Week 3, 2078

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings010143-27
Dallas Cowboys71070-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:20 DAL - Lamont Grier 3 pass from Tony Talbott (Roy Brown extra point)
2Q: 15:00 MIN - Perry Rivera 21 field goal
2Q: 08:12 MIN - Mickey Sullivan 15 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point)
2Q: 04:07 DAL - Desmond Aleinkoff 2 run (Roy Brown extra point)
2Q: 00:33 DAL - Roy Brown 38 field goal
3Q: 10:11 MIN - Mickey Sullivan 39 pass from Levi Burkhead (Perry Rivera extra point)
3Q: 03:44 MIN - Levi Burkhead 3 run (Perry Rivera extra point)
3Q: 03:33 DAL - Alexis Detmer 85 kickoff return (Roy Brown extra point)
4Q: 01:54 MIN - Perry Rivera 38 field goal

Team StatisticsMINDAL
Record1-21-2
First Downs2020
- by Rushing67
- by Passing1413
- by Penalty00
Total Net Yards369304
- Offensive Plays6864
- Yards per Play5.434.75
Net Rushing Yards73113
- Rushing Attempts2425
- Yards per Rush3.044.52
Net Passing Yards296191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 27 - 136 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards302211
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/63/20
- Yards per Pass Play6.734.90
Fumbles/Lost2/02/1
3rd Down Conversions11/175/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.68.0
4th Down Conversions0/01/2
Penalties/Yards5/353/25
Punt Returns/Yards2/52/17
Kick Returns/Yards5/884/175
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/12/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 33
Time of Possession31:2828:32

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:46OWN 24617Punt
15:125:20OWN 251171Field Goal
210:162:14OWN 39561Touchdown
25:380:12OWN 1310Interception
24:002:01OWN 2136Punt
20:250:25OWN 191-2Half
312:402:44OWN 43657Touchdown
38:345:01OWN 391061Touchdown
33:192:09OWN 223-10Punt
415:002:08OWN 20421Punt
47:245:37OWN 201659Field Goal
40:360:36OPP 422-2Game
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:146:02OWN 171183Touchdown
214:524:36OWN 28840Missed FG
28:022:24OWN 25512Punt
25:261:26OPP 24424Touchdown
21:591:34OWN 32847Field Goal
315:002:20OWN 34423Fumble
39:561:22OWN 3030Punt
31:101:10OWN 4933Punt
412:525:28OWN 201245Punt
41:471:11OWN 25617Downs

Game MVP: Levi Burkhead, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
QB Levi Burkhead8222.751511
RB Ernest Lyle7263.71800
RB Pat Krenn7294.141410
WR Norman Jeffries2-4-2.00200
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Desmond Aleinkoff17643.761241
RB Levi Haight3155.00800
QB Tony Talbott22914.502610
RB Rob McMichael2-1-0.50200
FB Robbie Ramsey166.00600

Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Levi Burkhead43273021/6239189.5
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tony Talbott36232113/20125089.0

Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Grady Burks8118610.7529310
TE Mickey Sullivan7810515.0028392
RB Ernest Lyle46317.7522110
WR Norman Jeffries36279.008140
C Braxton Ofodile222914.5014180
WR Louis Fairbairn1577.00170
FB Norbert Radda1211.00010
RB Pat Krenn111616.0012160
WR Percy Burke0200.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ted Kamieniecki585911.8012210
TE Wendell Roddy4661.50170
WR Alexis Detmer4651.25390
RB Desmond Aleinkoff374113.6725250
WR Lamont Grier335016.6739241
TE Gary Luchey223015.0016190
FB Robbie Ramsey1399.00090
RB Rob McMichael111111.000110

Interception Statistics

MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Denzel Bradford100.000

Fumble Statistics

MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
WR Grady Burks1000
S Dustin Vilma1000
CB Gerald Samuels0100
S Sawyer Harkins0100
RB Pat Krenn0100
DE Darnell Wright0010
OLB Bryant Upshaw0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
QB Tony Talbott1000
RB Levi Haight1000
WR Lamont Grier0100
DT Douglas Andrews0010
ILB Matthew Emack0010

Punting Statistics

MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Melvin Bradley420050.040.8591
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Korey Ledyard416942.331.0481

Kicking Statistics

MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Perry Rivera2/20/00/0383/3
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Roy Brown1/20/10/0383/3

Punt Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Dustin Vilma252.50
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Dominique Hawkins2178.50

