Week 3, 2009

played in Denver, CO

56 degrees, fair, 16 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	7	10	3	0	0	-	20
Denver Tornados	14	0	0	6	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 DEN - Harry Vela 13 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
1Q: 10:15 NO - O.J. Hicks 57 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
1Q: 02:37 DEN - Hugh Mathis 3 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
2Q: 12:59 NO - Mo Bellais 20 field goal
2Q: 04:45 NO - Dustin Bahr 46 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
3Q: 04:23 NO - Mo Bellais 39 field goal
4Q: 04:14 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 30 field goal
4Q: 00:30 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 61 field goal
OT: 05:39 DEN - Kelvin Walters 5 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 DEN - Harry Vela 13 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
1Q: 10:15 NO - O.J. Hicks 57 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
1Q: 02:37 DEN - Hugh Mathis 3 pass from William Becker (Ronald Vilnit extra point)
2Q: 12:59 NO - Mo Bellais 20 field goal
2Q: 04:45 NO - Dustin Bahr 46 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
3Q: 04:23 NO - Mo Bellais 39 field goal
4Q: 04:14 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 30 field goal
4Q: 00:30 DEN - Ronald Vilnit 61 field goal
OT: 05:39 DEN - Kelvin Walters 5 run

Team Statistics NO DEN
Record 0-3 3-0
First Downs 20 25
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 14 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 447 419
- Offensive Plays 67 68
- Yards per Play 6.67 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 116 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 25
- Yards per Rush 3.52 4.32
Net Passing Yards 331 311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 28 - 0 43 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 331 311
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 9.74 7.23
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/94 9/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 6/126 4/81
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 36:32 32:59

Team Statistics	NO	DEN
Record	0-3	3-0
First Downs	20	25
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	14	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	447	419
- Offensive Plays	67	68
- Yards per Play	6.67	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	116	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	25
- Yards per Rush	3.52	4.32
Net Passing Yards	331	311
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 28 - 0	43 - 31 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	331	311
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	9.74	7.23
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/94	9/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	6/126	4/81
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	36:32	32:59

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:23	1:23	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
1	2:32	4:40	OWN 26	7	71	Field Goal
2	9:04	4:35	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
2	1:23	1:23	OWN 13	4	13	Half
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 46	3	6	Punt
3	10:45	6:28	OWN 38	13	40	Field Goal
3	2:00	3:05	OWN 10	6	34	Punt
4	11:09	3:10	OWN 11	5	21	Punt
4	6:30	0:53	OWN 14	2	6	Fumble
4	4:07	2:19	OWN 33	4	15	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 34	2	20	Half
OT1	15:00	6:02	OWN 34	10	44	Missed FG

Denver Tornados
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:37	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown
1	10:00	7:28	OWN 31	12	69	Touchdown
2	12:52	3:48	OWN 39	9	44	Interception
2	4:29	3:06	OWN 27	8	60	Fumble
3	12:42	1:57	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	4:17	2:17	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
4	13:55	2:46	OWN 29	6	20	Punt
4	7:59	1:29	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	5:37	1:30	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:48	1:25	OWN 11	6	45	Field Goal
OT1	8:58	3:29	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Levon Morrison	14	31	2.21	8
Desmond Abe	11	44	4.00	9
Jeff Brzezinski	5	25	5.00	7
Tommy Battle	3	16	5.33	9

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kelvin Walters	16	70	4.38	23	1	1
Leland Simmons	4	16	4.00	7	0	0
William Becker	3	18	6.00	8	0	0
Levon Malone	2	4	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	34	28	331	0/0	2	57	0	126.8

