Wild Card Playoff Games, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New York Giants	0	7	0	10	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	6	0	17	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 DAL - Dan Bailey 28 field goal
1Q: 00:38 DAL - Dan Bailey 20 field goal
2Q: 04:36 NYG - Victor Cruz 13 pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown extra point)
3Q: 12:28 DAL - Marshawn Lynch 15 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 11:14 DAL - Orlando Scandrick 26 interception return (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 01:06 DAL - Dan Bailey 23 field goal
4Q: 13:11 NYG - Josh Brown 46 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NYG - Victor Cruz 27 pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 DAL - Dan Bailey 28 field goal
1Q: 00:38 DAL - Dan Bailey 20 field goal
2Q: 04:36 NYG - Victor Cruz 13 pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown extra point)
3Q: 12:28 DAL - Marshawn Lynch 15 run (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 11:14 DAL - Orlando Scandrick 26 interception return (Dan Bailey extra point)
3Q: 01:06 DAL - Dan Bailey 23 field goal
4Q: 13:11 NYG - Josh Brown 46 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NYG - Victor Cruz 27 pass from Eli Manning (Josh Brown extra point)

Team Statistics NYG DAL
Record 9-8 11-6
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 13 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 337 382
- Offensive Plays 55 68
- Yards per Play 6.13 5.62
Net Rushing Yards 79 197
- Rushing Attempts 15 39
- Yards per Rush 5.27 5.05
Net Passing Yards 258 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 22 - 1 28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.45 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/34 11/70
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 3/73 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 24
Time of Possession 23:52 36:08

Team Statistics	NYG	DAL
Record	9-8	11-6
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	13	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	337	382
- Offensive Plays	55	68
- Yards per Play	6.13	5.62
Net Rushing Yards	79	197
- Rushing Attempts	15	39
- Yards per Rush	5.27	5.05
Net Passing Yards	258	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 22 - 1	28 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.45	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/34	11/70
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	3/73	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 24
Time of Possession	23:52	36:08

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:08	OWN 23	3	-7	Punt
1	10:04	3:19	OWN 20	7	41	Punt
1	0:31	3:18	OWN 26	6	32	Punt
2	10:45	1:33	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
2	6:25	1:58	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
2	1:41	1:28	OWN 13	4	34	Punt
3	12:19	1:17	OWN 20	3	3	Interception
3	11:02	3:45	OWN 20	8	42	Punt
3	0:59	2:54	OWN 38	6	33	Field Goal
4	8:42	1:46	OWN 5	4	14	Punt
4	2:42	0:57	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:52	2:48	OPP 32	6	21	Field Goal
1	6:45	6:14	OWN 20	12	77	Field Goal
2	12:13	1:28	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	9:12	2:47	OWN 7	6	14	Punt
2	4:27	2:46	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 4	1	0	Half
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	7:17	6:18	OWN 20	11	74	Field Goal
4	13:05	4:23	OWN 13	7	39	Punt
4	6:56	4:14	OPP 48	6	21	Missed FG
4	1:45	1:45	OWN 20	4	12	Game

Game MVP: Marshawn Lynch, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Andre Williams	14	80	5.71	27	3	0
Rashad Jennings	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marshawn Lynch	31	135	4.35	22	3	1
Giovanni Clayton	7	63	9.00	30	2	0
Tony Romo	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	38	22	270	2/12	2	33	1	86.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Romo	28	18	191	1/6	0	29	0	84.1

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Odell Beckham	9	13	123	13.67	41	33	0
WR Victor Cruz	5	11	78	15.60	38	27	2
FB Nikita Whitlock	3	3	17	5.67	11	17	0
WR Rueben Randle	2	4	23	11.50	12	12	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Andre Williams	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Will Tye	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Dwayne Harris	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Marshawn Lynch	7	8	61	8.71	21	25
WR Dez Bryant	4	8	69	17.25	34	29
WR Ed Newman	3	3	30	10.00	5	19
TE James Hanna	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	18	18.00	8	18
WR Terrance Williams	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
WR Jamie Hines	1	2	5	5.00	2	5

