Exhibition Week 1, 2017

played in Houston, TX

85 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Rebels	7	3	0	0	-	10
Houston Barons	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 ATL - Mario Tauke 3 run (Morris Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:08 ATL - Morris Andersen 24 field goal
4Q: 06:08 HOU - Floyd Simmons 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:26 ATL - Mario Tauke 3 run (Morris Andersen extra point)
2Q: 12:08 ATL - Morris Andersen 24 field goal
4Q: 06:08 HOU - Floyd Simmons 31 field goal

Team Statistics ATL HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 277 305
- Offensive Plays 58 65
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 87 86
- Rushing Attempts 27 19
- Yards per Rush 3.22 4.53
Net Passing Yards 190 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 0 44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 194 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.13 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 7/60 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 3/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:45 27:15

Team Statistics	ATL	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	277	305
- Offensive Plays	58	65
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	87	86
- Rushing Attempts	27	19
- Yards per Rush	3.22	4.53
Net Passing Yards	190	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 0	44 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	194	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.13	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	7/60	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	3/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:45	27:15

Drive Charts

Atlanta Rebels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:22	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	11:44	3:27	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
1	4:05	7:04	OWN 20	14	73	Field Goal
2	7:26	1:30	OWN 7	3	14	Punt
2	4:11	3:16	OWN 12	7	19	Punt
3	11:03	7:15	OWN 7	12	67	Missed FG
3	1:55	2:02	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	10:54	0:51	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	6:01	3:53	OWN 45	6	16	Punt

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:38	0:54	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
1	8:17	4:12	OWN 23	6	35	Punt
2	12:01	4:35	OWN 14	7	34	Punt
2	5:56	1:45	OWN 45	8	43	Fumble
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 28	5	35	Half
3	15:00	3:57	OWN 37	6	18	Punt
3	3:48	1:53	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	14:53	3:59	OWN 33	8	45	Downs
4	10:03	4:02	OWN 34	9	52	Field Goal
4	2:08	2:08	OWN 6	12	45	Downs

Game MVP: J.R. Price, Atlanta Rebels

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Danny Lassner	16	48	3.00	5	0	0
Mario Tauke	10	34	3.40	10	1	1
Wendell Anthony	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ross Blanco	12	71	5.92	14	4
Joel Swank	5	12	2.40	4	0
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	2	2.00	2	0
Brandon Albertini	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rickey Springer	20	14	105	1/4	0	19	0	82.3
Kim Andersen	10	9	89	0/0	0	17	0	103.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	LG	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	29	19	162	2/11	32	79.9
Brandon Albertini	8	4	39	0/0	12	64.0
Danny Jacks	7	5	29	0/0	13	78.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnell Bismo	5	8	42	8.40	0	17
WR Irving Hale	4	4	49	12.25	14	19
WR Omar Oates	4	4	33	8.25	0	14
FB Rich Marte	3	3	23	7.67	12	13
TE Rickey Wall	2	2	18	9.00	6	11
TE Timothy Raggio	2	4	21	10.50	6	13
RB Mario Tauke	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
RB Wendell Anthony	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Antonio Garcia	1	2	10	10.00	5	10

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Larry Sullivan	7	12	77	11.00	2	32
WR Lee Middleton	7	11	46	6.57	5	14
WR Brian Doyle	5	9	25	5.00	2	9
FB Darren Wallerstedt	2	2	18	9.00	0	11
TE Wayne Kiely	2	3	18	9.00	1	13
RB Ross Blanco	2	2	11	5.50	14	10
TE Hugh McKinnie	2	2	24	12.00	9	12
WR Bryan Connelly	1	2	11	11.00	10	11

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Ducharme	0	1	0	0
Tyrone Reinhard	0	0	1	0

