Conference Championship: Chicago at Carolina

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January 09, 2028 70° Carolina Stadium
Attendance: 71,128 (96%)
Chicago 0 0 17 28 - 45
Carolina 21 17 0 0 - 38
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Carolina: 2-9-CHI 9 (10:57) 9-Ramiro Gibson pass complete to 82-John Guthrie for 9 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Jamie Freeman. CAR 7 CHI 0
(Qtr 1) Carolina: 2-3-CHI 3 (5:10) 9-Ramiro Gibson pass complete to 85-Robert Mellor for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Jamie Freeman. CAR 14 CHI 0
(Qtr 1) Carolina: 3-7-CHI 16 (0:34) 9-Ramiro Gibson pass complete to 11-Julian Bischof for 16 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Jamie Freeman. CAR 21 CHI 0
(Qtr 2) Carolina: 4-10-CHI 14 (13:15) 12-Jamie Freeman 32 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 49-John Pruitt was injured on the play. CAR 24 CHI 0
(Qtr 2) Carolina: 2-10-CHI 26 (8:57) 9-Ramiro Gibson pass complete to 81-Jimmy Crose for 26 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Jamie Freeman. CAR 31 CHI 0
(Qtr 2) Carolina: 1-2-CHI 2 (1:28) 9-Ramiro Gibson pass complete to 86-Chad Lange for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 12-Jamie Freeman. CAR 38 CHI 0
(Qtr 3) Chicago: 1-10-CHI 20 (15:00) 1-Jonathan Hickman pass complete to 19-George Stoughton for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-David Carrier. CAR 38 CHI 7
(Qtr 3) Chicago: 2-1-CAR 1 (13:10) 37-Matthew McKee ran for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-David Carrier. CAR 67-Clifford Hicks was injured on the play. CAR 38 CHI 14
(Qtr 3) Chicago: 4-2-CAR 2 (9:55) 3-David Carrier 21 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 38 CHI 17
(Qtr 4) Chicago: 4-3-CAR 3 (15:00) 3-David Carrier 21 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 38 CHI 20
(Qtr 4) Chicago: 4-12-CAR 18 (13:38) 1-Michael Hilton punts 46 yards to CHI 36. 12-Matthew Shumate for 65 yards. TOUCHDOWN! 1-Jonathan Hickman pass complete to 19-George Stoughton for 2 yards. CONVERSION GOOD! Pressure by 95-Arturo Weldon. CAR 38 CHI 28
(Qtr 4) Chicago: 4-4-CAR 7 (9:36) 3-David Carrier 25 yard field goal is GOOD. CAR 38 CHI 31
(Qtr 4) Chicago: 4-4-CAR 37 (8:01) 1-Michael Hilton punts 45 yards to CHI 18. 12-Matthew Shumate for 83 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-David Carrier. CAR 38 CHI 38
(Qtr 4) Chicago: 3-7-CAR 18 (5:32) 1-Jonathan Hickman pass complete to 19-George Stoughton for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-David Carrier. CAR 38 CHI 45
Team Statistics
Carolina Chicago
First Downs 18 14
- Rushing 2 2
- Passing 16 9
- Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 437 341
- Offensive Plays 75 73
- Yards Per Play 5.83 4.67
Net Rushing Yards 36 96
- Rushing Attempts 16 30
- Yards Per Rush 2.25 3.20
Net Passing Yards 401 245
- Att/Comp/Int 58 / 26 / 3 38 / 19 / 5
- Gross Passing Yards 408 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 7 5 / 41
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.80 5.70
- Yards Per Completion 15.69 15.05
Fumbles/Lost 3 / 2 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 17 5 / 15
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 2 / 3 2 / 3
Penalties/Yards 5 / 55 4 / 19
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 32 5 / 177
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 64 1 / 28
Int Returns/Yards 5 / 36 3 / 19
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Red Zone Visits 6 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4 / 1 2 / 3
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:56 32:00
Drive Charts
Carolina
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:07 OWN 20 10 80 Touchdown
1 9:27 1:23 OPP 27 3 16 Punt
1 8:03 2:56 OWN 45 6 55 Touchdown
1 1:47 1:17 OPP 19 3 19 Touchdown
2 14:56 1:44 OPP 34 6 20 Field Goal
2 12:22 3:31 OWN 38 6 62 Touchdown
2 6:35 2:10 OWN 28 4 6 Punt
2 2:48 1:25 OWN 35 5 65 Touchdown
3 14:47 0:09 OWN 20 1 0 Interception
3 13:08 0:21 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
3 9:53 0:43 OWN 20 2 25 Interception
4 14:58 1:38 OWN 20 3 -2 Punt
4 13:20 1:01 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
4 9:34 1:53 OWN 20 5 17 Punt
4 5:25 2:54 OWN 20 9 36 Interception
4 1:59 0:44 OPP 49 9 49 Downs
Chicago
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:53 1:26 OWN 20 3 4 Interception
