Week 5, 2012

played in Tampa Bay, FL

83 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	0	11	7	-	18
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	10	0	13	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 TBY - Melvin Van DeWege 3 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
1Q: 02:54 TBY - Thomas Knoll 36 field goal
1Q: 00:21 TBY - Brad Shannon 2 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 07:25 TBY - Austin Punzel 18 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 00:14 TBY - Thomas Knoll 30 field goal
3Q: 07:03 DAL - Billy Cundiff 24 field goal
3Q: 00:47 DAL - Cris Ladner 3 pass from Kim Clinton (Kim Clinton pass to Luke Herndon for conversion)
4Q: 10:29 TBY - Cory Booker 4 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 04:45 TBY - Thomas Knoll 43 field goal
4Q: 01:14 DAL - Darryl Locke 2 pass from Kim Clinton (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 00:28 TBY - Thomas Knoll 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:11 TBY - Melvin Van DeWege 3 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
1Q: 02:54 TBY - Thomas Knoll 36 field goal
1Q: 00:21 TBY - Brad Shannon 2 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 07:25 TBY - Austin Punzel 18 pass from Rex Grossman (Thomas Knoll extra point)
2Q: 00:14 TBY - Thomas Knoll 30 field goal
3Q: 07:03 DAL - Billy Cundiff 24 field goal
3Q: 00:47 DAL - Cris Ladner 3 pass from Kim Clinton (Kim Clinton pass to Luke Herndon for conversion)
4Q: 10:29 TBY - Cory Booker 4 run (Thomas Knoll extra point)
4Q: 04:45 TBY - Thomas Knoll 43 field goal
4Q: 01:14 DAL - Darryl Locke 2 pass from Kim Clinton (Billy Cundiff extra point)
4Q: 00:28 TBY - Thomas Knoll 53 field goal

Team Statistics DAL TBY
Record 1-4 2-3
First Downs 14 28
- by Rushing 6 10
- by Passing 6 16
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 198 385
- Offensive Plays 51 70
- Yards per Play 3.88 5.50
Net Rushing Yards 83 146
- Rushing Attempts 26 42
- Yards per Rush 3.19 3.48
Net Passing Yards 115 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 12 - 1 28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 139 239
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.60 8.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 5.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/62 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 1/5 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 8/211 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 31
Time of Possession 23:45 36:15

Team Statistics	DAL	TBY
Record	1-4	2-3
First Downs	14	28
- by Rushing	6	10
- by Passing	6	16
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	198	385
- Offensive Plays	51	70
- Yards per Play	3.88	5.50
Net Rushing Yards	83	146
- Rushing Attempts	26	42
- Yards per Rush	3.19	3.48
Net Passing Yards	115	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 12 - 1	28 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	139	239
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.60	8.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	5.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/62	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	1/5	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	8/211	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 31
Time of Possession	23:45	36:15

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:02	2:12	OWN 38	3	6	Punt
1	2:48	1:22	OWN 36	2	-8	Fumble
1	0:11	2:58	OWN 46	7	31	Missed FG
2	7:20	2:25	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
2	2:08	1:09	OWN 11	3	-8	Punt
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 43	3	-5	Punt
3	12:19	5:21	OWN 46	8	47	Field Goal
3	4:20	2:52	OWN 4	5	32	Punt
3	0:47	0:09	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
4	10:20	1:08	OWN 42	2	-7	Interception
4	4:37	3:30	OWN 45	11	55	Touchdown
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 31	2	36	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:58	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
1	6:50	4:02	OWN 20	9	61	Field Goal
1	1:26	1:15	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
2	12:13	4:53	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
2	4:55	2:47	OWN 6	5	24	Punt
2	0:59	0:53	OWN 40	5	47	Field Goal
3	13:13	0:54	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
3	6:58	2:38	OWN 20	5	27	Punt
3	1:28	0:41	OWN 6	2	-3	Fumble
3	0:38	5:18	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	9:12	4:35	OPP 43	6	17	Field Goal
4	1:07	0:46	OPP 44	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Rex Grossman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cris Ladner	13	52	4.00	16	3
Ross Lofton	12	29	2.42	7	0
Kim Clinton	1	2	2.00	2	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Austin Punzel	31	99	3.19	13	2	0
Cory Booker	11	47	4.27	14	1	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kim Clinton	21	12	139	4/24	2	46	1	89.1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rex Grossman	28	22	239	0/0	3	20	0	137.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randy Moss	4	5	93	23.25	8	46	0
WR Luke Herndon	3	7	22	7.33	0	11	0
WR Charlie Weidner	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	1
TE Kirk Garcia	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Vernon Heath	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Charles Rogers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brad Shannon	6	6	64	10.67	2	17	1
WR Michael Clayton	3	6	47	15.67	2	20	0
RB Austin Punzel	3	3	31	10.33	2	18	1
WR Ashley Lelie	2	4	38	19.00	3	20	0
RB Cory Booker	2	2	7	3.50	0	5	0
TE Sedrick Battle	2	2	19	9.50	1	13	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	14	7.00	0	11	1
TE Jason Witten	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Jumbo Nejedly	1	2	10	10.00	2	10	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Butch Wolfstone	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kim Clinton	1	0	0	0
Bradie James	0	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Austin Punzel	1	0	0	0
Amos Moss	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	5	277	55.4	50.8	60	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Josh Bidwell	3	151	50.3	48.7	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Billy Cundiff	1/2	0/1	0/0	24	1/1

