Week 16, 2042

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	7	13	10	7	-	37
Houston Texans	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 00:53 DAL - Arnold Hardy 8 run (Gene McCormick extra point)
2Q: 13:06 DAL - Gene McCormick 25 field goal
2Q: 06:33 DAL - Arnold Hardy 5 run (Gene McCormick extra point)
2Q: 00:25 DAL - Gene McCormick 38 field goal
3Q: 10:03 DAL - Jackson Walters 16 pass from Leroy McNeil (Gene McCormick extra point)
3Q: 03:34 DAL - Gene McCormick 39 field goal
4Q: 04:15 DAL - Tyrus Youngblood 49 interception return (Gene McCormick extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:49 HOU - C.J. Grant 1 run (Angel McTermid extra point)
1Q: 00:53 DAL - Arnold Hardy 8 run (Gene McCormick extra point)
2Q: 13:06 DAL - Gene McCormick 25 field goal
2Q: 06:33 DAL - Arnold Hardy 5 run (Gene McCormick extra point)
2Q: 00:25 DAL - Gene McCormick 38 field goal
3Q: 10:03 DAL - Jackson Walters 16 pass from Leroy McNeil (Gene McCormick extra point)
3Q: 03:34 DAL - Gene McCormick 39 field goal
4Q: 04:15 DAL - Tyrus Youngblood 49 interception return (Gene McCormick extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 9-6 5-10
First Downs 26 14
- by Rushing 14 6
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 362 241
- Offensive Plays 71 53
- Yards per Play 5.10 4.55
Net Rushing Yards 156 104
- Rushing Attempts 39 23
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.52
Net Passing Yards 206 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 23 - 0 27 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 206 151
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.44 4.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/15 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 5/147
Interception Ret./Yards 2/65 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 35:05 24:55

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	9-6	5-10
First Downs	26	14
- by Rushing	14	6
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	362	241
- Offensive Plays	71	53
- Yards per Play	5.10	4.55
Net Rushing Yards	156	104
- Rushing Attempts	39	23
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.52
Net Passing Yards	206	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 23 - 0	27 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	206	151
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.44	4.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/15	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	5/147
Interception Ret./Yards	2/65	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	35:05	24:55

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	0:49	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
1	5:11	4:25	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	14:09	1:09	OPP 17	3	9	Field Goal
2	11:29	5:06	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
2	5:14	1:37	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	2:35	2:18	OWN 20	7	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:32	OWN 20	4	1	Punt
3	12:40	2:48	50	7	50	Touchdown
3	8:45	5:16	OWN 40	10	38	Field Goal
3	1:04	1:11	OWN 14	3	6	Punt
4	11:10	6:34	OWN 21	10	44	Punt
4	1:13	1:13	OWN 33	2	2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 44	8	56	Touchdown
1	9:54	4:43	OWN 37	7	26	Punt
1	0:46	1:37	OWN 29	3	8	Interception
2	13:00	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	6:23	1:09	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
2	3:37	1:02	OWN 41	3	7	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 35	2	13	Half
3	13:28	0:48	50	2	0	Fumble
3	9:52	1:07	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
3	3:29	2:25	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
4	14:53	3:43	OWN 27	7	52	Fumble
4	4:36	0:31	OWN 20	2	11	Interception
4	4:05	2:52	OWN 22	6	18	Punt

