Week 16, 2015

played in Utah, UT

26 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	3	10	3	3	-	19
Utah Rattlers	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 UT - Mel Timmerman 29 field goal
1Q: 04:06 NO - Darrin Earls 41 field goal
2Q: 07:41 NO - Darrin Earls 23 field goal
2Q: 01:50 NO - Cornell Kristosik 6 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 09:01 NO - Darrin Earls 32 field goal
4Q: 15:00 UT - Mel Timmerman 50 field goal
4Q: 11:40 NO - Darrin Earls 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 UT - Mel Timmerman 29 field goal
1Q: 04:06 NO - Darrin Earls 41 field goal
2Q: 07:41 NO - Darrin Earls 23 field goal
2Q: 01:50 NO - Cornell Kristosik 6 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 09:01 NO - Darrin Earls 32 field goal
4Q: 15:00 UT - Mel Timmerman 50 field goal
4Q: 11:40 NO - Darrin Earls 39 field goal

Team Statistics NO UT
Record 9-6 8-7
First Downs 20 12
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 15 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 349 216
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 4.92 3.72
Net Rushing Yards 99 41
- Rushing Attempts 31 16
- Yards per Rush 3.19 2.56
Net Passing Yards 250 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 262 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 4/29
- Yards per Pass Play 6.25 4.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/60 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 2/57 5/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:13 24:47

Team Statistics	NO	UT
Record	9-6	8-7
First Downs	20	12
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	15	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	349	216
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	4.92	3.72
Net Rushing Yards	99	41
- Rushing Attempts	31	16
- Yards per Rush	3.19	2.56
Net Passing Yards	250	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	38 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	262	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	4/29
- Yards per Pass Play	6.25	4.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/60	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	2/57	5/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:13	24:47

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:10	4:09	OWN 39	8	37	Field Goal
1	1:21	2:59	OWN 26	6	37	Downs
2	12:29	4:56	OWN 35	10	59	Field Goal
2	5:44	4:01	OWN 23	13	77	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	6:04	OWN 20	11	65	Field Goal
3	6:25	1:50	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	14:55	1:34	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
4	13:11	1:38	OPP 26	3	4	Field Goal
4	9:28	5:44	OWN 30	8	34	Missed FG
4	1:04	0:40	OWN 6	3	1	Punt

Utah Rattlers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:50	OWN 17	11	71	Field Goal
1	4:01	2:40	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	13:22	0:53	OWN 37	3	-2	Punt
2	7:33	1:49	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	1:43	1:01	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
3	8:56	2:31	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
3	4:35	4:40	OWN 22	7	45	Field Goal
4	13:21	0:10	OWN 18	1	0	Interception
4	11:33	2:05	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
4	3:44	2:40	OWN 43	15	51	Downs
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 43	2	-14	Game

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Benton	18	46	2.56	8	0	0
Cornell Kristosik	12	51	4.25	12	2	1
Jeff Brzezinski	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Hill	12	19	1.58	13	1
Renaldo Brignac	3	16	5.33	14	1
Derrick Dotson	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	38	25	262	2/12	0	24	0	85.6

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Dotson	38	19	204	4/29	0	38	1	55.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Antoine Nutten	7	9	65	9.29	27	23
WR Kris Luciano	5	8	46	9.20	7	21
WR Mel Benton	4	4	51	12.75	7	18
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	7	63	15.75	18	24
TE Percy Neufeldt	2	2	15	7.50	0	12
TE Ty Warren	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
WR Wesley Doiron	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Darnell Benton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Utah	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Quentin Hill	3	4	28	9.33	0	11
TE Kenyon Sessions	3	5	16	5.33	7	8
WR Colin Horn	3	3	37	12.33	5	24
WR Drew Matuzas	3	3	24	8.00	3	9
WR Trevor Parrish	2	5	12	6.00	12	10
WR Trent Upshaw	2	8	26	13.00	7	18
TE Clay Riley	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
WR Skip Nitschke	1	6	38	38.00	38	38
RB Renaldo Brignac	1	1	12	12.00	12	12
TE Brad Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Erik Lockett	1	6	6.00	0

Utah	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cornell Kristosik	1	0	0
Doug Corey	0	1	0
Mitchell Cooper	0	0	1

Utah	Fumb	Recov	Force
Drew Matuzas	1	0	0
Trent Upshaw	0	1	0
Jessie Whitman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	4	177	44.3	43.0	54	2

Utah	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Nogas	6	220	36.7	33.5	51	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	4/5	1/2	0/1	41	1/1

Utah	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Timmerman	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	2	19	9.5	0

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Brignac	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Kristosik	2	57	28.5	0

