Conference Semifinals, 2016

played in Washington, DC

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

St. Louis Rams	7	14	13	3	-	37
Washington Redskins	7	7	6	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 WAS - Nate Burleson 4 pass from Tom Brady (Josh Brown extra point)
1Q: 04:09 STL - Bennie Nori 16 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:56 WAS - Rick Forbes 2 pass from Tom Brady (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 04:24 STL - James Hardy 34 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:37 STL - Randy Upshaw 1 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 13:48 STL - Matthew MacIver 26 run (David Akers extra point failed)
3Q: 08:06 WAS - Josh Brown 18 field goal
3Q: 05:03 STL - James Hardy 32 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:33 WAS - Josh Brown 35 field goal
4Q: 01:16 STL - David Akers 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 WAS - Nate Burleson 4 pass from Tom Brady (Josh Brown extra point)
1Q: 04:09 STL - Bennie Nori 16 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 09:56 WAS - Rick Forbes 2 pass from Tom Brady (Josh Brown extra point)
2Q: 04:24 STL - James Hardy 34 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 00:37 STL - Randy Upshaw 1 run (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 13:48 STL - Matthew MacIver 26 run (David Akers extra point failed)
3Q: 08:06 WAS - Josh Brown 18 field goal
3Q: 05:03 STL - James Hardy 32 pass from Roosevelt Murphy (David Akers extra point)
3Q: 01:33 WAS - Josh Brown 35 field goal
4Q: 01:16 STL - David Akers 30 field goal

Team Statistics STL WAS
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 25 24
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 10 17
- by Penalty 5 2
Total Net Yards 480 322
- Offensive Plays 60 71
- Yards per Play 8.00 4.54
Net Rushing Yards 231 96
- Rushing Attempts 39 25
- Yards per Rush 5.92 3.84
Net Passing Yards 249 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 19 - 13 - 0 45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 259 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 11.86 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 5/2 4/2
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/43 7/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 6/184
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 39
Time of Possession 29:16 30:44

Team Statistics	STL	WAS
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	25	24
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	10	17
- by Penalty	5	2
Total Net Yards	480	322
- Offensive Plays	60	71
- Yards per Play	8.00	4.54
Net Rushing Yards	231	96
- Rushing Attempts	39	25
- Yards per Rush	5.92	3.84
Net Passing Yards	249	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	19 - 13 - 0	45 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	259	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	11.86	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	5/2	4/2
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/43	7/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	6/184
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 39
Time of Possession	29:16	30:44

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	7:18	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
2	9:48	2:35	OWN 10	7	31	Punt
2	5:49	1:36	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
2	2:42	2:15	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:30	OWN 42	4	58	Touchdown
3	7:58	3:06	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
3	1:25	2:48	OWN 40	5	7	Fumble
4	11:44	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	9:30	3:30	OWN 19	6	56	Fumble
4	3:37	2:28	OWN 33	8	54	Field Goal
4	0:35	0:35	OWN 41	1	-1	Game

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 37	9	63	Touchdown
1	4:03	9:15	OWN 20	17	80	Touchdown
2	7:13	1:24	OWN 28	3	38	Fumble
2	4:13	1:31	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 44	3	12	Half
3	13:30	5:32	OWN 48	11	51	Field Goal
3	4:52	3:27	OWN 44	7	38	Field Goal
4	13:37	1:53	OPP 47	3	6	Punt
4	10:24	0:54	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	6:00	2:23	OWN 25	10	33	Interception
4	1:09	0:34	OPP 45	3	4	Fumble

Game MVP: Roosevelt Murphy, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matthew MacIver	30	213	7.10	32	7	1
Randy Upshaw	7	14	2.00	5	0	1
Roosevelt Murphy	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shaun Casper	15	58	3.87	14	1	0
Ryan Torain	10	38	3.80	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Murphy	19	13	259	2/10	3	34	0	150.8

