Week 1, 2013

played in Phoenix, AZ

97 degrees, fair, calm

Utah Rattlers	6	0	3	8	-	17
Phoenix Scorpions	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 UT - Jay Phillips 34 field goal
1Q: 07:29 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 35 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
1Q: 00:23 UT - Jay Phillips 29 field goal
2Q: 11:31 PHO - Louie Meier 5 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 05:42 UT - Jay Phillips 31 field goal
3Q: 00:43 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 1 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 12:45 PHO - Lawrence Desrosiers 91 punt return (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 00:27 UT - Skip Nitschke 17 pass from Derrick Dotson (Quentin Hill run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:38 UT - Jay Phillips 34 field goal
1Q: 07:29 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 35 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
1Q: 00:23 UT - Jay Phillips 29 field goal
2Q: 11:31 PHO - Louie Meier 5 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 05:42 UT - Jay Phillips 31 field goal
3Q: 00:43 PHO - Lamont Ledbetter 1 run (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 12:45 PHO - Lawrence Desrosiers 91 punt return (Thomas Rivera extra point)
4Q: 00:27 UT - Skip Nitschke 17 pass from Derrick Dotson (Quentin Hill run for conversion)

Team Statistics UT PHO
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 356 267
- Offensive Plays 78 49
- Yards per Play 4.56 5.45
Net Rushing Yards 89 69
- Rushing Attempts 28 21
- Yards per Rush 3.18 3.29
Net Passing Yards 267 198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 27 - 1 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 285 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.34 7.07
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/18 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 5.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/54 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/61 2/87
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 34:08 25:52

Team Statistics	UT	PHO
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	356	267
- Offensive Plays	78	49
- Yards per Play	4.56	5.45
Net Rushing Yards	89	69
- Rushing Attempts	28	21
- Yards per Rush	3.18	3.29
Net Passing Yards	267	198
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 27 - 1	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	285	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.34	7.07
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/18	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	5.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/54	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/61	2/87
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	34:08	25:52

Drive Charts

Utah Rattlers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	3:32	OPP 47	8	30	Field Goal
1	7:11	2:21	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
1	3:09	2:51	OWN 46	5	42	Field Goal
2	11:25	3:09	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
2	6:40	1:16	OPP 32	3	-3	Punt
2	4:13	2:16	OPP 46	6	1	Punt
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	11:29	5:54	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
3	0:37	3:01	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
4	12:36	2:50	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
4	8:28	2:22	OWN 28	11	66	Interception
4	3:42	0:27	OWN 43	3	20	Fumble
4	3:08	2:48	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	9:30	2:19	OWN 33	4	67	Touchdown
1	4:50	1:41	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
1	0:18	3:53	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	8:16	1:36	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
2	5:24	1:11	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 20	4	20	Half
3	13:39	2:10	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
3	5:35	4:58	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
4	9:46	1:18	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	6:06	2:24	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	3:15	0:07	OPP 47	1	4	Fumble
4	0:20	0:20	OPP 40	2	-1	Game

Game MVP: Gus Nixon, Phoenix Scorpions

Rushing Statistics

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Hill	20	56	2.80	13	2
Ryan Owens	6	26	4.33	10	1
Derrick Dotson	2	7	3.50	5	0

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lamont Ledbetter	16	71	4.44	35	1	2
Trevor Nixon	4	0	0.00	2	0	0
Gus Nixon	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matthew Jeffries	30	16	167	1/5	0	22	0	69.7
Derrick Dotson	17	11	118	2/13	1	18	1	80.0

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	28	22	198	0/0	1	40	0	108.0

Receiving Statistics

Utah	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rickey Wall	6	11	54	9.00	3	17	0
WR Antoine Nutten	6	8	64	10.67	5	22	0
WR Darnell Herrington	5	10	66	13.20	17	19	0
WR Skip Nitschke	4	6	45	11.25	17	17	1
WR Ronald Coleman	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Quentin Hill	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
RB Ryan Owens	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Lewis Kugelmass	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Trevor Parrish	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0
TE Kenyon Sessions	1	2	9	9.00	8	9	0
FB Orlando Lowrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lamont Ledbetter	5	5	17	3.40	11	13	0
WR Cory Aydelotte	4	5	48	12.00	27	40	0
WR Louie Meier	4	7	59	14.75	9	27	1
WR Harvey Boyd	4	5	32	8.00	7	12	0
WR Norbert White	2	3	17	8.50	1	10	0
TE Josh Burks	1	1	13	13.00	6	13	0
TE Harvey Dennis	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Lawrence Desrosiers	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0

Interception Statistics

Utah	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kyle Fitzgerald	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Utah	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matthew Jeffries	1	1	0
Quentin Hill	1	0	0
Russell Ayres	0	1	0
Alonzo Iafigliola	0	0	1

