Week 1, 2008

played in Houston, TX

96 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Baltimore Bats	0	10	0	0	-	10
Houston Barons	7	3	7	13	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 HOU - Jerry Stai 2 run (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 14:24 BAL - Ernest Bailey 25 field goal
2Q: 05:26 HOU - Jason Winn 21 field goal
2Q: 01:05 BAL - Dixon Bocaling 9 run (Ernest Bailey extra point)
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Jonathan Booker 21 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
4Q: 14:16 HOU - Scottie Owens 15 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
4Q: 03:30 HOU - Jason Winn 38 field goal
4Q: 02:02 HOU - Jason Winn 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 HOU - Jerry Stai 2 run (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 14:24 BAL - Ernest Bailey 25 field goal
2Q: 05:26 HOU - Jason Winn 21 field goal
2Q: 01:05 BAL - Dixon Bocaling 9 run (Ernest Bailey extra point)
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Jonathan Booker 21 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
4Q: 14:16 HOU - Scottie Owens 15 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
4Q: 03:30 HOU - Jason Winn 38 field goal
4Q: 02:02 HOU - Jason Winn 34 field goal

Team Statistics BAL HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 6 20
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 2 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 145 379
- Offensive Plays 47 71
- Yards per Play 3.09 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 98 159
- Rushing Attempts 21 44
- Yards per Rush 4.67 3.61
Net Passing Yards 47 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 11 - 1 27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 52 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 1.81 8.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/10
Kick Returns/Yards 5/113 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 38
Time of Possession 20:25 39:35

Team Statistics	BAL	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	6	20
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	2	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	145	379
- Offensive Plays	47	71
- Yards per Play	3.09	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	98	159
- Rushing Attempts	21	44
- Yards per Rush	4.67	3.61
Net Passing Yards	47	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 11 - 1	27 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	52	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	1.81	8.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/10
Kick Returns/Yards	5/113	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 38
Time of Possession	20:25	39:35

Drive Charts

Baltimore Bats
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:52	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
1	11:20	1:11	OWN 45	3	-6	Punt
1	4:23	5:07	OWN 27	9	65	Field Goal
2	5:20	2:17	OPP 45	3	-7	Punt
2	2:00	1:04	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
3	11:52	1:04	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:10	2:07	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	3:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:07	2:09	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	10:40	2:17	OWN 27	5	9	Punt
4	6:01	0:10	OWN 17	1	3	Fumble
4	3:22	0:57	OWN 20	4	12	Fumble
4	1:53	0:50	OWN 28	3	-8	Interception

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:08	1:48	OWN 14	3	0	Punt
1	10:09	5:46	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	14:16	8:56	OWN 15	16	81	Field Goal
2	3:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	-1	Interception
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 35	3	21	Half
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 41	5	21	Punt
3	10:48	2:38	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
3	6:03	3:03	OWN 47	6	19	Punt
3	2:00	2:53	OWN 22	5	78	Touchdown
4	11:58	1:18	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	8:23	2:22	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	5:51	2:29	OPP 20	3	-1	Field Goal
4	2:25	0:32	OPP 22	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 48	2	-12	Game

Game MVP: Wayne Griffith, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dixon Bocaling	13	69	5.31	32	3	1
Emmitt Taylor	5	21	4.20	10	1	0
Phil Money	3	8	2.67	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Bolender	22	69	3.14	14	2	0
Jerry Stai	18	90	5.00	32	2	1
Skip Warren	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Randall Felker	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Wayne Griffith	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmitt Taylor	25	11	52	1/5	0	12	1	34.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	27	18	220	0/0	2	31	1	100.8

Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ernie Murphy	3	3	15	5.00	4	7
RB Dixon Bocaling	3	3	8	2.67	0	10
WR Casey Bowers	2	2	14	7.00	3	12
WR Sedrick Wilson	1	5	6	6.00	0	6
WR Andy Strickland	1	6	5	5.00	0	5
WR R.J. Andersen	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR J.C. Arthur	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Booker	3	5	62	20.67	23	31	1
RB Billy Joe Bolender	3	3	25	8.33	5	12	0
TE Carl Coles	2	4	24	12.00	3	14	0
RB Jerry Stai	2	2	3	1.50	1	4	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	4	26	13.00	13	22	0
WR Gabe Peters	2	3	33	16.50	3	18	0
FB Wally Hulbert	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	2	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	1

