Week 17, 2008

played in Houston, TX

53 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Miami Mercenaries	7	6	7	10	-	30
Houston Barons	14	0	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 MIA - Robbie Gietka 11 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
1Q: 01:53 HOU - Billy Joe Bolender 3 run (Jason Winn extra point)
1Q: 01:23 HOU - Kennedy Peterson 37 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 09:29 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 42 field goal
2Q: 05:10 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 32 field goal
3Q: 08:51 HOU - Gabe Peters 6 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
3Q: 02:48 MIA - Robbie Gietka 4 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 06:45 MIA - Rob Andersen 17 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 00:42 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 MIA - Robbie Gietka 11 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
1Q: 01:53 HOU - Billy Joe Bolender 3 run (Jason Winn extra point)
1Q: 01:23 HOU - Kennedy Peterson 37 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 09:29 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 42 field goal
2Q: 05:10 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 32 field goal
3Q: 08:51 HOU - Gabe Peters 6 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
3Q: 02:48 MIA - Robbie Gietka 4 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 06:45 MIA - Rob Andersen 17 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Derrick Jenkins extra point)
4Q: 00:42 MIA - Derrick Jenkins 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIA HOU
Record 10-6 12-4
First Downs 20 18
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 307 302
- Offensive Plays 58 62
- Yards per Play 5.29 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 77 85
- Rushing Attempts 25 27
- Yards per Rush 3.08 3.15
Net Passing Yards 230 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 1 32 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 235 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 6.97 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 4/97
Interception Ret./Yards 3/54 1/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:01 29:59

Team Statistics	MIA	HOU
Record	10-6	12-4
First Downs	20	18
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	307	302
- Offensive Plays	58	62
- Yards per Play	5.29	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	77	85
- Rushing Attempts	25	27
- Yards per Rush	3.08	3.15
Net Passing Yards	230	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 1	32 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	235	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	6.97	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	4/97
Interception Ret./Yards	3/54	1/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:01	29:59

Drive Charts

Miami Mercenaries
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:51	3:13	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
1	7:52	1:21	OWN 7	3	36	Interception
1	1:04	6:41	OWN 30	12	45	Field Goal
2	7:28	2:25	OPP 36	4	21	Field Goal
2	1:52	0:46	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 22	3	1	Punt
3	8:46	2:02	OWN 43	3	7	Punt
3	5:30	2:49	OPP 31	7	31	Touchdown
4	12:36	5:58	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
4	3:56	1:21	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
4	1:48	1:11	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:09	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
1	9:38	1:46	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
1	6:31	4:44	OPP 33	9	33	Touchdown
1	1:42	0:38	OPP 42	2	42	Touchdown
2	9:23	1:55	OWN 31	3	-3	Interception
2	5:03	3:11	OWN 20	6	26	Punt
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 25	3	26	Half
3	12:50	4:04	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
3	6:44	1:14	OWN 20	3	1	Interception
3	2:41	5:05	OWN 31	9	52	Missed FG
4	6:38	2:42	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	2:35	0:47	OWN 35	4	19	Interception
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 33	3	7	Game

Game MVP: Gilbert Coffey, Miami Mercenaries

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Robbie Gietka	13	34	2.62	11	1
Gilbert Peterson	10	35	3.50	10	1
Gilbert Coffey	1	9	9.00	9	0
Lionel Green	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Bolender	16	62	3.88	13	1	1
Jerry Stai	10	21	2.10	10	1	0
Wayne Griffith	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Coffey	32	23	235	1/5	3	20	1	110.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	32	21	234	3/17	2	37	3	69.0

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Andersen	7	11	81	11.57	26	18	1
RB Robbie Gietka	6	7	42	7.00	25	11	2
WR Kenny Norton	4	4	38	9.50	12	14	0
TE Harold Cordell	2	2	27	13.50	1	14	0
RB Gilbert Peterson	2	2	8	4.00	2	6	0
TE Ross Hassell	1	1	19	19.00	9	19	0
WR Donny Baily	1	3	20	20.00	9	20	0
WR Eric Poole	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Peters	6	9	39	6.50	1	11	1
WR Kennedy Peterson	4	6	83	20.75	9	37	1
TE Edwin Jett	4	5	26	6.50	3	11	0
RB Billy Joe Bolender	2	2	22	11.00	18	16	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	3	24	12.00	5	20	0
FB Wally Hulbert	1	2	9	9.00	7	9	0
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	3	19	19.00	12	19	0
WR Scottie Owens	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Richie Hardy	1	41	41.00
ILB Sammy Lynch	1	0	0.00
S Jon Henry	1	13	13.00

