Week 14, 2023

played in Tampa Bay, FL

56 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

El Paso Rockets	0	7	7	13	-	27
Tampa Bay Torpedoes	0	9	7	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 TBY - Ricky Griffith 41 field goal
2Q: 05:08 TBY - Ricky Griffith 31 field goal
2Q: 01:35 ELP - Ian Henson 11 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 00:19 TBY - Ricky Griffith 35 field goal
3Q: 10:49 TBY - Marco Heath 8 pass from Corwin Ellard (Ricky Griffith extra point)
3Q: 03:45 ELP - Willie Thomas 10 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 09:39 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 33 field goal
4Q: 04:27 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 50 field goal
4Q: 01:10 ELP - Wendell Mathews 46 run (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:37 TBY - Ricky Griffith 41 field goal
2Q: 05:08 TBY - Ricky Griffith 31 field goal
2Q: 01:35 ELP - Ian Henson 11 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
2Q: 00:19 TBY - Ricky Griffith 35 field goal
3Q: 10:49 TBY - Marco Heath 8 pass from Corwin Ellard (Ricky Griffith extra point)
3Q: 03:45 ELP - Willie Thomas 10 pass from Wendell Mathews (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)
4Q: 09:39 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 33 field goal
4Q: 04:27 ELP - Jumbo Ferguson 50 field goal
4Q: 01:10 ELP - Wendell Mathews 46 run (Jumbo Ferguson extra point)

Team Statistics ELP TBY
Record 4-9 6-7
First Downs 18 13
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 377 320
- Offensive Plays 64 64
- Yards per Play 5.89 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 105 118
- Rushing Attempts 21 20
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.90
Net Passing Yards 272 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 0 40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 272 221
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 4.59
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/66 6/58
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 6/114
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:39 29:21

Team Statistics	ELP	TBY
Record	4-9	6-7
First Downs	18	13
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	377	320
- Offensive Plays	64	64
- Yards per Play	5.89	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	105	118
- Rushing Attempts	21	20
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.90
Net Passing Yards	272	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 0	40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	272	221
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	4.59
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/66	6/58
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	6/114
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:39	29:21

Drive Charts

El Paso Rockets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:28	1:55	OWN 10	5	23	Punt
1	7:40	3:35	OWN 14	6	34	Punt
2	13:30	2:24	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
2	9:26	1:35	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
2	5:01	3:34	OWN 18	8	82	Touchdown
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:22	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
3	10:39	1:03	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	8:13	1:57	OWN 30	5	30	Punt
3	5:02	1:25	50	4	50	Touchdown
3	1:01	1:01	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
4	14:01	4:27	OWN 49	9	35	Field Goal
4	7:41	3:19	OWN 27	6	40	Field Goal
4	2:53	2:05	OWN 44	4	56	Touchdown
4	0:10	0:10	OPP 35	1	-2	Game

Tampa Bay Torpedoes
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:32	OWN 26	6	28	Punt
1	8:33	0:53	OWN 36	4	7	Punt
1	4:05	5:35	OWN 13	12	63	Field Goal
2	11:06	1:40	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
2	7:51	2:50	OWN 20	7	66	Field Goal
2	1:27	1:13	OWN 38	5	44	Field Goal
3	13:38	2:59	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
3	9:36	1:23	OWN 33	3	0	Punt
3	6:16	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:37	2:36	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
4	15:00	0:59	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	9:34	1:53	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
4	4:22	1:29	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
4	0:48	0:38	OWN 26	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Wendell Mathews, El Paso Rockets

Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Stinemetz	10	44	4.40	21	2	0
Richie Ragland	6	17	2.83	7	0	0
Wendell Mathews	3	43	14.33	46	1	1
Chuck Heath	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jerome Strickland	9	46	5.11	14	2
Thomas Ellard	7	48	6.86	20	1
Corwin Ellard	4	24	6.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wendell Mathews	43	25	272	0/0	2	29	0	92.4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corwin Ellard	40	21	221	4/19	1	46	0	77.2

Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ian Henson	5	10	58	11.60	21	29	1
WR Alan Bucher	5	10	62	12.40	14	21	0
TE Willie Thomas	4	6	51	12.75	25	19	1
WR Bernie Heath	4	4	31	7.75	5	15	0
RB Levon Stinemetz	2	2	30	15.00	26	21	0
FB Chuck Heath	2	2	14	7.00	3	9	0
WR Don Blanchard	2	8	22	11.00	6	16	0
WR Les Fortin	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Marco Heath	6	6	65	10.83	22	24	1
RB Jerome Strickland	3	3	28	9.33	21	14	0
WR Irving Davis	3	8	32	10.67	0	16	0
WR Terrance Preece	3	6	61	20.33	42	46	0
WR Leroy Lofton	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	0
RB Thomas Ellard	2	4	8	4.00	4	5	0
FB Scottie Sumpter	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Travis Sanyika	1	1	14	14.00	7	14	0
WR Karl Weber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Rich Reynolds	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Trent Francois	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

El Paso	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

El Paso	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

El Paso	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Henry Magro	8	311	38.9	33.8	47	1

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dan Calico	9	330	36.7	34.2	49	3

Kicking Statistics

El Paso	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jumbo Ferguson	2/2	1/1	1/1	50	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Griffith	3/3	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Ragland	2	22	11.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Davis	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

El Paso	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Heath	1	20	20.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Davis	3	68	22.7	0
Courtney Mathews	3	46	15.3	0

Defensive Statistics

El Paso	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Shawn Curtis	8	1	0.0	14	29
CB Louis Erickson	4	2	0.0	11	29
S Matt Burks	4	0	0.0	14	40
CB Maurice Fore	4	0	0.0	16	37
ILB Duane Eastridge	3	1	0.0	19	36
S Lee Welborn	3	0	0.0	17	38
OLB Wesley Dotson	2	2	1.0	20	42
DT Al Mason	2	0	1.0	2	17
OLB Kenyon McGregor	2	0	1.0	8	23
DE Erik Poston	2	1	0.0	10	27
DT Grant Bensen	2	0	0.0	18	27
CB Todd Lehmann	2	0	0.0	13	28
ILB Phil Geldt	2	0	0.0	10	18
DE Edwin Osborne	1	0	1.0	17	40
ILB Harvey Money	1	0	0.0	2	6
S Ty Hardin	1	0	0.0	12	19
DE Jessie Jackson	0	1	0.0	13	21

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Andrew Gillham	8	1	20	38
S Drew Meier	5	2	14	34
OLB Brent Jenness	4	4	21	38
ILB Vernon Bouchette	4	1	8	17
DE Dexter Humble	3	0	15	38
ILB Chad Stadler	2	1	13	26
OLB Chester Brazell	2	1	5	10
CB Ian Fletcher	2	0	15	32
CB Chad Wolfe	2	0	10	19
DT Patrick Farr	2	0	11	31
DT Ben Wells	1	2	15	22
OLB Rodney Brandon	1	2	4	8
CB Dominic Rodgers	1	1	15	30
S Tommy Nixon	1	1	15	30
S Courtney Mathews	1	1	9	23
DE Lewis Flynn	1	0	16	36
DE Seth Smith	1	0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

El Paso	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Osborne	1.0	2	4	3	40
OLB Wesley Dotson	1.0	1	1	1	42
DT Al Mason	1.0	0	1	2	17
OLB Kenyon McGregor	1.0	0	1	0	23
DT Grant Bensen	0.0	1	1	0	27

Tampa Bay	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lewis Flynn	4	2	36
DE Dexter Humble	2	0	38
DT Patrick Farr	2	0	31
DE Mitch Pike	1	1	15
OLB Brent Jenness	1	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

El Paso	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shawn Curtis	5	1	29
CB Louis Erickson	3	0	29
ILB Duane Eastridge	2	1	36
S Matt Burks	2	0	40
S Lee Welborn	2	0	38
OLB Wesley Dotson	1	1	42
CB Maurice Fore	1	1	37
ILB Phil Geldt	1	1	18
DT Al Mason	1	0	17
CB Todd Lehmann	1	0	28
DE Erik Poston	1	0	27
OLB Marty Downs	1	0	7