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
William Becker	43	31	311	0/0	2	30	1	98.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	9	70	10.00	22	21	0
WR Jessie Malchow	4	6	22	5.50	5	8	0
FB Deron Devito	3	3	6	2.00	2	6	0
WR O.J. Hicks	3	3	76	25.33	13	57	1
TE Richie Gardner	3	4	54	18.00	36	36	0
TE Roman Ciervo	2	2	21	10.50	0	14	0
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dustin Bahr	2	3	66	33.00	35	46	1
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Tommy Battle	1	1	4	4.00	3	4	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hugh Mathis	7	8	64	9.14	17	24	1
RB Kelvin Walters	6	6	50	8.33	22	28	0
TE A.J. King	5	7	60	12.00	8	20	0
WR Dominic Perkins	5	7	71	14.20	23	30	0
WR Harry Vela	3	6	34	11.33	0	16	1
TE Fernando Dawkins	2	2	12	6.00	9	11	0
RB Leland Simmons	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Fernando Ramsey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Richard Suhocki	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ethan Randle	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Levon Morrison	1	0	0
Desmond Abe	1	0	0
Donald Maxwell	0	1	0
Terry Myers	0	1	0
Lenny Walton	0	0	1
Isaac Howard	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
William Becker	1	0	0
Hugh Mathis	1	0	0
Kelvin Walters	0	1	0
Quentin Sperr	0	1	0
Tyrone Jones	0	0	1
Pat Alcott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	4	164	41.0	34.0	48	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Armstrong	4	194	48.5	45.8	55	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Bellais	2/3	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ronald Vilnit	2/2	1/1	1/1	61	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Malchow	2	11	5.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Will Cortez	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Malchow	4	75	18.8	0
Carlos Peters	2	51	25.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Walters	3	61	20.3	0
Levon Eidsmore	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT Pete Maxwell	7	2	23	42
CB Carlos Peters	5	3	23	41
ILB Ernie Crawford	5	1	24	43
S Gilbert Lane	5	1	24	42
DT Donald Maxwell	5	0	19	29
CB Sammy Metzler	5	0	13	39
OLB Isaac Howard	4	1	17	20
S Vernon Holcombe	3	2	5	15
CB Irving Kushto	3	0	23	43
S Ethan Randle	2	3	19	38
OLB Joseph Mahoney	2	2	8	14
DE Don Harmon	2	1	23	42
OLB Lenny Walton	1	0	12	15
DE Teddy Campbell	1	0	23	42
DT Jimmy Meadows	1	0	8	5
DT Antoine Schultz	0	1	3	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	8	5	0.0	32	33
OLB Tyrone Jones	5	2	0.0	15	20
S Will Cortez	5	2	0.0	28	28
OLB Bobby Lyons	5	1	0.0	26	24
CB Derrick Alston	5	0	0.0	23	25
CB Maurice Carr	5	0	0.0	30	33
CB Leon Barker	4	4	0.0	32	34
DE Bob Stargell	4	0	0.0	22	23
S Brent Renze	3	3	0.0	32	34
S Kim Blackburn	3	2	0.0	7	13
DE Clarence Parliman	3	2	0.0	16	18
DT Eric Kelsey	3	0	0.0	32	33
DE Sammie Lents	2	1	0.0	11	11
ILB Martin Junker	1	1	0.0	2	1
OLB Marco Schultz	1	0	0.0	5	1
WR Dominic Perkins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Pat Alcott	1	0	0.0	17	16
DT Mike Withrow	1	0	0.0	25	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Teddy Campbell	1	1	0	42
DT Donald Maxwell	1	0	2	29
DE Don Harmon	0	2	3	42
DT Pete Maxwell	0	2	0	42

Denver	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eric Kelsey	1	4	33
DE Sammie Lents	1	0	11
DT Mike Withrow	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Carlos Peters	6	0	0	41
CB Sammy Metzler	4	1	0	39
S Vernon Holcombe	4	0	0	15
OLB Isaac Howard	3	0	0	20
ILB Ernie Crawford	3	0	0	43
S Ethan Randle	2	0	1	38
CB Irving Kushto	2	0	0	43
S Gilbert Lane	2	0	0	42
OLB Lenny Walton	1	0	0	15
DT Donald Maxwell	1	0	0	29
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0	42
OLB Joseph Mahoney	1	0	0	14
DT Jimmy Meadows	1	0	0	5

Denver	Caught	PPlay
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	6	33
CB Maurice Carr	4	33
S Will Cortez	4	28
OLB Tyrone Jones	3	20
S Kim Blackburn	2	13
OLB Bobby Lyons	2	24
CB Leon Barker	2	34
CB Derrick Alston	2	25
DE Bob Stargell	1	23
DE Sammie Lents	1	11
ILB Martin Junker	1	1

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Doug Corey	6	11	0	33	33
Robbie Garrison	3	3	0	29	29
Jeff Money	1	4	0	33	34
Ralph Wright	0	7	1	29	33
Deron Devito	0	2	0	18	18
Richie Gardner	0	1	0	21	21
Terry Myers	0	1	0	4	5

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Harold Tate	4	8	1	24	41
Ray Null	2	3	0	22	38
Xavier Kerr	1	4	0	25	41
Burt McCartney	1	1	0	4	8
Horace Brien	0	3	0	21	35
Marco Mathes	0	2	0	19	32
Ray Marshall	0	1	0	3	5

