Week 9, 2027

played in Dallas, TX

82 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	17	3	10	7	-	37
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	7	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:03 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 45 field goal
1Q: 10:02 ATL - Bryan Dennis 35 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 05:32 DAL - Devin Tyler 3 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
1Q: 03:38 ATL - Frankie Blincoe 20 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:40 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 42 field goal
3Q: 11:27 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 25 field goal
3Q: 07:30 DAL - Clarence Williams 8 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 02:29 ATL - Oliver Hanson 38 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 06:14 DAL - A.J. Stargell 32 field goal
4Q: 01:54 ATL - Arnie Cooley 37 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:03 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 45 field goal
1Q: 10:02 ATL - Bryan Dennis 35 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
1Q: 05:32 DAL - Devin Tyler 3 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
1Q: 03:38 ATL - Frankie Blincoe 20 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 01:40 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 42 field goal
3Q: 11:27 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 25 field goal
3Q: 07:30 DAL - Clarence Williams 8 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
3Q: 02:29 ATL - Oliver Hanson 38 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
4Q: 06:14 DAL - A.J. Stargell 32 field goal
4Q: 01:54 ATL - Arnie Cooley 37 interception return (Charlie Mattingly extra point)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 2-6 6-3
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 10 13
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 339 294
- Offensive Plays 58 70
- Yards per Play 5.84 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 171 110
- Rushing Attempts 26 24
- Yards per Rush 6.58 4.58
Net Passing Yards 168 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 18 - 0 42 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 189 208
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.25 4.00
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/25 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/76 6/143
Interception Ret./Yards 2/75 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:22 31:38

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	2-6	6-3
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	10	13
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	339	294
- Offensive Plays	58	70
- Yards per Play	5.84	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	171	110
- Rushing Attempts	26	24
- Yards per Rush	6.58	4.58
Net Passing Yards	168	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 18 - 0	42 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	189	208
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.25	4.00
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/25	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/76	6/143
Interception Ret./Yards	2/75	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:22	31:38

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:21	1:23	OPP 35	3	7	Field Goal
1	10:33	0:44	OWN 33	2	67	Touchdown
1	5:25	1:55	OWN 24	5	76	Touchdown
1	1:22	1:22	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
2	12:08	1:49	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
2	8:35	1:19	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
2	5:50	4:16	OWN 15	12	60	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 27	3	7	Punt
3	13:31	2:09	OPP 27	4	19	Field Goal
3	7:20	4:51	OWN 16	8	47	Punt
3	0:50	2:27	OWN 46	5	32	Fumble
4	6:07	2:41	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
4	2:38	0:35	OPP 27	3	7	Missed FG
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 45	1	-1	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:39	OWN 33	1	2	Fumble
1	12:58	2:25	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
1	9:49	4:24	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	3:30	2:08	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	15:00	2:52	OWN 33	5	26	Punt
2	10:19	1:44	OWN 19	3	8	Punt
2	7:16	1:26	OWN 41	3	5	Punt
2	1:34	1:34	OWN 40	7	24	Missed FG
3	11:22	4:02	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
3	2:29	0:08	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
3	2:21	1:31	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	13:23	7:16	OWN 22	14	63	Field Goal
4	3:26	0:48	OWN 19	4	8	Downs
4	2:03	0:22	OWN 27	2	0	Interception
4	1:41	1:03	OWN 45	4	0	Downs