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Upshaw	4	75	18.8	0
Trevor Parrish	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	4	0	1.5	14	29
S Wes Monroe	4	3	0.0	10	34
CB Moe Cook	4	0	0.0	16	42
ILB Kyle Okunevich	4	0	0.0	11	26
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	1	0.0	12	41
S Erik Lockett	2	1	1.0	14	42
DT Pete Maxwell	2	2	0.0	12	14
S Bart Bennetts	2	1	0.0	10	38
OLB Otis Chadwick	2	1	0.0	15	38
DE Winfred Rodriguez	2	1	0.0	11	15
ILB Levon Cukro	2	0	0.0	1	4
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0.0	12	24
DT Mel Rasmussen	1	1	1.0	4	10
DE Leonard Ellison	1	1	0.5	5	27
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	0.0	5	15
DE Ed Banks	1	0	0.0	15	28
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	1	0	0.0	2	5

Utah	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB C.J. Wickman	7	2	0.0	21	31
S Roosevelt O'Neal	7	0	0.0	14	21
CB Jessie Whitman	6	4	0.0	25	35
CB Jamal Hackett	5	3	0.5	31	40
ILB Jerry Lehan	4	2	0.0	10	9
S Gilbert Lane	4	1	0.0	27	33
S Edgar Oberheu	4	0	0.0	27	37
DE Dwight Heimulu	3	1	0.0	21	25
OLB Marvin Ellard	3	0	0.0	30	39
OLB Kenny Peterson	3	0	0.0	10	9
CB Stanley Garner	3	0	0.0	23	33
DE Danny Jostes	2	1	1.0	14	23
DT Donald Ford	2	3	0.0	25	31
DT Benjamin Wheeler	2	0	0.0	18	24
DT Russell Ayres	1	1	0.5	8	8
OLB Juan Schultz	1	0	0.0	4	1
WR Colin Horn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Raymond Greene	0	2	0.0	6	9

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	1.5	0	2	2	29
DT Mel Rasmussen	1.0	1	0	0	10
S Erik Lockett	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Leonard Ellison	0.5	0	1	0	27
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	1	1	0	15
DT Chuck Mitchell	0.0	1	0	0	14
OLB Otis Chadwick	0.0	0	0	1	38

Utah	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Jostes	1.0	2	1	23
DT Russell Ayres	0.5	1	0	8
CB Jamal Hackett	0.5	0	0	40
DT Donald Ford	0.0	2	3	31
DT Benjamin Wheeler	0.0	1	0	24
DE Dwight Heimulu	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	2	0	41
CB Moe Cook	3	1	0	42
S Bart Bennetts	3	0	0	38
S Wes Monroe	3	0	0	34
ILB Levon Cukro	2	0	0	4
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0	24
OLB Otis Chadwick	1	1	0	38
S Erik Lockett	1	0	1	42
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0	15
ILB Kyle Okunevich	0	2	0	26

Utah	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jamal Hackett	5	0	40
S Roosevelt O'Neal	5	0	21
CB Jessie Whitman	4	2	35
S Edgar Oberheu	3	0	37
CB Stanley Garner	3	0	33
ILB Jerry Lehan	2	0	9
S Gilbert Lane	1	1	33
OLB Juan Schultz	1	0	1
ILB C.J. Wickman	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Corey	4	11	27	1	30
Craig Katz	1	5	23	0	24
Wesley Lake	1	4	26	0	35
Walter Watson	1	2	4	0	10
Bryce Norris	0	3	22	0	30
Curtis Lorenz	0	3	17	0	15
Jeff Money	0	2	29	0	38
Sedrick Burton	0	1	10	0	13
Wesley Restifo	0	0	14	1	20

Utah	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lewis Brown	2	5	16	0	41
Clay Riley	1	2	9	0	15
Kennedy Holbrook	0	3	14	1	32
Timothy Milts	0	2	13	1	37
Kevin Walker	0	2	16	1	42
Jimmy Simmons	0	1	7	0	15
Bill Stokes	0	0	2	1	11

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Ernie Crawford	3	14
Levon Cukro	2	22
Mitchell Porter	1	18
Mel Benton	1	9
Mitchell Cooper	0	23
Wesley Doiron	0	20
Omar Petit	0	18
Wes Monroe	0	17
Curtis Lorenz	0	16
Ty Warren	0	15
Darrin Earls	0	11
Sedrick Burton	0	9
Bryce Norris	0	9
Wesley Restifo	0	9
Percy Neufeldt	0	8
Walter Watson	0	7
Will Wragge	0	6
Kris Luciano	0	6
Pete Maxwell	0	5
Chuck Mitchell	0	5
Rico Buchanan	0	5
Teddy England	0	4
Ken Grbac	0	4
Ed Banks	0	3
Xavier Clements	0	3
Cornell Kristosik	0	3
Darnell Benton	0	3
Doug Corey	0	2
Erik Lockett	0	2
Bart Bennetts	0	2
Moe Cook	0	2
Otis Chadwick	0	2
Reuben Back	0	1
Leonard Ellison	0	1
Winfred Rodriguez	0	1
Kyle Okunevich	0	1

