Week 15, 2008

played in Seattle, WA

44 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Detroit Silverbacks	7	7	0	3	-	17
Seattle Comets	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 DET - Ellis Wheeler 30 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 08:00 DET - Ike Coles 97 fumble return (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 00:27 SEA - Marcus McElhenny 1 run (Skip Hanson extra point)
3Q: 09:36 SEA - Skip Hanson 31 field goal
4Q: 01:17 DET - Justin Lucas 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:05 DET - Ellis Wheeler 30 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 08:00 DET - Ike Coles 97 fumble return (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 00:27 SEA - Marcus McElhenny 1 run (Skip Hanson extra point)
3Q: 09:36 SEA - Skip Hanson 31 field goal
4Q: 01:17 DET - Justin Lucas 48 field goal

Team Statistics DET SEA
Record 8-6 8-6
First Downs 10 18
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 175 312
- Offensive Plays 57 71
- Yards per Play 3.07 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 71 130
- Rushing Attempts 33 39
- Yards per Rush 2.15 3.33
Net Passing Yards 104 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 10 - 1 32 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 129 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 5.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/66
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:12 31:48

Team Statistics	DET	SEA
Record	8-6	8-6
First Downs	10	18
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	175	312
- Offensive Plays	57	71
- Yards per Play	3.07	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	71	130
- Rushing Attempts	33	39
- Yards per Rush	2.15	3.33
Net Passing Yards	104	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 10 - 1	32 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	129	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	5.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/66
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:12	31:48

Drive Charts

Detroit Silverbacks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	3:37	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
1	1:52	2:00	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
2	13:26	0:54	OPP 33	3	-9	Punt
2	6:57	1:34	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
2	3:50	1:43	OWN 40	5	18	Interception
2	0:18	0:18	OPP 49	2	4	Half
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	9:30	1:36	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
3	5:57	4:13	OWN 16	8	21	Punt
4	14:53	3:49	OWN 4	7	29	Punt
4	10:01	1:11	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
4	5:26	2:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	2:57	1:48	OPP 44	5	13	Field Goal
4	0:30	0:30	OPP 23	1	-1	Game

Seattle Comets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 26	6	10	Punt
1	7:53	6:01	OWN 23	9	49	Missed FG
2	14:52	1:26	OWN 12	3	21	Fumble
2	12:32	4:41	OWN 20	11	77	Fumble
2	7:51	0:54	OWN 36	2	12	Fumble
2	5:23	1:33	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	2:07	1:49	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
3	13:04	3:34	OPP 34	6	20	Field Goal
3	7:54	1:57	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	1:44	1:51	OWN 40	5	12	Punt
4	11:04	1:03	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
4	8:50	3:24	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
4	3:06	0:09	OWN 46	1	0	Interception
4	1:09	0:39	OWN 18	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Ike Coles, Detroit Silverbacks

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kris Rivera	19	42	2.21	10	1
Winston Gunn	13	30	2.31	5	0
Sammy Barker	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus McElhenny	21	91	4.33	16	1	1
Lincoln Carlisle	15	24	1.60	13	1	0
Rickey Hitchcock	3	15	5.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammy Barker	20	10	129	4/25	1	30	1	66.5

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rickey Hitchcock	32	16	182	0/0	0	25	1	54.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wesley Owens	3	3	35	11.67	0	18	0
WR Dwayne Hodges	3	4	42	14.00	22	19	0
RB Kris Rivera	2	6	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Fred Skaggs	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Ellis Wheeler	1	2	30	30.00	32	30	1
WR Randal Ellison	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vinny Ford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Butch Wolfe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE J.R. Shepherd	9	13	109	12.11	45	25
WR Hardy Collins	3	8	40	13.33	3	21
RB Marcus McElhenny	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Darnell Foreman	1	2	12	12.00	0	12
WR Harry Batteaux	1	4	9	9.00	0	9
RB Lincoln Carlisle	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Cory Aydelotte	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Glen Heath	1	9	9.00	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ethan Juchartz	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force	TD
Juan Schultz	1	1	0
Ike Coles	1	0	1
Nolan Reilly	1	0	0
Deion Hoffman	0	1	0
Mack Long	0	1	0
Dave Ring	0	1	0
Bryant Beustring	0	1	0

