Week 1, 2015

played in New York, NY

73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	14	3	3	0	-	20
New York Giants	0	14	7	10	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DAL - Tyrone Meeks 99 kickoff return (Justin Medlock extra point)
1Q: 02:52 DAL - Tommie Peters 2 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 13:27 NYG - Vernon Herndon 2 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
2Q: 02:50 DAL - Justin Medlock 37 field goal
2Q: 02:08 NYG - Marquis Hagans 25 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
3Q: 09:59 NYG - Reggie Bush 3 run (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
3Q: 04:08 DAL - Justin Medlock 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NYG - Deangelo Williams 5 run (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
4Q: 02:23 NYG - Emmanuel Hall 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 15:00 DAL - Tyrone Meeks 99 kickoff return (Justin Medlock extra point)
1Q: 02:52 DAL - Tommie Peters 2 run (Justin Medlock extra point)
2Q: 13:27 NYG - Vernon Herndon 2 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
2Q: 02:50 DAL - Justin Medlock 37 field goal
2Q: 02:08 NYG - Marquis Hagans 25 pass from Kevin O'Connell (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
3Q: 09:59 NYG - Reggie Bush 3 run (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
3Q: 04:08 DAL - Justin Medlock 31 field goal
4Q: 15:00 NYG - Deangelo Williams 5 run (Emmanuel Hall extra point)
4Q: 02:23 NYG - Emmanuel Hall 31 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NYG
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 244 375
- Offensive Plays 71 58
- Yards per Play 3.44 6.47
Net Rushing Yards 76 74
- Rushing Attempts 19 20
- Yards per Rush 4.00 3.70
Net Passing Yards 168 301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 25 - 0 37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 205 307
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6/37 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.23 7.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.6
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/48 6/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/7 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/166 4/123
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 35
Time of Possession 30:56 29:04

Team Statistics	DAL	NYG
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	244	375
- Offensive Plays	71	58
- Yards per Play	3.44	6.47
Net Rushing Yards	76	74
- Rushing Attempts	19	20
- Yards per Rush	4.00	3.70
Net Passing Yards	168	301
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 25 - 0	37 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	205	307
- Sacks/Yards Lost	6/37	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.23	7.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.6
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/48	6/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/7	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/166	4/123
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 35
Time of Possession	30:56	29:04

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:00	8:15	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
2	13:18	3:19	OWN 20	6	0	Punt
2	5:33	2:50	OWN 36	6	44	Field Goal
2	2:00	0:47	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 9	1	2	Half
3	12:31	0:33	OWN 5	2	9	Fumble
3	9:53	5:50	OWN 24	12	62	Field Goal
4	14:53	2:54	OWN 18	5	8	Punt
4	11:20	2:28	OWN 19	8	33	Punt
4	7:33	1:14	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
4	2:15	2:15	OWN 9	13	26	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:38	3:38	OWN 34	6	34	Interception
1	2:45	4:27	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	9:59	4:26	OWN 41	9	30	Missed FG
2	2:43	0:43	OWN 42	2	58	Touchdown
2	1:13	1:08	OWN 22	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 29	5	16	Punt
3	11:58	2:05	OPP 14	4	14	Touchdown
3	4:03	4:10	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
4	11:59	0:39	OWN 37	3	0	Punt
4	8:52	1:19	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	6:19	4:04	OWN 30	6	56	Field Goal

Game MVP: Thomas Prior, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Tommie Peters	12	51	4.25	9	1
Chris Johnson	6	17	2.83	6	0
Tyrus Jennings	1	8	8.00	8	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Deangelo Williams	11	40	3.64	9	1
Reggie Bush	8	25	3.13	8	1
Hardy Fanelli	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Jennings	46	25	205	6/37	0	24	0	65.9

