Week 8, 2027

played in Los Angeles, CA

82 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	10	10	7	14	-	41
Los Angeles Matadors	0	0	14	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 MTL - Buddy Gordon 3 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
1Q: 07:02 MTL - Allen Bailie 41 field goal
2Q: 11:55 MTL - Allen Bailie 35 field goal
2Q: 04:33 MTL - Ayden Waddle 12 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 09:55 MTL - Peter Elway 9 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 07:12 LAS - Todd Hawkins 5 run (Bob Blackwell extra point)
3Q: 00:10 LAS - Frankie Shields 25 pass from Norman Barlow (Bob Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 10:36 MTL - Allen Buchanan 2 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 05:41 MTL - Allen Buchanan 1 run (Allen Bailie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:38 MTL - Buddy Gordon 3 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
1Q: 07:02 MTL - Allen Bailie 41 field goal
2Q: 11:55 MTL - Allen Bailie 35 field goal
2Q: 04:33 MTL - Ayden Waddle 12 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 09:55 MTL - Peter Elway 9 pass from Roger Pierce (Allen Bailie extra point)
3Q: 07:12 LAS - Todd Hawkins 5 run (Bob Blackwell extra point)
3Q: 00:10 LAS - Frankie Shields 25 pass from Norman Barlow (Bob Blackwell extra point)
4Q: 10:36 MTL - Allen Buchanan 2 run (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 05:41 MTL - Allen Buchanan 1 run (Allen Bailie extra point)

Team Statistics MTL LAS
Record 3-4 3-5
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 370 303
- Offensive Plays 60 60
- Yards per Play 6.17 5.05
Net Rushing Yards 94 64
- Rushing Attempts 35 24
- Yards per Rush 2.69 2.67
Net Passing Yards 276 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 0 33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/13
- Yards per Pass Play 11.04 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/35 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 19
Time of Possession 32:13 27:47

Team Statistics	MTL	LAS
Record	3-4	3-5
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	370	303
- Offensive Plays	60	60
- Yards per Play	6.17	5.05
Net Rushing Yards	94	64
- Rushing Attempts	35	24
- Yards per Rush	2.69	2.67
Net Passing Yards	276	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 0	33 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/13
- Yards per Pass Play	11.04	6.64
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/35	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 19
Time of Possession	32:13	27:47

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	10:54	4:00	OWN 32	7	44	Field Goal
1	5:35	1:56	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
1	0:46	3:59	OWN 28	9	54	Field Goal
2	8:52	4:29	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
2	1:05	0:41	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
3	13:05	1:41	OWN 30	3	-6	Punt
3	11:24	1:38	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
3	7:02	1:21	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	15:00	4:30	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	8:37	1:57	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
4	5:41	0:06	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
4	4:21	2:25	OWN 36	3	-1	Punt

Los Angeles Matadors
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	1:38	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
1	6:54	1:19	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	3:39	2:53	OWN 16	5	18	Punt
2	11:47	2:55	OWN 30	6	2	Punt
2	4:23	3:18	OWN 20	7	45	Missed FG
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 2	2	7	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	9:46	2:44	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	5:41	5:41	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
4	10:30	1:53	OWN 20	4	13	Interception
4	6:40	0:59	OWN 4	4	-3	Downs
4	5:35	1:14	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 30	4	24	Game

Game MVP: Roger Pierce, Montreal Firebirds

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Buchanan	18	33	1.83	11	1	2
Buddy Gordon	8	37	4.63	12	1	1
Korey Burrows	6	5	0.83	4	0	0
Roger Pierce	3	19	6.33	9	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Todd Hawkins	13	51	3.92	13	1	1
Dan Mason	8	10	1.25	4	0	0
Norman Barlow	3	3	1.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Pierce	24	18	283	1/7	2	55	0	141.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Norman Barlow	33	21	252	3/13	1	59	1	84.4

