Week 16, 2045

played in New Orleans, LA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Norsemen	6	7	7	3	-	23
New Orleans Demolition	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:24 MIN - Denzel Burnett 3 run (James Gannon extra point failed)
1Q: 00:15 NOS - Craig Shepard 12 pass from Nick Mast (Scott Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Harvey Richardson 7 interception return (James Gannon extra point)
3Q: 00:28 MIN - Taylor Donovan 3 pass from Deon Shepard (James Gannon extra point)
4Q: 11:03 NOS - Scott Sturgis 30 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - James Gannon 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:24 MIN - Denzel Burnett 3 run (James Gannon extra point failed)
1Q: 00:15 NOS - Craig Shepard 12 pass from Nick Mast (Scott Sturgis extra point)
2Q: 07:04 MIN - Harvey Richardson 7 interception return (James Gannon extra point)
3Q: 00:28 MIN - Taylor Donovan 3 pass from Deon Shepard (James Gannon extra point)
4Q: 11:03 NOS - Scott Sturgis 30 field goal
4Q: 01:14 MIN - James Gannon 43 field goal

Team Statistics MIN NOS
Record 6-9 1-13-1
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 11 7
- by Passing 11 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 382 239
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 6.16 3.62
Net Rushing Yards 186 117
- Rushing Attempts 32 30
- Yards per Rush 5.81 3.90
Net Passing Yards 196 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 19 - 1 33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 197 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/1 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 3.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/40 1/14
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 28:43 31:17

Team Statistics	MIN	NOS
Record	6-9	1-13-1
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	11	7
- by Passing	11	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	382	239
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	6.16	3.62
Net Rushing Yards	186	117
- Rushing Attempts	32	30
- Yards per Rush	5.81	3.90
Net Passing Yards	196	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 19 - 1	33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	197	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/1	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	3.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/40	1/14
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	28:43	31:17

Drive Charts

Minnesota Norsemen
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 25	4	9	Punt
1	10:44	1:22	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
1	5:31	1:16	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
1	0:09	2:35	OWN 25	7	29	Punt
2	9:28	2:24	OWN 25	4	15	Punt
2	3:32	1:13	OWN 30	4	43	Interception
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 6	5	38	Half
3	13:33	4:05	OWN 20	8	39	Punt
3	5:35	5:15	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
4	10:56	1:39	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	5:55	4:47	OWN 19	9	55	Field Goal
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 28	1	-1	Game

New Orleans Demolition
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	2:19	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
1	9:22	3:51	OWN 16	10	47	Downs
1	4:15	4:06	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	12:34	3:06	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
2	7:04	0:08	OWN 7	1	0	Interception
2	6:56	3:24	OWN 25	6	5	Punt
2	2:19	1:01	OWN 34	6	16	Punt
3	15:00	1:27	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	9:28	3:53	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	0:20	4:24	OWN 33	8	54	Field Goal
4	9:17	3:22	OWN 35	9	7	Punt
4	1:08	0:36	OWN 25	2	-8	Interception