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lamont Ledbetter	1	0	0
Ernest Whalen	0	1	0
Shane Hammond	0	0	1
Bryan Thurmond	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Utah	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Nogas	7	324	46.3	34.9	61	3

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Ennis	7	311	44.4	32.9	56	0

Kicking Statistics

Utah	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jay Phillips	3/3	0/0	0/0	34	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Herrington	4	61	15.3	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lawrence Desrosiers	2	87	43.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darnell Herrington	2	42	21.0	0
Ronald Coleman	1	24	24.0	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Conway	2	50	25.0	0
Harvey Boyd	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Utah	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ellis Moore	8	0	0.0	11	11
S Tommy Ozguner	5	3	0.0	20	28
ILB Alonzo Iafigliola	5	0	0.0	18	19
CB Rickey Waldron	4	2	0.0	9	22
ILB Grant Keeley	3	0	0.0	6	11
CB Jamal Hackett	2	2	0.0	19	26
OLB Dwight Starr	2	1	0.0	8	4
S Edgar Oberheu	2	0	0.0	17	23
S Gilbert Lane	2	0	0.0	6	8
QB Derrick Dotson	2	0	---	---	---
CB Stanley Garner	2	0	0.0	13	20
OLB Marvin Ellard	1	2	0.0	20	28
DE Courtney Fletcher	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Stanley Tudor	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Russell Ayres	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Zack Sims	0	2	0.0	9	18
DT Donald Ford	0	1	0.0	20	21
OLB Kenny Peterson	0	1	0.0	2	0

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dean Conway	9	0	0.0	28	50
S Blaine Hudson	8	4	0.0	27	50
ILB Cris Blake	6	4	0.0	25	28
S Derrick Jeatt	5	6	0.0	22	25
S Ernest Whalen	5	1	0.0	11	51
DE Desmond Martinez	4	1	2.0	21	43
CB Kyle Fitzgerald	4	1	0.0	19	57
CB Bryan Thurmond	4	1	0.0	24	46
DT Alex Schwartz	3	0	0.0	16	25
OLB Shane Hammond	2	0	1.0	18	21
DT Mark Rollins	2	0	0.0	16	28
OLB Norman Robbins	1	2	0.0	18	31
DT Tim Pray	1	0	0.0	15	31
OLB Ken Kacyvenski	1	0	0.0	4	4
DT Hunter Godfrey	0	3	0.0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Utah	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Rickey Waldron	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Zack Sims	0.0	0	1	0	18

Phoenix	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Desmond Martinez	2.0	2	1	1	43
OLB Shane Hammond	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Donovan Allen	0.0	0	2	0	22
DT Tim Pray	0.0	0	1	1	31
DT Alex Schwartz	0.0	0	1	0	25
DT Hunter Godfrey	0.0	0	1	0	16
CB Bryan Thurmond	0.0	0	1	0	46
S Ernest Whalen	0.0	0	1	0	51

Pass Defense Statistics

Utah	Caught	PPlay
S Ellis Moore	5	11
CB Rickey Waldron	3	22
S Tommy Ozguner	2	28
S Gilbert Lane	2	8
ILB Grant Keeley	2	11
CB Stanley Garner	2	20
CB Jamal Hackett	2	26
S Edgar Oberheu	1	23
ILB Alonzo Iafigliola	1	19
OLB Marvin Ellard	1	28
OLB Dwight Starr	1	4

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Conway	6	0	0	50
S Ernest Whalen	5	0	0	51
CB Kyle Fitzgerald	4	1	1	57
CB Bryan Thurmond	3	1	0	46
S Blaine Hudson	3	0	0	50
ILB Cris Blake	3	0	0	28
S Derrick Jeatt	2	0	0	25
OLB Norman Robbins	1	0	0	31
OLB Shane Hammond	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Utah	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Harden	3	7	1	24	2	46
Quentin Hardy	1	5	0	26	0	36
Lewis Brown	1	4	0	26	0	45
Sean Gilbreath	1	1	0	8	0	13
Kevin Walker	0	4	0	24	0	41
Terrance Heredia	0	3	0	27	1	46
Rickey Wall	0	2	0	26	0	44

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Bryce Austin	2	10	19	19
Kerry Schwarz	2	4	20	26
Bucky Horner	0	3	21	27
Sammy Patrizio	0	2	15	21
Dave White	0	1	6	4

