Week 16, 2011

played in Utah, UT

27 degrees, fair, 14 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	14	0	7	-	21
Utah Rattlers	17	7	2	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:35 UT - Darnell Herrington 76 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Jay Phillips extra point)
1Q: 06:50 UT - Jeffrey Tallman 13 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Jay Phillips extra point)
1Q: 01:36 UT - Jay Phillips 36 field goal
2Q: 10:57 NO - Vernon Giannitti 20 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 05:57 NO - Vernon Giannitti 9 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 02:36 UT - Darnell Herrington 6 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Jay Phillips extra point)
3Q: 01:33 UT - Safety: Marvin Ellard tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 09:32 UT - Jay Phillips 26 field goal
4Q: 03:52 NO - Seth Watkins 12 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:35 UT - Darnell Herrington 76 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Jay Phillips extra point)
1Q: 06:50 UT - Jeffrey Tallman 13 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Jay Phillips extra point)
1Q: 01:36 UT - Jay Phillips 36 field goal
2Q: 10:57 NO - Vernon Giannitti 20 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 05:57 NO - Vernon Giannitti 9 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 02:36 UT - Darnell Herrington 6 pass from Matthew Jeffries (Jay Phillips extra point)
3Q: 01:33 UT - Safety: Marvin Ellard tackled ball carrier in end zone
4Q: 09:32 UT - Jay Phillips 26 field goal
4Q: 03:52 NO - Seth Watkins 12 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)

Team Statistics NO UT
Record 7-8 9-6
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 2 6
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 234 438
- Offensive Plays 59 73
- Yards per Play 3.97 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 45 175
- Rushing Attempts 16 40
- Yards per Rush 2.81 4.38
Net Passing Yards 189 263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 22 - 0 31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 195 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.40 7.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.0
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/43 6/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 4/29
Kick Returns/Yards 4/114 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 30
Time of Possession 23:29 36:31

Team Statistics	NO	UT
Record	7-8	9-6
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	2	6
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	234	438
- Offensive Plays	59	73
- Yards per Play	3.97	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	45	175
- Rushing Attempts	16	40
- Yards per Rush	2.81	4.38
Net Passing Yards	189	263
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 22 - 0	31 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	195	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.40	7.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.0
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/43	6/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	4/29
Kick Returns/Yards	4/114	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 30
Time of Possession	23:29	36:31

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:19	1:53	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
1	6:42	1:07	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
1	1:30	1:38	OWN 48	3	0	Punt
2	13:25	2:45	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
2	8:42	2:56	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
2	4:31	1:23	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
2	2:25	1:07	OWN 45	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	3:45	OWN 38	8	27	Punt
3	7:43	2:56	OWN 2	5	17	Punt
3	1:33	0:10	OWN 1	1	-1	Safety
4	9:24	1:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	6:13	2:28	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
4	1:53	0:42	OWN 20	4	-6	Downs

Utah Rattlers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:41	OWN 13	2	87	Touchdown
1	12:26	5:44	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
1	5:35	4:05	OWN 31	8	50	Field Goal
2	14:52	1:27	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	10:40	1:58	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
2	5:46	1:15	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	3:08	0:43	OWN 38	3	62	Touchdown
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 15	6	17	Half
3	11:15	3:32	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
3	4:47	3:14	OWN 38	5	20	Punt
3	1:23	6:59	OWN 47	11	44	Field Goal
4	8:12	1:59	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	3:45	1:52	OWN 29	6	26	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 14	2	-6	Game

Game MVP: Matthew Jeffries, Utah Rattlers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Morrison	12	30	2.50	12	1	0
Aaron Elliott	4	15	3.75	7	0	0

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Hill	33	149	4.52	17	3
Ronald Henson	5	18	3.60	8	0
Matthew Jeffries	2	8	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	42	22	195	1/6	3	30	0	88.9

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Jeffries	31	21	282	2/19	3	76	0	128.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	16	48	6.86	1	20	2
FB Deron Devito	3	3	19	6.33	5	11	0
WR Seth Watkins	3	6	20	6.67	4	12	1
WR Kris O'Neill	3	6	27	9.00	4	12	0
WR Harry Batteaux	2	4	43	21.50	14	30	0
TE Richie Gardner	2	3	31	15.50	10	16	0
RB Aaron Elliott	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Ty Warren	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
WR Emmitt Joseph	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Utah	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnell Herrington	5	5	113	22.60	72	76	2
TE Jeffrey Tallman	3	3	41	13.67	23	22	1
WR Reggie Maples	3	5	43	14.33	15	22	0
WR Trevor Parrish	3	4	21	7.00	6	12	0
TE Oliver Linquist	2	4	34	17.00	21	34	0
FB Vincent Holly	2	2	13	6.50	4	7	0
WR Eric Poole	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Quentin Hill	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Ronald Henson	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Andy Strickland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Utah	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Utah	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don McWilliams	8	342	42.8	36.6	60	3

