Exhibition Week 1, 2008

played in Cincinnati, OH

57 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Barons	7	3	0	3	-	13
Cincinnati Vultures	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 HOU - Carl Coles 3 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 10:28 HOU - Jason Winn 36 field goal
4Q: 02:23 HOU - Jason Winn 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:35 HOU - Carl Coles 3 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 10:28 HOU - Jason Winn 36 field goal
4Q: 02:23 HOU - Jason Winn 30 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CIN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 8
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 10 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 228 135
- Offensive Plays 71 65
- Yards per Play 3.21 2.08
Net Rushing Yards 63 62
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards per Rush 1.97 2.70
Net Passing Yards 165 73
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 38 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 194 98
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 4.23 1.74
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/55 6/27
Punt Returns/Yards 5/34 3/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:10 24:50

Team Statistics	HOU	CIN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	8
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	10	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	228	135
- Offensive Plays	71	65
- Yards per Play	3.21	2.08
Net Rushing Yards	63	62
- Rushing Attempts	32	23
- Yards per Rush	1.97	2.70
Net Passing Yards	165	73
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	38 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	194	98
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	4.23	1.74
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	5/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.8	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/55	6/27
Punt Returns/Yards	5/34	3/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:10	24:50

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:56	OWN 27	3	14	Fumble
1	12:34	1:36	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
1	10:49	1:24	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
1	8:12	2:42	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
1	2:56	0:33	OWN 20	3	-10	Punt
1	1:27	1:05	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	13:43	3:22	OPP 48	6	29	Field Goal
2	7:42	2:26	OWN 32	6	9	Punt
2	1:41	1:41	OWN 2	4	20	Half
3	10:29	4:47	OWN 32	9	37	Punt
3	4:13	2:37	OWN 38	7	3	Punt
3	0:41	0:09	OWN 36	1	0	Fumble
3	0:22	1:39	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
4	11:40	1:58	OPP 38	3	5	Punt
4	8:46	6:31	OPP 46	9	33	Field Goal
4	1:34	0:33	OPP 38	3	-2	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 28	1	-2	Game

Cincinnati Vultures
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:04	1:30	OPP 41	3	1	Punt
1	10:58	0:09	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
1	9:25	1:13	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
1	5:30	2:34	OWN 33	6	21	Punt
1	2:23	0:56	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
1	0:22	1:39	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
2	10:21	2:39	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	5:16	3:35	OWN 18	12	44	Punt
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 46	8	14	Interception
3	5:42	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	1:36	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	0:32	0:10	OPP 31	1	5	Fumble
4	13:43	2:03	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
4	9:42	0:56	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	2:15	0:41	OWN 42	4	-4	Downs
4	1:01	0:46	OWN 1	6	27	Downs

Game MVP: Harold Barginski, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Billy Joe Bolender	19	52	2.74	9
Jerry Stai	11	12	1.09	6
Randall Felker	1	1	1.00	1
Tyrone Winters	1	-2	-2.00	-2

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Wesley Lynn	12	34	2.83	5
Rickey Gibson	8	16	2.00	6
Claude Booker	2	13	6.50	7
Seth Prior	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrone Winters	18	13	113	3/16	0	21	0	88.4
Wayne Griffith	16	7	81	2/13	1	35	0	80.5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Claude Booker	24	9	53	3/19	0	17	1	28.5
Arnie Powell	14	6	45	1/6	0	14	1	21.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levon Eidsmore	5	7	50	10.00	10	35	0
WR Jonathan Booker	3	8	36	12.00	1	17	0
TE Carl Coles	3	3	28	9.33	1	14	1
WR Gabe Peters	3	7	28	9.33	10	11	0
WR J.C. Ferguson	2	4	21	10.50	1	14	0
WR Scottie Owens	2	2	24	12.00	0	21	0
RB Randall Felker	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
FB Wally Hulbert	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ike Quinn	7	10	30	4.29	2	8
WR Brad Sweazy	2	6	24	12.00	3	17
WR Charlie Sawyer	2	10	21	10.50	0	14
RB Rickey Gibson	2	2	15	7.50	5	13
FB Josh Wilcox	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Oliver Linquist	1	3	5	5.00	7	5
TE Darrell Waddle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
Unknown	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Wesley Lynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frankie Riley	1	1	1.00	0
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	0.00	0

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Korey Shannon	1	1	0
Scottie Owens	1	1	0
Carl Coles	1	0	0
Jerry Stai	1	0	0
Billy Joe Bolender	1	0	0
Rudolph Close	0	1	0
Toby Benton	0	1	0
Harold Barginski	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wesley Lynn	1	0	0
Sean Meier	0	1	2
Henry Lyons	0	1	1
Moe Meyer	0	0	1
Wayne Gillespie	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryce Pang	10	469	46.9	40.9	61	5

