Conference Semifinals, 2021

played in Atlanta, GA

30 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Arizona Cardinals	7	0	7	10	-	24
Atlanta Falcons	3	6	8	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 ARI - Miles Gary 23 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
1Q: 04:39 ATL - Nathan Massicott 37 field goal
2Q: 13:26 ATL - Nathan Massicott 46 field goal
2Q: 09:42 ATL - Nathan Massicott 28 field goal
3Q: 13:41 ARI - Spencer Mitchell 81 punt return (Ezra Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:56 ATL - Rick Branch 72 interception return (Noah Moore pass to Luke Richardson for conversion)
4Q: 14:16 ARI - Alan Lessard 2 run (Ezra Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:40 ARI - Ezra Andersen 28 field goal
4Q: 07:27 ATL - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 ARI - Miles Gary 23 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
1Q: 04:39 ATL - Nathan Massicott 37 field goal
2Q: 13:26 ATL - Nathan Massicott 46 field goal
2Q: 09:42 ATL - Nathan Massicott 28 field goal
3Q: 13:41 ARI - Spencer Mitchell 81 punt return (Ezra Andersen extra point)
3Q: 06:56 ATL - Rick Branch 72 interception return (Noah Moore pass to Luke Richardson for conversion)
4Q: 14:16 ARI - Alan Lessard 2 run (Ezra Andersen extra point)
4Q: 10:40 ARI - Ezra Andersen 28 field goal
4Q: 07:27 ATL - Nathan Massicott 34 field goal

Team Statistics ARI ATL
Record 12-5-1 15-2
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 376 272
- Offensive Plays 74 54
- Yards per Play 5.08 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 140 103
- Rushing Attempts 30 21
- Yards per Rush 4.67 4.90
Net Passing Yards 236 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 2 32 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 266 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 5.12
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/57 7/45
Punt Returns/Yards 4/105 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 2/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/72
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:01 23:59

Team Statistics	ARI	ATL
Record	12-5-1	15-2
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	376	272
- Offensive Plays	74	54
- Yards per Play	5.08	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	140	103
- Rushing Attempts	30	21
- Yards per Rush	4.67	4.90
Net Passing Yards	236	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 2	32 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	266	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	5.12
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/57	7/45
Punt Returns/Yards	4/105	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	2/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/72
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:01	23:59

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:11	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
1	4:34	3:47	OWN 23	8	38	Punt
2	13:21	2:22	OWN 7	3	6	Punt
2	9:36	2:30	OWN 25	8	34	Punt
2	4:45	1:15	OWN 17	3	9	Punt
2	2:43	2:12	OWN 39	8	52	Interception
3	11:41	4:55	OWN 17	9	52	Interception
3	6:46	1:55	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	4:07	1:33	OWN 21	4	11	Punt
3	1:34	2:26	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
4	14:00	3:28	OPP 38	6	27	Field Goal
4	7:20	5:18	OWN 25	9	30	Punt

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:49	5:15	OWN 25	9	55	Field Goal
1	0:47	2:26	OWN 20	7	51	Field Goal
2	10:59	1:23	OPP 43	4	32	Field Goal
2	7:06	2:21	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
2	3:30	0:47	OWN 35	3	-6	Punt
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	13:34	1:53	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	4:51	0:44	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	2:34	1:00	OWN 15	3	-2	Punt
4	10:32	3:12	OWN 49	5	34	Field Goal
4	2:02	2:02	OWN 1	9	78	Game

Game MVP: R.J. Glenn, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zachary Engebretson	20	98	4.90	23	4	0
Kenny Newton	8	22	2.75	6	0	0
Alan Lessard	2	20	10.00	18	1	1

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. McDaniel	15	86	5.73	16	5	0
Noah Moore	6	17	2.83	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Lessard	39	25	266	5/30	1	25	2	71.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	32	17	174	1/5	0	31	0	69.0

