Week 16, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

45 degrees, fair, calm

El Paso Rockets00140-14
Detroit Vampires141403-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:26 DET - Jason Ellis 4 run (Craig Tilt extra point)
1Q: 04:04 DET - Chester Stinson 8 pass from Shane Hall (Craig Tilt extra point)
2Q: 12:19 DET - Rico Lee 6 pass from Shane Hall (Craig Tilt extra point)
2Q: 06:00 DET - Barry Sullivan 47 pass from Shane Hall (Craig Tilt extra point)
3Q: 10:23 ELP - Bernie Heath 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Martin Nelson extra point)
3Q: 03:10 ELP - Bernie Heath 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Martin Nelson extra point)
4Q: 13:33 DET - Craig Tilt 43 field goal

Team StatisticsELPDET
Record8-713-2
First Downs1724
- by Rushing28
- by Passing1315
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards322416
- Offensive Plays6165
- Yards per Play5.286.40
Net Rushing Yards65167
- Rushing Attempts2336
- Yards per Rush2.834.64
Net Passing Yards257249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt34 - 19 - 127 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards284271
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/272/22
- Yards per Pass Play6.768.59
Fumbles/Lost3/21/1
3rd Down Conversions1/113/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.58.4
4th Down Conversions1/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/344/35
Punt Returns/Yards3/34/44
Kick Returns/Yards5/863/93
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits35
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 23OWN 35
Time of Possession25:1934:41

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:192:17OWN 20519Punt
18:051:19OWN 423-1Punt
13:571:35OWN 26414Fumble
10:581:13OWN 2031Punt
212:091:07OWN 2232Punt
28:001:22OWN 1838Punt
25:452:26OWN 173-1Punt
22:161:57OWN 20622Punt
315:004:48OWN 33967Touchdown
35:512:47OWN 20780Touchdown
413:281:54OWN 2439Punt
410:020:52OWN 28237Interception
45:002:41OWN 181169Downs
Detroit Vampires
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:41OWN 37663Touchdown
19:020:57OWN 1832Punt
16:462:49OWN 19681Touchdown
12:221:24OPP 4030Punt
214:452:36OWN 47553Touchdown
211:023:02OWN 45653Fumble
26:380:53OWN 41359Touchdown
23:191:03OPP 4233Punt
20:190:19OWN 2118Half
310:124:2150713Punt
33:044:36OWN 38736Field Goal
411:341:32OWN 1634Punt
49:104:10OWN 30619Punt
42:192:19OWN 13612Punt

Game MVP: Shane Hall, Detroit Vampires

Rushing Statistics

El PasoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Levon Stinemetz10272.701010
Wendell Mathews7375.29700
Bernie Gerber551.00400
Barry Herr1-4-4.00-400
DetroitAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Jason Ellis201195.954831
Brad Harrison10323.20900
Shane Hall6162.67600

Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Wendell Mathews34192844/27237190.8
DetroitAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Shane Hall27202712/223470142.6

Receiving Statistics

El PasoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bernie Heath111719117.3664372
WR Barry Herr373311.002230
WR Rickey Watkins232613.005150
WR Harris Norton242512.508210
RB Bernie Gerber1199.00790
TE Ty Flack0100.00000
WR Dale Perry0100.00000
DetroitCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Rico Lee676110.173191
FB Bucky Capuco55397.8033150
WR Rusty Moore344715.6719160
WR Barry Sullivan236934.5047471
RB Brad Harrison111111.0012110
WR Chester Stinson1288.00281
TE Herb Durham122929.0013290
RB Jason Ellis1177.00370
WR Karl Weber0100.00000
TE Tyrell Ulmer0100.00000

Interception Statistics

El PasoIntsYardsAvgTD
DetroitIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Troy Kornbluth100.000

Fumble Statistics

El PasoFumbRecovForceTD
Barry Herr1100
Wendell Mathews1000
Rickey Watkins1000
Lee Welborn0100
Blaine Coons0010
DetroitFumbRecovForceTD
Jason Ellis1000
Kent McMillian0110
Brent Broady0100
Ian Powell0010
Ike Reed0010

Punting Statistics

El PasoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Henry Magro833742.136.6514
DetroitPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Tim Campbell727038.629.6421

Kicking Statistics

El PasoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Martin Nelson0/00/00/002/2
DetroitFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Craig Tilt1/11/10/0434/4

