Week 3, 2012

played in Dallas, TX

62 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	0	10	7	-	17
Dallas Monsters	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:11 DAL - Edgar Stephens 1 run (Wade Punzel extra point)
3Q: 10:19 NO - Albert Harlow 3 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 02:07 NO - Darrin Earls 42 field goal
4Q: 06:56 NO - Moe Cook 37 interception return (Darrin Earls extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:11 DAL - Edgar Stephens 1 run (Wade Punzel extra point)
3Q: 10:19 NO - Albert Harlow 3 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 02:07 NO - Darrin Earls 42 field goal
4Q: 06:56 NO - Moe Cook 37 interception return (Darrin Earls extra point)

Team Statistics NO DAL
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 2 2
- by Passing 12 20
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 300 317
- Offensive Plays 62 76
- Yards per Play 4.84 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 103 48
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 3.68 2.29
Net Passing Yards 197 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 2 49 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 204 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/7 6/35
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 4.89
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/55 9/59
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/48
Kick Returns/Yards 2/33 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 3/61 2/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	NO	DAL
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	2	2
- by Passing	12	20
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	300	317
- Offensive Plays	62	76
- Yards per Play	4.84	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	103	48
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	3.68	2.29
Net Passing Yards	197	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 2	49 - 30 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	204	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/7	6/35
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	4.89
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/55	9/59
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/48
Kick Returns/Yards	2/33	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	3/61	2/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:23	0:13	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
1	8:22	1:20	OWN 2	4	5	Punt
1	3:04	2:37	OWN 24	4	28	Punt
2	13:45	5:14	OWN 29	8	34	Punt
2	7:37	1:38	OWN 42	3	22	Interception
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 33	5	38	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
3	6:00	4:00	OWN 41	8	34	Field Goal
4	14:53	3:57	OWN 20	11	50	Fumble
4	10:00	2:01	OPP 29	3	-17	Punt
4	2:21	0:30	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
4	1:16	1:16	OWN 35	3	2	Game

Dallas Monsters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:37	OWN 39	8	47	Interception
1	10:10	1:48	OPP 22	5	20	Fumble
1	7:02	3:58	OPP 30	9	30	Touchdown
1	0:27	1:42	OWN 11	5	25	Punt
2	8:31	0:54	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	5:59	5:09	OWN 25	12	42	Fumble
3	10:13	4:13	OWN 20	7	46	Missed FG
3	2:00	2:07	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
4	10:56	0:56	OWN 30	3	-1	Fumble
4	7:59	1:14	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
4	6:45	4:24	OWN 23	16	67	Downs
4	1:51	0:35	OPP 21	3	6	Interception

Game MVP: Moe Cook, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kyle Thornton	11	20	1.82	8	0
Aaron Elliott	10	48	4.80	17	1
Jeff Brzezinski	7	35	5.00	7	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Phillip Evans	13	29	2.23	7	0
Edgar Stephens	5	18	3.60	7	1
Derrick Tatum	2	2	1.00	2	0
Ted Washington	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	32	16	204	2/7	1	24	2	54.6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Tatum	49	30	304	6/35	0	33	3	53.4

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	6	11	97	16.17	29	22	0
WR Ralph Branch	4	8	58	14.50	21	24	0
RB Aaron Elliott	2	2	24	12.00	14	23	0
TE Ty Warren	2	4	9	4.50	0	7	0
TE Albert Harlow	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Ernest Elkon	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Kyle Thornton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Pete Thurgood	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harris McKenzie	8	14	99	12.38	2	33
WR Leo Zahavi	5	7	53	10.60	16	14
WR Lamar Flannery	5	5	67	13.40	3	18
FB Rich Marte	3	3	12	4.00	0	7
RB Phillip Evans	3	5	15	5.00	0	12
WR Bubba Stephenson	3	8	29	9.67	11	12
TE J.J. Wallace	2	2	24	12.00	1	13
WR Conrad Ratan	1	1	5	5.00	1	5
TE Clay Riley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Edgar Stephens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Moe Cook	2	37	18.50	1
S Don Meyer	1	24	24.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rusty Cunningham	1	0	0.00	0
CB Cornell Russell	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0
Glen Armstrong	0	1	0
Courtney Rabdau	0	1	0
Randy Busch	0	1	0
Don Harmon	0	0	1
Xavier Clements	0	0	1
Reuben Back	0	0	1
Roger Newhart	0	0	1
Clarence Lincoln	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derrick Tatum	2	0	0
Leo Zahavi	2	0	0
Phillip Evans	1	0	0
Donovan Wilkins	0	1	0
Rich Marte	0	1	0
Barry Snyder	0	1	0
Jamie Duffy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Whalen	5	198	39.6	22.0	46	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Prall	3	129	43.0	36.3	56	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	1/2	1/2	0/0	42	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Punzel	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Zahavi	2	48	24.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Thornton	2	33	16.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Zahavi	3	85	28.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	8	3	0.0	21	55
S Blaine Schulman	6	0	0.0	13	36
DE Don Harmon	5	1	2.0	15	39
S Don Meyer	5	1	1.0	15	51
CB Reuben Back	4	2	0.0	20	53
OLB Lincoln Rivera	4	1	0.0	5	19
S Moe Norton	4	1	0.0	11	21
DT Pete Maxwell	4	0	0.0	14	30
CB Randy Busch	4	0	0.0	13	44
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	3	1	2.0	12	17
OLB K.C. Minnis	3	0	0.0	13	28
CB Moe Cook	2	1	0.0	12	46
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	0	---	---	---
CB Harold Czech	2	0	0.0	10	25
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0.5	15	41
DE Glen Armstrong	1	2	0.0	12	34
DE Dwayne Ronk	0	1	0.5	9	21
DT Chuck Mitchell	0	1	0.0	10	26

