Conference Finals, 2018

played in Chicago, IL

35 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	0	-	14
Chicago Bears	0	10	3	17	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 ATL - Everett Wiggins 4 pass from Tyrone McNeil (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 12:24 ATL - Eddie Royal 7 pass from Tyrone McNeil (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CHI - T.J. Flowers 25 field goal
2Q: 00:39 CHI - Andrew Franz 74 fumble return (T.J. Flowers extra point)
3Q: 08:02 CHI - T.J. Flowers 48 field goal
4Q: 12:18 CHI - Karl Wright 20 pass from Lenny Wiggins (T.J. Flowers extra point)
4Q: 10:42 CHI - T.J. Flowers 51 field goal
4Q: 02:16 CHI - Darren McFadden 3 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:43 ATL - Everett Wiggins 4 pass from Tyrone McNeil (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 12:24 ATL - Eddie Royal 7 pass from Tyrone McNeil (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 06:18 CHI - T.J. Flowers 25 field goal
2Q: 00:39 CHI - Andrew Franz 74 fumble return (T.J. Flowers extra point)
3Q: 08:02 CHI - T.J. Flowers 48 field goal
4Q: 12:18 CHI - Karl Wright 20 pass from Lenny Wiggins (T.J. Flowers extra point)
4Q: 10:42 CHI - T.J. Flowers 51 field goal
4Q: 02:16 CHI - Darren McFadden 3 run (T.J. Flowers extra point)

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 11-8 13-6
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 281 305
- Offensive Plays 70 63
- Yards per Play 4.01 4.84
Net Rushing Yards 86 137
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards per Rush 4.30 4.28
Net Passing Yards 195 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 25 - 0 29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/40 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 5/3 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/32 3/26
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 2/13
Kick Returns/Yards 5/182 2/35
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:22 33:38

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	11-8	13-6
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	281	305
- Offensive Plays	70	63
- Yards per Play	4.01	4.84
Net Rushing Yards	86	137
- Rushing Attempts	20	32
- Yards per Rush	4.30	4.28
Net Passing Yards	195	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 25 - 0	29 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/40	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	5/3	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/32	3/26
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	2/13
Kick Returns/Yards	5/182	2/35
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:22	33:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:56	3:18	OWN 46	6	54	Touchdown
1	7:10	1:16	OWN 3	3	4	Punt
1	5:54	1:45	OPP 48	3	-2	Punt
1	0:11	2:57	OWN 43	8	57	Touchdown
2	6:10	2:16	OWN 40	6	12	Punt
2	1:59	1:26	OWN 44	5	30	Fumble
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 32	1	8	Half
3	15:00	1:55	OWN 8	4	4	Punt
3	11:36	1:09	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
3	7:56	5:41	OWN 20	14	73	Fumble
4	10:36	2:29	OPP 49	7	17	Downs
4	5:54	0:36	OWN 18	4	8	Downs
4	2:07	1:30	OWN 38	7	11	Downs

