Wild Card Playoff Games, 2028

played in Arizona, AZ

57 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	13	3	0	-	16
Arizona Cardinals	7	21	0	14	-	42

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:42 ARI - Erik O'Connell 3 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Calvin Smithson 12 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
2Q: 11:36 ARI - Erik O'Connell 23 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 07:48 DET - Malcolm Beavers 32 field goal
2Q: 05:13 ARI - Rodney Spector 17 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 01:47 ARI - Kai Shea 15 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 00:19 DET - Malcolm Beavers 51 field goal
3Q: 06:32 DET - Malcolm Beavers 43 field goal
4Q: 03:05 ARI - Kai Shea 7 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
4Q: 01:28 ARI - Kai Shea 7 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:42 ARI - Erik O'Connell 3 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DET - Calvin Smithson 12 pass from Lawrence Villa (Malcolm Beavers extra point)
2Q: 11:36 ARI - Erik O'Connell 23 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 07:48 DET - Malcolm Beavers 32 field goal
2Q: 05:13 ARI - Rodney Spector 17 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 01:47 ARI - Kai Shea 15 pass from Mickey Kerry (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 00:19 DET - Malcolm Beavers 51 field goal
3Q: 06:32 DET - Malcolm Beavers 43 field goal
4Q: 03:05 ARI - Kai Shea 7 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)
4Q: 01:28 ARI - Kai Shea 7 run (Grant Buchanon extra point)

Team Statistics DET ARI
Record 9-8 11-6
First Downs 12 26
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 209 402
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 3.48 5.83
Net Rushing Yards 82 178
- Rushing Attempts 15 37
- Yards per Rush 5.47 4.81
Net Passing Yards 127 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 21 - 0 30 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 151 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 2.82 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 3/15 7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.2 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/71 7/53
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/60
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 4/121
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 5/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 39
Time of Possession 26:18 33:42

Team Statistics	DET	ARI
Record	9-8	11-6
First Downs	12	26
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	209	402
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	3.48	5.83
Net Rushing Yards	82	178
- Rushing Attempts	15	37
- Yards per Rush	5.47	4.81
Net Passing Yards	127	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 21 - 0	30 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	151	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	2.82	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	3/15	7/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.2	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/71	7/53
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/60
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	4/121
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	5/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 39
Time of Possession	26:18	33:42

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	3:15	OWN 18	6	24	Punt
1	4:33	1:03	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
1	2:24	2:32	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
2	11:23	2:08	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
2	9:15	1:34	OPP 24	3	9	Field Goal
2	5:04	2:02	OWN 18	3	-8	Punt
2	1:36	1:25	OWN 25	6	41	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:52	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	12:13	5:49	OWN 22	11	52	Field Goal
3	1:42	1:09	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
4	9:48	1:30	OWN 8	3	-3	Punt
4	2:56	1:01	OWN 25	6	4	Fumble
4	1:19	0:28	OWN 25	3	0	Punt

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
1	9:12	4:39	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	3:30	1:06	OWN 40	3	7	Fumble
2	14:52	3:29	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	7:41	2:37	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	3:02	1:26	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 31	1	0	Half
3	14:08	1:55	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
3	6:24	4:42	OWN 6	7	28	Punt
3	0:33	5:45	OWN 38	12	39	Interception
4	8:18	5:22	OPP 34	8	34	Touchdown
4	1:55	0:36	OPP 29	5	29	Touchdown
4	0:51	0:51	OWN 34	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Mickey Kerry, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Raymond Ribich	7	39	5.57	12	1
Ethan Hartman	5	24	4.80	17	1
Lawrence Villa	2	18	9.00	12	1
Hardy Kemp	1	1	1.00	1	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Myron Lynch	28	132	4.71	20	5	0
Kai Shea	6	41	6.83	10	1	2
Mickey Kerry	3	5	1.67	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lawrence Villa	41	21	151	4/24	1	21	0	68.2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mickey Kerry	30	22	235	2/11	4	26	1	121.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	6	14	68	11.33	10	21	1
WR Keegan O'Neal	4	9	3	0.75	0	6	0
RB Raymond Ribich	3	3	3	1.00	0	3	0
WR Jackson Carpenter	3	3	41	13.67	4	21	0
TE Drew Tetreault	2	4	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Ethan Hartman	2	3	7	3.50	0	8	0
WR Benjamin Franz	1	2	19	19.00	2	19	0
RB Hardy Kemp	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Preston Bullock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rodney Spector	8	13	84	10.50	29	24	1
WR Erik O'Connell	6	6	78	13.00	16	23	2
TE Elijah Redman	4	6	34	8.50	13	26	0
WR Antonio VandenBelt	2	2	25	12.50	0	19	0
RB Myron Lynch	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Kai Shea	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	1
TE Brayden Givens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brant Jamison	1	0	0.00	0

