Wild Card Playoff Games, 2059

played in Dallas, TX

50 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Detroit Lions	17	7	7	6	-	37
Dallas Cowboys	0	6	0	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 DET - Erik Coyne 7 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
1Q: 03:07 DET - Bruce Shannon 19 field goal
1Q: 00:21 DET - Anthony Patton 11 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 07:46 DET - Salvador Poston 1 run (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DAL - Ezra Bartholomew 69 interception return (Joe Sipher extra point failed)
3Q: 00:52 DET - Gabriel McGregor 22 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
4Q: 10:30 DET - Bruce Shannon 45 field goal
4Q: 00:28 DET - Ernie White 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:44 DET - Erik Coyne 7 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
1Q: 03:07 DET - Bruce Shannon 19 field goal
1Q: 00:21 DET - Anthony Patton 11 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 07:46 DET - Salvador Poston 1 run (Bruce Shannon extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DAL - Ezra Bartholomew 69 interception return (Joe Sipher extra point failed)
3Q: 00:52 DET - Gabriel McGregor 22 pass from O.J. Baxter (Bruce Shannon extra point)
4Q: 10:30 DET - Bruce Shannon 45 field goal
4Q: 00:28 DET - Ernie White 19 field goal

Team Statistics DET DAL
Record 11-6 9-8
First Downs 31 7
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 18 6
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 451 174
- Offensive Plays 85 41
- Yards per Play 5.31 4.24
Net Rushing Yards 180 40
- Rushing Attempts 40 17
- Yards per Rush 4.50 2.35
Net Passing Yards 271 134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 28 - 1 22 - 13 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 292 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 5.58
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 13/85
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/16 2/47
Interception Ret./Yards 4/40 1/69
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 24
Time of Possession 41:19 18:41

Team Statistics	DET	DAL
Record	11-6	9-8
First Downs	31	7
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	18	6
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	451	174
- Offensive Plays	85	41
- Yards per Play	5.31	4.24
Net Rushing Yards	180	40
- Rushing Attempts	40	17
- Yards per Rush	4.50	2.35
Net Passing Yards	271	134
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 28 - 1	22 - 13 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	292	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	5.58
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	13/85
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/16	2/47
Interception Ret./Yards	4/40	1/69
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 24
Time of Possession	41:19	18:41

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:25	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
1	8:17	5:18	OWN 7	11	91	Field Goal
1	1:19	1:09	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	13:43	6:03	OWN 24	12	76	Touchdown
2	7:03	1:21	OPP 40	3	4	Punt
2	4:24	1:31	OWN 43	4	16	Interception
2	2:53	1:10	OWN 25	3	-6	Punt
2	0:49	0:34	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
3	12:54	1:51	OWN 6	3	-1	Punt
3	7:56	1:26	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	3:35	2:56	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	13:33	3:10	OPP 48	8	20	Field Goal
4	8:36	8:13	OWN 10	14	88	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:35	1:18	OWN 25	3	57	Interception
1	2:59	1:40	OWN 28	4	10	Interception
1	0:10	1:27	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
2	7:40	0:37	OWN 25	2	7	Interception
2	5:42	1:18	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:43	0:54	OWN 33	3	12	Interception
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 14	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:06	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
3	11:03	3:07	OWN 48	6	13	Punt
3	6:30	2:55	OWN 16	6	16	Punt
3	0:39	2:06	OWN 4	3	-3	Punt
4	10:23	1:47	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	1	28	Game

Game MVP: O.J. Baxter, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Don Recker	19	75	3.95	18	2	0
RB Timothy Gutowski	15	74	4.93	23	3	0
RB Salvador Poston	4	14	3.50	7	0	1
QB O.J. Baxter	2	17	8.50	9	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Wally Oliver	13	31	2.38	8
QB Dave Russell	2	2	1.00	4
RB Shane Dempsey	2	7	3.50	6

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
O.J. Baxter	43	28	292	2/21	3	33	1	98.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Russell	19	11	118	1/6	0	47	4	36.6
Ernest Raymond	3	2	28	1/6	0	28	0	96.5