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Orlando Scandrick	1	26	26.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov
Rueben Randle	1	0
Andre Williams	1	0
Rashad Jennings	0	1
Victor Cruz	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Scandrick	0	0	1	0
Jamie Hines	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Wing	7	298	42.6	30.4	60	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	4	212	53.0	50.5	67	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Josh Brown	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Bailey	3/4	0/1	0/0	28	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Odell Beckham	2	10	5.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Wilcox	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rueben Randle	2	52	26.0	0
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	1	21	21.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Wilcox	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jon Beason	10	1	0.0	34	26
OLB Jonathan Casillas	6	2	0.0	16	5
S Landon Collins	6	2	0.0	39	29
CB Prince Amukamara	6	1	0.0	39	29
OLB Mark Herzlich	5	0	0.0	31	23
S Mykkele Thompson	4	0	0.0	36	28
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	3	2	1.0	33	21
CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie3	3	2	0.0	17	22
DE George Selvie	3	1	0.0	33	24
CB Trumaine McBride	2	1	0.0	37	26
OLB Devon Kennard	2	1	0.0	8	6
DT Johnathan Hankins	2	0	0.0	20	5
DT Jay Bromley	1	1	0.0	12	15
S Brandon Meriweather	1	0	0.0	4	4
ILB Jasper Brinkley	1	0	0.0	5	3
OLB J.T. Thomas	1	0	0.0	5	0
DT Cullen Jenkins	0	1	0.0	29	16
S Craig Dahl	0	1	0.0	1	5
DE Robert Ayers	0	1	0.0	10	11

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kyle Wilber	7	2	0.0	11	33
S Byron Jones	6	1	0.0	15	40
CB Brandon Carr	6	0	0.0	15	40
DE Demarcus Lawrence	4	1	1.0	11	32
CB Orlando Scandrick	4	1	0.0	9	34
ILB Sean Lee	3	1	0.5	15	40
S J.J. Wilcox	2	1	0.0	15	40
DE Nick Hayden	1	1	0.5	15	29
DT J.T. Schulz	1	2	0.0	11	15
CB Morris Claiborne	1	1	0.0	15	40
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	1	0.0	4	19
DT Darren Hutton	1	0	0.0	9	21
DT Earl Mitchell	0	1	0.0	6	19

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1.0	2	21
DE George Selvie	0.0	1	24
OLB Mark Herzlich	0.0	1	23

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1.0	1	0	32
DE Nick Hayden	0.5	2	1	29
ILB Sean Lee	0.5	0	0	40
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.0	2	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Prince Amukamara	4	1	29
OLB Mark Herzlich	4	0	23
ILB Jon Beason	3	1	26
S Mykkele Thompson	2	1	28
S Landon Collins	2	0	29
CB Trumaine McBride	1	0	26
S Brandon Meriweather	1	0	4
OLB Jonathan Casillas	1	0	5
S Craig Dahl	0	1	5

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brandon Carr	6	0	0	40
S Byron Jones	4	1	0	40
ILB Kyle Wilber	4	0	0	33
S J.J. Wilcox	2	1	0	40
CB Orlando Scandrick	2	0	1	34
CB Morris Claiborne	1	1	0	40
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	0	0	19
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1	0	0	32
DT Darren Hutton	1	0	0	21
S Barry Church	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Jerry	2	4	15	0	40
Ereck Flowers	1	4	15	0	40
Weston Richburg	1	2	15	0	40
Geoff Schwartz	0	3	15	2	40
Will Beatty	0	1	15	0	40
Will Tye	0	1	12	0	15

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Free	5	6	0	39	0	29
Tyron Smith	2	9	0	39	0	29
Zack Martin	2	7	0	39	1	29
Miguel Brewster	1	8	0	39	0	29
Travis Frederick	1	4	0	39	0	29
Tyler Clutts	1	3	1	27	0	14
James Hanna	1	1	0	34	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Rashad Jennings	1	18
Craig Dahl	1	14
Odell Beckham	1	14
C.J. Corley	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Church	2	14
Giovanni Clayton	1	23
Jamie Hines	1	9
Brandon Carr	1	2

