Week 9, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

59 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	14	3	3	-	20
Dallas Cowboys	10	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 DAL - Lester Arnold 31 field goal
1Q: 05:29 DAL - Lester Fidrych 68 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:56 ATL - Korey Sinclair 25 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 05:54 ATL - Alex Stuart 10 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 06:49 ATL - Irv Terry 39 field goal
4Q: 00:28 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:55 DAL - Lester Arnold 31 field goal
1Q: 05:29 DAL - Lester Fidrych 68 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 13:56 ATL - Korey Sinclair 25 fumble return (Irv Terry extra point)
2Q: 05:54 ATL - Alex Stuart 10 pass from Curt Anes (Irv Terry extra point)
3Q: 06:49 ATL - Irv Terry 39 field goal
4Q: 00:28 ATL - Irv Terry 37 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 3-5 5-4
First Downs 19 17
- by Rushing 8 7
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 356 359
- Offensive Plays 65 52
- Yards per Play 5.48 6.90
Net Rushing Yards 135 88
- Rushing Attempts 31 16
- Yards per Rush 4.35 5.50
Net Passing Yards 221 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 1 32 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 221 292
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/21
- Yards per Pass Play 6.50 7.53
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/43 4/30
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/35 4/84
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/25
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 32:17 27:43

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	3-5	5-4
First Downs	19	17
- by Rushing	8	7
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	356	359
- Offensive Plays	65	52
- Yards per Play	5.48	6.90
Net Rushing Yards	135	88
- Rushing Attempts	31	16
- Yards per Rush	4.35	5.50
Net Passing Yards	221	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 1	32 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	221	292
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/21
- Yards per Pass Play	6.50	7.53
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/43	4/30
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/35	4/84
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/25
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	32:17	27:43

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	7:49	1:46	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
1	5:09	1:43	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
2	15:00	1:04	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
2	11:01	5:12	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
2	2:41	2:41	OWN 20	8	28	Half
3	15:00	1:09	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
3	11:52	5:09	OWN 6	9	72	Field Goal
3	1:25	5:10	OWN 6	12	56	Punt
4	7:55	2:23	OWN 20	4	21	Interception
4	5:23	5:01	OWN 13	10	67	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	7:11	OWN 29	12	57	Field Goal
1	6:03	0:54	OWN 31	2	69	Touchdown
1	3:26	3:26	OWN 22	7	43	Missed FG
2	13:56	0:11	OWN 20	1	5	Fumble
2	13:45	2:44	OWN 17	3	6	Punt
2	5:49	3:08	OWN 22	6	38	Punt
3	13:51	1:59	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	6:43	5:18	OWN 24	10	70	Fumble
4	11:15	3:20	OWN 20	6	37	Punt
4	5:32	0:09	OPP 27	1	0	Interception
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 38	1	13	Game

