Conference Semifinals, 2062

played in Los Angeles (N), MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Carolina Panthers	6	13	0	0	-	19
Los Angeles (N) Rams	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 CAR - Ted Stephenson 5 run (Terry Burk extra point failed)
2Q: 08:32 CAR - Terry Burk 30 field goal
2Q: 01:13 CAR - Terry Burk 40 field goal
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 47 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 12:51 LAN - Jim Lyons 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 CAR - Ted Stephenson 5 run (Terry Burk extra point failed)
2Q: 08:32 CAR - Terry Burk 30 field goal
2Q: 01:13 CAR - Terry Burk 40 field goal
2Q: 00:01 CAR - Lewis Sparkes 47 pass from Winston Dodge (Terry Burk extra point)
3Q: 12:51 LAN - Jim Lyons 21 field goal

Team Statistics CAR LAN
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 12 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 399 294
- Offensive Plays 71 49
- Yards per Play 5.62 6.00
Net Rushing Yards 192 126
- Rushing Attempts 40 25
- Yards per Rush 4.80 5.04
Net Passing Yards 207 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 21 - 1 22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 222 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 24
Time of Possession 36:35 23:25

Team Statistics	CAR	LAN
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	12	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	399	294
- Offensive Plays	71	49
- Yards per Play	5.62	6.00
Net Rushing Yards	192	126
- Rushing Attempts	40	25
- Yards per Rush	4.80	5.04
Net Passing Yards	207	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 21 - 1	22 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	222	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	0/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 24
Time of Possession	36:35	23:25

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
1	5:30	2:09	OWN 28	4	16	Punt
1	1:37	8:12	OWN 29	15	58	Field Goal
2	4:58	1:26	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	2:05	0:57	OPP 42	4	19	Field Goal
2	0:01	0:01	OPP 47	1	47	Touchdown
3	12:44	1:26	OWN 25	3	35	Interception
3	6:40	6:46	OWN 1	12	64	Punt
4	12:58	1:16	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	9:29	9:29	OWN 14	18	72	Game

Los Angeles (N) Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	4:27	OWN 25	8	54	Missed FG
1	3:21	1:44	OWN 2	5	14	Punt
2	8:25	3:27	OWN 25	7	40	Punt
2	3:32	1:27	OWN 34	5	20	Fumble
2	1:08	1:07	OWN 24	5	23	Downs
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 25	5	71	Field Goal
3	11:18	4:38	OWN 31	8	68	Downs
4	14:54	1:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	11:42	2:13	OWN 37	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Ted Stephenson, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ted Stephenson	23	123	5.35	23	5	1
RB Brett Dole	14	50	3.57	16	2	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	1	13	13.00	13	1	0
QB Winston Dodge	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
TE James Kiluk	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dorsey Phinisee	23	108	4.70	23	3	0
FB Taylor Guzy	2	18	9.00	16	1	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Winston Dodge	29	21	222	2/15	1	47	1	91.4

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Evan Mardling	22	15	176	2/8	0	42	0	92.2

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Brian McGhee	6	9	52	8.67	13	14	0
WR Jacob Cole	4	5	45	11.25	10	15	0
TE Devan Farler	3	6	21	7.00	8	13	0
WR Dave Thomson	3	3	35	11.67	25	28	0
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	10	5.00	3	7	0
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	2	52	26.00	4	47	1
RB Brett Dole	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Damian Prior	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Stan Anthony	4	6	68	17.00	0	22
WR Gus Cox	3	3	15	5.00	7	9
WR Jesse Stidham	2	7	50	25.00	31	42
RB Dorsey Phinisee	2	2	17	8.50	6	13
WR Butch Lowe	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
FB Taylor Guzy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Darrin Walczak	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Arturo Emmons	1	1	7	7.00	5	7

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Tony Clancy	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Damien Perez	0	1	1	0
S Keith Elliott	0	0	1	0