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin O'Connell	37	24	307	1/6	2	34	1	97.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tyrone Meeks	7	11	73	10.43	19	20
WR Adrian Brizzolara	5	10	48	9.60	3	24
FB Sam Nelson	5	6	39	7.80	14	14
WR Mario Moeller	4	7	21	5.25	0	11
RB Tommie Peters	2	7	11	5.50	2	8
TE Jimmie Particelli	1	1	9	9.00	2	9
TE Martin Rucker	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
WR Joel Tatum	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bethel Johnson	8	12	80	10.00	2	23	0
WR Vernon Herndon	7	10	121	17.29	0	34	1
WR Marquis Hagans	5	6	79	15.80	0	31	1
TE Ben Troupe	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
RB Reggie Bush	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Lenny Tittle	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Ryan Fisher	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Aundrea Allison	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR T.J. Aspell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ian Brock	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tommie Peters	1	0	0	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Schwartz	0	1	0	0
Aaron Ross	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stephen McIntyre	5	188	37.6	37.6	43	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernest Sayre	4	202	50.5	48.8	63	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	2/2	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmanuel Hall	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Peters	2	7	3.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zack Bowman	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Meeks	3	152	50.7	1
Tommie Peters	1	14	14.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deangelo Williams	3	83	27.7	0
Reggie Bush	1	40	40.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Matt McCoy	6	1	0.0	17	32
CB Tyrell Johnson	6	1	0.0	16	31
ILB Desmond Bishop	4	1	0.0	20	34
S Ben Goulet	4	1	0.0	18	32
S Daniel Sagapolutele	3	0	1.0	15	32
DE LaMarr Woodley	3	0	0.0	17	34
DT Alex Rivera	2	1	0.0	14	22
OLB Julio Holstine	2	1	0.0	10	19
OLB Edgar Wendt	2	0	0.0	3	6
S Ernest Melendez	2	0	0.0	6	14
CB Ian Brock	2	0	0.0	15	35
S Tyvon Branch	2	0	0.0	2	6
DT Casey Snyder	1	1	0.0	17	32
S Rashad Barksdale	1	0	0.0	13	22
DE Rob Jackson	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Adrian Schiffer	0	5	0.0	18	32

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud	9	0	0.0	18	45
DE Thomas Prior	6	1	4.5	13	49
DT Kevin Williams	5	1	0.5	17	47
S Bob Sanders	5	2	0.0	13	42
S Jake Wiebe	4	1	0.0	17	47
S Bert Schwartz	4	1	0.0	14	46
DT Victor Gallier	3	2	0.5	11	22
CB Chris Springer	2	1	0.0	16	48
CB Aaron Ross	2	1	0.0	16	46
DE Skip Murray	2	0	0.0	6	3
OLB Buster Davis	2	0	0.0	16	29
DT DeMarcus Tyler	1	1	0.0	6	8
S Mike Doss	1	0	0.0	2	5
OLB Julio Knight	1	0	0.0	11	38
QB Kevin O'Connell	1	0	---	---	---
CB Zack Bowman	1	0	0.0	7	31
DE Luis Castillo	0	2	0.5	11	43
DE A.J. Figueroa	0	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Bo Ruud	0	1	0.0	5	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1.0	0	0	32
DE LaMarr Woodley	0.0	1	1	34
ILB Desmond Bishop	0.0	0	2	34

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Thomas Prior	4.5	0	3	49
DT Kevin Williams	0.5	2	0	47
DT Victor Gallier	0.5	0	0	22
DE Luis Castillo	0.5	0	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Matt McCoy	4	0	0	32
CB Tyrell Johnson	4	0	0	31
S Ben Goulet	3	0	0	32
CB Ian Brock	2	1	1	35
OLB Edgar Wendt	2	0	0	6
OLB Julio Holstine	2	0	0	19
S Ernest Melendez	2	0	0	14
S Tyvon Branch	2	0	0	6
S Daniel Sagapolutele	1	1	0	32
ILB Desmond Bishop	1	0	0	34
S Rashad Barksdale	1	0	0	22

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Barrett Ruud	5	0	45
S Bert Schwartz	4	1	46
CB Aaron Ross	3	2	46
S Jake Wiebe	3	1	47
DT Kevin Williams	2	0	47
OLB Buster Davis	2	0	29
CB Chris Springer	1	3	48
CB Zack Bowman	1	2	31
S Mike Doss	1	0	5
S Bob Sanders	1	0	42
DT Victor Gallier	1	0	22
DE Thomas Prior	1	0	49
OLB Julio Knight	0	3	38

