Week 17, 2017

played in Denver, CO

49 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	0	10	3	11	-	24
Denver Dynomite	10	7	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 25 field goal
1Q: 07:48 DEN - Blaine Dunlap 9 pass from Marcus Garibaldi (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 12:28 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 36 field goal
2Q: 06:51 ELP - Max Matheson 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Deon Bridges 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 08:51 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 34 field goal
3Q: 04:03 DEN - Deon Bridges 3 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 25 field goal
4Q: 08:22 ELP - Corey Ballard 8 pass from Wendell Mathews (Wendell Mathews pass to Steven Surtain for conversion)
4Q: 05:24 DEN - Stephen Murray 23 pass from Marcus Garibaldi (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 25 field goal
1Q: 07:48 DEN - Blaine Dunlap 9 pass from Marcus Garibaldi (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 12:28 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 36 field goal
2Q: 06:51 ELP - Max Matheson 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 00:38 DEN - Deon Bridges 4 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
3Q: 08:51 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 34 field goal
3Q: 04:03 DEN - Deon Bridges 3 run (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
4Q: 15:00 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 25 field goal
4Q: 08:22 ELP - Corey Ballard 8 pass from Wendell Mathews (Wendell Mathews pass to Steven Surtain for conversion)
4Q: 05:24 DEN - Stephen Murray 23 pass from Marcus Garibaldi (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)

Team Statistics ELP DEN
Record 7-9 11-5
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 299 301
- Offensive Plays 59 58
- Yards per Play 5.07 5.19
Net Rushing Yards 74 99
- Rushing Attempts 23 32
- Yards per Rush 3.22 3.09
Net Passing Yards 225 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 246 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 6.25 7.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/73 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 4/81
Kick Returns/Yards 4/71 5/137
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/3 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 41
Time of Possession 32:32 27:28

Team Statistics	ELP	DEN
Record	7-9	11-5
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	299	301
- Offensive Plays	59	58
- Yards per Play	5.07	5.19
Net Rushing Yards	74	99
- Rushing Attempts	23	32
- Yards per Rush	3.22	3.09
Net Passing Yards	225	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	246	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	6.25	7.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	4.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/73	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	4/81
Kick Returns/Yards	4/71	5/137
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/3	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 41
Time of Possession	32:32	27:28

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:04	OWN 21	3	-16	Punt
1	10:56	2:40	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
1	7:42	1:58	OWN 17	2	-6	Punt
1	3:33	1:40	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
1	0:15	2:55	OWN 44	6	37	Field Goal
2	10:18	3:37	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
2	4:29	1:04	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 8	1	-1	Half
3	12:15	3:32	OWN 40	7	43	Field Goal
3	3:53	4:00	OWN 29	7	63	Field Goal
4	12:32	4:20	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown
4	5:10	2:52	OWN 22	6	18	Punt

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:56	2:00	OPP 28	5	20	Field Goal
1	8:16	0:34	OPP 16	2	16	Touchdown
1	5:44	2:11	OPP 43	3	4	Punt
1	1:53	1:38	OPP 48	4	17	Fumble
2	12:20	2:02	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
2	6:41	2:12	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt
2	3:25	2:56	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 40	4	20	Fumble
3	8:43	4:50	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	14:53	2:21	OWN 15	3	2	Punt
4	8:12	3:02	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
4	2:18	2:18	OWN 13	7	36	Game

Game MVP: Marcus Garibaldi, Denver Dynomite

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Jeff Reid	12	35	2.92	9
Roman Malley	6	19	3.17	8
Wendell Mathews	5	20	4.00	6

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Blaine Dunlap	16	59	3.69	8	0	0
Deon Bridges	14	44	3.14	11	1	2
Marcus Garibaldi	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	33	23	246	3/21	2	33	0	111.4

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marcus Garibaldi	24	19	215	2/13	2	23	0	131.7

