Week 4, 2023

played in Murfreesboro, TN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Montreal Firebirds	7	3	0	10	-	20
Murfreesboro Mules	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 MTL - Richie Caldwell 21 fumble return (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 02:49 MTL - Allen Bailie 48 field goal
2Q: 00:37 MUR - Lester Gerhardt 3 pass from J.T. George (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 07:21 MUR - Jerald Page 30 field goal
4Q: 13:21 MTL - Skip Banta 29 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 01:07 MUR - Lester Gerhardt 3 pass from J.T. George (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 00:09 MTL - Allen Bailie 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 MTL - Richie Caldwell 21 fumble return (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 02:49 MTL - Allen Bailie 48 field goal
2Q: 00:37 MUR - Lester Gerhardt 3 pass from J.T. George (Jerald Page extra point)
3Q: 07:21 MUR - Jerald Page 30 field goal
4Q: 13:21 MTL - Skip Banta 29 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 01:07 MUR - Lester Gerhardt 3 pass from J.T. George (Jerald Page extra point)
4Q: 00:09 MTL - Allen Bailie 51 field goal

Team Statistics MTL MUR
Record 2-2 1-3
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 295 361
- Offensive Plays 56 73
- Yards per Play 5.27 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 179 143
- Rushing Attempts 32 27
- Yards per Rush 5.59 5.30
Net Passing Yards 116 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 8 - 0 43 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 116 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 4.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/39 10/55
Punt Returns/Yards 5/1 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 3/41
Interception Ret./Yards 3/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 27:43 32:17

Team Statistics	MTL	MUR
Record	2-2	1-3
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	295	361
- Offensive Plays	56	73
- Yards per Play	5.27	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	179	143
- Rushing Attempts	32	27
- Yards per Rush	5.59	5.30
Net Passing Yards	116	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 8 - 0	43 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	116	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	4.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/39	10/55
Punt Returns/Yards	5/1	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	3/41
Interception Ret./Yards	3/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	27:43	32:17

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 9	6	39	Punt
1	9:31	1:24	OWN 43	3	8	Punt
1	3:54	1:03	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	0:15	3:28	OWN 19	6	33	Punt
2	9:46	1:53	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
2	6:13	3:30	OWN 20	6	49	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 32	1	21	Half
3	13:15	1:25	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	7:15	2:44	OWN 33	5	25	Punt
3	3:45	1:22	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
4	14:53	1:49	OPP 42	4	42	Touchdown
4	9:31	2:44	OWN 41	6	11	Punt
4	5:01	1:31	OWN 12	3	-1	Punt
4	0:58	0:57	OWN 41	4	25	Field Goal

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	0:36	OWN 26	2	-5	Fumble
1	10:58	1:27	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
1	8:07	4:13	OWN 20	7	40	Punt
1	2:51	2:36	OWN 41	6	37	Interception
2	11:47	2:01	OWN 4	4	31	Interception
2	7:53	1:40	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:43	2:17	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
3	11:50	4:35	OWN 37	8	50	Field Goal
3	4:31	0:46	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	2:23	2:30	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
4	13:04	3:33	OWN 20	8	23	Interception
4	6:47	1:46	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
4	3:30	2:32	OPP 49	10	49	Touchdown

Game MVP: Skip Banta, Montreal Firebirds

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Banta	14	87	6.21	29	2	1
Korey Burrows	13	82	6.31	21	2	0
Tommie Tylski	4	4	1.00	2	0	0
Herb Atkins	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stan Garrison	15	58	3.87	14	1
Willie Osuchowski	8	58	7.25	18	3
J.T. George	3	21	7.00	11	1
Ted Torres	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommie Tylski	24	8	116	0/0	0	25	0	50.0

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.T. George	43	23	230	3/12	2	30	3	55.4

