Week 4, 2021

played in Houston, TX

85 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

New Orleans Shamans	14	3	3	0	-	20
Houston Barons	0	0	7	17	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 NO - Jay Johnston 57 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Wes Kop extra point)
1Q: 06:21 NO - Fernando McConnell 11 fumble return (Wes Kop extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NO - Wes Kop 36 field goal
3Q: 10:48 NO - Wes Kop 33 field goal
3Q: 05:17 HOU - T.J. Cole 24 pass from Mo Wright (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Floyd Simmons 39 field goal
4Q: 07:56 HOU - Ross Blanco 6 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 00:33 HOU - Ross Blanco 3 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:10 NO - Jay Johnston 57 pass from Jeff Brzezinski (Wes Kop extra point)
1Q: 06:21 NO - Fernando McConnell 11 fumble return (Wes Kop extra point)
2Q: 00:07 NO - Wes Kop 36 field goal
3Q: 10:48 NO - Wes Kop 33 field goal
3Q: 05:17 HOU - T.J. Cole 24 pass from Mo Wright (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 15:00 HOU - Floyd Simmons 39 field goal
4Q: 07:56 HOU - Ross Blanco 6 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 00:33 HOU - Ross Blanco 3 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)

Team Statistics NO HOU
Record 1-3 3-1
First Downs 11 20
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 237 319
- Offensive Plays 61 62
- Yards per Play 3.89 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 66 43
- Rushing Attempts 28 18
- Yards per Rush 2.36 2.39
Net Passing Yards 171 276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 19 - 1 41 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 188 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 7/75
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 2/20 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:16 29:44

Team Statistics	NO	HOU
Record	1-3	3-1
First Downs	11	20
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	237	319
- Offensive Plays	61	62
- Yards per Play	3.89	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	66	43
- Rushing Attempts	28	18
- Yards per Rush	2.36	2.39
Net Passing Yards	171	276
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 19 - 1	41 - 27 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	188	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	7/75
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	2/20	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:16	29:44

Drive Charts

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	10:10	0:16	OWN 43	1	57	Touchdown
1	8:34	2:13	OWN 39	5	9	Punt
1	3:15	3:15	OWN 7	6	27	Punt
2	13:23	1:31	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
2	10:03	1:54	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
2	5:20	5:20	OWN 24	14	57	Field Goal
3	13:15	2:34	OPP 32	6	16	Field Goal
3	8:48	2:00	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	5:01	1:29	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:55	2:22	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	7:50	2:40	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	2:52	0:33	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 28	2	0	Interception

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	1:36	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
1	9:54	1:20	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	6:21	0:08	OWN 5	1	6	Fumble
1	6:13	2:58	OWN 21	4	16	Punt
2	15:00	1:37	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	11:52	1:49	OWN 33	4	16	Interception
2	8:09	2:49	OWN 17	6	14	Punt
3	15:00	1:45	OWN 24	3	1	Interception
3	10:41	1:53	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
3	6:48	1:47	OWN 45	3	55	Touchdown
3	3:32	3:37	OWN 17	7	61	Field Goal
4	12:33	4:43	OWN 35	9	65	Touchdown
4	5:10	2:18	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
4	2:19	1:56	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Clyde Owens, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shane Wallace	21	51	2.43	8	0	0
Levon Armstrong	7	15	2.14	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ross Blanco	13	20	1.54	12	1	2
Mo Wright	3	17	5.67	6	0	0
Billy Shonek	2	6	3.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Brzezinski	30	19	188	3/17	1	57	1	78.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mo Wright	41	27	297	3/21	1	38	2	74.9

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnell Bismo	7	11	48	6.86	15	19	0
WR Michael McCormick	5	6	39	7.80	5	22	0
WR Jay Johnston	4	6	87	21.75	28	57	1
RB Shane Wallace	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Skip Cohn	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Allen Sparks	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0
RB Levon Armstrong	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bernie Adler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Harry Jarvis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Isaac Cielo	6	8	77	12.83	35	30	0
WR Cornell Preston	6	11	88	14.67	52	38	0
WR Brian Doyle	4	5	38	9.50	0	19	0
WR T.J. Cole	4	7	37	9.25	1	24	1
FB Darren Wallerstedt	3	4	41	13.67	35	27	0
TE Wayne Kiely	2	2	10	5.00	2	9	0
WR Brandon Huffman	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Glenn Finch	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Billy Shonek	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Kyle Okunevich	1	20	20.00	0
CB Brant Luce	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S C.J. Loville	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force	TD
Fernando McConnell	1	0	1
Kyle Okunevich	0	1	0
Willie Linquist	0	1	0
Brant Luce	0	1	0
Frank Dargy	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov
Mo Wright	1	0
Isaac Cielo	1	0
Cornell Preston	1	0
Brandon Huffman	1	0
Darren Wallerstedt	0	1
Wayne Kiely	0	1
C.J. Loville	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sherman Horn	10	430	43.0	35.5	57	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Abernathy	7	315	45.0	43.1	56	1

