Conference Semifinals, 2024

played in Dallas, TX

47 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Detroit Lions	0	13	0	7	-	20
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	14	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:49 DAL - Wade Simmons 16 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 09:59 DET - Zach Hocker 41 field goal
2Q: 07:20 DAL - Wayne Gallman 30 run (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 02:35 DET - Nickolas Pereira 35 pass from Ricardo Howard (Zach Hocker extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Zach Hocker 35 field goal
3Q: 10:23 DAL - Tre'Quan Smith 21 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
3Q: 07:37 DAL - Cris Salinger 44 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 09:32 DAL - Jeremy Langford 30 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 06:13 DET - Nickolas Pereira 17 pass from Ricardo Howard (Zach Hocker extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:49 DAL - Wade Simmons 16 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 09:59 DET - Zach Hocker 41 field goal
2Q: 07:20 DAL - Wayne Gallman 30 run (Ramon Logan extra point)
2Q: 02:35 DET - Nickolas Pereira 35 pass from Ricardo Howard (Zach Hocker extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DET - Zach Hocker 35 field goal
3Q: 10:23 DAL - Tre'Quan Smith 21 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
3Q: 07:37 DAL - Cris Salinger 44 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 09:32 DAL - Jeremy Langford 30 pass from Baker Mayfield (Ramon Logan extra point)
4Q: 06:13 DET - Nickolas Pereira 17 pass from Ricardo Howard (Zach Hocker extra point)

Team Statistics DET DAL
Record 12-6 14-3
First Downs 16 21
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 285 438
- Offensive Plays 61 70
- Yards per Play 4.67 6.26
Net Rushing Yards 27 141
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 1.42 4.41
Net Passing Yards 258 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 24 - 0 37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 269 304
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 7.82
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 3/44
Kick Returns/Yards 1/28 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 34
Time of Possession 26:00 34:00

Team Statistics	DET	DAL
Record	12-6	14-3
First Downs	16	21
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	285	438
- Offensive Plays	61	70
- Yards per Play	4.67	6.26
Net Rushing Yards	27	141
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	1.42	4.41
Net Passing Yards	258	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 24 - 0	37 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	269	304
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	7.82
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	11/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	3/44
Kick Returns/Yards	1/28	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 34
Time of Possession	26:00	34:00

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:07	OWN 25	1	-4	Fumble
1	13:42	0:32	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	11:16	5:09	OWN 20	10	47	Punt
1	2:46	7:52	OWN 23	14	53	Field Goal
2	7:08	1:33	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	3:41	1:20	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	0:28	0:28	OPP 49	1	31	Field Goal
3	10:08	1:23	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	7:20	1:46	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	0:37	1:25	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	9:18	3:13	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	1:58	0:33	OWN 12	4	5	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:53	1:11	OPP 21	3	21	Touchdown
1	13:10	1:54	OWN 48	4	15	Punt
1	6:07	3:21	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
2	9:54	2:46	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
2	5:35	1:54	OWN 1	4	19	Punt
2	2:21	1:53	OWN 13	3	-4	Punt
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
3	8:45	1:25	OPP 48	3	48	Touchdown
3	5:34	4:57	OWN 25	10	54	Missed FG
4	14:12	4:54	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
4	6:05	4:07	OWN 26	6	17	Punt
4	1:25	1:25	OPP 17	3	8	Game

