Conference Semifinals, 2039

played in Tampa Bay, FL

49 degrees, rain, 15 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	10	3	0	-	13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	14	3	6	-	37

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 TBY - Orlando McKeon 3 run (Keith Castle extra point)
1Q: 06:16 TBY - C.J. Clauss 27 pass from J.J. Sutton (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 11:37 DAL - Cornell Hurst 14 pass from Leroy McNeil (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
2Q: 07:50 TBY - Orlando McKeon 13 run (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 04:51 TBY - Howard Rucci 77 pass from J.J. Sutton (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 02:04 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 30 field goal
3Q: 04:40 TBY - Keith Castle 38 field goal
3Q: 01:45 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 22 field goal
4Q: 02:06 TBY - Keith Castle 19 field goal
4Q: 00:25 TBY - Keith Castle 33 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:15 TBY - Orlando McKeon 3 run (Keith Castle extra point)
1Q: 06:16 TBY - C.J. Clauss 27 pass from J.J. Sutton (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 11:37 DAL - Cornell Hurst 14 pass from Leroy McNeil (Riddick Franchebois extra point)
2Q: 07:50 TBY - Orlando McKeon 13 run (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 04:51 TBY - Howard Rucci 77 pass from J.J. Sutton (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 02:04 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 30 field goal
3Q: 04:40 TBY - Keith Castle 38 field goal
3Q: 01:45 DAL - Riddick Franchebois 22 field goal
4Q: 02:06 TBY - Keith Castle 19 field goal
4Q: 00:25 TBY - Keith Castle 33 field goal

Team Statistics DAL TBY
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 18 24
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 367 456
- Offensive Plays 67 67
- Yards per Play 5.48 6.81
Net Rushing Yards 79 177
- Rushing Attempts 15 37
- Yards per Rush 5.27 4.78
Net Passing Yards 288 279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 23 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 302 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.54 9.30
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/27
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:10 34:50

Team Statistics	DAL	TBY
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	18	24
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	367	456
- Offensive Plays	67	67
- Yards per Play	5.48	6.81
Net Rushing Yards	79	177
- Rushing Attempts	15	37
- Yards per Rush	5.27	4.78
Net Passing Yards	288	279
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 23 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	302	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.54	9.30
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/27
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:10	34:50

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:25	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	10:05	1:35	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	5:59	4:38	OWN 20	9	25	Punt
2	14:43	3:12	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
2	7:42	2:44	OWN 21	6	12	Punt
2	4:37	2:41	OWN 15	7	72	Field Goal
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 5	1	23	Half
3	10:50	1:05	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
3	4:35	2:56	OWN 20	7	75	Field Goal
4	12:38	2:20	OWN 8	8	36	Punt
4	7:54	1:44	OWN 2	8	15	Downs
4	2:00	0:32	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	0:18	0:18	OWN 20	1	15	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:35	3:30	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	8:30	2:31	OWN 23	6	77	Touchdown
1	1:21	1:38	OWN 24	4	8	Punt
2	11:31	3:49	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	4:58	0:21	OWN 23	2	77	Touchdown
2	1:56	1:40	OWN 34	4	14	Punt
3	15:00	4:10	OWN 31	7	32	Punt
3	9:45	5:10	OWN 40	9	39	Field Goal
3	1:39	4:01	OWN 25	8	36	Punt
4	10:18	2:24	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
4	6:10	4:10	OPP 17	6	15	Field Goal
4	1:28	1:10	OPP 20	3	4	Field Goal

Game MVP: J.J. Sutton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnold Hardy	11	41	3.73	23	1
Leroy McNeil	2	18	9.00	10	1
Edward Benfer	2	20	10.00	12	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Orlando McKeon	21	108	5.14	23	3	2
Roderick Measso	9	58	6.44	29	2	0
Earl Peterson	7	11	1.57	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	50	23	302	2/14	1	48	0	72.3

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.J. Sutton	27	18	302	3/23	2	77	0	128.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Hurst	8	18	139	17.38	16	47	1
WR Robert Woods	4	11	72	18.00	37	48	0
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	3	5	36	12.00	6	18	0
RB Arnold Hardy	3	6	27	9.00	17	17	0
TE Jerome Soprano	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Don Kramer	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Edward Benfer	1	2	2	2.00	1	2	0
TE Danny Cash	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dustin Bishop	8	9	119	14.88	35	49	0
WR Howard Rucci	4	6	126	31.50	71	77	1
RB Orlando McKeon	3	5	9	3.00	0	6	0
WR C.J. Clauss	2	4	37	18.50	21	27	1
TE Nick McElroy	1	2	11	11.00	1	11	0
RB Earl Peterson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ted Granville	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.J. Sutton	1	0	0	0
Weston Hughey	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jared Francis	6	268	44.7	40.2	53	2

