Week 1, 2009

played in San Antonio, TX

75 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Phoenix Scorpions	7	0	10	0	3	-	20
San Antonio Toros	7	7	0	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 8 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
1Q: 03:12 SAO - Carl Akbar 3 pass from Gene Cunningham (Mel Swolley extra point)
2Q: 07:29 SAO - Carl Akbar 28 pass from Gene Cunningham (Mel Swolley extra point)
3Q: 07:55 PHO - Thomas Rivera 37 field goal
3Q: 02:46 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 13 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 09:02 SAO - Mel Swolley 38 field goal
OT: 11:32 PHO - Thomas Rivera 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:10 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 8 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
1Q: 03:12 SAO - Carl Akbar 3 pass from Gene Cunningham (Mel Swolley extra point)
2Q: 07:29 SAO - Carl Akbar 28 pass from Gene Cunningham (Mel Swolley extra point)
3Q: 07:55 PHO - Thomas Rivera 37 field goal
3Q: 02:46 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 13 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 09:02 SAO - Mel Swolley 38 field goal
OT: 11:32 PHO - Thomas Rivera 27 field goal

Team Statistics PHO SAO
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 22
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 331 381
- Offensive Plays 65 70
- Yards per Play 5.09 5.44
Net Rushing Yards 87 136
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 3.63 4.39
Net Passing Yards 244 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 249 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.95 6.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/19 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 2/23 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 31:12 32:22

Team Statistics	PHO	SAO
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	22
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	331	381
- Offensive Plays	65	70
- Yards per Play	5.09	5.44
Net Rushing Yards	87	136
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	3.63	4.39
Net Passing Yards	244	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	39 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	249	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.95	6.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/19	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	2/23	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	31:12	32:22

Drive Charts

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:55	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
1	3:07	3:17	OWN 20	8	25	Punt
2	7:12	4:37	OWN 27	7	44	Missed FG
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 37	4	44	Half
3	11:50	4:01	OWN 20	9	60	Field Goal
3	6:33	3:56	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	14:27	0:59	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
4	8:57	3:41	OWN 5	6	11	Punt
4	2:49	1:20	OWN 42	6	21	Missed FG
4	0:52	0:38	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
OT1	13:12	1:46	OPP 14	3	4	Field Goal

San Antonio Toros
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:05	5:58	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	14:50	7:38	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
2	2:35	2:04	OWN 36	7	34	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:10	OWN 21	6	31	Punt
3	7:49	1:16	OWN 20	3	2	Interception
3	2:37	3:10	OWN 25	9	29	Punt
4	13:28	4:31	OWN 33	10	46	Field Goal
4	5:16	2:27	OWN 31	6	34	Missed FG
4	1:29	0:37	OWN 44	3	9	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 43	2	3	Half
OT1	15:00	1:48	OWN 29	3	5	Interception

Game MVP: Gus Nixon, Phoenix Scorpions

Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Lamont Ledbetter	13	50	3.85	8
Emmitt Sutter	8	25	3.13	6
Gus Nixon	2	10	5.00	6
Rod Fleming	1	2	2.00	2

San Antonio	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ian Clancy	14	83	5.93	17	4
Brian Hamilton	10	26	2.60	6	0
Gene Cunningham	7	27	3.86	12	1

Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	40	27	249	1/5	2	29	0	100.9

San Antonio	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Cunningham	39	23	245	0/0	2	28	2	73.1

Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brady Parrish	7	12	37	5.29	0	11	0
WR Mo Sullivan	6	10	97	16.17	40	29	0
RB Lamont Ledbetter	6	7	42	7.00	11	13	2
WR Emmanuel Cassidy	3	4	23	7.67	0	10	0
TE Sherman Logan	2	2	29	14.50	0	17	0
FB Rod Fleming	2	2	8	4.00	5	5	0
RB Karl Mayes	1	2	13	13.00	1	13	0
WR Norbert Shields	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

San Antonio	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carl Akbar	6	10	93	15.50	22	28	2
FB Conrad Engel	5	5	55	11.00	28	12	0
WR Skip Mathis	4	10	33	8.25	3	21	0
RB Ian Clancy	3	4	18	6.00	0	11	0
WR Gilbert Dronett	2	2	20	10.00	0	12	0
TE Louis Williamson	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Henry Kirk	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
WR Joel Levine	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jon Banta	1	0	0.00	0
DE Dale Dunlap	1	23	23.00	0

