Week 14, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

51 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Phoenix Scorpions	0	10	7	0	-	17
New Orleans Shamans	3	0	7	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 NO - Darrin Earls 21 field goal
2Q: 09:55 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 8 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 04:47 PHO - Thomas Rivera 55 field goal
3Q: 08:01 PHO - Monty Witt 2 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 01:48 NO - Antoine Nutten 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 04:41 NO - Darrin Earls 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:54 NO - Darrin Earls 21 field goal
2Q: 09:55 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 8 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 04:47 PHO - Thomas Rivera 55 field goal
3Q: 08:01 PHO - Monty Witt 2 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 01:48 NO - Antoine Nutten 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 04:41 NO - Darrin Earls 46 field goal

Team Statistics PHO NO
Record 7-6 7-6
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 261 304
- Offensive Plays 66 71
- Yards per Play 3.95 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 78 80
- Rushing Attempts 26 20
- Yards per Rush 3.00 4.00
Net Passing Yards 183 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 1 50 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 219 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/36 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.58 4.39
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 4/86 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 31:15 28:45

Team Statistics	PHO	NO
Record	7-6	7-6
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	261	304
- Offensive Plays	66	71
- Yards per Play	3.95	4.28
Net Rushing Yards	78	80
- Rushing Attempts	26	20
- Yards per Rush	3.00	4.00
Net Passing Yards	183	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 1	50 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	219	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/36	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.58	4.39
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	4/86	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	31:15	28:45

Drive Charts

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:27	OWN 23	5	22	Interception
1	10:57	1:01	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
1	8:27	2:29	OWN 35	5	22	Fumble
1	2:46	2:57	OWN 26	6	6	Punt
2	13:00	3:12	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
2	8:50	4:11	OWN 41	8	21	Field Goal
2	2:03	1:39	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	12:56	5:02	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
3	1:37	1:46	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	13:37	1:20	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
4	10:17	2:24	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
4	4:33	2:00	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OWN 15	2	-3	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:33	1:36	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
1	9:56	1:29	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
1	5:58	3:12	OWN 47	7	49	Field Goal
2	14:49	1:49	OWN 3	3	7	Punt
2	9:48	0:58	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
2	4:39	2:36	OWN 32	5	18	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 38	3	21	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
3	7:54	6:17	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
4	14:51	1:14	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
4	12:17	2:00	OWN 34	4	12	Interception
4	7:53	3:20	OWN 28	8	43	Field Goal
4	2:33	1:46	OWN 16	12	69	Fumble

Game MVP: Ed Banks, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lamont Ledbetter	14	43	3.07	15	1	1
Tyrus Fells	8	31	3.88	10	1	0
Gus Nixon	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Duane Nordby	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Clifton Hooper	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cornell Kristosik	10	45	4.50	21	1
Darnell Benton	9	30	3.33	8	0
Jeff Brzezinski	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	36	21	219	4/36	1	36	1	73.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	50	22	230	1/6	1	30	1	56.3

Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lamont Ledbetter	6	9	55	9.17	30	23	0
WR Louie Meier	5	6	32	6.40	3	13	0
WR Bart Keillor	4	6	45	11.25	3	22	0
WR Dominic Perkins	3	8	60	20.00	29	36	0
WR Monty Witt	3	6	27	9.00	11	16	1
TE Tyrus Maxwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	14	69	13.80	41	30	0
WR Wesley Doiron	5	9	78	15.60	11	28	0
WR Antoine Nutten	3	7	15	5.00	1	7	1
RB Cornell Kristosik	2	3	10	5.00	11	14	0
TE Percy Neufeldt	2	4	16	8.00	11	13	0
WR Mel Benton	1	6	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Omar Petit	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
TE Ty Warren	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Darnell Benton	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Tommie Barger	1	2	15	15.00	11	15	0

Interception Statistics

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dustin Dunkin	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Back	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gus Nixon	2	0	0
Billy Sinclair	0	1	1
Bryce Austin	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Percy Neufeldt	1	0	0
Erik Lockett	0	1	0
Ed Banks	0	0	1
Xavier Clements	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Ennis	7	293	41.9	37.4	65	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	7	286	40.9	35.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Phoenix	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Rivera	1/1	1/1	1/1	55	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sinclair	2	21	10.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Keillor	3	68	22.7	0
Billy Sinclair	1	18	18.0	0

