Week 7, 2040

played in Dallas, TX

79 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	7	7	-	35
Dallas Cowboys	7	17	0	9	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 DAL - Cornell Hurst 15 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 03:07 MIN - Casey McDonald 5 run (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 13:01 DAL - Edward Benfer 2 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 12:27 MIN - Steve Meier 83 run (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 05:45 MIN - Cole Smith 27 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 02:07 DAL - Cornell Hurst 10 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Stephen Boyd 57 field goal
3Q: 07:10 MIN - Mike Evans 8 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Stephen Boyd 24 field goal
4Q: 05:18 MIN - Trent Richardson 5 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
4Q: 00:05 DAL - Cornell Hurst 8 pass from Leroy McNeil (Leroy McNeil pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 DAL - Cornell Hurst 15 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 03:07 MIN - Casey McDonald 5 run (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 13:01 DAL - Edward Benfer 2 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 12:27 MIN - Steve Meier 83 run (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 05:45 MIN - Cole Smith 27 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
2Q: 02:07 DAL - Cornell Hurst 10 pass from Leroy McNeil (Stephen Boyd extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Stephen Boyd 57 field goal
3Q: 07:10 MIN - Mike Evans 8 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Stephen Boyd 24 field goal
4Q: 05:18 MIN - Trent Richardson 5 pass from Jake Locker (Antonio Palmer extra point)
4Q: 00:05 DAL - Cornell Hurst 8 pass from Leroy McNeil (Leroy McNeil pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 5-1 3-4
First Downs 21 28
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 15 25
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 447 468
- Offensive Plays 57 74
- Yards per Play 7.84 6.32
Net Rushing Yards 166 60
- Rushing Attempts 26 16
- Yards per Rush 6.38 3.75
Net Passing Yards 281 408
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 23 - 2 56 - 37 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 286 418
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 9.06 7.03
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/11 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.8 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/20 5/47
Punt Returns/Yards 1/16 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 2/47 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 32
Time of Possession 28:26 31:34

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	5-1	3-4
First Downs	21	28
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	15	25
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	447	468
- Offensive Plays	57	74
- Yards per Play	7.84	6.32
Net Rushing Yards	166	60
- Rushing Attempts	26	16
- Yards per Rush	6.38	3.75
Net Passing Yards	281	408
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 23 - 2	56 - 37 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	286	418
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	9.06	7.03
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/11	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.8	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/20	5/47
Punt Returns/Yards	1/16	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	2/47	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 32
Time of Possession	28:26	31:34

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 18	4	15	Interception
1	11:00	8:01	OWN 26	14	74	Touchdown
2	12:51	0:45	OWN 17	1	83	Touchdown
2	9:34	4:03	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	1:58	1:31	OWN 20	4	39	Interception
3	10:44	3:42	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	3:22	1:09	OWN 17	3	1	Fumble
4	14:53	1:05	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	10:07	4:59	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	2:34	0:37	OWN 35	3	3	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	1:41	OPP 26	4	26	Touchdown
1	2:59	5:08	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
2	12:06	2:32	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	5:31	3:33	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:27	0:27	OWN 43	1	17	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
3	7:02	3:40	OWN 19	7	25	Punt
3	2:13	2:20	OPP 18	5	11	Field Goal
4	13:48	3:41	OWN 12	7	33	Punt
4	5:08	2:34	OWN 20	9	45	Downs
4	1:57	1:57	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown

Game MVP: Leroy McNeil, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Meier	20	133	6.65	83	3	1
Casey McDonald	3	21	7.00	12	1	1
Jake Locker	2	9	4.50	5	0	0
Trent Richardson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnold Hardy	11	37	3.36	22	1	0
Edward Benfer	5	23	4.60	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Locker	30	23	286	1/5	3	47	2	111.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	56	37	418	2/10	3	32	0	106.1

