Week 1, 2016

played in New Orleans, LA

65 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	10	14	0	-	24
New Orleans Shamans	14	3	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:50 NO - Percy Neufeldt 43 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Bennie Madkin extra point)
1Q: 00:03 NO - Marty Cassidy 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Bennie Madkin extra point)
2Q: 09:42 HOU - Spencer Spencer 22 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 03:38 NO - Bennie Madkin 43 field goal
2Q: 00:13 HOU - Floyd Simmons 18 field goal
3Q: 11:40 HOU - Spencer Spencer 46 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 02:36 HOU - Bryant Covington 21 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:50 NO - Percy Neufeldt 43 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Bennie Madkin extra point)
1Q: 00:03 NO - Marty Cassidy 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Bennie Madkin extra point)
2Q: 09:42 HOU - Spencer Spencer 22 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 03:38 NO - Bennie Madkin 43 field goal
2Q: 00:13 HOU - Floyd Simmons 18 field goal
3Q: 11:40 HOU - Spencer Spencer 46 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 02:36 HOU - Bryant Covington 21 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 422 298
- Offensive Plays 59 77
- Yards per Play 7.15 3.87
Net Rushing Yards 140 84
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 5.00 4.00
Net Passing Yards 282 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 2 55 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 286 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.10 3.82
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 12/71 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/40 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 2/10 2/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:35 31:25

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	422	298
- Offensive Plays	59	77
- Yards per Play	7.15	3.87
Net Rushing Yards	140	84
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	5.00	4.00
Net Passing Yards	282	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 2	55 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	286	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.10	3.82
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	8/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	12/71	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/40	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	2/10	2/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:35	31:25

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	3:01	OWN 47	4	18	Missed FG
1	9:04	3:08	OWN 6	6	51	Punt
1	2:32	0:32	OWN 23	1	5	Fumble
2	15:00	1:20	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
2	13:09	3:41	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	3:30	1:25	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	1:10	1:05	50	5	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 41	3	12	Interception
3	12:54	1:34	OPP 44	3	44	Touchdown
3	7:14	4:52	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	1:52	2:03	OPP 49	4	15	Missed FG
4	12:53	1:57	OWN 8	4	9	Punt
4	7:42	1:44	OWN 20	3	29	Interception
4	4:21	0:50	OWN 20	2	15	Fumble
4	2:26	0:33	OWN 12	3	4	Punt

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	10:38	1:34	OWN 42	4	13	Punt
1	5:56	3:24	OWN 16	7	84	Touchdown
1	2:00	2:00	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
2	13:40	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	9:28	5:58	OWN 20	12	54	Field Goal
2	2:05	0:55	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
3	13:10	0:16	OWN 49	1	-5	Fumble
3	11:20	4:06	OWN 37	8	32	Missed FG
3	2:22	0:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	14:49	1:56	OWN 41	3	3	Punt
4	10:56	3:14	OWN 32	7	38	Interception
4	5:58	1:37	OWN 44	5	13	Punt
4	3:31	1:05	OPP 21	4	12	Interception
4	1:53	1:53	OWN 35	9	36	Game

