Conference Semifinals, 2066

played in Seattle, WA

47 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	3	3	7	-	27
Seattle Seahawks	0	7	0	17	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 ATL - Gabe Farrell 23 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
1Q: 01:09 ATL - Elliot Grice 10 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 07:08 SEA - Dennis Spreen 2 run (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 01:03 ATL - Gavin Hicks 53 field goal
3Q: 08:03 ATL - Gavin Hicks 30 field goal
4Q: 14:43 SEA - Terry Burk 34 field goal
4Q: 08:48 SEA - Marco Branch 14 pass from Jeremiah Thornton (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 06:26 SEA - Ray Crowley 15 pass from Jeremiah Thornton (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 01:31 ATL - Gabe Farrell 18 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:01 ATL - Gabe Farrell 23 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)
1Q: 01:09 ATL - Elliot Grice 10 run (Gavin Hicks extra point)
2Q: 07:08 SEA - Dennis Spreen 2 run (Terry Burk extra point)
2Q: 01:03 ATL - Gavin Hicks 53 field goal
3Q: 08:03 ATL - Gavin Hicks 30 field goal
4Q: 14:43 SEA - Terry Burk 34 field goal
4Q: 08:48 SEA - Marco Branch 14 pass from Jeremiah Thornton (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 06:26 SEA - Ray Crowley 15 pass from Jeremiah Thornton (Terry Burk extra point)
4Q: 01:31 ATL - Gabe Farrell 18 pass from Riddick Ballard (Gavin Hicks extra point)

Team Statistics ATL SEA
Record 12-6 11-6
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 347 373
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 5.42 5.41
Net Rushing Yards 123 172
- Rushing Attempts 28 33
- Yards per Rush 4.39 5.21
Net Passing Yards 224 201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 23 - 0 35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 240 209
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.22 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/36 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 3/28
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:28 30:32

Team Statistics	ATL	SEA
Record	12-6	11-6
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	347	373
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	5.42	5.41
Net Rushing Yards	123	172
- Rushing Attempts	28	33
- Yards per Rush	4.39	5.21
Net Passing Yards	224	201
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 23 - 0	35 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	240	209
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.22	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/36	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	3/28
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:28	30:32

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:30	1:54	OWN 21	4	2	Punt
1	5:13	4:12	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	12:30	2:56	OWN 20	6	-1	Punt
2	6:57	1:15	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	3:13	2:17	OWN 34	7	30	Field Goal
3	13:26	5:31	OWN 25	11	62	Field Goal
3	5:20	0:53	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
4	14:37	1:36	OWN 43	3	2	Punt
4	8:38	0:59	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	6:19	2:05	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
4	2:30	1:09	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 31	2	-3	Game

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	2:19	OWN 25	5	7	Punt
1	6:36	1:23	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
1	1:01	3:31	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
2	9:34	2:37	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
2	5:42	2:29	OWN 10	4	23	Punt
2	0:56	0:56	OWN 25	6	32	Half
3	15:00	1:34	OWN 32	3	7	Punt
3	7:55	2:35	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
3	4:27	4:50	OWN 45	10	38	Field Goal
4	13:01	4:23	OWN 10	8	90	Touchdown
4	7:39	1:20	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
4	4:14	1:44	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	1:21	0:35	OWN 25	4	6	Downs

Game MVP: Riddick Ballard, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Elliot Grice	9	57	6.33	19	2	1
RB Dustin Birch	8	27	3.38	13	1	0
QB Riddick Ballard	5	22	4.40	11	1	0
RB Devon Terrell	5	15	3.00	4	0	0
FB Ryan Benson	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dennis Spreen	25	108	4.32	27	3	1
QB Jeremiah Thornton	7	58	8.29	24	1	0
WR Myles Kientzy	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	35	23	240	1/16	2	25	0	104.4

