Week 9, 2025

played in Denver, CO

25 degrees, fair, 14 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	0	7	7	3	-	17
Denver Dynomite	0	10	3	8	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:23 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 26 field goal
2Q: 04:29 DEN - Jonathan Brock 9 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 02:31 ELP - Wendell Mathews 3 run (Moe Lageman extra point)
3Q: 10:32 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 23 field goal
3Q: 06:42 ELP - Bernie Heath 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 09:47 DEN - Norm Davison 18 pass from Kerry Gill (Rodney Seelbach run for conversion)
4Q: 05:08 ELP - Moe Lageman 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:23 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 26 field goal
2Q: 04:29 DEN - Jonathan Brock 9 pass from Kerry Gill (Lincoln Gillespie extra point)
2Q: 02:31 ELP - Wendell Mathews 3 run (Moe Lageman extra point)
3Q: 10:32 DEN - Lincoln Gillespie 23 field goal
3Q: 06:42 ELP - Bernie Heath 13 pass from Wendell Mathews (Moe Lageman extra point)
4Q: 09:47 DEN - Norm Davison 18 pass from Kerry Gill (Rodney Seelbach run for conversion)
4Q: 05:08 ELP - Moe Lageman 43 field goal

Team Statistics ELP DEN
Record 3-5 6-2
First Downs 15 21
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 313 319
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 5.40 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 46 132
- Rushing Attempts 17 32
- Yards per Rush 2.71 4.13
Net Passing Yards 267 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 24 - 0 37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 283 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.51 5.05
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/13 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 4/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/66 4/107
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:10 33:50

Team Statistics	ELP	DEN
Record	3-5	6-2
First Downs	15	21
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	313	319
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	5.40	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	46	132
- Rushing Attempts	17	32
- Yards per Rush	2.71	4.13
Net Passing Yards	267	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 24 - 0	37 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	283	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.51	5.05
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/13	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	4/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/66	4/107
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:10	33:50

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:49	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	8:14	1:06	OWN 22	3	-6	Punt
1	4:54	5:01	OWN 2	9	33	Punt
2	13:56	0:46	OWN 23	2	5	Fumble
2	10:15	1:32	OWN 30	3	13	Fumble
2	4:20	2:01	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 2	4	24	Half
3	10:25	3:53	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
3	3:20	3:20	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	9:36	4:33	OWN 20	9	54	Field Goal
4	1:02	1:02	OWN 4	6	19	Game

Denver Dynomite
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:11	4:57	OWN 12	11	47	Interception
1	7:08	2:14	OPP 49	5	4	Punt
2	14:53	0:57	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
2	13:10	2:55	OPP 28	5	19	Field Goal
2	8:43	4:23	OPP 43	8	43	Touchdown
2	2:19	1:22	OWN 37	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 43	9	51	Field Goal
3	6:32	3:12	OWN 41	5	20	Punt
4	15:00	5:24	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
4	5:03	4:01	OWN 36	6	18	Punt

Game MVP: Bernie Heath, El Paso Rockets

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Stinemetz	13	33	2.54	10	1	0
Wendell Mathews	3	11	3.67	5	0	1
O.J. Greene	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Rodney Seelbach	17	80	4.71	13	1
Charles Dahl	11	44	4.00	10	1
David Kerr	3	5	1.67	3	0
Kerry Gill	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	39	24	283	2/16	1	46	0	92.1

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kerry Gill	37	20	187	0/0	2	23	1	74.9

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Heath	16	21	225	14.06	77	46	1
WR Charles Thomason	4	10	20	5.00	4	12	0
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Todd Howard	1	2	19	19.00	8	19	0
WR Ian Henson	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Kent Walters	1	2	14	14.00	14	14	0
RB O.J. Greene	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Brock	5	7	57	11.40	18	17	1
WR Norm Davison	5	11	73	14.60	13	23	1
WR Herman Price	3	4	21	7.00	3	14	0
TE Vince Alston	3	3	20	6.67	6	8	0
RB Rodney Seelbach	2	6	13	6.50	4	10	0
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Clyde Swartz	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Rusty Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Lee Welborn	1	0	0.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles Thomason	1	0	0	0
Levon Stinemetz	1	0	0	0

Denver	Recov	Force
Daryl Sawyer	1	0
Jackie Polston	1	0
Neal Minardi	0	1
Randall Whalen	0	1

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	4	181	45.3	42.5	56	2

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rickey Schwartz	5	216	43.2	38.2	50	4

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Moe Lageman	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lincoln Gillespie	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ian Henson	1	5	5.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Swartz	4	11	2.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Richardson	4	66	16.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Swartz	4	107	26.8	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Lee Welborn	9	1	30	33
OLB Henry Money	6	1	23	28
CB K.C. Bedard	6	1	25	27
DE Josh Lincoln	5	1	27	29
OLB Wesley Dotson	5	1	27	29
ILB Tyrell Holloway	4	3	26	25
DE Edwin Osborne	3	0	24	23
CB Shawn Curtis	2	1	13	15
S Bert Bridges	2	1	20	25
DT Matthew Grant	1	2	26	30
CB Tim Linquist	1	2	25	30
OLB Joey Osborne	1	1	17	14
CB Todd Lehmann	1	1	18	22
S Jimmie Perkins	1	0	6	10
CB Vince Richardson	1	0	10	16
DT Duane Roenicke	1	0	6	7
ILB Robert Nickerson	1	0	8	12
DT Freddie Hartley	0	1	5	8
ILB Pete Cox	0	1	8	10

