Conference Semifinals, 2037

played in Detroit, MI

20 degrees, snow, 8 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	3	13	3	3	-	22
Detroit Lions	7	7	6	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 CAR - J.R. Hodges 23 field goal
1Q: 05:20 DET - Giovanni Larner 16 pass from Joel Myers (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 12:00 CAR - J.R. Hodges 49 field goal
2Q: 08:46 CAR - Matt Joyner 4 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 01:48 CAR - J.R. Hodges 27 field goal
2Q: 00:32 DET - Donte Witt 28 pass from Joel Myers (Malik Gallagher extra point)
3Q: 13:20 CAR - J.R. Hodges 27 field goal
3Q: 08:54 DET - Malik Gallagher 28 field goal
3Q: 02:10 DET - Malik Gallagher 22 field goal
4Q: 08:29 CAR - J.R. Hodges 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:39 CAR - J.R. Hodges 23 field goal
1Q: 05:20 DET - Giovanni Larner 16 pass from Joel Myers (Malik Gallagher extra point)
2Q: 12:00 CAR - J.R. Hodges 49 field goal
2Q: 08:46 CAR - Matt Joyner 4 run (J.R. Hodges extra point)
2Q: 01:48 CAR - J.R. Hodges 27 field goal
2Q: 00:32 DET - Donte Witt 28 pass from Joel Myers (Malik Gallagher extra point)
3Q: 13:20 CAR - J.R. Hodges 27 field goal
3Q: 08:54 DET - Malik Gallagher 28 field goal
3Q: 02:10 DET - Malik Gallagher 22 field goal
4Q: 08:29 CAR - J.R. Hodges 18 field goal

Team Statistics CAR DET
Record 11-7 11-6
First Downs 21 13
- by Rushing 8 2
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 426 235
- Offensive Plays 70 51
- Yards per Play 6.09 4.61
Net Rushing Yards 106 33
- Rushing Attempts 33 16
- Yards per Rush 3.21 2.06
Net Passing Yards 320 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 26 - 1 33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 330 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 8.65 5.77
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/14
Punt Returns/Yards 4/26 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 5/139
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 28
Time of Possession 36:04 23:56

Team Statistics	CAR	DET
Record	11-7	11-6
First Downs	21	13
- by Rushing	8	2
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	426	235
- Offensive Plays	70	51
- Yards per Play	6.09	4.61
Net Rushing Yards	106	33
- Rushing Attempts	33	16
- Yards per Rush	3.21	2.06
Net Passing Yards	320	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 26 - 1	33 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	330	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	8.65	5.77
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/14
Punt Returns/Yards	4/26	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	5/139
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 28
Time of Possession	36:04	23:56

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:27	OWN 25	11	69	Field Goal
1	5:12	2:51	OWN 28	4	23	Punt
1	0:09	3:14	OWN 43	7	25	Field Goal
2	10:05	1:25	OWN 25	4	75	Touchdown
2	5:36	3:53	OWN 23	12	67	Field Goal
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 32	1	12	Half
3	14:47	1:34	OPP 15	3	5	Field Goal
3	8:49	1:56	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	5:59	0:50	OWN 38	3	-3	Interception
3	2:05	2:12	OWN 25	5	32	Punt
4	12:46	4:22	OWN 17	7	82	Field Goal
4	6:49	4:53	OWN 24	7	35	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OPP 28	3	-5	Game

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:33	3:21	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
1	2:21	2:12	OWN 4	5	18	Punt
2	11:55	1:50	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	8:40	3:04	OWN 23	6	17	Punt
2	1:43	1:26	OWN 36	4	64	Touchdown
3	15:00	0:13	OWN 25	1	-6	Fumble
3	13:13	4:24	OWN 46	7	43	Field Goal
3	6:53	0:54	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
3	5:09	3:04	OPP 47	6	42	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:07	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	8:24	1:35	OWN 38	3	0	Punt
4	1:56	0:52	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Matt Joyner, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Bert Villanueva	17	77	4.53	14	5	0
QB Matt Joyner	10	22	2.20	16	1	1
RB Adam Fitchie	5	7	1.40	5	0	0
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Steven Tyler	6	22	3.67	20	1
QB Joel Myers	5	3	0.60	6	0
RB Justice McCann	5	8	1.60	4	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Joyner	35	26	330	2/10	0	60	1	91.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Myers	33	22	213	2/11	2	34	0	104.7

