Week 8, 2012

played in Minnesota, MN

38 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Phoenix Scorpions	0	10	0	6	-	16
Minnesota Grizzlies	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:44 PHO - Horace Robinson 3 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 00:29 PHO - Thomas Rivera 40 field goal
3Q: 07:31 MIN - Jorge Howard 6 run (Amos Goodwin extra point)
4Q: 11:35 PHO - Thomas Rivera 20 field goal
4Q: 01:05 MIN - Mel Benton 3 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Amos Goodwin extra point)
4Q: 00:04 PHO - Thomas Rivera 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:44 PHO - Horace Robinson 3 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 00:29 PHO - Thomas Rivera 40 field goal
3Q: 07:31 MIN - Jorge Howard 6 run (Amos Goodwin extra point)
4Q: 11:35 PHO - Thomas Rivera 20 field goal
4Q: 01:05 MIN - Mel Benton 3 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Amos Goodwin extra point)
4Q: 00:04 PHO - Thomas Rivera 22 field goal

Team Statistics PHO MIN
Record 6-1 2-6
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 344 336
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 5.64 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 118 139
- Rushing Attempts 26 35
- Yards per Rush 4.54 3.97
Net Passing Yards 226 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 21 - 1 34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 197
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.46 5.79
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:59 32:01

Team Statistics	PHO	MIN
Record	6-1	2-6
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	344	336
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	5.64	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	118	139
- Rushing Attempts	26	35
- Yards per Rush	4.54	3.97
Net Passing Yards	226	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 21 - 1	34 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	197
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.46	5.79
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:59	32:01

Drive Charts

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:27	5:35	OWN 7	9	68	Missed FG
1	4:54	5:17	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	12:38	0:09	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
2	9:22	1:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	2:09	1:46	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	7:22	2:36	OWN 38	5	20	Punt
3	2:57	6:30	OWN 38	12	59	Field Goal
4	8:40	0:53	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	4:32	2:26	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
4	0:55	0:55	OWN 42	4	53	Field Goal

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:33	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
1	5:52	0:58	OWN 44	3	1	Punt
2	14:37	1:59	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	12:29	3:07	OWN 44	6	16	Punt
2	8:16	6:07	OWN 24	12	40	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	13:37	6:15	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
3	4:46	1:49	OWN 14	5	14	Punt
4	11:27	2:47	OWN 20	6	50	Downs
4	7:47	3:15	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
4	2:06	1:11	OPP 48	6	48	Touchdown

Game MVP: Lamont Ledbetter, Phoenix Scorpions

Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamont Ledbetter	17	90	5.29	17	4
Trevor Nixon	7	16	2.29	7	0
Gus Nixon	1	6	6.00	6	0
Rod Fleming	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jorge Howard	26	111	4.27	27	3	1
Bucky Putman	7	26	3.71	7	0	0
Hardy Calinoff	2	2	1.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	34	21	232	1/6	1	42	1	79.5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	34	17	197	0/0	1	35	0	77.7

Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lamont Ledbetter	8	10	105	13.13	71	42	0
WR Dan Free	4	5	79	19.75	23	34	0
TE Casey Martinez	3	3	14	4.67	0	8	0
WR Cory Aydelotte	2	8	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Dana Solorio	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
TE Marty Wodarz	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
TE Horace Robinson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Louie Meier	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Trevor Nixon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Miles Codapuda	6	15	42	7.00	20	16	0
WR Mel Benton	4	5	46	11.50	4	20	1
TE Louie McDonald	2	2	36	18.00	24	35	0
WR Shane Flowers	2	5	35	17.50	14	22	0
WR Nate Kalter	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Nate Pierce	1	1	12	12.00	8	12	0
TE Butch Wolfe	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Reggie Maples	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mel Burke	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Shane Hammond	0	0	1	0
Kelly Lockard	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Jorge Howard	1	0
Miles Codapuda	1	0
Marlon Diana	0	1
Will Wragge	0	1

