Week 1, 2031

played in Cleveland, OH

61 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	7	0	0	0	-	7
Cleveland Clawz	7	3	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 CLE - Brad Godfrey 14 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
1Q: 00:27 MTL - Calvin Eckert 1 run (Keegan Weyand extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CLE - Cornell Burgess 43 field goal
3Q: 03:10 CLE - Cornell Burgess 19 field goal
4Q: 07:56 CLE - Cornell Burgess 33 field goal
4Q: 03:22 CLE - Cornell Burgess 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:58 CLE - Brad Godfrey 14 run (Cornell Burgess extra point)
1Q: 00:27 MTL - Calvin Eckert 1 run (Keegan Weyand extra point)
2Q: 00:03 CLE - Cornell Burgess 43 field goal
3Q: 03:10 CLE - Cornell Burgess 19 field goal
4Q: 07:56 CLE - Cornell Burgess 33 field goal
4Q: 03:22 CLE - Cornell Burgess 44 field goal

Team Statistics MTL CLE
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 247 358
- Offensive Plays 59 72
- Yards per Play 4.19 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 95 168
- Rushing Attempts 20 31
- Yards per Rush 4.75 5.42
Net Passing Yards 152 190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 1 39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 173 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 4.63
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.7
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 28
Time of Possession 22:38 37:22

Team Statistics	MTL	CLE
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	247	358
- Offensive Plays	59	72
- Yards per Play	4.19	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	95	168
- Rushing Attempts	20	31
- Yards per Rush	4.75	5.42
Net Passing Yards	152	190
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 1	39 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	173	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	4.63
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.7
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 28
Time of Possession	22:38	37:22

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:48	1:59	OWN 34	4	11	Punt
1	6:04	0:59	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
1	3:42	3:21	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	8:56	2:29	OWN 41	4	17	Punt
2	4:26	1:10	OPP 47	3	2	Punt
2	0:37	0:13	OWN 31	1	-5	Interception
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 31	6	51	Missed FG
3	9:13	1:39	OWN 37	3	8	Punt
3	3:02	2:14	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
4	14:47	0:44	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
4	7:48	2:02	OWN 25	4	1	Downs
4	3:16	3:16	OWN 20	15	73	Game

Cleveland Clawz
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:12	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:49	1:45	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
1	5:05	1:23	OWN 28	3	-5	Punt
1	0:21	6:25	OWN 20	10	46	Missed FG
2	6:27	2:01	OWN 2	3	-1	Punt
2	3:16	2:39	OWN 21	9	55	Missed FG
2	0:24	0:24	OPP 34	3	8	Field Goal
3	10:39	1:26	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	7:34	4:32	OWN 22	8	76	Field Goal
3	0:48	1:01	OWN 18	3	11	Interception
4	14:03	6:15	OWN 20	14	64	Field Goal
4	5:46	2:30	OPP 26	3	-1	Field Goal

Game MVP: Frankie Blackwell, Cleveland Clawz

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Calvin Eckert	10	53	5.30	19	3	1
Allen Buchanan	7	19	2.71	6	0	0
Micah Carr	3	23	7.67	9	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mercury Sander	16	51	3.19	9	0	0
Brad Godfrey	12	50	4.17	14	2	1
Grant Bechtel	3	67	22.33	52	1	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah Carr	35	18	173	4/21	0	37	1	53.6

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Bechtel	39	26	205	2/15	0	27	1	68.8

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Billy Joseph	5	10	51	10.20	12	28
TE Peter Elway	4	6	49	12.25	32	33
WR Graham Mustard	3	5	49	16.33	35	37
RB Calvin Eckert	2	2	10	5.00	0	7
TE Paul Booker	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Allen Buchanan	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
FB Tyrell Thompson	1	1	7	7.00	2	7
WR Ayden Waddle	1	7	4	4.00	0	4

