Week 8, 2014

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	14	7	0	7	-	28
St. Louis Rams	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 DAL - Lester Fidrych 8 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 06:33 DAL - Charles Rogers 12 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 07:37 DAL - Cris Ladner 7 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 05:20 STL - Dana Swenson 1 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 14:46 STL - Andrew Greathouse 46 field goal
4Q: 08:24 STL - Casey Porter 5 pass from Chris Simms (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 02:43 DAL - Harold Oliver 13 run (Lester Arnold extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:46 DAL - Lester Fidrych 8 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
1Q: 06:33 DAL - Charles Rogers 12 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 07:37 DAL - Cris Ladner 7 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 05:20 STL - Dana Swenson 1 run (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 14:46 STL - Andrew Greathouse 46 field goal
4Q: 08:24 STL - Casey Porter 5 pass from Chris Simms (Andrew Greathouse extra point)
4Q: 02:43 DAL - Harold Oliver 13 run (Lester Arnold extra point)

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 4-3 2-5
First Downs 27 19
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 483 223
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 6.80 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 201 72
- Rushing Attempts 37 25
- Yards per Rush 5.43 2.88
Net Passing Yards 282 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 25 - 1 28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 297 165
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/15 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.29 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/50 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/5 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 1/18 3/101
Interception Ret./Yards 2/21 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 32
Time of Possession 35:01 24:59

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	4-3	2-5
First Downs	27	19
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	483	223
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	6.80	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	201	72
- Rushing Attempts	37	25
- Yards per Rush	5.43	2.88
Net Passing Yards	282	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 25 - 1	28 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	297	165
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/15	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.29	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	8/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/50	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/5	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	1/18	3/101
Interception Ret./Yards	2/21	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 32
Time of Possession	35:01	24:59

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	1:59	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
1	8:59	2:32	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
2	15:00	7:29	OWN 1	16	99	Touchdown
2	5:14	2:01	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
2	2:11	1:00	OWN 46	5	15	Missed FG
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 19	2	0	Half
3	15:00	6:01	OWN 26	11	65	Interception
3	6:36	3:02	OWN 18	5	19	Punt
4	14:38	1:47	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	8:19	5:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	2:06	2:06	OWN 20	7	74	Game

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	6	4	Punt
1	10:37	1:38	OWN 20	3	27	Interception
1	6:27	6:27	OWN 33	12	66	Fumble
2	7:09	1:55	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
2	3:13	1:02	OWN 9	3	0	Punt
2	1:11	0:39	OWN 46	3	-8	Punt
3	8:59	2:23	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
3	3:34	3:56	OWN 25	10	46	Field Goal
4	12:51	4:32	OPP 45	9	45	Touchdown
4	2:36	0:30	OWN 26	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Marc Bullock, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cris Ladner	16	80	5.00	15	2	1
Julio Andersen	10	77	7.70	53	2	0
Marc Bullock	8	29	3.63	11	1	0
Harold Oliver	2	13	6.50	13	1	1
Darryl Locke	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dana Swenson	17	51	3.00	9	0	1
Van Strickland	8	21	2.63	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	33	25	297	1/15	2	26	1	110.3

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Simms	28	15	165	2/14	1	22	2	53.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pete Mauldin	7	9	85	12.14	5	24	0
WR Lester Fidrych	6	8	89	14.83	26	26	1
WR Charles Rogers	5	5	60	12.00	3	18	1
RB Cris Ladner	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Luke Herndon	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	2	7	7.00	5	7	0
RB Julio Andersen	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Dwayne Battle	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Cornell Gentilli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronnie Wilson	4	8	51	12.75	5	17	0
RB Dana Swenson	3	3	41	13.67	7	22	0
WR Casey Porter	3	8	33	11.00	14	19	1
WR Sean Schroeder	2	4	9	4.50	0	5	0
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Jumbo Wells	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Ricardo Kernbach	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
RB Van Strickland	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Nathan Gayle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendall Anderson	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Norbert Clements	1	21	21.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Chris Tilly	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Deion Huston	0	1	0	0
Darnell Nussmeier	0	0	1	0