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jon Logan	7	7	102	14.57	67	47
WR Caleb Villa	6	8	27	4.50	0	13
WR Tim Shahade	5	10	112	22.40	72	60
TE Clay Anderton	5	6	65	13.00	15	22
RB Adam Fitchie	1	1	3	3.00	3	3
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	1	8	8.00	7	8
TE Marshall Linville	1	1	13	13.00	7	13
RB Bert Villanueva	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Giovanni Larner	7	8	91	13.00	14	34	1
WR Johnathan Swaine	5	8	15	3.00	0	6	0
TE Donte Witt	3	3	29	9.67	10	28	1
TE Leon Huffman	2	6	20	10.00	0	13	0
WR Nicholas Valles	2	5	29	14.50	6	26	0
RB Steven Tyler	2	2	23	11.50	3	15	0
WR Douglas Benton	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eli Erxleben	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Rex Saenz	1	0	0
DT John Greene	0	1	0
WR Rod Bagley	0	1	0
DE Rodolfo Bergman	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Joel Myers	1	0	0	0
FB Efrain Johnston	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Quinn	4	182	45.5	35.5	53	1

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Junior Greene	6	290	48.3	44.0	68	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hodges	5/5	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malik Gallagher	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rex Saenz	4	26	6.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Sutter	2	32	16.0	0
Thomas Gonzalez	1	21	21.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Javier Swift	5	139	27.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tom Freitag	7	1	0.0	14	34
S Irving Bensen	6	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Deron Lyon	5	1	0.0	14	26
DE Rodolfo Bergman	3	2	1.0	16	27
DE Kenneth Blackburn	3	1	1.0	5	16
CB Lance Schulz	3	2	0.0	15	34
S Barry Green	2	1	0.0	16	35
ILB Zach Geason	2	0	0.0	2	9
DT Corwin Hardman	2	0	0.0	6	17
WR Tim Shahade	1	0	---	---	---
CB Richie Warren	1	0	0.0	9	18
S Bill Stargell	1	0	0.0	2	9
DT John Greene	1	0	0.0	11	20
DE Courtney Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	8	17
CB Kelvin Carlson	1	0	0.0	15	34
DT Steven Schultz	0	1	0.0	8	21
DT Eduardo Davidds	0	1	0.0	7	12
OLB Teddy Del Signore	0	1	0.0	7	11

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Javier Swift	10	1	0.0	30	34
S Burt Terry	9	3	0.0	33	37
OLB Eli Erxleben	8	1	0.0	33	37
ILB Jared Martinez	7	2	0.0	32	37
DE Gus Perryman	5	0	0.0	23	27
DT Lee Ellis	4	3	1.5	28	30
DT Ty Winslett	3	1	0.5	14	12
CB Brandon Sherman	2	1	0.0	17	23
S Giovanni Sanders	2	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Kelly Bernard	2	0	0.0	17	21
S Jerry Payton	2	0	0.0	20	18
DT Hector Farrell	1	2	0.0	20	24
DE Darryl Riti	1	1	0.0	28	29
DT Caleb Lyon	1	1	0.0	6	8
C Shaun Blackwell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryan Sutton	1	0	0.0	9	5
CB Mo Chism	0	2	0.0	30	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kenneth Blackburn	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE Rodolfo Bergman	1.0	0	0	0	27
DT Eduardo Davidds	0.0	1	0	0	12
DT Corwin Hardman	0.0	0	1	0	17
DE Courtney Rodriguez	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT John Greene	0.0	0	0	1	20

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Lee Ellis	1.5	1	0	30
DT Ty Winslett	0.5	1	0	12
DE Darryl Riti	0.0	1	2	29
DE Lionel Vicedo	0.0	1	0	8
DE Gus Perryman	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Irving Bensen	5	0	26
OLB Tom Freitag	4	1	34
CB Lance Schulz	3	0	34
ILB Zach Geason	2	0	9
ILB Deron Lyon	2	0	26
CB Kelvin Carlson	2	0	34
S Bill Stargell	1	1	9
CB Richie Warren	1	0	18
DE Courtney Rodriguez	1	0	17
DE Kenneth Blackburn	1	0	16
S Barry Green	0	1	35

