Exhibition Week 5, 2024

played in Minnesota, MN

60 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Houston Space Dogs	10	7	0	0	-	17
Minnesota Norsemen	7	6	3	7	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 HOU - Jameson Kinney 23 field goal
1Q: 07:28 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 21 pass from Darnell Kinney (Brandon Schwartz extra point)
1Q: 05:05 HOU - Casey Holliday 5 run (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 10:15 MIN - Brandon Schwartz 37 field goal
2Q: 03:52 MIN - Brandon Schwartz 23 field goal
2Q: 00:36 HOU - Kaden Daye 1 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
3Q: 02:45 MIN - Brandon Schwartz 37 field goal
4Q: 14:26 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 54 pass from Eddie Taft (Brandon Schwartz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:08 HOU - Jameson Kinney 23 field goal
1Q: 07:28 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 21 pass from Darnell Kinney (Brandon Schwartz extra point)
1Q: 05:05 HOU - Casey Holliday 5 run (Jameson Kinney extra point)
2Q: 10:15 MIN - Brandon Schwartz 37 field goal
2Q: 03:52 MIN - Brandon Schwartz 23 field goal
2Q: 00:36 HOU - Kaden Daye 1 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Jameson Kinney extra point)
3Q: 02:45 MIN - Brandon Schwartz 37 field goal
4Q: 14:26 MIN - Dillon Leydorf 54 pass from Eddie Taft (Brandon Schwartz extra point)

Team Statistics HOU MIN
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 278 324
- Offensive Plays 56 62
- Yards per Play 4.96 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 87 143
- Rushing Attempts 23 37
- Yards per Rush 3.78 3.86
Net Passing Yards 191 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 191 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/36
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 7.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 5/66
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:34 34:26

Team Statistics	HOU	MIN
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	278	324
- Offensive Plays	56	62
- Yards per Play	4.96	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	87	143
- Rushing Attempts	23	37
- Yards per Rush	3.78	3.86
Net Passing Yards	191	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	21 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	191	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/36
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	7.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	5/66
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:34	34:26

Drive Charts

Houston Space Dogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:58	OWN 36	7	58	Field Goal
1	7:13	2:16	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	3:16	1:00	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
2	14:53	1:42	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	10:10	2:13	OWN 29	3	-4	Punt
2	3:44	1:15	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	1:39	1:12	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
3	12:08	5:06	OWN 2	8	24	Punt
3	2:37	2:37	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	14:07	1:52	OWN 35	6	-6	Punt
4	10:25	3:25	OWN 17	9	29	Punt
4	4:42	0:58	OWN 31	3	8	Punt

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:02	3:49	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	4:57	1:41	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	2:16	2:23	OWN 29	4	0	Punt
2	13:11	3:01	OWN 32	6	48	Field Goal
2	7:57	4:13	OPP 45	6	39	Field Goal
2	2:29	0:50	OWN 16	3	-5	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 30	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	2:52	OWN 25	7	22	Punt
3	7:02	4:25	OWN 39	8	41	Field Goal
4	15:00	0:53	OWN 47	2	53	Touchdown
4	12:15	1:50	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	7:00	2:18	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	3:44	3:44	OWN 23	8	22	Game

