Week 3, 2029

played in Minnesota, MN

58 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	7	-	13
Minnesota Vikings	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:19 DAL - Patrick Francis 23 field goal
2Q: 07:15 DAL - Patrick Francis 38 field goal
2Q: 05:12 MIN - Thomas Newhart 37 pass from Jackie Strickland (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 14:15 DAL - Edward Schaafsma 2 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 03:44 MIN - Trenton Dunn 18 pass from Jackie Strickland (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Francisco Norton 34 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:19 DAL - Patrick Francis 23 field goal
2Q: 07:15 DAL - Patrick Francis 38 field goal
2Q: 05:12 MIN - Thomas Newhart 37 pass from Jackie Strickland (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 14:15 DAL - Edward Schaafsma 2 run (Patrick Francis extra point)
4Q: 03:44 MIN - Trenton Dunn 18 pass from Jackie Strickland (Francisco Norton extra point)
4Q: 02:00 MIN - Francisco Norton 34 field goal

Team Statistics DAL MIN
Record 0-3 1-2
First Downs 22 10
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 14 7
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 367 240
- Offensive Plays 76 55
- Yards per Play 4.83 4.36
Net Rushing Yards 75 84
- Rushing Attempts 28 24
- Yards per Rush 2.68 3.50
Net Passing Yards 292 156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 23 - 1 29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 303 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.08 5.03
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.7 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 9/50
Punt Returns/Yards 4/34 5/56
Kick Returns/Yards 1/12 3/56
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 36
Time of Possession 34:52 25:08

Team Statistics	DAL	MIN
Record	0-3	1-2
First Downs	22	10
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	14	7
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	367	240
- Offensive Plays	76	55
- Yards per Play	4.83	4.36
Net Rushing Yards	75	84
- Rushing Attempts	28	24
- Yards per Rush	2.68	3.50
Net Passing Yards	292	156
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 23 - 1	29 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	303	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.08	5.03
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.7	9.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	9/50
Punt Returns/Yards	4/34	5/56
Kick Returns/Yards	1/12	3/56
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 36
Time of Possession	34:52	25:08

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	1:43	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	9:49	7:35	OWN 1	14	93	Field Goal
1	0:14	0:22	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
2	11:26	4:19	OWN 32	10	47	Field Goal
2	4:53	3:22	OWN 25	8	35	Missed FG
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 4	2	0	Half
3	15:00	3:19	OWN 25	8	44	Missed FG
3	8:14	3:12	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	1:44	2:38	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
4	12:31	2:12	OWN 30	5	29	Fumble
4	8:25	2:50	OWN 6	6	16	Punt
4	3:38	0:56	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
4	1:55	0:12	OWN 25	1	0	Interception

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
1	11:40	1:51	OWN 29	4	23	Punt
1	2:14	2:00	OWN 28	3	8	Punt
2	14:52	3:26	OWN 16	6	4	Punt
2	7:07	2:14	OWN 39	7	61	Touchdown
2	1:31	0:46	OWN 47	3	2	Punt
3	11:41	3:27	OWN 38	6	22	Punt
3	5:02	3:18	OWN 17	6	15	Punt
4	14:06	1:35	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
4	10:19	1:54	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
4	5:35	1:57	OPP 46	4	46	Touchdown
4	2:42	0:47	OPP 46	4	29	Field Goal
4	1:43	1:43	OPP 30	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Jackie Strickland, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Noah Moss	13	33	2.54	10	1	0
RB Amos Samuels	10	44	4.40	16	3	0
WR Renaldo Hodges	2	-6	-3.00	-3	0	0
QB Edward Schaafsma	2	4	2.00	2	0	1
RB Darius Steuart	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Shane Lynch	13	62	4.77	32	2
RB Rich Fantozzi	5	6	1.20	6	0
QB Jackie Strickland	3	2	0.67	4	0
RB Darrell Chase	3	14	4.67	7	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edward Schaafsma	46	23	303	2/11	0	41	1	62.1