Seattle	Fumb	Recov
Marcus McElhenny	3	1
Lincoln Carlisle	1	0
Rickey Hitchcock	1	0
Bucky Freeman	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Anthony Eyer	9	411	45.7	31.7	59	4

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Michael Hervey	6	283	47.2	40.3	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Lucas	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Hanson	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Martin	2	21	10.5	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Phillips	4	66	16.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Owens	2	59	29.5	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Collins	3	63	21.0	0
Cory Aydelotte	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deion Hoffman	12	3	0.0	36	30
S Dave Ring	6	1	0.0	30	26
DT Nolan Reilly	5	1	0.0	31	29
ILB William Hutchins	5	1	0.0	37	31
DT Mack Long	4	1	0.0	33	17
CB Cory Turnbull	4	1	0.0	18	23
OLB Bryant Beustring	3	3	0.0	25	23
CB Myron Gunn	3	2	0.0	29	28
DE Ike Coles	3	1	0.0	37	32
OLB Juan Schultz	3	1	0.0	20	11
DE Eddie Heurtin	2	1	0.0	31	30
DE Kenny Bishop	1	1	0.0	18	7
ILB Marty Carpenter	1	1	0.0	7	2
RB Kris Rivera	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wally Matthews	1	0	0.0	37	31
OLB Ricardo Givens	0	2	0.0	12	7
CB Jim McIntyre	0	1	0.0	10	4

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Juan Wallman	9	5	0.0	32	24
OLB Mack Miknich	7	1	0.5	33	24
S Dwayne Martinez	4	3	0.0	31	22
DT Donny Barber	4	2	0.0	26	19
CB Dana Gomez	4	0	0.0	30	22
S Billy Joe Peters	3	3	0.0	25	19
OLB Lawrence Grier	3	1	0.0	17	9
CB Mercury Phillips	3	0	0.0	16	18
DT Bart Ybarra	2	3	1.5	29	21
DE Derrick Oja	2	0	1.0	29	24
CB Ethan Juchartz	2	1	0.5	30	21
DE Will Green	1	2	0.5	29	23
RB Lincoln Carlisle	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.J. Patton	1	0	0.0	12	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Nolan Reilly	1	1	1	29
DE Ike Coles	0	5	2	32
DE Eddie Heurtin	0	2	2	30
OLB Juan Schultz	0	1	0	11

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bart Ybarra	1.5	0	0	21
DE Derrick Oja	1.0	0	0	24
OLB Mack Miknich	0.5	1	0	24
DE Will Green	0.5	0	2	23
CB Ethan Juchartz	0.5	0	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Deion Hoffman	4	0	0	30
S Dave Ring	3	0	0	26
CB Cory Turnbull	3	0	0	23
CB Myron Gunn	2	0	0	28
OLB Juan Schultz	1	1	0	11
DT Nolan Reilly	1	0	0	29
OLB Bryant Beustring	1	0	0	23
ILB William Hutchins	1	0	0	31
CB Wally Matthews	0	1	0	31
S Glen Heath	0	0	1	15

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dana Gomez	3	1	0	22
CB Mercury Phillips	2	0	0	18
OLB Lawrence Grier	1	1	0	9
CB Ethan Juchartz	1	0	1	21
ILB Juan Wallman	1	0	0	24
OLB Mack Miknich	1	0	0	24
S Billy Joe Peters	1	0	0	19
S Roman Harvey	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Glen Dodge	3	3	0	12	0	11
Daniel Mason	2	4	0	33	0	24
Thurman Gomez	1	9	0	31	1	20
Antoine Barber	1	7	1	33	0	24
Bobby Cerda	1	6	0	27	2	15
Johnny Fulcher	0	2	0	32	0	19
Lance Small	0	1	0	2	0	4
Cornell Sanford	0	0	0	6	1	9

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Terrance Osborne	3	9	39	32
Bucky Freeman	2	8	34	28
Dixon Benton	2	3	12	12
Renaldo Dotson	2	2	20	16
Leslie Conway	1	3	31	26
Jamal Perryman	0	6	27	20
Zach Blood	0	5	38	30