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Thomas Knoll	4/4	2/2	1/1	53	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Henderson	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Smith	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg
Brenden Adams	3	72	24.0
Barry Pina	3	93	31.0
Charlie Weidner	2	46	23.0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ashley Lelie	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bradie James	9	1	0.0	42	27
ILB Joey Porter	8	3	0.0	40	26
S Roy Williams	5	3	0.0	31	26
DT Darnell Nussmeier	5	1	0.0	37	25
OLB Michael Vandam	4	2	0.0	21	11
CB Bryant Lindberg	4	0	0.0	40	26
S Bennie Henderson	3	2	0.0	11	3
DT Deion Huston	3	1	0.0	27	24
CB Howie Mieske	3	1	0.0	17	10
CB Billy Finch	3	1	0.0	38	27
DE Steve McWilliams	3	1	0.0	37	24
S Kendall Anderson	3	1	0.0	27	19
ILB Van Dosoo	2	1	0.0	7	4
DE Melvin Braico	2	1	0.0	38	26
CB Brenden Adams	2	0	0.0	16	15
WR Charles Rogers	1	0	---	---	---
WR Vernon Heath	1	0	---	---	---
DT Reggie West	0	1	0.0	5	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dewayne White	5	0	2.0	25	25
OLB Lonnie Blades	5	2	0.0	26	25
S Dwight Smith	4	1	0.0	24	24
CB Butch Wolfstone	4	0	0.0	18	16
DE Amos Moss	3	0	1.0	26	25
DT Reuben Foster	3	1	0.0	25	25
ILB Gary Brackett	2	0	1.0	8	4
CB Ike Taylor	2	2	0.0	22	22
OLB Derrick Poland	2	2	0.0	23	17
S Will Demps	2	1	0.0	19	24
CB Rob Lane	2	1	0.0	8	10
CB Wayne Hurt	2	1	0.0	20	21
ILB Matt Paulk	1	2	0.0	24	24
CB Leroy Rindfleisch	1	1	0.0	4	3
S Daryl Burke	1	1	0.0	5	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Melvin Braico	0.0	1	1	0	26
DE Dwight Pierce	0.0	0	1	0	4

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DE Dewayne White	2.0	0	0	25
DE Amos Moss	1.0	0	2	25
ILB Gary Brackett	1.0	0	0	4
OLB Lonnie Blades	0.0	1	0	25
DT Reuben Foster	0.0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Roy Williams	4	0	26
OLB Bradie James	3	0	27
CB Bryant Lindberg	3	0	26
CB Brenden Adams	2	0	15
CB Billy Finch	2	0	27
OLB Michael Vandam	2	0	11
CB Howie Mieske	1	2	10
ILB Joey Porter	1	0	26
S Bennie Henderson	1	0	3
ILB Van Dosoo	1	0	4
DE Melvin Braico	1	0	26
S Kendall Anderson	1	0	19
DT Darnell Nussmeier	0	1	25

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Matt Paulk	3	0	0	24
CB Butch Wolfstone	2	0	1	16
CB Ike Taylor	2	0	0	22
S Will Demps	1	1	0	24
S Dwight Smith	1	0	0	24
OLB Derrick Poland	1	0	0	17
CB Rob Lane	1	0	0	10
CB Wayne Hurt	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Flozell Adams	4	6	1	25	0	23
Darryl Hickman	2	2	0	19	0	21
Kirk Garcia	1	3	0	20	0	13
Jerald Boivin	1	2	0	19	2	22
Roosevelt Liedtke	1	2	0	18	1	24
Andre Gurode	1	2	0	10	0	13
Ty Walton	0	5	0	20	0	14
Claude Martinez	0	2	0	15	1	7
Alan Overby	0	1	0	4	0	1

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Toniu Fonoti	4	9	1	37	25
Thurman Cassidy	4	9	0	31	22
Kendall Rawson	2	6	0	29	22
Tyrone Carlisle	2	5	0	32	20
Melvin Van DeWege	2	3	0	23	9
Gus Dorsey	1	3	0	11	6
Jason Witten	1	2	1	34	13
Mike Gandy	1	2	0	13	6
Reggie Wagner	0	2	0	29	20
Artis Hicks	0	1	0	5	3

