Week 8, 2017

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	14	-	21
St. Louis Rams	0	20	7	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 DAL - Jerome Simpson 7 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 14:40 STL - Lance Kendricks 3 pass from Sean Mannion (Lee Joseph extra point)
2Q: 09:25 STL - Todd Gurley 1 run (Lee Joseph extra point failed)
2Q: 01:55 STL - Vernon Meusey 14 pass from Sean Mannion (Lee Joseph extra point)
3Q: 05:25 STL - James Laurinaitis 27 interception return (Lee Joseph extra point)
4Q: 08:31 DAL - Max Hopper 18 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 02:25 DAL - Dez Bryant 14 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:36 DAL - Jerome Simpson 7 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
2Q: 14:40 STL - Lance Kendricks 3 pass from Sean Mannion (Lee Joseph extra point)
2Q: 09:25 STL - Todd Gurley 1 run (Lee Joseph extra point failed)
2Q: 01:55 STL - Vernon Meusey 14 pass from Sean Mannion (Lee Joseph extra point)
3Q: 05:25 STL - James Laurinaitis 27 interception return (Lee Joseph extra point)
4Q: 08:31 DAL - Max Hopper 18 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)
4Q: 02:25 DAL - Dez Bryant 14 pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey extra point)

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 3 11
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 293 365
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 35 155
- Rushing Attempts 14 34
- Yards per Rush 2.50 4.56
Net Passing Yards 258 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 34 - 1 29 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 281 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/23 1/2
- Yards per Pass Play 5.38 7.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 3/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/32 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/8 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	3	11
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	293	365
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	35	155
- Rushing Attempts	14	34
- Yards per Rush	2.50	4.56
Net Passing Yards	258	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 34 - 1	29 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	281	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/23	1/2
- Yards per Pass Play	5.38	7.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	3/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/32	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/8	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:34	32:26

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	5:53	2:13	OWN 20	5	19	Punt
2	14:30	1:04	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
2	9:19	3:38	OWN 30	5	9	Punt
2	4:53	1:38	OWN 47	3	15	Fumble
2	1:47	1:16	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
3	11:03	2:07	OWN 7	3	-1	Punt
3	6:17	1:00	OWN 36	3	-12	Interception
3	5:17	1:25	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
3	2:22	2:33	OWN 47	6	14	Punt
4	11:36	3:13	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
4	4:37	2:19	OWN 11	10	89	Touchdown
4	1:33	0:43	OWN 16	4	9	Downs

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	4:33	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
1	3:40	4:10	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	13:26	4:07	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
2	5:41	0:48	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
2	3:15	1:28	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 29	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:57	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
3	8:56	2:39	50	4	21	Missed FG
3	3:52	1:30	OPP 48	3	10	Interception
4	14:49	3:13	OWN 20	6	19	Interception
4	8:23	3:46	OWN 25	5	21	Punt
4	2:18	0:45	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
4	0:50	0:50	OPP 25	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: Todd Gurley, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
TE Chase Woodson	6	13	2.17	11	1
RB Zurlon Tipton	3	10	3.33	11	1
RB Tim Partridge	3	-5	-1.67	2	0
QB Tony Romo	2	17	8.50	12	1

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Todd Gurley	30	154	5.13	16	8	1
QB Sean Mannion	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
FB Gavin Linquist	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Romo	45	34	281	3/23	3	32	1	104.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Mannion	29	21	212	1/2	2	40	2	87.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jerome Simpson	6	7	70	11.67	37	22	1
RB Tim Partridge	5	6	38	7.60	6	12	0
TE Brett Witt	4	6	18	4.50	4	10	0
WR Dez Bryant	3	8	49	16.33	22	32	1
RB Zurlon Tipton	3	3	22	7.33	17	18	0
WR Max Hopper	3	4	40	13.33	14	18	1
TE Chase Woodson	3	3	9	3.00	1	8	0
TE Jack Bakic	3	4	7	2.33	0	8	0
WR Reuben Grier	3	3	15	5.00	9	7	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	13	13.00	15	13	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Todd Gurley	8	10	70	8.75	42	20	0
TE Lance Kendricks	4	5	27	6.75	0	20	1
TE Vernon Meusey	4	4	37	9.25	7	17	1
WR Rowdy Everett	3	5	62	20.67	50	40	0
WR Chandler Worthy	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Spencer Davis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Kenny Britt	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Sumter	1	8	8.00	0
CB Kirk Brechbill	1	0	0.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB James Laurinaitis	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Tony Romo	1	0	0	0
RB Zurlon Tipton	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Christopher Gardner	1	0	0
S Rodney McLeod	0	1	0
DT Bryce Green	0	1	0
DT Aaron Donald	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	7	306	43.7	36.4	54	3

