Week 2, 2024

played in New Orleans, LA

61 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	10	7	7	7	-	31
New Orleans Raging Horde	0	10	7	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 ELP - Todd Howard 14 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
1Q: 02:42 ELP - Moe Lageman 27 field goal
2Q: 11:34 NOS - Brent Vaughn 34 field goal
2Q: 02:36 ELP - Ian Henson 4 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Joey Greiner 19 pass from Harvey Hillson (Brent Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 11:49 NOS - O.J. Greene 23 run (Brent Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 06:32 ELP - Levon Stinemetz 5 run (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 05:21 ELP - Todd Howard 24 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 02:54 NOS - B.J. Sjogren 2 pass from Harvey Hillson (Brent Vaughn extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 ELP - Todd Howard 14 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
1Q: 02:42 ELP - Moe Lageman 27 field goal
2Q: 11:34 NOS - Brent Vaughn 34 field goal
2Q: 02:36 ELP - Ian Henson 4 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
2Q: 00:43 NOS - Joey Greiner 19 pass from Harvey Hillson (Brent Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 11:49 NOS - O.J. Greene 23 run (Brent Vaughn extra point)
3Q: 06:32 ELP - Levon Stinemetz 5 run (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 05:21 ELP - Todd Howard 24 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 02:54 NOS - B.J. Sjogren 2 pass from Harvey Hillson (Brent Vaughn extra point)

Team Statistics ELP NOS
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 437 321
- Offensive Plays 61 61
- Yards per Play 7.16 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 163 106
- Rushing Attempts 27 21
- Yards per Rush 6.04 5.05
Net Passing Yards 274 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 25 - 1 37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 274 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 8.06 5.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/35 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 5/111 5/121
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:44 26:16

Team Statistics	ELP	NOS
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	437	321
- Offensive Plays	61	61
- Yards per Play	7.16	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	163	106
- Rushing Attempts	27	21
- Yards per Rush	6.04	5.05
Net Passing Yards	274	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 25 - 1	37 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	274	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	8.06	5.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/35	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	5/111	5/121
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:44	26:16

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
1	8:36	6:02	OWN 30	10	60	Field Goal
2	11:27	2:43	OWN 30	5	15	Punt
2	6:55	1:26	OWN 31	3	-3	Punt
2	3:54	1:29	OWN 26	4	74	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 35	2	3	Interception
3	11:36	5:12	OPP 46	10	46	Touchdown
3	3:48	3:26	OWN 16	8	57	Missed FG
4	12:36	1:55	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
4	9:12	4:04	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
4	2:43	1:47	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt

New Orleans Raging Horde
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	1:55	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt
1	2:34	6:07	OWN 25	10	58	Field Goal
2	8:44	1:49	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	5:29	1:35	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	2:25	1:50	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:24	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
3	6:24	2:36	OWN 11	6	10	Punt
3	0:22	2:46	OWN 34	6	14	Punt
4	10:41	1:29	OPP 48	3	1	Punt
4	5:08	2:25	OWN 44	9	56	Touchdown
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 46	5	47	Game

Game MVP: Wendell Mathews, El Paso Rockets

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Stinemetz	14	124	8.86	60	2	1
Kendrick Whitson	8	12	1.50	7	0	0
Wendell Mathews	4	26	6.50	7	0	0
Chuck Heath	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
O.J. Greene	10	58	5.80	23	2	1
Jeff Wile	6	24	4.00	9	0	0
Harvey Hillson	4	23	5.75	8	0	0
Victor Miknich	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	34	25	274	0/0	3	27	1	114.0

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Hillson	37	21	238	3/23	2	29	0	94.2

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Heath	9	13	95	10.56	35	27	0
WR Alex Jennings	6	7	60	10.00	21	16	0
TE Marco Heath	4	4	38	9.50	7	18	0
WR Todd Howard	2	5	38	19.00	12	24	2
WR Ian Henson	2	2	19	9.50	0	15	1
RB Kendrick Whitson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Kent Walters	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
WR Alan Bucher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Otis Lang	4	5	47	11.75	20	29	0
WR B.J. Sjogren	4	6	50	12.50	1	21	1
WR Gary Goldfarb	3	7	31	10.33	0	18	0
WR Joey Greiner	3	5	50	16.67	7	19	1
RB Jeff Wile	3	3	35	11.67	8	21	0
TE Robert Moore	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Victor Miknich	1	1	8	8.00	7	8	0
TE Kim Ellison	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
FB J.T. Chesher	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Toby Kinney	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Antonio Boyer	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tim Linquist	0	0	1	0

