Week 16, 2074

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	3	10	7	0	-	20
Houston Texans	7	0	7	14	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 HOU - Lamar Cheatham 11 pass from Eddie Berner (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 04:25 DAL - Calvin Edwards 42 field goal
2Q: 13:36 DAL - Calvin Edwards 49 field goal
2Q: 07:55 DAL - Juan Curtis 3 run (Calvin Edwards extra point)
3Q: 13:12 HOU - Dennis Hickey 56 interception return (Corey Shantz extra point)
3Q: 07:16 DAL - Brandon Dodge 4 pass from Juan Curtis (Calvin Edwards extra point)
4Q: 08:05 HOU - Deon Humphries 4 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
4Q: 02:08 HOU - Deon Humphries 25 run (Corey Shantz extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 HOU - Lamar Cheatham 11 pass from Eddie Berner (Corey Shantz extra point)
1Q: 04:25 DAL - Calvin Edwards 42 field goal
2Q: 13:36 DAL - Calvin Edwards 49 field goal
2Q: 07:55 DAL - Juan Curtis 3 run (Calvin Edwards extra point)
3Q: 13:12 HOU - Dennis Hickey 56 interception return (Corey Shantz extra point)
3Q: 07:16 DAL - Brandon Dodge 4 pass from Juan Curtis (Calvin Edwards extra point)
4Q: 08:05 HOU - Deon Humphries 4 run (Corey Shantz extra point)
4Q: 02:08 HOU - Deon Humphries 25 run (Corey Shantz extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 7-8 12-3
First Downs 28 16
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 18 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 385 309
- Offensive Plays 71 50
- Yards per Play 5.42 6.18
Net Rushing Yards 115 187
- Rushing Attempts 28 30
- Yards per Rush 4.11 6.23
Net Passing Yards 270 122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 3 19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.28 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/16 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/36 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/53 1/17
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/66
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 34:10 25:50

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	7-8	12-3
First Downs	28	16
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	18	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	385	309
- Offensive Plays	71	50
- Yards per Play	5.42	6.18
Net Rushing Yards	115	187
- Rushing Attempts	28	30
- Yards per Rush	4.11	6.23
Net Passing Yards	270	122
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 3	19 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.28	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/16	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/36	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/53	1/17
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/66
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	34:10	25:50

