Week 3, 2041

played in Minnesota, MN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	14	6	-	27
Minnesota Vikings	0	14	7	0	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 DAL - Don Kramer 17 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 11:54 MIN - Butch Medsker 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 00:42 MIN - Greg Wells 11 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 11:48 DAL - Don Kramer 19 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 04:32 DAL - Harold Wolfe 31 fumble return (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 04:19 MIN - Josh Robinson 100 kickoff return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 13:22 DAL - Stephen Boyd 34 field goal
4Q: 09:23 DAL - Stephen Boyd 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 DAL - Don Kramer 17 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 11:54 MIN - Butch Medsker 3 run (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
2Q: 00:42 MIN - Greg Wells 11 pass from Jake Locker (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
3Q: 11:48 DAL - Don Kramer 19 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 04:32 DAL - Harold Wolfe 31 fumble return (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 04:19 MIN - Josh Robinson 100 kickoff return (Dixon Hawthorne extra point)
4Q: 13:22 DAL - Stephen Boyd 34 field goal
4Q: 09:23 DAL - Stephen Boyd 27 field goal

Team Statistics DAL MIN
Record 3-0 2-1
First Downs 22 19
- by Rushing 11 3
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 316 359
- Offensive Plays 65 61
- Yards per Play 4.86 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 165 86
- Rushing Attempts 39 13
- Yards per Rush 4.23 6.62
Net Passing Yards 151 273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 16 - 0 44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 160 306
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 5.81 5.69
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/25 12/90
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 4/163
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 21
Time of Possession 33:29 26:31

Team Statistics	DAL	MIN
Record	3-0	2-1
First Downs	22	19
- by Rushing	11	3
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	316	359
- Offensive Plays	65	61
- Yards per Play	4.86	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	165	86
- Rushing Attempts	39	13
- Yards per Rush	4.23	6.62
Net Passing Yards	151	273
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 16 - 0	44 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	160	306
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	5.81	5.69
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/25	12/90
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	4/163
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 21
Time of Possession	33:29	26:31

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	0:59	OPP 47	3	-2	Punt
1	7:54	5:59	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
2	11:47	7:23	OWN 20	13	42	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	3:22	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	8:33	1:21	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
3	4:03	5:48	OWN 20	11	63	Field Goal
4	11:53	2:38	OPP 38	6	28	Field Goal
4	7:29	1:45	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	4:15	2:25	OWN 28	6	14	Punt

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 23	4	18	Interception
1	11:26	3:32	OWN 10	7	28	Punt
1	1:55	5:08	OWN 29	10	71	Touchdown
2	4:24	3:52	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	11:38	3:05	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
3	7:12	2:53	OWN 21	5	10	Fumble
4	13:15	1:22	OWN 20	3	-4	Interception
4	9:15	1:46	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	5:44	1:29	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 11	10	84	Game

Game MVP: Leroy McNeil, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Arnold Hardy	25	110	4.40	22	4
Edward Benfer	9	37	4.11	10	2
Leroy McNeil	2	12	6.00	8	0
Aaron Tokunaga	2	-1	-0.50	3	0
Jerry Young	1	7	7.00	7	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jake Locker	5	38	7.60	15	1	0
Casey McDonald	5	33	6.60	27	1	0
Butch Medsker	3	15	5.00	6	0	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	25	16	160	1/9	2	20	0	108.8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	44	25	306	4/33	1	35	2	67.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Kramer	5	8	62	12.40	3	19	2
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	2	24	12.00	10	20	0
WR Robert Woods	2	4	28	14.00	0	17	0
RB Arnold Hardy	2	3	9	4.50	1	6	0
RB Edward Benfer	1	1	8	8.00	10	8	0
TE Ernie Middleton	1	3	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Brock Newhart	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
TE Jackson Walters	1	1	16	16.00	0	16	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tim Givens	9	15	133	14.78	77	35	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	6	45	9.00	10	15	0
WR Mike Evans	4	7	70	17.50	19	30	0
WR Greg Wells	2	3	20	10.00	2	11	1
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	2	11	5.50	0	10	0
FB Mel Davey	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0
WR Barry Washington	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Casey McDonald	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Butch Medsker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Shannon Pharms	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bucky Patterson	1	11	11.00	0
CB Andy Campbell	1	0	0.00	0

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harold Wolfe	0	1	0	1
Griffin Stevens	0	0	1	0

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jake Locker	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathan Dinstel	6	282	47.0	41.3	62	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	4	197	49.3	41.8	60	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Boyd	2/2	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hardy	1	10	10.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Wells	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Lowell	1	20	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Josh Robinson	3	143	47.7	1
Barry Washington	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	6	1	0.0	12	48
CB Andy Campbell	6	1	0.0	12	44
CB Donnie Nord	4	1	0.0	8	37
DE Andrew Emmons	3	1	1.0	8	32
S Bucky Patterson	3	1	0.0	8	37
OLB Joey Namnath	3	1	0.0	11	28
DT Harold Wolfe	2	0	1.0	5	23
ILB Randal Forsey	2	3	0.0	13	43
CB Colin Lowell	2	1	0.0	12	39
DT Ted Granville	2	0	0.0	11	38
S Griffin Stevens	1	1	1.0	1	9
DE Tom Harris	1	0	1.0	9	38
OLB Lance Distel	1	0	0.0	6	20
S Peyton Horton	1	0	0.0	2	4
DE Quentin Davis	1	0	0.0	4	11
OLB Randal Montgomery	1	0	0.0	0	8
DT Harold Bernstein	0	1	0.0	9	25
ILB Wayne Anderson	0	1	0.0	0	5