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cole Smith	7	10	117	16.71	98	37	1
WR Mike Evans	7	9	105	15.00	23	47	1
WR Tommie Woodard	3	3	28	9.33	7	17	0
RB Steve Meier	2	2	15	7.50	9	9	0
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
RB Trent Richardson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Frankie Boyd	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornell Hurst	13	17	160	12.31	53	22	3
WR Robert Woods	7	11	90	12.86	0	21	0
RB Arnold Hardy	4	7	14	3.50	7	10	0
FB Aaron Tokunaga	4	6	44	11.00	34	14	0
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	3	7	77	25.67	43	32	0
RB Edward Benfer	2	2	2	1.00	3	2	0
TE Ernie Middleton	2	2	22	11.00	3	16	0
WR Don Kramer	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Brandon Graham	1	13	13.00	0
CB Bobby Winters	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jake Locker	1	0	0	0
Keegan George	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Leroy McNeil	1	0	0
Sammie Gargac	0	1	0
Tom Harris	0	1	0
Rob Cordie	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lance McWilliams	2	96	48.0	49.0	50	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathan Dinstel	4	182	45.5	31.5	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antonio Palmer	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Boyd	2/2	1/1	1/1	57	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	1	16	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hardy	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Woodard	2	47	23.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornell Hurst	2	45	22.5	0
Brandon Graham	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bernie Hunsinger	8	1	0.0	9	48
ILB Keegan George	7	5	1.0	16	56
CB Dean Horton	6	0	0.0	15	45
S Benjamin Stone	5	3	0.0	16	58
S Chester Watson	4	2	0.0	16	56
CB Alan Tullo	4	0	0.0	1	19
CB Ivan Chandler	4	0	0.0	16	57
DE Sedrick Matthews	3	1	0.0	15	53
OLB Bo Murphy	3	1	0.0	12	40
DT Mike Daniels	2	1	0.5	14	41
OLB Allen Monroe	2	3	0.0	9	25
DT Ricky Bethea	2	1	0.0	10	26
DT Mark Chun	1	0	0.0	2	17
TE Omar Murray	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cole Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Norman Waite	0	1	0.5	11	39
DE Edwin Woolson	0	1	0.0	6	24
S Emmett Meyer	0	1	0.0	3	17

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	8	3	0.0	26	31
OLB Joey Namnath	6	3	0.0	22	22
ILB Randal Forsey	4	2	0.0	9	11
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	4	1	0.0	20	20
CB Bobby Winters	3	2	0.0	17	19
DT Ted Granville	3	1	0.0	18	21
S Kendall Brewer	3	1	0.0	23	31
CB Brandon Graham	2	2	0.0	26	31
DT Harold Bernstein	2	0	0.0	20	15
OLB Lance Distel	2	0	0.0	7	18
DT Jack Mills	2	0	0.0	13	17
DE Rob Cordie	1	0	1.0	2	9
DE Tom Harris	1	3	0.0	19	21
CB Donnie Nord	1	1	0.0	23	28
S Bucky Patterson	1	1	0.0	4	8
DE Robbie Toombs	1	0	0.0	24	22
OLB Kyle Van Noy	1	0	0.0	3	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Keegan George	1.0	0	0	0	56
DE Norman Waite	0.5	0	1	1	39
DT Mike Daniels	0.5	0	1	0	41
DE Sedrick Matthews	0.0	1	3	0	53
DE Edwin Woolson	0.0	1	2	1	24
DT Mark Chun	0.0	0	1	0	17

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rob Cordie	1.0	0	9
DT Ted Granville	0.0	1	21
DE Tom Harris	0.0	1	21
DT Jack Mills	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bernie Hunsinger	8	0	48
CB Dean Horton	6	1	45
ILB Keegan George	5	0	56
CB Ivan Chandler	4	3	57
S Benjamin Stone	4	0	58
CB Alan Tullo	3	1	19
S Chester Watson	3	0	56
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	53
OLB Allen Monroe	1	1	25
OLB Bo Murphy	1	0	40
S Emmett Meyer	0	1	17

