Week 9, 2014

played in San Francisco, CA

66 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Grizzlies	3	7	7	0	-	17
San Francisco Griffins	0	6	7	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 MIN - Cris Merloni 29 field goal
2Q: 11:20 SF - Stephen Gaynor 47 field goal
2Q: 06:22 MIN - Skip Mathis 17 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 00:05 SF - Stephen Gaynor 27 field goal
3Q: 12:57 MIN - Jorge Howard 23 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 00:59 SF - Mel Benton 11 pass from Cornelius Fiste (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
4Q: 08:52 SF - Shawn Lyons 3 run (Stephen Gaynor extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:41 MIN - Cris Merloni 29 field goal
2Q: 11:20 SF - Stephen Gaynor 47 field goal
2Q: 06:22 MIN - Skip Mathis 17 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 00:05 SF - Stephen Gaynor 27 field goal
3Q: 12:57 MIN - Jorge Howard 23 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 00:59 SF - Mel Benton 11 pass from Cornelius Fiste (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
4Q: 08:52 SF - Shawn Lyons 3 run (Stephen Gaynor extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SF
Record 7-1 4-4
First Downs 17 27
- by Rushing 4 13
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 303 428
- Offensive Plays 48 69
- Yards per Play 6.31 6.20
Net Rushing Yards 108 204
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 4.91 5.51
Net Passing Yards 195 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 19 - 0 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.50 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/45 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/55 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/83 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 20
Time of Possession 23:43 36:17

Team Statistics	MIN	SF
Record	7-1	4-4
First Downs	17	27
- by Rushing	4	13
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	303	428
- Offensive Plays	48	69
- Yards per Play	6.31	6.20
Net Rushing Yards	108	204
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	4.91	5.51
Net Passing Yards	195	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 19 - 0	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.50	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/45	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/55	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/83	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 20
Time of Possession	23:43	36:17

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	5:48	OWN 13	11	75	Field Goal
1	4:05	1:56	OPP 39	5	20	Fumble
2	11:13	4:57	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	2:46	1:46	OWN 42	5	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:17	OWN 34	6	66	Touchdown
3	9:48	2:33	OWN 14	4	24	Punt
3	0:51	1:08	OWN 20	4	7	Punt
4	8:43	3:32	OWN 22	6	17	Punt

San Francisco Griffins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	6:33	2:28	OWN 23	4	10	Punt
1	2:09	5:56	OWN 26	10	44	Field Goal
2	6:16	3:30	OWN 20	7	38	Fumble
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	2	70	Field Goal
3	12:43	2:55	OWN 23	5	17	Punt
3	7:15	6:24	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
4	14:43	6:00	OWN 15	13	85	Touchdown
4	5:11	5:11	OWN 15	11	46	Game

Game MVP: Cornelius Fiste, San Francisco Griffins

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jorge Howard	16	76	4.75	23	1	1
Gilbert Peterson	4	26	6.50	12	2	0
Ian Clancy	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Hardy Calinoff	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Lyons	18	77	4.28	16	2	1
Cornelius Fiste	7	22	3.14	7	0	0
Percy Lynch	7	89	12.71	51	2	0
Gerald Clayton	3	8	2.67	6	0	0
Bryce Boyles	2	8	4.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	24	19	205	2/10	1	23	0	116.1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Fiste	32	24	224	0/0	1	28	0	104.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harris Collins	5	7	70	14.00	28	23	0
WR Skip Mathis	4	5	44	11.00	3	17	1
TE Antonio Baumann	3	3	35	11.67	16	15	0
RB Jorge Howard	3	4	20	6.67	12	7	0
RB Gilbert Peterson	2	3	24	12.00	3	17	0
WR Joe Knievel	1	1	8	8.00	6	8	0
TE Dennis Lloyd	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grant Wylie	5	6	62	12.40	25	28	0
WR Mel Benton	4	4	40	10.00	13	21	1
TE Rickey Wall	4	4	38	9.50	13	15	0
RB Shawn Lyons	3	6	19	6.33	15	11	0
FB Bryce Boyles	3	4	21	7.00	13	10	0
WR Ross Langhoff	2	3	21	10.50	0	12	0
WR Alex Evans	2	3	23	11.50	0	13	0
RB Gerald Clayton	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Percy Lynch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jorge Howard	1	0	0
Chris Huffman	0	1	0
Howard Falls	0	0	1
Brenden Hines	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cornelius Fiste	1	0	0
Grant Wylie	1	0	0
Bob Stargell	0	1	0
Barry Snyder	0	1	0
Broderick Gaylor	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	4	193	48.3	43.0	57	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jermaine Sellers	3	153	51.0	32.7	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	2/2

