Week 1, 2010

played in New Orleans, LA

64 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Houston Barons	3	17	7	3	-	30
New Orleans Shamans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:27 HOU - Kevin Galsworthy 33 field goal
2Q: 12:12 NO - Levon Morrison 10 run (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 08:26 HOU - Billy Joe Bolender 96 run (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
2Q: 05:56 HOU - Edwin Jett 8 pass from Skip Warren (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
2Q: 00:18 HOU - Kevin Galsworthy 56 field goal
3Q: 08:27 HOU - Kenneth Bradley 14 pass from Skip Warren (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
4Q: 00:28 HOU - Kevin Galsworthy 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:27 HOU - Kevin Galsworthy 33 field goal
2Q: 12:12 NO - Levon Morrison 10 run (Mo Bellais extra point)
2Q: 08:26 HOU - Billy Joe Bolender 96 run (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
2Q: 05:56 HOU - Edwin Jett 8 pass from Skip Warren (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
2Q: 00:18 HOU - Kevin Galsworthy 56 field goal
3Q: 08:27 HOU - Kenneth Bradley 14 pass from Skip Warren (Kevin Galsworthy extra point)
4Q: 00:28 HOU - Kevin Galsworthy 24 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 12 13
- by Rushing 5 2
- by Passing 6 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 375 220
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 5.86 3.28
Net Rushing Yards 239 45
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 6.29 2.37
Net Passing Yards 136 175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 12 - 0 45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 142 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 3.65
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/18 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 12/84 8/82
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/115
Interception Ret./Yards 2/37 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:29 28:31

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	12	13
- by Rushing	5	2
- by Passing	6	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	375	220
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	5.86	3.28
Net Rushing Yards	239	45
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	6.29	2.37
Net Passing Yards	136	175
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 12 - 0	45 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	142	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	3.65
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/18	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	12/84	8/82
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/115
Interception Ret./Yards	2/37	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:29	28:31

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	2:20	OWN 8	4	27	Punt
1	6:39	5:17	OWN 5	9	79	Field Goal
2	12:04	1:28	OWN 10	3	0	Punt
2	8:26	0:15	OWN 4	1	96	Touchdown
2	7:25	1:40	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
2	3:53	1:08	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	1:52	0:43	OPP 35	3	-4	Missed FG
2	0:53	0:40	OPP 34	3	-5	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	12:45	1:22	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
3	9:32	1:14	OPP 31	3	31	Touchdown
3	6:20	3:30	OWN 22	6	12	Punt
3	1:34	1:41	OWN 19	3	3	Punt
4	12:55	1:40	OWN 28	3	2	Punt
4	8:16	1:55	OPP 42	4	9	Downs
4	6:12	2:26	OPP 44	3	5	Punt
4	2:39	2:17	OPP 19	6	12	Field Goal

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
1	8:34	1:55	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
1	1:22	4:18	OWN 17	8	83	Touchdown
2	10:36	2:10	OPP 43	3	2	Punt
2	8:11	0:46	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	5:45	1:52	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	2:45	0:53	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
2	1:09	0:16	OWN 46	2	0	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	14:08	1:23	OPP 43	3	-6	Punt
3	11:23	1:51	OWN 27	5	10	Fumble
3	8:18	1:58	OWN 42	3	2	Punt
3	2:50	1:16	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
4	14:53	1:58	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
4	11:15	2:59	OWN 23	7	26	Fumble
4	6:21	0:09	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
4	3:46	1:07	OWN 5	7	14	Downs
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 37	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Billy Joe Bolender, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Billy Joe Bolender	20	172	8.60	96	2	1
Gabe Neumann	18	67	3.72	13	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Morrison	10	18	1.80	10	1	1
Glenn Kickert	6	15	2.50	18	1	0
Jeff Brzezinski	2	10	5.00	11	1	0
Dustin Bahr	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	25	12	142	1/6	2	38	0	92.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	45	24	195	3/20	0	25	2	46.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kenneth Bradley	4	5	30	7.50	0	14	1
FB Wally Hulbert	2	3	31	15.50	21	31	0
WR Harold Francis	2	5	22	11.00	10	18	0
WR Harvey Walton	2	6	44	22.00	38	38	0
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
WR Patrick Janke	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Carl Coles	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Billy Joe Bolender	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lionel Burgess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dustin Bahr	8	13	70	8.75	37	19
TE Cornelius Kirk	4	6	41	10.25	0	15
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	12	40	10.00	17	16
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	2	1.00	0	6
FB Deron Devito	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Fernando Dawkins	1	1	25	25.00	15	25
WR Max Burton	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
TE Roman Ciervo	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Jessie Malchow	1	6	5	5.00	0	5
WR Kris O'Neill	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frankie Riley	1	0	0.00	0
CB Chad Johnson	1	37	37.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Louie Korr	2	0
Harold Barginski	0	1
Rod Lindo	0	1
Ryan Joseph	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Brzezinski	2	0	0	0
Levon Morrison	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Ray	9	366	40.7	38.7	56	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wes Copeland	10	393	39.3	37.7	60	6

