Week 8, 2017

played in San Diego, CA

65 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Minnesota Grizzlies	3	3	7	9	-	22
San Diego Scouts	0	0	10	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:39 MIN - Darrin Earls 35 field goal
2Q: 06:31 MIN - Darrin Earls 23 field goal
3Q: 11:40 SD - Spencer Spencer 33 pass from Marlon Vinnick (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 08:13 MIN - Miles Codapuda 18 pass from Danny Brennan (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 00:04 SD - Cris Merloni 30 field goal
4Q: 08:48 MIN - Darrin Earls 28 field goal
4Q: 04:54 MIN - Jorge Howard 2 run (Jorge Howard run for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:27 SD - Marlon Vinnick 1 run (Cris Merloni extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:39 MIN - Darrin Earls 35 field goal
2Q: 06:31 MIN - Darrin Earls 23 field goal
3Q: 11:40 SD - Spencer Spencer 33 pass from Marlon Vinnick (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 08:13 MIN - Miles Codapuda 18 pass from Danny Brennan (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 00:04 SD - Cris Merloni 30 field goal
4Q: 08:48 MIN - Darrin Earls 28 field goal
4Q: 04:54 MIN - Jorge Howard 2 run (Jorge Howard run for conversion failed)
4Q: 03:27 SD - Marlon Vinnick 1 run (Cris Merloni extra point)

Team Statistics MIN SD
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 18 17
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 310 318
- Offensive Plays 64 57
- Yards per Play 4.84 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 120 37
- Rushing Attempts 37 12
- Yards per Rush 3.24 3.08
Net Passing Yards 190 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 19 - 1 43 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 190 294
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.04 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 2/10 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 6/139
Interception Ret./Yards 2/32 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 25
Time of Possession 34:51 25:09

Team Statistics	MIN	SD
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	18	17
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	310	318
- Offensive Plays	64	57
- Yards per Play	4.84	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	120	37
- Rushing Attempts	37	12
- Yards per Rush	3.24	3.08
Net Passing Yards	190	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 19 - 1	43 - 26 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	190	294
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.04	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	2/10	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	6/139
Interception Ret./Yards	2/32	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 25
Time of Possession	34:51	25:09

Drive Charts

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:28	OWN 15	8	29	Interception
1	8:40	3:06	OPP 39	5	21	Field Goal
1	1:27	3:23	OWN 4	7	36	Punt
2	10:04	3:38	OPP 34	7	28	Field Goal
2	4:23	3:11	OWN 17	6	22	Punt
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 49	2	10	Half
3	11:26	3:20	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	15:00	6:18	OWN 28	11	61	Field Goal
4	8:32	3:46	OPP 15	6	15	Touchdown
4	3:15	1:40	OWN 40	5	21	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 24	1	-2	Game

San Diego Scouts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:32	0:52	OWN 32	3	2	Interception
1	5:34	4:07	OWN 24	6	24	Punt
2	13:04	3:00	OWN 17	7	43	Interception
2	6:26	2:03	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	1:12	0:58	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	15:00	3:34	OWN 38	6	62	Touchdown
3	8:06	8:06	OWN 26	16	61	Field Goal
4	4:46	1:31	OWN 30	6	70	Touchdown
4	1:35	1:11	OWN 5	7	19	Downs

Game MVP: Jorge Howard, Minnesota Grizzlies

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jorge Howard	27	90	3.33	24	2	1
Clarence Kinney	5	17	3.40	8	0	0
Danny Brennan	4	11	2.75	5	0	0
Jerry Folston	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
August Borb	6	10	1.67	4	0
Marlon Vinnick	3	11	3.67	6	1
Mitch Boone	2	11	5.50	7	0
Percy Hastings	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Brennan	27	19	190	0/0	1	25	1	86.9

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marlon Vinnick	43	26	294	2/13	1	33	2	69.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Miles Codapuda	5	8	67	13.40	36	18	1
WR Seth Watkins	4	5	20	5.00	0	8	0
FB Jerry Folston	3	3	22	7.33	5	11	0
TE Antonio Baumann	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	25	25.00	21	25	0
WR Brant Halstead	1	2	14	14.00	5	14	0
RB Clarence Kinney	1	1	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Thurman Wiggins	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Leslie Linton	1	2	14	14.00	12	14	0
WR Brad Perry	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Walter Gerbasi	6	7	81	13.50	19	26	0
WR Spencer Spencer	5	8	77	15.40	36	33	1
WR Christian Sanford	5	9	74	14.80	14	29	0
RB August Borb	3	3	20	6.67	2	11	0
TE Rico Covington	2	3	6	3.00	0	5	0
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Percy Hastings	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Kyle Harris	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Maurice Heyer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Quackadilly Blip	1	5	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Mitch Boone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB George Shumway	1	32	32.00	0
CB Corey Golder	1	0	0.00	0

