Week 3, 2008

played in Miami, FL

88 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	7	0	0	3	-	10
Miami Mercenaries	7	14	6	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:01 MIA - Gilbert Peterson 7 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NO - Levon Morrison 11 run (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 13:24 MIA - Shannon Kerr 7 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
2Q: 00:32 MIA - Shannon Kerr 39 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
3Q: 03:10 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 24 field goal
3Q: 00:03 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 25 field goal
4Q: 13:16 MIA - Shannon Kerr 2 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 06:08 NO - Mo Bellais 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:01 MIA - Gilbert Peterson 7 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
1Q: 01:06 NO - Levon Morrison 11 run (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 13:24 MIA - Shannon Kerr 7 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
2Q: 00:32 MIA - Shannon Kerr 39 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
3Q: 03:10 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 24 field goal
3Q: 00:03 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 25 field goal
4Q: 13:16 MIA - Shannon Kerr 2 run (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 06:08 NO - Mo Bellais 35 field goal

Team Statistics NO MIA
Record 1-1 1-2
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 278 305
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 4.34 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 133 146
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 5.12 5.21
Net Passing Yards 145 159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 1 30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 171 159
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.82 5.30
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/111 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 42
Time of Possession 30:11 29:49

Team Statistics	NO	MIA
Record	1-1	1-2
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	278	305
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	4.34	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	133	146
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	5.12	5.21
Net Passing Yards	145	159
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 1	30 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	171	159
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.82	5.30
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/111	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 42
Time of Possession	30:11	29:49

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:10	2:05	OWN 5	4	16	Punt
1	7:51	6:55	OWN 22	12	78	Touchdown
2	13:18	4:30	OWN 23	8	41	Punt
2	6:00	2:15	OWN 44	5	15	Punt
2	3:33	1:11	OPP 32	3	1	Punt
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 21	1	3	Half
3	15:00	1:02	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	12:29	3:31	OWN 24	7	26	Punt
3	3:04	0:47	OWN 24	1	0	Interception
4	15:00	0:36	OWN 25	1	-13	Fumble
4	13:06	2:14	OWN 23	5	28	Punt
4	8:57	2:55	OWN 47	7	35	Field Goal
4	3:23	2:56	OWN 20	7	5	Downs

Miami Mercenaries
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:50	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
1	11:05	3:14	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
1	0:56	2:38	OPP 49	5	49	Touchdown
2	8:48	2:48	OWN 20	6	9	Punt
2	3:45	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	2:22	2:07	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	13:58	1:29	OWN 36	4	16	Interception
3	8:58	5:54	OWN 18	12	75	Field Goal
3	2:17	2:17	OPP 24	5	16	Field Goal
4	14:24	1:18	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
4	10:52	1:55	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	6:02	2:39	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OPP 25	1	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jon Henry, Miami Mercenaries

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Morrison	18	102	5.67	19	5	1
Erik Rose	5	26	5.20	11	1	0
Jimmy Tarver	2	4	2.00	4	0	0
Zach Forbes	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shannon Kerr	19	107	5.63	39	2	3
Gilbert Peterson	9	39	4.33	14	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Tarver	28	15	141	2/18	0	26	1	52.8
Zach Forbes	7	4	30	1/8	0	13	0	67.5

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Coffey	30	19	159	0/0	0	18	2	49.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Richie Gardner	5	8	36	7.20	1	13
WR Courtney Newhart	4	5	65	16.25	0	26
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	6	3.00	4	4
WR Dustin Bahr	2	9	22	11.00	1	18
WR Jessie Malchow	2	5	9	4.50	0	5
TE Roman Ciervo	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB James Murray	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
WR Claude Hutson	1	3	7	7.00	0	7

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Harold Cordell	8	9	85	10.63	25	18
WR Kenny Norton	3	5	22	7.33	1	9
WR Donny Baily	2	4	18	9.00	10	11
RB Gilbert Peterson	2	4	7	3.50	0	4
WR Rob Andersen	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Luke Spencer	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Shannon Kerr	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
WR Mickey Nelson	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
WR Eric Poole	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lenny Walton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Carlos Peters	1	9	9.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jon Henry	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Levon Morrison	1	1
Gabe Riley	1	0
Jimmy Tarver	1	0
Erik Rose	0	1