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	45	27	230	1/4	2	22	1	78.9

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR James Hardy	5	6	119	23.80	32	34	2
TE Mark Samuels	2	2	42	21.00	14	33	0
RB Matthew MacIver	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	8	8.00	1	8	0
FB Victor Meadows	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Bennie Nori	1	3	16	16.00	6	16	1
WR Jason Atkins	1	4	29	29.00	7	29	0
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	28	28.00	4	28	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marcus Henry	8	11	75	9.38	3	22	0
WR Nate Burleson	6	12	52	8.67	5	20	1
RB Ryan Torain	3	4	13	4.33	1	11	0
TE Alex Smith	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Shaun Casper	2	4	28	14.00	0	21	0
WR Rick Forbes	2	5	14	7.00	0	12	1
WR Brenden Stone	2	5	27	13.50	0	16	0
TE John Carlson	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Nathan Phillips	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Karl Paymah	1	13	13.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matthew MacIver	4	0	0
Roosevelt Murphy	1	0	0
Reynaldo Hill	0	1	2
Zach Walz	0	1	1
Gene Diaz	0	1	0
Blaine Moon	0	1	0
James Hardy	0	1	0
Gary Foreman	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Nate Burleson	2	0	0
Ryan Torain	1	0	0
Marcus Henry	1	0	0
Tim Crowder	0	2	1
Rick Forbes	0	1	0
Brenden Stone	0	1	0
Abdul Hodge	0	0	2
Allen Benware	0	0	1
Riddick Gerhart	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	2	82	41.0	35.5	42	1

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Ramirez	3	134	44.7	30.0	50	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	4/5

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Brown	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	1	4	4.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nate Burleson	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hardy	4	87	21.8	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brenden Stone	6	184	30.7	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Michael Huff	7	3	0.0	25	43
ILB Tyrone Bronson	5	2	0.0	19	30
CB Reynaldo Hill	5	0	0.0	25	44
CB Karl Paymah	4	2	0.0	24	43
CB Zach Walz	4	1	0.0	12	33
OLB Gary Foreman	4	0	0.0	18	29
ILB Sam Gambrell	3	1	0.0	22	42
S Joshua Barrett	3	1	0.0	22	44
DE Jarvis Moss	2	1	1.0	8	8
DE Ernie Halkin	2	2	0.0	18	42
DT Charlie Kolker	2	2	0.0	24	41
DE Deion Watkins	2	1	0.0	17	38
OLB Norm Alston	2	0	0.0	2	6
DT Grant Howard	1	1	0.0	9	4
DE Jake Pilkington	1	0	0.0	7	4
CB Mike Jenkins	1	0	0.0	4	15
DE Lionel Chandler	1	0	0.0	0	3
DT Ken Phillips	1	0	0.0	13	26

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Abdul Hodge	7	3	0.0	36	21
CB Derrick Martin	7	0	0.0	29	20
DE Tim Crowder	5	4	1.0	36	21
S Riddick Gerhart	5	1	0.0	31	17
DT Darrin Oliver	4	4	0.5	32	19
OLB Marc Abrams	3	2	0.0	24	11
CB Rich Silverstone	3	1	0.0	31	18
DE Calais Campbell	2	2	0.5	35	19
DT Marco Phenix	2	1	0.0	35	18
DT Nick Hayden	2	1	0.0	9	6
OLB Allen Benware	2	0	0.0	27	15
OLB Martin Garrett	2	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Gene Slatken	1	1	0.0	7	5
S Hugh Hoffman	1	0	0.0	28	8
CB Jonathan Cobb	1	0	0.0	25	9
WR Brenden Stone	1	0	---	---	---
S Dan Bressany	1	0	0.0	12	12
DE Robert Ledwell	0	1	0.0	7	2

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jarvis Moss	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Ernie Halkin	0.0	1	3	2	42
DT Charlie Kolker	0.0	1	1	0	41
DE Jake Pilkington	0.0	1	0	0	4
DT Ken Phillips	0.0	0	2	0	26
ILB Sam Gambrell	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Nate Houston	0.0	0	1	0	7

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tim Crowder	1.0	0	1	2	21
DE Calais Campbell	0.5	0	1	2	19
DT Darrin Oliver	0.5	0	1	0	19
DT Marco Phenix	0.0	1	0	0	18
S Riddick Gerhart	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Reynaldo Hill	5	1	0	44
S Joshua Barrett	4	0	0	44
CB Karl Paymah	3	1	1	43
ILB Sam Gambrell	3	1	0	42
ILB Tyrone Bronson	3	1	0	30
S Michael Huff	3	0	0	43
OLB Gary Foreman	2	0	0	29
OLB Norm Alston	1	0	0	6
CB Zach Walz	1	0	0	33
CB Mike Jenkins	1	0	0	15
DE Lionel Chandler	1	0	0	3

