Week 8, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

70 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Miami Mercenaries	7	10	10	10	-	37
New Orleans Shamans	7	3	0	8	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 MIA - Rob Andersen 21 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Paul Johnston extra point)
1Q: 00:50 NO - Vernon Giannitti 7 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 12:21 MIA - Paul Johnston 28 field goal
2Q: 07:07 NO - Darrin Earls 24 field goal
2Q: 00:47 MIA - Mickey Malinsky 5 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Paul Johnston extra point)
3Q: 11:15 MIA - Paul Johnston 31 field goal
3Q: 03:26 MIA - Corey Seymour 1 run (Paul Johnston extra point)
4Q: 13:46 MIA - Zach Greene 3 run (Paul Johnston extra point)
4Q: 07:44 NO - Ralph Branch 10 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Aaron Elliott run for conversion)
4Q: 02:14 MIA - Paul Johnston 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 MIA - Rob Andersen 21 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Paul Johnston extra point)
1Q: 00:50 NO - Vernon Giannitti 7 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 12:21 MIA - Paul Johnston 28 field goal
2Q: 07:07 NO - Darrin Earls 24 field goal
2Q: 00:47 MIA - Mickey Malinsky 5 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Paul Johnston extra point)
3Q: 11:15 MIA - Paul Johnston 31 field goal
3Q: 03:26 MIA - Corey Seymour 1 run (Paul Johnston extra point)
4Q: 13:46 MIA - Zach Greene 3 run (Paul Johnston extra point)
4Q: 07:44 NO - Ralph Branch 10 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Aaron Elliott run for conversion)
4Q: 02:14 MIA - Paul Johnston 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NO
Record 4-4 3-5
First Downs 26 16
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 393 242
- Offensive Plays 77 57
- Yards per Play 5.10 4.25
Net Rushing Yards 136 23
- Rushing Attempts 39 8
- Yards per Rush 3.49 2.88
Net Passing Yards 257 219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 1 47 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 260 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 4.47
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 9.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/31 7/51
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 5/127
Interception Ret./Yards 2/18 1/35
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 29
Time of Possession 38:19 21:41

Team Statistics	MIA	NO
Record	4-4	3-5
First Downs	26	16
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	393	242
- Offensive Plays	77	57
- Yards per Play	5.10	4.25
Net Rushing Yards	136	23
- Rushing Attempts	39	8
- Yards per Rush	3.49	2.88
Net Passing Yards	257	219
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 1	47 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	260	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	4.47
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	9.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/31	7/51
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	5/127
Interception Ret./Yards	2/18	1/35
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 29
Time of Possession	38:19	21:41

Drive Charts

Miami Mercenaries
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:00	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	7:50	4:19	OWN 24	7	23	Punt
1	2:02	0:41	OWN 25	3	5	Interception
1	0:44	3:31	OWN 37	7	52	Field Goal
2	7:02	1:47	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	3:34	2:56	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
3	13:57	2:50	OPP 34	6	20	Field Goal
3	9:36	6:19	OPP 42	11	42	Touchdown
3	1:46	3:06	OWN 47	7	53	Touchdown
4	13:26	1:43	OPP 44	3	-6	Punt
4	7:38	2:31	OPP 44	3	9	Punt
4	3:33	1:27	OPP 41	6	30	Field Goal
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 42	2	5	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:00	2:10	OWN 31	5	45	Fumble
1	3:31	1:29	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	1:21	0:37	OPP 4	2	4	Touchdown
2	12:13	5:11	OWN 20	11	73	Field Goal
2	5:15	1:41	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 34	2	1	Half
3	15:00	1:03	OWN 30	3	4	Fumble
3	11:07	1:31	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	3:17	1:31	OWN 18	4	-7	Punt
4	13:40	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	11:43	4:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	5:07	1:34	OWN 20	6	21	Downs
4	2:06	0:46	OWN 28	3	8	Interception

Game MVP: Gilbert Coffey, Miami Mercenaries

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Corey Seymour	20	60	3.00	8	0	1
Zach Greene	16	67	4.19	12	2	1
Gilbert Coffey	3	9	3.00	6	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Aaron Elliott	3	7	2.33	5
Jeff Brzezinski	2	13	6.50	7
Kyle Thornton	2	2	1.00	5
Rod Freeman	1	1	1.00	1

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Coffey	37	27	260	1/3	2	26	1	98.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	47	29	230	2/11	2	34	2	70.3

