Week 7, 2034

played in Dallas, TX

81 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	0	0	0	-	7
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	14	13	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 MIN - Rusty Humphrey 7 pass from Albert Prior (Drew Dumervil extra point)
1Q: 06:27 DAL - O.J. DeVries 24 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 12:09 DAL - Billy Hardy 85 interception return (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 09:04 DAL - Jessie Aschenbrenner 21 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
4Q: 13:06 DAL - Lamar Borg 47 field goal
4Q: 03:15 DAL - Lamar Borg 49 field goal
4Q: 01:15 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 1 run (Lamar Borg extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 MIN - Rusty Humphrey 7 pass from Albert Prior (Drew Dumervil extra point)
1Q: 06:27 DAL - O.J. DeVries 24 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 12:09 DAL - Billy Hardy 85 interception return (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 09:04 DAL - Jessie Aschenbrenner 21 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
4Q: 13:06 DAL - Lamar Borg 47 field goal
4Q: 03:15 DAL - Lamar Borg 49 field goal
4Q: 01:15 DAL - Lonnie Nichols 1 run (Lamar Borg extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 2-3-1 4-3
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 362 325
- Offensive Plays 68 58
- Yards per Play 5.32 5.60
Net Rushing Yards 92 126
- Rushing Attempts 18 27
- Yards per Rush 5.11 4.67
Net Passing Yards 270 199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 31 - 2 31 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.40 6.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 11/16 8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.4 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 9/77 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 5/145 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/93
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:16 28:44

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	2-3-1	4-3
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	362	325
- Offensive Plays	68	58
- Yards per Play	5.32	5.60
Net Rushing Yards	92	126
- Rushing Attempts	18	27
- Yards per Rush	5.11	4.67
Net Passing Yards	270	199
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 31 - 2	31 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.40	6.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	11/16	8/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.4	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	9/77	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	5/145	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/93
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:16	28:44

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	2:20	OWN 17	6	83	Touchdown
1	6:12	7:54	OWN 8	14	38	Punt
2	7:50	3:36	OWN 7	7	37	Punt
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 17	6	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 36	5	30	Interception
3	12:01	1:12	OWN 42	2	6	Interception
3	8:49	7:13	OWN 34	12	52	Missed FG
4	13:00	3:58	OWN 37	9	42	Missed FG
4	3:09	0:35	OWN 20	4	0	Downs
4	1:05	1:05	OWN 20	3	11	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
1	10:11	3:59	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:18	5:28	OWN 20	15	73	Downs
2	4:14	2:25	OWN 6	6	18	Punt
3	10:49	2:00	OWN 41	4	59	Touchdown
3	1:36	3:36	OWN 21	9	49	Field Goal
4	9:02	5:53	OWN 35	8	33	Field Goal
4	2:34	1:29	OPP 20	6	20	Touchdown

Game MVP: Steve Gilchrist, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Matt Woodard	8	30	3.75	9	0
Mo Scanlon	8	51	6.38	17	1
Albert Prior	2	11	5.50	9	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lonnie Nichols	15	58	3.87	14	2	1
Thurman Hopkinson	10	64	6.40	25	2	0
Pat Collier	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Jessie Aschenbrenner	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Albert Prior	49	31	278	1/8	1	63	2	68.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Gilchrist	31	22	199	0/0	2	34	0	109.4

