Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Minnesota, MN

19 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

San Diego Scouts	7	10	10	3	-	30
Minnesota Grizzlies	0	0	0	15	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 SD - Spencer Spencer 22 pass from Marlon Vinnick (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 14:50 SD - Cris Merloni 19 field goal
2Q: 09:32 SD - Mitch Boone 2 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 07:18 SD - Cris Merloni 40 field goal
3Q: 05:04 SD - Graham Kato 43 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 12:06 MIN - Brant Halstead 9 pass from Danny Brennan (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 07:42 SD - Cris Merloni 49 field goal
4Q: 06:31 MIN - Miles Codapuda 54 pass from Danny Brennan (Jorge Howard run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:51 SD - Spencer Spencer 22 pass from Marlon Vinnick (Cris Merloni extra point)
2Q: 14:50 SD - Cris Merloni 19 field goal
2Q: 09:32 SD - Mitch Boone 2 run (Cris Merloni extra point)
3Q: 07:18 SD - Cris Merloni 40 field goal
3Q: 05:04 SD - Graham Kato 43 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)
4Q: 12:06 MIN - Brant Halstead 9 pass from Danny Brennan (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 07:42 SD - Cris Merloni 49 field goal
4Q: 06:31 MIN - Miles Codapuda 54 pass from Danny Brennan (Jorge Howard run for conversion)

Team Statistics SD MIN
Record 11-7 10-7
First Downs 17 11
- by Rushing 3 1
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 340 235
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 5.23 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 94 58
- Rushing Attempts 29 23
- Yards per Rush 3.24 2.52
Net Passing Yards 246 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 1 32 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 251 190
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.83 5.21
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/32 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/0 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 5/126
Interception Ret./Yards 3/44 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 35:01 24:59

Team Statistics	SD	MIN
Record	11-7	10-7
First Downs	17	11
- by Rushing	3	1
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	340	235
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	5.23	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	94	58
- Rushing Attempts	29	23
- Yards per Rush	3.24	2.52
Net Passing Yards	246	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 1	32 - 17 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	251	190
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.83	5.21
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/32	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/0	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	5/126
Interception Ret./Yards	3/44	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	35:01	24:59

Drive Charts

San Diego Scouts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	3:03	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	5:23	5:38	OWN 37	11	61	Field Goal
2	13:21	3:57	OWN 13	9	87	Touchdown
2	7:47	2:53	OWN 5	4	15	Punt
2	4:13	0:09	OWN 40	1	0	Interception
2	3:50	1:26	OPP 43	3	7	Missed FG
2	1:36	1:36	OWN 20	4	18	Half
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 35	4	13	Punt
3	8:46	1:35	OPP 43	4	20	Field Goal
3	2:25	2:05	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	11:58	2:06	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
4	9:05	1:30	OPP 41	3	9	Field Goal
4	6:14	4:07	OWN 33	6	30	Missed FG
4	1:38	1:38	OWN 46	3	-12	Game

Minnesota Grizzlies
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:37	5:14	OWN 33	7	37	Missed FG
2	14:45	1:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	9:24	1:37	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
2	4:54	0:41	OWN 31	3	-1	Punt
2	4:04	0:14	OWN 49	1	-6	Fumble
2	2:24	0:48	OWN 43	3	4	Punt
3	12:40	3:54	OWN 20	7	38	Fumble
3	7:11	2:20	OWN 25	4	17	Interception
3	4:51	2:26	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	0:20	3:22	OWN 49	9	51	Touchdown
4	9:52	0:47	OWN 23	3	0	Interception
4	7:35	1:21	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
4	2:07	0:29	OWN 44	4	0	Interception

Game MVP: Graham Kato, San Diego Scouts

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
August Borb	22	83	3.77	17	1	0
Marlon Vinnick	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0	0
Mitch Boone	3	7	2.33	4	0	1
Curtis Lorenz	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jorge Howard	17	36	2.12	7
Danny Brennan	3	20	6.67	9
Clarence Kinney	2	0	0.00	1
Jerry Folston	1	2	2.00	2

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marlon Vinnick	35	23	251	1/5	1	46	1	84.3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Brennan	32	17	190	2/13	2	54	3	52.8

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Spencer Spencer	5	8	73	14.60	42	46	1
TE Rico Covington	4	5	23	5.75	6	14	0
WR Walter Gerbasi	4	5	47	11.75	23	29	0
WR Quackadilly Blip	3	5	42	14.00	5	21	0
TE Maurice Heyer	2	2	16	8.00	0	14	0
WR Christian Sanford	2	2	19	9.50	8	15	0
WR Reggie Raffo	2	3	27	13.50	5	17	0
RB Mitch Boone	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB August Borb	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Miles Codapuda	4	7	80	20.00	37	54	1
TE Antonio Baumann	3	6	19	6.33	3	16	0
RB Jorge Howard	2	2	14	7.00	8	12	0
FB Jerry Folston	2	3	25	12.50	5	14	0
WR Brant Halstead	2	7	13	6.50	0	9	1
WR Brad Perry	2	3	17	8.50	5	10	0
WR Seth Watkins	1	3	11	11.00	1	11	0
WR Oscar Joseph	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Graham Kato	3	44	14.67	1

