Exhibition Week 4, 2013

played in Minnesota, MN

82 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Barons	7	7	3	0	-	17
Minnesota Grizzlies	3	3	0	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 MIN - Cris Merloni 39 field goal
1Q: 06:46 HOU - Neal Pope 66 pass from Timothy Rhem (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Cris Merloni 37 field goal
2Q: 08:42 HOU - Sherman Santana 1 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 01:14 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 40 field goal
4Q: 05:06 MIN - Kendall Fafinski 7 pass from Eddie Brisman (Cris Merloni extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:15 MIN - Cris Merloni 39 field goal
1Q: 06:46 HOU - Neal Pope 66 pass from Timothy Rhem (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
2Q: 14:23 MIN - Cris Merloni 37 field goal
2Q: 08:42 HOU - Sherman Santana 1 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 01:14 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 40 field goal
4Q: 05:06 MIN - Kendall Fafinski 7 pass from Eddie Brisman (Cris Merloni extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 15 25
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 290 429
- Offensive Plays 46 77
- Yards per Play 6.30 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 88 139
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 3.83 4.63
Net Passing Yards 202 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 16 - 1 47 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 290
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.78 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/4
Penalties/Yards 1/10 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/107 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 17
Time of Possession 25:47 34:13

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	15	25
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	290	429
- Offensive Plays	46	77
- Yards per Play	6.30	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	88	139
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	3.83	4.63
Net Passing Yards	202	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 16 - 1	47 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	290
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.78	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/4
Penalties/Yards	1/10	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/107	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 17
Time of Possession	25:47	34:13

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:09	1:41	OWN 37	2	63	Touchdown
2	14:16	5:40	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
2	4:23	2:59	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
3	15:00	1:33	OWN 48	4	23	Interception
3	10:29	2:19	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
3	5:57	4:49	OWN 38	8	39	Field Goal
4	12:12	4:04	OWN 4	8	32	Punt
4	5:00	2:49	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 2	1	3	Game

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:51	OWN 20	15	58	Field Goal
1	6:28	7:12	OWN 20	12	60	Field Goal
2	8:36	4:13	OWN 15	6	39	Punt
2	1:24	1:24	OWN 20	5	36	Half
3	13:27	2:58	OWN 8	6	19	Punt
3	8:10	2:13	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
3	1:08	3:56	OWN 32	10	26	Punt
4	8:08	3:08	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
4	2:11	2:01	OWN 13	11	85	Downs

Game MVP: Neal Pope, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
T.J. Beauregard	10	38	3.80	11	1	0
Sherman Santana	8	32	4.00	9	0	1
Roderick Kegley	3	15	5.00	8	0	0
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Jake Benson	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jorge Howard	22	107	4.86	16	2
Amos Alderman	6	28	4.67	13	1
Antonio Bostic	1	0	0.00	0	0
Jerry Folston	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	18	13	137	2/10	0	22	1	70.8
Timothy Rhem	3	3	75	0/0	1	66	0	158.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Brisman	30	18	212	0/0	1	39	0	92.6
Reuben Leal	17	10	78	0/0	0	15	0	70.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Neal Pope	6	6	116	19.33	83	66	1
TE Buddy Nordberg	2	2	28	14.00	20	22	0
WR Joey Hays	2	2	24	12.00	4	12	0
WR Lincoln Budd	2	4	18	9.00	0	10	0
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	2	14	14.00	0	14	0
RB Sherman Santana	1	2	13	13.00	6	13	0
RB Roderick Kegley	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Jake Benson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Miles Codapuda	6	8	71	11.83	8	18	0
TE Burt Pescaia	5	7	25	5.00	17	16	0
WR Kendall Fafinski	5	8	39	7.80	1	12	1
WR Mel Benton	4	6	90	22.50	55	39	0
WR Melvin Dodge	3	6	29	9.67	4	14	0
RB Amos Alderman	2	2	12	6.00	5	7	0
FB Antonio Bostic	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Jerry Folston	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Burt Drakeford	1	3	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Jorge Howard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Monty Kurowski	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mitchell Cooper	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	1
Lincoln Budd	1	1
T.J. Beauregard	1	0
Vince Gibson	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earnest Taylor	0	0	1	0
Brady Dobbins	0	0	1	0
Tyrus Bradford	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jumbo Issa	4	178	44.5	39.5	53	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	4	169	42.3	37.3	46	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Johnson	4	107	26.8	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Fafinski	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	7	2	0.0	15	30
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	7	0	0.0	25	36
OLB Wes Coles	5	3	0.0	19	27
CB Jerald Willmer	5	3	0.0	21	30
S Marcus Varitek	5	2	0.0	19	30
DT Andre Tyler	5	1	0.0	24	38
S Brady Reckner	4	2	0.0	15	22
CB Broderick Wright	4	1	0.0	18	26
DT Shannon Allen	3	1	0.0	23	29
DT Joseph Lester	3	0	0.0	22	30
ILB Leslie Glenn	2	2	0.0	16	31
CB Julio Hamilton	2	1	0.0	17	31
CB Chad Johnson	2	0	0.0	22	40
S Lenny Cheatham	1	1	0.0	17	28
OLB Jerald Getz	1	1	0.0	3	5
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lawrence Sakowski	1	0	0.0	9	22

