Week 4, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Houston Barons	0	7	7	18	-	32
New Orleans Shamans	17	7	21	3	-	48

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 NO - Vernon Giannitti 9 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 08:48 NO - Darrin Earls 41 field goal
1Q: 06:41 NO - Cornell Kristosik 6 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 09:20 NO - Darnell Benton 1 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Darren Wallerstedt 28 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 10:45 HOU - Leland Burks 27 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 07:38 NO - Vernon Giannitti 26 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 06:35 NO - Ty Warren 0 blocked punt return (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 03:29 NO - Vernon Giannitti 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 14:53 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 34 field goal
4Q: 12:44 HOU - Darrin Gordon 59 interception return (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 06:08 NO - Darrin Earls 47 field goal
4Q: 01:48 HOU - Leland Burks 8 pass from Timothy Rhem (Trent Tanner run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:44 NO - Vernon Giannitti 9 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
1Q: 08:48 NO - Darrin Earls 41 field goal
1Q: 06:41 NO - Cornell Kristosik 6 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 09:20 NO - Darnell Benton 1 run (Darrin Earls extra point)
2Q: 00:39 HOU - Darren Wallerstedt 28 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 10:45 HOU - Leland Burks 27 pass from J.J. Kanpurwala (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
3Q: 07:38 NO - Vernon Giannitti 26 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 06:35 NO - Ty Warren 0 blocked punt return (Darrin Earls extra point)
3Q: 03:29 NO - Vernon Giannitti 5 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Darrin Earls extra point)
4Q: 14:53 HOU - Marc Gonzalez 34 field goal
4Q: 12:44 HOU - Darrin Gordon 59 interception return (Marc Gonzalez extra point)
4Q: 06:08 NO - Darrin Earls 47 field goal
4Q: 01:48 HOU - Leland Burks 8 pass from Timothy Rhem (Trent Tanner run for conversion)

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 370 349
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 6.27 4.99
Net Rushing Yards 76 100
- Rushing Attempts 14 30
- Yards per Rush 5.43 3.33
Net Passing Yards 294 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 29 - 2 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 321 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/65 7/48
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 6/141 5/162
Interception Ret./Yards 1/59 2/3
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 50
Time of Possession 26:46 33:14

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	370	349
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	6.27	4.99
Net Rushing Yards	76	100
- Rushing Attempts	14	30
- Yards per Rush	5.43	3.33
Net Passing Yards	294	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 29 - 2	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	321	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	9/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/65	7/48
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	6/141	5/162
Interception Ret./Yards	1/59	2/3
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	50
Time of Possession	26:46	33:14

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:16	0:12	OPP 18	1	0	Interception
1	10:36	0:47	OWN 20	2	9	Interception
1	8:43	2:02	OWN 15	3	9	Fumble
1	6:32	2:17	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
1	1:21	2:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	9:13	1:31	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
2	2:20	1:55	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:29	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
3	7:21	1:01	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
3	3:19	3:33	OWN 23	6	60	Field Goal
4	11:25	2:36	OWN 3	6	47	Fumble
4	6:01	4:20	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	1:04	0:56	OWN 39	4	6	Downs

