Week 12, 2007

played in Buffalo, NY

45 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	7	0	3	-	17
Buffalo Bills	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 BUF - David Kirtman 7 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 05:26 DAL - Chris Davis 5 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 10:06 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 08:28 DAL - Vince Young 10 run (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 00:44 BUF - Nick Novak 45 field goal
3Q: 09:49 BUF - Nick Novak 49 field goal
4Q: 08:37 DAL - Claude Walton 48 field goal
4Q: 02:37 BUF - David Kirtman 4 run (Nick Novak extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:54 BUF - David Kirtman 7 pass from Eli Manning (Nick Novak extra point)
1Q: 05:26 DAL - Chris Davis 5 pass from Vince Young (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 10:06 BUF - Alexis Shepherd 2 run (Nick Novak extra point)
2Q: 08:28 DAL - Vince Young 10 run (Claude Walton extra point)
2Q: 00:44 BUF - Nick Novak 45 field goal
3Q: 09:49 BUF - Nick Novak 49 field goal
4Q: 08:37 DAL - Claude Walton 48 field goal
4Q: 02:37 BUF - David Kirtman 4 run (Nick Novak extra point)

Team Statistics DAL BUF
Record 7-4 7-4
First Downs 10 24
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 7 15
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 226 331
- Offensive Plays 52 84
- Yards per Play 4.35 3.94
Net Rushing Yards 91 86
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 4.33 2.53
Net Passing Yards 135 245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 13 - 1 50 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 166 245
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/31 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.35 4.90
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 12/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/62 6/36
Punt Returns/Yards 1/7 5/56
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/21
Interception Ret./Yards 1/15 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 34
Time of Possession 22:07 37:53

Team Statistics	DAL	BUF
Record	7-4	7-4
First Downs	10	24
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	7	15
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	226	331
- Offensive Plays	52	84
- Yards per Play	4.35	3.94
Net Rushing Yards	91	86
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	4.33	2.53
Net Passing Yards	135	245
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 13 - 1	50 - 30 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	166	245
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/31	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.35	4.90
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	12/21
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/62	6/36
Punt Returns/Yards	1/7	5/56
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/21
Interception Ret./Yards	1/15	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 34
Time of Possession	22:07	37:53

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 8	3	8	Punt
1	9:45	4:30	OWN 30	9	70	Touchdown
1	2:20	1:38	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
2	9:59	1:31	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
2	8:28	0:10	OPP 10	1	10	Touchdown
2	5:10	2:17	OWN 17	5	17	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 25	2	7	Half
3	9:41	1:18	OWN 24	3	3	Punt
3	7:30	1:35	OWN 11	3	-2	Punt
3	3:01	1:55	OWN 26	4	11	Punt
4	13:38	1:47	OWN 34	3	3	Punt
4	9:43	1:14	OPP 36	3	5	Field Goal
4	5:49	0:38	OWN 6	3	5	Interception
4	2:26	1:42	OWN 25	6	47	Missed FG

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	3:43	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
1	5:15	2:55	OWN 25	6	37	Punt
1	0:42	5:43	OWN 47	12	53	Touchdown
2	8:18	3:08	OWN 8	5	20	Punt
2	2:53	2:15	OWN 29	11	43	Field Goal
3	15:00	5:19	OWN 25	10	43	Field Goal
3	8:23	0:53	OWN 36	3	-4	Punt
3	5:55	2:54	OPP 37	6	18	Missed FG
3	1:06	2:28	OWN 7	6	17	Punt
4	11:51	2:08	OWN 21	5	19	Interception
4	8:29	2:40	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
4	5:11	2:45	OPP 21	6	21	Touchdown
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 35	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Eli Manning, Buffalo Bills

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Duece McAllister	16	55	3.44	10	1	0
RB Rudi Johnson	2	24	12.00	21	1	0
QB Vince Young	2	8	4.00	10	1	1
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Alexis Shepherd	16	40	2.50	6	0	1
RB David Kirtman	11	22	2.00	6	0	1
QB Eli Manning	4	6	1.50	10	1	0
FB Rob Konrad	2	17	8.50	10	1	0
WR Brian Finneran	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	27	13	166	4/31	1	36	1	64.7