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	6:15	OWN 25	11	50	Field Goal
1	2:40	4:10	OWN 28	7	40	Field Goal
2	11:52	4:10	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
2	5:42	1:18	OPP 35	3	25	Interception
2	1:46	1:27	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:58	OWN 25	4	30	Interception
3	13:02	5:54	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
3	1:34	3:46	OWN 12	8	53	Missed FG
4	11:06	2:31	OWN 2	5	8	Interception
4	7:57	1:36	OWN 28	4	17	Punt
4	2:00	1:46	OWN 22	7	19	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	4:19	1:39	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	13:30	1:38	OWN 21	3	-6	Punt
2	7:42	2:00	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	4:24	2:38	OWN 20	7	47	Missed FG
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 16	1	0	Half
3	7:08	5:34	OWN 25	10	63	Downs
4	12:48	1:42	OWN 42	3	8	Punt
4	8:35	0:38	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
4	6:21	4:21	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
4	0:14	0:14	OPP 41	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Eddie Berner, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Eddie Denehey	15	67	4.47	14	1	0
RB Greg McFall	7	18	2.57	5	0	0
QB Juan Curtis	5	26	5.20	10	1	1
RB Richie Elliott	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
FB Deon Humphries	16	111	6.94	27	4	2
RB Wade Dunn	7	46	6.57	14	2	0
QB Eddie Berner	3	16	5.33	12	1	0
RB Santiago Griffis	3	12	4.00	10	1	0
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Juan Curtis	40	25	289	3/19	1	28	3	61.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Berner	19	14	129	1/7	1	23	0	109.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Trent Madore	5	6	55	11.00	1	18	0
TE Brandon Dodge	5	5	59	11.80	23	19	1
TE Lamont Lang	4	9	16	4.00	0	12	0
WR Marc Davidson	3	6	38	12.67	25	21	0
WR Doug Webster	3	7	45	15.00	28	19	0
RB Eddie Denehey	2	2	28	14.00	9	17	0
RB Greg McFall	2	2	20	10.00	1	14	0
FB Ray Sedor	1	1	28	28.00	31	28	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Deon Humphries	5	5	37	7.40	21	23	0
TE Dominique Sharber	2	2	15	7.50	1	19	0
WR Brett Trapp	2	3	23	11.50	7	15	0
WR Lamar Cheatham	2	3	26	13.00	0	15	1
TE Preston Horn	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Wade Dunn	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	3	19	19.00	16	19	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Dennis Hickey	1	56	56.00	1
S Darrell Whitehurst	1	10	10.00	0
S Bennett Hjelmar	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Richie Elliott	1	0	0
CB Bernard Noland	1	0	0
TE Lamont Lang	0	1	0
ILB Kenny Thomas	0	1	0
S Shaquille Jarman	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
FB Deon Humphries	1	0	0
G Gage Bennett	0	1	0
TE Dominique Sharber	0	0	1
ILB Lenny Theisen	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Bronson	2	70	35.0	35.0	38	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Witt	4	174	43.5	34.5	49	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Calvin Edwards	2/3	2/3	0/1	49	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Corey Shantz	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernard Noland	3	36	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kent Donovan	2	34	17.0	0
Doug Webster	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Richie Schneggenburger	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edwin Badgro	8	0	0.0	28	20
S Shaquille Jarman	7	2	0.0	28	11
CB A.J. Austin	6	0	0.0	30	20
ILB Deon Perez	5	2	0.0	30	20
OLB Tito Yoon	4	2	0.0	30	19
DT Ryan Fichialos	3	3	0.5	29	17
DT Kim Green	3	0	0.0	13	10
CB Martin Van Pelt	2	0	0.0	30	20
DE Edwin Sides	1	1	0.5	28	16
ILB Kenny Thomas	1	2	0.0	16	6
DT Vinny Orbik	1	1	0.0	18	13
QB Juan Curtis	1	0	---	---	---
WR Doug Webster	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winston Berkholtz	0	2	0.0	26	19
S Darren Givens	0	1	0.0	4	9
CB Blaine Hickman	0	1	0.0	14	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lukas Biekert	9	2	0.0	27	42
ILB Anthony Szporluk	6	3	1.0	18	21
S Darrell Whitehurst	6	3	0.0	27	43
S Bennett Hjelmar	5	2	0.0	26	31
DE Alfredo Barton	5	0	0.0	27	40
ILB Lenny Theisen	4	1	0.0	10	17
CB Irv Detsch	4	1	0.0	18	29
ILB Brendan Tongue	3	1	0.0	9	18
CB Dennis Hickey	3	0	0.0	28	43
DE Floyd Phillips	2	0	1.0	14	16
DE Gabe Morton	2	0	0.5	15	30
DT Raul Samuels	2	0	0.0	26	37
OLB Dana Hutt	1	1	0.0	26	31
OLB Emmanuel Battle	1	0	0.0	2	12
S Caiden Thomas	1	0	0.0	3	12
DT Kendall Kurtz	0	1	0.5	1	6
CB Kim Hernandez	0	1	0.0	19	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Edwin Sides	0.5	1	0	0	16
DT Ryan Fichialos	0.5	0	0	0	17
CB A.J. Austin	0.0	0	1	0	20
DT Kim Green	0.0	0	1	0	10
OLB Tito Yoon	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Winston Berkholtz	0.0	0	0	1	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Floyd Phillips	1.0	0	0	1	16
ILB Anthony Szporluk	1.0	0	0	0	21
DE Gabe Morton	0.5	0	2	4	30
DT Kendall Kurtz	0.5	0	0	0	6
CB Irv Detsch	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Alfredo Barton	0.0	0	2	3	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB A.J. Austin	5	0	20
ILB Deon Perez	4	0	20
S Edwin Badgro	2	0	20
DT Ryan Fichialos	1	1	17
S Shaquille Jarman	1	0	11
OLB Tito Yoon	1	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Lukas Biekert	7	0	0	42
S Darrell Whitehurst	4	2	1	43
S Bennett Hjelmar	3	0	1	31
ILB Brendan Tongue	3	0	0	18
CB Dennis Hickey	2	0	1	43
ILB Lenny Theisen	2	0	0	17
CB Irv Detsch	2	0	0	29
S Caiden Thomas	1	1	0	12
ILB Anthony Szporluk	1	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C DeAndre Tanner	5	10	28	0	43
T Corby Dennis	1	4	28	1	43
T Thurman McKay	1	1	28	1	43
TE Brandon Dodge	1	1	8	0	12
G Vernon Carlson	0	4	28	0	43
G Deron Smithson	0	3	28	0	43
RB Eddie Denehey	0	0	20	1	25