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Victor Miknich	1	0	0	0
Bart Purcell	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	4	189	47.3	35.8	55	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Harmon	6	289	48.2	42.3	69	4

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Moe Lageman	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	4/4

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Brent Vaughn	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Henson	4	35	8.8	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Kinney	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Heath	3	86	28.7	0
Jimmie Perkins	2	25	12.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Victor Miknich	4	103	25.8	0
Bart Purcell	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jimmie Perkins	4	2	0.0	14	34
OLB Lee Flowers	3	0	2.0	10	18
CB Shawn Curtis	3	1	0.0	15	27
OLB Wesley Dotson	3	1	0.0	20	37
S Trent Lyon	3	0	0.0	10	12
ILB Trent Pirrup	3	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Tyrell Holloway	3	0	0.0	17	26
CB Todd Lehmann	3	0	0.0	12	24
S Lee Welborn	3	0	0.0	14	30
DE Vince Bernard	2	0	1.0	11	17
DT Matthew Grant	2	1	0.0	19	34
CB Tim Linquist	2	1	0.0	11	22
OLB Clay Ogunleye	2	0	0.0	3	12
CB Maurice Fore	2	0	0.0	16	37
S Bert Bridges	2	0	0.0	9	15
DE Edwin Osborne	1	2	0.0	14	32
ILB Wayne Danko	1	0	0.0	9	20
WR Bernie Heath	1	0	---	---	---
DT Matthew Momberg	0	2	0.0	9	14
DE Brandon Anthony	0	1	0.0	10	23

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jimmy Finister	5	2	23	24
S Bo Dwight	5	0	24	30
CB Bart Purcell	4	2	15	26
DT Isaac Farquhar	4	1	23	25
CB Seth Fortney	4	1	20	26
S Antonio Boyer	3	2	10	19
S Kenny Green	3	2	26	29
DT Emmitt Montgomery	3	1	12	21
CB Kim Woods	3	1	19	24
OLB Justin Craig	3	0	13	9
ILB Shawn Strain	2	1	8	12
DE Rusty Chandler	2	1	20	26
DT Blake Blackwell	2	0	17	17
ILB Randy Terrell	1	2	19	22
S Roger Silva	1	1	4	8
OLB Kent McMillian	1	0	6	4
DE Ross Kelley	1	0	14	14
DE Teddy Mansell	1	0	12	10

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lee Flowers	2.0	0	0	18
DE Vince Bernard	1.0	0	1	17
DE Brandon Anthony	0.0	1	0	23
DE Edwin Osborne	0.0	0	2	32
ILB Trent Pirrup	0.0	0	1	6

New Orleans	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Kim Woods	1	0	24
DT Emmitt Montgomery	0	2	21
DE Rusty Chandler	0	2	26

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shawn Curtis	4	0	27
S Lee Welborn	3	1	30
ILB Tyrell Holloway	2	1	26
CB Tim Linquist	2	1	22
CB Maurice Fore	1	2	37
OLB Clay Ogunleye	1	1	12
DE Edwin Osborne	1	0	32
S Jimmie Perkins	1	0	34
ILB Wayne Danko	1	0	20
OLB Wesley Dotson	1	0	37
ILB Trent Pirrup	1	0	6
S Bert Bridges	1	0	15
CB Todd Lehmann	1	0	24
DT Matthew Grant	1	0	34

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Seth Fortney	6	0	0	26
S Bo Dwight	4	2	0	30
CB Bart Purcell	3	0	0	26
OLB Jimmy Finister	3	0	0	24
S Kenny Green	3	0	0	29
ILB Shawn Strain	2	0	0	12
CB Kim Woods	1	1	0	24
S Antonio Boyer	1	0	1	19
DT Emmitt Montgomery	1	0	0	21
S Roger Silva	1	0	0	8
OLB Justin Craig	0	1	0	9
ILB Randy Terrell	0	1	0	22

