Exhibition Week 1, 2017

played in Houston, TX

95 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	7	6	3	0	-	16
Houston Texans	7	13	0	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 DAL - Darryl Locke 10 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
1Q: 01:44 HOU - Roy Dixon 11 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Todd Sievers 32 field goal
2Q: 10:12 DAL - Justin Chasser 22 field goal
2Q: 05:50 HOU - Gilbert Buckner 8 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DAL - Justin Chasser 42 field goal
2Q: 00:18 HOU - Todd Sievers 57 field goal
3Q: 04:43 DAL - Justin Chasser 39 field goal
4Q: 13:53 HOU - Gilbert Buckner 4 run (Todd Sievers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:06 DAL - Darryl Locke 10 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
1Q: 01:44 HOU - Roy Dixon 11 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Todd Sievers 32 field goal
2Q: 10:12 DAL - Justin Chasser 22 field goal
2Q: 05:50 HOU - Gilbert Buckner 8 run (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 01:56 DAL - Justin Chasser 42 field goal
2Q: 00:18 HOU - Todd Sievers 57 field goal
3Q: 04:43 DAL - Justin Chasser 39 field goal
4Q: 13:53 HOU - Gilbert Buckner 4 run (Todd Sievers extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 8 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 236 326
- Offensive Plays 56 69
- Yards per Play 4.21 4.72
Net Rushing Yards 89 133
- Rushing Attempts 22 35
- Yards per Rush 4.05 3.80
Net Passing Yards 147 193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 16 - 3 31 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 167 211
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 5.68
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/63
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 4/74
Interception Ret./Yards 2/3 3/39
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:55 33:05

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	8	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	236	326
- Offensive Plays	56	69
- Yards per Play	4.21	4.72
Net Rushing Yards	89	133
- Rushing Attempts	22	35
- Yards per Rush	4.05	3.80
Net Passing Yards	147	193
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 16 - 3	31 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	167	211
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	5.68
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/63
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	4/74
Interception Ret./Yards	2/3	3/39
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:55	33:05

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
1	10:12	3:12	OWN 43	7	57	Touchdown
1	5:24	1:05	OPP 49	3	3	Punt
1	1:39	0:45	OWN 33	1	0	Interception
2	14:54	4:50	OWN 36	8	59	Field Goal
2	5:41	3:50	OWN 25	8	50	Field Goal
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	11:14	2:54	OWN 20	7	32	Interception
3	6:45	2:10	OPP 38	6	16	Field Goal
4	13:40	1:23	OWN 32	2	19	Fumble
4	10:52	1:31	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
4	8:34	2:45	OWN 44	4	11	Punt
4	1:06	0:09	OWN 26	1	5	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	1:47	OWN 2	3	7	Punt
1	7:00	1:36	OWN 20	4	30	Interception
1	4:19	2:40	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	0:54	1:00	OPP 19	3	4	Field Goal
2	10:04	4:23	OWN 37	11	63	Touchdown
2	1:51	1:38	OWN 27	5	33	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:46	OWN 28	5	32	Punt
3	8:20	1:35	OWN 36	3	-8	Interception
3	4:35	5:55	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
4	12:17	1:25	OPP 46	3	-13	Punt
4	9:21	0:47	OWN 26	4	-9	Punt
4	5:49	4:43	OWN 6	9	30	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 38	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Bryce Henry, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Stanford	12	63	5.25	18	3
Wendell Tomich	6	15	2.50	7	0
Xavier Blair	2	4	2.00	5	0
Marc Bullock	2	7	3.50	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Roberts	12	38	3.17	9	0	0
Donny Klecko	11	49	4.45	13	2	0
Mack Waldteufel	6	19	3.17	6	0	0
Gilbert Buckner	6	27	4.50	11	1	2

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Xavier Blair	22	12	137	3/20	0	28	2	35.6
Marc Bullock	9	4	30	0/0	1	10	1	50.4

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gilbert Buckner	19	14	101	3/18	0	19	1	63.7
Heath Brodie	12	8	110	0/0	1	36	1	88.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Fidrych	4	6	48	12.00	9	28	0
WR Luke Herndon	2	3	30	15.00	17	15	0
FB Darryl Locke	2	4	15	7.50	1	10	1
WR Terry Martinez	2	6	23	11.50	0	17	0
WR Dana Hopkins	2	6	25	12.50	0	20	0
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	9	9.00	10	9	0
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Marlon Frederick	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Irv Stanford	1	3	11	11.00	0	11	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gerald Roberts	4	5	7	1.75	5	3	0
WR Rufus Andre	4	4	42	10.50	2	19	0
FB Mack Waldteufel	3	4	28	9.33	20	12	0
WR Ricardo Kernbach	3	6	69	23.00	0	36	0
WR Bucky Organ	3	5	36	12.00	12	26	0
WR Roy Dixon	3	4	26	8.67	13	15	1
TE Earl Fiume	2	2	3	1.50	1	4	0
RB Donny Klecko	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Irv Thornton	1	0	0.00	0
CB Skip Kaplan	1	3	3.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Les Collier	1	35	35.00
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	4	4.00
CB Butch Linkletter	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Xavier Blair	2	0
Terry Martinez	1	0
Darryl Hickman	0	1
Irv Stanford	0	1

