Week 3, 2040

played in Tampa Bay, FL

87 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	7	10	3	-	27
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	10	3	8	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 TBY - Keith Castle 26 field goal
1Q: 03:55 DAL - Arnold Hardy 1 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 13:48 TBY - Earl Peterson 6 run (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 06:49 DAL - Ernie Middleton 8 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 01:40 TBY - Keith Castle 35 field goal
3Q: 10:55 DAL - Stephen Boyd 51 field goal
3Q: 05:32 TBY - Keith Castle 30 field goal
3Q: 00:31 DAL - Cornell Hurst 12 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
4Q: 12:16 TBY - Earl Peterson 2 run (Randy Griffin pass to Luke Westbrook for conversion)
4Q: 06:32 DAL - Stephen Boyd 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:47 TBY - Keith Castle 26 field goal
1Q: 03:55 DAL - Arnold Hardy 1 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 13:48 TBY - Earl Peterson 6 run (Keith Castle extra point)
2Q: 06:49 DAL - Ernie Middleton 8 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 01:40 TBY - Keith Castle 35 field goal
3Q: 10:55 DAL - Stephen Boyd 51 field goal
3Q: 05:32 TBY - Keith Castle 30 field goal
3Q: 00:31 DAL - Cornell Hurst 12 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
4Q: 12:16 TBY - Earl Peterson 2 run (Randy Griffin pass to Luke Westbrook for conversion)
4Q: 06:32 DAL - Stephen Boyd 39 field goal

Team Statistics DAL TBY
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 19 25
- by Rushing 12 12
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 309 412
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 5.62 5.89
Net Rushing Yards 132 151
- Rushing Attempts 31 26
- Yards per Rush 4.26 5.81
Net Passing Yards 177 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 17 - 0 43 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 7.38 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/38 9/59
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/-6
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 18
Time of Possession 28:09 31:51

Team Statistics	DAL	TBY
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	19	25
- by Rushing	12	12
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	309	412
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	5.62	5.89
Net Rushing Yards	132	151
- Rushing Attempts	31	26
- Yards per Rush	4.26	5.81
Net Passing Yards	177	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 17 - 0	43 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	7.38	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/38	9/59
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/-6
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 18
Time of Possession	28:09	31:51

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:41	1:04	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	5:37	1:50	OPP 13	4	13	Touchdown
2	13:42	6:59	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
2	1:32	1:11	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	15:00	4:11	OWN 20	7	46	Field Goal
3	5:26	5:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
4	12:08	2:17	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	8:21	1:56	OWN 20	4	58	Field Goal
4	3:40	2:35	OWN 49	6	13	Punt
4	0:07	0:07	OPP 16	1	-1	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:19	OWN 22	14	69	Field Goal
1	3:47	5:05	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	6:43	5:11	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 26	3	10	Half
3	10:49	5:23	OWN 22	11	65	Field Goal
3	0:21	3:13	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
4	9:51	1:30	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
4	6:25	2:45	OWN 7	4	5	Punt
4	1:05	0:58	OWN 6	5	10	Downs

Game MVP: Leroy McNeil, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnold Hardy	18	58	3.22	10	1	1
Edward Benfer	9	62	6.89	16	3	0
Jerry Young	3	13	4.33	11	1	0
Leroy McNeil	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Peterson	15	99	6.60	17	5	2
Darnell Mitchell	9	37	4.11	14	2	0
Randy Griffin	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Roderick Measso	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	23	17	183	1/6	2	53	0	125.8

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randy Griffin	43	24	269	1/8	0	37	0	74.6

