Week 7, 2016

played in Dallas, TX

84 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	7	14	3	7	-	31
Dallas Cowboys	3	7	3	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 MIN - Richie Forbes 1 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:46 DAL - Lester Arnold 20 field goal
2Q: 14:31 DAL - Darryl Locke 2 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 10:16 MIN - Richie Forbes 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:43 MIN - Quentin Giles 14 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:29 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 29 field goal
3Q: 01:45 DAL - Lester Arnold 29 field goal
4Q: 11:58 MIN - Clyde Parra 10 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:44 MIN - Richie Forbes 1 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 00:46 DAL - Lester Arnold 20 field goal
2Q: 14:31 DAL - Darryl Locke 2 pass from Marc Bullock (Lester Arnold extra point)
2Q: 10:16 MIN - Richie Forbes 5 run (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 00:43 MIN - Quentin Giles 14 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 07:29 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 29 field goal
3Q: 01:45 DAL - Lester Arnold 29 field goal
4Q: 11:58 MIN - Clyde Parra 10 pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Donnell Wilcox extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 5-1 3-4
First Downs 25 18
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 388 389
- Offensive Plays 63 67
- Yards per Play 6.16 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 123 92
- Rushing Attempts 31 20
- Yards per Rush 3.97 4.60
Net Passing Yards 265 297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 25 - 1 45 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 265 306
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 8.28 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/12 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 3/25 7/56
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:57 31:03

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	5-1	3-4
First Downs	25	18
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	388	389
- Offensive Plays	63	67
- Yards per Play	6.16	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	123	92
- Rushing Attempts	31	20
- Yards per Rush	3.97	4.60
Net Passing Yards	265	297
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 25 - 1	45 - 27 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	265	306
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	8.28	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/12	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	3/25	7/56
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:57	31:03

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:21	3:44	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
1	0:40	0:20	OWN 20	1	-5	Interception
2	14:22	4:12	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
2	3:24	2:47	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	7:38	OWN 10	13	78	Field Goal
3	1:39	4:49	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	8:45	4:11	OWN 13	7	44	Punt
4	2:50	0:49	OWN 27	3	-2	Punt
4	0:11	0:11	50	1	-1	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:39	OWN 22	10	42	Missed FG
1	5:37	4:57	OWN 20	9	77	Field Goal
1	0:20	0:58	OPP 10	3	10	Touchdown
2	10:10	6:46	OWN 20	12	57	Missed FG
2	0:37	0:37	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	7:22	5:43	OWN 12	9	76	Field Goal
4	11:50	3:05	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	4:34	1:44	OWN 11	9	62	Downs
4	2:01	1:50	OWN 28	8	22	Downs

