Wild Card Playoff Games, 2039

played in Carolina, NC

47 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Los Angeles (N) Rams	0	3	0	0	-	3
Carolina Panthers	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 CAR - Roderick Bolt 7 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:18 LAR - Graham Sherman 27 field goal
2Q: 02:34 CAR - Pete Sweeney 3 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
3Q: 01:13 CAR - Wade Benson 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:48 CAR - Roderick Bolt 7 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 14:18 LAR - Graham Sherman 27 field goal
2Q: 02:34 CAR - Pete Sweeney 3 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
3Q: 01:13 CAR - Wade Benson 31 field goal

Team Statistics LAR CAR
Record 11-6 12-5
First Downs 15 26
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 257 384
- Offensive Plays 58 72
- Yards per Play 4.43 5.33
Net Rushing Yards 101 137
- Rushing Attempts 20 37
- Yards per Rush 5.05 3.70
Net Passing Yards 156 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 1 35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 170 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.11 7.06
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/11 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 23
Time of Possession 23:55 36:05

Team Statistics	LAR	CAR
Record	11-6	12-5
First Downs	15	26
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	257	384
- Offensive Plays	58	72
- Yards per Play	4.43	5.33
Net Rushing Yards	101	137
- Rushing Attempts	20	37
- Yards per Rush	5.05	3.70
Net Passing Yards	156	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 1	35 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	170	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.11	7.06
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/11	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 23
Time of Possession	23:55	36:05

Drive Charts

Los Angeles (N) Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:40	1:52	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	4:09	4:59	OWN 38	10	52	Field Goal
2	8:07	1:02	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	2:24	2:17	OWN 25	9	47	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:19	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	10:48	3:33	OWN 13	5	29	Punt
3	1:08	4:28	OWN 13	10	37	Punt
4	8:51	1:58	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
4	4:24	1:00	OPP 45	4	0	Downs
4	2:12	1:33	OWN 38	7	53	Interception

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:20	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
1	8:48	4:39	OWN 28	8	41	Missed FG
2	14:10	6:03	OWN 25	12	52	Missed FG
2	7:05	4:41	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 35	1	-11	Half
3	13:41	2:53	OWN 35	6	12	Punt
3	7:15	6:07	OWN 19	11	67	Field Goal
4	11:40	2:49	OWN 6	6	33	Punt
4	6:53	2:29	OWN 4	3	7	Punt
4	3:24	1:12	OWN 45	3	-5	Punt
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Ryan Palazzo	10	39	3.90	13	1
QB Lenny Dennis	5	49	9.80	14	2
RB Percy McGregor	3	14	4.67	7	0
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	2	-1	-0.50	0	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fred Garcia	28	118	4.21	27	5
QB Reuben Croteau	4	0	0.00	5	0
RB Gary Siegel	4	16	4.00	14	1
RB Roderick Bolt	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lenny Dennis	36	21	170	2/14	0	26	1	58.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	35	24	247	0/0	2	26	0	107.6

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mack Dixon	6	8	39	6.50	7	11
WR Robert Franz	4	5	34	8.50	17	16
WR Ezra Rigby	3	5	35	11.67	6	15
TE Pedro Higbee	3	4	39	13.00	26	26
RB Percy McGregor	2	3	14	7.00	0	11
RB Ryan Palazzo	1	6	-4	-4.00	0	-4
TE Zach Wilkerson	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
TE Brent Nekolny	1	1	9	9.00	2	9

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Xavier Ramsey	6	8	87	14.50	76	26	0
WR Steven Hicks	4	4	38	9.50	10	14	0
WR Pete Sweeney	4	8	46	11.50	25	24	1
RB Fred Garcia	3	5	24	8.00	2	13	0
RB Gary Siegel	2	2	21	10.50	8	13	0
RB Roderick Bolt	2	2	15	7.50	17	8	1
TE Evan Campbell	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
WR Drake Durgin	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
FB Carl Deaver	1	1	3	3.00	6	3	0
TE Timothy Farr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Troy Page	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Brayden Grant	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Brent Cooper	1	0	0	0
CB Gavin Terry	0	1	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB James Roberson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Rosado	6	262	43.7	43.0	56	4

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Evans	4	176	44.0	34.8	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Sherman	1/2	0/1	0/0	27	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	1/3	0/2	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Cooper	3	37	12.3	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drake Durgin	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Walker	1	11	11.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Levon Woo	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jerry Sanks	7	2	0.0	36	27
OLB Bernie Tremble	6	3	0.0	22	19
S Taylor Keeling	5	4	0.0	35	35
CB Dan Makovicka	5	0	0.0	29	25
S Emmitt Morrison	4	1	0.0	26	22
CB Britt Stevenson	4	1	0.0	37	34
OLB Cornelius Salter	4	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Howie Ashmore	4	0	0.0	31	34
S Marvin Swift	3	3	0.0	13	13
DE Bryant King	3	3	0.0	32	28
CB Logan Piotte	3	0	0.0	14	6
DE Elijah Hancock	2	2	0.0	32	29
DT Howard Hitchcock	2	1	0.0	32	34
DT Cristian Melaragni	2	0	0.0	23	27
QB Lenny Dennis	1	0	---	---	---
CB Malachi Kennedy	1	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Zachery Keaton	1	0	0.0	6	4

