Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Miami, FL

61 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Carolina Horsemen	7	0	3	7	-	17
Miami Mercenaries	7	14	0	14	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 CAR - Vernon Giannitti 11 pass from Juan Morton (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
1Q: 05:59 MIA - Mickey Malinsky 6 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 MIA - Adam Vaughn 2 run (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIA - Mickey Malinsky 5 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
3Q: 11:03 CAR - Malcolm Jennings 51 field goal
4Q: 08:16 MIA - Conrad Vreede 8 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 07:56 MIA - Adam Vaughn 13 run (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:14 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 2 run (Malcolm Jennings extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 CAR - Vernon Giannitti 11 pass from Juan Morton (Malcolm Jennings extra point)
1Q: 05:59 MIA - Mickey Malinsky 6 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 14:22 MIA - Adam Vaughn 2 run (Harold Hanson extra point)
2Q: 02:25 MIA - Mickey Malinsky 5 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
3Q: 11:03 CAR - Malcolm Jennings 51 field goal
4Q: 08:16 MIA - Conrad Vreede 8 pass from Gilbert Coffey (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 07:56 MIA - Adam Vaughn 13 run (Harold Hanson extra point)
4Q: 02:14 CAR - Eugene Sawyer 2 run (Malcolm Jennings extra point)

Team Statistics CAR MIA
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 10 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 300 342
- Offensive Plays 57 72
- Yards per Play 5.26 4.75
Net Rushing Yards 112 88
- Rushing Attempts 25 31
- Yards per Rush 4.48 2.84
Net Passing Yards 188 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 2 40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 5.88 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/9 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.0 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 2/11
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/30 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/50
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:48 33:12

Team Statistics	CAR	MIA
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	10	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	300	342
- Offensive Plays	57	72
- Yards per Play	5.26	4.75
Net Rushing Yards	112	88
- Rushing Attempts	25	31
- Yards per Rush	4.48	2.84
Net Passing Yards	188	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 2	40 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	5.88	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/9	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.0	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	2/11
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/30	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/50
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:48	33:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	1:05	OWN 31	4	13	Punt
1	11:19	0:49	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
1	5:49	1:57	OWN 20	4	29	Fumble
2	14:12	3:55	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
2	5:29	1:31	OWN 4	3	8	Punt
2	2:14	1:23	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 9	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 13	7	53	Field Goal
3	8:12	1:08	OWN 6	3	19	Interception
3	4:53	3:46	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	14:42	1:40	OWN 46	4	13	Fumble
4	8:07	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	7:50	5:45	OWN 12	11	88	Touchdown

Miami Mercenaries
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 27	3	3	Punt
1	11:51	0:32	OWN 11	2	0	Fumble
1	10:30	4:41	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
1	3:52	4:40	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
2	10:17	4:48	OWN 1	10	57	Punt
2	3:58	1:44	OPP 43	6	43	Touchdown
2	0:51	0:39	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	10:58	2:46	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	7:04	2:11	OPP 48	6	11	Punt
3	1:07	1:25	OWN 7	3	8	Punt
4	13:02	4:55	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
4	7:56	0:06	OPP 13	1	13	Touchdown
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 20	6	13	Game

Game MVP: Gilbert Coffey, Miami Mercenaries

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eugene Sawyer	16	79	4.94	13	3	1
Harvey Wolf	5	17	3.40	13	1	0
Juan Morton	3	14	4.67	10	1	0
Josh Holmes	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adam Vaughn	19	56	2.95	13	3	2
Ryan Weisz	7	11	1.57	5	0	0
Randy Musser	2	17	8.50	11	1	0
Gilbert Coffey	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Sedrick Whitt	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Phil Elliott	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	30	18	202	2/14	1	37	2	63.5

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Coffey	40	28	260	1/6	3	36	0	112.5

