Week 3, 2023

played in New England, MA

51 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

Houston Space Dogs	7	3	3	6	-	19
New England Colonials	3	7	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 HOU - Tony McLendon 50 pass from Donnell Nordberg (Austin Liedtke extra point)
1Q: 01:03 NED - Todd Poole 38 field goal
2Q: 08:57 NED - Marco Holliday 31 run (Todd Poole extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Austin Liedtke 42 field goal
3Q: 04:53 HOU - Austin Liedtke 24 field goal
3Q: 01:35 NED - Melvin Michl 28 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
4Q: 07:17 HOU - Austin Liedtke 40 field goal
4Q: 00:37 HOU - Austin Liedtke 40 field goal
4Q: 00:01 NED - Todd Poole 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 HOU - Tony McLendon 50 pass from Donnell Nordberg (Austin Liedtke extra point)
1Q: 01:03 NED - Todd Poole 38 field goal
2Q: 08:57 NED - Marco Holliday 31 run (Todd Poole extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Austin Liedtke 42 field goal
3Q: 04:53 HOU - Austin Liedtke 24 field goal
3Q: 01:35 NED - Melvin Michl 28 pass from Cesar Swift (Todd Poole extra point)
4Q: 07:17 HOU - Austin Liedtke 40 field goal
4Q: 00:37 HOU - Austin Liedtke 40 field goal
4Q: 00:01 NED - Todd Poole 31 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NED
Record 1-2 3-0
First Downs 19 19
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 2 4
Total Net Yards 381 301
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 5.86 4.93
Net Rushing Yards 82 113
- Rushing Attempts 25 23
- Yards per Rush 3.28 4.91
Net Passing Yards 299 188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 28 - 1 36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 308 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.48 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/78 6/52
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:58 29:03

Team Statistics	HOU	NED
Record	1-2	3-0
First Downs	19	19
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	2	4
Total Net Yards	381	301
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	5.86	4.93
Net Rushing Yards	82	113
- Rushing Attempts	25	23
- Yards per Rush	3.28	4.91
Net Passing Yards	299	188
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 28 - 1	36 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	308	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.48	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/78	6/52
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:58	29:03

Drive Charts

Houston Space Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	9:57	2:04	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
1	3:44	0:42	OWN 27	2	3	Interception
1	0:56	3:02	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
2	8:43	4:10	OWN 21	5	20	Punt
2	2:12	0:58	OWN 13	5	31	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OPP 36	2	11	Field Goal
3	11:27	6:41	OWN 7	13	86	Field Goal
3	1:24	2:01	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	12:47	5:35	OWN 27	9	50	Field Goal
4	4:34	1:25	OWN 21	5	21	Punt
4	2:01	1:30	OWN 33	6	44	Field Goal

New England Colonials
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	2:26	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
1	7:53	4:09	OWN 35	8	45	Missed FG
1	3:02	2:06	OPP 30	6	9	Field Goal
2	12:54	4:11	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
2	4:33	2:21	OWN 13	5	7	Punt
2	1:14	0:56	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 27	6	48	Interception
3	4:46	3:22	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	14:23	1:36	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	7:12	2:38	OWN 8	7	26	Punt
4	3:09	1:08	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 42	5	44	Field Goal

