Week 17, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

42 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Carolina Horsemen	10	3	3	7	-	23
New Orleans Shamans	0	13	10	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 3 run (Scottie Graham extra point)
1Q: 04:03 CAR - Scottie Graham 35 field goal
2Q: 14:21 NO - Darrin Earls 37 field goal
2Q: 07:47 NO - Vernon Giannitti 20 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 02:43 NO - Darrin Earls 25 field goal
2Q: 00:20 CAR - Scottie Graham 28 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NO - Cornell Kristosik 82 kickoff return (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 06:49 NO - Darrin Earls 39 field goal
3Q: 01:45 CAR - Scottie Graham 27 field goal
4Q: 12:36 NO - Darrin Earls 39 field goal
4Q: 03:32 CAR - Levon Hargrave 3 pass from Juan Morton (Scottie Graham extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 3 run (Scottie Graham extra point)
1Q: 04:03 CAR - Scottie Graham 35 field goal
2Q: 14:21 NO - Darrin Earls 37 field goal
2Q: 07:47 NO - Vernon Giannitti 20 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 02:43 NO - Darrin Earls 25 field goal
2Q: 00:20 CAR - Scottie Graham 28 field goal
3Q: 15:00 NO - Cornell Kristosik 82 kickoff return (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 06:49 NO - Darrin Earls 39 field goal
3Q: 01:45 CAR - Scottie Graham 27 field goal
4Q: 12:36 NO - Darrin Earls 39 field goal
4Q: 03:32 CAR - Levon Hargrave 3 pass from Juan Morton (Scottie Graham extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NO
Record 8-8 10-6
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 18 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 433 286
- Offensive Plays 66 62
- Yards per Play 6.56 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 73 91
- Rushing Attempts 17 27
- Yards per Rush 4.29 3.37
Net Passing Yards 360 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 28 - 0 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 365 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 7.35 5.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/56 5/59
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/78 6/231
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 41
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	CAR	NO
Record	8-8	10-6
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	18	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	433	286
- Offensive Plays	66	62
- Yards per Play	6.56	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	73	91
- Rushing Attempts	17	27
- Yards per Rush	4.29	3.37
Net Passing Yards	360	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 28 - 0	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	365	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	7.35	5.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/56	5/59
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/78	6/231
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 41
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:28	OWN 5	9	95	Touchdown
1	8:51	4:55	OWN 33	10	49	Field Goal
2	14:16	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	7:33	1:59	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
2	2:36	2:21	OWN 14	7	75	Field Goal
3	14:46	1:13	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
3	12:50	1:22	OPP 36	3	4	Missed FG
3	6:42	5:05	OWN 19	8	71	Field Goal
4	12:29	2:40	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
4	5:54	2:31	OWN 7	11	93	Touchdown
4	1:01	0:36	OWN 29	4	8	Downs

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:32	1:41	OWN 32	3	-4	Punt
1	3:56	4:40	OWN 45	7	35	Field Goal
2	12:42	5:09	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	5:34	2:58	OWN 37	8	55	Field Goal
2	0:15	0:15	OPP 43	1	-6	Fumble
3	13:33	0:43	OWN 18	3	-11	Punt
3	11:28	4:46	OWN 39	9	39	Field Goal
3	1:37	4:08	OWN 36	9	42	Field Goal
4	9:49	3:55	OWN 37	6	8	Punt
4	3:23	2:22	OWN 45	7	33	Missed FG
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 37	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Juan Morton, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	15	70	4.67	22	2	1
Ian Clancy	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Benton	13	52	4.00	17	2
Cornell Kristosik	12	36	3.00	10	1
Jeff Brzezinski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Curtis Lorenz	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	48	28	365	1/5	1	35	0	89.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	33	23	206	2/11	1	26	0	96.3

