Week 8, 2028

played in Murfreesboro, TN

57 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Demon Deacons	7	0	0	7	-	14
Murfreesboro Mules	7	10	0	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 NOS - Ellis Thomason 11 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)
1Q: 00:54 MUR - Kerry Detsch 11 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
2Q: 06:51 MUR - Bernard Bush 27 field goal
2Q: 06:05 MUR - Wally McIntyre 54 interception return (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Ellis Thomason 22 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 02:04 MUR - Thurman Levine 11 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:15 NOS - Ellis Thomason 11 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)
1Q: 00:54 MUR - Kerry Detsch 11 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
2Q: 06:51 MUR - Bernard Bush 27 field goal
2Q: 06:05 MUR - Wally McIntyre 54 interception return (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 05:11 NOS - Ellis Thomason 22 pass from Peter Van Verth (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 02:04 MUR - Thurman Levine 11 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)

Team Statistics NOS MUR
Record 5-2 6-2
First Downs 16 23
- by Rushing 3 3
- by Passing 10 20
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 232 414
- Offensive Plays 56 67
- Yards per Play 4.14 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 72 107
- Rushing Attempts 20 23
- Yards per Rush 3.60 4.65
Net Passing Yards 160 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 1 42 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.44 6.98
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 5/139 2/45
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 24:22 35:38

Team Statistics	NOS	MUR
Record	5-2	6-2
First Downs	16	23
- by Rushing	3	3
- by Passing	10	20
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	232	414
- Offensive Plays	56	67
- Yards per Play	4.14	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	72	107
- Rushing Attempts	20	23
- Yards per Rush	3.60	4.65
Net Passing Yards	160	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 1	42 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.44	6.98
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	5/139	2/45
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	24:22	35:38

Drive Charts

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:41	1:54	OWN 37	4	17	Punt
1	7:30	1:24	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
1	0:46	1:54	OPP 45	3	-5	Punt
2	12:35	1:10	OWN 47	3	-5	Punt
2	6:46	0:50	OWN 27	3	0	Interception
2	5:56	2:14	OWN 32	5	31	Fumble
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 14	2	14	Half
3	15:00	1:51	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
3	11:43	1:25	OWN 34	3	-7	Punt
3	7:27	4:41	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
4	12:02	2:25	OWN 36	5	29	Missed FG
4	8:13	3:14	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	1:57	1:34	OWN 28	6	32	Missed FG

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:19	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
1	8:47	1:17	OWN 20	3	24	Interception
1	6:06	5:20	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
2	13:52	1:17	OWN 8	3	-1	Punt
2	11:25	4:39	OWN 27	9	63	Field Goal
2	3:42	2:47	OWN 37	6	49	Fumble
3	13:09	1:26	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
3	10:18	2:51	OWN 30	5	26	Punt
3	2:46	5:44	OWN 20	10	51	Missed FG
4	9:37	1:24	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
4	4:59	3:02	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 47	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Billy Troutman, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace Bergmann	10	20	2.00	8	0
Peter Van Verth	9	54	6.00	10	2
Emmanuel Candelaria	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bubba Hiatt	11	43	3.91	13	1
Malcolm Rayburn	8	53	6.63	27	2
Billy Troutman	3	10	3.33	9	0
Peter Bruener	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Van Verth	33	17	179	3/19	2	29	1	75.2

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Troutman	42	32	317	2/10	2	23	1	102.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ellis Thomason	6	8	73	12.17	18	22	2
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	3	3	31	10.33	9	11	0
TE Todd Dixon	2	3	17	8.50	0	13	0
FB Steven Howard	2	2	5	2.50	0	4	0
WR Dustin Hastings	1	5	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kerry Sampson	1	5	29	29.00	25	29	0
TE Clifton Carlisle	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
RB Horace Bergmann	1	1	12	12.00	14	12	0
WR Junior Harrison	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Thurman Levine	10	11	81	8.10	17	21	1
WR Frankie Shields	6	10	96	16.00	57	23	0
WR Kerry Detsch	5	8	63	12.60	2	21	1
RB Malcolm Rayburn	4	4	33	8.25	19	14	0
WR Ted Torres	2	3	13	6.50	0	14	0
FB Peter Bruener	2	2	17	8.50	11	9	0
TE Jay Bouse	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Bubba Hiatt	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Michael Dunn	1	10	10.00	0