Game MVP: Ben Roethlisberger, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Richie Forbes	25	110	4.40	20	3	2
Glen Jeffers	5	14	2.80	12	1	0
Ben Roethlisberger	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wendell Tomich	10	39	3.90	14	1
Cris Ladner	5	41	8.20	31	1
Marc Bullock	5	12	2.40	6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ben Roethlisberger	32	25	265	0/0	2	23	1	109.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	45	27	306	2/9	1	47	0	87.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Richie Forbes	8	9	68	8.50	45	14	0
WR Quentin Giles	6	7	87	14.50	30	18	1
WR Claude Adams	5	7	52	10.40	4	19	0
TE Calvin Truong	3	3	15	5.00	0	8	0
WR Bryce Perkins	2	4	33	16.50	17	23	0
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	1
RB Glen Jeffers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Luke Herndon	6	6	46	7.67	11	15	0
TE Dwayne Battle	4	4	44	11.00	0	20	0
WR Pete Mauldin	4	13	50	12.50	3	25	0
RB Cris Ladner	3	3	19	6.33	3	11	0
WR Terry Martinez	3	5	49	16.33	11	33	0
WR Dana Hopkins	3	8	82	27.33	2	47	0
RB Wendell Tomich	2	3	7	3.50	6	5	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	1
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Martin Orbik	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bryant Lindberg	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richie Forbes	1	0	0
Bernard Branch	0	1	0
Kurt Willis	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Terry Martinez	1	0	0
Jon Mackey	0	1	0
Emmitt Robbins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	2	79	39.5	39.5	47	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	1	48	48.0	48.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	1/1	0/0	0/0	29	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/4	0/2	0/1	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Blackford	1	29	29.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Hunter Nolen	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Daniel Shearer	8	2	0.0	15	41
ILB Kurt Willis	8	0	0.0	20	42
OLB Shannon Bynaker	5	3	0.0	20	47
CB Percy Garcia	5	0	0.0	18	47
S Jose Turner	5	0	0.0	20	47
DE Clay Szymanski	4	1	1.0	19	45
S Leslie Fields	3	1	0.0	12	41
DE Brent Beeston	2	1	1.0	14	44
CB Dwight Grolitzer	2	2	0.0	18	47
S Kirk Baum	2	1	0.0	10	16
DT Edgar Morrison	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT Cory Rose	1	0	0.0	12	32
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0.0	13	33
RB Glen Jeffers	1	0	---	---	---
CB Robert Blackford	0	2	0.0	1	5
OLB Tyrone Prosser	0	1	0.0	6	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	8	3	30	29
S Emmitt Robbins	7	2	30	26
OLB Neal Kelleher	5	1	27	28
CB Brian Ellis	4	2	27	27
DE C.J. Knoff	4	0	27	27
DT Darnell Nussmeier	3	4	29	30
DE Ian Stokes	3	0	26	30
S Kent Schulz	2	1	22	29
DT Reggie West	2	0	19	25
OLB Dixon Palepoi	2	0	7	7
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	0	30	31
DT Earnest Hawkins	2	0	11	4
DE Gerald England	2	0	6	2
S Marlon Winslett	1	1	27	30
CB Billy Finch	1	0	1	4
S Kendall Anderson	1	0	6	8
OLB Sean Ackerman	1	0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Brent Beeston	1.0	3	2	44
DE Clay Szymanski	1.0	3	0	45
DT Dexter Rose	0.0	1	0	13

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ian Stokes	0.0	0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Daniel Shearer	7	0	41
CB Percy Garcia	4	2	47
S Jose Turner	4	1	47
OLB Shannon Bynaker	4	0	47
S Leslie Fields	2	2	41
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	42
CB Dwight Grolitzer	1	2	47
DE Brent Beeston	1	0	44
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	45
S Kirk Baum	1	0	16

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Emmitt Robbins	4	0	0	26
CB Brian Ellis	4	0	0	27
S Kent Schulz	4	0	0	29
ILB Jorge Maxey	3	0	0	29
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	1	1	31
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	0	28
DE C.J. Knoff	2	0	0	27
S Marlon Winslett	1	1	0	30
CB Billy Finch	1	0	0	4
OLB Dixon Palepoi	1	0	0	7
DE Ian Stokes	1	0	0	30
DT Darnell Nussmeier	0	1	0	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Rod Erickson	5	8	29	26
Ralph Ingram	2	4	29	25
Britt Sims	1	7	31	30
Clyde Jordan	1	3	26	27
Luther Winslett	1	3	15	18
Calvin Truong	1	1	24	23
Will Mendheim	1	1	1	4
Todd Gauthier	1	1	18	15
Bernard Branch	0	1	14	11
Tom Swisher	0	1	24	30

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Darryl Hickman	2	4	20	0	47
Gary Nachman	2	3	16	1	34
Xavier Arnold	1	4	19	0	44
Calvin Wilson	1	1	19	0	44
Phil Mathews	0	2	17	1	45
Joseph Carlisle	0	1	5	0	16