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Max Matheson	6	9	101	16.83	9	33	1
TE Darrell Kubis	4	7	34	8.50	0	13	0
WR Steven Surtain	4	4	33	8.25	0	12	0
WR Corey Ballard	4	7	38	9.50	0	22	1
WR Brandon Lock	3	3	22	7.33	3	15	0
RB Jeff Reid	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE James McNeil	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Murray	7	9	98	14.00	32	23	1
WR Daniel Patino	4	4	56	14.00	4	20	0
RB Blaine Dunlap	2	2	26	13.00	3	17	1
FB Brady Kaplan	2	3	3	1.50	0	4	0
WR Dominic Sheaffer	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Quentin Cote	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Andre Arndorfer	1	1	16	16.00	9	16	0
TE Sammy Mogilevsky	1	1	7	7.00	4	7	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Max Matheson	1	1	0
Emmanuel Beadnell	0	1	1
Edwin Osborne	0	1	0
Duane Eastridge	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Blaine Dunlap	2	0	0	0
Daniel Patino	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Wayne	6	230	38.3	27.7	44	0

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Imlay	4	176	44.0	36.3	47	0

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Ferguson	3/3	0/0	0/0	36	1/1

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Bryden	2	11	5.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Sheaffer	4	81	20.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Max Matheson	2	31	15.5	0
Corey Ballard	2	40	20.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Sheaffer	3	86	28.7	0
Stephen Murray	2	51	25.5	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB J.T. Mason	8	1	0.0	18	7
ILB Duane Eastridge	6	1	1.0	32	26
OLB Matthew Cobb	5	1	0.0	31	26
S Emmanuel Beadnell	5	0	0.0	25	24
S Kent Bryden	4	4	0.0	29	22
CB Broderick Brandon	4	1	0.0	31	25
DT Al Mason	3	2	0.5	31	25
DE Edwin Osborne	2	2	0.5	30	24
DT D.J. Hansen	2	2	0.0	20	19
DE Kirk Nunez	2	1	0.0	28	23
CB J.R. Rambo	2	1	0.0	16	19
DT Billy Joe Copeland	2	0	0.0	11	7
CB Shawn Curtis	1	2	0.0	30	24
S Matt Burks	1	1	0.0	10	7

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Deon Flynn	7	2	1.0	18	34
CB Marlon John	7	2	0.0	23	36
S Rod Kelsay	6	1	0.0	23	35
ILB Gary Drietz	5	3	0.0	18	16
OLB Alfred Palma	4	0	1.0	17	27
CB Clarence Peterson	4	3	0.0	22	29
DT Trent Roberson	2	1	1.0	16	28
DT Fernando Seguin	2	0	0.0	7	8
DE Darren Fairchild	1	2	0.0	17	24
S Dennis Valdez	1	2	0.0	19	27
OLB Jon Glover	1	1	0.0	5	7
OLB Xavier Ward	1	1	0.0	1	10
S Rod Vedros	1	1	0.0	4	12
OLB Kris Nichols	1	0	0.0	20	31
DT Walt Capdevila	1	0	0.0	7	12
WR Dominic Sheaffer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kelvin Sawyer	1	0	0.0	5	17
OLB Jim McCormick	1	0	0.0	3	5

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Duane Eastridge	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Edwin Osborne	0.5	0	1	2	24
DT Al Mason	0.5	0	0	1	25
DE Kirk Nunez	0.0	1	1	0	23

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Deon Flynn	1.0	0	0	0	34
DT Trent Roberson	1.0	0	0	0	28
OLB Alfred Palma	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Chad Finley	0.0	1	0	1	23
OLB Kris Nichols	0.0	1	0	0	31
DE Darren Fairchild	0.0	0	1	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB J.T. Mason	4	0	7
OLB Matthew Cobb	4	0	26
S Emmanuel Beadnell	3	0	24
CB Broderick Brandon	2	0	25
CB J.R. Rambo	2	0	19
DE Kirk Nunez	1	0	23
DE Edwin Osborne	1	0	24
S Kent Bryden	1	0	22
CB Shawn Curtis	1	0	24
DT Billy Joe Copeland	0	1	7
ILB Duane Eastridge	0	1	26

