Week 5, 2008

played in Phoenix, AZ

89 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Silverbacks	0	14	0	10	-	24
Phoenix Scorpions	10	7	3	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 PHO - Thomas Rivera 43 field goal
1Q: 03:56 PHO - Toby Brooks 6 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 12:32 DET - Wesley Owens 5 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 06:56 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 3 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 00:54 DET - Winston Gunn 12 run (Justin Lucas extra point)
3Q: 07:38 PHO - Thomas Rivera 27 field goal
4Q: 10:06 DET - Justin Lucas 20 field goal
4Q: 04:35 DET - Fred Skaggs 17 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:07 PHO - Thomas Rivera 43 field goal
1Q: 03:56 PHO - Toby Brooks 6 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 12:32 DET - Wesley Owens 5 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)
2Q: 06:56 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 3 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 00:54 DET - Winston Gunn 12 run (Justin Lucas extra point)
3Q: 07:38 PHO - Thomas Rivera 27 field goal
4Q: 10:06 DET - Justin Lucas 20 field goal
4Q: 04:35 DET - Fred Skaggs 17 pass from Sammy Barker (Justin Lucas extra point)

Team Statistics DET PHO
Record 3-2 2-3
First Downs 27 16
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 17 13
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 401 322
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 5.65 5.55
Net Rushing Yards 138 94
- Rushing Attempts 35 22
- Yards per Rush 3.94 4.27
Net Passing Yards 263 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 228
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.31 6.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/27 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 1/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 4/68
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 18
Time of Possession 31:30 28:30

Team Statistics	DET	PHO
Record	3-2	2-3
First Downs	27	16
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	17	13
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	401	322
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	5.65	5.55
Net Rushing Yards	138	94
- Rushing Attempts	35	22
- Yards per Rush	3.94	4.27
Net Passing Yards	263	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	228
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.31	6.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/27	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	1/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	4/68
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 18
Time of Possession	31:30	28:30

Drive Charts

Detroit Silverbacks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	1:50	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
1	3:48	6:23	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
2	6:49	3:06	OWN 7	8	55	Punt
2	2:45	2:00	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:23	OWN 22	4	17	Punt
3	7:33	3:25	OWN 29	5	9	Punt
3	2:19	7:21	OWN 10	16	87	Field Goal
4	7:09	2:41	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
4	3:00	1:21	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	1:02	1:02	OPP 11	3	-1	Game

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 36	6	38	Field Goal
1	10:09	6:21	OWN 1	12	99	Touchdown
2	12:25	5:36	OWN 17	10	83	Touchdown
2	3:43	0:58	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 20	2	4	Half
3	12:37	5:04	OWN 25	9	65	Field Goal
3	4:08	1:49	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
4	9:58	2:49	OWN 12	5	21	Punt
4	4:28	1:28	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	1:39	0:37	OWN 11	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Sammy Barker, Detroit Silverbacks

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Kris Rivera	26	94	3.62	28	3	0
Winston Gunn	7	46	6.57	12	3	1
Sammy Barker	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamont Ledbetter	16	78	4.88	21	3
Karl Mayes	4	7	1.75	7	0
Gus Nixon	1	5	5.00	5	0
Emmitt Sutter	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammy Barker	35	23	268	1/5	2	25	0	107.7

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	36	21	228	0/0	2	36	0	95.6

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wesley Owens	5	7	49	9.80	3	16	1
WR Randal Ellison	5	11	62	12.40	11	25	0
TE Ellis Wheeler	4	5	43	10.75	0	13	0
WR Fred Skaggs	2	3	37	18.50	9	20	1
RB Winston Gunn	2	2	19	9.50	7	11	0
RB Kris Rivera	1	1	21	21.00	17	21	0
FB Glen Dodge	1	1	10	10.00	11	10	0
WR Dwayne Hodges	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Adrian Bensen	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Butch Wolfe	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Brooks	4	5	53	13.25	0	25	1
TE Brady Parrish	4	5	29	7.25	0	11	0
RB Karl Mayes	4	4	29	7.25	23	23	0
RB Lamont Ledbetter	4	4	56	14.00	15	36	1
FB Rod Fleming	2	2	1	0.50	0	2	0
WR Walt Chapman	2	8	37	18.50	13	29	0
WR Norbert Shields	1	5	23	23.00	4	23	0
WR William Levine	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Charles Anderson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Juan Schultz	0	0	1	0