Houston	Recov	Force
Les Collier	1	0
Bryce Henry	0	2
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	4	209	52.3	46.8	65	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jimmy Reischl	5	224	44.8	37.4	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	3/3	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	2/2	1/1	1/1	57	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg
Luke Herndon	1	8	8.0
Julio Andersen	1	9	9.0
Skip Kaplan	1	0	0.0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	3	80	26.7	0
Luke Herndon	1	22	22.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Corey Cortez	4	74	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Emmitt Robbins	8	2	0.0	31	28
ILB Jorge Maxey	8	1	0.0	32	31
OLB Irv Thornton	6	2	0.0	34	33
DE Ian Stokes	6	0	0.0	32	31
S Marlon Winslett	5	3	0.0	31	30
CB Skip Kaplan	4	2	0.0	23	28
DT Darnell Nussmeier	3	1	1.0	32	29
DE C.J. Knoff	3	0	0.0	12	10
CB Bryant Lindberg	2	1	1.0	28	26
DE Gerald England	2	0	1.0	23	26
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	1	0.0	14	13
CB Glen Mueller	2	1	0.0	31	31
WR Lester Fidrych	2	0	---	---	---
CB Brian Ellis	1	3	0.0	17	10
OLB Dixon Palepoi	1	1	0.0	5	5
WR Luke Herndon	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	---	---	---
S Kent Schulz	0	1	0.0	4	6
DT Howie Whiting	0	1	0.0	7	7

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Alan McIntyre	5	2	0.0	21	33
S Jeffrey Beckwith	5	0	0.0	21	33
OLB Quinn McKenzie	5	0	0.0	21	33
DE Bryce Henry	3	0	2.0	22	34
DT Mark Badalyan	3	1	1.0	20	34
CB Corey Cortez	3	2	0.0	22	33
ILB Les Collier	3	1	0.0	21	34
CB Butch Linkletter	3	0	0.0	18	31
DT Earnest Maciel	2	1	0.0	15	23
CB Tom Taves	2	1	0.0	16	31
S Eddie Murkowski	2	0	0.0	6	12
OLB Ty Sanders	1	0	0.0	6	4
RB Gerald Roberts	1	0	---	---	---
TE Bart Varela	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Louis Sims	1	0	0.0	1	0
S Wade Nieuwstadt	1	0	0.0	1	1
DT Johnny Winters	0	2	0.0	5	2
S Burt Morlando	0	2	0.0	19	31
OLB Sean Ritchie	0	1	0.0	1	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1.0	0	0	1	29
CB Bryant Lindberg	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE Gerald England	1.0	0	0	0	26
DE C.J. Knoff	0.0	1	0	0	10
DT Reggie West	0.0	0	1	1	22

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Bryce Henry	2.0	0	2	34
DT Mark Badalyan	1.0	0	0	34
DE Alan McIntyre	0.0	1	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marlon Winslett	5	0	0	30
CB Skip Kaplan	3	0	1	28
DE Ian Stokes	2	1	0	31
ILB Jorge Maxey	2	1	0	31
OLB Irv Thornton	2	0	1	33
CB Glen Mueller	2	0	0	31
S Emmitt Robbins	2	0	0	28
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	1	0	13
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1	0	0	29
OLB Dixon Palepoi	1	0	0	5
DE C.J. Knoff	1	0	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Corey Cortez	3	1	0	33
CB Butch Linkletter	3	0	1	31
S Eddie Murkowski	2	0	0	12
CB Tom Taves	2	0	0	31
OLB Quinn McKenzie	2	0	0	33
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	0	1	33
OLB Ty Sanders	1	0	0	4
CB Tommy Bennett	1	0	0	3
S Wade Nieuwstadt	1	0	0	1
S Burt Morlando	0	2	0	31
ILB Les Collier	0	0	1	34

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Calvin Wilson	2	5	1	16	1	26
Xavier Arnold	1	4	0	20	1	34
Phil Mathews	0	4	0	19	1	29
Darryl Hickman	0	3	0	16	0	22
Darryl Locke	0	1	0	12	0	17
Joseph Carlisle	0	1	0	10	0	15
Orlando Cooke	0	1	0	21	0	29

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Pullen	2	4	20	0	17
Alvin Finley	1	7	22	0	18
Kyle Morton	1	4	22	0	18
Dusty Starks	1	2	16	0	17
Adrian McCotter	1	2	7	0	10
Raymond Takemura	1	2	15	0	19
Sean Putsche	1	1	20	0	10
Alan Toombs	0	2	20	2	20
Jimmie Donovan	0	2	20	0	15
Mack Waldteufel	0	1	21	0	13
Bart Varela	0	1	18	0	18
Ryan Sprague	0	1	19	0	20
Earl Fiume	0	1	25	0	17
Billy Ah Yat	0	0	14	1	16

