Week 4, 2009

played in Houston, TX

83 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:54 HOU - Ellis Carpenter 38 interception return (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 02:07 NO - Mo Bellais 20 field goal
3Q: 03:50 HOU - Billy Joe Bolender 1 run (Jason Winn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:54 HOU - Ellis Carpenter 38 interception return (Jason Winn extra point)
2Q: 02:07 NO - Mo Bellais 20 field goal
3Q: 03:50 HOU - Billy Joe Bolender 1 run (Jason Winn extra point)

Team Statistics NO HOU
Record 0-4 1-3
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 219 191
- Offensive Plays 63 58
- Yards per Play 3.48 3.29
Net Rushing Yards 80 61
- Rushing Attempts 23 25
- Yards per Rush 3.48 2.44
Net Passing Yards 139 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 1 29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/28 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 3.48 3.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 5/24
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 2/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 2/51
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	NO	HOU
Record	0-4	1-3
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	219	191
- Offensive Plays	63	58
- Yards per Play	3.48	3.29
Net Rushing Yards	80	61
- Rushing Attempts	23	25
- Yards per Rush	3.48	2.44
Net Passing Yards	139	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 1	29 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/28	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	3.48	3.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	7.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	5/24
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	2/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	2/51
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:44	3:46	OWN 5	6	30	Punt
1	6:28	2:15	OWN 11	4	20	Punt
1	0:54	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	0:44	1:33	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
2	12:22	3:09	OWN 25	6	29	Punt
2	8:15	1:37	OWN 36	3	-25	Punt
2	6:29	4:30	OWN 46	9	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:32	OWN 22	8	30	Punt
3	3:40	3:50	OWN 35	8	9	Punt
4	12:38	1:39	OWN 47	3	-1	Punt
4	9:03	4:30	OWN 34	12	46	Downs

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:16	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
1	9:58	3:30	OWN 39	5	22	Punt
1	4:13	3:19	OWN 28	7	27	Punt
2	14:11	1:49	OWN 8	5	33	Punt
2	9:13	0:58	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	6:38	0:09	OWN 46	1	8	Fumble
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 34	5	2	Punt
3	10:28	6:48	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	14:50	2:12	OWN 10	3	-4	Punt
4	10:59	1:56	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	4:33	3:41	OWN 20	8	23	Punt
4	0:52	0:52	OPP 11	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Harold Barginski, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levon Morrison	15	49	3.27	14	2
Desmond Abe	5	13	2.60	6	0
Jeff Brzezinski	3	18	6.00	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Bolender	15	43	2.87	11	1	1
Jerry Stai	8	21	2.63	9	0	0
Wayne Griffith	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	36	21	167	4/28	0	20	1	58.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	29	16	155	4/25	0	31	0	70.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Roman Ciervo	6	6	41	6.83	4	12
FB Deron Devito	3	3	15	5.00	11	7
WR Dustin Bahr	3	6	33	11.00	7	19
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	6	38	12.67	4	20
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	5	2.50	1	3
WR Jessie Malchow	2	5	3	1.50	0	2
WR O.J. Hicks	1	2	15	15.00	0	15
WR Matt Strickland	1	2	17	17.00	7	17
TE Richie Gardner	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tommy Battle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Harold Francis	6	10	73	12.17	22	31
RB Billy Joe Bolender	3	4	6	2.00	0	5
WR Scottie Owens	2	4	27	13.50	3	17
WR Gabe Peters	2	4	22	11.00	1	17
TE Edwin Jett	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	3	16	16.00	0	16
FB Clifton Noisy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Bucky Midler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	38	38.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gabe Riley	1	0	0
Jessie Hickman	0	1	1
Grant Carlson	0	0	1
Gilbert Lane	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Edwin Jett	1	0	0
Korey Shannon	1	0	0
Billy Joe Bolender	1	0	0
Bucky Midler	0	1	0
Gabe Landolt	0	1	0
Rico Mayes	0	1	0
Clifton Noisy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	8	357	44.6	37.0	53	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Miller	9	366	40.7	37.4	47	4