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cornell Russell	7	0	0.0	23	34
S Rusty Cunningham	6	2	0.0	24	30
OLB Matt Wean	4	2	1.0	19	21
S Gino Sasa	4	2	0.0	26	30
ILB Jerome Stevenson	4	1	0.0	25	31
CB Travis Kiser	3	0	0.0	19	29
DE Kevin Kuklick	2	1	0.0	23	28
OLB Donovan Wilkins	2	0	0.0	9	4
CB Carlos Peters	2	0	0.0	22	29
DE Jamie Duffy	1	0	1.0	23	29
OLB Matthew Browning	1	1	0.0	8	8
OLB Lorenzo Benson	1	1	0.0	18	30
ILB Grant Keeley	1	1	0.0	10	4
ILB Johnny Gilliam	1	0	0.0	4	1
OLB Dave Huntley	1	0	0.0	3	3
RB Phillip Evans	1	0	---	---	---
DT Barry Snyder	1	0	0.0	22	29
WR Leo Zahavi	1	0	---	---	---
DE Shane Pearson	1	0	0.0	5	5
S Dominic Fleming	1	0	0.0	14	18
DT Les Wells	0	1	0.0	6	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	2.0	0	2	1	39
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	2.0	0	0	0	17
S Don Meyer	1.0	0	0	0	51
DT Xavier Clements	0.5	0	1	1	41
DE Dwayne Ronk	0.5	0	0	0	21
ILB Ernie Crawford	0.0	1	0	0	55
DT Chuck Mitchell	0.0	1	0	0	26
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	0	1	3	30
DT Courtney Rabdau	0.0	0	1	0	16

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamie Duffy	1.0	1	1	29
OLB Matt Wean	1.0	1	0	21
DE Kevin Kuklick	0.0	3	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	2	0	55
OLB Lincoln Rivera	4	0	0	19
S Blaine Schulman	4	0	0	36
S Don Meyer	3	0	1	51
CB Randy Busch	3	0	0	44
S Moe Norton	3	0	0	21
CB Moe Cook	2	1	2	46
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0	53
OLB K.C. Minnis	2	0	0	28
CB Harold Czech	2	0	0	25
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	1	0	0	17

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cornell Russell	5	2	1	34
CB Carlos Peters	2	1	0	29
S Gino Sasa	2	1	0	30
S Rusty Cunningham	2	0	1	30
CB Travis Kiser	1	1	0	29
DE Kevin Kuklick	1	0	0	28
ILB Jerome Stevenson	1	0	0	31
OLB Lorenzo Benson	1	0	0	30
ILB Grant Keeley	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	2	6	27	0	33
Marshall Barnhardt	1	5	27	1	30
Sammy Wallack	1	3	6	0	18
Jimmie Pomato	1	1	3	0	2
Jeff Money	0	3	25	0	32
Wesley Lake	0	2	26	1	29
Brett LaTendresse	0	1	23	0	17

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bo Newhart	2	6	19	0	50
Harold McIntyre	1	5	17	1	48
Rich Marte	1	1	17	0	24
Travis Campana	0	3	13	1	42
Blaine Tapia	0	2	15	2	31
Roman Craig	0	2	14	0	37
J.J. Wallace	0	1	17	0	30
Roy Settle	0	0	7	2	30

