Week 1, 2016

played in Cleveland, OH

66 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	3	13	0	7	-	23
Cleveland Clawz	0	7	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MTL - Allen Bailie 28 field goal
2Q: 12:48 MTL - Bobby Osborne 1 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 03:02 MTL - Allen Bailie 48 field goal
2Q: 02:35 CLE - Otis Bentley 41 pass from Corey Perkins (Hugh Whiting extra point)
2Q: 00:25 MTL - Allen Bailie 38 field goal
3Q: 09:47 CLE - Hugh Whiting 24 field goal
3Q: 04:04 CLE - Hunter Battle 2 run (Hugh Whiting extra point)
4Q: 12:00 MTL - Mark Ayala 2 pass from Bruce Cote (Allen Bailie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 MTL - Allen Bailie 28 field goal
2Q: 12:48 MTL - Bobby Osborne 1 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 03:02 MTL - Allen Bailie 48 field goal
2Q: 02:35 CLE - Otis Bentley 41 pass from Corey Perkins (Hugh Whiting extra point)
2Q: 00:25 MTL - Allen Bailie 38 field goal
3Q: 09:47 CLE - Hugh Whiting 24 field goal
3Q: 04:04 CLE - Hunter Battle 2 run (Hugh Whiting extra point)
4Q: 12:00 MTL - Mark Ayala 2 pass from Bruce Cote (Allen Bailie extra point)

Team Statistics MTL CLE
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 17 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 438 231
- Offensive Plays 77 45
- Yards per Play 5.69 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 135 91
- Rushing Attempts 44 19
- Yards per Rush 3.07 4.79
Net Passing Yards 303 140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 0 25 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 303 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.18 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/23 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/16 5/178
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 39
Time of Possession 38:17 21:43

Team Statistics	MTL	CLE
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	17	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	438	231
- Offensive Plays	77	45
- Yards per Play	5.69	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	135	91
- Rushing Attempts	44	19
- Yards per Rush	3.07	4.79
Net Passing Yards	303	140
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 0	25 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	303	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.18	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/23	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/16	5/178
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 39
Time of Possession	38:17	21:43

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	2:51	OWN 43	7	46	Field Goal
1	6:51	2:52	OWN 10	5	14	Punt
1	1:54	4:12	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	10:44	1:48	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	8:08	3:09	OWN 6	5	34	Punt
2	4:08	1:14	OWN 46	5	23	Field Goal
2	2:14	1:54	OWN 20	7	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
3	9:41	1:47	OWN 12	3	1	Punt
3	3:54	7:00	OWN 20	16	80	Touchdown
4	8:08	8:08	OWN 3	14	71	Game

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 20	6	39	Interception
1	8:48	1:57	OWN 44	3	3	Punt
1	3:59	2:05	OWN 38	5	16	Punt
2	12:42	1:58	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
2	8:56	0:48	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
2	4:59	0:51	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
2	2:54	0:40	OPP 41	1	41	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OPP 44	2	0	Half
3	12:43	3:02	OPP 49	5	42	Field Goal
3	7:54	4:00	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
4	11:54	3:46	OWN 38	5	20	Punt

Game MVP: Bruce Cote, Montreal Firebirds

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bobby Osborne	26	103	3.96	30	2	1
Lionel Emerson	12	20	1.67	12	1	0
Bruce Cote	4	6	1.50	5	0	0
Cary Uno	2	6	3.00	6	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Hunter Battle	11	49	4.45	12	1	1
Tony Blair	5	19	3.80	9	0	0
Corey Perkins	3	23	7.67	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bruce Cote	33	24	303	0/0	1	53	0	111.0

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Perkins	25	11	145	1/5	1	41	1	59.6

