Week 1, 2027

played in Tulsa, OK

92 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	0	6	0	3	-	9
Tulsa Talons	0	3	10	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:36 TUL - Hugh Holliday 19 field goal
2Q: 04:32 ELP - Leroy Newsome 21 field goal
2Q: 00:17 ELP - Leroy Newsome 19 field goal
3Q: 04:59 TUL - Kim Cote 3 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
3Q: 00:13 TUL - Hugh Holliday 42 field goal
4Q: 05:51 ELP - Leroy Newsome 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:36 TUL - Hugh Holliday 19 field goal
2Q: 04:32 ELP - Leroy Newsome 21 field goal
2Q: 00:17 ELP - Leroy Newsome 19 field goal
3Q: 04:59 TUL - Kim Cote 3 pass from Rico Fitzpatrick (Hugh Holliday extra point)
3Q: 00:13 TUL - Hugh Holliday 42 field goal
4Q: 05:51 ELP - Leroy Newsome 45 field goal

Team Statistics ELP TUL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 300 316
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 4.92 4.86
Net Rushing Yards 101 169
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 6.31 4.45
Net Passing Yards 199 147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 24 - 0 25 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 206 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.42 5.44
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/45 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 35
Time of Possession 26:52 33:08

Team Statistics	ELP	TUL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	300	316
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	4.92	4.86
Net Rushing Yards	101	169
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	6.31	4.45
Net Passing Yards	199	147
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 24 - 0	25 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	206	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.42	5.44
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/45	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 35
Time of Possession	26:52	33:08

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:32	3:20	OWN 2	8	52	Punt
1	1:30	0:56	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
2	11:29	7:05	OWN 22	11	74	Field Goal
2	2:11	2:00	OWN 33	11	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:43	OWN 32	6	8	Punt
3	4:53	2:20	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
3	0:06	0:52	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
4	11:23	5:40	OWN 20	11	52	Field Goal
4	1:49	0:53	OWN 7	4	5	Downs

Tulsa Talons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:28	OWN 27	7	29	Punt
1	7:12	5:42	OWN 4	10	46	Punt
1	0:34	4:05	OPP 42	9	40	Field Goal
2	4:24	2:13	OWN 44	5	23	Fumble
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	11:17	6:24	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
3	2:33	2:27	OWN 20	6	55	Field Goal
4	14:14	2:51	OWN 42	6	13	Punt
4	5:43	3:54	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OPP 12	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Rico Fitzpatrick, Tulsa Talons

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bernie Gerber	9	72	8.00	31	3
Levon Stinemetz	5	17	3.40	8	0
Wendell Mathews	2	12	6.00	11	1

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luther Fredrickson	26	91	3.50	12	1
Kurt Armstrong	7	32	4.57	9	0
Rico Fitzpatrick	5	46	9.20	44	1

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	44	24	206	1/7	0	26	0	67.0

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Fitzpatrick	25	20	161	2/14	1	16	0	106.8

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Tony Abercrombie	8	10	62	7.75	0	13
WR Marc Farmer	5	7	50	10.00	2	18
WR Kendrick Becker	5	8	49	9.80	17	26
RB Levon Stinemetz	2	3	7	3.50	0	8
WR Frankie Wade	2	8	14	7.00	5	14
TE Ty Flack	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
WR Cris Tanyavutti	1	5	11	11.00	12	11
RB Carlton Talley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Tulsa	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Gardner	4	5	40	10.00	14	16	0
WR Frank Britton	4	4	23	5.75	3	13	0
RB Luther Fredrickson	3	3	18	6.00	3	13	0
WR Ethan Corwin	2	6	26	13.00	13	16	0
WR Dean Prior	2	2	13	6.50	8	7	0
FB Kim Cote	2	2	13	6.50	0	10	1
WR Burt Napiecek	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	0
TE Chuck Baker	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
TE Peter Burke	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tulsa	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Billy Joe Russell	0	1	0	0
Cornelius Osborne	0	0	1	0

