Week 16, 2021

played in Dallas, TX

47 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	6	7	0	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	10	6	3	0	-	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

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 Statistics DEN DAL
Record 7-8 8-7
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 2 4
- by Passing 18 14
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 343 340
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 5.36 5.15
Net Rushing Yards 54 73
- Rushing Attempts 18 21
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.48
Net Passing Yards 289 267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 30 - 1 42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 313 289
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.28 5.93
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.2 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 2/26
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:26 29:34

Team Statistics	DEN	DAL
Record	7-8	8-7
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	2	4
- by Passing	18	14
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	343	340
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	5.36	5.15
Net Rushing Yards	54	73
- Rushing Attempts	18	21
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.48
Net Passing Yards	289	267
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 30 - 1	42 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	313	289
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.28	5.93
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.2	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	2/26
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:26	29:34

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:55	1:45	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	10:24	1:26	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
1	4:27	5:49	OWN 20	12	67	Field Goal
2	6:57	2:33	OWN 20	6	28	Fumble
2	2:44	2:44	OWN 30	8	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:17	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	13:43	2:00	50	3	0	Punt
3	10:09	3:53	OWN 1	8	99	Touchdown
4	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
4	11:12	2:10	OPP 49	3	-4	Punt
4	7:47	1:28	OWN 39	3	-7	Punt
4	4:00	2:16	OWN 20	7	42	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:05	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
1	11:10	0:46	OPP 47	2	2	Fumble
1	8:58	4:31	OWN 20	9	47	Field Goal
2	13:38	6:41	OWN 24	12	58	Field Goal
2	4:24	1:40	OPP 32	6	21	Field Goal
3	11:43	1:34	OWN 11	4	30	Punt
3	6:16	6:16	OWN 29	12	67	Field Goal
4	12:34	1:22	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
4	9:02	1:15	OWN 2	3	8	Punt
4	6:19	2:19	OWN 31	5	11	Punt
4	1:44	1:44	OWN 23	6	17	Game

Game MVP: Gage Jefferson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
John Heidorn	9	28	3.11	9	0
Barry Cooper	4	3	0.75	6	0
Nate Childers	3	8	2.67	9	0
Brock Osweiler	1	16	16.00	16	1
Charcandrick West	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Morris	16	50	3.13	8	0
Malachi Dole	3	15	5.00	14	1
Clay Carpenter	2	8	4.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	42	30	313	4/24	1	32	1	90.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Clay Carpenter	42	26	289	3/22	1	42	0	90.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	9	13	135	15.00	51	32	1
RB John Heidorn	7	7	46	6.57	34	22	0
WR Jumbo Sanford	5	9	43	8.60	17	21	0
FB Nate Childers	3	3	36	12.00	24	24	0
TE Shaun Weitzel	3	3	43	14.33	17	17	0
WR Amari McAdams	2	4	11	5.50	3	7	0
WR Warren Wagner	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Taylor Burgess	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dez Bryant	6	8	64	10.67	31	19	1
WR Terrance Williams	6	9	66	11.00	29	19	0
TE Lewis Conway	4	6	59	14.75	43	42	0
WR Gary Ochoa	3	6	44	14.67	13	24	0
TE Michael Burton	2	3	14	7.00	5	13	0
RB Malachi Dole	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	0
WR Alonzo Compton	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Joe Autry	1	2	29	29.00	28	29	0
RB Alfred Morris	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Devan Austin	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brock Osweiler	1	0	0
Levi Marsh	0	2	1
Derek McIntyre	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Malachi Dole	1	0	0
Roberto Kim	1	0	0
Gage Jefferson	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	7	289	41.3	34.7	51	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Chris Jones	4	225	56.3	46.8	58	1

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Caleb Sturgis	4/4	1/1	1/1	50	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	2	18	9.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Roberto Kim	2	26	13.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Harris	1	29	29.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dez Bryant	3	56	18.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Von Miller	8	1	1.0	17	36
CB Chris Harris	6	1	0.0	21	45
ILB Brandon Marshall	6	1	0.0	21	45
CB Marquis Kenner	5	1	0.0	18	40
S Terry Woodcock	4	4	0.0	21	45
OLB Shane Ray	3	0	1.0	13	23
DT Phil Sigler	3	0	1.0	7	32
S Levi Marsh	3	1	0.0	5	16
S Ray Brian	3	0	0.0	20	45
OLB Lukas Grundy	2	1	0.0	4	7
CB Bradley Roby	1	1	0.0	7	25
ILB Ernie Borders	1	1	0.0	12	17
G Norbert Melsha	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jumbo Sanford	1	0	---	---	---
DE Deion Edwards	1	0	0.0	8	15
DT Bryce Walters	1	0	0.0	15	13
DE Derek Wolfe	0	1	0.0	14	23
DE Micah Girard	0	1	0.0	13	30

