Week 8, 2005

played in Los Angeles, CA

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	3	3	-	12
Los Angeles Rams	0	0	7	6	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 DAL - Matt Bryant 20 field goal
2Q: 08:21 DAL - Matt Bryant 36 field goal
3Q: 07:03 LAS - Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 13 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 01:49 DAL - Matt Bryant 52 field goal
4Q: 12:40 LAS - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 07:14 DAL - Matt Bryant 42 field goal
4Q: 01:06 LAS - Ryan Longwell 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:34 DAL - Matt Bryant 20 field goal
2Q: 08:21 DAL - Matt Bryant 36 field goal
3Q: 07:03 LAS - Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 13 pass from Joey Harrington (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 01:49 DAL - Matt Bryant 52 field goal
4Q: 12:40 LAS - Ryan Longwell 47 field goal
4Q: 07:14 DAL - Matt Bryant 42 field goal
4Q: 01:06 LAS - Ryan Longwell 51 field goal

Team Statistics DAL LAS
Record 2-5 5-2
First Downs 19 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 11 8
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 343 296
- Offensive Plays 82 54
- Yards per Play 4.18 5.48
Net Rushing Yards 143 86
- Rushing Attempts 34 18
- Yards per Rush 4.21 4.78
Net Passing Yards 200 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 23 - 0 34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 236 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/36 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 4.17 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.4 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 39:15 20:45

Team Statistics	DAL	LAS
Record	2-5	5-2
First Downs	19	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	11	8
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	343	296
- Offensive Plays	82	54
- Yards per Play	4.18	5.48
Net Rushing Yards	143	86
- Rushing Attempts	34	18
- Yards per Rush	4.21	4.78
Net Passing Yards	200	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 23 - 0	34 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	236	224
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/36	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	4.17	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.4	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 24
Time of Possession	39:15	20:45

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:03	4:14	OWN 7	7	48	Punt
1	7:31	5:05	OWN 34	12	63	Field Goal
1	0:24	7:08	OWN 20	15	61	Field Goal
2	6:32	1:08	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
2	3:57	2:35	OWN 20	6	41	Missed FG
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 21	2	-3	Half
3	15:00	2:32	OWN 31	4	18	Punt
3	11:35	1:38	OWN 48	3	-2	Punt
3	6:57	5:16	OWN 25	9	40	Field Goal
4	12:35	5:26	OWN 25	11	50	Field Goal
4	4:33	2:08	OWN 29	6	32	Punt
4	1:01	0:21	OWN 25	4	0	Downs
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 24	1	0	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:57	OWN 34	3	5	Punt
1	8:49	1:18	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
1	2:26	2:02	OWN 18	4	31	Punt
2	8:16	1:44	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	5:24	1:27	OWN 26	4	34	Punt
2	1:22	0:40	OWN 46	3	-3	Punt
3	12:28	0:53	OWN 2	3	0	Punt
3	9:57	3:00	OWN 7	6	93	Touchdown
3	1:41	4:06	OWN 25	9	45	Field Goal
4	7:09	2:36	OWN 17	6	22	Punt
4	2:25	1:24	OWN 1	7	65	Field Goal
4	0:40	0:37	OPP 25	3	8	Missed FG

Game MVP: John Leake, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Duece McAllister	18	99	5.50	31	3
RB Rudi Johnson	8	20	2.50	10	1
QB Heath Shuler	5	27	5.40	10	1
WR Chris Henry	3	-3	-1.00	3	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	11	56	5.09	23	2
RB Jonathan Linton	3	-2	-0.67	2	0
RB Chris Perry	3	23	7.67	11	1
QB Joey Harrington	1	9	9.00	9	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Shuler	43	23	236	5/36	0	34	0	69.5

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joey Harrington	34	14	224	2/14	1	38	0	73.6

