Conference Semifinals, 2040

played in Dallas, TX

69 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Detroit Lions	10	7	6	11	-	34
Dallas Cowboys	10	7	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:55 DAL - Blaine Rogers 81 interception return (Lamar Borg extra point)
1Q: 09:13 DET - Phil Hosken 52 field goal
1Q: 06:04 DET - Earnest Cox 26 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
1Q: 00:24 DAL - Lamar Borg 48 field goal
2Q: 11:13 DET - B.J. Copeland 5 run (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 08:43 DAL - Joey Wilkins 2 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 08:22 DAL - Lamar Borg 22 field goal
3Q: 05:49 DET - Phil Hosken 45 field goal
3Q: 02:26 DET - Phil Hosken 50 field goal
4Q: 11:51 DET - Phil Hosken 36 field goal
4Q: 08:51 DET - B.J. Copeland 10 pass from Grady Novotny (Grady Novotny pass to Earnest Cox for conversion)
4Q: 05:04 DAL - William Ortega 14 fumble return (Lamar Borg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:55 DAL - Blaine Rogers 81 interception return (Lamar Borg extra point)
1Q: 09:13 DET - Phil Hosken 52 field goal
1Q: 06:04 DET - Earnest Cox 26 pass from Grady Novotny (Phil Hosken extra point)
1Q: 00:24 DAL - Lamar Borg 48 field goal
2Q: 11:13 DET - B.J. Copeland 5 run (Phil Hosken extra point)
2Q: 08:43 DAL - Joey Wilkins 2 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 08:22 DAL - Lamar Borg 22 field goal
3Q: 05:49 DET - Phil Hosken 45 field goal
3Q: 02:26 DET - Phil Hosken 50 field goal
4Q: 11:51 DET - Phil Hosken 36 field goal
4Q: 08:51 DET - B.J. Copeland 10 pass from Grady Novotny (Grady Novotny pass to Earnest Cox for conversion)
4Q: 05:04 DAL - William Ortega 14 fumble return (Lamar Borg extra point)

Team Statistics DET DAL
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 11 9
- by Passing 9 10
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 429 359
- Offensive Plays 66 65
- Yards per Play 6.50 5.52
Net Rushing Yards 240 167
- Rushing Attempts 32 21
- Yards per Rush 7.50 7.95
Net Passing Yards 189 192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 2 42 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 202 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.56 4.36
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/25 10/59
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 5/138 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 2/30 2/82
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:04 30:56

Team Statistics	DET	DAL
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	11	9
- by Passing	9	10
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	429	359
- Offensive Plays	66	65
- Yards per Play	6.50	5.52
Net Rushing Yards	240	167
- Rushing Attempts	32	21
- Yards per Rush	7.50	7.95
Net Passing Yards	189	192
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 2	42 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	202	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.56	4.36
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/25	10/59
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	5/138	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	2/30	2/82
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:04	30:56

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OPP 44	2	13	Interception
1	13:42	4:35	OWN 20	9	45	Field Goal
1	7:49	1:58	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
1	0:17	4:12	OWN 33	8	67	Touchdown
2	8:32	2:23	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
2	2:30	1:29	OWN 1	4	15	Interception
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 4	2	56	Half
3	8:14	2:33	OWN 29	6	43	Field Goal
3	4:41	2:22	OWN 27	5	40	Field Goal
3	0:36	3:50	OWN 38	10	43	Field Goal
4	9:50	1:07	OPP 25	5	25	Touchdown
4	5:04	0:12	OWN 18	1	-4	Fumble
4	4:52	1:22	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	1:34	1:34	OWN 22	5	36	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:07	1:18	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
1	5:51	5:34	OWN 31	8	38	Field Goal
2	11:05	2:33	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
2	6:09	3:39	OWN 25	7	32	Punt
2	1:01	0:48	OPP 41	3	-12	Punt
3	15:00	6:46	OWN 20	12	75	Field Goal
3	5:41	1:00	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
3	2:19	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	11:46	1:56	OWN 32	4	24	Interception
4	8:43	3:39	OWN 20	9	51	Interception
4	3:30	1:56	OWN 18	8	60	Downs

