Week 1, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

94 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Horsemen	7	10	7	7	-	31
New Orleans Shamans	0	0	8	0	-	8

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:53 CAR - Rich Caskey 2 pass from Juan Morton (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 10:39 CAR - Vernon Giannitti 15 pass from Juan Morton (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 00:25 CAR - Rick Fitzgerald 22 field goal
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Tito Cazares 25 interception return (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)
3Q: 03:27 NO - Jay Johnston 4 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Jeff Brzezinski pass to Freddie Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 03:14 CAR - Harvey Wolf 7 run (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:53 CAR - Rich Caskey 2 pass from Juan Morton (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 10:39 CAR - Vernon Giannitti 15 pass from Juan Morton (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)
2Q: 00:25 CAR - Rick Fitzgerald 22 field goal
3Q: 08:12 CAR - Tito Cazares 25 interception return (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)
3Q: 03:27 NO - Jay Johnston 4 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Jeff Brzezinski pass to Freddie Hardy for conversion)
4Q: 03:14 CAR - Harvey Wolf 7 run (Rick Fitzgerald extra point)

Team Statistics CAR NO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 24 15
- by Rushing 4 0
- by Passing 20 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 388 201
- Offensive Plays 72 62
- Yards per Play 5.39 3.24
Net Rushing Yards 92 25
- Rushing Attempts 29 10
- Yards per Rush 3.17 2.50
Net Passing Yards 296 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 29 - 0 51 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 305 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.88 3.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 6/48 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 5/49 1/1
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 5/115
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 19
Time of Possession 35:48 24:12

Team Statistics	CAR	NO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	24	15
- by Rushing	4	0
- by Passing	20	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	388	201
- Offensive Plays	72	62
- Yards per Play	5.39	3.24
Net Rushing Yards	92	25
- Rushing Attempts	29	10
- Yards per Rush	3.17	2.50
Net Passing Yards	296	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 29 - 0	51 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	305	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.88	3.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	6/48	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	5/49	1/1
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	5/115
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 19
Time of Possession	35:48	24:12

Drive Charts

Carolina Horsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:36	OWN 41	6	24	Punt
1	9:13	2:13	OWN 40	6	11	Punt
1	5:29	4:46	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
2	13:38	3:05	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	7:54	1:25	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
2	4:40	4:21	OWN 18	11	77	Field Goal
3	10:22	1:32	OWN 49	4	49	Fumble
3	3:20	2:03	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
4	14:49	4:35	OWN 14	9	37	Punt
4	8:40	2:59	OWN 46	4	24	Punt
4	4:46	1:40	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 4	5	13	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:24	1:11	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
1	7:00	1:31	OWN 2	6	12	Punt
1	0:43	2:05	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
2	10:33	2:39	OWN 29	3	0	Punt
2	6:29	1:49	OWN 14	6	33	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 37	3	-5	Half
3	15:00	4:38	OWN 20	9	31	Fumble
3	8:50	0:48	OWN 2	3	8	Interception
3	8:02	4:42	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
3	1:17	1:28	OWN 22	5	17	Punt
4	10:14	1:34	OWN 4	3	4	Punt
4	5:41	0:55	OWN 20	4	-10	Downs
4	3:06	1:29	50	6	46	Downs

Game MVP: Juan Morton, Carolina Horsemen

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
R.J. Andres	14	44	3.14	12	1	0
Harvey Wolf	12	35	2.92	18	1	1
Juan Morton	2	4	2.00	6	0	0
Corwin Lemon	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shane Wallace	6	19	3.17	7	0	0
Freddie Hardy	4	6	1.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Morton	42	29	305	1/9	2	40	0	105.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	51	28	182	1/6	1	26	1	61.0

