Week 7, 2010

played in Dallas, TX

65 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	0	0	3	3	-	6
Dallas Cowboys	7	14	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 DAL - Tatum Bell 18 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 12:36 DAL - Gabe Richie 9 pass from Sam Kellar (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 07:23 DAL - Wes Welker 85 pass from Sam Kellar (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 10:41 DAL - Jason Witten 4 pass from Sam Kellar (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 05:23 MIN - Ryan Longwell 41 field goal
4Q: 10:41 MIN - Ryan Longwell 53 field goal
4Q: 03:41 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:12 DAL - Tatum Bell 18 run (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 12:36 DAL - Gabe Richie 9 pass from Sam Kellar (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 07:23 DAL - Wes Welker 85 pass from Sam Kellar (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 10:41 DAL - Jason Witten 4 pass from Sam Kellar (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
3Q: 05:23 MIN - Ryan Longwell 41 field goal
4Q: 10:41 MIN - Ryan Longwell 53 field goal
4Q: 03:41 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 44 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 1-5 6-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 8 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 302 408
- Offensive Plays 70 43
- Yards per Play 4.31 9.49
Net Rushing Yards 166 99
- Rushing Attempts 33 24
- Yards per Rush 5.03 4.13
Net Passing Yards 136 309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 22 - 1 19 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 142 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.68 16.26
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/51 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 4/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/50 3/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/3
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 24
Time of Possession 34:11 25:49

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	1-5	6-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	8	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	302	408
- Offensive Plays	70	43
- Yards per Play	4.31	9.49
Net Rushing Yards	166	99
- Rushing Attempts	33	24
- Yards per Rush	5.03	4.13
Net Passing Yards	136	309
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 22 - 1	19 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	142	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.68	16.26
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/51	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	4/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/50	3/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/3
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 24
Time of Possession	34:11	25:49

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:13	OWN 15	9	36	Punt
1	6:55	6:27	OWN 13	13	43	Punt
2	12:30	4:01	OWN 6	7	32	Punt
2	7:04	1:54	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
2	3:17	0:24	OPP 37	2	0	Interception
2	1:03	0:45	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
3	10:31	5:16	OWN 20	13	56	Field Goal
3	4:06	1:06	OPP 28	3	2	Missed FG
3	0:15	4:41	OWN 20	9	44	Field Goal
4	3:33	3:33	OWN 14	7	35	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:47	1:52	OWN 18	4	82	Touchdown
1	0:28	2:58	OWN 16	5	84	Touchdown
2	8:29	1:25	OWN 12	3	88	Touchdown
2	5:10	1:53	OWN 11	4	23	Interception
2	2:53	1:50	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 23	1	8	Half
3	15:00	4:29	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
3	5:15	1:09	OWN 30	2	-2	Fumble
3	3:00	2:45	OWN 33	5	16	Punt
4	10:34	7:01	OWN 45	9	28	Field Goal

Game MVP: Sam Kellar, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jason Givens	23	135	5.87	12	5
Travis Wilson	7	15	2.14	5	0
Daunte Culpepper	3	16	5.33	7	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tatum Bell	15	65	4.33	18	2	1
Marion Barber	9	34	3.78	17	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Daunte Culpepper	36	22	142	1/6	0	13	1	57.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sam Kellar	18	17	301	0/0	3	85	1	135.2
Kyle Boller	1	1	8	0/0	0	8	0	100.0

