Week 15, 2018

played in New Orleans, LA

55 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	3	10	0	-	13
New Orleans Shamans	7	0	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 NO - Sammie Prosser 9 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 03:28 HOU - Floyd Simmons 48 field goal
3Q: 12:12 HOU - Floyd Simmons 45 field goal
3Q: 08:44 NO - Wade Sinclair 47 field goal
3Q: 03:00 HOU - Ross Blanco 10 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 02:23 NO - Wade Sinclair 49 field goal
4Q: 00:39 NO - Sammie Prosser 5 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 NO - Sammie Prosser 9 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)
2Q: 03:28 HOU - Floyd Simmons 48 field goal
3Q: 12:12 HOU - Floyd Simmons 45 field goal
3Q: 08:44 NO - Wade Sinclair 47 field goal
3Q: 03:00 HOU - Ross Blanco 10 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 02:23 NO - Wade Sinclair 49 field goal
4Q: 00:39 NO - Sammie Prosser 5 run (Wade Sinclair extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 8-6 4-10
First Downs 19 15
- by Rushing 6 7
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 330 324
- Offensive Plays 62 55
- Yards per Play 5.32 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 121 124
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 5.50 4.96
Net Passing Yards 209 200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 1 29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 230 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 6.67
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/35 5/37
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/94 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:50 27:10

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	8-6	4-10
First Downs	19	15
- by Rushing	6	7
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	330	324
- Offensive Plays	62	55
- Yards per Play	5.32	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	121	124
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	5.50	4.96
Net Passing Yards	209	200
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 1	29 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	230	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	6.67
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/35	5/37
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/94	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:50	27:10

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:36	3:25	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
1	7:12	2:18	OWN 37	4	19	Punt
1	3:38	1:35	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
2	12:30	4:52	OWN 40	8	41	Missed FG
2	6:05	2:45	OWN 21	6	48	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 31	5	41	Field Goal
3	8:36	5:45	OWN 28	11	72	Touchdown
4	14:06	6:09	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
4	2:16	1:23	OWN 18	4	23	Interception
4	0:31	0:31	OWN 36	3	12	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:24	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
1	8:11	0:59	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
1	4:54	1:16	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
1	2:03	4:33	OWN 42	8	25	Missed FG
2	7:38	1:33	OWN 26	3	7	Punt
2	3:20	1:31	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 38	3	17	Half
3	12:05	3:29	OWN 36	5	34	Field Goal
3	2:51	3:45	OWN 31	6	32	Punt
4	7:57	5:41	OWN 20	12	48	Field Goal
4	0:53	0:22	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ross Blanco	13	82	6.31	31	2	1
Joel Swank	8	38	4.75	19	2	0
Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammie Prosser	12	99	8.25	30	3	2
Shane Wallace	10	17	1.70	7	0	0
Jeff Brzezinski	3	8	2.67	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Jacks	36	28	230	4/21	0	27	1	81.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	29	20	205	1/5	0	24	0	89.0

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cornell Preston	6	10	55	9.17	10	15
TE Wayne Kiely	5	5	32	6.40	8	17
WR Brian Doyle	5	6	67	13.40	18	27
RB Ross Blanco	5	6	28	5.60	6	14
WR Larry Sullivan	3	5	48	16.00	16	26
WR Junior Page	2	2	1	0.50	0	5
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Rodney Poston	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jay Johnston	7	8	77	11.00	29	23
WR Maurice Terrell	3	7	45	15.00	4	24
WR Bernie Adler	3	5	33	11.00	0	18
TE Jumbo Asturias	2	3	15	7.50	8	10
TE Shannon Anthony	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
RB Sammie Prosser	1	1	8	8.00	5	8
FB Clarence Finley	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Kenneth Barnes	1	1	3	3.00	2	3
WR Grady Weber	1	1	16	16.00	3	16

