Week 16, 2045

played in Dallas, TX

46 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Denver Broncos	0	3	6	7	-	16
Dallas Cowboys	21	0	7	3	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 DAL - Rusty Amis 77 interception return (Earl Parcells extra point)
1Q: 06:17 DAL - Dean Feather 15 pass from Darrin Dodge (Earl Parcells extra point)
1Q: 00:12 DAL - Darrin Dodge 9 run (Earl Parcells extra point)
2Q: 09:06 DEN - Zane Killian 25 field goal
3Q: 09:59 DEN - Preston Cremeans 5 pass from Irving Solymos (Jackie Perry run for conversion failed)
3Q: 05:45 DAL - Nicholas Forbes 10 pass from Darrin Dodge (Earl Parcells extra point)
4Q: 10:27 DAL - Earl Parcells 34 field goal
4Q: 06:46 DEN - Darien Blackwell 30 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:27 DAL - Rusty Amis 77 interception return (Earl Parcells extra point)
1Q: 06:17 DAL - Dean Feather 15 pass from Darrin Dodge (Earl Parcells extra point)
1Q: 00:12 DAL - Darrin Dodge 9 run (Earl Parcells extra point)
2Q: 09:06 DEN - Zane Killian 25 field goal
3Q: 09:59 DEN - Preston Cremeans 5 pass from Irving Solymos (Jackie Perry run for conversion failed)
3Q: 05:45 DAL - Nicholas Forbes 10 pass from Darrin Dodge (Earl Parcells extra point)
4Q: 10:27 DAL - Earl Parcells 34 field goal
4Q: 06:46 DEN - Darien Blackwell 30 pass from Irving Solymos (Zane Killian extra point)

Team Statistics DEN DAL
Record 7-8 7-8
First Downs 21 15
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 12 6
- by Penalty 4 0
Total Net Yards 315 286
- Offensive Plays 70 57
- Yards per Play 4.50 5.02
Net Rushing Yards 83 117
- Rushing Attempts 24 30
- Yards per Rush 3.46 3.90
Net Passing Yards 232 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 25 - 2 26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 253 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/21 1/10
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 6.26
Fumbles/Lost 5/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 10/86
Punt Returns/Yards 2/1 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/86
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:33 30:27

Team Statistics	DEN	DAL
Record	7-8	7-8
First Downs	21	15
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	12	6
- by Penalty	4	0
Total Net Yards	315	286
- Offensive Plays	70	57
- Yards per Play	4.50	5.02
Net Rushing Yards	83	117
- Rushing Attempts	24	30
- Yards per Rush	3.46	3.90
Net Passing Yards	232	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 25 - 2	26 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	253	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/21	1/10
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	6.26
Fumbles/Lost	5/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	10/86
Punt Returns/Yards	2/1	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/86
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:33	30:27

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:43	OWN 25	7	44	Interception
1	11:17	2:54	OWN 31	6	24	Punt
1	6:07	1:28	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
1	3:19	0:24	OWN 24	3	18	Fumble
2	15:00	3:44	OWN 13	6	32	Punt
2	10:16	1:18	OPP 10	3	2	Field Goal
2	6:42	4:14	OWN 10	12	45	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 30	3	5	Half
3	12:03	2:14	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
3	5:34	2:06	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	1:32	2:12	OWN 31	7	15	Interception
4	10:22	3:47	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
4	2:39	0:45	OWN 12	4	7	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:23	2:16	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:39	1:20	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	2:55	2:55	OPP 42	7	42	Touchdown
2	11:16	1:00	OWN 9	2	1	Fumble
2	8:58	2:16	OWN 22	4	22	Punt
2	2:28	1:30	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:57	OWN 18	4	5	Punt
3	9:49	4:15	OWN 40	7	60	Touchdown
3	3:28	1:56	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	14:20	3:58	OPP 46	8	29	Field Goal
4	6:35	3:56	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
4	1:54	1:54	OPP 19	5	10	Game