San Antonio	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Antonio	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerome Dillon	4	191	47.8	47.3	60	1

San Antonio	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Travis Brakke	3	136	45.3	32.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Phoenix	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Rivera	2/4	0/2	0/1	37	2/2

San Antonio	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Swolley	1/3	0/2	0/1	38	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Antonio	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Skip Mathis	1	-5	-5.0	0
Terrance Levine	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norbert Shields	2	41	20.5	0

San Antonio	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joel Levine	4	93	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sammie Jennings	10	3	29	35
OLB Lenny Rodreick	8	2	31	39
S Derrick Jeatt	8	2	30	38
CB Cary Hanspard	4	0	30	35
CB Henry Robertson	4	0	30	38
S Jon Banta	3	2	26	32
CB Bruce Cottrill	3	0	22	26
DT Mark Rollins	3	0	30	37
S Alfred Griffin	2	1	8	8
DT Tracy McGarity	1	2	20	31
OLB Cary McWilliams	1	1	8	10
DE Dale Dunlap	1	1	28	36
DT Emmanuel Neeley	1	1	9	9
DE Wendell Uribe	1	0	4	6
ILB Xavier Berkebile	1	0	2	4
CB Sammie Corbett	1	0	1	4
DE Gene Dotson	0	1	30	36

San Antonio	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Matthew Browning	9	1	0.0	21	41
S Jonathan Burg	7	5	0.0	24	41
CB Lorenzo Compton	6	1	0.0	24	41
ILB Sammy Lynch	5	2	0.0	21	40
CB Darryl Barber	4	2	0.0	21	40
S Artie Battle	4	1	0.0	20	36
DT Marc Plezia	3	1	1.0	18	24
CB Terrance Levine	3	1	0.0	17	34
DE Ricardo Braham	3	0	0.0	21	40
WR Carl Akbar	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Robert Ackerman	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Brandon Bridges	1	0	0.0	3	0
DE Keith Holmes	1	0	0.0	20	40
S Kurt Blakley	1	0	0.0	3	18
DT Tracy Harmon	0	4	0.0	21	41
DT Lewis Janikowksi	0	1	0.0	4	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Phoenix	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mark Rollins	1	0	37
DT Tracy McGarity	0	2	31
DE Gene Dotson	0	2	36
CB Cary Hanspard	0	1	35
OLB Lenny Rodreick	0	1	39

San Antonio	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Marc Plezia	1.0	1	0	0	24
DE Keith Holmes	0.0	1	1	3	40
DE Ricardo Braham	0.0	0	2	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lenny Rodreick	7	0	0	39
S Derrick Jeatt	4	1	0	38
CB Cary Hanspard	3	0	0	35
ILB Sammie Jennings	3	0	0	35
CB Henry Robertson	2	0	0	38
CB Bruce Cottrill	1	0	0	26
S Alfred Griffin	1	0	0	8
DT Emmanuel Neeley	1	0	0	9
CB Sammie Corbett	1	0	0	4
S Jon Banta	0	1	1	32
DE Dale Dunlap	0	0	1	36

San Antonio	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Matthew Browning	7	1	41
ILB Sammy Lynch	4	1	40
CB Darryl Barber	4	1	40
S Artie Battle	4	0	36
CB Lorenzo Compton	3	1	41
S Jonathan Burg	3	0	41
S Kurt Blakley	1	1	18
CB Terrance Levine	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Quentin Hardy	3	3	1	22	0	35
Bryce Austin	2	10	0	21	0	39
Sherman Logan	1	1	0	6	0	8
Cornell Madison	0	2	0	20	0	37
Kirk Fulcher	0	2	0	4	0	9
Walter Bennett	0	1	0	22	0	33
Brady Parrish	0	1	0	20	0	34
Rod Fleming	0	1	0	16	0	28
Kerry Schwarz	0	1	0	20	0	32
Sammy Patrizio	0	0	0	2	1	6

San Antonio	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
J.C. Nixon	3	8	1	28	35
Gilbert Mayes	3	6	0	31	38
Kenyon Truc	2	4	1	30	38
Kent Emmons	2	2	0	31	39
Ray McKnight	1	3	0	30	34
Gene Dineen	1	1	0	3	4
Louis Williamson	0	1	0	7	9

