Wild Card Playoff Games, 2024

played in Detroit, MI

14 degrees, snow, 18 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	7	6	0	-	16
Detroit Lions	3	10	10	17	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:01 LA - Salvador Wenger 39 field goal
1Q: 02:27 DET - Ernie Fletcher 22 field goal
2Q: 12:44 DET - Ernie Fletcher 36 field goal
2Q: 06:20 DET - Alan Upshaw 6 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 00:47 LA - Donald Johnstone 8 pass from Sebastian Gale (Salvador Wenger extra point)
3Q: 13:56 LA - Dominic Steinbach 47 pass from Sebastian Gale (Salvador Wenger extra point failed)
3Q: 09:44 DET - Tom McIntyre 56 fumble return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 00:31 DET - Ernie Fletcher 29 field goal
4Q: 04:41 DET - Calvin Smithson 53 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:56 DET - Ernie Fletcher 30 field goal
4Q: 01:24 DET - Dwight Henson 48 interception return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:01 LA - Salvador Wenger 39 field goal
1Q: 02:27 DET - Ernie Fletcher 22 field goal
2Q: 12:44 DET - Ernie Fletcher 36 field goal
2Q: 06:20 DET - Alan Upshaw 6 run (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
2Q: 00:47 LA - Donald Johnstone 8 pass from Sebastian Gale (Salvador Wenger extra point)
3Q: 13:56 LA - Dominic Steinbach 47 pass from Sebastian Gale (Salvador Wenger extra point failed)
3Q: 09:44 DET - Tom McIntyre 56 fumble return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
3Q: 00:31 DET - Ernie Fletcher 29 field goal
4Q: 04:41 DET - Calvin Smithson 53 pass from Deron Heimulu (Ernie Fletcher extra point)
4Q: 01:56 DET - Ernie Fletcher 30 field goal
4Q: 01:24 DET - Dwight Henson 48 interception return (Ernie Fletcher extra point)

Team Statistics LA DET
Record 10-6-1 10-6-1
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 374 391
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 5.67 6.41
Net Rushing Yards 67 87
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 2.58 3.63
Net Passing Yards 307 304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 1 35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 318 314
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 8.22
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 10.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/44 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/51 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/48
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24

Team Statistics	LA	DET
Record	10-6-1	10-6-1
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	374	391
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	5.67	6.41
Net Rushing Yards	67	87
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	2.58	3.63
Net Passing Yards	307	304
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 1	35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	318	314
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	8.22
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	10.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/44	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/51	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/48
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:36	31:24

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:06	5:10	OWN 9	9	69	Field Goal
1	2:19	2:05	OWN 25	4	11	Fumble
2	12:39	3:23	OWN 25	7	28	Punt
2	8:15	0:36	OWN 44	2	4	Fumble
2	6:13	2:46	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
2	1:50	1:12	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
3	12:11	0:59	OWN 41	3	1	Punt
3	9:17	2:17	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
3	0:23	5:09	OWN 25	11	74	Fumble
4	9:07	1:57	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
4	4:26	0:31	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	1:51	0:39	OWN 31	2	6	Interception
4	1:12	1:12	OWN 25	3	2	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:54	OWN 25	5	8	Punt
1	6:56	4:37	OWN 25	8	70	Field Goal
1	0:14	2:35	OPP 36	4	17	Field Goal
2	9:16	1:01	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:39	1:26	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
2	3:27	1:37	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	13:40	1:29	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
3	11:12	1:55	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	7:00	6:37	OWN 25	12	63	Field Goal
4	10:14	1:07	OWN 1	3	13	Punt
4	7:10	2:44	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
4	3:55	2:04	OPP 33	4	20	Field Goal