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Javier Swift	6	0	0	34
OLB Eli Erxleben	4	1	1	37
S Burt Terry	4	0	0	37
ILB Jared Martinez	3	0	0	37
S Giovanni Sanders	2	0	0	19
OLB Kelly Bernard	2	0	0	21
CB Brandon Sherman	2	0	0	23
S Jerry Payton	2	0	0	18
CB Bryan Sutton	1	0	0	5
CB Mo Chism	0	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Maxwell Walsh	4	10	1	33	2	37
C Chase Jenkins	3	4	0	33	0	37
T Howie Delrio	2	9	0	33	0	37
G William Roche	1	4	0	33	0	37
TE Clay Anderton	1	1	0	33	0	35
T Aaron Wilcox	0	1	0	33	0	37

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Shaun Blackwell	1	5	1	16	0	35
C Elijah Hutchison	1	3	0	16	0	35
T Pedro Jeffries	1	2	0	16	0	35
T Roderick Urbina	0	2	0	16	2	35
G Christian Dawkins	0	2	0	16	0	35
FB Efrain Johnston	0	1	0	5	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Schulz	2	13
Clay Anderton	2	11
Bill Stargell	1	19

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Efrain Johnston	3	24
Donte Witt	2	24
Tom Bruce	1	21
Les Rios	1	12

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Maxwell Walsh	33	37	---	---	9	79
T Howie Delrio	33	37	---	---	9	79
TE Clay Anderton	33	35	---	---	11	79
G William Roche	33	37	---	---	9	79
T Aaron Wilcox	33	37	---	---	9	79
C Chase Jenkins	33	37	---	---	---	70
QB Matt Joyner	33	37	---	---	---	70
WR Tim Shahade	33	35	---	---	---	68
WR Jon Logan	32	34	---	---	---	66
CB Lance Schulz	---	---	15	34	13	62
WR Caleb Villa	28	26	---	---	4	58
S Barry Green	---	---	16	35	2	53
CB Kelvin Carlson	---	---	15	34	2	51
OLB Tom Freitag	---	---	14	34	2	50
RB Bert Villanueva	23	20	---	---	5	48
DE Rodolfo Bergman	---	---	16	27	2	45
ILB Deron Lyon	---	---	14	26	2	42
S Irving Bensen	---	---	14	26	1	41
DT John Greene	---	---	11	20	8	39
FB Emmanuel Shoate	5	9	---	---	23	37
OLB Rodolfo McCord	---	---	4	9	23	36
CB Richie Warren	---	---	9	18	6	33
S Bill Stargell	---	---	2	9	19	30
DT Steven Schultz	---	---	8	21	---	29
TE Marshall Linville	0	2	---	---	27	29
DE Kenneth Blackburn	---	---	5	16	7	28
RB Adam Fitchie	10	17	---	---	---	27
CB Mercury Maddox	---	---	3	8	15	26
DT Corwin Hardman	---	---	6	17	2	25
DE Courtney Rodriguez	---	---	8	17	---	25
WR Rex Saenz	0	0	---	---	23	23
ILB Zach Geason	---	---	2	9	11	22
RB Aidan Sutter	0	0	---	---	21	21
OLB Teddy Del Signore	---	---	7	11	2	20
DT Eduardo Davidds	---	---	7	12	---	19
WR Rod Bagley	0	0	---	---	17	17
K J.R. Hodges	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Emmanuel Quinn	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Camden Ramsey	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Baby Hightower	1	7	---	---	---	8
CB Thomas Gonzalez	---	---	0	1	5	6
ILB Jamie Toefield	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Dan Roberson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Deion Meechan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rusty Knapp	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Everett Gartland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Eli Erxleben	---	---	33	37	6	76
S Burt Terry	---	---	33	37	5	75
ILB Jared Martinez	---	---	32	37	5	74
CB Javier Swift	---	---	30	34	10	74
CB Mo Chism	---	---	30	36	4	70
DT Lee Ellis	---	---	28	30	4	62
DE Darryl Riti	---	---	28	29	4	61
WR Giovanni Larner	14	35	---	---	11	60
C Elijah Hutchison	16	35	---	---	8	59
T Pedro Jeffries	16	35	---	---	6	57
S Jerry Payton	---	---	20	18	16	54
DE Gus Perryman	---	---	23	27	3	53
QB Joel Myers	16	35	---	---	---	51
G Christian Dawkins	16	35	---	---	---	51
C Shaun Blackwell	16	35	---	---	---	51
T Roderick Urbina	16	35	---	---	---	51
TE Leon Huffman	13	34	---	---	---	47
DT Hector Farrell	---	---	20	24	2	46
WR Johnathan Swaine	12	31	---	---	---	43
OLB Kelly Bernard	---	---	17	21	5	43
CB Brandon Sherman	---	---	17	23	1	41
TE Donte Witt	7	8	---	---	24	39
S Giovanni Sanders	---	---	12	19	5	36
RB Steven Tyler	9	24	---	---	---	33
FB Efrain Johnston	5	4	---	---	24	33
CB Bryan Sutton	---	---	9	5	18	32
DT Ty Winslett	---	---	14	12	5	31
WR Nicholas Valles	9	19	---	---	---	28
WR Douglas Benton	2	7	---	---	18	27
RB Justice McCann	7	11	---	---	5	23
DE Lionel Vicedo	---	---	7	8	6	21
OLB Tom Bruce	---	---	0	0	21	21
RB Roberto Harmon	0	0	---	---	20	20
TE Conrad Kramer	2	2	---	---	13	17
DT Caleb Lyon	---	---	6	8	3	17
ILB Jay Coffey	---	---	1	1	11	13
WR Les Rios	0	0	---	---	12	12
CB Travis Lyons	---	---	3	1	5	9
P Junior Greene	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Norbert May	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Elijah Gaylor	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Emmanuel Vance	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Malik Gallagher	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Jessie Corral	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Sebastian Truc	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Chad Stoll	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	20	74	3.7
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	0	0	0.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-3	-1.5
Middle	10	26	2.6
Right	4	10	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Joyner	35	26	4	0	1	2	5	2	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Myers	33	22	3	1	3	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	41	8.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	168	9.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	121	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	25	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	77	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	88	14.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Shahade	10	5	0	112	1	35
WR Caleb Villa	8	6	1	27	0	26
WR Jon Logan	7	7	0	102	2	34
TE Clay Anderton	6	5	0	65	1	35
RB Adam Fitchie	1	1	0	3	0	17
FB Emmanuel Shoate	1	1	0	8	0	9
TE Marshall Linville	1	1	0	13	0	2
RB Bert Villanueva	1	0	0	0	0	20

