Week 3, 2005

played in Detroit, MI

63 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	9	10	0	3	-	22
Detroit Lions	0	0	3	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 DAL - Safety: Darrent Williams tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 10:39 DAL - Rudi Johnson 4 pass from Heath Shuler (Matt Bryant extra point)
2Q: 02:04 DAL - Tony Jackson 33 pass from Heath Shuler (Matt Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Matt Bryant 43 field goal
3Q: 11:44 DET - Dave Raymer 48 field goal
4Q: 02:21 DAL - Matt Bryant 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:40 DAL - Safety: Darrent Williams tackled receiver in end zone
1Q: 10:39 DAL - Rudi Johnson 4 pass from Heath Shuler (Matt Bryant extra point)
2Q: 02:04 DAL - Tony Jackson 33 pass from Heath Shuler (Matt Bryant extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Matt Bryant 43 field goal
3Q: 11:44 DET - Dave Raymer 48 field goal
4Q: 02:21 DAL - Matt Bryant 20 field goal

Team Statistics DAL DET
Record 2-1 1-2
First Downs 19 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 372 258
- Offensive Plays 62 63
- Yards per Play 6.00 4.10
Net Rushing Yards 95 85
- Rushing Attempts 30 27
- Yards per Rush 3.17 3.15
Net Passing Yards 277 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 21 - 1 35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 288 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 1/14
- Yards per Pass Play 8.66 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/70 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 1/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 2/32
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 16
Time of Possession 31:09 28:51

Team Statistics	DAL	DET
Record	2-1	1-2
First Downs	19	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	372	258
- Offensive Plays	62	63
- Yards per Play	6.00	4.10
Net Rushing Yards	95	85
- Rushing Attempts	30	27
- Yards per Rush	3.17	3.15
Net Passing Yards	277	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 21 - 1	35 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	288	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	1/14
- Yards per Pass Play	8.66	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/70	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	1/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	2/32
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 16
Time of Possession	31:09	28:51

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 33	4	17	Punt
1	12:29	2:00	OPP 39	4	39	Touchdown
1	8:57	2:27	OWN 25	5	23	Punt
1	1:22	4:00	OWN 37	8	30	Interception
2	9:10	2:09	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
2	4:19	2:23	OWN 29	6	71	Touchdown
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 45	4	29	Field Goal
3	11:39	2:29	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
3	7:46	2:04	OWN 37	4	25	Punt
3	2:47	2:11	OPP 48	5	1	Punt
4	10:17	8:04	OWN 20	13	77	Field Goal

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	0:31	OWN 2	2	-2	Safety
1	10:29	1:32	OWN 10	6	12	Punt
1	6:30	5:08	OWN 7	9	66	Fumble
2	12:22	3:12	OWN 22	5	34	Punt
2	7:01	2:42	OWN 43	6	-6	Punt
2	1:56	1:13	OWN 25	4	37	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 30	5	39	Field Goal
3	9:10	1:24	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	5:42	2:55	OWN 1	5	8	Punt
3	0:36	5:19	OWN 7	12	59	Punt
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 16	8	39	Game

Game MVP: Heath Shuler, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Duece McAllister	14	46	3.29	17	1
RB Rudi Johnson	11	41	3.73	10	1
WR Chris Henry	3	9	3.00	13	1
QB Heath Shuler	2	-1	-0.50	4	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
FB Ciatrick Fason	19	39	2.05	16	2
RB Travis Henry	4	6	1.50	8	0
QB Cedric Rohde	3	8	2.67	4	0
RB Damian Holleran	1	32	32.00	32	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Shuler	30	21	288	2/11	2	40	1	108.7

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cedric Rohde	35	22	187	1/14	0	33	0	76.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Lee	5	6	98	19.60	43	26	0
TE Tony Jackson	4	5	63	15.75	42	33	1
WR Chris Henry	4	6	66	16.50	7	40	0
WR DeAndre Cobb	3	3	25	8.33	0	15	0
WR Karsten Bailey	2	4	17	8.50	13	14	0
WR Ike Hilliard	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Duece McAllister	1	1	9	9.00	9	9	0
RB Rudi Johnson	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	1
TE Jed Weaver	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Ciatrick Fason	7	9	44	6.29	16	14
WR Andre' Davis	4	4	40	10.00	2	13
TE Jay Riemersma	3	4	15	5.00	0	12
WR Eddie Kennison	2	10	10	5.00	0	8
WR Nigea Carter	2	2	33	16.50	25	33
RB Travis Henry	2	3	27	13.50	31	31
TE Patrick Kyrouac	2	2	18	9.00	5	14
RB Damian Holleran	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Samari Rolle	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Chris Henry	1	0	0
OLB Morlon Greenwood	0	1	0
S Jason Bell	0	1	0
OLB Shawne Merriman	0	0	1
CB Bob Poston	0	0	1

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Cedric Rohde	1	0	0
FB Ciatrick Fason	1	0	0
G Nathan Shannon	0	1	0
DE Patrick Kerney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	6	256	42.7	37.8	48	4

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Donny Jones	6	257	42.8	34.0	51	0

