Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Detroit, MI

39 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Los Angeles (N) Rams	0	6	0	0	-	6
Detroit Lions	10	10	3	3	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 DET - Britt Norris 17 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 00:53 DET - Kendall Pearson 21 field goal
2Q: 12:35 DET - Kendall Pearson 41 field goal
2Q: 08:45 LAR - Christopher Maxfield 42 field goal
2Q: 06:29 DET - Geoff Foreman 25 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 03:39 LAR - Christopher Maxfield 22 field goal
3Q: 05:54 DET - Kendall Pearson 18 field goal
4Q: 02:40 DET - Kendall Pearson 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:18 DET - Britt Norris 17 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
1Q: 00:53 DET - Kendall Pearson 21 field goal
2Q: 12:35 DET - Kendall Pearson 41 field goal
2Q: 08:45 LAR - Christopher Maxfield 42 field goal
2Q: 06:29 DET - Geoff Foreman 25 pass from Clifton Mercer (Kendall Pearson extra point)
2Q: 03:39 LAR - Christopher Maxfield 22 field goal
3Q: 05:54 DET - Kendall Pearson 18 field goal
4Q: 02:40 DET - Kendall Pearson 24 field goal

Team Statistics LAR DET
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 14 23
- by Rushing 4 10
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 272 438
- Offensive Plays 63 75
- Yards per Play 4.32 5.84
Net Rushing Yards 65 172
- Rushing Attempts 13 34
- Yards per Rush 5.00 5.06
Net Passing Yards 207 266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 47 - 30 - 0 39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 227 275
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.14 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/22 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/11 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 23:40 36:20

Team Statistics	LAR	DET
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	14	23
- by Rushing	4	10
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	272	438
- Offensive Plays	63	75
- Yards per Play	4.32	5.84
Net Rushing Yards	65	172
- Rushing Attempts	13	34
- Yards per Rush	5.00	5.06
Net Passing Yards	207	266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	47 - 30 - 0	39 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	227	275
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.14	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/22	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/11	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	23:40	36:20

Drive Charts

Los Angeles (N) Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:10	1:45	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
1	7:07	1:00	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	0:47	1:03	OWN 31	3	7	Fumble
2	12:30	3:52	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
2	6:16	2:43	OWN 25	9	70	Field Goal
2	2:07	2:07	OWN 20	9	51	Half
3	15:00	2:12	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	5:48	1:50	OWN 22	3	-8	Punt
3	1:44	1:04	OWN 2	3	4	Punt
4	14:13	3:50	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
4	7:49	0:53	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	2:34	2:16	OWN 25	8	37	Downs

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:50	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
1	9:25	2:18	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
1	6:07	5:20	OWN 34	11	62	Field Goal
2	14:44	2:14	OPP 38	6	14	Field Goal
2	8:38	2:22	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
2	3:33	1:26	OWN 25	6	34	Punt
3	12:48	7:00	OWN 27	16	72	Field Goal
3	3:58	2:14	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
3	0:40	1:27	OWN 49	3	9	Punt
4	10:23	2:34	OWN 20	5	42	Punt
4	6:56	4:22	OPP 26	6	19	Field Goal
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 38	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Clifton Mercer, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Rodolfo McCarthy	5	38	7.60	22	2
RB Myron Myers	4	12	3.00	7	0
QB Aidan Hutchings	3	10	3.33	4	0
TE Diego Welch	1	5	5.00	5	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Raymond Gerhardt	22	96	4.36	16	4
RB Amir Meyer	6	23	3.83	8	0
QB Clifton Mercer	3	22	7.33	14	1
WR Manuel Hammond	2	29	14.50	18	2
RB Billy Hock	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Aidan Hutchings	47	30	227	3/20	0	27	0	75.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clifton Mercer	39	25	275	2/9	2	34	0	101.9

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Alan Mathers	9	11	29	3.22	15	10
TE Lincoln Witt	6	10	42	7.00	0	11
WR Andre Michaelson	3	4	25	8.33	2	15
TE Salvador Burk	3	6	50	16.67	24	22
WR Ty Boone	2	5	13	6.50	0	8
WR Terrance Watkins	2	5	38	19.00	0	27
RB Rodolfo McCarthy	2	2	19	9.50	10	11
TE Diego Welch	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
RB Myron Myers	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
TE Dean Swindal	1	1	4	4.00	0	4