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Newhart	3	13
Moe Cook	1	12
Clarence Lincoln	1	7
Raymond Armendariz	0	14
Kyle Thornton	0	13
Rod Freeman	0	12
Randy Busch	0	12
Ralph Branch	0	8
Pete Thurgood	0	8
Lincoln Rivera	0	8
Don Meyer	0	8
Jimmie Pomato	0	7
Sammy Wallack	0	7
Albert Harlow	0	6
Darrin Earls	0	6
Raymond Hamilton	0	6
Reuben Back	0	5
Rob Whalen	0	5
Brett LaTendresse	0	4
Glen Armstrong	0	4
Tito Burke	0	3
Blaine Schulman	0	3
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	2
Hardy Kohn	0	2
Barry Laskanic	0	2
Ralph Wright	0	1
Don Harmon	0	1
Ernie Crawford	0	1
Ernest Elkon	0	1
Chuck Mitchell	0	1
K.C. Minnis	0	1
Harold Czech	0	1
Moe Norton	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Donovan Wilkins	1	15
Clay Riley	1	7
Ted Washington	0	15
Rusty Cunningham	0	12
Lamar Flannery	0	11
Richie Gardner	0	10
Johnny Gilliam	0	9
Rich Marte	0	9
Leo Zahavi	0	9
Travis Kiser	0	8
Shane Pearson	0	8
Conrad Ratan	0	7
Matthew Browning	0	6
Dominic Fleming	0	6
Kevin Kuklick	0	4
Grant Keeley	0	4
Travis Campana	0	4
Bubba Stephenson	0	4
Blaine Tapia	0	4
Pat Floyd	0	4
Louie Prall	0	3
Gino Sasa	0	3
Wade Punzel	0	3
Jamie Duffy	0	2
Roman Craig	0	2
Jerome Stevenson	0	2
Carlos Peters	0	2
Cornell Russell	0	2
Lorenzo Benson	0	2
Roy Settle	0	2
Myron Duncan	0	2
Dave Huntley	0	1
J.J. Wallace	0	1
Matt Wean	0	1
Kim Andersen	0	1
Barry Snyder	0	1
Les Wells	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	14	62	4.4
Right	5	5	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	13	33	2.5
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	32	16	4	1	3	5	5	1	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Tatum	49	30	2	4	2	3	5	5	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	61	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	102	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	17	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	102	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	132	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	53	10.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	11	6	2	97	1	34
WR Ralph Branch	8	4	1	58	2	13
TE Ty Warren	4	2	0	9	0	13
WR Ernest Elkon	3	1	0	13	0	17
RB Aaron Elliott	2	2	0	24	1	16
TE Albert Harlow	1	1	0	3	0	15
RB Kyle Thornton	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Jimmie Ellingson	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Pete Thurgood	1	0	0	0	0	6

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harris McKenzie	14	8	1	99	2	39
WR Bubba Stephenson	8	3	0	29	0	36
WR Leo Zahavi	7	5	0	53	0	45
RB Phillip Evans	5	3	0	15	0	31
WR Lamar Flannery	5	5	0	67	0	28
FB Rich Marte	3	3	0	12	0	24
TE Clay Riley	3	0	1	0	0	8
TE J.J. Wallace	2	2	0	24	0	30
RB Edgar Stephens	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Conrad Ratan	1	1	0	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kyle Thornton	1	2	2.00	1.82

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Evans	4	6	1.50	2.23
Derrick Tatum	1	0	0.00	1.00
Ted Washington	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Edgar Stephens	1	1	1.00	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	3	3	22	7.33	6.38

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Tatum	10	2	18	1.80	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Albert Harlow	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	17	17.00	8.82
TE Ty Warren	1	1	2	2.00	2.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harris McKenzie	2	0	0	0.00	7.07
RB Phillip Evans	2	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Leo Zahavi	2	0	0	0.00	7.57
WR Bubba Stephenson	2	0	0	0.00	3.63
TE J.J. Wallace	1	1	11	11.00	12.00
FB Rich Marte	1	1	7	7.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Kyle Thornton	2	1
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Evans	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	10	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Tatum	12	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	3	3
WR Ralph Branch	4	3	2
WR Ernest Elkon	1	0	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Stephenson	4	3	3
WR Harris McKenzie	3	1	0
WR Lamar Flannery	3	3	3
FB Rich Marte	1	1	1
TE Clay Riley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)