Week 15, 2013

played in Atlanta, GA

45 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Minnesota Grizzlies	3	14	3	0	-	20
Atlanta Rebels	0	0	14	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 MIN - Cris Merloni 20 field goal
2Q: 12:06 MIN - Jorge Howard 4 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 02:35 MIN - Monty Kurowski 69 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 07:26 ATL - Mike Cicci 64 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
3Q: 03:34 MIN - Cris Merloni 34 field goal
3Q: 01:36 ATL - Mike Cicci 4 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
4Q: 10:32 ATL - Benjamin Price 4 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:26 MIN - Cris Merloni 20 field goal
2Q: 12:06 MIN - Jorge Howard 4 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 02:35 MIN - Monty Kurowski 69 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 07:26 ATL - Mike Cicci 64 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
3Q: 03:34 MIN - Cris Merloni 34 field goal
3Q: 01:36 ATL - Mike Cicci 4 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)
4Q: 10:32 ATL - Benjamin Price 4 pass from Omar Morton (Stephen Gaynor extra point)

Team Statistics MIN ATL
Record 4-10 8-6
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 329 397
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 5.31 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 104 115
- Rushing Attempts 26 25
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.60
Net Passing Yards 225 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 0 36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.25 7.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 5.5
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 4/113
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	MIN	ATL
Record	4-10	8-6
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	329	397
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	5.31	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	104	115
- Rushing Attempts	26	25
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.60
Net Passing Yards	225	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 0	36 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.25	7.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	5.5
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	4/113
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:42	5:22	OWN 44	8	53	Field Goal
1	3:13	6:16	OWN 46	12	54	Touchdown
2	8:49	1:41	OWN 15	3	-3	Punt
2	5:42	3:23	OWN 15	6	85	Touchdown
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	3	43	Half
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 16	6	33	Punt
3	7:08	1:18	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
3	4:27	0:58	OPP 23	3	6	Field Goal
3	1:30	2:40	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
4	10:24	2:28	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	1:48	1:36	OWN 8	9	22	Downs

Atlanta Rebels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:18	OWN 25	8	31	Downs
1	6:20	3:07	OWN 30	6	31	Missed FG
2	11:57	3:08	OWN 38	6	22	Punt
2	7:08	1:26	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	2:19	1:33	OWN 20	5	24	Punt
3	11:35	4:27	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
3	5:50	1:23	OWN 21	3	8	Interception
3	3:29	1:59	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
4	13:50	3:26	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
4	7:56	6:08	OWN 11	11	43	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OPP 30	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Omar Morton, Atlanta Rebels

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Jorge Howard	18	63	3.50	8	1
Amos Alderman	6	32	5.33	9	0
Hardy Calinoff	1	6	6.00	6	0
Jerry Folston	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Allen Cummins	13	59	4.54	14	3
Tim Verma	6	24	4.00	9	0
Omar Morton	5	18	3.60	6	0
Daniel Greer	1	14	14.00	14	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	34	19	235	2/10	1	69	0	87.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Omar Morton	36	23	291	2/9	3	64	1	105.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Burt Pescaia	6	10	51	8.50	20	24	0
WR Miles Codapuda	4	8	60	15.00	2	32	0
WR Mel Benton	2	6	22	11.00	10	15	0
WR Melvin Dodge	2	3	6	3.00	2	4	0
TE Burt Drakeford	2	2	21	10.50	11	16	0
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Monty Kurowski	1	1	69	69.00	55	69	1
WR Kendall Fafinski	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Benjamin Price	7	8	75	10.71	53	26	1
WR Oliver Marchion	5	9	61	12.20	40	29	0
WR Kerry Gordon	5	7	19	3.80	10	11	0
WR Mike Cicci	3	4	105	35.00	80	64	2
RB Allen Cummins	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Darrell Sheppherd	1	3	22	22.00	9	22	0
WR Elmo Shea	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brady Dobbins	1	24	24.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hardy Calinoff	1	0	0	0
Jorge Howard	0	1	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harvey McConnell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	5	259	51.8	50.8	64	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Fletcher	4	166	41.5	35.0	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Gaynor	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Codapuda	2	6	3.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Benjamin Price	3	5	1.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kendall Fafinski	2	37	18.5	0
Travis Kiser	1	10	10.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Verma	3	86	28.7	0
Mike Cicci	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	10	4	0.0	24	31
S Charles Bauer	6	1	0.0	19	32
OLB Kelvin Hass	5	1	1.0	18	28
S Willie Hallock	5	1	0.0	20	35
CB Mitchell Cooper	4	0	0.0	17	27
CB Travis Kiser	3	1	0.0	20	29
S Tyrus Bradford	3	0	0.0	14	13
CB Brady Dobbins	2	1	0.0	15	26
DE Terry Reid	2	0	0.0	15	20
DT Earnest Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	14	24
OLB Lorenzo Bruce	1	1	1.0	17	27
DT Amos Norris	1	1	0.0	11	15
OLB Clyde Brewer	1	0	0.0	7	16
ILB Tom Downs	1	0	0.0	6	14
ILB Wendell Rhodes	0	1	0.0	7	4
CB Ralph Hazam	0	1	0.0	16	21

