Week 2, 2014

played in Minnesota, MN

51 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Houston Barons	7	0	7	0	-	14
Minnesota Grizzlies	10	10	9	20	-	49

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 HOU - Trent Tanner 22 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
1Q: 06:25 MIN - Cris Merloni 23 field goal
1Q: 01:01 MIN - Jorge Howard 10 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Jorge Howard 1 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 01:23 MIN - Cris Merloni 34 field goal
3Q: 12:52 HOU - Malcolm Boyles 34 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 10:28 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 03:09 MIN - Gilbert Peterson 1 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 13:41 MIN - Miles Codapuda 39 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 10:02 MIN - Cris Merloni 46 field goal
4Q: 06:00 MIN - Cris Merloni 27 field goal
4Q: 04:27 MIN - Howard Falls 23 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:45 HOU - Trent Tanner 22 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
1Q: 06:25 MIN - Cris Merloni 23 field goal
1Q: 01:01 MIN - Jorge Howard 10 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 07:33 MIN - Jorge Howard 1 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 01:23 MIN - Cris Merloni 34 field goal
3Q: 12:52 HOU - Malcolm Boyles 34 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 10:28 MIN - Safety, holding called in the end zone
3Q: 03:09 MIN - Gilbert Peterson 1 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 13:41 MIN - Miles Codapuda 39 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 10:02 MIN - Cris Merloni 46 field goal
4Q: 06:00 MIN - Cris Merloni 27 field goal
4Q: 04:27 MIN - Howard Falls 23 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 258 310
- Offensive Plays 47 70
- Yards per Play 5.49 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 96 158
- Rushing Attempts 19 43
- Yards per Rush 5.05 3.67
Net Passing Yards 162 152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 2 27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 181 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 5.63
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/21 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 6/104
Kick Returns/Yards 8/101 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 47
Time of Possession 21:51 38:09

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	258	310
- Offensive Plays	47	70
- Yards per Play	5.49	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	96	158
- Rushing Attempts	19	43
- Yards per Rush	5.05	3.67
Net Passing Yards	162	152
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 2	27 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	181	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	5.63
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/21	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	6/104
Kick Returns/Yards	8/101	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 47
Time of Possession	21:51	38:09

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 44	6	56	Touchdown
1	6:17	2:28	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
1	0:51	1:45	OWN 9	4	12	Punt
2	7:23	1:28	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	4:26	2:26	OWN 20	5	2	Fumble
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 16	6	51	Half
3	13:59	1:21	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
3	10:37	0:20	OWN 4	1	-11	Safety
3	3:00	2:26	OWN 12	4	35	Punt
4	13:25	0:59	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	9:54	1:35	OWN 9	2	-2	Interception
4	5:52	1:38	OWN 17	3	-8	Interception
4	4:14	2:18	OWN 23	4	20	Punt

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	5:13	OWN 40	11	54	Field Goal
1	3:49	2:58	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
2	14:06	6:43	OWN 44	12	56	Touchdown
2	5:55	1:29	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
2	2:00	0:42	OPP 22	3	5	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:01	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	12:38	2:01	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
3	10:17	7:17	OWN 46	13	54	Touchdown
3	0:34	2:09	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
4	12:26	2:32	OWN 44	5	27	Field Goal
4	8:19	2:27	OPP 7	3	-3	Field Goal
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 21	3	6	Game