Game MVP: Donnell Nordberg, Houston Space Dogs

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Casey Holliday	13	15	1.15	11	1
QB Donnell Nordberg	6	16	2.67	7	0
RB Jim Hegamin	3	35	11.67	37	1
RB Gino O'Reilley	2	14	7.00	9	0
WR Kaden Daye	1	2	2.00	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Marco Holliday	17	102	6.00	31	3	1
RB Mario Stevens	4	-3	-0.75	3	0	0
QB Cesar Swift	1	17	17.00	17	1	0
WR Tony Small	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnell Nordberg	39	28	308	1/9	1	50	1	92.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cesar Swift	36	21	199	2/11	1	34	1	71.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rob Spence	8	10	100	12.50	54	27	0
WR Tony McLendon	6	7	116	19.33	60	50	1
WR Kaden Daye	4	6	27	6.75	8	11	0
RB Jim Hegamin	2	2	9	4.50	2	7	0
WR Hunter Wynn	2	5	20	10.00	5	11	0
RB Casey Holliday	2	2	11	5.50	10	10	0
TE Maurice Kennedy	2	3	10	5.00	5	8	0
RB Gino O'Reilley	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	0
TE Vernon Wynn	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Michl	8	11	101	12.63	20	34	1
WR Tony Small	5	5	38	7.60	12	17	0
TE Antoine Thornton	3	10	29	9.67	10	12	0
RB Marco Holliday	1	4	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Neil Groh	1	1	0	0.00	1	0	0
FB Shaquille Ramirez	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Mario Stevens	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
TE Griffin Thomas	1	2	21	21.00	14	21	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB A.J. Collier	1	0	0.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Isaac Poppe	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Mahon	6	253	42.2	39.2	51	4

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bernard Ogden	6	273	45.5	42.8	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Austin Liedtke	4/4	3/3	0/0	42	1/1

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Poole	2/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Arends	3	16	5.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Stevens	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Holliday	3	64	21.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mario Stevens	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB A.J. Collier	8	2	0.0	23	38
ILB Devin Blackledge	7	4	1.0	23	38
OLB Marty Wang	5	0	0.0	21	26
S Phil Wittich	4	3	0.0	23	36
S John Arends	3	2	0.0	18	18
DE Alex Joseph	3	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Ronald McGregor	2	0	1.0	2	13
CB Rick Tolbert	2	1	0.0	23	37
OLB Jake Drake	2	0	0.0	5	23
S Ross Tapscott	1	1	0.0	6	22
DE Herman Tatum	1	0	0.0	16	24
DT Reginald Manning	1	0	0.0	20	20
WR Kaden Daye	1	0	---	---	---
DT Reggie Mathis	1	0	0.0	18	29
CB Alec Downs	1	0	0.0	12	18
CB Richard Coombs	1	0	0.0	7	8

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Morris Bratsch	14	2	0.0	23	35
S Kelly McNeil	7	2	0.0	22	37
OLB Mason Fulton	4	2	0.0	23	35
DT Philip Schlegel	4	0	0.0	8	12
DE Conrad Story	3	0	1.0	18	29
CB Isaac Poppe	3	1	0.0	19	32
CB Devin Walters	3	0	0.0	11	16
CB Carlos Frederick	2	2	0.0	25	40
S Rob Harper	2	2	0.0	17	28
S Clyde Diggs	2	0	0.0	8	12
DT Thomas Swift	1	3	0.0	13	24
DT Steven Ward	1	1	0.0	14	24
CB Dale Boulware	1	1	0.0	8	12
CB Maurice Patterson	1	1	0.0	5	5
DE Preston Peterson	1	0	0.0	21	34
DT Roy Lonier	1	0	0.0	16	26
TE Antoine Thornton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Calvin Blair	1	0	0.0	10	11
ILB Jace Fisk	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Cameron Mallard	1	0	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ronald McGregor	1.0	1	0	13
ILB Devin Blackledge	1.0	0	1	38
DE Horace Kolodziejski	0.0	2	2	21
DE Herman Tatum	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Marty Wang	0.0	1	0	26
DT Reggie Mathis	0.0	1	0	29

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Conrad Story	1.0	0	2	0	29
DT Roy Lonier	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Preston Peterson	0.0	0	3	4	34
DT Calvin Blair	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB A.J. Collier	6	0	1	38
ILB Devin Blackledge	4	1	0	38
CB Rick Tolbert	2	1	0	37
OLB Marty Wang	2	0	0	26
DE Alex Joseph	2	0	0	23
S Phil Wittich	1	1	0	36
OLB Jake Drake	1	1	0	23
DT Mitchell Gabriel	1	0	0	22
CB Richard Coombs	1	0	0	8
S Ross Tapscott	1	0	0	22

