Week 8, 2027

played in New Orleans, LA

73 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Murfreesboro Mules	0	7	10	10	-	27
New Orleans Demon Deacons	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:08 NOS - Horace Bergmann 5 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 14:35 MUR - Billy Troutman 1 run (Bernard Bush extra point)
2Q: 06:27 NOS - Horace Bergmann 2 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
3Q: 07:19 MUR - Malcolm Rayburn 12 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
3Q: 01:58 MUR - Bernard Bush 50 field goal
4Q: 09:44 MUR - Bernard Bush 40 field goal
4Q: 09:33 MUR - Roderick Adams 33 interception return (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 06:04 NOS - Todd Dixon 17 pass from Cris Rivera (Corwin Farmer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:08 NOS - Horace Bergmann 5 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 14:35 MUR - Billy Troutman 1 run (Bernard Bush extra point)
2Q: 06:27 NOS - Horace Bergmann 2 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
3Q: 07:19 MUR - Malcolm Rayburn 12 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
3Q: 01:58 MUR - Bernard Bush 50 field goal
4Q: 09:44 MUR - Bernard Bush 40 field goal
4Q: 09:33 MUR - Roderick Adams 33 interception return (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 06:04 NOS - Todd Dixon 17 pass from Cris Rivera (Corwin Farmer extra point)

Team Statistics MUR NOS
Record 4-4 3-5
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 272 326
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 3.89 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 114 91
- Rushing Attempts 29 22
- Yards per Rush 3.93 4.14
Net Passing Yards 158 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 19 - 1 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.85 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/44 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/33 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/91 5/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	MUR	NOS
Record	4-4	3-5
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	272	326
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	3.89	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	114	91
- Rushing Attempts	29	22
- Yards per Rush	3.93	4.14
Net Passing Yards	158	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 19 - 1	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.85	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/44	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/33	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/91	5/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	0:51	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
1	9:15	1:08	OWN 20	3	-4	Interception
1	4:00	4:34	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
2	12:16	2:53	OWN 2	7	1	Punt
2	6:20	3:17	OWN 27	7	29	Punt
2	1:39	0:53	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 30	6	12	Punt
3	10:38	3:30	OPP 39	8	39	Touchdown
3	4:48	2:58	OWN 20	8	47	Field Goal
4	12:17	2:38	OWN 42	6	35	Field Goal
4	5:57	1:42	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 44	6	10	Game

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
1	11:40	2:25	OWN 41	5	15	Punt
1	8:07	4:07	OPP 35	8	35	Touchdown
2	14:26	2:10	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
2	9:23	3:03	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
2	3:03	1:24	OWN 3	4	18	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 20	3	29	Half
3	11:39	1:01	OWN 6	3	3	Punt
3	7:08	2:20	OWN 36	4	22	Punt
3	1:50	4:33	OWN 35	9	30	Missed FG
4	9:39	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	9:25	3:28	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
4	4:15	1:56	OWN 27	6	29	Downs

Game MVP: Roderick Adams, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Malcolm Rayburn	16	49	3.06	13	3	0
Grady Williamson	9	51	5.67	12	1	0
Billy Troutman	4	14	3.50	10	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joseph Swinton	14	49	3.50	15	2	0
Horace Bergmann	6	34	5.67	11	1	2
Cris Rivera	2	8	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Troutman	40	19	174	1/16	1	23	1	57.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cris Rivera	40	25	235	0/0	1	29	1	76.5

Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Detsch	3	5	15	5.00	3	8	0
WR Ted Torres	3	6	57	19.00	12	23	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	6	28	9.33	8	13	1
WR Bennie LaMontagne	2	3	24	12.00	4	20	0
WR Tyrus Lee	2	6	18	9.00	0	11	0
TE Spencer Scheffler	2	2	12	6.00	6	6	0
TE Victor Schreiner	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Peter Bruener	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Grady Williamson	1	3	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Jonathan Mazurek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Todd Dixon	8	8	93	11.63	46	29	1
WR Ellis Thomason	8	13	87	10.88	40	28	0
WR Rich Devine	4	4	24	6.00	4	13	0
RB Joseph Swinton	2	3	17	8.50	10	15	0
WR Martin Posante	1	6	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Mike Huntley	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Horace Bergmann	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Clifton Carlisle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Joey Benoot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roderick Adams	1	33	33.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Louis Neasman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Troutman	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Josue Samuels	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	6	293	48.8	43.5	55	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	6	284	47.3	35.2	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Bush	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Detsch	2	33	16.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Huntley	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg
Tyrus Lee	2	44	22.0
Bennie LaMontagne	1	27	27.0
Ted Torres	1	20	20.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Huntley	4	96	24.0	0
Ellis Thomason	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kyle Battle	7	0	0.0	19	36
S Ethan Riley	6	0	0.0	21	38
OLB Zander Writer	6	0	0.0	11	14
CB Chester Heath	4	0	0.0	22	40
DT Barry Cline	4	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Hardy Hoffman	3	1	0.0	12	28
S Damon Lundberg	3	0	0.0	6	11
S Roderick Adams	2	4	0.0	15	29
CB Caden Henley	2	0	0.0	6	11
DT Trevor Austen	1	2	0.0	13	25
OLB Luke Wynn	1	0	0.0	10	12
DE Bucky Mattingly	1	0	0.0	13	27
WR Bennie LaMontagne	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Donnell Reed	1	0	0.0	12	14
S Glen Van Pelt	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Glen Abrams	1	0	0.0	9	23
CB Wally McIntyre	1	0	0.0	13	29
DE Frankie Wheeler	0	1	0.0	8	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Soriano	9	0	0.0	28	39
ILB Lorenzo Carr	6	4	0.0	28	40
CB Louis Neasman	5	1	0.0	27	35
CB Josue Samuels	5	1	0.0	29	41
OLB Chester Pray	4	2	0.0	21	31
DE Edgar Duran	4	1	0.0	26	28
S Cory Yates	3	2	0.0	23	40
DT Julio Cancilliere	3	2	0.0	16	22
S Jermaine Lotter	1	0	1.0	5	4
OLB Craig Pearson	1	2	0.0	11	9
DE Calvin Miller	1	1	0.0	22	36
CB Wayne Burgess	1	0	0.0	5	12
DE Chris Matthews	1	0	0.0	6	14
DT Herb Vega	1	0	0.0	25	36
DE Chris Hoying	1	0	0.0	8	5
CB Rondell Whiting	0	1	0.0	15	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bucky Mattingly	0.0	0	2	2	27
DE Perry Webster	0.0	0	0	2	19

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Jermaine Lotter	1.0	0	0	4
DT Herb Vega	0.0	1	3	36
DE Calvin Miller	0.0	0	3	36
DE Chris Matthews	0.0	0	2	14
OLB Neal Kemp	0.0	0	1	10
ILB Lorenzo Carr	0.0	0	1	40
CB Josue Samuels	0.0	0	1	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kyle Battle	6	0	0	36
CB Chester Heath	4	3	0	40
OLB Zander Writer	3	2	0	14
S Ethan Riley	3	0	0	38
CB Caden Henley	2	1	0	11
OLB Hardy Hoffman	2	0	0	28
S Roderick Adams	1	0	1	29
OLB Luke Wynn	1	0	0	12
ILB Donnell Reed	1	0	0	14
DT Barry Cline	1	0	0	7
CB Wally McIntyre	1	0	0	29

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Alvin Soriano	5	1	0	39
CB Louis Neasman	5	0	1	35
OLB Chester Pray	4	2	0	31
CB Josue Samuels	2	0	0	41
S Cory Yates	1	0	0	40
DE Chris Hoying	1	0	0	5
ILB Lorenzo Carr	1	0	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Mason	3	6	28	0	41
Lenny Namnath	3	5	28	1	41
Gino Copeland	2	5	29	0	41
Andrew Strong	1	3	28	0	41
Peter Bruener	1	3	19	0	20
Carl Greathouse	1	1	1	0	0
Tyrone Joyner	0	2	29	0	41