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Chris Henry	6	9	64	10.67	3	29
RB Rudi Johnson	5	8	14	2.80	0	6
TE Tony Jackson	4	7	51	12.75	9	23
WR Fred Gibson	4	4	41	10.25	5	25
RB Duece McAllister	2	5	10	5.00	6	5
TE Cam Cleeland	1	3	34	34.00	27	34
WR DeAndre Cobb	1	5	22	22.00	4	22
WR Sean Dawkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Chris Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ronald Curry	4	5	93	23.25	69	33	0
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	3	5	45	15.00	24	26	1
WR Onomo Ojo	2	4	40	20.00	2	38	0
TE Dallas Clark	2	5	19	9.50	0	13	0
RB Chris Perry	2	4	25	12.50	4	23	0
TE Stephen Alexander	1	8	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Marcus Justin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Andre Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Paris Warren	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Chris Henry	1	1	0	0

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Anthony Henry	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Maynard	5	231	46.2	42.2	52	3

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	8	374	46.8	40.8	67	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bryant	4/5	2/3	1/2	52	0/0

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/3	2/2	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Henry	2	8	4.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Henry	1	21	21.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Henry	3	54	18.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Paris Lenon	4	0	1.0	13	16
OLB Shawne Merriman	3	4	1.0	7	25
DT Howard Green	3	3	0.0	17	22
OLB Morlon Greenwood	3	1	0.0	17	35
CB DeAngelo Hall	3	0	0.0	16	35
DE Leonard Little	2	2	0.0	16	32
OLB Nate Webster	2	1	0.0	7	10
S Kenyon Shannon	2	1	0.0	6	21
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	1	0.0	18	36
S Reggie Tongue	2	0	0.0	6	21
ILB Lance Mitchell	2	0	0.0	5	20
S Sam Garnes	1	0	0.0	12	14
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	0.0	2	2
S Jason Bell	1	0	0.0	8	14
CB Darrent Williams	1	0	0.0	10	15
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	0	1	0.0	5	20

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Chris Hope	7	0	0.5	33	35
CB Anthony Henry	6	3	0.0	34	48
ILB Johnathan Vilma	6	1	0.0	32	44
DE Alex Brown	5	0	1.0	25	23
CB Dunta Robinson	5	4	0.0	23	37
OLB Ron Beyer	4	2	0.0	14	24
CB Julio Wickland	4	0	0.0	30	43
S Gerome Sapp	4	0	0.0	20	29
DE Jonathan Babineaux	4	0	0.0	30	36
OLB John Leake	3	1	2.5	20	29
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	3	1	0.0	14	26
S Greg Wesley	2	1	0.0	18	30
DE Will Overstreet	2	1	0.0	15	22
DT Wesley Dotson	2	1	0.0	14	12
ILB Levon Kirkland	2	0	0.0	17	16
DT Fred Robbins	1	1	1.0	9	18
DE Jared Tomich	1	1	0.0	7	20
DT Sammie Stanton	1	0	0.0	4	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Paris Lenon	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Shawne Merriman	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Leonard Little	0.0	1	2	0	32
DE Lional Dalton	0.0	1	1	1	32
DE Greg Spires	0.0	0	2	0	24
OLB Nate Webster	0.0	0	1	0	10
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	0.0	0	1	0	20
CB DeAngelo Hall	0.0	0	1	0	35

Los Angeles	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB John Leake	2.5	1	29
DT Fred Robbins	1.0	1	18
DE Alex Brown	1.0	1	23
S Chris Hope	0.5	0	35
DE Jonathan Babineaux	0.0	2	36
DE Jared Tomich	0.0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lance Mitchell	3	0	20
S Reggie Tongue	2	0	21
OLB Morlon Greenwood	2	0	35
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	3	35
S Kenyon Shannon	1	1	21
S Sam Garnes	1	0	14
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	2
OLB Nate Webster	1	0	10
OLB Shawne Merriman	1	0	25
CB Darrent Williams	1	0	15
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	0	1	36