Game MVP: Dillon Leydorf, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Casey Holliday	19	80	4.21	48	1	1
RB Gino O'Reilley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
QB Marquis Stanton	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0
WR Christian Perkins	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wendell Colon	25	100	4.00	21	4
RB Junior Fairbairn	9	45	5.00	17	2
QB Eddie Taft	3	-2	-0.67	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	18	13	73	0/0	1	16	0	97.6
Marquis Stanton	15	8	118	0/0	0	39	0	79.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Taft	12	6	125	2/16	1	54	0	114.9
Darnell Kinney	9	8	92	2/20	1	21	0	146.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hunter Wynn	5	6	81	16.20	44	39	0
WR O.J. Carter	3	5	20	6.67	4	9	0
WR Kaden Daye	3	5	18	6.00	8	14	1
TE Dillon Trejo	3	4	9	3.00	3	6	0
TE Luther Dogins	2	5	20	10.00	3	13	0
RB Casey Holliday	2	3	4	2.00	0	4	0
TE Maurice Kennedy	2	2	35	17.50	1	27	0
WR Christian Perkins	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dillon Leydorf	5	7	141	28.20	102	54	2
WR Thomas Newhart	4	6	38	9.50	7	14	0
WR Gage Ashe	2	2	18	9.00	0	15	0
RB Tyrone Zatechka	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
WR Rusty Bundren	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Shannon Blades	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Junior Ferris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Buddy Irwin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glenn Dawson	9	369	41.0	31.4	54	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tristan Hastings	6	254	42.3	41.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Kinney	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brandon Schwartz	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Perkins	2	8	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Larsen	5	66	13.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Holliday	4	85	21.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edwin Larsen	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Devin Blackledge	7	7	0.0	35	21
S Herman Earp	6	1	0.0	25	14
ILB Francisco Atkins	5	0	0.0	25	14
CB Rick Tolbert	5	0	0.0	37	25
ILB Damien Richert	4	0	2.0	29	21
S Vernon Cales	4	0	0.0	37	25
DT Malik Sanders	4	0	0.0	34	17
DE Mitchell Gabriel	3	0	1.0	36	22
OLB Ellis Riggins	3	2	0.0	14	13
S Eddie McGee	2	4	0.0	35	25
OLB Blitzen Burnside	2	0	0.0	10	7
DE Alex Joseph	1	1	0.5	9	8
DT Anthony Mayfield	1	0	0.5	8	11
DT Justics Kennedy	1	2	0.0	32	21
S Demetrius Etzinger	1	2	0.0	12	12
OLB Troy Stanton	1	0	0.0	2	0
CB Julian Bush	1	0	0.0	15	8
CB Alec Downs	0	1	0.0	9	9

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Roy Morrison	5	4	23	33
DE Kerry Giles	5	0	23	31
S Aiden Reid	4	4	20	31
OLB Winston Dodge	4	1	18	24
ILB Leo Lee	3	0	11	14
DT Bobby Dodge	2	1	8	10
DT Andy Jenkins	2	1	15	19
DE Gage Preece	2	0	13	23
CB Trey Monroe	2	0	13	24
CB Irving Farrell	2	0	12	18
S Norman Emmons	2	0	7	10
S Jesse Cunningham	2	0	18	25
DT Raul Labonte	1	1	17	29
DT Abel Savoy	1	0	6	5
CB Brad O'Donnell	1	0	16	26
CB Butch Metzenbaum	1	0	11	17
CB Teddy Hudson	1	0	5	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Damien Richert	2.0	0	0	21
DE Mitchell Gabriel	1.0	0	1	22
DT Anthony Mayfield	0.5	0	1	11
DE Alex Joseph	0.5	0	0	8
DT Malik Sanders	0.0	1	0	17

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kerry Giles	1	1	31
DE Ricardo Perry	1	0	12
DE Gage Preece	1	0	23
OLB Winston Dodge	1	0	24
DT Raul Labonte	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rick Tolbert	4	0	25
ILB Francisco Atkins	2	0	14
S Demetrius Etzinger	2	0	12
OLB Ellis Riggins	2	0	13
S Herman Earp	1	1	14
S Eddie McGee	1	0	25
S Vernon Cales	1	0	25
DE Alex Joseph	1	0	8
CB Julian Bush	0	1	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Leo Lee	3	0	14
S Aiden Reid	2	1	31
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	1	26
ILB Roy Morrison	2	1	33
DE Kerry Giles	2	0	31
CB Trey Monroe	2	0	24
OLB Winston Dodge	2	0	24
CB Irving Farrell	2	0	18
DT Bobby Dodge	1	0	10
CB Butch Metzenbaum	1	0	17
S Norman Emmons	1	0	10
S Jesse Cunningham	1	0	25
DT Raul Labonte	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Gerald Peterson	2	6	23	33
G Marc Dotson	2	3	12	17
G Lenny Duncan	1	7	23	33
G Courtney Leftwich	0	3	11	16
T Terrance Sinclair	0	2	11	16
T Stanley Rivers	0	1	12	17

