Week 9, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

51 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	7	0	8	0	-	15
Dallas Cowboys	9	3	0	3	3	-	18

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DAL - Justin Medlock 57 field goal
1Q: 06:13 DAL - Justin Medlock 49 field goal
1Q: 03:03 DAL - Justin Medlock 20 field goal
2Q: 12:23 DAL - Justin Medlock 48 field goal
2Q: 01:18 ATL - Brandon Jacobs 5 run (Leon Coles extra point)
4Q: 01:01 ATL - Mark Daum 8 pass from Tyrone McNeil (Tyrone McNeil pass to Eddie Royal for conversion)
4Q: 00:11 DAL - Justin Medlock 26 field goal
OT: 03:23 DAL - Justin Medlock 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DAL - Justin Medlock 57 field goal
1Q: 06:13 DAL - Justin Medlock 49 field goal
1Q: 03:03 DAL - Justin Medlock 20 field goal
2Q: 12:23 DAL - Justin Medlock 48 field goal
2Q: 01:18 ATL - Brandon Jacobs 5 run (Leon Coles extra point)
4Q: 01:01 ATL - Mark Daum 8 pass from Tyrone McNeil (Tyrone McNeil pass to Eddie Royal for conversion)
4Q: 00:11 DAL - Justin Medlock 26 field goal
OT: 03:23 DAL - Justin Medlock 57 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 0-8 1-8
First Downs 22 13
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 16 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 367 346
- Offensive Plays 73 66
- Yards per Play 5.03 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 129 115
- Rushing Attempts 39 27
- Yards per Rush 3.31 4.26
Net Passing Yards 238 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 0 39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 261 231
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 6/4 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/36 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 5/17
Kick Returns/Yards 5/85 3/90
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:42 35:00

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	0-8	1-8
First Downs	22	13
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	16	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	367	346
- Offensive Plays	73	66
- Yards per Play	5.03	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	129	115
- Rushing Attempts	39	27
- Yards per Rush	3.31	4.26
Net Passing Yards	238	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 0	39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	261	231
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	6/4	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/36	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	5/17
Kick Returns/Yards	5/85	3/90
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:42	35:00

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:54	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
1	9:55	1:29	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
1	2:57	2:57	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
2	12:16	2:41	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
2	7:40	1:39	OWN 10	3	2	Punt
2	4:09	3:01	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	12:57	2:41	OWN 10	6	16	Punt
3	8:13	2:20	OWN 48	3	8	Punt
3	4:48	1:49	OWN 32	4	18	Punt
3	0:27	3:14	OWN 15	5	9	Punt
4	8:49	6:57	OWN 2	12	96	Fumble
4	1:36	0:41	OPP 12	4	12	Touchdown
OT1	15:00	3:04	OWN 20	6	50	Fumble
OT1	7:40	2:41	OWN 6	7	40	Fumble

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:06	3:11	OWN 37	5	23	Field Goal
1	8:26	2:20	OWN 28	5	40	Field Goal
1	6:00	3:03	OPP 24	5	21	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:44	OWN 37	5	32	Field Goal
2	9:35	1:55	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	6:01	1:52	OWN 36	5	17	Punt
2	1:08	0:44	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 36	3	6	Punt
3	10:16	2:03	OWN 13	4	31	Interception
3	5:53	1:05	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	2:59	2:32	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	12:13	3:24	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
4	1:52	0:16	OWN 2	2	10	Fumble
4	0:55	0:50	OWN 35	2	56	Field Goal
OT1	11:56	4:16	OWN 30	6	20	Punt
OT1	4:59	1:41	OPP 46	3	6	Field Goal

