Exhibition Week 3, 2025

played in New Orleans, LA

89 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Space Dogs10703-20
New Orleans Delta Rays7367-23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:28 HOU - Frederick Fly 20 field goal
1Q: 08:14 HOU - Asher Rabach 13 pass from Marquis Stanton (Frederick Fly extra point)
1Q: 05:23 NOS - Earnest Kirchner 9 run (Cedric Harden extra point)
2Q: 04:59 NOS - Cedric Harden 44 field goal
2Q: 02:25 HOU - Asher Rabach 20 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Frederick Fly extra point)
3Q: 05:46 NOS - Cedric Harden 24 field goal
3Q: 00:15 NOS - Cedric Harden 40 field goal
4Q: 07:06 HOU - Frederick Fly 18 field goal
4Q: 00:50 NOS - Robbie Kirk 25 pass from Dalton Sweeney (Cedric Harden extra point)

Team StatisticsHOUNOS
Record1-11-1
First Downs2414
- by Rushing83
- by Passing1211
- by Penalty40
Total Net Yards321325
- Offensive Plays7756
- Yards per Play4.175.80
Net Rushing Yards10935
- Rushing Attempts3215
- Yards per Rush3.412.33
Net Passing Yards212290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt44 - 22 - 141 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards222290
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/100/0
- Yards per Pass Play4.717.07
Fumbles/Lost1/10/0
3rd Down Conversions7/175/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.56.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards3/257/40
Punt Returns/Yards2/272/6
Kick Returns/Yards3/702/53
Interception Ret./Yards2/311/24
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/21/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 32OWN 37
Time of Possession34:1225:48

Drive Charts

Houston Space Dogs
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:305:07OWN 461051Field Goal
18:140:09OPP 13113Touchdown
15:173:52OWN 38621Punt
214:022:33OWN 20612Punt
29:521:35OWN 1231Punt
24:532:39OWN 25775Touchdown
21:061:06OWN 3331Half
315:002:55OWN 25538Punt
39:540:22OWN 4230Interception
35:412:27OWN 3048Punt
30:098:09OWN 181881Field Goal
44:462:55OWN 20723Punt
40:370:32OWN 2542Downs
New Orleans Delta Rays
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:30OWN 43216Interception
18:230:09OWN 2510Interception
18:052:48OWN 25575Touchdown
11:252:23OWN 20430Punt
211:291:37OWN 3133Punt
28:173:24OWN 46727Field Goal
22:141:08OWN 2533Punt
312:052:11OWN 2039Punt
39:323:51OPP 36929Field Goal
33:141:32OWN 1537Punt
31:421:33OPP 203-3Field Goal
47:002:14OWN 34530Punt
41:511:14OWN 20780Touchdown
40:050:05OPP 271-1Game

Game MVP: Dalton Sweeney, New Orleans Delta Rays

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Casey Holliday24943.921340
RB Daniel Lane492.25400
FB Gregory Woodson320.67100
QB Mitchell Cheever144.00400
New OrleansAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Nick Nathanson891.13900
FB Earnest Kirchner4184.501211
QB Dalton Sweeney263.00700
WR Robbie Kirk122.00200

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mitchell Cheever32151471/10125157.7
Marquis Stanton127750/01200104.5
New OrleansAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Dalton Sweeney30181630/0133085.8
Gavin Ozga1181270/0029271.2

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Hunter Wynn69376.173200
WR Asher Rabach456817.0020202
TE Steven Horn464411.0014200
TE Maurice Kennedy34217.00780
TE Jason Lang233618.0018250
RB Casey Holliday26136.50070
WR Sammie Stevenson1633.00030
WR Deion Wells0200.00000
FB Gregory Woodson0300.00000
New OrleansCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Robbie Kirk81011113.8863281
TE Luis Edinger454010.0023290
RB Nick Nathanson3641.33030
WR Mitchell Green344515.0021240
TE Spencer Boone252110.508120
TE Chance Greer233718.5031330
WR Don Horton1177.00670
RB Deion Freeman1155.00050
WR Terrance Daliere1544.00040
RB Rich Fantozzi111616.008160

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Vernon Cales12121.000
OLB Ellis Riggins11010.000
New OrleansIntsYardsAvgTD
S Demetrius Etzinger12424.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
RB Daniel Lane1000
New OrleansFumbRecovForceTD
C Jason Humphrey0100
TE Chance Greer0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alvin Earl626644.333.3571
New OrleansPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Perry Fitzgerald627846.335.2531

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frederick Fly2/20/00/0202/2
New OrleansFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Cedric Harden3/32/20/0442/2

