Conference Finals, 2023

played in New York, NY

35 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Detroit Lions	7	3	0	0	-	10
New York Giants	7	0	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 NYK - Dixon Marshall 21 pass from Mario Blair (Bob Craig extra point)
1Q: 05:16 DET - Scottie Neff 2 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 05:34 DET - Ernie Fletcher 30 field goal
4Q: 04:38 NYK - Bob Craig 40 field goal
4Q: 02:25 NYK - Dennis Van Buren 31 pass from Mario Blair (Bob Craig extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 NYK - Dixon Marshall 21 pass from Mario Blair (Bob Craig extra point)
1Q: 05:16 DET - Scottie Neff 2 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 05:34 DET - Ernie Fletcher 30 field goal
4Q: 04:38 NYK - Bob Craig 40 field goal
4Q: 02:25 NYK - Dennis Van Buren 31 pass from Mario Blair (Bob Craig extra point)

Team Statistics DET NYK
Record 13-6 14-5
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 4 6
- by Passing 12 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 297 394
- Offensive Plays 60 66
- Yards per Play 4.95 5.97
Net Rushing Yards 51 130
- Rushing Attempts 21 29
- Yards per Rush 2.43 4.48
Net Passing Yards 246 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 17 - 1 36 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 281 280
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/35 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 14.2 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 9/59
Punt Returns/Yards 4/48 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 2/27 1/18
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 20
Time of Possession 25:21 34:39

Team Statistics	DET	NYK
Record	13-6	14-5
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	4	6
- by Passing	12	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	297	394
- Offensive Plays	60	66
- Yards per Play	4.95	5.97
Net Rushing Yards	51	130
- Rushing Attempts	21	29
- Yards per Rush	2.43	4.48
Net Passing Yards	246	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 17 - 1	36 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	281	280
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/35	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	14.2	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	9/59
Punt Returns/Yards	4/48	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	2/27	1/18
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 20
Time of Possession	25:21	34:39

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:22	2:22	OWN 25	7	25	Punt
1	7:08	2:05	OPP 41	5	41	Touchdown
2	12:55	1:32	OWN 37	3	-7	Punt
2	9:47	4:19	OWN 15	8	72	Field Goal
2	2:28	0:39	OWN 27	2	25	Interception
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	2	18	Half
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	9:30	2:48	OWN 1	6	28	Punt
3	4:50	3:07	OWN 32	5	13	Punt
4	13:35	0:49	OPP 38	3	-12	Punt
4	10:30	1:50	OWN 18	6	6	Punt
4	4:31	1:01	OWN 23	3	6	Punt
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 22	8	29	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:38	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	8:00	0:52	OWN 10	3	-3	Punt
1	5:03	7:08	OWN 19	11	51	Missed FG
2	11:23	1:36	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
2	5:28	3:00	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
2	1:49	0:57	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	13:20	3:50	OWN 17	6	18	Punt
3	6:42	1:52	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	1:43	3:08	OWN 7	7	31	Fumble
4	12:46	2:16	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	8:40	4:09	OWN 10	10	67	Field Goal
4	3:30	1:17	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown

Game MVP: Mario Blair, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tom Bono	11	36	3.27	10	1	0
Alan Upshaw	4	5	1.25	9	0	0
Irv Tejeda	3	-4	-1.33	0	0	0
Scottie Neff	3	14	4.67	7	0	1

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cole Dansby	15	64	4.27	16	1
Mario Blair	9	44	4.89	10	1
Roberto Downs	2	9	4.50	9	0
Owen Schneider	2	12	6.00	7	0
Sedrick Taijeron	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Scottie Neff	33	17	281	6/35	0	42	1	67.8

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mario Blair	36	28	280	1/16	2	31	0	117.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Timothy Downs	4	7	45	11.25	7	19
RB Tom Bono	4	4	71	17.75	61	42
WR Dusty Szalay	3	4	67	22.33	33	29
TE Tim Pashos	2	4	29	14.50	18	20
RB Alan Upshaw	2	2	32	16.00	14	21
WR Benjamin Franz	1	3	20	20.00	16	20
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	17	17.00	0	17
WR Calvin Smithson	0	8	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dennis Van Buren	8	8	82	10.25	37	31	1
WR Dixon Marshall	6	10	58	9.67	11	21	1
WR Sedrick Taijeron	5	7	47	9.40	15	18	0
RB Cole Dansby	4	4	36	9.00	25	24	0
TE Leroy McMahon	4	5	32	8.00	8	19	0
TE Colton Fabbrizzi	1	2	25	25.00	20	25	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jimmie Madera	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Recov	Force
Maxwell Grolsko	1	0
Al Foltz	0	1
Dwight Henson	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov
Cole Dansby	1	0
Leroy McMahon	1	0
Dennis Van Buren	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	8	403	50.4	45.9	58	5

