Exhibition Week 5, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

59 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Space Dogs00146-20
Minnesota Norsemen14706-27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 MIN - Shane Lynch 3 run (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 03:22 MIN - Derrick Houston 3 fumble return (Frederick Fly extra point)
2Q: 09:06 MIN - Brad O'Donnell 63 fumble return (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 06:51 HOU - Hunter Wynn 36 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Daquan Berry extra point)
3Q: 04:53 HOU - Casey Holliday 11 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Daquan Berry extra point)
4Q: 13:14 MIN - Frederick Fly 26 field goal
4Q: 09:48 HOU - Clarence Lap 16 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Daquan Berry extra point failed)
4Q: 00:14 MIN - Frederick Fly 30 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUMIN
Record2-24-0
First Downs1921
- by Rushing67
- by Passing1011
- by Penalty33
Total Net Yards345263
- Offensive Plays6171
- Yards per Play5.663.70
Net Rushing Yards91121
- Rushing Attempts2239
- Yards per Rush4.143.10
Net Passing Yards254142
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 22 - 131 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards273147
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/191/5
- Yards per Pass Play6.514.44
Fumbles/Lost3/21/0
3rd Down Conversions6/134/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.28.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/308/55
Punt Returns/Yards2/201/1
Kick Returns/Yards1/261/20
Interception Ret./Yards2/01/11
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 30
Time of Possession25:0834:52

Drive Charts

Houston Space Dogs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:51OWN 253-1Punt
15:581:01OWN 2536Punt
13:220:11OWN 71-4Fumble
13:112:21OWN 2530Punt
212:203:21OWN 20743Fumble
28:591:43OWN 26521Punt
23:402:13OPP 44939Interception
313:301:29OPP 3431Missed FG
39:443:08OWN 21679Touchdown
36:271:43OPP 39439Touchdown
413:093:29OWN 25975Touchdown
45:492:00OWN 2037Punt
41:490:33OWN 547Downs
40:060:06OWN 25138Game
Minnesota Norsemen
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:097:11OWN 311369Touchdown
14:571:35OWN 38410Punt
10:503:30OWN 38718Punt
27:163:36OWN 1711Punt
21:271:27OWN 12413Half
315:001:30OWN 2038Interception
312:012:17OWN 40613Punt
36:360:09OWN 2510Interception
34:446:35OWN 251166Field Goal
49:403:51OWN 25728Punt
43:492:00OWN 28519Punt
41:161:10OPP 123-1Field Goal

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Space Dogs

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Casey Holliday18713.941920
FB Gregory Woodson263.00400
WR Hunter Wynn2147.001010
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Nick Nathanson16472.942020
RB Junior Fairbairn8273.381420
QB Quinn McGee5163.20600
FB Brent Hennessy351.67800
RB Shane Lynch3103.33701
RB Brian McBriar221.00200
WR Dillon Leydorf144.00400
QB Tyrus Orellana11010.001010

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mitchell Cheever33212590/03381105.4
Marquis Stanton31143/19014049.3
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Quinn McGee2012991/5017233.1
Tyrus Orellana118480/0016080.9

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Hunter Wynn688313.8335361
RB Casey Holliday556513.0041341
TE Clarence Lap35196.332161
WR Victor Boesiger343210.670140
WR Claude Bismo345418.000380
FB Gregory Woodson1466.00060
TE Victor Duffy151414.0012140
WR Denzel Alexandre0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Buddy Irwin67498.179160
WR Thomas Newhart34155.00490
WR Jim Bunting373612.0012170
WR Gage Ashe2484.00680
WR Dillon Leydorf121212.007120
RB Nick Nathanson1155.00450
RB Junior Fairbairn1244.00140
RB Brian McBriar1122.00120
TE Colin Cordell121010.000100
WR Kenyon Phelps1166.00060

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Vernon Cales100.000
CB Kerry Buckner100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Ty Griffin11111.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
QB Marquis Stanton1000
WR Hunter Wynn1000
WR Roderick Dillon1000
FB Gregory Woodson0100
S Vernon Cales0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Thomas Newhart1000
CB Brad O'Donnell0101
DT Derrick Houston0101
TE Buddy Irwin0100
S Brett Owens0010
OLB Johnnie Dunn0010
DT Raul Labonte0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Adam Fitzgerald520841.641.4521
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rodolfo Clayton626243.733.7483