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Bobby Osborne	5	6	93	18.60	72	53	0
WR Richie Dworak	3	3	34	11.33	0	16	0
WR Mark Ayala	3	6	36	12.00	22	26	1
WR Kelvin Schaefer	3	4	32	10.67	1	14	0
TE Ronald Hastings	2	2	21	10.50	1	11	0
WR Allen Shahade	2	4	28	14.00	0	15	0
TE Archie Lake	2	4	42	21.00	18	27	0
FB Cary Uno	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Lionel Emerson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tony Blair	3	5	36	12.00	16	22	0
WR Gino Markel	2	2	23	11.50	0	14	0
WR Otis Bentley	2	4	55	27.50	7	41	1
WR Joe Richmond	2	7	17	8.50	3	11	0
WR Sammie Oskolkoff	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Donny Bressany	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Hunter Battle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Earnest Anderson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Clay Bradbury	1	13	13.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bobby Osborne	1	0	0	0
Blake Banks	0	1	0	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sedrick Vance	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat Nixon	5	218	43.6	38.6	49	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Teddy Blades	6	283	47.2	40.7	66	4

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	3/3	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Whiting	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Bradley	1	12	12.0	0
Allen Shahade	1	7	7.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Bentley	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roderick Bradley	1	13	13.0	0
Mark Ayala	1	3	3.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gino Markel	4	150	37.5	0
Otis Bentley	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Roger Delcorio	4	2	0.0	17	26
DT Walt Farley	4	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Marco Strobel	3	1	0.0	18	24
S Everett Rose	2	1	1.0	16	19
S Bart Maestas	2	2	0.0	17	22
CB Terrell Cortez	2	1	0.0	17	22
DE Marshall Brummitt	2	1	0.0	19	17
OLB Tracy Bisson	2	0	0.0	1	4
CB Peter Boyer	1	1	0.0	3	7
OLB Clyde Manning	1	1	0.0	5	5
DT Dwight Stone	1	1	0.0	14	18
CB Preston Izzard	1	1	0.0	12	20
CB Roderick Bradley	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Edgar Galloway	1	0	0.0	3	10
CB Fred Marek	1	0	0.0	12	16
CB J.R. Middleton	1	0	0.0	3	7
DT Walter Fuller	0	1	0.0	8	10

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sedrick Vance	10	3	0.0	35	31
S Albert Garcia	8	3	0.0	36	20
OLB R.J. Doyle	7	3	0.0	39	30
DT J.J. Johnson	5	0	0.0	19	21
DE Earl Caldwell	4	1	0.0	28	20
CB Damon Rose	4	1	0.0	18	12
S Ernie Compton	4	0	0.0	33	26
CB Anthony Cantwell	4	0	0.0	30	24
DE Joseph Gonzalez	3	0	0.0	32	26
DT Jessie Borgerson	2	3	0.0	19	11
S Ronnie Yager	2	2	0.0	18	15
DT Richie Caldwell	2	1	0.0	22	7
ILB Derrick Restifo	2	0	0.0	10	3
DT Freddie Douglas	1	2	0.0	21	23
ILB Toby Wampler	1	1	0.0	14	15
CB Neal Pearson	1	0	0.0	25	22
DE James Larimer	1	0	0.0	17	13
S Ty Fields	1	0	0.0	14	16
DE Toya Parton	1	0	0.0	13	7
FB Earnest Anderson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Brett Riley	1	0	0.0	20	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Everett Rose	1.0	0	0	19
DE Kevin Vergara	0.0	2	0	23
DE Edgar Galloway	0.0	2	0	10
DE Marshall Brummitt	0.0	1	1	17
OLB Roger Delcorio	0.0	0	1	26

Cleveland	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joseph Gonzalez	1	1	0	26
ILB Sedrick Vance	1	0	0	31
DT Freddie Douglas	0	1	1	23
DE Earl Caldwell	0	1	0	20
DT J.J. Johnson	0	0	2	21
DT Jessie Borgerson	0	0	1	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Roger Delcorio	2	0	0	26
CB Preston Izzard	2	0	0	20
OLB Tracy Bisson	2	0	0	4
CB Fred Marek	1	1	0	16
CB Terrell Cortez	1	0	0	22
CB Peter Boyer	1	0	0	7
DT Dwight Stone	1	0	0	18
OLB Marco Strobel	1	0	0	24
S Everett Rose	0	1	0	19
ILB Clay Bradbury	0	0	1	2