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

Defensive Statistics

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick Jeatt	6	2	0.0	18	44
CB Billy Sinclair	6	2	0.0	15	43
CB Bryan Thurmond	5	1	0.0	14	47
S Blaine Hudson	3	2	0.0	18	47
ILB Bryce Flaherty	3	2	0.0	14	39
OLB Jerome Parker	3	0	0.0	14	24
DE Alan Palermo	2	1	0.0	13	39
OLB Ben Helmuth	2	1	0.0	5	16
CB Dean Conway	2	1	0.0	16	46
ILB Dustin Dunkin	2	1	0.0	7	15
OLB Deron Hawkins	2	0	0.0	8	18
DE Edgar Manning	1	0	0.5	4	26
DT Rico Mayes	1	0	0.0	15	29
WR Louie Meier	1	0	---	---	---
T Darrell Schwartz	1	0	---	---	---
DT Kyle Konwinski	1	0	0.0	15	36
S Chris Banks	1	0	0.0	11	33
DT Julio Glover	0	1	0.5	17	33
DE Lenny Webb	0	1	0.0	16	26

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Otis Chadwick	6	3	0.0	25	38
DT Xavier Clements	5	1	1.0	16	31
S Bart Bennetts	5	0	0.0	24	32
DE Ed Banks	4	1	3.0	17	31
CB Mitchell Cooper	4	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Kyle Okunevich	4	1	0.0	19	30
CB Reuben Back	4	0	0.0	18	22
S Erik Lockett	3	2	0.0	25	37
ILB Ernie Crawford	3	0	0.0	7	10
DT Mel Rasmussen	3	0	0.0	10	16
DT Pete Maxwell	2	0	0.0	12	19
CB Moe Cook	1	2	0.0	26	40
QB Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Leonard Ellison	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	24	35
S Wes Monroe	0	2	0.0	11	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Phoenix	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Julio Glover	0.5	1	0	33
DE Edgar Manning	0.5	0	0	26
DT Kyle Konwinski	0.0	1	2	36
DE Alan Palermo	0.0	0	3	39
DT Rico Mayes	0.0	0	3	29
DE Lenny Webb	0.0	0	2	26

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ed Banks	3.0	0	0	31
DT Xavier Clements	1.0	3	2	31
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	1	1	35
OLB Otis Chadwick	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryan Thurmond	5	2	0	47
S Derrick Jeatt	4	1	0	44
S Blaine Hudson	3	1	0	47
CB Billy Sinclair	3	0	0	43
OLB Jerome Parker	1	1	0	24
CB Dean Conway	1	1	0	46
S Chris Banks	1	1	0	33
ILB Dustin Dunkin	1	0	1	15
ILB Bryce Flaherty	1	0	0	39
OLB Ben Helmuth	1	0	0	16
OLB Deron Hawkins	1	0	0	18

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reuben Back	4	0	1	22
S Bart Bennetts	3	0	0	32
ILB Kyle Okunevich	3	0	0	30
ILB Ernie Crawford	2	0	0	10
CB Mitchell Cooper	2	0	0	33
OLB Otis Chadwick	1	2	0	38
S Erik Lockett	1	0	0	37
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0	19
DT Mel Rasmussen	1	0	0	16
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0	9
CB Moe Cook	1	0	0	40
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0	35
S Wes Monroe	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sedrick Hanks	3	6	22	0	32
Bryce Austin	2	4	21	1	37
Bucky Horner	1	4	25	0	36
Kerry Schwarz	1	3	23	1	32
Dixon Shapiro	0	3	4	0	8
Darrell Schwartz	0	2	18	2	32
Dave Glover	0	2	8	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	2	5	19	0	49
Bryce Norris	2	4	9	0	16
Curtis Lorenz	1	1	6	0	17
Maurice Chapman	1	1	14	0	40
Wesley Lake	0	2	19	1	40
Doug Corey	0	2	15	0	30
Craig Katz	0	2	17	0	46
Omar Petit	0	1	5	0	20
Walter Watson	0	1	5	0	21