Game MVP: Darrin Dodge, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jalen Carlson	17	69	4.06	14	4
Jackie Perry	5	14	2.80	11	1
Rusty Boone	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0
Irving Solymos	1	4	4.00	4	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ernie Manning	17	80	4.71	17	3	0
Darrin Dodge	6	20	3.33	9	0	1
Terry Norris	5	15	3.00	5	0	0
Nicholas Forbes	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Thomas Lyons	1	-7	-7.00	-7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Irving Solymos	41	25	253	5/21	2	30	2	74.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Darrin Dodge	26	19	179	1/10	2	32	0	117.3

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Preston Cremeans	8	14	81	10.13	26	30	1
WR Casey Blackburn	6	7	51	8.50	20	21	0
RB Edwin Wheeler	3	3	27	9.00	4	12	0
TE Van Garrison	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Darien Blackwell	2	9	36	18.00	16	30	1
RB Jackie Perry	2	2	18	9.00	0	11	0
WR Rusty Boone	1	2	20	20.00	10	20	0
WR Kerry Deisig	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Conner Justin	6	9	88	14.67	64	32	0
TE Randall Adams	4	6	19	4.75	12	12	0
RB Ernie Manning	4	4	29	7.25	26	29	0
WR Thomas Lyons	2	3	12	6.00	0	9	0
FB Nicholas Forbes	1	1	10	10.00	11	10	1
WR Joey Wilkins	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Dean Feather	1	1	15	15.00	10	15	1

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Lorenzo George	1	9	9.00	0
S Rusty Amis	1	77	77.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force
Irving Solymos	2	2	0
Everett Fredrickson	1	0	0
Edwin Wheeler	1	0	0
Jackie Perry	1	0	0
Cory Wimer	0	1	0
Terry Sims	0	1	0
Darien Blackwell	0	1	0
Derrick Buckley	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ernie Manning	1	0	0
Taylor Masters	0	1	0
Korey Kemp	0	0	2
Pete Stabenow	0	0	1
Darnell McCormick	0	0	1
Silas Buckner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tito Sawyer	5	235	47.0	38.0	51	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Stanley Kraft	6	278	46.3	46.2	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Zane Killian	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Earl Parcells	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everett Fredrickson	2	1	0.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Foster	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Deisig	2	38	19.0	0
Martin Kieta	1	28	28.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Xavier Foster	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Derrick Buckley	8	1	0.0	29	27
ILB Grayson Villareal	6	1	0.0	17	13
S Everett Fredrickson	6	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	5	2	0.0	30	27
S Tony Greenlee	4	2	0.0	30	27
ILB Efrain Richmond	3	4	1.0	26	21
CB Isaiah Obenhoff	3	2	0.0	27	27
OLB Brody Jamison	3	1	0.0	26	21
DT Juan Callis	3	0	0.0	27	24
DE Wes Banks	2	2	0.0	27	25
DT Fred Hanks	1	0	0.0	8	8
CB Terry Sims	1	0	0.0	16	15
RB Edwin Wheeler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Emmitt Weaver	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Kody Westbrook	0	1	0.0	4	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Alonzo Gillespie	9	1	0.0	24	46
ILB Quinn Blundin	7	3	0.0	24	46
DT Darien McKenzie	6	2	1.0	22	41
CB Lorenzo George	5	1	0.0	24	46
DE Ross Hatcher	4	0	1.0	24	39
OLB Silas Buckner	3	1	2.0	18	35
S Greg Hellestrae	3	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Korey Kemp	3	0	0.0	7	21
DE Pete Stabenow	2	3	1.0	17	33
CB Darnell McCormick	2	1	0.0	16	23
CB Monty Burns	2	0	0.0	24	43
DT Karl Bentsen	1	1	0.0	6	8
S Taylor Masters	1	1	0.0	8	21
S Lance Waskow	1	0	0.0	6	11
DT Reuben Dukart	1	0	0.0	18	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Efrain Richmond	1.0	0	0	0	21
DT Juan Callis	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Brody Jamison	0.0	0	2	0	21
DE Wes Banks	0.0	0	1	2	25