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ethan Andersen	8	10	82	10.25	35	25	0
TE Miles Gary	6	13	60	10.00	24	23	1
WR Riley Gray	4	7	41	10.25	15	18	0
RB Zachary Engebretson	2	4	30	15.00	16	16	0
RB Kenny Newton	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Terry Jobe	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Stanley Crockett	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Daryl Hallows	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Tommy Farr	1	1	23	23.00	0	23	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Broderick Cole	6	11	46	7.67	5	11
WR Cesar Wasiak	4	6	27	6.75	9	11
TE Kerry Smith	2	4	32	16.00	7	29
WR Antonio VandenBelt	2	2	45	22.50	25	31
WR Luke Richardson	2	4	19	9.50	6	15
RB Roberto Downs	1	3	5	5.00	3	5
TE Dylan Cox	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rick Branch	1	72	72.00	1
CB Ian Tubbs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Alan Lessard	1	0	0
Zachary Engebretson	1	0	0
Terrence DeWaters	0	1	0
Bernie Wheeler	0	1	0
R.J. Glenn	0	1	0
Gage King	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Force
Myles Alston	1	0
Darius Flannery	0	1
Vince Austin	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Widmer	7	312	44.6	36.1	53	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Segura	6	275	45.8	33.2	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ezra Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Mitchell	4	105	26.3	1

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Andersen	1	28	28.0	0
Riley Gray	1	24	24.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	2	79	39.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Gage King	4	0	1.0	21	32
S Andrew Santoro	4	2	0.0	21	33
OLB Nicky Curtis	4	2	0.0	21	32
S Terrence DeWaters	4	0	0.0	18	26
S Gino Robertson	4	0	0.0	5	8
CB Joe Williams	3	2	0.0	19	32
CB Ricardo Blackburn	3	0	0.0	20	31
OLB Benjamin Burton	3	0	0.0	8	17
CB Nolan Erickson	3	0	0.0	5	10
ILB Harrison Adams	2	3	0.0	18	26
CB Wade Hamilton	2	0	0.0	15	22
OLB C.J. Salo	1	1	0.0	5	9
DE Braden Emack	1	0	0.0	16	24
QB Alan Lessard	1	0	---	---	---

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Darius Flannery	8	2	0.0	25	32
S Gus Bauer	8	0	0.0	27	40
OLB Vince Austin	6	1	2.0	30	44
DT Amir Jeffries	5	0	2.0	24	32
ILB Caleb Page	5	1	0.0	16	18
DE Shaun Grant	4	1	0.5	22	33
OLB Clarence Fairfield	4	1	0.0	18	26
CB Frank Craig	3	1	0.0	24	33
S Al Wesley	2	3	0.0	26	39
CB Rick Branch	2	1	0.0	30	44
CB Ian Tubbs	2	1	0.0	19	33
DE Bryce Erickson	2	0	0.0	15	19
ILB Wyatt Kemp	2	0	0.0	4	1
CB John Newcomb	2	0	0.0	3	12
DT Leo Kloosterman	1	1	0.0	10	14
CB Luther Floyd	1	1	0.0	2	6
S Alfredo Logan	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Kenyon Turner	0	2	0.5	20	34
OLB Travis Lechler	0	1	0.0	12	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gage King	1.0	0	32
DE Braden Emack	0.0	2	24
OLB Benjamin Burton	0.0	1	17
OLB C.J. Salo	0.0	1	9
OLB Nicky Curtis	0.0	1	32

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Amir Jeffries	2.0	1	2	0	32
OLB Vince Austin	2.0	0	2	4	44
DE Kenyon Turner	0.5	0	1	1	34
DE Shaun Grant	0.5	0	0	1	33
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	1	0	1	14
OLB Travis Lechler	0.0	0	1	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Andrew Santoro	3	1	33
DT Gage King	3	0	32
S Gino Robertson	3	0	8
CB Ricardo Blackburn	2	2	31
CB Wade Hamilton	2	0	22
CB Nolan Erickson	2	0	10
ILB Harrison Adams	1	0	26
OLB Nicky Curtis	1	0	32
CB Joe Williams	0	1	32

