Week 8, 2031

played in New Orleans, LA

74 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Murfreesboro Mules	3	0	7	14	-	24
New Orleans Demon Deacons	7	3	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:12 NOS - Brantley Bryant 4 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
1Q: 02:05 MUR - Bernard Bush 35 field goal
2Q: 05:52 NOS - Gus Hagglund 29 field goal
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Clyde Abrams 4 pass from Byron Rivera (Gus Hagglund extra point)
3Q: 05:11 MUR - Sean Sparrow 11 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 07:55 MUR - Henry Brooks 62 run (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 00:05 MUR - Sean Sparrow 56 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:12 NOS - Brantley Bryant 4 run (Gus Hagglund extra point)
1Q: 02:05 MUR - Bernard Bush 35 field goal
2Q: 05:52 NOS - Gus Hagglund 29 field goal
3Q: 07:36 NOS - Clyde Abrams 4 pass from Byron Rivera (Gus Hagglund extra point)
3Q: 05:11 MUR - Sean Sparrow 11 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 07:55 MUR - Henry Brooks 62 run (Bernard Bush extra point)
4Q: 00:05 MUR - Sean Sparrow 56 pass from Billy Troutman (Bernard Bush extra point)

Team Statistics MUR NOS
Record 5-3 4-3
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 355 388
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 6.57 5.11
Net Rushing Yards 144 111
- Rushing Attempts 21 30
- Yards per Rush 6.86 3.70
Net Passing Yards 211 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 1 46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 222 277
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.39 6.02
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/60 8/63
Punt Returns/Yards 5/32 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 3/84 4/91
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:25 34:35

Team Statistics	MUR	NOS
Record	5-3	4-3
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	355	388
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	6.57	5.11
Net Rushing Yards	144	111
- Rushing Attempts	21	30
- Yards per Rush	6.86	3.70
Net Passing Yards	211	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 1	46 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	222	277
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.39	6.02
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/60	8/63
Punt Returns/Yards	5/32	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	3/84	4/91
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	25:25	34:35

Drive Charts

Murfreesboro Mules
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	1:06	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
1	9:35	2:12	OWN 7	3	-5	Punt
1	5:03	3:05	OWN 35	7	47	Field Goal
2	10:23	1:33	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	5:47	2:12	OWN 20	5	21	Interception
2	2:00	1:36	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
3	15:00	2:27	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
3	10:06	0:43	OWN 23	2	-8	Fumble
3	7:29	2:29	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
3	1:12	1:22	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	13:43	1:14	OPP 40	3	5	Punt
4	9:29	1:51	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	5:36	1:31	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
4	2:09	0:45	OWN 17	2	3	Punt
4	0:17	0:17	OWN 21	2	79	Touchdown

New Orleans Demon Deacons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 44	6	17	Punt
1	11:19	1:44	OPP 44	3	5	Punt
1	7:23	2:20	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
1	1:58	6:35	OWN 24	12	58	Missed FG
2	8:50	3:03	OWN 49	7	39	Field Goal
2	3:35	1:35	OWN 47	6	42	Interception
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 4	2	10	Half
3	12:33	2:27	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
3	9:23	1:54	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
3	5:00	3:48	OWN 43	5	26	Missed FG
4	14:50	1:07	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
4	12:29	3:00	OWN 20	7	37	Punt
4	7:38	2:02	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	4:05	1:56	OWN 1	5	31	Punt
4	1:24	1:07	OWN 23	4	16	Punt

Game MVP: Sean Sparrow, Murfreesboro Mules

Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlton Rose	12	45	3.75	15	2	0
Malcolm Rayburn	7	38	5.43	11	2	0
Peter Bruener	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Henry Brooks	1	62	62.00	62	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jimmy Reiter	15	41	2.73	11	1	0
Brantley Bryant	13	45	3.46	13	1	1
Byron Rivera	2	25	12.50	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Troutman	31	16	222	2/11	2	56	1	83.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Rivera	46	28	277	0/0	1	20	1	76.1

Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sean Sparrow	5	11	108	21.60	28	56	2
WR Pat Durham	4	7	57	14.25	27	41	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	3	16	5.33	1	13	0
WR Max Kelley	2	4	29	14.50	9	23	0
TE Thurman Levine	1	3	7	7.00	5	7	0
FB Peter Bruener	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Frankie Hamrick	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Brendan Banks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kim Strong	9	12	93	10.33	29	19	0
WR Clyde Abrams	5	13	42	8.40	21	16	1
WR Mercury Bridges	4	4	33	8.25	11	15	0
TE Louie Wayne	4	5	59	14.75	18	20	0
WR Jon Greene	4	5	25	6.25	0	15	0
RB Jimmy Reiter	1	3	11	11.00	10	11	0
FB Steven Howard	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
TE Kenny Drake	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Brantley Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Luis Davison	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Pete Nails	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Murfreesboro	Fumb	Force
Billy Troutman	1	0
Tony Tran	0	1
Jay Bouse	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zack Bland	2	0	0
Herb Vega	0	1	1
Julio Cancilliere	0	1	0
Bill Bailey	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Murfreesboro	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mark Bishop	9	424	47.1	38.6	63	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnell Lefebvre	8	334	41.8	35.3	54	5

Kicking Statistics

Murfreesboro	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Bush	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gus Hagglund	1/3	0/1	0/0	29	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Max Kelley	4	26	6.5	0
Henry Brooks	1	6	6.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Bland	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Murfreesboro	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlton Rose	3	84	28.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Max Abrams	2	41	20.5	0
Zack Bland	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Murfreesboro	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chester Emley	7	2	0.0	28	44
DT Kurt Atherton	6	1	0.0	20	26
S Daryl Lynn	5	2	0.0	25	45
CB Abel Hankton	5	0	0.0	30	44
ILB Luis Davison	4	4	0.0	28	45
DE Edgar Lutzen	4	1	0.0	25	37
ILB Juan Kane	4	0	0.0	8	6
OLB Adam Ward	4	0	0.0	13	11
DE Evan Horton	3	1	0.0	11	23
CB Roman Poston	3	0	0.0	11	29
CB Caden Henley	2	3	0.0	27	40
OLB Ken Hilton	2	0	0.0	17	35
OLB Neil Duncan	2	0	0.0	13	13
CB Zack Tennant	1	3	0.0	9	9
DT Gavin Paterno	1	2	0.0	24	38
DE Perry Webster	1	0	0.0	18	24
DT Glen Foster	1	0	0.0	21	29
WR Sean Sparrow	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chester Pray	6	3	1.0	20	32
S Lee Warren	5	0	0.0	21	33
ILB Mario Torgerson	4	1	0.0	21	33
CB Josue Samuels	4	0	0.0	21	33
CB Blake Strong	3	2	0.0	10	23
DE Herb Vega	2	0	1.0	19	31
DT Julio Cancilliere	2	2	0.0	15	26
DT Samuel Cryer	2	1	0.0	16	18
S Pete Nails	2	0	0.0	14	17
DE Damian Zodda	2	0	0.0	16	24
DT Edgar Duran	1	1	0.0	11	21
OLB Michael Dunn	1	0	0.0	9	8
CB Carter Hill	1	0	0.0	18	29
QB Byron Rivera	1	0	---	---	---
S Charles Barker	1	0	0.0	10	23
CB Bill Bailey	0	1	0.0	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Murfreesboro	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edgar Lutzen	1	0	0	37
DT Gavin Paterno	0	3	0	38
DT Kurt Atherton	0	1	0	26
S Daryl Lynn	0	1	0	45
DE Perry Webster	0	0	1	24

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Herb Vega	1.0	1	1	1	31
OLB Chester Pray	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Edgar Duran	0.0	0	2	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Murfreesboro	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Chester Emley	8	0	0	44
CB Abel Hankton	5	0	0	44
CB Caden Henley	2	2	0	40
OLB Adam Ward	2	2	0	11
S Daryl Lynn	2	1	0	45
ILB Luis Davison	2	0	1	45
OLB Neil Duncan	2	0	0	13
CB Roman Poston	2	0	0	29
DE Evan Horton	2	0	0	23
CB Zack Tennant	1	0	0	9
OLB Ken Hilton	0	2	0	35

