Week 1, 2021

played in Tulsa, OK

66 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

El Paso Rockets14000-14
Tulsa Talons0037-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ELP - Wendell Mathews 1 run (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
1Q: 05:13 ELP - Todd Howard 14 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
3Q: 11:12 TUL - Don Giles 45 field goal
4Q: 09:33 TUL - Ethan Corwin 32 pass from Clarence Lincoln (Don Giles extra point)

Team StatisticsELPTUL
Record1-00-1
First Downs1910
- by Rushing63
- by Passing116
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards297136
- Offensive Plays7261
- Yards per Play4.132.23
Net Rushing Yards12464
- Rushing Attempts3814
- Yards per Rush3.264.57
Net Passing Yards17372
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 19 - 039 - 16 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards188131
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/158/59
- Yards per Pass Play5.091.53
Fumbles/Lost3/13/0
3rd Down Conversions5/164/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.49.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards8/845/38
Punt Returns/Yards3/103/23
Kick Returns/Yards1/232/56
Interception Ret./Yards1/100/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits20
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/00/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 28
Time of Possession36:0723:53

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:521:47OWN 236Punt
110:012:25OWN 36764Touchdown
15:560:51OPP 18318Touchdown
13:254:11OWN 6937Punt
212:412:37OWN 41532Fumble
29:002:17OWN 2439Punt
25:301:39OWN 2939Punt
23:121:52OWN 27522Punt
20:320:32OWN 41314Half
315:002:49OWN 24729Punt
311:042:10OWN 2036Punt
33:412:43OWN 38523Punt
412:041:01OWN 173-10Punt
49:216:49OWN 201145Missed FG
41:521:17OPP 363-5Punt
Tulsa Talons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:08OWN 33513Punt
111:051:04OWN 493-17Interception
17:361:40OWN 2231Punt
15:051:40OPP 463-6Punt
214:141:33OWN 1238Punt
210:041:04OWN 3434Punt
26:431:13OWN 2339Punt
23:510:39OWN 343-6Punt
21:200:48OWN 1737Punt
312:111:07OWN 20352Field Goal
38:545:13OWN 301042Missed FG
30:583:54OWN 4825Punt
411:031:42OWN 48452Touchdown
42:320:40OWN 424-6Downs
40:350:35OWN 7410Game

Game MVP: Edwin Osborne, El Paso Rockets

Rushing Statistics

El PasoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wendell Mathews25632.521211
Al Crane12564.671310
Levon Stinemetz155.00500
TulsaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jackie Perrine11494.451520
Clarence Lincoln3155.00800

Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Wendell Mathews31191883/15134089.1
TulsaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Clarence Lincoln39161318/59132148.1

Receiving Statistics

El PasoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR James Summers565210.400340
QB Wendell Mathews45358.7510110
WR Todd Howard4104912.254141
TE Moe Tynik242814.0014220
TE Jared Nicholas2284.00060
RB Levon Stinemetz1188.00080
TE Willie Thomas1188.00380
WR Alex Jennings0200.00000
TulsaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Alex Henderson46184.50180
WR Ethan Corwin4106315.7516321
RB Jackie Perrine35165.337100
WR Jon Craig22178.500130
TE Walt Boyd25115.50070
WR Corey Ballard1366.00060
WR Butch Vance0500.00000
WR Victor Wheaton0200.00000
RB Al Parrish0100.00000

Interception Statistics

El PasoIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Wesley Dotson11010.000
TulsaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

El PasoFumbRecovForceTD
Wendell Mathews2000
Richie Ragland1000
Wesley Dotson0100
Jared Nicholas0100
Edwin Osborne0010
J.R. Rambo0010
Jessie Jackson0010
TulsaFumbRecovForceTD
Clarence Lincoln2000
Jackie Perrine1000
Mickey Middleton0200
Gilbert Wadley0110
Alex Henderson0100
Wade Strickland0010
Claude Gonsalves0010

Punting Statistics

El PasoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kim Wayne1042242.237.9514
TulsaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Alonzo Spires935839.838.7534

Kicking Statistics

El PasoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jumbo Ferguson0/10/10/102/2
TulsaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Don Giles1/21/20/0451/1