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ernie Hayes	3	5	27	34
Donald Barrett	2	4	21	25
Marco Enriquez	2	4	21	24
Lenny Irwin	1	4	23	30
Karl Jimenez	0	2	12	19
Blaine Neujahr	0	1	6	6
Marco Heath	0	1	12	16
Chuck Heath	0	1	5	6
B.J. Howse	0	1	4	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Drew Knight	2	3	0	18	0	34
Nate Sprehe	2	2	1	21	0	38
Tyrone Preston	1	4	0	16	1	32
Billy Joe Lareche	1	2	0	20	2	34
Leroy Quinn	0	2	0	5	0	8
Ty Cushing	0	1	0	10	0	18
Robert Moore	0	1	0	19	0	36
Wes Curtis	0	1	0	6	0	11
J.T. Chesher	0	1	0	8	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Alex Jennings	4	21
Tim Linquist	1	26
Ian Henson	1	12
Maurice Fore	1	8

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Cassidy	3	25
Ty Cushing	3	10
Antonio Boyer	2	15
B.J. Sjogren	1	12

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Heath	27	33	---	---	5	65
Wendell Mathews	27	34	---	---	---	61
Ernie Hayes	27	34	---	---	---	61
Maurice Fore	---	---	16	37	8	61
Wesley Dotson	---	---	20	37	2	59
Tim Linquist	---	---	11	22	26	59
Lenny Irwin	23	30	---	---	4	57
Jimmie Perkins	---	---	14	34	7	55
Matthew Grant	---	---	19	34	1	54
B.J. Shepherd	21	28	---	---	---	49
Edwin Osborne	---	---	14	32	1	47
Marco Enriquez	21	24	---	---	2	47
Donald Barrett	21	25	---	---	---	46
Tyrell Holloway	---	---	17	26	1	44
Lee Welborn	---	---	14	30	---	44
Shawn Curtis	---	---	15	27	1	43
Alex Jennings	5	17	---	---	21	43
Wayne Danko	---	---	9	20	11	40
Levon Stinemetz	16	22	---	---	---	38
Ian Henson	8	18	---	---	12	38
Kendrick Whitson	11	9	---	---	17	37
Karl Jimenez	12	19	---	---	6	37
Todd Lehmann	---	---	12	24	1	37
Bert Bridges	---	---	9	15	12	36
Marco Heath	12	16	---	---	6	34
Brandon Anthony	---	---	10	23	1	34
Vince Bernard	---	---	11	17	6	34
Eric Swope	18	13	---	---	1	32
Clay Ogunleye	---	---	3	12	17	32
Kent Walters	15	11	---	---	6	32
Todd Howard	16	15	---	---	---	31
Matthew Momberg	---	---	9	14	6	29
Lee Flowers	---	---	10	18	1	29
Chuck Heath	5	6	---	---	16	27
Trent Lyon	---	---	10	12	---	22
Percy Moreno	0	5	---	---	17	22
Alan Bucher	2	5	---	---	13	20
Blaine Neujahr	6	6	---	---	6	18
Trent Pirrup	---	---	8	6	4	18
B.J. Howse	4	4	---	---	6	14
Moe Lageman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jonathan Bowbliss	0	0	---	---	6	6
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Gonzalez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kendall Lofton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Hennek	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Moore	19	36	---	---	6	61
Bart Purcell	---	---	15	26	20	61
Harvey Hillson	21	40	---	---	---	61
Nate Sprehe	21	38	---	---	---	59
Drew Knight	18	34	---	---	5	57
Bo Dwight	---	---	24	30	3	57
Kenny Green	---	---	26	29	---	55
Billy Joe Lareche	20	34	---	---	---	54
Herb Rauch	17	33	---	---	2	52
Isaac Farquhar	---	---	23	25	3	51
Kim Woods	---	---	19	24	8	51
Jimmy Finister	---	---	23	24	2	49
Tyrone Preston	16	32	---	---	---	48
Seth Fortney	---	---	20	26	2	48
Rusty Chandler	---	---	20	26	1	47
Antonio Boyer	---	---	10	19	15	44
Randy Terrell	---	---	19	22	2	43
Joey Greiner	17	25	---	---	---	42
Christian Cassidy	---	---	4	10	25	39
Ty Cushing	10	18	---	---	10	38
B.J. Sjogren	6	20	---	---	12	38
J.T. Chesher	8	13	---	---	16	37
Emmitt Montgomery	---	---	12	21	3	36
Blake Blackwell	---	---	17	17	2	36
Shawn Strain	---	---	8	12	12	32
Jeff Wile	9	17	---	---	6	32
Otis Lang	8	19	---	---	3	30
Kim Ellison	5	9	---	---	16	30
Orlando Creel	---	---	8	18	4	30
Victor Miknich	1	6	---	---	22	29
Ross Kelley	---	---	14	14	1	29
Gary Goldfarb	10	18	---	---	---	28
O.J. Greene	11	14	---	---	---	25
Wes Curtis	6	11	---	---	7	24
Teddy Mansell	---	---	12	10	2	24
Justin Craig	---	---	13	9	---	22
Toby Kinney	1	5	---	---	16	22
Leroy Quinn	5	8	---	---	7	20
Nathan Williamson	1	7	---	---	7	15
Roger Silva	---	---	4	8	1	13
Kent McMillian	---	---	6	4	3	13
Cornelius Tozer	1	3	---	---	7	11
Kevin Harmon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brent Vaughn	0	0	---	---	6	6
K.C. Butler	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kurt Huffman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	14	83	5.9
Right	5	59	11.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	10	59	5.9
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	34	25	3	1	1	5	1	4	1