Tulsa	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ray Gardner	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	5	210	42.0	33.6	47	1

Tulsa	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Spires	4	170	42.5	37.5	50	3

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leroy Newsome	3/3	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Tulsa	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Hugh Holliday	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Poston	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Gerber	3	60	20.0	0
Omar Goodwin	1	19	19.0	0

Tulsa	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Poston	3	62	20.7	0
Ray Gardner	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lee Welborn	7	1	0.0	25	14
CB Billy Joe Russell	5	0	1.0	20	17
S Calvin Sestito	5	0	0.0	16	14
DE Wes Legins	4	2	0.0	20	16
DT Edgar Sinclair	4	1	0.0	31	22
CB Jerome Stryzinski	4	1	0.0	25	20
CB Omar Goodwin	4	0	0.0	20	15
DE Jim Kennedy	3	1	0.5	19	12
DT Matthew Grant	3	2	0.0	37	25
DE Thurman Sampson	3	1	0.0	24	16
OLB Antonio Voetberg	3	0	0.0	17	10
DE Everett Pullen	2	1	0.5	21	15
ILB Walter Josephson	2	3	0.0	24	21
OLB Wesley Dotson	2	1	0.0	21	17
CB Todd Lehmann	2	0	0.0	22	17
OLB Clarence Vartanian	1	1	0.0	10	4
ILB Blaine Coons	1	0	0.0	14	6
OLB Carlos Lake	0	1	0.0	6	1
S Jonathan Meier	0	1	0.0	22	13

Tulsa	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Reggie Hinds	7	1	0.0	13	39
CB Andy Poston	6	0	0.0	11	35
ILB Claude Gonsalves	5	2	1.0	16	38
S Craig McQuitty	5	3	0.0	16	42
OLB Kenyon McGregor	4	0	0.0	6	11
S Louis LaGrange	3	1	0.0	16	45
OLB Donny Forman	3	1	0.0	9	26
S Cory Videl	2	0	0.0	6	25
DT Oliver Raven	2	0	0.0	11	28
DE Tyrone Bernard	1	1	0.0	14	26
CB Cornell Hamilton	1	1	0.0	10	33
DT Bubba Walters	1	0	0.0	9	24
DE Patrick Forbes	1	0	0.0	2	19
ILB Kim Hanson	0	1	0.0	7	26

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
CB Billy Joe Russell	1.0	0	0	17
DE Everett Pullen	0.5	0	1	15
DE Jim Kennedy	0.5	0	0	12
DT Edgar Sinclair	0.0	1	0	22
DT Matthew Grant	0.0	0	1	25

Tulsa	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Claude Gonsalves	1.0	0	0	38
DT Rob Galloway	0.0	1	1	21
DE Patrick Forbes	0.0	1	1	19
DE Peter Albritton	0.0	0	3	31
DT Bubba Walters	0.0	0	2	24

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	PPlay
CB Billy Joe Russell	4	17
CB Jerome Stryzinski	3	20
CB Todd Lehmann	2	17
S Lee Welborn	2	14
CB Omar Goodwin	2	15
S Calvin Sestito	2	14
ILB Walter Josephson	1	21
OLB Clarence Vartanian	1	4
DT Edgar Sinclair	1	22
OLB Antonio Voetberg	1	10
CB Cornelius Osborne	1	22

Tulsa	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Reggie Hinds	5	1	39
CB Andy Poston	5	0	35
ILB Claude Gonsalves	3	1	38
OLB Kenyon McGregor	3	0	11
OLB Donny Forman	3	0	26
S Louis LaGrange	1	3	45
CB Cornell Hamilton	1	2	33
S Craig McQuitty	1	0	42
S Cory Videl	1	0	25
DE Patrick Forbes	1	0	19
ILB Kim Hanson	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie Hayes	2	4	13	0	34
Glenn Lester	1	3	16	0	45
Archie Nixon	1	2	16	0	45
Tracy Wolf	1	2	11	0	16
Roy Young	1	2	10	0	28
Darrell Wiggins	0	1	5	1	29
Lester Murray	0	1	9	0	28

