Week 4, 2018

played in Houston, TX

84 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	7	7	0	0	-	14
Houston Barons	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 NO - Sammie Prosser 4 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 05:17 NO - Sammie Prosser 9 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 02:02 HOU - Cornell Preston 10 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 12:01 HOU - Floyd Simmons 41 field goal
4Q: 04:23 HOU - Ross Blanco 1 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:37 NO - Sammie Prosser 4 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 05:17 NO - Sammie Prosser 9 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 02:02 HOU - Cornell Preston 10 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 12:01 HOU - Floyd Simmons 41 field goal
4Q: 04:23 HOU - Ross Blanco 1 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Team Statistics NO HOU
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 20 16
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 329 314
- Offensive Plays 70 62
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 154 99
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 5.50 4.71
Net Passing Yards 175 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 20 - 2 41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 192 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/40 9/62
Punt Returns/Yards 5/21 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 1/15
Interception Ret./Yards 1/34 2/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:12 27:48

Team Statistics	NO	HOU
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	20	16
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	329	314
- Offensive Plays	70	62
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	154	99
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	5.50	4.71
Net Passing Yards	175	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 20 - 2	41 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	192	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/40	9/62
Punt Returns/Yards	5/21	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	1/15
Interception Ret./Yards	1/34	2/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:12	27:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	3:19	OWN 37	7	29	Punt
1	8:20	0:52	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
1	4:58	4:01	OWN 45	8	0	Punt
2	12:12	7:01	OWN 7	15	93	Touchdown
2	1:54	1:18	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:23	OWN 20	3	35	Fumble
3	12:07	3:39	OWN 24	9	42	Downs
3	6:32	1:43	OWN 35	4	23	Punt
3	1:02	2:39	OWN 29	6	3	Interception
4	11:53	3:27	OWN 20	6	43	Punt
4	4:16	1:57	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	1:38	0:29	OWN 48	2	6	Interception

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
1	9:15	0:55	OWN 20	4	14	Interception
1	7:28	2:30	OWN 20	6	1	Punt
1	0:57	3:45	OWN 9	7	43	Punt
2	5:11	3:17	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 19	1	2	Half
3	13:37	1:30	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
3	8:28	1:56	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	4:49	3:47	OWN 7	6	28	Punt
4	13:23	1:30	OPP 35	3	11	Field Goal
4	8:26	4:10	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	2:19	0:41	OWN 14	3	5	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OPP 48	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Ross Blanco, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shane Wallace	15	59	3.93	8	0	0
Sammie Prosser	11	82	7.45	25	3	2
Jeff Brzezinski	2	13	6.50	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ross Blanco	16	91	5.69	23	3	1
J.J. Kanpurwala	3	1	0.33	3	0	0
Joel Swank	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	40	20	192	2/17	0	26	2	42.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Kanpurwala	41	28	215	0/0	1	22	1	78.8

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Shannon Anthony	5	6	37	7.40	5	12
WR Jay Johnston	4	9	66	16.50	29	26
TE Kenneth Barnes	3	3	17	5.67	0	11
WR Maurice Terrell	2	6	28	14.00	2	16
WR Broderick Simmons	2	4	18	9.00	0	11
RB Sammie Prosser	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Clarence Finley	1	2	-3	-3.00	0	-3
RB Shane Wallace	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Bernie Adler	1	5	19	19.00	13	19
WR Grady Weber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ross Blanco	7	10	28	4.00	5	14	0
WR Cornell Preston	7	8	74	10.57	4	22	1
WR Larry Sullivan	5	6	29	5.80	0	15	0
WR Brian Doyle	4	7	40	10.00	12	19	0
WR Junior Page	2	2	21	10.50	0	16	0
TE Rico Covington	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Neal Micalles	1	2	14	14.00	10	14	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Wayne Kiely	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Joel Swank	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Rodney Poston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Henry Eby	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Thomas Jordan	1	34	34.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Willmer	1	7	7.00	0
S C.J. Loville	1	18	18.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Maurice Terrell	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Broderick Wright	0	1	0	0
Dale Henson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Abernathy	6	251	41.8	35.2	52	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerome Burnett	7	257	36.7	33.7	45	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Sinclair	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Wallace	5	21	4.2	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Adler	1	26	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Sullivan	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nolan Hampton	7	2	0.0	12	37
S Will Lynch	5	2	0.0	18	41
CB Brant Stokes	5	1	0.0	10	20
CB Moe Cook	4	1	0.0	18	32
ILB Kyle Okunevich	3	2	0.0	18	33
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	0	0.0	15	27
DE Gilbert Maguire	3	0	0.0	11	25
OLB Benjamin Burns	3	0	0.0	2	4
S Marcus Varitek	2	4	0.0	16	30
DT Chuck Mitchell	2	0	0.0	7	8
CB Thomas Jordan	2	0	0.0	15	32
ILB Rex Walters	1	1	0.0	12	12
S Brent Renze	1	1	0.0	4	12
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	18	30
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0.0	14	35
OLB Rod Harden	1	0	0.0	5	7
WR Maurice Terrell	1	0	---	---	---
RB Sammie Prosser	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cory Mahnken	1	0	0.0	3	3
DT Thomas Myers	0	2	0.0	12	30

