Conference Finals, 2021

played in Los Angeles, CA

49 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Arizona Cardinals	7	21	3	7	-	38
Los Angeles Rams	7	14	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:34 ARI - Kenny Newton 3 run (Ezra Andersen extra point)
1Q: 07:27 LA - Keith Winslett 11 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 12:12 ARI - Miles Gary 16 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
2Q: 07:36 LA - Keith Winslett 32 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 03:01 ARI - Ethan Andersen 4 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:31 LA - Timothy Downs 12 pass from Brock Harden (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 00:22 ARI - Ethan Andersen 95 kickoff return (Ezra Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:17 ARI - Ezra Andersen 36 field goal
3Q: 05:56 LA - Salvador Wenger 45 field goal
4Q: 11:10 LA - Keith Winslett 2 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
4Q: 02:56 ARI - Riley Gray 8 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:34 ARI - Kenny Newton 3 run (Ezra Andersen extra point)
1Q: 07:27 LA - Keith Winslett 11 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 12:12 ARI - Miles Gary 16 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
2Q: 07:36 LA - Keith Winslett 32 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 03:01 ARI - Ethan Andersen 4 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)
2Q: 00:31 LA - Timothy Downs 12 pass from Brock Harden (Salvador Wenger extra point)
2Q: 00:22 ARI - Ethan Andersen 95 kickoff return (Ezra Andersen extra point)
3Q: 10:17 ARI - Ezra Andersen 36 field goal
3Q: 05:56 LA - Salvador Wenger 45 field goal
4Q: 11:10 LA - Keith Winslett 2 run (Salvador Wenger extra point)
4Q: 02:56 ARI - Riley Gray 8 pass from Alan Lessard (Ezra Andersen extra point)

Team Statistics ARI LA
Record 13-5-1 13-5
First Downs 25 26
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 16 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 392 449
- Offensive Plays 61 72
- Yards per Play 6.43 6.24
Net Rushing Yards 157 143
- Rushing Attempts 25 22
- Yards per Rush 6.28 6.50
Net Passing Yards 235 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 47 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 248 324
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 6.53 6.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/9 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/45 4/27
Punt Returns/Yards 2/32 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/141 4/93
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 30:45 29:15

Team Statistics	ARI	LA
Record	13-5-1	13-5
First Downs	25	26
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	16	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	392	449
- Offensive Plays	61	72
- Yards per Play	6.43	6.24
Net Rushing Yards	157	143
- Rushing Attempts	25	22
- Yards per Rush	6.28	6.50
Net Passing Yards	235	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	47 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	248	324
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	6.53	6.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/9	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/45	4/27
Punt Returns/Yards	2/32	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/141	4/93
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	30:45	29:15

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	7:16	1:12	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	4:32	7:30	OWN 4	13	96	Touchdown
2	7:17	4:25	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
3	13:22	3:10	OWN 46	7	35	Field Goal
3	5:50	1:29	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
4	14:50	1:29	OWN 27	4	10	Interception
4	10:59	2:36	OWN 35	3	-6	Punt
4	7:28	0:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:39	2:53	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	3:10	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
1	6:04	1:32	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	12:02	4:45	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	2:52	2:30	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
3	10:12	4:22	OWN 25	10	47	Field Goal
3	4:21	4:31	OWN 13	9	60	Interception
4	13:21	2:22	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
4	8:23	0:55	OWN 35	4	38	Interception
4	6:43	1:04	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt
4	2:46	2:46	OWN 16	12	68	Game

Game MVP: Alan Lessard, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Zachary Engebretson	14	114	8.14	46	5	0
Kenny Newton	11	43	3.91	13	1	1

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Keith Winslett	18	108	6.00	32	5	3
Clifton Connell	3	29	9.67	15	2	0
Brock Harden	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Lessard	34	22	248	2/13	3	25	1	103.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Harden	47	28	324	3/18	1	30	2	69.8

