Week 1, 2009

played in San Francisco, CA

82 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Seattle Comets	7	6	0	0	-	13
San Francisco Griffins	7	10	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 SEA - Bryan Norton 14 pass from Rickey Hitchcock (Skip Hanson extra point)
1Q: 03:07 SF - Benjamin Maher 35 pass from Cornelius Fiste (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 11:46 SF - Edgar Meadows 2 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 05:44 SEA - Skip Hanson 31 field goal
2Q: 01:20 SEA - Skip Hanson 54 field goal
2Q: 00:08 SF - Tony Lipford 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:43 SEA - Bryan Norton 14 pass from Rickey Hitchcock (Skip Hanson extra point)
1Q: 03:07 SF - Benjamin Maher 35 pass from Cornelius Fiste (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 11:46 SF - Edgar Meadows 2 run (Tony Lipford extra point)
2Q: 05:44 SEA - Skip Hanson 31 field goal
2Q: 01:20 SEA - Skip Hanson 54 field goal
2Q: 00:08 SF - Tony Lipford 36 field goal

Team Statistics SEA SF
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 16 6
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 296 254
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 53 140
- Rushing Attempts 18 40
- Yards per Rush 2.94 3.50
Net Passing Yards 243 114
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 29 - 1 16 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 255 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 5.06 6.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/20 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 3/43
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 38
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42

Team Statistics	SEA	SF
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	16	6
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	296	254
- Offensive Plays	66	57
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	53	140
- Rushing Attempts	18	40
- Yards per Rush	2.94	3.50
Net Passing Yards	243	114
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 29 - 1	16 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	255	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	5.06	6.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/20	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	3/43
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 38
Time of Possession	30:18	29:42

Drive Charts

Seattle Comets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:00	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	12:47	5:09	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
1	2:53	1:27	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	13:07	0:08	OWN 8	1	11	Fumble
2	11:37	5:59	OWN 37	9	49	Field Goal
2	3:49	2:35	OWN 3	8	60	Field Goal
3	12:11	5:34	OWN 13	9	23	Punt
3	3:02	2:25	OWN 13	5	27	Interception
4	14:50	1:02	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
4	12:23	3:09	OWN 25	8	40	Punt
4	6:04	1:27	OWN 26	3	-12	Punt
4	1:49	0:39	OWN 38	4	9	Downs

San Francisco Griffins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:00	1:13	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
1	7:38	4:45	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	1:26	3:19	OWN 4	6	40	Punt
2	12:59	1:22	OPP 4	3	4	Touchdown
2	5:38	1:49	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
2	1:14	1:13	OWN 43	5	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 32	4	20	Punt
3	6:37	3:35	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
3	0:37	0:47	OPP 48	2	21	Fumble
4	13:48	1:25	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	9:14	3:10	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
4	4:37	2:48	OPP 49	6	18	Missed FG
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 47	3	-3	Game

Game MVP: Cornelius Fiste, San Francisco Griffins

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Shawn Pohl	9	26	2.89	8
Lincoln Carlisle	6	20	3.33	9
Rickey Hitchcock	3	7	2.33	3

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Lyons	22	66	3.00	13	2	0
Cornelius Fiste	9	25	2.78	7	0	0
Edgar Meadows	9	49	5.44	20	1	1

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rickey Hitchcock	46	29	255	2/12	1	17	1	75.9

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Fiste	16	11	122	1/8	1	35	0	112.0

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hardy Collins	10	17	71	7.10	2	13	0
TE J.R. Shepherd	5	9	65	13.00	22	17	0
WR Cory Aydelotte	4	5	35	8.75	7	14	0
WR Harry Batteaux	2	3	14	7.00	2	8	0
RB Shawn Pohl	2	2	11	5.50	5	6	0
WR Gabe Caldwell	2	2	11	5.50	0	8	0
WR Bryan Norton	2	4	27	13.50	7	14	1
RB Lincoln Carlisle	1	1	16	16.00	12	16	0
TE Rickey Wall	1	2	5	5.00	6	5	0
FB Renaldo Dotson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Ruby	3	3	25	8.33	0	13	0
WR Chris Malinsky	2	3	20	10.00	3	12	0
RB Shawn Lyons	2	2	7	3.50	1	4	0
WR Benjamin Maher	2	3	51	25.50	21	35	1
RB Edgar Meadows	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
WR Steven Aguayo	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Eddie Torres	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lester Bernardi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Craig Osborne	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.R. Shepherd	1	0	0
Rickey Hitchcock	1	0	0
Juan Wallman	0	1	0
Dixon Benton	0	1	0
Lawrence Grier	0	0	1
Wally Hanson	0	0	1
Derrick Oja	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shawn Lyons	2	0	0
Edgar Meadows	1	0	0
Jamie Edwards	0	1	0
Cornelius Fiste	0	1	0
Steven Aguayo	0	1	0
Monty Hillenbrand	0	0	1
Dwight Vertelney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Michael Hervey	6	289	48.2	37.7	56	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jermaine Sellers	7	360	51.4	47.3	61	7