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	8	10	122	15.25	57	37	1
WR Malcolm Plummer	3	5	21	7.00	6	8	0
RB Eugene Sawyer	2	2	6	3.00	0	4	0
WR Harris Mantovani	2	6	22	11.00	12	19	0
FB Herb Fisk	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0
WR Darrell Siragusa	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dustin Gunn	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Conrad Vreede	8	12	90	11.25	11	36	1
WR Mel Dunn	8	11	53	6.63	12	12	0
TE Mickey Malinsky	4	5	19	4.75	0	8	2
RB Ryan Weisz	2	3	20	10.00	3	17	0
RB Adam Vaughn	2	2	24	12.00	21	18	0
RB Randy Musser	2	4	23	11.50	7	23	0
FB Sedrick Whitt	1	1	20	20.00	12	20	0
TE Lance Norey	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Roger McEachern	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lawrence Umenyiora	1	39	39.00	0
S Dixon O'Toole	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Juan Morton	1	0	0
Malcolm Plummer	1	0	0
Shawn Pharms	0	1	0
Brant Harper	0	0	1
Nate Hutton	0	0	1
Harry Willis	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mickey Malinsky	1	1	0
Mel Burke	1	0	0
Adam Vaughn	1	0	0
Arnold Dilger	0	1	0
Josh Hookfin	0	1	0
Deron Clifford	0	1	0
Horace Cassidy	0	0	1
Nick Joiner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lonnie Brewer	5	217	43.4	39.4	48	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bert Hamernik	6	253	42.2	38.8	61	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malcolm Jennings	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Harold Hanson	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mel Burke	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Holmes	2	20	10.0	0
Allen Copeland	1	10	10.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randy Musser	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Harry Turner	6	2	1.0	21	29
OLB Harry Willis	6	0	0.0	13	18
S Rex Brummitt	5	5	0.0	31	41
OLB Gerald Plante	4	3	0.0	21	29
S J.R. Summers	4	0	0.0	20	33
DE Scottie Peralta	3	1	0.0	30	34
ILB Mitchell Provine	3	1	0.0	13	15
CB Peter Bennett	3	0	0.0	15	29
CB Pat Harding	3	0	0.0	16	28
DT William Pryce	2	2	0.0	17	24
DT Donovan Lucas	2	1	0.0	18	15
DE Nate Mason	2	1	0.0	15	19
DT Shawn Pharms	2	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Kris Helming	2	1	0.0	14	9
T Wesley Lake	2	0	---	---	---
CB Harris Linker	2	0	0.0	17	20
CB Ricardo Morris	2	0	0.0	23	28
S Robbie Meier	1	1	0.0	11	12
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	---	---	---
DE Brant Harper	1	0	0.0	17	25
CB Allen Copeland	1	0	0.0	2	1

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Josh Hookfin	7	2	0.0	21	26
CB Lawrence Umenyiora	4	0	0.0	19	25
DE Arnold Dilger	3	1	0.5	20	20
DT Marcus Felker	3	3	0.0	17	25
CB Billy Sinclair	3	1	0.0	20	22
OLB Jorge Perkins	3	1	0.0	16	18
CB Deron Clifford	3	1	0.0	17	27
CB Mel Burke	3	0	0.0	12	13
DE Nick Joiner	2	0	0.5	10	17
ILB Tony Chapa	2	2	0.0	22	25
S Jesse Green	2	2	0.0	16	24
ILB Horace Cassidy	2	2	0.0	12	21
DE Emmitt Castroll	2	1	0.0	19	17
DT Jerry Greer	1	2	0.5	6	12
S Dixon O'Toole	1	1	0.0	23	27
DE Everett Wagner	0	1	0.5	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Harry Turner	1.0	0	0	0	29
DT Shawn Pharms	0.0	1	2	2	33
DE Brant Harper	0.0	1	0	1	25
DT William Pryce	0.0	0	1	2	24
DT Donovan Lucas	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Scottie Peralta	0.0	0	1	0	34

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Everett Wagner	0.5	0	1	0	16
DE Nick Joiner	0.5	0	0	1	17
DT Jerry Greer	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Arnold Dilger	0.5	0	0	0	20
DT Marcus Felker	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Emmitt Castroll	0.0	0	4	3	17
ILB Horace Cassidy	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S J.R. Summers	4	1	33
OLB Harry Willis	4	0	18
CB Pat Harding	4	0	28
ILB Harry Turner	3	1	29
CB Ricardo Morris	2	1	28
OLB Gerald Plante	2	0	29
CB Peter Bennett	2	0	29
ILB Mitchell Provine	2	0	15
CB Harris Linker	1	1	20
S Rex Brummitt	1	1	41
S Robbie Meier	1	0	12
DE Nate Mason	1	0	19
OLB Kris Helming	1	0	9

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Josh Hookfin	5	0	0	26
CB Deron Clifford	2	1	0	27
CB Mel Burke	2	0	0	13
OLB Jorge Perkins	2	0	0	18
ILB Horace Cassidy	2	0	0	21
CB Lawrence Umenyiora	1	1	1	25
DE Emmitt Castroll	1	0	0	17
CB Billy Sinclair	1	0	0	22
ILB Tony Chapa	1	0	0	25
S Jesse Green	1	0	0	24
S Dixon O'Toole	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Winfred Strauss	5	6	1	23	0	24
Bryce Harden	2	4	0	24	0	30
Wesley Lake	1	6	1	25	0	28
Brad Van Pelt	1	1	0	22	1	26
Herb Fisk	1	1	0	11	0	10
Vernon Fulton	0	2	0	15	0	21
Dustin Gunn	0	1	0	23	0	20
Nate Rickles	0	1	0	1	0	2
Eddie Huntley	0	0	0	12	1	13

