Week 17, 2020

played in New Orleans, LA

40 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Houston Barons	7	0	0	0	-	7
New Orleans Shamans	0	3	3	13	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:58 HOU - Ross Blanco 47 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 06:13 NO - Nate Dunst 18 field goal
3Q: 04:05 NO - Nate Dunst 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NO - Nate Dunst 21 field goal
4Q: 07:42 NO - Freddie Hardy 5 run (Nate Dunst extra point)
4Q: 02:14 NO - Nate Dunst 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:58 HOU - Ross Blanco 47 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 06:13 NO - Nate Dunst 18 field goal
3Q: 04:05 NO - Nate Dunst 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NO - Nate Dunst 21 field goal
4Q: 07:42 NO - Freddie Hardy 5 run (Nate Dunst extra point)
4Q: 02:14 NO - Nate Dunst 52 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 10-6 5-11
First Downs 13 20
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 10 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 294 415
- Offensive Plays 54 76
- Yards per Play 5.44 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 73 194
- Rushing Attempts 8 37
- Yards per Rush 9.13 5.24
Net Passing Yards 221 221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 21 - 4 37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 233 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.80 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.7
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 5/114 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/76
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time of Possession 19:23 40:37

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	10-6	5-11
First Downs	13	20
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	10	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	294	415
- Offensive Plays	54	76
- Yards per Play	5.44	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	73	194
- Rushing Attempts	8	37
- Yards per Rush	9.13	5.24
Net Passing Yards	221	221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 21 - 4	37 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	233	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.80	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	7/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.7
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	5/114	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/76
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 39
Time of Possession	19:23	40:37

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
1	8:12	1:49	OWN 42	4	17	Punt
1	2:26	1:42	OWN 26	4	28	Interception
2	13:38	2:11	OWN 2	5	15	Punt
2	6:06	3:10	OWN 33	6	54	Missed FG
2	1:43	1:43	OWN 4	4	34	Half
3	12:04	1:23	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
3	9:00	0:54	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt
3	3:58	1:24	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	14:55	1:24	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
4	10:37	0:48	OWN 26	2	7	Interception
4	7:35	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	3:27	0:47	OWN 23	3	14	Interception
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 30	11	45	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	5:26	OWN 20	13	45	Missed FG
1	6:23	3:57	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
1	0:44	2:06	OPP 43	3	3	Punt
2	11:27	5:21	OWN 35	8	64	Field Goal
2	2:56	1:13	OWN 19	4	18	Punt
3	15:00	2:56	OWN 38	4	10	Punt
3	10:41	1:41	OWN 46	4	26	Fumble
3	8:06	4:08	OWN 25	9	73	Field Goal
3	2:34	2:39	OWN 20	6	76	Field Goal
4	13:31	2:54	OWN 19	6	23	Punt
4	9:49	2:14	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
4	7:25	3:58	OPP 33	6	17	Missed FG
4	2:40	0:34	OPP 39	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Cory Mahnken, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ross Blanco	5	69	13.80	47	2	1
Arnie Shultz	3	4	1.33	5	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Freddie Hardy	18	114	6.33	69	2	1
Shane Wallace	16	62	3.88	10	1	0
Jeff Brzezinski	2	10	5.00	6	0	0
Vinny Chandler	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Jacks	44	21	233	2/12	0	48	4	26.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	37	22	230	2/9	0	45	0	77.5

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Cornell Preston	7	12	104	14.86	22	48
WR Wes Cook	5	8	44	8.80	13	17
WR Junior Page	4	11	54	13.50	21	18
TE Wayne Kiely	2	4	21	10.50	0	20
WR Brian Doyle	1	3	2	2.00	1	2
RB Ross Blanco	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Brandon Huffman	1	2	4	4.00	5	4
FB Darren Wallerstedt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jay Johnston	10	12	132	13.20	69	45
WR Michael McCormick	3	5	36	12.00	19	27
WR Vinny Chandler	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
RB Shane Wallace	2	5	15	7.50	5	9
WR Vince Ellard	2	5	11	5.50	9	9
WR Bernie Adler	1	2	9	9.00	6	9
TE Daryl Marquardt	1	2	10	10.00	3	10
TE Skip Cohn	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Chris Brewer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Cory Mahnken	4	76	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C.J. Loville	0	1	0	0
Trent Watson	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vinny Chandler	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Abernathy	6	275	45.8	37.7	59	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Broderick Montoya	5	220	44.0	40.8	59	4

