Week 16, 2030

played in Houston, TX

52 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	7	23	7	3	-	40
Houston Texans	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 DAL - Darren Pigeon 1 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 14:19 DAL - Darren Pigeon 2 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 12:48 DAL - Kim Mahoney 35 field goal
2Q: 06:02 DAL - Rich Gunderson 4 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 03:22 HOU - C.J. Dylla 18 pass from Mark Gorin (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:50 DAL - Joseph Sweeney 9 pass from Glen Netter (Kim Mahoney extra point failed)
3Q: 08:41 DAL - Cornell Hurst 3 pass from Glen Netter (Kim Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 06:53 DAL - Kim Mahoney 23 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 DAL - Darren Pigeon 1 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 14:19 DAL - Darren Pigeon 2 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 12:48 DAL - Kim Mahoney 35 field goal
2Q: 06:02 DAL - Rich Gunderson 4 run (Kim Mahoney extra point)
2Q: 03:22 HOU - C.J. Dylla 18 pass from Mark Gorin (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:50 DAL - Joseph Sweeney 9 pass from Glen Netter (Kim Mahoney extra point failed)
3Q: 08:41 DAL - Cornell Hurst 3 pass from Glen Netter (Kim Mahoney extra point)
4Q: 06:53 DAL - Kim Mahoney 23 field goal

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 9-6 4-11
First Downs 27 11
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 19 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 411 195
- Offensive Plays 79 44
- Yards per Play 5.20 4.43
Net Rushing Yards 82 19
- Rushing Attempts 45 2
- Yards per Rush 1.82 9.50
Net Passing Yards 329 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 30 - 0 39 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 329 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 9.68 4.19
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 10.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 6/61
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 2/16
Kick Returns/Yards 1/24 5/73
Interception Ret./Yards 2/15 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 20
Time of Possession 43:53 16:07

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	9-6	4-11
First Downs	27	11
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	19	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	411	195
- Offensive Plays	79	44
- Yards per Play	5.20	4.43
Net Rushing Yards	82	19
- Rushing Attempts	45	2
- Yards per Rush	1.82	9.50
Net Passing Yards	329	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 30 - 0	39 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	329	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	9.68	4.19
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	2/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	10.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	6/61
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	2/16
Kick Returns/Yards	1/24	5/73
Interception Ret./Yards	2/15	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 20
Time of Possession	43:53	16:07

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:18	3:28	OWN 2	6	23	Punt
1	9:50	4:01	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
1	4:04	4:53	OPP 46	9	46	Touchdown
2	13:35	0:52	OPP 23	3	5	Field Goal
2	10:59	5:06	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	3:15	2:34	OWN 34	8	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	6:27	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	4:40	2:15	OWN 29	5	32	Fumble
3	1:41	2:29	OWN 18	5	20	Punt
4	13:06	6:19	OWN 36	10	58	Field Goal
4	4:36	2:28	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	1:03	1:03	OWN 29	3	1	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:42	OWN 20	4	23	Punt
1	5:49	1:45	OWN 21	3	-10	Punt
2	14:11	0:36	OWN 12	1	0	Interception
2	12:43	1:44	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	5:53	2:38	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 15	1	-1	Half
3	8:33	3:53	OWN 9	11	74	Interception
3	2:25	0:44	OPP 47	3	-15	Punt
4	14:12	1:06	OWN 16	3	3	Punt
4	6:47	2:11	OWN 20	4	2	Punt
4	2:08	1:05	OWN 14	4	25	Punt

