Week 1, 2027

played in Iowa City, IA

86 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	7	21	7	3	-	38
Iowa City Arsenal	7	7	0	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 MTL - Peter Elway 21 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
1Q: 02:43 IWC - Bryan Reinhardt 66 fumble return (Jimmy Fox extra point)
2Q: 08:58 IWC - Curtis Gray 22 pass from Grant Toviessi (Jimmy Fox extra point)
2Q: 02:56 MTL - Allen Buchanan 1 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 02:23 MTL - Johnny Lowe 38 interception return (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 01:30 MTL - Riddick Downs 20 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 01:43 MTL - Allen Buchanan 16 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 01:21 MTL - Allen Bailie 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:47 MTL - Peter Elway 21 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
1Q: 02:43 IWC - Bryan Reinhardt 66 fumble return (Jimmy Fox extra point)
2Q: 08:58 IWC - Curtis Gray 22 pass from Grant Toviessi (Jimmy Fox extra point)
2Q: 02:56 MTL - Allen Buchanan 1 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 02:23 MTL - Johnny Lowe 38 interception return (Allen Bailie extra point)
2Q: 01:30 MTL - Riddick Downs 20 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 01:43 MTL - Allen Buchanan 16 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 01:21 MTL - Allen Bailie 21 field goal

Team Statistics MTL IWC
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 20
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 402 276
- Offensive Plays 68 70
- Yards per Play 5.91 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 243 92
- Rushing Attempts 42 19
- Yards per Rush 5.79 4.84
Net Passing Yards 159 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 14 - 1 46 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 162 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 3.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/3
Penalties/Yards 6/30 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/38 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38

Team Statistics	MTL	IWC
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	20
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	402	276
- Offensive Plays	68	70
- Yards per Play	5.91	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	243	92
- Rushing Attempts	42	19
- Yards per Rush	5.79	4.84
Net Passing Yards	159	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 14 - 1	46 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	162	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	3.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/3
Penalties/Yards	6/30	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/38	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:22	28:38

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	8:15	4:35	OWN 3	8	51	Punt
1	2:09	2:27	OWN 20	7	20	Interception
2	13:02	1:27	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
2	8:41	5:54	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	1:40	0:21	OPP 15	2	15	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	2	-1	Half
3	11:51	1:35	OWN 16	5	38	Punt
3	8:44	1:28	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
3	4:12	2:43	OWN 14	6	86	Touchdown
4	13:57	5:14	OWN 3	9	33	Punt
4	4:49	2:33	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	1:46	0:31	OPP 7	3	3	Field Goal

Iowa City Arsenal
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	3:16	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
1	3:40	1:31	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
2	14:42	1:40	OWN 49	3	2	Punt
2	11:35	2:54	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	2:47	0:36	OWN 20	3	0	Interception
2	2:11	0:31	OWN 20	3	-5	Fumble
2	1:19	1:03	OWN 20	4	37	Punt
3	15:00	3:09	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
3	10:16	1:32	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
3	7:16	3:04	OWN 18	6	21	Punt
3	1:29	2:32	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
4	8:43	3:54	OWN 2	14	47	Downs
4	2:16	0:30	OWN 7	4	0	Downs
4	1:15	1:15	OWN 20	2	10	Game

Game MVP: Kurt Garber, Montreal Firebirds

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Buchanan	24	134	5.58	27	4	2
Buddy Gordon	18	109	6.06	55	2	0

Iowa City	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Emmanuel Candelaria	9	64	7.11	37	2
Mo Miller	5	7	1.40	4	0
Grant Toviessi	3	14	4.67	8	0
Thomas Brock	1	2	2.00	2	0
Eddie Johnston	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Pierce	25	14	162	1/3	2	25	1	85.8

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Toviessi	41	21	212	5/33	1	22	1	64.3
Dennis Grier	4	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6
Eddie Johnston	1	1	5	0/0	0	5	0	87.5

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Johnny Liu	3	7	30	10.00	0	11	0
RB Allen Buchanan	3	3	29	9.67	18	16	0
FB Andrew Sotiroff	2	3	21	10.50	25	25	0
WR Riddick Downs	2	5	21	10.50	2	20	1
TE Peter Elway	2	3	32	16.00	26	21	1
WR Herb Atkins	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Buddy Gordon	1	2	21	21.00	19	21	0