Punting Statistics

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quinn Karp	5	198	39.6	39.4	54	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don McWilliams	7	314	44.9	36.3	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Phoenix	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Rivera	3/4	1/2	0/0	40	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Amos Goodwin	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Codapuda	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Conway	3	67	22.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Kalter	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blaine Hudson	6	3	0.0	33	33
OLB Shane Hammond	6	1	0.0	29	23
S Derrick Jeatt	6	0	0.0	26	29
DT Frank Kolaja	4	1	0.0	22	19
CB Henry Robertson	4	1	0.0	27	24
ILB Bo Conley	3	4	0.0	26	29
OLB Justin Luongo	3	0	0.0	7	5
CB Dean Conway	3	0	0.0	30	32
DT Moe Tong	2	2	0.0	19	12
ILB Louie Whiting	2	2	0.0	9	5
CB Dana Gomez	2	0	0.0	23	26
DE Desmond Martinez	2	0	0.0	21	18
OLB Mel Horn	1	1	0.0	6	11
DE Fred Albin	1	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Hugh Coker	1	0	0.0	6	4
S Kelly Lockard	1	0	0.0	14	15
DE Stanley Tudor	1	0	0.0	17	10
DE Wendell Uribe	1	0	0.0	14	16
TE Marty Wodarz	1	0	---	---	---
S Erik Lockett	0	1	0.0	15	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brenden Hines	6	3	0.0	19	34
ILB Rex Walters	5	1	0.0	22	28
DT Bernie Rayman	3	1	0.5	17	21
OLB Corey Holcomb	3	1	0.0	9	15
CB Karl Greene	3	1	0.0	14	23
S Russell Codina	3	1	0.0	14	17
CB Adam Lytle	3	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Will Wragge	3	0	0.0	4	7
ILB Vernon Clark	2	3	0.0	8	7
DE Chris Huffman	2	2	0.0	19	23
OLB Les Berry	2	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Glenn Still	2	1	0.0	17	20
DE Kelly Webb	2	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Ellis Briles	2	0	0.0	8	4
CB Mel Burke	2	0	0.0	21	30
DE Irving Hammond	1	0	0.5	7	12
CB Tyrone Ravas	1	1	0.0	13	18
DT Amos Norris	1	1	0.0	10	14
S Arnie Williams	1	1	0.0	18	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Phoenix	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wendell Uribe	1	0	0	16
DE Stanley Tudor	0	2	1	10
DE Fred Albin	0	2	0	24
DT Moe Tong	0	1	1	12
OLB Shane Hammond	0	1	0	23
ILB Bo Conley	0	1	0	29
DT Vinny Chamblin	0	1	0	28

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Irving Hammond	0.5	0	0	12
DT Bernie Rayman	0.5	0	0	21
S Brenden Hines	0.0	1	0	34
DE Kelly Webb	0.0	0	1	25
OLB Glenn Still	0.0	0	1	20
DE Chris Huffman	0.0	0	1	23
DE Kim Briggs	0.0	0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Derrick Jeatt	4	0	29
S Blaine Hudson	2	2	33
CB Dean Conway	2	1	32
OLB Mel Horn	2	0	11
CB Henry Robertson	2	0	24
OLB Shane Hammond	1	0	23
ILB Bo Conley	1	0	29
OLB Justin Luongo	1	0	5
OLB Hugh Coker	1	0	4
DE Desmond Martinez	1	0	18
CB Dana Gomez	0	1	26
S Erik Lockett	0	1	11

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	4	0	0	28
CB Adam Lytle	3	1	0	25
OLB Will Wragge	3	0	0	7
CB Mel Burke	2	1	1	30
S Brenden Hines	2	0	0	34
S Russell Codina	1	1	0	17
OLB Les Berry	1	0	0	20
DE Kelly Webb	1	0	0	25
OLB Ellis Briles	1	0	0	4
OLB Corey Holcomb	1	0	0	15
DT Amos Norris	1	0	0	14
S Arnie Williams	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bucky Horner	3	6	25	0	35
Kerry Schwarz	2	5	21	0	32
Bryce Austin	1	4	24	1	31
Sammy Patrizio	1	3	22	0	33
Tom Cassidy	1	2	11	0	1
Rod Fleming	1	1	11	0	23
Lance Small	1	1	2	0	4
Wendell Patton	0	2	5	0	2
Darrell Schwartz	0	1	15	0	34

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bobby Cerda	2	8	32	29
Marlon Diana	2	5	34	29
Devin Monroe	2	5	25	27
Lawrence Compton	1	5	35	34
Butch Wolfe	1	2	17	15
Dexter Martinez	1	2	11	12
Brock Hughes	0	2	31	26
Nate Pierce	0	2	18	17
Walter Durham	0	1	3	5
Bucky Pate	0	1	4	8

