Conference Semifinals, 2045

played in New Orleans, LA

44 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Seattle Seahawks	0	7	3	3	-	13
New Orleans Saints	10	3	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 21 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 05:22 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 41 field goal
2Q: 04:42 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 49 field goal
2Q: 01:06 SEA - Wade Hardy 13 pass from Walter Money (Ralph Pearson extra point)
3Q: 03:53 SEA - Ralph Pearson 23 field goal
4Q: 13:01 NOS - Leonard Lang 6 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 09:49 SEA - Ralph Pearson 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:14 NOS - Dashawn Nixon 21 pass from Kendall Siever (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
1Q: 05:22 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 41 field goal
2Q: 04:42 NOS - Ricardo Culbertson 49 field goal
2Q: 01:06 SEA - Wade Hardy 13 pass from Walter Money (Ralph Pearson extra point)
3Q: 03:53 SEA - Ralph Pearson 23 field goal
4Q: 13:01 NOS - Leonard Lang 6 run (Ricardo Culbertson extra point)
4Q: 09:49 SEA - Ralph Pearson 43 field goal

Team Statistics SEA NOS
Record 13-4-1 15-2
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 380 277
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 139 121
- Rushing Attempts 38 29
- Yards per Rush 3.66 4.17
Net Passing Yards 241 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.30 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/22 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/61 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time of Possession 33:53 26:07

Team Statistics	SEA	NOS
Record	13-4-1	15-2
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	380	277
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	139	121
- Rushing Attempts	38	29
- Yards per Rush	3.66	4.17
Net Passing Yards	241	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.30	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/22	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/61	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 35
Time of Possession	33:53	26:07

Drive Charts

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:03	2:24	OWN 25	4	18	Fumble
1	5:14	4:46	OWN 35	8	21	Punt
2	13:58	4:52	OWN 11	11	61	Missed FG
2	7:18	1:38	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	4:35	3:40	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 25	5	51	Fumble
3	11:47	8:02	OWN 27	14	67	Field Goal
4	12:52	3:11	OWN 28	8	46	Field Goal
4	7:33	3:16	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
4	2:31	0:57	OWN 20	4	-8	Downs

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:57	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
1	7:39	2:25	OPP 43	5	19	Field Goal
1	0:28	1:30	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:06	1:48	OWN 35	4	27	Punt
2	5:40	1:05	OWN 38	5	30	Field Goal
2	0:55	0:53	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	12:57	1:10	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	3:45	5:53	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
4	9:41	2:08	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
4	4:17	1:46	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	1:34	1:34	OPP 12	4	8	Game

Game MVP: Kendall Siever, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Colton Riley	19	43	2.26	12	1
RB Sawyer Small	17	91	5.35	16	4
QB Walter Money	2	5	2.50	6	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Leonard Lang	18	66	3.67	18	1	1
RB Dwight Franken	8	42	5.25	21	1	0
QB Kendall Siever	2	10	5.00	11	1	0
RB Blaine Justice	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walter Money	31	19	253	2/12	1	39	0	97.9

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	25	15	161	1/5	1	30	0	92.3

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Rick Shields	7	9	87	12.43	29	19	0
WR J.B. Terry	6	8	85	14.17	10	21	0
WR Wade Hardy	3	9	55	18.33	31	39	1
WR Samuel Lane	1	2	17	17.00	15	17	0
RB Troy Cushenbery	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Colton Riley	1	1	5	5.00	2	5	0
TE Dylan Guymon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason Matesky	6	9	61	10.17	10	20	0
RB Leonard Lang	4	4	22	5.50	19	12	0
FB Logan Blake	2	3	22	11.00	0	14	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	21	21.00	7	21	1
WR Joe Howard	1	6	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	30	30.00	17	30	0
WR Marlon Brewer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov
RB Sawyer Small	1	0
RB Colton Riley	1	0
WR Wade Hardy	1	0
T Bert Ferguson	0	1

New Orleans	Recov	Force
S Barry Moorehead	1	1
S Tyler Worden	1	0
DT Calvin Grier	0	1
DE Aidan Butler	0	1

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cristian Oelschlager	3	129	43.0	29.7	44	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ellis Andrews	6	322	53.7	43.3	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ralph Pearson	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ricardo Culbertson	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Hardy	2	22	11.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wade Hardy	2	61	30.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dashawn Nixon	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brenden McIntyre	13	0	0.0	28	25
OLB Colton Wilcox	7	1	1.0	29	26
S Christopher Woodling	4	3	0.0	29	26
DE Oscar Fitzgerald	4	0	0.0	28	26
DT Isaac McKenzie	2	3	0.0	25	17
CB Corwin O'Brien	2	1	0.0	26	24
DT Jordan Leibert	2	0	0.0	18	15
ILB Edgar Woods	2	0	0.0	16	12
S Arnie Young	2	0	0.0	24	25
CB Dalton Carpenter	2	0	0.0	4	8
DT Philip Garrett	1	1	0.0	9	8
CB Danny Shepherd	1	1	0.0	29	26
OLB Marty Inmon	0	1	0.0	4	2
DE Rondell Albers	0	1	0.0	15	17
OLB Gary Badalaty	0	1	0.0	16	12

