Week 1, 2030

played in St. Louis, MO

67 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Omaha Arrowheads	14	7	7	7	-	35
St. Louis Torpedoes	3	3	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:54 OMA - Tommy Hardy 80 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)
1Q: 07:56 STL - Jumbo Ferguson 53 field goal
1Q: 02:00 OMA - Roger Bruner 6 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)
2Q: 11:32 OMA - B.J. Gordon 10 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)
2Q: 00:17 STL - Jumbo Ferguson 26 field goal
3Q: 02:35 OMA - Tommy Abbey 6 pass from Marco Bennett (Chad Gaytan extra point)
4Q: 01:48 OMA - Tommy Hardy 1 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:54 OMA - Tommy Hardy 80 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)
1Q: 07:56 STL - Jumbo Ferguson 53 field goal
1Q: 02:00 OMA - Roger Bruner 6 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)
2Q: 11:32 OMA - B.J. Gordon 10 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)
2Q: 00:17 STL - Jumbo Ferguson 26 field goal
3Q: 02:35 OMA - Tommy Abbey 6 pass from Marco Bennett (Chad Gaytan extra point)
4Q: 01:48 OMA - Tommy Hardy 1 run (Chad Gaytan extra point)

Team Statistics OMA STL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 13 4
- by Passing 5 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 329 191
- Offensive Plays 61 59
- Yards per Play 5.39 3.24
Net Rushing Yards 230 57
- Rushing Attempts 40 13
- Yards per Rush 5.75 4.38
Net Passing Yards 99 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 15 - 0 39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 111 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 7/39
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 2.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/20 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 4/29 5/25
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 23
Time of Possession 33:59 26:01

Team Statistics	OMA	STL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	13	4
- by Passing	5	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	329	191
- Offensive Plays	61	59
- Yards per Play	5.39	3.24
Net Rushing Yards	230	57
- Rushing Attempts	40	13
- Yards per Rush	5.75	4.38
Net Passing Yards	99	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 15 - 0	39 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	111	173
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	7/39
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	2.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/20	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	4/29	5/25
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 23
Time of Possession	33:59	26:01

Drive Charts

Omaha Arrowheads
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:23	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	11:24	1:37	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
1	7:48	5:56	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	14:53	3:28	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	10:00	2:47	OWN 33	4	12	Punt
2	5:47	2:19	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	10:44	3:12	OWN 34	5	28	Punt
3	4:47	1:20	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	3:27	0:58	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
4	13:31	1:58	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	10:28	8:46	OWN 29	17	71	Touchdown

St. Louis Torpedoes
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:37	3:13	OWN 14	5	21	Punt
1	9:47	1:59	OWN 44	6	20	Field Goal
1	1:52	1:59	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
2	11:25	1:25	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	7:13	1:26	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	3:28	3:16	OWN 26	11	65	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 18	7	56	Interception
3	7:32	2:45	OWN 20	6	2	Punt
3	2:29	3:58	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
4	11:33	1:05	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 18	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Matthew Grant, Omaha Arrowheads

Rushing Statistics

Omaha	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
B.J. Gordon	18	99	5.50	13	5	1
Tommy Hardy	10	105	10.50	80	1	2
Roger Bruner	8	12	1.50	7	0	1
Marco Bennett	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Todd Stropka	2	10	5.00	11	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chuck Rogers	7	23	3.29	6
Patrick Stensrud	4	25	6.25	8
Harvey Hillson	2	9	4.50	8

Passing Statistics

Omaha	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marco Bennett	20	15	111	1/12	1	20	0	104.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Harvey Hillson	39	25	173	7/39	0	18	1	63.3

Receiving Statistics

Omaha	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tommy Abbey	4	6	32	8.00	10	18	1
WR Bob Wayne	3	3	28	9.33	2	16	0
RB B.J. Gordon	3	4	11	3.67	0	7	0
TE Bennie Matson	2	2	22	11.00	10	20	0
TE Jerome Lawler	2	2	17	8.50	1	14	0
WR Blaine Phan	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Donnell Sherman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Todd Stropka	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Buddy Preston	6	11	24	4.00	0	8
WR Courtney Whalen	5	5	22	4.40	0	9
WR Max Gray	3	6	41	13.67	10	18
WR Rick McGee	3	4	24	8.00	0	14
WR Billy Joe Strahan	3	3	24	8.00	3	11
WR Marco Coyote	2	5	16	8.00	0	10
RB Chuck Rogers	1	2	2	2.00	0	2
RB Patrick Stensrud	1	1	14	14.00	6	14
FB Nick Dotson	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Edwin Blades	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Omaha	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Cornelius Whitfield	1	24	24.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Omaha	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Bruner	2	0	0
Myron Nance	0	1	0
Bob Blackwell	0	1	0
Cornelius Whitfield	0	1	0
Todd Stropka	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Force
Patrick Stensrud	1	0
Aaron Tatum	0	1
Edwin Blades	0	1

