Week 9, 2057

played in Dallas, TX

54 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	7	0	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	0	14	7	3	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:45 ATL - Brett Neel 1 run (Phil Conley extra point)
2Q: 14:51 DAL - Edwin Buchanan 1 run (Earl Parcells extra point)
2Q: 08:56 ATL - Phil Conley 27 field goal
2Q: 08:02 DAL - Russell Drake 44 fumble return (Earl Parcells extra point)
3Q: 09:38 ATL - Brandon Campbell 13 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 06:56 DAL - Wally Oliver 13 pass from Dave Russell (Earl Parcells extra point)
4Q: 13:37 DAL - Earl Parcells 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:45 ATL - Brett Neel 1 run (Phil Conley extra point)
2Q: 14:51 DAL - Edwin Buchanan 1 run (Earl Parcells extra point)
2Q: 08:56 ATL - Phil Conley 27 field goal
2Q: 08:02 DAL - Russell Drake 44 fumble return (Earl Parcells extra point)
3Q: 09:38 ATL - Brandon Campbell 13 pass from Gregory Eppright (Phil Conley extra point)
3Q: 06:56 DAL - Wally Oliver 13 pass from Dave Russell (Earl Parcells extra point)
4Q: 13:37 DAL - Earl Parcells 38 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 1-7 5-4
First Downs 20 22
- by Rushing 9 7
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 386 381
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 6.23 5.86
Net Rushing Yards 206 136
- Rushing Attempts 23 27
- Yards per Rush 8.96 5.04
Net Passing Yards 180 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 1 35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 183 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 3/29
- Yards per Pass Play 4.62 6.45
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 9.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 3/37
Kick Returns/Yards 4/83 1/35
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 21
Time of Possession 28:56 31:04

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	1-7	5-4
First Downs	20	22
- by Rushing	9	7
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	386	381
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	6.23	5.86
Net Rushing Yards	206	136
- Rushing Attempts	23	27
- Yards per Rush	8.96	5.04
Net Passing Yards	180	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 1	35 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	183	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	3/29
- Yards per Pass Play	4.62	6.45
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	9.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	3/37
Kick Returns/Yards	4/83	1/35
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 21
Time of Possession	28:56	31:04

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	0:58	OWN 43	3	-3	Punt
1	7:10	3:34	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
2	14:42	5:51	OWN 25	9	65	Field Goal
2	7:54	2:08	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
2	1:55	1:07	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	5:33	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
3	6:47	4:22	OWN 38	8	38	Interception
4	13:30	2:23	OWN 19	4	24	Punt
4	6:47	2:52	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	1:37	1:37	OWN 6	7	66	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 25	6	9	Punt
1	10:41	3:31	OWN 28	6	35	Interception
1	3:36	3:54	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	8:51	0:57	OWN 25	4	-5	Punt
2	5:46	3:51	OWN 4	10	51	Punt
2	0:48	0:48	OWN 20	2	0	Half
3	9:27	2:40	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
3	2:25	3:55	OWN 13	9	66	Field Goal
4	11:07	4:20	OWN 25	9	32	Punt
4	3:55	2:18	OWN 13	6	18	Punt

Game MVP: Dave Russell, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Britt Tubbs	14	113	8.07	20	5	0
RB Brett Neel	6	7	1.17	6	0	1
RB Ernest Kanyuh	2	82	41.00	65	2	0
QB Gregory Eppright	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Wally Oliver	17	90	5.29	18	3	0
RB Edwin Buchanan	7	26	3.71	11	1	1
QB Dave Russell	2	16	8.00	9	0	0
RB Shane Dempsey	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gregory Eppright	38	23	183	1/3	1	30	1	70.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dave Russell	35	23	274	3/29	1	46	1	87.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Britt Tubbs	4	4	11	2.75	3	10	0
WR Kai Lindsay	3	6	36	12.00	11	24	0
TE Roderick Banks	3	5	36	12.00	13	19	0
FB Cedric Murray	3	5	9	3.00	3	10	0
TE Ricky Martins	2	3	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Lonnie Hawkins	2	3	14	7.00	0	9	0
WR Wes Johnstone	2	2	32	16.00	24	30	0
WR Brandon Campbell	1	1	13	13.00	1	13	1
RB Brett Neel	1	2	14	14.00	12	14	0
RB Ernest Kanyuh	1	1	2	2.00	5	2	0
WR Jeremy Wright	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Charlie Wheeler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Donald Kubler	7	12	62	8.86	39	36	0
WR Jameson Gohs	6	9	127	21.17	73	46	0
WR Richie DeLorraine	3	4	30	10.00	6	15	0
RB Wally Oliver	3	3	26	8.67	13	13	1
WR Wes Seider	2	4	18	9.00	5	11	0
WR Sergio Bragg	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Russell Drake	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rickey Hawkins	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Jon Terrell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Bo Thornton	1	0	0
FB Cedric Murray	1	0	0
T Howard Husak	0	1	0
OLB Caden Steele	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Wally Oliver	1	0	0	0
TE Russell Drake	0	1	1	1
T Dustin Sawahata	0	1	0	0
ILB Reuben Joseph	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Wayne	5	258	51.6	44.2	66	5

