Conference Semifinals, 2068

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Detroit Lions	0	7	3	0	-	10
Atlanta Falcons	0	6	0	11	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:27 ATL - Gavin Hicks 45 field goal
2Q: 07:16 DET - Wesley Burnett 7 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Gavin Hicks 22 field goal
3Q: 06:55 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 33 field goal
4Q: 13:21 ATL - Gavin Hicks 31 field goal
4Q: 04:02 ATL - J.J. Dineen 5 pass from Riddick Ballard (Riddick Ballard pass to J.J. Dineen for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 13:27 ATL - Gavin Hicks 45 field goal
2Q: 07:16 DET - Wesley Burnett 7 run (Carpet Tack Schneider extra point)
2Q: 02:00 ATL - Gavin Hicks 22 field goal
3Q: 06:55 DET - Carpet Tack Schneider 33 field goal
4Q: 13:21 ATL - Gavin Hicks 31 field goal
4Q: 04:02 ATL - J.J. Dineen 5 pass from Riddick Ballard (Riddick Ballard pass to J.J. Dineen for conversion)

Team Statistics DET ATL
Record 9-9 12-5
First Downs 9 19
- by Rushing 1 5
- by Passing 4 13
- by Penalty 4 1
Total Net Yards 104 342
- Offensive Plays 57 79
- Yards per Play 1.82 4.33
Net Rushing Yards 59 90
- Rushing Attempts 17 34
- Yards per Rush 3.47 2.65
Net Passing Yards 45 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 11 - 1 41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 90 279
- Sacks/Yards Lost 7/45 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 1.13 5.60
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/15 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/29 7/68
Punt Returns/Yards 2/29 4/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 1/29
Interception Ret./Yards 2/5 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 38
Time of Possession 22:20 37:40

Team Statistics	DET	ATL
Record	9-9	12-5
First Downs	9	19
- by Rushing	1	5
- by Passing	4	13
- by Penalty	4	1
Total Net Yards	104	342
- Offensive Plays	57	79
- Yards per Play	1.82	4.33
Net Rushing Yards	59	90
- Rushing Attempts	17	34
- Yards per Rush	3.47	2.65
Net Passing Yards	45	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 11 - 1	41 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	90	279
- Sacks/Yards Lost	7/45	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	1.13	5.60
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/15	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/29	7/68
Punt Returns/Yards	2/29	4/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	1/29
Interception Ret./Yards	2/5	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 38
Time of Possession	22:20	37:40

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	12:14	2:57	OPP 48	6	15	Missed FG
1	7:57	1:13	OWN 12	3	0	Punt
1	3:27	1:05	OWN 11	3	-3	Punt
2	14:38	0:19	OWN 7	2	0	Interception
2	13:19	1:46	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
2	10:02	2:59	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	5:05	0:43	OWN 31	3	-9	Punt
2	1:55	1:37	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
3	11:35	1:16	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
3	8:27	1:37	OPP 30	4	14	Field Goal
4	13:14	3:09	OWN 25	6	14	Punt
4	3:52	1:46	OWN 26	7	28	Downs
4	1:32	0:46	OWN 24	4	-9	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	1:12	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	9:17	1:20	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
1	6:44	3:17	OWN 41	7	37	Interception
1	2:22	2:44	OWN 46	6	13	Punt
2	14:19	1:00	OPP 23	3	-5	Field Goal
2	11:33	1:31	OPP 43	3	5	Missed FG
2	7:03	1:58	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
2	4:22	2:27	OWN 34	5	61	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 16	2	22	Interception
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	10:19	1:52	OWN 14	4	16	Fumble
3	6:50	8:36	OWN 25	15	61	Field Goal
4	10:05	6:13	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
4	2:06	0:34	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 15	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Badger Turnbull, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
RB Jessie Dodge	7	17	2.43	5	0
RB Darryl Keaton	6	22	3.67	5	0
QB Wesley Burnett	4	20	5.00	7	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Elliot Grice	26	70	2.69	16	1
QB Riddick Ballard	3	1	0.33	3	0
RB Frank McCormick	3	15	5.00	12	1
RB Howie Geller	2	4	2.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Burnett	33	11	90	7/45	0	20	1	29.7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Ballard	41	24	279	4/27	1	57	2	67.0

