Wild Card: Tampa Bay Fireballs at Memphis Maniacs
December 26, 2060 70° New Orleans Stadium
Attendance: 76,468 (100%)
Tampa Bay Fireballs 0 6 3 3 - 12
Memphis Maniacs 3 0 3 7 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Memphis Maniacs: 4-3-TBY 3 (0:52) 7-James Irving 21 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 3 TBY 0
(Qtr 2) Tampa Bay Fireballs: 4-4-MEM 28 (10:46) 8-Clinton Matheson 45 yard field goal is GOOD. TBY 73-Michael Dougherty was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 3 TBY 3
(Qtr 2) Tampa Bay Fireballs: 4-6-MEM 25 (4:47) 8-Clinton Matheson 42 yard field goal is GOOD. TBY 82-Pete Harpole was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MEM 3 TBY 6
(Qtr 3) Memphis Maniacs: 4-7-TBY 10 (10:18) 7-James Irving 28 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 6 TBY 6
(Qtr 3) Tampa Bay Fireballs: 4-9-MEM 18 (4:18) 8-Clinton Matheson 35 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 6 TBY 9
(Qtr 4) Tampa Bay Fireballs: 4-6-MEM 14 (13:01) 8-Clinton Matheson 32 yard field goal is GOOD. MEM 6 TBY 12
(Qtr 4) Memphis Maniacs: 2-9-TBY 38 (7:37) 1-Richard Anthony pass complete to 24-Eliseo Simmons for 38 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-James Irving. MEM 13 TBY 12
Team Statistics
Memphis Maniacs Tampa Bay Fireballs
First Downs 12 18
- Rushing 8 6
- Passing 2 10
- Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 269 287
- Offensive Plays 57 61
- Yards Per Play 4.72 4.70
Net Rushing Yards 99 138
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards Per Rush 2.83 6.27
Net Passing Yards 170 149
- Att/Comp/Int 21 / 16 / 1 37 / 21 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 180 163
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.73 3.82
- Yards Per Completion 11.25 7.76
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 13 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.6 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 34 6 / 60
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 3 3 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 67 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 24 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:34 28:27
Drive Charts
Memphis Maniacs
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:05 OWN 25 11 60 Fumble
1 3:38 2:49 OPP 23 5 20 Field Goal
2 10:42 2:10 OWN 25 3 7 Punt
2 8:14 0:43 OWN 34 3 0 Interception
2 4:43 2:49 OWN 24 5 17 Punt
2 0:02 0:02 OWN 7 1 5 Half
3 12:51 2:35 OWN 21 4 69 Field Goal
3 9:15 2:09 OWN 28 3 -15 Punt
3 4:14 1:38 OWN 23 4 27 Punt
4 12:57 5:29 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 4:30 3:22 OWN 9 5 15 Punt
4 0:43 0:43 OPP 39 3 -4 Game
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:55 4:17 OWN 5 7 41 Interception
1 0:49 5:08 OWN 25 8 47 Field Goal
2 8:32 0:18 OWN 18 3 0 Punt
2 7:31 2:48 OPP 43 4 18 Field Goal
2 1:54 1:52 OWN 9 6 38 Punt
3 15:00 2:09 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 10:15 1:00 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
3 7:07 2:53 OWN 43 6 39 Field Goal
3 2:36 4:38 OWN 20 9 66 Field Goal
4 7:29 2:58 OWN 25 6 18 Punt
4 1:08 0:26 OWN 34 6 12 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Eliseo Simmons 19 64 3.37 14 2 0
#47 Paul Lloyd 10 30 3.00 18 3 0
#35 Leo Peloquin 4 5 1.25 3 0 0
#1 Richard Anthony 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#42 Carlos Brenner 13 83 6.38 14 4 0
#23 Jose Ratliff 4 21 5.25 9 0 0
#38 John Brumback 2 13 6.50 7 0 0
#15 Francis Walker 2 11 5.50 9 0 0
#87 Richard Chaney 1 10 10.00 10 1 0
Passing Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#1 Richard Anthony 21 16 180 1 / 10 1 66 1 97.32
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#15 Francis Walker 37 21 163 2 / 14 0 19 1 56.48
Receiving Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#83 Jonathan Blanford 8 101 12.63 66 0
#24 Eliseo Simmons 2 46 23.00 38 1
#47 Paul Lloyd 2 10 5.00 6 0