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Keegan Ferro	3	8	37	0	25
G Matthew Kinney	3	3	37	1	25
T Levon Fischer	2	9	37	0	25
G Jeremiah James	2	5	37	0	25
C Winfred Preston	2	4	22	1	9
C Seth Smiley	1	4	15	2	16
TE Shannon Blades	0	1	5	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Casey Holliday	4	19
Gregory Woodson	1	17
Blitzen Burnside	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rusty Bundren	2	28
Wendell Colon	2	13
Tyrone Zatechka	1	28
Jesse Cunningham	1	19

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Eddie McGee	---	---	35	25	19	79
DE Mitchell Gabriel	---	---	36	22	9	67
G Lenny Duncan	23	33	---	---	10	66
S Vernon Cales	---	---	37	25	3	65
RB Casey Holliday	20	26	---	---	19	65
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	37	25	3	65
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	35	21	3	59
TE Dillon Trejo	15	17	---	---	26	58
DT Justics Kennedy	---	---	32	21	3	56
C Gerald Peterson	23	33	---	---	---	56
ILB Damien Richert	---	---	29	21	3	53
DT Malik Sanders	---	---	34	17	2	53
ILB Francisco Atkins	---	---	25	14	13	52
WR Kaden Daye	18	32	---	---	---	50
WR O.J. Carter	11	15	---	---	17	43
S Herman Earp	---	---	25	14	3	42
WR Christian Perkins	9	16	---	---	16	41
T Stanley Rivers	12	17	---	---	10	39
G Marc Dotson	12	17	---	---	10	39
T Erik Mattos	12	17	---	---	10	39
TE Luther Dogins	17	18	---	---	---	35
FB Gregory Woodson	4	11	---	---	17	32
OLB Blitzen Burnside	---	---	10	7	13	30
QB Mitchell Cheever	11	18	---	---	---	29
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	14	13	2	29
WR Hunter Wynn	12	16	---	---	---	28
RB Gino O'Reilley	3	4	---	---	20	27
C Leslie Porter	11	16	---	---	---	27
QB Marquis Stanton	12	15	---	---	---	27
G Courtney Leftwich	11	16	---	---	---	27
OLB Troy Stanton	---	---	2	0	25	27
T Terrance Sinclair	11	16	---	---	---	27
DT Anthony Mayfield	---	---	8	11	7	26
CB Alec Downs	---	---	9	9	8	26
CB Julian Bush	---	---	15	8	1	24
S Demetrius Etzinger	---	---	12	12	---	24
CB Gus Stowell	---	---	3	2	15	20
DE Alex Joseph	---	---	9	8	---	17
TE Maurice Kennedy	6	8	---	---	---	14
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Glenn Dawson	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Trevor Stargell	0	2	---	---	6	8
K Jameson Kinney	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB A.J. Collier	---	---	0	0	1	1
RB Jonathan Gott	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Clayton Webb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Keegan Ferro	37	25	---	---	15	77
G Matthew Kinney	37	25	---	---	9	71
T Levon Fischer	37	25	---	---	9	71
G Jeremiah James	37	25	---	---	9	71
TE Junior Ferris	25	15	---	---	28	68
WR Rusty Bundren	24	13	---	---	28	65
S Jesse Cunningham	---	---	18	25	19	62
RB Wendell Colon	27	18	---	---	13	58
ILB Roy Morrison	---	---	23	33	1	57
CB Trey Monroe	---	---	13	24	19	56
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	17	29	10	56
WR Dillon Leydorf	35	20	---	---	---	55
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	23	31	---	54
S Aiden Reid	---	---	20	31	1	52
WR Thomas Newhart	28	19	---	---	---	47
DE Gage Preece	---	---	13	23	10	46
QB Eddie Taft	30	14	---	---	---	44
OLB Winston Dodge	---	---	18	24	1	43
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	16	26	1	43
CB Irving Farrell	---	---	12	18	13	43
RB Tyrone Zatechka	8	6	---	---	28	42
ILB Leo Lee	---	---	11	14	13	38
DT Andy Jenkins	---	---	15	19	---	34
C Seth Smiley	15	16	---	---	---	31
C Winfred Preston	22	9	---	---	---	31
WR Gage Ashe	11	9	---	---	10	30
CB Butch Metzenbaum	---	---	11	17	1	29
OLB Kris Wolfe	---	---	0	0	25	25
DE Ricardo Perry	---	---	10	12	1	23
TE Buddy Irwin	12	11	---	---	---	23
WR Edwin Larsen	0	1	---	---	19	20
QB Darnell Kinney	7	11	---	---	---	18
DT Bobby Dodge	---	---	8	10	---	18
S Norman Emmons	---	---	7	10	1	18
RB Junior Fairbairn	10	6	---	---	---	16
TE Shannon Blades	5	7	---	---	---	12
DT Abel Savoy	---	---	6	5	---	11
OLB Steve Markowitz	---	---	7	4	---	11
C Ian Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Tristan Hastings	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Brandon Schwartz	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Teddy Hudson	---	---	5	3	---	8
T Phillip Freeland	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT A.J. Robbins	---	---	0	3	1	4
CB Alexander Goodwin	---	---	0	2	1	3
G Jackson Stanton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	14	2.0
Middle	13	66	5.1
Right	3	7	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	2	0.7
Middle	22	69	3.1
Right	10	74	7.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	18	13	0	1	1	2	1	0	0
Marquis Stanton	15	8	2	0	1	2	4	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Taft	12	6	2	1	2	2	1	1	0
Darnell Kinney	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	118	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	57	14.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	77	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	55	18.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	28	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hunter Wynn	6	5	0	81	1	16
WR O.J. Carter	5	3	0	20	0	15
WR Kaden Daye	5	3	0	18	0	32
TE Luther Dogins	5	2	0	20	0	18
TE Dillon Trejo	4	3	0	9	0	17
WR Christian Perkins	3	1	2	4	0	16
RB Casey Holliday	3	2	0	4	0	26
TE Maurice Kennedy	2	2	0	35	1	8

