Conference Semifinals, 2018

played in Atlanta, GA

33 degrees, snow, 21 mph wind

Arizona Cardinals	6	0	0	7	-	13
Atlanta Falcons	0	7	3	17	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 ARI - Andrew Stephens 38 field goal
1Q: 03:19 ARI - Andrew Stephens 35 field goal
2Q: 00:39 ATL - Sedrick Taijeron 5 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)
3Q: 06:36 ATL - Ramon Henson 18 field goal
4Q: 13:41 ATL - Broderick Cole 17 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 04:35 ATL - Tyler Wynn 4 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 02:29 ATL - Ramon Henson 36 field goal
4Q: 01:18 ARI - Greg Stephan 2 pass from Alan Lessard (Andrew Stephens extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 ARI - Andrew Stephens 38 field goal
1Q: 03:19 ARI - Andrew Stephens 35 field goal
2Q: 00:39 ATL - Sedrick Taijeron 5 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)
3Q: 06:36 ATL - Ramon Henson 18 field goal
4Q: 13:41 ATL - Broderick Cole 17 pass from Chase Daniels (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 04:35 ATL - Tyler Wynn 4 run (Ramon Henson extra point)
4Q: 02:29 ATL - Ramon Henson 36 field goal
4Q: 01:18 ARI - Greg Stephan 2 pass from Alan Lessard (Andrew Stephens extra point)

Team Statistics ARI ATL
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 14 24
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 215 383
- Offensive Plays 50 72
- Yards per Play 4.30 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 65 165
- Rushing Attempts 17 40
- Yards per Rush 3.82 4.13
Net Passing Yards 150 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 15 - 0 29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 159 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/9 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 4.55 6.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 3/29
Kick Returns/Yards 6/171 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 30
Time of Possession 21:43 38:17

Team Statistics	ARI	ATL
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	14	24
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	215	383
- Offensive Plays	50	72
- Yards per Play	4.30	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	65	165
- Rushing Attempts	17	40
- Yards per Rush	3.82	4.13
Net Passing Yards	150	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 15 - 0	29 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	159	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/9	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	4.55	6.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	3/29
Kick Returns/Yards	6/171	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 30
Time of Possession	21:43	38:17

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
1	11:27	2:38	OWN 43	7	36	Field Goal
1	6:51	3:37	OWN 42	7	40	Field Goal
1	1:18	0:44	OWN 40	3	-3	Punt
2	13:23	1:49	OWN 33	4	15	Punt
2	9:07	2:50	OPP 48	5	17	Missed FG
2	2:07	0:29	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 40	1	27	Missed FG
3	6:31	2:00	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
4	13:31	2:57	OWN 39	6	11	Punt
4	4:27	1:31	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	2:24	1:13	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	1:14	OWN 6	3	9	Punt
1	8:49	1:58	OWN 25	5	22	Interception
1	3:14	1:56	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	0:34	2:11	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
2	11:34	2:27	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
2	6:17	4:10	OWN 38	7	26	Punt
2	1:38	1:05	50	5	50	Touchdown
3	15:00	8:29	OWN 38	14	61	Field Goal
3	4:31	6:00	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
4	10:34	6:07	OWN 13	13	87	Touchdown
4	2:56	0:32	OPP 25	3	6	Field Goal
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 46	2	4	Game

Game MVP: Chase Daniels, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Harold Schulz	8	34	4.25	18	1
Greg Stephan	8	21	2.63	8	0
Alan Lessard	1	10	10.00	10	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Toby Apple	28	99	3.54	22	4	0
Chase Daniels	10	62	6.20	17	2	0
Tyler Wynn	2	4	2.00	4	0	1

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Lessard	30	15	159	3/9	1	32	0	76.9

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chase Daniels	29	23	241	3/23	2	34	1	109.9

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dale Simon	6	9	87	14.50	18	32	0
TE Ruben Ansley	5	7	44	8.80	10	10	0
WR Riley Gray	2	7	23	11.50	4	21	0
RB Greg Stephan	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Vincent Hardaway	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Riddick Durham	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jonah Rachmaninoff	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sedrick Taijeron	8	8	81	10.13	28	34	1
WR Broderick Cole	6	7	52	8.67	9	17	1
FB Marty Kastilahn	3	4	23	7.67	0	12	0
TE Kerry Smith	3	5	49	16.33	0	25	0
RB Toby Apple	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	17	17.00	0	17	0
WR David Lauer	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Harrison Adams	1	0	0.00	0

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Lessard	1	0	0
Salvador Woodard	0	1	0
Joe Williams	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Toby Apple	1	0	0
Kerry Smith	0	1	0
Harvey Briggs	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Widmer	6	274	45.7	40.8	55	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cesar Bierce	5	214	42.8	29.8	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Stephens	2/4	0/2	0/1	38	1/1

