Week 8, 2016

played in Denver, CO

70 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Houston Barons	7	3	3	7	-	20
Denver Tornados	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 HOU - Trent Tanner 16 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 06:50 HOU - Floyd Simmons 22 field goal
2Q: 04:08 DEN - Austin Bullock 37 field goal
3Q: 12:16 HOU - Floyd Simmons 33 field goal
3Q: 06:20 DEN - Austin Bullock 35 field goal
4Q: 10:57 HOU - Trent Tanner 8 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:40 HOU - Trent Tanner 16 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 06:50 HOU - Floyd Simmons 22 field goal
2Q: 04:08 DEN - Austin Bullock 37 field goal
3Q: 12:16 HOU - Floyd Simmons 33 field goal
3Q: 06:20 DEN - Austin Bullock 35 field goal
4Q: 10:57 HOU - Trent Tanner 8 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 3-5 2-5
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 8 3
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 299 322
- Offensive Plays 64 68
- Yards per Play 4.67 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 118 61
- Rushing Attempts 29 14
- Yards per Rush 4.07 4.36
Net Passing Yards 181 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 54 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 204 261
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 1/5 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/80 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 1/38 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:50 28:10

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	3-5	2-5
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	8	3
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	299	322
- Offensive Plays	64	68
- Yards per Play	4.67	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	118	61
- Rushing Attempts	29	14
- Yards per Rush	4.07	4.36
Net Passing Yards	181	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	54 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	204	261
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	1/5	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/80	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	1/38	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:50	28:10

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 31	5	31	Missed FG
1	10:24	1:12	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:41	6:13	OWN 5	11	95	Touchdown
2	12:20	5:36	OWN 37	11	58	Field Goal
2	4:02	1:13	OWN 46	3	3	Punt
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	13:28	1:17	OPP 15	3	-1	Field Goal
3	6:15	4:23	OPP 48	8	14	Fumble
3	0:50	5:03	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
4	6:26	2:23	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	0:37	0:36	OWN 8	3	8	Punt

Denver Tornados
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	1:37	OWN 45	4	11	Punt
1	9:12	1:31	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
1	1:28	4:08	OWN 20	8	43	Downs
2	6:44	2:42	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
2	2:49	1:42	OWN 8	5	18	Punt
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 37	3	0	Interception
3	12:11	5:56	OWN 20	12	62	Field Goal
3	1:52	1:02	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	10:47	4:21	OWN 30	5	11	Punt
4	4:03	3:26	OWN 21	15	71	Downs
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 45	1	1	Game

Game MVP: Darrin Gordon, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Trent Tanner	21	69	3.29	16	1	2
Joel Swank	6	41	6.83	21	1	0
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Darren Wallerstedt	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ted Paredes	6	36	6.00	11	2
William Becker	3	14	4.67	5	0
J.R. Bouse	3	7	2.33	6	0
Hugh Caro	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	31	19	204	4/23	0	24	0	80.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
William Becker	54	28	261	0/0	0	30	1	57.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bryant Covington	6	11	71	11.83	20	24
WR Leland Burks	5	6	50	10.00	5	15
RB Trent Tanner	2	2	5	2.50	6	6
WR Spencer Spencer	2	6	39	19.50	30	20
WR Brian Doyle	2	3	24	12.00	1	13
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	9	9.00	0	9

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dan Free	9	13	74	8.22	0	30
WR Gus Velthoen	4	10	30	7.50	6	15
WR Brandon Peterson	4	10	81	20.25	16	27
WR Charles Kerr	4	4	55	13.75	34	20
TE Moe Gilmore	3	3	11	3.67	0	6
TE Russell Turner	2	4	9	4.50	0	5
RB Ted Paredes	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Cornell Kressuk	1	7	1	1.00	0	1
RB J.R. Bouse	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mo Osborne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darrin Gordon	1	38	38.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

