Week 16, 2017

played in Denver, CO

23 degrees, fair, 15 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	7	7	6	-	20
Denver Broncos	14	6	3	7	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:29 DEN - Deron Lane 9 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 00:15 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 06:22 DAL - Lester Fidrych 6 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 03:32 DEN - Danny Whitfield 44 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DEN - Danny Whitfield 38 field goal
3Q: 10:47 DAL - Darryl Locke 6 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
3Q: 01:36 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
4Q: 08:33 DEN - Deron Lane 20 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 04:29 DAL - Lester Fidrych 27 pass from Marc Bullock (Marc Bullock pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:29 DEN - Deron Lane 9 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
1Q: 00:15 DEN - Dwight Shepherd 1 run (Danny Whitfield extra point)
2Q: 06:22 DAL - Lester Fidrych 6 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
2Q: 03:32 DEN - Danny Whitfield 44 field goal
2Q: 00:10 DEN - Danny Whitfield 38 field goal
3Q: 10:47 DAL - Darryl Locke 6 pass from Marc Bullock (Justin Chasser extra point)
3Q: 01:36 DEN - Danny Whitfield 36 field goal
4Q: 08:33 DEN - Deron Lane 20 pass from Lorenzo Capoccia (Danny Whitfield extra point)
4Q: 04:29 DAL - Lester Fidrych 27 pass from Marc Bullock (Marc Bullock pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DAL DEN
Record 4-11 10-5
First Downs 17 25
- by Rushing 6 8
- by Passing 9 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 240 430
- Offensive Plays 53 74
- Yards per Play 4.53 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 90 152
- Rushing Attempts 24 39
- Yards per Rush 3.75 3.90
Net Passing Yards 150 278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 2 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 168 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/18 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 7.94
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 8.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 11/99
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 6/144 3/71
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 22:24 37:36

Team Statistics	DAL	DEN
Record	4-11	10-5
First Downs	17	25
- by Rushing	6	8
- by Passing	9	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	240	430
- Offensive Plays	53	74
- Yards per Play	4.53	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	90	152
- Rushing Attempts	24	39
- Yards per Rush	3.75	3.90
Net Passing Yards	150	278
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 2	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	168	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/18	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	7.94
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	8.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	11/99
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	6/144	3/71
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	22:24	37:36

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:22	0:52	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
1	9:51	1:44	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:20	0:32	OWN 35	2	-7	Fumble
1	0:05	1:46	OWN 13	3	7	Punt
2	10:55	4:41	OWN 29	9	71	Touchdown
2	3:25	1:55	OWN 27	6	38	Interception
3	15:00	4:21	OWN 41	8	59	Touchdown
3	7:17	0:53	OWN 23	4	19	Interception
3	1:29	1:24	OWN 17	3	5	Punt
4	12:24	1:05	OWN 7	3	7	Punt
4	8:19	4:12	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:38	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	12:30	2:39	OWN 15	6	15	Punt
1	8:07	5:47	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
1	1:48	1:43	OPP 28	3	28	Touchdown
2	13:19	2:24	OWN 31	6	40	Fumble
2	6:14	2:49	OWN 35	6	38	Field Goal
2	1:30	1:27	OWN 27	4	52	Field Goal
3	10:39	3:22	OWN 24	5	15	Punt
3	6:24	4:55	OPP 49	9	30	Field Goal
3	0:05	2:41	OWN 42	6	1	Punt
4	11:19	3:00	OWN 49	6	51	Touchdown
4	4:07	4:07	OPP 49	11	43	Game

Game MVP: Lorenzo Capoccia, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Stanford	12	54	4.50	16	1
Wendell Tomich	7	16	2.29	6	0
Marc Bullock	5	20	4.00	5	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Dwight Shepherd	23	108	4.70	18	3	1
Jeffrey McCollom	10	19	1.90	5	0	0
Lorenzo Capoccia	4	17	4.25	13	1	0
Clifton Baxter	2	8	4.00	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marc Bullock	27	16	168	2/18	3	27	2	83.6

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lorenzo Capoccia	32	22	296	3/18	2	43	0	118.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lester Fidrych	6	8	78	13.00	8	27	2
FB Darryl Locke	5	7	49	9.80	12	19	1
WR Terry Martinez	2	4	6	3.00	2	4	0
TE Dwayne Battle	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Jon Mackey	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR J.R. Patton	1	3	15	15.00	0	15	0
WR Dana Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Deron Lane	7	13	117	16.71	48	26	2
RB Dwight Shepherd	4	4	25	6.25	6	11	0
WR Warren Kerr	3	4	58	19.33	5	43	0
TE Steven Owens	3	3	29	9.67	0	13	0
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
TE Lee Rayman	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Kurt Perkins	1	3	27	27.00	1	27	0
FB Clifton Baxter	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1	0	0.00	0
CB Cornell Shah	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marc Bullock	1	0	0
Terry Martinez	1	0	0
Kendall Anderson	0	1	0
Wendell Tomich	0	1	0
Marlon Winslett	0	0	1
Irv Thornton	0	0	1