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Prince Amukamara	---	---	39	29	14	82
Jon Beason	---	---	34	26	13	73
Landon Collins	---	---	39	29	4	72
Odell Beckham	14	40	---	---	14	68
Mykkele Thompson	---	---	36	28	4	68
Trumaine McBride	---	---	37	26	4	67
Geoff Schwartz	15	40	---	---	8	63
George Selvie	---	---	33	24	5	62
Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	33	21	4	58
Mark Herzlich	---	---	31	23	4	58
Eli Manning	15	40	---	---	---	55
Will Beatty	15	40	---	---	---	55
John Jerry	15	40	---	---	---	55
Weston Richburg	15	40	---	---	---	55
Ereck Flowers	15	40	---	---	---	55
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	---	---	17	22	15	54
Cullen Jenkins	---	---	29	16	3	48
Hakeem Nicks	8	27	---	---	13	48
Victor Cruz	11	33	---	---	---	44
Markus Kuhn	---	---	20	21	3	44
Nikita Whitlock	7	20	---	---	14	41
Rueben Randle	5	16	---	---	18	39
Andre Williams	14	23	---	---	2	39
Jay Bromley	---	---	12	15	4	31
Will Tye	12	15	---	---	4	31
Rashad Jennings	1	10	---	---	18	29
Johnathan Hankins	---	---	20	5	2	27
Larry Donnell	2	5	---	---	18	25
Devon Kennard	---	---	8	6	11	25
Robert Ayers	---	---	10	11	3	24
Jonathan Casillas	---	---	16	5	---	21
Craig Dahl	---	---	1	5	14	20
Orleans Darkwa	0	3	---	---	14	17
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	5	3	7	15
Dwayne Harris	1	8	---	---	1	10
Brandon Meriweather	---	---	4	4	1	9
Marshall Newhouse	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dallas Reynolds	0	0	---	---	8	8
Justin Pugh	0	0	---	---	8	8
C.J. Corley	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.T. Thomas	---	---	5	0	2	7
Brad Wing	0	0	---	---	7	7
Josh Brown	0	0	---	---	5	5
G.J. Kinne	0	0	---	---	1	1
Trevin Wade	---	---	0	0	---	0
Ryan Nassib	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Free	39	29	---	---	8	76
Miguel Brewster	39	29	---	---	8	76
Dez Bryant	39	28	---	---	2	69
Tony Romo	39	29	---	---	---	68
Tyron Smith	39	29	---	---	---	68
Travis Frederick	39	29	---	---	---	68
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	15	40	13	68
Zack Martin	39	29	---	---	---	68
Morris Claiborne	---	---	15	40	8	63
Marshawn Lynch	32	23	---	---	6	61
James Hanna	34	15	---	---	9	58
Brandon Carr	---	---	15	40	2	57
Sean Lee	---	---	15	40	2	57
Tyler Clutts	27	14	---	---	15	56
Byron Jones	---	---	15	40	1	56
Orlando Scandrick	---	---	9	34	10	53
Nick Hayden	---	---	15	29	2	46
Gavin Escobar	17	15	---	---	14	46
Kyle Wilber	---	---	11	33	1	45
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	11	32	1	44
Terrance Williams	23	16	---	---	---	39
Ed Newman	10	14	---	---	15	39
Giovanni Clayton	7	4	---	---	23	34
Barry Church	---	---	1	16	14	31
Earl Mitchell	---	---	6	19	5	30
Darren Hutton	---	---	9	21	---	30
Tyrone Crawford	---	---	4	19	6	29
Jamie Hines	5	12	---	---	9	26
J.T. Schulz	---	---	11	15	---	26
Chad Honeycutt	---	---	9	12	1	22
Vince Mayle	1	4	---	---	14	19
Sedrick Albriktsen	---	---	0	0	19	19
Greg Hardy	---	---	3	9	1	13
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rolando McClain	---	---	0	0	9	9
Charles Leno	0	0	---	---	8	8
Thurman Adams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Blaine Beyer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve LaChapelle	---	---	0	0	7	7
Lenny Morton	---	---	0	0	7	7
Josh Poock	---	---	1	1	4	6
Patrick Singleton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	4	4
Tre Nugent	0	0	---	---	4	4
Don Capodaglio	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ernie Fielder	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	72	8.0
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	1	-3	-3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	82	6.3
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	8	59	7.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	38	22	4	3	3	4	5	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Romo	28	18	3	1	1	4	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	27	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	108	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	55	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	80	16.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	133	8.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	30	3.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	19	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Odell Beckham	13	9	2	123	2	40
WR Victor Cruz	11	5	0	78	2	33
WR Rueben Randle	4	2	0	23	0	16
WR Hakeem Nicks	3	1	0	15	0	27
FB Nikita Whitlock	3	3	0	17	0	20
WR Dwayne Harris	2	0	1	0	0	8
RB Andre Williams	1	1	0	8	0	23
TE Will Tye	1	1	0	6	0	15

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Marshawn Lynch	8	7	0	61	1	23
WR Dez Bryant	8	4	0	69	2	28
TE James Hanna	3	1	1	5	0	15
WR Terrance Williams	3	1	0	3	0	16
WR Ed Newman	3	3	0	30	0	14
WR Jamie Hines	2	1	0	5	0	12
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	0	18	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marshawn Lynch	5	25	5.00	4.35
Giovanni Clayton	1	11	11.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	3	1	13	4.33	7.11

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Romo	3	1	-1	-0.33	6.82

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Victor Cruz	2	1	13	6.50	7.09
WR Odell Beckham	1	0	0	0.00	9.46

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Terrance Williams	2	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Marshawn Lynch	1	1	-1	-1.00	7.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Marshawn Lynch	5	3

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	10	5	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Romo	12	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Odell Beckham	4	2	1
WR Victor Cruz	2	1	1
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	0	0
WR Rueben Randle	1	0	0
RB Andre Williams	1	1	0
FB Nikita Whitlock	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dez Bryant	3	1	1
RB Marshawn Lynch	2	2	1
WR Terrance Williams	2	0	0
WR Ed Newman	2	2	1
WR Jamie Hines	2	1	1
TE Gavin Escobar	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)