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Clarence Fairfield	4	0	0	26
S Gus Bauer	4	0	0	40
ILB Darius Flannery	3	0	0	32
CB Ian Tubbs	2	1	1	33
CB Frank Craig	2	1	0	33
ILB Caleb Page	2	0	0	18
OLB Vince Austin	2	0	0	44
CB John Newcomb	2	0	0	12
CB Rick Branch	1	0	1	44
DT Amir Jeffries	1	0	0	32
CB Luther Floyd	1	0	0	6
S Alfredo Logan	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
R.J. Glenn	4	11	1	30	0	44
Alexis Ohm	2	5	0	30	3	44
Bernie Wheeler	1	4	0	30	1	44
Jacob Mariotti	0	6	0	30	0	44
Abraham Diana	0	1	0	30	1	44
Terry Jobe	0	1	0	10	0	3

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harrison Ford	3	4	1	21	0	33
Mason Galloway	1	5	0	21	0	33
Jerald Logan	1	2	0	21	1	33
Mo Manning	0	3	0	21	0	33
Kurt Boyer	0	1	1	21	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Gage King	3	20
Ethan Andersen	1	18

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Owens	2	28
Luther Floyd	2	19
D.J. McDaniel	1	21
Roberto Downs	1	13

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Andersen	27	43	---	---	18	88
Abraham Diana	30	44	---	---	8	82
Bernie Wheeler	30	44	---	---	8	82
Alexis Ohm	30	44	---	---	8	82
R.J. Glenn	30	44	---	---	8	82
Zachary Engebretson	24	32	---	---	25	81
Riley Gray	27	42	---	---	6	75
Andrew Santoro	---	---	21	33	21	75
Alan Lessard	30	44	---	---	---	74
Jacob Mariotti	30	44	---	---	---	74
Gage King	---	---	21	32	20	73
Ricardo Blackburn	---	---	20	31	12	63
Miles Gary	18	36	---	---	6	60
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	18	26	13	57
Dean Russett	---	---	21	32	2	55
Nicky Curtis	---	---	21	32	2	55
Joe Williams	---	---	19	32	2	53
Stanley Crockett	19	32	---	---	---	51
Braden Emack	---	---	16	24	9	49
Harrison Adams	---	---	18	26	4	48
Garrett Hill	4	12	---	---	25	41
Wade Hamilton	---	---	15	22	3	40
C.J. Salo	---	---	5	9	25	39
Andrew Schulte	---	---	13	17	2	32
Nolan Erickson	---	---	5	10	16	31
Benjamin Burton	---	---	8	17	4	29
Derrick Hopton	12	3	---	---	12	27
Terry Jobe	10	3	---	---	11	24
Kenny Newton	8	11	---	---	---	19
Jeremiah Holliday	---	---	5	10	3	18
Gino Robertson	---	---	5	8	3	16
Trey Pugh	---	---	0	0	11	11
Brody McClelland	0	0	---	---	8	8
Austin Widmer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ezra Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Spencer Mitchell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Daryl Hallows	1	5	---	---	---	6
Ezra Kurtz	---	---	0	1	2	3
Oliver Freeman	---	---	0	1	2	3
Tommy Farr	0	1	---	---	---	1
Kody Marina	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robbie Conway	0	0	---	---	---	0
Juan Coronado	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamie Prigge	---	---	0	0	---	0
Louis Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Branch	---	---	30	44	2	76
Vince Austin	---	---	30	44	1	75
Ian Tubbs	---	---	19	33	18	70
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	18	26	25	69
Gus Bauer	---	---	27	40	---	67
Al Wesley	---	---	26	39	1	66
Kurt Lafrance	17	25	---	---	22	64
Kurt Boyer	21	33	---	---	10	64
Mo Manning	21	33	---	---	10	64
Jerald Logan	21	33	---	---	10	64
Harrison Ford	21	33	---	---	10	64
Darius Flannery	---	---	25	32	1	58
Frank Craig	---	---	24	33	1	58
Amir Jeffries	---	---	24	32	1	57
Shaun Grant	---	---	22	33	---	55
Kenyon Turner	---	---	20	34	1	55
Noah Moore	21	33	---	---	---	54
Mason Galloway	21	33	---	---	---	54
D.J. McDaniel	17	11	---	---	21	49
Broderick Cole	20	28	---	---	---	48
Kerry Smith	18	24	---	---	---	42
Caleb Page	---	---	16	18	1	35
Bryce Erickson	---	---	15	19	1	35
Cesar Wasiak	12	23	---	---	---	35
Jermaine Owens	1	5	---	---	28	34
Roberto Downs	4	16	---	---	13	33
Marty Kastilahn	4	6	---	---	22	32
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	10	14	7	31
Travis Lechler	---	---	12	19	---	31
Luther Floyd	---	---	2	6	19	27
Alfredo Logan	---	---	3	5	18	26
Myles Alston	0	0	---	---	18	18
Wyatt Kemp	---	---	4	1	12	17
Antonio VandenBelt	4	11	---	---	---	15
John Newcomb	---	---	3	12	---	15
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dylan Cox	2	8	---	---	---	10
David Lauer	6	4	---	---	---	10
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Walter Segura	0	0	---	---	10	10
Luke Richardson	0	4	---	---	5	9
Thomas Pollard	---	---	0	0	7	7
Devante Walendy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Geoff Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gus Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	33	3.0
Middle	14	101	7.2
Right	5	6	1.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	12	43	3.6
Right	5	46	9.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Lessard	39	25	3	0	2	2	6	8	2