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:04	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	10:38	3:28	OWN 24	5	28	Punt
1	4:09	3:58	OWN 20	9	44	Missed FG
2	12:14	6:04	OWN 25	10	67	Field Goal
2	3:54	1:55	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
3	13:05	1:29	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	10:27	2:31	50	6	19	Field Goal
3	2:15	5:13	OWN 7	9	93	Touchdown
4	11:55	1:19	OPP 42	3	8	Field Goal
4	8:07	2:13	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
4	5:18	3:11	OPP 26	5	26	Touchdown
4	0:37	0:37	OPP 49	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Kurt Cervantes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zach Huffman	11	60	5.45	21	2
Lorenzo Booker	7	17	2.43	10	1
Tyrone McNeil	1	8	8.00	8	0
Brian Leonard	1	1	1.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darren McFadden	20	102	5.10	19	3	1
Dominic Dodge	9	37	4.11	16	1	0
Lenny Wiggins	3	-2	-0.67	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrone McNeil	43	25	235	7/40	2	21	0	88.8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Wiggins	29	18	179	2/11	1	21	0	91.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Royal	9	13	98	10.89	5	21	1
RB Zach Huffman	4	4	25	6.25	0	11	0
FB Brian Leonard	3	7	17	5.67	6	8	0
WR Paul Williams	3	5	39	13.00	4	18	0
WR Dave Allison	2	3	27	13.50	10	18	0
WR Everett Wiggins	2	3	15	7.50	0	11	1
RB Lorenzo Booker	1	5	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Moe Looper	1	3	11	11.00	5	11	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Darren McFadden	5	7	21	4.20	9	7	0
TE J.T. Large	3	3	16	5.33	3	11	0
WR Brandon Williams	2	2	19	9.50	0	13	0
WR Donnie Avery	2	5	30	15.00	10	20	0
WR Jerome Simpson	2	5	29	14.50	0	20	0
TE Karl Wright	2	5	32	16.00	1	20	1
WR Mohamed Massaquoi	1	1	11	11.00	8	11	0
WR Ramses Barden	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lorenzo Booker	1	1	0
Tyrone McNeil	1	0	0
Chad Neasman	1	0	0
Zach Huffman	1	0	0
Julio Baker	1	0	0
Brian Leonard	0	1	0
Jon Dupre	0	1	0
Dana Washington	0	0	1
Dave Allison	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ramses Barden	2	0	0	0
Dominic Dodge	0	1	1	0
Andrew Franz	0	1	0	1
Gaines Adams	0	1	0	0
Clint Sintim	0	1	0	0
Kurt Cervantes	0	0	1	0
Cornell Nicoloro	0	0	1	0
Karl Wright	0	0	1	0
Kelvin Banks	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clay Barlow	5	232	46.4	39.8	50	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	5	236	47.2	43.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
T.J. Flowers	3/4	2/3	1/2	51	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Baker	3	17	5.7	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ramses Barden	2	13	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	5	182	36.4	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernie Adachi	2	35	17.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	6	2	1.0	31	30
S Clyde Ingalls	6	3	0.0	29	29
CB Leslie Cotter	4	1	0.0	22	28
OLB Bill Erickson	3	3	0.5	22	26
DE Jason Lynch	3	3	0.5	31	31
DT Claude Wroten	3	3	0.0	28	30
CB Calvin Borders	3	1	0.0	31	31
ILB Bart Shea	3	1	0.0	23	28
S Tom Zhao	3	1	0.0	29	29
ILB Dean Willis	3	0	0.0	9	3
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	0.0	30	31
DE Chuck Ward	2	1	0.0	28	30
OLB Sean Seleski	2	0	0.0	8	2
S Brandon Flowers	2	0	0.0	6	7
S Dana Washington	1	0	0.0	3	2
DT Jon Dupre	1	0	0.0	11	2
ILB Damon Ramirez	0	1	0.0	10	2

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Cornell Nicoloro	10	3	0.0	19	49
OLB Tom Sprincz	7	0	0.5	15	35
CB Glen Cameron	6	0	1.0	13	41
DE Kurt Cervantes	5	2	3.5	19	49
S Ernie Adachi	5	3	0.0	14	40
ILB David Harris	3	1	0.0	20	47
DT Quentin Stargell	2	1	0.5	15	40
OLB Clarence Gretzky	2	0	0.0	8	10
DT Wes Airey	2	0	0.0	15	25
CB Andrew Franz	2	0	0.0	10	24
CB Kelvin Banks	2	0	0.0	16	50
DE Gaines Adams	1	1	1.5	19	50
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	1	0.0	13	39
S Rashad Johnson	1	0	0.0	3	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	1.0	0	0	0	30
OLB Bill Erickson	0.5	1	0	0	26
DE Jason Lynch	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Chuck Ward	0.0	0	3	3	30

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kurt Cervantes	3.5	0	1	0	49
DE Gaines Adams	1.5	0	0	1	50
CB Glen Cameron	1.0	0	0	0	41
DT Quentin Stargell	0.5	0	2	0	40
OLB Tom Sprincz	0.5	0	0	0	35
DT Wes Airey	0.0	1	1	0	25
ILB David Harris	0.0	0	1	0	47
DE Dexter Villarreal	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chad Neasman	3	2	31
S Clyde Ingalls	3	0	29
OLB Bill Erickson	3	0	26
CB Leslie Cotter	3	0	28
S Tom Zhao	2	0	29
CB Calvin Borders	1	1	31
ILB Bart Shea	1	1	28
DE Chuck Ward	1	0	30
S Brandon Flowers	1	0	7

