Week 7, 2028

played in Dallas, TX

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	17	10	10	-	37
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:16 MIN - David Buehler 51 field goal
2Q: 05:16 MIN - Scottie Hardy 24 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Daniel Asherian 2 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:47 DAL - Rob Weaver 15 pass from Glen Netter (Albert McElroy extra point)
3Q: 08:07 MIN - Stephen Farley 23 fumble return (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 01:43 MIN - David Buehler 49 field goal
4Q: 08:48 MIN - David Buehler 33 field goal
4Q: 03:40 MIN - Daniel Asherian 3 run (David Buehler extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:16 MIN - David Buehler 51 field goal
2Q: 05:16 MIN - Scottie Hardy 24 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 03:15 MIN - Daniel Asherian 2 pass from Matt Ryan (David Buehler extra point)
2Q: 00:47 DAL - Rob Weaver 15 pass from Glen Netter (Albert McElroy extra point)
3Q: 08:07 MIN - Stephen Farley 23 fumble return (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 01:43 MIN - David Buehler 49 field goal
4Q: 08:48 MIN - David Buehler 33 field goal
4Q: 03:40 MIN - Daniel Asherian 3 run (David Buehler extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 4-2 4-3
First Downs 20 13
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 13 7
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 339 171
- Offensive Plays 68 55
- Yards per Play 4.99 3.11
Net Rushing Yards 147 65
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 3.87 3.42
Net Passing Yards 192 106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 21 - 0 34 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 209 118
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/17 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.40 2.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/75 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 2/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/27 5/105
Interception Ret./Yards 2/17 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 19
Time of Possession 38:33 21:27

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	4-2	4-3
First Downs	20	13
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	13	7
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	339	171
- Offensive Plays	68	55
- Yards per Play	4.99	3.11
Net Rushing Yards	147	65
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	3.87	3.42
Net Passing Yards	192	106
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 21 - 0	34 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	209	118
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/17	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.40	2.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	9.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/75	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	2/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/27	5/105
Interception Ret./Yards	2/17	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 19
Time of Possession	38:33	21:27

