Week 8, 2015

played in Miami, FL

73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	7	3	0	7	-	17
Miami Mercenaries	0	7	3	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:16 NO - Vernon Giannitti 29 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 12:42 MIA - Craig Rosengard 11 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NO - Darrin Earls 35 field goal
3Q: 04:04 MIA - Harold Hanson 21 field goal
4Q: 14:23 NO - Vernon Giannitti 27 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:16 NO - Vernon Giannitti 29 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 12:42 MIA - Craig Rosengard 11 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:11 NO - Darrin Earls 35 field goal
3Q: 04:04 MIA - Harold Hanson 21 field goal
4Q: 14:23 NO - Vernon Giannitti 27 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)

Team Statistics NO MIA
Record 5-3 6-2
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 7 2
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 465 292
- Offensive Plays 64 59
- Yards per Play 7.27 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 118 41
- Rushing Attempts 32 18
- Yards per Rush 3.69 2.28
Net Passing Yards 347 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 1 41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 363 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 10.84 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/46 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:11 27:49

Team Statistics	NO	MIA
Record	5-3	6-2
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	7	2
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	465	292
- Offensive Plays	64	59
- Yards per Play	7.27	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	118	41
- Rushing Attempts	32	18
- Yards per Rush	3.69	2.28
Net Passing Yards	347	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 1	41 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	363	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	10.84	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/46	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:11	27:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	0:56	OWN 33	3	-5	Interception
1	10:25	2:26	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	5:31	4:26	OWN 2	9	68	Missed FG
2	12:33	3:39	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
2	5:53	3:48	OWN 20	8	62	Field Goal
2	0:54	0:54	OWN 32	3	15	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 27	7	60	Fumble
3	3:56	4:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	12:21	1:42	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
4	7:22	1:09	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
4	3:43	3:43	OWN 35	8	47	Game

Miami Mercenaries
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 39	3	-9	Punt
1	12:00	1:35	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
1	7:59	2:28	OWN 30	4	20	Punt
1	1:05	3:32	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	8:54	3:01	OWN 22	7	35	Punt
2	2:05	1:11	OWN 29	4	0	Punt
3	10:53	6:57	OWN 19	16	77	Field Goal
4	14:10	1:49	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
4	10:39	3:17	OWN 7	6	38	Punt
4	6:13	2:30	OWN 40	6	32	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Benton	14	52	3.71	18	2
Cornell Kristosik	12	44	3.67	10	1
Jeff Brzezinski	4	16	4.00	7	0
Mitchell Porter	1	4	4.00	4	0
Nolan Thompkins	1	2	2.00	2	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dixon Bocaling	12	25	2.08	9
Craig Rosengard	5	7	1.40	6
Gilbert Coffey	1	9	9.00	9

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	30	23	363	2/16	2	58	1	124.7

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Coffey	41	26	251	0/0	1	22	0	88.5

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	11	15	202	18.36	96	38	2
WR Kris Luciano	4	4	98	24.50	33	58	0
TE Ty Warren	2	2	36	18.00	0	32	0
WR Antoine Nutten	2	4	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Mel Benton	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
TE Omar Petit	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0
RB Darnell Benton	1	2	6	6.00	2	6	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Reid	6	12	86	14.33	26	17	0
RB Dixon Bocaling	4	4	37	9.25	29	16	0
WR Gabe Kohn	3	5	27	9.00	4	22	0
WR Maurice Terrell	3	5	22	7.33	1	11	0
WR Jeremy Bettis	3	5	16	5.33	3	7	0
TE Mickey Malinsky	2	4	24	12.00	5	15	0
RB Craig Rosengard	2	3	19	9.50	8	11	1
WR Mel Dunn	2	2	14	7.00	0	10	0
TE Claude Cox	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