Miami	Recov	Force
Roy Gaines	1	0
Timothy Fortney	0	1
Jon Henry	0	1
Kelly Lockard	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	7	264	37.7	29.1	43	2

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Gower	4	188	47.0	37.0	56	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Bellais	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Jenkins	2/2	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Riley	1	15	15.0	0
Jessie Malchow	1	5	5.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Malchow	4	70	17.5	0
Carlos Peters	2	41	20.5	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Baily	2	52	26.0	0
Irving Kushto	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lenny Walton	7	1	0.0	27	28
DT Pete Maxwell	5	2	0.0	23	19
CB Sammy Metzler	5	0	0.0	18	22
DT Donald Maxwell	4	2	0.0	28	29
S Gilbert Lane	4	2	0.0	27	27
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	0.0	28	29
S Ethan Randle	3	2	0.0	23	26
OLB Isaac Howard	3	1	0.0	11	8
CB Gabe Riley	3	1	0.0	27	28
DE Teddy Campbell	2	1	0.0	24	27
DT Clay Schwartz	2	0	0.0	5	9
T Jeff Money	1	0	---	---	---
WR Courtney Newhart	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Lionel Morris	1	0	0.0	0	1
CB Carlos Peters	0	1	0.0	28	30
DE Dave Shapiro	0	1	0.0	4	3

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jon Henry	11	1	1.0	26	37
OLB Donovan Wilkins	8	1	0.0	25	38
DE Timothy Fortney	6	3	2.0	24	37
CB Richie Hardy	6	1	0.0	26	37
DT Roy Gaines	3	1	0.0	24	36
OLB Rico Saxton	3	0	0.0	7	8
ILB Sammy Lynch	2	3	0.0	24	36
CB Cole Newton	2	2	0.0	19	31
S Brant Cash	2	1	0.0	23	35
DE Emmitt Castroll	2	1	0.0	26	35
DT Kelvin Davidson	1	1	0.0	14	23
S Kelly Lockard	1	1	0.0	12	14
DT Hardy Carter	1	0	0.0	3	3
WR Eric Poole	1	0	---	---	---
RB Gilbert Peterson	1	0	---	---	---
CB John Federspiel	0	1	0.0	23	37

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Campbell	1	0	0	27
OLB Lenny Walton	0	2	0	28
DT Pete Maxwell	0	1	0	19
DE Don Harmon	0	0	1	30

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Timothy Fortney	2.0	3	37
S Jon Henry	1.0	0	37
DT Kelvin Davidson	0.0	1	23
DE Emmitt Castroll	0.0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lenny Walton	4	0	1	28
CB Sammy Metzler	4	0	0	22
CB Gabe Riley	3	0	0	28
OLB Isaac Howard	2	0	0	8
ILB Ernie Crawford	2	0	0	29
S Gilbert Lane	1	0	0	27
DT Clay Schwartz	1	0	0	9
S Ethan Randle	1	0	0	26
ILB Lionel Morris	1	0	0	1
CB Carlos Peters	0	3	1	30

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jon Henry	4	1	1	37
OLB Donovan Wilkins	4	1	0	38
CB Richie Hardy	3	0	0	37
DE Timothy Fortney	2	0	0	37
CB Cole Newton	1	0	0	31
S Brant Cash	1	0	0	35
DT Hardy Carter	1	0	0	3
DT Roy Gaines	1	0	0	36
OLB Rico Saxton	1	0	0	8
S Kelly Lockard	1	0	0	14
CB John Federspiel	0	2	0	37

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	4	7	0	22	1	35
Doug Corey	3	6	1	24	0	36
Robbie Garrison	2	3	0	15	0	31
Jeff Money	0	3	0	26	0	38
Richie Gardner	0	2	0	16	0	25
Tito Bensen	0	1	0	11	1	7
Adam Wyse	0	1	0	14	1	24

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Trent McGee	5	11	1	28	29
Rondell Bauer	1	4	0	22	17
Pat Webster	1	4	0	25	27
Harvey Dole	1	2	0	6	13
Trent Graham	1	2	0	20	23
Bruce Jackson	0	2	0	28	29
Jared Fredrickson	0	2	0	10	15
Wayne Grimm	0	1	0	8	8

