Week 2, 2026

played in El Paso, TX

62 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Chicago Soldiers09014-23
El Paso Rockets33014-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:59 ELP - Martin Nelson 34 field goal
2Q: 13:21 CHI - Kris Lyle 19 field goal
2Q: 07:48 CHI - Kris Lyle 45 field goal
2Q: 02:38 ELP - Martin Nelson 19 field goal
2Q: 00:08 CHI - Kris Lyle 35 field goal
4Q: 14:21 CHI - Gino Lyle 29 pass from Marvin Griffith (Kris Lyle extra point)
4Q: 09:20 CHI - Gino Lyle 17 pass from Marvin Griffith (Kris Lyle extra point)
4Q: 07:57 ELP - Dwight Lane 5 pass from Rick Reilly (Martin Nelson extra point)
4Q: 02:22 ELP - Bernie Heath 80 pass from Rick Reilly (Martin Nelson extra point)

Team StatisticsCHIELP
Record1-10-2
First Downs2112
- by Rushing103
- by Passing118
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards388306
- Offensive Plays6255
- Yards per Play6.265.56
Net Rushing Yards14762
- Rushing Attempts3027
- Yards per Rush4.902.30
Net Passing Yards241244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt31 - 19 - 127 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards248251
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/71/7
- Yards per Pass Play7.538.71
Fumbles/Lost0/03/0
3rd Down Conversions3/115/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.57.5
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards5/354/25
Punt Returns/Yards4/203/1
Kick Returns/Yards5/1175/108
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/39
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 31OWN 29
Time of Possession30:3529:25

Drive Charts

Chicago Soldiers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:572:50OWN 21622Punt
12:514:37OWN 45853Field Goal
211:123:29OWN 47625Field Goal
24:370:37OWN 12218Interception
22:312:29OWN 31851Field Goal
315:000:59OWN 1630Punt
311:441:53OWN 2939Punt
33:552:04OWN 20432Punt
30:050:57OPP 40340Touchdown
411:372:26OWN 32768Touchdown
47:465:17OWN 38726Punt
42:002:00OWN 27534Game
El Paso Rockets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:03OWN 3038Punt
110:077:16OWN 121171Field Goal
213:142:02OWN 1432Punt
27:433:06OWN 32414Punt
24:001:29OPP 331Field Goal
314:012:17OWN 1637Punt
39:515:56OWN 241444Punt
31:511:46OWN 130Punt
414:082:31OWN 40628Downs
49:111:25OWN 39461Touchdown
42:290:29OWN 20280Touchdown

Game MVP: Gino Lyle, Chicago Soldiers

Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Karl Sellers171136.652850
Ernest Brandt8111.38600
Dominic McCormick263.00500
Marvin Griffith2-3-1.50-100
Ryan Rambo12020.002010
El PasoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Levon Stinemetz16311.941410
Bernie Gerber7253.571010
Brian Reed351.67400
Bernie Heath111.00100

Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Marvin Griffith31192481/7229194.6
El PasoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brian Reed21141101/7038079.4
Pete Lassiter32560/00490109.7
Rick Reilly32850/02800149.3

Receiving Statistics

ChicagoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Gino Lyle81013717.1330292
WR Vinny Levine34186.000110
WR Richie Reese354314.330180
TE Joey Cloutier33248.000130
RB Karl Sellers1388.00780
WR Terry Atteberry131818.002180
TE Jeffrey Tedeschi0200.00000
FB Dominic McCormick0100.00000
El PasoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Heath71215922.7168801
WR Barry Herr55153.001060
WR Rickey Watkins225125.5033490
RB Levon Stinemetz2384.00670
TE Kent Walters111313.001130
RB Dwight Lane1155.00051
FB Preston Chang0100.00000
WR Harris Norton0100.00000
WR Dale Perry0100.00000

Interception Statistics

ChicagoIntsYardsAvgTD
El PasoIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Todd Lehmann13939.000

Fumble Statistics

ChicagoFumbRecovForceTD
Tracy Hennek0010
Blaine Conley0010
Julio Varitek0010
El PasoFumbRecovForceTD
Levon Stinemetz1000
Bernie Heath1000
Barry Herr1000
Marco Enriquez0100
Courtney Washington0100
Ty Flack0100

Punting Statistics

ChicagoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Vernon Calvert523547.042.8663
El PasoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Henry Magro625943.236.5511

Kicking Statistics

ChicagoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kris Lyle3/31/10/0452/2
El PasoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Martin Nelson2/20/00/0342/2

Punt Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Deon Burroughs4205.00
El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Neal Horn310.30