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Wayne McCombs	6	4	0.0	20	31
DE Xavier Houston	4	3	1.0	20	38
CB Corbin Dole	4	1	0.0	20	34
OLB James Roberson	4	1	0.0	13	28
S Mark Norris	4	0	0.0	20	38
DT Walter Bishop	3	0	1.0	11	13
ILB Brayden Grant	3	2	0.0	12	23
CB Tracy Tubbs	3	0	0.0	17	25
DE Johnny Ashmore	3	0	0.0	17	34
CB Corbin Dye	2	1	0.0	17	29
CB Carlton Warren	2	0	0.0	10	27
DE J.J. Choate	2	0	0.0	9	14
OLB Robert Bradford	1	2	0.0	12	14
CB Douglas Stewart	1	0	0.0	4	14
S Martin Vance	1	0	0.0	0	13
DE Stephen Lillis	0	1	0.0	10	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Cristian Melaragni	1	0	27
OLB Howie Ashmore	0	1	34
CB Dan Makovicka	0	1	25

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Xavier Houston	1.0	0	2	38
DT Walter Bishop	1.0	0	0	13
DE Johnny Ashmore	0.0	1	2	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dan Makovicka	5	0	25
OLB Jerry Sanks	4	1	27
CB Britt Stevenson	3	0	34
OLB Bernie Tremble	3	0	19
DE Elijah Hancock	2	0	29
OLB Cornelius Salter	2	0	19
S Emmitt Morrison	1	0	22
CB Malachi Kennedy	1	0	8
OLB Howie Ashmore	1	0	34
DE Bryant King	1	0	28
OLB Zachery Keaton	1	0	4
S Taylor Keeling	0	2	35
S Marvin Swift	0	1	13
DT Cristian Melaragni	0	1	27

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Wayne McCombs	3	2	0	31
CB Corbin Dole	3	0	0	34
CB Tracy Tubbs	3	0	0	25
OLB James Roberson	2	1	0	28
ILB Brayden Grant	2	0	1	23
CB Carlton Warren	2	0	0	27
S Mark Norris	1	1	0	38
S Martin Vance	1	1	0	13
CB Douglas Stewart	1	0	0	14
DE J.J. Choate	1	0	0	14
CB Corbin Dye	1	0	0	29
OLB Robert Bradford	1	0	0	14
OLB Tucker Johnston	0	1	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Percy Rhodes	2	6	20	1	38
C Ricardo Kuehler	1	3	20	0	38
G Patrick Sjostrom	0	2	20	1	38
T Quentin Luzar	0	2	20	0	38
T Clyde Newton	0	2	20	0	38

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
G Mark McElroy	5	7	0	37	35
C Lincoln Purdy	3	11	1	37	35
T Alexis Holmes	2	7	0	37	35
G Dave Doyle	2	4	0	37	35
T Nickolas McElroy	2	4	0	37	35

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles (N)	Tackles	STPlays
Howie Ashmore	1	19
Pedro Higbee	1	18

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Roderick Bolt	1	19
James Roberson	1	18
Sebastian Fitzgerald	1	11
Fred Garcia	1	9

