Week 1, 2012

played in Houston, TX

79 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Carolina Horsemen	0	14	0	7	-	21
Houston Barons	0	10	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:04 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 19 run (Quentin Thompson extra point)
2Q: 05:31 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 21 field goal
2Q: 01:10 HOU - Harold Francis 16 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
2Q: 00:19 CAR - Corey Sullivan 25 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
4Q: 11:21 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 29 field goal
4Q: 07:04 CAR - Benjamin Maher 5 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:04 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 19 run (Quentin Thompson extra point)
2Q: 05:31 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 21 field goal
2Q: 01:10 HOU - Harold Francis 16 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
2Q: 00:19 CAR - Corey Sullivan 25 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
4Q: 11:21 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 29 field goal
4Q: 07:04 CAR - Benjamin Maher 5 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)

Team Statistics CAR HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 396 289
- Offensive Plays 66 68
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 135 47
- Rushing Attempts 25 20
- Yards per Rush 5.40 2.35
Net Passing Yards 261 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 23 - 3 46 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.37 5.04
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/15 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/29 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/82 3/73
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 40
Time of Possession 27:35 32:25

Team Statistics	CAR	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	396	289
- Offensive Plays	66	68
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	135	47
- Rushing Attempts	25	20
- Yards per Rush	5.40	2.35
Net Passing Yards	261	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 23 - 3	46 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.37	5.04
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/15	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/29	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/82	3/73
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 40
Time of Possession	27:35	32:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:15	0:48	OWN 48	2	4	Interception
1	10:46	2:45	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
1	6:32	1:29	OWN 38	4	14	Punt
1	3:13	2:40	OWN 27	5	21	Punt
2	14:05	2:13	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	5:25	1:48	OWN 26	4	39	Fumble
2	1:57	0:47	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	7	34	Interception
3	9:41	3:22	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
3	4:02	0:45	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
4	11:13	4:16	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	3:45	0:10	OWN 7	1	3	Fumble
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 1	7	23	Game

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:45	OWN 36	3	-7	Punt
1	12:27	1:41	OPP 48	3	2	Punt
1	8:01	1:29	OWN 26	3	37	Fumble
1	5:03	1:50	OWN 22	5	16	Punt
1	0:33	1:28	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	11:52	6:27	OWN 36	11	60	Field Goal
2	3:37	1:40	50	5	13	Punt
2	1:10	0:07	OPP 16	1	16	Touchdown
3	11:59	2:18	50	5	15	Punt
3	6:19	2:17	OWN 2	6	17	Punt
3	3:17	7:04	OWN 39	13	49	Field Goal
4	6:57	3:12	OWN 28	6	18	Punt
4	3:35	1:16	OPP 10	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Corey Sullivan, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	21	127	6.05	23	6	1
Juan Morton	3	0	0.00	3	0	0
Randal Madrid	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bart Oliver	13	41	3.15	10	1
Trent Tanner	5	5	1.00	4	0
Skip Warren	1	3	3.00	3	0
Cornelius O'Donnell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	41	23	261	0/0	2	36	3	61.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	46	28	253	2/11	1	32	0	83.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corey Sullivan	7	12	131	18.71	50	36	1
WR Benjamin Maher	5	6	41	8.20	3	16	1
WR Tim Albertson	4	8	38	9.50	0	15	0
WR Neil Kearney	3	5	33	11.00	7	16	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	2	6	12	6.00	10	10	0
TE Joseph Westbrook	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Randal Madrid	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Vincent Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cary Nichols	7	11	40	5.71	3	12	0
WR Harold Francis	6	10	55	9.17	14	16	1
WR Rod Woodard	5	8	46	9.20	2	23	0
WR Lincoln Budd	4	8	59	14.75	31	32	0
WR Jason Terry	3	4	46	15.33	15	20	0
FB Conrad Engel	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Bart Oliver	1	2	12	12.00	5	12	0
TE Otis Vranjen	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Trent Tanner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Darrin Gordon	1	10	10.00
CB Chad Johnson	1	16	16.00
S Gilbert Lane	1	9	9.00

