Wild Card Playoff Games, 2023

played in Detroit, MI

43 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Arizona Cardinals	0	6	8	3	-	17
Detroit Lions	7	7	0	10	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 DET - Timothy Downs 15 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 13:57 ARI - Ezra Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 08:34 DET - Calvin Smithson 2 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 04:51 ARI - Ezra Andersen 48 field goal
3Q: 02:25 ARI - Zachary Engebretson 29 pass from Alan Lessard (Alan Lessard pass to Joshua Akbar for conversion)
4Q: 12:42 DET - Irv Tejeda 47 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 06:14 DET - Ernie Fletcher 45 field goal
4Q: 00:05 ARI - Ezra Andersen 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 DET - Timothy Downs 15 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 13:57 ARI - Ezra Andersen 47 field goal
2Q: 08:34 DET - Calvin Smithson 2 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 04:51 ARI - Ezra Andersen 48 field goal
3Q: 02:25 ARI - Zachary Engebretson 29 pass from Alan Lessard (Alan Lessard pass to Joshua Akbar for conversion)
4Q: 12:42 DET - Irv Tejeda 47 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 06:14 DET - Ernie Fletcher 45 field goal
4Q: 00:05 ARI - Ezra Andersen 27 field goal

Team Statistics ARI DET
Record 11-6 12-5
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 387 423
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 6.14 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 81 165
- Rushing Attempts 22 25
- Yards per Rush 3.68 6.60
Net Passing Yards 306 258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 321 266
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.46 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 10.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/58 12/85
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 26:43 33:17

Team Statistics	ARI	DET
Record	11-6	12-5
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	387	423
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	6.14	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	81	165
- Rushing Attempts	22	25
- Yards per Rush	3.68	6.60
Net Passing Yards	306	258
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	40 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	321	266
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.46	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	10.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/58	12/85
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	26:43	33:17

Drive Charts

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:38	OWN 25	8	43	Missed FG
1	8:20	3:15	OWN 14	6	47	Punt
1	0:46	1:54	OWN 45	5	25	Field Goal
2	8:28	3:43	OWN 22	8	47	Field Goal
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 20	3	13	Half
3	12:39	3:10	OWN 8	7	41	Punt
3	8:04	2:38	OWN 42	5	19	Punt
3	3:06	0:56	OPP 35	2	35	Touchdown
4	13:28	0:46	OWN 3	3	3	Punt
4	12:24	2:05	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	6:06	2:18	OWN 31	6	33	Missed FG
4	1:49	1:49	OWN 40	7	50	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:22	3:02	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
1	5:05	4:19	OWN 1	9	13	Punt
2	13:52	5:24	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
2	4:45	3:42	OWN 25	11	59	Interception
3	15:00	2:21	OWN 25	4	10	Punt
3	9:29	1:25	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
3	5:26	2:20	OWN 20	4	-1	Punt
3	2:10	3:42	OWN 19	6	26	Punt
4	12:42	0:18	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
4	10:19	4:13	OWN 15	8	57	Field Goal
4	3:48	1:59	OWN 43	5	24	Missed FG

Game MVP: Lawrence Villa, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Zachary Engebretson	16	55	3.44	12	2
Kenny Newton	5	21	4.20	10	1
Alan Lessard	1	5	5.00	5	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Tejeda	12	118	9.83	47	5	1
Tom Bono	11	43	3.91	10	1	0
Lawrence Villa	2	4	2.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Alan Lessard	39	25	321	2/15	1	36	0	98.3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lawrence Villa	40	27	266	2/8	2	30	1	92.3

Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ty Chustz	8	11	108	13.50	24	28	0
WR Joshua Akbar	7	9	69	9.86	35	32	0
RB Kenny Newton	3	4	25	8.33	10	12	0
RB Zachary Engebretson	3	3	94	31.33	91	36	1
WR Russell Reid	2	6	15	7.50	7	16	0
TE Jerry Duffy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Wyatt Hitchcock	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Griffin Wilcox	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Miles Gary	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Timothy Downs	6	6	67	11.17	13	22	1
WR Calvin Smithson	4	8	41	10.25	15	22	1
RB Irv Tejeda	3	3	12	4.00	6	5	0
TE Tim Pashos	3	8	33	11.00	8	22	0
FB Tom McIntyre	3	3	55	18.33	30	30	0
WR Dusty Szalay	3	3	8	2.67	10	3	0
RB Tom Bono	2	3	23	11.50	24	20	0
TE Eddie Bulger	2	4	27	13.50	8	18	0
WR Benjamin Franz	1	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dale Flowers	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Widmer	5	228	45.6	38.2	58	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	5	227	45.4	39.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ezra Andersen	3/5	2/4	0/1	48	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	1/2	1/2	0/1	45	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Wand	2	28	14.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kaden Blake	2	39	19.5	0
Russell Reid	1	19	19.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dusty Szalay	2	52	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrence DeWaters	7	2	0.0	25	35
OLB Benjamin Burton	7	1	0.0	25	34
ILB Harrison Adams	6	4	0.0	25	33
ILB Trey Pugh	6	0	0.0	13	19
DE Gage King	3	1	1.0	25	37
OLB Cesar Danskin	3	1	1.0	13	20
CB Lenny Dodge	3	2	0.0	25	41
DT Todd Richardson	3	0	0.0	21	26
CB Joe Williams	3	0	0.0	25	42
CB Patrick Shapiro	3	0	0.0	12	22
OLB Dale Flowers	2	1	0.0	12	22
S Luke Wand	2	0	0.0	25	41
DE Jackson Branch	1	2	0.0	20	31
DT Eric Shepard	1	1	0.0	4	16
CB Neil Williams	1	0	0.0	0	7