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Erik Coyne	9	13	95	10.56	16	16	1
TE Anthony Patton	6	11	83	13.83	40	33	1
WR Howie Brock	6	11	67	11.17	4	23	0
RB Timothy Gutowski	3	3	20	6.67	7	11	0
WR Gabriel McGregor	3	4	28	9.33	2	22	1
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wes Seider	5	6	86	17.20	51	47
WR Jameson Gohs	4	7	20	5.00	19	10
TE Donald Kubler	2	2	10	5.00	2	8
WR Jose Glover	1	4	2	2.00	0	2
WR Mo Burnside	1	1	28	28.00	4	28
RB Wally Oliver	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Leland Fisk	1	7	7.00
OLB Miguel Lindsay	1	0	0.00
OLB Trent Compton	1	8	8.00
ILB Sherman Cote	1	25	25.00

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ezra Bartholomew	1	69	69.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Brady Bradford	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Ernest Raymond	1	0	0	0
TE Donald Kubler	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernie White	5	227	45.4	40.4	62	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Alston	7	334	47.7	42.6	60	2

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Shannon	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	4/4
Ernie White	1/1	0/0	0/0	19	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Sipher	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	0/1

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris Hatteberg	2	16	8.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Harding	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Coyne	1	16	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Phifer	2	47	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Daniel Turner	5	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Miguel Lindsay	4	2	0.0	17	22
S Leland Fisk	4	1	0.0	16	24
OLB Trent Compton	4	1	0.0	11	21
DE Brady Bradford	3	0	2.0	14	22
CB Josue German	3	1	0.0	14	18
S Harold Holliday	2	1	0.0	17	24
DT Braxton Bishop	2	0	0.0	10	19
ILB Sherman Cote	1	2	0.0	16	23
CB Darryl Malamala	1	1	0.0	17	24
CB Andrew Bishop	1	0	0.0	4	13
ILB Aidan Lampkin	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Brayden Givens	1	0	0.0	11	11

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Wes Tolliver	10	4	0.0	40	45
CB Earl VandenBelt	10	1	0.0	37	40
CB Ezra Bartholomew	7	2	0.0	40	45
DT Trent Guerin	6	0	1.0	40	43
ILB Gus Sullenger	6	7	0.0	37	45
OLB Courtney Hilton	5	3	0.0	18	28
S Charlie Maru	4	2	0.0	33	27
DT Gary Freitag	4	1	0.0	9	22
S Spencer Grieb	3	1	0.0	30	39
DT Butch Winslett	2	3	1.0	32	23
TE Donald Kubler	2	0	---	---	---
DE Robbie Alexander	2	0	0.0	30	39
CB Howard Hanson	2	0	0.0	19	22
S Henry Schwartz	2	0	0.0	19	13
DE Branden Erwin	1	1	0.0	36	31
OLB Alejandro Schneider	1	0	0.0	3	1
WR Wes Seider	1	0	---	---	---
RB Wally Oliver	1	0	---	---	---
S Joe Phifer	1	0	0.0	12	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brady Bradford	2.0	0	1	0	22
DE Daniel Turner	0.0	1	1	1	23
DT Braxton Bishop	0.0	0	0	2	19

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Trent Guerin	1.0	0	3	1	43
DT Butch Winslett	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Robbie Alexander	0.0	1	3	2	39
OLB Wes Tolliver	0.0	1	1	0	45
DE Mitch Lee	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Courtney Hilton	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Branden Erwin	0.0	0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Leland Fisk	3	0	1	24
OLB Trent Compton	3	0	1	21
CB Josue German	2	0	0	18
OLB Miguel Lindsay	1	0	1	22
CB Andrew Bishop	1	0	0	13
CB Darryl Malamala	1	0	0	24
DE Daniel Turner	1	0	0	23
CB Brayden Givens	1	0	0	11
S Harold Holliday	0	1	0	24
ILB Sherman Cote	0	0	1	23

