Week 8, 2041

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	10	7	3	7	-	27
St. Louis Rams	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 DAL - Arnold Hardy 8 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 01:13 DAL - Stephen Boyd 37 field goal
2Q: 12:14 STL - Robbie Rayburn 4 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 03:09 DAL - Leroy McNeil 5 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 07:15 STL - Richard Burgess 37 field goal
3Q: 02:02 DAL - Stephen Boyd 52 field goal
4Q: 12:11 DAL - Edward Benfer 9 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
4Q: 07:03 STL - Devon Wylie 5 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:44 DAL - Arnold Hardy 8 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 01:13 DAL - Stephen Boyd 37 field goal
2Q: 12:14 STL - Robbie Rayburn 4 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)
2Q: 03:09 DAL - Leroy McNeil 5 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 07:15 STL - Richard Burgess 37 field goal
3Q: 02:02 DAL - Stephen Boyd 52 field goal
4Q: 12:11 DAL - Edward Benfer 9 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
4Q: 07:03 STL - Devon Wylie 5 pass from Jimmy Garappolo (Richard Burgess extra point)

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 7-0 3-4
First Downs 26 21
- by Rushing 14 5
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 440 284
- Offensive Plays 67 61
- Yards per Play 6.57 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 212 82
- Rushing Attempts 39 20
- Yards per Rush 5.44 4.10
Net Passing Yards 228 202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 18 - 0 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 228 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/17
- Yards per Pass Play 8.14 4.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/49 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 4/51 2/17
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 33:38 26:22

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	7-0	3-4
First Downs	26	21
- by Rushing	14	5
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	440	284
- Offensive Plays	67	61
- Yards per Play	6.57	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	212	82
- Rushing Attempts	39	20
- Yards per Rush	5.44	4.10
Net Passing Yards	228	202
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 18 - 0	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	228	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/17
- Yards per Pass Play	8.14	4.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/49	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	4/51	2/17
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	33:38	26:22

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:20	3:43	OWN 35	7	65	Touchdown
1	4:00	2:52	OWN 20	6	60	Field Goal
2	12:05	2:26	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
2	8:15	5:17	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 35	4	24	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	4	33	Punt
3	7:08	5:13	OWN 20	10	45	Field Goal
4	14:41	2:39	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	8:50	0:47	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	6:55	3:52	OWN 20	5	44	Punt
4	1:47	1:47	OPP 33	5	13	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:40	OWN 29	5	12	Punt
1	7:37	3:37	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
1	1:08	4:03	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	9:39	1:24	OWN 30	3	1	Punt
2	2:58	1:50	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
3	12:33	5:25	OWN 20	10	60	Field Goal
3	1:55	2:14	OWN 20	5	23	Punt
4	12:02	3:12	OWN 25	4	24	Punt
4	8:03	1:08	OPP 45	6	45	Touchdown
4	3:03	1:16	OWN 20	6	13	Downs

Game MVP: Jimmy Garappolo, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnold Hardy	24	137	5.71	30	5	1
Edward Benfer	12	70	5.83	16	3	1
Leroy McNeil	2	4	2.00	5	0	1
Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Billy Joe Glaser	9	36	4.00	10	1
Bryson Mayes	8	25	3.13	9	0
Jimmy Garappolo	3	21	7.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	28	18	228	0/0	0	35	0	89.6

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jimmy Garappolo	37	26	219	4/17	2	26	0	103.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jackson Walters	6	9	33	5.50	8	20
WR Robert Woods	5	6	43	8.60	12	15
FB Aaron Tokunaga	2	2	52	26.00	51	32
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	1	2	30	30.00	24	30
WR Don Kramer	1	3	35	35.00	0	35
WR Brock Newhart	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
FB Kennedy Appleton	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
RB Arnold Hardy	1	3	20	20.00	21	20

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keith Barton	7	9	79	11.29	34	23	0
WR Maurice Kinney	6	10	38	6.33	0	15	0
TE Robbie Rayburn	4	6	53	13.25	32	26	1
WR Devon Wylie	3	5	19	6.33	0	15	1
FB Eugene White	2	3	6	3.00	3	3	0
WR Dan Murphy	2	2	9	4.50	0	9	0
RB Billy Joe Glaser	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Norbert Frederick	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Arnold Hardy	1	0	0	0
Tito Lysne	0	1	0	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dee Ford	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nathan Dinstel	4	172	43.0	28.8	47	0

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Drew Rhodes	6	265	44.2	32.3	48	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Boyd	2/3	1/2	1/2	52	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richard Burgess	1/1	0/0	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hardy	4	51	12.8	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Stultz	2	17	8.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dan Murphy	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randal Forsey	9	1	0.5	20	41
CB Donnie Nord	5	1	0.0	17	37
DE Robbie Toombs	4	0	1.0	17	38
S Tyrus Youngblood	4	0	1.0	20	41
OLB Joey Namnath	3	4	0.0	19	30
S Peyton Horton	3	1	0.0	8	32
S Kendall Brewer	3	0	0.0	20	40
DT Jack Mills	2	1	1.0	7	13
DT Ted Granville	2	2	0.5	13	28
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	5	2
DT Harold Bernstein	2	0	0.0	15	26
OLB Lance Distel	2	0	0.0	8	17
OLB Randal Montgomery	2	0	0.0	1	3
S Griffin Stevens	1	0	0.0	0	9
DE Quentin Davis	1	0	0.0	3	3
OLB Kyle Van Noy	1	0	0.0	2	9
DE Andrew Emmons	1	0	0.0	16	32
CB Colin Lowell	0	2	0.0	18	32