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Raymond Ribich	1	1	0
Lawrence Villa	1	0	0
Calvin Smithson	0	1	0
Marcus Castleberry	0	1	0
Al Foltz	0	0	1
Tom McIntyre	0	0	1
Josiah Beechler	0	0	1

Arizona	Fumb	Recov	Force
Philip Gonzalez	2	0	0
Myron Lynch	1	0	0
Darryl McDonald	0	1	0
Kai Shea	0	1	0
Van Baum	0	0	1
Renaldo Raines	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Vinny Houston	8	386	48.3	38.3	58	2

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Austin Widmer	3	125	41.7	39.7	45	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malcolm Beavers	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	6/6

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	2	6	3.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Philip Gonzalez	3	60	20.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Preston Bullock	1	17	17.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik O'Connell	3	80	26.7	0
Antonio VandenBelt	1	41	41.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Josiah Beechler	9	1	0.0	34	25
OLB Donny George	8	2	0.5	36	31
ILB Chris Loomis	7	3	1.0	36	28
S Brant Jamison	5	5	0.0	34	31
DT Marcus Castleberry	5	1	0.0	36	30
CB Jackie Rayburn	4	0	0.0	36	29
CB Dylan Joseph	3	3	0.0	17	18
S Andy Manning	3	2	0.0	33	24
DE Parker Ardizzone	2	0	0.0	18	17
DE Johnnie Lang	1	2	0.5	29	25
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	2	0.0	37	32
OLB Edgar Thornton	1	1	0.0	16	10
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	0	0.0	3	1
S Darrin Giles	1	0	0.0	6	11
OLB Al Shea	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Mitch Mendenhall	1	0	0.0	2	6

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wayne Cabbage	8	0	0.0	15	37
S Renaldo Raines	7	1	0.0	15	45
DE Tre King	3	1	1.5	15	35
S Kurt Greene	3	0	0.0	15	45
CB Dean Harden	3	0	0.0	15	44
DT Van Baum	2	1	1.5	9	23
OLB Shawn Bickford	2	0	1.0	10	21
CB Philip Gonzalez	2	2	0.0	15	42
OLB Larry Hampton	2	1	0.0	15	45
ILB Harrison Adams	2	0	0.0	5	14
DE Darryl McDonald	2	0	0.0	4	22
DE Carl McKenzie	2	0	0.0	11	34
CB Jared Cowart	1	1	0.0	10	29
WR Rodney Spector	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	1.0	0	28
OLB Donny George	0.5	1	31
DE Johnnie Lang	0.5	0	25
DT Josiah Beechler	0.0	3	25

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Van Baum	1.5	0	3	0	23
DE Tre King	1.5	0	0	1	35
OLB Shawn Bickford	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Carl McKenzie	0.0	1	1	0	34
DT Stanley Upshaw	0.0	0	2	0	22
DE Darryl McDonald	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Donny George	7	0	0	31
CB Dylan Joseph	4	0	0	18
CB Jackie Rayburn	3	0	0	29
S Brant Jamison	2	0	1	31
ILB Chris Loomis	2	0	0	28
S Andy Manning	1	1	0	24
CB DeAndre Samuels	1	0	0	32
OLB Al Shea	1	0	0	4
DT Mitch Mendenhall	1	0	0	6