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	11	105	15.00	36	40	1
WR Quentin Wilkins	5	9	57	11.40	12	15	0
WR Rich Caskey	3	4	20	6.67	0	12	1
RB R.J. Andres	3	3	16	5.33	8	18	0
WR Wesley Garrett	3	4	52	17.33	5	36	0
TE Mark Flannery	2	2	24	12.00	6	22	0
WR Brandon Lester	2	4	15	7.50	6	16	0
RB Corwin Lemon	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Ricardo Austin	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Harvey Wolf	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Clyde Wilkerson	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jay Johnston	8	18	54	6.75	7	21	1
WR Michael McCormick	7	12	71	10.14	18	16	0
RB Freddie Hardy	3	4	5	1.67	1	5	0
WR Ralph Capps	3	3	34	11.33	21	26	0
RB Ron Donaldson	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
RB Shane Wallace	1	3	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
WR Bernie Adler	1	3	10	10.00	5	10	0
FB Reuben White	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Skip Cohn	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Vince Ellard	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
TE Chris Brewer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tito Cazares	1	25	25.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
R.J. Andres	1	0	0
Tracy Kesler	0	1	0
Tito Cazares	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jay Johnston	1	0	0
Duane Burdge	0	1	0
Daniel Bronson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Grier	6	245	40.8	37.3	51	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Broderick Montoya	7	353	50.4	40.6	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rick Fitzgerald	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Garrett	5	49	9.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Johnston	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Caskey	2	51	25.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Adler	4	96	24.0	0
Duane Burdge	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wade Mathis	5	3	0.0	10	48
S Brad Powell	5	2	0.0	8	46
CB Tracy Kesler	5	1	0.0	8	46
ILB Rusty Moon	4	2	0.0	10	43
S Tito Cazares	4	0	0.0	7	40
OLB Lorenzo Morrison	4	0	0.0	9	41
DT Shawn Pharms	2	0	0.0	7	42
OLB Jamie McKenzie	2	0	0.0	1	11
DE Scottie Peralta	1	0	1.0	4	38
OLB Bo Lincoln	1	1	0.0	1	6
DE Ralph Roesler	1	1	0.0	6	14
CB Randall Bauer	1	0	0.0	5	39
DT Ben Myers	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Herman Hamer	0	1	0.0	3	10

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	8	4	0.0	26	35
CB Daniel Bronson	7	0	0.0	19	30
CB Cory Mahnken	6	1	0.0	26	43
ILB Kent Huntley	5	1	0.0	15	30
S Duane Burdge	4	3	0.0	27	39
DE Winfred Rodriguez	4	0	0.0	26	41
DT Thomas Myers	3	3	0.0	20	32
OLB Earl Hancock	3	1	0.0	10	12
S Broderick Webb	3	1	0.0	16	32
DT Maurice Hilliard	3	0	0.0	23	26
OLB Jessie Shue	2	0	1.0	6	5
S Jermaine Terry	2	2	0.0	24	30
CB Dean Zygmunt	2	1	0.0	20	34
OLB Scottie Fertwagner	2	0	0.0	15	18
DE Jerome McSweeny	1	0	0.0	16	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Scottie Peralta	1.0	1	5	3	38
DE Brant Harper	0.0	2	2	2	33
DT Shawn Pharms	0.0	0	3	1	42
DT Bubba Kauffman	0.0	0	2	0	26
DE Ralph Roesler	0.0	0	2	0	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jessie Shue	1.0	0	0	0	5
OLB Scottie Fertwagner	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	0	2	2	41
DT Thomas Myers	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Maurice Hilliard	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tracy Kesler	7	0	0	46
S Tito Cazares	4	0	1	40
S Wade Mathis	4	0	0	48
S Brad Powell	4	0	0	46
ILB Rusty Moon	2	1	0	43
OLB Jamie McKenzie	2	0	0	11
OLB Lorenzo Morrison	2	0	0	41
DT Shawn Pharms	1	0	0	42
CB Randall Bauer	1	0	0	39
OLB Bo Lincoln	1	0	0	6
CB Pat Harding	0	2	0	46