Tulsa	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lincoln Shapiro	3	7	33	1	21
Donnie Crumley	3	6	26	1	19
Anthony King	2	6	32	0	24
Patrick Olivier	2	2	17	0	14
Karl Jimenez	1	6	31	0	21
Mitchell Carr	1	2	30	0	22
Lenny Meier	0	3	7	0	6
Victor Dern	0	1	8	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Jerome Stryzinski	4	10
Cornelius Osborne	2	13

Tulsa	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Hamilton	1	19
Peter Burke	1	15
Edgar Poston	1	13
Kim Cote	1	11

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Archie Nixon	16	45	---	---	8	69
Matthew Grant	---	---	37	25	2	64
Wendell Mathews	16	45	---	---	---	61
Glenn Lester	16	45	---	---	---	61
Cornelius Osborne	---	---	24	22	13	59
Edgar Sinclair	---	---	31	22	2	55
Jerome Stryzinski	---	---	25	20	10	55
Tony Abercrombie	14	33	---	---	5	52
Ernie Hayes	13	34	---	---	2	49
Walter Josephson	---	---	24	21	3	48
Omar Goodwin	---	---	20	15	13	48
Roy Young	10	28	---	---	8	46
Frankie Wade	8	24	---	---	12	44
Lester Murray	9	28	---	---	6	43
Wesley Dotson	---	---	21	17	4	42
Todd Lehmann	---	---	22	17	2	41
Thurman Sampson	---	---	24	16	---	40
Calvin Sestito	---	---	16	14	10	40
Lee Welborn	---	---	25	14	---	39
Kendrick Becker	10	29	---	---	---	39
Carlton Talley	7	12	---	---	19	38
Bernie Gerber	10	21	---	---	7	38
Everett Pullen	---	---	21	15	2	38
Billy Joe Russell	---	---	20	17	1	38
Wes Legins	---	---	20	16	1	37
Antonio Voetberg	---	---	17	10	10	37
Jonathan Meier	---	---	22	13	2	37
Darrell Wiggins	5	29	---	---	2	36
Jim Kennedy	---	---	19	12	5	36
Cris Tanyavutti	7	27	---	---	1	35
Ty Flack	6	13	---	---	15	34
Tracy Wolf	11	16	---	---	6	33
Marc Farmer	5	21	---	---	4	30
Levon Stinemetz	6	23	---	---	---	29
Blaine Coons	---	---	14	6	9	29
Mercury Small	6	11	---	---	5	22
Lawrence McCrary	1	8	---	---	11	20
Clarence Vartanian	---	---	10	4	5	19
Johnny Hancock	0	3	---	---	16	19
Carlos Lake	---	---	6	1	4	11
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	8	8
Leroy Newsome	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dave Metzenbaum	---	---	0	0	2	2
Marco Enriquez	0	0	---	---	---	0
Oscar Craver	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tulsa	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Claude Gonsalves	---	---	16	38	11	65
Rico Fitzpatrick	38	27	---	---	---	65
Louis LaGrange	---	---	16	45	3	64
Cornell Hamilton	---	---	10	33	19	62
Craig McQuitty	---	---	16	42	3	61
Anthony King	32	24	---	---	---	56
Andy Poston	---	---	11	35	10	56
Reggie Hinds	---	---	13	39	3	55
Lincoln Shapiro	33	21	---	---	1	55
Mitchell Carr	30	22	---	---	---	52
Karl Jimenez	31	21	---	---	---	52
Luther Fredrickson	30	22	---	---	---	52
Donnie Crumley	26	19	---	---	5	50
Ethan Corwin	28	20	---	---	---	48
Peter Albritton	---	---	10	31	5	46
Cory Videl	---	---	6	25	14	45
Frank Britton	18	17	---	---	9	44
Chuck Baker	22	12	---	---	10	44
Kim Hanson	---	---	7	26	9	42
Ray Gardner	13	16	---	---	13	42
Tyrone Bernard	---	---	14	26	2	42
Oliver Raven	---	---	11	28	3	42
Kim Cote	19	10	---	---	11	40
Donny Forman	---	---	9	26	2	37
Bubba Walters	---	---	9	24	3	36
Patrick Olivier	17	14	---	---	4	35
Edgar Poston	13	8	---	---	13	34
Peter Burke	14	5	---	---	15	34
Dean Prior	18	14	---	---	---	32
Rob Galloway	---	---	7	21	3	31
Burt Napiecek	7	9	---	---	13	29
Patrick Forbes	---	---	2	19	4	25
Kurt Armstrong	8	2	---	---	14	24
Russell Crawford	---	---	6	14	3	23
Victor Dern	8	5	---	---	6	19
Kenyon McGregor	---	---	6	11	1	18
Brandon Horner	---	---	4	6	5	15
Jessie Blackwell	6	3	---	---	6	15
Lenny Meier	7	6	---	---	2	15
Sorie Lekin	---	---	3	6	1	10
Hugh Holliday	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alonzo Spires	0	0	---	---	4	4
William Samanta	0	0	---	---	4	4
Carlton White	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ricardo Steller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Bruce	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	40	8.0
Middle	10	59	5.9
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	27	148	5.5
Right	3	11	3.7
None	3	-3	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	44	24	1	3	0	8	7	0	0

