Week 2, 2009

played in Seattle, WA

42 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	0	0	0	-	0
Seattle Comets	7	7	3	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 SEA - Hardy Collins 3 pass from Rickey Hitchcock (Skip Hanson extra point)
2Q: 12:33 SEA - Hardy Collins 15 pass from Rickey Hitchcock (Skip Hanson extra point)
3Q: 07:11 SEA - Skip Hanson 35 field goal
4Q: 10:58 SEA - Lincoln Carlisle 6 run (Skip Hanson extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:21 SEA - Hardy Collins 3 pass from Rickey Hitchcock (Skip Hanson extra point)
2Q: 12:33 SEA - Hardy Collins 15 pass from Rickey Hitchcock (Skip Hanson extra point)
3Q: 07:11 SEA - Skip Hanson 35 field goal
4Q: 10:58 SEA - Lincoln Carlisle 6 run (Skip Hanson extra point)

Team Statistics HOU SEA
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 248 309
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 4.07 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 49 94
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 2.45 3.03
Net Passing Yards 199 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 22 - 4 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 4.85 6.94
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/9 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/18
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 40
Time of Possession 24:18 35:42

Team Statistics	HOU	SEA
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	248	309
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	4.07	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	49	94
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	2.45	3.03
Net Passing Yards	199	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 22 - 4	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	4.85	6.94
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/9	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/18
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 40
Time of Possession	24:18	35:42

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 28	8	20	Punt
1	5:15	5:05	OWN 26	8	28	Fumble
2	12:27	5:52	OWN 31	9	52	Interception
2	4:27	1:18	50	5	26	Missed FG
2	1:45	1:45	OWN 20	4	20	Half
3	12:02	1:51	OWN 20	4	23	Fumble
3	7:05	1:05	OWN 40	2	14	Fumble
3	4:09	1:08	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
4	13:26	1:09	OWN 15	4	3	Interception
4	10:51	0:48	OWN 35	2	0	Interception
4	7:17	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	4:44	2:16	OWN 20	9	38	Downs
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 20	2	-4	Game

Seattle Comets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	6:21	OWN 17	12	83	Touchdown
1	0:10	2:43	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
2	6:35	2:08	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	3:09	1:24	OWN 31	6	27	Punt
3	15:00	2:58	OWN 38	5	16	Punt
3	10:11	3:06	OPP 43	6	25	Field Goal
3	6:00	1:51	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
3	3:01	4:35	OWN 18	8	31	Punt
4	12:17	1:26	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
4	10:03	2:46	OWN 49	4	12	Punt
4	7:06	2:22	OPP 34	3	5	Punt
4	2:28	2:05	OWN 42	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Rickey Hitchcock, Seattle Comets

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Bolender	13	38	2.92	10	1	0
Jerry Stai	7	11	1.57	5	0	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Pohl	26	77	2.96	34	1	0
Lincoln Carlisle	4	14	3.50	6	0	1
Rickey Hitchcock	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	41	22	199	0/0	0	20	4	27.4

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rickey Hitchcock	30	22	222	1/7	2	27	0	116.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Carl Coles	4	5	42	10.50	16	15
WR Harold Francis	4	10	27	6.75	6	10
WR Bucky Midler	3	4	42	14.00	7	20
WR Gabe Peters	3	7	28	9.33	15	12
FB Wally Hulbert	2	3	12	6.00	11	6
WR J.C. Ferguson	2	3	20	10.00	4	11
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Jerry Stai	1	1	4	4.00	1	4
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
WR Scottie Owens	1	6	12	12.00	0	12

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hardy Collins	6	8	84	14.00	11	27	2
WR Harry Batteaux	3	5	31	10.33	0	19	0
WR Cory Aydelotte	3	4	30	10.00	7	14	0
RB Shawn Pohl	3	3	16	5.33	9	14	0
WR Bryan Norton	3	3	33	11.00	0	13	0
RB Lincoln Carlisle	2	2	14	7.00	6	7	0
TE J.R. Shepherd	1	2	15	15.00	6	15	0
TE Rickey Wall	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Renaldo Dotson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Billy Joe Peters	2	2	1.00
CB Ethan Juchartz	1	6	6.00
CB Dana Gomez	1	10	10.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Jerry Stai	1	0
Bucky Midler	1	0
Korey Shannon	1	0
Billy Joe Bolender	1	0
Gabe Peters	0	1

