Conference Semifinals, 2016

played in Chicago, IL

45 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	3	0	8	-	11
Chicago Bears	0	10	10	14	-	34

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:45 CHI - Gary McCarthy 48 field goal
2Q: 02:26 ATL - Irv Terry 26 field goal
2Q: 00:49 CHI - Ronnie Calhoun 4 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 08:38 CHI - Gary McCarthy 40 field goal
3Q: 04:02 CHI - Ronnie Calhoun 16 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 14:22 CHI - Max McDonald 5 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 11:32 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 10 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 01:01 ATL - Daniel Baker 6 pass from Johnny Sanford (Johnny Sanford pass to Brant Shaw for conversion)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:45 CHI - Gary McCarthy 48 field goal
2Q: 02:26 ATL - Irv Terry 26 field goal
2Q: 00:49 CHI - Ronnie Calhoun 4 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
3Q: 08:38 CHI - Gary McCarthy 40 field goal
3Q: 04:02 CHI - Ronnie Calhoun 16 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 14:22 CHI - Max McDonald 5 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 11:32 CHI - Cornelius Liszkiewicz 10 pass from Sammie Holmes (Gary McCarthy extra point)
4Q: 01:01 ATL - Daniel Baker 6 pass from Johnny Sanford (Johnny Sanford pass to Brant Shaw for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL CHI
Record 10-8 15-2
First Downs 9 23
- by Rushing 0 5
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 219 384
- Offensive Plays 58 68
- Yards per Play 3.78 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 56 134
- Rushing Attempts 18 38
- Yards per Rush 3.11 3.53
Net Passing Yards 163 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 19 - 0 27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 177 278
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/28
- Yards per Pass Play 4.08 8.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/13 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 14/104 4/28
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 7/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:49 33:11

Team Statistics	ATL	CHI
Record	10-8	15-2
First Downs	9	23
- by Rushing	0	5
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	219	384
- Offensive Plays	58	68
- Yards per Play	3.78	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	56	134
- Rushing Attempts	18	38
- Yards per Rush	3.11	3.53
Net Passing Yards	163	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 19 - 0	27 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	177	278
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/28
- Yards per Pass Play	4.08	8.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/13	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	14/104	4/28
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	7/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:49	33:11

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	11:17	2:13	OWN 21	5	20	Punt
1	7:48	1:28	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
1	3:35	1:54	OWN 29	3	-2	Punt
1	0:13	1:11	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
2	13:02	2:41	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
2	6:38	4:18	OWN 29	9	62	Field Goal
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 20	1	7	Half
3	8:32	1:43	OWN 15	4	11	Punt
3	3:54	2:45	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
4	14:17	1:20	OWN 14	2	-3	Fumble
4	11:25	0:59	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	8:32	2:53	OWN 26	5	18	Punt
4	3:19	1:00	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	1:07	0:11	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	2	0	Game

Chicago Bears
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	1:43	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
1	9:04	1:16	OWN 15	3	9	Punt
1	6:20	2:45	OWN 2	7	21	Punt
1	1:41	1:28	OWN 21	3	58	Fumble
2	14:02	1:00	OWN 41	3	-3	Punt
2	10:21	3:43	OWN 40	6	29	Field Goal
2	2:20	1:40	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:28	OWN 20	11	57	Field Goal
3	6:49	2:55	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
3	1:09	1:52	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	12:57	1:32	OPP 11	3	11	Touchdown
4	10:26	1:54	OWN 42	3	-10	Punt
4	5:39	2:20	OWN 5	3	7	Punt
4	2:19	1:12	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
4	0:56	0:37	OWN 44	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Sammie Holmes, Chicago Bears

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jackie Malone	11	37	3.36	8	0	0
Tyrus Riviere	7	19	2.71	7	0	0

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Max Pugh	25	99	3.96	31	4
Dustin Giles	11	23	2.09	5	0
Sammie Holmes	2	12	6.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnny Sanford	38	19	177	2/14	1	24	0	71.9

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sammie Holmes	27	19	278	3/28	4	34	0	143.2

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	4	9	73	18.25	20	24	0
WR Brant Shaw	3	6	40	13.33	11	17	0
WR Randall Humphrey	3	9	31	10.33	0	21	0
WR Leland Norman	3	6	16	5.33	4	9	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Jimmie Horton	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Daniel Baker	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	1