Kick Return Statistics

MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Sawyer Harkins58817.60
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Alexis Detmer417543.81

Defensive Statistics

MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Joey Cornehl820.52439
OLB Harrison Michalewicz810.02536
S Sawyer Harkins631.02431
CB Damien Kassell510.02327
DE Adam Fisk320.02433
OLB Bryant Upshaw310.01211
CB Liam Heiser310.01126
DE Darnell Wright200.52431
S Dustin Vilma220.02433
CB Les Leyh210.02539
DT Tracy Fisher200.02434
OLB Devon Stephenson200.02225
DE Robert Griffin101.038
CB Gerald Samuels100.0417
WR Norman Jeffries10---------
S Chance Farmer100.0113
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Eli Sawle630.02444
CB Blaine Barber610.02443
S Terrence Langlois540.02444
ILB Jack Castillo500.01633
CB Allen Iker500.02344
DE Christopher Van Nus411.01118
ILB Matthew Emack430.02240
CB Abel Foster300.0616
DE Nick Viola300.01827
ILB Don McWilliams120.099
OLB Jonathan Ristic110.0109
DT Douglas Andrews100.01534
DT Philip Perry100.02032
DE Karl McKnight100.079

Pass Rush Statistics

MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Robert Griffin1.00008
S Sawyer Harkins1.000031
OLB Joey Cornehl0.500039
DE Darnell Wright0.500031
OLB Bryant Upshaw0.001011
DE Adam Fisk0.000133
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Christopher Van Nus1.000018
DE Colby Shiel0.012122
DT Philip Perry0.001232
DE Nick Viola0.001027
DE Antoine Daniels0.000118

Pass Defense Statistics

MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Damien Kassell60027
OLB Harrison Michalewicz31036
OLB Joey Cornehl30039
CB Liam Heiser30026
S Sawyer Harkins21031
S Dustin Vilma20033
CB Les Leyh12039
CB Gerald Samuels10017
S Chance Farmer10013
DE Darnell Wright10031
OLB Devon Stephenson02025
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Blaine Barber51043
CB Allen Iker51044
CB Abel Foster40016
S Eli Sawle40044
ILB Matthew Emack32040
S Terrence Langlois21044
ILB Jack Castillo20033
OLB Jonathan Ristic1009
ILB Don McWilliams1009
ILB Jace Horton0105
CB Denzel Bradford00124

Blocking Statistics

MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Roy Horton33024044
T Tony Camudgeon15024144
G Owen Dotson14024044
C Jeremy Tyler12024044
G Horace Maxwell02024044
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Griffin Shelton46025239
G Donald Emmons25025139
T Calvin Stanton16025039
G Antoine Musser15025039
C Hayden Hanks11025039
TE Wendell Roddy01021034

Special Teams Tackles

MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Les Leyh212
Brayden Rowell121
J.R. Barlow117
Percy Burke111
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Douglas Andrews214
Wendell Roddy121
Abel Foster116
Desmond Aleinkoff116
Alexis Detmer115
Colby Shiel114