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Santiago Caldwell	8	6	0.0	31	27
ILB Ike Grui	6	4	0.0	36	32
OLB Donnell Thompson	5	1	0.0	35	31
DT Calvin Grier	5	0	0.0	25	24
CB Gus Goldblatt	4	2	0.0	21	18
S Frederick Hanlin	4	2	0.0	19	21
DE Peyton Mann	3	0	1.0	31	26
S Barry Moorehead	3	3	0.0	19	16
DE Aidan Butler	3	0	0.0	23	17
CB Philip Sparrow	3	0	0.0	24	19
DE J.R. Turnbull	2	5	0.0	32	26
S Carlton Stephenson	2	2	0.0	22	16
CB Tim Babin	2	1	0.0	15	15
OLB Rick O'Donnell	2	1	0.0	13	13
DT Chad Nicholas	2	1	0.0	10	7
DE Damon Springer	1	2	1.0	9	9
S Tyler Worden	1	0	0.0	25	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Colton Wilcox	1.0	1	1	2	26
DE Oscar Fitzgerald	0.0	1	2	1	26
DE Rondell Albers	0.0	0	1	0	17

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Damon Springer	1.0	1	0	0	9
DE Peyton Mann	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Aidan Butler	0.0	0	4	2	17
DT Chad Nicholas	0.0	0	0	1	7

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Brenden McIntyre	7	0	25
OLB Colton Wilcox	2	1	26
S Arnie Young	2	1	25
S Christopher Woodling	2	0	26
CB Danny Shepherd	1	0	26
CB Dalton Carpenter	1	0	8
CB Corwin O'Brien	0	1	24

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Frederick Hanlin	3	1	21
ILB Ike Grui	3	1	32
CB Gus Goldblatt	3	0	18
S Barry Moorehead	2	1	16
OLB Donnell Thompson	2	1	31
S Santiago Caldwell	2	0	27
CB Philip Sparrow	2	0	19
CB Tim Babin	1	0	15
S Carlton Stephenson	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Horace Conley	6	8	38	1	33
T Bert Ferguson	3	9	38	1	33
G Devon Cooley	2	9	38	0	33
TE Dylan Guymon	1	1	10	0	10
C Jamal Simmons	0	4	38	0	33
G Gus Pifott	0	3	38	0	33
TE Rick Shields	0	2	35	0	33

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Sean Oxenby	5	10	1	29	1	26
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	3	5	0	29	0	26
G Stephen Cunningham	1	3	0	29	0	26
C Francisco Helms	0	5	0	29	0	26
G Rondell Petruzziello	0	3	0	29	0	26
FB Logan Blake	0	1	0	3	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
Colton Riley	1	21
Colton Wilcox	1	15

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Matesky	2	13
Leonard Lang	1	17
Sean Oxenby	1	6