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 16	8	38	Punt
1	5:27	6:16	OWN 20	11	46	Field Goal
2	12:51	2:10	OWN 21	4	16	Punt
2	8:25	3:23	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	3:56	0:49	OPP 12	4	12	Touchdown
2	0:47	0:47	OWN 33	1	9	Half
3	13:44	1:39	OWN 27	3	6	Punt
3	10:16	1:22	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	6:46	1:51	OWN 29	3	-3	Punt
3	3:41	2:05	OWN 37	5	31	Field Goal
4	15:00	6:18	OWN 15	11	69	Field Goal
4	7:29	3:59	OPP 22	6	22	Touchdown
4	2:19	1:11	OPP 45	4	-7	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	4:26	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
2	14:11	1:20	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	10:41	2:16	OWN 12	5	9	Punt
2	5:02	1:06	OWN 21	2	1	Interception
2	3:07	2:20	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 18	5	10	Punt
3	12:05	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	8:54	0:53	OWN 16	2	7	Fumble
3	8:01	1:15	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	4:55	1:14	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
3	1:36	1:36	OWN 34	3	9	Punt
4	8:42	1:13	OWN 29	4	-7	Downs
4	3:30	1:11	OWN 20	5	15	Interception
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 7	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Matt Ryan, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Daniel Asherian	26	96	3.69	17	4	1
Kendall Hunter	9	32	3.56	11	1	0
Vince Woodard	2	14	7.00	8	0	0
Matt Ryan	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
J.T. Humphries	13	38	2.92	14	1
Glen Netter	4	26	6.50	11	1
LeSean McCoy	2	1	0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Ryan	28	21	209	2/17	2	34	0	119.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Netter	31	13	111	1/7	1	15	1	49.3
Ricky Turner	3	1	7	1/5	0	7	1	2.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Daniel Asherian	7	7	40	5.71	19	12	1
WR Ray Karau	3	3	28	9.33	3	15	0
WR Scottie Hardy	3	5	81	27.00	14	34	1
WR Kirk Cole	2	2	15	7.50	9	15	0
FB Vince Woodard	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
FB Bucky Irwin	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Roger Green	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE J.C. Van Pelt	1	2	20	20.00	16	20	0
WR Julio Jones	1	3	14	14.00	5	14	0
TE Drew Haslett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rob Weaver	4	8	32	8.00	0	15	1
TE Mel Beaver	2	3	13	6.50	0	9	0
WR Damian Williams	2	6	6	3.00	2	4	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	2	3	24	12.00	5	14	0
WR Tyrone Peltier	2	4	23	11.50	0	13	0
WR Kris Mascorella	1	7	9	9.00	7	9	0
TE Quinn Lockett	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Daniel Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Ricky Hodges	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kam Chancellor	1	0	0.00	0
CB Alex Banks	1	17	17.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daniel Asherian	1	1	0	0
Stephen Farley	0	1	0	1
Rico Turnbull	0	0	1	0
Cornell Kaczmarek	0	0	1	0
Kenrick Ellis	0	0	1	0
Leo Durham	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Netter	1	1	0
Ricky Turner	1	1	0
LeSean McCoy	1	0	0
J.T. Humphries	1	0	0
Brenden Forster	0	1	0
Phil Seibert	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donnie Norton	6	318	53.0	46.3	67	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sherman Davis	8	354	44.3	40.4	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	3/3	2/2	1/1	51	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McElroy	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sadler	3	11	3.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark LeGree	2	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joey Sadler	2	27	13.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg
J.T. Humphries	3	66	22.0
Rob Weaver	1	12	12.0
Tyrone Peltier	1	27	27.0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Rico Turnbull	6	0	0.0	13	19
OLB Preston Sanford	3	2	0.0	11	9
ILB Dan Beckam	3	1	0.0	9	27
S Stephen Farley	3	0	0.0	15	33
ILB Kerry Adams	2	2	0.0	16	28
CB Alex Banks	2	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Dwayne Gadsden	2	1	0.0	4	9
CB Fred Caldwell	2	0	0.0	14	26
CB Billy Joe Easter	2	0	0.0	10	25
DE Jeremy Beal	2	0	0.0	12	15
CB Hardy Oliver	2	0	0.0	4	21
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1	1	1.0	16	35
DE Leo Durham	1	0	1.0	14	29
DT Kenrick Ellis	1	1	0.0	9	8
CB Prince Amukamara	1	1	0.0	17	22
S Kam Chancellor	1	0	0.0	16	30

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Phil Seibert	14	2	0.0	34	28
ILB Albert Markwald	9	1	0.0	32	25
S Claude Coglan	5	2	0.0	35	23
ILB Wendell Sellers	4	2	0.0	6	5
OLB Lionel Schneider	4	1	0.0	21	15
OLB Larry Hart	4	1	0.0	19	15
DE Tyrone Maciel	3	1	1.5	24	25
S William Moore	3	3	0.0	19	19
DE Brett Allen	3	2	0.0	30	20
DE Robert Quinn	2	2	0.5	21	21
DT Russell Coughenour	2	3	0.0	21	21
S Mark LeGree	2	1	0.0	22	19
DE Edgar Cole	2	0	0.0	17	9
RB J.T. Humphries	2	0	---	---	---
S Roosevelt Webster	1	0	0.0	15	11
CB Buddy Clancy	0	1	0.0	23	19
DE Bill Batchelder	0	1	0.0	25	19
DT Thomas Kemnitzer	0	1	0.0	14	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cornell Kaczmarek	1.0	4	35
DE Leo Durham	1.0	1	29
CB Fred Caldwell	0.0	1	26

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tyrone Maciel	1.5	1	0	25
DE Robert Quinn	0.5	1	0	21
DT Russell Coughenour	0.0	1	0	21
DE Brett Allen	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Stephen Farley	3	0	0	33
CB Alex Banks	2	2	1	34
ILB Dan Beckam	2	1	0	27
OLB Preston Sanford	2	0	0	9
ILB Kerry Adams	2	0	0	28
CB Hardy Oliver	2	0	0	21
S Kam Chancellor	1	0	1	30
CB Billy Joe Easter	0	3	0	25
CB Prince Amukamara	0	1	0	22