Game MVP: Baker Mayfield, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Jose McKnight	8	1	0.13	5	0
RB Stan Hambly	6	22	3.67	9	0
FB Darius O'Neill	4	-6	-1.50	1	0
QB Ricardo Howard	1	10	10.00	10	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Luther Bittner	20	53	2.65	11	1	0
RB Wayne Gallman	10	83	8.30	30	2	1
QB Baker Mayfield	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ricardo Howard	40	24	269	2/11	2	35	0	96.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Baker Mayfield	37	24	304	1/7	4	44	0	126.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Nickolas Pereira	7	10	94	13.43	47	35	2
WR Justin Jefferson	7	14	77	11.00	20	21	0
WR Kenyon Rollin	4	9	46	11.50	9	17	0
TE Tyler Higbee	2	2	6	3.00	3	3	0
FB Darius O'Neill	2	2	33	16.50	30	31	0
RB Stan Hambly	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Jose McKnight	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Les Jones	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Langford	6	13	100	16.67	38	30	1
WR Cris Salinger	6	8	81	13.50	54	44	1
RB Wayne Gallman	3	4	19	6.33	0	10	0
WR Tre'Quan Smith	3	5	43	14.33	24	21	1
TE Nick Boyle�	2	2	20	10.00	0	11	0
TE Marvin Matthews	2	2	19	9.50	12	19	0
RB Luther Bittner	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Wade Simmons	1	1	16	16.00	13	16	1
WR D. J. Chark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Jose McKnight	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Kelvin Boone	0	1	0	0
OLB Jose Capdevila	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cedric Isola	6	262	43.7	33.0	56	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	5	209	41.8	35.2	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zach Hocker	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Logan	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenyon Rollin	2	13	6.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josue Barber	3	44	14.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Conner Castillo	1	28	28.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Gallman	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tom Webb	8	1	0.0	32	38
S Jeremy Woodard	7	1	0.0	24	26
ILB Sergio Compton	4	4	0.0	28	20
CB Conner Castillo	4	4	0.0	32	38
S Kirk Warren	4	0	0.0	7	10
S Oliver Compton	3	2	0.0	32	38
S Ezra Poston	3	2	0.0	25	28
DE Colby Fletcher	3	1	0.0	12	17
DT Xavier Cooper	3	0	0.0	27	24
DE Rico Osborne	2	1	1.0	18	23
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	2	1	0.0	4	10
ILB Trevis Gipson	2	1	0.0	26	28
OLB Blair Brown	2	0	0.0	6	11
OLB T. J. Watt	2	0	0.0	18	26
DT Trysten Hill	1	3	0.0	20	25
DE Carl Plechaty	1	2	0.0	20	22
DE Terrance Raymond	0	1	0.0	7	10

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jose Capdevila	6	1	0.0	19	41
DE Cameron Roberson	5	1	1.5	17	29
S Miles Hwang	5	4	0.0	17	36
S Budda Baker	5	2	0.0	19	42
CB Josue Barber	4	1	0.0	18	29
CB Seth Shannon	4	0	0.0	19	42
DE Marquis Godfrey	3	1	0.0	15	25
S Darien Tilly	3	1	0.0	19	42
CB Darrell Riner	2	1	0.5	9	28
OLB Bennett Benson	2	0	0.0	8	7
DT Alvin McDaniel	2	0	0.0	17	29
DT Terrence Hudson	1	1	0.0	9	20
S Johnathan Abram	1	0	0.0	3	20
DT Micah Meyer	0	1	0.0	4	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rico Osborne	1.0	0	5	4	23
DE Carl Plechaty	0.0	1	0	1	22
DE Terrance Raymond	0.0	1	0	0	10

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Roberson	1.5	1	1	29
CB Darrell Riner	0.5	0	0	28
DT Mike Danna	0.0	1	0	10
DE Marquis Godfrey	0.0	0	2	25
DT Alvin McDaniel	0.0	0	2	29
DE Kelvin Boone	0.0	0	1	26
DE Jeremiah Ponds	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tom Webb	7	1	38
OLB T. J. Watt	3	0	26
S Jeremy Woodard	3	0	26
S Kirk Warren	2	1	10
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	2	1	10
S Oliver Compton	2	0	38
S Ezra Poston	2	0	28
ILB Trevis Gipson	1	1	28
OLB Blair Brown	1	0	11
CB Conner Castillo	1	0	38