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Josue Samuels	4	0	0	33
ILB Mario Torgerson	3	2	0	33
S Lee Warren	3	0	0	33
OLB Chester Pray	2	0	0	32
DE Damian Zodda	2	0	0	24
CB Carter Hill	1	0	0	29
S Charles Barker	1	0	0	23
OLB Michael Dunn	0	1	0	8
S Pete Nails	0	0	1	17

Blocking Statistics

Murfreesboro	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shane Luciano	4	6	21	0	33
Glen Nutile	2	4	21	1	33
Peter Bruener	2	2	12	0	20
Morris Hickman	1	4	21	0	33
Tyrone Joyner	1	3	21	1	33
Lenny Namnath	0	1	21	0	33
Jay Bouse	0	1	3	0	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Albert Pelissier	3	6	1	30	46
Walt Dunn	2	9	0	30	46
Daryl Rivers	2	3	0	30	46
Steven Howard	2	3	0	17	25
Randal Meadows	1	4	0	30	46
Louie Wayne	1	1	0	23	27
Harris Vranjen	0	2	0	30	46

Special Teams Tackles

Murfreesboro	Tackles	STPlays
Roman Poston	3	19
Jay Bouse	2	15
Zack Tennant	1	26
Tony Tran	1	10

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Bland	3	24
Blake Strong	1	16
Max Abrams	1	14
Rodney Christie	1	8
Steven Howard	1	6
Leo Gladney	1	5

