Wild Card Playoff Games, 2061

played in Atlanta, GA

60 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	6	3	3	-	15
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	7	8	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 DAL - Jon Thompson 21 field goal
1Q: 07:24 ATL - Randal Berryman 1 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 12:01 DAL - Jon Thompson 45 field goal
2Q: 06:14 ATL - Jeremiah Hardy 48 interception return (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 02:16 DAL - Jon Thompson 23 field goal
3Q: 10:32 DAL - Jon Thompson 31 field goal
3Q: 06:45 ATL - Arnold Goetz 11 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 08:53 DAL - Jon Thompson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Willie Holliday 8 run (Darrin Carr pass to Arnold Goetz for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:56 DAL - Jon Thompson 21 field goal
1Q: 07:24 ATL - Randal Berryman 1 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 12:01 DAL - Jon Thompson 45 field goal
2Q: 06:14 ATL - Jeremiah Hardy 48 interception return (Grayson Owen extra point)
2Q: 02:16 DAL - Jon Thompson 23 field goal
3Q: 10:32 DAL - Jon Thompson 31 field goal
3Q: 06:45 ATL - Arnold Goetz 11 pass from Darrin Carr (Grayson Owen extra point)
4Q: 08:53 DAL - Jon Thompson 29 field goal
4Q: 02:26 ATL - Willie Holliday 8 run (Darrin Carr pass to Arnold Goetz for conversion)

Team Statistics DAL ATL
Record 10-7 11-6
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 393 305
- Offensive Plays 73 52
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.87
Net Rushing Yards 53 197
- Rushing Attempts 16 34
- Yards per Rush 3.31 5.79
Net Passing Yards 340 108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 55 - 29 - 1 15 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 352 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 6.00
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/119 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/48
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/4 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:11 27:49

Team Statistics	DAL	ATL
Record	10-7	11-6
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	393	305
- Offensive Plays	73	52
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.87
Net Rushing Yards	53	197
- Rushing Attempts	16	34
- Yards per Rush	3.31	5.79
Net Passing Yards	340	108
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	55 - 29 - 1	15 - 10 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	352	123
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	6.00
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/119	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/48
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/4	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:11	27:49

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:20	4:31	OWN 18	9	78	Field Goal
1	7:18	3:50	OWN 34	7	9	Punt
1	0:23	3:28	OWN 5	7	67	Field Goal
2	7:06	1:02	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
2	6:04	3:55	OWN 34	8	60	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 19	2	4	Half
3	15:00	4:35	OWN 35	9	51	Field Goal
3	6:38	1:44	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	1:52	0:56	OWN 24	3	1	Punt
4	13:41	1:04	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
4	12:37	3:51	OPP 42	7	30	Field Goal
4	4:06	1:31	OWN 20	4	-3	Downs
4	2:18	1:30	OWN 23	8	54	Downs

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	8:49	1:31	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
1	3:28	3:05	OWN 18	6	30	Punt
2	11:55	4:49	OWN 18	8	40	Punt
2	2:09	1:31	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
3	10:25	3:47	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
3	4:54	3:02	OWN 4	6	38	Punt
3	0:56	2:15	OWN 21	5	10	Punt
4	8:46	4:40	OWN 23	6	23	Punt
4	2:35	0:17	OPP 17	2	17	Touchdown
4	0:48	0:48	OWN 23	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Ted Arnold, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Pat Barker	14	61	4.36	19	3	0
RB Luke Diaz	2	-8	-4.00	-4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Willie Holliday	17	118	6.94	50	2	1
RB Tony Copeland	13	77	5.92	23	4	0
QB Darrin Carr	4	2	0.50	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jaylen Faria	55	29	352	2/12	0	35	1	65.1