Washington	Caught	PPlay
CB Derrick Martin	4	20
CB Rich Silverstone	2	18
S Riddick Gerhart	2	17
CB Jonathan Cobb	1	9
DT Marco Phenix	1	18
DT Nick Hayden	1	6
OLB Gene Slatken	1	5
S Dan Bressany	1	12

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vinny Preston	4	6	36	1	20
Jamey Richard	2	8	29	0	19
B.J. LaRiche	2	7	33	0	20
Adam Kieft	1	4	28	0	13
Blaine Moon	1	3	30	1	19
Victor Meadows	1	2	21	0	11
Spencer Dodge	1	2	10	0	2
Mark Samuels	1	2	24	0	13
Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	18	0	3
Gene Diaz	0	1	18	0	4
Ted Reilly	0	1	8	0	6

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryce Rydze	1	7	24	0	43
Andy Alleman	1	4	25	0	46
Howie Malio	1	4	15	0	32
Levi Brown	1	3	10	1	14
Reggie Wells	1	2	21	0	41
Colin Conley	1	1	4	0	9
Marshall Sutton	0	4	21	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Jenkins	1	19
Randy Upshaw	1	17
Dexter Tharp	1	15
Jermichael Finley	1	15
Ted Reilly	1	14
Lamar Firebaugh	1	9
Michael Huff	1	6

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Nathan Phillips	1	19
Jeff Lester	1	17
Jonathan Cobb	1	14
Marcus Henry	1	14
Gene Slatken	1	14

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joshua Barrett	---	---	22	44	13	79
Michael Huff	---	---	25	43	6	74
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	25	44	2	71
Karl Paymah	---	---	24	43	1	68
Charlie Kolker	---	---	24	41	2	67
Sam Gambrell	---	---	22	42	2	66
Ernie Halkin	---	---	18	42	2	62
Roosevelt Murphy	39	21	---	---	---	60
James Hardy	34	18	---	---	8	60
Vinny Preston	36	20	---	---	2	58
Deion Watkins	---	---	17	38	2	57
Tyrone Bronson	---	---	19	30	7	56
B.J. LaRiche	33	20	---	---	3	56
Matthew MacIver	31	14	---	---	6	51
Blaine Moon	30	19	---	---	2	51
Jamey Richard	29	19	---	---	---	48
Gary Foreman	---	---	18	29	1	48
Zach Walz	---	---	12	33	2	47
Victor Meadows	21	11	---	---	10	42
Adam Kieft	28	13	---	---	---	41
Ken Phillips	---	---	13	26	2	41
Mike Jenkins	---	---	4	15	19	38
Mark Samuels	24	13	---	---	---	37
Lamar Firebaugh	15	10	---	---	9	34
Randy Upshaw	8	7	---	---	17	32
Bennie Nori	22	10	---	---	---	32
Ted Reilly	8	6	---	---	14	28
Jumbo Kudlacz	18	3	---	---	6	27
Gene Diaz	18	4	---	---	1	23
Kenneth Sanderson	11	8	---	---	3	22
Jarvis Moss	---	---	8	8	6	22
Jason Atkins	9	11	---	---	---	20
Jermichael Finley	3	1	---	---	15	19
Kurt Porto	---	---	3	4	11	18
Dexter Tharp	1	0	---	---	15	16
Tyrone Calico	1	1	---	---	13	15
Grant Howard	---	---	9	4	2	15
Jake Pilkington	---	---	7	4	3	14
Spencer Dodge	10	2	---	---	1	13
Nate Houston	---	---	3	7	---	10
David Akers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Norm Alston	---	---	2	6	---	8
Lionel Chandler	---	---	0	3	1	4
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	3	3
Corey Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andy Alleman	25	46	---	---	2	73
Bryce Rydze	24	43	---	---	5	72
Tom Brady	25	46	---	---	---	71
Marcus Henry	17	38	---	---	14	69
Marshall Sutton	21	37	---	---	5	63
Reggie Wells	21	41	---	---	---	62
Abdul Hodge	---	---	36	21	1	58
Tim Crowder	---	---	36	21	1	58
Calais Campbell	---	---	35	19	1	55
Marco Phenix	---	---	35	18	1	54
Nate Burleson	14	30	---	---	9	53
Darrin Oliver	---	---	32	19	1	52
Brenden Stone	15	29	---	---	7	51
Derrick Martin	---	---	29	20	1	50
Rich Silverstone	---	---	31	18	1	50
Allen Benware	---	---	27	15	7	49
Riddick Gerhart	---	---	31	17	1	49
Jonathan Cobb	---	---	25	9	14	48
Nathan Phillips	11	18	---	---	19	48
Howie Malio	15	32	---	---	---	47
Shaun Casper	15	28	---	---	---	43
Hugh Hoffman	---	---	28	8	3	39
Marc Abrams	---	---	24	11	4	39
John Carlson	15	20	---	---	4	39
Alex Smith	10	12	---	---	15	37
Rick Forbes	9	21	---	---	---	30
Levi Brown	10	14	---	---	5	29
Cedric Philip	5	7	---	---	17	29
Gene Slatken	---	---	7	5	14	26
Ryan Torain	10	15	---	---	---	25
Dan Bressany	---	---	12	12	---	24
Brett Winders	---	---	9	4	10	23
Jeff Lester	0	2	---	---	17	19
Ernest Burton	4	10	---	---	5	19
Harvey Spano	5	8	---	---	5	18
Nick Hayden	---	---	9	6	1	16
Colin Conley	4	9	---	---	3	16
Donald Buchanan	---	---	3	0	12	15
Martin Garrett	---	---	8	5	---	13
Robert Ledwell	---	---	7	2	2	11
Josh Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
Antrel Rolle	---	---	5	1	---	6
Dennis Ramirez	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jordan Palmer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charles Godfrey	---	---	0	0	1	1
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	52	4.3
Middle	15	109	7.3
Right	11	71	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	6	32	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Murphy	19	13	6	1	0	0	4	4	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	45	27	3	1	1	4	8	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	17	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	19	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	67	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	156	22.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	67	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	99	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	63	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Hardy	6	5	119	3	18
WR Jason Atkins	4	1	29	1	11
WR Bennie Nori	3	1	16	0	10
TE Mark Samuels	2	2	42	1	13
RB Matthew MacIver	1	1	15	0	14
FB Ted Reilly	1	1	8	0	6
FB Victor Meadows	1	1	2	0	11
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	28	1	1