Tulsa	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Fitzpatrick	25	20	0	1	3	0	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	11	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	58	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	11	137	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	112	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	43	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tony Abercrombie	10	8	62	0	33
WR Frankie Wade	8	2	14	0	24
WR Kendrick Becker	8	5	49	1	29
WR Marc Farmer	7	5	50	0	21
WR Cris Tanyavutti	5	1	11	0	27
RB Levon Stinemetz	3	2	7	0	23
RB Carlton Talley	2	0	0	0	12
TE Ty Flack	1	1	13	0	13

Tulsa	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ethan Corwin	6	2	3	26	20
WR Ray Gardner	5	4	0	40	16
WR Frank Britton	4	4	0	23	17
RB Luther Fredrickson	3	3	0	18	22
WR Dean Prior	2	2	0	13	14
FB Kim Cote	2	2	0	13	10
WR Burt Napiecek	1	1	0	13	9
TE Chuck Baker	1	1	0	12	12
TE Peter Burke	1	1	0	3	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Gerber	1	-2	-2.00	8.00

Tulsa	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luther Fredrickson	7	28	4.00	3.50
Rico Fitzpatrick	2	-2	-1.00	9.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	6	4	21	3.50	4.68

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Fitzpatrick	3	2	10	3.33	6.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Abercrombie	3	2	19	6.33	6.20
WR Kendrick Becker	2	1	3	1.50	6.13
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	-1	-1.00	2.33

Tulsa	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ethan Corwin	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Dean Prior	1	1	7	7.00	6.50
FB Kim Cote	1	1	3	3.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	1	1

Tulsa	Rushes	Conversions
Luther Fredrickson	5	3
Kurt Armstrong	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	12	5	3

Tulsa	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Fitzpatrick	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Frankie Wade	4	0	0
WR Kendrick Becker	3	2	2
WR Marc Farmer	2	1	1
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	0
TE Tony Abercrombie	1	1	0
WR Cris Tanyavutti	1	0	0

Tulsa	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Corwin	4	2	2
WR Ray Gardner	2	1	1
RB Luther Fredrickson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 49,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (25,900)
End Zone 11,700 (18,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (10,800)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (16,600)
Club Seats 3,100 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	49,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (25,900)
End Zone	11,700 (18,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (10,800)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (16,600)
Club Seats	3,100 (5,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,000)