Week 1, 2017

played in Fargo, ND

75 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	7	10	0	7	-	24
Fargo Frontier	6	3	0	18	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 FAR - Ricky Griffith 33 field goal
1Q: 06:39 FAR - Ricky Griffith 41 field goal
1Q: 00:34 ELP - Tony Crenshaw 3 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 06:11 ELP - Darrell Kubis 3 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 02:29 FAR - Ricky Griffith 34 field goal
2Q: 00:16 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 34 field goal
4Q: 10:25 FAR - Jamie Scobey 12 pass from Derrick Banner (Derrick Banner pass to Emmanuel Morris for conversion)
4Q: 04:20 FAR - Marcus Fortin 3 run (Ricky Griffith extra point)
4Q: 01:09 ELP - Jamal Gaines 3 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 00:07 FAR - Ricky Griffith 56 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 FAR - Ricky Griffith 33 field goal
1Q: 06:39 FAR - Ricky Griffith 41 field goal
1Q: 00:34 ELP - Tony Crenshaw 3 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 06:11 ELP - Darrell Kubis 3 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 02:29 FAR - Ricky Griffith 34 field goal
2Q: 00:16 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 34 field goal
4Q: 10:25 FAR - Jamie Scobey 12 pass from Derrick Banner (Derrick Banner pass to Emmanuel Morris for conversion)
4Q: 04:20 FAR - Marcus Fortin 3 run (Ricky Griffith extra point)
4Q: 01:09 ELP - Jamal Gaines 3 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 00:07 FAR - Ricky Griffith 56 field goal

Team Statistics ELP FAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 414 300
- Offensive Plays 68 61
- Yards per Play 6.09 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 195 107
- Rushing Attempts 37 21
- Yards per Rush 5.27 5.10
Net Passing Yards 219 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 2 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 225 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/28
- Yards per Pass Play 7.06 4.83
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 11/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 10.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	ELP	FAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	414	300
- Offensive Plays	68	61
- Yards per Play	6.09	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	195	107
- Rushing Attempts	37	21
- Yards per Rush	5.27	5.10
Net Passing Yards	219	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 2	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	225	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/28
- Yards per Pass Play	7.06	4.83
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	11/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	10.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:58	2:20	OWN 8	5	23	Fumble
1	6:34	6:10	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	13:03	7:00	OWN 39	13	61	Touchdown
2	2:21	2:11	OWN 15	8	68	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:50	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
3	8:42	2:50	OWN 31	6	11	Punt
3	2:28	0:14	OPP 45	1	-5	Interception
3	0:34	2:41	OWN 20	6	27	Fumble
4	10:18	0:41	OWN 48	2	0	Interception
4	4:14	3:10	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown

Fargo Frontier
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:02	OWN 29	7	55	Field Goal
1	8:38	2:04	OPP 31	5	7	Field Goal
1	0:24	2:21	OWN 20	6	-13	Punt
2	6:03	3:42	OWN 36	8	47	Field Goal
2	0:10	0:10	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:10	2:28	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	5:52	3:24	OWN 20	6	35	Fumble
3	2:14	1:40	OWN 49	3	-1	Punt
4	12:53	2:35	OPP 39	6	39	Touchdown
4	9:37	5:23	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	1:04	1:02	OWN 33	4	28	Field Goal

Game MVP: Derrick Banner, Fargo Frontier

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jeff Reid	27	139	5.15	33	4
Roman Malley	8	46	5.75	21	1
Wendell Mathews	2	10	5.00	5	0

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Fortin	10	59	5.90	15	3	1
Bryant Parker	9	46	5.11	15	2	0
Derrick Banner	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	30	21	225	1/6	3	39	2	97.3

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Banner	35	21	221	5/28	1	23	0	87.9

