Week 1, 2009

played in Indianapolis, IN

76 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Grizzlies	7	3	0	3	-	13
Indianapolis Reapers	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 MIN - Fernando Crnish 5 pass from Dave Staple (Kelvin Gornell extra point)
1Q: 07:54 IND - Stephen Gaynor 44 field goal
2Q: 10:21 IND - Richard Shea 2 run (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
2Q: 01:27 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 42 field goal
4Q: 08:45 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 27 field goal
4Q: 00:43 IND - Stephen Gaynor 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:13 MIN - Fernando Crnish 5 pass from Dave Staple (Kelvin Gornell extra point)
1Q: 07:54 IND - Stephen Gaynor 44 field goal
2Q: 10:21 IND - Richard Shea 2 run (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
2Q: 01:27 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 42 field goal
4Q: 08:45 MIN - Kelvin Gornell 27 field goal
4Q: 00:43 IND - Stephen Gaynor 53 field goal

Team Statistics MIN IND
Record 0-0-1 0-0-1
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 374 266
- Offensive Plays 89 69
- Yards per Play 4.20 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 126 50
- Rushing Attempts 40 20
- Yards per Rush 3.15 2.50
Net Passing Yards 248 216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 27 - 1 46 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 261 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/13 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 4.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/24 0/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 10.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/75 11/68
Punt Returns/Yards 4/7 8/29
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 4/47 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 42:06 32:54

Team Statistics	MIN	IND
Record	0-0-1	0-0-1
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	374	266
- Offensive Plays	89	69
- Yards per Play	4.20	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	126	50
- Rushing Attempts	40	20
- Yards per Rush	3.15	2.50
Net Passing Yards	248	216
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 27 - 1	46 - 24 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	261	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/13	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	4.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/24	0/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	10.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/75	11/68
Punt Returns/Yards	4/7	8/29
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	4/47	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	42:06	32:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:19	2:14	OPP 18	5	18	Touchdown
1	7:47	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	4:24	3:12	OWN 20	5	1	Punt
1	0:16	0:29	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	10:13	1:45	OWN 47	3	9	Punt
2	6:43	5:24	OWN 27	11	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
3	10:56	1:06	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
3	8:22	1:33	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	4:37	3:02	OWN 26	6	32	Punt
4	15:00	6:20	OWN 32	11	58	Field Goal
4	6:23	1:48	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	3:26	1:49	OPP 32	6	23	Missed FG
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 23	4	38	Half
OT1	12:54	3:34	OWN 15	7	59	Missed FG
OT1	7:24	1:11	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
OT1	5:35	1:40	OWN 19	3	4	Punt
OT1	3:07	2:46	OWN 5	7	27	Punt

Indianapolis Reapers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:41	OWN 31	2	0	Interception
1	12:05	2:09	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
1	9:56	2:09	OPP 12	3	-15	Field Goal
1	6:33	2:09	OWN 32	6	28	Punt
1	1:12	0:56	OWN 18	3	-2	Punt
2	14:47	4:34	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	8:28	1:45	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
2	1:19	1:19	OWN 20	3	18	Half
3	12:37	1:41	OWN 31	4	18	Punt
3	9:50	1:28	50	3	-2	Punt
3	6:49	2:12	OWN 11	5	42	Interception
3	1:35	1:35	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	8:40	2:17	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	4:35	1:09	OWN 34	3	-8	Interception
4	1:37	0:59	OWN 33	5	31	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	2:06	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
OT1	9:20	1:56	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
OT1	6:13	0:38	OPP 32	2	0	Interception
OT1	3:55	0:48	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
OT1	0:21	0:21	OWN 32	1	13	Game

Game MVP: Dave Villanueva, Indianapolis Reapers

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Fernando Crnish	25	90	3.60	10	1	0
Bart Tyworth	15	36	2.40	6	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lorenzo Harner	11	32	2.91	15	1	0
Richard Shea	7	14	2.00	5	0	1
Lawrence Klews	2	4	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Staple	46	27	261	3/13	1	34	1	72.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lawrence Klews	46	24	234	3/18	0	35	4	30.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Fernando Crnish	5	7	34	6.80	8	13	1
WR Howard Hyde	5	6	57	11.40	6	19	0
TE Jim Shackelford	5	7	57	11.40	31	34	0
WR Winfred Winslett	4	10	38	9.50	18	14	0
WR Mitchell Fisk	4	8	58	14.50	8	23	0
TE Howie Mathis	3	6	15	5.00	2	9	0
RB Bart Tyworth	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Johnny Theron	7	11	124	17.71	1	35
WR Lonnie Butler	4	6	35	8.75	5	13
TE Buddy Nordberg	3	4	33	11.00	13	15
RB Lorenzo Harner	3	3	4	1.33	0	3
RB Richard Shea	2	2	10	5.00	2	5
WR Courtney Mitchell	2	7	14	7.00	0	8
RB D.J. Collins	2	2	7	3.50	0	4
WR Seth Wynn	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Mel Benton	0	9	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Antonio Robson	2	22	11.00
CB Mercury Phillips	1	20	20.00
S Brenden Hines	1	5	5.00