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Silas Buckner	2.0	0	0	35
DE Ross Hatcher	1.0	2	1	39
DT Darien McKenzie	1.0	0	2	41
DE Pete Stabenow	1.0	0	1	33
CB Lorenzo George	0.0	1	0	46
DT Karl Bentsen	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Everett Fredrickson	4	0	27
OLB Sedrick Zimmerman	3	0	27
S Tony Greenlee	3	0	27
CB Isaiah Obenhoff	2	1	27
OLB Brody Jamison	2	0	21
CB Derrick Buckley	2	0	27
ILB Grayson Villareal	1	1	13
ILB Efrain Richmond	1	0	21
DT Juan Callis	1	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Quinn Blundin	5	0	0	46
CB Lorenzo George	4	2	1	46
ILB Alonzo Gillespie	4	0	0	46
OLB Silas Buckner	2	2	0	35
OLB Korey Kemp	2	1	0	21
S Greg Hellestrae	2	0	0	19
CB Darnell McCormick	1	1	0	23
CB Monty Burns	1	1	0	43
S Taylor Masters	1	1	0	21
S Lance Waskow	1	0	0	11
DE Ross Hatcher	1	0	0	39
DT Darien McKenzie	1	0	0	41
S Rusty Amis	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antonio Mullaney	3	4	1	24	0	46
Pete Winters	2	7	0	24	0	46
Lester O'Brien	1	5	0	24	0	46
Carlos Saldivar	1	3	0	24	3	46
Philip Ebeling	1	3	0	24	2	46
Gerald Hamilton	0	1	0	6	0	3
Preston Cremeans	0	1	0	24	0	46

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
James Mills	4	9	30	0	27
Howie Ramsey	3	6	30	1	27
Winfred Nader	1	4	30	0	27
Archie Gidley	1	2	30	0	27
Rusty Jimenez	0	3	30	0	27
Randall Adams	0	1	26	0	25

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Greenlee	2	10
Everett Fredrickson	1	18
Martin Kieta	1	17

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Darnell McCormick	2	21
James Flatt	1	21
Terry Norris	1	17
Rusty Jimenez	1	7

