Wild Card Playoff Games, 2009

played in Atlanta, GA

58 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Phoenix Scorpions	7	3	14	3	-	27
Atlanta Rebels	7	0	7	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 ATL - Oliver Marchion 11 pass from Omar Morton (Jerramy Watkins extra point)
1Q: 02:03 PHO - Mo Sullivan 7 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 07:33 PHO - Thomas Rivera 32 field goal
3Q: 11:49 PHO - Dwayne Marsh 27 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 07:14 ATL - Nate Cox 14 pass from Omar Morton (Jerramy Watkins extra point)
3Q: 02:10 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 5 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 06:00 ATL - Jerramy Watkins 33 field goal
4Q: 03:59 ATL - Dan Bartels 72 pass from Omar Morton (Jerramy Watkins extra point)
4Q: 00:04 PHO - Thomas Rivera 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:38 ATL - Oliver Marchion 11 pass from Omar Morton (Jerramy Watkins extra point)
1Q: 02:03 PHO - Mo Sullivan 7 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 07:33 PHO - Thomas Rivera 32 field goal
3Q: 11:49 PHO - Dwayne Marsh 27 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 07:14 ATL - Nate Cox 14 pass from Omar Morton (Jerramy Watkins extra point)
3Q: 02:10 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 5 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 06:00 ATL - Jerramy Watkins 33 field goal
4Q: 03:59 ATL - Dan Bartels 72 pass from Omar Morton (Jerramy Watkins extra point)
4Q: 00:04 PHO - Thomas Rivera 41 field goal

Team Statistics PHO ATL
Record 12-5 7-10
First Downs 28 16
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 17 15
- by Penalty 5 0
Total Net Yards 393 341
- Offensive Plays 74 52
- Yards per Play 5.31 6.56
Net Rushing Yards 113 64
- Rushing Attempts 23 17
- Yards per Rush 4.91 3.76
Net Passing Yards 280 277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 29 - 0 33 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 304 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/24 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 5.49 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 12/18 5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/41
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/86 5/125
Interception Ret./Yards 3/42 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 35:27 24:33

Team Statistics	PHO	ATL
Record	12-5	7-10
First Downs	28	16
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	17	15
- by Penalty	5	0
Total Net Yards	393	341
- Offensive Plays	74	52
- Yards per Play	5.31	6.56
Net Rushing Yards	113	64
- Rushing Attempts	23	17
- Yards per Rush	4.91	3.76
Net Passing Yards	280	277
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 29 - 0	33 - 21 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	304	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/24	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	5.49	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	12/18	5/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	7/41
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/86	5/125
Interception Ret./Yards	3/42	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	35:27	24:33

Drive Charts

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
1	7:31	5:34	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	14:51	7:25	OWN 34	13	51	Field Goal
2	5:32	3:32	OWN 6	10	63	Missed FG
2	1:30	1:02	OPP 31	6	29	Fumble
3	13:46	2:11	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
3	7:09	5:04	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
4	13:01	2:26	OWN 31	6	15	Punt
4	5:53	1:07	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	3:45	1:14	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OWN 36	5	40	Field Goal

Atlanta Rebels
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	4:33	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
1	1:57	2:06	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	7:26	1:54	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
2	2:00	0:30	OWN 38	2	11	Interception
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 2	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:14	OWN 39	2	2	Interception
3	11:35	4:26	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown
3	2:05	4:04	OWN 26	9	31	Interception
4	10:35	4:42	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
4	4:46	1:01	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
4	2:31	0:45	OWN 13	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Gus Nixon, Phoenix Scorpions

Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamont Ledbetter	20	99	4.95	16	5
Emmitt Sutter	2	8	4.00	7	0
Gus Nixon	1	6	6.00	6	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Allen Cummins	10	41	4.10	28	1
Omar Morton	4	9	2.25	3	0
Anthony Jervey	3	14	4.67	8	0

Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	48	29	304	3/24	3	27	0	99.6

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Omar Morton	33	21	289	2/12	3	72	3	84.0

Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brady Parrish	7	10	67	9.57	30	20	0
RB Lamont Ledbetter	6	7	56	9.33	33	22	1
WR Mo Sullivan	5	16	42	8.40	3	16	1
TE Sherman Logan	3	4	43	14.33	16	24	0
WR Norbert Shields	3	4	40	13.33	3	17	0
WR Charles Anderson	2	2	12	6.00	4	7	0
FB Rod Fleming	1	2	11	11.00	11	11	0
RB Emmitt Sutter	1	1	6	6.00	6	6	0
WR Dwayne Marsh	1	1	27	27.00	0	27	1
WR Scott Wesner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Allen Cummins	6	8	37	6.17	19	15	0
WR Gene Watson	4	5	71	17.75	14	30	0
FB Carlos Grant	3	3	21	7.00	3	11	0
WR Pete Anderson	2	2	35	17.50	3	20	0
TE Nate Cox	2	3	27	13.50	5	14	1
WR Dan Bartels	1	4	72	72.00	47	72	1
TE Barry Bartholomew	1	1	12	12.00	1	12	0
TE Julio DePaoli	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Oliver Marchion	1	5	11	11.00	4	11	1
RB Anthony Jervey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Jon Banta	1	35	35.00
CB Cary Hanspard	1	7	7.00
ILB Sammie Jennings	1	0	0.00