Game MVP: Leroy McNeil, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Arnold Hardy	23	124	5.39	13	5	2
Jerry Young	12	12	1.00	9	0	0
Robert Woods	1	12	12.00	12	1	0
Edward Benfer	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Mark Greer	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Louis Keith	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	13	52	4.00	15	1	1
Cary Hicks	8	38	4.75	13	1	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	2	14	7.00	12	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy McNeil	32	23	206	0/0	1	22	0	99.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edwin Schneggenburger	22	14	132	3/14	0	30	1	61.2
Norman Gordon	5	3	19	0/0	0	11	1	28.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jerry Young	8	8	62	7.75	40	22	0
TE Jackson Walters	5	6	54	10.80	17	18	1
WR Robert Woods	3	6	32	10.67	3	14	0
WR Luke Westbrook	2	2	18	9.00	3	12	0
WR Don Kramer	2	3	19	9.50	3	13	0
TE Mark Greer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Abraham Dunn	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Louis Keith	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
RB Arnold Hardy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dixon Edwards	9	13	98	10.89	44	30
WR Cedric Allison	3	5	31	10.33	2	14
RB C.J. Grant	2	4	14	7.00	2	11
TE Coby Fleener	1	2	3	3.00	0	3
WR Gene Banks	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Mercury Stokes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Desmond Trufant	1	16	16.00	0
S Tyrus Youngblood	1	49	49.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ted Granville	0	1	1	0
Mike McGowan	0	1	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cedric Allison	1	0	0	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Kitna	5	200	40.0	33.8	53	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lionel Brew	7	296	42.3	34.4	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gene McCormick	3/3	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel McTermid	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arnold Hardy	1	15	15.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Max Hauck	1	13	13.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	4	126	31.5	0
C.J. Grant	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	5	2	0.0	23	27
CB Mike McGowan	5	1	0.0	15	24
S Peyton Horton	5	1	0.0	20	28
CB Desmond Trufant	4	1	0.0	20	25
S Bucky Patterson	4	0	0.0	6	12
DE Edwin Brewer	3	0	1.0	16	21
OLB Randal Montgomery	3	2	0.5	15	17
OLB Lance Distel	3	2	0.0	16	19
DT Alejandro Gentry	3	0	0.0	9	14
DT Ted Granville	2	4	1.0	16	16
ILB Wayne Anderson	2	1	0.0	19	29
DT Jack Mills	1	1	0.5	12	14
DE Andrew Emmons	1	0	0.0	11	14
CB Max Hauck	0	2	0.0	19	27
ILB Randal Forsey	0	1	0.0	4	1
CB Andy Campbell	0	1	0.0	5	8

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Emmett Cable	10	1	0.0	23	10
S Roderick Hutton	7	3	0.0	36	31
ILB Jerome Henry	6	1	0.0	37	32
DT Ty Terry	5	1	0.0	18	19
S Brian Van Hoose	5	1	0.0	19	22
S Alexis Carmazzi	4	1	0.0	37	31
CB Jaiden Matthews	3	5	0.0	37	32
OLB Donald Morehead	3	3	0.0	32	26
OLB Max Hout	3	2	0.0	29	21
DT Lee Kirkaldie	3	1	0.0	21	13
DE Rodney Tylke	2	1	0.0	25	21
OLB Trent Steiner	2	0	0.0	8	4
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	0.0	39	32
DE Abel Kurtz	1	3	0.0	32	26
CB Rod Torres	1	1	0.0	5	9
ILB Sam Massare	1	0	0.0	9	5
S Sam Bishop	1	0	0.0	1	1
RB C.J. Grant	1	0	---	---	---
DT Herb Brady	0	1	0.0	7	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Brewer	1.0	1	0	21
DT Ted Granville	1.0	0	1	16
DT Jack Mills	0.5	0	0	14
OLB Randal Montgomery	0.5	0	0	17
DE Quentin Davis	0.0	2	0	25
DE Xavier Healey	0.0	1	0	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Max Hout	0.0	0	1	1	21
CB Jaiden Matthews	0.0	0	1	0	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Desmond Trufant	4	2	1	25
S Bucky Patterson	3	0	0	12
CB Mike McGowan	3	0	0	24
S Peyton Horton	2	0	0	28
OLB Randal Montgomery	2	0	0	17
S Tyrus Youngblood	1	0	1	27
OLB Lance Distel	1	0	0	19
ILB Wayne Anderson	1	0	0	29