Participation

Murfreesboro	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chester Emley	---	---	28	44	7	79
Abel Hankton	---	---	30	44	3	77
Luis Davison	---	---	28	45	3	76
Daryl Lynn	---	---	25	45	3	73
Caden Henley	---	---	27	40	3	70
Edgar Lutzen	---	---	25	37	3	65
Tyrone Joyner	21	33	---	---	10	64
Gavin Paterno	---	---	24	38	1	63
Roman Poston	---	---	11	29	19	59
Kurt Atherton	---	---	20	26	11	57
Billy Troutman	21	33	---	---	---	54
Ken Hilton	---	---	17	35	2	54
Lenny Namnath	21	33	---	---	---	54
Glen Nutile	21	33	---	---	---	54
Morris Hickman	21	33	---	---	---	54
Shane Luciano	21	33	---	---	---	54
Glen Foster	---	---	21	29	3	53
Malcolm Rayburn	7	16	---	---	26	49
Sean Sparrow	17	27	---	---	4	48
Adam Ward	---	---	13	11	21	45
Pat Durham	16	28	---	---	---	44
Perry Webster	---	---	18	24	2	44
Zack Tennant	---	---	9	9	26	44
Thurman Levine	15	19	---	---	8	42
Peter Bruener	12	20	---	---	10	42
Evan Horton	---	---	11	23	8	42
Max Kelley	10	19	---	---	7	36
Carlton Rose	14	16	---	---	4	34
Frankie Hamrick	5	8	---	---	16	29
Neil Duncan	---	---	13	13	---	26
Juan Kane	---	---	8	6	9	23
Jay Bouse	3	4	---	---	15	22
Brendan Banks	0	1	---	---	18	19
Fernando Cooper	---	---	2	8	8	18
Henry Brooks	5	4	---	---	5	14
Jacob Holcomb	1	3	---	---	9	13
Tony Tran	0	0	---	---	10	10
Edward Hess	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jaden Gilmore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joey Podmore	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Bishop	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bernard Bush	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Totten	0	0	---	---	1	1
Peter Van Verth	0	0	---	---	---	0
Perry Porter	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.J. Stargell	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harris Vranjen	30	46	---	---	11	87
Daryl Rivers	30	46	---	---	---	76
Walt Dunn	30	46	---	---	---	76
Albert Pelissier	30	46	---	---	---	76
Byron Rivera	30	46	---	---	---	76
Randal Meadows	30	46	---	---	---	76
Chester Pray	---	---	20	32	19	71
Louie Wayne	23	27	---	---	8	58
Herb Vega	---	---	19	31	6	56
Brantley Bryant	14	15	---	---	27	56
Mario Torgerson	---	---	21	33	2	56
Kim Strong	20	35	---	---	1	56
Lee Warren	---	---	21	33	1	55
Josue Samuels	---	---	21	33	1	55
Clyde Abrams	16	36	---	---	1	53
Julio Cancilliere	---	---	15	26	10	51
Blake Strong	---	---	10	23	16	49
Jimmy Reiter	16	31	---	---	1	48
Steven Howard	17	25	---	---	6	48
Carter Hill	---	---	18	29	1	48
Jon Greene	16	26	---	---	1	43
Mercury Bridges	14	12	---	---	16	42
Damian Zodda	---	---	16	24	1	41
Edgar Duran	---	---	11	21	5	37
Charles Barker	---	---	10	23	4	37
Samuel Cryer	---	---	16	18	---	34
Kenny Drake	8	17	---	---	8	33
Pete Nails	---	---	14	17	1	32
Bill Bailey	---	---	3	4	22	29
Zack Bland	0	0	---	---	24	24
Michael Dunn	---	---	9	8	3	20
Francisco Knabe	0	0	---	---	19	19
Percy Brookes	3	4	---	---	11	18
Max Abrams	---	---	0	0	14	14
Javier Henry	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jeffrey Davis	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brad Schneider	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ellis Milts	0	0	---	---	11	11
Donnell Lefebvre	0	0	---	---	11	11
Leo Gladney	3	2	---	---	5	10
Gus Faulkner	---	---	3	3	4	10
Chris Hoying	---	---	4	5	---	9
Rodney Christie	---	---	0	0	8	8
Gus Hagglund	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenneth Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
Raymond Duffy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	18	3.0
Middle	11	102	9.3
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	51	4.6
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	8	12	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Troutman	31	16	4	4	3	3	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Rivera	46	28	1	1	3	7	5	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	124	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	56	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	103	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	12	151	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sean Sparrow	11	5	1	108	2	27
WR Pat Durham	7	4	1	57	1	28
WR Max Kelley	4	2	1	29	1	19
TE Thurman Levine	3	1	0	7	0	19
RB Malcolm Rayburn	3	3	0	16	0	16
WR Frankie Hamrick	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Peter Bruener	1	1	0	5	0	20
TE Brendan Banks	1	0	0	0	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clyde Abrams	13	5	1	42	0	36
WR Kim Strong	12	9	1	93	0	35
TE Louie Wayne	5	4	0	59	1	27
WR Jon Greene	5	4	0	25	0	26
WR Mercury Bridges	4	4	0	33	0	12
RB Jimmy Reiter	3	1	0	11	0	31
TE Kenny Drake	2	0	1	0	0	17
FB Steven Howard	1	1	0	14	0	25
RB Brantley Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jimmy Reiter	3	4	1.33	2.73
Brantley Bryant	2	4	2.00	3.46

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Troutman	1	1	11	11.00	7.16

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Rivera	6	3	22	3.67	6.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sean Sparrow	1	1	11	11.00	9.82

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clyde Abrams	3	1	4	1.33	3.23
TE Louie Wayne	2	1	12	6.00	11.80
WR Kim Strong	1	1	6	6.00	7.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Rushes	Conversions
Malcolm Rayburn	3	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jimmy Reiter	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Murfreesboro	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Troutman	9	6	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Rivera	15	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Murfreesboro	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Durham	2	1	0
RB Malcolm Rayburn	2	2	1
WR Max Kelley	2	1	0
WR Sean Sparrow	2	1	1
TE Thurman Levine	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clyde Abrams	6	2	2
WR Mercury Bridges	3	3	1
TE Kenny Drake	2	0	0
RB Jimmy Reiter	1	1	1
FB Steven Howard	1	1	1
WR Kim Strong	1	0	0
WR Jon Greene	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,000 (19,000)
End Zone 12,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (12,100)
Club Seats 11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,900 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,000 (19,000)
End Zone	12,000 (13,700)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (12,100)
Club Seats	11,500 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,500)