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bobby Booker	7	381	54.4	44.7	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bob Craig	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	4	48	12.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Ackerman	3	16	5.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irv Tejeda	2	27	13.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Ackerman	1	18	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	13	2	0.0	29	37
CB Dwight Henson	9	0	0.0	29	37
OLB Maurice Kariger	6	0	0.0	15	17
ILB Chris Loomis	5	1	0.0	28	37
DT Gerald Covington	5	0	0.0	26	31
S Amos Matthews	4	3	0.0	15	19
S Maxwell Grolsko	3	5	0.0	26	30
CB Kurt Kincaid	2	2	0.0	19	19
CB Sebastian Everett	2	0	0.0	12	18
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	2	0	0.0	17	23
DT Quinn Sherman	1	0	1.0	11	18
DE Ronnie Smith	1	3	0.0	26	35
CB Roberto Gilman	1	2	0.0	12	20
DT Manuel Ehlert	1	2	0.0	17	22
S Brant Jamison	1	1	0.0	17	25
DE Damon Hanson	1	0	0.0	16	16
WR Dusty Szalay	1	0	---	---	---

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jimmie Madera	7	0	0.0	20	24
S Jeremiah Van Dam	4	1	0.0	20	39
CB Dalton Murphy	4	0	0.0	20	27
S Malik Ridenour	4	0	0.0	19	21
DT Zach Harkless	3	0	0.5	17	25
OLB Bert Howard	3	1	0.0	12	29
ILB Dylan Wilson	3	1	0.0	10	20
CB Tyler Bailey	3	0	0.0	2	18
ILB Trent Matlosz	3	0	0.0	11	19
DT Amari Wade	2	0	1.5	2	11
CB Thurman Kelley	2	1	0.0	17	26
DE Connor Guzy	1	3	1.5	20	26
DT Salvador Terrell	1	1	1.0	5	11
DE Vincent Ah Yat	1	0	1.0	2	9
CB Jimmie Ackerman	1	1	0.0	6	23
S Al Wesley	1	0	0.0	2	18
DE Amir Clark	0	2	0.5	17	26
DT Asher Horner	0	2	0.0	18	30
CB Harvey Quinn	0	1	0.0	8	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Quinn Sherman	1.0	1	1	18
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	0.0	1	0	23
DT Gerald Covington	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Maurice Kariger	0.0	1	0	17
DE Ronnie Smith	0.0	0	1	35

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Connor Guzy	1.5	0	3	1	26
DT Amari Wade	1.5	0	0	0	11
DT Salvador Terrell	1.0	1	0	0	11
DE Vincent Ah Yat	1.0	0	0	0	9
DE Amir Clark	0.5	1	1	0	26
DT Zach Harkless	0.5	0	0	0	25
DT Asher Horner	0.0	1	0	1	30
OLB Jimmie Madera	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Sedrick Nikolaus	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	8	0	37
OLB Maurice Kariger	4	1	17
ILB Chris Loomis	4	1	37
CB Dwight Henson	4	0	37
CB Sebastian Everett	2	0	18
DT Gerald Covington	2	0	31
S Amos Matthews	2	0	19
CB Kurt Kincaid	1	0	19
S Brant Jamison	1	0	25

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyler Bailey	3	1	0	18
S Jeremiah Van Dam	3	0	0	39
ILB Trent Matlosz	3	0	0	19
ILB Dylan Wilson	2	0	0	20
CB Dalton Murphy	2	0	0	27
CB Jimmie Ackerman	1	1	0	23
OLB Jimmie Madera	1	0	1	24
OLB Bert Howard	1	0	0	29
S Al Wesley	1	0	0	18
CB Thurman Kelley	0	2	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Caleb Douglas	2	6	1	21	0	39
Javier Creighton	1	3	0	21	1	39
Maurice Hakeem	1	2	0	21	4	39
Brayden Luce	1	2	0	21	0	39
K.C. Palmer	0	5	0	21	1	39

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Barnes	5	8	1	29	0	37
Jack Williams	4	6	0	29	0	37
Ellis Jacobs	3	7	0	29	0	37
Bryce Monroe	1	4	0	29	0	37
Seth Sheldon	0	1	0	29	1	37

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Tim Pashos	1	23
Diego Collier	1	21
Brayden Luce	1	11
Maurice Hakeem	1	9

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Bert Howard	2	23
Cole Dansby	2	15
Burt Hickman	1	7
Roberto Downs	1	5

