Week 1, 2011

played in Atlanta, GA

88 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Grizzlies	0	0	6	0	-	6
Atlanta Rebels	6	6	0	7	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 22 field goal
1Q: 03:01 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 35 field goal
2Q: 10:42 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 53 field goal
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 20 field goal
3Q: 09:31 MIN - Shaun Doyle 38 field goal
3Q: 02:57 MIN - Shaun Doyle 39 field goal
4Q: 14:17 ATL - Pete Anderson 8 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:53 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 22 field goal
1Q: 03:01 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 35 field goal
2Q: 10:42 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 53 field goal
2Q: 00:21 ATL - Stephen Gaynor 20 field goal
3Q: 09:31 MIN - Shaun Doyle 38 field goal
3Q: 02:57 MIN - Shaun Doyle 39 field goal
4Q: 14:17 ATL - Pete Anderson 8 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 292 317
- Offensive Plays 72 60
- Yards per Play 4.06 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 93 97
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 4.04 3.23
Net Passing Yards 199 220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 1 29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.06 7.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/77 7/70
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 3/80
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	292	317
- Offensive Plays	72	60
- Yards per Play	4.06	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	93	97
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	4.04	3.23
Net Passing Yards	199	220
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 1	29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.06	7.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/77	7/70
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	3/80
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:58	29:02

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	1:12	OWN 39	3	9	Fumble
1	8:45	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:55	2:55	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
2	10:34	5:14	OWN 20	10	47	Punt
2	3:39	1:47	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 31	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	5:35	OWN 20	12	59	Field Goal
3	7:18	4:26	OWN 42	9	36	Field Goal
4	14:10	1:04	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	12:12	3:37	OWN 47	8	20	Punt
4	3:27	1:32	OWN 47	8	30	Interception
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 37	8	26	Downs

Atlanta Rebels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
1	11:50	3:05	OPP 48	5	43	Field Goal
1	7:21	4:26	OWN 42	8	40	Field Goal
2	15:00	4:26	OWN 31	9	33	Field Goal
2	5:20	1:41	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	1:52	1:37	OWN 46	6	51	Field Goal
3	9:25	2:07	OWN 34	3	-8	Punt
3	2:52	3:42	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
4	13:06	0:54	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
4	8:35	5:08	OWN 8	7	33	Punt
4	1:55	0:38	OWN 17	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Omar Morton, Atlanta Rebels

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jorge Howard	14	60	4.29	14	1
Josh Gomes	7	29	4.14	7	0
Lenny MacMillan	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Daniel Long	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Allen Cummins	21	54	2.57	13	1
Tyrone Sprout	5	28	5.60	14	2
Omar Morton	4	15	3.75	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny MacMillan	46	25	218	3/19	0	24	1	58.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Omar Morton	29	16	232	1/12	1	42	0	92.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bryant Covington	8	15	58	7.25	4	24
WR Donny Baily	6	8	47	7.83	11	13
TE Carl Coles	2	3	30	15.00	16	16
RB Jorge Howard	2	2	18	9.00	12	13
TE Jacoby Hickman	2	2	19	9.50	2	16
WR Joel Weinmeister	2	6	24	12.00	6	15
RB Bucky Putman	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Desmond Jennings	1	2	20	20.00	19	20
WR Terrell Seaman	1	5	6	6.00	0	6
WR Mack Bates	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Oliver Marchion	5	8	73	14.60	33	38	0
WR Travis Kaplan	3	9	56	18.67	14	26	0
TE Barry Bartholomew	2	2	55	27.50	3	42	0
WR Pete Anderson	2	4	14	7.00	7	8	1
RB Allen Cummins	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Tyrone Sprout	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mike Cicci	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Chuck Chen	1	2	29	29.00	17	29	0
TE Nate Cox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Butch Hemstreet	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Lenny MacMillan	1	0
Jorge Howard	1	0
Devin Monroe	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Roger Hammond	1	0
Eddie Barrett	0	1
Frank Kolaja	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Karl Lafferty	6	205	34.2	29.3	49	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaac O'Neal	6	216	36.0	30.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shaun Doyle	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gaynor	4/4	1/1	1/1	53	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Gomes	3	36	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Cicci	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Fontenot	2	36	18.0	0
Josh Gomes	1	21	21.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Kaplan	2	53	26.5	0
Tyrone Sprout	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Omar Holliday	10	2	0.0	29	24
S Tony Fontenot	6	2	0.0	15	19
CB Karl Greene	5	2	0.0	26	28
S Craig Bernard	5	0	0.0	27	29
ILB Rex Walters	4	3	0.0	27	26
DE Chris Huffman	3	0	1.0	19	19
S Brenden Hines	2	7	0.0	28	26
CB Tyrone Ravas	2	1	0.0	25	24
DT Anthony Harder	2	0	0.0	23	17
CB Trevor Delgado	2	0	0.0	17	21
ILB Monty Houston	1	1	0.0	16	8
DE Kelly Webb	1	0	0.0	19	20
ILB Bo Conley	1	0	0.0	2	2
OLB Cris Mathis	1	0	0.0	16	14
WR Bryant Covington	1	0	---	---	---
DE Josh Hasting	1	0	0.0	11	11
DE Terry Reid	0	1	0.0	11	10

