Week 1, 2027

played in Houston, TX

71 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Tennessee Smokies	7	3	0	0	3	-	13
Houston Space Dogs	7	0	0	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:34 TEN - Dusty Banks 5 pass from Frankie Prior (Gino Clements extra point)
1Q: 00:19 HOU - Earnest Rush 14 pass from Marquis Stanton (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 01:28 TEN - Gino Clements 36 field goal
4Q: 00:18 HOU - Daquan Berry 38 field goal
OT: 02:15 TEN - Gino Clements 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:34 TEN - Dusty Banks 5 pass from Frankie Prior (Gino Clements extra point)
1Q: 00:19 HOU - Earnest Rush 14 pass from Marquis Stanton (Daquan Berry extra point)
2Q: 01:28 TEN - Gino Clements 36 field goal
4Q: 00:18 HOU - Daquan Berry 38 field goal
OT: 02:15 TEN - Gino Clements 21 field goal

Team Statistics TEN HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 16 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 358 319
- Offensive Plays 74 72
- Yards per Play 4.84 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 64 70
- Rushing Attempts 28 22
- Yards per Rush 2.29 3.18
Net Passing Yards 294 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 30 - 0 44 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/34 6/32
- Yards per Pass Play 6.39 4.98
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/25 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 5/21
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:46 32:07

Team Statistics	TEN	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	16	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	358	319
- Offensive Plays	74	72
- Yards per Play	4.84	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	64	70
- Rushing Attempts	28	22
- Yards per Rush	2.29	3.18
Net Passing Yards	294	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 30 - 0	44 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/34	6/32
- Yards per Pass Play	6.39	4.98
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/25	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	5/21
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:46	32:07

Drive Charts

Tennessee Smokies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	1:29	OWN 7	3	-2	Punt
1	9:09	4:41	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
1	0:13	1:26	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	12:19	1:49	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	4:32	3:09	OWN 31	10	50	Field Goal
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 18	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
3	9:20	2:19	OWN 14	4	24	Punt
3	5:09	4:02	OWN 20	8	33	Fumble
3	0:02	1:39	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	11:00	2:42	OWN 4	5	8	Punt
4	5:36	3:35	OWN 7	6	44	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 25	2	6	Half
OT1	8:48	2:24	OWN 30	6	10	Punt
OT1	4:56	2:49	OWN 31	6	65	Field Goal

Houston Space Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
1	11:06	1:57	OWN 46	3	5	Punt
1	4:28	4:15	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	13:47	1:28	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
2	10:30	5:58	OWN 19	12	57	Missed FG
2	1:23	1:19	OWN 33	6	5	Punt
3	11:46	2:26	OWN 6	4	29	Punt
3	7:01	1:52	OWN 18	5	11	Punt
3	1:07	1:05	OWN 47	3	4	Punt
4	13:23	2:23	OWN 33	5	20	Punt
4	8:18	2:42	OWN 34	5	12	Punt
4	2:01	1:51	OWN 20	9	59	Field Goal
OT1	10:00	1:12	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
OT1	6:24	1:28	OWN 14	4	13	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Prior, Tennessee Smokies

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dusty Banks	14	33	2.36	18	2
RB Blaine Rodriguez	10	28	2.80	16	1
RB Axel Summers	2	1	0.50	2	0
QB Frankie Prior	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
WR Taylor Berry	1	4	4.00	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Casey Holliday	14	37	2.64	13	1
RB Earnest Rush	7	29	4.14	10	1
WR Hunter Wynn	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Prior	40	30	328	6/34	1	50	0	107.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marquis Stanton	44	26	281	6/32	1	31	0	85.5

