Week 8, 2022

played in Denver, CO

55 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Barons	14	0	7	0	-	21
Denver Tornados	0	10	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 HOU - Ross Blanco 46 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
1Q: 02:21 HOU - Isaac Cielo 7 pass from Danny Jacks (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 11:44 DEN - Dexter Self 28 field goal
2Q: 02:32 DEN - Ronnie Pogue 8 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Dexter Self extra point)
3Q: 08:37 HOU - Ross Blanco 5 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 05:36 DEN - Ronnie Pogue 21 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Dexter Self extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:14 HOU - Ross Blanco 46 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
1Q: 02:21 HOU - Isaac Cielo 7 pass from Danny Jacks (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 11:44 DEN - Dexter Self 28 field goal
2Q: 02:32 DEN - Ronnie Pogue 8 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Dexter Self extra point)
3Q: 08:37 HOU - Ross Blanco 5 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 05:36 DEN - Ronnie Pogue 21 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Dexter Self extra point)

Team Statistics HOU DEN
Record 5-3 4-3
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 322 375
- Offensive Plays 60 63
- Yards per Play 5.37 5.95
Net Rushing Yards 117 74
- Rushing Attempts 25 12
- Yards per Rush 4.68 6.17
Net Passing Yards 205 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 48 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 225 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.86 5.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/55 7/61
Punt Returns/Yards 1/1 1/19
Kick Returns/Yards 4/50 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 2/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 31:41 28:19

Team Statistics	HOU	DEN
Record	5-3	4-3
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	322	375
- Offensive Plays	60	63
- Yards per Play	5.37	5.95
Net Rushing Yards	117	74
- Rushing Attempts	25	12
- Yards per Rush	4.68	6.17
Net Passing Yards	205	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	48 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	225	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.86	5.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/55	7/61
Punt Returns/Yards	1/1	1/19
Kick Returns/Yards	4/50	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	2/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	31:41	28:19

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	0:19	OPP 46	1	46	Touchdown
1	8:54	5:28	OWN 2	9	40	Punt
1	3:26	1:15	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
2	11:39	2:08	OWN 44	3	-2	Punt
2	5:09	1:41	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
2	2:21	2:21	OWN 28	5	37	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
3	11:08	2:39	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
3	5:24	3:44	OWN 14	8	29	Punt
4	13:28	4:04	OWN 20	9	28	Punt
4	7:42	5:03	OWN 21	7	22	Punt
4	1:47	0:45	OWN 32	3	6	Punt

Denver Tornados
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 33	5	29	Interception
1	11:55	3:01	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
1	2:11	5:32	OWN 31	10	58	Field Goal
2	9:31	4:22	OWN 4	8	58	Interception
2	3:28	1:07	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	12:37	1:29	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
3	8:29	3:05	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
3	1:40	3:12	OWN 12	7	28	Punt
4	9:24	1:42	OWN 6	4	45	Punt
4	2:39	0:52	OPP 34	4	2	Downs
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 13	6	3	Game

Game MVP: Danny Jacks, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ross Blanco	20	101	5.05	46	2	2
Howard Lang	5	16	3.20	8	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Barry Apple	8	47	5.88	14	2
Anthony Anthony	3	21	7.00	20	1
Matthew Jeffries	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Jacks	32	23	225	3/20	1	44	0	101.7

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Jeffries	48	29	319	3/18	2	42	2	76.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Preston	6	8	60	10.00	15	23	0
RB Ross Blanco	5	5	46	9.20	17	14	0
WR Brian Doyle	4	7	72	18.00	45	44	0
WR Ken Riddick	3	3	15	5.00	3	8	0
TE Archie Carlson	3	4	22	7.33	3	12	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Isaac Cielo	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	1

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Pogue	10	14	110	11.00	48	21	2
WR Hardy Eloms	5	10	64	12.80	26	27	0
RB Barry Apple	4	4	61	15.25	41	42	0
WR James Preston	4	7	58	14.50	7	18	0
TE Van Fulcher	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Ralph Dennis	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
TE Reuben Kozhin	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Kennedy Lewis	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Rob Slagle	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Arnold Hartman	1	3	12	12.00	7	12	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Scottie Burton	1	25	25.00	0
S Howard Harvey	1	12	12.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Archie Carlson	1	1	0
Marc Bauman	0	1	0
Nick Joiner	0	0	1
Wesley Cornyn	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matthew Jeffries	1	0	0
Moe Cook	1	0	0
Barry Apple	0	1	0
Dexter O'Dauer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Abernathy	8	319	39.9	37.5	54	5

