Week 1, 2014

played in New Orleans, LA

65 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Carolina Horsemen	3	10	7	9	-	29
New Orleans Shamans	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:44 CAR - Xavier Newman 34 field goal
1Q: 04:59 NO - Darnell Benton 3 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 13:32 NO - Darrin Earls 33 field goal
2Q: 09:17 CAR - Xavier Newman 35 field goal
2Q: 04:41 CAR - Ernest Elkon 7 pass from Juan Morton (Xavier Newman extra point)
2Q: 00:44 NO - Tommie Barger 8 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 09:37 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 6 run (Xavier Newman extra point)
4Q: 02:21 CAR - Xavier Newman 37 field goal
4Q: 02:15 CAR - J.B. Stuart 43 fumble return (Juan Morton pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:59 NO - Vernon Giannitti 40 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:44 CAR - Xavier Newman 34 field goal
1Q: 04:59 NO - Darnell Benton 3 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 13:32 NO - Darrin Earls 33 field goal
2Q: 09:17 CAR - Xavier Newman 35 field goal
2Q: 04:41 CAR - Ernest Elkon 7 pass from Juan Morton (Xavier Newman extra point)
2Q: 00:44 NO - Tommie Barger 8 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 09:37 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 6 run (Xavier Newman extra point)
4Q: 02:21 CAR - Xavier Newman 37 field goal
4Q: 02:15 CAR - J.B. Stuart 43 fumble return (Juan Morton pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:59 NO - Vernon Giannitti 40 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 14 21
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 239 367
- Offensive Plays 55 63
- Yards per Play 4.35 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 42 98
- Rushing Attempts 19 22
- Yards per Rush 2.21 4.45
Net Passing Yards 197 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 27 - 0 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 197 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 6.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/52 4/22
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/129 6/150
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	CAR	NO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	14	21
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	239	367
- Offensive Plays	55	63
- Yards per Play	4.35	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	42	98
- Rushing Attempts	19	22
- Yards per Rush	2.21	4.45
Net Passing Yards	197	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 27 - 0	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	197	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	6.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/52	4/22
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/129	6/150
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:54	1:15	OPP 22	3	5	Field Goal
1	4:49	1:52	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
2	13:26	4:15	OWN 49	7	33	Field Goal
2	7:38	3:07	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
2	2:10	0:35	OWN 20	4	-8	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 21	1	0	Half
3	15:00	5:30	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown
3	7:48	2:26	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
3	0:26	0:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:25	3:54	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	6:25	4:10	OWN 47	7	33	Field Goal
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 19	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	8:50	OWN 34	14	66	Touchdown
1	2:57	4:31	OWN 19	10	65	Field Goal
2	9:11	1:33	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	4:31	2:21	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	1:35	1:01	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
3	9:30	1:42	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	5:22	4:56	OWN 6	9	60	Punt
4	14:38	2:13	OWN 35	5	24	Punt
4	8:31	2:06	OWN 2	3	6	Punt
4	2:05	1:20	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:20	OWN 41	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Juan Morton, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Eugene Sawyer	15	32	2.13	8	1
Bob Baumann	3	12	4.00	9	0
Juan Morton	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Benton	10	35	3.50	11	2	1
Shannon Kerr	8	38	4.75	13	2	0
Jeff Brzezinski	3	20	6.67	8	0	0
Aaron Elliott	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	36	27	197	0/0	1	21	0	96.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	39	25	285	2/16	2	40	1	92.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Elkon	9	10	67	7.44	5	14	1
RB Eugene Sawyer	5	5	37	7.40	15	18	0
WR Dan Free	5	7	29	5.80	6	13	0
WR Leland Burks	4	6	31	7.75	11	21	0
TE Jesse Crawford	2	3	18	9.00	0	9	0
WR J.B. Stuart	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Mel Shire	1	3	12	12.00	13	12	0
TE Fernando Iveans	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	9	17	127	14.11	37	40	1
WR Tommie Barger	6	9	41	6.83	22	26	1
WR Edward Arnold	4	5	65	16.25	20	39	0
WR Bernard Keyes	2	3	34	17.00	2	18	0
TE Omar Petit	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Aaron Elliott	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0
RB Darnell Benton	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Rico Basso	1	2	9	9.00	8	9	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Trent Prior	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.B. Stuart	0	2	0	1
Mickey Jamison	0	0	2	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
D.J. Kerby	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance Sanford	5	216	43.2	42.2	46	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Whalen	6	249	41.5	28.2	59	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Xavier Newman	3/3	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	2	20	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Kerr	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leland Burks	4	129	32.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. Kerby	4	106	26.5	0
Darnell Benton	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dennis Sinclair	6	1	0.0	18	35
S Britt Mott	6	1	0.0	14	33
OLB Gerald Plante	5	4	0.0	21	35
ILB Rusty Moon	5	0	0.0	18	36
S Marcus Varitek	4	1	0.0	19	38
DE Scottie Peralta	3	0	2.0	15	21
S Lonnie Rodriguez	3	2	0.0	17	40
DT German Rison	3	1	0.0	11	6
CB Trent Prior	3	1	0.0	17	38
OLB Kelvin Hass	2	1	0.0	6	12
CB Jack Hanson	2	1	0.0	19	36
DT Barry Dunn	2	1	0.0	14	30
DT Dustin Turnbull	1	2	0.0	9	17
OLB Jumbo Headrick	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Brant Harper	0	1	0.0	7	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Otis Chadwick	9	0	0.0	17	33
CB D.J. Kerby	6	3	0.0	14	30
ILB Ernie Crawford	6	2	0.0	19	36
CB Moe Cook	6	0	0.0	16	34
DT Pete Maxwell	4	2	0.0	16	18
DT Xavier Clements	3	1	0.0	8	30
DE Ed Banks	2	1	0.0	11	24
S Jack Sarmiento	2	1	0.0	17	26
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	2	0.0	14	22
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	---	---	---
CB Gene Tatum	1	0	0.0	10	28
DE Dwayne Ronk	1	0	0.0	8	12
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0.0	12	17
S Wes Monroe	1	0	0.0	13	21
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	0	2	0.0	7	7
CB Reuben Back	0	1	0.0	12	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scottie Peralta	2.0	0	0	0	21
ILB Rusty Moon	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Dustin Turnbull	0.0	0	2	1	17
DE Seth Oliver	0.0	0	2	0	16
DT Barry Dunn	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Kendall Shields	0.0	0	0	2	25