Iowa City	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Curtis Gray	8	13	95	11.88	39	22	1
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	8	9	61	7.63	35	15	0
WR Howard Thelwell	2	5	19	9.50	0	14	0
WR Jermaine Godwin	2	7	26	13.00	4	13	0
FB Thomas Brock	1	2	14	14.00	8	14	0
TE Tyrone Rocha	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Byron McLerran	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bryan Reinhardt	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mark Church	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Johnny Lowe	1	38	38.00	1

Iowa City	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Scottie Routt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force
Allen Buchanan	1	0	0
Myron Lynch	0	1	0
Antoine Sherman	0	1	0
Calvin Belott	0	0	1
Ricky Winslett	0	0	1
Kurt Garber	0	0	1

Iowa City	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grant Toviessi	1	0	0	0
Howard Thelwell	1	0	0	0
Curtis Gray	1	0	0	0
Bryan Reinhardt	0	1	0	1
Mo Miller	0	1	0	0
Paul Bovee	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Palmer	6	297	49.5	43.8	62	2

Iowa City	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rufus Kennedy	7	323	46.1	41.9	55	6

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	5/5

Iowa City	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jimmy Fox	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terrance Streets	1	10	10.0	0

Iowa City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Thelwell	2	-6	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Lindsay	2	48	24.0	0

Iowa City	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrance Streets	7	2	0.0	19	51
CB Kyle Lindsay	6	1	0.0	18	46
ILB Tommie Moore	6	0	0.0	18	43
OLB Scott Murray	4	1	1.0	16	38
CB K.C. Durkin	4	1	0.0	17	48
ILB Kurt Garber	3	0	2.0	9	23
DE Matthew Hardy	3	1	0.0	18	45
DT Antoine Sherman	3	1	0.0	11	35
S Ricky Winslett	3	0	0.0	3	18
CB Calvin Belott	2	2	0.0	13	43
DE Marc Strahan	1	0	1.0	9	28
DT Ellis Finley	1	0	1.0	8	16
S Wes Vaughn	1	2	0.0	19	50
OLB Johnny Lowe	1	1	0.0	9	27
WR Johnny Liu	1	0	---	---	---

Iowa City	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jorge Benton	11	3	0.0	37	19
ILB Paul Bovee	6	1	0.0	37	26
CB R.J. Fortune	6	0	0.0	36	21
DT Stan Baxter	5	0	0.0	26	20
DT Shawn Malone	4	1	0.5	18	9
DT Marvin Lincoln	4	1	0.0	17	15
DE Dan Maticic	3	1	0.0	30	22
CB Scottie Routt	3	1	0.0	21	14
S Don Adams	2	6	0.5	37	26
S Lance Lane	2	1	0.0	36	25
DE Antonio Durkin	2	0	0.0	38	23
OLB Rufus Gillespie	1	2	0.0	14	6
CB Lonnie Schroeder	1	0	0.0	9	1
S Joseph Shapiro	1	0	0.0	13	2
DT Kennedy Ballard	1	0	0.0	16	7
OLB Jamal Boone	1	0	0.0	11	6
CB Alan Vetter	0	2	0.0	34	25
DE Harry Andrews	0	1	0.0	16	7
OLB Byron LeBlanc	0	1	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Kurt Garber	2.0	1	1	23
DE Marc Strahan	1.0	3	0	28
OLB Scott Murray	1.0	2	0	38
DT Ellis Finley	1.0	1	0	16
DE Matthew Hardy	0.0	3	1	45
DE Lamar Hobert	0.0	2	1	29

Iowa City	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Shawn Malone	0.5	0	0	9
S Don Adams	0.5	0	0	26
OLB Jorge Benton	0.0	1	0	19
DE Harry Andrews	0.0	1	0	7
DE Antonio Durkin	0.0	0	2	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kyle Lindsay	4	1	0	46
CB K.C. Durkin	4	0	0	48
S Terrance Streets	4	0	0	51
ILB Tommie Moore	3	0	0	43
OLB Scott Murray	2	1	0	38
S Ricky Winslett	2	0	0	18
S Wes Vaughn	1	1	0	50
DE Matthew Hardy	1	1	0	45
CB Calvin Belott	1	0	0	43
OLB Johnny Lowe	0	1	1	27
ILB Kurt Garber	0	1	0	23