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	3	3	15	0	48
Bruce Scott	2	4	18	1	46
Jim Baxter	2	2	4	1	29
Donnie Dalgliesh	1	2	13	1	24
Michael Roos	0	3	15	1	46
Vince Bates	0	2	6	0	16
Mark Setterstrom	0	1	17	2	40
Sam Nelson	0	1	9	0	34

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lamont Harding	2	5	20	0	29
Marcus Kamstra	2	3	19	0	30
Rain Man Payton	1	3	15	0	29
Marvin Philip	1	2	13	0	32
Kory Lichtensteiger	1	1	7	0	6
Will Kennedy	1	1	6	0	16
Glenn Wilcox	0	3	3	1	12
Ben Troupe	0	2	10	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Rasmussen	3	15
Ben Torkleson	1	18
Joel Tatum	1	18

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Bethel Johnson	2	9
Deangelo Williams	1	22
T.J. Aspell	1	16
Aundrea Allison	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tyrus Jennings	19	52	---	---	2	73
Matt McCoy	---	---	17	32	21	70
Michael Roos	15	46	---	---	7	68
Jahri Evans	15	48	---	---	2	65
Bruce Scott	18	46	---	---	---	64
Mark Setterstrom	17	40	---	---	6	63
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	15	32	14	61
Tommie Peters	13	38	---	---	10	61
Tyrone Meeks	9	38	---	---	11	58
Desmond Bishop	---	---	20	34	3	57
Sam Nelson	9	34	---	---	11	54
Ian Brock	---	---	15	35	4	54
LaMarr Woodley	---	---	17	34	2	53
Adrian Schiffer	---	---	18	32	2	52
Ben Goulet	---	---	18	32	2	52
Mario Moeller	14	37	---	---	---	51
Casey Snyder	---	---	17	32	2	51
Martin Rucker	11	24	---	---	16	51
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	16	31	2	49
Jimmie Particelli	10	26	---	---	11	47
Adrian Brizzolara	12	30	---	---	1	43
Donnie Dalgliesh	13	24	---	---	5	42
Joel Tatum	8	16	---	---	18	42
Jim Baxter	4	29	---	---	7	40
Alex Rivera	---	---	14	22	2	38
Rashad Barksdale	---	---	13	22	2	37
Julio Holstine	---	---	10	19	4	33
Ernest Melendez	---	---	6	14	8	28
Vince Bates	6	16	---	---	1	23
Roy Kustok	---	---	7	13	---	20
Chris Johnson	6	14	---	---	---	20
Winston Justice	7	11	---	---	---	18
Montavious Stanley	---	---	5	9	4	18
Ben Torkleson	0	0	---	---	18	18
Adrian Hallmann	3	1	---	---	13	17
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	2	0	15	17
Tyrus Witman	0	2	---	---	13	15
Rob Jackson	---	---	4	7	4	15
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	1	2	9	12
Edgar Wendt	---	---	3	6	---	9
Tyvon Branch	---	---	2	6	---	8
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stephen McIntyre	0	0	---	---	5	5
Phillip Wheeler	---	---	0	4	---	4
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bernard Melvin	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Springer	---	---	16	48	13	77
Barrett Ruud	---	---	18	45	8	71
Bert Schwartz	---	---	14	46	7	67
Kevin Williams	---	---	17	47	2	66
Jake Wiebe	---	---	17	47	2	66
Thomas Prior	---	---	13	49	2	64
Aaron Ross	---	---	16	46	2	64
Zack Bowman	---	---	7	31	24	62
Kevin O'Connell	20	38	---	---	---	58
Bethel Johnson	17	31	---	---	9	57
Bob Sanders	---	---	13	42	2	57
Luis Castillo	---	---	11	43	2	56
Marcus Kamstra	19	30	---	---	1	50
Julio Knight	---	---	11	38	1	50
Deangelo Williams	11	16	---	---	22	49
Rain Man Payton	15	29	---	---	5	49
Lamont Harding	20	29	---	---	---	49
Marvin Philip	13	32	---	---	2	47
Buster Davis	---	---	16	29	2	47
David Hale	17	26	---	---	---	43
Lenny Tittle	12	14	---	---	14	40
Ryan Fisher	9	17	---	---	14	40
Victor Gallier	---	---	11	22	5	38
Aundrea Allison	6	19	---	---	13	38
Marquis Hagans	13	21	---	---	1	35
Reggie Bush	9	20	---	---	5	34
Ben Troupe	10	18	---	---	4	32
Hardy Fanelli	6	11	---	---	15	32
Will Kennedy	6	16	---	---	6	28
Bo Ruud	---	---	5	8	15	28
Vernon Herndon	6	19	---	---	2	27
A.J. Figueroa	---	---	8	9	5	22
T.J. Aspell	1	4	---	---	16	21
Kory Lichtensteiger	7	6	---	---	4	17
Ted Johnston	0	10	---	---	6	16
Glenn Wilcox	3	12	---	---	---	15
DeMarcus Tyler	---	---	6	8	1	15
Skip Murray	---	---	6	3	5	14
Hunter Wayne	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Doss	---	---	2	5	2	9
Emmanuel Hall	0	0	---	---	8	8
Amon Gordon	---	---	2	5	---	7
Ernest Sayre	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ernest Walsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Anthony Waters	---	---	0	1	---	1
Willie Jarboe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	20	4.0
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	6	36	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Jennings	46	25	2	3	4	12	2	3	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin O'Connell	37	24	7	4	2	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	10	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	16	91	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	80	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	50	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	52	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	14	8	205	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrone Meeks	11	7	1	73	1	38
WR Adrian Brizzolara	10	5	1	48	1	30
WR Mario Moeller	7	4	1	21	0	37
RB Tommie Peters	7	2	1	11	0	38
FB Sam Nelson	6	5	0	39	0	34
WR Joel Tatum	2	0	0	0	0	16
TE Martin Rucker	2	1	0	4	0	24
TE Jimmie Particelli	1	1	0	9	0	26

