Conference Semifinals, 2039

played in Chicago, IL

39 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Carolina Panthers	7	3	7	0	-	17
Chicago Bears	7	0	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 CHI - Alex Etheridge 10 pass from J.J. Hill (Donald Bradford extra point)
1Q: 04:50 CAR - Fred Garcia 19 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 10:48 CAR - Wade Benson 26 field goal
3Q: 08:58 CAR - Gary Siegel 6 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
3Q: 05:12 CHI - Pete Emerson 17 run (Donald Bradford extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 CHI - Alex Etheridge 10 pass from J.J. Hill (Donald Bradford extra point)
1Q: 04:50 CAR - Fred Garcia 19 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
2Q: 10:48 CAR - Wade Benson 26 field goal
3Q: 08:58 CAR - Gary Siegel 6 pass from Reuben Croteau (Wade Benson extra point)
3Q: 05:12 CHI - Pete Emerson 17 run (Donald Bradford extra point)

Team Statistics CAR CHI
Record 13-5 14-2-1
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 4 4
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 307 309
- Offensive Plays 65 56
- Yards per Play 4.72 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 64 126
- Rushing Attempts 30 19
- Yards per Rush 2.13 6.63
Net Passing Yards 243 183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 26 - 0 36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 255 193
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.94 4.95
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/45 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/47
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:54 26:06

Team Statistics	CAR	CHI
Record	13-5	14-2-1
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	4	4
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	307	309
- Offensive Plays	65	56
- Yards per Play	4.72	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	64	126
- Rushing Attempts	30	19
- Yards per Rush	2.13	6.63
Net Passing Yards	243	183
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 26 - 0	36 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	255	193
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.94	4.95
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/45	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/47
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:54	26:06

Drive Charts

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	1:49	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	8:14	3:34	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
1	1:23	5:42	OWN 25	11	66	Field Goal
2	8:29	4:10	OWN 20	8	30	Punt
2	0:53	0:53	OWN 26	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	6:10	OWN 25	13	75	Touchdown
3	5:00	1:11	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
3	2:41	3:31	OWN 11	7	14	Punt
4	13:03	1:33	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
4	7:57	2:23	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	3:42	1:23	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	2:10	1:12	OWN 47	3	9	Punt

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	9:22	1:08	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
1	4:40	3:17	OWN 48	5	34	Missed FG
2	10:41	2:12	OWN 25	5	33	Punt
2	4:19	3:26	OWN 11	6	13	Punt
3	8:50	3:50	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	3:49	1:08	OWN 44	3	7	Punt
4	14:10	1:07	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	11:30	3:33	OWN 24	6	20	Punt
4	5:34	1:52	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
4	2:19	0:09	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
4	0:58	0:58	OWN 2	6	14	Game

Game MVP: Reuben Croteau, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Fred Garcia	25	68	2.72	25	3
RB Gary Siegel	4	2	0.50	4	0
RB Roderick Bolt	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pete Emerson	10	75	7.50	26	3	1
RB Jonathan Lecuona	8	44	5.50	15	1	0
QB J.J. Hill	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Croteau	33	26	255	2/12	2	35	0	119.0

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Hill	36	20	193	1/10	1	25	1	68.4

Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steven Hicks	7	8	70	10.00	24	20	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	5	7	40	8.00	8	14	0
WR Pete Sweeney	4	4	29	7.25	6	17	0
RB Gary Siegel	3	4	24	8.00	3	12	1
TE Timothy Farr	2	3	18	9.00	8	9	0
RB Fred Garcia	2	2	21	10.50	22	19	1
WR Troy Page	1	2	35	35.00	0	35	0
WR Drake Durgin	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Carl Deaver	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stan McGregor	5	9	63	12.60	31	25	0
WR Alex Etheridge	3	5	33	11.00	10	23	1
RB Pete Emerson	3	3	16	5.33	9	8	0
WR Miles Whitfield	2	5	12	6.00	2	8	0
WR Winston Cox	2	2	27	13.50	6	15	0
WR Gustavo Dagen	2	5	33	16.50	14	19	0
TE Timothy Stephenson	1	1	0	0.00	3	0	0
TE Dalton Sampson	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Jonathan Lecuona	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0

