Week 16, 2070

played in Dallas, TX

55 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	7	7	7	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	0	10	10	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:24 HOU - Glen Trueblood 25 field goal
2Q: 03:55 DAL - Darrin Hampton 18 pass from Leroy Peterson (Justics Koonce extra point)
2Q: 01:15 HOU - Timothy Crawford 5 pass from Johnathan Durant (Glen Trueblood extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Justics Koonce 32 field goal
3Q: 06:49 HOU - Connor Winn 45 interception return (Glen Trueblood extra point)
3Q: 04:08 DAL - Justics Koonce 46 field goal
3Q: 02:08 DAL - Bernie Anderson 10 pass from Leroy Peterson (Justics Koonce extra point)
4Q: 12:20 DAL - Glenn Sharpton 3 pass from Leroy Peterson (Justics Koonce extra point)
4Q: 08:17 HOU - Ernie England 16 pass from Johnathan Durant (Glen Trueblood extra point)
4Q: 04:15 DAL - Justics Koonce 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:24 HOU - Glen Trueblood 25 field goal
2Q: 03:55 DAL - Darrin Hampton 18 pass from Leroy Peterson (Justics Koonce extra point)
2Q: 01:15 HOU - Timothy Crawford 5 pass from Johnathan Durant (Glen Trueblood extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Justics Koonce 32 field goal
3Q: 06:49 HOU - Connor Winn 45 interception return (Glen Trueblood extra point)
3Q: 04:08 DAL - Justics Koonce 46 field goal
3Q: 02:08 DAL - Bernie Anderson 10 pass from Leroy Peterson (Justics Koonce extra point)
4Q: 12:20 DAL - Glenn Sharpton 3 pass from Leroy Peterson (Justics Koonce extra point)
4Q: 08:17 HOU - Ernie England 16 pass from Johnathan Durant (Glen Trueblood extra point)
4Q: 04:15 DAL - Justics Koonce 41 field goal

Team Statistics HOU DAL
Record 9-6 8-7
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 13 16
- by Penalty 0 6
Total Net Yards 446 416
- Offensive Plays 65 60
- Yards per Play 6.86 6.93
Net Rushing Yards 131 91
- Rushing Attempts 22 20
- Yards per Rush 5.95 4.55
Net Passing Yards 315 325
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 27 - 0 37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 327 346
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 3/21
- Yards per Pass Play 7.33 8.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 11.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 15/97 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/37 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 3/48 2/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/45 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:12 29:48

Team Statistics	HOU	DAL
Record	9-6	8-7
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	13	16
- by Penalty	0	6
Total Net Yards	446	416
- Offensive Plays	65	60
- Yards per Play	6.86	6.93
Net Rushing Yards	131	91
- Rushing Attempts	22	20
- Yards per Rush	5.95	4.55
Net Passing Yards	315	325
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 27 - 0	37 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	327	346
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	3/21
- Yards per Pass Play	7.33	8.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	11.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	15/97	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/37	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	3/48	2/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/45	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:12	29:48

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	8:59	OWN 7	15	85	Field Goal
1	0:55	1:54	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
2	12:55	3:27	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
2	3:48	2:41	OWN 15	8	85	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:46	OWN 25	5	25	Punt
3	9:30	2:01	OWN 32	3	5	Punt
3	4:02	0:28	OWN 20	1	5	Fumble
3	1:58	0:57	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
4	12:12	4:01	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	4:10	1:31	OWN 25	4	8	Downs
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 1	7	64	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 25	4	20	Punt
1	3:16	2:21	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
2	14:01	1:06	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
2	9:28	5:40	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	1:07	1:07	OWN 25	3	60	Field Goal
3	12:14	2:44	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
3	7:29	0:53	OWN 31	2	5	Interception
3	6:36	2:34	OWN 25	7	46	Field Goal
3	3:34	1:36	OPP 25	4	25	Touchdown
3	1:01	3:49	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	8:11	4:01	OWN 28	7	48	Field Goal
4	2:39	0:39	OPP 33	3	-7	Punt

