Week 16, 2015

played in Buffalo, NY

44 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	7	3	7	-	24
Buffalo Bills	13	3	3	17	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 BUF - LeSean McCoy 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 03:54 DAL - Jason Witten 16 pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey extra point)
1Q: 01:00 BUF - LeSean McCoy 22 run (Dan Carpenter extra point failed)
2Q: 07:57 BUF - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal
2Q: 01:01 DAL - Darren McFadden 15 pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 09:24 DAL - Dan Bailey 33 field goal
3Q: 04:31 BUF - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Marquise Goodwin 24 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 10:25 BUF - Dan Carpenter 32 field goal
4Q: 01:58 DAL - Terrance Williams 7 pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 00:53 BUF - Leodis McKelvin 59 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:08 BUF - LeSean McCoy 3 run (Dan Carpenter extra point)
1Q: 03:54 DAL - Jason Witten 16 pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey extra point)
1Q: 01:00 BUF - LeSean McCoy 22 run (Dan Carpenter extra point failed)
2Q: 07:57 BUF - Dan Carpenter 30 field goal
2Q: 01:01 DAL - Darren McFadden 15 pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 09:24 DAL - Dan Bailey 33 field goal
3Q: 04:31 BUF - Dan Carpenter 19 field goal
4Q: 15:00 BUF - Marquise Goodwin 24 pass from Tyrod Taylor (Dan Carpenter extra point)
4Q: 10:25 BUF - Dan Carpenter 32 field goal
4Q: 01:58 DAL - Terrance Williams 7 pass from Matt Cassel (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 00:53 BUF - Leodis McKelvin 59 interception return (Dan Carpenter extra point)

Team Statistics DAL BUF
Record 8-7 9-6
First Downs 18 29
- by Rushing 4 16
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 301 482
- Offensive Plays 66 70
- Yards per Play 4.56 6.89
Net Rushing Yards 106 256
- Rushing Attempts 23 47
- Yards per Rush 4.61 5.45
Net Passing Yards 195 226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 20 - 2 21 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 202 234
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.53 9.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/3
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.8
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/38 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/39 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/65
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 20
Time of Possession 24:19 35:41

Team Statistics	DAL	BUF
Record	8-7	9-6
First Downs	18	29
- by Rushing	4	16
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	301	482
- Offensive Plays	66	70
- Yards per Play	4.56	6.89
Net Rushing Yards	106	256
- Rushing Attempts	23	47
- Yards per Rush	4.61	5.45
Net Passing Yards	195	226
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 20 - 2	21 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	202	234
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.53	9.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/3
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	4/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.8
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/38	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/39	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/65
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 20
Time of Possession	24:19	35:41

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:58	5:13	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	0:46	1:49	OWN 25	5	29	Punt
2	7:52	1:40	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
2	3:50	0:31	OWN 37	2	16	Interception
2	1:47	0:55	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:00	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	14:00	4:44	50	9	34	Field Goal
3	4:26	0:57	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	14:50	1:09	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:18	4:02	OWN 20	10	41	Punt
4	3:50	2:00	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
4	1:10	0:29	OWN 41	3	0	Interception
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 20	4	15	Game

