Week 1, 2061

played in Baton Rouge, LA

77 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Demolition	7	10	0	13	-	30
Baton Rouge Beavers	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 BTR - Edwin Anelli 28 field goal
1Q: 02:27 NOS - Darrell Wertz 6 pass from Kelvin Griffith (Kaden Erickson extra point)
2Q: 11:58 BTR - Edwin Anelli 48 field goal
2Q: 05:10 NOS - Darrell Wertz 40 pass from Kelvin Griffith (Kaden Erickson extra point)
2Q: 00:17 NOS - Kaden Erickson 24 field goal
4Q: 14:14 NOS - Brenden Rouse 9 run (Kaden Erickson extra point)
4Q: 04:39 NOS - Kaden Erickson 27 field goal
4Q: 02:05 NOS - Kaden Erickson 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 BTR - Edwin Anelli 28 field goal
1Q: 02:27 NOS - Darrell Wertz 6 pass from Kelvin Griffith (Kaden Erickson extra point)
2Q: 11:58 BTR - Edwin Anelli 48 field goal
2Q: 05:10 NOS - Darrell Wertz 40 pass from Kelvin Griffith (Kaden Erickson extra point)
2Q: 00:17 NOS - Kaden Erickson 24 field goal
4Q: 14:14 NOS - Brenden Rouse 9 run (Kaden Erickson extra point)
4Q: 04:39 NOS - Kaden Erickson 27 field goal
4Q: 02:05 NOS - Kaden Erickson 41 field goal

Team Statistics NOS BTR
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 408 234
- Offensive Plays 66 56
- Yards per Play 6.18 4.18
Net Rushing Yards 83 88
- Rushing Attempts 28 25
- Yards per Rush 2.96 3.52
Net Passing Yards 325 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 1 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 339 158
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 8.55 4.71
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 4/17
Punt Returns/Yards 1/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/8
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 27
Time of Possession 33:20 26:40

Team Statistics	NOS	BTR
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	408	234
- Offensive Plays	66	56
- Yards per Play	6.18	4.18
Net Rushing Yards	83	88
- Rushing Attempts	28	25
- Yards per Rush	2.96	3.52
Net Passing Yards	325	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 1	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	339	158
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	8.55	4.71
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	4/17
Punt Returns/Yards	1/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/8
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 27
Time of Possession	33:20	26:40

Drive Charts

New Orleans Demolition
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:31	5:15	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	11:52	1:49	OWN 27	4	13	Interception
2	7:12	2:19	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	3:25	3:13	OWN 33	12	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	11:27	7:16	OWN 25	13	68	Missed FG
3	1:40	2:37	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
4	12:08	7:34	OWN 30	12	60	Field Goal
4	3:47	1:50	OPP 27	3	3	Field Goal

Baton Rouge Beavers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:29	OWN 19	14	70	Field Goal
1	2:16	5:24	OWN 25	11	44	Field Goal
2	10:03	2:51	OWN 49	5	15	Missed FG
2	4:53	1:28	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	13:54	2:27	OWN 34	6	41	Fumble
3	4:11	2:31	OWN 19	5	16	Punt
4	14:03	1:55	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	4:34	0:47	OWN 25	4	2	Downs
4	1:57	1:57	OWN 25	4	36	Game

Game MVP: Kelvin Griffith, New Orleans Demolition

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brenden Rouse	18	59	3.28	12	2	1
RB Justin Brandon	6	16	2.67	6	0	0
RB Tre Irizarry	2	-2	-1.00	2	0	0
QB Kelvin Griffith	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
WR Darrell Wertz	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Baton Rouge	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ron Bates	10	28	2.80	13	1
RB Abel Armagost	7	26	3.71	12	1
TE Gino Kinney	4	18	4.50	5	0
QB Lester Daft	3	9	3.00	9	0
QB Amir McQuitty	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kelvin Griffith	35	23	339	3/14	2	40	1	104.3

