Week 1, 2028

played in Cleveland, OH

78 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	3	3	3	14	-	23
Cleveland Clawz	3	10	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 CLE - Gus Hagglund 19 field goal
1Q: 00:31 MTL - Lester Kevorkian 30 field goal
2Q: 05:50 CLE - Gus Hagglund 28 field goal
2Q: 02:48 MTL - Lester Kevorkian 28 field goal
2Q: 00:20 CLE - Daryl Breeze 12 pass from Edwin Hyman (Gus Hagglund extra point)
3Q: 09:37 MTL - Lester Kevorkian 37 field goal
3Q: 02:09 CLE - Gus Hagglund 32 field goal
4Q: 06:54 MTL - Allen Buchanan 1 run (Lester Kevorkian extra point)
4Q: 02:20 MTL - Allen Buchanan 78 punt return (Lester Kevorkian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 CLE - Gus Hagglund 19 field goal
1Q: 00:31 MTL - Lester Kevorkian 30 field goal
2Q: 05:50 CLE - Gus Hagglund 28 field goal
2Q: 02:48 MTL - Lester Kevorkian 28 field goal
2Q: 00:20 CLE - Daryl Breeze 12 pass from Edwin Hyman (Gus Hagglund extra point)
3Q: 09:37 MTL - Lester Kevorkian 37 field goal
3Q: 02:09 CLE - Gus Hagglund 32 field goal
4Q: 06:54 MTL - Allen Buchanan 1 run (Lester Kevorkian extra point)
4Q: 02:20 MTL - Allen Buchanan 78 punt return (Lester Kevorkian extra point)

Team Statistics MTL CLE
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 5 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 244 372
- Offensive Plays 56 65
- Yards per Play 4.36 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 117 101
- Rushing Attempts 34 30
- Yards per Rush 3.44 3.37
Net Passing Yards 127 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 12 - 0 33 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 146 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.77 7.74
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 1/78 2/27
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/81
Interception Ret./Yards 3/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:19 29:41

Team Statistics	MTL	CLE
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	5	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	244	372
- Offensive Plays	56	65
- Yards per Play	4.36	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	117	101
- Rushing Attempts	34	30
- Yards per Rush	3.44	3.37
Net Passing Yards	127	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 12 - 0	33 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	146	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.77	7.74
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	1/78	2/27
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/81
Interception Ret./Yards	3/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:19	29:41

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	5:55	5:32	OWN 20	8	67	Field Goal
2	10:29	1:32	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
2	5:44	3:03	OWN 20	8	69	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	1	Half
3	13:17	3:46	OPP 41	6	21	Field Goal
3	7:37	2:02	OWN 4	3	6	Punt
3	2:04	3:29	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	12:27	1:59	OWN 33	4	10	Punt
4	9:21	2:33	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
4	5:06	1:57	OPP 34	3	1	Missed FG
4	1:32	1:32	OPP 27	7	19	Game

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	7:21	OWN 44	11	54	Field Goal
1	0:23	4:54	OWN 23	9	65	Fumble
2	8:57	3:13	OWN 38	6	51	Field Goal
2	2:41	2:28	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:43	OWN 20	4	21	Fumble
3	9:31	1:54	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	5:35	3:31	50	7	35	Field Goal
4	13:35	1:08	OWN 7	3	55	Interception
4	10:28	1:07	OWN 20	3	-2	Interception
4	6:48	1:42	OWN 31	3	5	Interception
4	3:09	0:58	OWN 40	3	-7	Punt
4	2:11	0:39	OWN 20	4	13	Fumble

Game MVP: Allen Buchanan, Montreal Firebirds

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Buchanan	17	78	4.59	27	3	1
Deon Brock	9	50	5.56	23	1	0
Dwight Cowgill	5	-6	-1.20	1	0	0
Greg Galloway	2	-7	-3.50	-3	0	0
Andrew Sotiroff	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mercury Sander	20	77	3.85	14	3
Cristian Strickland	8	10	1.25	3	0
Edwin Hyman	2	14	7.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dwight Cowgill	18	12	146	4/19	0	52	0	91.4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Hyman	33	21	285	2/14	1	42	3	63.3