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeremiah Thornton	35	21	209	1/8	2	36	0	96.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gabe Farrell	11	16	105	9.55	17	23	2
TE Tom Hodges	4	6	29	7.25	0	11	0
WR J.J. Dineen	3	3	43	14.33	0	21	0
TE Andrew Prescott	2	4	5	2.50	1	3	0
RB Elliot Grice	1	2	25	25.00	11	25	0
RB Devon Terrell	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Christian Flynn	1	1	24	24.00	3	24	0
WR Vincent Buckner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ryan Benson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jackie Manley	6	12	58	9.67	14	24	0
TE Marco Branch	5	6	78	15.60	39	36	1
WR Myles Kientzy	4	7	21	5.25	14	9	0
RB Dennis Spreen	3	3	23	7.67	1	11	0
WR Ray Crowley	2	6	28	14.00	4	15	1
TE Adam Castillo	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Corbin Poon	0	0	1	0
OLB Weston Banks	0	0	1	0

Seattle	Fumb	Recov
WR Jackie Manley	1	1
RB Dennis Spreen	1	0
QB Jeremiah Thornton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Foster	7	294	42.0	38.0	58	2

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Langley	7	284	40.6	33.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	2/2	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	2	11	5.5	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cole Raymond	3	28	9.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	2	59	29.5	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erick Morton	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	12	4	0.0	33	29
S Corbin Poon	8	0	0.0	31	35
OLB Cesar Burks	6	0	0.0	9	15
OLB Frankie Busch	4	2	0.0	25	24
CB Patrick Woodson	4	2	0.0	19	27
DT Brad Roussel	4	0	0.0	23	22
CB Edward Losman	3	0	0.0	31	31
DE Gilbert Shannon	2	2	0.5	33	35
S Nate Longwell	2	2	0.0	29	27
CB Terrence Harmon	2	1	0.0	24	25
DE Bert Kowalkowski	1	2	0.5	32	33
DE Seth Jamison	1	1	0.0	32	36
CB Devon Zlotnik	1	1	0.0	8	15
DE Maurice Marchese	1	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Reginald Jamison	1	0	0.0	8	8
S Charles Tuck	0	1	0.0	5	10

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Parker Maxwell	6	4	0.0	28	36
ILB Darnell Rice	6	1	0.0	24	24
ILB Sedrick Stokes	5	3	0.0	25	27
S Dusty McQuaig	5	1	0.0	28	36
DT Ricky Nastiuk	4	3	0.0	26	30
DE Jordan Ramsey	4	0	0.0	26	35
DT Paul Nichols	3	1	1.0	14	32
CB Dale Kingsbury	3	0	0.0	13	28
DT Donald Kelly	2	1	0.0	15	5
OLB Cristian Conwell	2	1	0.0	19	16
DE Jorge Accimus	2	0	0.0	22	21
CB Edwin Goldade	2	0	0.0	26	32
CB Courtney Patton	1	2	0.0	24	25
ILB Riddick Podolyak	1	0	0.0	1	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Shannon	0.5	2	3	35
DE Bert Kowalkowski	0.5	0	0	33
DE Seth Jamison	0.0	4	1	36
DT Brad Roussel	0.0	2	0	22
CB Edward Losman	0.0	1	0	31

Seattle	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Paul Nichols	1.0	2	0	32
DT Ricky Nastiuk	0.0	1	1	30
DT Donald Kelly	0.0	1	0	5
DE Gus Ciszewski	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	5	1	29
CB Patrick Woodson	5	0	27
S Corbin Poon	2	1	35
OLB Cesar Burks	2	0	15
CB Edward Losman	2	0	31
S Nate Longwell	1	1	27
CB Terrence Harmon	1	0	25
DE Bert Kowalkowski	1	0	33
CB Devon Zlotnik	1	0	15
ILB Reginald Jamison	1	0	8

