Wild Card Playoff Games, 2024

played in Chicago, IL

37 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Detroit Lions	14	3	3	3	-	23
Chicago Bears	3	7	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:30 DET - Corey Fuller 76 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 07:00 DET - Nickolas Kendrick 2 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 03:31 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 35 field goal
2Q: 10:50 CHI - Dexter Bertrand 6 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 00:28 DET - Kendall Pearson 22 field goal
3Q: 04:38 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 33 field goal
3Q: 00:06 DET - Kendall Pearson 18 field goal
4Q: 09:54 CHI - Charles Penny 5 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
4Q: 00:03 DET - Shawn Barnes 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:30 DET - Corey Fuller 76 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 07:00 DET - Nickolas Kendrick 2 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 03:31 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 35 field goal
2Q: 10:50 CHI - Dexter Bertrand 6 run (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
2Q: 00:28 DET - Kendall Pearson 22 field goal
3Q: 04:38 CHI - Kendrick Whalen 33 field goal
3Q: 00:06 DET - Kendall Pearson 18 field goal
4Q: 09:54 CHI - Charles Penny 5 pass from Ralph McNeil (Kendrick Whalen extra point)
4Q: 00:03 DET - Shawn Barnes 32 field goal

Team Statistics DET CHI
Record 10-7 11-6
First Downs 24 21
- by Rushing 2 7
- by Passing 21 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 497 400
- Offensive Plays 74 57
- Yards per Play 6.72 7.02
Net Rushing Yards 63 112
- Rushing Attempts 18 25
- Yards per Rush 3.50 4.48
Net Passing Yards 434 288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 39 - 0 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 445 288
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.75 9.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 23
Time of Possession 31:57 28:03

Team Statistics	DET	CHI
Record	10-7	11-6
First Downs	24	21
- by Rushing	2	7
- by Passing	21	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	497	400
- Offensive Plays	74	57
- Yards per Play	6.72	7.02
Net Rushing Yards	63	112
- Rushing Attempts	18	25
- Yards per Rush	3.50	4.48
Net Passing Yards	434	288
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 39 - 0	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	445	288
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.75	9.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 23
Time of Possession	31:57	28:03

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	0:17	OWN 24	1	76	Touchdown
1	11:58	5:09	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
1	3:24	4:33	OWN 25	9	37	Punt
2	10:41	3:13	OWN 27	6	31	Punt
2	5:14	4:53	OWN 5	14	90	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:12	OWN 33	9	21	Punt
3	4:33	4:33	OWN 25	10	74	Field Goal
4	9:44	2:17	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
4	5:56	2:54	OWN 29	7	38	Missed FG
4	0:59	0:59	OPP 45	5	30	Field Goal

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 25	3	65	Fumble
1	13:13	1:15	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	6:49	3:25	OWN 25	6	57	Field Goal
2	13:51	3:10	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	7:28	2:14	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 25	1	-1	Half
3	10:48	6:15	OWN 20	12	64	Field Goal
4	15:00	5:16	OWN 18	9	82	Touchdown
4	7:27	1:31	OWN 19	3	5	Punt
4	3:02	2:03	OWN 40	6	26	Interception

Game MVP: Clifton Mercer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Raymond Gerhardt	17	55	3.24	15	1	0
QB Clifton Mercer	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dexter Bertrand	23	98	4.26	9	0	1
QB Ralph McNeil	2	14	7.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Mercer	54	39	445	2/11	2	76	0	108.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph McNeil	32	22	288	0/0	1	31	1	94.3

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Corey Fuller	12	14	157	13.08	92	76	1
RB Raymond Gerhardt	6	7	35	5.83	0	11	0
TE Nickolas Kendrick	5	8	45	9.00	0	21	1
WR Devin Street	4	8	54	13.50	39	25	0
WR Skip Samuels	3	8	21	7.00	1	15	0
TE Wade West	3	3	64	21.33	61	35	0
WR Kyle Boone	3	3	35	11.67	19	20	0
RB Amir Meyer	2	2	5	2.50	0	5	0
TE Mackenzie Gordon	1	1	29	29.00	23	29	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alshon Jeffery	6	10	114	19.00	50	31	0
WR Kevin White	6	9	84	14.00	19	25	0
TE Matthew Thieman	3	3	37	12.33	16	24	0
RB Dexter Bertrand	2	2	5	2.50	2	3	0
WR Charles Penny	2	4	33	16.50	10	28	1
WR Sammy Watkins	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Santiago Rombach	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	5	5.00	7	5	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Giovanni Burgess	1	27	27.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Roosevelt Crichton	0	1	0	0
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	4	172	43.0	27.5	46	1

