Week 16, 2021

played in Dallas, TX

47 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos0670-13
Dallas Cowboys10630-19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:02 DAL - Dez Bryant 11 pass from Clay Carpenter (Caleb Sturgis extra point)
1Q: 04:34 DAL - Caleb Sturgis 50 field goal
2Q: 13:45 DEN - Bert Herndon 30 field goal
2Q: 07:04 DAL - Caleb Sturgis 35 field goal
2Q: 02:49 DAL - Caleb Sturgis 28 field goal
2Q: 00:03 DEN - Bert Herndon 33 field goal
3Q: 06:23 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 11 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 00:01 DAL - Caleb Sturgis 21 field goal

Team StatisticsDENDAL
Record7-88-7
First Downs2019
- by Rushing24
- by Passing1814
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards343340
- Offensive Plays6466
- Yards per Play5.365.15
Net Rushing Yards5473
- Rushing Attempts1821
- Yards per Rush3.003.48
Net Passing Yards289267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 30 - 142 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards313289
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/243/22
- Yards per Pass Play6.285.93
Fumbles/Lost1/12/2
3rd Down Conversions5/135/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down11.27.1
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards6/402/10
Punt Returns/Yards2/182/26
Kick Returns/Yards1/293/56
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits34
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/21/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 26
Time of Possession30:2629:34

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:551:45OWN 2034Punt
110:241:26OPP 4431Punt
14:275:49OWN 201267Field Goal
26:572:33OWN 20628Fumble
22:442:44OWN 30854Field Goal
315:001:17OWN 203-3Punt
313:432:005030Punt
310:093:53OWN 1899Touchdown
415:002:26OWN 20532Punt
411:122:10OPP 493-4Punt
47:471:28OWN 393-7Punt
44:002:16OWN 20742Interception
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:05OWN 28472Touchdown
111:100:46OPP 4722Fumble
18:584:31OWN 20947Field Goal
213:386:41OWN 241258Field Goal
24:241:40OPP 32621Field Goal
311:431:34OWN 11430Punt
36:166:16OWN 291267Field Goal
412:341:22OWN 237Punt
49:021:15OWN 238Punt
46:192:19OWN 31511Punt
41:441:44OWN 23617Game

Game MVP: Gage Jefferson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
John Heidorn9283.11900
Barry Cooper430.75600
Nate Childers382.67900
Brock Osweiler11616.001610
Charcandrick West1-1-1.00-100
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Alfred Morris16503.13800
Malachi Dole3155.001410
Clay Carpenter284.00900

Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Brock Osweiler42303134/24132190.7
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Clay Carpenter42262893/22142090.3

Receiving Statistics

DenverCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Demaryius Thomas91313515.0051321
RB John Heidorn77466.5734220
WR Jumbo Sanford59438.6017210
FB Nate Childers333612.0024240
TE Shaun Weitzel334314.3317170
WR Amari McAdams24115.50370
WR Warren Wagner12-1-1.000-10
WR Taylor Burgess0100.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dez Bryant686410.6731191
WR Terrance Williams696611.0029190
TE Lewis Conway465914.7543420
WR Gary Ochoa364414.6713240
TE Michael Burton23147.005130
RB Malachi Dole2342.00030
WR Alonzo Compton2494.50050
TE Joe Autry122929.0028290
RB Alfred Morris0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DenverIntsYardsAvgTD
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
S Devan Austin100.000

Fumble Statistics

DenverFumbRecovForceTD
Brock Osweiler1000
Levi Marsh0210
Derek McIntyre0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Malachi Dole1000
Roberto Kim1000
Gage Jefferson0110

Punting Statistics

DenverPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Kris Maxwell728941.334.7513
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Chris Jones422556.346.8581

Kicking Statistics

DenverFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bert Herndon2/20/00/0331/1
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Caleb Sturgis4/41/11/1501/1

Punt Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Bradley Roby2189.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Roberto Kim22613.00

Kick Return Statistics

DenverRetYardsAvgTD
Chris Harris12929.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Dez Bryant35618.70

