Week 2, 2008

played in Minnesota, MN

73 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Rebels	14	7	0	3	-	24
Minnesota Grizzlies	7	3	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 ATL - Tyrone Sprout 1 run (Rick Carey extra point)
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Howard Hyde 14 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Kelvin Gornell extra point)
1Q: 00:27 ATL - Nate Cox 17 pass from Marshall Dayes (Rick Carey extra point)
2Q: 13:42 ATL - Nate Cox 47 pass from Marshall Dayes (Rick Carey extra point)
2Q: 04:36 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 26 field goal
4Q: 10:03 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 53 field goal
4Q: 01:57 ATL - Rick Carey 26 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:43 ATL - Tyrone Sprout 1 run (Rick Carey extra point)
1Q: 08:25 MIN - Howard Hyde 14 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Kelvin Gornell extra point)
1Q: 00:27 ATL - Nate Cox 17 pass from Marshall Dayes (Rick Carey extra point)
2Q: 13:42 ATL - Nate Cox 47 pass from Marshall Dayes (Rick Carey extra point)
2Q: 04:36 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 26 field goal
4Q: 10:03 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 53 field goal
4Q: 01:57 ATL - Rick Carey 26 field goal

Team Statistics ATL MIN
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 7 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 316 290
- Offensive Plays 68 70
- Yards per Play 4.65 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 143 104
- Rushing Attempts 32 28
- Yards per Rush 4.47 3.71
Net Passing Yards 173 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 15 - 1 41 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 173 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.81 4.43
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/50 12/93
Punt Returns/Yards 3/46 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	ATL	MIN
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	7	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	316	290
- Offensive Plays	68	70
- Yards per Play	4.65	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	143	104
- Rushing Attempts	32	28
- Yards per Rush	4.47	3.71
Net Passing Yards	173	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 15 - 1	41 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	173	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.81	4.43
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/50	12/93
Punt Returns/Yards	3/46	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

Atlanta Rebels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	1:59	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
1	10:00	1:01	OWN 30	4	-14	Interception
1	8:17	4:52	OWN 39	10	46	Missed FG
1	2:07	1:48	OPP 33	4	33	Touchdown
2	14:36	1:13	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	11:37	0:51	OWN 22	3	6	Punt
2	4:30	2:31	OWN 23	6	22	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OPP 47	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:31	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
3	9:48	2:49	OWN 38	6	16	Punt
3	2:08	3:49	OWN 20	9	56	Fumble
4	9:56	0:36	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	7:45	5:53	OWN 26	10	65	Field Goal
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 42	3	-3	Game

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 15	3	3	Punt
1	11:33	1:33	OWN 25	3	31	Interception
1	8:59	0:42	OPP 37	2	37	Touchdown
1	3:25	1:18	OWN 45	4	0	Fumble
1	0:19	0:43	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	13:23	1:46	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
2	10:46	6:16	OWN 38	14	53	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:53	OWN 18	6	29	Fumble
3	13:29	3:41	OWN 31	7	23	Interception
3	6:59	4:51	OWN 4	10	49	Punt
4	13:19	3:23	OWN 29	7	35	Field Goal
4	9:20	1:35	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
4	1:52	0:52	OWN 37	5	5	Downs