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	3	165	55.0	53.7	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	2/2	0/0	0/0	22	2/2
Shawn Barnes	1/2	0/1	0/1	32	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Whalen	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Monty Kinsell	1	4	4.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Penny	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Raymond Gerhardt	3	69	23.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Alexander	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sawyer Hanks	7	1	22	32
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	6	2	25	32
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	4	2	21	31
ILB Junior Knopf	4	0	11	11
S Roosevelt Crichton	3	2	22	32
DT Greg Nader	3	0	16	22
DT Logan Flemister	3	0	10	17
CB Giovanni Burgess	3	0	10	20
CB Monty Kinsell	2	1	17	26
DE Alex Reid	2	1	16	28
S Adam Amis	2	0	20	27
CB Devin Robbins	2	0	8	7
DE Dusty Davidson	1	0	16	19
ILB Brayden Cortez	1	0	3	0
S Nicolas Benton	0	2	7	2
CB Ross Burton	0	1	7	4
DT Buddy Booth	0	1	16	16
DE Zack Madrigal	0	1	8	10

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Austin Baumert	9	2	0.0	17	50
OLB Colton Wilkins	8	0	0.0	12	30
S Kirk Schroeder	5	4	0.0	18	56
CB Reginald Benton	5	1	0.0	18	56
DT Abraham Rivera	4	0	1.0	10	33
S Dave James	4	2	0.0	18	56
OLB B.J. Pacheco	4	0	0.0	7	33
OLB Griffin Kelley	3	2	0.0	5	21
S Charlie Bondurant	3	2	0.0	12	33
S Marlon Alexander	3	1	0.0	7	33
DE Cris Newton	2	1	1.0	13	29
DT Cole Chernetsky	2	1	0.0	15	49
WR Alshon Jeffery	2	0	---	---	---
DT Ego Ferguson	2	0	0.0	12	42
CB Shaquille Craig	1	2	0.0	11	22
DT Eddie Goldman	1	0	0.0	16	49
CB Adam Hastings	1	0	0.0	0	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Fernando Cavka	1	1	3
DE Alex Reid	1	0	28
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	0	1	32

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Cris Newton	1.0	0	2	2	29
DT Abraham Rivera	1.0	0	1	0	33
DT Ego Ferguson	0.0	1	2	0	42
DT Eddie Goldman	0.0	0	1	1	49
DE Julian Ferguson	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Cole Chernetsky	0.0	0	1	0	49

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	4	1	0	31
CB Giovanni Burgess	3	1	1	20
OLB Sawyer Hanks	3	1	0	32
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	3	0	0	32
CB Monty Kinsell	2	0	0	26
S Adam Amis	2	0	0	27
ILB Junior Knopf	2	0	0	11
S Roosevelt Crichton	1	0	0	32
DT Greg Nader	1	0	0	22
DE Alex Reid	1	0	0	28

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Austin Baumert	9	0	50
OLB Colton Wilkins	5	1	30
S Kirk Schroeder	5	0	56
S Dave James	4	0	56
CB Reginald Benton	3	1	56
S Charlie Bondurant	3	1	33
S Marlon Alexander	3	0	33
OLB B.J. Pacheco	3	0	33
OLB Griffin Kelley	3	0	21
CB Adam Hastings	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Larry Lolicht	2	4	18	0	56
G Tommy Hopkins	1	4	18	1	56
C Nicholas Alcott	0	5	18	0	56
T Dwight Frederick	0	3	18	1	56
G Fernando Robbins	0	1	18	0	56

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Henry Hitchcock	4	6	0	25	32
T Jack Fonda	1	5	0	25	32
C Jalen Frazer	1	4	0	25	32
T Shaquille Tessen	1	3	1	25	32
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	0	23	23
G Lamar Hartwig	0	4	0	25	32

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Amir Meyer	1	14
Alex Reid	1	11

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Dexter Bertrand	2	5
Carlos Hyde	1	15
Julian Ferguson	1	6