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Ernie Middleton	5	6	40	8.00	0	9	1
WR Cornell Hurst	4	7	73	18.25	38	53	1
WR Robert Woods	3	3	33	11.00	15	18	0
RB Arnold Hardy	3	4	30	10.00	13	15	0
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
WR Don Kramer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Luke Westbrook	6	10	76	12.67	29	28
WR Howard Rucci	4	11	66	16.50	28	37
RB Darnell Mitchell	4	4	46	11.50	38	34
WR TJ Graham	3	7	12	4.00	0	6
TE Nick McElroy	2	2	19	9.50	0	10
TE Darrell Gil	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Earl Peterson	1	1	22	22.00	22	22
FB Freddie Quaccia	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Weston Hughey	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ronald Shapiro	1	1	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leroy McNeil	1	0	0
Robert Woods	1	0	0
Sammie Gargac	0	1	0
Edward Benfer	0	1	0
Zack Martin	0	1	0
Kerry O'Donnell	0	0	1
Randal Forsey	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
J.R. Coccione	1	0	0
Darnell Mitchell	1	0	0
Ronald Shapiro	0	1	0
George Carter	0	0	1
Billy Joe Mattson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathan Dinstel	4	190	47.5	49.0	58	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gino James	2	96	48.0	48.0	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Boyd	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Keith Castle	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hardy	1	0	0.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Coccione	3	-6	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Hurst	1	20	20.0	0
Brandon Graham	1	17	17.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Coccione	3	55	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	7	3	0.0	26	44
OLB Lance Distel	6	0	0.0	8	17
CB Bobby Winters	5	2	0.0	13	28
DT Harold Bernstein	4	0	1.0	22	27
OLB Kyle Van Noy	4	2	0.0	10	12
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	4	0	0.0	15	30
DT Ted Granville	4	0	0.0	26	33
CB Brandon Graham	3	1	0.0	26	42
ILB Randal Forsey	3	0	0.0	11	13
S Bucky Patterson	2	2	0.0	26	43
CB Donnie Nord	2	1	0.0	25	40
DE Robbie Toombs	2	0	0.0	23	38
DE Tom Harris	1	1	0.0	18	31
S Griffin Stevens	1	0	0.0	3	13
OLB Joey Namnath	0	3	0.0	19	28

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Billy Joe Mattson	7	2	1.0	31	23
OLB Ryan Shazier	6	1	0.0	12	10
S Harold Stuart	5	1	0.0	29	24
DT Julio Fortin	4	3	0.0	29	23
OLB Paul Lawless	4	2	0.0	25	18
CB Kendall Madison	4	2	0.0	18	17
CB Wendell Campbell	4	1	0.0	30	22
ILB Brandon Fisk	3	0	0.0	23	23
DE George Carter	2	1	0.0	24	20
ILB Brady Ives	1	2	0.0	8	1
CB J.R. Coccione	1	1	0.0	30	21
DE Herman Turnbull	1	1	0.0	13	9
DT Cornelius White	1	1	0.0	26	18
S Steve Gibson	1	0	0.0	6	2
OLB Caleb McSurdy	1	0	0.0	6	6
DE Ellis Lester	1	0	0.0	19	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Harold Bernstein	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE Robbie Toombs	0.0	1	1	0	38
DE Tom Harris	0.0	0	4	0	31
DT Ted Granville	0.0	0	2	1	33
DT Jack Mills	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Quentin Davis	0.0	0	1	0	13

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Billy Joe Mattson	1.0	0	0	23
DE George Carter	0.0	1	1	20
DT Cornelius White	0.0	0	1	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Lance Distel	5	1	17
S Tyrus Youngblood	4	1	44
CB Brandon Graham	3	1	42
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	3	1	30
OLB Kyle Van Noy	3	0	12
CB Bobby Winters	2	0	28
DE Robbie Toombs	1	0	38
CB Donnie Nord	1	0	40
ILB Randal Forsey	1	0	13
S Griffin Stevens	1	0	13
S Bucky Patterson	0	1	43