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Bellais	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Riley	3	9	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	21	10.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Malchow	3	66	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	1	19	19.0	0
Gabe Peters	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ethan Randle	5	2	0.0	20	27
DE Don Harmon	4	1	1.0	23	30
S Gilbert Lane	4	0	0.0	18	30
DT Donald Maxwell	3	0	1.0	25	31
CB Carlos Peters	3	0	1.0	23	32
OLB Joseph Mahoney	3	2	0.5	21	26
ILB Ernie Crawford	3	4	0.0	20	31
CB Sammy Metzler	3	1	0.0	10	23
DE Teddy Campbell	2	0	0.5	20	27
OLB Larry Jurkiewicz	2	1	0.0	5	6
OLB Isaac Howard	2	0	0.0	16	12
CB Gabe Riley	2	0	0.0	15	27
CB Irving Kushto	1	0	0.0	10	6
ILB Grant Carlson	1	0	0.0	5	2
DT Antoine Schultz	1	0	0.0	12	6
S Jessie Hickman	1	0	0.0	7	3
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0.0	17	30
S Vernon Holcombe	1	0	0.0	1	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Rod Lindo	9	0	0.0	12	34
S Darrin Gordon	7	2	0.0	20	39
DE Harold Barginski	5	0	1.5	20	40
DT Shannon Allen	4	2	0.0	14	25
ILB Lance Bidney	4	0	0.0	21	38
OLB Willie Benney	3	2	1.0	15	23
CB Korey Shannon	3	1	0.0	23	38
CB Chad Johnson	3	0	0.0	22	37
DT Louie Korr	2	3	1.0	20	37
S Frankie Riley	2	3	0.0	15	36
S Al White	2	0	0.0	11	16
DE Roger Becker	1	4	0.5	23	37
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	1	0.0	18	20
CB Jumbo Weber	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Rico Mayes	1	0	0.0	9	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	1.0	5	2	30
DT Donald Maxwell	1.0	0	1	31
CB Carlos Peters	1.0	0	0	32
DE Teddy Campbell	0.5	0	0	27
OLB Joseph Mahoney	0.5	0	0	26

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Barginski	1.5	1	1	2	40
DT Louie Korr	1.0	1	1	0	37
OLB Willie Benney	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Roger Becker	0.5	0	0	0	37
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	0	1	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ethan Randle	4	0	27
CB Carlos Peters	2	2	32
ILB Ernie Crawford	2	1	31
CB Sammy Metzler	2	0	23
CB Gabe Riley	1	2	27
CB Irving Kushto	1	0	6
ILB Grant Carlson	1	0	2
OLB Isaac Howard	1	0	12
OLB Larry Jurkiewicz	1	0	6
OLB Joseph Mahoney	1	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rod Lindo	6	0	0	34
CB Korey Shannon	3	1	0	38
CB Chad Johnson	2	3	0	37
S Darrin Gordon	2	0	0	39
S Al White	2	0	0	16
S Frankie Riley	1	1	0	36
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	1	20
DE Roger Becker	1	0	0	37
OLB Willie Benney	1	0	0	23
CB Jumbo Weber	1	0	0	2
DT Rico Mayes	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	2	4	0	23	1	40
Doug Corey	1	8	1	23	2	39
Ralph Wright	1	4	0	21	0	39
Barry Sitz	1	1	0	16	1	34
Robbie Garrison	0	2	0	20	0	34
Richie Gardner	0	1	0	12	0	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Geoff Shelton	4	9	22	0	30
Dan Barnes	1	3	17	0	28
Richie Anderson	1	2	20	2	24
Al Geis	0	3	18	0	29
Leroy McCarthy	0	3	19	0	24
Trent Horner	0	1	6	1	9
Terry Christopher	0	1	7	0	4
Clifton Noisy	0	1	18	0	15
Chad Clark	0	0	8	1	5

