Week 16, 2018

played in Houston, TX

55 degrees, rain, 5 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	6	3	3	0	-	12
Houston Texans	21	7	7	3	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 HOU - Tyler Eifert 21 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:54 HOU - Tyler Eifert 19 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:48 DAL - Dez Bryant 87 kickoff return (Dan Bailey extra point failed)
1Q: 01:34 HOU - Keshawn Martin 94 kickoff return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 09:07 HOU - Stephon Gilmore 64 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Dan Bailey 40 field goal
3Q: 11:06 DAL - Dan Bailey 30 field goal
3Q: 07:58 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 50 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 09:00 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 HOU - Tyler Eifert 21 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:54 HOU - Tyler Eifert 19 pass from Carson Palmer (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
1Q: 01:48 DAL - Dez Bryant 87 kickoff return (Dan Bailey extra point failed)
1Q: 01:34 HOU - Keshawn Martin 94 kickoff return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 09:07 HOU - Stephon Gilmore 64 interception return (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Dan Bailey 40 field goal
3Q: 11:06 DAL - Dan Bailey 30 field goal
3Q: 07:58 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 50 run (Ellis LaPorte extra point)
4Q: 09:00 HOU - Ellis LaPorte 18 field goal

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 4-11 12-3
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 1 4
- by Passing 16 19
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 291 406
- Offensive Plays 62 64
- Yards per Play 4.69 6.34
Net Rushing Yards 22 125
- Rushing Attempts 6 30
- Yards per Rush 3.67 4.17
Net Passing Yards 269 281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 31 - 1 34 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/9 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.80 8.26
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/6 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/179 2/119
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/64
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 22:32 37:28

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	4-11	12-3
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	1	4
- by Passing	16	19
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	291	406
- Offensive Plays	62	64
- Yards per Play	4.69	6.34
Net Rushing Yards	22	125
- Rushing Attempts	6	30
- Yards per Rush	3.67	4.17
Net Passing Yards	269	281
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 31 - 1	34 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/9	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.80	8.26
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/6	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/179	2/119
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/64
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	22:32	37:28

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:41	5:03	OWN 20	11	69	Fumble
1	1:18	1:51	OWN 35	5	11	Punt
2	11:11	2:12	OWN 22	6	31	Interception
2	8:59	2:32	OWN 32	8	22	Punt
2	1:57	1:57	OWN 39	8	38	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:00	OWN 29	7	58	Field Goal
3	7:43	1:10	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
4	13:29	0:54	OWN 38	3	-5	Fumble
4	8:52	1:41	OWN 40	3	8	Punt
4	2:37	2:37	OWN 1	8	27	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:19	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
1	6:38	4:50	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	14:27	3:16	OWN 10	6	20	Punt
2	6:27	4:30	OWN 20	8	48	Missed FG
3	11:00	3:17	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	6:33	8:04	OWN 6	14	63	Missed FG
4	12:35	3:43	OPP 33	8	32	Field Goal
4	7:11	4:34	OWN 20	6	20	Punt

Game MVP: Carson Palmer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Chris Ivory	3	17	5.67	8
Ezekiel Nixon	2	1	0.50	1
Clay Carpenter	1	4	4.00	4

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Courtney Klosterman	24	117	4.88	50	3	1
Shane Visconti	5	8	1.60	4	0	0
Cedric Nyland	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clay Carpenter	54	31	278	2/9	0	34	1	63.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Carson Palmer	34	30	281	0/0	2	23	0	120.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Dale Sciacca	7	10	49	7.00	14	12
WR Dez Bryant	6	14	78	13.00	46	34
WR Terrance Williams	5	11	65	13.00	4	21
RB Chris Ivory	3	3	17	5.67	0	11
TE Michael Burton	3	3	25	8.33	0	14
WR Al Madison	3	3	14	4.67	0	6
RB Ezekiel Nixon	2	5	10	5.00	0	6
FB Jerome Felton	1	2	12	12.00	13	12
RB Malachi Dole	1	2	8	8.00	5	8
WR Luis Duncan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR A.J. Green	8	8	72	9.00	8	14	0
TE Tyler Eifert	5	5	55	11.00	38	21	2
WR DeAndre Hopkins	4	6	47	11.75	18	23	0
RB Courtney Klosterman	4	6	44	11.00	13	20	0
WR Jaelen Strong	3	3	30	10.00	11	16	0
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	15	7.50	5	11	0
WR Allen Robinson	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	10	5.00	7	7	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stephon Gilmore	1	64	64.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Clay Carpenter	2	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
Jelani Jenkins	1	1
Brandon Graham	1	0
Markus Golden	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	4	204	51.0	41.0	62	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Devante Schueler	2	113	56.5	53.5	59	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis LaPorte	1/3	0/2	0/0	18	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	1	6	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	5	179	35.8	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keshawn Martin	2	119	59.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Bernie Chappell	9	2	0.0	28	31
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	6	3	0.0	28	20
DT Rick Blake	6	1	0.0	26	15
CB Brandon Flowers	5	0	0.0	25	32
S J.J. Wilcox	4	0	0.0	25	30
OLB Mike Morgan	3	2	0.0	20	7
S Christian Bryant	3	1	0.0	27	32
DE Greg Hardy	3	0	0.0	23	27
DE Avery Lahnum	3	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Frank Seubert	3	0	0.0	6	17
DT Dexter Sherman	3	0	0.0	7	20
CB Terrell Rodriguez	2	1	0.0	10	26
ILB Daren Bates	2	0	0.0	4	7
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	2	0	0.0	4	13
WR Dez Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
DE Demarcus Lawrence	1	0	0.0	19	7
DE Steve LaChapelle	1	0	0.0	7	7
DT Sammy Fletcher	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Mark Nzeocha	0	2	0.0	27	28
DT Vernon Forbes	0	1	0.0	22	17