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:02	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	3:45	2:59	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	13:57	6:05	OWN 20	11	67	Field Goal
2	6:12	2:22	OWN 26	5	37	Fumble
2	3:19	1:32	OWN 7	4	12	Interception
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	4	21	Fumble
3	9:16	4:50	OWN 20	8	78	Field Goal
3	3:29	3:39	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
4	13:41	3:23	OWN 32	7	53	Field Goal
4	6:16	2:26	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
4	1:50	0:40	OWN 20	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: LeSean McCoy, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Darren McFadden	11	68	6.18	27	1
Lance Dunbar	8	30	3.75	9	0
Terrance Williams	2	-3	-1.50	0	0
Matt Cassel	1	7	7.00	7	0
Ronnie Hillman	1	4	4.00	4	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
LeSean McCoy	35	199	5.69	22	7	2
Tyrod Taylor	5	42	8.40	13	1	0
Karlos Williams	4	9	2.25	5	0	0
Jerome Felton	3	6	2.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cassel	42	20	202	1/7	3	27	2	65.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrod Taylor	21	18	234	2/8	1	45	1	109.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jason Witten	5	8	60	12.00	12	27	1
WR Terrance Williams	5	8	59	11.80	22	21	1
WR Dez Bryant	3	14	27	9.00	11	14	0
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	3	4	23	7.67	5	18	0
RB Darren McFadden	2	4	14	7.00	15	15	1
WR Cole Beasley	1	2	16	16.00	5	16	0
RB Lance Dunbar	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Brett Witt	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Percy Harvin	8	9	136	17.00	29	45	0
WR Sammy Watkins	4	4	38	9.50	3	25	0
RB LeSean McCoy	3	4	15	5.00	0	6	0
WR Marcus Easley	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	24	24.00	13	24	1
TE Chris Gragg	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Andre Caldwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Carr	1	0	0.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leodis McKelvin	1	59	59.00	1
CB Ronald Darby	1	6	6.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Recov	Force
Nick Hayden	1	0
Ronald Leary	1	0
Byron Jones	1	0
Devonte Tobar	0	2
Tyler Clutts	0	1
Randy Gregory	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
Tyrod Taylor	2	0
Sammy Watkins	1	1
LeSean McCoy	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	6	258	43.0	35.2	51	2

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Schmidt	2	74	37.0	33.0	40	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	3/3

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Carpenter	3/3	0/0	0/0	32	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Thomas	1	8	8.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sammy Watkins	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Carr	2	39	19.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Byron Jones	8	3	0.0	47	23
OLB Devonte Tobar	7	1	0.0	26	12
CB Brandon Carr	6	0	0.0	46	23
OLB Anthony Hitchens	6	0	0.0	27	13
ILB Sean Lee	5	3	0.0	47	23
DE Greg Hardy	5	1	0.0	39	19
S J.J. Wilcox	4	3	0.0	46	23
DT Nick Hayden	4	1	0.0	25	12
ILB Rolando McClain	3	0	0.0	15	6
DT Ezekiel Toefield	2	0	1.0	24	16
CB Desmond Sumter	2	2	0.0	37	17
OLB Nick Perry	2	1	0.0	8	4
DT Mel Sinclair	2	1	0.0	39	14
S Sam Keeney	2	0	0.0	6	4
DE Randy Gregory	1	1	1.0	29	16
CB Ray Bates	1	1	0.0	19	10
S Barry Church	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Josh Thomas	1	0	0.0	10	7
WR Terrance Williams	1	0	---	---	---
DE Demarcus Lawrence	0	1	0.0	26	11

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Aaron Williams	7	1	0.0	23	43
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	2	0.0	23	43
DT Marcell Dareus	4	0	0.0	19	39
S Corey Graham	3	2	0.0	23	43
ILB Preston Brown	3	2	0.0	23	41
OLB Manny Lawson	3	1	0.0	17	24
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	0.0	13	32
DE Jerry Hughes	3	0	0.0	19	36
DE Mario Williams	2	0	1.0	21	36
S Bacarri Rambo	2	0	0.0	3	14
OLB Randell Johnson	2	0	0.0	3	6
DE Jarius Wynn	1	1	0.0	4	7
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	1	0.0	9	19
DT Corbin Bryant	1	1	0.0	18	25
CB Ronald Darby	1	1	0.0	23	42
WR Percy Harvin	1	0	---	---	---
ILB A.J. Tarpley	1	0	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy Gregory	1.0	0	1	0	16
DT Ezekiel Toefield	1.0	0	0	0	16

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mario Williams	1.0	0	0	0	36
DE Jerry Hughes	0.0	2	3	2	36
DT Marcell Dareus	0.0	1	1	1	39
DT Corbin Bryant	0.0	0	1	0	25
ILB Preston Brown	0.0	0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Devonte Tobar	4	0	12
CB Brandon Carr	3	1	23
ILB Sean Lee	3	0	23
S J.J. Wilcox	3	0	23
OLB Anthony Hitchens	2	0	13
S Byron Jones	1	0	23
CB Ray Bates	1	0	10
S Sam Keeney	1	0	4