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Benjamin Maher	1	0	0
Eugene Sawyer	1	0	0
Jack Hanson	0	1	0
Scott Dorman	0	0	1
Keith Mallak	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Warren	1	1	0
Jason Terry	1	0	0
Nolan Metzenbaum	0	1	0
Rondell Madison	0	1	0
Lawrence Grier	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clyde Kerley	5	183	36.6	31.2	46	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chester Knoblett	8	335	41.9	30.9	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Quentin Thompson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Gonzalez	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Pigott	2	23	11.5	0
Benjamin Maher	1	5	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Oliver	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Maher	3	82	27.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Shuler	3	73	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tommie Pigott	6	1	0.0	6	28
ILB Joe Jerome	5	2	0.0	14	35
S Warren Truong	4	3	0.0	20	45
CB Jack Hanson	4	1	0.0	12	37
CB Pete Hill	4	1	0.0	16	33
OLB Oliver Morant	4	0	0.0	3	8
DT Duane Jacobs	3	0	0.0	11	33
S Tim Lincoln	3	0	0.0	13	39
DE Scott Dorman	2	0	1.0	15	28
OLB Joseph Russell	2	0	1.0	4	10
DT Earnest Gerhardt	2	2	0.0	13	24
CB Julio Hamilton	2	1	0.0	16	29
OLB Gerald Plante	2	1	0.0	17	40
ILB Winston Palutke	2	0	0.0	6	13
DE Oscar Watson	1	1	0.0	13	40
QB Juan Morton	1	0	---	---	---
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	0	---	---	---
WR Neil Kearney	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Omar Perez	1	0	0.0	6	4
FB Vincent Roberts	1	0	---	---	---
S Keith Mallak	1	0	0.0	9	19
DT Patrick Hanks	0	2	0.0	14	38
DE Hardy Sims	0	1	0.0	12	25

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	6	2	0.0	15	37
DT Louie Korr	4	0	0.0	18	34
CB Roger Wertz	4	0	0.0	4	9
S Rondell Madison	4	0	0.0	8	17
CB Jerald Willmer	3	1	0.0	14	30
OLB Lawrence Grier	3	0	0.0	18	38
DE Courtney Fletcher	3	0	0.0	19	32
CB Chad Johnson	2	2	0.0	18	37
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	2	0	0.0	10	4
S Gilbert Lane	2	0	0.0	17	28
CB Rod Lindo	2	0	0.0	18	26
DE Danny Jostes	2	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Jamal Gillis	2	0	0.0	7	3
S Darrin Gordon	1	3	0.0	23	34
DT Shannon Allen	1	1	0.0	15	20
DE Edgar Manning	1	0	0.0	11	22
T A.J. Davies	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Scott Dorman	1.0	0	3	28
OLB Joseph Russell	1.0	0	0	10
DT Duane Jacobs	0.0	1	0	33
DT Patrick Hanks	0.0	0	1	38
DE Oscar Watson	0.0	0	1	40

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Louie Korr	7	1	34
DT Shannon Allen	2	2	20
DT Wally Hanson	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tommie Pigott	7	0	28
CB Pete Hill	4	0	33
CB Julio Hamilton	2	2	29
S Warren Truong	2	1	45
OLB Oliver Morant	2	0	8
ILB Winston Palutke	2	0	13
CB Jack Hanson	2	0	37
S Keith Mallak	2	0	19
S Tim Lincoln	2	0	39
ILB Joe Jerome	1	1	35
OLB Gerald Plante	1	1	40
OLB Joseph Russell	1	0	10
DE Oscar Watson	0	1	40

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Johnson	4	1	1	37
CB Roger Wertz	3	0	0	9
CB Jerald Willmer	2	1	0	30
OLB Lawrence Grier	2	0	0	38
DT Louie Korr	2	0	0	34
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	2	0	0	37
S Rondell Madison	2	0	0	17
DE Danny Jostes	1	1	0	21
S Gilbert Lane	1	0	1	28
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	1	0	0	4
DE Courtney Fletcher	1	0	0	32
CB Rod Lindo	1	0	0	26
OLB Jamal Gillis	1	0	0	3
S Darrin Gordon	0	1	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Harvey Becker	2	3	23	37
Jake Gaarder	2	3	20	39
Harold Tate	2	2	5	2
Marshall Higginbotham	1	3	6	9
Bubba Hopkins	1	2	19	33
Vincent Roberts	1	1	14	14
Isaac Westbrook	0	5	19	32
Maurice Campbell	0	2	18	28
Rico Covington	0	1	11	14

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vince Gibson	2	2	14	1	40
Trent Battle	1	2	15	0	26
Lamont Sudnik	1	2	19	0	43
Nathan Wilcox	0	6	19	0	46
Troy De Coteau	0	2	7	1	13
Van Goodspeed	0	2	15	0	40
Conrad Engel	0	1	6	0	11
Levon Quintero	0	1	4	0	6
Walt Thieman	0	1	16	0	42

