Week 17, 2011

played in New Orleans, LA

46 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	0	0	0	-	0
New Orleans Shamans	7	12	3	3	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 NO - Levon Morrison 17 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 11:31 NO - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
2Q: 07:19 NO - Harry Batteaux 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 03:01 NO - Darrin Earls 44 field goal
3Q: 03:55 NO - Darrin Earls 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NO - Darrin Earls 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:33 NO - Levon Morrison 17 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 11:31 NO - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
2Q: 07:19 NO - Harry Batteaux 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 03:01 NO - Darrin Earls 44 field goal
3Q: 03:55 NO - Darrin Earls 38 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NO - Darrin Earls 35 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 4-12 8-8
First Downs 12 15
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 172 319
- Offensive Plays 56 57
- Yards per Play 3.07 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 53 126
- Rushing Attempts 15 30
- Yards per Rush 3.53 4.20
Net Passing Yards 119 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 176 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 9/57 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 2.90 7.15
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.8 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/115 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:13 31:47

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	4-12	8-8
First Downs	12	15
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	172	319
- Offensive Plays	56	57
- Yards per Play	3.07	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	53	126
- Rushing Attempts	15	30
- Yards per Rush	3.53	4.20
Net Passing Yards	119	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	176	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	9/57	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	2.90	7.15
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.8	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/115	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:13	31:47

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	4:19	OWN 28	6	25	Punt
1	4:59	2:17	50	3	3	Punt
2	13:32	2:10	OWN 3	3	-2	Safety
2	7:11	1:25	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
2	2:56	2:28	OWN 32	7	22	Punt
3	15:00	5:21	OWN 18	8	16	Punt
3	3:47	1:31	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
3	1:12	3:34	OWN 15	6	33	Punt
4	10:32	3:36	OWN 36	10	36	Downs
4	4:28	0:54	OWN 33	4	4	Downs
4	1:52	1:52	OWN 31	3	20	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
1	6:56	1:57	OWN 6	3	5	Punt
1	2:42	4:10	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	11:22	4:11	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
2	5:46	2:50	OWN 32	8	41	Field Goal
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	9:39	5:52	OWN 36	10	43	Field Goal
3	2:16	1:04	OWN 46	4	-8	Punt
4	12:38	2:06	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	6:56	2:28	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	3:34	1:42	OPP 37	5	19	Field Goal

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rickey Gibson	9	34	3.78	11	2
Clyde Canada	5	15	3.00	8	0
Brock Shaw	1	4	4.00	4	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Morrison	16	76	4.75	17	2	1
Aaron Elliott	11	41	3.73	16	1	0
Jeff Brzezinski	3	9	3.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	26	19	151	6/35	0	18	0	87.1
Timothy Rhem	6	3	25	3/22	0	11	0	61.1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	25	18	204	2/11	1	41	0	109.4

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR B.J. Kirk	7	9	66	9.43	9	18
WR Clifton Rose	5	8	28	5.60	2	10
FB Brock Shaw	3	4	18	6.00	14	9
TE Luther Salcedo	2	2	16	8.00	0	11
WR Dana Solorio	1	4	8	8.00	0	8
RB Rickey Gibson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Kenneth McCormick	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Lincoln Budd	1	2	17	17.00	3	17

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harry Batteaux	4	5	73	18.25	35	30	1
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	5	79	19.75	41	41	0
FB Deron Devito	3	4	-1	-0.33	0	1	0
WR Kris O'Neill	3	4	22	7.33	7	14	0
TE Richie Gardner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Seth Watkins	1	4	11	11.00	12	11	0
RB Levon Morrison	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
WR Emmitt Joseph	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Bill Pietrzyk	1	0
Skip Warren	1	0
Wendell Rhodes	0	1
Toby Benton	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donovan Allen	0	0	1	0
Kyle Thornton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Monty Myers	8	273	34.1	30.1	47	3