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

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dan Free	1	1	0
Gilbert Golding	0	1	0
Adam Owens	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	5	221	44.2	40.0	47	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jake Shelton	5	233	46.6	35.4	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	2/3	0/1	0/1	33	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Bullock	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Cooper	3	36	12.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Mason	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Swank	3	80	26.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nathan Mason	2	59	29.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mitchell Cooper	7	1	11	46
S Darrin Gordon	7	0	14	48
DE Josh Hasting	5	0	12	37
ILB Moe Totten	4	1	13	36
S Lenny Cheatham	3	3	5	31
CB Stanley Garner	3	2	5	36
CB Jerald Willmer	3	1	13	39
CB Broderick Wright	3	0	10	37
S Brent Renze	2	1	13	32
S Nathan Weaver	2	0	2	17
DT Louie Korr	1	0	7	33
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	1	0	8	29
DE Herb Small	1	0	9	40
DT Tony Whalen	0	1	4	15
DT Jimmy Meadows	0	1	5	14
OLB Trent Watson	0	1	8	29
DT Ralph Blades	0	1	11	41

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kirk Mulkey	6	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Calvin Shuler	6	0	0.0	14	17
ILB Lionel Whetmore	5	0	0.0	19	20
CB Nathan Mason	4	1	0.0	29	33
CB Burt Gonzalez	4	1	0.0	10	18
DE Adam Owens	3	1	2.0	10	15
OLB Robbie Jacobs	3	0	1.0	13	15
DE Sammie Lents	3	2	0.0	24	21
DE Lorenzo Grier	3	2	0.0	19	20
OLB Wendell Cole	3	1	0.0	13	18
CB Leon Barker	3	0	0.0	17	26
ILB Bo Givens	2	3	0.0	10	15
DT Orlando Russell	2	0	0.0	19	26
DT Gilbert Golding	1	2	1.0	16	14
WR Brandon Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wes Willis	1	0	0.0	18	17
S Wendell Whisman	1	0	0.0	15	19
S Rusty Isola	0	3	0.0	21	22
DT Kris Kiluk	0	1	0.0	14	21
DE Oliver Decker	0	1	0.0	9	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Josh Hasting	4	0	37
DT Louie Korr	2	2	33
DT Jimmy Meadows	1	0	14
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	1	0	29
DE Herb Small	1	0	40
DE Earl Barker	1	0	17
DT Ralph Blades	1	0	41

Denver	Sack	Block	PPlay
DE Adam Owens	2.0	0	15
DT Gilbert Golding	1.0	1	14
OLB Robbie Jacobs	1.0	0	15
DE Lorenzo Grier	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	5	3	1	48
CB Mitchell Cooper	5	1	0	46
CB Jerald Willmer	3	1	0	39
CB Stanley Garner	3	0	0	36
CB Broderick Wright	2	3	0	37
S Lenny Cheatham	2	1	0	31
S Brent Renze	2	0	0	32
S Nathan Weaver	2	0	0	17
ILB Moe Totten	2	0	0	36
DE Josh Hasting	1	0	0	37
DE Herb Small	1	0	0	40
DT Louie Korr	0	1	0	33

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nathan Mason	3	3	33
CB Leon Barker	3	0	26
ILB Lionel Whetmore	3	0	20
S Kirk Mulkey	2	1	24
OLB Calvin Shuler	2	0	17
OLB Wendell Cole	2	0	18
CB Burt Gonzalez	2	0	18
ILB Bo Givens	1	0	15
OLB Robbie Jacobs	1	0	15
DE Oliver Decker	0	1	20
DT Orlando Russell	0	1	26
S Wendell Whisman	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dexter Martinez	2	6	0	26	0	26
Darren Wallerstedt	2	3	1	17	0	15
Bubba Hopkins	1	9	0	25	0	29
Mo Young	1	3	0	20	3	27
Irv Jefcoat	1	1	0	22	0	19
Myron Duncan	1	1	0	7	0	16
Allen Taylor	1	1	0	13	0	14
Nathan Wilcox	0	3	0	27	0	33
Junior Hodges	0	1	0	5	1	11

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Stan Cote	2	4	14	50
Matt Eng	1	3	12	52
Russell Turner	1	1	5	12
Sherman Bishop	1	1	6	8
Rusty Avant	0	1	10	49
Roderick Anthony	0	1	11	48

