Week 1, 2019

played in Houston, TX

84 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	10	0	3	0	-	13
Houston Barons	3	6	3	10	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NO - Bernie Adler 93 kickoff return (Julio Heitmann extra point)
1Q: 10:34 HOU - Floyd Simmons 28 field goal
1Q: 01:48 NO - Julio Heitmann 21 field goal
2Q: 04:15 HOU - Floyd Simmons 33 field goal
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Floyd Simmons 35 field goal
3Q: 07:31 HOU - Floyd Simmons 33 field goal
3Q: 01:02 NO - Julio Heitmann 44 field goal
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Floyd Simmons 28 field goal
4Q: 05:27 HOU - Brian Doyle 17 pass from Danny Jacks (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 NO - Bernie Adler 93 kickoff return (Julio Heitmann extra point)
1Q: 10:34 HOU - Floyd Simmons 28 field goal
1Q: 01:48 NO - Julio Heitmann 21 field goal
2Q: 04:15 HOU - Floyd Simmons 33 field goal
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Floyd Simmons 35 field goal
3Q: 07:31 HOU - Floyd Simmons 33 field goal
3Q: 01:02 NO - Julio Heitmann 44 field goal
4Q: 11:50 HOU - Floyd Simmons 28 field goal
4Q: 05:27 HOU - Brian Doyle 17 pass from Danny Jacks (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Team Statistics NO HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 255 451
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 4.25 6.54
Net Rushing Yards 62 113
- Rushing Attempts 13 26
- Yards per Rush 4.77 4.35
Net Passing Yards 193 338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 30 - 0 42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 206 346
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 7.86
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 8/63
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 5/162 3/101
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/5
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 27:40 32:20

Team Statistics	NO	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	255	451
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	4.25	6.54
Net Rushing Yards	62	113
- Rushing Attempts	13	26
- Yards per Rush	4.77	4.35
Net Passing Yards	193	338
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 30 - 0	42 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	206	346
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	7.86
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	8/63
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	5/162	3/101
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	8
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/5
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	27:40	32:20

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	2:14	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
1	6:45	5:02	OWN 46	10	50	Field Goal
2	12:36	1:45	OWN 27	3	-8	Punt
2	8:50	1:58	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
2	4:09	2:04	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	13:22	2:40	OWN 6	5	16	Punt
3	7:26	6:32	OWN 25	11	48	Field Goal
4	11:44	1:41	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	5:17	1:12	OWN 20	6	46	Downs
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 32	13	60	Game

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:43	4:15	OWN 9	7	80	Field Goal
1	8:14	1:29	OWN 29	3	-8	Punt
1	1:43	4:07	OWN 29	8	51	Missed FG
2	10:51	2:01	OWN 36	5	47	Interception
2	6:52	2:43	OPP 44	5	28	Field Goal
2	2:05	2:05	OWN 23	8	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	10:42	3:16	OWN 40	10	44	Field Goal
3	0:54	4:10	OPP 45	8	34	Field Goal
4	10:03	4:46	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
4	4:05	1:52	OWN 34	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Danny Jacks, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Shane Wallace	9	30	3.33	7	0
Jeff Brzezinski	2	18	9.00	15	1
Joe Uno	2	14	7.00	10	1

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ross Blanco	15	87	5.80	20	2
Cornelius Ogden	8	16	2.00	6	0
Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	1.00	1	0
Stanley Lang	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Damon Kacyvenski	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	45	30	206	2/13	0	32	0	76.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Jacks	42	25	346	1/8	1	44	1	84.0

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ken Thompson	8	10	55	6.88	0	11
WR Billy Joe Starks	7	7	59	8.43	11	12
WR Michael McCormick	4	9	54	13.50	8	32
RB Shane Wallace	3	4	0	0.00	0	2
WR Jay Johnston	3	4	15	5.00	2	6
TE Kenyon Sessions	2	3	13	6.50	2	7
RB Joe Uno	2	3	4	2.00	3	5
WR Bernie Adler	1	4	6	6.00	0	6