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Otis Blackston	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Brant Halstead	1	0
Roman Danko	0	1
Clarence Kinney	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov
Otis Blackston	1	0
Mitch Boone	1	0
Danny Jostes	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	3	141	47.0	39.3	61	2

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Hocking	3	134	44.7	42.7	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leslie Linton	1	6	6.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Blackston	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg
Tyrone Collins	2	45	22.5
Brant Halstead	1	17	17.0
Leslie Linton	1	17	17.0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Boone	5	117	23.4	0
Otis Blackston	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	7	2	1.5	12	39
OLB Nolan Hampton	7	0	0.0	7	29
CB Corey Golder	5	1	0.0	7	33
CB Tommy Leighton	4	2	0.0	11	33
DE Chris Huffman	3	0	0.5	11	37
S Tyrone Collins	3	1	0.0	9	25
CB Brady Dobbins	3	1	0.0	7	33
S Marcus Varitek	2	0	0.0	7	27
OLB George Shumway	1	1	0.0	5	22
DT Martin Sununu	1	0	0.0	7	29
WR Miles Codapuda	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mel Lacasse	1	0	0.0	4	18
DE Glenn Ballard	1	0	0.0	5	30
S Curtis Sutter	0	2	0.0	8	30
DT Alvin Tucker	0	1	0.0	9	29
S Andrew Lonier	0	1	0.0	9	26

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ryan Calvert	13	2	0.0	34	27
S Ike Blanchard	9	2	0.0	36	26
ILB Russell Powell	5	3	0.0	16	9
OLB Jeremy Rayburn	5	1	0.0	24	18
CB Chad Shapster	3	2	0.0	30	20
CB Otis Blackston	3	1	0.0	17	21
OLB Keith Benton	3	0	0.0	5	4
DT Louie Hendrickson	3	0	0.0	13	16
CB Graham Kato	2	0	0.0	29	15
S Edward Flynn	2	0	0.0	15	14
S Spencer Leat	2	0	0.0	18	19
DT Leon Russell	1	1	0.0	24	11
CB Nick Thornton	1	1	0.0	26	20
DE Herman Samuels	1	0	0.0	9	5
WR Spencer Spencer	1	0	---	---	---
WR Quackadilly Blip	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bruce Baker	0	1	0.0	10	2
DT Bart George	0	1	0.0	15	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	1.5	0	0	0	39
DE Chris Huffman	0.5	2	0	0	37
DT Martin Sununu	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Glenn Ballard	0.0	0	3	1	30

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stanley Jones	0.0	0	3	3	26
ILB Ryan Calvert	0.0	0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Nolan Hampton	6	0	0	29
CB Corey Golder	5	1	1	33
CB Brady Dobbins	3	2	0	33
S Tyrone Collins	3	1	0	25
CB Tommy Leighton	3	0	0	33
ILB Rex Walters	2	0	0	39
OLB George Shumway	1	1	1	22
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0	37
S Marcus Varitek	1	0	0	27
ILB Tom Downs	1	0	0	6

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Ryan Calvert	6	0	0	27
CB Otis Blackston	2	1	1	21
CB Chad Shapster	2	1	0	20
S Edward Flynn	2	1	0	14
CB Graham Kato	2	0	0	15
S Ike Blanchard	2	0	0	26
OLB Keith Benton	2	0	0	4
OLB Jeremy Rayburn	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Sammy Edwards	4	9	36	27
Donald Jackson	3	5	27	17
Jerry Folston	1	3	23	10
Mike Reynolds	1	2	31	25
Devin Monroe	0	4	24	17
Shane Howard	0	3	14	12
Orlando Mills	0	2	8	3
Vince Jeffrey	0	2	25	19
Antonio Baumann	0	1	22	6
Ed Springer	0	1	20	15
Thurman Wiggins	0	1	11	13

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricardo Weber	1	1	2	0	14
D.J. Jasper	0	5	12	0	43
Clyde Hutchins	0	2	9	1	33
Johnny Barker	0	1	11	0	39
Julio Johnston	0	0	8	1	35

