Week 16, 2066

played in Houston, TX

45 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	0	7	17	-	24
Houston Texans	10	0	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Aidan Greeley 8 pass from Rick Tate (Broderick Hillman extra point)
1Q: 00:31 HOU - Broderick Hillman 22 field goal
3Q: 11:16 HOU - Broderick Hillman 22 field goal
3Q: 09:03 DAL - Karl Babbitt 27 interception return (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 14:30 DAL - Joe Sipher 44 field goal
4Q: 07:15 HOU - Broderick Hillman 24 field goal
4Q: 00:55 DAL - Jaylen Miller 4 pass from Juan Curtis (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 00:23 DAL - Matt Brandon 32 interception return (Joe Sipher extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:16 HOU - Aidan Greeley 8 pass from Rick Tate (Broderick Hillman extra point)
1Q: 00:31 HOU - Broderick Hillman 22 field goal
3Q: 11:16 HOU - Broderick Hillman 22 field goal
3Q: 09:03 DAL - Karl Babbitt 27 interception return (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 14:30 DAL - Joe Sipher 44 field goal
4Q: 07:15 HOU - Broderick Hillman 24 field goal
4Q: 00:55 DAL - Jaylen Miller 4 pass from Juan Curtis (Joe Sipher extra point)
4Q: 00:23 DAL - Matt Brandon 32 interception return (Joe Sipher extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 6-9 5-10
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 0 6
- by Passing 12 17
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 213 443
- Offensive Plays 61 77
- Yards per Play 3.49 5.75
Net Rushing Yards 10 129
- Rushing Attempts 17 31
- Yards per Rush 0.59 4.16
Net Passing Yards 203 314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 22 - 1 45 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 207 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.61 6.83
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 8.9
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 10/77
Punt Returns/Yards 3/33 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 3/96 1/28
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 23:07 36:53

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	6-9	5-10
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	0	6
- by Passing	12	17
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	213	443
- Offensive Plays	61	77
- Yards per Play	3.49	5.75
Net Rushing Yards	10	129
- Rushing Attempts	17	31
- Yards per Rush	0.59	4.16
Net Passing Yards	203	314
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 22 - 1	45 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	207	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.61	6.83
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	8.9
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	10/77
Punt Returns/Yards	3/33	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	3/96	1/28
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	23:07	36:53

