Wild Card Playoff Games, 2048

played in Carolina, NC

58 degrees, rain, 16 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	7	6	0	-	16
Carolina Panthers	7	24	0	10	-	41

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 49 field goal
1Q: 01:29 CAR - Johnathan Horton 12 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 12:31 CAR - Branden Melancon 34 field goal
2Q: 07:52 CAR - Johnathan Horton 8 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 06:10 CAR - Brandon Cooks 46 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 03:28 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 11 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:45 DAL - Clive Walford 1 pass from Mason Jarvis (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
3Q: 09:16 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 42 field goal
3Q: 02:07 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 48 field goal
4Q: 12:12 CAR - Carlos Hyde 10 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 03:12 CAR - Branden Melancon 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:33 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 49 field goal
1Q: 01:29 CAR - Johnathan Horton 12 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 12:31 CAR - Branden Melancon 34 field goal
2Q: 07:52 CAR - Johnathan Horton 8 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 06:10 CAR - Brandon Cooks 46 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 03:28 CAR - Odell Beckham Jr 11 pass from Geno Smith (Branden Melancon extra point)
2Q: 00:45 DAL - Clive Walford 1 pass from Mason Jarvis (Zachary Hoffman extra point)
3Q: 09:16 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 42 field goal
3Q: 02:07 DAL - Zachary Hoffman 48 field goal
4Q: 12:12 CAR - Carlos Hyde 10 run (Branden Melancon extra point)
4Q: 03:12 CAR - Branden Melancon 36 field goal

Team Statistics DAL CAR
Record 10-7 11-6
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 367 397
- Offensive Plays 73 52
- Yards per Play 5.03 7.63
Net Rushing Yards 133 80
- Rushing Attempts 28 23
- Yards per Rush 4.75 3.48
Net Passing Yards 234 317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 26 - 1 29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 252 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.20 10.93
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 13.0 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/74 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 3/54
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 4/116
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 40
Time of Possession 34:06 25:54

Team Statistics	DAL	CAR
Record	10-7	11-6
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	367	397
- Offensive Plays	73	52
- Yards per Play	5.03	7.63
Net Rushing Yards	133	80
- Rushing Attempts	28	23
- Yards per Rush	4.75	3.48
Net Passing Yards	234	317
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 26 - 1	29 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	252	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.20	10.93
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	13.0	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/74	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	3/54
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	4/116
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 40
Time of Possession	34:06	25:54

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	8:35	OWN 8	14	60	Field Goal
1	1:18	1:41	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	12:24	2:56	OWN 20	8	5	Punt
2	7:42	1:32	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	5:56	1:14	OWN 30	3	11	Interception
2	3:21	2:44	OWN 12	9	88	Touchdown
3	12:27	3:19	OWN 20	7	55	Field Goal
3	6:42	4:42	OWN 42	9	27	Field Goal
4	14:53	1:10	OWN 13	3	0	Punt
4	12:04	2:40	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
4	3:06	3:06	OWN 30	9	33	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	6:25	5:07	OWN 48	9	52	Touchdown
2	14:37	2:13	OWN 19	7	64	Field Goal
2	9:28	1:46	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
2	6:10	0:14	OPP 46	1	46	Touchdown
2	4:42	1:21	OWN 44	5	56	Touchdown
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 20	2	30	Half
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 28	3	9	Punt
3	9:08	2:26	OWN 34	5	13	Interception
3	2:00	2:07	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	13:43	1:39	OWN 37	4	63	Touchdown
4	9:24	3:58	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	5:26	2:20	OPP 24	3	5	Field Goal

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Devon Connell	14	58	4.14	17	2
Joel Cropley	7	24	3.43	12	2
Mason Jarvis	7	51	7.29	14	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Hyde	13	57	4.38	11	2	1
Devonte Lee	7	20	2.86	8	0	0
Geno Smith	2	4	2.00	6	0	0
Kody Coles	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mason Jarvis	42	26	252	3/18	1	38	1	76.7