Utah	Tackles	STPlays
Trevor Parrish	2	18
Juan Schultz	1	16
Drew Matuzas	1	11
Stanley Garner	0	21
Amos Alderman	0	21
Kenyon Sessions	0	16
Roosevelt O'Neal	0	16
Brad Johnson	0	11
Jerry Lehan	0	9
Trent Upshaw	0	9
Wally Nogas	0	8
Lewis Brown	0	8
Bill Stokes	0	8
Harry Collins	0	8
Jackie Robbins	0	8
Jimmy Simmons	0	7
Kennedy Holbrook	0	7
Dwight Heimulu	0	7
Russell Ayres	0	6
Jamal Hackett	0	6
Donald Ford	0	5
Mel Timmerman	0	5
Marvin Ellard	0	5
Jessie Whitman	0	5
Skip Nitschke	0	5
C.J. Wickman	0	5
Edgar Oberheu	0	4
Clay Riley	0	4
Gilbert Lane	0	4
Danny Jostes	0	4
Kenny Peterson	0	4
Renaldo Brignac	0	4
Moe Tong	0	3
Lorenzo Sanford	0	3
Benjamin Wheeler	0	2
Kelvin Grant	0	2
Timothy Milts	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	31	4.4
Middle	19	50	2.6
Right	5	18	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	20	10.0
Middle	12	19	1.6
Right	2	2	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	38	25	3	2	1	3	7	4	0

Utah	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Dotson	38	19	2	1	4	6	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	58	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	75	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	84	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	45	22.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	54	10.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	78	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	48	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Antoine Nutten	9	7	0	65	1	28
WR Kris Luciano	8	5	0	46	1	21
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	4	0	63	1	39
WR Mel Benton	4	4	0	51	0	21
TE Ty Warren	3	1	1	5	0	11
WR Wesley Doiron	2	1	0	13	0	7
FB Curtis Lorenz	2	1	0	4	0	15
TE Percy Neufeldt	2	2	0	15	0	14
RB Darnell Benton	1	0	0	0	0	17

Utah	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Trent Upshaw	8	2	1	26	0	38
WR Skip Nitschke	6	1	0	38	1	26
WR Trevor Parrish	5	2	2	12	0	23
TE Kenyon Sessions	5	3	0	16	0	16
RB Quentin Hill	4	3	0	28	0	33
WR Colin Horn	3	3	0	37	1	17
WR Drew Matuzas	3	3	0	24	0	8
TE Clay Riley	2	1	0	11	0	15
RB Renaldo Brignac	1	1	0	12	0	9
TE Brad Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cornell Kristosik	3	11	3.67	4.25

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Hill	2	1	0.50	1.58
Derrick Dotson	1	6	6.00	6.00
Renaldo Brignac	1	2	2.00	5.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	5	3	16	3.20	6.89

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Dotson	4	1	3	0.75	5.37

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ty Warren	3	1	5	1.67	1.67
WR Antoine Nutten	1	1	7	7.00	7.22
WR Kris Luciano	1	1	4	4.00	5.75

Utah	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Hill	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
TE Kenyon Sessions	1	0	0	0.00	3.20
WR Colin Horn	1	1	3	3.00	12.33
WR Trent Upshaw	1	0	0	0.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cornell Kristosik	4	1

Utah	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Hill	2	0
Renaldo Brignac	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	11	8	4

Utah	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Dotson	10	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Luciano	3	2	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	1	1
WR Antoine Nutten	2	2	1
FB Curtis Lorenz	2	1	0
WR Mel Benton	1	1	1
TE Percy Neufeldt	1	1	1

Utah	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Quentin Hill	2	1	0
TE Clay Riley	1	0	0
WR Trevor Parrish	1	0	0
TE Kenyon Sessions	1	1	0
WR Skip Nitschke	1	0	0
WR Colin Horn	1	1	0
RB Renaldo Brignac	1	1	1
WR Drew Matuzas	1	1	0
WR Trent Upshaw	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,800 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (15,000)
End Zone 9,600 (10,800)
Mezzanine 5,500 (6,200)
Sideline Seats 8,300 (9,500)
Club Seats 18,800 (21,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,800 (67,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (15,000)
End Zone	9,600 (10,800)
Mezzanine	5,500 (6,200)
Sideline Seats	8,300 (9,500)
Club Seats	18,800 (21,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (4,100)