Week 16, 2074

played in Houston, TX

44 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	10	3	-	20
Houston Texans	7	7	0	3	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 HOU - Johnathan Durant 41 run (D.J. Olivarez extra point)
1Q: 08:57 DAL - Glenn Sharpton 3 pass from Leroy Peterson (Stalin West extra point)
2Q: 00:43 HOU - Colin Volk 18 pass from Johnathan Durant (D.J. Olivarez extra point)
3Q: 02:47 DAL - Stalin West 39 field goal
3Q: 01:14 DAL - Leland Senter 54 interception return (Stalin West extra point)
4Q: 11:49 DAL - Stalin West 48 field goal
4Q: 04:35 HOU - D.J. Olivarez 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:40 HOU - Johnathan Durant 41 run (D.J. Olivarez extra point)
1Q: 08:57 DAL - Glenn Sharpton 3 pass from Leroy Peterson (Stalin West extra point)
2Q: 00:43 HOU - Colin Volk 18 pass from Johnathan Durant (D.J. Olivarez extra point)
3Q: 02:47 DAL - Stalin West 39 field goal
3Q: 01:14 DAL - Leland Senter 54 interception return (Stalin West extra point)
4Q: 11:49 DAL - Stalin West 48 field goal
4Q: 04:35 HOU - D.J. Olivarez 25 field goal

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 7-8 6-9
First Downs 14 25
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 245 434
- Offensive Plays 62 76
- Yards per Play 3.95 5.71
Net Rushing Yards 45 139
- Rushing Attempts 24 17
- Yards per Rush 1.88 8.18
Net Passing Yards 200 295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 58 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 229 302
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/29 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 5.26 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 5/3
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/18 3/38
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/54 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:21 32:39

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	7-8	6-9
First Downs	14	25
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	245	434
- Offensive Plays	62	76
- Yards per Play	3.95	5.71
Net Rushing Yards	45	139
- Rushing Attempts	24	17
- Yards per Rush	1.88	8.18
Net Passing Yards	200	295
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	58 - 35 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	229	302
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/29	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	5.26	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	5/3
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/18	3/38
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/54	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	27:21	32:39

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:00	OWN 25	6	28	Punt
1	10:18	1:27	OWN 40	4	60	Touchdown
1	7:12	2:25	OWN 7	5	16	Punt
1	3:49	1:20	OWN 47	3	-7	Punt
1	0:05	0:33	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	11:37	3:59	OWN 22	7	12	Punt
2	5:50	2:46	OWN 47	5	15	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 31	3	27	Half
3	10:10	2:11	OWN 20	5	31	Punt
3	6:21	3:41	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
4	14:30	1:53	OWN 40	3	-2	Punt
4	12:37	0:56	OPP 31	3	0	Field Goal
4	4:28	2:25	OWN 27	6	19	Punt
4	1:05	1:05	OPP 35	2	-3	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:00	1:42	OWN 20	3	80	Touchdown
1	8:51	1:39	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	4:47	0:58	OPP 49	2	2	Fumble
1	2:29	2:24	OWN 20	5	42	Punt
2	14:32	2:55	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	7:38	1:48	OWN 23	4	30	Fumble
2	3:04	2:31	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:50	OWN 25	13	48	Interception
3	7:59	1:38	OWN 29	5	20	Punt
3	2:40	1:38	OWN 25	3	18	Interception
3	1:02	1:32	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	11:41	7:13	OWN 25	14	67	Field Goal
4	2:03	0:58	OWN 20	5	15	Downs

