Week 15: Portland (10-3) at Chesapeake (4-9)
Things aren’t going too well here in town – the defense is playing pretty well, but our offense simply isn’t clicking at all. We’ve resigned ourselves to an outsider set for this year’s playoffs, and now or main focus is developing our young players and seeing what we are capable of down the stretch.
Portland has risen pretty rapidly to become the power team in the division, and having them visit has turned quickly from a date we look forward to, to now one we have to dread. Good luck gang.
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Box Score: Portland at Chesapeake
Chesapeake, PA.
Week 15, 2008
Attendance: 62,700 (65,700).
Weather: 49 degrees, fair.
1Q: 07:09 CHE - John Galvan 64 fumble return.
1Q: 07:09 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
1Q: 03:01 POR - Tyrus Foley 52 field goal.
2Q: 00:25 CHE - David Everhart 29 field goal.
3Q: 10:34 CHE - David Everhart 41 field goal.
4Q: 07:36 CHE - Marcus Meneses 2 pass from Ernest Biddle.
4Q: 07:36 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
Game MVP: CHE 58 John Galvan
Portland 3 0 0 0 - 3
Chesapeake 7 3 3 7 - 20
Team Statistics POR CHE
First Downs 15 17
Total Rushes 33 25
Rushing Yards 80 72
Yards Per Carry 2.4 2.8
Pass Attempts 33 38
Completions 16 25
Passing Yards 175 243
Yards Per Attempt 5.3 6.3
Sacked 2 0
Yards Lost 13 0
Interceptions 2 3
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
Total Plays 68 63
Total Yards 242 315
Yards Per Play 3.5 5.0
3rd Down Plays 5/16 5/13
Avg. YTG on 3rd 6.8 7.0
4th Down Plays 0/1 0/0
Penalties 3 5
Penalty Yards 39 29
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 30:38 29:22
Portland Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
23 Cole 12 28 2.3 7 0
35 Hickman 12 26 2.1 12 0
3 Werenka 7 19 2.7 12 0
32 Bohme 1 4 4.0 4 0
42 Matthews 1 3 3.0 3 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
3 Werenka 33 16 175 5.3 23 0 2 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 Mansour 7 87 12.4 21 23 0
86 Martin 4 58 14.5 5 19 0
88 Lane 2 21 10.5 0 14 0
35 Hickman 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
84 Atkins 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
42 Matthews 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
23 Cole 4 78 19.5 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
18 Herndon 7 275 39.2 49 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
4 Foley 1 1 52 0 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
57 Lehman 8 0 0.0 0 0 0
95 McElroy 5 2 0.0 1 0 0
99 Blanchard 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Gibbons 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
31 Satterlee 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
27 Mcinerney 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
53 Cox 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Burgraff 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Pearson 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
39 Wooden 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Bennett 1 2 0.0 1 2 0
36 Lincoln 1 0 0.0 1 4 0
86 Martin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Cole 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
68 Howard 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Lane 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Morlock 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
50 Nelson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Ellard 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Lane 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Arnold 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Reed 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
75 Conway 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Tyler 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
74 Cobb 0 0 0 0 1 1
55 Jin 0 0 0 0 2 1
23 Cole 1 0 0 0 0 0
68 Howard 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 Hickman 1 0 0 0 0 0
73 Huntley 0 0 0 0 1 0
72 Horner 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chesapeake Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
42 Emerson 14 37 2.6 7 0
37 Fraser 5 15 3.0 7 0
46 Weaver 4 18 4.5 15 0
5 Biddle 2 2 1.0 1 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
5 Biddle 38 25 243 6.3 32 1 3 0
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
87 Meneses 8 85 10.6 16 23 1
88 Rego 4 59 14.7 0 32 0
81 Berkey 4 39 9.7 14 16 0
41 Morimasa 3 9 3.0 9 7 0
