Conference Finals, 2009

played in Minnesota, MN

6 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	3	-	10
Minnesota Vikings	14	27	7	7	-	55

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:36 DAL - Tony Jackson 11 pass from Jesse Palmer (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 12:27 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 04:26 MIN - Stevie Johnson 17 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:07 MIN - Pat McAfee 33 field goal
2Q: 09:25 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 03:55 MIN - Adrian Arrington 10 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 02:36 MIN - Johnny Knox 78 punt return (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Pat McAfee 45 field goal
3Q: 04:59 MIN - Adrian Arrington 40 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 09:35 MIN - Bear Pascoe 20 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 02:57 DAL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:36 DAL - Tony Jackson 11 pass from Jesse Palmer (Derek Whaley extra point)
1Q: 12:27 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
1Q: 04:26 MIN - Stevie Johnson 17 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 14:07 MIN - Pat McAfee 33 field goal
2Q: 09:25 MIN - Stevie Johnson 1 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 03:55 MIN - Adrian Arrington 10 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 02:36 MIN - Johnny Knox 78 punt return (Pat McAfee extra point)
2Q: 00:07 MIN - Pat McAfee 45 field goal
3Q: 04:59 MIN - Adrian Arrington 40 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 09:35 MIN - Bear Pascoe 20 pass from Brian Griese (Pat McAfee extra point)
4Q: 02:57 DAL - Derek Whaley 22 field goal

Team Statistics DAL MIN
Record 14-4 16-2
First Downs 14 27
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 274 473
- Offensive Plays 53 64
- Yards per Play 5.17 7.39
Net Rushing Yards 75 225
- Rushing Attempts 13 37
- Yards per Rush 5.77 6.08
Net Passing Yards 199 248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 3 27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/32 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 9.19
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.7 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/65 5/44
Punt Returns/Yards 2/31 3/107
Kick Returns/Yards 4/160 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 38
Time of Possession 25:55 34:05

Team Statistics	DAL	MIN
Record	14-4	16-2
First Downs	14	27
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	274	473
- Offensive Plays	53	64
- Yards per Play	5.17	7.39
Net Rushing Yards	75	225
- Rushing Attempts	13	37
- Yards per Rush	5.77	6.08
Net Passing Yards	199	248
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 3	27 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/32	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	9.19
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	6/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.7	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/65	5/44
Punt Returns/Yards	2/31	3/107
Kick Returns/Yards	4/160	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 38
Time of Possession	25:55	34:05

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:32	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
1	12:20	3:55	OWN 44	6	30	Missed FG
1	4:15	1:57	OWN 25	6	19	Fumble
2	14:01	2:46	OWN 33	5	16	Punt
2	9:15	1:23	OWN 25	3	-2	Punt
2	6:33	0:41	OWN 20	2	5	Interception
2	3:47	1:19	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	2:28	1:52	OWN 25	4	13	Interception
3	8:16	3:05	OWN 20	6	16	Interception
3	4:44	4:25	OWN 13	6	40	Punt
4	9:20	2:01	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
4	4:50	2:01	OWN 45	6	50	Field Goal
4	1:07	1:07	OWN 39	2	35	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:28	2:08	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	8:25	4:10	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	2:18	3:17	OPP 44	6	28	Field Goal
2	11:15	2:00	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
2	7:52	1:19	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
2	5:52	2:05	OPP 28	4	28	Touchdown
2	0:36	0:35	OWN 44	3	28	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:44	OWN 27	11	37	Punt
3	5:11	0:27	OPP 30	1	30	Touchdown
3	0:19	5:59	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
4	7:19	2:29	OWN 18	3	-1	Punt
4	2:49	1:42	OWN 25	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Duece McAllister	7	37	5.29	10	1
QB Jesse Palmer	3	28	9.33	17	1
RB Rudi Johnson	3	10	3.33	4	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	19	123	6.47	46	4
QB Brian Griese	9	61	6.78	13	1
RB Marcus Thomas	9	41	4.56	20	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jesse Palmer	35	25	231	5/32	1	33	3	62.9

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	27	21	248	0/0	6	40	0	144.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Tony Jackson	5	6	28	5.60	18	20	1
RB Rudi Johnson	4	5	14	3.50	8	8	0
WR Charles Lee	3	5	27	9.00	0	24	0
RB Duece McAllister	3	3	34	11.33	10	20	0
WR Braden Stallings	3	6	36	12.00	23	21	0
WR Mike Wallace	3	3	32	10.67	11	27	0
TE Tony Stewart	1	2	33	33.00	24	33	0
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	3	15	15.00	4	15	0
WR Chris Davis	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Javarris Williams	1	1	13	13.00	7	13	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	15	19	141	9.40	49	40	3
WR Adrian Arrington	3	5	75	25.00	42	40	2
WR Harold Burnett	2	2	12	6.00	6	8	0
TE Bear Pascoe	1	1	20	20.00	6	20	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Clark	2	23	11.50	0
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
TE Tony Jackson	1	0	0
S Eric Weddle	1	0	0
RB Javarris Williams	0	1	0
DT Red Bryant	0	0	1