Punt Return Statistics

El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Rickey Watkins252.50
Neal Horn1-2-2.00
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Harrison34013.30
Jason Ellis144.00

Kick Return Statistics

El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Gerber58617.20
DetroitRetYardsAvgTD
Brad Harrison26231.00
Barry Sullivan13131.00

Defensive Statistics

El PasoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Walter Josephson810.03329
S Lee Welborn730.03628
DT Matthew Grant610.03020
OLB Wesley Dotson520.03025
DE Edwin Osborne510.02523
DE Wes Legins301.01010
S Harvey Allen310.02419
CB Tim Linquist300.02018
CB Todd Lehmann210.02617
DE Josh Lincoln200.02619
DE Thurman Sampson101.0116
CB Neal Horn120.01923
DT Freddie Hartley110.079
OLB Mercury Terrell110.02916
ILB Blaine Coons110.0137
DE Jose Rogers100.049
FB Preston Chang10---------
ILB Hardy Harrison100.093
OLB Leland Ranney100.074
CB Ross Stiegler100.02016
DetroitTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Hugh Hammond710.01432
ILB Ian Powell641.01728
OLB Troy Kornbluth510.02033
OLB Austin Wasserman421.01422
S Lawrence McIntyre420.02130
S Norm Sabol320.01628
CB Andrew Seelbach310.01933
DE Dusty Blake201.01724
DE Ike Reed201.01831
CB Wendell Marsh210.01926
S Marshall Buckley120.059
DT Brent Broady110.01025
ILB Bennie Alcott110.041
DT Andrew Metcalf100.01313
CB Kenyon Pirtle100.0924
DE Mark Cox100.0614
G Jim Fox10---------
DE Scottie Reese100.057
OLB Kent McMillian010.01223

Pass Rush Statistics

El PasoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Thurman Sampson1.00006
DE Wes Legins1.000010
OLB Wesley Dotson0.011025
DT Matthew Grant0.010020
DetroitSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Ike Reed1.012431
OLB Austin Wasserman1.002222
DE Dusty Blake1.000024
ILB Ian Powell1.000028
DT Andrew Metcalf0.001013
OLB Kent McMillian0.001023
DE Mark Cox0.001014
DE Scottie Reese0.00107

Pass Defense Statistics

El PasoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Tim Linquist42018
ILB Walter Josephson30029
DE Edwin Osborne20023
OLB Wesley Dotson20025
S Lee Welborn20028
S Bert Bridges11018
DE Josh Lincoln10019
CB Todd Lehmann10017
DE Wes Legins10010
OLB Leland Ranney1004
CB Ross Stiegler10016
S Harvey Allen10019
DetroitCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Hugh Hammond40032
CB Wendell Marsh31026
CB Andrew Seelbach30033
OLB Troy Kornbluth20133
S Norm Sabol20028
S Marshall Buckley1009
ILB Ian Powell10028
OLB Austin Wasserman10022
S Lawrence McIntyre10030
DE Scottie Reese1007

Blocking Statistics

El PasoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Luther Deason14015229
Preston Chang11010013
Marco Enriquez03022233
Archie Nixon03017030
Ernie Hayes02023038
Spencer Ross02019031
Donald Barrett0107013
DetroitKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Rodney Pearson49028124
Morris McCarthy48136029
J.C. Jacobs17030027
Joe Andrew13028123
William McCree03030023
Jim Fox0201207

Special Teams Tackles

El PasoTacklesSTPlays
Rickey Watkins324
Dale Perry217
Ty Flack215
DetroitTacklesSTPlays
Kent McMillian516
Brad Harrison222
Chester Stinson117

