Week 1, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

85 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	3	0	17	-	20
Carolina Horsemen	14	10	3	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 CAR - Norman Chandler 10 pass from Juan Morton (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
1Q: 01:54 CAR - Vernon Giannitti 15 pass from Juan Morton (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
2Q: 12:20 NO - Marc Gonzalez 47 field goal
2Q: 10:46 CAR - Harvey Wolf 6 run (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
2Q: 02:23 CAR - Malcolm Jennings 30 field goal
3Q: 08:45 CAR - Malcolm Jennings 34 field goal
4Q: 13:36 CAR - Harvey Wolf 12 run (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
4Q: 09:31 NO - Marc Gonzalez 24 field goal
4Q: 02:15 NO - Wesley Doiron 55 punt return (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 00:29 NO - Leland Burks 24 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Marc Gonzalez extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:14 CAR - Norman Chandler 10 pass from Juan Morton (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
1Q: 01:54 CAR - Vernon Giannitti 15 pass from Juan Morton (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
2Q: 12:20 NO - Marc Gonzalez 47 field goal
2Q: 10:46 CAR - Harvey Wolf 6 run (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
2Q: 02:23 CAR - Malcolm Jennings 30 field goal
3Q: 08:45 CAR - Malcolm Jennings 34 field goal
4Q: 13:36 CAR - Harvey Wolf 12 run (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
4Q: 09:31 NO - Marc Gonzalez 24 field goal
4Q: 02:15 NO - Wesley Doiron 55 punt return (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 00:29 NO - Leland Burks 24 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Marc Gonzalez extra point)

Team Statistics NO CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 22
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 266 467
- Offensive Plays 58 63
- Yards per Play 4.59 7.41
Net Rushing Yards 55 80
- Rushing Attempts 15 26
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.08
Net Passing Yards 211 387
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 21 - 1 37 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 387
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.91 10.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 0/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 12/100
Punt Returns/Yards 1/55 3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards 7/177 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 24:39 35:21

Team Statistics	NO	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	22
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	266	467
- Offensive Plays	58	63
- Yards per Play	4.59	7.41
Net Rushing Yards	55	80
- Rushing Attempts	15	26
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.08
Net Passing Yards	211	387
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 21 - 1	37 - 34 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	387
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.91	10.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	0/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	12/100
Punt Returns/Yards	1/55	3/-1
Kick Returns/Yards	7/177	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	24:39	35:21

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:47	OWN 30	3	14	Interception
1	11:42	1:09	OWN 6	3	1	Punt
1	9:03	2:51	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
1	1:44	4:31	OWN 21	8	49	Field Goal
2	10:36	2:56	OWN 31	5	17	Punt
2	2:17	1:14	OWN 42	5	13	Punt
3	8:38	1:16	OWN 17	4	19	Punt
3	5:38	1:46	OPP 43	3	-1	Punt
4	13:30	2:11	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
4	11:19	1:54	OPP 22	4	15	Field Goal
4	6:46	2:50	OWN 4	7	41	Punt
4	2:03	1:52	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:13	1:31	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
1	10:33	1:30	OPP 39	3	39	Touchdown
1	6:12	4:28	OWN 8	8	92	Touchdown
2	12:13	1:37	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
2	7:40	5:23	OWN 6	12	81	Field Goal
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 6	3	4	Half
3	15:00	6:22	OWN 29	11	54	Field Goal
3	7:22	1:44	OWN 21	3	-9	Punt
3	3:52	5:22	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
4	9:25	2:39	OWN 37	3	1	Punt
4	3:56	1:48	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 42	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Juan Morton, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vinny Bessette	9	48	5.33	10	1
Sammie Prosser	5	2	0.40	1	0
Jeff Brzezinski	1	5	5.00	5	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	17	62	3.65	9	0	0
Harvey Wolf	7	19	2.71	12	1	2
Juan Morton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Malcolm Plummer	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	42	21	218	1/7	1	24	1	63.4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	37	34	387	0/0	2	59	0	128.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jimmie Lane	7	10	61	8.71	8	16	0
WR Leland Burks	5	11	79	15.80	12	24	1
RB Vinny Bessette	3	3	20	6.67	11	10	0
WR Sean Price	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Marvin Nixon	1	4	14	14.00	9	14	0
WR Wesley Doiron	1	4	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Carlton Alston	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lamar Gerhardt	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Clarence Finley	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	7	163	23.29	77	59	1
WR Harris Mantovani	6	7	24	4.00	10	9	0
WR Malcolm Plummer	6	7	54	9.00	14	24	0
TE Dustin Gunn	5	6	40	8.00	13	10	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	4	4	7	1.75	4	6	0
TE Norman Chandler	2	2	54	27.00	10	44	1
WR Mack Holdgate	2	2	19	9.50	2	16	0
TE Lionel Jamison	1	1	15	15.00	3	15	0
WR Amos Guerin	1	1	11	11.00	5	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rex Brummitt	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clarence Eaves	0	1	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Peter Bennett	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trent Madison	8	297	37.1	37.3	44	5