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don McWilliams	5	238	47.6	42.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	2	21	10.5	0
Bill Pietrzyk	1	7	7.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harry Batteaux	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Korey Shannon	3	74	24.7	0
Bill Pietrzyk	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Thornton	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Louie Korr	7	0	1.0	20	18
DE Harold Barginski	4	3	0.0	16	17
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	4	3	0.0	27	22
S Darrin Gordon	4	1	0.0	26	23
CB Chad Johnson	4	0	0.0	16	16
CB Zach Groh	4	0	0.0	23	20
CB Rod Lindo	4	0	0.0	15	11
OLB Jamie Edwards	3	2	0.0	28	19
S Frankie Riley	3	1	0.0	19	23
DT Shannon Allen	3	1	0.0	22	19
DT Jeremy Kelly	2	2	0.0	18	14
OLB Tyrone Jones	2	0	0.0	11	8
DE Roger Becker	1	0	1.0	7	6
CB Bill Pietrzyk	1	1	0.0	15	11
DE Clyde McGriff	1	0	0.0	23	21
CB Korey Shannon	0	2	0.0	17	20

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	4	0	1.5	12	29
S Marvin Harp	4	2	0.0	10	26
OLB Mickey Burnett	4	2	0.0	6	24
OLB Lenny Walton	4	1	0.0	9	18
S Gilbert Lane	4	1	0.0	10	33
DE Don Harmon	3	0	2.5	13	35
OLB Grady Orr	3	0	1.0	2	4
CB Sammy Metzler	3	0	0.0	11	34
DT Donald Maxwell	2	0	1.0	8	20
S Erik Lockett	2	2	0.0	9	28
S Damon Herndon	2	1	0.0	8	13
ILB Marty Carpenter	2	1	0.0	6	19
ILB Ernie Crawford	2	1	0.0	7	22
CB Gabe Riley	2	0	0.0	8	21
DT Jimmy Meadows	2	0	0.0	4	5
DE Donovan Allen	1	1	1.5	6	24
DE Scott Dorman	1	0	1.0	11	23
CB William Ball	1	0	0.0	12	33
CB Reuben Back	1	0	0.0	8	24
DT Pete Maxwell	0	1	0.5	3	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Louie Korr	1.0	2	2	18
DE Roger Becker	1.0	0	1	6
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	1	1	19
DE Clyde McGriff	0.0	1	0	21

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	2.5	1	1	4	35
DT Xavier Clements	1.5	0	1	1	29
DE Donovan Allen	1.5	0	1	0	24
DE Scott Dorman	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Donald Maxwell	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Grady Orr	1.0	0	0	0	4
DT Pete Maxwell	0.5	0	0	0	12
ILB Ernie Crawford	0.0	1	0	0	22
OLB Lenny Walton	0.0	0	1	0	18
S Erik Lockett	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Zach Groh	3	1	20
OLB Jamie Edwards	3	0	19
CB Chad Johnson	3	0	16
DE Harold Barginski	2	0	17
S Frankie Riley	2	0	23
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	2	0	22
DE Clyde McGriff	1	0	21
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	23
CB Rod Lindo	1	0	11
ILB Wendell Rhodes	0	1	7
CB Korey Shannon	0	1	20

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lenny Walton	4	0	18
S Gilbert Lane	3	0	33
S Marvin Harp	2	0	26
S Erik Lockett	2	0	28
S Damon Herndon	2	0	13
OLB Mickey Burnett	2	0	24
CB Gabe Riley	2	0	21
CB Sammy Metzler	2	0	34
ILB Marty Carpenter	1	1	19
OLB Grady Orr	1	0	4
CB Reuben Back	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rufus Kirchgessner	3	5	15	3	41
Sam Pettine	1	2	8	0	28
Toby Benton	0	5	12	4	38
Jermaine Emmons	0	2	10	0	30
J.B. Pigott	0	1	8	0	19
Quentin Hardy	0	0	14	1	35
Van Goodspeed	0	0	6	1	11

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	6	12	1	29	0	25
Tom Cassidy	2	6	0	28	0	23
Richie Gardner	1	2	0	21	0	13
O.J. Sylvester	1	1	0	18	1	20
Deron Devito	1	1	0	19	0	10
Jeff Money	0	2	0	30	0	26
Scottie Dobson	0	1	0	13	1	9
Robbie Garrison	0	1	0	6	0	5
Wesley Lake	0	1	0	24	0	23