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Geoff Foreman	6	9	102	17.00	33	34	1
RB Raymond Gerhardt	5	7	24	4.80	12	10	0
WR Skip Samuels	4	7	39	9.75	16	18	0
WR Kyle Boone	3	4	59	19.67	54	31	0
FB Britt Norris	3	7	20	6.67	4	17	1
RB Billy Hock	2	2	17	8.50	1	14	0
RB Amir Meyer	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Manuel Hammond	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Frankie Stephenson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
TE Lincoln Witt	1	0	0	0
CB Frederick Goodson	0	0	1	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Raymond Gerhardt	1	0	0
S Roosevelt Crichton	0	1	0
TE Conner Richard	0	1	0
ILB Junior Knopf	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sergio Gheesling	6	302	50.3	40.8	68	0

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shawn Barnes	5	218	43.6	29.4	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Christopher Maxfield	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	0/0

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendall Pearson	4/4	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Mitchell	1	11	11.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andy Wells	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ernest Woods	2	52	26.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alfredo Adkins	10	0	0.0	29	36
CB Jorge Downey	6	0	0.0	34	41
OLB Rufus Newton	5	2	0.0	17	25
DE Burt Lang	4	1	1.0	30	38
CB Frederick Goodson	4	6	0.0	34	39
DT Kristopher Palmer	4	4	0.0	29	37
S Ernest Woods	4	1	0.0	29	35
CB Camden Sacco	4	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Shannon Edmondson	4	0	0.0	25	33
DE Nicholas Rayburn	3	1	1.0	28	35
DT Jonah Becker	2	3	0.0	25	21
DT Jared Young	2	1	0.0	16	27
OLB Calvin Hopper	2	0	0.0	5	5
DE Daquan Brandon	1	0	0.0	7	8
S Zack Andrews	1	0	0.0	34	41
S Devan Keith	1	0	0.0	4	3

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	9	0	0.0	13	50
CB Devin Robbins	6	2	1.0	13	50
CB Giovanni Burgess	6	1	0.0	7	30
S Brent Green	6	1	0.0	13	50
S Roosevelt Crichton	5	0	0.0	13	50
CB Henry Hickman	4	3	0.0	11	41
DT Erick Newton	2	1	1.5	2	15
DT Josh Clinton	2	1	0.5	11	42
OLB Daryl Bravata	2	0	0.0	11	34
DE Zack Madrigal	1	0	0.0	13	50
OLB William Fitzgerald	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Oliver Haywood	1	0	0.0	0	7
DE Alex Reid	0	2	0.0	13	39

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Burt Lang	1.0	1	2	2	38
DE Nicholas Rayburn	1.0	0	2	1	35
DT Jonah Becker	0.0	1	0	0	21

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Erick Newton	1.5	0	1	0	15
CB Devin Robbins	1.0	0	1	0	50
DT Josh Clinton	0.5	0	1	1	42
ILB Ethan Gietka	0.0	1	0	0	11
DT Greg Nader	0.0	0	3	2	43
ILB Junior Knopf	0.0	0	2	0	50
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Zack Madrigal	0.0	0	1	0	50

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Rufus Newton	6	0	25
CB Jorge Downey	3	1	41
ILB Alfredo Adkins	3	0	36
CB Camden Sacco	3	0	14
S Ernest Woods	2	1	35
OLB Shannon Edmondson	2	1	33
CB Frederick Goodson	2	1	39
S Zack Andrews	1	1	41
DE Burt Lang	1	0	38
DT Kristopher Palmer	1	0	37
OLB Calvin Hopper	1	0	5

