Week 16, 2027

played in New York, NJ

23 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	7	0	3	-	13
New York Jets	0	0	0	7	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:33 DAL - Albert McElroy 48 field goal
2Q: 04:37 DAL - Alex Propson 6 pass from Tom Estell (Albert McElroy extra point)
4Q: 14:18 NYJ - Sammie Matos 2 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 02:09 DAL - Albert McElroy 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:33 DAL - Albert McElroy 48 field goal
2Q: 04:37 DAL - Alex Propson 6 pass from Tom Estell (Albert McElroy extra point)
4Q: 14:18 NYJ - Sammie Matos 2 run (Mel Hawkins extra point)
4Q: 02:09 DAL - Albert McElroy 36 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NYJ
Record 7-8 6-9
First Downs 11 17
- by Rushing 0 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 259 260
- Offensive Plays 60 72
- Yards per Play 4.32 3.61
Net Rushing Yards 51 66
- Rushing Attempts 27 26
- Yards per Rush 1.89 2.54
Net Passing Yards 208 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 0 45 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 214 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 4.22
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 5/45 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 5/31
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 2/33
Interception Ret./Yards 2/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	DAL	NYJ
Record	7-8	6-9
First Downs	11	17
- by Rushing	0	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	259	260
- Offensive Plays	60	72
- Yards per Play	4.32	3.61
Net Rushing Yards	51	66
- Rushing Attempts	27	26
- Yards per Rush	1.89	2.54
Net Passing Yards	208	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 0	45 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	214	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	4.22
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	5/45	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	5/31
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	2/33
Interception Ret./Yards	2/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:10	OWN 34	3	-5	Punt
1	9:54	5:29	OWN 2	11	67	Field Goal
1	1:37	1:07	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	14:02	1:13	OPP 45	3	8	Fumble
2	9:43	5:17	OWN 35	10	65	Touchdown
2	3:18	1:18	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
2	0:46	0:46	OWN 34	2	6	Half
3	10:37	1:07	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	5:32	1:34	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:11	3:55	OWN 40	7	42	Fumble
4	9:26	1:43	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
4	6:14	4:10	OWN 40	6	41	Field Goal
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 21	3	-4	Game

New York Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:50	3:56	OWN 22	11	35	Punt
1	4:25	2:48	OWN 18	6	11	Punt
1	0:30	1:28	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
2	12:49	3:06	50	6	26	Interception
2	4:26	1:08	OWN 25	4	25	Punt
2	2:00	1:14	OWN 32	3	-9	Punt
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
3	9:30	3:58	OWN 36	9	22	Punt
3	3:58	4:47	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	10:16	0:50	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
4	7:43	1:29	OWN 16	3	5	Punt
4	2:04	1:22	OWN 35	7	37	Interception

Game MVP: Tom Estell, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Gerald Clark	14	24	1.71	9
Tom Estell	6	7	1.17	4
Erik Yates	6	18	3.00	7
Cedric Vonnegut	1	2	2.00	2

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chad Robbins	14	23	1.64	10	1	0
Sammie Matos	12	43	3.58	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Estell	32	18	214	1/6	1	41	0	87.2

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Christian Ponder	45	20	202	1/8	0	37	2	39.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Glen Strickland	6	6	72	12.00	7	19	0
RB Erik Yates	2	2	8	4.00	0	6	0
WR Alex Propson	2	3	9	4.50	1	6	1
TE Cedric Vonnegut	2	4	48	24.00	27	41	0
WR Jeremy Breeze	2	4	22	11.00	0	16	0
FB Ricky Hodges	2	3	12	6.00	3	9	0
TE Joseph Sweeney	1	7	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Tyrone Peltier	1	2	27	27.00	15	27	0
RB Gerald Clark	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eric Bryant	7	11	90	12.86	35	37
TE Ty Hatcher	4	8	35	8.75	0	14
WR Korey Williamson	3	5	29	9.67	0	21
RB Chad Robbins	2	3	3	1.50	5	2
TE Henry Boyer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	6	9	9.00	0	9
WR Bryan Johnson	1	3	25	25.00	15	25
WR Nick Bullock	1	5	5	5.00	0	5
RB Sammie Matos	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Damon Hopper	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Albert Markwald	1	8	8.00	0
CB Jay Garrett	1	19	19.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Erik Yates	2	0	0	0