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gus Nixon	1	0	0
Sherman Logan	1	0	0
Kerry Schwarz	0	1	0
Karl Mayes	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrone Sprout	1	0	0
Mack Miknich	0	1	0
Anthony Jervey	0	1	0
Eddie Barrett	0	0	1
Butch Hemstreet	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerome Dillon	4	184	46.0	41.5	54	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norman Mayes	3	144	48.0	45.3	59	1

Kicking Statistics

Phoenix	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Rivera	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jerramy Watkins	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Anderson	1	8	8.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Jervey	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norbert Shields	2	55	27.5	0
Scott Wesner	1	31	31.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Sprout	5	125	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick Jeatt	5	3	0.0	16	34
S Jon Banta	4	0	0.0	13	30
OLB Cary McWilliams	4	0	0.0	6	9
OLB Lenny Rodreick	3	4	0.0	16	33
CB Bruce Cottrill	3	1	0.0	12	24
CB Henry Robertson	3	1	0.0	16	35
DT Mark Rollins	3	0	0.0	17	32
S Alfred Griffin	3	0	0.0	6	9
DE Dale Dunlap	2	0	1.0	17	35
ILB Sammie Jennings	2	3	0.0	17	35
DT Emmanuel Neeley	2	0	0.0	12	24
DE Wendell Uribe	1	0	1.0	1	1
CB Cary Hanspard	1	0	0.0	17	32
OLB Andre Franklin	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Gene Dotson	0	1	0.0	16	34

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jimmie Pizir	9	2	0.0	22	47
S Butch Hemstreet	8	2	0.0	19	49
OLB Mack Miknich	7	0	0.0	13	34
S Archie Engott	5	3	0.0	20	42
DT Eddie Barrett	4	0	2.0	20	46
CB Anthony Blackwell	4	0	0.0	12	27
OLB Norman Garris	3	1	1.0	18	42
CB Darren Donald	3	0	0.0	20	43
DT Kenyon Tate	2	1	0.0	16	38
DT Craig Harkless	2	0	0.0	6	14
DE Phillip Sanford	1	0	0.0	21	44
S Willie Hallock	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Dan Bartels	1	0	---	---	---
TE Nate Cox	1	0	---	---	---
RB Allen Cummins	1	0	---	---	---
CB Roger Hammond	1	0	0.0	23	47

Pass Rush Statistics

Phoenix	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dale Dunlap	1.0	1	35
DE Wendell Uribe	1.0	0	1
DT Emmanuel Neeley	0.0	2	24
DT Mark Rollins	0.0	1	32
S Derrick Jeatt	0.0	1	34

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Eddie Barrett	2.0	0	2	0	46
OLB Norman Garris	1.0	0	0	0	42
DE Phillip Sanford	0.0	1	1	1	44
ILB Jimmie Pizir	0.0	1	0	0	47
DT Kenyon Tate	0.0	0	1	0	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Cary McWilliams	4	0	0	9
S Derrick Jeatt	3	0	0	34
CB Henry Robertson	3	0	0	35
S Jon Banta	2	2	1	30
CB Bruce Cottrill	2	0	0	24
OLB Lenny Rodreick	2	0	0	33
S Alfred Griffin	1	1	0	9
CB Cary Hanspard	1	0	1	32
ILB Sammie Jennings	1	0	1	35
DT Mark Rollins	1	0	0	32
DT Jerald Reid	1	0	0	11

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Butch Hemstreet	7	2	49
CB Anthony Blackwell	5	1	27
OLB Mack Miknich	4	0	34
ILB Jimmie Pizir	3	1	47
OLB Norman Garris	2	1	42
S Archie Engott	2	0	42
CB Roger Hammond	1	2	47
CB Darren Donald	1	1	43
DE Phillip Sanford	1	0	44
DT Eddie Barrett	1	0	46
S Willie Hallock	1	0	10
DT Kenyon Tate	1	0	38
ILB Jim Lynch	0	1	4

Blocking Statistics

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryce Austin	3	7	1	18	2	47
Rod Fleming	1	4	1	15	0	31
Kerry Schwarz	1	3	0	21	1	42
Kirk Fulcher	1	1	0	2	0	9
Cornell Sanford	1	1	0	22	0	44
Brady Parrish	0	3	0	16	0	44
Quentin Hardy	0	3	0	23	0	44

