Week 7, 2013

played in Dallas, TX

88 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	7	0	10	-	27
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 MIN - Richie Forbes 38 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:15 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 50 field goal
2Q: 05:30 DAL - Charles Rogers 17 pass from Marc Bullock (Billy Cundiff extra point)
2Q: 01:54 MIN - Alvin Cortez 28 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:10 DAL - Billy Cundiff 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Billy Cundiff 33 field goal
4Q: 11:37 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:00 MIN - Richie Forbes 38 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:15 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 50 field goal
2Q: 05:30 DAL - Charles Rogers 17 pass from Marc Bullock (Billy Cundiff extra point)
2Q: 01:54 MIN - Alvin Cortez 28 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:10 DAL - Billy Cundiff 21 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Billy Cundiff 33 field goal
4Q: 11:37 MIN - Ernest Sullivan 15 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 4-2 2-5
First Downs 19 16
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 356 310
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 5.56 4.92
Net Rushing Yards 193 96
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 5.51 5.65
Net Passing Yards 163 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 1 44 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.62 4.65
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 10.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 5/45 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/7 3/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 5/94
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:01 26:59

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	4-2	2-5
First Downs	19	16
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	356	310
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	5.56	4.92
Net Rushing Yards	193	96
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	5.51	5.65
Net Passing Yards	163	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 1	44 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.62	4.65
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	10.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	5/45	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/7	3/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	5/94
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:01	26:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:14	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	12:07	3:25	OWN 4	6	15	Punt
1	7:14	3:31	OWN 21	7	79	Touchdown
1	2:34	2:27	OPP 48	5	15	Field Goal
2	14:05	1:04	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	8:33	1:54	OWN 16	4	15	Interception
2	5:20	3:40	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	0:44	0:44	OWN 7	2	2	Half
3	12:00	4:30	OWN 17	9	28	Punt
4	14:52	3:23	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	9:57	2:01	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	5:07	3:14	OWN 37	7	31	Field Goal
4	1:07	1:07	OPP 31	2	-3	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:46	1:39	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
1	8:42	1:28	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	3:43	1:09	OWN 35	2	20	Fumble
1	0:07	1:02	OWN 22	3	-10	Punt
2	13:01	4:28	OWN 4	9	80	Fumble
2	6:39	1:19	50	3	50	Touchdown
2	1:40	0:56	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	3:00	OWN 24	5	17	Punt
3	7:30	5:27	OWN 2	11	94	Field Goal
3	1:53	2:01	OPP 23	5	7	Field Goal
4	11:29	1:32	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	7:56	2:49	OWN 44	10	19	Downs
4	1:53	0:46	OWN 26	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Richie Forbes, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	24	137	5.71	38	4	1
Glen Jeffers	10	58	5.80	17	1	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ross Lofton	9	68	7.56	25	2
Marc Bullock	4	19	4.75	7	0
Julio Andersen	4	9	2.25	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	26	15	183	3/20	2	28	1	89.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	44	18	224	2/10	1	36	0	64.9

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ernest Sullivan	7	11	79	11.29	1	16	1
WR Alvin Cortez	4	6	60	15.00	8	28	1
WR Jose Scott	2	2	28	14.00	2	19	0
TE Calvin Truong	1	4	10	10.00	4	10	0
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Ted O'Neill	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Richie Forbes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Herndon	4	10	54	13.50	6	21	0
WR Charles Rogers	3	10	46	15.33	3	21	1
RB Ross Lofton	3	3	1	0.33	0	5	0
WR Charlie Weidner	2	3	30	15.00	2	22	0
TE Cornell Gentilli	2	4	32	16.00	10	20	0
WR Pete Mauldin	2	10	22	11.00	0	17	0
FB Cary Bryant	1	1	36	36.00	32	36	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	3	3.00	3	3	0
WR Renaldo Washecheck	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Sean Ackerman	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Michael Lehan	2	0	0
Ernest Sullivan	1	0	0
Chuck Laxdal	0	1	1
Junior Siavii	0	1	0
Bernard Branch	0	1	0
Tyrone Prosser	0	1	0
Percy Garcia	0	0	2