80 Castellano 3 37 12.3 4 14 0
42 Emerson 1 4 4.0 5 4 0
84 Madison 1 9 9.0 3 9 0
85 Worcester 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
81 Berkey 1 3 3.0 0
84 Madison 1 14 14.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
26 Birkland 1 14 14.0 0
36 Carr 1 35 35.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
6 Embry 7 268 38.2 51 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
19 Everhart 2 2 41 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
95 Watkins 10 1 0.0 0 0 0
35 Scanlon 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Galvan 5 2 1.0 1 6 0
98 Hall 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
34 Nave 4 1 0.0 1 7 0
93 Bradham 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
56 Kuykendall 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Shah 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
36 Carr 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
92 Buxton 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
39 Raab 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
40 Plata 1 4 0.0 0 0 0
80 Castellano 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Emerson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
84 Madison 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Weaver 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Worcester 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Padgett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
21 McCartney 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
98 Hall 0 1 1 0 0 0
58 Galvan 0 0 1 1 0 0
54 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 2 0
41 Morimasa 0 0 0 0 1 0
93 Bradham 0 1 0 0 0 0
79 Tilton 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 Boyd 0 0 0 0 1 0
60 Brandon 0 0 0 0 1 0
Portland Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:39 2:04 OWN 19 6 10 Punt
1 8:29 1:20 OWN 43 3 21 Fumble
1 7:09 2:01 OWN 22 3 6 Punt
1 4:33 1:32 OPP 41 3 6 Field Goal
2 14:42 2:48 OWN 20 5 6 Punt
2 10:31 1:20 OWN 28 3 5 Punt
2 6:56 2:21 OWN 20 5 36 Punt
2 0:25 0:25 OWN 31 2 -3 Half
3 15:00 2:57 OWN 28 5 21 Downs
3 10:34 6:18 OWN 20 10 39 Fumble
3 2:40 3:35 OWN 20 8 52 Interception
4 12:05 0:35 OWN 33 3 0 Punt
4 7:36 2:34 OWN 4 5 25 Punt
4 3:13 1:36 OWN 33 6 12 Interception
4 0:08 0:08 OWN 2 1 2 Game
Chesapeake Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:21 OWN 35 7 10 Punt
1 9:35 1:06 OWN 21 3 0 Punt
1 5:08 0:35 OWN 36 2 3 Interception
1 3:01 3:19 OWN 33 7 31 Interception
2 11:54 1:23 OWN 39 3 21 Interception
2 9:11 2:15 OWN 37 5 19 Punt
2 4:35 4:10 OWN 3 12 85 Field Goal
3 12:03 1:29 OPP 49 5 25 Field Goal
3 4:16 1:36 OWN 41 3 8 Punt
4 14:05 2:00 OWN 24 3 8 Punt
4 11:30 3:54 OWN 39 7 61 Touchdown
4 5:02 1:49 OWN 26 3 2 Punt
4 1:37 1:29 OWN 14 5 37 Punt
Portland Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
0 0 0
Chesapeake Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
2 1 1
Portland Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 10 36 3.6
Middle 16 36 2.2
Right 5 11 2.2
None 2 -3 -1.5
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
55 Jin 2 8 32
74 Cobb 1 5 32
73 Huntley 1 5 29
72 Horner 1 4 30
68 Howard 1 3 32
82 Arnold 0 1 23
42 Matthews 0 0 17
89 Renzi 0 0 13
69 Parker 0 0 4
64 Kolodzik 0 0 3
56 Comeaux 0 0 1
51 Flannery 0 0 1
62 Wallace 0 0 1
Portland Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 3 1 4 1.3
Short (0-8 Yds) 9 7 41 4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds) 11 7 107 9.7
Long (19+ Yds) 10 1 23 2.3
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
3 Werenka 33 16 4 0 5 1 5 2
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
85 Mansour 10 7 0 87 25
86 Martin 7 4 0 58 27
84 Atkins 5 1 0 6 20
88 Lane 4 2 0 21 14
35 Hickman 3 1 0 1 14
89 Renzi 1 0 0 0 14
23 Cole 1 0 0 0 13
42 Matthews 1 1 0 2 23
82 Arnold 1 0 0 0 25
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
55 Jin 1 34
74 Cobb 1 33
68 Howard 0 32
72 Horner 0 32
73 Huntley 0 29
42 Matthews 0 23
69 Parker 0 6
64 Kolodzik 0 3
62 Wallace 0 3
51 Flannery 0 2
56 Comeaux 0 1
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
53 Cox 0.0 1 0 38
94 Bennett 0.0 1 0 30
91 Reed 0.0 0 1 31
27 Mcinerney 0.0 0 0 37
95 McElroy 0.0 0 0 36
31 Satterlee 0.0 0 0 34
44 Pearson 0.0 0 0 34
59 Gibbons 0.0 0 0 32
45 Burgraff 0.0 0 0 26
57 Lehman 0.0 0 0 25
99 Blanchard 0.0 0 0 23
36 Lincoln 0.0 0 0 21
75 Conway 0.0 0 0 16
71 Morlock 0.0 0 0 14
39 Wooden 0.0 0 0 12
50 Nelson 0.0 0 0 7
97 Ellard 0.0 0 0 2
