Week 17, 2014

played in New Orleans, LA

64 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Barons	3	7	3	0	-	13
New Orleans Shamans	7	7	0	6	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 NO - Dwayne Ronk 42 fumble return (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 00:54 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 39 field goal
2Q: 08:04 NO - Bernard Keyes 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 01:22 HOU - Wayne Kiely 8 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 09:41 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 40 field goal
4Q: 14:25 NO - Darrin Earls 36 field goal
4Q: 01:08 NO - Darrin Earls 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 NO - Dwayne Ronk 42 fumble return (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 00:54 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 39 field goal
2Q: 08:04 NO - Bernard Keyes 2 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 01:22 HOU - Wayne Kiely 8 pass from Skip Warren (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 09:41 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 40 field goal
4Q: 14:25 NO - Darrin Earls 36 field goal
4Q: 01:08 NO - Darrin Earls 34 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 7-9 5-11
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 260 313
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 80 111
- Rushing Attempts 16 30
- Yards per Rush 5.00 3.70
Net Passing Yards 180 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 1 38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 213 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/33 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 4.29 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 29:14 30:46

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	7-9	5-11
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	260	313
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.47
Net Rushing Yards	80	111
- Rushing Attempts	16	30
- Yards per Rush	5.00	3.70
Net Passing Yards	180	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 1	38 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	213	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/33	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	4.29	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	29:14	30:46

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:14	2:18	OWN 5	5	7	Punt
1	8:11	1:34	OPP 46	3	-12	Fumble
1	6:37	5:50	OWN 20	9	58	Field Goal
2	13:39	1:39	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	7:56	1:40	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:35	0:16	OWN 40	2	0	Interception
2	1:57	0:45	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:27	OWN 36	10	41	Field Goal
3	5:50	3:00	OWN 4	7	54	Fumble
4	14:20	1:35	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:58	3:16	OWN 7	6	36	Punt
4	1:01	0:59	OWN 39	4	6	Downs

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:46	OWN 9	9	38	Punt
1	8:56	0:45	OWN 42	2	12	Interception
1	0:47	2:08	OWN 35	6	25	Punt
2	12:00	4:04	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
2	6:16	2:41	OWN 35	8	32	Missed FG
2	3:19	1:22	OWN 44	5	13	Interception
2	1:12	1:12	OWN 20	3	11	Half
3	9:33	3:43	OWN 32	5	20	Punt
3	2:50	3:30	OPP 43	6	24	Field Goal
4	12:45	3:47	OWN 30	6	26	Punt
4	5:42	4:41	OWN 30	10	53	Field Goal
4	0:02	0:02	OPP 45	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Dwayne Ronk, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Trent Tanner	12	60	5.00	23	1	0
Joey Halvorsen	4	20	5.00	15	1	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darnell Benton	13	48	3.69	11	2
Shannon Kerr	11	42	3.82	14	1
Jeff Brzezinski	5	21	4.20	7	0
Aaron Elliott	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Skip Warren	37	27	213	5/33	1	42	1	84.6

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	38	25	215	2/13	1	21	2	67.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Joey Hays	6	8	85	14.17	66	42	0
WR Malcolm Boyles	5	5	16	3.20	2	8	0
WR Kris Luciano	5	7	51	10.20	14	17	0
WR Lincoln Budd	4	5	35	8.75	17	15	0
TE Wayne Kiely	4	4	25	6.25	7	8	1
RB Trent Tanner	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Roger Newhart	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Billy Joe Starks	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Feeney	7	9	62	8.86	14	17	0
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	9	78	11.14	24	21	0
WR Terry Regalado	5	8	47	9.40	16	21	0
RB Shannon Kerr	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ty Warren	1	3	14	14.00	9	14	0
RB Darnell Benton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	4	4.00	6	4	0
WR Tommie Barger	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Bernard Keyes	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Omar Petit	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Aaron Elliott	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ethan Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Johnson	1	11	11.00	0
CB Jerald Willmer	1	14	14.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Moe Cook	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Skip Warren	2	0	0
Lincoln Budd	1	0	0
Jake Huntley	0	1	0
Broderick Wright	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Darnell Benton	1	1	0	0
Dwayne Ronk	0	1	2	1
Wes Monroe	0	1	0	0
Moe Cook	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	5	205	41.0	39.6	56	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Whalen	4	169	42.3	37.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

