Week 1, 2024

played in Houston, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals	3	0	0	6	-	9
Houston Renegades	3	3	10	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 STL - Calvin Ketchum 39 field goal
1Q: 02:29 HOU - Joey Stargell 33 field goal
2Q: 02:49 HOU - Joey Stargell 36 field goal
3Q: 09:13 HOU - Joey Stargell 34 field goal
3Q: 04:22 HOU - Reggie Denning 24 pass from Orlando Surratt (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 10:27 HOU - Joey Stargell 52 field goal
4Q: 00:36 STL - Mario Gurley 3 run (Mario Gurley pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 STL - Calvin Ketchum 39 field goal
1Q: 02:29 HOU - Joey Stargell 33 field goal
2Q: 02:49 HOU - Joey Stargell 36 field goal
3Q: 09:13 HOU - Joey Stargell 34 field goal
3Q: 04:22 HOU - Reggie Denning 24 pass from Orlando Surratt (Joey Stargell extra point)
4Q: 10:27 HOU - Joey Stargell 52 field goal
4Q: 00:36 STL - Mario Gurley 3 run (Mario Gurley pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics STL HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 239 346
- Offensive Plays 56 67
- Yards per Play 4.27 5.16
Net Rushing Yards 50 95
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 2.38 2.97
Net Passing Yards 189 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 0 34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 199 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/68
Punt Returns/Yards 3/38 5/33
Kick Returns/Yards 5/101 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 24
Time of Possession 23:26 36:34

Team Statistics	STL	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	239	346
- Offensive Plays	56	67
- Yards per Play	4.27	5.16
Net Rushing Yards	50	95
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	2.38	2.97
Net Passing Yards	189	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 0	34 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	199	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/68
Punt Returns/Yards	3/38	5/33
Kick Returns/Yards	5/101	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 24
Time of Possession	23:26	36:34

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:55	7:09	OWN 27	13	51	Field Goal
1	2:22	2:00	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
2	14:03	0:59	OWN 26	4	12	Fumble
2	11:56	1:52	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:42	2:05	OWN 32	6	15	Punt
3	9:07	2:08	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
3	4:05	2:44	OWN 28	4	25	Punt
4	14:50	1:50	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
4	10:21	1:36	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
4	3:54	2:05	OWN 20	10	77	Downs
4	1:13	0:46	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown

Houston Renegades
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:46	5:24	OWN 32	11	52	Field Goal
1	0:22	1:19	OWN 39	3	-1	Punt
2	13:04	1:08	OPP 38	3	-2	Punt
2	10:04	7:22	OWN 26	12	55	Field Goal
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 17	2	9	Half
3	15:00	5:53	OWN 20	10	63	Field Goal
3	6:59	2:54	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
3	1:21	1:31	OWN 8	3	7	Punt
4	13:00	2:39	OWN 13	6	52	Field Goal
4	8:45	4:51	OWN 23	9	26	Punt
4	1:49	0:36	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Orlando Surratt, Houston Renegades

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Brad Godfrey	12	38	3.17	9	0
Jeff McCord	7	9	1.29	2	0
Mario Gurley	2	3	1.50	3	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Johnstone	24	77	3.21	11	1
Wade Quinlan	3	9	3.00	4	0
Tito Downs	3	7	2.33	7	0
Orlando Surratt	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Marc Brock	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Gurley	33	20	199	2/10	0	26	0	77.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Orlando Surratt	34	23	259	1/8	1	30	0	100.0

