Week 4, 2012

played in New Orleans, LA

86 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	0	0	13	-	13
New Orleans Shamans	21	7	7	0	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NO - Aaron Elliott 7 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 03:05 NO - Vernon Giannitti 6 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 02:46 NO - Vernon Giannitti 30 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 09:07 NO - Kyle Thornton 4 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 03:07 NO - Pete Thurgood 3 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 14:27 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 42 field goal
4Q: 11:00 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 36 field goal
4Q: 06:12 HOU - Bart Oliver 15 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NO - Aaron Elliott 7 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 03:05 NO - Vernon Giannitti 6 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 02:46 NO - Vernon Giannitti 30 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 09:07 NO - Kyle Thornton 4 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 03:07 NO - Pete Thurgood 3 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 14:27 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 42 field goal
4Q: 11:00 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 36 field goal
4Q: 06:12 HOU - Bart Oliver 15 run (Marc Gonzalez extra point)

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 12 18
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 279 347
- Offensive Plays 60 67
- Yards per Play 4.65 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 99 102
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 5.82 3.09
Net Passing Yards 180 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/25 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.19 7.21
Fumbles/Lost 5/4 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/10 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:39 34:21

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	12	18
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	279	347
- Offensive Plays	60	67
- Yards per Play	4.65	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	99	102
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	5.82	3.09
Net Passing Yards	180	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	32 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/25	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.19	7.21
Fumbles/Lost	5/4	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/10	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:39	34:21

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:22	OWN 20	3	39	Fumble
1	9:54	1:36	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	6:36	1:36	OWN 36	3	-11	Punt
1	2:59	0:07	OWN 20	1	5	Fumble
1	2:29	2:15	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
2	14:48	0:10	OWN 47	1	8	Fumble
2	12:08	1:55	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
2	8:56	1:30	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
2	6:28	1:33	OWN 29	5	31	Punt
2	3:37	0:56	OWN 44	4	34	Fumble
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 31	4	20	Half
3	12:50	3:07	OWN 20	6	29	Interception
3	3:00	3:40	OWN 20	7	55	Field Goal
4	12:29	1:37	OPP 22	3	3	Field Goal
4	8:52	2:50	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	2:27	0:31	OPP 34	4	0	Downs
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 32	1	0	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:38	3:44	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
1	8:18	1:42	OWN 28	3	-9	Punt
1	5:00	2:01	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
1	2:52	0:23	OPP 25	1	25	Touchdown
1	0:14	0:26	OWN 21	3	-4	Punt
2	14:38	2:30	OWN 45	5	15	Punt
2	10:13	1:17	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
2	7:26	0:58	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	4:55	1:18	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	2:41	2:04	OWN 22	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 28	4	27	Punt
3	9:43	6:43	OWN 38	12	62	Touchdown
4	14:20	1:51	OWN 24	3	9	Fumble
4	10:52	2:00	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	6:02	3:35	OWN 35	6	16	Punt
4	1:56	1:50	OWN 34	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Jeff Brzezinski, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bart Oliver	12	84	7.00	15	3	1
Timothy Rhem	2	7	3.50	5	0	0
Trent Tanner	2	5	2.50	4	0	0
Cornelius O'Donnell	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Aaron Elliott	19	85	4.47	43	2	1
Kyle Thornton	9	11	1.22	8	0	0
Jeff Brzezinski	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Tito Burke	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Rod Freeman	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Pete Thurgood	1	3	3.00	3	0	1

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	29	19	177	5/25	0	31	1	67.8
Timothy Rhem	9	3	28	0/0	0	19	0	42.8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	32	24	257	2/12	3	36	0	129.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Lincoln Budd	7	10	38	5.43	3	16
WR Harold Francis	4	8	48	12.00	6	31
FB Conrad Engel	3	3	31	10.33	26	22
TE Trent Battle	2	4	18	9.00	2	14
RB Bart Oliver	2	2	32	16.00	22	30
WR Cary Nichols	2	5	24	12.00	11	19
RB Cornelius O'Donnell	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
WR Jason Terry	1	2	12	12.00	1	12
TE Otis Vranjen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rod Woodard	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	9	12	125	13.89	67	36	2
WR Pete Thurgood	5	5	35	7.00	6	15	0
WR Ernest Elkon	4	8	37	9.25	22	19	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	3	4	44	14.67	27	24	0
TE Roger Newhart	2	2	12	6.00	1	8	0
RB Kyle Thornton	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	1

