Week 8, 2035

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	6	14	3	-	26
St. Louis Rams	0	0	10	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 DAL - Lamar Borg 50 field goal
2Q: 03:07 DAL - Lamar Borg 36 field goal
2Q: 00:09 DAL - Lamar Borg 42 field goal
3Q: 11:18 DAL - Jackie Talley 35 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 08:10 STL - Richie Henderson 3 run (Karl Smith extra point)
3Q: 06:20 DAL - Bubba Hernandez 28 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 02:00 STL - Karl Smith 33 field goal
4Q: 01:49 DAL - Lamar Borg 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:07 DAL - Lamar Borg 50 field goal
2Q: 03:07 DAL - Lamar Borg 36 field goal
2Q: 00:09 DAL - Lamar Borg 42 field goal
3Q: 11:18 DAL - Jackie Talley 35 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 08:10 STL - Richie Henderson 3 run (Karl Smith extra point)
3Q: 06:20 DAL - Bubba Hernandez 28 pass from Steve Gilchrist (Lamar Borg extra point)
3Q: 02:00 STL - Karl Smith 33 field goal
4Q: 01:49 DAL - Lamar Borg 40 field goal

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 6-1 2-5
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 8 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 418 300
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 6.53 4.62
Net Rushing Yards 240 57
- Rushing Attempts 40 19
- Yards per Rush 6.00 3.00
Net Passing Yards 178 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 13 - 0 42 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 186 282
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 4/39
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 4/27
Kick Returns/Yards 1/9 3/77
Interception Ret./Yards 2/40 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:39 29:21

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	6-1	2-5
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	8	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	418	300
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	6.53	4.62
Net Rushing Yards	240	57
- Rushing Attempts	40	19
- Yards per Rush	6.00	3.00
Net Passing Yards	178	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 13 - 0	42 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	186	282
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	4/39
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	4/27
Kick Returns/Yards	1/9	3/77
Interception Ret./Yards	2/40	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:39	29:21

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	2:17	50	5	17	Field Goal
1	6:12	1:33	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
1	3:00	4:47	OWN 5	9	51	Punt
2	10:53	1:59	OWN 9	3	6	Punt
2	6:57	1:20	OWN 5	3	-1	Punt
2	4:08	1:07	OPP 15	3	-4	Field Goal
2	1:11	1:07	OWN 16	5	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:55	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
3	8:02	1:58	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	1:55	5:33	OWN 13	11	50	Punt
4	10:14	1:35	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
4	4:46	3:04	OWN 14	8	63	Field Goal

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 35	6	0	Punt
1	10:00	3:48	OWN 24	8	30	Punt
1	4:39	1:39	OWN 38	3	2	Punt
2	13:13	2:20	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
2	8:54	1:57	OWN 38	4	10	Interception
2	5:37	1:29	OWN 46	3	-1	Interception
2	3:01	1:50	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	11:05	3:03	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	6:04	4:09	OWN 20	7	64	Field Goal
4	11:22	1:08	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	8:39	3:53	OWN 21	10	65	Downs
4	1:42	1:42	OWN 20	7	5	Game

Game MVP: Lonnie Nichols, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Lonnie Nichols	27	188	6.96	52	4
Thurman Hopkinson	7	18	2.57	6	0
Steve Gilchrist	6	34	5.67	9	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Richie Henderson	11	37	3.36	7	1
Amos Mersky	5	5	1.00	9	0
Cornelius Gillespie	3	15	5.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Gilchrist	22	13	186	2/8	2	51	0	116.8

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Gillespie	42	23	282	4/39	0	38	2	55.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Lonnie Nichols	4	4	31	7.75	14	10	0
WR Bubba Hernandez	3	6	47	15.67	35	28	1
WR Victor Hayes	2	6	59	29.50	0	51	0
RB Thurman Hopkinson	2	2	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Jackie Talley	1	2	35	35.00	0	35	1
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
TE Pat Collier	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Desmond Poston	8	15	120	15.00	40	38
RB Richie Henderson	5	7	73	14.60	37	23
WR Greg Grasso	4	5	56	14.00	9	26
WR Zack Sigler	3	9	10	3.33	0	5
WR Tamarick Koonce	2	2	19	9.50	3	10
TE Abel Rose	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Jimmy Roberts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Mike Finley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Shedd	1	0	0.00	0
CB Billy Hardy	1	40	40.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Hopkinson	1	0	0
Bubba Hernandez	0	1	0
Patrick Scott	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Cornelius Gillespie	1	0	0
Kerry Jacquet	0	1	0
T.J. Jarvis	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrell Blades	6	278	46.3	35.2	58	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rusty Clemons	6	269	44.8	38.3	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamar Borg	4/4	3/3	1/1	50	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Karl Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	1	19	19.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Grasso	4	27	6.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Arseneault	1	9	9.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tamarick Koonce	2	61	30.5	0
Greg Grasso	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Preston Cote	9	3	0.0	19	46
S Doug Dawkins	7	1	0.0	19	45
ILB Broderick Heath	6	5	0.0	19	46
CB Bobby Shedd	4	3	0.0	19	46
DE Patrick Scott	3	1	1.0	8	30
OLB Jerald Beechler	3	0	0.5	15	36
OLB Marc Bauer	3	0	0.0	14	29
CB Marshall Filar	3	0	0.0	14	30
DE Curtis Rand	2	1	1.0	11	16
DT Shannon Stanton	1	1	1.5	18	37
ILB Jay Willis	1	0	0.0	5	13
DE Arnold Jennings	1	0	0.0	14	33
CB Billy Hardy	1	0	0.0	19	42
OLB Geoff Horton	1	0	0.0	4	10