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Byron Jones	8	0	0.0	13	32
DE Gage Jefferson	7	0	3.0	13	35
S Devan Austin	7	0	0.0	18	45
ILB Alfred Crane	4	2	0.0	16	46
S Lee Dugas	4	2	0.0	8	28
DE Avery Lahnum	3	2	1.0	16	40
OLB Devon Dotson	3	2	0.0	9	15
CB Bernie Chappell	3	1	0.0	16	44
OLB A.J. Klein	3	0	0.0	1	8
OLB Todd Caldwell	3	0	0.0	13	37
DT Arnold Peterson	1	3	0.0	13	31
DT Corbin Tarplin	1	1	0.0	6	12
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	1	1	0.0	6	29
OLB Collin Demyan	1	1	0.0	5	5
DT Rick Blake	1	0	0.0	11	26
QB Clay Carpenter	1	0	---	---	---
CB Benjamin Joseph	1	0	0.0	17	42

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Phil Sigler	1.0	1	0	0	32
OLB Shane Ray	1.0	0	2	0	23
OLB Von Miller	1.0	0	1	1	36
DE Derek Wolfe	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Derek McIntyre	0.0	0	1	0	22
DT Bryce Walters	0.0	0	1	0	13
DE Micah Girard	0.0	0	0	3	30

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gage Jefferson	3.0	1	4	35
DE Avery Lahnum	1.0	1	2	40
DT Corbin Tarplin	0.0	1	0	12
DT Arnold Peterson	0.0	1	0	31
OLB Devon Dotson	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	5	1	45
CB Marquis Kenner	4	0	40
S Terry Woodcock	3	1	45
ILB Brandon Marshall	3	0	45
S Levi Marsh	3	0	16
S Ray Brian	3	0	45
OLB Von Miller	1	0	36
OLB Shane Ray	1	0	23
DT Phil Sigler	1	0	32
OLB Lukas Grundy	1	0	7
DE Derek McIntyre	1	0	22

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Devan Austin	5	0	1	45
S Byron Jones	4	0	0	32
OLB A.J. Klein	3	0	0	8
OLB Devon Dotson	3	0	0	15
CB Benjamin Joseph	2	1	0	42
DE Avery Lahnum	2	0	0	40
OLB Todd Caldwell	2	0	0	37
ILB Alfred Crane	2	0	0	46
CB Bernie Chappell	2	0	0	44
S Lee Dugas	2	0	0	28
CB Sedrick Albriktsen	1	0	0	29
OLB Collin Demyan	1	0	0	5
DE Gage Jefferson	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwayne Paukschus	1	4	18	2	46
Norbert Melsha	1	4	18	1	46
Mack Cheshier	0	3	18	0	46
Matt Paradis	0	2	18	0	46
Shaun Weitzel	0	2	16	0	37
Mitchell Schwartz	0	1	18	1	46
Nate Childers	0	1	12	0	26

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Martin	2	4	21	0	45
Casey Hockenhull	1	4	21	1	45
Kendall Lamm	1	3	21	1	45
Braden Greer	1	3	21	1	45
Michael Burton	1	2	6	0	14
Charles Leno	0	3	21	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Levi Marsh	1	20
Raymond Godfrey	1	18
Demaryius Thomas	1	9
Ty Sambrailo	1	9
Barry Cooper	1	3

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Dugas	2	18
Dez Bryant	1	16
Lewis Conway	1	8

