Conference Finals, 2038

played in Detroit, MI

28 degrees, snow, 18 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	6	0	3	10	-	19
Detroit Lions	7	6	9	3	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 ATL - Jeff Kurz 31 field goal
1Q: 07:07 DET - Kim Wheeler 32 run (Desmond Beede extra point)
1Q: 01:38 ATL - Jeff Kurz 26 field goal
2Q: 13:20 DET - Desmond Beede 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Desmond Beede 57 field goal
3Q: 09:44 ATL - Jeff Kurz 27 field goal
3Q: 01:48 DET - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 01:39 DET - Renaldo Joppru 74 kickoff return (Desmond Beede extra point)
4Q: 13:58 ATL - Steven Lemmon 6 pass from Doug Pike (Jeff Kurz extra point)
4Q: 02:20 DET - Desmond Beede 22 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ATL - Jeff Kurz 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 ATL - Jeff Kurz 31 field goal
1Q: 07:07 DET - Kim Wheeler 32 run (Desmond Beede extra point)
1Q: 01:38 ATL - Jeff Kurz 26 field goal
2Q: 13:20 DET - Desmond Beede 42 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DET - Desmond Beede 57 field goal
3Q: 09:44 ATL - Jeff Kurz 27 field goal
3Q: 01:48 DET - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 01:39 DET - Renaldo Joppru 74 kickoff return (Desmond Beede extra point)
4Q: 13:58 ATL - Steven Lemmon 6 pass from Doug Pike (Jeff Kurz extra point)
4Q: 02:20 DET - Desmond Beede 22 field goal
4Q: 00:16 ATL - Jeff Kurz 39 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DET
Record 14-4 16-2
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 373 315
- Offensive Plays 69 50
- Yards per Play 5.41 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 92 77
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 3.17 3.85
Net Passing Yards 281 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 0 25 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 285 270
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 5/32
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 7.93
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/32 3/17
Punt Returns/Yards 3/40 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 6/162
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:22 25:38

Team Statistics	ATL	DET
Record	14-4	16-2
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	373	315
- Offensive Plays	69	50
- Yards per Play	5.41	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	92	77
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	3.17	3.85
Net Passing Yards	281	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 0	25 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	285	270
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	5/32
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	7.93
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/32	3/17
Punt Returns/Yards	3/40	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	6/162
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:22	25:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 25	8	61	Field Goal
1	6:54	2:06	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
1	3:35	2:02	OPP 48	4	39	Field Goal
2	13:13	2:52	OWN 25	6	36	Punt
2	8:16	2:02	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
2	2:15	1:57	OWN 2	5	4	Punt
3	14:04	4:25	OPP 34	8	24	Field Goal
3	7:08	2:25	OWN 20	6	30	Punt
3	3:02	1:23	OWN 8	3	-2	Safety
3	1:26	2:37	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	11:54	3:01	OWN 24	6	21	Punt
4	2:15	2:07	OWN 28	10	50	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	3:35	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:48	1:13	OWN 10	3	-6	Punt
1	1:33	3:20	OWN 21	6	54	Field Goal
2	10:21	2:05	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
2	6:14	3:59	OWN 8	8	54	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 47	1	13	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:56	OWN 35	1	0	Interception
3	9:39	2:31	OWN 22	4	30	Punt
3	4:43	1:41	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	13:49	1:55	OWN 19	3	9	Punt
4	8:53	6:38	OWN 18	11	77	Field Goal
4	0:08	0:08	OPP 49	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Doug Pike, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dave Ramsey	22	55	2.50	18	3	0
QB Doug Pike	7	37	5.29	12	1	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Cedric Van Pelt	11	30	2.73	13	1	0
RB Kim Wheeler	4	42	10.50	32	1	1
FB Howie Ogden	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
QB Cory Prosser	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
WR Connor Trombley	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Pike	39	26	285	1/4	1	37	0	96.6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cory Prosser	25	20	270	5/32	0	42	1	95.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Trent Jeffries	8	11	135	16.88	54	37	0
WR Randall Bridges	7	10	63	9.00	0	18	0
WR Demetrius Mayers	5	10	47	9.40	28	25	0
RB Dave Ramsey	2	2	8	4.00	2	9	0
WR Scott Harper	2	3	27	13.50	10	25	0
RB Steven Lemmon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
WR Cornell Boyer	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Cedric Van Pelt	4	5	15	3.75	0	8
WR Connor Trombley	4	4	65	16.25	41	26
TE T.J. Hastings	3	4	55	18.33	14	27
WR Lincoln Frederick	3	4	34	11.33	20	20
WR Colby Glenn	3	5	78	26.00	14	42
FB Howie Ogden	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR James Clevenger	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
RB Kim Wheeler	1	1	13	13.00	6	13