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eli Manning	50	30	245	0/0	1	23	1	70.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tony Jackson	6	10	66	11.00	21	25	0
WR Chris Davis	3	5	46	15.33	39	36	1
RB Duece McAllister	2	4	21	10.50	0	12	0
WR Charles Lee	1	3	20	20.00	6	20	0
WR Chris Henry	1	5	13	13.00	0	13	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Stephen Alexander	7	9	79	11.29	15	15	0
WR Brian Finneran	6	10	30	5.00	9	9	0
WR Steve Smith	5	10	59	11.80	23	23	0
FB Rob Konrad	4	5	14	3.50	4	5	0
RB David Kirtman	3	8	12	4.00	0	7	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	3	5	46	15.33	13	19	0
TE Eric Johnson	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB DeAngelo Hall	1	15	15.00	0

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Benny Sapp	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Recov	Force
T Greg Randall	1	0
OLB Morlon Greenwood	0	1
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	0
RB David Kirtman	1	0
G Reggie Nelson	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Weatherford	8	373	46.6	39.6	54	4

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Hollas	5	255	51.0	49.6	58	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Walton	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Novak	2/3	2/2	0/0	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Henry	1	7	7.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	5	56	11.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	2	43	21.5	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Morlon Greenwood	9	1	0.0	32	49
S Eric Weddle	7	5	0.0	32	49
DT Dylan Pierce	5	0	0.0	18	13
S Jason Bell	4	2	0.0	17	30
CB DeAngelo Hall	4	2	0.0	31	49
OLB Akeem Jordan	4	1	0.0	16	38
DE Lional Dalton	4	0	0.0	26	25
CB Bob Poston	4	0	0.0	8	9
OLB Tim McGarigle	3	4	0.0	16	13
DE Chris Kelsey	3	2	0.0	26	41
CB Darrent Williams	3	0	0.0	1	10
OLB Zach Diles	2	1	0.0	17	28
ILB Karon Riley	2	0	0.0	3	1
S Idrees Bashir	2	0	0.0	15	18
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	0	0.0	32	46
CB Mike Echols	1	3	0.0	30	38
RB Duece McAllister	1	0	---	---	---
DT Giovanni Sweeney	1	0	0.0	14	35
DE Leonard Little	0	2	0.0	20	22

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Julian Peterson	5	2	0.0	19	29
ILB James Darling	4	0	1.0	19	18
DE Courtney Brown	3	1	1.0	20	18
DE Chris Clemons	3	1	1.0	16	27
DT John Thornton	2	3	0.0	17	26
S Kenoy Kennedy	2	2	0.0	19	17
ILB Antony Jordan	2	1	0.0	2	13
CB Fabian Washington	2	1	0.0	20	31
DT Larry Tripplett	2	0	0.0	14	10
CB Terrence McGee	2	0	0.0	18	25
S Erik Coleman	2	0	0.0	17	14
CB Karl Paymah	2	0	0.0	5	17
DE Dewayne Robertson	1	0	1.0	4	13
DT Keith Wright	1	0	0.0	5	19
S Benny Sapp	1	0	0.0	18	22
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	1	0	0.0	4	8
S Anthony Smith	1	0	0.0	5	18
WR Steve Smith	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chris Kelsey	1	2	41
OLB Morlon Greenwood	0	3	49
DT Giovanni Sweeney	0	2	35
DE Lional Dalton	0	1	25

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Courtney Brown	1.0	1	0	18
DE Chris Clemons	1.0	1	0	27
DE Dewayne Robertson	1.0	0	1	13
ILB James Darling	1.0	0	0	18
DT Delbert Cowsette	0.0	1	0	10
OLB Julian Peterson	0.0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	5	0	0	49
OLB Akeem Jordan	4	4	0	38
CB Darrent Williams	3	0	0	10
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	1	0	46
OLB Tim McGarigle	2	1	0	13
OLB Morlon Greenwood	2	0	0	49
S Idrees Bashir	2	0	0	18
CB Bob Poston	2	0	0	9
OLB Zach Diles	2	0	0	28
CB Mike Echols	1	1	0	38
DE Lional Dalton	1	0	0	25
ILB Karon Riley	1	0	0	1
S Jason Bell	1	0	0	30
DE Chris Kelsey	1	0	0	41
DT Dylan Pierce	1	0	0	13
CB DeAngelo Hall	0	2	1	49