Kick Return Statistics

ChicagoRetYardsAvgTD
Gino Lyle37324.30
Vinny Levine24422.00
El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Gerber48621.50
Neal Horn12222.00

Defensive Statistics

ChicagoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Tracy Hennek530.01713
DT Joel Ford420.01614
ILB James Stevenson410.01014
S Carlos Sloane400.02121
CB Chuck Irby300.01921
DE Mercury Emmons300.02222
DT Blaine Conley300.02620
CB Steve Pond300.01923
DE Todd Doyle201.02021
CB Neil Harding210.02119
S Deon Burroughs200.01011
OLB Darryl Sitron200.059
CB Julio Varitek200.01214
OLB J.R. Conley120.0147
S Ronnie Cole110.01823
S Jackie Lang100.0911
FB Dominic McCormick10---------
OLB J.C. Cesario100.083
ILB Cary Andrews020.01015
DT Gabe Schwarzhaupt010.076
El PasoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Lee Welborn930.02629
OLB Wesley Dotson621.02828
DT Matthew Grant510.02225
CB Neal Horn400.01520
ILB Blaine Coons300.01816
S Harvey Allen300.02126
S Bert Bridges220.01415
ILB Walter Josephson220.02831
DT Freddie Hartley200.0107
OLB Mercury Terrell200.02123
CB Tim Linquist200.01722
DE Josh Lincoln120.02220
DE Edwin Osborne110.02325
CB Todd Lehmann100.02424
DE Jose Rogers100.077
OLB Leland Ranney100.035
CB Ross Stiegler100.01514

Pass Rush Statistics

ChicagoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Todd Doyle1.000021
DE Mercury Emmons0.002022
ILB Cary Andrews0.001015
DT Blaine Conley0.001020
El PasoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Wesley Dotson1.001028
DT Matthew Grant0.002125
DE Wes Legins0.001012

Pass Defense Statistics

ChicagoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Chuck Irby40021
CB Neil Harding20019
ILB James Stevenson20014
CB Steve Pond20023
OLB Darryl Sitron1109
S Deon Burroughs10011
S Ronnie Cole10023
ILB Tracy Hennek10013
S Jackie Lang10011
DE Mercury Emmons10022
OLB J.C. Cesario1003
CB Julio Varitek10014
El PasoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Lee Welborn40029
S Harvey Allen21026
OLB Wesley Dotson20028
S Bert Bridges20015
CB Tim Linquist20022
CB Neal Horn20020
OLB Leland Ranney1105
CB Todd Lehmann10124
DE Jose Rogers1007
ILB Blaine Coons10016
CB Ross Stiegler10014
DT Freddie Hartley0107
ILB Walter Josephson01031

Blocking Statistics

ChicagoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Roger Stuart45022029
Marvin Blanchard34029027
Leo Rizzo25125125
William Sanders16025027
Cris Angelo13023027
Dominic McCormick13012014
Tony Wilkens1101308
Ryan Rambo01010010
El PasoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Archie Nixon13023026
Marco Enriquez12025128
Jumbo Thomas110201
Ernie Hayes06027028
Luther Deason03021021
Courtney Washington030502
Preston Chang0208010
Donald Barrett010602
Spencer Ross01022026
Kent Walters01016015
Ty Flack01010010
Dusty Espinosa010607

Special Teams Tackles

ChicagoTacklesSTPlays
Julio Varitek324
Vinny Levine217
Ernest Brandt119
Deon Burroughs118
Dominic McCormick15
El PasoTacklesSTPlays
Dale Perry519
Rickey Watkins222
Bert Bridges214