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Phil Seibert	7	0	28
ILB Albert Markwald	4	0	25
S William Moore	3	0	19
OLB Larry Hart	2	0	15
ILB Wendell Sellers	2	0	5
CB Patrick Peterson	1	1	17
S Mark LeGree	1	1	19
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	0	15
S Claude Coglan	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Moffitt	3	8	38	0	30
Mike Pouncey	2	11	38	2	30
Terry Palmer	2	3	17	0	12
Mercury Fisk	1	6	35	0	27
Edwin Veldheer	1	4	26	0	24
Quentin Pierce	0	3	30	0	26
Bucky Irwin	0	1	28	0	18
Roger Green	0	1	16	0	10

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steven Justice	2	4	0	8	0	24
Luther Panos	1	1	1	14	1	24
Matt Slauson	0	3	0	13	0	26
Ricky Hodges	0	3	0	15	0	18
Brenden Forster	0	2	0	14	1	26
Kendrick Meehan	0	1	0	5	0	7
Timothy Floyd	0	1	0	11	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Vince Woodard	3	19
Bucky Irwin	1	27
Joey Sadler	1	26
Billy Joe Easter	1	25
Roger Green	1	18

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Roosevelt Webster	3	23
William Moore	2	22

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bucky Irwin	28	18	---	---	27	73
Mike Pouncey	38	30	---	---	5	73
Alex Banks	---	---	16	34	21	71
John Moffitt	38	30	---	---	---	68
Cornell Kaczmarek	---	---	16	35	15	66
Quentin Pierce	30	26	---	---	7	63
Matt Ryan	32	30	---	---	---	62
Mercury Fisk	35	27	---	---	---	62
Billy Joe Easter	---	---	10	25	25	60
Edwin Veldheer	26	24	---	---	---	50
Stephen Farley	---	---	15	33	---	48
Kam Chancellor	---	---	16	30	1	47
Preston Sanford	---	---	11	9	26	46
Drew Haslett	14	12	---	---	19	45
Kerry Adams	---	---	16	28	1	45
Julio Jones	28	17	---	---	---	45
Roger Green	16	10	---	---	18	44
Scottie Hardy	22	21	---	---	---	43
Leo Durham	---	---	14	29	---	43
Daniel Asherian	26	16	---	---	---	42
Fred Caldwell	---	---	14	26	1	41
Prince Amukamara	---	---	17	22	---	39
J.C. Van Pelt	16	5	---	---	17	38
Vince Woodard	7	10	---	---	19	36
Dan Beckam	---	---	9	27	---	36
Ray Karau	14	20	---	---	1	35
Rico Turnbull	---	---	13	19	---	32
Terry Palmer	17	12	---	---	2	31
Ernie Downs	---	---	9	22	---	31
Joey Sadler	2	2	---	---	26	30
Jeremy Beal	---	---	12	15	---	27
Kirk Cole	7	8	---	---	11	26
Hardy Oliver	---	---	4	21	1	26
Kendall Hunter	10	11	---	---	---	21
Kenrick Ellis	---	---	9	8	1	18
Winston Hirneisen	5	1	---	---	9	15
Dwayne Gadsden	---	---	4	9	1	14
O.J. Cunningham	1	0	---	---	9	10
Jamie Lovell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Timothy Leggett	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cole Burton	---	---	4	4	---	8
Dan LeFevour	6	0	---	---	---	6
Donnie Norton	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marc Scott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Clyde Jacobs	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	3	3

