Conference Semifinals, 2024

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Arizona Cardinals	0	3	3	7	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:49 MIN - David Buehler 18 field goal
2Q: 14:47 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 35 field goal
2Q: 02:45 MIN - Gino Moser 10 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 09:22 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 24 field goal
3Q: 00:38 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 2 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 08:51 ARI - Howard Westbrook 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:49 MIN - David Buehler 18 field goal
2Q: 14:47 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 35 field goal
2Q: 02:45 MIN - Gino Moser 10 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 09:22 ARI - Ricky Azzoo 24 field goal
3Q: 00:38 MIN - Emmitt Palmer 2 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
4Q: 08:51 ARI - Howard Westbrook 6 run (Ricky Azzoo extra point)

Team Statistics ARI MIN
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 1 3
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 278 298
- Offensive Plays 59 71
- Yards per Play 4.71 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 38 54
- Rushing Attempts 16 38
- Yards per Rush 2.38 1.42
Net Passing Yards 240 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 0 33 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 240 244
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.58 7.39
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 4/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:54 35:06

Team Statistics	ARI	MIN
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	1	3
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	278	298
- Offensive Plays	59	71
- Yards per Play	4.71	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	38	54
- Rushing Attempts	16	38
- Yards per Rush	2.38	1.42
Net Passing Yards	240	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 0	33 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	240	244
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.58	7.39
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	4/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:54	35:06

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:32	1:40	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
1	1:44	1:27	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
1	0:17	0:36	OPP 20	3	2	Field Goal
2	11:21	4:31	OWN 20	10	43	Punt
2	2:39	2:00	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 31	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:43	OWN 30	9	63	Field Goal
3	7:55	1:10	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
3	0:27	1:18	OWN 31	3	-2	Punt
4	12:38	3:53	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	5:34	1:39	OWN 11	3	3	Punt
4	2:06	0:53	OWN 1	5	26	Downs
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 34	1	12	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:28	OWN 16	6	45	Punt
1	8:52	7:08	OWN 33	12	66	Field Goal
2	14:41	3:20	OWN 29	6	12	Punt
2	6:50	4:11	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:36	OWN 40	4	11	Interception
3	9:17	1:22	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
3	6:45	6:18	OWN 22	14	78	Touchdown
4	14:09	1:31	OWN 18	3	-8	Punt
4	8:45	3:11	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
4	3:55	1:49	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
4	1:13	1:11	OPP 27	3	0	Missed FG

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Howard Westbrook	8	23	2.88	6	1
Alex Keyes	6	10	1.67	8	0
Alex Smith	2	5	2.50	6	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Nicky Winters	24	52	2.17	14	2
Irving Duvall	12	-1	-0.08	10	1
Matt Ryan	2	3	1.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alex Smith	43	22	240	0/0	0	31	0	68.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	33	22	244	0/0	2	46	1	96.0

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Winston Farmer	6	10	60	10.00	2	17
FB Quinn Johnson	5	5	32	6.40	9	10
TE Everett Patterson	3	6	44	14.67	16	20
RB Alex Keyes	3	5	14	4.67	15	7
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	1	31	31.00	24	31
RB Howard Westbrook	1	2	6	6.00	4	6
FB Lance Rhodes	1	1	13	13.00	8	13
WR Kirk Bode	1	4	29	29.00	20	29
WR Dean Gillespie	1	5	11	11.00	0	11
WR Rob Sherman	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Emmitt Palmer	12	17	112	9.33	14	21	1
TE Aaron Hernandez	5	7	49	9.80	9	20	0
WR Gino Moser	2	4	56	28.00	31	46	1
RB Irving Duvall	2	2	15	7.50	5	8	0
WR Thomas Kelly	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Louis Murphy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Taylor Mays	1	1	1.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Martin Felker	0	1	0	0
Cornelius Newnam	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Allen Weber	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenny Morris	6	290	48.3	44.0	58	2

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kevin Huber	6	326	54.3	50.5	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricky Azzoo	2/3	0/1	0/1	35	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	1/2	0/1	0/0	18	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	1	3	3.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Allen Weber	4	6	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kyle Wilson	3	79	26.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Bronson	2	38	19.0	0
Devin Hawkes	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Spikes	10	1	31	23
CB Kyle Wilson	6	1	26	19
DE Tyson Alualu	5	0	27	23
CB Paul Fox	4	2	23	25
S Caleb Campbell	4	1	29	24
S Adrian Lichter	4	0	18	8
S Troy Nolan	3	2	17	19
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	3	1	16	7
OLB Dwight Tobin	3	1	22	19
CB Jeremy Hines	3	1	25	25
OLB Curtis Lofton	2	2	36	31
S Taylor Mays	2	1	23	27
DE Glen Corbett	2	0	14	12
OLB Beau Bell	1	3	14	18
DE Darren Garrett	1	1	24	21
DE Warren Hutchison	1	1	18	13
DE Alex Hardy	1	0	20	20
OLB Lee Ephraim	1	0	4	1
CB Harris Friday	1	0	19	17

