Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Detroit, MI

23 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	10	17	0	0	-	27
Detroit Lions	7	7	7	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 LA - Salvador Wenger 38 field goal
1Q: 05:46 LA - Rodolfo Irwin 64 pass from Bobby Mathis (Salvador Wenger extra point)
1Q: 03:12 DET - Derrick Duff 3 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 14:31 LA - Rodolfo Irwin 1 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 06:30 LA - Lamar Becker 44 pass from Bobby Mathis (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 05:11 DET - Marcus Sutter 4 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 00:03 LA - Salvador Wenger 55 field goal
3Q: 11:39 DET - Kim Dawkins 6 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 07:04 DET - Derrick Duff 4 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:03 LA - Salvador Wenger 38 field goal
1Q: 05:46 LA - Rodolfo Irwin 64 pass from Bobby Mathis (Salvador Wenger extra point)
1Q: 03:12 DET - Derrick Duff 3 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 14:31 LA - Rodolfo Irwin 1 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 06:30 LA - Lamar Becker 44 pass from Bobby Mathis (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 05:11 DET - Marcus Sutter 4 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 00:03 LA - Salvador Wenger 55 field goal
3Q: 11:39 DET - Kim Dawkins 6 pass from Micah McConnell (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 07:04 DET - Derrick Duff 4 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)

Team Statistics LA DET
Record 13-5 14-3
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 374 440
- Offensive Plays 63 59
- Yards per Play 5.94 7.46
Net Rushing Yards 85 170
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 3.86 5.15
Net Passing Yards 289 270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 21 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 297
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 5/27
- Yards per Pass Play 7.05 10.38
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 1/33 2/49
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:24 30:36

Team Statistics	LA	DET
Record	13-5	14-3
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	374	440
- Offensive Plays	63	59
- Yards per Play	5.94	7.46
Net Rushing Yards	85	170
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	3.86	5.15
Net Passing Yards	289	270
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	21 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	297
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	5/27
- Yards per Pass Play	7.05	10.38
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	1/33	2/49
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:24	30:36

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:05	OWN 40	7	39	Field Goal
1	7:29	2:02	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	3:02	3:38	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	11:03	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	5:03	3:44	OWN 25	8	39	Missed FG
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 44	1	18	Field Goal
3	11:29	3:11	OWN 25	6	25	Punt
3	5:04	1:02	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
3	2:00	2:49	OWN 28	6	11	Punt
4	6:58	2:28	OWN 25	5	16	Punt
4	1:43	0:43	OWN 14	4	-1	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:55	3:26	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	5:27	2:25	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	14:24	3:21	OWN 26	4	24	Punt
2	6:13	1:10	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
2	1:19	0:55	OWN 43	4	20	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:31	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	8:18	3:14	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
3	4:02	2:02	OWN 32	3	1	Punt
4	14:11	7:13	OWN 5	14	95	Touchdown
4	4:30	2:47	OWN 1	6	31	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 13	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Bobby Mathis, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rodolfo Irwin	19	72	3.79	16	2	1
Bobby Mathis	1	11	11.00	11	1	0
Thomas Arnold	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Blake Mabry	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Derrick Duff	19	95	5.00	16	2	2
Carlos Zastudil	4	32	8.00	17	1	0
Hector Wonders	4	25	6.25	8	0	0
Micah McConnell	3	13	4.33	9	0	0
Lester Gibson	3	5	1.67	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bobby Mathis	39	25	302	2/13	2	64	0	104.8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	21	17	297	5/27	2	64	0	150.5

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fred Kirk	8	13	87	10.88	44	26	0
TE Gavin Simmons	6	10	50	8.33	27	21	0
RB Thomas Arnold	3	3	9	3.00	1	9	0
RB Rodolfo Irwin	3	5	69	23.00	63	64	1
WR Lamar Becker	2	5	55	27.50	43	44	1
WR Levon Lindsay	2	2	19	9.50	13	17	0
WR Larry Aalders	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vincent Sanderson	7	7	105	15.00	12	38	0
WR Donte Molden	3	5	75	25.00	13	64	0
WR Marcus Sutter	2	2	19	9.50	9	15	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	2	2	20	10.00	0	12	0
WR Kim Dawkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	1	48	48.00	25	48	0
TE Ted Crotti	1	1	24	24.00	6	24	0
RB Derrick Duff	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Maurice McKenzie	1	1	0
Walter Beyer	0	0	1
Cameron Oliver	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Micah McConnell	2	1	0
Vincent Sanderson	0	1	0
Myron Ridge	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fernando Irvine	4	211	52.8	46.3	58	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Irving Eatherton	5	269	53.8	40.2	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Wenger	2/3	1/2	1/2	55	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice McKenzie	2	28	14.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Fridlund	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Garrett	1	33	33.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ezekiel Mostizky	2	49	24.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Craig Willis	6	1	2.0	33	25
CB Malik Cooley	5	1	0.0	31	21
DE Walter Beyer	4	1	2.0	33	26
S Rusty Garrison	4	2	0.0	31	24
OLB Mitch Shelton	4	0	0.0	3	8
DT Butch Moseley	4	0	0.0	26	17
CB Bubba Knopf	4	0	0.0	29	22
DT Albert Krueger	3	0	0.0	16	11
ILB Devonte Van Dam	2	1	0.0	27	18
DT Evan Bullock	2	1	0.0	25	19
OLB Eric Throckmorton	2	0	0.0	32	24
S Daryl Turner	2	0	0.0	18	11
CB Martin Garrett	2	0	0.0	8	8
CB Jalen McCormick	2	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Omar Andrews	2	0	0.0	16	12
DE Cameron Oliver	1	0	1.0	0	5
S Dean Cockburn	1	1	0.0	16	17