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	8	0	0.0	6	56
S Devin McCourty	7	1	0.0	6	53
CB Keenan Lewis	5	1	0.0	4	36
ILB Brian Cushing	4	3	0.0	5	52
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	1	0.0	4	51
OLB Brandon Graham	3	0	0.0	4	43
S Rahim Moore	2	2	0.0	4	52
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	1.0	1	11
OLB Markus Golden	1	0	0.5	4	38
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0.0	2	20
CB Byron Maxwell	1	0	0.0	2	5
DT Jay Bromley	1	0	0.0	5	26
CB Donovan Cagle	1	0	0.0	2	5
DE Don Clemons	0	2	0.5	2	34

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Avery Lahnum	0.0	1	0	0	29
DT Dexter Sherman	0.0	0	1	0	20

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1.0	0	0	0	11
OLB Markus Golden	0.5	1	2	0	38
DE Don Clemons	0.5	0	2	1	34
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	1	2	1	47
OLB Brandon Graham	0.0	1	0	0	43
DT Jay Bromley	0.0	0	1	0	26
DE Heath Kobeck	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Juan Copper	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bernie Chappell	5	1	31
CB Brandon Flowers	5	0	32
OLB Jeremiah Attaochu	3	0	20
S J.J. Wilcox	2	0	30
S Christian Bryant	2	0	32
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	2	0	13
DE Avery Lahnum	2	0	29
ILB Frank Seubert	2	0	17
CB Terrell Rodriguez	2	0	26
OLB Mike Morgan	1	1	7
DE Greg Hardy	1	0	27
ILB Daren Bates	1	0	7
DE Steve LaChapelle	1	0	7
DT Dexter Sherman	1	0	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kevin Johnson	7	0	0	56
CB Keenan Lewis	5	0	0	36
S Devin McCourty	5	0	0	53
ILB Brian Cushing	4	0	0	52
OLB Brandon Graham	3	1	0	43
CB Stephon Gilmore	3	0	1	51
S Rahim Moore	2	2	0	52
ILB Akeem Dent	1	0	0	20
CB Donovan Cagle	1	0	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tyron Smith	2	4	6	0	55
Jace Whiting	0	1	2	0	8
Brandon Linder	0	0	5	1	49
Zack Martin	0	0	5	1	55

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Alec Keaton	2	8	27	33
Brandon Brooks	1	8	29	33
Cordy Glenn	1	4	28	32
Chris Clark	1	3	30	33
Alexis Pettway	0	4	27	32
Chuck Farrell	0	1	3	1
Cedric Nyland	0	1	14	14
Alex Tait	0	1	3	3