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Varitek	4	0	0	38
S Britt Mott	4	0	0	33
CB Dennis Sinclair	3	3	0	35
CB Jack Hanson	3	2	0	36
ILB Rusty Moon	3	0	0	36
OLB Kelvin Hass	2	1	0	12
OLB Gerald Plante	2	0	0	35
S Lonnie Rodriguez	2	0	0	40
CB Trent Prior	1	0	1	38
DT German Rison	1	0	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Moe Cook	6	2	34
CB D.J. Kerby	6	0	30
OLB Otis Chadwick	5	0	33
ILB Ernie Crawford	3	2	36
S Jack Sarmiento	2	1	26
DE Ed Banks	1	0	24
CB Gene Tatum	1	0	28
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	30
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	22
S Wes Monroe	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Craig Katz	2	5	14	28
Travis Campana	1	6	18	32
Johnny Fulcher	1	3	19	30
Karl Bivens	1	1	10	26
Sedrick Weathers	0	1	10	17
Walter Durham	0	1	13	30
Walter Watson	0	1	6	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Corey	5	8	21	0	40
Toby Benton	2	2	4	0	10
Grant Mikulski	1	2	12	0	17
Vinny McGuire	0	3	13	0	26
Sedrick Burton	0	1	3	0	7
Ethan Hampton	0	1	10	0	9
Mo Ellard	0	1	1	0	1
Roger Willson	0	1	15	0	35
Wesley Lake	0	0	21	2	32