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jackie Strickland	29	17	164	2/8	2	37	0	97.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Renaldo Hodges	9	13	139	15.44	33	41
WR Fred Clingan	4	5	66	16.50	27	30
RB Noah Moss	3	5	25	8.33	12	13
TE Darrell Coborn	3	10	51	17.00	2	26
RB Amos Samuels	2	2	18	9.00	12	16
TE Colin Cordell	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Marcus Geisen	1	5	1	1.00	0	1
WR Avery Erickson	0	5	0	0.00	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Thomas Newhart	5	8	63	12.60	35	37	1
RB Darrell Chase	3	3	11	3.67	14	8	0
WR Gage Ashe	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	1	23	23.00	18	23	0
FB Gregory Woodson	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Dustin Horn	1	4	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	3	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Trenton Dunn	1	3	18	18.00	3	18	1
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Shane Lynch	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jermaine Henry	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
WR Johnny Garrett	2	0
QB Edward Schaafsma	1	0
FB Christopher Newman	0	1
CB Ty Dillon	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
DE Cooper Craig	1	0
CB Brad O'Donnell	0	1
OLB Gary Scancella	0	1
CB Damien Prior	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marty Heath	5	203	40.6	29.4	47	3

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	9	423	47.0	41.0	57	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Francis	2/4	0/2	0/1	38	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Francisco Norton	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Garrett	4	34	8.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Prior	5	56	11.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pedro McCue	1	12	12.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darrell Chase	2	46	23.0	0
Brad O'Donnell	1	10	10.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	6	2	0.0	24	29
S Trey Luong	5	4	0.0	22	31
OLB Charlie Hayes	5	2	0.0	13	22
CB Chad Rivera	5	0	0.0	23	30
DE Tony Pigott	3	0	1.0	23	26
S Jesse Orellana	3	1	0.0	24	31
DT Carson Benton	2	1	1.0	16	16
OLB Bennett Stelick	2	2	0.0	14	20
CB Reuben Brackens	2	0	0.0	21	31
CB Pedro McCue	1	1	0.0	6	2
OLB B.J. Brown	1	1	0.0	12	13
OLB Mario Garrett	1	1	0.0	7	7
WR Renaldo Hodges	1	0	---	---	---
DE Arnold Rhodes	1	0	0.0	9	21
CB Curtis Burton	1	0	0.0	14	23
DT Gustavo Perry	1	0	0.0	2	0
DE Noah Luangphone	0	1	0.0	16	15

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Terrance Hughes	8	0	0.0	27	38
ILB C.J. Titone	6	3	0.0	18	35
CB Damien Prior	5	1	0.0	25	48
DT Kai Delgado	5	0	0.0	26	36
S Jermaine Henry	4	3	0.0	28	48
DT Raul Labonte	4	1	0.0	22	37
S Mackenzie Fox	4	0	0.0	14	34
S Rob Harper	3	0	0.0	13	14
OLB Connor Wahle	2	1	1.0	16	19
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	1	0.0	15	36
CB Ty Griffin	2	0	0.0	28	48
OLB Gary Scancella	2	0	0.0	1	12
DE Brett Cunningham	1	0	1.0	23	30
DE Cooper Craig	1	1	0.0	16	29
DT Ty Malone	1	0	0.0	8	19
CB Liam Benson	1	0	0.0	0	4
DE Leo Lazer	0	1	0.0	10	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Pigott	1.0	1	1	1	26
DT Carson Benton	1.0	0	0	1	16
OLB Bennett Stelick	0.0	0	3	0	20
OLB Charlie Hayes	0.0	0	1	2	22
DE Noah Luangphone	0.0	0	1	0	15

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Brett Cunningham	1.0	1	0	30
OLB Connor Wahle	1.0	0	0	19
DE Cooper Craig	0.0	1	2	29
DT Ty Malone	0.0	1	0	19
DE Leo Lazer	0.0	0	2	15
DE Kerry Giles	0.0	0	1	14
DT Kai Delgado	0.0	0	1	36
DT Raul Labonte	0.0	0	1	37
ILB C.J. Titone	0.0	0	1	35
OLB Terrance Hughes	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	5	1	29
OLB Charlie Hayes	5	1	22
CB Reuben Brackens	1	1	31
S Jesse Orellana	1	0	31
CB Curtis Burton	1	0	23
OLB Bennett Stelick	1	0	20
S Trey Luong	1	0	31
CB Chad Rivera	1	0	30
OLB Mario Garrett	1	0	7

