Conference Finals, 2014

played in Phoenix, AZ

44 degrees, fair, 13 mph wind

Minnesota Grizzlies	0	6	0	9	-	15
Phoenix Scorpions	0	0	7	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:14 MIN - Cris Merloni 41 field goal
2Q: 06:34 MIN - Cris Merloni 44 field goal
3Q: 08:19 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 1 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Cris Merloni 52 field goal
4Q: 05:44 MIN - Cris Merloni 46 field goal
4Q: 02:00 PHO - Gus Nixon 3 run (Lamont Ledbetter run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Cris Merloni 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:14 MIN - Cris Merloni 41 field goal
2Q: 06:34 MIN - Cris Merloni 44 field goal
3Q: 08:19 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 1 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIN - Cris Merloni 52 field goal
4Q: 05:44 MIN - Cris Merloni 46 field goal
4Q: 02:00 PHO - Gus Nixon 3 run (Lamont Ledbetter run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:11 MIN - Cris Merloni 38 field goal

Team Statistics MIN PHO
Record 15-3 14-4
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 249 318
- Offensive Plays 58 61
- Yards per Play 4.29 5.21
Net Rushing Yards 78 131
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 2.60 5.70
Net Passing Yards 171 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 171 207
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.11 4.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/63 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/102 6/109
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 18
Time of Possession 32:04 27:56

Team Statistics	MIN	PHO
Record	15-3	14-4
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	249	318
- Offensive Plays	58	61
- Yards per Play	4.29	5.21
Net Rushing Yards	78	131
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	2.60	5.70
Net Passing Yards	171	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	35 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	171	207
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.11	4.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/63	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/102	6/109
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 18
Time of Possession	32:04	27:56

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 33	7	25	Punt
1	9:33	3:20	OPP 47	6	28	Missed FG
1	3:34	6:28	OWN 41	12	35	Field Goal
2	9:18	2:52	OWN 12	6	61	Field Goal
2	3:55	1:10	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 26	1	-1	Half
3	8:12	1:48	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
3	3:46	3:51	OWN 40	7	25	Field Goal
4	12:51	1:37	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	7:59	2:23	OPP 36	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:51	1:45	OWN 39	7	40	Field Goal

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	0:53	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	6:13	2:39	OWN 26	5	8	Punt
2	12:06	2:48	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
2	6:26	2:31	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
2	2:45	2:06	OWN 4	8	29	Punt
3	15:00	6:48	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
3	6:24	2:38	OWN 6	6	61	Missed FG
4	14:55	2:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:14	3:15	OWN 6	6	30	Fumble
4	5:36	3:45	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown

Game MVP: Cris Merloni, Minnesota Grizzlies

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jorge Howard	21	59	2.81	13	1
Gilbert Peterson	7	18	2.57	7	0
Hardy Calinoff	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Jerry Folston	1	2	2.00	2	0

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lamont Ledbetter	16	82	5.13	29	3	1
J.T. Samuels	4	38	9.50	16	2	0
Gus Nixon	2	10	5.00	7	0	1
Trevor Nixon	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	28	18	171	0/0	0	47	0	81.1

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	35	20	207	3/20	0	38	0	74.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Antonio Baumann	4	5	25	6.25	0	10
WR Miles Codapuda	4	9	76	19.00	30	47
WR Harris Collins	3	4	21	7.00	0	12
RB Gilbert Peterson	2	2	5	2.50	0	4
RB Ian Clancy	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Skip Mathis	1	2	11	11.00	2	11
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	12	12.00	5	12
TE Burt Drakeford	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Joe Knievel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Nate Kalter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lamont Ledbetter	7	8	41	5.86	18	16
WR Cory Aydelotte	5	12	88	17.60	27	38
WR Louie Meier	4	7	51	12.75	24	20
WR Brad Sweazy	2	2	15	7.50	4	10
FB Neal Micalles	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Frank Pyne	1	1	12	12.00	7	12
TE Brant Lyons	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rufus Gordon	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Howard Falls	1	0	0
Rich Stevens	0	1	0
Moe Tong	0	1	0
Rex Walters	0	0	1

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lamont Ledbetter	1	0	0	0
Harvey Boyd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	4	187	46.8	41.8	50	3