Los Angeles (N)	Fumb	Recov
QB Evan Mardling	1	0
CB Alan Domingo	1	0
OLB Desmond Roberson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Elijah Peterson	4	173	43.3	35.3	54	1

Los Angeles (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Stargell	4	191	47.8	41.0	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terry Burk	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/2

Los Angeles (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jim Lyons	1/2	0/0	0/0	21	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Randal Richardson	2	7	3.5	0

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alan Domingo	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Evan Mardling	1	19	19.0	0
Jesse Stidham	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Josiah James	6	2	0.0	23	23
OLB Kenyon Hicks	5	0	0.0	11	9
S Efrain Boatright	5	0	0.0	23	20
DE Damien Perez	4	2	1.0	24	20
S Keith Elliott	4	3	0.0	25	24
ILB Dana Mathis	4	0	0.0	14	12
OLB Timothy Totten	3	0	0.0	16	16
CB Bernie Burden	3	0	0.0	11	12
CB Tevin Widmer	2	2	0.0	25	24
DT Drake Michaels	2	0	0.0	13	12
DE Korey Blombeck	1	0	1.0	24	24
OLB Lewis Meusey	1	5	0.0	23	23
CB Vernon Schlesinger	1	1	0.0	25	24
TE Devan Farler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Hayden Hammond	1	0	0.0	12	13

Los Angeles (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Gabe Johnston	9	5	0.0	40	31
ILB Tony Clancy	9	1	0.0	40	28
DT Austin Whiting	6	5	0.5	32	25
OLB Parker Giaramito	5	2	0.0	22	10
CB Alex Ibisi	5	1	0.0	39	30
OLB Sedrick Long	4	1	0.0	16	19
S Xavier Biekert	4	1	0.0	16	21
DT Roderick Blanchard	3	0	1.5	30	23
DE Dominique Daniels	3	0	0.0	16	21
DE Bernie Zawilinski	2	1	0.0	32	19
CB Garrett Bennett	2	1	0.0	19	8
DE Marc Raney	2	0	0.0	15	9
OLB Lewis Grant	2	0	0.0	18	24
S Bradley Rodriguez	1	1	0.0	24	9
DT Raul Suggs	1	1	0.0	18	10
RB Everett Levine	1	0	---	---	---
S Devonte Scoggins	1	0	0.0	18	8
OLB Desmond Roberson	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Freddie Hodges	0	2	0.0	26	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Damien Perez	1.0	0	1	20
DE Korey Blombeck	1.0	0	0	24
DT Hayden Hammond	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Lewis Meusey	0.0	0	1	23

Los Angeles (N)	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Roderick Blanchard	1.5	0	23
DT Austin Whiting	0.5	0	25
DT Raul Suggs	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	PPlay
S Efrain Boatright	3	20
OLB Timothy Totten	2	16
ILB Josiah James	2	23
S Keith Elliott	2	24
ILB Dana Mathis	2	12
CB Bernie Burden	1	12
DE Damien Perez	1	20
OLB Kenyon Hicks	1	9
CB Vernon Schlesinger	1	24

Los Angeles (N)	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tony Clancy	4	0	1	28
CB Alex Ibisi	3	2	0	30
S Gabe Johnston	3	0	0	31
S Xavier Biekert	3	0	0	21
OLB Sedrick Long	2	1	0	19
OLB Parker Giaramito	1	0	0	10
CB Garrett Bennett	1	0	0	8
OLB Lewis Grant	1	0	0	24
CB Freddie Hodges	1	0	0	27
S Devonte Scoggins	1	0	0	8
DT Austin Whiting	1	0	0	25
DE Bernie Zawilinski	0	1	0	19
CB Logan Galbraith	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Lonnie Godfrey	4	8	1	40	0	31
C Josiah Hawkins	3	10	0	40	1	31
G Drake England	3	6	0	40	1	31
T Alejandro Garrett	3	6	0	40	0	31
T Ben Oxendine	2	7	0	40	0	31
TE Devan Farler	0	1	0	19	0	21
TE Brian McGhee	0	1	0	35	0	28