Participation

Los Angeles (N)	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Howie Ashmore	---	---	31	34	19	84
DE Elijah Hancock	---	---	32	29	17	78
CB Britt Stevenson	---	---	37	34	3	74
S Taylor Keeling	---	---	35	35	3	73
DT Howard Hitchcock	---	---	32	34	3	69
TE Zach Wilkerson	18	37	---	---	14	69
T Percy Rhodes	20	38	---	---	8	66
OLB Jerry Sanks	---	---	36	27	1	64
DE Bryant King	---	---	32	28	3	63
QB Lenny Dennis	20	38	---	---	2	60
S Emmitt Morrison	---	---	26	22	12	60
T Quentin Luzar	20	38	---	---	---	58
C Ricardo Kuehler	20	38	---	---	---	58
T Clyde Newton	20	38	---	---	---	58
CB Dan Makovicka	---	---	29	25	4	58
G Patrick Sjostrom	20	38	---	---	---	58
DT Cristian Melaragni	---	---	23	27	7	57
WR Mack Dixon	16	30	---	---	---	46
RB Ryan Palazzo	15	31	---	---	---	46
WR Robert Franz	16	29	---	---	---	45
TE Pedro Higbee	9	17	---	---	18	44
OLB Bernie Tremble	---	---	22	19	2	43
OLB Cornelius Salter	---	---	13	19	1	33
CB Gavin Terry	---	---	8	11	13	32
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	8	12	---	---	12	32
WR Ezra Rigby	11	20	---	---	---	31
S Marvin Swift	---	---	13	13	1	27
RB Percy McGregor	4	7	---	---	14	25
CB Logan Piotte	---	---	14	6	---	20
CB Malachi Kennedy	---	---	7	8	2	17
S Amari Ojeda	---	---	5	1	8	14
DE Joshua Dawkins	---	---	4	8	2	14
WR Lester Wilson	0	1	---	---	12	13
OLB Zachery Keaton	---	---	6	4	---	10
RB Brandon Walker	2	3	---	---	4	9
G Theodore Davison	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Allen Sweeney	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Pedro Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Brent Nekolny	1	2	---	---	4	7
DT Toby Coker	---	---	2	1	4	7
P Ernest Rosado	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Brent Cooper	0	1	---	---	4	5
K Graham Sherman	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Lester Gilmore	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Anthony Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Lonnie Fairbanks	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Xavier Ramsey	30	34	---	---	19	83
G Dave Doyle	37	35	---	---	7	79
QB Reuben Croteau	37	35	---	---	3	75
T Alexis Holmes	37	35	---	---	---	72
C Lincoln Purdy	37	35	---	---	---	72
G Mark McElroy	37	35	---	---	---	72
T Nickolas McElroy	37	35	---	---	---	72
WR Steven Hicks	35	26	---	---	10	71
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	20	38	8	66
RB Fred Garcia	32	21	---	---	9	62
WR Pete Sweeney	29	32	---	---	---	61
S Mark Norris	---	---	20	38	2	60
OLB James Roberson	---	---	13	28	18	59
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	20	34	2	56
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	17	34	2	53
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	20	31	1	52
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	17	29	---	46
CB Tracy Tubbs	---	---	17	25	---	42
CB Carlton Warren	---	---	10	27	2	39
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	12	14	12	38
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	10	25	2	37
WR Troy Page	26	11	---	---	---	37
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	12	23	2	37
CB Douglas Stewart	---	---	4	14	18	36
TE Timothy Farr	10	21	---	---	1	32
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	9	14	6	29
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	8	18	1	27
RB Roderick Bolt	1	6	---	---	19	26
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	11	13	---	24
WR Levon Woo	5	0	---	---	15	20
RB Gary Siegel	5	9	---	---	2	16
S Martin Vance	---	---	0	13	2	15
WR Drake Durgin	5	1	---	---	6	12
FB Carl Deaver	3	9	---	---	---	12
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	0	0	12	12
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Evan Campbell	4	5	---	---	1	10
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Vincent Landtroop	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Roman Surtain	---	---	0	0	6	6
P Daryl Evans	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Jerry Wells	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Courtney Hulton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	17	8.5
Middle	18	84	4.7
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	18	62	3.4
Right	14	78	5.6
None	3	-5	-1.7

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lenny Dennis	36	21	1	1	2	6	4	0	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	35	24	4	0	3	5	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	23	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	87	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	60	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	85	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	121	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	38	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	3	1.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mack Dixon	8	6	1	39	0	30
RB Ryan Palazzo	6	1	0	-4	0	31
WR Robert Franz	5	4	0	34	0	29
WR Ezra Rigby	5	3	0	35	0	20
TE Pedro Higbee	4	3	0	39	1	17
TE Zach Wilkerson	4	1	1	4	0	37
RB Percy McGregor	3	2	0	14	0	7
TE Brent Nekolny	1	1	0	9	0	2

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pete Sweeney	8	4	0	46	1	32
TE Xavier Ramsey	8	6	1	87	3	34
RB Fred Garcia	5	3	0	24	0	21
WR Steven Hicks	4	4	0	38	0	26
WR Troy Page	2	0	1	0	0	11
RB Gary Siegel	2	2	0	21	0	9
RB Roderick Bolt	2	2	0	15	0	6
TE Timothy Farr	1	0	1	0	0	21
TE Evan Campbell	1	1	0	4	0	5
WR Drake Durgin	1	1	0	9	0	1
FB Carl Deaver	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Palazzo	1	6	6.00	3.90
TE Brian Rachmaninoff	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Roderick Bolt	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lenny Dennis	3	0	0	0.00	4.72

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	5	3	22	4.40	7.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Palazzo	2	0	0	0.00	-0.67
TE Zach Wilkerson	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Pete Sweeney	2	1	3	1.50	5.75
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	12	12.00	9.50
RB Roderick Bolt	1	1	7	7.00	7.50
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	0	0	0.00	10.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ryan Palazzo	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gary Siegel	2	0
RB Fred Garcia	1	1
RB Roderick Bolt	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lenny Dennis	11	5	3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles (N)	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mack Dixon	3	1	0
WR Robert Franz	2	2	2
RB Ryan Palazzo	2	0	0
WR Ezra Rigby	2	1	1
TE Pedro Higbee	2	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gary Siegel	2	2	2
WR Pete Sweeney	2	0	0
TE Timothy Farr	1	0	0
WR Troy Page	1	0	0
WR Steven Hicks	1	1	1
FB Carl Deaver	1	1	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,200 (19,800)
End Zone 11,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 7,200 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,200 (19,800)
End Zone	11,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	6,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	7,200 (7,500)