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Riddick Downs	3	5	77	25.67	43	52
WR Billy Joseph	3	5	30	10.00	8	21
WR Quentin Thomas	2	3	10	5.00	0	7
WR Ayden Waddle	2	3	13	6.50	1	14
TE Peter Elway	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Deon Brock	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Raymond Vaughn	8	11	116	14.50	18	41	0
WR Daryl Breeze	5	6	65	13.00	11	18	1
WR Tucker Martinez	3	7	17	5.67	0	11	0
TE Paul Booker	2	2	21	10.50	5	18	0
RB Mercury Sander	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Clay Dodge	1	1	22	22.00	15	22	0
RB Alexander Winslett	1	2	42	42.00	39	42	0
WR Levon Bullock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Cristian Strickland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bobby Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Donnell Godfrey	1	4	4.00
OLB Johnny Lowe	1	13	13.00
ILB Travis Keith	1	15	15.00

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force
Deon Brock	1	0	0
Travis Keith	0	1	1
Tommie Moore	0	1	0
Tommie Fitzgerald	0	1	0
Quentin Thomas	0	1	0
Marc Strahan	0	0	1
Scott Murray	0	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Force
Edwin Hyman	1	0
Mercury Sander	1	0
Tucker Martinez	1	0
Deon Bernstein	0	1

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Palmer	5	236	47.2	37.8	57	1

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	2	115	57.5	35.0	70	1

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Kevorkian	3/4	0/1	0/1	37	2/2

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gus Hagglund	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Buchanan	1	78	78.0	1

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Vaughn	2	27	13.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Lindsay	1	22	22.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Mabe	3	81	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Murray	8	1	1.0	25	31
DE Marc Strahan	6	1	0.0	23	26
S Terrance Streets	5	3	0.0	30	35
ILB Travis Keith	5	2	0.0	29	35
CB Kyle Lindsay	5	0	0.0	30	35
CB Donnell Godfrey	4	2	0.0	27	35
OLB Johnny Lowe	4	0	0.0	18	15
DT Leonard Wingfield	2	1	0.0	20	22
S Ricky Winslett	2	1	0.0	2	14
S Darren Lowe	2	1	0.0	27	35
DE Barry Wilson	2	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Tommie Moore	2	0	0.0	15	8
CB Paul Jackson	2	0	0.0	14	26
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1	1	1.0	16	9
DT Anthony Warren	1	1	0.0	13	13
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	0	3	0.0	24	29

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Vincent Dallesandro	6	1	1.5	31	17
OLB Deon Bernstein	6	0	0.0	28	17
ILB Julian Gordon	5	3	0.0	25	10
S O.J. Hou	4	0	0.0	32	21
DT Courtney Thornton	3	1	2.0	8	9
S R.J. Gilmore	3	2	0.0	33	21
CB Desmond Maass	3	0	0.0	34	21
CB Ike Force	3	0	0.0	33	19
DT Ronald Corbett	2	2	0.5	22	16
OLB Jeremy Sacratini	2	2	0.0	19	8
DT Kirk Porter	2	1	0.0	18	12
DT Elias Word	2	1	0.0	17	7
DE Pat Cortez	2	0	0.0	30	14
WR Tucker Martinez	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Phillip Tate	1	1	0.0	9	8
ILB Ken Orellana	1	1	0.0	14	12
CB Maurice Hulten	1	1	0.0	6	11
WR Raymond Vaughn	1	0	---	---	---
RB Mercury Sander	1	0	---	---	---
G Shane Parsons	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Scott Murray	1.0	2	0	31
OLB Russell Thamilarasan	1.0	0	1	9
DT Leonard Wingfield	0.0	1	2	22
DT Anthony Warren	0.0	1	1	13
DE Barry Wilson	0.0	1	0	15

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Courtney Thornton	2.0	0	0	9
DE Vincent Dallesandro	1.5	1	2	17
DT Ronald Corbett	0.5	0	0	16
DE Pat Cortez	0.0	1	1	14
ILB Ken Orellana	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kyle Lindsay	5	0	0	35
OLB Scott Murray	4	1	0	31
CB Donnell Godfrey	3	0	1	35
ILB Travis Keith	2	0	1	35
S Ricky Winslett	2	0	0	14
S Terrance Streets	2	0	0	35
CB Paul Jackson	1	1	0	26
OLB Johnny Lowe	1	0	1	15
ILB Tommie Moore	1	0	0	8
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	0	1	0	29