Game MVP: Leroy Peterson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Winston Faber	19	21	1.11	8	0	0
QB Leroy Peterson	5	24	4.80	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
QB Johnathan Durant	7	68	9.71	41	1	1
RB Ivan Burgess	7	61	8.71	20	2	0
WR Brady Stargell	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
RB J.C. Castronovo	1	4	4.00	4	0	0
WR Colin Volk	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leroy Peterson	34	20	229	4/29	1	49	0	88.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Johnathan Durant	58	35	302	1/7	1	31	2	65.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Glenn Sharpton	8	15	59	7.38	37	22	1
TE Bart Brooks	4	9	45	11.25	13	28	0
WR J.C. Matlock	3	4	25	8.33	0	11	0
TE Edward Ricker	2	2	60	30.00	44	49	0
WR Glen Wooden	2	2	44	22.00	29	35	0
RB Winston Faber	1	2	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Colin Volk	9	16	91	10.11	27	22	1
TE Tracy Wilkins	6	8	79	13.17	19	31	0
RB Ivan Burgess	5	6	6	1.20	0	8	0
WR Emmett McCarthy	5	11	45	9.00	9	15	0
WR Brady Stargell	3	5	18	6.00	12	8	0
TE Pedro Adams	3	5	33	11.00	12	13	0
WR George Deforne	2	4	7	3.50	0	6	0
FB Grady Emerson	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB J.C. Castronovo	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Leland Senter	1	54	54.00	1
CB Broderick Utley	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Recov	Force
CB Grant McDuffie	1	1
S Buddy Banks	1	0
TE Kurt Tuman	1	0
RB D.J. Weaver	0	1
DE Conrad Danskin	0	1
DT Herb Briggs	0	1
ILB Leland Senter	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
RB Ivan Burgess	2	1
WR George Deforne	1	0
WR Colin Volk	1	0
CB Deron Dawkins	1	0
WR Emmett McCarthy	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jerald Harrison	9	404	44.9	31.8	60	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeffery Spear	5	236	47.2	35.6	59	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stalin West	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
D.J. Olivarez	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabriel Barricelli	2	18	9.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Deron Dawkins	3	38	12.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Diego Spiak	3	56	18.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leland Senter	8	3	0.0	15	49
S Buddy Banks	8	1	0.0	13	43
CB Willie Mattos	7	1	0.0	10	41
OLB T.J. Hildebrandt	4	0	0.0	8	20
OLB Toby Gonzalez	4	0	0.0	16	53
S Quinn O'Neal	4	0	0.0	17	59
CB Grant McDuffie	3	2	0.0	14	48
CB Vince Kristosik	3	0	0.0	4	24
DE Warren Clark	2	0	0.0	13	50
DT Herb Briggs	2	0	0.0	14	49
DT Byron Fuller	1	0	1.0	14	49
CB Broderick Utley	1	3	0.0	16	58
DT Charlie Griffith	1	1	0.0	6	15
OLB Harris Curbo	1	0	0.0	5	10
DE Conrad Danskin	1	0	0.0	9	42

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Norman Hardig	8	2	0.0	24	38
ILB Wayne Palmer	6	3	0.0	20	36
CB Deron Dawkins	6	1	0.0	24	37
OLB Carter Meyers	5	1	1.0	18	25
OLB J.T. Mills	5	3	0.0	24	38
S Brant Lang	4	0	0.0	24	38
DT Nicky Doiron	3	0	1.0	13	23
DE Benjamin Frederick	2	1	1.0	20	29
DT Avery Arneson	2	0	0.0	7	13
CB Randal Harper	1	1	1.0	24	37
DE Duane Wilkins	1	3	0.0	24	36
ILB Dixon Brewer	1	2	0.0	8	24
DE Marvin Hanks	1	0	0.0	4	10
CB Stanley Capatina	1	0	0.0	4	2
WR Colin Volk	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Byron Fuller	1.0	0	2	0	49
DT Herb Briggs	0.0	1	0	0	49
DE Warren Clark	0.0	0	3	3	50
DE Conrad Danskin	0.0	0	3	0	42
DE Brady Randle	0.0	0	1	1	22
OLB Harris Curbo	0.0	0	1	0	10

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Benjamin Frederick	1.0	1	0	1	29
OLB Carter Meyers	1.0	0	1	0	25
CB Randal Harper	1.0	0	1	0	37
DT Nicky Doiron	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Marvin Hanks	0.0	0	2	1	10
DE Duane Wilkins	0.0	0	1	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Buddy Banks	6	0	0	43
CB Willie Mattos	6	0	0	41
OLB T.J. Hildebrandt	4	1	0	20
ILB Leland Senter	4	0	1	49
S Quinn O'Neal	2	2	0	59
CB Broderick Utley	2	1	1	58
CB Vince Kristosik	2	0	0	24
CB Grant McDuffie	2	0	0	48
DT Herb Briggs	2	0	0	49
DE Warren Clark	1	1	0	50
OLB Toby Gonzalez	1	1	0	53
DT Charlie Griffith	1	0	0	15
OLB Harris Curbo	1	0	0	10
DE Conrad Danskin	1	0	0	42

