Week 16, 2014

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	10	6	-	22
Houston Texans	7	7	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 27 field goal
1Q: 01:43 HOU - Tony Coffey 14 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:56 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 29 field goal
2Q: 03:37 HOU - Tony Coffey 7 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 13:06 DAL - Jerome Cowsette 30 pass from Bernard Melvin (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 08:32 HOU - Chad Jackson 9 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 03:47 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 25 field goal
4Q: 09:03 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 21 field goal
4Q: 01:06 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:24 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 27 field goal
1Q: 01:43 HOU - Tony Coffey 14 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
2Q: 13:56 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 29 field goal
2Q: 03:37 HOU - Tony Coffey 7 run (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 13:06 DAL - Jerome Cowsette 30 pass from Bernard Melvin (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
3Q: 08:32 HOU - Chad Jackson 9 pass from Byron Leftwich (Mason Crosby extra point)
3Q: 03:47 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 25 field goal
4Q: 09:03 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 21 field goal
4Q: 01:06 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 42 field goal

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 8-7 9-6
First Downs 16 30
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 21
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 273 424
- Offensive Plays 54 72
- Yards per Play 5.06 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 87 124
- Rushing Attempts 21 21
- Yards per Rush 4.14 5.90
Net Passing Yards 186 300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 0 49 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 190 313
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.64 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/54 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/6 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 4/147 6/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/79 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 19
Time of Possession 25:17 34:43

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	8-7	9-6
First Downs	16	30
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	21
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	273	424
- Offensive Plays	54	72
- Yards per Play	5.06	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	87	124
- Rushing Attempts	21	21
- Yards per Rush	4.14	5.90
Net Passing Yards	186	300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 0	49 - 32 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	190	313
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.64	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/54	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/6	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	4/147	6/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/79	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 19
Time of Possession	25:17	34:43

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:12	5:53	OWN 38	10	52	Field Goal
1	1:37	2:47	OPP 46	7	34	Field Goal
2	12:26	3:10	OWN 30	5	3	Punt
2	3:31	1:00	OPP 48	3	-9	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 22	1	11	Half
3	15:00	2:07	OPP 41	3	41	Touchdown
3	8:25	4:45	OWN 29	12	63	Field Goal
4	11:11	2:16	OPP 15	5	11	Field Goal
4	2:41	1:41	OWN 38	8	37	Field Goal

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:48	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
1	6:19	4:42	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
2	13:50	1:24	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	9:16	5:45	OWN 23	12	77	Touchdown
2	2:31	1:51	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
3	12:53	4:28	OWN 11	9	89	Touchdown
3	3:40	7:29	OWN 20	18	74	Interception
4	8:55	6:14	OWN 24	9	45	Missed FG
4	1:00	1:00	OWN 24	6	30	Game

Game MVP: Mel Jefcoat, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommie Peters	16	66	4.13	11	2
Leon Washington	3	9	3.00	12	1
Bernard Melvin	2	12	6.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Coffey	12	70	5.83	14	3	2
Billy Vaughn	8	45	5.63	14	2	0
Byron Leftwich	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bernard Melvin	32	16	190	1/4	1	30	0	78.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Byron Leftwich	49	32	313	2/13	1	21	1	81.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tyrone Meeks	4	6	62	15.50	12	24	0
WR Jerome Cowsette	3	6	53	17.67	0	30	1
WR Mario Moeller	2	8	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Tommie Peters	2	4	28	14.00	9	19	0
FB Sam Nelson	2	2	12	6.00	2	6	0
TE Alan Beecroft	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Leon Diano	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Joel Tatum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chad Jackson	10	16	137	13.70	52	21	1
TE T.J. Ross	8	12	52	6.50	1	11	0
WR Roger Godwin	4	8	39	9.75	4	17	0
WR Shawn Rife	3	4	30	10.00	11	16	0
FB Justin Green	2	3	9	4.50	6	5	0
TE Floyd Wolf	2	2	20	10.00	0	14	0
WR Rick Stanek	2	3	22	11.00	1	15	0
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ben Goulet	1	79	79.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Ramirez	2	77	38.5	36.5	43	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jamie Burton	3	138	46.0	44.0	50	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	5/5	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mason Crosby	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Peters	2	6	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Mabe	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Meeks	3	108	36.0	0
Leon Diano	1	39	39.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Stanek	3	39	13.0	0
Shawn Rife	3	39	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Desmond Bishop	10	1	0.0	21	46
S Ernest Melendez	9	0	0.0	15	39
S Daniel Sagapolutele	7	2	0.0	19	49
DT Alex Rivera	5	0	0.0	20	42
CB Ian Brock	4	1	1.0	17	42
OLB Perry Cortez	3	1	0.0	17	35
DT Domata Peko	3	0	0.0	14	35
CB Levon Biamila	2	1	0.0	19	44
S Ben Goulet	2	1	0.0	18	42
DT Montavious Stanley	2	0	0.0	6	13
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	2	1.0	18	45
DE Jerome McDougle	1	2	0.0	18	46
OLB Edgar Wendt	1	1	0.0	6	24
S Hugh Hoffman	1	0	0.0	6	20
DE Mathi Kiwanuka	0	1	0.0	3	7
ILB Oscar Lua	0	1	0.0	3	11

