Week 8, 2023

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	3	7	17	-	27
St. Louis Rams	14	0	0	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:39 STL - Victor Wallace 4 fumble return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 05:57 STL - Phillip Embry 16 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 07:27 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 43 field goal
3Q: 03:32 DAL - Clarence Kirk 11 run (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Levon Givens 55 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
4Q: 07:01 DAL - Levon Givens 12 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
4Q: 01:03 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 37 field goal
4Q: 00:58 STL - Scott Foster 86 kickoff return (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:39 STL - Victor Wallace 4 fumble return (Cornelius Morris extra point)
1Q: 05:57 STL - Phillip Embry 16 run (Cornelius Morris extra point)
2Q: 07:27 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 43 field goal
3Q: 03:32 DAL - Clarence Kirk 11 run (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Levon Givens 55 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
4Q: 07:01 DAL - Levon Givens 12 pass from Glen Netter (Edgar Stubblefield extra point)
4Q: 01:03 DAL - Edgar Stubblefield 37 field goal
4Q: 00:58 STL - Scott Foster 86 kickoff return (Cornelius Morris extra point)

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 3-4 0-7
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 9 11
- by Passing 12 3
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 417 257
- Offensive Plays 61 51
- Yards per Play 6.84 5.04
Net Rushing Yards 167 200
- Rushing Attempts 30 36
- Yards per Rush 5.57 5.56
Net Passing Yards 250 57
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 22 - 0 15 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 57
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/15 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 8.06 3.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 10.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/42 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 5/175
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:49 27:11

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	3-4	0-7
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	9	11
- by Passing	12	3
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	417	257
- Offensive Plays	61	51
- Yards per Play	6.84	5.04
Net Rushing Yards	167	200
- Rushing Attempts	30	36
- Yards per Rush	5.57	5.56
Net Passing Yards	250	57
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 22 - 0	15 - 8 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	57
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/15	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	8.06	3.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	10.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/42	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	5/175
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:49	27:11

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:28	OWN 8	1	-4	Fumble
1	14:32	4:17	OWN 25	6	26	Punt
1	5:45	3:12	OWN 25	5	14	Punt
2	14:21	7:02	OWN 41	12	33	Field Goal
2	4:40	2:42	OWN 23	8	49	Missed FG
2	0:57	0:57	OWN 7	3	18	Half
3	7:53	4:30	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
3	1:04	1:20	OWN 30	3	70	Touchdown
4	11:00	4:09	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
4	3:57	2:59	OWN 34	6	46	Field Goal
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 42	1	-2	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:15	4:30	OWN 7	8	93	Touchdown
1	2:33	3:12	OWN 30	5	1	Punt
2	7:19	2:39	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
2	1:58	1:01	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
3	15:00	7:07	OWN 23	11	52	Missed FG
3	3:23	2:19	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
4	14:44	3:44	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
4	6:51	2:54	OWN 28	10	38	Downs

Game MVP: Glen Netter, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Clarence Kirk	13	73	5.62	15	3	1
Deji Karim	12	53	4.42	18	2	0
Glen Netter	4	4	1.00	3	0	0
Cris Lander	1	37	37.00	37	1	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Phillip Embry	31	151	4.87	46	6	1
Marco Quinn	5	49	9.80	20	2	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Netter	28	22	265	3/15	2	55	0	129.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vernon Wilcox	15	8	57	0/0	0	13	0	62.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Levon Givens	9	10	133	14.78	67	55	2
WR Roy Woods	5	7	51	10.20	4	18	0
WR Dwayne Bowe	2	2	19	9.50	1	11	0
WR Renaldo Greene	2	2	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Clarence Kirk	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Dominique Edison	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Doug Howe	1	2	17	17.00	0	17	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Bennie Nori	3	4	23	7.67	4	13
TE Clifton Compton	2	3	13	6.50	4	9
WR Lincoln Dodge	2	4	15	7.50	3	10
WR Kenny Britt	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
TE Mel Grier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Marco Quinn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Phillip Embry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deji Karim	1	0	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Victor Wallace	0	1	1	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brant Bynum	2	73	36.5	36.5	42	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zoltan Mesko	5	193	38.6	35.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edgar Stubblefield	2/3	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cornelius Morris	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Bowe	1	10	10.0	0
Renaldo Greene	1	4	4.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Greene	2	31	15.5	0
Bucky Hardy	1	20	20.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Scott Foster	4	152	38.0	1
Kim Kraft	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Phillip Starks	6	2	21	7
OLB Phil Seibert	6	0	34	15
ILB Albert Markwald	4	3	32	13
S Xavier Gardner	4	0	27	13
DE Derrick Harvey	3	2	26	9
DT Ronald Torrice	3	2	31	14
S Calvin Vila	3	0	19	10
S Riddick Gerhart	2	1	15	9
ILB Fred Noll	2	0	4	2
DE Bennie Unruh	2	0	25	7
DE Jermaine McClennan	2	0	18	7
CB Antoine McKenzie	2	0	25	7
CB Bucky Hardy	2	0	25	13
DT David Howard	1	2	12	5
DE Kelly Rose	1	0	24	9
S Barry Towns	0	1	25	12
OLB Chris Spezzano	0	1	14	2
CB Glen Patton	0	1	8	10
ILB Darryl Sharpton	0	1	4	1
CB Patrick Robinson	0	1	5	0

