Exhibition Week 4, 2026

played in Hartford, CT

62 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels	0	0	0	0	-	0
Hartford Diesel	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 HAR - Lincoln Riner 49 field goal
2Q: 01:57 HAR - Phil Puppe 9 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
3Q: 07:45 HAR - Lincoln Riner 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 HAR - Lincoln Riner 49 field goal
2Q: 01:57 HAR - Phil Puppe 9 pass from Robert Whitener (Lincoln Riner extra point)
3Q: 07:45 HAR - Lincoln Riner 23 field goal

Team Statistics CHA HAR
Record 1-2 1-2
First Downs 15 5
- by Rushing 1 1
- by Passing 12 4
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 218 119
- Offensive Plays 75 53
- Yards per Play 2.91 2.25
Net Rushing Yards 48 51
- Rushing Attempts 20 27
- Yards per Rush 2.40 1.89
Net Passing Yards 170 68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 21 - 1 25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 214 73
- Sacks/Yards Lost 8/44 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 3.09 2.62
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 7/20 6/28
Kick Returns/Yards 3/41 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:50 29:10

Team Statistics	CHA	HAR
Record	1-2	1-2
First Downs	15	5
- by Rushing	1	1
- by Passing	12	4
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	218	119
- Offensive Plays	75	53
- Yards per Play	2.91	2.25
Net Rushing Yards	48	51
- Rushing Attempts	20	27
- Yards per Rush	2.40	1.89
Net Passing Yards	170	68
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 21 - 1	25 - 13 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	214	73
- Sacks/Yards Lost	8/44	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	3.09	2.62
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	3/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	7/20	6/28
Kick Returns/Yards	3/41	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:50	29:10

Drive Charts

Charlotte Fight'n Squirrels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:28	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
1	12:53	0:57	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
1	11:56	1:34	OPP 26	3	-2	Fumble
1	8:21	1:37	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
1	5:30	3:18	OWN 23	8	35	Punt
1	1:18	2:26	OWN 49	5	15	Punt
2	11:35	2:58	OWN 22	5	29	Punt
2	5:07	1:17	OWN 29	3	-15	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	5	32	Half
3	13:13	2:35	OWN 7	5	7	Punt
3	9:14	0:13	OWN 14	1	-4	Fumble
3	7:40	1:52	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	4:37	3:52	OWN 2	6	31	Punt
4	13:28	1:12	OPP 47	3	4	Punt
4	10:06	1:06	OWN 38	4	-14	Punt
4	7:00	2:25	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
4	2:07	2:07	OWN 16	12	59	Game

Hartford Diesel
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:32	1:39	OPP 32	3	0	Field Goal
1	10:22	2:01	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
1	6:44	1:14	OWN 33	3	-10	Punt
1	2:12	0:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	13:52	2:17	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
2	8:37	3:30	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
2	3:50	2:01	OWN 47	8	53	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
3	10:38	1:24	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	9:01	1:21	OPP 10	3	4	Field Goal
3	5:48	1:11	50	3	9	Punt
3	0:45	2:17	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	12:16	2:10	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
4	9:00	2:00	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
4	4:35	2:28	OWN 19	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Burt Sampson, Hartford Diesel

Rushing Statistics

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herman Levine	11	44	4.00	12	1	0
Darren Riley	9	4	0.44	6	0	0

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Phil Puppe	14	26	1.86	5
Burt Evans	10	18	1.80	8
Sedrick West	2	7	3.50	7
Robert Whitener	1	0	0.00	0

Passing Statistics

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Palmer	47	21	214	8/44	0	29	1	49.4

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Robert Whitener	25	13	73	1/5	1	18	0	71.3

Receiving Statistics

Charlotte	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alex Atherton	5	12	29	5.80	1	11
Unknown	5	8	53	10.60	6	15
WR Oliver Jacobs	3	10	48	16.00	8	29
CB Corwin Kawakami	3	8	35	11.67	0	17
RB Darren Riley	2	3	9	4.50	0	7
TE Phillip Heath	1	2	20	20.00	3	20
RB Herman Levine	1	2	16	16.00	5	16
FB Craig Stephens	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Monty Borrelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Hartford	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Phil Puppe	3	4	17	5.67	15	9	1
WR Gerald Pasich	2	3	12	6.00	3	6	0
RB Burt Evans	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
WR Irv Cochrane	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Gary Freeman	1	6	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tracy Clements	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
FB Conrad Jordon	1	1	-1	-1.00	1	-1	0
TE Stanley Hartman	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Gino Bassett	1	3	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Gene Hare	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Charlotte	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Hartford	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Maurice Cannida	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Charlotte	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jason Palmer	2	0	0
Rob Brock	0	1	0
Leroy Burnham	0	0	1
Skip Cox	0	0	1
Darren Riley	0	0	1