Game MVP: Taylor Donovan, Minnesota Norsemen

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Taylor Donovan	20	128	6.40	38	6	0
RB Denzel Burnett	6	35	5.83	29	2	1
QB Deon Shepard	4	20	5.00	13	1	0
WR Dillon Woods	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
FB Jumbo Clayton	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jim Copeland	13	60	4.62	18	3
RB Terrance Idomir	9	28	3.11	10	1
FB Bill Edgeworth	5	16	3.20	6	0
QB Nick Mast	3	13	4.33	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deon Shepard	29	19	197	1/1	1	33	1	82.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Nick Mast	33	17	150	3/28	1	45	2	48.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Esquivel	6	8	45	7.50	22	22	0
WR Dillon Woods	4	4	25	6.25	5	12	0
RB Taylor Donovan	3	5	47	15.67	29	33	1
TE Rich Barrett	2	5	38	19.00	6	27	0
WR Butch Tatum	2	4	27	13.50	6	16	0
TE Terrell Tiller	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Craig Shepard	5	8	64	12.80	40	45	1
WR Drew Willis	4	9	55	13.75	2	26	0
WR Malik Burleson	3	8	7	2.33	7	4	0
RB Terrance Idomir	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Wesley Cardenas	1	4	7	7.00	1	7	0
TE Rickey Atkins	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Bill Edgeworth	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Winfred Anthony	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dillon Tate	1	4	4.00	0
S Harvey Richardson	1	7	7.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB J.R. Meadows	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Giovanni Taylor	6	272	45.3	36.3	53	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Isaiah Barrett	7	335	47.9	42.1	55	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
James Gannon	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Sturgis	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dillon Woods	4	40	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Malik Burleson	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Meadows	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Frankie Riley	8	3	0.0	29	30
OLB Scott Lefkowitz	5	3	0.0	30	23
S Harvey Richardson	5	3	0.0	30	36
CB Dillon Tate	4	1	0.0	6	17
S Russell Skudris	4	0	0.0	10	11
S Julio Paterno	4	0	0.0	18	24
DE David Hutton	2	2	1.0	30	36
OLB Bentley Hegamin	2	0	1.0	1	15
CB Cesar Lundgren	2	0	1.0	12	20
OLB Kim Winslett	2	3	0.0	18	26
ILB Bo Marone	2	2	0.0	30	28
DT Noah Thompson	2	1	0.0	22	20
DE Darryl Sanderson	2	1	0.0	29	33
DE Chris Booker	2	0	0.0	9	7
CB Ellis Clemons	1	1	0.0	28	25
CB Giovanni Burke	1	0	0.0	26	18
WR Dillon Woods	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Spencer Franklin	6	1	0.0	32	28
OLB Anthony Ozment	5	1	0.0	18	11
CB Kris Washington	5	0	0.0	19	20
OLB Edgar Morris	4	1	0.0	16	18
CB Arnold Hamilton	4	0	0.0	14	12
S Justin McKenzie	4	0	0.0	11	12
OLB Lance Withrow	3	1	1.0	14	14
CB Antoine Franz	3	2	0.0	32	30
DT Colin Malone	3	1	0.0	27	27
DE Jim Dawson	2	1	0.0	17	17
CB J.R. Meadows	2	0	0.0	8	11
ILB Calvin Malerich	2	0	0.0	14	12
S Irving LaForest	2	0	0.0	17	18
ILB Eric Rhodes	1	1	0.0	17	13
DT Kent Woolson	1	1	0.0	16	17
DE Luther Whiting	1	0	0.0	31	30
WR Craig Shepard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Seth Dole	1	0	0.0	14	10
CB Harvey Carthon	0	1	0.0	0	3
S Terrell Lyons	0	1	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Hutton	1.0	2	4	36
OLB Bentley Hegamin	1.0	0	0	15
CB Cesar Lundgren	1.0	0	0	20
ILB Bo Marone	0.0	2	0	28
OLB Scott Lefkowitz	0.0	1	0	23
DT Frankie Riley	0.0	1	0	30
DT Noah Thompson	0.0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lance Withrow	1.0	0	0	14
DE Luther Whiting	0.0	1	2	30
DT Kent Woolson	0.0	1	0	17
OLB Edgar Morris	0.0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dillon Tate	3	0	1	17
ILB Bo Marone	3	0	0	28
S Julio Paterno	2	1	0	24
DT Frankie Riley	2	0	0	30
S Harvey Richardson	1	1	1	36
S Russell Skudris	1	1	0	11
OLB Bentley Hegamin	1	0	0	15
OLB Kim Winslett	1	0	0	26
CB Giovanni Burke	1	0	0	18
CB Ellis Clemons	1	0	0	25
DE Darryl Sanderson	1	0	0	33
OLB Scott Lefkowitz	0	1	0	23
CB Cesar Lundgren	0	1	0	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Edgar Morris	3	2	0	18
CB Spencer Franklin	3	0	0	28
CB Arnold Hamilton	3	0	0	12
CB Antoine Franz	2	1	0	30
CB Kris Washington	2	0	0	20
CB J.R. Meadows	1	0	1	11
DE Jim Dawson	1	0	0	17
ILB Calvin Malerich	1	0	0	12
OLB Anthony Ozment	1	0	0	11
OLB Lance Withrow	1	0	0	14
DT Colin Malone	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Howard Preston	6	10	32	0	30
T Clay Horn	2	2	32	1	30
C Duane Chandler	1	8	32	0	30
T Mackenzie Marlowe	1	5	32	0	30
FB Jumbo Clayton	0	2	14	0	10
C Jackson Holko	0	1	32	0	30

