Week 8, 2017

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	24	0	0	-	24
St. Louis Rams	10	0	6	11	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 STL - Mark Samuels 12 pass from Corey Reynolds (Albert McElroy extra point)
1Q: 02:00 STL - Albert McElroy 40 field goal
2Q: 13:51 DAL - Don Dotson 18 pass from Glen Netter (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 10:33 DAL - Tommie Peters 3 pass from Glen Netter (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 04:22 DAL - Don Dotson 8 pass from Glen Netter (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Justin Medlock 53 field goal
3Q: 06:28 STL - Albert McElroy 34 field goal
3Q: 02:21 STL - Albert McElroy 50 field goal
4Q: 09:58 STL - Bennie Nori 3 pass from Corey Reynolds (Corey Reynolds pass to Dexter Tharp for conversion)
4Q: 00:05 STL - Albert McElroy 48 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:28 STL - Mark Samuels 12 pass from Corey Reynolds (Albert McElroy extra point)
1Q: 02:00 STL - Albert McElroy 40 field goal
2Q: 13:51 DAL - Don Dotson 18 pass from Glen Netter (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 10:33 DAL - Tommie Peters 3 pass from Glen Netter (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 04:22 DAL - Don Dotson 8 pass from Glen Netter (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 00:13 DAL - Justin Medlock 53 field goal
3Q: 06:28 STL - Albert McElroy 34 field goal
3Q: 02:21 STL - Albert McElroy 50 field goal
4Q: 09:58 STL - Bennie Nori 3 pass from Corey Reynolds (Corey Reynolds pass to Dexter Tharp for conversion)
4Q: 00:05 STL - Albert McElroy 48 field goal

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 4-3 5-2
First Downs 24 23
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 15 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 389 410
- Offensive Plays 57 72
- Yards per Play 6.82 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 137 110
- Rushing Attempts 23 30
- Yards per Rush 5.96 3.67
Net Passing Yards 252 300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 22 - 1 41 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 308
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.41 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/6 8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/108 4/110
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 33
Time of Possession 25:46 34:14

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	4-3	5-2
First Downs	24	23
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	15	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	389	410
- Offensive Plays	57	72
- Yards per Play	6.82	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	137	110
- Rushing Attempts	23	30
- Yards per Rush	5.96	3.67
Net Passing Yards	252	300
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 22 - 1	41 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	252	308
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.41	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/6	8/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/108	4/110
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 33
Time of Possession	25:46	34:14

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:23	4:02	OWN 32	7	31	Punt
1	1:54	3:13	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	12:38	2:11	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	5:29	1:17	OWN 42	5	58	Touchdown
2	2:25	2:17	OWN 41	8	23	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:03	OWN 23	7	44	Fumble
3	6:20	1:46	OWN 33	3	19	Fumble
3	2:15	2:02	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	9:49	3:24	OWN 20	6	36	Punt
4	3:35	1:14	OWN 39	5	14	Punt
4	1:22	0:54	OWN 17	3	13	Interception

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:37	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
1	8:21	6:27	OWN 20	11	57	Field Goal
2	13:41	1:03	OPP 32	3	0	Missed FG
2	10:27	4:58	OWN 20	10	45	Missed FG
2	4:12	1:47	OWN 22	3	-2	Punt
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 33	1	-2	Half
3	10:57	4:37	OWN 33	9	50	Field Goal
3	4:34	2:19	OWN 48	5	19	Field Goal
3	0:13	5:24	OWN 40	12	60	Touchdown
4	6:25	2:50	OWN 8	6	60	Missed FG
4	2:21	0:59	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
4	0:28	0:28	OPP 41	3	10	Field Goal

