Week 10, 2017

played in Houston, TX

59 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	0	0	10	-	10
Houston Barons	0	3	0	9	-	12

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:00 HOU - Floyd Simmons 25 field goal
4Q: 14:55 NO - Vinny Bessette 3 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 10:42 HOU - Floyd Simmons 28 field goal
4Q: 05:42 HOU - Floyd Simmons 41 field goal
4Q: 01:08 NO - Marc Gonzalez 18 field goal
4Q: 00:11 HOU - Floyd Simmons 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:00 HOU - Floyd Simmons 25 field goal
4Q: 14:55 NO - Vinny Bessette 3 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 10:42 HOU - Floyd Simmons 28 field goal
4Q: 05:42 HOU - Floyd Simmons 41 field goal
4Q: 01:08 NO - Marc Gonzalez 18 field goal
4Q: 00:11 HOU - Floyd Simmons 57 field goal

Team Statistics NO HOU
Record 2-7 5-4
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 310 290
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.00 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 130 106
- Rushing Attempts 25 30
- Yards per Rush 5.20 3.53
Net Passing Yards 180 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 0 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 184 195
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.86 5.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/31 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/93 2/40
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:33 33:27

Team Statistics	NO	HOU
Record	2-7	5-4
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	310	290
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.00	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	130	106
- Rushing Attempts	25	30
- Yards per Rush	5.20	3.53
Net Passing Yards	180	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 0	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	184	195
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.86	5.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/31	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/93	2/40
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:33	33:27

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:18	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	7:27	3:25	OWN 20	7	61	Missed FG
2	15:00	3:19	OWN 7	6	6	Punt
2	3:53	2:25	OWN 25	7	36	Missed FG
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 34	2	12	Half
3	15:00	2:40	OPP 46	6	19	Missed FG
3	9:34	1:52	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	6:06	6:19	OWN 12	13	88	Touchdown
4	13:16	0:12	OWN 33	1	-4	Fumble
4	10:36	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	5:34	4:31	OWN 25	11	74	Field Goal
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	0	-10	Game

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:42	OWN 20	7	36	Punt
1	9:57	2:30	OWN 47	5	7	Punt
1	4:02	4:02	OWN 26	6	19	Punt
2	11:41	7:48	OWN 45	14	47	Field Goal
2	1:28	1:22	OWN 46	5	27	Missed FG
3	12:20	2:46	OWN 34	6	52	Fumble
3	7:42	1:36	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
4	14:47	1:31	OWN 28	3	0	Punt
4	13:04	2:28	OPP 18	3	7	Field Goal
4	9:41	4:07	OWN 47	7	29	Field Goal
4	1:03	0:57	OWN 31	5	29	Field Goal

Game MVP: J.J. Kanpurwala, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vinny Bessette	10	77	7.70	30	2	1
Sammie Prosser	9	10	1.11	6	0	0
Jeff Brzezinski	6	43	7.17	19	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ross Blanco	21	71	3.38	12	2
Joel Swank	5	23	4.60	13	1
J.J. Kanpurwala	2	14	7.00	8	0
Darren Wallerstedt	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Moe Brewer	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	36	21	184	1/4	0	23	0	72.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	33	22	195	2/11	0	23	0	82.2

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leland Burks	5	11	43	8.60	20	23
WR Sean Price	4	7	34	8.50	5	19
WR Jimmie Lane	4	7	46	11.50	17	15
RB Arnold Geary	2	2	7	3.50	2	5
WR Marvin Nixon	1	1	15	15.00	0	15
TE Carlton Alston	1	3	2	2.00	0	2
TE Lamar Gerhardt	1	1	12	12.00	2	12
RB Sammie Prosser	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Vinny Bessette	1	1	15	15.00	11	15
FB Clarence Finley	1	1	8	8.00	1	8

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Brian Doyle	6	9	50	8.33	22	22
WR Thomas Tasker	6	9	70	11.67	9	23
WR Bryan Connelly	3	4	36	12.00	9	19
TE Wayne Kiely	2	2	11	5.50	0	11
RB Ross Blanco	2	3	10	5.00	10	10
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	3	6	6.00	0	6
WR Larry Sullivan	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Rod Wharton	1	1	5	5.00	0	5