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	6	5	0.0	15	40
S Allen Weber	5	2	0.0	16	39
CB Jon Swinton	4	0	0.0	11	30
CB Chad Neasman	3	3	0.0	15	42
OLB Fernando Sanford	3	0	0.0	4	7
CB T.J. Ward	3	0	0.0	14	31
DT Scottie Benton	2	1	0.0	16	43
DE DeMario Pressley	2	1	0.0	11	21
S J.C. Blackwell	2	1	0.0	15	41
CB Daniel Bronson	2	0	0.0	10	34
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	0.0	1	13
DE Deron Rice	1	0	0.0	10	31
DE Terry Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	11	34
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Clint Sintim	0	1	0.0	12	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Beau Bell	1	0	18
OLB Curtis Lofton	1	0	31
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	19
DE Glen Corbett	0	1	12

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE DeMario Pressley	2	0	0	21
DE Deron Rice	1	2	0	31
DT Scottie Benton	0	2	1	43
OLB Keith Rivers	0	1	0	16
OLB Clint Sintim	0	1	0	31
DE Terry Fitzgerald	0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Caleb Campbell	4	1	0	24
CB Paul Fox	3	2	0	25
CB Jeremy Hines	3	0	0	25
OLB Brandon Spikes	3	0	0	23
S Taylor Mays	2	0	1	27
S Troy Nolan	2	0	0	19
DE Glen Corbett	1	0	0	12
ILB Ronnie Bismonte	1	0	0	7
OLB Dwight Tobin	1	0	0	19
DE Damon Myers	1	0	0	11
CB Kyle Wilson	1	0	0	19

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Phil Gaylor	4	1	40
CB T.J. Ward	3	0	31
S J.C. Blackwell	2	1	41
CB Daniel Bronson	2	1	34
CB Chad Neasman	2	0	42
CB Jon Swinton	2	0	30
OLB Fernando Sanford	2	0	7
S Tracy Sherry	2	0	13
S Allen Weber	2	0	39
DE Terry Fitzgerald	1	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
James Heurtin	2	4	16	39
Andre Smith	1	4	15	36
Martin Felker	1	3	12	33
Sam Baker	0	1	2	13
Ernie Crane	0	1	11	36
Gabe Buckner	0	1	15	37

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Casey Heath	1	7	1	31	25
Renaldo Becker	1	5	0	24	24
Daniel Garrison	1	4	1	19	13
Peter Jennings	1	4	0	31	28
Sam Young	1	2	0	25	19
Kennedy Gaylord	0	4	0	30	28
Aaron Hernandez	0	4	0	26	24
Travis Glover	0	3	0	19	18
Frankie Sanford	0	2	0	19	20
Jimmy Concepcion	0	1	0	11	10

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Ephraim	2	21
Cornelius Newnam	2	17
Rob Sherman	2	14
Neil Pierce	1	13

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Bronson	1	23
Jon Swinton	1	15
Aaron Hernandez	1	14
T.J. Ward	1	11

