Hitman  13, Enforcers  0
BOX SCORE | RECAP |

Teams 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH Final
Enforcers 0 0 0 0 0
Hitman 3 0 7 3 13

Scoring

1ST Quarter  
NYN - FG, Araguz 19, 9:50. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards in 5:23. Key plays: Blair 19-yard run to Chicago 25; Richardson 14-yard pass to Blair on 3rd-and-10 to Chicago 11; Elias 5-yard run to Chicago 6. NY J 3-0
2ND Quarter  
NONE
3RD Quarter  
NYN - TD, Aska 1 run (Richardson pass to Collins for conversion), 12:13. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard in 0:20. Key plays: Settles 3-yard interception return plus 1-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Enforcers to Chicago 1. NY J 10-0
4TH Quarter  
NYN - FG, Araguz 37, 11:21. Drive: 4 plays, (-2) yards in 2:33. Key plays: New York takes over on downs after fake punt attempt at Chicago 17. NY J 13-0

Player Statistics

PASSING
Enforcers Att Cmp Yds Td Int
Failla 4 0 0 0 0
Lester 14 5 55 0 1
Hitman Att Cmp Yds Td Int
Richardson 13 9 84 0 0
RUSHING
Enforcers Att Yards
Failla 1 7
Johnson 16 47
Lester 2 2
Hitman Att Yards
Aska 25 59
Blair 3 26
Elias 2 7
Richardson 4 18
RECEIVING
Enforcers Att Yards
A Bailey 1 23
Johnson 2 14
Preston 1 5
Tate 1 13
Hitman Att Yards
Aska 1 3
Blair 2 20
Brock 1 12
Collins 1 4
Davis 3 40
Hinton 1 5
TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS (UNOFFICIAL)
Enforcers T A S
Armstrong 1 0 0
Austin 7 2 0
Bray 1 2 0
Chorak 0 1 0
Conley 0 1 0
Cooks 5 3 0
Crosland 1 0 0
Do Mccall 1 1 0
Finkes 2 3 0
Fitzpatrick 3 4 2
Humphrey 4 2 1
Ivy 0 2 0
J Baisley 3 5 0
Lester 1 0 0
Q Coleman 2 0 0
Saunders 1 0 0
Thompson 0 2 0
Hitman T A S
Barber 2 0 0
Beauchamp 1 1 0
Blair 1 0 0
Dicosmo 0 1 0
Eloms 1 0 0
Fields 3 2 1
Hanks 0 1 0
Maumalanga 5 3 3
Merkerson 3 2 0
Peters 1 2 0
Raybon 3 1 2
Sabb 1 0 1
Settles 1 0 0
Talton 3 2 0
Tate 2 1 0
Trout 4 0 1
MISSED FIELD GOALS
Hitman Yards
Araguz 32
INTERCEPTIONS
Hitman # Yards
Settles 1 4
FUMBLES LOST
Enforcers
Preston
Hitman
Richardson
OPPONENT'S FUMBLES RECOVERED
Enforcers
Fitzpatrick
Hitman
Hanks
TEAM STATISTICS CHI NYN
FIRST DOWNS 6 10
Rushing 2 5
Passing 2 5
Penalty 2 0
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 1 - 11 3 - 11
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0 - 2 0 - 0
TOTAL NET YARDS 68 184
Total plays 46 50
Average gain 1.5 3.7
NET YARDS RUSHING 56 110
Rushes 19 34
Average per rush 2.9 3.2
NET YARDS PASSING 12.00 74.00
Completed-attempted 5 - 19 9 - 13
Yards per pass .4 4.6
Sacked-yards lost 43 10
Had intercepted 1 0
PUNTS-AVERAGE 39.4 38.8
RETURN YARDAGE 90 53
Punts-returns 4 5
Kickoffs-returns 3 1
Interceptions-returns 0 1
PENALTIES-YARDS 44 91
FUMBLES-LOST 3 1
TIME OF POSSESSION 28:58 31:2

Game Story

CHICAGO, Illinois (Ticker) -- Rusty Tillman didn't want to talk about his team's first win.

Relying on a suffocating defense, the New York-New Jersey Hitmen picked up their first win of the season, a 13-0 blanking of the winless Chicago Enforcers.

In a contest played in a steady rain and with a temperature of 40 degrees, the game's biggest highlight probably came after the final gun had sounded.

Trying to get a word with Tillman, NBC broadcaster Jesse Ventura was repeatedly shunned by the Hitmen coach. Ventura, a former professional wrestler and current Minnesota governor, hounded Tillman on the field with no success.

Tillman had to be pleased at his defense which limited Chicago to 84 net yards and six first downs. Christian Maumalanga had three of the Hitmen's eight sacks.

It also was a defensive play that set up the game's only touchdown in the third quarter when Tawambi Settles intercepted Tim Lester at the Chicago one-yard line.

Following the interception, Joe Aska scored on the next play to give the Hitmen a 10-0 advantage with 2:19 to play in the quarter. Aska carried 25 times for 59 yards.

Leo Araguz, who kicked a 19-yard field goal in the first quarter, connected from 37 yards in the final period to give New York-New Jersey (1-3) the final margin.

Hitmen quarterback Wally Richardson, making his first start of the season, completed 9-of-13 passes for 84 yards.

Chicago quarterback Tim Lester suffered through a miserable night, going 5-of-14 for 55 yards with an interception. He was relieved by Paul Failla, who misfired on all four of his attempts late in the fourth quarter.

The Enforcers (0-4) were without John Avery, the league's leading rusher, who missed the game with a quadriceps injury. He was replaced by LeShon Johnson, who had 47 yards on 16 carries.

Trailing 3-0 late in the first half, the Enforcers had their best opportunity to score, moving to the New York-New Jersey 1 following an interference penalty. But on the final play of the half, Johnson was stopped for no gain.

The first XFL game at Soldier Field drew a crowd of 14,856.