Week 16, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

45 degrees, fair, calm

El Paso Rockets	0	0	14	0	-	14
Detroit Vampires	14	14	0	3	-	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

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 Statistics ELP DET
Record 8-7 13-2
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 2 8
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 322 416
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 5.28 6.40
Net Rushing Yards 65 167
- Rushing Attempts 23 36
- Yards per Rush 2.83 4.64
Net Passing Yards 257 249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 1 27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 284 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 8.59
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/34 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/3 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 5/86 3/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:19 34:41

Team Statistics	ELP	DET
Record	8-7	13-2
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	2	8
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	322	416
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	5.28	6.40
Net Rushing Yards	65	167
- Rushing Attempts	23	36
- Yards per Rush	2.83	4.64
Net Passing Yards	257	249
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 1	27 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	284	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	8.59
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/34	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/3	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	5/86	3/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:19	34:41

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:19	2:17	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
1	8:05	1:19	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
1	3:57	1:35	OWN 26	4	14	Fumble
1	0:58	1:13	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:09	1:07	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	8:00	1:22	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	5:45	2:26	OWN 17	3	-1	Punt
2	2:16	1:57	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
3	15:00	4:48	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
3	5:51	2:47	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	13:28	1:54	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
4	10:02	0:52	OWN 28	2	37	Interception
4	5:00	2:41	OWN 18	11	69	Downs

Detroit Vampires
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:41	OWN 37	6	63	Touchdown
1	9:02	0:57	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
1	6:46	2:49	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
1	2:22	1:24	OPP 40	3	0	Punt
2	14:45	2:36	OWN 47	5	53	Touchdown
2	11:02	3:02	OWN 45	6	53	Fumble
2	6:38	0:53	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:03	OPP 42	3	3	Punt
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 21	1	8	Half
3	10:12	4:21	50	7	13	Punt
3	3:04	4:36	OWN 38	7	36	Field Goal
4	11:34	1:32	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	9:10	4:10	OWN 30	6	19	Punt
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 13	6	12	Punt

Game MVP: Shane Hall, Detroit Vampires

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Levon Stinemetz	10	27	2.70	10	1
Wendell Mathews	7	37	5.29	7	0
Bernie Gerber	5	5	1.00	4	0
Barry Herr	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jason Ellis	20	119	5.95	48	3	1
Brad Harrison	10	32	3.20	9	0	0
Shane Hall	6	16	2.67	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	34	19	284	4/27	2	37	1	90.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Hall	27	20	271	2/22	3	47	0	142.6

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Heath	11	17	191	17.36	64	37	2
WR Barry Herr	3	7	33	11.00	2	23	0
WR Rickey Watkins	2	3	26	13.00	5	15	0
WR Harris Norton	2	4	25	12.50	8	21	0
RB Bernie Gerber	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
TE Ty Flack	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Dale Perry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rico Lee	6	7	61	10.17	3	19	1
FB Bucky Capuco	5	5	39	7.80	33	15	0
WR Rusty Moore	3	4	47	15.67	19	16	0
WR Barry Sullivan	2	3	69	34.50	47	47	1
RB Brad Harrison	1	1	11	11.00	12	11	0
WR Chester Stinson	1	2	8	8.00	2	8	1
TE Herb Durham	1	2	29	29.00	13	29	0
RB Jason Ellis	1	1	7	7.00	3	7	0
WR Karl Weber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tyrell Ulmer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Troy Kornbluth	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force
Barry Herr	1	1	0
Wendell Mathews	1	0	0
Rickey Watkins	1	0	0
Lee Welborn	0	1	0
Blaine Coons	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jason Ellis	1	0	0
Kent McMillian	0	1	1
Brent Broady	0	1	0
Ian Powell	0	0	1
Ike Reed	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	8	337	42.1	36.6	51	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tim Campbell	7	270	38.6	29.6	42	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Craig Tilt	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Watkins	2	5	2.5	0
Neal Horn	1	-2	-2.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Harrison	3	40	13.3	0
Jason Ellis	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Gerber	5	86	17.2	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Harrison	2	62	31.0	0
Barry Sullivan	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Walter Josephson	8	1	0.0	33	29
S Lee Welborn	7	3	0.0	36	28
DT Matthew Grant	6	1	0.0	30	20
OLB Wesley Dotson	5	2	0.0	30	25
DE Edwin Osborne	5	1	0.0	25	23
DE Wes Legins	3	0	1.0	10	10
S Harvey Allen	3	1	0.0	24	19
CB Tim Linquist	3	0	0.0	20	18
CB Todd Lehmann	2	1	0.0	26	17
DE Josh Lincoln	2	0	0.0	26	19
DE Thurman Sampson	1	0	1.0	11	6
CB Neal Horn	1	2	0.0	19	23
DT Freddie Hartley	1	1	0.0	7	9
OLB Mercury Terrell	1	1	0.0	29	16
ILB Blaine Coons	1	1	0.0	13	7
DE Jose Rogers	1	0	0.0	4	9
FB Preston Chang	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Hardy Harrison	1	0	0.0	9	3
OLB Leland Ranney	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Ross Stiegler	1	0	0.0	20	16