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Hillson	37	21	3	4	1	6	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	117	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	116	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	66	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	136	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	39	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Heath	13	9	0	95	2	33
WR Alex Jennings	7	6	0	60	0	17
WR Todd Howard	5	2	1	38	1	15
TE Marco Heath	4	4	0	38	0	16
WR Ian Henson	2	2	0	19	0	18
RB Kendrick Whitson	1	1	0	6	0	9
WR Alan Bucher	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Kent Walters	1	1	0	18	0	11

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Goldfarb	7	3	1	31	0	18
WR B.J. Sjogren	6	4	0	50	1	20
TE Robert Moore	5	1	0	3	0	36
WR Otis Lang	5	4	0	47	1	19
WR Joey Greiner	5	3	0	50	0	25
RB Jeff Wile	3	3	0	35	1	17
TE Kim Ellison	2	1	0	13	0	9
FB J.T. Chesher	2	1	0	1	0	13
RB Victor Miknich	1	1	0	8	0	6
WR Toby Kinney	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Stinemetz	2	6	3.00	8.86

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	5	4	25	5.00	8.06

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Hillson	8	5	43	5.38	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Heath	3	2	7	2.33	7.31
WR Todd Howard	1	1	14	14.00	7.60
WR Ian Henson	1	1	4	4.00	9.50

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Greiner	2	1	19	9.50	10.00
WR B.J. Sjogren	2	2	20	10.00	8.33
WR Gary Goldfarb	1	0	0	0.00	4.43
TE Robert Moore	1	1	3	3.00	0.60
TE Kim Ellison	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
FB J.T. Chesher	1	1	1	1.00	0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	1	0
Levon Stinemetz	1	1
Chuck Heath	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Greene	2	1
Harvey Hillson	1	1
Victor Miknich	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	8	6	4

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Hillson	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Heath	4	3	1
WR Alex Jennings	3	3	3
WR Todd Howard	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Goldfarb	3	2	2
WR Joey Greiner	2	1	1
TE Robert Moore	1	0	0
WR Otis Lang	1	1	1
RB Victor Miknich	1	1	0
WR Toby Kinney	1	0	0
WR B.J. Sjogren	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,000 (21,000)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 8,200 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (2,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (69,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,000 (21,000)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	8,200 (8,200)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (2,700)