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Mark Nelson	6	15	55	9.17	10	16
RB Jessie Dodge	2	3	3	1.50	0	6
WR Conner Williamson	2	4	21	10.50	4	20
WR Barry Tucker	1	8	11	11.00	2	11
WR Will Lane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Mario Behne	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jessie Abercrombie	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mo Heintz	10	18	100	10.00	27	22	0
WR Gabe Farrell	6	12	119	19.83	11	57	0
WR J.J. Dineen	5	7	30	6.00	3	13	1
RB Elliot Grice	1	2	4	4.00	2	4	0
TE Tom Hodges	1	1	21	21.00	12	21	0
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	5	5.00	5	5	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Rusty Gonzales	1	3	3.00	0
S Kai Ward	1	2	2.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Weston Banks	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB Geoff Connell	0	1	0	0
DE Amari Yardley	0	0	1	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Elliot Grice	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tony Williams	8	388	48.5	44.3	62	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Alonzo Johnson	6	218	36.3	31.5	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carpet Tack Schneider	1/2	0/1	0/1	33	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gavin Hicks	3/4	1/2	0/1	45	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devan Cochrane	2	29	14.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christian Flynn	4	14	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Abercrombie	3	49	16.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mo Patterson	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rusty Gonzales	7	4	0.5	34	45
S Kai Ward	7	2	0.5	34	45
OLB Geoff Connell	6	2	1.0	30	33
CB Cory Woodbury	6	2	0.0	33	42
ILB Donny Garrett	5	5	0.0	29	29
DE Marc Barbee	4	3	1.5	24	26
CB Lionel Glendenning	4	0	0.0	24	36
S Gabe Maese	4	0	0.0	25	26
CB Edgar Wells	3	3	0.0	30	42
S Devan Cochrane	3	2	0.0	9	19
ILB Jeffery Foley	3	0	0.0	12	9
DE Van Rau	2	1	0.5	32	39
DT Rico Blackwell	2	1	0.0	11	16
OLB Barry Rinaldi	2	0	0.0	6	15
DE Amari Yardley	1	0	0.0	2	4
WR Barry Tucker	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shawn Fields	1	0	0.0	3	13
DT Colton Oxby	0	1	0.0	23	29

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Weston Banks	6	0	0.0	14	27
S Charles Tuck	5	2	0.0	10	22
DT Badger Turnbull	4	1	1.5	8	26
OLB Connor Horton	3	1	1.0	11	22
ILB Reginald Jamison	3	0	0.0	14	25
CB Edward Losman	3	0	0.0	16	37
DE Harry Walters	2	0	1.0	16	35
WR Mo Heintz	2	0	---	---	---
DE Ethan Burgess	1	2	1.5	16	39
DE J.C. Mullens	1	0	1.0	14	34
ILB Emmitt Lane	1	0	1.0	3	14
S Grady Stemke	1	2	0.0	16	39
DT Harris Webster	1	0	0.0	10	19
S Karl Runyan	1	0	0.0	8	19
CB D.J. Mason	1	0	0.0	12	24
CB Irv Goguen	1	0	0.0	3	13
CB Elijah Hernandez	0	1	0.0	7	30
OLB Evan Renfrow	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Marc Barbee	1.5	0	1	0	26
OLB Geoff Connell	1.0	0	0	0	33
ILB Rusty Gonzales	0.5	1	0	0	45
DE Van Rau	0.5	0	3	3	39
S Kai Ward	0.5	0	0	0	45
DE Amari Yardley	0.0	2	0	0	4
DT Colton Oxby	0.0	0	1	2	29
ILB Donny Garrett	0.0	0	1	1	29

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ethan Burgess	1.5	3	0	0	39
DT Badger Turnbull	1.5	0	1	0	26
DE J.C. Mullens	1.0	1	0	0	34
DE Harry Walters	1.0	1	0	0	35
OLB Connor Horton	1.0	0	0	1	22
ILB Emmitt Lane	1.0	0	0	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kai Ward	4	1	1	45
ILB Rusty Gonzales	4	0	1	45
CB Lionel Glendenning	3	1	0	36
CB Cory Woodbury	3	1	0	42
S Devan Cochrane	3	0	0	19
CB Edgar Wells	3	0	0	42
S Gabe Maese	2	1	0	26
OLB Barry Rinaldi	2	0	0	15
ILB Shawn Fields	0	1	0	13

