Conference Semifinals, 2035

played in Washington, DC

58 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	0	6	7	7	-	20
Washington Commanders	7	14	0	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 WAS - Howie Pieper 22 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
2Q: 12:59 CAR - Frederick Fly 28 field goal
2Q: 10:05 WAS - Howie Pieper 12 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
2Q: 05:57 WAS - Jesse Dotson 25 pass from Caleb Booker (Demetrius Evans extra point)
2Q: 04:21 CAR - Frederick Fly 43 field goal
3Q: 12:43 CAR - Dwight Whiting 50 interception return (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 06:15 WAS - Howie Pieper 1 pass from Caleb Booker (Demetrius Evans extra point)
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Tim Shahade 7 pass from Matt Joyner (Frederick Fly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 WAS - Howie Pieper 22 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
2Q: 12:59 CAR - Frederick Fly 28 field goal
2Q: 10:05 WAS - Howie Pieper 12 run (Demetrius Evans extra point)
2Q: 05:57 WAS - Jesse Dotson 25 pass from Caleb Booker (Demetrius Evans extra point)
2Q: 04:21 CAR - Frederick Fly 43 field goal
3Q: 12:43 CAR - Dwight Whiting 50 interception return (Frederick Fly extra point)
4Q: 06:15 WAS - Howie Pieper 1 pass from Caleb Booker (Demetrius Evans extra point)
4Q: 04:09 CAR - Tim Shahade 7 pass from Matt Joyner (Frederick Fly extra point)

Team Statistics CAR WAS
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 364 379
- Offensive Plays 71 61
- Yards per Play 5.13 6.21
Net Rushing Yards 96 169
- Rushing Attempts 24 31
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.45
Net Passing Yards 268 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 28 - 2 29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 272 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.70 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 5.6
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 1/50 2/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38

Team Statistics	CAR	WAS
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	364	379
- Offensive Plays	71	61
- Yards per Play	5.13	6.21
Net Rushing Yards	96	169
- Rushing Attempts	24	31
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.45
Net Passing Yards	268	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 28 - 2	29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	272	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.70	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	5.6
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	1/50	2/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:22	28:38

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:49	1:59	OWN 25	5	12	Interception
1	6:17	2:01	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	2:45	4:51	OWN 20	12	69	Field Goal
2	9:54	3:06	OWN 25	6	43	Interception
2	5:46	1:31	OWN 25	5	49	Field Goal
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 20	2	2	Half
3	15:00	1:10	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	11:04	2:51	OWN 34	6	20	Punt
3	5:03	5:10	OWN 31	9	28	Punt
4	12:28	2:44	OWN 29	5	18	Fumble
4	6:09	2:09	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
4	1:37	1:36	OWN 20	7	36	Downs

Washington Commanders
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:11	OWN 21	9	79	Touchdown
1	7:50	1:33	OWN 46	3	9	Punt
1	4:16	1:31	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
2	12:54	3:00	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	6:48	1:02	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
2	4:15	3:13	OWN 25	7	27	Punt
3	13:50	1:20	OWN 23	3	16	Interception
3	12:30	1:26	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
3	8:13	3:10	OWN 10	5	17	Punt
4	14:53	2:25	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	9:44	3:35	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	4:00	2:23	OWN 40	6	25	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 44	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Howie Pieper, Washington Commanders

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Casey Reeves	12	64	5.33	14	3
QB Matt Joyner	7	24	3.43	8	0
RB Kennedy Shea	5	8	1.60	8	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adrian Chatham	15	62	4.13	13	3	0
RB Howie Pieper	10	76	7.60	22	3	2
RB Myles Kressbach	3	23	7.67	12	2	0
QB Caleb Booker	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
TE Darrell Coborn	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	46	28	272	1/4	1	54	2	66.6

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Caleb Booker	29	20	214	1/4	2	35	1	98.9

