Week 7, 2043

played in Dallas, TX

57 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	3	3	3	-	9
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:05 DAL - Jackson Walters 11 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Johnnie Van Kirk extra point)
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 40 field goal
3Q: 10:21 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 35 field goal
4Q: 05:42 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 19 field goal
4Q: 00:32 DAL - Johnnie Van Kirk 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:05 DAL - Jackson Walters 11 pass from Ryan Tannehill (Johnnie Van Kirk extra point)
2Q: 00:24 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 40 field goal
3Q: 10:21 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 35 field goal
4Q: 05:42 MIN - Dixon Hawthorne 19 field goal
4Q: 00:32 DAL - Johnnie Van Kirk 25 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 2-4 3-4
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 7 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 283 229
- Offensive Plays 74 66
- Yards per Play 3.82 3.47
Net Rushing Yards 139 106
- Rushing Attempts 36 31
- Yards per Rush 3.86 3.42
Net Passing Yards 144 123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 14 - 4 32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 158 145
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.79 3.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/54 9/66
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 31:54 28:06

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	2-4	3-4
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	7	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	283	229
- Offensive Plays	74	66
- Yards per Play	3.82	3.47
Net Rushing Yards	139	106
- Rushing Attempts	36	31
- Yards per Rush	3.86	3.42
Net Passing Yards	144	123
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 14 - 4	32 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	158	145
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.79	3.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/54	9/66
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	31:54	28:06

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:21	3:16	OWN 20	7	27	Interception
1	5:51	3:08	OWN 7	5	1	Punt
1	2:34	2:09	OWN 49	5	19	Interception
2	8:58	1:29	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	3:38	1:02	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
2	2:02	1:45	OWN 20	9	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:47	OWN 20	11	62	Field Goal
3	8:49	1:04	OWN 40	3	-5	Punt
3	5:33	1:36	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
3	2:29	2:20	OWN 18	5	19	Interception
4	14:00	2:04	OWN 27	5	20	Punt
4	10:47	5:13	OPP 49	9	47	Field Goal
4	2:23	0:36	OWN 7	3	4	Punt
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 20	3	4	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:39	OWN 42	6	8	Punt
1	8:05	2:14	OWN 37	6	11	Punt
1	2:43	0:09	OWN 46	1	5	Fumble
1	0:25	6:27	OWN 6	13	94	Touchdown
2	7:29	3:51	OWN 41	7	11	Punt
2	2:36	0:34	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	10:13	1:24	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	7:45	2:12	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
3	3:57	1:28	OWN 31	3	1	Punt
3	0:09	1:09	OPP 40	5	20	Missed FG
4	11:56	1:09	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	5:34	3:11	OWN 31	5	11	Punt
4	1:47	1:20	OPP 45	6	37	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tyrus Youngblood, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Kendrick Ward	22	71	3.23	13	3
Rick Silas	6	25	4.17	8	0
Butch Medsker	5	26	5.20	11	1
Colton Novak	2	17	8.50	13	1
Bob Huntley	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Luca Schulz	23	63	2.74	14	1
Ryan Tannehill	5	32	6.40	13	2
Leon Wilkins	3	11	3.67	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colton Novak	36	14	158	2/14	0	27	4	13.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Tannehill	32	19	145	3/22	1	19	0	80.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Evans	5	14	89	17.80	29	27
WR Dwight Bridges	5	10	54	10.80	29	26
WR Tim Givens	2	4	3	1.50	0	4
TE Derrick Brechbill	2	5	12	6.00	3	9
RB Kendrick Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robert Woods	7	11	76	10.86	13	19	0
RB Luca Schulz	4	8	8	2.00	8	8	0
FB Ed Utley	2	2	9	4.50	0	7	0
TE Jackson Walters	2	2	12	6.00	6	11	1
WR Don Kramer	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Jeff Johnstone	1	3	14	14.00	7	14	0
RB Leon Wilkins	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Julio Van DeWege	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Tyrus Youngblood	2	0	0.00
ILB Desmond Benge	1	0	0.00
CB Carson Fleming	1	10	10.00