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Marlon John	5	2	36
OLB Deon Flynn	3	1	34
CB Clarence Peterson	3	1	29
OLB Alfred Palma	3	0	27
S Rod Kelsay	2	1	35
ILB Gary Drietz	2	0	16
OLB Kris Nichols	1	0	31
OLB Xavier Ward	1	0	10
DT Trent Roberson	1	0	28
CB Kelvin Sawyer	1	0	17
S Rod Vedros	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Pat Boucher	3	5	21	0	36
Jesse Freedman	1	4	21	1	31
Darrell Kubis	1	3	20	0	31
Cole Ratini	1	2	15	0	18
Marty Covington	0	2	7	0	12
Bryan Blanchard	0	1	8	0	12
Bryan Keppler	0	1	10	0	18
Lenny Irwin	0	0	20	2	25

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sam Stortz	5	7	28	0	25
Percy Ohle	2	4	29	0	23
Brady Kaplan	1	5	22	0	14
Gilbert Windham	1	3	25	1	20
Buddy Davey	1	3	23	0	24
Heath Wooden	1	2	16	0	8
Quentin Cote	1	1	20	0	13
Jorge Biamila	0	2	25	1	18
Edgar Blanchard	0	1	2	0	2
Sammy Mogilevsky	0	1	10	0	11
Tyrell President	0	1	7	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Wally Romig	4	32
Jamal Gaines	1	25
J.R. Rambo	1	20
Wendell Joseph	1	12
Pat Boucher	1	9
Bryan Blanchard	1	8

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Vedros	2	19
Jon Glover	1	17
Marlon John	1	9
Daniel Patino	1	8
Heath Wooden	1	5