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	26	30	15	71
Brayden Luce	21	39	---	---	11	71
Ronnie Smith	---	---	26	35	9	70
K.C. Palmer	21	39	---	---	9	69
Calvin Smithson	21	39	---	---	9	69
Caleb Douglas	21	39	---	---	9	69
Maurice Hakeem	21	39	---	---	9	69
Al Foltz	---	---	29	37	2	68
Dwight Henson	---	---	29	37	2	68
Chris Loomis	---	---	28	37	2	67
Javier Creighton	21	39	---	---	---	60
Scottie Neff	21	39	---	---	---	60
Gerald Covington	---	---	26	31	2	59
Maurice Kariger	---	---	15	17	23	55
Tim Pashos	9	19	---	---	23	51
Roberto Gilman	---	---	12	20	15	47
Timothy Downs	13	30	---	---	1	44
Brant Jamison	---	---	17	25	2	44
Aidan Fitzgerald	---	---	17	23	2	42
Sebastian Everett	---	---	12	18	9	39
Benjamin Franz	8	17	---	---	14	39
Manuel Ehlert	---	---	17	22	---	39
Kurt Kincaid	---	---	19	19	---	38
Quinn Sherman	---	---	11	18	9	38
Dusty Szalay	9	23	---	---	4	36
Amos Matthews	---	---	15	19	1	35
Tom Bono	13	18	---	---	1	32
Damon Hanson	---	---	16	16	---	32
Earnest Coles	12	14	---	---	---	26
Tom McIntyre	5	5	---	---	15	25
Alan Upshaw	5	15	---	---	4	24
Diego Collier	---	---	1	0	21	22
Irv Tejeda	3	0	---	---	15	18
Eddie Bulger	7	10	---	---	---	17
Raul Maggard	0	5	---	---	5	10
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	9	9
Louie Tripplehorn	0	0	---	---	8	8
Josiah Beechler	---	---	3	3	---	6
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	4	4
Earnest Sweeney	---	---	0	0	---	0
Josue Mueller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lawrence Villa	0	0	---	---	---	0
Francisco McAllister	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Giles	---	---	0	0	---	0
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	0	0	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antoine Barnes	29	37	---	---	9	75
Cole Dansby	23	32	---	---	15	70
Seth Sheldon	29	37	---	---	---	66
Jack Williams	29	37	---	---	---	66
Ellis Jacobs	29	37	---	---	---	66
Mario Blair	29	37	---	---	---	66
Bryce Monroe	29	37	---	---	---	66
Bert Howard	---	---	12	29	23	64
Sedrick Taijeron	23	37	---	---	1	61
Jeremiah Van Dam	---	---	20	39	1	60
Leroy McMahon	26	33	---	---	---	59
Dixon Marshall	23	30	---	---	---	53
Dalton Murphy	---	---	20	27	4	51
Asher Horner	---	---	18	30	---	48
Connor Guzy	---	---	20	26	1	47
Dennis Van Buren	20	25	---	---	2	47
Amir Clark	---	---	17	26	1	44
Jimmie Madera	---	---	20	24	---	44
Thurman Kelley	---	---	17	26	---	43
Zach Harkless	---	---	17	25	---	42
Jimmie Ackerman	---	---	6	23	13	42
Malik Ridenour	---	---	19	21	---	40
Trent Matlosz	---	---	11	19	10	40
Al Wesley	---	---	2	18	16	36
Owen Schneider	3	6	---	---	24	33
Dylan Wilson	---	---	10	20	2	32
Tyler Bailey	---	---	2	18	9	29
Harvey Quinn	---	---	8	15	3	26
Cornell Shelton	1	0	---	---	24	25
Colton Fabbrizzi	13	11	---	---	---	24
Bo Cook	4	3	---	---	15	22
Amari Wade	---	---	2	11	9	22
Bruce Ackerman	3	0	---	---	17	20
Roberto Downs	6	8	---	---	5	19
Vincent Ah Yat	---	---	2	9	8	19
Salvador Terrell	---	---	5	11	1	17
Arnold Ballard	0	0	---	---	15	15
Sedrick Nikolaus	---	---	1	10	---	11
Bobby Booker	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tyrus Shapiro	0	0	---	---	9	9
Branden Eisenbraun	0	0	---	---	9	9
Grant Herndon	0	0	---	---	9	9
Burt Hickman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bob Craig	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Andersen	---	---	2	2	---	4
Deron Heimulu	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	15	2.1
Middle	10	19	1.9
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	23	4.6
Middle	14	53	3.8
Right	10	54	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Scottie Neff	33	17	7	1	1	4	6	2	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mario Blair	36	28	5	0	2	2	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	83	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	115	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	37	3.7
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	46	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	124	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	126	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	8	0	0	0	0	39
WR Timothy Downs	7	4	1	45	0	30
RB Tom Bono	4	4	0	71	2	18
TE Tim Pashos	4	2	0	29	1	19
WR Dusty Szalay	4	3	0	67	2	23
WR Benjamin Franz	3	1	0	20	1	17
RB Alan Upshaw	2	2	0	32	1	15
TE Eddie Bulger	1	1	0	17	0	10

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Marshall	10	6	2	58	1	30
WR Dennis Van Buren	8	8	0	82	2	25
WR Sedrick Taijeron	7	5	0	47	0	37
TE Leroy McMahon	5	4	0	32	0	33
RB Cole Dansby	4	4	0	36	1	32
TE Colton Fabbrizzi	2	1	0	25	1	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Bono	1	6	6.00	3.27
Scottie Neff	1	2	2.00	4.67

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Scottie Neff	1	0	0	0.00	8.52

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Downs	1	0	0	0.00	6.43

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Scottie Neff	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Mario Blair	2	0
Cole Dansby	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Scottie Neff	8	2	2

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mario Blair	10	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	4	0	0
WR Timothy Downs	1	0	0
TE Tim Pashos	1	0	0
RB Alan Upshaw	1	1	1
WR Dusty Szalay	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sedrick Taijeron	5	3	1
WR Dixon Marshall	4	3	2
TE Leroy McMahon	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)