Week 3, 2024

played in Chicago, IL

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	14	0	0	6	-	20
Chicago Crusaders	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 MTL - Shannon Watkins 16 pass from Moe Doesburg (Allen Bailie extra point)
1Q: 10:05 MTL - Kennedy Hoover 57 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 06:04 CHI - Harvey Flynn 21 field goal
3Q: 07:14 CHI - Harvey Flynn 42 field goal
4Q: 13:45 MTL - Allen Bailie 29 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MTL - Allen Bailie 25 field goal
4Q: 01:52 CHI - Mercury Sheldon 95 kickoff return (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:25 MTL - Shannon Watkins 16 pass from Moe Doesburg (Allen Bailie extra point)
1Q: 10:05 MTL - Kennedy Hoover 57 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 06:04 CHI - Harvey Flynn 21 field goal
3Q: 07:14 CHI - Harvey Flynn 42 field goal
4Q: 13:45 MTL - Allen Bailie 29 field goal
4Q: 02:00 MTL - Allen Bailie 25 field goal
4Q: 01:52 CHI - Mercury Sheldon 95 kickoff return (Harvey Flynn extra point)

Team Statistics MTL CHI
Record 1-2 0-3
First Downs 22 8
- by Rushing 11 1
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 390 125
- Offensive Plays 70 47
- Yards per Play 5.57 2.66
Net Rushing Yards 262 35
- Rushing Attempts 41 17
- Yards per Rush 6.39 2.06
Net Passing Yards 128 90
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 0 26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 149 112
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.41 3.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/59 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 2/117
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 34:43 25:17

Team Statistics	MTL	CHI
Record	1-2	0-3
First Downs	22	8
- by Rushing	11	1
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	390	125
- Offensive Plays	70	47
- Yards per Play	5.57	2.66
Net Rushing Yards	262	35
- Rushing Attempts	41	17
- Yards per Rush	6.39	2.06
Net Passing Yards	128	90
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 0	26 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	149	112
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.41	3.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/59	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	2/117
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	34:43	25:17

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
1	10:05	0:22	OWN 43	1	57	Touchdown
1	6:23	4:57	OWN 18	9	46	Missed FG
2	14:53	2:11	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
2	5:57	4:09	OWN 22	9	33	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 29	1	41	Half
3	13:19	3:05	OWN 13	6	5	Punt
3	7:09	2:36	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	2:31	3:52	OWN 35	9	53	Field Goal
4	12:19	2:06	OWN 41	5	15	Punt
4	8:02	6:10	OWN 36	13	56	Field Goal
4	1:39	1:39	OPP 42	3	-2	Game

Chicago Crusaders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	1:14	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	9:43	3:20	OWN 20	5	3	Punt
1	1:26	1:33	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	12:42	6:45	OWN 45	12	51	Field Goal
2	1:48	1:40	OWN 5	6	24	Punt
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	10:14	3:05	50	6	25	Field Goal
3	4:33	2:02	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	13:39	1:20	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	10:13	2:11	OWN 20	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Kennedy Hoover, Montreal Firebirds

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Banta	23	130	5.65	26	5	0
Kennedy Hoover	15	131	8.73	57	2	1
Moe Doesburg	3	1	0.33	3	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Oliver Morris	9	17	1.89	7
Daryl Wiggins	6	16	2.67	7
Kevin Cornyn	1	2	2.00	2
Junior Haight	1	0	0.00	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Moe Doesburg	26	16	149	3/21	1	16	0	90.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Antoine Grbac	26	15	112	4/22	0	22	0	68.1