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:44	OWN 35	2	-8	Fumble
1	14:04	3:28	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	9:49	1:06	OPP 31	3	7	Field Goal
1	6:41	0:09	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
1	4:15	2:54	OWN 41	6	21	Punt
2	14:19	5:06	OWN 49	10	51	Touchdown
2	7:42	5:22	OWN 9	13	61	Missed FG
2	0:25	0:25	OPP 45	3	23	Half
3	10:31	3:10	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
3	6:15	2:56	OPP 18	6	18	Touchdown
4	14:46	2:13	OWN 39	3	2	Interception
4	12:33	1:08	OPP 49	3	4	Punt
4	8:49	2:48	50	4	20	Field Goal
4	1:41	0:37	OPP 40	3	8	Missed FG
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Otis Chadwick, New Orleans Shamans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Trent Tanner	9	36	4.00	18	2
Joel Swank	4	30	7.50	11	1
Timothy Rhem	1	10	10.00	10	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cornell Kristosik	14	38	2.71	6	0	1
Darnell Benton	14	63	4.50	18	1	1
Jeff Brzezinski	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Curtis Lorenz	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Timothy Rhem	21	15	176	1/7	1	33	0	112.4
J.J. Kanpurwala	20	14	145	3/20	2	28	2	84.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	39	25	257	1/8	3	30	1	97.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Leland Burks	8	12	111	13.88	3	33	2
WR Brian Doyle	6	10	91	15.17	30	33	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	4	4	74	18.50	44	31	1
WR K.C. Reeves	4	5	12	3.00	0	6	0
RB Trent Tanner	3	4	10	3.33	6	6	0
TE Melvin McElroy	2	2	8	4.00	0	4	0
RB Joel Swank	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Bryan Patterson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Les Zimmerman	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vernon Giannitti	7	15	69	9.86	29	26	3
WR Mel Benton	4	5	37	9.25	4	15	0
TE Ty Warren	3	4	55	18.33	32	30	0
WR Wesley Doiron	3	3	39	13.00	8	16	0
WR Kris Luciano	3	4	42	14.00	9	18	0
RB Darnell Benton	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
TE Omar Petit	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Antoine Nutten	1	3	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
FB Curtis Lorenz	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Darrin Gordon	1	59	59.00	1

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Ernie Crawford	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Otis Chadwick	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.J. Kanpurwala	2	0	0
Joel Swank	1	0	0
K.C. Reeves	1	0	0
Van Goodspeed	0	1	0
Herb Small	0	1	0
Ralph Blades	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0	0
Winfred Rodriguez	0	1	1	0
Bart Bennetts	0	1	0	0
Mitchell Cooper	0	1	0	0
Levon Cukro	0	0	1	0
Mitchell Porter	0	0	1	0
Otis Chadwick	0	0	1	0
Ty Warren	0	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	4	130	32.5	26.0	55	1

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ken Grbac	2	80	40.0	30.0	42	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marc Gonzalez	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Earls	2/4	2/4	0/0	47	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Doiron	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Swank	5	115	23.0	0
Leland Burks	1	26	26.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Kristosik	4	138	34.5	0
D.J. Kerby	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Darrin Gordon	7	3	0.0	28	35
CB Jerald Willmer	6	0	0.0	25	35
ILB Ellis Bensen	5	3	0.0	23	31
OLB Trent Watson	4	1	0.0	16	22
CB Darrell Beall	4	0	0.0	15	21
S Myron Wagner	4	0	0.0	8	16
CB Chad Johnson	3	1	0.0	13	22
CB Broderick Wright	3	0	0.0	21	32
ILB Gilbert Farrish	3	0	0.0	7	9
DT Louie Korr	2	0	0.0	26	27
DE Shannon Carter	2	0	0.0	7	18
DT Ralph Blades	1	0	1.0	13	23
DT Shannon Allen	1	1	0.0	16	19
DE Leroy Mason	1	1	0.0	23	22
S J.T. Dent	1	1	0.0	23	30
OLB Tommie Hanks	1	0	0.0	21	28
QB J.J. Kanpurwala	1	0	---	---	---
WR Leland Burks	1	0	---	---	---
DT Joseph Lester	1	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Keith Benton	1	0	0.0	11	7
WR Brian Doyle	1	0	---	---	---

