Week 9, 2013

played in Cincinnati, OH

44 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Grizzlies	7	9	7	10	-	33
Cincinnati Vultures	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 MIN - Mel Benton 53 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 13:55 MIN - Cris Merloni 23 field goal
2Q: 08:10 MIN - Cris Merloni 48 field goal
2Q: 02:26 CIN - Albert Sticha 21 field goal
2Q: 00:11 MIN - Cris Merloni 54 field goal
3Q: 12:03 CIN - Albert Sticha 37 field goal
3Q: 00:16 MIN - Willie Hallock 91 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 10:43 MIN - Amos Alderman 7 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 00:29 MIN - Cris Merloni 54 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:01 MIN - Mel Benton 53 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 13:55 MIN - Cris Merloni 23 field goal
2Q: 08:10 MIN - Cris Merloni 48 field goal
2Q: 02:26 CIN - Albert Sticha 21 field goal
2Q: 00:11 MIN - Cris Merloni 54 field goal
3Q: 12:03 CIN - Albert Sticha 37 field goal
3Q: 00:16 MIN - Willie Hallock 91 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 10:43 MIN - Amos Alderman 7 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 00:29 MIN - Cris Merloni 54 field goal

Team Statistics MIN CIN
Record 3-5 3-5
First Downs 20 14
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 360 280
- Offensive Plays 60 56
- Yards per Play 6.00 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 150 86
- Rushing Attempts 34 11
- Yards per Rush 4.41 7.82
Net Passing Yards 210 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 15 - 0 41 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 220 217
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 8.08 4.31
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 4/23
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 6/129
Interception Ret./Yards 1/91 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:53 26:07

Team Statistics	MIN	CIN
Record	3-5	3-5
First Downs	20	14
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	360	280
- Offensive Plays	60	56
- Yards per Play	6.00	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	150	86
- Rushing Attempts	34	11
- Yards per Rush	4.41	7.82
Net Passing Yards	210	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 15 - 0	41 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	220	217
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	8.08	4.31
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	4/23
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	6/129
Interception Ret./Yards	1/91	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:53	26:07

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
1	11:49	2:03	OWN 27	4	73	Touchdown
1	5:11	6:24	OWN 8	13	86	Field Goal
2	11:21	3:16	OWN 35	5	34	Field Goal
2	6:29	1:39	OWN 31	5	25	Punt
2	2:18	2:14	OWN 32	5	31	Field Goal
3	11:57	2:18	OWN 6	3	7	Punt
3	7:38	2:13	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
3	3:38	3:22	OWN 40	7	33	Missed FG
4	13:10	2:33	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
4	6:10	2:26	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	2:25	2:04	OPP 38	3	1	Field Goal

Cincinnati Vultures
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	1:04	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt
1	9:46	4:35	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
2	13:47	2:26	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	8:05	1:36	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	4:50	2:32	OWN 8	7	88	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:03	OWN 27	6	53	Field Goal
3	9:39	2:01	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
3	5:25	1:47	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	0:16	0:12	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
3	0:04	1:54	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	10:37	4:27	OWN 25	8	41	Downs
4	3:44	1:19	OWN 21	5	17	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 32	1	14	Game

Game MVP: Hardy Calinoff, Minnesota Grizzlies

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jorge Howard	26	130	5.00	27	6	0
Amos Alderman	7	20	2.86	11	1	1
Jerry Folston	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Leo Hoffman	6	38	6.33	20	2
Graham Colegrove	4	39	9.75	22	2
Byron Anderson	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	24	15	220	2/10	1	53	0	106.2

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trevor Fonoti	41	24	217	4/23	0	60	1	62.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Miles Codapuda	7	10	104	14.86	44	39	0
WR Mel Benton	3	6	80	26.67	64	53	1
TE Burt Pescaia	2	2	7	3.50	3	8	0
WR Melvin Dodge	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Carlos Orosco	1	2	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Kendall Fafinski	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
RB Jorge Howard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cincinnati	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jimmy Torres	6	13	35	5.83	0	11
WR Omar Reese	4	6	28	7.00	0	11
WR Tommie De Rooy	3	3	20	6.67	6	17
WR Stanley Lang	3	7	81	27.00	48	60
RB Leo Hoffman	2	2	9	4.50	8	5
RB Graham Colegrove	2	2	19	9.50	16	14
WR Byron Anderson	2	2	19	9.50	0	13
FB Lester Junker	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Jose Yarlagadda	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Reuben Wesner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Nathan Villarreal	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Willie Hallock	1	91	91.00	1

Cincinnati	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Miles Codapuda	1	0	0
Burt Pescaia	0	1	0
Clyde Brewer	0	0	1
Charles Bauer	0	0	1