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jonathan Bolender	16	7	0.0	40	24
S Levon Koepke	9	3	0.0	40	24
S Richard Newman	4	1	0.0	40	24
OLB Ross Gardner	4	0	0.0	34	15
OLB Van Cochrane	4	0	0.0	21	12
DE T.J. Jarvis	3	3	1.5	37	21
DT Ty Hazel	3	2	0.5	35	19
CB Andrew Marzano	3	1	0.0	40	24
CB Craig Delgado	2	1	0.0	14	10
DT Randal Horn	1	2	0.0	22	17
OLB Johnnie Taylor	1	1	0.0	10	11
CB Glen Wellstone	1	1	0.0	40	24
DE Dixon Garrett	1	0	0.0	36	20
G Kerry Jacquet	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ike Brandon	1	0	0.0	19	8
TE Abel Rose	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Shannon Stanton	1.5	1	2	2	37
DE Patrick Scott	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Curtis Rand	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Jerald Beechler	0.5	0	2	0	36
DE Aaron Colon	0.0	0	1	0	13

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE T.J. Jarvis	1.5	1	21
DT Ty Hazel	0.5	0	19
DE Dixon Garrett	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Preston Cote	4	2	0	46
S Doug Dawkins	4	0	0	45
CB Bobby Shedd	3	4	1	46
ILB Broderick Heath	3	1	0	46
CB Marshall Filar	3	0	0	30
OLB Marc Bauer	2	1	0	29
OLB Jerald Beechler	2	0	0	36
CB Billy Hardy	1	0	1	42
DE Patrick Scott	1	0	0	30
ILB Jay Willis	0	1	0	13
S Ellis Turner	0	1	0	13

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jonathan Bolender	7	0	24
OLB Ross Gardner	1	0	15
OLB Van Cochrane	1	0	12
S Richard Newman	1	0	24
S Levon Koepke	1	0	24
DT Ty Hazel	1	0	19
CB Glen Wellstone	1	0	24
CB Andrew Marzano	0	1	24
CB Craig Delgado	0	1	10
OLB Johnnie Taylor	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Malcolm Spadaford	3	9	1	40	0	24
Howie Ramsey	2	8	0	40	1	24
Rick Price	1	6	0	40	0	24
Paul Geller	1	5	0	40	0	24
Claude Manning	1	3	0	40	1	24
Hunter Carpenter	1	2	0	38	0	21
Jerome Snee	1	1	0	24	0	15

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mo Lund	2	5	19	0	46
Brian Barginski	1	4	19	1	46
Teddy Fulcher	1	1	19	0	46
Aaron Edwards	0	4	19	2	46
Kerry Jacquet	0	1	19	1	46
Aaron Graham	0	1	6	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lorenzo Frederick	4	25
Jackie Talley	1	17
Preston Cote	1	11
Glenn Rayburn	1	10

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Dean Pate	1	15
Levon Koepke	1	14