Game MVP: B.J. Copeland, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
B.J. Copeland	24	188	7.83	32	6	1
Grady Novotny	4	28	7.00	15	1	0
Zack Marvin	4	24	6.00	8	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
William Marohl	9	89	9.89	44	2
Steve Gilchrist	7	36	5.14	16	3
Sammie Guthrie	5	42	8.40	17	2

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grady Novotny	32	18	202	2/13	2	33	2	70.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Gilchrist	42	25	206	2/14	1	36	2	60.2

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Cox	4	6	47	11.75	7	26	1
RB B.J. Copeland	4	4	22	5.50	8	10	1
WR Nick Graham	3	8	24	8.00	0	9	0
TE Aaron de los Santos	2	3	33	16.50	25	30	0
WR Logan Hayes	2	4	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Jeff Diano	1	3	9	9.00	2	9	0
FB Gabriel Thomason	1	3	33	33.00	27	33	0
RB Zack Marvin	1	1	23	23.00	23	23	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cory Fellin	8	14	92	11.50	40	22	0
TE Randall Adams	7	9	40	5.71	4	18	0
WR Joey Wilkins	4	5	46	11.50	0	36	1
RB William Marohl	4	6	6	1.50	4	4	0
WR Conner Justin	1	4	12	12.00	4	12	0
WR Salvador Glover	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Hunter Carpenter	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Brady Schexnayder	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Devante Shelton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Riddick Lang	1	30	30.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Blaine Rogers	1	81	81.00	1
CB Kelvin Witt	1	1	1.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Grady Novotny	1	0	0	0
Jorge Kemp	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Gilchrist	1	1	0	0
William Ortega	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gerald Strong	2	98	49.0	46.0	53	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stanley Kraft	5	228	45.6	43.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Hosken	4/4	3/3	2/2	52	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Henderson	1	12	12.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Salvador Glover	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nicky Henderson	5	138	27.6	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Witt	3	79	26.3	0
Joey Wilkins	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Everett Cloutier	10	0	0.0	21	44
CB Devante Shelton	7	0	0.0	21	44
S Ken Greer	4	2	0.0	21	44
DE Nathan Madrid	4	0	0.0	10	19
DE Demetrius Forbes	3	0	1.0	11	25
OLB Ramon Hergett	3	3	0.5	21	39
DT Jorge Kemp	3	2	0.5	11	20
CB Riddick Lang	3	1	0.0	17	41
ILB Chance Bronson	2	0	0.0	5	10
OLB Gavin McNeil	2	0	0.0	17	28
CB Nicky Henderson	1	1	0.0	7	15
CB Stephen Davis	1	1	0.0	16	32
S Ron Downs	1	0	0.0	1	1
S Nicky Ortmeier	1	0	0.0	21	44
FB Gabriel Thomason	1	0	---	---	---
DE Omar Thompson	1	0	0.0	16	19
S Kelly Pearson	1	0	0.0	0	2
DT Cris Bush	0	2	0.0	10	24
DE Kent Cox	0	1	0.0	5	25

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Silas Buckner	6	1	0.0	32	34
S Greg Hellestrae	5	3	0.0	32	34
CB Blaine Rogers	5	1	0.0	32	34
S Darryl Samuels	5	0	0.0	30	32
ILB Antoine Cote	5	0	0.0	15	16
ILB Jaylen Gunn	3	2	0.0	12	13
CB Kelvin Witt	3	1	0.0	27	29
DT William Ortega	2	0	1.5	15	18
OLB Ernie Turner	2	2	0.0	6	8
DE Jonah Nelson	2	2	0.0	25	23
CB Sebastian Galland	2	1	0.0	17	25
OLB Bill Joseph	1	2	0.0	27	28
ILB Curtis Reeves	1	1	0.0	4	2
DT Jeffery Coles	1	1	0.0	19	22
S Britt Morton	1	1	0.0	3	3
G Malcolm Spadaford	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stan Lake	1	0	0.0	15	9
S Hayden King	1	0	0.0	4	5
WR Conner Justin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mark Johnstone	1	0	0.0	17	14
DE Pete Stabenow	0	1	0.5	15	20
DT Barry Seale	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Demetrius Forbes	1.0	0	3	25
DT Jorge Kemp	0.5	0	0	20
OLB Ramon Hergett	0.5	0	0	39
OLB Gavin McNeil	0.0	1	0	28
DT Cris Bush	0.0	0	2	24
DE Nathan Madrid	0.0	0	1	19