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Reginald Jamison	2	2	0	25
CB Edward Losman	2	1	0	37
OLB Weston Banks	2	0	1	27
S Grady Stemke	1	1	0	39
CB Irv Goguen	1	1	0	13
OLB Connor Horton	1	0	0	22
S Charles Tuck	1	0	0	22
DT Badger Turnbull	1	0	0	26
CB Elijah Hernandez	0	1	0	30
S Karl Runyan	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Isaac Fulton	1	3	17	2	40
C Elijah Reid	1	2	17	2	40
G Brayden Rodrigues	0	4	17	1	40
G Kendrick Simonsen	0	4	17	0	40
T Troy Auerbach	0	0	17	2	40

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Fernando Cooley	3	12	34	0	45
G Levon Logan	2	7	34	0	45
T Archie Barlow	1	4	34	1	45
TE Tom Hodges	1	1	10	0	8
G Andy Stargell	0	5	34	0	45
T Ross Cooley	0	3	34	2	45
RB Elliot Grice	0	0	28	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Campbell	2	24
Xavier Nader	2	22
Barry Rinaldi	1	25

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Emmitt Lane	1	24
Luis Browning	1	22
Christian Flynn	1	20
Mo Patterson	1	16
Andy Stargell	1	10

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Rusty Gonzales	---	---	34	45	19	98
S Kai Ward	---	---	34	45	4	83
CB Edgar Wells	---	---	30	42	9	81
DE Van Rau	---	---	32	39	10	81
CB Cory Woodbury	---	---	33	42	4	79
WR Barry Tucker	15	38	---	---	16	69
G Brayden Rodrigues	17	40	---	---	10	67
RB Jessie Dodge	11	36	---	---	18	65
S Gabe Maese	---	---	25	26	14	65
CB Lionel Glendenning	---	---	24	36	4	64
OLB Geoff Connell	---	---	30	33	---	63
ILB Donny Garrett	---	---	29	29	---	58
C Elijah Reid	17	40	---	---	---	57
QB Wesley Burnett	17	40	---	---	---	57
T Troy Auerbach	17	40	---	---	---	57
T Isaac Fulton	17	40	---	---	---	57
G Kendrick Simonsen	17	40	---	---	---	57
TE Mark Nelson	16	38	---	---	---	54
DT Colton Oxby	---	---	23	29	1	53
DE Marc Barbee	---	---	24	26	---	50
WR Conner Williamson	13	37	---	---	---	50
OLB Barry Rinaldi	---	---	6	15	25	46
TE Glenn Campbell	8	9	---	---	24	41
DE Travis Auyeung	---	---	10	21	10	41
FB Mario Behne	2	14	---	---	24	40
S Devan Cochrane	---	---	9	19	10	38
CB Xavier Nader	---	---	3	6	22	31
WR Jessie Abercrombie	9	17	---	---	5	31
DT Rico Blackwell	---	---	11	16	3	30
ILB Jeffery Foley	---	---	12	9	---	21
ILB Shawn Fields	---	---	3	13	4	20
RB Darryl Keaton	6	4	---	---	3	13
C Caden Swift	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Owen Doucette	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Jimmy Flowers	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Erik Gomez	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Will Lane	2	7	---	---	---	9
P Tony Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Cristian Wimbley	2	0	---	---	5	7
DE Amari Yardley	---	---	2	4	---	6
DT Craig McMichael	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Carpet Tack Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Lionel Urbina	0	0	---	---	3	3
QB Ethan Goldwater	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Ken Garrard	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Rodolfo Love	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Andy Stargell	34	45	---	---	10	89
T Archie Barlow	34	45	---	---	1	80
T Ross Cooley	34	45	---	---	---	79
QB Riddick Ballard	34	45	---	---	---	79
C Fernando Cooley	34	45	---	---	---	79
G Levon Logan	34	45	---	---	---	79
WR Gabe Farrell	28	45	---	---	---	73
WR Mo Heintz	30	42	---	---	---	72
WR J.J. Dineen	23	30	---	---	16	69
TE Eric Valdez	29	36	---	---	---	65
S Grady Stemke	---	---	16	39	2	57
DE Ethan Burgess	---	---	16	39	2	57
CB Edward Losman	---	---	16	37	2	55
DE Harry Walters	---	---	16	35	2	53
RB Elliot Grice	28	24	---	---	---	52
DE J.C. Mullens	---	---	14	34	2	50
S Karl Runyan	---	---	8	19	16	43
OLB Weston Banks	---	---	14	27	---	41
TE Vinny McDaniel	10	5	---	---	26	41
ILB Emmitt Lane	---	---	3	14	24	41
CB Elijah Hernandez	---	---	7	30	2	39
ILB Reginald Jamison	---	---	14	25	---	39
FB Damien Bush	2	9	---	---	26	37
CB D.J. Mason	---	---	12	24	---	36
OLB Connor Horton	---	---	11	22	2	35
S Charles Tuck	---	---	10	22	2	34
DT Badger Turnbull	---	---	8	26	---	34
DT Harris Webster	---	---	10	19	2	31
CB Irv Goguen	---	---	3	13	13	29
CB Mo Patterson	---	---	5	7	16	28
WR Christian Flynn	2	5	---	---	20	27
RB Howie Geller	5	2	---	---	18	25
OLB Luis Browning	---	---	0	0	22	22
TE Tom Hodges	10	8	---	---	---	18
RB Frank McCormick	3	15	---	---	---	18
T Juan Bernard	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Louis Andersen	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Alonzo Johnson	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Colby Whitfield	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Jerry Cortez	---	---	1	1	8	10
T Nathaniel Goods	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Dwight Herndon	---	---	1	1	8	10
K Gavin Hicks	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Evan Renfrow	---	---	2	6	---	8
WR Perry Richardson	0	4	---	---	3	7
QB Tyler Clancy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	11	42	3.8
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	18	50	2.8
Right	10	31	3.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Burnett	33	11	1	1	7	7	1	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Ballard	41	24	4	1	0	5	6	6	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	3	0.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	5	30	2.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	57	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	12	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	116	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	68	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	83	16.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Nelson	15	6	4	55	0	38
WR Barry Tucker	8	1	2	11	0	38
WR Conner Williamson	4	2	0	21	1	37
RB Jessie Dodge	3	2	0	3	0	36
WR Will Lane	1	0	1	0	0	7
FB Mario Behne	1	0	0	0	0	14
WR Jessie Abercrombie	1	0	0	0	0	17