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

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	2/3	0/1	0/1	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shannon Kerr	3	7	2.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Johnson	1	25	25.0	0
Billy Joe Starks	1	34	34.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
D.J. Kerby	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	8	2	0.0	26	35
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	6	0	0.0	19	32
S Darrin Gordon	5	4	0.0	27	33
CB Chad Johnson	5	2	0.0	14	27
CB Darrell Beall	5	1	0.0	18	31
CB Jerald Willmer	4	2	0.0	27	35
DT Louie Korr	3	3	0.0	21	33
ILB Leslie Glenn	3	0	0.0	11	8
S Lamar Looney	3	0	0.0	14	20
CB Broderick Wright	2	1	1.0	20	23
DE Herb Small	2	3	0.5	20	26
DT Shannon Allen	2	0	0.5	13	17
DT Tom Thompson	2	1	0.0	9	7
DT Andre Tyler	1	1	0.0	10	13
DE Leroy Mason	1	1	0.0	13	20
S Sammy Torres	1	1	0.0	21	31
DE Danny Jostes	1	0	0.0	17	20
TE Harvey Sanderson	1	0	---	---	---
WR Kris Luciano	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kendall Page	1	0	0.0	14	8
DT Joseph Lester	0	1	0.0	10	15

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Moe Cook	6	1	0.0	12	37
ILB Ernie Crawford	5	1	0.0	10	21
DE Dwayne Ronk	4	0	3.0	5	17
CB D.J. Kerby	4	2	0.0	12	33
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	4	1	0.0	8	20
DT Pete Maxwell	3	1	1.0	12	30
DT Xavier Clements	3	0	1.0	9	23
OLB K.C. Minnis	3	1	0.0	10	24
CB Gene Tatum	3	0	0.0	10	26
S Jack Sarmiento	3	0	0.0	10	30
S Leonard Arnold	2	2	0.0	11	32
DE Ed Banks	2	1	0.0	11	25
DT Chuck Mitchell	2	1	0.0	10	26
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	0	---	---	---
TE Ty Warren	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Cris Prior	1	0	0.0	6	19
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	8	28
CB Reuben Back	0	1	0.0	9	26
DE Teddy England	0	1	0.0	8	14
S Wes Monroe	0	1	0.0	12	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Broderick Wright	1.0	0	0	23
DE Herb Small	0.5	1	0	26
DT Shannon Allen	0.5	0	0	17
DT Louie Korr	0.0	1	4	33
DT Andre Tyler	0.0	1	1	13

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwayne Ronk	3.0	0	0	0	17
DT Pete Maxwell	1.0	0	0	1	30
DT Xavier Clements	1.0	0	0	1	23
DE Ed Banks	0.0	1	0	0	25
ILB Ernie Crawford	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	8	2	0	35
CB Chad Johnson	5	0	1	27
CB Jerald Willmer	4	0	1	35
ILB Dominic Wachsmuth	2	0	0	32
CB Darrell Beall	2	0	0	31
S Sammy Torres	1	1	0	31
DE Danny Jostes	1	0	0	20
DE Herb Small	1	0	0	26
S Lamar Looney	1	0	0	20
S Darrin Gordon	0	1	0	33

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Moe Cook	7	0	1	37
ILB Ernie Crawford	4	0	0	21
CB Gene Tatum	4	0	0	26
CB D.J. Kerby	4	0	0	33
OLB Cornelius Dattilo	3	0	0	20
S Leonard Arnold	2	0	0	32
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0	26
OLB K.C. Minnis	1	0	0	24
S Jack Sarmiento	1	0	0	30
CB Reuben Back	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wayne Kiely	2	2	12	0	23
Van Goodspeed	1	3	15	0	27
Bubba Hopkins	1	2	13	3	34
Lamont Sudnik	1	2	15	1	41
Nathan Wilcox	1	2	15	0	41
Kenny Cunningham	1	1	14	1	37
Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	5	0	13
Vince Gibson	0	1	4	0	23
Harvey Sanderson	0	1	1	0	3
Jake Huntley	0	1	2	0	5

