Conference Finals, 2010

played in Dallas, TX

69 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	7	7	0	-	28
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	7	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 MIN - Stevie Johnson 39 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:18 MIN - Adrian Arrington 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:52 DAL - Casey Garcia 11 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 03:22 MIN - Darnerien McCants 26 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:24 DAL - Mike Wallace 22 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 04:50 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:29 DAL - Mike Wallace 5 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:59 MIN - Stevie Johnson 39 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
1Q: 07:18 MIN - Adrian Arrington 11 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
2Q: 04:52 DAL - Casey Garcia 11 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 03:22 MIN - Darnerien McCants 26 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
3Q: 09:24 DAL - Mike Wallace 22 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 04:50 MIN - Stevie Johnson 2 pass from Brian Griese (Phil Dawson extra point)
4Q: 14:29 DAL - Mike Wallace 5 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 12-5-1 14-4
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 14 14
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 403 397
- Offensive Plays 54 65
- Yards per Play 7.46 6.11
Net Rushing Yards 89 115
- Rushing Attempts 22 21
- Yards per Rush 4.05 5.48
Net Passing Yards 314 282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 40 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 309
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/27
- Yards per Pass Play 9.81 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/8 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.8 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 6/50 11/64
Punt Returns/Yards 2/28 5/28
Kick Returns/Yards 4/97 4/86
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	12-5-1	14-4
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	14	14
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	403	397
- Offensive Plays	54	65
- Yards per Play	7.46	6.11
Net Rushing Yards	89	115
- Rushing Attempts	22	21
- Yards per Rush	4.05	5.48
Net Passing Yards	314	282
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	40 - 30 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	309
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/27
- Yards per Pass Play	9.81	6.41
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/8	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.8	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	6/50	11/64
Punt Returns/Yards	2/28	5/28
Kick Returns/Yards	4/97	4/86
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	28:00	32:00

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:41	0:59	OWN 49	2	51	Touchdown
1	9:48	2:39	OWN 47	6	53	Touchdown
1	4:45	4:37	OWN 26	9	26	Punt
2	11:45	1:08	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
2	9:24	2:29	OWN 12	5	59	Interception
2	4:43	1:36	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
2	0:45	0:45	OWN 28	3	32	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:27	OWN 29	3	-14	Punt
3	9:13	4:34	OWN 28	7	72	Touchdown
4	14:23	1:40	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
4	11:01	2:38	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
4	3:58	2:04	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
4	0:36	0:36	OPP 37	1	-1	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:19	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
1	11:42	1:54	OWN 35	3	-9	Punt
1	7:09	2:24	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	0:08	3:23	OWN 5	7	44	Punt
2	10:37	1:13	OWN 38	3	7	Punt
2	6:55	2:12	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
2	3:07	2:22	OWN 25	6	54	Missed FG
3	12:33	3:20	OPP 44	6	44	Touchdown
3	4:39	5:16	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
4	12:43	1:42	OWN 44	4	13	Punt
4	8:23	4:25	OWN 2	9	64	Punt
4	1:54	1:18	OWN 15	8	22	Downs

Game MVP: Brian Griese, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Brandon Jackson	16	48	3.00	10	1
QB Brian Griese	4	24	6.00	13	2
RB Marcus Thomas	2	17	8.50	16	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB DeShawn Wynn	15	72	4.80	12	1
RB Duece McAllister	5	36	7.20	12	2
QB Vince Young	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Griese	30	20	328	2/14	4	48	1	128.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	40	30	309	4/27	3	34	0	121.8

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	9	12	140	15.56	74	39	2
WR Darnerien McCants	4	7	78	19.50	45	34	1
WR Adrian Arrington	4	7	52	13.00	3	20	1
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	48	48.00	38	48	0
WR Troy Williamson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Wallace	8	10	115	14.38	68	34	2
RB DeShawn Wynn	5	5	62	12.40	29	31	0
WR Brett Swain	5	8	44	8.80	11	17	0
RB Duece McAllister	3	3	43	14.33	30	25	0
WR Braden Stallings	3	4	7	2.33	4	3	0
TE Tony Jackson	2	3	10	5.00	3	6	0
TE Bo Scaife	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Chris Davis	1	2	13	13.00	8	13	0
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	5	5.00	6	5	0
RB Casey Garcia	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	1
WR Devin Aromashodu	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nick Schommer	1	27	27.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Amir Cochrane	6	285	47.5	42.8	57	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Horace Mason	7	301	43.0	33.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phil Dawson	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matthew Molinet	0/1	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Knox	2	28	14.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Casey Garcia	5	28	5.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adrian Arrington	4	97	24.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	4	86	21.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Samuel Gaylor	8	0	0.0	21	43
DT Quentin Groves	5	1	3.0	20	41
DE Stephen Tulloch	5	0	0.5	21	44
DE Calvin Pace	5	3	0.0	21	44
CB Ryan Clark	4	4	0.0	21	44
ILB Jay Foreman	4	3	0.0	21	44
S LaRon Landry	4	2	0.0	21	36
CB Arnold Parrish	4	1	0.0	14	26
ILB Jalen Tatum	3	3	0.5	18	39
ILB Robert Wendorff	3	0	0.0	7	17
DE Mike Rucker	2	3	0.0	21	44
CB Greg Blue	2	1	0.0	1	15
CB Axel Batchelor	2	1	0.0	20	39
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Nick Barnett	1	0	0.0	2	1