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Morris Bratsch	9	0	0	35
S Kelly McNeil	4	0	0	37
CB Isaac Poppe	3	0	1	32
S Rob Harper	3	0	0	28
CB Devin Walters	2	0	0	16
DT Philip Schlegel	1	1	0	12
CB Dale Boulware	1	1	0	12
CB Maurice Patterson	1	0	0	5
S Clyde Diggs	1	0	0	12
OLB Mason Fulton	1	0	0	35
ILB Jace Fisk	1	0	0	5
DT Cameron Mallard	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	3	5	25	1	40
T Erik Mattos	1	6	25	0	40
T Amari LaPointe	1	5	25	0	40
G Marc Dotson	1	4	25	0	40
G Matthew Kinney	0	2	25	0	40
TE Rob Spence	0	1	23	0	39

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Andy Jennings	3	6	23	0	38
T Frederick Harper	1	6	23	1	38
G Cary Plummer	1	3	23	0	38
T Lincoln Henderson	0	3	23	0	38
FB Shaquille Ramirez	0	2	5	0	11
TE Antoine Thornton	0	1	21	0	38
C Edgar Lavery	0	1	14	0	24
G Damian Quigley	0	0	9	1	14

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vernon Wynn	1	25
Ronald McGregor	1	24
Maurice Kennedy	1	11
Amari LaPointe	1	10

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Thurman Crenshaw	3	15
Bill Calinoff	1	24
Marco Holliday	1	18
Griffin Thomas	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Matthew Kinney	25	40	---	---	10	75
T Amari LaPointe	25	40	---	---	10	75
G Marc Dotson	25	40	---	---	10	75
T Erik Mattos	25	40	---	---	10	75
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	23	37	7	67
QB Donnell Nordberg	25	40	---	---	---	65
C Gerald Peterson	25	40	---	---	---	65
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	23	38	3	64
CB A.J. Collier	---	---	23	38	2	63
WR Hunter Wynn	25	37	---	---	1	63
S Phil Wittich	---	---	23	36	3	62
TE Rob Spence	23	39	---	---	---	62
WR Kaden Daye	25	33	---	---	---	58
DT Reggie Mathis	---	---	18	29	8	55
S John Arends	---	---	18	18	16	52
RB Casey Holliday	16	19	---	---	15	50
OLB Marty Wang	---	---	21	26	---	47
CB Alec Downs	---	---	12	18	17	47
DE Horace Kolodziejski	---	---	12	21	9	42
DE Alex Joseph	---	---	18	23	1	42
DE Herman Tatum	---	---	16	24	---	40
DT Reginald Manning	---	---	20	20	---	40
OLB Ronald McGregor	---	---	2	13	24	39
S Ross Tapscott	---	---	6	22	9	37
WR Tony McLendon	16	19	---	---	1	36
TE Maurice Kennedy	6	18	---	---	11	35
RB Jim Hegamin	5	8	---	---	19	32
TE Vernon Wynn	0	6	---	---	25	31
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	6	22	3	31
OLB Jake Drake	---	---	5	23	2	30
FB Gregory Woodson	4	7	---	---	19	30
WR Darrell Anthony	3	6	---	---	18	27
CB Richard Coombs	---	---	7	8	7	22
P Austin Mahon	0	0	---	---	10	10
ILB Francisco Atkins	---	---	0	0	10	10
C Xavier Schroder	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Gino O'Reilley	2	7	---	---	---	9
K Austin Liedtke	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Darrin Shea	0	1	---	---	8	9
CB Rick Gillespie	---	---	0	2	1	3
G Jerald Curtin	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chandler Mills	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Parker Eliot	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Donny McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Stanley Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Terrance Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Carlos Frederick	---	---	25	40	4	69
T Lincoln Henderson	23	38	---	---	5	66
S Kelly McNeil	---	---	22	37	4	63
ILB Morris Bratsch	---	---	23	35	4	62
OLB Mason Fulton	---	---	23	35	4	62
C Andy Jennings	23	38	---	---	---	61
QB Cesar Swift	23	38	---	---	---	61
G Cary Plummer	23	38	---	---	---	61
WR Melvin Michl	23	38	---	---	---	61
T Frederick Harper	23	38	---	---	---	61
RB Marco Holliday	19	22	---	---	18	59
TE Antoine Thornton	21	38	---	---	---	59
DE Preston Peterson	---	---	21	34	3	58
WR Neil Groh	20	33	---	---	---	53
DT Roy Lonier	---	---	16	26	10	52
CB Isaac Poppe	---	---	19	32	1	52
DE Conrad Story	---	---	18	29	1	48
WR Tony Small	18	20	---	---	9	47
C Edgar Lavery	14	24	---	---	9	47
S Rob Harper	---	---	17	28	1	46
DT Thomas Swift	---	---	13	24	3	40
DT Steven Ward	---	---	14	24	1	39
S Clyde Diggs	---	---	8	12	18	38
CB Dale Boulware	---	---	8	12	16	36
FB Shaquille Ramirez	5	11	---	---	18	34
DT Philip Schlegel	---	---	8	12	10	30
RB Mario Stevens	4	15	---	---	11	30
CB Devin Walters	---	---	11	16	1	28
TE Bill Calinoff	0	2	---	---	24	26
G Damian Quigley	9	14	---	---	3	26
TE Griffin Thomas	2	10	---	---	11	23
OLB Tracy Ogbogu	---	---	1	0	21	22
DT Calvin Blair	---	---	10	11	---	21
CB Leon Morant	---	---	6	11	3	20
WR Thurman Crenshaw	3	1	---	---	15	19
WR Desmond Ellard	0	0	---	---	18	18
CB Maurice Patterson	---	---	5	5	8	18
ILB Jace Fisk	---	---	2	5	11	18
DT Cameron Mallard	---	---	5	12	---	17
P Bernard Ogden	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jim Conley	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Heath Franz	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Brock Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Todd Poole	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Bert Wetherbee	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Andres Raley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	7	13	1.9
Right	12	56	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	8	64	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnell Nordberg	39	28	6	0	0	2	7	4	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cesar Swift	36	21	3	4	0	4	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	76	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	119	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	92	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	14	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	106	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	17	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	62	15.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rob Spence	10	8	100	3	39
WR Tony McLendon	7	6	116	3	19
WR Kaden Daye	6	4	27	0	33
WR Hunter Wynn	5	2	20	0	37
TE Maurice Kennedy	3	2	10	0	18
RB Gino O'Reilley	2	1	8	0	7
RB Jim Hegamin	2	2	9	0	8
TE Vernon Wynn	2	1	7	0	6
RB Casey Holliday	2	2	11	0	19