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kennedy Hoover	3	3	36	12.00	20	14	0
WR Riddick Downs	3	4	14	4.67	1	6	0
WR Shannon Watkins	3	5	39	13.00	12	16	1
TE Antoine Laliberte	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
FB Cary Uno	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Kennedy McConnell	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Herb Atkins	1	3	10	10.00	9	10	0
FB Norman LaMarche	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	2	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Mark Ayala	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Johnny Liu	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Skip Banta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Daryl Wiggins	4	6	21	5.25	17	12
WR Junior Haight	3	4	12	4.00	0	11
WR Lester Grant	3	5	37	12.33	2	22
TE Juan Dabbs	2	2	14	7.00	1	8
WR Nolan Gray	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
RB Oliver Morris	1	1	16	16.00	12	16
WR Brent Yarbrough	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
WR Derek Curtis	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Banta	2	0	0
Cary Uno	0	1	0
Teddy Jackson	0	1	0
Bubba McCarthy	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Antoine Grbac	1	0	0
Daryl Wiggins	0	1	0
Zack Diaz	0	0	1
O.J. Hou	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Palmer	5	217	43.4	37.0	56	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Calvin Lin	8	355	44.4	41.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	2/3	0/1	0/1	29	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harvey Flynn	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Streets	2	23	11.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Yarbrough	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Streets	2	53	26.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Sheldon	2	117	58.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB J.C. Robbins	8	2	1.0	16	30
DE Matthew Hardy	4	0	1.0	14	25
S Wes Vaughn	3	2	0.0	15	24
ILB Tommie Moore	3	0	0.0	12	20
CB Bubba McCarthy	2	0	1.0	9	14
CB K.C. Durkin	2	2	0.0	8	18
CB Calvin Belott	2	0	0.0	10	18
DT Antoine Sherman	2	0	0.0	13	20
S Terrance Streets	2	0	0.0	12	22
DE Marc Strahan	1	1	1.0	9	18
S Dexter Reilly	1	1	0.0	9	18
ILB Kurt Garber	1	1	0.0	6	10
S Everett Rose	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Lamar Hobert	1	0	0.0	10	12
DT Lamar Connell	1	0	0.0	13	22
S Ricky Winslett	1	0	0.0	2	10
OLB Jimmy Newhart	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Rico Krieg	0	1	0.0	3	5

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marvin Ammons	6	2	0.0	23	16
S O.J. Hou	5	2	0.0	30	22
S Luke Lynch	5	1	0.0	21	17
DT Ronald Corbett	4	1	0.0	25	19
CB Mercury Sheldon	4	0	0.0	38	23
DE Randal Meyer	3	3	0.5	33	24
DE Bennie Milnes	3	1	0.0	32	22
OLB Brenden Paxson	3	0	0.0	25	18
S Zack Diaz	3	0	0.0	15	8
OLB Fred Shenkarow	3	0	0.0	17	9
DE Emmanuel Floyd	2	2	1.0	14	14
DE Rickey Lyle	2	0	1.0	13	8
DT Frank Sims	2	1	0.5	20	12
OLB Otis Linquist	2	2	0.0	19	14
CB Brad Berryhill	2	1	0.0	10	10
CB Eugene Lester	2	1	0.0	20	14
CB Dominic Van Hoose	2	0	0.0	20	23
DT Tim Sacco	2	0	0.0	23	14
CB Bennie Kramer	1	4	0.0	29	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Matthew Hardy	1.0	0	1	3	25
OLB J.C. Robbins	1.0	0	0	0	30
CB Bubba McCarthy	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Marc Strahan	1.0	0	0	0	18
DT Antoine Sherman	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Lamar Hobert	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Lamar Connell	0.0	0	1	0	22

Chicago	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmanuel Floyd	1.0	0	0	14
DE Rickey Lyle	1.0	0	0	8
DE Randal Meyer	0.5	0	0	24
DT Frank Sims	0.5	0	0	12
DE Bennie Milnes	0.0	2	2	22
OLB Brenden Paxson	0.0	1	0	18
OLB Phil Culver	0.0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB J.C. Robbins	3	1	30
CB K.C. Durkin	2	1	18
ILB Tommie Moore	1	0	20
S Dexter Reilly	1	0	18
CB Bubba McCarthy	1	0	14
CB Calvin Belott	1	0	18
S Wes Vaughn	1	0	24
DE Matthew Hardy	1	0	25
DT Lamar Connell	1	0	22
S Ricky Winslett	1	0	10
ILB Kurt Garber	1	0	10
S Terrance Streets	1	0	22