Game MVP: Corey Reynolds, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommie Peters	14	94	6.71	34	1
Deion Taliancich	6	27	4.50	9	0
Glen Netter	3	16	5.33	8	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matthew MacIver	18	61	3.39	11	3
Grady Sprincz	10	49	4.90	11	2
Corey Reynolds	2	0	0.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Netter	34	22	252	0/0	3	30	1	104.0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Reynolds	41	23	308	1/8	2	56	0	96.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dustin Keller	7	10	80	11.43	17	14	0
WR Clifton Panko	5	5	51	10.20	12	25	0
WR Don Dotson	4	6	66	16.50	8	30	2
RB Tommie Peters	3	5	17	5.67	5	8	1
WR Tyrone Meeks	1	3	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Gino Konkler	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Erik Bangs	1	2	20	20.00	10	20	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bennie Nori	4	9	49	12.25	2	19	1
WR Jason Atkins	4	6	88	22.00	5	44	0
TE Mark Samuels	4	8	44	11.00	12	15	1
WR Dexter Tharp	3	3	83	27.67	25	56	0
WR Lamar Firebaugh	3	10	27	9.00	4	10	0
RB Matthew MacIver	2	2	10	5.00	6	8	0
FB Victor Meadows	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Grady Sprincz	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Van Floyd	1	1	0
Clifton Panko	1	0	0
Tommie Peters	1	0	0
Ben Goulet	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Matthew MacIver	1	0	0
Sam Gambrell	0	1	0
Rob Jackson	0	1	0
Mark Samuels	0	1	0
Rico Blair	0	0	1
Joshua Barrett	0	0	1
Harvey Stevenson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stephen McIntyre	4	149	37.3	27.3	47	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	2	82	41.0	41.0	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	1/1	1/1	1/1	53	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McElroy	4/7	3/6	1/2	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Van Floyd	5	108	21.6	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg
Matthew MacIver	2	35	17.5
Dexter Tharp	1	14	14.0
Lamar Firebaugh	1	61	61.0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ben Goulet	8	2	0.0	26	37
DT Casey Snyder	5	1	0.0	30	38
CB Tyrell Johnson	5	1	0.0	26	35
CB Tony Ficek	5	1	0.0	26	30
OLB Thomas Schoeppner	5	0	0.0	30	42
S Daniel Sagapolutele	4	3	0.0	26	35
OLB Cory Cochrane	4	3	0.0	30	42
DT Randy Crangle	2	1	0.5	22	30
CB Rich Silverstone	2	0	0.0	22	40
ILB Phillip Wheeler	2	0	0.0	6	8
DE Chris Moye	2	0	0.0	7	7
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	2	0.5	26	37
ILB Ben Bernstein	1	2	0.0	2	4
WR Clifton Panko	1	0	---	---	---
DT Grady Coffey	1	0	0.0	11	9
S Tyvon Branch	1	0	0.0	4	5
DE Xavier Saperstein	1	0	0.0	24	40
OLB Marco Guthrie	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Phillip Starks	1	0	0.0	6	12

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Stevenson	6	1	20	29
CB Reynaldo Hill	5	0	20	32
S Joshua Barrett	4	1	18	24
OLB Gary Foreman	3	2	14	29
DE Deion Watkins	3	1	22	28
ILB Sam Gambrell	3	1	16	27
OLB Rondell Richard	3	1	7	7
S Michael Huff	3	0	11	14
CB Zach Walz	2	1	16	22
DT Grant Howard	2	1	18	29
DT R.J. Witt	2	0	17	27
CB Karl Paymah	1	2	21	30
DE Jarvis Moss	1	0	2	8
ILB Tyrone Bronson	1	0	4	3
OLB Van Stegeman	1	0	14	18
DT Ken Phillips	0	1	5	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Adrian Schiffer	0.5	0	7	3	37
DT Randy Crangle	0.5	0	0	0	30
DT Casey Snyder	0.0	1	0	0	38
OLB Cory Cochrane	0.0	0	1	0	42
DE Chris Moye	0.0	0	1	0	7
DE Xavier Saperstein	0.0	0	1	0	40

St. Louis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rob Jackson	1	1	29
DE Jarvis Moss	1	0	8
DE Deion Watkins	0	2	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Daniel Sagapolutele	4	1	35
CB Tyrell Johnson	4	0	35
CB Tony Ficek	4	0	30
CB Rich Silverstone	2	1	40
OLB Cory Cochrane	2	1	42
OLB Thomas Schoeppner	2	0	42
DT Grady Coffey	1	0	9
S Ben Goulet	1	0	37
DE Xavier Saperstein	1	0	40
ILB Ben Bernstein	1	0	4
S Phillip Starks	1	0	12

