Week 7, 2040

played in Dallas, TX

61 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	6	10	0	-	23
Dallas Cowboys	10	3	7	6	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 DAL - Myron Bellas 17 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
1Q: 05:45 MIN - Tucker Clayton 11 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 00:32 DAL - Reginald Santana 36 field goal
2Q: 10:47 MIN - Dexter Picken 23 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
2Q: 00:27 DAL - Reginald Santana 46 field goal
3Q: 09:43 MIN - J.R. Hardy 19 field goal
3Q: 06:36 DAL - Rusty Finley 20 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
3Q: 02:02 MIN - Eduardo Packer 4 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 03:51 DAL - Reginald Santana 31 field goal
4Q: 00:03 DAL - Reginald Santana 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:44 DAL - Myron Bellas 17 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
1Q: 05:45 MIN - Tucker Clayton 11 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
1Q: 00:32 DAL - Reginald Santana 36 field goal
2Q: 10:47 MIN - Dexter Picken 23 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
2Q: 00:27 DAL - Reginald Santana 46 field goal
3Q: 09:43 MIN - J.R. Hardy 19 field goal
3Q: 06:36 DAL - Rusty Finley 20 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
3Q: 02:02 MIN - Eduardo Packer 4 pass from Rico Sharp (J.R. Hardy extra point)
4Q: 03:51 DAL - Reginald Santana 31 field goal
4Q: 00:03 DAL - Reginald Santana 28 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 5-1 4-3
First Downs 25 21
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 3 3
Total Net Yards 362 416
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 5.66 6.30
Net Rushing Yards 121 185
- Rushing Attempts 26 27
- Yards per Rush 4.65 6.85
Net Passing Yards 241 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 23 - 1 36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 241 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 6.34 5.92
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 7/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/35 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 4/123 3/62
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 29:38 30:22

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	5-1	4-3
First Downs	25	21
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	3	3
Total Net Yards	362	416
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	5.66	6.30
Net Rushing Yards	121	185
- Rushing Attempts	26	27
- Yards per Rush	4.65	6.85
Net Passing Yards	241	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 23 - 1	36 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	241	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	6.34	5.92
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	7/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/35	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	4/123	3/62
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	29:38	30:22

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:47	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	11:34	5:56	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
1	0:24	4:47	OWN 33	9	67	Touchdown
2	7:22	4:18	OWN 5	9	60	Missed FG
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	12:47	3:09	OWN 49	8	49	Field Goal
3	6:24	4:33	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	0:54	1:45	OWN 39	6	12	Punt
4	10:56	2:05	OWN 37	5	14	Punt
4	3:45	1:40	OWN 37	5	51	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:13	2:39	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
1	5:38	5:14	OWN 25	9	56	Field Goal
2	10:37	3:15	OWN 27	6	16	Punt
2	3:04	2:43	OWN 42	9	29	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 21	3	-3	Punt
3	9:38	3:14	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
3	1:51	0:57	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
4	14:09	3:13	OWN 7	7	19	Punt
4	8:51	5:06	OWN 1	9	85	Field Goal
4	2:05	2:05	OWN 20	8	69	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kendall Siever, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Eduardo Hardy	14	72	5.14	10	1
QB Rico Sharp	6	32	5.33	11	1
RB Blaine Justice	4	11	2.75	6	0
WR Eduardo Packer	1	3	3.00	3	0
RB Tevin Cook	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sean Zeyen	19	164	8.63	58	3
WR Sebastian Miller	4	-2	-0.50	1	0
QB Kendall Siever	3	22	7.33	8	0
RB Erick Carlson	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	38	23	241	0/0	3	32	1	94.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	36	22	253	3/22	2	36	0	100.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dexter Picken	8	10	77	9.63	49	23	1
TE Jerry Blackwell	5	8	83	16.60	51	32	0
WR Tucker Clayton	5	11	47	9.40	20	22	1
WR Eduardo Packer	3	4	5	1.67	5	4	1
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Dominic Richard	1	2	20	20.00	0	20	0
RB Eduardo Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Tevin Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Myron Bellas	6	13	97	16.17	37	31	1
WR Rusty Finley	6	9	66	11.00	27	36	1
WR Quentin Stoerner	2	3	17	8.50	4	10	0
RB Sean Zeyen	2	3	28	14.00	20	25	0
TE Harrison Pittman	2	2	24	12.00	0	16	0
TE Douglas Nichols	2	3	12	6.00	1	8	0
WR Rickey Blanchard	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Devin Reid	1	2	3	3.00	4	3	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leslie Perez	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	3	141	47.0	43.0	51	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Rusk	4	184	46.0	37.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	2/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Santana	4/4	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dexter Picken	2	35	17.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Macpherson	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Packer	4	123	30.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Macpherson	3	62	20.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Irwin	9	1	1.0	27	26
ILB Peter Plyler	8	1	1.0	27	39
CB Ethan McCarthy	7	1	0.0	23	27
CB Kurt Bowser	4	1	0.0	15	33
S Sean Orosco	4	1	0.0	25	38
DE Dillon Sloan	3	0	1.0	26	36
S Jeff Baker	3	1	0.0	27	39
CB Efrain Earley	3	0	0.0	27	35
DT Abraham Atkins	2	2	0.0	27	39
DT Broderick Dawson	2	1	0.0	27	26
DE Jerald Smith	2	0	0.0	26	38
CB Dustin Henry	1	1	0.0	2	12
S Bobby Flanigan	1	1	0.0	2	3
QB Rico Sharp	1	0	---	---	---
CB Jack Bennett	1	0	0.0	0	1