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Karl Paymah	3	0	0	17
CB Terrence McGee	2	0	0	25
ILB Antony Jordan	1	1	0	13
CB Fabian Washington	1	1	0	31
S Benny Sapp	1	0	1	22
ILB James Darling	1	0	0	18
OLB Julian Peterson	1	0	0	29
DT Keith Wright	1	0	0	19
S Erik Coleman	1	0	0	14
S Anthony Smith	1	0	0	18
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	0	1	0	8

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyson Walter	2	3	21	0	31
T Bryant McKinnie	1	8	21	0	31
G Uche Nwaneri	1	2	21	1	31
G Evan Mathis	0	4	21	0	31
T Greg Randall	0	3	21	2	31
TE Shawn Simmons	0	1	3	0	5
TE Tony Jackson	0	0	19	1	31

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T John Tait	4	6	3	34	50
G Chris Naeole	2	8	0	34	50
T Michael Roos	2	4	0	34	50
C Dan Koppen	1	4	0	34	50
G Reggie Nelson	0	8	0	34	50
TE Stephen Alexander	0	1	0	33	49
TE Eric Johnson	0	1	0	10	27

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Nnamdi Asomugha	4	15
DeAndre Cobb	1	17
Bryant McKinnie	1	10

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rob Konrad	3	26
Courtney Anderson	1	24