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	6	1	0.0	21	33
CB Terrell Barrett	5	1	0.0	18	30
ILB Will Johnston	4	2	0.0	21	32
S Kent Jarvis	4	1	0.0	21	32
CB Ralph Meeks	3	1	0.0	15	26
DT Brenden Torres	2	1	0.0	20	30
CB Eric Green	2	1	0.0	9	7
CB Alex Easter	2	0	0.0	12	23
DE Danny Johnson	2	0	0.0	14	25
DE Zach Burnett	1	0	1.0	7	5
DE Cornelius Carpenter	1	1	0.0	13	24
DT Dusty Dvoracek	1	1	0.0	8	8
S Eric Smith	1	0	0.0	8	9
DE Vernon Maples	1	0	0.0	6	8
S Donnell Hoffman	1	0	0.0	15	30
OLB Rickey Pote	1	0	0.0	8	10
WR Rick Stanek	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Adrian Schiffer	1.0	1	0	45
CB Ian Brock	1.0	0	0	42
DE Jerome McDougle	0.0	2	3	46
OLB Edgar Wendt	0.0	1	0	24
ILB Desmond Bishop	0.0	1	0	46
DT Alex Rivera	0.0	1	0	42

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Zach Burnett	1.0	0	5
DE Danny Johnson	0.0	4	25
DE Cornelius Carpenter	0.0	2	24
DT Quinn Pitcock	0.0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ernest Melendez	6	2	0	39
ILB Desmond Bishop	6	1	0	46
S Daniel Sagapolutele	6	0	0	49
OLB Perry Cortez	3	1	0	35
CB Levon Biamila	3	1	0	44
CB Ian Brock	3	0	0	42
S Ben Goulet	1	1	1	42
S Hugh Hoffman	1	0	0	20
DT Montavious Stanley	1	0	0	13
OLB Edgar Wendt	1	0	0	24
DT Alex Rivera	1	0	0	42
DE Mathi Kiwanuka	0	1	0	7
DE Adrian Schiffer	0	1	0	45

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jon Beason	4	1	33
ILB Will Johnston	3	2	32
CB Terrell Barrett	3	1	30
CB Ralph Meeks	2	2	26
CB Alex Easter	2	1	23
CB Eric Green	1	0	7
S Donnell Hoffman	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	3	7	18	0	22
Dominic Raiola	1	2	15	0	26
Bruce Scott	1	2	6	0	7
Vince Bates	1	1	18	0	26
Sam Nelson	0	3	18	0	26
Winston Justice	0	1	14	1	26
Alan Beecroft	0	1	17	0	13
Michael Roos	0	1	17	0	25
Donnie Dalgliesh	0	1	9	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Bumgarner	4	5	16	1	42
Herb Whitfield	3	4	10	0	46
Cameron Stephenson	2	4	15	0	42
Chris Chester	1	2	19	1	45
Justin Green	0	2	12	0	19
Matthew Burley	0	2	12	0	24
Joe Lujan	0	1	7	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Goulet	4	10
Hugh Hoffman	2	13
Sam Nelson	1	16

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Stanek	1	14
Shawn Rife	1	14
Eric Green	1	11
Chad Jackson	1	5
Justin Green	1	4
T.J. Ross	1	2