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Gary Foreman	4	1	0	29
CB Reynaldo Hill	4	0	1	32
CB Zach Walz	3	0	0	22
S Harvey Stevenson	3	0	0	29
S Michael Huff	2	1	0	14
CB Karl Paymah	2	0	0	30
OLB Rondell Richard	2	0	0	7
S Joshua Barrett	1	2	0	24
ILB Sam Gambrell	1	0	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
J.R. Grier	2	5	21	27
Michael Roos	2	4	17	29
Eric McElroy	2	2	17	29
Mark Setterstrom	1	3	16	21
Doug Free	1	3	21	27
Jeff Thomason	1	2	8	12
Tracy Wilmoth	1	1	6	5

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
B.J. LaRiche	1	6	0	30	0	42
Vinny Preston	1	6	0	30	0	42
Craig Young	1	5	0	23	0	36
Jason Brown	1	4	0	27	1	36
Mark Samuels	1	3	1	19	0	30
Chris Colmer	1	2	0	25	0	32
Adam Kieft	1	1	0	7	0	6
Blaine Moon	1	1	0	5	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Guthrie	2	15
Van Floyd	1	16
Dustin Keller	1	15

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Victor Meadows	2	15
Dan Terrell	1	20
Rico Blair	1	19
Grady Sprincz	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Thomas Schoeppner	---	---	30	42	7	79
Cory Cochrane	---	---	30	42	7	79
Casey Snyder	---	---	30	38	7	75
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	26	35	13	74
Adrian Schiffer	---	---	26	37	7	70
Ben Goulet	---	---	26	37	7	70
Dustin Keller	22	33	---	---	15	70
Xavier Saperstein	---	---	24	40	6	70
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	26	35	8	69
Rich Silverstone	---	---	22	40	6	68
Tony Ficek	---	---	26	30	11	67
Randy Crangle	---	---	22	30	6	58
Glen Netter	23	34	---	---	---	57
Eric McElroy	17	29	---	---	5	51
Don Dotson	16	21	---	---	13	50
Doug Free	21	27	---	---	---	48
J.R. Grier	21	27	---	---	---	48
Michael Roos	17	29	---	---	---	46
Ernest Blair	15	22	---	---	7	44
Tommie Peters	16	25	---	---	---	41
Tyrone Meeks	13	21	---	---	5	39
Mark Setterstrom	16	21	---	---	1	38
Gino Konkler	9	12	---	---	14	35
Deion Taliancich	8	10	---	---	16	34
Phillip Starks	---	---	6	12	12	30
Clifton Panko	8	18	---	---	---	26
Jahri Evans	7	13	---	---	5	25
Jeff Thomason	8	12	---	---	2	22
Van Floyd	---	---	0	5	16	21
Marco Guthrie	---	---	4	2	15	21
Grady Coffey	---	---	11	9	---	20
Adam Mahan	5	4	---	---	11	20
Phillip Wheeler	---	---	6	8	2	16
Chris Moye	---	---	7	7	2	16
Tyvon Branch	---	---	4	5	6	15
Tracy Wilmoth	6	5	---	---	3	14
Mitchell Broenkow	2	7	---	---	5	14
Winston Hardy	---	---	0	0	11	11
Erik Bangs	3	4	---	---	3	10
Ben Bernstein	---	---	2	4	4	10
Roderick Parrish	---	---	2	4	2	8
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	6	6
Stephen McIntyre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mickey Brandon	0	0	---	---	4	4
Trent Edwards	0	0	---	---	1	1
J.B. Schulz	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
B.J. LaRiche	30	42	---	---	9	81
Vinny Preston	30	42	---	---	9	81
Corey Reynolds	30	42	---	---	---	72
Jason Brown	27	36	---	---	9	72
Dexter Tharp	19	27	---	---	18	64
Craig Young	23	36	---	---	---	59
Chris Colmer	25	32	---	---	---	57
Reynaldo Hill	---	---	20	32	1	53
Karl Paymah	---	---	21	30	1	52
Jason Atkins	13	24	---	---	15	52
Deion Watkins	---	---	22	28	1	51
Rob Jackson	---	---	20	29	1	50
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	20	29	1	50
Mark Samuels	19	30	---	---	---	49
Lamar Firebaugh	13	27	---	---	9	49
Grant Howard	---	---	18	29	1	48
Gary Foreman	---	---	14	29	4	47
Matthew MacIver	19	20	---	---	5	44
Sam Gambrell	---	---	16	27	1	44
R.J. Witt	---	---	17	27	---	44
Joshua Barrett	---	---	18	24	1	43
Michael Huff	---	---	11	14	16	41
Grady Sprincz	11	22	---	---	8	41
Bennie Nori	16	23	---	---	1	40
Zach Walz	---	---	16	22	1	39
Ted Reilly	11	16	---	---	7	34
Van Stegeman	---	---	14	18	2	34
Victor Meadows	11	7	---	---	15	33
Rico Blair	4	8	---	---	19	31
Mike Jenkins	---	---	5	3	19	27
Tyrone Bronson	---	---	4	3	18	25
Blaine Moon	5	10	---	---	9	24
Dan Terrell	2	0	---	---	20	22
Jermichael Finley	12	6	---	---	4	22
Jamey Richard	3	6	---	---	9	18
Ken Phillips	---	---	5	10	1	16
Jarvis Moss	---	---	2	8	4	14
Rondell Richard	---	---	7	7	---	14
Adam Kieft	7	6	---	---	---	13
Albert McElroy	0	0	---	---	13	13
Lionel Chandler	---	---	3	5	4	12
Sammie Alexander	0	0	---	---	10	10
Brady Huntley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kenneth Robbins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Julio McElroy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	37	5.3
Middle	14	86	6.1
Right	2	14	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	38	7.6
Middle	17	48	2.8
Right	7	26	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Netter	34	22	3	0	2	4	3	0	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Reynolds	41	23	4	1	3	3	10	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	13	115	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	99	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	30	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	42	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	114	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	140	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dustin Keller	10	7	0	80	0	33
WR Don Dotson	6	4	0	66	1	21
WR Clifton Panko	5	5	0	51	1	18
RB Tommie Peters	5	3	0	17	0	25
WR Tyrone Meeks	3	1	0	10	0	21
WR Gino Konkler	3	1	2	8	0	12
TE Erik Bangs	2	1	0	20	1	4

