Week 1, 2011

played in Carolina, NC

77 degrees, rain, 7 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	10	7	0	7	-	24
Carolina Horsemen	7	3	7	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 4 pass from Juan Morton (Mel Timmerman extra point)
1Q: 05:06 NO - Ty Warren 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 00:48 NO - Darrin Earls 40 field goal
2Q: 00:55 NO - Levon Morrison 8 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 00:04 CAR - Mel Timmerman 47 field goal
3Q: 08:46 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 11 run (Mel Timmerman extra point)
4Q: 10:30 NO - Jeff Brzezinski 12 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 01:33 CAR - Corey Sullivan 54 pass from Juan Morton (Mel Timmerman extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CAR - Mel Timmerman 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 4 pass from Juan Morton (Mel Timmerman extra point)
1Q: 05:06 NO - Ty Warren 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 00:48 NO - Darrin Earls 40 field goal
2Q: 00:55 NO - Levon Morrison 8 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 00:04 CAR - Mel Timmerman 47 field goal
3Q: 08:46 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 11 run (Mel Timmerman extra point)
4Q: 10:30 NO - Jeff Brzezinski 12 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 01:33 CAR - Corey Sullivan 54 pass from Juan Morton (Mel Timmerman extra point)
4Q: 00:04 CAR - Mel Timmerman 37 field goal

Team Statistics NO CAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 24
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 17 18
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 397 458
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 5.84 6.84
Net Rushing Yards 81 120
- Rushing Attempts 24 17
- Yards per Rush 3.38 7.06
Net Passing Yards 316 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 31 - 2 48 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 321 349
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 6.76
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/63 7/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 2/23
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/38 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 33:24 26:36

Team Statistics	NO	CAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	24
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	17	18
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	397	458
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	5.84	6.84
Net Rushing Yards	81	120
- Rushing Attempts	24	17
- Yards per Rush	3.38	7.06
Net Passing Yards	316	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 31 - 2	48 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	321	349
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	6.76
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/63	7/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	2/23
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/38	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	33:24	26:36

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	1:23	OWN 24	3	0	Interception
1	8:41	3:42	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
1	4:31	3:51	OWN 22	6	55	Field Goal
2	11:01	2:22	OWN 7	6	31	Punt
2	7:07	1:58	OWN 7	4	20	Punt
2	4:10	3:24	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:28	OWN 9	5	12	Punt
3	8:36	1:40	OWN 27	4	8	Punt
3	3:17	2:09	50	3	0	Punt
4	13:29	3:06	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
4	7:56	4:47	OWN 26	8	44	Fumble
4	1:18	0:54	OWN 20	2	20	Interception

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:03	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	9:12	0:31	OPP 30	3	0	Missed FG
1	4:59	0:28	OWN 20	3	10	Interception
1	0:40	4:39	OWN 29	11	64	Fumble
2	8:39	1:32	OWN 31	5	20	Punt
2	5:09	0:59	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	0:46	0:42	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OPP 30	0	0	Field Goal
3	11:32	2:56	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	6:56	3:39	OWN 10	7	72	Interception
3	1:08	2:39	OWN 5	5	40	Fumble
4	10:23	2:27	OWN 25	5	6	Punt
4	3:09	1:51	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 44	2	24	Field Goal

Game MVP: Corey Sullivan, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Morrison	13	33	2.54	8	0	1
Aaron Elliott	10	36	3.60	8	0	0
Jeff Brzezinski	1	12	12.00	12	1	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	13	126	9.69	44	5	1
Ryan Weisz	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
Corey Sherman	2	-5	-2.50	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	43	31	321	1/5	1	31	2	81.6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	48	23	349	2/11	2	54	2	68.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	11	15	144	13.09	40	29	0
TE Richie Gardner	7	7	37	5.29	17	23	0
WR Kris O'Neill	4	5	35	8.75	12	15	0
WR Gerald Stanley	3	5	25	8.33	8	20	0
WR Seth Watkins	2	5	48	24.00	30	31	0
TE Ty Warren	2	2	17	8.50	10	15	1
FB Deron Devito	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Levon Morrison	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
RB Aaron Elliott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corey Sullivan	7	15	143	20.43	79	54	1
TE Ernie Murphy	4	6	65	16.25	21	27	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	4	6	29	7.25	2	14	1
WR Michael Davidson	3	7	43	14.33	2	16	0
WR Britt Hodges	2	4	21	10.50	0	15	0
TE Dana Abrams	1	1	29	29.00	22	29	0
WR Michael Zandofsky	1	3	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Clyde Conway	1	5	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Corey Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erik Lockett	1	38	38.00	0
CB William Ball	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Julio Hamilton	1	4	4.00	0
OLB Gerald Plante	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kyle Thornton	1	0	0
Aaron Elliott	1	0	0
Ernie Crawford	0	1	0
Gilbert Lane	0	1	0
Lenny Walton	0	0	2

