Week 17, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Horsemen	7	7	10	7	6	-	37
New Orleans Shamans	7	14	0	10	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 NO - Moe Cook 83 interception return (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 05:10 CAR - Tim Albertson 20 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
2Q: 11:49 NO - Vernon Giannitti 74 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 05:55 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 8 run (Quentin Thompson extra point)
2Q: 01:55 NO - Vernon Giannitti 7 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 13:28 CAR - Corey Sullivan 38 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
3Q: 04:08 CAR - Quentin Thompson 23 field goal
4Q: 10:26 NO - Aaron Elliott 8 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 02:47 NO - Darrin Earls 28 field goal
4Q: 00:07 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 1 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
OT: 08:24 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 8 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:42 NO - Moe Cook 83 interception return (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 05:10 CAR - Tim Albertson 20 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
2Q: 11:49 NO - Vernon Giannitti 74 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 05:55 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 8 run (Quentin Thompson extra point)
2Q: 01:55 NO - Vernon Giannitti 7 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 13:28 CAR - Corey Sullivan 38 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
3Q: 04:08 CAR - Quentin Thompson 23 field goal
4Q: 10:26 NO - Aaron Elliott 8 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 02:47 NO - Darrin Earls 28 field goal
4Q: 00:07 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 1 pass from Juan Morton (Quentin Thompson extra point)
OT: 08:24 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 8 run

Team Statistics CAR NO
Record 8-8 5-11
First Downs 36 14
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 27 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 629 313
- Offensive Plays 92 51
- Yards per Play 6.84 6.14
Net Rushing Yards 110 84
- Rushing Attempts 23 16
- Yards per Rush 4.78 5.25
Net Passing Yards 519 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 68 - 46 - 2 33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 527 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 6.54
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/77 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/112 5/135
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/90
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 34
Time of Possession 42:52 23:52

Team Statistics	CAR	NO
Record	8-8	5-11
First Downs	36	14
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	27	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	629	313
- Offensive Plays	92	51
- Yards per Play	6.84	6.14
Net Rushing Yards	110	84
- Rushing Attempts	23	16
- Yards per Rush	4.78	5.25
Net Passing Yards	519	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	68 - 46 - 2	33 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	527	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	6.54
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/77	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/112	5/135
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/90
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 34
Time of Possession	42:52	23:52

Drive Charts

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:09	1:36	OWN 42	4	12	Interception
1	12:33	7:36	OWN 17	15	83	Touchdown
1	1:39	1:49	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	13:29	1:15	OPP 33	4	15	Missed FG
2	11:31	5:44	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
2	4:19	1:20	OWN 36	4	11	Interception
2	1:49	1:21	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
3	11:42	7:39	OWN 34	12	60	Field Goal
4	10:16	4:42	OWN 27	9	49	Missed FG
4	2:39	2:39	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
OT1	13:31	5:15	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:51	OWN 32	2	26	Fumble
1	4:57	3:18	OWN 39	4	21	Punt
2	14:50	1:21	OWN 35	4	14	Fumble
2	12:14	0:43	OWN 25	2	75	Touchdown
2	5:47	1:28	OWN 23	3	-8	Punt
2	2:59	1:10	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 20	2	24	Half
3	13:09	1:27	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	4:03	8:47	OWN 26	17	74	Touchdown
4	5:34	1:05	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
4	4:29	1:50	OPP 14	3	3	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	1:29	OPP 49	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Juan Morton, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	18	91	5.06	17	4	2
Randal Madrid	3	9	3.00	9	0	0
Juan Morton	2	10	5.00	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Aaron Elliott	12	59	4.92	13	1	1
Kyle Thornton	3	21	7.00	19	1	0
Pete Thurgood	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	68	46	527	1/8	3	44	2	93.2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	33	21	239	2/10	2	74	0	105.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corey Sullivan	16	23	171	10.69	58	38	1
RB Eugene Sawyer	8	9	78	9.75	35	37	1
WR Benjamin Maher	7	11	81	11.57	3	39	0
WR Neil Kearney	6	10	105	17.50	40	44	0
FB Vincent Roberts	3	3	13	4.33	7	6	0
WR Johnny Theron	2	6	33	16.50	0	23	0
TE Dana Abrams	2	2	17	8.50	2	9	0
WR Tim Albertson	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	1
RB Randal Madrid	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dwayne Hodges	5	7	53	10.60	1	26	0
WR Pete Thurgood	5	5	33	6.60	0	12	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	8	124	31.00	111	74	2
TE Ty Warren	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Ralph Branch	2	3	20	10.00	2	12	0
RB Aaron Elliott	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Rod Freeman	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Roger Newhart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Moe Cook	1	83	83.00	1
S Don Meyer	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Corey Sullivan	1	0	0
Tommie Pigott	1	0	0
Tim Albertson	0	1	0
Gerald Plante	0	1	0
Pete Hill	0	1	0
Scott Dorman	0	0	1
Warren Truong	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dwayne Hodges	1	0	0
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0
Sam Pettine	0	1	0
Roger Newhart	0	0	1
Randy Busch	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clyde Kerley	2	83	41.5	31.5	46	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Michael Hervey	5	237	47.4	40.8	62	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Quentin Thompson	1/3	0/1	0/0	23	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Pigott	2	10	5.0	0
Benjamin Maher	1	3	3.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Maher	4	96	24.0	0
Randal Madrid	1	16	16.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hodges	5	135	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	9	1	0.0	14	29
ILB Joe Jerome	5	0	0.0	14	29
DE Scott Dorman	3	2	2.0	14	27
S Warren Truong	3	2	0.0	14	33
CB Pete Hill	3	1	0.0	13	24
CB Tommie Pigott	2	0	0.0	9	19
DT Earnest Gerhardt	1	1	0.0	10	13
ILB Winston Palutke	1	1	0.0	3	6
S Keith Mallak	1	1	0.0	9	16
DE Oscar Watson	1	0	0.0	10	27
DT Duane Jacobs	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Julio Hamilton	1	0	0.0	10	22
WR Benjamin Maher	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jack Hanson	1	0	0.0	9	31
DT Byron Marchant	1	0	0.0	5	17
S Tim Lincoln	1	0	0.0	10	26
DT Patrick Hanks	0	1	0.0	10	26