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Curtis Lofton	---	---	36	31	1	68
Alex Smith	16	43	---	---	---	59
Harris Friday	---	---	19	17	22	58
Ernie Crane	11	36	---	---	9	56
Caleb Campbell	---	---	29	24	2	55
James Heurtin	16	39	---	---	---	55
Brandon Spikes	---	---	31	23	1	55
Kyle Wilson	---	---	26	19	10	55
Taylor Mays	---	---	23	27	5	55
Martin Felker	12	33	---	---	9	54
Andre Smith	15	36	---	---	1	52
Gabe Buckner	15	37	---	---	---	52
Tyson Alualu	---	---	27	23	2	52
Paul Fox	---	---	23	25	3	51
Jeremy Hines	---	---	25	25	---	50
Darren Garrett	---	---	24	21	3	48
Everett Patterson	11	23	---	---	13	47
Troy Nolan	---	---	17	19	11	47
Dean Gillespie	13	33	---	---	---	46
Rob Sherman	6	25	---	---	14	45
Dwight Tobin	---	---	22	19	4	45
Alex Hardy	---	---	20	20	3	43
Cornelius Newnam	7	18	---	---	17	42
Howard Westbrook	8	11	---	---	22	41
Beau Bell	---	---	14	18	7	39
Quinn Johnson	10	20	---	---	9	39
Alex Keyes	8	29	---	---	---	37
Warren Hutchison	---	---	18	13	5	36
Kirk Bode	11	24	---	---	---	35
Glen Corbett	---	---	14	12	5	31
Ronnie Bismonte	---	---	16	7	6	29
Lester Schokora	4	14	---	---	9	27
Adrian Lichter	---	---	18	8	1	27
Lee Ephraim	---	---	4	1	21	26
Winston Farmer	4	22	---	---	---	26
Damon Myers	---	---	12	11	2	25
Sam Baker	2	13	---	---	9	24
Marty Linquist	5	7	---	---	8	20
Neil Pierce	0	4	---	---	13	17
Lance Rhodes	2	6	---	---	7	15
Ricky Azzoo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kenny Morris	0	0	---	---	6	6
Van Upshaw	0	0	---	---	3	3
Renaldo Reagles	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eddie Doyle	---	---	0	0	2	2
Rich Funk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Ryan	38	33	---	---	---	71
Emmitt Palmer	38	33	---	---	---	71
Daniel Bronson	---	---	10	34	23	67
Gino Moser	32	22	---	---	10	64
Allen Weber	---	---	16	39	9	64
Aaron Hernandez	26	24	---	---	14	64
Chad Neasman	---	---	15	42	6	63
Scottie Benton	---	---	16	43	3	62
Casey Heath	31	25	---	---	4	60
Peter Jennings	31	28	---	---	---	59
J.C. Blackwell	---	---	15	41	3	59
Kennedy Gaylord	30	28	---	---	---	58
Phil Gaylor	---	---	15	40	3	58
Jon Swinton	---	---	11	30	15	56
T.J. Ward	---	---	14	31	11	56
Renaldo Becker	24	24	---	---	6	54
Frankie Sanford	19	20	---	---	15	54
Deron Rice	---	---	10	31	9	50
Nicky Winters	26	21	---	---	2	49
Terry Fitzgerald	---	---	11	34	3	48
Travis Glover	19	18	---	---	8	45
Clint Sintim	---	---	12	31	2	45
Sam Young	25	19	---	---	---	44
A.J. Murray	20	9	---	---	12	41
Daniel Garrison	19	13	---	---	8	40
DeMario Pressley	---	---	11	21	5	37
Keith Rivers	---	---	10	16	7	33
Jimmy Concepcion	11	10	---	---	7	28
Fernando Sanford	---	---	4	7	16	27
Louis Murphy	12	12	---	---	1	25
Irving Duvall	12	12	---	---	---	24
Tracy Sherry	---	---	1	13	10	24
Jake Givens	---	---	4	14	5	23
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	21	21
Thomas Kelly	5	12	---	---	---	17
Devin Hawkes	0	0	---	---	15	15
Rich Goeas	---	---	1	6	1	8
Kevin Huber	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ron Kariger	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andre Poston	---	---	0	0	3	3
Frankie McDaniel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Aaron Rodgers	0	0	---	---	2	2
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andy Humphries	---	---	0	0	1	1
Anthony McMahon	---	---	0	0	---	0
Joe Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	6	16	2.7
Right	6	14	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-3	-0.4
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	22	42	1.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alex Smith	43	22	3	4	4	3	7	1	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	33	22	3	1	2	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	10	54	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	3	72	14.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	114	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	150	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	21	21.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Winston Farmer	10	6	0	60	0	22
TE Everett Patterson	6	3	1	44	1	23
FB Quinn Johnson	5	5	0	32	0	20
WR Dean Gillespie	5	1	2	11	0	33
RB Alex Keyes	5	3	1	14	0	29
WR Rob Sherman	4	0	0	0	0	25
WR Kirk Bode	4	1	0	29	1	24
RB Howard Westbrook	2	1	0	6	0	11
TE Cornelius Newnam	1	1	0	31	1	18
FB Lance Rhodes	1	1	0	13	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Emmitt Palmer	17	12	1	112	1	33
TE Aaron Hernandez	7	5	0	49	1	24
WR Gino Moser	4	2	1	56	1	22
RB Irving Duvall	2	2	0	15	0	12
WR Thomas Kelly	2	1	0	12	0	12
WR Louis Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Howard Westbrook	3	8	2.67	2.88
Alex Keyes	1	0	0.00	1.67

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Nicky Winters	4	12	3.00	2.17
Irving Duvall	1	2	2.00	-0.08

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alex Smith	5	2	20	4.00	5.58

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	7	5	28	4.00	7.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Winston Farmer	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
FB Lance Rhodes	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Kirk Bode	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
RB Alex Keyes	1	1	7	7.00	2.80

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Emmitt Palmer	4	3	8	2.00	6.59
WR Gino Moser	2	1	10	5.00	14.00
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Nicky Winters	3	0
Matt Ryan	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alex Smith	13	4	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Gillespie	4	1	1
WR Kirk Bode	3	1	1
WR Winston Farmer	3	1	0
TE Everett Patterson	2	1	1
WR Rob Sherman	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Emmitt Palmer	7	4	3
TE Aaron Hernandez	3	1	1
WR Gino Moser	1	1	1
RB Irving Duvall	1	1	1
WR Thomas Kelly	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 29,400 (29,400)
End Zone 21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine 12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats 18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats 500 (500)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,200 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	29,400 (29,400)
End Zone	21,300 (21,300)
Mezzanine	12,300 (12,300)
Sideline Seats	18,800 (18,800)
Club Seats	500 (500)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,700)