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Johnathan Vilma	3	2	44
S Chris Hope	3	1	35
S Gerome Sapp	3	1	29
CB Julio Wickland	3	0	43
S Greg Wesley	2	1	30
DE Jonathan Babineaux	2	0	36
CB Anthony Henry	1	2	48
DE Will Overstreet	1	1	22
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	0	16
DE Alex Brown	1	0	23
DT Sammie Stanton	1	0	13
OLB Ron Beyer	1	0	24
OLB John Leake	1	0	29
CB Jerry Azumah	0	2	23

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G DeMingo Graham	2	8	34	2	48
T Greg Randall	2	8	34	0	48
C Melvin Fowler	2	7	34	1	48
G Doug Brzezinski	1	6	34	2	48
T Wade Smith	0	2	34	0	48
TE Tony Jackson	0	1	33	0	45

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Brad Meester	2	4	18	0	36
T Ryan Tucker	2	3	18	0	36
T Kevin Shaffer	2	3	18	0	36
G Braxton Lin	1	3	18	1	36
TE Stephen Alexander	1	1	18	0	36
G Mike Gandy	0	3	18	1	36

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
DeAndre Cobb	2	9
Nnamdi Asomugha	1	13

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Linton	1	25
Ryan Tucker	1	15
Andre Johnson	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Tony Jackson	33	45	---	---	27	105
G DeMingo Graham	34	48	---	---	10	92
G Doug Brzezinski	34	48	---	---	10	92
T Greg Randall	34	48	---	---	10	92
T Wade Smith	34	48	---	---	10	92
RB Duece McAllister	21	37	---	---	27	85
QB Heath Shuler	34	48	---	---	---	82
C Melvin Fowler	34	48	---	---	---	82
WR Chris Henry	30	36	---	---	12	78
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	18	36	13	67
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	17	35	11	63
WR DeAndre Cobb	18	28	---	---	9	55
WR Fred Gibson	20	31	---	---	4	55
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	16	35	3	54
DE Leonard Little	---	---	16	32	1	49
DE Lional Dalton	---	---	15	32	1	48
DT Howard Green	---	---	17	22	3	42
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	7	25	10	42
RB Rudi Johnson	17	24	---	---	---	41
S Jason Bell	---	---	8	14	19	41
WR Sean Dawkins	3	14	---	---	22	39
DE Greg Spires	---	---	14	24	1	39
S Reggie Tongue	---	---	6	21	10	37
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	5	20	12	37
TE Cam Cleeland	16	15	---	---	4	35
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	10	15	9	34
ILB Paris Lenon	---	---	13	16	3	32
S Sam Garnes	---	---	12	14	2	28
DT Ma'ake Kemoeatu	---	---	5	20	3	28
S Kenyon Shannon	---	---	6	21	1	28
OLB Junior Suliven	---	---	2	2	23	27
OLB Nate Webster	---	---	7	10	2	19
FB Chris Davis	2	7	---	---	10	19
CB Bob Poston	---	---	0	0	16	16
TE Jed Weaver	10	3	---	---	---	13
C Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Matt Bryant	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Allen Rossum	---	---	4	2	2	8
P Brad Maynard	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Wally Moss	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Luke Petitgout	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jose Spearman	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Larry Foote	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Chris Spencer	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Anthony Henry	---	---	34	48	22	104
ILB Johnathan Vilma	---	---	32	44	4	80
CB Julio Wickland	---	---	30	43	5	78
CB Dunta Robinson	---	---	23	37	18	78
OLB John Leake	---	---	20	29	25	74
S Chris Hope	---	---	33	35	2	70
T Ryan Tucker	18	36	---	---	15	69
DE Jonathan Babineaux	---	---	30	36	3	69
S Gerome Sapp	---	---	20	29	17	66
G Mike Gandy	18	36	---	---	11	65
T Kevin Shaffer	18	36	---	---	11	65
G Braxton Lin	18	36	---	---	11	65
QB Joey Harrington	18	36	---	---	3	57
TE Stephen Alexander	18	36	---	---	---	54
C Brad Meester	18	36	---	---	---	54
S Greg Wesley	---	---	18	30	5	53
WR Onomo Ojo	15	18	---	---	17	50
DE Alex Brown	---	---	25	23	1	49
RB Chris Perry	11	20	---	---	16	47
ILB Levon Kirkland	---	---	17	16	12	45
ILB Kendrick Gilmore	---	---	14	26	2	42
CB Jerry Azumah	---	---	15	23	3	41
DE Will Overstreet	---	---	15	22	3	40
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	11	27	---	---	1	39
OLB Ron Beyer	---	---	14	24	1	39
WR Ronald Curry	10	25	---	---	1	36
DE Jared Tomich	---	---	7	20	8	35
TE Itula Mili	2	6	---	---	25	33
RB Jonathan Linton	3	4	---	---	25	32
DT Fred Robbins	---	---	9	18	1	28
DT Wesley Dotson	---	---	14	12	1	27
DT Sammie Stanton	---	---	4	13	9	26
TE Dallas Clark	5	21	---	---	---	26
WR Paris Warren	3	14	---	---	5	22
WR Andre Johnson	4	2	---	---	8	14
WR Marcus Justin	6	6	---	---	---	12
C Tre Fuller	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Cornell Green	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB Scott Starks	---	---	0	0	5	5
RB Cedric Houston	2	1	---	---	---	3
G Tupe Peko	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Steve Sciullo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Justin Bates	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kyle Orton	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	76	6.3
Middle	13	27	2.1
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	10	67	6.7
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Shuler	43	23	5	2	2	10	6	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joey Harrington	34	14	6	2	3	5	8	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	8	1.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	63	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	34	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	110	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	19	2.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	61	12.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Henry	9	6	0	64	1	36
RB Rudi Johnson	8	5	0	14	0	24
TE Tony Jackson	7	4	0	51	1	45
RB Duece McAllister	5	2	2	10	0	37
WR DeAndre Cobb	5	1	0	22	1	28
WR Fred Gibson	4	4	0	41	1	31
TE Cam Cleeland	3	1	0	34	1	15
WR Sean Dawkins	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Chris Davis	1	0	0	0	0	7