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Oliver Morant	3	28
Keith Mallak	1	8
Harold Tate	1	5
Tommie Pigott	0	27
Cole Upshaw	0	19
Tim Albertson	0	15
Floyd Pence	0	12
Dana Abrams	0	12
Patrick Hanks	0	9
Duane Jacobs	0	9
Joseph Westbrook	0	9
Jack Hanson	0	9
Rico Covington	0	8
Benjamin Maher	0	8
Winston Palutke	0	6
Vincent Roberts	0	6
Dana Sheehan	0	5
Harvey Becker	0	5
Warren Truong	0	5
Clyde Kerley	0	5
Marshall Higginbotham	0	4
Omar Perez	0	4
Isaac Westbrook	0	3
Joe Jerome	0	3
Quentin Thompson	0	3
Earnest Gerhardt	0	2
Julio Hamilton	0	2
Joseph Russell	0	2
Gerald Plante	0	2
Hardy Sims	0	2
Scott Dorman	0	1
Oscar Watson	0	1
Robbie Garrison	0	1
Pete Hill	0	1
Tim Lincoln	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Madison	3	15
Trent Tanner	2	21
Levon Quintero	1	3
Hardy Wilcox	0	17
Conrad Engel	0	13
Cornelius O'Donnell	0	12
Cary Nichols	0	11
Van Goodspeed	0	10
Lamont Sudnik	0	10
Troy De Coteau	0	10
A.J. Davies	0	10
Jamal Gillis	0	10
Jason Terry	0	9
Bryant Shuler	0	8
Chester Knoblett	0	8
Chad Johnson	0	7
Nolan Metzenbaum	0	7
Steve Tully	0	7
Otis Vranjen	0	7
Bart Oliver	0	6
Marc Gonzalez	0	6
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	5
Trent Battle	0	5
Isaac Howard	0	5
Danny Jostes	0	5
Roger Wertz	0	3
Leslie Glenn	0	3
Shannon Allen	0	2
J.J. Kanpurwala	0	2
Walt Thieman	0	2
Gilbert Lane	0	1
Rod Lindo	0	1
Lincoln Budd	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	70	11.7
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	6	23	3.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	41	23	4	1	0	4	10	3	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	46	28	3	2	4	6	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	19	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	93	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	125	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	105	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	82	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	42	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corey Sullivan	12	7	131	4	37
WR Tim Albertson	8	4	38	0	23
WR Benjamin Maher	6	5	41	0	28
RB Eugene Sawyer	6	2	12	0	30
WR Neil Kearney	5	3	33	0	27
RB Randal Madrid	2	1	3	0	10
TE Joseph Westbrook	1	1	3	0	5
FB Vincent Roberts	1	0	0	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cary Nichols	11	7	1	40	0	30
WR Harold Francis	10	6	0	55	0	30
WR Lincoln Budd	8	4	1	59	1	25
WR Rod Woodard	8	5	1	46	1	34
WR Jason Terry	4	3	0	46	1	11
RB Bart Oliver	2	1	1	12	0	27
FB Conrad Engel	1	1	0	-3	0	11
RB Trent Tanner	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE Otis Vranjen	1	1	0	-2	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	1	19	19.00	6.05

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bart Oliver	4	10	2.50	3.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	2	2	10	5.00	6.37

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Warren	9	5	26	2.89	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Benjamin Maher	2	2	10	5.00	6.83

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cary Nichols	3	2	5	1.67	3.64
WR Harold Francis	2	2	19	9.50	5.50
WR Rod Woodard	2	1	2	1.00	5.75
RB Bart Oliver	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Jason Terry	1	0	0	0.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	3	2
Juan Morton	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	11	8	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	17	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corey Sullivan	4	4	4
WR Tim Albertson	3	2	1
WR Benjamin Maher	2	1	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	1	1
WR Neil Kearney	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Francis	5	3	2
WR Lincoln Budd	4	2	1
WR Jason Terry	3	2	2
WR Rod Woodard	2	1	1
WR Cary Nichols	2	0	0
RB Trent Tanner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (25,000)
End Zone 13,500 (18,000)
Mezzanine 7,800 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (16,000)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (25,000)
End Zone	13,500 (18,000)
Mezzanine	7,800 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (16,000)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,200)