Week 1, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

70 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	7	0	8	-	15
Carolina Horsemen	6	17	0	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 CAR - Scottie Graham 30 field goal
1Q: 00:39 CAR - Scottie Graham 49 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CAR - Richie Gardner 88 pass from Juan Morton (Scottie Graham extra point)
2Q: 06:37 CAR - Scottie Graham 27 field goal
2Q: 04:47 HOU - Darren Wallerstedt 19 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
2Q: 00:52 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 8 run (Scottie Graham extra point)
4Q: 05:03 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 34 run (Scottie Graham extra point)
4Q: 02:22 HOU - Les Zimmerman 20 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (J.J. Kanpurwala pass to Les Zimmerman for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:36 CAR - Scottie Graham 30 field goal
1Q: 00:39 CAR - Scottie Graham 49 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CAR - Richie Gardner 88 pass from Juan Morton (Scottie Graham extra point)
2Q: 06:37 CAR - Scottie Graham 27 field goal
2Q: 04:47 HOU - Darren Wallerstedt 19 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
2Q: 00:52 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 8 run (Scottie Graham extra point)
4Q: 05:03 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 34 run (Scottie Graham extra point)
4Q: 02:22 HOU - Les Zimmerman 20 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (J.J. Kanpurwala pass to Les Zimmerman for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 0 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 233 444
- Offensive Plays 60 74
- Yards per Play 3.88 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 39 125
- Rushing Attempts 18 25
- Yards per Rush 2.17 5.00
Net Passing Yards 194 319
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 26 - 0 49 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 216 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/38 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/42
Kick Returns/Yards 7/153 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 3/3 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:51 30:09

Team Statistics	HOU	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	0	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	233	444
- Offensive Plays	60	74
- Yards per Play	3.88	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	39	125
- Rushing Attempts	18	25
- Yards per Rush	2.17	5.00
Net Passing Yards	194	319
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 26 - 0	49 - 24 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	216	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.2
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/38	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/42
Kick Returns/Yards	7/153	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	3/3	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:51	30:09

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:19	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
1	10:33	2:19	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
1	5:31	1:54	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
1	0:31	2:03	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	13:06	2:30	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
2	9:26	0:14	50	1	-7	Fumble
2	6:32	1:52	OWN 39	4	61	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	13:54	4:03	OWN 12	6	19	Punt
3	8:25	1:40	OWN 13	3	-5	Punt
3	4:49	2:37	OWN 37	6	21	Punt
3	1:27	2:06	OPP 33	3	4	Missed FG
4	11:53	2:11	OWN 5	5	17	Punt
4	8:49	3:02	OWN 18	7	18	Downs
4	4:50	2:46	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:41	3:08	OWN 29	7	26	Interception
1	8:14	2:43	OPP 45	7	32	Field Goal
1	3:37	3:06	OWN 28	8	40	Field Goal
2	13:28	0:22	OWN 22	1	78	Touchdown
2	10:36	1:10	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
2	9:12	2:40	OPP 43	6	33	Field Goal
2	4:40	3:54	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
3	9:51	1:26	OWN 30	4	39	Interception
3	6:45	1:56	OWN 29	5	-1	Punt
3	2:12	0:45	OWN 20	2	10	Interception
4	14:21	2:28	OWN 42	6	19	Punt
4	9:42	0:53	OWN 43	3	3	Punt
4	5:47	0:57	OPP 36	2	36	Touchdown
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 14	5	18	Game

Game MVP: Jerald Willmer, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Trent Tanner	12	27	2.25	9
J.J. Kanpurwala	4	7	1.75	3
Joel Swank	2	5	2.50	4

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	20	106	5.30	34	1	2
Ian Clancy	3	5	1.67	2	0	0
Juan Morton	2	14	7.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	38	26	216	4/22	2	33	0	100.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	49	24	319	0/0	1	88	3	51.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Les Zimmerman	8	8	78	9.75	0	20	1
WR Brian Doyle	7	8	46	6.57	12	21	0
WR Leland Burks	4	11	14	3.50	3	4	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	3	4	30	10.00	13	19	1
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
RB Joel Swank	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Bryan Patterson	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
WR K.C. Reeves	1	3	33	33.00	0	33	0
RB Trent Tanner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levon Hargrave	5	7	37	7.40	13	12	0
WR Donnie Donaldson	5	7	39	7.80	17	16	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	3	6	20	6.67	8	11	0
WR Harris Mantovani	3	7	59	19.67	23	35	0
WR Geoff Willett	3	13	27	9.00	14	16	0
TE Richie Gardner	2	3	107	53.50	80	88	1
RB Greg Blades	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Mario Mathews	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Dan Sanford	1	2	10	10.00	9	10	0
RB Ian Clancy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Van Yap	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Willmer	2	3	1.50	0
CB Broderick Wright	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