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Ziggy Ansoh	1	0
Butch Medsker	0	1
Benjamin Stone	0	1
Ivan Chandler	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Luca Schulz	2	0
Leon Wilkins	1	0
Ed Utley	0	1
Andrew Emmons	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dixon Hawthorne	7	256	36.6	36.1	48	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Forsey	9	425	47.2	38.6	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dixon Hawthorne	3/3	1/1	0/0	40	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Johnnie Van Kirk	1/2	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vernon Warren	3	18	6.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luca Schulz	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Collin Garrett	2	61	30.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	8	1	0.0	31	33
S Benjamin Stone	7	3	0.0	27	31
DT Mercury Gonzalez	4	1	2.0	27	27
CB Vernon Warren	4	1	0.0	25	24
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	4	0	0.0	25	28
DT A.J. Covington	3	1	1.0	18	21
S Terry Mathews	3	1	0.0	30	33
ILB Jimmy Wayne	3	1	0.0	26	33
DE Ziggy Ansoh	3	0	0.0	24	30
S Zayden Drain	3	0	0.0	5	5
CB Ike Clark	2	3	0.0	28	32
OLB Keegan George	2	1	0.0	6	9
ILB Sean Spence	2	0	0.0	8	9
DE Sedrick Matthews	2	0	0.0	18	29
WR Dwight Bridges	2	0	---	---	---
DT Trent Schroeder	1	2	0.0	16	17
WR Tim Givens	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Evans	1	0	---	---	---
CB Harrison Voinovich	0	1	0.0	1	5

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	9	3	0.0	36	38
OLB Randal Montgomery	7	1	0.0	27	24
CB Carson Fleming	7	1	0.0	17	29
DE Tracy Sweeney	6	0	1.0	25	25
S Bucky Patterson	5	0	0.0	35	38
ILB Desmond Benge	3	9	0.5	34	35
DT Alejandro Gentry	3	2	0.0	18	19
DT Kelly Gray	2	2	0.0	19	14
CB Hardy Clements	2	0	0.0	2	9
DT Vincent Austin	1	1	0.5	13	11
CB Desmond Trufant	1	1	0.0	36	38
OLB Lance Distel	1	0	0.0	12	13
CB Max Hauck	1	0	0.0	34	29
OLB Gilbert Hopper	1	0	0.0	11	3
DT Jack Mills	1	0	0.0	29	32
ILB Grant Mazor	1	0	0.0	5	8
DE Andrew Emmons	1	0	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Mercury Gonzalez	2.0	0	1	27
DT A.J. Covington	1.0	1	0	21
OLB Abraham Andruzzi	0.0	0	1	28
ILB Jimmy Wayne	0.0	0	1	33

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tracy Sweeney	1.0	0	2	0	25
DT Vincent Austin	0.5	1	0	0	11
ILB Desmond Benge	0.5	0	0	0	35
DT Jack Mills	0.0	1	1	0	32
DE Xavier Healey	0.0	0	2	0	32
DT Kelly Gray	0.0	0	1	0	14
OLB Randal Montgomery	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ivan Chandler	6	0	33
S Terry Mathews	3	1	33
S Benjamin Stone	2	1	31
CB Vernon Warren	1	1	24
OLB Keegan George	1	1	9
ILB Sean Spence	1	0	9
CB Ike Clark	1	0	32
DE Ziggy Ansoh	1	0	30
DT A.J. Covington	1	0	21
S Zayden Drain	1	0	5
ILB Jimmy Wayne	1	0	33
DE Sedrick Matthews	0	1	29

