Conference Semifinals, 2050

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

New Orleans Saints	6	3	3	13	-	25
St. Louis Rams	7	3	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NOS - Elias Mims 30 pass from Bryce Petty (Winston Bell extra point failed)
1Q: 06:00 STL - Johnny Norris 3 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Lance Jamison extra point)
2Q: 13:13 STL - Lance Jamison 40 field goal
2Q: 04:29 NOS - Winston Bell 18 field goal
3Q: 10:55 STL - Lance Jamison 44 field goal
3Q: 06:33 STL - Jim McConnell 15 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Lance Jamison extra point)
3Q: 01:45 NOS - Winston Bell 41 field goal
4Q: 12:45 STL - Lance Jamison 33 field goal
4Q: 10:15 NOS - Joseph Lindsay 5 run (Winston Bell extra point)
4Q: 04:35 NOS - Winston Bell 40 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NOS - Winston Bell 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:05 NOS - Elias Mims 30 pass from Bryce Petty (Winston Bell extra point failed)
1Q: 06:00 STL - Johnny Norris 3 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Lance Jamison extra point)
2Q: 13:13 STL - Lance Jamison 40 field goal
2Q: 04:29 NOS - Winston Bell 18 field goal
3Q: 10:55 STL - Lance Jamison 44 field goal
3Q: 06:33 STL - Jim McConnell 15 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Lance Jamison extra point)
3Q: 01:45 NOS - Winston Bell 41 field goal
4Q: 12:45 STL - Lance Jamison 33 field goal
4Q: 10:15 NOS - Joseph Lindsay 5 run (Winston Bell extra point)
4Q: 04:35 NOS - Winston Bell 40 field goal
4Q: 00:03 NOS - Winston Bell 23 field goal

Team Statistics NOS STL
Record 10-8 11-6
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 414 363
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 6.79 5.58
Net Rushing Yards 80 88
- Rushing Attempts 20 29
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.03
Net Passing Yards 334 275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 1 36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 347 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.15 7.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/52 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 3/25 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 21
Time of Possession 27:12 32:48

Team Statistics	NOS	STL
Record	10-8	11-6
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	414	363
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	6.79	5.58
Net Rushing Yards	80	88
- Rushing Attempts	20	29
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.03
Net Passing Yards	334	275
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 1	36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	347	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.15	7.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/52	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	3/25	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 21
Time of Possession	27:12	32:48

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:05	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	5:53	2:30	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
2	13:06	1:34	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
2	9:25	5:03	OWN 34	8	65	Field Goal
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	10:49	1:42	OWN 5	3	7	Interception
3	6:25	4:48	OWN 8	9	68	Field Goal
4	12:37	2:28	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	8:32	4:02	OWN 34	7	43	Field Goal
4	2:38	0:36	50	3	0	Punt
4	1:30	1:30	OPP 43	7	37	Field Goal

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:55	6:02	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	3:23	5:17	OWN 20	11	57	Field Goal
2	11:32	2:07	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:22	3:14	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	8	53	Field Goal
3	9:07	2:42	OPP 38	5	38	Touchdown
3	1:37	4:00	OWN 20	10	64	Field Goal
4	10:09	1:37	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	4:30	1:52	OWN 4	3	-3	Punt
4	2:02	0:32	OWN 9	3	9	Punt

Game MVP: Jimmy Garappolo, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joseph Lindsay	13	65	5.00	12	2	1
Buddy Garcia	4	-2	-0.50	1	0	0
Bryce Petty	3	17	5.67	7	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Winston Hilliard	17	58	3.41	13	2
Jonas Mouton	11	19	1.73	12	1
Jimmy Garappolo	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryce Petty	40	26	347	1/13	1	30	1	90.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garappolo	36	26	275	0/0	2	34	0	112.6