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0
Wesley Doiron	1	0	0
Thomas Myers	0	1	0
Cornell Dreiser	0	1	0
Kyle Okunevich	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ross Blanco	1	0	0
Herb Jacox	0	1	0
Louie Korr	0	0	1
Joel Swank	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trent Madison	4	159	39.8	34.3	42	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	5	215	43.0	35.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Gonzalez	1/4	0/2	0/1	18	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	4/5	2/3	1/1	57	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	2	16	8.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lee Middleton	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vinny Bessette	2	75	37.5	0
Jimmie Lane	1	18	18.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Swank	2	40	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Thomas Jordan	6	1	0.0	19	21
ILB Kyle Okunevich	6	1	0.0	22	28
OLB Nick Schulz	5	2	0.0	9	10
OLB Ricardo Walsh	5	1	0.0	23	24
DT Xavier Clements	4	1	2.0	28	28
CB Edwin Naumoff	4	1	0.0	24	26
S Roy Springer	3	2	0.0	26	33
DE Gilbert Maguire	3	0	0.0	16	20
CB Brant Stokes	3	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Cornell Dreiser	3	0	0.0	7	11
S Ross Mang	2	3	0.0	26	27
CB Jessie Whitman	2	1	0.0	6	10
DT Walter Bernard	2	0	0.0	20	21
ILB Zack Threats	2	0	0.0	10	8
CB Moe Cook	2	0	0.0	26	32
T Clarence Eaves	1	0	---	---	---
DT Thomas Myers	1	0	0.0	6	16
S D'Glester Hardunkichud	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Byron Marchant	0	1	0.0	18	14
DE Norbert Shaw	0	1	0.0	21	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dale Henson	6	1	0.0	20	33
S Darrin Gordon	5	1	0.0	21	35
S C.J. Loville	4	3	0.0	21	34
CB Broderick Wright	4	2	0.0	21	29
DT Herb Jacox	4	1	0.0	16	22
OLB Trent Watson	4	1	0.0	21	32
OLB Ernest Galloway	4	0	0.0	10	2
S Louie Mayes	3	3	0.0	13	28
CB Jerald Willmer	3	1	0.0	23	33
CB Troy Fricke	3	1	0.0	15	32
DE Herb Small	2	1	0.5	19	32
DT Louie Korr	1	3	0.5	15	13
DE Brant Turnbull	1	1	0.0	21	25
C Irv Jefcoat	1	0	---	---	---
DT Walt Clemons	1	0	0.0	7	11
DE Patrick Collins	1	0	0.0	9	15
ILB Sammy Ferguson	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	2.0	0	0	2	28
DE Andrew Lee	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Byron Marchant	0.0	0	1	0	14
S Ross Mang	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Norbert Shaw	0.0	0	1	0	23

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Herb Small	0.5	0	1	32
DT Louie Korr	0.5	0	0	13
DT Walt Clemons	0.0	1	0	11
DE Patrick Collins	0.0	1	0	15
DE Brant Turnbull	0.0	0	2	25
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edwin Naumoff	4	0	26
OLB Cornell Dreiser	3	0	11
CB Moe Cook	2	2	32
OLB Nick Schulz	2	1	10
CB Brant Stokes	2	0	8
S Roy Springer	2	0	33
ILB Kyle Okunevich	2	0	28
S Ross Mang	1	1	27
OLB Ricardo Walsh	1	0	24
CB Jessie Whitman	1	0	10
ILB Zack Threats	1	0	8
CB Thomas Jordan	1	0	21

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	3	2	35
CB Troy Fricke	3	0	32
OLB Trent Watson	2	2	32
CB Jerald Willmer	2	1	33
CB Broderick Wright	2	0	29
ILB Dale Henson	2	0	33
S C.J. Loville	2	0	34
S Louie Mayes	2	0	28
DT Herb Jacox	1	0	22
DE Patrick Collins	1	0	15
OLB Ernest Galloway	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roman Nelson	4	6	1	22	0	30
Fernando Kennedy	2	5	0	19	0	35
Daniel Sheridan	2	2	0	13	0	19
Kenny Cunningham	1	2	0	22	0	28
Arnold Tyler	1	1	0	21	1	27
Clarence Eaves	0	2	0	18	0	28
Ellis Thomason	0	1	0	10	0	12
Clarence Finley	0	1	0	5	0	11
Jeffrey Butler	0	1	0	3	0	9

