Week 8: Chesapeake (3-4) at Madison (2-4)
Now that we have fallen below .500 for the year so far, we have shed any illusions that might have been creeping up when we pulled off a nice upset to stand at 3-1. I still like this team a bit, but I recognize that we have work to do ahead. On the road against a team also struggling, I don’t see this as a litmus test, but it’s hopefully a winnable game for us.
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Box Score: Chesapeake at Madison
Madison, WI.
Week 8, 2009
Attendance: 30,600 (72,700).
Weather: 68 degrees, fair.
1Q: 06:53 MAD - Kurt Lynn 43 field goal.
3Q: 06:12 CHE - David Everhart 34 field goal.
4Q: 12:34 MAD - Kurt Lynn 33 field goal.
Game MVP: MAD 30 Kyle Spahr
Chesapeake 0 0 3 0 - 3
Madison 3 0 0 3 - 6
Team Statistics CHE MAD
First Downs 12 15
Total Rushes 24 36
Rushing Yards 90 140
Yards Per Carry 3.7 3.8
Pass Attempts 28 19
Completions 14 10
Passing Yards 117 77
Yards Per Attempt 4.1 4.0
Sacked 2 2
Yards Lost 9 11
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
Total Plays 54 57
Total Yards 198 206
Yards Per Play 3.6 3.6
3rd Down Plays 6/15 5/13
Avg. YTG on 3rd 6.6 7.9
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 4 6
Penalty Yards 40 41
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 26
Time Of Possession 28:31 31:29
Chesapeake Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
47 Wunderlich 16 53 3.3 15 0
16 Sedor 7 37 5.2 11 0
42 Emerson 1 0 0.0 0 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
16 Sedor 28 14 117 4.1 18 0 0 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Napiecek 6 54 9.0 9 18 0
47 Wunderlich 2 7 3.5 3 4 0
80 Castellano 2 21 10.5 0 11 0
13 Cooper 2 10 5.0 0 7 0
81 Berkey 1 14 14.0 1 14 0
84 Madison 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
87 Hudson 3 13 4.3 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
33 Lee 1 18 18.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
6 Embry 7 249 35.5 44 0
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
19 Everhart 1 2 34 0 0
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
76 Linquist 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
59 McKenzie 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
90 Kleinsasser 5 1 1.5 0 0 0
31 Padgett 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
58 Galvan 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
29 Schwantz 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
91 Bonham 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
35 Scanlon 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
96 Santos 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Shah 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Hall 2 2 0.5 0 0 0
34 Nave 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
21 McCartney 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
32 Webb 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Brandon 0 0 0 0 1 1
79 Tilton 0 0 0 0 0 1
42 Emerson 0 0 0 0 2 0
66 Schmit 0 0 0 0 1 0
54 Turnbull 0 0 0 0 1 0
It’s tough not to be happy with the defensive effort here, as new additional Linquist and McKenzie anchored a pretty stout front against a run-committed team. But we couldn’t really get anything going on our own, and this ended up being a pretty tough one to watch, I’d hazard.
DEs Chuck Linquist and Miles Kershner, both starters for us at DT, are now added to the injured list. This is getting to the point of absurdity, though these two, mercifully, are only for a few weeks. I have no idea who will be suiting up for us in the next couple of weeks, but it’s getting rather silly. I suspect we will have to move star DE Alvin Hall to play inside, and we’ll patch up the DE spots with whatever we have lying around.
So, with eight games in the bag, here’s the season synopsis:
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2009 Summary for Chesapeake Chili Dogs
Record: 3-5
Winning Pct.: .375
Chesapeake Chili Dogs Team Rank
Rushes 203 22
Rushing Yards 903 16
Yards Per Carry 4.44 5
Pass Attempts 259 7 (T)
Completions 131 17
Passing Yards 1384 26
Yards Per Attempt 5.34 31
3rd Down Conversions 45.2 16
Points Per Game 14.8 28
Turnovers 4 2 (T)
Turnover Margin +2 10 (T)
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 250 27
Rushing Yards 910 21
Yards Per Carry 3.64 3
Pass Attempts 229 10 (T)
Completions 152 28
Passing Yards 1800 24
Yards Per Attempt 7.86 26
3rd Down Conversions 44.0 19
Points Per Game 16.5 4
Turnovers 6 29 (T)
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 13 at POR 23
2 17 at NOR 10
3 30 DVS 23
4 13 at HLC 10
5 19 STC 24
6 10 at SCA 13
7 14 POR 23
8 3 at MAD 6
9 WAS
10 DGC
12 at ROY
13 at AYR
14 FLR
15 SCA
16 FRE
17 at DGC
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
16 Sedor QB 259 131 1384 5.34 6 3
**Team --- 259 131 1384 5.34 6 3
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD
44 Briner RB 104 489 4.70 3
47 Wunderlich FB 44 154 3.50 1
16 Sedor QB 44 240 5.45 1
**Team --- 203 903 4.44 5
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
86 Napiecek WR 51 29 360 12.4 31 0
44 Briner RB 34 23 168 7.3 36 0
81 Berkey WR 49 19 226 11.8 23 0
47 Wunderlich FB 35 16 145 9.0 35 1
84 Madison WR 23 12 172 14.3 10 1
13 Cooper TE 17 9 61 6.7 15 1
80 Castellano WR 19 8 99 12.3 8 1
87 Hudson WR 16 8 121 15.1 11 1
**Team --- 257 131 1384 10.5 177 6
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack Hurr Ints Defn
59 McKenzie ILB 80 21 0.0 2 0 5
58 Galvan OLB 35 13 1.0 1 0 0
29 Schwantz S 33 10 0.0 0 0 7
76 Linquist DE 32 16 1.0 0 0 0
31 Padgett CB 27 10 0.0 0 0 2
90 Kleinsasser DE 24 10 6.0 5 0 0
34 Nave CB 22 13 1.0 1 0 2
21 McCartney S 22 5 0.0 0 0 3
98 Hall DE 21 10 2.0 15 0 0
56 Kuykendall OLB 21 5 1.0 1 0 3
71 Shah DT 15 2 0.0 0 0 0
36 Carr S 12 4 0.0 0 0 1
57 Dennis ILB 12 3 0.0 0 0 0
35 Scanlon CB 12 2 1.0 0 1 1
91 Bonham OLB 11 6 0.0 0 0 0
32 Webb CB 11 2 0.0 0 0 2
72 Kershner DE 10 4 0.0 2 0 0
27 Threlkeld CB 9 1 0.0 0 0 0
**Team --- 437 137 13.0 27 1 26
It’s just odd to me that despite the ravaging we have suffered along the defensive front, we remain among the very best teams in the league against the run – holding foes to only 3.6 yards per carry. I am out of superlatives for LB McKenzie, but he’s on pace for a truly frightening tackle total, in part enhanced by the absence of much talent around him. DE Cornelius Kleinsasser, an original Chili Dog from the 2003 season, is finally getting his chance to shine, and looks like a solid player for us, actually. Our young secodnary is a weakness (though I continue to like many of these guys) as nobody has a PDPct rating over 2 on the season.
WR Danny Napiecek has been the standout among our passing offense, as young Brent Sedor avoids making too many mistakes, but also hasn’t been revving the engines all that much. Napiecek might well be on his way to cementing a starting job for this team for the years ahead – he’s a pretty good fit anyway, and this season he’s looking like our best guy out there by far.
This isn’t an awful team, but we aren’t likely to get back to .500 for the season, I don’t suspect.