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Vinny Ford	2	17
Bobby Cerda	2	9
Adrian Bensen	1	17
Fred Skaggs	1	16
Clifton Martin	1	13
Lance Small	1	9
Blake Russell	0	23
Bryant Beustring	0	20
Jim McIntyre	0	15
Wesley Owens	0	13
Glen Dodge	0	13
Marco Mathes	0	10
Otis Walkley	0	10
Wes Talton	0	10
Cory Turnbull	0	9
Butch Wolfe	0	9
Anthony Eyer	0	9
Eddie Heurtin	0	8
Glen Heath	0	7
Ike Coles	0	6
Justin Lucas	0	5
Mack Long	0	3
Winston Gunn	0	3
Marty Carpenter	0	3
Deion Hoffman	0	2
Nolan Reilly	0	2
Dave Ring	0	2
Myron Gunn	0	2
Wally Matthews	0	2
William Hutchins	0	2
Cornell Sanford	0	2
Randal Ellison	0	1
Juan Schultz	0	1
Bert Lucas	0	1
Ellis Wheeler	0	1

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Carlisle	2	15
Mercury Phillips	1	41
Rod Kemp	1	15
Roosevelt Armstrong	0	22
Darnell Foreman	0	16
Lawrence Jackson	0	14
Cornelius Cassidy	0	13
Roman Harvey	0	11
Earnest Gerhardt	0	10
Will Green	0	9
J.R. Shepherd	0	9
Austin Twente	0	9
Cedric Young	0	8
Michael Hervey	0	8
Dixon Benton	0	8
Stan Finley	0	8
Tommie Eaton	0	8
Devin Stanton	0	7
Zach Blood	0	6
Skip Hanson	0	5
Renaldo Dotson	0	5
Rod Likens	0	5
Cory Aydelotte	0	4
Hardy Collins	0	4
Les Bulluck	0	3
Dwayne Martinez	0	2
Grady Shaw	0	2
Juan Wallman	0	1
Lawrence Grier	0	1
Mack Miknich	0	1
Dana Gomez	0	1
Billy Joe Peters	0	1
Donny Barber	0	1
Derrick Oja	0	1
J.J. Patton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	24	1.7
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	24	2.7
Middle	26	109	4.2
Right	4	-3	-0.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammy Barker	20	10	1	3	0	3	2	0	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rickey Hitchcock	32	16	2	2	1	2	9	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	30	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	52	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	29	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	70	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	31	2.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	58	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Kris Rivera	6	2	13	0	11
WR Dwayne Hodges	4	3	42	0	19
WR Wesley Owens	3	3	35	0	16
WR Randal Ellison	2	0	0	0	16
TE Ellis Wheeler	2	1	30	1	14
WR Fred Skaggs	1	1	9	0	9
WR Vinny Ford	1	0	0	0	4
TE Butch Wolfe	1	0	0	0	5

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE J.R. Shepherd	13	9	0	109	1	32
WR Hardy Collins	8	3	0	40	1	25
WR Harry Batteaux	4	1	0	9	0	19
WR Cory Aydelotte	3	0	1	0	0	20
WR Darnell Foreman	2	1	0	12	0	11
RB Marcus McElhenny	1	1	0	7	0	19
RB Lincoln Carlisle	1	1	0	5	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus McElhenny	3	8	2.67	4.33
Lincoln Carlisle	2	0	0.00	1.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rickey Hitchcock	3	2	19	6.33	5.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hardy Collins	3	2	19	6.33	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Winston Gunn	2	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus McElhenny	3	2
Rickey Hitchcock	2	0
Lincoln Carlisle	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammy Barker	8	5	4

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rickey Hitchcock	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kris Rivera	3	2	2
WR Wesley Owens	2	2	1
WR Randal Ellison	1	0	0
WR Dwayne Hodges	1	1	1
WR Vinny Ford	1	0	0

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE J.R. Shepherd	3	2	2
WR Harry Batteaux	2	0	0
WR Hardy Collins	2	1	1
WR Cory Aydelotte	1	0	0
RB Lincoln Carlisle	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)