Week 9, 2008

played in Detroit, MI

52 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	7	0	0	-	7
Detroit Silverbacks	0	14	14	6	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:49 DET - Winston Gunn 7 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 06:39 NO - Courtney Newhart 8 pass from Jimmy Tarver (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 03:14 DET - Kris Rivera 4 run (Justin Lucas extra point)
3Q: 13:16 DET - Kris Rivera 24 run (Justin Lucas extra point)
3Q: 06:53 DET - Wesley Owens 26 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
4Q: 12:19 DET - Justin Lucas 28 field goal
4Q: 05:14 DET - Justin Lucas 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 12:49 DET - Winston Gunn 7 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 06:39 NO - Courtney Newhart 8 pass from Jimmy Tarver (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 03:14 DET - Kris Rivera 4 run (Justin Lucas extra point)
3Q: 13:16 DET - Kris Rivera 24 run (Justin Lucas extra point)
3Q: 06:53 DET - Wesley Owens 26 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
4Q: 12:19 DET - Justin Lucas 28 field goal
4Q: 05:14 DET - Justin Lucas 28 field goal

Team Statistics NO DET
Record 1-7 6-2
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 164 345
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 2.56 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 76 183
- Rushing Attempts 21 37
- Yards per Rush 3.62 4.95
Net Passing Yards 88 162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 15 - 2 25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 113 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 2.05 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.1 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 5/81
Kick Returns/Yards 5/71 2/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 42
Time of Possession 28:42 31:18

Team Statistics	NO	DET
Record	1-7	6-2
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	164	345
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	2.56	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	76	183
- Rushing Attempts	21	37
- Yards per Rush	3.62	4.95
Net Passing Yards	88	162
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 15 - 2	25 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	113	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	2.05	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.1	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	5/81
Kick Returns/Yards	5/71	2/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 42
Time of Possession	28:42	31:18

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 26	6	3	Punt
1	11:14	2:04	OWN 44	3	2	Punt
1	7:57	2:53	OWN 20	6	26	Interception
1	3:39	1:51	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
2	12:39	6:07	OWN 19	14	81	Touchdown
2	3:06	2:00	OWN 20	7	8	Punt
3	12:58	2:40	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	8:47	0:37	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
3	7:21	0:28	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	6:36	3:11	OWN 29	7	14	Punt
4	12:13	1:26	OWN 20	3	-16	Punt
4	5:08	2:51	OWN 16	5	5	Punt
4	1:54	1:22	OWN 45	3	6	Interception

Detroit Silverbacks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	1:03	OPP 45	3	1	Fumble
1	9:10	1:13	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	5:04	1:25	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
1	1:48	4:09	OPP 45	9	45	Touchdown
2	6:32	3:26	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 24	2	21	Half
3	15:00	2:02	50	4	50	Touchdown
3	10:18	1:31	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
3	8:10	0:49	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	6:53	0:17	OPP 26	1	26	Touchdown
3	3:25	6:12	OWN 30	13	59	Field Goal
4	10:47	5:39	OPP 45	9	34	Field Goal
4	2:17	0:23	OWN 44	2	11	Fumble
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 49	1	0	Game

Game MVP: Eddie Heurtin, Detroit Silverbacks

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Morrison	13	50	3.85	15	2	0
Erik Rose	8	26	3.25	9	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kris Rivera	25	119	4.76	24	4	2
Winston Gunn	12	64	5.33	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Tarver	36	15	113	3/19	1	17	1	47.5
Zach Forbes	3	0	0	1/6	0	0	1	0.0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammy Barker	25	17	164	1/2	2	26	0	112.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Richie Gardner	4	5	31	7.75	3	11	0
RB Erik Rose	2	3	4	2.00	1	2	0
WR Dustin Bahr	2	9	11	5.50	0	12	0
WR Courtney Newhart	2	5	14	7.00	0	8	1
WR Jessie Malchow	2	6	30	15.00	0	17	0
RB Levon Morrison	1	2	5	5.00	6	5	0
FB Artie Hassell	1	2	5	5.00	2	5	0
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0
TE Roman Ciervo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Claude Hutson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randal Ellison	3	6	24	8.00	5	18	0
RB Winston Gunn	3	3	12	4.00	3	7	1
WR Lester Bernardi	3	4	26	8.67	0	13	0
WR Wesley Owens	2	4	30	15.00	6	26	1
RB Kris Rivera	2	2	26	13.00	10	14	0
FB Glen Dodge	2	2	15	7.50	13	12	0
WR Fred Skaggs	1	1	24	24.00	1	24	0
TE Ellis Wheeler	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Butch Wolfe	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dave Newhart	1	6	6.00	0
OLB Juan Schultz	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Ernie Crawford	1	0
Teddy Campbell	1	0
Ethan Randle	0	2