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	29	21	317	0/0	4	51	1	133.2

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Devon Connell	7	8	92	13.14	81	21	0
TE Clive Walford	6	10	65	10.83	22	38	1
WR Marqise Lee	3	8	28	9.33	9	18	0
WR Tyrus Green	3	5	24	8.00	0	14	0
WR Marlon Grayson	2	3	12	6.00	3	9	0
RB Joel Cropley	2	4	11	5.50	1	11	0
TE Tito Hughes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Alexander Conway	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Mackenzie Davison	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brandon Cooks	7	10	163	23.29	54	51	1
WR Zane Nichols	5	8	86	17.20	48	36	0
WR Johnathan Horton	4	5	60	15.00	17	32	2
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	3	15	5.00	1	11	1
FB Kody Coles	2	3	-7	-3.50	0	-3	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Elias Waddington	1	0	0.00	0

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harvey Keyes	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mason Jarvis	1	1	0
Marlon Grayson	1	0	0
Harvey Spencer	1	0	0
Louie Fleming	0	1	0
Tito Hughes	0	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Cunningham	1	1	0
Will Jeffries	0	1	0
Devonte Buchanan	0	0	1
Brody Stewart	0	0	1
Karl Joseph	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mel Cochrane	5	223	44.6	29.8	54	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sam Pace	3	139	46.3	43.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zachary Hoffman	3/3	3/3	0/0	49	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Branden Melancon	2/2	0/0	0/0	36	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harvey Spencer	2	10	5.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Cunningham	3	54	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Grayson	2	59	29.5	0
Tyrus Green	1	16	16.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brandon Cooks	4	116	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Cornell Simmons	9	2	0.0	22	29
OLB Dan Grier	4	1	0.0	17	13
S Elias Waddington	4	1	0.0	9	15
S Jerald Robinson	4	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Louie Fleming	4	0	0.0	6	16
CB Thomas Gordon	3	0	0.0	20	27
ILB Alec Ogletree	2	0	0.0	4	5
CB Andy Campbell	2	0	0.0	15	15
DT Rod Patrizio	2	0	0.0	18	17
DE Curtis Chrisman	1	2	0.0	17	17
DT Jaxson Oxley	1	1	0.0	17	25
DT Terrance Bonk	1	1	0.0	19	20
TE Tito Hughes	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carson Fleming	1	0	0.0	19	26
S Zack Grande	0	1	0.0	14	14
DE Kaleb Norton	0	1	0.0	6	10

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Harvey Keyes	9	5	0.0	28	45
ILB Louis Parrish	8	1	0.0	27	40
OLB Dennis Crimm	6	1	0.0	26	38
ILB Myles Jack	5	0	1.0	6	4
CB Eugene Hamilton	5	1	0.0	28	44
S Chuck Pritchett	5	0	0.0	28	45
CB James Cunningham	4	0	0.0	22	41
CB Todd Coleman	3	1	0.0	20	23
OLB Devon Wayne	2	1	1.0	6	12
DT Tevin Nunez	2	0	0.0	18	25
S Devonte Buchanan	2	0	0.0	4	9
DE Clyde Pieri	1	0	1.0	7	11
DE Melvin McConnell	1	1	0.0	21	34
S Karl Joseph	1	1	0.0	13	26
DE Darnell Arnold	1	0	0.0	19	36
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	0.0	1	5
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	---	---	---
DE DeMarcus Lawrence	0	1	0.0	9	9
DT Timothy Dromeshauser	0	1	0.0	10	20
OLB Deion Jones	0	1	0.0	10	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Hurry	PPlay
DT Jaxson Oxley	1	25
DE Curtis Chrisman	1	17
DE Rex Stevens	1	13

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clyde Pieri	1.0	0	2	0	11
OLB Devon Wayne	1.0	0	0	0	12
ILB Myles Jack	1.0	0	0	0	4
DE Melvin McConnell	0.0	2	0	0	34
DE Darnell Arnold	0.0	1	1	0	36
OLB Dennis Crimm	0.0	0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Cornell Simmons	4	0	0	29
OLB Louie Fleming	4	0	0	16
S Elias Waddington	3	1	1	15
OLB Dan Grier	3	0	0	13
CB Andy Campbell	2	1	0	15
CB Thomas Gordon	2	0	0	27
ILB Alec Ogletree	1	0	0	5
DE Curtis Chrisman	1	0	0	17
CB Carson Fleming	1	0	0	26

