Week 16, 2012

played in Detroit, MI

32 degrees, snow, 4 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	7	0	0	-	7
Detroit Silverbacks	14	0	0	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 DET - Brock Shaw 15 pass from Devin Chism (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)
1Q: 00:39 DET - Julio Curry 13 pass from Devin Chism (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)
2Q: 02:25 NO - Ty Warren 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 05:31 DET - Tony Feeney 26 pass from Devin Chism (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)
4Q: 02:44 DET - Keith Morton 84 interception return (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 DET - Brock Shaw 15 pass from Devin Chism (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)
1Q: 00:39 DET - Julio Curry 13 pass from Devin Chism (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)
2Q: 02:25 NO - Ty Warren 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 05:31 DET - Tony Feeney 26 pass from Devin Chism (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)
4Q: 02:44 DET - Keith Morton 84 interception return (Jumbo Dembowski extra point)

Team Statistics NO DET
Record 5-10 11-4
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 264 337
- Offensive Plays 77 60
- Yards per Play 3.43 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 52 68
- Rushing Attempts 12 25
- Yards per Rush 4.33 2.72
Net Passing Yards 212 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 62 - 31 - 2 35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 232 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.26 7.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/66 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/26
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/112
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 37
Time of Possession 29:20 30:40

Team Statistics	NO	DET
Record	5-10	11-4
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	264	337
- Offensive Plays	77	60
- Yards per Play	3.43	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	52	68
- Rushing Attempts	12	25
- Yards per Rush	4.33	2.72
Net Passing Yards	212	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	62 - 31 - 2	35 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	232	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.26	7.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/66	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/26
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/112
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 37
Time of Possession	29:20	30:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	1:30	OWN 36	4	10	Interception
1	8:41	2:25	OWN 41	4	-6	Punt
1	0:32	2:17	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
2	10:18	0:39	OWN 7	3	0	Punt
2	7:15	4:56	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 39	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
3	12:13	4:22	OWN 31	7	27	Punt
3	5:50	1:32	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
3	2:24	2:35	OWN 10	9	41	Punt
4	13:06	3:52	OWN 34	7	24	Punt
4	5:19	2:43	OWN 24	8	54	Interception
4	2:36	0:34	OWN 26	4	4	Downs
4	1:25	1:25	OWN 31	8	1	Downs

Detroit Silverbacks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 23	8	41	Downs
1	9:36	0:55	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
1	6:16	5:44	OWN 35	12	65	Touchdown
2	13:15	2:57	OWN 32	5	17	Punt
2	9:39	2:24	OPP 42	3	5	Punt
2	2:19	2:17	OWN 33	6	35	Missed FG
3	13:10	0:57	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	7:51	2:01	OWN 4	4	42	Punt
3	4:18	1:54	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
4	14:49	1:43	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:14	3:55	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	2:02	0:37	OPP 30	3	6	Missed FG

Game MVP: Devin Chism, Detroit Silverbacks

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kyle Thornton	5	14	2.80	4	0
Aaron Elliott	4	27	6.75	10	1
Jeff Brzezinski	2	10	5.00	5	0
Tito Burke	1	1	1.00	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lewis Palmer	14	36	2.57	6	0
Alan Creech	10	28	2.80	11	2
Brock Shaw	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	62	31	232	3/20	1	29	2	51.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Devin Chism	35	27	269	0/0	3	38	0	126.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	12	25	130	10.83	34	29	0
WR Dwayne Hodges	5	8	40	8.00	4	14	0
WR Ralph Branch	5	14	21	4.20	2	9	0
TE Albert Harlow	2	2	22	11.00	12	23	0
TE Ty Warren	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	1
FB Rod Freeman	2	2	13	6.50	8	8	0
RB Kyle Thornton	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Aaron Elliott	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Pete Thurgood	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Roger Newhart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charlie Sawyer	7	8	98	14.00	47	38	0
WR Ronald Coleman	5	8	54	10.80	1	18	0
FB Brock Shaw	4	6	30	7.50	18	15	1
FB Lewis Kugelmass	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Julio Curry	3	3	27	9.00	1	13	1
WR Herman Garcia	2	3	12	6.00	2	6	0
TE Ellis Wheeler	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tony Feeney	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	1
TE Bryant Harr	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Keith Morton	1	84	84.00	1
CB Billy Berry	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ralph Branch	1	0	0	0
Vernon Giannitti	0	1	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Martin Schwab	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Michael Hervey	8	347	43.4	35.1	55	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Nogas	6	247	41.2	36.8	47	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Dembowski	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hodges	2	6	3.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alan Creech	3	26	8.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hodges	3	63	21.0	0
Kyle Thornton	2	49	24.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Coleman	1	26	26.0	0
Julio Curry	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	7	1	0.0	23	32
S Don Meyer	5	3	0.0	17	24
CB Moe Cook	5	0	0.0	15	28
CB Reuben Back	4	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Lincoln Rivera	4	1	0.0	8	15
S Moe Norton	4	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	3	1	0.0	12	15
ILB Derrick Slechta	3	0	0.0	6	4
DT Xavier Clements	2	3	0.0	22	25
DT Chuck Mitchell	2	1	0.0	9	15
CB Randy Busch	2	1	0.0	18	29
S Blaine Schulman	2	1	0.0	17	24
DE Don Harmon	1	1	0.0	14	21
DT Pete Maxwell	1	1	0.0	12	23
OLB K.C. Minnis	1	1	0.0	15	15
WR Ralph Branch	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dwayne Ronk	1	0	0.0	18	25
DT Courtney Rabdau	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Harold Czech	1	0	0.0	10	10