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Daniel Lane22713.50
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Earl Bullock263.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Rick Tolbert23417.00
Casey Holliday13636.00
New OrleansRetYardsAvgTD
Deion Freeman25326.50

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Brenden Hughes600.01028
S Vernon Cales500.01541
OLB Ellis Riggins410.01541
DT Deion Blake400.01535
CB A.J. Collier320.01128
ILB Devin Blackledge310.01127
OLB Grady Naumoff300.077
OLB Oliver Jamison210.0411
ILB Francisco Atkins210.0414
ILB Doug Allen100.0922
S Stan Davison100.0525
CB Kris Fredrickson100.01533
DE Alex Joseph100.0212
RB Casey Holliday10---------
DE Mitchell Gabriel100.01440
S Dwayne Hancock100.023
DT Malik Sanders010.01332
New OrleansTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Goehring1220.03245
OLB Xavier Malchow520.02336
CB Earl Bullock510.03042
ILB Alex Mathews430.03237
ILB Mark Billick400.02220
DT Roberto Burns311.01827
CB Lee Kueth300.02336
DE Alfred Newland300.01314
S Demetrius Etzinger300.01828
CB Devante Paradis210.01217
DE Stanley Becker210.02636
DE Edgar Fox210.02438
OLB Ben McCormick210.02739
DE Dixon Burton100.023
DT Lucas Heath100.028
WR Terrance Daliere10---------
DT Dale Schokora100.01310
WR Robbie Kirk10---------
S Kenneth Schulz030.01023
CB Gino Fisk010.0515

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Malik Sanders0.011032
DE Mitchell Gabriel0.001140
OLB Ellis Riggins0.001141
DT Deion Blake0.001035
DE Alex Joseph0.000312
New OrleansSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Roberto Burns1.002027
DE Stanley Becker0.020036
S Mike Goehring0.001045
DE Edgar Fox0.001038
OLB Edward Farr0.001014
CB Earl Bullock0.001042

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Brenden Hughes51028
OLB Ellis Riggins40141
S Vernon Cales21141
CB A.J. Collier20028
DT Deion Blake20035
ILB Francisco Atkins20014
OLB Grady Naumoff2007
ILB Doug Allen10022
ILB Devin Blackledge10027
OLB Oliver Jamison10011
S Stan Davison10025
CB Kris Fredrickson10033
DE Alex Joseph10012
S Dwayne Hancock1003
CB Alec Downs01019
New OrleansCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Mike Goehring41045
OLB Xavier Malchow40036
CB Lee Kueth31036
ILB Mark Billick30020
S Demetrius Etzinger20128
CB Earl Bullock20042
OLB Ben McCormick11039
ILB Alex Mathews11037
CB Devante Paradis10017
DE Dixon Burton1003
DE Stanley Becker01036
DE Edgar Fox01038
S Kenneth Schulz01023

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
C Gerald Peterson410132045
C Alec Gibson35017024
G Diego Small26032045
T Stanley Rivers25032045
G Reuben Moore03015121
FB Gregory Woodson01016016
T Erik Mattos01015021
New OrleansKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
G Bruce Kesselman2306019
T Jimmy Zellers13015041
C Omar Murray1209022
G Hector Goodwin1106019
C Ashton Swift0206019
T Jackson Preston01015041
G Benjamin Lemery0109022

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Jason Lang225
Casey Holliday219
Sammie Stevenson119
New OrleansTacklesSTPlays
Edward Farr413
Chance Greer125