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Carr	15	10	123	3/15	2	28	0	131.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mackenzie Benton	7	12	60	8.57	13	14
TE Abraham Whitehurst	6	7	119	19.83	44	35
WR K.C. Craig	5	7	79	15.80	38	26
TE Kennedy Kramer	4	6	50	12.50	29	26
RB Luke Diaz	3	3	24	8.00	11	15
WR Hunter Torres	2	9	2	1.00	0	3
WR Levi Kiner	1	9	8	8.00	3	8
RB Pat Barker	1	1	10	10.00	12	10
WR Jessie Wilkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Randal Berryman	6	7	100	16.67	14	28	1
WR Arnold Goetz	3	6	22	7.33	0	11	1
RB Willie Holliday	1	2	1	1.00	1	1	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeremiah Hardy	1	48	48.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Jessie Wilkins	1	0	0
T Junior England	0	1	0
CB Colby Harding	0	1	0
FB Kaleb Hicks	0	0	1
OLB Darius Batts	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Jeffery Bickford	1	0	0
RB Willie Holliday	1	0	0
T Rufus Groh	0	1	0
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Oliver Boldin	4	205	51.3	48.3	62	2

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Avery Bologna	7	359	51.3	39.4	62	5

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jon Thompson	5/5	1/1	0/0	45	0/0

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grayson Owen	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jessie Wilkins	4	43	10.8	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffery Bickford	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Luke Diaz	3	67	22.3	0
Jessie Wilkins	2	52	26.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hugh Blackwell	2	40	20.0	0
Jeremiah Hardy	2	56	28.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darius Batts	7	3	0.0	29	9
ILB Marlon Bates	6	1	0.0	34	10
S Rusty Flaherty	5	1	0.0	34	18
CB Colby Harding	4	1	0.0	33	16
DT Malcolm Alston	3	2	1.0	27	9
OLB Roberto Brady	3	2	0.0	14	13
CB Erick Dennis	3	1	0.0	34	18
DE Mackenzie Melton	2	0	1.0	5	7
DE Amos Harris	2	2	0.5	29	12
DT Edgar Foote	1	1	0.5	5	7
DT Roberto Funderburk	1	1	0.0	19	8
S Leroy Moland	1	1	0.0	21	15
DE Leroy Huffman	1	0	0.0	26	9
S Jaylen Valle	1	0	0.0	34	17
DT Daquan Godfrey	1	0	0.0	12	4
ILB Raul Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	8

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Connor Lowe	9	0	0.0	16	57
OLB Nicky Ena	6	2	0.0	13	51
ILB Irving Keith	5	1	0.0	14	32
ILB Harold Marshall	4	1	0.0	13	35
CB Kelvin Carpenter	4	0	0.0	16	35
CB Wade Hackett	4	0	0.0	16	35
S Kenny Wilcox	3	2	0.0	15	41
CB Leo Sobczak	3	0	0.0	3	39
ILB Cesar Saffran	2	0	0.0	0	26
S Lamont Cash	2	0	0.0	11	31
DT Leonardo Pedroza	1	0	1.0	5	27
DE Casey Montgomery	1	1	0.5	4	37
DE Dan Badgro	1	1	0.0	13	35
OLB Patrick Roque	1	0	0.0	5	34
CB Jeremiah Hardy	1	0	0.0	6	40
DT Donte Myers	0	1	0.5	11	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Malcolm Alston	1.0	0	0	9
DE Mackenzie Melton	1.0	0	0	7
DE Amos Harris	0.5	1	1	12
DT Edgar Foote	0.5	0	0	7
DE Francisco Samuels	0.0	0	1	7
DE Kerry Carter	0.0	0	1	8

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Leonardo Pedroza	1.0	0	0	27
DE Casey Montgomery	0.5	1	4	37
DT Donte Myers	0.5	0	1	30
DE Darnell Rhodes	0.0	2	3	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	PPlay
CB Colby Harding	3	16
OLB Darius Batts	3	9
OLB Roberto Brady	1	13
S Jaylen Valle	1	17
ILB Raul Johnson	1	8
S Rusty Flaherty	1	18