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Al Fabrizio	5	3	0.0	24	33
S C.J. Loville	5	2	0.0	23	31
OLB Trent Watson	4	2	1.0	22	38
DE Patrick Collins	4	1	0.0	15	28
CB Troy Fricke	4	0	0.0	20	34
DE Marc Andrews	3	0	0.5	17	26
CB Broderick Wright	3	2	0.0	15	27
CB Jerald Willmer	3	0	0.0	23	38
ILB Hardy Scheungrab	3	0	0.0	11	7
S Reggie Denemy	2	2	0.0	19	27
DT Louie Korr	2	0	0.0	20	30
DT Ralph Blades	2	0	0.0	10	27
ILB Dale Henson	2	0	0.0	17	35
DT Joseph Lester	1	2	0.5	14	19
OLB George Shumway	1	2	0.0	12	9
DT Arnold Campbell	1	2	0.0	18	15
OLB Clifton Rose	1	0	0.0	6	2
S Roy Springer	1	0	0.0	9	22
WR Henry Eby	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Thomas Myers	1	0	0	30
DT Xavier Clements	0	1	3	35
DE Gilbert Maguire	0	1	0	25
S Will Lynch	0	1	0	41
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0	0	1	30

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	1.0	0	0	38
DE Marc Andrews	0.5	0	0	26
DT Joseph Lester	0.5	0	0	19
DT Louie Korr	0.0	1	1	30
DT Arnold Campbell	0.0	0	1	15
DT Ralph Blades	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Will Lynch	5	2	0	41
CB Brant Stokes	4	0	0	20
CB Moe Cook	3	0	0	32
ILB Kyle Okunevich	2	1	0	33
S Brent Renze	2	0	0	12
CB Mitchell Cooper	2	0	0	27
OLB Nolan Hampton	2	0	0	37
CB Thomas Jordan	1	0	1	32
ILB Rex Walters	1	0	0	12
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0	35
S Marcus Varitek	1	0	0	30
OLB Rod Harden	1	0	0	7
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0	30
DE Gilbert Maguire	1	0	0	25
OLB Benjamin Burns	1	0	0	4

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S C.J. Loville	5	3	1	31
CB Jerald Willmer	3	1	1	38
CB Troy Fricke	3	1	0	34
ILB Dale Henson	2	0	0	35
S Al Fabrizio	2	0	0	33
OLB Trent Watson	1	2	0	38
S Reggie Denemy	1	0	0	27
CB Broderick Wright	1	0	0	27
DE Patrick Collins	1	0	0	28
ILB Hardy Scheungrab	1	0	0	7
S Roy Springer	0	2	0	22

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gilbert Breshears	3	6	28	0	42
Roman Nelson	3	4	16	0	28
Jeffrey Butler	2	2	12	0	14
Lionel Winter	1	5	23	0	31
Karl Bivens	1	3	23	0	34
Clarence Finley	1	2	20	0	27
Derrick Bell	1	1	3	0	1
Ken Valentino	0	3	25	2	41

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Myron Duncan	3	5	0	21	41
Dexter Martinez	2	3	0	18	30
Devin Monroe	1	3	0	16	40
Neal Micalles	1	1	0	6	13
Wayne Kiely	0	2	1	14	15
Allen Taylor	0	2	0	18	31
Nathan Wilcox	0	1	0	19	35
Darren Wallerstedt	0	1	0	8	12

