Exhibition Week 2, 2026

played in Newark, NJ

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Renegades	7	7	7	0	3	-	24
Newark Bulldogs	0	7	3	11	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:49 HOU - Gerald Johnstone 5 run (Joey Stargell extra point)
2Q: 08:46 NWK - Fred Preston 14 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 03:32 HOU - Junior Haight 10 pass from Grant Toviessi (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 06:30 HOU - Reggie Denning 2 pass from Grant Toviessi (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 00:56 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 38 field goal
4Q: 08:42 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 50 field goal
4Q: 05:02 NWK - Jessie Lucas 27 pass from Dwayne Estrada (Rich Sparkman run for conversion)
OT: 10:10 HOU - Joey Stargell 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:49 HOU - Gerald Johnstone 5 run (Joey Stargell extra point)
2Q: 08:46 NWK - Fred Preston 14 pass from Travis Kennedy (Trevor Hodgson extra point)
2Q: 03:32 HOU - Junior Haight 10 pass from Grant Toviessi (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 06:30 HOU - Reggie Denning 2 pass from Grant Toviessi (Joey Stargell extra point)
3Q: 00:56 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 38 field goal
4Q: 08:42 NWK - Trevor Hodgson 50 field goal
4Q: 05:02 NWK - Jessie Lucas 27 pass from Dwayne Estrada (Rich Sparkman run for conversion)
OT: 10:10 HOU - Joey Stargell 41 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NWK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 11 6
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 378 243
- Offensive Plays 67 50
- Yards per Play 5.64 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 222 130
- Rushing Attempts 33 23
- Yards per Rush 6.73 5.65
Net Passing Yards 156 113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 26 - 0 23 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 166 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.59 4.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.2 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/60 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 37:31 27:27

Team Statistics	HOU	NWK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	11	6
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	378	243
- Offensive Plays	67	50
- Yards per Play	5.64	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	222	130
- Rushing Attempts	33	23
- Yards per Rush	6.73	5.65
Net Passing Yards	156	113
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 26 - 0	23 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	166	141
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.59	4.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.2	7.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/60	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	37:31	27:27

Drive Charts

Houston Renegades
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:17	OWN 25	16	75	Touchdown
1	1:10	3:38	OWN 4	7	34	Punt
2	8:39	2:31	OWN 30	4	19	Punt
2	4:58	1:37	OPP 15	3	15	Touchdown
2	1:25	1:25	OWN 6	3	18	Half
3	12:19	5:59	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
3	0:51	2:41	OWN 39	5	13	Punt
4	8:36	1:36	OWN 29	2	-7	Punt
4	4:46	4:28	OWN 20	8	42	Fumble
OT1	15:00	4:57	OWN 20	9	56	Field Goal

Newark Bulldogs
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:43	4:33	OWN 36	7	21	Punt
2	12:32	3:53	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
2	6:08	1:10	OWN 2	3	2	Interception
2	3:21	1:56	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	6:20	5:29	OWN 41	8	38	Field Goal
4	13:10	4:34	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
4	7:00	2:14	OPP 47	4	47	Touchdown
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 38	2	5	Half

Game MVP: Jimmy Reiter, Houston Renegades

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jimmy Reiter	21	139	6.62	50	2	0
Gerald Johnstone	7	53	7.57	23	2	1
Grant Toviessi	3	16	5.33	7	0	0
Orlando Surratt	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Tito Downs	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Sparkman	14	98	7.00	26	2
Brandon Collins	6	26	4.33	9	0
Roger Sherman	3	6	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Toviessi	18	15	98	2/10	2	21	0	126.4
Orlando Surratt	14	11	68	0/0	0	17	0	86.9

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwayne Estrada	13	8	86	3/18	1	27	0	106.5
Travis Kennedy	10	6	55	1/10	1	14	1	68.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jimmy Reiter	7	7	29	4.14	1	8	0
WR Reggie Denning	5	7	22	4.40	1	6	1
WR Kelly Hoffman	3	5	26	8.67	6	10	0
TE Thurman Levine	3	3	23	7.67	14	17	0
TE Archie Lake	2	3	15	7.50	3	8	0
WR Kerry King	2	2	29	14.50	9	21	0
RB Tito Downs	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Junior Haight	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	1
WR Alex O'Neill	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Newark	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Josh Hoover	7	7	51	7.29	0	21	0
WR Jessie Lucas	1	3	27	27.00	3	27	1
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	9	9.00	8	9	0
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Fred Preston	1	3	14	14.00	1	14	1
WR Glen Torres	1	3	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Martin Welborn	1	3	15	15.00	1	15	0
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Blake Conway	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnell Godfrey	1	0	0.00	0

Newark	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grant Toviessi	1	0	0	0
Perry Ruegamer	0	0	1	0

Newark	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brandon Collins	1	0	0
Stephen Brigham	0	1	1
Fred Preston	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bo Carr	4	165	41.3	34.5	49	1

