Week 17, 2021

played in Fargo, ND

14 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	0	3	0	0	-	3
Fargo Frontier	3	0	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 FAR - Ricky Griffith 37 field goal
2Q: 09:52 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 41 field goal
3Q: 07:22 FAR - Ricky Griffith 54 field goal
4Q: 02:54 FAR - Spencer Gaines 79 punt return (Ricky Griffith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:18 FAR - Ricky Griffith 37 field goal
2Q: 09:52 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 41 field goal
3Q: 07:22 FAR - Ricky Griffith 54 field goal
4Q: 02:54 FAR - Spencer Gaines 79 punt return (Ricky Griffith extra point)

Team Statistics ELP FAR
Record 9-7 9-7
First Downs 18 14
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 272 234
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 4.06 4.03
Net Rushing Yards 150 102
- Rushing Attempts 27 23
- Yards per Rush 5.56 4.43
Net Passing Yards 122 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 19 - 0 32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 162 149
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/40 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 3.05 3.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/103
Kick Returns/Yards 4/72 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 29:42 30:18

Team Statistics	ELP	FAR
Record	9-7	9-7
First Downs	18	14
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	272	234
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	4.06	4.03
Net Rushing Yards	150	102
- Rushing Attempts	27	23
- Yards per Rush	5.56	4.43
Net Passing Yards	122	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 19 - 0	32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	162	149
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/40	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	3.05	3.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/103
Kick Returns/Yards	4/72	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	29:42	30:18

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:12	4:09	OWN 28	8	33	Punt
1	0:57	2:56	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
2	11:39	1:52	OPP 47	5	23	Field Goal
2	7:21	2:34	OWN 14	5	36	Punt
2	4:35	1:32	OWN 42	3	-10	Punt
2	1:20	1:16	OWN 19	3	47	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:54	OWN 26	6	18	Punt
3	7:14	1:39	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	1:41	1:41	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
4	12:18	3:01	OWN 34	5	15	Punt
4	5:23	2:36	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
4	2:47	2:47	OWN 21	14	44	Downs

Fargo Frontier
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:48	OWN 30	11	50	Field Goal
1	4:03	3:06	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	13:01	1:22	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
2	9:47	2:26	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	4:47	0:12	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	3:03	1:43	OWN 36	4	18	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 41	1	-5	Half
3	11:06	3:52	OWN 15	9	48	Field Goal
3	5:35	3:54	OWN 32	7	36	Missed FG
4	15:00	2:42	OWN 23	8	43	Interception
4	9:17	3:54	OWN 14	6	17	Punt

Game MVP: Bennie Ellison, Fargo Frontier

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levon Stinemetz	16	91	5.69	32	3
Al Crane	7	36	5.14	14	2
Wendell Mathews	4	23	5.75	7	0

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rich Slezak	14	61	4.36	13	2
Byron Brovins	7	27	3.86	9	0
Derrick Banner	2	14	7.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	35	19	162	5/40	0	28	0	66.6

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Banner	32	20	149	3/17	0	15	2	47.5

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Myron Romero	3	5	45	15.00	3	28
RB Levon Stinemetz	3	6	28	9.33	20	18
TE Willie Thomas	3	4	21	7.00	0	11
WR Todd Howard	3	6	31	10.33	1	15
WR James Summers	2	6	15	7.50	1	12
TE Moe Tynik	1	3	4	4.00	4	4
WR Glen Kelly	1	1	12	12.00	0	12
FB Howie DeWolf	1	1	2	2.00	1	2
TE Jared Nicholas	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Ian Henson	1	2	5	5.00	3	5

Fargo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Rich Slezak	5	7	35	7.00	12	15
WR Johnnie Diaz	4	7	33	8.25	4	10
WR Roy McWilliams	3	4	23	7.67	3	11
FB Emmanuel Morris	2	2	14	7.00	0	12
TE Kent Diamontopoulos	2	3	6	3.00	1	4
WR Brandon Lock	2	5	21	10.50	0	15
TE Rob Atteberry	2	3	17	8.50	3	14
WR Toby Leinaweaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Matthew Cobb	1	15	15.00	0
ILB Duane Eastridge	1	0	0.00	0

