Week 15, 2009

played in New Orleans, LA

48 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Barons	10	7	0	6	-	23
New Orleans Shamans	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 HOU - Carl Coles 3 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
1Q: 06:21 HOU - Jason Winn 25 field goal
2Q: 02:40 HOU - Gabe Peters 16 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
3Q: 07:57 NO - Mo Bellais 34 field goal
4Q: 05:47 HOU - Jason Winn 23 field goal
4Q: 03:22 HOU - Jason Winn 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 HOU - Carl Coles 3 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
1Q: 06:21 HOU - Jason Winn 25 field goal
2Q: 02:40 HOU - Gabe Peters 16 pass from Wayne Griffith (Jason Winn extra point)
3Q: 07:57 NO - Mo Bellais 34 field goal
4Q: 05:47 HOU - Jason Winn 23 field goal
4Q: 03:22 HOU - Jason Winn 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 6-8 4-10
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 300 222
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 4.41 3.58
Net Rushing Yards 140 101
- Rushing Attempts 34 22
- Yards per Rush 4.12 4.59
Net Passing Yards 160 121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 36 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 171 143
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 4/22
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 3.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/60 8/67
Punt Returns/Yards 3/12 5/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 4/90
Interception Ret./Yards 5/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 27
Time of Possession 32:40 27:20

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	6-8	4-10
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	300	222
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	4.41	3.58
Net Rushing Yards	140	101
- Rushing Attempts	34	22
- Yards per Rush	4.12	4.59
Net Passing Yards	160	121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	36 - 17 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	171	143
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	4/22
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	3.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/60	8/67
Punt Returns/Yards	3/12	5/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	4/90
Interception Ret./Yards	5/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 43	OWN 27
Time of Possession	32:40	27:20

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:33	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
1	9:54	3:41	OPP 48	7	40	Field Goal
1	4:19	0:49	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	14:51	2:36	OWN 15	4	21	Punt
2	12:15	1:01	OPP 18	3	-16	Punt
2	9:42	1:22	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
2	6:53	1:24	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	4:12	1:42	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
2	0:42	0:42	50	4	-7	Punt
3	7:51	3:24	OWN 46	5	23	Punt
3	0:17	1:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	12:16	1:34	OWN 16	4	15	Punt
4	9:55	4:16	OPP 42	7	36	Field Goal
4	4:57	1:43	OPP 31	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:49	0:33	OWN 30	3	9	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OPP 19	1	-2	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:27	0:33	OWN 41	1	0	Interception
1	6:13	1:54	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	3:30	3:39	OWN 33	8	35	Interception
2	11:14	1:32	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	8:20	1:27	OWN 17	3	8	Punt
2	5:29	1:17	OWN 18	3	-4	Punt
2	2:30	1:48	OWN 14	4	28	Interception
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	12:47	4:56	OWN 37	11	46	Field Goal
3	4:27	4:10	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
4	14:08	1:52	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
4	10:42	0:47	OWN 36	2	0	Interception
4	5:39	0:42	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
4	3:14	1:25	OWN 40	6	30	Downs
4	1:16	0:35	OWN 24	4	-5	Downs

Game MVP: Frankie Riley, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Bolender	20	60	3.00	8	0
Jerry Stai	13	82	6.31	25	4
Wayne Griffith	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Desmond Abe	10	27	2.70	8	0
Tommy Battle	8	37	4.63	10	1
Jeff Brzezinski	4	37	9.25	16	2

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wayne Griffith	32	18	171	2/11	2	23	0	92.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	36	17	143	4/22	0	22	5	18.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.C. Ferguson	4	6	37	9.25	7	15	0
TE Edwin Jett	3	4	50	16.67	19	23	0
WR Gabe Peters	3	4	27	9.00	2	16	1
WR Bucky Midler	2	2	22	11.00	0	16	0
WR Scottie Owens	2	6	9	4.50	0	7	0
WR Harold Francis	2	5	13	6.50	3	9	0
TE Carl Coles	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	10	10.00	2	10	0
RB Jerry Stai	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dustin Bahr	4	7	47	11.75	10	22
WR Jessie Malchow	4	7	31	7.75	7	11
RB Tommy Battle	3	3	13	4.33	7	7
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	7	20	10.00	3	10
FB Deron Devito	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR O.J. Hicks	1	5	16	16.00	3	16
TE Richie Gardner	1	3	16	16.00	0	16
TE Roman Ciervo	1	2	3	3.00	0	3