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Daquan Berry0/10/10/102/3
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frederick Fly2/20/00/0303/3

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Roderick Dillon22010.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dillon Leydorf111.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Casey Holliday12626.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Kenyon Phelps12020.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Devin Blackledge1241.03831
OLB Ellis Riggins710.03931
S Vernon Cales700.03831
CB Rick Tolbert520.03932
S Nate Madison510.01923
S Sebastian Moose320.02318
OLB Keegan Gomez320.03121
DE Mitchell Gabriel310.02014
CB Jumbo Lyon300.0188
CB Kerry Buckner210.01514
DE Louis Rice210.03931
DT Malachi Markel210.02626
DT Kendall King130.03427
WR Hunter Wynn10---------
DT Tony Hatcher100.079
OLB Alfred Dunn100.0106
DE Kenneth Sinceno100.0103
CB Chad Rivera100.0510
S Cooper Peppers010.0189
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Ryan Gowins810.02235
DT Derrick Houston611.01936
S Jermaine Henry520.02137
OLB Johnnie Dunn411.02036
DE Dominic Laster410.02030
DT Raul Labonte320.01732
S Jerome Devine300.01728
OLB Jameson Vance220.02239
CB Brad O'Donnell200.02239
DE Cooper Craig101.005
DE Kerry Giles100.01412
DT Bobby Dodge100.0810
S Brett Owens100.02037
RB Nick Nathanson10---------
TE Colin Cordell10---------
CB Liam Benson100.035
CB Ty Griffin100.01330
CB Byron West010.0110

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Devin Blackledge1.000031
DE Louis Rice0.011031
OLB Ellis Riggins0.010131
DE Mitchell Gabriel0.001014
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Johnnie Dunn1.001036
DT Derrick Houston1.000136
DE Cooper Craig1.00005
OLB Jameson Vance0.010039
OLB Ryan Gowins0.010035
DT Raul Labonte0.002232

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Vernon Cales30131
CB Rick Tolbert30032
S Nate Madison21023
CB Kerry Buckner20114
ILB Devin Blackledge20031
OLB Ellis Riggins20031
CB Jumbo Lyon2008
S Sebastian Moose10018
DE Louis Rice10031
OLB Alfred Dunn1006
CB Chad Rivera10010
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Ryan Gowins50035
CB Brad O'Donnell30039
S Jerome Devine30028
S Brett Owens21037
CB Ty Griffin20130
S Jermaine Henry20037
DE Dominic Laster11030
CB Liam Benson1105
OLB Johnnie Dunn10036
DT Raul Labonte10032
OLB Jameson Vance10039
ILB C.J. Titone0105

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Reuben Moore36022039
C Gerald Peterson27022139
G Chance Boyer23012019
T Isaiah Bensen13110020
T Neil Danner12022039
T Jeff Beaman01022139
RB Casey Holliday00022134
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Don Meacham411139032
C Larry Palmer47039032
T Keegan Ferro15039032
G T.J. Hopkins13019017
G Javier Evison02020015
T Junior Liliedahl02020015
T Zach Richmond01019117
TE Buddy Irwin01039032
TE Colin Cordell0101509

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Ellis Riggins111
Reuben Moore110
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Raul Labonte213
Jameson Vance122