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dexter Martinez	3	5	26	0	31
Darren Wallerstedt	2	3	16	0	14
Nathan Wilcox	1	2	30	1	35
Allen Taylor	1	2	5	0	5
Rod Wharton	1	1	12	0	8
Myron Duncan	0	6	22	0	28
Bubba Hopkins	0	4	25	1	30
Mo Young	0	3	23	0	28
Irv Jefcoat	0	2	8	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Thomas Jordan	3	10
Arnold Tyler	1	6
Edwin Naumoff	0	27
Arnold Geary	0	16
Derek Lethridge	0	16
Cornell Dreiser	0	16
Wesley Doiron	0	13
Clarence Finley	0	13
Marvin Nixon	0	12
D'Glester Hardunkichud	0	12
Zack Threats	0	10
Jimmie Lane	0	10
Daniel Sheridan	0	8
Jeffrey Butler	0	8
Clarence Eaves	0	8
Tyrus Worthley	0	8
Marc Gonzalez	0	7
Brant Stokes	0	7
Andrew Lee	0	6
Gilbert Maguire	0	6
Norbert Shaw	0	6
Byron Marchant	0	5
Carlton Alston	0	5
Roy Springer	0	5
Vinny Bessette	0	5
Xavier Clements	0	4
Lamar Gerhardt	0	4
Trent Madison	0	4
Kyle Okunevich	0	4
Ellis Thomason	0	4
Harris Rochon	0	4
Ricardo Walsh	0	3
Moe Cook	0	3
Nick Schulz	0	3
Ross Mang	0	2
Roman Nelson	0	2
Thomas Myers	0	2
Jessie Whitman	0	1
Walter Bernard	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Swank	2	22
Troy Fricke	1	20
Bryan Connelly	1	14
Brian Doyle	1	8
Lee Middleton	0	19
Hugh McKinnie	0	18
Sammy Ferguson	0	15
Moe Brewer	0	13
Nathan Wilcox	0	10
Derrick Bell	0	10
Darren Wallerstedt	0	10
Floyd Simmons	0	10
Junior Hodges	0	10
Brian Pourdanesh	0	10
Louie Mayes	0	10
Irv Jefcoat	0	9
Myron Duncan	0	8
Jerald Willmer	0	8
Rod Wharton	0	8
Dale Henson	0	5
Darrin Gordon	0	4
Louie Korr	0	4
Brant Turnbull	0	4
Broderick Wright	0	4
Trent Watson	0	4
Ross Blanco	0	4
C.J. Loville	0	4
Herb Small	0	3
Herb Jacox	0	3
Patrick Collins	0	3
Shannon Allen	0	2
Walt Clemons	0	2
Wayne Kiely	0	2
Jimmy Coles	0	2
Bryce Schneider	0	2
Larry Sullivan	0	1
Allen Taylor	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	18	93	5.2
Right	1	9	9.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	21	86	4.1
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	36	21	1	0	4	5	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Kanpurwala	33	22	2	0	3	4	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	70	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	94	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	17	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	108	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leland Burks	11	5	3	43	1	33
WR Sean Price	7	4	0	34	0	23
WR Jimmie Lane	7	4	1	46	0	17
TE Carlton Alston	3	1	0	2	0	9
RB Arnold Geary	2	2	0	7	0	7
RB Sammie Prosser	2	1	0	2	0	19
WR Marvin Nixon	1	1	0	15	0	5
TE Lamar Gerhardt	1	1	0	12	0	18
RB Vinny Bessette	1	1	0	15	0	8
FB Clarence Finley	1	1	0	8	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Doyle	9	6	0	50	1	27
WR Thomas Tasker	9	6	1	70	1	23
WR Bryan Connelly	4	3	1	36	0	11
FB Darren Wallerstedt	3	1	1	6	0	14
RB Ross Blanco	3	2	0	10	0	27
TE Wayne Kiely	2	2	0	11	0	23
WR Larry Sullivan	2	1	0	7	0	23
TE Rod Wharton	1	1	0	5	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Prosser	4	6	1.50	1.11
Vinny Bessette	3	14	4.67	7.70
Jeff Brzezinski	1	6	6.00	7.17

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	8	8.00	7.00
Darren Wallerstedt	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
Ross Blanco	1	-1	-1.00	3.38
Moe Brewer	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	2	0	0	0.00	5.11

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	4	2	17	4.25	5.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Burks	2	0	0	0.00	3.91

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	5.56
WR Larry Sullivan	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
RB Ross Blanco	1	1	10	10.00	3.33
WR Thomas Tasker	1	1	7	7.00	7.78

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Prosser	1	0
Vinny Bessette	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ross Blanco	2	0
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	1
Joel Swank	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	9	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leland Burks	4	2	1
RB Arnold Geary	2	2	0
WR Jimmie Lane	2	1	1
TE Carlton Alston	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Brian Doyle	4	2	2
FB Darren Wallerstedt	2	0	0
WR Thomas Tasker	2	2	2
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	0
WR Larry Sullivan	1	1	0
WR Bryan Connelly	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,200 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (25,000)
End Zone 12,200 (18,000)
Mezzanine 7,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (16,000)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,200 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (25,000)
End Zone	12,200 (18,000)
Mezzanine	7,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (16,000)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,200)