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Sammy Barker	1	0	0	0
Kris Rivera	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	10	402	40.2	32.1	58	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Anthony Eyer	4	190	47.5	46.5	58	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Lucas	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Milloy	1	4	4.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Martin	5	81	16.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Malchow	4	57	14.3	0
James Murray	1	14	14.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Newhart	1	30	30.0	0
Jim McIntyre	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lenny Walton	6	4	0.0	31	24
S Gilbert Lane	6	3	0.0	35	25
DT Donald Maxwell	6	2	0.0	32	23
ILB Ernie Crawford	6	2	0.0	37	26
DE Teddy Campbell	6	0	0.0	31	23
S Ethan Randle	4	0	1.0	29	24
CB Mercury Milloy	3	2	0.0	20	19
S Brent Huh	3	1	0.0	15	9
CB Gabe Riley	2	2	0.0	30	23
DE Don Harmon	2	0	0.0	34	24
OLB Larry Jurkiewicz	2	0	0.0	6	2
CB Sammy Metzler	2	0	0.0	35	26
OLB Isaac Howard	1	2	0.0	16	6
DT Craig Harkless	1	1	0.0	5	3
RB Levon Morrison	1	0	---	---	---
DT Clay Schwartz	1	0	0.0	14	6
WR Claude Hutson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pete Maxwell	0	3	0.0	22	16
DE Dave Shapiro	0	1	0.0	6	3
OLB Joseph Mahoney	0	1	0.0	6	2

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deion Hoffman	10	2	0.0	21	42
CB Dave Newhart	6	1	0.0	15	34
DE Eddie Heurtin	4	1	2.0	20	43
DT Mack Long	4	1	0.0	15	32
CB Myron Gunn	3	0	0.0	20	43
OLB Juan Schultz	3	0	0.0	20	43
OLB Ricardo Givens	2	0	0.5	5	9
CB Wally Matthews	2	2	0.0	20	42
S Dave Ring	2	1	0.0	18	36
DT Nolan Reilly	1	1	1.0	18	41
DE Ike Coles	1	1	0.5	21	41
S Glen Heath	0	3	0.0	5	11
ILB William Hutchins	0	3	0.0	20	42

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Ethan Randle	1.0	0	24
DT Donald Maxwell	0.0	1	23
DE Donovan Allen	0.0	1	2
DE Teddy Campbell	0.0	1	23
DT Clay Schwartz	0.0	1	6

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Heurtin	2.0	0	5	3	43
DT Nolan Reilly	1.0	0	3	2	41
DE Ike Coles	0.5	0	2	2	41
OLB Ricardo Givens	0.5	0	0	0	9
DT Mack Long	0.0	1	1	2	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lenny Walton	5	0	24
CB Gabe Riley	2	0	23
S Gilbert Lane	2	0	25
CB Mercury Milloy	2	0	19
CB Sammy Metzler	1	2	26
S Ethan Randle	1	1	24
DT Donald Maxwell	1	0	23
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	26
S Brent Huh	1	0	9
DE Teddy Campbell	1	0	23

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dave Newhart	3	1	1	34
OLB Juan Schultz	3	1	1	43
CB Wally Matthews	2	1	0	42
S Deion Hoffman	2	0	0	42
CB Myron Gunn	2	0	0	43
S Dave Ring	1	1	0	36
DE Eddie Heurtin	1	0	0	43
S Glen Heath	1	0	0	11
DT Mack Long	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	2	10	20	1	42
Doug Corey	2	3	18	0	40
Adam Wyse	1	2	15	2	28
Jeff Money	1	2	21	0	43
Mack McIntyre	1	2	7	0	16
Robbie Garrison	0	1	18	1	35
Artie Hassell	0	1	9	0	14

