Week 1, 2024

played in Tennessee, TN

55 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Houston Space Dogs	0	17	7	7	-	31
Tennessee Smokies	10	3	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 TEN - Dusty Banks 2 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 03:34 TEN - Frederick Fly 19 field goal
2Q: 13:19 HOU - Casey Holliday 10 run (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 05:00 HOU - Jameson Kinney 26 field goal
2Q: 01:38 HOU - Hunter Wynn 3 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Frederick Fly 47 field goal
3Q: 12:13 HOU - Hunter Wynn 8 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
3Q: 02:21 TEN - Frederick Fly 46 field goal
4Q: 07:42 HOU - Maurice Kennedy 3 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
4Q: 02:10 TEN - Jerry Swanson 18 pass from Frankie Prior (Frederick Fly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:35 TEN - Dusty Banks 2 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 03:34 TEN - Frederick Fly 19 field goal
2Q: 13:19 HOU - Casey Holliday 10 run (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 05:00 HOU - Jameson Kinney 26 field goal
2Q: 01:38 HOU - Hunter Wynn 3 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 00:03 TEN - Frederick Fly 47 field goal
3Q: 12:13 HOU - Hunter Wynn 8 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
3Q: 02:21 TEN - Frederick Fly 46 field goal
4Q: 07:42 HOU - Maurice Kennedy 3 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
4Q: 02:10 TEN - Jerry Swanson 18 pass from Frankie Prior (Frederick Fly extra point)

Team Statistics HOU TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 372 369
- Offensive Plays 62 60
- Yards per Play 6.00 6.15
Net Rushing Yards 135 116
- Rushing Attempts 32 22
- Yards per Rush 4.22 5.27
Net Passing Yards 237 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 24 - 0 36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 243 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.90 6.66
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 8/44
Punt Returns/Yards 5/34 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:48 28:12

Team Statistics	HOU	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	372	369
- Offensive Plays	62	60
- Yards per Play	6.00	6.15
Net Rushing Yards	135	116
- Rushing Attempts	32	22
- Yards per Rush	4.22	5.27
Net Passing Yards	237	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 24 - 0	36 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	243	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.90	6.66
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	8/44
Punt Returns/Yards	5/34	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:48	28:12

Drive Charts

Houston Space Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:27	2:27	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	3:28	5:20	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	11:37	1:20	OPP 38	3	-6	Punt
2	8:55	4:02	OWN 45	8	46	Field Goal
2	2:46	1:16	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
3	9:11	2:42	OWN 35	6	18	Punt
3	2:14	2:24	OWN 25	5	19	Punt
4	13:29	5:58	OWN 36	11	64	Touchdown
4	6:41	2:24	OWN 36	3	9	Punt
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 11	5	20	Game

Tennessee Smokies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:33	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	7:00	3:32	OWN 44	8	54	Field Goal
2	13:08	1:31	OWN 29	3	20	Fumble
2	10:17	1:22	OWN 8	4	-2	Punt
2	4:53	2:07	OWN 27	3	-1	Punt
2	1:30	1:30	OWN 25	3	45	Field Goal
3	12:04	2:53	OWN 25	4	13	Punt
3	6:29	2:11	OWN 4	5	14	Punt
3	4:18	2:04	OPP 33	3	4	Field Goal
4	14:50	1:21	OWN 1	4	16	Punt
4	7:31	0:50	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	4:17	2:13	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Space Dogs

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Casey Holliday	22	94	4.27	16	3	1
RB Gino O'Reilley	7	31	4.43	15	1	0
FB Gregory Woodson	2	11	5.50	7	0	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	8	85	10.63	38	4	0
RB Dusty Banks	8	13	1.63	7	0	1
QB Frankie Prior	2	8	4.00	5	0	0
WR Eduardo Rivera	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
RB Blaine Rodriguez	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	24	20	220	0/0	3	42	0	144.4
Marquis Stanton	5	4	23	1/6	0	19	0	85.8

