Week 1, 2016

played in San Diego, CA

70 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Seattle Comets	7	7	0	7	-	21
San Diego Scouts	7	3	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 SD - Ike Blanchard 67 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)
1Q: 01:20 SEA - Bryant Westbrook 2 run (Allen Messina extra point)
2Q: 11:56 SEA - Bryant Westbrook 37 run (Allen Messina extra point)
2Q: 00:04 SD - Cris Merloni 49 field goal
3Q: 12:13 SD - Cris Merloni 23 field goal
4Q: 08:28 SEA - Melvin Keith 9 interception return (Allen Messina extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:04 SD - Ike Blanchard 67 interception return (Cris Merloni extra point)
1Q: 01:20 SEA - Bryant Westbrook 2 run (Allen Messina extra point)
2Q: 11:56 SEA - Bryant Westbrook 37 run (Allen Messina extra point)
2Q: 00:04 SD - Cris Merloni 49 field goal
3Q: 12:13 SD - Cris Merloni 23 field goal
4Q: 08:28 SEA - Melvin Keith 9 interception return (Allen Messina extra point)

Team Statistics SEA SD
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 332 256
- Offensive Plays 67 65
- Yards per Play 4.96 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 171 78
- Rushing Attempts 29 24
- Yards per Rush 5.90 3.25
Net Passing Yards 161 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 21 - 2 41 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 167 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.24 4.34
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/49 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/34 3/33
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 2/79
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:59 29:01

Team Statistics	SEA	SD
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	332	256
- Offensive Plays	67	65
- Yards per Play	4.96	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	171	78
- Rushing Attempts	29	24
- Yards per Rush	5.90	3.25
Net Passing Yards	161	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 21 - 2	41 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	167	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.24	4.34
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/49	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/34	3/33
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	2/79
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:59	29:01

Drive Charts

Seattle Comets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:31	1:32	OWN 48	3	3	Punt
1	9:30	1:36	OWN 42	3	3	Interception
1	7:54	6:44	OWN 20	15	80	Touchdown
2	14:14	2:39	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
2	10:07	1:26	OWN 11	4	20	Punt
2	6:50	2:11	OWN 29	4	16	Punt
2	2:54	1:10	OWN 24	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	1:21	OWN 20	3	10	Fumble
3	12:07	3:09	OWN 20	7	46	Missed FG
3	7:44	2:34	OWN 16	6	14	Interception
3	4:12	2:20	OWN 6	7	38	Punt
4	11:26	1:53	OWN 30	4	15	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 7	5	24	Game

San Diego Scouts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:29	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	12:59	3:29	OWN 18	6	47	Missed FG
1	1:10	1:56	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	11:35	1:28	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	8:41	1:51	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
2	4:39	1:45	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 29	7	39	Field Goal
3	13:39	1:32	OPP 12	3	6	Field Goal
3	8:58	1:14	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	5:10	0:58	OWN 46	3	-1	Punt
3	1:52	5:26	OWN 12	10	42	Punt
4	9:33	1:15	OWN 1	3	6	Interception
4	8:18	6:22	OWN 7	15	86	Downs

Game MVP: Bryant Westbrook, Seattle Comets

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bryant Westbrook	19	116	6.11	37	4	2
Leo Hoffman	9	57	6.33	13	3	0
Rickey Hitchcock	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
August Borb	15	51	3.40	9	0
Mitch Boone	5	2	0.40	6	0
Marlon Vinnick	3	13	4.33	9	0
Walter Gerbasi	1	12	12.00	12	1

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rickey Hitchcock	37	21	167	1/6	0	23	2	45.7

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marlon Vinnick	41	22	178	0/0	0	30	1	54.7

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Aaron Sheppherd	6	7	63	10.50	11	23
WR Hardy Collins	4	8	30	7.50	15	14
RB Bryant Westbrook	2	2	3	1.50	2	3
WR Stanley Lang	2	6	12	6.00	0	9
WR Nick Summers	2	6	28	14.00	19	18
WR Greg Broome	2	5	14	7.00	2	8
RB Jimmie Kinzie	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
FB Brady Linquist	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Brent Stinson	1	1	18	18.00	10	18

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB August Borb	6	7	38	6.33	16	18
WR Albert Davis	6	16	50	8.33	7	17
TE Oliver Linquist	3	3	44	14.67	19	30
WR Walter Gerbasi	2	6	3	1.50	0	4
WR Shaun Buchanan	2	2	8	4.00	0	5
WR Colin Bohrer	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
TE Renaldo Rollin	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
WR Horace Davis	1	2	24	24.00	6	24