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Feeney	7	11	103	14.71	28	35	0
WR Harris Mantovani	5	6	71	14.20	29	35	0
WR Levon Hargrave	4	9	52	13.00	13	21	1
WR Van Yap	4	6	68	17.00	9	22	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	3	6	28	9.33	20	19	0
TE Richie Gardner	2	3	24	12.00	0	13	0
WR Donnie Donaldson	2	4	13	6.50	0	8	0
RB Greg Blades	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Patrick Buckley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Dan Sanford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	13	62	8.86	38	20	1
WR Kris Luciano	4	6	26	6.50	6	16	0
TE Percy Neufeldt	4	5	42	10.50	13	26	0
WR Antoine Nutten	3	4	34	11.33	12	14	0
TE Ty Warren	2	2	8	4.00	1	5	0
WR Mel Benton	1	1	25	25.00	10	25	0
TE Omar Petit	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Nolan Thompkins	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eugene Sawyer	1	0	0
Kendrick Ward	0	1	0
Brant Harper	0	1	0
Harris Linker	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0	0
Pete Maxwell	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Mage	4	167	41.8	39.0	44	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	3	114	38.0	36.7	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scottie Graham	3/4	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	4/5	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donnie Donaldson	1	4	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Blades	4	78	19.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Kristosik	5	206	41.2	1
D.J. Kerby	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gerald Plante	7	3	0.0	23	28
OLB Russell Burks	6	0	1.0	12	10
S Brady Reckner	6	0	0.0	15	27
CB Peter Bennett	5	0	0.0	18	33
S Charles Bauer	4	3	0.0	26	27
DT Donny Barber	4	0	0.0	23	21
CB Harris Linker	3	1	1.0	23	30
DE Scottie Peralta	3	3	0.0	22	28
ILB Jimmy George	3	1	0.0	9	11
ILB Mack Shaw	2	3	0.0	18	24
DT Alvin Webb	2	2	0.0	17	16
DT Duane Perry	2	0	0.0	5	7
DE Brant Harper	1	1	0.0	16	23
S Marcus Varitek	1	0	0.0	22	23
DT German Rison	0	1	0.0	3	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Erik Lockett	9	0	0.0	16	44
S Bart Bennetts	5	2	0.0	12	44
ILB Kyle Okunevich	4	2	0.0	10	33
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	0.0	7	16
DT Xavier Clements	4	0	0.0	15	33
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	0	0.0	8	33
DE Ed Banks	2	0	1.0	16	33
OLB Otis Chadwick	2	2	0.0	15	45
DT Pete Maxwell	2	0	0.0	7	34
OLB Will Wragge	2	0	0.0	2	4
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0.0	10	26
CB Moe Cook	2	0	0.0	16	35
CB D.J. Kerby	1	4	0.0	10	41
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0.0	9	25
DE Teddy England	1	0	0.0	10	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Russell Burks	1.0	0	0	10
CB Harris Linker	1.0	0	0	30
DE Brant Harper	0.0	1	2	23
DT Donny Barber	0.0	1	0	21
S Brady Reckner	0.0	1	0	27
DE Scottie Peralta	0.0	0	1	28

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ed Banks	1.0	1	2	0	33
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	1	1	0	33
DE Teddy England	0.0	1	0	0	39
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	0	2	2	34
DE Leonard Ellison	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Mel Rasmussen	0.0	0	0	1	4

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brady Reckner	4	1	27
CB Peter Bennett	4	0	33
OLB Gerald Plante	3	1	28
OLB Russell Burks	3	0	10
CB Harris Linker	2	1	30
DT Duane Perry	2	0	7
ILB Jimmy George	2	0	11
S Marcus Varitek	1	1	23
S Charles Bauer	1	0	27
ILB Mack Shaw	1	0	24
DE Brant Harper	0	1	23

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Erik Lockett	9	0	44
S Bart Bennetts	4	1	44
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	1	33
ILB Kyle Okunevich	3	0	33
CB Reuben Back	2	0	26
CB Moe Cook	2	0	35
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	16
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	34
OLB Will Wragge	1	0	4
DE Teddy England	1	0	39
CB D.J. Kerby	1	0	41
OLB Otis Chadwick	0	2	45
S Wes Monroe	0	2	23

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gabe Carpenter	1	6	14	0	37
Kendrick Ward	1	2	16	1	30
Johnny Simmons	1	2	13	0	38
Winfred Strauss	1	2	17	0	43
Ellis Blades	0	5	13	0	37