Game MVP: Juan Norried, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andy Alston	12	90	7.50	32	2	0
Gerald Yantis	9	54	6.00	24	1	0
Frankie Blincoe	3	29	9.67	20	1	1
Roy Walton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Corwin Oja	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Stanford	11	60	5.45	23	2
Alonzo Gargaro	6	27	4.50	10	1
Lance Ingram	3	13	4.33	5	0
Mike Shaw	3	9	3.00	3	0
Devin Tyler	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	29	18	189	3/21	1	35	0	92.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Shaw	42	21	208	4/24	2	28	2	60.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryan Dennis	6	12	97	16.17	36	35	1
WR Gerald Buchanan	5	9	44	8.80	4	18	0
TE Johnnie Haus	4	4	22	5.50	3	13	0
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Corwin Oja	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Levon Frederick	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Martin Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clarence Williams	5	7	47	9.40	26	28	1
WR Harris Rowe	5	9	53	10.60	21	26	0
WR Devin Tyler	4	8	21	5.25	6	8	1
TE Jose Mueller	3	4	33	11.00	2	23	0
WR Lionel Boult	3	9	39	13.00	0	17	0
RB Irv Stanford	1	3	15	15.00	2	15	0
RB Alonzo Gargaro	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bubba Hernandez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	38	38.00	1
CB Arnie Cooley	1	37	37.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Amos Hawkins	1	1	0
Gerald Yantis	1	0	1
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0
Corwin Oja	0	2	0
Mario Sanford	0	1	0
Tito Justice	0	0	1
Charlie Sims	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irv Stanford	1	0	0
Patrick Newman	1	0	0
Mike Shaw	1	0	0
J.C. Manning	0	1	1
Tyrell Kaplan	0	1	0
Lionel Boult	0	0	1
B.J. Bernard	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marc Joyner	6	228	38.0	36.0	44	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antonio Tubbs	6	232	38.7	35.3	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	3/4	2/2	0/0	45	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Stargell	1/2	0/1	0/1	32	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Newman	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	4	76	19.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Talley	6	143	23.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Grant Morton	7	2	0.0	20	41
CB Arnie Cooley	7	2	0.0	21	38
DE Juan Norried	4	2	2.0	20	42
OLB Mo Gardner	4	0	0.0	13	25
DT Norm Fulcher	3	0	1.0	8	17
S Tito Justice	3	0	1.0	14	31
CB Max Midget	3	1	0.0	21	36
CB Amos Hawkins	3	0	0.0	11	32
ILB Charlie Sims	3	0	0.0	14	11
OLB Oliver Hanson	2	2	0.0	17	32
CB Darrell Apold	2	2	0.0	12	24
ILB Earl Noll	2	1	0.0	7	24
ILB Chris Torrez	2	0	0.0	4	9
DE Kris Mathis	1	0	0.0	17	27
DT Dusty Kim	1	0	0.0	20	37
S Marlon Paswater	0	3	0.0	16	34

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ben Pence	6	0	0.0	21	26
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	5	3	0.0	24	30
DT J.C. Manning	4	1	1.0	17	25
S Juan Marshall	4	1	0.0	25	28
ILB Bryce Howerton	4	0	0.0	19	17
ILB Broderick Heath	4	0	0.0	10	12
OLB B.J. Bernard	3	0	2.0	20	28
CB Scottie Coles	2	2	0.0	24	29
CB Billy Hardy	2	1	0.0	14	19
CB Patrick Newman	2	0	0.0	10	13
S Jose Houston	2	0	0.0	6	9
DE Arnold Jennings	1	1	0.0	17	22
OLB Austin Hudson	1	0	0.0	8	11
CB Doug McKnight	1	0	0.0	19	22
DE Kyle Coleman	1	0	0.0	15	22
DT Glen Poole	1	0	0.0	9	7
S Ted Porter	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Juan Norried	2.0	3	42
DT Norm Fulcher	1.0	2	17
S Tito Justice	1.0	0	31
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	2	27

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB B.J. Bernard	2.0	1	1	28
DT J.C. Manning	1.0	1	1	25
DE Arnold Jennings	0.0	2	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mo Gardner	4	0	0	25
CB Arnie Cooley	3	1	1	38
CB Max Midget	2	2	0	36
CB Amos Hawkins	2	0	0	32
CB Darrell Apold	2	0	0	24
ILB Chris Torrez	2	0	0	9
S Grant Morton	1	2	0	41
OLB Oliver Hanson	1	0	1	32
S Marlon Paswater	1	0	0	34
ILB Earl Noll	1	0	0	24
OLB Wendell Holmes	1	0	0	2
S Tito Justice	1	0	0	31

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ben Pence	3	1	26
S Juan Marshall	3	0	28
CB Scottie Coles	2	0	29
ILB Bryce Howerton	2	0	17
CB Patrick Newman	2	0	13
ILB Broderick Heath	2	0	12
CB Billy Hardy	2	0	19
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	1	1	30
S Jose Houston	1	0	9

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mario Sanford	2	5	23	0	25
Billy Vandermause	2	4	20	1	22
Justin Wolfe	1	4	23	0	28
Mitchell Maloney	1	2	5	0	5
Joseph Wooden	1	2	9	0	17
Danny McClendon	0	1	21	1	27
Orlando Walker	0	1	10	1	13
Kirk Gardner	0	1	11	0	21
Roger Thornton	0	1	19	0	23
Johnnie Haus	0	1	15	0	9

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gene Berk	3	6	1	24	1	43
Claude Manning	2	5	0	17	0	35
Emmanuel Cleeland	2	2	0	19	1	34
Glenn Rayburn	1	2	0	4	0	4
Tyrell Kaplan	1	2	0	22	0	43
Alvin McEachern	0	3	0	20	1	45
Monty Treat	0	1	0	5	0	1
Darren Horton	0	0	0	9	1	25