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Dunst	4/6	1/2	1/2	52	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	2	16	8.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Johnston	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	3	63	21.0	0
Wes Cook	2	51	25.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Adler	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	7	1	0.0	31	34
CB Jared DeBoer	6	5	0.0	27	32
ILB Dale Henson	6	4	0.0	23	30
DE Herb Small	4	1	2.0	32	31
S Howard Harvey	4	3	0.0	33	32
OLB Nick Schulz	4	0	0.0	9	5
CB Terry Freeman	4	0	0.0	10	17
DE Darren Sellers	3	1	0.0	12	18
DT Rusty Spencer	3	0	0.0	20	23
DE Patrick Collins	3	0	0.0	30	29
DT Sedrick Sutton	2	1	0.0	14	15
S C.J. Loville	2	1	0.0	30	33
DT Henry Parrish	2	1	0.0	17	16
CB Omar George	2	1	0.0	31	22
S Al Fabrizio	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB Troy Fricke	2	0	0.0	26	32
ILB Shawn Dixon	1	1	0.0	14	9
DT Clyde Owens	1	1	0.0	19	21
TE Wayne Kiely	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brian Doyle	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ross Blanco	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cornell Preston	1	0	---	---	---
S Mel Bryant	1	0	0.0	7	7
OLB Edgar Channelle	0	1	0.0	14	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	5	0	0.0	8	37
S Duane Burdge	4	3	1.0	8	44
OLB Scottie Fertwagner	3	1	0.0	7	23
CB Frank Dargy	3	0	0.0	7	43
DE Winfred Rodriguez	2	1	1.0	7	39
ILB Kent Huntley	2	0	0.0	1	13
OLB Jessie Shue	2	0	0.0	0	17
CB Dean Zygmunt	2	0	0.0	7	45
S Jermaine Terry	2	0	0.0	5	45
DT Maurice Hilliard	1	1	0.0	6	18
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0.0	8	30
CB Cory Mahnken	1	0	0.0	8	46
C Cary Lane	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mario Dewey	1	0	0.0	1	7
DE Jerome McSweeny	1	0	0.0	7	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Herb Small	2.0	0	0	0	31
ILB Shawn Dixon	0.0	1	0	0	9
DT Henry Parrish	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Darren Sellers	0.0	0	3	1	18
DE Patrick Collins	0.0	0	1	3	29
DT Sedrick Sutton	0.0	0	1	1	15
ILB Dale Henson	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Clyde Owens	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Rusty Spencer	0.0	0	0	1	23

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1.0	1	6	0	39
S Duane Burdge	1.0	0	0	0	44
DT Geoff Morton	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	5	1	34
ILB Dale Henson	5	0	30
CB Troy Fricke	2	1	32
S C.J. Loville	2	1	33
CB Jared DeBoer	2	0	32
CB Terry Freeman	2	0	17
CB Omar George	2	0	22
OLB Nick Schulz	1	1	5
ILB Shawn Dixon	1	0	9
S Howard Harvey	0	1	32