Newark	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Compton	3	128	42.7	42.7	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Stargell	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Newark	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hodgson	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Collins	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Hoffman	3	84	28.0	0
Tito Downs	1	21	21.0	0

Newark	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Lucas	2	49	24.5	0
Tyrus Holliday	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Donnell Godfrey	5	1	0.0	12	19
S Dwight Donovan	4	0	0.0	16	20
CB Karl Negrete	4	0	0.0	15	18
CB Bert Levine	4	0	0.0	15	17
DE Perry Ruegamer	3	0	0.5	18	15
DT Lorenzo Eaves	3	1	0.0	21	14
DT Dan Pierce	3	0	0.0	16	23
DE Max Kolsrud	2	2	1.0	14	21
S Darren Lowe	2	0	1.0	8	8
OLB Will Rivers	2	3	0.5	7	9
ILB Norm Proehl	2	1	0.0	12	17
DT Alvin Ballard	1	1	1.0	10	17
ILB Jerome Watkins	1	0	0.0	11	10
DE Nathan Auguston	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Adam Marsh	1	0	0.0	15	11
OLB Willie Foley	1	0	0.0	16	18
DE Marc Newson	0	1	0.0	11	15
CB Ricky Barton	0	1	0.0	5	8

Newark	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Drew Ludwig	9	3	0.0	27	27
OLB Renaldo Davey	5	3	0.0	28	31
CB Craig Downs	5	1	0.0	24	26
CB Andrew Anglewicz	4	1	0.0	20	20
DE Stephen Brigham	3	1	1.0	14	14
S Junior El Nino	3	5	0.0	32	30
CB B.J. Brennan	3	2	0.0	21	19
DT Ray Hatcher	3	1	0.0	15	13
S Brady Kramer	3	1	0.0	5	10
ILB Hardy Henry	3	0	0.0	6	10
DT Zach Reed	3	0	0.0	27	29
DE Terrell Rice	3	0	0.0	27	27
DT Chuck Briggs	3	0	0.0	21	24
OLB Mickey Vedros	2	0	0.0	4	3
CB Gene Witkop	2	0	0.0	18	18
DE Vernon Franklin	1	2	1.0	21	22
OLB Reggie Havens	1	1	0.0	14	12
S Clay Barrett	1	0	0.0	27	22
TE Fred Preston	1	0	---	---	---
DE Matthew Jeffries	1	0	0.0	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Max Kolsrud	1.0	0	21
DT Alvin Ballard	1.0	0	17
S Darren Lowe	1.0	0	8
OLB Will Rivers	0.5	0	9
DE Perry Ruegamer	0.5	0	15
DT Lorenzo Eaves	0.0	1	14

Newark	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Vernon Franklin	1.0	1	0	0	22
DE Stephen Brigham	1.0	0	0	0	14
DT Chuck Briggs	0.0	0	1	1	24
S Junior El Nino	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Terrell Rice	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dwight Donovan	3	1	0	20
CB Karl Negrete	3	1	0	18
CB Donnell Godfrey	2	0	1	19
CB Bert Levine	2	0	0	17
S Darren Lowe	1	0	0	8
DT Dan Pierce	1	0	0	23
S Fernando Cooper	1	0	0	18
ILB Norm Proehl	1	0	0	17

Newark	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Renaldo Davey	5	1	31
CB Andrew Anglewicz	3	0	20
CB Craig Downs	3	0	26
CB B.J. Brennan	2	1	19
ILB Drew Ludwig	2	0	27
DT Chuck Briggs	2	0	24
CB Gene Witkop	2	0	18
S Brady Kramer	2	0	10
DE Stephen Brigham	1	0	14
ILB Hardy Henry	1	0	10
S Clay Barrett	1	0	22
S Junior El Nino	1	0	30
OLB Reggie Havens	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Rindfleisch	4	7	1	28	0	30
Louis Gardner	4	5	0	23	0	28
Neil Bronson	3	5	1	19	0	21
Jermaine Burnett	3	4	0	24	1	26
Quentin Boticario	2	3	0	15	0	10
Ben Denehey	1	3	0	31	0	26
Harvey Durham	0	2	0	16	1	21