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Stanley Rivers3245------885
RB Casey Holliday2838------1985
G Diego Small3245------885
C Gerald Peterson3245---------77
WR Sammie Stevenson1929------1967
DE Mitchell Gabriel------1440963
DT Deion Blake------1535959
S Vernon Cales------1541359
TE Steven Horn2534---------59
OLB Ellis Riggins------1541359
WR Hunter Wynn2335---------58
CB Brenden Hughes------10281957
CB Kris Fredrickson------1533957
ILB Doug Allen------9222556
QB Mitchell Cheever2133---------54
FB Gregory Woodson1616------1951
TE Jason Lang1015------2550
DT Malik Sanders------1332348
T Erik Mattos1521------844
G Reuben Moore1521------844
CB A.J. Collier------1128241
ILB Devin Blackledge------1127341
C Alec Gibson1724---------41
T William LeGay1724---------41
TE Maurice Kennedy1424---------38
OLB Grady Naumoff------772337
WR Asher Rabach1520------136
S Stan Davison------525131
CB Alec Downs------619227
CB Rick Tolbert------416727
QB Marquis Stanton1112---------23
S Dwayne Hancock------231823
ILB Francisco Atkins------414---18
WR Deion Wells610---------16
RB Everett Mayes00------1616
OLB Oliver Jamison------411---15
RB Daniel Lane44------715
DE Alex Joseph------212---14
DT Brent Stinson------19---10
WR Claude Bismo00------1010
P Alvin Earl00------88
C Barry Tate00------88
DT Jeremy Robinson------16---7
K Frederick Fly00------77
DE Myles Andreou------1214
G Zachery Deppe00---------0
New OrleansRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB Ben McCormick------27392591
S Mike Goehring------3245279
CB Earl Bullock------3042779
CB Lee Kueth------23361978
ILB Alex Mathews------3237372
ILB Mark Billick------22202466
S Demetrius Etzinger------18281965
DE Stanley Becker------2636264
DE Edgar Fox------2438163
WR Terrance Daliere1534------1160
OLB Xavier Malchow------2336160
T Jackson Preston1541---------56
T Jimmy Zellers1541---------56
DT Roberto Burns------1827853
TE Spencer Boone1538---------53
WR Robbie Kirk1534---------49
RB Nick Nathanson1129------545
QB Dalton Sweeney1430---------44
G Benjamin Lemery922------940
OLB Edward Farr------13141340
T Eddie Elliott922------940
TE Chance Greer211------2538
WR Mitchell Green1025---------35
S Kenneth Schulz------1023134
G Hector Goodwin619------934
C Omar Murray922---------31
RB Deion Freeman38------2031
CB Devante Paradis------1217130
FB Earnest Kirchner45------2029
DE Alfred Newland------1314---27
CB Gino Fisk------515626
G Bruce Kesselman619---------25
C Ashton Swift619---------25
WR Don Horton04------2024
DT Dale Schokora------1310---23
S Ricardo Gozinsky------77418
TE Luis Edinger012------113
DE Dixon Burton------23712
QB Gavin Ozga111---------12
DT Lucas Heath------28---10
C Jason Humphrey00------99
P Perry Fitzgerald00------99
K Cedric Harden00------99
T Aiden Lofberg00------99
RB Rich Fantozzi05---------5
WR Sammie Blades00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4123.0
Middle21562.7
Right7415.9
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2147.0
Middle881.0
Right4143.5
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mitchell Cheever32153235401
Marquis Stanton1271102200
New OrleansAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Dalton Sweeney30184142420
Gavin Ozga1183001032

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen83232.9
Short (0-8 Yds)2112954.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)146846.0
Long (19+ Yds)112020.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)24181807.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)61254.2
Long (19+ Yds)52428.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Hunter Wynn96037135
WR Sammie Stevenson6103029
TE Steven Horn64044134
RB Casey Holliday62113038
WR Asher Rabach54068120
TE Maurice Kennedy43021024
FB Gregory Woodson3010016
TE Jason Lang32036115
WR Deion Wells2010010
New OrleansTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Robbie Kirk1080111334
RB Nick Nathanson6314029
TE Luis Edinger54040112
TE Spencer Boone52121038
WR Terrance Daliere5124034
WR Mitchell Green43045225
TE Chance Greer32037111
WR Don Horton110704
RB Deion Freeman110508
RB Rich Fantozzi1101605

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Casey Holliday393.003.92
FB Gregory Woodson210.500.67
New OrleansAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Nick Nathanson310.331.13
QB Dalton Sweeney177.003.00
FB Earnest Kirchner199.004.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mitchell Cheever43369.004.59
Marquis Stanton32217.006.25
New OrleansAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Dalton Sweeney3131.005.43
Gavin Ozga111010.0011.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Asher Rabach223316.5013.60
TE Maurice Kennedy2184.005.25
WR Sammie Stevenson1000.000.50
TE Steven Horn111010.007.33
RB Casey Holliday1166.002.17
New OrleansTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Luis Edinger1133.008.00
WR Terrance Daliere1000.000.80
WR Robbie Kirk111010.0011.10
TE Chance Greer1000.0012.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
RB Casey Holliday53
New OrleansRushesConversions
RB Nick Nathanson21
FB Earnest Kirchner10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Mitchell Cheever853
Marquis Stanton421
New OrleansAttCompConversions
Dalton Sweeney1064
Gavin Ozga100

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
RB Casey Holliday311
WR Sammie Stevenson210
WR Hunter Wynn220
WR Deion Wells100
TE Jason Lang111
WR Asher Rabach111
TE Steven Horn111
TE Maurice Kennedy100
New OrleansTargCatchConversions
WR Robbie Kirk533
WR Terrance Daliere210
TE Luis Edinger100
RB Nick Nathanson110
TE Spencer Boone100
TE Chance Greer111

SectionAttendance
Stadium61,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck18,400 (21,400)
End Zone13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)