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Darrell Kubis	6	6	63	10.50	10	19	1
WR Tony Crenshaw	6	10	74	12.33	23	35	1
RB Jamal Gaines	3	3	42	14.00	33	39	1
WR Corey Ballard	2	2	16	8.00	0	9	0
WR Tom Sonkin	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0
WR Max Matheson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jeff Reid	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Brandon Lock	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE James McNeil	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Fargo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Scobey	7	9	77	11.00	10	19	1
TE Walt Fox	4	4	46	11.50	20	18	0
TE Darnell Baker	2	3	23	11.50	3	14	0
FB Emmanuel Morris	2	2	13	6.50	1	7	0
RB Marcus Fortin	2	3	9	4.50	8	8	0
WR Sean Cranwell	2	3	31	15.50	4	23	0
WR Orlando Geary	1	3	17	17.00	7	17	0
WR Irving Davis	1	8	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Junior Griffith	2	15	7.50	0

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jamal Gaines	1	1	0
Darrell Kubis	1	0	0
Brandon Lock	1	0	0
Duane Eastridge	0	1	0
D.J. Hansen	0	0	1

Fargo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bryant Parker	1	0	0
Ricardo Campo	0	2	1
Corwin Pasto	0	0	1
Oscar Drake	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Wayne	2	99	49.5	29.5	58	0

Fargo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Neil Lang	3	142	47.3	40.0	55	0

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Ferguson	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Fargo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Griffith	4/4	2/2	1/1	56	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tom Sonkin	1	1	1.0	0
Kent Bryden	1	1	1.0	0

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryce Kelley	3	65	21.7	0
Corey Ballard	1	18	18.0	0

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Cranwell	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Duane Eastridge	11	1	0.0	20	40
S Kent Bryden	6	0	0.0	20	39
DT Al Mason	5	3	2.0	20	40
S Emmanuel Beadnell	5	2	0.0	20	36
CB Shawn Curtis	4	1	0.0	21	40
CB Derrick Sutton	3	1	0.0	15	34
DE Kirk Nunez	2	0	1.0	19	39
DE Edwin Osborne	2	0	1.0	21	39
DT D.J. Hansen	2	1	0.0	17	35
OLB Matthew Cobb	1	1	1.0	18	35
S Matt Burks	1	1	0.0	4	6
CB Broderick Brandon	1	0	0.0	20	40
WR Tony Crenshaw	1	0	---	---	---
OLB J.T. Mason	1	0	0.0	10	11
QB Wendell Mathews	1	0	---	---	---
WR Brandon Lock	1	0	---	---	---

Fargo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ricardo Campo	9	2	0.0	31	29
CB Junior Griffith	8	3	0.0	34	30
CB Oscar Drake	7	1	0.0	27	27
S Corwin Pasto	5	2	0.0	35	26
ILB Chad Stadler	4	3	0.0	34	29
OLB Quentin Bullock	4	1	0.0	24	23
DE Conrad Meyer	3	3	0.0	32	30
DE Desmond Littleton	2	0	1.0	35	29
DT Andre Baker	2	3	0.0	30	28
CB Shaun Myers	2	2	0.0	33	30
ILB Vernon Porterfield	2	1	0.0	5	3
DE Lamar Tyler	2	0	0.0	7	3
DT Charles Lane	1	2	0.0	11	6
OLB Benjamin Nickles	1	1	0.0	18	11
S Ernest Cobb	1	0	0.0	15	9
WR Irving Davis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brian Kellett	1	0	0.0	24	24

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Al Mason	2.0	0	0	4	40
DE Edwin Osborne	1.0	1	1	2	39
DE Kirk Nunez	1.0	0	2	0	39
OLB Matthew Cobb	1.0	0	0	0	35
DT D.J. Hansen	0.0	0	1	0	35

Fargo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Desmond Littleton	1.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Duane Eastridge	7	0	40
CB Derrick Sutton	2	2	34
S Kent Bryden	2	2	39
CB Shawn Curtis	2	2	40
CB Broderick Brandon	2	0	40
S Emmanuel Beadnell	1	0	36
DT Al Mason	1	0	40
DE Kirk Nunez	1	0	39
OLB J.T. Mason	1	0	11
DT D.J. Hansen	1	0	35
S Matt Burks	1	0	6

Fargo	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Junior Griffith	6	2	30
S Ricardo Campo	3	0	29
CB Oscar Drake	3	0	27
S Corwin Pasto	2	0	26
ILB Chad Stadler	2	0	29
OLB Quentin Bullock	2	0	23
DT Andre Baker	1	0	28
CB Shaun Myers	1	0	30
ILB Terrell Badalyan	1	0	2

