Week 9, 2045

played in Dallas, TX

65 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	0	7	-	21
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:18 DAL - Carlos Hyde 5 run (Terrell Whalen extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Alexander Winters 20 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 01:42 ATL - Peter Horn 70 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 01:26 ATL - Tanner Tripplehorn 33 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:18 DAL - Carlos Hyde 5 run (Terrell Whalen extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Alexander Winters 20 run (Julio Harding extra point)
2Q: 01:42 ATL - Peter Horn 70 run (Julio Harding extra point)
4Q: 01:26 ATL - Tanner Tripplehorn 33 interception return (Julio Harding extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 7-1 1-8
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 330 312
- Offensive Plays 54 68
- Yards per Play 6.11 4.59
Net Rushing Yards 223 140
- Rushing Attempts 29 33
- Yards per Rush 7.69 4.24
Net Passing Yards 107 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 12 - 0 31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 133 204
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/26 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 4.28 4.91
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.9 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/35 7/47
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 3/63
Interception Ret./Yards 2/33 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 20
Time of Possession 27:34 32:26

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	7-1	1-8
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	330	312
- Offensive Plays	54	68
- Yards per Play	6.11	4.59
Net Rushing Yards	223	140
- Rushing Attempts	29	33
- Yards per Rush	7.69	4.24
Net Passing Yards	107	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 12 - 0	31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	133	204
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/26	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	4.28	4.91
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.9	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/35	7/47
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	3/63
Interception Ret./Yards	2/33	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 20
Time of Possession	27:34	32:26

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
1	6:10	1:53	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
1	3:02	3:18	OWN 21	6	79	Touchdown
2	12:42	2:22	OWN 27	5	19	Punt
2	8:56	3:42	OWN 30	8	24	Punt
2	1:42	0:28	OWN 30	1	70	Touchdown
3	11:52	4:56	OWN 19	9	40	Punt
3	2:43	2:14	OWN 12	5	14	Punt
4	11:06	1:33	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
4	5:26	3:25	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	OPP 21	1	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	5:21	OWN 10	10	90	Touchdown
1	4:17	1:15	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	14:44	2:02	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
2	10:20	1:24	OWN 22	3	7	Punt
2	5:14	3:32	OWN 7	7	16	Punt
2	1:14	1:14	OWN 18	3	25	Half
3	15:00	3:08	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
3	6:56	4:13	OWN 20	9	50	Interception
3	0:29	4:23	OWN 30	8	38	Missed FG
4	9:33	4:07	OWN 19	9	46	Punt
4	2:01	0:44	OWN 19	3	-1	Interception
4	1:17	1:06	OWN 24	5	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Tanner Tripplehorn, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Peter Horn	13	123	9.46	70	4	1
Alexander Winters	11	69	6.27	20	4	1
E.J. Manuel	4	15	3.75	9	0	0
Denzel Skelly	1	16	16.00	16	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	19	76	4.00	13	2	1
Darryl Clancy	8	25	3.13	11	2	0
Dixon Alexander	4	31	7.75	10	2	0
Aaron Tokunaga	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Alejandro Barokas	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
E.J. Manuel	21	12	133	4/26	0	27	0	76.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dixon Alexander	31	21	204	4/32	0	34	2	59.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Quinn Rubio	3	6	41	13.67	18	27
TE Maxx Williams	3	3	36	12.00	0	17
WR Vince Wand	2	2	21	10.50	2	12
FB Brad Wappler	1	2	9	9.00	1	9
TE Chase Zachery	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	13	13.00	4	13
WR Denzel Skelly	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Casey Utley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Peter Horn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Abel Hutton	7	10	91	13.00	20	34
TE Winston Rasmic	4	4	16	4.00	0	10
RB Carlos Hyde	3	3	32	10.67	18	17
WR Johnnie Hanson	3	5	31	10.33	6	14
WR Phillip Dorsett	2	4	29	14.50	3	22
FB Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
WR Aidan Cambell	1	3	8	8.00	3	8

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tanner Tripplehorn	2	33	16.50	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos Gilmore	8	304	38.0	35.0	48	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Forsey	6	271	45.2	39.8	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julio Harding	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Terrell Whalen	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tanner Tripplehorn	2	12	6.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenneth Cottrell	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerry Serwanga	1	27	27.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phillip Dorsett	3	63	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Hayden Wilcox	9	0	0.0	25	15
ILB Kurt McElroy	7	4	0.0	30	34
S Lucas Pritchett	7	2	0.0	28	28
DE Kennedy Woodard	4	1	1.0	21	17
S Cary DeWalt	4	1	0.0	19	21
S Tanner Tripplehorn	3	4	0.0	28	30
S Jaquiski Tartt	3	1	0.0	26	32
CB Roderick Riti	3	1	0.0	21	25
CB Jerry Serwanga	3	0	0.0	15	18
DE Sammy Berman	2	0	1.5	18	23
ILB Skip Bell	2	0	0.0	7	2
DE Ken Hansen	2	0	0.0	21	21
DT Aaron Donald	1	2	1.5	16	23
DE Conrad Boyd	1	2	0.0	20	20
DT Tony Sciacca	1	1	0.0	3	1
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	1	0.0	18	27
CB Melvin Kozak	1	1	0.0	27	30
ILB Charles Roth	1	1	0.0	9	7
ILB Randall Vijitakula	1	0	0.0	5	1