Game MVP: Leroy Peterson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Melvin Smolka	10	65	6.50	19	2
RB Ivan Burgess	7	28	4.00	11	1
QB Johnathan Durant	3	35	11.67	28	1
WR Ernie England	2	3	1.50	6	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dennis Buning	10	32	3.20	16	2
RB Santiago Joseph	6	31	5.17	8	0
QB Leroy Peterson	4	28	7.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Durant	41	27	327	2/12	2	42	0	106.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Peterson	37	25	346	3/21	3	32	1	113.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Timothy Crawford	10	15	124	12.40	56	41	1
WR Ernie England	4	5	48	12.00	0	16	1
TE Tracy Wilkins	3	6	56	18.67	31	29	0
WR Glen Kaczmarek	3	5	7	2.33	0	10	0
RB Ivan Burgess	2	3	23	11.50	12	18	0
FB James Lyle	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Brady Stargell	2	3	19	9.50	19	23	0
TE Dan Kagan	1	1	42	42.00	5	42	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bernie Anderson	10	17	168	16.80	70	32	1
TE Bart Brooks	4	5	60	15.00	17	20	0
WR Gabriel Barricelli	3	3	28	9.33	0	14	0
WR Glenn Sharpton	3	4	31	10.33	0	19	1
WR Darrin Hampton	2	3	36	18.00	4	18	1
RB Santiago Joseph	1	2	13	13.00	10	13	0
TE Harrison Looper	1	1	7	7.00	6	7	0
TE Isaac Osborne	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Connor Winn	1	45	45.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ivan Burgess	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Jeff Jefferson	0	1	0	0
S Earnest Nyboer	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Spear	5	242	48.4	35.0	54	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ivan Anderson	5	269	53.8	42.4	64	4

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Glen Trueblood	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Koonce	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Neal Zimmerman	2	37	18.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Santiago Joseph	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jimmy Joseph	3	48	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabriel Barricelli	2	44	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Hardig	7	1	0.0	20	40
OLB Kerlin Fisk	6	1	0.0	20	40
ILB Kenny Stargell	5	2	0.0	13	20
S Roosevelt Lee	5	0	0.0	20	40
CB Brant Lang	5	0	0.0	20	40
DT Avery Arneson	4	0	2.5	20	36
OLB Cooper Janto	4	2	0.0	18	38
CB Jimmy Joseph	2	1	0.0	18	29
DE Benjamin Frederick	2	1	0.0	16	35
CB Zach Rose	2	0	0.0	20	34
ILB Zack Chaplin	1	1	0.0	3	18
OLB Dixon Brewer	1	0	0.0	2	2
DE Donny Ricks	0	2	0.5	20	39
CB Brian Nichols	0	2	0.0	3	8

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brock Stewart	7	0	0.0	20	29
CB Javier Bernier	6	1	0.0	3	23
CB Geoff Murphy	6	0	0.0	17	38
S Earnest Nyboer	5	3	0.0	22	43
DT Jeffery Null	4	3	0.5	21	31
DE Warren Clark	4	1	0.5	21	32
ILB Thomas Hickman	4	0	0.0	20	27
CB Jeff Jefferson	3	0	0.0	19	22
DE Britt Russell	2	1	1.0	1	16
S Herb Mueller	2	2	0.0	15	36
CB Vernon Jenkins	2	1	0.0	19	23
ILB Anthony Lu	1	0	0.0	6	7
DE Desmond Mahe	1	0	0.0	22	38
OLB Alan Patterson	1	0	0.0	1	13
DT Bernie Porter	1	0	0.0	2	14
S Rusty Flaherty	0	1	0.0	7	11
CB Terry Peterson	0	1	0.0	1	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Avery Arneson	2.5	1	0	1	36
DE Donny Ricks	0.5	0	2	1	39
OLB Dixon Brewer	0.0	1	0	0	2
OLB Kerlin Fisk	0.0	0	1	0	40
DE Benjamin Frederick	0.0	0	1	0	35

