Week 17, 2028

played in New Orleans, LA

62 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Murfreesboro Mules	3	7	0	0	-	10
New Orleans Demon Deacons	6	10	10	3	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 NOS - Corwin Farmer 27 field goal
1Q: 08:05 NOS - Corwin Farmer 44 field goal
1Q: 03:49 MUR - Bernard Bush 38 field goal
2Q: 12:53 NOS - Kirk Nutt 63 interception return (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 06:49 NOS - Corwin Farmer 30 field goal
2Q: 03:02 MUR - Thurman Levine 6 pass from Perry Porter (Bernard Bush extra point)
3Q: 07:53 NOS - Corwin Farmer 19 field goal
3Q: 00:57 NOS - Horace Bergmann 1 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 02:28 NOS - Corwin Farmer 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:22 NOS - Corwin Farmer 27 field goal
1Q: 08:05 NOS - Corwin Farmer 44 field goal
1Q: 03:49 MUR - Bernard Bush 38 field goal
2Q: 12:53 NOS - Kirk Nutt 63 interception return (Corwin Farmer extra point)
2Q: 06:49 NOS - Corwin Farmer 30 field goal
2Q: 03:02 MUR - Thurman Levine 6 pass from Perry Porter (Bernard Bush extra point)
3Q: 07:53 NOS - Corwin Farmer 19 field goal
3Q: 00:57 NOS - Horace Bergmann 1 run (Corwin Farmer extra point)
4Q: 02:28 NOS - Corwin Farmer 19 field goal

Team Statistics MUR NOS
Record 13-3 12-4
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 14 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 344 304
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 5.21 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 25 139
- Rushing Attempts 10 35
- Yards per Rush 2.50 3.97
Net Passing Yards 319 165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 30 - 3 22 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 341 170
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/54 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/8
Kick Returns/Yards 7/171 3/82
Interception Ret./Yards 1/2 3/63
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 24:10 35:50

Team Statistics	MUR	NOS
Record	13-3	12-4
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	14	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	344	304
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	5.21	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	25	139
- Rushing Attempts	10	35
- Yards per Rush	2.50	3.97
Net Passing Yards	319	165
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 30 - 3	22 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	341	170
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/54	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/8
Kick Returns/Yards	7/171	3/82
Interception Ret./Yards	1/2	3/63
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	24:10	35:50

Drive Charts

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:41	OWN 33	3	-2	Fumble
1	12:15	2:01	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
1	8:00	4:19	OWN 37	7	42	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:19	OWN 20	5	26	Interception
2	12:41	1:48	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
2	6:41	3:48	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	2:06	1:41	OPP 45	8	33	Interception
3	7:48	2:04	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
3	0:49	2:56	OWN 31	9	53	Interception
4	8:25	1:04	OWN 25	4	7	Downs
4	2:20	2:20	OWN 20	9	53	Game

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:19	1:04	OPP 18	3	8	Field Goal
1	10:14	2:14	OWN 49	4	24	Field Goal
1	3:41	3:41	OWN 36	5	23	Punt
2	10:53	4:12	OWN 36	7	51	Field Goal
2	2:53	0:47	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	7:12	OWN 29	11	69	Field Goal
3	5:44	4:55	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	12:53	4:28	OWN 6	8	29	Punt
4	7:21	5:01	OPP 32	8	30	Field Goal

Game MVP: Corwin Farmer, New Orleans Demon Deacons

Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Dustin Lavorin	4	14	3.50	8
Perry Porter	3	16	5.33	8
Malcolm Rayburn	3	-5	-1.67	3

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Emmanuel Candelaria	23	110	4.78	25	3	0
Horace Bergmann	10	17	1.70	7	0	1
Jake Newsome	2	12	6.00	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Perry Porter	51	29	337	2/17	1	28	3	59.0
Tom Rohr	2	1	4	1/5	0	4	0	56.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Newsome	22	17	170	1/5	0	24	1	79.7

Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kerry Detsch	5	9	59	11.80	3	18	0
TE Thurman Levine	5	11	64	12.80	17	26	1
WR Max Kelley	5	9	82	16.40	46	27	0
WR Frankie Shields	4	9	53	13.25	7	28	0
WR Derek Curtis	3	4	13	4.33	1	6	0
FB Peter Bruener	2	2	15	7.50	3	9	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
RB Dustin Lavorin	2	2	22	11.00	17	18	0
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	1	13	13.00	2	13	0
WR Ted Torres	1	3	18	18.00	13	18	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Kerry Sampson	6	6	74	12.33	16	24
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	4	6	41	10.25	31	19
WR Ellis Thomason	3	3	31	10.33	6	16
TE Todd Dixon	2	3	1	0.50	1	1
WR Dustin Hastings	1	1	16	16.00	6	16
TE Jeffrey Faine	1	1	7	7.00	8	7
FB Clifton Carlisle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Junior Harrison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Wally McIntyre	1	2	2.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Josue Samuels	2	0	0.00	0
S Kirk Nutt	1	63	63.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Malcolm Rayburn	1	0	0	0
Trevor Austen	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Emmanuel Candelaria	1	0	0
Todd Dixon	0	1	0
Carter Hill	0	1	0
Edgar Duran	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Totten	3	139	46.3	37.0	49	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Schulz	2	81	40.5	30.5	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Bush	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corwin Farmer	5/5	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Junior Harrison	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Max Kelley	4	83	20.8	0
Ted Torres	3	88	29.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelly Hoffman	3	82	27.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Zander Writer	7	0	1.0	25	17
OLB Ken Hilton	6	3	0.0	25	20
S Roderick Adams	6	1	0.0	30	13
ILB Juan Kane	4	2	0.0	15	11
CB Caden Henley	4	1	0.0	26	21
DE Perry Webster	4	0	0.0	15	13
CB Abel Hankton	4	0	0.0	12	15
DE Frankie Wheeler	3	3	0.0	14	6
S Mack Zeppelin	3	3	0.0	27	22
DT Trevor Austen	3	0	0.0	13	7
DE Edgar Lutzen	2	1	0.0	23	13
QB Perry Porter	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Donnell Reed	2	0	0.0	21	7
CB Chester Heath	1	1	0.0	29	19
WR Frankie Shields	1	0	---	---	---
CB Wally McIntyre	1	0	0.0	13	7
DE Jack Blanda	1	0	0.0	24	13
S Ethan Riley	0	2	0.0	12	10
DE Deone Dorff	0	2	0.0	20	12
DE Bucky Mattingly	0	1	0.0	12	10
OLB Bryant Adams	0	1	0.0	5	2
DT Barry Cline	0	1	0.0	11	7

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carter Hill	6	1	0.0	10	52
OLB Chester Pray	6	0	0.0	8	42
S Kirk Nutt	4	2	0.0	8	22
S Alvin Soriano	4	0	0.0	10	55
CB Rondell Whiting	3	2	0.0	8	51
OLB Cary Turner	3	0	0.0	2	15
CB Bill Bailey	3	0	0.0	5	36
DT Damon Ellard	2	0	1.0	4	28
DE Chris Hoying	2	0	1.0	3	22
ILB Michael Dunn	2	2	0.0	10	47
OLB Neal Kemp	2	1	0.0	1	21
DT Herb Vega	1	0	1.0	8	45
CB Josue Samuels	1	4	0.0	10	56
DT Andy Linthicum	1	0	0.0	2	14
TE Todd Dixon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Josiah Hathaway	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Murfreesboro	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Zander Writer	1.0	0	0	17
DE Bucky Mattingly	0.0	1	0	10
OLB Bryant Adams	0.0	1	0	2
DE Perry Webster	0.0	0	1	13

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Damon Ellard	1.0	0	2	1	28
DT Herb Vega	1.0	0	1	6	45
DE Chris Hoying	1.0	0	0	1	22
OLB Chester Pray	0.0	1	1	0	42
DE Edgar Duran	0.0	0	4	2	42
DT Andy Linthicum	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Calvin Miller	0.0	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Zander Writer	4	0	0	17
OLB Ken Hilton	3	1	0	20
CB Abel Hankton	2	0	0	15
CB Caden Henley	2	0	0	21
DE Frankie Wheeler	1	0	0	6
CB Chester Heath	1	0	0	19
S Roderick Adams	1	0	0	13
DE Perry Webster	1	0	0	13
DE Edgar Lutzen	1	0	0	13
DE Jack Blanda	1	0	0	13
S Ethan Riley	0	1	0	10
CB Wally McIntyre	0	0	1	7