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Thomas Gordon	5	0	0.0	26	23
DT Darren Reid	4	1	1.5	22	18
DT Jaxon Greer	4	3	1.0	19	19
CB Gino Green	4	2	0.0	26	24
S Gavin Moland	4	1	0.0	25	23
DT Vincent Austin	4	0	0.0	19	16
OLB Dante Fowler	3	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Dan Grier	3	1	0.0	20	9
S Peyton Horton	3	0	0.0	13	16
ILB Benardrick McKinney	2	1	0.0	26	24
CB Carson Fleming	2	0	0.0	13	14
DT Sean Heath	1	2	1.0	16	13
DE Trenton Hudson	1	2	0.5	15	7
CB Kenneth Cottrell	1	1	0.0	6	4
S Terry Mathews	1	1	0.0	22	12
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Aaron Donald	1.5	1	0	0	23
DE Sammy Berman	1.5	1	0	0	23
DE Kennedy Woodard	1.0	0	0	0	17
OLB Earnest Schwartz	0.0	0	2	4	27
DE Ken Hansen	0.0	0	1	0	21

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darren Reid	1.5	0	1	1	18
DT Sean Heath	1.0	1	1	0	13
DT Jaxon Greer	1.0	0	1	2	19
DE Trenton Hudson	0.5	0	1	0	7
DE Wes Whitfield	0.0	0	1	0	18

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Hayden Wilcox	4	0	0	15
S Cary DeWalt	3	0	0	21
CB Roderick Riti	2	1	0	25
S Tanner Tripplehorn	2	0	2	30
CB Jerry Serwanga	2	0	0	18
CB Melvin Kozak	2	0	0	30
ILB Kurt McElroy	2	0	0	34
S Jaquiski Tartt	2	0	0	32
OLB Earnest Schwartz	1	1	0	27
S Lucas Pritchett	1	0	0	28

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gino Green	3	0	24
S Gavin Moland	2	1	23
CB Kenneth Cottrell	1	0	4
S Terry Mathews	1	0	12
CB Thomas Gordon	1	0	23
DT Vincent Austin	1	0	16
CB Carson Fleming	1	0	14
OLB Dante Fowler	1	0	17
OLB Dan Grier	1	0	9
S Peyton Horton	0	1	16
ILB Benardrick McKinney	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Laken Tomlinson	3	3	29	1	25
Darrell Stephens	2	6	29	0	25
Marco Hutton	2	5	29	2	25
Peter Kowal	1	4	29	0	25
Brad Wappler	1	2	21	0	20
Maxx Williams	1	2	22	0	17
Malachi Purnell	0	2	29	0	25
Chase Zachery	0	1	7	0	12
Peter Horn	0	0	16	1	17

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jessie Barnett	3	7	33	2	35
Rod Aidoo	2	6	33	1	35
Kevin Woodson	2	6	33	0	35
Kim Morton	2	5	33	0	35
Winston Rasmic	0	2	20	0	18
Roderick England	0	1	33	1	35
Aaron Tokunaga	0	1	6	0	9
Alejandro Barokas	0	1	15	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jaquiski Tartt	2	15
Skip Bell	1	14
Quinn Rubio	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Aaron Tokunaga	1	11
Mack Simonain	1	7
Alejandro Barokas	1	7