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gaynor	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Cooper	2	55	27.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Wylie	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Falls	3	83	27.7	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Wilson	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	8	3	0.0	36	28
DE Wendell Uribe	6	0	0.0	20	17
CB Brady Dobbins	5	2	0.0	22	25
S Alfred Griffin	5	0	0.0	28	19
CB William Ball	5	0	0.0	21	23
DE Chris Huffman	4	0	0.0	32	22
ILB William Hutchins	3	1	0.0	25	17
ILB Cornelius Mapes	3	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Nolan Hampton	3	0	0.0	23	13
DT Alvin Tucker	3	0	0.0	18	24
S Brenden Hines	2	5	0.0	33	27
DT Patrick Hanks	2	2	0.0	24	18
CB Heath Del Barco	2	2	0.0	24	25
CB Howard Falls	2	1	0.0	15	17
OLB Lorenzo Benson	2	1	0.0	27	23
CB Mitchell Cooper	1	1	0.0	17	10
DE Terry Reid	1	0	0.0	17	15
WR Skip Mathis	1	0	---	---	---
S Rich Stevens	0	1	0.0	9	13
OLB Clifton Rose	0	1	0.0	12	9

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Curtis Sutter	5	0	0.0	18	23
ILB Lance Kirk	4	3	0.0	10	8
ILB Broderick Gaylor	4	2	0.0	12	18
S Tony Fontenot	4	1	0.0	17	22
DE Bob Stargell	4	0	0.0	13	10
S Warren Truong	3	2	0.0	19	21
CB Bryant Peterson	3	1	0.0	16	21
DT Barry Snyder	2	1	1.0	18	20
DT Duane Perry	2	2	0.5	14	19
OLB Wes Darin	2	1	0.0	15	17
ILB Herman Patton	2	0	0.0	5	7
DE Dexter Manabe	1	2	0.5	12	21
OLB Cole McElroy	1	1	0.0	9	9
DE Joe Malone	1	0	0.0	15	16
OLB Winston Blankenhorn	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Todd Biccum	1	0	0.0	16	18
CB Dean Thongchanh	1	0	0.0	12	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wendell Uribe	2	0	17
OLB Clifton Rose	1	1	9
DE Terry Reid	1	0	15

San Francisco	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Barry Snyder	1.0	0	20
DT Duane Perry	0.5	0	19
DE Dexter Manabe	0.5	0	21
DE Joe Malone	0.0	1	16
S Warren Truong	0.0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB William Ball	5	0	23
OLB Nolan Hampton	3	0	13
CB Brady Dobbins	3	0	25
ILB Rex Walters	2	1	28
CB Howard Falls	2	0	17
S Alfred Griffin	2	0	19
ILB Cornelius Mapes	2	0	7
ILB William Hutchins	1	0	17
DE Terry Reid	1	0	15
CB Heath Del Barco	1	0	25
CB Mitchell Cooper	1	0	10
DT Alvin Tucker	1	0	24

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Curtis Sutter	4	0	23
ILB Lance Kirk	3	0	8
S Tony Fontenot	2	0	22
S Warren Truong	2	0	21
ILB Broderick Gaylor	2	0	18
CB Dean Thongchanh	1	1	17
OLB Wes Darin	1	0	17
CB Bryant Peterson	1	0	21
OLB Winston Blankenhorn	1	0	5
ILB Herman Patton	1	0	7
CB Todd Biccum	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Devin Monroe	1	4	0	18	1	23
Jerry Folston	1	2	1	9	0	16
Antonio Baumann	1	2	0	15	0	16
Gerald Hartman	1	2	0	19	0	24
Riddick Linquist	1	1	0	4	0	3
Brock Hughes	1	1	0	7	0	5
Sammy Edwards	0	4	0	20	0	25
Marlon Diana	0	3	0	22	0	26
Bobby Cerda	0	2	0	18	1	23