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S J.C. Small	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Force
Buddy Hervey	1	0
Mercury Phillips	0	1
Rex Walters	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lawrence Klews	1	0	0
Johnny Theron	1	0	0
Mel Benton	0	1	0
Orlando Lowrey	0	1	0
Austin Blackburn	0	1	0
Damon Herndon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Nogas	11	502	45.6	41.2	59	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marvin Koehn	11	541	49.2	43.1	63	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kelvin Gornell	2/4	1/2	0/0	42	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gaynor	2/2	2/2	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Buddy Hervey	4	7	1.8	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Theron	8	29	3.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Burt Clinton	2	49	24.5	0
Buddy Hervey	1	20	20.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Wooden	2	46	23.0	0
J.J. Shaw	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	10	1	0.0	19	48
OLB Omar Holliday	6	3	1.5	20	47
OLB Wes Darin	6	1	1.0	15	38
CB Mercury Phillips	4	2	0.5	19	47
DE Ronnie Copeland	4	1	0.0	19	48
S Burt Clinton	4	0	0.0	7	13
S Antonio Robson	3	0	0.0	16	44
S Brenden Hines	2	2	0.0	19	48
DT Hardy Mulinaro	2	1	0.0	19	45
CB William Ball	2	1	0.0	19	42
CB Karl Greene	2	1	0.0	11	42
ILB Alonzo Iafigliola	2	0	0.0	4	13
WR Mitchell Fisk	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kelly Webb	0	2	0.0	17	44

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lance Kirk	11	7	0.0	39	46
OLB Jimmy Daniels	8	3	0.0	33	37
CB J.J. Shaw	7	2	0.0	27	38
DE Courtney Fletcher	6	3	1.5	36	47
DE Dave Villanueva	6	2	1.5	33	46
S J.C. Small	5	5	0.0	39	47
DT Wade Rivera	5	2	0.0	36	48
DT Norman McDaniel	5	1	0.0	35	37
CB Jeff Wooden	4	0	0.0	36	46
S Karl Galloway	3	2	0.0	31	40
WR Mel Benton	3	0	---	---	---
OLB Graham Garrison	2	3	0.0	18	26
DT Rondell Shaw	2	0	0.0	9	9
CB Chuck Bissonnette	2	0	0.0	36	45
S Damon Herndon	1	1	0.0	5	12
OLB Wayne Buchans	1	1	0.0	5	1
ILB Grant Vance	1	0	0.0	1	3
WR Courtney Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Omar Holliday	1.5	5	2	47
OLB Wes Darin	1.0	0	0	38
CB Mercury Phillips	0.5	0	0	47
DE Kelly Webb	0.0	2	1	44
DE Ronnie Copeland	0.0	1	0	48

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Villanueva	1.5	2	2	46
DE Courtney Fletcher	1.5	1	1	47
DT Norman McDaniel	0.0	1	0	37
OLB Jimmy Daniels	0.0	1	0	37
DT Wade Rivera	0.0	0	1	48

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	5	1	0	48
OLB Wes Darin	4	0	0	38
S Burt Clinton	3	0	0	13
S Antonio Robson	2	1	2	44
CB William Ball	2	1	0	42
CB Mercury Phillips	2	0	1	47
S Brenden Hines	1	0	1	48
DE Ronnie Copeland	1	0	0	48
OLB Omar Holliday	1	0	0	47
DT Hardy Mulinaro	1	0	0	45
ILB Alonzo Iafigliola	1	0	0	13
CB Karl Greene	1	0	0	42

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.J. Shaw	5	1	0	38
OLB Jimmy Daniels	4	1	0	37
ILB Lance Kirk	4	0	0	46
CB Jeff Wooden	4	0	0	46
S Karl Galloway	3	1	0	40
S J.C. Small	2	1	1	47
CB Chuck Bissonnette	2	0	0	45
OLB Graham Garrison	1	0	0	26
DT Rondell Shaw	1	0	0	9
S Damon Herndon	1	0	0	12
DE Dave Villanueva	0	1	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eugene Richard	4	11	34	0	43
Dexter Martinez	2	6	33	0	42
Chuck Perkins	1	5	31	1	40
Julio Foley	1	4	9	1	9
Nick Branch	1	4	30	0	38
Brady Hennessey	1	3	29	0	43
Jim Shackelford	1	1	15	0	22
Rodrick Briggs	0	2	10	1	11
Howie Mathis	0	2	25	0	19
Cornell Jackson	0	1	21	0	20
Rodney Finch	0	1	7	0	7