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Swank	2	21
Harvey Browning	1	14
Wayne Kiely	1	12
Darren Wallerstedt	1	6
Mitchell Cooper	0	18
Burt Pescaia	0	16
Brian Doyle	0	12
Damon Kacyvenski	0	12
Ernest Elkon	0	11
Cornelius Dattilo	0	10
Trent Watson	0	10
Nathan Weaver	0	8
Myron Duncan	0	8
Stanley Garner	0	8
Floyd Simmons	0	8
Junior Hodges	0	8
Allen Taylor	0	8
Nathan Wilcox	0	6
Earl Barker	0	5
Brian Pourdanesh	0	5
Lenny Cheatham	0	4
Irv Jefcoat	0	4
Josh Hasting	0	4
Herb Small	0	4
Mo Young	0	4
Lawrence Gorin	0	3
Leland Burks	0	3
Dusty Martinez	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	2
Louie Korr	0	2
Tony Whalen	0	2
Brent Renze	0	2
Jerald Willmer	0	2
Ralph Blades	0	2
Bubba Hopkins	0	1
Jimmy Meadows	0	1
Moe Totten	0	1
Broderick Wright	0	1
Spencer Spencer	0	1
Dale Henson	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Willis	3	25
Kurt Maryland	1	15
Mo Osborne	1	6
Randy Brumfield	1	4
Hugh Caro	0	19
Nathan Mason	0	15
Robbie Jacobs	0	13
Russell Turner	0	12
Gus Velthoen	0	12
Charles Kerr	0	10
Adam Owens	0	8
Adam Jefferson	0	8
Burt Gonzalez	0	8
Wendell Whisman	0	8
Nate McCormick	0	7
Roderick Anthony	0	7
Grady Fisk	0	7
Sherman Bishop	0	7
Moe Gilmore	0	6
Bo Givens	0	6
Jake Shelton	0	5
Austin Bullock	0	5
Orlando Russell	0	5
Kris Kiluk	0	4
Lionel Whetmore	0	4
Leon Barker	0	3
J.R. Bouse	0	3
Stan Cote	0	3
Kirk Mulkey	0	3
Rusty Isola	0	3
Drew Capriglione	0	2
Ed Bernstein	0	2
Oliver Decker	0	2
Gilbert Golding	0	2
Wendell Cole	0	2
Sammie Lents	0	1
Cornell Kressuk	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	49	3.8
Middle	15	69	4.6
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	10	40	4.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Kanpurwala	31	19	2	1	2	7	0	0	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
William Becker	54	28	4	0	4	10	11	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	103	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	26	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	8	113	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	48	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryant Covington	11	6	1	71	1	26
WR Leland Burks	6	5	0	50	0	20
WR Spencer Spencer	6	2	1	39	1	28
WR Brian Doyle	3	2	0	24	0	10
RB Trent Tanner	2	2	0	5	0	24
FB Darren Wallerstedt	2	1	0	6	0	15
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	0	9	0	25

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dan Free	13	9	0	74	1	38
WR Gus Velthoen	10	4	1	30	0	32
WR Brandon Peterson	10	4	0	81	2	40
WR Cornell Kressuk	7	1	1	1	0	34
TE Russell Turner	4	2	1	9	0	12
WR Charles Kerr	4	4	0	55	1	18
TE Moe Gilmore	3	3	0	11	0	15
RB J.R. Bouse	1	0	1	0	0	29
RB Ted Paredes	1	1	0	0	0	14
FB Mo Osborne	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trent Tanner	4	24	6.00	3.29

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	5	2	8	1.60	6.58

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
William Becker	4	0	0	0.00	4.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bryant Covington	4	2	8	2.00	6.45
WR Spencer Spencer	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Denver	Target	Overall Avg
WR Gus Velthoen	2	3.00
WR Dan Free	1	5.69
WR Cornell Kressuk	1	0.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Trent Tanner	3	1
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	1
Darren Wallerstedt	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
William Becker	2	0
Hugh Caro	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	7	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Becker	13	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryant Covington	3	2	1
WR Spencer Spencer	2	1	1
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	0	0
WR Brian Doyle	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dan Free	4	3	1
WR Brandon Peterson	4	2	2
TE Moe Gilmore	2	2	0
WR Cornell Kressuk	1	1	0
WR Gus Velthoen	1	0	0
WR Charles Kerr	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (78,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (23,600)
End Zone 15,100 (17,000)
Mezzanine 8,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (78,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (23,600)
End Zone	15,100 (17,000)
Mezzanine	8,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (5,200)