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Prior	36	19	262	2/9	1	36	0	85.6

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hunter Wynn	10	14	79	7.90	26	42	2
TE Luther Dogins	6	6	85	14.17	29	30	0
TE Maurice Kennedy	3	3	21	7.00	17	19	1
WR O.J. Carter	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Kaden Daye	1	1	24	24.00	21	24	0
TE Dillon Trejo	1	2	7	7.00	2	7	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Casey Holliday	1	1	19	19.00	10	19	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eduardo Rivera	4	9	103	25.75	72	36	0
TE Jerome Armour	4	11	25	6.25	0	14	0
WR Jerry Swanson	3	4	44	14.67	19	18	1
WR Doug Anderson	3	4	33	11.00	8	17	0
TE Alfredo Godlewski	2	4	15	7.50	1	11	0
RB Dusty Banks	2	3	36	18.00	22	26	0
RB Blaine Rodriguez	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Gino O'Reilley	1	0	0
WR Christian Perkins	1	0	0
CB Alec Downs	0	1	0
T Erik Mattos	0	1	0
CB A.J. Collier	0	0	1
RB Casey Holliday	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Eduardo Rivera	1	0	0
CB Graham Vasilatos	1	0	0
T Ashton Manns	0	1	0
TE Alfredo Godlewski	0	1	0
CB Salvador Alto	0	0	1
DE Roger Schulz	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glenn Dawson	5	228	45.6	43.8	55	4

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Drauch	6	269	44.8	39.2	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Kinney	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	4/4

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Perkins	5	34	6.8	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Vasilatos	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Holliday	4	79	19.8	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Daniels	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Vernon Cales	8	1	0.0	22	38
ILB Devin Blackledge	6	4	0.0	21	37
ILB Damien Richert	5	0	0.5	12	26
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	1	0.0	21	34
CB Rick Tolbert	4	0	0.0	21	34
OLB Blitzen Burnside	2	1	1.0	11	16
DT Anthony Mayfield	2	1	0.0	12	23
S Eddie McGee	2	0	0.0	20	22
CB A.J. Collier	2	0	0.0	22	38
DT Mitchell Gabriel	1	1	0.5	21	37
DE Alex Joseph	1	1	0.0	20	24
DT Malik Sanders	1	1	0.0	12	27
DT Justics Kennedy	1	0	0.0	12	17
S Demetrius Etzinger	1	0	0.0	1	11
CB Alec Downs	0	1	0.0	11	22

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Drew Brooks	9	3	0.0	32	28
S Peyton Purucker	9	3	0.0	31	28
OLB Clayton Bell	8	4	1.0	32	28
CB Salvador Alto	5	0	0.0	32	28
CB Conner Blake	4	0	0.0	32	29
OLB Ethan Blackburn	4	0	0.0	23	11
S Logan Swinford	3	3	0.0	32	19
DT Kai Delgado	3	1	0.0	32	22
DE Roger Schulz	2	0	0.0	28	20
DT Calvin Shire	1	2	0.0	30	26
DT Patrick Glenn	1	2	0.0	19	18
WR Jerry Swanson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kaleb Booker	1	0	0.0	13	20
S Sean Daniels	1	0	0.0	1	12
DE Jace Russell	1	0	0.0	6	14
CB Marc George	0	1	0.0	0	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Blitzen Burnside	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Mitchell Gabriel	0.5	3	0	0	37
ILB Damien Richert	0.5	0	0	0	26
DT Malik Sanders	0.0	1	2	0	27
DE Alex Joseph	0.0	1	1	1	24
DT Justics Kennedy	0.0	0	1	0	17

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Clayton Bell	1.0	0	28
CB Conner Blake	0.0	1	29
DE Roger Schulz	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rick Tolbert	4	2	34
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	1	34
S Vernon Cales	3	1	38
ILB Devin Blackledge	2	1	37
CB A.J. Collier	2	0	38
DT Anthony Mayfield	1	0	23
S Eddie McGee	1	0	22
ILB Damien Richert	1	0	26
S Demetrius Etzinger	1	0	11
OLB Blitzen Burnside	0	1	16

