Week 2, 2009

played in New Orleans, LA

88 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

San Francisco Griffins	7	14	0	3	-	24
New Orleans Shamans	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 SF - Edgar Meadows 3 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 13:55 SF - Shawn Lyons 1 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 00:36 SF - Edgar Meadows 6 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
3Q: 06:13 NO - Vernon Giannitti 35 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
4Q: 07:21 NO - Jeff Brzezinski 6 run (Mo Bellais extra point)
4Q: 01:50 SF - Tony Lipford 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:54 SF - Edgar Meadows 3 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 13:55 SF - Shawn Lyons 1 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 00:36 SF - Edgar Meadows 6 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
3Q: 06:13 NO - Vernon Giannitti 35 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
4Q: 07:21 NO - Jeff Brzezinski 6 run (Mo Bellais extra point)
4Q: 01:50 SF - Tony Lipford 31 field goal

Team Statistics SF NO
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 329 285
- Offensive Plays 66 55
- Yards per Play 4.98 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 108 103
- Rushing Attempts 42 25
- Yards per Rush 2.57 4.12
Net Passing Yards 221 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 0 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 221 186
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 9.21 6.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 7/55 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/52 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 20
Time of Possession 33:22 26:38

Team Statistics	SF	NO
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	329	285
- Offensive Plays	66	55
- Yards per Play	4.98	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	108	103
- Rushing Attempts	42	25
- Yards per Rush	2.57	4.12
Net Passing Yards	221	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 0	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	221	186
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	9.21	6.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	7/55	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/52	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 20
Time of Possession	33:22	26:38

Drive Charts

San Francisco Griffins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
1	9:40	2:55	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
1	4:38	5:51	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
2	9:23	3:00	OWN 11	6	11	Punt
2	3:22	2:56	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
3	11:33	2:11	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	6:00	2:55	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	1:14	4:27	OWN 24	9	22	Punt
4	7:13	5:29	OWN 31	9	55	Field Goal
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 31	3	3	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	3:29	OWN 7	6	23	Punt
1	6:45	2:07	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
2	13:47	4:24	OWN 18	6	24	Punt
2	6:23	3:01	OWN 10	10	29	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	9:22	3:22	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
3	3:05	1:51	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
4	11:47	4:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:44	0:39	OWN 23	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Cornelius Fiste, San Francisco Griffins

Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Lyons	23	45	1.96	9	0	1
Edgar Meadows	12	50	4.17	11	2	2
Cornelius Fiste	7	13	1.86	4	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Morrison	18	81	4.50	14	3	0
Jeff Brzezinski	3	12	4.00	7	0	1
Desmond Abe	3	8	2.67	5	0	0
Tommy Battle	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Fiste	24	19	221	0/0	0	24	0	105.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	29	20	186	1/4	1	35	0	97.7

Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steven Aguayo	4	7	64	16.00	3	22
WR Chris Malinsky	3	4	30	10.00	8	12
FB Bryce Boyles	3	3	29	9.67	9	11
WR Phillip Ruby	3	3	29	9.67	4	16
RB Shawn Lyons	2	2	16	8.00	3	12
WR Benjamin Maher	2	3	24	12.00	8	12
TE William Garner	1	1	24	24.00	7	24
RB Edgar Meadows	1	1	5	5.00	2	5

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR O.J. Hicks	4	5	56	14.00	11	23	0
WR Jessie Malchow	3	6	11	3.67	0	8	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	5	54	18.00	24	35	1
TE Roman Ciervo	2	3	12	6.00	3	8	0
RB Levon Morrison	2	3	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Dustin Bahr	2	2	16	8.00	1	10	0
RB Desmond Abe	2	2	8	4.00	4	10	0
FB Deron Devito	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Richie Gardner	1	2	20	20.00	6	20	0