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lonnie Brewer	4	172	43.0	32.5	58	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Gonzalez	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malcolm Jennings	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	1	55	55.0	1

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Copeland	2	-3	-1.5	0
Peter Bennett	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmie Lane	6	144	24.0	0
Vinny Bessette	1	33	33.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Holmes	3	52	17.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Walsh	9	2	0.0	18	30
ILB Kyle Okunevich	8	1	0.0	18	31
S Ross Mang	6	3	0.0	19	31
ILB Zack Threats	3	1	0.0	8	6
CB Thomas Jordan	3	1	0.0	14	18
OLB Nick Schulz	3	0	0.0	9	16
CB Brant Stokes	3	0	0.0	10	16
S D'Glester Hardunkichud	3	0	0.0	13	13
DE Gilbert Maguire	2	2	0.0	17	21
CB Jessie Whitman	2	1	0.0	20	28
DT Xavier Clements	2	0	0.0	22	28
ILB Cornelius Mapes	2	0	0.0	4	2
DE Norbert Shaw	2	0	0.0	9	16
DT Thomas Myers	2	0	0.0	12	16
OLB Cornell Dreiser	2	0	0.0	8	7
DT Walter Bernard	1	1	0.0	22	27
S Roy Springer	1	1	0.0	20	29
WR Sean Price	1	0	---	---	---
CB Moe Cook	1	0	0.0	22	34

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rex Brummitt	5	1	0.0	15	36
S J.R. Summers	5	0	0.0	14	39
OLB Gerald Plante	3	2	1.0	12	29
ILB Rusty Moon	3	2	0.0	15	39
DT Nick Naranjo	3	1	0.0	10	29
S Brian Prescott	2	2	0.0	4	23
CB Peter Bennett	2	1	0.0	13	38
DE Brant Harper	2	1	0.0	12	28
CB Ricardo Morris	2	1	0.0	9	37
CB Harris Linker	2	0	0.0	8	21
OLB Harry Willis	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Pat Harding	2	0	0.0	9	31
DE Scottie Peralta	1	0	0.0	13	38
CB Allen Copeland	1	0	0.0	3	9
ILB Raymond Coleman	0	1	0.0	1	1
OLB Kris Helming	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	0	1	1	14
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	0	2	28

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Brant Harper	0.0	1	2	3	28
DE Scottie Peralta	0.0	1	0	0	38
CB Ricardo Morris	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ricardo Walsh	6	0	30
ILB Kyle Okunevich	5	0	31
S Ross Mang	4	0	31
CB Brant Stokes	3	0	16
CB Jessie Whitman	2	0	28
ILB Zack Threats	2	0	6
CB Moe Cook	2	0	34
CB Thomas Jordan	2	0	18
S D'Glester Hardunkichud	2	0	13
S Roy Springer	1	1	29
DT Walter Bernard	1	0	27
ILB Cornelius Mapes	1	0	2
OLB Nick Schulz	1	0	16
DT Thomas Myers	1	0	16
OLB Cornell Dreiser	1	0	7

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Rex Brummitt	3	2	1	36
CB Peter Bennett	3	0	0	38
CB Pat Harding	2	2	0	31
CB Ricardo Morris	2	1	0	37
ILB Rusty Moon	2	0	0	39
S Brian Prescott	2	0	0	23
S J.R. Summers	2	0	0	39
OLB Gerald Plante	1	1	0	29
DE Scottie Peralta	1	0	0	38
DT Nick Naranjo	1	0	0	29
OLB Harry Willis	1	0	0	14
CB Allen Copeland	1	0	0	9

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnold Tyler	2	3	10	0	32
Fernando Kennedy	1	3	14	0	36
Kenny Cunningham	1	3	13	0	37
Tyrus Worthley	1	1	3	0	13
Clarence Eaves	0	2	12	1	30
Daniel Sheridan	0	1	6	0	23
Clarence Finley	0	1	4	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bryce Harden	3	5	1	26	36
Winfred Strauss	2	7	1	19	34
Brad Van Pelt	2	4	0	21	36
Karl Bivens	1	4	0	8	4
Herb Fisk	1	1	0	16	16
Eddie Huntley	0	2	0	9	11
Dustin Gunn	0	1	0	23	28
Vernon Fulton	0	1	0	20	25

