Conference Semifinals, 2053

played in Chicago, IL

19 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	18	-	21
Chicago Bears	7	7	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 23 field goal
1Q: 04:32 CHI - Courtney Schroeder 20 pass from Sammy Patterson (Asher Wingo extra point)
2Q: 06:30 CHI - Sammy Patterson 4 run (Asher Wingo extra point)
3Q: 09:19 CHI - Quinn Rubio 10 pass from Sammy Patterson (Asher Wingo extra point)
4Q: 12:01 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 28 field goal
4Q: 06:01 CHI - Asher Wingo 28 field goal
4Q: 04:25 CAR - James Beyer 17 pass from Richard Myers (Richard Myers pass to Bert Harding for conversion)
4Q: 01:15 CAR - Eli Bouler 18 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:11 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 23 field goal
1Q: 04:32 CHI - Courtney Schroeder 20 pass from Sammy Patterson (Asher Wingo extra point)
2Q: 06:30 CHI - Sammy Patterson 4 run (Asher Wingo extra point)
3Q: 09:19 CHI - Quinn Rubio 10 pass from Sammy Patterson (Asher Wingo extra point)
4Q: 12:01 CAR - Dillon Westbrook 28 field goal
4Q: 06:01 CHI - Asher Wingo 28 field goal
4Q: 04:25 CAR - James Beyer 17 pass from Richard Myers (Richard Myers pass to Bert Harding for conversion)
4Q: 01:15 CAR - Eli Bouler 18 pass from Richard Myers (Dillon Westbrook extra point)

Team Statistics CAR CHI
Record 10-8 17-0
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 357 380
- Offensive Plays 54 66
- Yards per Play 6.61 5.76
Net Rushing Yards 91 145
- Rushing Attempts 22 38
- Yards per Rush 4.14 3.82
Net Passing Yards 266 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 22 - 0 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 290 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.31 8.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 27
Time of Possession 25:47 34:13

Team Statistics	CAR	CHI
Record	10-8	17-0
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	357	380
- Offensive Plays	54	66
- Yards per Play	6.61	5.76
Net Rushing Yards	91	145
- Rushing Attempts	22	38
- Yards per Rush	4.14	3.82
Net Passing Yards	266	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 22 - 0	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	290	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.31	8.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 27
Time of Possession	25:47	34:13

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:53	OWN 38	4	56	Field Goal
1	7:32	1:49	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
1	4:19	3:18	OWN 25	6	41	Punt
2	15:00	1:52	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
2	6:19	1:53	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 11	5	24	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
3	9:13	1:45	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	4:03	7:08	OWN 7	12	82	Field Goal
4	5:56	1:41	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	2:22	1:17	OWN 36	5	64	Touchdown

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	11:05	3:33	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
1	5:43	1:24	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
1	1:01	1:01	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:08	6:49	OWN 15	14	85	Touchdown
2	4:26	2:27	OWN 21	7	35	Punt
3	13:19	4:06	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	7:28	3:25	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
4	11:55	5:59	OWN 25	10	64	Field Goal
4	4:15	1:53	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 49	3	-1	Game

Game MVP: Sammy Patterson, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Griffin Floyd	18	98	5.44	56	1
RB Morris Becker	2	-7	-3.50	-3	0
RB Brent Jennings	2	0	0.00	1	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Donnell Warren	17	66	3.88	20	2	0
RB Zane Minnick	15	60	4.00	14	3	0
QB Sammy Patterson	6	19	3.17	10	1	1

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Myers	28	22	290	4/24	2	32	0	133.6

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammy Patterson	28	18	235	0/0	2	40	0	114.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	5	5	59	11.80	25	15	0
TE Eli Bouler	4	4	35	8.75	6	18	1
WR Griffin Lyons	4	7	75	18.75	30	32	0
TE Mo Guthrie	3	3	28	9.33	4	13	0
WR James Beyer	2	4	49	24.50	42	32	1
RB Griffin Floyd	2	2	23	11.50	13	22	0
FB Kody Coles	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Tom Staley	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Bert Harding	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dusty Borg	5	6	118	23.60	62	40	0
WR Courtney Schroeder	4	5	59	14.75	20	25	1
WR Rondell Pannell	4	5	36	9.00	21	22	0
WR Quinn Rubio	2	5	21	10.50	15	11	1
FB Aidan Marte	2	3	-5	-2.50	0	-1	0
TE Pat Moss	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Jeff Willis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	6	257	42.8	37.3	54	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Brown	6	253	42.2	38.3	48	4

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dillon Westbrook	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Asher Wingo	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Griffin Lyons	2	23	11.5	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zane Minnick	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	1	19	19.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	9	1	38	28
OLB Bernie Brister	5	2	38	28
OLB Earl Brimberry	5	2	37	28
DE Maxwell Anderson	5	0	31	18
OLB Devon Wayne	4	3	28	16
S Caiden Simmons	4	1	38	28
ILB Bo Fedolfi	4	1	35	19
DT George Buckner	3	3	20	14
DT Jerry Raaen	3	0	24	17
DE Peyton Hanks	3	0	33	17
CB Todd Coleman	2	3	33	15
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	1	35	27
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	13	13
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	2	9