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Shahade	6	14	67	11.17	1	30	1
WR Jon Logan	6	11	82	13.67	5	54	0
TE Baby Hightower	4	6	26	6.50	12	15	0
RB Casey Reeves	3	3	21	7.00	0	9	0
WR Caleb Villa	3	4	31	10.33	7	13	0
RB Martin Alston	2	2	34	17.00	22	30	0
RB Kennedy Shea	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
TE Drew Armstrong	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Heath Wheeler	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Daryl Rodgers	5	6	67	13.40	41	35	0
WR Kenneth Rubio	5	9	31	6.20	1	13	0
RB Howie Pieper	4	4	39	9.75	22	20	1
TE Payton Pickney	3	6	50	16.67	28	33	0
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
TE Darrell Coborn	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Jesse Dotson	1	2	25	25.00	15	25	1

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dwight Whiting	1	50	50.00	1

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rico Banks	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Bubba Fulcher	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Baby Hightower	1	0	1	0
S Dwight Whiting	0	0	2	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Daryl Rodgers	1	1	0
WR Martin Glave	1	0	0
TE Payton Pickney	1	0	0
ILB Bubba Fulcher	0	1	1
WR Jesse Dotson	0	1	0
WR Kenneth Rubio	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	4	175	43.8	38.8	51	1

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Foreman	7	297	42.4	32.4	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Frederick Fly	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Demetrius Evans	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Reeves	2	10	5.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Rudolph	1	22	22.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Martin Glave	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kelvin Carlson	7	2	0.0	30	29
OLB Tom Freitag	6	3	0.0	30	29
DE Rodolfo Bergman	5	1	1.0	27	25
ILB Rodney Kasper	4	0	0.0	23	21
CB Bernie Rudolph	4	0	0.0	10	13
S Dwight Whiting	3	2	0.0	30	23
OLB Broderick Siragusa	3	1	0.0	11	9
DT Roberto Morrison	3	0	0.0	28	21
CB Collin Ihler	3	0	0.0	20	18
CB Harry Franklin	2	3	0.0	21	22
S Barry Green	2	2	0.0	31	29
DT Brett Lucas	2	0	0.0	25	21
DT Quinn Keister	2	0	0.0	8	12
DE Tre' Burgess	1	0	0.0	26	23
OLB Caleb MacBeth	1	0	0.0	6	10
WR Jon Logan	1	0	---	---	---
WR Caleb Villa	1	0	---	---	---
S Johnny Clinton	0	1	0.0	1	1

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Deron McCormick	8	7	0.0	24	47
ILB Bubba Fulcher	8	3	0.0	23	44
DT Ty Cecrle	4	2	0.0	20	35
S Lukas O'Neal	4	2	0.0	24	47
S Giovanni Wayne	4	1	0.0	15	21
DE James Taylor	4	1	0.0	24	45
S Tristan Myers	4	0	0.0	10	27
CB Carlos Cannon	4	0	0.0	23	44
OLB Emmanuel Garritano	3	1	0.0	18	35
DE Ashton Mueller	2	1	1.0	23	44
CB Rico Banks	2	0	0.0	12	34
OLB Bennett Jamison	2	0	0.0	11	12
DT Frederick Waddington	1	0	0.0	24	39
CB Michael Urpsis	1	0	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1.0	0	25
OLB Caleb MacBeth	0.0	2	10
DT Brett Lucas	0.0	1	21

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ashton Mueller	1.0	0	2	2	44
DE J.B. Randle	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE James Taylor	0.0	0	2	0	45
DT Frederick Waddington	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelvin Carlson	4	1	0	29
S Dwight Whiting	3	1	1	23
CB Collin Ihler	3	0	0	18
CB Bernie Rudolph	3	0	0	13
ILB Rodney Kasper	2	0	0	21
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1	0	0	25
OLB Broderick Siragusa	1	0	0	9
S Barry Green	1	0	0	29
OLB Tom Freitag	1	0	0	29
CB Harry Franklin	1	0	0	22