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stephon Gilmore	4	1	0	43
CB Leodis McKelvin	3	0	1	32
S Aaron Williams	3	0	0	43
S Corey Graham	2	1	0	43
OLB Nigel Bradham	1	2	0	19
OLB Randell Johnson	1	1	0	6
OLB Manny Lawson	1	0	0	24
DE Jarius Wynn	1	0	0	7
DE Jerry Hughes	1	0	0	36
S Bacarri Rambo	1	0	0	14
ILB Preston Brown	1	0	0	41
ILB A.J. Tarpley	1	0	0	5
CB Ronald Darby	0	0	1	42

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mackenzy Bernadeau	2	5	23	1	43
Chaz Green	2	4	23	0	41
Travis Frederick	1	5	23	0	43
Tyron Smith	1	4	23	0	43
Zack Martin	1	3	23	0	43
Jason Witten	0	1	22	0	39

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cordy Glenn	8	10	2	47	0	23
Eric Wood	6	14	3	47	1	23
John Miller	2	7	1	47	1	23
John Harding	2	6	0	47	0	23
Jerome Felton	1	2	0	34	0	11
Cyrus Kouandjio	1	2	0	47	0	23
Chris Gragg	0	1	0	37	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tyler Clutts	2	13
Ronnie Hillman	1	11
Mackenzy Bernadeau	1	7

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Charles Clay	2	16
LeSean McCoy	1	3

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Carr	---	---	46	23	12	81
Mackenzy Bernadeau	23	43	---	---	7	73
Sean Lee	---	---	47	23	3	73
Tyron Smith	23	43	---	---	7	73
Byron Jones	---	---	47	23	3	73
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	46	23	3	72
Jason Witten	22	39	---	---	7	68
Matt Cassel	23	43	---	---	---	66
Travis Frederick	23	43	---	---	---	66
Zack Martin	23	43	---	---	---	66
Dez Bryant	22	41	---	---	2	65
Chaz Green	23	41	---	---	---	64
Greg Hardy	---	---	39	19	5	63
Desmond Sumter	---	---	37	17	2	56
Mel Sinclair	---	---	39	14	1	54
Darren McFadden	14	29	---	---	9	52
Terrance Williams	19	32	---	---	---	51
Tyler Clutts	15	22	---	---	13	50
Randy Gregory	---	---	29	16	1	46
Ezekiel Toefield	---	---	24	16	4	44
Lance Dunbar	8	12	---	---	21	41
Anthony Hitchens	---	---	27	13	1	41
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	26	11	2	39
Nick Hayden	---	---	25	12	1	38
Devonte Tobar	---	---	26	12	---	38
Rolando McClain	---	---	15	6	13	34
Josh Thomas	---	---	10	7	17	34
Dorial Green-Beckham	7	15	---	---	10	32
Ray Bates	---	---	19	10	2	31
Cole Beasley	1	10	---	---	13	24
Ronnie Hillman	3	9	---	---	11	23
Brett Witt	1	1	---	---	20	22
Nick Perry	---	---	8	4	4	16
Sam Keeney	---	---	6	4	6	16
Brice Butler	0	0	---	---	15	15
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	0	0	13	13
Barry Church	---	---	1	0	9	10
James Hanna	3	5	---	---	2	10
Erik Cassaday	0	2	---	---	7	9
L.P. LaDouceur	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Leary	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shane Reeves	---	---	0	0	2	2
A.J. McCarron	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jameill Showers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cordy Glenn	47	23	---	---	5	75
John Miller	47	23	---	---	5	75
Ronald Darby	---	---	23	42	6	71
Eric Wood	47	23	---	---	---	70
Tyrod Taylor	47	23	---	---	---	70
Cyrus Kouandjio	47	23	---	---	---	70
John Harding	47	23	---	---	---	70
Corey Graham	---	---	23	43	3	69
Aaron Williams	---	---	23	43	1	67
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	23	43	1	67
LeSean McCoy	42	20	---	---	3	65
Preston Brown	---	---	23	41	1	65
Chris Gragg	37	19	---	---	8	64
Jerome Felton	34	11	---	---	18	63
Marcell Dareus	---	---	19	39	2	60
Mario Williams	---	---	21	36	2	59
Sammy Watkins	35	17	---	---	6	58
Jerry Hughes	---	---	19	36	1	56
Manny Lawson	---	---	17	24	14	55
Percy Harvin	38	16	---	---	---	54
Leodis McKelvin	---	---	13	32	3	48
Corbin Bryant	---	---	18	25	1	44
Matthew Mulligan	9	6	---	---	18	33
Nigel Bradham	---	---	9	19	4	32
Marquise Goodwin	6	6	---	---	18	30
Andre Caldwell	15	9	---	---	1	25
Karlos Williams	5	3	---	---	17	25
Randell Johnson	---	---	3	6	15	24
Bacarri Rambo	---	---	3	14	6	23
Mario Butler	---	---	2	2	19	23
MarQueis Gray	11	5	---	---	6	22
Charles Clay	2	1	---	---	16	19
Marcus Easley	1	2	---	---	16	19
Jarius Wynn	---	---	4	7	6	17
Jonathan Meeks	---	---	0	3	11	14
Alex Carrington	---	---	2	7	4	13
Stefan Charles	---	---	6	6	1	13
Dan Carpenter	0	0	---	---	11	11
A.J. Tarpley	---	---	2	5	---	7
Preston Quinn	---	---	0	0	6	6
Garrison Sanborn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kraig Urbik	0	0	---	---	5	5
Seantrel Henderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Colton Schmidt	0	0	---	---	5	5
Josh Johnson	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	57	7.1
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	4	5	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	60	5.0
Middle	30	163	5.4
Right	5	33	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cassel	42	20	2	4	2	5	6	3	2