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

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lenny Becnel	6	250	41.7	39.7	48	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	5	206	41.2	37.2	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morris Andersen	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Connelly	1	5	5.0	0
Lee Middleton	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Cotton	1	33	33.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Swank	2	35	17.5	0
Bryan Connelly	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leland Elrod	6	1	0.0	14	41
ILB Shawn Dixon	5	1	0.0	11	22
ILB Chuck Cassidy	5	0	0.0	9	30
CB Gene Tatum	4	0	0.0	11	31
CB Tyrone Reinhard	3	5	0.0	17	43
S Archie Hopper	3	2	0.0	17	42
S Randall Drake	3	1	0.0	18	40
CB Tracy Ramirez	3	0	0.0	17	44
DE Thomas Kassem	3	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Orlando Ducharme	2	1	0.0	15	25
DT Byron Campion	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Butch Strong	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Marc Andrews	1	0	1.0	3	24
OLB Otis Beito	1	0	1.0	2	6
DT Amos Schwartz	1	2	0.0	12	29
DT Russell Ayres	1	0	0.0	7	17
DE Sammy Randle	1	0	0.0	3	21
OLB Fernando Alcott	1	0	0.0	4	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	7	0	0.0	16	17
CB Jerald Willmer	5	2	0.0	16	21
DT Ralph Blades	4	2	0.0	16	21
ILB Dale Henson	4	2	0.0	20	19
CB Warren Feingold	4	1	0.0	19	26
S Louie Mayes	4	0	0.0	19	24
S Darrin Gordon	3	3	0.0	23	27
S C.J. Loville	3	2	0.0	18	19
DE Brant Turnbull	3	0	0.0	16	16
DT Shannon Allen	2	0	0.5	11	15
OLB Ernest Galloway	2	1	0.0	6	3
CB Troy Fricke	2	1	0.0	17	20
DT Walt Clemons	2	0	0.0	8	10
DE Herb Small	1	1	0.5	12	19
DT Louie Korr	1	0	0.0	15	11
CB Broderick Wright	1	0	0.0	16	21
DE Jimmy Coles	1	0	0.0	15	12
OLB Junior Camilleri	1	0	0.0	15	14
ILB Sammy Ferguson	0	1	0.0	8	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marc Andrews	1.0	0	1	24
OLB Otis Beito	1.0	0	0	6
CB Tracy Ramirez	0.0	1	0	44
DE Rich Colleran	0.0	0	1	25
DE Sammy Randle	0.0	0	1	21
DE Butch Strong	0.0	0	1	21

