Week 14, 2015

played in New England, MA

27 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	14	0	-	24
New England Patriots	7	0	14	7	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NED - Nathan Osborne 67 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:36 DAL - Darryl Locke 4 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:29 DAL - Lester Arnold 51 field goal
3Q: 10:49 NED - Darren McKnight 5 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 09:03 DAL - Lester Fidrych 49 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 06:50 NED - Luke Gross 13 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 02:59 DAL - Darryl Locke 9 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 12:20 NED - Nathan Osborne 2 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:04 NED - Nathan Osborne 67 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
1Q: 01:36 DAL - Darryl Locke 4 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 09:29 DAL - Lester Arnold 51 field goal
3Q: 10:49 NED - Darren McKnight 5 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 09:03 DAL - Lester Fidrych 49 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 06:50 NED - Luke Gross 13 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)
3Q: 02:59 DAL - Darryl Locke 9 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
4Q: 12:20 NED - Nathan Osborne 2 pass from Tom Brady (Charlie Flannery extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NED
Record 7-6 11-2
First Downs 20 21
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 387 432
- Offensive Plays 61 58
- Yards per Play 6.34 7.45
Net Rushing Yards 120 126
- Rushing Attempts 23 26
- Yards per Rush 5.22 4.85
Net Passing Yards 267 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 1 31 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 273 312
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.03 9.56
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/44 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/17 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:37 29:23

Team Statistics	DAL	NED
Record	7-6	11-2
First Downs	20	21
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	387	432
- Offensive Plays	61	58
- Yards per Play	6.34	7.45
Net Rushing Yards	120	126
- Rushing Attempts	23	26
- Yards per Rush	5.22	4.85
Net Passing Yards	267	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 1	31 - 28 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	273	312
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.03	9.56
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	3/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/44	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/17	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:37	29:23

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:26	OWN 10	9	17	Punt
1	9:47	1:41	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
1	6:32	5:02	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	13:19	3:55	OWN 48	7	18	Field Goal
2	4:18	2:03	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 20	1	-3	Half
3	10:43	1:55	OWN 43	3	57	Touchdown
3	6:45	3:55	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	12:12	3:35	OWN 20	7	44	Missed FG
4	6:18	3:32	OWN 7	8	64	Interception
4	2:04	0:35	OWN 28	4	0	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:34	1:47	OWN 16	4	84	Touchdown
1	8:06	1:34	OWN 45	3	8	Punt
1	1:30	3:11	OWN 19	6	39	Fumble
2	9:24	5:06	OWN 20	9	56	Missed FG
2	2:15	1:33	OWN 11	5	25	Punt
3	15:00	4:17	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
3	8:48	2:03	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
3	2:50	5:38	OWN 47	12	53	Touchdown
4	8:37	2:19	OWN 43	3	9	Punt
4	2:46	0:42	OWN 32	3	9	Punt
4	1:29	1:29	OPP 28	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tomich	10	19	1.90	6	0
Cris Ladner	6	53	8.83	39	1
Marc Bullock	4	20	5.00	9	0
Julio Andersen	2	26	13.00	22	1
Darryl Locke	1	2	2.00	2	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Lewis	18	46	2.56	19	1
Kendall Flickinger	6	77	12.83	46	2
Tom Brady	2	3	1.50	4	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	37	23	273	1/6	3	49	1	100.3