Participation

MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
CB Les Leyh------25391276
QB Levi Burkhead2444---------68
T Roy Horton2444---------68
C Jeremy Tyler2444---------68
G Horace Maxwell2444---------68
G Owen Dotson2444---------68
T Tony Camudgeon2444---------68
S Dustin Vilma------24331168
WR Norman Jeffries1831------1766
OLB Joey Cornehl------2439265
TE Mickey Sullivan2340---------63
OLB Harrison Michalewicz------2536263
WR Grady Burks1943---------62
WR Louis Fairbairn1943---------62
S Sawyer Harkins------2431560
DE Adam Fisk------2433259
DT Tracy Fisher------2434159
DE Darnell Wright------2431257
CB Damien Kassell------2327---50
RB Ernest Lyle1732---------49
OLB Devon Stephenson------2225249
CB Liam Heiser------1126643
CB Gerald Samuels------4171738
OLB Vince Burns------2121933
OLB Bryant Upshaw------1211932
S Chance Farmer------1131731
TE Brayden Rowell51------2127
FB Norbert Radda36------1726
C Braxton Ofodile88------1026
RB J.R. Barlow00------1717
RB Pat Krenn710---------17
DE Robert Griffin------38415
WR Percy Burke12------1114
DT Cristian Mueller------15511
DE Rodolfo Sherp------18---9
K Perry Rivera00------88
T Stephen Johnston00------66
P Melvin Bradley00------66
C Shannon Talley00------66
T Stan Conley00------66
C Nickolas Clark00------66
G Morris Daughtry00------66
WR Phil Arnold04---------4
DT Quentin Orlaskey------11---2
DE Tom Hutchins------00---0
QB Jerome Noriega00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
TE Wendell Roddy2134------2176
S Eli Sawle------2444270
S Terrence Langlois------2444270
T Calvin Stanton2539------670
G Antoine Musser2539------670
T Griffin Shelton2539------670
G Donald Emmons2539------670
ILB Jack Castillo------16332069
CB Blaine Barber------2443269
CB Allen Iker------2344269
QB Tony Talbott2539---------64
ILB Matthew Emack------2240264
C Hayden Hanks2539---------64
DT Douglas Andrews------15341463
RB Desmond Aleinkoff1927------1662
WR Lamont Grier2437---------61
WR Alexis Detmer1627------1558
WR Ted Kamieniecki2134---------55
DT Philip Perry------2032153
DE Colby Shiel------10221446
DE Nick Viola------1827146
CB Denzel Bradford------10241044
CB Abel Foster------6161638
FB Robbie Ramsey87------1732
DE Christopher Van Nus------1118231
DE Antoine Daniels------718126
OLB Jonathan Ristic------109120
WR Dominique Hawkins11------1719
ILB Don McWilliams------99119
TE Gary Luchey811---------19
ILB Jace Horton------251017
DE Karl McKnight------79117
S Peyton Godfrey------001515
OLB Archie Cohn------49---13
RB Rob McMichael210---------12
RB Levi Haight44------19
K Roy Brown00------77
C Leonardo Figures00------66
P Korey Ledyard00------66
WR Dexter Gass00------66
DT Zane Hopper------24---6
RB Salvador Patten13---------4
QB Shawn Tyler00---------0
G Arnie Jordan00---------0
TE Reginald Hernandez00---------0
ILB Dexter Kelly------00---0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4184.5
Middle13534.1
Right461.5
None3-4-1.3
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8546.8
Middle9465.1
Right8131.6
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Levi Burkhead43272136441
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tony Talbott36234336110

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)1911854.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)138987.5
Long (19+ Yds)425413.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)18111156.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)96788.7
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Grady Burks118086143
TE Mickey Sullivan870105140
WR Norman Jeffries63127031
RB Ernest Lyle64031032
WR Louis Fairbairn5117043
WR Percy Burke200002
FB Norbert Radda211106
C Braxton Ofodile2202908
RB Pat Krenn11016010
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ted Kamieniecki85159134
RB Desmond Aleinkoff73141127
TE Wendell Roddy6416034
WR Alexis Detmer6405027
WR Lamont Grier33050237
FB Robbie Ramsey310907
TE Gary Luchey22030011
RB Rob McMichael11011010

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Levi Burkhead133.002.75
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Desmond Aleinkoff210.503.76
FB Robbie Ramsey166.006.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Levi Burkhead84293.637.02
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tony Talbott5361.205.86

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Mickey Sullivan33289.3313.13
WR Norman Jeffries2110.504.50
WR Louis Fairbairn1000.001.40
RB Ernest Lyle1000.005.17
WR Percy Burke1000.000.00
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Wendell Roddy2231.501.00
WR Ted Kamieniecki1000.007.38
WR Lamont Grier1133.0016.67
FB Robbie Ramsey1000.003.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

MinnesotaRushesConversions
QB Levi Burkhead32
RB Ernest Lyle22
WR Norman Jeffries11
DallasRushesConversions
RB Rob McMichael20
RB Desmond Aleinkoff11

Third Down Passing Statistics

MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Levi Burkhead1196
DallasAttCompConversions
Tony Talbott1074

Third Down Receiving Statistics

MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
TE Mickey Sullivan443
WR Grady Burks321
RB Ernest Lyle221
WR Louis Fairbairn100
C Braxton Ofodile111
DallasTargCatchConversions
TE Wendell Roddy420
WR Ted Kamieniecki322
WR Alexis Detmer110
RB Desmond Aleinkoff111
RB Rob McMichael111

SectionAttendance
Stadium52,700 (53,600 capacity)
Upper Deck14,300 (14,300)
End Zone10,300 (10,300)
Mezzanine6,000 (6,000)
Sideline Seats9,200 (9,200)
Club Seats8,900 (9,300)
Luxury Boxes4,000 (4,500)