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	5	0	0	31
CB Bobby Winters	3	0	1	19
OLB Lance Distel	3	0	0	18
OLB Joey Namnath	3	0	0	22
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	2	0	0	20
S Kendall Brewer	2	0	0	31
ILB Randal Forsey	2	0	0	11
DT Harold Bernstein	1	0	0	15
CB Donnie Nord	1	0	0	28
S Bucky Patterson	1	0	0	8
CB Brandon Graham	0	1	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Reggie Higdon	3	6	26	0	31
Marcus Ashe	2	4	26	1	31
Lance Harding	1	4	11	0	19
Roman Nolan	1	3	26	0	31
Earnest Hammontree	0	5	26	0	31
David DeCastro	0	1	26	0	31
Derrick Brechbill	0	1	20	0	20

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sammie Gargac	3	4	16	1	58
Barrett Jones	2	6	16	0	58
Zack Martin	1	1	11	1	50
Tito Lysne	1	1	16	0	58
Pete Domico	0	2	16	0	58
Kennedy Appleton	0	1	4	0	13
Aaron Tokunaga	0	1	9	0	28

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Trent Richardson	2	17
Tommie Woodard	2	15

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry O'Donnell	2	15
Kennedy Appleton	1	16

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Benjamin Stone	---	---	16	58	6	80
Bernie Hunsinger	---	---	9	48	20	77
Ivan Chandler	---	---	16	57	2	75
Chester Watson	---	---	16	56	2	74
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	15	53	5	73
Keegan George	---	---	16	56	1	73
Dean Horton	---	---	15	45	2	62
Bo Murphy	---	---	12	40	9	61
David DeCastro	26	31	---	---	2	59
Jake Locker	26	31	---	---	---	57
Marcus Ashe	26	31	---	---	---	57
Reggie Higdon	26	31	---	---	---	57
Earnest Hammontree	26	31	---	---	---	57
Roman Nolan	26	31	---	---	---	57
Mike Daniels	---	---	14	41	1	56
Norman Waite	---	---	11	39	3	53
Mike Evans	22	28	---	---	---	50
Allen Monroe	---	---	9	25	12	46
Derrick Brechbill	20	20	---	---	4	44
Cole Smith	13	22	---	---	6	41
Tommie Woodard	12	12	---	---	15	39
Ricky Bethea	---	---	10	26	2	38
Frankie Boyd	13	13	---	---	8	34
Lance Harding	11	19	---	---	2	32
Steve Meier	21	11	---	---	---	32
Alan Tullo	---	---	1	19	11	31
Edwin Woolson	---	---	6	24	---	30
Trent Richardson	5	4	---	---	17	26
Casey McDonald	3	14	---	---	8	25
Emmett Meyer	---	---	3	17	2	22
Omar Murray	5	5	---	---	11	21
Mark Chun	---	---	2	17	1	20
Jordan Newsome	4	4	---	---	11	19
Trent Schroeder	---	---	3	11	3	17
Freddie Johnstone	1	3	---	---	13	17
Donovan Hickman	---	---	0	2	14	16
Antonio Palmer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marcus Smith	---	---	2	4	---	6
Jon Marsh	0	0	---	---	2	2
Emmanuel Ramsey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jonathan Martin	0	0	---	---	2	2
Seth Malone	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lance McWilliams	0	0	---	---	2	2
J.J. Sutton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sawyer Huntley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Maddox Sandhu	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Gargac	16	58	---	---	6	80
Leroy McNeil	16	58	---	---	---	74
Barrett Jones	16	58	---	---	---	74
Tito Lysne	16	58	---	---	---	74
Pete Domico	16	58	---	---	---	74
Cornell Hurst	13	51	---	---	7	71
Ernie Middleton	15	51	---	---	2	68
Zack Martin	11	50	---	---	6	67
Brandon Graham	---	---	26	31	7	64
Robert Woods	11	47	---	---	---	58
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	26	31	---	57
Kerry O'Donnell	---	---	20	20	15	55
Kendall Brewer	---	---	23	31	---	54
Arnold Hardy	11	41	---	---	1	53
Donnie Nord	---	---	23	28	1	52
Bobby Winters	---	---	17	19	14	50
Robbie Toombs	---	---	24	22	---	46
Joey Namnath	---	---	22	22	---	44
Edward Benfer	5	17	---	---	19	41
Tom Harris	---	---	19	21	1	41
Ted Granville	---	---	18	21	---	39
Aaron Tokunaga	9	28	---	---	2	39
Jerome Soprano	4	16	---	---	17	37
Marcus Fitzgerald	5	20	---	---	12	37
Harold Bernstein	---	---	20	15	---	35
Kennedy Appleton	4	13	---	---	16	33
Jack Mills	---	---	13	17	1	31
Bucky Patterson	---	---	4	8	17	29
Lance Distel	---	---	7	18	1	26
Randal Forsey	---	---	9	11	---	20
Quentin Davis	---	---	7	11	2	20
Kyle Van Noy	---	---	3	3	14	20
Renaldo Wilkins	0	0	---	---	13	13
Chuck Fredrickson	5	8	---	---	---	13
Rob Cordie	---	---	2	9	---	11
Don Kramer	3	6	---	---	---	9
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nathan Dinstel	0	0	---	---	6	6
Claude Robbins	0	0	---	---	6	6
Connor Brandon	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rickey Griffith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Griffin Stevens	---	---	3	3	---	6
Jerry Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Clarence Fleming	0	0	---	---	---	0
Patrick O'Neal	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	13	110	8.5
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	11	23	2.1
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Locker	30	23	4	1	0	1	3	0	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	56	37	6	1	0	7	8	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	80	11.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	126	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	33	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	47	15.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	11	77	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	12	100	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	198	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	43	7.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cole Smith	10	7	117	3	22
WR Mike Evans	9	7	105	1	28
WR Tommie Woodard	3	3	28	0	12
WR Frankie Boyd	2	0	0	0	13
RB Steve Meier	2	2	15	0	11
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	2	10	0	20
RB Trent Richardson	1	1	5	0	4
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	6	0	4

