Week 3, 2014

played in Dallas, TX

64 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	0	0	-	3
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:10 MIN - Nate Kaeding 45 field goal
2Q: 05:33 DAL - Gene Caldwell 2 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 04:37 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:10 MIN - Nate Kaeding 45 field goal
2Q: 05:33 DAL - Gene Caldwell 2 run (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 04:37 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 19 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 239 311
- Offensive Plays 55 69
- Yards per Play 4.35 4.51
Net Rushing Yards 84 154
- Rushing Attempts 21 32
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.81
Net Passing Yards 155 157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 18 - 2 35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 160 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.56 4.24
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/22 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/9 3/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 1/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	239	311
- Offensive Plays	55	69
- Yards per Play	4.35	4.51
Net Rushing Yards	84	154
- Rushing Attempts	21	32
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.81
Net Passing Yards	155	157
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 18 - 2	35 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	160	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.56	4.24
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/22	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/9	3/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	1/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:11	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
1	7:27	2:15	OWN 31	6	10	Punt
1	1:41	1:49	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	12:46	1:43	OPP 35	3	7	Field Goal
2	5:24	1:27	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	2:40	1:21	OWN 16	4	19	Interception
2	0:14	0:14	OWN 34	1	-2	Half
3	12:45	6:08	OWN 3	10	66	Fumble
3	5:10	2:00	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	0:55	4:22	OWN 19	9	34	Punt
4	4:31	2:09	OWN 28	7	54	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:49	5:22	OWN 27	11	49	Missed FG
1	5:12	3:31	OWN 25	6	22	Punt
2	14:52	2:06	OWN 33	5	20	Fumble
2	11:03	5:39	OWN 37	10	63	Touchdown
2	3:57	1:17	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
2	1:19	1:05	OPP 46	5	19	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	6:37	1:27	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
3	3:10	2:15	OWN 17	5	19	Punt
4	11:33	7:02	OWN 20	11	78	Field Goal
4	2:22	2:22	OWN 12	7	34	Game

Game MVP: Bernard Melvin, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Horace McGregor	13	63	4.85	12	2
Carnell Williams	5	17	3.40	13	1
Trent Edwards	3	4	1.33	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gene Caldwell	18	75	4.17	15	2	1
Leon Washington	10	62	6.20	14	1	0
Bernard Melvin	2	5	2.50	6	0	0
Sam Nelson	2	12	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Trent Edwards	33	18	160	1/5	0	31	2	42.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Melvin	35	23	168	2/11	0	23	0	76.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Roscoe Parrish	4	8	42	10.50	6	15
RB Horace McGregor	4	6	15	3.75	5	7
WR D.J. Monroe	4	6	41	10.25	3	15
WR Warren Nieto	3	7	44	14.67	2	31
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	10	5.00	3	8
WR Steve Smith	1	3	8	8.00	1	8
TE Hardy Fanelli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrone Meeks	7	9	75	10.71	22	23
WR Mario Moeller	4	7	31	7.75	5	14
FB Sam Nelson	4	7	17	4.25	0	6
WR Jerome Cowsette	3	4	33	11.00	9	16
WR Leon Diano	2	3	13	6.50	0	7
RB Leon Washington	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Gene Caldwell	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4
WR Joel Tatum	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Edgar Wendt	1	0	0.00	0
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Nieto	1	0	0
Trent Edwards	1	0	0
Roscoe Parrish	0	1	0
Gerald Alexander	0	1	0
Claude Wheeler	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mario Moeller	1	0	0
Jerome McDougle	0	1	1
Stephen Houser	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Charles Shackelford	6	256	42.7	36.2	49	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Ramirez	5	281	56.2	46.4	68	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Kaeding	1/1	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	1/3	0/2	0/0	19	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carnell Williams	2	9	4.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hugh Hoffman	3	19	6.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Claude Wheeler	2	41	20.5	0
Steve Smith	1	22	22.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Diano	1	30	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cato June	7	2	0.0	28	29
ILB Tom Small	7	1	0.0	29	37
S Gerald Alexander	6	4	0.0	32	37
CB Claude Wheeler	6	1	0.0	20	33
OLB Phillip Wolfe	6	0	0.0	15	14
DT Scottie Benton	4	2	1.5	31	36
DE Norman Bradley	4	1	0.5	29	37
CB Corey Graham	4	1	0.0	29	35
S Cameron Worrell	3	1	0.0	29	34
CB Mike Richardson	3	0	0.0	30	32
S Marty Rose	1	1	0.0	3	2
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jackie Maxwell	1	0	0.0	27	28
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	---	---	---
TE Blake Meyer	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winfred Gerhardt	1	0	0.0	28	33
DE Bert Banks	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT A.J. Hudson	0	2	0.0	4	4
OLB Phil Graham	0	1	0.0	3	3

