Week 16, 2014

played in New Orleans, LA

65 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Grizzlies	14	0	3	13	-	30
New Orleans Shamans	0	9	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 MIN - Gilbert Peterson 3 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
1Q: 09:32 MIN - Miles Codapuda 60 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 11:10 NO - Darrin Earls 50 field goal
2Q: 08:53 NO - Darrin Earls 49 field goal
2Q: 04:32 NO - Darrin Earls 29 field goal
3Q: 09:32 NO - Terry Regalado 63 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 05:33 MIN - Cris Merloni 42 field goal
4Q: 10:06 MIN - Cris Merloni 20 field goal
4Q: 04:15 MIN - Miles Codapuda 13 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 01:40 MIN - Cris Merloni 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:26 MIN - Gilbert Peterson 3 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
1Q: 09:32 MIN - Miles Codapuda 60 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 11:10 NO - Darrin Earls 50 field goal
2Q: 08:53 NO - Darrin Earls 49 field goal
2Q: 04:32 NO - Darrin Earls 29 field goal
3Q: 09:32 NO - Terry Regalado 63 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 05:33 MIN - Cris Merloni 42 field goal
4Q: 10:06 MIN - Cris Merloni 20 field goal
4Q: 04:15 MIN - Miles Codapuda 13 pass from Hardy Calinoff (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 01:40 MIN - Cris Merloni 39 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NO
Record 12-3 4-11
First Downs 20 10
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 10 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 408 293
- Offensive Plays 68 53
- Yards per Play 6.00 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 169 80
- Rushing Attempts 37 18
- Yards per Rush 4.57 4.44
Net Passing Yards 239 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 22 - 0 33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 261 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.71 6.09
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/68 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/125 5/53
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:55 27:05

Team Statistics	MIN	NO
Record	12-3	4-11
First Downs	20	10
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	10	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	408	293
- Offensive Plays	68	53
- Yards per Play	6.00	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	169	80
- Rushing Attempts	37	18
- Yards per Rush	4.57	4.44
Net Passing Yards	239	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 22 - 0	33 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	261	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.71	6.09
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/68	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/125	5/53
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:55	27:05

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:33	1:16	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
1	10:10	0:58	OWN 38	2	62	Touchdown
1	6:25	1:07	OPP 41	3	0	Punt
1	2:34	3:43	OWN 26	10	53	Missed FG
2	11:02	0:39	OWN 45	1	-5	Fumble
2	8:47	1:14	OWN 40	2	-2	Fumble
2	4:25	1:07	OWN 33	2	15	Fumble
2	1:48	1:31	OWN 41	6	36	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:18	OWN 42	8	28	Missed FG
3	9:18	3:50	OWN 32	9	43	Field Goal
3	1:13	6:13	OWN 34	13	63	Field Goal
4	7:20	3:13	50	5	50	Touchdown
4	3:50	2:17	OPP 42	6	20	Field Goal

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:27	OWN 7	2	-5	Interception
1	12:17	2:07	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
1	9:12	2:47	OWN 16	3	1	Punt
1	5:18	2:44	OWN 8	7	34	Punt
2	13:51	2:49	OWN 28	5	39	Field Goal
2	10:23	1:36	OPP 40	3	8	Field Goal
2	7:33	3:08	OPP 29	5	17	Field Goal
2	3:18	1:30	OPP 48	5	14	Missed FG
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	9:42	0:24	OWN 37	2	63	Touchdown
3	5:28	4:15	OWN 10	5	18	Punt
4	10:00	2:40	OWN 15	4	20	Punt
4	4:07	0:17	OWN 20	1	5	Interception
4	1:33	1:33	OWN 18	7	58	Game

Game MVP: Hardy Calinoff, Minnesota Grizzlies

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jorge Howard	26	116	4.46	13	2	0
Gilbert Peterson	7	36	5.14	8	0	1
Hardy Calinoff	2	17	8.50	10	1	0
Ian Clancy	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Jerry Folston	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Benton	6	22	3.67	12	1
Jeff Brzezinski	5	23	4.60	9	0
Shannon Kerr	5	34	6.80	24	1
Aaron Elliott	1	2	2.00	2	0
Curtis Lorenz	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hardy Calinoff	28	22	261	3/22	2	60	0	129.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	33	19	224	2/11	1	63	2	63.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Antonio Baumann	5	5	56	11.20	19	19	0
WR Miles Codapuda	5	9	111	22.20	80	60	2
TE Dennis Lloyd	4	5	17	4.25	4	6	0
WR Skip Mathis	3	3	37	12.33	4	26	0
FB Jerry Folston	3	3	22	7.33	17	20	0
WR Harris Collins	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
WR Nate Kalter	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Gilbert Peterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terry Regalado	8	13	121	15.13	95	63	1
WR Tony Feeney	4	5	68	17.00	0	37	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	5	12	6.00	1	7	0
TE Omar Petit	2	2	7	3.50	1	8	0
TE Ty Warren	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	9	9.00	5	9	0
WR Tommie Barger	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Bernard Keyes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Alfred Griffin	1	0	0.00	0
CB Brady Dobbins	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Hardy Calinoff	3	0	0	0

