Week 1, 2009

played in Detroit, MI

48 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New York (W) Rooks	0	3	0	7	-	10
Detroit Silverbacks	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:56 DET - Emmitt Osborne 38 field goal
2Q: 02:45 NYR - Mel Timmerman 47 field goal
4Q: 07:38 NYR - Ethan Farrell 2 run (Mel Timmerman extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 05:56 DET - Emmitt Osborne 38 field goal
2Q: 02:45 NYR - Mel Timmerman 47 field goal
4Q: 07:38 NYR - Ethan Farrell 2 run (Mel Timmerman extra point)

Team Statistics NYR DET
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 10 14
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 136 290
- Offensive Plays 58 66
- Yards per Play 2.34 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 71 109
- Rushing Attempts 25 25
- Yards per Rush 2.84 4.36
Net Passing Yards 65 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 16 - 0 39 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 97 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 1.97 4.41
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 3/79 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 30
Time of Possession 29:31 30:29

Team Statistics	NYR	DET
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	10	14
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	136	290
- Offensive Plays	58	66
- Yards per Play	2.34	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	71	109
- Rushing Attempts	25	25
- Yards per Rush	2.84	4.36
Net Passing Yards	65	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 16 - 0	39 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	97	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	1.97	4.41
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	3/79	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 30
Time of Possession	29:31	30:29

Drive Charts

New York (W) Rooks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	0:55	OWN 29	3	-18	Punt
1	9:55	5:05	OWN 38	8	19	Punt
2	14:07	2:34	OWN 45	5	16	Punt
2	10:25	1:31	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	5:48	1:55	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	3:53	1:16	OPP 37	3	7	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 24	2	-6	Half
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
3	12:06	2:39	OWN 44	5	14	Punt
3	5:07	1:19	OWN 5	3	20	Fumble
3	2:06	1:09	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	12:06	4:34	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
4	5:42	3:30	OWN 41	6	10	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 4	2	-2	Game

Detroit Silverbacks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 36	5	42	Missed FG
1	10:34	0:39	OPP 43	2	10	Interception
1	4:50	5:43	OWN 20	10	49	Punt
2	11:33	1:08	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:54	3:06	OWN 41	7	38	Field Goal
2	2:37	1:38	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
3	13:31	1:25	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
3	9:27	4:20	OWN 2	8	47	Punt
3	3:48	1:42	OPP 15	3	-3	Fumble
3	0:57	3:51	OWN 30	8	27	Interception
4	7:32	1:50	OWN 29	3	-10	Punt
4	2:12	1:25	OWN 7	9	31	Interception

Game MVP: William Hutchins, Detroit Silverbacks

Rushing Statistics

New York (W)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dusty Evans	11	17	1.55	5	0	0
Ethan Farrell	9	34	3.78	10	1	1
Bryant Ellard	5	20	4.00	12	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kris Rivera	12	63	5.25	30	3
Winston Gunn	12	43	3.58	10	1
Bert Lucas	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New York (W)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryant Ellard	28	16	97	5/32	0	13	0	64.1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Lucas	39	22	199	2/18	0	25	3	38.3

Receiving Statistics

New York (W)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Timothy Barber	4	6	21	5.25	4	8
WR Dan Free	3	4	25	8.33	5	9
TE Frank Lane	2	2	20	10.00	2	13
RB Dusty Evans	2	4	10	5.00	10	5
FB Emmanuel Larner	2	2	5	2.50	0	5
WR Ronald Coleman	1	4	10	10.00	0	10
WR Scott Crane	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Lionel Burgess	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Vernon Randle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Ellis Wheeler	6	9	41	6.83	12	12
WR Julio Curry	4	10	47	11.75	7	20
RB Kris Rivera	3	4	21	7.00	6	12
WR Fred Skaggs	3	3	24	8.00	0	9
WR Dwayne Hodges	2	5	34	17.00	1	25
FB Daniel Peeler	2	2	11	5.50	8	6
TE Butch Wolfe	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Norm Alimonti	1	3	16	16.00	0	16
WR Tony Feeney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York (W)	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Arnold Cochrane	1	21	21.00
OLB Cole McElroy	1	43	43.00
CB Sherman Anthony	1	15	15.00