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Mickey Jamison	4	26
Bob Baumann	2	14
Sedrick Weathers	1	6
Kelvin Hass	0	20
Jack Hanson	0	19
Butch Hancock	0	19
Wesley Doiron	0	18
J.B. Stuart	0	15
Britt Mott	0	14
Lonnie Rodriguez	0	13
Jesse Crawford	0	13
Glenn Sutter	0	10
Xavier Newman	0	10
Walter Durham	0	8
Craig Katz	0	8
Ethan Schlafly	0	8
Daniel Finley	0	8
Lance Sanford	0	8
Walter Watson	0	7
Fernando Iveans	0	6
Dennis Sinclair	0	6
Seth Oliver	0	5
Vince Kennedy	0	5
Leland Burks	0	5
Dan Free	0	4
Brant Harper	0	4
Kendall Shields	0	3
Scottie Peralta	0	3
Mel Shire	0	2
Alfred Debaere	0	2
Dustin Turnbull	0	2
Gerald Plante	0	1
Marcus Varitek	0	1
Rusty Moon	0	1
Karl Bivens	0	1
German Rison	0	1
Trent Prior	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rico Basso	3	18
K.C. Minnis	2	29
Shannon Kerr	1	23
Gene Tatum	0	25
Calvin Pritchett	0	18
Bernard Keyes	0	16
Ethan Hampton	0	13
Cornelius Dattilo	0	12
Moe Cook	0	12
D.J. Kerby	0	10
Curtis Lorenz	0	8
Toby Benton	0	7
Sedrick Burton	0	7
Darnell Benton	0	7
Leonard Arnold	0	7
Aaron Elliott	0	6
Darrin Earls	0	6
Rob Whalen	0	6
Mo Ellard	0	6
Doug Corey	0	5
Omar Petit	0	5
Edward Arnold	0	5
Pete Maxwell	0	4
Xavier Clements	0	4
Dwayne Ronk	0	4
Grant Mikulski	0	4
Vinny McGuire	0	4
Ernie Crawford	0	3
Ed Banks	0	3
Otis Chadwick	0	3
Winfred Rodriguez	0	3
Wes Monroe	0	3
Reuben Back	0	2
Chuck Mitchell	0	2
Teddy England	0	2
Tommie Barger	0	2
Jack Sarmiento	0	2
Hardy Kohn	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	36	27	1	0	3	5	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	39	25	5	1	0	6	5	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	18	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	104	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	75	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	102	20.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Elkon	10	9	1	67	0	22
WR Dan Free	7	5	0	29	0	19
WR Leland Burks	6	4	0	31	1	24
RB Eugene Sawyer	5	5	0	37	0	24
WR Mel Shire	3	1	1	12	0	21
TE Jesse Crawford	3	2	1	18	0	14
WR J.B. Stuart	1	1	0	3	0	7
TE Fernando Iveans	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	17	9	127	3	39
WR Tommie Barger	9	6	41	1	24
WR Edward Arnold	5	4	65	1	20
WR Bernard Keyes	3	2	34	0	16
WR Rico Basso	2	1	9	0	11
TE Omar Petit	1	1	3	0	22
RB Aaron Elliott	1	1	3	0	16
RB Darnell Benton	1	1	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	2	10	5.00	2.13

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Benton	2	2	1.00	3.50
Shannon Kerr	1	2	2.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	4	4	20	5.00	5.47

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	6	3	18	3.00	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Eugene Sawyer	1	1	7	7.00	7.40
WR Dan Free	1	1	3	3.00	4.14
WR J.B. Stuart	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Ernest Elkon	1	1	7	7.00	6.70

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommie Barger	3	2	9	3.00	4.56
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	0	0.00	7.47
WR Bernard Keyes	1	0	0	0.00	11.33
WR Edward Arnold	1	1	9	9.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	5	4

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Darnell Benton	2	1
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	8	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	8	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leland Burks	3	1	1
WR Dan Free	2	1	0
WR Ernest Elkon	2	1	0
WR J.B. Stuart	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	1	0
WR Tommie Barger	2	1	1
WR Edward Arnold	2	1	1
TE Omar Petit	1	1	0
WR Rico Basso	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,500 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (23,400)
End Zone 10,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,500 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (23,400)
End Zone	10,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,200)