Week 16, 2014

played in Houston, TX

61 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	20	0	21	-	41
Houston Texans	10	0	0	6	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 HOU - Russell Gillespie 35 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 03:36 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal
2Q: 14:02 DAL - Lester Arnold 27 field goal
2Q: 08:53 DAL - Lester Fidrych 6 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:10 DAL - Lester Fidrych 41 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:37 DAL - Lester Arnold 18 field goal
4Q: 10:55 DAL - Luke Herndon 3 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 05:12 DAL - Julio Andersen 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:28 DAL - Harold Oliver 21 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:41 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 48 pass from Heath Brodie (Heath Brodie pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:36 HOU - Russell Gillespie 35 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
1Q: 03:36 HOU - Todd Sievers 18 field goal
2Q: 14:02 DAL - Lester Arnold 27 field goal
2Q: 08:53 DAL - Lester Fidrych 6 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 02:10 DAL - Lester Fidrych 41 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 00:37 DAL - Lester Arnold 18 field goal
4Q: 10:55 DAL - Luke Herndon 3 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 05:12 DAL - Julio Andersen 1 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 02:28 DAL - Harold Oliver 21 run (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 00:41 HOU - Mack Waldteufel 48 pass from Heath Brodie (Heath Brodie pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 7-8 7-8
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 13 15
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 386 311
- Offensive Plays 62 58
- Yards per Play 6.23 5.36
Net Rushing Yards 111 82
- Rushing Attempts 32 20
- Yards per Rush 3.47 4.10
Net Passing Yards 275 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 20 - 0 33 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 283 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 5/30
- Yards per Pass Play 9.17 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/11 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/65
Interception Ret./Yards 2/53 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 6 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 23
Time of Possession 30:29 29:31

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	7-8	7-8
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	13	15
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	386	311
- Offensive Plays	62	58
- Yards per Play	6.23	5.36
Net Rushing Yards	111	82
- Rushing Attempts	32	20
- Yards per Rush	3.47	4.10
Net Passing Yards	275	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 20 - 0	33 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	283	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	5/30
- Yards per Pass Play	9.17	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/11	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/65
Interception Ret./Yards	2/53	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	6	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 40	OWN 23
Time of Possession	30:29	29:31

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:23	1:29	OWN 27	4	9	Downs
1	3:29	4:32	OWN 20	10	70	Field Goal
2	12:18	3:33	OPP 45	7	45	Touchdown
2	3:45	1:45	OWN 24	6	76	Touchdown
2	1:20	0:51	OPP 5	3	4	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:01	OWN 26	5	17	Punt
3	7:36	2:04	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
3	1:12	5:23	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
4	10:23	1:38	OWN 18	3	9	Punt
4	8:45	3:40	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
4	4:11	1:57	OPP 22	3	22	Touchdown
4	0:26	0:26	OWN 20	1	2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:37	OWN 18	10	82	Touchdown
1	7:54	4:25	OPP 36	7	35	Field Goal
2	13:57	1:39	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	8:45	5:00	OWN 20	8	16	Punt
2	2:00	0:40	OWN 20	2	14	Interception
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:59	4:23	OWN 9	11	59	Interception
3	5:32	4:20	OWN 17	6	23	Punt
4	10:49	0:26	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	5:05	0:54	OWN 28	2	-6	Fumble
4	2:14	1:48	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown

Game MVP: Marc Bullock, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Julio Andersen	15	26	1.73	6	0	1
Ross Lofton	11	46	4.18	22	1	0
Harold Oliver	4	30	7.50	21	2	1
Marc Bullock	2	9	4.50	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Al Garrison	13	40	3.08	11	1	0
Russell Gillespie	6	44	7.33	35	1	1
Heath Brodie	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	29	20	283	1/8	3	41	0	134.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	33	24	259	5/30	1	48	2	80.2

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Fidrych	10	13	149	14.90	45	41	2
WR Luke Herndon	2	3	13	6.50	1	10	1
FB Darryl Locke	2	3	29	14.50	18	20	0
WR Pete Mauldin	2	4	58	29.00	5	32	0
RB Ross Lofton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Julio Andersen	1	1	13	13.00	8	13	0
TE Dwayne Battle	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
TE Cornell Gentilli	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Russell Gillespie	5	5	29	5.80	6	10	0
WR Riddick Thune	5	8	47	9.40	11	14	0
WR Trent Osborne	3	4	24	8.00	3	10	0
WR Bryant Johnson	2	4	27	13.50	0	20	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	59	29.50	62	48	1
TE Rick Hammond	2	2	24	12.00	9	19	0
WR Bucky Organ	2	5	18	9.00	2	14	0
RB Al Garrison	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
FB Corey Duncan	1	1	14	14.00	10	14	0
TE Jumbo Stallings	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Billy Finch	1	40	40.00	0
CB Bryant Lindberg	1	13	13.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Julio Andersen	2	0	0
Claude Martinez	0	1	0
Pete Mauldin	0	1	0
Gary Nachman	0	1	0
Norbert Clements	0	1	0
Darnell Nussmeier	0	0	2
Darryl Locke	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Heath Brodie	2	0	0
Bryant Johnson	1	1	0
E.J. Henderson	0	0	1
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	3	122	40.7	38.3	48	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gilbert Burks	4	191	47.8	41.0	66	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	0/0	0/0	27	5/5