Fargo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jared Nicholas	1	1	0
Al Mason	0	0	1
Matt Burks	0	0	1
Wesley Dotson	0	0	1

Fargo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Derrick Banner	1	0	0
Rob Atteberry	1	0	0
Rich Slezak	1	0	0
Brandon Lock	0	1	0
Roy McWilliams	0	1	0
Randy Santos	0	1	0
Junior Griffith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kim Wayne	9	384	42.7	31.3	51	3

Fargo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Ulrich	5	181	36.2	36.2	42	2

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Ferguson	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	0/0

Fargo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Griffith	2/3	1/2	1/1	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Gaines	4	103	25.8	1

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myron Romero	4	72	18.0	0

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Leinaweaver	2	38	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB J.R. Rambo	7	0	0.0	22	34
ILB Duane Eastridge	5	0	0.0	22	33
S Matt Burks	5	0	0.0	23	34
DT Al Mason	4	1	1.0	16	24
DT Grant Bensen	4	0	0.5	23	35
OLB Wesley Dotson	3	1	0.0	11	16
CB Shawn Curtis	3	0	0.0	23	34
OLB Kent Newman	3	0	0.0	4	6
S Emmanuel Beadnell	2	2	0.0	20	30
OLB Matthew Cobb	2	2	0.0	15	23
DE Edwin Osborne	2	1	0.0	22	34
CB Teddy Houston	2	1	0.0	16	26
S Byron Sanders	2	0	0.0	4	8
DE Howie Huffman	1	0	1.0	1	4
CB Chuck Irby	1	0	0.0	1	1
DE Jessie Jackson	0	2	0.5	23	32
DT D.J. Hansen	0	2	0.0	6	8

Fargo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chad Stadler	7	0	0.0	24	34
CB Edward Sutton	6	0	0.0	25	39
DE Bennie Ellison	5	1	3.0	25	39
DT Brian Kellett	4	3	1.0	27	40
DE Steven Particelli	4	1	1.0	25	39
CB Bart Purcell	4	5	0.0	24	36
S Sam Warburton	4	1	0.0	14	23
OLB Johnny Zvereva	4	1	0.0	16	27
CB Junior Griffith	4	0	0.0	27	40
S Spencer Gaines	3	3	0.0	27	38
S Cornelius Drake	2	2	0.0	25	39
WR Brandon Lock	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Ty Bidwill	2	0	0.0	15	14
OLB Junior Zielinski	1	0	0.0	2	8
ILB Michael McCargo	1	0	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Al Mason	1.0	0	3	1	24
DE Howie Huffman	1.0	0	0	0	4
DT Grant Bensen	0.5	1	0	0	35
DE Jessie Jackson	0.5	0	1	0	32
DE Edwin Osborne	0.0	1	0	3	34

Fargo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Ellison	3.0	1	1	0	39
DE Steven Particelli	1.0	0	3	1	39
DT Brian Kellett	1.0	0	1	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.R. Rambo	5	0	0	34
ILB Duane Eastridge	3	0	1	33
CB Shawn Curtis	3	0	0	34
OLB Kent Newman	2	1	0	6
OLB Wesley Dotson	2	1	0	16
S Matt Burks	2	0	0	34
S Emmanuel Beadnell	1	1	0	30
DT Al Mason	1	0	0	24
S Byron Sanders	1	0	0	8
OLB Matthew Cobb	0	0	1	23