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dana Swenson	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	3	124	41.3	36.7	46	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	4	171	42.8	41.5	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Greathouse	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Hopkins	3	5	1.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Pile	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	1	18	18.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sean Schroeder	2	80	40.0	0
Willie Pile	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Van Dosoo	10	1	0.0	23	28
CB Billy Finch	4	1	0.0	24	30
DT Deion Huston	4	0	0.0	18	16
DT Darnell Nussmeier	3	2	0.0	25	27
CB Bryant Lindberg	3	1	0.0	23	30
CB Bruce Hopkins	3	1	0.0	15	24
S Lonnie Blair	2	1	1.0	21	30
DE Lawrence Craig	2	0	0.0	24	30
DE Ian Stokes	2	0	0.0	22	28
DT Reggie West	1	0	1.0	5	4
OLB Norbert Clements	1	2	0.0	25	30
OLB Sean Ackerman	1	1	0.0	11	3
OLB Dixon Palepoi	1	0	0.0	3	4
QB Marc Bullock	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winfred Widell	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE C.J. Knoff	1	0	0.0	3	3
S Wally Franklin	0	2	0.0	6	10
S Kendall Anderson	0	1	0.0	20	26

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Stanley Meyer	8	0	0.0	35	33
S Willie Pile	7	1	0.0	35	32
CB Chris Tilly	7	1	0.0	37	34
ILB Michael Porter	6	3	0.0	35	33
CB Dexter Bradley	6	3	0.0	23	24
S Sam Eloms	4	3	0.0	27	30
DT Ian Kanpurwala	4	1	0.0	15	6
DT Donald Costa	4	0	0.0	30	32
DT Trevor Austin	3	3	0.0	25	26
DE Orlando Murray	3	0	0.0	30	31
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	2	0	1.0	35	33
S Otis Sinclair	1	2	0.0	12	7
WR Casey Porter	1	0	---	---	---
CB Leon Wright	1	0	0.0	30	33
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Pinbot McDowall	0	2	0.0	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Reggie West	1.0	0	0	4
S Lonnie Blair	1.0	0	0	30
DE Ian Stokes	0.0	1	2	28
DE Lawrence Craig	0.0	0	2	30
DT Darnell Nussmeier	0.0	0	1	27

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Gilbert Hillenmeyer	1.0	0	0	2	33
DE Orlando Murray	0.0	2	1	4	31
ILB Michael Porter	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Van Dosoo	5	0	0	28
CB Billy Finch	3	0	0	30
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	0	0	30
CB Bruce Hopkins	2	0	0	24
DT Deion Huston	1	0	0	16
S Wally Franklin	1	0	0	10
S Lonnie Blair	1	0	0	30
OLB Norbert Clements	0	1	1	30
S Kendall Anderson	0	0	1	26

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Stanley Meyer	6	1	0	33
CB Chris Tilly	5	0	1	34
S Willie Pile	4	0	0	32
CB Dexter Bradley	4	0	0	24
S Sam Eloms	2	0	0	30
DE Orlando Murray	2	0	0	31
ILB Michael Porter	1	0	0	33
CB Leon Wright	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roosevelt Beckinsale	4	6	29	0	29
Phil Mathews	2	5	33	0	31
Tyrus Pallansch	2	4	10	0	8
Mack Raymond	2	4	29	0	25
Darryl Hickman	1	5	37	1	34
Gary Nachman	1	3	30	0	29
Cornell Gentilli	1	1	23	0	17
Desmond Buchman	0	1	14	0	13

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Hairston	5	5	1	18	0	23
Billy Ah Yat	2	6	0	17	0	21
Jerald Bumpers	1	3	0	23	1	23
Henry Hines	1	3	0	24	1	29
Leonard Derubeis	1	2	0	8	0	9
Amos Webster	0	3	0	25	0	27
Jumbo Wells	0	3	0	15	0	11

