Week 1, 2026

Game MVP: Lonnie Douglas, Fargo Sodbusters

played in Fargo, ND

64 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso Rockets	6	0	0	0	-	6
Fargo Sodbusters	7	0	10	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 ELP - Martin Nelson 41 field goal
1Q: 05:13 FAR - John Yancy 3 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
1Q: 00:02 ELP - Martin Nelson 46 field goal
3Q: 09:58 FAR - Luther Abah 14 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 05:12 FAR - Edwin Jeffries 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:29 ELP - Martin Nelson 41 field goal
1Q: 05:13 FAR - John Yancy 3 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
1Q: 00:02 ELP - Martin Nelson 46 field goal
3Q: 09:58 FAR - Luther Abah 14 pass from Lonnie Douglas (Edwin Jeffries extra point)
3Q: 05:12 FAR - Edwin Jeffries 23 field goal

Team Statistics ELP FAR
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 311 299
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 4.38 5.34
Net Rushing Yards 68 90
- Rushing Attempts 19 26
- Yards per Rush 3.58 3.46
Net Passing Yards 243 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 29 - 0 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.67 6.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 6.1
4th Down Conversions 3/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 8/68
Punt Returns/Yards 2/5 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/73 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 31:01 28:59

Team Statistics	ELP	FAR
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	311	299
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	4.38	5.34
Net Rushing Yards	68	90
- Rushing Attempts	19	26
- Yards per Rush	3.58	3.46
Net Passing Yards	243	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 29 - 0	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.67	6.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	6.1
4th Down Conversions	3/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	8/68
Punt Returns/Yards	2/5	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/73	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 24
Time of Possession	31:01	28:59

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:36	OWN 42	5	34	Field Goal
1	5:02	5:02	OWN 32	9	39	Field Goal
2	12:28	2:24	OWN 24	5	8	Punt
2	9:17	7:15	OWN 10	14	63	Missed FG
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 3	3	15	Half
3	9:52	1:37	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
3	5:04	1:55	OWN 12	3	5	Punt
3	1:41	0:44	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
4	13:05	2:11	OWN 14	4	34	Punt
4	9:36	2:35	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
4	2:41	2:41	OWN 37	16	61	Game

Fargo Sodbusters
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:24	6:22	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown
2	15:00	2:32	OWN 15	3	6	Punt
2	10:04	0:47	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
2	2:02	0:29	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:08	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	8:15	3:11	OWN 36	7	58	Field Goal
3	3:09	1:28	OWN 45	3	4	Punt
3	0:57	2:52	OWN 16	6	33	Punt
4	10:54	1:18	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	7:01	4:20	OWN 4	6	24	Punt

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levon Stinemetz	13	53	4.08	20	2
Bernie Gerber	5	10	2.00	7	0
Brian Reed	1	5	5.00	5	0

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dustin Applin	11	18	1.64	6	0
Lonnie Douglas	7	35	5.00	12	1
O.J. Barton	6	40	6.67	14	1
Victor Miknich	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Reed	28	15	123	0/0	0	28	0	65.0
Wendell Mathews	21	14	140	3/20	0	43	0	85.4

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lonnie Douglas	30	19	209	0/0	2	37	0	106.1

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Barry Herr	11	15	121	11.00	12	43
WR Bernie Heath	5	11	82	16.40	7	28
WR Rickey Watkins	4	7	17	4.25	0	10
RB Levon Stinemetz	3	5	15	5.00	0	14
TE Kent Walters	2	2	23	11.50	0	12
WR Harris Norton	2	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Dwight Lane	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Preston Chang	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
TE Ty Flack	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dale Perry	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Fargo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Yancy	8	11	93	11.63	9	22	1
WR Rufus Vecchio	5	7	43	8.60	9	17	0
FB Renaldo Kastilahn	2	2	15	7.50	0	11	0
TE Deion Bowden	2	4	45	22.50	28	37	0
WR Luther Abah	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	1
WR Gene Morris	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fargo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Levon Stinemetz	1	0	0
Kent Walters	0	1	0
Todd Lehmann	0	0	1

