Week 7, 2016

played in Dallas, TX

58 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	3	3	0	7	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	0	13	7	9	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:28 MIN - Blair Walsh 35 field goal
2Q: 10:48 DAL - Dan Bailey 42 field goal
2Q: 07:18 MIN - Blair Walsh 40 field goal
2Q: 03:10 DAL - Brice Butler 7 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Dan Bailey 43 field goal
3Q: 09:47 DAL - Bernard Pierce 1 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIN - Brett Huntley 14 pass from Luis Brooks (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 05:22 DAL - Dan Bailey 36 field goal
4Q: 02:20 DAL - Dan Bailey 36 field goal
4Q: 01:36 DAL - Dan Bailey 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:28 MIN - Blair Walsh 35 field goal
2Q: 10:48 DAL - Dan Bailey 42 field goal
2Q: 07:18 MIN - Blair Walsh 40 field goal
2Q: 03:10 DAL - Brice Butler 7 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Dan Bailey 43 field goal
3Q: 09:47 DAL - Bernard Pierce 1 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 14:19 MIN - Brett Huntley 14 pass from Luis Brooks (Blair Walsh extra point)
4Q: 05:22 DAL - Dan Bailey 36 field goal
4Q: 02:20 DAL - Dan Bailey 36 field goal
4Q: 01:36 DAL - Dan Bailey 44 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 5-1 6-1
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 383 401
- Offensive Plays 57 73
- Yards per Play 6.72 5.49
Net Rushing Yards 133 150
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards per Rush 6.65 4.17
Net Passing Yards 250 251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 17 - 3 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 258 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 6.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/18 8/54
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	5-1	6-1
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	383	401
- Offensive Plays	57	73
- Yards per Play	6.72	5.49
Net Rushing Yards	133	150
- Rushing Attempts	20	36
- Yards per Rush	6.65	4.17
Net Passing Yards	250	251
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 17 - 3	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	258	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	6.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/18	8/54
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:09	OWN 38	8	24	Punt
1	10:06	2:46	OWN 22	7	60	Field Goal
1	3:04	3:16	OWN 20	7	38	Interception
2	10:43	3:30	OWN 20	7	57	Field Goal
2	3:04	1:19	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:09	0:40	OWN 26	2	16	Interception
3	9:40	2:10	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
3	3:44	4:32	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
4	5:14	0:36	OWN 20	4	7	Downs
4	2:14	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:29	1:29	OWN 26	5	57	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:51	1:45	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
1	7:20	4:16	OWN 16	8	32	Punt
2	14:48	4:05	OPP 47	8	22	Field Goal
2	7:13	4:09	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
2	1:45	0:36	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 46	2	28	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:20	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
3	7:30	3:46	OWN 5	8	29	Punt
4	14:12	8:58	OWN 8	16	73	Field Goal
4	4:38	2:24	OPP 27	3	8	Field Goal
4	2:04	0:35	OPP 31	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jerick McKinnon	17	123	7.24	25	5
Kyle Juszczyk	2	7	3.50	4	0
Adrian Peterson	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bernard Pierce	21	95	4.52	16	4	1
Frank Durden	11	33	3.00	6	0	0
Darren McFadden	4	22	5.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	20	9	125	0/0	0	31	2	26.0
Luis Brooks	16	8	133	1/8	1	45	1	73.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Romo	35	23	260	2/9	1	39	0	97.3

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	4	5	38	9.50	20	15	0
WR Mike Wallace	2	12	27	13.50	7	20	0
WR Jermaine Kearse	2	3	76	38.00	26	45	0
FB Kyle Juszczyk	2	2	35	17.50	23	29	0
WR Stefon Diggs	2	4	39	19.50	21	20	0
TE Brett Huntley	2	3	16	8.00	4	14	1
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	3	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE MyCole Pruitt	1	3	19	19.00	1	19	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrance Williams	7	10	73	10.43	3	18	0
WR Dez Bryant	4	6	44	11.00	18	19	0
WR Brice Butler	4	7	81	20.25	47	39	1
TE Josh Hill	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Lucky Whitehead	2	4	19	9.50	5	20	0
TE Brett Witt	2	2	11	5.50	11	15	0
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Felix Burns	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Frank Durden	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Spencer Paysinger	1	6	6.00
CB Morris Claiborne	1	23	23.00
S Sam Keeney	1	25	25.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Linval Joseph	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dez Bryant	1	0	0	0
Terrance Williams	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	3	124	41.3	34.7	49	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	4	174	43.5	38.0	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	5/5	3/3	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	2	2.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	28	28.0	0
Ronald Ladner	1	25	25.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lucky Whitehead	1	23	23.0	0
Felix Burns	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Eric Kendricks	12	3	0.0	36	37
DT Linval Joseph	7	0	0.5	30	32
CB Brandon Browner	6	0	1.0	35	37
S Harrison Smith	5	3	0.0	36	37
CB Xavier Rhodes	5	0	0.0	36	37
OLB Anthony Barr	4	3	0.0	36	33
S Michael Thomas	4	1	0.0	34	34
OLB Frank Zombo	3	1	0.0	16	5
DE Everson Griffen	2	3	0.5	31	33
DT Tom Johnson	2	2	0.0	18	13
CB Ronald Ladner	2	2	0.0	11	31
DE Brian Robison	2	0	0.0	32	30
WR Mike Wallace	2	0	---	---	---
DE Danielle Hunter	1	1	0.0	8	8
DT Sylvester Tabor	1	1	0.0	19	14
G Brandon Fusco	1	0	---	---	---
S Jahleel Addae	1	0	0.0	0	1
ILB Perry Southerland	1	0	0.0	8	1
OLB Franklin Washington	1	0	0.0	1	4
DE Scott Crichton	0	1	0.0	6	9