Defensive Statistics

DenverTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Von Miller811.01736
CB Chris Harris610.02145
ILB Brandon Marshall610.02145
CB Marquis Kenner510.01840
S Terry Woodcock440.02145
OLB Shane Ray301.01323
DT Phil Sigler301.0732
S Levi Marsh310.0516
S Ray Brian300.02045
OLB Lukas Grundy210.047
CB Bradley Roby110.0725
ILB Ernie Borders110.01217
G Norbert Melsha10---------
WR Jumbo Sanford10---------
DE Deion Edwards100.0815
DT Bryce Walters100.01513
DE Derek Wolfe010.01423
DE Micah Girard010.01330
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Byron Jones800.01332
DE Gage Jefferson703.01335
S Devan Austin700.01845
ILB Alfred Crane420.01646
S Lee Dugas420.0828
DE Avery Lahnum321.01640
OLB Devon Dotson320.0915
CB Bernie Chappell310.01644
OLB A.J. Klein300.018
OLB Todd Caldwell300.01337
DT Arnold Peterson130.01331
DT Corbin Tarplin110.0612
CB Sedrick Albriktsen110.0629
OLB Collin Demyan110.055
DT Rick Blake100.01126
QB Clay Carpenter10---------
CB Benjamin Joseph100.01742

Pass Rush Statistics

DenverSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Phil Sigler1.010032
OLB Shane Ray1.002023
OLB Von Miller1.001136
DE Derek Wolfe0.001023
DE Derek McIntyre0.001022
DT Bryce Walters0.001013
DE Micah Girard0.000330
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Gage Jefferson3.001435
DE Avery Lahnum1.001240
DT Corbin Tarplin0.001012
DT Arnold Peterson0.001031
OLB Devon Dotson0.000115

Pass Defense Statistics

DenverCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Chris Harris51045
CB Marquis Kenner40040
S Terry Woodcock31045
ILB Brandon Marshall30045
S Levi Marsh30016
S Ray Brian30045
OLB Von Miller10036
OLB Shane Ray10023
DT Phil Sigler10032
OLB Lukas Grundy1007
DE Derek McIntyre10022
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Devan Austin50145
S Byron Jones40032
OLB A.J. Klein3008
OLB Devon Dotson30015
CB Benjamin Joseph21042
DE Avery Lahnum20040
OLB Todd Caldwell20037
ILB Alfred Crane20046
CB Bernie Chappell20044
S Lee Dugas20028
CB Sedrick Albriktsen10029
OLB Collin Demyan1005
DE Gage Jefferson10035

Blocking Statistics

DenverKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dwayne Paukschus14018246
Norbert Melsha14018146
Mack Cheshier03018046
Matt Paradis02018046
Shaun Weitzel02016037
Mitchell Schwartz01018146
Nate Childers01012026
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Zack Martin24021045
Casey Hockenhull14021145
Kendall Lamm13021145
Braden Greer13021145
Michael Burton1206014
Charles Leno03021045

Special Teams Tackles

DenverTacklesSTPlays
Levi Marsh120
Raymond Godfrey118
Demaryius Thomas19
Ty Sambrailo19
Barry Cooper13
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Lee Dugas218
Dez Bryant116
Lewis Conway18

