Wild Card Playoff Games, 2029

played in Detroit, MI

21 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	3	0	0	-	6
Detroit Lions	7	13	7	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 DET - Calvin Smithson 6 pass from Renaldo Logan (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
1Q: 03:00 ATL - Tyrell Fleming 22 field goal
2Q: 12:25 DET - D.J. McDaniel 3 run (Ezekiel Newhart extra point failed)
2Q: 05:25 DET - Calvin Smithson 16 pass from Renaldo Logan (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
2Q: 00:58 ATL - Tyrell Fleming 47 field goal
3Q: 01:40 DET - Jackson Carpenter 32 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
4Q: 04:12 DET - Ezekiel Newhart 34 field goal
4Q: 02:12 DET - Ezekiel Newhart 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:21 DET - Calvin Smithson 6 pass from Renaldo Logan (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
1Q: 03:00 ATL - Tyrell Fleming 22 field goal
2Q: 12:25 DET - D.J. McDaniel 3 run (Ezekiel Newhart extra point failed)
2Q: 05:25 DET - Calvin Smithson 16 pass from Renaldo Logan (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
2Q: 00:58 ATL - Tyrell Fleming 47 field goal
3Q: 01:40 DET - Jackson Carpenter 32 pass from Lawrence Villa (Ezekiel Newhart extra point)
4Q: 04:12 DET - Ezekiel Newhart 34 field goal
4Q: 02:12 DET - Ezekiel Newhart 30 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DET
Record 12-5 11-6
First Downs 12 29
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 8 21
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 281 462
- Offensive Plays 60 71
- Yards per Play 4.68 6.51
Net Rushing Yards 82 122
- Rushing Attempts 21 28
- Yards per Rush 3.90 4.36
Net Passing Yards 199 340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 204 355
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.10 7.91
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/21 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 2/51 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/31
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:26 35:34

Team Statistics	ATL	DET
Record	12-5	11-6
First Downs	12	29
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	8	21
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	281	462
- Offensive Plays	60	71
- Yards per Play	4.68	6.51
Net Rushing Yards	82	122
- Rushing Attempts	21	28
- Yards per Rush	3.90	4.36
Net Passing Yards	199	340
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	40 - 31 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	204	355
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.10	7.91
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/21	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	2/51	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/31
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:26	35:34

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:11	1:36	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	8:38	5:43	OWN 25	13	70	Field Goal
2	12:19	3:06	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
2	5:17	1:33	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
2	2:26	1:34	OWN 45	5	25	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:53	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
3	9:59	1:12	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	7:19	1:27	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
3	1:29	3:15	OWN 28	7	35	Downs
4	9:52	1:09	OWN 31	5	21	Downs
4	4:06	0:47	OWN 30	2	7	Interception
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 25	6	70	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:49	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	10:35	1:57	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
1	2:55	5:36	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	9:13	3:56	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
2	3:44	1:18	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 25	3	47	Missed FG
3	13:07	3:08	50	6	15	Punt
3	8:47	1:28	OWN 24	3	-6	Punt
3	5:52	4:23	OWN 4	10	96	Touchdown
4	13:14	3:22	OWN 37	6	39	Missed FG
4	8:43	4:37	OWN 48	6	35	Field Goal
4	3:19	1:14	OPP 19	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Renaldo Logan, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marty Vonnegut	18	64	3.56	18	2	0
Edgar Strickland	3	18	6.00	8	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. McDaniel	15	48	3.20	10	1	1
Dalton Phillips	10	52	5.20	13	2	0
Renaldo Logan	2	14	7.00	11	1	0
Ethan Hartman	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edgar Strickland	35	19	175	1/5	0	26	1	56.3
Derek Office	3	2	29	0/0	0	24	0	97.9