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Claude Hutson	1	18
Larry Jurkiewicz	1	17
Brent Huh	1	16
Erik Rose	0	21
Spencer Stevenson	0	18
Carlos Peters	0	12
Gabe Riley	0	11
Matt Strickland	0	11
Isaac Howard	0	10
Roman Ciervo	0	10
Gilbert Lane	0	10
Jessie Malchow	0	9
Mack McIntyre	0	8
Tito Bensen	0	8
Victor Kappers	0	8
Doug Corey	0	7
Dave Shapiro	0	7
Wes Copeland	0	7
Adam Wyse	0	6
James Murray	0	6
Richie Gardner	0	5
Mo Bellais	0	4
Joseph Mahoney	0	4
Craig Harkless	0	4
Pete Maxwell	0	3
Artie Hassell	0	3
Lenny Walton	0	2
Donald Maxwell	0	2
Don Harmon	0	2
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Teddy Campbell	0	2
Dustin Bahr	0	2
Ethan Randle	0	2
Courtney Newhart	0	2
Roy Vaughn	0	2
Sammy Metzler	0	2
Zach Reilly	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Kelly Lockard	4	21
Irving Kushto	2	24
Lionel Green	1	15
Eric Poole	1	13
Cole Newton	0	18
Donny Baily	0	17
Clifton Rose	0	17
Ross Hassell	0	16
Jared Fredrickson	0	16
Luke Spencer	0	13
Mickey Nelson	0	12
B.J. Hill	0	10
Derrick Jenkins	0	9
Harold Cordell	0	7
Blaine Nkwenti	0	7
Darryl Benedict	0	7
Willie Gower	0	6
Wayne Grimm	0	6
Sherman Gaylor	0	6
Joel Cote	0	5
Bruce Jackson	0	4
John Federspiel	0	2
Pat Webster	0	2
Richie Hardy	0	1
Timothy Fortney	0	1
Brant Cash	0	1
Donovan Wilkins	0	1
Roy Gaines	0	1
Sammy Lynch	0	1
Jon Henry	0	1
Kelvin Davidson	0	1
Rondell Bauer	0	1
Shannon Kerr	0	1
Emmitt Castroll	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	61	6.1
Middle	14	68	4.9
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	19	94	4.9
Right	2	9	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Tarver	28	15	1	2	3	4	3	0	1
Zach Forbes	7	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Coffey	30	19	0	1	1	3	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	25	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	78	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	63	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	14	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bahr	9	2	2	22	0	31
TE Richie Gardner	8	5	1	36	0	25
WR Courtney Newhart	5	4	0	65	1	15
WR Jessie Malchow	5	2	0	9	0	23
WR Claude Hutson	3	1	0	7	0	22
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	0	6	0	27
TE Roman Ciervo	1	1	0	11	0	8
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	0	11	0	6
RB James Murray	1	1	0	4	0	15

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Harold Cordell	9	8	0	85	26
WR Kenny Norton	5	3	0	22	20
WR Donny Baily	4	2	1	18	14
RB Gilbert Peterson	4	2	0	7	14
WR Eric Poole	3	0	0	0	12
WR Rob Andersen	2	1	0	3	20
TE Luke Spencer	1	1	0	3	6
RB Shannon Kerr	1	1	0	8	16
WR Mickey Nelson	1	1	0	13	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Morrison	2	15	7.50	5.67

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shannon Kerr	5	15	3.00	5.63
Gilbert Peterson	2	10	5.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Tarver	1	1	4	4.00	5.04
Zach Forbes	1	0	0	0.00	4.29

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Coffey	6	3	19	3.17	5.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Levon Morrison	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
WR Dustin Bahr	1	0	0	0.00	2.44

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gilbert Peterson	3	1	3	1.00	1.75
WR Donny Baily	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Luke Spencer	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Mickey Nelson	1	1	13	13.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Morrison	3	1
Erik Rose	1	0
Jimmy Tarver	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Shannon Kerr	4	3
Gilbert Peterson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Tarver	6	4	3
Zach Forbes	2	1	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Coffey	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Richie Gardner	3	2	1
WR Dustin Bahr	3	1	1
WR Courtney Newhart	2	2	2

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Norton	2	1	1
WR Donny Baily	1	0	0
RB Gilbert Peterson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)