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenyon Bishop	7	8	84	12.00	16	34	0
WR Ross Lindberg	5	5	94	18.80	29	50	0
WR Taylor Berry	5	10	29	5.80	4	15	0
WR Dashawn Lindley	4	5	44	11.00	15	23	0
TE Gilbert Clements	4	4	63	15.75	31	27	0
RB Dusty Banks	2	3	8	4.00	3	5	1
TE Rich Ursini	2	3	7	3.50	0	6	0
RB Blaine Rodriguez	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Donnie Pasich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hunter Wynn	6	10	29	4.83	11	16	0
WR Victor Boesiger	6	12	90	15.00	47	31	0
RB Earnest Rush	3	4	26	8.67	6	14	1
RB Casey Holliday	3	4	37	12.33	13	20	0
TE Victor Duffy	3	5	58	19.33	34	21	0
TE Clarence Lap	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
TE Hector Wayt	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Claude Bismo	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Frankie Prior	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Mitchell Gabriel	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Drauch	9	438	48.7	44.1	55	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	11	508	46.2	42.5	55	8

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gino Clements	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Daquan Berry	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Lindley	3	20	6.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Madison	5	21	4.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Madison	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Drew Brooks	6	4	0.0	18	34
CB Nathan Springer	6	0	0.0	10	37
S Peyton Purucker	5	4	0.0	22	50
DE Roger Schulz	4	3	2.5	21	37
DT Patrick Glenn	4	0	2.0	17	31
DE Jimmy Jennings	4	0	0.0	16	18
DT Jace Russell	3	0	0.5	17	36
OLB Clayton Bell	3	1	0.0	13	22
CB Dustin Stedtefeld	3	0	0.0	3	27
OLB Trenton Finger	2	2	0.0	21	49
S Kaleb Barton	2	0	0.0	2	9
CB Teddy Hudson	2	0	0.0	20	28
CB Dean Purslow	2	0	0.0	19	27
CB Monty White	2	0	0.0	2	17
DT Elijah Kosteva	1	0	1.0	9	30
S Butch Pedigo	1	2	0.0	20	43
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	1	1	0.0	2	5
DE Colin Morton	1	0	0.0	6	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Devin Blackledge	15	4	0.0	28	41
CB Kerry Buckner	7	1	0.0	27	45
DE Mitchell Gabriel	6	3	3.5	28	40
DE Louis Rice	6	0	1.5	28	41
S Vernon Cales	5	5	0.0	28	46
CB Jumbo Lyon	4	0	0.0	14	25
OLB Ellis Riggins	3	1	0.0	28	46
DT Kendall King	3	0	0.0	12	18
S Nate Madison	3	0	0.0	1	19
DT Malachi Markel	2	1	0.0	17	31
DE Tre' Burgess	2	1	0.0	12	12
OLB Keegan Gomez	2	0	0.0	12	7
CB Chad Rivera	2	0	0.0	28	45
DT Tony Hatcher	1	0	1.0	15	37
S Cooper Peppers	1	0	0.0	27	27
ILB T.J. Burke	0	1	0.0	0	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roger Schulz	2.5	0	1	0	37
DT Patrick Glenn	2.0	0	1	1	31
DT Elijah Kosteva	1.0	0	1	0	30
DT Jace Russell	0.5	0	1	0	36
DE Jimmy Jennings	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Brandon Didelot	0.0	0	1	0	17

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mitchell Gabriel	3.5	0	2	40
DE Louis Rice	1.5	3	0	41
DT Tony Hatcher	1.0	0	0	37
CB Kerry Buckner	0.0	1	0	45

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nathan Springer	5	2	37
S Peyton Purucker	3	1	50
CB Dustin Stedtefeld	3	0	27
CB Monty White	3	0	17
CB Dean Purslow	2	1	27
S Kaleb Barton	2	0	9
CB Teddy Hudson	2	0	28
OLB Clayton Bell	2	0	22
OLB Trenton Finger	1	2	49
S Butch Pedigo	1	0	43
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	1	0	5
DT Jace Russell	1	0	36
ILB Drew Brooks	0	1	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Devin Blackledge	9	0	41
CB Kerry Buckner	5	0	45
S Vernon Cales	4	1	46
S Nate Madison	3	0	19
CB Jumbo Lyon	3	0	25
OLB Ellis Riggins	2	1	46
CB Chad Rivera	2	1	45
DE Mitchell Gabriel	1	0	40
S Cooper Peppers	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Chandler Waits	2	7	28	2	46
C Leslie Bradetich	1	8	28	2	46
G Efrain Andersen	1	6	28	0	46
T Toby Brown	1	5	28	1	46
G Josiah Clements	0	1	28	1	46

