Week 1, 2022

played in San Antonio, TX

84 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

New Orleans Raging Horde	0	0	7	0	-	7
San Antonio Stingers	17	3	14	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 SAO - Rickey Welbourn 33 field goal
1Q: 01:54 SAO - Ricardo Buzzanca 15 pass from Ricardo Steller (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
1Q: 01:06 SAO - Roy Jones 3 run (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
2Q: 00:25 SAO - Rickey Welbourn 20 field goal
3Q: 14:23 SAO - Bill Ortmeier 57 pass from Ricardo Steller (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
3Q: 10:23 NOS - Robert Moore 16 pass from K.C. Butler (Zach Clancy extra point)
3Q: 00:11 SAO - Courtney Fulton 84 fumble return (Rickey Welbourn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:09 SAO - Rickey Welbourn 33 field goal
1Q: 01:54 SAO - Ricardo Buzzanca 15 pass from Ricardo Steller (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
1Q: 01:06 SAO - Roy Jones 3 run (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
2Q: 00:25 SAO - Rickey Welbourn 20 field goal
3Q: 14:23 SAO - Bill Ortmeier 57 pass from Ricardo Steller (Rickey Welbourn extra point)
3Q: 10:23 NOS - Robert Moore 16 pass from K.C. Butler (Zach Clancy extra point)
3Q: 00:11 SAO - Courtney Fulton 84 fumble return (Rickey Welbourn extra point)

Team Statistics NOS SAO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 381 320
- Offensive Plays 70 55
- Yards per Play 5.44 5.82
Net Rushing Yards 151 82
- Rushing Attempts 34 24
- Yards per Rush 4.44 3.42
Net Passing Yards 230 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 2 30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.39 7.68
Fumbles/Lost 4/4 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/12 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/31 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/33
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 36
Time of Possession 33:18 26:42

Team Statistics	NOS	SAO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	381	320
- Offensive Plays	70	55
- Yards per Play	5.44	5.82
Net Rushing Yards	151	82
- Rushing Attempts	34	24
- Yards per Rush	4.44	3.42
Net Passing Yards	230	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 2	30 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.39	7.68
Fumbles/Lost	4/4	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/12	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/31	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/33
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 36
Time of Possession	33:18	26:42

Drive Charts

New Orleans Raging Horde
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:20	OWN 20	8	34	Fumble
1	10:03	2:52	OWN 27	4	38	Punt
1	1:46	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	0:58	3:13	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
2	10:47	1:18	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	5:55	1:34	OWN 30	5	41	Interception
2	2:40	1:25	OWN 23	4	13	Fumble
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	14:07	3:51	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
3	7:20	7:20	OWN 12	14	72	Fumble
4	15:00	2:57	OWN 20	4	27	Punt
4	10:11	6:31	OWN 32	11	52	Fumble

San Antonio Stingers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:40	2:37	OPP 48	5	32	Field Goal
1	7:11	5:25	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	1:35	0:37	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
2	12:45	1:58	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	9:29	3:34	OWN 14	8	25	Punt
2	4:21	1:41	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	1:15	0:58	OPP 13	4	10	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:53	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	10:16	2:56	OWN 31	6	18	Punt
4	12:03	1:52	OWN 25	4	14	Punt
4	3:40	3:40	OWN 16	6	28	Game

Game MVP: Ricardo Steller, San Antonio Stingers

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Victor Miknich	20	78	3.90	30	2
Bill Soga	11	58	5.27	11	2
K.C. Butler	2	6	3.00	7	0
Ty Cushing	1	9	9.00	9	0

San Antonio	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mark Takahashi	17	36	2.12	12	1	0
Roy Jones	7	46	6.57	22	1	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
K.C. Butler	26	21	207	3/22	1	24	1	96.6
J.J. Kaeding	6	3	33	0/0	0	14	1	27.1
Kurt Huffman	1	1	12	0/0	0	12	0	116.7

San Antonio	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Steller	24	13	179	1/5	2	57	0	106.0
Vince Sheen	6	5	64	0/0	0	25	0	111.1