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Grant Carlson	3	15
Tommy Battle	2	20
Spencer Stevenson	0	18
Jessie Hickman	0	16
O.J. Hicks	0	15
Matt Strickland	0	14
Brent Huh	0	12
Sammy Metzler	0	12
Roman Ciervo	0	11
Larry Jurkiewicz	0	10
Joseph Mahoney	0	10
Deron Devito	0	9
Carlos Peters	0	9
Mo Bellais	0	8
Jessie Malchow	0	8
Terry Myers	0	7
Adam Wyse	0	7
Roy Vaughn	0	7
Donald Maxwell	0	5
Doug Corey	0	5
Isaac Howard	0	5
Barry Sitz	0	5
Antoine Schultz	0	4
Wes Copeland	0	4
Jimmy Tarver	0	3
Irving Kushto	0	2
Don Harmon	0	2
Richie Gardner	0	2
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Levon Morrison	0	2
Teddy Campbell	0	2
Gilbert Lane	0	2
Ethan Randle	0	2
Robbie Garrison	0	2
Desmond Abe	0	2
Vernon Giannitti	0	2
Vernon Holcombe	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Kim Blackburn	3	15
Marco Schultz	1	23
Fernando Dawkins	1	17
Brent Renze	1	17
Fernando Ramsey	1	15
Leon Barker	1	14
Levon Malone	0	16
Richard Suhocki	0	14
Levon Eidsmore	0	13
Martin Junker	0	11
Ronald Vilnit	0	8
Pat Alcott	0	7
Will Cortez	0	7
Julio Armstrong	0	6
Paul Samson	0	6
Ray Marshall	0	6
Quentin Sperr	0	6
Burt McCartney	0	6
Daryl Shea	0	6
Chuck Donovan	0	6
Maurice Carr	0	6
Ray Null	0	5
Kelvin Walters	0	5
Dominic Perkins	0	5
A.J. King	0	4
Eric Kelsey	0	3
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	3
Bobby Lyons	0	3
Derrick Alston	0	3
Bob Stargell	0	2
Tyrone Jones	0	2
Sammie Lents	0	1
Harry Vela	0	1
Ron Johnston	0	1
Mike Withrow	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	6	0.9
Middle	19	81	4.3
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	16	81	5.1
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	34	28	5	3	0	0	3	4	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
William Becker	43	31	4	0	2	1	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	101	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	139	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	57	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	72	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	206	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	9	7	70	1	21
WR Jessie Malchow	6	4	22	0	16
TE Richie Gardner	4	3	54	1	21
FB Deron Devito	3	3	6	0	18
WR O.J. Hicks	3	3	76	1	25
WR Dustin Bahr	3	2	66	2	17
TE Roman Ciervo	2	2	21	0	9
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	6	0	24
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	6	0	7
RB Tommy Battle	1	1	4	0	5

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hugh Mathis	8	7	0	64	1	34
TE A.J. King	7	5	0	60	1	26
WR Dominic Perkins	7	5	1	71	1	38
RB Kelvin Walters	6	6	0	50	1	27
WR Harry Vela	6	3	1	34	0	28
WR Levon Eidsmore	3	0	0	0	0	6
TE Fernando Dawkins	2	2	0	12	0	13
RB Leland Simmons	1	1	0	1	0	13
FB Fernando Ramsey	1	1	0	4	0	12
WR Richard Suhocki	1	1	0	15	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	6	6.00	5.00
Levon Morrison	1	-4	-4.00	2.21

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kelvin Walters	4	11	2.75	4.38
William Becker	1	6	6.00	6.00
Levon Malone	1	1	1.00	2.00
Leland Simmons	1	0	0.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	3	2	12	4.00	9.74

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
William Becker	7	5	31	4.43	7.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Roman Ciervo	1	1	7	7.00	10.50
WR Jessie Malchow	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	5	5.00	7.78

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE A.J. King	2	1	4	2.00	8.57
TE Fernando Dawkins	1	1	1	1.00	6.00
WR Hugh Mathis	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
WR Dominic Perkins	1	1	10	10.00	10.14
WR Levon Eidsmore	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Harry Vela	1	1	13	13.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Morrison	2	0
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0
Desmond Abe	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
William Becker	2	2
Levon Malone	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	8	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
William Becker	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bahr	2	2	2
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	1	0
FB Deron Devito	1	1	0
RB Levon Morrison	1	1	0
WR Matt Strickland	1	1	1
WR Jessie Malchow	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kelvin Walters	2	2	0
WR Dominic Perkins	2	1	1
TE Fernando Dawkins	1	1	1
WR Hugh Mathis	1	1	0
TE A.J. King	1	1	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	1	0	0
WR Harry Vela	1	1	1

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)