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wesley Lake	2	7	23	0	33
Geoff Shelton	1	4	14	0	17
Wesley Restifo	1	4	20	0	28
Craig Katz	1	2	18	1	26
Curtis Lorenz	1	2	16	0	16
Doug Corey	0	3	14	0	18
Jeff Money	0	2	26	1	34
Ty Warren	0	1	10	0	6
Percy Neufeldt	0	1	13	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Greg Blades	3	21
Ian Clancy	1	23
Donnie Donaldson	1	21
Trevor Nixon	1	16
Norman Fulton	0	19
Brady Reckner	0	18
Peter Bennett	0	17
Dan Sanford	0	15
Skip Olivera	0	14
Levon Hargrave	0	14
Charles Bauer	0	10
Scottie Graham	0	10
Russell Burks	0	8
Clay Mage	0	8
Johnny Simmons	0	8
Bryce Harden	0	8
Brad Van Pelt	0	8
Jimmy George	0	7
Rickey Waldron	0	6
Reuben Manning	0	6
Richie Gardner	0	5
Donny Barber	0	5
Gabe Carpenter	0	5
Patrick Buckley	0	5
Brant Harper	0	5
Mack Shaw	0	5
Gerald Plante	0	4
Alvin Webb	0	4
Marcus Varitek	0	4
Scottie Peralta	0	4
Luther Luchey	0	3
Duane Perry	0	3
Jermaine Jefferson	0	2
German Rison	0	2
Van Yap	0	2
Lee Kasper	0	2
Harris Linker	0	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Cukro	1	26
Wesley Doiron	1	22
Ernie Crawford	1	16
Mel Benton	1	14
Percy Neufeldt	1	12
Mitchell Porter	0	25
Mitchell Cooper	0	24
Omar Petit	0	21
Wes Monroe	0	16
Ty Warren	0	12
Darrin Earls	0	12
D.J. Kerby	0	10
Curtis Lorenz	0	9
Sedrick Burton	0	8
Bryce Norris	0	8
Wesley Restifo	0	8
Will Wragge	0	7
Chuck Mitchell	0	7
Cornell Kristosik	0	6
Kyle Okunevich	0	6
Pete Maxwell	0	5
Rico Buchanan	0	5
Geoff Shelton	0	4
Xavier Clements	0	4
Jeff Money	0	3
Erik Lockett	0	3
Bart Bennetts	0	3
Moe Cook	0	3
Teddy England	0	3
Kris Luciano	0	3
Ken Grbac	0	3
Ed Banks	0	2
Reuben Back	0	2
Cornelius Dattilo	0	2
Leonard Ellison	0	2
Otis Chadwick	0	2
Doug Corey	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	9	43	4.8
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	6	24	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	48	28	5	1	4	6	6	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	33	23	3	0	2	5	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	128	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	180	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	52	10.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	39	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	71	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Feeney	11	7	2	103	1	38
WR Levon Hargrave	9	4	2	52	1	38
RB Eugene Sawyer	6	3	0	28	0	38
WR Harris Mantovani	6	5	0	71	1	24
WR Van Yap	6	4	0	68	2	31
WR Donnie Donaldson	4	2	0	13	0	13
TE Richie Gardner	3	2	0	24	0	19
RB Greg Blades	1	1	0	6	0	13
FB Patrick Buckley	1	0	0	0	0	13
TE Dan Sanford	1	0	0	0	0	8

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	13	7	0	62	1	34
WR Kris Luciano	6	4	1	26	0	21
TE Percy Neufeldt	5	4	1	42	1	15
WR Antoine Nutten	4	3	0	34	0	20
TE Ty Warren	2	2	0	8	0	6
WR Mel Benton	1	1	0	25	1	21
TE Omar Petit	1	1	0	11	0	7
RB Nolan Thompkins	1	1	0	-2	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eugene Sawyer	1	3	3.00	4.67

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	7	3	20	2.86	7.60

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	6	3	27	4.50	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Eugene Sawyer	2	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Harris Mantovani	2	1	12	6.00	11.83
WR Levon Hargrave	1	1	3	3.00	5.78
WR Van Yap	1	0	0	0.00	11.33
WR Donnie Donaldson	1	1	5	5.00	3.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	2	29	7.25	4.77
RB Nolan Thompkins	1	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
WR Antoine Nutten	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	2	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cornell Kristosik	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	11	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Feeney	3	1	1
RB Eugene Sawyer	2	0	0
WR Donnie Donaldson	2	2	0
WR Harris Mantovani	1	1	1
RB Greg Blades	1	1	1
WR Levon Hargrave	1	0	0
WR Van Yap	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	4	3
WR Kris Luciano	2	1	0
TE Percy Neufeldt	2	2	1
RB Nolan Thompkins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,300 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (23,400)
End Zone 11,400 (16,900)
Mezzanine 6,500 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,300 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (23,400)
End Zone	11,400 (16,900)
Mezzanine	6,500 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,200)