Participation

El PasoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Lee Welborn------3628468
Walter Josephson------3329163
Wendell Mathews2338---------61
Ernie Hayes2338---------61
Bernie Heath2136---------57
Ross Stiegler------20162157
Wesley Dotson------3025156
Marco Enriquez2233---------55
Neal Horn------19231254
Luther Deason1529------852
Rickey Watkins820------2452
Matthew Grant------3020151
Spencer Ross1931---------50
Edwin Osborne------2523149
Josh Lincoln------2619449
Archie Nixon1730------249
Mercury Terrell------2916247
Bert Bridges------17181045
Todd Lehmann------2617144
Harvey Allen------2419---43
Kent Walters1322------742
Levon Stinemetz1524---------39
Tim Linquist------2018139
Barry Herr1422------339
Harris Norton821------635
Wes Legins------10101131
Ty Flack87------1530
Preston Chang1013------629
Dale Perry48------1729
Donald Barrett713------828
Leland Ranney------741728
Dusty Espinosa89------825
Carlton Talley00------2424
Blaine Coons------137424
Bernie Gerber610------622
Hardy Harrison------93921
Jumbo Thomas21------1720
Thurman Sampson------116320
Courtney Washington47------617
Freddie Hartley------79---16
Dwight Lane66------416
Jose Rogers------49---13
Henry Magro00------88
Martin Nelson00------33
Brian Reed00---------0
Pete Lassiter00---------0
DetroitRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Morris McCarthy3629------267
Shane Hall3629---------65
J.C. Jacobs3027------562
Kenyon Pirtle------9242659
Herb Durham2417------1657
Joe Andrew2823------455
Troy Kornbluth------2033---53
William McCree3023---------53
Andrew Seelbach------1933---52
Rodney Pearson2824---------52
Ike Reed------1831352
Kent McMillian------12231651
Lawrence McIntyre------2130---51
Austin Wasserman------14221248
Barry Sullivan2420------347
Bucky Capuco2415------746
Hugh Hammond------1432---46
Ian Powell------1728---45
Chester Stinson1414------1745
Wendell Marsh------1926---45
Brad Harrison1210------2244
Norm Sabol------1628---44
Dusty Blake------1724142
Rusty Moore2614------141
Jason Ellis2415------140
Jerome Farrell64------2535
Brent Broady------1025---35
Rico Lee1716---------33
Andrew Metcalf------1313531
Marshall Buckley------591428
Jim Fox127------827
Tyrell Ulmer610------925
Mark Cox------614424
Sammy Goolsby87------823
Quinn Barnes------1011122
Luther Duran13------1721
Karl Weber27------1019
Ronnie Hartman85------518
Scottie Reese------57517
Roy Gregg------44715
Bennie Alcott------4149
Tim Campbell00------88
Craig Tilt00------77
Cedric Johnson------0022
Martin Cowher00---------0
Freddie Pierce00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left284.0
Middle16633.9
Right5-6-1.2
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8364.5
Middle191075.6
Right8253.1
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Wendell Mathews34195041861
DetroitAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Shane Hall27203103100

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen32227.3
Short (0-8 Yds)149946.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)125796.6
Long (19+ Yds)538917.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55469.2
Short (0-8 Yds)12101078.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)9511813.1
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bernie Heath17110191336
WR Barry Herr73233122
WR Harris Norton42125121
WR Rickey Watkins32126020
RB Bernie Gerber1109010
TE Ty Flack100007
WR Dale Perry100008
DetroitTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Rico Lee76061016
FB Bucky Capuco55039015
WR Rusty Moore43047014
WR Barry Sullivan32069220
WR Chester Stinson2108014
TE Herb Durham21029117
RB Brad Harrison11011010
WR Karl Weber100007
TE Tyrell Ulmer1000010
RB Jason Ellis1107015

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El PasoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Wendell Mathews177.005.29
Bernie Gerber111.001.00
DetroitAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Jason Ellis3165.335.95
Brad Harrison133.003.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Wendell Mathews52265.208.35
DetroitAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Shane Hall54255.0010.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bernie Heath32268.6711.24
WR Rickey Watkins1000.008.67
WR Dale Perry1000.000.00
DetroitTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Chester Stinson2184.004.00
WR Rico Lee22105.008.71
RB Jason Ellis1177.007.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El PasoRushesConversions
Wendell Mathews40
DetroitRushesConversions
Brad Harrison21
Jason Ellis21
Shane Hall10

Third Down Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompConversions
Wendell Mathews511
DetroitAttCompConversions
Shane Hall611

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargCatchConversions
WR Bernie Heath200
RB Bernie Gerber111
WR Harris Norton100
WR Barry Herr100
DetroitTargCatchConversions
WR Rusty Moore100
WR Karl Weber100
WR Chester Stinson111
WR Rico Lee100
TE Tyrell Ulmer100
WR Barry Sullivan100

SectionAttendance
Stadium72,500 (72,500 capacity)
Upper Deck19,000 (19,000)
End Zone13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes9,600 (9,600)