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Mo Harvey	1	12
Kirk Baum	1	10
Lionel Benton	0	14
Todd Gauthier	0	12
Clyde Parra	0	11
Robert Blackford	0	10
Timothy Floyd	0	10
Claude Adams	0	10
Oliver Palmer	0	10
Bernard Branch	0	9
Dwight Grolitzer	0	9
Calvin Truong	0	7
Donnell Wilcox	0	7
Daniel Shearer	0	5
Brent Beeston	0	4
Percy Garcia	0	4
Clay Szymanski	0	4
Kurt Willis	0	4
Tyrone Prosser	0	4
Louis Downs	0	4
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Jose Turner	0	4
Clyde Jordan	0	3
Will Mendheim	0	3
Kendall Rawson	0	3
Leslie Fields	0	3
Luther Winslett	0	2
Herman Burns	0	2
Bubba Heath	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Dexter Rose	0	2
Chuck Laxdal	0	1
Edgar Morrison	0	1
Cory Rose	0	1
Jackie Huntley	0	1
Britt Sims	0	1
Glen Jeffers	0	1
Bryce Perkins	0	1
Rod Erickson	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Cornell Gentilli	1	15
Cris Ladner	0	17
Dixon Palepoi	0	15
Billy Finch	0	14
Martin Orbik	0	14
Hunter Nolen	0	12
Kendall Anderson	0	11
Sean Ackerman	0	9
Jon Mackey	0	9
Lester Arnold	0	8
Brian Ellis	0	7
Luke Herndon	0	6
Darryl Locke	0	6
Ty Walton	0	5
Phil Mathews	0	5
Gary Nachman	0	5
Kent Schulz	0	5
Joseph Carlisle	0	5
Josh Harris	0	4
Xavier Arnold	0	4
C.J. Knoff	0	3
Van Dosoo	0	2
Emmitt Robbins	0	2
Reggie West	0	2
Dwayne Battle	0	2
Terry Martinez	0	2
Damon Manning	0	1
Darnell Nussmeier	0	1
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Marcus Schroeder	0	1
Bryant Lindberg	0	1
Ian Stokes	0	1
Earnest Hawkins	0	1
Marlon Winslett	0	1
Jorge Maxey	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	33	3.3
Middle	13	44	3.4
Right	7	47	6.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	49	7.0
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	1	14	14.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ben Roethlisberger	32	25	1	1	1	3	1	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	45	27	5	0	4	7	7	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	21	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	19	179	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	46	7.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	32	4.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	52	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	76	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	15	5	146	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Richie Forbes	9	8	0	68	0	26
WR Quentin Giles	7	6	1	87	0	22
WR Claude Adams	7	5	0	52	0	29
WR Bryce Perkins	4	2	0	33	1	18
TE Calvin Truong	3	3	0	15	0	23
RB Glen Jeffers	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	0	10	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pete Mauldin	13	4	2	50	1	33
WR Dana Hopkins	8	3	1	82	2	43
WR Luke Herndon	6	6	0	46	0	30
WR Terry Martinez	5	3	1	49	1	26
TE Dwayne Battle	4	4	0	44	1	18
RB Cris Ladner	3	3	0	19	0	14
RB Wendell Tomich	3	2	0	7	0	28
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	0	2	0	21
WR Martin Orbik	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	0	7	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Richie Forbes	5	3	0.60	4.40
Glen Jeffers	2	4	2.00	2.80

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cris Ladner	1	1	1.00	8.20
Wendell Tomich	1	1	1.00	3.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ben Roethlisberger	5	5	46	9.20	8.28

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	5	4	20	4.00	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Calvin Truong	1	1	8	8.00	5.00
RB Richie Forbes	1	1	4	4.00	7.56
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	10	10.00	8.25
WR Clyde Parra	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
WR Quentin Giles	1	1	14	14.00	12.43

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Cris Ladner	1	1	4	4.00	6.33
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	2	2.00	2.00
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	7	7.00	11.00
WR Pete Mauldin	1	0	0	0.00	3.85
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Richie Forbes	5	2

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Bullock	2	0
Wendell Tomich	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ben Roethlisberger	7	7	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	13	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Richie Forbes	3	3	3
WR Quentin Giles	2	2	2
WR Bryce Perkins	1	1	1
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pete Mauldin	4	2	2
RB Cris Ladner	2	2	1
WR Luke Herndon	1	1	1
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	1
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	1
RB Wendell Tomich	1	0	0
WR Martin Orbik	1	0	0
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,100 (19,900)
End Zone 13,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats 19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,500 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,100 (19,900)
End Zone	13,800 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (12,700)
Club Seats	19,300 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (9,900)