Fargo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lonnie Douglas	1	0	0
Renaldo Kastilahn	0	1	0
Artie Poole	0	0	1

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	6	233	38.8	37.7	44	3

Fargo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jason McNeil	7	328	46.9	43.3	60	3

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Martin Nelson	2/3	2/3	0/0	46	0/0

Fargo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Jeffries	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	2/2

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Horn	2	5	2.5	0

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Poole	1	7	7.0	0

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Gerber	4	73	18.3	0

Fargo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Artie Poole	1	23	23.0	0

El Paso	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walter Josephson	9	3	25	27
OLB Wesley Dotson	7	1	23	24
S Lee Welborn	5	0	25	28
S Harvey Allen	4	0	17	17
DT Matthew Grant	3	1	22	22
DE Edwin Osborne	3	0	16	18
CB Tim Linquist	3	0	19	23
S Bert Bridges	2	2	12	23
CB Todd Lehmann	2	1	17	21
OLB Mercury Terrell	2	0	18	17
ILB Hardy Harrison	2	0	6	4
CB Ross Stiegler	1	1	10	14
CB Neal Horn	1	0	16	22

Fargo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dennis Trimble	9	1	0.0	14	25
OLB Floyd Zimmerman	7	1	1.0	15	36
DT George McCarroll	3	2	0.0	12	30
S Artie Poole	3	2	0.0	18	46
CB Chester Bates	3	1	0.0	12	44
ILB Jumbo Pressey	3	1	0.0	16	30
S Spencer Breeden	3	0	0.0	9	40
CB Edwin Covington	3	0	0.0	1	14
DT Van Wagner	2	1	1.0	10	40
CB Austin Preston	2	3	0.0	15	39
CB Max Gerhardt	2	2	0.0	15	47
OLB J.J. Jennings	2	1	0.0	8	11
DE Blake Faulk	2	0	0.0	16	41
DT Dominic Knowles	1	1	1.0	12	20
S Mitch Boyer	1	1	0.0	5	13
OLB Shane Hastings	1	1	0.0	3	17
S Teddy Solymos	1	1	0.0	11	22
DE Reuben Stillman	1	0	0.0	0	3
ILB Martin Cattell	1	0	0.0	5	14

El Paso	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Matthew Grant	1	0	0	22
DE Edwin Osborne	0	1	1	18
DE Jose Rogers	0	1	0	12
DE Wes Legins	0	1	0	11

Fargo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Floyd Zimmerman	1.0	0	0	1	36
DT Dominic Knowles	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Van Wagner	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Jessie Harding	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Blake Faulk	0.0	0	5	2	41
DT George McCarroll	0.0	0	4	1	30

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Walter Josephson	5	0	27
CB Tim Linquist	2	1	23
S Bert Bridges	2	0	23
S Lee Welborn	2	0	28
OLB Wesley Dotson	1	1	24
DE Josh Lincoln	1	0	19
OLB Mercury Terrell	1	0	17
CB Todd Lehmann	1	0	21
DT Matthew Grant	1	0	22
ILB Hardy Harrison	1	0	4
CB Ross Stiegler	1	0	14
S Harvey Allen	1	0	17

Fargo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dennis Trimble	5	1	25
S Spencer Breeden	3	2	40
CB Edwin Covington	3	1	14
CB Chester Bates	3	0	44
ILB Jumbo Pressey	3	0	30
CB Austin Preston	2	0	39
CB Max Gerhardt	2	0	47
S Artie Poole	2	0	46
S Mitch Boyer	1	1	13
OLB Floyd Zimmerman	1	0	36
OLB J.J. Jennings	1	0	11
DE Reuben Stillman	1	0	3
DT George McCarroll	1	0	30
ILB Martin Cattell	1	0	14

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie Hayes	2	6	19	0	52
Marco Enriquez	1	4	19	1	47
Spencer Ross	1	3	14	1	39
Archie Nixon	1	2	18	1	42
Luther Deason	1	1	15	0	37
Courtney Washington	1	1	5	0	13
Preston Chang	0	1	10	0	19