Game MVP: Justin Medlock, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cedric Snowden	23	83	3.61	17	3	0
Brandon Jacobs	13	37	2.85	7	0	1
Tyrone McNeil	3	9	3.00	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommie Peters	15	58	3.87	9	0
Chris Johnson	9	46	5.11	25	1
Tyrus Jennings	3	11	3.67	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrone McNeil	30	21	261	4/23	1	21	0	107.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrus Jennings	39	28	231	0/0	0	40	1	75.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mark Daum	6	10	79	13.17	2	21	1
WR Brandon Williams	5	6	89	17.80	10	21	0
WR Bob Brown	3	3	43	14.33	0	21	0
TE Shaun Clancy	2	2	27	13.50	4	16	0
RB Brandon Jacobs	2	3	4	2.00	1	6	0
WR Eddie Royal	2	5	9	4.50	0	5	0
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	10	10.00	5	10	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Tommie Peters	11	14	54	4.91	6	12
WR Adrian Brizzolara	5	5	106	21.20	7	40
FB Sam Nelson	4	4	-1	-0.25	0	1
TE Dustin Keller	4	5	20	5.00	8	6
WR Tyrone Meeks	3	6	37	12.33	6	26
WR Mario Moeller	1	3	15	15.00	0	15
WR Joel Tatum	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Clyde Ingalls	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrone McNeil	2	0	0
Cedric Snowden	2	0	0
Bob Brown	1	0	0
Julio Baker	1	0	0
Monty Blackwell	0	1	0
Brandon Jacobs	0	1	0
George Hitchcock	0	1	0
Kroy Biermann	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommie Peters	1	0	0
Alex Rivera	0	2	1
Tyvon Branch	0	1	1
Matt McCoy	0	1	0
Casey Snyder	0	0	1
Rufus Rasmussen	0	0	1
Dustin Keller	0	0	1
Tyrell Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ricky Taylor	9	461	51.2	42.7	63	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stephen McIntyre	8	391	48.9	43.0	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Leon Coles	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Medlock	6/6	4/4	2/2	57	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Brown	3	7	2.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Peters	4	16	4.0	0
Tyrone Meeks	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Baker	3	42	14.0	0
Mark Daum	2	43	21.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrone Meeks	3	90	30.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Corey Alston	8	1	24	35
S Dana Washington	7	0	24	38
S Clyde Ingalls	4	1	22	35
DE Damon Bromell	4	1	21	35
DE Chuck Ward	4	1	22	38
ILB Jerald Rayburn	4	1	24	39
OLB Kroy Biermann	4	1	24	38
CB Chad Neasman	4	0	24	37
ILB Richard Seigler	3	1	5	4
ILB Gerris Wilkerson	3	0	12	9
CB Joe Stokes	3	0	15	28
S Julio Baker	3	0	6	14
DE Monty Blackwell	2	0	7	4
OLB Steve Gilmore	1	1	21	23
DT George Hitchcock	1	0	5	5
DT J.J. Wirthel	0	4	25	37
S Donald Beers	0	1	6	5
DE Parys Haralson	0	1	5	1

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Adrian Schiffer	6	3	1.5	33	34
OLB Edgar Wendt	6	2	0.0	28	17
DT Alex Rivera	6	2	0.0	31	31
S Daniel Sagapolutele	5	2	0.0	32	31
ILB Desmond Bishop	5	1	0.0	36	32
CB Ian Brock	5	1	0.0	33	32
CB Tyrell Johnson	4	2	1.0	35	31
DT Casey Snyder	4	0	1.0	26	28
DE Roy Kustok	4	0	0.5	36	28
S Tyvon Branch	4	0	0.0	13	7
CB Emmitt Spellman	3	3	0.0	25	25
CB Brady Al Shawa	2	2	0.0	30	30
OLB Julio Holstine	2	1	0.0	21	10
DT Grady Coffey	2	0	0.0	8	3
DT Chris Gocong	1	0	0.0	14	6
WR Tyrone Meeks	1	0	---	---	---
S Ernest Melendez	1	0	0.0	4	3
DE Rob Jackson	1	0	0.0	9	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT J.J. Wirthel	1	0	0	37
DE Damon Bromell	0	3	0	35
DE Chuck Ward	0	1	2	38

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Adrian Schiffer	1.5	3	5	34
DT Casey Snyder	1.0	1	0	28
CB Tyrell Johnson	1.0	0	0	31
DE Roy Kustok	0.5	0	3	28
DT Alex Rivera	0.0	2	0	31
CB Ian Brock	0.0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corey Alston	8	0	0	35
S Dana Washington	3	1	0	38
S Clyde Ingalls	2	1	1	35
DE Damon Bromell	2	0	0	35
CB Chad Neasman	2	0	0	37
DE Chuck Ward	2	0	0	38
ILB Jerald Rayburn	2	0	0	39
OLB Kroy Biermann	2	0	0	38
ILB Gerris Wilkerson	1	0	0	9
CB Joe Stokes	1	0	0	28
DT George Hitchcock	1	0	0	5
OLB Steve Gilmore	1	0	0	23
S Julio Baker	1	0	0	14