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bruce Berry	5	6	48	9.60	4	26
WR Lance Barton	5	8	53	10.60	0	20
WR Jake Pinkney	4	6	35	8.75	14	18
WR Daryl Breeze	3	6	43	14.33	13	20
WR Thomas Houston	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Dustin O'Donnell	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Howard Linquist	1	1	5	5.00	7	5
RB Brad Godfrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Jeff McCord	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Reggie Denning	7	9	95	13.57	19	30	1
WR Tim Deforne	5	6	62	12.40	11	24	0
WR Herman Thornton	4	4	27	6.75	3	8	0
TE Archie Lake	3	6	34	11.33	9	18	0
WR Marc Brock	2	5	23	11.50	2	16	0
WR Kelly Hoffman	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Gerald Johnstone	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Dean Compton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bruce Berry	1	1	0	0
Mario Gurley	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
D.J. Hicks	1	0
Jerome Watkins	0	1
Will Rivers	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	7	296	42.3	37.6	48	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bo Carr	5	238	47.6	32.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Ketchum	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Stargell	4/4	1/1	1/1	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	3	38	12.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Denning	4	30	7.5	0
Kelly Hoffman	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ross Banks	4	84	21.0	0
Terrance Cooper	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Hoffman	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ken Swift	6	1	0.0	25	20
DT Bart Daniels	5	2	0.0	26	26
CB Ross Banks	5	0	0.0	22	27
CB Bert Puppe	4	2	0.0	23	27
OLB Ralph Eads	4	1	0.0	21	17
S Adam Hinman	4	0	0.0	22	21
DE James Tompkins	3	0	1.0	13	15
CB T.J. Rocco	3	2	0.0	23	29
ILB Pete Howard	3	1	0.0	16	21
DE Nathan Auguston	3	1	0.0	19	21
OLB Jeff Newsome	3	1	0.0	11	18
DE Lee Greer	2	3	0.0	20	20
DE Grady Stanton	2	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Allen Reeves	2	1	0.0	9	8
S Terrance Cooper	2	1	0.0	22	26
DT Robert Hopkins	1	0	0.0	12	15
CB Leslie Barlow	1	0	0.0	17	14
CB Alvin Halama	0	2	0.0	17	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kyle Schokora	5	1	0.0	8	19
OLB Will Rivers	5	0	0.0	16	27
OLB Jerome Watkins	4	3	1.0	20	32
S Adam Marsh	4	2	0.0	16	26
CB Donnell Godfrey	3	3	0.0	17	20
CB Johnny Edens	3	2	0.0	14	30
DE Max Kolsrud	3	1	0.0	18	22
S Dwight Donovan	3	0	0.0	21	26
DT Lorenzo Eaves	3	0	0.0	7	11
CB Bert Levine	2	1	0.0	6	23
OLB Dustin Andersen	2	0	0.0	1	3
CB Karl Negrete	2	0	0.0	18	32
DE Travis Avalos	1	1	0.5	11	10
DT Alvin Ballard	1	0	0.5	8	16
DT Trevor Piniella	1	0	0.0	14	24
DE Matthew Washington	0	1	0.0	10	25
ILB Wendell Porter	0	1	0.0	10	10

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE James Tompkins	1.0	0	1	0	15
DE Nathan Auguston	0.0	1	1	1	21
DT Robert Hopkins	0.0	1	1	0	15
DE Grady Stanton	0.0	0	1	0	24

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jerome Watkins	1.0	0	0	32
DT Alvin Ballard	0.5	0	1	16
DE Travis Avalos	0.5	0	0	10
DE Matthew Washington	0.0	2	1	25
DE Max Kolsrud	0.0	1	0	22
DT Trevor Piniella	0.0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jeff Newsome	4	0	18
S Adam Hinman	3	0	21
CB T.J. Rocco	2	1	29
OLB Ralph Eads	2	1	17
CB Bert Puppe	2	0	27
ILB Pete Howard	2	0	21
CB Ross Banks	2	0	27
ILB Ken Swift	1	1	20
DE Nathan Auguston	1	0	21
OLB Allen Reeves	1	0	8
DT Bart Daniels	1	0	26
S Terrance Cooper	1	0	26
CB Leslie Barlow	1	0	14
CB Alvin Halama	0	1	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Kyle Schokora	4	1	19
OLB Jerome Watkins	3	0	32
OLB Will Rivers	2	2	27
OLB Dustin Andersen	2	0	3
CB Johnny Edens	2	0	30
CB Karl Negrete	2	0	32
CB Donnell Godfrey	2	0	20
CB Bert Levine	1	1	23
S Dwight Donovan	1	0	26
DT Lorenzo Eaves	1	0	11
ILB Wendell Porter	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sammy Greer	2	3	13	0	27
Walt Dunn	1	5	16	0	26
Dustin O'Donnell	1	3	18	0	20
Mark Palmer	1	2	14	1	17
Ben Peters	0	2	12	0	26
Tommie Brock	0	1	9	0	9
Darryl Delgado	0	1	12	0	19
Jamie Schroeder	0	1	17	0	24
Donnie Carranza	0	1	7	0	18
Tracy Dunn	0	0	5	1	9