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mercury Sheldon	3	0	23
OLB Brenden Paxson	2	0	18
OLB Fred Shenkarow	2	0	9
CB Brad Berryhill	2	0	10
CB Eugene Lester	2	0	14
ILB Marvin Ammons	1	2	16
S Luke Lynch	1	1	17
DE Randal Meyer	1	0	24
OLB Otis Linquist	1	0	14
DT Ronald Corbett	1	0	19
CB Dominic Van Hoose	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Jackson	4	13	2	41	0	29
Kyle Ford	4	6	1	40	2	25
Leomont Kamin	3	10	1	37	0	22
Allen Kenyon	3	4	0	37	0	24
Devin Frederick	1	4	0	41	0	29
Phillip Irwin	1	1	0	5	0	9
Jeffrey Hatcher	0	0	0	4	1	7

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ted Dunsmore	1	3	9	0	18
Dusty Cunningham	1	2	8	1	21
Reuben Caudill	1	1	9	0	9
D.J. Burks	0	3	8	0	12
Brett Burks	0	2	11	2	21
Brock Colon	0	2	13	0	21
Lincoln Knoff	0	2	6	0	9
Shaun Cunningham	0	1	12	1	16
Howard Witt	0	1	4	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
K.C. Durkin	2	13
Jeffrey Buchanon	1	16

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Lester Grant	2	16
Oliver Morris	1	23
Bennie Kramer	1	10

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devin Frederick	41	29	---	---	6	76
Kyle Ford	40	25	---	---	8	73
Teddy Jackson	41	29	---	---	2	72
Moe Doesburg	41	29	---	---	---	70
Jeffrey Buchanon	30	22	---	---	16	68
Allen Kenyon	37	24	---	---	---	61
Leomont Kamin	37	22	---	---	---	59
Kennedy Hoover	15	15	---	---	25	55
J.C. Robbins	---	---	16	30	2	48
Terrance Streets	---	---	12	22	14	48
Johnny Liu	26	20	---	---	---	46
Riddick Downs	27	18	---	---	---	45
Lamar Connell	---	---	13	22	9	44
Wes Vaughn	---	---	15	24	4	43
Matthew Hardy	---	---	14	25	3	42
Norman LaMarche	20	9	---	---	10	39
K.C. Durkin	---	---	8	18	13	39
Cary Uno	17	13	---	---	8	38
Skip Banta	26	12	---	---	---	38
Kurt Garber	---	---	6	10	21	37
Tommie Moore	---	---	12	20	2	34
Bubba McCarthy	---	---	9	14	11	34
Antoine Sherman	---	---	13	20	1	34
Dexter Reilly	---	---	9	18	6	33
Calvin Belott	---	---	10	18	4	32
Shannon Watkins	14	14	---	---	4	32
Mark Ayala	7	6	---	---	17	30
Everett Rose	---	---	6	9	14	29
Marc Strahan	---	---	9	18	1	28
Kennedy McConnell	4	6	---	---	16	26
Lamar Hobert	---	---	10	12	1	23
Phillip Irwin	5	9	---	---	8	22
Antoine Laliberte	16	6	---	---	---	22
Hardy Garritano	---	---	7	12	2	21
Ricky Winslett	---	---	2	10	8	20
Jeffrey Hatcher	4	7	---	---	8	19
Herb Atkins	3	4	---	---	12	19
Ellis Finley	---	---	5	13	---	18
Rico Krieg	---	---	3	5	9	17
Richie Caldwell	---	---	3	4	5	12
Henry Conway	---	---	2	2	7	11
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	3	4	4	11
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Renaldo Palmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tommie Tylski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Randy Kata	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mercury Sheldon	---	---	38	23	9	70
Randal Meyer	---	---	33	24	3	60
Bennie Kramer	---	---	29	19	10	58
Bennie Milnes	---	---	32	22	3	57
Dominic Van Hoose	---	---	20	23	13	56
O.J. Hou	---	---	30	22	4	56
Phil Culver	---	---	24	13	16	53
Antoine Grbac	17	30	---	---	---	47
Ronald Corbett	---	---	25	19	3	47
Brenden Paxson	---	---	25	18	3	46
Derek Curtis	14	25	---	---	6	45
Marvin Ammons	---	---	23	16	4	43
Oliver Morris	9	11	---	---	23	43
Otis Linquist	---	---	19	14	10	43
Luke Lynch	---	---	21	17	3	41
Tim Sacco	---	---	23	14	4	41
Juan Dabbs	7	15	---	---	17	39
Ted Dunsmore	9	18	---	---	10	37
Frank Sims	---	---	20	12	4	36
Brock Colon	13	21	---	---	---	34
Dusty Cunningham	8	21	---	---	5	34
Eugene Lester	---	---	20	14	---	34
Emmanuel Floyd	---	---	14	14	5	33
Junior Haight	12	19	---	---	1	32
Brett Burks	11	21	---	---	---	32
Brad Berryhill	---	---	10	10	12	32
Zack Diaz	---	---	15	8	8	31
Lester Grant	2	13	---	---	16	31
Kevin Cornyn	12	10	---	---	7	29
Herman Cameron	4	11	---	---	14	29
Shaun Cunningham	12	16	---	---	---	28
Fred Shenkarow	---	---	17	9	2	28
Nolan Gray	5	14	---	---	8	27
Daryl Wiggins	8	18	---	---	---	26
Quentin Moss	11	8	---	---	6	25
D.J. Burks	8	12	---	---	5	25
Lincoln Knoff	6	9	---	---	10	25
Riddick Sjostrom	5	14	---	---	5	24
Howard Witt	4	9	---	---	10	23
Brent Yarbrough	1	6	---	---	16	23
Reuben Caudill	9	9	---	---	5	23
Rickey Lyle	---	---	13	8	1	22
Calvin Lin	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harvey Flynn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tyrus Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrus Chamberlain	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	24	111	4.6
Right	8	111	13.9
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	9	13	1.4
Right	7	16	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Moe Doesburg	26	16	0	0	2	4	4	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Antoine Grbac	26	15	1	3	1	2	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	77	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	41	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	29	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	29	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Shannon Watkins	5	3	0	39	14
WR Riddick Downs	4	3	0	14	18
RB Kennedy Hoover	3	3	0	36	15
WR Herb Atkins	3	1	1	10	4
WR Johnny Liu	2	0	0	0	20
TE Antoine Laliberte	2	2	0	6	6
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	2	1	0	13	22
WR Mark Ayala	1	0	1	0	6
FB Cary Uno	1	1	0	6	13
TE Kennedy McConnell	1	1	0	16	6
RB Skip Banta	1	0	0	0	12
FB Norman LaMarche	1	1	0	9	9