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
D'Glester Hardunkichud	2	21
Arnold Geary	1	22
Wesley Doiron	1	15
Clarence Eaves	1	10
Arnold Tyler	1	7
Derek Lethridge	0	22
Brant Stokes	0	21
Clarence Finley	0	16
Thomas Jordan	0	15
Marvin Nixon	0	14
Zack Threats	0	12
Jimmie Lane	0	11
Daniel Sheridan	0	10
Jeffrey Butler	0	10
Tyrus Worthley	0	10
Cornell Dreiser	0	10
Trent Madison	0	8
Marc Gonzalez	0	7
Cornelius Mapes	0	7
Vinny Bessette	0	7
Jessie Whitman	0	6
Ellis Thomason	0	6
Norbert Shaw	0	5
Kyle Okunevich	0	5
Thomas Myers	0	5
Carlton Alston	0	4
Lamar Gerhardt	0	4
Roman Nelson	0	3
Walter Bernard	0	2
Moe Cook	0	2
Ross Mang	0	2
Gilbert Maguire	0	2
Roy Springer	0	2
Harris Rochon	0	2
Sean Price	0	1
Ricardo Walsh	0	1
Byron Marchant	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mack Holdgate	2	18
Amos Guerin	2	7
Malcolm Plummer	1	20
Josh Holmes	1	18
Brian Prescott	1	11
Harris Linker	0	29
Harry Willis	0	21
Lionel Jamison	0	18
Allen Copeland	0	17
Peter Bennett	0	16
Raymond Coleman	0	13
Claude Jacoby	0	12
Malcolm Jennings	0	9
Randy Craft	0	9
Dustin Gunn	0	8
Norman Chandler	0	8
Richie Aghajafari	0	7
Herb Fisk	0	6
Karl Bivens	0	6
Nate Rickles	0	6
Eddie Huntley	0	6
Nate Hutton	0	6
Vernon Fulton	0	5
Harvey Wolf	0	4
Lonnie Brewer	0	4
Scottie Peralta	0	3
Rex Brummitt	0	3
Gerald Plante	0	2
Rusty Moon	0	2
Brant Harper	0	2
William Pryce	0	2
David Cepeda	0	2
Ricardo Morris	0	2
J.R. Summers	0	2
Brad Van Pelt	0	1
Nick Naranjo	0	1
Kris Helming	0	1
Pat Harding	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	9	2.3
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	1	5	5.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	42	21	1	2	6	6	4	3	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	37	34	5	0	1	1	1	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	108	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	86	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	18	144	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	109	15.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	103	34.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leland Burks	11	5	2	79	1	31
WR Jimmie Lane	10	7	1	61	0	28
WR Sean Price	4	1	1	7	0	23
WR Marvin Nixon	4	1	1	14	0	14
WR Wesley Doiron	4	1	0	13	0	26
TE Carlton Alston	3	1	0	0	0	6
RB Vinny Bessette	3	3	0	20	0	12
TE Lamar Gerhardt	2	1	1	9	0	10
FB Clarence Finley	1	1	0	15	0	12

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	7	0	163	3	33
WR Harris Mantovani	7	6	1	24	0	22
WR Malcolm Plummer	7	6	0	54	1	24
TE Dustin Gunn	6	5	0	40	0	28
RB Eugene Sawyer	4	4	0	7	0	23
TE Norman Chandler	2	2	0	54	1	3
WR Mack Holdgate	2	2	0	19	0	7
TE Lionel Jamison	1	1	0	15	0	1
WR Amos Guerin	1	1	0	11	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vinny Bessette	1	3	3.00	5.33

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harvey Wolf	4	18	4.50	2.71
Eugene Sawyer	2	11	5.50	3.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	2	1	1	0.50	5.19

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	5	5	38	7.60	10.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wesley Doiron	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
RB Vinny Bessette	1	1	1	1.00	6.67

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	1	6	6.00	1.75
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	15	15.00	23.29
WR Harris Mantovani	1	1	4	4.00	3.43
TE Norman Chandler	1	1	10	10.00	27.00
WR Mack Holdgate	1	1	3	3.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	10	2	0

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	9	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch
WR Jimmie Lane	5	2
WR Wesley Doiron	2	0
WR Marvin Nixon	1	0
WR Leland Burks	1	0
TE Lamar Gerhardt	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	3	3
WR Harris Mantovani	2	2	0
WR Malcolm Plummer	2	2	1
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	1	0
WR Mack Holdgate	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,100 (75,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (22,700)
End Zone 13,800 (16,500)
Mezzanine 8,100 (9,500)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (14,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,100 (75,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (22,700)
End Zone	13,800 (16,500)
Mezzanine	8,100 (9,500)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (14,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,000)