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wally McIntyre	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Peter Van Verth	1	0	0
Horace Bergmann	1	0	0
Damon Ellard	0	1	0
Walt Dunn	0	1	0
Alvin Soriano	0	0	1

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Troutman	1	0	0
Barry Cline	0	1	0
Abel Hankton	0	0	1
Caden Henley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	6	285	47.5	36.2	52	3

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	4	184	46.0	33.5	49	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	0/2	0/2	0/2	0	2/2

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Bush	1/3	0/2	0/0	27	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Harrison	1	10	10.0	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Detsch	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Hoffman	5	139	27.8	0

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Lee	1	22	22.0	0
Ted Torres	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Neal Kemp	10	2	0.0	23	42
OLB Chester Pray	6	2	1.0	21	42
S Max Abrams	6	1	0.0	22	41
CB Josue Samuels	6	1	0.0	23	43
S Alvin Soriano	4	2	0.0	23	40
CB Rondell Whiting	4	0	0.0	9	22
DE Chris Matthews	3	0	0.0	7	16
DT Julio Cancilliere	3	0	0.0	18	32
DE Edgar Duran	2	1	1.0	18	33
DT Herb Vega	2	2	0.0	20	36
DE Calvin Miller	2	1	0.0	19	32
CB Carter Hill	2	1	0.0	22	38
ILB Michael Dunn	1	2	0.0	14	22
OLB Cary Turner	1	0	0.0	2	2
CB Bill Bailey	1	0	0.0	3	7

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chester Heath	7	3	0.5	17	34
ILB Luis Davison	5	2	0.0	16	24
CB Abel Hankton	5	2	0.0	15	32
CB Caden Henley	3	3	0.5	19	36
DE Bucky Mattingly	3	0	0.5	16	32
S Jermaine Swift	3	0	0.0	20	35
OLB Ken Hilton	2	1	1.0	16	24
DT Barry Cline	2	1	0.0	12	11
S Mack Zeppelin	1	1	0.0	20	35
CB Wally McIntyre	1	1	0.0	5	12
S Ethan Riley	1	0	0.0	1	6
TE Thurman Levine	1	0	---	---	---
DE Glen Abrams	1	0	0.0	10	27
DE Deone Dorff	1	0	0.0	11	21
DE Perry Webster	1	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Zander Writer	1	0	0.0	7	4
DE Edgar Lutzen	0	2	0.5	6	19
ILB Donnell Reed	0	2	0.0	4	12

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chester Pray	1.0	0	0	1	42
DE Edgar Duran	1.0	0	0	1	33
DE Calvin Miller	0.0	2	0	0	32
DT Herb Vega	0.0	0	2	0	36
DT Julio Cancilliere	0.0	0	1	2	32
OLB Neal Kemp	0.0	0	1	0	42

Murfreesboro	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ken Hilton	1.0	0	0	0	24
DE Bucky Mattingly	0.5	0	3	1	32
CB Chester Heath	0.5	0	0	0	34
DE Edgar Lutzen	0.5	0	0	0	19
CB Caden Henley	0.5	0	0	0	36
DE Perry Webster	0.0	1	1	1	25
DT Barry Cline	0.0	1	0	0	11
DE Deone Dorff	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Glen Abrams	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Neal Kemp	8	0	0	42
CB Josue Samuels	5	1	0	43
S Max Abrams	4	0	0	41
OLB Chester Pray	4	0	0	42
S Alvin Soriano	3	0	0	40
CB Rondell Whiting	3	0	0	22
CB Carter Hill	2	0	0	38
ILB Michael Dunn	1	0	1	22
DE Chris Matthews	1	0	0	16
CB Bill Bailey	1	0	0	7
DT Julio Cancilliere	0	1	0	32