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Butch Hemstreet	7	2	0.0	22	46
CB Darren Donald	6	2	0.0	21	43
ILB Jimmie Pizir	5	2	0.0	20	42
S Leland Elrod	5	1	0.0	17	39
CB Roger Hammond	5	0	0.0	20	40
OLB Mack Miknich	4	0	0.0	12	26
DT Eddie Barrett	3	0	0.5	14	36
S Archie Engott	3	2	0.0	8	38
OLB Norman Garris	2	2	1.0	18	15
S Willie Hallock	2	1	0.0	5	23
OLB Reggie Bowers	1	1	1.0	2	12
DT Frank Kolaja	1	2	0.5	7	8
CB Roman Herndon	1	2	0.0	12	45
DE O.J. Barber	1	1	0.0	9	17
DE Rich Colleran	1	0	0.0	17	41
OLB Tommie Hanks	1	0	0.0	3	1
DE Irving Hammond	0	1	0.0	16	34
DT Deion Simonton	0	1	0.0	14	16
DT Alex Schwartz	0	1	0.0	13	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Huffman	1.0	2	19
OLB Omar Holliday	0.0	1	24
DT Anthony Harder	0.0	1	17

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Norman Garris	1.0	0	1	15
OLB Reggie Bowers	1.0	0	0	12
DT Eddie Barrett	0.5	2	0	36
DT Frank Kolaja	0.5	1	0	8
DE Rich Colleran	0.0	2	0	41
DE Irving Hammond	0.0	1	0	34
DT Deion Simonton	0.0	1	0	16
DT Alex Schwartz	0.0	1	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Omar Holliday	5	0	24
CB Karl Greene	2	1	28
S Tony Fontenot	2	0	19
S Craig Bernard	2	0	29
CB Tyrone Ravas	2	0	24
CB Trevor Delgado	2	0	21
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	19
S Brenden Hines	0	1	26