Dallas	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl VandenBelt	7	0	40
OLB Wes Tolliver	5	0	45
ILB Gus Sullenger	4	0	45
OLB Courtney Hilton	3	0	28
DT Gary Freitag	2	0	22
CB Ezra Bartholomew	1	1	45
DE Robbie Alexander	1	0	39
CB Howard Hanson	1	0	22
S Henry Schwartz	1	0	13
DE Branden Erwin	1	0	31
S Charlie Maru	1	0	27
S Spencer Grieb	1	0	39

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Zane Foley	6	11	0	40	1	45
G Jack Phillips	4	14	0	40	0	45
G Philip Bradford	2	4	1	40	0	45
T Desmond Belichick	2	2	0	10	0	4
C Jeremy Roundy	1	3	0	30	1	41
T Johnnie Bumpers	1	2	0	30	0	41
FB Alfredo Blair	0	1	0	7	0	13
G Tucker Buljina	0	1	0	10	0	4

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Marcos Mailo	3	7	17	0	23
TE Donald Kubler	1	2	17	0	23
G Grady Rupert	1	2	17	0	20
C Jamal Russell	1	1	17	0	24
T Tony Velazquez	0	2	17	1	24
T Bryant Benge	0	1	17	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Alfredo Blair	1	25
Anthony Patton	1	25
Trent Compton	1	22
Sherman Cote	1	22

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ezra Bartholomew	1	25
Wes Seider	1	22
Charlie Maru	1	17