Baton Rouge	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lester Daft	26	17	129	2/12	0	33	0	77.2
Amir McQuitty	3	3	29	0/0	0	26	0	106.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darrell Wertz	9	13	159	17.67	102	40	2
WR Barry Chapman	8	12	110	13.75	18	21	0
TE Randal Burns	2	4	19	9.50	1	11	0
RB Brenden Rouse	1	3	14	14.00	4	14	0
WR Cooper Hamilton	1	1	33	33.00	8	33	0
RB Justin Brandon	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0
FB Brenden Meier	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Baton Rouge	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Buddy Herndon	8	11	77	9.63	33	29
WR Stephen Balgaroo	4	4	24	6.00	11	12
WR Arturo Holcomb	4	6	48	12.00	8	33
WR Ruthless Ron Huntley	4	6	9	2.25	0	3
TE Ken Boyer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Abel Armagost	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Baton Rouge	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ethan May	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Sawyer Adams	1	0	0
OLB Jimmie Powell	0	1	1
CB Kaleb Esposito	0	1	0

Baton Rouge	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Arturo Holcomb	1	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Francisco Singleton	1	46	46.0	46.0	46	0

Baton Rouge	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rusty Foreman	3	116	38.7	31.7	40	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kaden Erickson	3/4	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Baton Rouge	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Anelli	2/3	1/2	0/1	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sawyer Adams	1	21	21.0	0

Baton Rouge	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Justin Brandon	1	19	19.0	0

Baton Rouge	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Silas Thomason	1	8	8.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kim Page	9	1	0.0	25	30
OLB Harry McWilliams	5	1	0.0	23	16
DT Troy Kidd	4	1	0.0	23	25
CB Gus Cowdrick	4	0	0.0	23	26
DE Asher Genova	3	0	0.0	22	25
OLB Jimmie Powell	3	0	0.0	17	23
CB Donovan Coppa	3	0	0.0	18	25
OLB Bert Reilly	2	1	1.0	14	10
DE Wyatt Heyerdahl	2	1	1.0	16	15
CB Erick Timberlane	2	1	0.0	8	13
DT Howie Jeffries	2	1	0.0	23	19
CB Kaleb Esposito	2	0	0.0	10	17
ILB Jameson Seelig	2	0	0.0	3	16
TE Randal Burns	1	0	---	---	---
S Winfred Donaldson	1	0	0.0	25	31
S Nicky Conley	1	0	0.0	1	3
DT Stanley Cox	0	1	0.0	4	18

Baton Rouge	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ross Buff	8	1	0.0	28	38
OLB Brady Daniels	7	2	0.0	27	37
ILB Brady Fiume	7	1	0.0	26	28
DE Harvey McCleon	5	3	2.0	27	37
CB Ethan May	4	3	0.0	27	37
S Corbin Bernstein	3	0	0.0	18	29
DE Frank Eyer	3	0	0.0	17	21
S Silas Thomason	2	1	0.0	25	27
DE Caiden Rasmussen	2	1	0.0	5	6
ILB Leslie Sellers	2	1	0.0	8	16
CB Lionel Lyle	2	0	0.0	22	32
CB Camden McIndoe	2	0	0.0	2	10
DE Carl Palmer	2	0	0.0	20	27
DE Francisco Moore	1	0	1.0	7	4
CB Everett Lake	1	0	0.0	10	9
OLB Kevin Dunmore	0	1	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wyatt Heyerdahl	1.0	0	0	2	15
OLB Bert Reilly	1.0	0	0	0	10
DT Troy Kidd	0.0	1	0	0	25
DE Asher Genova	0.0	0	1	1	25
OLB Harry McWilliams	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Marcus Ottesen	0.0	0	0	1	16

Baton Rouge	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harvey McCleon	2.0	0	3	37
DE Francisco Moore	1.0	0	0	4
DE Carl Palmer	0.0	1	0	27
DE Cary Breaux	0.0	0	3	37

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gus Cowdrick	3	1	26
OLB Jimmie Powell	3	0	23
CB Donovan Coppa	3	0	25
CB Kaleb Esposito	2	0	17
OLB Harry McWilliams	2	0	16
ILB Jameson Seelig	2	0	16
S Winfred Donaldson	1	1	31
S Kim Page	1	1	30
DE Asher Genova	1	0	25
CB Erick Timberlane	1	0	13
S Nicky Conley	1	0	3

