Week 9, 2015

played in Phoenix, AZ

56 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Utah Rattlers	7	0	0	3	-	10
Phoenix Scorpions	7	14	3	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 PHO - Bart Keillor 23 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
1Q: 06:39 UT - Skip Nitschke 18 pass from Derrick Dotson (Mel Timmerman extra point)
2Q: 09:54 PHO - Monty Witt 10 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 02:53 PHO - Donald Myers 3 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 04:18 PHO - Thomas Rivera 18 field goal
4Q: 13:38 UT - Mel Timmerman 28 field goal
4Q: 02:04 PHO - Thomas Rivera 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:12 PHO - Bart Keillor 23 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
1Q: 06:39 UT - Skip Nitschke 18 pass from Derrick Dotson (Mel Timmerman extra point)
2Q: 09:54 PHO - Monty Witt 10 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
2Q: 02:53 PHO - Donald Myers 3 pass from Gus Nixon (Thomas Rivera extra point)
3Q: 04:18 PHO - Thomas Rivera 18 field goal
4Q: 13:38 UT - Mel Timmerman 28 field goal
4Q: 02:04 PHO - Thomas Rivera 41 field goal

Team Statistics UT PHO
Record 5-4 3-5
First Downs 12 21
- by Rushing 2 3
- by Passing 8 17
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 230 358
- Offensive Plays 56 68
- Yards per Play 4.11 5.26
Net Rushing Yards 62 92
- Rushing Attempts 22 36
- Yards per Rush 2.82 2.56
Net Passing Yards 168 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 1 31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 179 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.94 8.31
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/22 5/43
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/79 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 39
Time of Possession 25:50 34:10

Team Statistics	UT	PHO
Record	5-4	3-5
First Downs	12	21
- by Rushing	2	3
- by Passing	8	17
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	230	358
- Offensive Plays	56	68
- Yards per Play	4.11	5.26
Net Rushing Yards	62	92
- Rushing Attempts	22	36
- Yards per Rush	2.82	2.56
Net Passing Yards	168	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 1	31 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	179	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.94	8.31
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/22	5/43
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/79	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 39
Time of Possession	25:50	34:10

Drive Charts

Utah Rattlers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	4:15	OWN 22	6	21	Punt
1	7:07	0:38	OPP 29	2	29	Touchdown
1	3:42	3:16	OWN 45	5	21	Punt
2	12:32	0:51	OWN 9	2	16	Fumble
2	9:43	2:50	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
2	6:53	1:58	OPP 41	3	9	Missed FG
2	2:46	1:42	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 19	6	24	Punt
3	4:13	2:30	OWN 31	5	35	Punt
3	0:55	2:22	OPP 23	5	12	Field Goal
4	9:29	1:47	OWN 40	7	43	Interception
4	5:18	0:36	OWN 38	4	14	Fumble
4	1:56	0:52	OWN 7	4	7	Downs

Phoenix Scorpions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
1	8:45	1:38	OWN 8	3	29	Interception
1	6:29	2:47	OWN 41	5	21	Missed FG
1	0:26	2:54	OWN 20	7	26	Punt
2	11:41	1:58	OPP 15	4	15	Touchdown
2	4:55	2:09	OPP 46	7	46	Touchdown
2	1:04	0:55	OWN 33	4	18	Punt
3	12:06	7:53	OWN 15	13	84	Field Goal
3	1:43	0:48	OWN 20	2	3	Fumble
4	13:33	4:04	OWN 27	7	40	Missed FG
4	7:42	2:24	OWN 23	3	3	Punt
4	4:42	2:46	OPP 42	6	18	Field Goal
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 14	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Gus Nixon, Phoenix Scorpions

Rushing Statistics

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Quentin Hill	19	60	3.16	15	2
Renaldo Brignac	2	3	1.50	3	0
Derrick Dotson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lamont Ledbetter	26	87	3.35	24	2
Tyrus Fells	6	4	0.67	3	0
Gus Nixon	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Duane Nordby	1	1	1.00	1	0
Clifton Hooper	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derrick Dotson	32	18	179	2/11	1	28	1	69.6

