Week 1, 2013

played in Houston, TX

83 degrees, stormy, 13 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	17	0	0	0	-	17
Houston Barons	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:18 NO - Vernon Giannitti 36 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 10:36 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 35 field goal
1Q: 04:39 NO - Aaron Elliott 41 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NO - Darrin Earls 40 field goal
2Q: 12:28 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 23 field goal
2Q: 02:19 HOU - Joey Hays 1 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 48 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:18 NO - Vernon Giannitti 36 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 10:36 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 35 field goal
1Q: 04:39 NO - Aaron Elliott 41 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 02:05 NO - Darrin Earls 40 field goal
2Q: 12:28 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 23 field goal
2Q: 02:19 HOU - Joey Hays 1 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 08:26 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 48 field goal
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 30 field goal

Team Statistics NO HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 11 14
- by Rushing 3 2
- by Passing 7 10
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 241 308
- Offensive Plays 57 67
- Yards per Play 4.23 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 99 84
- Rushing Attempts 16 25
- Yards per Rush 6.19 3.36
Net Passing Yards 142 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 163 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.46 5.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.2 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 10/86 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 5/22
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:06 31:54

Team Statistics	NO	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	11	14
- by Rushing	3	2
- by Passing	7	10
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	241	308
- Offensive Plays	57	67
- Yards per Play	4.23	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	99	84
- Rushing Attempts	16	25
- Yards per Rush	6.19	3.36
Net Passing Yards	142	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	40 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	163	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.46	5.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	1/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.2	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	10/86	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	5/22
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:06	31:54

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
1	13:18	0:15	OPP 36	1	36	Touchdown
1	10:29	2:31	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	5:49	1:29	OWN 47	3	53	Touchdown
1	4:12	2:12	OPP 33	4	10	Field Goal
2	15:00	0:59	OWN 29	2	-12	Fumble
2	12:22	4:33	OWN 20	8	31	Punt
2	5:24	1:53	OWN 30	3	-8	Punt
2	2:11	1:15	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 32	1	6	Half
3	12:42	1:26	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	8:21	3:19	OWN 20	8	26	Punt
4	14:53	3:20	OWN 27	5	12	Punt
4	7:49	0:52	OWN 35	2	11	Fumble
4	4:31	1:13	OWN 3	3	-1	Punt
4	2:05	0:29	OWN 3	4	-1	Interception