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

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
William Pryce	0	1	0	0
Donny Barber	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	9	398	44.2	37.3	62	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Mage	5	201	40.2	38.2	48	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Graham	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Johnson	2	10	5.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Donaldson	3	42	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Swank	7	153	21.9	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Blades	2	52	26.0	0
Geoff Willett	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ellis Bensen	5	0	19	34
S Myron Wagner	4	1	9	26
DE Herb Small	4	0	21	32
CB Jerald Willmer	3	2	21	43
OLB Trent Watson	3	2	25	33
CB Darrell Beall	3	1	13	32
DT Louie Korr	3	0	18	38
OLB Tommie Hanks	3	0	12	25
CB Broderick Wright	3	0	18	30
S J.T. Dent	3	0	20	36
DT Shannon Allen	2	2	15	25
DE Leroy Mason	2	2	16	26
DT Ralph Blades	2	0	11	28
ILB Gilbert Farrish	1	1	6	15
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	21	46
CB Chad Johnson	1	0	9	27
DT Joseph Lester	1	0	10	15
DE Shannon Carter	1	0	9	23

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	10	2	0.0	12	33
CB Harris Linker	8	0	0.0	13	35
CB Peter Bennett	5	0	0.0	16	36
DE Brant Harper	3	0	0.5	9	26
ILB Rusty Moon	3	2	0.0	18	42
S Charles Bauer	3	1	0.0	14	38
DE Scottie Peralta	2	1	1.5	14	38
DT Donny Barber	2	0	0.5	14	22
DT Alvin Webb	2	1	0.0	10	17
CB Sammy Metzler	1	1	1.0	9	22
DT Jermaine Jefferson	1	2	0.0	8	25
DE Luther Luchey	1	1	0.0	9	16
S Morris Dawkins	1	1	0.0	9	24
CB Rickey Waldron	1	0	0.0	12	21
WR Harris Mantovani	1	0	---	---	---
S Marcus Varitek	1	0	0.0	16	32
OLB Skip Olivera	1	0	0.0	1	4
WR Geoff Willett	1	0	---	---	---
WR Levon Hargrave	1	0	---	---	---
DT William Pryce	0	1	0.5	4	4
DT German Rison	0	1	0.0	1	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Ralph Blades	1	0	28
DE Shannon Carter	0	2	23
S Darrin Gordon	0	1	46
CB Jerald Willmer	0	1	43
DT Joseph Lester	0	1	15

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scottie Peralta	1.5	3	3	38
CB Sammy Metzler	1.0	0	0	22
DE Brant Harper	0.5	1	0	26
DT Donny Barber	0.5	0	3	22
DT William Pryce	0.5	0	0	4
DT Jermaine Jefferson	0.0	1	1	25
DT German Rison	0.0	1	0	15
DE Luther Luchey	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Myron Wagner	4	0	0	26
CB Jerald Willmer	3	5	2	43
CB Broderick Wright	3	1	1	30
CB Darrell Beall	3	0	0	32
S J.T. Dent	2	2	0	36
OLB Tommie Hanks	2	0	0	25
DE Leroy Mason	2	0	0	26
S Darrin Gordon	1	1	0	46
ILB Ellis Bensen	1	1	0	34
CB Chad Johnson	1	0	0	27
DT Louie Korr	1	0	0	38
DE Herb Small	1	0	0	32
DE Shannon Carter	0	1	0	23

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	7	1	33
CB Harris Linker	7	0	35
S Marcus Varitek	3	1	32
CB Peter Bennett	3	0	36
ILB Rusty Moon	2	0	42
S Charles Bauer	1	0	38
DE Luther Luchey	1	0	16
DE Scottie Peralta	1	0	38
S Morris Dawkins	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Hopkins	1	3	18	0	42
Nathan Wilcox	0	6	17	0	38
Darren Wallerstedt	0	2	12	0	17
Ernest Harvey	0	1	14	1	33
Kenny Cunningham	0	1	11	0	34
Geoff Gonzalez	0	1	7	0	8
Van Goodspeed	0	0	14	2	39
Junior Hodges	0	0	5	1	13

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Karl Bivens	3	6	1	24	41
Johnny Simmons	3	4	0	20	41
Gabe Carpenter	1	3	0	23	39
Brad Van Pelt	1	2	0	6	15
Lee Kasper	1	2	0	20	39
Ellis Blades	0	3	0	20	42
Patrick Buckley	0	1	0	8	24
Bryce Harden	0	1	0	7	18
Antoine Stokes	0	1	0	5	10