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chester Pray	6	0	0	42
CB Carter Hill	5	2	0	52
S Alvin Soriano	4	0	0	55
CB Bill Bailey	3	1	0	36
OLB Neal Kemp	2	0	0	21
ILB Michael Dunn	2	0	0	47
CB Rondell Whiting	2	0	0	51
OLB Cary Turner	2	0	0	15
CB Josue Samuels	1	1	2	56
DT Damon Ellard	1	0	0	28
DE Chris Hoying	1	0	0	22
DE Edgar Duran	1	0	0	42
DE Chris Matthews	0	1	0	24
S Kirk Nutt	0	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Hardy Mason	1	2	10	0	51
Jay Bouse	1	1	5	0	20
Glen Nutile	0	2	10	0	49
Gino Copeland	0	1	10	2	55
Morris Hines	0	1	10	0	55
Jaden Gilmore	0	0	0	1	9

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Albert Pelissier	5	11	1	35	0	23
Walt Dunn	2	8	0	35	1	23
Harris Vranjen	2	5	0	35	0	23
Clifton Carlisle	2	2	0	26	0	19
Patrick Shelton	1	5	0	35	0	23
Todd Dixon	0	1	0	31	0	20
J.J. Montgomery	0	1	0	35	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Lavorin	2	15
Ted Torres	1	13
Roman Poston	1	6

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffrey Faine	2	18
Rondell Whiting	2	14
Todd Dixon	2	13
Kelly Hoffman	1	17