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bryant	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dave Raymer	1/2	1/2	0/1	48	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Henry	3	13	4.3	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eddie Kennison	1	9	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Lee	2	59	29.5	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Al-Rudaini	2	32	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	7	0	0.0	27	36
DE Greg Spires	6	0	1.0	24	29
CB DeAngelo Hall	6	4	0.0	27	36
ILB Paris Lenon	6	2	0.0	15	17
CB Darrent Williams	6	1	0.0	25	34
OLB Morlon Greenwood	5	2	0.0	27	36
DT Howard Green	4	1	0.0	21	29
S Jason Bell	2	2	0.0	10	15
S Sam Garnes	2	1	0.0	13	24
S Kenyon Shannon	1	2	0.0	14	12
S Reggie Tongue	1	1	0.0	19	20
DE Leonard Little	1	0	0.0	21	24
DE Lional Dalton	1	0	0.0	20	26
TE Tony Jackson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bob Poston	1	0	0.0	4	7
CB Allen Rossum	0	1	0.0	13	24

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Omar Stoutmire	11	3	0.0	30	32
ILB Keyaron Fox	6	2	0.0	28	26
DT Anthony Adams	6	1	0.0	30	32
DE Corey Simon	4	3	1.0	27	27
DE Patrick Kerney	4	2	1.0	30	32
ILB Barrett Ruud	4	2	0.0	30	32
CB Samari Rolle	4	1	0.0	30	32
CB Chris Carr	4	0	0.0	26	28
S Jermaine Phillips	2	2	0.0	30	32
CB Kevin Garrett	2	0	0.0	14	22
OLB Julius Peppers	1	1	0.0	27	31
OLB Darryl Blackstock	1	1	0.0	12	8
G Nathan Shannon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Marcus Bell	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Rocky Boiman	1	0	0.0	6	5
DT Montique Sharpe	0	1	0.0	7	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Spires	1.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Nate Webster	0.0	1	0	0	8
DT Howard Green	0.0	1	0	0	29
DE Lional Dalton	0.0	0	1	1	26
DE Leonard Little	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Morlon Greenwood	0.0	0	1	0	36
OLB Shawne Merriman	0.0	0	1	0	36
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	0.0	0	0	1	19

Detroit	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Patrick Kerney	1.0	2	1	32
DE Corey Simon	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Julius Peppers	0.0	1	3	31
ILB Keyaron Fox	0.0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Darrent Williams	5	1	34
CB DeAngelo Hall	5	0	36
S Sam Garnes	2	0	24
OLB Morlon Greenwood	2	0	36
S Jason Bell	2	0	15
OLB Shawne Merriman	2	0	36
ILB Paris Lenon	1	1	17
S Reggie Tongue	1	0	20
DE Greg Spires	1	0	29
S Kenyon Shannon	1	0	12

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Carr	5	1	0	28
ILB Barrett Ruud	3	1	0	32
ILB Keyaron Fox	3	0	0	26
CB Samari Rolle	2	1	1	32
S Omar Stoutmire	2	0	0	32
DE Patrick Kerney	1	0	0	32
OLB Julius Peppers	1	0	0	31
OLB Rocky Boiman	1	0	0	5
S Jermaine Phillips	1	0	0	32
DT Anthony Adams	1	0	0	32
CB Kevin Garrett	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McKinnie	4	8	30	1	32
G Doug Brzezinski	2	4	30	0	32
C Melvin Fowler	1	6	15	0	26
T Wade Smith	1	6	30	0	32
G DeMingo Graham	1	4	15	0	6
G Luke Petitgout	0	2	30	1	32

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Van Hensley	2	6	27	0	36
C Dominic Raiola	1	5	27	1	36
T Tyson Clabo	1	5	27	0	36
T Jordan Black	1	4	27	0	36
G Nathan Shannon	0	3	27	0	36
TE Patrick Kyrouac	0	1	23	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Duece McAllister	1	21
Karsten Bailey	1	13
Charles Lee	1	13