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cornell Hurst	17	13	160	2	51
WR Robert Woods	11	7	90	1	47
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	7	3	77	3	20
RB Arnold Hardy	7	4	14	0	41
FB Aaron Tokunaga	6	4	44	0	28
WR Don Kramer	2	1	8	0	6
RB Edward Benfer	2	2	2	0	17
TE Ernie Middleton	2	2	22	0	51
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	1	1	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Meier	3	10	3.33	6.65
Jake Locker	1	5	5.00	4.50
Casey McDonald	1	5	5.00	7.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edward Benfer	2	11	5.50	4.60
Arnold Hardy	1	-1	-1.00	3.36

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Locker	5	4	24	4.80	9.53

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	8	3	33	4.13	7.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tommie Woodard	2	2	11	5.50	9.33
WR Mike Evans	2	1	8	4.00	11.67
RB Trent Richardson	1	1	5	5.00	5.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornell Hurst	3	3	33	11.00	9.41
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	0	0	0.00	11.00
RB Arnold Hardy	2	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jake Locker	1	1
Trent Richardson	1	0
Casey McDonald	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Hardy	2	1
Edward Benfer	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Locker	7	6	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	12	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cole Smith	4	3	3
WR Tommie Woodard	1	1	1
RB Trent Richardson	1	1	1
WR Jordan Newsome	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cornell Hurst	4	3	3
WR Robert Woods	3	2	2
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	2	2
WR Don Kramer	1	0	0
RB Edward Benfer	1	1	0
RB Arnold Hardy	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (18,400)
End Zone 13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,700 (11,700)
Club Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (18,400)
End Zone	13,300 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,700 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,700 (11,700)
Club Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)