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:09	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	9:06	4:04	OWN 28	6	14	Punt
1	0:23	2:30	OWN 25	6	40	Downs
2	11:28	1:57	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	8:20	2:33	OWN 15	6	25	Punt
2	5:04	0:42	OPP 45	3	-4	Punt
2	2:35	2:14	OWN 17	9	35	Interception
3	11:09	1:45	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
3	4:04	1:43	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	0:47	1:23	OPP 32	3	5	Field Goal
4	13:02	1:36	OWN 45	6	25	Missed FG
4	7:10	1:33	OWN 16	3	2	Punt
4	2:07	1:23	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:51	4:45	OWN 15	9	85	Touchdown
1	5:02	4:39	OWN 13	10	82	Field Goal
2	12:53	1:25	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
2	9:31	1:11	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
2	5:47	0:43	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	4:22	1:47	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	0:21	0:21	OPP 29	2	4	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:51	OWN 25	8	70	Field Goal
3	9:24	0:34	OWN 11	2	-3	Interception
3	8:50	4:46	OWN 25	9	49	Missed FG
3	2:21	1:34	OWN 20	3	4	Interception
4	14:24	1:22	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
4	11:26	4:16	OWN 37	8	56	Field Goal
4	5:37	3:30	OWN 36	6	39	Missed FG
4	0:44	0:29	OWN 9	2	5	Interception
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 25	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Matt Brandon, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Edward Rossi	15	13	0.87	7	0	0
RB Keith Tubbs	2	-3	-1.50	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Zachery Gaffney	21	67	3.19	14	1
RB Avery Harmon	9	55	6.11	20	2
QB Rick Tate	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Curtis	43	22	207	1/4	1	23	1	62.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Tate	45	25	317	1/3	1	34	3	57.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Palmer	7	11	63	9.00	15	21	0
TE Jaylen Miller	6	16	66	11.00	24	22	1
TE Evan Flowers	4	5	15	3.75	0	10	0
WR Aaron Coxwell	2	2	23	11.50	0	23	0
WR Orlando Tylski	2	4	22	11.00	0	13	0
RB Edward Rossi	1	3	18	18.00	13	18	0
RB Keith Tubbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Shawn Brady	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Dominique Sharber	10	18	170	17.00	26	34	0
WR Chester Gaines	7	13	81	11.57	50	28	0
WR Aidan Greeley	4	4	10	2.50	10	8	1
RB Zachery Gaffney	2	2	31	15.50	11	24	0
RB Avery Harmon	1	2	12	12.00	1	12	0
WR Herb Rose	1	5	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Carlton Blalock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Dennis Walton	1	37	37.00	0
CB Matt Brandon	1	32	32.00	1
S Karl Babbitt	1	27	27.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Gene Hall	1	28	28.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
ILB Gus Sullenger	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Rick Tate	1	0	0	0
TE Dominique Sharber	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Alston	8	413	51.6	46.3	60	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Malachi Sutter	5	240	48.0	41.4	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Sipher	1/2	1/2	0/0	44	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Hillman	3/6	0/3	0/0	24	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Hutcherson	3	33	11.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chester Gaines	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dustin Hutcherson	3	58	19.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Gus Sullenger	9	4	0.5	26	41
CB Matt Brandon	7	2	0.0	31	46
S Donnell Frase	7	2	0.0	20	17
S Karl Babbitt	6	1	0.0	31	45
ILB Jay Ozols	5	2	0.0	17	12
OLB Dennis Walton	5	1	0.0	31	46
DT Adrian Leat	4	1	0.5	29	35
S Fernando Laney	3	0	0.0	11	30
DE Bill Castillo	2	0	0.0	31	45
CB A.J. Austin	2	0	0.0	31	46
DT Daryl Weir	1	3	0.0	25	36
OLB Kaleb Brooks	1	1	0.0	2	1
DE Phil Jett	1	0	0.0	24	33
TE Jaylen Miller	1	0	---	---	---
CB Byron Norris	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Austin Caelwaerts	1	0	0.0	2	9
CB Lance Espinal	1	0	0.0	12	33
DT Gustavo Hampton	0	1	0.0	6	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jerald Barnikow	5	2	0.0	17	44
OLB Dale Griese	5	0	0.0	15	25
S Artie Kershaw	4	2	0.0	17	44
S Damon Webb	4	1	0.0	13	32
ILB Emmitt Collier	4	1	0.0	6	27
ILB Lenny Morton	3	0	0.0	9	11
DE Mack Benton	2	1	0.5	12	34
CB Gene Hall	2	1	0.0	12	28
ILB Brock Aiton	2	1	0.0	5	15
DE Preston Pyatt	2	0	0.0	16	44
DT Rod Bennett	1	1	0.5	9	28
DT Kirk Floyd	1	1	0.0	11	26
ILB Kody Gehrls	1	1	0.0	2	19
DE Joey Sampson	1	0	0.0	6	9
CB James Adler	1	0	0.0	16	38
DT Clarence Williamson	1	0	0.0	4	19
WR Herb Rose	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Adrian Leat	0.5	2	35
ILB Gus Sullenger	0.5	1	41
DE Bill Castillo	0.0	2	45
DE Phil Jett	0.0	1	33
DT Austin Caelwaerts	0.0	1	9