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Jason Givens	6	8	26	4.33	3	10
WR Michael Jenkins	4	7	25	6.25	0	12
FB Travis Wilson	4	4	22	5.50	12	7
WR Ed Walton	3	7	26	8.67	0	13
TE Kyle Laird	3	5	29	9.67	10	13
WR Torry Holt	2	4	14	7.00	3	9
WR Keith Sampson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Welker	5	5	171	34.20	124	85	1
WR Calvin Johnson	5	6	67	13.40	17	37	0
TE Jason Witten	3	3	28	9.33	5	20	1
WR Brandon Marshall	2	2	22	11.00	5	17	0
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Peyton Hillis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Gabe Richie	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Terence Newman	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Daunte Culpepper	1	0	0
Dontarrious Thomas	0	1	0
Jason Givens	0	1	0
Kevin Williams	0	0	1
Ike Blackburn	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marion Barber	2	0	0
Peyton Hillis	0	1	0
Bobby McCray	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dirk Johnson	5	223	44.6	40.0	56	5

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Renaldo McKnight	2	95	47.5	37.5	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/3	2/3	1/1	53	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wes Welker	4	23	5.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Baxter	3	39	13.0	0
Keith Sampson	1	11	11.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	2	59	29.5	0
Dante' Hall	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Willie Offord	7	0	0.0	17	16
S Gary Baxter	5	2	0.0	24	17
DT Kevin Williams	4	0	0.0	20	17
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	3	2	0.0	20	18
DE John Abraham	3	0	0.0	15	14
DE Marques Douglas	2	2	0.0	23	17
CB Courtney Byers	2	2	0.0	15	12
OLB Napoleon Harris	2	1	0.0	11	8
S Curome Cox	2	0	0.0	7	3
OLB Chad Greenway	2	0	0.0	24	19
DT Dewayne Robertson	2	0	0.0	17	14
DE Steven Giacalone	1	2	0.0	9	5
CB Ricardo Engeln	1	1	0.0	21	17
CB Tyrell Newsome	1	1	0.0	23	19
WR Torry Holt	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ike Blackburn	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Wade Cassaday	1	0	0.0	0	2

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Demarcus Ware	7	3	0.0	32	37
CB Terence Newman	7	0	0.0	20	31
CB Anthony Henry	7	0	0.0	31	35
ILB Bradie James	6	6	0.0	29	37
S Jordan Babineaux	5	2	0.0	29	34
DT John Henderson	4	3	0.5	27	35
S Roy Williams	4	1	0.0	30	36
CB Antoine Cason	4	1	0.0	31	37
DE Quentin Moses	3	1	0.0	33	37
OLB Bobby Carpenter	3	0	0.0	14	7
DE Bobby McCray	2	1	0.5	23	35
S Donovin Darius	2	0	0.0	3	1
DE Antonio Smith	1	2	0.0	23	30
OLB Ben Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	0
WR Calvin Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Aubrayo Frankin	0	3	0.0	9	4
CB Patrick Surtain	0	1	0.0	9	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Chad Greenway	0.0	0	0	1	19

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bobby McCray	0.5	1	4	3	35
DT John Henderson	0.5	0	1	1	35
DE Antonio Smith	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Quentin Moses	0.0	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Willie Offord	4	0	16
CB Courtney Byers	3	0	12
ILB Dontarrious Thomas	2	1	18
OLB Chad Greenway	2	0	19
S Gary Baxter	2	0	17
CB Ricardo Engeln	2	0	17
S Curome Cox	1	0	3
S Wade Cassaday	1	0	2
CB Tyrell Newsome	1	0	19

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Henry	5	0	0	35
CB Antoine Cason	4	2	0	37
CB Terence Newman	4	1	1	31
S Jordan Babineaux	3	0	0	34
OLB Demarcus Ware	2	0	0	37
S Roy Williams	2	0	0	36
ILB Bradie James	1	1	0	37
DE Quentin Moses	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Hutchinson	5	9	33	0	35
Alfred Hatcher	4	5	32	1	35
Rufus Simmons	3	7	30	0	28
Mel Svoboda	3	3	28	0	33
Erik Pears	2	5	30	0	30
Chad Clifton	1	1	3	0	7

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Desmond Jarvis	3	4	0	19	17
Andre Gurode	2	7	1	19	15
Maurice Kuczowski	2	4	0	18	18
Roger Benton	0	4	0	24	14
Mike Kracalik	0	2	0	15	15
Mike Otto	0	2	0	14	6
Jason Witten	0	1	0	17	11