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Herman Olin	11	4	0.0	21	33
OLB Al Foltz	8	1	0.0	21	40
S Dalton Murphy	5	2	0.0	22	41
CB Cornell Coleman	4	1	0.0	19	35
OLB Ian Bradley	4	1	0.0	12	19
S Nate Palm	4	0	0.0	21	33
CB Sebastian Everett	2	0	0.0	13	25
CB Curtis Culjat	2	0	0.0	9	12
ILB Diego Collier	1	1	1.0	1	8
DE Sergio George	1	0	1.0	20	38
DT Christopher Humphries	1	0	0.0	12	23
DT Neal Barlow	1	0	0.0	17	27
DE Ronnie Smith	1	0	0.0	9	17
S Ivan Ford	1	0	0.0	1	8
DT Ellis Donnelly	0	1	0.0	12	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walter Beyer	2.0	1	1	26
DE Craig Willis	2.0	1	0	25
DE Cameron Oliver	1.0	0	0	5
ILB Devonte Van Dam	0.0	1	0	18

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sergio George	1.0	1	1	0	38
ILB Diego Collier	1.0	0	0	0	8
DE Danny Farley	0.0	2	1	0	28
DT Christopher Humphries	0.0	0	1	1	23
ILB Herman Olin	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	PPlay
CB Bubba Knopf	4	22
OLB Mitch Shelton	3	8
CB Martin Garrett	2	8
CB Jalen McCormick	2	16
CB Malik Cooley	1	21
S Rusty Garrison	1	24
ILB Devonte Van Dam	1	18
OLB Eric Throckmorton	1	24
S Daryl Turner	1	11
S Dean Cockburn	1	17

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ian Bradley	5	0	19
OLB Al Foltz	5	0	40
S Dalton Murphy	3	0	41
ILB Herman Olin	2	2	33
CB Curtis Culjat	2	1	12
CB Cornell Coleman	2	0	35
CB Sebastian Everett	2	0	25
DT Christopher Humphries	1	0	23
CB Marco Choi	1	0	10
S Nate Palm	1	0	33
S Ivan Ford	1	0	8
ILB Diego Collier	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Geathers	3	7	22	0	41
Dominic Bowen	2	5	22	0	41
Wendell Linstrom	1	5	22	0	41
Deon McCutcheon	1	3	22	1	41
Nick Weiss	0	1	22	0	41
Rodolfo Irwin	0	0	21	1	26

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brett Richardson	4	7	33	3	26
Myron Ridge	4	7	33	0	26
Rusty Green	3	5	33	0	26
Walt Dukes	2	4	33	1	26
K.C. Palmer	1	5	33	0	26
Ted Crotti	1	2	26	0	23
Carlos Zastudil	0	0	6	1	4

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Leon McDaniel	1	22
Malik Cooley	1	16
Gavin Simmons	1	14

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Sutter	1	15
Herman Olin	1	12
Myron Ridge	1	6

