Week 1, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, calm

Miami Mercenaries	7	10	7	10	-	34
New Orleans Shamans	3	17	0	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 NO - Darrin Earls 24 field goal
1Q: 04:02 MIA - Trevor Reid 3 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:29 NO - Darnell Benton 2 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 03:50 MIA - Harold Hanson 37 field goal
2Q: 01:09 NO - Antoine Nutten 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NO - Darrin Earls 55 field goal
2Q: 00:06 MIA - Gabe Kohn 93 kickoff return (Harold Hanson extra point)
3Q: 11:16 MIA - Maurice Terrell 56 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 14:22 MIA - Dixon Bocaling 1 run (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 06:22 NO - Vernon Giannitti 35 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIA - Harold Hanson 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:13 NO - Darrin Earls 24 field goal
1Q: 04:02 MIA - Trevor Reid 3 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:29 NO - Darnell Benton 2 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 03:50 MIA - Harold Hanson 37 field goal
2Q: 01:09 NO - Antoine Nutten 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 00:13 NO - Darrin Earls 55 field goal
2Q: 00:06 MIA - Gabe Kohn 93 kickoff return (Harold Hanson extra point)
3Q: 11:16 MIA - Maurice Terrell 56 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 14:22 MIA - Dixon Bocaling 1 run (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 06:22 NO - Vernon Giannitti 35 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIA - Harold Hanson 41 field goal

Team Statistics MIA NO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 16 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 429 393
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 6.92 6.05
Net Rushing Yards 98 80
- Rushing Attempts 21 19
- Yards per Rush 4.67 4.21
Net Passing Yards 331 313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 30 - 2 45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 337 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.07 6.80
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/27 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 5/167 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 33
Time of Possession 32:49 27:11

Team Statistics	MIA	NO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	16	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	429	393
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	6.92	6.05
Net Rushing Yards	98	80
- Rushing Attempts	21	19
- Yards per Rush	4.67	4.21
Net Passing Yards	331	313
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 30 - 2	45 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	337	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.07	6.80
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/27	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	5/167	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 33
Time of Possession	32:49	27:11

Drive Charts

Miami Mercenaries
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:05	4:10	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	14:19	1:37	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
2	10:48	7:03	OWN 31	12	49	Field Goal
2	0:59	0:37	OWN 29	2	9	Interception
3	15:00	0:27	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
3	13:28	2:32	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	7:59	3:29	OWN 31	7	45	Missed FG
3	3:30	4:14	OWN 39	8	61	Touchdown
4	12:23	3:47	OWN 36	7	46	Missed FG
4	6:07	4:15	OWN 28	7	48	Field Goal
4	1:04	0:06	OPP 34	1	2	Fumble

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:55	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
1	3:55	4:36	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
2	12:42	1:54	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
2	3:45	2:46	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:16	OPP 46	1	8	Field Goal
3	14:33	1:05	OPP 39	3	1	Punt
3	10:56	2:57	OWN 36	7	33	Fumble
3	4:30	1:00	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
4	14:16	1:53	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	8:36	2:29	OWN 37	5	63	Touchdown
4	1:52	0:48	OWN 25	4	9	Downs
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 32	5	32	Game

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dixon Bocaling	14	68	4.86	18	2	1
Craig Rosengard	7	30	4.29	16	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Benton	12	40	3.33	8	0	1
Cornell Kristosik	6	33	5.50	10	1	0
Mitchell Porter	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Coffey	40	30	337	1/6	2	56	2	95.5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	45	29	317	1/4	2	35	0	99.9