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Renaldo Raines	4	2	45
OLB Larry Hampton	3	1	45
ILB Wayne Cabbage	3	0	37
CB Dean Harden	2	3	44
CB Philip Gonzalez	2	2	42
S Kurt Greene	2	0	45
ILB Harrison Adams	1	0	14
DE Carl McKenzie	1	0	34
CB Jared Cowart	1	0	29
DE Tre King	1	0	35
OLB Shawn Bickford	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Brayden Luce	3	5	15	0	45
Collin Franklin	1	4	15	0	45
Jace Pearl	1	3	15	0	45
Bryce Wiggins	0	1	15	3	42
Luis Garrett	0	0	15	1	42

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alexis Ohm	4	9	35	1	32
Neil Lyons	4	5	37	0	32
Martin Way	3	6	37	1	32
Marcos Washington	2	6	35	0	32
Kerry Smith	1	2	14	0	1
R.J. Glenn	0	6	35	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Brayden Luce	2	16
Doug Mathews	2	14
Tom McIntyre	1	26
Hardy Kemp	1	26
Al Foltz	1	23

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Kai Shea	2	23
Harrison Adams	1	24

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Calvin Smithson	15	45	---	---	23	83
Brayden Luce	15	45	---	---	16	76
Jace Pearl	15	45	---	---	11	71
DeAndre Samuels	---	---	37	32	1	70
Bryce Wiggins	15	42	---	---	11	68
Donny George	---	---	36	31	---	67
Luis Garrett	15	42	---	---	10	67
Marcus Castleberry	---	---	36	30	---	66
Brant Jamison	---	---	34	31	---	65
Jackie Rayburn	---	---	36	29	---	65
Chris Loomis	---	---	36	28	---	64
Lawrence Villa	15	45	---	---	---	60
Collin Franklin	15	45	---	---	---	60
Josiah Beechler	---	---	34	25	---	59
Andy Manning	---	---	33	24	---	57
Johnnie Lang	---	---	29	25	---	54
Drew Tetreault	14	36	---	---	---	50
Keegan O'Neal	14	34	---	---	1	49
Dylan Joseph	---	---	17	18	10	45
Tom McIntyre	3	11	---	---	26	40
Hardy Kemp	1	11	---	---	26	38
Parker Ardizzone	---	---	18	17	3	38
Al Foltz	---	---	6	8	23	37
Ethan Hartman	5	17	---	---	15	37
Edgar Roberts	---	---	20	15	---	35
Jackson Carpenter	10	24	---	---	---	34
Benjamin Franz	1	13	---	---	18	32
Edgar Thornton	---	---	16	10	---	26
Raymond Ribich	9	16	---	---	---	25
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	3	1	15	19
Doug Mathews	---	---	1	3	14	18
Darrin Giles	---	---	6	11	---	17
J.C. Lester	3	13	---	---	---	16
Preston Bullock	0	5	---	---	11	16
J.T. Colton	0	0	---	---	11	11
Ralph Desmond	0	3	---	---	8	11
Vinny Houston	0	0	---	---	11	11
Emmitt Parker	---	---	0	0	10	10
Al Shea	---	---	5	4	---	9
Malcolm Beavers	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mitch Mendenhall	---	---	2	6	---	8
Rex Manumaleuna	---	---	2	4	---	6
Caleb Douglas	0	3	---	---	1	4
Jalen Lincoln	---	---	0	0	3	3
Kaden Durham	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joel Conway	---	---	0	0	---	0