Interception Statistics

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mark Norris	1	13	13.00	0

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Douglas Stewart	0	0	1	0
OLB James Roberson	0	0	1	0
S Martin Vance	0	0	1	0

Chicago	Fumb	Recov
RB Pete Emerson	1	0
CB Leon Novack	1	0
RB Jonathan Lecuona	1	0
DE Logan Houston	0	1
WR Gustavo Dagen	0	1
TE Dalton Sampson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Daryl Evans	8	339	42.4	39.6	57	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Miller	7	305	43.6	37.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Wade Benson	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Bradford	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drake Durgin	1	6	6.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Novack	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Garcia	1	20	20.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mickey Banks	1	47	47.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mark Norris	9	0	0.0	19	37
ILB Wayne McCombs	5	1	0.0	16	32
CB Corbin Dole	4	0	0.0	17	29
DE Xavier Houston	3	0	1.0	19	37
OLB James Roberson	3	0	0.0	12	24
CB Tracy Tubbs	3	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Robert Bradford	2	2	0.0	7	12
ILB Brayden Grant	2	1	0.0	12	21
CB Corbin Dye	1	2	0.0	14	26
DE Johnny Ashmore	1	1	0.0	16	28
DE Stephen Lillis	1	0	0.0	12	27
CB Carlton Warren	1	0	0.0	12	26
S Sherman Nicas	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE J.J. Choate	1	0	0.0	9	19
S Martin Vance	1	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Tucker Johnston	0	1	0.0	8	14

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Van Bernard	9	3	0.0	29	33
S Collin Groza	8	2	0.0	29	33
OLB Bart Gonzalez	4	4	0.0	23	21
DT Fred Varitek	4	2	0.0	20	21
CB Winfred Boone	4	0	0.0	23	24
DE Jumbo Kaufusi	4	0	0.0	11	15
S Roy Mueller	3	1	0.0	17	18
DT Gino Stevenson	3	1	0.0	23	25
DE Mario Burgess	3	1	0.0	29	35
ILB Vinny Lang	3	1	0.0	10	14
DE Logan Houston	2	0	2.0	23	24
S Leonardo Lyon	2	1	0.0	11	26
CB Carson Wilkins	2	1	0.0	24	31
OLB Stan Martin	2	0	0.0	10	13
DT Alec Davidson	1	2	0.0	11	13
CB Leon Novack	1	1	0.0	4	6
CB Mickey Banks	1	0	0.0	18	11
WR Gustavo Dagen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jorge Beyer	0	1	0.0	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Xavier Houston	1.0	0	1	0	37
DE J.J. Choate	0.0	2	0	0	19
ILB Wayne McCombs	0.0	1	0	0	32
DE Stephen Lillis	0.0	0	1	0	27
DE Johnny Ashmore	0.0	0	0	1	28

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Logan Houston	2.0	0	0	24
DT Orlando Murphy	0.0	1	0	7
DE Mario Burgess	0.0	0	2	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mark Norris	4	0	1	37
CB Corbin Dole	3	1	0	29
OLB James Roberson	3	0	0	24
CB Tracy Tubbs	2	1	0	27
ILB Wayne McCombs	1	1	0	32
CB Corbin Dye	1	1	0	26
ILB Brayden Grant	1	0	0	21
CB Carlton Warren	1	0	0	26
DE Johnny Ashmore	1	0	0	28
DE J.J. Choate	1	0	0	19
S Martin Vance	1	0	0	16
OLB Robert Bradford	1	0	0	12