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Britt Russell	1.0	0	0	0	16
DE Warren Clark	0.5	2	1	1	32
DT Jeffery Null	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Desmond Mahe	0.0	1	2	1	38
DT Charlie Griffith	0.0	0	1	0	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roosevelt Lee	6	0	0	40
OLB Cooper Janto	3	0	0	38
CB Brant Lang	3	0	0	40
S Norman Hardig	2	2	0	40
CB Jimmy Joseph	2	1	0	29
CB Zach Rose	2	1	0	34
ILB Zack Chaplin	2	0	0	18
OLB Kerlin Fisk	2	0	0	40
DE Donny Ricks	1	0	0	39
ILB Kenny Stargell	1	0	0	20
DE Benjamin Frederick	1	0	0	35
ILB Connor Winn	0	0	1	11

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Javier Bernier	6	1	23
CB Geoff Murphy	5	0	38
S Earnest Nyboer	4	0	43
ILB Thomas Hickman	3	1	27
OLB Brock Stewart	3	0	29
CB Jeff Jefferson	3	0	22
S Herb Mueller	1	0	36
OLB Alan Patterson	1	0	13
DT Jeffery Null	1	0	31
ILB Jimmy Lanham	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Louie Kennedy	3	5	0	22	0	43
T Brian Powell	2	2	1	22	0	43
T Brady Atkins	1	4	0	22	0	43
TE Dan Kagan	1	1	0	5	0	11
C Bob Swayda	0	6	0	22	1	43
G Conrad Gilmore	0	2	0	22	1	43

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Shaun Michel	2	4	20	1	40
G Moe Barber	2	4	20	0	40
C Melvin Escalante	1	4	20	1	40
T Malcolm Burke	1	3	20	0	40
T Rondell Fisk	1	1	20	1	40

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dan Kagan	1	22
Ivan Burgess	1	22
Norman Hardig	1	19

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dennis Buning	2	24
Ron Stamm	2	6
Edgar Conway	1	14