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jose Capdevila	5	1	41
CB Josue Barber	5	0	29
CB Seth Shannon	4	2	42
S Darien Tilly	4	0	42
CB Darrell Riner	2	0	28
S Budda Baker	1	1	42
OLB Bennett Benson	1	0	7
S Miles Hwang	1	0	36
S Johnathan Abram	1	0	20
DE Jeremiah Ponds	0	1	20

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Antoine Boyd	1	4	19	1	42
T Greg Little	1	4	19	0	42
G Isaac Asiata	0	4	19	1	42
T Jah Reid	0	4	19	0	42
G Jonah Jackson	0	2	19	0	42

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Joseph Noteboom	5	9	32	0	38
G Leonard Fisk	2	6	32	1	38
T Kelly Burgess	2	4	32	0	38
FB Wade Simmons	1	1	8	0	7
G Cody Whitehair	0	7	32	0	38
C Frank Ragnow	0	2	32	0	38
TE Marvin Matthews	0	1	31	0	35

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Carl Plechaty	2	22
Tyler Higbee	1	23
Conner Castillo	1	16
Isaac Asiata	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Johnathan Abram	1	22
Wade Simmons	1	22
Howard Sikkenga	1	22

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Oliver Compton	---	---	32	38	22	92
CB Conner Castillo	---	---	32	38	16	86
WR Nickolas Pereira	19	42	---	---	17	78
CB Tom Webb	---	---	32	38	6	76
T Jah Reid	19	42	---	---	8	69
G Isaac Asiata	19	42	---	---	8	69
G Jonah Jackson	19	42	---	---	8	69
OLB T. J. Watt	---	---	18	26	22	66
DE Carl Plechaty	---	---	20	22	22	64
WR Justin Jefferson	15	39	---	---	10	64
C Antoine Boyd	19	42	---	---	---	61
T Greg Little	19	42	---	---	---	61
QB Ricardo Howard	19	42	---	---	---	61
ILB Trevis Gipson	---	---	26	28	1	55
S Ezra Poston	---	---	25	28	1	54
DT Xavier Cooper	---	---	27	24	1	52
S Jeremy Woodard	---	---	24	26	1	51
ILB Sergio Compton	---	---	28	20	---	48
DT Trysten Hill	---	---	20	25	1	46
TE Tyler Higbee	8	14	---	---	23	45
WR Kenyon Rollin	11	29	---	---	5	45
DE Rico Osborne	---	---	18	23	1	42
FB Darius O'Neill	10	10	---	---	17	37
DE Trey Hendrickson	---	---	11	18	5	34
RB Jose McKnight	8	26	---	---	---	34
TE Lester Meerdink	7	23	---	---	---	30
DE Colby Fletcher	---	---	12	17	---	29
RB Stan Hambly	7	10	---	---	6	23
CB K. J. Dillon	---	---	1	5	15	21
TE Noah Fant	6	13	---	---	---	19
FB Otis Bensen	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	6	11	---	17
S Kirk Warren	---	---	7	10	---	17
DE Terrance Raymond	---	---	7	10	---	17
OLB Lance Augustynowicz	---	---	4	10	---	14
T Riley Reiff	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Archie McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Zach Hocker	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Les Jones	3	3	---	---	---	6
P Cedric Isola	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Joshua Perry	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Mike Kafka	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Kaden Fields	1	1	---	---	---	2
C Charlie Alston	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Herb Rivero	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Davon Hamilton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Jeremy Langford	32	37	---	---	10	79
S Darien Tilly	---	---	19	42	18	79
G Joseph Noteboom	32	38	---	---	6	76
T Kelly Burgess	32	38	---	---	6	76
QB Baker Mayfield	32	38	---	---	1	71
G Cody Whitehair	32	38	---	---	---	70
C Frank Ragnow	32	38	---	---	---	70
G Leonard Fisk	32	38	---	---	---	70
WR Tre'Quan Smith	32	37	---	---	---	69
TE Marvin Matthews	31	35	---	---	---	66
S Budda Baker	---	---	19	42	2	63
CB Seth Shannon	---	---	19	42	2	63
OLB Jose Capdevila	---	---	19	41	2	62
S Miles Hwang	---	---	17	36	8	61
CB Josue Barber	---	---	18	29	7	54
WR Cris Salinger	24	23	---	---	4	51
DT Alvin McDaniel	---	---	17	29	2	48
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	17	29	---	46
RB Luther Bittner	21	25	---	---	---	46
S Johnathan Abram	---	---	3	20	22	45
DE Marquis Godfrey	---	---	15	25	1	41
CB Darrell Riner	---	---	9	28	2	39
DE Kelvin Boone	---	---	6	26	6	38
FB Wade Simmons	8	7	---	---	22	37
DE Jeremiah Ponds	---	---	6	20	8	34
RB Wayne Gallman	11	12	---	---	10	33
DT Terrence Hudson	---	---	9	20	1	30
TE Howard Sikkenga	0	1	---	---	22	23
OLB Troy Dye	---	---	0	1	21	22
WR D. J. Chark	0	3	---	---	17	20
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	0	1	16	17
RB DeAndre Kirkaldie	0	0	---	---	16	16
OLB Bennett Benson	---	---	8	7	---	15
TE Nick Boyle�	1	10	---	---	---	11
DT Mike Danna	---	---	0	10	1	11
DT Micah Meyer	---	---	4	5	1	10
K Ramon Logan	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Jaylon Johnson	---	---	2	5	---	7
C Scottie Weberg	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Kai Kelleher	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Brad McGregor	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT James Lynch	---	---	2	4	---	6
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Clyde Thevenard	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Raymond Hoying	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Sawyer Shively	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-2	-0.3
Middle	6	18	3.0
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	20	95	4.8
Right	6	21	3.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ricardo Howard	40	24	3	1	1	5	7	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Baker Mayfield	37	24	6	1	1	4	5	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	52	8.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	43	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	10	121	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	53	7.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	67	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	161	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	2	22	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Justin Jefferson	14	7	0	77	1	39
WR Nickolas Pereira	10	7	1	94	1	42
WR Kenyon Rollin	9	4	0	46	0	29
TE Tyler Higbee	2	2	0	6	0	14
FB Darius O'Neill	2	2	0	33	1	10
RB Stan Hambly	1	1	0	5	0	10
WR Les Jones	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Jose McKnight	1	1	0	8	0	26