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sedrick Vance	4	0	31
CB Anthony Cantwell	3	1	24
S Ernie Compton	3	0	26
CB Damon Rose	3	0	12
S Ronnie Yager	2	0	15
OLB R.J. Doyle	2	0	30
S Albert Garcia	2	0	20
ILB Toby Wampler	2	0	15
DT Jessie Borgerson	1	0	11
DE Earl Caldwell	1	0	20
DT Richie Caldwell	1	0	7
CB Neal Pearson	0	1	22
S Ty Fields	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Jeffrey Hatcher	2	9	0	41	28
Hugh Strong	2	8	1	36	29
Morris Sinclair	1	7	0	38	23
Cary Uno	1	5	0	31	20
Julio Alston	1	3	0	14	11
Van Holliday	1	1	0	8	4
Rob Mitchell	1	1	0	3	5
Ronald Hastings	1	1	0	27	25
Archie Lake	1	1	0	24	15
Carlton Wilkins	0	3	0	36	27
Blake Banks	0	1	0	38	28
Gene Hammond	0	1	0	8	8

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Butch Parker	2	4	1	14	0	21
Britt Hines	2	3	0	8	0	4
Lamont Shepard	1	3	0	17	0	22
Gabe Belin	1	1	0	14	0	23
Brian Sweeney	1	1	0	16	0	24
Earnest Anderson	1	1	0	6	0	13
Howie Leger	0	2	0	7	0	5
Terry Johnstone	0	1	0	14	0	24
Donny Bressany	0	1	0	14	0	14
Terrell Newsome	0	0	0	5	1	2

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Strobel	4	28
Roderick Bradley	2	17
Cary Uno	1	6

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Rose	2	25
Tony Blair	1	22
Neal Pearson	1	8

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Cote	44	33	---	---	---	77
Jeffrey Hatcher	41	28	---	---	8	77
Marco Strobel	---	---	18	24	28	70
Blake Banks	38	28	---	---	3	69
Ronald Hastings	27	25	---	---	15	67
Hugh Strong	36	29	---	---	---	65
Carlton Wilkins	36	27	---	---	---	63
Morris Sinclair	38	23	---	---	---	61
Allen Shahade	29	24	---	---	6	59
Cary Uno	31	20	---	---	6	57
Bobby Osborne	31	25	---	---	---	56
Archie Lake	24	15	---	---	14	53
Roger Delcorio	---	---	17	26	2	45
Lionel Emerson	13	8	---	---	24	45
Kelvin Schaefer	18	11	---	---	15	44
Fred Marek	---	---	12	16	14	42
Terrell Cortez	---	---	17	22	2	41
Bart Maestas	---	---	17	22	1	40
Kevin Vergara	---	---	15	23	1	39
Marshall Brummitt	---	---	19	17	2	38
Roderick Bradley	---	---	9	12	17	38
Everett Rose	---	---	16	19	2	37
Mark Ayala	14	18	---	---	4	36
Dwight Stone	---	---	14	18	3	35
Preston Izzard	---	---	12	20	1	33
Gene Hammond	8	8	---	---	15	31
Richie Dworak	20	7	---	---	---	27
Julio Alston	14	11	---	---	---	25
Peter Boyer	---	---	3	7	14	24
J.C. Flannery	6	10	---	---	8	24
Jeremy Garner	5	4	---	---	13	22
Walt Farley	---	---	9	7	5	21
J.R. Middleton	---	---	3	7	9	19
Walter Fuller	---	---	8	10	---	18
Van Holliday	8	4	---	---	5	17
Rob Mitchell	3	5	---	---	8	16
Andy Englund	---	---	4	7	4	15
Tracy Bisson	---	---	1	4	9	14
Edgar Galloway	---	---	3	10	---	13
Carl Ingley	---	---	4	8	---	12
Clyde Manning	---	---	5	5	---	10
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat Nixon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clay Bradbury	---	---	3	2	---	5
Ralph Given	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wally Covington	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
R.J. Doyle	---	---	39	30	3	72
Sedrick Vance	---	---	35	31	3	69
Albert Garcia	---	---	36	20	7	63
Ernie Compton	---	---	33	26	3	62
Joseph Gonzalez	---	---	32	26	2	60
Anthony Cantwell	---	---	30	24	2	56
Neal Pearson	---	---	25	22	8	55
Damon Rose	---	---	18	12	25	55
Ronnie Yager	---	---	18	15	18	51
Earl Caldwell	---	---	28	20	3	51
Freddie Douglas	---	---	21	23	2	46
Corey Perkins	19	26	---	---	1	46
Brian Sweeney	16	24	---	---	6	46
Sammie Oskolkoff	14	17	---	---	15	46
Gino Markel	17	17	---	---	11	45
J.J. Johnson	---	---	19	21	4	44
Tony Blair	8	13	---	---	22	43
Butch Parker	14	21	---	---	7	42
Brett Riley	---	---	20	9	13	42
Lamont Shepard	17	22	---	---	---	39
Donny Bressany	14	14	---	---	11	39
Terry Johnstone	14	24	---	---	---	38
James Larimer	---	---	17	13	7	37
Gabe Belin	14	23	---	---	---	37
Shaun Miller	---	---	21	12	3	36
Ty Fields	---	---	14	16	4	34
Jessie Borgerson	---	---	19	11	3	33
Brenden Reid	4	12	---	---	16	32
Toby Wampler	---	---	14	15	2	31
Joe Richmond	10	15	---	---	5	30
Richie Caldwell	---	---	22	7	1	30
Otis Bentley	4	11	---	---	11	26
Hunter Battle	11	13	---	---	---	24
Derrick Restifo	---	---	10	3	10	23
Toya Parton	---	---	13	7	2	22
Earnest Anderson	6	13	---	---	2	21
Britt Hines	8	4	---	---	7	19
Howie Leger	7	5	---	---	5	17
Earnest Davidson	5	5	---	---	5	15
Burt Shepard	2	5	---	---	7	14
Terrell Newsome	5	2	---	---	3	10
Teddy Blades	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hugh Whiting	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tracy Huffman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reuben Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Rome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	42	7.0
Middle	25	70	2.8
Right	11	25	2.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	11	61	5.5
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bruce Cote	33	24	3	0	1	3	3	4	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Perkins	25	11	2	2	2	2	2	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	170	10.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	129	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	90	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	1	14	1.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Bobby Osborne	6	5	0	93	1	25
WR Mark Ayala	6	3	0	36	1	18
WR Allen Shahade	4	2	0	28	0	24
TE Archie Lake	4	2	0	42	1	15
WR Kelvin Schaefer	4	3	1	32	0	11
WR Richie Dworak	3	3	0	34	0	7
TE Ronald Hastings	2	2	0	21	0	25
FB Cary Uno	2	2	0	-1	0	20
FB Gene Hammond	1	1	0	9	0	8
RB Lionel Emerson	1	1	0	9	0	8