Fargo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Marlon Lyons	2	4	23	20
Alex Restifo	2	3	12	16
Brad Cossel	2	2	19	20
Austin Campana	1	3	14	15
Renaldo Kastilahn	0	2	16	19
Harvey Lester	0	2	19	25
Deion Bowden	0	2	26	30
Rodney Anderson	0	1	20	26
Carl Henry	0	1	23	28

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Thomas	1	16
Dale Perry	1	16

Fargo	Tackles	STPlays
Shane Hastings	2	23
Victor Miknich	1	15
Luther Abah	1	10
John Yancy	1	8
Artie Poole	1	8

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernie Hayes	19	52	---	---	---	71
Bernie Heath	18	52	---	---	---	70
Marco Enriquez	19	47	---	---	---	66
Rickey Watkins	10	33	---	---	20	63
Archie Nixon	18	42	---	---	3	63
Lee Welborn	---	---	25	28	8	61
Luther Deason	15	37	---	---	7	59
Spencer Ross	14	39	---	---	---	53
Walter Josephson	---	---	25	27	1	53
Neal Horn	---	---	16	22	14	52
Levon Stinemetz	14	36	---	---	---	50
Wesley Dotson	---	---	23	24	1	48
Barry Herr	12	33	---	---	3	48
Matthew Grant	---	---	22	22	3	47
Kent Walters	12	27	---	---	7	46
Tim Linquist	---	---	19	23	2	44
Bert Bridges	---	---	12	23	8	43
Ross Stiegler	---	---	10	14	18	42
Josh Lincoln	---	---	18	19	4	41
Todd Lehmann	---	---	17	21	1	39
Edwin Osborne	---	---	16	18	3	37
Wendell Mathews	13	24	---	---	---	37
Preston Chang	10	19	---	---	7	36
Mercury Terrell	---	---	18	17	---	35
Harvey Allen	---	---	17	17	1	35
Brian Reed	6	28	---	---	---	34
Harris Norton	7	24	---	---	3	34
Ty Flack	4	10	---	---	15	29
Dusty Espinosa	4	15	---	---	9	28
Wes Legins	---	---	8	11	9	28
Courtney Washington	5	13	---	---	8	26
Donald Barrett	1	15	---	---	9	25
Carlton Talley	0	0	---	---	23	23
Bernie Gerber	5	14	---	---	4	23
Leland Ranney	---	---	3	8	12	23
Jose Rogers	---	---	10	12	---	22
Jumbo Thomas	2	4	---	---	16	22
Dale Perry	0	6	---	---	16	22
Blaine Coons	---	---	9	6	2	17
Thurman Sampson	---	---	7	6	3	16
Hardy Harrison	---	---	6	4	6	16
Freddie Hartley	---	---	5	8	---	13
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dwight Lane	1	2	---	---	3	6
Martin Nelson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Pete Lassiter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Fargo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Max Gerhardt	---	---	15	47	10	72
Chester Bates	---	---	12	44	16	72
Artie Poole	---	---	18	46	8	72
Deion Bowden	26	30	---	---	14	70
Blake Faulk	---	---	16	41	3	60
John Yancy	23	27	---	---	8	58
Austin Preston	---	---	15	39	3	57
Lonnie Douglas	26	30	---	---	---	56
Floyd Zimmerman	---	---	15	36	3	54
Carl Henry	23	28	---	---	3	54
Van Wagner	---	---	10	40	3	53
Rodney Anderson	20	26	---	---	6	52
Marlon Lyons	23	20	---	---	8	51
Renaldo Kastilahn	16	19	---	---	15	50
Spencer Breeden	---	---	9	40	1	50
Jumbo Pressey	---	---	16	30	3	49
Harvey Lester	19	25	---	---	4	48
Dominic Knowles	---	---	12	20	12	44
George McCarroll	---	---	12	30	2	44
Shane Hastings	---	---	3	17	23	43
Brad Cossel	19	20	---	---	3	42
Dennis Trimble	---	---	14	25	2	41
Gene Morris	15	19	---	---	5	39
Austin Campana	14	15	---	---	8	37
Rufus Vecchio	19	17	---	---	---	36
Alex Restifo	12	16	---	---	8	36
Teddy Solymos	---	---	11	22	3	36
O.J. Barton	9	11	---	---	12	32
Dustin Applin	14	17	---	---	---	31
Jessie Harding	---	---	7	22	1	30
J.J. Jennings	---	---	8	11	6	25
Mitch Boyer	---	---	5	13	6	24
Martin Cattell	---	---	5	14	5	24
Victor Miknich	3	4	---	---	15	22
Luther Abah	5	6	---	---	10	21
Willie Hamiter	---	---	4	16	---	20
C.J. Poole	0	0	---	---	15	15
Edwin Covington	---	---	1	14	---	15
Lenny Grange	---	---	1	2	6	9
Jason McNeil	0	0	---	---	7	7
Edwin Jeffries	0	0	---	---	5	5
Reuben Stillman	---	---	0	3	---	3
Warren Tanner	0	0	---	---	1	1
Kerry McLendon	0	0	---	---	1	1
Darren McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Corey Everett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	19	3.2
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	16	54	3.4
Right	4	20	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Reed	28	15	2	1	3	3	5	3	0
Wendell Mathews	21	14	1	0	1	2	4	1	0