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Galsworthy	3/4	1/2	1/2	56	3/3

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

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Neumann	3	17	5.7	0
Patrick Janke	1	-1	-1.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabe Riley	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Thornton	4	92	23.0	0
Jessie Malchow	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Gerald Preston	6	1	0.0	12	31
DE Harold Barginski	4	1	1.0	14	31
DT Shannon Allen	4	0	0.0	12	20
S Brad Arnold	4	0	0.0	11	30
S Darrin Gordon	3	1	0.0	16	42
S Frankie Riley	3	0	0.0	16	40
DE Roger Becker	2	0	1.0	9	30
OLB Ellis Carpenter	2	2	0.0	11	43
CB Chad Johnson	2	0	0.0	11	31
DE Irving Hammond	2	0	0.0	10	19
DT Louie Korr	2	0	0.0	13	40
CB Korey Shannon	2	0	0.0	13	38
ILB Lance Bidney	2	0	0.0	11	30
CB Rod Lindo	2	0	0.0	14	40
ILB Timothy Fraley	2	0	0.0	8	17
DE Ryan Joseph	1	0	1.0	10	18
OLB Joseph Russell	1	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Ellis Briles	0	1	0.0	3	7
DT Rico Mayes	0	1	0.0	9	18

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	9	1	0.0	34	25
S Gilbert Lane	8	2	0.0	25	20
DT Donald Maxwell	7	0	0.0	28	22
DT Pete Maxwell	4	1	0.0	23	17
DE Teddy Campbell	4	1	0.0	23	15
OLB Isaac Howard	3	1	0.0	19	10
OLB Lenny Walton	2	1	0.0	19	20
CB Carlos Peters	2	0	0.0	29	22
DE Charles Davis	2	0	0.0	15	11
DT Jimmy Meadows	2	0	0.0	19	13
DT Xavier Clements	2	0	0.0	15	9
DE Don Harmon	1	4	1.0	24	15
QB Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	---	---	---
TE Roman Ciervo	1	0	---	---	---
RB Glenn Kickert	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dustin Bahr	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Joseph Mahoney	1	0	0.0	16	6
CB Sammy Metzler	1	0	0.0	23	15
CB Henry Linkous	0	1	0.0	18	8
CB Billy Joe Bode	0	1	0.0	15	7
S Brent Huh	0	1	0.0	10	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Roger Becker	1.0	1	2	3	30
DE Harold Barginski	1.0	0	0	0	31
DE Ryan Joseph	1.0	0	0	0	18
DT Louie Korr	0.0	2	1	1	40
OLB Ellis Carpenter	0.0	0	1	2	43
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Irving Hammond	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Rico Mayes	0.0	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	1.0	2	15
CB Henry Linkous	0.0	1	8
DE Charles Davis	0.0	1	11
DT Jimmy Meadows	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gerald Preston	5	0	0	31
S Frankie Riley	3	0	1	40
CB Chad Johnson	2	1	1	31
S Darrin Gordon	2	1	0	42
CB Korey Shannon	2	1	0	38
S Brad Arnold	2	1	0	30
DT Shannon Allen	2	0	0	20
CB Rod Lindo	2	0	0	40
DE Roger Becker	1	0	0	30
DT Louie Korr	1	0	0	40
OLB Ellis Carpenter	1	0	0	43
ILB Timothy Fraley	1	0	0	17
ILB Lance Bidney	0	1	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	3	1	25
S Leland Elrod	1	1	25
S Gilbert Lane	1	1	20
OLB Lenny Walton	1	0	20
DT Donald Maxwell	1	0	22
CB Billy Joe Bode	1	0	7
CB Carlos Peters	1	0	22
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	17
OLB Joseph Mahoney	1	0	6
CB Sammy Metzler	1	0	15
CB Gabe Riley	0	2	19
CB Henry Linkous	0	1	8
OLB Isaac Howard	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mario Patton	3	7	30	0	20
Richie Anderson	3	5	30	0	23
Geoff Shelton	1	9	34	1	22
Toby Benton	1	9	33	0	21
Al Geis	1	3	26	0	22
Dan Barnes	0	2	8	0	6
Wally Hulbert	0	1	20	0	15
Kerry Lyon	0	1	8	0	3
Jose Gnida	0	1	16	0	8