Game MVP: Clifton Rose, Minnesota Grizzlies

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Trent Tanner	16	87	5.44	22	5	1
Joey Halvorsen	2	7	3.50	8	0	0
Darren Wallerstedt	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jorge Howard	28	89	3.18	21	2	2
Gilbert Peterson	11	41	3.73	9	0	1
Ian Clancy	2	7	3.50	5	0	0
Hardy Calinoff	2	21	10.50	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	22	14	172	3/19	1	37	2	64.9
Timothy Rhem	3	2	9	0/0	0	6	0	70.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	27	15	152	0/0	1	39	0	84.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Malcolm Boyles	5	6	76	15.20	35	34	1
WR Joey Hays	3	5	10	3.33	0	6	0
WR Lincoln Budd	2	2	35	17.50	12	20	0
TE Harvey Sanderson	2	2	2	1.00	6	4	0
WR Kris Luciano	2	6	22	11.00	19	19	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Zack Fiala	1	2	37	37.00	39	37	0
WR Billy Joe Starks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Miles Codapuda	7	11	95	13.57	19	39	1
WR Skip Mathis	2	5	9	4.50	5	6	0
RB Jorge Howard	2	2	20	10.00	12	19	0
WR Harris Collins	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Joe Knievel	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Gilbert Peterson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	9	9.00	4	9	0
TE Antonio Baumann	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dennis Lloyd	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Howard Falls	1	23	23.00	1
DE Terry Reid	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	0	0	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Heath Del Barco	0	1	0	0
Clifton Rose	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	6	270	45.0	27.7	51	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	3	163	54.3	47.7	57	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Codapuda	5	94	18.8	0
Mitchell Cooper	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lincoln Budd	5	42	8.4	0
Billy Joe Starks	3	59	19.7	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Falls	3	89	29.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	9	5	0.0	35	26
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	6	5	0.0	37	22
OLB Trent Watson	6	2	0.0	40	22
CB Jerald Willmer	5	2	0.0	35	24
CB Chad Johnson	5	0	0.0	34	23
DE Herb Small	3	4	0.0	40	19
DT Louie Korr	3	3	0.0	31	23
S Sammy Torres	3	2	0.0	28	20
DE Danny Jostes	3	1	0.0	23	17
CB Broderick Wright	2	5	0.0	26	20
OLB Kendall Page	2	2	0.0	17	6
DT Tom Thompson	2	1	0.0	13	4
DE Leroy Mason	2	0	0.0	20	10
S Lamar Looney	1	2	0.0	16	8
DT Shannon Allen	1	1	0.0	22	15
DT Joseph Lester	1	1	0.0	16	8
TE Zack Fiala	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Gilbert Farrish	0	2	0.0	14	7

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alfred Griffin	5	1	0.0	12	20
DE Wendell Uribe	4	1	0.0	10	11
CB Heath Del Barco	4	1	0.0	12	24
OLB Clifton Rose	3	1	2.0	2	12
S Rich Stevens	3	1	0.0	7	14
DT Patrick Hanks	3	0	0.0	15	22
ILB William Hutchins	2	2	0.0	12	14
S Brenden Hines	2	2	0.0	18	25
ILB Rex Walters	2	0	0.0	16	26
CB Mitchell Cooper	2	0	0.0	6	11
DE Terry Reid	1	0	1.0	9	17
CB Brady Dobbins	1	1	0.0	17	20
DT Moe Tong	1	0	0.0	12	13
OLB Lorenzo Benson	1	0	0.0	17	16
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Nolan Hampton	1	0	0.0	10	5
CB Howard Falls	0	1	0.0	9	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
DT Louie Korr	1	23
DE Danny Jostes	1	17
DE Herb Small	1	19

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Clifton Rose	2.0	0	0	12
DE Terry Reid	1.0	0	0	17
OLB Lorenzo Benson	0.0	1	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerald Willmer	4	0	24
OLB Trent Watson	3	0	22
S Darrin Gordon	2	0	26
CB Broderick Wright	1	2	20
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	1	0	22
CB Chad Johnson	1	0	23
DE Danny Jostes	1	0	17
DE Herb Small	1	0	19
S Sammy Torres	1	0	20
OLB Kendall Page	0	1	6
S Lamar Looney	0	1	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rich Stevens	4	0	0	14
S Alfred Griffin	3	0	0	20
CB Mitchell Cooper	2	0	0	11
OLB Clifton Rose	1	1	0	12
CB Heath Del Barco	1	1	0	24
ILB William Hutchins	1	0	0	14
S Brenden Hines	1	0	0	25
ILB Rex Walters	1	0	0	26
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0	21
CB Brady Dobbins	1	0	0	20
CB Howard Falls	0	0	1	15
DE Terry Reid	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Hopkins	2	4	14	0	25
Nathan Wilcox	1	5	19	1	27
Van Goodspeed	1	3	17	2	20
Lamont Sudnik	1	2	18	0	26
Wayne Kiely	1	2	14	0	12
Jake Huntley	1	1	1	0	6
Kenny Cunningham	0	2	18	0	22

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Marlon Diana	5	13	0	42	26
Gerald Hartman	3	7	1	41	25
Sammy Edwards	1	7	0	43	26
Bobby Cerda	1	4	0	40	24
Antonio Baumann	1	3	0	32	13
Jerry Folston	1	2	1	26	10
Brock Hughes	1	1	0	10	7
Dennis Lloyd	1	1	0	12	7
Devin Monroe	0	2	0	35	22
Riddick Linquist	0	1	0	4	4