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

Fumble Statistics

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

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Chapa	0	1	0	0
Artie Battle	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	3	104	34.7	31.7	46	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerald Brock	7	323	46.1	33.9	58	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Hanson	1/2	0/1	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	4	46	11.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Rosengard	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Kristosik	2	50	25.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Kohn	3	56	18.7	0
Jon Henry	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	8	1	0.0	13	26
S Erik Lockett	6	1	0.0	16	38
OLB Otis Chadwick	5	1	0.0	16	38
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	0.0	5	15
CB D.J. Kerby	4	0	0.0	11	27
S Bart Bennetts	3	1	0.0	11	35
DT Pete Maxwell	3	0	0.0	11	23
CB Moe Cook	2	2	0.0	16	35
OLB Will Wragge	2	0	0.0	3	3
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	2	0.0	13	33
DT Mel Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	10	21
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	1	0.0	11	11
S Wes Monroe	1	1	0.0	9	15
DE Terry Reid	1	0	0.0	7	30
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	---	---	---
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0.0	14	32
G Wesley Restifo	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	0	3	0.0	6	10
CB Mitchell Cooper	0	2	0.0	11	30
DE Teddy England	0	1	0.0	5	8

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tony Chapa	8	1	0.0	23	28
CB Martin Howe	6	4	0.0	19	22
S Josh Hookfin	6	3	0.0	27	24
OLB Mickey Swift	5	0	0.0	15	19
S Artie Battle	4	0	0.0	21	19
ILB Tom Downs	4	0	0.0	9	4
DE Emmitt Castroll	3	2	2.0	28	27
S Jon Henry	3	2	0.0	16	20
CB Mel Burke	3	1	0.0	27	26
CB Lawrence Umenyiora	3	0	0.0	14	11
DE Arnold Dilger	2	2	0.0	32	32
OLB Cole McElroy	2	0	0.0	12	13
DT Frank Kolaja	1	1	0.0	17	14
DE Bob Stargell	1	0	0.0	4	7
OLB Tyrone Jones	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB K.C. McNiven	1	0	0.0	23	26
DT Patrick Hanks	0	1	0.0	26	25
S Ross Mang	0	1	0.0	7	11
ILB Horace Cassidy	0	1	0.0	12	6

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Winfred Rodriguez	2	3	33
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	15
S Erik Lockett	0	1	38
DT Pete Maxwell	0	1	23
DT Mel Rasmussen	0	1	21

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmitt Castroll	2.0	0	3	27
DE Bob Stargell	0.0	1	2	7
DT Patrick Hanks	0.0	1	0	25
DT Freddie Hutchinson	0.0	1	0	14
DE Arnold Dilger	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	5	2	26
S Bart Bennetts	4	1	35
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	15
OLB Otis Chadwick	3	1	38
CB D.J. Kerby	3	0	27
S Erik Lockett	2	0	38
CB Moe Cook	2	0	35
DT Mel Rasmussen	1	0	21
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	11
S Wes Monroe	1	0	15

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Martin Howe	6	0	0	22
CB Lawrence Umenyiora	3	1	0	11
OLB Mickey Swift	3	0	0	19
S Artie Battle	3	0	0	19
CB Mel Burke	2	0	1	26
S Jon Henry	2	0	0	20
ILB Tony Chapa	2	0	0	28
CB K.C. McNiven	1	1	0	26
DE Arnold Dilger	1	0	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Craig Katz	3	6	26	0	28
Jeff Money	2	5	30	2	31
Doug Corey	1	4	26	0	23
Wesley Lake	1	4	27	0	28
Maurice Chapman	1	2	22	0	20
Wesley Restifo	0	2	14	0	14
Percy Neufeldt	0	2	17	0	9
Geoff Shelton	0	1	7	0	9
Sedrick Burton	0	1	8	0	7
Curtis Lorenz	0	1	10	0	8

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Freddie Pitt	3	7	18	41
Johnny Terrell	1	1	16	34
Lorenzo Hanks	1	1	6	10
K.C. Oliver	0	3	12	31
Gerald Hartman	0	3	18	36
Pat Webster	0	1	17	33
Thomas Newsome	0	1	11	11

