Week 1, 2022

played in New Orleans, LA

92 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Barons	7	0	14	10	-	31
New Orleans Shamans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:35 HOU - Darren Wallerstedt 18 fumble return (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 10:08 NO - Shane Wallace 1 run (Wes Kop extra point)
3Q: 08:11 HOU - Ross Blanco 3 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 02:22 HOU - Ross Blanco 11 pass from Danny Jacks (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Ross Blanco 5 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 08:29 HOU - Floyd Simmons 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:35 HOU - Darren Wallerstedt 18 fumble return (Floyd Simmons extra point)
2Q: 10:08 NO - Shane Wallace 1 run (Wes Kop extra point)
3Q: 08:11 HOU - Ross Blanco 3 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
3Q: 02:22 HOU - Ross Blanco 11 pass from Danny Jacks (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 14:18 HOU - Ross Blanco 5 run (Floyd Simmons extra point)
4Q: 08:29 HOU - Floyd Simmons 20 field goal

Team Statistics HOU NO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 252 281
- Offensive Plays 60 59
- Yards per Play 4.20 4.76
Net Rushing Yards 96 110
- Rushing Attempts 23 23
- Yards per Rush 4.17 4.78
Net Passing Yards 156 171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 22 - 0 35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 180 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/24 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 4.22 4.75
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/29 11/86
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 4/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 4/108
Interception Ret./Yards 2/48 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:53 29:07

Team Statistics	HOU	NO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	252	281
- Offensive Plays	60	59
- Yards per Play	4.20	4.76
Net Rushing Yards	96	110
- Rushing Attempts	23	23
- Yards per Rush	4.17	4.78
Net Passing Yards	156	171
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 22 - 0	35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	180	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/24	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	4.22	4.75
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/29	11/86
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	4/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	4/108
Interception Ret./Yards	2/48	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:53	29:07

Drive Charts

Houston Barons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:15	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
1	5:13	1:49	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
1	1:02	1:18	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	9:58	3:21	OWN 9	6	21	Punt
2	5:12	1:48	OWN 14	3	-1	Punt
2	2:01	1:29	OWN 19	5	23	Punt
3	13:04	5:00	OWN 42	10	58	Touchdown
3	4:36	2:20	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
3	2:03	2:52	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
4	11:04	1:18	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	9:46	1:22	OPP 8	3	5	Field Goal
4	6:11	4:22	OWN 40	6	14	Punt
4	0:45	0:45	OPP 5	2	0	Game

New Orleans Shamans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:45	7:32	OWN 3	12	53	Punt
1	3:24	2:22	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
2	14:44	4:46	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	6:37	1:25	OWN 17	4	19	Punt
2	3:24	1:23	OWN 30	2	6	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 8	1	4	Half
3	15:00	1:56	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
3	8:04	3:28	OWN 36	5	30	Missed FG
3	2:16	0:13	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	14:11	3:07	OWN 20	8	37	Punt
4	8:24	2:13	OWN 43	6	17	Downs
4	1:49	1:04	OWN 12	5	16	Interception

Game MVP: Ross Blanco, Houston Barons

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ross Blanco	17	76	4.47	25	1	2
Howard Lang	4	20	5.00	15	1	0
Brian Doyle	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Danny Jacks	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shane Wallace	12	50	4.17	16	1	1
Barry Shay	9	54	6.00	15	2	0
Calvin Santana	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Nolan Wolf	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Jacks	35	22	180	2/24	1	39	0	85.4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Calvin Santana	30	16	159	1/4	0	20	1	54.7
Nolan Wolf	5	1	16	0/0	0	16	1	0.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Ross Blanco	9	11	48	5.33	10	12	1
WR Cornell Preston	5	8	31	6.20	21	10	0
TE Wayne Kiely	2	3	18	9.00	7	17	0
WR Isaac Cielo	2	2	58	29.00	28	39	0
WR Ken Riddick	2	5	18	9.00	13	15	0
WR Brandon Huffman	2	2	7	3.50	0	11	0
WR Brian Doyle	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Archie Carlson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Darnell Bismo	4	11	50	12.50	12	20
WR Jay Johnston	3	6	29	9.67	1	16
TE Scott Boyd	2	3	35	17.50	7	20
TE Andrew Durham	2	2	18	9.00	3	12
WR Seth Sinclair	2	4	18	9.00	2	10
RB Shane Wallace	1	1	8	8.00	1	8
WR Michael McCormick	1	4	5	5.00	0	5
RB Barry Shay	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Harry Jarvis	1	2	11	11.00	5	11
TE George Brazil	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerald Willmer	1	19	19.00	0
CB Tyrell Fulton	1	29	29.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force	TD
Darren Wallerstedt	1	0	1
Paul Hopkins	1	0	0
Brandon Huffman	0	1	0
Archie Carlson	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harry Jarvis	2	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zack Abernathy	8	386	48.3	47.4	58	6