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Shannon Watkins	3	4	51	17.00	7	21
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	3	5	39	13.00	12	25
FB Cary Uno	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Herb Atkins	1	6	23	23.00	11	23
TE Ronald Hastings	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Korey Burrows	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Riddick Downs	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Johnny Liu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Lester Gerhardt	7	8	71	10.14	24	18	2
WR Derrick McGregor	7	8	59	8.43	11	30	0
WR Kerry Detsch	6	12	88	14.67	10	30	0
RB Stan Garrison	1	6	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Scottie Daniels	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Ronald Stark	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Willie Osuchowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Chad Springer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ted Torres	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Everett Rose	1	0	0.00
CB Don Brandon	1	0	0.00
CB Hardy Garritano	1	9	9.00

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Richie Caldwell	0	1	0	1
Matthew Hardy	0	0	1	0

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.T. George	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Catlett	10	406	40.6	33.8	49	2

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cornelius Gepner	7	327	46.7	40.9	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	2/2	2/2	1/1	51	2/2

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerald Page	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Watkins	5	1	0.2	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Detsch	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Watkins	2	47	23.5	0
Don Brandon	1	30	30.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Prestbye	2	26	13.0	0
Ronald Stark	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Don Brandon	8	1	0.0	18	37
S Wes Vaughn	7	0	0.0	26	39
OLB David Huntley	6	0	0.0	18	22
DT Edwin Lindsay	5	1	1.0	14	27
ILB Tommie Moore	5	2	0.0	17	34
OLB Rico Krieg	4	0	0.0	14	15
DT Richie Caldwell	3	1	0.0	21	38
DE Matthew Hardy	2	2	1.0	26	41
S Everett Rose	2	1	0.0	7	23
S Junior Longwell	2	0	0.0	14	21
OLB Roy Unger	2	0	0.0	9	24
DE Lamar Hobert	1	1	1.0	22	30
OLB Lionel Delgado	1	2	0.0	6	11
CB Calvin Belott	1	1	0.0	20	24
CB Bubba McCarthy	1	0	0.0	11	16
S Ricky Winslett	1	0	0.0	14	30
DT Lamar Connell	0	2	0.0	16	26
CB Hardy Garritano	0	1	0.0	16	30

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ralph Sutter	6	2	0.0	21	20
ILB Pete Howard	3	2	0.0	19	11
DT Stanley Heath	3	0	0.0	19	12
S Glen Van Pelt	3	0	0.0	11	9
S Ethan Riley	2	2	0.0	32	24
DT Trevor Austen	2	2	0.0	13	12
S Zach Borders	2	1	0.0	26	17
CB Wade Boyd	2	0	0.0	22	19
ILB Bernard Bush	2	0	0.0	26	17
WR Derrick McGregor	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Jamie Hall	2	0	0.0	12	8
CB Alvin Hambrick	2	0	0.0	14	19
DE Mo Wiggins	2	0	0.0	10	5
OLB Donnell Reed	2	0	0.0	9	8
DE Quinn Seiferling	1	2	0.0	22	21
DE Jamal Waldron	1	1	0.0	19	9
CB Chester Heath	1	1	0.0	25	13
OLB Luke Wynn	1	0	0.0	21	13
DE Glen Abrams	1	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Hardy Hoffman	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Ted Torres	1	0	---	---	---
CB Shane Prestbye	0	1	0.0	15	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matthew Hardy	1.0	1	2	1	41
DE Lamar Hobert	1.0	0	2	1	30
DT Edwin Lindsay	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Richie Caldwell	0.0	0	1	2	38
DE Winfred Rayburn	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Lionel Delgado	0.0	0	1	0	11

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamal Waldron	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Trevor Austen	0.0	0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Don Brandon	5	1	1	37
OLB David Huntley	3	1	0	22
ILB Tommie Moore	3	0	0	34
S Wes Vaughn	2	1	0	39
S Junior Longwell	2	0	0	21
CB Bubba McCarthy	2	0	0	16
OLB Roy Unger	2	0	0	24
OLB Rico Krieg	1	1	0	15
S Ricky Winslett	1	1	0	30
S Everett Rose	1	0	1	23
DT Richie Caldwell	1	0	0	38
CB Hardy Garritano	0	0	1	30