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Gardner	7	7	117	16.71	59	29	0
WR Conrad Grossreider	6	7	91	15.17	39	27	0
TE Elias Mims	3	5	51	17.00	29	30	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	3	28	14.00	21	25	0
WR Devan LaBrosse	2	10	21	10.50	3	15	0
FB Xavier Henson	2	3	4	2.00	5	8	0
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB Silas Rodriguez	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Buddy Garcia	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Brian Burrough	1	1	20	20.00	7	20	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Rinehart	7	8	80	11.43	13	19	0
WR Kelly Carlson	7	9	48	6.86	8	18	0
TE Jim McConnell	6	8	95	15.83	9	34	1
FB Johnny Norris	2	3	19	9.50	8	16	1
WR Bucky Cruse	2	3	17	8.50	0	13	0
TE Kaden Perkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Jonas Mouton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Pete Krzyzanowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ross Holmes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kerry Tubbs	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ross Jenkins	4	179	44.8	38.5	51	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Trenton Brennan	5	217	43.4	34.4	54	0

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Winston Bell	4/4	2/2	0/0	41	1/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lance Jamison	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Burrough	2	17	8.5	0
Donovan Johnson	1	8	8.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Winston Hilliard	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Lee	1	29	29.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	8	3	0.0	27	31
ILB Bo Sims	7	2	0.0	28	36
S Steven Carl	5	2	0.0	14	12
S Arnie Bernard	5	1	0.0	28	36
DT Mario Edwards	5	1	0.0	23	34
CB Dwight Schroeder	5	1	0.0	17	25
S Donovan Johnson	5	0	0.0	21	28
CB Quinn Lee	4	0	0.0	23	30
DE Rondell Zimmerman	3	1	0.0	27	34
DT Pete Smith	3	1	0.0	18	24
DE Wyatt Vieane	2	0	0.0	17	27
DT Richie Fox	1	0	0.0	12	10
WR Devan LaBrosse	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Donte Beard	0	3	0.0	9	8
CB Casey Mayes	0	1	0.0	29	36
OLB Sherman Baxter	0	1	0.0	2	5
CB Stephen Osborne	0	1	0.0	8	8

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Kendricks	7	1	0.0	15	30
OLB Asher Hyman	6	1	0.0	17	37
S Junior Stephens	5	2	0.0	19	39
S Randal Vandenberg	5	2	0.0	8	24
S Kerry Tubbs	5	0	0.0	20	41
OLB Denzel Perryman	4	0	0.0	8	13
CB Damian Repko	3	2	0.0	20	41
DE Earl Sarfaty	2	1	0.0	12	25
OLB Britt Ellis	1	0	1.0	6	6
OLB Corwin Knoll	1	1	0.0	9	26
CB Demetrius Franklin	1	1	0.0	12	33
DT Bobby Carr	1	1	0.0	10	24
S Antonio Pierce	1	0	0.0	5	11
DE Dee Ford	1	0	0.0	12	18
DT Kendrick Cooper	1	0	0.0	10	17
ILB Walt Turnbull	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rondell Zimmerman	1	34
DE Wyatt Vieane	1	27
DE Nicolas Crosland	1	9

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Britt Ellis	1.0	0	0	0	6
DE Dee Ford	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Adam Devine	0.0	0	2	0	38
OLB Corwin Knoll	0.0	0	1	1	26
OLB Asher Hyman	0.0	0	1	1	37
DT Bobby Carr	0.0	0	1	1	24
ILB Eric Kendricks	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Billy Shannon	5	1	31
ILB Bo Sims	5	0	36
S Arnie Bernard	4	0	36
CB Quinn Lee	4	0	30
CB Dwight Schroeder	4	0	25
S Donovan Johnson	2	2	28
S Steven Carl	2	0	12
CB Casey Mayes	0	1	36
CB Stephen Osborne	0	1	8