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Tyrone Crawford	6	1	1.0	16	31
S Byron Jones	6	3	0.0	20	37
CB Ray Bates	6	0	0.0	17	35
CB Morris Claiborne	4	1	0.0	20	37
ILB Patrick Pollard	4	1	0.0	10	7
OLB Spencer Paysinger	3	0	0.0	8	16
S J.J. Wilkerson	3	0	0.0	5	18
OLB Charles Mayo	2	3	0.0	14	17
ILB Sean Lee	1	1	0.0	10	27
DE Mario Edwards	1	0	0.0	13	25
S Sam Keeney	1	0	0.0	10	30
DE Demarcus Lawrence	0	1	0.0	19	34
DT Leonard Vance	0	1	0.0	11	13
OLB Elliott Dawson	0	1	0.0	4	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
CB Brandon Browner	1.0	0	37
DE Everson Griffen	0.5	0	33
DT Linval Joseph	0.5	0	32
DE Danielle Hunter	0.0	2	8
DE Brian Robison	0.0	1	30
DT Sylvester Tabor	0.0	1	14

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyrone Crawford	1.0	1	0	31
CB Morris Claiborne	0.0	1	0	37
DE Randy Gregory	0.0	1	0	12
S Byron Jones	0.0	1	0	37
DT Ezekiel Toefield	0.0	1	0	8
DE Demarcus Lawrence	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Xavier Rhodes	5	1	37
CB Brandon Browner	4	0	37
ILB Eric Kendricks	4	0	37
S Michael Thomas	2	0	34
OLB Anthony Barr	2	0	33
S Harrison Smith	1	1	37
DE Everson Griffen	1	0	33
DT Linval Joseph	1	0	32
S Jahleel Addae	1	0	1
OLB Franklin Washington	1	0	4
CB Ronald Ladner	1	0	31

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Morris Claiborne	4	2	1	37
CB Ray Bates	4	0	0	35
S J.J. Wilkerson	2	1	0	18
OLB Charles Mayo	2	1	0	17
S Byron Jones	2	0	0	37
S Sam Keeney	1	0	1	30
ILB Sean Lee	1	0	0	27
ILB Patrick Pollard	1	0	0	7
S J.J. Wilcox	0	2	0	37
OLB Spencer Paysinger	0	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Kalil	3	6	20	0	37
Phil Loadholt	2	7	20	0	37
John Sullivan	2	3	20	0	37
Brandon Fusco	1	3	20	1	37
Blake Scheungrab	1	1	20	0	37