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
K.C. Oliver	4	8	1	36	27
Ricky Davison	4	8	0	37	32
Pat Bennett	4	5	0	36	31
Rickey Wall	2	3	0	37	27
Daniel Madison	2	2	0	29	24
Bryce Boyles	1	3	0	24	19
Irv Jefcoat	1	2	0	31	27
Bucky Figurelle	1	2	0	6	5

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Falls	3	14
Eugene Richard	1	5
Ian Clancy	0	16
Burt Drakeford	0	13
Rich Stevens	0	12
Joe Knievel	0	11
Mitchell Cooper	0	10
Dennis Lloyd	0	10
Nate Kalter	0	9
Heath Del Barco	0	9
Rex Walters	0	8
Clifton Rose	0	8
Patrick Hanks	0	5
Bobby Cerda	0	5
Gilbert Peterson	0	5
Antonio Baumann	0	5
Riddick Linquist	0	5
Brock Hughes	0	5
Cris Merloni	0	5
Alvin Tucker	0	5
Jerry Folston	0	4
Gus Washington	0	4
Cornelius Mapes	0	4
Stan Duran	0	4
Lorenzo Benson	0	3
Sammy Edwards	0	3
Terry Reid	0	2
Brenden Hines	0	2
Alfred Griffin	0	2
Brady Dobbins	0	2
William Hutchins	0	1
William Ball	0	1
Eddie Brisman	0	1

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Evans	3	15
Gerald Clayton	1	17
K.C. Oliver	1	5
Winston Blankenhorn	0	17
Louie Humble	0	13
Jerome Ficek	0	13
Todd Biccum	0	13
Dean Thongchanh	0	13
Bryce Boyles	0	12
Curtis Sutter	0	12
Grant Wylie	0	12
Brandon Wilson	0	10
Stephen Gaynor	0	6
Horace Brien	0	5
Leslie Conway	0	5
Bob Stargell	0	4
Bucky Figurelle	0	4
Jermaine Sellers	0	3
Herman Patton	0	3
Joe Malone	0	2
Terrell Selleck	0	2
Duane Perry	0	2
Broderick Gaylor	0	2
Herman Karenina	0	2
Mel Benton	0	1
Bryant Peterson	0	1
Warren Truong	0	1
Artie Barton	0	1
Barry Snyder	0	1
Dexter Manabe	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	16	80	5.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	63	15.8
Middle	25	106	4.2
Right	7	36	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	24	19	1	2	0	1	2	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Fiste	32	24	2	2	1	1	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	45	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	78	9.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	36	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	57	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	77	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harris Collins	7	5	70	1	25
WR Skip Mathis	5	4	44	0	21
RB Jorge Howard	4	3	20	0	13
RB Gilbert Peterson	3	2	24	0	12
TE Antonio Baumann	3	3	35	0	16
WR Joe Knievel	1	1	8	0	4
TE Dennis Lloyd	1	1	4	0	10

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Shawn Lyons	6	3	0	19	0	17
WR Grant Wylie	6	5	0	62	1	22
WR Mel Benton	4	4	0	40	1	21
FB Bryce Boyles	4	3	0	21	0	19
TE Rickey Wall	4	4	0	38	0	27
WR Ross Langhoff	3	2	0	21	0	20
WR Alex Evans	3	2	0	23	0	14
RB Gerald Clayton	1	1	0	0	0	5
RB Percy Lynch	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Howard	1	0	0.00	4.75

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cornelius Fiste	1	2	2.00	3.14
Shawn Lyons	1	3	3.00	4.28

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Calinoff	1	1	17	17.00	8.54

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Fiste	3	2	22	7.33	7.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Skip Mathis	1	1	17	17.00	8.80

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mel Benton	1	1	11	11.00	10.00
RB Shawn Lyons	1	1	11	11.00	3.17
FB Bryce Boyles	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Ian Clancy	1	0
Jorge Howard	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Shawn Lyons	3	2
Cornelius Fiste	2	2
Gerald Clayton	1	1
Percy Lynch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	7	4	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Fiste	6	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gilbert Peterson	3	2	2
WR Harris Collins	2	0	0
WR Skip Mathis	1	1	0
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	1

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Shawn Lyons	2	1	0
WR Mel Benton	1	1	1
FB Bryce Boyles	1	1	1
WR Grant Wylie	1	1	1
WR Alex Evans	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)