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darrin Gordon	1	33	33.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donny Baily	1	0	0	0
Cole Newton	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jerry Stai	1	0	1
Kennedy Peterson	0	1	0
Al White	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Willie Gower	4	195	48.8	41.0	54	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryce Pang	4	188	47.0	43.5	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derrick Jenkins	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Newton	3	14	4.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Baily	3	78	26.0	0
Irving Kushto	1	20	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	4	97	24.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Donovan Wilkins	6	1	0.5	27	35
DT Roy Gaines	6	1	0.0	25	32
ILB Sammy Lynch	5	3	0.5	25	30
OLB Rico Saxton	5	1	0.0	9	10
DT Kelvin Davidson	4	0	1.0	22	19
CB Cole Newton	4	2	0.0	21	26
CB John Federspiel	4	1	0.0	27	32
S Jon Henry	3	5	0.0	27	34
CB Richie Hardy	3	3	0.0	24	33
S Brant Cash	3	2	0.0	22	29
DE Timothy Fortney	2	0	0.0	25	32
DE Emmitt Castroll	1	2	1.0	25	31
DT Hardy Carter	1	0	0.0	7	6
ILB B.J. Hill	1	0	0.0	2	3
FB Jared Fredrickson	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bert Wofford	8	1	0.0	25	33
S Frankie Riley	6	0	0.0	17	28
DT Shannon Allen	5	2	0.0	22	25
CB Korey Shannon	5	0	0.0	23	32
CB Chad Johnson	4	0	0.0	22	30
DT Louie Korr	3	2	0.5	23	30
CB Gerald Lyle	3	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Erik Wagner	2	0	0.5	25	33
S Darrin Gordon	2	4	0.0	25	33
DE Irving Hammond	2	0	0.0	9	7
WR Gabe Peters	2	0	---	---	---
DE Roger Becker	1	2	0.0	24	32
DE Harold Barginski	1	0	0.0	23	30
DT Antoine Schultz	1	0	0.0	2	4
OLB Ellis Briles	1	0	0.0	1	2
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	0.0	11	8
S Al White	1	0	0.0	5	8
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Emmitt Castroll	1.0	3	2	31
DT Kelvin Davidson	1.0	1	0	19
OLB Donovan Wilkins	0.5	0	0	35
ILB Sammy Lynch	0.5	0	0	30

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Erik Wagner	0.5	0	0	33
DT Louie Korr	0.5	0	0	30
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	2	1	25
DE Harold Barginski	0.0	1	2	30
DE Roger Becker	0.0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jon Henry	4	0	1	34
S Brant Cash	3	1	0	29
CB Richie Hardy	3	0	1	33
CB John Federspiel	2	1	0	32
CB Cole Newton	2	0	0	26
OLB Donovan Wilkins	2	0	0	35
OLB Rico Saxton	2	0	0	10
ILB Sammy Lynch	1	0	1	30
DT Roy Gaines	1	0	0	32
ILB B.J. Hill	1	0	0	3