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Julio Brody	7	3	26	38
OLB Tyler Hingis	7	1	25	33
CB Austin Ramthun	6	0	26	38
OLB Ernest Blackburn	5	1	26	38
OLB Trent Niebauer	5	0	22	33
DT Barry Filby	4	0	20	25
CB Leslie Perez	3	2	15	24
CB Johnathan Gordon	3	0	26	38
ILB Vince Deligianis	2	0	7	8
OLB Preston Salmon	1	1	8	13
DE Lawrence Raymond	1	0	21	23
DE Ricky Lynch	1	0	2	10
DT Bill Fulton	0	2	6	8
CB Carlos Fleck	0	1	15	24
S Brant Lindrud	0	1	11	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dillon Sloan	1.0	0	7	5	36
ILB Peter Plyler	1.0	0	0	0	39
ILB Luke Irwin	1.0	0	0	0	26
DT Broderick Dawson	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Jerald Smith	0.0	0	0	2	38

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walter Haskell	1	1	0	27
DT Barry Filby	1	0	0	25
DT Wally Castagnola	1	0	0	9
DE Lawrence Raymond	0	1	2	23
OLB Trent Niebauer	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Luke Irwin	5	0	26
S Sean Orosco	4	1	38
S Jeff Baker	3	1	39
CB Ethan McCarthy	2	0	27
DE Jerald Smith	2	0	38
CB Efrain Earley	2	0	35
CB Dustin Henry	1	0	12
ILB Peter Plyler	1	0	39
DT Abraham Atkins	1	0	39
CB Jack Bennett	1	0	1
CB Kurt Bowser	0	1	33

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Trent Niebauer	5	0	0	33
OLB Ernest Blackburn	3	1	0	38
CB Austin Ramthun	3	1	0	38
OLB Tyler Hingis	3	0	0	33
S Julio Brody	3	0	0	38
CB Leslie Perez	2	0	1	24
CB Johnathan Gordon	2	0	0	38
OLB Preston Salmon	1	0	0	13
ILB Vince Deligianis	1	0	0	8
CB Tevin Chen	0	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
C Bryson Fannon	4	7	26	38
G Derek Cerda	2	4	26	38
G Chandler Abrams	2	3	26	38
T Bryant McDonald	1	3	26	38
T Clay McCaslin	1	2	26	38
TE Jerry Blackwell	0	1	24	32

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dustin Malone	3	6	27	0	39
G R.J. Finch	3	4	27	0	39
G Gregory Cribbs	2	5	27	0	39
G Isaac Stanton	1	6	27	2	39
T Jonathan Farrell	0	3	27	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Eduardo Packer	2	20
Eduardo Hardy	1	16
Jerald Smith	1	15

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Devin Reid	2	22
Barry Filby	2	14
Sebastian Miller	1	22
Rickey Blanchard	1	18