Punting Statistics

Omaha	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Derek Andersen	6	258	43.0	35.5	49	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Grant	7	334	47.7	40.7	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Omaha	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chad Gaytan	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Ferguson	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Omaha	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roger Bruner	4	29	7.3	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Stensrud	5	25	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Omaha	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Humphries	2	36	18.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Kinney	2	40	20.0	0
Rick McGee	2	36	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Omaha	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Jorge Goodson	6	0	2.5	8	18
DT Matthew Grant	5	1	3.0	12	37
ILB K.C. Brady	5	2	0.5	12	34
CB Myron Nance	4	1	0.0	6	29
ILB Mickey Jenkins	4	0	0.0	9	10
S Cornelius Whitfield	3	1	0.0	4	20
S Jackie Polston	3	0	0.0	9	34
DE Jackie Duran	3	0	0.0	8	32
CB Carlton Hucke	3	0	0.0	5	29
CB Morris Crafts	2	1	0.0	10	33
DE Scottie Reese	1	0	1.0	5	20
S Matthew Grubbs	1	2	0.0	9	26
S Corwin Strong	1	0	0.0	4	18
DT Jason Kelley	1	0	0.0	9	39
CB Freddie Lundy	1	0	0.0	9	30
ILB Darrin Mathis	1	0	0.0	2	11
CB Kim Wolfe	1	0	0.0	0	6
OLB Buddy Lake	0	2	0.0	11	35
OLB Donny Rose	0	1	0.0	0	5
DE Bob Blackwell	0	1	0.0	5	28

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Irving Kinney	6	2	0.0	29	15
DE Bob Herriott	5	2	0.0	32	15
S Tommy Nixon	4	2	0.0	28	12
CB Ed Anthony	4	0	0.0	15	10
ILB Sean Levine	4	0	0.0	16	6
DT Jay Rosow	3	0	1.0	23	15
OLB Kris Benton	3	2	0.0	34	18
DT Hunter Mathis	3	1	0.0	30	14
DE Mark Cox	3	0	0.0	10	6
OLB Hugh Lucas	3	0	0.0	12	6
CB Bill Emmons	2	0	0.0	32	14
DE Percy Shea	2	0	0.0	18	12
S Aaron Tatum	2	0	0.0	21	12
DT Bernard Cleary	2	0	0.0	23	11
CB Duane Donovan	1	3	0.0	34	20
CB Jesse Conway	1	2	0.0	25	13
DE Raymond Fitzgerald	1	1	0.0	22	9
ILB Blaine Coons	1	1	0.0	24	15
TE Buddy Preston	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robbie Harden	0	1	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Omaha	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Matthew Grant	3.0	2	4	37
DE Jorge Goodson	2.5	1	0	18
DE Scottie Reese	1.0	1	1	20
ILB K.C. Brady	0.5	0	0	34
DT Jason Kelley	0.0	1	0	39

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jay Rosow	1.0	0	1	15
DT Bernard Cleary	0.0	1	0	11
DT Hunter Mathis	0.0	0	1	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Omaha	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB K.C. Brady	5	0	0	34
S Jackie Polston	3	0	0	34
CB Carlton Hucke	3	0	0	29
CB Morris Crafts	2	0	0	33
CB Myron Nance	2	0	0	29
DE Jackie Duran	2	0	0	32
S Matthew Grubbs	1	2	0	26
CB Freddie Lundy	1	1	0	30
S Cornelius Whitfield	1	0	1	20
S Corwin Strong	1	0	0	18
DT Matthew Grant	1	0	0	37
ILB Mickey Jenkins	1	0	0	10
DT Jason Kelley	1	0	0	39
CB Kim Wolfe	1	0	0	6
ILB Darrin Mathis	0	1	0	11