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Robert Moore	6	7	70	11.67	22	18	1
RB Bill Soga	4	6	33	8.25	16	11	0
WR Scott O'Neal	4	4	47	11.75	9	24	0
WR Bruce Perez	4	6	44	11.00	0	14	0
WR Britt Hargett	3	3	22	7.33	2	11	0
FB Ty Cushing	1	1	4	4.00	2	4	0
TE Walt Boyd	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Victor Miknich	1	1	12	12.00	3	12	0
WR Russell Barajas	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0

San Antonio	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricardo Buzzanca	4	9	69	17.25	16	25	1
WR Blake Newton	4	4	46	11.50	18	23	0
WR Bill Ortmeier	3	4	68	22.67	18	57	1
WR Daryl Duncan	3	5	46	15.33	9	24	0
RB Mark Takahashi	3	5	14	4.67	2	9	0
FB Glen President	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Walt Fox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Roy Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Antonio	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Renaldo Harding	1	0	0.00	0
OLB John Bell	1	33	33.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
K.C. Butler	2	0	0	0
Victor Miknich	1	0	0	0
Scott O'Neal	1	0	0	0

San Antonio	Recov	Force	TD
Chad Finley	2	1	0
Dwayne Andrews	1	1	0
Courtney Fulton	1	0	1
Jake Meier	0	1	0
Desmond Hetherington	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Harmon	4	177	44.3	32.8	58	1

San Antonio	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Reilly	5	219	43.8	37.6	59	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zach Clancy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

San Antonio	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Rickey Welbourn	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Crenshaw	3	16	5.3	0
Mo Sanford	1	15	15.0	0

San Antonio	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thurman Peabody	1	1	1.0	0
Dana Huerta	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Soga	2	43	21.5	0

San Antonio	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo Buzzanca	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shawn Strain	12	0	0.0	23	31
DE Rusty Chandler	5	1	0.0	23	26
OLB Victor Nichols	4	1	0.0	20	29
S Daryl Francis	3	2	1.0	23	29
CB Bart Purcell	3	0	0.0	23	29
DT Travis Sikes	2	2	0.0	21	27
OLB Jimmy Finister	2	2	0.0	11	10
S Kirk Wynn	2	1	0.0	15	25
DT Jamie Owens	2	0	0.0	16	27
RB Victor Miknich	2	0	---	---	---
S Roger Silva	2	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Spencer Stetson	1	0	0.0	2	0
DT Josh Jarvis	1	0	0.0	12	8
RB Bill Soga	1	0	---	---	---
WR Russell Barajas	1	0	---	---	---
S Donnell Hodges	1	0	0.0	7	7
CB Mo Sanford	0	2	0.0	21	26
OLB Justin Craig	0	1	0.0	6	3

San Antonio	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Renaldo Harding	9	3	0.0	33	35
DT Tyronne Whalen	6	2	0.5	33	35
OLB John Bell	6	1	0.0	22	28
CB Dwayne Andrews	6	0	0.0	34	36
CB Jake Meier	5	2	0.0	28	35
CB Billy Joe Talley	5	1	0.0	31	35
ILB Desmond Berardi	4	4	0.0	33	36
DT Duane Roenicke	3	2	1.0	19	28
DE Desmond Hetherington	3	1	1.0	31	36
DE Chad Finley	3	0	0.5	32	35
S Tommie Gorse	3	0	0.0	14	8
S Courtney Fulton	2	2	0.0	29	36
DT Luther Benson	2	0	0.0	7	1
OLB Ross Whitfield	1	1	0.0	5	1
OLB Troy Kornbluth	1	0	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Daryl Francis	1.0	0	0	29
DE Rusty Chandler	0.0	1	1	26
ILB Shawn Strain	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Justin Craig	0.0	1	0	3

San Antonio	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Desmond Hetherington	1.0	0	1	36
DT Duane Roenicke	1.0	0	0	28
DE Chad Finley	0.5	0	1	35
DT Tyronne Whalen	0.5	0	0	35
DT Phil Scurlock	0.0	1	0	1
S Renaldo Harding	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Victor Nichols	3	0	29
ILB Shawn Strain	3	0	31
CB Bart Purcell	2	2	29
S Daryl Francis	2	1	29
S Roger Silva	2	1	26
DE Rusty Chandler	2	0	26
OLB Jimmy Finister	2	0	10
S Kirk Wynn	2	0	25
CB Mo Sanford	0	1	26