Hartford	Fumb	Recov	Force
Isaac Nanamaker	1	0	0
Phil Puppe	1	0	0
Robert Whitener	1	0	0
Eugene Harwell	0	2	0
Ricardo Spaulding	0	1	1
Burt Sampson	0	1	0
Winston Carrano	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Charlotte	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Yockey	12	537	44.8	39.1	60	4

Hartford	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrone Kelley	12	571	47.6	45.9	58	6

Kicking Statistics

Charlotte	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Hartford	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Riner	2/2	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Jacobs	5	16	3.2	0
Ken Warfield	2	4	2.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Pasich	4	24	6.0	0
Isaac Nanamaker	2	4	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Charlotte	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Schulz	2	28	14.0	0
Orlando Hill	1	13	13.0	0

Hartford	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Cochrane	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Charlotte	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Skip Cox	7	4	0.0	20	24
S Ricardo Lester	4	0	0.0	14	14
DE Earl Harner	4	0	0.0	18	14
OLB Mel Henke	3	3	0.0	16	18
CB Ted Schulz	3	1	0.0	23	21
CB Orlando Hill	3	0	0.0	18	23
DE Leroy Burnham	2	0	1.0	9	12
OLB Rico Cote	2	1	0.0	18	19
ILB Cornell Lyon	2	1	0.0	9	7
OLB Norman Harding	2	1	0.0	18	12
S Andre Gomez	2	0	0.0	16	18
S Kelvin Manns	2	0	0.0	12	11
DT Jermaine Hardy	2	0	0.0	15	10
RB Herman Levine	1	0	---	---	---
S Ernest Harner	1	0	0.0	12	12
CB Rick Honeycutt	1	0	0.0	10	11

Hartford	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Charles Humphrey	7	0	0.0	14	38
S Maurice Cannida	5	2	0.0	14	39
DE Burt Sampson	4	1	4.0	11	36
DE Winston Carrano	4	0	1.5	10	21
CB Jessie Inderwies	4	1	0.0	12	43
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	3	1	2.0	13	29
DT Barry Park	3	3	0.5	14	38
ILB Ray Perch	3	1	0.0	5	5
S Isaac Nanamaker	3	0	0.0	17	48
DE Walt Lang	3	0	0.0	9	19
CB Edward Wilkins	2	1	0.0	12	38
S Leo Pei	2	1	0.0	14	43
OLB Peter Dunn	2	0	0.0	11	20
CB Pat Beardslee	2	0	0.0	14	46
DE Myron Jefferson	1	1	0.0	7	9
ILB Trent Lincoln	1	1	0.0	9	21
DT Darren Henry	0	2	0.0	8	22
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	0	1	0.0	10	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Charlotte	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Leroy Burnham	1.0	0	0	12
DE Stanley Matthews	0.0	1	2	15
DT Skip Cox	0.0	1	0	24
DE Earl Harner	0.0	0	1	14
Unknown	0.0	0	1	18

Hartford	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Sampson	4.0	1	2	2	36
OLB Ricardo Spaulding	2.0	0	0	0	29
DE Winston Carrano	1.5	0	0	0	21
DT Barry Park	0.5	0	0	0	38
OLB Kurt Bernard	0.0	0	3	1	39
DE Tyrell Tewkesbury	0.0	0	1	0	34
DT Darren Henry	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Walt Lang	0.0	0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Charlotte	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Orlando Hill	3	0	23
DE Earl Harner	2	0	14
CB Ted Schulz	2	0	21
S Kelvin Manns	1	1	11
OLB Mel Henke	1	0	18
DE Leroy Burnham	1	0	12
S Andre Gomez	1	0	18
S Ernest Harner	1	0	12
OLB Norman Harding	1	0	12