#35 Leo Peloquin 1 7 7.00 7 0
#15 Donald Hogan 1 6 6.00 6 0
#11 Mark Cox 1 5 5.00 5 0
#85 David Mendoza 1 5 5.00 5 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 Gregory Martinez 5 45 9.00 15 0
#42 Carlos Brenner 6 43 7.17 19 0
#81 John Webb 4 27 6.75 14 0
#18 Rodney Schwartz 2 24 12.00 12 0
#82 Pete Harpole 1 11 11.00 11 0
#38 John Brumback 1 5 5.00 5 0
#87 Richard Chaney 1 5 5.00 5 0
#23 Jose Ratliff 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#62 Kenneth Allen 30 36 1 1
#24 Eliseo Simmons 9 6 0 0
#55 Robert Gonzalez 30 38 0 2
#11 Mark Cox 0 11 0 0
#60 Ralph Crose 26 43 0 0
#15 Donald Hogan 0 15 0 0
#75 Terrell McGuire 29 37 0 3
#83 Jonathan Blanford 0 15 0 0
#4 Charles Bunch 29 37 0 5
#35 Leo Peloquin 9 19 0 4
#84 Joshua Dearman 0 12 0 0
#85 David Mendoza 1 29 0 1
#47 Paul Lloyd 6 13 0 1
#91 Scott Pattison 0 1 0 0
#50 Claude Loftis 0 3 0 1
#28 Robert Hart 0 3 0 0
#54 Timothy Dailey 0 3 0 0
#93 Clifford Means 0 1 0 0
#56 Joel Skaggs 1 1 0 0
#80 Patrick Brunet 9 2 0 0
#71 Dustin Wojcik 5 0 0 0
#77 Albert Dowdy 6 1 0 1
#56 John Caldwell 3 0 0 0
#99 Harold Ferris 5 3 0 0
#22 Fred Walker 0 4 0 1
#92 Nicholas Knight 0 3 0 0
#98 Tom Jordan 0 2 0 0
#43 John Parrish 0 2 0 0
#51 Robert Kellar 0 2 0 0
#45 Clinton Booker 0 1 0 0
#14 Thomas Heldt 0 3 0 0
#59 Martin Adams 0 2 0 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Kevin Aguiar 47 24 1 2
#23 Jose Ratliff 6 6 1 1
#76 Richard Tomlinson 0 2 0 0
#39 Marvin Glynn 0 3 0 0
#2 Jeffrey Gillum 0 4 0 0
#18 Rodney Schwartz 0 11 0 0
#74 Jesse Wagner 50 27 0 1
#61 Harry Jason 46 30 0 0
#52 William Rademacher 50 27 0 4
#66 David Julian 50 23 0 3
#12 Shawn Karr 0 11 0 0
#42 Carlos Brenner 10 3 0 0
#80 Gregory Martinez 15 18 0 0
#38 John Brumback 15 6 0 0
#82 Pete Harpole 4 5 0 0
#81 John Webb 0 14 0 1
#17 Chester True 0 1 0 0
#83 Robert Gonzalez 9 0 0 0
#73 Michael Dougherty 8 0 0 0
#24 Leslie McKenzie 0 1 0 1
#95 John Rose 3 0 0 0
#98 Winston Callahan 0 1 0 0
#92 Ted Johnson 0 1 0 0
#53 Kevin Ortiz 0 1 0 1
#35 Leslie Cummings 0 2 0 1
Interception Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#51 Robert Kellar 1 24 24.00 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#2 Jeffrey Gillum 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Leo Peloquin 1 0 0 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#53 Kevin Ortiz 0 1 1 0
Punting
Memphis Maniacs
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Robert Fuquay 5 254 50.80 43.20 56 2
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Dennis McDuffie 5 232 46.40 46.00 50 2
Kicking
Memphis Maniacs
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 James Irving 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 28 1 / 1
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Clinton Matheson 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 45 0 / 0
Punt Return
Memphis Maniacs
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 Victor Onorato 1 3 3.0 3 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Richard Chaney 3 13 4.3 7 0
Kick Return
Memphis Maniacs
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#18 Victor Onorato 2 67 33.5 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Memphis Maniacs
Name Tackles Sacks
#27 Dale Pankey 9 0
#51 Robert Kellar 5 0
#22 Fred Walker 5 0
#43 John Parrish 5 0
#40 Lance Duarte 5 0
#34 Reginald Bailey 5 0
#91 Scott Pattison 4 0
#54 Timothy Dailey 3 0
#71 Dustin Wojcik 3 2
#35 Leo Peloquin 1 0
#85 David Mendoza 1 0
#56 Joel Skaggs 1 0
#98 Tom Jordan 1 0
#74 Henry Speer 1 0
#75 Terrell McGuire 1 0
Tampa Bay Fireballs
Name Tackles Sacks
#2 Jeffrey Gillum 12 0
#34 James Rodriguez 8 0
#39 Marvin Glynn 7 0
#95 John Rose 4 0
#95 Franklin Coffey 4 0
#53 Kevin Ortiz 3 0
#24 Leslie McKenzie 2 0
#35 Leslie Cummings 2 0
#58 Daniel Young 2 0
#20 George Barron 1 0
#42 Carlos Brenner 1 0
#76 Richard Tomlinson 1 0
#3 John Rector 1 0
#32 Roger Rocha 1 0
#92 Ted Johnson 1 1
#98 Winston Callahan 1 0