Interception Statistics

Baltimore	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Luke Anthony	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gerald Lyle	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Baltimore	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Emmitt Taylor	2	0	0	0
Aaron Blades	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerry Stai	1	0	0
Louie Korr	0	1	1
Harold Barginski	0	1	0
Carl Coles	0	1	0
Ellis Carpenter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Baltimore	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ted Seale	8	337	42.1	38.4	54	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryce Pang	5	199	39.8	29.6	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Baltimore	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Bailey	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendrick Brennan	2	11	5.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Baltimore	Ret	Yards	Avg
Sedrick Wilson	2	37	18.5
Kendrick Brennan	2	55	27.5
Heath Sheriff	1	21	21.0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	45	22.5	0
Gerald Lyle	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Baltimore	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blaine Hudson	7	5	0.0	44	27
OLB Greg Douglas	7	2	0.0	33	14
CB Keith Morton	7	1	0.0	15	18
DE Moe Ness	5	2	0.0	43	27
OLB Jerome Parker	4	6	0.0	35	22
ILB Emmitt Walton	4	1	0.0	26	7
DT Ellis Williams	3	3	0.0	35	20
DE Dwight Shurtz	3	3	0.0	41	26
CB Jermaine Corbett	3	0	0.0	42	27
CB Luke Anthony	3	0	0.0	38	25
ILB Joe Jerome	3	0	0.0	22	20
DT Aaron Blades	2	3	0.0	33	25
DE Terry Reid	2	0	0.0	15	6
S Charles Bauer	2	0	0.0	5	6
S Kendrick Brennan	2	0	0.0	32	22
C Orlando Carlson	1	0	---	---	---
WR J.C. Arthur	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bert Wofford	5	0	0.0	21	25
DE Roger Becker	4	0	1.0	20	25
CB Chad Johnson	4	0	0.0	18	24
S Darrin Gordon	3	1	0.0	19	26
OLB Ellis Carpenter	3	0	0.0	16	23
CB Gerald Lyle	2	1	0.0	13	22
S Al White	2	0	0.0	6	9
DT Shannon Allen	1	1	0.0	14	14
DT Louie Korr	1	1	0.0	20	24
CB Korey Shannon	1	1	0.0	19	24
DE Harold Barginski	1	0	0.0	18	26
S Frankie Riley	1	0	0.0	15	23
TE Carl Coles	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jumbo Weber	1	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Ellis Briles	1	0	0.0	9	5
DE Irving Hammond	0	1	0.0	4	1
CB Craig Perkins	0	1	0.0	2	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Baltimore	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dwight Shurtz	1	3	26
DT Aaron Blades	0	2	25
CB Luke Anthony	0	1	25

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roger Becker	1.0	2	2	25
DE Harold Barginski	0.0	2	1	26
OLB Ellis Carpenter	0.0	2	1	23
DT Louie Korr	0.0	2	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Baltimore	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jermaine Corbett	4	0	0	27
CB Keith Morton	3	0	0	18
OLB Jerome Parker	3	0	0	22
CB Luke Anthony	2	0	1	25
OLB Greg Douglas	2	0	0	14
S Blaine Hudson	2	0	0	27
S Kendrick Brennan	2	0	0	22
S Charles Bauer	0	1	0	6

Houston	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Johnson	3	0	24
CB Gerald Lyle	1	1	22
ILB Bert Wofford	1	0	25
S Frankie Riley	1	0	23
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	26
CB Jumbo Weber	1	0	5
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	23
CB Korey Shannon	1	0	24
S Al White	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Baltimore	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Carlson	1	8	21	0	26
Lawrence Compton	1	2	14	0	21
Sean Gilbreath	1	1	19	1	22
Rondell Hallock	1	1	17	0	22
Gary Jamison	0	2	11	0	6
Herb Boone	0	2	15	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Toby Benton	3	8	39	24
Ronald McCreery	1	8	44	26
Dan Barnes	1	6	31	17
Wally Hulbert	1	5	27	13
Mitch Hynes	1	4	36	23
Richie Anderson	1	4	20	16
Jessie Hopper	1	1	11	3
Terry Christopher	0	4	36	22
Carl Coles	0	1	26	16