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Andrew Gillham	6	0	38
S Drew Meier	5	0	34
OLB Brent Jenness	4	0	38
ILB Vernon Bouchette	4	0	17
ILB Chad Stadler	2	0	26
CB Dominic Rodgers	1	1	30
CB Ian Fletcher	1	1	32
OLB Rodney Brandon	1	0	8
S Tommy Nixon	1	0	30
CB Chad Wolfe	0	2	19
S Courtney Mathews	0	2	23

Blocking Statistics

El Paso	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ernie Hayes	3	8	21	43
Joey Garrett	1	1	4	7
Lenny Irwin	0	3	14	37
Donald Barrett	0	3	18	34
Karl Jimenez	0	3	17	36
B.J. Howse	0	1	7	6

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Drew Knight	2	3	2	15	0	38
Chad Paullin	2	2	0	18	0	40
Grady Murphy	1	3	1	19	2	40
Lawrence Fredrickson	1	2	0	16	1	32
Kent Adams	0	5	0	15	0	31
Brett Allen	0	1	0	4	0	12
Scottie Sumpter	0	0	0	10	1	23

Special Teams Tackles

El Paso	Tackles	STPlays
Richie Ragland	3	30
Les Fortin	3	21
Jonathan Schmac	1	21
Ty Hardin	1	14
Chuck Heath	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Weber	1	23
Vernon Bouchette	1	21
Travis Sanyika	1	2

Participation

El Paso	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Edwin Osborne	---	---	17	40	12	69
Maurice Fore	---	---	16	37	14	67
Wesley Dotson	---	---	20	42	3	65
Wendell Mathews	21	43	---	---	---	64
Ernie Hayes	21	43	---	---	---	64
Louis Erickson	---	---	11	29	23	63
Don Blanchard	11	33	---	---	18	62
Lenny Irwin	14	37	---	---	9	60
Rodney Pearson	15	34	---	---	10	59
Lee Welborn	---	---	17	38	3	58
Duane Eastridge	---	---	19	36	2	57
Matt Burks	---	---	14	40	3	57
Shawn Curtis	---	---	14	29	12	55
Karl Jimenez	17	36	---	---	---	53
Donald Barrett	18	34	---	---	---	52
Levon Stinemetz	15	34	---	---	3	52
Willie Thomas	15	24	---	---	9	48
Grant Bensen	---	---	18	27	2	47
Ian Henson	12	32	---	---	2	46
Richie Ragland	6	9	---	---	30	45
Ty Hardin	---	---	12	19	14	45
Alan Bucher	14	25	---	---	5	44
Todd Lehmann	---	---	13	28	2	43
Chuck Heath	11	22	---	---	8	41
Phil Geldt	---	---	10	18	12	40
Erik Poston	---	---	10	27	2	39
Les Fortin	2	14	---	---	21	37
Jessie Jackson	---	---	13	21	1	35
Marty Downs	---	---	4	7	23	34
Kenyon McGregor	---	---	8	23	1	32
Al Mason	---	---	2	17	10	29
C.J. Woodson	2	3	---	---	24	29
Jorge Wheeler	8	10	---	---	11	29
Bennie Frederick	6	9	---	---	10	25
Jonathan Schmac	3	0	---	---	21	24
B.J. Howse	7	6	---	---	10	23
Joey Garrett	4	7	---	---	10	21
Bernie Heath	6	9	---	---	2	17
Marco Enriquez	3	9	---	---	---	12
Harvey Money	---	---	2	6	2	10
Henry Magro	0	0	---	---	10	10
Jumbo Ferguson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bennie Money	0	0	---	---	1	1
Percy Boutte	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Corwin Ellard	20	44	---	---	---	64
Terrance Preece	12	32	---	---	18	62
Drew Meier	---	---	14	34	13	61
Andrew Gillham	---	---	20	38	2	60
Brent Jenness	---	---	21	38	1	60
Chad Paullin	18	40	---	---	2	60
Irving Davis	12	28	---	---	19	59
Grady Murphy	19	40	---	---	---	59
Thomas Ellard	8	19	---	---	31	58
Dexter Humble	---	---	15	38	3	56
Kent Adams	15	31	---	---	9	55
Lewis Flynn	---	---	16	36	1	53
Drew Knight	15	38	---	---	---	53
Lawrence Fredrickson	16	32	---	---	4	52
Courtney Mathews	---	---	9	23	19	51
Scottie Sumpter	10	23	---	---	17	50
Chad Wolfe	---	---	10	19	21	50
Ian Fletcher	---	---	15	32	2	49
Tommy Nixon	---	---	15	30	3	48
Dominic Rodgers	---	---	15	30	2	47
Vernon Bouchette	---	---	8	17	21	46
Marco Heath	10	29	---	---	5	44
Patrick Farr	---	---	11	31	2	44
Ben Wells	---	---	15	22	6	43
Chad Stadler	---	---	13	26	1	40
Rodney Brandon	---	---	4	8	27	39
Arnold Drexler	10	19	---	---	7	36
Rich Reynolds	12	22	---	---	2	36
Karl Weber	4	7	---	---	23	34
Leroy Lofton	10	23	---	---	---	33
Jerome Strickland	12	20	---	---	---	32
Leonard North	---	---	11	19	---	30
Brett Allen	4	12	---	---	9	25
Mitch Pike	---	---	9	15	---	24
Seth Smith	---	---	5	7	12	24
Trent Francois	0	1	---	---	23	24
Dustin Miles	7	4	---	---	12	23
Gary Atkins	2	4	---	---	12	18
Roman DeVore	1	4	---	---	12	17
Travis Sanyika	3	12	---	---	2	17
Chester Brazell	---	---	5	10	---	15
Dan Calico	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ricky Griffith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cornell Beyer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Casey Cash	0	0	---	---	---	0
Irv Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	38	5.4
Middle	10	63	6.3
Right	2	7	3.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	13	98	7.5
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wendell Mathews	43	25	3	0	2	6	10	4	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corwin Ellard	40	21	2	0	2	5	8	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	36	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	147	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	89	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	30	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	85	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ian Henson	10	5	1	58	1	32
WR Alan Bucher	10	5	1	62	1	25
WR Don Blanchard	8	2	0	22	0	33
TE Willie Thomas	6	4	0	51	0	24
WR Bernie Heath	4	4	0	31	0	9
RB Levon Stinemetz	2	2	0	30	1	34
FB Chuck Heath	2	2	0	14	0	22
WR Les Fortin	1	1	0	4	0	14