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ron Huntley	10	14	75	7.50	21	15
WR Raymond Vaughn	4	10	64	16.00	35	27
WR Darrell Bauer	4	4	13	3.25	0	7
RB Mercury Sander	3	3	-2	-0.67	2	3
TE Tanner Hernandez	2	3	26	13.00	8	17
RB Brad Godfrey	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	16	16.00	0	16
FB Juan Reid	1	2	7	7.00	4	7
WR Deion Mathis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kyle Lindsay	1	2	2.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Van Pelt	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov
Micah Carr	1	1
Calvin Eckert	1	0
Paul Booker	0	1

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Glen Van Pelt	0	0	1	0
R.J. Gilmore	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Palmer	7	276	39.4	33.7	45	4

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Hardy	4	186	46.5	41.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keegan Weyand	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornell Burgess	4/6	2/4	0/1	44	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Buchanan	2	22	11.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Bauer	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Lindsay	2	35	17.5	0
Terrance Streets	1	31	31.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrance Streets	8	1	0.0	30	41
ILB Rich Dishowitz	7	1	0.0	18	29
CB Kyle Lindsay	5	3	0.0	31	41
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	4	1	1.0	20	34
OLB Freddie Nelson	4	3	0.0	26	37
S Jake Swensen	4	2	0.0	30	37
ILB Mario Dixon	4	2	0.0	13	12
ILB Mercury Easley	4	1	0.0	14	17
DT Leo Grieg	4	0	0.0	18	24
CB Donnell Godfrey	3	3	0.0	29	37
OLB Scott Murray	3	0	0.0	25	31
OLB Ernie Prescott	2	1	1.0	8	10
DE Perry Pierce	2	0	0.0	21	32
CB Benjamin Huang	1	2	0.0	13	24
DT Dashawn Giordano	1	1	0.0	25	20
TE Peter Elway	1	0	---	---	---
DE Santiago Saide	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Tom Bayless	1	0	0.0	2	4

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kenyon McKissick	8	1	0.0	14	29
S R.J. Gilmore	5	2	0.0	20	39
DE Frankie Blackwell	4	1	2.0	19	31
ILB Travis Keith	4	2	0.0	20	37
OLB Jorge Mili	4	0	0.0	12	16
OLB T.J. Carfagno	4	0	0.0	9	17
DT Elias Word	2	0	1.0	15	22
S Glen Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	18	34
DE Vincent Dallesandro	1	0	1.0	16	35
S Howard McClenney	1	1	0.0	4	18
CB Garrett Guzowski	1	1	0.0	20	39
OLB Clifton Stevenson	1	1	0.0	5	12
WR Raymond Vaughn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Willard Peters	1	0	0.0	11	16
S Ian Woods	1	0	0.0	3	10
DE Bentley Bernard	1	0	0.0	5	12
DT Curtis Velez	1	0	0.0	12	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tommie Fitzgerald	1.0	1	0	1	34
OLB Ernie Prescott	1.0	0	0	0	10
OLB Scott Murray	0.0	2	0	0	31
DT Dashawn Giordano	0.0	0	1	0	20

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Frankie Blackwell	2.0	3	3	31
DE Vincent Dallesandro	1.0	1	0	35
DT Elias Word	1.0	0	1	22
OLB T.J. Carfagno	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Clifton Stevenson	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rich Dishowitz	5	2	0	29
S Terrance Streets	4	1	0	41
CB Kyle Lindsay	3	0	1	41
ILB Mercury Easley	3	0	0	17
OLB Freddie Nelson	3	0	0	37
CB Donnell Godfrey	2	1	0	37
DT Leo Grieg	1	0	0	24
DE Perry Pierce	1	0	0	32
OLB Scott Murray	1	0	0	31
CB Tom Bayless	1	0	0	4
OLB Ernie Prescott	1	0	0	10
ILB Mario Dixon	1	0	0	12