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rodolfo Ricker	1	0	0.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jonah Lang	7	233	33.3	29.9	47	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drake Stewart	6	286	47.7	41.0	60	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Kurz	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Desmond Beede	3/3	2/2	1/1	57	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Lemmon	3	40	13.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Van Pelt	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Lemmon	1	26	26.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Joppru	5	142	28.4	1
Ezekiel Quill	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Luther Castro	10	3	2.0	20	30
S Rodolfo Ricker	5	0	0.0	20	30
DT Arnie Curiel	4	3	1.0	19	29
S Travis Bradley	4	0	0.0	20	29
ILB Oliver Dineen	4	0	0.0	11	19
OLB Ricardo Heubel	3	2	1.0	18	28
ILB Christian Yount	3	1	0.0	20	27
DE Ted Aldrige	2	0	1.0	15	27
CB Kai Farr	2	0	0.0	20	30
CB Emmitt Wright	2	0	0.0	7	11
CB Caleb Salcido	2	0	0.0	19	29
DE Adrian Clement	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Malcolm Chapman	1	0	0.0	16	26

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nolan Green	8	3	0.0	29	40
CB Emmanuel Rude	7	1	0.0	29	38
OLB Christian Chandler	6	1	0.0	18	29
DT Jalen Lincoln	5	1	0.0	21	25
S Vincent Arledge	5	0	0.0	29	40
DT Harvey Brady	5	0	0.0	28	30
ILB Rex Stewart	3	2	0.0	18	21
CB Fernando Whiting	3	0	0.0	24	30
OLB Tyrone Clay	3	0	0.0	5	8
DT Troy Malone	2	1	0.5	9	15
DE Malcolm Harmon	2	2	0.0	23	27
CB Ezekiel Quill	2	2	0.0	29	40
ILB Kyle Player	2	2	0.0	11	19
CB Efrain Crane	1	0	0.0	11	13
WR Colby Glenn	1	0	---	---	---
DE Micah Hall	1	0	0.0	29	38
DE Dexter Schwartz	0	1	0.5	0	9
DE Lewis Flowers	0	1	0.0	6	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
OLB Luther Castro	2.0	0	2	30
DT Arnie Curiel	1.0	0	1	29
OLB Ricardo Heubel	1.0	0	0	28
DE Ted Aldrige	1.0	0	0	27
ILB Christian Yount	0.0	1	0	27
DE Malcolm Chapman	0.0	1	0	26

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dexter Schwartz	0.5	1	1	0	9
DT Troy Malone	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Harvey Brady	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE Micah Hall	0.0	0	2	0	38
DE Lewis Flowers	0.0	0	1	0	6
DE Malcolm Harmon	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Rex Stewart	0.0	0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Luther Castro	4	0	0	30
S Rodolfo Ricker	2	0	1	30
DT Arnie Curiel	2	0	0	29
S Travis Bradley	2	0	0	29
CB Emmitt Wright	2	0	0	11
ILB Oliver Dineen	2	0	0	19
ILB Christian Yount	1	1	0	27
OLB Ricardo Heubel	1	0	0	28
CB Kai Farr	1	0	0	30
DE Malcolm Chapman	1	0	0	26
DE Ted Aldrige	1	0	0	27
CB Caleb Salcido	1	0	0	29