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Palepoi	2	12
Charles Rogers	1	13
Wally Franklin	1	10
Ty Walton	1	4
Trent Whyte	0	20
Darryl Locke	0	13
Jumbo Baldwin	0	13
Cary Bryant	0	12
Julio Andersen	0	12
Terry Martinez	0	10
J.C. Frady	0	8
Lester Arnold	0	6
C.J. Knoff	0	6
Bruce Hopkins	0	5
Cornell Gentilli	0	4
Luke Herndon	0	4
Pete Mauldin	0	4
Phil Mathews	0	4
Tyrus Pallansch	0	4
Desmond Buchman	0	4
Winfred Widell	0	4
Sean Ackerman	0	4
Gary Nachman	0	4
Mat McBriar	0	3
Deion Huston	0	2
Van Dosoo	0	2
Billy Finch	0	2
Cris Ladner	0	1
Kim Clinton	0	1
Darnell Nussmeier	0	1
Lawrence Craig	0	1
Kendall Anderson	0	1
Bryant Lindberg	0	1
Lonnie Blair	0	1
Ian Stokes	0	1
Norbert Clements	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Jumbo Wells	2	5
Brandon Chillar	1	19
Otis Sinclair	1	11
Willie Pile	0	15
Van Strickland	0	15
Casey Porter	0	12
Donnell Peterson	0	12
Leon Wright	0	10
Nathan Gayle	0	10
Dana Swenson	0	9
Sean Schroeder	0	9
Matt Paulk	0	8
Ben Hartsock	0	6
Leonard Derubeis	0	5
Ryan McConnell	0	5
O.J. Kaplan	0	5
Jerald Bumpers	0	5
Barry Houston	0	5
Andrew Greathouse	0	5
Ricardo Kernbach	0	4
Billy Ah Yat	0	3
Grant Kozak	0	3
Michael Porter	0	2
Sam Eloms	0	2
Ronnie Wilson	0	2
Pinbot McDowall	0	2
Trevor Austin	0	1
Gilbert Hillenmeyer	0	1
Chris Tilly	0	1
Orlando Murray	0	1
Dexter Farrell	0	1
Stanley Meyer	0	1
Dexter Bradley	0	1
Donald Costa	0	1
Ricardo Reischl	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	23	163	7.1
Right	7	29	4.1
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	14	2.3
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	33	25	4	1	1	1	2	6	1

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Simms	28	15	1	0	4	1	5	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	36	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	140	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	5	107	15.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	61	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	22	3.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pete Mauldin	9	7	0	85	2	22
WR Lester Fidrych	8	6	0	89	2	33
WR Charles Rogers	5	5	0	60	0	10
RB Cris Ladner	2	2	0	11	0	17
WR Luke Herndon	2	1	0	19	0	24
FB Darryl Locke	2	1	0	7	0	19
TE Dwayne Battle	2	1	0	10	0	8
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	0	1	0	0	17
RB Julio Andersen	1	1	0	9	0	11
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	0	7	0	6

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Casey Porter	8	3	2	33	0	26
WR Ronnie Wilson	8	4	1	51	0	23
WR Sean Schroeder	4	2	0	9	0	16
RB Dana Swenson	3	3	0	41	1	20
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	0	13	0	15
FB Jumbo Wells	1	1	0	9	0	11
WR Ricardo Kernbach	1	1	0	9	0	5
RB Van Strickland	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Nathan Gayle	1	0	1	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Ladner	4	15	3.75	5.00
Julio Andersen	3	6	2.00	7.70
Marc Bullock	2	-3	-1.50	3.63
Harold Oliver	1	13	13.00	6.50
Darryl Locke	1	2	2.00	2.00

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dana Swenson	5	4	0.80	3.00
Van Strickland	2	2	1.00	2.63

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	5	3	26	5.20	9.00

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Simms	3	3	29	9.67	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lester Fidrych	2	1	8	4.00	11.13
WR Charles Rogers	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Pete Mauldin	1	1	6	6.00	9.44

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	13	13.00	13.00
WR Casey Porter	1	1	5	5.00	4.13
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	11	11.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Harold Oliver	2	1
Darryl Locke	1	1
Marc Bullock	1	1
Julio Andersen	1	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Dana Swenson	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	8	6	4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Simms	9	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Rogers	3	3	2
WR Pete Mauldin	2	2	1
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	0	0
WR Lester Fidrych	1	1	1
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	0

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Casey Porter	3	2	2
WR Sean Schroeder	2	2	2
TE Ben Hartsock	1	1	1
WR Ronnie Wilson	1	1	1
RB Van Strickland	1	0	0
TE Nathan Gayle	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,300 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (20,400)
End Zone 10,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine 6,600 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 9,800 (13,000)
Club Seats 4,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,300 (66,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (20,400)
End Zone	10,100 (14,700)
Mezzanine	6,600 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	9,800 (13,000)
Club Seats	4,900 (6,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,100)