Week 1, 2029

played in Fargo, ND

53 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

El Paso Rockets010311-24
Fargo Sodbusters101470-31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:06 FAR - Rod McGee 39 field goal
1Q: 02:47 FAR - John Yancy 55 pass from Lester Nabonsa (Rod McGee extra point)
2Q: 13:02 ELP - Kendrick Becker 5 pass from Carl Bradford (Emmanuel Batts extra point)
2Q: 12:52 FAR - Max Gerhardt 95 kickoff return (Rod McGee extra point)
2Q: 05:57 ELP - Emmanuel Batts 31 field goal
2Q: 00:33 FAR - Bennie Laporte 5 pass from Lester Nabonsa (Rod McGee extra point)
3Q: 09:25 ELP - Emmanuel Batts 37 field goal
3Q: 03:31 FAR - John Yancy 3 pass from Lester Nabonsa (Rod McGee extra point)
4Q: 12:48 ELP - Chris Beyer 3 run (Carl Bradford pass to Chris Beyer for conversion)
4Q: 10:45 ELP - Emmanuel Batts 27 field goal

Team StatisticsELPFAR
Record0-11-0
First Downs2319
- by Rushing67
- by Passing1412
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards397298
- Offensive Plays6459
- Yards per Play6.205.05
Net Rushing Yards12981
- Rushing Attempts2229
- Yards per Rush5.862.79
Net Passing Yards268217
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt41 - 26 - 130 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards275217
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/70/0
- Yards per Pass Play6.387.23
Fumbles/Lost2/02/0
3rd Down Conversions5/127/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.59.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards10/5810/85
Punt Returns/Yards1/61/7
Kick Returns/Yards6/895/188
Interception Ret./Yards1/01/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits52
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/22/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 24
Time of Possession31:0928:51

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:20OWN 12513Interception
17:583:17OWN 20625Punt
12:334:41OWN 28972Touchdown
212:396:50OWN 211365Field Goal
20:240:24OWN 251-1Half
311:522:33OWN 2778Field Goal
33:235:42OWN 291071Touchdown
412:061:27OPP 1636Field Goal
48:541:06OWN 3730Punt
43:362:00OWN 18973Downs
Fargo Sodbusters
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:403:42OPP 46724Field Goal
14:412:08OWN 31569Touchdown
25:495:25OWN 241476Touchdown
315:003:08OWN 29511Punt
39:195:56OWN 361264Touchdown
412:410:35OWN 710Interception
410:391:45OWN 2136Punt
47:484:12OWN 9628Punt
41:361:36OWN 965Game

Game MVP: Lester Nabonsa, Fargo Sodbusters

Rushing Statistics

El PasoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Karl Sellers12473.921010
Bernie Gerber6376.171820
Carl Bradford23517.503610
Chris Beyer2105.00701
FargoAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Dustin Applin12252.08800
O.J. Barton11464.181630
Lester Nabonsa6101.67400

Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Carl Bradford41262751/7146180.8
FargoAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Lester Nabonsa30202170/03551107.2

Receiving Statistics

El PasoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Kendrick Becker711537.5723211
FB Chris Beyer55214.2014100
TE Tony Abercrombie478822.0043460
WR R.J. Poston33279.000110
WR Perry Alameda374013.339250
TE Bruce Gillis233618.003280
WR Daryl Perkins1366.00060
RB Karl Sellers1144.00040
TE Richard Ellwood0100.00000
FargoCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR John Yancy61010016.6756552
WR Bennie Laporte465112.751191
TE Corey Everett333411.330200
WR Rufus Vecchio2452.50330
WR Gus Kientzy23168.004130
FB Renaldo Kastilahn1133.00030
TE Jamal Tirtha1155.00050
WR Wendell Bullock1233.00030

Interception Statistics

El PasoIntsYardsAvgTD
S Lee Welborn100.000
FargoIntsYardsAvgTD
S Donny Wellins100.000

Fumble Statistics

El PasoFumbRecovForceTD
Karl Sellers1000
Perry Alameda1000
Kendrick Becker0100
J.B. Gerhardt0100
Walter Josephson0010
Billy Joe Russell0010
FargoFumbRecovForceTD
O.J. Barton1100
Jamal Tirtha1000
Dustin Applin0100
Max Gerhardt0010
Shane Hastings0010

Punting Statistics

El PasoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Henry Magro27839.035.5471
FargoPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Max Novak313745.743.7581

Kicking Statistics

El PasoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Emmanuel Batts3/30/00/0371/1
FargoFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rod McGee1/10/00/0394/4