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Albert Pelissier	2	6	1	22	40
Arnold Bucy	2	5	0	22	40
Harris Vranjen	2	4	0	22	40
Todd Dixon	2	2	0	21	35
J.J. Montgomery	0	3	0	22	40

Special Teams Tackles

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Bennie LaMontagne	4	18
Victor Schreiner	1	18
Damon Lundberg	1	11

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Neal Kemp	2	22
Jermaine Lotter	2	14
Junior Harrison	1	16
Harris Vranjen	1	7

Participation

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gino Copeland	29	41	---	---	8	78
Tyrone Joyner	29	41	---	---	8	78
Billy Troutman	29	41	---	---	2	72
Andrew Strong	28	41	---	---	---	69
Lenny Namnath	28	41	---	---	---	69
Hardy Mason	28	41	---	---	---	69
Victor Schreiner	25	23	---	---	18	66
Wally McIntyre	---	---	13	29	22	64
Chester Heath	---	---	22	40	1	63
Kerry Detsch	16	30	---	---	16	62
Tyrus Lee	23	35	---	---	3	61
Ethan Riley	---	---	21	38	1	60
Malcolm Rayburn	19	25	---	---	14	58
Peter Bruener	19	20	---	---	18	57
Kyle Battle	---	---	19	36	1	56
Hardy Hoffman	---	---	12	28	6	46
Roderick Adams	---	---	15	29	1	45
Bucky Mattingly	---	---	13	27	4	44
Ted Torres	13	23	---	---	4	40
Trevor Austen	---	---	13	25	1	39
Jesse Dosoo	11	16	---	---	10	37
Brock Osborne	---	---	11	26	---	37
Ken Hilton	---	---	10	26	---	36
Luke Wynn	---	---	10	12	11	33
Glen Abrams	---	---	9	23	1	33
Bennie LaMontagne	4	10	---	---	18	32
Donnell Reed	---	---	12	14	5	31
Perry Webster	---	---	11	19	---	30
Damon Lundberg	---	---	6	11	11	28
Zander Writer	---	---	11	14	3	28
Spencer Scheffler	4	6	---	---	17	27
Frankie Wheeler	---	---	8	11	7	26
Grady Williamson	10	16	---	---	---	26
Jamal Waldron	---	---	10	11	1	22
Barry Cline	---	---	7	7	6	20
Caden Henley	---	---	6	11	---	17
Jonathan Mazurek	0	1	---	---	13	14
Glen Van Pelt	---	---	3	3	4	10
Bernard Bush	1	0	---	---	8	9
Erick Logan	1	0	---	---	8	9
Damien Einard	1	0	---	---	8	9
Carl Greathouse	1	0	---	---	8	9
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	6	6
Edgar Lutzen	---	---	0	0	2	2
Perry Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Emmitt Sims	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Josue Samuels	---	---	29	41	2	72
Alvin Soriano	---	---	28	39	3	70
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	28	40	2	70
Harris Vranjen	22	40	---	---	7	69
Todd Dixon	21	35	---	---	11	67
Cory Yates	---	---	23	40	2	65
Louis Neasman	---	---	27	35	2	64
Herb Vega	---	---	25	36	2	63
Cris Rivera	22	40	---	---	1	63
Arnold Bucy	22	40	---	---	---	62
Troy Grider	22	40	---	---	---	62
Ellis Thomason	21	35	---	---	6	62
J.J. Montgomery	22	40	---	---	---	62
Albert Pelissier	22	40	---	---	---	62
Calvin Miller	---	---	22	36	2	60
Joseph Swinton	16	35	---	---	6	57
Chester Pray	---	---	21	31	3	55
Edgar Duran	---	---	26	28	1	55
Joey Benoot	13	18	---	---	23	54
Martin Posante	16	35	---	---	1	52
Rondell Whiting	---	---	15	31	5	51
Wayne Burgess	---	---	5	12	28	45
Julio Cancilliere	---	---	16	22	5	43
Neal Kemp	---	---	8	10	22	40
Andy Linthicum	---	---	13	16	4	33
Horace Bergmann	9	9	---	---	11	29
Clifton Carlisle	5	6	---	---	17	28
Chris Matthews	---	---	6	14	6	26
Craig Pearson	---	---	11	9	5	25
Rich Devine	5	20	---	---	---	25
Jermaine Lotter	---	---	5	4	14	23
Mike Huntley	3	7	---	---	11	21
Junior Harrison	0	0	---	---	16	16
Steven Howard	1	0	---	---	12	13
Chris Hoying	---	---	8	5	---	13
Scottie McLemore	---	---	3	2	6	11
Patrick Shelton	0	0	---	---	7	7
Harry Prior	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jonathan Mooney	0	0	---	---	7	7
