Week 14, 2009

played in San Diego, CA

68 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	10	10	0	-	20
San Diego Scouts	3	14	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:56 SD - Walter Morrison 31 field goal
2Q: 09:39 NO - Richie Gardner 8 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 07:49 SD - Alfred Durham 62 pass from Jason Palmer (Walter Morrison extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NO - Mo Bellais 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SD - Walter Gerbasi 99 kickoff return (Walter Morrison extra point)
3Q: 05:30 NO - Mo Bellais 44 field goal
3Q: 02:40 NO - Roman Ciervo 17 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:56 SD - Walter Morrison 31 field goal
2Q: 09:39 NO - Richie Gardner 8 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 07:49 SD - Alfred Durham 62 pass from Jason Palmer (Walter Morrison extra point)
2Q: 00:09 NO - Mo Bellais 20 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SD - Walter Gerbasi 99 kickoff return (Walter Morrison extra point)
3Q: 05:30 NO - Mo Bellais 44 field goal
3Q: 02:40 NO - Roman Ciervo 17 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Mo Bellais extra point)

Team Statistics NO SD
Record 4-9 6-7
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 326 271
- Offensive Plays 69 57
- Yards per Play 4.72 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 83 54
- Rushing Attempts 27 16
- Yards per Rush 3.07 3.38
Net Passing Yards 243 217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 28 - 0 35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 248 251
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 6/34
- Yards per Pass Play 5.79 5.29
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 1/5 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 2/45 4/163
Interception Ret./Yards 3/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 24
Time of Possession 32:51 27:09

Team Statistics	NO	SD
Record	4-9	6-7
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	326	271
- Offensive Plays	69	57
- Yards per Play	4.72	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	83	54
- Rushing Attempts	27	16
- Yards per Rush	3.07	3.38
Net Passing Yards	243	217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 28 - 0	35 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	248	251
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	6/34
- Yards per Pass Play	5.79	5.29
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	1/5	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	2/45	4/163
Interception Ret./Yards	3/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 24
Time of Possession	32:51	27:09

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:48	3:31	OWN 19	6	25	Punt
1	0:23	5:53	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	7:32	6:06	OWN 32	12	59	Missed FG
2	0:34	0:31	OPP 36	3	33	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	11:12	5:48	OWN 26	11	47	Field Goal
3	4:00	1:25	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
4	12:44	1:35	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	10:08	2:25	OWN 46	6	33	Missed FG
4	6:28	1:44	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
4	1:26	0:35	OPP 41	3	7	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OPP 15	1	-1	Game

San Diego Scouts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:12	OWN 42	11	44	Field Goal
1	4:17	3:54	OWN 18	7	76	Interception
2	9:30	1:58	OWN 35	3	65	Touchdown
2	1:26	0:52	OWN 20	3	24	Interception
3	12:34	1:22	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	5:24	1:24	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
3	2:35	4:51	OWN 19	9	46	Interception
4	11:09	1:01	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
4	7:43	1:15	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	4:44	3:18	OWN 35	8	6	Downs
4	0:51	0:48	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Desmond Abe	13	39	3.00	15	1
Tommy Battle	9	37	4.11	11	2
Jeff Brzezinski	5	7	1.40	5	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Mitchell Porter	11	44	4.00	9
Jason Palmer	3	3	1.00	3
Ryan Owens	2	7	3.50	4

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	41	28	248	1/5	2	27	0	100.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Palmer	35	19	251	6/34	1	62	3	51.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Deron Devito	6	6	27	4.50	11	8	0
WR O.J. Hicks	3	3	43	14.33	10	17	0
TE Richie Gardner	3	5	21	7.00	7	8	1
WR Dustin Bahr	3	7	39	13.00	19	27	0
WR Jessie Malchow	3	6	25	8.33	5	12	0
RB Tommy Battle	3	5	17	5.67	2	9	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	3	49	16.33	0	23	0
TE Roman Ciervo	2	2	17	8.50	11	17	1
TE Spencer Stevenson	1	2	5	5.00	6	5	0
RB Desmond Abe	1	2	5	5.00	2	5	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Mitchell Porter	4	7	17	4.25	9	9	0
RB Ryan Owens	3	3	14	4.67	0	6	0
WR Alfred Durham	3	6	129	43.00	43	62	1
WR Travis Kaplan	2	4	14	7.00	4	10	0
WR Colin Bohrer	2	4	33	16.50	7	24	0
WR Walter Gerbasi	2	5	33	16.50	2	23	0
WR Courtney Newhart	2	2	10	5.00	0	9	0
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Julio Escalante	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Carlos Peters	1	17	17.00
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	0.00
S Gilbert Lane	1	0	0.00