Arizona	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Larry Hampton	---	---	15	45	26	86
Erik O'Connell	31	31	---	---	12	74
Elijah Redman	34	28	---	---	8	70
R.J. Glenn	35	32	---	---	3	70
Myron Lynch	31	26	---	---	13	70
Martin Way	37	32	---	---	---	69
Neil Lyons	37	32	---	---	---	69
Mickey Kerry	37	32	---	---	---	69
Alexis Ohm	35	32	---	---	---	67
Marcos Washington	35	32	---	---	---	67
Philip Gonzalez	---	---	15	42	10	67
Rodney Spector	33	31	---	---	---	64
Kurt Greene	---	---	15	45	3	63
Renaldo Raines	---	---	15	45	3	63
Dean Harden	---	---	15	44	3	62
Jared Cowart	---	---	10	29	22	61
Tre King	---	---	15	35	11	61
Wayne Cabbage	---	---	15	37	3	55
Antonio VandenBelt	24	23	---	---	5	52
Carl McKenzie	---	---	11	34	1	46
Harrison Adams	---	---	5	14	24	43
Stanley Upshaw	---	---	6	22	9	37
Brayden Givens	4	10	---	---	23	37
Kai Shea	7	5	---	---	23	35
Van Baum	---	---	9	23	2	34
Shawn Bickford	---	---	10	21	2	33
Timothy Smith	---	---	0	10	20	30
Darryl McDonald	---	---	4	22	2	28
Trey Pugh	---	---	0	6	18	24
Brandon Burns	---	---	5	18	1	24
Kendall Bruce	2	1	---	---	20	23
Kerry Smith	14	1	---	---	---	15
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Deron Walker	4	3	---	---	---	7
Marty Knoyle	2	0	---	---	3	5
Brody McClelland	0	0	---	---	3	3
Austin Widmer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Cornell Bates	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dana Walden	---	---	0	3	---	3
Ralph Prescott	2	0	---	---	---	2
Jermaine Abrams	2	0	---	---	---	2
Pat Stensrud	1	1	---	---	---	2
Pedro Lukins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jorge Kellogg	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gabe Edgar	---	---	0	0	---	0
Reuben Rasmussen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	12	70	5.8
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	23	2.6
Middle	16	68	4.3
Right	10	90	9.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lawrence Villa	41	21	2	3	1	8	7	1	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mickey Kerry	30	22	3	0	2	1	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	36	1.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	113	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	17	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	139	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	19	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	14	6	0	68	1	45
WR Keegan O'Neal	9	4	0	3	0	34
TE Drew Tetreault	4	2	0	10	0	36
RB Ethan Hartman	3	2	0	7	0	17
RB Raymond Ribich	3	3	0	3	0	16
WR Jackson Carpenter	3	3	0	41	1	24
WR Benjamin Franz	2	1	0	19	0	13
RB Hardy Kemp	2	0	1	0	0	11
WR Preston Bullock	1	0	0	0	0	5

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodney Spector	13	8	1	84	1	31
TE Elijah Redman	6	4	0	34	1	28
WR Erik O'Connell	6	6	0	78	1	31
WR Antonio VandenBelt	2	2	0	25	0	23
TE Brayden Givens	1	0	1	0	0	10
RB Myron Lynch	1	1	0	-1	0	26
RB Kai Shea	1	1	0	15	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Raymond Ribich	1	0	0.00	5.57

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Myron Lynch	7	39	5.57	4.71
Kai Shea	2	14	7.00	6.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lawrence Villa	3	2	15	5.00	3.68

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mickey Kerry	6	3	35	5.83	7.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson	3	2	15	5.00	4.86

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rodney Spector	3	1	17	5.67	6.46
TE Elijah Redman	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Erik O'Connell	1	1	3	3.00	13.00
RB Kai Shea	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Ethan Hartman	3	1

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Kai Shea	4	3
Myron Lynch	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lawrence Villa	11	5	2

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mickey Kerry	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	4	1	0
RB Ethan Hartman	3	2	0
WR Keegan O'Neal	2	1	1
WR Preston Bullock	1	0	0
WR Jackson Carpenter	1	1	1

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Elijah Redman	1	1	0
WR Antonio VandenBelt	1	1	1
WR Erik O'Connell	1	1	1
WR Rodney Spector	1	0	0
RB Myron Lynch	1	1	0
RB Kai Shea	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 28,600 (28,600)
End Zone 20,600 (20,600)
Mezzanine 11,900 (11,900)
Sideline Seats 18,200 (18,200)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,000 (90,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	28,600 (28,600)
End Zone	20,600 (20,600)
Mezzanine	11,900 (11,900)
Sideline Seats	18,200 (18,200)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)