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT William Ortega	1.5	0	2	18
DE Pete Stabenow	0.5	1	0	20
DT Jeffery Coles	0.0	2	0	22
ILB Antoine Cote	0.0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Everett Cloutier	9	0	0	44
CB Devante Shelton	6	3	1	44
CB Riddick Lang	2	0	1	41
S Ken Greer	2	0	0	44
DE Nathan Madrid	1	0	0	19
DE Omar Thompson	1	0	0	19
ILB Chance Bronson	1	0	0	10
OLB Gavin McNeil	1	0	0	28
CB Stephen Davis	1	0	0	32
S Kelly Pearson	1	0	0	2

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kelvin Witt	3	1	1	29
ILB Antoine Cote	3	1	0	16
ILB Silas Buckner	3	1	0	34
S Greg Hellestrae	3	0	0	34
CB Blaine Rogers	2	0	1	34
OLB Ernie Turner	1	0	0	8
ILB Jaylen Gunn	1	0	0	13
OLB Stan Lake	1	0	0	9
CB Sebastian Galland	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Leonardo Ebbitt	5	10	32	0	34
Matt Andrews	4	8	32	0	34
Chuck Gandy	2	4	32	0	34
Gabriel Thomason	1	3	26	0	22
Carlos Bell	1	2	32	0	34
Buddy Andrews	1	1	32	2	34

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howie Ramsey	5	7	1	21	0	44
Paul Geller	3	3	0	21	0	44
Winfred Nader	0	2	0	21	2	44
Malcolm Spadaford	0	1	0	21	0	44
Kelly Hammond	0	1	0	10	0	19
Randall Adams	0	1	0	18	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
B.J. Copeland	2	25
Nicky Henderson	1	33
Nicky Ortmeier	1	15
Aaron de los Santos	1	15
Ron Downs	1	11

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Warren	2	21
Britt Morton	2	15
Brady Schexnayder	1	13
Cory Fellin	1	3