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Renaldo Logan	31	24	279	3/15	2	35	0	125.6
Lawrence Villa	9	7	76	0/0	1	32	0	138.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jamal Conley	9	11	100	11.11	27	24
TE Eli Snyder	6	15	40	6.67	1	14
WR Luke Richardson	4	6	37	9.25	16	21
FB Raymond Woods	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR Kristopher Conway	1	1	26	26.00	8	26
WR Cesar Wasiak	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Tevin Bjorke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Smithson	8	13	72	9.00	4	16	2
TE Drew Tetreault	7	7	67	9.57	38	20	0
WR Jackson Carpenter	7	10	137	19.57	66	35	1
RB D.J. McDaniel	2	2	2	1.00	3	3	0
TE J.C. Lester	2	2	40	20.00	21	21	0
RB Dalton Phillips	1	1	12	12.00	7	12	0
WR Doug Keck	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
RB Ethan Hartman	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Johnnie Thomason	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Hardy Carlson	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dwight Henson	1	31	31.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marty Vonnegut	1	0	0	0
Christian Yount	0	1	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
D.J. McDaniel	1	0	0
Jace Pearl	0	1	0
Wyatt Shelton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elias Banks	6	306	51.0	41.3	60	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joe Compton	4	167	41.8	31.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tyrell Fleming	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ezekiel Newhart	2/4	0/2	0/0	34	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marty Vonnegut	2	21	10.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Smithson	4	38	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcos Cales	2	51	25.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Keck	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kaleb Shapiro	10	0	0.0	26	42
OLB Roger Newton	9	2	2.0	27	43
CB Allen Everett	8	1	0.0	25	40
ILB Christian Yount	5	5	0.0	26	42
S Salvador Scouten	5	2	0.0	27	36
DE Clay Greene	5	0	0.0	23	32
ILB Zach Manning	4	2	0.0	18	19
OLB Shannon Floyd	3	2	0.0	26	36
DT Arnie Curiel	2	1	1.0	26	42
DE Tom Terrell	2	2	0.0	24	41
CB Darrell Jordan	2	1	0.0	22	33
CB Ralph Helbig	2	0	0.0	11	16
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	0	---	---	---
CB Alfredo Boucher	1	0	0.0	8	15
S Derek Vertelney	0	1	0.0	3	8
OLB Lorenzo Fawcett	0	1	0.0	3	7
OLB Glen Sellers	0	1	0.0	2	7

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dwight Henson	8	1	0.0	21	39
ILB Chris Loomis	7	2	0.0	21	39
OLB Edgar Thornton	6	2	0.0	15	34
S Brant Jamison	3	3	0.0	18	35
OLB Allen Okonski	3	0	0.0	6	14
DT Jalen Lincoln	2	1	1.0	13	20
DE Johnnie Lang	2	1	0.0	18	24
CB Doug Mathews	2	0	0.0	8	11
CB Rex Manumaleuna	2	0	0.0	13	23
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	1	0.0	3	8
DT Marcus Castleberry	1	1	0.0	16	27
DT Mitch Mendenhall	1	1	0.0	5	10
S Darrin Giles	1	0	0.0	7	15
DE Randy Preston	1	0	0.0	13	23
S Andy Manning	1	0	0.0	14	22
DE Parker Ardizzone	1	0	0.0	4	16
DE Edgar Roberts	1	0	0.0	7	15
DT Josiah Beechler	0	2	0.0	8	21
CB Dylan Joseph	0	1	0.0	13	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Roger Newton	2.0	0	0	43
DT Arnie Curiel	1.0	0	0	42
DE Tom Terrell	0.0	1	0	41
DE Clay Greene	0.0	0	2	32
CB Allen Everett	0.0	0	1	40

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jalen Lincoln	1.0	2	0	20
DE Edgar Roberts	0.0	1	2	15
DE Johnnie Lang	0.0	1	1	24
DT Marcus Castleberry	0.0	1	0	27
OLB Edgar Thornton	0.0	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Allen Everett	7	1	40
S Kaleb Shapiro	7	0	42
OLB Roger Newton	5	0	43
OLB Shannon Floyd	3	0	36
ILB Christian Yount	2	0	42
S Salvador Scouten	1	1	36
DE Clay Greene	1	0	32
DE Tom Terrell	1	0	41
CB Ralph Helbig	1	0	16
CB Alfredo Boucher	1	0	15
CB Darrell Jordan	1	0	33
DT Arnie Curiel	1	0	42
OLB Lorenzo Fawcett	0	1	7