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Johnny Hekker	5	236	47.2	42.0	68	3

Kicking Statistics

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

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lee Joseph	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	2	6	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Christopher Gardner	3	31	10.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Brechbill	2	32	16.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rowdy Everett	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Patrick Pollard	11	1	0.0	33	28
S Byron Jones	7	0	0.0	33	28
DT Tyrone Crawford	4	2	0.0	25	24
OLB Irving Hudgens	4	1	0.0	17	17
ILB Anthony Hitchens	4	0	0.0	18	13
DE Ezekiel Toefield	3	1	0.0	28	24
CB Kirk Brechbill	3	1	0.0	28	27
S Rondell Wortham	3	0	0.0	18	14
DE Jason Seinfeld	2	0	1.0	27	23
CB Christian Parrella	2	2	0.0	17	17
CB Desmond Sumter	2	1	0.0	15	11
DE Mario Edwards	1	2	0.0	30	24
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1	1	0.0	8	11
CB Akeem King	1	1	0.0	23	23
OLB Charles Mayo	1	1	0.0	16	16
CB Brandon Harris	1	0	0.0	19	13
DT Mel Sinclair	1	0	0.0	14	10
DE Randy Gregory	0	1	0.0	3	3

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	9	0	0.0	14	48
ILB James Laurinaitis	6	2	0.0	6	30
S Rodney McLeod	6	0	0.0	13	39
OLB Austin Russell	5	1	0.0	14	35
OLB Alec Ogletree	4	0	1.0	6	25
DT Aaron Donald	3	1	1.5	14	40
S Jeron Johnson	3	1	0.0	14	39
DE Robert Quinn	3	1	0.0	14	48
S Maurice Alexander	2	0	0.0	1	11
CB Dee Milliner	1	1	0.0	3	22
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Michael Brockers	1	0	0.0	11	37
OLB Daren Bates	1	0	0.0	0	1
ILB Neville Hewitt	1	0	0.0	8	15
WR Rowdy Everett	1	0	---	---	---
CB Donny Sheldon	1	0	0.0	14	42
CB Jonah Rodgers	1	0	0.0	5	16
DE Eugene Sims	0	2	0.5	13	44
DE Ethan Westbrooks	0	1	0.0	4	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Seinfeld	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Mario Edwards	0.0	0	1	0	24

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Donald	1.5	1	2	40
OLB Alec Ogletree	1.0	0	0	25
DE Eugene Sims	0.5	1	0	44
DT Michael Brockers	0.0	1	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Patrick Pollard	6	0	0	28
CB Desmond Sumter	2	1	1	11
CB Brandon Harris	2	0	0	13
S Byron Jones	2	0	0	28
OLB Irving Hudgens	2	0	0	17
CB Kirk Brechbill	1	0	1	27
ILB Anthony Hitchens	1	0	0	13
CB Akeem King	1	0	0	23
DT Mel Sinclair	1	0	0	10
OLB Charles Mayo	1	0	0	16
CB Christian Parrella	1	0	0	17
S Rondell Wortham	1	0	0	14

