Week 15, 2012

played in Houston, TX

54 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	0	3	3	0	-	6
Houston Barons	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 46 field goal
2Q: 13:41 NO - Darrin Earls 32 field goal
2Q: 00:36 HOU - Malcolm Boyles 5 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 09:15 NO - Darrin Earls 44 field goal
3Q: 03:17 HOU - Bart Oliver 23 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:59 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 46 field goal
2Q: 13:41 NO - Darrin Earls 32 field goal
2Q: 00:36 HOU - Malcolm Boyles 5 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 09:15 NO - Darrin Earls 44 field goal
3Q: 03:17 HOU - Bart Oliver 23 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)

Team Statistics NO HOU
Record 5-9 8-6
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 250 265
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 4.03 4.21
Net Rushing Yards 55 111
- Rushing Attempts 20 28
- Yards per Rush 2.75 3.96
Net Passing Yards 195 154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 1 34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 207 166
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 4.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 6/14 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/70 3/52
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:26 30:34

Team Statistics	NO	HOU
Record	5-9	8-6
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	250	265
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	4.03	4.21
Net Rushing Yards	55	111
- Rushing Attempts	20	28
- Yards per Rush	2.75	3.96
Net Passing Yards	195	154
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 1	34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	207	166
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	4.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	6/14	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/70	3/52
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:26	30:34

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:54	2:27	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
1	4:04	5:28	OWN 38	12	47	Field Goal
2	11:50	2:03	OWN 32	6	17	Punt
2	8:35	2:00	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
2	5:14	2:24	OWN 14	5	6	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 30	2	15	Half
3	15:00	5:52	OWN 19	8	54	Field Goal
3	3:01	3:38	OWN 30	7	35	Downs
4	13:02	2:53	OWN 23	6	20	Punt
4	4:13	1:28	OWN 12	6	62	Interception
4	2:10	0:52	OWN 29	4	-14	Fumble

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:06	OWN 19	10	52	Field Goal
1	6:27	2:23	OWN 33	6	29	Fumble
2	13:36	1:46	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
2	9:47	1:12	OWN 2	4	17	Punt
2	6:35	1:21	OWN 28	3	-8	Punt
2	2:50	2:22	OWN 39	13	61	Touchdown
3	9:08	6:07	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
4	14:23	1:21	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	10:09	5:56	OWN 10	9	31	Punt
4	2:45	0:35	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
4	1:18	1:18	OPP 15	2	3	Game

Game MVP: Skip Warren, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Aaron Elliott	10	36	3.60	8	0
Kyle Thornton	7	21	3.00	13	1
Tito Burke	2	0	0.00	1	0
Jeff Brzezinski	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bart Oliver	20	64	3.20	9	0
Trent Tanner	4	24	6.00	10	1
Skip Warren	2	5	2.50	6	0
Conrad Engel	1	17	17.00	17	1
Otis Vranjen	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	40	23	207	2/12	0	39	1	61.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	34	25	166	1/12	2	23	0	103.3

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Vernon Giannitti	12	22	134	11.17	66	39
WR Ralph Branch	3	5	22	7.33	6	12
WR Dwayne Hodges	2	3	26	13.00	8	17
RB Kyle Thornton	2	2	10	5.00	3	5
RB Aaron Elliott	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
TE Ty Warren	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Ernest Elkon	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Pete Thurgood	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
TE Albert Harlow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cary Nichols	5	6	24	4.80	11	12	0
WR Malcolm Boyles	4	6	23	5.75	6	9	1
WR Rod Woodard	4	4	21	5.25	0	9	0
RB Bart Oliver	3	4	32	10.67	30	23	1
FB Conrad Engel	2	2	9	4.50	8	10	0
WR Harold Francis	2	6	19	9.50	3	11	0
RB Trent Tanner	2	2	16	8.00	0	10	0
WR Jason Terry	2	3	11	5.50	1	7	0
TE Trent Battle	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darrin Gordon	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0
Reuben Back	0	1	0
Ernie Crawford	0	0	1
K.C. Minnis	0	0	1
Moe Cook	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Warren	1	1	0
Bart Oliver	1	0	0
Cary Nichols	1	0	0
O.J. Whitmire	0	1	0
Trent Tanner	0	1	0
Courtney Fletcher	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Michael Hervey	5	240	48.0	44.2	51	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chester Knoblett	6	306	51.0	48.7	67	3