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Larry Sullivan	7	10	117	16.71	30	44	0
RB Ross Blanco	5	5	68	13.60	46	42	0
WR Brian Doyle	4	6	64	16.00	31	23	1
WR Junior Page	3	7	28	9.33	0	15	0
WR Stanley Lang	2	5	34	17.00	15	22	0
TE Wayne Kiely	2	3	27	13.50	0	20	0
RB Damon Kacyvenski	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
TE Rodney Poston	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0
FB Darren Wallerstedt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Lamar Wynn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Hunter Rivers	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jeff Brzezinski	1	0	0	0
Gus Peterson	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Patrick Collins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trent Madison	6	245	40.8	39.0	55	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Pourdanesh	3	115	38.3	33.7	43	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Heitmann	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	5/6	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shane Wallace	2	14	7.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Umenyiora	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Adler	5	162	32.4	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Swank	2	54	27.0	0
Patrick Umenyiora	1	47	47.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Okunevich	9	3	0.0	22	35
CB Cory Mahnken	6	1	0.0	22	34
CB Richard Wilkerson	4	3	0.0	15	33
S Hunter Rivers	4	1	0.0	19	25
CB Edward McIntyre	4	0	0.0	20	24
S Duane Burdge	4	0	0.0	21	35
DT Xavier Clements	3	2	1.0	22	34
OLB Dwayne Douglas	3	0	0.0	11	11
CB Donnie Harvey	3	0	0.0	11	26
S Norman Cushman	2	2	0.0	15	32
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	21	36
DT Thomas Myers	1	1	0.0	14	24
DT Maurice Hilliard	1	1	0.0	8	11
ILB Omar McCormick	1	1	0.0	4	8
OLB Roosevelt Wheeler	1	0	0.0	13	28
OLB K.C. Minnis	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Cornell Runowski	1	0	0.0	9	17
OLB Willie Linquist	1	0	0.0	13	14
DE Fred Hidy	1	0	0.0	12	28
DE Mitchell Terry	0	1	0.0	14	15

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dale Henson	7	4	0.0	8	40
OLB Trent Watson	6	2	1.0	12	39
CB Jerald Willmer	6	3	0.0	10	40
DE Herb Small	4	0	0.0	12	43
S Al Fabrizio	4	0	0.0	10	40
OLB Dusty Martinez	3	0	0.0	4	8
OLB Edgar Channelle	3	0	0.0	4	13
DT Amos Schwartz	2	1	0.0	8	22
CB Broderick Wright	2	1	0.0	6	26
ILB Shawn Dixon	2	0	0.0	5	5
CB Troy Fricke	2	0	0.0	4	21
DE Patrick Collins	1	1	1.0	13	38
S Roosevelt O'Neal	1	1	0.0	4	28
DT Jerry Greer	1	0	0.0	7	26
DE Jimmy Coles	1	0	0.0	5	21
WR Junior Page	1	0	---	---	---
S C.J. Loville	0	3	0.0	11	35
DT Clyde Owens	0	1	0.0	6	16

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	1.0	2	1	2	34
DE Winfred Rodriguez	0.0	0	2	0	36

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Patrick Collins	1.0	0	1	2	38
OLB Trent Watson	1.0	0	1	0	39
DT Amos Schwartz	0.0	1	1	1	22
DE Jimmy Coles	0.0	0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Edward McIntyre	3	0	0	24
ILB Kyle Okunevich	3	0	0	35
CB Cory Mahnken	3	0	0	34
CB Donnie Harvey	3	0	0	26
CB Richard Wilkerson	3	0	0	33
S Duane Burdge	2	0	0	35
S Hunter Rivers	1	1	1	25
OLB Dwayne Douglas	1	1	0	11
OLB K.C. Minnis	1	0	0	3
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1	0	0	36
OLB Willie Linquist	1	0	0	14
DT Maurice Hilliard	1	0	0	11
ILB Omar McCormick	1	0	0	8
S Norman Cushman	1	0	0	32

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	5	0	39
ILB Dale Henson	5	0	40
S Al Fabrizio	4	1	40
CB Jerald Willmer	4	0	40
OLB Edgar Channelle	3	0	13
CB Broderick Wright	2	0	26
OLB Dusty Martinez	2	0	8
CB Troy Fricke	2	0	21
S Roosevelt O'Neal	1	1	28
DT Amos Schwartz	1	0	22
DE Herb Small	1	0	43
S C.J. Loville	0	2	35
CB Warren Feingold	0	1	32
CB Terry Freeman	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bubba Barlow	1	3	11	2	41
Gilbert Breshears	1	3	11	0	38
Fernando Kennedy	1	1	10	0	38
Burt Drakeford	0	2	5	0	12
Bryce Winters	0	1	11	0	39
Donny Sinclair	0	1	7	0	18

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Myron Duncan	3	6	1	26	0	43
Allen Taylor	3	4	0	21	0	28
Nathan Wilcox	2	5	0	25	0	41
O.J. Sylvester	2	3	0	11	1	23
Dexter Martinez	2	3	0	21	0	37
Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	1	16	0	20
Devin Monroe	0	2	0	23	0	37
Wayne Kiely	0	2	0	19	0	26