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	6	6	0.0	14	20
OLB Lorenzo Bruce	5	2	0.0	22	21
CB Brady Dobbins	4	1	0.0	22	19
OLB Clyde Brewer	4	0	0.0	16	13
OLB Kelvin Hass	3	2	0.0	14	12
CB Ralph Hazam	3	0	0.0	10	16
DE Leonard Ellison	2	1	0.5	8	11
S Alonzo Benson	2	3	0.0	17	19
S Tyrus Bradford	2	2	0.0	19	18
ILB Cornelius Mapes	2	0	0.0	14	7
DE Terry Reid	1	1	1.0	16	18
DT Earnest Taylor	1	0	0.5	7	5
DT Amos Norris	1	2	0.0	11	12
S Charles Bauer	1	1	0.0	19	18
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0.0	15	12
ILB Earl Sheldon	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Earnest Gerhardt	0	1	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wes Coles	1	0	0	27
DE Lawrence Sakowski	1	0	0	22
DT Andre Tyler	0	2	1	38
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	0	1	0	36
DE Danny Jostes	0	1	0	32
DE Herb Small	0	1	0	26

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terry Reid	1.0	0	18
DT Earnest Taylor	0.5	0	5
DE Leonard Ellison	0.5	0	11
OLB Clyde Brewer	0.0	1	13
DT Earnest Gerhardt	0.0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerald Willmer	5	1	30
CB Broderick Wright	4	0	26
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	3	1	36
OLB Wes Coles	3	1	27
CB Julio Hamilton	2	2	31
S Darrin Gordon	2	0	30
CB Chad Johnson	2	0	40
S Brady Reckner	2	0	22
S Lenny Cheatham	1	1	28
DT Shannon Allen	1	0	29
S Marcus Varitek	1	0	30
ILB Leslie Glenn	1	0	31
OLB Jerald Getz	1	0	5
OLB Cole Richardson	0	1	4

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	4	0	0	20
CB Brady Dobbins	3	2	0	19
CB Ralph Hazam	2	0	0	16
OLB Lorenzo Bruce	2	0	0	21
S Alonzo Benson	2	0	0	19
OLB Clyde Brewer	1	0	0	13
S Charles Bauer	1	0	0	18
ILB Cornelius Mapes	1	0	0	7
CB Mitchell Cooper	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nathan Wilcox	2	6	1	14	0	13
Bubba Hopkins	2	3	0	14	0	19
Levon Quintero	1	4	0	16	0	13
Van Goodspeed	1	2	0	19	1	15
Lamont Sudnik	1	2	0	14	1	14
Vince Gibson	0	3	0	17	0	8
Quentin Standafer	0	1	0	7	0	10
Roman Patton	0	1	0	4	0	8

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marlon Diana	4	5	0	18	22
Marlon Singleton	3	3	0	22	30
Bobby Cerda	2	4	0	20	42
Jerry Folston	1	3	0	14	25
Sammy Edwards	1	3	0	21	33
Gerald Hartman	1	2	1	16	25
Devin Monroe	1	2	0	22	39
Antonio Bostic	1	1	0	6	10
Jonathan Sherman	1	1	0	14	22
Burt Pescaia	0	2	0	24	37
Brock Hughes	0	2	0	8	8
Butch Wilkins	0	2	0	9	14