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Frankie Riley	3	15	5.00
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	0.00
S Al White	1	0	0.00

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Korey Shannon	1	0	0
Billy Joe Bolender	1	0	0
Geoff Shelton	0	1	0
Al White	0	1	0
Wally Hulbert	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gabe Riley	1	0	0
Grant Carlson	0	1	0
Don Harmon	0	0	1
Jessie Hickman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Duane Miller	10	401	40.1	34.3	48	4

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	7	284	40.6	36.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Winn	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mo Bellais	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	3	12	4.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Riley	5	18	3.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	59	29.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Kushto	2	54	27.0	0
Jessie Malchow	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Louie Korr	6	1	1.0	21	40
S Darrin Gordon	6	2	0.0	22	39
ILB Lance Bidney	5	0	1.0	20	38
CB Korey Shannon	5	2	0.0	22	39
OLB Willie Benney	4	3	1.0	15	23
CB Rod Lindo	4	2	0.0	18	38
S Frankie Riley	3	2	0.0	19	38
DE Roger Becker	3	0	0.0	19	40
CB Chad Johnson	2	2	0.0	21	37
DT Shannon Allen	2	1	0.0	15	23
OLB Ellis Carpenter	2	1	0.0	11	18
DE Harold Barginski	1	0	1.0	22	39
S Al White	0	1	0.0	8	19
ILB Preston Donner	0	1	0.0	2	0

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gilbert Lane	8	4	0.0	32	31
ILB Ernie Crawford	8	1	0.0	34	33
OLB Lenny Walton	7	0	1.0	32	31
DT Donald Maxwell	5	2	1.0	33	33
CB Carlos Peters	5	0	0.0	34	33
DT Pete Maxwell	4	2	0.0	30	27
DE Teddy Campbell	3	2	0.0	29	31
DE Don Harmon	3	1	0.0	32	31
OLB Isaac Howard	3	1	0.0	18	12
CB Sammy Metzler	3	0	0.0	14	21
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	0	---	---	---
FB Deron Devito	1	0	---	---	---
TE Richie Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Donovan Allen	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Gabe Riley	1	0	0.0	19	26
WR Jessie Malchow	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jimmy Meadows	0	2	0.0	15	6
S Jessie Hickman	0	1	0.0	2	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harold Barginski	1.0	1	4	4	39
DT Louie Korr	1.0	0	1	2	40
OLB Willie Benney	1.0	0	1	1	23
ILB Lance Bidney	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Roger Becker	0.0	0	2	4	40

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Donald Maxwell	1.0	1	0	33
OLB Lenny Walton	1.0	0	0	31
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	3	1	27
DE Teddy Campbell	0.0	2	0	31
DE Don Harmon	0.0	1	2	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Korey Shannon	5	2	0	39
CB Rod Lindo	4	0	0	38
S Darrin Gordon	2	0	1	39
DE Roger Becker	2	0	0	40
OLB Willie Benney	1	1	0	23
S Frankie Riley	1	0	3	38
CB Chad Johnson	1	0	0	37
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	0	18
S Al White	0	0	1	19

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carlos Peters	4	1	33
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	1	33
S Gilbert Lane	3	0	31
CB Sammy Metzler	2	1	21
OLB Isaac Howard	2	0	12
DT Pete Maxwell	2	0	27
CB Gabe Riley	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.C. Franklin	2	7	27	1	21
Geoff Shelton	2	6	26	0	31
Carl Coles	1	3	24	0	15
Wally Hulbert	1	2	18	0	17
Van Drake	1	2	13	0	16
Dan Barnes	0	5	22	0	24
Leroy McCarthy	0	4	26	0	24
Terry Christopher	0	1	8	1	8
Al Geis	0	1	26	0	26
Trent Horner	0	1	9	0	10
Chad Clark	0	1	13	0	10