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Skip Samuels	18	56	---	---	14	88
G Larry Lolicht	18	56	---	---	8	82
G Fernando Robbins	18	56	---	---	8	82
T Dwight Frederick	18	56	---	---	8	82
G Tommy Hopkins	18	56	---	---	8	82
QB Clifton Mercer	18	56	---	---	2	76
C Nicholas Alcott	18	56	---	---	---	74
TE Nickolas Kendrick	17	52	---	---	1	70
RB Raymond Gerhardt	18	47	---	---	5	70
S Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	22	32	15	69
OLB Sawyer Hanks	---	---	22	32	10	64
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	25	32	3	60
DE Alex Reid	---	---	16	28	11	55
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	21	31	2	54
WR Corey Fuller	16	36	---	---	1	53
WR Devin Street	13	36	---	---	---	49
CB Monty Kinsell	---	---	17	26	4	47
S Adam Amis	---	---	20	27	---	47
DT Greg Nader	---	---	16	22	5	43
DE Dusty Davidson	---	---	16	19	4	39
TE Mackenzie Gordon	1	16	---	---	20	37
WR Kyle Boone	5	15	---	---	17	37
DT Buddy Booth	---	---	16	16	2	34
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	18	13	1	32
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	10	20	---	30
RB Marco Homan	1	7	---	---	21	29
DT Logan Flemister	---	---	10	17	---	27
RB Amir Meyer	1	11	---	---	14	26
CB Ross Burton	---	---	7	4	14	25
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	11	11	2	24
OLB Fernando Cavka	---	---	2	3	16	21
DE Zack Madrigal	---	---	8	10	---	18
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	8	7	3	18
S Nicolas Benton	---	---	7	2	2	11
WR Andy Wells	0	1	---	---	9	10
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Brayden Cortez	---	---	3	0	---	3
TE Wade West	0	3	---	---	---	3
QB Ruben Corriveau	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Casey Horn	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kurt Heinrich	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Alvin Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Frankie Stephenson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Dave James	---	---	18	56	4	78
S Kirk Schroeder	---	---	18	56	4	78
CB Reginald Benton	---	---	18	56	4	78
ILB Austin Baumert	---	---	17	50	10	77
DT Eddie Goldman	---	---	16	49	4	69
DT Cole Chernetsky	---	---	15	49	4	68
C Jalen Frazer	25	32	---	---	5	62
T Jack Fonda	25	32	---	---	5	62
G Lamar Hartwig	25	32	---	---	5	62
T Shaquille Tessen	25	32	---	---	5	62
OLB B.J. Pacheco	---	---	7	33	21	61
DT Abraham Rivera	---	---	10	33	17	60
RB Dexter Bertrand	25	29	---	---	5	59
WR Alshon Jeffery	25	32	---	---	---	57
QB Ralph McNeil	25	32	---	---	---	57
C Henry Hitchcock	25	32	---	---	---	57
DT Ego Ferguson	---	---	12	42	2	56
S Marlon Alexander	---	---	7	33	9	49
TE Matthew Thieman	23	23	---	---	---	46
S Charlie Bondurant	---	---	12	33	1	46
OLB Colton Wilkins	---	---	12	30	2	44
WR Sammy Watkins	13	10	---	---	19	42
WR Kevin White	19	23	---	---	---	42
DE Cris Newton	---	---	13	29	---	42
WR Charles Penny	11	18	---	---	4	33
CB Shaquille Craig	---	---	11	22	---	33
OLB Griffin Kelley	---	---	5	21	3	29
DE Julian Ferguson	---	---	5	14	6	25
FB Kennedy Rubio	3	6	---	---	16	25
TE Santiago Rombach	0	2	---	---	19	21
RB Carlos Hyde	0	4	---	---	15	19
TE Kennard Backman	6	13	---	---	---	19
ILB Christian Jones	---	---	0	0	16	16
CB Adam Hastings	---	---	0	6	9	15
WR Greg Stugg	0	0	---	---	10	10
DE Antonio Hoover	---	---	0	3	5	8
OLB Colin Bensen	---	---	0	0	7	7
K Kendrick Whalen	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Dominique Nutt	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Trent Kemp	---	---	2	1	---	3
G Kyle Long	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Andre Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Aiden McCormick	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Efrain Deneault	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Tommy Seleski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	8	36	4.5
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	15	71	4.7
Right	6	25	4.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Mercer	54	39	9	0	3	3	8	3	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph McNeil	32	22	6	1	3	3	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	167	16.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	26	214	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	39	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	25	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	148	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	98	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	25	6.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Corey Fuller	14	12	0	157	2	36
WR Devin Street	8	4	1	54	2	36
WR Skip Samuels	8	3	2	21	0	56
TE Nickolas Kendrick	8	5	0	45	1	52
RB Raymond Gerhardt	7	6	0	35	0	47
TE Wade West	3	3	0	64	2	3
WR Kyle Boone	3	3	0	35	1	15
RB Amir Meyer	2	2	0	5	0	11
TE Mackenzie Gordon	1	1	0	29	1	16

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alshon Jeffery	10	6	0	114	3	32
WR Kevin White	9	6	1	84	1	23
WR Charles Penny	4	2	2	33	1	18
TE Matthew Thieman	3	3	0	37	1	23
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	0	11	0	10
RB Dexter Bertrand	2	2	0	5	0	29
TE Santiago Rombach	1	1	0	-1	0	2
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	0	5	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	4	7	1.75	3.24
QB Clifton Mercer	1	8	8.00	8.00

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Dexter Bertrand	2	9	4.50	4.26

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Mercer	7	3	5	0.71	8.24

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ralph McNeil	2	2	10	5.00	9.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Corey Fuller	3	2	3	1.00	11.21
WR Devin Street	2	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR Skip Samuels	1	0	0	0.00	2.63
TE Nickolas Kendrick	1	1	2	2.00	5.63

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Penny	1	1	5	5.00	8.25
FB Kennedy Rubio	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	1

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Dexter Bertrand	9	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Mercer	13	10	8

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ralph McNeil	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Corey Fuller	3	3	2
WR Skip Samuels	3	1	0
TE Nickolas Kendrick	2	1	1
WR Devin Street	1	1	1
TE Mackenzie Gordon	1	1	1
TE Wade West	1	1	1
WR Kyle Boone	1	1	1
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	1	1

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alshon Jeffery	1	1	1
TE Matthew Thieman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)