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
J.J. Wilcox	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Green	2	15
Jelani Jenkins	1	16
Keenan Lewis	1	13
DeAndre Hopkins	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
J.J. Wilcox	---	---	25	30	11	66
Christian Bryant	---	---	27	32	3	62
Clay Carpenter	6	56	---	---	---	62
Bernie Chappell	---	---	28	31	3	62
Tyron Smith	6	55	---	---	---	61
Brandon Flowers	---	---	25	32	3	60
Dez Bryant	4	48	---	---	8	60
Brandon Linder	5	49	---	---	6	60
Zack Martin	5	55	---	---	---	60
Mark Nzeocha	---	---	27	28	4	59
Travis Frederick	5	51	---	---	---	56
Dale Sciacca	5	36	---	---	15	56
Lenny Summers	4	49	---	---	---	53
Greg Hardy	---	---	23	27	2	52
Jeremiah Attaochu	---	---	28	20	3	51
Jerome Felton	4	39	---	---	7	50
Avery Lahnum	---	---	13	29	3	45
Terrell Rodriguez	---	---	10	26	8	44
Vernon Forbes	---	---	22	17	4	43
Ezekiel Nixon	2	27	---	---	14	43
Rick Blake	---	---	26	15	1	42
Frank Seubert	---	---	6	17	12	35
Malachi Dole	3	21	---	---	11	35
Terrance Williams	4	29	---	---	1	34
Chris Ivory	4	26	---	---	2	32
Demarcus Lawrence	---	---	19	7	3	29
Al Madison	0	19	---	---	10	29
Mike Morgan	---	---	20	7	1	28
Sedrick Albriktsen	---	---	4	13	11	28
Michael Burton	2	22	---	---	3	27
Dexter Sherman	---	---	7	20	---	27
Luis Duncan	2	13	---	---	12	27
Daren Bates	---	---	4	7	14	25
Steve LaChapelle	---	---	7	7	3	17
Robert Alford	---	---	3	3	10	16
Jace Whiting	2	8	---	---	6	16
Earnest Price	1	5	---	---	6	12
Braden Doyle	---	---	2	1	8	11
Jake Walsh	2	8	---	---	---	10
Sammy Fletcher	---	---	4	5	---	9
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
Charles Leno	0	0	---	---	6	6
Thurman Adams	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dan Bailey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kent Longwell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
A.J. Green	23	32	---	---	15	70
Brandon Brooks	29	33	---	---	4	66
DeAndre Hopkins	25	30	---	---	10	65
Carson Palmer	30	34	---	---	---	64
Chris Clark	30	33	---	---	1	64
Kevin Johnson	---	---	6	56	2	64
Devin McCourty	---	---	6	53	4	63
Stephon Gilmore	---	---	4	51	6	61
Brian Cushing	---	---	5	52	3	60
Cordy Glenn	28	32	---	---	---	60
Alec Keaton	27	33	---	---	---	60
Alexis Pettway	27	32	---	---	---	59
Rahim Moore	---	---	4	52	2	58
Courtney Klosterman	24	24	---	---	8	56
Keenan Lewis	---	---	4	36	13	53
J.J. Watt	---	---	4	47	1	52
Brandon Graham	---	---	4	43	3	50
Tyler Eifert	25	19	---	---	5	49
Markus Golden	---	---	4	38	4	46
Don Clemons	---	---	2	34	5	41
Cedric Nyland	14	14	---	---	9	37
Craig Stevens	13	9	---	---	13	35
Letroy Guion	---	---	1	30	1	32
Jay Bromley	---	---	5	26	1	32
Shane Visconti	6	8	---	---	18	32
Allen Robinson	11	17	---	---	3	31
Heath Kobeck	---	---	4	22	5	31
Jelani Jenkins	---	---	1	11	16	28
Akeem Dent	---	---	2	20	3	25
Keshawn Martin	4	4	---	---	13	21
Jaelen Strong	5	13	---	---	---	18
Eddie Pleasant	---	---	2	14	1	17
Byron Maxwell	---	---	2	5	8	15
Juan Copper	---	---	2	9	1	12
Donovan Cagle	---	---	2	5	4	11
Tristan Liening	3	3	---	---	5	11
Alex Tait	3	3	---	---	5	11
Stephen Tulloch	---	---	0	0	10	10
John Simon	---	---	1	8	1	10
Ellis LaPorte	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chuck Farrell	3	1	---	---	5	9
Archie Sims	---	---	1	4	3	8
Les Pemberton	0	0	---	---	5	5
Colin Dermody	0	0	---	---	3	3
Devante Schueler	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joey Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	5	14	2.8
Right	1	8	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	13	9	0.7
Right	13	96	7.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clay Carpenter	54	31	3	1	6	3	9	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Carson Palmer	34	30	3	0	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	18	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	31	19	126	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	113	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	21	2.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	31	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	19	178	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	72	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dez Bryant	14	6	2	78	2	48
WR Terrance Williams	11	5	2	65	1	29
TE Dale Sciacca	10	7	1	49	0	36
RB Ezekiel Nixon	5	2	1	10	0	27
RB Chris Ivory	3	3	0	17	0	26
TE Michael Burton	3	3	0	25	0	22
WR Al Madison	3	3	0	14	0	19
FB Jerome Felton	2	1	0	12	0	39
RB Malachi Dole	2	1	0	8	0	21
WR Luis Duncan	1	0	0	0	0	13

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR A.J. Green	8	8	72	0	32
WR DeAndre Hopkins	6	4	47	1	30
RB Courtney Klosterman	6	4	44	1	24
TE Tyler Eifert	5	5	55	1	19
WR Jaelen Strong	3	3	30	0	13
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	15	0	9
WR Allen Robinson	2	2	8	0	17
FB Cedric Nyland	2	2	10	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Courtney Klosterman	3	0	0.00	4.88

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clay Carpenter	3	2	6	2.00	5.15

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Carson Palmer	3	2	32	10.67	8.26

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Ivory	2	2	6	3.00	5.67
RB Ezekiel Nixon	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR A.J. Green	1	1	13	13.00	9.00
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	19	19.00	11.00
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Courtney Klosterman	2	1
Shane Visconti	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clay Carpenter	12	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Carson Palmer	10	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Ezekiel Nixon	3	1	1
WR Dez Bryant	2	1	1
WR Terrance Williams	2	1	0
TE Dale Sciacca	2	2	2
FB Jerome Felton	1	0	0
TE Michael Burton	1	1	1
WR Al Madison	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR A.J. Green	3	3	3
TE Craig Stevens	2	2	2
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	2	1
WR Allen Robinson	1	1	0
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	1
FB Cedric Nyland	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)