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Karl Mayes	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Anthony Eyer	5	230	46.0	39.0	56	3

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quinn Karp	4	175	43.8	42.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Lucas	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	3/3

Phoenix	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Rivera	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Martin	1	2	2.0	0
Fred Skaggs	1	4	4.0	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Jeatt	1	15	15.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wesley Owens	3	64	21.3	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norbert Shields	3	53	17.7	0
Nilo Blackmon	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Juan Schultz	7	1	22	35
CB Dave Newhart	5	3	16	31
ILB William Hutchins	5	1	20	36
S Deion Hoffman	5	0	21	35
CB Wally Matthews	5	0	15	34
CB Myron Gunn	3	1	21	35
DT Nolan Reilly	2	1	17	32
DE Eddie Heurtin	2	0	19	36
S Glen Heath	2	0	6	13
DT Warren Peebles	2	0	6	4
DE Ike Coles	1	2	22	36
S Dave Ring	1	1	18	34
OLB Bryant Beustring	1	0	5	3
DT Mack Long	0	1	15	23

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Jennings	8	3	0.0	32	34
DE Max Cortez	7	1	0.0	33	34
DT Mark Rollins	7	0	0.0	32	35
DT Jonathan Vicedo	5	1	0.0	28	29
OLB Lenny Rodreick	4	2	0.0	35	34
OLB Cary McWilliams	4	1	0.0	17	12
S Derrick Jeatt	3	3	0.0	34	35
CB Percy Harwell	3	1	0.0	32	34
DT Edgar Pizir	3	1	0.0	20	12
DE Dale Dunlap	2	2	1.0	33	31
CB Bruce Cottrill	2	2	0.0	18	28
CB Marlon Nastiuk	2	1	0.0	18	21
S Alfred Griffin	1	2	0.0	23	23
CB Artie Tubbs	1	0	0.0	17	8
OLB Jessie Rau	1	0	0.0	3	5
CB Henry Robertson	1	0	0.0	2	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Heurtin	3	1	36
DT Nolan Reilly	1	1	32
DE Ike Coles	1	0	36

Phoenix	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dale Dunlap	1.0	1	0	31
DE Max Cortez	0.0	0	1	34
DT Mark Rollins	0.0	0	1	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wally Matthews	5	3	34
CB Dave Newhart	4	2	31
OLB Juan Schultz	4	1	35
ILB William Hutchins	3	0	36
CB Myron Gunn	2	1	35
S Deion Hoffman	2	0	35
DT Warren Peebles	1	0	4

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lenny Rodreick	4	0	34
CB Percy Harwell	3	0	34
ILB Sammie Jennings	3	0	34
CB Marlon Nastiuk	2	1	21
DE Max Cortez	2	0	34
CB Bruce Cottrill	2	0	28
OLB Cary McWilliams	2	0	12
S Derrick Jeatt	1	2	35
DT Edgar Pizir	1	0	12
OLB Jessie Rau	1	0	5
DT Mark Rollins	1	0	35
CB Henry Robertson	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Barber	6	12	5	35	1	36
Daniel Mason	5	8	0	34	0	34
Bobby Cerda	3	4	0	29	0	32
Thurman Gomez	1	6	0	31	0	28
Johnny Fulcher	0	3	0	31	0	34

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rod Fleming	2	3	14	13
Geoff Shelton	1	6	22	32
Sammy Patrizio	1	4	14	23
Cornell Jackson	1	1	3	4
Quentin Hardy	0	2	21	32
Kerry Schwarz	0	2	20	31
Robert Bensen	0	2	9	13
Cornell Madison	0	1	15	28

Special Teams Statistics

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Fred Skaggs	1	14
Vinny Ford	1	13
Dave Newhart	1	12
Cory Turnbull	1	10
Lance Small	1	6
Blake Russell	0	19
Bryant Beustring	0	18
Adrian Bensen	0	16
Wesley Owens	0	13
Clifton Martin	0	13
Jim McIntyre	0	13
Butch Wolfe	0	12
Glen Dodge	0	8
Justin Lucas	0	6
Eddie Heurtin	0	6
Marco Mathes	0	6
Otis Walkley	0	6
Cornell Sanford	0	6
Ricardo Givens	0	5
Anthony Eyer	0	5
Glen Heath	0	4
Ike Coles	0	4
Antoine Barber	0	3
Mack Long	0	3
Bobby Cerda	0	3
Deion Hoffman	0	2
Nolan Reilly	0	2
Dave Ring	0	2
Myron Gunn	0	2
Juan Schultz	0	2
Wally Matthews	0	2
William Hutchins	0	2
Randal Ellison	0	1
Kris Rivera	0	1
Bert Lucas	0	1
Marty Carpenter	0	1