Punt Return Statistics

El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Kendrick Becker166.00
FargoRetYardsAvgTD
Erik Sanford177.00

Kick Return Statistics

El PasoRetYardsAvgTD
Perry Alameda46917.30
Omar Goodwin22010.00
FargoRetYardsAvgTD
Max Gerhardt314147.01
Erik Sanford24723.50

Defensive Statistics

El PasoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Walter Josephson810.02627
S Lee Welborn610.02429
OLB Wesley Dotson530.01712
CB Billy Joe Russell500.02017
S Derrick Fiala410.02421
CB Rob Bates310.01522
OLB Paul Dunn310.02522
S Josh Lambert300.058
ILB Blaine Coons210.0711
CB Buddy Thomson200.01118
CB Omar Goodwin200.035
DT Bubba Walters100.02223
CB Todd Lehmann100.01917
WR Perry Alameda10---------
DT William Keith020.02421
DE Everett Pullen010.01618
DE Claude Blanchard010.01510
DT Stephen Chapman010.01215
FargoTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Artie Poole721.01431
S Donny Wellins500.01830
S Cris Boyd500.01424
DE Blake Faulk310.01327
CB Max Gerhardt310.01634
OLB Dustin Holse310.0822
OLB Shane Hastings300.01531
ILB Lenny Grange300.01831
CB Terrance Mitchell300.0614
DT George McCarroll220.01830
S Teddy Solymos210.01938
ILB Robert Shell200.01116
CB Nolan Fishkin200.01523
DE Ricardo McCormick200.01220
WR John Yancy10---------
ILB Billy Joe Dansby010.0922

Pass Rush Statistics

El PasoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Stephen Chapman0.010015
DT Bubba Walters0.001023
DE Claude Blanchard0.001010
DE Everett Pullen0.000118
FargoSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Artie Poole1.000031
DT George McCarroll0.002130
DE Blake Faulk0.002027
ILB Robert Shell0.001016
OLB Shane Hastings0.001031
OLB Dustin Holse0.001022
S Donny Wellins0.001030

Pass Defense Statistics

El PasoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Billy Joe Russell50017
CB Buddy Thomson30018
S Lee Welborn20129
ILB Blaine Coons20011
S Josh Lambert2008
CB Rob Bates11022
OLB Paul Dunn11022
OLB Wesley Dotson10012
CB Todd Lehmann10017
CB Omar Goodwin1005
S Derrick Fiala10021
FargoCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Max Gerhardt40034
S Donny Wellins31130
DE Blake Faulk30027
S Cris Boyd30024
CB Nolan Fishkin21023
OLB Shane Hastings20031
S Artie Poole20031
CB Terrance Mitchell20014
S Teddy Solymos11038
ILB Robert Shell10016
ILB Lenny Grange10031
OLB Dustin Holse10022
DE Ricardo McCormick10020

Blocking Statistics

El PasoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Archie Nixon34019037
Marco Enriquez22019037
Monty Monroe15021037
J.B. Gerhardt13020041
Brad Trapp12015030
Bruce Gillis1109023
Heath Anthony1107011
Glenn Lester010406
Chris Beyer01017023
Darrell Wiggins000115
FargoKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Harvey Lester25023027
Marlon Lyons25024021
Renaldo Kastilahn1201409
Rondell Erman12015013
Rich Dennis11020019
Irving Arnold03012013
Alex Restifo02016019
Deron Branton02021021
Isaac Grady01014017

Special Teams Tackles

El PasoTacklesSTPlays
Chris Beyer217
Levon Stinemetz120
Richard Ellwood117
Buddy Thomson112
FargoTacklesSTPlays
Terrance Mitchell315
Max Gerhardt116
Jamal Tirtha116
Renaldo Kastilahn112
Corey Everett112