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Desmond Maass	3	0	21
S O.J. Hou	2	1	21
OLB Deon Bernstein	2	0	17
CB Ike Force	2	0	19
DT Kirk Porter	1	0	12
DE Vincent Dallesandro	1	0	17
ILB Julian Gordon	1	0	10
S Ian Woods	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnold Henderson	2	8	34	0	22
Kingmaker Sweeney	2	5	34	2	22
Allen Kenyon	2	5	34	1	22
Troy Grimm	1	4	34	1	22
Andrew Sotiroff	0	3	23	0	15
Brian Emerson	0	3	34	0	22
Peter Elway	0	1	30	0	14

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Damon Shaw	3	8	30	1	35
Deron Ogden	2	7	30	0	35
Shane Parsons	2	5	30	0	35
Maurice Mason	2	3	30	0	35
Paul Booker	0	2	21	0	15
Rusty Lane	0	1	30	1	35
Clay Dodge	0	1	18	0	19
Bobby Duncan	0	1	8	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Quentin Thomas	3	9
Bennie Kramer	1	20
Tommy Fundinger	1	17

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Andy Mabe	1	14

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kyle Lindsay	---	---	30	35	14	79
Terrance Streets	---	---	30	35	10	75
Travis Keith	---	---	29	35	3	67
Darren Lowe	---	---	27	35	3	65
Donnell Godfrey	---	---	27	35	3	65
Troy Grimm	34	22	---	---	9	65
Scott Murray	---	---	25	31	7	63
Ayden Waddle	33	21	---	---	6	60
Tommie Fitzgerald	---	---	24	29	4	57
Kingmaker Sweeney	34	22	---	---	---	56
Brian Emerson	34	22	---	---	---	56
Allen Kenyon	34	22	---	---	---	56
Dwight Cowgill	34	22	---	---	---	56
Arnold Henderson	34	22	---	---	---	56
Marc Strahan	---	---	23	26	2	51
Andrew Sotiroff	23	15	---	---	10	48
Paul Jackson	---	---	14	26	5	45
Leonard Wingfield	---	---	20	22	2	44
Peter Elway	30	14	---	---	---	44
Riddick Downs	22	16	---	---	---	38
Russell Thamilarasan	---	---	16	9	12	37
Johnny Lowe	---	---	18	15	3	36
Billy Joseph	9	10	---	---	13	32
Allen Buchanan	19	11	---	---	2	32
Greg Galloway	3	6	---	---	22	31
Barry Wilson	---	---	13	15	2	30
Quentin Thomas	12	9	---	---	9	30
Anthony Warren	---	---	13	13	3	29
Tommie Moore	---	---	15	8	2	25
Bennie Kramer	3	0	---	---	20	23
Tommy Fundinger	---	---	4	2	17	23
Phillip McCormick	0	0	---	---	20	20
Deon Brock	13	5	---	---	1	19
Christian Griffin	3	3	---	---	11	17
Ricky Winslett	---	---	2	14	---	16
Lester Kevorkian	0	0	---	---	10	10
Devin Frederick	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leomont Kamin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Renaldo Palmer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sam Walters	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brant Snyder	0	0	---	---	9	9
O.J. Knight	---	---	0	0	5	5
Bryan McNeil	0	0	---	---	---	0
Teddy Wisbey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Roger Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maurice Snowe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Deron Ogden	30	35	---	---	5	70
Raymond Vaughn	26	31	---	---	12	69
Rusty Lane	30	35	---	---	---	65
Edwin Hyman	30	35	---	---	---	65
Maurice Mason	30	35	---	---	---	65
Damon Shaw	30	35	---	---	---	65
Shane Parsons	30	35	---	---	---	65
R.J. Gilmore	---	---	33	21	10	64
Desmond Maass	---	---	34	21	4	59
O.J. Hou	---	---	32	21	4	57
Ike Force	---	---	33	19	4	56
Vincent Dallesandro	---	---	31	17	4	52
Tucker Martinez	24	26	---	---	1	51
Mercury Sander	20	22	---	---	8	50
Paul Booker	21	15	---	---	13	49
Pat Cortez	---	---	30	14	4	48
Deon Bernstein	---	---	28	17	3	48
Clay Dodge	18	19	---	---	9	46
Ken Orellana	---	---	14	12	17	43
Cristian Strickland	11	16	---	---	16	43
Ronald Corbett	---	---	22	16	3	41
Daryl Breeze	13	21	---	---	6	40
Jeremy Sacratini	---	---	19	8	11	38
Julian Gordon	---	---	25	10	---	35
Kirk Porter	---	---	18	12	2	32
Levon Bullock	5	10	---	---	14	29
Phillip Tate	---	---	9	8	11	28
Elias Word	---	---	17	7	3	27
Bobby Duncan	8	7	---	---	12	27
Courtney Thornton	---	---	8	9	7	24
Maurice Hulten	---	---	6	11	5	22
Malik Wicher	---	---	1	3	18	22
Andy Mabe	---	---	3	4	14	21
Ian Woods	---	---	6	6	6	18
Ron Huntley	1	1	---	---	15	17
Otis McLemore	---	---	5	6	1	12
Alexander Winslett	3	7	---	---	---	10
Gus Hagglund	0	0	---	---	8	8
Malcolm McCree	0	0	---	---	5	5
Nicky Olpin	0	0	---	---	5	5
Deion Shaver	0	0	---	---	5	5
George Laflamme	0	0	---	---	5	5
Drew Ware	0	0	---	---	3	3
Walter Hardy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Eddie Emmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Omar Grier	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	58	4.8
Middle	14	12	0.9
Right	5	48	9.6
None	3	-1	-0.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	19	50	2.6
Right	7	40	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dwight Cowgill	18	12	2	0	1	2	3	3	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Hyman	33	21	3	1	0	3	5	4	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	43	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	52	26.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	103	8.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	148	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	17	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Downs	5	3	0	77	1	16
WR Billy Joseph	5	3	0	30	1	10
WR Quentin Thomas	3	2	1	10	0	9
WR Ayden Waddle	3	2	0	13	0	21
TE Peter Elway	1	1	0	8	0	14
RB Deon Brock	1	1	0	8	0	5