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Warren Kerr	2	0	0
Eddie Hardy	0	1	1
Carlton DeRonde	0	1	0
Bernard Banks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	5	241	48.2	43.6	57	1

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Christian Cunningham	4	207	51.8	43.8	70	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Danny Whitfield	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	1	12	12.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Bensen	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Ellis	4	93	23.3	0
Terry Martinez	2	51	25.5	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Finley	2	50	25.0	0
Rico Bensen	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Irv Thornton	8	2	0.0	39	32
CB Bryant Lindberg	7	0	0.0	37	33
S Emmitt Robbins	6	4	0.0	32	33
CB Skip Kaplan	5	2	0.0	33	33
OLB Neal Kelleher	4	1	0.0	22	11
DT Darnell Nussmeier	3	3	1.5	36	34
DE Mo Perlman	3	1	1.0	30	33
ILB Jorge Maxey	3	2	0.0	32	33
S Kendall Anderson	3	1	0.0	18	11
S Marlon Winslett	3	1	0.0	28	29
CB Glen Mueller	3	0	0.0	18	24
DT Mickey Keith	3	0	0.0	25	29
DE Gerald England	2	1	0.5	12	9
OLB Sean Ackerman	2	0	0.0	8	7
DT Earnest Hawkins	2	0	0.0	15	3
DE Ian Stokes	1	3	0.0	36	28
S Herman Norton	1	0	0.0	2	1
TE Jon Mackey	1	0	---	---	---
WR J.R. Patton	1	0	---	---	---

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chuck Densmore	7	4	0.0	24	29
S Bernie Burke	6	1	0.0	23	29
S Reuben Toniolo	6	1	0.0	20	27
CB Tom Clancy	5	0	0.0	24	29
OLB Bubba Rhodes	4	4	1.0	24	29
CB Cornell Shah	3	0	0.0	16	25
DT Eddie Hardy	2	1	0.0	16	22
S Jerald Thornton	2	0	0.0	7	7
DE Bernard Banks	1	0	1.0	24	28
DT Shaun Woods	1	0	0.0	17	25
DT Ian Kanpurwala	1	0	0.0	8	3
DE Junior Clancy	1	0	0.0	21	27
CB John Echols	0	1	0.0	22	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1.5	1	1	34
DE Mo Perlman	1.0	1	0	33
DE Gerald England	0.5	0	0	9
DT Mickey Keith	0.0	1	1	29
DE Ian Stokes	0.0	1	0	28

Denver	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bernard Banks	1.0	1	1	28
OLB Bubba Rhodes	1.0	0	0	29
DT Shaun Woods	0.0	1	1	25
DT Eddie Hardy	0.0	1	0	22
DE Junior Clancy	0.0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Skip Kaplan	4	0	33
CB Glen Mueller	3	0	24
CB Bryant Lindberg	3	0	33
S Marlon Winslett	3	0	29
S Emmitt Robbins	2	4	33
OLB Sean Ackerman	2	0	7
OLB Irv Thornton	2	0	32
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	11
DE Mo Perlman	1	0	33
ILB Jorge Maxey	1	0	33

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cornell Shah	5	0	1	25
CB Tom Clancy	4	0	0	29
ILB Chuck Densmore	2	1	0	29
CB John Echols	1	1	0	28
S Reuben Toniolo	1	1	0	27
DT Eddie Hardy	1	0	0	22
S Bernie Burke	1	0	0	29
S Jerald Thornton	1	0	0	7
OLB Bubba Rhodes	0	1	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Gary Nachman	2	5	21	1	23
Joseph Carlisle	2	5	23	1	27
Xavier Arnold	2	4	23	0	28
Darryl Hickman	1	3	24	0	29
Orlando Cooke	1	2	19	0	22
Dwayne Battle	0	1	12	0	8
Jon Mackey	0	1	12	0	15