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	7	0	1.0	28	31
ILB Gerald Farr	6	0	0.0	21	23
CB Ross Stachelski	5	3	0.0	21	21
S Harvey Stevenson	5	2	0.0	24	17
CB Scott Foster	5	0	0.0	21	22
DE Robert Ayers	3	1	1.0	15	19
OLB Brian Cushing	3	1	0.0	23	26
S Earnest Alcott	2	2	0.0	23	23
DE Walt Tyler	2	1	0.0	16	14
OLB Winfred Lofton	2	1	0.0	18	24
CB Kim Kraft	2	0	0.0	13	10
S Herb McCurdy	2	0	0.0	7	14
DT Ndamukong Suh	2	0	0.0	20	23
DE Jared Odrick	1	0	1.0	10	8
CB Morris Sawyer	1	0	0.0	10	11
DE Greg Hardy	1	0	0.0	15	12
ILB Phillip Galloway	1	0	0.0	9	5
ILB Rondell Quinn	1	0	0.0	6	5
CB J.B. Rayburn	0	1	0.0	7	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bennie Unruh	2	0	7
DT David Howard	1	0	5
DE Derrick Harvey	0	1	9
DT Ronald Torrice	0	1	14

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Victor Wallace	1.0	0	2	31
DE Robert Ayers	1.0	0	0	19
DE Jared Odrick	1.0	0	0	8
OLB Brian Cushing	0.0	1	1	26
DE Trent South	0.0	1	0	17
DE Greg Hardy	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	PPlay
OLB Phil Seibert	3	15
CB Antoine McKenzie	2	7
S Riddick Gerhart	1	9
CB Bucky Hardy	1	13
S Calvin Vila	1	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ross Stachelski	5	1	21
CB Scott Foster	5	0	22
OLB Victor Wallace	2	1	31
OLB Brian Cushing	2	0	26
CB Kim Kraft	2	0	10
S Earnest Alcott	2	0	23
S Harvey Stevenson	1	0	17
CB Morris Sawyer	1	0	11
ILB Gerald Farr	1	0	23
OLB Winfred Lofton	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luther Panos	3	6	23	0	23
A.Q. Shipley	3	4	28	0	29
Kendrick Meehan	2	3	9	1	12
Darren Hansen	2	2	14	0	7
Dean Breese	1	3	24	1	23
Ryan Clady	1	3	27	1	27
Cory Greer	1	3	28	0	26
Teddy Freeman	0	2	7	0	8
Doug Howe	0	1	18	0	20

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Craig Young	3	8	0	32	12
Sebastian Vollmer	2	7	0	31	13
Paul Markley	2	5	0	21	4
Shane Underwood	2	4	0	32	13
Vladimir Ducasse	2	4	0	29	9
Clifton Compton	2	3	1	15	8
Garrett Reynolds	2	3	0	33	14
Tito Greer	0	1	0	8	4
Mel Grier	0	1	0	23	7

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tracy Krueger	2	20
Dominique Edison	1	11
Glen Patton	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Herb McCurdy	2	16
Ross Stachelski	2	12
Mel Grier	1	15

