Conference Semifinals, 2040

played in Dallas, TX

40 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	6	0	0	3	-	9
Dallas Cowboys	10	0	3	10	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:20 MIN - Jeff Baker 25 interception return (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
1Q: 10:38 DAL - Dusty Cochrane 1 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
1Q: 01:37 DAL - Reginald Santana 28 field goal
3Q: 04:32 DAL - Reginald Santana 48 field goal
4Q: 11:54 MIN - J.R. Hardy 30 field goal
4Q: 06:51 DAL - Myron Bellas 3 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
4Q: 01:43 DAL - Reginald Santana 30 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:20 MIN - Jeff Baker 25 interception return (J.R. Hardy extra point failed)
1Q: 10:38 DAL - Dusty Cochrane 1 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
1Q: 01:37 DAL - Reginald Santana 28 field goal
3Q: 04:32 DAL - Reginald Santana 48 field goal
4Q: 11:54 MIN - J.R. Hardy 30 field goal
4Q: 06:51 DAL - Myron Bellas 3 pass from Kendall Siever (Reginald Santana extra point)
4Q: 01:43 DAL - Reginald Santana 30 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 13-5 13-4
First Downs 14 28
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 5 20
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 197 456
- Offensive Plays 61 74
- Yards per Play 3.23 6.16
Net Rushing Yards 101 96
- Rushing Attempts 30 32
- Yards per Rush 3.37 3.00
Net Passing Yards 96 360
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 10 - 1 41 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 101 364
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 3.10 8.57
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/110 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 2/25 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 23
Time of Possession 24:47 35:13

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	13-5	13-4
First Downs	14	28
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	5	20
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	197	456
- Offensive Plays	61	74
- Yards per Play	3.23	6.16
Net Rushing Yards	101	96
- Rushing Attempts	30	32
- Yards per Rush	3.37	3.00
Net Passing Yards	96	360
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 10 - 1	41 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	101	364
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	3.10	8.57
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/110	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	2/25	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 23
Time of Possession	24:47	35:13

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	2:13	OWN 42	3	4	Punt
1	1:31	3:14	OWN 41	6	15	Punt
2	8:19	3:33	OWN 20	8	41	Punt
2	1:55	1:55	OWN 20	8	46	Half
3	15:00	1:26	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
3	8:33	1:33	OWN 41	3	8	Punt
3	4:25	7:39	OWN 25	16	62	Field Goal
4	6:45	1:23	OWN 41	3	-2	Punt
4	2:50	0:43	OWN 20	4	-5	Downs
4	1:38	1:38	OWN 33	7	35	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:49	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
1	14:11	3:42	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
1	8:16	6:45	OWN 5	15	84	Field Goal
2	13:17	4:58	OWN 6	9	45	Punt
2	4:46	2:51	OWN 20	10	76	Interception
3	13:34	5:01	OWN 23	9	43	Missed FG
3	7:00	2:35	OWN 20	6	49	Field Goal
4	11:46	5:01	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
4	5:22	2:32	OWN 13	4	14	Punt
4	2:07	0:29	OPP 15	3	2	Field Goal

Game MVP: Kendall Siever, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Eduardo Hardy	14	50	3.57	8
RB Blaine Justice	10	11	1.10	7
QB Rico Sharp	5	37	7.40	8
RB Tevin Cook	1	3	3.00	3