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Bryant	1	19
Kirk Garcia	1	9
Howie Mieske	0	23
Ross Lofton	0	21
Bennie Henderson	0	16
Barry Pina	0	16
Vernon Heath	0	15
Dixon Palepoi	0	15
Van Dosoo	0	12
Jumbo Baldwin	0	12
Michael Vandam	0	10
Renaldo Washecheck	0	10
Brenden Adams	0	9
Darryl Locke	0	9
Ty Walton	0	7
Claude Martinez	0	7
Alan Overby	0	7
Billy Cundiff	0	6
Flozell Adams	0	5
Mat McBriar	0	5
Bradie James	0	5
Roosevelt Liedtke	0	5
Joey Porter	0	4
Deion Huston	0	4
Dwight Pierce	0	4
Darnell Nussmeier	0	4
Darryl Hickman	0	4
Kendall Anderson	0	4
Bryant Lindberg	0	4
Roy Williams	0	3
Charlie Weidner	0	3
Harold Calderon	0	3
Melvin Braico	0	3
Billy Finch	0	3
Steve McWilliams	0	3
Reggie West	0	3
Cris Ladner	0	2
Kim Clinton	0	2
Cornell Hoffer	0	1

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Clayton	4	19
Cornelius Sobin	2	25
Wayne Hurt	1	14
Rob Lane	1	12
Mike Gandy	1	7
Jumbo Nejedly	0	18
Cory Booker	0	17
Sedrick Battle	0	17
Marc Dominquez	0	16
Daryl Burke	0	14
Thomas Knoll	0	13
Ashley Lelie	0	12
Leroy Rindfleisch	0	11
Shaun Phillips	0	10
Melvin Van DeWege	0	9
Brett Williams	0	7
Artis Hicks	0	7
Josh Bidwell	0	7
Thurman Cassidy	0	7
Jason Witten	0	6
Dwight Smith	0	6
Matt Bryant	0	5
Derrick Poland	0	5
Tyrone Carlisle	0	5
Will Demps	0	4
Ike Taylor	0	4
Gary Brackett	0	3
Chris Claiborne	0	3
Dewayne White	0	2
Matt Paulk	0	2
Amos Moss	0	2
Michael Shaw	0	2
Lonnie Blades	0	2
Reuben Foster	0	2
Butch Wolfstone	0	1
Brad Shannon	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	19	1.7
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	2	8	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	40	3.6
Middle	23	69	3.0
Right	8	37	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kim Clinton	21	12	2	2	3	1	0	2	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rex Grossman	28	22	2	0	0	3	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	4	13	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	47	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	76	15.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	52	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	10	145	14.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Herndon	7	3	3	22	0	19
WR Randy Moss	5	4	0	93	2	17
WR Charlie Weidner	3	1	0	3	0	13
TE Kirk Garcia	2	1	0	8	0	13
WR Charles Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	0	3	0	18
WR Vernon Heath	1	1	0	8	0	6
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	0	2	0	11

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Clayton	6	3	47	1	19
WR Brad Shannon	6	6	64	0	20
WR Ashley Lelie	4	2	38	1	16
RB Austin Punzel	3	3	31	0	15
WR Jumbo Nejedly	2	1	10	0	13
RB Cory Booker	2	2	7	0	12
TE Sedrick Battle	2	2	19	0	13
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	14	0	9
TE Jason Witten	1	1	9	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Ladner	2	9	4.50	4.00
Ross Lofton	1	5	5.00	2.42

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Austin Punzel	6	20	3.33	3.19
Cory Booker	2	9	4.50	4.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kim Clinton	4	4	9	2.25	6.62

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rex Grossman	6	4	35	5.83	8.54

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Weidner	1	1	3	3.00	1.00
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	1	1.00	3.14
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	14	7.00	10.67
WR Ashley Lelie	1	0	0	0.00	9.50
WR Michael Clayton	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
RB Austin Punzel	1	1	18	18.00	10.33
FB Melvin Van DeWege	1	1	3	3.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Ladner	3	1
Ross Lofton	2	1
Kim Clinton	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Austin Punzel	2	1
Cory Booker	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kim Clinton	4	3	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rex Grossman	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy Moss	1	1	1
WR Charlie Weidner	1	0	0
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	0
WR Vernon Heath	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Clayton	3	0	0
WR Brad Shannon	2	2	1
RB Austin Punzel	2	2	2
TE Sedrick Battle	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,400 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,700)
End Zone 12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats 11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,100 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,400 (65,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,700)
End Zone	12,500 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (11,200)
Club Seats	11,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,100 (4,800)