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Grady Weber	1	7
Brant Stokes	0	21
Thomas Jordan	0	14
Rex Walters	0	13
Kyle Okunevich	0	13
Sammie Prosser	0	13
Clarence Finley	0	13
Kenneth Barnes	0	13
Jumbo Asturias	0	13
Bernie Adler	0	12
Brent Renze	0	9
Shannon Anthony	0	7
Gilbert Maguire	0	7
Shane Wallace	0	7
Benjamin Burns	0	7
Daniel Denson	0	6
Derrick Bell	0	6
Zack Abernathy	0	6
Broderick Simmons	0	6
Roman Nelson	0	5
Jeffrey Butler	0	5
Wendell Uribe	0	4
Rod Harden	0	4
Wade Sinclair	0	3
Winfred Rodriguez	0	3
Thomas Myers	0	3
Mitchell Cooper	0	2
Chuck Mitchell	0	2
Gilbert Breshears	0	1
Xavier Clements	0	1
Marcus Varitek	0	1
Nolan Hampton	0	1
Moe Cook	0	1
Will Lynch	0	1
Darryl Krawczyk	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Swank	2	15
Henry Eby	1	16
Rodney Poston	1	15
Damon Kacyvenski	1	10
O.J. Sylvester	1	8
Reggie Denemy	0	18
Neal Micalles	0	14
Troy Fricke	0	13
George Shumway	0	12
Rico Covington	0	10
Darren Wallerstedt	0	9
Larry Sullivan	0	9
Bubba Hopkins	0	8
Mo Young	0	8
Ben Pisklak	0	8
Clifton Rose	0	7
Nathan Wilcox	0	7
Roy Springer	0	7
Jerome Burnett	0	7
Junior Page	0	6
Louie Korr	0	5
Floyd Simmons	0	5
Arnold Campbell	0	4
Hardy Scheungrab	0	3
Marc Andrews	0	2
Cornell Preston	0	2
Danny Jacks	0	1
Allen Taylor	0	1
Patrick Collins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	17	103	6.1
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	35	7.0
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	5	28	5.6
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	40	20	2	2	3	9	3	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Kanpurwala	41	28	1	4	1	3	3	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	92	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	96	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	3	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	75	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jay Johnston	9	4	1	66	2	26
TE Shannon Anthony	6	5	0	37	0	16
WR Maurice Terrell	6	2	1	28	0	24
WR Bernie Adler	5	1	1	19	0	20
WR Broderick Simmons	4	2	0	18	0	24
TE Kenneth Barnes	3	3	0	17	0	23
FB Clarence Finley	2	1	0	-3	0	27
RB Shane Wallace	2	1	0	7	0	27
WR Grady Weber	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Sammie Prosser	1	1	0	3	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ross Blanco	10	7	0	28	0	27
WR Cornell Preston	8	7	1	74	1	32
WR Brian Doyle	7	4	0	40	0	30
WR Larry Sullivan	6	5	0	29	0	29
FB Neal Micalles	2	1	0	14	0	13
WR Junior Page	2	2	0	21	0	14
TE Rico Covington	1	1	0	9	0	10
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0	0	0	12
TE Wayne Kiely	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Joel Swank	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Rodney Poston	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Henry Eby	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Prosser	2	13	6.50	7.45
Jeff Brzezinski	1	7	7.00	6.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Blanco	1	1	1.00	5.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1	9	9.00	4.80

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Kanpurwala	5	3	25	5.00	5.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jay Johnston	1	1	9	9.00	7.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ross Blanco	2	1	10	5.00	2.80
TE Rodney Poston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Cornell Preston	1	1	10	10.00	9.25
WR Junior Page	1	1	5	5.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Prosser	1	1
Shane Wallace	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ross Blanco	4	2
J.J. Kanpurwala	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	11	5	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Kanpurwala	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jay Johnston	3	1	1
TE Shannon Anthony	2	2	2
WR Bernie Adler	2	0	0
WR Maurice Terrell	1	0	0
RB Sammie Prosser	1	1	1
RB Shane Wallace	1	0	0
WR Broderick Simmons	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ross Blanco	4	3	1
WR Larry Sullivan	2	2	0
FB Neal Micalles	1	1	1
WR Junior Page	1	1	1
WR Henry Eby	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,000 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,000 (25,000)
End Zone 12,600 (18,000)
Mezzanine 7,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (16,000)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,000 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,000 (25,000)
End Zone	12,600 (18,000)
Mezzanine	7,200 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (16,000)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,200)