Week 8, 2002

played in Los Angeles, CA

79 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	0	-	7
Los Angeles Rams	7	7	10	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 LA - Jonathan Linton 12 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 06:31 DAL - Rickey Dudley 2 pass from David Greene (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 08:58 LA - Jonathan Linton 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 10:34 LA - Stephen Alexander 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:14 LA - Ryan Longwell 22 field goal
4Q: 14:26 LA - Jonathan Linton 5 run (Ryan Longwell extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:43 LA - Jonathan Linton 12 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
1Q: 06:31 DAL - Rickey Dudley 2 pass from David Greene (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 08:58 LA - Jonathan Linton 4 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 10:34 LA - Stephen Alexander 12 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 03:14 LA - Ryan Longwell 22 field goal
4Q: 14:26 LA - Jonathan Linton 5 run (Ryan Longwell extra point failed)

Team Statistics DAL LA
Record 2-5 3-4
First Downs 17 24
- by Rushing 4 14
- by Passing 13 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 298 381
- Offensive Plays 63 76
- Yards per Play 4.73 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 87 209
- Rushing Attempts 21 45
- Yards per Rush 4.14 4.64
Net Passing Yards 211 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 2 30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 247 176
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/36 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 5.55
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/55 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 1/64
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

Team Statistics	DAL	LA
Record	2-5	3-4
First Downs	17	24
- by Rushing	4	14
- by Passing	13	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	298	381
- Offensive Plays	63	76
- Yards per Play	4.73	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	87	209
- Rushing Attempts	21	45
- Yards per Rush	4.14	4.64
Net Passing Yards	211	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 2	30 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	247	176
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/36	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	5.55
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	10/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/55	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	1/64
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:16	34:44

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	3:38	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
1	7:20	0:55	OPP 14	4	14	Touchdown
1	2:12	1:47	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
2	10:40	1:42	OWN 6	4	13	Fumble
2	8:50	2:57	OWN 20	5	8	Punt
2	2:13	1:09	OWN 20	4	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	4	38	Interception
3	10:28	1:27	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	3:06	1:23	OWN 20	3	7	Interception
4	14:20	2:43	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
4	8:12	3:15	OWN 20	10	74	Downs
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 23	7	38	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
1	8:57	1:37	OWN 12	3	-2	Punt
1	6:25	4:13	OWN 20	9	19	Punt
1	0:25	4:45	OWN 2	9	53	Punt
2	8:58	0:08	OPP 4	1	4	Touchdown
2	5:53	3:40	OWN 37	9	36	Interception
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	13:16	2:48	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
3	9:01	5:55	OWN 30	12	65	Field Goal
3	1:43	2:23	OPP 29	7	29	Touchdown
4	11:37	3:25	OWN 20	6	38	Punt
4	4:57	2:57	OWN 6	6	32	Punt

Game MVP: Jonathan Linton, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Duece McAllister	11	56	5.09	14	2
Napoleon Kaufman	8	21	2.63	9	0
Ralph Story	2	10	5.00	6	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jonathan Linton	20	79	3.95	17	2	3
Eddie George	14	66	4.71	24	2	0
Joey Harrington	10	62	6.20	11	2	0
Wade Reeves	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ralph Story	19	13	149	3/22	0	33	1	69.9
David Greene	18	10	98	2/14	1	35	1	66.4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	30	20	176	1/4	1	29	1	79.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Arthur Marshall	5	8	73	14.60	36	35	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	5	5	54	10.80	4	17	0
WR Ike Hilliard	4	5	62	15.50	27	33	0
TE Rickey Dudley	3	4	20	6.67	3	10	1
WR Vincent Brisby	2	3	24	12.00	10	23	0
FB Conner Ogden	2	5	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	2	12	12.00	1	12	0
RB Duece McAllister	1	4	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0
TE Tomur Barnes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stephen Alexander	5	8	67	13.40	30	27	1
FB Wade Reeves	3	3	14	4.67	0	6	0
WR Chris Cornell	3	5	36	12.00	12	16	0
WR Joe Jurevicius	3	6	13	4.33	0	11	0
RB Eddie George	2	2	3	1.50	0	2	0
WR Amani Toomer	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Jonathan Linton	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Raymond Priester	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	29	29.00	11	29	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Scott Cater	1	0	0.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	5	5.00	0
S Derrick Hoskins	1	21	21.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Arthur Marshall	1	0	0
David Greene	1	0	0
Nathan Walters	0	1	0
Andre Royal	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joey Harrington	1	0	0
Mike Gandy	0	1	1
Jared DeVries	0	1	0
Jared Tomich	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	6	293	48.8	43.3	61	2

