Conference Semifinals, 2016

played in Minnesota, MN

20 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	3	0	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	7	6	7	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:52 MIN - Mike Wallace 10 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 01:37 DAL - Bernard Pierce 12 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 13:28 MIN - Blair Walsh 25 field goal
2Q: 02:47 DAL - Dan Bailey 42 field goal
2Q: 00:19 MIN - Blair Walsh 46 field goal
3Q: 12:23 DAL - Dan Bailey 36 field goal
3Q: 06:19 MIN - Adrian Peterson 6 run (Blair Walsh extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:52 MIN - Mike Wallace 10 pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Blair Walsh extra point)
1Q: 01:37 DAL - Bernard Pierce 12 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 13:28 MIN - Blair Walsh 25 field goal
2Q: 02:47 DAL - Dan Bailey 42 field goal
2Q: 00:19 MIN - Blair Walsh 46 field goal
3Q: 12:23 DAL - Dan Bailey 36 field goal
3Q: 06:19 MIN - Adrian Peterson 6 run (Blair Walsh extra point)

Team Statistics DAL MIN
Record 11-7 13-4
First Downs 18 16
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 312 372
- Offensive Plays 71 52
- Yards per Play 4.39 7.15
Net Rushing Yards 108 192
- Rushing Attempts 27 34
- Yards per Rush 4.00 5.65
Net Passing Yards 204 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 0 18 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 235 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 10.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/51 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/21 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 19
Time of Possession 32:05 27:55

Team Statistics	DAL	MIN
Record	11-7	13-4
First Downs	18	16
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	312	372
- Offensive Plays	71	52
- Yards per Play	4.39	7.15
Net Rushing Yards	108	192
- Rushing Attempts	27	34
- Yards per Rush	4.00	5.65
Net Passing Yards	204	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 0	18 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	235	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	10.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/51	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/21	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 19
Time of Possession	32:05	27:55

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 12	9	29	Punt
1	5:45	4:19	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
2	13:23	3:29	OWN 39	6	6	Punt
2	8:34	5:53	OWN 12	12	63	Field Goal
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 29	2	-14	Half
3	14:12	1:57	OPP 35	4	16	Field Goal
3	6:13	1:43	OWN 36	3	-2	Punt
3	2:31	2:46	OWN 19	6	29	Punt
4	12:49	2:05	OWN 41	4	20	Punt
4	9:20	1:20	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	5:25	3:51	OWN 34	11	64	Downs
4	0:55	0:53	OPP 31	5	15	Downs

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	5:09	OWN 15	10	85	Touchdown
1	1:26	3:03	OWN 20	5	72	Field Goal
2	9:54	1:20	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
2	2:41	2:30	OWN 28	6	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:48	OWN 25	1	10	Fumble
3	12:15	6:02	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	4:30	1:59	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
4	14:45	1:56	OWN 5	3	8	Punt
4	10:44	1:24	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	8:00	2:35	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	1:34	0:39	OWN 2	4	29	Fumble
4	0:02	0:02	OWN 16	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Anthony Barr, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Bernard Pierce	13	47	3.62	16	2
Darren McFadden	12	32	2.67	9	0
Felix Burns	2	29	14.50	19	2

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Adrian Peterson	22	134	6.09	29	5	1
Jerick McKinnon	7	34	4.86	19	1	0
Teddy Bridgewater	5	24	4.80	13	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Romo	39	23	235	5/31	1	33	0	84.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Teddy Bridgewater	18	14	180	0/0	1	70	0	126.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez Bryant	5	11	85	17.00	19	33	0
WR Terrance Williams	4	6	37	9.25	0	15	0
WR Cole Beasley	3	3	42	14.00	0	33	0
RB Bernard Pierce	3	3	31	10.33	20	12	1
TE James Hanna	2	5	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	2	5	11	5.50	0	6	0
FB Joey Iosefa	2	2	0	0.00	0	4	0
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Josh Bellamy	1	1	25	25.00	13	25	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	5	8	49	9.80	10	15	1
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	74	37.00	66	70	0
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	2	3	16	8.00	6	10	0
WR Stefon Diggs	2	2	27	13.50	5	22	0
TE MyCole Pruitt	2	2	13	6.50	3	7	0
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Felix Burns	1	0	0
Martin Ifedi	0	1	0
Ray Bates	0	1	0
Charles Mayo	0	1	0
Patrick Pollard	0	0	2
Tyrone Crawford	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Adrian Peterson	1	0	0
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	0	0
Jerick McKinnon	1	0	0
Matt Kalil	0	1	0
Brett Huntley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	6	255	42.5	36.7	51	4