Fargo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Edward Sutton	3	3	39
ILB Chad Stadler	3	0	34
CB Junior Griffith	2	2	40
S Spencer Gaines	2	2	38
DE Steven Particelli	2	0	39
S Sam Warburton	2	0	23
OLB Ty Bidwill	2	0	14
OLB Junior Zielinski	1	0	8
ILB Michael McCargo	1	0	2
OLB Johnny Zvereva	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Karl Jimenez	3	5	19	1	30
Rodney Pearson	2	3	24	0	31
Ernie Hayes	1	4	25	0	26
Lenny Irwin	1	1	10	0	21
Willie Thomas	1	1	20	0	21
Donald Barrett	0	4	27	3	37
Deon Hackett	0	3	19	1	26
Moe Tynik	0	1	6	0	20
Howard Wooden	0	1	3	0	9

Fargo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ricky Dejesus	2	4	1	18	2	26
Harvey Lester	2	3	0	18	0	25
Ed Cassidy	2	2	0	19	0	30
Brad Cossel	1	2	0	10	0	6
Kent Diamontopoulos	1	1	0	13	0	14
Al Bell	1	1	0	5	0	10
Otis Barnes	0	3	0	13	1	29
Emmanuel Morris	0	3	0	18	0	25
Randy Santos	0	1	0	21	0	28
Wes Devore	0	1	0	5	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Ragland	2	16
Chuck Irby	1	17
Tyrell President	1	11
Lenny Irwin	1	11

Fargo	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Lock	2	10
Junior Zielinski	1	29
Sam Warburton	1	10

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wendell Mathews	27	40	---	---	---	67
Rodney Pearson	24	31	---	---	11	66
Donald Barrett	27	37	---	---	1	65
Edwin Osborne	---	---	22	34	8	64
Grant Bensen	---	---	23	35	3	61
Shawn Curtis	---	---	23	34	3	60
Matt Burks	---	---	23	34	3	60
J.R. Rambo	---	---	22	34	3	59
Duane Eastridge	---	---	22	33	3	58
Jessie Jackson	---	---	23	32	3	58
Emmanuel Beadnell	---	---	20	30	3	53
Deon Hackett	19	26	---	---	8	53
Ernie Hayes	25	26	---	---	---	51
Karl Jimenez	19	30	---	---	---	49
Willie Thomas	20	21	---	---	5	46
James Summers	13	29	---	---	4	46
Teddy Houston	---	---	16	26	3	45
Levon Stinemetz	18	27	---	---	---	45
Al Mason	---	---	16	24	4	44
Moe Tynik	6	20	---	---	17	43
Todd Howard	19	20	---	---	4	43
Matthew Cobb	---	---	15	23	4	42
Lenny Irwin	10	21	---	---	11	42
Al Crane	9	11	---	---	22	42
Wesley Dotson	---	---	11	16	14	41
Ian Henson	18	22	---	---	---	40
Myron Romero	7	21	---	---	11	39
Howie DeWolf	15	12	---	---	7	34
Jared Nicholas	9	15	---	---	10	34
Quinn Andrews	8	14	---	---	11	33
Chuck Irby	---	---	1	1	17	19
D.J. Hansen	---	---	6	8	4	18
Byron Sanders	---	---	4	8	6	18
Tyrell President	0	6	---	---	11	17
Kent Newman	---	---	4	6	6	16
Richie Ragland	0	0	---	---	16	16
Howard Wooden	3	9	---	---	2	14
Kim Wayne	0	0	---	---	11	11
Glen Kelly	1	2	---	---	8	11
Marlon John	---	---	0	1	6	7
Kirk Sampson	---	---	1	2	4	7
Howie Huffman	---	---	1	4	---	5
Jumbo Ferguson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Maurice Fore	---	---	0	0	4	4
Percy Boutte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Fargo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bart Purcell	---	---	24	36	24	84
Spencer Gaines	---	---	27	38	10	75
Junior Griffith	---	---	27	40	2	69
Brian Kellett	---	---	27	40	2	69
Edward Sutton	---	---	25	39	4	68
Steven Particelli	---	---	25	39	2	66
Cornelius Drake	---	---	25	39	2	66
Bennie Ellison	---	---	25	39	2	66
Chad Stadler	---	---	24	34	2	60
Derrick Banner	23	35	---	---	---	58
Emmanuel Morris	18	25	---	---	14	57
Ed Cassidy	19	30	---	---	---	49
Randy Santos	21	28	---	---	---	49
Otis Barnes	13	29	---	---	5	47
Brandon Lock	14	23	---	---	10	47
Sam Warburton	---	---	14	23	10	47
Roy McWilliams	17	29	---	---	---	46
Johnny Zvereva	---	---	16	27	2	45
Ricky Dejesus	18	26	---	---	---	44
Rich Slezak	15	25	---	---	4	44
Harvey Lester	18	25	---	---	---	43
Andre Baker	---	---	15	18	9	42
Kent Diamontopoulos	13	14	---	---	14	41
Junior Zielinski	---	---	2	8	29	39
Byron Brovins	8	8	---	---	23	39
Rob Atteberry	12	17	---	---	7	36
Johnnie Diaz	11	22	---	---	---	33
Toby Leinaweaver	6	8	---	---	15	29
Ty Bidwill	---	---	15	14	---	29
Al Bell	5	10	---	---	8	23
Brad Cossel	10	6	---	---	3	19
Julio Inskeep	2	7	---	---	8	17
Rodney Snyder	4	5	---	---	8	17
Jimmy Lyle	---	---	2	3	9	14
Lorenzo Schramm	1	4	---	---	9	14
Wes Devore	5	9	---	---	---	14
Big Train Jensen	---	---	0	0	9	9
Aaron Small	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricky Griffith	0	0	---	---	7	7
Erik Bronson	---	---	1	0	6	7
Bryan Ulrich	0	0	---	---	5	5
Michael McCargo	---	---	1	2	---	3
Jason Vieane	0	0	---	---	3	3
Vernon Sawyer	---	---	2	1	---	3
Larry Reese	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brady Novack	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	13	104	8.0
Right	5	11	2.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	45	5.6
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	1	13	13.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	35	19	1	2	1	7	5	2	0

