Week 1, 2023

played in Wichita, KS

62 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Montreal Firebirds	0	3	0	10	-	13
Wichita Outlaws	14	3	7	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 WIC - Phillip Diedrich 13 pass from Danny Ouellette (Tracy Kangas extra point)
1Q: 03:05 WIC - Jimmy Carrigan 1 pass from Danny Ouellette (Tracy Kangas extra point)
2Q: 03:39 WIC - Tracy Kangas 47 field goal
2Q: 00:50 MTL - Allen Bailie 58 field goal
3Q: 07:54 WIC - Claude Flores 2 run (Tracy Kangas extra point)
4Q: 14:53 MTL - Cary Uno 3 pass from Bruce Cote (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 09:00 WIC - Tracy Kangas 33 field goal
4Q: 04:49 MTL - Allen Bailie 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:30 WIC - Phillip Diedrich 13 pass from Danny Ouellette (Tracy Kangas extra point)
1Q: 03:05 WIC - Jimmy Carrigan 1 pass from Danny Ouellette (Tracy Kangas extra point)
2Q: 03:39 WIC - Tracy Kangas 47 field goal
2Q: 00:50 MTL - Allen Bailie 58 field goal
3Q: 07:54 WIC - Claude Flores 2 run (Tracy Kangas extra point)
4Q: 14:53 MTL - Cary Uno 3 pass from Bruce Cote (Allen Bailie extra point)
4Q: 09:00 WIC - Tracy Kangas 33 field goal
4Q: 04:49 MTL - Allen Bailie 36 field goal

Team Statistics MTL WIC
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 279 413
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 5.07 6.26
Net Rushing Yards 98 174
- Rushing Attempts 18 37
- Yards per Rush 5.44 4.70
Net Passing Yards 181 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 20 - 0 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.89 8.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 5.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/32
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 28
Time of Possession 25:27 34:33

Team Statistics	MTL	WIC
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	279	413
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	5.07	6.26
Net Rushing Yards	98	174
- Rushing Attempts	18	37
- Yards per Rush	5.44	4.70
Net Passing Yards	181	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 20 - 0	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.89	8.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	5.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/32
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 28
Time of Possession	25:27	34:33

Drive Charts

Montreal Firebirds
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 26	4	13	Punt
1	6:24	1:08	OWN 20	3	8	Fumble
1	2:57	3:36	OWN 24	5	11	Punt
2	10:23	4:31	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
2	3:33	2:48	OWN 15	9	44	Field Goal
3	7:47	2:04	OWN 20	4	29	Punt
3	3:45	3:59	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
4	8:55	2:29	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	6:17	1:33	OPP 34	4	15	Field Goal
4	2:01	1:00	OWN 20	6	36	Downs

Wichita Outlaws
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	5:28	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
1	5:16	2:19	OPP 28	5	28	Touchdown
2	14:21	3:58	OWN 21	7	37	Punt
2	5:52	2:19	OWN 20	5	50	Field Goal
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 36	2	23	Half
3	15:00	7:13	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	5:43	1:58	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
4	14:46	5:51	OWN 36	11	48	Field Goal
4	6:26	0:09	OWN 29	1	5	Fumble
4	4:44	2:43	OWN 8	4	52	Punt
4	1:01	1:01	OWN 44	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Danny Ouellette, Wichita Outlaws

Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Skip Banta	12	64	5.33	28	2	0
Korey Burrows	6	34	5.67	26	1	0

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vincent Graham	26	105	4.04	12	1	0
Claude Flores	7	69	9.86	48	2	1
Danny Ouellette	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Phillip Diedrich	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bruce Cote	24	17	175	3/21	1	22	0	105.3
Tommie Tylski	8	3	36	2/9	0	28	0	52.1

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Ouellette	29	22	239	0/0	2	24	0	122.6

Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Shannon Watkins	6	7	83	13.83	19	28	0
TE Archie Lake	2	4	21	10.50	16	18	0
FB Cary Uno	2	2	9	4.50	2	6	1
WR Riddick Downs	2	7	22	11.00	13	20	0
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	2	4	28	14.00	5	22	0
TE Ronald Hastings	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
WR Jermaine Deboer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mark Ayala	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Herb Atkins	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Johnny Liu	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Skip Banta	1	2	5	5.00	3	5	0
RB Korey Burrows	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Wichita	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Diedrich	11	14	143	13.00	33	24	1
WR Omar Robinson	3	5	22	7.33	2	8	0
WR Jumbo Cooper	2	2	15	7.50	6	9	0
TE Eric Cone	2	2	26	13.00	2	13	0
WR Jimmy Carrigan	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
FB Lionel Porter	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Vincent Graham	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	0
TE Victor Bush	1	1	17	17.00	5	17	0