Game MVP: Glen Netter, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Darren Pigeon	34	59	1.74	6	2
Rich Gunderson	6	14	2.33	4	1
Glen Netter	4	4	1.00	5	0
Pat Flowers	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Sammy Farrington	1	20	20.00	20	1	0
Mark Gorin	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glen Netter	34	30	329	0/0	2	31	0	126.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Gorin	39	19	198	3/22	1	27	2	51.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Hurst	9	11	109	12.11	12	30	1
TE Joseph Sweeney	6	7	61	10.17	14	16	1
WR Pat Flowers	5	5	38	7.60	7	12	0
WR Kendall Harden	5	5	92	18.40	22	31	0
RB Darren Pigeon	4	5	15	3.75	6	6	0
RB Rich Gunderson	1	1	14	14.00	14	14	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR C.J. Dylla	5	7	47	9.40	20	19	1
WR Tandon Doss	4	7	37	9.25	3	27	0
WR Dean Rivers	2	4	34	17.00	7	23	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	2	4	27	13.50	12	23	0
WR Glen Goble	2	5	30	15.00	1	18	0
WR Deon Kerr	2	9	21	10.50	0	11	0
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Donnell Hampton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Cameron Jordan	1	15	15.00	0
S Mark LeGree	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Glen Netter	1	0	0
Kenyon Richardson	0	1	0
Mack Stevens	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Timothy Doxzon	1	0	0
Perry Coffin	0	1	0
Darrin Banks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	3	156	52.0	46.7	66	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brenden McDonald	7	329	47.0	43.1	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kim Mahoney	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	4/5

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ian Zupancic	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reggie Feenstra	2	16	8.0	0
Patrick Peterson	2	11	5.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	1	5	5.0	0
Timothy Doxzon	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Peterson	1	24	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	3	49	16.3	0
Glen Goble	2	24	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Skip Dewey	5	0	0.0	2	27
ILB Albert Markwald	3	1	0.0	2	37
OLB Phil Seibert	3	0	0.0	2	42
DE Bill Batchelder	2	0	2.0	1	21
DE Charlie Botta	2	0	0.5	1	23
CB Charlie Galasinski	2	0	0.0	0	21
S Mark LeGree	2	0	0.0	2	33
S Claude Coglan	1	2	0.0	2	30
OLB Shaun Kroinek	1	0	0.0	0	7
CB Patrick Peterson	1	0	0.0	1	25
RB Rich Gunderson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Norman Malano	0	1	0.5	0	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Nate Allen	10	1	0.0	38	28
OLB Ryan Anderko	9	0	0.0	23	11
ILB Don Abe	7	1	0.0	29	22
DT Leonard Westbrook	6	2	0.0	34	24
CB Devin McCourty	4	2	0.0	37	27
ILB Bob Hutton	4	0	0.0	23	12
DT Corey Peters	3	4	0.0	30	21
DE Vernon Nichols	3	2	0.0	26	18
OLB Heath Walsh	3	2	0.0	22	22
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	1	0.0	11	12
CB Chris Culliver	3	0	0.0	4	6
DE Bubba Gilroy	2	3	0.0	31	25
OLB Ralph Livanis	2	2	0.0	12	11
S Rod Farrell	2	1	0.0	41	32
CB Wesley Shepard	2	0	0.0	35	22
S Perry Coffin	2	0	0.0	22	19
DE Drew Stevenson	1	0	0.0	20	12
WR C.J. Dylla	1	0	---	---	---
WR Deon Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Neil Gomez	1	0	0.0	8	7
CB Darrin Banks	1	0	0.0	8	7
DE Terry Densmore	0	1	0.0	19	16
DT Torell Troup	0	1	0.0	22	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Batchelder	2.0	0	0	0	21
DE Charlie Botta	0.5	0	2	0	23
DT Norman Malano	0.5	0	0	0	14
DE Brett Allen	0.0	1	1	0	28
OLB Shaun Kroinek	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Cameron Jordan	0.0	0	1	1	19
OLB Phil Seibert	0.0	0	1	0	42

