Week 7, 2007

played in Dallas, TX

66 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	3	3	6	-	22
Dallas Cowboys	7	7	3	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 MIN - Brandon Jackson 12 pass from Bryan Lerma (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 06:34 DAL - Charles Lee 11 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
1Q: 00:51 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 11:13 DAL - Rudi Johnson 2 run (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 06:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal
3Q: 07:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
3Q: 02:30 DAL - Claude Walton 35 field goal
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Darnerien McCants 10 pass from Bryan Lerma (Brandon Jackson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:28 DAL - Duece McAllister 1 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:41 MIN - Brandon Jackson 12 pass from Bryan Lerma (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 06:34 DAL - Charles Lee 11 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
1Q: 00:51 MIN - Phil Dawson 41 field goal
2Q: 11:13 DAL - Rudi Johnson 2 run (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 06:11 MIN - Phil Dawson 40 field goal
3Q: 07:46 MIN - Phil Dawson 25 field goal
3Q: 02:30 DAL - Claude Walton 35 field goal
4Q: 02:27 MIN - Darnerien McCants 10 pass from Bryan Lerma (Brandon Jackson run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:28 DAL - Duece McAllister 1 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 1-5 5-2
First Downs 26 21
- by Rushing 10 8
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 454 321
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 7.09 5.53
Net Rushing Yards 137 106
- Rushing Attempts 30 25
- Yards per Rush 4.57 4.24
Net Passing Yards 317 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 24 - 1 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 220
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 9.32 6.52
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/9 6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/30 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/50 4/95
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/19
2pt Conversions 1/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 28
Time of Possession 32:56 27:04

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	1-5	5-2
First Downs	26	21
- by Rushing	10	8
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	454	321
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	7.09	5.53
Net Rushing Yards	137	106
- Rushing Attempts	30	25
- Yards per Rush	4.57	4.24
Net Passing Yards	317	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 24 - 1	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	220
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	9.32	6.52
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/9	6/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/30	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/50	4/95
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/19
2pt Conversions	1/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 28
Time of Possession	32:56	27:04

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 27	8	73	Touchdown
1	6:27	5:42	OWN 31	9	45	Field Goal
2	11:05	5:02	OWN 25	8	52	Field Goal
2	4:37	3:43	OWN 27	9	52	Interception
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 42	1	0	Half
3	12:47	5:09	OWN 20	10	72	Field Goal
3	2:22	3:15	OWN 13	5	18	Punt
4	8:34	1:37	OWN 3	4	11	Punt
4	5:19	3:01	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 25	3	56	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	4:04	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
1	0:45	4:40	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	6:03	1:26	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
2	0:54	0:52	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	7:38	5:16	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal
4	14:07	5:33	OWN 23	10	37	Punt
4	6:57	1:38	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
4	2:18	1:58	OWN 29	11	71	Touchdown

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	25	110	4.40	19	4
RB Frank Gore	3	17	5.67	12	1
QB Bryan Lerma	2	10	5.00	6	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Duece McAllister	15	35	2.33	12	1	0
QB Vince Young	5	37	7.40	17	2	0
RB Rudi Johnson	4	23	5.75	16	1	1
WR Charles Lee	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bryan Lerma	33	24	321	1/4	2	44	1	110.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	32	22	220	1/5	2	28	0	108.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Darnerien McCants	8	11	119	14.88	45	28	1
WR Troy Williamson	5	6	69	13.80	11	44	0
WR Craig Davis	4	6	43	10.75	0	21	0
FB Nick Goings	3	5	49	16.33	24	25	0
RB Brandon Jackson	3	3	28	9.33	13	16	1
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	13	13.00	15	13	0
RB Frank Gore	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Charles Lee	4	5	61	15.25	4	26	1
TE Tony Jackson	4	6	60	15.00	20	26	0
WR Chris Henry	4	9	32	8.00	1	14	0
WR Chris Davis	4	5	38	9.50	16	28	0
RB Duece McAllister	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	1	1
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	2	11	5.50	3	6	0
WR Joe Horn	1	1	15	15.00	15	15	0
TE Shawn Simmons	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	2	87	43.5	43.5	46	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Weatherford	5	195	39.0	35.0	49	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	3/3	2/2	0/0	41	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Walton	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricky Manning	1	28	28.0	0
Rick McKnight	1	22	22.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	3	72	24.0	0
Charles Lee	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Axel Batchelor	7	1	0.0	21	29
CB Ryan Clark	6	2	0.0	24	32
DE Stephen Tulloch	5	1	0.0	23	32
DE Cameron Wake	4	4	1.0	22	32
DE Mike Rucker	4	1	0.0	25	32
ILB Jay Foreman	4	1	0.0	25	33
S LaRon Landry	4	0	0.0	24	32
S Samuel Gaylor	4	0	0.0	19	23
ILB Robert Wendorff	2	0	0.0	7	11
DE Calvin Pace	1	1	0.0	10	21
CB Greg Blue	1	1	0.0	23	27
FB Nick Goings	1	0	---	---	---
S Brock Williams	1	0	0.0	5	5
CB Ricky Manning	1	0	0.0	0	5
CB Travis Daniels	1	0	0.0	3	2
DE Kristopher Heilman	0	1	0.0	23	24