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Micah Bernard	3	7	30	0	20
C Brendan Stevenson	3	6	30	0	20
T Moe Stargell	3	6	30	0	20
G Gage Bennett	1	5	30	0	20
TE Dominique Sharber	1	1	26	0	16
T Carl McGraw	0	1	30	1	20
TE Chance Bennett	0	1	13	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Nickolas Jefferson	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dominique Sharber	3	17
Deon Humphries	1	17
Kim Hernandez	1	15
Darrell Whitehurst	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Deron Smithson	28	43	---	---	5	76
G Vernon Carlson	28	43	---	---	5	76
WR Doug Webster	28	43	---	---	5	76
T Thurman McKay	28	43	---	---	5	76
T Corby Dennis	28	43	---	---	5	76
QB Juan Curtis	28	43	---	---	---	71
C DeAndre Tanner	28	43	---	---	---	71
TE Lamont Lang	25	42	---	---	1	68
WR Marc Davidson	26	41	---	---	---	67
CB A.J. Austin	---	---	30	20	1	51
CB Martin Van Pelt	---	---	30	20	1	51
ILB Deon Perez	---	---	30	20	1	51
OLB Tito Yoon	---	---	30	19	1	50
S Edwin Badgro	---	---	28	20	1	49
RB Eddie Denehey	20	25	---	---	2	47
DT Ryan Fichialos	---	---	29	17	1	47
DE Winston Berkholtz	---	---	26	19	1	46
DE Edwin Sides	---	---	28	16	1	45
S Shaquille Jarman	---	---	28	11	---	39
TE Brandon Dodge	8	12	---	---	19	39
ILB Kenny Thomas	---	---	16	6	16	38
WR Trent Madore	17	20	---	---	---	37
CB Blaine Hickman	---	---	14	14	5	33
RB Greg McFall	7	17	---	---	8	32
DT Vinny Orbik	---	---	18	13	---	31
DT Kim Green	---	---	13	10	5	28
FB Ray Sedor	4	11	---	---	8	23
RB Richie Elliott	1	1	---	---	19	21
WR Kent Donovan	1	0	---	---	19	20
OLB Adam Weber	---	---	0	0	16	16
S Darren Givens	---	---	4	9	1	14
S Craig Kozlowski	---	---	0	0	14	14
CB Nickolas Jefferson	---	---	0	0	14	14
WR Miguel Pomraning	1	1	---	---	10	12
K Calvin Edwards	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE John Weiler	2	2	---	---	4	8
DE Arnold Bernard	---	---	2	1	4	7
P Javier Bronson	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Clayton Sweeney	---	---	2	3	---	5
C Bradley King	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Bernard Noland	---	---	0	1	4	5
DE Jerry Hampton	---	---	2	1	---	3
QB Gary Palepoi	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Rickey McDaniel	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Enrique Zolman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Darrell Whitehurst	---	---	27	43	13	83
CB Dennis Hickey	---	---	28	43	3	74
OLB Lukas Biekert	---	---	27	42	5	74
DE Alfredo Barton	---	---	27	40	3	70
DT Raul Samuels	---	---	26	37	---	63
CB Kim Hernandez	---	---	19	26	15	60
TE Dominique Sharber	26	16	---	---	17	59
FB Deon Humphries	28	14	---	---	17	59
S Bennett Hjelmar	---	---	26	31	---	57
OLB Dana Hutt	---	---	26	31	---	57
G Gage Bennett	30	20	---	---	5	55
G Micah Bernard	30	20	---	---	5	55
T Carl McGraw	30	20	---	---	5	55
T Moe Stargell	30	20	---	---	5	55
WR Richie Schneggenburger	24	18	---	---	12	54
CB Irv Detsch	---	---	18	29	5	52
C Brendan Stevenson	30	20	---	---	---	50
QB Eddie Berner	30	20	---	---	---	50
DE Gabe Morton	---	---	15	30	3	48
WR Brett Trapp	25	18	---	---	5	48
ILB Anthony Szporluk	---	---	18	21	3	42
ILB Brendan Tongue	---	---	9	18	7	34
DE Floyd Phillips	---	---	14	16	2	32
S Caiden Thomas	---	---	3	12	15	30
WR Lamar Cheatham	15	14	---	---	1	30
ILB Lenny Theisen	---	---	10	17	---	27
CB Nickolas Alston	---	---	9	14	---	23
OLB B.J. Hatcher	---	---	2	5	14	21
OLB Emmanuel Battle	---	---	2	12	3	17
RB Wade Dunn	8	8	---	---	---	16
TE Chance Bennett	13	3	---	---	---	16
RB Spencer Campbell	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR Mackenzie Gassman	0	2	---	---	12	14
RB Santiago Griffis	3	4	---	---	5	12
TE Preston Horn	8	3	---	---	---	11
DT Kendall Kurtz	---	---	1	6	3	10
K Corey Shantz	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Keith Witt	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Earl Rodgers	0	0	---	---	5	5
S Leonard Strader	---	---	0	0	4	4
DT Sawyer McIntyre	---	---	1	0	2	3
QB Javier Sharpe	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Jamal Sells	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Leonard Clark	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Sawyer Chiu	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Carlton Boulware	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	16	76	4.8
Right	8	25	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	17	5.7
Middle	17	129	7.6
Right	9	43	4.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Juan Curtis	40	25	2	1	0	4	4	8	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Berner	19	14	1	0	0	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	40	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	16	176	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	55	13.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	19	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	6	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	49	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	15	7.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Lamont Lang	9	4	16	0	42
WR Doug Webster	7	3	45	0	43
WR Marc Davidson	6	3	38	1	41
WR Trent Madore	6	5	55	0	20
TE Brandon Dodge	5	5	59	0	12
RB Eddie Denehey	2	2	28	0	25
RB Greg McFall	2	2	20	0	17
FB Ray Sedor	1	1	28	1	11