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB C.J. Titone	4	1	0	35
S Mackenzie Fox	4	0	0	34
OLB Terrance Hughes	3	0	0	38
CB Brad O'Donnell	2	1	0	36
CB Damien Prior	2	1	0	48
S Jermaine Henry	2	0	1	48
CB Ty Griffin	2	0	0	48
OLB Gary Scancella	2	0	0	12
DE Cooper Craig	1	0	0	29
CB Liam Benson	1	0	0	4
S Rob Harper	0	1	0	14
ILB Denzel Hill	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Jerry Crawford	3	9	28	0	48
C Kris Moore	3	7	28	0	48
G Marcus Finch	3	5	28	0	48
T Jason Schwartz	0	4	22	1	42
T Erick Riley	0	1	6	0	6
T Raul Stevenson	0	0	28	1	48

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Don Meacham	2	5	24	1	31
G Louis Gerhardt	1	7	24	0	31
C Wade Hancock	1	3	24	0	31
T Phillip Tatum	1	2	24	0	31
T Junior Liliedahl	0	2	24	1	31
FB Gregory Woodson	0	1	9	0	10
TE Buddy Irwin	0	1	21	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Christopher Newman	3	26
B.J. Brown	3	9
Darius Mayes	1	26
Darius Steuart	1	4

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Damien Prior	2	22
Gary Scancella	1	25
Malachi Winters	1	22
Don Meacham	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marcus Finch	28	48	---	---	9	85
G Jerry Crawford	28	48	---	---	9	85
T Raul Stevenson	28	48	---	---	9	85
QB Edward Schaafsma	28	48	---	---	---	76
C Kris Moore	28	48	---	---	---	76
WR Avery Erickson	28	45	---	---	---	73
T Jason Schwartz	22	42	---	---	8	72
WR Renaldo Hodges	27	43	---	---	---	70
TE Darrell Coborn	25	37	---	---	---	62
S Jesse Orellana	---	---	24	31	1	56
ILB Kenyon Landrieu	---	---	24	29	1	54
S Trey Luong	---	---	22	31	1	54
CB Chad Rivera	---	---	23	30	1	54
CB Reuben Brackens	---	---	21	31	1	53
TE Darius Mayes	13	12	---	---	26	51
DE Tony Pigott	---	---	23	26	1	50
RB Amos Samuels	11	19	---	---	17	47
WR Fred Clingan	11	25	---	---	9	45
FB Christopher Newman	3	12	---	---	26	41
DE Noah Luangphone	---	---	16	15	10	41
CB Curtis Burton	---	---	14	23	1	38
RB Noah Moss	15	22	---	---	---	37
OLB Charlie Hayes	---	---	13	22	1	36
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	14	20	1	35
OLB B.J. Brown	---	---	12	13	9	34
WR Marcus Geisen	3	10	---	---	19	32
DT Carson Benton	---	---	16	16	---	32
DT Abel Mattis	---	---	6	15	10	31
DE Arnold Rhodes	---	---	9	21	---	30
ILB Sebastian Lindenmuth	---	---	8	6	13	27
CB Pedro McCue	---	---	6	2	17	25
OLB Winston Dodge	---	---	2	1	22	25
WR Johnny Garrett	1	4	---	---	14	19
S Caiden Jennings	---	---	2	0	17	19
CB Ty Dillon	---	---	0	2	13	15
OLB Mario Garrett	---	---	7	7	---	14
T Erick Riley	6	6	---	---	1	13
RB Darius Steuart	2	5	---	---	4	11
C Douglas Daly	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Marty Heath	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Patrick Francis	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Colin Cordell	1	6	---	---	---	7
DT Gustavo Perry	---	---	2	0	---	2
QB John Kaplan	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Junior Bryant	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jared Diefendorf	0	0	---	---	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Damien Prior	---	---	25	48	22	95
S Jermaine Henry	---	---	28	48	4	80
CB Ty Griffin	---	---	28	48	4	80
CB Brad O'Donnell	---	---	15	36	17	68
DT Raul Labonte	---	---	22	37	8	67
OLB Terrance Hughes	---	---	27	38	2	67
G Louis Gerhardt	24	31	---	---	10	65
G Don Meacham	24	31	---	---	10	65
T Junior Liliedahl	24	31	---	---	10	65
T Phillip Tatum	24	31	---	---	10	65
DT Kai Delgado	---	---	26	36	2	64
S Mackenzie Fox	---	---	14	34	16	64
ILB C.J. Titone	---	---	18	35	5	58
DE Brett Cunningham	---	---	23	30	5	58
QB Jackie Strickland	24	31	---	---	---	55
C Wade Hancock	24	31	---	---	---	55
TE Buddy Irwin	21	27	---	---	---	48
DE Cooper Craig	---	---	16	29	3	48
WR Thomas Newhart	17	26	---	---	---	43
TE Dustin Horn	7	10	---	---	23	40
WR Trenton Dunn	10	16	---	---	14	40
OLB Gary Scancella	---	---	1	12	25	38
RB Darrell Chase	6	11	---	---	18	35
OLB Connor Wahle	---	---	16	19	---	35
FB Gregory Woodson	9	10	---	---	14	33
WR Gage Ashe	15	16	---	---	---	31
RB Shane Lynch	13	14	---	---	4	31
ILB Denzel Hill	---	---	11	12	8	31
WR Dillon Leydorf	12	17	---	---	---	29
DT Ty Malone	---	---	8	19	2	29
S Rob Harper	---	---	13	14	1	28
DE Leo Lazer	---	---	10	15	1	26
CB Malachi Winters	---	---	3	0	22	25
DE Kerry Giles	---	---	4	14	3	21
C Lincoln Vaughn	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	10	10
RB Rich Fantozzi	5	4	---	---	---	9
WR Francisco Douglas	0	1	---	---	8	9
TE Roosevelt Taute	5	3	---	---	---	8
K Francisco Norton	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Liam Benson	---	---	0	4	1	5
QB Zachery Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Griffin Pope	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Marc Dotson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alonzo O'Dauer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Kristopher Kelley	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	18	9.0
Middle	15	26	1.7
Right	11	31	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	31	7.8
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	7	21	3.0
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edward Schaafsma	46	23	5	2	3	5	9	0	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jackie Strickland	29	17	2	0	2	3	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	34	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	8	94	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	67	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	108	15.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	25	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	107	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	32	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Renaldo Hodges	13	9	0	139	3	43
TE Darrell Coborn	10	3	1	51	1	37
WR Fred Clingan	5	4	0	66	1	25
RB Noah Moss	5	3	1	25	0	22
WR Avery Erickson	5	0	1	0	0	45
WR Marcus Geisen	5	1	0	1	0	10
RB Amos Samuels	2	2	0	18	0	19
TE Colin Cordell	1	1	0	3	0	6