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Sean Zeyen	15	28	1.87	8	0
WR Sebastian Miller	8	15	1.88	12	1
QB Kendall Siever	5	40	8.00	13	1
RB Erick Carlson	3	11	3.67	14	1
TE Devin Reid	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rico Sharp	30	10	101	1/5	0	32	1	30.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kendall Siever	41	25	364	1/4	2	43	2	85.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dominic Richard	4	6	26	6.50	4	11
TE Wade Cuviello	2	7	2	1.00	2	4
WR Tucker Clayton	2	6	35	17.50	14	32
WR Eduardo Packer	1	3	10	10.00	3	10
WR Alec Stone	1	1	28	28.00	21	28
TE Jerry Blackwell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Eduardo Hardy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tevin Cook	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rusty Finley	8	12	150	18.75	63	43	0
WR Myron Bellas	6	10	76	12.67	19	26	1
TE Dusty Cochrane	3	4	48	16.00	22	31	1
WR Quentin Stoerner	3	6	51	17.00	25	28	0
WR Sebastian Miller	2	2	10	5.00	0	5	0
TE Devin Reid	1	3	10	10.00	3	10	0
RB Sean Zeyen	1	2	9	9.00	1	9	0
TE Douglas Nichols	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jeff Baker	1	25	25.00	1
CB Efrain Earley	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Leslie Perez	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Terrence Hanks	6	274	45.7	39.8	53	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ronnie Rusk	2	97	48.5	38.5	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Hardy	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	0/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reginald Santana	3/4	1/2	0/1	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Macpherson	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eduardo Packer	4	110	27.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Reginald Santana	1	15	15.0	0
Casey Macpherson	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Riley Farr	7	2	0.0	29	38
ILB Peter Plyler	6	5	0.0	32	42
CB Efrain Earley	6	0	0.0	31	41
DE Dillon Sloan	5	1	0.0	32	42
CB Kurt Bowser	4	2	0.0	26	41
S Jeff Baker	4	2	0.0	32	42
S Bobby Flanigan	4	1	0.0	31	42
OLB Juan Winslett	4	0	0.0	14	19
CB Ethan McCarthy	4	0	0.0	17	17
DE Jerald Smith	3	1	0.5	29	37
CB Dustin Henry	3	0	0.0	9	8
OLB Kirk Wiebe	3	0	0.0	6	7
DE Harris Shepard	2	1	0.5	25	27
DT William Westbrook	1	0	0.0	29	36
WR Dominic Richard	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Tyler Hingis	7	4	0.0	28	25
OLB Ernest Blackburn	7	1	0.0	30	31
S Julio Brody	4	1	0.0	30	31
DT Barry Filby	4	0	0.0	26	17
DE George Dearman	3	1	1.0	11	9
ILB Vince Deligianis	3	2	0.0	26	30
S Joel Hawkins	3	1	0.0	12	7
DE Lawrence Raymond	2	1	0.0	22	13
CB Leslie Perez	2	1	0.0	14	23
CB Carlos Fleck	2	0	0.0	13	23
CB Austin Ramthun	2	0	0.0	30	31
OLB Trent Niebauer	1	1	0.0	15	5
DT Bill Fulton	1	0	0.0	10	12
QB Kendall Siever	1	0	---	---	---
CB Johnathan Gordon	0	2	0.0	30	31
OLB Preston Salmon	0	1	0.0	7	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerald Smith	0.5	1	4	1	37
DE Harris Shepard	0.5	0	0	1	27
OLB Kirk Wiebe	0.0	0	2	1	7
DE Dillon Sloan	0.0	0	1	0	42

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE George Dearman	1.0	0	1	1	9
OLB Ernest Blackburn	0.0	1	2	3	31
DE Walter Haskell	0.0	1	2	1	19
DT Barry Filby	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Wally Castagnola	0.0	0	1	0	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Efrain Earley	5	1	1	41
ILB Peter Plyler	4	1	0	42
DE Riley Farr	4	0	0	38
CB Kurt Bowser	3	0	0	41
S Jeff Baker	2	0	1	42
OLB Juan Winslett	2	0	0	19
OLB Kirk Wiebe	2	0	0	7
S Bobby Flanigan	1	1	0	42
CB Dustin Henry	1	0	0	8
CB Ethan McCarthy	1	0	0	17

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Julio Brody	2	2	0	31
OLB Tyler Hingis	2	1	0	25
OLB Ernest Blackburn	2	0	0	31
ILB Vince Deligianis	2	0	0	30
S Joel Hawkins	2	0	0	7
OLB Preston Salmon	0	2	0	18
CB Carlos Fleck	0	1	0	23
CB Austin Ramthun	0	1	0	31
CB Leslie Perez	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Bryson Fannon	3	8	30	0	31
T Clay McCaslin	3	4	30	1	31
G Chandler Abrams	3	4	30	0	31
T Bryant McDonald	1	4	30	0	31
G Derek Cerda	1	3	30	0	31
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	1	19	0	18
TE Wade Cuviello	0	1	30	0	30