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Brakke	11	437	39.7	33.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	4	28	7.0	0
Gabe Peters	1	6	6.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Preston	2	0	0.0	0
Winfred Erickson	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levon Eidsmore	1	19	19.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Sweazy	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	6	1	0.0	20	41
DE Roger Becker	5	1	2.0	21	41
DE Harold Barginski	5	1	2.0	21	38
ILB Bert Wofford	5	2	0.0	19	36
CB Gerald Lyle	3	1	0.0	13	34
S Frankie Riley	3	0	0.0	15	38
DT Shannon Allen	3	0	0.0	19	23
CB Chad Johnson	3	0	0.0	22	39
DT Preston Lynch	2	1	0.0	9	6
S Al White	2	1	0.0	5	18
DT Louie Korr	2	0	0.0	20	39
OLB Erik Wagner	1	2	0.0	13	18
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	0.0	11	5
CB Korey Shannon	1	0	0.0	21	41
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Rudolph Close	0	2	0.0	10	24

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Johnny Gilliam	11	3	1.0	28	32
S Gary Lyon	6	0	1.0	14	31
OLB Bill Motoori	6	0	0.0	29	33
DT Tony Whalen	5	2	2.0	23	24
S Sean Meier	5	2	0.0	27	33
ILB Mike Newman	3	0	0.0	4	7
CB William Bensen	2	0	1.0	24	33
DT Henry Lyons	2	2	0.0	26	38
DE O.J. Barber	2	2	0.0	28	32
CB Wayne Gillespie	2	2	0.0	26	34
CB Ken Mueller	2	1	0.0	13	27
OLB Asante Pierce	2	1	0.0	25	13
DE Derek Gash	2	0	0.0	10	9
S Brenden Peterson	2	0	0.0	8	13
Unknown	1	4	---	---	---
CB Gerald Preston	1	1	0.0	6	5
CB Winfred Erickson	1	0	0.0	5	5
WR Brad Sweazy	1	0	---	---	---
QB Claude Booker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Charlie Sawyer	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Barginski	2.0	0	4	1	38
DE Roger Becker	2.0	0	1	1	41
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	1	1	0	23
DT Louie Korr	0.0	0	2	0	39

Cincinnati	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tony Whalen	2.0	0	0	24
ILB Johnny Gilliam	1.0	0	0	32
S Gary Lyon	1.0	0	0	31
CB William Bensen	1.0	0	0	33
DT Henry Lyons	0.0	3	0	38
DE O.J. Barber	0.0	1	0	32
DE Perry Blackwell	0.0	0	1	36
OLB Bill Motoori	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gerald Lyle	3	2	0	34
S Darrin Gordon	3	1	1	41
CB Chad Johnson	2	0	0	39
S Al White	2	0	0	18
S Frankie Riley	1	1	1	38
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	1	0	5
DE Roger Becker	1	0	0	41
DE Harold Barginski	1	0	0	38
CB Korey Shannon	1	0	0	41
OLB Ellis Briles	0	1	0	4

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bill Motoori	3	0	33
CB Wayne Gillespie	2	2	34
S Gary Lyon	2	1	31
S Sean Meier	2	0	33
CB Ken Mueller	2	0	27
OLB Asante Pierce	2	0	13
CB William Bensen	1	1	33
ILB Johnny Gilliam	1	0	32
CB Gerald Preston	1	0	5
CB Winfred Erickson	1	0	5
S Brenden Peterson	1	0	13
ILB Mike Newman	1	0	7
DT Henry Lyons	0	1	38

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ronald McCreery	3	6	19	1	26
Mitch Hynes	2	5	27	1	29
Richie Anderson	1	6	20	1	22
Carl Coles	1	5	24	0	27
Dan Barnes	1	2	17	0	27
Jumbo Alvarado	0	2	13	1	13
Wally Hulbert	0	2	10	0	9
Toby Benton	0	2	25	0	31
Jessie Hopper	0	1	22	0	22
Terry Christopher	0	0	17	1	25