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	19	49	8	76
Ian Brock	---	---	17	42	12	71
Ben Goulet	---	---	18	42	10	70
Desmond Bishop	---	---	21	46	1	68
Jerome McDougle	---	---	18	46	1	65
Adrian Schiffer	---	---	18	45	1	64
Levon Biamila	---	---	19	44	1	64
Alex Rivera	---	---	20	42	1	63
Sam Nelson	18	26	---	---	16	60
Ernest Melendez	---	---	15	39	1	55
Perry Cortez	---	---	17	35	2	54
Bernard Melvin	21	33	---	---	---	54
Domata Peko	---	---	14	35	4	53
Mario Moeller	12	25	---	---	12	49
Tommie Peters	18	24	---	---	7	49
Dominic Raiola	15	26	---	---	7	48
Alan Beecroft	17	13	---	---	18	48
Vince Bates	18	26	---	---	1	45
Michael Roos	17	25	---	---	2	44
Jahri Evans	18	22	---	---	---	40
Winston Justice	14	26	---	---	---	40
Tyrone Meeks	13	23	---	---	4	40
Hugh Hoffman	---	---	6	20	13	39
Leon Diano	12	20	---	---	6	38
Mark Setterstrom	8	19	---	---	7	34
Edgar Wendt	---	---	6	24	---	30
Oscar Lua	---	---	3	11	16	30
Donnie Dalgliesh	9	13	---	---	7	29
Jerome Cowsette	8	19	---	---	---	27
Joel Tatum	3	6	---	---	16	25
Montavious Stanley	---	---	6	13	---	19
Gene Caldwell	0	0	---	---	19	19
Bruce Scott	6	7	---	---	4	17
Frankie Lane	---	---	2	7	6	15
LaMarr Woodley	---	---	4	7	3	14
Stephen Houser	---	---	5	6	3	14
Mel Jefcoat	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mathi Kiwanuka	---	---	3	7	---	10
Leon Washington	3	6	---	---	---	9
Ben Grubbs	0	1	---	---	7	8
Dennis Ramirez	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vernon Davis	1	3	---	---	3	7
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	0	1	4	5
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bert Schwartz	---	---	0	0	---	0
Leon Beals	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Byron Leftwich	21	51	---	---	---	72
Chris Chester	19	45	---	---	---	64
Roger Godwin	11	38	---	---	14	63
Chad Jackson	17	41	---	---	5	63
Jon Beason	---	---	21	33	5	59
Herb Whitfield	10	46	---	---	3	59
Keith Bumgarner	16	42	---	---	1	59
Will Johnston	---	---	21	32	5	58
Kent Jarvis	---	---	21	32	5	58
Cameron Stephenson	15	42	---	---	---	57
T.J. Ross	16	39	---	---	2	57
Brenden Torres	---	---	20	30	5	55
Shawn Rife	9	30	---	---	14	53
Terrell Barrett	---	---	18	30	5	53
Donnell Hoffman	---	---	15	30	4	49
Teddy Perrine	12	32	---	---	3	47
Ralph Meeks	---	---	15	26	4	45
Quinn Pitcock	---	---	14	27	4	45
Tony Coffey	13	31	---	---	---	44
Danny Johnson	---	---	14	25	4	43
Cornelius Carpenter	---	---	13	24	5	42
Rick Stanek	10	18	---	---	14	42
Alex Easter	---	---	12	23	5	40
Matthew Burley	12	24	---	---	3	39
Justin Green	12	19	---	---	4	35
Floyd Wolf	5	14	---	---	16	35
Aaron Cheatwood	14	14	---	---	4	32
Eric Smith	---	---	8	9	13	30
Eric Green	---	---	9	7	11	27
Rickey Pote	---	---	8	10	8	26
Edgar Kellum	4	9	---	---	12	25
Billy Vaughn	8	16	---	---	---	24
Joe Lujan	7	10	---	---	3	20
Dusty Dvoracek	---	---	8	8	3	19
Skip Jamison	0	0	---	---	17	17
Vernon Maples	---	---	6	8	3	17
Zach Burnett	---	---	7	5	1	13
Brandon Chillar	---	---	1	0	11	12
Kerry Mabe	---	---	0	3	6	9
Archie Stevenson	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mason Crosby	0	0	---	---	5	5
Leon Williams	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jamie Burton	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marty Brody	---	---	0	1	1	2
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	1	1
Floyd Savage	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	14	57	4.1
Right	1	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	42	8.4
Middle	13	71	5.5
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bernard Melvin	32	16	3	2	0	7	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Byron Leftwich	49	32	2	1	1	8	6	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	81	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	52	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	115	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	14	178	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mario Moeller	8	2	17	0	25
WR Tyrone Meeks	6	4	62	2	23
WR Jerome Cowsette	6	3	53	1	19
RB Tommie Peters	4	2	28	0	24
TE Alan Beecroft	2	1	9	0	13
WR Leon Diano	2	1	5	0	20
FB Sam Nelson	2	2	12	0	26
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	4	0	3
WR Joel Tatum	1	0	0	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chad Jackson	16	10	0	137	2	41
TE T.J. Ross	12	8	0	52	0	39
WR Roger Godwin	8	4	0	39	0	38
WR Shawn Rife	4	3	1	30	0	30
FB Justin Green	3	2	0	9	0	19
WR Rick Stanek	3	2	0	22	0	18
TE Floyd Wolf	2	2	0	20	0	14
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	0	4	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommie Peters	5	9	1.80	4.13
Leon Washington	2	-3	-1.50	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Coffey	3	27	9.00	5.83
Billy Vaughn	1	1	1.00	5.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bernard Melvin	10	3	16	1.60	5.94

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Byron Leftwich	7	3	24	3.43	6.39

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leon Diano	2	1	5	2.50	2.50
WR Tyrone Meeks	2	1	5	2.50	10.33
WR Mario Moeller	2	0	0	0.00	2.13
RB Tommie Peters	2	0	0	0.00	7.00
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR Joel Tatum	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE T.J. Ross	3	1	11	3.67	4.33
WR Roger Godwin	2	0	0	0.00	4.88
WR Chad Jackson	1	1	9	9.00	8.56
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Bernard Melvin	1	0
Tommie Peters	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Vaughn	1	0
Tony Coffey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bernard Melvin	8	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Byron Leftwich	9	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tyrone Meeks	3	1	1
TE Vernon Davis	1	1	0
WR Leon Diano	1	1	1
WR Mario Moeller	1	0	0
RB Tommie Peters	1	0	0
WR Joel Tatum	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roger Godwin	3	2	1
WR Chad Jackson	2	2	2
RB Tony Coffey	1	1	1
TE T.J. Ross	1	1	1
WR Rick Stanek	1	1	1
WR Shawn Rife	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,100)
End Zone 12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,100)
End Zone	12,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,500 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)