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Dustin Malone	3	7	1	32	0	42
G Isaac Stanton	2	8	2	32	0	42
T Jonathan Farrell	0	8	0	32	0	42
T Kurt Harding	0	3	0	32	0	42
G Gregory Cribbs	0	1	0	32	0	42
RB Erick Carlson	0	0	0	8	1	16

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Eduardo Packer	2	18
Jerald Smith	1	17
Artie Randle	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Barry Filby	2	14
Ernest Blackburn	1	18
Johnathan Gordon	1	18
Reginald Santana	1	14

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Jerald Smith	---	---	29	37	17	83
DE Dillon Sloan	---	---	32	42	6	80
ILB Peter Plyler	---	---	32	42	4	78
S Bobby Flanigan	---	---	31	42	5	78
S Jeff Baker	---	---	32	42	4	78
CB Efrain Earley	---	---	31	41	4	76
DE Harris Shepard	---	---	25	27	20	72
CB Kurt Bowser	---	---	26	41	4	71
DE Riley Farr	---	---	29	38	4	71
T Clay McCaslin	30	31	---	---	7	68
T Bryant McDonald	30	31	---	---	7	68
DT William Westbrook	---	---	29	36	2	67
TE Wade Cuviello	30	30	---	---	7	67
C Bryson Fannon	30	31	---	---	---	61
QB Rico Sharp	30	31	---	---	---	61
G Chandler Abrams	30	31	---	---	---	61
G Derek Cerda	30	31	---	---	---	61
WR Dominic Richard	27	26	---	---	1	54
RB Eduardo Hardy	17	19	---	---	16	52
WR Tucker Clayton	24	28	---	---	---	52
CB Ethan McCarthy	---	---	17	17	4	38
TE Jerry Blackwell	19	18	---	---	---	37
OLB Juan Winslett	---	---	14	19	1	34
WR Alec Stone	11	13	---	---	10	34
WR Eduardo Packer	7	6	---	---	18	31
CB Dustin Henry	---	---	9	8	11	28
RB Blaine Justice	11	11	---	---	---	22
DT Broderick Dawson	---	---	6	15	---	21
TE Julian Dail	1	3	---	---	17	21
OLB Travis McCants	---	---	4	8	4	16
OLB Kirk Wiebe	---	---	6	7	1	14
FB Colton Prentice	1	0	---	---	12	13
S Artie Randle	---	---	0	0	10	10
WR Dexter Picken	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Terrence Hanks	0	0	---	---	7	7
G J.J. Brazil	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Alexander Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Josiah Pendergraft	0	0	---	---	7	7
K J.R. Hardy	0	0	---	---	4	4
RB Tevin Cook	2	1	---	---	---	3
DE Jonathan Lissvall	---	---	0	0	3	3
CB Jack Bennett	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Bart Blackburn	0	0	---	---	---	0
C O.J. Dubord	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Brant Buffington	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Tommy Springer	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Rusty Finley	31	42	---	---	20	93
G Gregory Cribbs	32	42	---	---	6	80
OLB Ernest Blackburn	---	---	30	31	18	79
CB Johnathan Gordon	---	---	30	31	18	79
T Jonathan Farrell	32	42	---	---	---	74
CB Austin Ramthun	---	---	30	31	13	74
QB Kendall Siever	32	42	---	---	---	74
G Isaac Stanton	32	42	---	---	---	74
T Kurt Harding	32	42	---	---	---	74
C Dustin Malone	32	42	---	---	---	74
WR Myron Bellas	24	32	---	---	7	63
S Julio Brody	---	---	30	31	1	62
DT Barry Filby	---	---	26	17	14	57
ILB Vince Deligianis	---	---	26	30	1	57
OLB Tyler Hingis	---	---	28	25	2	55
TE Douglas Nichols	23	31	---	---	---	54
TE Devin Reid	16	21	---	---	15	52
RB Sean Zeyen	17	23	---	---	1	41
WR Quentin Stoerner	17	20	---	---	1	38
CB Leslie Perez	---	---	14	23	1	38
CB Carlos Fleck	---	---	13	23	1	37
DE Lawrence Raymond	---	---	22	13	---	35
WR Sebastian Miller	9	6	---	---	19	34
DE Walter Haskell	---	---	14	19	1	34
OLB Preston Salmon	---	---	7	18	9	34
S Joel Hawkins	---	---	12	7	14	33
RB Erick Carlson	8	16	---	---	8	32
TE Dusty Cochrane	11	15	---	---	---	26
DE George Dearman	---	---	11	9	6	26
DT Bill Fulton	---	---	10	12	---	22
OLB Trent Niebauer	---	---	15	5	---	20
WR Justics Sellers	3	4	---	---	12	19
DT Wally Castagnola	---	---	6	9	1	16
K Reginald Santana	0	0	---	---	14	14
S Brant Lindrud	---	---	5	1	3	9
CB Casey Macpherson	---	---	0	0	8	8
CB Tevin Chen	---	---	1	6	---	7
C Dashawn Garrison	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Ivan Wilson	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Myles Hernandez	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Bucky Lynch	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Winston Boehnlein	0	0	---	---	4	4
P Ronnie Rusk	0	0	---	---	2	2
TE Harrison Pittman	1	0	---	---	---	1
DE Ricky Lynch	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Todd Sheldon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	23	3.8
Middle	17	68	4.0
Right	7	10	1.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	19	2.1
Middle	16	65	4.1
Right	7	12	1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rico Sharp	30	10	2	0	1	7	7	5	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kendall Siever	41	25	6	1	2	3	7	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-2	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	1	8	1.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	32	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	150	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	137	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	3	77	25.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wade Cuviello	7	2	0	2	0	30
WR Dominic Richard	6	4	0	26	0	26
WR Tucker Clayton	6	2	0	35	1	28
TE Jerry Blackwell	3	0	0	0	0	18
WR Eduardo Packer	3	1	0	10	0	6
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	19
WR Alec Stone	1	1	0	28	1	13
RB Tevin Cook	1	0	1	0	0	1