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Swank	3	20
K.C. Reeves	1	14
Ernest Harvey	1	10
Bryan Patterson	1	8
Chad Johnson	0	36
Dean Sweeney	0	20
Darren Wallerstedt	0	17
Bryan Cochrane	0	16
Myron Wagner	0	15
Leland Jarvis	0	14
Tommie Hanks	0	10
Gilbert Farrish	0	10
Geoff Gonzalez	0	10
Junior Hodges	0	10
Mo Young	0	10
Brian Pourdanesh	0	9
Leland Burks	0	7
Shannon Carter	0	7
Kenny Cunningham	0	6
Keith Benton	0	6
Broderick Wright	0	5
Alan Bianchi	0	5
Marc Gonzalez	0	4
Herb Small	0	4
Wayne Kiely	0	4
Trent Watson	0	4
J.T. Dent	0	4
Shannon Allen	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	3
Ellis Bensen	0	3
Joseph Lester	0	3
Darrell Beall	0	3
Louie Korr	0	2
Ralph Blades	0	2
Jerald Willmer	0	1
Donny Harden	0	1
Leroy Mason	0	1
Brian Doyle	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blades	2	18
Van Yap	2	15
Sammy Metzler	1	27
Ian Clancy	1	26
Mario Mathews	1	18
Morris Dawkins	1	14
Trevor Nixon	1	10
Russell Burks	0	18
Levon Hargrave	0	17
Richie Gardner	0	11
Scottie Graham	0	10
Dan Sanford	0	10
Charles Bauer	0	9
Skip Olivera	0	9
Clay Mage	0	8
Donnie Donaldson	0	8
Brad Van Pelt	0	8
Antoine Stokes	0	8
Johnny Simmons	0	7
Bryce Harden	0	7
William Pryce	0	6
Gabe Carpenter	0	5
Geoff Willett	0	5
Donny Barber	0	4
Jermaine Jefferson	0	4
German Rison	0	4
Ellis Blades	0	3
Patrick Buckley	0	3
Brant Harper	0	3
Mack Shaw	0	3
Peter Bennett	0	2
Harris Linker	0	2
Rickey Waldron	0	1
Gerald Plante	0	1
Alvin Webb	0	1
Marcus Varitek	0	1
Rusty Moon	0	1
Scottie Peralta	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	49	8.2
Middle	13	61	4.7
Right	5	16	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Kanpurwala	38	26	3	3	1	2	6	8	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	49	24	2	0	5	11	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	76	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	40	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	85	10.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	49	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	12	155	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	115	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leland Burks	11	4	1	14	0	36
WR Brian Doyle	8	7	0	46	1	38
WR Les Zimmerman	8	8	0	78	1	31
FB Darren Wallerstedt	4	3	0	30	0	17
WR K.C. Reeves	3	1	0	33	1	7
RB Trent Tanner	1	0	0	0	0	28
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	0	11	0	21
RB Joel Swank	1	1	0	-1	0	14
FB Bryan Patterson	1	1	0	5	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Geoff Willett	13	3	1	27	0	32
WR Harris Mantovani	7	3	2	59	1	30
WR Levon Hargrave	7	5	0	37	0	31
WR Donnie Donaldson	7	5	0	39	0	24
RB Eugene Sawyer	6	3	1	20	0	40
TE Richie Gardner	3	2	0	107	1	17
TE Dan Sanford	2	1	0	10	0	20
RB Ian Clancy	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Greg Blades	1	1	0	15	0	4
TE Mario Mathews	1	1	0	5	0	6
WR Van Yap	1	0	1	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	3	19	6.33	5.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	5	3	39	7.80	5.68

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	4	2	4	1.00	6.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Burks	2	0	0	0.00	1.27
WR Les Zimmerman	2	2	20	10.00	9.75
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	19	19.00	7.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mario Mathews	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Dan Sanford	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Geoff Willett	1	0	0	0.00	2.08
WR Levon Hargrave	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	13	10	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	14	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leland Burks	6	3	1
WR Les Zimmerman	5	5	1
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	1
WR Brian Doyle	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eugene Sawyer	3	2	1
WR Levon Hargrave	3	2	1
WR Harris Mantovani	2	2	1
WR Geoff Willett	2	0	0
WR Donnie Donaldson	2	1	1
RB Greg Blades	1	1	1
WR Van Yap	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (75,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (22,700)
End Zone 14,500 (16,500)
Mezzanine 8,600 (9,500)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (14,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (75,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (22,700)
End Zone	14,500 (16,500)
Mezzanine	8,600 (9,500)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (14,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (5,000)