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Nolan Hampton	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Danny Jacks	1	1	0	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Alan Giles	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	5	200	40.0	35.6	51	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Abernathy	5	245	49.0	39.6	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	2/3	2/2	0/0	48	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Sinclair	2/3	2/3	0/1	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Freeman	2	7	3.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Wallace	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg
Joel Swank	3	49	16.3
Larry Sullivan	1	18	18.0
Junior Page	1	27	27.0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Adler	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Al Fabrizio	8	0	0.0	24	30
ILB Dale Henson	6	2	0.0	21	26
CB Jerald Willmer	5	2	0.0	25	30
S Roy Springer	5	0	0.0	14	18
OLB Trent Watson	4	2	1.0	22	24
CB Troy Fricke	4	1	0.0	17	25
S Reggie Denemy	3	1	0.0	18	22
DT Joseph Lester	2	0	0.0	14	15
DT Louie Korr	1	1	0.0	21	22
DE Herb Small	1	1	0.0	13	13
DE Patrick Collins	1	1	0.0	12	17
OLB Clifton Rose	1	0	0.0	3	4
DE Marc Andrews	1	0	0.0	19	19
TE Wayne Kiely	1	0	---	---	---
DT Arnold Campbell	1	0	0.0	13	15
ILB Hardy Scheungrab	1	0	0.0	4	4
OLB George Shumway	0	2	0.0	13	11

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	8	0	1.0	18	30
S Duane Burdge	8	0	0.0	17	26
S Marcus Varitek	6	0	0.0	14	25
ILB Rex Walters	4	3	0.0	14	25
CB Thomas Jordan	4	1	0.0	16	30
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	2	0.0	13	27
CB Brant Stokes	3	2	0.0	16	34
CB Cory Mahnken	3	2	0.0	11	29
S Brent Renze	3	1	0.0	13	29
DT Alan Giles	2	1	1.0	14	11
DT Raymond Greene	2	0	1.0	6	14
OLB Nolan Hampton	2	3	0.0	12	23
OLB Rod Harden	2	1	0.0	5	6
DE Gilbert Maguire	1	0	1.0	7	20
DE Wendell Uribe	1	0	0.0	15	20
OLB Benjamin Burns	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT Xavier Clements	0	2	0.0	16	26
DE Jackie McQueen	0	1	0.0	8	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	1.0	0	0	24
DE Patrick Collins	0.0	2	0	17
DT Louie Korr	0.0	0	1	22
OLB George Shumway	0.0	0	1	11
DE Herb Small	0.0	0	1	13

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Maguire	1.0	1	0	20
DT Raymond Greene	1.0	0	0	14
ILB Kyle Okunevich	1.0	0	0	30
DT Alan Giles	1.0	0	0	11
DE Wendell Uribe	0.0	1	0	20
DE Jackie McQueen	0.0	1	0	29
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jerald Willmer	4	0	30
ILB Dale Henson	4	0	26
S Al Fabrizio	3	1	30
S Roy Springer	3	0	18
S Reggie Denemy	2	0	22
CB Troy Fricke	2	0	25
DT Joseph Lester	1	0	15
OLB Trent Watson	1	0	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Varitek	6	0	0	25
CB Thomas Jordan	4	0	0	30
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	0	0	27
CB Brant Stokes	3	0	0	34
CB Cory Mahnken	3	0	0	29
ILB Kyle Okunevich	2	0	0	30
OLB Nolan Hampton	1	1	1	23
DT Raymond Greene	1	0	0	14
ILB Rex Walters	1	0	0	25
S Brent Renze	1	0	0	29
OLB Rod Harden	1	0	0	6
OLB Benjamin Burns	1	0	0	4
S Duane Burdge	1	0	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nathan Wilcox	3	4	17	0	34
Myron Duncan	2	8	22	1	40
O.J. Sylvester	1	2	5	0	6
Mo Young	1	2	4	0	8
Devin Monroe	1	1	18	1	32
Wayne Kiely	1	1	13	0	29
Allen Taylor	0	2	16	2	32
Bubba Hopkins	0	1	6	0	8
Dexter Martinez	0	1	21	0	31