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Freddie Daneke	5	236	47.2	34.0	63	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Conley	1/1	0/0	0/0	27	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Parcells	1/1	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bo Thornton	2	26	13.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Meier	3	37	12.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norm Council	2	42	21.0	0
Marcus Dulaney	2	41	20.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Howard Hanson	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ronald Mathews	8	1	0.0	24	30
DT Taylor Linquist	6	1	1.0	20	28
S Marcus Dulaney	5	2	0.0	27	38
OLB Manuel Venable	4	2	0.0	16	8
CB Taylor Shapiro	4	1	0.0	26	37
DE Braden Dawson	3	0	1.5	23	27
S Marty Gillespie	3	1	0.0	16	10
OLB Caden Steele	3	0	0.0	7	22
DT Ezra Jackson	3	0	0.0	22	26
CB Everett Cade	3	0	0.0	27	38
DE Emmanuel Winters	2	0	0.0	6	19
S Kelvin Jenner	2	0	0.0	10	28
DE Van Riley	1	2	0.5	16	16
OLB Mason Sturgell	1	2	0.0	14	28
TE Roderick Banks	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kenny Bruce	1	0	0.0	1	0
CB Norm Council	1	0	0.0	2	4
CB Rickey Hawkins	1	0	0.0	19	15
DT Shawn Dewey	0	1	0.0	9	16

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Earl VandenBelt	7	3	0.0	21	38
S Charlie Maru	5	5	0.0	21	30
OLB Wes Tolliver	5	3	0.0	23	39
S Phillip Shanklin	5	1	0.0	15	27
DT Trent Guerin	4	1	0.0	19	36
OLB Efrain Burkhead	4	1	0.0	20	34
CB Daniel Meier	4	0	0.0	14	26
ILB Reuben Joseph	3	0	0.0	13	18
CB D.J. Humphrey	2	0	0.0	21	37
DE Mitch Lee	2	0	0.0	14	24
DE R.J. Nickles	1	1	1.0	10	18
DT Andre Coleman	1	1	0.0	2	1
WR Jameson Gohs	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gary Freitag	1	0	0.0	16	16
S Joe Phifer	1	0	0.0	12	14
S Spencer Grieb	0	1	0.0	0	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Braden Dawson	1.5	0	2	1	27
DT Taylor Linquist	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Van Riley	0.5	0	0	0	16
DE Emmanuel Winters	0.0	1	0	0	19
DT Shawn Dewey	0.0	0	1	0	16

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE R.J. Nickles	1.0	1	0	18
DE Walt Franco	0.0	1	1	17
OLB Efrain Burkhead	0.0	1	0	34
DE Jon Terrell	0.0	1	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Dulaney	5	0	0	38
OLB Caden Steele	4	1	0	22
ILB Ronald Mathews	4	1	0	30
CB Everett Cade	3	0	0	38
S Kelvin Jenner	1	2	0	28
CB Taylor Shapiro	1	1	0	37
CB Rickey Hawkins	1	0	1	15
DT Taylor Linquist	1	0	0	28
S Marty Gillespie	1	0	0	10
CB Norm Council	1	0	0	4
OLB Manuel Venable	1	0	0	8

