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League Championship: Chicago vs. Houston

January 25, 2026
75°
San Diego Stadium (San Diego, CA) Attendance: 69,547 (98%)
Chicago 0 3 7 7 - 17
Houston 7 7 0 0 - 14

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Houston: 2-1-CHI 0 (2:35) 16-Michael Wolfe pass complete to 84-David Ashcroft for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Denis Birdsong. CHI 45-John Greathouse was injured on the play. HOU 7 CHI 0
(Qtr 2) Chicago: 4-5-HOU 9 (6:13) 6-Clarence Alexander 26 yard field goal is GOOD. CHI 60-Garrett Bruce was injured on the play. HOU 7 CHI 3
(Qtr 2) Houston: 1-1-CHI 0 (3:54) 22-Peter Wheat ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Denis Birdsong. HOU 14 CHI 3
(Qtr 3) Chicago: 2-7-HOU 21 (11:00) 1-Jonathan Hickman pass complete to 80-Dan Grant for 21 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Clarence Alexander. HOU 14 CHI 10
(Qtr 4) Chicago: 1-1-HOU 1 (1:58) 1-Jonathan Hickman pass complete to 19-George Stoughton for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Clarence Alexander. HOU 14 CHI 17

Team Statistics

Houston Chicago
First Downs 12 22
- Rushing 0 8
- Passing 11 13
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 272 393
- Offensive Plays 51 74
- Yards Per Play 5.33 5.31
Net Rushing Yards 41 132
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards Per Rush 2.28 3.77
Net Passing Yards 231 261
- Att/Comp/Int 30 / 17 / 0 36 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 253 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 22 3 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.00 6.69
- Yards Per Completion 14.88 13.33
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 2 / 12 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.6 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 25 5 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 39 4 / 69
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 73
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 20 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 31
Time of Possession 24:34 35:25

Drive Charts

Houston

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:24 OWN 20 10 35 Punt
1 7:03 4:32 OWN 23 8 77 Touchdown
1 1:28 2:18 OWN 26 4 23 Punt
2 11:14 0:49 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
2 6:10 2:18 OWN 20 4 80 Touchdown
2 1:48 0:22 OPP 40 3 -3 Punt
3 10:55 1:33 OWN 20 4 20 Punt
3 5:57 2:17 OWN 37 3 6 Punt
3 1:26 1:33 OWN 31 3 6 Punt
4 11:26 0:58 OWN 34 4 16 Punt
4 3:44 0:47 OWN 4 2 4 Fumble
4 1:55 0:43 OWN 20 3 -9 Punt

Chicago

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:36 1:34 OWN 20 4 12 Punt
1 2:31 1:03 OWN 35 3 2 Punt
2 14:10 2:56 OWN 38 5 8 Punt
2 10:24 4:14 OWN 38 8 54 Field Goal
2 3:51 2:04 OWN 20 3 3 Punt
2 1:26 1:26 OWN 2 3 15 Half
3 15:00 4:05 OWN 24 7 76 Touchdown
3 9:21 3:24 OWN 20 9 50 Missed FG
3 3:40 2:14 OWN 9 6 13 Punt
4 14:53 3:27 OWN 28 6 35 Interception
4 10:28 6:45 OWN 20 12 80 Downs
4 2:56 1:01 OPP 17 3 17 Touchdown
4 1:12 1:12 OPP 36 5 16 Game

Rushing Stats

Houston

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Jeff Strickland 12 42 3.50 9 0 0
Peter Wheat 5 2 0.40 2 0 1
William Mendoza 1 -3 -3.00 -3 0 0

Chicago

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Matthew McKee 21 81 3.86 14 5 0
Richard Craven 7 40 5.71 13 2 0
Frank Miller 5 11 2.20 6 0 0
Jonathan Hickman 2 0 0.00 0 0 0

Passing Stats

Houston

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Michael Wolfe 30 17 253 3 / 22 1 40 0 95.56

Chicago

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Jonathan Hickman 36 21 280 3 / 19 2 28 1 90.05

Receiving Stats

Houston

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Larry Okane 4 61 15.25 21 0
Frederick Allen 2 52 26.00 35 0
Keith Simmons 1 40 40.00 40 0
David Ashcroft 3 36 12.00 28 1
Jeff Strickland 3 34 11.33 13 0
Cody Robinson 2 19 9.50 16 0
Hugh Ramirez 1 11 11.00 11 0
Henry Pierson 1 0 0.00 0 0

Chicago

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Dan Grant 5 106 21.20 28 1
Matthew Shumate 6 83 13.83 22 0
Raymond Striplin 3 37 12.33 20 0
William Jimenez 3 29 9.67 19 0
Matthew McKee 2 17 8.50 10 0
Richard Craven 1 7 7.00 7 0
George Stoughton 1 1 1.00 1 1

Blocking Stats

Houston

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Cody Robinson 0 0 1 0
Kenneth Borchardt 0 0 1 0

Chicago

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Frank Miller 0 0 1 0
John Jose 0 0 1 0

Interception Stats

Houston

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
John Richard 1 20 20.00 0

Chicago

Fumble Stats

Houston

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jeff Strickland 1 0 0 0
Joe Morrissette 0 0 1 0

Chicago

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Jonathan Hickman 1 0 0 0
John Vasquez 0 1 0 0
Darrell Treadwell 0 0 1 0

Punting

Houston

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
James Clement 9 432 48.00 32.89 65 2

Chicago

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
William Grassi 5 244 48.80 36.40 59 0

Kicking

Houston

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Denis Birdsong 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 - 2 / 2

Chicago

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Clarence Alexander 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 26 2 / 2

Punt Return

Houston

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Ashcroft 2 39 19.5 36 0

Chicago

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
William Jimenez 4 69 17.3 33 0

Kick Return

Houston

Chicago

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
George Stoughton 2 73 36.5 0

Defensive Stats

Houston

Name Tackles Sacks
Tim Williams 10 1
Frank Joyal 9 0
Rodolfo Martindale 5 0
Leslie Davis 4 0
Alvin Meyers 4 0
John Richard 4 0
Mike Burgess 3 0
Craig Nance 3 0
John Molina 3 1
Gary Richardson 3 0
Richard Ray 2 0
Clyde Wilson 2 0
Neal Guzman 1 0
John Ackles 1 0
Steven Carmona 1 0
Richard Nimmons 1 0
Denis Birdsong 1 0
Joe Morrissette 0 1

Chicago

Name Tackles Sacks
Darrell Treadwell 6 0
Joseph Peterson 5 0
Michael Ventimiglia 4 0
Mark Will 3 0
Keith Jenkins 3 0
Edward Doyon 3 0
Brian Britt 2 0
John Vasquez 2 0
Philip Gomez 1 1
Micah Cole 1 0
Jeffrey Elder 1 0
William Grassi 1 0
Anthony Bishop 1 0
John Mosier 0 2