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Leslie Glenn	1	13
Reuben Logan	1	13
Malcolm Boyles	1	10
Chad Johnson	0	17
Broderick Wright	0	17
Darren Wallerstedt	0	12
Marcus Varitek	0	11
T.J. Beauregard	0	11
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	10
Lawrence Cooper	0	9
Jake Benson	0	9
Jerald Getz	0	8
Lincoln Budd	0	7
Shannon Allen	0	6
Marc Gonzalez	0	5
Vince Gibson	0	5
Ernest Harvey	0	5
Andre Tyler	0	4
Buddy Nordberg	0	4
Lamont Sudnik	0	4
Jumbo Issa	0	4
Quentin Standafer	0	3
Roman Patton	0	3
Wes Coles	0	2
Julio Hamilton	0	2
Danny Jostes	0	2
Jerald Willmer	0	2
Brady Reckner	0	2
Sherman Santana	0	2
Herb Small	0	2
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Skip Warren	0	1
Roderick Kegley	0	1
Joseph Lester	0	1
Cole Richardson	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Earl Sheldon	2	8
Amos Alderman	1	13
Alonzo Benson	1	13
Carlos Orosco	0	14
Melvin Dodge	0	12
Monty Kurowski	0	12
Antonio Bostic	0	10
Clyde Brewer	0	9
Ralph Hazam	0	9
Rex Walters	0	9
Charles Bauer	0	9
Jerry Folston	0	8
Brock Hughes	0	6
Sherman Cordie	0	6
Butch Wilkins	0	6
Jonathan Sherman	0	6
Cris Merloni	0	6
Mitchell Cooper	0	5
Miles Codapuda	0	5
Earnest Taylor	0	4
Cornelius Mapes	0	4
Burt Drakeford	0	4
Marlon Singleton	0	4
Stan Duran	0	4
Bobby Cerda	0	3
Devin Monroe	0	3
Kendall Fafinski	0	3
Terry Reid	0	2
Amos Norris	0	2
Eddie Brisman	0	2
Sammy Edwards	0	2
Earnest Gerhardt	0	1
Lorenzo Bruce	0	1
Chris Huffman	0	1
Jorge Howard	0	1
Leonard Ellison	0	1
Tyrus Bradford	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	14	63	4.5
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	23	2.6
Middle	20	110	5.5
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Kanpurwala	18	13	2	0	0	2	2	0	1
Timothy Rhem	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Brisman	30	18	2	2	0	5	3	1	0
Reuben Leal	17	10	0	1	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	100	20.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	51	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	40	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	21	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	64	12.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	97	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	129	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Neal Pope	6	6	116	2	10
WR Lincoln Budd	4	2	18	0	20
TE Buddy Nordberg	2	2	28	1	12
WR Joey Hays	2	2	24	0	13
WR Malcolm Boyles	2	1	14	0	11
RB Sherman Santana	2	1	13	0	13
RB Roderick Kegley	2	1	-4	0	5
WR Jake Benson	1	1	3	0	7

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	8	6	0	71	0	26
WR Kendall Fafinski	8	5	1	39	0	21
TE Burt Pescaia	7	5	0	25	0	37
WR Mel Benton	6	4	0	90	2	28
WR Melvin Dodge	6	3	0	29	0	16
TE Burt Drakeford	3	1	0	11	0	14
FB Jerry Folston	2	1	0	10	0	25
RB Amos Alderman	2	2	0	12	0	17
WR Monty Kurowski	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Antonio Bostic	1	1	0	3	0	10
RB Jorge Howard	1	0	0	0	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Santana	1	1	1.00	4.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	1	8	8.00	7.61

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Brisman	8	3	17	2.13	7.07
Reuben Leal	1	0	0	0.00	4.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lincoln Budd	1	1	8	8.00	4.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Miles Codapuda	2	1	5	2.50	8.88
WR Mel Benton	1	0	0	0.00	15.00
WR Melvin Dodge	1	0	0	0.00	4.83
RB Jorge Howard	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Amos Alderman	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
TE Burt Drakeford	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Kendall Fafinski	1	1	7	7.00	4.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Kegley	2	0
Jake Benson	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jorge Howard	3	2
Amos Alderman	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	5	3	3
Timothy Rhem	1	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Brisman	6	2	2
Reuben Leal	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Neal Pope	3	3	3
WR Joey Hays	1	1	1
WR Lincoln Budd	1	0	0
RB Roderick Kegley	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Codapuda	2	1	1
WR Kendall Fafinski	2	0	0
WR Mel Benton	1	1	1
FB Antonio Bostic	1	1	0
TE Burt Pescaia	1	0	0
WR Melvin Dodge	1	1	1
RB Jorge Howard	1	0	0
TE Burt Drakeford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,400 (87,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,800 (26,100)
End Zone 10,500 (18,900)
Mezzanine 6,100 (10,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (16,700)
Club Seats 4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,400 (87,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,800 (26,100)
End Zone	10,500 (18,900)
Mezzanine	6,100 (10,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (16,700)
Club Seats	4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (7,000)