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Junior Knopf	6	0	50
CB Devin Robbins	5	1	50
S Brent Green	5	1	50
CB Henry Hickman	4	0	41
CB Giovanni Burgess	4	0	30
S Roosevelt Crichton	2	0	50
DT Josh Clinton	2	0	42
OLB Daryl Bravata	1	1	34
CB Oliver Haywood	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Zachary Schroeder	3	4	13	1	50
C Gino Farrell	1	2	13	1	50
G Jay Kircus	0	3	13	0	50
T Sherman Farley	0	1	13	0	50
T Rob Havenstein	0	0	13	1	50

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Casey Hockenhull	3	10	1	34	1	41
G Tommy Hopkins	3	4	0	34	1	41
G Fernando Robbins	2	6	0	34	0	41
G Larry Lolicht	1	5	0	34	0	41
FB Alan Reynolds	1	1	0	3	0	9
FB Britt Norris	1	1	0	10	0	22
T Darien Bronson	0	3	0	34	0	41
TE Geoff Foreman	0	1	0	33	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Rodolfo McCarthy	2	23

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Geoff Foreman	1	25
Ramon Anastasiades	1	22
Larry Lolicht	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Jorge Downey	---	---	34	41	10	85
S Ernest Woods	---	---	29	35	16	80
S Zack Andrews	---	---	34	41	4	79
CB Frederick Goodson	---	---	34	39	4	77
DE Burt Lang	---	---	30	38	3	71
G Jay Kircus	13	50	---	---	8	71
DT Kristopher Palmer	---	---	29	37	4	70
ILB Alfredo Adkins	---	---	29	36	3	68
T Rob Havenstein	13	50	---	---	2	65
QB Aidan Hutchings	13	50	---	---	2	65
DE Nicholas Rayburn	---	---	28	35	2	65
C Zachary Schroeder	13	50	---	---	---	63
T Sherman Farley	13	50	---	---	---	63
RB Rodolfo McCarthy	7	33	---	---	23	63
C Gino Farrell	13	50	---	---	---	63
OLB Shannon Edmondson	---	---	25	33	3	61
OLB Rufus Newton	---	---	17	25	15	57
WR Terrance Watkins	10	44	---	---	---	54
TE Salvador Burk	7	21	---	---	23	51
DT Jonah Becker	---	---	25	21	2	48
DT Jared Young	---	---	16	27	4	47
WR Alan Mathers	10	32	---	---	---	42
WR Ty Boone	10	30	---	---	---	40
TE Diego Welch	5	11	---	---	23	39
RB Myron Myers	6	13	---	---	18	37
OLB Emmitt Wright	---	---	5	6	22	33
TE Lincoln Witt	3	18	---	---	10	31
CB Camden Sacco	---	---	16	14	1	31
DE Daquan Brandon	---	---	7	8	15	30
WR Andre Michaelson	3	23	---	---	---	26
CB Dwight Hall	---	---	4	3	14	21
TE Dean Swindal	3	17	---	---	---	20
S Kaden O'Neal	---	---	1	1	14	16
RB Drew Mitchell	0	0	---	---	15	15
OLB Calvin Hopper	---	---	5	5	1	11
C Louis Schwartz	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Terrell Pina	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Neil Marion	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Devan Keith	---	---	4	3	1	8
WR Caiden Hayes	1	6	---	---	---	7
P Sergio Gheesling	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Christopher Maxfield	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Will Hiler	---	---	1	2	---	3
CB Jeffrey Nimmo	---	---	1	1	---	2
WR Gerald Dubin	0	2	---	---	---	2
QB Jimmie Hodges	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Skip Samuels	33	41	---	---	25	99
TE Geoff Foreman	33	38	---	---	25	96
G Larry Lolicht	34	41	---	---	9	84
G Fernando Robbins	34	41	---	---	9	84
S Roosevelt Crichton	---	---	13	50	18	81
C Casey Hockenhull	34	41	---	---	---	75
QB Clifton Mercer	34	41	---	---	---	75
G Tommy Hopkins	34	41	---	---	---	75
T Darien Bronson	34	41	---	---	---	75
ILB Junior Knopf	---	---	13	50	10	73
WR Kyle Boone	30	31	---	---	10	71
CB Devin Robbins	---	---	13	50	7	70
CB Henry Hickman	---	---	11	41	17	69
DE Zack Madrigal	---	---	13	50	2	65
S Brent Green	---	---	13	50	1	64
DE Alex Reid	---	---	13	39	6	58
DT Greg Nader	---	---	13	43	---	56
DT Josh Clinton	---	---	11	42	2	55
RB Raymond Gerhardt	27	26	---	---	---	53
OLB Daryl Bravata	---	---	11	34	1	46
CB Giovanni Burgess	---	---	7	30	2	39
OLB Ramon Anastasiades	---	---	2	13	22	37
WR Frankie Stephenson	4	8	---	---	25	37
WR Manuel Hammond	19	13	---	---	---	32
FB Britt Norris	10	22	---	---	---	32
RB Amir Meyer	7	12	---	---	10	29
CB Rodolfo Mahoney	---	---	6	20	1	27
FB Alan Reynolds	3	9	---	---	11	23
DT Erick Newton	---	---	2	15	2	19
OLB Dustin Robbins	---	---	0	0	18	18
ILB Ethan Gietka	---	---	0	11	2	13
K Kendall Pearson	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Shawn Barnes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Eddie Crane	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Andy Wells	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Bo D'Arms	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Alejandro Jamison	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Conner Richard	3	2	---	---	3	8
CB Oliver Haywood	---	---	0	7	1	8
OLB William Fitzgerald	---	---	2	5	---	7
RB Billy Hock	1	2	---	---	---	3
ILB Rufus Hernandez	---	---	0	0	1	1
S Wyatt Trim	---	---	0	0	1	1
WR Dustin Woodard	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Carlos Wright	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Caiden Heaton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	64	5.8
Right	2	1	0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	42	10.5
Middle	12	70	5.8
Right	17	61	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Aidan Hutchings	47	30	2	0	3	3	10	3	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clifton Mercer	39	25	4	1	2	5	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	22	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	20	110	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	68	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	27	4.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	11	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	149	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	81	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	34	34.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alan Mathers	11	9	1	29	0	32
TE Lincoln Witt	10	6	0	42	0	18
TE Salvador Burk	6	3	1	50	1	21
WR Ty Boone	5	2	1	13	0	30
WR Terrance Watkins	5	2	0	38	1	44
WR Andre Michaelson	4	3	0	25	0	23
TE Diego Welch	2	1	0	3	0	11
RB Rodolfo McCarthy	2	2	0	19	0	33
RB Myron Myers	1	1	0	4	0	13
TE Dean Swindal	1	1	0	4	0	17

