Week 8, 2026

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	14	7	6	-	30
St. Louis Rams	0	7	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:26 DAL - A.J. Stargell 21 field goal
2Q: 13:22 STL - Bryant Finch 12 pass from Lorenzo Joyner (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 05:05 DAL - Irv Stanford 41 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
2Q: 01:00 DAL - Irv Stanford 2 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 09:22 DAL - Jose Mueller 44 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 12:21 DAL - A.J. Stargell 35 field goal
4Q: 09:27 DAL - A.J. Stargell 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:26 DAL - A.J. Stargell 21 field goal
2Q: 13:22 STL - Bryant Finch 12 pass from Lorenzo Joyner (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 05:05 DAL - Irv Stanford 41 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
2Q: 01:00 DAL - Irv Stanford 2 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 09:22 DAL - Jose Mueller 44 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
4Q: 12:21 DAL - A.J. Stargell 35 field goal
4Q: 09:27 DAL - A.J. Stargell 21 field goal

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 4-3 3-4
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 363 292
- Offensive Plays 61 66
- Yards per Play 5.95 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 135 132
- Rushing Attempts 33 22
- Yards per Rush 4.09 6.00
Net Passing Yards 228 160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 41 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 235 183
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 8.14 3.64
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.9 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/9 3/22
Kick Returns/Yards 2/53 5/110
Interception Ret./Yards 3/22 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:23 27:37

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	4-3	3-4
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	363	292
- Offensive Plays	61	66
- Yards per Play	5.95	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	135	132
- Rushing Attempts	33	22
- Yards per Rush	4.09	6.00
Net Passing Yards	228	160
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	41 - 18 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	235	183
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	8.14	3.64
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.9	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/9	3/22
Kick Returns/Yards	2/53	5/110
Interception Ret./Yards	3/22	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:23	27:37

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:24	OWN 21	4	9	Punt
1	9:24	5:03	OWN 43	9	53	Field Goal
2	13:16	1:56	OWN 47	3	34	Interception
2	8:04	3:16	OWN 18	7	82	Touchdown
2	3:11	2:21	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:57	OWN 33	3	-3	Interception
3	10:38	1:33	OWN 39	3	61	Touchdown
3	6:54	2:14	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
3	2:23	5:09	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
4	11:02	1:41	OPP 10	3	6	Field Goal
4	7:54	2:27	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
4	4:45	2:30	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 20	1	-1	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
1	11:18	1:54	OWN 30	4	20	Interception
1	4:21	6:05	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	11:20	3:16	OWN 20	6	28	Punt
2	4:48	1:37	OWN 20	3	13	Interception
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 14	1	6	Half
3	13:03	2:25	OPP 45	4	13	Missed FG
3	9:05	2:11	OWN 29	6	26	Punt
3	4:40	2:17	OPP 46	5	9	Punt
4	12:14	1:12	OWN 20	3	-10	Fumble
4	9:21	1:27	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	5:27	0:42	OWN 38	4	8	Downs
4	2:15	2:11	OWN 12	11	76	Interception

Game MVP: Irv Stanford, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Stanford	18	115	6.39	31	4
Alonzo Gargaro	7	10	1.43	7	0
Lance Ingram	4	7	1.75	5	0
Mike Shaw	3	3	1.00	3	0
Devin Tyler	1	0	0.00	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Colin Whiting	17	97	5.71	21	3
Bennie Fanwick	4	32	8.00	15	2
Lorenzo Joyner	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Shaw	27	16	235	1/7	3	44	2	93.9

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Joyner	41	18	183	3/23	1	24	3	34.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Devin Tyler	6	8	83	13.83	20	25	0
RB Irv Stanford	4	5	53	13.25	47	41	2
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	60	30.00	28	44	1
WR Dana Hopkins	1	3	10	10.00	1	10	0
WR Lionel Boult	1	3	4	4.00	1	4	0
RB Alonzo Gargaro	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Bubba Hernandez	1	4	20	20.00	20	20	0
FB Quinn Pritchett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ty Jonas	4	10	46	11.50	22	22	0
TE Steven Owens	3	3	28	9.33	4	11	0
TE Bryant Finch	3	4	38	12.67	3	24	1
FB Kerry Birchall	2	2	20	10.00	11	13	0
RB Colin Whiting	2	2	14	7.00	1	7	0
WR Quentin Giles	1	5	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	9	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Bernie Garner	1	4	16	16.00	0	16	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Scottie Coles	1	0	0.00
CB Doug McKnight	1	15	15.00
S Ted Porter	1	7	7.00