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Gonzalez	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hodges	4	14	3.5	0
Blaine Schulman	2	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Oliver	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Hodges	3	70	23.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Shuler	2	33	16.5	0
Roger Wertz	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	8	3	0.0	28	35
OLB K.C. Minnis	6	0	0.0	19	23
DT Xavier Clements	5	0	0.0	22	29
S Moe Norton	4	2	0.0	20	27
CB Reuben Back	4	1	0.0	20	29
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	4	1	0.0	14	11
S Blaine Schulman	4	0	0.0	18	22
CB Moe Cook	3	1	1.0	19	26
DT Courtney Rabdau	3	1	0.0	18	20
DT Chuck Mitchell	2	3	0.0	14	18
S Don Meyer	2	2	0.0	24	33
CB Harold Czech	1	2	0.0	26	30
DE Neal Branch	1	0	0.0	17	29
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dwayne Ronk	1	0	0.0	17	16
OLB Lincoln Rivera	1	0	0.0	7	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Courtney Fletcher	5	0	0.5	11	23
CB Chad Johnson	5	3	0.0	13	34
OLB Lawrence Grier	5	0	0.0	15	36
DT Wally Hanson	4	0	1.0	15	25
S Gilbert Lane	4	1	0.0	13	30
CB Jerald Willmer	4	0	0.0	18	35
S Darrin Gordon	3	1	0.0	19	40
DE Edgar Manning	2	2	0.5	12	28
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	2	4	0.0	14	32
S Rondell Madison	2	1	0.0	10	20
DT Louie Korr	2	0	0.0	14	36
CB Rod Lindo	2	0	0.0	13	28
ILB Leslie Glenn	1	1	0.0	6	8
DT Shannon Allen	1	0	0.0	7	19
S Steve Tully	1	0	0.0	1	4
CB Bryant Shuler	1	0	0.0	7	14
DE Danny Jostes	0	1	0.0	8	14
DT Thomas Bullock	0	1	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Moe Cook	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Don Harmon	0.0	1	1	0	25
DE Dwayne Ronk	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	0	1	29

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Wally Hanson	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Courtney Fletcher	0.5	1	1	2	23
DE Edgar Manning	0.5	0	1	0	28
DT Louie Korr	0.0	1	1	2	36
ILB Leslie Glenn	0.0	0	1	1	8
DT Thomas Bullock	0.0	0	1	0	13
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	6	0	35
OLB K.C. Minnis	4	0	23
S Blaine Schulman	3	0	22
CB Harold Czech	2	1	30
DT Courtney Rabdau	2	0	20
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	2	0	11
S Don Meyer	2	0	33
CB Moe Cook	1	1	26
S Moe Norton	1	1	27
CB Reuben Back	1	0	29
OLB Lincoln Rivera	1	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerald Willmer	4	0	0	35
OLB Lawrence Grier	3	1	0	36
CB Chad Johnson	3	1	0	34
S Gilbert Lane	3	0	0	30
DE Courtney Fletcher	2	0	0	23
CB Rod Lindo	2	0	0	28
ILB Nolan Metzenbaum	1	2	0	32
S Darrin Gordon	1	1	1	40
DT Louie Korr	1	0	0	36
S Rondell Madison	1	0	0	20
CB Bryant Shuler	1	0	0	14
ILB Leslie Glenn	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	1	7	19	0	40
Jimmie Pomato	1	1	1	0	2
Brett LaTendresse	1	1	16	0	26
Ralph Wright	0	4	18	0	39
Marshall Barnhardt	0	3	20	0	38
Wesley Lake	0	2	12	1	27
Sammy Wallack	0	1	6	0	19
Kim England	0	0	8	1	15