Interception Statistics

Montreal	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Wichita	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Montreal	Fumb	Recov	Force
Korey Burrows	1	0	0
Skip Banta	1	0	0
Bubba McCarthy	0	1	0
Jeffrey Buchanon	0	1	0
Richie Caldwell	0	0	1

Wichita	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vincent Graham	1	0	0
Brenden Horton	0	1	1
Thomas Bean	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Montreal	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Catlett	5	211	42.2	37.2	50	1

Wichita	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Randy Page	3	129	43.0	29.0	47	0

Kicking Statistics

Montreal	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Bailie	2/2	1/1	1/1	58	1/1

Wichita	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tracy Kangas	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ayala	1	2	2.0	0

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Kerr	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Montreal	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Ayala	2	42	21.0	0
Shannon Watkins	1	19	19.0	0

Wichita	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Kerr	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Montreal	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Wes Vaughn	9	2	34	29
OLB Rico Krieg	7	1	32	23
ILB Tommie Moore	6	1	27	17
DT Richie Caldwell	5	1	30	24
OLB J.T. Kleinecke	4	0	14	10
S Everett Rose	3	2	10	8
CB Josh Tiller	3	2	26	23
CB Bubba McCarthy	3	1	24	24
CB Calvin Belott	2	2	18	17
OLB David Huntley	2	1	16	8
DT Lamar Connell	2	1	19	14
DE Marc Strahan	2	0	22	21
DE Matthew Hardy	2	0	28	17
S Ricky Winslett	2	0	14	10
S Junior Longwell	1	0	24	20
OLB Roy Unger	1	0	0	2
DE Winfred Rayburn	0	1	15	8

Wichita	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Thomas Bean	9	1	2.0	18	33
S Scottie Diaz	5	2	0.0	18	37
ILB Bryan Eddleman	4	1	0.0	14	32
CB Wayne Zercie	4	1	0.0	14	27
DT Quentin Peterson	3	1	0.0	11	31
CB Dustin McDonald	3	0	0.0	14	30
OLB Max Boyd	2	1	1.0	13	19
DT Julio Durham	2	0	1.0	7	8
DE Brenden Horton	2	0	1.0	14	18
S Ian Romine	2	3	0.0	18	36
S Lorenzo Emmons	2	0	0.0	6	19
OLB Herman Carter	2	0	0.0	2	4
DE Marvin Everett	1	1	0.0	13	22
CB Blaine Ulmer	1	1	0.0	12	26
DT Hugh Welch	0	1	0.0	5	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Montreal	Hurry	PPlay
DE Marc Strahan	2	21
DE Gino Burroughs	1	13
DE Winfred Rayburn	1	8

Wichita	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Thomas Bean	2.0	0	0	0	33
DE Brenden Horton	1.0	0	1	1	18
DT Julio Durham	1.0	0	0	0	8
OLB Max Boyd	1.0	0	0	0	19
ILB Bryan Eddleman	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Jesse Osborne	0.0	0	1	2	28
DT Quentin Peterson	0.0	0	1	1	31
DT Hugh Welch	0.0	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Montreal	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rico Krieg	5	0	23
CB Bubba McCarthy	4	0	24
CB Josh Tiller	3	1	23
S Wes Vaughn	3	0	29
S Everett Rose	2	0	8
CB Calvin Belott	2	0	17
ILB Tommie Moore	1	0	17
OLB David Huntley	1	0	8
OLB Roy Unger	1	0	2
DE Matthew Hardy	0	1	17

Wichita	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bryan Eddleman	4	1	32
CB Dustin McDonald	3	0	30
CB Wayne Zercie	3	0	27
S Ian Romine	2	1	36
S Lorenzo Emmons	2	0	19
OLB Herman Carter	2	0	4
OLB Max Boyd	1	1	19
S Scottie Diaz	1	0	37
ILB Thomas Bean	1	0	33
CB Blaine Ulmer	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Montreal	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Allen Kenyon	2	2	16	0	32
Myron Lynch	1	3	10	0	23
Devin Frederick	1	2	8	1	17
Cary Uno	1	2	12	0	16
Teddy Jackson	0	4	16	2	32
Kyle Ford	0	3	18	2	37
Jeffrey Hatcher	0	1	13	0	30
Jeffrey Buchanon	0	1	7	0	22