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gus Nixon	31	22	274	1/8	3	25	1	116.8

Receiving Statistics

Utah	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Quentin Hill	4	5	46	11.50	33	28	0
TE Clay Riley	3	5	27	9.00	19	14	0
TE Kenyon Sessions	3	4	13	4.33	0	6	0
WR Trevor Parrish	2	5	22	11.00	4	19	0
WR Skip Nitschke	2	2	39	19.50	18	21	1
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Colin Horn	1	5	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Drew Matuzas	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Trent Upshaw	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Brad Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Phoenix	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louie Meier	7	11	111	15.86	50	25	0
WR Dominic Perkins	3	5	31	10.33	8	16	0
RB Lamont Ledbetter	3	4	24	8.00	12	13	0
WR Bart Keillor	3	4	44	14.67	9	23	1
WR Monty Witt	3	3	48	16.00	12	24	1
TE Donald Myers	2	2	7	3.50	1	4	1
RB Tyrus Fells	1	1	9	9.00	7	9	0
FB Clifton Hooper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Utah	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gilbert Lane	1	19	19.00	0

Phoenix	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Banks	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Utah	Fumb	Recov	Force
Clay Riley	1	0	0
Trevor Parrish	1	0	0
Marvin Ellard	0	1	0
Kenyon Sessions	0	1	0
Raymond Greene	0	0	1
Gilbert Lane	0	0	1
Roosevelt O'Neal	0	0	1

Phoenix	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Sinclair	1	0	1
Lamont Ledbetter	1	0	0
Tyrus Fells	1	0	0
Derrick Jeatt	0	1	0
Sedrick Hanks	0	1	0
Bryan Thurmond	0	1	0
Ben Helmuth	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Utah	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wally Nogas	6	226	37.7	30.3	51	2

Phoenix	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bruce Ennis	3	122	40.7	37.3	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Utah	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Timmerman	1/2	0/1	0/0	28	1/1

Phoenix	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Rivera	2/4	1/3	0/2	41	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Brignac	1	10	10.0	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sinclair	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Utah	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trevor Parrish	2	34	17.0	0
Trent Upshaw	2	45	22.5	0

Phoenix	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bart Keillor	3	77	25.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Utah	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marvin Ellard	10	0	1.0	33	30
S Roosevelt O'Neal	6	0	0.0	15	17
S Edgar Oberheu	5	0	0.0	30	26
CB Jessie Whitman	5	0	0.0	30	21
CB Jamal Hackett	5	0	0.0	36	32
S Gilbert Lane	4	5	0.0	28	28
DT Donald Ford	3	3	0.0	26	24
ILB Jerry Lehan	3	0	0.0	9	9
OLB Kenny Peterson	3	0	0.0	18	14
ILB C.J. Wickman	2	5	0.0	27	23
DE Danny Jostes	2	2	0.0	21	21
DE Dwight Heimulu	2	1	0.0	24	20
TE Kenyon Sessions	2	0	---	---	---
DT Benjamin Wheeler	1	2	0.0	22	19
DT Russell Ayres	1	1	0.0	11	10
DT Raymond Greene	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Moe Tong	1	0	0.0	15	11
G Terrance Heredia	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kelvin Grant	0	1	0.0	14	12

Phoenix	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Derrick Jeatt	5	2	0.0	22	29
ILB Bryce Flaherty	5	2	0.0	19	25
CB Billy Sinclair	5	2	0.0	16	28
DE Alan Palermo	4	0	1.0	16	26
S Blaine Hudson	4	0	0.0	22	31
CB Dean Conway	3	2	0.0	18	33
OLB Deron Hawkins	3	0	0.0	6	15
OLB Jerome Parker	2	1	0.0	14	16
DT Kyle Konwinski	2	1	0.0	16	19
S Chris Banks	2	0	0.0	12	20
DT Rico Mayes	1	0	1.0	19	23
CB Bryan Thurmond	1	2	0.0	19	29
DE Edgar Manning	1	1	0.0	8	20
WR Louie Meier	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Dustin Dunkin	0	1	0.0	4	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Utah	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Marvin Ellard	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Danny Jostes	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Russell Ayres	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Benjamin Wheeler	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT Donald Ford	0.0	0	0	4	24