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Bullock	2	0	0
Pete Mauldin	1	0	0
Charles Rogers	0	1	0
Cary Bryant	0	1	0
Darryl Locke	0	0	1
Dixon Palepoi	0	0	1
Kendall Anderson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	5	254	50.8	46.0	55	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	6	317	52.8	51.7	64	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Billy Cundiff	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	3	7	2.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Andersen	3	24	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lehan	2	59	29.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mauldin	4	71	17.8	0
Julio Andersen	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	8	2	0.0	17	45
ILB Kurt Willis	5	1	0.0	17	42
S Richard Kerner	4	3	0.0	17	46
CB Daniel Shearer	4	3	0.0	15	42
CB Calvin Bauer	3	2	0.0	17	43
CB Percy Garcia	3	2	0.0	17	45
DT Vincent Nece	3	0	0.0	15	32
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	1.0	15	33
DE Randy Murray	1	2	0.5	17	45
DT Joel Dole	1	1	0.5	1	8
S Kirk Baum	1	2	0.0	16	44
WR Alvin Cortez	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tyrone Prosser	1	0	0.0	1	2

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Roy Williams	8	3	0.0	35	28
DE Steve McWilliams	7	2	0.5	32	29
OLB Sean Ackerman	5	3	0.0	30	27
DT Darnell Nussmeier	5	2	0.0	33	28
S Kendall Anderson	5	0	0.0	29	23
DE Melvin Braico	3	1	1.5	33	28
DT Cornell Hoffer	3	2	1.0	19	16
ILB Van Dosoo	3	0	0.0	34	27
OLB Michael Vandam	3	0	0.0	11	10
CB Trent Whyte	2	3	0.0	24	20
CB Ricardo Colclough	2	2	0.0	34	28
CB Billy Finch	1	2	0.0	35	28
DT Reggie West	1	1	0.0	7	8
G Phil Mathews	1	0	---	---	---
S Lonnie Blair	1	0	0.0	12	7
DE Dwight Pierce	0	1	0.0	8	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chuck Laxdal	1.0	0	3	1	33
DE Randy Murray	0.5	0	1	0	45
DT Joel Dole	0.5	0	0	0	8
DT Junior Siavii	0.0	2	0	0	42
DE Hunter Meadows	0.0	1	1	0	15
OLB Warren Elrifai	0.0	0	0	1	45

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Melvin Braico	1.5	1	0	28
DT Cornell Hoffer	1.0	0	0	16
DE Steve McWilliams	0.5	0	4	29
DT Darnell Nussmeier	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Warren Elrifai	6	2	45
CB Daniel Shearer	4	0	42
S Richard Kerner	2	2	46
ILB Kurt Willis	2	1	42
CB Percy Garcia	2	0	45
CB Calvin Bauer	1	1	43
S Kirk Baum	1	1	44

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Roy Williams	4	0	0	28
CB Ricardo Colclough	2	1	0	28
ILB Van Dosoo	2	1	0	27
OLB Sean Ackerman	2	0	1	27
CB Trent Whyte	2	0	0	20
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1	0	0	28
CB Billy Finch	1	0	0	28
S Kendall Anderson	1	0	0	23
S Lonnie Blair	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Britt Sims	4	10	34	0	26
Howie Prior	4	8	31	1	24
Chad Ward	2	9	28	1	24
Dwayne Moline	2	3	25	0	22
Grant Clinton	1	2	13	0	7
Will Mendheim	0	2	18	0	15
Clyde Jordan	0	0	16	1	13

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Buchman	1	3	15	1	35
Luke Ayers	1	2	16	1	42
Alan Overby	1	2	12	0	37
Phil Mathews	1	1	15	0	44
Tyrus Pallansch	1	1	15	0	35
Cornell Gentilli	0	2	12	0	21
Claude Martinez	0	1	6	0	18
Darryl Locke	0	1	7	0	19