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Randy Busch	10	1	0.0	21	58
CB Moe Cook	9	1	0.0	20	64
ILB Ernie Crawford	7	2	0.0	21	66
S Don Meyer	6	3	0.0	17	52
S Blaine Schulman	6	1	0.0	15	52
S Moe Norton	5	3	0.0	16	52
DT Xavier Clements	4	0	0.5	16	53
CB Reuben Back	3	4	0.0	18	54
CB Harold Czech	3	1	0.0	4	16
DE Neal Branch	2	1	0.5	13	20
OLB K.C. Minnis	2	2	0.0	17	38
DT Chuck Mitchell	2	1	0.0	15	27
DT Pete Maxwell	2	0	0.0	11	43
DE Don Harmon	1	2	0.0	10	49
T Jeff Money	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Derrick Slechta	1	0	0.0	4	8
DT Courtney Rabdau	1	0	0.0	5	21
OLB Lincoln Rivera	1	0	0.0	3	17
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	0	2	0.0	9	20
DE Dwayne Ronk	0	1	0.0	18	49

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scott Dorman	2.0	0	0	2	27
DE Oscar Watson	0.0	1	2	1	27
DT Ricardo Szilter	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT Earnest Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	1	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	0.5	4	2	53
DE Neal Branch	0.5	1	0	20
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	2	1	43
DE Dwayne Ronk	0.0	2	0	49
DE Don Harmon	0.0	1	0	49
DT Chuck Mitchell	0.0	1	0	27
CB Moe Cook	0.0	1	0	64

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	6	0	29
ILB Joe Jerome	3	0	29
CB Pete Hill	3	0	24
S Warren Truong	2	1	33
CB Tommie Pigott	2	0	19
CB Jack Hanson	1	2	31
CB Julio Hamilton	1	1	22
DE Scott Dorman	1	0	27
DT Earnest Gerhardt	1	0	13
ILB Winston Palutke	1	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randy Busch	10	0	0	58
CB Moe Cook	8	1	1	64
S Blaine Schulman	6	1	0	52
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	0	66
S Moe Norton	4	0	0	52
CB Reuben Back	3	1	0	54
S Don Meyer	3	0	1	52
OLB K.C. Minnis	2	0	0	38
CB Harold Czech	2	0	0	16
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0	53
DT Courtney Rabdau	1	0	0	21
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0	27
OLB Lincoln Rivera	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Campbell	3	6	0	21	0	66
Harvey Becker	2	2	1	22	0	60
Robbie Garrison	2	2	1	7	0	13
Jake Gaarder	1	3	0	10	0	30
Marshall Higginbotham	1	2	0	7	0	16
Vincent Roberts	1	2	0	13	0	29
Isaac Westbrook	1	1	0	16	1	53
Bubba Hopkins	1	1	0	22	0	60
Joseph Westbrook	0	1	0	6	0	20
Bryant Zill	0	1	0	8	0	35