Seattle	Recov	Force
Donny Barber	1	0
Roman Harvey	1	0
Bart Ybarra	1	0
Wally Hanson	0	1
Nick Waller	0	1
Derrick Oja	0	1
Zack Parker	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Miller	2	99	49.5	49.5	64	2

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Michael Hervey	8	329	41.1	26.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Hanson	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	1	13	13.0	0
Gabe Peters	1	4	4.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	4	95	23.8	0
Gabe Peters	1	17	17.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Pohl	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	7	4	0.0	29	31
S Frankie Riley	7	1	0.0	25	24
DE Harold Barginski	6	0	1.0	29	27
DT Shannon Allen	6	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Willie Benney	5	1	0.0	27	19
ILB Lance Bidney	4	2	0.0	24	26
DT Louie Korr	3	4	0.0	26	27
DT Rico Mayes	3	2	0.0	11	8
CB Korey Shannon	2	3	0.0	28	30
OLB Ellis Carpenter	2	2	0.0	19	20
DE Roger Becker	2	0	0.0	24	27
CB Jumbo Weber	2	0	0.0	17	23
S Al White	1	1	0.0	3	10
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lance McWilliams	1	0	0.0	8	4
WR Scottie Owens	1	0	---	---	---
WR Gabe Peters	1	0	---	---	---
WR Harold Francis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Chad Johnson	0	2	0.0	22	25

Seattle	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Joe Peters	6	1	19	38
CB Dana Gomez	6	0	20	38
S Lenny Cheatham	5	2	20	39
DT Wally Hanson	4	3	19	39
CB Zack Parker	4	1	18	23
OLB Lawrence Grier	3	3	19	41
OLB Devin Stanton	3	0	1	9
DE Derrick Oja	3	0	20	39
ILB Juan Wallman	2	2	20	38
S Roman Harvey	2	0	10	24
DT Donny Barber	1	1	9	16
DE Les Sinard	1	1	19	41
CB Ethan Juchartz	1	0	18	39
DT Jim Thomas	0	1	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Barginski	1.0	0	1	2	27
DE Roger Becker	0.0	1	0	2	27
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	0	1	0	21

Seattle	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donny Barber	1	1	0	16
DT Wally Hanson	0	1	1	39
ILB Juan Wallman	0	1	0	38
DE Derrick Oja	0	1	0	39
DE Les Sinard	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Frankie Riley	5	1	24
S Darrin Gordon	3	0	31
OLB Ellis Carpenter	2	1	20
CB Korey Shannon	2	1	30
ILB Lance Bidney	2	0	26
OLB Willie Benney	1	1	19
DE Roger Becker	1	0	27
CB Chad Johnson	1	0	25
CB Jumbo Weber	1	0	23
DT Louie Korr	1	0	27
S Al White	1	0	10
DT Rico Mayes	1	0	8
ILB Preston Donner	1	0	5

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dana Gomez	5	2	1	38
CB Zack Parker	4	0	0	23
OLB Devin Stanton	3	0	0	9
ILB Juan Wallman	2	1	0	38
S Billy Joe Peters	2	0	2	38
OLB Lawrence Grier	2	0	0	41
S Roman Harvey	1	2	0	24
CB Ethan Juchartz	1	1	1	39
S Lenny Cheatham	1	1	0	39
DE Derrick Oja	1	0	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Geoff Shelton	1	6	16	36
Richie Anderson	1	3	19	33
Leroy McCarthy	1	3	16	33
Terry Christopher	1	3	16	37
J.C. Franklin	1	2	5	14
Van Drake	0	1	4	5
Dan Barnes	0	1	15	27
Chad Clark	0	1	4	8