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Earl VandenBelt	6	1	0	38
S Phillip Shanklin	5	0	0	27
CB Daniel Meier	3	2	0	26
CB D.J. Humphrey	2	1	0	37
ILB Reuben Joseph	2	0	0	18
OLB Efrain Burkhead	2	0	0	34
OLB Wes Tolliver	1	1	0	39
DT Trent Guerin	1	0	0	36
S Charlie Maru	1	0	0	30
DE Jon Terrell	0	1	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Dean Whiteford	8	11	1	23	0	39
T Howard Husak	2	4	0	23	1	39
C Emmanuel Powell	1	3	0	23	0	39
T Ivan Braden	1	2	0	23	0	39
G Mercury Waddell	1	1	0	23	0	39
FB Cedric Murray	0	1	0	5	0	13

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Bryant Mowen	3	7	27	1	38
G Marcos Mailo	3	4	27	0	38
T Edwin Randle	2	6	27	1	38
C Emmett Owens	1	2	10	0	12
C Jamal Russell	1	1	17	0	26
TE Russell Drake	1	1	11	0	11
T Dustin Sawahata	0	3	27	1	38
TE Donald Kubler	0	1	27	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Kai Lindsay	2	20
Roderick Banks	1	20
Cedric Murray	1	20

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Seider	2	14
Russell Drake	1	20
Efrain Burkhead	1	19
Mitch Lee	1	18
Marcos Mailo	1	6

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Marcus Dulaney	---	---	27	38	11	76
CB Everett Cade	---	---	27	38	6	71
C Emmanuel Powell	23	39	---	---	6	68
G Dean Whiteford	23	39	---	---	6	68
T Howard Husak	23	39	---	---	6	68
CB Taylor Shapiro	---	---	26	37	2	65
WR Lonnie Hawkins	23	33	---	---	9	65
WR Kai Lindsay	16	27	---	---	20	63
T Ivan Braden	23	39	---	---	---	62
QB Gregory Eppright	23	39	---	---	---	62
G Mercury Waddell	23	39	---	---	---	62
TE Ricky Martins	22	35	---	---	---	57
ILB Ronald Mathews	---	---	24	30	1	55
S Kelvin Jenner	---	---	10	28	14	52
DE Braden Dawson	---	---	23	27	1	51
DT Ezra Jackson	---	---	22	26	1	49
DT Taylor Linquist	---	---	20	28	---	48
OLB Mason Sturgell	---	---	14	28	2	44
CB Rickey Hawkins	---	---	19	15	10	44
DE Emmanuel Winters	---	---	6	19	18	43
RB Britt Tubbs	14	9	---	---	15	38
FB Cedric Murray	5	13	---	---	20	38
WR Jeremy Wright	17	20	---	---	---	37
DT Myron Snyder	---	---	7	18	11	36
TE Roderick Banks	3	10	---	---	20	33
DE Van Riley	---	---	16	16	---	32
RB Brett Neel	6	22	---	---	4	32
OLB Caden Steele	---	---	7	22	1	30
S Marty Gillespie	---	---	16	10	1	27
DT Shawn Dewey	---	---	9	16	1	26
OLB Manuel Venable	---	---	16	8	---	24
CB Norm Council	---	---	2	4	13	19
WR Brandon Campbell	6	10	---	---	---	16
ILB Marlon Crichlow	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Ernest Kanyuh	3	4	---	---	4	11
C Ezra Walker	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Elias Kelley	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Edwin Wayne	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Bo Thornton	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Phil Conley	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Dale Horner	0	4	---	---	---	4
WR Wes Johnstone	0	4	---	---	---	4
RB Charlie Wheeler	0	4	---	---	---	4
CB Kenny Bruce	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Charles Peppers	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Craig Bush	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Wes Seider	24	36	---	---	14	74
OLB Efrain Burkhead	---	---	20	34	19	73
T Dustin Sawahata	27	38	---	---	6	71
G Bryant Mowen	27	38	---	---	6	71
G Marcos Mailo	27	38	---	---	6	71
QB Dave Russell	27	38	---	---	1	66
T Edwin Randle	27	38	---	---	---	65
TE Donald Kubler	27	38	---	---	---	65
WR Jameson Gohs	27	38	---	---	---	65
S Charlie Maru	---	---	21	30	14	65
OLB Wes Tolliver	---	---	23	39	2	64
CB D.J. Humphrey	---	---	21	37	2	60
CB Earl VandenBelt	---	---	21	38	1	60
DT Trent Guerin	---	---	19	36	1	56
DE Mitch Lee	---	---	14	24	18	56
RB Edwin Buchanan	8	18	---	---	20	46
CB Daniel Meier	---	---	14	26	5	45
C Jamal Russell	17	26	---	---	---	43
WR Richie DeLorraine	14	14	---	---	15	43
S Phillip Shanklin	---	---	15	27	1	43
TE Russell Drake	11	11	---	---	20	42
ILB Reuben Joseph	---	---	13	18	10	41
RB Wally Oliver	18	22	---	---	---	40
DT Keith Newman	---	---	9	25	1	35
DE Walt Franco	---	---	10	17	6	33
DT Gary Freitag	---	---	16	16	---	32
DE R.J. Nickles	---	---	10	18	---	28
C Emmett Owens	10	12	---	---	6	28
S Joe Phifer	---	---	12	14	1	27
DE Jon Terrell	---	---	8	12	---	20
OLB Courtney Hilton	---	---	0	0	13	13
CB Howard Hanson	---	---	1	4	7	12
RB Shane Dempsey	1	0	---	---	10	11
TE Jay Sawyer	3	7	---	---	---	10
K Earl Parcells	0	0	---	---	8	8
S Spencer Grieb	---	---	0	8	---	8
RB Cornell Delgado	0	2	---	---	5	7
OLB Dennis Walton	---	---	3	3	1	7
WR Sergio Bragg	2	4	---	---	---	6
C Clyde Pippens	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Freddie Daneke	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Blake Gunn	---	---	1	2	1	4
DT Andre Coleman	---	---	2	1	---	3
TE Donny Caldwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kim Rice	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Ernest Raymond	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	117	16.7
Middle	12	77	6.4
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	15	67	4.5
Right	8	55	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gregory Eppright	38	23	2	1	3	6	4	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dave Russell	35	23	4	0	2	5	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	-2	-0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	14	134	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	51	12.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	47	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	154	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	2	27	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kai Lindsay	6	3	0	36	1	27
TE Roderick Banks	5	3	0	36	0	10
FB Cedric Murray	5	3	1	9	0	13
WR Jeremy Wright	5	1	1	5	0	20
RB Britt Tubbs	4	4	0	11	0	9
TE Ricky Martins	3	2	0	11	0	35
WR Lonnie Hawkins	3	2	0	14	0	33
RB Brett Neel	2	1	1	14	0	22
WR Wes Johnstone	2	2	0	32	1	4
WR Brandon Campbell	1	1	0	13	0	10
RB Ernest Kanyuh	1	1	0	2	0	4
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	0	0	0	0	4