San Antonio	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwayne Andrews	6	0	36
CB Billy Joe Talley	5	0	35
OLB John Bell	4	1	28
ILB Desmond Berardi	4	0	36
S Tommie Gorse	2	0	8
CB Jake Meier	2	0	35
S Renaldo Harding	1	1	35
DT Tyronne Whalen	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Billy Joe Lareche	6	8	23	2	24
Herb Rauch	3	4	28	1	31
Leroy Quinn	2	5	30	0	29
Tyrone Preston	2	2	4	0	7
Cornelius Tozer	1	3	32	0	30
Jorge Shaw	1	2	31	0	29
Frank Siavii	0	3	3	0	6
Calvin Bullock	0	2	8	0	12
Walt Boyd	0	2	5	0	3
Robert Moore	0	1	34	0	34
Juan Scott	0	1	9	0	6

San Antonio	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Copley	2	7	24	0	31
Teddy Chanthavong	2	5	22	1	27
Darrin Hopkins	2	5	22	0	26
Brant Jennings	0	4	22	0	28
Walt Fox	0	1	6	0	9
Don Phelan	0	1	5	0	7
Ron Lusher	0	1	19	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Spencer Stetson	1	13
Ty Cushing	1	3
Jorge Shaw	1	3

San Antonio	Tackles	STPlays
Blake Newton	4	10
Jake Meier	1	18
Ross Whitfield	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Moore	34	34	---	---	6	74
Leroy Quinn	30	29	---	---	4	63
Jorge Shaw	31	29	---	---	3	63
Cornelius Tozer	32	30	---	---	---	62
Herb Rauch	28	31	---	---	1	60
Shawn Strain	---	---	23	31	2	56
Daryl Francis	---	---	23	29	2	54
K.C. Butler	25	29	---	---	---	54
Bart Purcell	---	---	23	29	1	53
Victor Nichols	---	---	20	29	3	52
Rusty Chandler	---	---	23	26	2	51
Roger Silva	---	---	14	26	11	51
Mo Sanford	---	---	21	26	3	50
Deion Wilkerson	---	---	18	26	6	50
Britt Hargett	27	23	---	---	---	50
Travis Sikes	---	---	21	27	1	49
Bill Soga	13	18	---	---	18	49
Billy Joe Lareche	23	24	---	---	---	47
Victor Miknich	21	18	---	---	7	46
Jamie Owens	---	---	16	27	1	44
Russell Barajas	17	18	---	---	9	44
Bruce Perez	13	23	---	---	7	43
Kirk Wynn	---	---	15	25	1	41
Ty Cushing	15	17	---	---	3	35
Scott O'Neal	16	19	---	---	---	35
Justin Craig	---	---	6	3	18	27
Zach Nussbaum	11	12	---	---	4	27
Juan Scott	9	6	---	---	10	25
Calvin Bullock	8	12	---	---	4	24
Donnell Hodges	---	---	7	7	10	24
Ross Kelley	---	---	8	9	7	24
Jimmy Finister	---	---	11	10	2	23
Josh Jarvis	---	---	12	8	2	22
Walt Boyd	5	3	---	---	12	20
Tony Crenshaw	0	1	---	---	17	18
J.J. Kaeding	9	6	---	---	---	15
Spencer Stetson	---	---	2	0	13	15
Frank Siavii	3	6	---	---	4	13
Tyrone Preston	4	7	---	---	---	11
Tony White	---	---	0	1	8	9
Gilbert Taylor	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ralph Butterworth	---	---	0	0	5	5
Kevin Harmon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Blake Faulk	---	---	1	2	---	3
Zach Clancy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kurt Huffman	0	1	---	---	---	1