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	1	5	22	1	40
Barry Sitz	1	3	16	2	31
Ralph Wright	1	3	21	1	37
Robbie Garrison	1	3	20	0	31
Doug Corey	1	2	20	0	37
Roy Vaughn	0	2	2	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Jett	2	12
Jerry Stai	1	28
Bucky Midler	1	18
Wally Hulbert	1	16
Al White	1	15
Chad Clark	1	9
Geoff Shelton	1	8
Billy Joe Bolender	1	8
Bryant Beustring	0	22
Dean Dunn	0	21
J.C. Ferguson	0	15
Rod Lindo	0	15
Trent Horner	0	13
Terry Christopher	0	13
Roman Robertson	0	11
Duane Miller	0	10
Korey Shannon	0	10
Jason Winn	0	9
Carl Coles	0	8
Jumbo Weber	0	8
Van Drake	0	7
Irving Hammond	0	7
Lance McWilliams	0	7
J.C. Franklin	0	7
Preston Donner	0	6
Skip Warren	0	3
Ellis Briles	0	2
Gabe Peters	0	2
Roger Becker	0	1
Harold Barginski	0	1
Frankie Riley	0	1
Willie Benney	0	1
Shannon Allen	0	1
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Chad Johnson	0	1
Louie Korr	0	1
Lance Bidney	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Devito	2	16
Grant Carlson	2	15
Irving Kushto	1	18
Jessie Hickman	1	15
Joseph Mahoney	0	29
Tommy Battle	0	26
Gabe Riley	0	19
O.J. Hicks	0	18
Spencer Stevenson	0	16
Donald Maxwell	0	13
Antoine Schultz	0	9
Isaac Howard	0	9
Matt Strickland	0	9
Terry Myers	0	8
Adam Wyse	0	8
Roy Vaughn	0	8
Roman Ciervo	0	7
Larry Jurkiewicz	0	7
Jessie Malchow	0	7
Wes Copeland	0	7
Barry Sitz	0	7
Doug Corey	0	6
Ernie Crawford	0	4
Pete Maxwell	0	4
Lenny Walton	0	3
Don Harmon	0	3
Carlos Peters	0	3
Teddy Campbell	0	3
Gilbert Lane	0	3
Mo Bellais	0	3
Ethan Randle	0	3
Sammy Metzler	0	3
Dwight Gossett	0	3
Richie Gardner	0	2
Brent Huh	0	2
Dustin Bahr	0	1
Jimmy Tarver	0	1
Robbie Garrison	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	24	90	3.8
Right	6	36	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	87	4.8
Right	4	14	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wayne Griffith	32	18	1	2	2	3	7	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	36	17	1	2	0	3	8	11	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	136	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	29	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	70	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.C. Ferguson	6	4	0	37	0	21
WR Scottie Owens	6	2	2	9	0	17
WR Harold Francis	5	2	0	13	0	23
TE Edwin Jett	4	3	0	50	1	15
WR Gabe Peters	4	3	0	27	0	21
TE Carl Coles	3	1	0	3	0	15
WR Bucky Midler	2	2	0	22	0	5
RB Jerry Stai	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	0	10	0	19

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bahr	7	4	47	1	30
WR Jessie Malchow	7	4	31	0	23
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	2	20	0	24
WR O.J. Hicks	5	1	16	0	29
TE Richie Gardner	3	1	16	0	19
RB Tommy Battle	3	3	13	0	25
FB Deron Devito	2	1	-3	0	19
TE Roman Ciervo	2	1	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Stai	2	16	8.00	6.31
Billy Joe Bolender	2	6	3.00	3.00
Wayne Griffith	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wayne Griffith	7	4	28	4.00	5.34

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	5	3	9	1.80	3.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Scottie Owens	3	2	9	3.00	1.50
TE Carl Coles	2	1	3	1.50	1.00
WR Gabe Peters	1	1	16	16.00	6.75
WR Harold Francis	1	0	0	0.00	2.60

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tommy Battle	2	2	6	3.00	4.33
TE Roman Ciervo	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
WR Dustin Bahr	1	0	0	0.00	6.71
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	0	0.00	2.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Stai	2	0
Billy Joe Bolender	2	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Battle	3	1
Jeff Brzezinski	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wayne Griffith	11	7	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.C. Ferguson	3	2	1
WR Scottie Owens	2	1	0
WR Harold Francis	2	2	0
TE Edwin Jett	1	0	0
RB Jerry Stai	1	0	0
WR Bucky Midler	1	1	1
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	1	0
WR Jessie Malchow	2	1	1
RB Tommy Battle	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	10,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)