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB D.J. Kerby	7	1	0.0	13	37
OLB Otis Chadwick	5	0	2.0	12	41
ILB Kyle Okunevich	5	0	0.0	14	36
DE Winfred Rodriguez	3	0	2.0	13	40
S Erik Lockett	3	1	0.0	12	38
CB Mitchell Cooper	3	1	0.0	9	30
CB Reuben Back	3	1	0.0	6	31
CB Moe Cook	3	1	0.0	11	36
DT Pete Maxwell	3	0	0.0	10	23
S Wes Monroe	3	0	0.0	10	26
S Bart Bennetts	2	0	0.0	11	40
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0.0	7	37
T Wesley Lake	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mel Rasmussen	1	0	0.0	8	12
DE Teddy England	1	0	0.0	1	5
ILB Levon Cukro	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ralph Blades	1.0	0	2	0	23
DE Leroy Mason	0.0	1	1	0	22
DT Shannon Allen	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Louie Korr	0.0	0	2	3	27
DE Herb Small	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Shannon Carter	0.0	0	1	0	18

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Rodriguez	2.0	1	1	2	40
OLB Otis Chadwick	2.0	0	0	0	41
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	0	3	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chad Johnson	4	0	0	22
ILB Ellis Bensen	3	0	0	31
CB Jerald Willmer	3	0	0	35
S Myron Wagner	3	0	0	16
S Darrin Gordon	2	1	1	35
CB Darrell Beall	2	1	0	21
CB Broderick Wright	2	0	0	32
OLB Trent Watson	2	0	0	22
ILB Gilbert Farrish	1	0	0	9
OLB Keith Benton	1	0	0	7
DT Ralph Blades	1	0	0	23
S J.T. Dent	1	0	0	30

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB D.J. Kerby	6	0	0	37
CB Mitchell Cooper	4	0	0	30
S Erik Lockett	3	3	0	38
ILB Kyle Okunevich	3	0	0	36
S Bart Bennetts	2	1	0	40
CB Reuben Back	2	1	0	31
OLB Otis Chadwick	2	0	1	41
CB Moe Cook	2	0	0	36
S Wes Monroe	2	0	0	26
ILB Levon Cukro	1	0	0	4
DT Mel Rasmussen	1	0	0	12
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0	40
ILB Ernie Crawford	0	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nathan Wilcox	2	4	14	2	44
Kenny Cunningham	1	4	10	0	38
Van Goodspeed	1	1	13	0	35
Ernest Harvey	1	1	10	0	33
Alan Bianchi	1	1	5	0	17
Junior Hodges	0	1	4	1	13
Geoff Gonzalez	0	1	4	0	7
Bubba Hopkins	0	0	14	1	45

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wesley Lake	4	9	1	24	0	37
Jeff Money	3	5	0	28	0	34
Doug Corey	1	5	0	23	1	27
Craig Katz	1	1	0	28	0	34
Wesley Restifo	1	1	0	5	0	13
Geoff Shelton	0	3	0	7	0	13
Sedrick Burton	0	2	0	12	0	11
Percy Neufeldt	0	2	0	15	0	19
Maurice Chapman	0	1	0	23	0	31