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Collin Groza	6	1	33
OLB Bart Gonzalez	4	0	21
OLB Van Bernard	3	1	33
CB Carson Wilkins	3	1	31
S Roy Mueller	2	0	18
S Leonardo Lyon	2	0	26
CB Winfred Boone	2	0	24
DT Gino Stevenson	1	0	25
DE Mario Burgess	1	0	35
OLB Stan Martin	1	0	13
DE Jumbo Kaufusi	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Mark McElroy	5	10	30	1	35
C Lincoln Purdy	1	7	30	1	35
T Alexis Holmes	1	6	30	0	35
T Nickolas McElroy	0	5	30	0	35
G Dave Doyle	0	1	30	0	35
TE Xavier Ramsey	0	1	27	0	30

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Randy Quartucci	3	5	0	19	0	37
C Jackie Wheeler	3	4	1	19	0	37
G Dusty Emmons	1	4	0	19	0	37
T Raymond Curtis	1	3	1	19	1	37
T Josiah Loveless	1	2	1	19	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Douglas Stewart	2	23
Grayson Henson	1	9

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Timothy Stephenson	1	23
Stan Martin	1	21

Participation

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Xavier Ramsey	27	30	---	---	23	80
G Dave Doyle	30	35	---	---	9	74
WR Steven Hicks	28	31	---	---	15	74
QB Reuben Croteau	30	35	---	---	1	66
T Alexis Holmes	30	35	---	---	1	66
C Lincoln Purdy	30	35	---	---	---	65
G Mark McElroy	30	35	---	---	---	65
T Nickolas McElroy	30	35	---	---	---	65
OLB James Roberson	---	---	12	24	22	58
WR Pete Sweeney	28	30	---	---	---	58
S Mark Norris	---	---	19	37	1	57
DE Xavier Houston	---	---	19	37	1	57
RB Fred Garcia	25	21	---	---	8	54
CB Corbin Dole	---	---	17	29	2	48
ILB Wayne McCombs	---	---	16	32	---	48
DE Johnny Ashmore	---	---	16	28	1	45
CB Douglas Stewart	---	---	5	16	23	44
CB Tracy Tubbs	---	---	14	27	---	41
DE Stephen Lillis	---	---	12	27	1	40
CB Carlton Warren	---	---	12	26	2	40
CB Corbin Dye	---	---	14	26	---	40
WR Troy Page	19	16	---	---	---	35
DE J.J. Choate	---	---	9	19	7	35
ILB Brayden Grant	---	---	12	21	1	34
RB Roderick Bolt	1	3	---	---	23	27
OLB Robert Bradford	---	---	7	12	7	26
TE Timothy Farr	9	15	---	---	1	25
OLB Tucker Johnston	---	---	8	14	2	24
S Martin Vance	---	---	6	16	1	23
S Sherman Nicas	---	---	3	5	13	21
WR Levon Woo	1	2	---	---	15	18
RB Gary Siegel	4	11	---	---	3	18
DT Walter Bishop	---	---	7	10	---	17
OLB Devin Haukioja	---	---	0	0	13	13
TE Evan Campbell	5	5	---	---	2	12
T Sebastian Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	12	12
FB Carl Deaver	2	9	---	---	---	11
WR Drake Durgin	1	2	---	---	7	10
C Nate Garrett	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Grayson Henson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Vincent Landtroop	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Roman Surtain	---	---	1	1	7	9
P Daryl Evans	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Wade Benson	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Jerry Wells	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Courtney Hulton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Chicago	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Mario Burgess	---	---	29	35	1	65
T Raymond Curtis	19	37	---	---	8	64
G Dusty Emmons	19	37	---	---	8	64
S Collin Groza	---	---	29	33	1	63
OLB Van Bernard	---	---	29	33	1	63
DT Gino Stevenson	---	---	23	25	11	59
QB J.J. Hill	19	37	---	---	---	56
C Jackie Wheeler	19	37	---	---	---	56
DE Logan Houston	---	---	23	24	9	56
G Randy Quartucci	19	37	---	---	---	56
CB Carson Wilkins	---	---	24	31	1	56
T Josiah Loveless	19	37	---	---	---	56
OLB Bart Gonzalez	---	---	23	21	10	54
TE Stan McGregor	17	33	---	---	4	54
CB Winfred Boone	---	---	23	24	4	51
WR Gustavo Dagen	15	33	---	---	---	48
TE Dalton Sampson	9	12	---	---	23	44
OLB Stan Martin	---	---	10	13	21	44
CB Mickey Banks	---	---	18	11	14	43
DT Fred Varitek	---	---	20	21	1	42
WR Miles Whitfield	12	29	---	---	---	41
WR Alex Etheridge	13	24	---	---	2	39
S Leonardo Lyon	---	---	11	26	1	38
S Roy Mueller	---	---	17	18	2	37
RB Pete Emerson	10	25	---	---	---	35
TE Timothy Stephenson	4	6	---	---	23	33
DE Jumbo Kaufusi	---	---	11	15	---	26
CB Jorge Beyer	---	---	11	13	1	25
FB Chuck Anthony	0	2	---	---	23	25
DT Alec Davidson	---	---	11	13	---	24
OLB Ricky Monroe	---	---	0	2	22	24
ILB Vinny Lang	---	---	10	14	---	24
CB Leon Novack	---	---	4	6	14	24
RB Jonathan Lecuona	9	10	---	---	3	22
WR Winston Cox	4	5	---	---	3	12
DT Orlando Murphy	---	---	3	7	1	11
RB Jamie Hutton	0	1	---	---	8	9
CB Winfred Spencer	---	---	0	0	8	8
G Lawrence Barrett	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Brandon Ellison	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kris Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Joseph Stoffel	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Avery Stewart	2	5	---	---	---	7
K Donald Bradford	0	0	---	---	4	4
DE Justin Lane	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Kendrick Cleeland	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-6	-6.0
Middle	16	48	3.0
Right	13	22	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	6	66	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Croteau	33	26	2	0	1	3	2	0	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Hill	36	20	2	1	3	4	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	109	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	64	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	80	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steven Hicks	8	7	0	70	1	31
TE Xavier Ramsey	7	5	1	40	0	30
RB Gary Siegel	4	3	0	24	0	11
WR Pete Sweeney	4	4	0	29	0	30
TE Timothy Farr	3	2	0	18	0	15
WR Troy Page	2	1	0	35	1	16
RB Fred Garcia	2	2	0	21	0	21
FB Carl Deaver	2	1	0	6	0	9
WR Drake Durgin	1	1	0	12	0	2