Participation

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Morris Hines	10	55	---	---	4	69
Morris Hickman	10	53	---	---	4	67
Gino Copeland	10	55	---	---	---	65
Perry Porter	10	53	---	---	---	63
Hardy Mason	10	51	---	---	---	61
Glen Nutile	10	49	---	---	---	59
Mack Zeppelin	---	---	27	22	5	54
Chester Heath	---	---	29	19	4	52
Caden Henley	---	---	26	21	3	50
Thurman Levine	8	40	---	---	1	49
Kerry Detsch	9	37	---	---	1	47
Ken Hilton	---	---	25	20	2	47
Roderick Adams	---	---	30	13	3	46
Peter Bruener	4	27	---	---	15	46
Max Kelley	5	31	---	---	10	46
Zander Writer	---	---	25	17	4	46
Donnell Reed	---	---	21	7	17	45
Dustin Lavorin	5	25	---	---	15	45
Frankie Shields	6	37	---	---	1	44
Jack Blanda	---	---	24	13	4	41
Edgar Lutzen	---	---	23	13	4	40
Wally McIntyre	---	---	13	7	18	38
Ethan Riley	---	---	12	10	14	36
Jay Bouse	5	20	---	---	11	36
Ted Torres	2	19	---	---	13	34
Deone Dorff	---	---	20	12	2	34
Perry Webster	---	---	15	13	4	32
Malcolm Rayburn	5	27	---	---	---	32
Abel Hankton	---	---	12	15	3	30
Juan Kane	---	---	15	11	2	28
Bucky Mattingly	---	---	12	10	4	26
Frankie Wheeler	---	---	14	6	2	22
Trevor Austen	---	---	13	7	2	22
Jesse Dosoo	1	7	---	---	14	22
Barry Cline	---	---	11	7	4	22
Derek Curtis	0	10	---	---	11	21
Bryant Adams	---	---	5	2	13	20
Glen Abrams	---	---	10	5	2	17
Jaden Gilmore	0	9	---	---	4	13
Joey Podmore	0	8	---	---	4	12
Roman Poston	---	---	3	3	6	12
Bernard Bush	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	4	4
Edward Hess	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tom Rohr	0	3	---	---	---	3
Billy Troutman	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carter Hill	---	---	10	52	12	74
Rondell Whiting	---	---	8	51	14	73
Josue Samuels	---	---	10	56	6	72
Alvin Soriano	---	---	10	55	1	66
Harris Vranjen	35	23	---	---	7	65
Todd Dixon	31	20	---	---	13	64
Patrick Shelton	35	23	---	---	---	58
Jake Newsome	35	23	---	---	---	58
Michael Dunn	---	---	10	47	1	58
Walt Dunn	35	23	---	---	---	58
J.J. Montgomery	35	23	---	---	---	58
Albert Pelissier	35	23	---	---	---	58
Ellis Thomason	31	22	---	---	---	53
Clifton Carlisle	26	19	---	---	8	53
Herb Vega	---	---	8	45	---	53
Edgar Duran	---	---	10	42	1	53
Kerry Sampson	25	13	---	---	14	52
Chester Pray	---	---	8	42	1	51
Bill Bailey	---	---	5	36	6	47
Emmanuel Candelaria	25	21	---	---	---	46
Calvin Miller	---	---	7	34	2	43
Kirk Nutt	---	---	8	22	8	38
Damon Ellard	---	---	4	28	2	34
Cary Turner	---	---	2	15	17	34
Chris Matthews	---	---	3	24	3	30
Jeffrey Faine	8	3	---	---	18	29
Chris Hoying	---	---	3	22	---	25
Horace Bergmann	10	2	---	---	13	25
Neal Kemp	---	---	1	21	---	22
Kelly Hoffman	1	2	---	---	17	20
Antonio Hatcher	1	1	---	---	18	20
Junior Harrison	10	5	---	---	5	20
Andy Linthicum	---	---	2	14	2	18
Dustin Hastings	7	7	---	---	---	14
Corwin Farmer	0	0	---	---	13	13
Mario Torgerson	---	---	0	8	2	10
Arnold Bucy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Troy Grider	0	0	---	---	7	7
Randy Hernandez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Josiah Hathaway	---	---	1	2	3	6
Melvin Robson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Melvin Schulz	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jonathan Mooney	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lorenzo Carr	---	---	0	0	---	0
Landon Bills	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	9	22	2.4
Right	1	3	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	84	4.9
Middle	10	56	5.6
Right	7	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Perry Porter	51	29	5	1	3	5	9	10	3
Tom Rohr	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Newsome	22	17	1	0	0	2	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	55	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	142	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	96	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	53	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Thurman Levine	11	5	1	64	2	40
WR Kerry Detsch	9	5	0	59	0	37
WR Frankie Shields	9	4	2	53	1	37
WR Max Kelley	9	5	0	82	2	31
WR Derek Curtis	4	3	0	13	0	10
WR Ted Torres	3	1	0	18	0	19
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	2	0	2	0	27
FB Peter Bruener	2	2	0	15	0	27
RB Dustin Lavorin	2	2	0	22	0	25
TE Jesse Dosoo	1	1	0	13	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kerry Sampson	6	6	74	1	13
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	6	4	41	0	21
TE Todd Dixon	3	2	1	0	20
WR Ellis Thomason	3	3	31	0	22
WR Dustin Hastings	1	1	16	0	7
TE Jeffrey Faine	1	1	7	0	3
FB Clifton Carlisle	1	0	0	0	19
WR Junior Harrison	1	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Perry Porter	1	6	6.00	5.33

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Candelaria	10	18	1.80	4.78
Horace Bergmann	5	11	2.20	1.70

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Perry Porter	9	4	23	2.56	6.61

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Newsome	6	4	19	3.17	7.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Kelley	3	0	0	0.00	9.11
WR Kerry Detsch	2	1	9	4.50	6.56
TE Thurman Levine	2	2	11	5.50	5.82
WR Frankie Shields	1	0	0	0.00	5.89
WR Derek Curtis	1	1	3	3.00	3.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Dixon	2	1	1	0.50	0.33
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	2	2	9	4.50	6.83
WR Kerry Sampson	1	1	9	9.00	12.33
WR Junior Harrison	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Dustin Lavorin	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Emmanuel Candelaria	4	3
Horace Bergmann	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Perry Porter	12	10	7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Newsome	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max Kelley	4	3	2
TE Thurman Levine	2	2	2
WR Frankie Shields	2	2	1
RB Malcolm Rayburn	2	1	0
WR Kerry Detsch	1	1	1
WR Ted Torres	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kerry Sampson	2	2	1
RB Emmanuel Candelaria	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,100 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,100 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,700 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)