Dennis	1	-1	-1.00	5.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jim Drake	5	11	2.20	3.76
RB Rich Ekernas	2	17	8.50	5.73

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Bradford	7	5	20	2.86	4.64

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kent Jochen	3	2	19	6.33	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nickolas Moss	4	2	10	2.50	3.11
WR Bradley Fulton	2	2	6	3.00	4.07
TE Heath Hopper	1	1	4	4.00	7.60

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	0	0	0.00	1.80
WR Jonathan Pipkin	1	1	13	13.00	11.25
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	6	6.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB Trevor Bradford	2	0
RB Brandon Dennis	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jim Drake	4	0
QB Kent Jochen	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Bradford	9	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kent Jochen	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nickolas Moss	3	2	1
TE Heath Hopper	3	2	1
WR Bradley Fulton	2	1	1
RB Mario Mitchell	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Pipkin	2	1	1
TE Buddy Irwin	2	1	1
WR Thomas Newhart	1	1	0
TE Junior Ferris	1	0	0
FB Brent Hennessy	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)