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	26	38	15	79
WR Dexter Picken	23	35	---	---	15	73
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	27	39	4	70
S Jeff Baker	---	---	27	39	4	70
DT Abraham Atkins	---	---	27	39	4	70
T Clay McCaslin	26	38	---	---	5	69
S Sean Orosco	---	---	25	38	4	67
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	26	36	4	66
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	27	35	4	66
C Bryson Fannon	26	38	---	---	---	64
QB Rico Sharp	26	38	---	---	---	64
G Chandler Abrams	26	38	---	---	---	64
G Derek Cerda	26	38	---	---	---	64
T Bryant McDonald	26	38	---	---	---	64
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	27	26	5	58
RB Eduardo Hardy	18	24	---	---	16	58
TE Jerry Blackwell	24	32	---	---	---	56
ILB Luke Irwin	---	---	27	26	1	54
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	23	27	3	53
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	15	33	3	51
WR Tucker Clayton	21	30	---	---	---	51
OLB Rex King	---	---	15	10	20	45
WR Eduardo Packer	7	14	---	---	20	41
TE Mercury Morrissey	9	11	---	---	20	40
WR Dominic Richard	16	20	---	---	---	36
CB Dustin Henry	---	---	2	12	16	30
FB Colton Prentice	1	0	---	---	17	18
RB Blaine Justice	7	9	---	---	---	16
S Artie Randle	---	---	0	0	15	15
WR Alec Stone	0	3	---	---	11	14
DE Riley Farr	---	---	0	11	2	13
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	0	10	3	13
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	1	5	5	11
TE Colton Seifert	0	0	---	---	11	11
TE Wade Cuviello	3	7	---	---	---	10
OLB Buddy Richmond	---	---	0	0	10	10
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Tevin Cook	1	5	---	---	---	6
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	2	3	---	5
G J.J. Brazil	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	0	1	---	1
OLB Kelvin Lazuka	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Ernest Blackburn	---	---	26	38	20	84
CB Johnathan Gordon	---	---	26	38	20	84
G Gregory Cribbs	27	39	---	---	8	74
T Jonathan Farrell	27	39	---	---	8	74
CB Austin Ramthun	---	---	26	38	6	70
QB Kendall Siever	27	39	---	---	---	66
G Isaac Stanton	27	39	---	---	---	66
S Julio Brody	---	---	26	38	2	66
C Dustin Malone	27	39	---	---	---	66
G R.J. Finch	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Rusty Finley	27	37	---	---	---	64
WR Myron Bellas	26	36	---	---	1	63
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	25	33	2	60
DT Barry Filby	---	---	20	25	14	59
OLB Trent Niebauer	---	---	22	33	2	57
TE Douglas Nichols	20	33	---	---	---	53
TE Devin Reid	14	16	---	---	22	52
DE Walter Haskell	---	---	15	27	5	47
DE Lawrence Raymond	---	---	21	23	1	45
RB Sean Zeyen	21	22	---	---	1	44
CB Carlos Fleck	---	---	15	24	1	40
CB Leslie Perez	---	---	15	24	1	40
WR Sebastian Miller	5	6	---	---	22	33
WR Quentin Stoerner	12	20	---	---	---	32
OLB Preston Salmon	---	---	8	13	10	31
S Brant Lindrud	---	---	11	13	6	30
RB Erick Carlson	1	14	---	---	14	29
WR Rickey Blanchard	3	6	---	---	18	27
DE George Dearman	---	---	11	11	---	22
ILB Vince Deligianis	---	---	7	8	---	15
DT Bill Fulton	---	---	6	8	---	14
S Joel Hawkins	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Casey Macpherson	---	---	0	0	13	13
DT Wally Castagnola	---	---	3	9	1	13
DE Ricky Lynch	---	---	2	10	---	12
TE Harrison Pittman	6	5	---	---	---	11
K Reginald Santana	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Justics Sellers	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Dashawn Garrison	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Ivan Wilson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Kurt Harding	0	0	---	---	8	8
CB Tevin Chen	---	---	1	5	---	6
P Ronnie Rusk	0	0	---	---	4	4
QB Winston Boehnlein	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Shaquille Boone	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	17	3.4
Middle	14	66	4.7
Right	6	39	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	10	3.3
Middle	21	77	3.7
Right	3	98	32.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	38	23	4	5	0	3	3	2	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	36	22	4	1	2	3	7	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	93	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	56	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	72	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	55	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	75	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	87	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	36	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tucker Clayton	11	5	47	1	30
WR Dexter Picken	10	8	77	1	35
TE Jerry Blackwell	8	5	83	1	32
WR Eduardo Packer	4	3	5	0	14
WR Dominic Richard	2	1	20	1	20
TE Wade Cuviello	1	1	9	0	7
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	0	0	0	24
RB Tevin Cook	1	0	0	0	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Myron Bellas	13	6	1	97	1	36
WR Rusty Finley	9	6	0	66	2	37
WR Quentin Stoerner	3	2	0	17	0	20
RB Sean Zeyen	3	2	0	28	1	22
TE Douglas Nichols	3	2	1	12	0	33
TE Devin Reid	2	1	0	3	0	16
TE Harrison Pittman	2	2	0	24	0	5
WR Rickey Blanchard	1	1	0	6	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blaine Justice	3	9	3.00	2.75
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	4	4.00	5.14

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sean Zeyen	3	0	0.00	8.63
QB Kendall Siever	1	7	7.00	7.33
RB Erick Carlson	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	4	2	15	3.75	6.34

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	6	4	41	6.83	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	0	0	0.00	10.38
WR Eduardo Packer	1	1	4	4.00	1.25
WR Dexter Picken	1	0	0	0.00	7.70
WR Tucker Clayton	1	1	11	11.00	4.27

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Myron Bellas	2	1	17	8.50	7.46
WR Rusty Finley	2	2	20	10.00	7.33
TE Douglas Nichols	2	1	4	2.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	2
QB Rico Sharp	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Sean Zeyen	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	8	3	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	12	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jerry Blackwell	5	2	2
WR Tucker Clayton	2	1	1
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Myron Bellas	7	6	5
WR Rusty Finley	5	3	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,500 (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 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,100 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,500 (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	9,900 (9,900)