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Austen	7	0	0.0	16	39
CB Randall Whalen	6	1	0.0	11	30
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	6	0	0.0	15	36
ILB Neal Minardi	5	1	0.0	16	39
S Jackie Polston	4	0	0.0	15	34
S Daryl Sawyer	3	0	0.0	14	33
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	2	0	0.5	8	16
S Jumbo O'Neill	2	0	0.0	6	22
OLB Deron Moon	1	2	1.5	9	25
DE James Winslett	1	1	0.0	14	35
WR Jonathan Brock	1	0	---	---	---
CB Austin Preston	1	0	0.0	11	26
CB Ryan Saldivar	1	0	0.0	5	14
OLB Duane Price	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Erik Bridgman	0	2	0.0	7	11
DE Jessie Jackson	0	1	0.0	5	7
ILB Christian Swift	0	1	0.0	9	10

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Henry Money	1	1	28
DT Matthew Grant	1	1	30
DE Josh Lincoln	1	0	29
ILB Robert Nickerson	0	2	12
DE Edwin Osborne	0	1	23
DT Duane Roenicke	0	1	7

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Deron Moon	1.5	0	1	1	25
ILB Bryant Lehmkuhl	0.5	0	0	0	16
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	0.0	1	1	1	36
DE Desmond Hetherington	0.0	0	2	0	34
DE James Winslett	0.0	0	1	0	35

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Wesley Dotson	4	1	0	29
S Lee Welborn	4	0	1	33
CB K.C. Bedard	4	0	0	27
DE Edwin Osborne	2	0	0	23
CB Tim Linquist	2	0	0	30
CB Vince Richardson	1	0	0	16
S Bert Bridges	1	0	0	25
ILB Robert Nickerson	1	0	0	12
CB Todd Lehmann	1	0	0	22
S Jimmie Perkins	0	1	0	10
ILB Tyrell Holloway	0	1	0	25

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Rockcliffe	6	0	36
CB Randall Whalen	6	0	30
ILB Neal Minardi	3	0	39
S Jumbo O'Neill	2	1	22
S Jackie Polston	2	0	34
S Terry Austen	1	3	39
CB Austin Preston	1	2	26
S Daryl Sawyer	1	1	33
CB Ryan Saldivar	1	0	14
OLB Duane Price	1	0	4
DE Emmitt Coe	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernie Hayes	1	5	17	1	41
Luther Greer	1	2	6	0	14
B.J. Howse	0	4	12	0	34
Donald Barrett	0	2	14	0	35
Aaron Small	0	1	17	0	32
Marco Enriquez	0	1	16	0	39
Archie Nixon	0	0	4	1	8

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Lionel Stotts	4	6	27	30
Marlon Greene	3	5	25	24
Frank Siavii	2	7	23	30
Marlon Grier	2	3	13	9
Harry Newsome	2	2	5	7
B.J. Dunlap	1	5	26	28
David Kerr	1	2	21	15
Frank Page	1	1	12	14

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Joey Osborne	3	15
Shawn Curtis	2	14
Jimmie Perkins	2	9
Jumbo Thomas	1	14

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Slezak	1	15
Vince Alston	1	15
Ed Brackens	1	13
Dusty Harada	1	7
Harry Newsome	1	7