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Randy Busch	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lincoln Budd	3	0	0
Bart Oliver	2	0	0
Daniel Madison	0	1	0
Steve Tully	0	1	0
Chad Johnson	0	0	1
Isaac Howard	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Aaron Elliott	1	0	0
Pete Thurgood	1	0	0
Ernie Crawford	0	1	0
Vernon Giannitti	0	1	0
K.C. Minnis	0	1	0
Moe Cook	0	1	0
Don Meyer	0	1	0
Randy Busch	0	0	2
Glen Armstrong	0	0	1
Courtney Rabdau	0	0	1
Harold Czech	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chester Knoblett	6	240	40.0	33.8	54	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Whalen	10	353	35.3	29.6	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Gonzalez	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Oliver	3	37	12.3	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Blaine Schulman	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Shuler	2	41	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Thornton	2	43	21.5	0
Randy Busch	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	6	3	0.0	29	27
S Gilbert Lane	6	1	0.0	27	30
DT Louie Korr	5	2	1.5	26	28
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	4	4	0.0	11	9
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	4	2	0.0	22	25
OLB Lawrence Grier	4	1	0.0	23	31
OLB Isaac Howard	4	1	0.0	13	9
DT Shannon Allen	3	3	0.0	20	22
CB Jerald Willmer	3	1	0.0	18	23
DT Wally Hanson	3	0	0.0	26	24
CB Roger Wertz	2	0	0.0	5	6
S Steve Tully	2	0	0.0	4	7
DE Danny Jostes	2	0	0.0	19	14
DE Edgar Manning	1	1	0.5	16	21
CB Chad Johnson	1	0	0.0	24	26
S Rondell Madison	1	0	0.0	8	7
WR Lincoln Budd	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Leslie Glenn	1	0	0.0	6	4
DE Courtney Fletcher	0	1	0.0	23	24
OLB O.J. Whitmire	0	1	0.0	10	3
CB Bryant Shuler	0	1	0.0	15	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Reuben Back	5	0	1.0	17	42
CB Randy Busch	5	1	0.0	16	40
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	1	1.0	17	43
S Moe Norton	4	0	0.0	7	17
CB Moe Cook	3	1	0.0	16	39
DE Glen Armstrong	3	0	0.0	4	10
S Don Meyer	3	0	0.0	17	41
DT Chuck Mitchell	2	0	1.0	3	21
DT Xavier Clements	2	3	0.0	12	29
DT Courtney Rabdau	2	1	0.0	13	33
DE Don Harmon	1	0	1.0	12	28
DE Neal Branch	1	0	1.0	5	15
OLB Lincoln Rivera	1	1	0.0	3	8
S Blaine Schulman	1	1	0.0	11	34
T Jeff Money	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pete Maxwell	1	0	0.0	13	21
OLB K.C. Minnis	1	0	0.0	8	22
CB Harold Czech	1	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	0	1	0.0	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Louie Korr	1.5	0	1	4	28
DE Edgar Manning	0.5	0	0	1	21
DE Courtney Fletcher	0.0	1	0	1	24
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	0.0	0	0	3	25

New Orleans	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Don Harmon	1.0	4	1	28
ILB Ernie Crawford	1.0	1	1	43
DT Chuck Mitchell	1.0	0	1	21
DE Neal Branch	1.0	0	0	15
CB Reuben Back	1.0	0	0	42
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	1	1	29
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Gilbert Lane	4	1	30
OLB Lawrence Grier	3	0	31
OLB Isaac Howard	3	0	9
S Darrin Gordon	2	1	27
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	2	0	9
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	2	0	25
CB Jerald Willmer	2	0	23
CB Chad Johnson	1	1	26
DT Wally Hanson	1	0	24
CB Roger Wertz	1	0	6
S Rondell Madison	1	0	7
S Steve Tully	1	0	7
DE Danny Jostes	1	0	14
CB Rod Lindo	0	1	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Randy Busch	3	0	1	40
CB Reuben Back	3	0	0	42
CB Moe Cook	2	2	0	39
S Don Meyer	2	1	0	41
DE Glen Armstrong	2	0	0	10
DT Courtney Rabdau	2	0	0	33
S Moe Norton	2	0	0	17
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	1	0	43
OLB Lincoln Rivera	1	1	0	8
S Blaine Schulman	1	1	0	34
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0	29
OLB K.C. Minnis	1	0	0	22
CB Harold Czech	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Thieman	2	3	13	1	37
Daniel Madison	2	3	17	0	42
Nathan Wilcox	2	3	17	0	43
Sam Ward	0	3	13	0	30
Van Goodspeed	0	1	13	2	33
Troy De Coteau	0	1	8	1	20
Conrad Engel	0	1	11	0	23
Vince Gibson	0	0	2	1	6