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shannon Allen	0.5	0	15
DE Herb Small	0.5	0	19
DT Louie Korr	0.0	1	11
DE Brant Turnbull	0.0	1	16
OLB Junior Camilleri	0.0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Leland Elrod	5	0	41
CB Gene Tatum	3	1	31
S Randall Drake	3	0	40
S Archie Hopper	3	0	42
ILB Shawn Dixon	3	0	22
CB Tyrone Reinhard	3	0	43
CB Tracy Ramirez	3	0	44
ILB Chuck Cassidy	2	0	30
OLB Orlando Ducharme	1	0	25
DE Sammy Randle	1	0	21
DE Butch Strong	1	0	21
ILB Cornell Salgado	0	2	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerald Willmer	4	0	21
OLB Trent Watson	3	0	17
CB Warren Feingold	3	0	26
CB Troy Fricke	2	0	20
S C.J. Loville	2	0	19
S Louie Mayes	2	0	24
CB Broderick Wright	1	1	21
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	27
DE Herb Small	1	0	19
DT Ralph Blades	1	0	21
ILB Dale Henson	1	0	19
OLB Junior Camilleri	1	0	14
OLB Ernest Galloway	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Price	4	7	1	14	0	18
Tommy Borick	3	7	1	20	0	26
Daniel Denson	2	4	0	21	0	25
Eddie Hatcher	0	3	0	13	0	7
J.R. Rice	0	2	0	14	0	24
Rich Marte	0	2	0	14	0	14
Kevin Stargell	0	1	1	19	0	23
Timothy Raggio	0	1	0	17	0	20
Harvey Gaudi	0	0	0	16	1	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myron Duncan	2	3	15	0	26
Junior Hodges	1	3	6	0	19
Bubba Hopkins	1	2	15	0	40
Nathan Wilcox	1	1	13	0	27
Allen Taylor	0	4	11	2	24
Dexter Martinez	0	2	15	0	23
Darren Wallerstedt	0	1	9	0	16
Hugh McKinnie	0	1	6	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Danny Lassner	3	16
Shawn Dixon	2	12
Archie Hopper	0	20
Cornell Salgado	0	13
Leroy Staton	0	13
Randall Drake	0	11
Timothy Raggio	0	11
Omar Oates	0	10
Wendell Anthony	0	9
Tommy Borick	0	8
Harvey Gaudi	0	8
Kevin Stargell	0	8
Rickey Wall	0	7
Antonio Garcia	0	7
Rich Marte	0	6
Lenny Becnel	0	6
Morris Andersen	0	5
Byron Campion	0	5
Tracy Ramirez	0	5
J.R. Rice	0	4
Eddie Hatcher	0	4
Thomas Kassem	0	3
Rickey Springer	0	2
Gene Tatum	0	2
Rich Colleran	0	2
Amos Schwartz	0	2
Marc Andrews	0	2
Tyrone Reinhard	0	2
Kenneth Cotton	0	2
Leland Elrod	0	1
Orlando Ducharme	0	1
Sammy Randle	0	1
Fernando Alcott	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Louie Mayes	1	9
Troy Fricke	0	18
Joel Swank	0	17
Bryan Connelly	0	15
Rod Wharton	0	11
Darren Wallerstedt	0	10
Junior Camilleri	0	10
Lee Middleton	0	9
Darrin Gordon	0	8
Damon Kacyvenski	0	7
Junior Hodges	0	6
Brian Pourdanesh	0	6
Timothy Devoe	0	6
Thomas Tasker	0	6
Sammy Ferguson	0	6
Irv Jefcoat	0	5
Hugh McKinnie	0	5
Shannon Allen	0	4
Louie Korr	0	4
Brant Turnbull	0	4
Nathan Wilcox	0	4
Brian Doyle	0	4
Allen Taylor	0	4
Myron Duncan	0	3
Walt Clemons	0	3
Floyd Simmons	0	3
Herb Small	0	3
Ralph Blades	0	3
Wayne Kiely	0	2
Trent Watson	0	2
Jimmy Coles	0	2
Patrick Collins	0	2
C.J. Loville	0	2
Jerald Willmer	0	1
Broderick Wright	0	1
Mo Young	0	1
Dale Henson	0	1
Ernest Galloway	0	1
Warren Feingold	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	16	46	2.9
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	12	35	2.9
Right	3	39	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rickey Springer	20	14	0	2	0	1	3	0	0
Kim Andersen	10	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr
J.J. Kanpurwala	29	19	1	3	1	2	3
Brandon Albertini	8	4	0	1	1	1	0
Danny Jacks	7	5	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	56	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	81	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	98	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Darnell Bismo	8	5	0	42	20
WR Irving Hale	4	4	0	49	15
WR Omar Oates	4	4	0	33	18
TE Timothy Raggio	4	2	1	21	20
FB Rich Marte	3	3	0	23	14
TE Rickey Wall	2	2	0	18	8
RB Wendell Anthony	2	1	0	-3	9
WR Antonio Garcia	2	1	0	10	7
RB Mario Tauke	1	1	0	1	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Sullivan	12	7	0	77	1	30
WR Lee Middleton	11	7	2	46	0	27
WR Brian Doyle	9	5	0	25	0	35
TE Wayne Kiely	3	2	0	18	0	27
FB Darren Wallerstedt	2	2	0	18	0	16
RB Ross Blanco	2	2	0	11	0	23
TE Hugh McKinnie	2	2	0	24	0	13
WR Bryan Connelly	2	1	0	11	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Danny Lassner	2	7	3.50	3.00
Mario Tauke	1	3	3.00	3.40

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	2	2.00	2.00
Joel Swank	1	2	2.00	2.40
Ross Blanco	1	0	0.00	5.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rickey Springer	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
Kim Andersen	1	1	17	17.00	8.90

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnell Bismo	1	1	17	17.00	5.25
TE Timothy Raggio	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Tauke	1	0
Danny Lassner	1	0
Wendell Anthony	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ross Blanco	2	0
Joel Swank	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rickey Springer	9	6	4
Kim Andersen	4	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	7	6	3
Danny Jacks	3	2	1
Brandon Albertini	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnell Bismo	4	2	1
TE Rickey Wall	2	2	1
TE Timothy Raggio	2	1	1
FB Rich Marte	1	1	1
WR Irving Hale	1	1	1
WR Omar Oates	1	1	1
RB Wendell Anthony	1	1	0
WR Antonio Garcia	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Doyle	3	1	0
WR Larry Sullivan	2	2	1
WR Bryan Connelly	2	1	1
WR Lee Middleton	2	2	1
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	1
RB Ross Blanco	1	1	0
TE Hugh McKinnie	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,800 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (25,000)
End Zone 10,800 (18,000)
Mezzanine 6,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (16,000)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,800 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (25,000)
End Zone	10,800 (18,000)
Mezzanine	6,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (16,000)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (5,200)