Cincinnati	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leo Hoffman	2	0	0
Trevor Fonoti	0	2	0
Shaun Patton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	5	221	44.2	41.6	57	3

Cincinnati	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tito House	7	254	36.3	33.4	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	4/5	3/4	2/2	54	3/3

Cincinnati	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert Sticha	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Codapuda	2	20	10.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Hoffman	1	5	5.0	0
Tommie De Rooy	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Fafinski	1	22	22.0	0

Cincinnati	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Byron Anderson	5	109	21.8	0
Leo Hoffman	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	6	1	0.0	10	36
CB Travis Kiser	5	2	0.0	11	41
S Willie Hallock	5	1	0.0	11	44
S Alonzo Benson	5	1	0.0	7	38
CB Brady Dobbins	5	0	0.0	9	30
OLB Kelvin Hass	3	0	1.0	8	30
OLB Lorenzo Bruce	2	0	2.0	9	29
OLB Clyde Brewer	2	0	0.0	4	18
DT Amos Norris	1	1	1.0	3	19
CB Mitchell Cooper	1	1	0.0	10	33
ILB Tom Downs	1	1	0.0	1	14
DE Terry Reid	1	0	0.0	7	25
S Charles Bauer	1	0	0.0	7	37
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0.0	7	36
ILB Wendell Rhodes	0	1	0.0	0	6

Cincinnati	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Sean Meier	8	0	0.0	24	21
DT Henry Lyons	6	1	0.5	24	17
ILB Mike Newman	6	2	0.0	29	20
DT Scott Spann	4	0	0.0	24	22
OLB Harry Corbett	3	3	0.0	18	6
ILB Cornell Salgado	3	1	0.0	9	13
S Courtney Meyer	3	0	0.0	14	10
DE Arnold Hutcheson	2	1	1.5	24	21
CB William Bensen	2	1	0.0	28	24
CB Brant Torretta	2	1	0.0	9	11
S Austin Etaton	2	1	0.0	31	21
DE Kelvin Boren	2	1	0.0	21	13
CB Pat Schaffer	2	0	0.0	18	19
OLB Shaun Patton	2	0	0.0	7	4
CB Wayne Gillespie	1	0	0.0	22	14
DT Chad Bruce	1	0	0.0	16	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lorenzo Bruce	2.0	0	0	1	29
OLB Kelvin Hass	1.0	0	1	0	30
DT Amos Norris	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Leonard Ellison	0.0	2	1	0	29
OLB Clyde Brewer	0.0	2	0	0	18
DE Terry Reid	0.0	1	2	0	25
ILB Rex Walters	0.0	0	0	1	36

Cincinnati	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Hutcheson	1.5	0	4	1	21
DT Henry Lyons	0.5	0	0	0	17
OLB Randall Burns	0.0	1	0	0	22
DT Scott Spann	0.0	0	0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alonzo Benson	5	1	0	38
CB Brady Dobbins	5	0	0	30
S Willie Hallock	4	0	1	44
CB Travis Kiser	3	0	0	41
ILB Rex Walters	3	0	0	36
DE Terry Reid	1	0	0	25
OLB Kelvin Hass	1	0	0	30
CB Mitchell Cooper	1	0	0	33
ILB Tom Downs	1	0	0	14
OLB Clyde Brewer	0	1	0	18

Cincinnati	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Austin Etaton	2	1	21
S Courtney Meyer	2	1	10
CB William Bensen	2	0	24
S Sean Meier	2	0	21
ILB Mike Newman	1	1	20
DT Henry Lyons	1	0	17
CB Wayne Gillespie	1	0	14
ILB Cornell Salgado	1	0	13
CB Brant Torretta	1	0	11
OLB Shaun Patton	1	0	4
OLB Randall Burns	1	0	22
CB Pat Schaffer	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Devin Monroe	4	6	0	26	0	19
Jerry Folston	3	5	0	24	0	13
Marlon Diana	1	9	1	33	0	26
Riddick Linquist	1	5	0	27	0	20
Sammy Edwards	1	5	0	32	0	26
Gerald Hartman	0	1	0	23	2	26
Chuck Perkins	0	1	0	11	0	0
Burt Pescaia	0	1	0	27	0	22
Marlon Singleton	0	1	0	8	0	6

Cincinnati	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Charles Larocque	3	5	2	11	2	38
Bernie Degley	1	4	0	10	0	43
Ellis Stefani	1	1	0	9	0	43
Jay Manuel	0	1	0	10	0	24
Tracy Patton	0	0	0	3	1	23
Bucky Fuller	0	0	0	8	1	30