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Ernie Crawford	1	2
Xavier Clements	1	0
Teddy England	1	0
Cornelius Dattilo	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	1	33	33.0	33.0	33	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Whalen	5	222	44.4	30.8	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	3/6	1/3	0/0	42	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	3/4	2/3	1/2	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Miles Codapuda	3	61	20.3	0
Mitchell Cooper	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Kalter	3	91	30.3	0
Howard Falls	1	34	34.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Benton	3	24	8.0	0
D.J. Kerby	2	29	14.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alfred Griffin	6	0	0.0	14	23
OLB Nolan Hampton	4	0	1.5	8	16
ILB William Hutchins	4	1	0.0	9	21
S Brenden Hines	4	0	0.0	17	32
ILB Rex Walters	3	5	0.0	16	27
OLB Lorenzo Benson	3	0	0.0	13	27
CB Brady Dobbins	3	0	0.0	11	31
DT Moe Tong	2	0	0.0	12	20
DE Chris Huffman	2	0	0.0	14	26
DE Wendell Uribe	1	1	0.5	12	24
ILB Cornelius Mapes	1	1	0.0	5	7
DT Patrick Hanks	1	0	0.0	10	24
G Bobby Cerda	1	0	---	---	---
S Rich Stevens	1	0	0.0	6	11
CB William Ball	1	0	0.0	12	24
CB Heath Del Barco	1	0	0.0	13	22
DE Terry Reid	0	1	0.0	6	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	6	2	2.0	22	19
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	6	3	0.0	27	22
CB Moe Cook	6	0	0.0	30	22
CB D.J. Kerby	6	0	0.0	23	23
DE Ed Banks	4	3	0.0	27	18
DT Xavier Clements	4	1	0.0	26	20
DT Pete Maxwell	3	3	0.0	27	19
ILB Cris Prior	3	2	0.0	15	12
DT Chuck Mitchell	3	1	0.0	19	20
S Jack Sarmiento	3	1	0.0	23	27
DE Winfred Rodriguez	3	0	0.0	26	21
DE Dwayne Ronk	2	1	1.0	10	13
S Leonard Arnold	2	3	0.0	19	15
OLB K.C. Minnis	2	1	0.0	20	12
WR Terry Regalado	2	0	---	---	---
CB Gene Tatum	2	0	0.0	22	21
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0.0	22	19
S Wes Monroe	1	1	0.0	28	22
OLB Will Wragge	0	1	0.0	10	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Nolan Hampton	1.5	0	16
DE Wendell Uribe	0.5	1	24
DE Chris Huffman	0.0	2	26
OLB Lorenzo Benson	0.0	1	27

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	2.0	0	1	19
DE Dwayne Ronk	1.0	1	0	13
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alfred Griffin	3	0	1	23
S Brenden Hines	2	2	0	32
CB Brady Dobbins	2	1	1	31
CB Heath Del Barco	2	1	0	22
ILB William Hutchins	2	0	0	21
ILB Rex Walters	2	0	0	27
OLB Lorenzo Benson	2	0	0	27
S Rich Stevens	1	0	0	11
CB William Ball	1	0	0	24
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0	26
OLB Nolan Hampton	1	0	0	16

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	5	1	22
CB D.J. Kerby	5	1	23
CB Moe Cook	4	0	22
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	19
CB Gene Tatum	1	0	21
OLB Will Wragge	1	0	6
CB Reuben Back	1	0	19
DE Dwayne Ronk	1	0	13
ILB Cris Prior	1	0	12
S Leonard Arnold	1	0	15
S Wes Monroe	1	0	22
DT Chuck Mitchell	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Marlon Diana	4	9	2	37	0	31
Sammy Edwards	3	6	1	33	0	30
Bobby Cerda	3	4	0	36	1	27
Brock Hughes	2	4	0	13	0	13
Eugene Richard	1	2	0	4	0	1
Antonio Baumann	1	2	0	21	0	21
Devin Monroe	0	4	0	26	0	22
Gerald Hartman	0	1	0	35	2	27
Riddick Linquist	0	1	0	1	0	4
Jerry Folston	0	1	0	20	0	20
Dennis Lloyd	0	1	0	15	0	14