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB DeAngelo Hall	9	0	0.0	29	34
OLB Morlon Greenwood	6	3	0.0	30	34
S Eric Weddle	6	2	0.0	29	27
OLB Tim McGarigle	6	1	0.0	14	19
DE Leonard Little	3	0	0.5	15	27
DE Lional Dalton	3	2	0.0	19	28
CB Mike Echols	3	2	0.0	28	25
DE Julian Jenkins	2	1	0.5	18	20
S Jason Bell	2	2	0.0	15	9
DT Giovanni Sweeney	2	2	0.0	17	13
S Idrees Bashir	2	1	0.0	16	25
CB Darrent Williams	2	1	0.0	2	11
OLB Akeem Jordan	2	1	0.0	16	15
OLB Junior Suliven	2	0	0.0	16	6
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	0	0.0	29	34
DE Chris Kelsey	1	0	0.0	26	25
DT Dylan Pierce	0	1	0.0	10	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Wake	1.0	0	0	32
ILB Jay Foreman	0.0	1	0	33
DE Gaines Adams	0.0	0	1	19

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Leonard Little	0.5	1	1	0	27
DE Julian Jenkins	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Chris Kelsey	0.0	0	1	0	25
OLB Junior Suliven	0.0	0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Axel Batchelor	5	1	29
S LaRon Landry	4	1	32
S Samuel Gaylor	4	0	23
DE Stephen Tulloch	3	2	32
CB Ryan Clark	3	0	32
ILB Jay Foreman	1	0	33
CB Ricky Manning	1	0	5
CB Greg Blue	1	0	27

Dallas	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	5	0	27
OLB Morlon Greenwood	4	0	34
CB DeAngelo Hall	4	0	34
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	3	1	34
OLB Tim McGarigle	3	0	19
CB Darrent Williams	2	0	11
OLB Junior Suliven	1	0	6
CB Mike Echols	1	0	25
DT Giovanni Sweeney	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Wilford Brown	5	7	0	30	0	34
T Adam Snyder	3	4	1	30	0	34
C Robert Berry	2	6	0	30	0	34
G Eric Steinbach	2	5	0	30	0	34
T Terrance Pennington	1	5	0	30	1	34
FB Nick Goings	0	2	0	28	0	32

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Ryan Cook	3	4	0	25	0	33
G Uche Nwaneri	2	6	0	25	1	33
G Kyle Kosier	2	5	0	25	0	33
T Bryant McKinnie	1	7	1	25	0	33
T Wade Smith	0	2	0	25	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Patrick Estes	1	21
Chris Colmer	1	11
Brandon Jackson	1	10
Tre Holliday	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Nnamdi Asomugha	1	15
DeAngelo Hall	1	13