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jessie Hickman	2	13
Tommy Battle	1	21
Gabe Riley	1	9
Carlos Peters	1	4
Isaac Howard	0	23
Irving Kushto	0	18
Deron Devito	0	16
O.J. Hicks	0	14
Spencer Stevenson	0	14
Grant Carlson	0	13
Donald Maxwell	0	9
Terry Myers	0	9
Adam Wyse	0	9
Roy Vaughn	0	9
Wes Copeland	0	8
Barry Sitz	0	7
Doug Corey	0	6
Matt Strickland	0	6
Jimmy Meadows	0	6
Roman Ciervo	0	5
Larry Jurkiewicz	0	4
Sammy Metzler	0	4
Richie Gardner	0	3
Pete Maxwell	0	3
Mo Bellais	0	3
Jessie Malchow	0	3
Robbie Garrison	0	3
Brent Huh	0	2
Levon Morrison	0	2
Ernie Crawford	0	1
Gilbert Lane	0	1
Jimmy Tarver	0	1
Joseph Mahoney	0	1
Ethan Randle	0	1
Vernon Holcombe	0	1
Desmond Abe	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jerry Stai	2	22
Edwin Jett	2	6
Dean Dunn	1	14
Clifton Noisy	1	9
Bryant Beustring	0	21
Rod Lindo	0	16
Carl Coles	0	15
Al White	0	14
Bucky Midler	0	13
J.C. Ferguson	0	13
Korey Shannon	0	10
Duane Miller	0	9
Trent Horner	0	9
Terry Christopher	0	9
Lance McWilliams	0	7
Gabe Landolt	0	7
Geoff Shelton	0	6
Irving Hammond	0	6
Van Drake	0	5
Jumbo Weber	0	5
Chad Clark	0	5
Preston Donner	0	5
Richie Anderson	0	4
Shannon Allen	0	3
Jason Winn	0	3
Gabe Peters	0	3
Frankie Riley	0	2
Ellis Briles	0	2
Roger Becker	0	1
Harold Barginski	0	1
Willie Benney	0	1
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Chad Johnson	0	1
Louie Korr	0	1
Ellis Carpenter	0	1
Billy Joe Bolender	0	1
Lance Bidney	0	1
Rico Mayes	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	5	1.7
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	13	28	2.2
Right	3	11	3.7
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	36	21	1	1	3	5	3	3	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	29	16	1	0	3	5	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	44	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	102	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	18	3.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	-1	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	40	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	68	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	48	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Roman Ciervo	6	6	0	41	0	14
WR Dustin Bahr	6	3	1	33	0	26
WR Vernon Giannitti	6	3	0	38	1	18
WR Jessie Malchow	5	2	2	3	0	24
FB Deron Devito	3	3	0	15	0	23
TE Richie Gardner	3	0	0	0	0	20
WR O.J. Hicks	2	1	0	15	0	27
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	0	5	0	29
WR Matt Strickland	2	1	0	17	0	4
RB Tommy Battle	1	0	0	0	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Francis	10	6	0	73	1	21
RB Billy Joe Bolender	4	3	0	6	0	18
WR Scottie Owens	4	2	1	27	0	20
WR Gabe Peters	4	2	1	22	0	18
WR J.C. Ferguson	3	1	0	16	0	21
TE Edwin Jett	2	1	1	8	0	12
WR Bucky Midler	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Clifton Noisy	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Morrison	3	4	1.33	3.27

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50
Billy Joe Bolender	2	4	2.00	2.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	4	0	0	0.00	4.64

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	1	1	17	17.00	5.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Overall Avg
WR Matt Strickland	1	8.50
WR Jessie Malchow	1	0.60
RB Tommy Battle	1	0.00
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	6.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scottie Owens	1	1	17	17.00	6.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1
Levon Morrison	1	0
Desmond Abe	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Stai	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	9	4	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	2	2
WR Jessie Malchow	2	0	0
FB Deron Devito	1	1	0
WR O.J. Hicks	1	0	0
RB Levon Morrison	1	1	1
WR Dustin Bahr	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Francis	3	2	1
WR Scottie Owens	2	1	1
WR Gabe Peters	2	1	0
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	0
WR J.C. Ferguson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,300)