Special Teams Statistics

Utah	Tackles	STPlays
Rickey Waldron	2	17
Edgar Oberheu	1	21
Ellis Moore	1	4
Ryan Owens	0	20
Hunter Poole	0	20
Lewis Kugelmass	0	19
Ronald Coleman	0	17
Kenny Peterson	0	15
Tommy Ozguner	0	14
Skip Nitschke	0	13
Darnell Herrington	0	11
Tom Cassidy	0	10
Sean Gilbreath	0	10
Grant Keeley	0	10
Ellis Blades	0	10
Trevor Parrish	0	10
Kevin Walker	0	10
Terrance Heredia	0	9
Jay Phillips	0	8
Wally Nogas	0	7
Orlando Lowrey	0	7
Kenyon Sessions	0	7
Herman Marischen	0	4
Vernon Powe	0	4
Courtney Fletcher	0	3
Russell Ayres	0	3
Jeremy Preston	0	3
Stanley Garner	0	3
Stanley Tudor	0	2
Zack Sims	0	2
Antoine Nutten	0	2
Rickey Wall	0	1
Lewis Brown	0	1

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Horning	2	7
Sammy Patrizio	2	6
Harvey Boyd	1	22
Dave White	1	17
Wayne Haggard	1	12
Kyle Fitzgerald	0	26
Trevor Nixon	0	24
Ernest Whalen	0	20
Ken Kacyvenski	0	19
Josh Burks	0	16
Lawrence Desrosiers	0	16
Desmond Martinez	0	10
Harvey Dennis	0	10
Norman Robbins	0	10
Norbert White	0	9
Matt Yoder	0	7
Dean Conway	0	7
Bruce Ennis	0	7
O.J. Clemons	0	6
Thomas Rivera	0	5
Preston Mazza	0	5
Mark Rollins	0	4
Blaine Hudson	0	4
Tim Pray	0	4
Cris Blake	0	3
Alex Schwartz	0	3
Sammie Lewis	0	3
Zack Newman	0	3
Shane Hammond	0	2
Derrick Jeatt	0	2
Hunter Godfrey	0	2
Scott Villanueva	0	2
Bryan Thurmond	0	2
Donovan Allen	0	1
Louie Meier	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	19	59	3.1
Right	6	27	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	14	56	4.0
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matthew Jeffries	30	16	1	1	3	3	5	1	0
Derrick Dotson	17	11	0	0	2	0	3	1	1

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	28	22	3	1	3	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	114	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	115	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	56	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	56	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	71	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	48	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Utah	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rickey Wall	11	6	1	54	0	44
WR Darnell Herrington	10	5	0	66	0	35
WR Antoine Nutten	8	6	0	64	1	29
WR Skip Nitschke	6	4	1	45	0	17
WR Ronald Coleman	4	1	1	11	0	29
WR Trevor Parrish	2	1	1	17	0	5
TE Kenyon Sessions	2	1	0	9	0	8
RB Quentin Hill	1	1	0	12	0	40
RB Ryan Owens	1	1	0	3	0	10
FB Orlando Lowrey	1	0	1	0	0	17
FB Lewis Kugelmass	1	1	0	4	0	16

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louie Meier	7	4	1	59	2	23
WR Cory Aydelotte	5	4	1	48	1	17
RB Lamont Ledbetter	5	5	0	17	0	18
WR Harvey Boyd	5	4	0	32	0	12
WR Norbert White	3	2	1	17	0	19
TE Josh Burks	1	1	0	13	0	13
TE Harvey Dennis	1	1	0	7	0	7
WR Lawrence Desrosiers	1	1	0	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Hill	3	1	0.33	2.80
Ryan Owens	1	1	1.00	4.33

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamont Ledbetter	1	1	1.00	4.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Dotson	8	5	40	5.00	6.94
Matthew Jeffries	3	0	0	0.00	5.57

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	3	3	14	4.67	7.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Utah	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rickey Wall	5	3	18	3.60	4.91
WR Darnell Herrington	2	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Trevor Parrish	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Antoine Nutten	1	1	5	5.00	8.00
TE Kenyon Sessions	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
WR Skip Nitschke	1	1	17	17.00	7.50

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harvey Boyd	2	2	9	4.50	6.40
WR Louie Meier	1	1	5	5.00	8.43

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Utah	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Hill	3	0
Ryan Owens	1	0
Derrick Dotson	1	0

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Lamont Ledbetter	2	1
Trevor Nixon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matthew Jeffries	8	4	3
Derrick Dotson	4	3	2

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Utah	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rickey Wall	4	2	2
WR Darnell Herrington	3	1	1
WR Trevor Parrish	2	1	1
WR Antoine Nutten	2	2	1
RB Quentin Hill	1	1	0

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Lamont Ledbetter	2	2	1
WR Louie Meier	2	0	0
WR Cory Aydelotte	1	1	1
WR Norbert White	1	0	0
WR Harvey Boyd	1	0	0
WR Lawrence Desrosiers	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,300 (89,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (27,500)
End Zone 18,000 (19,800)
Mezzanine 10,300 (11,400)
Sideline Seats 15,900 (17,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,300 (89,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (27,500)
End Zone	18,000 (19,800)
Mezzanine	10,300 (11,400)
Sideline Seats	15,900 (17,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (5,600)