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Norman Chryplewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jake Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin Robson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carter Hill	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	15	58	3.9
Right	4	22	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	34	5.7
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	1	-2	-2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Troutman	40	19	2	2	3	3	11	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cris Rivera	40	25	3	2	4	6	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	29	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	50	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	76	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	19	3.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	20	169	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	66	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrus Lee	6	2	2	18	0	35
WR Ted Torres	6	3	0	57	1	23
RB Malcolm Rayburn	6	3	0	28	0	25
WR Kerry Detsch	5	3	1	15	0	30
TE Victor Schreiner	4	1	0	8	0	23
WR Bennie LaMontagne	3	2	0	24	1	10
RB Grady Williamson	3	1	0	-1	0	16
TE Jesse Dosoo	2	1	0	13	0	16
FB Peter Bruener	2	1	0	0	0	20
TE Spencer Scheffler	2	2	0	12	0	6
WR Jonathan Mazurek	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Thomason	13	8	2	87	2	35
TE Todd Dixon	8	8	0	93	1	35
WR Martin Posante	6	1	1	7	0	35
WR Rich Devine	4	4	0	24	0	20
RB Joseph Swinton	3	2	0	17	0	35
TE Clifton Carlisle	2	0	0	0	0	6
WR Mike Huntley	2	1	1	8	0	7
RB Joey Benoot	1	0	0	0	0	18
RB Horace Bergmann	1	1	0	-1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Malcolm Rayburn	3	3	1.00	3.06
Billy Troutman	1	1	1.00	3.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Horace Bergmann	3	12	4.00	5.67
Joseph Swinton	2	2	1.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Troutman	3	3	31	10.33	4.35

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cris Rivera	5	3	34	6.80	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Schreiner	1	1	8	8.00	2.00
WR Tyrus Lee	1	1	11	11.00	3.00
RB Malcolm Rayburn	1	1	12	12.00	4.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Dixon	2	2	26	13.00	11.63
WR Martin Posante	1	0	0	0.00	1.17
TE Clifton Carlisle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Mike Huntley	1	1	8	8.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Troutman	2	1
Malcolm Rayburn	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Horace Bergmann	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Troutman	12	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cris Rivera	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie LaMontagne	3	2	1
WR Kerry Detsch	2	0	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	2	2	1
WR Jonathan Mazurek	1	0	0
TE Victor Schreiner	1	0	0
WR Tyrus Lee	1	0	0
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	1	1
WR Ted Torres	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ellis Thomason	5	3	1
TE Todd Dixon	2	2	2
WR Martin Posante	2	0	0
WR Mike Huntley	2	1	1
WR Rich Devine	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (19,000)
End Zone 12,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (12,100)
Club Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (19,000)
End Zone	12,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (12,100)
Club Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)