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joe Richmond	7	2	1	17	0	15
RB Tony Blair	5	3	0	36	1	13
WR Otis Bentley	4	2	1	55	1	11
WR Sammie Oskolkoff	3	1	0	8	0	17
WR Gino Markel	2	2	0	23	0	17
TE Donny Bressany	2	1	0	6	0	14
RB Hunter Battle	1	0	0	0	0	13
FB Earnest Anderson	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Osborne	3	3	1.00	3.96
Lionel Emerson	1	2	2.00	1.67

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Blair	2	7	3.50	3.80
Hunter Battle	2	5	2.50	4.45

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bruce Cote	6	4	24	4.00	9.18

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Perkins	3	2	11	3.67	5.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bobby Osborne	1	0	0	0.00	15.50
WR Allen Shahade	1	1	13	13.00	7.00
WR Mark Ayala	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
RB Lionel Emerson	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
TE Archie Lake	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
FB Cary Uno	1	1	0	0.00	-0.50

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Otis Bentley	1	0	0	0.00	13.75
RB Tony Blair	1	1	3	3.00	7.20
WR Sammie Oskolkoff	1	1	8	8.00	2.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Bobby Osborne	4	3
Lionel Emerson	3	0
Bruce Cote	2	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Blair	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bruce Cote	9	6	6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corey Perkins	7	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bobby Osborne	3	3	3
WR Mark Ayala	2	0	0
TE Ronald Hastings	1	1	1
WR Allen Shahade	1	1	1
TE Archie Lake	1	1	1
WR Kelvin Schaefer	1	0	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch
RB Tony Blair	2	1
WR Sammie Oskolkoff	2	0
WR Otis Bentley	1	0
WR Joe Richmond	1	0
TE Donny Bressany	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (19,800)
End Zone 14,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (19,800)
End Zone	14,100 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)