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lenny Walton	0	0	1	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jason Palmer	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	5	209	41.8	36.2	48	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Hocking	4	184	46.0	44.3	54	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Bellais	2/4	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walter Morrison	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Riley	1	7	7.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Courtney Newhart	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Malchow	2	45	22.5	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Kaplan	2	41	20.5	0
Walter Gerbasi	2	122	61.0	1

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lenny Walton	7	0	0.5	10	28
ILB Ernie Crawford	6	3	1.0	15	40
S Gilbert Lane	6	0	0.0	14	40
DE Don Harmon	3	1	2.0	14	38
CB Carlos Peters	3	1	0.0	15	41
CB Gabe Riley	3	0	0.0	15	33
CB Sammy Metzler	3	0	0.0	11	27
OLB Isaac Howard	2	1	1.0	11	22
DE Teddy Campbell	2	1	0.5	16	39
S Ethan Randle	2	0	0.0	16	34
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0.5	13	35
S Jessie Hickman	1	0	0.0	2	1
OLB Larry Jurkiewicz	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Donald Maxwell	0	2	0.5	8	29

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ryan Hagemann	9	1	0.0	24	36
DT Darrell Lincoln	6	2	0.0	23	38
CB Bennie Shannon	6	2	0.0	26	38
ILB Ellis Bensen	5	0	1.0	19	33
S Tony Fontenot	5	4	0.0	26	42
CB Zach Groh	5	2	0.0	27	41
DE Ernest Florence	3	1	0.0	25	39
OLB Shane Hammond	3	0	0.0	16	17
CB Cory Turnbull	2	2	0.0	14	30
DE Herman Marischen	2	2	0.0	27	40
S Oscar Headley	2	2	0.0	19	34
S Larry Kien	2	1	0.0	5	8
DT Patrick Keller	1	0	0.0	13	9
RB Mitchell Porter	1	0	---	---	---
WR Alfred Durham	1	0	---	---	---
QB Jason Palmer	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Vernon Clark	1	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Roman Danko	0	1	0.0	0	1
OLB Jermaine Thompson	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	2.0	4	3	38
OLB Isaac Howard	1.0	0	0	22
ILB Ernie Crawford	1.0	0	0	40
DE Teddy Campbell	0.5	1	0	39
OLB Lenny Walton	0.5	0	0	28
DT Donald Maxwell	0.5	0	0	29
DT Pete Maxwell	0.5	0	0	35
DE Donovan Allen	0.0	1	0	3
S Gilbert Lane	0.0	1	0	40

San Diego	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ellis Bensen	1.0	0	0	33
DE Herman Marischen	0.0	3	3	40
DT Darrell Lincoln	0.0	2	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	1	40
CB Gabe Riley	4	0	0	33
CB Carlos Peters	3	0	1	41
S Gilbert Lane	3	0	1	40
OLB Lenny Walton	2	0	0	28
CB Sammy Metzler	1	1	0	27
OLB Isaac Howard	1	0	0	22
OLB Larry Jurkiewicz	1	0	0	2
S Ethan Randle	0	1	0	34

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ryan Hagemann	7	2	36
CB Bennie Shannon	5	1	38
S Tony Fontenot	3	1	42
CB Zach Groh	3	0	41
S Oscar Headley	2	1	34
OLB Shane Hammond	2	0	17
ILB Ellis Bensen	2	0	33
S Larry Kien	2	0	8
CB Cory Turnbull	1	0	30
DE Herman Marischen	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Corey	2	7	25	1	40
Terry Myers	2	3	7	0	5
Roman Ciervo	1	2	13	0	17
Jeff Money	0	5	27	0	42
Barry Sitz	0	3	24	0	36
Ralph Wright	0	2	24	0	41
Deron Devito	0	1	18	0	27
Robbie Garrison	0	1	21	0	37

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roger Murdock	3	5	1	16	0	41
D.J. Jasper	1	2	0	16	1	40
Corey Bobo	1	1	0	2	0	4
Damon Wiles	0	2	0	14	0	37
Trent Graham	0	1	0	13	2	31
Harvey Chapin	0	1	0	5	1	8
Jimmy Simmons	0	1	0	6	0	18
Ben Fleming	0	0	0	3	1	10
C.J. Minnig	0	0	0	11	1	33