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ralph Wright	2	8	33	0	31
Jeff Money	2	7	33	0	34
Wesley Lake	1	7	28	1	26
Albert Harlow	0	3	17	0	11
Sammy Wallack	0	3	8	0	11
Brett LaTendresse	0	2	25	0	26
Marshall Barnhardt	0	1	32	1	33

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Madison	2	16
Cornelius O'Donnell	2	11
Rod Woodard	1	19
Chad Johnson	1	10
Trent Tanner	0	27
O.J. Whitmire	0	26
Bryant Shuler	0	19
Hardy Wilcox	0	18
Trent Battle	0	16
Jason Terry	0	12
Nolan Metzenbaum	0	10
Otis Vranjen	0	10
Danny Jostes	0	10
Isaac Howard	0	9
Bart Oliver	0	9
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	8
Van Goodspeed	0	8
Sam Ward	0	8
Troy De Coteau	0	8
Steve Tully	0	7
Conrad Engel	0	6
Roger Wertz	0	6
Marc Gonzalez	0	6
Vince Gibson	0	6
Chester Knoblett	0	6
Rod Lindo	0	3
Wally Hanson	0	2
Shannon Allen	0	2
J.J. Kanpurwala	0	2
Walt Thieman	0	2
Nathan Wilcox	0	2
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Lincoln Budd	0	1
Leslie Glenn	0	1
Jerald Willmer	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Roger Newhart	2	20
Kyle Thornton	1	26
Moe Cook	1	22
Ralph Branch	1	10
Randy Busch	0	23
Ty Warren	0	19
Lincoln Rivera	0	16
Jimmie Ellingson	0	15
Don Meyer	0	14
Albert Harlow	0	11
Jimmie Pomato	0	10
Brett LaTendresse	0	10
Sammy Wallack	0	10
Rob Whalen	0	10
Raymond Hamilton	0	10
Reuben Back	0	9
Clarence Lincoln	0	9
Gus Hanson	0	8
Blaine Schulman	0	8
Rod Freeman	0	7
Courtney Rabdau	0	7
Darrin Earls	0	6
Marshall Barnhardt	0	4
Xavier Clements	0	4
Don Harmon	0	3
Chuck Mitchell	0	3
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Tito Burke	0	2
Barry Laskanic	0	2
K.C. Minnis	0	2
Ernest Elkon	0	1
Pete Thurgood	0	1
Glen Armstrong	0	1
Moe Norton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	3	0.4
Middle	16	84	5.3
Right	9	16	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	29	19	3	2	0	3	4	3	1
Timothy Rhem	9	3	0	0	1	3	2	2	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	32	24	5	1	1	4	1	9	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	3	42	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	31	6.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	27	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	137	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lincoln Budd	10	7	1	38	0	28
WR Harold Francis	8	4	0	48	1	28
WR Cary Nichols	5	2	0	24	0	19
TE Trent Battle	4	2	0	18	0	31
FB Conrad Engel	3	3	0	31	1	23
RB Bart Oliver	2	2	0	32	1	28
WR Rod Woodard	2	0	0	0	0	19
WR Jason Terry	2	1	0	12	0	8
RB Cornelius O'Donnell	1	1	0	2	0	6
TE Otis Vranjen	1	0	0	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	12	9	0	125	4	32
WR Ernest Elkon	8	4	1	37	0	23
WR Pete Thurgood	5	5	0	35	0	15
WR Jimmie Ellingson	4	3	0	44	1	17
TE Roger Newhart	2	2	0	12	0	8
RB Kyle Thornton	1	1	0	4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bart Oliver	1	15	15.00	7.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Aaron Elliott	3	10	3.33	4.47
Kyle Thornton	1	1	1.00	1.22
Pete Thurgood	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timothy Rhem	1	1	5	5.00	3.11

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	2	2	10	5.00	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Francis	1	1	5	5.00	6.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	6	6.00	10.42
RB Kyle Thornton	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bart Oliver	2	1
Timothy Rhem	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Kyle Thornton	2	0
Aaron Elliott	2	1
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0
Pete Thurgood	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	6	3	1
Timothy Rhem	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lincoln Budd	4	2	1
TE Trent Battle	1	0	0
FB Conrad Engel	1	1	0
WR Harold Francis	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	2	2
WR Pete Thurgood	3	3	0
WR Jimmie Ellingson	2	1	1
TE Roger Newhart	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	10,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)