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Wendell Campbell	4	0	22
S Billy Joe Mattson	3	0	23
ILB Brandon Fisk	2	1	23
OLB Caleb McSurdy	2	0	6
OLB Ryan Shazier	2	0	10
CB Kendall Madison	1	2	17
DE George Carter	1	0	20
S Harold Stuart	1	0	24
DE Ellis Lester	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tito Lysne	4	7	31	0	24
Pete Domico	3	8	31	0	24
Sammie Gargac	3	6	31	0	24
Barrett Jones	2	4	31	0	24
Chuck Fredrickson	2	2	31	1	24
Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	18	0	11
Jerome Soprano	0	2	12	0	6

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cedric Gunn	6	7	0	26	0	44
Rico Hawn	4	7	1	26	1	44
Kyle Eastman	3	4	1	26	0	44
K.C. Dail	2	4	0	26	0	44
Zach Breeden	0	2	0	26	0	44
Nick McElroy	0	1	0	18	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Edward Benfer	2	20
Kennedy Appleton	2	18
Kerry O'Donnell	2	13

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Roderick Measso	1	21
Ronald Shapiro	1	16
Nick McElroy	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brandon Graham	---	---	26	42	15	83
Donnie Nord	---	---	25	40	9	74
Bucky Patterson	---	---	26	43	4	73
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	26	44	3	73
Robbie Toombs	---	---	23	38	2	63
Sammie Gargac	31	24	---	---	6	61
Ted Granville	---	---	26	33	2	61
Joey Namnath	---	---	19	28	13	60
Cornell Hurst	29	23	---	---	6	58
Kerry O'Donnell	---	---	15	30	13	58
Leroy McNeil	31	24	---	---	---	55
Chuck Fredrickson	31	24	---	---	---	55
Barrett Jones	31	24	---	---	---	55
Tito Lysne	31	24	---	---	---	55
Pete Domico	31	24	---	---	---	55
Ernie Middleton	28	23	---	---	3	54
Harold Bernstein	---	---	22	27	2	51
Tom Harris	---	---	18	31	2	51
Bobby Winters	---	---	13	28	6	47
Edward Benfer	10	13	---	---	20	43
Jerome Soprano	12	6	---	---	17	35
Robert Woods	19	16	---	---	---	35
Arnold Hardy	18	11	---	---	2	31
Aaron Tokunaga	18	11	---	---	2	31
Marcus Fitzgerald	7	10	---	---	13	30
Randal Forsey	---	---	11	13	6	30
Peyton Horton	---	---	3	10	16	29
Lance Distel	---	---	8	17	2	27
Kennedy Appleton	6	3	---	---	18	27
Quentin Davis	---	---	8	13	4	25
Kyle Van Noy	---	---	10	12	2	24
Jack Mills	---	---	1	16	3	20
Griffin Stevens	---	---	3	13	2	18
Renaldo Wilkins	0	0	---	---	14	14
Rob Cordie	---	---	3	6	2	11
Don Kramer	5	4	---	---	1	10
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jerry Young	3	0	---	---	5	8
Nathan Dinstel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Claude Robbins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Connor Brandon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rickey Griffith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zack Martin	0	0	---	---	6	6
Clarence Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Patrick O'Neal	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Zach Breeden	26	44	---	---	5	75
Randy Griffin	26	44	---	---	---	70
Kyle Eastman	26	44	---	---	---	70
K.C. Dail	26	44	---	---	---	70
Cedric Gunn	26	44	---	---	---	70
Rico Hawn	26	44	---	---	---	70
J.R. Coccione	---	---	30	21	18	69
Howard Rucci	22	40	---	---	1	63
Wendell Campbell	---	---	30	22	8	60
Harold Stuart	---	---	29	24	3	56
Billy Joe Mattson	---	---	31	23	2	56
Julio Fortin	---	---	29	23	2	54
Luke Westbrook	19	34	---	---	---	53
Paul Lawless	---	---	25	18	9	52
Nick McElroy	18	21	---	---	10	49
Brandon Fisk	---	---	23	23	2	48
Kendall Madison	---	---	18	17	12	47
George Carter	---	---	24	20	2	46
Cornelius White	---	---	26	18	1	45
Earl Peterson	15	22	---	---	6	43
TJ Graham	12	30	---	---	---	42
Ellis Lester	---	---	19	20	1	40
Darnell Mitchell	10	19	---	---	8	37
Freddie Quaccia	14	18	---	---	4	36
Weston Hughey	7	13	---	---	15	35
Darrell Gil	7	13	---	---	13	33
Roderick Measso	3	5	---	---	21	29
Herman Turnbull	---	---	13	9	2	24
Ronald Shapiro	2	5	---	---	16	23
Ryan Shazier	---	---	12	10	1	23
Caleb McSurdy	---	---	6	6	8	20
Brady Ives	---	---	8	1	11	20
Olivier Vernon	---	---	7	4	8	19
Noah King	1	0	---	---	17	18
Corwin Buchanan	---	---	1	3	8	12
Steve Gibson	---	---	6	2	1	9
Keith Castle	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dont'a Hightower	---	---	2	0	4	6
J.B. Blair	0	0	---	---	5	5
Stephen Battle	0	0	---	---	5	5
Morris Packer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Albert Bertolone	0	0	---	---	5	5
William Keith	0	0	---	---	3	3
Gino James	0	0	---	---	2	2
Irv Hawkins	---	---	2	0	---	2
Jesse Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	67	7.4
Middle	15	56	3.7
Right	6	10	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	77	5.9
Middle	6	14	2.3
Right	7	60	8.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	23	17	1	0	0	3	2	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randy Griffin	43	24	4	1	1	5	9	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	104	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	57	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	151	12.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	43	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	18	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Hurst	7	4	73	1	23
TE Ernie Middleton	6	5	40	0	23
RB Arnold Hardy	4	3	30	0	11
WR Robert Woods	3	3	33	0	16
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	2	7	0	10
WR Don Kramer	1	0	0	0	4