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Diana	2	6	20	0	47
Maurice Campbell	1	8	17	1	42
Jamal Perryman	1	2	3	0	7
Buddy Nordberg	0	2	15	0	34
Gilbert Breshears	0	1	16	0	40
Percy Yamamoto	0	0	20	1	39
Austin Blackburn	0	0	4	1	15

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Vance	3	24
Bart Tyworth	2	35
Karl Greene	2	18
Buddy Hervey	1	20
Stan Thurmond	1	15
Burt Clinton	1	15
Rodrick Briggs	1	15
Brenden Hines	1	12
Jorge Springer	0	30
Cris Horner	0	22
Allen Freeman	0	20
Eugene Richard	0	15
Rodney Finch	0	15
Colin Fields	0	13
Mitchell Fisk	0	12
Brady Hennessey	0	12
Howie Mathis	0	11
Wally Nogas	0	11
Victor Stephenson	0	11
Ernie Munoz	0	10
Kelvin Gornell	0	9
Cornell Jackson	0	9
Peter Book	0	9
Jim Shackelford	0	9
William Ball	0	6
Hardy Calinoff	0	4
Alonzo Iafigliola	0	4
Antonio Robson	0	3
Dexter Patterson	0	3
Ronnie Copeland	0	2
Omar Holliday	0	2
Kelly Webb	0	2
Mercury Phillips	0	2
Rex Walters	0	2
Hardy Mulinaro	0	2
Fernando Crnish	0	1
Duane Jacobs	0	1
Wes Darin	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Herndon	5	30
Lorenzo Harner	1	22
Jamal Perryman	1	13
J.C. Small	0	26
Wayne Buchans	0	26
Seth Wynn	0	22
Alonzo Emmons	0	22
Lonnie Butler	0	20
Orlando Lowrey	0	18
Van Jacox	0	13
Austin Blackburn	0	13
Marvin Koehn	0	13
J.J. Shaw	0	12
Buddy Nordberg	0	11
Leslie Jefferson	0	11
Rico Covington	0	11
Johnny Theron	0	11
Riddick Knoblett	0	11
Preston Mazza	0	9
Nathan Weaver	0	9
Jeff Wooden	0	8
Grant Vance	0	8
Maurice Campbell	0	7
Sammie Rhodes	0	7
Stephen Gaynor	0	6
Lance Kirk	0	5
Jimmy Daniels	0	5
Courtney Mitchell	0	5
Chuck Bissonnette	0	5
Wade Rivera	0	4
Courtney Fletcher	0	4
Karl Galloway	0	4
D.J. Collins	0	4
Norman McDaniel	0	3
Dave Villanueva	0	3
Gilbert Breshears	0	2
Ross Compton	0	1
Graham Garrison	0	1
Rondell Shaw	0	1
Percy Yamamoto	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	33	2.8
Middle	21	69	3.3
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	35	2.3
Middle	4	9	2.3
Right	1	6	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Staple	46	27	2	4	4	5	5	4	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lawrence Klews	46	24	3	0	6	3	8	3	4

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	72	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	133	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	23	3.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	80	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	15	3	81	5.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Winfred Winslett	10	4	1	38	0	33
WR Mitchell Fisk	8	4	1	58	1	26
RB Fernando Crnish	7	5	0	34	0	25
TE Jim Shackelford	7	5	1	57	1	22
TE Howie Mathis	6	3	0	15	0	19
WR Howard Hyde	6	5	0	57	0	27
RB Bart Tyworth	2	1	1	2	0	19

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Theron	11	7	2	124	3	32
WR Mel Benton	9	0	0	0	0	33
WR Courtney Mitchell	7	2	2	14	0	29
WR Lonnie Butler	6	4	1	35	0	26
TE Buddy Nordberg	4	3	1	33	0	34
RB Lorenzo Harner	3	3	0	4	0	29
RB Richard Shea	2	2	0	10	0	16
RB D.J. Collins	2	2	0	7	0	8
WR Seth Wynn	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bart Tyworth	6	12	2.00	2.40
Fernando Crnish	3	11	3.67	3.60

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Harner	2	-3	-1.50	2.91
Richard Shea	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Staple	2	2	10	5.00	5.67

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lawrence Klews	1	1	10	10.00	5.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Howie Mathis	1	1	5	5.00	2.50
RB Fernando Crnish	1	1	5	5.00	4.86

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lonnie Butler	1	1	10	10.00	5.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Bart Tyworth	4	1
Fernando Crnish	3	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Harner	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Staple	17	10	7

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lawrence Klews	12	4	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mitchell Fisk	6	3	2
WR Winfred Winslett	3	1	0
TE Jim Shackelford	3	2	2
TE Howie Mathis	2	1	1
WR Howard Hyde	2	2	2
RB Bart Tyworth	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch
WR Mel Benton	5	0
WR Johnny Theron	3	3
WR Lonnie Butler	2	1
WR Courtney Mitchell	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)