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	5	203	40.6	36.6	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Riddick Franchebois	2/2	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hardy	1	0	0.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Bishop	3	27	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Lowell	3	47	15.7	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Rodgers	3	66	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	8	3	0.0	32	30
ILB Edward Velevis	8	2	0.0	36	30
OLB Joey Namnath	6	2	1.0	26	23
DT Ted Granville	6	3	0.5	19	22
OLB Lance Distel	5	1	1.0	25	23
CB Harold Foster	4	2	0.0	30	26
DE Lewis Shelton	3	1	0.0	23	18
DE Robbie Toombs	2	1	0.0	22	20
CB Donnie Nord	2	1	0.0	24	27
ILB Skip Bell	2	0	0.0	22	11
S Bucky Patterson	2	0	0.0	33	30
DT Jack Mills	2	0	0.0	18	8
CB Adam Hawkins	1	1	0.0	23	20
OLB Kyle Wilber	1	0	0.0	12	7
S Kendall Brewer	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Bobby Winters	1	0	0.0	13	6
ILB Randal Forsey	1	0	0.0	8	1
DE Rob Cordie	0	1	0.5	15	10
CB Colin Lowell	0	1	0.0	5	0

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kendall Madison	9	2	0.0	11	45
ILB Brandon Fisk	5	1	1.0	15	47
OLB Brad Rash	5	1	1.0	14	51
CB J.R. Coccione	4	0	0.0	15	52
S Neal Rodgers	4	0	0.0	14	52
DT Jeris Pendleton	3	0	0.0	11	31
S Matt Griese	3	0	0.0	14	49
CB Randal Joyner	2	1	0.0	15	52
S Jeffrey Blanchard	2	1	0.0	4	23
DE Olivier Vernon	1	2	0.0	11	34
DT Cornelius White	1	1	0.0	15	42
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0	1	0.0	10	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lance Distel	1.0	0	0	0	23
OLB Joey Namnath	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Rob Cordie	0.5	0	0	0	10
DT Ted Granville	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Robbie Toombs	0.0	1	1	1	20
DE Lewis Shelton	0.0	1	0	0	18
CB Harold Foster	0.0	0	1	0	26

Tampa Bay	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Brandon Fisk	1.0	2	47
OLB Brad Rash	1.0	0	51
DE Toby Wallerstedt	0.0	4	38
DE Olivier Vernon	0.0	3	34
DT Cornelius White	0.0	2	42
DE C.J. Paraiso	0.0	2	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Joey Namnath	5	0	23
CB Harold Foster	4	3	26
OLB Lance Distel	3	0	23
ILB Edward Velevis	2	0	30
DE Robbie Toombs	1	0	20
CB Donnie Nord	1	0	27
CB Adam Hawkins	1	0	20
S Bucky Patterson	1	0	30

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kendall Madison	7	2	45
S Neal Rodgers	3	1	52
OLB Brad Rash	3	1	51
CB Randal Joyner	2	3	52
CB J.R. Coccione	2	1	52
S Matt Griese	2	0	49
S Jeffrey Blanchard	2	0	23
DT Jeris Pendleton	1	0	31
ILB Brandon Fisk	1	0	47
OLB Bruce Brandenfeis	0	1	5

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Fredrickson	2	5	1	15	2	52
Cris Robbins	1	2	0	3	0	10
Barrett Jones	1	2	0	15	0	48
Mel Davey	0	1	0	8	0	19
Sammie Gargac	0	1	0	15	0	49
Tito Lysne	0	1	0	15	0	52
Pete Domico	0	1	0	15	0	51

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rico Hawn	6	11	34	1	30
Kyle Eastman	3	5	37	1	30
Zach Breeden	2	6	33	1	30
K.C. Dail	2	6	33	0	30
Danny Watkins	1	5	31	0	30
Brady Daughtry	1	1	3	0	0
Morris Packer	0	2	3	0	0
Nick McElroy	0	1	26	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Benfer	2	25
Kyle Wilber	2	17
Don Kramer	1	9
Connor Brandon	1	8

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Clauss	2	13
Weston Hughey	1	16
Ronald Shapiro	1	16