New York	Recov	Force
Conrad Connell	1	1
Shannon Merchberger	1	0
Barry Towns	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	6	294	49.0	43.8	56	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
A.J. Welch	9	382	42.4	34.1	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Albert McElroy	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Hawkins	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Yates	3	15	5.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Curtis Marsh	5	31	6.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Yates	1	20	20.0	0
Alex Propson	1	30	30.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	17	17.0	0
Curtis Marsh	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Albert Markwald	8	2	0.0	23	43
OLB Phil Seibert	4	4	0.0	25	43
S William Moore	4	2	0.0	18	32
S Xavier Gardner	4	2	0.0	23	42
DE Brett Allen	4	0	0.0	19	22
DT Daniel Brazinski	3	3	0.5	22	29
DE Robert Quinn	3	1	0.5	18	34
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	1	0.0	16	38
CB Max Weber	3	1	0.0	18	39
DE Tyrone Maciel	3	0	0.0	21	36
S Claude Coglan	2	2	0.0	23	40
CB Jay Garrett	1	1	0.0	18	42
DT C.J. Breeding	1	1	0.0	5	18
DE Emmitt Brady	1	0	0.0	5	10
G Dennis Hannam	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Lionel Schneider	1	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Wendell Sellers	1	0	0.0	3	3

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Christian Claycomb	7	0	1.0	13	17
OLB Walter James	4	2	0.0	17	18
DT Pat Dodge	4	0	0.0	18	26
S Barry Towns	3	1	0.0	13	12
DT Linval Joseph	3	1	0.0	18	11
OLB Ronald Kournikova	3	1	0.0	13	8
CB Charlie Linstrom	3	0	0.0	15	23
CB Curtis Marsh	3	0	0.0	17	28
S Shannon Merchberger	2	1	0.0	14	18
CB Doug Nichols	2	0	0.0	12	19
OLB Perry Riley	2	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Emmitt Hasting	1	1	0.0	10	19
S Andy Estevez	1	1	0.0	19	29
OLB Conrad Connell	1	1	0.0	12	6
TE Ty Hatcher	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jose Frederick	1	0	0.0	17	18
WR Nick Bullock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kirk Hutchins	0	2	0.0	21	31
S Jeff McNeil	0	1	0.0	18	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Quinn	0.5	1	2	34
DT Daniel Brazinski	0.5	1	0	29
DE Emmitt Brady	0.0	1	1	10
DE Tyrone Maciel	0.0	0	1	36
OLB Phil Seibert	0.0	0	1	43
DT C.J. Breeding	0.0	0	1	18
DE Edgar Cole	0.0	0	1	12

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Christian Claycomb	1.0	0	0	17
DE Kirk Hutchins	0.0	1	0	31
DT Pat Dodge	0.0	0	1	26
DE Derrick Morgan	0.0	0	1	7
DT Michael Neal	0.0	0	1	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Xavier Gardner	4	1	0	42
S William Moore	4	0	0	32
ILB Albert Markwald	3	1	1	43
CB Malcolm Hardy	3	1	0	38
OLB Phil Seibert	2	1	0	43
S Claude Coglan	2	0	0	40
CB Max Weber	1	1	0	39
ILB Wendell Sellers	1	0	0	3
CB Jay Garrett	0	0	1	42

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Curtis Marsh	3	1	28
S Barry Towns	2	1	12
CB Charlie Linstrom	2	1	23
OLB Christian Claycomb	2	1	17
CB Doug Nichols	2	0	19
OLB Walter James	2	0	18
S Andy Estevez	1	1	29
OLB Ronald Kournikova	1	0	8
S Michael Smith	1	0	12
S Shannon Merchberger	1	0	18
OLB Conrad Connell	1	0	6
OLB Emmitt Hasting	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Hannam	1	1	8	0	11
Ricky Hodges	1	1	10	0	11
Luther Panos	0	6	26	1	31
Martin Baxter	0	4	20	0	29
Timothy Floyd	0	3	27	0	33
Jonathan Luigs	0	2	7	0	4
Joseph Sweeney	0	2	21	0	23
Kendrick Meehan	0	1	4	0	5
Kenyon Richardson	0	1	23	0	28