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Locke	5	249	49.8	45.6	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Blair Walsh	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Felix Burns	4	21	5.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cordarrelle Patterson	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Felix Burns	4	101	25.3	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Wallace	1	24	24.0	0
Cordarrelle Patterson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Byron Jones	8	1	34	18
ILB Patrick Pollard	5	1	21	9
CB Brandon Carr	4	1	13	9
DT Mel Sinclair	3	2	20	6
DT Tyrone Crawford	3	1	31	16
DE Demarcus Lawrence	3	0	7	5
DT Ezekiel Toefield	3	0	25	15
CB Brady Loomis	2	2	31	15
ILB Sean Lee	2	1	16	12
OLB Spencer Paysinger	2	1	17	8
OLB Anthony Hitchens	2	1	16	8
DE Martin Ifedi	2	1	27	14
OLB Charles Mayo	2	1	19	8
CB Morris Claiborne	2	0	34	18
DE Randy Gregory	1	0	22	14
S Sam Keeney	0	1	4	2

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	10	0	2.0	24	42
ILB Nate Irving	10	1	0.0	27	44
DE Everson Griffen	5	3	1.0	24	29
S Harrison Smith	5	5	0.0	27	44
S Michael Thomas	5	0	0.0	24	38
CB Cortez Allen	4	0	0.0	14	33
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	0	0.0	27	44
DE Brian Robison	3	2	1.0	17	36
DE Danielle Hunter	1	0	1.0	3	15
CB Brandon Browner	1	3	0.0	25	43
ILB Perry Southerland	1	2	0.0	5	3
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Linval Joseph	1	0	0.0	15	33
DT Tom Johnson	1	0	0.0	18	26
DT Warren Rivera	1	0	0.0	17	21
OLB Harvey Springer	1	0	0.0	8	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Randy Gregory	0.0	1	0	0	14
DE Martin Ifedi	0.0	1	0	0	14

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	2.0	0	0	42
DE Brian Robison	1.0	2	0	36
DE Everson Griffen	1.0	0	0	29
DE Danielle Hunter	1.0	0	0	15
DT Tom Johnson	0.0	2	3	26
DT Warren Rivera	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	PPlay
ILB Sean Lee	2	12
CB Morris Claiborne	2	18
S Byron Jones	2	18
ILB Patrick Pollard	2	9
CB Brandon Carr	1	9
OLB Spencer Paysinger	1	8
OLB Anthony Hitchens	1	8
DE Martin Ifedi	1	14
CB Brady Loomis	1	15
OLB Charles Mayo	1	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Anthony Barr	5	2	42
CB Xavier Rhodes	4	0	44
S Harrison Smith	3	1	44
ILB Nate Irving	3	0	44
CB Cortez Allen	2	1	33
S Michael Thomas	2	0	38
CB Brandon Browner	1	1	43
S Jamarca Sanford	1	0	13
OLB Harvey Springer	1	0	7
ILB Perry Southerland	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Frederick	3	9	1	27	0	44
Tyron Smith	3	7	0	27	2	44
Chaz Green	1	3	0	27	0	44
Zack Martin	0	5	0	27	1	44
Ruben Smith	0	2	0	27	2	44
James Hanna	0	1	0	18	0	16

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Phil Loadholt	4	9	2	34	18
Amari Vines	4	7	0	34	18
Brandon Fusco	3	5	1	34	18
Matt Kalil	3	5	1	34	18
T.J. Clemmings	0	3	0	34	18
Kyle Rudolph	0	1	0	28	15
Kyle Juszczyk	0	1	0	26	13

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Brandon Carr	2	17
Sam Keeney	1	11
Dorial Green-Beckham	1	8