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Janoris Jenkins	6	1	0	48
OLB Austin Russell	5	0	0	35
ILB James Laurinaitis	4	1	1	30
S Rodney McLeod	4	1	0	39
S Maurice Alexander	4	0	0	11
S Jeron Johnson	3	0	0	39
CB Dee Milliner	2	0	0	22
CB Donny Sheldon	1	1	0	42
DE Robert Quinn	1	0	0	48
OLB Daren Bates	1	0	0	1
OLB Alec Ogletree	1	0	0	25
ILB Neville Hewitt	1	0	0	15
CB Jonah Rodgers	1	0	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Elliot Mariano	2	3	14	1	48
G Chaz Green	0	5	14	0	48
T Tyron Smith	0	2	14	1	48
T Zack Martin	0	2	14	0	48
T Jah Reid	0	0	14	1	48

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rodger Saffold	4	8	34	1	30
C Hunter Warfield	3	7	34	0	30
G Jamon Brown	2	6	34	0	30
T Rob Havenstein	2	4	34	0	30
T Greg Robinson	1	5	34	0	30
TE Vernon Meusey	1	1	34	0	28
TE Lance Kendricks	0	1	11	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Mario Edwards	3	12
Zurlon Tipton	1	16

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Gavin Linquist	1	22
Daren Bates	1	21
Maurice Alexander	1	15
Greg Robinson	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Byron Jones	---	---	33	28	15	76
G Chaz Green	14	48	---	---	11	73
T Jah Reid	14	48	---	---	7	69
T Zack Martin	14	48	---	---	7	69
DE Mario Edwards	---	---	30	24	12	66
ILB Patrick Pollard	---	---	33	28	2	63
QB Tony Romo	14	48	---	---	---	62
T Tyron Smith	14	48	---	---	---	62
TE Brett Witt	9	33	---	---	20	62
C Elliot Mariano	14	48	---	---	---	62
WR Dez Bryant	13	43	---	---	5	61
CB Kirk Brechbill	---	---	28	27	5	60
CB Akeem King	---	---	23	23	13	59
WR Jerome Simpson	7	33	---	---	14	54
DE Ezekiel Toefield	---	---	28	24	---	52
OLB Charles Mayo	---	---	16	16	19	51
DE Jason Seinfeld	---	---	27	23	1	51
DT Tyrone Crawford	---	---	25	24	1	50
CB Christian Parrella	---	---	17	17	11	45
WR Max Hopper	7	27	---	---	9	43
RB Zurlon Tipton	3	18	---	---	16	37
CB Brandon Harris	---	---	19	13	3	35
OLB Irving Hudgens	---	---	17	17	1	35
ILB Anthony Hitchens	---	---	18	13	2	33
S Rondell Wortham	---	---	18	14	---	32
DT Mel Sinclair	---	---	14	10	6	30
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	8	19	---	---	1	28
CB Desmond Sumter	---	---	15	11	---	26
WR Reuben Grier	7	19	---	---	---	26
DE Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	8	11	6	25
FB Claude Hartman	4	6	---	---	14	24
TE Chase Woodson	6	14	---	---	---	20
RB Tim Partridge	5	13	---	---	---	18
TE Jack Bakic	1	15	---	---	---	16
ILB Patrick Whiting	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Brett Goode	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Ernie McElroy	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Jeremy Gardocki	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Randy Gregory	---	---	3	3	---	6
K Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Kirk Grier	---	---	1	2	---	3
ILB Eli Mantle	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Mark Ramirez	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Steven Torres	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Randal Daschle	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Greg Robinson	34	30	---	---	11	75
T Rob Havenstein	34	30	---	---	11	75
G Rodger Saffold	34	30	---	---	6	70
G Jamon Brown	34	30	---	---	6	70
DE Eugene Sims	---	---	13	44	7	64
QB Sean Mannion	34	30	---	---	---	64
C Hunter Warfield	34	30	---	---	---	64
RB Todd Gurley	34	29	---	---	---	63
DE Robert Quinn	---	---	14	48	---	62
CB Janoris Jenkins	---	---	14	48	---	62
TE Vernon Meusey	34	28	---	---	---	62
WR Kenny Britt	32	26	---	---	---	58
WR Rowdy Everett	29	22	---	---	5	56
CB Donny Sheldon	---	---	14	42	---	56
S Jeron Johnson	---	---	14	39	1	54
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	14	40	---	54
S Rodney McLeod	---	---	13	39	---	52
OLB Austin Russell	---	---	14	35	---	49
DT Michael Brockers	---	---	11	37	---	48
CB Dee Milliner	---	---	3	22	16	41
ILB James Laurinaitis	---	---	6	30	---	36
WR Spencer Davis	18	13	---	---	4	35
ILB Neville Hewitt	---	---	8	15	11	34
WR Chandler Worthy	9	8	---	---	17	34
OLB Alec Ogletree	---	---	6	25	---	31
FB Gavin Linquist	2	6	---	---	22	30
CB Jonah Rodgers	---	---	5	16	7	28
S Maurice Alexander	---	---	1	11	15	27
DE Ethan Westbrooks	---	---	4	22	---	26
TE Lance Kendricks	11	14	---	---	---	25
TE Jared Cook	0	0	---	---	22	22
OLB Daren Bates	---	---	0	1	21	22
WR Christopher Gardner	1	3	---	---	15	19
S Ken Perry	---	---	0	8	---	8
DT Bryce Green	---	---	0	0	7	7
C Jake McQuaide	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Lance Dunbar	0	1	---	---	5	6
P Johnny Hekker	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Lee Joseph	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Lamar Holmes	0	0	---	---	5	5
FB Jeremy Jamison	0	0	---	---	5	5
T Ethan Poole	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Lamarcus Joyner	---	---	0	3	---	3
OLB Bryce Hager	---	---	0	3	---	3
QB Luke McCown	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Eddie Dickenson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-3	-0.8
Middle	7	34	4.9
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	20	100	5.0
Right	9	40	4.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Romo	45	34	2	2	1	4	3	3	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Mannion	29	21	3	1	3	1	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	30	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	25	211	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	40	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	75	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	54	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	8	3	0	49	1	43
WR Jerome Simpson	7	6	0	70	1	33
TE Brett Witt	6	4	1	18	0	33
RB Tim Partridge	6	5	0	38	0	13
WR Max Hopper	4	3	0	40	0	27
TE Jack Bakic	4	3	0	7	0	15
RB Zurlon Tipton	3	3	0	22	0	18
TE Chase Woodson	3	3	0	9	0	14
WR Reuben Grier	3	3	0	15	0	19
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	0	13	0	19