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Miles Gary	8	13	118	14.75	39	25	1
WR Ethan Andersen	4	6	32	8.00	4	12	1
WR Riley Gray	4	7	58	14.50	11	25	1
RB Zachary Engebretson	3	4	13	4.33	9	9	0
RB Kenny Newton	2	3	19	9.50	2	11	0
TE Garrett Hill	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Timothy Downs	7	9	78	11.14	18	18	1
TE Dominic Steinbach	6	11	90	15.00	29	29	0
WR Jackie Ward	5	7	50	10.00	6	26	0
RB Keith Winslett	5	7	45	9.00	27	16	0
WR Fred Kirk	3	5	46	15.33	32	30	0
TE Ashton Stephens	2	3	15	7.50	0	8	0
TE Luther Raymond	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marshall Burks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Clifton Connell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Herman Zielinski	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Harrison Adams	1	0	0.00	0
CB Wade Hamilton	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DT Al Adjemian	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Zachary Engebretson	1	0	0
Abraham Diana	0	1	0
Gage King	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brock Harden	1	0	0
Wendell Linstrom	0	1	0
Gene Davison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Widmer	4	166	41.5	39.8	44	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fernando Irvine	3	152	50.7	40.0	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ezra Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	5/5

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Wenger	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Mitchell	2	32	16.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marshall Burks	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ethan Andersen	3	141	47.0	1

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clifton Connell	4	93	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Nicky Curtis	7	2	0.0	21	47
DT Gage King	5	2	1.5	21	47
ILB Harrison Adams	5	7	0.0	18	49
CB Ricardo Blackburn	5	1	0.0	17	47
OLB Andrew Schulte	5	1	0.0	10	33
S Andrew Santoro	5	0	0.0	22	50
S Terrence DeWaters	4	1	0.0	19	46
OLB Benjamin Burton	4	1	0.0	12	20
CB Wade Hamilton	3	0	0.0	16	27
OLB C.J. Salo	2	0	1.0	9	16
DE Dean Russett	2	0	0.0	21	46
DE Jeremiah Holliday	1	1	0.0	7	18
WR Riley Gray	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Oliver Freeman	1	0	0.0	1	3
DE Braden Emack	0	2	0.5	16	36
CB Joe Williams	0	2	0.0	21	45

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeremiah Van Dam	11	1	0.0	25	36
ILB Rich Hart	5	1	0.0	23	28
CB Corwin Sheldon	5	1	0.0	23	31
S Howard Howry	4	0	0.0	22	28
CB Bubba Knopf	3	0	0.0	21	26
DE Craig Willis	2	1	1.0	22	29
DE Derek Szott	2	1	1.0	15	25
OLB Omar Andrews	2	2	0.0	25	32
DT Evan Bullock	2	1	0.0	22	34
DT Al Adjemian	2	0	0.0	22	35
OLB Roosevelt Wilkins	2	0	0.0	13	12
CB Ron Rasolomalala	1	1	0.0	3	8
CB Charles Osuchowski	1	1	0.0	9	26
ILB Devonte Van Dam	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Gene Davison	1	0	0.0	6	4
QB Brock Harden	1	0	---	---	---
WR Timothy Downs	1	0	---	---	---
S Damian Comella	1	0	0.0	2	8
DE C.J. Groening	0	2	0.0	11	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Gage King	1.5	1	0	0	47
OLB C.J. Salo	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Braden Emack	0.5	0	2	1	36
DE Dean Russett	0.0	1	0	0	46
OLB Nicky Curtis	0.0	0	1	0	47

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Craig Willis	1.0	0	0	29
DE Derek Szott	1.0	0	0	25
DT Evan Bullock	0.0	1	0	34
DT Al Adjemian	0.0	1	0	35
DE C.J. Groening	0.0	0	2	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ricardo Blackburn	5	2	0	47
S Andrew Santoro	4	2	0	50
S Terrence DeWaters	4	2	0	46
OLB Nicky Curtis	4	0	0	47
ILB Harrison Adams	2	0	1	49
CB Wade Hamilton	2	0	1	27
OLB Andrew Schulte	2	0	0	33
OLB Benjamin Burton	1	1	0	20
OLB C.J. Salo	1	1	0	16
DE Dean Russett	1	0	0	46
DT Gage King	1	0	0	47
ILB Oliver Freeman	1	0	0	3