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Melvin Keith	1	9	9.00	1

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chad Shapster	1	12	12.00	0
S Ike Blanchard	1	67	67.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rickey Hitchcock	1	0	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herb Connell	0	1	0	0
Stanley Jones	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tyrus Rodriguez	6	297	49.5	40.7	57	4

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nolan Hocking	8	365	45.6	41.4	62	4

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allen Messina	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cris Merloni	2/3	1/2	0/1	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aaron Sheppherd	2	34	17.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Pigott	3	33	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cornelius Mapes	7	0	0.0	19	32
S Billy Joe Peters	6	1	0.0	17	29
S Kelly Lockard	5	3	0.0	24	36
OLB Oscar Murray	4	1	0.0	17	33
CB Melvin Keith	4	0	0.0	19	33
CB Leonard Railey	4	0	0.0	13	24
CB Bob Hinsley	3	1	0.0	14	29
CB Shannon Webb	3	1	0.0	19	32
DT Glenn Rivers	3	0	0.0	21	33
DT Chuck Mitchell	2	0	0.0	8	20
WR Stanley Lang	2	0	---	---	---
DE Jonathan Palmer	1	2	0.0	10	23
S Jeffrey Goldstein	1	2	0.0	13	22
DE Desmond Martinez	1	1	0.0	14	18
DE Clyde Newton	1	0	0.0	21	29
DT Rob Sinclair	1	0	0.0	10	13

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ike Blanchard	8	1	0.0	29	37
ILB Ryan Calvert	7	4	0.0	29	38
DE Stanley Jones	5	3	0.5	23	32
DT Leon Russell	4	1	0.0	23	30
CB Chad Shapster	3	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Wesley Ogden	3	0	0.0	11	12
ILB Leslie Glenn	2	2	0.0	8	14
CB Herb Connell	2	2	0.0	15	26
CB Tommie Pigott	2	1	0.0	23	34
S Andre Maguire	2	1	0.0	24	33
OLB Jeremy Rayburn	2	1	0.0	17	18
DT Bart George	2	1	0.0	22	23
CB Graham Kato	2	0	0.0	24	24
DE Herman Samuels	1	2	0.5	15	25
DT Blaine Tatum	1	1	0.0	9	14
OLB Bruce Baker	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Marco Foley	1	0	0.0	7	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	1	0	20
DE Desmond Martinez	1	0	0	18
DT Rob Sinclair	0	3	0	13
DT Glenn Rivers	0	2	1	33
DE Clyde Newton	0	1	0	29
DE Jonathan Palmer	0	1	0	23
DT Dana Donaldson	0	1	0	12

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stanley Jones	0.5	0	1	1	32
DE Herman Samuels	0.5	0	1	0	25
DT Blaine Tatum	0.0	1	1	0	14
DE J.R. Price	0.0	0	1	0	13
DT Leon Russell	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cornelius Mapes	5	0	0	32
CB Leonard Railey	4	0	0	24
CB Melvin Keith	3	1	1	33
CB Shannon Webb	3	0	0	32
S Kelly Lockard	2	1	0	36
CB Bob Hinsley	2	1	0	29
S Billy Joe Peters	1	0	0	29
OLB Oscar Murray	1	0	0	33
DT Chuck Mitchell	1	0	0	20
S Jeffrey Goldstein	0	1	0	22

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ike Blanchard	3	1	1	37
CB Chad Shapster	2	1	1	26
CB Herb Connell	2	1	0	26
CB Graham Kato	2	0	0	24
CB Tommie Pigott	2	0	0	34
ILB Ryan Calvert	2	0	0	38
DT Leon Russell	1	0	0	30
ILB Leslie Glenn	1	0	0	14
OLB Wesley Ogden	1	0	0	12
S Andre Maguire	1	0	0	33
OLB Bruce Baker	1	0	0	2
DE Stanley Jones	1	0	0	32
DT Bart George	1	0	0	23
S Marco Foley	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Faulk	4	9	1	29	0	38
Roy Dowd	3	4	0	26	0	35
Tyrell Abrams	3	3	0	19	1	25
Vincent Backer	2	5	0	22	0	28
Brady Linquist	1	2	0	14	0	11
Herman Sutter	1	1	0	20	0	26
Albert Dunn	0	2	0	4	0	3
Preston Kemp	0	1	0	25	0	35
Brent Stinson	0	1	0	14	0	11

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
D.J. Jasper	3	6	1	23	38
Benjamin Groh	1	6	0	20	35
Clyde Hutchins	1	2	0	20	36
Oliver Linquist	1	1	0	18	21
Ricardo Weber	1	1	0	3	5
Roger Murdock	0	2	0	23	38
Johnny Barker	0	2	0	21	36
Tito Ward	0	1	0	4	6
Edward Brady	0	1	0	16	16