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Skip Hanson	2/2	1/1	1/1	54	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tony Lipford	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Pohl	4	29	7.3	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Ruby	3	43	14.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hardy Collins	2	43	21.5	0
Shawn Pohl	2	57	28.5	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Aguayo	4	107	26.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Joe Peters	6	2	0.0	35	16
OLB Lawrence Grier	6	1	0.0	39	16
ILB Juan Wallman	5	4	0.0	40	17
DT Wally Hanson	5	0	0.0	33	16
CB Dana Gomez	4	3	0.0	37	17
S Lenny Cheatham	3	3	1.0	29	16
CB Ethan Juchartz	3	1	0.0	37	17
OLB Devin Stanton	3	1	0.0	19	4
DE Les Sinard	2	1	0.0	31	16
DT Donny Barber	2	0	0.0	31	10
DE Derrick Oja	2	0	0.0	35	15
OLB Harvey Cole	2	0	0.0	4	0
CB Zack Parker	2	0	0.0	20	13
S Roman Harvey	1	2	0.0	12	6
G Bucky Freeman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Harry Batteaux	1	0	---	---	---
DT Earnest Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	16	1
DT Bart Ybarra	1	0	0.0	9	1
DT Jim Thomas	0	1	0.0	3	2

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jamie Edwards	7	1	0.0	17	44
ILB Dwight Vertelney	6	3	0.0	18	41
S Monty Hillenbrand	5	1	0.0	18	48
S Neil McNeil	5	1	0.0	7	22
CB Craig Osborne	4	2	1.0	17	41
OLB Zach Stewart	4	1	0.0	8	21
CB Bill Pietrzyk	4	0	0.0	8	34
CB Bryant Peterson	3	2	0.0	14	43
DT Andre Tyler	3	0	0.0	15	37
S Kelvin Howe	3	0	0.0	10	31
DE Don Blanchette	1	0	1.0	14	42
DT Eddie Sullivan	1	2	0.0	16	42
S Jerald Carig	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Roosevelt Taylor	0	1	0.0	16	44

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Lenny Cheatham	1.0	0	16
ILB Juan Wallman	0.0	1	17
DT Wally Hanson	0.0	1	16
DE Derrick Oja	0.0	1	15

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Blanchette	1.0	1	0	0	42
CB Craig Osborne	1.0	0	0	0	41
DE Roosevelt Taylor	0.0	1	0	0	44
DT Andre Tyler	0.0	0	2	2	37
DT Eddie Sullivan	0.0	0	1	0	42
OLB Jamie Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ethan Juchartz	3	0	17
CB Dana Gomez	2	1	17
OLB Lawrence Grier	1	0	16
DT Wally Hanson	1	0	16
OLB Devin Stanton	1	0	4
S Lenny Cheatham	1	0	16
S Billy Joe Peters	1	0	16
CB Zack Parker	1	0	13

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Neil McNeil	5	1	0	22
S Monty Hillenbrand	4	1	0	48
OLB Zach Stewart	4	0	0	21
CB Craig Osborne	3	1	1	41
ILB Dwight Vertelney	3	1	0	41
OLB Jamie Edwards	3	0	0	44
CB Bill Pietrzyk	3	0	0	34
CB Bryant Peterson	3	0	0	43
S Kelvin Howe	1	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Blood	1	5	0	17	0	44
Terrance Osborne	1	4	1	18	0	44
Dixon Benton	1	3	0	16	1	35
Leslie Conway	0	2	0	12	0	37
Renaldo Dotson	0	1	0	9	0	17
Bucky Freeman	0	0	0	15	1	36

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daniel Madison	3	11	40	0	17
Roy Coffey	2	2	40	0	17
Earl Reed	1	7	31	0	7
R.J. Dilly	1	4	29	0	14
Bryce Boyles	1	3	31	0	11
William Garner	1	1	30	0	14
Chad Skelton	0	3	40	0	16
Kris Porter	0	2	11	0	4
Tony Lethert	0	1	9	1	10

