Week 16, 2008

played in Carolina, NC

48 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Barons	3	6	3	0	-	12
Carolina Horsemen	0	7	0	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 HOU - Jason Winn 35 field goal
2Q: 13:03 HOU - Jason Winn 44 field goal
2Q: 01:00 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 10 run (Kyle Guthrie extra point)
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Jason Winn 50 field goal
3Q: 09:11 HOU - Jason Winn 28 field goal
4Q: 04:51 CAR - Darryl Barber 40 interception return (Juan Morton pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 HOU - Jason Winn 35 field goal
2Q: 13:03 HOU - Jason Winn 44 field goal
2Q: 01:00 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 10 run (Kyle Guthrie extra point)
2Q: 00:21 HOU - Jason Winn 50 field goal
3Q: 09:11 HOU - Jason Winn 28 field goal
4Q: 04:51 CAR - Darryl Barber 40 interception return (Juan Morton pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 12-3 9-6
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 369 248
- Offensive Plays 66 63
- Yards per Play 5.59 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 132 44
- Rushing Attempts 24 24
- Yards per Rush 5.50 1.83
Net Passing Yards 237 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 22 - 3 37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 5.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/27 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 4/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/65
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:35 29:25

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	12-3	9-6
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	369	248
- Offensive Plays	66	63
- Yards per Play	5.59	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	132	44
- Rushing Attempts	24	24
- Yards per Rush	5.50	1.83
Net Passing Yards	237	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 22 - 3	37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	5.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/27	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	4/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/65
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:35	29:25

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:08	OWN 20	6	62	Field Goal
1	9:24	1:26	OWN 8	4	52	Punt
1	3:18	5:20	OWN 25	13	48	Field Goal
2	9:24	2:55	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
2	3:13	1:22	OWN 27	4	13	Interception
2	0:53	0:39	OWN 42	3	25	Field Goal
3	12:38	3:34	OWN 14	9	75	Field Goal
3	2:22	5:50	OWN 20	13	48	Punt
4	6:21	1:43	OWN 20	3	-6	Interception
4	4:38	2:04	OWN 35	4	16	Punt
4	1:59	0:28	OWN 19	2	10	Interception

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:52	1:28	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
1	7:58	4:40	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
2	12:58	3:34	OWN 20	6	35	Punt
2	6:29	3:16	OWN 7	6	22	Punt
2	1:51	0:58	OPP 35	5	35	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 40	6	17	Punt
3	9:04	6:42	OWN 23	12	37	Punt
4	11:32	5:11	OWN 20	9	38	Punt
4	2:34	0:35	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	1:31	1:31	OPP 25	3	13	Game

Game MVP: J.T. Farrell, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Bolender	15	104	6.93	47	1	0
Jerry Stai	9	28	3.11	11	1	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	15	44	2.93	11	2	1
Luther Foster	6	4	0.67	5	0	0
Juan Morton	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Mitch Bradley	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	39	22	258	3/21	0	48	3	44.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	37	21	215	2/11	0	19	0	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Edwin Jett	5	6	42	8.40	5	18
WR Gabe Peters	5	10	40	8.00	5	11
WR Jonathan Booker	3	7	41	13.67	0	20
RB Billy Joe Bolender	3	4	73	24.33	64	48
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	6	25	12.50	0	19
RB Randall Felker	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Jerry Stai	1	1	15	15.00	9	15
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	2	14	14.00	3	14
WR Scottie Owens	1	2	7	7.00	0	7