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Alderman	3	20
Alonzo Benson	2	24
Melvin Dodge	1	18
Travis Kiser	1	13
Jerry Folston	1	10
Burt Drakeford	0	21
Monty Kurowski	0	19
Tom Downs	0	18
Ralph Hazam	0	17
Cris Merloni	0	13
Clyde Brewer	0	12
Antonio Bostic	0	11
Mitchell Cooper	0	11
Brock Hughes	0	10
Sherman Cordie	0	10
Butch Wilkins	0	10
Marlon Singleton	0	10
Chris Huffman	0	9
Gerald Hartman	0	8
Amos Norris	0	8
Burt Pescaia	0	7
Miles Codapuda	0	7
Carlos Orosco	0	7
Riddick Linquist	0	5
Devin Monroe	0	5
Eddie Brisman	0	5
Stan Duran	0	5
Kendall Fafinski	0	3
Willie Hallock	0	2
Lorenzo Bruce	0	2
Chuck Perkins	0	2
Charles Bauer	0	2
Terry Reid	0	1
Earnest Gerhardt	0	1
Rex Walters	0	1
Kelvin Hass	0	1
Jorge Howard	0	1
Leonard Ellison	0	1

Cincinnati	Tackles	STPlays
Courtney Meyer	1	15
Reuben Wesner	1	13
Lester Junker	1	8
Pat Schaffer	0	26
Orlando Foley	0	20
Jamal Duncan	0	19
Shaun Patton	0	19
Jimmy Torres	0	16
Brant Torretta	0	15
Tommie De Rooy	0	14
Leo Hoffman	0	13
Cornell Salgado	0	13
Byron Anderson	0	13
Jose Yarlagadda	0	10
Norman Bernard	0	9
Jay Manuel	0	9
Phillip Williams	0	9
Tito House	0	9
Kelvin Boren	0	8
Tracy Patton	0	7
Ellis Stefani	0	6
Larry Gaylor	0	6
Henry Lyons	0	5
Sean Meier	0	5
Mike Newman	0	5
Arnold Hutcheson	0	5
Albert Sticha	0	5
William Bensen	0	4
Nathan Villarreal	0	4
Scott Spann	0	4
Randall Burns	0	4
Wayne Gillespie	0	3
Austin Etaton	0	3
Omar Reese	0	2
Phil Flannery	0	2
Chad Bruce	0	1
Harry Corbett	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	91	4.6
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	45	7.5
Middle	5	41	8.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	24	15	2	0	0	4	4	2	0

Cincinnati	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trevor Fonoti	41	24	1	3	2	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	1	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	120	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	65	21.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	62	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	73	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	60	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	10	7	104	1	26
WR Mel Benton	6	3	80	1	18
TE Burt Pescaia	2	2	7	0	22
RB Jorge Howard	2	0	0	0	18
TE Carlos Orosco	2	1	8	0	6
WR Melvin Dodge	1	1	15	0	5
WR Kendall Fafinski	1	1	6	0	7

Cincinnati	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jimmy Torres	13	6	1	35	0	33
WR Stanley Lang	7	3	1	81	1	33
WR Omar Reese	6	4	0	28	0	27
WR Tommie De Rooy	3	3	0	20	0	22
RB Leo Hoffman	2	2	0	9	0	20
FB Lester Junker	2	1	0	3	0	14
RB Graham Colegrove	2	2	0	19	0	25
TE Nathan Villarreal	2	0	0	0	0	12
WR Byron Anderson	2	2	0	19	0	8
FB Reuben Wesner	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Jose Yarlagadda	1	1	0	3	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Howard	1	10	10.00	5.00
Amos Alderman	1	7	7.00	2.86

Cincinnati	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Calinoff	3	0	0	0.00	9.17

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trevor Fonoti	4	2	3	0.75	5.29

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Overall Avg
WR Mel Benton	1	13.33
RB Jorge Howard	1	0.00
WR Miles Codapuda	1	10.40

Cincinnati	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Lester Junker	2	1	3	1.50	1.50
WR Omar Reese	1	1	0	0.00	4.67
WR Stanley Lang	1	0	0	0.00	11.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jorge Howard	3	0
Amos Alderman	1	0

Cincinnati	Rushes	Conversions
Graham Colegrove	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	9	6	5

Cincinnati	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trevor Fonoti	8	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Codapuda	4	3	2
WR Mel Benton	2	2	2
RB Jorge Howard	2	0	0
WR Melvin Dodge	1	1	1

Cincinnati	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jimmy Torres	2	0	0
WR Stanley Lang	2	0	0
WR Omar Reese	1	0	0
FB Lester Junker	1	0	0
RB Graham Colegrove	1	1	1
WR Byron Anderson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (76,400 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (23,000)
End Zone 11,400 (16,600)
Mezzanine 6,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (14,700)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (5,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (76,400 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (23,000)
End Zone	11,400 (16,600)
Mezzanine	6,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (14,700)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (5,100)