Week 8, 2059

played in St. Louis, MO

43 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	10	3	10	-	26
St. Louis Rams	0	7	0	13	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DAL - Asher Burke 19 field goal
2Q: 14:27 DAL - Jackson Brondstetter 2 run (Asher Burke extra point)
2Q: 07:24 STL - Thurman Banks 12 run (Mercury Clemons extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DAL - Asher Burke 36 field goal
3Q: 06:53 DAL - Asher Burke 35 field goal
4Q: 12:22 DAL - Josue Small 25 pass from Amir Compton (Asher Burke extra point)
4Q: 04:27 DAL - Asher Burke 39 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Toby Furrey 12 pass from Thurman Banks (Lucas Hennings run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:32 STL - Melvin Salazar 31 pass from Thurman Banks (Mercury Clemons extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:02 DAL - Asher Burke 19 field goal
2Q: 14:27 DAL - Jackson Brondstetter 2 run (Asher Burke extra point)
2Q: 07:24 STL - Thurman Banks 12 run (Mercury Clemons extra point)
2Q: 01:38 DAL - Asher Burke 36 field goal
3Q: 06:53 DAL - Asher Burke 35 field goal
4Q: 12:22 DAL - Josue Small 25 pass from Amir Compton (Asher Burke extra point)
4Q: 04:27 DAL - Asher Burke 39 field goal
4Q: 02:00 STL - Toby Furrey 12 pass from Thurman Banks (Lucas Hennings run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:32 STL - Melvin Salazar 31 pass from Thurman Banks (Mercury Clemons extra point)

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 3-4 2-5
First Downs 24 19
- by Rushing 12 5
- by Passing 11 11
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 404 366
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 6.22 6.42
Net Rushing Yards 147 97
- Rushing Attempts 38 18
- Yards per Rush 3.87 5.39
Net Passing Yards 257 269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 19 - 0 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 268 285
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.52 6.90
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/11 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 11.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/42 13/95
Punt Returns/Yards 5/15 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 5/116
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 5 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/4 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 34:27 25:33

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	3-4	2-5
First Downs	24	19
- by Rushing	12	5
- by Passing	11	11
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	404	366
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	6.22	6.42
Net Rushing Yards	147	97
- Rushing Attempts	38	18
- Yards per Rush	3.87	5.39
Net Passing Yards	257	269
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 19 - 0	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	268	285
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.52	6.90
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/11	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	11.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/42	13/95
Punt Returns/Yards	5/15	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	5/116
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	5	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/4	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	34:27	25:33

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:03	OWN 25	10	73	Field Goal
1	3:29	4:08	OWN 8	8	92	Touchdown
2	12:06	1:42	OWN 22	3	-4	Punt
2	7:12	5:42	OWN 21	11	60	Field Goal
2	0:31	0:31	OWN 10	1	4	Half
3	10:58	4:12	OWN 41	8	41	Field Goal
3	5:01	2:34	OWN 21	6	22	Punt
3	0:05	2:58	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
4	10:37	6:15	OWN 48	10	30	Field Goal

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:57	6:28	OWN 31	9	19	Punt
2	14:21	2:15	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
2	10:24	3:12	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
2	1:30	0:59	OWN 42	3	1	Punt
3	15:00	4:02	OWN 25	10	34	Downs
3	6:46	1:45	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	2:27	2:22	OWN 15	5	24	Punt
4	12:07	1:30	OWN 25	3	-7	Punt
4	4:22	2:33	OWN 32	8	68	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:26	OWN 48	6	52	Touchdown
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 46	1	31	Game

Game MVP: Thurman Banks, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Grady Givens	19	75	3.95	11	3	0
Jackson Brondstetter	15	55	3.67	10	1	1
Amir Compton	3	17	5.67	13	1	0
Mitch Sellers	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Banks	10	80	8.00	15	3	1
Nick Simmons	2	1	0.50	1	0	0
Kerry Donovan	2	0	0.00	3	0	0
Lucas Hennings	2	5	2.50	3	0	0
Melvin Salazar	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Brock Weidner	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Amir Compton	25	19	268	2/11	1	48	0	123.4