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dan Barnes	5	7	59	11.80	18	19
WR Corey Sullivan	4	7	47	11.75	19	16
RB Luther Foster	2	2	22	11.00	12	13
TE Luke Powell	2	4	24	12.00	2	12
WR Joel Levine	2	5	24	12.00	0	13
WR Larry Watts	2	3	13	6.50	0	8
RB Eugene Sawyer	2	6	6	3.00	4	5
FB Mitch Bradley	1	1	10	10.00	6	10
WR Chuck Burmester	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Van Farrell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lincoln Mansour	1	19	19.00	0
S Kurt Blakley	1	6	6.00	0
CB Darryl Barber	1	40	40.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lance Bidney	0	0	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Luke Powell	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryce Pang	4	158	39.5	24.5	49	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chad Randle	8	355	44.4	33.6	60	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	4/4	2/2	1/1	50	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kyle Guthrie	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	26	13.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	56	28.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luther Foster	4	89	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Erik Wagner	6	2	0.0	24	39
S Darrin Gordon	6	2	0.0	22	36
CB Gerald Lyle	6	0	0.0	13	31
ILB Bert Wofford	5	1	1.0	23	36
OLB Ellis Carpenter	4	0	0.0	10	9
S Frankie Riley	3	1	0.0	20	37
DT Preston Lynch	3	0	0.0	16	26
DT Louie Korr	2	2	1.0	20	35
DE Harold Barginski	2	1	0.0	20	37
DE Roger Becker	1	2	0.0	18	35
CB Chad Johnson	1	1	0.0	22	37
WR Jonathan Booker	1	0	---	---	---
TE Edwin Jett	1	0	---	---	---
DT Antoine Schultz	1	0	0.0	8	6
DE Irving Hammond	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Korey Shannon	1	0	0.0	22	36
S Al White	1	0	0.0	3	8
ILB Lance Bidney	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Shannon Allen	0	1	0.0	10	7
OLB Ellis Briles	0	1	0.0	3	2

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marty Kollar	10	1	0.0	23	40
S Drew Hetherington	8	2	0.0	20	42
DE J.T. Farrell	6	3	2.0	23	42
ILB Tim Priester	5	3	0.0	21	41
CB Darryl Barber	5	1	0.0	19	39
S Lincoln Mansour	3	2	0.0	20	38
S Kurt Blakley	3	1	0.0	16	22
DT Pat Tanner	2	3	0.0	22	41
CB Marty Johnston	2	1	0.0	20	41
S Scottie Singleton	2	1	0.0	7	5
ILB Grant Keeley	2	0	0.0	3	1
DE Oscar Watson	1	1	1.0	21	40
DT Patrick Hanks	0	1	0.0	14	35
OLB Bubba Wooden	0	1	0.0	11	9
DT Gary Carmelite	0	1	0.0	1	0

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Louie Korr	1.0	2	0	35
ILB Bert Wofford	1.0	0	0	36
DE Harold Barginski	0.0	3	1	37
DE Roger Becker	0.0	1	2	35
DE Irving Hammond	0.0	1	0	4

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE J.T. Farrell	2.0	0	3	1	42
DE Oscar Watson	1.0	1	3	0	40
DT Rod Willson	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gerald Lyle	5	1	31
OLB Erik Wagner	5	0	39
S Frankie Riley	2	1	37
S Darrin Gordon	2	1	36
OLB Ellis Carpenter	2	0	9
CB Chad Johnson	1	2	37
ILB Lance Bidney	1	1	3
DT Preston Lynch	1	0	26
CB Korey Shannon	1	0	36
S Al White	1	0	8

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Marty Kollar	5	1	0	40
S Drew Hetherington	5	0	0	42
ILB Tim Priester	3	1	0	41
CB Darryl Barber	3	0	1	39
S Lincoln Mansour	2	0	1	38
CB Marty Johnston	2	0	0	41
S Kurt Blakley	1	0	1	22
S Scottie Singleton	1	0	0	5
OLB Bubba Wooden	0	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mitch Hynes	3	4	20	1	35
Ronald McCreery	2	6	22	0	39
Richie Anderson	2	5	12	0	19
Dan Barnes	2	4	18	0	30
Toby Benton	1	1	18	2	39
Edwin Jett	1	1	22	0	32
Jessie Hopper	0	2	8	0	6
Wally Hulbert	0	1	9	0	25

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rick Caver	1	7	24	1	37
Spencer Allen	1	3	21	0	33
Mo Gilmore	1	3	20	0	36
Mitch Bradley	1	2	13	0	22
Chuck Evans	1	1	20	0	33
Harvey Becker	0	4	21	0	32
Morris Tuttle	0	1	7	1	12
Luke Powell	0	1	20	0	29