Game MVP: Allen Cummins, Atlanta Rebels

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Allen Cummins	23	133	5.78	28	5	0
Tyrone Sprout	7	12	1.71	6	0	1
Marshall Dayes	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Fernando Crnish	16	67	4.19	21	2
Bart Tyworth	10	31	3.10	11	1
Hardy Calinoff	1	3	3.00	3	0
Bernie Gossett	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marshall Dayes	36	15	173	0/0	2	47	1	63.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	41	18	197	1/11	1	28	2	46.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pete Anderson	3	10	17	5.67	0	11	0
TE Nate Cox	3	5	72	24.00	44	47	2
RB Allen Cummins	3	4	28	9.33	5	17	0
WR Gene Watson	2	8	20	10.00	0	12	0
FB Terrance Bronson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Mario Clayton	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Floyd Pence	1	3	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Jerry Long	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Howard Hyde	7	12	93	13.29	14	28	1
TE Howie Mathis	4	7	33	8.25	4	12	0
FB Bobby Kenworthy	2	3	11	5.50	4	8	0
RB Fernando Crnish	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
WR Seth Wynn	1	1	23	23.00	2	23	0
RB Bart Tyworth	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Buddy Hervey	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Mitchell Fisk	1	10	16	16.00	2	16	0
WR Dean Hill	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leon Barker	1	27	27.00	0
CB Darren Donald	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Wes Darin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nate Cox	1	1	0
Allen Cummins	1	0	0
Phillip Sanford	0	2	0
Desmond Thompson	0	0	1
Frankie Cothern	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Hardy Calinoff	2	0	0
Wes Darin	0	1	0
Omar Holliday	0	0	1
Kelly Webb	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Mayes	5	212	42.4	41.2	54	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Nogas	5	267	53.4	40.2	64	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick Carey	1/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelvin Gornell	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Hemstreet	3	46	15.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buddy Hervey	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Sprout	2	46	23.0	0
Allen Cummins	1	21	21.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brenden Hines	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmie Pizir	9	1	0.0	26	38
DE Phillip Sanford	6	1	0.0	28	40
S Willie Hallock	5	2	0.0	24	42
CB Leon Barker	4	3	0.0	27	42
CB Steven Hackett	4	0	0.0	21	32
S Butch Hemstreet	3	0	0.0	11	17
S Kelvin Howe	3	0	0.0	25	36
OLB Desmond Thompson	2	3	0.0	15	25
DE Kerry Mathis	2	0	0.0	26	41
DT Frankie Cothern	1	0	1.0	5	4
CB Darren Donald	1	2	0.0	27	39
DT Harold Sullivan	1	1	0.0	24	37
WR Gene Watson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Tyrell Holliday	1	0	0.0	5	2
TE Barry Bartholomew	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kenyon Tate	1	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Norman Garris	1	0	0.0	8	11
OLB Reggie Bowers	1	0	0.0	10	18

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	8	2	0.0	31	35
DE Kelly Webb	7	3	0.0	27	32
S Erik Small	7	1	0.0	32	34
OLB Omar Holliday	4	1	0.0	31	36
OLB Wes Darin	3	1	0.0	29	29
CB Ron Barker	2	1	0.0	28	30
S Jorge Springer	2	1	0.0	7	15
DE Luther Dennis	2	0	0.0	31	34
DT Hardy Mulinaro	2	0	0.0	31	28
CB Brad Brewer	2	0	0.0	22	28
CB William Ball	2	0	0.0	28	30
FB Bobby Kenworthy	2	0	---	---	---
DT Duane Jacobs	1	0	0.0	1	8
WR Howard Hyde	1	0	---	---	---
S Brenden Hines	0	4	0.0	26	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Frankie Cothern	1.0	0	0	4
DE Kerry Mathis	0.0	1	2	41
DT Eddie Barrett	0.0	1	1	28
DE Ed DiNicolas	0.0	1	0	2
DT Harold Sullivan	0.0	1	0	37
DE Phillip Sanford	0.0	0	1	40

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Luther Dennis	1	2	0	34
DE Kelly Webb	1	1	1	32
OLB Omar Holliday	0	1	0	36
OLB Wes Darin	0	1	0	29
DT Hardy Mulinaro	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jimmie Pizir	6	0	0	38
CB Steven Hackett	3	0	0	32
CB Leon Barker	2	2	1	42
S Willie Hallock	2	0	0	42
S Kelvin Howe	2	0	0	36
CB Darren Donald	1	2	1	39
OLB Desmond Thompson	1	0	0	25
DE Phillip Sanford	1	0	0	40

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	5	1	0	35
S Erik Small	2	1	0	34
OLB Wes Darin	2	0	1	29
CB Ron Barker	1	2	0	30
DT Duane Jacobs	1	1	0	8
CB Brad Brewer	1	1	0	28
CB William Ball	1	1	0	30
OLB Omar Holliday	1	0	0	36
S Jorge Springer	1	0	0	15
DE Luther Dennis	0	1	0	34
S Brenden Hines	0	1	0	35
ILB Alonzo Iafigliola	0	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mercury Lap	5	9	1	32	36
Donny Lage	3	8	2	28	30
Terrance Bronson	2	2	0	15	17
Stan Wilcox	1	2	0	7	13
Terry Myers	1	2	0	25	23
Jim Branch	1	1	0	2	4
Travis Agbabian	0	3	0	24	30
Nate Cox	0	1	0	22	25
Tommy Borick	0	1	0	4	6
Karl Kleinecke	0	1	0	24	31