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Stephen Alexander	8	1	1	2	0	36
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	5	3	1	45	1	27
WR Ronald Curry	5	4	0	93	3	25
TE Dallas Clark	5	2	1	19	0	21
WR Onomo Ojo	4	2	0	40	1	18
RB Chris Perry	4	2	0	25	1	20
WR Marcus Justin	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Paris Warren	1	0	0	0	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	1	2	2.00	5.50
RB Rudi Johnson	1	8	8.00	2.50

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jonathan Linton	1	-2	-2.00	-0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Shuler	4	2	5	1.25	5.49

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joey Harrington	1	1	13	13.00	6.59

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Rudi Johnson	2	1	0	0.00	1.75
RB Duece McAllister	1	1	5	5.00	2.00
WR Chris Henry	1	0	0	0.00	7.11

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	1	1	13	13.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Heath Shuler	2	0
RB Duece McAllister	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Shuler	14	10	7

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joey Harrington	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Henry	4	3	3
WR Fred Gibson	3	3	2
RB Duece McAllister	2	0	0
RB Rudi Johnson	2	2	0
TE Cam Cleeland	1	1	1
FB Chris Davis	1	0	0
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	1

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Onomo Ojo	4	2	1
RB Chris Perry	3	1	0
WR Ronald Curry	2	2	1
TE Dallas Clark	2	2	1
TE Stephen Alexander	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 96,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,000 (25,300)
End Zone 17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	96,700 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,000 (25,300)
End Zone	17,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,000 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	15,700 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)