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Vernon Warren	10	3	0.0	39	24
ILB Keegan George	7	2	0.0	37	24
DT Ricky Bethea	5	2	0.0	28	14
S Benjamin Stone	5	1	0.0	37	26
OLB Lavonte David	5	0	0.0	37	24
DE Sedrick Matthews	4	0	1.0	36	23
S Terry Mathews	4	3	0.0	37	25
DE Ziggy Ansoh	3	1	0.0	29	19
CB Ivan Chandler	3	0	0.0	38	25
DT Trent Schroeder	2	3	0.0	15	7
DT K.C. Bryant	2	2	0.0	22	21
ILB Sean Spence	1	1	0.0	6	2
DE Edwin Woolson	1	0	0.0	7	7
WR Barry Washington	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Donovan Hickman	1	0	0.0	2	2
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	0.0	11	3
CB Corwin Buchanan	0	1	0.0	22	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Harold Wolfe	1.0	1	1	23
DE Andrew Emmons	1.0	1	1	32
DE Tom Harris	1.0	0	2	38
S Griffin Stevens	1.0	0	0	9
ILB Randal Forsey	0.0	1	0	43
DT Harold Bernstein	0.0	0	1	25
DT Ted Granville	0.0	0	1	38
CB Donnie Nord	0.0	0	1	37

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Sedrick Matthews	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Ricky Bethea	0.0	0	2	0	14

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andy Campbell	5	1	1	44
CB Donnie Nord	5	1	0	37
S Tyrus Youngblood	4	0	0	48
S Bucky Patterson	3	2	1	37
OLB Joey Namnath	2	0	0	28
DE Andrew Emmons	2	0	0	32
OLB Lance Distel	1	1	0	20
CB Colin Lowell	1	0	0	39
ILB Randal Forsey	1	0	0	43
OLB Randal Montgomery	1	0	0	8

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	3	2	25
OLB Lavonte David	3	0	24
ILB Keegan George	3	0	24
CB Vernon Warren	2	0	24
S Benjamin Stone	2	0	26
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	2
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	3
S Terry Mathews	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chuck Fredrickson	5	8	2	39	0	26
Sammie Gargac	4	9	0	39	1	26
Pete Domico	3	9	0	39	0	26
Barrett Jones	2	5	0	39	0	26
Tito Lysne	1	6	0	39	0	26

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Earnest Hammontree	2	3	13	0	48
Roman Nolan	2	2	13	0	48
Reggie Higdon	0	2	13	1	48
Marcus Ashe	0	1	13	2	48
Maddox Sandhu	0	0	13	1	48

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Benfer	2	22
Kennedy Appleton	1	17
Kerry O'Donnell	1	16
Marcus Fitzgerald	1	12

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Sean Spence	1	14
Shannon Pharms	1	14

