Conference Semifinals, 2018

played in Dallas, TX

67 degrees, fair, calm

Minnesota Vikings	14	3	7	3	-	27
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:50 MIN - Quentin Giles 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 01:23 MIN - Edwin Holliday 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 12:58 DAL - Justin Chasser 50 field goal
2Q: 08:40 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 40 field goal
3Q: 08:44 MIN - Sean Loucks 22 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:12 DAL - Justin Chasser 43 field goal
4Q: 09:55 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:50 MIN - Quentin Giles 11 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
1Q: 01:23 MIN - Edwin Holliday 4 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
2Q: 12:58 DAL - Justin Chasser 50 field goal
2Q: 08:40 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 40 field goal
3Q: 08:44 MIN - Sean Loucks 22 pass from Frankie Giles (Donnell Wilcox extra point)
3Q: 02:12 DAL - Justin Chasser 43 field goal
4Q: 09:55 MIN - Donnell Wilcox 49 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 12-6 12-5
First Downs 30 11
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 20 8
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 480 223
- Offensive Plays 74 47
- Yards per Play 6.49 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 191 43
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 5.62 2.05
Net Passing Yards 289 180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 310 180
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.23 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 1/9 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 26
Time of Possession 37:01 22:59

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	12-6	12-5
First Downs	30	11
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	20	8
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	480	223
- Offensive Plays	74	47
- Yards per Play	6.49	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	191	43
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	5.62	2.05
Net Passing Yards	289	180
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	26 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	310	180
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.23	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	1/9	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 26
Time of Possession	37:01	22:59

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:02	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
1	11:45	5:03	OWN 6	11	94	Touchdown
1	5:13	3:55	OWN 26	9	74	Touchdown
2	12:50	4:16	OWN 21	7	56	Field Goal
2	5:01	1:36	OWN 4	5	24	Punt
2	0:40	0:40	OWN 5	2	36	Half
3	13:16	4:48	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
3	2:06	2:21	OWN 20	7	10	Punt
4	13:01	3:11	OWN 40	6	28	Field Goal
4	7:23	7:23	OWN 35	14	55	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:58	1:13	OWN 35	3	8	Punt
1	6:42	1:29	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	1:18	3:28	OWN 30	5	37	Field Goal
2	8:34	3:33	OWN 32	6	19	Punt
2	3:25	2:45	OWN 15	7	33	Punt
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	8:28	6:22	OWN 21	11	53	Field Goal
4	14:45	1:44	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
4	9:50	2:27	OWN 31	6	30	Interception

Game MVP: Frankie Giles, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Randall Papadopulos	17	77	4.53	15	3
Dominic Henry	10	67	6.70	23	2
Donnell Crosland	4	38	9.50	14	2
Frankie Giles	3	9	3.00	5	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Irv Stanford	12	36	3.00	19	1
Wendell Tomich	6	6	1.00	4	0
Grant Webb	2	4	2.00	3	0
Julio Andersen	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Giles	38	25	310	2/21	3	23	0	117.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Grant Webb	26	19	180	0/0	0	26	1	75.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bryce Perkins	6	6	65	10.83	17	19	0
WR Edwin Holliday	6	11	77	12.83	25	23	1
WR Claude Adams	5	8	56	11.20	18	17	0
WR Quentin Giles	3	6	36	12.00	8	17	1
FB Sean Loucks	2	2	30	15.00	14	22	1
TE Jose Mueller	2	4	26	13.00	13	20	0
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	20	20.00	0	20	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Irv Stanford	4	4	29	7.25	8	11
WR Dana Hopkins	3	5	40	13.33	0	20
TE Dwayne Battle	2	3	21	10.50	0	12
WR Pete Mauldin	2	3	10	5.00	2	8
WR Terry Martinez	2	2	18	9.00	5	10
TE Eugene Bullock	2	2	17	8.50	0	9
WR Lester Fidrych	1	3	26	26.00	5	26
TE Tito Benson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Darryl Locke	1	2	5	5.00	3	5
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	9	9.00	11	9

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Percy Garcia	1	9	9.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov
Quentin Giles	1	0
Claude Adams	1	0
Randall Papadopulos	0	1
Bryce Perkins	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Emmitt Robbins	0	0	1	0
Everett Shea	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Herman Burns	3	173	57.7	55.3	65	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Schroeder	6	297	49.5	46.8	61	5