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Butch Hemstreet	8	1	0.0	21	28
DT Harvey McConnell	5	1	0.5	22	17
S Leland Elrod	5	0	0.0	25	35
ILB Jimmie Pizir	4	2	0.5	22	29
DT Harold Keaton	4	1	0.0	13	27
CB Devin Takahashi	3	3	0.0	12	27
DE Steve Strain	3	0	0.0	23	31
DE Rich Colleran	2	2	0.5	16	17
CB Darren Donald	2	2	0.0	21	30
OLB Tommie Hanks	2	1	0.0	12	20
OLB Norman Garris	2	0	0.0	23	19
CB Junior Ellison	2	0	0.0	7	15
CB Roger Hammond	1	1	0.0	22	24
TE Darrell Sheppherd	1	0	---	---	---
S Leo Osborne	1	0	0.0	3	16
DE Cris Picton	1	0	0.0	13	24
OLB J.C. Qaderi	0	1	0.5	2	5
ILB Timothy Fraley	0	1	0.0	8	11
DT Edgar Montgomery	0	1	0.0	15	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Kelvin Hass	1.0	2	0	28
OLB Lorenzo Bruce	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Clyde Brewer	0.0	1	0	16
DT Earnest Gerhardt	0.0	1	0	24
DE Chris Huffman	0.0	1	0	32
ILB Rex Walters	0.0	0	1	31

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rich Colleran	0.5	1	0	0	17
ILB Jimmie Pizir	0.5	0	0	0	29
DT Harvey McConnell	0.5	0	0	0	17
OLB J.C. Qaderi	0.5	0	0	0	5
DE Steve Strain	0.0	0	2	0	31
OLB Norman Garris	0.0	0	1	1	19
DE Cris Picton	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Edgar Montgomery	0.0	0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	5	0	0	31
S Charles Bauer	4	2	0	32
CB Mitchell Cooper	4	0	0	27
CB Brady Dobbins	2	0	1	26
DE Terry Reid	2	0	0	20
CB Travis Kiser	2	0	0	29
S Willie Hallock	1	0	0	35
DT Earnest Gerhardt	1	0	0	24
CB Ralph Hazam	1	0	0	21
S Tyrus Bradford	1	0	0	13
DE Chris Huffman	0	1	0	32

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Devin Takahashi	3	2	27
S Leland Elrod	3	1	35
S Butch Hemstreet	3	0	28
CB Junior Ellison	2	1	15
CB Darren Donald	2	0	30
DT Harold Keaton	2	0	27
S Leo Osborne	1	1	16
ILB Jimmie Pizir	1	0	29
CB Roger Hammond	1	0	24
DE Cris Picton	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gerald Hartman	3	7	0	25	0	34
Marlon Diana	3	5	1	24	0	34
Devin Monroe	1	4	0	21	2	26
Bobby Cerda	1	3	0	24	0	30
Brock Hughes	0	3	0	5	0	10
Jerry Folston	0	1	0	20	0	20
Walter Durham	0	1	0	21	0	29
Butch Wilkins	0	1	0	5	0	7

