Week 1, 2015

played in Tulsa, OK

96 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	6	14	7	0	-	27
Tulsa Talons	7	7	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 ELP - Lincoln Gillespie 42 field goal
1Q: 04:34 TUL - Alex Cowgill 2 pass from Myron Dickenson (Craig Schanding extra point)
1Q: 02:04 ELP - Lincoln Gillespie 41 field goal
2Q: 14:10 TUL - Alex Henderson 14 pass from Myron Dickenson (Craig Schanding extra point)
2Q: 11:00 ELP - Jamal Gaines 6 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 02:11 ELP - Dustin Hayes 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 12:19 ELP - Tom Sonkin 36 pass from Dustin Hayes (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
4Q: 05:38 TUL - Jon Craig 1 pass from Myron Dickenson (Craig Schanding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:24 ELP - Lincoln Gillespie 42 field goal
1Q: 04:34 TUL - Alex Cowgill 2 pass from Myron Dickenson (Craig Schanding extra point)
1Q: 02:04 ELP - Lincoln Gillespie 41 field goal
2Q: 14:10 TUL - Alex Henderson 14 pass from Myron Dickenson (Craig Schanding extra point)
2Q: 11:00 ELP - Jamal Gaines 6 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 02:11 ELP - Dustin Hayes 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 12:19 ELP - Tom Sonkin 36 pass from Dustin Hayes (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
4Q: 05:38 TUL - Jon Craig 1 pass from Myron Dickenson (Craig Schanding extra point)

Team Statistics ELP TUL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 20
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 417 336
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 6.95 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 215 95
- Rushing Attempts 39 20
- Yards per Rush 5.51 4.75
Net Passing Yards 202 241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 14 - 0 38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 267
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/26
- Yards per Pass Play 9.62 5.74
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 4/4
Penalties/Yards 5/46 4/45
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/74 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:43 27:17

Team Statistics	ELP	TUL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	20
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	417	336
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	6.95	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	215	95
- Rushing Attempts	39	20
- Yards per Rush	5.51	4.75
Net Passing Yards	202	241
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 14 - 0	38 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	267
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/26
- Yards per Pass Play	9.62	5.74
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	4/4
Penalties/Yards	5/46	4/45
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/74	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:43	27:17

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	3:19	OWN 20	8	55	Field Goal
1	4:24	2:25	OWN 20	7	56	Field Goal
2	14:04	3:12	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	7:37	5:36	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 29	1	5	Half
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 49	4	51	Touchdown
3	8:30	6:24	OWN 24	10	43	Punt
4	14:49	1:46	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	11:12	2:14	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
4	5:30	4:23	OWN 22	8	42	Missed FG

Tulsa Talons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
1	7:17	2:53	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
1	1:59	2:55	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	10:52	3:15	OWN 33	6	22	Punt
2	2:01	1:23	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	12:06	3:36	OWN 29	7	16	Punt
3	2:06	2:17	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
4	13:03	1:51	OWN 48	3	-7	Punt
4	8:58	3:28	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 47	8	22	Game

Game MVP: Myron Dickenson, Tulsa Talons

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeff Reid	18	95	5.28	22	3	0
Jamal Gaines	17	79	4.65	21	1	1
Dustin Hayes	4	41	10.25	19	2	1

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marvin Raffo	13	83	6.38	13	4
Chad Slivka	6	12	2.00	7	0
George Welton	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dustin Hayes	21	14	202	0/0	1	36	0	113.5

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Myron Dickenson	38	25	267	4/26	3	47	0	112.5

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tom Sonkin	6	7	98	16.33	4	36	1
WR Andre Arndorfer	3	5	35	11.67	5	17	0
TE Darrell Kubis	2	2	35	17.50	16	19	0
RB Jamal Gaines	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Tony Crenshaw	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Eddie Kaplan	1	1	25	25.00	7	25	0
WR Corey Ballard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tulsa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Ford	7	10	96	13.71	19	25	0
WR Ethan Corwin	5	9	70	14.00	0	47	0
WR Jon Craig	4	4	48	12.00	0	19	1
TE Alex Cowgill	2	3	7	3.50	0	5	1
RB Chad Slivka	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
TE Alex Henderson	2	3	22	11.00	1	14	1
WR Nolan Maxwell	2	3	15	7.50	0	11	0
FB George Welton	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Marvin Raffo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tulsa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tulsa	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Wayne	3	130	43.3	35.0	56	0

Tulsa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Ramirez	6	267	44.5	36.3	53	3

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	2/3	2/3	0/1	42	3/3

Tulsa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Schanding	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Bryden	1	9	9.0	0

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Slivka	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Kelley	3	74	24.7	0

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Slivka	4	76	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmanuel Beadnell	7	4	0.0	17	41
CB Jeffrey Dresslar	7	1	0.0	16	40
OLB Matthew Cobb	7	1	0.0	11	21
S Kent Bryden	5	0	0.0	9	22
DT Al Mason	3	1	2.0	13	20
S Calvin Bush	3	2	0.0	15	40
ILB Reggie Bagley	3	2	0.0	18	40
CB Broderick Brandon	3	2	0.0	18	42
DT D.J. Hansen	2	0	0.0	7	4
DE Adam Elliott	1	0	1.0	17	41
DE Edwin Osborne	1	0	1.0	19	42
OLB J.T. Mason	1	2	0.0	11	14
OLB Wally Romig	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Daniel Bush	1	0	0.0	3	2
CB Bryce Kelley	1	0	0.0	14	39