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donnell Wilcox	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oliver Palmer	3	16	5.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Andersen	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Martinez	5	102	20.4	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Willis	5	4	21	26
S Jose Turner	5	2	21	26
S Richard Kerner	4	3	13	25
ILB Archie O'Neal	4	1	8	3
DT Randy Murray	3	2	16	24
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	18	24
CB Nick Blackburn	3	0	21	25
OLB Neal Kelleher	2	0	20	24
DE Chuck Laxdal	2	0	19	12
DE Clay Szymanski	2	0	18	26
OLB Shannon Bynaker	2	0	20	12
S Gino Shields	2	0	7	1
ILB Vinny Bryant	1	0	2	0
S Kirk Baum	1	0	1	14
CB J.C. Sturm	1	0	11	24

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Irv Thornton	10	5	0.0	33	39
S Emmitt Robbins	7	4	0.0	29	37
ILB Jorge Maxey	7	2	0.0	31	38
CB Everett Shea	5	1	0.0	16	21
DT Darnell Nussmeier	4	1	1.0	20	38
DT Walter Flannery	4	2	0.0	24	23
OLB Sean Ackerman	4	0	0.0	12	12
DE Marlon Almond	3	2	0.0	28	34
DT Earnest Hawkins	3	2	0.0	19	12
CB Scottie Coles	3	0	0.0	34	38
S Cris Logan	2	1	0.0	8	11
ILB Chad Mattocks	2	0	0.0	4	4
DE Mo Perlman	1	0	1.0	20	26
FB Darryl Locke	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ian Stokes	1	0	0.0	12	10
DE Andrew Jefcoat	1	0	0.0	11	11
CB Brian Ellis	0	2	0.0	5	11
S Kent Schulz	0	2	0.0	5	3
CB Bryant Lindberg	0	1	0.0	33	36
S Marlon Winslett	0	1	0.0	28	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Clay Szymanski	0.0	0	1	0	26

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mo Perlman	1.0	1	5	0	26
DT Darnell Nussmeier	1.0	0	0	1	38
DE Marlon Almond	0.0	0	1	2	34
DT Earnest Hawkins	0.0	0	1	0	12
DE Andrew Jefcoat	0.0	0	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Percy Garcia	3	0	1	24
CB Nick Blackburn	3	0	0	25
ILB Kurt Willis	2	0	0	26
S Jose Turner	2	0	0	26
S Richard Kerner	1	1	0	25
CB J.C. Sturm	1	1	0	24
OLB Neal Kelleher	1	0	0	24
DE Chuck Laxdal	1	0	0	12
DE Clay Szymanski	1	0	0	26
DT Randy Murray	1	0	0	24
S Kirk Baum	1	0	0	14
ILB Archie O'Neal	1	0	0	3
OLB Shannon Bynaker	1	0	0	12

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jorge Maxey	5	0	38
OLB Irv Thornton	5	0	39
CB Everett Shea	3	0	21
S Emmitt Robbins	2	1	37
CB Scottie Coles	2	1	38
OLB Sean Ackerman	2	0	12
S Cris Logan	2	0	11
DT Walter Flannery	1	0	23
CB Bryant Lindberg	1	0	36
S Marlon Winslett	1	0	35
DE Andrew Jefcoat	1	0	11
CB Brian Ellis	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kurt Drake	5	8	0	24	0	29
Britt Sims	4	8	0	34	1	40
Rico Cade	2	5	1	32	0	37
Rod Erickson	2	5	0	31	0	36
Luther Winslett	1	1	0	4	0	7
Tom Swisher	1	1	0	14	0	11
Clyde Jordan	0	3	0	24	1	33

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Phil Mathews	1	5	18	22
Curtis Farley	1	4	19	23
Darryl Hickman	1	2	21	25
Joseph Carlisle	0	3	7	4
Gary Nachman	0	2	19	20
Darryl Locke	0	1	15	15
Xavier Arnold	0	1	17	26
Eugene Bullock	0	1	8	11