Special Teams Statistics

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Parker	5	12
Harry Batteaux	1	18
Daryl Brooks	1	7
Nick Waller	0	24
Lincoln Carlisle	0	22
Lawrence Jackson	0	17
Juan Wallman	0	15
Rickey Wall	0	15
Gabe Caldwell	0	11
Shawn Pohl	0	10
Dana Gomez	0	9
J.R. Shepherd	0	8
Stan Finley	0	8
Tommie Eaton	0	8
Bart Ybarra	0	8
Dwayne Joyner	0	8
Zach Blood	0	7
Renaldo Dotson	0	7
Roman Harvey	0	7
Skip Hanson	0	6
Michael Hervey	0	6
Bryan Norton	0	6
Jim Thomas	0	5
Hardy Collins	0	4
Harvey Cole	0	4
Derrick Oja	0	3
Lawrence Grier	0	2
Wally Hanson	0	2
Lenny Cheatham	0	2
Billy Joe Peters	0	2
Donny Barber	0	2
Les Sinard	0	2
Marty Vincent	0	2
Ethan Juchartz	0	1
Devin Stanton	0	1
Earnest Gerhardt	0	1
Cory Aydelotte	0	1
Dixon Benton	0	1
Leslie Conway	0	1

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Burnett	2	27
Kelvin Howe	2	13
Edgar Meadows	1	17
Thurman Stiles	1	17
Eddie Torres	1	15
Bill Pietrzyk	1	9
Monty Hillenbrand	0	14
Benjamin Maher	0	13
Bryce Boyles	0	10
Lester Bernardi	0	10
Phillip Ruby	0	10
Teddy Glenn	0	9
Kris Porter	0	9
Tony Lethert	0	9
Jerald Carig	0	8
Andre Tyler	0	8
Jessie Rau	0	8
Mack Griffith	0	8
Jermaine Sellers	0	7
Tony Lipford	0	6
William Garner	0	5
Chad Skelton	0	5
Steven Aguayo	0	5
Earnest Taylor	0	5
Monty Houston	0	4
Earl Reed	0	4
Don Blanchette	0	3
Jamie Edwards	0	3
Roosevelt Taylor	0	2
Eddie Sullivan	0	2
Craig Osborne	0	2
Dwight Vertelney	0	2
Bryant Peterson	0	2
J.B. Rodriguez	0	2
Zach Stewart	0	1
Eddie O'Brien	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	15	48	3.2
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	38	4.8
Middle	25	101	4.0
Right	5	4	0.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rickey Hitchcock	46	29	0	2	3	5	4	2	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Fiste	16	11	1	0	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	90	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	131	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	18	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	92	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Hardy Collins	17	10	2	71	41
TE J.R. Shepherd	9	5	0	65	47
WR Cory Aydelotte	5	4	0	35	28
WR Bryan Norton	4	2	0	27	19
WR Harry Batteaux	3	2	0	14	23
RB Shawn Pohl	2	2	0	11	26
TE Rickey Wall	2	1	0	5	13
WR Gabe Caldwell	2	2	0	11	2
FB Renaldo Dotson	1	0	1	0	17
RB Lincoln Carlisle	1	1	0	16	22

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Malinsky	3	2	0	20	0	9
WR Benjamin Maher	3	2	0	51	1	11
WR Phillip Ruby	3	3	0	25	0	6
TE Eddie Torres	2	0	1	0	0	6
RB Shawn Lyons	2	2	0	7	0	10
WR Lester Bernardi	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Edgar Meadows	1	1	0	9	0	7
WR Steven Aguayo	1	1	0	10	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Pohl	2	1	0.50	2.89

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Lyons	2	2	1.00	3.00
Edgar Meadows	1	2	2.00	5.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rickey Hitchcock	2	2	17	8.50	5.54

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hardy Collins	1	1	3	3.00	4.18
WR Bryan Norton	1	1	14	14.00	6.75

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Lincoln Carlisle	3	2
Shawn Pohl	1	0

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Cornelius Fiste	5	2
Shawn Lyons	4	0
Edgar Meadows	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rickey Hitchcock	9	4	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Fiste	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hardy Collins	4	2	2
TE J.R. Shepherd	2	1	1
RB Shawn Pohl	1	1	1
TE Rickey Wall	1	0	0
WR Bryan Norton	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Eddie Torres	1	0	0
WR Phillip Ruby	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (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 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (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	2,500 (3,300)