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Chris Loomis	4	1	0	39
CB Dwight Henson	3	0	1	39
S Brant Jamison	2	3	0	35
OLB Edgar Thornton	2	2	0	34
OLB Allen Okonski	2	0	0	14
CB Rex Manumaleuna	1	3	0	23
S Andy Manning	1	1	0	22
S Maxwell Grolsko	1	0	0	8
S Darrin Giles	1	0	0	15
DT Marcus Castleberry	1	0	0	27
DE Edgar Roberts	1	0	0	15
CB Doug Mathews	1	0	0	11
DE Johnnie Lang	1	0	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gus Barnes	1	4	21	0	39
Clay Kiselak	1	2	21	1	39
Lamar Reilly	1	2	21	0	39
Raymond Woods	1	1	4	0	12
Mason Galloway	0	5	20	0	33
Harrison Ford	0	4	21	0	39

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Collin Franklin	4	9	1	28	1	43
Carlos Mathews	3	3	0	28	0	43
Jace Pearl	2	4	0	28	1	43
Caleb Douglas	1	6	0	28	0	43
Brayden Luce	1	4	0	28	1	43

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Richardson	3	22
Eli Snyder	2	22

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Wyatt Shelton	2	11
Brent Moe	1	9
Brayden Luce	1	8

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Christian Yount	---	---	26	42	15	83
Salvador Scouten	---	---	27	36	15	78
Arnie Curiel	---	---	26	42	8	76
Roger Newton	---	---	27	43	4	74
Eli Snyder	17	34	---	---	22	73
Darrell Jordan	---	---	22	33	17	72
Kaleb Shapiro	---	---	26	42	4	72
Allen Everett	---	---	25	40	4	69
Tom Terrell	---	---	24	41	4	69
Harrison Ford	21	39	---	---	8	68
Gus Barnes	21	39	---	---	8	68
Shannon Floyd	---	---	26	36	5	67
Luke Richardson	16	22	---	---	22	60
Clay Kiselak	21	39	---	---	---	60
Lamar Reilly	21	39	---	---	---	60
Jamal Conley	20	37	---	---	---	57
Clay Greene	---	---	23	32	1	56
Edgar Strickland	20	36	---	---	---	56
Mason Galloway	20	33	---	---	---	53
Cesar Wasiak	13	29	---	---	10	52
Marty Vonnegut	21	17	---	---	4	42
Zach Manning	---	---	18	19	3	40
Marcos Cales	0	19	---	---	18	37
Lorenzo Fawcett	---	---	3	7	19	29
Ralph Helbig	---	---	11	16	1	28
Peter Allen	3	2	---	---	22	27
Derek Vertelney	---	---	3	8	14	25
Alfredo Boucher	---	---	8	15	1	24
Ron Norton	---	---	7	7	7	21
Kristopher Conway	5	6	---	---	10	21
Raymond Woods	4	12	---	---	---	16
Brenden Coble	1	6	---	---	8	15
Tevin Bjorke	1	13	---	---	---	14
Camden Heath	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jonathan Britton	5	4	---	---	---	9
Glen Sellers	---	---	2	7	---	9
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Elias Banks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nickolas Ligon	---	---	2	6	---	8
Tyrell Fleming	0	0	---	---	5	5
Derek Office	1	3	---	---	---	4
Everett Rapp	---	---	2	1	---	3
Darren Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Byron Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C.J. Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marcus Peter	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Calvin Smithson	28	43	---	---	18	89
Brayden Luce	28	43	---	---	8	79
Caleb Douglas	28	43	---	---	8	79
Jace Pearl	28	43	---	---	8	79
Carlos Mathews	28	43	---	---	8	79
Collin Franklin	28	43	---	---	---	71
D.J. McDaniel	18	27	---	---	24	69
Drew Tetreault	26	40	---	---	---	66
Chris Loomis	---	---	21	39	2	62
Dwight Henson	---	---	21	39	2	62
Jackson Carpenter	20	39	---	---	1	60
Brant Jamison	---	---	18	35	2	55
Renaldo Logan	19	34	---	---	---	53
Edgar Thornton	---	---	15	34	3	52
Dylan Joseph	---	---	13	28	5	46
Marcus Castleberry	---	---	16	27	1	44
Johnnie Lang	---	---	18	24	1	43
Rex Manumaleuna	---	---	13	23	7	43
Randy Preston	---	---	13	23	1	37
Andy Manning	---	---	14	22	1	37
