Stone Cold!
Oregon falters late, loses to El Paso 19-18
Week 4, 2006
 | Rockets (3-1) | 19 |
 | Ice (2-2) | 18 |
Portland, OR (AP) - Another week, another fourth-quarter collapse for the Oregon Ice. This week, however, it wasn't the defense that lost the game, but the offense. In the final period, starting QB
Maurice Brown was sacked for a safety and threw two interceptions, one of which occurred as the Ice were driving at the El Paso 37.
"I blew it today," said a dejected Brown, who has thrown four interceptions against just two touchdowns in the last two weeks. "I've got to turn the page and get ready for Tulsa next week."
In a nutshell, the game was one of missed opportunities. Oregon pulled to within two points at 17-15 with 10:03 left in the third quarter on a 68-yard (52 after the catch) touchdown pass from Brown to
Matt Brunner. After stopping El Paso at the Oregon 41, the Ice appeared to take control, moving the ball from their own five-yard-line to the Rockets' 37 in a 13-play, 5 five-minute drive. Unfortunately, on the first play of the fourth quarter Brown threw his first interception of the day, which was picked off without a return at the El Paso 21.
The Oregon defense held again, but Ice center
Lino Williams couldn't stop El Paso DE
Pierre Hinson, who sacked Brown for a safety, giving his team a 19-15 advantage.
With 2:48 left in the game, Oregon K
Craig Schanding connected on a 44-yard field goal to make it a one-point game, and the defense again came up with a stop, getting the ball back with 1:57 left in regulation at the Ice 37.
Unfortunately, Brown was intercepted on the first play from scrimmage at the El Paso 50, ending any hope of a comeback.
The game marked not just the second loss in a row for Oregon, but the second time in two weeks that Oregon's final possession ended on a Maurice Brown interception.
"It hurts, no question about it, losing our last two games by a total of four points," said Oregon GM
Grid Iron, pointing out that their last two opponents are a combined 7-1. "But close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades--not the CFL."
Around the League
Chicago RB
Arthur Brady, whose CFL single-game rushing record was broken earlier this year, is back in the record books after carrying the ball 47 times in a 30-27 victory over the Detroit Vampires. Brady finished the day with 223 rushing yards and a touchdown. Brady's 47 attempts broke his own record of 45, which he set in 2004.
Box Score
Attendance: 69,700 (73,300).
Weather: 73 degrees, stormy.
1Q: 00:54 ELP - Corey James 4 run.
1Q: 00:54 ELP - Bo Kitchings extra point.
2Q: 11:25 ORE - Craig Schanding 56 field goal.
2Q: 06:04 ORE - Safety, holding called in the end zone.
2Q: 01:54 ORE - Craig Schanding 47 field goal.
2Q: 00:17 ELP - Bo Kitchings 47 field goal.
3Q: 10:44 ELP - Tom Sonkin 17 pass from Ernest Lorenzo.
3Q: 10:44 ELP - Bo Kitchings extra point.
3Q: 10:03 ORE - Matt Brunner 68 pass from Maurice Brown.
3Q: 10:03 ORE - Craig Schanding extra point.
4Q: 11:26 ELP - Safety: Pierre Hinson sacked quarterback in end zone.
4Q: 02:41 ORE - Craig Schanding 44 field goal.
Game MVP: ELP 90 Pierre Hinson
El Paso 7 3 7 2 - 19
Oregon 0 8 7 3 - 18
Team Statistics ELP ORE
First Downs 19 13
Total Rushes 36 15
Rushing Yards 127 18
Yards Per Carry 3.5 1.2
Pass Attempts 27 39
Completions 17 22
Passing Yards 226 243
Yards Per Attempt 8.3 6.2
Sacked 2 4
Yards Lost 12 25
Interceptions 0 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
Total Plays 65 58
Total Yards 341 236
Yards Per Play 5.2 4.0
3rd Down Plays 6/15 7/14
Avg. YTG on 3rd 8.5 8.0
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0
Penalties 6 5
Penalty Yards 33 38
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time Of Possession 34:01 25:59
El Paso Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
48 Keith 20 71 3.5 23 0
42 James 8 21 2.6 9 1
2 Lorenzo 3 16 5.3 11 0
41 Easterday 2 13 6.5 10 0
88 Sonkin 2 0 0.0 3 0
89 Chavez 1 6 6.0 6 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
2 Lorenzo 27 17 226 8.3 26 1 0 2
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
41 Easterday 4 17 4.2 5 6 0
19 Joshua 4 67 16.7 7 23 0
89 Chavez 2 50 25.0 5 26 0
81 McCrae 2 24 12.0 5 13 0
88 Sonkin 2 28 14.0 2 17 1
42 James 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
84 Brogan 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
48 Keith 1 10 10.0 10 10 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
48 Keith 2 0 0.0 0
20 Bush 1 7 7.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
86 Daniels 2 14 7.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
5 Hill 7 271 38.7 49 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
4 Kitchings 1 1 47 2 2
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
90 Hinson 6 1 3.0 0 0 0
32 Bennet 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
30 Luce 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Schumann 4 2 0.0 2 0 0
59 Gaylord 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Dresslar 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Waters 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
22 Painter 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Gaines 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Javier 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
99 McCune 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
51 Roper 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
20 Bush 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Burchette 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
55 Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Price 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
55 Davis 0 0 0 0 4 1
41 Easterday 0 0 0 0 1 1
54 Schumann 0 2 0 0 0 0
77 Claypoole 0 0 0 0 2 0
72 Nathan 0 0 0 0 1 0
48 Keith 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Ivans 0 0 1 0 0 0
Oregon Individual Statistics
Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
45 Hill 10 18 1.8 5 0
39 Woodard 2 1 0.5 1 0
29 Woolery 1 0 0.0 0 0
42 Savoy 1 1 1.0 1 0
4 Brown 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
4 Brown 39 22 243 6.2 68 1 2 4
Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
89 Begin 6 46 7.6 18 12 0
86 Roy 6 48 8.0 19 12 0
87 Brunner 3 97 32.3 58 68 1
83 Dillon 2 30 15.0 0 23 0
45 Hill 2 7 3.5 3 4 0
82 Williams 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
29 Woolery 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
85 Guevara 1 8 8.0 1 8 0
Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
31 Eaddy 1 3 3.0 0
Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
45 Hill 3 48 16.0 0
83 Dillon 2 56 28.0 0
Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Shehee 4 174 43.5 56 2
Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Schanding 3 3 56 1 1
Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
95 Molloy 9 3 0.0 0 0 0
50 Pinard 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
76 Vanegas 6 0 1.0 0 0 0
26 Lerma 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
53 Macaluso 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
35 Twombly 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
33 Pilcher 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Flannery 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
51 Beane 2 5 0.0 0 0 0
31 Eaddy 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
29 Woolery 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Savoy 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Huth 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
30 Reagan 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Mauro 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 Roy 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Funderburk 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
98 Weatherly 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Jimerson 0 3 0.0 0 0 0
Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
57 Williams 0 0 0 0 0 1
75 Eaddy 0 0 0 0 1 2
68 Klein 0 0 1 0 1 1
45 Hill 0 0 1 0 0 0
42 Savoy 0 1 0 0 0 0
72 Covey 0 0 0 0 1 0
86 Roy 1 0 0 0 0 0
39 Woodard 1 0 0 0 0 0