Phoenix	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Rico Mayes	1.0	0	2	23
DE Alan Palermo	1.0	0	0	26
DE Lenny Webb	0.0	1	1	16
DE Edgar Manning	0.0	1	0	20
DT Kyle Konwinski	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Utah	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jamal Hackett	7	0	0	32
CB Jessie Whitman	5	0	0	21
OLB Marvin Ellard	3	0	0	30
S Edgar Oberheu	2	0	0	26
S Roosevelt O'Neal	2	0	0	17
ILB C.J. Wickman	1	1	0	23
ILB Jerry Lehan	1	0	0	9
DE Dwight Heimulu	1	0	0	20
OLB Kenny Peterson	0	1	0	14
CB Stanley Garner	0	1	0	23
S Gilbert Lane	0	0	1	28

Phoenix	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Derrick Jeatt	5	2	0	29
ILB Bryce Flaherty	3	0	0	25
CB Dean Conway	2	1	0	33
CB Billy Sinclair	2	0	0	28
OLB Deron Hawkins	2	0	0	15
OLB Jerome Parker	1	1	0	16
S Chris Banks	1	0	1	20
OLB Ben Helmuth	1	0	0	11
DT Kyle Konwinski	1	0	0	19
CB Bryan Thurmond	0	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Utah	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bill Stokes	2	7	20	0	31
Kennedy Holbrook	1	4	18	0	26
Vinny McMaster	1	2	2	0	3
Kevin Walker	0	3	21	1	32
Timothy Milts	0	2	21	1	29
Terrance Heredia	0	2	22	0	28
Jimmy Simmons	0	1	8	0	18

Phoenix	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryce Austin	1	9	33	0	27
Darrell Schwartz	1	7	29	0	24
Sedrick Hanks	1	6	31	0	28
J.B. Horning	1	1	3	0	5
Bucky Horner	0	4	34	0	30
Kerry Schwarz	0	2	24	1	28
Dave Glover	0	1	7	0	8
Donald Myers	0	1	19	0	17
Dixon Shapiro	0	1	5	0	4
Brenden Frederick	0	1	12	0	4
Tyrus Maxwell	0	1	14	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Utah	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt O'Neal	3	15
Juan Schultz	1	15
Amos Alderman	0	20
Stanley Garner	0	18
Trevor Parrish	0	17
Kenyon Sessions	0	16
Jerry Lehan	0	12
Brad Johnson	0	12
Drew Matuzas	0	11
Jimmy Simmons	0	9
Skip Nitschke	0	9
Wally Nogas	0	8
Timothy Milts	0	8
Harry Collins	0	8
Kennedy Holbrook	0	8
Jackie Robbins	0	8
Vinny McMaster	0	8
Kenny Peterson	0	7
Mel Timmerman	0	5
Trent Upshaw	0	5
Donald Ford	0	4
Edgar Oberheu	0	4
Gilbert Lane	0	4
Jessie Whitman	0	4
Jamal Hackett	0	4
Marvin Ellard	0	3
Danny Jostes	0	3
Lorenzo Sanford	0	3
Benjamin Wheeler	0	3
Renaldo Brignac	0	3
Dwight Heimulu	0	3
Moe Tong	0	2
Russell Ayres	0	2
C.J. Wickman	0	1
Colin Horn	0	1
Kelvin Grant	0	1