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Norman Hardig	---	---	20	40	19	79
S Roosevelt Lee	---	---	20	40	18	78
T Brian Powell	22	43	---	---	6	71
G Conrad Gilmore	22	43	---	---	6	71
G Louie Kennedy	22	43	---	---	6	71
CB Brant Lang	---	---	20	40	9	69
WR Timothy Crawford	21	40	---	---	7	68
QB Johnathan Durant	22	43	---	---	---	65
T Brady Atkins	22	43	---	---	---	65
C Bob Swayda	22	43	---	---	---	65
OLB Kerlin Fisk	---	---	20	40	3	63
DE Donny Ricks	---	---	20	39	3	62
RB Ivan Burgess	11	27	---	---	22	60
OLB Cooper Janto	---	---	18	38	3	59
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	20	36	2	58
CB Jimmy Joseph	---	---	18	29	9	56
TE Tracy Wilkins	18	37	---	---	1	56
WR Glen Kaczmarek	15	29	---	---	11	55
CB Zach Rose	---	---	20	34	1	55
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	16	35	3	54
WR Ernie England	17	22	---	---	---	39
TE Dan Kagan	5	11	---	---	22	38
ILB Kenny Stargell	---	---	13	20	3	36
RB Melvin Smolka	11	12	---	---	11	34
DE Arnold Mason	---	---	4	6	21	31
FB James Lyle	4	15	---	---	6	25
OLB Dixon Brewer	---	---	2	2	21	25
ILB Zack Chaplin	---	---	3	18	---	21
WR Brady Stargell	5	16	---	---	---	21
CB Neal Zimmerman	---	---	1	0	15	16
TE Floyd Arnett	3	2	---	---	10	15
CB Brian Nichols	---	---	3	8	2	13
ILB Connor Winn	---	---	2	11	---	13
DT Allen Dukes	---	---	0	4	6	10
C Ken Shepherd	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Oscar Springer	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Glen Trueblood	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Jeffery Spear	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Gene Woods	---	---	0	0	5	5
WR Clifton Clayton	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Michael Stephens	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Walter Rhodes	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Marvin Hanks	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Derek Clemons	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Jamie Woods	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Kenny Horoszowski	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Shaun Michel	20	40	---	---	8	68
T Rondell Fisk	20	40	---	---	8	68
T Malcolm Burke	20	40	---	---	8	68
S Earnest Nyboer	---	---	22	43	1	66
QB Leroy Peterson	20	40	---	---	3	63
DE Desmond Mahe	---	---	22	38	1	61
C Melvin Escalante	20	40	---	---	---	60
G Moe Barber	20	40	---	---	---	60
WR Glenn Sharpton	20	38	---	---	---	58
CB Jeff Jefferson	---	---	19	22	16	57
CB Geoff Murphy	---	---	17	38	1	56
WR Bernie Anderson	20	31	---	---	2	53
DE Warren Clark	---	---	21	32	---	53
S Herb Mueller	---	---	15	36	1	52
DT Jeffery Null	---	---	21	31	---	52
TE Harrison Looper	5	21	---	---	24	50
OLB Brock Stewart	---	---	20	29	---	49
DT Damian Derosa	---	---	20	28	---	48
CB Vernon Jenkins	---	---	19	23	6	48
ILB Thomas Hickman	---	---	20	27	---	47
RB Dennis Buning	11	12	---	---	24	47
WR Gabriel Barricelli	16	22	---	---	5	43
TE Bart Brooks	13	27	---	---	1	41
WR Darrin Hampton	6	13	---	---	21	40
ILB Jimmy Lanham	---	---	4	14	22	40
DT Bernie Porter	---	---	2	14	22	38
CB Terry Peterson	---	---	1	15	16	32
RB Santiago Joseph	8	18	---	---	5	31
CB Javier Bernier	---	---	3	23	1	27
RB Edgar Conway	1	8	---	---	14	23
DE Britt Russell	---	---	1	16	6	23
DT Charlie Griffith	---	---	1	13	6	20
S Rusty Flaherty	---	---	7	11	---	18
OLB Alan Patterson	---	---	1	13	1	15
ILB Anthony Lu	---	---	6	7	---	13
RB Ron Stamm	0	7	---	---	6	13
WR Giovanni Hartman	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Justics Koonce	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Bruce Blackburn	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Isaac Osborne	0	3	---	---	5	8
C Zach Davidson	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Ivan Anderson	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Dakota Walzer	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Randall Nelson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Dwight Workman	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Jerry Delgado	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	12	87	7.3
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	15	7.5
Middle	14	65	4.6
Right	4	11	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Durant	41	27	6	0	3	3	4	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Peterson	37	25	5	1	0	4	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	112	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	84	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	40	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	96	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	178	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Timothy Crawford	15	10	1	124	3	40
TE Tracy Wilkins	6	3	1	56	1	37
WR Glen Kaczmarek	5	3	0	7	0	29
WR Ernie England	5	4	0	48	0	22
RB Ivan Burgess	3	2	0	23	0	27
WR Brady Stargell	3	2	1	19	1	16
FB James Lyle	2	2	0	8	0	15
TE Dan Kagan	1	1	0	42	1	11

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bernie Anderson	17	10	168	4	31
TE Bart Brooks	5	4	60	1	27
WR Glenn Sharpton	4	3	31	0	38
WR Darrin Hampton	3	2	36	0	13
WR Gabriel Barricelli	3	3	28	0	22
RB Santiago Joseph	2	1	13	0	18
TE Isaac Osborne	2	1	3	0	3
TE Harrison Looper	1	1	7	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Melvin Smolka	1	1	1.00	6.50

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Durant	6	2	21	3.50	7.98

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy Peterson	5	4	36	7.20	9.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Timothy Crawford	2	1	5	2.50	8.27
TE Tracy Wilkins	2	0	0	0.00	9.33
WR Glen Kaczmarek	1	0	0	0.00	1.40
WR Ernie England	1	1	16	16.00	9.60

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bernie Anderson	2	2	15	7.50	9.88
WR Glenn Sharpton	2	1	3	1.50	7.75
WR Darrin Hampton	1	1	18	18.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Durant	1	1
RB Melvin Smolka	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Leroy Peterson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Durant	12	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy Peterson	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Timothy Crawford	5	2	2
TE Tracy Wilkins	3	1	1
RB Ivan Burgess	1	1	1
WR Glen Kaczmarek	1	0	0
FB James Lyle	1	1	0
WR Brady Stargell	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bernie Anderson	6	1	1
TE Harrison Looper	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 92,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,500 (25,300)
End Zone 16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 8,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	92,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,500 (25,300)
End Zone	16,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	8,900 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,900 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)