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daniel Bronson	6	0	30
CB Cory Mahnken	4	2	43
ILB Kyle Okunevich	4	0	35
OLB Earl Hancock	3	0	12
ILB Kent Huntley	3	0	30
S Duane Burdge	2	1	39
S Jermaine Terry	2	1	30
S Broderick Webb	2	0	32
OLB Scottie Fertwagner	1	1	18
CB Dean Zygmunt	1	1	34
DE Jerome McSweeny	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cary Sheldon	2	7	1	26	0	35
Winfred Strauss	1	7	0	28	0	41
Marc Olivo	1	5	1	21	0	32
Ricardo Austin	1	2	0	17	0	17
Edward Feugill	1	2	0	4	0	5
Brant Jenkins	1	1	0	25	0	31
Carlton Whiting	0	2	0	12	1	20
George Dixon	0	1	0	20	0	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cary Lane	1	2	8	0	40
Harvey England	0	3	8	1	45
Alex Moss	0	2	8	0	40
Fernando Kennedy	0	1	10	0	41
Bryce Winters	0	1	7	0	41
Norm Reinard	0	1	3	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Lester	2	11
Ricardo Austin	1	20
Clyde Wilkerson	1	20
Rich Caskey	1	15
Mark Flannery	1	14
Tito Cazares	0	18
Jamie McKenzie	0	17
Corwin Lemon	0	15
Ron Alderman	0	15
Wade Mathis	0	14
Wesley Garrett	0	9
Tracy Kesler	0	8
Derrick Bell	0	7
Rick Fitzgerald	0	7
Edward Feugill	0	7
David Schwartz	0	7
Eddie Grier	0	7
Bubba Meyer	0	5
Brant Harper	0	4
Carlton Whiting	0	4
Herman Hamer	0	4
George Dixon	0	3
Bubba Kauffman	0	2
Scottie Peralta	0	2
Ray Merchberger	0	2
Quentin Wilkins	0	2
Cary Sheldon	0	1
Shawn Pharms	0	1
Ben Myers	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bernie Adler	2	20
Broderick Webb	2	16
Daryl Marquardt	1	15
Bubba Barlow	1	7
Randy Boone	1	7
Duane Burdge	0	22
Leon Grier	0	19
Cory Mahnken	0	15
Kyle Okunevich	0	13
Winfred Rodriguez	0	8
Chris Brewer	0	8
Vince Ellard	0	8
Jay Johnston	0	7
Clay Fitch	0	7
Ralph Capps	0	7
Norm Reinard	0	7
Broderick Montoya	0	7
Kent Huntley	0	7
Fernando Kennedy	0	6
Skip Cohn	0	6
Jessie Shue	0	6
Reuben White	0	5
Thomas Myers	0	4
Ron Donaldson	0	3
Jerome McSweeny	0	3
Earl Hancock	0	2
Nate Dunst	0	2
Shane Wallace	0	1
Larry Humble	0	1
Dean Zygmunt	0	1
Daniel Bronson	0	1
Jermaine Terry	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	45	3.2
Middle	13	48	3.7
Right	1	1	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	7	20	2.9
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Morton	42	29	3	0	2	6	4	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	51	28	2	1	1	3	14	6	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	10	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	104	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	140	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	6	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	106	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	70	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	11	7	0	105	1	38
WR Quentin Wilkins	9	5	2	57	0	26
WR Rich Caskey	4	3	0	20	0	26
WR Wesley Garrett	4	3	0	52	1	18
WR Brandon Lester	4	2	0	15	0	14
RB R.J. Andres	3	3	0	16	0	22
TE Mark Flannery	2	2	0	24	1	9
TE Clyde Wilkerson	2	1	0	4	0	12
RB Corwin Lemon	1	1	0	-2	0	8
TE Ricardo Austin	1	1	0	11	0	17
RB Harvey Wolf	1	1	0	3	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jay Johnston	18	8	0	54	1	39
WR Michael McCormick	12	7	1	71	0	37
RB Freddie Hardy	4	3	0	5	0	19
RB Shane Wallace	3	1	0	-4	0	30
WR Bernie Adler	3	1	0	10	0	23
WR Ralph Capps	3	3	0	34	1	31
RB Ron Donaldson	2	2	0	2	0	13
FB Reuben White	2	1	0	-1	0	14
TE Skip Cohn	2	1	0	0	0	20
TE Chris Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Vince Ellard	1	1	0	11	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
R.J. Andres	5	9	1.80	3.14
Harvey Wolf	2	7	3.50	2.92

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Morton	8	5	47	5.88	7.26

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	6	3	16	2.67	3.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	2	29	7.25	9.55
WR Rich Caskey	1	1	2	2.00	5.00
TE Clyde Wilkerson	1	1	4	4.00	2.00
WR Quentin Wilkins	1	1	12	12.00	6.33
WR Wesley Garrett	1	0	0	0.00	13.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jay Johnston	4	3	16	4.00	3.00
RB Shane Wallace	2	0	0	0.00	-1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Harvey Wolf	2	1
Corwin Lemon	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Freddie Hardy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Morton	13	9	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	4	4
WR Rich Caskey	3	2	2
WR Brandon Lester	2	1	0
RB Corwin Lemon	1	1	0
TE Clyde Wilkerson	1	0	0
WR Quentin Wilkins	1	1	1
WR Wesley Garrett	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jay Johnston	6	2	0
WR Bernie Adler	2	1	1
WR Michael McCormick	2	2	1
RB Shane Wallace	1	1	0
RB Freddie Hardy	1	0	0
WR Ralph Capps	1	1	1
WR Vince Ellard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,800 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (23,400)
End Zone 10,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,800 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (23,400)
End Zone	10,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,200)