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrod Taylor	21	18	4	1	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	36	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	50	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	9	116	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	60	5.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	85	12.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	89	29.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	14	3	0	27	0	41
TE Jason Witten	8	5	1	60	1	39
WR Terrance Williams	8	5	0	59	1	32
RB Darren McFadden	4	2	1	14	0	29
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	4	3	0	23	0	15
WR Cole Beasley	2	1	0	16	0	10
RB Lance Dunbar	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Brett Witt	1	0	0	0	0	1

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Percy Harvin	9	8	136	2	16
RB LeSean McCoy	4	3	15	0	20
WR Sammy Watkins	4	4	38	1	17
WR Andre Caldwell	1	0	0	0	9
WR Marcus Easley	1	1	8	0	2
WR Marquise Goodwin	1	1	24	1	6
TE Chris Gragg	1	1	13	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darren McFadden	1	1	1.00	6.18
Lance Dunbar	1	2	2.00	3.75

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	4	11	2.75	5.69
Karlos Williams	2	6	3.00	2.25
Jerome Felton	1	3	3.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cassel	8	6	47	5.88	4.81

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrod Taylor	2	1	3	1.50	11.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Witten	3	3	26	8.67	7.50
RB Darren McFadden	2	2	14	7.00	3.50
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	1.93
WR Terrance Williams	1	1	7	7.00	7.38
TE Brett Witt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	0	0.00	3.75
WR Sammy Watkins	1	1	3	3.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lance Dunbar	1	1
Ronnie Hillman	1	1

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	6	2
Jerome Felton	1	0
Tyrod Taylor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cassel	13	5	4

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrod Taylor	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	7	1	1
TE Jason Witten	2	1	1
WR Terrance Williams	2	1	1
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	1
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	1	1	0

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Percy Harvin	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,500 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,000)
End Zone 14,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,500 (73,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,000)
End Zone	14,300 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,800 (10,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,100)