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Geoff Foreman	9	6	0	102	2	38
WR Skip Samuels	7	4	1	39	0	41
RB Raymond Gerhardt	7	5	0	24	0	26
FB Britt Norris	7	3	1	20	0	22
WR Kyle Boone	4	3	0	59	2	31
RB Billy Hock	2	2	0	17	0	2
RB Amir Meyer	1	1	0	7	0	12
WR Frankie Stephenson	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Manuel Hammond	1	1	0	7	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Aidan Hutchings	1	3	3.00	3.33

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	5	22	4.40	4.36
RB Amir Meyer	3	9	3.00	3.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Aidan Hutchings	2	1	5	2.50	4.83

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clifton Mercer	9	5	26	2.89	7.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Diego Welch	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
TE Lincoln Witt	1	1	5	5.00	4.20

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	2	6	2.00	3.43
FB Britt Norris	3	1	17	5.67	2.86
WR Skip Samuels	1	1	0	0.00	5.57
TE Geoff Foreman	1	0	0	0.00	11.33
RB Billy Hock	1	1	3	3.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Rushes	Conversions
QB Aidan Hutchings	1	1
RB Rodolfo McCarthy	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	4	3
RB Amir Meyer	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Aidan Hutchings	12	7	1

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clifton Mercer	9	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alan Mathers	4	4	1
TE Lincoln Witt	4	3	0
TE Salvador Burk	2	0	0
WR Terrance Watkins	2	0	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Raymond Gerhardt	3	3	1
WR Kyle Boone	2	2	1
TE Geoff Foreman	2	1	1
WR Skip Samuels	1	1	0
FB Britt Norris	1	0	0

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)