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Guzowski	4	8	0	33	0	30
Freddie Back	3	8	0	37	0	34
Shane Arnold	2	3	1	37	0	31
Arnie Alcott	1	4	0	37	2	32
Clifton Baxter	1	2	0	22	0	16
Steven Owens	1	1	0	19	0	20
Marcus Farrell	0	7	0	34	1	26
Pete Herbert	0	3	0	12	0	13

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Palepoi	2	16
Jon Mackey	1	17
Herman Norton	1	15
Joseph Carlisle	1	5
Eugene Hancock	1	4
Wendell Tomich	0	19
Brian Ellis	0	14
Terry Martinez	0	14
Dwayne Battle	0	12
Sean Ackerman	0	12
Luke Herndon	0	11
Chester Evans	0	11
J.R. Patton	0	10
Darryl Locke	0	8
Kendall Anderson	0	8
Mo Perlman	0	7
Bart Rivera	0	5
Ty Walton	0	5
Curtis Farley	0	5
Marcus Schroeder	0	5
Phil Mathews	0	5
Glen Mueller	0	4
Bryant Lindberg	0	4
Earnest Hawkins	0	4
Justin Chasser	0	4
Skip Kaplan	0	4
Darnell Nussmeier	0	3
Neal Kelleher	0	3
Emmitt Robbins	0	3
Ian Stokes	0	3
Marlon Winslett	0	3
Jorge Maxey	0	3
Irv Thornton	0	3
Dana Hopkins	0	2
Lester Fidrych	0	1
Mickey Keith	0	1

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Luther Puzzuoli	4	11
Jeffrey McCollom	1	23
Lee Rayman	1	16
Randal Blake	1	10
Troy Hopper	0	18
Rico Bensen	0	16
Carlton DeRonde	0	15
Ted O'Neill	0	14
Cornell Shah	0	14
Clifton Baxter	0	12
Jose Brooks	0	11
Ralph Finley	0	11
Danny Whitfield	0	10
Vernon Alcott	0	10
Freddie Back	0	7
Kennedy Finneran	0	7
Pete Herbert	0	7
Marcus Farrell	0	6
Reuben Toniolo	0	6
Lance Guzowski	0	6
Roosevelt Westbrook	0	5
Riddick Rivera	0	5
Christian Cunningham	0	4
Roy Guffey	0	4
Jimmie Burton	0	3
Arnie Alcott	0	1
Kurt Perkins	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	17	61	3.6
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	33	8.3
Middle	17	62	3.6
Right	17	58	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marc Bullock	27	16	2	0	1	4	4	2	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lorenzo Capoccia	32	22	6	1	1	4	4	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	50	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	91	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	27	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	65	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	110	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	111	13.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lester Fidrych	8	6	1	78	2	27
FB Darryl Locke	7	5	0	49	0	17
WR Terry Martinez	4	2	0	6	0	12
WR J.R. Patton	3	1	0	15	0	16
TE Dwayne Battle	2	1	0	7	0	8
TE Jon Mackey	2	1	0	13	0	15
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	18

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Deron Lane	13	7	0	117	3	34
WR Warren Kerr	4	3	0	58	1	22
RB Dwight Shepherd	4	4	0	25	0	20
WR Kurt Perkins	3	1	0	27	1	13
TE Steven Owens	3	3	0	29	0	20
TE Lee Rayman	2	1	1	13	0	18
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	0	2	0	13
TE Troy Hopper	1	1	0	21	1	8
FB Clifton Baxter	1	1	0	4	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Irv Stanford	3	7	2.33	4.50
Wendell Tomich	2	3	1.50	2.29

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dwight Shepherd	3	11	3.67	4.70
Jeffrey McCollom	2	-1	-0.50	1.90
Lorenzo Capoccia	1	-1	-1.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marc Bullock	2	2	12	6.00	6.22

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lorenzo Capoccia	3	2	29	9.67	9.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lester Fidrych	1	1	6	6.00	9.75
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	6	6.00	7.00

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Deron Lane	3	2	29	9.67	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Marc Bullock	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	2	0
Jeffrey McCollom	1	1
Clifton Baxter	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marc Bullock	6	3	2

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lorenzo Capoccia	11	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lester Fidrych	1	1	1
FB Darryl Locke	1	1	1
TE Dwayne Battle	1	0	0
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	0
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0
WR J.R. Patton	1	0	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Deron Lane	5	5	5
WR Warren Kerr	3	2	2
RB Jeffrey McCollom	1	1	0
RB Dwight Shepherd	1	1	1
TE Steven Owens	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,200 (23,500)
End Zone 16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats 8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (2,600)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,200 (76,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,200 (23,500)
End Zone	16,700 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,900)
Club Seats	8,400 (8,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (2,600)