Los Angeles (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andy Fields	3	5	1	25	0	24
G DeAndre Rose	3	4	0	25	0	24
C Ramon Byner	2	6	0	25	0	24
T Eddie Flannery	2	3	1	25	1	24
T Harvey Ventresca	0	4	0	25	1	24
TE Stan Anthony	0	2	0	22	0	20
FB Taylor Guzy	0	1	0	14	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Kenyon Hicks	1	13
Keith Elliott	1	10
Dana Mathis	1	9

Los Angeles (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Juan Valenti	1	16
Desmond Roberson	1	13
Jesse Stidham	1	10

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Drake England	40	31	---	---	6	77
T Ben Oxendine	40	31	---	---	6	77
T Alejandro Garrett	40	31	---	---	---	71
G Lonnie Godfrey	40	31	---	---	---	71
QB Winston Dodge	40	31	---	---	---	71
C Josiah Hawkins	40	31	---	---	---	71
WR Jacob Cole	38	31	---	---	---	69
TE Brian McGhee	35	28	---	---	---	63
S Keith Elliott	---	---	25	24	10	59
WR Lewis Sparkes	30	28	---	---	---	58
TE Devan Farler	19	21	---	---	16	56
CB Tevin Widmer	---	---	25	24	1	50
DE Korey Blombeck	---	---	24	24	2	50
CB Vernon Schlesinger	---	---	25	24	1	50
ILB Josiah James	---	---	23	23	3	49
OLB Lewis Meusey	---	---	23	23	2	48
RB Brett Dole	17	14	---	---	16	47
DE Damien Perez	---	---	24	20	2	46
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	23	20	1	44
RB Ted Stephenson	25	15	---	---	---	40
OLB Timothy Totten	---	---	16	16	3	35
WR Dave Thomson	21	12	---	---	2	35
ILB Dana Mathis	---	---	14	12	9	35
CB Bernie Burden	---	---	11	12	11	34
OLB Kenyon Hicks	---	---	11	9	13	33
DT Hayden Hammond	---	---	12	13	5	30
DT Drake Michaels	---	---	13	12	1	26
WR Damian Prior	5	2	---	---	12	19
S Aiden Ricksecker	---	---	2	4	11	17
WR Randal Richardson	0	2	---	---	9	11
TE James Kiluk	8	2	---	---	1	11
RB Calvin Harding	2	0	---	---	8	10
G Noah Neumeyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Colin Chapman	---	---	1	1	4	6
ILB Darren Braxton	---	---	0	0	6	6
C Leonardo Jarvis	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Ron Yates	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Elijah Peterson	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Terry Burk	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Floyd Meadows	---	---	0	0	4	4
CB Junior Boore	---	---	2	1	1	4
DE Abel Lyon	---	---	1	2	---	3
G Jermaine O'Bryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Corwin Burtnett	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Frank McGee	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Los Angeles (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Gabe Johnston	---	---	40	31	3	74
CB Alex Ibisi	---	---	39	30	2	71
ILB Tony Clancy	---	---	40	28	2	70
CB Freddie Hodges	---	---	26	27	11	64
WR Jesse Stidham	25	23	---	---	10	58
DT Austin Whiting	---	---	32	25	1	58
DT Roderick Blanchard	---	---	30	23	4	57
T Eddie Flannery	25	24	---	---	6	55
G Andy Fields	25	24	---	---	6	55
QB Evan Mardling	25	24	---	---	2	51
DE Bernie Zawilinski	---	---	32	19	---	51
C Ramon Byner	25	24	---	---	---	49
T Harvey Ventresca	25	24	---	---	---	49
G DeAndre Rose	25	24	---	---	---	49
S Xavier Biekert	---	---	16	21	11	48
OLB Lewis Grant	---	---	18	24	2	44
TE Stan Anthony	22	20	---	---	---	42
DE Dominique Daniels	---	---	16	21	5	42
OLB Juan Valenti	---	---	13	12	16	41
RB Dorsey Phinisee	25	16	---	---	---	41
OLB Sedrick Long	---	---	16	19	1	36
WR Gus Cox	20	12	---	---	2	34
OLB Parker Giaramito	---	---	22	10	1	33
WR Darrin Walczak	15	18	---	---	---	33
S Bradley Rodriguez	---	---	24	9	---	33
FB Taylor Guzy	14	17	---	---	---	31
CB Garrett Bennett	---	---	19	8	1	28
DT Raul Suggs	---	---	18	10	---	28
S Devonte Scoggins	---	---	18	8	1	27
DE Marc Raney	---	---	15	9	2	26
WR Butch Lowe	2	3	---	---	12	17
TE Devon West	0	1	---	---	16	17
RB Tracy Gaines	0	0	---	---	16	16
RB Everett Levine	0	8	---	---	8	16
OLB Desmond Roberson	---	---	1	2	13	16
CB Logan Galbraith	---	---	2	4	4	10
WR Arturo Emmons	2	2	---	---	4	8
CB Alan Domingo	---	---	0	0	8	8
C Joseph Tucker	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB K.C. Allen	---	---	3	1	2	6
G Leslie Leathers	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Chester Edwards	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Jim Lyons	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Lee Stargell	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Mackenzie Horn	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Trenton Bridges	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	93	7.8
Middle	12	59	4.9
Right	15	41	2.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	10	49	4.9
Right	7	46	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Winston Dodge	29	21	2	1	0	5	1	0	1