Special Teams Statistics

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
Deon Monroe	2	16
Dustin Dunkin	2	15
Monty Witt	1	15
Deron Hawkins	0	23
Billy Sinclair	0	17
Blaine Hudson	0	16
Tyrus Fells	0	16
Chris Banks	0	16
Bart Keillor	0	15
Clifton Hooper	0	15
Alan Palermo	0	9
Edward Money	0	9
Dave Glover	0	8
Duane Nordby	0	8
Dixon Shapiro	0	8
Brenden Frederick	0	8
Sedrick Hanks	0	8
Lenny Webb	0	8
Bruce Ennis	0	7
Tyrus Maxwell	0	7
Bryan Thurmond	0	6
Thomas Rivera	0	5
Donald Myers	0	5
Derrick Jeatt	0	2
Bryce Flaherty	0	2
Dean Conway	0	2
J.B. Horning	0	2
Kyle Konwinski	0	2
Bryce Austin	0	1
Rico Mayes	0	1
Michael Schumer	0	1
Edgar Manning	0	1
Ben Helmuth	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Cukro	2	26
Ernie Crawford	2	16
Omar Petit	1	17
Tommie Barger	1	10
Mitchell Porter	0	24
Mitchell Cooper	0	23
Wes Monroe	0	16
Mel Benton	0	15
Ty Warren	0	11
Sedrick Burton	0	9
Bryce Norris	0	9
Walter Watson	0	9
Wesley Doiron	0	8
Curtis Lorenz	0	8
Ken Grbac	0	7
Percy Neufeldt	0	7
Darrin Earls	0	6
Maurice Chapman	0	6
Doug Corey	0	5
Pete Maxwell	0	5
Craig Katz	0	5
Chuck Mitchell	0	5
Will Wragge	0	4
Darnell Benton	0	4
Ed Banks	0	3
Xavier Clements	0	3
Cornell Kristosik	0	3
Teddy England	0	3
Winfred Rodriguez	0	2
Rico Buchanan	0	2
Erik Lockett	0	1
Reuben Back	0	1
Moe Cook	0	1
Otis Chadwick	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	12	31	2.6
Right	6	28	4.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	13	51	3.9
Right	5	27	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	36	21	3	2	5	3	4	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	50	22	2	1	7	7	10	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	7	33	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	97	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	67	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	43	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	3	36	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	44	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lamont Ledbetter	9	6	2	55	1	29
WR Dominic Perkins	8	3	2	60	1	35
WR Louie Meier	6	5	0	32	0	31
WR Bart Keillor	6	4	0	45	1	15
WR Monty Witt	6	3	1	27	0	26
TE Tyrus Maxwell	1	0	0	0	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	14	5	1	69	1	49
WR Wesley Doiron	9	5	2	78	1	26
WR Antoine Nutten	7	3	0	15	0	29
WR Mel Benton	6	1	1	-1	0	26
TE Percy Neufeldt	4	2	0	16	0	19
RB Cornell Kristosik	3	2	1	10	0	17
TE Ty Warren	2	1	1	16	0	12
RB Darnell Benton	2	1	0	1	0	22
WR Tommie Barger	2	1	1	15	0	11
TE Omar Petit	1	1	0	11	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamont Ledbetter	1	8	8.00	3.07
Tyrus Fells	1	3	3.00	3.88

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Benton	2	7	3.50	3.33
Cornell Kristosik	1	2	2.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	1	1	2	2.00	6.08

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	4	2	12	3.00	4.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Monty Witt	1	1	2	2.00	4.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Antoine Nutten	2	2	12	6.00	2.14
WR Mel Benton	1	0	0	0.00	-0.17
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	0	0.00	4.93

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Fells	3	2
Lamont Ledbetter	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cornell Kristosik	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	11	9	6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	15	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominic Perkins	3	2	1
RB Lamont Ledbetter	3	3	2
WR Bart Keillor	3	3	2
WR Monty Witt	2	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	3	3
WR Wesley Doiron	4	3	3
WR Mel Benton	2	0	0
WR Antoine Nutten	2	1	0
TE Omar Petit	1	1	1
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	0	0
TE Percy Neufeldt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,000 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (23,400)
End Zone 10,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine 6,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 9,600 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,000 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (23,400)
End Zone	10,900 (16,900)
Mezzanine	6,200 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	9,600 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,200)