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Stai	2	13
Craig Perkins	1	6
Billy Joe Bolender	1	3
Rudolph Close	0	24
Randall Felker	0	20
Jumbo Weber	0	17
Levon Eidsmore	0	16
Wally Hulbert	0	15
Scottie Owens	0	13
Edwin Jett	0	11
Gerald Lyle	0	10
Korey Shannon	0	10
Jason Winn	0	9
Dean Dunn	0	9
Ronald McCreery	0	8
Jumbo Alvarado	0	8
Richie Anderson	0	8
Lance Bidney	0	8
Jessie Hopper	0	8
Mitch Hynes	0	7
Antoine Schultz	0	7
Irving Hammond	0	6
Ellis Carpenter	0	5
Bryce Pang	0	4
Skip Warren	0	4
Ellis Briles	0	3
Al White	0	3
Gabe Peters	0	3
Preston Lynch	0	2
Jonathan Booker	0	1
Frankie Riley	0	1
Toby Benton	0	1
J.C. Ferguson	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Blakley	1	18
Luther Foster	1	17
Paul Messersmith	1	16
Ray Oliver	1	8
Darryl Barber	0	15
Van Farrell	0	15
Scottie Cera	0	13
Mitch Bradley	0	12
Chuck Burmester	0	11
Larry Watts	0	9
Scottie Singleton	0	9
Rick Caver	0	8
Jackie Lyons	0	8
Drew Hetherington	0	8
Dan Barnes	0	8
Chad Randle	0	8
Perry Forman	0	8
Bubba Wooden	0	8
Mo Gilmore	0	8
Morris Tuttle	0	8
Barry Gerhardt	0	5
J.T. Farrell	0	4
Tim Priester	0	4
Pat Tanner	0	4
Marty Kollar	0	4
Lincoln Mansour	0	4
Oscar Watson	0	4
Marty Johnston	0	4
Gary Carmelite	0	4
Bobby Schanding	0	4
Kyle Guthrie	0	3
Patrick Hanks	0	3
Julio Hamilton	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	15	52	3.5
Right	8	76	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	4	0	0.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	39	22	3	1	2	3	7	1	3

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	37	21	0	1	2	6	7	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	74	14.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	105	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	1	20	2.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	105	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	95	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Peters	10	5	0	40	0	26
WR Jonathan Booker	7	3	1	41	1	20
TE Edwin Jett	6	5	0	42	0	32
WR Levon Eidsmore	6	2	1	25	0	30
RB Billy Joe Bolender	4	3	0	73	2	27
WR J.C. Ferguson	2	1	0	14	0	21
WR Scottie Owens	2	1	0	7	0	11
RB Randall Felker	1	1	0	1	0	5
RB Jerry Stai	1	1	0	15	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Corey Sullivan	7	4	1	47	31
WR Dan Barnes	7	5	0	59	23
RB Eugene Sawyer	6	2	1	6	20
WR Joel Levine	5	2	0	24	30
TE Luke Powell	4	2	0	24	29
WR Larry Watts	3	2	0	13	16
RB Luther Foster	2	2	0	22	16
FB Mitch Bradley	1	1	0	10	22
WR Chuck Burmester	1	1	0	10	4
TE Van Farrell	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Stai	2	7	3.50	3.11

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	2	9	4.50	2.93
Juan Morton	1	-2	-2.00	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	4	2	0	0.00	6.62

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	1	1	11	11.00	5.81

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.00
RB Randall Felker	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Levon Eidsmore	1	0	0	0.00	4.17
WR Gabe Peters	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dan Barnes	1	1	11	11.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Bolender	3	3

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Foster	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	11	6	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Peters	4	2	2
TE Edwin Jett	2	2	1
RB Billy Joe Bolender	2	1	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	0	0
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joel Levine	3	1	1
RB Luther Foster	2	2	2
WR Corey Sullivan	2	2	2
TE Luke Powell	1	1	1
WR Chuck Burmester	1	1	0
WR Dan Barnes	1	0	0
WR Larry Watts	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)