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Boucher	21	36	---	---	9	66
Shawn Curtis	---	---	30	24	6	60
Wendell Mathews	23	36	---	---	---	59
Duane Eastridge	---	---	32	26	1	59
Broderick Brandon	---	---	31	25	2	58
Matthew Cobb	---	---	31	26	1	58
Darrell Kubis	20	31	---	---	6	57
Al Mason	---	---	31	25	1	57
Kent Bryden	---	---	29	22	5	56
Edwin Osborne	---	---	30	24	1	55
J.R. Rambo	---	---	16	19	20	55
Jesse Freedman	21	31	---	---	---	52
Kirk Nunez	---	---	28	23	1	52
Emmanuel Beadnell	---	---	25	24	2	51
Max Matheson	13	20	---	---	17	50
Corey Ballard	17	24	---	---	7	48
Steven Surtain	11	17	---	---	19	47
Pat Rood	18	27	---	---	---	45
Lenny Irwin	20	25	---	---	---	45
Jamal Gaines	6	9	---	---	25	40
D.J. Hansen	---	---	20	19	1	40
Brandon Lock	13	22	---	---	5	40
Cole Ratini	15	18	---	---	6	39
Jeff Reid	15	20	---	---	---	35
James McNeil	4	11	---	---	19	34
Wally Romig	---	---	1	0	32	33
Bryan Keppler	10	18	---	---	5	33
Matt Burks	---	---	10	7	12	29
Marty Covington	7	12	---	---	9	28
Bryan Blanchard	8	12	---	---	8	28
Shaun Harness	3	13	---	---	9	25
J.T. Mason	---	---	18	7	---	25
Roman Malley	8	13	---	---	1	22
Billy Joe Copeland	---	---	11	7	---	18
Ricardo Lidberg	---	---	0	2	12	14
Lenny Beeson	---	---	6	5	3	14
Wendell Joseph	0	1	---	---	12	13
Kim Wayne	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jumbo Ferguson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nicky Hernandez	---	---	3	1	4	8
Kent Devine	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kris Rodrigues	0	0	---	---	1	1
Ernest Lorenzo	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Sonkin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dustin Hayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
Junior Linquist	---	---	0	0	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marlon John	---	---	23	36	9	68
Rod Kelsay	---	---	23	35	4	62
Brady Kaplan	22	14	---	---	23	59
Marcus Garibaldi	32	26	---	---	---	58
Deon Flynn	---	---	18	34	5	57
Percy Ohle	29	23	---	---	4	56
Daniel Patino	26	20	---	---	8	54
Kris Nichols	---	---	20	31	2	53
Sam Stortz	28	25	---	---	---	53
Clarence Peterson	---	---	22	29	2	53
Quentin Cote	20	13	---	---	17	50
Buddy Davey	23	24	---	---	2	49
Gilbert Windham	25	20	---	---	4	49
Stephen Murray	18	19	---	---	11	48
Trent Roberson	---	---	16	28	3	47
Alfred Palma	---	---	17	27	3	47
Dennis Valdez	---	---	19	27	1	47
Kelvin Sawyer	---	---	5	17	24	46
Darren Fairchild	---	---	17	24	3	44
Jorge Biamila	25	18	---	---	---	43
Chad Finley	---	---	16	23	3	42
Gary Drietz	---	---	18	16	6	40
Dominic Sheaffer	8	12	---	---	17	37
Blaine Dunlap	18	19	---	---	---	37
Rod Vedros	---	---	4	12	19	35
Andre Arndorfer	19	12	---	---	---	31
Jon Glover	---	---	5	7	17	29
Heath Wooden	16	8	---	---	5	29
Sammy Mogilevsky	10	11	---	---	6	27
Walt Capdevila	---	---	7	12	6	25
Xavier Ward	---	---	1	10	11	22
Edgar Blanchard	2	2	---	---	17	21
Fernando Seguin	---	---	7	8	6	21
Deon Bridges	14	7	---	---	---	21
Trent Walker	---	---	7	13	---	20
Tyrell President	7	8	---	---	5	20
Jim McCormick	---	---	3	5	12	20
Deron Coffey	3	1	---	---	13	17
Arnie Wallack	7	4	---	---	5	16
Bert Peters	---	---	5	2	1	8
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Julio Imlay	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richie Burnett	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	7	31	4.4
Right	9	28	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	29	2.9
Middle	14	51	3.6
Right	6	23	3.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	33	23	4	2	0	5	1	3	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marcus Garibaldi	24	19	3	0	0	2	2	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	52	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	89	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	4	99	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	123	15.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Max Matheson	9	6	101	3	20
TE Darrell Kubis	7	4	34	0	31
WR Corey Ballard	7	4	38	1	24
WR Steven Surtain	4	4	33	0	17
WR Brandon Lock	3	3	22	0	22
RB Jeff Reid	2	1	2	0	20
TE James McNeil	1	1	16	0	11

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stephen Murray	9	7	98	2	19
WR Daniel Patino	4	4	56	1	20
FB Brady Kaplan	3	2	3	0	14
WR Dominic Sheaffer	2	1	3	0	12
TE Quentin Cote	2	1	6	0	13
RB Blaine Dunlap	2	2	26	0	19
WR Andre Arndorfer	1	1	16	0	12
TE Sammy Mogilevsky	1	1	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Reid	4	11	2.75	2.92
Roman Malley	2	5	2.50	3.17
Wendell Mathews	1	5	5.00	4.00

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deon Bridges	4	3	0.75	3.14
Blaine Dunlap	3	10	3.33	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	5	3	26	5.20	7.45

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marcus Garibaldi	4	3	22	5.50	8.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Max Matheson	2	2	18	9.00	11.22
WR Corey Ballard	2	1	8	4.00	5.43
TE Darrell Kubis	1	0	0	0.00	4.86

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Quentin Cote	2	1	6	3.00	3.00
RB Blaine Dunlap	1	1	9	9.00	13.00
TE Sammy Mogilevsky	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	3	0
Jeff Reid	2	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Blaine Dunlap	4	4
Deon Bridges	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	8	5	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marcus Garibaldi	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Darrell Kubis	3	2	2
WR Max Matheson	2	1	1
WR Brandon Lock	2	2	1
WR Corey Ballard	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Brady Kaplan	2	1	0
WR Daniel Patino	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,300 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,300 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (7,000)