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sherman Horn	6	284	47.3	34.5	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Floyd Simmons	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wes Kop	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	2	17	8.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harry Jarvis	4	7	1.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Huffman	1	21	21.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harry Jarvis	4	108	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scottie Burton	5	1	0.0	17	23
CB Jerald Willmer	5	0	0.0	20	28
CB Omar George	5	0	0.0	14	23
OLB Vinny Hitchcock	4	1	0.0	15	22
CB Tyrell Fulton	3	2	0.0	13	30
CB Lewis Harrison	3	1	0.0	9	22
S Howard Harvey	3	0	0.0	22	33
OLB Trent Watson	2	1	1.0	17	16
CB Brock Schulz	2	0	0.0	10	14
S Cole Kleaver	2	0	0.0	5	19
DE Nick Joiner	1	2	0.0	17	26
S C.J. Loville	1	2	0.0	17	27
DT Zane McKenzie	1	1	0.0	12	16
DT Clyde Owens	1	1	0.0	16	28
DE Patrick Collins	1	0	0.0	18	32
DE Jerome Branch	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT Orlando Gogan	0	1	0.0	13	12
ILB Burt Oxford	0	1	0.0	6	9

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cory Mahnken	6	0	0.0	18	28
OLB Fernando McConnell	5	0	1.0	20	34
ILB Kyle Okunevich	5	4	0.0	17	30
DT Maurice Hilliard	5	1	0.0	13	24
CB Troy Atkins	4	0	0.0	14	27
DE Winfred Rodriguez	3	0	1.0	22	29
OLB Dwayne Douglas	3	0	0.0	13	15
S Duane Burdge	3	0	0.0	19	31
S Sherman Janke	3	0	0.0	19	32
S Carlton Holsey	2	0	0.0	10	21
ILB Kelly Clancy	1	1	0.0	6	7
DT Xavier Clements	1	0	0.0	11	13
WR Darnell Bismo	1	0	---	---	---
DT Thomas Myers	1	0	0.0	14	16
WR Seth Sinclair	1	0	---	---	---
CB Pat Schaffer	0	2	0.0	23	37
DE Al Forbes	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Trent Watson	1.0	0	0	16
DT Orlando Gogan	0.0	1	0	12
DT Zane McKenzie	0.0	1	0	16
DE Nick Joiner	0.0	0	1	26
DE Patrick Collins	0.0	0	1	32
DE Jerome Branch	0.0	0	1	14

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Winfred Rodriguez	1.0	0	3	2	29
OLB Fernando McConnell	1.0	0	0	0	34
DE Lionel Tucker	0.0	1	2	1	29
DE Earnest Enzi	0.0	0	2	0	8
DT Maurice Hilliard	0.0	0	1	1	24
DE Al Forbes	0.0	0	1	0	8
DT Thomas Myers	0.0	0	1	0	16
DT Xavier Clements	0.0	0	0	2	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Omar George	4	1	0	23
CB Lewis Harrison	3	0	0	22
CB Tyrell Fulton	2	1	1	30
CB Jerald Willmer	2	0	1	28
S Howard Harvey	1	2	0	33
S C.J. Loville	1	1	0	27
CB Brock Schulz	1	1	0	14
ILB Scottie Burton	1	0	0	23
DE Jerome Branch	1	0	0	14
S Cole Kleaver	1	0	0	19
OLB Vinny Hitchcock	0	1	0	22

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Cory Mahnken	5	0	28
CB Troy Atkins	4	0	27
ILB Kyle Okunevich	3	1	30
CB Pat Schaffer	2	0	37
OLB Dwayne Douglas	2	0	15
OLB Fernando McConnell	2	0	34
S Sherman Janke	2	0	32
S Duane Burdge	1	1	31
DT Maurice Hilliard	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arthur Molgoone	4	8	22	1	37
Willie Rocha	4	7	14	0	31
Mike Oliver	1	1	16	1	22
Wesley Cornyn	0	2	20	0	30
Darren Wallerstedt	0	1	9	0	12
Archie Carlson	0	1	10	0	9
Paul Hopkins	0	1	9	0	6
Devin Wells	0	1	5	0	3

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Damron	3	5	1	16	0	26
Sedrick Hanks	2	4	0	22	1	23
Alex Moss	2	3	0	12	0	16
Vince Sinclair	1	3	0	19	0	34
Gabe Carpenter	1	2	0	5	0	15
Marvin Hogans	0	2	0	12	0	8
Sam Hernandez	0	2	0	22	0	33