Game MVP: Kendall Hape, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Carl Davis	20	86	4.30	14	3
Kim Helfrich	7	25	3.57	11	1
Tyrus Riviere	2	12	6.00	12	1
Curt Anes	1	3	3.00	3	0
Alex Stuart	1	9	9.00	9	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tomich	9	63	7.00	28	3
Cris Ladner	5	17	3.40	7	0
Marc Bullock	2	8	4.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Curt Anes	34	20	221	0/0	1	49	1	75.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	32	25	292	4/21	1	68	1	102.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alex Stuart	7	11	76	10.86	17	26	1
WR Randall Humphrey	3	4	8	2.67	0	6	0
TE Mike Wheeler	2	3	13	6.50	3	12	0
WR Jimmie Horton	2	5	59	29.50	0	49	0
WR Richie Becker	2	4	29	14.50	14	15	0
WR Vince Jeffries	1	3	10	10.00	5	10	0
RB Carl Davis	1	1	7	7.00	8	7	0
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Freddie Branch	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Kim Helfrich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Fidrych	13	15	190	14.62	76	68	1
FB Darryl Locke	4	4	34	8.50	18	15	0
WR Pete Mauldin	4	6	39	9.75	4	17	0
RB Wendell Tomich	2	2	14	7.00	8	9	0
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Cornell Gentilli	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Terry Martinez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damon Nash	1	5	5.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kendall Anderson	1	25	25.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force	TD
Korey Sinclair	1	1	1
R.J. Myers	1	0	0
Seth Levine	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lester Fidrych	1	0	0	0
Marc Bullock	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	5	214	42.8	34.2	49	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	4	167	41.8	31.8	46	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irv Terry	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/2	0/1	0/1	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Andersen	1	3	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyrus Riviere	2	35	17.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	3	59	19.7	0
Bruce Hopkins	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Damon Nash	6	1	0.0	16	36
OLB R.J. Myers	6	0	0.0	15	35
CB Ricardo Colclough	5	2	0.0	16	35
CB Jumbo Clayton	4	4	0.0	12	29
S Leslie Ramthun	4	2	0.0	13	30
S Preston Ackerman	4	0	0.0	16	36
ILB Seth Levine	4	0	0.0	13	30
DE Dusty Bronson	3	1	0.0	16	36
DE Kendall Hape	2	2	2.5	16	36
DT Donovan Ricker	2	0	1.0	13	28
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0.5	14	31
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	2	0.0	6	12
T Dwayne Robertson	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Neal Kelleher	12	1	0.0	29	33
CB Bryant Lindberg	6	2	0.0	31	30
S Carl Menoskey	4	0	0.0	17	19
ILB Van Dosoo	4	0	0.0	17	21
S Kent Schulz	3	2	0.0	20	21
S Kendall Anderson	3	1	0.0	24	26
ILB J.C. Frady	3	0	0.0	5	4
OLB Sean Ackerman	2	5	0.0	23	26
DE Ian Stokes	2	3	0.0	27	30
CB Glen Mueller	2	1	0.0	27	31
DE Ricardo Corbett	2	0	0.0	14	18
DE Lawrence Craig	2	0	0.0	28	29
CB Britt Stanton	1	1	0.0	19	18
OLB Dixon Palepoi	1	1	0.0	4	3
DT Earnest Hawkins	1	1	0.0	24	28
S Jason Cunningham	1	0	0.0	5	8
CB Bruce Hopkins	1	0	0.0	0	4
RB Wendell Tomich	1	0	---	---	---
DE C.J. Knoff	0	2	0.0	20	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kendall Hape	2.5	0	1	3	36
DT Donovan Ricker	1.0	0	1	0	28
DT Korey Sinclair	0.5	0	1	0	31
DE Dusty Bronson	0.0	1	1	0	36

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ian Stokes	0.0	0	2	1	30
DE Lawrence Craig	0.0	0	2	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Damon Nash	5	0	1	36
CB Ricardo Colclough	5	0	0	35
S Preston Ackerman	4	1	0	36
OLB R.J. Myers	3	0	0	35
CB Jumbo Clayton	3	0	0	29
S Leslie Ramthun	2	0	0	30
DT Korey Sinclair	1	0	0	31
OLB Vernon Douglas	1	0	0	12
ILB Seth Levine	1	0	0	30

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Bryant Lindberg	5	0	0	30
OLB Neal Kelleher	4	0	0	33
ILB Van Dosoo	2	1	0	21
S Kendall Anderson	2	0	1	26
S Jason Cunningham	2	0	0	8
S Carl Menoskey	1	0	0	19
DE Ricardo Corbett	1	0	0	18
ILB J.C. Frady	1	0	0	4
CB Bruce Hopkins	1	0	0	4
S Kent Schulz	1	0	0	21
CB Glen Mueller	0	1	0	31
OLB Sean Ackerman	0	1	0	26

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Wes Hamilton	5	6	1	28	31
Harvey Soltis	3	6	0	20	23
Jake Broome	2	3	0	8	10
Clay Wallenbrock	1	6	0	28	29
Dwayne Robertson	1	4	0	24	27
Isaac Whalen	1	1	0	30	31
Eddie Newsome	1	1	0	5	7
Raymond Matos	0	2	0	12	12
Freddie Branch	0	1	0	17	11

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Hickman	3	4	16	0	36
Roosevelt Beckinsale	1	2	14	2	34
Phil Mathews	1	2	15	1	33
Darryl Locke	1	2	9	0	20
Calvin Wilson	0	3	15	1	30
Ty Walton	0	1	1	0	6