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	32	49	26	107
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	31	49	15	95
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	32	46	15	93
S Eric Weddle	---	---	32	49	9	90
DE Chris Kelsey	---	---	26	41	7	74
CB Mike Echols	---	---	30	38	4	72
S Jason Bell	---	---	17	30	17	64
T Greg Randall	21	31	---	---	10	62
T Bryant McKinnie	21	31	---	---	10	62
G Evan Mathis	21	31	---	---	10	62
G Uche Nwaneri	21	31	---	---	10	62
WR Charles Lee	20	30	---	---	10	60
RB Duece McAllister	18	28	---	---	12	58
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	16	38	3	57
DE Lional Dalton	---	---	26	25	3	54
WR Chris Henry	16	26	---	---	11	53
C Tyson Walter	21	31	---	---	---	52
QB Vince Young	21	31	---	---	---	52
DE Tim Crowder	---	---	15	35	2	52
TE Tony Jackson	19	31	---	---	1	51
DT Giovanni Sweeney	---	---	14	35	1	50
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	17	28	3	48
DE Leonard Little	---	---	20	22	1	43
DT Dylan Pierce	---	---	18	13	5	36
WR Chris Davis	16	18	---	---	---	34
S Idrees Bashir	---	---	15	18	---	33
CB Bob Poston	---	---	8	9	15	32
TE Shawn Simmons	3	5	---	---	24	32
OLB Tim McGarigle	---	---	16	13	---	29
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	2	---	---	25	28
WR DeAndre Cobb	3	2	---	---	17	22
WR Joe Horn	6	11	---	---	---	17
CB Darrent Williams	---	---	1	10	5	16
ILB Karon Riley	---	---	3	1	11	15
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Steve Weatherford	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Claude Walton	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Rudi Johnson	2	2	---	---	---	4
CB Ahmad Carroll	---	---	2	1	---	3
ILB Lance Mitchell	---	---	3	0	---	3
TE Jed Weaver	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Harvey Knaack	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Jesse Palmer	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Robert Gallery	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ryan Cook	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Quinn Ojinnaka	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T John Tait	34	50	---	---	14	98
G Chris Naeole	34	50	---	---	8	92
G Reggie Nelson	34	50	---	---	8	92
T Michael Roos	34	50	---	---	8	92
TE Stephen Alexander	33	49	---	---	2	84
C Dan Koppen	34	50	---	---	---	84
QB Eli Manning	34	50	---	---	---	84
WR Brian Finneran	25	29	---	---	21	75
WR Steve Smith	27	39	---	---	---	66
WR Mike Sims-Walker	24	33	---	---	---	57
RB David Kirtman	13	33	---	---	10	56
CB Terrence McGee	---	---	18	25	11	54
CB Fabian Washington	---	---	20	31	2	53
DT John Thornton	---	---	17	26	9	52
OLB Julian Peterson	---	---	19	29	1	49
FB Rob Konrad	10	11	---	---	26	47
DE Chris Clemons	---	---	16	27	---	43
S Benny Sapp	---	---	18	22	2	42
S Anthony Smith	---	---	5	18	19	42
CB Karl Paymah	---	---	5	17	19	41
DE Courtney Brown	---	---	20	18	---	38
ILB James Darling	---	---	19	18	---	37
RB Alexis Shepherd	21	16	---	---	---	37
S Kenoy Kennedy	---	---	19	17	1	37
TE Eric Johnson	10	27	---	---	---	37
S Erik Coleman	---	---	17	14	1	32
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	6	7	---	---	18	31
OLB Charlie Anderson	---	---	1	6	24	31
ILB Antony Jordan	---	---	2	13	14	29
TE Courtney Anderson	0	4	---	---	24	28
DE Dewayne Robertson	---	---	4	13	10	27
DT Keith Wright	---	---	5	19	2	26
DT Larry Tripplett	---	---	14	10	---	24
DT Delbert Cowsette	---	---	8	10	2	20
RB Tony Hunt	0	0	---	---	18	18
OLB Gerris Wilkinson	---	---	4	8	---	12
K Nick Novak	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Justin Snow	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Jason McAddley	1	2	---	---	4	7
T Mike Pearson	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Ray Hollas	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Ingle Martin	0	0	---	---	3	3
OLB Raynoch Thompson	---	---	0	0	---	0
G Nickolas McPhillips	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Kirk Morrison	---	---	0	0	---	0
C E.J. Whitney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	11	37	3.4
Right	6	43	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	22	2.2
Middle	15	61	4.1
Right	8	5	0.6
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	27	13	3	1	5	3	4	1	1

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eli Manning	50	30	1	1	0	9	8	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	41	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	5	39	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	86	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	15	8	30	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	104	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Tony Jackson	10	6	2	66	1	31
WR Chris Henry	5	1	0	13	0	26
WR Chris Davis	5	3	1	46	1	18
RB Duece McAllister	4	2	0	21	0	28
WR Charles Lee	3	1	2	20	1	30

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brian Finneran	10	6	30	0	29
WR Steve Smith	10	5	59	1	39
TE Stephen Alexander	9	7	79	0	49
RB David Kirtman	8	3	12	0	33
FB Rob Konrad	5	4	14	0	11
WR Mike Sims-Walker	5	3	46	0	33
TE Eric Johnson	2	1	-1	0	27
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Duece McAllister	3	4	1.33	3.44
QB Vince Young	1	10	10.00	4.00

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Alexis Shepherd	5	11	2.20	2.50
RB David Kirtman	4	9	2.25	2.00
QB Eli Manning	1	2	2.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	2	1	5	2.50	6.15

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eli Manning	3	3	16	5.33	4.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	6.60
WR Chris Davis	1	1	5	5.00	9.20

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Finneran	2	2	9	4.50	3.00
RB David Kirtman	1	1	7	7.00	1.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
RB Alexis Shepherd	1	1
QB Eli Manning	1	1
RB David Kirtman	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	11	6	2

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eli Manning	18	13	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Smith	5	3	2
TE Stephen Alexander	4	4	4
WR Brian Finneran	3	2	1
RB David Kirtman	3	1	0
FB Rob Konrad	1	1	0
WR T.J. Housmandzadeh	1	1	1
WR Mike Sims-Walker	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)