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mack Benton	0.5	1	2	34
DT Rod Bennett	0.5	0	1	28
DE Preston Pyatt	0.0	1	1	44
DT Clarence Williamson	0.0	1	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Gus Sullenger	5	0	0	41
CB Matt Brandon	4	1	1	46
OLB Dennis Walton	3	0	1	46
S Fernando Laney	3	0	0	30
S Donnell Frase	2	0	0	17
ILB Jay Ozols	2	0	0	12
S Karl Babbitt	1	0	1	45
CB Byron Norris	1	0	0	5
DT Austin Caelwaerts	1	0	0	9
DE Bill Castillo	1	0	0	45
CB A.J. Austin	1	0	0	46
DT Adrian Leat	1	0	0	35
CB Lance Espinal	0	1	0	33
DE Harry Dennis	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damon Webb	3	1	0	32
S Artie Kershaw	3	1	0	44
CB Jerald Barnikow	3	0	0	44
ILB Emmitt Collier	3	0	0	27
CB Gene Hall	2	1	1	28
ILB Lenny Morton	2	1	0	11
OLB Dale Griese	2	0	0	25
ILB Kody Gehrls	1	1	0	19
DE Preston Pyatt	1	0	0	44
CB James Adler	1	0	0	38
ILB Brock Aiton	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jimmy Alexander	1	2	17	0	44
T Colby Perliman	0	7	17	1	44
C Joseph Friend	0	7	17	0	44
FB Donald Elizabeth	0	1	1	0	3

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Desmond Jacobs	3	9	2	31	0	46
C Brendan Stevenson	3	5	0	31	0	46
T Dean Cochrane	2	4	1	31	0	46
G Jumbo Berry	1	7	0	31	1	46
FB Roy Gardner	1	2	0	11	0	10
G Deron Smithson	0	3	0	31	0	46

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Duane Talley	2	20
Daryl Weir	1	27
Keith Tubbs	1	25

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Brendan Stevenson	3	10
Braxton de Loayza	1	28
Damon Webb	1	20
Cedric Ward	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Bill Castillo	---	---	31	45	28	104
CB Matt Brandon	---	---	31	46	11	88
DT Daryl Weir	---	---	25	36	27	88
OLB Dennis Walton	---	---	31	46	6	83
CB A.J. Austin	---	---	31	46	6	83
S Karl Babbitt	---	---	31	45	5	81
ILB Gus Sullenger	---	---	26	41	11	78
G Jimmy Alexander	17	44	---	---	10	71
T Colby Perliman	17	44	---	---	10	71
DE Phil Jett	---	---	24	33	9	66
DT Adrian Leat	---	---	29	35	---	64
C Howard Reese	17	44	---	---	---	61
C Joseph Friend	17	44	---	---	---	61
G Jim Bell	17	44	---	---	---	61
QB Juan Curtis	17	44	---	---	---	61
WR Orlando Tylski	15	34	---	---	10	59
WR Charles Palmer	17	41	---	---	---	58
WR Aaron Coxwell	12	27	---	---	17	56
TE Jaylen Miller	15	40	---	---	---	55
CB Lance Espinal	---	---	12	33	6	51
S Fernando Laney	---	---	11	30	5	46
RB Keith Tubbs	2	18	---	---	25	45
S Donnell Frase	---	---	20	17	7	44
RB Edward Rossi	15	26	---	---	---	41
DE Harry Dennis	---	---	7	14	18	39
DT Austin Caelwaerts	---	---	2	9	21	32
ILB Jay Ozols	---	---	17	12	---	29
TE Xavier Chitwood	0	1	---	---	25	26
DT Gustavo Hampton	---	---	6	12	2	20
TE Evan Flowers	4	16	---	---	---	20
RB Duane Talley	0	0	---	---	20	20
WR Shawn Brady	4	14	---	---	---	18
P Kenneth Alston	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Ricky Klatt	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Byron Norris	---	---	5	5	---	10
T Percy Tank	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Kaden Kerns	0	0	---	---	10	10
S Dustin Hutcherson	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Joe Sipher	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Harvey Golden	0	0	---	---	5	5
FB Donald Elizabeth	1	3	---	---	---	4
OLB Kaleb Brooks	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Horace Chilton	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Artie Hubinger	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Wendell Shepherd	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Vinny Orbik	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Desmond Jacobs	31	46	---	---	11	88
G Jumbo Berry	31	46	---	---	11	88
G Deron Smithson	31	46	---	---	11	88
T Dean Cochrane	31	46	---	---	11	88
C Brendan Stevenson	31	46	---	---	10	87
WR Aidan Greeley	20	41	---	---	24	85
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	17	44	20	81
QB Rick Tate	31	46	---	---	---	77
DE Preston Pyatt	---	---	16	44	10	70
TE Dominique Sharber	24	42	---	---	---	66
S Damon Webb	---	---	13	32	20	65
WR Chester Gaines	19	38	---	---	8	65
S Artie Kershaw	---	---	17	44	2	63
OLB Dale Griese	---	---	15	25	23	63
CB James Adler	---	---	16	38	2	56
WR Herb Rose	16	34	---	---	5	55
RB Avery Harmon	10	26	---	---	17	53
FB Roy Gardner	11	10	---	---	29	50
DE Mack Benton	---	---	12	34	2	48
RB Zachery Gaffney	23	20	---	---	5	48
ILB Emmitt Collier	---	---	6	27	10	43
CB Gene Hall	---	---	12	28	2	42
DT Kirk Floyd	---	---	11	26	2	39
DT Rod Bennett	---	---	9	28	2	39
ILB Brock Aiton	---	---	5	15	16	36
WR Carlton Blalock	18	13	---	---	---	31
RB Braxton de Loayza	0	0	---	---	28	28
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	6	9	12	27
DT Devin Halvorson	---	---	11	16	---	27
ILB Kody Gehrls	---	---	2	19	2	23
DT Clarence Williamson	---	---	4	19	---	23
TE Ricardo Covington	11	6	---	---	5	22
ILB Lenny Morton	---	---	9	11	---	20
CB Darrell Bernard	---	---	2	13	3	18
S Brayden Fuller	---	---	4	12	---	16
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Broderick Hillman	0	0	---	---	11	11
QB Thomas Davison	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Dwight Harper	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Malachi Sutter	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Leland Vance	3	0	---	---	---	3
G Ernie Pierzina	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alonzo Gibb	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Irving Lowe	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Horace Gonzalez	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	-5	-0.8
Middle	9	12	1.3
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	28	9.3
Middle	17	40	2.4
Right	11	61	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Curtis	43	22	3	5	3	5	4	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Tate	45	25	7	2	5	3	7	0	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	59	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	56	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	62	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	47	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	5	28	2.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	143	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	99	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jaylen Miller	16	6	1	66	1	40
WR Charles Palmer	11	7	0	63	1	41
TE Evan Flowers	5	4	0	15	0	16
WR Orlando Tylski	4	2	1	22	0	34
RB Edward Rossi	3	1	1	18	0	26
WR Aaron Coxwell	2	2	0	23	1	27
RB Keith Tubbs	1	0	0	0	0	18
WR Shawn Brady	1	0	0	0	0	14