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Cukro	3	24
Ernie Crawford	1	10
Mel Benton	1	8
Mitchell Cooper	0	22
Mitchell Porter	0	18
Wesley Doiron	0	16
Omar Petit	0	12
Ty Warren	0	12
Wes Monroe	0	9
Chuck Mitchell	0	7
Percy Neufeldt	0	7
Kyle Okunevich	0	7
Darrin Earls	0	6
Kris Luciano	0	6
Sedrick Burton	0	5
Pete Maxwell	0	5
Xavier Clements	0	5
Wesley Restifo	0	5
Geoff Shelton	0	4
Will Wragge	0	4
Craig Katz	0	4
D.J. Kerby	0	4
Curtis Lorenz	0	4
Terry Reid	0	3
Cornell Kristosik	0	3
Ken Grbac	0	3
Maurice Chapman	0	3
Erik Lockett	0	2
Reuben Back	0	2
Moe Cook	0	2
Otis Chadwick	0	2
Winfred Rodriguez	0	2
Rico Buchanan	0	2
Doug Corey	0	1
Bart Bennetts	0	1
Cornelius Dattilo	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Mang	4	14
Tyrone Jones	2	14
Craig Rosengard	0	19
Glen Dollar	0	16
Lawrence Umenyiora	0	12
Gabe Kohn	0	10
Jerald Brock	0	9
Brad Watkins	0	9
Lorenzo Hanks	0	9
Dwayne Cash	0	9
Mel Dunn	0	9
Roderick Lange	0	9
Horace Cassidy	0	9
Jon Henry	0	8
K.C. Oliver	0	8
Tom Downs	0	7
Thomas Newsome	0	7
Calvin Mueller	0	6
Claude Cox	0	6
Harold Hanson	0	5
Bob Stargell	0	4
Martin Howe	0	3
Mickey Malinsky	0	3
Arnold Dilger	0	3
Maurice Terrell	0	3
K.C. McNiven	0	3
Freddie Hutchinson	0	3
Mickey Swift	0	2
Emmitt Castroll	0	2
Josh Hookfin	0	2
Tony Chapa	0	2
Patrick Hanks	0	1
Cole McElroy	0	1
Frank Kolaja	0	1
Mel Burke	0	1
Artie Battle	0	1
Freddie Pitt	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	49	5.4
Middle	20	69	3.5
Right	2	1	0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-4	-1.0
Middle	11	32	2.9
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	30	23	8	0	1	2	3	6	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Coffey	41	26	1	0	2	4	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	69	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	129	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	128	42.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	11	81	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	53	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	117	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	15	11	0	202	5	32
WR Antoine Nutten	4	2	1	6	0	13
WR Kris Luciano	4	4	0	98	2	17
TE Ty Warren	2	2	0	36	1	12
RB Darnell Benton	2	1	0	6	0	18
WR Mel Benton	1	1	0	7	0	20
TE Omar Petit	1	1	0	3	0	14
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	1	0	5	0	8

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Reid	12	6	0	86	0	33
WR Gabe Kohn	5	3	0	27	1	17
WR Maurice Terrell	5	3	1	22	0	24
WR Jeremy Bettis	5	3	0	16	0	29
RB Dixon Bocaling	4	4	0	37	0	20
TE Mickey Malinsky	4	2	1	24	0	29
RB Craig Rosengard	3	2	0	19	0	21
WR Mel Dunn	2	2	0	14	0	5
TE Claude Cox	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
Darnell Benton	1	0	0.00	3.71

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dixon Bocaling	1	-1	-1.00	2.08
Craig Rosengard	1	-1	-1.00	1.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Coffey	3	2	20	6.67	6.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mickey Malinsky	1	1	9	9.00	6.00
WR Maurice Terrell	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
RB Craig Rosengard	1	1	11	11.00	6.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	2	1
Nolan Thompkins	1	0
Cornell Kristosik	1	1
Darnell Benton	1	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	9	7	5

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Coffey	12	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	6	4	3
WR Antoine Nutten	1	1	1
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	1	0
WR Kris Luciano	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Reid	3	0	0
TE Mickey Malinsky	2	1	1
WR Gabe Kohn	2	0	0
WR Maurice Terrell	2	1	1
WR Jeremy Bettis	2	0	0
TE Claude Cox	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,500 (81,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (24,700)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,500 (81,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (24,700)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (5,500)