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Emmanuel Rude	5	0	38
S Vincent Arledge	4	0	40
OLB Christian Chandler	4	0	29
CB Fernando Whiting	3	1	30
ILB Rex Stewart	2	1	21
DT Jalen Lincoln	2	0	25
S Nolan Green	2	0	40
ILB Kyle Player	1	1	19
CB Efrain Crane	1	0	13
CB Ezekiel Quill	1	0	40
OLB Tyrone Clay	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leon Quinn	2	3	29	0	40
G Nicky Baker	1	10	29	0	40
C Kevin Murray	1	4	29	0	40
G Dexter Harding	0	4	29	1	40
T Trent Lewis	0	1	29	0	40

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brandon Schmac	2	6	1	20	0	30
T Albert Goodrich	1	5	0	20	1	30
C Emmett Farley	1	2	0	20	0	30
FB Howie Ogden	1	2	0	13	0	15
G Raul Blackwell	0	2	0	20	3	30
T Richie Thornton	0	1	0	20	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Leahy	1	29
Steven Lemmon	1	28
Everett Zaiser	1	27
Dave Ramsey	1	22
Rodolfo Ricker	1	18
Kai Farr	1	11
Winston Haggans	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Chandler	3	12
Brandon Schmac	1	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Randall Bridges	24	32	---	---	22	78
WR Demetrius Mayers	29	40	---	---	1	70
G Leon Quinn	29	40	---	---	---	69
QB Doug Pike	29	40	---	---	---	69
G Nicky Baker	29	40	---	---	---	69
G Dexter Harding	29	40	---	---	---	69
T Trent Lewis	29	40	---	---	---	69
C Kevin Murray	29	40	---	---	---	69
S Rodolfo Ricker	---	---	20	30	18	68
RB Dave Ramsey	27	16	---	---	22	65
WR Scott Harper	27	36	---	---	---	63
CB Kai Farr	---	---	20	30	11	61
DT Arnie Curiel	---	---	19	29	8	56
OLB Luther Castro	---	---	20	30	3	53
S Travis Bradley	---	---	20	29	2	51
CB Caleb Salcido	---	---	19	29	3	51
ILB Christian Yount	---	---	20	27	3	50
TE Trent Jeffries	18	31	---	---	1	50
DE Ted Aldrige	---	---	15	27	8	50
OLB Ricardo Heubel	---	---	18	28	3	49
RB Steven Lemmon	5	13	---	---	28	46
DE Malcolm Chapman	---	---	16	26	1	43
TE Everett Zaiser	2	9	---	---	27	38
CB Emmitt Wright	---	---	7	11	18	36
TE Eddie Leahy	2	4	---	---	29	35
OLB Jamie Coffey	---	---	4	2	26	32
ILB Oliver Dineen	---	---	11	19	1	31
WR Cornell Boyer	11	6	---	---	4	21
S Edgar Burke	---	---	0	1	18	19
DE Adrian Clement	---	---	7	5	2	14
ILB Nolan Eidsmore	---	---	2	1	11	14
RB Terrence Witt	0	12	---	---	1	13
WR Winston Haggans	0	1	---	---	11	12
C Carson Jenkins	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Erick Williams	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Devante O'Donnell	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Britt Stinemetz	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Jeff Kurz	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Jonah Lang	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Thomas Mason	---	---	1	3	1	5
QB Trenton McKnight	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Abraham Walters	---	---	1	1	1	3
DE Bubba Johnson	---	---	0	2	---	2
RB Jace Ginn	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Dusty Henson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Timothy Whiting	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ezekiel Quill	---	---	29	40	11	80
TE T.J. Hastings	20	29	---	---	28	77
S Nolan Green	---	---	29	40	5	74
S Vincent Arledge	---	---	29	40	4	73
CB Emmanuel Rude	---	---	29	38	3	70
DE Micah Hall	---	---	29	38	3	70
CB Fernando Whiting	---	---	24	30	10	64
G Brandon Schmac	20	30	---	---	13	63
DT Harvey Brady	---	---	28	30	3	61
T Richie Thornton	20	30	---	---	9	59
G Raul Blackwell	20	30	---	---	9	59
OLB Christian Chandler	---	---	18	29	12	59
T Albert Goodrich	20	30	---	---	9	59
DE Malcolm Harmon	---	---	23	27	2	52
WR Colby Glenn	10	22	---	---	19	51
C Emmett Farley	20	30	---	---	---	50
FB Howie Ogden	13	15	---	---	22	50
QB Cory Prosser	20	30	---	---	---	50
RB Cedric Van Pelt	15	26	---	---	8	49
DT Jalen Lincoln	---	---	21	25	1	47
CB Efrain Crane	---	---	11	13	22	46
WR Lincoln Frederick	15	24	---	---	1	40
ILB Rex Stewart	---	---	18	21	1	40
DT Troy Malone	---	---	9	15	9	33
ILB Kyle Player	---	---	11	19	3	33