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Harvey Keyes	5	0	1	45
CB Todd Coleman	4	1	0	23
S Chuck Pritchett	4	0	0	45
ILB Louis Parrish	3	0	0	40
CB Eugene Hamilton	2	2	0	44
ILB Myles Jack	2	0	0	4
CB James Cunningham	2	0	0	41
OLB Dennis Crimm	1	2	0	38
ILB Joey Simmons	1	0	0	5
S Devonte Buchanan	1	0	0	9
OLB Devon Wayne	1	0	0	12
DE Clyde Pieri	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sebastian Chodzinski	2	3	0	28	0	44
Ryan Kelly	2	3	0	24	0	42
Tyrus Flowers	1	5	0	26	0	41
Abel Avalos	1	4	0	28	1	41
Alejandro Barokas	1	2	1	14	0	23
Scott Levine	1	1	0	4	0	3
J.R. Mendheim	0	1	0	24	2	41
Tito Hughes	0	1	0	9	0	11
Melvin Lofton	0	1	0	2	0	4
Lamont Moore	0	1	0	6	0	3

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tyrus McWilliams	4	4	0	21	29
Francisco Hardy	2	4	1	23	29
Alonzo Tripp	1	6	0	23	29
Leroy McCormick	1	2	1	22	29
Lorenzo Tucker	0	3	0	23	29
Kody Coles	0	2	0	16	17

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Alejandro Barokas	3	13
Lamont Moore	2	21
Tito Hughes	1	17
Andy Campbell	1	14

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Devonte Lee	2	18
Karl Joseph	1	18
Brody Stewart	1	15
Todd Coleman	1	9

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Clive Walford	24	38	---	---	20	82
Sebastian Chodzinski	28	44	---	---	8	80
Tyrus Flowers	26	41	---	---	8	75
Mason Jarvis	28	45	---	---	---	73
Abel Avalos	28	41	---	---	---	69
Ryan Kelly	24	42	---	---	---	66
J.R. Mendheim	24	41	---	---	---	65
Tyrus Green	14	26	---	---	16	56
Marlon Grayson	14	24	---	---	16	54
Joel Cropley	10	19	---	---	24	53
Cornell Simmons	---	---	22	29	1	52
Alejandro Barokas	14	23	---	---	13	50
Thomas Gordon	---	---	20	27	2	49
Marqise Lee	16	31	---	---	1	48
Carson Fleming	---	---	19	26	1	46
Devon Connell	18	27	---	---	---	45
Andy Campbell	---	---	15	15	14	44
Jaxson Oxley	---	---	17	25	1	43
Terrance Bonk	---	---	19	20	2	41
Rod Patrizio	---	---	18	17	5	40
Tito Hughes	9	11	---	---	17	37
Louie Fleming	---	---	6	16	14	36
Curtis Chrisman	---	---	17	17	1	35
Stanley Patton	---	---	12	19	2	33
Zack Grande	---	---	14	14	4	32
Dan Grier	---	---	17	13	2	32
Jerald Robinson	---	---	14	14	3	31
Lamont Moore	6	3	---	---	21	30
Harvey Spencer	---	---	4	4	21	29
Mackenzie Davison	9	11	---	---	8	28
Elias Waddington	---	---	9	15	---	24
Alec Ogletree	---	---	4	5	14	23
Rex Stevens	---	---	6	13	1	20
Alexander Conway	6	12	---	---	1	19
Donnell Lane	---	---	6	10	3	19
David Coles	---	---	8	10	1	19
Roderick England	4	5	---	---	8	17
Kaleb Norton	---	---	6	10	1	17
Preston Blackwell	0	4	---	---	8	12
Mack Simonain	0	0	---	---	8	8
Zachary Hoffman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Levine	4	3	---	---	---	7
Melvin Lofton	2	4	---	---	---	6
Mel Cochrane	0	0	---	---	5	5
Colton Novak	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jose Taves	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
James Cunningham	---	---	22	41	33	96
Chuck Pritchett	---	---	28	45	9	82
Eugene Hamilton	---	---	28	44	7	79
Harvey Keyes	---	---	28	45	3	76
Louis Parrish	---	---	27	40	3	70
Dennis Crimm	---	---	26	38	4	68
Brandon Cooks	20	27	---	---	18	65
Melvin McConnell	---	---	21	34	3	58
Darnell Arnold	---	---	19	36	2	57
Karl Joseph	---	---	13	26	18	57
Leroy McCormick	22	29	---	---	5	56
Geno Smith	23	29	---	---	---	52
Alonzo Tripp	23	29	---	---	---	52
Todd Coleman	---	---	20	23	9	52
Francisco Hardy	23	29	---	---	---	52
Lorenzo Tucker	23	29	---	---	---	52
Kody Coles	16	17	---	---	17	50
Tyrus McWilliams	21	29	---	---	---	50
Zane Nichols	16	27	---	---	5	48
Tevin Nunez	---	---	18	25	3	46
Devonte Lee	8	12	---	---	18	38
Deion Jones	---	---	10	24	2	36
Timothy Dromeshauser	---	---	10	20	5	35
Carlos Hyde	14	16	---	---	---	30
Johnathan Horton	13	15	---	---	---	28
Marco Walters	10	13	---	---	5	28
Eli Bouler	10	9	---	---	6	25
Clyde Pieri	---	---	7	11	5	23
Will Jeffries	1	0	---	---	18	19
DeMarcus Lawrence	---	---	9	9	1	19
Joey Simmons	---	---	1	5	12	18
Devon Wayne	---	---	6	12	---	18
Brody Stewart	1	2	---	---	15	18
Donte Beard	---	---	1	1	15	17
Devonte Buchanan	---	---	4	9	2	15
Odell Beckham Jr	6	7	---	---	---	13
Myles Jack	---	---	6	4	3	13
Josue Logue	---	---	4	3	5	12
Branden Melancon	0	0	---	---	10	10
Louis Tate	2	0	---	---	5	7
Jerome Kirk	1	0	---	---	5	6
Donnie Wile	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ronald Parrish	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sam Pace	0	0	---	---	3	3
Logan O'Field	0	0	---	---	2	2
Frankie Blanchard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	22	123	5.6
Right	6	10	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	10	2.5
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	3	18	6.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mason Jarvis	42	26	2	1	2	6	3	1	1

