Conference Semifinals, 2022

played in San Francisco, CA

64 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	0	7	3	0	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	3	7	14	12	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:49 SFO - Damon Farmer 33 field goal
2Q: 11:31 STL - Daniel Taylor 3 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 05:11 SFO - Fernando Wilczewski 17 pass from Zach Palmer (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 10:26 SFO - Deon Alexander 22 pass from Zach Palmer (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 08:28 SFO - Heath Pierce 90 interception return (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 02:07 STL - Lester Arnold 42 field goal
4Q: 11:26 SFO - Damon Farmer 26 field goal
4Q: 06:24 SFO - Damon Farmer 43 field goal
4Q: 02:52 SFO - Damon Farmer 24 field goal
4Q: 01:27 SFO - Damon Farmer 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:49 SFO - Damon Farmer 33 field goal
2Q: 11:31 STL - Daniel Taylor 3 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 05:11 SFO - Fernando Wilczewski 17 pass from Zach Palmer (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 10:26 SFO - Deon Alexander 22 pass from Zach Palmer (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 08:28 SFO - Heath Pierce 90 interception return (Damon Farmer extra point)
3Q: 02:07 STL - Lester Arnold 42 field goal
4Q: 11:26 SFO - Damon Farmer 26 field goal
4Q: 06:24 SFO - Damon Farmer 43 field goal
4Q: 02:52 SFO - Damon Farmer 24 field goal
4Q: 01:27 SFO - Damon Farmer 35 field goal

Team Statistics STL SFO
Record 10-8 14-3
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 6 2
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 261 348
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 4.21 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 151 101
- Rushing Attempts 27 33
- Yards per Rush 5.59 3.06
Net Passing Yards 110 247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 1 33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 140 247
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.14 7.48
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 6/163 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/90
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 42
Time of Possession 26:17 33:43

Team Statistics	STL	SFO
Record	10-8	14-3
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	6	2
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	261	348
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	4.21	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	151	101
- Rushing Attempts	27	33
- Yards per Rush	5.59	3.06
Net Passing Yards	110	247
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 1	33 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	140	247
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.14	7.48
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	6.3
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	6/163	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/90
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 42
Time of Possession	26:17	33:43

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:34	OWN 20	6	27	Punt
1	4:43	3:12	OWN 36	5	23	Punt
1	0:25	4:01	OWN 45	8	55	Touchdown
2	8:44	1:30	OWN 11	3	-4	Punt
2	5:05	1:48	OWN 26	4	17	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 36	1	1	Half
3	10:11	1:51	OPP 26	3	11	Interception
3	8:20	1:04	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
3	6:06	4:05	OWN 1	8	74	Field Goal
4	11:18	3:13	OWN 26	9	19	Downs
4	6:19	1:09	OWN 20	4	-9	Downs
4	2:47	0:50	OWN 18	4	8	Downs
4	1:21	1:21	OWN 20	4	32	Game

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:26	6:43	OWN 22	14	62	Field Goal
1	1:31	1:06	OWN 7	3	3	Punt
2	11:24	2:40	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
2	7:14	2:09	OWN 48	5	52	Touchdown
2	3:17	3:13	OWN 22	9	49	Missed FG
3	15:00	4:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	7:16	1:10	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	2:01	5:43	OWN 40	10	51	Field Goal
4	8:05	1:46	OPP 45	4	19	Field Goal
4	5:10	2:23	OPP 11	3	4	Field Goal
4	1:57	0:36	OPP 26	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Zach Palmer, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lionel Johnson	13	57	4.38	19	2	0
Daniel Taylor	12	87	7.25	41	2	1
Sammie Holmes	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ralph de los Santos	20	61	3.05	10	1
Rick Barnes	7	15	2.14	3	0
Zach Palmer	3	19	6.33	9	0
Wendell Tomich	3	6	2.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	30	18	140	5/30	0	18	1	57.6

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Zach Palmer	30	18	233	0/0	2	31	0	106.6
Ricky Ingram	3	1	14	0/0	0	14	0	49.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Lionel Johnson	5	5	25	5.00	9	18
WR Kirk Ellison	4	5	33	8.25	7	12
WR William Lundberg	3	4	41	13.67	14	17
TE Freddie Winters	1	4	3	3.00	0	3
WR Martinez Whitfield	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
RB Daniel Taylor	1	2	12	12.00	9	12
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE Dennis Hanson	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
WR Benjamin Dubey	1	3	11	11.00	0	11

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Butch Erickson	5	10	89	17.80	23	31	0
RB Ralph de los Santos	3	3	29	9.67	18	14	0
TE Brad Renwick	3	4	23	7.67	1	14	0
WR Fernando Wilczewski	2	5	30	15.00	2	17	1
WR Marcus Simmons	2	4	20	10.00	0	11	0
WR Deon Alexander	2	2	48	24.00	0	26	1
WR William Hannon	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
RB Wendell Tomich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Rick Barnes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Edwin Cochrane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Heath Pierce	1	90	90.00	1