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Mercury Wynn	3	5	0	30	0	36
G Alejandro Donaldson	2	6	0	30	1	36
C Wally Cahill	2	3	0	30	1	36
G Ryder Cote	1	4	0	30	1	36
TE Deon Delgado	1	1	0	9	0	3
FB Bill Edgeworth	0	3	0	15	0	13
T Dean Freeman	0	3	0	30	0	36
TE Wesley Cardenas	0	2	1	30	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Rich Barrett	1	22
Howard Preston	1	7

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Ozment	1	21
Drew Willis	1	11
Craig Shepard	1	10
Alejandro Donaldson	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Dillon Woods	31	30	---	---	21	82
C Duane Chandler	32	30	---	---	7	69
G Howard Preston	32	30	---	---	7	69
T Mackenzie Marlowe	32	30	---	---	7	69
ILB Bo Marone	---	---	30	28	11	69
T Clay Horn	32	30	---	---	7	69
DE David Hutton	---	---	30	36	1	67
S Harvey Richardson	---	---	30	36	1	67
WR Ronnie Esquivel	25	30	---	---	11	66
DE Darryl Sanderson	---	---	29	33	1	63
QB Deon Shepard	32	30	---	---	---	62
C Jackson Holko	32	30	---	---	---	62
DT Frankie Riley	---	---	29	30	---	59
OLB Scott Lefkowitz	---	---	30	23	2	55
CB Ellis Clemons	---	---	28	25	1	54
RB Taylor Donovan	25	24	---	---	1	50
TE Rich Barrett	14	13	---	---	22	49
CB Giovanni Burke	---	---	26	18	3	47
OLB Kim Winslett	---	---	18	26	---	44
DT Noah Thompson	---	---	22	20	---	42
S Julio Paterno	---	---	18	24	---	42
FB Jumbo Clayton	14	10	---	---	16	40
TE Terrell Tiller	22	18	---	---	---	40
CB Dillon Tate	---	---	6	17	16	39
WR Butch Tatum	18	19	---	---	1	38
OLB Bentley Hegamin	---	---	1	15	20	36
CB Cesar Lundgren	---	---	12	20	---	32
RB Denzel Burnett	7	4	---	---	14	25
DE Chris Booker	---	---	9	7	7	23
S Russell Skudris	---	---	10	11	1	22
DT Rondell Knell	---	---	1	11	8	20
CB Billy Southrey	---	---	0	11	8	19
WR J.T. Heath	1	1	---	---	16	18
S James Robinson	---	---	1	1	15	17
WR Connor Cobb	0	1	---	---	7	8
C Dusty Andrews	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Giovanni Taylor	0	0	---	---	6	6
K James Gannon	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Harvey Trafton	---	---	0	4	1	5
TE Andrew Cordell	3	0	---	---	---	3
QB Austin Bauer	0	0	---	---	1	1
T Peyton Crowley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Ted Watkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Zack Latham	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Derrick Burgess	---	---	0	0	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Ryder Cote	30	36	---	---	8	74
T Mercury Wynn	30	36	---	---	8	74
G Alejandro Donaldson	30	36	---	---	8	74
T Dean Freeman	30	36	---	---	8	74
CB Antoine Franz	---	---	32	30	12	74
WR Craig Shepard	24	33	---	---	10	67
QB Nick Mast	30	36	---	---	---	66
C Wally Cahill	30	36	---	---	---	66
TE Wesley Cardenas	30	34	---	---	---	64
DE Luther Whiting	---	---	31	30	1	62
CB Spencer Franklin	---	---	32	28	1	61
WR Drew Willis	20	30	---	---	11	61
DT Colin Malone	---	---	27	27	1	55
OLB Anthony Ozment	---	---	18	11	21	50
FB Bill Edgeworth	15	13	---	---	15	43
ILB Eric Rhodes	---	---	17	13	11	41
CB Arnold Hamilton	---	---	14	12	14	40
CB Kris Washington	---	---	19	20	1	40
WR Malik Burleson	13	20	---	---	6	39
DE Jim Dawson	---	---	17	17	1	35
S Terrell Lyons	---	---	12	8	15	35
OLB Lance Withrow	---	---	14	14	7	35
S Irving LaForest	---	---	17	18	---	35
OLB Edgar Morris	---	---	16	18	1	35
RB Terrance Idomir	12	22	---	---	---	34
TE Deon Delgado	9	3	---	---	22	34
DT Kent Woolson	---	---	16	17	1	34
TE Rickey Atkins	13	15	---	---	---	28
ILB Calvin Malerich	---	---	14	12	---	26
DT Jacob Zimmerman	---	---	14	6	6	26
CB J.R. Meadows	---	---	8	11	6	25
OLB Seth Dole	---	---	14	10	---	24
S Justin McKenzie	---	---	11	12	---	23
DE Edwin Thornton	---	---	9	13	---	22
RB Jim Copeland	14	4	---	---	---	18
RB Britt Guthrie	0	0	---	---	16	16
WR Hardy Marsh	0	0	---	---	14	14
WR Winfred Anthony	0	6	---	---	8	14
P Isaiah Barrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jackie Shapiro	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Scott Sturgis	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Harvey Carthon	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Leslie Jack	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Raymond Doyle	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Devon O'Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Vinny Abrams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	65	8.1
Middle	18	109	6.1
Right	5	13	2.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	22	73	3.3
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deon Shepard	29	19	3	2	1	3	3	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Nick Mast	33	17	3	1	1	5	7	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	53	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	91	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	26	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	6	56	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	27	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	17	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ronnie Esquivel	8	6	0	45	1	30
TE Rich Barrett	5	2	1	38	1	13
RB Taylor Donovan	5	3	0	47	1	24
WR Dillon Woods	4	4	0	25	0	30
WR Butch Tatum	4	2	0	27	0	19
TE Terrell Tiller	3	2	0	15	0	18