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Netter	30	31	---	---	---	61
A.Q. Shipley	28	29	---	---	4	61
Ryan Clady	27	27	---	---	5	59
Cory Greer	28	26	---	---	5	59
Bucky Hardy	---	---	25	13	20	58
Luther Panos	23	23	---	---	5	51
Phil Seibert	---	---	34	15	1	50
Albert Markwald	---	---	32	13	4	49
Dean Breese	24	23	---	---	---	47
Ronald Torrice	---	---	31	14	1	46
Doug Howe	18	20	---	---	6	44
Levon Givens	18	24	---	---	---	42
Renaldo Greene	15	19	---	---	8	42
Xavier Gardner	---	---	27	13	1	41
Derrick Harvey	---	---	26	9	5	40
Calvin Vila	---	---	19	10	11	40
Barry Towns	---	---	25	12	1	38
Xavier Compton	16	11	---	---	11	38
Deji Karim	15	20	---	---	2	37
Cris Lander	8	8	---	---	20	36
Roy Woods	16	19	---	---	1	36
Antoine McKenzie	---	---	25	7	3	35
Kelly Rose	---	---	24	9	1	34
Bennie Unruh	---	---	25	7	2	34
Dwayne Bowe	5	7	---	---	17	29
Phillip Starks	---	---	21	7	---	28
Glen Patton	---	---	8	10	10	28
Dominique Edison	6	10	---	---	11	27
Riddick Gerhart	---	---	15	9	2	26
Kendrick Meehan	9	12	---	---	5	26
Jermaine McClennan	---	---	18	7	---	25
Darren Hansen	14	7	---	---	3	24
Clarence Kirk	14	8	---	---	---	22
Tracy Krueger	---	---	2	0	20	22
Garrett Graham	5	2	---	---	14	21
David Howard	---	---	12	5	4	21
Chris Spezzano	---	---	14	2	2	18
Teddy Freeman	7	8	---	---	---	15
Darryl Sharpton	---	---	4	1	8	13
Uche Nwaneri	4	7	---	---	---	11
Fred Noll	---	---	4	2	4	10
Edgar Stubblefield	0	0	---	---	9	9
Patrick Robinson	---	---	5	0	---	5
Mike Teel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brant Bynum	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dana Carpenter	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Victor Wallace	---	---	28	31	4	63
Ross Stachelski	---	---	21	21	12	54
Brian Cushing	---	---	23	26	3	52
Vernon Wilcox	36	15	---	---	---	51
Scott Foster	---	---	21	22	7	50
Earnest Alcott	---	---	23	23	4	50
Sebastian Vollmer	31	13	---	---	4	48
Garrett Reynolds	33	14	---	---	---	47
Gerald Farr	---	---	21	23	3	47
Lincoln Dodge	24	11	---	---	11	46
Ndamukong Suh	---	---	20	23	3	46
Mel Grier	23	7	---	---	15	45
Shane Underwood	32	13	---	---	---	45
Harvey Stevenson	---	---	24	17	3	44
Craig Young	32	12	---	---	---	44
Vladimir Ducasse	29	9	---	---	6	44
Phillip Embry	31	12	---	---	1	44
Winfred Lofton	---	---	18	24	2	44
Marco Quinn	14	10	---	---	18	42
Paul Markley	21	4	---	---	14	39
Herb McCurdy	---	---	7	14	16	37
Deron Irons	19	9	---	---	9	37
Robert Ayers	---	---	15	19	1	35
Walt Tyler	---	---	16	14	4	34
Kim Kraft	---	---	13	10	11	34
Trent South	---	---	14	17	1	32
Bennie Nori	19	11	---	---	---	30
Morris Sawyer	---	---	10	11	9	30
Greg Hardy	---	---	15	12	3	30
Clifton Compton	15	8	---	---	5	28
Kenny Britt	14	3	---	---	9	26
Phillip Galloway	---	---	9	5	10	24
Chuck Lemoine	10	6	---	---	6	22
Jared Odrick	---	---	10	8	2	20
Tito Greer	8	4	---	---	6	18
Tito Schulters	---	---	7	5	6	18
J.B. Rayburn	---	---	7	9	1	17
Nick Knauls	5	4	---	---	6	15
Rondell Quinn	---	---	6	5	3	14
Gerald Sotelo	---	---	2	2	1	5
Zoltan Mesko	0	0	---	---	5	5
Cornelius Morris	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charlie Kolker	---	---	0	0	1	1
Donny Stropka	0	0	---	---	1	1
Robert Henderson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Archie Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	92	7.7
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	8	39	4.9
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	41	5.1
Middle	13	107	8.2
Right	15	52	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Netter	28	22	2	1	0	2	3	3	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vernon Wilcox	15	8	0	4	0	0	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	127	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	103	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	45	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	12	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Levon Givens	10	9	133	2	24
WR Roy Woods	7	5	51	0	19
WR Dominique Edison	3	1	13	0	10
WR Dwayne Bowe	2	2	19	0	7
TE Doug Howe	2	1	17	0	20
WR Renaldo Greene	2	2	17	0	19
RB Clarence Kirk	1	1	3	0	8
TE Garrett Graham	1	1	12	0	2

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Bennie Nori	4	3	23	11
WR Lincoln Dodge	4	2	15	11
TE Clifton Compton	3	2	13	8
WR Kenny Britt	1	1	6	3
TE Mel Grier	1	0	0	7
RB Marco Quinn	1	0	0	10
RB Phillip Embry	1	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Clarence Kirk	2	18	9.00	5.62
Deji Karim	2	3	1.50	4.42

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Phillip Embry	3	6	2.00	4.87

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Netter	1	1	12	12.00	9.46

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Levon Givens	1	1	12	12.00	13.30

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Clarence Kirk	4	2
Cris Lander	1	1
Deji Karim	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Phillip Embry	6	2
Marco Quinn	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Netter	2	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vernon Wilcox	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominique Edison	1	1	1
WR Roy Woods	1	1	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	1
WR Lincoln Dodge	1	1	0
TE Mel Grier	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,300 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,600 (24,600)
End Zone 16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine 9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,300 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,600 (24,600)
End Zone	16,900 (17,700)
Mezzanine	9,700 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	15,000 (15,700)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (5,300)