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Henson	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Hardaway	4	45	11.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	3	29	9.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnathan McCarthy	6	171	28.5	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Marcos Wheeler	10	1	0.0	40	30
DE Dean Russett	9	0	1.5	40	32
ILB Harrison Adams	9	2	0.0	40	30
OLB Andrew Schulte	7	3	0.0	24	16
S Andrew Santoro	6	3	0.0	40	32
ILB Jay McGuinness	5	1	0.0	13	16
CB Ricardo Blackburn	4	3	0.0	40	31
DT Gage King	3	1	1.0	40	32
CB Joe Williams	3	0	0.0	40	30
DE Morris Armstrong	2	1	0.0	31	25
S Micah Hotle	1	1	0.0	40	32
DT Irving D'Ottavio	1	0	0.0	6	4
CB Cornelius Incontro	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Curtis Campana	1	0	0.0	24	16
DE Colby Hawkins	0	1	0.5	3	2
OLB Benjamin Burton	0	2	0.0	14	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ivan Randle	7	1	0.0	17	27
ILB Darius Flannery	3	0	1.0	15	17
CB Bradley Rubin	3	1	0.0	9	27
S Don Blades	3	1	0.0	17	33
S Gus Bauer	3	0	0.0	8	26
CB Ian Tubbs	2	1	0.0	8	27
S Al Wesley	2	1	0.0	8	6
CB Dylan Rodriguez	2	0	0.0	17	32
OLB Logan Halverson	2	0	0.0	10	21
CB Luther Floyd	2	0	0.0	9	12
DT Kenyon Turner	1	0	1.0	9	23
DE Harvey Briggs	1	1	0.5	3	16
WR Broderick Cole	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	0.0	2	16
DE Elliot Schneider	1	0	0.0	15	16
DT Amir Jeffries	1	0	0.0	9	5
DT Tom Bearden	0	1	0.5	1	11
DT Leo Kloosterman	0	2	0.0	8	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dean Russett	1.5	0	0	2	32
DT Gage King	1.0	1	0	2	32
DE Colby Hawkins	0.5	0	0	0	2
DE Morris Armstrong	0.0	0	1	0	25

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Darius Flannery	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Kenyon Turner	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Tom Bearden	0.5	0	1	1	11
DE Harvey Briggs	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Elliot Schneider	0.0	1	1	0	16
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	0	3	1	25
ILB Caleb Page	0.0	0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Harrison Adams	5	0	1	30
OLB Marcos Wheeler	4	0	0	30
ILB Jay McGuinness	3	1	0	16
OLB Andrew Schulte	3	0	0	16
S Andrew Santoro	3	0	0	32
DT Irving D'Ottavio	1	0	0	4
CB Ricardo Blackburn	1	0	0	31
S Micah Hotle	1	0	0	32
DE Morris Armstrong	1	0	0	25
CB Joe Williams	1	0	0	30

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Ivan Randle	3	1	27
CB Ian Tubbs	3	0	27
S Don Blades	3	0	33
S Gus Bauer	2	2	26
ILB Caleb Page	1	1	16
CB Bradley Rubin	1	1	27
CB Dylan Rodriguez	1	0	32
CB Luther Floyd	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bernie Wheeler	2	9	17	0	33
Herman Mueller	1	3	17	1	33
Tre Klaes	1	2	17	0	33
Alexis Ohm	0	2	17	2	33

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mo Manning	3	6	0	40	2	32
Jordan Cox	3	5	0	40	0	32
Walt Raymond	2	5	0	40	0	32
Kurt Boyer	1	7	1	40	0	32
Marty Kastilahn	1	1	0	15	0	14
Jerald Logan	0	4	0	40	1	32
Kerry Smith	0	2	0	34	0	26

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan McCarthy	1	20
Greg Stephan	1	16
Ricardo Blackburn	1	12
Salvador Woodard	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Wynn	3	17
Jermaine Owens	2	21
Elliot Schneider	2	14
Sedrick Taijeron	2	10
Gus Bauer	1	17