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daniel Madison	3	5	1	28	0	35
Nathan Wilcox	2	7	0	28	0	35
Walt Thieman	1	7	0	24	0	29
Van Goodspeed	1	3	0	23	0	27
Sam Ward	0	1	0	14	1	23
Trent Battle	0	1	0	24	0	29
Conrad Engel	0	1	0	16	0	13
Levon Quintero	0	1	0	4	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Moe Cook	3	8
Reuben Back	1	14
Marshall Barnhardt	1	2
Dwayne Hodges	0	16
Kyle Thornton	0	14
Roger Newhart	0	13
Don Meyer	0	13
Rod Freeman	0	12
Lincoln Rivera	0	12
Ty Warren	0	11
Ralph Branch	0	11
Pete Thurgood	0	9
Moe Norton	0	8
Albert Harlow	0	7
Don Harmon	0	7
Derrick Slechta	0	7
Jimmie Pomato	0	7
Clarence Lincoln	0	7
Brett LaTendresse	0	7
Sammy Wallack	0	7
Chuck Mitchell	0	7
Michael Hervey	0	5
Darrin Earls	0	5
Gus Hanson	0	5
Raymond Hamilton	0	4
Blaine Schulman	0	3
Hardy Kohn	0	2
Ernest Elkon	0	2
Ernie Crawford	0	1
Aaron Elliott	0	1
Dwayne Ronk	0	1
Courtney Rabdau	0	1
K.C. Minnis	0	1
Harold Czech	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cornelius O'Donnell	3	10
Rondell Madison	2	14
Hardy Wilcox	1	14
Steve Tully	1	8
Van Goodspeed	1	7
Conrad Engel	1	6
O.J. Whitmire	0	18
Trent Tanner	0	18
Rod Woodard	0	11
Bryant Shuler	0	8
Jason Terry	0	8
Trent Battle	0	7
Roger Wertz	0	7
Otis Vranjen	0	7
Sam Ward	0	7
Troy De Coteau	0	7
Vince Gibson	0	7
Danny Jostes	0	7
Bart Oliver	0	6
Chester Knoblett	0	6
Rod Lindo	0	5
Marc Gonzalez	0	5
Chad Johnson	0	4
Walt Thieman	0	4
Leslie Glenn	0	4
Darrin Gordon	0	3
Louie Korr	0	3
Isaac Howard	0	3
Thomas Bullock	0	3
Lawrence Grier	0	2
Wally Hanson	0	2
Shannon Allen	0	2
Gilbert Lane	0	2
Courtney Fletcher	0	1
Nolan Metzenbaum	0	1
J.J. Kanpurwala	0	1
Malcolm Boyles	0	1
Levon Quintero	0	1
Jerald Willmer	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	2	17	8.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	40	4.4
Middle	14	49	3.5
Right	4	23	5.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	40	23	2	3	1	5	5	6	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	34	25	1	2	1	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	127	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	67	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	47	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	76	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	43	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	22	12	0	134	2	42
WR Ralph Branch	5	3	1	22	0	32
WR Dwayne Hodges	3	2	0	26	0	27
RB Kyle Thornton	2	2	0	10	0	21
RB Aaron Elliott	2	1	0	3	0	16
WR Ernest Elkon	2	1	0	3	0	9
WR Pete Thurgood	2	1	0	2	0	14
TE Albert Harlow	1	0	0	0	0	18
TE Ty Warren	1	1	0	7	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Francis	6	2	1	19	0	25
WR Malcolm Boyles	6	4	0	23	0	15
WR Cary Nichols	6	5	0	24	0	21
RB Bart Oliver	4	3	0	32	1	27
WR Rod Woodard	4	4	0	21	0	17
WR Jason Terry	3	2	0	11	0	8
FB Conrad Engel	2	2	0	9	0	13
RB Trent Tanner	2	2	0	16	0	8
TE Trent Battle	1	1	0	11	0	29

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Skip Warren	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
Bart Oliver	1	4	4.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	2	1	3	1.50	5.18

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Warren	4	3	16	4.00	4.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	0	0.00	6.09
WR Ernest Elkon	1	1	3	3.00	1.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Conrad Engel	1	1	-1	-1.00	4.50
WR Harold Francis	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	1	5	5.00	3.83
WR Cary Nichols	1	1	12	12.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Kyle Thornton	2	1
Tito Burke	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Bart Oliver	5	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	11	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	5	2	2
RB Kyle Thornton	2	2	1
WR Dwayne Hodges	1	1	1
TE Ty Warren	1	1	0
WR Ralph Branch	1	0	0
WR Pete Thurgood	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jason Terry	3	2	0
WR Rod Woodard	2	2	1
WR Harold Francis	1	1	1
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	1	1
WR Cary Nichols	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,900 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,200 (25,000)
End Zone 13,500 (18,000)
Mezzanine 7,800 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (16,000)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,900 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,200 (25,000)
End Zone	13,500 (18,000)
Mezzanine	7,800 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (16,000)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,200)