Week 5, 2008

played in New Orleans, LA

72 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Barons	7	14	0	3	-	24
New Orleans Shamans	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 HOU - Skip Warren 1 run (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NO - Mo Bellais 38 field goal
2Q: 09:22 HOU - Carl Coles 10 pass from Skip Warren (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 00:32 HOU - Jerry Stai 8 run (Jason Winn extra point)
4Q: 01:17 HOU - Jason Winn 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:56 HOU - Skip Warren 1 run (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 15:00 NO - Mo Bellais 38 field goal
2Q: 09:22 HOU - Carl Coles 10 pass from Skip Warren (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 00:32 HOU - Jerry Stai 8 run (Jason Winn extra point)
4Q: 01:17 HOU - Jason Winn 30 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 4-0 1-3
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 264 187
- Offensive Plays 59 74
- Yards per Play 4.47 2.53
Net Rushing Yards 70 58
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 2.33 2.76
Net Passing Yards 194 129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 46 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 209 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 7/44
- Yards per Pass Play 6.69 2.43
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 8/58 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 6/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/25 4/57
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:56 31:06

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	4-0	1-3
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	264	187
- Offensive Plays	59	74
- Yards per Play	4.47	2.53
Net Rushing Yards	70	58
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	2.33	2.76
Net Passing Yards	194	129
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	46 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	209	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	7/44
- Yards per Pass Play	6.69	2.43
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	8/58	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	6/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/25	4/57
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:56	31:06

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:24	5:39	OWN 9	11	91	Touchdown
2	14:52	1:57	OWN 35	3	-6	Punt
2	10:56	1:42	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	6:19	1:24	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
2	2:16	1:04	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:12	0:47	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	7:18	2:16	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
3	3:50	1:25	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
3	1:11	1:19	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	12:47	0:51	50	3	8	Punt
4	9:22	3:21	OWN 22	5	22	Punt
4	4:41	2:25	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	1:47	0:35	OPP 13	3	0	Field Goal

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:36	OWN 28	3	7	Punt
1	6:45	6:53	OWN 29	11	50	Field Goal
2	12:55	1:59	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
2	9:14	2:55	OWN 17	5	16	Punt
2	4:55	2:39	OWN 39	10	30	Interception
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	11:44	4:26	OWN 19	8	22	Punt
3	5:02	1:12	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
3	2:25	1:14	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	14:52	2:05	OWN 10	3	-8	Punt
4	11:56	2:34	OWN 8	6	13	Punt
4	6:01	1:20	OWN 20	7	30	Interception
4	2:16	0:29	OWN 13	4	0	Downs
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	8	51	Game