Wichita	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Clay Keith	5	5	1	35	26
Mark Hill	2	9	0	33	24
Wally Johnson	2	7	0	30	21
Martin Rose	2	4	0	35	27
Eric Cone	1	2	0	23	21
Jerry Drain	1	2	0	13	13
Victor Bush	1	1	0	17	6
Lionel Porter	0	3	0	24	21
Harry Prior	0	1	0	33	25
Rondell Carruthers	0	1	0	11	2

Special Teams Tackles

Montreal	Tackles	STPlays
Everett Rose	2	15
Mark Ayala	1	13

Wichita	Tackles	STPlays
Vincent Graham	1	15
Maurice Kerr	1	14
Lionel Porter	1	12
Dustin McDonald	1	10

Participation

Montreal	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Vaughn	---	---	34	29	2	65
Josh Tiller	---	---	26	23	10	59
Rico Krieg	---	---	32	23	3	58
Richie Caldwell	---	---	30	24	3	57
Kyle Ford	18	37	---	---	1	56
Archie Lake	16	34	---	---	3	53
Bubba McCarthy	---	---	24	24	3	51
Teddy Jackson	16	32	---	---	2	50
Allen Kenyon	16	32	---	---	---	48
Edwin Lindsay	---	---	25	18	4	47
Tommie Moore	---	---	27	17	3	47
Matthew Hardy	---	---	28	17	2	47
Jeffrey Hatcher	13	30	---	---	3	46
Junior Longwell	---	---	24	20	2	46
Jeffrey Buchanon	7	22	---	---	16	45
Marc Strahan	---	---	22	21	1	44
Bruce Cote	15	27	---	---	---	42
Korey Burrows	6	12	---	---	20	38
Myron Lynch	10	23	---	---	4	37
Calvin Belott	---	---	18	17	2	37
Skip Banta	12	24	---	---	---	36
David Huntley	---	---	16	8	12	36
Ronald Hastings	3	14	---	---	17	34
Everett Rose	---	---	10	8	15	33
Cary Uno	12	16	---	---	5	33
Lamar Connell	---	---	19	14	---	33
Devin Frederick	8	17	---	---	7	32
Jermaine Deboer	7	9	---	---	15	31
Shannon Watkins	6	18	---	---	6	30
Ricky Winslett	---	---	14	10	6	30
J.T. Kleinecke	---	---	14	10	5	29
Riddick Downs	11	17	---	---	---	28
Winfred Rayburn	---	---	15	8	4	27
Lionel Delgado	---	---	7	8	10	25
Gino Burroughs	---	---	9	13	---	22
Leomont Kamin	7	8	---	---	7	22
Mark Ayala	3	5	---	---	13	21
Herb Atkins	7	13	---	---	---	20
Hardy Garritano	---	---	13	5	2	20
Tommie Tylski	3	10	---	---	2	15
Phillip Irwin	2	6	---	---	7	15
Johnny Liu	0	1	---	---	13	14
Allen Bailie	0	0	---	---	6	6
Grady Catlett	0	0	---	---	5	5
Roy Unger	---	---	0	2	1	3
Perry Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Wichita	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Danny Ouellette	37	29	---	---	---	66
Vincent Graham	28	23	---	---	15	66
Clay Keith	35	26	---	---	3	64
Martin Rose	35	27	---	---	1	63
Mark Hill	33	24	---	---	5	62
Phillip Diedrich	33	28	---	---	---	61
Scottie Diaz	---	---	18	37	3	58
Harry Prior	33	25	---	---	---	58
Lionel Porter	24	21	---	---	12	57
Ian Romine	---	---	18	36	2	56
Dustin McDonald	---	---	14	30	10	54
Bryan Eddleman	---	---	14	32	7	53
Thomas Bean	---	---	18	33	2	53
Wally Johnson	30	21	---	---	---	51
Eric Cone	23	21	---	---	6	50
Blaine Ulmer	---	---	12	26	11	49
Quentin Peterson	---	---	11	31	4	46
Max Boyd	---	---	13	19	10	42
Wayne Zercie	---	---	14	27	1	42
Omar Robinson	20	20	---	---	---	40
Jesse Osborne	---	---	9	28	1	38
Marvin Everett	---	---	13	22	2	37
Brenden Horton	---	---	14	18	5	37
Lorenzo Emmons	---	---	6	19	11	36
Jumbo Cooper	15	14	---	---	4	33
Victor Bush	17	6	---	---	10	33
Jerry Drain	13	13	---	---	5	31
Rondell Carruthers	11	2	---	---	15	28
Maurice Kerr	---	---	2	9	14	25
Hugh Welch	---	---	5	15	2	22
Andrew Herek	---	---	8	10	3	21
Jermaine Swift	---	---	0	3	17	20
Jimmy Carrigan	3	3	---	---	13	19
O.J. Saenz	6	8	---	---	5	19
Lincoln Walters	2	1	---	---	15	18
Herman Carter	---	---	2	4	10	16
Julio Durham	---	---	7	8	---	15
Claude Flores	9	6	---	---	---	15
Alan Ballard	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jerome Clark	0	1	---	---	5	6
Randy Page	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tracy Kangas	0	0	---	---	2	2
Xavier Austin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walter Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
George Poston	0	0	---	---	---	0
Max Linkletter	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	13	87	6.7
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	105	7.5
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	13	45	3.5
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bruce Cote	24	17	2	1	1	3	1	4	0
Tommie Tylski	8	3	1	1	2	0	2	1	0