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Korey Shannon	2	21
Wendell Rhodes	2	17
Edward Sutter	0	18
Rod Lindo	0	17
Clyde Canada	0	16
Otis Bowzer	0	16
Bill Pietrzyk	0	13
Lincoln Budd	0	13
Brock Shaw	0	12
Ricky Whitfield	0	9
Scott Perez	0	9
Van Goodspeed	0	8
Malcolm Boyles	0	8
J.B. Pigott	0	8
Sam Pettine	0	8
Monty Myers	0	8
Shannon Allen	0	6
Rufus Kirchgessner	0	6
Harold Barginski	0	5
Tyrone Jones	0	5
Kenneth McCormick	0	5
Jermaine Emmons	0	4
Rico Mayes	0	4
Lester Clayton	0	4
Clyde McGriff	0	3
Frankie Riley	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	3
Louie Korr	0	3
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	2
Quentin Hardy	0	2
Stan Bruce	0	2
Chad Johnson	0	2
Zach Groh	0	2
Roger Becker	0	1
Jamie Edwards	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Kyle Thornton	2	24
Damon Herndon	2	11
Ty Warren	2	8
Mickey Burnett	1	29
O.J. Sylvester	1	8
Deron Devito	0	16
Harry Batteaux	0	16
Carlton Robertson	0	16
Reuben Back	0	15
Emmitt Joseph	0	11
Don Harmon	0	9
Kris O'Neill	0	9
Darrin Earls	0	9
Tom Cassidy	0	8
Erik Lockett	0	8
Marty Carpenter	0	8
Robbie Garrison	0	8
Scottie Dobson	0	8
Reuben Manning	0	6
Don McWilliams	0	5
Scott Dorman	0	3
Ethan Randle	0	3
Michael Schumer	0	3
Lenny Walton	0	2
Marvin Harp	0	2
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Gabe Riley	0	2
Sammy Metzler	0	2
Jimmy Meadows	0	2
Grady Orr	0	2
Aaron Elliott	0	2
Wesley Lake	0	2
Donald Maxwell	0	1
William Ball	0	1
Gilbert Lane	0	1
Vernon Giannitti	0	1
Xavier Clements	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	56	4.7
Middle	12	61	5.1
Right	5	10	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	26	19	0	0	1	1	3	5	0
Timothy Rhem	6	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	25	18	4	0	0	3	4	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	46	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	107	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	50	5.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	57	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	45	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR B.J. Kirk	9	7	1	66	30
WR Clifton Rose	8	5	0	28	23
WR Dana Solorio	4	1	0	8	23
FB Brock Shaw	4	3	0	18	22
TE Luther Salcedo	2	2	0	16	20
WR Lincoln Budd	2	1	0	17	19
RB Rickey Gibson	1	1	0	6	23
TE Kenneth McCormick	1	1	0	9	20
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	1	0	8	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harry Batteaux	5	4	73	2	18
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	4	79	2	26
FB Deron Devito	4	3	-1	0	10
WR Seth Watkins	4	1	11	0	18
WR Kris O'Neill	4	3	22	0	11
TE Richie Gardner	1	1	3	0	13
RB Levon Morrison	1	1	6	0	18
WR Emmitt Joseph	1	1	11	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Morrison	2	16	8.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	2	2	4	2.00	8.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Deron Devito	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.25
WR Harry Batteaux	1	1	5	5.00	14.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	2	1
Levon Morrison	2	0
Aaron Elliott	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	9	7	3
Timothy Rhem	2	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clifton Rose	4	3	1
FB Brock Shaw	2	2	1
WR Lincoln Budd	2	1	1
WR Dana Solorio	1	1	0
TE Kenneth McCormick	1	1	0
WR B.J. Kirk	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harry Batteaux	3	2	2
WR Seth Watkins	2	1	1
FB Deron Devito	1	1	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)