Week 2, 2008

played in Detroit, MI

80 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	3	0	7	-	10
Detroit Silverbacks	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:25 DET - Ellis Wheeler 42 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 03:02 HOU - Jason Winn 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Jonathan Booker 16 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:25 DET - Ellis Wheeler 42 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 03:02 HOU - Jason Winn 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Jonathan Booker 16 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DET
Record 2-0 1-1
First Downs 10 14
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 187 234
- Offensive Plays 59 65
- Yards per Play 3.17 3.60
Net Rushing Yards 66 65
- Rushing Attempts 31 29
- Yards per Rush 2.13 2.24
Net Passing Yards 121 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 1 35 - 15 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 145 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/22
Punt Returns/Yards 3/43 6/43
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 5/20 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:07 29:53

Team Statistics	HOU	DET
Record	2-0	1-1
First Downs	10	14
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	187	234
- Offensive Plays	59	65
- Yards per Play	3.17	3.60
Net Rushing Yards	66	65
- Rushing Attempts	31	29
- Yards per Rush	2.13	2.24
Net Passing Yards	121	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 1	35 - 15 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	145	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/22
Punt Returns/Yards	3/43	6/43
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	5/20	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:07	29:53

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:49	3:40	OWN 18	6	19	Punt
1	6:13	2:01	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
1	3:24	3:30	OWN 33	8	40	Missed FG
2	12:10	2:23	OWN 41	5	17	Interception
2	6:48	3:52	OPP 32	7	29	Field Goal
2	1:50	0:28	OPP 38	3	-8	Fumble
2	1:00	0:51	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 21	3	3	Punt
3	9:28	1:30	OWN 43	3	5	Punt
3	5:57	3:13	OWN 46	5	17	Punt
3	1:30	1:35	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
4	11:39	1:33	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	3:55	1:48	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 32	3	1	Game

Detroit Silverbacks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:11	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
1	10:09	3:56	OWN 14	6	28	Punt
1	4:12	0:48	OWN 40	2	3	Interception
2	14:54	2:44	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
2	9:47	2:59	OWN 10	5	9	Punt
2	2:56	1:06	OWN 36	2	2	Interception
2	1:22	0:22	OPP 44	2	0	Interception
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 30	1	5	Half
3	12:42	3:14	OWN 38	9	26	Missed FG
3	7:58	2:01	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
3	2:44	1:14	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	14:55	3:16	OWN 43	6	14	Interception
4	10:06	6:11	OWN 34	10	46	Missed FG
4	2:07	1:12	OWN 23	7	30	Interception

Game MVP: Frankie Riley, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jerry Stai	14	40	2.86	8
Billy Joe Bolender	12	22	1.83	8
Wally Hulbert	2	3	1.50	4
Wayne Griffith	2	-3	-1.50	-1
Randall Felker	1	4	4.00	4

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Kris Rivera	15	36	2.40	8
Winston Gunn	13	25	1.92	7
Sammy Barker	1	4	4.00	4

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	24	15	145	4/24	1	17	1	75.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammy Barker	35	15	178	1/9	1	42	5	28.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Booker	5	8	58	11.60	2	16	1
TE Carl Coles	3	3	38	12.67	15	17	0
RB Randall Felker	2	2	17	8.50	9	13	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	3	12	6.00	0	7	0
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Gabe Peters	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR J.C. Ferguson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dean Dunn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwayne Hodges	3	9	28	9.33	1	13	0
WR Wesley Owens	2	6	21	10.50	0	13	0
RB Kris Rivera	2	4	12	6.00	5	7	0
WR Fred Skaggs	2	3	39	19.50	8	22	0
RB Winston Gunn	2	2	17	8.50	4	14	0
TE Ellis Wheeler	2	5	55	27.50	26	42	1
FB Glen Dodge	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
TE Adrian Bensen	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
WR Randal Ellison	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Butch Wolfe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Frankie Riley	2	7	3.50
CB Gerald Lyle	1	0	0.00
CB Chad Johnson	1	13	13.00
CB Korey Shannon	1	0	0.00