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Tom Sprincz	5	0	35
S Cornell Nicoloro	5	0	49
CB Glen Cameron	4	1	41
CB Kelvin Banks	3	1	50
DT Quentin Stargell	2	0	40
CB J.C. Ehlert	1	2	39
ILB David Harris	1	0	47
DE Kurt Cervantes	1	0	49
OLB Clarence Gretzky	1	0	10
CB Andrew Franz	1	0	24
S Ernie Adachi	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kelly Fortier	5	6	17	0	43
Mike Pollak	1	5	18	0	45
Davin Joseph	1	2	13	2	37
Xavier Fulton	1	2	8	0	18
Wesley Covington	0	2	20	4	45
Jason Pociask	0	1	7	0	25
Les Fincher	0	1	5	0	7
Andrew Whitworth	0	0	12	1	37

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ryan Kalil	4	8	0	30	0	28
Frank Sommer	3	5	0	28	0	29
Arnold Kinney	2	5	1	23	0	27
William Jordan	2	5	0	20	0	25
Sam Baker	2	2	0	18	1	9
Alex Ardan	0	2	0	17	0	20
J.T. Large	0	2	0	24	0	21
David Baas	0	1	0	15	1	11

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dave Allison	2	19
Sean Seleski	1	22
Dana Washington	1	14
Brandon Jacobs	1	14

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Jacob Hester	3	17
Karl Wright	2	18
Josh Pierson	2	14
Dominic Dodge	1	24

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chad Neasman	---	---	30	31	12	73
Tyrone McNeil	20	50	---	---	---	70
Calvin Borders	---	---	31	31	4	66
Chuck Ward	---	---	28	30	8	66
Jason Lynch	---	---	31	31	4	66
Wesley Covington	20	45	---	---	---	65
Shawn Crable	---	---	31	30	4	65
Eddie Royal	17	47	---	---	---	64
Mike Pollak	18	45	---	---	---	63
Claude Wroten	---	---	28	30	4	62
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	29	29	4	62
Tom Zhao	---	---	29	29	3	61
Kelly Fortier	17	43	---	---	---	60
Brian Leonard	15	34	---	---	8	57
Davin Joseph	13	37	---	---	5	55
Bart Shea	---	---	23	28	4	55
Leslie Cotter	---	---	22	28	3	53
Bill Erickson	---	---	22	26	2	50
Andrew Whitworth	12	37	---	---	---	49
Moe Looper	15	30	---	---	---	45
Jason Pociask	7	25	---	---	11	43
Dave Allison	6	12	---	---	19	37
Lorenzo Booker	7	26	---	---	1	34
Zach Huffman	13	21	---	---	---	34
Everett Wiggins	9	24	---	---	---	33
Sean Seleski	---	---	8	2	22	32
Xavier Fulton	8	18	---	---	5	31
Paul Williams	4	17	---	---	9	30
Brian Boone	7	16	---	---	5	28
Les Fincher	5	7	---	---	12	24
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	1	0	20	21
Brandon Flowers	---	---	6	7	8	21
Dean Willis	---	---	9	3	7	19
Dana Washington	---	---	3	2	14	19
Lester Allen	2	3	---	---	14	19
Burt Cavoretto	5	9	---	---	5	19
Jon Dupre	---	---	11	2	6	19
Malcolm Kelly	0	4	---	---	11	15
Brandon Jacobs	0	0	---	---	14	14
Damon Ramirez	---	---	10	2	1	13
Julio Baker	---	---	0	0	7	7
Clay Barlow	0	0	---	---	5	5
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	3	3
Xavier Canales	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Brown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tom Estell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gaines Adams	---	---	19	50	---	69
Kurt Cervantes	---	---	19	49	---	68
Cornell Nicoloro	---	---	19	49	---	68
Lenny Wiggins	32	31	---	---	4	67
David Harris	---	---	20	47	---	67
Kelvin Banks	---	---	16	50	---	66
Ernie Adachi	---	---	14	40	11	65
Frank Sommer	28	29	---	---	6	63
Glen Cameron	---	---	13	41	9	63
J.C. Ehlert	---	---	13	39	11	63
Donnie Avery	31	28	---	---	---	59
Ryan Kalil	30	28	---	---	---	58
J.T. Large	24	21	---	---	13	58
Quentin Stargell	---	---	15	40	---	55
Tom Sprincz	---	---	15	35	---	50
Arnold Kinney	23	27	---	---	---	50
Karl Wright	17	13	---	---	18	48
Alex Ardan	17	20	---	---	9	46
William Jordan	20	25	---	---	---	45
Darren McFadden	23	21	---	---	---	44
Wes Airey	---	---	15	25	---	40
Dominic Dodge	9	6	---	---	24	39
Jerome Simpson	15	18	---	---	5	38
Myron Jose	17	15	---	---	5	37
Clint Sintim	---	---	5	15	17	37
Sam Baker	18	9	---	---	9	36
Ramses Barden	10	12	---	---	14	36
Jacob Hester	9	8	---	---	17	34
Andrew Franz	---	---	10	24	---	34
David Baas	15	11	---	---	3	29
Clarence Gretzky	---	---	8	10	9	27
Dexter Villarreal	---	---	4	10	10	24
Josh Pierson	---	---	1	4	14	19
Mohamed Massaquoi	0	4	---	---	15	19
Danny Blank	4	4	---	---	9	17
Duke Robinson	5	2	---	---	9	16
Kyle Giles	---	---	4	11	---	15
Brandon Williams	5	9	---	---	---	14
Karl Long	---	---	4	9	---	13
T.J. Flowers	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rashad Johnson	---	---	3	1	3	7
Alvin Bowen	---	---	3	1	2	6
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	5	5
Deron Wolfe	---	---	0	0	2	2
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Josh Freeman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	13	82	6.3
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	51	5.7
Middle	20	84	4.2
Right	1	5	5.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrone McNeil	43	25	1	5	2	4	6	1	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Wiggins	29	18	4	1	2	4	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	53	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	115	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	58	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	27	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	37	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	74	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Royal	13	9	0	98	1	47
FB Brian Leonard	7	3	0	17	0	34
RB Lorenzo Booker	5	1	0	3	0	26
WR Paul Williams	5	3	1	39	0	17
RB Zach Huffman	4	4	0	25	0	21
WR Dave Allison	3	2	1	27	0	12
WR Everett Wiggins	3	2	0	15	0	24
TE Moe Looper	3	1	0	11	0	30