1 5:07 3:20 OWN 20 6 21 Interception
1 0:30 0:33 OWN 26 2 -6 Interception
2 13:12 0:50 OWN 20 3 2 Punt
2 8:51 2:16 OWN 20 4 22 Interception
2 4:25 1:37 OWN 30 3 9 Punt
2 1:23 1:23 OWN 20 3 17 Half
3 15:00 0:13 OWN 20 1 80 Touchdown
3 14:38 1:30 OPP 17 4 17 Touchdown
3 12:47 2:54 OWN 43 8 54 Field Goal
3 9:09 9:11 OWN 31 19 66 Field Goal
4 12:19 2:45 OWN 45 5 48 Field Goal
4 7:41 2:16 OPP 35 4 35 Touchdown
4 2:31 0:32 OWN 46 2 6 Interception
4 1:14 1:14 OWN 8 2 -2 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Carolina
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Shane Riccardi 14 38 2.71 14 2 0
#27 Robert Quiroga 2 -2 -1.00 -1 0 0
Chicago
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#37 Matthew McKee 22 82 3.73 22 3 1
#33 Richard Craven 7 14 2.00 7 0 0
#8 Jonathan Hickman 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Carolina
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Ramiro Gibson 58 26 408 1 / 7 5 33 3 75.93
Chicago
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Jonathan Hickman 38 19 286 5 / 41 2 80 5 53.07
Receiving Stats
Carolina
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#10 Juan Bennett 8 177 22.13 32 0
#11 Julian Bischof 4 85 21.25 25 1
#11 John Guthrie 3 44 14.67 33 1
#81 Jimmy Crose 2 35 17.50 26 1
#86 Chad Lange 3 26 8.67 14 1
#15 Robert Mellor 4 25 6.25 11 1
#19 Clifton Yarbrough 1 16 16.00 16 0
#43 Shane Riccardi 1 0 0.00 0 0
Chicago
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 George Stoughton 9 198 22.00 80 2
#12 Matthew Shumate 4 43 10.75 18 0
#83 William Jimenez 3 29 9.67 22 0
#81 Raymond Striplin 1 6 6.00 6 0
#13 Jeff Cedillo 1 5 5.00 5 0
#84 Arthur Zavala 1 5 5.00 5 0
Blocking Stats
Carolina
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Joe Scott 0 0 1 0
Chicago
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#72 John McNulty 0 0 3 0
#81 Raymond Striplin 0 0 1 0
Interception Stats
Carolina
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#50 Richard Lofgren 2 35 17.50 0
#21 James Bannerman 1 1 1.00 0
#49 James Buchanan 1 0 0.00 0
#27 Micheal Welter 1 0 0.00 0
Chicago
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Joseph Peterson 1 12 12.00 0
#50 Anthony Bishop 1 7 7.00 0
#21 Keith Jenkins 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Carolina
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#50 Richard Lofgren 1 0 0 0
#43 Shane Riccardi 1 0 0 0
#11 Julian Bischof 1 0 0 0
Chicago
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#19 George Stoughton 0 1 1 0
#42 Michael Ventimiglia 0 0 1 0
#98 Micah Cole 0 0 1 0
#3 David Carrier 0 1 0 0
Punting
Carolina
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#1 Michael Hilton 5 227 45.40 10.80 46 0
Chicago
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Romeo Wingo 3 141 47.00 36.67 51 0
Kicking
Carolina
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#12 Jamie Freeman 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 32 5 / 5
Chicago
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#3 David Carrier 3 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 25 4 / 4
Punt Return
Carolina
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#11 Julian Bischof 2 32 16.0 25 0
Chicago
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Matthew Shumate 5 177 35.4 83 2
Kick Return
Carolina
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Julian Bischof 2 64 32.0 0
Chicago
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#13 Jeff Cedillo 1 28 28.0 0
Defensive Stats
Carolina
Name Tackles Sacks
#38 Edward Touchet 8 0
#50 Richard Lofgren 6 0
#46 Derrick Lee 6 0
#21 James Bannerman 5 1
#24 Sam McCullough 5 0
#58 Franklin Zimmerman 4 0
#69 John Clay 3 0
#58 Curt Leboeuf 2 3
#91 Eugene Aguilera 2 0
#25 John Simpson 2 0
#49 James Buchanan 1 0
#53 Aaron Styer 1 0
#29 Stephen Thomas 1 0
#10 Juan Bennett 1 0
#11 Julian Bischof 1 0
#67 Clifford Hicks 1 0
#27 Micheal Welter 1 0
#81 Jimmy Crose 1 0
#52 Eric Hatfield 1 0
#62 Leonard Ross 1 0
#61 Chad Bustamante 0 1
Chicago
Name Tackles Sacks
#20 Joseph Peterson 10 0
#59 Edward Doyon 8 0
#21 Keith Jenkins 4 0
#42 Michael Ventimiglia 4 0
#25 Darrell Treadwell 3 0
#24 Philip Gomez 3 0
#83 William Jimenez 2 0
#92 Travis McCarthy 2 0
#32 Felipe Patel 2 0
#94 John Mosier 1 0
#19 George Stoughton 1 0
#98 Micah Cole 1 0
#76 Jon Lester 1 0
#74 John Jose 1 0
#10 Brian Britt 1 0
#75 Mike Cook 0 1