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	9	4	0.0	22	41
ILB Chris Loomis	7	2	0.0	22	41
DT Miles Hutchins	5	0	1.0	22	30
S Amos Matthews	5	0	0.0	10	32
S Brant Jamison	4	1	0.0	14	24
DE Ronnie Smith	3	1	1.0	21	34
CB Dwight Henson	3	2	0.0	22	41
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	3	0	0.0	20	24
CB Sebastian Everett	2	1	0.0	10	29
S Maxwell Grolsko	2	1	0.0	20	26
OLB Maurice Kariger	2	0	0.0	12	9
CB Roberto Gilman	1	1	0.0	12	25
CB Charles Turman	1	1	0.0	10	19
DT Gerald Covington	1	0	0.0	6	16
QB Lawrence Villa	1	0	---	---	---
DT Quinn Sherman	0	1	0.0	16	32
DE Damon Hanson	0	1	0.0	3	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Arizona	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Gage King	1.0	1	37
OLB Cesar Danskin	1.0	1	20
DE Jackson Branch	0.0	1	31
DE Austin Heckman	0.0	1	7

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronnie Smith	1.0	1	1	1	34
DT Miles Hutchins	1.0	0	2	2	30
DT Quinn Sherman	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	0.0	0	2	1	24
DE Damon Hanson	0.0	0	1	1	18
DT Gerald Covington	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Patrick Shapiro	3	1	0	22
CB Joe Williams	3	0	0	42
ILB Trey Pugh	3	0	0	19
S Terrence DeWaters	2	1	0	35
CB Lenny Dodge	2	1	0	41
OLB Dale Flowers	2	0	1	22
ILB Harrison Adams	2	0	0	33
OLB Benjamin Burton	2	0	0	34
S Luke Wand	2	0	0	41
CB Neil Williams	2	0	0	7
DT Todd Richardson	1	0	0	26
DE Gage King	1	0	0	37
DE Jackson Branch	1	0	0	31
OLB Cesar Danskin	1	0	0	20
S Damian Comella	0	1	0	9

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	8	1	41
ILB Chris Loomis	3	0	41
S Amos Matthews	3	0	32
CB Dwight Henson	2	1	41
CB Sebastian Everett	2	0	29
S Brant Jamison	2	0	24
CB Roberto Gilman	1	1	25
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1	0	24
DE Ronnie Smith	1	0	34
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	0	26
CB Charles Turman	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeremiah Hill	2	4	22	1	41
Alexis Ohm	1	5	22	0	41
Bernie Wheeler	1	4	22	1	41
Chase Yaros	1	3	22	0	41
R.J. Glenn	1	3	22	0	41
Ty Chustz	0	1	12	0	34
Quinn Conley	0	1	12	0	2

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
K.C. Palmer	3	6	25	0	42
Javier Creighton	2	7	25	0	42
Maurice Hakeem	2	5	25	1	42
Brayden Luce	2	3	25	0	42
Tom McIntyre	1	1	7	0	11
Tim Pashos	0	1	11	0	23
Tom Bono	0	0	12	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Flowers	1	19
Harrison Adams	1	12
Quinn Conley	1	10

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Diego Collier	3	19
Conrad Woodbury	1	18
Brayden Luce	1	11