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rusty Finley	12	8	1	150	3	42
WR Myron Bellas	10	6	1	76	1	32
WR Quentin Stoerner	6	3	0	51	1	20
TE Dusty Cochrane	4	3	0	48	1	15
TE Devin Reid	3	1	0	10	0	21
WR Sebastian Miller	2	2	0	10	0	6
RB Sean Zeyen	2	1	0	9	0	23
TE Douglas Nichols	2	1	0	10	0	31

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Eduardo Hardy	2	1	0.50	3.57
QB Rico Sharp	1	5	5.00	7.40

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Sean Zeyen	3	4	1.33	1.87
WR Sebastian Miller	2	0	0.00	1.88
TE Devin Reid	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rico Sharp	2	0	0	0.00	3.37

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kendall Siever	7	3	15	2.14	8.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jerry Blackwell	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Tucker Clayton	1	0	0	0.00	5.83

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Myron Bellas	3	2	14	4.67	7.60
TE Devin Reid	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Dusty Cochrane	1	1	1	1.00	12.00
WR Quentin Stoerner	1	0	0	0.00	8.50
WR Rusty Finley	1	0	0	0.00	12.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Rico Sharp	3	3
RB Eduardo Hardy	3	3
RB Blaine Justice	2	2

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Kendall Siever	3	2
TE Devin Reid	1	0
RB Erick Carlson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rico Sharp	9	1	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kendall Siever	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Wade Cuviello	2	0	0
TE Jerry Blackwell	2	0	0
WR Tucker Clayton	2	0	0
WR Eduardo Packer	1	0	0
RB Eduardo Hardy	1	0	0
WR Alec Stone	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Myron Bellas	2	1	1
WR Quentin Stoerner	2	1	1
TE Devin Reid	1	1	1
TE Dusty Cochrane	1	1	1
TE Douglas Nichols	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (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	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (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)