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dustin Schmadl	9	1	0.5	22	28
S Bo Wayne	8	3	0.0	22	32
DE Brant McIntyre	5	2	1.0	19	25
OLB Asher Hyman	4	2	1.5	21	32
CB Levi Anthony	4	0	0.0	21	31
DT Kent Daniels	3	1	0.5	15	29
OLB Kevin Whiting	3	3	0.0	22	26
OLB Ricardo Baskerville	3	0	0.0	9	10
DT Ethan Macomber	2	0	0.0	11	6
DE Tyler Brunsvold	1	0	0.5	3	15
S Jesse Meadows	1	2	0.0	8	19
DE Casey Dole	1	2	0.0	18	15
CB Peyton Dickenson	1	0	0.0	20	25
CB Paul Coughenour	1	0	0.0	7	17
ILB Sergio Price	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Maxwell Anderson	1	2	18
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	28
DE Xavier Gerhardt	0	1	11
DE Peyton Hanks	0	1	17

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Asher Hyman	1.5	0	0	2	32
DE Brant McIntyre	1.0	1	0	1	25
DT Kent Daniels	0.5	0	1	0	29
OLB Dustin Schmadl	0.5	0	0	1	28
DE Tyler Brunsvold	0.5	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Karl Joseph	6	1	28
S Caiden Simmons	3	1	28
CB Todd Coleman	2	0	15
OLB Devon Wayne	2	0	16
CB Eugene Hamilton	1	0	27
OLB Bernie Brister	1	0	28
OLB Earl Brimberry	1	0	28
CB T.J. Snyder	1	0	13
OLB Timothy Totten	1	0	9

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bo Wayne	5	0	32
OLB Dustin Schmadl	5	0	28
OLB Asher Hyman	2	1	32
CB Levi Anthony	2	0	31
S Jesse Meadows	1	0	19
DE Brant McIntyre	1	0	25
CB Peyton Dickenson	1	0	25
S Gage Collins	1	0	19
DT Kent Daniels	1	0	29
OLB Ricardo Baskerville	1	0	10
OLB Kevin Whiting	1	0	26
CB Paul Coughenour	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Francisco Hardy	3	4	22	2	32
G Leroy McCormick	1	5	22	0	32
C Isaiah Gerhardt	1	4	22	0	32
FB Kody Coles	1	1	7	0	9
G Tyrus McWilliams	0	6	22	0	32
T Alejandro Garrett	0	1	20	1	20
TE Mo Guthrie	0	1	17	0	22
RB Brent Jennings	0	0	2	1	10

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T Julian Eisenbraun	3	13	1	38	28
G Heath Cook	2	8	1	38	28
G Lionel LaTendresse	1	5	0	38	28
C Weston Richburg	1	3	0	38	28
T Geoff Hastings	1	2	0	38	28
TE Pat Moss	0	1	0	18	8

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Caiden Simmons	2	11
Charles Buckner	1	22

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Donnell Warren	1	22
Pat Moss	1	9
Kevin Whiting	1	2