Participation

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Wade Hardy	38	32	---	---	21	91
WR Samuel Lane	38	28	---	---	21	87
T Horace Conley	38	33	---	---	6	77
G Gus Pifott	38	33	---	---	---	71
QB Walter Money	38	33	---	---	---	71
G Devon Cooley	38	33	---	---	---	71
T Bert Ferguson	38	33	---	---	---	71
C Jamal Simmons	38	33	---	---	---	71
OLB Colton Wilcox	---	---	29	26	15	70
TE Rick Shields	35	33	---	---	---	68
S Arnie Young	---	---	24	25	16	65
CB Danny Shepherd	---	---	29	26	2	57
S Christopher Woodling	---	---	29	26	2	57
DE Oscar Fitzgerald	---	---	28	26	2	56
ILB Brenden McIntyre	---	---	28	25	1	54
RB Colton Riley	20	12	---	---	21	53
CB Corwin O'Brien	---	---	26	24	1	51
WR J.B. Terry	24	20	---	---	---	44
DT Isaac McKenzie	---	---	25	17	1	43
RB Sawyer Small	18	19	---	---	4	41
DE Rondell Albers	---	---	15	17	8	40
ILB Edgar Woods	---	---	16	12	12	40
DT Jordan Leibert	---	---	18	15	1	34
OLB Gary Badalaty	---	---	16	12	1	29
DE Hayden Robbins	---	---	2	8	19	29
CB Dalton Carpenter	---	---	4	8	16	28
CB DeAndre Alexandre	---	---	13	8	1	22
TE Dylan Guymon	10	10	---	---	---	20
RB Troy Cushenbery	2	6	---	---	12	20
DT Philip Garrett	---	---	9	8	1	18
WR Tucker Clayton	5	4	---	---	9	18
TE Ricardo Pritchett	0	1	---	---	11	12
K Ralph Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Brad Kafka	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Horace Wolf	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Cooper Berrios	---	---	4	1	1	6
P Cristian Oelschlager	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Marty Inmon	---	---	4	2	---	6
DT Otis Reid	---	---	0	0	6	6
G Rick Renfro	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Ike Lincoln	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Jimmie Becker	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Keith Hartman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sam Nardone	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Donovan Bradford	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Colton Munkres	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Ike Grui	---	---	36	32	10	78
S Santiago Caldwell	---	---	31	27	13	71
OLB Donnell Thompson	---	---	35	31	3	69
TE Jason Matesky	26	25	---	---	13	64
G Rondell Petruzziello	29	26	---	---	8	63
DE J.R. Turnbull	---	---	32	26	4	62
T Sean Oxenby	29	26	---	---	6	61
RB Leonard Lang	20	23	---	---	17	60
DE Peyton Mann	---	---	31	26	3	60
WR Marlon Brewer	27	22	---	---	9	58
G Stephen Cunningham	29	26	---	---	3	58
QB Kendall Siever	29	26	---	---	---	55
G Roosevelt Rodrigue	29	26	---	---	---	55
C Francisco Helms	29	26	---	---	---	55
WR Joe Howard	28	26	---	---	---	54
DT Calvin Grier	---	---	25	24	1	50
CB Philip Sparrow	---	---	24	19	6	49
S Tyler Worden	---	---	25	20	2	47
CB Gus Goldblatt	---	---	21	18	7	46
S Barry Moorehead	---	---	19	16	11	46
OLB Rick O'Donnell	---	---	13	13	19	45
S Frederick Hanlin	---	---	19	21	3	43
DE Aidan Butler	---	---	23	17	---	40
WR Dashawn Nixon	12	9	---	---	18	39
S Carlton Stephenson	---	---	22	16	1	39
DT Lincoln Carlisle	---	---	18	17	3	38
TE Tony Peele	11	7	---	---	20	38
CB Tim Babin	---	---	15	15	1	31
FB Logan Blake	3	13	---	---	14	30
DE Damon Springer	---	---	9	9	2	20
DT Chad Nicholas	---	---	10	7	3	20
WR Victor Buckley	2	0	---	---	14	16
DT Jay Stark	---	---	5	6	2	13
RB Dwight Franken	8	3	---	---	---	11
C Jeffrey Borges	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ellis Andrews	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Les Massa	0	0	---	---	8	8
FB Stanley Russell	5	2	---	---	---	7
K Ricardo Culbertson	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Eugene Morris	---	---	3	2	1	6
T Brenden Nicol	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Monty Bustos	---	---	2	1	---	3
TE Taylor Edwards	2	0	---	---	---	2
RB Blaine Justice	1	0	---	---	---	1
QB Jackson Karau	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Marcos Norris	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	46	4.2
Middle	20	83	4.2
Right	6	11	1.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	28	3.5
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	7	35	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walter Money	31	19	2	3	0	4	4	3	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	25	15	3	1	0	3	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	91	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	136	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	13	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	107	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Rick Shields	9	7	87	0	33
WR Wade Hardy	9	3	55	1	32
WR J.B. Terry	8	6	85	1	20
WR Samuel Lane	2	1	17	0	28
TE Dylan Guymon	1	0	0	0	10
RB Troy Cushenbery	1	1	4	0	6
RB Colton Riley	1	1	5	0	12

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jason Matesky	9	6	61	1	25
WR Joe Howard	6	1	5	0	26
RB Leonard Lang	4	4	22	0	23
FB Logan Blake	3	2	22	0	13
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0	0	22
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	21	1	9
RB Dwight Franken	1	1	30	1	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Colton Riley	3	-3	-1.00	2.26
RB Sawyer Small	1	10	10.00	5.35

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Leonard Lang	4	16	4.00	3.67
QB Kendall Siever	1	-1	-1.00	5.00
RB Blaine Justice	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Dwight Franken	1	0	0.00	5.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walter Money	4	2	18	4.50	8.16

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Hardy	2	1	13	6.50	6.11
TE Rick Shields	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
RB Colton Riley	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sawyer Small	8	6
RB Colton Riley	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
RB Leonard Lang	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walter Money	7	3	3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	9	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wade Hardy	3	0	0
WR J.B. Terry	3	3	3
TE Rick Shields	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jason Matesky	4	3	3
FB Logan Blake	2	1	1
WR Marlon Brewer	1	0	0
WR Dashawn Nixon	1	1	1
WR Joe Howard	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,900)
End Zone 13,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,600 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,900)
End Zone	13,200 (14,300)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)