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gino Wilcox	4	7	1	24	0	31
Louis Gardner	1	6	0	27	0	29
Dean Compton	1	1	1	7	0	8
Jermaine Burnett	1	1	0	24	0	27
Ben Denehey	1	1	0	11	0	6
Neil Bronson	0	6	0	24	0	29
Gene Rindfleisch	0	2	0	28	1	28
Melvin Sutton	0	2	0	20	0	15
Craig Moss	0	2	0	5	0	11
Quentin Boticario	0	2	0	9	0	6
Archie Lake	0	1	0	28	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Linquist	2	15
Jeff Newsome	1	27
Vinny Rogers	1	17
Gilbert Blair	1	8
Thurman Becker	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Compton	4	16
Archie Lake	1	14
Tim Deforne	1	11
Johnny Edens	1	10
Louis Gardner	1	7

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ross Banks	---	---	22	27	17	66
Bert Puppe	---	---	23	27	11	61
Mario Gurley	21	35	---	---	---	56
T.J. Rocco	---	---	23	29	4	56
Jeff Newsome	---	---	11	18	27	56
Terrance Cooper	---	---	22	26	8	56
Bart Daniels	---	---	26	26	2	54
Jake Pinkney	11	29	---	---	11	51
Grady Stanton	---	---	21	24	6	51
Jamie Schroeder	17	24	---	---	8	49
Ken Swift	---	---	25	20	3	48
Pete Howard	---	---	16	21	10	47
Leslie Barlow	---	---	17	14	16	47
Sammy Greer	13	27	---	---	6	46
Alvin Halama	---	---	17	19	10	46
Lance Barton	9	23	---	---	14	46
Adam Hinman	---	---	22	21	3	46
Lee Greer	---	---	20	20	4	44
Dustin O'Donnell	18	20	---	---	5	43
Nathan Auguston	---	---	19	21	2	42
Walt Dunn	16	26	---	---	---	42
Daryl Breeze	16	22	---	---	2	40
Ralph Eads	---	---	21	17	2	40
Ben Peters	12	26	---	---	---	38
Jeff McCord	7	15	---	---	16	38
Darryl Delgado	12	19	---	---	6	37
Bruce Berry	14	22	---	---	---	36
Brad Godfrey	14	20	---	---	1	35
Henry Mason	---	---	13	17	4	34
Robert Hopkins	---	---	12	15	6	33
Donnie Carranza	7	18	---	---	8	33
Mark Palmer	14	17	---	---	---	31
James Tompkins	---	---	13	15	2	30
Thurman Becker	6	14	---	---	7	27
Tommie Brock	9	9	---	---	8	26
Howard Linquist	7	3	---	---	15	25
Allen Reeves	---	---	9	8	1	18
Tracy Dunn	5	9	---	---	4	18
Vinny Rogers	0	0	---	---	17	17
Gilbert Blair	1	1	---	---	8	10
Thomas Houston	2	6	---	---	---	8
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Calvin Ketchum	0	0	---	---	4	4
Preston Saban	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vincent Oren	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Archie Lake	28	30	---	---	14	72
Orlando Surratt	32	35	---	---	---	67
Louis Gardner	27	29	---	---	7	63
Karl Negrete	---	---	18	32	8	58
Jerome Watkins	---	---	20	32	5	57
Gino Wilcox	24	31	---	---	2	57
Gene Rindfleisch	28	28	---	---	---	56
Reggie Denning	22	27	---	---	6	55
Johnny Edens	---	---	14	30	10	54
Neil Bronson	24	29	---	---	---	53
Jermaine Burnett	24	27	---	---	---	51
Melvin Sutton	20	15	---	---	16	51
Dwight Donovan	---	---	21	26	1	48
Tim Deforne	15	20	---	---	11	46
Wade Quinlan	8	11	---	---	25	44
Bert Levine	---	---	6	23	15	44
Adam Marsh	---	---	16	26	1	43
Will Rivers	---	---	16	27	---	43
Gerald Johnstone	24	18	---	---	---	42
Max Kolsrud	---	---	18	22	2	42
Trevor Piniella	---	---	14	24	2	40
Kyle Schokora	---	---	8	19	11	38
Herman Thornton	16	18	---	---	3	37
Donnell Godfrey	---	---	17	20	---	37
Matthew Washington	---	---	10	25	1	36
Dean Compton	7	8	---	---	16	31
Wendell Porter	---	---	10	10	9	29
Marc Brock	14	13	---	---	2	29
Alvin Ballard	---	---	8	16	4	28
Travis Avalos	---	---	11	10	7	28
Ben Denehey	11	6	---	---	9	26
Craig Moss	5	11	---	---	9	25
Levon Albrecht	8	8	---	---	9	25
Quentin Boticario	9	6	---	---	9	24
Jamie Baker	---	---	8	12	4	24