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Darren McFadden	7	5	0	21	0	21
WR Donnie Avery	5	2	0	30	1	28
WR Jerome Simpson	5	2	1	29	1	18
TE Karl Wright	5	2	1	32	1	13
TE J.T. Large	3	3	0	16	0	21
WR Brandon Williams	2	2	0	19	0	9
WR Mohamed Massaquoi	1	1	0	11	0	4
WR Ramses Barden	1	1	0	21	1	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Booker	3	2	0.67	2.43

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darren McFadden	4	12	3.00	5.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrone McNeil	6	6	32	5.33	5.47

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Wiggins	3	3	26	8.67	6.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Royal	2	2	11	5.50	7.54
WR Everett Wiggins	1	1	4	4.00	5.00
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	5	5.00	2.43
WR Paul Williams	1	1	4	4.00	7.80
RB Zach Huffman	1	1	8	8.00	6.25

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Darren McFadden	2	2	6	3.00	3.00
TE Karl Wright	1	1	20	20.00	6.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Booker	2	1
Zach Huffman	1	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Darren McFadden	2	2
Dominic Dodge	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrone McNeil	12	7	5

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Wiggins	11	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Paul Williams	4	2	2
RB Lorenzo Booker	3	1	1
WR Dave Allison	1	1	0
WR Everett Wiggins	1	1	1
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	0
TE Moe Looper	1	0	0
WR Eddie Royal	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Darren McFadden	3	3	0
TE Karl Wright	3	1	1
WR Brandon Williams	2	2	2
WR Donnie Avery	1	0	0
TE J.T. Large	1	1	0
WR Mohamed Massaquoi	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (18,600)
End Zone 11,700 (13,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (11,900)
Club Seats 6,200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (18,600)
End Zone	11,700 (13,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (11,900)
Club Seats	6,200 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)