Interception Statistics

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Phillip Ruby	1	0	0
Monty Hillenbrand	0	1	0
Mickey Burnett	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jessie Malchow	1	0	0
Dustin Bahr	0	1	0
Spencer Stevenson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jermaine Sellers	5	248	49.6	46.8	58	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	6	247	41.2	32.5	58	4

Kicking Statistics

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Lipford	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Bellais	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Ruby	5	52	10.4	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Malchow	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Aguayo	2	52	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Peters	3	64	21.3	0
Jessie Malchow	1	28	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jamie Edwards	8	2	0.0	21	29
ILB Dwight Vertelney	5	1	0.0	22	27
S Monty Hillenbrand	5	0	0.0	23	30
DE Don Blanchette	4	1	1.0	23	28
DT Andre Tyler	4	2	0.0	21	23
DT Eddie Sullivan	4	0	0.0	21	28
S Kelvin Howe	3	1	0.0	15	27
CB Bryant Peterson	3	1	0.0	21	29
DE Roosevelt Taylor	2	1	0.0	22	29
OLB Zach Stewart	1	0	0.0	13	3
S Jerald Carig	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Bill Pietrzyk	1	0	0.0	13	26
OLB Mickey Burnett	1	0	0.0	4	1
DT Earnest Taylor	1	0	0.0	5	2
CB Craig Osborne	0	2	0.0	23	30

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carlos Peters	7	0	37	23
CB Irving Kushto	6	2	40	22
CB Sammy Metzler	6	0	20	16
ILB Ernie Crawford	5	4	39	22
DT Donald Maxwell	5	2	35	17
DT Pete Maxwell	5	2	34	20
DE Don Harmon	5	1	33	22
S Gilbert Lane	4	3	35	22
OLB Lenny Walton	3	4	32	17
S Ethan Randle	2	2	34	21
ILB Grant Carlson	2	0	3	2
OLB Isaac Howard	1	1	30	10
DE Donovan Allen	1	1	9	2
DE Teddy Campbell	1	1	33	22
DT Jimmy Meadows	1	1	10	4
S Jessie Hickman	1	0	7	2
S Brent Huh	1	0	2	2
S Vernon Holcombe	0	1	6	7

Pass Rush Statistics

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Blanchette	1.0	0	1	0	28
DE Roosevelt Taylor	0.0	1	1	0	29
DT Eddie Sullivan	0.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Jamie Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	29
DT Andre Tyler	0.0	0	0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	0.0	0	2	1	22
DT Antoine Schultz	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jamie Edwards	6	0	29
S Monty Hillenbrand	4	0	30
CB Bryant Peterson	3	1	29
S Kelvin Howe	3	0	27
ILB Dwight Vertelney	2	0	27
OLB Zach Stewart	1	0	3
DT Andre Tyler	1	0	23
S Jerald Carig	0	1	4
CB Craig Osborne	0	1	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Irving Kushto	5	0	22
CB Sammy Metzler	4	0	16
CB Carlos Peters	3	0	23
OLB Lenny Walton	2	0	17
ILB Grant Carlson	2	0	2
S Ethan Randle	1	1	21
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	22
S Brent Huh	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Roy Coffey	5	15	1	42	24
Daniel Madison	2	7	0	42	24
Chad Skelton	1	4	0	39	21
Bryce Boyles	1	3	0	31	14
R.J. Dilly	0	3	0	36	20
Earl Reed	0	3	0	27	15
Kris Porter	0	1	0	9	7
Mack Griffith	0	1	0	2	1
Tony Lethert	0	1	0	15	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	4	6	0	25	0	29
Richie Gardner	3	4	0	19	0	15
Doug Corey	2	6	1	25	0	30
Robbie Garrison	1	2	0	18	1	26
Jeff Money	1	2	0	25	0	30
Adam Wyse	0	1	0	5	0	6
Barry Sitz	0	1	0	20	0	25