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tommy Borick	1	4	0	17	1	33
Donny Lage	1	3	0	14	1	32
Barry Bartholomew	1	1	1	5	0	3
Stan Wilcox	0	3	0	15	0	31
Sedrick Lee	0	1	0	12	0	24
Floyd Brooks	0	1	0	17	0	30

Special Teams Statistics

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
Karl Mayes	2	14
Xavier Berkebile	2	14
Emmitt Sutter	1	11
Gene Tatum	1	10
Andre Franklin	0	17
Cornelius Burroughs	0	17
Alfred Griffin	0	14
Scott Wesner	0	14
Dwayne Marsh	0	12
Sherman Logan	0	10
Thomas Rivera	0	8
Bruce Cottrill	0	7
Jerome Dillon	0	7
Kirk Fulcher	0	7
Bryce Austin	0	7
Deon Ramsey	0	7
Marshall Barnhardt	0	7
Sammy Patrizio	0	7
Rod Fleming	0	6
Cornell Sanford	0	6
Norbert Shields	0	6
Dale Dunlap	0	4
Charles Anderson	0	4
Emmanuel Neeley	0	4
Brady Parrish	0	3
Jon Banta	0	1
Lenny Rodreick	0	1
Sammie Jennings	0	1
Mark Rollins	0	1
Derrick Jeatt	0	1
Henry Robertson	0	1
Gene Dotson	0	1
Bert Duncan	0	1

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Jervey	2	18
Anthony Blackwell	1	16
Julio DePaoli	1	14
Roman Herndon	0	17
Dan Bartels	0	14
Carlos Grant	0	14
Tyrone Sprout	0	13
Reggie Bowers	0	11
Floyd Pence	0	11
Tyrell Holliday	0	10
Barry Bartholomew	0	8
Darren Donald	0	8
Eddie Barrett	0	6
Jerramy Watkins	0	6
Jim Lynch	0	5
Allen Cummins	0	5
Butch Hemstreet	0	4
Travis Agbabian	0	4
Nate Cox	0	4
Tommy Borick	0	4
Graham D'Amato	0	4
K.C. Craig	0	4
Norman Mayes	0	4
Frankie Cothern	0	4
Archie Engott	0	3
Phillip Sanford	0	3
Jimmie Pizir	0	3
Roger Hammond	0	3
Kenyon Tate	0	3
Norman Garris	0	3
Ed DiNicolas	0	3
Willie Hallock	0	1
Craig Harkless	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	14	90	6.4
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	14	60	4.3
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	48	29	4	2	2	9	4	1	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Omar Morton	33	21	3	1	0	3	5	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	60	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	76	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	141	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	40	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	122	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	90	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Sullivan	16	5	0	42	0	44
TE Brady Parrish	10	7	1	67	1	44
RB Lamont Ledbetter	7	6	0	56	1	39
TE Sherman Logan	4	3	1	43	1	9
WR Norbert Shields	4	3	0	40	0	28
FB Rod Fleming	2	1	0	11	0	31
WR Charles Anderson	2	2	0	12	0	9
RB Emmitt Sutter	1	1	0	6	0	12
WR Scott Wesner	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Dwayne Marsh	1	1	0	27	1	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Allen Cummins	8	6	37	0	20
WR Gene Watson	5	4	71	1	28
WR Oliver Marchion	5	1	11	0	22
WR Dan Bartels	4	1	72	1	15
TE Nate Cox	3	2	27	0	23
FB Carlos Grant	3	3	21	0	11
WR Pete Anderson	2	2	35	1	24
RB Anthony Jervey	1	0	0	0	15
TE Barry Bartholomew	1	1	12	0	3
TE Julio DePaoli	1	1	3	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	1	6	6.00	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	7	4	24	3.43	6.33

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Omar Morton	5	4	35	7.00	8.76

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mo Sullivan	3	2	14	4.67	2.63
TE Sherman Logan	2	1	5	2.50	10.75
TE Brady Parrish	1	0	0	0.00	6.70
RB Lamont Ledbetter	1	1	5	5.00	8.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Nate Cox	1	1	14	14.00	9.00
RB Allen Cummins	1	0	0	0.00	4.63
FB Carlos Grant	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
TE Julio DePaoli	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Oliver Marchion	1	1	11	11.00	2.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Gus Nixon	1	1
Lamont Ledbetter	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	15	12	10

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Omar Morton	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Brady Parrish	4	4	4
WR Mo Sullivan	3	2	2
WR Norbert Shields	3	3	2
RB Lamont Ledbetter	2	2	2
FB Rod Fleming	1	0	0
WR Charles Anderson	1	1	0
WR Scott Wesner	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Allen Cummins	4	4	3
WR Oliver Marchion	2	1	1
WR Gene Watson	1	1	1
RB Anthony Jervey	1	0	0
TE Nate Cox	1	0	0
TE Julio DePaoli	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)