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gilbert Breshears	2	9	20	1	23
Roman Nelson	1	4	14	0	19
Clarence Finley	1	3	12	0	9
Lionel Winter	1	2	15	0	17
Derrick Bell	1	1	15	0	14
Darryl Krawczyk	0	2	10	0	13
Jeffrey Butler	0	1	16	0	18
Kenneth Barnes	0	1	14	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Joel Swank	1	22
Roy Springer	1	16
Larry Sullivan	1	14
Damon Kacyvenski	1	13
Troy Fricke	0	21
Rodney Poston	0	17
Clifton Rose	0	14
Henry Eby	0	14
George Shumway	0	13
Darren Wallerstedt	0	10
Rico Covington	0	9
Hardy Scheungrab	0	9
Bubba Hopkins	0	8
Clifton Walker	0	8
O.J. Sylvester	0	8
Brian Pourdanesh	0	8
Jimmy Coles	0	8
Ben Pisklak	0	8
Terry Freeman	0	8
Nathan Wilcox	0	7
Floyd Simmons	0	7
Junior Page	0	4
Louie Korr	0	3
Jerald Willmer	0	3
Arnold Campbell	0	3
Dale Henson	0	3
Al Fabrizio	0	3
Marc Andrews	0	2
Herb Small	0	2
Joseph Lester	0	2
Patrick Collins	0	2
Cornell Preston	0	2
Reggie Denemy	0	1
Trent Watson	0	1
Mo Young	0	1
Ross Blanco	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Rex Walters	3	15
Brent Renze	2	21
Clarence Finley	1	14
Grady Weber	1	12
Brant Stokes	0	22
Sammie Prosser	0	17
Kenneth Barnes	0	15
Bernie Adler	0	14
Jumbo Asturias	0	13
Cory Mahnken	0	10
Benjamin Burns	0	9
Wade Sinclair	0	8
Daniel Denson	0	8
Kyle Okunevich	0	8
Arnold Tyler	0	8
Shannon Anthony	0	7
Roman Nelson	0	7
Jackie McQueen	0	6
Jeffrey Butler	0	6
Thomas Myers	0	6
Wendell Uribe	0	5
Zack Abernathy	0	5
Shane Wallace	0	5
Darryl Krawczyk	0	5
Xavier Clements	0	4
Gilbert Maguire	0	4
Broderick Simmons	0	4
Duane Burdge	0	4
Mitchell Cooper	0	3
Harris Rochon	0	3
Chuck Mitchell	0	2
Nolan Hampton	0	2
Gilbert Breshears	0	1
Marcus Varitek	0	1
Thomas Jordan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	9	20	2.2
Right	9	89	9.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	18	114	6.3
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Jacks	36	28	2	2	1	1	3	1	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	29	20	2	2	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	25	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	47	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	132	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	18	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	83	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	80	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	24	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Preston	10	6	1	55	0	33
WR Brian Doyle	6	5	0	67	1	29
RB Ross Blanco	6	5	0	28	0	32
TE Wayne Kiely	5	5	0	32	0	29
WR Larry Sullivan	5	3	0	48	1	22
WR Junior Page	2	2	0	1	0	12
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0	0	0	11
TE Rodney Poston	1	1	0	-1	0	3

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jay Johnston	8	7	0	77	1	16
WR Maurice Terrell	7	3	0	45	1	18
WR Bernie Adler	5	3	0	33	0	14
TE Jumbo Asturias	3	2	1	15	0	11
FB Clarence Finley	2	1	0	3	0	9
TE Shannon Anthony	1	1	0	5	0	10
RB Sammie Prosser	1	1	0	8	0	14
TE Kenneth Barnes	1	1	0	3	0	19
WR Grady Weber	1	1	0	16	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Blanco	1	10	10.00	6.31

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Prosser	2	14	7.00	8.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Jacks	2	2	0	0.00	6.39

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ross Blanco	2	2	0	0.00	4.67

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Swank	2	1
Ross Blanco	2	2

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Prosser	2	2
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1
Shane Wallace	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Jacks	7	6	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Larry Sullivan	2	1	0
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	1
WR Brian Doyle	1	1	0
RB Ross Blanco	1	1	1
WR Cornell Preston	1	1	0
WR Junior Page	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jay Johnston	4	3	2
WR Maurice Terrell	3	1	0
FB Clarence Finley	1	1	0
TE Jumbo Asturias	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 39,700 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,700 (23,400)
End Zone 8,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine 4,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 7,600 (15,000)
Club Seats 3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	39,700 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,700 (23,400)
End Zone	8,600 (16,900)
Mezzanine	4,900 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	7,600 (15,000)
Club Seats	3,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (5,200)