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kris Luciano	6	22
Lincoln Budd	1	23
Darren Wallerstedt	1	10
Vince Gibson	1	6
Broderick Wright	0	22
Joey Halvorsen	0	22
Lamar Looney	0	20
Harvey Sanderson	0	19
Zack Fiala	0	18
Billy Joe Starks	0	14
Gilbert Farrish	0	14
Wendell Gonzalez	0	14
Wayne Kiely	0	10
Lamont Sudnik	0	6
Jerald Willmer	0	6
Ernest Harvey	0	6
Ken Grbac	0	6
Jake Huntley	0	5
Trent Watson	0	5
Darrell Beall	0	5
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	4
Chad Johnson	0	4
Louie Korr	0	4
Marc Gonzalez	0	4
Danny Jostes	0	4
Herb Small	0	4
Shannon Allen	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	3
Sammy Torres	0	3
Joey Hays	0	2
Leroy Mason	0	2
Tom Thompson	0	2
Kirk Sweeney	0	2
Trent Tanner	0	1
Nathan Wilcox	0	1
Kenny Cunningham	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Falls	4	18
Rich Stevens	2	16
Harris Collins	1	20
Nate Kalter	1	18
Ian Clancy	0	27
Burt Drakeford	0	21
Dennis Lloyd	0	15
Clifton Rose	0	14
Heath Del Barco	0	14
Cris Merloni	0	14
Rex Walters	0	13
Mitchell Cooper	0	13
Gilbert Peterson	0	11
Jerry Folston	0	11
Bobby Cerda	0	7
Riddick Linquist	0	7
Brock Hughes	0	7
Patrick Hanks	0	6
Moe Tong	0	6
Eugene Richard	0	6
Miles Codapuda	0	5
Sammy Edwards	0	5
Joe Knievel	0	4
Antonio Baumann	0	4
Cornelius Mapes	0	4
Eddie Brisman	0	4
Stan Duran	0	3
William Hutchins	0	1
William Ball	0	1
Nolan Hampton	0	1
Brady Dobbins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	38	7.6
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	45	4.1
Middle	26	97	3.7
Right	6	16	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Kanpurwala	22	14	3	2	1	2	0	1	2
Timothy Rhem	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	27	15	1	4	1	4	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	74	14.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	60	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	47	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	58	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	42	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	39	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malcolm Boyles	6	5	1	76	1	13
WR Kris Luciano	6	2	0	22	0	16
WR Joey Hays	5	3	1	10	0	21
WR Lincoln Budd	2	2	0	35	1	19
TE Zack Fiala	2	1	0	37	1	11
TE Harvey Sanderson	2	2	0	2	0	7
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0	-1	0	8
WR Billy Joe Starks	1	0	0	0	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	11	7	0	95	1	27
WR Skip Mathis	5	2	0	9	0	21
TE Antonio Baumann	3	0	0	0	0	13
WR Harris Collins	2	1	1	6	0	11
RB Jorge Howard	2	2	0	20	0	11
WR Joe Knievel	1	1	0	9	0	13
RB Gilbert Peterson	1	1	0	4	0	8
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	0	9	0	10
TE Dennis Lloyd	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Howard	12	35	2.92	3.18
Gilbert Peterson	4	13	3.25	3.73
Ian Clancy	1	2	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Calinoff	4	1	6	1.50	5.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antonio Baumann	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Harris Collins	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Skip Mathis	1	1	6	6.00	1.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Joey Halvorsen	2	1
Trent Tanner	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Peterson	4	1
Jorge Howard	2	1
Ian Clancy	1	1
Hardy Calinoff	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	6	3	1
Timothy Rhem	1	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	7	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Luciano	3	1	0
WR Joey Hays	1	1	0
WR Lincoln Budd	1	1	1
TE Harvey Sanderson	1	1	0
WR Billy Joe Starks	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Codapuda	4	2	2
WR Harris Collins	1	0	0
WR Skip Mathis	1	0	0
TE Antonio Baumann	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,500 (87,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (26,100)
End Zone 11,500 (18,900)
Mezzanine 6,600 (10,900)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (16,700)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,900 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,500 (87,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (26,100)
End Zone	11,500 (18,900)
Mezzanine	6,600 (10,900)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (16,700)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,900 (7,000)