Chicago	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Anthony Elliott	7	9	109	15.57	30	34	0
WR Ronnie Calhoun	7	8	111	15.86	28	27	2
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	3	16	8.00	0	10	1
RB Max Pugh	1	1	34	34.00	21	34	0
FB Timothy Arroyo	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Max McDonald	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jim Stargell	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Spanky Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Johnny Sanford	2	0	0
Donovan Ricker	0	1	0
Eddie Newsome	0	1	0
Jumbo Clayton	0	0	1

Chicago	Fumb	Recov	Force
Max Pugh	1	0	0
Derrick Fox	0	1	0
Arnold Blake	0	0	1
Graham Burchfield	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	11	502	45.6	41.9	55	4

Chicago	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Doug Coles	8	313	39.1	36.6	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Chicago	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary McCarthy	2/2	2/2	0/0	48	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jamison	6	14	2.3	0
Sammy Boyer	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Quinn Crum	3	48	16.0	0

Chicago	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Spanky Thompson	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Seth Levine	12	3	1.0	37	27
CB Damon Nash	7	0	0.0	37	30
OLB R.J. Myers	6	2	0.0	32	24
DT Donovan Ricker	5	2	0.0	30	29
CB Jumbo Clayton	5	2	0.0	36	29
S Leslie Ramthun	4	3	0.0	36	30
DT Korey Sinclair	3	2	1.0	30	25
DE Dusty Bronson	3	3	0.5	35	29
DE Kendall Hape	3	3	0.5	35	30
CB Ike Benson	2	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Vernon Douglas	2	1	0.0	27	13
DT Duane Jones	2	1	0.0	8	1
ILB Dusty Sampson	1	1	0.0	4	3
S Lee Reese	1	0	0.0	6	6
S Preston Ackerman	0	1	0.0	21	22
DT Raymond Osuchowski	0	1	0.0	19	7

Chicago	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Arnold Blake	6	1	1.0	15	27
S Gus Kaplan	6	2	0.0	18	38
DT Jonathan Goeas	4	2	0.0	17	37
ILB Kent Greene	4	1	0.0	12	35
CB Stan Wells	4	0	0.0	17	40
CB Terrell Mathis	3	2	0.0	11	36
OLB Dana Strong	3	1	0.0	18	40
DE Graham Burchfield	2	0	1.0	5	13
CB Bernie Jamison	2	0	0.0	17	39
S Sammy Boyer	2	0	0.0	5	15
DE Derrick Fox	1	1	0.0	16	39
S Nick OBrien	1	1	0.0	0	3
S Matt Ware	0	2	0.0	9	25
DT Kenneth Lents	0	2	0.0	14	24
ILB Lonnie Robinson	0	2	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Korey Sinclair	1.0	0	0	25
ILB Seth Levine	1.0	0	0	27
DE Kendall Hape	0.5	3	3	30
DE Dusty Bronson	0.5	2	0	29

Chicago	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Arnold Blake	1.0	0	3	2	27
DE Graham Burchfield	1.0	0	0	0	13
DE Derrick Fox	0.0	2	1	0	39
DT Jonathan Goeas	0.0	0	3	0	37
OLB Dana Strong	0.0	0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Leslie Ramthun	4	0	30
CB Damon Nash	3	0	30
ILB Seth Levine	2	2	27
CB Jumbo Clayton	2	1	29
CB Ike Benson	2	0	20
DT Raymond Osuchowski	1	0	7
ILB Dusty Sampson	1	0	3
OLB R.J. Myers	1	0	24
DE Kendall Hape	1	0	30
DT Donovan Ricker	1	0	29
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	13

Chicago	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Stan Wells	4	0	40
CB Terrell Mathis	3	1	36
S Gus Kaplan	2	2	38
ILB Kent Greene	2	0	35
OLB Dana Strong	2	0	40
S Sammy Boyer	2	0	15
CB Bernie Jamison	1	2	39
DE Derrick Fox	1	0	39
CB Lamont Garner	1	0	12
S Nick OBrien	1	0	3
S Matt Ware	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harvey Soltis	2	5	13	1	33
Clay Wallenbrock	1	6	18	0	40
Glenn Bellando	1	2	8	0	11
Kurt Drake	1	2	16	0	30
Wes Hamilton	0	2	16	1	38
Isaac Whalen	0	1	16	0	39