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Burt Sarnow	2	16
Roman Danko	2	13
Clarence Kinney	1	16
Herb McGrew	1	13
Tyrone Collins	1	11
Joseph Mahoney	0	16
Brant Halstead	0	13
Brad Perry	0	13
Tommy Leighton	0	11
Thurman Wiggins	0	10
Darrin Earls	0	9
Leslie Linton	0	7
Jerry Folston	0	6
Donald Jackson	0	6
Ed Springer	0	6
Mike Reynolds	0	6
Antonio Baumann	0	5
Shane Howard	0	5
Neal Swann	0	5
Chris Huffman	0	4
Martin Sununu	0	4
Skip Warren	0	3
George Shumway	0	3
Sammy Edwards	0	3
Stan Duran	0	3
Rex Walters	0	2
Tom Downs	0	2
Corey Golder	0	2
Vince Jeffrey	0	2
Marcus Varitek	0	1
Nolan Hampton	0	1
Brady Dobbins	0	1
Alvin Tucker	0	1
Glenn Ballard	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Quackadilly Blip	2	7
Mitch Boone	1	17
Nick Thornton	1	16
Kyle Harris	1	14
Russell Powell	1	8
Otis Blackston	0	21
Edward Flynn	0	13
Christian Sanford	0	13
Reggie Raffo	0	11
Keith Benton	0	10
Maurice Heyer	0	10
Curtis Lorenz	0	7
Ryan Calvert	0	6
Chad Shapster	0	5
Cris Merloni	0	5
Butch Wayne	0	5
Ricardo Weber	0	4
Danny Jostes	0	4
Johnny Barker	0	4
Greg Peters	0	4
Charlie McDonald	0	4
Bernie Hartman	0	4
Nolan Hocking	0	3
D.J. Jasper	0	3
Ike Blanchard	0	3
Stanley Jones	0	3
Louie Hendrickson	0	3
Miracle Max Bradley	0	2
Leon Russell	0	2
Spencer Leat	0	2
Jeremy Rayburn	0	2
Bart George	0	2
Graham Kato	0	1
Max Knispel	0	1
Spencer Qualizza	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	25	77	3.1
Right	10	44	4.4
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Brennan	27	19	1	1	0	3	3	4	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marlon Vinnick	43	26	5	1	2	5	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	70	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	71	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	120	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	55	13.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	8	5	67	0	27
WR Seth Watkins	5	4	20	0	23
FB Jerry Folston	3	3	22	0	10
TE Antonio Baumann	2	1	12	0	6
WR Brant Halstead	2	1	14	0	13
TE Thurman Wiggins	2	1	5	0	13
WR Leslie Linton	2	1	14	0	11
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	25	1	15
RB Clarence Kinney	1	1	5	0	6
WR Brad Perry	1	1	6	0	6

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Christian Sanford	9	5	0	74	2	21
WR Spencer Spencer	8	5	1	77	2	33
WR Walter Gerbasi	7	6	0	81	1	29
WR Quackadilly Blip	5	1	1	15	0	27
TE Rico Covington	3	2	0	6	0	22
RB August Borb	3	3	0	20	0	25
RB Percy Hastings	2	1	0	2	0	13
TE Kyle Harris	2	1	0	3	0	4
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	0	10	0	15
RB Mitch Boone	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Maurice Heyer	1	1	0	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jorge Howard	10	9	0.90	3.33
Danny Brennan	2	8	4.00	2.75
Clarence Kinney	1	2	2.00	3.40

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marlon Vinnick	1	1	1.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Brennan	3	3	27	9.00	7.04

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marlon Vinnick	4	0	0	0.00	6.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Seth Watkins	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
WR Miles Codapuda	1	1	18	18.00	8.38
TE Thurman Wiggins	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

San Diego	Target	Overall Avg
TE Rico Covington	1	2.00
RB Mitch Boone	1	0.00
WR Quackadilly Blip	1	3.00
WR Christian Sanford	1	8.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jorge Howard	4	1
Danny Brennan	2	0
Clarence Kinney	2	2

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Percy Hastings	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Brennan	7	6	6

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marlon Vinnick	13	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Antonio Baumann	1	0	0
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	1
FB Jerry Folston	1	1	1
WR Brant Halstead	1	1	1
RB Clarence Kinney	1	1	1
TE Thurman Wiggins	1	1	1
WR Leslie Linton	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walter Gerbasi	5	4	4
WR Quackadilly Blip	4	1	1
WR Spencer Spencer	2	2	1
TE Kyle Harris	1	1	0
WR Christian Sanford	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,000 (88,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (27,400)
End Zone 15,100 (19,700)
Mezzanine 8,700 (11,400)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (17,400)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,400 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,000 (88,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (27,400)
End Zone	15,100 (19,700)
Mezzanine	8,700 (11,400)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (17,400)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,400 (5,600)