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Drew Willis	9	4	0	55	2	30
WR Malik Burleson	8	3	1	7	0	20
WR Craig Shepard	8	5	0	64	1	33
TE Wesley Cardenas	4	1	0	7	0	34
RB Terrance Idomir	1	1	0	9	0	22
TE Rickey Atkins	1	1	0	4	0	15
FB Bill Edgeworth	1	1	0	-1	0	13
WR Winfred Anthony	1	1	0	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Taylor Donovan	2	-2	-1.00	6.40
RB Denzel Burnett	1	3	3.00	5.83

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jim Copeland	2	-1	-0.50	4.62
FB Bill Edgeworth	1	3	3.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deon Shepard	2	2	14	7.00	6.79

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Nick Mast	3	1	12	4.00	4.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Taylor Donovan	2	2	14	7.00	9.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Drew Willis	1	0	0	0.00	6.11
WR Malik Burleson	1	0	0	0.00	0.88
WR Craig Shepard	1	1	12	12.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Taylor Donovan	2	1
QB Deon Shepard	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
QB Nick Mast	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deon Shepard	9	4	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Nick Mast	14	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Taylor Donovan	3	1	1
TE Rich Barrett	2	1	1
WR Ronnie Esquivel	2	1	1
WR Dillon Woods	1	1	0
WR Butch Tatum	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Drew Willis	4	2	2
WR Craig Shepard	4	3	3
WR Malik Burleson	3	1	0
TE Wesley Cardenas	1	0	0
TE Rickey Atkins	1	1	1
WR Winfred Anthony	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 26,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 7,200 (24,300)
End Zone 4,500 (17,600)
Mezzanine 3,200 (10,100)
Sideline Seats 4,600 (15,500)
Club Seats 1,600 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	26,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	7,200 (24,300)
End Zone	4,500 (17,600)
Mezzanine	3,200 (10,100)
Sideline Seats	4,600 (15,500)
Club Seats	1,600 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (7,500)