Houston	Hurry	PPlay
DE Terry Densmore	1	16
DE Bubba Gilroy	1	25
DE Vernon Nichols	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Skip Dewey	5	2	0	27
OLB Phil Seibert	3	0	0	42
S Mark LeGree	2	1	1	33
ILB Albert Markwald	2	0	0	37
CB Charlie Galasinski	2	0	0	21
S Claude Coglan	1	1	0	30
CB Patrick Peterson	1	1	0	25
OLB Shaun Kroinek	1	0	0	7
S Dana Stephenson	1	0	0	21
DE Charlie Botta	1	0	0	23
S Reggie Feenstra	0	1	0	35
OLB Leonard Bitkowski	0	1	0	9
DE Cameron Jordan	0	0	1	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Don Abe	6	0	22
ILB Bob Hutton	4	0	12
S Nate Allen	3	0	28
CB Timothy Doxzon	3	0	12
CB Devin McCourty	2	0	27
CB Wesley Shepard	2	0	22
OLB Ryan Anderko	2	0	11
OLB Heath Walsh	2	0	22
S Perry Coffin	1	1	19
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	11
CB Chris Culliver	1	0	6
DE Vernon Nichols	1	0	18
S Rod Farrell	1	0	32
CB Darrin Banks	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Cory Greer	1	9	44	32
Luther Panos	1	8	40	27
Fernando Carlson	1	6	22	24
Mack Stevens	1	6	26	18
Marvin Jenkins	1	2	29	21
Cedric Vickery	1	2	16	13
Joseph Sweeney	1	1	31	23
Jonathan Luigs	0	4	23	10
Timothy Floyd	0	4	38	31

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lee Ziemba	1	1	2	1	34
Leonard Gillespie	0	0	0	1	35
Ethan Bowens	0	0	2	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Mel Dowell	2	11
Reggie Feenstra	1	29
Shaun Kroinek	1	16
Dana Stephenson	1	15
Charlie Galasinski	1	10
Mack Stevens	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Darrin Banks	2	9
Frank Fortune	1	17
Ralph Livanis	1	14
Chris Culliver	1	11
Ryan Anderko	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Glen Netter	45	34	---	---	---	79
Cory Greer	44	32	---	---	---	76
Cornell Hurst	42	33	---	---	---	75
Luther Panos	40	27	---	---	5	72
Timothy Floyd	38	31	---	---	---	69
Joseph Sweeney	31	23	---	---	13	67
Reggie Feenstra	---	---	2	35	29	66
Darren Pigeon	37	21	---	---	---	58
Fernando Carlson	22	24	---	---	5	51
Mack Stevens	26	18	---	---	7	51
Marvin Jenkins	29	21	---	---	---	50
Kendall Harden	22	22	---	---	2	46
Phil Seibert	---	---	2	42	---	44
Rich Gunderson	14	15	---	---	15	44
Pat Flowers	23	18	---	---	---	41
Albert Markwald	---	---	2	37	---	39
Dana Stephenson	---	---	0	21	15	36
Mark LeGree	---	---	2	33	---	35
Jonathan Luigs	23	10	---	---	1	34
Cedric Vickery	16	13	---	---	5	34
Otis Shields	18	10	---	---	4	32
Claude Coglan	---	---	2	30	---	32
Mel Dowell	---	---	2	19	11	32
Charlie Galasinski	---	---	0	21	10	31
Brett Allen	---	---	2	28	1	31
Patrick Peterson	---	---	1	25	5	31
Cris Batten	---	---	1	23	6	30
Charlie Botta	---	---	1	23	6	30
Skip Dewey	---	---	2	27	---	29
Gino Moser	9	7	---	---	12	28
Bill Batchelder	---	---	1	21	3	25
Cameron Jordan	---	---	1	19	4	24
Shaun Kroinek	---	---	0	7	16	23
Perry Reinert	1	3	---	---	19	23
Edgar Cole	---	---	1	21	---	22
Claude McNeil	2	0	---	---	18	20
Zach Foley	6	9	---	---	4	19
Kenyon Richardson	7	3	---	---	5	15
Norman Malano	---	---	0	14	---	14
Leonard Bitkowski	---	---	0	9	2	11
Kim Mahoney	0	0	---	---	10	10
Thomas Kemnitzer	---	---	0	7	2	9
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	3	3
Larry Hart	---	---	0	0	2	2
Buddy Johnstone	0	0	---	---	2	2
Britt Greene	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Farrell	---	---	41	32	1	74
Nate Allen	---	---	38	28	3	69
Devin McCourty	---	---	37	27	2	66
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	34	24	2	60
Wesley Shepard	---	---	35	22	2	59
Bubba Gilroy	---	---	31	25	2	58
Corey Peters	---	---	30	21	2	53
Don Abe	---	---	29	22	2	53
Ethan Bowens	2	42	---	---	7	51
Alonzo Hansen	2	42	---	---	7	51
Tandon Doss	1	35	---	---	12	48
Heath Walsh	---	---	22	22	3	47
Vernon Nichols	---	---	26	18	2	46
Walter Jelinek	2	42	---	---	---	44
Ryan Anderko	---	---	23	11	10	44
Mark Gorin	2	42	---	---	---	44
Perry Coffin	---	---	22	19	2	43
Torell Troup	---	---	22	17	3	42
Terry Densmore	---	---	19	16	4	39
Timothy Doxzon	---	---	11	12	16	39
Aaron Hernandez	1	26	---	---	10	37
Ralph Livanis	---	---	12	11	14	37
Deon Kerr	1	28	---	---	8	37
Bob Hutton	---	---	23	12	1	36
Lee Ziemba	2	34	---	---	---	36
Glen Goble	1	26	---	---	9	36
Leonard Gillespie	0	35	---	---	---	35
Sammy Farrington	1	14	---	---	20	35
Donnell Hampton	2	28	---	---	3	33
Drew Stevenson	---	---	20	12	---	32
Dean Rivers	2	15	---	---	11	28
C.J. Dylla	1	26	---	---	---	27
Darrin Banks	---	---	8	7	9	24
Neil Gomez	---	---	8	7	8	23
Frank Fortune	0	5	---	---	17	22
Chris Culliver	---	---	4	6	11	21
Rondell Brady	2	7	---	---	7	16
A.J. Murray	0	7	---	---	7	14
Ernie Fitzgerald	0	8	---	---	---	8
Martin Atteberry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brenden McDonald	0	0	---	---	7	7
Alonzo Gerald	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rico Kennedy	---	---	0	3	2	5
Ian Zupancic	0	0	---	---	2	2
Duane Lilly	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	19	1.9
Middle	21	36	1.7
Right	13	28	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	1	20	20.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glen Netter	34	30	5	0	0	1	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Gorin	39	19	3	1	3	7	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	17	150	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	112	16.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	55	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	98	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	11	2	45	4.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Hurst	11	9	109	2	33
TE Joseph Sweeney	7	6	61	0	23
WR Pat Flowers	5	5	38	0	18
RB Darren Pigeon	5	4	15	0	21
WR Kendall Harden	5	5	92	3	22
RB Rich Gunderson	1	1	14	0	15