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Thurman Banks	37	25	285	2/16	2	31	0	108.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rufus McAleese	5	6	63	12.60	20	23	0
WR Mitch Sellers	5	7	77	15.40	50	24	0
TE Josue Small	4	5	90	22.50	68	48	1
TE Dominic Coffey	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
WR Josiah Fuller	1	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
WR Dashawn Eggleston	1	1	21	21.00	8	21	0
RB Grady Givens	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Conner Derks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Melvin Salazar	8	10	121	15.13	20	31	1
WR Dwight Galloway	5	10	50	10.00	8	14	0
TE Toby Furrey	5	8	61	12.20	43	28	1
RB Nick Simmons	2	2	10	5.00	1	9	0
WR Billy McClimans	2	4	11	5.50	3	8	0
RB Kerry Donovan	2	2	27	13.50	28	31	0
TE Brock Weidner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Amir Compton	1	0
Jackson Brondstetter	1	0
Joseph Sanderson	0	1
Emmitt Schulz	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Cornelius Sampson	0	0	1	0
Buddy Bernstein	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Fritz	2	98	49.0	49.0	56	1

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ben Lyle	6	253	42.2	39.7	45	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Asher Burke	4/4	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Clemons	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Swift	5	15	3.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grady Givens	1	21	21.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Farr	4	83	20.8	0
William Sorrell	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isaiah Ogden	6	1	0.0	17	26
S Grayson Sims	6	1	0.0	18	29
CB Nickolas Malone	5	0	0.0	6	21
CB Horace Hodges	3	4	0.0	18	39
DE Jeffrey McDermott	3	0	0.0	12	33
S Herman Craig	3	0	0.0	18	39
CB Ben Curtis	3	0	0.0	12	22
DE Earnest Golder	2	0	1.0	17	25
OLB Kristopher Berryman	2	3	0.0	16	26
OLB Kevin Greene	2	0	0.0	7	6
DT Trevor Hardwick	1	0	1.0	13	32
ILB Dean Penman	1	1	0.0	1	13
DE Floyd Lucas	1	1	0.0	7	18
CB Jared Carter	1	0	0.0	0	10
S Teddy Nelson	1	0	0.0	0	10
OLB Joshua Sjostrand	1	0	0.0	3	8
CB Lester Moroney	1	0	0.0	10	26
DT Wade Jazynka	0	1	0.0	13	24

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Clarence Baxter	9	4	0.0	30	20
CB Levi Barnes	9	1	0.0	38	27
ILB Buddy Bernstein	8	3	1.0	29	20
S Cornelius Sampson	7	1	0.0	31	24
DE Sergio Porcher	5	0	0.0	38	27
DT Nickolas Tilson	4	0	1.0	27	20
CB Robert Kramer	4	1	0.0	37	27
S Cesar Howe	3	3	0.0	37	27
OLB Josue Malone	2	1	0.0	16	19
DE Dustin Hampton	1	2	0.0	29	23
DE Chandler Petterson	1	2	0.0	21	20
CB William Sorrell	1	1	0.0	22	5
DT Matt Springer	1	0	0.0	6	7
DT Darien O'Neal	1	0	0.0	18	7
DT Lucas Mills	1	0	0.0	13	3
S Graham Payton	0	1	0.0	7	3
ILB J.B. Morrison	0	1	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Earnest Golder	1.0	2	1	0	25
DT Trevor Hardwick	1.0	0	0	2	32
DT Wade Jazynka	0.0	1	0	0	24
DE Jeffrey McDermott	0.0	0	2	0	33
OLB Joshua Sjostrand	0.0	0	1	1	8

St. Louis	Sack	Block	PPlay
DT Nickolas Tilson	1.0	0	20
ILB Buddy Bernstein	1.0	0	20
DE Dustin Hampton	0.0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Nickolas Malone	6	0	21
CB Horace Hodges	2	2	39
ILB Isaiah Ogden	2	0	26
DE Jeffrey McDermott	2	0	33
S Herman Craig	2	0	39
S Grayson Sims	2	0	29
CB Ben Curtis	2	0	22
OLB Kevin Greene	2	0	6
ILB Dean Penman	1	1	13
OLB Joshua Sjostrand	1	1	8
DE Earnest Golder	1	0	25
CB Jared Carter	1	0	10
S Teddy Nelson	1	0	10