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrell Johnson	3	1	31
ILB Desmond Bishop	3	0	32
S Daniel Sagapolutele	3	0	31
CB Ian Brock	3	0	32
OLB Edgar Wendt	2	0	17
CB Emmitt Spellman	2	0	25
DT Chris Gocong	1	0	6
DE Roy Kustok	1	0	28
DT Alex Rivera	1	0	31
S Ernest Melendez	1	0	3
CB Brady Al Shawa	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Shaun Clancy	3	4	1	31	0	23
Rob Curtis	2	7	0	24	3	22
Shane Fields	2	3	0	31	0	30
Adam Kieft	1	3	0	13	0	11
Daryn Colledge	0	6	0	34	1	27
Justin Smiley	0	4	0	38	0	33
Brian Leonard	0	3	0	24	0	15
Brian Boone	0	2	0	10	0	8
Burt Cavoretto	0	2	0	30	0	27
Mike Pollak	0	2	0	15	0	12

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mark Setterstrom	3	6	21	31
Jahri Evans	2	5	26	38
Bruce Scott	1	5	26	35
Vince Bates	1	5	21	28
Jim Baxter	1	2	7	12
Marcus McNeill	0	1	19	26

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jerald Rayburn	5	18
Julio Baker	1	30
Dan Fabrizio	1	19
Brian Leonard	1	9

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Keller	2	17
Tyvon Branch	2	10
Matt McCoy	1	29
Joel Tatum	1	24
Ben Torkleson	1	23
Rufus Rasmussen	1	17