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trevor Reid	8	11	73	9.13	28	21	1
RB Dixon Bocaling	6	7	25	4.17	14	11	0
TE Mickey Malinsky	4	5	78	19.50	45	42	0
WR Maurice Terrell	4	7	96	24.00	18	56	1
WR Gabe Kohn	3	4	27	9.00	9	14	0
WR Jeremy Bettis	2	3	24	12.00	9	15	0
RB Craig Rosengard	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
FB Thomas Newsome	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Claude Cox	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	8	15	112	14.00	40	35	1
WR Mel Benton	7	8	100	14.29	37	29	0
WR Antoine Nutten	5	7	33	6.60	4	13	1
WR Kris Luciano	4	4	39	9.75	15	24	0
TE Omar Petit	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Ty Warren	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Wesley Doiron	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	0.00	0
CB Moe Cook	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gilbert Coffey	1	0	0
Dixon Bocaling	1	0	0
Josh Hookfin	0	1	1
Gerald Hartman	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Wesley Doiron	1	0	0
Cornelius Dattilo	0	1	0
Ernie Crawford	0	0	1
Bart Bennetts	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerald Brock	1	53	53.0	48.0	53	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	4	155	38.8	27.0	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Hanson	2/4	1/2	0/0	41	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	2/2	1/1	1/1	55	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Rosengard	3	27	9.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Kohn	4	150	37.5	1
Jon Henry	1	17	17.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Kristosik	3	77	25.7	0
D.J. Kerby	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mickey Swift	8	1	0.0	12	23
CB Mel Burke	7	0	0.0	13	38
CB K.C. McNiven	6	0	0.0	15	35
ILB Tony Chapa	4	0	0.5	14	33
CB Lawrence Umenyiora	4	2	0.0	14	43
S Artie Battle	3	1	0.0	15	32
DE Arnold Dilger	3	0	0.0	8	25
ILB Tom Downs	2	1	0.0	5	10
DE Jim Lu	2	0	0.0	12	11
S Jon Henry	1	5	0.5	14	30
ILB Horace Cassidy	1	2	0.0	4	11
OLB Cole McElroy	1	1	0.0	7	18
S Josh Hookfin	1	1	0.0	10	36
DT Patrick Hanks	1	0	0.0	7	35
OLB Tyrone Jones	1	0	0.0	3	3
RB Dixon Bocaling	1	0	---	---	---
WR Trevor Reid	1	0	---	---	---
DE Emmitt Castroll	0	1	0.0	15	36
S Ross Mang	0	1	0.0	11	25

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Moe Cook	7	0	0.0	16	37
ILB Ernie Crawford	5	5	0.0	19	29
S Erik Lockett	5	1	0.0	21	39
OLB Otis Chadwick	5	0	0.0	19	37
S Bart Bennetts	4	1	1.0	17	33
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	4	1	0.0	7	13
CB Mitchell Cooper	4	0	0.0	14	24
DT Pete Maxwell	3	2	0.0	15	26
DT Chuck Mitchell	3	0	0.0	9	19
CB D.J. Kerby	2	3	0.0	13	21
DT Xavier Clements	1	2	0.0	17	35
ILB Levon Cukro	1	1	0.0	2	4
DE Leonard Ellison	1	1	0.0	12	22
OLB Will Wragge	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Reuben Back	1	0	0.0	10	23
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	19	32
ILB Kyle Okunevich	1	0	0.0	2	12
DT Mel Rasmussen	0	1	0.0	8	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Jon Henry	0.5	0	0	0	30
ILB Tony Chapa	0.5	0	0	0	33
DT Frank Kolaja	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Arnold Dilger	0.0	0	1	1	25
OLB Tyrone Jones	0.0	0	1	0	3

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Bart Bennetts	1.0	0	33
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	1	26
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	1	35
DT Mel Rasmussen	0.0	1	18
DE Leonard Ellison	0.0	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mel Burke	7	1	38
OLB Mickey Swift	5	1	23
CB K.C. McNiven	5	0	35
CB Lawrence Umenyiora	3	0	43
S Josh Hookfin	2	1	36
OLB Cole McElroy	2	0	18
ILB Tony Chapa	2	0	33
ILB Horace Cassidy	1	1	11
DT Patrick Hanks	1	0	35
ILB Tom Downs	1	0	10
S Jon Henry	0	1	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Moe Cook	7	0	1	37
OLB Otis Chadwick	4	1	0	37
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	0	0	24
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	3	0	0	13
ILB Ernie Crawford	2	0	1	29
S Erik Lockett	2	0	0	39
S Bart Bennetts	2	0	0	33
CB Reuben Back	1	1	0	23
ILB Levon Cukro	1	0	0	4
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0	26
OLB Will Wragge	1	0	0	4
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0	19
CB D.J. Kerby	1	0	0	21
ILB Kyle Okunevich	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
K.C. Oliver	4	7	20	1	31
Johnny Terrell	2	5	20	0	33
Gerald Hartman	1	2	19	0	38
Dwayne Cash	1	2	17	0	31
Mickey Malinsky	1	1	18	0	32
Thomas Newsome	1	1	9	0	12
Pat Webster	0	2	17	0	38
Roderick Lange	0	1	6	0	7

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	3	7	19	0	43
Craig Katz	2	2	15	0	32
Doug Corey	1	4	16	0	32
Wesley Lake	1	2	16	1	40
Geoff Shelton	1	1	4	0	17
Ethan Hampton	1	1	3	0	6
Butch Newton	1	1	7	0	22
Wesley Restifo	0	1	14	0	33