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deon Kerr	9	2	2	21	0	28
WR C.J. Dylla	7	5	0	47	0	26
WR Tandon Doss	7	4	1	37	1	35
WR Glen Goble	5	2	0	30	0	26
WR Dean Rivers	4	2	0	34	1	15
TE Aaron Hernandez	4	2	0	27	1	26
TE Frank Fortune	1	1	0	-1	0	5
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	0	3	0	14
RB Donnell Hampton	1	0	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darren Pigeon	11	9	0.82	1.74
Rich Gunderson	2	4	2.00	2.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glen Netter	7	6	53	7.57	9.68

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Gorin	3	1	18	6.00	5.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Hurst	4	3	23	5.75	9.91
TE Joseph Sweeney	2	2	25	12.50	8.71
WR Pat Flowers	1	1	5	5.00	7.60

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR C.J. Dylla	1	1	18	18.00	6.71
RB Donnell Hampton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Glen Netter	3	0
Darren Pigeon	3	2
Rich Gunderson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glen Netter	9	8	7

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Gorin	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Hurst	5	4	4
TE Joseph Sweeney	2	2	2
WR Pat Flowers	2	2	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	1
WR C.J. Dylla	2	2	1
WR Tandon Doss	2	0	0
TE Aaron Hernandez	1	1	0
RB Sammy Farrington	1	1	0
RB Donnell Hampton	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,100)
End Zone 11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,900 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,100)
End Zone	11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (4,000)