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Donald Kubler	12	7	1	62	1	38
WR Jameson Gohs	9	6	0	127	3	38
WR Richie DeLorraine	4	3	0	30	0	14
WR Wes Seider	4	2	1	18	0	36
RB Wally Oliver	3	3	0	26	0	22
TE Russell Drake	2	1	0	4	0	11
WR Sergio Bragg	1	1	0	7	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Britt Tubbs	2	13	6.50	8.07
RB Brett Neel	2	-1	-0.50	1.17

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Edwin Buchanan	1	1	1.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gregory Eppright	4	2	13	3.25	4.82

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dave Russell	3	2	28	9.33	7.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kai Lindsay	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Brandon Campbell	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
RB Britt Tubbs	1	1	0	0.00	2.75
RB Charlie Wheeler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Richie DeLorraine	2	1	15	7.50	7.50
RB Wally Oliver	1	1	13	13.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Britt Tubbs	2	2
RB Brett Neel	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Edwin Buchanan	2	1
QB Dave Russell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gregory Eppright	11	8	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dave Russell	6	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonnie Hawkins	3	2	0
WR Kai Lindsay	2	1	0
TE Roderick Banks	1	1	1
WR Brandon Campbell	1	1	1
RB Britt Tubbs	1	1	1
TE Ricky Martins	1	1	1
RB Brett Neel	1	1	0
FB Cedric Murray	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Donald Kubler	2	2	2
WR Jameson Gohs	2	1	1
WR Sergio Bragg	1	1	0
WR Wes Seider	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 90,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,000 (25,300)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	90,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,000 (25,300)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,600 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)