Special Teams Statistics

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Edgar Meadows	2	20
Kelvin Howe	2	12
Mickey Burnett	1	25
Eddie Torres	1	12
Bill Pietrzyk	1	8
Benjamin Maher	0	14
Thurman Stiles	0	14
Monty Hillenbrand	0	12
Lester Bernardi	0	9
Phillip Ruby	0	9
Jerald Carig	0	8
Jessie Rau	0	8
Bryce Boyles	0	7
Mack Griffith	0	7
Andre Tyler	0	6
Teddy Glenn	0	6
Kris Porter	0	6
Tony Lipford	0	6
Tony Lethert	0	6
Chad Skelton	0	5
Jermaine Sellers	0	5
Earnest Taylor	0	5
Monty Houston	0	3
Steven Aguayo	0	3
Roosevelt Taylor	0	1
Dwight Vertelney	0	1
J.B. Rodriguez	0	1
Earl Reed	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Grant Carlson	2	14
Tommy Battle	1	17
Jessie Hickman	1	15
Spencer Stevenson	1	14
Ernie Crawford	1	2
Desmond Abe	1	1
Joseph Mahoney	0	15
Brent Huh	0	11
Dustin Bahr	0	11
Jessie Malchow	0	10
Deron Devito	0	9
Roman Ciervo	0	8
Matt Strickland	0	8
Carlos Peters	0	7
Larry Jurkiewicz	0	7
Sammy Metzler	0	7
Donald Maxwell	0	6
Terry Myers	0	6
Adam Wyse	0	6
Roy Vaughn	0	6
Wes Copeland	0	6
Jimmy Meadows	0	6
Barry Sitz	0	5
Doug Corey	0	4
Richie Gardner	0	3
Isaac Howard	0	3
Mo Bellais	0	3
O.J. Hicks	0	2
Levon Morrison	0	2
Lenny Walton	0	1
Irving Kushto	0	1
Don Harmon	0	1
Pete Maxwell	0	1
Ethan Randle	0	1
Robbie Garrison	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	20	53	2.7
Right	10	23	2.3
None	2	-1	-0.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	21	5.3
Middle	16	66	4.1
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Fiste	24	19	2	0	1	1	3	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	29	20	4	0	1	3	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	78	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	116	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	15	2.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Aguayo	7	4	0	64	1	15
WR Chris Malinsky	4	3	0	30	0	16
FB Bryce Boyles	3	3	0	29	0	14
WR Benjamin Maher	3	2	1	24	0	15
WR Phillip Ruby	3	3	0	29	0	8
RB Shawn Lyons	2	2	0	16	0	15
TE William Garner	1	1	0	24	1	14
RB Edgar Meadows	1	1	0	5	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jessie Malchow	6	3	1	11	0	19
WR O.J. Hicks	5	4	0	56	2	20
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	3	0	54	1	20
TE Roman Ciervo	3	2	0	12	0	12
RB Levon Morrison	3	2	0	6	0	19
TE Richie Gardner	2	1	0	20	1	15
WR Dustin Bahr	2	2	0	16	0	13
RB Desmond Abe	2	2	0	8	0	8
FB Deron Devito	1	1	0	3	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Lyons	6	2	0.33	1.96
Edgar Meadows	3	12	4.00	4.17
Cornelius Fiste	1	3	3.00	1.86

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	6	6.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Fiste	2	2	23	11.50	9.21

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1	2	2.00	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Bryce Boyles	1	1	11	11.00	9.67
WR Benjamin Maher	1	1	12	12.00	8.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Levon Morrison	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Shawn Lyons	4	2
Cornelius Fiste	2	1
Edgar Meadows	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Morrison	3	2
Tommy Battle	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Fiste	8	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steven Aguayo	3	1	1
WR Phillip Ruby	2	2	1
RB Shawn Lyons	1	1	1
FB Bryce Boyles	1	1	1
WR Benjamin Maher	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Malchow	3	2	0
WR O.J. Hicks	2	1	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	2	1
WR Dustin Bahr	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	10,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)