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Money	3	6	25	1	32
Roger Willson	2	4	21	0	21
Grant Mikulski	1	5	16	0	24
Doug Corey	1	4	19	0	22
Wesley Lake	1	1	16	0	24
Mo Ellard	0	2	13	1	18
Vinny McGuire	0	2	15	0	28
Curtis Lorenz	0	1	13	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lincoln Budd	2	15
Joey Halvorsen	1	15
Kris Luciano	1	12
Britt Oshiro	1	7
Chad Johnson	0	21
Harvey Sanderson	0	16
Leslie Glenn	0	15
Lamar Looney	0	12
Darren Wallerstedt	0	11
Billy Joe Starks	0	11
Roger Newhart	0	10
Gilbert Farrish	0	9
Lamont Sudnik	0	7
Vince Gibson	0	7
Blake Heath	0	7
Darrell Beall	0	7
Marc Gonzalez	0	6
Jake Huntley	0	6
Danny Jostes	0	5
Lawrence Bailey	0	5
Ken Grbac	0	5
Herb Small	0	4
Wayne Kiely	0	4
Shannon Allen	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	3
Broderick Wright	0	3
Trent Watson	0	3
Kendall Page	0	3
Sammy Torres	0	3
Andre Tyler	0	2
Dominic Wachsmuth	0	2
Louie Korr	0	2
J.J. Kanpurwala	0	2
Jerald Willmer	0	2
Joseph Lester	0	2
Tom Thompson	0	2
Van Goodspeed	0	1
Trent Tanner	0	1
Kenny Cunningham	0	1
Leroy Mason	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Bernard Keyes	2	15
Shannon Kerr	0	21
Gene Tatum	0	20
Leonard Arnold	0	19
Ethan Hampton	0	16
Terry Regalado	0	15
Cornelius Dattilo	0	14
Aaron Elliott	0	13
Curtis Lorenz	0	10
Will Wragge	0	9
Ty Warren	0	8
Darrin Earls	0	8
Sedrick Burton	0	7
Mo Ellard	0	7
D.J. Kerby	0	6
Grant Mikulski	0	6
Dwayne Ronk	0	5
Tommie Barger	0	5
Omar Petit	0	4
Xavier Clements	0	4
Rob Whalen	0	4
Darnell Benton	0	4
Vinny McGuire	0	4
Doug Corey	0	3
Toby Benton	0	3
Ed Banks	0	3
Hardy Kohn	0	3
Teddy England	0	3
Jeff Money	0	2
Ernie Crawford	0	2
Pete Maxwell	0	2
K.C. Minnis	0	2
Jack Sarmiento	0	2
Reuben Back	0	1
Chuck Mitchell	0	1
Moe Cook	0	1
Wes Monroe	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	64	6.4
Middle	4	13	3.3
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	21	3.0
Middle	18	75	4.2
Right	4	17	4.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Skip Warren	37	27	2	1	3	1	2	2	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	38	25	2	1	3	4	3	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	38	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	19	102	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	73	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	94	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Joey Hays	8	6	1	85	2	32
WR Kris Luciano	7	5	1	51	0	20
WR Malcolm Boyles	5	5	0	16	0	23
WR Lincoln Budd	5	4	0	35	0	23
TE Wayne Kiely	4	4	0	25	0	23
WR Billy Joe Starks	3	0	1	0	0	8
TE Roger Newhart	2	1	0	-1	0	17
RB Trent Tanner	1	1	0	0	0	29
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0	2	0	13

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Feeney	9	7	0	62	0	24
WR Vernon Giannitti	9	7	0	78	1	25
WR Terry Regalado	8	5	1	47	1	25
TE Ty Warren	3	1	1	14	0	14
WR Bernard Keyes	2	1	1	2	0	10
RB Shannon Kerr	1	1	0	2	0	14
TE Omar Petit	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Aaron Elliott	1	0	0	0	0	14
TE Ethan Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Darnell Benton	1	1	0	1	0	20
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	1	0	4	0	12
WR Tommie Barger	1	1	0	5	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trent Tanner	1	1	1.00	5.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darnell Benton	1	-1	-1.00	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Skip Warren	2	2	7	3.50	5.76

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	3	2	18	6.00	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Hays	1	1	-1	-1.00	10.63
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	8	8.00	6.25

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	1	1	16	16.00	8.67
TE Ty Warren	1	0	0	0.00	4.67
WR Bernard Keyes	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Shannon Kerr	2	1
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0
Aaron Elliott	1	0
Darnell Benton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Skip Warren	10	6	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	12	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Billy Joe Starks	3	0	0
TE Roger Newhart	2	1	0
WR Kris Luciano	2	2	2
WR Malcolm Boyles	1	1	0
WR Lincoln Budd	1	1	1
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Feeney	4	4	4
WR Terry Regalado	3	2	1
WR Vernon Giannitti	2	1	1
WR Bernard Keyes	2	1	1
TE Ty Warren	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,700 (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 3,200 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,700 (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	3,200 (5,200)