Wichita	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Ouellette	29	22	1	1	0	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	109	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	87	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	11	152	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Downs	7	2	1	22	1	17
WR Shannon Watkins	7	6	1	83	1	18
TE Archie Lake	4	2	1	21	0	34
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	4	2	0	28	1	22
FB Cary Uno	2	2	0	9	0	16
RB Skip Banta	2	1	0	5	0	24
TE Ronald Hastings	1	1	0	16	0	14
WR Jermaine Deboer	1	1	0	3	0	9
WR Mark Ayala	1	1	0	3	0	5
RB Korey Burrows	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Herb Atkins	1	1	0	9	0	13
WR Johnny Liu	1	1	0	12	0	1

Wichita	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Phillip Diedrich	14	11	143	1	28
WR Omar Robinson	5	3	22	0	20
WR Jumbo Cooper	2	2	15	0	14
FB Lionel Porter	2	1	7	0	21
RB Vincent Graham	2	1	8	0	23
TE Eric Cone	2	2	26	0	21
WR Jimmy Carrigan	1	1	1	0	3
TE Victor Bush	1	1	17	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Skip Banta	1	-1	-1.00	5.33

Wichita	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vincent Graham	4	16	4.00	4.04
Claude Flores	2	5	2.50	9.86
Phillip Diedrich	1	3	3.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bruce Cote	3	2	19	6.33	7.29
Tommie Tylski	2	0	0	0.00	4.50

Wichita	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Ouellette	6	4	28	4.67	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Downs	2	0	0	0.00	3.14
TE Ronald Hastings	1	1	16	16.00	16.00
FB Cary Uno	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
RB Skip Banta	1	0	0	0.00	2.50

Wichita	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Phillip Diedrich	2	1	13	6.50	10.21
WR Jimmy Carrigan	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Omar Robinson	1	1	7	7.00	4.40
FB Lionel Porter	1	1	7	7.00	3.50
RB Vincent Graham	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Montreal	Rushes	Conversions
Korey Burrows	2	1
Skip Banta	1	0

Wichita	Rushes	Conversions
Claude Flores	5	3
Vincent Graham	3	1
Danny Ouellette	1	0
Phillip Diedrich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Montreal	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bruce Cote	5	3	1
Tommie Tylski	2	1	0

Wichita	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Ouellette	4	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Montreal	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Cary Uno	2	2	1
WR Jermaine Deboer	1	1	0
RB Korey Burrows	1	0	0
WR Johnny Liu	1	1	0
RB Skip Banta	1	0	0
TE Jeffrey Buchanon	1	0	0

Wichita	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Phillip Diedrich	4	4	3

Section Attendance
Stadium 19,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 2,300 (21,000)
End Zone 6,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 3,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 4,600 (13,400)
Club Seats 3,000 (8,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	19,500 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	2,300 (21,000)
End Zone	6,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	3,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	4,600 (13,400)
Club Seats	3,000 (8,200)