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ross Bensen	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rex Rubio	0	1	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lorenzo Joyner	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antonio Tubbs	3	127	42.3	37.0	45	0
A.J. Stargell	1	33	33.0	27.0	33	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Cesario	5	194	38.8	33.0	44	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Stargell	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Porter	2	8	4.0	0
Patrick Newman	1	1	1.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Garner	2	16	8.0	0
Ty Jonas	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Newman	2	53	26.5	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Whiting	5	110	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jose Houston	7	0	0.0	20	42
OLB B.J. Bernard	6	0	2.0	16	40
OLB Austin Hudson	3	4	0.0	17	38
CB Scottie Coles	3	1	0.0	21	39
DT J.C. Manning	3	1	0.0	20	33
S Ben Pence	3	1	0.0	8	12
ILB Jorge Maxey	3	0	0.0	14	22
CB Doug McKnight	3	0	0.0	14	20
OLB Monty Keane	2	2	0.0	8	11
S Juan Marshall	2	0	0.0	16	39
DE Arnold Jennings	2	0	0.0	17	34
DE Kyle Coleman	2	0	0.0	7	17
DE Rex Rubio	1	0	1.0	12	21
CB Patrick Newman	1	2	0.0	9	28
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Bryce Howerton	1	0	0.0	6	6
QB Mike Shaw	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Heath McMichael	0	2	0.0	6	4
CB Timothy Dennis	0	1	0.0	11	33
S Ted Porter	0	1	0.0	10	18

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Allen Wooden	5	2	0.0	27	24
ILB Brett Cobb	5	0	0.0	14	20
CB Ross Bensen	4	0	0.0	30	27
DE Christian Stuart	3	2	1.0	24	21
DT Malcolm Beustring	3	2	0.0	20	19
OLB Randall Money	3	1	0.0	12	16
S Lewis Niemeyer	3	0	0.0	25	18
ILB Robert Hoffman	3	0	0.0	19	8
CB Oliver Romberg	3	0	0.0	22	21
OLB Glenn Alston	2	1	0.0	14	13
CB Norman Henry	2	1	0.0	17	14
ILB Drew Rollo	2	0	0.0	9	4
CB Robbie Williamson	2	0	0.0	15	12
WR Cedric Rodriguez	2	0	---	---	---
DT Max Coles	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Rodney Washington	2	0	0.0	9	9
S Ray Herndon	1	1	0.0	10	6
TE Steven Owens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Alvin Roseman	1	0	0.0	9	7
OLB Mario Hillery	0	1	0.0	21	12
DT Ty Allard	0	1	0.0	24	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB B.J. Bernard	2.0	0	2	0	40
DE Rex Rubio	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Arnold Jennings	0.0	1	1	0	34
DE Jeremy Glover	0.0	0	1	0	16
DE Kyle Coleman	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT J.C. Manning	0.0	0	0	2	33

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Christian Stuart	1.0	0	1	21
DT Malcolm Beustring	0.0	1	0	19
DE Jose Prescott	0.0	0	1	24
DT Ty Allard	0.0	0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jose Houston	3	1	0	42
CB Scottie Coles	2	1	1	39
ILB Jorge Maxey	2	0	0	22
OLB Austin Hudson	2	0	0	38
OLB Monty Keane	2	0	0	11
CB Doug McKnight	1	2	1	20
S Juan Marshall	1	2	0	39
CB Patrick Newman	1	1	0	28
CB Timothy Dennis	1	0	0	33
S Ben Pence	1	0	0	12
OLB B.J. Bernard	1	0	0	40
DE Kyle Coleman	1	0	0	17
S Ted Porter	0	0	1	18

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Oliver Romberg	4	1	0	21
ILB Brett Cobb	3	1	0	20
OLB Randall Money	3	0	0	16
CB Ross Bensen	1	0	2	27
ILB Drew Rollo	1	0	0	4
S Allen Wooden	1	0	0	24
CB Norman Henry	1	0	0	14
OLB Mario Hillery	1	0	0	12
ILB Robert Hoffman	1	0	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Arnold	3	6	0	33	0	27
Monty Treat	1	6	0	25	0	23
Donald Lee	1	5	0	33	0	28
Gene Berk	1	3	0	32	0	28
Quinn Pritchett	1	2	0	21	0	11
Jose Mueller	1	1	0	18	0	10
Darren Horton	0	4	1	29	0	26
Tyrell Kaplan	0	2	0	4	0	2
Alvin McEachern	0	1	0	8	1	5