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Irving Davis	8	3	1	32	0	28
TE Marco Heath	6	6	0	65	1	29
WR Terrance Preece	6	3	0	61	1	32
WR Rich Reynolds	5	0	0	0	0	22
RB Thomas Ellard	4	2	1	8	0	19
RB Jerome Strickland	3	3	0	28	0	20
WR Leroy Lofton	3	2	0	17	0	23
WR Karl Weber	2	0	0	0	0	7
FB Scottie Sumpter	1	1	0	-4	0	23
RB Travis Sanyika	1	1	0	14	0	12
TE Trent Francois	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wendell Mathews	5	3	22	4.40	6.33

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corwin Ellard	4	3	14	3.50	5.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Willie Thomas	2	1	10	5.00	8.50
WR Ian Henson	2	2	12	6.00	5.80
WR Don Blanchard	1	0	0	0.00	2.75

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Marco Heath	2	2	11	5.50	10.83
WR Irving Davis	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Thomas Ellard	1	1	3	3.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

El Paso	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Stinemetz	3	1
Richie Ragland	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Ellard	3	1
Jerome Strickland	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

El Paso	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wendell Mathews	11	6	4

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corwin Ellard	10	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

El Paso	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ian Henson	3	1	0
WR Don Blanchard	3	1	1
WR Alan Bucher	2	1	1
RB Levon Stinemetz	1	1	1
TE Willie Thomas	1	1	1
WR Les Fortin	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Preece	3	1	1
TE Marco Heath	2	2	0
RB Thomas Ellard	2	1	0
WR Irving Davis	1	1	1
WR Leroy Lofton	1	1	0
WR Karl Weber	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (21,600)
End Zone 10,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 3,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,800 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (21,600)
End Zone	10,200 (15,600)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	3,900 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (2,000)