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Carpenter	2	17
Michael Jenkins	2	16
Ben Leber	2	11
Travis Wilson	1	13
Kyle Laird	0	16
Curome Cox	0	12
Keith Sampson	0	12
Chad Greenway	0	10
Ed Walton	0	9
Steve Hutchinson	0	8
Dirk Johnson	0	8
Gary Baxter	0	8
Rufus Simmons	0	8
Mel Svoboda	0	8
Wade Cassaday	0	8
Dontarrious Thomas	0	7
Cody Douglas	0	7
Alfred Hatcher	0	7
Ryan Longwell	0	6
Courtney Byers	0	6
Jason Givens	0	6
Steven Giacalone	0	4
Jim Kleinsasser	0	3
Dewayne Robertson	0	2
Ike Blackburn	0	2
Kevin Williams	0	1
Willie Offord	0	1
Marques Douglas	0	1
Ricardo Engeln	0	1
Marc Daigle	0	1
Tyrell Newsome	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Woolfolk	1	16
Gabe Richie	1	12
Jason Witten	1	10
Shaun McDonald	1	10
Marion Barber	0	17
Antwaan Randle El	0	14
Casey Knapp	0	14
Demarcus Ware	0	12
Terence Newman	0	12
Jordan Babineaux	0	12
Patrick Surtain	0	9
John Henderson	0	8
Quentin Moses	0	8
Mike Vanderjagt	0	7
Wes Welker	0	5
Clark Harris	0	5
Anthony Henry	0	4
Roy Williams	0	4
Ben Taylor	0	4
Mike Kracalik	0	3
Bradie James	0	3
Bobby Carpenter	0	3
Bobby McCray	0	3
Corey Hulsey	0	3
Peyton Hillis	0	3
Antoine Cason	0	3
Maurice Kuczowski	0	3
Antonio Smith	0	2
Andre Gurode	0	2
Dante' Hall	0	2
Russ Hochstein	0	2
Renaldo McKnight	0	2
Donovin Darius	0	1
Warren Young	0	1
Mike Otto	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	28	5.6
Middle	19	101	5.3
Right	9	37	4.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	13	1.9
Middle	10	55	5.5
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Daunte Culpepper	36	22	0	1	0	4	7	4	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sam Kellar	18	17	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
Kyle Boller	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	22	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	68	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	52	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	10	142	14.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	6	92	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	75	37.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
RB Jason Givens	8	6	26	29
WR Michael Jenkins	7	4	25	28
WR Ed Walton	7	3	26	26
TE Kyle Laird	5	3	29	25
FB Travis Wilson	4	4	22	21
WR Torry Holt	4	2	14	21
WR Keith Sampson	1	0	0	4

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Calvin Johnson	6	5	67	1	19
WR Wes Welker	5	5	171	2	14
TE Jason Witten	3	3	28	1	11
WR Brandon Marshall	2	2	22	0	5
RB Tatum Bell	1	1	4	0	12
FB Peyton Hillis	1	1	8	0	7
TE Gabe Richie	1	1	9	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tatum Bell	1	18	18.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Daunte Culpepper	1	0	0	0.00	3.94

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sam Kellar	2	2	13	6.50	16.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Jenkins	1	0	0	0.00	3.57

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason Witten	1	1	4	4.00	9.33
TE Gabe Richie	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Givens	4	4
Travis Wilson	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tatum Bell	2	1
Marion Barber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Daunte Culpepper	10	6	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sam Kellar	5	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jason Givens	4	2	0
FB Travis Wilson	2	2	1
WR Ed Walton	2	0	0
WR Torry Holt	1	1	1
TE Kyle Laird	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wes Welker	2	2	2
WR Calvin Johnson	2	1	0
WR Brandon Marshall	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (6,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (6,000)