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	1	3	19	0	44
Doug Corey	1	3	18	0	40
Jeff Money	0	4	19	1	48
Zach Blood	0	3	14	2	39
Roman Ciervo	0	2	6	0	10
Terry Myers	0	1	4	0	14
Robbie Garrison	0	1	15	0	34

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Timothy Fraley	4	18
Edwin Jett	2	18
Harvey Walton	1	20
Richie Anderson	1	11
Gabe Neumann	0	30
Harold Barginski	0	23
Lionel Burgess	0	22
Wally Hulbert	0	21
Rod Lindo	0	20
Gabe Landolt	0	19
Brad Arnold	0	19
Kenneth Bradley	0	16
Kerry Lyon	0	13
Dan Barnes	0	13
Kevin Galsworthy	0	11
Jose Gnida	0	10
Gerald Preston	0	9
Irving Hammond	0	9
Marco Ray	0	9
Joseph Russell	0	8
Carl Coles	0	6
Patrick Janke	0	5
Van Goodspeed	0	5
Shannon Allen	0	4
A.J. Radlick	0	4
Louie Korr	0	2
Harold Francis	0	2
Andrew Fraser	0	2
Roger Becker	0	1
Ellis Briles	0	1
Ryan Joseph	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Max Burton	3	28
Kris O'Neill	1	12
Henry Linkous	0	28
Joseph Mahoney	0	24
Fernando Dawkins	0	19
Jimmy Simmons	0	19
Glenn Kickert	0	18
Roman Ciervo	0	17
Deron Devito	0	16
Charles Davis	0	12
Gabe Riley	0	12
Brent Huh	0	11
Isaac Howard	0	10
Terry Myers	0	10
Wes Copeland	0	10
O.J. Sylvester	0	10
Gilbert Breshears	0	9
Alonzo Iafigliola	0	9
Jessie Malchow	0	9
Zach Blood	0	8
Don Harmon	0	7
Ernie Crawford	0	5
Pete Maxwell	0	5
Sammy Metzler	0	5
Kyle Thornton	0	5
Doug Corey	0	4
Billy Joe Bode	0	4
Carlos Peters	0	4
Leland Elrod	0	4
Donald Maxwell	0	3
Teddy Campbell	0	3
Robbie Garrison	0	3
Lenny Walton	0	2
Gilbert Lane	0	2
Mo Bellais	0	2
Levon Morrison	0	1
Jimmy Meadows	0	1
Xavier Clements	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	128	8.5
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	9	51	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	14	7.0
Middle	14	33	2.4
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	25	12	2	0	1	7	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	45	24	1	0	4	5	7	6	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	41	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	48	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	108	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	39	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	10	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harvey Walton	6	2	0	44	1	15
WR Harold Francis	5	2	0	22	0	19
WR Kenneth Bradley	5	4	0	30	0	13
FB Wally Hulbert	3	2	0	31	1	15
TE Carl Coles	2	0	1	0	0	15
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB Billy Joe Bolender	1	0	0	0	0	10
WR Patrick Janke	1	1	0	7	0	8
TE Lionel Burgess	1	0	0	0	0	2

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bahr	13	8	3	70	0	44
WR Vernon Giannitti	12	4	0	40	0	35
TE Cornelius Kirk	6	4	0	41	0	31
WR Jessie Malchow	6	1	1	5	0	32
TE Roman Ciervo	2	1	0	6	0	10
RB Levon Morrison	2	2	0	2	0	31
FB Deron Devito	1	1	0	4	0	19
TE Fernando Dawkins	1	1	0	25	1	1
WR Max Burton	1	1	0	-3	0	13
WR Kris O'Neill	1	1	0	5	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gabe Neumann	5	19	3.80	3.72
Billy Joe Bolender	5	5	1.00	8.60

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Morrison	1	10	10.00	1.80
Glenn Kickert	1	0	0.00	2.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Warren	4	2	22	5.50	5.68

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1	6	6.00	4.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Wally Hulbert	1	0	0	0.00	10.33
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Kenneth Bradley	1	1	14	14.00	6.00
WR Harvey Walton	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Roman Ciervo	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Gabe Neumann	6	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Morrison	2	1
Glenn Kickert	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	11	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Francis	3	1	1
FB Wally Hulbert	2	1	0
TE Carl Coles	2	0	0
WR Harvey Walton	2	1	0
TE Edwin Jett	1	1	1
WR Patrick Janke	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	3	2
TE Cornelius Kirk	3	2	1
WR Dustin Bahr	2	2	0
WR Jessie Malchow	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)