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Brian Van Hoose	3	2	22
OLB Donald Morehead	3	0	26
CB Jaiden Matthews	3	0	32
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	0	31
ILB Jerome Henry	3	0	32
ILB Emmett Cable	2	1	10
CB Percy Van DeWege	2	0	32
CB Rod Torres	1	0	9
ILB Sam Massare	1	0	5
OLB Max Hout	1	0	21
OLB Trent Steiner	1	0	4
S Roderick Hutton	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Pete Domico	7	11	1	38	32
Connor Brandon	4	7	0	38	32
Chuck Fredrickson	2	13	1	39	32
Sammie Gargac	2	5	0	37	32
Tito Lysne	1	1	0	37	32
Randal Hitchcock	0	1	0	2	0
Jackson Walters	0	1	0	33	24

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	5	8	2	22	0	29
Buddy Brandon	2	5	0	20	1	25
Doug Beasley	1	5	0	23	0	30
B.J. Lincoln	1	1	0	19	0	25
Bruce Sloan	0	1	0	23	0	30
Shawn Houston	0	1	0	3	0	5
Earl Gietzen	0	0	0	21	2	26

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Patterson	4	15
Douglas Haggard	1	17
Max Hauck	1	10
Edward Benfer	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Massare	1	28
B.J. Lincoln	1	17