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Branch	2	7	23	0	38
Dexter Martinez	1	7	28	0	38
Rodney Finch	1	4	15	0	30
Eugene Richard	1	2	28	1	38
Howie Mathis	1	2	15	0	25
Chuck Perkins	1	2	22	0	38
Jim Shackelford	0	1	16	0	12
Bobby Kenworthy	0	1	13	0	27
Victor Andersen	0	1	13	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Hemstreet	2	20
Terrance Bronson	1	15
Mario Clayton	1	15
Steven Hackett	0	21
Julio DePaoli	0	16
Ernest Cantu	0	16
Reggie Bowers	0	15
Floyd Pence	0	14
Barry Bartholomew	0	12
Tyrell Holliday	0	9
Leon Barker	0	8
Kris Porter	0	7
Darren Donald	0	7
Tommy Borick	0	7
Rick Carey	0	7
Norman Mayes	0	7
Stan Wilcox	0	6
Eddie Barrett	0	6
Jim Branch	0	6
Allen Cummins	0	5
Ed DiNicolas	0	5
Jerry Long	0	5
Travis Agbabian	0	4
Tyrone Sprout	0	3
Pat Coughenour	0	3
Kerry Mathis	0	2
Phillip Sanford	0	2
Willie Hallock	0	2
Jimmie Pizir	0	2
Kelvin Howe	0	2
Harold Sullivan	0	2
Desmond Thompson	0	1
Terry Myers	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Flowers	2	14
Bart Tyworth	1	21
Seth Wynn	1	18
Bobby Kenworthy	1	8
Wally Nogas	1	7
Jim Shackelford	0	16
Dean Hill	0	13
Erik Small	0	12
Brad Brewer	0	11
Bob Stargell	0	10
Jorge Springer	0	10
Mitchell Fisk	0	9
Alonzo Iafigliola	0	8
Lincoln Vance	0	8
Brenden Hines	0	7
Eugene Richard	0	7
Lorenzo Lester	0	7
Rodrick Briggs	0	7
Dexter Patterson	0	7
Kelvin Gornell	0	6
Ron Barker	0	6
Howie Mathis	0	5
Rodney Finch	0	5
Bruce McDaniel	0	5
Ernie Munoz	0	5
Buddy Hervey	0	4
Wes Darin	0	3
Omar Holliday	0	2
Luther Dennis	0	2
Rex Walters	0	2
Victor Andersen	0	2
Percy Waschke	0	1
Ronnie Copeland	0	1
Kelly Webb	0	1
Duane Jacobs	0	1
Hardy Mulinaro	0	1
William Ball	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	15	96	6.4
Right	6	16	2.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	49	3.8
Middle	15	55	3.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marshall Dayes	36	15	1	0	2	10	6	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	41	18	3	5	4	4	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	31	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	76	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	52	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	33	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	4	48	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	12	4	94	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pete Anderson	10	3	0	17	0	27
WR Gene Watson	8	2	1	20	0	32
TE Nate Cox	5	3	0	72	1	25
RB Allen Cummins	4	3	0	28	0	27
WR Floyd Pence	3	1	0	18	0	20
WR Jerry Long	3	1	1	6	0	13
FB Terrance Bronson	2	1	0	6	0	17
RB Mario Clayton	1	1	0	6	0	2

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Hyde	12	7	1	93	2	33
WR Mitchell Fisk	10	1	3	16	0	29
TE Howie Mathis	7	4	0	33	0	25
WR Buddy Hervey	4	1	0	8	0	23
FB Bobby Kenworthy	3	2	0	11	0	27
WR Dean Hill	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Fernando Crnish	1	1	0	8	0	21
WR Seth Wynn	1	1	0	23	1	4
RB Bart Tyworth	1	1	0	5	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Cummins	4	8	2.00	5.78
Tyrone Sprout	4	1	0.25	1.71

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Fernando Crnish	2	3	1.50	4.19

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marshall Dayes	2	2	29	14.50	4.81

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Calinoff	2	1	14	7.00	4.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Watson	1	1	12	12.00	2.50
TE Nate Cox	1	1	17	17.00	14.40

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howard Hyde	1	1	14	14.00	7.75
WR Mitchell Fisk	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Cummins	2	1
Tyrone Sprout	2	1
Marshall Dayes	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Fernando Crnish	1	0
Bart Tyworth	1	1
Bernie Gossett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marshall Dayes	9	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Anderson	3	0	0
WR Gene Watson	2	1	1
TE Nate Cox	2	1	1
RB Allen Cummins	1	1	0
FB Terrance Bronson	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howard Hyde	4	3	2
WR Mitchell Fisk	4	1	1
WR Buddy Hervey	2	1	1
WR Dean Hill	1	0	0
FB Bobby Kenworthy	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)