Iowa City	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jorge Benton	5	0	0	19
CB R.J. Fortune	3	0	0	21
ILB Paul Bovee	2	2	0	26
CB Scottie Routt	2	0	1	14
CB Alan Vetter	1	0	0	25
OLB Rufus Gillespie	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Devin Frederick	3	9	38	1	26
Allen Kenyon	3	6	37	0	26
Kyle Ford	2	9	42	0	26
Leomont Kamin	2	6	41	0	26
Andrew Sotiroff	2	4	25	0	17
Myron Lynch	1	5	39	0	26
Peter Elway	0	1	37	0	25
Randal Turner	0	1	3	0	0
Troy Grimm	0	1	5	0	0

Iowa City	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andrew Fix	2	4	18	2	45
Malcolm Buckley	1	3	19	3	51
Byron McLerran	1	2	15	0	22
J.T. Sweeney	0	4	18	0	47
Ray Vance	0	2	17	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Belott	2	14

Iowa City	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Miller	1	22
Omar Fisher	1	17
Mark Church	1	15

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Streets	---	---	19	51	16	86
Kyle Ford	42	26	---	---	7	75
Devin Frederick	38	26	---	---	7	71
Wes Vaughn	---	---	19	50	2	71
Peter Elway	37	25	---	---	9	71
Calvin Belott	---	---	13	43	14	70
Matthew Hardy	---	---	18	45	6	69
Myron Lynch	39	26	---	---	2	67
Leomont Kamin	41	26	---	---	---	67
Kyle Lindsay	---	---	18	46	3	67
K.C. Durkin	---	---	17	48	1	66
Allen Kenyon	37	26	---	---	---	63
Roger Pierce	36	26	---	---	---	62
Scott Murray	---	---	16	38	8	62
Tommie Moore	---	---	18	43	---	61
Johnny Liu	32	25	---	---	---	57
Andrew Sotiroff	25	17	---	---	13	55
Riddick Downs	23	24	---	---	1	48
Buddy Gordon	18	7	---	---	23	48
Antoine Sherman	---	---	11	35	1	47
Herb Atkins	17	9	---	---	17	43
Allen Buchanan	24	17	---	---	1	42
Kurt Garber	---	---	9	23	9	41
Lamar Hobert	---	---	11	29	---	40
Marc Strahan	---	---	9	28	1	38
Paul Jackson	---	---	3	12	22	37
Johnny Lowe	---	---	9	27	---	36
Ellis Finley	---	---	8	16	6	30
Christian Griffin	12	3	---	---	15	30
Ricky Winslett	---	---	3	18	8	29
Mark Ayala	8	0	---	---	11	19
Jeffrey Buchanon	3	0	---	---	16	19
Quentin Thomas	11	3	---	---	---	14
O.J. Knight	---	---	6	6	2	14
Phillip Irwin	5	0	---	---	7	12
Troy Grimm	5	0	---	---	7	12
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	2	3	3	8
Randal Turner	3	0	---	---	5	8
Dwight Cowgill	6	0	---	---	---	6
Renaldo Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tommie Fitzgerald	---	---	0	0	6	6
Zach Wynn	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lamar Connell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Tommy Fundinger	---	---	0	0	---	0