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ayden Waddle	7	9	129	18.43	51	55	1
FB Andrew Sotiroff	4	5	56	14.00	42	22	0
WR Johnny Liu	3	4	42	14.00	10	15	0
RB Allen Buchanan	2	3	32	16.00	2	21	0
TE Peter Elway	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	1
TE Christian Griffin	1	1	15	15.00	2	15	0
WR Quentin Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frankie Shields	5	7	53	10.60	1	25	1
WR Joey Marshak	4	7	32	8.00	0	11	0
RB Todd Hawkins	4	4	87	21.75	57	59	0
WR Billy Joseph	2	4	26	13.00	4	18	0
WR Pat Booker	2	2	31	15.50	5	21	0
TE Wally Cole	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Bobby Conley	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
FB Calvin Oliver	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
RB Dan Mason	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jay Bouse	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrance Streets	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force
Allen Buchanan	1	0	0
Johnny Liu	0	1	0
Leomont Kamin	0	1	0
Christian Griffin	0	0	1
Kyle Lindsay	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Calvin Oliver	1	0	0
Dan Mason	1	0	0
Frankie Shields	0	1	0
Louie Thompson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Palmer	6	283	47.2	43.5	60	5

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Cunningham	6	232	38.7	38.7	46	0

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	5/5

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Blackwell	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Mason	2	17	8.5	0
Billy Joe Floyd	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Lindsay	1	35	35.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Mason	2	45	22.5	0
Billy Joseph	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrance Streets	9	3	0.0	23	36
ILB Tommie Moore	7	2	0.0	20	30
OLB Scott Murray	4	1	2.0	17	29
S Wes Vaughn	4	1	0.0	19	34
CB Kyle Lindsay	4	1	0.0	18	31
CB K.C. Durkin	3	1	0.0	22	31
OLB Johnny Lowe	3	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Jimmy Newhart	2	2	1.0	11	10
S Ricky Winslett	2	2	0.0	7	14
DT Antoine Sherman	2	2	0.0	11	20
DT Lamar Connell	2	0	0.0	14	13
CB Calvin Belott	1	1	0.0	18	30
DE Lamar Hobert	1	0	0.0	13	24
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	11	22
CB Paul Jackson	1	0	0.0	8	10
DT Ellis Finley	0	1	0.0	13	16

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Travis Berkowich	8	3	0.0	32	25
DE Aaron Fulcher	6	0	1.0	26	22
S Omar Sitron	6	3	0.0	33	22
OLB Deron Armstrong	6	0	0.0	25	19
DT Damon Ellard	4	0	0.0	26	16
DT Donald Wachter	3	0	0.0	17	16
CB Marco Kaiser	3	0	0.0	29	22
ILB Kenny Stuart	2	1	0.0	3	0
CB Johnny Allard	2	1	0.0	31	20
S Rickey Forbes	1	2	0.0	31	25
OLB Wade Worlow	1	1	0.0	10	4
DT Louie Thompson	1	1	0.0	16	5
OLB Greyson Carter	1	1	0.0	17	8
CB Lance Whitehorn	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Morris Diamond	1	0	0.0	22	20
TE Jay Bouse	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kurt Atherton	1	0	0.0	14	9
OLB Zack Hawkins	1	0	0.0	8	3
S Dennis Collins	1	0	0.0	9	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Murray	2.0	2	2	29
OLB Jimmy Newhart	1.0	1	0	10
DT Ellis Finley	0.0	2	0	16
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	0.0	0	1	22

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Aaron Fulcher	1.0	1	0	22
DT Damon Ellard	0.0	1	1	16
DT Donald Wachter	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tommie Moore	4	0	0	30
S Terrance Streets	3	0	1	36
CB Kyle Lindsay	3	0	0	31
CB K.C. Durkin	2	1	0	31
S Wes Vaughn	2	0	0	34
S Ricky Winslett	2	0	0	14
OLB Scott Murray	2	0	0	29
CB Calvin Belott	1	0	0	30
OLB Jimmy Newhart	1	0	0	10
OLB Johnny Lowe	1	0	0	24