Utah	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	7	277	39.6	34.7	45	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Utah	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Phillips	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harry Batteaux	1	14	14.0	0

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronald Henson	4	29	7.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harry Batteaux	2	66	33.0	0
Kyle Thornton	2	48	24.0	0

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Herrington	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	8	1	0.0	36	31
CB Reuben Back	7	2	0.0	26	21
S Marvin Harp	5	1	0.0	28	25
DE Scott Dorman	4	0	1.0	27	26
S Erik Lockett	4	2	0.0	22	16
S Gilbert Lane	4	2	0.0	24	25
DE Don Harmon	4	1	0.0	29	21
DT Donald Maxwell	3	1	1.0	25	23
OLB Lenny Walton	3	4	0.0	25	23
DT Xavier Clements	3	0	0.0	23	24
DT Pete Maxwell	2	1	0.0	17	9
ILB Marty Carpenter	2	0	0.0	7	8
CB William Ball	2	0	0.0	27	19
S Damon Herndon	1	1	0.0	18	18
OLB Mickey Burnett	1	1	0.0	18	12
S Ethan Randle	1	1	0.0	18	11
CB Sammy Metzler	1	1	0.0	25	20
DE Eric Booker	1	1	0.0	11	12
DE Donovan Allen	1	0	0.0	13	7
DT Jimmy Meadows	1	0	0.0	7	4
OLB Grady Orr	1	0	0.0	14	8

Utah	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marvin Ellard	5	3	0.0	14	26
CB Rickey Waldron	5	1	0.0	9	33
ILB Alonzo Iafigliola	4	2	0.0	11	35
DT Donald Ford	3	1	1.0	14	29
S Tommy Ozguner	3	1	0.0	14	37
DT Raymond Greene	2	2	0.0	13	34
S Edgar Oberheu	2	2	0.0	8	31
DE J.B. Eddins	2	1	0.0	16	43
CB Carlos Peters	2	0	0.0	13	33
ILB Carlos Montanez	2	0	0.0	5	8
CB Van Galloway	2	0	0.0	3	14
S Ben Walters	1	1	0.0	9	23
DE Casey Rae	1	0	0.0	10	30
CB Peter Hetrick	1	0	0.0	13	30
CB Roman Eason	1	0	0.0	5	23
DT Vernon Powe	0	1	0.0	9	21

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Maxwell	1.0	1	0	1	23
DE Scott Dorman	1.0	0	1	0	26
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	2	0	24
DE Don Harmon	0.0	0	1	1	21
ILB Ernie Crawford	0.0	0	1	0	31

Utah	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Ford	1.0	1	1	29
DE J.B. Eddins	0.0	3	0	43
DE Casey Rae	0.0	2	0	30
DT Raymond Greene	0.0	1	1	34
DT Vernon Powe	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Reuben Back	6	0	21
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	1	31
CB William Ball	2	2	19
OLB Lenny Walton	2	0	23
S Erik Lockett	1	0	16
S Damon Herndon	1	0	18
ILB Marty Carpenter	1	0	8
S Gilbert Lane	1	0	25
S Ethan Randle	1	0	11
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	24
OLB Grady Orr	1	0	8

Utah	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Rickey Waldron	4	0	33
CB Peter Hetrick	3	1	30
CB Carlos Peters	2	1	33
OLB Marvin Ellard	2	1	26
ILB Carlos Montanez	2	0	8
S Ben Walters	2	0	23
S Edgar Oberheu	1	2	31
S Tommy Ozguner	1	1	37
CB Roman Eason	1	1	23
DT Raymond Greene	1	0	34
ILB Alonzo Iafigliola	1	0	35
DE J.B. Eddins	1	0	43
CB Van Galloway	1	0	14
DE Casey Rae	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	2	6	16	0	40
Tom Cassidy	1	3	14	1	38
Jeff Money	1	1	15	0	40
O.J. Sylvester	0	3	8	0	33
Robbie Garrison	0	1	3	0	16
Scottie Dobson	0	1	8	0	13
Wesley Lake	0	1	14	0	30