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York (W)	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryant Ellard	1	0	0
Dusty Evans	1	0	0
Les Tapley	0	1	1
Carlos Joyner	0	1	0
Tom Cassidy	0	1	0
Tyrone Collins	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fred Skaggs	1	0	0
Bert Lucas	1	0	0
Eddie Heurtin	0	1	0
Wally Matthews	0	0	1
J.R. Viragh	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York (W)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Hamernik	9	392	43.6	34.9	53	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Anthony Eyer	6	240	40.0	35.2	52	1

Kicking Statistics

New York (W)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Timmerman	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Osborne	1/2	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New York (W)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Evans	2	29	14.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Skaggs	4	38	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York (W)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Cochrane	2	45	22.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim McIntyre	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York (W)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Carlos Joyner	9	4	0.0	23	39
CB Arnold Cochrane	9	3	0.0	14	35
S Marvin Harp	5	1	0.0	19	38
CB Earnest Segovia	5	0	0.0	22	40
S Cory Groening	4	2	0.0	25	40
OLB Cole McElroy	3	2	0.5	22	32
CB Sherman Anthony	3	0	0.0	23	40
DT Jerry Greer	2	2	0.5	23	41
DT Trevor Barber	2	2	0.0	23	28
ILB Aaron Benson	2	1	0.0	4	3
OLB Edward Warren	2	0	0.0	14	15
DE Les Tapley	1	1	1.0	21	39
DE Gilbert Douglas	1	0	0.0	24	40
TE Frank Lane	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rusty Brandon	1	0	0.0	3	1

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Mack Long	6	0	1.0	22	33
DE Ike Coles	5	1	0.5	25	33
S Deion Hoffman	5	2	0.0	22	32
ILB William Hutchins	4	1	2.0	25	32
S Dave Ring	4	1	0.0	15	29
CB Myron Gunn	3	1	0.0	21	29
S Glen Heath	3	0	0.0	13	9
OLB Juan Schultz	2	1	0.5	8	18
DT Warren Peebles	2	0	0.5	11	21
CB Jim McIntyre	2	2	0.0	16	27
WR Dwayne Hodges	2	0	---	---	---
CB Wally Matthews	2	0	0.0	21	32
DE Eddie Heurtin	1	2	0.5	23	31
OLB Wes Coles	1	2	0.0	17	14
ILB Marty Carpenter	1	0	0.0	0	1
OLB Curtis Bales	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Julio Curry	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York (W)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Les Tapley	1.0	3	39
OLB Cole McElroy	0.5	0	32
DT Jerry Greer	0.5	0	41
DE Gilbert Douglas	0.0	1	40
DE Stanley Tudor	0.0	1	3

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB William Hutchins	2.0	0	0	0	32
DT Mack Long	1.0	0	1	1	33
DE Ike Coles	0.5	1	3	3	33
DE Eddie Heurtin	0.5	0	2	1	31
DT Warren Peebles	0.5	0	0	0	21
OLB Juan Schultz	0.5	0	0	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

New York (W)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Arnold Cochrane	5	0	1	35
CB Sherman Anthony	3	2	1	40
S Marvin Harp	3	2	0	38
ILB Carlos Joyner	3	0	0	39
CB Earnest Segovia	2	1	0	40
ILB Aaron Benson	2	0	0	3
OLB Cole McElroy	1	0	1	32
S Cory Groening	1	0	0	40
OLB Edward Warren	1	0	0	15
CB Rusty Brandon	1	0	0	1

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Myron Gunn	3	0	29
OLB Juan Schultz	2	1	18
S Deion Hoffman	2	0	32
DE Ike Coles	2	0	33
ILB William Hutchins	1	2	32
CB Jim McIntyre	1	1	27
S Glen Heath	1	0	9
S Dave Ring	1	0	29
CB Wally Matthews	1	0	32
ILB Marty Carpenter	1	0	1
OLB Curtis Bales	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

New York (W)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Erickson	2	3	18	2	26
Andre Hermance	1	5	24	1	31
Tom Cassidy	1	4	22	0	30
Zack Harden	0	3	17	1	30
Jake Gaarder	0	2	9	1	9
Will Peters	0	2	23	0	31
Frank Lane	0	1	19	0	23

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Barber	2	4	25	0	41
Thurman Gomez	2	4	21	0	34
Bobby Cerda	1	5	25	2	36
Daniel Mason	1	3	19	0	32
Mitch Hynes	1	2	6	0	13
Johnny Fulcher	0	4	24	0	38
Johnny Terrell	0	2	4	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