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Gargac	39	26	---	---	8	73
Chuck Fredrickson	39	26	---	---	8	73
Leroy McNeil	39	26	---	---	---	65
Barrett Jones	39	26	---	---	---	65
Tito Lysne	39	26	---	---	---	65
Ernie Middleton	35	25	---	---	5	65
Pete Domico	39	26	---	---	---	65
Don Kramer	30	20	---	---	14	64
Robert Woods	34	25	---	---	4	63
Bucky Patterson	---	---	8	37	16	61
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	12	48	---	60
Randal Forsey	---	---	13	43	1	57
Andy Campbell	---	---	12	44	---	56
Donnie Nord	---	---	8	37	10	55
Colin Lowell	---	---	12	39	4	55
Ted Granville	---	---	11	38	---	49
Tom Harris	---	---	9	38	---	47
Arnold Hardy	27	17	---	---	3	47
Marcus Fitzgerald	21	9	---	---	12	42
Andrew Emmons	---	---	8	32	2	42
Edward Benfer	11	8	---	---	22	41
Joey Namnath	---	---	11	28	---	39
Harold Bernstein	---	---	9	25	3	37
Aaron Tokunaga	21	14	---	---	2	37
Harold Wolfe	---	---	5	23	4	32
Kendall Brewer	---	---	7	25	---	32
Jackson Walters	9	5	---	---	17	31
Lance Distel	---	---	6	20	4	30
Kerry O'Donnell	---	---	1	4	16	21
Kennedy Appleton	0	4	---	---	17	21
Griffin Stevens	---	---	1	9	5	15
Quentin Davis	---	---	4	11	---	15
Randal Montgomery	---	---	0	8	7	15
Jack Mills	---	---	4	10	---	14
Kyle Van Noy	---	---	0	0	9	9
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nathan Dinstel	0	0	---	---	8	8
Brock Newhart	6	2	---	---	---	8
Connor Brandon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zack Martin	0	0	---	---	8	8
Roosevelt Kelly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Wayne Anderson	---	---	0	5	3	8
Jerry Young	1	1	---	---	5	7
Peyton Horton	---	---	2	4	1	7
Randy Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	37	26	5	68
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	22	21	24	67
Vernon Warren	---	---	39	24	2	65
Roman Nolan	13	48	---	---	4	65
Ivan Chandler	---	---	38	25	2	65
Terry Mathews	---	---	37	25	2	64
Lavonte David	---	---	37	24	2	63
Keegan George	---	---	37	24	2	63
Jake Locker	13	48	---	---	---	61
Marcus Ashe	13	48	---	---	---	61
Reggie Higdon	13	48	---	---	---	61
Earnest Hammontree	13	48	---	---	---	61
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	36	23	2	61
Maddox Sandhu	13	48	---	---	---	61
Mike Evans	11	43	---	---	---	54
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	29	19	4	52
Tim Givens	10	39	---	---	---	49
Derrick Brechbill	8	29	---	---	10	47
Ricky Bethea	---	---	28	14	4	46
Greg Wells	5	28	---	---	12	45
K.C. Bryant	---	---	22	21	2	45
Casey McDonald	7	17	---	---	20	44
Butch Medsker	6	30	---	---	---	36
Mel Davey	7	20	---	---	5	32
Barry Washington	5	11	---	---	16	32
Norman Waite	---	---	16	7	4	27
Shannon Pharms	3	9	---	---	14	26
Josh Robinson	---	---	7	7	11	25
Myron Cropp	---	---	2	2	20	24
Trent Schroeder	---	---	15	7	1	23
Sean Spence	---	---	6	2	14	22
Donovan Hickman	---	---	2	2	14	18
Edwin Woolson	---	---	7	7	2	16
Jordan Newsome	1	3	---	---	10	14
Bo Murphy	---	---	11	3	---	14
Freddie Johnstone	1	7	---	---	2	10
Roderick Dodge	---	---	1	3	5	9
Walt Lane	1	4	---	---	3	8
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	4	4
Cary Sutter	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	4	4
Damien Hausermann	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	4	4
Thomas Lott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	59	4.2
Middle	18	71	3.9
Right	7	35	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	9	50	5.6
Right	2	33	16.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	25	16	1	0	5	2	2	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	44	25	5	0	1	5	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	11	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	49	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	64	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	36	12.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	27	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	98	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	151	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	30	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don Kramer	8	5	1	62	0	20
WR Robert Woods	4	2	1	28	0	25
TE Ernie Middleton	3	1	2	3	0	25
RB Arnold Hardy	3	2	1	9	0	17
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	2	0	24	1	9
WR Brock Newhart	2	1	0	4	0	2
RB Edward Benfer	1	1	0	8	0	8
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	0	6	0	4
TE Jackson Walters	1	1	0	16	0	5

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Givens	15	9	0	133	3	39
WR Mike Evans	7	4	0	70	2	43
TE Derrick Brechbill	6	5	0	45	0	29
WR Greg Wells	3	2	0	20	0	28
WR Barry Washington	3	1	0	13	0	11
RB Casey McDonald	3	1	1	4	0	17
RB Butch Medsker	2	0	0	0	0	30
TE Freddie Johnstone	2	2	0	11	0	7
FB Mel Davey	1	1	0	10	0	20
TE Shannon Pharms	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Hardy	3	3	1.00	4.40
Edward Benfer	1	6	6.00	4.11
Aaron Tokunaga	1	3	3.00	-0.50

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Butch Medsker	1	3	3.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	4	2	36	9.00	6.40

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	3	35	7.00	6.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Don Kramer	2	2	36	18.00	7.75
TE Ernie Middleton	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Arnold Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Greg Wells	1	1	11	11.00	6.67
WR Tim Givens	1	1	11	11.00	8.87
RB Butch Medsker	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Barry Washington	1	1	13	13.00	4.33
WR Mike Evans	1	0	0	0.00	10.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Hardy	4	2
Jerry Young	1	1

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	8	5	3

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	11	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Woods	2	1	1
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	1	1	0
WR Don Kramer	1	1	1
TE Ernie Middleton	1	1	0
WR Brock Newhart	1	0	0
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	1
RB Arnold Hardy	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Givens	5	3	3
WR Mike Evans	2	2	2
RB Butch Medsker	1	0	0
WR Barry Washington	1	0	0
RB Casey McDonald	1	0	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 85,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 26,800 (26,800)
End Zone 19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine 11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats 16,600 (17,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	85,600 (86,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	26,800 (26,800)
End Zone	19,300 (19,300)
Mezzanine	11,100 (11,100)
Sideline Seats	16,600 (17,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (1,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)