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stan McGregor	9	5	2	63	1	33
WR Alex Etheridge	5	3	0	33	1	24
WR Miles Whitfield	5	2	1	12	0	29
WR Gustavo Dagen	5	2	0	33	0	33
RB Pete Emerson	3	3	0	16	0	25
TE Dalton Sampson	3	1	0	12	0	12
WR Winston Cox	2	2	0	27	0	5
TE Timothy Stephenson	1	1	0	0	0	6
RB Jonathan Lecuona	1	1	0	-3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Fred Garcia	4	-10	-2.50	2.72

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Pete Emerson	2	14	7.00	7.50
RB Jonathan Lecuona	1	1	1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Reuben Croteau	3	3	33	11.00	7.73

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Hill	4	2	10	2.50	5.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gary Siegel	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
RB Fred Garcia	1	1	19	19.00	10.50
TE Xavier Ramsey	1	1	8	8.00	5.71

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Etheridge	1	1	10	10.00	6.60
WR Miles Whitfield	1	0	0	0.00	2.40
TE Timothy Stephenson	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
TE Stan McGregor	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
RB Pete Emerson	4	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Croteau	8	7	4

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Hill	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gary Siegel	3	3	3
WR Steven Hicks	2	2	0
TE Xavier Ramsey	2	2	1
WR Troy Page	1	0	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stan McGregor	3	2	1
WR Alex Etheridge	2	1	1
WR Miles Whitfield	2	1	0
RB Pete Emerson	1	1	0
WR Gustavo Dagen	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)