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lamont Monroe	11	18	121	11.00	58	63	0
WR Rusty Humphrey	6	10	59	9.83	13	19	1
WR Wally Blanchard	4	6	36	9.00	2	13	0
RB Matt Woodard	3	3	18	6.00	4	7	0
RB Mo Scanlon	2	3	14	7.00	1	8	0
FB Harris Savoie	2	2	7	3.50	0	7	0
TE Pete Shepherd	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Lester Burdette	1	2	5	5.00	5	5	0
TE Percy Broussard	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
WR Nathan Burrow	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	5	7	52	10.40	15	21	1
WR Bubba Hernandez	4	5	59	14.75	8	34	0
TE O.J. DeVries	4	5	39	9.75	13	24	1
RB Lonnie Nichols	4	7	13	3.25	0	10	0
TE Hunter Carpenter	2	3	17	8.50	2	14	0
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
TE Pat Collier	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Wendell Cochrane	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Billy Hardy	2	93	46.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Harris Savoie	1	0	0
Brent Finkes	0	1	0
Randal Albee	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lonnie Nichols	1	1	0	0
Bobby Shedd	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Seth Luster	2	88	44.0	39.5	45	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	2	94	47.0	47.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Drew Dumervil	0/3	0/1	0/1	0	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Humphrey	4	131	32.8	0
Quentin Pitcher	1	14	14.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Bahr	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dean Kubis	7	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Jeff Roman	5	1	0.0	19	21
CB Max Tautuaa	4	1	0.0	18	24
OLB Everett Knight	3	2	0.0	24	27
DE Lamont Scouten	3	1	0.0	18	18
CB Erik Irizarry	3	0	0.0	17	18
DE Thurman Sheff	3	0	0.0	25	26
CB Reuben Brooks	2	2	0.0	23	28
S Howard Wallenbrock	2	1	0.0	18	20
DT Juan Godfrey	2	1	0.0	11	14
DE Edwin Duerr	2	0	0.0	12	18
DT Terrance Ziadie	2	0	0.0	17	18
ILB Riddick Howard	2	0	0.0	8	8
ILB Randal Albee	1	2	0.0	12	8
S Adrian Hastings	1	1	0.0	9	9
ILB Terrell Spencer	1	1	0.0	10	16
OLB Bernie Marshak	1	1	0.0	22	25
CB Quentin Pitcher	1	0	0.0	12	12
WR Rusty Humphrey	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Broderick Heath	7	2	0.0	17	45
CB Marshall Filar	7	0	0.0	16	48
OLB B.J. Bernard	4	2	0.0	11	37
CB Bobby Shedd	4	2	0.0	17	43
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	4	1	0.0	13	30
S Gus Long	4	1	0.0	8	34
S Ellis Turner	4	0	0.0	13	30
DT Howard Giroux	3	0	0.0	9	26
DE Patrick Scott	2	0	0.5	14	31
OLB Marc Bauer	2	1	0.0	3	6
CB Johnny Bahr	2	1	0.0	0	8
DT Glen Poole	2	0	0.0	8	27
CB Billy Hardy	2	0	0.0	13	35
S Chad Sullivan	1	1	0.0	17	45
ILB Erik Copper	1	0	0.0	2	8
OLB Jerald Beechler	0	1	0.5	7	13
DE Curtis Rand	0	2	0.0	10	33
CB Corwin Sellers	0	1	0.0	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Duerr	0.0	0	1	0	18
DE Thurman Sheff	0.0	0	1	0	26

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Patrick Scott	0.5	1	2	31
OLB Jerald Beechler	0.5	1	0	13
DT Glen Poole	0.0	1	1	27
ILB Broderick Heath	0.0	1	0	45
DE Curtis Rand	0.0	1	0	33
DT Howard Giroux	0.0	1	0	26
ILB Erik Copper	0.0	1	0	8
OLB B.J. Bernard	0.0	0	2	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dean Kubis	5	0	26
OLB Jeff Roman	2	0	21
OLB Everett Knight	2	0	27
CB Erik Irizarry	2	0	18
ILB Riddick Howard	2	0	8
S Adrian Hastings	1	0	9
DE Lamont Scouten	1	0	18
DT Terrance Ziadie	1	0	18
DE Thurman Sheff	1	0	26
CB Rob Riazi	1	0	5
CB Max Tautuaa	1	0	24
S Howard Wallenbrock	1	0	20
CB Reuben Brooks	1	0	28
DT Juan Godfrey	1	0	14
OLB Bernie Marshak	0	1	25
CB Quentin Pitcher	0	1	12

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Marshall Filar	7	0	0	48
OLB B.J. Bernard	3	0	0	37
CB Bobby Shedd	3	0	0	43
OLB Lorenzo Frederick	3	0	0	30
S Gus Long	3	0	0	34
CB Billy Hardy	2	2	2	35
DT Glen Poole	2	1	0	27
OLB Marc Bauer	2	0	0	6
CB Johnny Bahr	2	0	0	8
DT Howard Giroux	2	0	0	26
ILB Broderick Heath	1	0	0	45
S Ellis Turner	1	0	0	30
S Chad Sullivan	0	1	0	45
OLB Geoff Horton	0	1	0	2
ILB Erik Copper	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dave Kelly	4	5	1	16	1	44
Brock Willis	3	4	0	18	0	50
Brent Finkes	1	3	0	14	0	38
Deion Harden	1	2	0	14	0	44
Les Shields	1	1	0	2	0	6
Harris Savoie	1	1	0	5	0	30

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Claude Manning	3	6	22	24
Paul Geller	2	7	22	22
Howie Ramsey	2	6	25	31
Gene Berk	2	3	26	29
Malcolm Spadaford	1	3	21	24
Jerome Snee	1	1	13	13
Glenn Rayburn	0	1	11	12