Fargo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Banner	32	20	0	0	1	3	4	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	7	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	90	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	28	4.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	73	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	64	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Levon Stinemetz	6	3	0	28	0	27
WR James Summers	6	2	1	15	0	29
WR Todd Howard	6	3	0	31	0	20
WR Myron Romero	5	3	0	45	1	21
TE Willie Thomas	4	3	0	21	0	21
TE Moe Tynik	3	1	0	4	0	20
WR Ian Henson	2	1	0	5	0	22
WR Glen Kelly	1	1	0	12	0	2
FB Howie DeWolf	1	1	0	2	0	12
TE Jared Nicholas	1	1	0	-1	0	15

Fargo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Johnnie Diaz	7	4	1	33	22
RB Rich Slezak	7	5	0	35	25
WR Brandon Lock	5	2	0	21	23
WR Roy McWilliams	4	3	0	23	29
TE Kent Diamontopoulos	3	2	0	6	14
TE Rob Atteberry	3	2	0	17	17
FB Emmanuel Morris	2	2	0	14	25
WR Toby Leinaweaver	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Banner	1	0	0	0.00	4.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Fargo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Diaz	1	0	0	0.00	4.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	2	2
Levon Stinemetz	2	0
Al Crane	1	0

Fargo	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Brovins	2	1
Derrick Banner	1	1
Rich Slezak	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	9	3	2

Fargo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Banner	8	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Levon Stinemetz	4	2	1
WR James Summers	2	0	0
TE Moe Tynik	1	1	1
WR Myron Romero	1	0	0
WR Todd Howard	1	0	0

Fargo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Diaz	4	3	2
WR Roy McWilliams	2	2	0
WR Brandon Lock	1	1	0
RB Rich Slezak	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,500 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (19,500)
End Zone 11,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 10,200 (12,400)
Club Seats 7,400 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,500 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (19,500)
End Zone	11,700 (14,100)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	10,200 (12,400)
Club Seats	7,400 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (2,900)