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sammie Gargac	37	32	---	---	7	76
Chuck Fredrickson	39	32	---	---	1	72
Leroy McNeil	39	32	---	---	---	71
Pete Domico	38	32	---	---	---	70
Connor Brandon	38	32	---	---	---	70
Jackson Walters	33	24	---	---	13	70
Tito Lysne	37	32	---	---	---	69
Robert Woods	34	29	---	---	---	63
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	23	27	7	57
Max Hauck	---	---	19	27	10	56
Mike McGowan	---	---	15	24	14	53
Jerry Young	14	16	---	---	23	53
Arnold Hardy	26	18	---	---	8	52
Peyton Horton	---	---	20	28	1	49
Wayne Anderson	---	---	19	29	---	48
Lance Distel	---	---	16	19	12	47
Desmond Trufant	---	---	20	25	2	47
Don Kramer	24	20	---	---	---	44
Quentin Davis	---	---	19	25	---	44
Edward Benfer	19	16	---	---	6	41
Louis Keith	18	13	---	---	8	39
Edwin Brewer	---	---	16	21	---	37
Ted Granville	---	---	16	16	2	34
Andrew Emmons	---	---	11	14	9	34
Bucky Patterson	---	---	6	12	15	33
Mark Greer	8	6	---	---	18	32
Randal Montgomery	---	---	15	17	---	32
Jack Mills	---	---	12	14	5	31
Abraham Dunn	10	10	---	---	7	27
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	9	14	---	23
Andy Campbell	---	---	5	8	10	23
Brett Strom	2	1	---	---	17	20
Douglas Haggard	1	0	---	---	17	18
Xavier Healey	---	---	6	9	---	15
Luke Westbrook	6	7	---	---	---	13
Joey Namnath	---	---	2	0	10	12
Gene McCormick	0	0	---	---	11	11
Harry Soliday	2	0	---	---	8	10
Randal Hitchcock	2	0	---	---	8	10
Zack Martin	2	0	---	---	8	10
Roosevelt Kelly	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randal Forsey	---	---	4	1	2	7
Julio Kitna	0	0	---	---	5	5
Blaine Harmon	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rickey Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roderick Hutton	---	---	36	31	14	81
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	39	32	4	75
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	37	32	3	72
Jerome Henry	---	---	37	32	3	72
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	37	31	3	71
Donald Morehead	---	---	32	26	12	70
Dixon Edwards	23	28	---	---	15	66
C.J. Grant	14	27	---	---	22	63
B.J. Lincoln	19	25	---	---	17	61
Abel Kurtz	---	---	32	26	3	61
Bruce Sloan	23	30	---	---	7	60
Doug Beasley	23	30	---	---	1	54
Earl Gietzen	21	26	---	---	7	54
Max Hout	---	---	29	21	3	53
Xavier Su'a-Filo	22	29	---	---	---	51
Rodney Tylke	---	---	25	21	2	48
Edwin Schneggenburger	20	25	---	---	---	45
Buddy Brandon	20	25	---	---	---	45
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	19	22	2	43
Sam Massare	---	---	9	5	28	42
Ty Terry	---	---	18	19	2	39
Mercury Stokes	14	23	---	---	1	38
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	21	13	2	36
Emmett Cable	---	---	23	10	3	36
Kirk Curley	12	16	---	---	4	32
Coby Fleener	8	9	---	---	11	28
Cedric Allison	7	10	---	---	10	27
Johnny Lester	---	---	14	11	2	27
Rod Torres	---	---	5	9	12	26
Herb Brady	---	---	7	6	8	21
Cary Hicks	9	3	---	---	8	20
Shawn Houston	3	5	---	---	7	15
Wesley Cook	3	5	---	---	6	14
Gene Banks	6	8	---	---	---	14
Trent Steiner	---	---	8	4	2	14
Levon Biakabutuka	0	1	---	---	11	12
Sam Bishop	---	---	1	1	10	12
Norman Gordon	3	5	---	---	---	8
Darnell Dietz	---	---	0	0	7	7
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lionel Brew	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sammie Gwinn	0	0	---	---	5	5
Joseph de Marco	3	0	---	---	2	5
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	82	4.6
Middle	19	63	3.3
Right	2	11	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	30	4.3
Middle	15	72	4.8
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy McNeil	32	23	1	1	2	4	2	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edwin Schneggenburger	22	14	1	1	1	2	3	1	1
Norman Gordon	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	44	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	64	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-1	-0.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	41	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	13	2.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jerry Young	8	8	0	62	1	16
WR Robert Woods	6	3	0	32	0	29
TE Jackson Walters	6	5	0	54	0	24
WR Don Kramer	3	2	1	19	0	20
TE Abraham Dunn	3	1	1	8	0	10
WR Luke Westbrook	2	2	0	18	0	7
RB Arnold Hardy	2	0	0	0	0	18
TE Mark Greer	1	1	0	6	0	6
WR Louis Keith	1	1	0	7	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dixon Edwards	13	9	0	98	1	28
WR Cedric Allison	5	3	1	31	0	10
RB C.J. Grant	4	2	0	14	0	27
TE Coby Fleener	2	1	0	3	0	9
WR Mercury Stokes	1	0	0	0	0	23
WR Gene Banks	1	1	0	6	0	8
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Arnold Hardy	3	14	4.67	5.39
Jerry Young	2	-3	-1.50	1.00
Edward Benfer	1	3	3.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Grant	3	6	2.00	4.00
Cary Hicks	1	8	8.00	4.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy McNeil	4	3	26	6.50	6.44

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Luke Westbrook	1	1	6	6.00	9.00
RB Jerry Young	1	1	4	4.00	7.75
TE Jackson Walters	1	1	16	16.00	9.00
TE Abraham Dunn	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Arnold Hardy	3	2
Jerry Young	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Cary Hicks	1	0
Edwin Schneggenburger	1	0
C.J. Grant	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy McNeil	9	6	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edwin Schneggenburger	5	3	0
Norman Gordon	1	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jerry Young	3	3	3
WR Luke Westbrook	1	1	0
WR Don Kramer	1	0	0
WR Robert Woods	1	0	0
RB Arnold Hardy	1	0	0
TE Mark Greer	1	1	0
TE Jackson Walters	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cedric Allison	2	2	0
WR Dixon Edwards	2	1	1
RB C.J. Grant	2	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,700 (21,100)
End Zone 13,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,300 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,300 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,700 (21,100)
End Zone	13,300 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,300 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,000)