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jeremiah Van Dam	4	1	0	36
CB Corwin Sheldon	4	0	0	31
S Howard Howry	4	0	0	28
ILB Rich Hart	2	0	0	28
CB Bubba Knopf	2	0	0	26
ILB Devonte Van Dam	1	2	0	8
OLB Omar Andrews	1	2	0	32
CB Ron Rasolomalala	1	0	0	8
OLB Roosevelt Wilkins	1	0	0	12
CB Charles Osuchowski	1	0	0	26
S Damian Comella	1	0	0	8
DT Al Adjemian	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Abraham Diana	5	11	25	0	36
Bernie Wheeler	2	6	25	0	36
Alexis Ohm	2	4	25	2	36
R.J. Glenn	2	2	25	0	36
Jacob Mariotti	0	2	25	0	36

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Thomas Geathers	4	7	22	0	32
Avery Denver	2	5	22	0	50
Wendell Linstrom	2	4	22	0	50
Nick Weiss	2	4	22	0	50
Deon McCutcheon	0	1	22	1	50
Weston Boone	0	0	0	2	18

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Gage King	2	15
Derrick Hopton	1	18
Nolan Erickson	1	15
Terrence DeWaters	1	12

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Gene Davison	1	21
Charles Osuchowski	1	18
C.J. Groening	1	10
Weston Boone	1	1