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Blood	3	8	30	0	26
Dixon Benton	1	6	28	0	25
Bucky Freeman	1	4	24	1	24
Renaldo Dotson	1	1	16	0	16
Terrance Osborne	0	4	29	0	30
Daryl Brooks	0	2	5	0	7
Leslie Conway	0	2	23	0	26
J.R. Shepherd	0	1	30	0	29
Lawrence Jackson	0	1	3	0	4
Dwayne Joyner	0	1	8	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Jett	1	6
Bryant Beustring	0	22
Jumbo Weber	0	22
Jerry Stai	0	17
J.C. Ferguson	0	14
Korey Shannon	0	12
Wally Hulbert	0	10
Bucky Midler	0	9
Al White	0	9
Dean Dunn	0	9
Irving Hammond	0	7
Gabe Peters	0	7
Jared Truc	0	6
Preston Donner	0	5
Shannon Allen	0	4
Lance McWilliams	0	4
Van Drake	0	3
Carl Coles	0	3
Richie Anderson	0	3
Steven Gilstorf	0	3
Trent Horner	0	3
Frankie Riley	0	2
Duane Miller	0	2
Louie Korr	0	2
Jason Winn	0	2
Gabe Landolt	0	2
Roger Becker	0	1
Harold Barginski	0	1
Willie Benney	0	1
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Chad Johnson	0	1
Ellis Carpenter	0	1
Billy Joe Bolender	0	1
Lance Bidney	0	1
Skip Warren	0	1
Rico Mayes	0	1

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Harry Batteaux	2	14
Zack Parker	2	12
Nick Waller	1	12
Gabe Caldwell	1	10
Hardy Collins	1	6
Lawrence Jackson	0	15
Lincoln Carlisle	0	15
Renaldo Dotson	0	13
Rickey Wall	0	10
Stan Finley	0	9
Dwayne Joyner	0	9
Michael Hervey	0	8
Zach Blood	0	7
Daryl Brooks	0	7
Skip Hanson	0	6
Tommie Eaton	0	6
Juan Wallman	0	5
Roman Harvey	0	5
J.R. Shepherd	0	4
Dixon Benton	0	4
Dana Gomez	0	3
Shawn Pohl	0	3
Earnest Gerhardt	0	2
Bart Ybarra	0	2
Lawrence Grier	0	1
Terrance Osborne	0	1
Ethan Juchartz	0	1
Wally Hanson	0	1
Lenny Cheatham	0	1
Billy Joe Peters	0	1
Donny Barber	0	1
Derrick Oja	0	1
Les Sinard	0	1
Marty Vincent	0	1
Harvey Cole	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	3	3	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	45	7.5
Middle	23	46	2.0
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	41	22	1	2	0	7	5	1	4

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rickey Hitchcock	30	22	1	1	0	4	2	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	88	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	97	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	91	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	61	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Francis	10	4	27	0	27
WR Gabe Peters	7	3	28	0	23
WR Scottie Owens	6	1	12	0	24
TE Carl Coles	5	4	42	0	24
WR Bucky Midler	4	3	42	1	9
FB Wally Hulbert	3	2	12	0	20
WR J.C. Ferguson	3	2	20	0	24
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	9	0	11
RB Jerry Stai	1	1	4	0	19
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	3	0	20

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hardy Collins	8	6	84	1	24
WR Harry Batteaux	5	3	31	0	15
WR Cory Aydelotte	4	3	30	0	19
RB Shawn Pohl	3	3	16	0	16
WR Bryan Norton	3	3	33	0	11
TE J.R. Shepherd	2	1	15	0	29
FB Renaldo Dotson	2	0	0	0	16
RB Lincoln Carlisle	2	2	14	0	15
TE Rickey Wall	1	1	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lincoln Carlisle	1	6	6.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	1	0	0	0.00	4.85

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rickey Hitchcock	5	3	28	5.60	7.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Peters	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hardy Collins	3	2	18	6.00	10.50
TE J.R. Shepherd	1	0	0	0.00	7.50
WR Bryan Norton	1	1	10	10.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Bolender	2	2
Jerry Stai	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Shawn Pohl	4	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	6	3	3

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rickey Hitchcock	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Midler	2	1	1
WR Gabe Peters	2	1	1
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	1	1
WR Scottie Owens	1	0	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hardy Collins	3	1	1
WR Cory Aydelotte	2	1	1
WR Bryan Norton	2	2	2
TE J.R. Shepherd	1	1	1
WR Harry Batteaux	1	1	0
RB Lincoln Carlisle	1	1	0
RB Shawn Pohl	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)