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Tyrus Youngblood	3	0	2	38
CB Carson Fleming	2	0	1	29
CB Hardy Clements	2	0	0	9
OLB Randal Montgomery	2	0	0	24
S Bucky Patterson	1	2	0	38
CB Max Hauck	1	1	0	29
OLB Lance Distel	1	0	0	13
DT Kelly Gray	1	0	0	14
ILB Grant Mazor	1	0	0	8
CB Desmond Trufant	0	1	0	38
ILB Desmond Benge	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Maddox Sandhu	3	11	36	0	38
Dan Ogden	2	8	36	1	38
Renaldo Bradford	1	6	36	1	38
Bob Huntley	1	3	19	0	10
John Raymond	1	3	36	0	38
Reggie Higdon	1	2	36	0	38
Derrick Brechbill	0	1	29	0	28

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Elijah Borkowski	2	4	31	1	35
Nolan Carlisle	1	5	31	2	35
Sammie Gargac	1	5	31	0	35
Harold Gardner	1	5	23	0	29
Pete Domico	1	4	31	0	35
Ed Utley	1	1	24	0	22
Connor Brandon	0	2	8	0	6
Abraham Dunn	0	1	8	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Butch Medsker	2	26
Maddox Sandhu	1	10
Brandon Gordon	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cochrane	2	11
Grant Mazor	1	26

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Maddox Sandhu	36	38	---	---	10	84
Dan Ogden	36	38	---	---	10	84
Vernon Warren	---	---	25	24	28	77
Reggie Higdon	36	38	---	---	---	74
Colton Novak	36	38	---	---	---	74
John Raymond	36	38	---	---	---	74
Renaldo Bradford	36	38	---	---	---	74
Derrick Brechbill	29	28	---	---	15	72
Ivan Chandler	---	---	31	33	2	66
Tim Givens	32	28	---	---	5	65
Terry Mathews	---	---	30	33	2	65
Ike Clark	---	---	28	32	2	62
Jimmy Wayne	---	---	26	33	2	61
Benjamin Stone	---	---	27	31	2	60
Mike Evans	28	31	---	---	---	59
Mercury Gonzalez	---	---	27	27	2	56
Ziggy Ansoh	---	---	24	30	1	55
Abraham Andruzzi	---	---	25	28	1	54
Sean Spence	---	---	8	9	33	50
Sedrick Matthews	---	---	18	29	2	49
Kendrick Ward	22	25	---	---	1	48
A.J. Covington	---	---	18	21	6	45
Trent Schroeder	---	---	16	17	10	43
Dwight Bridges	16	27	---	---	---	43
Bob Huntley	19	10	---	---	13	42
Butch Medsker	7	6	---	---	26	39
Cary Halvorsen	8	13	---	---	14	35
Freddie Johnstone	5	12	---	---	11	28
Rick Silas	7	7	---	---	13	27
Keegan George	---	---	6	9	9	24
Elias Batista	---	---	13	6	1	20
Zayden Drain	---	---	5	5	8	18
Brandon Gordon	---	---	4	6	7	17
K.C. Bryant	---	---	6	5	4	15
Dixon Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	14	14
Lance Harding	6	3	---	---	4	13
Greg Vaughn	---	---	3	2	7	12
Bernie Bartlett	1	0	---	---	10	11
Earnest Hammontree	0	0	---	---	10	10
Joshua Hampton	0	0	---	---	10	10
Phil Stone	0	0	---	---	10	10
Harrison Voinovich	---	---	1	5	---	6
Archie Shabazz	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bruce Sloan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ian Garcia	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elliot Gardner	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bucky Patterson	---	---	35	38	5	78
Desmond Trufant	---	---	36	38	4	78
Sammie Gargac	31	35	---	---	11	77
Nolan Carlisle	31	35	---	---	11	77
Tyrus Youngblood	---	---	36	38	3	77
Pete Domico	31	35	---	---	9	75
Desmond Benge	---	---	34	35	2	71
Max Hauck	---	---	34	29	7	70
Jackson Walters	30	20	---	---	18	68
Jack Mills	---	---	29	32	6	67
Ryan Tannehill	31	35	---	---	---	66
Elijah Borkowski	31	35	---	---	---	66
Luca Schulz	28	29	---	---	8	65
Ed Utley	24	22	---	---	18	64
Xavier Healey	---	---	28	32	3	63
Robert Woods	28	33	---	---	---	61
Jeff Johnstone	23	25	---	---	9	57
Harold Gardner	23	29	---	---	2	54
Randal Montgomery	---	---	27	24	3	54
Tracy Sweeney	---	---	25	25	2	52
Carson Fleming	---	---	17	29	2	48
Alejandro Gentry	---	---	18	19	2	39
Grant Mazor	---	---	5	8	26	39
Kelly Gray	---	---	19	14	4	37
Don Kramer	2	11	---	---	22	35
Lance Distel	---	---	12	13	7	32
Vincent Austin	---	---	13	11	3	27
Ricky Lindsay	---	---	7	13	6	26
Hardy Clements	---	---	2	9	14	25
Abraham Dunn	8	7	---	---	10	25
Julio Van DeWege	8	15	---	---	---	23
Gilbert Hopper	---	---	11	3	8	22
Andrew Emmons	---	---	8	6	6	20
Collin Garrett	0	0	---	---	18	18
Aaron Tokunaga	1	7	---	---	8	16
Connor Brandon	8	6	---	---	---	14
Leon Wilkins	3	6	---	---	3	12
Mike Cochrane	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kenneth Forsey	0	0	---	---	11	11
Roosevelt Kelly	0	0	---	---	11	11
Taylor Finley	---	---	0	2	6	8
Johnnie Van Kirk	0	0	---	---	5	5
Edwin Brewer	---	---	0	0	4	4
Courtney Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Walt Harris	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terrell Whalen	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	20	6.7
Middle	25	97	3.9
Right	8	22	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	21	99	4.7
Right	5	1	0.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colton Novak	36	14	4	3	3	4	6	1	4