Hartford	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Charles Humphrey	5	0	0	38
S Maurice Cannida	4	1	1	39
CB Jessie Inderwies	3	0	0	43
CB Edward Wilkins	2	0	0	38
S Leo Pei	2	0	0	43
OLB Peter Dunn	1	1	0	20
S Isaac Nanamaker	1	1	0	48
CB Pat Beardslee	1	0	0	46
ILB Ray Perch	1	0	0	5
DE Winston Carrano	1	0	0	21
DT Darren Henry	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Charlotte	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Stephens	2	4	1	16	0	31
Kris Clinton	1	2	0	5	0	7
Monty Borrelli	1	1	0	15	0	32
Curtis Haesche	0	4	0	17	3	48
Brock Perkins	0	3	0	18	1	48
Stanley Sutter	0	3	0	17	0	53
Bruce Sales	0	2	0	13	3	46
Winston Means	0	1	0	16	0	48
Freddie Duncan	0	0	0	9	1	15

Hartford	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leo Bailey	2	5	26	0	24
Ronald Blades	1	6	14	0	18
Sean Evans	0	6	22	0	18
Conrad Jordon	0	3	16	0	11
Luther Morton	0	2	16	1	20
Conrad Powell	0	2	16	0	14
Eugene Harwell	0	2	11	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Charlotte	Tackles	STPlays
Darren Riley	2	28
Craig Stephens	2	26
Unknown	1	20
Oliver Jacobs	1	17
Winston Means	1	9

Hartford	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Clements	4	19
Trent Lincoln	2	16
Sedrick West	1	30
Stanley Hartman	1	19
Gerald Pasich	1	14
Scottie Bowlin	1	11

Participation

Charlotte	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jason Palmer	20	55	---	---	---	75
Winston Means	16	48	---	---	9	73
Craig Stephens	16	31	---	---	26	73
Stanley Sutter	17	53	---	---	---	70
Brock Perkins	18	48	---	---	---	66
Curtis Haesche	17	48	---	---	1	66
Darren Riley	9	27	---	---	28	64
Bruce Sales	13	46	---	---	2	61
Unknown	10	29	---	---	20	59
Oliver Jacobs	9	30	---	---	17	56
Corwin Kawakami	---	---	10	31	11	52
Phillip Heath	7	26	---	---	17	50
Monty Borrelli	15	32	---	---	3	50
Ted Schulz	---	---	23	21	5	49
Skip Cox	---	---	20	24	5	49
Alex Atherton	11	36	---	---	1	48
Orlando Hill	---	---	18	23	7	48
Cornell Lyon	---	---	9	7	29	45
Rico Cote	---	---	18	19	7	44
Mel Henke	---	---	16	18	7	41
Herman Levine	11	28	---	---	1	40
Rick Honeycutt	---	---	10	11	18	39
Unknown	---	---	19	18	1	38
Andre Gomez	---	---	16	18	2	36
Freddie Duncan	9	15	---	---	12	36
Leroy Burnham	---	---	9	12	14	35
Ricardo Lester	---	---	14	14	6	34
Kelvin Manns	---	---	12	11	11	34
Stanley Matthews	---	---	16	15	2	33
Earl Harner	---	---	18	14	1	33
Norman Harding	---	---	18	12	1	31
Ernest Harner	---	---	12	12	6	30
Jermaine Hardy	---	---	15	10	4	29
Travis Nelson	---	---	13	13	3	29
Rob Brock	5	10	---	---	12	27
Kendrick Mantle	---	---	12	11	4	27
Kris Clinton	5	7	---	---	12	24
Brent Leupold	0	0	---	---	12	12
Francisco McAfee	---	---	9	3	---	12
Clay Yockey	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ken Warfield	1	1	---	---	5	7
Joseph Nevers	---	---	0	0	6	6
Chester Horner	1	4	---	---	---	5
Calvin Tuitele	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kenny Southard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrus Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Hartford	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Isaac Nanamaker	---	---	17	48	17	82
Edward Wilkins	---	---	12	38	24	74
Leo Bailey	26	24	---	---	14	64
Pat Beardslee	---	---	14	46	1	61
Leo Pei	---	---	14	43	4	61
Barry Park	---	---	14	38	7	59
Charles Humphrey	---	---	14	38	4	56
Jessie Inderwies	---	---	12	43	---	55
Maurice Cannida	---	---	14	39	1	54
Gino Bassett	21	18	---	---	15	54
Robert Whitener	27	26	---	---	---	53
Tyrell Tewkesbury	---	---	10	34	5	49
Peter Dunn	---	---	11	20	18	49
Kurt Bernard	---	---	10	39	---	49
Sean Evans	22	18	---	---	9	49
Burt Sampson	---	---	11	36	---	47
Trent Lincoln	---	---	9	21	16	46
Ricardo Spaulding	---	---	13	29	---	42
Ronald Blades	14	18	---	---	9	41
Eugene Harwell	11	15	---	---	14	40
Luther Morton	16	20	---	---	2	38
Darren Henry	---	---	8	22	6	36
Stanley Glenn	13	10	---	---	13	36
Sedrick West	2	2	---	---	30	34
Winston Carrano	---	---	10	21	3	34
Conrad Powell	16	14	---	---	3	33
Gene Hare	7	12	---	---	14	33
Conrad Jordon	16	11	---	---	6	33
Stanley Hartman	7	7	---	---	19	33
Walt Lang	---	---	9	19	5	33
Burt Evans	14	14	---	---	5	33
Scottie Bowlin	13	8	---	---	11	32
Irv Cochrane	14	15	---	---	2	31
Gerald Pasich	8	9	---	---	14	31
Gary Freeman	15	15	---	---	---	30
Todd Darilek	17	13	---	---	---	30
Phil Puppe	14	13	---	---	1	28
Tracy Clements	4	4	---	---	19	27
R.J. Small	---	---	6	17	---	23
Myron Jefferson	---	---	7	9	1	17
Tyrone Kelley	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ray Perch	---	---	5	5	1	11
Lionel Bazzell	---	---	0	0	8	8
Lincoln Riner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harry Palmer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ed McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	7	11	1.6
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	8	0.9
Middle	13	31	2.4
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Charlotte	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Palmer	47	21	2	6	6	4	8	3	1