Participation

El PasoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
J.B. Gerhardt2041------465
Carl Bradford2242---------64
Walter Josephson------2627760
Monty Monroe2137---------58
Kendrick Becker1428------1658
Marco Enriquez1937------157
Chris Beyer1723------1757
Archie Nixon1937---------56
Lee Welborn------2429154
Tony Abercrombie1933---------52
Perry Alameda1124------1550
Bubba Walters------2223348
Paul Dunn------2522---47
Derrick Fiala------2421247
William Keith------2421---45
Karl Sellers1332---------45
Brad Trapp1530---------45
Daryl Perkins1019------1544
Wesley Dotson------17121241
Bruce Gillis923------941
Rob Bates------1522441
Buddy Thomson------11181241
Billy Joe Russell------2017340
Todd Lehmann------1917137
Thurman Sampson------1420135
Everett Pullen------1618---34
Harris Keppler------1313430
Stephen Chapman------1215128
Levon Stinemetz15------2026
Claude Blanchard------1510126
Blaine Coons------711725
Josh Lambert------581225
Heath Anthony711------523
Richard Ellwood14------1722
Bernie Gerber99------220
R.J. Poston610---------16
Gus Mason46------515
Glenn Lester46------515
Omar Goodwin------35614
Darrell Wiggins15------511
Emmanuel Batts00------99
Dustin Sullivan------5117
Henry Magro00------55
Clarence Vartanian------2035
Greg Winslett00---------0
Nick Bauer00---------0
FargoRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Max Gerhardt------16341666
Shane Hastings------15311561
Teddy Solymos------1938360
Lester Nabonsa2930---------59
John Yancy2628------155
Harvey Lester2327------353
Donny Wellins------1830452
Corey Everett2217------1251
Lenny Grange------1831251
George McCarroll------1830250
Artie Poole------1431550
Marlon Lyons2421------146
Blake Faulk------1327343
Rich Dennis2019------443
Bennie Laporte1020------1343
Nolan Fishkin------1523442
Jamal Tirtha1511------1642
Deron Branton2121---------42
Rico Tuiasosopo------1327141
Billy Joe Dansby------922839
Cris Boyd------1424139
Rufus Vecchio1721---------38
O.J. Barton119------1838
Ricardo McCormick------1220436
Renaldo Kastilahn149------1235
Alex Restifo1619---------35
Van Wagner------1022335
Terrance Mitchell------6141535
Isaac Grady1417------435
Dustin Holse------822333
Dustin Applin1715---------32
Rondell Erman1513------432
Gus Kientzy410------1630
Robert Shell------1116229
Irving Arnold1213------429
Kim Shepard------681226
Wendell Bullock910---------19
Martin Cattell------611118
Erik Sanford------11810
Rod McGee00------77
Max Novak00------33
Marcus Lane00------11
Bryce Strong------00---0
Donnie Walton00---------0
Doug Emmons------00---0
Bert Matthews------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8344.3
Middle77610.9
Right6203.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6172.8
Middle15543.6
Right6132.2
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Carl Bradford41264123811
FargoAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Lester Nabonsa30202312211

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87303.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1410765.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)14814110.1
Long (19+ Yds)51285.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1122.0
Short (0-8 Yds)17131277.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)115686.2
Long (19+ Yds)112020.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Kendrick Becker117153128
TE Tony Abercrombie74088133
WR Perry Alameda73040124
FB Chris Beyer55021023
WR Daryl Perkins3106019
TE Bruce Gillis32036123
WR R.J. Poston33027010
RB Karl Sellers1104032
TE Richard Ellwood101004
FargoTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR John Yancy1060100128
WR Bennie Laporte64151020
WR Rufus Vecchio4205021
TE Corey Everett33034117
WR Gus Kientzy32016010
WR Wendell Bullock2103010
FB Renaldo Kastilahn110309
TE Jamal Tirtha1105011

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El PasoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Karl Sellers4246.003.92
Chris Beyer133.005.00
FargoAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Dustin Applin111.002.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Carl Bradford104262.606.71
FargoAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Lester Nabonsa5281.607.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Tony Abercrombie31134.3312.57
WR Perry Alameda3172.335.71
TE Bruce Gillis1000.0012.00
WR Kendrick Becker1155.004.82
FB Chris Beyer1111.004.20
TE Richard Ellwood1000.000.00
FargoTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR John Yancy2131.5010.00
WR Rufus Vecchio1000.001.25
WR Gus Kientzy1000.005.33
WR Bennie Laporte1155.008.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El PasoRushesConversions
Bernie Gerber11
FargoRushesConversions
Lester Nabonsa20
O.J. Barton11

Third Down Passing Statistics

El PasoAttCompConversions
Carl Bradford1054
FargoAttCompConversions
Lester Nabonsa976

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El PasoTargCatchConversions
WR Perry Alameda400
TE Tony Abercrombie222
WR R.J. Poston221
WR Daryl Perkins100
WR Kendrick Becker111
FargoTargCatchConversions
WR John Yancy432
WR Bennie Laporte333
WR Rufus Vecchio100
TE Corey Everett111

SectionAttendance
Stadium44,500 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck13,200 (19,500)
End Zone9,500 (14,100)
Mezzanine5,500 (8,100)
Sideline Seats8,400 (12,400)
Club Seats6,300 (9,000)
Luxury Boxes1,600 (2,900)