Game MVP: Irving Hammond, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Billy Joe Bolender	16	31	1.94	7	0
Jerry Stai	10	24	2.40	9	1
Randall Felker	3	14	4.67	7	0
Skip Warren	1	1	1.00	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levon Morrison	12	22	1.83	5	0
Erik Rose	5	28	5.60	15	1
Zach Forbes	3	5	1.67	6	0
Zach Reilly	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	21	11	128	3/15	1	28	0	87.0
Wayne Griffith	5	4	81	0/0	0	33	0	118.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zach Reilly	28	13	94	6/38	0	17	1	39.8
Zach Forbes	18	12	79	1/6	0	18	1	52.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Booker	5	6	88	17.60	8	27	0
TE Carl Coles	4	6	50	12.50	9	22	1
WR J.C. Ferguson	2	5	26	13.00	13	28	0
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jerry Stai	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Dean Dunn	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	1	3	33	33.00	19	33	0
RB Randall Felker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Billy Joe Bolender	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Gabe Peters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dustin Bahr	6	11	48	8.00	0	17
WR Courtney Newhart	5	7	22	4.40	3	11
TE Richie Gardner	4	8	27	6.75	3	16
WR Jessie Malchow	4	10	42	10.50	9	18
RB Levon Morrison	2	3	11	5.50	2	8
TE Roman Ciervo	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
FB Artie Hassell	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Spencer Stevenson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Claude Hutson	1	3	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frankie Riley	1	0	0.00	0
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Dean Dunn	1	0
Roger Becker	0	1
Jerry Stai	0	1
Louie Korr	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov
Zach Reilly	1	1
Erik Rose	1	0
Gabe Riley	1	0
Roy Vaughn	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryce Pang	10	464	46.4	42.0	56	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	8	395	49.4	44.0	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Bellais	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	4	43	10.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Riley	5	3	0.6	0
Jessie Malchow	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levon Eidsmore	1	25	25.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carlos Peters	2	23	11.5	0
Jessie Malchow	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Korey Shannon	7	4	0.0	20	50
DE Roger Becker	6	1	1.5	19	52
CB Chad Johnson	6	1	0.0	20	49
DE Irving Hammond	5	0	3.0	21	53
ILB Bert Wofford	5	3	0.0	20	49
S Darrin Gordon	5	3	0.0	21	52
OLB Erik Wagner	4	2	2.5	21	53
CB Gerald Lyle	4	0	0.0	13	48
DT Louie Korr	3	2	0.0	21	52
DT Shannon Allen	3	0	0.0	16	28
S Frankie Riley	1	1	0.0	14	47
CB Craig Perkins	1	0	0.0	0	1
S Al White	1	0	0.0	7	27
OLB Ellis Briles	0	1	0.0	1	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	8	4	0.0	30	29
DT Donald Maxwell	6	5	0.5	29	23
S Gilbert Lane	6	3	0.0	27	26
DT Clay Schwartz	4	0	1.5	21	14
DE Dave Shapiro	4	1	1.0	24	26
DE Don Harmon	4	0	0.0	29	25
OLB Isaac Howard	3	1	0.0	19	11
CB Carlos Peters	3	0	0.0	29	29
S Ethan Randle	3	0	0.0	15	22
CB Sammy Metzler	3	0	0.0	11	15
S Willie Streb	1	0	0.0	7	9
QB Zach Forbes	1	0	---	---	---
WR Claude Hutson	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lenny Walton	0	1	0.0	28	25
OLB Larry Jurkiewicz	0	1	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Irving Hammond	3.0	0	1	0	53
OLB Erik Wagner	2.5	0	0	0	53
DE Roger Becker	1.5	1	2	2	52
ILB Bert Wofford	0.0	1	1	0	49

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Clay Schwartz	1.5	0	1	0	14
DE Dave Shapiro	1.0	0	1	0	26
DT Donald Maxwell	0.5	0	1	0	23
OLB Lenny Walton	0.0	1	0	0	25
ILB Ernie Crawford	0.0	0	0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Korey Shannon	6	1	0	50
CB Chad Johnson	5	2	0	49
ILB Bert Wofford	3	0	0	49
CB Gerald Lyle	3	0	0	48
S Darrin Gordon	2	0	1	52
OLB Erik Wagner	1	1	0	53
S Al White	1	1	0	27
DE Irving Hammond	1	0	0	53
CB Jumbo Weber	1	0	0	9
CB Craig Perkins	1	0	0	1
DT Louie Korr	1	0	0	52
S Frankie Riley	0	1	1	47

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlos Peters	3	0	29
S Gilbert Lane	3	0	26
CB Sammy Metzler	3	0	15
S Ethan Randle	2	1	22
ILB Ernie Crawford	2	0	29
OLB Isaac Howard	1	1	11
DT Clay Schwartz	1	0	14
CB Gabe Riley	0	2	26
DT Craig Harkless	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Toby Benton	3	8	1	27	0	25
Ronald McCreery	1	8	0	28	0	27
Dan Barnes	1	3	0	26	0	26
Terry Christopher	0	5	0	23	1	24
Mitch Hynes	0	2	0	25	1	28
Richie Anderson	0	2	0	14	1	7
Wally Hulbert	0	1	0	17	0	12

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	3	4	20	1	51
Artie Hassell	1	1	7	0	19
Jeff Money	0	3	20	4	36
Doug Corey	0	3	21	0	51
Adam Wyse	0	2	16	2	38
Richie Gardner	0	1	17	0	36
Mack McIntyre	0	1	6	0	17
Tito Bensen	0	1	6	0	7
Robbie Garrison	0	1	15	0	46