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Anthony Patton	37	45	---	---	25	107
WR Erik Coyne	40	44	---	---	12	96
G Philip Bradford	40	45	---	---	8	93
T Zane Foley	40	45	---	---	8	93
WR Howie Brock	29	41	---	---	22	92
G Jack Phillips	40	45	---	---	---	85
QB O.J. Baxter	32	45	---	---	3	80
T Johnnie Bumpers	30	41	---	---	---	71
C Jeremy Roundy	30	41	---	---	---	71
WR Gabriel McGregor	32	22	---	---	10	64
ILB Sherman Cote	---	---	16	23	22	61
RB Timothy Gutowski	17	29	---	---	13	59
S Harold Holliday	---	---	17	24	17	58
OLB Trent Compton	---	---	11	21	22	54
CB Josue German	---	---	14	18	17	49
CB Darryl Malamala	---	---	17	24	7	48
FB Alfredo Blair	7	13	---	---	25	45
DE Brady Bradford	---	---	14	22	7	43
S Leland Fisk	---	---	16	24	---	40
OLB Miguel Lindsay	---	---	17	22	---	39
DE Daniel Turner	---	---	12	23	---	35
RB Don Recker	19	10	---	---	1	30
DT Braxton Bishop	---	---	10	19	---	29
T Desmond Belichick	10	4	---	---	8	22
G Tucker Buljina	10	4	---	---	8	22
CB Brayden Givens	---	---	11	11	---	22
DT Alex Dircks	---	---	7	5	7	19
TE J.R. Connell	2	14	---	---	2	18
CB Andrew Bishop	---	---	4	13	---	17
OLB Jared Kipp	---	---	5	8	---	13
WR Zach Shapiro	9	2	---	---	---	11
DE Mario Beede	---	---	8	3	---	11
RB Salvador Poston	5	5	---	---	---	10
RB Morris Hatteberg	3	0	---	---	7	10
K Bruce Shannon	0	0	---	---	9	9
QB Darius England	8	0	---	---	---	8
C Isaiah Henderson	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Ryan Hendon	---	---	5	2	---	7
P Ernie White	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Kendall Howe	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Aidan Lampkin	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Abraham Kipp	---	---	1	0	---	1
DE Peter Cobb	---	---	0	0	---	0
TE Justin Pefley	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Dexter Nichols	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Orlando Riordan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Ezra Bartholomew	---	---	40	45	25	110
OLB Wes Tolliver	---	---	40	45	3	88
DT Trent Guerin	---	---	40	43	3	86
ILB Gus Sullenger	---	---	37	45	3	85
CB Earl VandenBelt	---	---	37	40	2	79
S Charlie Maru	---	---	33	27	17	77
S Spencer Grieb	---	---	30	39	2	71
DE Robbie Alexander	---	---	30	39	1	70
DE Branden Erwin	---	---	36	31	3	70
OLB Courtney Hilton	---	---	18	28	16	62
DT Butch Winslett	---	---	32	23	6	61
WR Wes Seider	15	23	---	---	22	60
T Bryant Benge	17	24	---	---	7	48
S Henry Schwartz	---	---	19	13	16	48
G Marcos Mailo	17	23	---	---	7	47
G Grady Rupert	17	20	---	---	6	43
CB Howard Hanson	---	---	19	22	1	42
WR Jose Glover	11	21	---	---	10	42
C Jamal Russell	17	24	---	---	---	41
WR Jameson Gohs	17	24	---	---	---	41
T Tony Velazquez	17	24	---	---	---	41
TE Donald Kubler	17	23	---	---	---	40
S Joe Phifer	---	---	12	18	9	39
QB Dave Russell	17	20	---	---	---	37
DT Gary Freitag	---	---	9	22	3	34
OLB Alejandro Schneider	---	---	3	1	23	27
RB Wally Oliver	13	12	---	---	1	26
TE Rex Witt	0	0	---	---	22	22
DE Mitch Lee	---	---	3	10	5	18
FB Miguel Salcido	3	0	---	---	15	18
RB Moe Nakamura	0	0	---	---	17	17
RB Shane Dempsey	4	11	---	---	1	16
T Andre Richard	0	4	---	---	7	11
WR Mo Burnside	3	5	---	---	---	8
C Freddie Clayton	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kenneth Alston	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Mike Harding	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ernest Raymond	0	4	---	---	---	4
DT Mackenzie Van Pelt	---	---	0	3	---	3
C Nickolas Odom	0	1	---	---	1	2
TE Russell Drake	2	0	---	---	---	2
K Joe Sipher	0	0	---	---	2	2
CB Brody Jalbert	---	---	2	0	---	2
WR Lorenzo Dantzler	0	1	---	---	---	1
DE Tanner Booker	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Lee Brennan	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	53	6.6
Middle	27	105	3.9
Right	5	22	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	5	-1	-0.2
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
O.J. Baxter	43	28	3	2	0	0	10	3	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Russell	19	11	1	0	0	1	2	2	4
Ernest Raymond	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	123	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	113	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	45	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	83	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	13	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	28	28.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Erik Coyne	13	9	95	0	44
TE Anthony Patton	11	6	83	1	45
WR Howie Brock	11	6	67	1	41
WR Gabriel McGregor	4	3	28	1	22
RB Timothy Gutowski	3	3	20	0	29
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	-1	0	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jameson Gohs	7	4	20	0	24
WR Wes Seider	6	5	86	1	23
WR Jose Glover	4	1	2	0	21
TE Donald Kubler	2	2	10	0	23
RB Wally Oliver	2	0	0	0	12
WR Mo Burnside	1	1	28	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Timothy Gutowski	6	18	3.00	4.93
RB Don Recker	4	9	2.25	3.95
RB Salvador Poston	3	7	2.33	3.50

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
O.J. Baxter	7	6	43	6.14	6.79

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Russell	1	0	0	0.00	6.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Howie Brock	3	2	17	5.67	6.09
WR Erik Coyne	2	2	14	7.00	7.31
TE Anthony Patton	2	2	12	6.00	7.55

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Wally Oliver	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
RB Timothy Gutowski	1	0
RB Salvador Poston	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dave Russell	1	0
RB Wally Oliver	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
O.J. Baxter	15	11	8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Russell	5	2	1
Ernest Raymond	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Anthony Patton	6	5	4
WR Howie Brock	6	4	3
TE J.R. Connell	1	1	0
WR Erik Coyne	1	0	0
WR Gabriel McGregor	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jameson Gohs	3	0	0
TE Donald Kubler	1	1	1
WR Wes Seider	1	1	0
WR Jose Glover	1	1	0

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)