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	4	0	0	37
CB Frank Dargy	3	0	0	43
OLB Scottie Fertwagner	2	1	0	23
S Duane Burdge	2	0	0	44
ILB Kent Huntley	2	0	0	13
OLB Jessie Shue	2	0	0	17
S Jermaine Terry	2	0	0	45
CB Dean Zygmunt	1	1	0	45
CB Cory Mahnken	1	0	4	46
DE Mario Dewey	1	0	0	7
DE Jerome McSweeny	1	0	0	29
OLB Earl Hancock	0	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Allen Taylor	2	2	7	2	39
Carlos Fulton	1	2	5	0	37
Myron Duncan	1	1	8	0	46
Nathan Wilcox	0	1	8	0	38
Wayne Kiely	0	1	7	0	25
Grant Aviles	0	1	7	0	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey England	4	5	0	26	0	29
Bryce Winters	3	7	1	32	0	26
Fernando Kennedy	3	5	0	30	0	26
Bubba Barlow	1	6	0	26	1	34
Cary Lane	1	6	0	31	1	35
Reuben White	1	1	0	11	0	16
Randy Boone	0	2	0	6	0	4
Alex Moss	0	2	0	11	0	5
Chris Brewer	0	1	0	20	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Arnie Shultz	1	20
Shawn Dixon	1	17
Rodney Poston	1	15
Sammie Lewis	1	7
Troy Fricke	0	20
Edgar Channelle	0	17
Stephen Hazeltine	0	14
Terry Freeman	0	14
Brandon Huffman	0	14
Darren Wallerstedt	0	10
Wes Cook	0	10
Al Fabrizio	0	10
Nick Schulz	0	9
Cornell Preston	0	9
Zack Abernathy	0	7
Roy Bridges	0	7
Clyde Owens	0	7
Herb Small	0	6
Patrick Collins	0	6
Henry Parrish	0	6
Myron Duncan	0	5
Darren Sellers	0	5
Howard Harvey	0	5
Rusty Spencer	0	4
Trent Watson	0	4
Dale Henson	0	4
C.J. Loville	0	4
Junior Page	0	4
Grant Aviles	0	4
Mel Bryant	0	4
Omar George	0	4
Carlos Fulton	0	3
Jared DeBoer	0	3
Floyd Simmons	0	3
Kyle Martin	0	3
Howard Lang	0	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Dargy	2	14
Daryl Marquardt	1	17
Vinny Chandler	1	14
Reuben White	1	8
Kent Huntley	1	7
Broderick Webb	1	4
Leon Grier	0	23
Duane Burdge	0	19
Bernie Adler	0	17
Cory Mahnken	0	14
Kyle Okunevich	0	12
Nate Dunst	0	12
Fernando Kennedy	0	11
Clay Fitch	0	11
Randy Boone	0	11
Norm Reinard	0	11
Larry Humble	0	11
Chris Brewer	0	10
Jay Johnston	0	8
Jessie Shue	0	7
Archie Fausel	0	6
Skip Cohn	0	6
Broderick Montoya	0	5
Lenny Russ	0	5
Xavier Clements	0	4
Maurice Hilliard	0	3
Freddie Hardy	0	3
Shane Wallace	0	2
Jerome McSweeny	0	2
Geoff Morton	0	2
Winfred Rodriguez	0	1
Michael McCormick	0	1
Earl Hancock	0	1
Vince Ellard	0	1
Scottie Fertwagner	0	1
Dean Zygmunt	0	1
Jermaine Terry	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	5	22	4.4
Right	1	47	47.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	25	153	6.1
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Jacks	44	21	3	4	3	3	7	1	4

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	37	22	3	0	1	5	7	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	11	113	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	19	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	91	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	160	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	43	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Preston	12	7	1	104	2	39
WR Junior Page	11	4	1	54	0	35
WR Wes Cook	8	5	0	44	0	21
TE Wayne Kiely	4	2	0	21	1	25
WR Brian Doyle	3	1	1	2	0	35
RB Ross Blanco	2	1	0	4	0	29
WR Brandon Huffman	2	1	0	4	0	13
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	0	0	0	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jay Johnston	12	10	0	132	2	26
RB Shane Wallace	5	2	0	15	0	21
WR Michael McCormick	5	3	0	36	1	24
WR Vince Ellard	5	2	1	11	0	24
WR Vinny Chandler	3	2	0	11	0	17
WR Bernie Adler	2	1	0	9	0	11
TE Daryl Marquardt	2	1	0	10	0	7
TE Skip Cohn	2	1	0	6	0	13
TE Chris Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shane Wallace	4	14	3.50	3.88
Freddie Hardy	4	7	1.75	6.33
Jeff Brzezinski	1	4	4.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Jacks	3	2	4	1.33	5.30

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	9	4	38	4.22	6.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Preston	2	1	3	1.50	8.67
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	1	1.00	5.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jay Johnston	2	2	23	11.50	11.00
WR Michael McCormick	2	1	6	3.00	7.20
RB Shane Wallace	1	1	9	9.00	3.00
WR Bernie Adler	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
TE Daryl Marquardt	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
TE Skip Cohn	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Vince Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	2.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Wallace	4	0
Freddie Hardy	2	2
Vinny Chandler	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Jacks	11	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Preston	4	2	1
WR Brian Doyle	3	1	0
WR Junior Page	2	0	0
TE Wayne Kiely	1	0	0
WR Wes Cook	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jay Johnston	4	4	3
WR Michael McCormick	3	2	0
WR Bernie Adler	2	1	1
WR Vince Ellard	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,000 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (23,400)
End Zone 9,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine 5,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 8,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,000 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (23,400)
End Zone	9,200 (16,900)
Mezzanine	5,300 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	8,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,200)