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Isaiah Bensen	2	5	22	1	50
C Gerald Peterson	1	8	22	1	50
G Reuben Moore	1	6	22	0	50
G Chance Boyer	1	1	22	1	50
T Neil Danner	0	2	22	3	50

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Elijah Kosteva	4	14
Dustin Stedtefeld	1	19
Jimmy Jennings	1	14
Josiah Clements	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Earnest Rush	1	20
Ellis Riggins	1	16
Reuben Moore	1	16

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Josiah Clements	28	46	---	---	11	85
T Toby Brown	28	46	---	---	11	85
G Efrain Andersen	28	46	---	---	11	85
T Chandler Waits	28	46	---	---	11	85
WR Ross Lindberg	28	46	---	---	2	76
QB Frankie Prior	28	46	---	---	---	74
C Leslie Bradetich	28	46	---	---	---	74
S Peyton Purucker	---	---	22	50	2	74
OLB Trenton Finger	---	---	21	49	2	72
TE Gilbert Clements	27	41	---	---	---	68
WR Kenyon Bishop	25	42	---	---	---	67
DT Jace Russell	---	---	17	36	13	66
S Butch Pedigo	---	---	20	43	2	65
DE Roger Schulz	---	---	21	37	2	60
ILB Drew Brooks	---	---	18	34	1	53
DT Elijah Kosteva	---	---	9	30	14	53
CB Teddy Hudson	---	---	20	28	2	50
CB Dustin Stedtefeld	---	---	3	27	19	49
DT Patrick Glenn	---	---	17	31	1	49
CB Dean Purslow	---	---	19	27	2	48
DE Jimmy Jennings	---	---	16	18	14	48
CB Nathan Springer	---	---	10	37	---	47
RB Dusty Banks	15	30	---	---	1	46
DE Colin Morton	---	---	6	27	12	45
WR Taylor Berry	10	29	---	---	3	42
OLB Clayton Bell	---	---	13	22	2	37
FB Donnie Pasich	8	9	---	---	20	37
TE Rich Ursini	6	9	---	---	20	35
OLB Eduardo Sawyer	---	---	2	5	27	34
WR Dashawn Lindley	5	8	---	---	20	33
CB Monty White	---	---	2	17	14	33
S Kaleb Barton	---	---	2	9	18	29
RB Blaine Rodriguez	11	9	---	---	---	20
RB Axel Summers	2	1	---	---	17	20
WR Chad Lew	0	2	---	---	16	18
OLB Shawn Foster	---	---	2	2	14	18
DE Brandon Didelot	---	---	1	17	---	18
TE Nicky Northcutt	3	4	---	---	9	16
C Cornell Madison	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Marc Drauch	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Gino Clements	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Russell Buchanan	---	---	1	4	---	5
C Seth Smiley	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alexander Berehula	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Paul Langhoff	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marcus Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	28	46	16	90
G Reuben Moore	22	50	---	---	16	88
T Neil Danner	22	50	---	---	13	85
T Isaiah Bensen	22	50	---	---	13	85
G Chance Boyer	22	50	---	---	13	85
CB Kerry Buckner	---	---	27	45	11	83
S Vernon Cales	---	---	28	46	2	76
CB Chad Rivera	---	---	28	45	2	75
QB Marquis Stanton	22	50	---	---	---	72
C Gerald Peterson	22	50	---	---	---	72
WR Victor Boesiger	22	50	---	---	---	72
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	28	41	2	71
DE Louis Rice	---	---	28	41	2	71
DE Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	28	40	2	70
TE Victor Duffy	21	49	---	---	---	70
WR Hunter Wynn	19	43	---	---	---	62
DT Tony Hatcher	---	---	15	37	10	62
S Cooper Peppers	---	---	27	27	1	55
RB Casey Holliday	15	32	---	---	4	51
TE Clarence Lap	8	12	---	---	29	49
DT Malachi Markel	---	---	17	31	---	48
RB Earnest Rush	7	15	---	---	20	42
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	14	25	---	39
CB Arnold Ameche	---	---	1	20	17	38
WR Denzel Alexandre	9	27	---	---	1	37
FB Gregory Woodson	6	13	---	---	18	37
S Nate Madison	---	---	1	19	14	34
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	12	12	10	34
DT Kendall King	---	---	12	18	2	32
OLB Alfred Dunn	---	---	1	0	27	28
WR Claude Bismo	2	5	---	---	18	25
OLB Keegan Gomez	---	---	12	7	1	20
ILB T.J. Burke	---	---	0	5	13	18