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howard Rucci	11	4	1	66	1	40
WR Luke Westbrook	10	6	0	76	1	34
WR TJ Graham	7	3	0	12	0	30
RB Darnell Mitchell	4	4	0	46	1	19
TE Darrell Gil	2	1	0	7	0	13
WR Weston Hughey	2	1	0	6	0	13
TE Nick McElroy	2	2	0	19	0	21
RB Earl Peterson	1	1	0	22	1	22
FB Freddie Quaccia	1	1	0	7	0	18
WR Ronald Shapiro	1	1	0	8	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Hardy	3	13	4.33	3.22
Leroy McNeil	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Edward Benfer	1	0	0.00	6.89

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Peterson	4	19	4.75	6.60
Darnell Mitchell	1	-3	-3.00	4.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	3	3	22	7.33	7.96

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randy Griffin	7	2	15	2.14	6.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Hurst	1	1	12	12.00	10.43
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	1	1	2	2.00	3.50
TE Ernie Middleton	1	1	8	8.00	6.67

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Darrell Gil	2	1	7	3.50	3.50
WR Howard Rucci	2	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR TJ Graham	1	0	0	0.00	1.71
WR Luke Westbrook	1	0	0	0.00	7.60
RB Darnell Mitchell	1	1	8	8.00	11.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Jerry Young	3	2
Edward Benfer	2	2
Arnold Hardy	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Measso	1	1
Darnell Mitchell	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	4	3	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randy Griffin	12	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch
WR Cornell Hurst	1	0
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	1	1
TE Ernie Middleton	1	1
RB Arnold Hardy	1	1

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR TJ Graham	4	2	1
TE Darrell Gil	1	0	0
WR Luke Westbrook	1	1	1
RB Earl Peterson	1	1	1
WR Howard Rucci	1	1	1
FB Freddie Quaccia	1	1	1
WR Weston Hughey	1	1	1
RB Darnell Mitchell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (17,700)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (17,700)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)