Week 1, 2021

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	7	10	0	-	17
Carolina Horsemen	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:03 HOU - Cornell Preston 21 pass from Mo Wright (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 08:11 CAR - Byron Baker 3 pass from Ed Connelly (Omar Grzecki extra point)
3Q: 09:38 HOU - Howard Lang 9 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 03:46 HOU - Floyd Simmons 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:03 HOU - Cornell Preston 21 pass from Mo Wright (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 08:11 CAR - Byron Baker 3 pass from Ed Connelly (Omar Grzecki extra point)
3Q: 09:38 HOU - Howard Lang 9 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 03:46 HOU - Floyd Simmons 49 field goal

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 315 237
- Offensive Plays 69 58
- Yards per Play 4.57 4.09
Net Rushing Yards 143 66
- Rushing Attempts 38 22
- Yards per Rush 3.76 3.00
Net Passing Yards 172 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 17 - 0 34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 186 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.55 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 9/64
Punt Returns/Yards 4/32 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 22
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	315	237
- Offensive Plays	69	58
- Yards per Play	4.57	4.09
Net Rushing Yards	143	66
- Rushing Attempts	38	22
- Yards per Rush	3.76	3.00
Net Passing Yards	172	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 17 - 0	34 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	186	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.55	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	9/64
Punt Returns/Yards	4/32	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 22
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	1:02	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
1	9:54	1:12	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	5:43	1:56	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
1	2:33	3:18	OWN 41	6	17	Punt
2	12:09	0:17	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
2	8:04	4:34	OWN 32	10	51	Fumble
2	1:31	0:50	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:32	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
3	7:39	3:59	OWN 36	6	32	Field Goal
4	14:54	4:01	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	10:12	0:35	OPP 42	3	0	Punt
4	8:27	1:25	OPP 45	3	7	Punt
4	5:59	2:34	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
4	2:35	2:35	OPP 46	7	34	Game

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 8	3	5	Punt
1	11:31	1:37	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	8:42	2:59	OWN 43	7	41	Interception
1	3:47	1:14	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
2	14:15	2:06	OWN 20	4	11	Fumble
2	11:52	3:48	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
2	3:30	1:59	OWN 22	6	17	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 6	2	13	Half
3	9:28	1:49	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
3	3:40	3:46	OWN 28	7	18	Punt
4	10:53	0:41	OWN 12	2	38	Fumble
4	9:37	1:10	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	7:02	1:03	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
4	3:25	0:50	OWN 35	5	11	Downs

Game MVP: Ross Blanco, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ross Blanco	26	87	3.35	13	3	0
Billy Shonek	7	37	5.29	24	1	0
Mo Wright	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
Brian Doyle	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Howard Lang	1	9	9.00	9	0	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cornelius Ogden	14	33	2.36	15	1
R.J. Andres	6	24	4.00	9	0
Byron Baker	1	1	1.00	1	0
Calvin Lucas	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Wright	24	15	153	2/14	1	33	0	94.6
Danny Jacks	5	2	33	0/0	0	27	0	62.9

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ed Connelly	34	20	183	2/12	1	26	1	71.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Cielo	7	8	68	9.71	22	27	0
RB Ross Blanco	4	5	67	16.75	51	33	0
WR Cornell Preston	2	5	36	18.00	17	21	1
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Brian Doyle	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brandon Huffman	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR T.J. Cole	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Howard Lang	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Archie Carlson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	7	59	11.80	36	26	0
WR Quentin Wilkins	5	5	53	10.60	0	20	0
RB Cornelius Ogden	3	4	17	5.67	12	11	0
FB Byron Baker	2	2	5	2.50	1	3	1
WR Calvin Lucas	2	6	27	13.50	12	15	0
TE Clyde Wilkerson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Wesley Garrett	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Isaac Richard	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Ralph Dennis	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Buddy Brennan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Omar George	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mo Wright	1	0	0
Clyde Owens	0	1	1
Shawn Dixon	0	1	0
Thomas Kassem	0	0	1
Howard Harvey	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ed Connelly	1	1	0
Cornelius Ogden	1	0	0
Calvin Lucas	1	0	0
Brant Harper	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Abernathy	9	393	43.7	34.7	55	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reuben Riley	8	364	45.5	39.0	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Omar Grzecki	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	4	32	8.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Garrett	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Shonek	2	38	19.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quentin Wilkins	3	71	23.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Howard Harvey	7	3	0.0	21	36
OLB Trent Watson	6	3	1.0	18	28
CB Terry Freeman	5	0	0.0	9	16
CB Julio Rivera	3	0	0.0	12	23
DE Thomas Kassem	3	0	0.0	17	23
S C.J. Loville	3	0	0.0	12	27
ILB Nicky Blackston	3	0	0.0	17	23
ILB Shawn Dixon	2	0	0.0	8	17
DE Herb Small	2	0	0.0	8	26
OLB Edgar Channelle	2	0	0.0	7	7
DT Clyde Owens	1	2	1.0	17	29
CB Omar George	1	2	0.0	18	28
DE Jerome Branch	1	1	0.0	14	10
S Edwin Locklear	1	0	0.0	16	18
T Allen Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
DE Patrick Collins	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Steve Buchanan	0	3	0.0	15	21
CB Wes Cason	0	2	0.0	15	29