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kerry Tubbs	5	1	1	41
ILB Eric Kendricks	5	1	0	30
S Randal Vandenberg	5	0	0	24
OLB Asher Hyman	3	0	0	37
CB Damian Repko	2	1	0	41
S Junior Stephens	1	1	0	39
OLB Corwin Knoll	1	0	0	26
S Antonio Pierce	1	0	0	11
OLB Denzel Perryman	1	0	0	13
CB Demetrius Franklin	1	0	0	33
DE Earl Sarfaty	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phillip Lee	4	9	20	0	41
Tyrell Worcester	2	2	20	0	41
Darren Wilkerson	1	3	20	0	41
Elias Mims	1	1	17	0	28
Gerald Drexler	0	1	20	1	41
Mike Pantin	0	1	20	0	41

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Artie Clemons	2	12	0	29	36
Donte Coble	1	3	0	29	36
Allen Seitz	1	3	0	29	36
Kaden Perkins	1	2	1	19	17
Nicolas Dawkins	0	3	0	29	36
Johnny Norris	0	2	0	27	28
Luis Collier	0	2	0	9	8
Darrell Stephens	0	1	0	20	28

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Garcia	1	24

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Spatz	2	17
Winston Hilliard	1	24
Asher Hyman	1	16

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Casey Mayes	---	---	29	36	5	70
Bo Sims	---	---	28	36	5	69
Gerald Drexler	20	41	---	---	8	69
Arnie Bernard	---	---	28	36	3	67
Rondell Zimmerman	---	---	27	34	3	64
Darren Wilkerson	20	41	---	---	---	61
Bryce Petty	20	41	---	---	---	61
Mike Pantin	20	41	---	---	---	61
Tyrell Worcester	20	41	---	---	---	61
Phillip Lee	20	41	---	---	---	61
Billy Shannon	---	---	27	31	3	61
Mario Edwards	---	---	23	34	3	60
Rob Gardner	20	40	---	---	---	60
Quinn Lee	---	---	23	30	7	60
Devan LaBrosse	16	32	---	---	11	59
Donovan Johnson	---	---	21	28	6	55
Elias Mims	17	28	---	---	7	52
Wyatt Vieane	---	---	17	27	2	46
Dwight Schroeder	---	---	17	25	3	45
Joseph Lindsay	15	26	---	---	3	44
Buddy Garcia	5	15	---	---	24	44
Pete Smith	---	---	18	24	2	44
Conrad Grossreider	5	21	---	---	17	43
Xavier Henson	10	16	---	---	12	38
Steven Carl	---	---	14	12	11	37
Stephen Osborne	---	---	8	8	18	34
Brian Burrough	2	14	---	---	16	32
Silas Rodriguez	6	8	---	---	15	29
Richie Fox	---	---	12	10	6	28
Sherman Baxter	---	---	2	5	21	28
Gustavo Johnstone	4	5	---	---	18	27
Nicolas Crosland	---	---	12	9	6	27
Donte Beard	---	---	9	8	5	22
Pedro Bycroft	---	---	1	0	15	16
Winston Bell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Johnny Sherman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Korey Toniolo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Floyd McDonald	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ross Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Marlon McGregor	0	0	---	---	8	8
Sedrick Ackerman	---	---	1	1	3	5
Rich Brandon	---	---	2	2	---	4
William Keith	0	0	---	---	---	0
Greg Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Britt Webb	0	0	---	---	---	0
Abel Morris	---	---	0	0	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kelly Carlson	28	34	---	---	16	78
Allen Seitz	29	36	---	---	8	73
Jim McConnell	25	31	---	---	17	73
Artie Clemons	29	36	---	---	8	73
Damian Repko	---	---	20	41	10	71
Asher Hyman	---	---	17	37	16	70
Johnny Norris	27	28	---	---	13	68
Junior Stephens	---	---	19	39	8	66
Kerry Tubbs	---	---	20	41	5	66
Jimmy Garappolo	29	36	---	---	---	65
Donte Coble	29	36	---	---	---	65
Nicolas Dawkins	29	36	---	---	---	65
Winston Hilliard	18	18	---	---	24	60
Adam Devine	---	---	16	38	4	58
Darrell Stephens	20	28	---	---	8	56
A.J. Rinehart	13	22	---	---	15	50
Eric Kendricks	---	---	15	30	5	50
Demetrius Franklin	---	---	12	33	3	48
Jeremiah Beidler	---	---	13	19	14	46
Kaden Perkins	19	17	---	---	9	45
Earl Sarfaty	---	---	12	25	4	41
Corwin Knoll	---	---	9	26	5	40
Jonas Mouton	11	17	---	---	9	37
Dee Ford	---	---	12	18	5	35
Bobby Carr	---	---	10	24	1	35
Randal Vandenberg	---	---	8	24	2	34
Kendrick Cooper	---	---	10	17	3	30
Denzel Perryman	---	---	8	13	3	24
Britt Ellis	---	---	6	6	11	23
Antonio Pierce	---	---	5	11	2	18
Walt Turnbull	---	---	7	7	4	18
Luis Collier	9	8	---	---	---	17
Edward Spatz	---	---	0	0	17	17
Nicky Hironaka	---	---	1	1	12	14
Ross Holmes	4	7	---	---	---	11
Lance Jamison	0	0	---	---	9	9
Connor Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Camden Holse	0	0	---	---	8	8
Pete Krzyzanowski	0	2	---	---	6	8
Trenton Brennan	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gavin Davis	---	---	0	0	4	4
Bucky Cruse	0	4	---	---	---	4
Bryce Cliett	---	---	0	1	3	4
Lester Weyand	---	---	0	0	1	1
Cory Lane	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Donnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	6	37	6.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	18	61	3.4
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryce Petty	40	26	8	1	1	4	6	3	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garappolo	36	26	1	0	2	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	15	212	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	106	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	100	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	124	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	53	17.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devan LaBrosse	10	2	0	21	0	32
WR Conrad Grossreider	7	6	0	91	2	21
WR Rob Gardner	7	7	0	117	3	40
TE Elias Mims	5	3	1	51	1	28
RB Joseph Lindsay	3	2	0	28	1	26
FB Xavier Henson	3	2	0	4	0	16
RB Buddy Garcia	2	1	0	4	0	15
TE Gustavo Johnstone	1	1	0	3	0	5
FB Silas Rodriguez	1	1	0	8	0	8
WR Brian Burrough	1	1	0	20	1	14