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brady Dobbins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Recov	Force
Otis Blackston	1	0
Stanley Jones	1	0
Herman Samuels	0	1
Ryan Calvert	0	1
Bart George	0	1
Quackadilly Blip	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Danny Brennan	2	0
Brad Perry	1	0
Oscar Joseph	1	0
Joseph Mahoney	0	1
Donald Jackson	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Hocking	4	191	47.8	41.0	52	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stan Duran	6	285	47.5	44.2	57	3

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	3/5	2/4	0/2	49	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Otis Blackston	2	0	0.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Perry	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nick Thornton	2	41	20.5	0
Otis Blackston	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Collins	3	69	23.0	0
Brant Halstead	2	57	28.5	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ryan Calvert	6	3	0.0	23	33
S Edward Flynn	4	1	0.0	5	14
CB Nick Thornton	3	1	1.0	20	31
DE Herman Samuels	3	0	1.0	4	6
S Myron Subramanian	3	1	0.0	16	27
CB Otis Blackston	3	0	0.0	14	13
OLB Jeremy Rayburn	3	0	0.0	13	24
DE Charlie McDonald	3	0	0.0	19	28
DT Leon Russell	2	1	0.0	18	22
S Spencer Leat	2	0	0.0	8	16
DE Stanley Jones	1	3	0.0	18	23
CB Chad Shapster	1	1	0.0	12	21
S Ike Blanchard	1	1	0.0	22	32
CB Graham Kato	1	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Leroy Winnicki	1	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Russell Powell	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Bart George	1	0	0.0	11	13
WR Quackadilly Blip	1	0	---	---	---
DT Miracle Max Bradley	0	1	0.0	10	11

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	8	4	0.0	25	30
OLB Nolan Hampton	6	1	0.5	21	26
S Curtis Sutter	4	2	0.0	21	25
DT Alvin Tucker	4	1	0.0	13	19
CB Corey Golder	4	0	0.0	22	30
S Andrew Lonier	4	0	0.0	17	29
DE Chris Huffman	3	2	0.0	21	33
DE Glenn Ballard	3	0	0.0	10	10
DT Mel Lacasse	2	1	0.0	19	14
ILB Tom Downs	2	0	0.0	4	6
CB Tommy Leighton	2	0	0.0	16	30
DE Alonzo Mathews	1	1	0.5	19	24
OLB Joseph Mahoney	1	2	0.0	6	8
DT Martin Sununu	1	1	0.0	22	24
S Marcus Varitek	1	1	0.0	10	9
CB Brady Dobbins	1	1	0.0	20	27
WR Seth Watkins	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Roman Danko	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Wendell Uribe	1	0	0.0	13	18
OLB George Shumway	1	0	0.0	16	13
WR Brant Halstead	1	0	---	---	---
WR Oscar Joseph	1	0	---	---	---
S Tyrone Collins	0	1	0.0	13	12
S Neal Swann	0	1	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Herman Samuels	1.0	0	0	6
CB Nick Thornton	1.0	0	0	31
DE Stanley Jones	0.0	2	1	23
DE Charlie McDonald	0.0	1	2	28
DT Miracle Max Bradley	0.0	0	1	11
DT Leon Russell	0.0	0	1	22

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Nolan Hampton	0.5	0	26
DE Alonzo Mathews	0.5	0	24
DE Wendell Uribe	0.0	1	18
DE Chris Huffman	0.0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Edward Flynn	4	0	0	14
ILB Ryan Calvert	3	0	0	33
S Spencer Leat	2	0	0	16
OLB Jeremy Rayburn	2	0	0	24
S Ike Blanchard	1	1	0	32
CB Graham Kato	1	0	3	23
CB Otis Blackston	1	0	0	13
OLB Leroy Winnicki	1	0	0	10
ILB Russell Powell	1	0	0	1
DE Charlie McDonald	1	0	0	28

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Rex Walters	4	2	0	30
S Andrew Lonier	4	0	0	29
CB Corey Golder	3	1	0	30
OLB Nolan Hampton	3	0	0	26
S Curtis Sutter	2	0	0	25
CB Tommy Leighton	2	0	0	30
CB Brady Dobbins	1	1	1	27
DE Chris Huffman	1	0	0	33
S Marcus Varitek	1	0	0	9
ILB Tom Downs	1	0	0	6
OLB George Shumway	1	0	0	13
S Tyrone Collins	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Knispel	4	5	24	0	28
Johnny Barker	3	7	26	0	32
D.J. Jasper	1	3	27	0	35
Julio Johnston	1	2	29	0	34
Curtis Lorenz	1	2	10	0	13
Ricardo Weber	0	6	22	0	21
Blaine Mendenhall	0	2	7	0	9
Clyde Hutchins	0	1	3	0	11
Greg Peters	0	0	7	1	10

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Donald Jackson	1	4	19	0	20
Mike Reynolds	1	3	22	1	29
Orlando Mills	1	2	7	0	13
Devin Monroe	0	5	17	0	26
Sammy Edwards	0	4	21	0	32
Ed Springer	0	1	8	0	12
Shane Howard	0	1	6	0	16
Vince Jeffrey	0	0	15	1	22