Tulsa	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Bob Brandon	10	5	35	20
ILB Nathan Madore	9	0	37	19
CB Floyd Browning	7	1	38	19
DT Norman Rodgers	4	4	31	17
DE Seth Patton	4	0	36	20
CB Patrick Koenig	4	0	26	18
OLB Wendell Nickey	3	1	39	21
S Geoff Gerhardt	2	2	35	18
DT Drew Hutchins	2	2	35	20
DE Mitch Pike	2	0	36	18
CB Floyd Bruce	1	1	32	19
DT Kevin Ranek	1	0	9	3
CB Irv Covington	0	1	7	2
ILB Bernard Tasker	0	1	12	5
S Jamie Lane	0	1	3	4

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Al Mason	2.0	0	1	3	20
DE Adam Elliott	1.0	0	4	0	41
DE Edwin Osborne	1.0	0	1	0	42
DT Bobby Rabach	0.0	1	0	0	40

Tulsa	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Seth Patton	0.0	0	1	1	20
DT Drew Hutchins	0.0	0	1	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Matthew Cobb	6	0	21
CB Jeffrey Dresslar	4	0	40
CB Broderick Brandon	4	0	42
S Calvin Bush	3	0	40
S Emmanuel Beadnell	2	0	41
S Kent Bryden	2	0	22
ILB Reggie Bagley	1	1	40
OLB Wally Romig	1	0	9
DT D.J. Hansen	1	0	4
CB Bryce Kelley	1	0	39

Tulsa	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Koenig	5	1	18
ILB Nathan Madore	3	0	19
S Geoff Gerhardt	2	0	18
S Bob Brandon	2	0	20
CB Floyd Bruce	1	2	19
CB Floyd Browning	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marty Covington	4	7	34	18
Darrell Kubis	3	3	30	18
Cole Ratini	2	7	34	18
Pat Boucher	2	6	37	16
Shaun Harness	1	3	32	15
Wendell Joseph	1	2	15	10
Mark Cassidy	1	2	12	9
Jesse Freedman	1	2	32	18
Bryan Blanchard	1	2	11	6
Lee Fickett	0	2	12	6

Tulsa	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Blair	3	5	1	19	0	42
Gary Wales	2	5	0	17	0	32
Eddie Cooley	2	2	0	16	0	32
Blaine Donovan	1	3	0	16	0	31
Alex Henderson	1	2	0	11	0	18
Hunter McNeil	1	1	0	5	0	11
George Welton	0	2	0	15	0	12
Marco Reilly	0	0	0	4	2	10
Stan Lyle	0	0	0	6	1	19
Lorenzo Gilmore	0	0	0	17	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Romig	2	21
Corey Ballard	2	13
Tony Crenshaw	1	14

Tulsa	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Compton	1	16
Bert Ford	1	13
Bryce Black	1	13
Phillip Rasheed	1	12