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	2:34	OWN 41	5	41	Field Goal
1	7:58	2:09	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
1	2:00	2:00	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
2	14:01	1:39	OPP 8	3	2	Field Goal
2	7:49	2:25	OWN 23	5	21	Punt
2	3:31	1:20	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	0:56	0:47	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:18	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	11:16	2:55	OWN 28	10	41	Field Goal
3	5:02	5:09	OWN 15	15	72	Field Goal
4	11:33	3:44	OWN 16	6	56	Missed FG
4	6:57	2:26	OPP 44	3	8	Punt
4	3:18	1:13	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
4	1:36	1:36	OPP 34	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Skip Warren, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Aaron Elliott	10	70	7.00	41	1	1
Cornell Kristosik	3	12	4.00	8	0	0
Jeff Brzezinski	2	10	5.00	5	0	0
Glenn Kickert	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sherman Santana	21	77	3.67	27	2
Skip Warren	2	3	1.50	4	0
Trent Tanner	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	38	22	163	3/21	1	36	1	66.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	40	26	235	2/11	1	31	0	89.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	11	84	12.00	32	36	1
WR Terrell McWilliams	5	7	32	6.40	7	15	0
RB Aaron Elliott	3	3	14	4.67	2	9	0
WR Carl Akbar	2	4	8	4.00	0	4	0
TE Donald Myers	2	3	7	3.50	6	4	0
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Ernest Elkon	1	5	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Jeffrey Rayburn	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Cornell Kristosik	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ethan Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joey Hays	8	13	74	9.25	27	31	1
TE Buddy Nordberg	5	6	67	13.40	19	30	0
WR Neal Pope	5	8	50	10.00	2	19	0
WR Lincoln Budd	3	5	25	8.33	0	11	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	3	5	8	2.67	0	6	0
RB T.J. Beauregard	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jake Benson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Malcolm Boyles	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Willmer	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carl Akbar	1	0	0
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0
Glenn Kickert	0	1	1
Ethan Hampton	0	1	0
Jerome Parker	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Chad Johnson	1	0	0
Jake Benson	1	0	0
Andre Tyler	0	1	0
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	1	0
Wes Coles	0	0	1
Darrin Gordon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Whalen	9	378	42.0	39.6	49	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jumbo Issa	7	271	38.7	34.4	45	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Gonzalez	4/5	1/2	0/0	48	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carl Akbar	3	30	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Johnson	5	22	4.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Kristosik	2	39	19.5	0
Horace Diaz	1	29	29.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Benson	3	69	23.0	0
Chad Johnson	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	8	0	0.0	22	38
CB Moe Cook	7	2	0.0	20	32
DT Xavier Clements	5	0	2.0	19	32
CB Jerry Lane	5	2	0.0	19	37
OLB Otis Chadwick	4	2	0.0	20	31
S Horace Diaz	3	1	0.0	14	18
DT Pete Maxwell	3	1	0.0	18	32
DE Ed Banks	3	0	0.0	19	30
DT Chuck Mitchell	3	0	0.0	11	17
S Nathan Weaver	2	1	0.0	21	32
CB Reuben Back	2	0	0.0	17	34
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	2	0	0.0	8	5
S Oscar Headley	1	1	0.0	17	29
T Jeff Money	1	0	---	---	---
DE Neal Branch	1	0	0.0	10	17
TE Donald Myers	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Winston Palutke	1	0	0.0	3	4
WR Ernest Elkon	1	0	---	---	---
DE Don Harmon	0	1	0.0	16	25
OLB Jerome Parker	0	1	0.0	6	16
CB Jack Hanson	0	1	0.0	9	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	7	1	2.0	15	37
CB Chad Johnson	4	2	0.0	12	30
CB Jerald Willmer	4	1	0.0	14	34
CB Julio Hamilton	3	1	0.0	11	28
OLB Wes Coles	3	0	0.0	14	33
CB Broderick Wright	3	0	0.0	6	18
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	2	3	0.0	13	31
S Lenny Cheatham	2	3	0.0	15	34
DT Andre Tyler	2	1	0.0	14	38
DT Shannon Allen	2	0	0.0	11	26
DE Herb Small	2	0	0.0	12	29
DT Joseph Lester	1	1	1.0	9	25
DE Danny Jostes	1	1	0.0	10	28
S Marcus Varitek	1	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Jerald Getz	1	0	0.0	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	2.0	0	1	2	32
DT Pete Maxwell	0.0	1	1	1	32
DE Don Harmon	0.0	0	1	1	25
DE Ed Banks	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Otis Chadwick	0.0	0	1	0	31

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	2.0	0	37
DT Joseph Lester	1.0	1	25
DE Danny Jostes	0.0	2	28
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	1	26
DE Herb Small	0.0	1	29
DE Lawrence Sakowski	0.0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Ernie Crawford	6	0	38
CB Moe Cook	6	0	32
CB Jerry Lane	4	0	37
OLB Otis Chadwick	3	1	31
CB Reuben Back	2	0	34
OLB Jerome Parker	1	1	16
S Horace Diaz	1	0	18
S Oscar Headley	1	0	29
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	32
ILB Winston Palutke	1	0	4
S Nathan Weaver	0	1	32

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wes Coles	5	3	0	33
CB Jerald Willmer	4	1	1	34
CB Broderick Wright	3	0	0	18
CB Julio Hamilton	2	1	0	28
CB Chad Johnson	2	0	0	30
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	1	1	0	31
S Lenny Cheatham	1	0	0	34
DT Shannon Allen	1	0	0	26
S Darrin Gordon	1	0	0	37
DE Herb Small	1	0	0	29
OLB Jerald Getz	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Corey	2	2	15	0	36
Joe Baughman	1	1	3	0	12
Jeff Money	0	4	15	2	39
Ralph Wright	0	3	14	0	38
Wendell Patton	0	1	15	1	29
Marshall Barnhardt	0	1	1	0	5
Donald Myers	0	1	10	0	21
Wesley Lake	0	1	13	0	29

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vince Gibson	2	2	6	0	9
Bubba Hopkins	1	5	20	0	33
Nathan Wilcox	1	4	24	0	42
Lawrence Cooper	1	1	6	0	12
Lamont Sudnik	0	3	22	0	35
Levon Quintero	0	2	18	0	34
Quentin Standafer	0	2	7	0	8
Roman Patton	0	2	5	0	7
Ernest Harvey	0	1	3	1	7
Darren Wallerstedt	0	1	10	0	15
Van Goodspeed	0	0	20	1	35