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Kerney	3	11
Damian Holleran	1	15
Nigea Carter	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tony Jackson	29	29	---	---	21	79
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	27	36	11	74
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	27	36	9	72
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	27	36	8	71
G Doug Brzezinski	30	32	---	---	8	70
G Luke Petitgout	30	32	---	---	8	70
T Bryant McKinnie	30	32	---	---	8	70
T Wade Smith	30	32	---	---	8	70
WR Charles Lee	24	30	---	---	13	67
QB Heath Shuler	30	32	---	---	---	62
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	25	34	2	61
WR Chris Henry	25	23	---	---	7	55
DE Greg Spires	---	---	24	29	---	53
RB Duece McAllister	15	16	---	---	21	52
DT Howard Green	---	---	21	29	2	52
DE Lional Dalton	---	---	20	26	2	48
S Reggie Tongue	---	---	19	20	8	47
DE Leonard Little	---	---	21	24	1	46
C Melvin Fowler	15	26	---	---	---	41
WR DeAndre Cobb	14	24	---	---	3	41
S Sam Garnes	---	---	13	24	2	39
CB Allen Rossum	---	---	13	24	2	39
S Jason Bell	---	---	10	15	13	38
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	15	17	1	33
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	---	---	14	19	---	33
WR Ike Hilliard	7	8	---	---	15	30
RB Rudi Johnson	15	12	---	---	---	27
S Kenyon Shannon	---	---	14	12	---	26
CB Bob Poston	---	---	4	7	13	24
G DeMingo Graham	15	6	---	---	---	21
WR Karsten Bailey	2	6	---	---	13	21
TE Cam Cleeland	12	8	---	---	---	20
OLB Junior Suliven	---	---	0	0	19	19
OLB Nate Webster	---	---	3	8	1	12
FB Chris Davis	1	2	---	---	6	9
C Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Jed Weaver	6	2	---	---	---	8
P Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Matt Bryant	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Fred Gibson	0	0	---	---	6	6
QB Wally Moss	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jose Spearman	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Larry Foote	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Eddie Kennison	25	35	---	---	15	75
DE Patrick Kerney	---	---	30	32	11	73
C Dominic Raiola	27	36	---	---	9	72
G Nathan Shannon	27	36	---	---	8	71
C Van Hensley	27	36	---	---	8	71
T Jordan Black	27	36	---	---	8	71
T Tyson Clabo	27	36	---	---	8	71
WR Nigea Carter	22	34	---	---	13	69
S Omar Stoutmire	---	---	30	32	3	65
CB Samari Rolle	---	---	30	32	2	64
S Jermaine Phillips	---	---	30	32	2	64
DT Anthony Adams	---	---	30	32	2	64
ILB Barrett Ruud	---	---	30	32	2	64
QB Cedric Rohde	27	36	---	---	---	63
OLB Julius Peppers	---	---	27	31	2	60
TE Patrick Kyrouac	23	34	---	---	---	57
ILB Keyaron Fox	---	---	28	26	2	56
DE Corey Simon	---	---	27	27	1	55
CB Chris Carr	---	---	26	28	1	55
TE Jay Riemersma	15	16	---	---	21	52
CB Kevin Garrett	---	---	14	22	12	48
FB Ciatrick Fason	20	25	---	---	---	45
WR Andre' Davis	12	19	---	---	---	31
OLB Darryl Blackstock	---	---	12	8	1	21
OLB Marcus Bell	---	---	1	0	19	20
DT Montique Sharpe	---	---	7	5	7	19
CB Phillip Lyle	---	---	1	6	12	19
RB Damian Holleran	1	2	---	---	15	18
TE Jamar Martin	2	1	---	---	15	18
RB Travis Henry	6	9	---	---	---	15
S Cameron Dvorsky	---	---	1	1	12	14
OLB Rocky Boiman	---	---	6	5	1	12
ILB Kendyll Pope	---	---	0	0	10	10
WR Ken Al-Rudaini	3	2	---	---	4	9
C John Denny	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Davis McMillan	---	---	0	1	6	7
WR Shaun Riley	4	2	---	---	---	6
P Donny Jones	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Dave Raymer	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Sheldon Jackson	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Bill Musgrave	0	0	---	---	2	2
T Chris Ruhman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Austin King	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Corey Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Dylan Gandy	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Nate Karenina	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	20	1.7
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	6	45	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	21	40	1.9
Right	5	44	8.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Shuler	30	21	5	0	1	3	4	4	1

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cedric Rohde	35	22	2	1	3	2	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	24	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	107	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	5	95	15.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	62	31.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	8	45	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	72	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	56	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	14	2.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charles Lee	6	5	0	98	3	30
WR Chris Henry	6	4	0	66	1	23
TE Tony Jackson	5	4	0	63	1	29
WR Karsten Bailey	4	2	1	17	0	6
WR DeAndre Cobb	3	3	0	25	0	24
WR Ike Hilliard	2	1	0	6	0	8
RB Rudi Johnson	2	1	0	4	0	12
TE Jed Weaver	1	0	0	0	0	2
RB Duece McAllister	1	1	0	9	0	16

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Kennison	10	2	2	10	0	35
FB Ciatrick Fason	9	7	0	44	0	25
TE Jay Riemersma	4	3	0	15	0	16
WR Andre' Davis	4	4	0	40	0	19
RB Travis Henry	3	2	1	27	1	9
WR Nigea Carter	2	2	0	33	1	34
TE Patrick Kyrouac	2	2	0	18	0	34
RB Damian Holleran	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	6	22	3.67	3.29
RB Rudi Johnson	3	7	2.33	3.73

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Shuler	2	2	13	6.50	9.60

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Duece McAllister	2	1
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
QB Cedric Rohde	2	0
RB Travis Henry	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Shuler	9	6	3

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cedric Rohde	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Lee	3	3	3
TE Tony Jackson	2	1	0
WR Chris Henry	2	1	0
WR Ike Hilliard	1	0	0
WR Karsten Bailey	1	1	0

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Kennison	3	2	1
RB Travis Henry	3	2	1
WR Nigea Carter	1	1	0
WR Andre' Davis	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)