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Cesario	5	187	37.4	33.4	44	3

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo Daileader	3	140	46.7	44.0	53	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Damon Farmer	5/6	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spencer Fleming	1	8	8.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Hannon	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
William Lundberg	3	109	36.3	0
Martinez Whitfield	3	54	18.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Butch Erickson	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	9	1	31	31
S Allen Wooden	6	1	24	21
CB Vernon Garrison	5	1	22	30
OLB Sherman Wilson	5	0	15	6
DT Malcolm Beustring	4	0	22	21
OLB Byron Crist	3	4	13	12
DT Donald Costa	3	2	16	18
CB Robbie Williamson	3	2	22	21
DE Jose Prescott	3	1	31	29
ILB Drew Rollo	2	2	20	21
S Lewis Niemeyer	2	0	20	23
CB Spencer Fleming	1	3	19	21
DE Morris Severson	1	1	18	20
S Tony Merriman	1	0	29	30
DE Christian Stuart	1	0	30	28
DT Jorge Schultz	1	0	11	10
CB Clifton Basford	0	1	14	15

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brent Crowley	8	1	0.0	24	33
ILB Todd Daughtry	5	2	0.0	15	15
ILB Tyrell Cox	4	1	1.5	16	27
OLB Artie Cavallo	4	1	0.5	14	15
S Rex McQuitty	4	2	0.0	25	31
OLB Billy Joe Marsh	4	1	0.0	18	22
DT C.J. Cofield	3	0	1.5	17	18
DE Lonnie Eggert	3	1	1.0	19	24
OLB Reuben Carnation	3	0	0.5	25	26
S Jorge Winkler	3	2	0.0	15	22
CB Heath Pierce	3	2	0.0	20	31
S C.J. Gaylor	3	0	0.0	27	35
CB Reggie Wallace	2	2	0.0	10	9
OLB Buddy Wiggins	0	1	0.0	7	14

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Malcolm Beustring	1	1	0	21
DE Jose Prescott	0	1	1	29
DT Donald Costa	0	1	0	18
DE Christian Stuart	0	1	0	28

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT C.J. Cofield	1.5	0	0	0	18
ILB Tyrell Cox	1.5	0	0	0	27
DE Lonnie Eggert	1.0	0	1	1	24
OLB Reuben Carnation	0.5	0	1	0	26
OLB Artie Cavallo	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Max McElroy	0.0	1	0	0	13
DT Dale Tubbs	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	4	1	31
CB Vernon Garrison	3	0	30
CB Robbie Williamson	2	1	21
S Allen Wooden	2	1	21
OLB Byron Crist	2	0	12
CB Spencer Fleming	2	0	21
S Lewis Niemeyer	1	0	23
DE Jose Prescott	1	0	29
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	0	6
DT Malcolm Beustring	1	0	21
S Tony Merriman	0	2	30
OLB Ernest Ballard	0	1	4

San Francisco	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brent Crowley	5	0	0	33
S Rex McQuitty	3	1	0	31
S C.J. Gaylor	2	3	0	35
CB Heath Pierce	2	0	1	31
ILB Tyrell Cox	2	0	0	27
S Jorge Winkler	2	0	0	22
OLB Artie Cavallo	1	0	0	15
ILB Todd Daughtry	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Brock	4	4	27	2	35
George Coffey	3	8	24	0	33
Mack Norris	1	4	26	0	30
Teddy Buchanan	1	3	10	1	11
Jumbo Nathan	1	1	20	0	26
Joseph Sampson	0	3	27	2	35
Donnell Fuller	0	2	13	0	14

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tyrell Breneman	3	6	1	24	22
Fred Sanderson	1	3	1	30	29
Edward Cox	1	2	0	28	26
Ralph Fore	1	1	0	16	16
Shawn Sherman	0	8	0	26	32
Ralph Clayton	0	4	0	26	23
George Holm	0	2	0	9	11
Jackie Burks	0	2	0	12	8
Leo Abrams	0	1	0	3	4
Dave Hankton	0	1	0	7	10

