Conference Semifinals, 2017

played in Atlanta, GA

68 degrees, fair, calm

Los Angeles Saints	0	10	7	8	-	25
Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	7	-	35

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
1Q: 06:56 ATL - Chad Neasman 38 fumble return (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 10:35 LAS - Carl Abney 5 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 03:05 LAS - Ricardo Huff 40 field goal
2Q: 00:33 ATL - Everett Wiggins 12 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
3Q: 08:16 LAS - Scottie Roberson 2 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:58 ATL - Eddie Royal 13 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 14:19 ATL - Eddie Royal 19 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 05:00 LAS - Greg Olsen 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Joel Tapscott pass to Adrian Peterson for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:42 ATL - Zach Huffman 1 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
1Q: 06:56 ATL - Chad Neasman 38 fumble return (Oliver Williams extra point)
2Q: 10:35 LAS - Carl Abney 5 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
2Q: 03:05 LAS - Ricardo Huff 40 field goal
2Q: 00:33 ATL - Everett Wiggins 12 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
3Q: 08:16 LAS - Scottie Roberson 2 pass from Joel Tapscott (Ricardo Huff extra point)
3Q: 02:58 ATL - Eddie Royal 13 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 14:19 ATL - Eddie Royal 19 pass from Xavier Canales (Oliver Williams extra point)
4Q: 05:00 LAS - Greg Olsen 4 pass from Joel Tapscott (Joel Tapscott pass to Adrian Peterson for conversion)

Team Statistics LAS ATL
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 25 23
- by Rushing 8 8
- by Passing 17 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 391 341
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 6.52 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 110 89
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 5.24 2.78
Net Passing Yards 281 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 27 - 0 29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 295 257
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.21 8.40
Fumbles/Lost 4/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/11 9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 4.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/42 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 5/90 4/120
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	LAS	ATL
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	25	23
- by Rushing	8	8
- by Passing	17	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	391	341
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	6.52	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	110	89
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	5.24	2.78
Net Passing Yards	281	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 27 - 0	29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	295	257
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.21	8.40
Fumbles/Lost	4/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/11	9/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	4.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/42	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	5/90	4/120
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:33	0:42	OWN 28	1	10	Fumble
1	6:51	3:31	OWN 15	8	56	Missed FG
2	14:52	4:26	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
2	8:26	5:27	OWN 20	10	57	Field Goal
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	6:50	OWN 34	12	66	Touchdown
3	2:53	2:11	OWN 27	3	14	Fumble
4	14:10	2:20	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
4	10:46	1:52	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	6:59	2:05	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:27	OWN 44	15	56	Touchdown
1	3:20	3:28	OWN 36	7	39	Missed FG
2	10:26	2:00	OPP 41	3	7	Punt
2	2:59	2:32	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	8:10	5:17	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
3	0:42	1:32	OPP 41	4	41	Touchdown
4	11:50	1:04	OWN 45	3	1	Punt
4	8:54	1:55	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	4:54	4:54	OWN 22	10	42	Game

Game MVP: Xavier Canales, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Adrian Peterson	15	90	6.00	19	4
Joel Tapscott	5	17	3.40	7	0
Lee Hanna	1	3	3.00	3	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Zach Huffman	19	67	3.53	9
Brian Leonard	6	10	1.67	4
Bernard Harmon	6	13	2.17	4
Xavier Canales	1	-1	-1.00	-1

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joel Tapscott	37	27	295	2/14	3	29	0	123.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Canales	29	23	257	1/5	4	31	0	143.2