Game MVP: Deron Heimulu, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bobby Horenstein	16	26	1.63	13	1
Keith Winslett	5	28	5.60	13	1
Sebastian Gale	2	3	1.50	2	0
Rodney Adams	2	11	5.50	10	1
Donald Johnstone	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Irv Tejeda	13	18	1.38	8	0	0
Alan Upshaw	9	59	6.56	20	2	1
Deron Heimulu	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Horace McCreary	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sebastian Gale	38	27	318	2/11	2	47	1	102.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deron Heimulu	35	24	314	2/10	1	53	0	106.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donald Johnstone	9	12	79	8.78	21	21	1
TE Dominic Steinbach	6	9	146	24.33	75	47	1
WR David Lauer	4	4	45	11.25	0	32	0
WR Ethan Connell	2	3	12	6.00	0	10	0
TE Nolan Yarborough	2	3	24	12.00	0	15	0
WR Levi Knight	2	5	14	7.00	3	8	0
FB Rod Kerber	1	1	2	2.00	1	2	0
TE Josue Lee	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	9	14	157	17.44	92	53	1
TE Drew Tetreault	4	6	80	20.00	21	30	0
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
RB Irv Tejeda	2	2	2	1.00	1	3	0
WR Benjamin Franz	2	3	15	7.50	0	10	0
WR Timothy Downs	1	4	11	11.00	1	11	0
TE Earnest Coles	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	0
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Bernard Peters	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Henson	1	48	48.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bobby Horenstein	3	0	0
Sebastian Gale	1	0	0
Levi Knight	0	1	0
Rich Hart	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Calvin Smithson	1	0	0	0
Al Foltz	0	1	4	0
Tom McIntyre	0	1	0	1
Joey Van Pelt	0	1	0	0
Brant Jamison	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Fernando Irvine	5	259	51.8	38.4	63	2

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nickolas McGee	6	280	46.7	38.2	61	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Salvador Wenger	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernie Fletcher	4/4	0/0	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donald Johnstone	4	51	12.8	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levi Knight	1	28	28.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rich Hart	12	2	0.0	23	36
S Howard Howry	7	4	0.0	24	37
OLB Omar Andrews	7	1	0.0	13	28
OLB George Morris	3	1	0.0	22	27
CB Bubba Knopf	3	0	0.0	12	19
CB Jared Finch	2	1	0.0	23	34
S Eli Page	2	1	0.0	22	27
CB Dominic Wagner	2	1	0.0	12	24
S Oliver Cliett	2	0	0.0	3	11
DE Derek Szott	2	0	0.0	13	21
DE Will Young	1	2	1.5	23	37
DT Duane Emerson	1	0	0.5	5	18
DT Amari Wade	1	1	0.0	20	25
DT Buddy Henderson	1	1	0.0	22	22
CB Charles Osuchowski	1	0	0.0	13	15
DE Andre Blakley	1	0	0.0	11	24

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	12	1	1.0	25	40
ILB Chris Loomis	7	2	0.0	23	36
S Maxwell Grolsko	5	3	0.0	26	35
CB Dwight Henson	4	5	0.0	24	39
DE Ronnie Smith	3	0	1.0	23	30
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	3	1	0.0	21	21
S Brant Jamison	3	1	0.0	23	39
CB Charles Turman	3	1	0.0	14	26
CB Roberto Gilman	3	0	0.0	22	26
OLB Maurice Kariger	2	3	0.0	13	16
DT Gerald Covington	2	1	0.0	12	24
OLB Conrad Woodbury	2	1	0.0	8	11
CB DeAndre Samuels	2	0	0.0	4	15
DT Greg Torrence	1	0	0.0	21	26
DT Salvador Terrell	1	0	0.0	16	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Will Young	1.5	1	37
DT Duane Emerson	0.5	2	18
DE Derek Szott	0.0	1	21

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	1.0	0	1	1	40
DE Ronnie Smith	1.0	0	1	1	30
DT Salvador Terrell	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	0.0	0	1	0	21
DT Joey Van Pelt	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rich Hart	7	1	36
OLB Omar Andrews	4	1	28
OLB George Morris	3	1	27
CB Dominic Wagner	2	1	24
S Oliver Cliett	2	0	11
CB Bubba Knopf	2	0	19
CB Jared Finch	2	0	34
S Howard Howry	1	1	37
S Eli Page	1	0	27