Josiah Beechler	---	---	8	21	7	36
Hardy Carlson	10	24	---	---	2	36
Doug Mathews	---	---	8	11	16	35
Jalen Lincoln	---	---	13	20	1	34
Johnnie Thomason	6	1	---	---	23	30
Al Shea	---	---	6	3	19	28
J.C. Lester	14	13	---	---	1	28
Ethan Hartman	2	13	---	---	13	28
Maxwell Grolsko	---	---	3	8	16	27
Parker Ardizzone	---	---	4	16	7	27
Doug Keck	3	2	---	---	20	25
Darrin Giles	---	---	7	15	1	23
Edgar Roberts	---	---	7	15	1	23
Dalton Phillips	10	11	---	---	---	21
Allen Okonski	---	---	6	14	1	21
Lawrence Villa	9	9	---	---	---	18
Mitch Mendenhall	---	---	5	10	1	16
Wyatt Shelton	---	---	2	2	11	15
Brent Moe	2	1	---	---	9	12
Ezekiel Newhart	0	0	---	---	11	11
Darrin Gabay	---	---	0	0	9	9
J.T. Colton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Compton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toby Reeves	1	1	---	---	1	3
Luis Garrett	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mitchell Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	10	22	2.2
Right	6	41	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	17	52	3.1
Right	3	28	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edgar Strickland	35	19	3	0	0	9	6	3	1
Derek Office	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Renaldo Logan	31	24	3	1	0	3	3	0	0
Lawrence Villa	9	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	84	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	70	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	50	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	139	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	178	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	13	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Eli Snyder	15	6	40	0	34
WR Jamal Conley	11	9	100	2	37
WR Luke Richardson	6	4	37	1	22
WR Cesar Wasiak	3	0	0	0	29
FB Raymond Woods	1	1	1	0	12
WR Kristopher Conway	1	1	26	1	6
TE Tevin Bjorke	1	0	0	0	13

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Smithson	13	8	1	72	0	43
WR Jackson Carpenter	10	7	0	137	3	39
TE Drew Tetreault	7	7	0	67	1	40
RB D.J. McDaniel	2	2	0	2	0	27
TE J.C. Lester	2	2	0	40	1	13
WR Hardy Carlson	2	1	0	8	0	24
RB Dalton Phillips	1	1	0	12	0	11
WR Doug Keck	1	1	0	-4	0	2
RB Ethan Hartman	1	1	0	8	0	13
TE Johnnie Thomason	1	1	0	13	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marty Vonnegut	3	13	4.33	3.56

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	7	22	3.14	3.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edgar Strickland	2	1	-1	-0.50	5.00

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Renaldo Logan	2	2	22	11.00	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Eli Snyder	2	1	-1	-0.50	2.67

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Calvin Smithson	2	2	22	11.00	5.54

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marty Vonnegut	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
D.J. McDaniel	1	0
Ethan Hartman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edgar Strickland	14	8	3
Derek Office	1	1	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Renaldo Logan	8	6	5
Lawrence Villa	2	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Richardson	6	4	1
TE Eli Snyder	3	1	0
WR Jamal Conley	3	3	3
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	0	0
FB Raymond Woods	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Calvin Smithson	4	4	2
WR Jackson Carpenter	3	1	1
TE Drew Tetreault	2	2	2
RB Ethan Hartman	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)