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kop	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Dargy	2	13	6.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	6	61	10.2	0
Terry Freeman	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Adler	2	54	27.0	0
Harry Jarvis	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Shonek	2	47	23.5	0
Brandon Huffman	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Frank Dargy	6	2	0.0	14	41
S Ricardo Bradshaw	6	0	0.0	14	38
CB Brant Luce	5	0	0.0	10	33
S Stan Sewick	4	2	0.0	15	33
ILB Kyle Okunevich	4	1	0.0	14	34
OLB Fernando McConnell	3	2	1.0	16	33
DT Xavier Clements	3	1	1.0	16	36
S Duane Burdge	3	1	0.0	16	38
CB Nick Thornton	3	0	0.0	17	38
DT Thomas Myers	2	0	0.0	10	20
DT Maurice Hilliard	2	0	0.0	17	36
OLB Willie Linquist	1	0	1.0	2	11
WR Bernie Adler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jerome McSweeny	1	0	0.0	7	27
ILB Norbert Sherman	1	0	0.0	4	10
OLB Howard Cleeland	0	1	0.0	5	9

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shawn Dixon	9	0	0.0	13	16
DT Clyde Owens	7	2	1.0	24	25
OLB Trent Watson	7	3	0.0	28	32
S C.J. Loville	5	1	0.0	20	21
DE Herb Small	4	0	0.0	11	14
DE Patrick Collins	3	1	0.0	22	24
OLB Edgar Channelle	3	1	0.0	8	10
ILB Ray Merchberger	2	2	1.0	18	18
CB Wes Cason	2	0	0.0	15	26
CB Omar George	2	0	0.0	23	30
DE Jerome Branch	1	1	1.0	19	20
S Howard Harvey	1	4	0.0	27	33
CB Julio Rivera	1	1	0.0	22	18
WR Brian Doyle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Matt Beyer	1	0	0.0	16	21
WR Cornell Preston	1	0	---	---	---
DT Zane McKenzie	1	0	0.0	14	16
OLB Winston Blankenhorn	0	1	0.0	6	1
CB Terry Freeman	0	1	0.0	8	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Xavier Clements	1.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Willie Linquist	1.0	0	1	0	11
OLB Fernando McConnell	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Mario Dewey	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Maurice Hilliard	0.0	0	1	2	36
DE Jerome McSweeny	0.0	0	1	0	27

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerome Branch	1.0	0	0	1	20
ILB Ray Merchberger	1.0	0	0	0	18
DT Clyde Owens	1.0	0	0	0	25
S Howard Harvey	0.0	1	0	0	33
DE Herb Small	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Trent Watson	0.0	0	1	0	32
DT Matt Beyer	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Patrick Collins	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ricardo Bradshaw	5	1	0	38
CB Brant Luce	5	0	1	33
CB Frank Dargy	5	0	0	41
CB Nick Thornton	3	0	0	38
S Stan Sewick	3	0	0	33
OLB Fernando McConnell	2	1	0	33
ILB Kyle Okunevich	2	0	1	34
DT Thomas Myers	1	0	0	20
S Duane Burdge	1	0	0	38

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Shawn Dixon	6	0	0	16
OLB Trent Watson	4	0	0	32
S C.J. Loville	3	0	1	21
CB Omar George	2	1	0	30
CB Wes Cason	1	1	0	26
S Mel Bryant	1	1	0	16
DE Patrick Collins	1	0	0	24
S Howard Harvey	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sherman Jefferson	2	7	24	0	23
Harvey England	2	5	23	0	19
Gabe Carpenter	1	3	22	0	28
Nick Damron	0	4	24	1	26
Cary Lane	0	4	11	0	10
Marvin Hogans	0	2	11	0	11
Sedrick Hanks	0	1	23	1	28
Alex Moss	0	1	4	0	7
Allen Sparks	0	1	15	0	20
Bryce Winters	0	0	4	1	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Carlos Fulton	1	3	14	0	34
Myron Duncan	1	2	18	1	44
Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	8	0	15
Allen Taylor	1	1	15	0	40
Willie Rocha	0	4	15	1	40
Grant Aviles	0	3	17	1	38
Wesley Cornyn	0	1	4	0	10