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	31	28	312	1/6	4	67	0	148.2

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Fidrych	8	12	131	16.38	76	49	1
WR Pete Mauldin	5	10	48	9.60	2	18	0
FB Darryl Locke	3	3	22	7.33	8	9	2
TE Dwayne Battle	3	5	42	14.00	0	19	0
TE Cornell Gentilli	2	3	24	12.00	0	19	0
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	2	2.00	4	2	0
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Luke Herndon	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Martin Orbik	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Gross	8	8	83	10.38	14	17	1
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	4	4	49	12.25	8	22	0
WR Nathan Osborne	4	6	92	23.00	27	67	2
WR Roger Daniels	3	3	36	12.00	9	17	0
WR Darren McKnight	2	2	12	6.00	0	7	1
RB Byron Lewis	2	2	22	11.00	12	17	0
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	6	6.00	4	6	0
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Ross Shannon	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Freddie Robak	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Recov	Force
Van Dosoo	1	0
Ian Stokes	0	1
Marlon Winslett	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov
Tom Brady	1	0
Byron Lewis	1	0
Leonard Lytle	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mat McBriar	3	151	50.3	47.3	55	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Robbie Burgess	4	180	45.0	35.8	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	1/2	1/2	1/2	51	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Flannery	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Andersen	2	17	8.5	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	9	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Britt Stanton	1	28	28.0	0
Terry Martinez	1	16	16.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	89	29.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kent Schulz	8	1	0.0	15	21
CB Britt Stanton	7	2	0.0	19	22
S Marlon Winslett	5	2	0.5	22	28
CB Glen Mueller	5	1	0.0	22	30
OLB Neal Kelleher	4	3	0.0	24	29
DE Ian Stokes	3	0	0.5	25	27
ILB Van Dosoo	3	3	0.0	13	19
DE Lawrence Craig	3	1	0.0	20	27
OLB Sean Ackerman	3	0	0.0	21	21
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	1	0.0	24	29
OLB Dixon Palepoi	2	0	0.0	2	5
DE C.J. Knoff	2	0	0.0	7	10
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1	2	0.0	25	30
DT Reggie West	1	2	0.0	16	17
TE Cornell Gentilli	1	0	---	---	---
ILB J.C. Frady	1	0	0.0	3	2
S Carl Menoskey	0	1	0.0	16	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	9	4	0.0	23	36
OLB Brad Dunham	7	1	0.0	23	38
DT Vernon Garrett	5	1	0.0	19	37
CB Freddie Robak	5	0	0.0	17	34
DE Kelvin Harbert	3	0	1.0	23	36
CB Brian Ellis	3	1	0.0	8	17
CB Fernando Gildon	3	0	0.0	22	38
S Sean Taylor	2	1	0.0	21	36
CB Brant Norton	2	1	0.0	14	19
S Heath Hitchcock	2	0	0.0	18	36
DT Colin Bullock	2	0	0.0	15	34
S Michael Lewis	1	2	0.0	8	4
T Leonard Lytle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Christian Howe	0	3	0.0	7	6
DE Leon Matheny	0	2	0.0	21	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ian Stokes	0.5	0	27
S Marlon Winslett	0.5	0	28
DE Lawrence Craig	0.0	1	27

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Kelvin Harbert	1.0	0	3	2	36
DE Leon Matheny	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Glen Mueller	5	0	30
S Kent Schulz	5	0	21
CB Britt Stanton	4	1	22
OLB Sean Ackerman	4	0	21
ILB Van Dosoo	2	0	19
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	29
S Marlon Winslett	2	0	28
DT Trent Briseno	1	0	5
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1	0	30
DE Lawrence Craig	1	0	27
OLB Dixon Palepoi	1	0	5

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Luke Wayne	6	0	0	36
OLB Brad Dunham	4	3	0	38
CB Fernando Gildon	3	1	0	38
CB Freddie Robak	3	0	1	34
S Sean Taylor	2	1	0	36
CB Brant Norton	2	0	0	19
S Heath Hitchcock	1	1	0	36
CB Brian Ellis	1	0	0	17
DE Kelvin Harbert	1	0	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Hickman	2	5	23	0	38
Calvin Wilson	2	4	20	0	34
Gary Nachman	2	4	16	0	23
Damon Manning	1	2	6	1	19
Phil Mathews	1	2	18	0	28
Roosevelt Beckinsale	0	1	21	0	28
Curtis Farley	0	1	10	0	17
Darryl Locke	0	1	17	0	26