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Ennis	6	252	42.0	31.5	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	5/6	4/4	1/1	52	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Codapuda	4	63	15.8	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Falls	2	78	39.0	0
Nate Kalter	1	24	24.0	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Sweazy	4	84	21.0	0
Harvey Boyd	2	25	12.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Brenden Hines	6	1	0.0	21	35
ILB William Hutchins	5	0	0.0	10	24
ILB Rex Walters	3	0	1.0	23	35
OLB Lorenzo Benson	3	0	1.0	19	29
DE Terry Reid	3	1	0.0	13	23
DE Wendell Uribe	3	1	0.0	10	15
OLB Nolan Hampton	3	1	0.0	9	18
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	0	0.0	9	17
ILB Cornelius Mapes	3	0	0.0	7	13
CB Brady Dobbins	2	2	0.0	15	24
S Alfred Griffin	2	1	0.0	14	26
DT Patrick Hanks	2	0	0.0	15	27
S Rich Stevens	2	0	0.0	10	10
DT Moe Tong	1	0	1.0	17	25
CB Heath Del Barco	1	1	0.0	15	26
CB Howard Falls	1	0	0.0	12	21
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0.0	16	24
CB William Ball	0	1	0.0	16	25

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick Jeatt	11	4	27	25
CB Spencer Burks	6	2	16	20
S Blaine Hudson	5	3	29	27
CB Dean Conway	4	1	26	26
OLB Kris Donofrio	3	1	17	11
ILB Dustin Dunkin	3	1	19	24
OLB Ben Davidson	3	0	12	4
S Nolan Page	2	2	16	22
CB Bryan Thurmond	2	0	22	23
DE George Burgess	2	0	15	15
OLB Mickey Swift	1	3	19	20
DT Julio Glover	1	2	16	12
DT Scott Sikma	1	1	10	6
DE Jake Summers	1	0	10	13
DE Lenny Webb	1	0	20	15
DT Julio Dennis	1	0	23	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Moe Tong	1.0	0	1	25
ILB Rex Walters	1.0	0	1	35
OLB Lorenzo Benson	1.0	0	1	29
DE Terry Reid	0.0	1	1	23
DE Chris Huffman	0.0	0	1	24

Phoenix	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jake Summers	0.0	1	1	0	13
OLB Mickey Swift	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Nolan Hampton	3	1	18
S Brenden Hines	3	0	35
ILB William Hutchins	2	1	24
S Alfred Griffin	2	0	26
CB Mitchell Cooper	2	0	17
CB Brady Dobbins	2	0	24
CB Heath Del Barco	1	1	26
DT Patrick Hanks	1	0	27
CB Howard Falls	1	0	21
DE Terry Reid	1	0	23
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	24
ILB Cornelius Mapes	1	0	13
OLB Lorenzo Benson	0	1	29
CB William Ball	0	1	25

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Spencer Burks	5	0	20
CB Dean Conway	4	0	26
S Derrick Jeatt	2	0	25
CB Bryan Thurmond	1	1	23
ILB Dustin Dunkin	1	1	24
OLB Ben Davidson	1	0	4
OLB Mickey Swift	1	0	20
S Nolan Page	1	0	22
OLB Kris Donofrio	1	0	11
DE George Burgess	1	0	15
S Blaine Hudson	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marlon Diana	2	7	28	19
Sammy Edwards	1	5	28	27
Bobby Cerda	1	3	27	26
Jerry Folston	1	3	22	15
Devin Monroe	0	4	27	23
Riddick Linquist	0	2	5	11
Brock Hughes	0	2	7	7
Eugene Richard	0	1	2	1
Gerald Hartman	0	1	26	26
Dennis Lloyd	0	1	15	9