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jerald Rayburn	---	---	24	39	18	81
Kroy Biermann	---	---	24	38	16	78
Joe Stokes	---	---	15	28	32	75
Tyrone McNeil	39	34	---	---	---	73
Justin Smiley	38	33	---	---	---	71
Dana Washington	---	---	24	38	6	68
J.J. Wirthel	---	---	25	37	6	68
Chad Neasman	---	---	24	37	5	66
Chuck Ward	---	---	22	38	6	66
Brandon Jacobs	15	21	---	---	29	65
Burt Cavoretto	30	27	---	---	8	65
Corey Alston	---	---	24	35	6	65
Clyde Ingalls	---	---	22	35	7	64
Brandon Williams	23	26	---	---	14	63
Shaun Clancy	31	23	---	---	8	62
Daryn Colledge	34	27	---	---	---	61
Shane Fields	31	30	---	---	---	61
Damon Bromell	---	---	21	35	5	61
Eddie Royal	33	28	---	---	---	61
Julio Baker	---	---	6	14	30	50
Steve Gilmore	---	---	21	23	5	49
Brian Leonard	24	15	---	---	9	48
Bob Brown	15	16	---	---	16	47
Rob Curtis	24	22	---	---	---	46
Mark Daum	13	21	---	---	9	43
Cedric Snowden	25	13	---	---	---	38
Dan Fabrizio	9	4	---	---	19	32
Gerris Wilkerson	---	---	12	9	7	28
Mike Pollak	15	12	---	---	1	28
Brian Boone	10	8	---	---	9	27
Adam Kieft	13	11	---	---	---	24
Monty Blackwell	---	---	7	4	9	20
Donald Beers	---	---	6	5	9	20
Richard Seigler	---	---	5	4	9	18
Jamie Clinton	0	0	---	---	18	18
George Hitchcock	---	---	5	5	7	17
Parys Haralson	---	---	5	1	8	14
Phillip Stargell	7	3	---	---	1	11
Leon Williams	---	---	5	4	1	10
Ricky Taylor	0	0	---	---	9	9
Josh Moss	0	0	---	---	9	9
Sammy Madison	0	0	---	---	9	9
Leon Coles	0	0	---	---	3	3
K.C. Shanks	0	0	---	---	---	0
Anthony Montgomery	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ronnie Harvey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dustin Keller	26	39	---	---	17	82
Jahri Evans	26	38	---	---	14	78
Tyrus Jennings	27	39	---	---	6	72
Desmond Bishop	---	---	36	32	---	68
Adrian Schiffer	---	---	33	34	1	68
Mark Setterstrom	21	31	---	---	14	66
Bruce Scott	26	35	---	---	5	66
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	35	31	---	66
Ian Brock	---	---	33	32	---	65
Roy Kustok	---	---	36	28	---	64
Daniel Sagapolutele	---	---	32	31	---	63
Emmitt Spellman	---	---	25	25	13	63
Alex Rivera	---	---	31	31	---	62
Sam Nelson	16	23	---	---	23	62
Brady Al Shawa	---	---	30	30	---	60
Matt McCoy	---	---	11	17	29	57
Tommie Peters	18	28	---	---	11	57
Casey Snyder	---	---	26	28	2	56
Tyrone Meeks	20	22	---	---	10	52
Joel Tatum	9	17	---	---	24	50
Vince Bates	21	28	---	---	---	49
Marcus McNeill	19	26	---	---	3	48
Edgar Wendt	---	---	28	17	---	45
Mario Moeller	18	25	---	---	---	43
Adrian Brizzolara	14	21	---	---	1	36
Donnie Dalgliesh	14	17	---	---	---	31
Julio Holstine	---	---	21	10	---	31
Tyvon Branch	---	---	13	7	10	30
Jimmie Particelli	2	3	---	---	24	29
Ernest Melendez	---	---	4	3	19	26
Jim Baxter	7	12	---	---	6	25
Ben Torkleson	0	0	---	---	23	23
O.J. Anthony	1	8	---	---	14	23
Tyrus Witman	2	3	---	---	17	22
Rob Jackson	---	---	9	6	7	22
Chris Johnson	9	11	---	---	1	21
Chris Gocong	---	---	14	6	---	20
Adrian Hallmann	1	3	---	---	16	20
Grady Coffey	---	---	8	3	8	19
Rufus Rasmussen	---	---	1	1	17	19
Justin Medlock	0	0	---	---	13	13
Phillip Wheeler	---	---	3	2	7	12
Stephen McIntyre	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kyle Boller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rashad Barksdale	---	---	0	0	---	0
Bernard Melvin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	23	2.9
Middle	17	41	2.4
Right	13	66	5.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	14	42	3.0
Right	5	42	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrone McNeil	30	21	5	1	0	1	7	8	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrus Jennings	39	28	4	3	0	2	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	76	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	6	119	13.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	4	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	19	81	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	12	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	8	5	134	16.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mark Daum	10	6	79	2	21
WR Brandon Williams	6	5	89	2	26
WR Eddie Royal	5	2	9	0	28
RB Brandon Jacobs	3	2	4	0	21
WR Bob Brown	3	3	43	1	16
TE Shaun Clancy	2	2	27	0	23
FB Brian Leonard	1	1	10	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tommie Peters	14	11	54	0	28
WR Tyrone Meeks	6	3	37	1	22
WR Adrian Brizzolara	5	5	106	3	21
TE Dustin Keller	5	4	20	0	39
FB Sam Nelson	4	4	-1	0	23
WR Mario Moeller	3	1	15	0	25
WR Joel Tatum	2	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brandon Jacobs	2	5	2.50	2.85
Cedric Snowden	1	6	6.00	3.61

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Jennings	1	7	7.00	3.67
Tommie Peters	1	9	9.00	3.87
Chris Johnson	1	3	3.00	5.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrone McNeil	5	3	23	4.60	8.70

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrus Jennings	1	1	-3	-3.00	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Daum	2	2	19	9.50	7.90
WR Eddie Royal	2	1	4	2.00	1.80
WR Brandon Williams	1	0	0	0.00	14.83

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tommie Peters	1	1	-3	-3.00	3.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrone McNeil	1	0
Cedric Snowden	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Johnson	2	1
Tyrus Jennings	1	0
Tommie Peters	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrone McNeil	10	5	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrus Jennings	12	5	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Daum	5	3	3
RB Brandon Jacobs	3	2	1
WR Eddie Royal	2	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch
RB Tommie Peters	5	4
WR Tyrone Meeks	3	0
WR Joel Tatum	2	0
WR Mario Moeller	1	0
TE Dustin Keller	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (20,900)
End Zone 13,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,300)
Club Seats 12,600 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (20,900)
End Zone	13,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,300)
Club Seats	12,600 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,000)