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Edgar Wendt	5	0	0.0	14	24
CB Ian Brock	4	0	0.0	16	26
S Ben Goulet	4	0	0.0	17	30
ILB Desmond Bishop	3	2	0.0	15	27
S Daniel Sagapolutele	3	0	0.0	20	31
CB Levon Biamila	2	2	0.0	16	29
OLB Stephen Houser	2	1	0.0	7	10
S Ernest Melendez	2	1	0.0	19	30
DT Domata Peko	2	0	0.0	5	3
DE Adrian Schiffer	2	0	0.0	17	33
DT Alex Rivera	2	0	0.0	11	22
DE Jerome McDougle	1	2	1.0	15	29
S Hugh Hoffman	1	1	0.0	11	12
ILB Oscar Lua	1	1	0.0	3	6
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	1	0.0	6	7
TE Vernon Davis	1	0	---	---	---
DT Montavious Stanley	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE LaMarr Woodley	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB Frankie Lane	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Casey Snyder	1	0	0.0	16	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Scottie Benton	1.5	0	1	1	36
DE Norman Bradley	0.5	0	1	0	37
ILB Tom Small	0.0	1	0	0	37
CB Claude Wheeler	0.0	1	0	0	33
DT Jackie Maxwell	0.0	0	1	0	28
CB Corey Graham	0.0	0	1	0	35
DE Winfred Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	0	33

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerome McDougle	1.0	1	1	29
DE Adrian Schiffer	0.0	1	0	33
DT Alex Rivera	0.0	1	0	22
DT Casey Snyder	0.0	1	0	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Claude Wheeler	4	1	33
OLB Cato June	4	0	29
S Gerald Alexander	4	0	37
OLB Phillip Wolfe	3	0	14
CB Mike Richardson	2	1	32
ILB Tom Small	2	0	37
CB Corey Graham	2	0	35
S Marty Rose	1	0	2
DT Scottie Benton	1	0	36
S Cameron Worrell	0	1	34
S Colin Branch	0	1	8

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Edgar Wendt	3	1	1	24
CB Ian Brock	3	0	0	26
ILB Desmond Bishop	2	2	0	27
S Ernest Melendez	2	2	0	30
OLB Stephen Houser	2	0	0	10
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	2	1	31
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	0	0	33
CB Frankie Lane	1	0	0	5
ILB Rufus Rasmussen	1	0	0	7
CB Levon Biamila	1	0	0	29
S Ben Goulet	1	0	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Bryant McKinnie	4	6	0	16	0	32
Jordan Gross	2	4	1	21	0	34
Alex Stepanovich	1	2	1	21	0	34
Norbert Dixon	0	5	0	17	0	28
Levi Brown	0	1	0	5	0	2
Timothy Latschaw	0	0	0	6	1	17

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mark Setterstrom	3	6	29	0	29
Jahri Evans	2	5	23	0	27
Winston Justice	2	4	26	0	23
Michael Roos	2	3	31	1	31
Burt Dotson	2	3	7	0	20
Dominic Raiola	1	3	16	1	26
Vince Bates	1	2	11	0	12
Alan Beecroft	1	1	15	0	14
Sam Nelson	1	1	24	0	27
Bruce Scott	0	1	16	0	11
Adrian Hallmann	0	1	8	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Colin Branch	2	18
Phil Graham	1	13
B.J. Alcott	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Rasmussen	2	8
Alan Beecroft	1	12
Mario Moeller	1	9
Sam Nelson	1	9