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Archie Carlson	5	21
Brandon Huffman	1	18
Darren Wallerstedt	1	10
Wayne Kiely	1	4
Howard Lang	0	23
R.J. Gougeon	0	16
Vinny Hitchcock	0	14
Marc Bauman	0	14
Brock Schulz	0	13
Lewis Harrison	0	12
Carlos Fulton	0	9
Allen Taylor	0	9
Paul Hopkins	0	9
Cole Kleaver	0	9
Zack Abernathy	0	8
Brian Doyle	0	8
Isaac Cielo	0	8
Donnie Buckley	0	8
Wesley Cornyn	0	8
Floyd Simmons	0	7
Jerome Branch	0	7
Luther Harmon	0	6
Zane McKenzie	0	3
Trent Watson	0	2
Ken Riddick	0	2
Orlando Gogan	0	2
Clyde Owens	0	2
Howard Harvey	0	2
Duane Green	0	2
Burt Oxford	0	2
Jerald Willmer	0	1
Patrick Collins	0	1
Scottie Burton	0	1
Alex Peters	0	1
Devin Wells	0	1
Tyrell Fulton	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marvin Hogans	1	17
Scott Boyd	1	13
Sherman Janke	1	9
Thomas Myers	1	4
Moe Pointer	0	26
Barry Shay	0	23
Harry Jarvis	0	20
Duane Burdge	0	17
George Brazil	0	15
Michael McCormick	0	13
Cory Mahnken	0	9
Seth Sinclair	0	9
Tony Chapa	0	8
Sedrick Hanks	0	7
Gabe Carpenter	0	7
Bryce Winters	0	7
Alex Moss	0	7
Harvey England	0	7
Carlton Holsey	0	7
Sherman Horn	0	6
Al Forbes	0	5
Earnest Enzi	0	4
Winfred Rodriguez	0	3
Wes Kop	0	3
Lionel Tucker	0	3
Erik Tarplin	0	2
Kelly Clancy	0	2
Maurice Hilliard	0	2
Frankie Guo	0	2
Xavier Clements	0	1
Pat Schaffer	0	1
Andrew Durham	0	1
Dwayne Douglas	0	1
Fernando McConnell	0	1
Troy Atkins	0	1
Jared Vaughn	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	11	68	6.2
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	3	18	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Jacks	35	22	1	0	0	2	10	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Calvin Santana	30	16	2	2	1	5	3	0	1
Nolan Wolf	5	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	24	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	76	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	61	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	93	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	16	2.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Ross Blanco	11	9	48	0	32
WR Cornell Preston	8	5	31	0	27
WR Ken Riddick	5	2	18	0	17
TE Wayne Kiely	3	2	18	0	20
WR Brian Doyle	2	0	0	0	23
WR Isaac Cielo	2	2	58	1	24
WR Brandon Huffman	2	2	7	0	6
TE Archie Carlson	2	0	0	0	9

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnell Bismo	11	4	1	50	1	30
WR Jay Johnston	6	3	0	29	0	24
WR Michael McCormick	4	1	0	5	0	23
WR Seth Sinclair	4	2	0	18	0	15
TE Scott Boyd	3	2	0	35	1	13
TE Andrew Durham	2	2	0	18	0	12
WR Harry Jarvis	2	1	0	11	0	7
TE George Brazil	1	0	0	0	0	15
RB Shane Wallace	1	1	0	8	0	25
RB Barry Shay	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Blanco	7	17	2.43	4.47
Danny Jacks	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shane Wallace	2	4	2.00	4.17
Barry Shay	2	13	6.50	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny Jacks	7	3	23	3.29	5.14

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Calvin Santana	1	0	0	0.00	5.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Preston	3	1	9	3.00	3.88
RB Ross Blanco	2	2	14	7.00	4.36
TE Wayne Kiely	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Brian Doyle	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE George Brazil	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ross Blanco	2	2
Howard Lang	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Shane Wallace	3	1
Barry Shay	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Jacks	9	4	2

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Calvin Santana	10	5	4
Nolan Wolf	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Preston	3	1	0
WR Brandon Huffman	2	2	1
TE Archie Carlson	2	0	0
RB Ross Blanco	1	1	1
WR Ken Riddick	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnell Bismo	5	2	1
TE Scott Boyd	2	2	2
WR Jay Johnston	1	1	1
WR Michael McCormick	1	0	0
WR Harry Jarvis	1	0	0
WR Seth Sinclair	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 38,600 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,200 (23,400)
End Zone 8,100 (16,900)
Mezzanine 4,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 7,200 (15,000)
Club Seats 3,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	38,600 (77,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,200 (23,400)
End Zone	8,100 (16,900)
Mezzanine	4,700 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	7,200 (15,000)
Club Seats	3,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,200)