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Gerald Yantis	3	12
Bobby Clark	2	20
Johnnie Haus	1	22
Martin Lofton	1	18
Joseph Wooden	1	10
Byron Aiken	0	21
Darrell Apold	0	21
Warren Finch	0	21
Tito Justice	0	15
Andrew Nield	0	15
Chris Torrez	0	14
Corwin Oja	0	13
Rico Barrington	0	12
Charlie Mattingly	0	12
Grant Morton	0	10
Orlando Walker	0	10
Mitchell Maloney	0	9
Juan Norried	0	8
Justin Wolfe	0	7
Marlon Paswater	0	6
Amos Hawkins	0	6
Kris Mathis	0	6
Marc Joyner	0	6
Kirk Gardner	0	4
Earl Noll	0	4
Wendell Holmes	0	4
Quinn Reilly	0	4
Mario Sanford	0	3
Oliver Hanson	0	3
Mo Gardner	0	3
Max Midget	0	2
Arnie Cooley	0	2
Charlie Sims	0	2
Danny McClendon	0	1
Norm Fulcher	0	1
Mickey Parker	0	1
Dusty Kim	0	1
Mercury Herndon	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lionel Boult	3	16
Jackie Talley	1	24
Patrick Newman	0	31
Lance Ingram	0	26
Austin Hudson	0	26
Matthew Hicks	0	19
Bubba Hernandez	0	15
Brad Renwick	0	14
Jose Houston	0	14
Ted Porter	0	14
J.B. Shotwell	0	10
Jose Mueller	0	8
Darren Horton	0	8
Alvin McEachern	0	8
Glenn Rayburn	0	8
Heath McMichael	0	8
Gene Berk	0	7
A.J. Stargell	0	6
Tyrell Kaplan	0	6
Antonio Tubbs	0	6
Bryce Howerton	0	5
Juan Marshall	0	5
Quinn Pritchett	0	5
Kyle Coleman	0	5
Scottie Coles	0	4
Harris Rowe	0	4
Ben Pence	0	3
B.J. Bernard	0	3
Arnold Jennings	0	3
Doug McKnight	0	3
Lorenzo Frederick	0	3
Mark Gaudio	0	2
J.C. Manning	0	2
Alonzo Gargaro	0	2
Jeremy Glover	0	2
Glen Poole	0	2
Monty Treat	0	1
Broderick Heath	0	1
Billy Hardy	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	89	11.1
Middle	9	39	4.3
Right	8	44	5.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	73	4.6
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	4	26	6.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	29	18	2	3	2	2	4	3	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Shaw	42	21	3	5	2	5	7	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	39	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	148	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	11	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	107	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	50	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	12	2	40	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	12	6	1	97	2	29
WR Gerald Buchanan	9	5	1	44	0	25
TE Johnnie Haus	4	4	0	22	0	9
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	0	12	0	21
WR Martin Lofton	1	0	0	0	0	3
FB Corwin Oja	1	1	0	8	0	10
WR Levon Frederick	1	1	0	6	0	17

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lionel Boult	9	3	0	39	0	41
WR Harris Rowe	9	5	1	53	1	19
WR Devin Tyler	8	4	1	21	0	29
WR Clarence Williams	7	5	0	47	1	34
TE Jose Mueller	4	3	0	33	1	21
RB Irv Stanford	3	1	0	15	0	16
RB Alonzo Gargaro	1	0	0	0	0	15
WR Bubba Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	20	20.00	9.67
Andy Alston	1	6	6.00	7.50
Gerald Yantis	1	6	6.00	6.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Shaw	1	3	3.00	3.00
Alonzo Gargaro	1	2	2.00	4.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0.00	6.52

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Shaw	7	5	29	4.14	4.95

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gerald Buchanan	1	0	0	0.00	4.89

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lionel Boult	3	1	7	2.33	4.33
WR Devin Tyler	2	2	8	4.00	2.63
WR Clarence Williams	1	1	8	8.00	6.71
WR Harris Rowe	1	1	6	6.00	5.89

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Yantis	2	2
Frankie Blincoe	1	0
Andy Alston	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lance Ingram	1	0
Mike Shaw	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	11	5	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Shaw	12	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gerald Buchanan	5	1	1
WR Bryan Dennis	3	1	1
TE Johnnie Haus	2	2	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clarence Williams	3	3	1
WR Harris Rowe	3	1	1
WR Lionel Boult	2	1	1
WR Devin Tyler	2	1	1
RB Irv Stanford	1	1	1
TE Jose Mueller	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 84,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,700 (19,900)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	84,800 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,700 (19,900)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)