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Andrew Santoro	---	---	22	50	17	89
Gage King	---	---	21	47	15	83
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	19	46	12	77
Ethan Andersen	22	36	---	---	17	75
Ricardo Blackburn	---	---	17	47	6	70
Harrison Adams	---	---	18	49	2	69
Nicky Curtis	---	---	21	47	1	69
Dean Russett	---	---	21	46	1	68
Joe Williams	---	---	21	45	1	67
Abraham Diana	25	36	---	---	5	66
Bernie Wheeler	25	36	---	---	5	66
Alexis Ohm	25	36	---	---	5	66
R.J. Glenn	25	36	---	---	5	66
Riley Gray	22	34	---	---	6	62
Zachary Engebretson	14	27	---	---	21	62
Alan Lessard	25	36	---	---	---	61
Jacob Mariotti	25	36	---	---	---	61
Braden Emack	---	---	16	36	4	56
Miles Gary	13	31	---	---	6	50
C.J. Salo	---	---	9	16	20	45
Andrew Schulte	---	---	10	33	1	44
Wade Hamilton	---	---	16	27	---	43
Stanley Crockett	14	27	---	---	---	41
Derrick Hopton	13	4	---	---	18	35
Benjamin Burton	---	---	12	20	---	32
Terry Jobe	13	2	---	---	13	28
Nolan Erickson	---	---	2	10	15	27
Jeremiah Holliday	---	---	7	18	---	25
Garrett Hill	3	5	---	---	14	22
Kenny Newton	11	9	---	---	---	20
Gino Robertson	---	---	6	7	---	13
Trey Pugh	---	---	1	0	8	9
Ezra Andersen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Spencer Mitchell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brody McClelland	0	0	---	---	5	5
Austin Widmer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Daryl Hallows	0	5	---	---	---	5
Ezra Kurtz	---	---	1	3	---	4
Oliver Freeman	---	---	1	3	---	4
Jamie Prigge	---	---	1	0	---	1
Kody Marina	0	0	---	---	---	0
Robbie Conway	0	0	---	---	---	0
Juan Coronado	0	0	---	---	---	0
Louis Stephens	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tommy Farr	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeremiah Hill	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dominic Steinbach	17	46	---	---	21	84
Deon McCutcheon	22	50	---	---	4	76
Nick Weiss	22	50	---	---	4	76
Avery Denver	22	50	---	---	4	76
Omar Andrews	---	---	25	32	18	75
Wendell Linstrom	22	50	---	---	---	72
Brock Harden	22	50	---	---	---	72
Keith Winslett	19	43	---	---	7	69
Fred Kirk	14	35	---	---	18	67
Rich Hart	---	---	23	28	11	62
Jackie Ward	18	42	---	---	2	62
Jeremiah Van Dam	---	---	25	36	1	62
Al Adjemian	---	---	22	35	1	58
Thomas Geathers	22	32	---	---	3	57
Timothy Downs	21	36	---	---	---	57
Evan Bullock	---	---	22	34	---	56
Corwin Sheldon	---	---	23	31	1	55
Charles Osuchowski	---	---	9	26	18	53
Craig Willis	---	---	22	29	---	51
Howard Howry	---	---	22	28	---	50
Bubba Knopf	---	---	21	26	---	47
Derek Szott	---	---	15	25	5	45
C.J. Groening	---	---	11	16	10	37
Roosevelt Wilkins	---	---	13	12	11	36
Gene Davison	---	---	6	4	21	31
Luther Raymond	0	7	---	---	21	28
Herman Zielinski	7	13	---	---	7	27
Clifton Connell	3	7	---	---	16	26
Marshall Burks	4	5	---	---	15	24
Ashton Stephens	5	15	---	---	---	20
Weston Boone	0	18	---	---	1	19
Martin Garrett	---	---	5	9	---	14
Ron Rasolomalala	---	---	3	8	1	12
Devonte Van Dam	---	---	2	8	1	11
Damian Comella	---	---	2	8	1	11
Bo Copeland	---	---	3	1	4	8
Salvador Wenger	0	0	---	---	7	7
Van Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
Fernando Irvine	0	0	---	---	4	4
Walt Overton	2	1	---	---	---	3
Daryl Turner	---	---	1	0	---	1
Bradley Lee	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leonardo Brandon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damian Matthews	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nolan Yarborough	0	0	---	---	---	0
Levi Kesi	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	12	86	7.2
Right	6	41	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	12	93	7.8
Right	7	29	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Lessard	34	22	3	0	4	5	2	2	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Harden	47	28	4	2	2	8	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	8	131	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	52	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	133	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	100	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	39	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Miles Gary	13	8	2	118	2	31
WR Riley Gray	7	4	1	58	1	34
WR Ethan Andersen	6	4	1	32	0	36
RB Zachary Engebretson	4	3	0	13	0	27
RB Kenny Newton	3	2	0	19	0	9
TE Garrett Hill	1	1	0	8	0	5

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dominic Steinbach	11	6	0	90	2	46
WR Timothy Downs	9	7	1	78	0	36
WR Jackie Ward	7	5	0	50	1	42
RB Keith Winslett	7	5	0	45	0	43
WR Fred Kirk	5	3	0	46	1	35
TE Ashton Stephens	3	2	0	15	0	15
FB Herman Zielinski	2	0	0	0	0	13
TE Luther Raymond	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Marshall Burks	1	0	1	0	0	5
RB Clifton Connell	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kenny Newton	2	16	8.00	3.91

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Keith Winslett	3	19	6.33	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Lessard	8	5	47	5.88	7.29

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Harden	4	2	16	4.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Miles Gary	3	2	26	8.67	9.08
RB Zachary Engebretson	2	1	9	4.50	3.25
WR Ethan Andersen	1	1	4	4.00	5.33
WR Riley Gray	1	1	8	8.00	8.29
RB Kenny Newton	1	0	0	0.00	6.33

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Downs	2	2	16	8.00	8.67
WR Marshall Burks	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Dominic Steinbach	1	0	0	0.00	8.18

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Zachary Engebretson	3	1

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Lessard	6	2	2

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Harden	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ethan Andersen	3	1	1
TE Miles Gary	2	1	1
WR Riley Gray	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fred Kirk	2	1	1
WR Jackie Ward	2	1	0
TE Ashton Stephens	2	1	1
WR Timothy Downs	2	2	1
RB Keith Winslett	2	2	1
TE Dominic Steinbach	2	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)