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marvin Rosenbaum	6	4	0.0	8	45
OLB Ricardo Givens	5	0	0.0	8	28
CB Keith Morton	4	1	0.0	8	39
S Deion Hoffman	3	2	1.0	11	51
DE Dave Villanueva	3	0	1.0	10	51
DT Deion Simonton	3	0	1.0	4	28
CB Billy Berry	3	1	0.0	12	60
OLB Juan Schultz	3	0	0.0	5	28
CB Martin Schwab	3	0	0.0	7	45
S Neil McDonald	3	0	0.0	10	61
CB Wally Matthews	2	2	0.0	4	46
DT Donald Maxwell	2	1	0.0	10	37
ILB William Hutchins	1	1	0.0	4	15
OLB Edward Sutter	1	1	0.0	4	21
DT Nolan Reilly	1	0	0.0	10	41
DE Ike Coles	1	0	0.0	7	41
S Don Grosz	1	0	0.0	2	35

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	2	21
DE Dwayne Ronk	1	25
DT Courtney Rabdau	1	10
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	15

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dave Villanueva	1.0	7	6	51
DT Deion Simonton	1.0	1	3	28
S Deion Hoffman	1.0	0	0	51
DE Ike Coles	0.0	2	3	41
DE Wally Middleton	0.0	2	0	42
DT Donald Maxwell	0.0	1	1	37
OLB Ricardo Givens	0.0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lincoln Rivera	5	0	15
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	32
CB Moe Cook	4	0	28
CB Reuben Back	3	0	29
S Don Meyer	2	2	24
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	2	0	15
S Moe Norton	2	0	27
CB Harold Czech	1	1	10
ILB Derrick Slechta	1	0	4
OLB K.C. Minnis	1	0	15
CB Randy Busch	1	0	29
S Blaine Schulman	1	0	24

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Juan Schultz	4	1	0	28
OLB Ricardo Givens	4	0	0	28
CB Martin Schwab	3	4	0	45
CB Billy Berry	3	1	1	60
CB Keith Morton	3	0	1	39
ILB Marvin Rosenbaum	3	0	0	45
S Deion Hoffman	2	1	0	51
CB Wally Matthews	2	0	0	46
DT Deion Simonton	2	0	0	28
S Neil McDonald	2	0	0	61
S Don Grosz	1	1	0	35
OLB Edward Sutter	1	0	0	21
DE Dave Villanueva	1	0	0	51
DE Ike Coles	0	1	0	41

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marshall Barnhardt	2	5	12	0	61
Rod Freeman	1	2	7	0	31
Ralph Wright	1	1	11	0	61
Jeff Money	0	2	11	0	63
Kim England	0	0	3	1	10
Brett LaTendresse	0	0	9	1	43
Sammy Wallack	0	0	4	1	26

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Johnny Fulcher	3	8	23	30
Brock Shaw	1	2	10	13
Johnny Terrell	1	1	5	9
Thurman Gomez	0	4	23	34
Wendell Matthews	0	3	20	33
Grady Delgado	0	3	22	24
Carlos Fulton	0	3	22	27
Bubba Barlow	0	1	5	16