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tommy Nixon	3	0	12
CB Ed Anthony	3	0	10
CB Jesse Conway	2	0	13
ILB Sean Levine	2	0	6
OLB Kris Benton	2	0	18
OLB Hugh Lucas	1	0	6
DE Percy Shea	1	0	12
S Irving Kinney	1	0	15
ILB Blaine Coons	0	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Omaha	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Stanton	5	10	34	1	21
Rob Beyer	3	7	28	0	14
Daniel Nelson	3	6	28	0	20
Cedric Timm	2	5	31	0	16
Bennie Matson	2	2	31	0	16
Benjamin Donovan	1	4	25	0	10
Tony Wilkens	1	1	15	0	6
Roger Kley	1	1	21	0	15
Alvin Belichick	0	1	18	0	3
Jerome Lawler	0	1	18	0	7

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gabe Hofmann	3	4	12	2	34
B.J. Howse	1	2	11	0	38
Nick Dotson	1	1	7	0	24
Kent Adams	0	1	13	3	46
Dexter Clinton	0	1	12	1	44
Sam Couture	0	1	11	1	38
Darrell Wiggins	0	1	1	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Omaha	Tackles	STPlays
Cornelius Whitfield	4	15
Jerome Lawler	2	15
Todd Stropka	2	10
Kim Wolfe	1	12

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Tatum	3	13
Steve Barnes	1	18
Ed Anthony	1	17
Edwin Blades	1	14
Billy Joe Strahan	1	11

Participation

Omaha	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Stanton	34	21	---	---	6	61
Marco Bennett	34	21	---	---	---	55
Bennie Matson	31	16	---	---	8	55
Myron Nance	---	---	6	29	17	52
Daniel Nelson	28	20	---	---	2	50
Roger Bruner	20	8	---	---	22	50
Matthew Grant	---	---	12	37	1	50
Jason Kelley	---	---	9	39	2	50
K.C. Brady	---	---	12	34	4	50
Buddy Lake	---	---	11	35	3	49
Jackie Polston	---	---	9	34	5	48
Donnell Sherman	30	17	---	---	1	48
Morris Crafts	---	---	10	33	4	47
Cedric Timm	31	16	---	---	---	47
Rob Beyer	28	14	---	---	4	46
Freddie Lundy	---	---	9	30	3	42
Roger Kley	21	15	---	---	6	42
Jackie Duran	---	---	8	32	2	42
Todd Stropka	18	13	---	---	10	41
Blaine Phan	14	11	---	---	15	40
Jerome Lawler	18	7	---	---	15	40
Carlton Hucke	---	---	5	29	6	40
Cornelius Whitfield	---	---	4	20	15	39
Matthew Grubbs	---	---	9	26	3	38
Bob Blackwell	---	---	5	28	4	37
Benjamin Donovan	25	10	---	---	---	35
Jorge Goodson	---	---	8	18	8	34
B.J. Gordon	22	12	---	---	---	34
Bob Wayne	15	6	---	---	9	30
Tommy Hardy	12	5	---	---	11	28
Alvin Belichick	18	3	---	---	6	27
Tommy Abbey	17	8	---	---	2	27
Tony Wilkens	15	6	---	---	6	27
Scottie Reese	---	---	5	20	1	26
Darrin Mathis	---	---	2	11	12	25
Corwin Strong	---	---	4	18	2	24
Mickey Jenkins	---	---	9	10	4	23
Duane Hastings	---	---	1	9	10	20
Kim Wolfe	---	---	0	6	12	18
Preston Ruiter	---	---	5	3	4	12
Brian Humphries	3	2	---	---	4	9
Donny Rose	---	---	0	5	3	8
Casey Wolf	6	0	---	---	---	6
Derek Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chad Gaytan	0	0	---	---	6	6
Renaldo Hatcher	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Duane Donovan	---	---	34	20	6	60
Harvey Hillson	13	46	---	---	---	59
Kent Adams	13	46	---	---	---	59
B.J. Howse	11	38	---	---	7	56
Dexter Clinton	12	44	---	---	---	56
Buddy Preston	13	37	---	---	6	56
Jesse Conway	---	---	25	13	16	54
Kris Benton	---	---	34	18	---	52
Sam Couture	11	38	---	---	---	49
Bob Herriott	---	---	32	15	1	48
Rick McGee	8	32	---	---	7	47
Bill Emmons	---	---	32	14	---	46
Gabe Hofmann	12	34	---	---	---	46
Aaron Tatum	---	---	21	12	13	46
Hunter Mathis	---	---	30	14	1	45
Irving Kinney	---	---	29	15	1	45
Nick Dotson	7	24	---	---	12	43
Ed Anthony	---	---	15	10	17	42
Patrick Stensrud	4	14	---	---	24	42
Courtney Whalen	4	24	---	---	13	41
Tommy Nixon	---	---	28	12	---	40
Blaine Coons	---	---	24	15	---	39
Hugh Lucas	---	---	12	6	21	39
Bernard Cleary	---	---	23	11	5	39
Jay Rosow	---	---	23	15	---	38
Raymond Fitzgerald	---	---	22	9	5	36
Max Gray	7	28	---	---	---	35
Chuck Rogers	9	26	---	---	---	35
Marco Coyote	6	26	---	---	1	33
Percy Shea	---	---	18	12	---	30
Sean Levine	---	---	16	6	6	28
Billy Joe Strahan	2	11	---	---	11	24
Victor Briggs	1	12	---	---	9	22
Norm Kinney	3	3	---	---	16	22
Robbie Harden	---	---	12	8	---	20
Steve Barnes	1	1	---	---	18	20
Edwin Blades	1	4	---	---	14	19
Mark Cox	---	---	10	6	---	16
Darrell Wiggins	1	2	---	---	9	12
Trevor Neiman	2	8	---	---	2	12
O.J. Crawford	2	8	---	---	---	10
Danny Terrell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Melvin Grant	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jumbo Ferguson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joe Jefferson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ronnie Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	99	9.9
Middle	12	73	6.1
Right	17	59	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	2	6	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Omaha	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marco Bennett	20	15	1	0	1	1	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Harvey Hillson	39	25	0	3	1	4	5	5	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	26	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	68	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	16	86	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	62	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	18	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Omaha	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tommy Abbey	6	4	1	32	0	8
RB B.J. Gordon	4	3	0	11	0	12
WR Bob Wayne	3	3	0	28	0	6
TE Bennie Matson	2	2	0	22	1	16
TE Jerome Lawler	2	2	0	17	0	7
WR Donnell Sherman	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Blaine Phan	1	1	0	1	0	11
FB Todd Stropka	1	0	0	0	0	13