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Daryl Wiggins	6	4	1	21	0	18
WR Lester Grant	5	3	0	37	1	13
WR Derek Curtis	4	0	0	0	0	25
WR Junior Haight	4	3	0	12	0	19
WR Nolan Gray	2	1	0	10	0	14
TE Juan Dabbs	2	2	0	14	0	15
WR Brent Yarbrough	2	1	0	2	0	6
RB Oliver Morris	1	1	0	16	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kennedy Hoover	4	1	0.25	8.73
Skip Banta	1	3	3.00	5.65

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Oliver Morris	1	1	1.00	1.89
Daryl Wiggins	1	3	3.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Moe Doesburg	3	2	22	7.33	5.73

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Antoine Grbac	4	2	10	2.50	4.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Cary Uno	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Herb Atkins	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Shannon Watkins	1	1	16	16.00	7.80

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Derek Curtis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Junior Haight	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Juan Dabbs	1	1	6	6.00	7.00
RB Daryl Wiggins	1	1	4	4.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Skip Banta	4	2
Kennedy Hoover	3	1
Moe Doesburg	1	0

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Oliver Morris	1	1
Daryl Wiggins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Moe Doesburg	7	4	3

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Antoine Grbac	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shannon Watkins	3	2	2
WR Herb Atkins	2	0	0
WR Riddick Downs	1	1	1
TE Antoine Laliberte	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Grant	4	2	2
WR Derek Curtis	3	0	0
WR Junior Haight	1	1	0
WR Nolan Gray	1	1	1
RB Daryl Wiggins	1	0	0
WR Brent Yarbrough	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 29,400 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,300 (16,800)
End Zone 5,200 (12,000)
Mezzanine 3,000 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 4,600 (10,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	29,400 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,300 (16,800)
End Zone	5,200 (12,000)
Mezzanine	3,000 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	4,600 (10,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (8,700)