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Clarence Baxter	4	0	20
CB Levi Barnes	4	0	27
ILB Buddy Bernstein	3	0	20
CB Robert Kramer	2	1	27
OLB Josue Malone	2	1	19
DT Nickolas Tilson	2	0	20
S Cornelius Sampson	1	0	24
CB William Sorrell	1	0	5
OLB Asher Ogden	0	1	4
S Cesar Howe	0	1	27
ILB J.B. Morrison	0	1	7

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alfredo Kilgore	7	13	0	38	0	27
Wendell Volmert	4	9	1	38	0	27
Joseph Sanderson	3	6	0	38	1	27
Marc Edwards	2	5	2	38	1	27
Emmitt Schulz	2	4	0	38	0	27

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Antoine Clancy	1	2	18	0	39
Noah Burks	0	3	18	0	39
Alexis Wiggins	0	2	18	1	39
Robbie Burch	0	1	18	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Stickney	2	9
Gerald Swift	1	23
Grady Givens	1	21
Josiah Fuller	1	11

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
J.B. Morrison	3	13
Josue Malone	1	20
Dustin Hampton	1	12
Alexis Wiggins	1	6

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Grady Givens	21	25	---	---	21	67
Joseph Sanderson	38	27	---	---	---	65
Marc Edwards	38	27	---	---	---	65
Wendell Volmert	38	27	---	---	---	65
Alfredo Kilgore	38	27	---	---	---	65
Amir Compton	38	27	---	---	---	65
Emmitt Schulz	38	27	---	---	---	65
Rufus McAleese	35	25	---	---	---	60
Mitch Sellers	37	23	---	---	---	60
Herman Craig	---	---	18	39	---	57
Horace Hodges	---	---	18	39	---	57
Josue Small	33	24	---	---	---	57
Dominic Coffey	14	16	---	---	23	53
Ben Curtis	---	---	12	22	19	53
Jeffrey McDermott	---	---	12	33	6	51
Trevor Hardwick	---	---	13	32	6	51
Grayson Sims	---	---	18	29	---	47
Isaiah Ogden	---	---	17	26	---	43
Kristopher Berryman	---	---	16	26	---	42
Earnest Golder	---	---	17	25	---	42
Wade Jazynka	---	---	13	24	---	37
Jeff Stickney	---	---	8	19	9	36
Lester Moroney	---	---	10	26	---	36
Conner Derks	6	3	---	---	21	30
Dashawn Eggleston	20	6	---	---	4	30
Gerald Swift	1	5	---	---	23	29
Nickolas Malone	---	---	6	21	---	27
Teddy Nelson	---	---	0	10	17	27
Floyd Lucas	---	---	7	18	---	25
Dean Penman	---	---	1	13	10	24
Jared Carter	---	---	0	10	13	23
Josiah Fuller	7	4	---	---	11	22
Jackson Brondstetter	15	2	---	---	4	21
Dana Tucker	---	---	0	0	19	19
Kevin Greene	---	---	7	6	---	13
Joshua Sjostrand	---	---	3	8	---	11
Asher Burke	0	0	---	---	11	11
Chester Stewart	0	0	---	---	6	6
Glen Bouy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Fritz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hunter Jewett	0	0	---	---	6	6
Harrison Rex	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jace Buntain	0	0	---	---	6	6
Alan Rayburn	---	---	2	3	---	5
Kelly Godfrey	1	2	---	---	---	3
Dave Fox	0	0	---	---	---	0