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	6	256	42.7	30.2	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	3/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arthur Marshall	3	55	18.3	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amani Toomer	3	13	4.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Joe Jurevicius	1	64	64.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Andre Royal	9	0	0.0	38	24
ILB Mark Simoneau	7	1	0.0	28	13
DE Shawn Sawyda	5	1	0.5	25	18
OLB Morlon Greenwood	5	6	0.0	42	29
S Brian Russell	5	2	0.0	37	27
S Blaine Bishop	5	1	0.0	39	28
CB Jeremetrius Butler	5	0	0.0	36	27
DT Noland Rosenbach	4	2	0.0	19	5
S Scott Cater	4	0	0.0	18	14
OLB J.J. Syvrud	4	0	0.0	24	21
DE Leonard Little	3	0	0.0	27	20
CB Carlton Gray	2	4	0.0	43	29
CB Lance Brown	2	0	0.0	20	19
OLB Joseph Doser	2	0	0.0	22	11
WR Vincent Brisby	1	0	---	---	---
T Chris McIntosh	1	0	---	---	---
RB Duece McAllister	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jason Wiltz	0	2	0.5	6	12
DT Lional Dalton	0	2	0.0	20	14
DE Greg Spires	0	1	0.0	20	13
OLB Nathan Walters	0	1	0.0	11	6

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jay Bellamy	6	0	0.0	20	41
DT Austin Robbins	5	1	0.5	13	26
ILB Levon Kirkland	5	1	0.0	21	39
CB Taje Allen	5	0	0.0	15	29
DT Clint Haynes	4	0	1.0	9	22
DE Jared DeVries	3	0	1.0	14	28
CB Jerry Azumah	3	1	0.0	19	36
OLB Will Overstreet	3	0	0.0	9	18
S Chris Hope	3	0	0.0	16	18
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	1.0	9	17
S Derrick Hoskins	2	2	0.0	9	27
ILB Phil Glover	2	2	0.0	7	15
CB Anthony Henry	2	1	0.0	8	26
DE Jared Tomich	1	2	1.0	17	31
DE Sean Moran	1	1	0.5	16	31
CB Julio Wickland	1	1	0.0	18	35
QB Joey Harrington	1	0	---	---	---
CB Andy Macdonald	0	1	0.0	1	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Sawyda	0.5	2	0	18
DT Jason Wiltz	0.5	0	1	12
DT Tim Bowens	0.0	1	0	11
DE Greg Spires	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Nathan Walters	0.0	1	0	6
CB Jeremetrius Butler	0.0	1	0	27
DT Lional Dalton	0.0	0	1	14

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Tomich	1.0	1	2	3	31
DE Jared DeVries	1.0	1	0	0	28
DT Clint Haynes	1.0	0	0	1	22
OLB Bernard Carter	1.0	0	0	0	17
DE Sean Moran	0.5	1	0	0	31
DT Austin Robbins	0.5	0	0	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Andre Royal	5	0	0	24
CB Jeremetrius Butler	3	0	0	27
S Brian Russell	3	0	0	27
CB Carlton Gray	2	1	0	29
S Scott Cater	2	0	1	14
S Blaine Bishop	2	0	0	28
ILB Mark Simoneau	1	1	0	13
DE Shawn Sawyda	1	0	0	18
OLB Morlon Greenwood	1	0	0	29