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Sedrick Stokes	3	1	27
CB Dale Kingsbury	3	1	28
S Dusty McQuaig	3	0	36
DE Jorge Accimus	3	0	21
ILB Darnell Rice	3	0	24
CB Edwin Goldade	2	1	32
CB Courtney Patton	2	0	25
S Parker Maxwell	2	0	36
OLB Cristian Conwell	1	0	16
ILB Riddick Podolyak	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Ross Cooley	4	6	28	0	36
C Fernando Cooley	3	7	28	0	36
G Elias Lynn	1	5	28	0	36
T Archie Barlow	1	1	28	1	36
G Chance Reilly	0	2	28	0	36
TE Andrew Prescott	0	1	17	0	12
TE Tom Hodges	0	1	24	0	28

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Allen Simmons	5	8	33	0	36
C Kenneth McWilliams	3	7	33	0	36
C B.J. Lynch	3	7	33	0	36
T Bubba Ford	1	2	33	1	36
T Dan Metzler	0	2	33	0	36

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Elliot Grice	3	19
Frankie Busch	1	26

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Crowley	3	26
Marco Branch	1	11

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Chance Reilly	28	36	---	---	15	79
OLB Frankie Busch	---	---	25	24	26	75
DE Bert Kowalkowski	---	---	32	33	8	73
G Elias Lynn	28	36	---	---	9	73
DE Seth Jamison	---	---	32	36	1	69
DE Gilbert Shannon	---	---	33	35	1	69
CB Terrence Harmon	---	---	24	25	19	68
S Corbin Poon	---	---	31	35	1	67
T Archie Barlow	28	36	---	---	---	64
T Ross Cooley	28	36	---	---	---	64
QB Riddick Ballard	28	36	---	---	---	64
C Fernando Cooley	28	36	---	---	---	64
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	33	29	1	63
CB Edward Losman	---	---	31	31	1	63
S Nate Longwell	---	---	29	27	2	58
RB Elliot Grice	12	26	---	---	19	57
WR Vincent Buckner	12	22	---	---	20	54
WR Gabe Farrell	19	33	---	---	1	53
DT Brad Roussel	---	---	23	22	7	52
TE Tom Hodges	24	28	---	---	---	52
CB Patrick Woodson	---	---	19	27	1	47
TE Andrew Prescott	17	12	---	---	5	34
FB Ryan Benson	6	8	---	---	20	34
S Charles Tuck	---	---	5	10	17	32
WR J.J. Dineen	12	19	---	---	---	31
WR Mo Heintz	16	15	---	---	---	31
DE Maurice Marchese	---	---	12	15	1	28
CB Sawyer Santorum	---	---	8	9	11	28
WR Christian Flynn	1	7	---	---	18	26
OLB Cesar Burks	---	---	9	15	1	25
CB Devon Zlotnik	---	---	8	15	1	24
RB Devon Terrell	5	5	---	---	13	23
TE Roberto Brown	0	0	---	---	22	22
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	8	8	---	16
RB Dustin Birch	9	5	---	---	1	15
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	0	0	11	11
C Blaine Tucker	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Matthew Pierce	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Scott Foster	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Bubba Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Vinny McDaniel	7	0	---	---	---	7
C Greg Eason	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Alan Reeves	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Howie Sandilands	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Mike Reilly	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Ray Crowley	31	33	---	---	26	90
C B.J. Lynch	33	36	---	---	8	77
T Bubba Ford	33	36	---	---	8	77
TE Marco Branch	33	33	---	---	11	77
WR Jackie Manley	33	36	---	---	1	70
T Dan Metzler	33	36	---	---	---	69
QB Jeremiah Thornton	33	36	---	---	---	69
C Kenneth McWilliams	33	36	---	---	---	69
G Allen Simmons	33	36	---	---	---	69
S Dusty McQuaig	---	---	28	36	2	66
S Parker Maxwell	---	---	28	36	2	66
RB Dennis Spreen	33	30	---	---	---	63
DE Jordan Ramsey	---	---	26	35	2	63
OLB Cristian Conwell	---	---	19	16	27	62
CB Dale Kingsbury	---	---	13	28	20	61
CB Edwin Goldade	---	---	26	32	2	60
DT Ricky Nastiuk	---	---	26	30	1	57
DT Paul Nichols	---	---	14	32	9	55
WR Myles Kientzy	24	27	---	---	2	53
ILB Sedrick Stokes	---	---	25	27	---	52
CB Courtney Patton	---	---	24	25	---	49
ILB Darnell Rice	---	---	24	24	---	48
DE Jorge Accimus	---	---	22	21	---	43
CB Allen Conley	---	---	4	16	15	35
DE Gus Ciszewski	---	---	9	16	9	34
FB Wendell Patterson	6	8	---	---	19	33
TE Charles Burdick	0	1	---	---	24	25
WR Cole Raymond	0	7	---	---	16	23
DT Donald Kelly	---	---	15	5	---	20
RB Caiden Callanan	0	0	---	---	19	19
ILB Henry Lynn	---	---	3	3	13	19
S Rickey Stokes	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Riddick Podolyak	---	---	1	9	2	12
WR Erick Morton	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Drew Kaplan	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Lawrence Whiting	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Jamie Langley	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Andres Lane	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Richie Faulkner	---	---	1	5	1	7
TE Cesar Iannaccone	2	2	---	---	2	6
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Adam Castillo	3	3	---	---	---	6
DT Marvin Carr	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Jimmy Gomez	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Tyler Clancy	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Shaun Jefferson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	16	8.0
Middle	17	78	4.6
Right	7	32	4.6
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	22	100	4.5
Right	10	66	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	35	23	4	2	2	3	5	1	0