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jaquiski Tartt	---	---	26	32	15	73
Kurt McElroy	---	---	30	34	1	65
Tanner Tripplehorn	---	---	28	30	7	65
Marco Hutton	29	25	---	---	8	62
Laken Tomlinson	29	25	---	---	8	62
Melvin Kozak	---	---	27	30	1	58
Lucas Pritchett	---	---	28	28	1	57
Brad Wappler	21	20	---	---	14	55
Peter Kowal	29	25	---	---	---	54
E.J. Manuel	29	25	---	---	---	54
Malachi Purnell	29	25	---	---	---	54
Darrell Stephens	29	25	---	---	---	54
Jerry Serwanga	---	---	15	18	15	48
Conrad Boyd	---	---	20	20	7	47
Earnest Schwartz	---	---	18	27	2	47
Cary DeWalt	---	---	19	21	7	47
Hayden Wilcox	---	---	25	15	6	46
Roderick Riti	---	---	21	25	---	46
Sammy Berman	---	---	18	23	4	45
Casey Utley	19	13	---	---	12	44
Quinn Rubio	19	19	---	---	6	44
Ken Hansen	---	---	21	21	1	43
Aaron Donald	---	---	16	23	2	41
Maxx Williams	22	17	---	---	2	41
Kennedy Woodard	---	---	21	17	1	39
Alexander Winters	14	10	---	---	14	38
Peter Horn	16	17	---	---	2	35
Vince Wand	18	13	---	---	---	31
Chase Zachery	7	12	---	---	11	30
Elliot Schwartz	---	---	4	8	12	24
Skip Bell	---	---	7	2	14	23
Charles Roth	---	---	9	7	5	21
Francisco Nixon	0	0	---	---	13	13
Denzel Skelly	8	4	---	---	---	12
Randall Vijitakula	---	---	5	1	4	10
Lonnie Lorino	0	0	---	---	8	8
Miguel McCubbrey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carlos Gilmore	0	0	---	---	8	8
Patrick Parisi	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryson Stolowitz	---	---	2	2	---	4
Scottie Thornton	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tony Sciacca	---	---	3	1	---	4
Greg Hibbard	1	0	---	---	---	1
Derek Carr	0	0	---	---	---	0
Julio Harding	0	0	---	---	---	0
Keegan Ingram	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Woodson	33	35	---	---	7	75
Roderick England	33	35	---	---	7	75
Kim Morton	33	35	---	---	---	68
Dixon Alexander	33	35	---	---	---	68
Rod Aidoo	33	35	---	---	---	68
Jessie Barnett	33	35	---	---	---	68
Abel Hutton	29	28	---	---	6	63
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	26	24	4	54
Johnnie Hanson	24	28	---	---	---	52
Gino Green	---	---	26	24	1	51
Carlos Hyde	23	26	---	---	---	49
Thomas Gordon	---	---	26	23	---	49
Gavin Moland	---	---	25	23	---	48
Kenneth Cottrell	---	---	6	4	36	46
Peyton Horton	---	---	13	16	17	46
Winston Rasmic	20	18	---	---	8	46
Aidan Cambell	19	18	---	---	4	41
Darren Reid	---	---	22	18	---	40
Jaxon Greer	---	---	19	19	2	40
Vincent Austin	---	---	19	16	4	39
Dante Fowler	---	---	20	17	---	37
Terry Mathews	---	---	22	12	---	34
Wes Whitfield	---	---	14	18	2	34
Alejandro Barokas	15	12	---	---	7	34
Phillip Dorsett	5	17	---	---	12	34
Sean Heath	---	---	16	13	---	29
Erick Kedwell	---	---	6	7	16	29
Dan Grier	---	---	20	9	---	29
Carson Fleming	---	---	13	14	1	28
Aaron Tokunaga	6	9	---	---	11	26
Zachary Gray	11	7	---	---	8	26
Trenton Hudson	---	---	15	7	1	23
Marshall Ricard	---	---	7	7	7	21
Leslie Kelley	1	2	---	---	13	16
Darryl Clancy	10	5	---	---	---	15
Gilbert Hopper	---	---	4	4	6	14
Brant Huntley	2	5	---	---	7	14
Leon Wilkins	0	0	---	---	13	13
Kenneth Forsey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Erik Heath	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mack Simonain	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kennedy Manning	0	0	---	---	7	7
Terrell Whalen	0	0	---	---	3	3
Courtney Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tyrus Flowers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	88	12.6
Middle	10	57	5.7
Right	11	80	7.3
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	35	4.4
Middle	19	81	4.3
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
E.J. Manuel	21	12	1	0	0	3	5	3	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dixon Alexander	31	21	2	0	0	2	3	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	67	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	107	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	49	9.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Quinn Rubio	6	3	41	1	19
TE Maxx Williams	3	3	36	0	17
WR Casey Utley	2	0	0	0	13
FB Brad Wappler	2	1	9	0	20
TE Chase Zachery	2	1	6	0	12
WR Vince Wand	2	2	21	0	13
WR Denzel Skelly	2	1	7	0	4
RB Peter Horn	1	0	0	0	17
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	13	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Abel Hutton	10	7	91	1	28
WR Johnnie Hanson	5	3	31	0	28
TE Winston Rasmic	4	4	16	0	18
WR Phillip Dorsett	4	2	29	1	17
RB Carlos Hyde	3	3	32	0	26
WR Aidan Cambell	3	1	8	0	18
FB Aaron Tokunaga	1	1	-3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alexander Winters	1	20	20.00	6.27

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Carlos Hyde	2	9	4.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Peter Horn	4	0
Alexander Winters	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Carlos Hyde	2	1
Dixon Alexander	1	1
Darryl Clancy	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
E.J. Manuel	6	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dixon Alexander	10	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Utley	1	0	0
RB Peter Horn	1	0	0
TE Chase Zachery	1	1	0
WR Vince Wand	1	1	1
RB Alexander Winters	1	1	1
WR Denzel Skelly	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Hanson	4	2	2
WR Abel Hutton	3	1	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	2	1	1
TE Winston Rasmic	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 72,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (18,400)
End Zone 12,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine 7,500 (7,700)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (11,700)
Club Seats 14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes 8,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	72,100 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (18,400)
End Zone	12,700 (13,300)
Mezzanine	7,500 (7,700)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (11,700)
Club Seats	14,000 (14,000)
Luxury Boxes	8,900 (9,900)