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Barber	5	10	0	37	0	26
Thurman Gomez	4	8	0	35	0	24
Daniel Mason	3	8	1	36	1	26
Bobby Cerda	1	5	0	32	0	20
Ellis Wheeler	1	1	1	29	0	19
Marco Mathes	1	1	0	2	0	2
Glen Dodge	0	1	0	20	0	11
Butch Wolfe	0	1	0	8	0	1
Johnny Fulcher	0	1	0	35	0	24
Cornell Sanford	0	1	0	6	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Stevenson	2	19
Larry Jurkiewicz	2	18
Mercury Milloy	1	17
Artie Hassell	1	14
Brent Huh	1	13
Erik Rose	0	19
Dustin Bahr	0	13
James Murray	0	12
Gabe Riley	0	11
Mack McIntyre	0	10
Isaac Howard	0	10
Tito Bensen	0	10
Gilbert Lane	0	10
Victor Kappers	0	10
Wes Copeland	0	10
Matt Strickland	0	9
Richie Gardner	0	8
Dave Shapiro	0	8
Doug Corey	0	6
Jessie Malchow	0	6
Roy Vaughn	0	5
Roman Ciervo	0	4
Adam Wyse	0	4
Joseph Mahoney	0	4
Craig Harkless	0	4
Ernie Crawford	0	3
Lenny Walton	0	2
Donald Maxwell	0	2
Don Harmon	0	2
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Teddy Campbell	0	2
Mo Bellais	0	2
Sammy Metzler	0	2
Ralph Wright	0	1
Clay Schwartz	0	1
Ethan Randle	0	1
Claude Hutson	0	1

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Clifton Martin	2	19
Blake Russell	1	25
Fred Skaggs	1	19
Dave Newhart	1	13
Cory Turnbull	1	9
Bryant Beustring	0	29
Jim McIntyre	0	21
Adrian Bensen	0	15
Glen Dodge	0	14
Vinny Ford	0	13
Eddie Heurtin	0	10
Butch Wolfe	0	10
Justin Lucas	0	9
Lester Bernardi	0	9
Ike Coles	0	6
Marco Mathes	0	6
Otis Walkley	0	6
Wes Talton	0	6
Marty Carpenter	0	6
Cornell Sanford	0	6
Mack Long	0	4
Glen Heath	0	4
Bobby Cerda	0	4
Anthony Eyer	0	4
Antoine Barber	0	2
Bert Lucas	0	2
Ricardo Givens	0	2
Wally Matthews	0	1
Ellis Wheeler	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	15	63	4.2
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	66	5.1
Middle	23	112	4.9
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Tarver	36	15	0	3	1	4	11	9	1
Zach Forbes	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammy Barker	25	17	2	0	1	3	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	29	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	71	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	13	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	52	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	50	12.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dustin Bahr	9	2	0	11	35
WR Jessie Malchow	6	2	1	30	31
TE Richie Gardner	5	4	0	31	21
WR Claude Hutson	5	0	0	0	27
WR Courtney Newhart	5	2	0	14	15
RB Erik Rose	3	2	1	4	16
RB Levon Morrison	2	1	0	5	27
FB Artie Hassell	2	1	0	5	14
TE Roman Ciervo	1	0	0	0	17
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	0	13	3

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Ellison	6	3	0	24	0	22
WR Wesley Owens	4	2	0	30	1	21
WR Lester Bernardi	4	3	0	26	0	17
RB Winston Gunn	3	3	0	12	0	9
RB Kris Rivera	2	2	0	26	0	17
FB Glen Dodge	2	2	0	15	0	11
TE Ellis Wheeler	2	1	0	7	0	19
WR Fred Skaggs	1	1	0	24	1	7
TE Butch Wolfe	1	0	1	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Morrison	1	2	2.00	3.85

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kris Rivera	6	7	1.17	4.76
Winston Gunn	4	11	2.75	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Tarver	3	2	18	6.00	3.14

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammy Barker	4	4	36	9.00	6.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richie Gardner	1	1	10	10.00	6.20
RB Erik Rose	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Courtney Newhart	1	1	8	8.00	2.80

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Kris Rivera	2	2	26	13.00	13.00
RB Winston Gunn	2	2	10	5.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Erik Rose	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Winston Gunn	4	2
Kris Rivera	3	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Tarver	12	8	5
Zach Forbes	2	0	0

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammy Barker	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bahr	3	1	1
RB Erik Rose	2	2	0
FB Artie Hassell	2	1	1
WR Claude Hutson	2	0	0
WR Courtney Newhart	2	1	1
WR Jessie Malchow	2	2	1
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Winston Gunn	3	3	1
WR Lester Bernardi	2	2	1
WR Randal Ellison	1	0	0
WR Fred Skaggs	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,000 (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 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,000 (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	3,000 (3,300)