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Peyton Purucker	4	1	28
CB Conner Blake	4	0	29
ILB Drew Brooks	4	0	28
OLB Clayton Bell	4	0	28
CB Salvador Alto	2	0	28
S Logan Swinford	1	0	19
DT Kai Delgado	1	0	22
DE Kaleb Booker	1	0	20
OLB Ethan Blackburn	1	0	11
S Sean Daniels	1	0	12
DE Jace Russell	1	0	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	6	9	32	0	30
G Lenny Duncan	4	8	32	1	30
T Erik Mattos	2	5	32	0	30
G Marc Dotson	1	5	32	0	30
T Stanley Rivers	0	2	32	0	30
TE Luther Dogins	0	1	31	0	24
TE Maurice Kennedy	0	1	18	0	9

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Will Brooks	4	6	22	0	38
G Josiah Clements	3	6	22	1	38
T Tony Hall	2	5	22	0	38
T Toby Brown	1	2	22	1	38
G Louis Gerhardt	0	3	22	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Holliday	1	17
Danny Rodriguez	1	14
Trevor Stargell	1	10
Alec Downs	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Richardson	3	22
Roger Schulz	3	16
Doug Anderson	2	19
Ashton Manns	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Lenny Duncan	32	30	---	---	6	68
T Stanley Rivers	32	30	---	---	6	68
G Marc Dotson	32	30	---	---	6	68
T Erik Mattos	32	30	---	---	6	68
DT Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	21	37	9	67
CB A.J. Collier	---	---	22	38	3	63
S Vernon Cales	---	---	22	38	3	63
C Gerald Peterson	32	30	---	---	---	62
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	21	37	3	61
RB Casey Holliday	25	19	---	---	17	61
WR Hunter Wynn	29	30	---	---	---	59
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	21	34	2	57
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	21	34	2	57
TE Luther Dogins	31	24	---	---	---	55
WR Kaden Daye	23	30	---	---	---	53
QB Mitchell Cheever	24	24	---	---	---	48
DE Alex Joseph	---	---	20	24	1	45
DT Anthony Mayfield	---	---	12	23	9	44
S Eddie McGee	---	---	20	22	2	44
CB Alec Downs	---	---	11	22	8	41
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	12	27	2	41
ILB Damien Richert	---	---	12	26	2	40
OLB Blitzen Burnside	---	---	11	16	12	39
FB Gregory Woodson	10	7	---	---	18	35
WR Christian Perkins	8	14	---	---	12	34
TE Dillon Trejo	7	3	---	---	23	33
DT Justics Kennedy	---	---	12	17	2	31
S Demetrius Etzinger	---	---	1	11	17	29
OLB Troy Stanton	---	---	1	4	23	28
TE Maurice Kennedy	18	9	---	---	---	27
WR O.J. Carter	2	4	---	---	18	24
CB Julian Bush	---	---	1	4	18	23
RB Gino O'Reilley	7	8	---	---	2	17
QB Marquis Stanton	8	6	---	---	---	14
RB Danny Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	14	14
ILB Francisco Atkins	---	---	1	1	11	13
WR Trevor Stargell	0	2	---	---	10	12
K Jameson Kinney	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Glenn Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Herman Earp	---	---	0	2	---	2
OLB Harrison Stargell	---	---	0	1	---	1
C Leslie Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Courtney Leftwich	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Terrance Sinclair	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Clayton Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Louis Gerhardt	22	38	---	---	9	69
DE Roger Schulz	---	---	28	20	16	64
CB Conner Blake	---	---	32	29	1	62
CB Salvador Alto	---	---	32	28	1	61
ILB Drew Brooks	---	---	32	28	1	61
OLB Clayton Bell	---	---	32	28	1	61
QB Frankie Prior	22	38	---	---	---	60
C Will Brooks	22	38	---	---	---	60
G Josiah Clements	22	38	---	---	---	60
T Tony Hall	22	38	---	---	---	60
TE Jerome Armour	22	37	---	---	1	60
T Toby Brown	22	38	---	---	---	60
S Peyton Purucker	---	---	31	28	1	60
DT Calvin Shire	---	---	30	26	1	57
WR Doug Anderson	14	23	---	---	19	56
DT Kai Delgado	---	---	32	22	---	54
S Logan Swinford	---	---	32	19	---	51
WR Jerry Swanson	15	35	---	---	---	50
WR Eduardo Rivera	16	32	---	---	---	48
TE Alfredo Godlewski	8	15	---	---	24	47
DT Patrick Glenn	---	---	19	18	6	43
FB Donnie Pasich	7	9	---	---	19	35
DE Kaleb Booker	---	---	13	20	1	34
OLB Ethan Blackburn	---	---	23	11	---	34
CB Marc George	---	---	0	11	17	28
RB Dusty Banks	8	20	---	---	---	28
RB Blaine Rodriguez	2	5	---	---	20	27
CB Graham Vasilatos	---	---	7	9	11	27
S Sean Daniels	---	---	1	12	12	25
OLB Ben Infante	---	---	0	0	22	22
S Thomas Richardson	---	---	0	0	22	22
RB Clarence Augustynowicz	10	12	---	---	---	22
DE Jace Russell	---	---	6	14	1	21
ILB Donnell Farr	---	---	0	2	11	13
WR Noah Neimeyer	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Jerry Alexander	---	---	2	4	5	11
G Jim Foster	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Ashton Manns	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Harry Carter	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Leslie Bradetich	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Marc Drauch	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Gabe George	6	1	---	---	---	7
WR Kenyon Bishop	2	1	---	---	---	3
S Leon Dick	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Nick Lindsay	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	7	42	6.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	15	88	5.9
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	24	20	4	2	0	1	1	0	0
Marquis Stanton	5	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Prior	36	19	4	2	0	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	122	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	41	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	77	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	67	13.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	8	84	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	111	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hunter Wynn	14	10	79	1	30
TE Luther Dogins	6	6	85	2	24
TE Maurice Kennedy	3	3	21	0	9
TE Dillon Trejo	2	1	7	0	3
WR O.J. Carter	1	1	9	0	4
WR Kaden Daye	1	1	24	1	30
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	-1	0	7
RB Casey Holliday	1	1	19	0	19