S Sebastian Moose	---	---	0	0	16	16
C Harry Carter	0	0	---	---	13	13
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Marco Liu	0	0	---	---	11	11
WR Roderick Dillon	0	1	---	---	6	7
K Daquan Berry	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Hector Wayt	1	3	---	---	---	4
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Mitchell Cheever	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Joel Gilmore	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Britt Horton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB J.R. Benson	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Devon Goetz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	28	14.0
Middle	12	15	1.3
Right	13	23	1.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	7	32	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Prior	40	30	4	1	2	3	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marquis Stanton	44	26	3	1	4	7	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	55	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	71	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	103	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	99	33.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	53	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	132	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	77	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	19	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Taylor Berry	10	5	2	29	0	29
WR Kenyon Bishop	8	7	0	84	1	42
WR Dashawn Lindley	5	4	0	44	1	8
WR Ross Lindberg	5	5	0	94	1	46
TE Gilbert Clements	4	4	0	63	1	41
RB Dusty Banks	3	2	0	8	0	30
TE Rich Ursini	3	2	0	7	0	9
RB Blaine Rodriguez	1	1	0	-1	0	9
FB Donnie Pasich	1	0	0	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Victor Boesiger	12	6	1	90	1	50
WR Hunter Wynn	10	6	0	29	0	43
TE Victor Duffy	5	3	0	58	1	49
RB Earnest Rush	4	3	0	26	0	15
RB Casey Holliday	4	3	0	37	1	32
WR Denzel Alexandre	3	1	2	7	0	27
TE Clarence Lap	2	1	1	15	0	12
WR Claude Bismo	2	1	0	3	0	5
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	0	2	0	13
TE Hector Wayt	1	1	0	14	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dusty Banks	2	5	2.50	2.36

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Prior	5	3	18	3.60	8.20

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marquis Stanton	2	2	23	11.50	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Gilbert Clements	1	1	12	12.00	15.75
RB Dusty Banks	1	1	5	5.00	2.67
FB Donnie Pasich	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Taylor Berry	1	0	0	0.00	2.90
TE Rich Ursini	1	1	1	1.00	2.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earnest Rush	1	1	14	14.00	6.50
WR Victor Boesiger	1	1	9	9.00	7.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dusty Banks	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Earnest Rush	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Prior	14	10	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marquis Stanton	17	11	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Taylor Berry	4	2	0
WR Ross Lindberg	3	3	3
WR Kenyon Bishop	2	2	2
WR Dashawn Lindley	1	1	1
TE Gilbert Clements	1	1	0
RB Dusty Banks	1	0	0
FB Donnie Pasich	1	0	0
TE Rich Ursini	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Boesiger	6	4	3
WR Hunter Wynn	3	2	0
RB Casey Holliday	3	2	1
WR Claude Bismo	2	1	0
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	1	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	0
TE Victor Duffy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (16,000)
End Zone 11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (16,000)
End Zone	11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)