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Grant Clinton	2	16
Kirk Baum	2	12
Butch McConnell	1	23
Michael Lehan	1	21
Chris Hope	1	15
Britt Sims	1	4
Tyrone Prosser	0	20
Dana Dakis	0	17
Jose Scott	0	15
Warren Pigg	0	12
Dwight Grolitzer	0	10
Daniel Shearer	0	9
Junior Siavii	0	8
Bernard Branch	0	8
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Chad Ward	0	7
Clyde Jordan	0	7
Antoine Upshaw	0	7
Marcus Reese	0	6
Calvin Truong	0	6
Edgar Morrison	0	6
Keith Hogh	0	5
Herman Burns	0	5
Louis Downs	0	4
Will Mendheim	0	3
Chuck Laxdal	0	3
Vincent Nece	0	2
Calvin Bauer	0	2
Percy Garcia	0	2
Richard Kerner	0	2
Jackie Huntley	0	2
Warren Elrifai	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Carl Menoskey	0	1
Ted O'Neill	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Cary Bryant	2	16
Dixon Palepoi	1	26
Cornell Gentilli	1	16
Darryl Locke	1	15
Cris Ladner	0	18
Charles Rogers	0	15
Lonnie Blair	0	15
Renaldo Washecheck	0	14
Trent Whyte	0	12
Julio Andersen	0	11
Michael Vandam	0	9
Lee Randall	0	9
Luke Ayers	0	8
Ty Walton	0	8
Vincent Western	0	8
Claude Martinez	0	8
Alan Overby	0	7
Jumbo Baldwin	0	7
Mat McBriar	0	6
Billy Cundiff	0	6
Pete Mauldin	0	6
Dwight Pierce	0	5
Winfred Widell	0	5
Roy Williams	0	3
Ricardo Colclough	0	3
Van Dosoo	0	3
Brian Griese	0	2
Darnell Nussmeier	0	2
Melvin Braico	0	2
Billy Finch	0	2
Steve McWilliams	0	2
Kendall Anderson	0	2
Sean Ackerman	0	2
Cornell Hoffer	0	1
Phil Mathews	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	60	6.0
Middle	15	74	4.9
Right	9	61	6.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	42	10.5
Middle	9	27	3.0
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	26	15	1	0	1	3	5	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	44	18	5	4	7	7	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	49	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	72	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	62	8.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	35	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	3	17	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	95	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	17	4	77	4.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ernest Sullivan	11	7	0	79	0	27
WR Alvin Cortez	6	4	1	60	1	21
TE Calvin Truong	4	1	0	10	0	23
WR Jose Scott	2	2	0	28	0	7
FB Bernard Branch	1	1	0	6	0	10
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0	0	0	0	6
RB Richie Forbes	1	0	0	0	0	20

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Rogers	10	3	2	46	1	37
WR Luke Herndon	10	4	2	54	1	36
WR Pete Mauldin	10	2	1	22	0	31
TE Cornell Gentilli	4	2	1	32	1	21
WR Charlie Weidner	3	2	0	30	1	22
RB Ross Lofton	3	3	0	1	0	30
WR Renaldo Washecheck	2	0	1	0	0	10
FB Cary Bryant	1	1	0	36	1	5
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	0	3	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ross Lofton	1	4	4.00	7.56
Marc Bullock	1	2	2.00	4.75
Julio Andersen	1	2	2.00	2.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	1	1	15	15.00	7.04

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	6	3	18	3.00	5.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	15	15.00	7.18

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charles Rogers	3	1	17	5.67	4.60
RB Ross Lofton	2	2	1	0.50	0.33
WR Pete Mauldin	1	0	0	0.00	2.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	5	3

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Bullock	1	1
Julio Andersen	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	3	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Calvin Truong	3	0	0
WR Alvin Cortez	2	2	2
WR Ernest Sullivan	1	1	1
WR Ted O'Neill	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Rogers	3	1	0
WR Luke Herndon	3	2	1
WR Pete Mauldin	3	0	0
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	1	1
RB Ross Lofton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 79,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,900 (19,900)
End Zone 13,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	79,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,900 (19,900)
End Zone	13,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,100 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (9,900)