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnathan Swaine	8	5	0	15	0	31
WR Giovanni Larner	8	7	0	91	1	35
TE Leon Huffman	6	2	2	20	0	34
WR Nicholas Valles	5	2	1	29	1	19
TE Donte Witt	3	3	0	29	1	8
RB Steven Tyler	2	2	0	23	0	24
WR Douglas Benton	1	1	0	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adam Fitchie	2	-1	-0.50	1.40
QB Matt Joyner	2	7	3.50	2.20
RB Bert Villanueva	2	2	1.00	4.53

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Justice McCann	2	2	1.00	1.60
RB Steven Tyler	2	0	0.00	3.67
QB Joel Myers	1	6	6.00	0.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Joyner	6	3	11	1.83	9.43

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Myers	3	3	24	8.00	6.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Caleb Villa	2	1	5	2.50	3.38
RB Adam Fitchie	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Tim Shahade	1	0	0	0.00	11.20
WR Jon Logan	1	1	3	3.00	14.57
RB Bert Villanueva	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Giovanni Larner	2	2	22	11.00	11.38
TE Donte Witt	1	1	2	2.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	2	0
QB Matt Joyner	2	0
RB Bert Villanueva	2	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Steven Tyler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Joyner	10	7	4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Myers	10	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Shahade	5	2	2
WR Caleb Villa	2	2	0
RB Adam Fitchie	1	1	0
TE Marshall Linville	1	1	1
WR Jon Logan	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Giovanni Larner	4	3	2
WR Johnathan Swaine	3	2	0
TE Donte Witt	1	1	0
TE Leon Huffman	1	0	0
WR Nicholas Valles	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (64,600 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (16,900)
End Zone 12,100 (12,100)
Mezzanine 7,000 (7,000)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (10,700)
Club Seats 15,400 (15,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (2,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (64,600 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (16,900)
End Zone	12,100 (12,100)
Mezzanine	7,000 (7,000)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (10,700)
Club Seats	15,400 (15,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (2,500)