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Lyle	5	16
Scottie Owens	3	14
Jerry Stai	2	13
Randall Felker	0	26
Rudolph Close	0	23
Dean Dunn	0	18
Jumbo Weber	0	17
Wally Hulbert	0	14
Levon Eidsmore	0	13
Carl Coles	0	11
Jumbo Alvarado	0	11
Richie Anderson	0	11
Jessie Hopper	0	11
Bryce Pang	0	10
Mitch Hynes	0	10
Korey Shannon	0	10
Lance Bidney	0	8
Edwin Jett	0	7
Antoine Schultz	0	7
Al White	0	7
Kendall Agemy	0	6
Jason Winn	0	6
Ellis Carpenter	0	5
Gabe Peters	0	3
Frankie Riley	0	2
Shannon Allen	0	2
Chad Johnson	0	2
Ellis Briles	0	2
J.C. Ferguson	0	2
Ronald McCreery	0	1
Erik Wagner	0	1
Bert Wofford	0	1
Roger Becker	0	1
Preston Lynch	0	1
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Irving Hammond	0	1
Louie Korr	0	1
Toby Benton	0	1
Skip Warren	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Larry Jurkiewicz	2	14
Claude Hutson	1	23
Spencer Stevenson	1	15
Adam Wyse	1	6
Brent Huh	0	28
Erik Rose	0	26
Joseph Mahoney	0	20
Richie Gardner	0	16
Craig Harkless	0	14
Artie Hassell	0	13
Willie Streb	0	10
Mack McIntyre	0	9
Tito Bensen	0	9
Gabe Riley	0	9
Victor Kappers	0	9
Isaac Howard	0	8
Matt Strickland	0	8
Jessie Malchow	0	8
Wes Copeland	0	8
Pete Maxwell	0	7
Doug Corey	0	6
Carlos Peters	0	6
Lionel Morris	0	6
Mo Bellais	0	3
Roy Vaughn	0	3
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Courtney Newhart	0	2
Lenny Walton	0	1
Donald Maxwell	0	1
Don Harmon	0	1
Dave Shapiro	0	1
Roman Ciervo	0	1
Dustin Bahr	0	1
Gilbert Lane	0	1
Clay Schwartz	0	1
Zach Reilly	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	22	45	2.0
Right	3	12	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	3	8	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	21	11	3	1	0	5	3	1	0
Wayne Griffith	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zach Reilly	28	13	0	5	0	4	3	1	1
Zach Forbes	18	12	0	0	2	2	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	1	0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	16	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	146	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	46	9.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	106	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	4	57	3.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Booker	6	5	88	1	18
TE Carl Coles	6	4	50	1	23
WR J.C. Ferguson	5	2	26	1	18
WR Levon Eidsmore	3	1	33	1	19
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	6	0	6
RB Randall Felker	1	0	0	0	14
RB Jerry Stai	1	1	3	0	7
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	0	0	0	14
TE Dean Dunn	1	1	3	0	2
WR Gabe Peters	1	0	0	0	10

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Dustin Bahr	11	6	0	48	47
WR Jessie Malchow	10	4	0	42	36
TE Richie Gardner	8	4	1	27	36
WR Courtney Newhart	7	5	0	22	15
RB Levon Morrison	3	2	1	11	26
WR Claude Hutson	3	1	0	6	33
TE Roman Ciervo	2	1	0	6	10
FB Artie Hassell	1	1	0	10	19
TE Spencer Stevenson	1	1	0	1	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Stai	3	6	2.00	2.40
Randall Felker	1	3	3.00	4.67
Billy Joe Bolender	1	-3	-3.00	1.94
Skip Warren	1	1	1.00	1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	1	1	18	18.00	16.20
Skip Warren	1	1	10	10.00	6.10

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Booker	1	1	18	18.00	14.67
TE Carl Coles	1	1	10	10.00	8.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Randall Felker	3	0
Billy Joe Bolender	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Erik Rose	2	2
Levon Morrison	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	8	4	2
Wayne Griffith	1	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zach Reilly	6	3	1
Zach Forbes	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jonathan Booker	2	2	1
TE Carl Coles	2	1	1
WR J.C. Ferguson	2	1	0
WR Levon Eidsmore	2	1	1
RB Randall Felker	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Richie Gardner	3	2	1
WR Dustin Bahr	3	2	0
WR Courtney Newhart	2	1	0
WR Jessie Malchow	2	1	1
RB Levon Morrison	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)