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Scottie Roberson	11	13	133	12.09	23	23	1
WR Carl Abney	4	5	53	13.25	13	29	1
WR Charles Reed	3	6	22	7.33	0	10	0
WR Tom Nichols	3	4	37	12.33	1	17	0
RB Lee Hanna	2	3	18	9.00	0	15	0
TE Greg Olsen	2	3	12	6.00	3	8	1
RB Adrian Peterson	1	2	13	13.00	11	13	0
WR Steven Ellis	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Everett Wiggins	4	5	61	15.25	25	20	1
WR Eddie Royal	4	5	58	14.50	5	19	2
TE Moe Looper	3	4	22	7.33	4	8	0
RB Zach Huffman	3	4	15	5.00	0	8	1
WR Malcolm Kelly	3	4	23	7.67	6	12	0
TE Everett Beardsley	2	2	20	10.00	5	14	0
WR Bob Brown	2	3	20	10.00	0	14	0
WR Paul Williams	1	1	31	31.00	0	31	0
RB Bernard Harmon	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov
Tom Nichols	1	1
Joel Tapscott	1	0
Charles Reed	1	0
Adrian Peterson	1	0
K.C. Ballard	0	1

Atlanta	Recov	Force	TD
Chad Neasman	1	1	1
J.J. Wirthel	1	0	0
Dean Willis	0	1	0
Shawn Crable	0	1	0
Leslie Cotter	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Sowell	2	90	45.0	37.0	47	1

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlton Price	3	135	45.0	31.0	54	0

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Huff	1/2	1/2	0/0	40	2/2

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oliver Williams	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Don Coffey	1	2	2.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Graham Lowe	2	16	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Ripple	3	54	18.0	0
Rod Kennedy	2	36	18.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Neasman	3	78	26.0	0
Malcolm Kelly	1	42	42.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ike Henson	8	3	0.0	32	30
S Sammy Gomez	6	2	0.0	26	29
CB Mercury Harmon	5	4	0.0	30	29
CB Victor Kennedy	5	2	0.0	30	28
OLB Karl Morton	5	0	0.0	23	28
DT Christian Vlasak	4	1	0.0	18	27
DE Shaun Cody	3	1	0.0	24	27
DE Christian Stargell	3	0	0.0	31	28
DT DeMarcus Tyler	2	0	1.0	29	26
CB Joe Buckley	2	2	0.0	20	24
S Don Coffey	2	0	0.0	19	26
DT Robert Murray	1	1	0.0	7	5
DE Dan Bazuin	1	0	0.0	8	3
OLB Allen Fuller	1	0	0.0	18	8
S Pete Ripple	1	0	0.0	13	3
DE Deron Rice	1	0	0.0	10	3
S Calvin Shuman	1	0	0.0	6	1
ILB Joe Mays	0	1	0.0	5	2

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Damon Ramirez	7	0	0.0	20	34
S Clyde Ingalls	6	3	0.0	18	33
OLB Shawn Crable	4	0	1.0	21	39
S Lorenzo Logan	4	1	0.0	15	17
CB Calvin Borders	4	1	0.0	20	38
CB Chad Neasman	4	0	0.0	18	36
CB Brady Al Shawa	3	3	0.0	17	33
S Dana Washington	3	0	0.0	3	6
OLB Sean Seleski	3	0	0.0	18	21
ILB Tim Dobbins	2	1	0.0	5	7
DT J.J. Wirthel	2	1	0.0	18	39
S Tom Zhao	1	1	1.0	6	21
DE Damon Bromell	1	0	0.0	20	38
CB Leslie Cotter	1	0	0.0	6	21
ILB Dean Willis	0	1	0.0	1	5
DE Chuck Ward	0	1	0.0	17	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT DeMarcus Tyler	1.0	1	1	26
DE Shaun Cody	0.0	0	1	27
DE Christian Stargell	0.0	0	1	28

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Shawn Crable	1.0	0	0	39
S Tom Zhao	1.0	0	0	21
DE Damon Bromell	0.0	2	3	38
DE Chuck Ward	0.0	2	3	35
DT J.J. Wirthel	0.0	1	1	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mercury Harmon	4	1	29
S Sammy Gomez	4	0	29
CB Victor Kennedy	4	0	28
ILB Ike Henson	3	0	30
OLB Karl Morton	3	0	28
DE Shaun Cody	1	0	27
CB Joe Buckley	1	0	24
OLB Allen Fuller	1	0	8
ILB Joe Mays	1	0	2
S Calvin Shuman	1	0	1