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	29	21	5	0	2	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	16	11	98	6.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	41	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	113	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	42	8.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	111	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	78	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Clive Walford	10	6	1	65	1	38
WR Marqise Lee	8	3	1	28	0	31
RB Devon Connell	8	7	0	92	1	27
WR Tyrus Green	5	3	0	24	0	26
RB Joel Cropley	4	2	0	11	0	19
WR Marlon Grayson	3	2	0	12	0	24
RB Alexander Conway	2	1	0	6	0	12
TE Tito Hughes	1	1	0	3	0	11
WR Mackenzie Davison	1	1	0	11	0	11

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brandon Cooks	10	7	1	163	2	27
WR Zane Nichols	8	5	0	86	2	27
WR Johnathan Horton	5	4	0	60	1	15
WR Odell Beckham Jr	3	3	0	15	0	7
FB Kody Coles	3	2	1	-7	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Devonte Lee	2	0	0.00	2.86
Carlos Hyde	1	10	10.00	4.38

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mason Jarvis	1	1	1	1.00	6.00

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	9	6	37	4.11	10.93

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Clive Walford	1	1	1	1.00	6.50

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnathan Horton	3	2	20	6.67	12.00
WR Brandon Cooks	2	1	13	6.50	16.30
FB Kody Coles	2	2	-7	-3.50	-2.33
WR Odell Beckham Jr	1	1	11	11.00	5.00
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0	0.00	10.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mason Jarvis	2	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Devonte Lee	3	1
Carlos Hyde	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mason Jarvis	12	9	6

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	5	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Clive Walford	5	3	2
WR Marqise Lee	2	1	1
RB Joel Cropley	2	2	1
WR Tyrus Green	2	2	1
WR Marlon Grayson	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham Jr	2	2	0
WR Brandon Cooks	1	1	1
WR Zane Nichols	1	0	0
WR Johnathan Horton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes 5,000 (5,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	77,500 (77,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,500 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	13,000 (13,000)
Luxury Boxes	5,000 (5,000)