Special Teams Statistics

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Baum	3	14
Donnell Crosland	1	19
Roman Ferrari	1	13
Neal Kelleher	1	11
Dwight Grolitzer	1	9
Vinny Bryant	0	20
Claude Adams	0	15
Arnold Gaden	0	11
Austin Scott	0	10
Sean Loucks	0	9
Oliver Palmer	0	9
Donnell Wilcox	0	8
Dominic Henry	0	8
J.C. Sturm	0	8
Chuck Laxdal	0	6
Archie O'Neal	0	6
Clarence Snellings	0	6
Ralph Ingram	0	5
Will Mendheim	0	5
Tom Swisher	0	5
Rod Erickson	0	5
Jose Mueller	0	5
Shannon Bynaker	0	4
Richard Kerner	0	3
Britt Sims	0	3
Herman Burns	0	3
Percy Garcia	0	2
Clay Szymanski	0	2
Kurt Willis	0	2
Randy Murray	0	2
Robbie Cassidy	0	2
Gino Shields	0	2
Jose Turner	0	2
Frank Lyle	0	2
Frankie Giles	0	2
Nick Blackburn	0	2
Randall Papadopulos	0	1
Edwin Holliday	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Palepoi	1	15
Marlon Winslett	1	11
Darryl Locke	1	9
Julio Andersen	0	20
Tito Benson	0	17
Pete Mauldin	0	12
Luke Herndon	0	11
Brian Ellis	0	10
Cris Logan	0	10
Sean Ackerman	0	9
Eugene Bullock	0	9
Curtis Farley	0	8
Phil Mathews	0	8
Wendell Tomich	0	8
Joseph Carlisle	0	8
Orlando Cooke	0	8
Dustin Beaudoin	0	8
Dwight Sanders	0	7
Marcus Schroeder	0	6
Terry Martinez	0	6
Justin Chasser	0	5
Everett Shea	0	5
Andrew Jefcoat	0	4
Emmitt Robbins	0	3
Chad Mattocks	0	3
Bryant Lindberg	0	3
Dwayne Battle	0	3
Kim Clinton	0	2
Darnell Nussmeier	0	2
Marlon Almond	0	2
Walter Flannery	0	2
Mo Perlman	0	2
Jorge Maxey	0	2
Irv Thornton	0	2
Scottie Coles	0	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	23	5.8
Middle	15	57	3.8
Right	14	112	8.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	4	0.6
Middle	4	11	2.8
Right	10	28	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Giles	38	25	4	1	0	3	8	3	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Grant Webb	26	19	2	2	1	2	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	15	151	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	139	11.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	20	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	86	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	46	11.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Edwin Holliday	11	6	77	1	29
WR Claude Adams	8	5	56	0	18
WR Bryce Perkins	6	6	65	0	36
WR Quentin Giles	6	3	36	0	24
TE Jose Mueller	4	2	26	1	26
FB Sean Loucks	2	2	30	1	18
RB Dominic Henry	1	1	20	1	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dana Hopkins	5	3	0	40	1	19
RB Irv Stanford	4	4	0	29	0	20
WR Lester Fidrych	3	1	1	26	1	26
TE Dwayne Battle	3	2	0	21	0	11
WR Pete Mauldin	3	2	0	10	0	16
FB Darryl Locke	2	1	0	5	0	15
WR Terry Martinez	2	2	0	18	0	3
TE Eugene Bullock	2	2	0	17	0	11
TE Tito Benson	1	1	0	5	0	3
RB Wendell Tomich	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Papadopulos	5	12	2.40	4.53
Frankie Giles	2	4	2.00	3.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Giles	4	3	29	7.25	8.16

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Edwin Holliday	2	2	18	9.00	7.00
WR Quentin Giles	2	1	11	5.50	6.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Donnell Crosland	2	2
Randall Papadopulos	1	1
Frankie Giles	1	0
Dominic Henry	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Wendell Tomich	1	0
Irv Stanford	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Giles	9	5	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Grant Webb	8	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Edwin Holliday	3	1	1
WR Quentin Giles	3	2	2
TE Jose Mueller	2	1	1
WR Claude Adams	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Irv Stanford	2	2	0
WR Lester Fidrych	1	0	0
TE Dwayne Battle	1	1	0
WR Pete Mauldin	1	1	1
WR Terry Martinez	1	1	0
WR Dana Hopkins	1	0	0
TE Eugene Bullock	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 76,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,500 (19,900)
End Zone 13,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (12,700)
Club Seats 18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 5,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	76,400 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,500 (19,900)
End Zone	13,500 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (12,700)
Club Seats	18,700 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	5,600 (9,900)