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Evan Mardling	22	15	3	0	4	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	36	7.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	87	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	52	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	47	23.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	42	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	81	16.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	42	7.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Brian McGhee	9	6	52	0	28
TE Devan Farler	6	3	21	0	21
WR Jacob Cole	5	4	45	0	31
WR Dave Thomson	3	3	35	1	12
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	10	0	15
WR Lewis Sparkes	2	2	52	1	28
RB Brett Dole	1	1	7	0	14
WR Damian Prior	1	0	0	0	2

Los Angeles (N)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jesse Stidham	7	2	2	50	1	23
TE Stan Anthony	6	4	2	68	2	20
WR Gus Cox	3	3	0	15	0	12
RB Dorsey Phinisee	2	2	0	17	0	16
WR Butch Lowe	1	1	0	13	0	3
FB Taylor Guzy	1	1	0	3	0	17
WR Darrin Walczak	1	1	0	3	0	18
WR Arturo Emmons	1	1	0	7	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ted Stephenson	2	10	5.00	5.35
RB Brett Dole	2	2	1.00	3.57
QB Winston Dodge	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dorsey Phinisee	5	8	1.60	4.70
FB Taylor Guzy	1	2	2.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Winston Dodge	2	1	1	0.50	7.66

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Evan Mardling	2	1	13	6.50	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	1	1.00	11.67
TE Brian McGhee	1	0	0	0.00	5.78

Los Angeles (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stan Anthony	1	0	0	0.00	11.33
RB Dorsey Phinisee	1	1	13	13.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ted Stephenson	3	2
QB Winston Dodge	1	0
RB Brett Dole	1	1
TE James Kiluk	1	1

Los Angeles (N)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dorsey Phinisee	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Winston Dodge	11	8	6

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Evan Mardling	6	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Devan Farler	4	2	2
WR Jacob Cole	3	2	2
RB Ted Stephenson	2	2	0
WR Dave Thomson	1	1	1
TE Brian McGhee	1	1	1

Los Angeles (N)	Targ	Catch
WR Jesse Stidham	3	1
TE Stan Anthony	1	0
WR Darrin Walczak	1	1
WR Gus Cox	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)