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jay Bellamy	5	1	0	41
CB Taje Allen	4	1	0	29
ILB Phil Glover	2	0	0	15
CB Jerry Azumah	2	0	0	36
CB Anthony Henry	2	0	0	26
S Chris Hope	2	0	0	18
CB Julio Wickland	1	1	0	35
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	1	39
S Derrick Hoskins	1	0	1	27
DT Clint Haynes	1	0	0	22
DE Jared DeVries	1	0	0	28
OLB Will Overstreet	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zack Freeman	3	6	21	0	37
Chris McIntosh	3	5	21	1	38
Jorge Diaz	2	3	21	0	41
Luke Petitgout	2	2	21	2	42
Bryant McKinnie	1	3	21	2	36

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Benji Olson	5	9	45	0	31
Mike Gandy	3	4	40	1	31
Ryan Tucker	2	7	45	0	31
Brad Meester	1	6	41	0	31
Cornell Green	1	3	42	0	31
Stephen Alexander	1	2	26	0	19
Marlon Machen	1	1	6	0	0
Wade Reeves	0	3	26	0	16
Steve Heiden	0	1	12	0	3
Jason Gavadza	0	1	5	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lance Brown	2	14
Duece McAllister	1	19
Carlton Gray	1	15

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie George	1	15
Derrick Hoskins	1	14
Mike Gandy	1	6

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Gray	---	---	43	29	15	87
Blaine Bishop	---	---	39	28	13	80
Morlon Greenwood	---	---	42	29	1	72
Arthur Marshall	19	36	---	---	14	69
Luke Petitgout	21	42	---	---	6	69
Jorge Diaz	21	41	---	---	6	68
Brian Russell	---	---	37	27	1	65
Andre Royal	---	---	38	24	2	64
Jeremetrius Butler	---	---	36	27	1	64
J.J. Syvrud	---	---	24	21	15	60
Chris McIntosh	21	38	---	---	---	59
Zack Freeman	21	37	---	---	---	58
Conner Ogden	15	28	---	---	14	57
Bryant McKinnie	21	36	---	---	---	57
Lance Brown	---	---	20	19	14	53
Leonard Little	---	---	27	20	4	51
Duece McAllister	12	19	---	---	19	50
Ike Hilliard	16	30	---	---	---	46
Rickey Dudley	15	25	---	---	5	45
Shawn Sawyda	---	---	25	18	1	44
Mark Simoneau	---	---	28	13	1	42
Scott Cater	---	---	18	14	8	40
David Greene	18	20	---	---	---	38
Lional Dalton	---	---	20	14	1	35
Tim Bowens	---	---	20	11	3	34
Nathan Walters	---	---	11	6	17	34
Joseph Doser	---	---	22	11	---	33
Greg Spires	---	---	20	13	---	33
Sebastian Fannin	7	17	---	---	8	32
Tomur Barnes	5	13	---	---	13	31
Vincent Brisby	4	14	---	---	12	30
Napoleon Kaufman	8	20	---	---	---	28
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	19	5	1	25
Ralph Story	3	22	---	---	---	25
Jason Wiltz	---	---	6	12	2	20
Forrest Gump	4	8	---	---	3	15
Hunter Wilcox	0	5	---	---	6	11
Scott Gragg	0	4	---	---	6	10
Cameron Spikes	0	7	---	---	---	7
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Browning	0	0	---	---	6	6
Leif Larsen	---	---	0	0	4	4
Matt Bryant	0	0	---	---	2	2
Howard Green	---	---	0	0	1	1
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ryan Tucker	45	31	---	---	1	77
Benji Olson	45	31	---	---	1	77
Mike Gandy	40	31	---	---	6	77
Joey Harrington	45	31	---	---	---	76
Levon Kirkland	---	---	21	39	14	74
Cornell Green	42	31	---	---	---	73
Brad Meester	41	31	---	---	---	72
Joe Jurevicius	38	28	---	---	2	68
Jerry Azumah	---	---	19	36	8	63
Jay Bellamy	---	---	20	41	1	62
Julio Wickland	---	---	18	35	9	62
Chris Cornell	27	26	---	---	7	60
Wade Reeves	26	16	---	---	15	57
Sean Moran	---	---	16	31	6	53
Stephen Alexander	26	19	---	---	6	51
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	9	27	14	50
Jared Tomich	---	---	17	31	---	48
Amani Toomer	17	16	---	---	14	47
Eddie George	22	9	---	---	15	46
Jared DeVries	---	---	14	28	4	46
Taje Allen	---	---	15	29	---	44
Anthony Henry	---	---	8	26	8	42
Austin Robbins	---	---	13	26	1	40
Jonathan Linton	23	15	---	---	---	38
Chris Hope	---	---	16	18	---	34
Clint Haynes	---	---	9	22	---	31
Bernard Carter	---	---	9	17	4	30
Ronald Curry	13	8	---	---	8	29
Phil Glover	---	---	7	15	6	28
Will Overstreet	---	---	9	18	1	28
Raymond Priester	7	8	---	---	11	26
Fred Robbins	---	---	9	15	1	25
Steve Heiden	12	3	---	---	6	21
Jason Gavadza	5	0	---	---	15	20
John Capel	9	7	---	---	---	16
Mark Tauscher	6	0	---	---	7	13
Marlon Machen	6	0	---	---	7	13
Andy Macdonald	---	---	1	6	1	8
Jerry Jensen	---	---	1	2	5	8
Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Eric Mahlum	0	0	---	---	6	6
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jon Kitna	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sage Rosenfels	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ronnie Coleman	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	20	5.0
Middle	15	63	4.2
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	44	3.4
Middle	28	142	5.1
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ralph Story	19	13	2	0	0	0	2	4	1
David Greene	18	10	1	1	3	3	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	30	20	2	0	1	2	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	36	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	142	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	101	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	46	5.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	29	9.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arthur Marshall	8	5	1	73	1	36
WR Sebastian Fannin	5	5	0	54	0	17
WR Ike Hilliard	5	4	0	62	1	30
FB Conner Ogden	5	2	1	6	0	28
TE Rickey Dudley	4	3	1	20	0	25
RB Duece McAllister	4	1	0	-4	0	19
WR Vincent Brisby	3	2	0	24	1	14
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	1	0	12	0	20
TE Tomur Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	13