Special Teams Statistics

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Mayes	2	19
Xavier Berkebile	2	13
Emmitt Sutter	1	10
Rod Fleming	1	7
Sherman Logan	0	16
Charles Anderson	0	16
Andre Franklin	0	15
Alfred Griffin	0	11
Cornelius Burroughs	0	11
Bruce Cottrill	0	9
Thomas Rivera	0	9
Dwayne Marsh	0	9
Jerome Dillon	0	8
Kirk Fulcher	0	8
Marshall Barnhardt	0	8
Sammy Patrizio	0	8
Norbert Shields	0	7
Sammie Corbett	0	7
Bryce Austin	0	6
Dale Dunlap	0	6
Walter Bennett	0	5
Cary Hanspard	0	5
Tracy McGarity	0	5
Brady Parrish	0	4
Emmanuel Cassidy	0	4
Jon Banta	0	3
Lenny Rodreick	0	3
Sammie Jennings	0	3
Mark Rollins	0	3
Derrick Jeatt	0	3
Henry Robertson	0	3
Gene Dotson	0	3
Bert Duncan	0	3
Cary McWilliams	0	2
Robert Bensen	0	1

San Antonio	Tackles	STPlays
Kurt Blakley	2	13
Terrance Levine	0	22
Brian Hamilton	0	19
Vincent Woods	0	17
Jesse Erickson	0	15
Joel Levine	0	13
Brandon Bridges	0	12
Sammie Zellner	0	12
Louis Williamson	0	9
Lorenzo Compton	0	8
Artie Battle	0	8
Skip Mathis	0	8
Mel Swolley	0	7
Gene Dineen	0	6
Travis Brakke	0	6
Kenyon Truc	0	6
Sam Franklin	0	6
Conrad Engel	0	6
Melvin Seymore	0	6
Tito Bensen	0	6
Gilbert Dronett	0	5
Ricardo Braham	0	4
Henry Kirk	0	4
Jonathan Burg	0	4
Matthew Browning	0	4
Sammy Lynch	0	4
Lewis Janikowksi	0	4
Keith Holmes	0	4
Darryl Barber	0	4
Tracy Harmon	0	4
Russell Ayres	0	4
Marc Plezia	0	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	16	60	3.8
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	7	1.4
Middle	21	98	4.7
Right	5	31	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	40	27	2	0	3	5	3	4	0

San Antonio	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Cunningham	39	23	3	1	4	2	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	70	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	11	154	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	17	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	104	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	59	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	70	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brady Parrish	12	7	2	37	0	34
WR Mo Sullivan	10	6	0	97	2	36
RB Lamont Ledbetter	7	6	0	42	0	28
WR Emmanuel Cassidy	4	3	0	23	0	21
TE Sherman Logan	2	2	0	29	0	8
FB Rod Fleming	2	2	0	8	0	28
RB Karl Mayes	2	1	0	13	0	17
WR Norbert Shields	1	0	1	0	0	14

San Antonio	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carl Akbar	10	6	0	93	2	23
WR Skip Mathis	10	4	1	33	1	26
FB Conrad Engel	5	5	0	55	0	21
WR Joel Levine	4	1	2	9	0	17
RB Ian Clancy	4	3	0	18	0	26
TE Louis Williamson	2	1	0	9	0	9
TE Henry Kirk	2	1	1	8	0	30
WR Gilbert Dronett	2	2	0	20	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Emmitt Sutter	1	5	5.00	3.13
Lamont Ledbetter	1	8	8.00	3.85

San Antonio	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Hamilton	2	4	2.00	2.60
Ian Clancy	1	2	2.00	5.93

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	6	4	20	3.33	6.23

San Antonio	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Cunningham	2	2	14	7.00	6.28

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Brady Parrish	3	2	-1	-0.33	3.08
RB Lamont Ledbetter	2	2	21	10.50	6.00
WR Norbert Shields	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

San Antonio	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Akbar	1	1	3	3.00	9.30
RB Ian Clancy	1	1	11	11.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Emmitt Sutter	2	0
Lamont Ledbetter	2	1

San Antonio	Rushes	Conversions
Ian Clancy	1	0
Brian Hamilton	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	9	5	4

San Antonio	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Cunningham	12	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brady Parrish	4	2	1
WR Emmanuel Cassidy	2	1	1
WR Mo Sullivan	1	1	1
FB Rod Fleming	1	1	1
RB Karl Mayes	1	0	0

San Antonio	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Carl Akbar	4	2	2
RB Ian Clancy	3	3	1
WR Joel Levine	2	1	0
TE Louis Williamson	1	0	0
WR Gilbert Dronett	1	1	1
WR Skip Mathis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)