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Brandon Jackson	1	0	0
G Wilford Brown	0	1	0
S Samuel Gaylor	0	1	0
ILB Jay Foreman	0	0	1
WR Stevie Johnson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Mason	5	247	49.4	25.8	55	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	4	183	45.8	28.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Derek Whaley	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Pat McAfee	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	7/7

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Aromashodu	2	31	15.5	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	3	107	35.7	1

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	4	160	40.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Arrington	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	7	3	0.0	35	27
OLB Shawne Merriman	7	0	0.0	34	20
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	6	1	0.0	37	27
DT Red Bryant	6	0	0.0	37	25
OLB Morlon Greenwood	5	1	0.0	13	7
CB Nick Schommer	5	0	0.0	18	16
OLB Akeem Jordan	4	0	0.0	16	15
OLB Tim McGarigle	3	3	0.0	12	6
CB Bernard Pollard	2	2	0.0	37	27
CB DeAngelo Hall	2	1	0.0	36	26
WR Charles Lee	2	0	---	---	---
DT Trevor Laws	2	0	0.0	27	18
DE Eric Moore	1	1	0.0	37	24
WR Braden Stallings	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Zach Diles	1	0	0.0	10	11
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	0.0	9	9
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0	1	0.0	35	27

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	8	0	1.0	13	40
ILB Jay Foreman	5	1	0.0	13	40
ILB Jalen Tatum	4	1	0.5	13	38
S Samuel Gaylor	4	3	0.0	13	40
DT Quentin Groves	3	0	2.0	11	24
CB Greg Blue	3	1	0.0	13	40
ILB Rufus Alexander	2	3	1.0	11	31
OLB Akin Ayodele	2	1	0.0	2	15
DT Kedrick Golston	2	0	0.0	2	6
CB Axel Batchelor	2	0	0.0	13	34
DE Mike Rucker	1	0	0.5	12	27
CB Arnold Parrish	1	1	0.0	11	17
DE Calvin Pace	1	0	0.0	12	36
DE Gaines Adams	1	0	0.0	2	18
DE Kristopher Heilman	1	0	0.0	0	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Atiyyah Ellison	1	0	0	27
DT Trevor Laws	0	1	0	18
DT Red Bryant	0	0	1	25

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Quentin Groves	2.0	1	24
CB Ryan Clark	1.0	0	40
ILB Rufus Alexander	1.0	0	31
DE Mike Rucker	0.5	1	27
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.5	0	38
DE Calvin Pace	0.0	1	36
DE Gaines Adams	0.0	1	18
DE Kristopher Heilman	0.0	1	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	4	1	27
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	3	0	27
CB Nick Schommer	3	0	16
CB DeAngelo Hall	2	1	26
OLB Shawne Merriman	2	0	20
OLB Akeem Jordan	2	0	15
OLB Zach Diles	2	0	11
OLB Morlon Greenwood	1	0	7
OLB Tim McGarigle	1	0	6
DT Red Bryant	1	0	25
CB Mike Echols	0	1	6
DE Atiyyah Ellison	0	1	27

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ryan Clark	5	0	2	40
ILB Jay Foreman	4	0	0	40
S Samuel Gaylor	3	1	0	40
CB Greg Blue	3	0	0	40
OLB Akin Ayodele	2	0	0	15
DT Quentin Groves	2	0	0	24
CB Axel Batchelor	1	1	1	34
ILB Jalen Tatum	1	0	0	38
DT Kedrick Golston	1	0	0	6
DE Kristopher Heilman	1	0	0	13
ILB Rufus Alexander	1	0	0	31
CB Arnold Parrish	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Bryant McKinnie	2	3	13	1	40
G Kyle Kosier	1	2	13	1	40
G Uche Nwaneri	1	2	13	0	40
T Wade Smith	0	2	13	2	40
C Tyson Walter	0	2	9	0	26
RB Duece McAllister	0	0	9	1	24

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
T King Dunlap	4	8	0	37	27
G Wilford Brown	4	7	0	37	27
C Robert Berry	3	5	1	32	26
G Eric Steinbach	1	3	0	37	27
T Terrance Pennington	1	2	0	32	26
FB Harris Stanton	1	1	0	7	3
T Adam Snyder	0	2	0	5	1
TE Patrick Estes	0	1	0	28	19

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Nnamdi Asomugha	2	24
Duece McAllister	1	3

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harold Burnett	2	24
Greg Blue	2	24
Stevie Johnson	1	12
Willie Dawkins	1	5