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bethel Johnson	12	8	1	80	1	31
WR Vernon Herndon	10	7	0	121	4	19
WR Marquis Hagans	6	5	0	79	2	21
TE Ryan Fisher	3	1	1	3	0	17
WR Aundrea Allison	2	0	0	0	0	19
TE Ben Troupe	1	1	0	6	0	18
RB Reggie Bush	1	1	0	5	0	20
RB Lenny Tittle	1	1	0	13	0	14
WR T.J. Aspell	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommie Peters	2	10	5.00	4.25

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Deangelo Williams	4	12	3.00	3.64
Reggie Bush	2	3	1.50	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrus Jennings	5	3	9	1.80	4.46

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin O'Connell	9	6	27	3.00	8.30

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrone Meeks	1	0	0	0.00	6.64
WR Adrian Brizzolara	1	1	2	2.00	4.80
WR Mario Moeller	1	1	4	4.00	3.00
RB Tommie Peters	1	0	0	0.00	1.57
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	3	3.00	6.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vernon Herndon	4	2	11	2.75	12.10
WR Bethel Johnson	3	2	8	2.67	6.67
RB Reggie Bush	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
TE Ryan Fisher	1	1	3	3.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Jennings	1	0
Tommie Peters	1	1
Chris Johnson	1	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Deangelo Williams	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Jennings	9	3	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin O'Connell	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adrian Brizzolara	3	1	1
RB Tommie Peters	3	0	0
WR Tyrone Meeks	2	2	2
WR Mario Moeller	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bethel Johnson	2	1	1
WR Vernon Herndon	2	1	1
WR Marquis Hagans	1	1	1
TE Ryan Fisher	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 86,600 (87,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 30,500 (30,900)
End Zone 22,100 (22,400)
Mezzanine 12,700 (12,900)
Sideline Seats 19,600 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	86,600 (87,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	30,500 (30,900)
End Zone	22,100 (22,400)
Mezzanine	12,700 (12,900)
Sideline Seats	19,600 (19,800)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (1,800)