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Deron Dawkins	5	1	37
ILB Wayne Palmer	4	0	36
OLB J.T. Mills	4	0	38
S Norman Hardig	3	1	38
S Brant Lang	1	0	38
ILB Dixon Brewer	1	0	24
OLB Carter Meyers	1	0	25
DT Nicky Doiron	1	0	23
CB Caiden Ellis	0	1	26

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Wayne Raymond	1	9	24	0	38
G Karl McKnight	1	3	24	1	38
C Dale Jeffries	1	2	24	0	38
T Walt Cress	0	3	24	1	38
G J.R. Agree	0	1	24	1	38
TE Bart Brooks	0	1	17	0	26
TE Edward Ricker	0	0	3	1	20

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Brian Powell	2	4	1	17	0	59
T Brady Atkins	2	3	0	17	0	59
G Louie Kennedy	2	2	0	17	0	59
G Aaron Sims	1	2	0	17	1	59
C Bob Swayda	1	2	0	17	0	59

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
D.J. Weaver	2	19
Toby Gonzalez	1	23

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Randal Harper	2	25
Jeff Stewart	1	23
Grady Emerson	1	19
Ivan Burgess	1	15
Marvin Hanks	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Toby Gonzalez	---	---	16	53	23	92
ILB Leland Senter	---	---	15	49	24	88
S Quinn O'Neal	---	---	17	59	1	77
CB Broderick Utley	---	---	16	58	---	74
G J.R. Agree	24	38	---	---	11	73
C Dale Jeffries	24	38	---	---	11	73
G Karl McKnight	24	38	---	---	11	73
DT Herb Briggs	---	---	14	49	6	69
DE Warren Clark	---	---	13	50	1	64
DT Byron Fuller	---	---	14	49	1	64
QB Leroy Peterson	24	38	---	---	---	62
WR Glenn Sharpton	24	38	---	---	---	62
T Walt Cress	24	38	---	---	---	62
T Wayne Raymond	24	38	---	---	---	62
CB Grant McDuffie	---	---	14	48	---	62
WR Glen Wooden	23	36	---	---	---	59
S Buddy Banks	---	---	13	43	---	56
DE Conrad Danskin	---	---	9	42	5	56
RB Winston Faber	21	32	---	---	1	54
CB Willie Mattos	---	---	10	41	1	52
TE Bart Brooks	17	26	---	---	---	43
WR J.C. Matlock	16	19	---	---	1	36
CB Vernon Jenkins	---	---	3	14	14	31
DE Brady Randle	---	---	8	22	1	31
TE Kurt Tuman	1	4	---	---	25	30
CB Vince Kristosik	---	---	4	24	1	29
OLB T.J. Hildebrandt	---	---	8	20	1	29
FB Griffin Snellings	3	8	---	---	16	27
RB D.J. Weaver	2	3	---	---	19	24
WR Gabriel Barricelli	10	4	---	---	9	23
TE Edward Ricker	3	20	---	---	---	23
DT Charlie Griffith	---	---	6	15	---	21
RB Diego Spiak	0	0	---	---	18	18
CB Jeff Jefferson	---	---	1	1	15	17
WR C.J. Mogilevsky	0	0	---	---	16	16
OLB Harris Curbo	---	---	5	10	1	16
C Zach Davidson	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Shawn Kaplan	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Jerald Harrison	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Barry Helton	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Stalin West	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Mitch Irwin	---	---	0	0	5	5
S Earnest Nyboer	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Donny Hammond	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Melvin Escalante	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jose Miller	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB J.T. Mills	---	---	24	38	25	87
CB Randal Harper	---	---	24	37	25	86
G Louie Kennedy	17	59	---	---	6	82
CB Deron Dawkins	---	---	24	37	20	81
WR Emmett McCarthy	17	57	---	---	6	80
QB Johnathan Durant	17	59	---	---	---	76
T Brian Powell	17	59	---	---	---	76
T Brady Atkins	17	59	---	---	---	76
C Bob Swayda	17	59	---	---	---	76
G Aaron Sims	17	59	---	---	---	76
RB Ivan Burgess	14	46	---	---	15	75
DE Benjamin Frederick	---	---	20	29	19	68
WR George Deforne	9	37	---	---	19	65
S Norman Hardig	---	---	24	38	2	64
S Brant Lang	---	---	24	38	2	64
DE Duane Wilkins	---	---	24	36	2	62
TE Tracy Wilkins	14	45	---	---	---	59
ILB Wayne Palmer	---	---	20	36	2	58
WR Colin Volk	7	40	---	---	8	55