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Harris	---	---	21	45	13	79
Terry Woodcock	---	---	21	45	12	78
Norbert Melsha	18	46	---	---	9	73
Brandon Marshall	---	---	21	45	4	70
Demaryius Thomas	16	44	---	---	9	69
Ray Brian	---	---	20	45	4	69
Marquis Kenner	---	---	18	40	10	68
Brock Osweiler	18	46	---	---	---	64
Mitchell Schwartz	18	46	---	---	---	64
Matt Paradis	18	46	---	---	---	64
Mack Cheshier	18	46	---	---	---	64
Dwayne Paukschus	18	46	---	---	---	64
Von Miller	---	---	17	36	5	58
Shaun Weitzel	16	37	---	---	5	58
Nate Childers	12	26	---	---	17	55
Amari McAdams	7	24	---	---	20	51
Jumbo Sanford	14	36	---	---	---	50
Micah Girard	---	---	13	30	4	47
Phil Sigler	---	---	7	32	6	45
John Heidorn	11	34	---	---	---	45
Derek Wolfe	---	---	14	23	4	41
Levi Marsh	---	---	5	16	20	41
Bradley Roby	---	---	7	25	6	38
Shane Ray	---	---	13	23	1	37
Derek McIntyre	---	---	7	22	5	34
Warren Wagner	7	13	---	---	11	31
Ernie Borders	---	---	12	17	1	30
Bruce Hevey	---	---	6	13	9	28
Bryce Walters	---	---	15	13	---	28
Deion Edwards	---	---	8	15	1	24
Charcandrick West	1	0	---	---	22	23
Raymond Godfrey	0	3	---	---	18	21
Barry Cooper	6	12	---	---	3	21
Lukas Grundy	---	---	4	7	8	19
Giovanni Jarvis	---	---	2	3	7	12
Ty Sambrailo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	9	9
Emmanuel Koenig	0	0	---	---	9	9
Terrell Pina	0	0	---	---	9	9
Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	5	5
Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	2	2
Graham Kaplan	---	---	0	0	2	2
Taylor Burgess	0	1	---	---	---	1
Eddie Lacy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Donte Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dez Bryant	18	40	---	---	16	74
Charles Leno	21	45	---	---	8	74
Braden Greer	21	45	---	---	8	74
Bernie Chappell	---	---	16	44	11	71
Zack Martin	21	45	---	---	---	66
Kendall Lamm	21	45	---	---	---	66
Casey Hockenhull	21	45	---	---	---	66
Clay Carpenter	21	45	---	---	---	66
Alfred Crane	---	---	16	46	3	65
Devan Austin	---	---	18	45	2	65
Benjamin Joseph	---	---	17	42	2	61
Byron Jones	---	---	13	32	12	57
Avery Lahnum	---	---	16	40	---	56
Lee Dugas	---	---	8	28	18	54
Malachi Dole	7	22	---	---	24	53
Gage Jefferson	---	---	13	35	5	53
Todd Caldwell	---	---	13	37	1	51
Joe Autry	12	23	---	---	15	50
Arnold Peterson	---	---	13	31	3	47
Terrance Williams	14	31	---	---	1	46
Lewis Conway	13	25	---	---	8	46
Alfred Morris	18	23	---	---	---	41
Rick Blake	---	---	11	26	4	41
Michael Burton	6	14	---	---	17	37
Sedrick Albriktsen	---	---	6	29	2	37
Alonzo Compton	11	21	---	---	---	32
Gary Ochoa	5	17	---	---	8	30
Marlon Walsh	---	---	5	9	15	29
Arnold Bogan	---	---	7	16	5	28
Corbin Tarplin	---	---	6	12	7	25
Roberto Kim	0	1	---	---	24	25
Devon Dotson	---	---	9	15	---	24
Braden Doyle	---	---	0	0	14	14
Daren Bates	---	---	2	0	9	11
Collin Demyan	---	---	5	5	1	11
Caleb Sturgis	0	0	---	---	10	10
A.J. Klein	---	---	1	8	---	9
Damon Togiai	1	8	---	---	---	9
Archie Berggren	---	---	3	6	---	9
Chris Jones	0	0	---	---	8	8
Earnest Price	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bradley Price	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tracy Wilkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Evan Brennan	0	0	---	---	1	1
Glenn Patterson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Marshall	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	5	0.8
Middle	9	44	4.9
Right	3	5	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	9	29	3.2
Right	6	28	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	42	30	5	5	1	1	4	7	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Clay Carpenter	42	26	3	4	3	2	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	72	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	14	135	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	95	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	11	2.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	48	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	20	198	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	19	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	24	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	13	9	1	135	2	44
WR Jumbo Sanford	9	5	0	43	1	36
RB John Heidorn	7	7	0	46	1	34
WR Amari McAdams	4	2	0	11	0	24
FB Nate Childers	3	3	0	36	1	26
TE Shaun Weitzel	3	3	0	43	0	37
WR Warren Wagner	2	1	0	-1	0	13
WR Taylor Burgess	1	0	0	0	0	1

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrance Williams	9	6	0	66	0	31
WR Dez Bryant	8	6	1	64	0	40
TE Lewis Conway	6	4	1	59	1	25
WR Gary Ochoa	6	3	0	44	1	17
WR Alonzo Compton	4	2	0	9	0	21
TE Michael Burton	3	2	0	14	0	14
RB Malachi Dole	3	2	0	4	0	22
TE Joe Autry	2	1	1	29	1	23
RB Alfred Morris	1	0	0	0	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Alfred Morris	1	-1	-1.00	3.13
Malachi Dole	1	-2	-2.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	5	3	18	3.60	7.45

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Clay Carpenter	8	4	30	3.75	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jumbo Sanford	2	1	9	4.50	4.78
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	1	11	11.00	10.38
WR Warren Wagner	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50
RB John Heidorn	1	1	-2	-2.00	6.57

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dez Bryant	3	2	25	8.33	8.00
TE Lewis Conway	2	0	0	0.00	9.83
WR Terrance Williams	1	0	0	0.00	7.33
TE Michael Burton	1	1	1	1.00	4.67
WR Gary Ochoa	1	1	4	4.00	7.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Nate Childers	1	0
Barry Cooper	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Morris	1	1
Clay Carpenter	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	11	7	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Clay Carpenter	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jumbo Sanford	3	1	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	2	1	1
RB John Heidorn	2	2	1
FB Nate Childers	1	1	0
TE Shaun Weitzel	1	1	1
WR Taylor Burgess	1	0	0
WR Amari McAdams	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Terrance Williams	3	1	1
WR Dez Bryant	2	2	1
TE Lewis Conway	2	0	0
WR Gary Ochoa	2	2	2
TE Michael Burton	1	0	0
RB Malachi Dole	1	0	0
WR Alonzo Compton	1	0	0

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)