Fargo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lonnie Douglas	30	19	3	0	5	2	3	1	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	16	81	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	80	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	99	16.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	83	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	126	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Barry Herr	15	11	0	121	1	33
WR Bernie Heath	11	5	1	82	2	52
WR Rickey Watkins	7	4	0	17	0	33
RB Levon Stinemetz	5	3	1	15	0	36
WR Harris Norton	3	2	1	0	0	24
TE Kent Walters	2	2	0	23	0	27
FB Preston Chang	2	1	0	1	0	19
WR Dale Perry	2	0	0	0	0	6
RB Dwight Lane	1	1	0	4	0	2
TE Ty Flack	1	0	1	0	0	10

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Fargo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Applin	3	8	2.67	1.64
Victor Miknich	1	-2	-2.00	-1.50

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Reed	10	6	11	1.10	4.39

Fargo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lonnie Douglas	6	4	35	5.83	6.97

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Heath	2	0	0	0.00	7.45
FB Preston Chang	2	1	1	0.50	0.50
WR Harris Norton	2	2	0	0.00	0.00
WR Barry Herr	2	2	11	5.50	8.07
WR Rickey Watkins	1	0	0	0.00	2.43
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Fargo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR John Yancy	3	2	10	3.33	8.45
FB Renaldo Kastilahn	1	1	11	11.00	7.50
WR Luther Abah	1	1	14	14.00	14.00
WR Gene Morris	1	0	0	0.00	-0.20

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Reed	1	0
Bernie Gerber	1	0

Fargo	Rushes	Conversions
Lonnie Douglas	1	1
Victor Miknich	1	0

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	8	7	4
Brian Reed	7	2	0

Fargo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lonnie Douglas	10	4	3

WR John Yancy

WR Rufus Vecchio

WR Gene Morris

TE Deion Bowden

FB Renaldo Kastilahn

WR Luther Abah

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Heath	4	2	1
WR Barry Herr	4	2	1
WR Rickey Watkins	2	2	1
WR Harris Norton	2	1	0
TE Kent Walters	1	1	1
RB Dwight Lane	1	1	0
WR Dale Perry	1	0	0

Fargo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rufus Vecchio	3	1	1
WR Gene Morris	3	1	0
TE Deion Bowden	2	1	1
WR John Yancy	2	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (19,500)
End Zone 9,400 (14,100)
Mezzanine 5,500 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 8,300 (12,400)
Club Seats 6,100 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (2,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,900 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (19,500)
End Zone	9,400 (14,100)
Mezzanine	5,500 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	8,300 (12,400)
Club Seats	6,100 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (2,900)