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelly Carlson	9	7	0	48	0	34
WR A.J. Rinehart	8	7	0	80	0	22
TE Jim McConnell	8	6	1	95	1	31
FB Johnny Norris	3	2	0	19	0	28
WR Bucky Cruse	3	2	0	17	0	4
WR Ross Holmes	2	0	1	0	0	7
TE Kaden Perkins	1	1	0	8	0	17
WR Pete Krzyzanowski	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Jonas Mouton	1	1	0	8	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joseph Lindsay	4	16	4.00	5.00
Buddy Garcia	1	0	0.00	-0.50

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winston Hilliard	3	1	0.33	3.41

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryce Petty	4	3	24	6.00	8.68

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garappolo	6	3	37	6.17	7.64

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Buddy Garcia	2	1	4	2.00	2.00
TE Elias Mims	1	1	12	12.00	10.20
FB Xavier Henson	1	1	8	8.00	1.33

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jim McConnell	2	1	15	7.50	11.88
WR A.J. Rinehart	1	1	19	19.00	10.00
WR Kelly Carlson	1	0	0	0.00	5.33
FB Johnny Norris	1	1	3	3.00	6.33
WR Ross Holmes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bryce Petty	1	0
Joseph Lindsay	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Jonas Mouton	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryce Petty	9	6	3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garappolo	10	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Conrad Grossreider	3	3	1
RB Joseph Lindsay	2	1	1
WR Devan LaBrosse	2	0	0
RB Buddy Garcia	1	1	0
WR Rob Gardner	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kelly Carlson	4	3	1
TE Jim McConnell	2	1	1
TE Kaden Perkins	1	1	1
WR A.J. Rinehart	1	1	0
WR Bucky Cruse	1	1	1
RB Jonas Mouton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (24,600)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (24,600)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)