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randal Hakeem	4	193	48.3	43.0	60	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dexter Self	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	1	1	1.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Cook	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	3	46	15.3	0
Brian Doyle	1	4	4.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Moe Cook	4	92	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scottie Burton	7	2	0.0	11	46
OLB Trent Watson	5	2	0.0	10	30
S C.J. Loville	5	2	0.0	10	41
OLB Vinny Hitchcock	5	0	0.0	6	27
DE Nick Joiner	4	0	2.5	10	33
CB Omar George	4	1	0.0	9	38
S Howard Harvey	3	3	0.0	10	49
CB Jerald Willmer	3	0	0.0	9	43
S Cole Kleaver	2	1	0.0	2	20
CB Lewis Harrison	1	1	0.0	3	19
CB Tyrell Fulton	1	1	0.0	9	37
OLB Donnie Buckley	1	0	0.0	1	5
CB Brock Schulz	1	0	0.0	3	16
DE Patrick Collins	0	2	0.5	9	41
DT Clyde Owens	0	2	0.0	10	31

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Russell Powell	9	1	0.0	16	15
OLB Otis Chadwick	5	2	1.0	22	30
CB Moe Cook	5	1	0.0	15	30
S Richie Thornton	5	0	0.0	12	19
S Carl McKay	4	1	0.0	24	35
CB Nathan Mason	3	1	0.0	24	30
DE Dean Sumter	2	1	0.5	13	22
CB Julio Rivera	2	2	0.0	21	27
DT Byron Gonzalez	2	0	0.0	10	12
OLB Spencer Schader	2	0	0.0	3	5
ILB Drew Galloway	2	0	0.0	9	20
DE Fred Cash	2	0	0.0	7	6
DE Dexter O'Dauer	1	3	1.0	18	29
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	2	0.5	17	18
DE Jerry Mangiafico	1	1	0.0	8	17
OLB Leroy Winnicki	1	1	0.0	2	1
DT Jose McCoy	1	1	0.0	9	17
S Vernon Bonilla	1	1	0.0	21	29
WR Rob Slagle	1	0	---	---	---
G Harry Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Howard Cleeland	0	1	0.0	8	4
DE Glenn Ballard	0	1	0.0	12	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Nick Joiner	2.5	1	1	1	33
DE Patrick Collins	0.5	0	1	1	41
DE Jerome Branch	0.0	1	1	0	28
DT Orlando Gogan	0.0	0	1	0	25

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Otis Chadwick	1.0	0	0	30
DE Dexter O'Dauer	1.0	0	0	29
DT Chuck Mitchell	0.5	0	1	18
DE Dean Sumter	0.5	0	0	22
DE Glenn Ballard	0.0	1	1	13
ILB Drew Galloway	0.0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Scottie Burton	4	0	1	46
OLB Trent Watson	4	0	0	30
CB Omar George	4	0	0	38
CB Jerald Willmer	3	2	0	43
OLB Vinny Hitchcock	3	0	0	27
S C.J. Loville	3	0	0	41
S Howard Harvey	2	1	1	49
S Cole Kleaver	2	1	0	20
DE Nick Joiner	1	0	0	33
OLB Donnie Buckley	1	0	0	5
CB Lewis Harrison	1	0	0	19
CB Brock Schulz	1	0	0	16
CB Tyrell Fulton	0	1	0	37

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Moe Cook	4	1	30
OLB Otis Chadwick	3	0	30
S Richie Thornton	3	0	19
CB Julio Rivera	2	1	27
OLB Spencer Schader	2	0	5
S Carl McKay	2	0	35
ILB Russell Powell	1	1	15
S Vernon Bonilla	1	1	29
DE Jerry Mangiafico	1	0	17
CB Nathan Mason	1	0	30
ILB Drew Galloway	1	0	20
DE Dexter O'Dauer	1	0	29
DE Fred Cash	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Willie Rocha	4	6	1	19	1	26
Arthur Molgoone	1	6	1	23	1	33
Wesley Cornyn	1	5	0	20	0	26
Ken Valentino	1	2	0	18	1	23
Wayne Kiely	1	1	1	14	0	24
Mike Oliver	1	1	0	7	0	12
Darren Wallerstedt	0	2	0	13	0	13
Duane Green	0	2	0	20	0	30