Special Teams Statistics

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Quackadilly Blip	2	18
Nick Thornton	2	15
Otis Blackston	1	25
Mitch Boone	1	25
Maurice Heyer	1	16
Kyle Harris	0	19
Jeremy Rayburn	0	14
Cris Merloni	0	12
Edward Flynn	0	11
Christian Sanford	0	11
Rico Covington	0	9
Ricardo Weber	0	9
Johnny Barker	0	9
Russell Powell	0	9
Greg Peters	0	9
Curtis Lorenz	0	8
Blaine Mendenhall	0	8
Butch Wayne	0	8
Spencer Leat	0	7
Miracle Max Bradley	0	5
Spencer Qualizza	0	5
Reggie Raffo	0	5
Nolan Hocking	0	4
Stanley Jones	0	4
D.J. Jasper	0	2
Danny Jostes	0	2
Leon Russell	0	2
Max Knispel	0	2
Keith Benton	0	2
Leroy Winnicki	0	2
Ryan Calvert	0	2
Charlie McDonald	0	2
Louie Hendrickson	0	2
Walter Gerbasi	0	1
Chad Shapster	0	1
Ike Blanchard	0	1

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Roman Danko	3	16
Tommy Leighton	1	11
Orlando Mills	1	7
Clarence Kinney	0	21
Joseph Mahoney	0	20
Tyrone Collins	0	19
Burt Sarnow	0	17
Neal Swann	0	16
Brant Halstead	0	14
Oscar Joseph	0	11
Thurman Wiggins	0	10
Brad Perry	0	10
Antonio Baumann	0	7
Donald Jackson	0	7
Ed Springer	0	7
Jerry Folston	0	6
George Shumway	0	6
Stan Duran	0	6
Shane Howard	0	6
Rex Walters	0	5
Chris Huffman	0	5
Martin Sununu	0	5
Sammy Edwards	0	5
Brady Dobbins	0	5
Corey Golder	0	5
Glenn Ballard	0	5
Alonzo Mathews	0	5
Wendell Uribe	0	4
Darrin Earls	0	4
Tom Downs	0	4
Alvin Tucker	0	4
Curtis Sutter	0	3
Nolan Hampton	0	3
Andrew Lonier	0	3
Marcus Varitek	0	2
Skip Warren	0	1
Mitchell Joseph	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	22	2.8
Middle	13	26	2.0
Right	7	47	6.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	7	7.0
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	12	21	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marlon Vinnick	35	23	4	2	2	5	2	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Brennan	32	17	1	2	1	1	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	6	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	114	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	64	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	67	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	80	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	54	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Spencer	8	5	0	73	2	34
TE Rico Covington	5	4	0	23	0	14
WR Walter Gerbasi	5	4	0	47	1	21
WR Quackadilly Blip	5	3	0	42	1	17
RB August Borb	4	0	2	0	0	16
WR Reggie Raffo	3	2	0	27	0	4
TE Maurice Heyer	2	2	0	16	0	16
WR Christian Sanford	2	2	0	19	0	17
RB Mitch Boone	1	1	0	4	0	20

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Miles Codapuda	7	4	0	80	1	34
WR Brant Halstead	7	2	0	13	0	16
TE Antonio Baumann	6	3	1	19	0	20
WR Seth Watkins	3	1	0	11	0	25
FB Jerry Folston	3	2	0	25	0	17
WR Brad Perry	3	2	0	17	0	11
RB Jorge Howard	2	2	0	14	0	23
WR Oscar Joseph	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
August Borb	3	0	0.00	3.77
Mitch Boone	1	2	2.00	2.33

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clarence Kinney	1	-1	-1.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marlon Vinnick	5	2	23	4.60	7.17

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Brennan	2	2	12	6.00	5.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB August Borb	3	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Walter Gerbasi	1	1	10	10.00	9.40
WR Quackadilly Blip	1	1	13	13.00	8.40

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Miles Codapuda	1	1	3	3.00	11.43
WR Brant Halstead	1	1	9	9.00	1.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
August Borb	5	2
Marlon Vinnick	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jorge Howard	2	0
Jerry Folston	1	0
Danny Brennan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marlon Vinnick	9	6	4

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Brennan	11	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Reggie Raffo	3	2	2
WR Spencer Spencer	2	1	1
WR Walter Gerbasi	1	1	0
RB August Borb	1	0	0
WR Quackadilly Blip	1	1	1
WR Christian Sanford	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brant Halstead	3	1	1
WR Brad Perry	3	2	2
WR Miles Codapuda	2	1	1
TE Antonio Baumann	1	1	1
RB Jorge Howard	1	1	1
FB Jerry Folston	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,900 (87,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,000 (26,100)
End Zone 14,300 (18,900)
Mezzanine 8,200 (10,900)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (16,700)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,000 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,900 (87,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,000 (26,100)
End Zone	14,300 (18,900)
Mezzanine	8,200 (10,900)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (16,700)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,000 (7,000)