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wade Boyd	2	1	19
S Zach Borders	1	2	17
ILB Jamie Hall	1	0	8
CB Alvin Hambrick	1	0	19
DE Quinn Seiferling	1	0	21
DT Trevor Austen	1	0	12
ILB Ralph Sutter	1	0	20
S Ethan Riley	0	2	24
ILB Bernard Bush	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Kyle Ford	4	6	1	31	23
Jeffrey Hatcher	3	4	0	30	23
Teddy Jackson	2	7	2	29	20
Devin Frederick	2	4	0	26	18
Allen Kenyon	1	4	0	28	23
Myron Lynch	0	2	0	8	7
Phillip Irwin	0	1	0	5	4

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gino Copeland	2	4	0	22	0	32
Bart Nicol	2	3	0	27	1	42
Lester Gerhardt	2	2	1	23	0	43
Tony Haan	1	4	0	19	1	39
Justin Rayburn	1	2	0	18	0	29
Andrew Strong	1	2	0	9	0	18
Conrad Hayes	0	3	0	8	0	11
Jesse Bednarsh	0	2	0	23	0	42
Malcolm McCree	0	1	0	21	1	33
Devin Seguin	0	1	0	6	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald Hastings	2	20
Jermaine Deboer	1	20
Everett Rose	1	20

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Reed	3	35
Chad Springer	2	16
Stan Garrison	1	27
Justin Rayburn	1	19
Lester Gerhardt	1	17

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matthew Hardy	---	---	26	41	8	75
Wes Vaughn	---	---	26	39	6	71
Ronald Hastings	28	19	---	---	20	67
Jeffrey Hatcher	30	23	---	---	12	65
Don Brandon	---	---	18	37	10	65
Richie Caldwell	---	---	21	38	1	60
Kyle Ford	31	23	---	---	5	59
Tommie Tylski	32	24	---	---	2	58
Teddy Jackson	29	20	---	---	8	57
Lamar Hobert	---	---	22	30	1	53
Devin Frederick	26	18	---	---	9	53
Tommie Moore	---	---	17	34	1	52
Allen Kenyon	28	23	---	---	---	51
Roy Unger	---	---	9	24	18	51
Everett Rose	---	---	7	23	20	50
Jeffrey Buchanon	22	19	---	---	9	50
Calvin Belott	---	---	20	24	4	48
Hardy Garritano	---	---	16	30	1	47
Cary Uno	11	14	---	---	21	46
David Huntley	---	---	18	22	4	44
Ricky Winslett	---	---	14	30	---	44
Norman LaMarche	13	3	---	---	27	43
Edwin Lindsay	---	---	14	27	1	42
Lamar Connell	---	---	16	26	---	42
Shannon Watkins	16	15	---	---	10	41
Junior Longwell	---	---	14	21	---	35
Bubba McCarthy	---	---	11	16	8	35
Rico Krieg	---	---	14	15	5	34
Skip Banta	15	14	---	---	---	29
Korey Burrows	17	10	---	---	1	28
Riddick Downs	11	10	---	---	6	27
Myron Lynch	8	7	---	---	12	27
Winfred Rayburn	---	---	8	17	1	26
Jermaine Deboer	3	1	---	---	20	24
Herb Atkins	12	10	---	---	---	22
Lionel Delgado	---	---	6	11	5	22
Phillip Irwin	5	4	---	---	12	21
Mark Ayala	1	0	---	---	17	18
Johnny Liu	11	5	---	---	---	16
Roman Lofton	---	---	0	1	9	10
Grady Catlett	0	0	---	---	10	10
J.T. Kleinecke	---	---	0	0	8	8
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leomont Kamin	3	2	---	---	---	5
Perry Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lester Gerhardt	23	43	---	---	17	83
Kerry Detsch	24	40	---	---	11	75
Jesse Bednarsh	23	42	---	---	8	73
J.T. George	27	46	---	---	---	73
Bart Nicol	27	42	---	---	---	69
Stan Garrison	17	24	---	---	27	68
Ethan Riley	---	---	32	24	11	67
Tony Haan	19	39	---	---	8	66
Justin Rayburn	18	29	---	---	19	66
Shane Prestbye	---	---	15	13	30	58
Ted Torres	14	24	---	---	17	55
Gino Copeland	22	32	---	---	---	54
Malcolm McCree	21	33	---	---	---	54
Donnell Reed	---	---	9	8	35	52
Bernard Bush	---	---	26	17	3	46
Quinn Seiferling	---	---	22	21	3	46
Zach Borders	---	---	26	17	2	45
Ralph Sutter	---	---	21	20	2	43
Wade Boyd	---	---	22	19	1	42
Alvin Hambrick	---	---	14	19	6	39
Chester Heath	---	---	25	13	1	39
Pete Howard	---	---	19	11	8	38
Stanley Heath	---	---	19	12	6	37
Luke Wynn	---	---	21	13	2	36
Derrick McGregor	12	21	---	---	2	35
Andrew Strong	9	18	---	---	8	35
Glen Abrams	---	---	13	13	8	34
Willie Osuchowski	10	21	---	---	---	31
Jamal Waldron	---	---	19	9	3	31
Scottie Daniels	10	13	---	---	8	31
Trevor Austen	---	---	13	12	6	31
Glen Van Pelt	---	---	11	9	9	29
Devin Seguin	6	13	---	---	8	27
Conrad Hayes	8	11	---	---	8	27
Ronald Stark	6	10	---	---	9	25
Jamie Hall	---	---	12	8	3	23
Chad Springer	1	4	---	---	16	21
Mo Wiggins	---	---	10	5	1	16
Cornelius Gepner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hardy Hoffman	---	---	3	1	---	4
Nathan McWilliams	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jerald Page	0	0	---	---	1	1
Darryl Fletcher	0	1	---	---	---	1
Harold Whiting	0	0	---	---	1	1
Greg Anthony	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rich Banks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	20	80	4.0
Right	10	92	9.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	55	11.0
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	9	38	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommie Tylski	24	8	3	2	6	6	1	0	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.T. George	43	23	2	1	3	5	7	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	14	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	-4	-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	80	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	94	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	60	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herb Atkins	6	1	2	23	1	10
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	5	3	1	39	1	19
WR Shannon Watkins	4	3	0	51	1	15
TE Ronald Hastings	3	0	0	0	0	19
WR Riddick Downs	3	0	1	0	0	10
FB Cary Uno	1	1	0	3	0	14
RB Korey Burrows	1	0	1	0	0	10
WR Johnny Liu	1	0	1	0	0	5