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Teddy Fulcher	2	4	20	0	30
Teddy Buchanan	2	3	16	0	34
Hunter Parrish	2	2	18	1	36
Amos Brock	1	7	22	1	44
Joseph Sampson	1	2	21	1	42
Buddy Georges	1	2	11	0	27
Andre Giles	1	1	2	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Boult	2	18
Heath McMichael	2	12
Bryce Howerton	1	8
Devin Tyler	1	7
Monty Treat	1	7
Alonzo Gargaro	1	2
Lance Ingram	0	19
Patrick Newman	0	19
Matthew Hicks	0	16
Dana Hopkins	0	12
A.J. Stargell	0	11
Jose Mueller	0	9
Brad Renwick	0	9
Monty Keane	0	9
Ben Pence	0	8
Ted Porter	0	8
Alvin McEachern	0	7
Jeremy Glover	0	7
Claude Manning	0	7
Quinn Pritchett	0	6
Tyrell Kaplan	0	6
Jorge Maxey	0	4
Juan Marshall	0	4
Mark Gaudio	0	3
Darren Horton	0	3
Antonio Tubbs	0	3
Kyle Coleman	0	3
Scottie Coles	0	2
J.C. Manning	0	2
Arnold Jennings	0	2
Xavier Arnold	0	1
Irv Stanford	0	1
Austin Hudson	0	1
Rex Rubio	0	1
Timothy Dennis	0	1
B.J. Bernard	0	1
Jose Houston	0	1
Doug McKnight	0	1
Glen Poole	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Bennie Fanwick	1	19
Steven Owens	1	14
Drew Rollo	1	10
Andre Giles	1	6
Hunter Parrish	1	4
Oliver Romberg	0	18
Bernie Garner	0	16
Robbie Williamson	0	15
Jason Granberry	0	14
Norman Henry	0	11
Mario Hillery	0	11
Cedric Rodriguez	0	9
Colin Whiting	0	7
Joseph Sampson	0	6
Bryant Finch	0	6
Allen Wooden	0	6
Buddy Georges	0	6
Kerry Birchall	0	6
Brett Cobb	0	5
Marcus Cesario	0	5
Lewis Niemeyer	0	4
Max Coles	0	4
Ty Jonas	0	4
Alvin Roseman	0	4
Lester Arnold	0	3
Amos Brock	0	3
Jose Prescott	0	3
Christian Stuart	0	3
Malcolm Beustring	0	3
Rodney Washington	0	3
Ty Allard	0	3
Teddy Buchanan	0	2
Ross Bensen	0	2
Shannon Bryant	0	2
Shawn McElroy	0	2
Glenn Alston	0	1
Randall Money	0	1
Darnell Hutchens	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	34	2.8
Middle	10	39	3.9
Right	10	63	6.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	59	8.4
Middle	10	47	4.7
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Shaw	27	16	4	1	2	2	3	0	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Joyner	41	18	2	4	2	7	6	2	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	78	11.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	3	30	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	127	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	10	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	72	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	7	77	3.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	24	3.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Devin Tyler	8	6	0	83	1	27
RB Irv Stanford	5	4	0	53	1	18
WR Bubba Hernandez	4	1	0	20	1	18
WR Dana Hopkins	3	1	0	10	0	17
WR Lionel Boult	3	1	1	4	0	18
TE Jose Mueller	2	2	0	60	1	10
RB Alonzo Gargaro	1	1	0	5	0	7
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	0	1	0	0	11

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ty Jonas	10	4	1	46	1	31
WR Cedric Rodriguez	9	1	0	10	0	29
WR Quentin Giles	5	1	0	10	0	19
TE Bryant Finch	4	3	0	38	1	28
WR Bernie Garner	4	1	1	16	0	24
TE Steven Owens	3	3	0	28	0	21
FB Kerry Birchall	2	2	0	20	0	13
RB Bennie Fanwick	2	1	0	1	0	21
RB Colin Whiting	2	2	0	14	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	3	17	5.67	6.39
Alonzo Gargaro	2	0	0.00	1.43

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Shaw	9	3	23	2.56	8.70

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Joyner	7	1	12	1.71	4.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Irv Stanford	2	2	6	3.00	10.60
WR Devin Tyler	2	1	17	8.50	10.38
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Lionel Boult	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Garner	3	0	0	0.00	4.00
TE Bryant Finch	2	1	12	6.00	9.50
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	0	0	0.00	1.11
WR Ty Jonas	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Irv Stanford	4	1
Lance Ingram	1	1
Mike Shaw	1	0
Alonzo Gargaro	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Joyner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Shaw	7	4	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Joyner	9	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	1	1
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0
RB Irv Stanford	1	1	1
WR Lionel Boult	1	1	1
WR Devin Tyler	1	1	1
FB Quinn Pritchett	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ty Jonas	4	1	0
TE Bryant Finch	2	2	1
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	0
WR Cedric Rodriguez	1	1	1
WR Bernie Garner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 21,300 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,600 (20,400)
End Zone 4,400 (14,700)
Mezzanine 3,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 5,200 (13,000)
Club Seats 2,600 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,100 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	21,300 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,600 (20,400)
End Zone	4,400 (14,700)
Mezzanine	3,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	5,200 (13,000)
Club Seats	2,600 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,100 (3,100)