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Bubba Fulcher	7	0	1	44
CB Carlos Cannon	5	0	0	44
CB Deron McCormick	3	1	0	47
OLB Emmanuel Garritano	3	0	0	35
S Lukas O'Neal	2	2	0	47
CB Rico Banks	2	1	1	34
OLB Bennett Jamison	2	0	0	12
CB Michael Urpsis	1	1	0	9
S Tristan Myers	1	0	0	27
S Giovanni Wayne	1	0	0	21
DE James Taylor	1	0	0	45
DT Ty Cecrle	0	1	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Maxwell Walsh	3	6	24	0	47
T Deion Meechan	1	5	24	0	47
G Raymond Fusco	1	3	24	0	47
T Branden Richmond	1	1	24	0	47
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	1	5	0	6
C Chase Jenkins	0	3	24	1	47
TE Baby Hightower	0	1	22	0	47

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Cristian Upshaw	5	9	31	0	30
G Lamar Griffith	3	8	31	0	30
G Alonzo May	3	4	31	0	30
T Josh Scott	2	4	31	0	30
T Nicky Van Lanen	1	4	31	1	30

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Baby Hightower	2	9
Courtney Rodriguez	1	16

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Griffin Rivers	1	21
Craig Elliott	1	20
James Taylor	1	14

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Baby Hightower	22	47	---	---	9	78
T Deion Meechan	24	47	---	---	6	77
T Branden Richmond	24	47	---	---	---	71
C Chase Jenkins	24	47	---	---	---	71
G Raymond Fusco	24	47	---	---	---	71
G Maxwell Walsh	24	47	---	---	---	71
QB Matt Joyner	24	47	---	---	---	71
WR Tim Shahade	24	45	---	---	---	69
WR Jon Logan	21	45	---	---	---	66
S Barry Green	---	---	31	29	---	60
CB Harry Franklin	---	---	21	22	17	60
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	30	29	---	59
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	30	29	---	59
S Dwight Whiting	---	---	30	23	5	58
ILB Rodney Kasper	---	---	23	21	12	56
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	27	25	---	52
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	26	23	---	49
DT Roberto Morrison	---	---	28	21	---	49
RB Casey Reeves	15	11	---	---	23	49
WR Heath Wheeler	8	22	---	---	19	49
DT Brett Lucas	---	---	25	21	---	46
CB Collin Ihler	---	---	20	18	7	45
OLB Caleb MacBeth	---	---	6	10	21	37
FB Emmanuel Shoate	5	6	---	---	19	30
CB Bernie Rudolph	---	---	10	13	5	28
DT Quinn Keister	---	---	8	12	7	27
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	4	7	16	27
TE Caiden de Marco	0	2	---	---	23	25
RB Kennedy Shea	6	17	---	---	---	23
OLB Broderick Siragusa	---	---	11	9	---	20
TE Drew Armstrong	9	11	---	---	---	20
WR Harvey Hanna	5	5	---	---	10	20
S Johnny Clinton	---	---	1	1	17	19
OLB Drake Forster	---	---	8	8	---	16
WR Caleb Villa	5	10	---	---	---	15
RB Martin Alston	0	14	---	---	---	14
S Timothy Taylor	---	---	1	7	---	8
K Frederick Fly	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Vinny Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Tyrone Rader	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Howie Delrio	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Dana Momberg	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Griffin McInerney	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Lonnie Hicks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE James Taylor	---	---	24	45	14	83
CB Deron McCormick	---	---	24	47	7	78
S Lukas O'Neal	---	---	24	47	2	73
CB Carlos Cannon	---	---	23	44	6	73
TE Payton Pickney	30	29	---	---	12	71
DE Ashton Mueller	---	---	23	44	2	69
ILB Bubba Fulcher	---	---	23	44	2	69
G Lamar Griffith	31	30	---	---	7	68
T Josh Scott	31	30	---	---	7	68
G Alonzo May	31	30	---	---	7	68
T Nicky Van Lanen	31	30	---	---	7	68
DT Frederick Waddington	---	---	24	39	2	65
QB Caleb Booker	31	30	---	---	---	61
C Cristian Upshaw	31	30	---	---	---	61
WR Kenneth Rubio	31	29	---	---	---	60
WR Jesse Dotson	28	29	---	---	1	58
DT Ty Cecrle	---	---	20	35	2	57
WR Daryl Rodgers	21	21	---	---	14	56
OLB Emmanuel Garritano	---	---	18	35	2	55
S Tristan Myers	---	---	10	27	15	52
RB Adrian Chatham	17	12	---	---	21	50
CB Rico Banks	---	---	12	34	---	46
S Giovanni Wayne	---	---	15	21	1	37
CB Michael Urpsis	---	---	5	9	14	28
OLB Griffin Rivers	---	---	1	3	21	25
RB Myles Kressbach	4	11	---	---	10	25
OLB Bennett Jamison	---	---	11	12	2	25
TE Craig Elliott	2	1	---	---	20	23
DT Troy Kelley	---	---	4	13	4	21
RB Howie Pieper	12	8	---	---	---	20
TE Darrell Coborn	10	8	---	---	1	19
WR Martin Glave	0	1	---	---	14	15
DE J.B. Randle	---	---	1	10	4	15
ILB Winston Reinard	---	---	1	3	9	13
P Mitchell Foreman	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Norbert May	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Demetrius Evans	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Greg Bowker	0	1	---	---	4	5
OLB Zack Rosano	---	---	1	3	---	4
DT Brad Fox	---	---	0	2	---	2
G Seth McGregor	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Norman Oxford	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Matt Benton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aaron Booker	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Chandler Sawchuk	---	---	0	0	---	0
P Ty Barton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	18	6.0
Middle	14	44	3.1
Right	7	34	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	26	8.7
Middle	16	91	5.7
Right	11	53	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	46	28	3	3	0	6	5	2	2