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Ellis Riggins------39311181
CB Rick Tolbert------3932677
DE Louis Rice------3931272
ILB Devin Blackledge------3831271
S Vernon Cales------3831271
G Reuben Moore2239------1071
T Neil Danner2239------667
T Jeff Beaman2239------667
TE Clarence Lap1428------2264
DT Kendall King------3427263
RB Casey Holliday2234------662
C Gerald Peterson2239---------61
S Sebastian Moose------23181859
WR Hunter Wynn2237---------59
OLB Keegan Gomez------3121254
DT Malachi Markel------2626254
WR Claude Bismo826------1751
QB Mitchell Cheever1433---------47
S Nate Madison------1923244
WR Victor Boesiger1622---------38
OLB Alfred Dunn------1062238
G Chance Boyer1219------637
CB Kerry Buckner------1514736
DE Mitchell Gabriel------2014---34
FB Gregory Woodson511------1733
T Isaiah Bensen1020---------30
TE Victor Duffy1217---------29
S Cooper Peppers------189---27
CB Jumbo Lyon------188---26
CB Arnold Ameche------071623
DT Tony Hatcher------79622
DE Kenneth Sinceno------103619
WR Roderick Dillon02------1517
RB Earnest Rush00------1616
CB Chad Rivera------510---15
QB Marquis Stanton86---------14
WR Denzel Alexandre58------114
TE Hector Wayt68---------14
ILB T.J. Burke------011213
C Harry Carter00------66
P Adam Fitzgerald00------66
K Daquan Berry00------55
G Marco Liu00------55
RB Devon Goetz02------24
C Joel Gilmore00---------0
ILB J.R. Benson------00---0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Jameson Vance------22392283
G Don Meacham3932------879
TE Buddy Irwin3932------273
C Larry Palmer3932---------71
T Keegan Ferro3932---------71
WR Thomas Newhart2625------1869
WR Jim Bunting2423------1663
CB Brad O'Donnell------2239162
DT Raul Labonte------17321362
S Jerome Devine------17281661
DT Derrick Houston------1936661
S Jermaine Henry------2137159
S Brett Owens------2037158
RB Nick Nathanson2218------1858
OLB Ryan Gowins------2235158
OLB Johnnie Dunn------2036157
DE Dominic Laster------2030151
WR Gage Ashe2525---------50
G T.J. Hopkins1917------844
T Zach Richmond1917------844
QB Quinn McGee2321---------44
CB Ty Griffin------1330144
G Javier Evison2015---------35
T Junior Liliedahl2015---------35
WR Dillon Leydorf1410------428
QB Tyrus Orellana1611---------27
FB Brent Hennessy73------1727
DE Kerry Giles------1412---26
TE Zane Lane41------2126
CB Byron West------1101526
TE Colin Cordell159---------24
DT Bobby Dodge------810---18
RB Junior Fairbairn810---------18
ILB C.J. Titone------35917
WR Kenyon Phelps21------1013
CB Liam Benson------35513
DE Cooper Craig------05510
RB Shane Lynch72---------9
K Frederick Fly00------88
C Lincoln Vaughn00------88
P Rodolfo Clayton00------88
T Alonzo O'Dauer00------88
RB Brian McBriar21------47
DT Gustavo Perry------03---3
ILB Roy Morrison------00---0
C Javier Howard00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6284.7
Middle13493.8
Right3144.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12282.3
Middle17704.1
Right9242.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mitchell Cheever33214213321
Marquis Stanton310011010
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Quinn McGee20120401012
Tyrus Orellana1180000200

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen96606.7
Short (0-8 Yds)1510885.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)73375.3
Long (19+ Yds)538817.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen65122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1612966.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)93394.3
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Hunter Wynn86083237
TE Clarence Lap53019028
RB Casey Holliday55065134
TE Victor Duffy51114017
FB Gregory Woodson4106011
WR Victor Boesiger43132022
WR Claude Bismo43054126
WR Denzel Alexandre100008
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jim Bunting73036023
TE Buddy Irwin76049032
WR Thomas Newhart43015025
WR Gage Ashe4208025
WR Dillon Leydorf21012010
RB Junior Fairbairn2104010
TE Colin Cordell2101009
RB Nick Nathanson1105018
RB Brian McBriar110201
WR Kenyon Phelps110601

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Casey Holliday294.503.94
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Nick Nathanson310.332.94
RB Junior Fairbairn3113.673.38
QB Quinn McGee362.003.20
RB Shane Lynch133.003.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mitchell Cheever63396.507.85
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tyrus Orellana1100.004.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Victor Duffy2000.002.80
TE Clarence Lap111616.003.80
FB Gregory Woodson1000.001.50
RB Casey Holliday111111.0013.00
WR Victor Boesiger111212.008.00
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Gage Ashe1100.002.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Casey Holliday11
MinnesotaRushesConversions
QB Quinn McGee20
RB Nick Nathanson10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Mitchell Cheever985
Marquis Stanton100
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Quinn McGee522
Tyrus Orellana422

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
RB Casey Holliday331
TE Clarence Lap211
WR Hunter Wynn221
WR Victor Boesiger100
WR Claude Bismo111
TE Victor Duffy111
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Gage Ashe311
WR Thomas Newhart211
WR Jim Bunting211
WR Dillon Leydorf111
TE Colin Cordell100

SectionAttendance
Stadium58,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,500 (21,400)
End Zone12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)