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Levi Barnes	---	---	38	27	4	69
Sergio Porcher	---	---	38	27	4	69
Toby Furrey	15	34	---	---	19	68
Robert Kramer	---	---	37	27	3	67
Cesar Howe	---	---	37	27	3	67
Dustin Hampton	---	---	29	23	12	64
Antoine Clancy	18	39	---	---	6	63
Robbie Burch	18	39	---	---	6	63
Alexis Wiggins	18	39	---	---	6	63
Jerome Devoe	18	39	---	---	6	63
Dwight Galloway	15	32	---	---	13	60
Cornelius Sampson	---	---	31	24	4	59
Thurman Banks	18	39	---	---	---	57
Noah Burks	18	39	---	---	---	57
Josue Malone	---	---	16	19	20	55
Melvin Salazar	16	36	---	---	2	54
Clarence Baxter	---	---	30	20	3	53
Buddy Bernstein	---	---	29	20	1	50
Nickolas Tilson	---	---	27	20	2	49
Billy McClimans	11	22	---	---	11	44
Chandler Petterson	---	---	21	20	3	44
William Sorrell	---	---	22	5	12	39
Nick Simmons	6	11	---	---	19	36
Kerry Donovan	10	17	---	---	2	29
J.B. Morrison	---	---	9	7	13	29
Ricardo Hodges	---	---	8	7	14	29
Darien O'Neal	---	---	18	7	2	27
Lucas Hennings	5	11	---	---	9	25
Graham Payton	---	---	7	3	13	23
Alonzo Clancy	6	13	---	---	---	19
Matt Springer	---	---	6	7	5	18
Lucas Mills	---	---	13	3	1	17
Brock Weidner	5	11	---	---	---	16
Tim Farr	0	3	---	---	7	10
Gino Marshall	---	---	0	0	9	9
Clifton Boyd	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rodolfo Arnold	1	5	---	---	---	6
Asher Ogden	---	---	1	4	1	6
Ben Lyle	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mercury Clemons	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terrell Copeland	---	---	1	0	2	3
Kelvin Collier	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kim Meier	---	---	0	0	---	0
Xavier Velazquez	---	---	0	0	---	0
Everett Pariso	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rashard Dawkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	15	40	2.7
Right	14	61	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	0	0.0
Middle	16	96	6.0
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Amir Compton	25	19	6	0	0	5	0	0	0

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Thurman Banks	37	25	4	0	1	4	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	53	17.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	132	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	83	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	71	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	85	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	73	18.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mitch Sellers	7	5	77	2	23
WR Rufus McAleese	6	5	63	1	25
TE Josue Small	5	4	90	2	24
TE Dominic Coffey	2	2	10	0	16
WR Josiah Fuller	2	1	0	0	4
WR Conner Derks	1	0	0	0	3
WR Dashawn Eggleston	1	1	21	1	6
RB Grady Givens	1	1	7	0	25

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Galloway	10	5	1	50	0	32
WR Melvin Salazar	10	8	0	121	2	36
TE Toby Furrey	8	5	0	61	1	34
WR Billy McClimans	4	2	0	11	0	22
RB Nick Simmons	2	2	0	10	0	11
RB Kerry Donovan	2	2	0	27	1	17
TE Brock Weidner	1	1	0	5	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Grady Givens	6	-1	-0.17	3.95
Jackson Brondstetter	4	5	1.25	3.67

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thurman Banks	1	12	12.00	8.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Amir Compton	3	1	9	3.00	10.72

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Thurman Banks	1	1	12	12.00	7.70

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rufus McAleese	2	1	9	4.50	10.50
WR Mitch Sellers	1	0	0	0.00	11.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Toby Furrey	1	1	12	12.00	7.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Amir Compton	2	1
Grady Givens	2	1

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Thurman Banks	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Amir Compton	7	5	2

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Thurman Banks	11	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rufus McAleese	2	2	0
WR Mitch Sellers	2	1	1
TE Dominic Coffey	1	1	0
WR Josiah Fuller	1	0	0
TE Josue Small	1	1	1

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Galloway	3	3	1
WR Melvin Salazar	3	3	2
TE Toby Furrey	3	3	3
RB Nick Simmons	1	1	0
TE Brock Weidner	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 78,800 (78,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,700 (22,700)
End Zone 16,300 (16,300)
Mezzanine 9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (14,400)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 8,500 (8,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	78,800 (78,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,700 (22,700)
End Zone	16,300 (16,300)
Mezzanine	9,400 (9,400)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (14,400)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	8,500 (8,500)