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tracy Kesler	8	1	0.0	33	29
ILB Jon Chamberlain	6	6	0.0	36	29
DE Brant Harper	5	3	1.5	28	17
DE Scottie Peralta	4	2	0.5	28	29
S Don Grosz	4	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Lorenzo Morrison	3	4	0.0	25	19
CB Pat Harding	3	1	0.0	27	27
ILB Ryan Holmes	3	1	0.0	12	12
S Brad Powell	3	1	0.0	36	26
DT Arnold Campbell	3	0	0.0	25	15
DT Shawn Pharms	3	0	0.0	28	27
S Wade Mathis	2	2	0.0	29	23
CB Ricardo Morris	2	1	0.0	29	21
DT Brandon Ramirez	2	0	0.0	17	12
DE Louie Van Emmerik	2	0	0.0	12	4
QB Ed Connelly	1	0	---	---	---
G Ross Whiting	1	0	---	---	---
T Brant Jenkins	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Timothy Carr	1	0	0.0	15	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clyde Owens	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Trent Watson	1.0	0	0	1	28
DT Matt Beyer	0.0	2	0	0	13
CB Julio Rivera	0.0	1	0	0	23
DE Herb Small	0.0	0	2	0	26
DE Patrick Collins	0.0	0	0	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brant Harper	1.5	1	0	17
DE Scottie Peralta	0.5	0	2	29
DT Shawn Pharms	0.0	2	3	27
ILB Jon Chamberlain	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	4	0	0	28
CB Terry Freeman	4	0	0	16
S Howard Harvey	4	0	0	36
S C.J. Loville	2	1	0	27
DE Patrick Collins	1	1	0	13
CB Omar George	1	0	1	28
ILB Shawn Dixon	1	0	0	17
S Edwin Locklear	1	0	0	18
CB Julio Rivera	1	0	0	23
DE Thomas Kassem	1	0	0	23
CB Wes Cason	0	1	0	29
OLB Edgar Channelle	0	1	0	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tracy Kesler	4	0	29
ILB Jon Chamberlain	2	1	29
CB Pat Harding	2	1	27
CB Ricardo Morris	2	0	21
ILB Ryan Holmes	2	0	12
OLB Lorenzo Morrison	1	1	19
S Wade Mathis	1	1	23
S Don Grosz	1	0	14
DE Brant Harper	1	0	17
DE Scottie Peralta	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myron Duncan	4	8	0	38	0	31
Willie Rocha	3	8	1	35	0	28
Allen Taylor	1	7	0	31	0	26
Wayne Kiely	1	2	1	24	0	15
Mike Oliver	1	1	0	8	0	4
Archie Carlson	1	1	0	14	0	10
Paul Hopkins	1	1	0	10	0	8
Darren Wallerstedt	0	3	0	18	0	11
Grant Aviles	0	2	0	30	1	27
Wesley Cornyn	0	2	0	9	0	8
Carlos Fulton	0	0	0	29	1	23