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Weinstein	1	4	14	1	27
Dana Sheehan	1	4	16	0	25
Bryce Austin	1	3	14	0	24
Gary Jenkins	1	1	9	1	14
Grady Delgado	0	2	14	0	28
Floyd Tipermas	0	1	7	1	17
Roman Craig	0	1	18	1	30
Darrell Waddle	0	1	8	0	11
Randy Rossel	0	1	14	0	27
Josh Wilcox	0	1	12	0	18
Oliver Linquist	0	1	17	0	24
Billy Joe Welshans	0	1	9	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Lyle	4	15
Dean Dunn	1	17
Jerry Stai	1	11
Scottie Owens	1	11
Randall Felker	0	28
Rudolph Close	0	27
Jumbo Weber	0	21
Wally Hulbert	0	20
Levon Eidsmore	0	16
Bryce Pang	0	12
Richie Anderson	0	12
Jessie Hopper	0	12
Jumbo Alvarado	0	11
Carl Coles	0	10
Irving Hammond	0	9
Antoine Schultz	0	8
Edwin Jett	0	7
Ellis Carpenter	0	7
Toby Benton	0	7
Korey Shannon	0	7
Al White	0	7
Jason Winn	0	6
Mitch Hynes	0	5
Lance Bidney	0	5
Gabe Peters	0	4
Craig Perkins	0	3
Frankie Riley	0	2
Shannon Allen	0	2
Dan Barnes	0	2
Ronald McCreery	0	1
Harold Barginski	0	1
Ellis Briles	0	1
J.C. Ferguson	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Gibson	3	7
Moe Meyer	2	16
Floyd Tipermas	1	11
Gerald Preston	0	31
Seth Prior	0	26
K.C. DeWalt	0	24
Darrell Waddle	0	16
Oliver Linquist	0	13
Unknown	0	12
Randy Rossel	0	11
Travis Brakke	0	11
Gary Jenkins	0	11
Derek Gash	0	10
Unknown	0	9
Brenden Peterson	0	9
Josh Wilcox	0	9
Rick Greene	0	8
Mike Newman	0	6
Wayne Gillespie	0	6
Dave Weinstein	0	6
Winfred Erickson	0	5
Daryl Cassidy	0	5
Charlie Sawyer	0	5
Johnny Gilliam	0	4
Brad Sweazy	0	4
Gary Lyon	0	3
Bryce Austin	0	3
Roman Craig	0	3
Sean Meier	0	3
Tony Whalen	0	3
Billy Joe Welshans	0	3
Henry Lyons	0	2
Perry Blackwell	0	2
Bill Motoori	0	2
William Bensen	0	2
Grady Delgado	0	2
O.J. Barber	0	2
Ken Mueller	0	2
Tyrell Banks	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	17	47	2.8
Right	10	9	0.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	9	1.3
Middle	12	42	3.5
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrone Winters	18	13	1	1	1	1	2	1	0
Wayne Griffith	16	7	1	2	1	4	2	1	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Claude Booker	24	9	0	3	1	2	7	2	1
Arnie Powell	14	6	0	1	0	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	31	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	94	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	56	5.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	39	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	51	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Booker	8	3	1	36	0	24
WR Levon Eidsmore	7	5	0	50	1	25
WR Gabe Peters	7	3	1	28	0	19
WR J.C. Ferguson	4	2	0	21	0	26
TE Carl Coles	3	3	0	28	0	27
WR Scottie Owens	2	2	0	24	1	8
FB Wally Hulbert	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Randall Felker	1	1	0	0	0	18
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	0	7	0	17

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ike Quinn	10	7	0	30	29
WR Charlie Sawyer	10	2	0	21	27
WR Brad Sweazy	6	2	0	24	25
Unknown	3	0	1	0	22
TE Oliver Linquist	3	1	0	5	24
RB Rickey Gibson	2	2	0	15	22
TE Darrell Waddle	1	0	0	0	11
FB Josh Wilcox	1	1	0	3	18
RB Wesley Lynn	1	0	0	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Stai	2	6	3.00	1.09
Billy Joe Bolender	2	-1	-0.50	2.74
Randall Felker	1	1	1.00	1.00

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	2	2	17	8.50	5.06

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carl Coles	1	1	3	3.00	9.33
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	1	14	14.00	5.25

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Felker	1	0
Jerry Stai	1	0
Billy Joe Bolender	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Gibson	2	0
Claude Booker	1	0
Wesley Lynn	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrone Winters	8	6	4
Wayne Griffith	5	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Claude Booker	8	3	2
Arnie Powell	6	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Peters	3	2	2
WR Jonathan Booker	2	1	1
WR J.C. Ferguson	2	0	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	1	0
WR Scottie Owens	2	2	1
TE Carl Coles	1	1	0
RB Randall Felker	1	1	0

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Sawyer	6	2	1
WR Brad Sweazy	3	1	1
Unknown	2	0	0
TE Darrell Waddle	1	0	0
WR Ike Quinn	1	1	1
RB Rickey Gibson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)