Newark	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Bensen	3	5	0	19	2	24
Norman Enright	2	7	1	20	1	25
Billy Kramer	1	3	0	22	0	25
Fred Preston	1	2	0	19	0	24
Marvin Pennock	1	2	0	8	0	8
Damon Gilmore	1	2	0	8	0	8
Jessie German	0	1	0	19	1	22
Clifton Carlisle	0	1	0	7	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Tito Downs	1	18
Kelly Hoffman	1	12
Kerry King	1	11
Archie Lake	1	10
Carlos Wycheck	0	16
Stephen Rutan	0	15
Junior Haight	0	14
Darren Lowe	0	11
Ricky Barton	0	10
Melvin Sutton	0	9
Thurman Levine	0	7
Jimmy Reiter	0	7
Norm Proehl	0	6
Louis Gardner	0	5
Adam Marsh	0	5
Joey Stargell	0	5
Quentin Boticario	0	5
Gene Rindfleisch	0	5
Reggie Denning	0	4
Dwight Donovan	0	4
Levon Albrecht	0	4
Bo Carr	0	4
Tito Perroni	0	4
Marc Newson	0	3
Jerome Watkins	0	3
Nathan Auguston	0	3
Karl Negrete	0	3
Jermaine Burnett	0	2
Max Kolsrud	0	2
Alvin Ballard	0	2
Will Rivers	0	2
Perry Ruegamer	0	2
Donnell Godfrey	0	2
Dan Pierce	0	2
Grant Toviessi	0	1
Bert Levine	0	1
Willie Foley	0	1

Newark	Tackles	STPlays
Martin Welborn	2	10
Tyrus Holliday	1	17
Brady Kramer	1	13
Brandon Collins	0	17
Gene Witkop	0	17
Roger Sherman	0	15
Jessie Lucas	0	14
Clifton Carlisle	0	13
Hardy Henry	0	10
Mickey Vedros	0	9
Trevor Hodgson	0	8
Craig Downs	0	7
Fred Preston	0	6
Drew Compton	0	5
Norman Enright	0	5
Marvin Pennock	0	5
Trent Wright	0	5
Glen Torres	0	5
Damon Gilmore	0	5
Ray Hatcher	0	4
Kurt Bensen	0	3
Matthew Jeffries	0	3
Zach Reed	0	2
Rich Sparkman	0	2
Vernon Franklin	0	2
Junior El Nino	0	2
Andrew Anglewicz	0	2
Carlos Fleming	0	2
Darryl Wilkins	0	2
Reggie Havens	0	2
Jeremy Satre	0	1
Alvin Gordon	0	1
Stephen Brigham	0	1
Clay Barrett	0	1
Terrell Rice	0	1
Drew Ludwig	0	1
Renaldo Davey	0	1
B.J. Brennan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	64	4.9
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	10	114	11.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	11	84	7.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Toviessi	18	15	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
Orlando Surratt	14	11	0	0	0	2	1	0	0

Newark	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwayne Estrada	13	8	2	2	2	1	0	0	0
Travis Kennedy	10	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	21	122	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	4	27	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	57	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Denning	7	5	22	0	19
RB Jimmy Reiter	7	7	29	0	23
WR Kelly Hoffman	5	3	26	0	22
TE Archie Lake	3	2	15	0	15
TE Thurman Levine	3	3	23	0	22
WR Kerry King	2	2	29	1	15
RB Tito Downs	2	2	9	0	10
WR Alex O'Neill	2	1	3	0	17
WR Junior Haight	1	1	10	0	2

Newark	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Josh Hoover	7	7	0	51	1	13
WR Jessie Lucas	3	1	0	27	1	15
TE Fred Preston	3	1	0	14	0	24
WR Glen Torres	3	1	2	10	0	18
WR Martin Welborn	3	1	0	15	0	12
FB Roger Sherman	1	1	0	9	0	14
WR Blake Conway	1	0	1	0	0	3
RB Rich Sparkman	1	1	0	5	0	21
WR Tyrus Holliday	1	1	0	10	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Reiter	4	13	3.25	6.62
Gerald Johnstone	2	8	4.00	7.57
Grant Toviessi	1	4	4.00	5.33

Newark	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rich Sparkman	1	3	3.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Toviessi	3	3	17	5.67	5.44
Orlando Surratt	1	1	3	3.00	4.86

Newark	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Travis Kennedy	1	1	14	14.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Reggie Denning	2	2	7	3.50	3.14
TE Thurman Levine	1	1	3	3.00	7.67
WR Junior Haight	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Newark	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Fred Preston	1	1	14	14.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Reiter	2	2

Newark	Rushes	Conversions
Rich Sparkman	1	1
Brandon Collins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Orlando Surratt	6	5	3
Grant Toviessi	6	5	4

Newark	Att	Comp	Conversions
Travis Kennedy	4	3	2
Dwayne Estrada	3	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Denning	5	3	2
WR Kerry King	2	2	2
WR Kelly Hoffman	1	1	0
TE Thurman Levine	1	1	1
WR Junior Haight	1	1	1
RB Jimmy Reiter	1	1	1
RB Tito Downs	1	1	0

Newark	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Josh Hoover	4	4	2
WR Blake Conway	1	0	0
TE Fred Preston	1	0	0
WR Martin Welborn	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,500 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (21,000)
End Zone 12,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,300)
Club Seats 19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,500 (87,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (21,000)
End Zone	12,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,300)
Club Seats	19,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,100 (9,900)