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Hugh Hammond	7	1	0.0	14	32
ILB Ian Powell	6	4	1.0	17	28
OLB Troy Kornbluth	5	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Austin Wasserman	4	2	1.0	14	22
S Lawrence McIntyre	4	2	0.0	21	30
S Norm Sabol	3	2	0.0	16	28
CB Andrew Seelbach	3	1	0.0	19	33
DE Dusty Blake	2	0	1.0	17	24
DE Ike Reed	2	0	1.0	18	31
CB Wendell Marsh	2	1	0.0	19	26
S Marshall Buckley	1	2	0.0	5	9
DT Brent Broady	1	1	0.0	10	25
ILB Bennie Alcott	1	1	0.0	4	1
DT Andrew Metcalf	1	0	0.0	13	13
CB Kenyon Pirtle	1	0	0.0	9	24
DE Mark Cox	1	0	0.0	6	14
G Jim Fox	1	0	---	---	---
DE Scottie Reese	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB Kent McMillian	0	1	0.0	12	23

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Thurman Sampson	1.0	0	0	6
DE Wes Legins	1.0	0	0	10
OLB Wesley Dotson	0.0	1	1	25
DT Matthew Grant	0.0	1	0	20

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Reed	1.0	1	2	4	31
OLB Austin Wasserman	1.0	0	2	2	22
DE Dusty Blake	1.0	0	0	0	24
ILB Ian Powell	1.0	0	0	0	28
DT Andrew Metcalf	0.0	0	1	0	13
OLB Kent McMillian	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Mark Cox	0.0	0	1	0	14
DE Scottie Reese	0.0	0	1	0	7

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tim Linquist	4	2	18
ILB Walter Josephson	3	0	29
DE Edwin Osborne	2	0	23
OLB Wesley Dotson	2	0	25
S Lee Welborn	2	0	28
S Bert Bridges	1	1	18
DE Josh Lincoln	1	0	19
CB Todd Lehmann	1	0	17
DE Wes Legins	1	0	10
OLB Leland Ranney	1	0	4
CB Ross Stiegler	1	0	16
S Harvey Allen	1	0	19

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Hugh Hammond	4	0	0	32
CB Wendell Marsh	3	1	0	26
CB Andrew Seelbach	3	0	0	33
OLB Troy Kornbluth	2	0	1	33
S Norm Sabol	2	0	0	28
S Marshall Buckley	1	0	0	9
ILB Ian Powell	1	0	0	28
OLB Austin Wasserman	1	0	0	22
S Lawrence McIntyre	1	0	0	30
DE Scottie Reese	1	0	0	7

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luther Deason	1	4	15	2	29
Preston Chang	1	1	10	0	13
Marco Enriquez	0	3	22	2	33
Archie Nixon	0	3	17	0	30
Ernie Hayes	0	2	23	0	38
Spencer Ross	0	2	19	0	31
Donald Barrett	0	1	7	0	13

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rodney Pearson	4	9	0	28	1	24
Morris McCarthy	4	8	1	36	0	29
J.C. Jacobs	1	7	0	30	0	27
Joe Andrew	1	3	0	28	1	23
William McCree	0	3	0	30	0	23
Jim Fox	0	2	0	12	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Watkins	3	24
Dale Perry	2	17
Ty Flack	2	15

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Kent McMillian	5	16
Brad Harrison	2	22
Chester Stinson	1	17