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Raymond Vaughn	11	8	116	1	31
WR Tucker Martinez	7	3	17	0	26
WR Daryl Breeze	6	5	65	0	21
TE Paul Booker	2	2	21	0	15
RB Alexander Winslett	2	1	42	1	7
WR Levon Bullock	1	0	0	0	10
RB Mercury Sander	1	1	2	0	22
FB Clay Dodge	1	1	22	1	19
RB Cristian Strickland	1	0	0	0	16
TE Bobby Duncan	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Buchanan	4	0	0.00	4.59
Dwight Cowgill	2	-2	-1.00	-1.20
Deon Brock	2	3	1.50	5.56
Greg Galloway	1	-3	-3.00	-3.50
Andrew Sotiroff	1	2	2.00	2.00

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mercury Sander	7	20	2.86	3.85
Cristian Strickland	3	2	0.67	1.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dwight Cowgill	5	3	24	4.80	8.11

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edwin Hyman	5	2	20	4.00	8.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Downs	2	1	9	4.50	15.40
WR Billy Joseph	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
RB Deon Brock	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Quentin Thomas	1	1	7	7.00	3.33

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raymond Vaughn	2	1	8	4.00	10.55
WR Daryl Breeze	1	1	12	12.00	10.83
RB Alexander Winslett	1	0	0	0.00	21.00
RB Cristian Strickland	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Dwight Cowgill	2	0
Allen Buchanan	1	0
Deon Brock	1	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Sander	2	1
Cristian Strickland	2	1
Edwin Hyman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dwight Cowgill	10	7	4

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Hyman	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Downs	3	1	1
WR Billy Joseph	2	1	1
WR Ayden Waddle	2	2	0
TE Peter Elway	1	1	1
RB Deon Brock	1	1	1
WR Quentin Thomas	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tucker Martinez	3	1	0
WR Raymond Vaughn	2	1	1
WR Daryl Breeze	2	2	2
RB Alexander Winslett	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (19,800)
End Zone 13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (19,800)
End Zone	13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)