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kenyon McKissick	4	1	0	29
S R.J. Gilmore	3	0	0	39
OLB Jorge Mili	3	0	0	16
OLB T.J. Carfagno	3	0	0	17
ILB Travis Keith	2	1	0	37
DE Frankie Blackwell	1	0	0	31
CB Garrett Guzowski	1	0	0	39
OLB Clifton Stevenson	1	0	0	12
S Glen Van Pelt	0	1	1	34
CB Ike Force	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alex Stanton	3	5	1	20	0	39
Paul Booker	1	1	0	7	0	10
Max Lowe	0	4	0	13	0	34
Peter Elway	0	3	0	15	0	29
Arnold Henderson	0	1	0	20	2	39
Mark Clancy	0	1	0	20	1	39
Tyrell Thompson	0	1	0	14	0	21
Jeffrey Webb	0	1	0	7	0	5
Dylan Sellers	0	0	0	20	1	39

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brenden Heath	4	7	0	31	0	41
Shane Parsons	2	9	1	31	2	41
Jessie Webster	1	4	0	31	0	41
Toby Rigley	1	3	0	31	0	41
Asher Bradford	1	2	1	10	0	13
Micah Carlson	1	2	0	21	0	28
Frank Newton	0	1	0	10	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Eckert	1	17
Paul Booker	1	14
Tyrell Thompson	1	11

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald Kramer	3	14
Darrell Bauer	2	18

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Streets	---	---	30	41	20	91
Jake Swensen	---	---	30	37	19	86
Kyle Lindsay	---	---	31	41	13	85
Donnell Godfrey	---	---	29	37	6	72
Freddie Nelson	---	---	26	37	5	68
Tommie Fitzgerald	---	---	20	34	13	67
Alex Stanton	20	39	---	---	8	67
Ayden Waddle	19	37	---	---	8	64
Scott Murray	---	---	25	31	5	61
Arnold Henderson	20	39	---	---	---	59
Perry Pierce	---	---	21	32	6	59
Mark Clancy	20	39	---	---	---	59
Dylan Sellers	20	39	---	---	---	59
Micah Carr	20	39	---	---	---	59
Rich Dishowitz	---	---	18	29	6	53
Leo Grieg	---	---	18	24	9	51
Max Lowe	13	34	---	---	2	49
Dashawn Giordano	---	---	25	20	3	48
Tyrell Thompson	14	21	---	---	11	46
Peter Elway	15	29	---	---	---	44
Billy Joseph	11	29	---	---	2	42
Calvin Eckert	11	14	---	---	17	42
Benjamin Huang	---	---	13	24	4	41
Allen Buchanan	9	23	---	---	6	38
Mercury Easley	---	---	14	17	4	35
Paul Booker	7	10	---	---	14	31
Santiago Saide	---	---	11	14	5	30
Mario Dixon	---	---	13	12	5	30
Graham Mustard	6	20	---	---	---	26
Ernie Prescott	---	---	8	10	8	26
Bentley Hudson	6	9	---	---	9	24
Zach Blanchard	---	---	5	7	9	21
Hunter Schulz	2	3	---	---	9	14
Jeffrey Webb	7	5	---	---	---	12
Tom Bayless	---	---	2	4	5	11
Renaldo Palmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Troy Grimm	0	0	---	---	8	8
Camden Ellard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Maurice Snowe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kent Fialho	0	0	---	---	6	6
Amari Winters	---	---	1	0	3	4
Keegan Weyand	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tanner Jeffries	---	---	1	0	---	1
Gavin Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elliot Erickson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kai Singleton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toby Rigley	31	41	---	---	10	82
R.J. Gilmore	---	---	20	39	15	74
Grant Bechtel	31	41	---	---	---	72
Jessie Webster	31	41	---	---	---	72
Shane Parsons	31	41	---	---	---	72
Brenden Heath	31	41	---	---	---	72
Ron Huntley	29	39	---	---	---	68
Raymond Vaughn	28	34	---	---	---	62
Garrett Guzowski	---	---	20	39	1	60
Travis Keith	---	---	20	37	2	59
Darrell Bauer	19	20	---	---	18	57
Mercury Sander	18	34	---	---	2	54
Vincent Dallesandro	---	---	16	35	2	53
Ike Force	---	---	17	35	1	53
Glen Van Pelt	---	---	18	34	---	52
Frankie Blackwell	---	---	19	31	1	51
Micah Carlson	21	28	---	---	---	49
Juan Reid	13	19	---	---	13	45
Kenyon McKissick	---	---	14	29	2	45
Tanner Hernandez	12	25	---	---	7	44
Elias Word	---	---	15	22	6	43
Curtis Velez	---	---	12	26	1	39
Brad Godfrey	13	4	---	---	17	34
Deion Mathis	8	12	---	---	14	34
Howard McClenney	---	---	4	18	12	34
Asher Bradford	10	13	---	---	10	33
Clifton Stevenson	---	---	5	12	14	31
Jorge Mili	---	---	12	16	1	29
Willard Peters	---	---	11	16	1	28
T.J. Carfagno	---	---	9	17	2	28
Bentley Bernard	---	---	5	12	8	25
Frank Newton	10	6	---	---	7	23
Max Manning	4	6	---	---	12	22
Ian Woods	---	---	3	10	7	20
Ronald Kramer	1	4	---	---	14	19
Jim Bush	0	2	---	---	17	19
Cornell Burgess	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mo Whitt	0	0	---	---	10	10
Deion Shaver	0	0	---	---	10	10
Earnest Foss	0	0	---	---	10	10
Morris Comella	---	---	0	1	7	8
Ashton Nussmeier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Walter Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tyrell Liesegang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Edwards	0	0	---	---	---	0
Luther McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	10	72	7.2
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	10	1.4
Middle	19	149	7.8
Right	5	9	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah Carr	35	18	3	6	0	4	6	4	1