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Tyrus Riviere	1	19
Daniel Baker	1	14
Mike Wheeler	1	12
Dusty Sampson	1	12
Harvey Soltis	1	7
Vince Jeffries	0	15
Freddie Branch	0	15
Quinn Crum	0	14
Vernon Douglas	0	11
Kevin Logan	0	10
Damon Nash	0	9
Irv Terry	0	7
Chester Vermeil	0	7
Jake Broome	0	7
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	7
Brant Shaw	0	7
Raymond Matos	0	7
Eddie Newsome	0	6
Dwan Edwards	0	4
Richie Becker	0	4
Irv Haller	0	4
Larry Buckner	0	4
Carl Davis	0	3
Randall Humphrey	0	3
Ricardo Colclough	0	2
Korey Sinclair	0	2
Wes Hamilton	0	2
Preston Ackerman	0	2
Dusty Bronson	0	2
R.J. Myers	0	2
Kendall Hape	0	2
Jumbo Clayton	0	2
Leslie Ramthun	0	2
Alex Stuart	0	1
Clay Wallenbrock	0	1
Kim Helfrich	0	1
Donovan Ricker	0	1
Seth Levine	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Darryl Locke	1	13
Morris Baysinger	1	13
Dixon Palepoi	0	20
Britt Stanton	0	19
Cris Ladner	0	14
Jumbo Baldwin	0	13
Terry Martinez	0	12
Luke Herndon	0	11
Kendall Anderson	0	8
Bruce Hopkins	0	7
Mat McBriar	0	6
Cornell Gentilli	0	6
Damon Manning	0	6
Van Dosoo	0	6
Ricardo Corbett	0	6
Ty Walton	0	6
Curtis Farley	0	6
J.C. Frady	0	6
Phil Mathews	0	6
Roosevelt Beckinsale	0	5
Lester Arnold	0	5
Trent Briseno	0	4
Jason Cunningham	0	4
Julio Andersen	0	4
Pete Mauldin	0	4
C.J. Knoff	0	4
Earnest Hawkins	0	3
Glen Mueller	0	2
Lawrence Craig	0	2
Bryant Lindberg	0	2
Sean Ackerman	0	2
Ian Stokes	0	2
Carl Menoskey	0	1
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Gary Nachman	0	1
Kent Schulz	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	12	62	5.2
Right	12	44	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	10	50	5.0
Right	2	3	1.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Curt Anes	34	20	2	3	3	3	4	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	32	25	3	0	0	1	4	3	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	23	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	49	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	75	8.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	29	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	138	12.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	99	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alex Stuart	11	7	1	76	1	23
WR Jimmie Horton	5	2	0	59	1	18
WR Richie Becker	4	2	1	29	0	17
WR Randall Humphrey	4	3	0	8	0	13
TE Mike Wheeler	3	2	0	13	0	19
WR Vince Jeffries	3	1	1	10	0	6
RB Carl Davis	1	1	0	7	0	15
RB Kim Helfrich	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Tyrus Riviere	1	1	0	6	0	17
FB Freddie Branch	1	1	0	13	0	11

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	15	13	190	3	31
WR Pete Mauldin	6	4	39	0	30
FB Darryl Locke	4	4	34	0	20
TE Cornell Gentilli	2	0	0	0	11
RB Wendell Tomich	2	2	14	0	20
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	6	0	14
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	9	0	4
WR Terry Martinez	1	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tyrus Riviere	1	0	0.00	6.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Ladner	1	2	2.00	3.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Curt Anes	1	1	10	10.00	6.50

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	3	2	14	4.67	9.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Alex Stuart	1	1	10	10.00	6.91

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lester Fidrych	3	2	14	4.67	12.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tyrus Riviere	2	1
Curt Anes	1	1
Carl Davis	1	1
Kim Helfrich	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Cris Ladner	1	1
Marc Bullock	1	1
Wendell Tomich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Curt Anes	9	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	7	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alex Stuart	4	1	1
WR Jimmie Horton	2	1	0
TE Mike Wheeler	1	1	1
WR Vince Jeffries	1	0	0
WR Richie Becker	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Fidrych	5	5	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	1
WR Pete Mauldin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,500 (19,900)
End Zone 14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,700 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,300 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,500 (19,900)
End Zone	14,000 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,700 (9,900)