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Andersen	3	24	8.0	0
Pete Mauldin	1	3	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryant Johnson	1	4	4.0	0
Jeffrey Beckwith	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Mauldin	1	26	26.0	0
Terry Martinez	1	16	16.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Lewis	2	40	20.0	0
Trent Osborne	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Darnell Nussmeier	9	1	3.0	17	38
OLB Sean Ackerman	7	0	0.0	19	35
CB Trent Whyte	6	1	0.0	17	38
S Lonnie Blair	4	3	0.0	18	38
OLB Norbert Clements	4	1	0.0	19	36
S Kendall Anderson	3	2	0.0	14	37
ILB Luther Corey	3	1	0.0	11	5
DE Ian Stokes	2	0	1.0	17	34
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	3	0.0	18	37
CB Billy Finch	2	1	0.0	13	34
S Jason Cunningham	2	0	0.0	7	16
DE Lawrence Craig	1	0	1.0	16	36
DT Reggie West	1	2	0.0	12	21
DT Deion Huston	0	3	0.0	6	2

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jeffrey Beckwith	7	0	0.0	32	29
OLB Burt Tisdall	6	0	1.0	26	26
ILB Ty Sanders	6	3	0.0	25	16
CB Bennie Howe	6	0	0.0	32	29
CB Gus Madison	6	0	0.0	10	23
CB Corey Cortez	3	1	0.0	29	28
S Michael Lewis	3	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Tommy Chapman	2	1	0.0	31	29
DE Alan McIntyre	2	1	0.0	30	26
DT Earnest Maciel	1	1	0.0	29	29
ILB E.J. Henderson	1	0	0.0	7	14
WR Trent Osborne	1	0	---	---	---
WR Riddick Thune	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Phillip Morton	1	0	0.0	22	6
ILB Winston Brass	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Eddie Murkowski	1	0	0.0	7	6
OLB Broderick Darchi	1	0	0.0	4	0
DE Sam Wallace	0	3	0.0	31	28
DT Mitch Morrow	0	1	0.0	18	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darnell Nussmeier	3.0	0	1	1	38
DE Ian Stokes	1.0	1	0	0	34
DE Lawrence Craig	1.0	0	1	0	36
DT Reggie West	0.0	0	1	0	21

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Burt Tisdall	1.0	0	26
DE Sam Wallace	0.0	2	28
OLB Tommy Chapman	0.0	1	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Trent Whyte	6	0	0	38
CB Billy Finch	3	1	1	34
S Lonnie Blair	3	0	0	38
OLB Norbert Clements	3	0	0	36
S Kendall Anderson	2	1	0	37
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	0	1	37
OLB Sean Ackerman	2	0	0	35
S Jason Cunningham	1	0	0	16
ILB Luther Corey	1	0	0	5
DE Ian Stokes	1	0	0	34

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gus Madison	5	0	23
CB Corey Cortez	3	1	28
S Michael Lewis	3	0	26
CB Bennie Howe	2	1	29
ILB Ty Sanders	1	1	16
S Eddie Murkowski	1	1	6
DT Mitch Morrow	1	0	3
OLB Tommy Chapman	1	0	29
ILB Winston Brass	1	0	2
OLB Burt Tisdall	1	0	26
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	0	29

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Hickman	2	11	32	0	30
Roosevelt Beckinsale	1	6	28	0	24
Gary Nachman	1	4	26	0	27
Tyrus Pallansch	1	3	30	0	29
Claude Martinez	1	1	20	1	19
Jumbo Baldwin	1	1	4	0	1
Desmond Buchman	0	2	15	0	11
Cary Bryant	0	1	2	0	0
Darryl Locke	0	1	18	0	18