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Connor Lowe	4	3	0	57
ILB Irving Keith	4	1	0	32
OLB Nicky Ena	4	1	0	51
CB Kelvin Carpenter	4	1	0	35
CB Wade Hackett	3	0	0	35
ILB Cesar Saffran	2	2	0	26
ILB Harold Marshall	2	0	0	35
CB Leo Sobczak	2	0	0	39
CB Jeremiah Hardy	1	2	1	40
S Lamont Cash	1	1	0	31
OLB Patrick Roque	1	0	0	34
S Kenny Wilcox	1	0	0	41

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andy Gaylor	3	4	16	1	57
T Junior England	1	5	16	0	57
G Drew Exterovich	1	4	16	0	57
T Lucas Lindie	0	2	16	0	57
C Zachary Lind	0	1	16	0	57
TE Abraham Whitehurst	0	0	12	1	52

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ted Arnold	8	14	1	34	0	18
G Jorge LaRiche	2	6	0	34	1	18
T Bruce Blackburn	2	4	0	34	1	18
T Rufus Groh	1	3	0	34	1	18
FB Vince Giles	1	1	0	11	0	1
G Brad Connell	0	2	0	34	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Kaleb Hicks	3	27
Amos Harris	2	22
Abraham Whitehurst	1	16

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Irving Keith	2	24
Randal Berryman	1	22
Casey Montgomery	1	21
Arnold Goetz	1	18
Shannon Walters	1	18
Ed Ingram	1	15
Brad Connell	1	7
Mark Stephenson	1	7