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gavin Simmons	20	37	---	---	14	71
Rusty Garrison	---	---	31	24	15	70
Deon McCutcheon	22	41	---	---	7	70
Dominic Bowen	22	41	---	---	7	70
Nick Weiss	22	41	---	---	7	70
Thomas Geathers	22	41	---	---	7	70
Malik Cooley	---	---	31	21	16	68
Walter Beyer	---	---	33	26	6	65
Bobby Mathis	22	41	---	---	---	63
Wendell Linstrom	22	41	---	---	---	63
Lamar Becker	21	40	---	---	---	61
Rodolfo Irwin	21	26	---	---	13	60
Craig Willis	---	---	33	25	1	59
Eric Throckmorton	---	---	32	24	2	58
Bubba Knopf	---	---	29	22	1	52
Leon McDaniel	9	17	---	---	22	48
Devonte Van Dam	---	---	27	18	---	45
Fred Kirk	16	29	---	---	---	45
Evan Bullock	---	---	25	19	1	45
Butch Moseley	---	---	26	17	---	43
Thomas Arnold	1	16	---	---	22	39
Levon Lindsay	13	24	---	---	---	37
Omar Andrews	---	---	16	12	9	37
Jalen McCormick	---	---	19	16	---	35
Dean Cockburn	---	---	16	17	1	34
Mitch Shelton	---	---	3	8	20	31
Daryl Turner	---	---	18	11	1	30
Albert Krueger	---	---	16	11	1	28
Larry Aalders	2	4	---	---	22	28
Martin Garrett	---	---	8	8	6	22
Roberto Thayer	6	11	---	---	---	17
Louis Grisso	---	---	0	0	10	10
Maurice McKenzie	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cameron Oliver	---	---	0	5	5	10
Salvador Wenger	0	0	---	---	8	8
Van Evans	0	0	---	---	7	7
Fernando Irvine	0	0	---	---	7	7
Blake Mabry	1	1	---	---	5	7
Tanner Wells	---	---	0	1	---	1
C.J. Groening	---	---	0	1	---	1
Bradley Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Thurman Sims	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lukas Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mario Szczupakiewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Jennings	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominic Cortez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Herman Olin	---	---	21	33	12	66
Dalton Murphy	---	---	22	41	3	66
Rusty Green	33	26	---	---	6	65
Myron Ridge	33	26	---	---	6	65
Brett Richardson	33	26	---	---	6	65
K.C. Palmer	33	26	---	---	6	65
Al Foltz	---	---	21	40	3	64
Sergio George	---	---	20	38	2	60
Walt Dukes	33	26	---	---	---	59
Micah McConnell	33	26	---	---	---	59
Nate Palm	---	---	21	33	3	57
Cornell Coleman	---	---	19	35	2	56
Vincent Sanderson	29	22	---	---	---	51
Danny Farley	---	---	16	28	7	51
Ted Crotti	26	23	---	---	---	49
Neal Barlow	---	---	17	27	2	46
Donte Molden	28	17	---	---	---	45
Christopher Humphries	---	---	12	23	7	42
Derrick Duff	22	20	---	---	---	42
Ezekiel Mostizky	22	15	---	---	5	42
Sebastian Everett	---	---	13	25	3	41
Lester Gibson	12	11	---	---	15	38
Ellis Donnelly	---	---	12	24	1	37
Ian Bradley	---	---	12	19	2	33
Roberto Gilman	---	---	10	21	2	33
Marcus Sutter	5	11	---	---	15	31
Diego Collier	---	---	1	8	20	29
Marco Choi	---	---	3	10	14	27
Carlos Zastudil	6	4	---	---	16	26
Ronnie Smith	---	---	9	17	---	26
Ivan Ford	---	---	1	8	14	23
Curtis Culjat	---	---	9	12	1	22
Logan Godfrey	---	---	1	2	18	21
Tony Fridlund	8	4	---	---	4	16
Buddy Sanderson	2	1	---	---	11	14
Kim Dawkins	1	2	---	---	10	13
Luis Fassnacht	0	0	---	---	9	9
Hector Wonders	4	0	---	---	5	9
Erick Bracken	---	---	1	6	1	8
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	6	6
Erik Sciacca	---	---	1	1	4	6
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	6	6
Irving Eatherton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Myron Schultz	0	0	---	---	1	1
Larry Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonah Long	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	18	59	3.3
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	43	3.9
Middle	13	83	6.4
Right	8	46	5.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bobby Mathis	39	25	4	2	1	4	4	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	21	17	4	1	0	0	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	92	10.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	14	162	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	48	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	10	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	17	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	96	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	174	34.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Kirk	13	8	0	87	1	29
TE Gavin Simmons	10	6	0	50	1	37
WR Lamar Becker	5	2	1	55	1	40
RB Rodolfo Irwin	5	3	0	69	1	26
RB Thomas Arnold	3	3	0	9	0	16
WR Levon Lindsay	2	2	0	19	0	24
WR Larry Aalders	1	1	0	13	0	4

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vincent Sanderson	7	7	105	1	22
WR Donte Molden	5	3	75	1	17
WR Marcus Sutter	2	2	19	0	11
RB Derrick Duff	2	0	0	0	20
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	2	2	20	0	15
WR Kim Dawkins	1	1	6	0	2
TE Buddy Sanderson	1	1	48	1	1
TE Ted Crotti	1	1	24	1	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodolfo Irwin	1	1	1.00	3.79

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Derrick Duff	4	15	3.75	5.00
Hector Wonders	2	10	5.00	6.25
Micah McConnell	1	-2	-2.00	4.33
Lester Gibson	1	0	0.00	1.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bobby Mathis	3	3	19	6.33	7.74

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	2	2	10	5.00	14.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Kirk	2	2	13	6.50	6.69
TE Gavin Simmons	1	1	6	6.00	5.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Sutter	1	1	4	4.00	9.50
WR Kim Dawkins	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Rodolfo Irwin	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Derrick Duff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bobby Mathis	14	12	8

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	7	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Kirk	5	5	5
TE Gavin Simmons	4	2	1
RB Thomas Arnold	3	3	0
WR Lamar Becker	1	1	1
WR Levon Lindsay	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Sanderson	2	2	2
WR Marcus Sutter	1	1	0
WR Kim Dawkins	1	1	1
WR Ezekiel Mostizky	1	1	0
WR Donte Molden	1	1	0
TE Ted Crotti	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)