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamar Firebaugh	10	3	0	27	0	27
WR Bennie Nori	9	4	2	49	0	23
TE Mark Samuels	8	4	1	44	0	30
WR Jason Atkins	6	4	0	88	2	24
WR Dexter Tharp	3	3	0	83	2	27
RB Matthew MacIver	2	2	0	10	0	20
FB Victor Meadows	1	1	0	2	0	7
TE Jermichael Finley	1	1	0	5	0	6
RB Grady Sprincz	1	1	0	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew MacIver	5	12	2.40	3.39
Grady Sprincz	1	6	6.00	4.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Netter	4	4	43	10.75	7.41

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Reynolds	5	2	15	3.00	7.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Dotson	2	2	26	13.00	11.00
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	3	3.00	3.40
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	14	14.00	8.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Mark Samuels	2	1	12	6.00	5.50
WR Lamar Firebaugh	2	0	0	0.00	2.70
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	3	3.00	5.44

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Netter	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Corey Reynolds	1	0
Matthew MacIver	1	1
Grady Sprincz	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Netter	5	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Corey Reynolds	13	7	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch
WR Don Dotson	2	0
RB Tommie Peters	1	1
TE Dustin Keller	1	0
WR Gino Konkler	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamar Firebaugh	5	1	1
WR Bennie Nori	2	1	1
WR Jason Atkins	2	2	2
TE Mark Samuels	2	1	1
WR Dexter Tharp	1	1	1
FB Victor Meadows	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,600 (24,600)
End Zone 17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine 10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,300 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,800 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,600 (24,600)
End Zone	17,700 (17,700)
Mezzanine	10,200 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,300 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,300 (5,300)