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gilbert Garcia	2	5	19	1	30
Alex Urena	1	5	26	0	46
Don Middleton	1	2	15	0	29
Lonnie Fisher	1	1	20	0	30
Henry Boyer	1	1	11	0	13
Breno Giacomini	0	4	26	0	46
Herb Bradford	0	3	15	0	24
Drew Adams	0	2	11	0	20
Ty Hatcher	0	2	22	0	38
Damon Hopper	0	1	8	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tommie Frederick	2	24
William Moore	2	12
Cedric Vonnegut	1	12
Kendrick Meehan	1	8
Alex Propson	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Hopper	2	15
Ty Hatcher	1	7
Sammie Matos	1	4
Henry Boyer	1	3

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jay Garrett	---	---	18	42	24	84
Xavier Gardner	---	---	23	42	4	69
Phil Seibert	---	---	25	43	---	68
Albert Markwald	---	---	23	43	---	66
Luther Panos	26	31	---	---	8	65
Claude Coglan	---	---	23	40	---	63
William Moore	---	---	18	32	12	62
Tom Estell	27	33	---	---	---	60
Timothy Floyd	27	33	---	---	---	60
Tyrone Maciel	---	---	21	36	1	58
Max Weber	---	---	18	39	1	58
Martin Baxter	20	29	---	---	7	56
Cedric Vonnegut	18	26	---	---	12	56
Malcolm Hardy	---	---	16	38	---	54
Daniel Brazinski	---	---	22	29	3	54
Robert Quinn	---	---	18	34	1	53
Kenyon Richardson	23	28	---	---	---	51
Frank Flannery	20	24	---	---	7	51
Erik Yates	10	17	---	---	23	50
Joseph Sweeney	21	23	---	---	5	49
Glen Strickland	13	21	---	---	14	48
Brett Allen	---	---	19	22	6	47
Gerald Clark	20	19	---	---	4	43
Jeremy Breeze	13	22	---	---	2	37
Ricky Hodges	10	11	---	---	13	34
Alex Propson	13	12	---	---	8	33
Gene Slatken	---	---	8	6	15	29
Tommie Frederick	---	---	1	3	24	28
Tyrone Peltier	13	13	---	---	---	26
Edgar Cole	---	---	8	12	6	26
C.J. Breeding	---	---	5	18	---	23
Dennis Hannam	8	11	---	---	1	20
Daniel Thomas	4	1	---	---	15	20
Jonathan Luigs	7	4	---	---	8	19
Emmitt Brady	---	---	5	10	3	18
Kendrick Meehan	4	5	---	---	8	17
Earnest May	---	---	4	8	4	16
Lionel Schneider	---	---	8	6	---	14
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	8	8
Albert McElroy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Wendell Sellers	---	---	3	3	---	6
Ricky Turner	0	0	---	---	---	0
Alex Groce	0	0	---	---	---	0
Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alex Urena	26	46	---	---	9	81
Breno Giacomini	26	46	---	---	---	72
Christian Ponder	26	46	---	---	---	72
Ty Hatcher	22	38	---	---	7	67
Kirk Hutchins	---	---	21	31	8	60
Gilbert Garcia	19	30	---	---	9	58
Chad Robbins	14	28	---	---	15	57
Curtis Marsh	---	---	17	28	12	57
Lonnie Fisher	20	30	---	---	6	56
Don Middleton	15	29	---	---	9	53
Charlie Linstrom	---	---	15	23	14	52
Walter James	---	---	17	18	17	52
Andy Estevez	---	---	19	29	2	50
Michael Neal	---	---	19	27	2	48
Pat Dodge	---	---	18	26	2	46
Drew Adams	11	20	---	---	15	46
Marco Lynch	9	25	---	---	9	43
Bryan Johnson	17	24	---	---	---	41
Jeff McNeil	---	---	18	20	2	40
Herb Bradford	15	24	---	---	---	39
Eric Bryant	14	23	---	---	---	37
Cheshire Kit Claussen	6	24	---	---	6	36
Jose Frederick	---	---	17	18	1	36
Shannon Merchberger	---	---	14	18	3	35
Sammie Matos	12	18	---	---	4	34
Korey Williamson	6	16	---	---	11	33
Christian Claycomb	---	---	13	17	3	33
Emmitt Hasting	---	---	10	19	3	32
Doug Nichols	---	---	12	19	1	32
Perry Riley	---	---	13	14	5	32
Nick Bullock	9	16	---	---	7	32
Damon Hopper	8	9	---	---	15	32
Linval Joseph	---	---	18	11	1	30
Michael Smith	---	---	5	12	11	28
Henry Boyer	11	13	---	---	3	27
Barry Towns	---	---	13	12	1	26
Ronald Kournikova	---	---	13	8	4	25
Conrad Connell	---	---	12	6	3	21
Derrick Morgan	---	---	13	7	---	20
Tito Griffin	0	1	---	---	15	16
A.J. Welch	0	0	---	---	11	11
C.J. Beyer	---	---	0	0	4	4
Alfred Lynch	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jamie Blades	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mel Hawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Marlon Fretty	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	6	1.0
Middle	9	24	2.7
Right	9	25	2.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	36	4.5
Middle	13	14	1.1
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Estell	32	18	2	1	3	6	3	0	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Christian Ponder	45	20	3	3	5	5	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	55	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	141	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	16	8.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	9	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	87	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	5	85	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	21	3.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Joseph Sweeney	7	1	1	16	0	23
WR Glen Strickland	6	6	0	72	0	21
TE Cedric Vonnegut	4	2	0	48	1	26
WR Jeremy Breeze	4	2	1	22	0	22
WR Alex Propson	3	2	0	9	0	12
FB Ricky Hodges	3	2	0	12	0	11
RB Erik Yates	2	2	0	8	0	17
WR Tyrone Peltier	2	1	0	27	1	13
RB Gerald Clark	1	0	1	0	0	19