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Boucher	4	7	1	36	1	29
Cole Ratini	3	3	0	23	0	25
Lenny Irwin	2	7	0	31	0	27
Shaun Harness	2	4	0	6	0	4
Jesse Freedman	2	4	0	35	0	27
Pat Rood	1	7	0	34	0	19
Wendell Joseph	1	2	0	18	0	8
Bryan Keppler	1	1	0	15	0	8

Fargo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Cassidy	2	3	13	2	29
Emmanuel Morris	2	3	8	0	17
Aaron Small	2	3	14	0	26
Julio Inskeep	1	4	14	0	25
Ricky Dejesus	1	4	16	0	28
Casey Huxtable	1	1	13	1	23
Johnny Kipps	0	1	7	0	15
Otis Barnes	0	0	12	1	27
Steven Tittle	0	0	9	1	13

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Bryce Kelley	1	18
Tom Sonkin	1	7

Fargo	Tackles	STPlays
Ernest Cobb	2	15
Winston Tyler	1	19
Sean Cranwell	1	14
Casey Mosher	1	14
Oscar Drake	1	11

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Darrell Kubis	32	28	---	---	8	68
Pat Boucher	36	29	---	---	3	68
Emmanuel Beadnell	---	---	20	36	12	68
Wendell Mathews	37	31	---	---	---	68
Shawn Curtis	---	---	21	40	4	65
Derrick Sutton	---	---	15	34	15	64
Broderick Brandon	---	---	20	40	4	64
Al Mason	---	---	20	40	4	64
Edwin Osborne	---	---	21	39	4	64
Kent Bryden	---	---	20	39	5	64
Duane Eastridge	---	---	20	40	3	63
Jesse Freedman	35	27	---	---	---	62
Kirk Nunez	---	---	19	39	4	62
Lenny Irwin	31	27	---	---	---	58
Matthew Cobb	---	---	18	35	3	56
D.J. Hansen	---	---	17	35	2	54
Pat Rood	34	19	---	---	---	53
Cole Ratini	23	25	---	---	2	50
Tom Sonkin	24	17	---	---	7	48
Jeff Reid	28	19	---	---	---	47
Jamal Gaines	12	15	---	---	18	45
Tony Crenshaw	20	19	---	---	---	39
James McNeil	11	12	---	---	13	36
Corey Ballard	14	9	---	---	13	36
Brandon Lock	16	18	---	---	---	34
Wendell Joseph	18	8	---	---	6	32
J.T. Mason	---	---	10	11	3	24
Bryan Keppler	15	8	---	---	1	24
Roman Malley	9	8	---	---	6	23
Kris Rodrigues	3	12	---	---	3	18
Bryce Kelley	---	---	0	0	18	18
Wally Romig	---	---	0	0	17	17
Max Matheson	1	2	---	---	13	16
Steven Surtain	0	0	---	---	15	15
Shaun Harness	6	4	---	---	3	13
Matt Burks	---	---	4	6	2	12
Marty Covington	2	4	---	---	3	9
Ricardo Lidberg	---	---	0	0	8	8
Nicky Hernandez	---	---	2	1	4	7
Jumbo Ferguson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jeff Hojnacki	---	---	2	1	3	6
Junior Linquist	---	---	1	0	4	5
Billy Joe Copeland	---	---	1	4	---	5
Kim Wayne	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ernest Lorenzo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Myers	---	---	33	30	3	66
Chad Stadler	---	---	34	29	3	66
Desmond Littleton	---	---	35	29	1	65
Conrad Meyer	---	---	32	30	3	65
Oscar Drake	---	---	27	27	11	65
Junior Griffith	---	---	34	30	1	65
Corwin Pasto	---	---	35	26	2	63
Ricardo Campo	---	---	31	29	1	61
Derrick Banner	21	40	---	---	---	61
Andre Baker	---	---	30	28	1	59
Brian Kellett	---	---	24	24	2	50
Jamie Scobey	14	30	---	---	5	49
Quentin Bullock	---	---	24	23	---	47
Orlando Geary	10	21	---	---	14	45
Irving Davis	14	30	---	---	1	45
Otis Barnes	12	27	---	---	5	44
Ricky Dejesus	16	28	---	---	---	44
Casey Huxtable	13	23	---	---	7	43
Aaron Small	14	26	---	---	3	43
Ed Cassidy	13	29	---	---	---	42
Sean Cranwell	9	19	---	---	14	42
Ernest Cobb	---	---	15	9	15	39
Julio Inskeep	14	25	---	---	---	39
Walt Fox	11	18	---	---	6	35
Marcus Fortin	11	20	---	---	---	31
Antonio Fenno	7	8	---	---	16	31
Benjamin Nickles	---	---	18	11	2	31
Johnny Kipps	7	15	---	---	7	29
Steven Tittle	9	13	---	---	7	29
Emmanuel Morris	8	17	---	---	3	28
Bryant Parker	10	17	---	---	---	27
Darnell Baker	8	15	---	---	2	25
Terrell Badalyan	---	---	6	2	15	23
Walt Glover	7	14	---	---	2	23
Drew Dawkins	2	4	---	---	16	22
Anthony Torres	1	1	---	---	19	21
Winston Tyler	0	0	---	---	19	19
Casey Mosher	---	---	4	1	14	19
Charles Lane	---	---	11	6	---	17
Vernon Porterfield	---	---	5	3	4	12
Ricky Griffith	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lamar Tyler	---	---	7	3	---	10
Nate Clements	0	0	---	---	4	4
Edgar Raymond	---	---	2	1	---	3
Neil Lang	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	45	2.6
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	10	100	10.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	19	4.8
Middle	13	57	4.4
Right	3	33	11.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	30	21	2	3	3	0	1	0	2