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Mayes	1	16
Nilo Blackmon	1	11
Emmitt Sutter	1	8
Rod Fleming	1	6
Geoff Shelton	1	4
Cornelius Burroughs	0	16
William Levine	0	15
Artie Tubbs	0	14
Charles Anderson	0	14
Andre Franklin	0	13
Marlon Nastiuk	0	12
Adrian Wilkins	0	10
Cornell Jackson	0	10
Brady Parrish	0	7
Thomas Rivera	0	7
Quinn Karp	0	6
Derrick Jeatt	0	6
Robert Bensen	0	6
Harry Bowie	0	6
Jeffrey Walk	0	5
Sherman Logan	0	5
Edgar Pizir	0	5
Jessie Rau	0	5
Sammy Patrizio	0	5
Marshall Barnhardt	0	4
Henry Robertson	0	4
Norbert Shields	0	4
Percy Harwell	0	3
Sammie Jennings	0	3
Cary McWilliams	0	3
Kerry Schwarz	0	2
Max Cortez	0	1
Bruce Cottrill	0	1
Lenny Rodreick	0	1
Quentin Hardy	0	1
Mark Rollins	0	1
Dale Dunlap	0	1
Alfred Griffin	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	75	4.4
Middle	13	46	3.5
Right	3	19	6.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	8	2.7
Middle	16	64	4.0
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammy Barker	35	23	3	3	3	3	2	0	0

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	36	21	5	0	3	7	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	47	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	163	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	17	4.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	5	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	53	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	86	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	84	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Randal Ellison	11	5	2	62	1	29
WR Wesley Owens	7	5	0	49	0	29
TE Ellis Wheeler	5	4	0	43	0	25
WR Fred Skaggs	3	2	1	37	1	12
WR Dwayne Hodges	2	1	0	12	0	10
RB Winston Gunn	2	2	0	19	0	11
TE Adrian Bensen	2	1	0	7	0	7
RB Kris Rivera	1	1	0	21	1	23
FB Glen Dodge	1	1	0	10	0	23
TE Butch Wolfe	1	1	0	8	0	8

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Walt Chapman	8	2	2	37	1	21
WR Toby Brooks	5	4	0	53	1	27
TE Brady Parrish	5	4	0	29	0	28
WR Norbert Shields	5	1	1	23	1	23
RB Karl Mayes	4	4	0	29	1	13
RB Lamont Ledbetter	4	4	0	56	1	17
FB Rod Fleming	2	2	0	1	0	13
WR Charles Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	4
WR William Levine	1	0	0	0	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kris Rivera	6	3	0.50	3.62
Winston Gunn	4	23	5.75	6.57
Sammy Barker	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamont Ledbetter	3	12	4.00	4.88
Karl Mayes	2	2	1.00	1.75
Emmitt Sutter	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammy Barker	6	4	37	6.17	7.66

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	5	4	17	3.40	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randal Ellison	2	1	8	4.00	5.64
TE Adrian Bensen	2	1	7	3.50	3.50
WR Wesley Owens	1	1	5	5.00	7.00
WR Fred Skaggs	1	1	17	17.00	12.33

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lamont Ledbetter	2	2	9	4.50	14.00
WR Toby Brooks	1	1	6	6.00	10.60
TE Brady Parrish	1	1	2	2.00	5.80
WR William Levine	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Kris Rivera	3	1
Winston Gunn	2	1
Sammy Barker	1	0

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Sutter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammy Barker	7	5	4

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Skaggs	3	2	2
WR Randal Ellison	1	1	0
WR Dwayne Hodges	1	1	1
RB Winston Gunn	1	1	1
TE Adrian Bensen	1	0	0

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Walt Chapman	3	1	1
RB Karl Mayes	3	3	2
WR Toby Brooks	2	2	2
WR Norbert Shields	2	1	1
TE Brady Parrish	1	0	0
RB Lamont Ledbetter	1	1	1
WR Charles Anderson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)