Special Teams Statistics

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Mang	2	14
Tyrone Jones	1	13
Claude Cox	1	11
Dwayne Cash	1	5
Craig Rosengard	0	21
Glen Dollar	0	17
Mel Dunn	0	16
Jon Henry	0	13
Gabe Kohn	0	13
Tom Downs	0	13
K.C. McNiven	0	13
Harold Hanson	0	10
Lawrence Umenyiora	0	10
Horace Cassidy	0	10
Jeremy Bettis	0	7
Jerald Brock	0	5
K.C. Oliver	0	5
Brad Watkins	0	5
Lorenzo Hanks	0	5
Calvin Mueller	0	5
Thomas Newsome	0	5
Roderick Lange	0	5
Mickey Malinsky	0	4
Freddie Hutchinson	0	4
Patrick Hanks	0	3
Mickey Swift	0	3
Jim Lu	0	3
Emmitt Castroll	0	2
Artie Battle	0	2
Trevor Reid	0	2
Josh Hookfin	0	2
Ralph Nordberg	0	2
Bob Stargell	0	1
Frank Kolaja	0	1
Mel Burke	0	1
Arnold Dilger	0	1
Tony Chapa	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell Porter	2	19
Levon Cukro	1	19
Wes Monroe	1	16
Wesley Doiron	1	15
Sedrick Burton	1	6
Butch Newton	1	6
Ethan Hampton	0	18
Cornell Kristosik	0	17
Mitchell Cooper	0	15
Mel Benton	0	12
Omar Petit	0	11
Will Wragge	0	10
Darrin Earls	0	8
D.J. Kerby	0	8
Ty Warren	0	6
Wesley Restifo	0	6
Geoff Shelton	0	5
Ernie Crawford	0	5
Erik Lockett	0	4
Pete Maxwell	0	4
Reuben Back	0	4
Moe Cook	0	4
Curtis Lorenz	0	4
Ken Grbac	0	4
Mel Rasmussen	0	3
Chuck Mitchell	0	3
Otis Chadwick	0	3
Doug Corey	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	2
Bart Bennetts	0	2
Leonard Ellison	0	2
Teddy England	0	2
Winfred Rodriguez	0	2
Rico Buchanan	0	2
Kyle Okunevich	0	2
Cornelius Dattilo	0	1
Kris Luciano	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	5	44	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	39	5.6
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Coffey	40	30	3	0	2	2	4	0	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	45	29	5	2	4	5	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	31	3.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	20	191	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	59	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	56	18.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	39	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	13	188	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	35	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trevor Reid	11	8	0	73	1	35
RB Dixon Bocaling	7	6	0	25	0	25
WR Maurice Terrell	7	4	2	96	1	30
TE Mickey Malinsky	5	4	0	78	1	32
WR Gabe Kohn	4	3	0	27	0	15
WR Jeremy Bettis	3	2	0	24	0	19
RB Craig Rosengard	1	1	0	2	0	16
FB Thomas Newsome	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Claude Cox	1	1	0	9	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	15	8	2	112	2	44
WR Mel Benton	8	7	0	100	2	29
WR Antoine Nutten	7	5	1	33	0	22
WR Kris Luciano	4	4	0	39	1	24
TE Ty Warren	3	1	0	4	0	17
TE Omar Petit	2	1	0	8	0	20
RB Cornell Kristosik	2	1	1	4	0	23
WR Wesley Doiron	1	1	0	9	0	6
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	0	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dixon Bocaling	1	1	1.00	4.86

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Benton	3	3	1.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Coffey	7	5	38	5.43	8.43

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	6	5	27	4.50	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Kohn	2	1	14	7.00	6.75
WR Maurice Terrell	2	1	10	5.00	13.71
WR Trevor Reid	1	1	3	3.00	6.64
RB Craig Rosengard	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Claude Cox	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	1	3	1.50	7.47
WR Mel Benton	1	1	9	9.00	12.50
WR Antoine Nutten	1	1	2	2.00	4.71
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Kris Luciano	1	1	9	9.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Craig Rosengard	2	1
Dixon Bocaling	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Coffey	9	6	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	12	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Reid	3	3	3
WR Maurice Terrell	3	1	1
WR Gabe Kohn	1	1	1
RB Craig Rosengard	1	1	0
WR Jeremy Bettis	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mel Benton	3	2	2
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	2	2
WR Antoine Nutten	2	2	1
WR Kris Luciano	2	2	1
WR Wesley Doiron	1	1	0
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,900 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,100 (23,400)
End Zone 9,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine 5,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,900 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,100 (23,400)
End Zone	9,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine	5,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (5,200)