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Bechtel	39	26	1	3	1	4	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	40	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	28	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	15	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	125	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	65	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Joseph	10	5	51	1	29
WR Ayden Waddle	7	1	4	0	37
TE Peter Elway	6	4	49	1	29
WR Graham Mustard	5	3	49	1	20
TE Paul Booker	3	1	7	0	10
RB Calvin Eckert	2	2	10	0	14
RB Allen Buchanan	1	1	-4	0	23
FB Tyrell Thompson	1	1	7	0	21

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ron Huntley	14	10	0	75	0	39
WR Raymond Vaughn	10	4	1	64	1	34
WR Darrell Bauer	4	4	0	13	0	20
RB Mercury Sander	3	3	0	-2	0	34
TE Tanner Hernandez	3	2	0	26	0	25
FB Juan Reid	2	1	0	7	0	19
RB Brad Godfrey	1	1	0	6	0	4
WR Deion Mathis	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	0	16	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Calvin Eckert	1	1	1.00	5.30
Micah Carr	1	9	9.00	7.67

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Godfrey	2	22	11.00	4.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah Carr	2	1	4	2.00	4.94

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grant Bechtel	5	3	14	2.80	5.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Paul Booker	1	0	0	0.00	2.33
WR Ayden Waddle	1	1	4	4.00	0.57

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raymond Vaughn	3	2	18	6.00	6.40
WR Ron Huntley	1	0	0	0.00	5.36
RB Mercury Sander	1	1	-4	-4.00	-0.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Calvin Eckert	3	2

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Sander	5	2
Brad Godfrey	3	1
Grant Bechtel	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah Carr	9	5	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Bechtel	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Joseph	3	3	1
WR Ayden Waddle	3	0	0
WR Graham Mustard	2	1	1
TE Peter Elway	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Raymond Vaughn	2	2	1
WR Ron Huntley	2	1	1
WR Deion Mathis	1	0	0
WR Ronald Kramer	1	1	1
WR Darrell Bauer	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (19,800)
End Zone 13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (12,700)
Club Seats 7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,500 (65,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (19,800)
End Zone	13,700 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (12,700)
Club Seats	7,600 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,800)