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Calvin Borders	4	0	38
S Clyde Ingalls	3	1	33
ILB Damon Ramirez	3	0	34
OLB Sean Seleski	3	0	21
CB Chad Neasman	3	0	36
OLB Shawn Crable	2	1	39
S Dana Washington	2	0	6
CB Brady Al Shawa	2	0	33
CB Leslie Cotter	1	1	21
ILB Dean Willis	1	0	5
S Lorenzo Logan	1	0	17
ILB Tim Dobbins	1	0	7
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick McKenney	2	5	21	0	37
Deon Messer	2	3	17	0	29
K.C. Ballard	2	2	15	0	9
John Sullivan	1	2	18	0	32
Scottie Roberson	1	2	20	0	36
Tony Tubbs	0	1	15	1	33
Shane Wilcox	0	1	16	1	30
Edward Reitz	0	1	6	0	6

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pollak	3	7	28	0	28
Luke Fulton	2	5	25	0	26
Brian Boone	2	2	7	0	6
Wesley Covington	1	7	29	0	30
Davin Joseph	1	5	25	1	26
Brian Leonard	1	2	25	0	12
Moe Looper	1	1	25	0	18
Steven Marshall	0	1	11	0	6
Burt Cavoretto	0	1	25	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Hanna	1	18
Rod Kennedy	1	15
Jackie Hannegraf	1	15
Greg Olsen	1	14
Scottie Roberson	1	13
Don Coffey	1	10

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Clyde Ingalls	3	14
Brian Leonard	2	14
Dana Washington	1	11