Iowa City	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kim Jones	19	49	---	---	7	75
Malcolm Buckley	19	51	---	---	2	72
Antonio Durkin	---	---	38	23	6	67
J.T. Sweeney	18	47	---	---	---	65
Grant Toviessi	18	46	---	---	---	64
Curtis Gray	18	45	---	---	---	63
Andrew Fix	18	45	---	---	---	63
Paul Bovee	---	---	37	26	---	63
Don Adams	---	---	37	26	---	63
Lance Lane	---	---	36	25	1	62
Alan Vetter	---	---	34	25	---	59
Jorge Benton	---	---	37	19	2	58
R.J. Fortune	---	---	36	21	---	57
Emmanuel Candelaria	12	39	---	---	4	55
Bryan Reinhardt	13	41	---	---	---	54
Dan Maticic	---	---	30	22	---	52
Jermaine Godwin	10	27	---	---	13	50
Stan Baxter	---	---	26	20	2	48
Thomas Brock	9	23	---	---	15	47
Ray Vance	17	26	---	---	---	43
Scottie Routt	---	---	21	14	8	43
Mo Miller	7	12	---	---	22	41
Byron McLerran	15	22	---	---	3	40
Tyrone Rocha	5	18	---	---	17	40
Byron LeBlanc	---	---	10	7	20	37
Marvin Lincoln	---	---	17	15	4	36
Howard Thelwell	4	14	---	---	16	34
Tony McGee	---	---	6	5	22	33
Tracy Ward	2	25	---	---	5	32
Shawn Malone	---	---	18	9	2	29
Jamal Boone	---	---	11	6	10	27
Omar Fisher	1	8	---	---	17	26
Harry Andrews	---	---	16	7	1	24
Kennedy Ballard	---	---	16	7	1	24
Rufus Gillespie	---	---	14	6	3	23
Mark Church	1	6	---	---	15	22
Lonnie Schroeder	---	---	9	1	11	21
Joseph Shapiro	---	---	13	2	4	19
Hunter Fruth	1	6	---	---	7	14
Rondell Shaughnessy	1	6	---	---	7	14
Rufus Kennedy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jerome Chandler	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dennis Grier	0	4	---	---	---	4
Jimmy Fox	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eddie Johnston	1	1	---	---	---	2
Sherman Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	104	10.4
Middle	23	110	4.8
Right	9	29	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	14	2.8
Middle	12	68	5.7
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Pierce	25	14	4	2	2	2	2	0	1

Iowa City	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Toviessi	41	21	1	2	3	5	9	1	1
Dennis Grier	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0
Eddie Johnston	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	42	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	81	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	39	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	64	7.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	69	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	7	71	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	13	1.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Liu	7	3	0	30	0	25
WR Riddick Downs	5	2	1	21	1	24
FB Andrew Sotiroff	3	2	0	21	1	17
TE Peter Elway	3	2	0	32	1	25
RB Allen Buchanan	3	3	0	29	0	17
WR Herb Atkins	2	1	0	8	0	9
RB Buddy Gordon	2	1	1	21	1	7

Iowa City	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Gray	13	8	0	95	1	45
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	9	8	0	61	0	39
WR Jermaine Godwin	7	2	1	26	0	27
WR Bryan Reinhardt	6	0	1	0	0	41
WR Howard Thelwell	5	2	0	19	0	14
FB Thomas Brock	2	1	1	14	0	23
TE Byron McLerran	2	0	0	0	0	22
TE Tyrone Rocha	1	1	0	2	0	18
WR Mark Church	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Buddy Gordon	4	7	1.75	6.06
Allen Buchanan	2	17	8.50	5.58

Iowa City	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Pierce	3	2	31	10.33	6.48

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Downs	1	1	20	20.00	4.20
WR Johnny Liu	1	0	0	0.00	4.29
TE Peter Elway	1	1	11	11.00	10.67

Iowa City	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Buchanan	2	1
Buddy Gordon	2	0

Iowa City	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Miller	2	1
Grant Toviessi	1	0
Emmanuel Candelaria	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Pierce	9	6	4

Iowa City	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Toviessi	8	3	2
Dennis Grier	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnny Liu	3	1	1
RB Allen Buchanan	3	3	2
FB Andrew Sotiroff	2	2	1
WR Riddick Downs	1	0	0

Iowa City	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Gray	2	1	1
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	2	2	1
WR Bryan Reinhardt	2	0	0
WR Jermaine Godwin	2	0	0
WR Mark Church	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,900 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (22,000)
End Zone 10,700 (15,800)
Mezzanine 6,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 5,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,900 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (22,000)
End Zone	10,700 (15,800)
Mezzanine	6,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	5,500 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,700)