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Todd Gurley	10	8	0	70	1	29
TE Lance Kendricks	5	4	0	27	1	14
WR Rowdy Everett	5	3	1	62	1	22
TE Vernon Meusey	4	4	0	37	0	28
WR Kenny Britt	3	0	2	0	0	26
WR Chandler Worthy	1	1	0	8	0	8
WR Spencer Davis	1	1	0	8	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Todd Gurley	5	14	2.80	5.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Romo	4	4	51	12.75	6.24

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Mannion	5	4	44	8.80	7.31

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez Bryant	1	1	14	14.00	6.13
WR Jerome Simpson	1	1	7	7.00	10.00
RB Tim Partridge	1	1	12	12.00	6.33
WR Max Hopper	1	1	18	18.00	10.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vernon Meusey	2	2	31	15.50	9.25
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Lance Kendricks	1	1	3	3.00	5.40
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	10	10.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Zurlon Tipton	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Todd Gurley	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Romo	13	9	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Mannion	7	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	4	2	1
TE Jack Bakic	3	3	2
RB Zurlon Tipton	2	2	0
TE C.J. Fiedorowicz	1	1	1
TE Brett Witt	1	0	0
WR Max Hopper	1	0	0
WR Reuben Grier	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Lance Kendricks	2	2	1
RB Todd Gurley	2	2	0
TE Vernon Meusey	2	2	2
WR Kenny Britt	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,000 (20,400)
End Zone 10,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,000)
Club Seats 4,500 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,000 (20,400)
End Zone	10,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,000)
Club Seats	4,500 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,100)