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dave Newhart	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Wayne Griffith	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Eddie Heurtin	0	1	0	0
Juan Schultz	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryce Pang	8	377	47.1	39.3	54	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Anthony Eyer	5	194	38.8	30.2	45	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	1/2	0/1	0/0	20	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Lucas	0/2	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	38	19.0	0
Gabe Peters	1	5	5.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Martin	6	43	7.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	1	32	32.0	0
Levon Eidsmore	1	21	21.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Owens	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	9	3	0.0	27	36
DT Shannon Allen	5	0	0.0	21	24
CB Chad Johnson	4	2	0.0	24	36
ILB Bert Wofford	4	1	0.0	27	35
CB Korey Shannon	4	1	0.0	26	36
OLB Ellis Carpenter	3	1	0.0	23	36
CB Gerald Lyle	3	0	0.0	15	28
DT Louie Korr	2	6	0.0	25	34
S Frankie Riley	2	5	0.0	19	31
OLB Ellis Briles	2	0	0.0	14	8
S Al White	2	0	0.0	7	10
DE Harold Barginski	1	1	1.0	24	35
C Ronald McCreery	1	0	---	---	---
DT Preston Lynch	1	0	0.0	6	2
OLB Rudolph Close	1	0	0.0	3	0
ILB Lance Bidney	1	0	0.0	8	1
WR Gabe Peters	1	0	---	---	---
DE Roger Becker	0	1	0.0	27	35
DE Irving Hammond	0	1	0.0	7	2

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Eddie Heurtin	6	1	1.5	29	28
OLB Juan Schultz	6	2	1.0	31	28
S Deion Hoffman	6	3	0.0	30	26
ILB William Hutchins	6	2	0.0	22	25
CB Dave Newhart	5	2	0.0	23	23
DT Nolan Reilly	4	4	1.0	29	26
DT Mack Long	3	1	0.5	27	20
S Dave Ring	3	1	0.0	26	24
OLB Ricardo Givens	3	0	0.0	8	4
WR Wesley Owens	2	0	---	---	---
WR Randal Ellison	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Marty Carpenter	2	0	0.0	9	3
DE Ike Coles	1	1	0.0	29	28
WR Dwayne Hodges	1	0	---	---	---
S Glen Heath	1	0	0.0	3	9
CB Myron Gunn	1	0	0.0	30	27
CB Wally Matthews	0	1	0.0	28	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Barginski	1.0	0	2	0	35
DE Roger Becker	0.0	1	2	1	35
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Louie Korr	0.0	0	1	0	34

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Heurtin	1.5	1	2	28
DT Nolan Reilly	1.0	1	1	26
OLB Juan Schultz	1.0	1	1	28
DT Mack Long	0.5	0	0	20
DE Ike Coles	0.0	1	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Korey Shannon	4	0	1	36
OLB Ellis Carpenter	2	2	0	36
S Frankie Riley	2	0	2	31
CB Gerald Lyle	2	0	1	28
CB Chad Johnson	2	0	1	36
ILB Bert Wofford	1	0	0	35
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	0	36
OLB Ellis Briles	1	0	0	8

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dave Newhart	3	0	1	23
OLB Juan Schultz	3	0	0	28
ILB William Hutchins	2	1	0	25
S Dave Ring	2	0	0	24
S Deion Hoffman	1	2	0	26
S Glen Heath	1	0	0	9
CB Myron Gunn	1	0	0	27
DE Ike Coles	1	0	0	28
CB Wally Matthews	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ronald McCreery	2	7	29	0	26
Dan Barnes	1	6	30	0	23
Toby Benton	1	5	27	2	25
Terry Christopher	1	2	24	2	25
Edwin Jett	1	1	9	0	10
Mitch Hynes	0	7	27	0	25
Wally Hulbert	0	1	18	0	14