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
27 Mcinerney 4 0 0 37
31 Satterlee 3 1 0 34
45 Burgraff 3 1 0 26
53 Cox 3 0 0 38
57 Lehman 3 0 0 25
59 Gibbons 2 0 0 32
39 Wooden 2 0 0 12
95 McElroy 1 1 1 36
94 Bennett 1 0 1 30
44 Pearson 1 0 0 34
91 Reed 1 0 0 31
97 Ellard 1 0 0 2
36 Lincoln 0 0 1 21
99 Blanchard 0 0 0 23
75 Conway 0 0 0 16
71 Morlock 0 0 0 14
50 Nelson 0 0 0 7
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
57 Lehman 8 0 20 25
95 McElroy 5 2 24 36
99 Blanchard 5 0 21 23
59 Gibbons 4 3 23 32
31 Satterlee 4 2 20 34
53 Cox 4 1 24 38
27 Mcinerney 4 1 22 37
45 Burgraff 3 0 11 26
44 Pearson 2 2 23 34
39 Wooden 2 1 10 12
94 Bennett 1 2 22 30
91 Reed 1 0 21 31
36 Lincoln 1 0 15 21
75 Conway 1 0 8 16
71 Morlock 1 0 2 14
50 Nelson 1 0 3 7
97 Ellard 1 0 2 2
54 Lane 1 0 0 0
98 Tyler 0 1 1 0
41 Metzenbaum 0 0 3 0
Chesapeake Rushing Breakdown
Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 12 23 1.9
Middle 9 21 2.3
Right 4 28 7.0
None 0 0 0.0
Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
54 Turnbull 2 4 23
79 Tilton 1 7 24
60 Brandon 1 3 24
41 Morimasa 1 2 10
70 Boyd 1 1 2
55 Wallace 0 5 23
62 Gourdine 0 2 24
88 Rego 0 0 19
42 Emerson 0 0 18
82 Lannon 0 0 4
63 Olechowski 0 0 3
52 Houtz 0 0 2
Chesapeake Passing Breakdown
Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 6 5 31 5.1
Short (0-8 Yds) 11 9 42 3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds) 17 9 115 6.7
Long (19+ Yds) 4 2 55 13.7
Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
5 Biddle 38 25 3 0 3 2 1 3
Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
87 Meneses 10 8 0 85 28
88 Rego 7 4 0 59 31
41 Morimasa 5 3 0 9 13
81 Berkey 4 4 0 39 23
80 Castellano 4 3 0 37 24
42 Emerson 3 1 0 4 25
84 Madison 3 1 0 9 21
82 Lannon 1 0 0 0 4
85 Worcester 1 1 0 1 5
Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
60 Brandon 0 38
79 Tilton 0 37
62 Gourdine 0 36
54 Turnbull 0 36
55 Wallace 0 35
42 Emerson 0 25
41 Morimasa 0 13
52 Houtz 0 3
70 Boyd 0 2
63 Olechowski 0 2
65 Castillo 0 1
Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
58 Galvan 1.0 1 2 29
98 Hall 1.0 0 2 33
35 Scanlon 0.0 0 1 27
40 Plata 0.0 0 0 35
95 Watkins 0.0 0 0 34
36 Carr 0.0 0 0 31
71 Shah 0.0 0 0 30
93 Bradham 0.0 0 0 29
56 Kuykendall 0.0 0 0 29
31 Padgett 0.0 0 0 29
92 Buxton 0.0 0 0 21
34 Nave 0.0 0 0 20
39 Raab 0.0 0 0 11
91 Harrold 0.0 0 0 8
90 Kleinsasser 0.0 0 0 8
21 McCartney 0.0 0 0 8
26 Birkland 0.0 0 0 3
Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
95 Watkins 6 2 0 34
34 Nave 3 0 1 20
35 Scanlon 3 0 0 27
58 Galvan 2 0 1 29
31 Padgett 1 1 0 29
39 Raab 1 0 0 11
93 Bradham 0 1 0 29
56 Kuykendall 0 1 0 29
40 Plata 0 0 0 35
98 Hall 0 0 0 33
36 Carr 0 0 0 31
71 Shah 0 0 0 30
92 Buxton 0 0 0 21
91 Harrold 0 0 0 8
90 Kleinsasser 0 0 0 8
21 McCartney 0 0 0 8
26 Birkland 0 0 0 3
Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
95 Watkins 10 1 32 34
35 Scanlon 7 0 28 27
58 Galvan 5 2 28 29
93 Bradham 4 1 28 29
34 Nave 4 1 16 20
98 Hall 4 0 31 33
71 Shah 4 0 30 30
56 Kuykendall 4 0 30 29
36 Carr 2 2 31 31
92 Buxton 2 1 20 21
39 Raab 2 1 6 11
40 Plata 1 4 33 35
31 Padgett 1 0 26 29
21 McCartney 1 0 5 8
91 Harrold 0 0 8 8
90 Kleinsasser 0 0 7 8
26 Birkland 0 0 3 3
51 Shepard 0 0 1 0
Well, I’ll be damned. The defense, once again, showed up to play. What a performance there – 3.5 yard per play allowed on the day, and four turnovers, one for a score. Easy call for our 11 (or more) game balls to hand out.
What about Ernest Biddle? His first full game – no quick hook to Hilton Boner to bail him out here. It’s easy to see the thre picks, but I’ll look instead at his 25/38 on the day – completing 65% of his passes is a pretty serious achievement for this kid, so we’ll accentuate the positive. His official stat line fo the day indicates only three “bad throws” by him – the fact that they all seemed to land in Portland hands was an unfortunate circumstance, as he had a better day than usual. Really.
Our use of FB Emerson as our primary running back didn’t really seem to pay off, needless to say. It looks as though he may be with us for the long haul, as his contract demands have dropped out… and he’s installed as our RB position leader. But I don’t see a whole lot of work as featureback in his long term future – all-around decent guy will probably have to do.
A solid win, totally unepected, but it does suggest that perhaps not all is lost. 5-9 isn’t anything to shout about… but it’s not 4-10.