League Championship: Atlanta vs. Cleveland
January 21, 2024 51° Carolina Stadium
Attendance: 62,137 (84%)
Atlanta 0 0 3 3 - 6
Cleveland 3 10 0 9 - 22
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Cleveland: 4-6-ATL 14 (9:07) 9-Kyle Britt 31 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 3 ATL 0
(Qtr 2) Cleveland: 4-1-ATL 1 (12:50) 9-Kyle Britt 18 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 6 ATL 0
(Qtr 2) Cleveland: 2-8-CLE 25 (9:58) 3-Benjamin Williams pass complete to 82-Jeffrey Thomas for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Kyle Britt. CLE 13 ATL 0
(Qtr 3) Atlanta: 4-5-CLE 5 (1:25) 1-Frank Dupre 22 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 13 ATL 3
(Qtr 4) Cleveland: 2-3-ATL 3 (11:36) 82-Jeffrey Thomas ran for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Kyle Britt. CLE 20 ATL 3
(Qtr 4) Cleveland: 3-10-ATL 0 (4:12) 4-Giuseppe Nance sacked at ATL -8 for -8 yards (93-Gary Lyons). Sack allowed by 55-Jonathan Arriola. SAFETY! (93-Gary Lyons) CLE 22 ATL 3
(Qtr 4) Atlanta: 4-2-CLE 24 (1:12) 1-Frank Dupre 41 yard field goal is GOOD. CLE 22 ATL 6
Team Statistics
Cleveland Atlanta
First Downs 17 7
- Rushing 3 1
- Passing 13 5
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 351 114
- Offensive Plays 69 47
- Yards Per Play 5.09 2.43
Net Rushing Yards 61 32
- Rushing Attempts 41 15
- Yards Per Rush 1.49 2.13
Net Passing Yards 290 82
- Att/Comp/Int 27 / 24 / 0 30 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 295 97
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 5 2 / 15
- Yards Per Pass Play 10.36 2.56
- Yards Per Completion 12.29 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 2 / 1 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 7 / 15 2 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.7 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 5 / 35 2 / 7
Punt Returns/Yards 8 / 61 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 22
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 2 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 21
Time of Possession 39:08 20:50
Drive Charts
Cleveland
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:18 4:15 OWN 35 7 51 Field Goal
1 7:25 3:24 OWN 32 5 15 Punt
1 2:36 4:48 OWN 47 8 52 Field Goal
2 10:37 0:51 OWN 23 2 77 Touchdown
2 8:09 6:54 OWN 23 11 22 Punt
3 15:00 5:02 OWN 25 8 32 Punt
3 8:20 0:43 OWN 47 2 0 Fumble
3 1:22 4:49 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
4 10:05 1:59 OWN 35 3 -2 Punt
4 7:30 3:13 OWN 38 5 18 Punt
4 4:09 2:02 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
4 1:08 1:08 OWN 25 5 12 Game
Atlanta
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:42 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
1 9:03 1:38 OWN 17 3 7 Punt
1 4:01 1:26 OWN 8 3 6 Punt
2 12:48 2:10 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 9:46 1:37 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
2 1:14 1:14 OWN 7 4 30 Half
3 9:58 1:39 OWN 4 3 5 Punt
3 7:36 6:14 OPP 44 10 39 Field Goal
4 11:33 1:28 OWN 25 3 -5 Punt
4 8:05 0:35 OWN 19 3 -2 Punt
4 4:17 0:08 OWN 0 3 -9 Safety
4 2:07 0:59 OWN 37 6 39 Field Goal
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Cleveland
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#36 Jacob Metcalf 25 51 2.04 10 1 0
#21 Michael Roepke 10 6 0.60 8 0 0
#14 Jeffrey Thomas 2 5 2.50 3 0 1
#3 Benjamin Williams 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
#65 Ryan Platt 2 -1 -0.50 0 0 0
Atlanta
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#29 Jonathan Shaw 13 22 1.69 9 0 0
#37 Luis Hedges 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
#44 Jason Hall 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Cleveland
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Benjamin Williams 27 24 295 1 / 5 1 75 0 124.54
Atlanta
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#4 Giuseppe Nance 30 17 97 2 / 15 0 18 0 62.78
Receiving Stats
Cleveland
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Jeffrey Thomas 4 101 25.25 75 1
#12 Joseph Melchior 6 78 13.00 24 0
#36 Jacob Metcalf 7 43 6.14 22 0
