Week 5: Chesapeake (3-1) at State College (1-3)
We expect to see the team put together a strong and solid effort on the road this week – we’re favored to win, and hope to do so comfortably. That’s what top teams are supposed to do, right?
One roster note -- I have put rookie WR Kent Fields into the slot receiver role, where I currently envision his long term role to be, behind Pearson, and we will hope to see him be productive there. We don’t use multi-receiver slots a lot in this offense, but Sedor distributes the ball to everyone, as noted earlier.
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Box Score: Chesapeake at State College
State College, PA.
Week 5, 2012
Attendance: 57,200 (65,700).
Weather: 67 degrees, fair.
1Q: 11:28 CHE - Bill Wunderlich 11 pass from Brent Sedor.
1Q: 11:28 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
1Q: 09:57 CHE - Burt Pearson 17 pass from Brent Sedor.
1Q: 09:57 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
1Q: 01:07 CHE - Brent Sedor 14 run.
1Q: 01:07 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
2Q: 08:06 CHE - Robert Torpey 13 pass from Brent Sedor.
2Q: 08:06 CHE - David Everhart extra point.
3Q: 09:19 STC - Jesse Kendall 2 pass from Edwin Howland.
3Q: 09:19 STC - Randall Writer extra point.
3Q: 05:32 CHE - David Everhart 36 field goal.
3Q: 00:09 CHE - David Everhart 38 field goal.
4Q: 09:57 STC - Randall Writer 40 field goal.
4Q: 05:54 CHE - Craps Copley 9 run.
4Q: 05:54 CHE - David Everhart extra point failed.
Game MVP: CHE 16 Brent Sedor
Chesapeake 21 7 6 6 - 40
State College 0 0 7 3 - 10
Team Statistics CHE STC
First Downs 20 21
Total Rushes 32 29
Rushing Yards 200 134
Yards Per Carry 6.2 4.6
Pass Attempts 24 33
Completions 13 17
Passing Yards 193 139
Yards Per Attempt 8.0 4.2
Sacked 2 2
Yards Lost 10 12
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
Total Plays 58 64
Total Yards 383 261
Yards Per Play 6.6 4.0
3rd Down Plays 6/12 5/11
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.4 8.3
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 9 3
Penalty Yards 70 20
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 24
Time Of Possession 29:39 30:21
Chesapeake Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
45 Copley 23 138 6.0 40 1
16 Sedor 5 50 10.0 16 1
47 Wunderlich 4 12 3.0 5 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
16 Sedor 24 13 193 8.0 36 3 0 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
18 Ellis 5 70 14.0 12 19 0
8 Pearson 4 88 22.0 20 36 1
47 Wunderlich 2 14 7.0 1 11 1
45 Copley 1 8 8.0 1 8 0
80 Torpey 1 13 13.0 0 13 1
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
18 Ellis 1 11 11.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Torpey 2 41 20.5 0
18 Ellis 1 21 21.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Alfonso 4 174 43.5 51 1
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
19 Everhart 2 2 38 4 5
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
59 McKenzie 12 1 0.0 0 0 0
32 Webb 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Padgett 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Lents 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
58 Galvan 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
93 Lazaro 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
27 Kuehler 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
92 Ewart 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
98 Gregson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
21 McCartney 1 2 0.0 1 0 0
95 Watkins 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
78 Tubbs 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
97 Gibbons 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
23 Vesser 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
87 Hastings 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
57 Dennis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Kuykendall 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Schwantz 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
38 Cook 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Leff 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Meadows 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Tellez 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
54 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 3 2
60 Brandon 0 0 0 0 3 0
75 Burns 0 0 0 0 3 0
73 Kolodzik 0 0 0 0 2 0
45 Copley 1 0 0 0 0 0
80 Torpey 1 0 0 0 0 0
93 Lazaro 0 0 1 0 0 0
58 Galvan 0 0 1 0 0 0
42 Emerson 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 Schmit 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 Cooper 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 Schwantz 0 1 0 0 0 0
96 Lents 0 1 0 0 0 0
83 Leff 0 0 1 0 0 0
We get what we wanted – a dominating performance all around, basically. Our running game was in top form, with the line (including FB Emerson) giving us 13 key run blocks for Copley as we ground out the yardage that way primarily. We didn’t dominate the time of possession, but all told, we had this game in hand early.
Sedor continues his torrid pace of rushing yardage – he just seems prone to tuck it under several times a game, and in 5 games he has posted 311 yards rushing – basically a 1,000-yard pace for the season. His last two seasons, at 639 and 603 yards respectively, are the top two rushing totals by a QB in league history – so he’s already atop the list in that respect. Is a 1,000-yard season possible? Probably not (recall he peeled off a 55-yard rush earlier this season, probably on a fluke play) but he could easily eclipse the 750-yard mark by just continuing at the form he has showed in prior years… 40 yards rushing a game from here.
Sedor’s average of 9 yards a clip makes a meaningful, if quiet, contribution to our offense’s overall effectiveness. Without his carries, we’d be maybe fifth or so in yards per carry, rather than #1 in the league by a crazy four tenths of a yard (at 5.4 ypc).
We look good on the injury front right now, as well, which is good to see. With so many young players on the roster this year, we don’t have the depth we did last season at most positions, so we might be a bit more vulnerable to injuries if/when they come.