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim Linquist	---	---	25	30	17	72
Lee Welborn	---	---	30	33	3	66
Josh Lincoln	---	---	27	29	3	59
Wendell Mathews	17	41	---	---	---	58
Ernie Hayes	17	41	---	---	---	58
Wesley Dotson	---	---	27	29	2	58
Matthew Grant	---	---	26	30	2	58
Bernie Heath	16	41	---	---	---	57
Marco Enriquez	16	39	---	---	---	55
K.C. Bedard	---	---	25	27	2	54
Tyrell Holloway	---	---	26	25	1	52
Henry Money	---	---	23	28	---	51
B.J. Howse	12	34	---	---	5	51
Aaron Small	17	32	---	---	---	49
Donald Barrett	14	35	---	---	---	49
Edwin Osborne	---	---	24	23	1	48
Bert Bridges	---	---	20	25	2	47
Joey Osborne	---	---	17	14	15	46
Levon Stinemetz	14	32	---	---	---	46
Shawn Curtis	---	---	13	15	14	42
Todd Lehmann	---	---	18	22	2	42
Robert Nickerson	---	---	8	12	20	40
Kent Walters	10	22	---	---	5	37
Vince Richardson	---	---	10	16	10	36
Todd Howard	8	13	---	---	14	35
Luther Greer	6	14	---	---	14	34
Charles Thomason	8	25	---	---	---	33
O.J. Greene	3	9	---	---	19	31
Donny Clemons	6	18	---	---	3	27
Jimmie Perkins	---	---	6	10	9	25
Ian Henson	5	15	---	---	5	25
Erik Poston	---	---	8	14	1	23
Pete Cox	---	---	8	10	2	20
Alan Bucher	1	8	---	---	10	19
Freddie Hartley	---	---	5	8	5	18
Lenny Irwin	5	7	---	---	5	17
Duane Roenicke	---	---	6	7	4	17
Carlton Talley	7	8	---	---	2	17
Jumbo Thomas	1	0	---	---	14	15
Neil Holmes	0	9	---	---	5	14
Archie Nixon	4	8	---	---	---	12
Brenden Woodson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	5	5
Moe Lageman	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kendall Lofton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levon Iadevaia	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kerry Gill	32	37	---	---	2	71
Terry Austen	---	---	16	39	13	68
Jackie Polston	---	---	15	34	10	59
B.J. Dunlap	26	28	---	---	4	58
Lionel Stotts	27	30	---	---	---	57
Neal Minardi	---	---	16	39	1	56
Norm Davison	25	31	---	---	---	56
Marlon Greene	25	24	---	---	7	56
Frank Siavii	23	30	---	---	---	53
Phil Cortez	20	29	---	---	4	53
Vince Alston	19	19	---	---	15	53
Jumbo Rockcliffe	---	---	15	36	1	52
James Winslett	---	---	14	35	2	51
David Kerr	21	15	---	---	14	50
Jermaine Slezak	19	15	---	---	15	49
Randall Whalen	---	---	11	30	8	49
Desmond Hetherington	---	---	12	34	2	48
Daryl Sawyer	---	---	14	33	---	47
Jonathan Brock	18	28	---	---	---	46
Rodney Seelbach	19	24	---	---	2	45
Charles Dahl	13	13	---	---	19	45
Deron Moon	---	---	9	25	10	44
Kerry Floyd	---	---	10	30	2	42
Herman Price	13	22	---	---	4	39
Austin Preston	---	---	11	26	1	38
Jumbo O'Neill	---	---	6	22	4	32
K.C. Horn	9	14	---	---	6	29
Marlon Grier	13	9	---	---	7	29
Frank Page	12	14	---	---	---	26
Bryant Lehmkuhl	---	---	8	16	---	24
Clyde Swartz	7	9	---	---	8	24
Ryan Saldivar	---	---	5	14	1	20
Christian Swift	---	---	9	10	1	20
Harry Newsome	5	7	---	---	7	19
Erik Bridgman	---	---	7	11	---	18
Dusty Harada	4	7	---	---	7	18
Rusty Mitchell	2	2	---	---	12	16
Emmitt Coe	---	---	3	6	6	15
Jessie Jackson	---	---	5	7	2	14
Duane Price	---	---	1	4	9	14
Ed Brackens	0	0	---	---	13	13
Lincoln Gillespie	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rickey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Archie Paullin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Warren Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jason Kelley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	10	36	3.6
Right	3	-2	-0.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	61	4.7
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	39	24	4	1	0	8	5	2	0

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kerry Gill	37	20	1	1	3	3	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	30	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	103	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	53	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	97	16.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	83	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Heath	21	16	225	4	41
WR Charles Thomason	10	4	20	0	25
WR Todd Howard	2	1	19	0	13
WR Ian Henson	2	1	2	0	15
TE Kent Walters	2	1	14	0	22
RB O.J. Greene	1	0	0	0	9
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	3	0	32

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Norm Davison	11	5	0	73	1	31
WR Jonathan Brock	7	5	1	57	0	28
RB Rodney Seelbach	6	2	1	13	0	24
WR Herman Price	4	3	0	21	0	22
TE Jermaine Slezak	3	1	0	4	0	15
TE Vince Alston	3	3	0	20	0	19
WR Clyde Swartz	2	1	1	-1	0	9
WR Rusty Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	1	3	3.00	3.67

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Charles Dahl	2	5	2.50	4.00
David Kerr	1	1	1.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	2	1	13	6.50	7.26

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kerry Gill	6	3	26	4.33	5.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Heath	1	1	13	13.00	10.71
TE Kent Walters	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rodney Seelbach	1	0	0	0.00	2.17
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Jonathan Brock	1	1	9	9.00	8.14
WR Norm Davison	1	1	18	18.00	6.64
WR Herman Price	1	1	-1	-1.00	5.25
WR Clyde Swartz	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Stinemetz	1	1

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Charles Dahl	4	1
Rodney Seelbach	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	12	9	5

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kerry Gill	11	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Heath	5	5	3
WR Charles Thomason	4	2	0
WR Todd Howard	2	1	1
TE Kent Walters	1	1	1

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Norm Davison	6	4	4
TE Vince Alston	2	2	2
WR Rusty Mitchell	1	0	0
TE Jermaine Slezak	1	0	0
WR Clyde Swartz	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,200 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,200 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,000)