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Korey Shannon	5	0	0	32
CB Chad Johnson	4	2	0	30
S Frankie Riley	4	0	0	28
ILB Bert Wofford	3	0	0	33
CB Gerald Lyle	2	0	0	24
S Darrin Gordon	1	1	1	33
OLB Erik Wagner	1	1	0	33
DE Harold Barginski	1	0	0	30
OLB Ellis Briles	1	0	0	2
DT Louie Korr	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent McGee	2	7	0	25	1	33
Harvey Dole	1	6	0	23	0	30
Bruce Jackson	1	4	1	25	0	30
Trent Graham	1	3	0	16	0	25
Pat Webster	1	2	0	23	0	29
Harold Cordell	0	1	0	20	0	22
Jared Fredrickson	0	1	0	14	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ronald McCreery	4	8	0	25	0	33
Toby Benton	2	4	0	22	1	30
Dan Barnes	2	3	0	23	0	27
Edwin Jett	1	2	0	22	0	28
Dean Dunn	1	1	0	1	0	1
Terry Christopher	0	5	0	21	1	25
Mitch Hynes	0	1	1	23	1	32
Wally Hulbert	0	1	0	11	0	11
Jessie Hopper	0	1	0	5	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Poole	2	14
Lionel Green	1	21
Irving Kushto	1	18
Sherman Gaylor	1	7
Ross Hassell	0	18
Luke Spencer	0	18
Kelly Lockard	0	16
Donny Baily	0	15
Mickey Nelson	0	14
Antonio Robson	0	12
Clifton Rose	0	11
Derrick Jenkins	0	10
B.J. Hill	0	10
Willie Gower	0	7
Wayne Grimm	0	7
Cole Newton	0	6
Rondell Bauer	0	6
Jared Fredrickson	0	6
Bruce Jackson	0	5
Harold Cordell	0	4
Darryl Benedict	0	4
Blaine Nkwenti	0	3
Richie Hardy	0	2
Harvey Dole	0	2
Sammy Lynch	0	2
Rico Saxton	0	2
Pat Webster	0	2
Emmitt Castroll	0	2
John Federspiel	0	1
Timothy Fortney	0	1
Brant Cash	0	1
Donovan Wilkins	0	1
Roy Gaines	0	1
Jon Henry	0	1
Kelvin Davidson	0	1
Ronald Marshall	0	1
Gilbert Peterson	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Stai	3	18
Scottie Owens	3	14
Billy Joe Bolender	1	4
Rudolph Close	0	19
Gerald Lyle	0	16
Randall Felker	0	16
Edwin Jett	0	15
Levon Eidsmore	0	15
Korey Shannon	0	14
Jumbo Weber	0	12
Al White	0	12
Ellis Briles	0	8
Dean Dunn	0	6
Gabe Peters	0	6
Ronald McCreery	0	5
Preston Lynch	0	5
Jumbo Alvarado	0	5
Richie Anderson	0	5
Jason Winn	0	5
Jessie Hopper	0	5
Bryce Pang	0	4
Antoine Schultz	0	4
Lance Bidney	0	4
Erik Wagner	0	3
Bert Wofford	0	3
Roger Becker	0	3
Wally Hulbert	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	3
Irving Hammond	0	3
Toby Benton	0	3
Harold Barginski	0	2
Mitch Hynes	0	2
Shannon Allen	0	2
Chad Johnson	0	2
Louie Korr	0	2
Ellis Carpenter	0	2
Frankie Riley	0	1
Kennedy Peterson	0	1
Skip Warren	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	26	3.7
Middle	13	34	2.6
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	5	5	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Coffey	32	23	1	0	1	4	3	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	32	21	3	1	1	2	4	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	71	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	134	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	35	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	50	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	80	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	69	9.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rob Andersen	11	7	0	81	0	24
RB Robbie Gietka	7	6	0	42	0	21
WR Kenny Norton	4	4	0	38	0	25
WR Donny Baily	3	1	0	20	1	18
TE Harold Cordell	2	2	0	27	0	22
WR Eric Poole	2	0	1	0	0	11
RB Gilbert Peterson	2	2	0	8	0	12
TE Ross Hassell	1	1	0	19	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Peters	9	6	0	39	0	24
WR Kennedy Peterson	6	4	0	83	2	24
TE Edwin Jett	5	4	1	26	0	28
WR J.C. Ferguson	3	1	0	19	0	17
WR Levon Eidsmore	3	2	0	24	1	25
FB Wally Hulbert	2	1	0	9	0	11
RB Billy Joe Bolender	2	2	0	22	0	18
WR Scottie Owens	2	1	0	12	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gilbert Peterson	2	-1	-0.50	3.50
Lionel Green	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Bolender	3	10	3.33	3.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Coffey	7	6	45	6.43	7.34

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	4	4	20	5.00	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Andersen	4	3	28	7.00	7.36
RB Robbie Gietka	2	2	15	7.50	6.00
RB Gilbert Peterson	1	1	2	2.00	4.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edwin Jett	2	2	9	4.50	5.20
WR Kennedy Peterson	1	1	5	5.00	13.83
WR Gabe Peters	1	1	6	6.00	4.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Peterson	2	1
Gilbert Coffey	1	1
Robbie Gietka	1	0
Lionel Green	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Bolender	2	2
Jerry Stai	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Coffey	7	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Norton	3	3	2
WR Rob Andersen	3	2	1
RB Robbie Gietka	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Peters	3	2	1
WR Kennedy Peterson	2	1	1
WR Scottie Owens	2	1	1
FB Wally Hulbert	1	1	1
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	0	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)