Special Teams Statistics

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Lang	1	16
Greg Broome	1	12
Jimmie Kinzie	1	3
Bob Hinsley	0	32
Leo Hoffman	0	21
Brent Stinson	0	15
Neil Fisk	0	13
Lance Cavoretto	0	13
Aaron Sheppherd	0	12
Jeffrey Goldstein	0	10
Thomas Singleton	0	9
Billy Joe Peters	0	8
Korey Donovan	0	8
Herman Sutter	0	7
Melvin Keith	0	7
Nick Summers	0	7
Jerald Reese	0	7
Clyde Newton	0	6
Desmond Martinez	0	6
Chuck Mitchell	0	6
Tyrus Rodriguez	0	6
Albert Dunn	0	6
Rob Sinclair	0	5
Brady Linquist	0	5
Allen Messina	0	5
Vincent Backer	0	4
Dana Donaldson	0	4
Kelly Lockard	0	3
Tyrell Abrams	0	3
Pat Nixon	0	3
Glenn Rivers	0	2
Oscar Murray	0	2
Leonard Railey	0	2
Shannon Webb	0	2
Preston Kemp	0	1
Jonathan Palmer	0	1
Cornelius Mapes	0	1
Neil Warren	0	1
B.J. Oliver	0	1

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Pigott	2	22
Herb Connell	0	19
Mitch Boone	0	18
Herman Glave	0	18
Edward Brady	0	17
Renaldo Rollin	0	17
Leslie Glenn	0	16
Ryan Calvert	0	14
Shaun Buchanan	0	12
Ricardo Weber	0	11
Xavier Coleman	0	11
Horace Davis	0	10
Rickey Deane	0	9
Nolan Hocking	0	8
Mitchell Bardon	0	8
Andre Maguire	0	8
Johnny Barker	0	8
Ike Blanchard	0	7
Oliver Linquist	0	6
Cris Merloni	0	6
Bruce Baker	0	6
Tito Ward	0	5
Butch Wayne	0	5
Blaine Tatum	0	3
Norman Handwerker	0	3
Leon Russell	0	2
Herman Samuels	0	1
Graham Kato	0	1
Albert Davis	0	1
Stanley Jones	0	1
Bart George	0	1
Marco Foley	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	16	79	4.9
Right	2	37	18.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	8	19	2.4
Right	10	38	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rickey Hitchcock	37	21	1	0	5	3	5	1	2

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marlon Vinnick	41	22	2	1	2	4	9	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	43	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	68	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	33	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	68	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	109	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Hardy Collins	8	4	1	30	0	20
WR Aaron Sheppherd	7	6	0	63	1	24
WR Stanley Lang	6	2	2	12	0	27
WR Nick Summers	6	2	1	28	0	22
WR Greg Broome	5	2	1	14	0	10
RB Bryant Westbrook	2	2	0	3	0	24
RB Jimmie Kinzie	1	1	0	3	0	13
FB Brady Linquist	1	1	0	-4	0	11
TE Brent Stinson	1	1	0	18	0	11

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Albert Davis	16	6	1	50	0	31
RB August Borb	7	6	0	38	0	24
WR Walter Gerbasi	6	2	0	3	0	24
WR Colin Bohrer	3	1	1	3	0	17
TE Oliver Linquist	3	3	0	44	1	21
TE Renaldo Rollin	2	1	0	8	0	21
WR Horace Davis	2	1	0	24	1	6
WR Shaun Buchanan	2	2	0	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bryant Westbrook	4	12	3.00	6.11
Leo Hoffman	1	5	5.00	6.33

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
August Borb	1	3	3.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marlon Vinnick	6	3	16	2.67	4.34

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Albert Davis	2	0	0	0.00	3.13
WR Colin Bohrer	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
WR Walter Gerbasi	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
TE Oliver Linquist	1	1	10	10.00	14.67
WR Shaun Buchanan	1	1	3	3.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Bryant Westbrook	3	3

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
August Borb	1	1
Marlon Vinnick	1	0
Mitch Boone	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rickey Hitchcock	11	4	2

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marlon Vinnick	12	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Greg Broome	3	1	0
WR Hardy Collins	2	1	1
WR Stanley Lang	2	1	0
WR Aaron Sheppherd	2	1	1
WR Nick Summers	2	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Albert Davis	4	1	0
WR Walter Gerbasi	3	0	0
RB August Borb	2	2	1
WR Colin Bohrer	1	0	0
TE Oliver Linquist	1	1	0
TE Renaldo Rollin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,500 (88,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (27,400)
End Zone 13,900 (19,700)
Mezzanine 8,000 (11,400)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (17,400)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (5,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,500 (88,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (27,400)
End Zone	13,900 (19,700)
Mezzanine	8,000 (11,400)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (17,400)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (5,600)