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	37	27	24	88
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	36	26	19	81
S Eric Weddle	---	---	35	27	19	81
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	34	20	23	77
DE Eric Moore	---	---	37	24	15	76
DT Red Bryant	---	---	37	25	14	76
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	37	27	2	66
WR Charles Lee	9	36	---	---	19	64
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	35	27	2	64
T Bryant McKinnie	13	40	---	---	7	60
QB Jesse Palmer	13	40	---	---	---	53
G Kyle Kosier	13	40	---	---	---	53
T Wade Smith	13	40	---	---	---	53
G Uche Nwaneri	13	40	---	---	---	53
RB Rudi Johnson	4	23	---	---	24	51
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	27	18	5	50
WR Braden Stallings	12	27	---	---	1	40
TE Tony Jackson	11	28	---	---	---	39
RB Duece McAllister	9	24	---	---	3	36
C Tyson Walter	9	26	---	---	---	35
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	18	16	1	35
OLB Akeem Jordan	---	---	16	15	2	33
TE Dustin Keller	2	7	---	---	23	32
WR Devin Aromashodu	3	12	---	---	14	29
TE Tony Stewart	2	13	---	---	11	26
T Darryl Dole	4	14	---	---	7	25
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	10	11	1	22
WR Mike Wallace	8	14	---	---	---	22
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	13	7	---	20
WR Chris Davis	5	15	---	---	---	20
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	9	9	1	19
OLB Tim McGarigle	---	---	12	6	---	18
RB Javarris Williams	0	1	---	---	14	15
CB Mike Echols	---	---	5	6	1	12
S Jason Bell	---	---	6	1	---	7
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Seth Olsen	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Robbie Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Phillip Merling	---	---	2	3	1	6
K Derek Whaley	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Horace Mason	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Dylan Pierce	---	---	1	2	---	3
QB Orlando Sheehan	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Casey Bramlet	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Slade Norris	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Larry English	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Greg Blue	---	---	13	40	24	77
WR Stevie Johnson	36	27	---	---	12	75
QB Brian Griese	37	27	---	---	4	68
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	12	36	19	67
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	13	34	19	66
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	11	31	24	66
G Wilford Brown	37	27	---	---	---	64
G Eric Steinbach	37	27	---	---	---	64
T Terrance Pennington	32	26	---	---	6	64
T King Dunlap	37	27	---	---	---	64
WR Adrian Arrington	34	26	---	---	3	63
C Robert Berry	32	26	---	---	---	58
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	13	40	2	55
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	13	40	2	55
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	13	40	2	55
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	13	38	2	53
WR Harold Burnett	17	11	---	---	24	52
TE Patrick Estes	28	19	---	---	1	48
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	12	27	1	40
TE T.J. Williams	10	7	---	---	23	40
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	11	24	1	36
RB Brandon Jackson	23	9	---	---	---	32
WR Darnerien McCants	12	12	---	---	7	31
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	11	17	1	29
DE Gaines Adams	---	---	2	18	6	26
RB Marcus Thomas	14	12	---	---	---	26
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	1	---	---	23	25
FB Harris Stanton	7	3	---	---	12	22
DE Kristopher Heilman	---	---	0	13	6	19
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	2	15	1	18
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	2	14	---	16
CB Jaylen Vaughn	---	---	0	7	6	13
T Adam Snyder	5	1	---	---	6	12
G Quinn Ojinnaka	5	1	---	---	6	12
K Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	12	12
RB Willie Dawkins	0	5	---	---	5	10
DT Kedrick Golston	---	---	2	6	---	8
WR Johnny Knox	1	1	---	---	5	7
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Bear Pascoe	2	2	---	---	2	6
G R.J. Born	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	4	4
S Nicholas Conley	---	---	0	0	3	3
QB Chad Pennington	0	0	---	---	---	0
C John Sullivan	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Caleb Fox	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	5	38	7.6
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	27	178	6.6
Right	6	35	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jesse Palmer	35	25	6	0	0	2	5	0	3

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	27	21	4	0	0	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	44	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	36	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	100	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	19	9.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	92	8.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	127	11.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	10	3.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Braden Stallings	6	3	36	1	27
TE Tony Jackson	6	5	28	1	28
WR Charles Lee	5	3	27	1	36
RB Rudi Johnson	5	4	14	0	23
RB Duece McAllister	3	3	34	1	24
WR Devin Aromashodu	3	1	15	0	12
WR Mike Wallace	3	3	32	1	14
TE Tony Stewart	2	1	33	1	13
WR Chris Davis	1	1	-1	0	15
RB Javarris Williams	1	1	13	0	1

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	19	15	141	1	27
WR Adrian Arrington	5	3	75	2	26
WR Harold Burnett	2	2	12	0	11
TE Bear Pascoe	1	1	20	1	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Thomas	2	1	0.50	4.56
RB Brandon Jackson	1	8	8.00	6.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jesse Palmer	4	2	18	4.50	6.60

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	9	7	62	6.89	9.19

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Jackson	2	1	11	5.50	4.67
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	7	7.00	2.80
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	0	0	0.00	5.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	7	5	32	4.57	7.42
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	10	10.00	15.00
TE Bear Pascoe	1	1	20	20.00	20.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jesse Palmer	1	0

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brandon Jackson	2	1
RB Marcus Thomas	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jesse Palmer	9	5	2

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Lee	2	1	1
WR Braden Stallings	2	0	0
WR Mike Wallace	2	2	1
RB Rudi Johnson	1	1	0
TE Tony Stewart	1	0	0
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	0

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	7	4	3
WR Harold Burnett	1	1	1

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

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