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Caiden Simmons	---	---	38	28	11	77
S Karl Joseph	---	---	38	28	7	73
OLB Bernie Brister	---	---	38	28	1	67
OLB Earl Brimberry	---	---	37	28	1	66
CB Eugene Hamilton	---	---	35	27	1	63
G Francisco Hardy	22	32	---	---	8	62
G Leroy McCormick	22	32	---	---	8	62
G Tyrus McWilliams	22	32	---	---	8	62
ILB Bo Fedolfi	---	---	35	19	1	55
QB Richard Myers	22	32	---	---	---	54
C Isaiah Gerhardt	22	32	---	---	---	54
DE Peyton Hanks	---	---	33	17	1	51
RB Griffin Floyd	18	16	---	---	17	51
CB Todd Coleman	---	---	33	15	2	50
WR Griffin Lyons	15	24	---	---	11	50
DE Maxwell Anderson	---	---	31	18	1	50
WR Brandon Cooks	16	22	---	---	11	49
TE Mo Guthrie	17	22	---	---	10	49
T Alejandro Garrett	20	20	---	---	7	47
OLB Devon Wayne	---	---	28	16	1	45
TE Eli Bouler	7	13	---	---	24	44
WR James Beyer	18	26	---	---	---	44
DT Jerry Raaen	---	---	24	17	1	42
DT George Buckner	---	---	20	14	6	40
FB Kody Coles	7	9	---	---	18	34
CB T.J. Snyder	---	---	13	13	6	32
OLB Charles Buckner	---	---	4	4	22	30
WR Tom Staley	3	7	---	---	16	26
CB Conner Barnes	---	---	2	7	15	24
S Leroy Gaston	---	---	1	2	15	18
DE Xavier Gerhardt	---	---	5	11	---	16
DE Joey McElroy	---	---	1	7	6	14
G Brody Petrella	2	12	---	---	---	14
RB Brent Jennings	2	10	---	---	---	12
OLB Myles Jack	---	---	0	0	11	11
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	2	9	---	11
TE Bert Harding	4	6	---	---	---	10
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Dillon Westbrook	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Morris Becker	2	3	---	---	1	6
WR Johnathan Horton	1	2	---	---	1	4
QB Johnathan Tubbs	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Joey O'Neal	0	0	---	---	1	1
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Leslie Beavers	---	---	0	0	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Geoff Hastings	38	28	---	---	7	73
T Julian Eisenbraun	38	28	---	---	7	73
G Heath Cook	38	28	---	---	7	73
G Lionel LaTendresse	38	28	---	---	7	73
C Weston Richburg	38	28	---	---	4	70
QB Sammy Patterson	38	28	---	---	---	66
WR Quinn Rubio	37	27	---	---	1	65
RB Donnell Warren	23	20	---	---	22	65
TE Dusty Borg	36	25	---	---	1	62
S Bo Wayne	---	---	22	32	3	57
OLB Asher Hyman	---	---	21	32	3	56
CB Levi Anthony	---	---	21	31	3	55
WR Courtney Schroeder	32	21	---	---	1	54
OLB Dustin Schmadl	---	---	22	28	3	53
CB Peyton Dickenson	---	---	20	25	8	53
DT Kent Daniels	---	---	15	29	8	52
OLB Kevin Whiting	---	---	22	26	2	50
RB Zane Minnick	15	7	---	---	23	45
DE Brant McIntyre	---	---	19	25	1	45
S Jesse Meadows	---	---	8	19	16	43
S Gage Collins	---	---	18	19	1	38
TE Pat Moss	18	8	---	---	9	35
DE Casey Dole	---	---	18	15	1	34
WR Rondell Pannell	13	20	---	---	---	33
OLB Ricardo Baskerville	---	---	9	10	11	30
DE Tyler Brunsvold	---	---	3	15	7	25
CB Paul Coughenour	---	---	7	17	1	25
TE Malachi Lynch	0	2	---	---	22	24
FB Aidan Marte	14	8	---	---	1	23
CB Alexis Terry	---	---	3	5	15	23
OLB Lincoln McDonald	---	---	0	0	20	20
DT Ethan Macomber	---	---	11	6	---	17
WR Jeff Willis	0	1	---	---	16	17
WR Nick Villa	2	1	---	---	9	12
G Clifton Ruskowski	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Calvin Gildon	---	---	1	9	1	11
DE Taylor Glover	---	---	1	7	1	9
P Emmanuel Brown	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Jerry Cushing	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Asher Wingo	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Willie Graham	---	---	0	1	4	5
ILB Sergio Price	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Warren Horn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Steve Reichard	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Silas Lincoln	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lamar Snyder	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	16	18	1.1
Right	5	70	14.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	21	84	4.0
Right	12	43	3.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Myers	28	22	4	1	2	1	1	5	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammy Patterson	28	18	6	1	1	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	33	6.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	140	11.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	117	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	59	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	130	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Griffin Lyons	7	4	2	75	2	24
WR Brandon Cooks	5	5	0	59	0	22
TE Eli Bouler	4	4	0	35	0	13
WR James Beyer	4	2	0	49	1	26
TE Mo Guthrie	3	3	0	28	0	22
RB Griffin Floyd	2	2	0	23	1	16
FB Kody Coles	1	1	0	8	0	9
WR Tom Staley	1	1	0	13	0	7
TE Bert Harding	1	0	0	0	0	6

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dusty Borg	6	5	0	118	3	25
WR Quinn Rubio	5	2	1	21	0	27
WR Courtney Schroeder	5	4	0	59	2	21
WR Rondell Pannell	5	4	0	36	1	20
FB Aidan Marte	3	2	0	-5	0	8
TE Pat Moss	3	1	0	6	0	8
WR Jeff Willis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Griffin Floyd	3	4	1.33	5.44

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Donnell Warren	5	19	3.80	3.88
RB Zane Minnick	4	6	1.50	4.00
QB Sammy Patterson	1	4	4.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Richard Myers	5	4	39	7.80	10.36

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammy Patterson	2	2	30	15.00	8.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eli Bouler	2	2	21	10.50	8.75
WR Griffin Lyons	1	0	0	0.00	10.71
WR James Beyer	1	1	17	17.00	12.25
RB Griffin Floyd	1	1	1	1.00	11.50

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Quinn Rubio	1	1	10	10.00	4.20
WR Courtney Schroeder	1	1	20	20.00	11.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
QB Sammy Patterson	2	1
RB Donnell Warren	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Myers	9	6	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammy Patterson	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Griffin Lyons	3	1	1
WR Brandon Cooks	2	2	2
WR James Beyer	2	1	1
TE Eli Bouler	1	1	0
TE Mo Guthrie	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Quinn Rubio	3	2	2
WR Rondell Pannell	3	3	2
TE Dusty Borg	2	1	1
FB Aidan Marte	1	1	0
WR Courtney Schroeder	1	1	1
WR Jeff Willis	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,200 (77,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,700 (21,700)
End Zone 15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine 9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,900 (6,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,200 (77,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,700 (21,700)
End Zone	15,700 (15,700)
Mezzanine	9,000 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,900 (6,900)