Special Teams Statistics

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Frank Dargy	4	27
Willie Linquist	3	34
Bernie Adler	1	16
Bryce Winters	1	12
Harry Jarvis	1	11
Marvin Hogans	1	7
Levon Armstrong	0	28
Willie Dillon	0	21
Ricardo Bradshaw	0	17
Duane Burdge	0	15
Bubba Barlow	0	12
Cary Lane	0	12
Sherman Horn	0	10
Gabe Carpenter	0	9
Scottie Fertwagner	0	9
Barry Shay	0	9
Sedrick Hanks	0	8
Jerome McSweeny	0	8
Allen Sparks	0	8
Wes Kop	0	6
Maurice Hilliard	0	6
Alex Moss	0	6
Nick Thornton	0	5
Darnell Bismo	0	5
Michael McCormick	0	5
Skip Cohn	0	5
Calvin Santana	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	1
Jimmy Coles	0	1
Thomas Myers	0	1
Brant Luce	0	1
Mario Dewey	0	1
Norbert Sherman	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Shawn Dixon	2	17
Glenn Finch	2	17
Howard Lang	1	11
Winston Blankenhorn	0	30
Billy Shonek	0	27
Terry Freeman	0	22
Brandon Huffman	0	19
Darren Wallerstedt	0	15
Archie Carlson	0	14
Mel Bryant	0	12
T.J. Cole	0	12
Herb Small	0	11
Brian Doyle	0	11
Wes Cason	0	11
Howard Harvey	0	10
Zack Abernathy	0	8
Duane Green	0	8
Paul Hopkins	0	8
Wesley Cornyn	0	8
Carlos Fulton	0	7
Myron Duncan	0	6
Floyd Simmons	0	6
Zane McKenzie	0	5
C.J. Loville	0	4
Wayne Kiely	0	3
Thomas Kassem	0	3
Clyde Owens	0	3
Jerome Branch	0	3
Trent Watson	0	2
Omar George	0	2
Matt Beyer	0	1
Patrick Collins	0	1
Ray Merchberger	0	1
Grant Aviles	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	44	2.6
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	11	24	2.2
Right	3	2	0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Brzezinski	30	19	3	2	0	3	4	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mo Wright	41	27	4	4	0	2	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	44	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	49	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	79	19.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	59	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	131	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	64	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	43	10.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnell Bismo	11	7	48	0	28
WR Jay Johnston	6	4	87	2	28
WR Michael McCormick	6	5	39	1	19
RB Shane Wallace	2	1	1	0	18
RB Levon Armstrong	1	0	0	0	14
WR Bernie Adler	1	0	0	0	10
TE Skip Cohn	1	1	7	0	7
TE Allen Sparks	1	1	6	0	20
WR Harry Jarvis	1	0	0	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Preston	11	6	88	1	34
WR Isaac Cielo	8	6	77	1	31
WR T.J. Cole	7	4	37	1	28
WR Brian Doyle	5	4	38	0	19
FB Darren Wallerstedt	4	3	41	1	15
TE Wayne Kiely	2	2	10	0	21
RB Billy Shonek	1	0	0	0	16
WR Brandon Huffman	1	1	7	0	10
TE Glenn Finch	1	1	-1	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Armstrong	1	-4	-4.00	2.14

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Blanco	3	6	2.00	1.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mo Wright	4	2	9	2.25	7.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Doyle	2	1	-3	-1.50	7.60
WR Cornell Preston	1	1	12	12.00	8.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Armstrong	3	1
Shane Wallace	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Mo Wright	2	1
Ross Blanco	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Brzezinski	12	8	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mo Wright	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnell Bismo	6	4	1
WR Michael McCormick	4	3	2
RB Levon Armstrong	1	0	0
WR Jay Johnston	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Preston	4	1	1
WR Isaac Cielo	2	1	0
WR T.J. Cole	2	1	1
FB Darren Wallerstedt	1	1	0
WR Brian Doyle	1	1	0
RB Billy Shonek	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (25,000)
End Zone 11,800 (18,000)
Mezzanine 6,800 (10,400)
Sideline Seats 10,500 (16,000)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (82,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (25,000)
End Zone	11,800 (18,000)
Mezzanine	6,800 (10,400)
Sideline Seats	10,500 (16,000)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,200)