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Hodges	2	21
Roger Newhart	1	15
Ty Warren	1	13
Clarence Lincoln	1	8
Kyle Thornton	0	21
Randy Busch	0	19
Lincoln Rivera	0	17
Pete Thurgood	0	12
Moe Cook	0	11
Reuben Back	0	9
Moe Norton	0	9
Kim England	0	8
Michael Hervey	0	8
Derrick Slechta	0	8
Rod Freeman	0	8
Jimmie Pomato	0	8
Tito Burke	0	7
Jimmie Ellingson	0	7
Albert Harlow	0	6
Brett LaTendresse	0	6
Courtney Rabdau	0	5
Don Harmon	0	4
Chuck Mitchell	0	4
Pete Maxwell	0	3
Xavier Clements	0	3
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Darrin Earls	0	2
Blaine Schulman	0	2
Ralph Wright	0	1
Ralph Branch	0	1
Sammy Wallack	0	1
Dwayne Ronk	0	1
Cornelius Dattilo	0	1
Harold Czech	0	1
Don Meyer	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Morton	3	29
Horace Shepard	1	22
Kennedy Arnold	1	15
William Hutchins	1	13
Lewis Kugelmass	1	12
Edward Sutter	0	18
Ronald Coleman	0	15
Tony Feeney	0	9
Johnny Terrell	0	8
Thurman Gomez	0	8
Wally Middleton	0	8
Harry Collins	0	8
Carlos Fulton	0	8
Bubba Barlow	0	8
Alan Creech	0	8
Bryant Harr	0	8
Nolan Reilly	0	7
David Covington	0	7
Jumbo Dembowski	0	7
Wally Nogas	0	6
Don Grosz	0	6
Wally Matthews	0	5
Brock Shaw	0	3
Marvin Rosenbaum	0	3
Herman Garcia	0	2
Ricardo Givens	0	2
Julio Curry	0	2
Dale Andrews	0	2
Billy Berry	0	1
Deion Simonton	0	1
Neil McDonald	0	1
Lewis Palmer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	6	23	3.8
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	11	1.2
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	62	31	3	3	3	9	14	13	2

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Devin Chism	35	27	2	0	0	3	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	3	15	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	17	99	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	24	10	96	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	22	3.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	46	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	89	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	81	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	25	12	1	130	2	61
WR Ralph Branch	14	5	1	21	0	49
WR Dwayne Hodges	8	5	0	40	0	31
RB Aaron Elliott	3	1	1	-1	0	25
TE Albert Harlow	2	2	0	22	1	23
RB Kyle Thornton	2	1	0	-1	0	33
TE Ty Warren	2	2	0	6	0	18
FB Rod Freeman	2	2	0	13	0	31
WR Pete Thurgood	2	1	0	2	0	28
TE Roger Newhart	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Jimmie Ellingson	1	0	0	0	0	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronald Coleman	8	5	54	0	20
WR Charlie Sawyer	8	7	98	1	28
FB Brock Shaw	6	4	30	0	13
WR Herman Garcia	3	2	12	0	18
FB Lewis Kugelmass	3	3	15	0	10
WR Julio Curry	3	3	27	0	16
TE Ellis Wheeler	2	1	3	0	22
WR Tony Feeney	1	1	26	1	4
TE Bryant Harr	1	1	4	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tito Burke	1	1	1.00	1.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	4	3	11	2.75	3.74

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Devin Chism	5	4	32	6.40	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	9	9.00	5.20
TE Ty Warren	1	1	2	2.00	3.00
WR Ralph Branch	1	1	0	0.00	1.50
WR Pete Thurgood	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Brock Shaw	1	1	15	15.00	5.00
WR Herman Garcia	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Ellis Wheeler	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
FB Lewis Kugelmass	1	1	1	1.00	5.00
WR Julio Curry	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Tito Burke	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Creech	4	1
Lewis Palmer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	14	6	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Devin Chism	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	2	2
WR Ralph Branch	2	0	0
WR Dwayne Hodges	1	1	1
RB Kyle Thornton	1	0	0
RB Aaron Elliott	1	1	0
FB Rod Freeman	1	1	0
WR Pete Thurgood	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Sawyer	3	2	2
WR Julio Curry	2	2	1
WR Herman Garcia	1	1	0
WR Ronald Coleman	1	0	0
WR Tony Feeney	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)