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chaz Green	3	8	0	36	0	37
Zack Martin	2	6	1	36	1	37
Tyron Smith	2	5	0	36	0	37
Tyler Clutts	2	2	0	12	0	10
Travis Frederick	1	8	1	36	1	37
Jah Reid	1	6	0	36	0	37
Josh Hill	1	1	0	30	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Stefon Diggs	2	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Wilkerson	1	15
Tyler Clutts	1	13
Morris Claiborne	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harrison Smith	---	---	36	37	8	81
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	36	37	6	79
Eric Kendricks	---	---	36	37	6	79
Brandon Browner	---	---	35	37	5	77
Anthony Barr	---	---	36	33	6	75
Michael Thomas	---	---	34	34	6	74
Everson Griffen	---	---	31	33	5	69
Brian Robison	---	---	32	30	5	67
Jerick McKinnon	18	32	---	---	16	66
Linval Joseph	---	---	30	32	2	64
Phil Loadholt	20	37	---	---	5	62
Cordarrelle Patterson	18	30	---	---	10	58
John Sullivan	20	37	---	---	---	57
Brandon Fusco	20	37	---	---	---	57
Matt Kalil	20	37	---	---	---	57
Blake Scheungrab	20	37	---	---	---	57
Ronald Ladner	---	---	11	31	14	56
Mike Wallace	17	35	---	---	---	52
Brett Huntley	13	21	---	---	11	45
Kyle Juszczyk	14	24	---	---	3	41
Sylvester Tabor	---	---	19	14	4	37
Tom Johnson	---	---	18	13	5	36
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	3	11	21	35
Teddy Bridgewater	15	20	---	---	---	35
MyCole Pruitt	7	12	---	---	14	33
Stefon Diggs	7	14	---	---	7	28
Jermaine Kearse	1	9	---	---	15	25
Luis Brooks	5	17	---	---	2	24
Frank Zombo	---	---	16	5	1	22
Bo Montgomery	3	2	---	---	16	21
Danielle Hunter	---	---	8	8	4	20
Perry Southerland	---	---	8	1	11	20
Franklin Washington	---	---	1	4	14	19
Charles Johnson	0	1	---	---	16	17
Scott Crichton	---	---	6	9	1	16
Adrian Peterson	2	5	---	---	---	7
Jahleel Addae	---	---	0	1	6	7
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Castillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Amari Vines	0	0	---	---	5	5
Francisco Garmon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	3	3
Antone Exum	---	---	0	0	1	1
Taylor Heinicke	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dez Bryant	34	35	---	---	13	82
Tyron Smith	36	37	---	---	9	82
Chaz Green	36	37	---	---	9	82
Tony Romo	36	37	---	---	---	73
Jah Reid	36	37	---	---	---	73
Travis Frederick	36	37	---	---	---	73
Zack Martin	36	37	---	---	---	73
Morris Claiborne	---	---	20	37	13	70
Byron Jones	---	---	20	37	8	65
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	19	37	8	64
Terrance Williams	26	31	---	---	---	57
Bernard Pierce	27	15	---	---	13	55
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	19	34	2	55
Ray Bates	---	---	17	35	2	54
Josh Hill	30	20	---	---	3	53
Tyrone Crawford	---	---	16	31	3	50
Sam Keeney	---	---	10	30	4	44
Brice Butler	12	25	---	---	6	43
Mario Edwards	---	---	13	25	3	41
Sean Lee	---	---	10	27	2	39
J.J. Wilkerson	---	---	5	18	15	38
Tyler Clutts	12	10	---	---	13	35
Spencer Paysinger	---	---	8	16	11	35
Lucky Whitehead	7	12	---	---	16	35
Frank Durden	11	10	---	---	11	32
Charles Mayo	---	---	14	17	1	32
James Hanna	5	2	---	---	20	27
Brett Witt	11	9	---	---	7	27
Leonard Vance	---	---	11	13	3	27
Darren McFadden	4	11	---	---	9	24
Anthony Hitchens	---	---	4	11	9	24
Randy Gregory	---	---	7	12	1	20
Patrick Pollard	---	---	10	7	1	18
Ezekiel Toefield	---	---	7	8	2	17
Felix Burns	1	5	---	---	7	13
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mel Sinclair	---	---	5	6	1	12
L.P. LaDouceur	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	9	9
Erik Cassaday	0	0	---	---	9	9
Elliott Dawson	---	---	4	3	---	7
Martin Ifedi	---	---	1	3	2	6
Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jarrod Sorensen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	66	8.3
Middle	8	58	7.3
Right	4	9	2.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	48	4.0
Middle	18	74	4.1
Right	6	28	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	20	9	2	1	1	3	4	1	2
Luis Brooks	16	8	3	1	2	3	1	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Romo	35	23	3	3	3	2	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	21	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	104	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	45	7.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	26	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	75	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	159	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	12	2	1	27	1	35
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	5	4	0	38	0	30
WR Stefon Diggs	4	2	1	39	1	14
WR Jermaine Kearse	3	2	0	76	2	9
RB Jerick McKinnon	3	1	0	4	0	32
TE MyCole Pruitt	3	1	1	19	0	12
TE Brett Huntley	3	2	0	16	0	21
FB Kyle Juszczyk	2	2	0	35	1	24
RB Adrian Peterson	1	1	0	4	0	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Williams	10	7	1	73	0	31
WR Brice Butler	7	4	1	81	2	25
WR Dez Bryant	6	4	0	44	0	35
WR Lucky Whitehead	4	2	0	19	1	12
TE Josh Hill	2	2	0	13	0	20
TE Brett Witt	2	2	0	11	0	9
RB Felix Burns	2	1	0	6	0	5
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	0	13	0	15
RB Frank Durden	1	0	1	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Pierce	4	-1	-0.25	4.52
Darren McFadden	1	1	1.00	5.50
Frank Durden	1	5	5.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	2	0	0	0.00	6.25
Luis Brooks	1	1	14	14.00	8.31

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Romo	4	2	26	6.50	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	0	0.00	2.25
TE MyCole Pruitt	1	0	0	0.00	6.33
TE Brett Huntley	1	1	14	14.00	5.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	19	19.00	7.33
WR Brice Butler	1	1	7	7.00	11.57
WR Terrance Williams	1	0	0	0.00	7.30
RB Felix Burns	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jerick McKinnon	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Frank Durden	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	6	3	3
Luis Brooks	3	1	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Romo	12	9	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Kearse	3	2	2
TE MyCole Pruitt	2	1	1
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	0
FB Kyle Juszczyk	1	1	1
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	0	0
WR Stefon Diggs	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	3	1	1
WR Brice Butler	3	3	3
WR Lucky Whitehead	3	2	1
WR Terrance Williams	2	2	2
TE Brett Witt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,100 (23,100)
End Zone 16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (6,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,100 (23,100)
End Zone	16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (6,000)