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eugene Sawyer	2	0	0
Gary Carmelite	0	1	0
Burt O'Neal	0	1	0
Cornelius Dawson	0	0	1
Warren Truong	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don McWilliams	5	252	50.4	45.8	62	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Mage	4	191	47.8	45.8	59	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Timmerman	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Thornton	2	8	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Conway	2	23	11.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Thornton	1	20	20.0	0
Gerald Stanley	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Conway	4	77	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	8	2	0.0	15	46
OLB Lenny Walton	7	2	0.0	14	25
DT Xavier Clements	4	1	0.0	14	37
CB William Ball	3	1	0.0	13	29
S Gilbert Lane	3	1	0.0	11	36
CB Sammy Metzler	2	2	0.0	9	44
S Marvin Harp	2	0	0.0	15	34
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0.0	7	34
DE Scott Dorman	1	0	1.0	11	39
DT Jimmy Meadows	1	0	1.0	5	11
CB Gabe Riley	1	1	0.0	10	26
S Ethan Randle	1	1	0.0	6	21
FB Deron Devito	1	0	---	---	---
S Erik Lockett	1	0	0.0	3	32
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0.0	4	13
RB Levon Morrison	1	0	---	---	---
DE Eric Booker	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT Donald Maxwell	0	1	0.0	12	27
ILB Marty Carpenter	0	1	0.0	3	6

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	9	2	0.0	21	40
S Ronnie Guthrie	9	0	0.0	24	41
ILB Derek Parrish	8	1	0.0	21	36
S Warren Truong	5	2	0.0	23	42
CB Julio Hamilton	3	3	0.0	17	33
DT Patrick Hanks	3	1	0.0	10	19
S Marcus Varitek	3	1	0.0	10	35
ILB Winston Palutke	3	0	0.0	10	12
DT Kenyon Tate	2	2	0.5	13	26
CB Pete Hill	2	1	0.0	20	36
WR Corey Sullivan	2	0	---	---	---
DE Oscar Watson	2	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Rich Poole	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Hardy Sims	1	2	0.5	17	34
CB Seth George	1	1	0.0	14	26
DT Gary Carmelite	0	2	0.0	14	26
OLB Rick Wilfork	0	2	0.0	5	7
DT Scott Sikma	0	1	0.0	9	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Scott Dorman	1.0	0	1	39
DT Jimmy Meadows	1.0	0	1	11
DE Don Harmon	0.0	1	4	33
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	1	2	37
OLB Lenny Walton	0.0	1	0	25
DT Donald Maxwell	0.0	1	0	27
ILB Ernie Crawford	0.0	0	2	46

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Hardy Sims	0.5	2	34
DT Kenyon Tate	0.5	0	26
DT Patrick Hanks	0.0	1	19
DE Oscar Watson	0.0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB William Ball	4	0	1	29
OLB Lenny Walton	4	0	0	25
CB Sammy Metzler	3	1	0	44
ILB Ernie Crawford	3	0	0	46
S Marvin Harp	2	1	0	34
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0	34
CB Gabe Riley	1	2	0	26
S Gilbert Lane	1	1	0	36
S Erik Lockett	1	0	1	32
S Ethan Randle	1	0	0	21
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0	37
DT Pete Maxwell	0	1	0	13

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	7	2	1	40
S Ronnie Guthrie	6	0	0	41
ILB Derek Parrish	4	0	0	36
CB Julio Hamilton	3	0	1	33
S Warren Truong	3	0	0	42
ILB Winston Palutke	2	0	0	12
S Marcus Varitek	2	0	0	35
CB Seth George	1	1	0	26
CB Pete Hill	1	1	0	36
DT Gary Carmelite	1	0	0	26
OLB Rich Poole	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Corey	3	9	1	24	0	42
Jeff Money	2	5	0	24	1	37
Deron Devito	1	5	0	17	0	18
Ralph Wright	1	1	0	13	0	29
Scottie Dobson	1	1	0	15	0	24
Robbie Garrison	0	1	0	7	0	20
O.J. Sylvester	0	1	0	19	0	30
Ty Warren	0	1	0	6	0	5