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Dominique Sharber	18	10	4	170	4	42
WR Chester Gaines	13	7	0	81	2	38
WR Herb Rose	5	1	1	13	0	34
WR Aidan Greeley	4	4	0	10	0	41
RB Avery Harmon	2	1	0	12	0	26
RB Zachery Gaffney	2	2	0	31	1	20
WR Carlton Blalock	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Zachery Gaffney	6	24	4.00	3.19
RB Avery Harmon	1	-1	-1.00	6.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Curtis	1	1	4	4.00	4.81

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Tate	8	4	23	2.88	7.04

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jaylen Miller	1	1	4	4.00	4.13

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Dominique Sharber	3	2	17	5.67	9.44
WR Aidan Greeley	2	2	6	3.00	2.50
WR Chester Gaines	2	0	0	0.00	6.23
RB Avery Harmon	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Keith Tubbs	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Avery Harmon	1	0
QB Rick Tate	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Curtis	15	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Tate	12	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jaylen Miller	5	0	0
WR Charles Palmer	4	1	1
TE Evan Flowers	2	2	0
WR Aaron Coxwell	1	1	1
RB Keith Tubbs	1	0	0
WR Shawn Brady	1	0	0
WR Orlando Tylski	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chester Gaines	7	2	2
WR Aidan Greeley	2	2	0
RB Avery Harmon	1	0	0
TE Dominique Sharber	1	0	0
WR Herb Rose	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,600 (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 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,600 (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	9,600 (9,900)