Utah	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Cunningham	4	5	0	34	0	27
Lewis Brown	3	9	2	39	1	32
Antonio Goguen	2	5	0	30	1	24
Terrance Heredia	1	8	0	37	0	31
Jeffrey Tallman	1	3	1	25	0	20
Oliver Linquist	1	3	0	21	0	15
Buddy Ring	1	1	0	7	0	6
Dave Glover	0	2	0	33	0	27
Vincent Holly	0	1	0	23	0	13
Kennedy Holbrook	0	1	0	9	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Burnett	2	26
Carlton Robertson	1	19
Emmitt Joseph	1	11
Tom Cassidy	1	8
Robbie Garrison	1	8
Deron Devito	1	6
Damon Herndon	0	35
Kyle Thornton	0	24
Harry Batteaux	0	18
Erik Lockett	0	15
Marty Carpenter	0	13
Vernon Giannitti	0	13
Ty Warren	0	11
Aaron Elliott	0	10
O.J. Sylvester	0	8
Scottie Dobson	0	8
Don McWilliams	0	8
Richie Gardner	0	7
Donald Maxwell	0	6
Reuben Manning	0	6
Jimmy Meadows	0	6
Donovan Allen	0	5
Ethan Randle	0	5
Eric Booker	0	5
Darrin Earls	0	5
Lenny Walton	0	3
Don Harmon	0	3
Grady Orr	0	3
Scott Dorman	0	2
William Ball	0	2
Gilbert Lane	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	2
Wesley Lake	0	2
Reuben Back	0	2
Marvin Harp	0	1

Utah	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Poole	2	23
Rickey Waldron	1	14
Reggie Maples	1	11
Antonio Goguen	1	8
Joseph Mahoney	0	27
Ronald Henson	0	27
Donny Borders	0	20
Roman Eason	0	19
Ben Walters	0	14
Blake Farr	0	14
Andy Strickland	0	13
Jeffrey Tallman	0	9
Lewis Brown	0	9
Kennedy Holbrook	0	9
Buddy Ring	0	9
Raymond Greene	0	8
Jay Phillips	0	8
Dwight Starr	0	8
Vincent Holly	0	8
Emmanuel Whiting	0	8
J.B. Eddins	0	8
Wes Copeland	0	7
Oliver Linquist	0	5
Carlos Montanez	0	5
Darnell Herrington	0	5
Alonzo Iafigliola	0	3
Jumbo Headrick	0	3
Brad Stephens	0	2
Terrance Heredia	0	2
Marvin Ellard	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	12	22	1.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	57	4.4
Middle	20	102	5.1
Right	6	17	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	42	22	2	2	2	8	8	2	0

Utah	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Jeffries	31	21	4	0	1	3	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	73	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	94	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	32	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	90	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	144	28.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	16	7	2	48	1	40
WR Seth Watkins	6	3	0	20	0	33
WR Kris O'Neill	6	3	0	27	0	23
WR Harry Batteaux	4	2	0	43	1	25
FB Deron Devito	3	3	0	19	0	15
TE Richie Gardner	3	2	0	31	0	17
TE Ty Warren	2	1	0	3	0	8
RB Aaron Elliott	1	1	0	4	0	14
WR Emmitt Joseph	1	0	0	0	0	6

Utah	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Reggie Maples	5	3	1	43	1	16
WR Darnell Herrington	5	5	0	113	1	26
WR Eric Poole	4	1	0	3	0	15
TE Oliver Linquist	4	2	0	34	1	15
WR Trevor Parrish	4	3	0	21	0	13
TE Jeffrey Tallman	3	3	0	41	1	20
RB Quentin Hill	2	1	0	7	0	24
FB Vincent Holly	2	2	0	13	0	13
WR Andy Strickland	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Ronald Henson	1	1	0	7	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Morrison	2	3	1.50	2.50

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Hill	4	7	1.75	4.52
Matthew Jeffries	1	-1	-1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	4	3	41	10.25	4.64

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matthew Jeffries	2	2	19	9.50	9.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	2	29	14.50	3.00
WR Seth Watkins	1	1	12	12.00	3.33
WR Emmitt Joseph	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Utah	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jeffrey Tallman	1	1	13	13.00	13.67
WR Darnell Herrington	1	1	6	6.00	22.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Elliott	1	0

Utah	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Hill	6	2
Matthew Jeffries	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	12	6	2

Utah	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Jeffries	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	6	2	1
WR Kris O'Neill	2	1	0
FB Deron Devito	1	1	0
WR Harry Batteaux	1	1	1
RB Aaron Elliott	1	1	0
TE Ty Warren	1	0	0

Utah	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eric Poole	2	1	0
WR Reggie Maples	2	1	1
RB Quentin Hill	1	1	0
TE Oliver Linquist	1	0	0
RB Ronald Henson	1	1	1
WR Trevor Parrish	1	1	1
WR Darnell Herrington	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)