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryce Austin	3	7	1	20	1	32
Wendell Patton	2	3	0	13	1	30
Sammie Lewis	2	2	0	12	0	11
Kerry Schwarz	1	3	0	20	0	32
Duane Legins	1	2	0	10	0	9
Bucky Horner	1	1	1	21	0	35
Marshall Barnhardt	1	1	0	3	1	6
J.B. Horning	1	1	0	3	0	6
Brant Lyons	0	1	0	13	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Falls	2	18
Dennis Lloyd	2	12
Ian Clancy	1	25
Nate Kalter	1	15
Burt Drakeford	0	19
Harris Collins	0	15
Rex Walters	0	14
Mitchell Cooper	0	12
Cris Merloni	0	12
Bobby Cerda	0	10
Rich Stevens	0	10
Eugene Richard	0	10
Riddick Linquist	0	10
Brock Hughes	0	10
Cornelius Mapes	0	10
Antonio Baumann	0	9
Heath Del Barco	0	9
Gilbert Peterson	0	8
Jerry Folston	0	8
Patrick Hanks	0	7
Moe Tong	0	7
Sammy Edwards	0	7
Miles Codapuda	0	6
Eddie Brisman	0	6
Stan Duran	0	4
Joe Knievel	0	3
Nolan Hampton	0	2
William Hutchins	0	1
Brenden Hines	0	1
Lorenzo Benson	0	1
Clifton Rose	0	1
William Ball	0	1
Wendell Uribe	0	1
Chris Huffman	0	1
Brady Dobbins	0	1

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Boyd	3	16
Ben Davidson	2	16
Neal Micalles	1	7
Sammie Lewis	1	7
Trevor Nixon	0	19
Winfred Welch	0	16
Blaine Hudson	0	14
Brad Sweazy	0	13
Nolan Page	0	13
Spencer Burks	0	13
Rufus Gordon	0	11
Dean Conway	0	10
Dave Danila	0	10
Brant Lyons	0	9
Louie Meier	0	8
Kris Donofrio	0	8
Marshall Barnhardt	0	7
J.B. Horning	0	7
Duane Legins	0	7
Derrick Jeatt	0	6
Wendell Patton	0	6
Bruce Ennis	0	6
Mickey Swift	0	5
Lenny Webb	0	5
Kyle Konwinski	0	5
Dustin Dunkin	0	5
Thomas Rivera	0	4
Jake Summers	0	4
Jermaine Jefferson	0	4
Julio Dennis	0	4
Bryan Thurmond	0	4
Frank Pyne	0	4
Julio Glover	0	4
Scott Sikma	0	3
George Burgess	0	3
Brenden Franklin	0	1
Darrell Schwartz	0	1
J.T. Samuels	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	37	3.1
Middle	13	32	2.5
Right	4	10	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	29	14.5
Middle	19	94	4.9
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	28	18	1	2	2	3	2	0	0

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	35	20	2	1	3	5	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	53	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	105	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	80	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	102	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	9	4	2	76	1	28
TE Antonio Baumann	5	4	0	25	0	16
WR Harris Collins	4	3	0	21	0	10
RB Gilbert Peterson	2	2	0	5	0	15
WR Skip Mathis	2	1	0	11	0	19
RB Ian Clancy	1	1	0	6	0	4
WR Joe Knievel	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Nate Kalter	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	0	2	0	12
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	0	12	0	15
TE Burt Drakeford	1	1	0	13	0	3

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Aydelotte	12	5	3	88	1	27
RB Lamont Ledbetter	8	7	0	41	0	27
WR Louie Meier	7	4	0	51	1	31
WR Brad Sweazy	2	2	0	15	0	13
FB Neal Micalles	2	1	0	0	0	20
WR Rufus Gordon	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Frank Pyne	1	1	0	12	0	18
TE Brant Lyons	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamont Ledbetter	3	6	2.00	5.13
Gus Nixon	1	3	3.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	4	2	32	8.00	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cory Aydelotte	1	1	16	16.00	7.33
RB Lamont Ledbetter	1	1	16	16.00	5.13
TE Brant Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Rufus Gordon	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Peterson	3	1
Jorge Howard	1	1

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Lamont Ledbetter	2	1
J.T. Samuels	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	10	7	3

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harris Collins	3	2	0
WR Miles Codapuda	2	1	0
RB Ian Clancy	1	1	1
RB Gilbert Peterson	1	1	0
WR Skip Mathis	1	0	0
TE Antonio Baumann	1	1	1
TE Burt Drakeford	1	1	1

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Aydelotte	2	0	0
WR Louie Meier	2	2	1
WR Brad Sweazy	1	1	1
RB Lamont Ledbetter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,300 (89,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,900 (27,500)
End Zone 19,400 (19,800)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,400)
Sideline Seats 17,100 (17,500)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,300 (89,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,900 (27,500)
End Zone	19,400 (19,800)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,400)
Sideline Seats	17,100 (17,500)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (5,600)