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gerald Alexander	---	---	32	37	3	72
Scottie Benton	---	---	31	36	4	71
Claude Wheeler	---	---	20	33	17	70
Corey Graham	---	---	29	35	6	70
Tom Small	---	---	29	37	3	69
Norman Bradley	---	---	29	37	3	69
Cameron Worrell	---	---	29	34	3	66
Mike Richardson	---	---	30	32	3	65
Winfred Gerhardt	---	---	28	33	4	65
Cato June	---	---	28	29	2	59
Alex Stepanovich	21	34	---	---	2	57
Jackie Maxwell	---	---	27	28	2	57
Jordan Gross	21	34	---	---	---	55
Trent Edwards	21	34	---	---	---	55
Bryant McKinnie	16	32	---	---	---	48
Norbert Dixon	17	28	---	---	---	45
Steve Smith	12	21	---	---	10	43
Warren Nieto	12	27	---	---	---	39
Uche Nwaneri	15	17	---	---	7	39
Roscoe Parrish	14	24	---	---	---	38
Horace McGregor	16	22	---	---	---	38
Phillip Wolfe	---	---	15	14	7	36
Bert Farmer	10	18	---	---	8	36
Carnell Williams	5	12	---	---	17	34
Hardy Fanelli	9	9	---	---	12	30
Timothy Latschaw	6	17	---	---	7	30
Colin Branch	---	---	3	8	18	29
Josh Talent	11	12	---	---	4	27
D.J. Monroe	8	14	---	---	3	25
Blake Meyer	6	6	---	---	10	22
Bert Banks	---	---	7	4	8	19
Phil Graham	---	---	3	3	13	19
Levi Brown	5	2	---	---	7	14
Johnnie Thatcher	4	6	---	---	---	10
Doug Hanson	2	4	---	---	4	10
A.J. Hudson	---	---	4	4	1	9
Bryan Waller	---	---	3	0	5	8
B.J. Alcott	0	1	---	---	6	7
Kennedy Gaylord	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bucky Sawczyn	---	---	2	1	4	7
Charles Shackelford	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marty Rose	---	---	3	2	---	5
Nate Kaeding	0	0	---	---	3	3
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	1	1
Stephen Atkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jay Moore	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernard Melvin	32	37	---	---	---	69
Michael Roos	31	31	---	---	5	67
Mark Setterstrom	29	29	---	---	7	65
Sam Nelson	24	27	---	---	9	60
Mario Moeller	18	28	---	---	9	55
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	20	31	---	51
Dominic Raiola	16	26	---	---	8	50
Jahri Evans	23	27	---	---	---	50
Tyrone Meeks	26	22	---	---	2	50
Adrian Schiffer	---	---	17	33	---	50
Ernest Melendez	---	---	19	30	1	50
Winston Justice	26	23	---	---	---	49
Jerome McDougle	---	---	15	29	4	48
Casey Snyder	---	---	16	31	1	48
Ben Goulet	---	---	17	30	1	48
Ian Brock	---	---	16	26	5	47
Levon Biamila	---	---	16	29	---	45
Gene Caldwell	18	13	---	---	13	44
Desmond Bishop	---	---	15	27	1	43
Alan Beecroft	15	14	---	---	12	41
Jerome Cowsette	13	28	---	---	---	41
Hugh Hoffman	---	---	11	12	17	40
Edgar Wendt	---	---	14	24	1	39
Alex Rivera	---	---	11	22	3	36
Burt Dotson	7	20	---	---	8	35
Vernon Davis	11	10	---	---	10	31
Bruce Scott	16	11	---	---	4	31
Adrian Hallmann	8	8	---	---	13	29
Leon Diano	13	11	---	---	4	28
Joel Tatum	3	12	---	---	11	26
Leon Washington	11	12	---	---	---	23
Vince Bates	11	12	---	---	---	23
Frankie Lane	---	---	5	5	13	23
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	6	7	8	21
LaMarr Woodley	---	---	6	5	7	18
Oscar Lua	---	---	3	6	8	17
Stephen Houser	---	---	7	10	---	17
Perry Cortez	---	---	4	6	6	16
Donnie Dalgliesh	1	6	---	---	8	15
Domata Peko	---	---	5	3	6	14
Montavious Stanley	---	---	4	7	---	11
Dennis Ramirez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mathi Kiwanuka	---	---	4	1	1	6
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Beals	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	25	3.6
Middle	11	48	4.4
Right	2	13	6.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	-1	-0.5
Middle	21	95	4.5
Right	8	61	7.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Trent Edwards	33	18	1	2	0	7	4	1	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Melvin	35	23	2	1	0	4	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	54	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	66	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	31	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-4	-4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	18	120	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	29	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	23	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roscoe Parrish	8	4	42	0	24
WR Warren Nieto	7	3	44	1	27
RB Horace McGregor	6	4	15	0	22
WR D.J. Monroe	6	4	41	0	14
WR Steve Smith	3	1	8	0	21
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	10	0	12
TE Hardy Fanelli	1	0	0	0	9

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrone Meeks	9	7	75	2	22
WR Mario Moeller	7	4	31	0	28
FB Sam Nelson	7	4	17	0	27
WR Jerome Cowsette	4	3	33	0	28
WR Leon Diano	3	2	13	0	11
WR Joel Tatum	2	0	0	0	12
RB Leon Washington	1	1	0	0	12
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	3	0	10
RB Gene Caldwell	1	1	-4	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gene Caldwell	5	8	1.60	4.17
Leon Washington	1	9	9.00	6.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Trent Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	4.85

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Melvin	1	1	17	17.00	4.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roscoe Parrish	1	0	0	0.00	5.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrone Meeks	1	1	17	17.00	8.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Horace McGregor	1	0
Trent Edwards	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Leon Washington	1	1
Gene Caldwell	1	0
Bernard Melvin	1	0
Sam Nelson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Trent Edwards	12	9	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Melvin	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roscoe Parrish	3	2	1
RB Carnell Williams	2	2	2
RB Horace McGregor	2	2	1
WR Steve Smith	2	1	1
WR D.J. Monroe	2	2	2
WR Warren Nieto	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB Sam Nelson	3	2	1
WR Joel Tatum	2	0	0
RB Leon Washington	1	1	0
WR Leon Diano	1	1	1
WR Tyrone Meeks	1	1	1
WR Mario Moeller	1	0	0
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (20,900)
End Zone 13,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,200 (13,300)
Club Seats 12,600 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,700 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (20,900)
End Zone	13,500 (15,100)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,200 (13,300)
Club Seats	12,600 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,000)