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jerome Armour	11	4	25	0	37
WR Eduardo Rivera	9	4	103	3	32
WR Jerry Swanson	4	3	44	0	35
WR Doug Anderson	4	3	33	0	23
TE Alfredo Godlewski	4	2	15	0	15
RB Dusty Banks	3	2	36	1	20
RB Blaine Rodriguez	1	1	6	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Holliday	4	19	4.75	4.27
RB Gino O'Reilley	1	7	7.00	4.43

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dusty Banks	4	7	1.75	1.63
QB Frankie Prior	1	3	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	5	4	20	4.00	9.17

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Prior	5	1	18	3.60	7.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hunter Wynn	4	3	17	4.25	5.64
TE Maurice Kennedy	1	1	3	3.00	7.00

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerome Armour	3	0	0	0.00	2.27
WR Jerry Swanson	1	1	18	18.00	11.00
WR Eduardo Rivera	1	0	0	0.00	11.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Holliday	1	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dusty Banks	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	9	8	5
Marquis Stanton	3	2	2

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Prior	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hunter Wynn	5	3	2
TE Luther Dogins	3	3	2
WR Kaden Daye	1	1	1
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	0
RB Casey Holliday	1	1	1
TE Maurice Kennedy	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eduardo Rivera	4	2	1
TE Jerome Armour	2	0	0
TE Alfredo Godlewski	2	1	0
RB Dusty Banks	2	2	1
WR Jerry Swanson	1	1	1
WR Doug Anderson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)