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Tannehill	32	19	0	2	2	5	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	26	26.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	81	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	1	4	0.8
Long (19+ Yds)	14	2	47	3.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	22	2.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	42	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	81	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Evans	14	5	1	89	3	31
WR Dwight Bridges	10	5	2	54	1	27
TE Derrick Brechbill	5	2	0	12	0	28
WR Tim Givens	4	2	0	3	0	28
WR Cary Halvorsen	2	0	0	0	0	13
RB Kendrick Ward	1	0	0	0	0	25

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Robert Woods	11	7	1	76	33
RB Luca Schulz	8	4	1	8	29
WR Jeff Johnstone	3	1	0	14	25
WR Don Kramer	2	1	0	6	11
WR Julio Van DeWege	2	0	0	0	15
FB Ed Utley	2	2	0	9	22
TE Jackson Walters	2	2	0	12	20
FB Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	0	14	7
RB Leon Wilkins	1	1	0	6	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kendrick Ward	4	10	2.50	3.23
Butch Medsker	1	2	2.00	5.20
Rick Silas	1	1	1.00	4.17

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Luca Schulz	3	5	1.67	2.74

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colton Novak	1	0	0	0.00	4.39

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Tannehill	1	1	11	11.00	4.53

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Bridges	1	0	0	0.00	5.40

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jackson Walters	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Kendrick Ward	2	1
Butch Medsker	1	0
Bob Huntley	1	0
Colton Novak	1	1
Rick Silas	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Luca Schulz	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colton Novak	13	4	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Tannehill	13	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Evans	6	3	3
WR Dwight Bridges	4	1	1
WR Tim Givens	2	0	0
WR Cary Halvorsen	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Robert Woods	7	3	2
FB Ed Utley	2	2	1
WR Don Kramer	1	0	0
WR Julio Van DeWege	1	0	0
FB Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	1
RB Luca Schulz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,400 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,700 (18,400)
End Zone 11,800 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,400 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,700)
Club Seats 13,800 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,500 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,400 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,700 (18,400)
End Zone	11,800 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,400 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,700)
Club Seats	13,800 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,500 (9,900)