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ellis Wheeler	2	3	25	0	21
Antoine Barber	1	7	29	0	36
Daniel Mason	1	7	29	0	36
Bobby Cerda	1	5	21	0	28
Thurman Gomez	1	1	24	0	32
Johnny Fulcher	0	2	26	0	32
Cornell Sanford	0	1	8	1	8
Glen Dodge	0	1	12	0	13
Lance Small	0	1	5	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Lyle	3	15
Dean Dunn	2	14
Jerry Stai	2	10
Jumbo Alvarado	1	10
Scottie Owens	1	8
Randall Felker	0	20
Wally Hulbert	0	13
Jumbo Weber	0	13
Bert Wofford	0	12
Richie Anderson	0	10
Jessie Hopper	0	10
Gabe Peters	0	9
Bryce Pang	0	8
Mitch Hynes	0	8
Carl Coles	0	8
Korey Shannon	0	8
Edwin Jett	0	6
Al White	0	6
Rudolph Close	0	5
Irving Hammond	0	5
Jason Winn	0	5
Preston Lynch	0	4
Ellis Briles	0	4
Ronald McCreery	0	3
Harold Barginski	0	3
Chad Johnson	0	3
Roger Becker	0	2
Frankie Riley	0	2
Darrin Gordon	0	2
Louie Korr	0	2
Ellis Carpenter	0	2
Toby Benton	0	2
J.C. Ferguson	0	2
Lance Bidney	0	2
Skip Warren	0	2
Levon Eidsmore	0	2
Shannon Allen	0	1
Leland Simmons	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Adrian Bensen	2	12
Dave Newhart	1	11
Fred Skaggs	1	9
Lance Small	1	6
Bryant Beustring	0	21
Blake Russell	0	20
Jim McIntyre	0	20
Wesley Owens	0	13
Clifton Martin	0	13
Glen Dodge	0	13
Eddie Heurtin	0	10
Ike Coles	0	8
Vinny Ford	0	8
Butch Wolfe	0	7
Marco Mathes	0	7
Otis Walkley	0	7
Ricardo Givens	0	7
Cornell Sanford	0	7
Anthony Eyer	0	5
Antoine Barber	0	4
Mack Long	0	4
Justin Lucas	0	4
Dave Ring	0	3
Bobby Cerda	0	3
Marty Carpenter	0	3
Deion Hoffman	0	2
Nolan Reilly	0	2
Glen Heath	0	2
Cory Turnbull	0	2
Juan Schultz	0	2
Wally Matthews	0	2
Bert Lucas	0	2
Daniel Mason	0	1
Myron Gunn	0	1
William Hutchins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	19	43	2.3
Right	5	5	1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	13	1.0
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	24	15	0	1	0	3	4	5	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammy Barker	35	15	2	2	3	2	7	1	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	18	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	113	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	2	10	1.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	152	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Jonathan Booker	8	5	58	20
TE Carl Coles	3	3	38	12
WR J.C. Ferguson	3	0	0	9
WR Levon Eidsmore	3	2	12	17
RB Randall Felker	2	2	17	10
WR Gabe Peters	2	1	9	21
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	4	11
TE Dean Dunn	1	0	0	1
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	7	7

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwayne Hodges	9	3	1	28	0	27
WR Wesley Owens	6	2	0	21	0	23
TE Ellis Wheeler	5	2	2	55	1	21
RB Kris Rivera	4	2	0	12	0	20
WR Randal Ellison	3	0	0	0	0	27
WR Fred Skaggs	3	2	0	39	1	17
RB Winston Gunn	2	2	0	17	0	13
FB Glen Dodge	1	1	0	6	0	13
TE Adrian Bensen	1	1	0	0	0	6
TE Butch Wolfe	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Bolender	3	3	1.00	1.83
Jerry Stai	2	6	3.00	2.86

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winston Gunn	1	-2	-2.00	1.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	2	2	21	10.50	6.04

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammy Barker	1	0	0	0.00	5.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Booker	1	1	16	16.00	7.25
WR Levon Eidsmore	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ellis Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Stai	4	1
Wally Hulbert	1	0
Randall Felker	1	0
Wayne Griffith	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Winston Gunn	3	0
Sammy Barker	1	0
Kris Rivera	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	7	5	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammy Barker	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Booker	3	2	1
RB Randall Felker	2	2	1
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	0
WR Gabe Peters	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Skaggs	3	2	2
WR Wesley Owens	2	0	0
WR Dwayne Hodges	2	2	1
WR Randal Ellison	1	0	0
RB Kris Rivera	1	1	1
FB Glen Dodge	1	1	1
RB Winston Gunn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)