Hartford	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Robert Whitener	25	13	0	3	2	1	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	108	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	46	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	29	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	17	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	27	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Charlotte	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Atherton	12	5	0	29	0	36
WR Oliver Jacobs	10	3	1	48	1	30
CB Corwin Kawakami	8	3	1	35	0	31
Unknown	8	5	2	53	0	29
RB Darren Riley	3	2	1	9	0	27
TE Phillip Heath	2	1	0	20	1	26
RB Herman Levine	2	1	1	16	0	28
FB Craig Stephens	1	1	0	4	0	31
TE Monty Borrelli	1	0	0	0	0	32

Hartford	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Gary Freeman	6	1	1	3	15
RB Phil Puppe	4	3	0	17	13
WR Irv Cochrane	3	1	0	9	15
WR Gerald Pasich	3	2	0	12	9
TE Gino Bassett	3	1	1	8	18
RB Burt Evans	2	2	0	9	14
WR Tracy Clements	1	1	0	18	4
WR Gene Hare	1	0	0	0	12
FB Conrad Jordon	1	1	0	-1	11
TE Stanley Hartman	1	1	0	-2	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Charlotte	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phil Puppe	2	4	2.00	1.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Hartford	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Robert Whitener	2	1	9	4.50	2.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Charlotte	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Hartford	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Phil Puppe	2	1	9	4.50	4.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Charlotte	Rushes	Conversions

Hartford	Rushes	Conversions
Phil Puppe	2	0
Sedrick West	2	1
Burt Evans	2	0
Robert Whitener	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Charlotte	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Palmer	14	7	4

Hartford	Att	Comp	Conversions
Robert Whitener	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Charlotte	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Atherton	3	0	0
WR Oliver Jacobs	3	1	1
RB Darren Riley	3	2	0
CB Corwin Kawakami	2	2	1
RB Herman Levine	1	1	1
TE Monty Borrelli	1	0	0
Unknown	1	1	1

Hartford	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Freeman	2	1	0
RB Phil Puppe	2	1	1
TE Gino Bassett	2	0	0
RB Burt Evans	2	2	0
WR Irv Cochrane	1	1	0
WR Gerald Pasich	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 36,600 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,000 (19,500)
End Zone 6,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine 4,400 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (12,400)
Club Seats 4,900 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	36,600 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,000 (19,500)
End Zone	6,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine	4,400 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (12,400)
Club Seats	4,900 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,900)