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bobby Shedd	---	---	19	46	11	76
Preston Cote	---	---	19	46	11	76
Malcolm Spadaford	40	24	---	---	10	74
Steve Gilchrist	40	24	---	---	4	68
Broderick Heath	---	---	19	46	1	66
Doug Dawkins	---	---	19	45	1	65
Claude Manning	40	24	---	---	---	64
Rick Price	40	24	---	---	---	64
Howie Ramsey	40	24	---	---	---	64
Paul Geller	40	24	---	---	---	64
Billy Hardy	---	---	19	42	1	62
Bubba Hernandez	30	23	---	---	8	61
Hunter Carpenter	38	21	---	---	2	61
Jerome Snee	24	15	---	---	20	59
Shannon Stanton	---	---	18	37	1	56
Lonnie Nichols	29	19	---	---	7	55
Pat Collier	23	10	---	---	20	53
Jerald Beechler	---	---	15	36	1	52
Marc Bauer	---	---	14	29	7	50
Arnold Jennings	---	---	14	33	2	49
Victor Hayes	26	19	---	---	---	45
Marshall Filar	---	---	14	30	1	45
Patrick Scott	---	---	8	30	4	42
Thurman Hopkinson	11	5	---	---	20	36
Jackie Talley	13	5	---	---	17	35
Curtis Rand	---	---	11	16	8	35
Lorenzo Frederick	---	---	3	4	25	32
Jay Willis	---	---	5	13	10	28
Jessie Aschenbrenner	6	3	---	---	18	27
Geoff Horton	---	---	4	10	6	20
Aaron Colon	---	---	5	13	---	18
Stan Arseneault	0	0	---	---	15	15
Ellis Turner	---	---	2	13	---	15
Corwin Sellers	---	---	0	6	6	12
Lamar Borg	0	0	---	---	11	11
Glenn Rayburn	0	0	---	---	10	10
Glen Poole	---	---	1	9	---	10
Adrian Holcombe	0	0	---	---	10	10
Zach Cobb	0	0	---	---	10	10
Richie Gaylor	0	0	---	---	10	10
Terrell Blades	0	0	---	---	6	6
Roman Cassidy	---	---	0	0	3	3
Chad Sullivan	---	---	0	2	---	2
Raymond Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrin Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Winfred Nader	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Levon Koepke	---	---	40	24	14	78
Andrew Marzano	---	---	40	24	8	72
Desmond Poston	15	41	---	---	16	72
Aaron Edwards	19	46	---	---	7	72
Jonathan Bolender	---	---	40	24	5	69
Richard Newman	---	---	40	24	4	68
Glen Wellstone	---	---	40	24	4	68
Richie Henderson	13	30	---	---	23	66
Teddy Fulcher	19	46	---	---	---	65
Kerry Jacquet	19	46	---	---	---	65
Mo Lund	19	46	---	---	---	65
Cornelius Gillespie	19	46	---	---	---	65
Brian Barginski	19	46	---	---	---	65
Abel Rose	14	34	---	---	16	64
T.J. Jarvis	---	---	37	21	4	62
Dixon Garrett	---	---	36	20	4	60
Ross Gardner	---	---	34	15	9	58
Ty Hazel	---	---	35	19	4	58
Zack Sigler	13	36	---	---	1	50
Craig Delgado	---	---	14	10	23	47
Greg Grasso	10	23	---	---	13	46
Randal Horn	---	---	22	17	3	42
Van Cochrane	---	---	21	12	4	37
Johnnie Taylor	---	---	10	11	16	37
Aaron Graham	6	18	---	---	8	32
Ike Brandon	---	---	19	8	2	29
Danny Madison	5	15	---	---	6	26
Jimmy Roberts	6	10	---	---	9	25
Tamarick Koonce	4	7	---	---	11	22
Roman Stanton	---	---	6	6	9	21
Amos Mersky	5	12	---	---	---	17
Dean Pate	---	---	0	0	15	15
Mike Finley	4	4	---	---	7	15
Kurt Boone	---	---	1	0	10	11
Glenn Banks	---	---	5	5	1	11
Terry Clancy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dennis Meadows	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Lutzen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Monty Ross	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rusty Clemons	0	0	---	---	6	6
Karl Smith	0	0	---	---	4	4
Leroy Rauch	0	0	---	---	1	1
Antoine Leung	---	---	0	0	1	1
Jessie Strong	---	---	0	0	1	1
Percy Rayburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jacob Glover	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	81	10.1
Middle	19	115	6.1
Right	13	44	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	13	37	2.8
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Gilchrist	22	13	3	3	1	3	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Gillespie	42	23	5	0	1	10	5	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	15	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	75	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	10	1.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	86	21.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	35	17.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	87	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	106	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	54	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bubba Hernandez	6	3	0	47	1	23
WR Victor Hayes	6	2	1	59	1	19
RB Lonnie Nichols	4	4	0	31	0	19
WR Jackie Talley	2	1	0	35	1	5
RB Thurman Hopkinson	2	2	0	4	0	5
TE Pat Collier	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Hunter Carpenter	1	1	0	10	0	21

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Desmond Poston	15	8	0	120	2	41
WR Zack Sigler	9	3	0	10	0	36
RB Richie Henderson	7	5	0	73	2	30
WR Greg Grasso	5	4	0	56	1	23
WR Tamarick Koonce	2	2	0	19	0	7
TE Abel Rose	2	1	1	4	0	34
TE Jimmy Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Mike Finley	1	0	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Henderson	2	5	2.50	3.36
Amos Mersky	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Gilchrist	2	0	0	0.00	8.45

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Gillespie	5	0	0	0.00	6.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jackie Talley	1	0	0	0.00	17.50
TE Pat Collier	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

St. Louis	Target	Overall Avg
WR Desmond Poston	3	8.00
RB Richie Henderson	1	10.43
WR Greg Grasso	1	11.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lonnie Nichols	5	3
Steve Gilchrist	3	1
Thurman Hopkinson	1	0

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Henderson	3	1
Cornelius Gillespie	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Gilchrist	6	2	1

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Gillespie	8	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Hayes	2	0	0
RB Lonnie Nichols	2	2	1
WR Bubba Hernandez	1	0	0
TE Pat Collier	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Zack Sigler	3	1	0
WR Desmond Poston	2	1	1
WR Greg Grasso	1	1	0
TE Abel Rose	1	0	0
TE Mike Finley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 19,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 5,500 (20,400)
End Zone 3,800 (14,700)
Mezzanine 2,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 3,900 (13,000)
Club Seats 1,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,500 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	19,800 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	5,500 (20,400)
End Zone	3,800 (14,700)
Mezzanine	2,200 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	3,900 (13,000)
Club Seats	1,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,500 (3,100)