New York (W)	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrone Collins	3	12
Danny Redden	1	13
Tom Cassidy	1	10
Matt Erickson	1	8
Dusty Evans	0	21
Rusty Brandon	0	20
Roy Briggs	0	15
Carlos Joyner	0	14
Ronald Coleman	0	11
Emmanuel Larner	0	11
Frankie Peterson	0	10
Erik Brock	0	10
Jake Gaarder	0	10
Bert Hamernik	0	9
Les Tapley	0	8
Gilbert Douglas	0	8
Earnest Segovia	0	8
Arnold Cochrane	0	7
Frank Lane	0	6
Vernon Randle	0	6
Lionel Burgess	0	6
Aaron Benson	0	4
Mel Timmerman	0	4
Sherman Anthony	0	4
Cory Groening	0	2
Marvin Harp	0	2
Cole McElroy	0	2
Timothy Barber	0	2
Mario Patton	0	2
Jerry Greer	0	2
Trevor Barber	0	2
Louie Swolley	0	2
Edward Warren	0	1
Jay King	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
J.R. Viragh	2	11
Fred Skaggs	1	17
Adrian Bensen	1	13
Jim McIntyre	0	26
Winston Gunn	0	22
Juan Schultz	0	20
Julio Curry	0	11
Ellis Wheeler	0	9
Norm Alimonti	0	9
Mitch Hynes	0	8
Glen Heath	0	8
Butch Wolfe	0	8
Thurman Gomez	0	8
Lance Small	0	8
Keith McDaniel	0	8
Johnny Terrell	0	7
Jeffrey Walk	0	6
Bobby Cerda	0	6
Anthony Eyer	0	6
Warren Peebles	0	5
Ricardo Givens	0	5
Marty Carpenter	0	5
Emmitt Osborne	0	4
Wes Talton	0	3
Daniel Peeler	0	3
Erik Rose	0	2
Curtis Bales	0	2
Ernest Powell	0	2
Tony Feeney	0	2
Deion Hoffman	0	1
Mack Long	0	1
Eddie Heurtin	0	1
Dave Ring	0	1
Myron Gunn	0	1
Ike Coles	0	1
Wally Matthews	0	1
Wes Coles	0	1
William Hutchins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	12	37	3.1
Right	3	5	1.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	51	4.3
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York (W)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryant Ellard	28	16	0	1	0	4	6	5	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Lucas	39	22	2	3	1	5	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	50	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	73	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	89	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	25	3.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York (W)	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Timothy Barber	6	4	21	22
WR Ronald Coleman	4	1	10	22
RB Dusty Evans	4	2	10	19
WR Dan Free	4	3	25	24
TE Frank Lane	2	2	20	23
FB Emmanuel Larner	2	2	5	15
WR Scott Crane	2	1	6	10
WR Vernon Randle	2	0	0	8
TE Lionel Burgess	2	1	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Julio Curry	10	4	0	47	1	28
TE Ellis Wheeler	9	6	0	41	0	34
WR Dwayne Hodges	5	2	0	34	1	31
RB Kris Rivera	4	3	0	21	0	22
WR Fred Skaggs	3	3	0	24	0	10
WR Norm Alimonti	3	1	1	16	0	17
TE Butch Wolfe	2	1	0	5	0	10
FB Daniel Peeler	2	2	0	11	0	24
WR Tony Feeney	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York (W)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Ellard	2	-2	-1.00	4.00
Dusty Evans	2	4	2.00	1.55
Ethan Farrell	1	2	2.00	3.78

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kris Rivera	1	0	0.00	5.25
Winston Gunn	1	-3	-3.00	3.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York (W)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryant Ellard	2	1	9	4.50	3.46

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Lucas	1	1	6	6.00	5.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York (W)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dan Free	2	1	9	4.50	6.25

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Daniel Peeler	1	1	6	6.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York (W)	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Ellard	2	0
Dusty Evans	2	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Winston Gunn	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York (W)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryant Ellard	9	4	2

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Lucas	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York (W)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Timothy Barber	3	2	0
WR Ronald Coleman	2	0	0
TE Frank Lane	1	1	1
RB Dusty Evans	1	0	0
WR Dan Free	1	1	1
WR Scott Crane	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Julio Curry	4	1	1
TE Ellis Wheeler	2	2	0
WR Fred Skaggs	1	1	1
TE Butch Wolfe	1	0	0
WR Norm Alimonti	1	1	1
WR Tony Feeney	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)