#80 Jack Orme 3 33 11.00 16 0
#89 Hai Reese 2 21 10.50 14 0
#80 Richard Cruz 1 11 11.00 11 0
#65 Ryan Platt 1 8 8.00 8 0
Atlanta
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Alfonso Isbell 6 50 8.33 18 0
#83 James Gilmour 2 14 7.00 10 0
#18 Craig Biggs 1 12 12.00 12 0
#37 Luis Hedges 1 8 8.00 8 0
#44 Jason Hall 2 6 3.00 4 0
#29 Jonathan Shaw 4 4 1.00 6 0
#87 Hershel Pickett 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Cleveland
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#56 Chad Hinton 25 34 1 2
#94 James Looney 0 4 0 0
#48 John Barrera 0 4 0 0
#27 Brian Baker 0 4 0 1
#29 Arthur Curl 5 7 0 1
#28 Scott Park 0 5 0 0
#24 Alphonso Davidson 0 6 0 0
#91 Frank Broughton 0 1 0 0
#65 Kevin Gann 38 52 0 1
#69 Adam Kruse 37 48 0 0
#68 Sam Stanford 35 45 0 8
#65 Ryan Platt 14 28 0 2
#57 Eric McCoin 36 45 0 1
#80 Jack Orme 0 22 0 0
#89 Hai Reese 11 39 0 4
#36 Jacob Metcalf 5 1 0 0
#87 Bryan Valenzuela 1 16 0 0
#12 Joseph Melchior 0 15 0 0
#21 Michael Roepke 2 3 0 0
#60 John Moreno 11 7 0 0
#65 Roy Toney 9 0 0 0
#14 Jeffrey Thomas 0 6 0 0
#58 Antonio Hampton 0 1 0 0
#94 Adam Melara 0 2 0 0
#76 Wm Poole 1 0 0 0
#67 Ronald Wolfe 1 0 0 0
#13 Timothy Valenzuela 0 1 0 0
#80 Richard Cruz 0 2 0 0
Atlanta
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#64 Joseph Allen 41 17 1 1
#61 Jonathan Arriola 42 23 1 2
#65 Angel Spillman 32 21 0 1
#44 Jason Hall 27 16 0 4
#62 Martin Covey 42 24 0 2
#65 Larry Littlejohn 31 20 0 2
#87 Hershel Pickett 11 14 0 0
#86 Alfonso Isbell 0 5 0 0
#88 Christopher Schultz 0 11 0 0
#83 James Gilmour 0 7 0 1
#29 Jonathan Shaw 5 5 0 1
#53 Leon Sturges 10 5 0 0
#99 Nicholas Cutler 10 3 0 0
#21 Charles Waugh 0 1 0 0
#24 Gregory White 4 2 0 1
#58 Larry Charles 0 1 0 1
#59 Jacob Woodruff 1 1 0 0
#20 Charles Brown 0 1 0 0
#99 Glenn Johnston 7 5 0 0
#92 James Bennett 0 1 0 0
#74 Matthew Johnson 0 1 0 0
#36 Carlos Hires 0 3 0 0
#39 Louis Anderson 0 5 0 0
#18 Craig Biggs 0 1 0 0
#37 Luis Hedges 2 0 0 0
#54 Anthony Birmingham 0 1 0 0
#90 William Carter 0 1 0 1
#95 James Ruby 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Cleveland
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Atlanta
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Cleveland
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#65 Ryan Platt 1 0 0 0
#3 Benjamin Williams 1 0 0 0
#56 Chad Hinton 0 1 0 0
Atlanta
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#95 James Ruby 0 0 1 0
#74 Matthew Johnson 0 1 0 0
#90 William Carter 0 0 1 0
Punting
Cleveland
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Anthony Mejias 6 269 44.83 45.00 48 5
Atlanta
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Allen Necaise 8 394 49.25 42.75 53 0
Kicking
Cleveland
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 Kyle Britt 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 2 / 2
Atlanta
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Frank Dupre 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 41 0 / 0
Punt Return
Cleveland
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#14 Jeffrey Thomas 8 61 7.6 18 0
Atlanta
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Alfonso Isbell 1 1 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Cleveland
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Atlanta
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#86 Alfonso Isbell 1 22 22.0 0
Defensive Stats
Cleveland
Name Tackles Sacks
#23 Timothy Henry 6 0
#94 James Looney 4 1
#48 John Barrera 3 0
#90 Larry Ivie 3 0
#94 Adam Melara 3 0
#37 Larry Roy 3 0
#91 Frank Broughton 2 0
#94 Derrick Fisher 2 0
#53 Philip Williams 2 0
#93 Gary Lyons 2 1
#96 Benjamin Antonio 2 0
#24 Alphonso Davidson 1 0
#58 Antonio Hampton 1 0
#28 Scott Park 1 0
#57 Eric McCoin 1 0
Atlanta
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 James Ruby 15 0
#24 Gregory White 8 0
#99 Nicholas Cutler 7 0
#54 Anthony Birmingham 7 0
#20 Charles Brown 6 0
#90 William Carter 5 1
#21 Charles Waugh 5 0
#20 Roy Lockhart 4 0
#99 Glenn Johnston 3 0
#36 Carlos Hires 3 0
#74 Matthew Johnson 2 0
#59 Jacob Woodruff 1 0
#78 Herbert Hayes 1 0
#87 Hershel Pickett 1 0