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Buddy Preston	11	6	0	24	37
WR Max Gray	6	3	0	41	28
WR Courtney Whalen	5	5	0	22	24
WR Marco Coyote	5	2	0	16	26
WR Rick McGee	4	3	1	24	32
WR Billy Joe Strahan	3	3	0	24	11
RB Chuck Rogers	2	1	0	2	26
RB Patrick Stensrud	1	1	0	14	14
FB Nick Dotson	1	1	0	6	24
TE Edwin Blades	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Omaha	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Gordon	5	23	4.60	5.50
Tommy Hardy	5	8	1.60	10.50
Roger Bruner	2	6	3.00	1.50
Todd Stropka	1	-1	-1.00	5.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harvey Hillson	1	1	1.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Omaha	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marco Bennett	2	2	13	6.50	5.55

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Harvey Hillson	1	1	2	2.00	4.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Omaha	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommy Abbey	1	1	6	6.00	5.33
RB B.J. Gordon	1	1	7	7.00	2.75

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Courtney Whalen	1	1	2	2.00	4.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Omaha	Rushes	Conversions
Roger Bruner	2	2
B.J. Gordon	2	2
Tommy Hardy	2	2
Marco Bennett	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Harvey Hillson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Omaha	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marco Bennett	7	5	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Harvey Hillson	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Omaha	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Abbey	3	2	1
RB B.J. Gordon	2	1	0
TE Bennie Matson	1	1	1
WR Bob Wayne	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Max Gray	4	2	2
TE Buddy Preston	3	2	1
WR Rick McGee	1	1	1
WR Courtney Whalen	1	1	1
WR Marco Coyote	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 25,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,900 (20,500)
End Zone 5,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine 2,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 4,500 (13,100)
Club Seats 2,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	25,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,900 (20,500)
End Zone	5,000 (14,800)
Mezzanine	2,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	4,500 (13,100)
Club Seats	2,800 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (5,000)