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Adrian Parrish	2	3	11	0	39
Edwin Murphy	1	1	4	1	10
Ken Davidson	1	1	3	1	20
Harvey Brady	1	1	8	0	41
Harry Murphy	1	1	7	0	22
Leon Embry	0	1	10	1	43
Nate Grbac	0	1	10	0	44
Kennedy Lewis	0	1	7	0	15
Bobby Centeno	0	1	7	0	36

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Lang	3	21
Luther Harmon	1	11
Wesley Cornyn	1	8
Darren Wallerstedt	0	19
Brandon Huffman	0	17
Archie Carlson	0	17
Marc Bauman	0	17
Lewis Harrison	0	11
Vinny Hitchcock	0	10
Carlos Fulton	0	9
Allen Taylor	0	9
Mike Oliver	0	9
Zack Abernathy	0	8
Brian Doyle	0	8
Ken Riddick	0	8
Donnie Buckley	0	8
Brock Schulz	0	8
Cole Kleaver	0	8
Floyd Simmons	0	5
Jerome Branch	0	5
Burt Oxford	0	5
Wayne Kiely	0	4
Orlando Gogan	0	3
Zane McKenzie	0	2
Howard Harvey	0	2
Jerald Willmer	0	1
Trent Watson	0	1
Nick Joiner	0	1
Clyde Owens	0	1
Omar George	0	1
Duane Green	0	1
Paul Hopkins	0	1
Alex Peters	0	1
Devin Wells	0	1
Tyrell Fulton	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Schader	3	23
Moe Cook	1	20
Eugene Aghemo	1	14
Kennedy Lewis	1	12
Carl McKay	0	18
James Preston	0	16
Van Fulcher	0	13
Cornelius Dattilo	0	13
Ralph Dennis	0	11
Rob Slagle	0	9
Vernon Bonilla	0	9
Reuben Kozhin	0	8
Fred Cash	0	8
Richie Thornton	0	8
Jose McCoy	0	6
Hardy Eloms	0	5
Edwin Murphy	0	5
Harry Murphy	0	5
Ken Davidson	0	5
Dexter Self	0	5
Leroy Winnicki	0	4
Dean Sumter	0	4
Bobby Centeno	0	4
Randal Hakeem	0	4
Chuck Mitchell	0	3
Nate Grbac	0	2
Jerry Mangiafico	0	1
Otis Chadwick	0	1
Howard Cleeland	0	1
Glenn Ballard	0	1
Nathan Mason	0	1
Drew Galloway	0	1
Shaun Scott	0	1
Harvey Brady	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	77	7.0
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	9	59	6.6
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Jacks	32	23	2	3	0	4	2	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Jeffries	48	29	3	2	3	5	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	103	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	131	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	139	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Preston	8	6	60	1	27
WR Brian Doyle	7	4	72	1	24
RB Ross Blanco	5	5	46	0	26
TE Archie Carlson	4	3	22	0	8
WR Isaac Cielo	3	1	7	0	25
WR Ken Riddick	3	3	15	0	15
FB Darren Wallerstedt	2	1	3	0	13

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Pogue	14	10	1	110	1	41
WR Hardy Eloms	10	5	1	64	1	31
WR James Preston	7	4	1	58	0	30
RB Barry Apple	4	4	0	61	1	32
WR Arnold Hartman	3	1	0	12	0	28
TE Van Fulcher	2	1	0	-1	0	23
TE Reuben Kozhin	2	1	0	3	0	15
FB Kennedy Lewis	2	1	0	6	0	15
WR Rob Slagle	2	1	0	0	0	7
TE Ralph Dennis	1	1	0	6	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Blanco	3	7	2.33	5.05

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Barry Apple	1	1	1.00	5.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Jacks	2	1	7	3.50	7.03

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Jeffries	3	3	11	3.67	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	10.29
WR Isaac Cielo	1	1	7	7.00	2.33

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Van Fulcher	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
WR Ronnie Pogue	1	1	8	8.00	7.86
RB Barry Apple	1	1	4	4.00	15.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ross Blanco	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Apple	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Jacks	11	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Jeffries	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Preston	4	3	2
WR Isaac Cielo	3	1	1
WR Brian Doyle	2	1	1
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0
RB Ross Blanco	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ronnie Pogue	4	2	2
WR James Preston	3	3	2
WR Hardy Eloms	3	1	1
TE Van Fulcher	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,800 (62,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,300 (16,500)
End Zone 11,900 (11,900)
Mezzanine 6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats 10,300 (10,500)
Club Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,800 (62,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,300 (16,500)
End Zone	11,900 (11,900)
Mezzanine	6,800 (6,800)
Sideline Seats	10,300 (10,500)
Club Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,000)