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nate Burleson	12	6	1	52	1	30
WR Marcus Henry	11	8	0	75	1	38
WR Rick Forbes	5	2	0	14	0	21
WR Brenden Stone	5	2	0	27	0	29
RB Shaun Casper	4	2	0	28	1	28
RB Ryan Torain	4	3	0	13	0	15
TE Alex Smith	2	2	0	10	0	12
TE John Carlson	1	1	0	7	0	20
FB Nathan Phillips	1	1	0	4	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew MacIver	3	1	0.33	7.10
Randy Upshaw	2	6	3.00	2.00

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shaun Casper	3	12	4.00	3.87
Ryan Torain	2	5	2.50	3.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Murphy	3	3	30	10.00	13.63

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	11	7	33	3.00	5.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Victor Meadows	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	16	16.00	5.33
WR James Hardy	1	1	12	12.00	19.83

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nate Burleson	4	2	7	1.75	4.33
RB Ryan Torain	2	1	1	0.50	3.25
WR Marcus Henry	2	2	7	3.50	6.82
WR Brenden Stone	2	1	16	8.00	5.40
WR Rick Forbes	1	1	2	2.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Randy Upshaw	2	1
Matthew MacIver	1	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Ryan Torain	3	2
Shaun Casper	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Murphy	6	3	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	10	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Nori	3	1	1
WR Jason Atkins	1	0	0
WR James Hardy	1	1	1
TE Mark Samuels	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Nate Burleson	3	2	2
RB Ryan Torain	3	3	1
WR Marcus Henry	2	2	0
RB Shaun Casper	1	0	0
FB Nathan Phillips	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,900 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (20,900)
End Zone 15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (7,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,900 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (20,900)
End Zone	15,100 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (7,000)