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Roger Hammond	6	1	0	40
OLB Mack Miknich	3	1	0	26
ILB Jimmie Pizir	3	1	0	42
CB Darren Donald	3	1	0	43
S Archie Engott	2	2	0	38
S Butch Hemstreet	2	1	1	46
CB Roman Herndon	2	0	0	45
DT Eddie Barrett	1	0	0	36
S Willie Hallock	1	0	0	23
S Leland Elrod	1	0	0	39
OLB Tommie Hanks	1	0	0	1
DE Irving Hammond	0	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bobby Cerda	2	3	21	1	45
Carl Coles	1	3	17	0	21
Devin Monroe	1	2	17	0	36
Brock Hughes	1	1	6	1	13
Richard Harvey	1	1	9	0	21
Marlon Diana	0	5	20	0	43
Leslie Conway	0	3	21	1	43
Geoff Shelton	0	2	11	0	23
Harvey Dole	0	1	16	0	36
Dexter Martinez	0	1	3	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tommy Borick	2	6	0	30	0	30
Sedrick Burton	2	3	0	28	0	26
Eugene Richard	1	9	1	30	1	30
Jim McDonald	1	2	0	8	0	11
Floyd Brooks	0	4	0	26	0	26
Donny Lage	0	1	0	25	0	26
Nate Cox	0	1	0	17	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Long	3	18
Tony Fontenot	1	13
Carl Coles	1	12
Josh Gomes	0	23
Kenyon Poage	0	18
Brenden Hines	0	16
Karl Greene	0	16
Jacoby Hickman	0	16
Mack Bates	0	14
Joel Weinmeister	0	13
Lance Bidney	0	11
Trevor Delgado	0	11
Desmond Jennings	0	10
Bucky Putman	0	9
Josh Hasting	0	9
Bobby Cerda	0	8
Dexter Martinez	0	8
Brock Hughes	0	8
Karl Lafferty	0	6
Richard Harvey	0	6
Geoff Shelton	0	5
Anthony Harder	0	5
Shaun Doyle	0	5
Chris Huffman	0	5
Omar Holliday	0	4
Kelly Webb	0	4
Rex Walters	0	3
Craig Bernard	0	3
Devin Monroe	0	3
Tyrone Ravas	0	3
Harvey Dole	0	2
Monty Houston	0	2
Hardy Calinoff	0	2
Cris Mathis	0	2
Bryant Covington	0	2
Terry Reid	0	1
Terrell Seaman	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Archie Engott	3	16
Mike Cicci	1	19
Ellis Bensen	1	15
Willie Hallock	1	7
Tyrone Sprout	0	25
Ed Daniels	0	19
Reggie Bowers	0	14
Stephen DelNegro	0	13
Barry Bartholomew	0	11
Roman Herndon	0	11
Jim McDonald	0	10
Stan Wilcox	0	10
Stephen Gaynor	0	10
Floyd Brooks	0	10
Tyrell Holliday	0	9
Travis Kaplan	0	9
Butch Hemstreet	0	9
Eugene Richard	0	8
Chuck Chen	0	8
Tommy Borick	0	7
Rich Colleran	0	7
Isaac O'Neal	0	6
Daniel Greer	0	6
Tommie Hanks	0	6
Frank Kolaja	0	4
Pete Linquist	0	4
Donny Lage	0	3
Jimmie Pizir	0	3
Norman Garris	0	3
Deion Simonton	0	3
Eddie Barrett	0	2
Irving Hammond	0	2
Roger Hammond	0	2
Darren Donald	0	2
Leland Elrod	0	2
O.J. Barber	0	1
Oliver Marchion	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	6	29	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	17	58	3.4
Right	10	23	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny MacMillan	46	25	2	1	2	8	8	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Omar Morton	29	16	4	5	2	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	72	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	90	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	24	3.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	86	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	75	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryant Covington	15	8	0	58	1	36
WR Donny Baily	8	6	0	47	0	38
WR Joel Weinmeister	6	2	2	24	0	21
WR Terrell Seaman	5	1	0	6	0	25
TE Carl Coles	3	2	0	30	0	21
RB Jorge Howard	2	2	0	18	0	32
TE Desmond Jennings	2	1	0	20	1	13
TE Jacoby Hickman	2	2	0	19	0	4
RB Bucky Putman	1	1	0	-4	0	10
WR Mack Bates	1	0	0	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Kaplan	9	3	2	56	1	21
WR Oliver Marchion	8	5	0	73	1	22
WR Pete Anderson	4	2	0	14	0	12
TE Barry Bartholomew	2	2	0	55	1	13
WR Chuck Chen	2	1	0	29	1	20
TE Nate Cox	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Allen Cummins	1	1	0	-4	0	22
RB Tyrone Sprout	1	1	0	6	0	8
WR Mike Cicci	1	1	0	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Allen Cummins	5	9	1.80	2.57
Tyrone Sprout	2	3	1.50	5.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Omar Morton	4	1	8	2.00	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Oliver Marchion	2	0	0	0.00	9.13
WR Travis Kaplan	1	0	0	0.00	6.22
WR Pete Anderson	1	1	8	8.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jorge Howard	3	2
Daniel Long	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Cummins	3	1
Omar Morton	1	1
Tyrone Sprout	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny MacMillan	13	8	6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Omar Morton	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donny Baily	3	3	3
WR Bryant Covington	3	2	1
TE Jacoby Hickman	2	2	1
WR Joel Weinmeister	2	0	0
TE Desmond Jennings	1	1	1
WR Terrell Seaman	1	0	0
WR Mack Bates	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Kaplan	2	1	1
WR Oliver Marchion	2	1	0
TE Barry Bartholomew	1	1	1
WR Pete Anderson	1	0	0
WR Mike Cicci	1	1	0
WR Chuck Chen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (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	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (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)