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Philip Ebeling	24	46	---	---	6	76
Carlos Saldivar	24	46	---	---	6	76
Lester O'Brien	24	46	---	---	6	76
Antonio Mullaney	24	46	---	---	6	76
Everett Fredrickson	---	---	30	27	18	75
Irving Solymos	24	46	---	---	---	70
Preston Cremeans	24	46	---	---	---	70
Pete Winters	24	46	---	---	---	70
Derrick Buckley	---	---	29	27	13	69
Tony Greenlee	---	---	30	27	10	67
Darien Blackwell	14	32	---	---	17	63
Kerry Deisig	18	33	---	---	10	61
Efrain Richmond	---	---	26	21	12	59
Sedrick Zimmerman	---	---	30	27	1	58
Jalen Carlson	20	26	---	---	11	57
Juan Callis	---	---	27	24	6	57
Isaiah Obenhoff	---	---	27	27	1	55
Wes Banks	---	---	27	25	1	53
Casey Blackburn	17	35	---	---	---	52
Winfred Fennell	---	---	26	24	1	51
Brody Jamison	---	---	26	21	3	50
Edwin Wheeler	0	16	---	---	22	38
Grayson Villareal	---	---	17	13	1	31
Gerald Hamilton	6	3	---	---	22	31
Terry Sims	---	---	16	15	---	31
Van Garrison	9	15	---	---	6	30
Kody Westbrook	---	---	4	6	19	29
Martin Kieta	---	---	4	5	17	26
Fred Hanks	---	---	8	8	1	17
Cory Wimer	---	---	1	0	14	15
Rusty Boone	4	10	---	---	---	14
Angel Cottle	3	8	---	---	---	11
Jackie Perry	5	6	---	---	---	11
Ryan Napiecek	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tito Sawyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lionel Harmon	---	---	0	0	6	6
Zane Killian	0	0	---	---	5	5
Emmitt Weaver	---	---	1	0	---	1
Trevor White	---	---	1	0	---	1
Darrell Godsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bruce Torelli	0	0	---	---	---	0
Silas Richmond	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dixon Hickman	---	---	0	0	---	0
Corbin Clayton	---	---	0	0	---	0
Xavier Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rondell Jefferies	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Gillespie	---	---	24	46	10	80
Monty Burns	---	---	24	43	11	78
Lorenzo George	---	---	24	46	1	71
Quinn Blundin	---	---	24	46	1	71
Winfred Nader	30	27	---	---	7	64
Rusty Jimenez	30	27	---	---	7	64
James Mills	30	27	---	---	7	64
Ross Hatcher	---	---	24	39	1	64
Darien McKenzie	---	---	22	41	1	64
Archie Gidley	30	27	---	---	7	64
Randall Adams	26	25	---	---	11	62
Darnell McCormick	---	---	16	23	21	60
Howie Ramsey	30	27	---	---	---	57
Darrin Dodge	30	27	---	---	---	57
Greg Hellestrae	---	---	16	19	21	56
Conner Justin	29	26	---	---	---	55
Silas Buckner	---	---	18	35	1	54
Joey Wilkins	28	24	---	---	---	52
Pete Stabenow	---	---	17	33	---	50
Reuben Dukart	---	---	18	30	1	49
Ernie Manning	23	25	---	---	---	48
Taylor Masters	---	---	8	21	11	40
Thomas Lyons	14	19	---	---	---	33
Korey Kemp	---	---	7	21	5	33
Nicholas Forbes	8	7	---	---	16	31
Maurice Covington	---	---	4	6	21	31
Cory Fellin	6	5	---	---	16	27
Terry Norris	6	2	---	---	17	25
Travis Facey	---	---	6	18	---	24
James Flatt	1	0	---	---	21	22
Lance Waskow	---	---	6	11	---	17
Karl Bentsen	---	---	6	8	---	14
Dean Feather	8	2	---	---	4	14
Xavier Foster	0	0	---	---	11	11
Zach McCellion	---	---	0	9	1	10
Rusty Amis	---	---	0	9	1	10
Butch Allen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Earl Parcells	0	0	---	---	7	7
Stanley Kraft	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Shea	---	---	0	2	---	2
Bradley Kay	0	0	---	---	1	1
Oscar Donovan	1	0	---	---	---	1
Sebastian Galland	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mason Daniels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myles Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phillip Lincoln	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	29	4.1
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	9	17	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	3	0.8
Middle	20	104	5.2
Right	5	11	2.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Irving Solymos	41	25	4	1	2	8	3	5	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Darrin Dodge	26	19	3	0	1	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	9	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	16	149	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	74	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	21	5.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	92	13.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	78	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	9	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Preston Cremeans	14	8	1	81	1	46
WR Darien Blackwell	9	2	1	36	1	32
WR Casey Blackburn	7	6	0	51	1	35
RB Edwin Wheeler	3	3	0	27	0	16
TE Van Garrison	3	2	0	8	0	15
WR Rusty Boone	2	1	0	20	1	10
RB Jackie Perry	2	2	0	18	0	6
WR Kerry Deisig	1	1	0	12	0	33

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Conner Justin	9	6	1	88	2	26
TE Randall Adams	6	4	0	19	0	25
RB Ernie Manning	4	4	0	29	1	25
WR Thomas Lyons	3	2	0	12	0	19
WR Joey Wilkins	2	1	0	6	0	24
FB Nicholas Forbes	1	1	0	10	0	7
TE Dean Feather	1	1	0	15	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jalen Carlson	2	12	6.00	4.06

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Darrin Dodge	3	15	5.00	3.33
Ernie Manning	3	-2	-0.67	4.71
Terry Norris	2	6	3.00	3.00
Nicholas Forbes	1	9	9.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Irving Solymos	2	1	5	2.50	6.17

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Darrin Dodge	5	3	33	6.60	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Preston Cremeans	2	1	5	2.50	5.79

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Conner Justin	2	1	8	4.00	9.78
TE Randall Adams	1	0	0	0.00	3.17
FB Nicholas Forbes	1	1	10	10.00	10.00
TE Dean Feather	1	1	15	15.00	15.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Darrin Dodge	4	2
Ernie Manning	1	1
Thomas Lyons	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Irving Solymos	11	6	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Darrin Dodge	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Preston Cremeans	4	2	1
RB Edwin Wheeler	2	2	1
TE Van Garrison	2	2	1
WR Darien Blackwell	2	0	0
WR Casey Blackburn	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Conner Justin	3	2	2
RB Ernie Manning	2	2	0
TE Randall Adams	1	0	0
WR Thomas Lyons	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 17,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,500 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	17,800 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)