Kelly Hoffman	2	4	---	---	16	22
Tito Downs	4	11	---	---	6	21
Lorenzo Eaves	---	---	7	11	1	19
D.J. Hicks	---	---	3	13	---	16
Kerry King	0	0	---	---	16	16
Dustin Andersen	---	---	1	3	10	14
Joey Stargell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Lawrence Jackson	---	---	5	4	---	9
Bo Carr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Grant Toviessi	0	0	---	---	4	4
Melvin Robson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	16	3.2
Middle	12	19	1.6
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	42	4.7
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	15	35	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Gurley	33	20	3	0	2	5	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Orlando Surratt	34	23	3	0	1	4	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	65	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	128	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	77	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	54	27.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lance Barton	8	5	1	53	1	23
WR Bruce Berry	6	5	0	48	1	22
WR Jake Pinkney	6	4	0	35	0	29
WR Daryl Breeze	6	3	0	43	1	22
WR Thomas Houston	2	1	0	10	0	6
TE Dustin O'Donnell	2	1	1	5	0	20
RB Brad Godfrey	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Jeff McCord	1	0	0	0	0	15
TE Howard Linquist	1	1	0	5	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Denning	9	7	0	95	2	27
WR Tim Deforne	6	5	0	62	1	20
TE Archie Lake	6	3	0	34	0	30
WR Marc Brock	5	2	1	23	0	13
WR Herman Thornton	4	4	0	27	0	18
RB Gerald Johnstone	2	1	0	9	0	18
WR Kelly Hoffman	1	1	0	9	0	4
TE Dean Compton	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	1	3	3.00	1.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Johnstone	2	-5	-2.50	3.21

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mario Gurley	5	1	13	2.60	6.03

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Orlando Surratt	3	1	6	2.00	7.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lance Barton	2	1	13	6.50	6.63
TE Dustin O'Donnell	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Daryl Breeze	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
RB Jeff McCord	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Archie Lake	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Reggie Denning	1	0	0	0.00	10.56
WR Herman Thornton	1	1	6	6.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff McCord	2	1
Brad Godfrey	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Johnstone	2	0
Wade Quinlan	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Gurley	9	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Orlando Surratt	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Berry	2	2	1
WR Jake Pinkney	2	1	1
TE Dustin O'Donnell	2	1	0
WR Thomas Houston	1	0	0
WR Daryl Breeze	1	0	0
WR Lance Barton	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Denning	3	2	1
WR Tim Deforne	2	1	1
TE Archie Lake	2	1	1
WR Marc Brock	2	1	0
WR Kelly Hoffman	1	1	0
WR Herman Thornton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,100 (60,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,200 (20,900)
End Zone 10,900 (15,000)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,100 (60,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,200 (20,900)
End Zone	10,900 (15,000)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (13,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,400)