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Langford	13	6	1	100	3	37
WR Cris Salinger	8	6	0	81	2	23
WR Tre'Quan Smith	5	3	0	43	1	37
RB Wayne Gallman	4	3	0	19	0	12
TE Nick Boyle�	2	2	0	20	0	10
TE Marvin Matthews	2	2	0	19	0	35
WR D. J. Chark	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Luther Bittner	1	1	0	6	0	25
FB Wade Simmons	1	1	0	16	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stan Hambly	1	-1	-1.00	3.67

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Wayne Gallman	1	8	8.00	8.30
QB Baker Mayfield	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
RB Luther Bittner	1	1	1.00	2.65

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ricardo Howard	2	2	13	6.50	6.73

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Baker Mayfield	1	1	16	16.00	8.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	1	17	17.00	9.40
WR Justin Jefferson	1	1	-4	-4.00	5.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Wade Simmons	1	1	16	16.00	16.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Luther Bittner	3	1
QB Baker Mayfield	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ricardo Howard	15	9	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Baker Mayfield	12	10	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Justin Jefferson	6	4	2
WR Nickolas Pereira	4	3	3
WR Kenyon Rollin	3	1	1
TE Tyler Higbee	1	1	0
WR Les Jones	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Langford	6	5	4
WR Tre'Quan Smith	2	1	1
TE Nick Boyle�	1	1	1
WR Cris Salinger	1	1	1
TE Marvin Matthews	1	1	1
FB Wade Simmons	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)