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Caleb Booker	29	20	4	2	1	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	109	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	58	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	84	16.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	34	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	132	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	48	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Shahade	14	6	67	1	45
WR Jon Logan	11	6	82	1	45
TE Baby Hightower	6	4	26	0	47
WR Caleb Villa	4	3	31	0	10
RB Casey Reeves	3	3	21	0	11
WR Heath Wheeler	2	1	5	0	22
RB Martin Alston	2	2	34	1	14
RB Kennedy Shea	2	2	6	0	17
TE Drew Armstrong	1	1	0	0	11

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenneth Rubio	9	5	0	31	0	29
WR Daryl Rodgers	6	5	0	67	1	21
TE Payton Pickney	6	3	1	50	1	29
RB Howie Pieper	4	4	0	39	1	8
WR Jesse Dotson	2	1	0	25	1	29
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	0	-2	0	12
TE Darrell Coborn	1	1	0	4	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Casey Reeves	1	5	5.00	5.33
QB Matt Joyner	1	7	7.00	3.43

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Chatham	1	5	5.00	4.13
RB Howie Pieper	1	12	12.00	7.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	4	2	11	2.75	5.91

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Caleb Booker	1	1	1	1.00	7.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tim Shahade	2	1	7	3.50	4.79
TE Baby Hightower	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
RB Martin Alston	1	1	4	4.00	17.00

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Howie Pieper	1	1	1	1.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Matt Joyner	1	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
RB Howie Pieper	1	1
RB Myles Kressbach	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	15	9	6

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Caleb Booker	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Shahade	7	3	3
WR Jon Logan	2	2	1
RB Martin Alston	2	2	1
TE Baby Hightower	1	0	0
WR Heath Wheeler	1	1	0
WR Caleb Villa	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Payton Pickney	4	2	2
WR Kenneth Rubio	3	2	0
TE Darrell Coborn	1	1	1
WR Daryl Rodgers	1	1	1
WR Jesse Dotson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (24,500)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,600 (15,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (4,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,100 (80,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (24,500)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,600 (15,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (4,700)