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Becker	3	3	17	1	46
Rob Hopper	2	4	17	0	49
Jackie Lyons	1	5	17	0	48
Bryant Zill	0	2	13	0	35
Deion LaPointe	0	1	3	1	11
Bubba Hopkins	0	1	14	0	40
Corey Sherman	0	1	9	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Thornton	2	19
Erik Lockett	1	17
Marty Carpenter	1	14
Mickey Burnett	1	11
Aaron Elliott	1	11
Reuben Back	0	18
Carlton Robertson	0	15
Kris O'Neill	0	12
Deron Devito	0	10
Emmitt Joseph	0	10
Bryce Wooden	0	9
Ethan Randle	0	7
Doug Corey	0	6
Robbie Garrison	0	6
Eric Booker	0	6
O.J. Sylvester	0	6
Vince Mugica	0	6
Scottie Dobson	0	6
Darrin Earls	0	6
Xavier Clements	0	5
Ty Warren	0	5
Don McWilliams	0	5
Marvin Harp	0	4
Gerald Stanley	0	4
Donald Maxwell	0	3
Ernie Crawford	0	3
Sammy Metzler	0	3
Lenny Walton	0	2
Scott Dorman	0	2
Don Harmon	0	2
Gilbert Lane	0	2
Vernon Giannitti	0	2
Donovan Allen	0	1
Gabe Riley	0	1
William Ball	0	1
Jimmy Meadows	0	1
Michael Schumer	0	1

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Ryan Weisz	2	16
Dixon Caldwell	1	16
Cornelius Dawson	1	7
Ronnie Guthrie	0	20
Dana Abrams	0	17
Britt Hodges	0	14
Corey Sherman	0	13
Michael Zandofsky	0	12
Rick Wilfork	0	12
Seth George	0	10
Clyde Conway	0	10
Winston Palutke	0	9
Cole Upshaw	0	8
Charlie Maloney	0	8
Mel Timmerman	0	7
Burt O'Neal	0	7
Deion LaPointe	0	7
Max Dillon	0	6
Jackie Lyons	0	5
Bryant Zill	0	5
Marcus Varitek	0	5
Clay Mage	0	4
Alvin Guerrero	0	4
Jared Stevenson	0	3
Ernie Murphy	0	2
Oscar Watson	0	2
Rob Hopper	0	2
Gerald Plante	0	2
Pete Hill	0	2
Derek Parrish	0	1
Kenyon Tate	0	1
Gary Carmelite	0	1
Warren Truong	0	1
Hardy Sims	0	1
Roosevelt Russ	0	1
Rich Poole	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	29	3.6
Middle	16	52	3.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	8	66	8.3
Right	2	29	14.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	43	31	4	0	2	4	4	0	2

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	48	23	4	1	2	6	10	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	43	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	130	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	117	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	31	15.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	137	10.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	175	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	31	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	15	11	0	144	1	39
TE Richie Gardner	7	7	0	37	1	30
WR Seth Watkins	5	2	0	48	1	35
WR Kris O'Neill	5	4	0	35	0	16
WR Gerald Stanley	5	3	1	25	1	20
RB Levon Morrison	2	1	0	7	0	26
TE Ty Warren	2	2	0	17	0	5
FB Deron Devito	1	1	0	8	0	18
RB Aaron Elliott	1	0	1	0	0	16

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corey Sullivan	15	7	1	143	2	50
WR Michael Davidson	7	3	1	43	0	27
TE Ernie Murphy	6	4	0	65	1	20
RB Eugene Sawyer	6	4	0	29	0	40
WR Clyde Conway	5	1	0	12	0	24
WR Britt Hodges	4	2	0	21	0	31
WR Michael Zandofsky	3	1	0	7	0	12
FB Corey Sherman	1	0	0	0	0	23
TE Dana Abrams	1	1	0	29	1	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	12	12.00	12.00
Levon Morrison	1	8	8.00	2.54
Aaron Elliott	1	1	1.00	3.60

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	3	26	8.67	9.69
Ryan Weisz	1	0	0.00	-0.50
Corey Sherman	1	-2	-2.00	-2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	6	4	25	4.17	7.47

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	3	1	4	1.33	7.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Deron Devito	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
TE Richie Gardner	1	1	6	6.00	5.29
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	9	9.00	9.60
RB Aaron Elliott	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Ty Warren	1	1	2	2.00	8.50
WR Gerald Stanley	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corey Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	9.53
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	1	4	4.00	4.83
WR Clyde Conway	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1
Levon Morrison	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	10	8	5

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	10	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	3	2
WR Kris O'Neill	2	2	1
WR Gerald Stanley	2	2	1
WR Seth Watkins	1	0	0
TE Ty Warren	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Eugene Sawyer	5	3	2
WR Corey Sullivan	2	0	0
WR Michael Davidson	1	0	0
WR Britt Hodges	1	1	0
WR Michael Zandofsky	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,300)