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stephen Alexander	8	5	0	67	1	19
WR Joe Jurevicius	6	3	0	13	0	28
WR Chris Cornell	5	3	0	36	0	26
FB Wade Reeves	3	3	0	14	0	16
WR Amani Toomer	3	1	1	3	0	16
RB Eddie George	2	2	0	3	0	9
RB Jonathan Linton	1	1	0	4	0	15
RB Raymond Priester	1	1	0	7	0	8
WR Ronald Curry	1	1	0	29	1	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ralph Story	1	6	6.00	5.00
Duece McAllister	1	-1	-1.00	5.09

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Linton	4	25	6.25	3.95
Eddie George	2	5	2.50	4.71
Joey Harrington	1	10	10.00	6.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	3	2	15	5.00	5.44
Ralph Story	3	1	8	2.67	7.84

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	5	2	28	5.60	5.87

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Conner Ogden	2	0	0	0.00	1.20
WR Arthur Marshall	1	0	0	0.00	9.13
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	2	2.00	5.00
WR Sebastian Fannin	1	1	8	8.00	10.80
WR Ike Hilliard	1	1	13	13.00	12.40

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Stephen Alexander	3	1	12	4.00	8.38
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	16	16.00	7.20
WR Joe Jurevicius	1	0	0	0.00	2.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon Kaufman	3	1
Ralph Story	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Eddie George	4	2
Jonathan Linton	1	1
Joey Harrington	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	5	2	2
Ralph Story	3	2	1

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Rickey Dudley	2	2	2
RB Duece McAllister	2	0	0
WR Vincent Brisby	1	1	0
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	0	0
WR Ike Hilliard	1	1	1
FB Conner Ogden	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Stephen Alexander	5	3	3
WR Chris Cornell	3	2	2
FB Wade Reeves	1	1	1
WR Amani Toomer	1	1	0
RB Raymond Priester	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 87,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,500 (25,300)
End Zone 15,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine 9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats 18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	87,800 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,500 (25,300)
End Zone	15,100 (18,200)
Mezzanine	9,300 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	14,400 (16,100)
Club Seats	18,500 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,000 (9,900)