Punt Return Statistics

El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Richie Ragland3103.30
TulsaRetYardsAvgTD
Victor Wheaton3237.70

Kick Return Statistics

El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Myron Romero12323.00
TulsaRetYardsAvgTD
Corey Ballard12626.00
Tyrone Whiting13030.00

Defensive Statistics

El PasoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Duane Eastridge700.01446
DE Edwin Osborne514.01346
CB Teddy Houston520.01344
DE Jessie Jackson403.01345
DT Grant Bensen211.01446
OLB Matthew Cobb210.01028
CB Shawn Curtis210.01346
S Emmanuel Beadnell200.01446
DT Al Mason200.0931
CB J.R. Rambo200.01346
S Matt Burks200.01347
OLB Wesley Dotson200.0620
TE Moe Tynik10---------
TulsaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Bernard Tasker1040.03730
DE Josh Lincoln721.03734
DE Mitch Pike511.03331
S Louis LaGrange510.03434
DT Gilbert Wadley401.0118
DT Drew Hutchins440.03230
ILB Claude Gonsalves410.01713
S Craig McQuitty400.03834
CB Johnnie Lyle300.02121
CB Mark Anderson300.03230
S Nick Cherry220.02023
S Percy Hull200.01715
OLB Blaine Terry130.01810
ILB Vernon Porterfield110.074
WR Ethan Corwin10---------
DE Jerry Bitkowski100.053
OLB Howard Bauer100.02423
DE Vernon Mercer100.010
OLB Kent McMillian100.02827
CB Jared Halapin010.064

Pass Rush Statistics

El PasoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Edwin Osborne4.022246
DE Jessie Jackson3.003045
DT Grant Bensen1.011046
DT Al Mason0.001131
OLB Matthew Cobb0.001028
ILB Duane Eastridge0.001046
TulsaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Mitch Pike1.001031
DE Josh Lincoln1.000034
DT Gilbert Wadley1.00008
OLB Blaine Terry0.002010
OLB Kent McMillian0.002027

Pass Defense Statistics

El PasoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Teddy Houston52044
ILB Duane Eastridge30046
CB J.R. Rambo22046
S Emmanuel Beadnell11046
CB Shawn Curtis11046
OLB Wesley Dotson10120
OLB Matthew Cobb10028
DT Grant Bensen10046
S Byron Sanders10016
S Matt Burks01047
TulsaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Louis LaGrange42034
ILB Bernard Tasker30030
CB Mark Anderson30030
S Craig McQuitty21034
CB Johnnie Lyle20021
DT Drew Hutchins10030
S Nick Cherry10023
DE Jerry Bitkowski1003
DE Josh Lincoln10034
ILB Claude Gonsalves10013
DT Gilbert Wadley0108

Blocking Statistics

El PasoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ernie Hayes310138134
Lenny Irwin2411608
Karl Jimenez23022126
Rodney Pearson16032025
Donald Barrett13035030
Deon Hackett06033029
Howard Wooden030619
Quinn Andrews010505
TulsaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Anthony King22013341
Eddie Cooley12012238
Bernard Fredrickson11011138
Percy Shea02012131
Marty Schneider0102016
Alex Henderson0107022
Bruce Tyler010608
Mickey Middleton01010041
Ken Randle000219

Special Teams Tackles

El PasoTacklesSTPlays
Richie Ragland222
Chuck Irby124
Willie Thomas117
Rodney Pearson111
TulsaTacklesSTPlays
Wade Strickland315
Corey Ballard125