Baton Rouge	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Brady Daniels	5	0	0	37
CB Ethan May	3	0	1	37
S Corbin Bernstein	3	0	0	29
ILB Leslie Sellers	3	0	0	16
S Silas Thomason	2	1	0	27
CB Ross Buff	2	1	0	38
CB Lionel Lyle	2	0	0	32
CB Camden McIndoe	2	0	0	10
ILB Brady Fiume	1	0	0	28

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lester Birchall	3	5	28	1	38
C Devante Carpenter	2	7	28	0	38
T Blake Whitfield	2	5	28	1	38
G Francisco Parrish	2	4	28	1	38
T Nickolas Richardson	1	5	28	0	38
FB Brenden Meier	1	1	2	0	5
TE Randal Burns	0	1	28	0	35

Baton Rouge	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Roger Saul	3	5	25	1	31
G Alexis Newsome	1	3	25	1	31
T Dale Henderson	1	2	25	0	31
C Braden Matheny	1	2	25	0	31
G Grady Horton	0	5	21	0	20
TE Gino Kinney	0	3	13	0	13
C Reginald Boyd	0	2	4	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sawyer Adams	1	17

Baton Rouge	Tackles	STPlays
Gabe Walton	1	17
Arturo Holcomb	1	13

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Randal Burns	28	35	---	---	18	81
T Blake Whitfield	28	38	---	---	12	78
G Francisco Parrish	28	38	---	---	5	71
G Lester Birchall	28	38	---	---	5	71
T Nickolas Richardson	28	38	---	---	5	71
QB Kelvin Griffith	28	38	---	---	---	66
WR Darrell Wertz	28	38	---	---	---	66
C Devante Carpenter	28	38	---	---	---	66
WR Barry Chapman	25	36	---	---	---	61
S Winfred Donaldson	---	---	25	31	4	60
S Kim Page	---	---	25	30	3	58
OLB Jimmie Powell	---	---	17	23	16	56
CB Gus Cowdrick	---	---	23	26	2	51
DT Troy Kidd	---	---	23	25	2	50
WR Cooper Hamilton	21	29	---	---	---	50
DE Asher Genova	---	---	22	25	2	49
CB Donovan Coppa	---	---	18	25	6	49
CB Kaleb Esposito	---	---	10	17	16	43
RB Brenden Rouse	20	23	---	---	---	43
DT Howie Jeffries	---	---	23	19	1	43
OLB Harry McWilliams	---	---	23	16	1	40
DE Wyatt Heyerdahl	---	---	16	15	---	31
RB Justin Brandon	6	15	---	---	10	31
DT Stanley Cox	---	---	4	18	6	28
ILB Jameson Seelig	---	---	3	16	8	27
OLB Bert Reilly	---	---	14	10	2	26
DE Marcus Ottesen	---	---	4	16	6	26
OLB Dean Carlson	---	---	15	10	---	25
CB Erick Timberlane	---	---	8	13	3	24
TE Collin Nichols	4	6	---	---	14	24
FB Brenden Meier	2	5	---	---	17	24
WR Sawyer Adams	0	1	---	---	17	18
RB Tre Irizarry	3	0	---	---	15	18
S Nicky Conley	---	---	1	3	12	16
K Kaden Erickson	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Aidan Craig	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Francisco Singleton	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE C.J. Bolton	3	2	---	---	---	5
DE Ronald Richmond	---	---	1	3	1	5
T Earl Epstein	0	0	---	---	1	1
WR Cary Knight	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Walter Hines	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Irving Nathan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ronald Buckley	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Leland Watson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jerald Eafon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Baton Rouge	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ross Buff	---	---	28	38	15	81
CB Ethan May	---	---	27	37	10	74
CB Lionel Lyle	---	---	22	32	15	69
DE Cary Breaux	---	---	27	37	4	68
OLB Brady Daniels	---	---	27	37	4	68
DE Harvey McCleon	---	---	27	37	4	68
T Roger Saul	25	31	---	---	9	65
T Dale Henderson	25	31	---	---	6	62
G Alexis Newsome	25	31	---	---	6	62
WR Arturo Holcomb	21	26	---	---	13	60
S Silas Thomason	---	---	25	27	7	59
C Braden Matheny	25	31	---	---	---	56
ILB Brady Fiume	---	---	26	28	---	54
QB Lester Daft	24	28	---	---	---	52
DE Carl Palmer	---	---	20	27	4	51
WR Ruthless Ron Huntley	14	22	---	---	14	50
S Corbin Bernstein	---	---	18	29	2	49
TE Buddy Herndon	23	26	---	---	---	49
WR Stephen Balgaroo	19	18	---	---	11	48
G Grady Horton	21	20	---	---	4	45
DE Frank Eyer	---	---	17	21	---	38
RB Abel Armagost	7	13	---	---	17	37
ILB Leslie Sellers	---	---	8	16	12	36
RB Ron Bates	16	17	---	---	---	33
DT Amir Cox	---	---	9	17	5	31
TE Ken Boyer	7	14	---	---	7	28
TE Gino Kinney	13	13	---	---	---	26
OLB Kevin Dunmore	---	---	2	5	15	22
CB Everett Lake	---	---	10	9	2	21
RB Gabe Walton	2	0	---	---	17	19
CB Camden McIndoe	---	---	2	10	4	16
C Reginald Boyd	4	11	---	---	---	15
DE Caiden Rasmussen	---	---	5	6	---	11
DE Francisco Moore	---	---	7	4	---	11
C Cedric Lilly	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Edwin Anelli	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Rusty Foreman	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Leonardo Suszkowski	1	4	---	---	---	5
G Jose Spring	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Jermaine Harner	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Amir McQuitty	1	3	---	---	---	4
OLB Todd Fouse	---	---	1	1	---	2
CB Alexander Cheuse	---	---	0	0	1	1
T Ruben Knutson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Roger Burke	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dustin Myers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	17	2.8
Middle	13	50	3.8
Right	9	16	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	16	56	3.5
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kelvin Griffith	35	23	5	1	1	2	6	0	1