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeremiah Thornton	35	21	3	0	2	3	9	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	58	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	6	5	104	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	111	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	84	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gabe Farrell	16	11	0	105	1	33
TE Tom Hodges	6	4	0	29	0	28
TE Andrew Prescott	4	2	1	5	0	12
WR J.J. Dineen	3	3	0	43	1	19
RB Elliot Grice	2	1	0	25	1	26
WR Vincent Buckner	1	0	0	0	0	22
RB Devon Terrell	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Christian Flynn	1	1	0	24	1	7
FB Ryan Benson	1	0	1	0	0	8

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jackie Manley	12	6	1	58	2	36
WR Myles Kientzy	7	4	0	21	0	27
WR Ray Crowley	6	2	1	28	0	33
TE Marco Branch	6	5	0	78	1	33
RB Dennis Spreen	3	3	0	23	0	30
TE Adam Castillo	1	1	0	1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dustin Birch	1	-2	-2.00	3.38
RB Elliot Grice	1	10	10.00	6.33

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dennis Spreen	3	3	1.00	4.32
QB Jeremiah Thornton	1	5	5.00	8.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	3	2	21	7.00	6.86

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeremiah Thornton	6	3	29	4.83	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Farrell	3	2	21	7.00	6.56

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Crowley	2	1	15	7.50	4.67
WR Jackie Manley	2	1	0	0.00	4.83
WR Myles Kientzy	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Marco Branch	1	1	14	14.00	13.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Riddick Ballard	2	1
RB Elliot Grice	2	1
RB Dustin Birch	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dennis Spreen	3	1
QB Jeremiah Thornton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	9	4	3

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeremiah Thornton	10	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gabe Farrell	4	2	1
RB Elliot Grice	2	1	1
TE Andrew Prescott	1	0	0
FB Ryan Benson	1	0	0
WR J.J. Dineen	1	1	1

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Crowley	2	1	1
RB Dennis Spreen	2	2	0
WR Jackie Manley	2	1	1
TE Marco Branch	2	2	2
WR Myles Kientzy	1	0	0
TE Adam Castillo	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,700 (25,300)
End Zone 15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,700 (25,300)
End Zone	15,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,100 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)