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eric Bryant	11	7	0	90	1	23
TE Ty Hatcher	8	4	0	35	0	38
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	6	1	0	9	0	24
WR Nick Bullock	5	1	2	5	0	16
WR Korey Williamson	5	3	1	29	1	16
WR Bryan Johnson	3	1	0	25	1	24
RB Chad Robbins	3	2	0	3	0	28
RB Sammie Matos	2	0	1	0	0	18
TE Henry Boyer	1	1	0	6	0	13
TE Damon Hopper	1	0	1	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Erik Yates	2	-1	-0.50	3.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sammie Matos	3	9	3.00	3.58
Chad Robbins	1	4	4.00	1.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Estell	1	1	6	6.00	6.69

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Christian Ponder	1	1	6	6.00	4.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Propson	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Henry Boyer	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tom Estell	1	0
Gerald Clark	1	0
Erik Yates	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Sammie Matos	2	1
Chad Robbins	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Estell	13	7	5

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Christian Ponder	15	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Cedric Vonnegut	3	1	1
RB Erik Yates	2	2	0
WR Glen Strickland	2	2	2
TE Joseph Sweeney	2	0	0
FB Ricky Hodges	2	1	1
WR Jeremy Breeze	1	0	0
WR Tyrone Peltier	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ty Hatcher	5	2	2
WR Eric Bryant	4	3	3
WR Cheshire Kit Claussen	1	0	0
WR Bryan Johnson	1	0	0
RB Sammie Matos	1	0	0
WR Nick Bullock	1	0	0
RB Chad Robbins	1	0	0
WR Korey Williamson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 89,400 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck 34,300 (34,700)
End Zone 22,500 (25,100)
Mezzanine 12,400 (14,500)
Sideline Seats 19,700 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes 500 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	89,400 (98,300 capacity)
Upper Deck	34,300 (34,700)
End Zone	22,500 (25,100)
Mezzanine	12,400 (14,500)
Sideline Seats	19,700 (22,200)
Luxury Boxes	500 (1,800)