Special Teams Statistics

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
Marty Wodarz	1	13
Kelly Lockard	1	12
Erik Lockett	1	11
Conrad Vreede	1	11
Trevor Nixon	0	23
Mel Horn	0	21
Henry Robertson	0	21
Rod Fleming	0	14
Dana Solorio	0	14
Horace Robinson	0	11
Quinn Karp	0	9
Tom Cassidy	0	9
Lance Small	0	9
Wendell Patton	0	9
Dan Free	0	9
Thomas Rivera	0	8
Darnell Norris	0	8
Sammy Patrizio	0	7
Dean Conway	0	7
Stanley Tudor	0	5
Louie Whiting	0	4
Hugh Coker	0	3
Frank Kolaja	0	2
Fred Albin	0	2
Vinny Chamblin	0	2
Desmond Martinez	0	2
Bucky Horner	0	2
Bryce Austin	0	1
Derrick Jeatt	0	1
Justin Luongo	0	1
Casey Martinez	0	1
Wendell Uribe	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Benton	1	12
Nate Kalter	1	12
Reggie Maples	1	9
Ellis Briles	0	19
Bucky Putman	0	19
Karl Greene	0	15
Butch Wolfe	0	14
Tyrone Ravas	0	14
Louie McDonald	0	10
Nate Pierce	0	10
Irving Hammond	0	9
Miles Codapuda	0	9
Dexter Martinez	0	7
Don McWilliams	0	7
Bucky Pate	0	7
Bobby Cerda	0	6
Walter Durham	0	6
Russell Codina	0	6
Rex Walters	0	5
Corey Holcomb	0	5
Vernon Clark	0	5
Arnie Williams	0	5
Bernie Rayman	0	4
Brenden Hines	0	4
Kim Briggs	0	4
Ernie Murphy	0	3
Glenn Still	0	3
Mel Burke	0	3
Will Wragge	0	3
Clyde Yoder	0	3
Amos Goodwin	0	3
Les Berry	0	2
Kelly Webb	0	2
Adam Lytle	0	2
Amos Norris	0	2
Lawrence Compton	0	1
Henry Rennicke	0	1
Chris Huffman	0	1
Devin Monroe	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	1	17	17.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	49	9.8
Middle	26	88	3.4
Right	3	3	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	34	21	3	0	4	3	4	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	34	17	4	2	1	5	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	149	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	53	17.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	26	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	32	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	54	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lamont Ledbetter	10	8	0	105	1	29
WR Cory Aydelotte	8	2	2	5	0	22
WR Dan Free	5	4	1	79	2	21
WR Louie Meier	4	1	0	3	0	26
TE Casey Martinez	3	3	0	14	0	20
WR Dana Solorio	1	1	0	11	0	11
TE Marty Wodarz	1	1	0	12	0	9
TE Horace Robinson	1	1	0	3	0	6
RB Trevor Nixon	1	0	1	0	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	15	6	1	42	0	32
WR Mel Benton	5	4	0	46	1	15
WR Shane Flowers	5	2	0	35	1	24
TE Butch Wolfe	2	0	0	0	0	15
TE Louie McDonald	2	2	0	36	1	11
WR Reggie Maples	2	0	0	0	0	3
WR Nate Kalter	1	1	0	23	1	14
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	0	3	0	28
FB Nate Pierce	1	1	0	12	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamont Ledbetter	3	2	0.67	5.29

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Howard	3	9	3.00	4.27
Bucky Putman	1	3	3.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	4	3	18	4.50	6.82

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Calinoff	2	2	11	5.50	5.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louie Meier	2	1	3	1.50	0.75
TE Marty Wodarz	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
TE Horace Robinson	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mel Benton	1	1	3	3.00	9.20
WR Miles Codapuda	1	1	8	8.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Gus Nixon	1	0
Trevor Nixon	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jorge Howard	5	2
Bucky Putman	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	10	5	5

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louie Meier	3	0	0
RB Lamont Ledbetter	2	2	2
WR Cory Aydelotte	1	0	0
WR Dan Free	1	1	1
TE Casey Martinez	1	1	1
TE Marty Wodarz	1	1	1
RB Trevor Nixon	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Codapuda	5	1	1
WR Mel Benton	2	2	2
WR Shane Flowers	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)