CB Caiden Ellis	---	---	19	26	1	46
WR Brady Stargell	10	35	---	---	---	45
OLB Carter Meyers	---	---	18	25	1	44
DT Nicky Doiron	---	---	13	23	1	37
FB Grady Emerson	4	11	---	---	19	34
ILB Dixon Brewer	---	---	8	24	2	34
DT Avery Arneson	---	---	7	13	10	30
TE Pedro Adams	5	13	---	---	8	26
DE Marvin Hanks	---	---	4	10	10	24
TE Deon Maloney	2	0	---	---	22	24
ILB Jeff Stewart	---	---	0	0	23	23
CB Stanley Capatina	---	---	4	2	9	15
RB J.C. Castronovo	3	11	---	---	---	14
DT Jessie Winters	---	---	4	2	---	6
P Jeffery Spear	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Silas Burton	0	0	---	---	6	6
T Nathan Ogden	0	0	---	---	6	6
G Edward Terrell	0	0	---	---	6	6
S Frankie Duncan	---	---	3	2	---	5
K D.J. Olivarez	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Riley Sawickis	---	---	0	1	---	1
DE Reuben Tomczak	---	---	0	1	---	1
QB Dixon Fanelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Pete Spragins	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Gabe Schwirzke	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Roger Ellison	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Ricardo Kosters	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	2	1.0
Middle	16	41	2.6
Right	5	4	0.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	6	3.0
Middle	11	103	9.4
Right	4	30	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leroy Peterson	34	20	4	4	1	3	5	3	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Johnathan Durant	58	35	2	1	3	6	10	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	174	10.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	34	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	13	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	34	20	178	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	65	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Glenn Sharpton	15	8	1	59	1	38
TE Bart Brooks	9	4	0	45	1	26
WR J.C. Matlock	4	3	0	25	0	19
RB Winston Faber	2	1	0	-4	0	32
TE Edward Ricker	2	2	0	60	1	20
WR Glen Wooden	2	2	0	44	1	36

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Colin Volk	16	9	1	91	1	40
WR Emmett McCarthy	11	5	0	45	0	57
TE Tracy Wilkins	8	6	0	79	1	45
RB Ivan Burgess	6	5	0	6	0	46
WR Brady Stargell	5	3	0	18	0	35
TE Pedro Adams	5	3	0	33	0	13
WR George Deforne	4	2	1	7	0	37
RB J.C. Castronovo	2	1	1	12	0	11
FB Grady Emerson	1	1	0	11	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leroy Peterson	1	1	3	3.00	6.74

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Johnathan Durant	4	2	26	6.50	5.21

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Glenn Sharpton	1	1	3	3.00	3.93

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Colin Volk	2	1	18	9.00	5.69
WR Brady Stargell	1	1	8	8.00	3.60
RB J.C. Castronovo	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Leroy Peterson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Johnathan Durant	3	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leroy Peterson	10	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Johnathan Durant	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Glenn Sharpton	6	2	0
TE Bart Brooks	3	1	1
TE Edward Ricker	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Colin Volk	6	4	3
WR Emmett McCarthy	2	0	0
RB Ivan Burgess	1	1	0
TE Tracy Wilkins	1	1	0
WR George Deforne	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (21,800)
End Zone 14,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,900)
Club Seats 11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (21,800)
End Zone	14,100 (15,700)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,900)
Club Seats	11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)