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lenny Spindler	2	3	20	1	30
Van Perry	1	6	24	0	30
Leonard Lytle	1	5	24	0	30
Xavier Mularkey	1	3	20	0	25
Teddy Rottinghaus	1	2	19	0	21
Dan Koppen	0	2	21	0	27
Mercury Legay	0	1	6	0	7
Melvin Van DeWege	0	1	14	0	16
Lee Attico	0	1	8	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Baysinger	2	12
Dixon Palepoi	1	18
Jumbo Baldwin	1	15
Van Dosoo	1	10
Darryl Locke	1	6
Julio Andersen	0	18
Luke Herndon	0	14
Britt Stanton	0	14
Kendall Anderson	0	12
Terry Martinez	0	12
Cornell Gentilli	0	9
Bruce Hopkins	0	9
Lester Arnold	0	7
Mat McBriar	0	5
Damon Manning	0	5
Ty Walton	0	5
Curtis Farley	0	5
J.C. Frady	0	5
Phil Mathews	0	5
Gary Nachman	0	5
Dwayne Battle	0	4
Martin Orbik	0	4
Earnest Hawkins	0	4
Reggie West	0	3
Bryant Lindberg	0	2
C.J. Knoff	0	2
Carl Menoskey	0	1
Cris Ladner	0	1
Darnell Nussmeier	0	1
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Glen Mueller	0	1
Lawrence Craig	0	1
Pete Mauldin	0	1
Sean Ackerman	0	1
Ian Stokes	0	1
Marlon Winslett	0	1

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Lewis	2	17
Kendall Flickinger	1	17
Mercury Legay	1	15
Brian Ellis	0	19
Cole Monroe	0	16
Ross Shannon	0	14
Wesley Walker	0	13
Fernando Gildon	0	12
Deon Bell	0	12
Melvin Van DeWege	0	10
Heath Hitchcock	0	8
Charlie Flannery	0	6
Bert Adams	0	5
Darren Wall	0	5
Lee Attico	0	5
Lenny Spindler	0	5
Damon Beede	0	5
Will Jessup	0	5
Robbie Burgess	0	4
Teddy Rottinghaus	0	3
Vernon Garrett	0	3
Jorge Boyette	0	3
Jeremy Coker	0	3
Sean Taylor	0	2
Brad Dunham	0	2
Colin Bullock	0	2
Luke Wayne	0	2
Kelvin Harbert	0	2
Leon Matheny	0	1
Brant Norton	0	1
Christian Howe	0	1
Freddie Robak	0	1
Harvey Swanger	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	15	94	6.3
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	27	6.8
Middle	19	52	2.7
Right	2	48	24.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	37	23	2	2	1	6	4	2	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	31	28	2	0	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	64	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	35	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	118	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	11	3	56	5.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	96	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	104	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	89	29.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	12	8	0	131	2	34
WR Pete Mauldin	10	5	0	48	0	31
TE Dwayne Battle	5	3	1	42	0	22
TE Cornell Gentilli	3	2	0	24	0	14
FB Darryl Locke	3	3	0	22	0	26
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	0	2	0	19
WR Luke Herndon	1	0	0	0	0	4
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	0	4	0	12
WR Martin Orbik	1	0	0	0	0	20

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Luke Gross	8	8	0	83	0	23
WR Nathan Osborne	6	4	1	92	1	19
TE Teddy Rottinghaus	4	4	0	49	1	21
WR Roger Daniels	3	3	0	36	0	20
WR Darren McKnight	2	2	0	12	0	11
RB Byron Lewis	2	2	0	22	0	18
RB Kendall Flickinger	2	1	0	-1	0	14
FB Melvin Van DeWege	2	2	0	13	0	16
FB Mercury Legay	1	1	0	6	0	7
TE Ross Shannon	1	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wendell Tomich	1	6	6.00	1.90

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Byron Lewis	2	1	0.50	2.56
Kendall Flickinger	1	-1	-1.00	12.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	2	2	13	6.50	7.38

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	4	4	35	8.75	10.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Darryl Locke	2	2	13	6.50	7.33

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Luke Gross	2	2	28	14.00	10.38
WR Darren McKnight	1	1	5	5.00	6.00
WR Nathan Osborne	1	1	2	2.00	15.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Bullock	1	0
Julio Andersen	1	1
Wendell Tomich	1	0

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Byron Lewis	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	8	6	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	6	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Fidrych	3	2	2
WR Pete Mauldin	3	3	1
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	0
TE Dwayne Battle	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Luke Gross	2	2	2
WR Darren McKnight	1	1	0
WR Roger Daniels	1	1	0
RB Byron Lewis	1	1	1
RB Kendall Flickinger	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,600 (21,600)
End Zone 13,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine 8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats 6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (2,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,100 (68,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,600 (21,600)
End Zone	13,400 (15,600)
Mezzanine	8,200 (9,000)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,800)
Club Seats	6,000 (6,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (2,000)