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Gabe Frederick	6	2	35	27
S Lewis Matthews	5	3	34	26
CB Vernon Nelson	5	2	21	15
ILB Keegan Jennings	5	2	24	15
OLB Zach Brown	5	0	28	21
OLB Renaldo Gardner	5	0	19	15
DT C.J. Russell	4	2	22	17
DT Brandon Thompson	3	1	25	19
DT Austin Holmes	3	1	29	20
CB Walt Lynch	3	1	37	27
CB Nolan Slatken	3	1	38	27
DE Dee Ford	3	0	31	22
DE Malcolm Unutoa	2	1	35	25
S Riddick Clemons	1	1	13	10
ILB Walt Turnbull	0	3	15	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Knock	PPlay
DE Robbie Toombs	1.0	0	38
S Tyrus Youngblood	1.0	0	41
DT Jack Mills	1.0	0	13
DT Ted Granville	0.5	0	28
ILB Randal Forsey	0.5	0	41
DT Harold Bernstein	0.0	2	26

St. Louis	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dee Ford	2	22
DT Brandon Thompson	1	19
DT Austin Holmes	1	20
ILB Keegan Jennings	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randal Forsey	7	0	41
S Peyton Horton	4	0	32
CB Donnie Nord	3	2	37
S Kendall Brewer	3	1	40
DE Robbie Toombs	2	0	38
S Tyrus Youngblood	2	0	41
OLB Randal Montgomery	2	0	3
ILB Kerry O'Donnell	1	0	2
S Griffin Stevens	1	0	9
OLB Kyle Van Noy	1	0	9
DT Harold Bernstein	0	1	26

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nolan Slatken	3	1	27
ILB Keegan Jennings	3	0	15
OLB Renaldo Gardner	3	0	15
OLB Zach Brown	2	1	21
S Gabe Frederick	2	0	27
CB Vernon Nelson	2	0	15
CB Walt Lynch	2	0	27
DE Dee Ford	1	0	22
S Riddick Clemons	0	1	10

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tito Lysne	6	8	1	39	28
Pete Domico	3	9	0	39	28
Barrett Jones	3	8	0	39	28
Chuck Fredrickson	3	5	0	39	28
Sammie Gargac	2	5	0	39	28
Aaron Tokunaga	1	2	0	27	17

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ethan Brown	4	6	20	2	41
Jermaine Farr	3	4	20	1	41
Bart McNeil	1	3	20	0	41
Alfred Walton	1	2	20	1	41
Arnie Peters	0	2	20	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry O'Donnell	2	14
Kennedy Appleton	1	15
Griffin Stevens	1	13

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Eugene White	2	12
Broderick Stultz	1	20
Oliver Duffy	1	7