WR Connor Trombley	13	17	---	---	2	32
OLB Douglas Ellison	---	---	0	2	26	28
DE Lewis Flowers	---	---	6	6	8	20
RB Samuel Liotti	0	0	---	---	19	19
S Sebastian Prior	---	---	0	0	18	18
WR James Clevenger	2	2	---	---	12	16
ILB Braden Linquist	---	---	0	0	14	14
C J.T. Colton	0	0	---	---	13	13
OLB Tyrone Clay	---	---	5	8	---	13
TE Lucas Cobb	5	8	---	---	---	13
DT Timothy Swayda	---	---	0	10	2	12
DE Dexter Schwartz	---	---	0	9	2	11
P Drake Stewart	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Kim Wheeler	4	4	---	---	1	9
K Desmond Beede	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Renaldo Joppru	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Brayden Gwinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Leslie Brandon	2	2	---	---	---	4
WR Luther Spicer	1	1	---	---	---	2
T Chad Lewis	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ralph Durfey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	28	2.5
Middle	14	47	3.4
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	46	6.6
Middle	10	12	1.2
Right	2	20	10.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Pike	39	26	5	0	1	3	7	1	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cory Prosser	25	20	7	0	1	1	0	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-4	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	109	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	143	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	37	12.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	40	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	92	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Trent Jeffries	11	8	1	135	3	31
WR Randall Bridges	10	7	0	63	0	32
WR Demetrius Mayers	10	5	0	47	1	40
WR Scott Harper	3	2	0	27	1	36
RB Dave Ramsey	2	2	0	8	0	16
RB Steven Lemmon	1	1	0	6	0	13
WR Cornell Boyer	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colby Glenn	5	3	0	78	2	22
RB Cedric Van Pelt	5	4	0	15	0	26
TE T.J. Hastings	4	3	1	55	2	29
WR Lincoln Frederick	4	3	0	34	1	24
WR Connor Trombley	4	4	0	65	2	17
FB Howie Ogden	1	1	0	0	0	15
WR James Clevenger	1	1	0	10	0	2
RB Kim Wheeler	1	1	0	13	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dave Ramsey	3	-4	-1.33	2.50

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Van Pelt	2	3	1.50	2.73
FB Howie Ogden	1	-1	-1.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Pike	7	4	24	3.43	7.31

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cory Prosser	2	2	9	4.50	10.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randall Bridges	4	3	18	4.50	6.30
WR Demetrius Mayers	2	0	0	0.00	4.70
RB Steven Lemmon	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cedric Van Pelt	1	1	-1	-1.00	3.00
WR James Clevenger	1	1	10	10.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
QB Doug Pike	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
FB Howie Ogden	1	0
RB Cedric Van Pelt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Pike	13	6	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cory Prosser	7	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Bridges	5	3	2
WR Demetrius Mayers	4	2	1
TE Trent Jeffries	2	0	0
WR Scott Harper	2	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lincoln Frederick	2	2	0
RB Cedric Van Pelt	2	1	0
TE T.J. Hastings	1	1	1
WR James Clevenger	1	1	1
WR Connor Trombley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 83,900 (83,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,300 (26,300)
End Zone 19,000 (19,000)
Mezzanine 11,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 16,800 (16,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (3,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	83,900 (83,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,300 (26,300)
End Zone	19,000 (19,000)
Mezzanine	11,000 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	16,800 (16,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (3,400)