Participation

ChicagoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gino Lyle2226------1765
Marvin Griffith3032---------62
William Sanders2527------860
Marvin Blanchard2927------460
Roger Stuart2229------556
Steve Pond------19231153
Cris Angelo2327---------50
Leo Rizzo2525---------50
Julio Varitek------12142450
Blaine Conley------2620147
Mercury Emmons------2222246
Richie Reese1320------1245
Joey Cloutier2118------544
Todd Doyle------2021243
Vinny Levine1412------1743
Karl Sellers2221---------43
Carlos Sloane------2121143
Chuck Irby------1921242
Neil Harding------2119242
Ronnie Cole------1823142
Ernest Brandt1012------1941
Deon Burroughs------10111839
Joel Ford------1614535
Ryan Rambo1010------1535
Terry Atteberry1514------332
Darnell Reyman1212------832
J.R. Conley------1471132
Cary Andrews------1015631
Tracy Hennek------1713131
Dominic McCormick1214------531
Jeffrey Tedeschi1113------630
Tony Wilkens138------728
James Stevenson------1014327
Darryl Sitron------591125
Eddie Caldwell------771125
Jackie Lang------911121
Monty Greene00------1919
Gabe Schwarzhaupt------76114
Jackie Stanton------18514
Conrad Walters15------814
J.C. Cesario------83314
Lorenzo Norgard------56---11
Kris Lyle00------99
Vernon Calvert00------55
Billy Poole00------33
Luther Cheatham00---------0
El PasoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Walter Josephson------2831362
Wesley Dotson------2828359
Lee Welborn------2629459
Ernie Hayes2728---------55
Bernie Heath2728---------55
Marco Enriquez2528---------53
Archie Nixon2326------453
Ross Stiegler------15142251
Edwin Osborne------2325250
Todd Lehmann------2424250
Harvey Allen------2126350
Brian Reed2722---------49
Matthew Grant------2225249
Rickey Watkins1610------2248
Spencer Ross2226---------48
Neal Horn------15201348
Luther Deason2121------547
Josh Lincoln------2220446
Mercury Terrell------2123246
Blaine Coons------18161246
Bert Bridges------14151443
Tim Linquist------1722342
Levon Stinemetz1920---------39
Kent Walters1615------637
Ty Flack1010------1737
Barry Herr1418------537
Wes Legins------812828
Carlton Talley00------2424
Preston Chang810------624
Harris Norton109------524
Jumbo Thomas21------1922
Bernie Gerber88------622
Dale Perry21------1922
Dusty Espinosa67------821
Freddie Hartley------107219
Donald Barrett62------816
Jose Rogers------77216
Dwight Lane310------316
Leland Ranney------35816
Courtney Washington52------714
Thurman Sampson------62311
Hardy Harrison------2169
Henry Magro00------88
Martin Nelson00------77
Pete Lassiter03---------3
Rick Reilly03---------3

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9485.3
Middle171026.0
Right200.0
None2-3-1.5
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left471.8
Middle17442.6
Right6111.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Marvin Griffith31193214411
El PasoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brian Reed21141300400
Pete Lassiter321001000
Rick Reilly321010000

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1188.0
Short (0-8 Yds)42112.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)19121427.5
Long (19+ Yds)748712.4
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87273.4
Short (0-8 Yds)55265.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)10516016.0
Long (19+ Yds)41389.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Gino Lyle1080137326
WR Richie Reese53043020
WR Vinny Levine43118012
RB Karl Sellers3108021
WR Terry Atteberry31018014
TE Joey Cloutier33024018
TE Jeffrey Tedeschi2000013
FB Dominic McCormick1000014
El PasoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Heath1270159228
WR Barry Herr55015018
RB Levon Stinemetz3208020
WR Rickey Watkins22051110
TE Kent Walters11013015
RB Dwight Lane1105010
FB Preston Chang1000010
WR Harris Norton101009
WR Dale Perry100001

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

ChicagoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dominic McCormick263.003.00
Karl Sellers1-1-1.006.65
Ernest Brandt1-1-1.001.38
El PasoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Levon Stinemetz100.001.94
Bernie Heath111.001.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Marvin Griffith52306.008.00
El PasoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brian Reed1000.005.24
Rick Reilly1155.0028.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Terry Atteberry2000.006.00
TE Jeffrey Tedeschi1000.000.00
WR Gino Lyle111717.0013.70
TE Joey Cloutier111313.008.00
El PasoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Dwight Lane1155.005.00
FB Preston Chang1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

ChicagoRushesConversions
Ernest Brandt30
Karl Sellers21
El PasoRushesConversions
Levon Stinemetz31
Bernie Gerber20
Brian Reed10

Third Down Passing Statistics

ChicagoAttCompConversions
Marvin Griffith632
El PasoAttCompConversions
Brian Reed833
Pete Lassiter111

Third Down Receiving Statistics

ChicagoTargCatchConversions
WR Richie Reese211
WR Vinny Levine110
TE Jeffrey Tedeschi100
WR Terry Atteberry100
WR Gino Lyle111
El PasoTargCatchConversions
WR Bernie Heath422
WR Rickey Watkins111
RB Levon Stinemetz100
FB Preston Chang100
WR Barry Herr111
WR Dale Perry100

SectionAttendance
Stadium57,800 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck15,000 (19,300)
End Zone10,700 (14,000)
Mezzanine6,300 (8,100)
Sideline Seats9,500 (12,400)
Club Seats11,500 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes4,800 (6,200)