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chad Johnson	2	28
Bryan Patterson	2	17
Joel Swank	1	20
Leland Jarvis	1	18
Bryan Cochrane	1	17
Broderick Wright	1	8
Dean Sweeney	0	20
Myron Wagner	0	18
Gilbert Farrish	0	16
Les Zimmerman	0	16
Leland Burks	0	10
Keith Benton	0	10
Marc Gonzalez	0	7
Tommie Hanks	0	6
Ernest Harvey	0	5
Alan Bianchi	0	5
Geoff Gonzalez	0	5
Junior Hodges	0	5
Mo Young	0	5
Herb Small	0	4
Brian Pourdanesh	0	4
Shannon Carter	0	4
J.T. Dent	0	4
Shannon Allen	0	3
Darrin Gordon	0	3
Ellis Bensen	0	3
Jerald Willmer	0	3
Darren Wallerstedt	0	3
Leroy Mason	0	3
Darrell Beall	0	3
Louie Korr	0	2
Melvin McElroy	0	2
Joseph Lester	0	2
Kenny Cunningham	0	2
Trent Watson	0	2
Ralph Blades	0	2
Donny Harden	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Mitchell Porter	4	25
Levon Cukro	1	25
Mel Benton	1	15
Mitchell Cooper	0	23
Wesley Doiron	0	23
Omar Petit	0	21
Wes Monroe	0	16
Will Wragge	0	15
Darrin Earls	0	13
Cornell Kristosik	0	13
Nolan Thompkins	0	11
Ty Warren	0	10
D.J. Kerby	0	7
Curtis Lorenz	0	7
Sedrick Burton	0	6
Kris Luciano	0	6
Wesley Restifo	0	6
Geoff Shelton	0	5
Craig Katz	0	5
Chuck Mitchell	0	5
Percy Neufeldt	0	5
Rico Buchanan	0	4
Ernie Crawford	0	3
Pete Maxwell	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	2
Ken Grbac	0	2
Doug Corey	0	1
Erik Lockett	0	1
Bart Bennetts	0	1
Mel Rasmussen	0	1
Reuben Back	0	1
Moe Cook	0	1
Leonard Ellison	0	1
Otis Chadwick	0	1
Winfred Rodriguez	0	1
Maurice Chapman	0	1
Kyle Okunevich	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	1	11	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	19	2.4
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	9	24	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Timothy Rhem	21	15	3	0	0	5	0	3	0
J.J. Kanpurwala	20	14	2	3	0	0	1	2	2

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	39	25	4	0	2	2	7	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	13	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	71	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	13	161	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	76	10.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	5	37	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	59	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	139	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leland Burks	12	8	111	2	41
WR Brian Doyle	10	6	91	1	36
WR K.C. Reeves	5	4	12	0	12
RB Trent Tanner	4	3	10	0	29
FB Darren Wallerstedt	4	4	74	2	23
TE Melvin McElroy	2	2	8	0	20
WR Les Zimmerman	2	0	0	0	22
RB Joel Swank	1	1	9	0	15
FB Bryan Patterson	1	1	6	0	6

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vernon Giannitti	15	7	0	69	2	40
WR Mel Benton	5	4	1	37	0	22
TE Ty Warren	4	3	0	55	2	12
WR Kris Luciano	4	3	1	42	0	14
WR Wesley Doiron	3	3	0	39	0	7
WR Antoine Nutten	3	1	0	-3	0	20
RB Darnell Benton	2	2	0	6	0	18
TE Omar Petit	1	1	0	5	0	7
RB Cornell Kristosik	1	1	0	7	0	14
FB Curtis Lorenz	1	0	0	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Trent Tanner	1	1	1.00	4.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cornell Kristosik	4	18	4.50	2.71
Darnell Benton	4	18	4.50	4.50
Curtis Lorenz	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Timothy Rhem	6	3	22	3.67	8.38
J.J. Kanpurwala	1	0	0	0.00	7.25

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	4	2	14	3.50	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leland Burks	2	1	8	4.00	9.25
WR Brian Doyle	2	1	15	7.50	9.10
RB Trent Tanner	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	-1	-1.00	18.50
WR K.C. Reeves	1	0	0	0.00	2.40

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Giannitti	4	2	14	3.50	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Timothy Rhem	1	1
Joel Swank	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Cornell Kristosik	2	0
Darnell Benton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Timothy Rhem	4	1	1
J.J. Kanpurwala	3	3	1

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	13	9	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leland Burks	2	1	1
WR Brian Doyle	2	1	1
WR K.C. Reeves	2	1	0
RB Trent Tanner	1	1	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mel Benton	3	2	1
WR Vernon Giannitti	3	1	1
WR Wesley Doiron	3	3	3
WR Kris Luciano	3	3	3
TE Ty Warren	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 47,000 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (23,400)
End Zone 10,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 5,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (15,000)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	47,000 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (23,400)
End Zone	10,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	5,800 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (15,000)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (5,200)