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.R. Price	3	5	0	24	0	36
Floyd Brooks	1	5	0	24	1	33
Eugene Richard	1	2	1	25	0	38
Timothy Milts	1	2	0	21	1	35
Tommy Borick	1	2	0	22	0	25
Casey Martinez	1	2	0	11	0	10
Terrance Bronson	0	1	0	8	0	13
Darrell Sheppherd	0	1	0	10	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Amos Alderman	4	16
Ralph Hazam	2	22
Travis Kiser	1	10
Carlos Orosco	0	16
Melvin Dodge	0	13
Tyrus Bradford	0	13
Tom Downs	0	12
Monty Kurowski	0	11
Clyde Brewer	0	9
Antonio Bostic	0	9
Sherman Cordie	0	9
Chuck Perkins	0	7
Riddick Linquist	0	7
Jerry Folston	0	7
Walter Durham	0	7
Brock Hughes	0	7
Cris Merloni	0	7
Bobby Cerda	0	6
Chris Huffman	0	5
Stan Duran	0	5
Burt Pescaia	0	4
Miles Codapuda	0	4
Amos Norris	0	4
Burt Drakeford	0	4
Kendall Fafinski	0	4
Charles Bauer	0	2
Eddie Brisman	0	2
Willie Hallock	0	1
Terry Reid	0	1
Earnest Gerhardt	0	1
Rex Walters	0	1
Kelvin Hass	0	1
Jorge Howard	0	1
Mitchell Cooper	0	1
Butch Wilkins	0	1
Brady Dobbins	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cicci	1	14
Rod Fleming	1	13
Elmo Shea	1	12
Devin Takahashi	1	10
Junior Ellison	1	8
Daniel Greer	0	14
Shannon Anthony	0	14
J.C. Qaderi	0	14
Leo Osborne	0	13
Timothy Fraley	0	10
Korey Scobey	0	10
Casey Martinez	0	9
Benjamin Price	0	9
Cris Picton	0	7
Darrell Sheppherd	0	6
Stephen Gaynor	0	5
Tim Verma	0	5
Rod Robertson	0	5
Roman Forbes	0	5
Harvey Emerson	0	5
Eugene Richard	0	4
J.R. Price	0	4
A.J. Fletcher	0	4
Roger Hammond	0	3
Terrance Bronson	0	3
Harold Keaton	0	3
Harvey McConnell	0	3
Butch Hemstreet	0	2
Jimmie Pizir	0	2
Darren Donald	0	2
Norman Garris	0	2
Leland Elrod	0	2
Tommie Hanks	0	2
Steve Strain	0	2
Rich Colleran	0	1
Pete Linquist	0	1
Edgar Montgomery	0	1
Kerry Gordon	0	1
Harvey Gaudi	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	19	86	4.5
Right	2	15	7.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	34	19	3	1	4	5	4	2	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Omar Morton	36	23	6	2	2	3	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	66	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	122	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	84	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	92	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	51	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	64	64.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Burt Pescaia	10	6	2	51	1	27
WR Miles Codapuda	8	4	1	60	1	36
WR Mel Benton	6	2	0	22	0	24
WR Melvin Dodge	3	2	1	6	0	15
TE Burt Drakeford	2	2	0	21	0	6
WR Kendall Fafinski	2	0	0	0	0	9
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	0	1	0	27
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	0	5	0	20
WR Monty Kurowski	1	1	0	69	1	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Oliver Marchion	9	5	0	61	1	28
WR Benjamin Price	8	7	0	75	2	35
WR Kerry Gordon	7	5	0	19	0	30
RB Allen Cummins	4	2	0	9	0	19
WR Mike Cicci	4	3	1	105	2	17
TE Darrell Sheppherd	3	1	0	22	1	13
WR Elmo Shea	1	0	1	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Howard	2	12	6.00	3.50
Jerry Folston	1	3	3.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Calinoff	3	3	9	3.00	6.91

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Omar Morton	4	2	8	2.00	8.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Burt Pescaia	1	1	2	2.00	5.10
WR Melvin Dodge	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Burt Drakeford	1	1	5	5.00	10.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Allen Cummins	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
WR Mike Cicci	1	1	4	4.00	26.25
WR Benjamin Price	1	1	4	4.00	9.38
TE Darrell Sheppherd	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jorge Howard	3	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Omar Morton	2	2
Allen Cummins	2	1
Daniel Greer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	12	7	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Omar Morton	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mel Benton	4	2	1
TE Burt Pescaia	2	2	2
WR Melvin Dodge	2	2	1
WR Miles Codapuda	2	0	0
WR Kendall Fafinski	1	0	0
WR Monty Kurowski	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Oliver Marchion	3	2	1
WR Benjamin Price	3	2	2
WR Kerry Gordon	2	1	0
WR Mike Cicci	1	1	1
TE Darrell Sheppherd	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,400 (80,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (24,600)
End Zone 16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (15,700)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,400 (80,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (24,600)
End Zone	16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (15,700)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,300 (5,300)