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	32	17	2	3	2	4	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	118	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	75	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	36	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	102	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	29	14.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Miles Gary	13	6	0	60	1	36
WR Ethan Andersen	10	8	1	82	1	43
WR Riley Gray	7	4	1	41	0	42
RB Zachary Engebretson	4	2	0	30	0	32
RB Kenny Newton	1	1	0	7	0	11
TE Terry Jobe	1	1	0	3	0	3
WR Stanley Crockett	1	1	0	9	0	32
WR Daryl Hallows	1	1	0	11	0	5
WR Tommy Farr	1	1	0	23	1	1

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	11	6	2	46	0	28
WR Cesar Wasiak	6	4	0	27	0	23
TE Kerry Smith	4	2	0	32	1	24
WR Luke Richardson	4	2	0	19	0	4
RB Roberto Downs	3	1	0	5	0	16
WR Antonio VandenBelt	2	2	0	45	1	11
TE Dylan Cox	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alan Lessard	1	2	2.00	10.00
Kenny Newton	1	0	0.00	2.75

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Lessard	6	3	30	5.00	6.82

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	4	2	4	1.00	5.44

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Miles Gary	3	1	5	1.67	4.62
WR Riley Gray	1	0	0	0.00	5.86
RB Zachary Engebretson	1	1	16	16.00	7.50
WR Stanley Crockett	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	1	0	0	0.00	4.18
TE Kerry Smith	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
WR Luke Richardson	1	0	0	0.00	4.75
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	1	1	1.00	4.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Zachary Engebretson	4	1
Kenny Newton	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Noah Moore	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Lessard	13	10	7

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	12	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Miles Gary	4	2	0
WR Ethan Andersen	3	3	3
RB Zachary Engebretson	2	1	1
RB Kenny Newton	1	1	1
TE Terry Jobe	1	1	0
WR Daryl Hallows	1	1	1
WR Tommy Farr	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Richardson	4	2	1
WR Broderick Cole	2	1	0
WR Antonio VandenBelt	2	2	2
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	2	1
RB Roberto Downs	1	1	0
TE Kerry Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (14,600)
End Zone 10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine 6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (14,600)
End Zone	10,400 (10,400)
Mezzanine	6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)