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ricardo Blackburn	---	---	40	31	12	83
Harrison Adams	---	---	40	30	7	77
Dean Russett	---	---	40	32	2	74
Micah Hotle	---	---	40	32	2	74
Gage King	---	---	40	32	2	74
Andrew Santoro	---	---	40	32	2	74
Marcos Wheeler	---	---	40	30	2	72
Joe Williams	---	---	40	30	2	72
Ruben Ansley	17	27	---	---	25	69
Andrew Schulte	---	---	24	16	22	62
Herman Mueller	17	33	---	---	10	60
Salvador Woodard	17	33	---	---	10	60
Bernie Wheeler	17	33	---	---	10	60
Dale Simon	9	32	---	---	19	60
Alexis Ohm	17	33	---	---	10	60
Morris Armstrong	---	---	31	25	2	58
Greg Stephan	11	31	---	---	16	58
Curtis Campana	---	---	24	16	15	55
Alan Lessard	17	33	---	---	---	50
Tre Klaes	17	33	---	---	---	50
Riddick Durham	16	20	---	---	10	46
Riley Gray	10	32	---	---	---	42
Jay McGuinness	---	---	13	16	12	41
Cornelius Incontro	---	---	5	5	21	31
Benjamin Burton	---	---	14	16	1	31
Luis Dennis	6	1	---	---	19	26
Johnathan McCarthy	0	5	---	---	20	25
Vincent Hardaway	6	4	---	---	5	15
Jonah Rachmaninoff	1	11	---	---	---	12
Irving D'Ottavio	---	---	6	4	---	10
Brody McClelland	0	0	---	---	10	10
Austin Widmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harold Schulz	8	1	---	---	---	9
Artie Hartl	1	1	---	---	6	8
Andrew Stephens	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tucker Young	---	---	0	1	5	6
Colby Hawkins	---	---	3	2	---	5
Tevin Ellison	---	---	0	2	---	2
Jaylen Coyne	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jonathan Garrison	---	---	0	0	---	0
Les Everett	---	---	0	0	---	0
Juan Coronado	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommy Hanshew	---	---	0	0	---	0
Austin Spring	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joey Andrews	---	---	0	0	---	0
Brendan Rodriguez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walt Raymond	40	32	---	---	7	79
Broderick Cole	36	31	---	---	12	79
Kurt Boyer	40	32	---	---	7	79
Mo Manning	40	32	---	---	7	79
Jerald Logan	40	32	---	---	7	79
Chase Daniels	40	32	---	---	2	74
Sedrick Taijeron	36	27	---	---	10	73
Jordan Cox	40	32	---	---	---	72
Kerry Smith	34	26	---	---	2	62
Kurt Lafrance	22	19	---	---	17	58
Don Blades	---	---	17	33	5	55
Dylan Rodriguez	---	---	17	32	5	54
Toby Apple	35	18	---	---	---	53
Bradley Rubin	---	---	9	27	17	53
Gus Bauer	---	---	8	26	17	51
Ivan Randle	---	---	17	27	4	48
Marty Kastilahn	15	14	---	---	18	47
Elliot Schneider	---	---	15	16	14	45
Logan Halverson	---	---	10	21	13	44
Ian Tubbs	---	---	8	27	8	43
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	8	25	7	40
Darius Flannery	---	---	15	17	3	35
Kenyon Turner	---	---	9	23	2	34
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	14	16	3	33
Tyler Wynn	4	11	---	---	17	32
Harvey Briggs	---	---	3	16	7	26
Luther Floyd	---	---	9	12	2	23
Jermaine Owens	0	1	---	---	21	22
Freddie Kelly	---	---	0	0	21	21
Caleb Page	---	---	2	16	1	19
Myles Alston	5	3	---	---	10	18
Bryce Erickson	---	---	8	7	2	17
Al Wesley	---	---	8	6	2	16
Amir Jeffries	---	---	9	5	2	16
Tom Bearden	---	---	1	11	1	13
David Lauer	6	5	---	---	---	11
Kenny Fitzgerald	4	0	---	---	4	8
Ramon Henson	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cesar Bierce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dylan Cox	0	5	---	---	---	5
Eddie Starks	3	0	---	---	---	3
Otis Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bubba Twitty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Santiago Hastings	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	4	6	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	0	0.0
Middle	22	128	5.8
Right	11	38	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Lessard	30	15	3	0	4	5	5	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chase Daniels	29	23	2	1	1	1	1	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	12	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	45	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	75	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	78	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	102	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	59	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dale Simon	9	6	0	87	2	32
TE Ruben Ansley	7	5	1	44	0	27
WR Riley Gray	7	2	1	23	1	32
WR Riddick Durham	3	0	1	0	0	20
RB Greg Stephan	2	1	0	2	0	31
TE Jonah Rachmaninoff	1	0	1	0	0	11
WR Vincent Hardaway	1	1	0	3	0	4

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sedrick Taijeron	8	8	0	81	1	27
WR Broderick Cole	7	6	0	52	0	31
TE Kerry Smith	5	3	0	49	1	26
FB Marty Kastilahn	4	3	0	23	0	14
RB Toby Apple	2	1	0	6	0	18
WR David Lauer	2	1	1	13	0	5
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	0	17	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Harold Schulz	1	-3	-3.00	4.25
Greg Stephan	1	3	3.00	2.63

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Toby Apple	7	0	0.00	3.54
Tyler Wynn	2	4	2.00	2.00
Chase Daniels	2	7	3.50	6.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Lessard	2	1	2	1.00	5.30

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chase Daniels	9	8	58	6.44	8.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riley Gray	1	0	0	0.00	3.29
RB Greg Stephan	1	1	2	2.00	1.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	4	4	26	6.50	7.43
WR Sedrick Taijeron	2	2	14	7.00	10.13
RB Toby Apple	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	1	12	12.00	5.75
WR David Lauer	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Stephan	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyler Wynn	2	1
Chase Daniels	2	1
Toby Apple	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Lessard	8	3	1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chase Daniels	9	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dale Simon	3	2	1
TE Ruben Ansley	2	1	0
WR Riddick Durham	1	0	0
WR Riley Gray	1	0	0
RB Greg Stephan	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sedrick Taijeron	3	3	2
TE Kerry Smith	2	2	1
WR David Lauer	2	1	0
WR Broderick Cole	1	1	1
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	1	0

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)