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Corey Seymour	7	7	64	9.14	26	22	0
WR Marshall Halpern	6	8	80	13.33	24	26	0
WR Rob Andersen	5	7	61	12.20	18	21	1
TE Mickey Malinsky	2	5	12	6.00	0	7	1
FB Jon Deutsch	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Randy Hickman	2	3	18	9.00	6	12	0
RB Zach Greene	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Sean Price	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Gabe Kohn	1	1	13	13.00	14	13	0
TE Kendrick Baker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	10	16	116	11.60	36	34	1
WR Ernest Elkon	9	14	48	5.33	4	13	0
RB Aaron Elliott	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Ralph Branch	2	2	18	9.00	1	10	1
WR Pete Thurgood	2	3	18	9.00	0	12	0
TE Albert Harlow	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0
RB Kyle Thornton	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Rod Freeman	1	2	4	4.00	5	4	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Ty Warren	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Billy Sinclair	1	11	11.00	0
CB George Cosby	1	7	7.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reuben Back	1	35	35.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zach Greene	1	0	0
Pat Webster	0	1	0
Grady Orr	0	1	0
Charles Pickrell	0	1	0
Billy Sinclair	0	0	1
Jermaine Coffey	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Force
Vernon Giannitti	1	0
Ernest Elkon	1	0
Pete Maxwell	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerald Brock	4	188	47.0	29.8	53	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Michael Hervey	4	193	48.3	41.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Paul Johnston	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Kohn	4	26	6.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Schulman	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Seymour	1	27	27.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Thornton	4	101	25.3	0
Randy Busch	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB George Cosby	5	1	0.0	4	39
ILB Charles Pickrell	4	0	1.0	6	42
OLB Alex Gilmore	4	2	0.0	5	24
S Alfred Griffin	3	1	0.0	8	39
S Jon Henry	3	0	0.0	4	39
DE Emmitt Castroll	3	0	0.0	4	32
CB Sherman Duncan	3	0	0.0	6	33
S Jermaine Coffey	2	1	0.0	6	35
S Josh Hookfin	2	1	0.0	4	35
OLB Casey Altuna	2	0	0.0	3	11
DT Alex McClay	1	0	1.0	4	17
CB Billy Sinclair	1	1	0.0	6	42
DT Kelvin Davidson	1	0	0.0	2	10
WR Randy Hickman	1	0	---	---	---
DE Arnold Dilger	1	0	0.0	4	17

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Pete Maxwell	8	2	0.0	28	29
OLB K.C. Minnis	8	2	0.0	27	21
ILB Derrick Slechta	7	4	0.0	32	31
S Don Meyer	7	2	0.0	29	27
DT Xavier Clements	6	1	0.0	30	26
CB Reuben Back	4	1	0.0	37	32
OLB Lincoln Rivera	3	1	0.0	10	14
CB Moe Cook	3	1	0.0	28	28
S Blaine Schulman	3	1	0.0	23	30
S Moe Norton	3	0	0.0	14	19
DE Dwayne Ronk	2	0	1.0	26	25
DE Don Harmon	2	1	0.0	21	25
CB Randy Busch	2	1	0.0	28	28
CB Harold Czech	2	1	0.0	20	15
DT Courtney Rabdau	1	2	0.0	14	13
ILB Raymond Hamilton	1	1	0.0	10	10
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ernest Elkon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	0	1	0.0	16	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Alex McClay	1.0	1	0	17
ILB Charles Pickrell	1.0	0	0	42
DE Emmitt Castroll	0.0	2	4	32
S Jermaine Coffey	0.0	1	0	35
DE Arnold Dilger	0.0	1	0	17
DE Joe Malone	0.0	0	1	30

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dwayne Ronk	1.0	1	25
DE Don Harmon	0.0	1	25
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	1	29
DT Courtney Rabdau	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB George Cosby	5	2	1	39
OLB Alex Gilmore	4	0	0	24
S Alfred Griffin	3	2	0	39
CB Sherman Duncan	3	1	0	33
S Jermaine Coffey	3	0	0	35
CB Billy Sinclair	2	1	1	42
ILB Charles Pickrell	2	1	0	42
OLB Casey Altuna	2	1	0	11
S Jon Henry	2	0	0	39
DE Emmitt Castroll	1	0	0	32
OLB Grady Orr	1	0	0	20
S Josh Hookfin	1	0	0	35

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reuben Back	4	0	1	32
OLB K.C. Minnis	4	0	0	21
ILB Derrick Slechta	3	1	0	31
S Don Meyer	3	0	0	27
CB Randy Busch	2	2	0	28
DT Pete Maxwell	2	0	0	29
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	1	1	0	16
DE Don Harmon	1	0	0	25
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0	26
ILB Raymond Hamilton	1	0	0	10
OLB Lincoln Rivera	1	0	0	14
CB Harold Czech	1	0	0	15
CB Moe Cook	1	0	0	28
S Moe Norton	1	0	0	19
S Blaine Schulman	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Trent McGee	4	8	1	30	0	33
Pat Webster	3	9	1	39	0	38
Rondell Bauer	2	8	0	34	0	34
Mickey Malinsky	2	2	0	27	0	28
Bruce Jackson	1	5	0	34	0	34
Frankie Funderburk	1	3	0	32	0	27
Bryce Morehead	1	1	0	5	0	4
Patrick Galloway	0	0	0	7	1	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	2	3	1	8	1	46
Ralph Wright	1	2	0	8	0	44
Clarence Lincoln	0	1	0	8	0	45
Barry Laskanic	0	1	0	4	0	37
Jimmie Pomato	0	0	0	0	1	3