San Antonio	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jake Meier	---	---	28	35	18	81
Dwayne Andrews	---	---	34	36	9	79
Desmond Berardi	---	---	33	36	---	69
Tyronne Whalen	---	---	33	35	---	68
Renaldo Harding	---	---	33	35	---	68
Chad Finley	---	---	32	35	---	67
Desmond Hetherington	---	---	31	36	---	67
Billy Joe Talley	---	---	31	35	---	66
Courtney Fulton	---	---	29	36	1	66
Bernie Copley	24	31	---	---	---	55
Brant Jennings	22	28	---	---	3	53
John Bell	---	---	22	28	---	50
Mark Takahashi	17	26	---	---	7	50
Teddy Chanthavong	22	27	---	---	---	49
Duane Roenicke	---	---	19	28	2	49
Ron Lusher	19	24	---	---	6	49
Darrin Hopkins	22	26	---	---	---	48
Ernest Brignac	20	14	---	---	14	48
Ricardo Buzzanca	18	26	---	---	2	46
Ricardo Steller	20	25	---	---	---	45
Bill Ortmeier	18	23	---	---	4	45
Glen President	14	15	---	---	14	43
Troy Kornbluth	---	---	12	8	14	34
Blake Newton	7	14	---	---	10	31
Tommie Gorse	---	---	14	8	4	26
Walt Fox	6	9	---	---	10	25
Daryl Duncan	8	17	---	---	---	25
Roderick Kelley	3	6	---	---	15	24
Ross Whitfield	---	---	5	1	14	20
Don Phelan	5	7	---	---	7	19
Thurman Peabody	2	1	---	---	14	17
Jimmie Clemons	2	5	---	---	7	14
Roy Jones	7	4	---	---	2	13
Vince Sheen	4	6	---	---	---	10
Dana Huerta	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rickey Welbourn	0	0	---	---	9	9
Ronnie Willis	---	---	4	1	4	9
Luther Benson	---	---	7	1	---	8
Phil Scurlock	---	---	2	1	4	7
Glen May	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kim Graham	---	---	4	1	1	6
Dale Mathis	2	3	---	---	1	6
Jack Ferguson	2	4	---	---	---	6
Will Reilly	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wally Webster	0	0	---	---	2	2
Rex Duran	---	---	1	0	---	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	17	76	4.5
Right	11	68	6.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	15	34	2.3
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Hurr	Intc
K.C. Butler	26	21	1	2	1	1
J.J. Kaeding	6	3	0	0	2	1
Kurt Huffman	1	1	0	0	0	0

San Antonio	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Steller	24	13	2	2	2	5	2	0	0
Vince Sheen	6	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	7	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	100	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	12	145	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	78	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	97	13.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Robert Moore	7	6	70	0	34
RB Bill Soga	6	4	33	0	18
WR Bruce Perez	6	4	44	0	23
WR Russell Barajas	4	1	7	0	18
WR Scott O'Neal	4	4	47	1	19
WR Britt Hargett	3	3	22	0	23
FB Ty Cushing	1	1	4	0	17
TE Walt Boyd	1	1	13	0	3
RB Victor Miknich	1	1	12	0	18

San Antonio	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricardo Buzzanca	9	4	1	69	1	26
WR Daryl Duncan	5	3	0	46	1	17
RB Mark Takahashi	5	3	0	14	0	26
WR Bill Ortmeier	4	3	0	68	1	23
WR Blake Newton	4	4	0	46	1	14
TE Walt Fox	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Roy Jones	1	0	1	0	0	4
FB Glen President	1	1	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bill Soga	1	0	0.00	5.27
Victor Miknich	1	4	4.00	3.90

San Antonio	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mark Takahashi	4	4	1.00	2.12
Roy Jones	3	12	4.00	6.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
K.C. Butler	3	2	22	7.33	7.96

San Antonio	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Steller	1	1	15	15.00	7.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Robert Moore	1	1	16	16.00	10.00
WR Russell Barajas	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Bruce Perez	1	1	6	6.00	7.33

San Antonio	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricardo Buzzanca	1	1	15	15.00	7.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Victor Miknich	4	2
Bill Soga	2	1

San Antonio	Rushes	Conversions
Mark Takahashi	3	2
Roy Jones	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
K.C. Butler	4	3	2
J.J. Kaeding	2	2	2

San Antonio	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Steller	5	2	1
Vince Sheen	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bruce Perez	4	3	2
WR Britt Hargett	1	1	1
WR Scott O'Neal	1	1	1

San Antonio	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricardo Buzzanca	2	1	1
TE Walt Fox	1	0	0
RB Roy Jones	1	0	0
WR Bill Ortmeier	1	1	0
WR Daryl Duncan	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,600 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (22,000)
End Zone 12,100 (15,800)
Mezzanine 7,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (14,000)
Club Seats 7,300 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,600 (73,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (22,000)
End Zone	12,100 (15,800)
Mezzanine	7,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (14,000)
Club Seats	7,300 (8,600)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,700)