Participation

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Williams	---	---	25	42	16	83
Russell Reid	19	39	---	---	19	77
Gage King	---	---	25	37	15	77
Bernie Wheeler	22	41	---	---	10	73
Alexis Ohm	22	41	---	---	10	73
Luke Wand	---	---	25	41	7	73
Lenny Dodge	---	---	25	41	7	73
Harrison Adams	---	---	25	33	12	70
Alan Lessard	22	41	---	---	---	63
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	25	35	3	63
Chase Yaros	22	41	---	---	---	63
R.J. Glenn	22	41	---	---	---	63
Jeremiah Hill	22	41	---	---	---	63
Benjamin Burton	---	---	25	34	2	61
Griffin Wilcox	21	30	---	---	9	60
Zachary Engebretson	16	15	---	---	23	54
Jackson Branch	---	---	20	31	2	53
Dale Flowers	---	---	12	22	19	53
Ty Chustz	12	34	---	---	5	51
Joshua Akbar	10	39	---	---	1	50
Todd Richardson	---	---	21	26	2	49
Trey Pugh	---	---	13	19	11	43
Kenny Newton	6	26	---	---	5	37
Jerry Duffy	11	2	---	---	23	36
Cesar Danskin	---	---	13	20	2	35
Patrick Shapiro	---	---	12	22	---	34
Eric Shepard	---	---	4	16	5	25
Quinn Conley	12	2	---	---	10	24
Dalton Preston	---	---	5	17	1	23
Miles Gary	3	13	---	---	---	16
Harvey Crane	---	---	0	0	13	13
Brody McClelland	0	0	---	---	10	10
Juan Coronado	0	0	---	---	10	10
Austin Widmer	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joshua Tolliver	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ezra Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
Damian Comella	---	---	0	9	---	9
Austin Heckman	---	---	0	7	---	7
Neil Williams	---	---	0	7	---	7
Kaden Blake	0	0	---	---	5	5
Wyatt Hitchcock	0	5	---	---	---	5
Courtney Alder	---	---	0	1	---	1
Oliver Freeman	---	---	0	1	---	1
Kenyon Giles	---	---	0	1	---	1
Robbie Conway	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walter Richard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Luce	25	42	---	---	11	78
K.C. Palmer	25	42	---	---	7	74
Caleb Douglas	25	42	---	---	7	74
Maurice Hakeem	25	42	---	---	7	74
Calvin Smithson	25	42	---	---	6	73
Al Foltz	---	---	22	41	5	68
Javier Creighton	25	42	---	---	---	67
Chris Loomis	---	---	22	41	4	67
Lawrence Villa	25	42	---	---	---	67
Dwight Henson	---	---	22	41	4	67
Ronnie Smith	---	---	21	34	4	59
Amos Matthews	---	---	10	32	17	59
Quinn Sherman	---	---	16	32	10	58
Miles Hutchins	---	---	22	30	5	57
Sebastian Everett	---	---	10	29	17	56
Tim Pashos	11	23	---	---	21	55
Timothy Downs	20	30	---	---	1	51
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	20	26	4	50
Aidan Fitzgerald	---	---	20	24	3	47
Roberto Gilman	---	---	12	25	9	46
Irv Tejeda	13	18	---	---	15	46
Brant Jamison	---	---	14	24	3	41
Tom McIntyre	7	11	---	---	16	34
Dusty Szalay	11	18	---	---	4	33
Benjamin Franz	4	13	---	---	15	32
Charles Turman	---	---	10	19	2	31
Tom Bono	12	16	---	---	1	29
Earnest Coles	14	15	---	---	---	29
Damon Hanson	---	---	3	18	7	28
Gerald Covington	---	---	6	16	2	24
Maurice Kariger	---	---	12	9	3	24
Eddie Bulger	8	16	---	---	---	24
Diego Collier	---	---	0	0	19	19
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	0	0	18	18
Raul Maggard	0	6	---	---	8	14
Josiah Beechler	---	---	0	10	1	11
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alan Upshaw	0	2	---	---	4	6
Louie Tripplehorn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Earnest Sweeney	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scottie Neff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Francisco McAllister	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	40	5.0
Middle	11	35	3.2
Right	3	6	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	27	3.9
Middle	8	39	4.9
Right	10	99	9.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Alan Lessard	39	25	6	1	1	3	7	5	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lawrence Villa	40	27	5	2	2	4	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	104	20.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	77	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	113	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	107	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	88	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	32	6.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Ty Chustz	11	8	0	108	2	34
WR Joshua Akbar	9	7	0	69	1	39
WR Russell Reid	6	2	0	15	0	39
RB Kenny Newton	4	3	0	25	0	26
WR Griffin Wilcox	3	0	0	0	0	30
RB Zachary Engebretson	3	3	0	94	3	15
TE Miles Gary	1	0	1	0	0	13
TE Jerry Duffy	1	1	0	3	0	2
WR Wyatt Hitchcock	1	1	0	7	0	5

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	8	4	0	41	1	42
TE Tim Pashos	8	3	1	33	1	23
WR Timothy Downs	6	6	0	67	1	30
TE Eddie Bulger	4	2	0	27	0	16
RB Tom Bono	3	2	1	23	1	16
RB Irv Tejeda	3	3	0	12	0	18
FB Tom McIntyre	3	3	0	55	1	11
WR Dusty Szalay	3	3	0	8	0	18
WR Benjamin Franz	2	1	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Bono	1	2	2.00	3.91

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Alan Lessard	1	0	0	0.00	8.23

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lawrence Villa	7	3	21	3.00	6.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Griffin Wilcox	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson	3	1	2	0.67	5.13
WR Timothy Downs	2	2	19	9.50	11.17
RB Tom Bono	1	0	0	0.00	7.67
TE Tim Pashos	1	0	0	0.00	4.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Alan Lessard	1	0
Kenny Newton	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Tejeda	2	0
Lawrence Villa	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Alan Lessard	10	5	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lawrence Villa	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ty Chustz	4	3	2
RB Kenny Newton	3	2	1
WR Joshua Akbar	2	0	0
WR Griffin Wilcox	1	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	3	3	2
TE Tim Pashos	3	1	1
WR Benjamin Franz	2	1	0
WR Timothy Downs	1	1	1
RB Irv Tejeda	1	1	1
TE Eddie Bulger	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)