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Scottie Roberson	20	36	---	---	13	69
Mercury Harmon	---	---	30	29	8	67
Greg Olsen	19	32	---	---	14	65
Ike Henson	---	---	32	30	2	64
Joel Tapscott	21	39	---	---	---	60
Christian Stargell	---	---	31	28	1	60
Adrian Peterson	20	35	---	---	4	59
Victor Kennedy	---	---	30	28	1	59
Broderick McKenney	21	37	---	---	---	58
Sammy Gomez	---	---	26	29	2	57
DeMarcus Tyler	---	---	29	26	1	56
Don Coffey	---	---	19	26	10	55
John Sullivan	18	32	---	---	4	54
Shaun Cody	---	---	24	27	1	52
Karl Morton	---	---	23	28	1	52
Tony Tubbs	15	33	---	---	2	50
Deon Messer	17	29	---	---	---	46
Christian Vlasak	---	---	18	27	1	46
Shane Wilcox	16	30	---	---	---	46
Joe Buckley	---	---	20	24	1	45
Lee Hanna	1	18	---	---	18	37
Allen Fuller	---	---	18	8	10	36
Carl Abney	15	20	---	---	---	35
Charles Reed	7	20	---	---	5	32
K.C. Ballard	15	9	---	---	6	30
Pete Ripple	---	---	13	3	10	26
Steven Ellis	2	9	---	---	12	23
Tom Nichols	6	14	---	---	---	20
Johnnie Curren	5	9	---	---	4	18
Rod Kennedy	---	---	2	1	15	18
Joe Mays	---	---	5	2	10	17
Jackie Hannegraf	0	2	---	---	15	17
Edward Reitz	6	6	---	---	4	16
Deron Rice	---	---	10	3	2	15
Dan Bazuin	---	---	8	3	3	14
Calvin Shuman	---	---	6	1	7	14
Christian Trahan	4	10	---	---	---	14
Robert Murray	---	---	7	5	1	13
Howard Clark	3	7	---	---	2	12
Ricardo Huff	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luther Blackshear	0	2	---	---	4	6
Lonnie Jacox	---	---	1	2	2	5
John David Booty	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lionel Sowell	0	0	---	---	2	2
Glenn Kasischke	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tom Estell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	18	33	14	65
Damon Ramirez	---	---	20	34	11	65
Xavier Canales	32	30	---	---	---	62
Shawn Crable	---	---	21	39	2	62
Wesley Covington	29	30	---	---	1	60
Calvin Borders	---	---	20	38	2	60
Damon Bromell	---	---	20	38	2	60
Chad Neasman	---	---	18	36	6	60
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	18	39	2	59
Mike Pollak	28	28	---	---	---	56
Davin Joseph	25	26	---	---	4	55
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	17	33	3	53
Chuck Ward	---	---	17	35	1	53
Burt Cavoretto	25	24	---	---	3	52
Eddie Royal	28	24	---	---	---	52
Luke Fulton	25	26	---	---	---	51
Brian Leonard	25	12	---	---	14	51
Sean Seleski	---	---	18	21	7	46
Everett Wiggins	22	21	---	---	2	45
Moe Looper	25	18	---	---	2	45
Everett Beardsley	16	13	---	---	15	44
Lorenzo Logan	---	---	15	17	4	36
Zach Huffman	21	12	---	---	---	33
Tom Zhao	---	---	6	21	5	32
Bernard Harmon	6	6	---	---	17	29
Leslie Cotter	---	---	6	21	1	28
Bob Brown	10	16	---	---	---	26
Steven Marshall	11	6	---	---	4	21
Paul Williams	0	10	---	---	11	21
Malcolm Kelly	4	12	---	---	5	21
Dana Washington	---	---	3	6	11	20
Graham Lowe	0	4	---	---	14	18
Barry Richardson	10	4	---	---	4	18
Brian Boone	7	6	---	---	4	17
Tim Dobbins	---	---	5	7	3	15
Daymeion Hughes	---	---	0	0	11	11
Jason Lynch	---	---	4	4	3	11
Dean Willis	---	---	1	5	3	9
Oliver Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reuben Collins	3	2	---	---	1	6
Monty Blackwell	---	---	1	1	2	4
Claude Wroten	---	---	3	1	---	4
Rickey Pote	---	---	0	0	4	4
Carlton Price	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ernie Westbrook	0	0	---	---	1	1
Erik Ainge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	9	51	5.7
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joel Tapscott	37	27	2	1	1	3	5	7	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Canales	29	23	2	0	1	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	17	127	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	116	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	120	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	73	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	64	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Scottie Roberson	13	11	0	133	1	36
WR Charles Reed	6	3	0	22	0	20
WR Carl Abney	5	4	0	53	1	20
WR Tom Nichols	4	3	0	37	0	14
RB Lee Hanna	3	2	0	18	0	18
TE Greg Olsen	3	2	1	12	0	32
RB Adrian Peterson	2	1	0	13	0	35
WR Steven Ellis	1	1	0	7	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Everett Wiggins	5	4	0	61	1	21
WR Eddie Royal	5	4	0	58	0	24
TE Moe Looper	4	3	0	22	0	18
RB Zach Huffman	4	3	1	15	0	12
WR Malcolm Kelly	4	3	0	23	0	12
WR Bob Brown	3	2	0	20	0	16
TE Everett Beardsley	2	2	0	20	0	13
WR Paul Williams	1	1	0	31	1	10
RB Bernard Harmon	1	1	0	7	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	3	8	2.67	6.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Zach Huffman	1	5	5.00	3.53
Bernard Harmon	1	2	2.00	2.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joel Tapscott	6	5	30	5.00	7.97

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Canales	6	6	59	9.83	8.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carl Abney	3	3	24	8.00	10.60
RB Lee Hanna	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Greg Olsen	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Scottie Roberson	1	1	2	2.00	10.23

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Zach Huffman	2	2	9	4.50	3.75
WR Eddie Royal	2	2	32	16.00	11.60
TE Everett Beardsley	1	1	6	6.00	10.00
WR Everett Wiggins	1	1	12	12.00	12.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	2	1
Adrian Peterson	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Zach Huffman	6	4
Brian Leonard	1	1
Bernard Harmon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joel Tapscott	8	6	5

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Canales	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Scottie Roberson	5	5	5
WR Charles Reed	1	0	0
WR Carl Abney	1	0	0
WR Tom Nichols	1	1	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Everett Wiggins	2	2	2
WR Malcolm Kelly	2	1	0
TE Everett Beardsley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (22,200)
End Zone 12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats 3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes 3,600 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (22,200)
End Zone	12,400 (16,000)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,200)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (14,100)
Club Seats	3,300 (4,600)
Luxury Boxes	3,600 (5,000)