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Cameron Wake	---	---	22	32	19	73
S LaRon Landry	---	---	24	32	17	73
G Wilford Brown	30	34	---	---	5	69
G Eric Steinbach	30	34	---	---	5	69
T Adam Snyder	30	34	---	---	5	69
T Terrance Pennington	30	34	---	---	5	69
QB Bryan Lerma	30	34	---	---	3	67
FB Nick Goings	28	32	---	---	6	66
WR Darnerien McCants	27	32	---	---	5	64
C Robert Berry	30	34	---	---	---	64
RB Brandon Jackson	27	25	---	---	10	62
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	25	33	1	59
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	25	32	1	58
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	24	32	1	57
WR Craig Davis	27	30	---	---	---	57
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	23	32	1	56
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	21	29	1	51
CB Greg Blue	---	---	23	27	---	50
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	23	24	1	48
WR Troy Williamson	16	27	---	---	---	43
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	19	23	1	43
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	17	19	6	42
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	10	21	---	31
TE Patrick Estes	4	3	---	---	21	28
WR Rick McKnight	2	5	---	---	21	28
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	7	11	10	28
WR Harold Burnett	4	9	---	---	14	27
CB Ricky Manning	---	---	0	5	17	22
CB Travis Daniels	---	---	3	2	10	15
RB Frank Gore	3	5	---	---	6	14
FB Harris Stanton	10	2	---	---	---	12
TE T.J. Williams	2	0	---	---	10	12
T Chris Colmer	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Brock Williams	---	---	5	5	---	10
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Tre Holliday	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Juqua Parker	---	---	0	2	5	7
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	5	5
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	3	1	---	4
DE Tommie Harris	---	---	1	1	---	2
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Chris Dishman	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jarious Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Joe Klopfenstein	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Caleb Copeland	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	29	34	15	78
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	29	34	13	76
S Eric Weddle	---	---	29	27	14	70
WR Charles Lee	24	33	---	---	11	68
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	30	34	3	67
CB Mike Echols	---	---	28	25	14	67
G Kyle Kosier	25	33	---	---	6	64
T Bryant McKinnie	25	33	---	---	6	64
T Wade Smith	25	33	---	---	6	64
G Uche Nwaneri	25	33	---	---	6	64
RB Duece McAllister	19	29	---	---	12	60
WR Chris Henry	22	30	---	---	8	60
QB Vince Young	25	33	---	---	---	58
C Ryan Cook	25	33	---	---	---	58
TE Tony Jackson	22	30	---	---	2	54
DE Chris Kelsey	---	---	26	25	1	52
DE Lional Dalton	---	---	19	28	2	49
DE Leonard Little	---	---	15	27	2	44
S Idrees Bashir	---	---	16	25	1	42
DE Julian Jenkins	---	---	18	20	4	42
OLB Junior Suliven	---	---	16	6	19	41
OLB Tim McGarigle	---	---	14	19	6	39
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	16	15	3	34
S Jason Bell	---	---	15	9	9	33
DT Giovanni Sweeney	---	---	17	13	3	33
TE Shawn Simmons	5	8	---	---	17	30
DT Dylan Pierce	---	---	10	17	3	30
WR Chris Davis	13	16	---	---	---	29
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	4	---	---	19	24
WR DeAndre Cobb	3	1	---	---	14	18
WR Joe Horn	8	8	---	---	---	16
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	2	11	2	15
RB Rudi Johnson	7	6	---	---	---	13
CB Bob Poston	---	---	1	5	1	7
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Steve Weatherford	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Claude Walton	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	0	0	2	2
TE Jed Weaver	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Harvey Knaack	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Greg Randall	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jesse Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Tyson Walter	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Robert Gallery	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Evan Mathis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	3	1.0
Middle	19	83	4.4
Right	8	51	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	15	5.0
Middle	12	32	2.7
Right	10	59	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bryan Lerma	33	24	5	4	1	0	2	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	32	22	3	1	3	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	29	7.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	102	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	125	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	65	16.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	23	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	64	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	77	11.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	56	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Darnerien McCants	11	8	0	119	2	32
WR Troy Williamson	6	5	0	69	1	27
WR Craig Davis	6	4	1	43	1	30
FB Nick Goings	5	3	0	49	1	32
RB Brandon Jackson	3	3	0	28	0	25
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	0	13	0	9
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0	0	0	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chris Henry	9	4	1	32	0	30
TE Tony Jackson	6	4	0	60	1	30
WR Charles Lee	5	4	1	61	1	33
WR Chris Davis	5	4	1	38	1	16
RB Duece McAllister	3	2	0	-2	0	29
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	2	0	11	0	4
WR Joe Horn	1	1	0	15	0	8
TE Shawn Simmons	1	1	0	5	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brandon Jackson	2	-1	-0.50	4.40
RB Frank Gore	1	-1	-1.00	5.67

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	1	3	3.00	2.33
RB Rudi Johnson	1	2	2.00	5.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bryan Lerma	2	2	22	11.00	9.73

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	5	4	23	4.60	6.88

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darnerien McCants	1	1	10	10.00	10.82
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	12	12.00	9.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	2	11	5.50	5.50
WR Charles Lee	1	1	11	11.00	12.20
RB Duece McAllister	1	1	1	1.00	-0.67
WR Chris Henry	1	0	0	0.00	3.56

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Frank Gore	2	1
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bryan Lerma	6	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	12	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Darnerien McCants	3	2	1
FB Nick Goings	1	1	1
RB Frank Gore	1	0	0
WR Troy Williamson	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Duece McAllister	3	2	1
TE Tony Jackson	3	2	2
WR Charles Lee	2	2	2
WR Joe Horn	1	1	1
WR Chris Henry	1	1	0
TE Shawn Simmons	1	1	0
WR Chris Davis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,400)
End Zone 13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,400)
End Zone	13,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)