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dillon Leydorf	7	5	1	141	3	20
WR Thomas Newhart	6	4	0	38	0	19
WR Rusty Bundren	2	1	0	3	0	13
WR Gage Ashe	2	2	0	18	0	9
RB Tyrone Zatechka	1	1	0	3	0	6
TE Junior Ferris	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Shannon Blades	1	1	0	14	0	7
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	1	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Holliday	1	5	5.00	4.21

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wendell Colon	4	6	1.50	4.00
QB Eddie Taft	1	0	0.00	-0.67
RB Junior Fairbairn	1	-4	-4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marquis Stanton	4	2	13	3.25	7.87
Mitchell Cheever	2	2	14	7.00	4.06

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Luther Dogins	2	1	13	6.50	4.00
WR Hunter Wynn	2	1	5	2.50	13.50
WR Kaden Daye	1	1	1	1.00	3.60
TE Maurice Kennedy	1	1	8	8.00	17.50

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Casey Holliday	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wendell Colon	3	2
QB Eddie Taft	2	0
RB Junior Fairbairn	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	6	4	2
Marquis Stanton	5	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Taft	6	4	2
Darnell Kinney	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dillon Trejo	3	2	0
WR O.J. Carter	2	1	0
WR Christian Perkins	2	1	1
WR Kaden Daye	1	0	0
TE Luther Dogins	1	1	1
WR Hunter Wynn	1	0	0
RB Casey Holliday	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dillon Leydorf	2	2	1
WR Rusty Bundren	1	1	1
TE Junior Ferris	1	0	0
TE Shannon Blades	1	1	0
WR Gage Ashe	1	1	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)