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Junior England	16	57	---	---	9	82
TE Abraham Whitehurst	12	52	---	---	16	80
QB Jaylen Faria	16	57	---	---	5	78
C Zachary Lind	16	57	---	---	---	73
G Drew Exterovich	16	57	---	---	---	73
G Andy Gaylor	16	57	---	---	---	73
T Lucas Lindie	16	57	---	---	---	73
CB Colby Harding	---	---	33	16	18	67
DE Amos Harris	---	---	29	12	22	63
ILB Marlon Bates	---	---	34	10	18	62
WR K.C. Craig	16	41	---	---	1	58
WR Mackenzie Benton	14	40	---	---	---	54
CB Erick Dennis	---	---	34	18	---	52
S Rusty Flaherty	---	---	34	18	---	52
S Jaylen Valle	---	---	34	17	---	51
WR Hunter Torres	15	35	---	---	---	50
OLB Roberto Brady	---	---	14	13	22	49
FB Kaleb Hicks	1	18	---	---	27	46
RB Pat Barker	14	25	---	---	---	39
OLB Darius Batts	---	---	29	9	---	38
RB Luke Diaz	2	30	---	---	5	37
S Leroy Moland	---	---	21	15	---	36
DT Malcolm Alston	---	---	27	9	---	36
DE Leroy Huffman	---	---	26	9	---	35
DT Roberto Funderburk	---	---	19	8	7	34
WR Levi Kiner	2	16	---	---	10	28
TE Eugene Stargell	0	0	---	---	26	26
WR Wendell Ramirez	0	2	---	---	23	25
WR Jessie Wilkins	4	9	---	---	12	25
RB Jared Warden	0	0	---	---	20	20
DE Francisco Samuels	---	---	5	7	7	19
TE Kennedy Kramer	0	17	---	---	---	17
CB Walter Nixon	---	---	8	2	7	17
DT Daquan Godfrey	---	---	12	4	---	16
DE Kerry Carter	---	---	5	8	---	13
DT Edgar Foote	---	---	5	7	---	12
DE Mackenzie Melton	---	---	5	7	---	12
K Jon Thompson	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Kelvin Sutter	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Van Kindley	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Julio Stephenson	0	0	---	---	9	9
ILB Raul Johnson	---	---	0	8	---	8
P Oliver Boldin	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Ricky Ferguson	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Randal Dillon	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Vince Holcomb	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Connor Lowe	---	---	16	57	20	93
ILB Irving Keith	---	---	14	32	24	70
WR Arnold Goetz	34	17	---	---	18	69
OLB Nicky Ena	---	---	13	51	4	68
DE Casey Montgomery	---	---	4	37	21	62
S Kenny Wilcox	---	---	15	41	5	61
G Brad Connell	34	18	---	---	7	59
G Jorge LaRiche	34	18	---	---	7	59
T Rufus Groh	34	18	---	---	7	59
T Bruce Blackburn	34	18	---	---	7	59
TE Randal Berryman	18	18	---	---	22	58
WR Hugh Blackwell	34	15	---	---	6	55
CB Jeremiah Hardy	---	---	6	40	9	55
DE Darnell Rhodes	---	---	15	35	4	54
CB Kelvin Carpenter	---	---	16	35	3	54
QB Darrin Carr	34	18	---	---	---	52
C Ted Arnold	34	18	---	---	---	52
CB Wade Hackett	---	---	16	35	1	52
CB Leo Sobczak	---	---	3	39	9	51
DE Dan Badgro	---	---	13	35	1	49
ILB Harold Marshall	---	---	13	35	---	48
S Lamont Cash	---	---	11	31	3	45
DT Donte Myers	---	---	11	30	3	44
OLB Patrick Roque	---	---	5	34	5	44
RB Willie Holliday	20	9	---	---	5	34
DT Leonardo Pedroza	---	---	5	27	2	34
WR Christopher Ivy	19	14	---	---	---	33
ILB Cesar Saffran	---	---	0	26	4	30
FB Vince Giles	11	1	---	---	15	27
RB Tony Copeland	14	8	---	---	---	22
WR Brent Nelson	5	0	---	---	15	20
RB Shannon Walters	0	0	---	---	18	18
TE Brenden Dulaney	11	4	---	---	---	15
S Ed Ingram	---	---	0	0	15	15
DE Marlon McGregor	---	---	0	7	4	11
ILB Terry Whiting	---	---	0	0	10	10
WR Jeffery Bickford	4	2	---	---	4	10
C Mark Stephenson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Avery Bologna	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Grayson Owen	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Dominic Husted	0	1	---	---	---	1
WR Juan Marrero	0	1	---	---	---	1
QB Rusty Caleca	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Charlie Manning	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Renaldo Hanson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Mitchell Urbina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	5	16	3.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	13	77	5.9
Right	15	119	7.9
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jaylen Faria	55	29	6	0	3	11	8	0	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Carr	15	10	3	1	0	0	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	55	9.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	152	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	7	89	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	56	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	3	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	10	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	58	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	52	26.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mackenzie Benton	12	7	2	60	0	40
WR Hunter Torres	9	2	0	2	0	35
WR Levi Kiner	9	1	1	8	0	16
WR K.C. Craig	7	5	0	79	2	41
TE Abraham Whitehurst	7	6	0	119	3	52
TE Kennedy Kramer	6	4	0	50	1	17
RB Luke Diaz	3	3	0	24	0	30
WR Jessie Wilkins	1	0	0	0	0	9
RB Pat Barker	1	1	0	10	0	25

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Randal Berryman	7	6	100	3	18
WR Arnold Goetz	6	3	22	0	17
RB Willie Holliday	2	1	1	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Willie Holliday	4	22	5.50	6.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jaylen Faria	11	5	29	2.64	6.40

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Carr	2	2	12	6.00	8.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Hunter Torres	4	0	0	0.00	0.22
RB Luke Diaz	2	2	9	4.50	8.00
WR Mackenzie Benton	2	2	14	7.00	5.00
WR Levi Kiner	2	0	0	0.00	0.89
WR K.C. Craig	1	1	6	6.00	11.29

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnold Goetz	1	1	11	11.00	3.67
TE Randal Berryman	1	1	1	1.00	14.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Holliday	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jaylen Faria	15	8	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Carr	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kennedy Kramer	3	2	1
WR Hunter Torres	3	0	0
TE Abraham Whitehurst	3	3	2
WR Mackenzie Benton	2	1	0
WR K.C. Craig	2	1	1
RB Luke Diaz	1	1	0
WR Levi Kiner	1	0	0

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arnold Goetz	3	1	0
TE Randal Berryman	2	2	2
RB Willie Holliday	2	1	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)