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Richmond	2	21
Richard Wilkerson	1	15
Burt Drakeford	1	8
Willie Linquist	0	23
Tommy Lee	0	18
Donnie Harvey	0	17
Hunter Rivers	0	14
Jay Johnston	0	12
Bernie Adler	0	11
Duane Burdge	0	11
K.C. Minnis	0	9
Harry Bruce	0	8
Jamie Barlow	0	8
Cory Mahnken	0	8
Ken Thompson	0	8
Gus Peterson	0	8
Bryce Winters	0	8
Donny Sinclair	0	8
Winfred Rodriguez	0	7
Xavier Clements	0	6
Roosevelt Wheeler	0	6
Trent Madison	0	6
Julio Heitmann	0	6
Fred Hidy	0	6
Fernando Kennedy	0	5
Edward McIntyre	0	5
Kyle Okunevich	0	5
Maurice Hilliard	0	5
Omar McCormick	0	4
Kenyon Sessions	0	3
Shane Wallace	0	3
Geoff Shepherd	0	3
Mitchell Terry	0	3
Norman Cushman	0	3
Paul Holliday	0	2
Joe Uno	0	2
Dwayne Douglas	0	1
Cornell Runowski	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Freeman	2	22
Joel Swank	1	24
Patrick Umenyiora	1	24
Troy Fricke	1	15
Stanley Lang	1	12
Edgar Channelle	0	20
Lamar Wynn	0	19
Junior Page	0	14
Darren Wallerstedt	0	13
Floyd Simmons	0	12
Roosevelt O'Neal	0	11
Rodney Poston	0	10
Dexter Martinez	0	9
O.J. Sylvester	0	9
Jumbo Church	0	9
Grant Aviles	0	9
Dale Henson	0	8
Patrick Collins	0	7
Herb Small	0	6
Arnie Woodward	0	6
Devin Monroe	0	5
Nathan Wilcox	0	4
Cornelius Ogden	0	3
Brian Pourdanesh	0	3
Damon Kacyvenski	0	3
Clyde Owens	0	3
Jerald Willmer	0	2
Trent Watson	0	2
Dusty Martinez	0	2
Warren Feingold	0	2
C.J. Loville	0	2
Jerry Greer	0	1
Amos Schwartz	0	1
Broderick Wright	0	1
Larry Sullivan	0	1
Jimmy Coles	0	1
Al Fabrizio	0	1
Ross Blanco	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	5	5.0
Middle	11	56	5.1
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	15	85	5.7
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	45	30	1	1	2	6	4	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Jacks	42	25	6	7	2	2	3	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	19	103	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	59	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	120	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	10	147	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	64	9.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Thompson	10	8	0	55	0	31
WR Michael McCormick	9	4	0	54	1	35
WR Billy Joe Starks	7	7	0	59	0	32
RB Shane Wallace	4	3	0	0	0	24
WR Jay Johnston	4	3	0	15	0	8
WR Bernie Adler	4	1	0	6	0	23
TE Kenyon Sessions	3	2	1	13	0	24
RB Joe Uno	3	2	1	4	0	17

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Larry Sullivan	10	7	0	117	2	29
WR Junior Page	7	3	1	28	0	24
WR Brian Doyle	6	4	1	64	1	24
WR Stanley Lang	5	2	0	34	1	16
RB Ross Blanco	5	5	0	68	1	30
TE Wayne Kiely	3	2	0	27	1	26
TE Rodney Poston	3	1	0	11	0	18
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	0	0	0	0	20
RB Damon Kacyvenski	1	1	0	-3	0	10
TE Lamar Wynn	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	1	3	3.00	9.00
Joe Uno	1	4	4.00	7.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Blanco	3	9	3.00	5.80
Cornelius Ogden	2	0	0.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Brzezinski	4	1	5	1.25	4.58

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Jacks	10	2	14	1.40	8.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Uno	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
RB Shane Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Ken Thompson	1	1	5	5.00	5.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Doyle	2	1	17	8.50	10.67
WR Larry Sullivan	2	0	0	0.00	11.70
WR Junior Page	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Stanley Lang	1	0	0	0.00	6.80
TE Wayne Kiely	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
RB Damon Kacyvenski	1	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00
TE Rodney Poston	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	1	1
Shane Wallace	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Cornelius Ogden	3	1
Damon Kacyvenski	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	12	6	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Jacks	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Thompson	4	3	2
RB Joe Uno	2	1	0
WR Michael McCormick	2	0	0
WR Billy Joe Starks	1	1	0
WR Jay Johnston	1	1	1
WR Bernie Adler	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanley Lang	3	1	1
WR Junior Page	3	1	0
TE Wayne Kiely	1	1	1
WR Brian Doyle	1	1	1
RB Damon Kacyvenski	1	1	0
WR Larry Sullivan	1	1	0
RB Ross Blanco	1	1	1
TE Rodney Poston	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,500 (25,000)
End Zone 12,200 (18,000)
Mezzanine 7,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (16,000)
Club Seats 5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,500 (25,000)
End Zone	12,200 (18,000)
Mezzanine	7,000 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (16,000)
Club Seats	5,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (5,200)