Phoenix	Tackles	STPlays
Monty Witt	3	12
Dustin Dunkin	2	12
Deron Hawkins	0	22
Billy Sinclair	0	17
Chris Banks	0	17
Tyrus Fells	0	16
Clifton Hooper	0	16
Deon Monroe	0	16
Blaine Hudson	0	14
Bart Keillor	0	14
Edward Money	0	13
Donald Myers	0	11
Thomas Rivera	0	10
Alan Palermo	0	7
Dave Glover	0	7
Dixon Shapiro	0	7
Brenden Frederick	0	7
Sedrick Hanks	0	7
Lenny Webb	0	6
Bryan Thurmond	0	5
Tyrus Maxwell	0	5
Michael Schumer	0	4
Bruce Ennis	0	3
Derrick Jeatt	0	2
Bryce Flaherty	0	2
Edgar Manning	0	2
Dean Conway	0	2
Kyle Konwinski	0	2
Bryce Austin	0	1
Dominic Perkins	0	1
Lamont Ledbetter	0	1
Rico Mayes	0	1
Ben Helmuth	0	1
Edgar Brandon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	13	40	3.1
Right	4	8	2.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	1	0.5
Middle	22	63	2.9
Right	10	31	3.1
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derrick Dotson	32	18	2	1	1	5	4	0	1

Phoenix	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gus Nixon	31	22	4	0	2	3	2	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	97	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	61	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	16	184	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	58	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Utah	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Clay Riley	5	3	0	27	0	17
RB Quentin Hill	5	4	0	46	1	29
WR Trevor Parrish	5	2	0	22	0	16
WR Colin Horn	5	1	0	10	0	20
TE Kenyon Sessions	4	3	0	13	0	14
WR Trent Upshaw	3	1	0	12	0	21
WR Skip Nitschke	2	2	0	39	1	21
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	0	3	0	18
TE Brad Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	4
WR Drew Matuzas	1	1	0	7	0	5

Phoenix	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Louie Meier	11	7	1	111	2	25
WR Dominic Perkins	5	3	1	31	0	26
RB Lamont Ledbetter	4	3	0	24	0	25
WR Bart Keillor	4	3	0	44	1	10
WR Monty Witt	3	3	0	48	1	19
TE Donald Myers	2	2	0	7	0	17
RB Tyrus Fells	1	1	0	9	0	6
FB Clifton Hooper	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Utah	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Quentin Hill	1	-3	-3.00	3.16

Phoenix	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lamont Ledbetter	7	8	1.14	3.35
Gus Nixon	2	-3	-1.50	-1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derrick Dotson	5	3	28	5.60	5.59

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gus Nixon	7	6	53	7.57	8.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Utah	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Quentin Hill	1	1	7	7.00	9.20
FB Jimmy Simmons	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Trevor Parrish	1	0	0	0.00	4.40
WR Skip Nitschke	1	1	18	18.00	19.50
WR Colin Horn	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Phoenix	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Monty Witt	2	2	24	12.00	16.00
TE Donald Myers	1	1	3	3.00	3.50
RB Lamont Ledbetter	1	1	13	13.00	6.00
RB Tyrus Fells	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Louie Meier	1	0	0	0.00	10.09
WR Bart Keillor	1	1	4	4.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Utah	Rushes	Conversions
Quentin Hill	4	1
Renaldo Brignac	1	0

Phoenix	Rushes	Conversions
Lamont Ledbetter	4	1
Gus Nixon	1	0
Tyrus Fells	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Utah	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derrick Dotson	7	3	1

Phoenix	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gus Nixon	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Utah	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trevor Parrish	2	0	0
TE Kenyon Sessions	2	2	1
TE Clay Riley	1	0	0
WR Colin Horn	1	0	0
WR Drew Matuzas	1	1	0

Phoenix	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louie Meier	2	1	1
TE Donald Myers	1	1	1
WR Dominic Perkins	1	0	0
WR Bart Keillor	1	0	0
WR Monty Witt	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,100 (89,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,900 (27,500)
End Zone 19,400 (19,800)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,400)
Sideline Seats 17,100 (17,500)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,400 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,100 (89,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,900 (27,500)
End Zone	19,400 (19,800)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,400)
Sideline Seats	17,100 (17,500)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,400 (5,600)