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chuck Fredrickson	15	52	---	---	8	75
Sammie Gargac	15	49	---	---	8	72
Edward Velevis	---	---	36	30	3	69
Leroy McNeil	15	52	---	---	---	67
Tito Lysne	15	52	---	---	---	67
Jerome Soprano	14	47	---	---	5	66
Pete Domico	15	51	---	---	---	66
Harold Foster	---	---	30	26	9	65
Bucky Patterson	---	---	33	30	1	64
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	32	30	2	64
Barrett Jones	15	48	---	---	---	63
Cornell Hurst	15	45	---	---	---	60
Adam Hawkins	---	---	23	20	14	57
Arnold Hardy	13	37	---	---	5	55
Donnie Nord	---	---	24	27	3	54
Robert Woods	14	39	---	---	---	53
Lance Distel	---	---	25	23	3	51
Joey Namnath	---	---	26	23	2	51
Marcus Fitzgerald	4	27	---	---	16	47
Lewis Shelton	---	---	23	18	4	45
Robbie Toombs	---	---	22	20	3	45
Ted Granville	---	---	19	22	3	44
Edward Benfer	2	15	---	---	25	42
Skip Bell	---	---	22	11	6	39
Kyle Wilber	---	---	12	7	17	36
Mel Davey	8	19	---	---	7	34
Ian Lance	---	---	14	12	6	32
Bobby Winters	---	---	13	6	12	31
Jack Mills	---	---	18	8	5	31
Danny Cash	1	9	---	---	20	30
Randal Forsey	---	---	8	1	19	28
Rob Cordie	---	---	15	10	2	27
Kendall Brewer	---	---	7	6	14	27
Cris Robbins	3	10	---	---	13	26
Don Kramer	1	10	---	---	9	20
Renaldo Wilkins	0	2	---	---	15	17
Colin Lowell	---	---	5	0	9	14
Claude Robbins	0	4	---	---	8	12
Connor Brandon	0	4	---	---	8	12
Nate Adams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jared Francis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Riddick Franchebois	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrick O'Neal	0	0	---	---	2	2
Damon Martinez	---	---	0	0	2	2
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerry Young	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.R. Coccione	---	---	15	52	13	80
Matt Griese	---	---	14	49	17	80
Neal Rodgers	---	---	14	52	13	79
Dustin Bishop	31	30	---	---	12	73
Randal Joyner	---	---	15	52	2	69
Danny Watkins	31	30	---	---	7	68
Kyle Eastman	37	30	---	---	1	68
Earl Peterson	28	15	---	---	25	68
Brad Rash	---	---	14	51	1	66
Brandon Fisk	---	---	15	47	2	64
Rico Hawn	34	30	---	---	---	64
Zach Breeden	33	30	---	---	---	63
K.C. Dail	33	30	---	---	---	63
J.J. Sutton	31	30	---	---	---	61
Cornelius White	---	---	15	42	2	59
Kendall Madison	---	---	11	45	2	58
Howard Rucci	23	27	---	---	---	50
Toby Wallerstedt	---	---	10	38	1	49
Olivier Vernon	---	---	11	34	4	49
Jeffrey Blanchard	---	---	4	23	18	45
Nick McElroy	26	12	---	---	7	45
Jeris Pendleton	---	---	11	31	2	44
C.J. Clauss	13	14	---	---	13	40
Orlando McKeon	21	18	---	---	---	39
Noah King	11	6	---	---	16	33
Darrell Gil	7	10	---	---	15	32
Weston Hughey	9	6	---	---	16	31
C.J. Paraiso	---	---	4	18	8	30
Roderick Measso	10	10	---	---	7	27
Ronald Shapiro	6	2	---	---	16	24
Caleb McSurdy	---	---	1	5	15	21
Herman Turnbull	---	---	5	14	1	20
Desmond Wilburn	---	---	0	2	11	13
Stephen Battle	5	0	---	---	6	11
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	11	11
Brady Daughtry	3	0	---	---	8	11
Morris Packer	3	0	---	---	8	11
Julio Fortin	---	---	2	6	2	10
Jarvis Jones	---	---	4	6	---	10
Bruce Brandenfeis	---	---	0	5	4	9
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	8	8
Albert Bertolone	6	0	---	---	2	8
Jesse Wilson	6	0	---	---	---	6
Gino James	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brady Ives	---	---	0	0	4	4
Jesse Jordan	0	0	---	---	3	3

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	69	5.3
Middle	18	83	4.6
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	50	23	4	1	4	9	13	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.J. Sutton	27	18	4	0	2	3	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	18	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	81	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	107	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	96	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	140	10.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	57	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	95	31.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Hurst	18	8	1	139	3	45
WR Robert Woods	11	4	1	72	1	39
RB Arnold Hardy	6	3	0	27	0	37
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	5	3	1	36	0	27
WR Don Kramer	4	1	1	15	0	10
TE Jerome Soprano	3	2	0	8	0	47
RB Edward Benfer	2	1	0	2	0	15
TE Danny Cash	1	1	0	3	0	9

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dustin Bishop	9	8	0	119	1	30
WR Howard Rucci	6	4	0	126	2	27
RB Orlando McKeon	5	3	0	9	0	18
WR C.J. Clauss	4	2	1	37	1	14
TE Nick McElroy	2	1	0	11	0	12
RB Earl Peterson	1	0	1	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	1	8	8.00	9.00
Arnold Hardy	1	-4	-4.00	3.73

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Orlando McKeon	7	26	3.71	5.14
Earl Peterson	6	13	2.17	1.57
Roderick Measso	3	8	2.67	6.44

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	5	1	14	2.80	6.04

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.J. Sutton	1	1	8	8.00	11.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Hurst	3	1	14	4.67	7.72
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0	0.00	6.55
RB Arnold Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	4.50

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dustin Bishop	1	1	8	8.00	13.22

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Hardy	2	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Peterson	2	0
Roderick Measso	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	12	6	5

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.J. Sutton	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Hurst	4	2	1
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	1	1
RB Edward Benfer	2	1	1
RB Arnold Hardy	2	1	1
TE Jerome Soprano	1	1	1
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dustin Bishop	3	2	2
WR C.J. Clauss	2	1	1
WR Howard Rucci	2	1	0
RB Orlando McKeon	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)