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jackson Walters	37	26	---	---	14	77
Sammie Gargac	39	28	---	---	7	74
Chuck Fredrickson	39	28	---	---	7	74
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	20	41	8	69
Leroy McNeil	39	28	---	---	---	67
Barrett Jones	39	28	---	---	---	67
Tito Lysne	39	28	---	---	---	67
Pete Domico	39	28	---	---	---	67
Kendall Brewer	---	---	20	40	2	62
Randal Forsey	---	---	20	41	1	62
Don Kramer	25	19	---	---	16	60
Robert Woods	34	22	---	---	4	60
Robbie Toombs	---	---	17	38	1	56
Donnie Nord	---	---	17	37	1	55
Colin Lowell	---	---	18	32	5	55
Joey Namnath	---	---	19	30	1	50
Andrew Emmons	---	---	16	32	2	50
Arnold Hardy	27	16	---	---	6	49
Aaron Tokunaga	27	17	---	---	4	48
Edward Benfer	12	12	---	---	22	46
Harold Bernstein	---	---	15	26	3	44
Ted Granville	---	---	13	28	2	43
Peyton Horton	---	---	8	32	1	41
Marcus Fitzgerald	14	11	---	---	13	38
Kennedy Appleton	11	10	---	---	15	36
Lance Distel	---	---	8	17	10	35
Jack Mills	---	---	7	13	4	24
Griffin Stevens	---	---	0	9	13	22
Kerry O'Donnell	---	---	5	2	14	21
Tom Harris	---	---	4	9	4	17
Randal Montgomery	---	---	1	3	13	17
Daniel Wooden	---	---	2	3	10	15
Aaron Spar	2	2	---	---	9	13
Harold Wolfe	---	---	5	6	---	11
Brock Newhart	6	5	---	---	---	11
Kyle Van Noy	---	---	2	9	---	11
Quentin Davis	---	---	3	3	4	10
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	9	9
Nathan Dinstel	0	0	---	---	7	7
Connor Brandon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Zack Martin	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roosevelt Kelly	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wayne Anderson	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jerry Young	0	0	---	---	5	5
Randy Griffin	0	0	---	---	---	0
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ethan Brown	20	41	---	---	7	68
Nolan Slatken	---	---	38	27	3	68
Gabe Frederick	---	---	35	27	5	67
Walt Lynch	---	---	37	27	3	67
Malcolm Unutoa	---	---	35	25	3	63
Lewis Matthews	---	---	34	26	2	62
Arnie Peters	20	41	---	---	---	61
Bart McNeil	20	41	---	---	---	61
Jermaine Farr	20	41	---	---	---	61
Jimmy Garappolo	20	41	---	---	---	61
Alfred Walton	20	41	---	---	---	61
Robbie Rayburn	18	37	---	---	4	59
Dee Ford	---	---	31	22	2	55
Austin Holmes	---	---	29	20	5	54
Maurice Kinney	18	29	---	---	6	53
Zach Brown	---	---	28	21	3	52
Keegan Jennings	---	---	24	15	11	50
Brandon Thompson	---	---	25	19	2	46
C.J. Russell	---	---	22	17	7	46
Keith Barton	14	32	---	---	---	46
Renaldo Gardner	---	---	19	15	11	45
Eugene White	7	25	---	---	12	44
Devon Wylie	12	19	---	---	10	41
Billy Joe Glaser	11	29	---	---	1	41
Bryson Mayes	9	12	---	---	20	41
Vernon Nelson	---	---	21	15	1	37
Riddick Clemons	---	---	13	10	14	37
Walt Turnbull	---	---	15	13	6	34
Dan Murphy	4	13	---	---	14	31
Norbert Frederick	5	5	---	---	16	26
J.B. Serino	---	---	5	2	18	25
Broderick Stultz	0	0	---	---	20	20
Bryant Dennis	---	---	9	5	5	19
Dwayne Allen	2	4	---	---	6	12
Garrett Dawson	---	---	9	2	---	11
Mickey Poston	0	0	---	---	7	7
Norbert Moore	0	0	---	---	7	7
Oliver Duffy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donnie Mineo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeffrey Nixon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Drew Rhodes	0	0	---	---	6	6
Richard Burgess	0	0	---	---	5	5
Dan Fouts	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mercury Fisk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mickey Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Lynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	39	7.8
Middle	25	101	4.0
Right	8	73	9.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	16	5.3
Middle	12	54	4.5
Right	5	12	2.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	28	18	6	0	2	3	5	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jimmy Garappolo	37	26	3	4	3	4	0	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	111	13.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	30	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	52	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	35	35.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	66	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	113	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jackson Walters	9	6	0	33	1	26
WR Robert Woods	6	5	0	43	0	22
WR Don Kramer	3	1	0	35	1	19
RB Arnold Hardy	3	1	1	20	1	16
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	2	1	1	30	1	11
FB Kennedy Appleton	2	1	0	7	0	10
FB Aaron Tokunaga	2	2	0	52	2	17
WR Brock Newhart	1	1	0	8	0	5

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Maurice Kinney	10	6	2	38	0	29
WR Keith Barton	9	7	0	79	1	32
TE Robbie Rayburn	6	4	0	53	2	37
WR Devon Wylie	5	3	1	19	0	19
FB Eugene White	3	2	0	6	0	25
WR Dan Murphy	2	2	0	9	0	13
RB Billy Joe Glaser	1	1	0	3	0	29
TE Norbert Frederick	1	1	0	12	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Hardy	4	22	5.50	5.71
Leroy McNeil	2	4	2.00	2.00
Edward Benfer	1	9	9.00	5.83

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Joe Glaser	1	1	1.00	4.00
Bryson Mayes	1	0	0.00	3.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	1	0	0	0.00	8.14

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jimmy Garappolo	7	4	23	3.29	5.92

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Arnold Hardy	1	0	0	0.00	6.67

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Robbie Rayburn	3	1	4	1.33	8.83
WR Maurice Kinney	2	2	14	7.00	3.80
WR Devon Wylie	1	1	5	5.00	3.80
FB Eugene White	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Hardy	4	1
Leroy McNeil	1	0
Edward Benfer	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Billy Joe Glaser	1	1
Jimmy Garappolo	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	7	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jimmy Garappolo	6	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Woods	2	2	2
TE Jackson Walters	2	1	1
WR Marcus Fitzgerald	1	0	0
WR Brock Newhart	1	1	1
RB Arnold Hardy	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Maurice Kinney	4	2	0
WR Devon Wylie	1	1	1
RB Billy Joe Glaser	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,200 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (24,600)
End Zone 11,100 (17,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (10,200)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (15,700)
Club Seats 4,100 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (5,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,200 (79,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (24,600)
End Zone	11,100 (17,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (10,200)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (15,700)
Club Seats	4,100 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (5,300)