Participation

El PasoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Wendell Mathews7667------9152
Ernie Hayes3834---------72
Deon Hackett3329------870
Edwin Osborne------13461170
Rodney Pearson3225------1168
James Summers3628------367
Moe Tynik3225------966
Donald Barrett3530---------65
Todd Howard3430---------64
Emmanuel Beadnell------1446262
Duane Eastridge------1446262
Matt Burks------1347262
Grant Bensen------1446262
Shawn Curtis------1346261
J.R. Rambo------1346261
Jessie Jackson------1345260
Teddy Houston------1344259
Wesley Dotson------6202551
Karl Jimenez2226---------48
Al Crane128------2545
Al Mason------931444
Matthew Cobb------1028442
Jared Nicholas1917------339
Lenny Irwin168------1135
Willie Thomas88------1733
Alex Jennings912------728
Chuck Irby------112426
Byron Sanders------416626
Richie Ragland00------2222
Quinn Andrews55------1121
Tyrell President34------1118
Myron Romero12------1518
Howard Wooden69------318
Kim Wayne00------1111
D.J. Hansen------12710
Kent Newman------0369
Levon Stinemetz17---------8
Marlon John------1067
Maurice Fore------0077
Howie DeWolf00------66
Howie Huffman------23---5
Jumbo Ferguson00------44
Kirk Sampson------0134
Ian Henson00------33
Percy Boutte00---------0
Unknown------00---0
TulsaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Kent McMillian------28272176
Craig McQuitty------3834173
Josh Lincoln------3734172
Louis LaGrange------3434169
Bernard Tasker------3730---67
Mitch Pike------3331165
Mark Anderson------3230163
Drew Hutchins------3230---62
Clarence Lincoln1447---------61
Ethan Corwin1346------261
Jackie Perrine1336------1160
Bernard Fredrickson1138------756
Anthony King1341---------54
Victor Wheaton1133------953
Mickey Middleton1041---------51
Eddie Cooley1238---------50
Howard Bauer------2423148
Butch Vance832------646
Nick Cherry------2023144
Corey Ballard316------2544
Johnnie Lyle------2121143
Percy Shea1231---------43
Alex Henderson722------1241
Tyrone Whiting113------2741
Claude Gonsalves------17131040
Walt Boyd617------1639
Percy Hull------1715436
Jared Halapin------642535
Blaine Terry------1810331
Marty Schneider216------1129
Mitch Foster39------1123
Bruce Tyler68------721
Dan Zamora46------1121
Vernon Mercer------102021
Gilbert Wadley------118120
Jon Craig29------819
Terrell Newton16------1118
Vernon Porterfield------74718
Wade Strickland------001515
Ken Randle29------415
Alonzo Spires00------99
Jerry Bitkowski------53---8
Don Giles00------55
Al Parrish03---------3
Casey Cash00------22
Myron Dickenson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11343.1
Middle20603.0
Right7304.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4112.8
Middle9546.0
Right1-1-1.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Wendell Mathews311921044500
TulsaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Clarence Lincoln39161217931

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen54255.0
Short (0-8 Yds)97374.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)107929.2
Long (19+ Yds)71344.9
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44174.3
Short (0-8 Yds)168493.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)143332.4
Long (19+ Yds)51326.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Todd Howard104249030
WR James Summers65052128
QB Wendell Mathews54435067
TE Moe Tynik42028125
TE Jared Nicholas2208017
WR Alex Jennings2000012
RB Levon Stinemetz110807
TE Willie Thomas110808
TulsaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ethan Corwin104063146
TE Alex Henderson64018022
WR Butch Vance5010032
TE Walt Boyd52011017
RB Jackie Perrine53016036
WR Corey Ballard3106016
WR Jon Craig2201709
WR Victor Wheaton2000033
RB Al Parrish100003

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El PasoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Wendell Mathews252.502.52
TulsaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Wendell Mathews32175.676.06
TulsaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Todd Howard21147.004.90
WR James Summers1133.008.67
TulsaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El PasoRushesConversions
Al Crane30
Wendell Mathews10
Levon Stinemetz10
TulsaRushesConversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompConversions
Wendell Mathews1185
TulsaAttCompConversions
Clarence Lincoln1574

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargCatchConversions
WR Todd Howard522
QB Wendell Mathews332
RB Levon Stinemetz111
TE Willie Thomas110
TE Jared Nicholas110
TulsaTargCatchConversions
WR Ethan Corwin422
TE Alex Henderson321
TE Walt Boyd310
WR Corey Ballard100
WR Jon Craig111
WR Butch Vance100
WR Victor Wheaton100
RB Jackie Perrine110

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,200 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,600 (25,900)
End Zone14,200 (18,700)
Mezzanine8,200 (10,800)
Sideline Seats12,400 (16,600)
Club Seats3,700 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes2,100 (3,000)