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Thomas Newhart	8	5	1	63	1	26
TE Dustin Horn	4	1	1	3	0	10
FB Gregory Woodson	3	1	0	4	0	10
RB Darrell Chase	3	3	0	11	0	11
TE Buddy Irwin	3	1	0	6	0	27
WR Trenton Dunn	3	1	0	18	0	16
WR Gage Ashe	2	2	0	17	0	16
WR Dillon Leydorf	1	1	0	23	1	17
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1	0	5	0	4
RB Shane Lynch	1	1	0	14	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Edward Schaafsma	1	2	2.00	2.00
RB Darius Steuart	1	0	0.00	0.00

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darrell Chase	1	7	7.00	4.67
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	-4	-4.00	1.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edward Schaafsma	2	1	2	1.00	6.59

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jackie Strickland	1	1	18	18.00	5.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Avery Erickson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Amos Samuels	1	1	2	2.00	9.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Trenton Dunn	1	1	18	18.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
WR Renaldo Hodges	2	0
RB Noah Moss	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jackie Strickland	2	0
RB Darrell Chase	1	0
RB Rich Fantozzi	1	1
RB Shane Lynch	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edward Schaafsma	13	8	7

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jackie Strickland	11	10	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Renaldo Hodges	7	5	4
RB Noah Moss	2	2	2
TE Darrell Coborn	2	1	1
WR Avery Erickson	1	0	0
WR Marcus Geisen	1	0	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Darrell Chase	3	3	1
WR Thomas Newhart	2	2	1
WR Gage Ashe	2	2	1
FB Gregory Woodson	1	1	0
TE Dustin Horn	1	0	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	1	0
WR Trenton Dunn	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	12,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)