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Palepoi	3	25
Chester Evans	1	15
Darryl Hickman	1	5
Julio Andersen	0	22
Brian Ellis	0	22
Cornell Gentilli	0	18
Luke Herndon	0	16
Marlon Frederick	0	14
Herman Norton	0	11
Jon Mackey	0	10
Dwayne Battle	0	8
Justin Chasser	0	8
Phil Mathews	0	7
Terry Martinez	0	7
Gary Nachman	0	7
Joseph Carlisle	0	7
Jorge Maxey	0	7
Bart Rivera	0	6
Darryl Locke	0	6
Skip Kaplan	0	6
C.J. Knoff	0	5
Wendell Tomich	0	5
Marcus Schroeder	0	4
Bryant Lindberg	0	4
Kent Schulz	0	4
Darnell Nussmeier	0	3
Glen Mueller	0	3
Skip Etheridge	0	3
Ian Stokes	0	3
Emmitt Robbins	0	2
Marlon Winslett	0	2
Dana Hopkins	0	2
Gerald England	0	2
Timothy de la Cruz	0	2
Irv Thornton	0	2
Neal Kelleher	0	1
Reggie West	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bart Varela	2	17
Mack Waldteufel	1	17
Ricardo Kernbach	1	14
Gerald Roberts	1	14
Tom Taves	1	14
Sean Putsche	1	13
Jumbo Zellweger	0	19
Eddie Murkowski	0	17
Tommy Bennett	0	16
Roy Dixon	0	13
Corey Cortez	0	9
Todd Sievers	0	8
Billy Ah Yat	0	7
Dusty Starks	0	7
Jimmie Donovan	0	7
Ryan Sprague	0	7
Jimmy Reischl	0	7
Wade Nieuwstadt	0	6
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	5
Louis Sims	0	5
Earl Fiume	0	5
Alvin Finley	0	5
Earnest Maciel	0	4
Sam Wallace	0	4
Sean Ritchie	0	4
Alan McIntyre	0	3
Mark Badalyan	0	3
Les Collier	0	3
Bryce Henry	0	3
Bucky Organ	0	3
Butch Linkletter	0	3
Burt Morlando	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	3
Ty Sanders	0	2
Winfred Dalton	0	2
Adrian McCotter	0	1
Donny Klecko	0	1
Raymond Takemura	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	57	5.7
Middle	10	34	3.4
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	21	86	4.1
Right	8	38	4.8
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Xavier Blair	22	12	2	3	0	3	2	0	2
Marc Bullock	9	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gilbert Buckner	19	14	0	0	0	3	1	2	1
Heath Brodie	12	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	25	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	48	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	65	10.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	9	34	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	39	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	65	9.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	73	14.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	6	4	0	48	1	27
WR Terry Martinez	6	2	1	23	0	19
WR Dana Hopkins	6	2	0	25	1	26
FB Darryl Locke	4	2	0	15	0	17
WR Luke Herndon	3	2	0	30	0	18
RB Irv Stanford	3	1	0	11	0	25
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	0	9	0	6
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	0	0	0	11
WR Marlon Frederick	1	1	0	6	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricardo Kernbach	6	3	0	69	1	24
WR Bucky Organ	5	3	1	36	1	24
RB Gerald Roberts	5	4	0	7	0	18
FB Mack Waldteufel	4	3	0	28	0	13
WR Roy Dixon	4	3	0	26	0	12
WR Rufus Andre	4	4	0	42	0	19
TE Earl Fiume	2	2	0	3	0	17
RB Donny Klecko	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	1	2	2.00	3.50
Wendell Tomich	1	-1	-1.00	2.50
Irv Stanford	1	2	2.00	5.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Roberts	3	3	1.00	3.17
Gilbert Buckner	2	12	6.00	4.50
Mack Waldteufel	1	0	0.00	3.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Xavier Blair	1	0	0	0.00	6.23
Marc Bullock	1	1	10	10.00	3.33

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	5	3	15	3.00	9.17
Gilbert Buckner	2	1	15	7.50	5.32

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Darryl Locke	2	1	10	5.00	3.75

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Roy Dixon	3	2	26	8.67	6.50
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	0	0	0.00	7.00
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0	0.00	7.20
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	0	0.00	1.40
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	4	4.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Xavier Blair	1	1
Marc Bullock	1	1
Irv Stanford	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Mack Waldteufel	3	2
Gerald Roberts	1	1
Gilbert Buckner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Xavier Blair	7	3	1
Marc Bullock	2	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gilbert Buckner	6	5	3
Heath Brodie	3	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dana Hopkins	4	2	1
WR Terry Martinez	3	0	0
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	0
TE Jon Mackey	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gerald Roberts	5	4	2
WR Ricardo Kernbach	1	0	0
WR Roy Dixon	1	1	0
TE Earl Fiume	1	1	0
WR Rufus Andre	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,100)
End Zone 14,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,100)
End Zone	14,400 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,000 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (4,000)