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chester Heath	4	1	0	34
OLB Ken Hilton	2	0	0	24
S Mack Zeppelin	2	0	0	35
CB Abel Hankton	2	0	0	32
S Jermaine Swift	1	1	0	35
CB Caden Henley	1	1	0	36
CB Wally McIntyre	1	0	1	12
S Ethan Riley	1	0	0	6
DE Glen Abrams	1	0	0	27
DE Deone Dorff	1	0	0	21
DE Perry Webster	1	0	0	25
ILB Luis Davison	0	2	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Dunn	1	4	20	1	36
J.J. Montgomery	1	3	20	0	36
Harris Vranjen	0	2	20	1	36
Randy Hernandez	0	1	17	1	34
Todd Dixon	0	1	15	0	33

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Mason	3	7	23	0	44
Glen Nutile	2	5	23	0	44
Tyrone Joyner	1	3	23	2	44
Lenny Namnath	1	3	23	0	44
Gino Copeland	1	2	23	0	44

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Whiting	2	16
Kelly Hoffman	1	10
Randy Hernandez	1	8

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Ethan Riley	3	15
Tyrus Lee	1	14
Wally McIntyre	1	9
Joey Podmore	1	7

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Josue Samuels	---	---	23	43	4	70
Neal Kemp	---	---	23	42	4	69
Alvin Soriano	---	---	23	40	3	66
Carter Hill	---	---	22	38	6	66
Max Abrams	---	---	22	41	2	65
Chester Pray	---	---	21	42	2	65
Harris Vranjen	20	36	---	---	8	64
Randy Hernandez	17	34	---	---	8	59
Herb Vega	---	---	20	36	3	59
Peter Van Verth	20	36	---	---	---	56
Troy Grider	20	36	---	---	---	56
Walt Dunn	20	36	---	---	---	56
J.J. Montgomery	20	36	---	---	---	56
Calvin Miller	---	---	19	32	3	54
Edgar Duran	---	---	18	33	3	54
Todd Dixon	15	33	---	---	5	53
Julio Cancilliere	---	---	18	32	2	52
Ellis Thomason	16	32	---	---	---	48
Rondell Whiting	---	---	9	22	16	47
Steven Howard	12	24	---	---	11	47
Horace Bergmann	15	22	---	---	4	41
Michael Dunn	---	---	14	22	1	37
Kerry Sampson	6	17	---	---	12	35
Junior Harrison	12	13	---	---	9	34
Dustin Hastings	13	19	---	---	---	32
Lamont Floyd	---	---	1	10	18	29
Chris Matthews	---	---	7	16	4	27
Clifton Carlisle	5	3	---	---	16	24
Cary Turner	---	---	2	2	17	21
Shane Kenderdine	0	1	---	---	20	21
Chris Hoying	---	---	5	14	---	19
Bill Bailey	---	---	3	7	9	19
Emmanuel Candelaria	4	14	---	---	---	18
Damon Ellard	---	---	3	10	4	17
Kelly Hoffman	2	2	---	---	10	14
Arnold Bucy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gary Turnbull	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josiah Hathaway	---	---	0	2	5	7
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Albert Pelissier	3	2	---	---	---	5
Mario Torgerson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	0	0	3	3
Landon Bills	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jake Newsome	0	0	---	---	---	0