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Terry James	2	19
Zach Greene	1	23
Kendrick Baker	1	19
Jermaine Coffey	1	14
Charles Pickrell	1	13
Josh Hookfin	0	18
Casey Altuna	0	17
Marshall Halpern	0	16
Randy Hickman	0	15
Martin Junker	0	12
Paul Johnston	0	11
Gabe Kohn	0	8
Bruce Jackson	0	7
Myron Wallace	0	7
Patrick Galloway	0	7
Bryce Morehead	0	6
Mickey Malinsky	0	5
Jerald Brock	0	4
Corey Seymour	0	4
Joe Malone	0	4
Timothy Fraley	0	4
Jon Deutsch	0	4
Arnold Dilger	0	4
Kelvin Davidson	0	3
Emmitt Castroll	0	3
Lawrence Gorin	0	3
Sherman Duncan	0	3
Grady Orr	0	2
Les Whalen	0	2
Roy Gaines	0	1
Jon Henry	0	1
Billy Sinclair	0	1
Frankie Funderburk	0	1
Luther Luchey	0	1
Alex McClay	0	1
George Cosby	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Thornton	1	21
Moe Cook	1	19
Roger Newhart	1	17
Rod Freeman	1	5
Sammy Wallack	1	5
Randy Busch	0	23
Lincoln Rivera	0	18
Ty Warren	0	15
Don Meyer	0	15
Jimmie Ellingson	0	14
Pete Thurgood	0	13
Gus Hanson	0	12
Raymond Hamilton	0	12
Reuben Back	0	8
Don Harmon	0	6
Albert Harlow	0	5
Darrin Earls	0	5
Jimmie Pomato	0	5
Brett LaTendresse	0	5
Barry Laskanic	0	5
Courtney Rabdau	0	5
Blaine Schulman	0	5
Michael Hervey	0	4
Derrick Slechta	0	3
Clarence Lincoln	0	3
Chuck Mitchell	0	3
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	2
Ernest Elkon	0	2
Dwayne Ronk	0	2
Aaron Elliott	0	1
Hardy Kohn	0	1
K.C. Minnis	0	1
Harold Czech	0	1
Moe Norton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	26	94	3.6
Right	3	13	4.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	3	11	3.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Coffey	37	27	3	0	1	4	4	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	47	29	2	0	3	8	5	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	44	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	153	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	7	11	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	97	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	122	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marshall Halpern	8	6	0	80	1	22
WR Rob Andersen	7	5	1	61	1	27
RB Corey Seymour	7	7	0	64	1	18
TE Mickey Malinsky	5	2	0	12	0	28
WR Randy Hickman	3	2	0	18	0	7
WR Sean Price	2	1	0	1	0	21
FB Jon Deutsch	2	2	0	6	0	19
TE Kendrick Baker	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Zach Greene	1	1	0	5	0	20
WR Gabe Kohn	1	1	0	13	0	15

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	16	10	1	116	2	45
WR Ernest Elkon	14	9	2	48	0	37
RB Aaron Elliott	3	2	0	9	0	21
WR Pete Thurgood	3	2	0	18	0	10
RB Kyle Thornton	2	1	0	-1	0	21
TE Ty Warren	2	0	0	0	0	11
FB Rod Freeman	2	1	0	4	0	21
WR Jimmie Ellingson	2	1	0	9	0	32
WR Ralph Branch	2	2	0	18	0	26
TE Albert Harlow	1	1	0	9	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Corey Seymour	6	18	3.00	3.00
Zach Greene	4	7	1.75	4.19
Gilbert Coffey	1	4	4.00	3.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kyle Thornton	1	-3	-3.00	1.00
Rod Freeman	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Coffey	10	4	40	4.00	7.03

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	6	5	36	6.00	4.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marshall Halpern	3	2	26	8.67	10.00
TE Mickey Malinsky	3	1	5	1.67	2.40
WR Rob Andersen	1	0	0	0.00	8.71
TE Kendrick Baker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Corey Seymour	1	1	9	9.00	9.14
WR Sean Price	1	0	0	0.00	0.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	2	18	9.00	7.25
RB Kyle Thornton	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
FB Rod Freeman	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Ernest Elkon	1	1	9	9.00	3.43
WR Ralph Branch	1	1	10	10.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Corey Seymour	4	2
Zach Greene	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Coffey	8	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	11	8	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Andersen	2	0	0
WR Marshall Halpern	2	2	1
RB Corey Seymour	2	2	2
WR Sean Price	1	0	0
WR Randy Hickman	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ernest Elkon	4	3	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	2	1
TE Albert Harlow	1	1	0
RB Kyle Thornton	1	1	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	1	0	0
WR Pete Thurgood	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,300 (21,400)
End Zone 10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,300 (21,400)
End Zone	10,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)