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Freddie Pitt	2	7	1	31	0	41
Johnny Terrell	2	6	0	11	0	8
Brad Watkins	2	5	0	20	0	33
Rob Hopper	1	5	0	23	1	30
Roderick Lange	1	1	0	27	0	33
Carlos Fulton	0	3	0	27	0	31
Dwayne Cash	0	2	0	8	0	11
Sedrick Whitt	0	1	0	13	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Robbie Meier	1	21
Nate Hutton	1	6
Rex Brummitt	1	1
Harris Linker	0	21
Josh Holmes	0	21
Harry Willis	0	18
Darrell Siragusa	0	16
Lionel Jamison	0	16
Allen Copeland	0	15
Amos Guerin	0	11
Peter Bennett	0	10
Norman Chandler	0	10
Mitchell Provine	0	10
Harvey Wolf	0	7
Karl Bivens	0	6
Dustin Gunn	0	6
Nate Rickles	0	6
Eddie Huntley	0	6
Malcolm Jennings	0	5
Herb Fisk	0	5
Nate Mason	0	5
Lonnie Brewer	0	5
Vernon Fulton	0	4
Brant Harper	0	2
Brad Van Pelt	0	2
William Pryce	0	2
Randy Craft	0	2
Scottie Peralta	0	1
David Cepeda	0	1
Malcolm Plummer	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jesse Green	3	17
Ryan Weisz	0	21
Deron Clifford	0	21
Phil Elliott	0	16
Leon Mazor	0	16
Billy Zahavi	0	15
Mel Burke	0	11
Tony Chapa	0	11
Lance Norey	0	11
Horace Cassidy	0	10
Randy Musser	0	10
Sedrick Whitt	0	7
Bert Hamernik	0	6
Johnny Terrell	0	6
Harold Hanson	0	6
K.C. Oliver	0	6
Josh Hookfin	0	6
Dwayne Cash	0	6
Dixon O'Toole	0	6
Mickey Malinsky	0	5
Everett Wagner	0	5
Carlos Fulton	0	4
Winfred McCarthy	0	4
Erik Poysky	0	4
Emmitt Castroll	0	2
Jerry Greer	0	2
Brad Watkins	0	2
Nick Joiner	0	2
Arnold Dilger	0	1
Jorge Perkins	0	1
Lawrence Umenyiora	0	1
Russell Callis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	55	5.5
Middle	8	20	2.5
Right	6	39	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	19	43	2.3
Right	3	11	3.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	30	18	1	0	0	2	7	4	2

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Coffey	40	28	3	0	0	5	5	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	122	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	59	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	29	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	19	124	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	71	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	36	36.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	10	8	122	1	27
WR Harris Mantovani	6	2	22	0	16
WR Darrell Siragusa	5	1	6	0	17
WR Malcolm Plummer	5	3	21	0	21
RB Eugene Sawyer	2	2	6	0	24
FB Herb Fisk	1	1	11	0	10
TE Dustin Gunn	1	1	14	0	20

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Conrad Vreede	12	8	90	1	30
WR Mel Dunn	11	8	53	0	35
TE Mickey Malinsky	5	4	19	0	29
RB Randy Musser	4	2	23	1	23
RB Ryan Weisz	3	2	20	0	16
RB Adam Vaughn	2	2	24	0	18
FB Sedrick Whitt	1	1	20	1	18
TE Lance Norey	1	1	11	0	8
WR Roger McEachern	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harvey Wolf	2	13	6.50	3.40
Eugene Sawyer	1	2	2.00	4.94
Josh Holmes	1	2	2.00	2.00

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adam Vaughn	4	17	4.25	2.95
Ryan Weisz	2	0	0.00	1.57
Sedrick Whitt	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	2	1	11	5.50	6.73

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gilbert Coffey	6	5	37	6.17	6.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	11	11.00	12.20
WR Darrell Siragusa	1	0	0	0.00	1.20

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mickey Malinsky	3	3	19	6.33	3.80
RB Ryan Weisz	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Conrad Vreede	1	1	8	8.00	7.50
WR Mel Dunn	1	1	10	10.00	4.82

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Eugene Sawyer	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Musser	2	2
Gilbert Coffey	1	0
Ryan Weisz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	6	3	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Coffey	12	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	2	1
WR Harris Mantovani	1	0	0
WR Darrell Siragusa	1	0	0
WR Malcolm Plummer	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Conrad Vreede	4	3	3
WR Mel Dunn	3	2	1
RB Randy Musser	3	1	0
RB Ryan Weisz	1	1	1
FB Sedrick Whitt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,800 (81,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,700 (24,700)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,800 (81,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,700 (24,700)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (5,500)