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Deron Armstrong	4	0	19
ILB Travis Berkowich	4	0	25
CB Marco Kaiser	3	0	22
CB Johnny Allard	2	0	20
S Omar Sitron	1	1	22
DT Donald Wachter	1	0	16
CB Lance Whitehorn	1	0	9
OLB Wade Worlow	1	0	4
OLB Zack Hawkins	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Ford	4	8	0	34	0	25
Allen Kenyon	2	9	0	34	0	25
Myron Lynch	2	6	0	33	1	25
Andrew Sotiroff	1	6	1	22	0	19
Peter Elway	1	2	0	29	0	17
Leomont Kamin	0	1	0	33	0	25
Troy Grimm	0	1	0	33	0	25

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Cooper	1	3	20	1	31
Lester Grusendorf	1	3	18	0	32
Jimmy Colton	1	2	24	0	36
Bryan Gunn	1	1	3	0	4
Wally Cole	1	1	13	0	14
Jay Bouse	1	1	20	0	23
Darryl Weaver	0	5	21	0	32
Calvin Oliver	0	4	18	0	18
Sammie Giles	0	2	24	2	36

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Griffin	4	19
Riddick Downs	1	14
Kyle Ford	1	8

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Hawkins	1	21
Johnny Allard	1	4

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Streets	---	---	23	36	16	75
Kyle Ford	34	25	---	---	8	67
Leomont Kamin	33	25	---	---	7	65
Peter Elway	29	17	---	---	17	63
Andrew Sotiroff	22	19	---	---	19	60
Allen Kenyon	34	25	---	---	1	60
Roger Pierce	35	25	---	---	---	60
Myron Lynch	33	25	---	---	---	58
Troy Grimm	33	25	---	---	---	58
Wes Vaughn	---	---	19	34	3	56
Ayden Waddle	31	25	---	---	---	56
K.C. Durkin	---	---	22	31	1	54
Kyle Lindsay	---	---	18	31	4	53
Johnny Liu	27	25	---	---	---	52
Tommie Moore	---	---	20	30	1	51
Calvin Belott	---	---	18	30	3	51
Lamar Hobert	---	---	13	24	10	47
Scott Murray	---	---	17	29	1	47
Johnny Lowe	---	---	18	24	---	42
Paul Jackson	---	---	8	10	21	39
Tommie Fitzgerald	---	---	11	22	3	36
Christian Griffin	12	5	---	---	19	36
Antoine Sherman	---	---	11	20	4	35
Allen Buchanan	19	15	---	---	---	34
Marc Strahan	---	---	13	14	5	32
Ellis Finley	---	---	13	16	3	32
Jimmy Newhart	---	---	11	10	11	32
Ricky Winslett	---	---	7	14	10	31
Riddick Downs	8	7	---	---	14	29
Lamar Connell	---	---	14	13	1	28
Korey Burrows	6	0	---	---	19	25
Quentin Thomas	2	2	---	---	17	21
Buddy Gordon	9	8	---	---	---	17
Mark Ayala	3	0	---	---	13	16
Phillip Irwin	3	0	---	---	8	11
Randal Turner	3	0	---	---	8	11
O.J. Knight	---	---	5	6	---	11
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devin Frederick	2	0	---	---	8	10
Jeffrey Buchanon	2	0	---	---	8	10
Kurt Garber	---	---	3	2	3	8
Herb Atkins	5	2	---	---	---	7
Renaldo Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zach Wynn	0	0	---	---	2	2
Matthew Hardy	---	---	0	0	2	2
Dwight Cowgill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Norman Barlow	24	36	---	---	---	60
Sammie Giles	24	36	---	---	---	60
Rickey Forbes	---	---	31	25	4	60
Jimmy Colton	24	36	---	---	---	60
Darryl Weaver	21	32	---	---	6	59
Travis Berkowich	---	---	32	25	2	59
Omar Sitron	---	---	33	22	2	57
Todd Hawkins	15	24	---	---	18	57
Calvin Oliver	18	18	---	---	21	57
Walt Cooper	20	31	---	---	5	56
Johnny Allard	---	---	31	20	4	55
Marco Kaiser	---	---	29	22	2	53
Jay Bouse	20	23	---	---	9	52
Lester Grusendorf	18	32	---	---	2	52
Joey Marshak	7	26	---	---	17	50
Aaron Fulcher	---	---	26	22	2	50
Billy Joe Floyd	---	---	11	16	20	47
Morris Diamond	---	---	22	20	3	45
Deron Armstrong	---	---	25	19	1	45
Wally Cole	13	14	---	---	18	45
Damon Ellard	---	---	26	16	2	44
Frankie Shields	16	27	---	---	---	43
Billy Joseph	12	18	---	---	8	38
Donald Wachter	---	---	17	16	3	36
Ethan Grodin	---	---	19	8	6	33
Zack Hawkins	---	---	8	3	21	32
Dan Mason	9	12	---	---	10	31
Greyson Carter	---	---	17	8	4	29
Lance Whitehorn	---	---	6	9	13	28
Dennis Collins	---	---	9	6	13	28
Bobby Conley	5	7	---	---	12	24
Louie Thompson	---	---	16	5	3	24
Wade Worlow	---	---	10	4	9	23
Kurt Atherton	---	---	14	9	---	23
Pat Booker	5	11	---	---	2	18
Glen Nutile	4	5	---	---	7	16
Kenny Stuart	---	---	3	0	11	14
Spencer Gliniak	6	4	---	---	---	10
Bryan Gunn	3	4	---	---	1	8
Craig Cunningham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Adam Capps	0	0	---	---	7	7
Conrad Drake	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Blackwell	0	0	---	---	4	4
Moe Doesburg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Graham Walker	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	26	59	2.3
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	8	32	4.0
Right	10	16	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Pierce	24	18	5	1	1	1	3	1	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Norman Barlow	33	21	3	2	3	1	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	18	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	83	11.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	117	14.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	65	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	153	9.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	74	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	25	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ayden Waddle	9	7	0	129	2	25
FB Andrew Sotiroff	5	4	1	56	2	19
WR Johnny Liu	4	3	0	42	0	25
RB Allen Buchanan	3	2	0	32	1	15
TE Peter Elway	1	1	0	9	0	17
TE Christian Griffin	1	1	0	15	0	5
WR Quentin Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	2