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bryce Kelley	---	---	14	39	15	68
Calvin Bush	---	---	15	40	10	65
Bobby Rabach	---	---	17	40	6	63
Edwin Osborne	---	---	19	42	---	61
Dustin Hayes	39	21	---	---	---	60
Broderick Brandon	---	---	18	42	---	60
Pat Boucher	37	16	---	---	6	59
Reggie Bagley	---	---	18	40	---	58
Adam Elliott	---	---	17	41	---	58
Emmanuel Beadnell	---	---	17	41	---	58
Jeffrey Dresslar	---	---	16	40	1	57
Marty Covington	34	18	---	---	3	55
Darrell Kubis	30	18	---	---	7	55
Cole Ratini	34	18	---	---	3	55
Jesse Freedman	32	18	---	---	---	50
Shaun Harness	32	15	---	---	---	47
Corey Ballard	24	8	---	---	13	45
Tony Crenshaw	19	10	---	---	14	43
Tom Sonkin	21	15	---	---	2	38
Kent Bryden	---	---	9	22	6	37
Wally Romig	---	---	6	9	21	36
Al Mason	---	---	13	20	---	33
Andre Arndorfer	19	13	---	---	---	32
Matthew Cobb	---	---	11	21	---	32
Bryan Blanchard	11	6	---	---	14	31
Jamal Gaines	20	10	---	---	---	30
James McNeil	13	2	---	---	15	30
Jeff Reid	19	10	---	---	---	29
Wendell Joseph	15	10	---	---	3	28
Mark Cassidy	12	9	---	---	6	27
J.T. Mason	---	---	11	14	---	25
Lee Fickett	12	6	---	---	6	24
Ryan Kester	1	0	---	---	21	22
Eddie Kaplan	6	3	---	---	13	22
D.J. Hansen	---	---	7	4	6	17
Roman DeVore	2	5	---	---	6	13
Jeffrey Keane	---	---	0	0	10	10
Shawn Curtis	---	---	3	3	4	10
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	9	9
Junior Linquist	---	---	2	0	6	8
Ricardo Lidberg	---	---	1	0	6	7
Kim Wayne	0	0	---	---	6	6
Donovan Clayton	---	---	0	2	4	6
Daniel Bush	---	---	3	2	---	5
Ralph Campbell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wendell Mathews	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tulsa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wendell Nickey	---	---	39	21	4	64
Mark Blair	19	42	---	---	1	62
Myron Dickenson	19	42	---	---	---	61
Floyd Browning	---	---	38	19	3	60
Nathan Madore	---	---	37	19	3	59
Seth Patton	---	---	36	20	3	59
Bob Brandon	---	---	35	20	3	58
Drew Hutchins	---	---	35	20	3	58
Mitch Pike	---	---	36	18	3	57
Gary Wales	17	32	---	---	6	55
Floyd Bruce	---	---	32	19	4	55
Geoff Gerhardt	---	---	35	18	2	55
Blaine Donovan	16	31	---	---	6	53
Lorenzo Gilmore	17	33	---	---	---	50
Norman Rodgers	---	---	31	17	2	50
Ethan Corwin	14	35	---	---	1	50
Patrick Koenig	---	---	26	18	5	49
Eddie Cooley	16	32	---	---	---	48
Marvin Raffo	14	30	---	---	---	44
Chad Slivka	6	16	---	---	18	40
Jon Craig	8	24	---	---	6	38
Nolan Maxwell	15	23	---	---	---	38
Bert Ford	3	20	---	---	13	36
Alex Cowgill	7	17	---	---	9	33
Alex Henderson	11	18	---	---	3	32
Stan Lyle	6	19	---	---	6	31
George Welton	15	12	---	---	3	30
Bernard Tasker	---	---	12	5	11	28
Juan Upchurch	3	11	---	---	13	27
Hunter McNeil	5	11	---	---	6	22
Marco Reilly	4	10	---	---	5	19
Irv Covington	---	---	7	2	10	19
Mike Compton	2	1	---	---	16	19
Phillip Rasheed	---	---	3	2	12	17
Jay Brewer	---	---	4	1	10	15
Bryce Black	---	---	1	0	13	14
Kevin Ranek	---	---	9	3	1	13
Joel Long	0	3	---	---	10	13
Cedric Branch	---	---	2	0	11	13
Lawrence Willis	---	---	5	3	3	11
K.C. Reeves	---	---	5	2	3	10
Jamie Lane	---	---	3	4	1	8
Sean Ramirez	1	0	---	---	6	7
Craig Schanding	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles McMillan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	67	4.5
Middle	23	143	6.2
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dustin Hayes	21	14	3	1	1	3	2	1	0

Tulsa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Myron Dickenson	38	25	3	2	1	1	6	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	38	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	99	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	61	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	73	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	81	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	106	21.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tom Sonkin	7	6	0	98	2	15
WR Andre Arndorfer	5	3	0	35	0	13
RB Jamal Gaines	3	1	1	4	0	10
TE Darrell Kubis	2	2	0	35	0	18
WR Tony Crenshaw	2	1	0	5	0	10
WR Corey Ballard	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Eddie Kaplan	1	1	0	25	1	3

Tulsa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Ford	10	7	0	96	2	20
WR Ethan Corwin	9	5	0	70	1	35
WR Jon Craig	4	4	0	48	0	24
TE Alex Cowgill	3	2	0	7	0	17
TE Alex Henderson	3	2	1	22	0	18
WR Nolan Maxwell	3	2	0	15	0	23
RB Chad Slivka	2	2	0	7	0	16
FB George Welton	1	1	0	2	0	12
RB Marvin Raffo	1	0	0	0	0	30

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Reid	3	23	7.67	5.28
Dustin Hayes	1	4	4.00	10.25
Jamal Gaines	1	6	6.00	4.65

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marvin Raffo	2	6	3.00	6.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Myron Dickenson	4	4	28	7.00	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tulsa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Alex Cowgill	1	1	2	2.00	2.33
TE Alex Henderson	1	1	14	14.00	7.33
WR Jon Craig	1	1	1	1.00	12.00
WR Nolan Maxwell	1	1	11	11.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Gaines	3	0
Dustin Hayes	2	2
Jeff Reid	1	1

Tulsa	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dustin Hayes	5	3	2

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Myron Dickenson	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tom Sonkin	3	2	2
RB Jamal Gaines	1	0	0
WR Andre Arndorfer	1	1	0

Tulsa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Ford	4	3	1
TE Alex Cowgill	2	2	1
TE Alex Henderson	2	1	0
WR Ethan Corwin	2	1	1
WR Nolan Maxwell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (25,900)
End Zone 14,500 (18,700)
Mezzanine 8,500 (10,800)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (16,600)
Club Seats 3,800 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (25,900)
End Zone	14,500 (18,700)
Mezzanine	8,500 (10,800)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (16,600)
Club Seats	3,800 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,000)