Chicago	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Howard Bishop	2	8	1	34	0	27
Dave Jacke	2	6	0	36	0	28
Reggie Booker	2	4	1	32	1	23
Joey Franklin	1	7	0	38	0	30
Amos Fisk	1	1	1	10	1	9
Buddy Peters	0	9	0	35	1	23
Bobby Hamilton	0	1	0	3	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dusty Sampson	4	21
Daniel Baker	1	21
Clay Wallenbrock	1	11
Harvey Soltis	1	9
Tyrus Riviere	1	6
Carl Davis	0	30
Ike Benson	0	28
Alex Shook	0	20
Glenn Bellando	0	18
Kendall Hape	0	18
Randall Humphrey	0	17
Lee Reese	0	13
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	12
Eddie Newsome	0	12
Junior Roush	0	12
Brant Shaw	0	11
Quinn Crum	0	10
Damon Nash	0	9
Raymond Matos	0	9
Mike Wheeler	0	8
Irv Haller	0	8
Leland Norman	0	7
Duane Jones	0	7
Jimmie Horton	0	5
Vernon Douglas	0	5
Irv Terry	0	4
Preston Ackerman	0	4
Wes Hamilton	0	3
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Donovan Ricker	0	2
Seth Levine	0	2
Jumbo Clayton	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	2

Chicago	Tackles	STPlays
Spanky Thompson	1	20
Dana Strong	1	16
Timothy Arroyo	1	12
Dustin Giles	0	30
Terrell Mathis	0	23
Ronnie Calhoun	0	21
Jamie Olvera	0	20
Ricardo Compton	0	20
Sammy Boyer	0	13
Jim Stargell	0	12
Ellis Fitzgerald	0	11
Van Weaver	0	11
Shane Phillips	0	10
Amos Fisk	0	10
Dave Finch	0	10
Joey Franklin	0	10
Vinny Bryant	0	10
Howard Bishop	0	10
Max McDonald	0	10
Gary McCarthy	0	9
Donovan Stephenson	0	9
Bernie Jamison	0	9
Graham Burchfield	0	9
Nick OBrien	0	9
Doug Coles	0	8
Matt Ware	0	3
Kenneth Lents	0	3
Lonnie Robinson	0	3
Arnold Blake	0	3
Stan Wells	0	2
O.J. Brown	0	2
Kent Greene	0	1
Derrick Fox	0	1
Jonathan Goeas	0	1
Gus Kaplan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	35	3.9
Middle	18	73	4.1
Right	11	26	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnny Sanford	38	19	2	1	2	6	8	2	0

Chicago	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sammie Holmes	27	19	4	0	0	3	5	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	41	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	15	2	40	2.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	145	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	61	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	9	4	1	73	1	35
WR Randall Humphrey	9	3	0	31	1	30
WR Brant Shaw	6	3	0	40	0	25
WR Leland Norman	6	3	1	16	0	28
WR Jimmie Horton	2	1	0	8	0	9
RB Tyrus Riviere	2	2	0	0	0	20
TE Daniel Baker	2	1	0	6	0	20
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	0	2	0	5
FB Glenn Bellando	1	1	0	1	0	11

Chicago	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Anthony Elliott	9	7	109	1	30
WR Ronnie Calhoun	8	7	111	2	24
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	3	2	16	0	14
TE Jim Stargell	2	0	0	0	19
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0	11
RB Max Pugh	1	1	34	1	19
FB Timothy Arroyo	1	1	3	0	7
WR Max McDonald	1	1	5	0	7
WR Spanky Thompson	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	1	0	0.00	2.71

Chicago	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Max Pugh	3	2	0.67	3.96
Dustin Giles	2	1	0.50	2.09

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnny Sanford	4	2	14	3.50	4.66

Chicago	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sammie Holmes	5	5	49	9.80	10.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Daniel Baker	2	1	6	3.00	3.00
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	8	8.00	4.00
WR Alex Stuart	1	0	0	0.00	8.11

Chicago	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronnie Calhoun	2	2	20	10.00	13.88
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	1	1	10	10.00	5.33
WR Anthony Elliott	1	1	14	14.00	12.11
WR Max McDonald	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Chicago	Rushes	Conversions
Max Pugh	4	0
Sammie Holmes	1	0
Dustin Giles	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnny Sanford	12	6	1

Chicago	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sammie Holmes	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randall Humphrey	3	1	0
WR Leland Norman	3	1	0
WR Brant Shaw	2	1	1
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	0
WR Jimmie Horton	1	1	0
WR Alex Stuart	1	0	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0

Chicago	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornelius Liszkiewicz	2	2	1
WR Ronnie Calhoun	2	2	2
FB Ellis Fitzgerald	1	0	0
WR Anthony Elliott	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (20,700)
End Zone 14,900 (14,900)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats 8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (68,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (20,700)
End Zone	14,900 (14,900)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,600)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,200)
Club Seats	8,000 (8,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)