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frankie Shields	7	5	1	53	1	27
WR Joey Marshak	7	4	1	32	0	26
WR Billy Joseph	4	2	0	26	0	18
RB Todd Hawkins	4	4	0	87	1	24
TE Wally Cole	3	1	0	7	0	14
TE Jay Bouse	3	0	1	0	0	23
WR Pat Booker	2	2	0	31	1	11
WR Bobby Conley	1	1	0	6	0	7
FB Calvin Oliver	1	1	0	7	0	18
RB Dan Mason	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Buchanan	5	4	0.80	1.83
Buddy Gordon	2	5	2.50	4.63
Korey Burrows	1	1	1.00	0.83
Roger Pierce	1	3	3.00	6.33

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Todd Hawkins	1	5	5.00	3.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Pierce	2	2	21	10.50	11.79

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Peter Elway	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Ayden Waddle	1	1	12	12.00	14.33

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Korey Burrows	1	0
Roger Pierce	1	0
Allen Buchanan	1	1
Buddy Gordon	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Norman Barlow	1	1
Todd Hawkins	1	0
Dan Mason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Pierce	7	6	3

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Norman Barlow	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ayden Waddle	3	2	0
RB Allen Buchanan	2	2	1
WR Johnny Liu	1	1	1
TE Peter Elway	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Joey Marshak	4	2	1
RB Todd Hawkins	2	2	2
TE Wally Cole	2	1	1
WR Frankie Shields	1	1	1
WR Billy Joseph	1	1	1
WR Bobby Conley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (20,400)
End Zone 13,500 (14,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,900)
Club Seats 9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (20,400)
End Zone	13,500 (14,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,400)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,900)
Club Seats	9,900 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)