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Al Foltz	5	0	0	40
S Maxwell Grolsko	4	0	0	35
CB Dwight Henson	3	1	1	39
ILB Chris Loomis	3	1	0	36
CB Charles Turman	3	0	0	26
S Brant Jamison	2	1	0	39
CB Roberto Gilman	2	0	0	26
CB DeAndre Samuels	2	0	0	15
DE Aidan Fitzgerald	1	0	0	21
DE Ronnie Smith	1	0	0	30
OLB Conrad Woodbury	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Todd Preston	2	8	26	0	40
Nick Weiss	1	5	26	0	40
Harris Clements	1	3	26	1	40
Thomas Geathers	0	5	26	0	40
Mickey Kinney	0	2	26	1	40
Rod Kerber	0	1	5	0	8

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maurice Hakeem	4	7	0	24	1	37
Jumbo Hill	1	5	0	24	0	37
Byron Beyer	1	3	0	24	1	37
Javier Creighton	1	1	1	24	0	37
Brayden Luce	0	6	0	24	0	37
Tom McIntyre	0	1	0	9	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Skelton	1	6

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Luce	3	19
Rondell Ayala	1	27
Maurice Hakeem	1	19

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Hart	---	---	23	36	28	87
Dominic Steinbach	23	37	---	---	25	85
Howard Howry	---	---	24	37	19	80
Will Young	---	---	23	37	19	79
Mickey Kinney	26	40	---	---	10	76
Donald Johnstone	26	36	---	---	6	68
Nick Weiss	26	40	---	---	1	67
Thomas Geathers	26	40	---	---	1	67
Sebastian Gale	26	40	---	---	---	66
Todd Preston	26	40	---	---	---	66
Harris Clements	26	40	---	---	---	66
Jared Finch	---	---	23	34	4	61
Bobby Horenstein	18	26	---	---	13	57
Ethan Connell	20	32	---	---	---	52
Eli Page	---	---	22	27	1	50
George Morris	---	---	22	27	1	50
Charles Osuchowski	---	---	13	15	19	47
Omar Andrews	---	---	13	28	5	46
Amari Wade	---	---	20	25	---	45
Buddy Henderson	---	---	22	22	1	45
Derek Szott	---	---	13	21	9	43
Levi Knight	13	21	---	---	9	43
Dominic Wagner	---	---	12	24	4	40
Andre Blakley	---	---	11	24	4	39
Rod Kerber	5	8	---	---	25	38
Oliver Cliett	---	---	3	11	22	36
Bubba Knopf	---	---	12	19	3	34
Nolan Yarborough	9	10	---	---	9	28
Ryan Dunlap	---	---	3	2	23	28
Duane Emerson	---	---	5	18	4	27
Josue Lee	0	1	---	---	25	26
David Lauer	8	16	---	---	---	24
Keith Winslett	5	9	---	---	---	14
Rodney Adams	3	4	---	---	---	7
Deon McCutcheon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Fernando Irvine	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terrence Lowe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jim Skelton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Salvador Wenger	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chase Yaros	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brock Harden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Keegan Clemons	---	---	0	0	---	0
Brian Betancourt	---	---	0	0	---	0
Alonzo Green	---	---	0	0	---	0
Sean Shepard	---	---	0	0	---	0
Rickey Garay	---	---	0	0	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brayden Luce	24	37	---	---	19	80
Maurice Hakeem	24	37	---	---	19	80
Jumbo Hill	24	37	---	---	10	71
Byron Beyer	24	37	---	---	10	71
Calvin Smithson	24	37	---	---	6	67
Al Foltz	---	---	25	40	1	66
Benjamin Franz	17	27	---	---	22	66
Dwight Henson	---	---	24	39	1	64
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	26	35	2	63
Brant Jamison	---	---	23	39	1	63
Javier Creighton	24	37	---	---	---	61
Deron Heimulu	24	37	---	---	---	61
Chris Loomis	---	---	23	36	2	61
Drew Tetreault	21	36	---	---	---	57
Roberto Gilman	---	---	22	26	7	55
Ronnie Smith	---	---	23	30	1	54
Maurice Kariger	---	---	13	16	25	54
Irv Tejeda	14	16	---	---	23	53
Greg Torrence	---	---	21	26	1	48
Aidan Fitzgerald	---	---	21	21	1	43
Salvador Terrell	---	---	16	21	6	43
Tom McIntyre	9	10	---	---	22	41
Charles Turman	---	---	14	26	---	40
Timothy Downs	16	22	---	---	---	38
Gerald Covington	---	---	12	24	---	36
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	4	15	17	36
Rondell Ayala	2	4	---	---	27	33
Darrin Giles	---	---	3	7	17	27
Alan Upshaw	9	7	---	---	4	20
Conrad Woodbury	---	---	8	11	---	19
Pedro Jazynka	---	---	2	12	5	19
Joey Van Pelt	---	---	3	15	---	18
Earnest Coles	6	11	---	---	1	18
Ernie Fletcher	0	0	---	---	13	13
Horace McCreary	1	12	---	---	---	13
Raul Maggard	0	0	---	---	12	12
Randy Preston	---	---	3	1	8	12
Xavier Arntson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Nickolas McGee	0	0	---	---	10	10
Daquan Sonntag	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cole Lester	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bernard Peters	1	3	---	---	---	4
Melvin Flowers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scottie Neff	0	0	---	---	---	0
Earl Walton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Diego Sayre	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	27	3.0
Middle	14	26	1.9
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	44	4.9
Middle	8	40	5.0
Right	7	3	0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sebastian Gale	38	27	6	2	0	3	4	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deron Heimulu	35	24	4	1	1	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	27	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	123	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	89	9.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	79	19.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	19	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	94	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	124	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	77	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donald Johnstone	12	9	79	1	36
TE Dominic Steinbach	9	6	146	4	37
WR Levi Knight	5	2	14	0	21
WR David Lauer	4	4	45	1	16
WR Ethan Connell	3	2	12	0	32
TE Nolan Yarborough	3	2	24	0	10
FB Rod Kerber	1	1	2	0	8
TE Josue Lee	1	1	-4	0	1