Fargo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Banner	35	21	1	0	3	6	4	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	93	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	97	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	35	8.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	91	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	92	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	23	2.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Crenshaw	10	6	0	74	1	19
TE Darrell Kubis	6	6	0	63	0	28
RB Jamal Gaines	3	3	0	42	1	15
TE James McNeil	3	0	2	0	0	12
WR Tom Sonkin	2	1	0	10	0	17
WR Corey Ballard	2	2	0	16	0	9
WR Brandon Lock	2	1	1	4	0	18
WR Max Matheson	1	1	0	6	0	2
RB Jeff Reid	1	1	0	10	0	19

Fargo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamie Scobey	9	7	0	77	0	30
WR Irving Davis	8	1	1	5	0	30
TE Walt Fox	4	4	0	46	0	18
TE Darnell Baker	3	2	1	23	0	15
RB Marcus Fortin	3	2	0	9	0	20
WR Orlando Geary	3	1	1	17	0	21
WR Sean Cranwell	3	2	0	31	1	19
FB Emmanuel Morris	2	2	0	13	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Reid	3	4	1.33	5.15
Roman Malley	2	11	5.50	5.75

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Parker	2	2	1.00	5.11
Marcus Fortin	2	7	3.50	5.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	6	5	22	3.67	7.50

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Banner	5	2	12	2.40	6.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Crenshaw	2	1	3	1.50	7.40
TE Darrell Kubis	1	1	3	3.00	10.50
RB Jamal Gaines	1	1	3	3.00	14.00
WR Corey Ballard	1	1	9	9.00	8.00
WR Brandon Lock	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Fargo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamie Scobey	3	2	12	4.00	8.56
WR Irving Davis	1	0	0	0.00	0.63
WR Sean Cranwell	1	0	0	0.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Jeff Reid	3	3
Roman Malley	1	1

Fargo	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Fortin	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	11	11	7

Fargo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Banner	7	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Darrell Kubis	4	4	3
WR Tony Crenshaw	3	3	2
WR Max Matheson	1	1	1
RB Jeff Reid	1	1	1
WR Corey Ballard	1	1	0
WR Brandon Lock	1	1	0

Fargo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Scobey	2	1	0
TE Darnell Baker	1	1	1
TE Walt Fox	1	1	1
RB Marcus Fortin	1	1	0
WR Irving Davis	1	0	0
WR Sean Cranwell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,900 (19,500)
End Zone 11,500 (14,100)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 8,400 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,900 (19,500)
End Zone	11,500 (14,100)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	8,400 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,900)