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lee Welborn	---	---	36	28	4	68
Walter Josephson	---	---	33	29	1	63
Wendell Mathews	23	38	---	---	---	61
Ernie Hayes	23	38	---	---	---	61
Bernie Heath	21	36	---	---	---	57
Ross Stiegler	---	---	20	16	21	57
Wesley Dotson	---	---	30	25	1	56
Marco Enriquez	22	33	---	---	---	55
Neal Horn	---	---	19	23	12	54
Luther Deason	15	29	---	---	8	52
Rickey Watkins	8	20	---	---	24	52
Matthew Grant	---	---	30	20	1	51
Spencer Ross	19	31	---	---	---	50
Edwin Osborne	---	---	25	23	1	49
Josh Lincoln	---	---	26	19	4	49
Archie Nixon	17	30	---	---	2	49
Mercury Terrell	---	---	29	16	2	47
Bert Bridges	---	---	17	18	10	45
Todd Lehmann	---	---	26	17	1	44
Harvey Allen	---	---	24	19	---	43
Kent Walters	13	22	---	---	7	42
Levon Stinemetz	15	24	---	---	---	39
Tim Linquist	---	---	20	18	1	39
Barry Herr	14	22	---	---	3	39
Harris Norton	8	21	---	---	6	35
Wes Legins	---	---	10	10	11	31
Ty Flack	8	7	---	---	15	30
Preston Chang	10	13	---	---	6	29
Dale Perry	4	8	---	---	17	29
Donald Barrett	7	13	---	---	8	28
Leland Ranney	---	---	7	4	17	28
Dusty Espinosa	8	9	---	---	8	25
Carlton Talley	0	0	---	---	24	24
Blaine Coons	---	---	13	7	4	24
Bernie Gerber	6	10	---	---	6	22
Hardy Harrison	---	---	9	3	9	21
Jumbo Thomas	2	1	---	---	17	20
Thurman Sampson	---	---	11	6	3	20
Courtney Washington	4	7	---	---	6	17
Freddie Hartley	---	---	7	9	---	16
Dwight Lane	6	6	---	---	4	16
Jose Rogers	---	---	4	9	---	13
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Martin Nelson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brian Reed	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pete Lassiter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Morris McCarthy	36	29	---	---	2	67
Shane Hall	36	29	---	---	---	65
J.C. Jacobs	30	27	---	---	5	62
Kenyon Pirtle	---	---	9	24	26	59
Herb Durham	24	17	---	---	16	57
Joe Andrew	28	23	---	---	4	55
Troy Kornbluth	---	---	20	33	---	53
William McCree	30	23	---	---	---	53
Andrew Seelbach	---	---	19	33	---	52
Rodney Pearson	28	24	---	---	---	52
Ike Reed	---	---	18	31	3	52
Kent McMillian	---	---	12	23	16	51
Lawrence McIntyre	---	---	21	30	---	51
Austin Wasserman	---	---	14	22	12	48
Barry Sullivan	24	20	---	---	3	47
Bucky Capuco	24	15	---	---	7	46
Hugh Hammond	---	---	14	32	---	46
Ian Powell	---	---	17	28	---	45
Chester Stinson	14	14	---	---	17	45
Wendell Marsh	---	---	19	26	---	45
Brad Harrison	12	10	---	---	22	44
Norm Sabol	---	---	16	28	---	44
Dusty Blake	---	---	17	24	1	42
Rusty Moore	26	14	---	---	1	41
Jason Ellis	24	15	---	---	1	40
Jerome Farrell	6	4	---	---	25	35
Brent Broady	---	---	10	25	---	35
Rico Lee	17	16	---	---	---	33
Andrew Metcalf	---	---	13	13	5	31
Marshall Buckley	---	---	5	9	14	28
Jim Fox	12	7	---	---	8	27
Tyrell Ulmer	6	10	---	---	9	25
Mark Cox	---	---	6	14	4	24
Sammy Goolsby	8	7	---	---	8	23
Quinn Barnes	---	---	10	11	1	22
Luther Duran	1	3	---	---	17	21
Karl Weber	2	7	---	---	10	19
Ronnie Hartman	8	5	---	---	5	18
Scottie Reese	---	---	5	7	5	17
Roy Gregg	---	---	4	4	7	15
Bennie Alcott	---	---	4	1	4	9
Tim Campbell	0	0	---	---	8	8
Craig Tilt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cedric Johnson	---	---	0	0	2	2
Martin Cowher	0	0	---	---	---	0
Freddie Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	5	-6	-1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	19	107	5.6
Right	8	25	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	34	19	5	0	4	1	8	6	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Hall	27	20	3	1	0	3	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	94	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	79	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	89	17.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	46	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	107	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	118	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Heath	17	11	0	191	3	36
WR Barry Herr	7	3	2	33	1	22
WR Harris Norton	4	2	1	25	1	21
WR Rickey Watkins	3	2	1	26	0	20
RB Bernie Gerber	1	1	0	9	0	10
TE Ty Flack	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Dale Perry	1	0	0	0	0	8

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rico Lee	7	6	61	0	16
FB Bucky Capuco	5	5	39	0	15
WR Rusty Moore	4	3	47	0	14
WR Barry Sullivan	3	2	69	2	20
WR Chester Stinson	2	1	8	0	14
TE Herb Durham	2	1	29	1	17
RB Brad Harrison	1	1	11	0	10
WR Karl Weber	1	0	0	0	7
TE Tyrell Ulmer	1	0	0	0	10
RB Jason Ellis	1	1	7	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	1	7	7.00	5.29
Bernie Gerber	1	1	1.00	1.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jason Ellis	3	16	5.33	5.95
Brad Harrison	1	3	3.00	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	5	2	26	5.20	8.35

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Hall	5	4	25	5.00	10.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Heath	3	2	26	8.67	11.24
WR Rickey Watkins	1	0	0	0.00	8.67
WR Dale Perry	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Stinson	2	1	8	4.00	4.00
WR Rico Lee	2	2	10	5.00	8.71
RB Jason Ellis	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	4	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Harrison	2	1
Jason Ellis	2	1
Shane Hall	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	5	1	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Hall	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Heath	2	0	0
RB Bernie Gerber	1	1	1
WR Harris Norton	1	0	0
WR Barry Herr	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rusty Moore	1	0	0
WR Karl Weber	1	0	0
WR Chester Stinson	1	1	1
WR Rico Lee	1	0	0
TE Tyrell Ulmer	1	0	0
WR Barry Sullivan	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,500 (72,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (19,000)
End Zone 13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine 7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,500 (72,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (19,000)
End Zone	13,800 (13,800)
Mezzanine	7,900 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (12,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,600)