Game MVP: J.J. Kanpurwala, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Trent Tanner	18	85	4.72	20	2
Joel Swank	7	31	4.43	9	0
J.J. Kanpurwala	2	15	7.50	10	1
Burt Pescaia	1	9	9.00	9	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sammie Prosser	10	35	3.50	12	1
Vince Relf	6	25	4.17	7	0
Jeff Brzezinski	2	11	5.50	6	0
Duane Nordby	2	10	5.00	8	0
Billy Joe Donaldson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	30	21	286	1/4	3	46	2	105.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	55	25	219	1/5	2	43	2	53.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryant Covington	5	8	72	14.40	27	25	1
WR Spencer Spencer	4	9	106	26.50	66	46	2
RB Trent Tanner	3	3	27	9.00	12	12	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	2	3	6	3.00	6	5	0
WR Leland Burks	2	2	39	19.50	12	32	0
TE Harvey Browning	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Burt Pescaia	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	26	26.00	0	26	0
WR Larry Sullivan	1	1	1	1.00	1	1	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Vince Relf	6	6	28	4.67	5	11	0
WR Antoine Nutten	5	11	46	9.20	5	13	0
WR Trent Shapiro	4	7	38	9.50	15	16	0
TE Percy Neufeldt	3	7	67	22.33	27	43	1
FB Duane Nordby	2	2	18	9.00	12	9	0
WR Alvin Hiscock	2	6	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Marty Cassidy	2	12	8	4.00	0	5	1
RB Sammie Prosser	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Ralph Dennis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Billy Joe Donaldson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Willmer	1	10	10.00	0
CB Broderick Wright	1	0	0.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Roosevelt O'Neal	1	1	1.00	0
ILB Kyle Okunevich	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Trent Tanner	2	0	0
Joel Swank	1	0	0
Earl Barker	0	1	1
J.J. Kanpurwala	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0
Pete Maxwell	0	1	0
Moe Cook	0	1	0
Winfred Rodriguez	0	0	1
Kyle Okunevich	0	0	1
Teddy Creamer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	5	257	51.4	44.6	63	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Glenn Swift	7	294	42.0	33.4	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	1/3	0/2	0/2	18	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bennie Madkin	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitchell Cooper	4	40	10.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammie Prosser	3	14	4.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Swank	4	83	20.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Shapiro	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Mitchell Cooper	7	2	0.0	16	51
ILB Moe Totten	7	2	0.0	15	45
OLB Curtis Bales	5	1	0.0	13	24
CB Jerald Willmer	4	1	0.0	19	45
S Darrin Gordon	3	2	0.0	19	45
DT Ralph Blades	3	1	0.0	17	37
DE Earl Barker	2	0	0.5	9	21
S Brent Renze	2	2	0.0	13	35
S Lenny Cheatham	2	1	0.0	11	33
DE Josh Hasting	2	1	0.0	12	35
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	2	1	0.0	13	37
WR Spencer Spencer	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Dale Henson	2	0	0.0	6	11
CB Stanley Garner	1	1	0.0	7	20
CB Broderick Wright	1	1	0.0	13	45
DT Tony Whalen	1	0	0.0	7	24
S Nathan Weaver	1	0	0.0	4	14
C Myron Duncan	1	0	---	---	---
G Nathan Wilcox	1	0	---	---	---
DT Shannon Allen	0	2	0.5	11	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	13	0	0.0	28	23
OLB Troy Benton	5	0	0.0	17	21
DT Xavier Clements	4	1	1.0	24	25
CB Donnell Dole	4	0	0.0	10	20
S Roosevelt O'Neal	3	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Earl Bierce	2	1	0.0	9	11
CB Leo Kummerfeldt	2	1	0.0	19	25
DE Winfred Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	24	28
S Robbie Meier	2	0	0.0	26	25
DT Dean Crawford	2	0	0.0	11	9
S Teddy Creamer	2	0	0.0	12	19
CB Moe Cook	1	2	0.0	25	26
DE Jared Miller	1	1	0.0	15	10
QB Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0.0	14	16
CB Gene Tatum	1	0	0.0	20	18
DT Amos Schwartz	1	0	0.0	4	6
WR Antoine Nutten	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Louie Whiting	0	1	0.0	9	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earl Barker	0.5	0	2	0	21
DT Shannon Allen	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Josh Hasting	0.0	1	3	1	35
DE Herb Small	0.0	1	0	0	36

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	1.0	0	0	1	25
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	0	2	4	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mitchell Cooper	5	3	0	51
CB Jerald Willmer	4	2	1	45
S Lenny Cheatham	3	0	0	33
S Brent Renze	2	2	0	35
OLB Curtis Bales	2	0	0	24
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	2	0	0	37
S Darrin Gordon	1	1	0	45
ILB Moe Totten	1	1	0	45
CB Broderick Wright	1	0	1	45
DT Tony Whalen	1	0	0	24
S Nathan Weaver	1	0	0	14
CB Stanley Garner	1	0	0	20
ILB Dale Henson	1	0	0	11
DE Herb Small	0	1	0	36

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Troy Benton	5	0	0	21
ILB Kyle Okunevich	3	2	1	23
CB Donnell Dole	3	0	0	20
S Teddy Creamer	3	0	0	19
CB Moe Cook	2	0	0	26
CB Leo Kummerfeldt	2	0	0	25
CB Gene Tatum	1	0	0	18
OLB Earl Bierce	1	0	0	11
OLB Seth Horn	1	0	0	2
S Roosevelt O'Neal	0	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Allen Taylor	2	4	0	9	0	13
Nathan Wilcox	2	2	0	27	0	30
Irv Jefcoat	1	5	0	20	0	22
Dexter Martinez	1	4	1	27	0	22
Mo Young	1	4	0	24	1	23
Bubba Hopkins	1	3	0	23	0	26
Myron Duncan	1	3	0	8	0	9
Darren Wallerstedt	0	1	0	9	0	16