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dusty Starks	1	6	0	17	0	35
Steven Randle	1	2	0	14	1	23
Langston Walker	1	1	1	15	1	36
Bucky Ratini	0	4	0	14	1	32
Lorenzo Thomas	0	3	0	7	0	7
Kyle Morton	0	1	0	14	1	29
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	0	15	0	12
Tommie Welch	0	1	0	7	0	10
Brent Newton	0	0	0	12	1	18

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ross Lofton	1	17
Darryl Locke	1	16
Charles Rogers	1	15
Cary Bryant	1	15
J.C. Frady	1	12
Jumbo Baldwin	0	17
Luke Herndon	0	16
Jason Cunningham	0	15
Wally Franklin	0	13
Billy Finch	0	11
Lester Arnold	0	10
Dixon Palepoi	0	10
C.J. Knoff	0	8
Sean Ackerman	0	7
Ty Walton	0	5
Pete Mauldin	0	5
Tyrus Pallansch	0	5
Desmond Buchman	0	5
Mack Raymond	0	5
Cornell Gentilli	0	4
Terry Martinez	0	4
Mat McBriar	0	3
Claude Martinez	0	3
Julio Andersen	0	3
Winfred Widell	0	3
Kim Clinton	0	2
Deion Huston	0	1
Darnell Nussmeier	0	1
Darryl Hickman	0	1
Lawrence Craig	0	1
Reggie West	0	1
Kendall Anderson	0	1
Bryant Lindberg	0	1
Luther Corey	0	1
Trent Whyte	0	1
Lonnie Blair	0	1
Gary Nachman	0	1
Ian Stokes	0	1
Norbert Clements	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Russell Gillespie	2	20
Dunta Robinson	1	19
Michael Lewis	1	18
Corey Duncan	1	13
Mack Waldteufel	1	4
Mitch Morrow	1	2
Jeff Bridges	0	17
Bryant Johnson	0	14
Trent Osborne	0	14
Preston Ackerman	0	12
Phillip Morton	0	11
Broderick Darchi	0	9
Ty Sanders	0	8
Bucky Organ	0	8
Todd Sievers	0	5
Brent Newton	0	5
Lorenzo Thomas	0	5
Dusty Starks	0	5
Alan McIntyre	0	5
Tommie Welch	0	5
Gilbert Burks	0	4
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	4
E.J. Henderson	0	3
Bennie Howe	0	3
Tommy Chapman	0	3
Eddie Murkowski	0	3
Jumbo Stallings	0	3
Kyle Morton	0	3
Earnest Maciel	0	2
Gus Madison	0	2
Winston Brass	0	2
Corey Cortez	0	2
Burt Tisdall	0	2
Rick Hammond	0	2
Sam Wallace	0	2
Riddick Thune	0	1
Heath Brodie	0	1
Winfred Dalton	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	22	60	2.7
Right	9	49	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	59	7.4
Middle	9	23	2.6
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	29	20	4	1	1	4	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	33	24	2	0	1	2	3	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	13	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	88	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	64	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	118	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	87	17.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	96	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	56	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	13	10	0	149	1	27
WR Pete Mauldin	4	2	1	58	2	20
WR Luke Herndon	3	2	0	13	0	20
FB Darryl Locke	3	2	0	29	1	18
TE Dwayne Battle	2	1	0	8	0	10
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Ross Lofton	1	1	0	8	0	12
RB Julio Andersen	1	1	0	13	0	15
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	0	5	0	8

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	8	5	0	47	0	33
RB Russell Gillespie	5	5	0	29	0	18
WR Bucky Organ	5	2	0	18	0	24
WR Bryant Johnson	4	2	1	27	1	22
WR Trent Osborne	4	3	0	24	0	22
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	2	0	59	1	12
TE Rick Hammond	2	2	0	24	0	20
RB Al Garrison	1	1	0	8	0	22
FB Corey Duncan	1	1	0	14	0	6
TE Jumbo Stallings	1	1	0	9	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Julio Andersen	7	6	0.86	1.73
Ross Lofton	3	3	1.00	4.18
Harold Oliver	2	11	5.50	7.50

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	3	6	2.00	3.08
Russell Gillespie	1	0	0.00	7.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	4	2	9	2.25	9.76

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	1	1	12	12.00	7.85

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Luke Herndon	2	1	3	1.50	4.33
WR Lester Fidrych	1	1	6	6.00	11.46
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	0	0.00	9.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	12	12.00	5.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Harold Oliver	4	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Gillespie	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	7	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Fidrych	2	2	1
WR Luke Herndon	2	1	1
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Battle	1	0	0
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riddick Thune	2	0	0
WR Bryant Johnson	1	0	0
RB Russell Gillespie	1	1	1
WR Trent Osborne	1	1	1
TE Rick Hammond	1	1	1
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (4,000)