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Starks	1	15
Adrian Hastings	1	12
Matt Woodard	0	14
Pete Shepherd	0	12
Lester Burdette	0	12
Bernie Marshak	0	11
Quentin Pitcher	0	11
Rusty Humphrey	0	11
Reuben Brooks	0	9
Nathan Burrow	0	8
Randal Albee	0	7
Erik Irizarry	0	6
Seth Luster	0	5
Terrell Spencer	0	5
B.J. Givens	0	5
Fred Carpenter	0	5
Drew Dumervil	0	5
Les Shields	0	5
Deion Harden	0	4
Harris Savoie	0	4
Percy Broussard	0	4
Everett Knight	0	3
Dean Kubis	0	3
Sherman Schulze	0	3
Alex Schwartz	0	3
Edwin Duerr	0	2
Lamont Scouten	0	2
Terrance Ziadie	0	2
Thurman Sheff	0	2
Juan Godfrey	0	2
Jeff Roman	0	1
Lamont Monroe	0	1
Rob Riazi	0	1
Max Tautuaa	0	1
Howard Wallenbrock	0	1
Riddick Howard	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Talley	3	13
Marshall Filar	1	12
Jessie Aschenbrenner	1	11
Thurman Hopkinson	0	15
Bobby Shedd	0	14
Pat Collier	0	13
Geoff Horton	0	12
O.J. DeVries	0	11
Lamar Borg	0	9
Bubba Hernandez	0	7
Wendell Cochrane	0	7
Jerome Snee	0	6
Glen Poole	0	5
B.J. Bernard	0	4
Glenn Rayburn	0	4
Adrian Holcombe	0	4
Zach Cobb	0	4
Curtis Rand	0	4
Malcolm Spadaford	0	4
Billy Hardy	0	3
Patrick Scott	0	3
Chad Sullivan	0	3
Stan Arseneault	0	3
Ellis Turner	0	3
Erik Copper	0	3
Jerald Beechler	0	3
Corwin Sellers	0	3
Terrell Blades	0	2
Lorenzo Frederick	0	2
Broderick Heath	0	2
Steve Gilchrist	0	2
Gus Long	0	2
Johnny Bahr	0	2
Arnold Jennings	0	1
Hunter Carpenter	0	1
Howie Ramsey	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	19	3.8
Middle	9	46	5.1
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	74	6.7
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	6	18	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Albert Prior	49	31	1	1	2	6	7	5	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Gilchrist	31	22	3	3	2	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	15	79	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	170	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	80	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	34	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lamont Monroe	18	11	2	121	1	38
WR Rusty Humphrey	10	6	0	59	0	42
WR Wally Blanchard	6	4	0	36	0	34
RB Matt Woodard	3	3	0	18	0	19
RB Mo Scanlon	3	2	0	14	0	23
WR Nathan Burrow	2	0	0	0	0	7
WR Lester Burdette	2	1	0	5	0	4
FB Harris Savoie	2	2	0	7	0	30
TE Percy Broussard	2	1	0	11	0	12
TE Pete Shepherd	1	1	0	7	0	28

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Lonnie Nichols	7	4	2	13	0	19
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	7	5	0	52	1	28
WR Bubba Hernandez	5	4	0	59	1	15
TE O.J. DeVries	5	4	0	39	1	29
TE Hunter Carpenter	3	2	0	17	0	16
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	0	4	0	12
TE Pat Collier	1	1	0	5	0	10
WR Wendell Cochrane	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	1	0	10	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Albert Prior	1	9	9.00	5.50
Matt Woodard	1	1	1.00	3.75

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lonnie Nichols	5	13	2.60	3.87
Thurman Hopkinson	1	7	7.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Albert Prior	3	2	11	3.67	5.67

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Gilchrist	4	1	9	2.25	6.42

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rusty Humphrey	2	2	11	5.50	5.90
WR Lamont Monroe	1	0	0	0.00	6.72

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	2	1	9	4.50	7.43
RB Lonnie Nichols	1	0	0	0.00	1.86
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Matt Woodard	3	3
Mo Scanlon	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lonnie Nichols	3	2
Thurman Hopkinson	2	1
Pat Collier	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Albert Prior	12	9	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	8	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lamont Monroe	5	2	2
WR Rusty Humphrey	3	3	1
WR Wally Blanchard	2	2	2
RB Matt Woodard	2	2	2

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bubba Hernandez	2	2	2
TE O.J. DeVries	1	1	1
RB Thurman Hopkinson	1	1	0
RB Lonnie Nichols	1	1	0
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	1
WR Joseph Halvorson	1	1	1
WR Jessie Aschenbrenner	1	0	0

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

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