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Palmer	2	2	15	0	36
Lionel Winter	1	4	19	1	42
Butch Wilkins	1	4	17	0	45
Matt Donovan	1	3	12	0	44
Neal Cox	1	2	7	0	25
Duane Nordby	1	1	9	0	18
Ralph Dennis	0	1	9	0	17
Ken Valentino	0	1	17	0	54
Broderick Mukherjee	0	1	5	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Swank	1	23
Burt Pescaia	1	17
Harvey Browning	1	16
Larry Sullivan	1	13
Mitchell Cooper	0	32
Lenny Cheatham	0	16
Cornelius Dattilo	0	16
Brian Doyle	0	14
Wayne Kiely	0	13
Damon Kacyvenski	0	12
Dusty Martinez	0	9
Myron Duncan	0	8
Floyd Simmons	0	8
Earl Barker	0	8
Junior Hodges	0	8
Allen Taylor	0	8
Nathan Wilcox	0	7
Darren Wallerstedt	0	7
Shannon Allen	0	6
Irv Jefcoat	0	6
Leland Burks	0	6
Herb Small	0	5
Brian Pourdanesh	0	5
Dale Henson	0	4
Lawrence Gorin	0	3
Ralph Blades	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	2
Brent Renze	0	2
Josh Hasting	0	2
Moe Totten	0	2
Stanley Garner	0	2
Nathan Weaver	0	1
Jerald Willmer	0	1
Mo Young	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Billy Joe Donaldson	4	16
Vince Relf	2	18
Trent Shapiro	1	19
Robbie Meier	1	5
Kendrick Baker	0	18
Teddy Creamer	0	18
Ralph Dennis	0	17
Leo Kummerfeldt	0	13
Kyle Okunevich	0	11
Alvin Hiscock	0	11
Louie Whiting	0	9
Neal Cox	0	9
Clifton Bronson	0	9
Donnell Dole	0	9
Broderick Mukherjee	0	8
Marty Cassidy	0	7
Glenn Swift	0	7
Percy Neufeldt	0	6
Tony Palmer	0	6
Bennie Madkin	0	6
Earl Bierce	0	5
Sammie Prosser	0	5
Jared Miller	0	5
Pete Maxwell	0	4
Duane Nordby	0	4
Xavier Clements	0	4
Ken Valentino	0	4
Brad Ackerman	0	4
Irv Hull	0	4
Dean Crawford	0	4
Gene Tatum	0	3
Moe Cook	0	3
Winfred Rodriguez	0	3
Roosevelt O'Neal	0	3
Timothy Hartman	0	3
Hardy Calinoff	0	2
Troy Benton	0	2
Antoine Nutten	0	1
Otis Fausel	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	21	112	5.3
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	15	59	3.9
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Kanpurwala	30	21	6	3	0	2	2	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	55	25	1	6	5	10	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	66	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	140	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	58	29.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	14	8	45	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	9	63	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	68	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Spencer Spencer	9	4	106	2	20
WR Bryant Covington	8	5	72	2	24
RB Trent Tanner	3	3	27	0	22
FB Darren Wallerstedt	3	2	6	0	16
WR Leland Burks	2	2	39	1	15
TE Harvey Browning	2	2	4	0	14
TE Burt Pescaia	1	1	5	0	12
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	26	1	16
WR Larry Sullivan	1	1	1	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marty Cassidy	12	2	3	8	0	39
WR Antoine Nutten	11	5	2	46	0	30
TE Percy Neufeldt	7	3	0	67	1	25
WR Trent Shapiro	7	4	0	38	0	35
RB Vince Relf	6	6	0	28	0	31
WR Alvin Hiscock	6	2	0	11	0	40
FB Duane Nordby	2	2	0	18	0	18
TE Ralph Dennis	2	0	0	0	0	17
RB Sammie Prosser	1	1	0	3	0	22
FB Billy Joe Donaldson	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trent Tanner	1	0	0.00	4.72

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	5	5.00	5.50
Duane Nordby	1	8	8.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	1	7	7.00	9.53

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	5	1	5	1.00	3.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Burks	1	1	7	7.00	19.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marty Cassidy	3	1	5	1.67	0.67
WR Antoine Nutten	1	0	0	0.00	4.18
TE Percy Neufeldt	1	0	0	0.00	9.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Trent Tanner	3	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Relf	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	8	5	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	18	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Darren Wallerstedt	3	2	0
WR Bryant Covington	2	1	1
WR Spencer Spencer	2	1	1
WR Larry Sullivan	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Antoine Nutten	5	2	2
RB Vince Relf	4	4	2
TE Percy Neufeldt	2	1	1
WR Alvin Hiscock	2	0	0
WR Trent Shapiro	2	1	1
WR Marty Cassidy	2	1	1
FB Billy Joe Donaldson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,200 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,600 (23,400)
End Zone 9,400 (16,900)
Mezzanine 5,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 8,400 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,200 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,600 (23,400)
End Zone	9,400 (16,900)
Mezzanine	5,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	8,400 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (5,200)