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jerick McKinnon	4	22
MyCole Pruitt	1	14
Brett Huntley	1	13
Jamarca Sanford	1	10
Stefon Diggs	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chaz Green	27	44	---	---	8	79
Tony Romo	27	44	---	---	---	71
Tyron Smith	27	44	---	---	---	71
Travis Frederick	27	44	---	---	---	71
Zack Martin	27	44	---	---	---	71
Ruben Smith	27	44	---	---	---	71
Dez Bryant	24	38	---	---	---	62
Morris Claiborne	---	---	34	18	3	55
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	34	18	3	55
Tyrone Crawford	---	---	31	16	7	54
Byron Jones	---	---	34	18	2	54
Darren McFadden	12	16	---	---	22	50
Dorial Green-Beckham	11	31	---	---	8	50
Brady Loomis	---	---	31	15	2	48
Terrance Williams	18	29	---	---	---	47
Ezekiel Toefield	---	---	25	15	6	46
Martin Ifedi	---	---	27	14	2	43
Brett Witt	11	16	---	---	16	43
Charles Mayo	---	---	19	8	16	43
Brandon Carr	---	---	13	9	17	39
Sean Lee	---	---	16	12	11	39
James Hanna	18	16	---	---	5	39
Joey Iosefa	14	12	---	---	13	39
Randy Gregory	---	---	22	14	2	38
Cole Beasley	9	27	---	---	---	36
Bernard Pierce	15	18	---	---	1	34
Patrick Pollard	---	---	21	9	1	31
Spencer Paysinger	---	---	17	8	1	26
Mel Sinclair	---	---	20	6	---	26
Anthony Hitchens	---	---	16	8	---	24
Josh Bellamy	1	9	---	---	14	24
Ray Bates	---	---	3	3	18	24
Felix Burns	2	6	---	---	10	18
Sam Keeney	---	---	4	2	11	17
Brice Butler	0	2	---	---	11	13
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	7	5	---	12
L.P. LaDouceur	0	0	---	---	8	8
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
Oday Aboushi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Erik Cassaday	0	0	---	---	8	8
Larry Langley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Durden	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Wilkerson	---	---	0	0	4	4
Matt Barkley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Nichols	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Harrison Smith	---	---	27	44	8	79
Nate Irving	---	---	27	44	2	73
Xavier Rhodes	---	---	27	44	2	73
Brandon Browner	---	---	25	43	3	71
Anthony Barr	---	---	24	42	2	68
Michael Thomas	---	---	24	38	2	64
Cortez Allen	---	---	14	33	13	60
Brandon Fusco	34	18	---	---	7	59
Everson Griffen	---	---	24	29	5	58
Brian Robison	---	---	17	36	2	55
Phil Loadholt	34	18	---	---	---	52
Matt Kalil	34	18	---	---	---	52
Cordarrelle Patterson	28	14	---	---	10	52
Teddy Bridgewater	34	18	---	---	---	52
T.J. Clemmings	34	18	---	---	---	52
Amari Vines	34	18	---	---	---	52
Mike Wallace	31	14	---	---	6	51
Linval Joseph	---	---	15	33	3	51
Kyle Juszczyk	26	13	---	---	10	49
Tom Johnson	---	---	18	26	4	48
Kyle Rudolph	28	15	---	---	1	44
Warren Rivera	---	---	17	21	1	39
Jerick McKinnon	8	8	---	---	22	38
Adrian Peterson	26	10	---	---	---	36
Jamarca Sanford	---	---	8	13	10	31
MyCole Pruitt	11	6	---	---	14	31
Stefon Diggs	10	9	---	---	10	29
Danielle Hunter	---	---	3	15	4	22
Franklin Washington	---	---	3	2	17	22
Scott Crichton	---	---	10	8	---	18
T.J. Jones	2	1	---	---	13	16
Harvey Springer	---	---	8	7	1	16
Perry Southerland	---	---	5	3	8	16
Charles Johnson	0	0	---	---	13	13
Brett Huntley	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jahleel Addae	---	---	1	3	8	12
Charlie Randolph	0	0	---	---	8	8
Blair Walsh	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin McDermott	0	0	---	---	7	7
James Castillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gustavo Devine	0	0	---	---	7	7
Francisco Garmon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Locke	0	0	---	---	5	5
Luis Brooks	0	0	---	---	2	2
Taylor Heinicke	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Stewart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	26	2.6
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	3	23	7.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	19	111	5.8
Right	8	60	7.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Romo	39	23	4	2	2	5	5	3	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Teddy Bridgewater	18	14	2	1	1	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	44	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	94	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	66	9.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	4	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	132	12.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	44	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	11	5	0	85	2	38
WR Terrance Williams	6	4	1	37	0	29
TE James Hanna	5	2	1	-2	0	16
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	5	2	0	11	0	31
WR Cole Beasley	3	3	0	42	1	27
RB Bernard Pierce	3	3	0	31	0	18
FB Joey Iosefa	2	2	0	0	0	12
RB Darren McFadden	1	1	0	6	0	16
WR Josh Bellamy	1	1	0	25	1	9

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	8	5	1	49	0	14
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	3	2	0	16	0	14
RB Adrian Peterson	2	2	0	74	1	10
WR Stefon Diggs	2	2	0	27	1	9
TE MyCole Pruitt	2	2	0	13	0	6
RB Jerick McKinnon	1	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernard Pierce	1	2	2.00	3.62

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Adrian Peterson	3	17	5.67	6.09
Jerick McKinnon	1	-3	-3.00	4.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Romo	10	6	22	2.20	6.03

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Teddy Bridgewater	2	2	16	8.00	10.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE James Hanna	3	2	-2	-0.67	-0.40
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	7.73
WR Cole Beasley	1	1	0	0.00	14.00
RB Bernard Pierce	1	1	12	12.00	10.33
WR Terrance Williams	1	1	8	8.00	6.17
FB Joey Iosefa	1	1	4	4.00	0.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	10	10.00	6.13
WR Cordarrelle Patterson	1	1	6	6.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Felix Burns	2	2

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jerick McKinnon	3	0
Adrian Peterson	2	1
Teddy Bridgewater	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Romo	14	9	6

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Teddy Bridgewater	4	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	5	3	2
WR Terrance Williams	3	3	2
WR Dorial Green-Beckham	2	0	0
WR Cole Beasley	1	1	1
TE James Hanna	1	1	0
WR Josh Bellamy	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	3	2	2
TE MyCole Pruitt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (19,300)
End Zone 14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (19,300)
End Zone	14,000 (14,000)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,100)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,400)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)