Special Teams Statistics

Baltimore	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Strickland	2	9
Keith Morton	1	16
R.J. Andersen	1	11
Phil Money	0	24
Heath Sheriff	0	21
Randal Toledo	0	19
Casey Bowers	0	15
Donald Myers	0	14
Charles Bauer	0	14
Kendrick Brennan	0	13
Joe Jerome	0	12
Moe Ness	0	11
Daniel Alexander	0	9
Fernando Rhee	0	9
Ted Seale	0	8
Claude Armstrong	0	8
Ernie Murphy	0	7
Sean Gilbreath	0	7
Orlando Carlson	0	7
Sedrick Wilson	0	7
Bob Benitez	0	6
Ellis Williams	0	5
Marc Gorton	0	5
Aaron Blades	0	4
Jerome Parker	0	4
Ernest Bailey	0	4
Dwight Shurtz	0	4
Greg Douglas	0	3
Lawrence Compton	0	3
Blaine Hudson	0	3
Bennie Danieles	0	3
Jermaine Corbett	0	2
Luke Anthony	0	2
Gary Jamison	0	2
Jeremy May	0	2
Emmitt Walton	0	1
Ed Banks	0	1
Harvey Staigvil	0	1
Drew Pettine	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Lyle	2	15
Jerry Stai	2	12
Levon Eidsmore	1	16
Wally Hulbert	1	12
J.C. Ferguson	1	2
Randall Felker	0	26
Jumbo Weber	0	24
Dean Dunn	0	18
Bert Wofford	0	17
Scottie Owens	0	14
Edwin Jett	0	11
Al White	0	11
Rudolph Close	0	10
Korey Shannon	0	10
Jason Winn	0	10
Jumbo Alvarado	0	8
Richie Anderson	0	8
Jessie Hopper	0	8
Antoine Schultz	0	7
Mitch Hynes	0	6
Irving Hammond	0	6
Ellis Briles	0	6
Bryce Pang	0	5
Carl Coles	0	5
Ronald McCreery	0	4
Shannon Allen	0	4
Gabe Peters	0	4
Lance Bidney	0	3
Skip Warren	0	3
Toby Benton	0	2
Roger Becker	0	1
Preston Lynch	0	1
Harold Barginski	0	1
Frankie Riley	0	1
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Chad Johnson	0	1
Craig Perkins	0	1
Louie Korr	0	1
Ellis Carpenter	0	1
Leland Simmons	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	45	15.0
Middle	14	32	2.3
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	74	5.7
Middle	24	61	2.5
Right	5	26	5.2
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmitt Taylor	25	11	0	1	4	0	8	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	27	18	3	0	0	1	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	23	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	29	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	35	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	184	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Andy Strickland	6	1	3	5	14
WR Sedrick Wilson	5	1	1	6	20
WR J.C. Arthur	5	0	0	0	18
TE Ernie Murphy	3	3	0	15	19
RB Dixon Bocaling	3	3	0	8	17
WR Casey Bowers	2	2	0	14	9
WR R.J. Andersen	1	1	0	4	1

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Booker	5	3	62	2	14
TE Carl Coles	4	2	24	0	16
WR Levon Eidsmore	4	2	26	1	15
RB Billy Joe Bolender	3	3	25	0	12
WR Gabe Peters	3	2	33	0	15
FB Wally Hulbert	2	1	11	0	13
RB Jerry Stai	2	2	3	0	13
WR J.C. Ferguson	2	1	16	0	15
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	5	0	8
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	15	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dixon Bocaling	3	11	3.67	5.31

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Stai	6	4	0.67	5.00
Billy Joe Bolender	4	0	0.00	3.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmitt Taylor	2	2	13	6.50	2.08

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	5	3	42	8.40	8.15

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ernie Murphy	1	1	7	7.00	5.00
WR Sedrick Wilson	1	1	6	6.00	1.20

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Booker	2	0	0	0.00	12.40
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	11	11.00	8.33
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	1	16	16.00	8.00
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Baltimore	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon Bocaling	1	1
Emmitt Taylor	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Stai	3	0
Randall Felker	1	0
Billy Joe Bolender	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Baltimore	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmitt Taylor	10	3	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Baltimore	Targ	Catch
WR Sedrick Wilson	5	1
WR J.C. Arthur	2	0
WR Andy Strickland	2	1
RB Dixon Bocaling	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Booker	2	1	1
TE Carl Coles	2	1	1
RB Jerry Stai	2	2	1
FB Wally Hulbert	1	0	0
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	1	1
WR Levon Eidsmore	1	1	1
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	1
WR Gabe Peters	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)