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Devante Shelton	---	---	21	44	16	81
Nicky Ortmeier	---	---	21	44	15	80
B.J. Copeland	27	22	---	---	25	74
Carlos Bell	32	34	---	---	6	72
Leonardo Ebbitt	32	34	---	---	6	72
Ken Greer	---	---	21	44	2	67
Everett Cloutier	---	---	21	44	2	67
Matt Andrews	32	34	---	---	---	66
Buddy Andrews	32	34	---	---	---	66
Grady Novotny	32	34	---	---	---	66
Chuck Gandy	32	34	---	---	---	66
Ramon Hergett	---	---	21	39	4	64
Aaron de los Santos	28	19	---	---	15	62
Riddick Lang	---	---	17	41	1	59
Nicky Henderson	---	---	7	15	33	55
Stephen Davis	---	---	16	32	6	54
Gabriel Thomason	26	22	---	---	5	53
Nick Graham	25	23	---	---	---	48
Gavin McNeil	---	---	17	28	1	46
Vinny Clemons	14	13	---	---	19	46
Earnest Cox	20	23	---	---	---	43
Omar Thompson	---	---	16	19	5	40
Jeff Diano	5	14	---	---	19	38
Demetrius Forbes	---	---	11	25	2	38
Cris Bush	---	---	10	24	2	36
Kent Cox	---	---	5	25	5	35
Logan Hayes	8	20	---	---	6	34
Jorge Kemp	---	---	11	20	2	33
Rico Fredrickson	---	---	0	6	24	30
Nathan Madrid	---	---	10	19	---	29
Brody Curtis	0	5	---	---	18	23
Chance Bronson	---	---	5	10	---	15
Ron Downs	---	---	1	1	11	13
Zack Marvin	5	8	---	---	---	13
Phil Hosken	0	0	---	---	12	12
Antowain Fries	2	1	---	---	6	9
Randall McIntyre	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Connor	0	0	---	---	6	6
Cary Caldwell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wally Dunn	---	---	0	2	4	6
Raymond Fields	0	0	---	---	4	4
Kelly Pearson	---	---	0	2	1	3
Gerald Strong	0	0	---	---	2	2
Preston Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justin Donaldson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kenneth Williams	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Wilkins	21	42	---	---	14	77
Rusty Jimenez	21	44	---	---	7	72
Blaine Rogers	---	---	32	34	5	71
Greg Hellestrae	---	---	32	34	4	70
Silas Buckner	---	---	32	34	4	70
Kelvin Witt	---	---	27	29	11	67
Cory Fellin	20	43	---	---	3	66
Darryl Samuels	---	---	30	32	4	66
Steve Gilchrist	21	44	---	---	---	65
Howie Ramsey	21	44	---	---	---	65
Paul Geller	21	44	---	---	---	65
Malcolm Spadaford	21	44	---	---	---	65
Winfred Nader	21	44	---	---	---	65
Bill Joseph	---	---	27	28	4	59
Randall Adams	18	33	---	---	3	54
William Marohl	15	36	---	---	---	51
Jonah Nelson	---	---	25	23	2	50
Kelly Hammond	10	19	---	---	20	49
Jeffery Coles	---	---	19	22	6	47
Sebastian Galland	---	---	17	25	4	46
Conner Justin	12	28	---	---	1	41
Pete Stabenow	---	---	15	20	4	39
Ernie Turner	---	---	6	8	23	37
William Ortega	---	---	15	18	2	35
Sammie Guthrie	5	7	---	---	23	35
Antoine Cote	---	---	15	16	3	34
Mark Johnstone	---	---	17	14	---	31
Jaylen Gunn	---	---	12	13	2	27
Salvador Glover	1	3	---	---	23	27
Stan Lake	---	---	15	9	2	26
Hayden King	---	---	4	5	15	24
Patrick Warren	1	1	---	---	21	23
Brady Schexnayder	2	7	---	---	13	22
Britt Morton	---	---	3	3	15	21
Curtis Reeves	---	---	4	2	14	20
Barry Seale	---	---	5	5	2	12
Lamar Borg	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Price	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ken Jacobs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Butch Allen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mason Daniels	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stanley Kraft	0	0	---	---	5	5
Darrin Dotson	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hunter Carpenter	0	1	---	---	---	1
Arnie Collier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Lance Waskow	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	66	6.6
Middle	13	67	5.2
Right	8	108	13.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	31	7.8
Middle	13	115	8.8
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grady Novotny	32	18	4	2	3	3	4	2	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Gilchrist	42	25	3	2	3	3	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	45	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	103	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	28	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	7	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	92	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	71	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	36	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Nick Graham	8	3	0	24	0	23
WR Earnest Cox	6	4	1	47	1	23
RB B.J. Copeland	4	4	0	22	0	22
WR Logan Hayes	4	2	0	11	0	20
WR Jeff Diano	3	1	1	9	0	14
TE Aaron de los Santos	3	2	0	33	1	19
FB Gabriel Thomason	3	1	1	33	1	22
RB Zack Marvin	1	1	0	23	1	8

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cory Fellin	14	8	0	92	2	43
TE Randall Adams	9	7	0	40	0	33
RB William Marohl	6	4	1	6	0	36
WR Joey Wilkins	5	4	0	46	1	42
WR Conner Justin	4	1	1	12	0	28
WR Brady Schexnayder	2	0	0	0	0	7
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	0	1	0	0	1
WR Salvador Glover	1	1	0	10	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
B.J. Copeland	1	5	5.00	7.83

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Guthrie	1	3	3.00	8.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Grady Novotny	3	2	15	5.00	6.31

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Gilchrist	3	3	5	1.67	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB B.J. Copeland	2	2	15	7.50	5.50
WR Jeff Diano	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Joey Wilkins	2	2	5	2.50	9.20
RB William Marohl	1	1	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
B.J. Copeland	2	2
Grady Novotny	1	0
Zack Marvin	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grady Novotny	9	6	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeff Diano	2	1	1
RB B.J. Copeland	2	2	1
FB Gabriel Thomason	2	0	0
TE Aaron de los Santos	1	1	0
RB Zack Marvin	1	1	1
WR Logan Hayes	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cory Fellin	3	2	1
WR Conner Justin	3	1	1
TE Randall Adams	2	1	0
WR Joey Wilkins	1	1	0
RB William Marohl	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)