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Deon Humphries	5	5	37	1	14
WR Richie Schneggenburger	3	1	19	0	18
WR Brett Trapp	3	2	23	0	18
WR Lamar Cheatham	3	2	26	0	14
TE Dominique Sharber	2	2	15	0	16
RB Wade Dunn	2	1	3	0	8
TE Preston Horn	1	1	6	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Juan Curtis	2	13	6.50	5.20
RB Greg McFall	1	1	1.00	2.57

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
FB Deon Humphries	2	5	2.50	6.94
RB Wade Dunn	1	2	2.00	6.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Juan Curtis	4	2	15	3.75	7.23

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Berner	4	4	29	7.25	6.79

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trent Madore	2	1	11	5.50	9.17
WR Doug Webster	1	0	0	0.00	6.43
TE Brandon Dodge	1	1	4	4.00	11.80

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamar Cheatham	2	2	26	13.00	8.67
RB Wade Dunn	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
FB Deon Humphries	1	1	0	0.00	7.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Greg McFall	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Wade Dunn	1	1
FB Deon Humphries	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Juan Curtis	8	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Berner	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Trent Madore	2	2	1
WR Doug Webster	2	0	0
TE Lamont Lang	1	0	0
WR Marc Davidson	1	0	0
RB Greg McFall	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Dominique Sharber	2	2	1
WR Lamar Cheatham	2	1	1
RB Wade Dunn	1	0	0
WR Richie Schneggenburger	1	0	0
FB Deon Humphries	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (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	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (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)