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Detsch	12	6	0	88	1	40
TE Lester Gerhardt	8	7	0	71	0	43
WR Derrick McGregor	8	7	0	59	1	21
RB Stan Garrison	6	1	1	1	0	24
TE Scottie Daniels	3	1	0	8	0	13
WR Ronald Stark	2	1	0	3	0	10
WR Ted Torres	2	0	1	0	0	24
RB Willie Osuchowski	1	0	0	0	0	21
WR Chad Springer	1	0	1	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Willie Osuchowski	1	0	0.00	7.25
Stan Garrison	1	3	3.00	3.87
J.T. George	1	6	6.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.T. George	7	4	18	2.57	5.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Lester Gerhardt	3	2	6	2.00	8.88
WR Kerry Detsch	2	1	8	4.00	7.33
WR Derrick McGregor	1	1	4	4.00	7.38
RB Stan Garrison	1	0	0	0.00	0.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Skip Banta	2	0
Tommie Tylski	1	0
Korey Burrows	1	1

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Garrison	2	0
Willie Osuchowski	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommie Tylski	8	0	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.T. George	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ronald Hastings	3	0	0
RB Korey Burrows	1	0	0
WR Riddick Downs	1	0	0
WR Herb Atkins	1	0	0
WR Johnny Liu	1	0	0
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	0	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lester Gerhardt	4	4	4
RB Stan Garrison	3	0	0
WR Ronald Stark	2	1	1
WR Derrick McGregor	1	1	0
TE Scottie Daniels	1	0	0
WR Ted Torres	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (19,500)
End Zone 13,800 (14,000)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (12,400)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (19,500)
End Zone	13,800 (14,000)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (12,400)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,500)