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	14	9	0	157	2	37
TE Drew Tetreault	6	4	0	80	2	36
WR Timothy Downs	4	1	1	11	0	22
WR Benjamin Franz	3	2	0	15	0	27
RB Alan Upshaw	3	3	0	15	0	7
RB Irv Tejeda	2	2	0	2	0	16
TE Earnest Coles	1	1	0	12	0	11
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	0	3	0	10
WR Bernard Peters	1	1	0	19	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bobby Horenstein	2	1	0.50	1.63

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Tejeda	3	3	1.00	1.38
Alan Upshaw	2	2	1.00	6.56
Horace McCreary	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sebastian Gale	4	3	28	7.00	8.37

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deron Heimulu	4	2	13	3.25	8.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donald Johnstone	2	2	18	9.00	6.58
WR Ethan Connell	1	1	10	10.00	4.00
WR Levi Knight	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Downs	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Calvin Smithson	1	1	8	8.00	11.21
WR Benjamin Franz	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Drew Tetreault	1	0	0	0.00	13.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Sebastian Gale	1	0
Bobby Horenstein	1	0
Donald Johnstone	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Horace McCreary	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sebastian Gale	10	8	5

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deron Heimulu	12	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donald Johnstone	3	3	3
WR David Lauer	2	2	0
TE Dominic Steinbach	2	1	1
TE Nolan Yarborough	1	1	1
WR Levi Knight	1	0	0
FB Rod Kerber	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	4	3	2
WR Timothy Downs	3	0	0
TE Drew Tetreault	2	1	0
WR Benjamin Franz	1	0	0
FB Tom McIntyre	1	1	0
WR Bernard Peters	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)