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Grant Mikulski	1	3	11	0	20
Jeff Money	1	2	14	0	22
Wesley Lake	1	2	9	0	20
Doug Corey	0	2	13	1	16
Toby Benton	0	2	10	0	16
Sedrick Burton	0	2	9	0	20
Mo Ellard	0	0	5	1	19

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Falls	2	14
Joe Knievel	1	18
Harris Collins	1	17
Dennis Lloyd	1	15
Ian Clancy	0	24
Burt Drakeford	0	17
Rex Walters	0	16
Heath Del Barco	0	15
Rich Stevens	0	13
Clifton Rose	0	13
Cris Merloni	0	13
Mitchell Cooper	0	12
Antonio Baumann	0	8
Patrick Hanks	0	7
Bobby Cerda	0	7
Moe Tong	0	7
Eugene Richard	0	7
Gilbert Peterson	0	7
Riddick Linquist	0	7
Jerry Folston	0	7
Brock Hughes	0	7
Eddie Brisman	0	6
Nate Kalter	0	5
Cornelius Mapes	0	5
Brenden Hines	0	4
William Ball	0	4
Chris Huffman	0	4
Miles Codapuda	0	4
Sammy Edwards	0	4
Brady Dobbins	0	4
William Hutchins	0	3
Alfred Griffin	0	3
Lorenzo Benson	0	3
Nolan Hampton	0	3
Terry Reid	0	2
Wendell Uribe	0	2
Stan Duran	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Elliott	3	9
Shannon Kerr	2	22
Terry Regalado	2	17
Bernard Keyes	1	19
Ethan Hampton	0	21
Gene Tatum	0	19
Leonard Arnold	0	18
Will Wragge	0	13
Omar Petit	0	11
Cris Prior	0	11
D.J. Kerby	0	10
Toby Benton	0	9
Sedrick Burton	0	9
Darrin Earls	0	9
Curtis Lorenz	0	9
Ty Warren	0	8
Cornelius Dattilo	0	7
Darnell Benton	0	7
Xavier Clements	0	6
Tommie Barger	0	6
Grant Mikulski	0	6
Rob Whalen	0	5
Moe Cook	0	5
Mo Ellard	0	5
Vinny McGuire	0	5
Ed Banks	0	4
Hardy Kohn	0	4
Dwayne Ronk	0	4
Teddy England	0	4
Jack Sarmiento	0	4
Wes Monroe	0	4
Pete Maxwell	0	3
Reuben Back	0	3
K.C. Minnis	0	3
Chuck Mitchell	0	2
Roger Willson	0	2
Winfred Rodriguez	0	2
Doug Corey	0	1
Jeff Money	0	1
Ernie Crawford	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	61	5.1
Middle	24	103	4.3
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	15	79	5.3
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hardy Calinoff	28	22	4	0	1	3	2	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	33	19	2	0	2	4	4	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	134	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	59	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	81	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	75	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	31	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	9	5	1	111	2	31
TE Antonio Baumann	5	5	0	56	0	21
TE Dennis Lloyd	5	4	0	17	0	14
WR Skip Mathis	3	3	0	37	1	20
FB Jerry Folston	3	3	0	22	1	20
WR Harris Collins	1	1	0	12	0	6
WR Nate Kalter	1	1	0	6	0	10
RB Gilbert Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Regalado	13	8	0	121	1	28
WR Tony Feeney	5	4	0	68	1	22
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	2	1	12	0	20
TE Omar Petit	2	2	0	7	0	11
WR Tommie Barger	2	1	0	1	0	22
WR Bernard Keyes	2	0	1	0	0	12
TE Ty Warren	1	1	0	6	0	10
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	0	9	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Howard	3	6	2.00	4.46
Gilbert Peterson	2	7	3.50	5.14

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Benton	1	1	1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hardy Calinoff	5	4	29	5.80	9.32

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	2	1	4	2.00	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Antonio Baumann	2	2	12	6.00	11.20
WR Miles Codapuda	2	1	13	6.50	12.33
TE Dennis Lloyd	1	1	4	4.00	3.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Feeney	1	1	4	4.00	13.60
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Gilbert Peterson	2	1
Jorge Howard	2	2
Hardy Calinoff	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0
Aaron Elliott	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hardy Calinoff	6	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	9	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Miles Codapuda	4	1	0
WR Skip Mathis	1	1	1
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Feeney	2	2	0
WR Terry Regalado	2	1	1
WR Bernard Keyes	2	0	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	0
TE Omar Petit	1	1	0
WR Tommie Barger	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,200 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (23,400)
End Zone 10,400 (16,900)
Mezzanine 6,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,200 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (23,400)
End Zone	10,400 (16,900)
Mezzanine	6,000 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,200)