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gino Copeland	23	44	---	---	7	74
Tyrone Joyner	23	44	---	---	7	74
Kerry Detsch	23	43	---	---	7	73
Billy Troutman	23	44	---	---	3	70
Lenny Namnath	23	44	---	---	---	67
Hardy Mason	23	44	---	---	---	67
Glen Nutile	23	44	---	---	---	67
Abel Hankton	---	---	15	32	14	61
Jermaine Swift	---	---	20	35	2	57
Mack Zeppelin	---	---	20	35	2	57
Caden Henley	---	---	19	36	2	57
Peter Bruener	17	24	---	---	15	56
Thurman Levine	19	35	---	---	1	55
Bucky Mattingly	---	---	16	32	5	53
Chester Heath	---	---	17	34	2	53
Frankie Shields	17	34	---	---	1	52
Bubba Hiatt	13	15	---	---	21	49
Ken Hilton	---	---	16	24	1	41
Luis Davison	---	---	16	24	1	41
Perry Webster	---	---	12	25	2	39
Malcolm Rayburn	9	28	---	---	2	39
Glen Abrams	---	---	10	27	1	38
Jay Bouse	9	14	---	---	15	38
Tyrus Lee	4	17	---	---	14	35
Deone Dorff	---	---	11	21	3	35
Donnell Reed	---	---	4	12	18	34
Wally McIntyre	---	---	5	12	9	26
Edgar Lutzen	---	---	6	19	1	26
Barry Cline	---	---	12	11	---	23
Ethan Riley	---	---	1	6	15	22
Jesse Dosoo	0	2	---	---	14	16
Ted Torres	4	8	---	---	3	15
Zander Writer	---	---	7	4	3	14
Trevor Austen	---	---	6	1	6	13
Frankie Wheeler	---	---	4	3	4	11
Derek Curtis	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bernard Bush	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roderick Adams	---	---	1	2	5	8
Edward Hess	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morris Hickman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Joey Podmore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Jack Blanda	---	---	2	1	1	4
Juan Kane	---	---	0	0	3	3
Perry Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Rohr	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	72	8.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	4	9	2.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Van Verth	33	17	2	0	1	5	7	2	1

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Troutman	42	32	3	1	0	2	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	53	13.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	67	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	37	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	59	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	19	137	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	121	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ellis Thomason	8	6	0	73	1	32
WR Dustin Hastings	5	1	0	6	0	19
WR Kerry Sampson	5	1	1	29	1	17
WR Junior Harrison	5	0	0	0	0	13
TE Todd Dixon	3	2	0	17	0	33
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	3	3	0	31	0	14
FB Steven Howard	2	2	0	5	0	24
TE Clifton Carlisle	1	1	0	6	0	3
RB Horace Bergmann	1	1	0	12	0	22

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Thurman Levine	11	10	81	1	35
WR Frankie Shields	10	6	96	1	34
WR Kerry Detsch	8	5	63	1	43
RB Malcolm Rayburn	4	4	33	0	28
WR Ted Torres	3	2	13	0	8
TE Jay Bouse	3	2	6	0	14
FB Peter Bruener	2	2	17	0	24
RB Bubba Hiatt	1	1	8	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bubba Hiatt	1	2	2.00	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Van Verth	2	2	12	6.00	5.42

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Troutman	5	4	32	6.40	7.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ellis Thomason	1	1	11	11.00	9.13
FB Steven Howard	1	1	1	1.00	2.50

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Thurman Levine	2	2	18	9.00	7.36
WR Kerry Detsch	1	1	11	11.00	7.88
WR Frankie Shields	1	0	0	0.00	9.60
TE Jay Bouse	1	1	3	3.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	3	0

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Bruener	1	0
Malcolm Rayburn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Van Verth	9	6	4

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Troutman	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	3	3	2
WR Kerry Sampson	2	0	0
WR Dustin Hastings	1	1	1
TE Todd Dixon	1	1	0
WR Ellis Thomason	1	1	1
WR Junior Harrison	1	0	0

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Shields	4	2	2
WR Kerry Detsch	3	2	2
FB Peter Bruener	1	1	1
RB Malcolm Rayburn	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,500)
End Zone 14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (5,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,500)
End Zone	14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (5,500)