New England	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Melvin Michl	11	8	101	2	38
TE Antoine Thornton	10	3	29	0	38
WR Tony Small	5	5	38	0	20
RB Marco Holliday	4	1	-2	0	22
FB Shaquille Ramirez	2	1	-1	0	11
TE Griffin Thomas	2	1	21	1	10
WR Neil Groh	1	1	0	0	33
RB Mario Stevens	1	1	13	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Donnell Nordberg	2	0	0.00	2.67
RB Jim Hegamin	1	-3	-3.00	11.67

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marco Holliday	2	6	3.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnell Nordberg	1	0	0	0.00	7.90

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cesar Swift	3	1	12	4.00	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hunter Wynn	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antoine Thornton	2	1	12	6.00	2.90
RB Marco Holliday	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jim Hegamin	3	1
QB Donnell Nordberg	2	0
RB Casey Holliday	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
RB Mario Stevens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnell Nordberg	8	7	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cesar Swift	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rob Spence	4	3	2
RB Jim Hegamin	2	2	0
WR Hunter Wynn	1	1	0
TE Maurice Kennedy	1	1	1

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Antoine Thornton	3	0	0
WR Melvin Michl	3	2	2
TE Griffin Thomas	2	1	1
WR Tony Small	1	1	1
WR Neil Groh	1	1	0
RB Mario Stevens	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)