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Johnson	1	20
Dennis Hanson	1	17
Clifton Basford	1	14
Robbie Williamson	1	10
Spencer Fleming	0	19
Lewis Niemeyer	0	17
Byron Crist	0	16
Gus Campbell	0	15
Quentin Neufeldt	0	13
Freddie Winters	0	10
Jackie Douglas	0	9
Martinez Whitfield	0	9
Donnell Fuller	0	8
William Lundberg	0	7
Cris Sanders	0	7
Christian Stuart	0	7
George Coffey	0	6
Myron Rodriguez	0	6
Morris Severson	0	6
Vernon Garrison	0	6
Teddy Buchanan	0	6
Jumbo Nathan	0	6
Preston Sampson	0	6
Randall Money	0	6
Donald Costa	0	5
Jose Prescott	0	5
Tony Merriman	0	5
Marcus Cesario	0	5
Malcolm Beustring	0	5
Lester Arnold	0	4
Drew Rollo	0	4
Levon Felker	0	4
Sherman Wilson	0	4
Allen Wooden	0	4
Benjamin Dubey	0	2
Daniel Taylor	0	1
Kent O'Donnell	0	1
Will Norris	0	1
Jorge Schultz	0	1

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Reggie Wallace	3	20
Marcus Simmons	2	18
Wendell Tomich	1	25
Brent Crowley	1	5
Carlton Davidson	0	21
Deon Alexander	0	20
Rex McQuitty	0	18
William Hannon	0	17
Edwin Cochrane	0	16
Damon Farmer	0	15
Reuben Carnation	0	13
Billy Joe Marsh	0	11
Jorge Winkler	0	10
George Holm	0	9
Jackie Burks	0	9
Phil Tikaran	0	9
Ralph Fore	0	8
Zach Palmer	0	6
Fred Sanderson	0	5
Brad Renwick	0	5
Edward Cox	0	5
Lonnie Eggert	0	5
Max McElroy	0	4
Artie Cavallo	0	4
Butch Erickson	0	3
Renaldo Daileader	0	3
Leo Abrams	0	3
Trent Fulcher	0	2
C.J. Cofield	0	1
Shawn Sherman	0	1
Ralph de los Santos	0	1
Heath Pierce	0	1
Rick Barnes	0	1
Harold Blades	0	1
Todd Daughtry	0	1
C.J. Gaylor	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	93	8.5
Middle	9	36	4.0
Right	7	22	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	27	2.7
Middle	16	50	3.1
Right	7	24	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	30	18	0	2	1	4	3	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Zach Palmer	30	18	4	1	1	5	4	1	0
Ricky Ingram	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	60	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	49	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	126	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	72	18.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
RB Lionel Johnson	5	5	0	25	18
WR Kirk Ellison	5	4	0	33	18
WR William Lundberg	4	3	0	41	21
TE Freddie Winters	4	1	0	3	21
WR Martinez Whitfield	3	1	0	5	24
WR Benjamin Dubey	3	1	0	11	19
RB Daniel Taylor	2	1	0	12	15
WR Quentin Neufeldt	2	1	0	5	7
TE Dennis Hanson	2	1	1	5	14

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Butch Erickson	10	5	0	89	2	31
WR Fernando Wilczewski	5	2	0	30	0	15
TE Brad Renwick	4	3	0	23	0	21
WR Marcus Simmons	4	2	0	20	0	18
RB Ralph de los Santos	3	3	0	29	0	23
WR Deon Alexander	2	2	0	48	2	6
WR William Hannon	1	1	0	6	0	6
RB Wendell Tomich	1	0	0	0	0	7
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Rick Barnes	1	0	1	0	0	7
TE Edwin Cochrane	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Taylor	2	6	3.00	7.25

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tomich	2	1	0.50	2.00
Ralph de los Santos	2	7	3.50	3.05
Rick Barnes	1	2	2.00	2.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	3	2	12	4.00	4.67

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Zach Palmer	3	2	19	6.33	7.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR William Lundberg	1	0	0	0.00	10.25
RB Daniel Taylor	1	1	12	12.00	6.00
RB Lionel Johnson	1	1	0	0.00	5.00

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	1	17	17.00	6.00
WR Butch Erickson	1	0	0	0.00	8.90
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Lionel Johnson	3	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Ralph de los Santos	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	9	5	3

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Zach Palmer	11	8	6
Ricky Ingram	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Martinez Whitfield	2	1	1
RB Lionel Johnson	2	2	0
WR Kirk Ellison	2	2	2
TE Freddie Winters	1	0	0
WR Quentin Neufeldt	1	0	0
WR Benjamin Dubey	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Erickson	2	0	0
WR Marcus Simmons	2	2	1
WR Deon Alexander	2	2	2
WR Fernando Wilczewski	1	0	0
WR William Hannon	1	1	1
RB Wendell Tomich	1	0	0
FB Ralph Fore	1	1	0
RB Ralph de los Santos	1	1	1
TE Brad Renwick	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,400 (71,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (18,900)
End Zone 13,600 (13,600)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Club Seats 14,500 (14,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,400 (71,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (18,900)
End Zone	13,600 (13,600)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Club Seats	14,500 (14,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,400)