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mo Heintz	18	10	100	1	42
WR Gabe Farrell	12	6	119	2	45
WR J.J. Dineen	7	5	30	0	30
RB Elliot Grice	2	1	4	0	24
TE Tom Hodges	1	1	21	1	8
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Wesley Burnett	1	7	7.00	5.00
RB Jessie Dodge	1	2	2.00	2.43
RB Darryl Keaton	1	4	4.00	3.67

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Elliot Grice	3	-7	-2.33	2.69
QB Riddick Ballard	1	-1	-1.00	0.33
RB Frank McCormick	1	3	3.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Burnett	3	1	5	1.67	2.73

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Ballard	6	2	10	1.67	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Nelson	2	1	5	2.50	3.67
WR Jessie Abercrombie	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gabe Farrell	2	0	0	0.00	9.92
WR J.J. Dineen	2	2	10	5.00	4.29
RB Elliot Grice	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Mo Heintz	1	0	0	0.00	5.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Wesley Burnett	2	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank McCormick	3	1
RB Elliot Grice	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Burnett	8	2	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Ballard	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Mark Nelson	3	1	1
WR Barry Tucker	2	1	0
WR Conner Williamson	2	0	0
WR Jessie Abercrombie	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Heintz	8	3	2
WR Gabe Farrell	3	2	1
WR J.J. Dineen	2	2	1
RB Frank McCormick	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (22,200)
End Zone 16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine 9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (14,100)
Club Seats 4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (22,200)
End Zone	16,000 (16,000)
Mezzanine	9,200 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (14,100)
Club Seats	4,600 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)