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Phil Seibert	---	---	34	28	3	65
William Moore	---	---	19	19	22	60
Albert Markwald	---	---	32	25	3	60
Claude Coglan	---	---	35	23	2	60
Larry Hart	---	---	19	15	21	55
Tyrone Maciel	---	---	24	25	3	52
Brett Allen	---	---	30	20	2	52
Glen Netter	19	32	---	---	---	51
Roosevelt Webster	---	---	15	11	23	49
Tyrone Peltier	8	25	---	---	16	49
Russell Coughenour	---	---	21	21	5	47
Glen Patton	---	---	20	14	13	47
Buddy Clancy	---	---	23	19	5	47
Ricky Hodges	15	18	---	---	14	47
Robert Quinn	---	---	21	21	5	47
Mark LeGree	---	---	22	19	6	47
Bill Batchelder	---	---	25	19	3	47
Rob Weaver	14	22	---	---	10	46
Cory Greer	11	25	---	---	7	43
Luther Panos	14	24	---	---	4	42
Matt Slauson	13	26	---	---	2	41
J.T. Humphries	16	13	---	---	12	41
Lionel Schneider	---	---	21	15	4	40
Brenden Forster	14	26	---	---	---	40
Patrick Peterson	---	---	20	17	2	39
Daniel Thomas	2	18	---	---	18	38
Steven Justice	8	24	---	---	5	37
Timothy Floyd	11	24	---	---	---	35
Mel Beaver	7	20	---	---	7	34
Joseph Sweeney	1	11	---	---	18	30
Kris Mascorella	11	16	---	---	---	27
Quinn Lockett	10	3	---	---	14	27
Damian Williams	8	19	---	---	---	27
Edgar Cole	---	---	17	9	---	26
Thomas Kemnitzer	---	---	14	5	6	25
Alex Groce	8	14	---	---	---	22
Darrell MacKenzie	10	7	---	---	5	22
Kendrick Meehan	5	7	---	---	8	20
Wendell Sellers	---	---	6	5	9	20
LeSean McCoy	3	15	---	---	---	18
Jonathan Luigs	1	3	---	---	8	12
Sherman Davis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricky Turner	0	4	---	---	---	4
Albert McElroy	0	0	---	---	2	2
Juan Zukowsky	---	---	0	0	2	2
Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	78	5.2
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	13	36	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	15	41	2.7
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Ryan	28	21	4	1	0	3	3	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Netter	31	13	0	2	3	6	6	0	1
Ricky Turner	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	87	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	9	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	50	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	59	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Daniel Asherian	7	7	40	0	16
WR Scottie Hardy	5	3	81	3	21
WR Ray Karau	3	3	28	0	20
WR Julio Jones	3	1	14	0	17
WR Kirk Cole	2	2	15	0	8
FB Bucky Irwin	2	1	2	0	18
TE J.C. Van Pelt	2	1	20	1	5
FB Vince Woodard	2	2	9	0	10
TE Drew Haslett	1	0	0	0	12
TE Roger Green	1	1	0	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Rob Weaver	8	4	0	32	22
WR Kris Mascorella	7	1	1	9	16
WR Damian Williams	6	2	1	6	19
WR Tyrone Peltier	4	2	0	23	25
TE Mel Beaver	3	2	0	13	20
TE Joseph Sweeney	3	2	0	24	11
TE Quinn Lockett	1	1	0	11	3
RB Daniel Thomas	1	0	1	0	18
FB Ricky Hodges	1	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Daniel Asherian	4	3	0.75	3.69

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Ryan	3	2	13	4.33	7.46

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Netter	1	1	15	15.00	3.58

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Asherian	1	1	2	2.00	5.71
TE J.C. Van Pelt	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Ray Karau	1	1	11	11.00	9.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rob Weaver	1	1	15	15.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Daniel Asherian	8	2
Vince Woodard	2	1
Kendall Hunter	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
J.T. Humphries	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Ryan	5	4	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Netter	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Daniel Asherian	2	2	2
FB Vince Woodard	1	1	1
WR Julio Jones	1	0	0
WR Scottie Hardy	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kris Mascorella	2	0	0
TE Mel Beaver	2	1	0
WR Tyrone Peltier	2	1	0
WR Rob Weaver	1	0	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	1	1	1
RB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,500 (20,900)
End Zone 9,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats 9,700 (13,300)
Club Seats 9,500 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,500 (20,900)
End Zone	9,800 (15,100)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,700)
Sideline Seats	9,700 (13,300)
Club Seats	9,500 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,000)