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vernon Fulton	3	8	0	21	0	29
A.J. Murray	2	3	0	19	0	29
Winfred Strauss	1	4	1	21	1	32
David Schwartz	1	1	0	3	0	7
Isaac Richard	1	1	0	15	0	14
Lionel Winter	0	2	0	18	1	27
Brant Jenkins	0	2	0	16	0	28
Ralph Dennis	0	1	0	10	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Dixon	2	15
Glenn Finch	1	16
Wes Cason	1	6
Wesley Cornyn	1	5
Billy Shonek	0	24
Edwin Locklear	0	20
Terry Freeman	0	16
Brandon Huffman	0	15
Darren Wallerstedt	0	14
Cary Dalton	0	14
Mike Oliver	0	10
T.J. Cole	0	10
Duane Green	0	10
Paul Hopkins	0	10
Zack Abernathy	0	9
Howard Lang	0	9
Archie Carlson	0	9
Jerome Branch	0	8
Wayne Kiely	0	7
Matt Beyer	0	6
Isaac Cielo	0	6
Nicky Blackston	0	6
Carlos Fulton	0	5
Floyd Simmons	0	5
Myron Duncan	0	4
Thomas Kassem	0	2
Herb Small	0	1
Mo Wright	0	1
Clyde Owens	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Byron Baker	1	15
Wade Mathis	1	15
Quentin Wilkins	1	15
Clyde Wilkerson	1	14
Buddy Brennan	1	14
Harvey Wolf	1	13
Jon Chamberlain	0	20
Rich Cooper	0	18
Wesley Garrett	0	15
Ralph Dennis	0	14
Herman Hamer	0	13
Isaac Richard	0	11
Pat Harding	0	9
Orlando Mills	0	8
Lionel Winter	0	8
Reuben Riley	0	8
Ricardo Morris	0	7
David Schwartz	0	7
Vernon Fulton	0	6
Bo Lincoln	0	6
A.J. Murray	0	4
Scottie Peralta	0	3
Ross Whiting	0	3
Ryan Holmes	0	3
Brant Harper	0	2
Omar Grzecki	0	2
Shawn Pharms	0	2
R.J. Andres	0	2
Brandon Ramirez	0	1
Arnold Campbell	0	1
Cornelius Ogden	0	1
Brant Jenkins	0	1
Lorenzo Morrison	0	1
Tracy Kesler	0	1
Brad Powell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	65	4.1
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	3	3	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	16	1.8
Middle	9	35	3.9
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Wright	24	15	3	0	2	4	3	5	0
Danny Jacks	5	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ed Connelly	34	20	3	3	0	4	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	59	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	47	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	24	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	96	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	43	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Isaac Cielo	8	7	0	68	1	15
RB Ross Blanco	5	4	1	67	2	21
WR Cornell Preston	5	2	0	36	1	23
WR Brian Doyle	3	1	2	0	0	16
WR Brandon Huffman	3	1	0	9	0	9
TE Archie Carlson	2	0	0	0	0	10
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0	1	0	11
RB Howard Lang	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR T.J. Cole	1	1	0	5	0	19

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	5	59	2	19
WR Calvin Lucas	6	2	27	0	21
WR Quentin Wilkins	5	5	53	1	18
RB Cornelius Ogden	4	3	17	0	17
WR Wesley Garrett	4	1	5	0	22
TE Ralph Dennis	3	0	0	0	16
FB Byron Baker	2	2	5	0	21
TE Clyde Wilkerson	1	1	7	0	3
WR Buddy Brennan	1	0	0	0	11
TE Isaac Richard	1	1	10	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Blanco	2	9	4.50	3.35
Billy Shonek	2	0	0.00	5.29
Mo Wright	1	-1	-1.00	2.67
Howard Lang	1	9	9.00	9.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cornelius Ogden	2	5	2.50	2.36
Byron Baker	1	1	1.00	1.00
Calvin Lucas	1	8	8.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Wright	3	1	5	1.67	6.38

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ed Connelly	4	2	5	1.25	5.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Preston	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
TE Archie Carlson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR T.J. Cole	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Byron Baker	2	2	5	2.50	2.50
TE Ralph Dennis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Buddy Brennan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ross Blanco	3	2
Billy Shonek	2	0
Mo Wright	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Cornelius Ogden	2	1
R.J. Andres	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Wright	8	6	3
Danny Jacks	2	0	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ed Connelly	11	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Isaac Cielo	4	4	3
WR Brian Doyle	2	1	0
WR Cornell Preston	2	0	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0
WR Brandon Huffman	1	0	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	3	1
WR Quentin Wilkins	3	3	2
TE Ralph Dennis	2	0	0
WR Wesley Garrett	2	0	0
RB Cornelius Ogden	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (75,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,400 (22,700)
End Zone 16,000 (16,500)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,500)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (14,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (75,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,400 (22,700)
End Zone	16,000 (16,500)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,500)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (14,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (5,000)