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	2	6	1	16	1	33
Marshall Barnhardt	2	3	0	15	0	32
Ralph Wright	1	2	0	14	0	34
Rod Freeman	1	1	0	6	0	14
Clarence Lincoln	1	1	0	1	0	3
Kim England	0	2	0	14	0	27
Brett LaTendresse	0	1	0	14	0	26
Sammy Wallack	0	0	0	4	1	10

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Albertson	3	15
Cole Upshaw	1	22
Tommie Pigott	1	19
Benjamin Maher	0	18
Dana Abrams	0	17
Joseph Westbrook	0	15
Jack Hanson	0	15
Johnny Theron	0	14
Keith Mallak	0	13
Oscar Watson	0	12
Joe Jerome	0	12
Quentin Thompson	0	9
Joseph Russell	0	7
Warren Truong	0	6
Randal Madrid	0	6
Vincent Roberts	0	6
Harold Tate	0	5
Rico Covington	0	5
Robbie Garrison	0	5
Harvey Becker	0	4
Ricardo Szilter	0	4
Byron Marchant	0	4
Marshall Higginbotham	0	3
Bryant Zill	0	3
Doug Reed	0	3
Patrick Hanks	0	2
Earnest Gerhardt	0	2
Pete Hill	0	2
Clyde Kerley	0	2
Isaac Westbrook	0	1
Julio Hamilton	0	1
Gerald Plante	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Hodges	4	19
Roger Newhart	2	18
Ty Warren	1	14
Moe Cook	1	14
Kyle Thornton	0	20
Randy Busch	0	18
Moe Norton	0	14
Jimmie Ellingson	0	13
Pete Thurgood	0	13
Derrick Slechta	0	12
Tito Burke	0	8
Lincoln Rivera	0	8
Darrin Earls	0	7
Sam Pettine	0	6
Reuben Back	0	6
Jimmie Pomato	0	6
Clarence Lincoln	0	6
Michael Hervey	0	5
Rod Freeman	0	4
Sammy Wallack	0	4
Ernie Crawford	0	3
Brett LaTendresse	0	3
Dwayne Ronk	0	3
Courtney Rabdau	0	3
Chuck Mitchell	0	3
Don Meyer	0	3
Albert Harlow	0	2
Don Harmon	0	2
Marshall Barnhardt	0	2
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	2
Cornelius Dattilo	0	2
K.C. Minnis	0	2
Blaine Schulman	0	2
Neal Branch	0	1
Aaron Elliott	0	1
Hardy Kohn	0	1
Ralph Branch	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	39	4.3
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	6	34	5.7
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	68	46	8	1	3	3	12	3	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	33	21	3	1	2	4	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	49	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	22	129	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	12	185	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	12	5	164	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	46	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	118	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	49	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corey Sullivan	23	16	1	171	2	61
WR Benjamin Maher	11	7	0	81	1	45
WR Neil Kearney	10	6	0	105	2	38
RB Eugene Sawyer	9	8	0	78	1	54
WR Johnny Theron	6	2	2	33	1	36
FB Vincent Roberts	3	3	0	13	0	29
WR Tim Albertson	2	1	0	20	1	13
TE Dana Abrams	2	2	0	17	0	14
RB Randal Madrid	1	1	0	9	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	8	4	0	124	2	34
WR Dwayne Hodges	7	5	0	53	1	23
WR Pete Thurgood	5	5	0	33	0	22
TE Ty Warren	3	2	0	4	0	8
WR Ralph Branch	3	2	1	20	0	13
RB Aaron Elliott	2	1	0	2	0	13
FB Rod Freeman	2	1	0	0	0	14
WR Jimmie Ellingson	2	1	1	3	0	9
TE Roger Newhart	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	5	33	6.60	5.06

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Aaron Elliott	3	15	5.00	4.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	11	7	45	4.09	7.75

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	5	3	22	4.40	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corey Sullivan	3	3	6	2.00	7.43
RB Eugene Sawyer	3	2	9	3.00	8.67
WR Tim Albertson	1	1	20	20.00	10.00
WR Benjamin Maher	1	1	10	10.00	7.36
WR Neil Kearney	1	0	0	0.00	10.50
WR Johnny Theron	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	7	7.00	15.50
RB Aaron Elliott	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
TE Ty Warren	1	1	3	3.00	1.33
TE Roger Newhart	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Pete Thurgood	1	1	12	12.00	6.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Kyle Thornton	1	1
Aaron Elliott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	14	10	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corey Sullivan	5	4	3
WR Johnny Theron	3	2	2
WR Neil Kearney	2	1	1
WR Tim Albertson	1	1	1
WR Benjamin Maher	1	1	1
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	0	0
FB Vincent Roberts	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	3	3
WR Dwayne Hodges	3	3	3
WR Ralph Branch	2	1	0
FB Rod Freeman	1	0	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)