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Parker	5	34
Glenn Kickert	2	27
Horace Diaz	1	29
Jack Hanson	1	26
Ethan Hampton	0	20
Carl Akbar	0	16
Moe Cook	0	13
Winston Palutke	0	11
Jeffrey Rayburn	0	11
Sedrick Burton	0	10
Donald Myers	0	10
Wally Middleton	0	10
Joe Baughman	0	10
Marshall Barnhardt	0	9
Ty Warren	0	9
Rob Whalen	0	9
Cornell Kristosik	0	9
Wendell Patton	0	8
Ernest Elkon	0	8
Jimmy Simmons	0	7
Xavier Clements	0	7
Don Harmon	0	6
Reuben Back	0	6
Doug Corey	0	5
Nathan Weaver	0	5
Darrin Earls	0	5
Jerry Lane	0	4
Oscar Headley	0	4
Ernie Crawford	0	4
Ed Banks	0	4
O.J. Sylvester	0	4
Otis Chadwick	0	4
Chuck Mitchell	0	3
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Neal Branch	0	1
Eric Kaufman	0	1
Hardy Kohn	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sherman Santana	1	30
Lincoln Budd	1	17
Leslie Glenn	1	17
Jake Benson	1	15
Lamont Sudnik	1	9
Quentin Standafer	1	9
Reuben Logan	0	22
Broderick Wright	0	22
Chad Johnson	0	20
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	19
Malcolm Boyles	0	19
Lawrence Cooper	0	19
Marcus Varitek	0	17
Darren Wallerstedt	0	13
Shannon Allen	0	12
Vince Gibson	0	12
Ernest Harvey	0	12
Buddy Nordberg	0	11
Marc Gonzalez	0	11
Jerald Getz	0	10
Andre Tyler	0	7
Jumbo Issa	0	7
Roman Patton	0	6
J.J. Kanpurwala	0	5
Wes Coles	0	2
Cole Richardson	0	2
Lenny Cheatham	0	1
Darrin Gordon	0	1
Julio Hamilton	0	1
Danny Jostes	0	1
Jerald Willmer	0	1
T.J. Beauregard	0	1
Herb Small	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	60	8.6
Middle	8	31	3.9
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	2	6	3.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	38	22	1	0	3	6	6	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	40	26	4	1	4	3	5	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	5	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	84	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	16	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	77	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	57	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	11	7	1	84	1	37
WR Terrell McWilliams	7	5	1	32	0	30
WR Ernest Elkon	5	1	0	13	0	17
WR Carl Akbar	4	2	0	8	0	16
TE Donald Myers	3	2	0	7	0	21
RB Aaron Elliott	3	3	0	14	0	24
WR Jeffrey Rayburn	2	1	0	3	0	8
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	0	2	0	17
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	0	1	0	0	12
TE Ethan Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Hays	13	8	0	74	2	39
WR Neal Pope	8	5	1	50	0	33
TE Buddy Nordberg	6	5	1	67	2	24
WR Lincoln Budd	5	3	1	25	0	19
FB Darren Wallerstedt	5	3	1	8	0	15
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	0	0	0	0	12
RB T.J. Beauregard	1	1	0	6	0	7
WR Jake Benson	1	1	0	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sherman Santana	3	7	2.33	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Warren	7	3	17	2.43	5.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Hays	4	2	1	0.25	5.69
WR Neal Pope	2	1	16	8.00	6.25
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	0	0	0.00	1.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Aaron Elliott	3	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Santana	3	0
Skip Warren	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	9	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	10	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	1	1
WR Ernest Elkon	3	1	1
WR Terrell McWilliams	1	0	0
TE Donald Myers	1	1	0
WR Jeffrey Rayburn	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Nordberg	2	2	0
WR Joey Hays	2	1	1
WR Neal Pope	2	1	0
WR Lincoln Budd	2	1	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	0	0
WR Jake Benson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,300 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (25,000)
End Zone 12,900 (18,000)
Mezzanine 7,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (16,000)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,300 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (25,000)
End Zone	12,900 (18,000)
Mezzanine	7,400 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (16,000)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,200)