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Tommy Battle	1	21
Grant Carlson	1	13
Jessie Hickman	1	13
Roman Ciervo	1	8
Spencer Stevenson	0	17
Deron Devito	0	12
Matt Strickland	0	12
Joseph Mahoney	0	12
Vernon Giannitti	0	10
Terry Myers	0	9
Adam Wyse	0	9
Mo Bellais	0	9
Roy Vaughn	0	9
Sammy Metzler	0	8
Barry Sitz	0	8
Doug Corey	0	7
Larry Jurkiewicz	0	7
Irving Kushto	0	5
Donald Maxwell	0	5
Carlos Peters	0	5
Brent Huh	0	5
Wes Copeland	0	5
Gabe Riley	0	4
Jimmy Tarver	0	4
Jessie Malchow	0	4
Isaac Howard	0	3
Jimmy Meadows	0	3
Don Harmon	0	2
O.J. Hicks	0	2
Richie Gardner	0	2
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Lenny Walton	0	1
Pete Maxwell	0	1
Teddy Campbell	0	1
Gilbert Lane	0	1
Ethan Randle	0	1
Robbie Garrison	0	1
Dwight Gossett	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Owens	1	18
Courtney Newhart	1	14
Vernon Clark	1	12
Adrian Wilkins	0	18
Tony Fontenot	0	14
Courtney Lewis	0	13
Cory Turnbull	0	12
Donny Borders	0	11
Herman Marischen	0	9
Ernest Florence	0	9
Larry Kien	0	9
Alfred Durham	0	9
Travis Kaplan	0	8
Julio Escalante	0	5
Harvey Chapin	0	5
Walter Gerbasi	0	5
Roman Danko	0	5
Reuben Manning	0	5
Jimmy Simmons	0	5
Zach Groh	0	5
Corey Bobo	0	5
Kelvin Battle	0	5
Darrell Lincoln	0	4
Damon Wiles	0	4
Bennie Shannon	0	4
Ellis Bensen	0	4
Oscar Headley	0	4
Walter Morrison	0	4
Nolan Hocking	0	4
Calvin Poole	0	4
Ryan Hagemann	0	3
Lance Terrell	0	3
Shane Hammond	0	1
C.J. Minnig	0	1
Bruce Bennett	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	12	48	4.0
Right	10	24	2.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	41	28	2	2	1	5	5	4	0

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Palmer	35	19	5	2	1	2	7	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	118	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	62	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	36	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	28	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	176	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bahr	7	3	0	39	1	23
FB Deron Devito	6	6	0	27	0	27
WR Jessie Malchow	6	3	1	25	0	26
TE Richie Gardner	5	3	0	21	0	23
RB Tommy Battle	5	3	0	17	0	29
WR O.J. Hicks	3	3	0	43	0	24
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	3	0	49	1	18
TE Roman Ciervo	2	2	0	17	0	17
TE Spencer Stevenson	2	1	0	5	0	3
RB Desmond Abe	2	1	0	5	0	13

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Mitchell Porter	7	4	0	17	0	33
WR Alfred Durham	6	3	0	129	3	26
WR Walter Gerbasi	5	2	0	33	1	23
WR Travis Kaplan	4	2	0	14	0	22
WR Colin Bohrer	4	2	0	33	1	24
RB Ryan Owens	3	3	0	14	0	8
TE Julio Escalante	2	0	1	0	0	28
WR Courtney Newhart	2	2	0	10	0	9
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	0	1	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	2	-2	-1.00	1.40
Desmond Abe	2	5	2.50	3.00
Tommy Battle	1	10	10.00	4.11

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	6	4	35	5.83	6.05

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jason Palmer	5	3	10	2.00	7.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Richie Gardner	2	1	8	4.00	4.20
TE Roman Ciervo	1	1	17	17.00	8.50
WR Dustin Bahr	1	1	5	5.00	5.57
WR Jessie Malchow	1	0	0	0.00	4.17
RB Desmond Abe	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mitchell Porter	3	2	5	1.67	2.43
WR Colin Bohrer	1	0	0	0.00	8.25
RB Ryan Owens	1	1	5	5.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0
Tommy Battle	1	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Mitchell Porter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	14	12	8

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Palmer	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Malchow	4	2	1
FB Deron Devito	2	2	1
TE Roman Ciervo	2	2	1
WR Dustin Bahr	2	2	2
WR O.J. Hicks	1	1	1
TE Richie Gardner	1	1	1
RB Tommy Battle	1	1	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Durham	4	2	2
RB Mitchell Porter	2	2	1
WR Travis Kaplan	1	0	0
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)