Baton Rouge	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lester Daft	26	17	2	1	2	3	2	4	0
Amir McQuitty	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	76	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	64	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	166	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	33	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	79	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	33	11.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darrell Wertz	13	9	0	159	3	38
WR Barry Chapman	12	8	1	110	1	36
TE Randal Burns	4	2	0	19	0	35
RB Brenden Rouse	3	1	0	14	0	23
WR Cooper Hamilton	1	1	0	33	1	29
RB Justin Brandon	1	1	0	5	0	15
FB Brenden Meier	1	1	0	-1	0	5

Baton Rouge	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Herndon	11	8	1	77	2	26
WR Arturo Holcomb	6	4	1	48	1	26
WR Ruthless Ron Huntley	6	4	0	9	0	22
WR Stephen Balgaroo	4	4	0	24	0	18
TE Ken Boyer	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Abel Armagost	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brenden Rouse	3	7	2.33	3.28
RB Justin Brandon	2	6	3.00	2.67
WR Darrell Wertz	1	0	0.00	0.00

Baton Rouge	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ron Bates	1	13	13.00	2.80
RB Abel Armagost	1	1	1.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kelvin Griffith	7	5	36	5.14	9.69

Baton Rouge	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lester Daft	2	1	4	2.00	4.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darrell Wertz	3	3	27	9.00	12.23
WR Barry Chapman	2	1	10	5.00	9.17
TE Randal Burns	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
FB Brenden Meier	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Baton Rouge	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stephen Balgaroo	1	1	4	4.00	6.00
TE Buddy Herndon	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Justin Brandon	2	0

Baton Rouge	Rushes	Conversions
QB Lester Daft	1	1
TE Gino Kinney	1	1
RB Ron Bates	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kelvin Griffith	10	9	7

Baton Rouge	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lester Daft	10	8	3
Amir McQuitty	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darrell Wertz	4	4	3
WR Barry Chapman	3	3	3
TE Randal Burns	2	1	1
RB Justin Brandon	1	1	0

Baton Rouge	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arturo Holcomb	4	4	3
TE Buddy Herndon	4	3	1
WR Ruthless Ron Huntley	2	1	0
WR Stephen Balgaroo	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 26,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,900 (14,900)
End Zone 3,600 (10,700)
Mezzanine 2,100 (6,200)
Sideline Seats 3,200 (9,500)
Club Seats 6,100 (18,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,000 (8,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	26,900 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,900 (14,900)
End Zone	3,600 (10,700)
Mezzanine	2,100 (6,200)
Sideline Seats	3,200 (9,500)
Club Seats	6,100 (18,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,000 (8,700)