Participation

DenverRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Chris Harris------21451379
Terry Woodcock------21451278
Norbert Melsha1846------973
Brandon Marshall------2145470
Demaryius Thomas1644------969
Ray Brian------2045469
Marquis Kenner------18401068
Brock Osweiler1846---------64
Mitchell Schwartz1846---------64
Matt Paradis1846---------64
Mack Cheshier1846---------64
Dwayne Paukschus1846---------64
Von Miller------1736558
Shaun Weitzel1637------558
Nate Childers1226------1755
Amari McAdams724------2051
Jumbo Sanford1436---------50
Micah Girard------1330447
Phil Sigler------732645
John Heidorn1134---------45
Derek Wolfe------1423441
Levi Marsh------5162041
Bradley Roby------725638
Shane Ray------1323137
Derek McIntyre------722534
Warren Wagner713------1131
Ernie Borders------1217130
Bruce Hevey------613928
Bryce Walters------1513---28
Deion Edwards------815124
Charcandrick West10------2223
Raymond Godfrey03------1821
Barry Cooper612------321
Lukas Grundy------47819
Giovanni Jarvis------23712
Ty Sambrailo00------99
Brenden Kournikova00------99
Emmanuel Koenig00------99
Terrell Pina00------99
Kris Maxwell00------77
Bert Herndon00------55
Donald Raynor00------22
Graham Kaplan------0022
Taylor Burgess01---------1
Eddie Lacy00---------0
Donte Rose00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Dez Bryant1840------1674
Charles Leno2145------874
Braden Greer2145------874
Bernie Chappell------16441171
Zack Martin2145---------66
Kendall Lamm2145---------66
Casey Hockenhull2145---------66
Clay Carpenter2145---------66
Alfred Crane------1646365
Devan Austin------1845265
Benjamin Joseph------1742261
Byron Jones------13321257
Avery Lahnum------1640---56
Lee Dugas------8281854
Malachi Dole722------2453
Gage Jefferson------1335553
Todd Caldwell------1337151
Joe Autry1223------1550
Arnold Peterson------1331347
Terrance Williams1431------146
Lewis Conway1325------846
Alfred Morris1823---------41
Rick Blake------1126441
Michael Burton614------1737
Sedrick Albriktsen------629237
Alonzo Compton1121---------32
Gary Ochoa517------830
Marlon Walsh------591529
Arnold Bogan------716528
Corbin Tarplin------612725
Roberto Kim01------2425
Devon Dotson------915---24
Braden Doyle------001414
Daren Bates------20911
Collin Demyan------55111
Caleb Sturgis00------1010
A.J. Klein------18---9
Damon Togiai18---------9
Archie Berggren------36---9
Chris Jones00------88
Earnest Price00------88
Bradley Price00------88
Tracy Wilkins00------88
Evan Brennan00------11
Glenn Patterson00---------0
Rondell Marshall00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left650.8
Middle9444.9
Right351.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5173.4
Middle9293.2
Right6284.7
None1-1-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DenverAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Brock Osweiler42305511471
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Clay Carpenter42263432640

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen88729.0
Short (0-8 Yds)16141358.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)147956.8
Long (19+ Yds)41112.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53489.6
Short (0-8 Yds)26201987.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)62193.2
Long (19+ Yds)51244.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DenverTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas1391135244
WR Jumbo Sanford95043136
RB John Heidorn77046134
WR Amari McAdams42011024
FB Nate Childers33036126
TE Shaun Weitzel33043037
WR Warren Wagner210-1013
WR Taylor Burgess100001
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Terrance Williams96066031
WR Dez Bryant86164040
TE Lewis Conway64159125
WR Gary Ochoa63044117
WR Alonzo Compton4209021
TE Michael Burton32014014
RB Malachi Dole3204022
TE Joe Autry21129123
RB Alfred Morris1000023

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DenverAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Alfred Morris1-1-1.003.13
Malachi Dole1-2-2.005.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Brock Osweiler53183.607.45
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Clay Carpenter84303.756.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DenverTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jumbo Sanford2194.504.78
WR Demaryius Thomas111111.0010.38
WR Warren Wagner1000.00-0.50
RB John Heidorn11-2-2.006.57
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dez Bryant32258.338.00
TE Lewis Conway2000.009.83
WR Terrance Williams1000.007.33
TE Michael Burton1111.004.67
WR Gary Ochoa1144.007.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DenverRushesConversions
Nate Childers10
Barry Cooper10
DallasRushesConversions
Alfred Morris11
Clay Carpenter10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DenverAttCompConversions
Brock Osweiler1175
DallasAttCompConversions
Clay Carpenter1254

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DenverTargCatchConversions
WR Jumbo Sanford311
WR Demaryius Thomas211
RB John Heidorn221
FB Nate Childers110
TE Shaun Weitzel111
WR Taylor Burgess100
WR Amari McAdams111
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Terrance Williams311
WR Dez Bryant221
TE Lewis Conway200
WR Gary Ochoa222
TE Michael Burton100
RB Malachi Dole100
WR Alonzo Compton100

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)