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	8	2	0.0	22	30
OLB Shawne Merriman	7	4	0.0	21	25
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	6	0	0.0	22	30
ILB Larry English	5	2	0.0	22	31
DE Jermaine Cunningham	2	2	1.0	21	25
CB DeAngelo Hall	2	2	0.0	21	31
DT Red Bryant	2	2	0.0	21	25
CB Bernard Pollard	2	1	0.0	22	32
CB Nick Schommer	2	1	0.0	12	27
DT Trevor Laws	1	2	0.5	13	17
S Axel Geddes	1	0	0.0	2	1
OLB Zach Diles	1	0	0.0	10	10
DE Eric Moore	0	2	0.5	18	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Quentin Groves	3.0	0	0	41
ILB Jalen Tatum	0.5	1	1	39
DE Stephen Tulloch	0.5	1	0	44
DE Calvin Pace	0.0	1	0	44
DE Mike Rucker	0.0	0	2	44

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1.0	1	2	25
DE Eric Moore	0.5	0	0	21
DT Trevor Laws	0.5	0	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Samuel Gaylor	6	1	43
S LaRon Landry	5	0	36
DE Stephen Tulloch	4	2	44
CB Ryan Clark	4	0	44
CB Arnold Parrish	3	1	26
CB Greg Blue	2	1	15
DE Calvin Pace	2	0	44
ILB Jay Foreman	1	0	44
ILB Robert Wendorff	1	0	17
CB Axel Batchelor	1	0	39
DT Quentin Groves	1	0	41

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	5	1	0	30
ILB Larry English	4	1	0	31
S Eric Weddle	3	0	0	30
CB Nick Schommer	2	1	1	27
CB DeAngelo Hall	2	0	0	31
OLB Shawne Merriman	1	2	0	25
S Axel Geddes	1	0	0	1
CB Bernard Pollard	1	0	0	32
OLB Angel Giaramito	1	0	0	1
OLB Zach Diles	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C John Sullivan	2	3	0	11	1	16
FB Harris Stanton	2	2	1	7	0	5
G Eric Steinbach	1	2	0	22	0	32
C Robert Berry	1	2	0	22	0	32
G Wilford Brown	0	6	0	22	0	32
T King Dunlap	0	4	0	22	0	32
RB Brandon Jackson	0	0	0	19	1	23

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Uche Nwaneri	6	7	21	1	44
G Seth Olsen	2	5	21	1	44
C Tyson Walter	2	3	21	0	44
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	20	0	41
G Dan Buenning	0	3	21	1	44
T Bryant McKinnie	0	1	21	0	44
RB Casey Garcia	0	0	0	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Williamson	4	22
Lawrence Vickers	2	23
Joe Klopfenstein	1	23
Stephen Tulloch	1	16
Greg Blue	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Keller	3	23
Nnamdi Asomugha	2	19
Jerrell Freeman	1	20

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	21	44	16	81
CB Axel Batchelor	---	---	20	39	17	76
CB Ryan Clark	---	---	21	44	2	67
DE Mike Rucker	---	---	21	44	1	66
ILB Jay Foreman	---	---	21	44	1	66
DE Calvin Pace	---	---	21	44	1	66
S Samuel Gaylor	---	---	21	43	1	65
WR Stevie Johnson	22	32	---	---	9	63
DT Quentin Groves	---	---	20	41	1	62
G Wilford Brown	22	32	---	---	7	61
T King Dunlap	22	32	---	---	7	61
G Eric Steinbach	22	32	---	---	5	59
ILB Jalen Tatum	---	---	18	39	1	58
S LaRon Landry	---	---	21	36	1	58
QB Brian Griese	22	32	---	---	1	55
WR Adrian Arrington	21	30	---	---	4	55
C Robert Berry	22	32	---	---	---	54
WR Darnerien McCants	12	27	---	---	14	53
RB Brandon Jackson	19	23	---	---	---	42
TE Malcolm Beyer	14	27	---	---	---	41
CB Arnold Parrish	---	---	14	26	---	40
T Jared Veldheer	11	16	---	---	2	29
C John Sullivan	11	16	---	---	---	27
TE Joe Klopfenstein	1	2	---	---	23	26
CB Greg Blue	---	---	1	15	10	26
WR Troy Williamson	0	3	---	---	22	25
ILB Robert Wendorff	---	---	7	17	1	25
ILB Nick Barnett	---	---	2	1	21	24
TE Lawrence Vickers	0	0	---	---	23	23
TE Patrick Estes	11	4	---	---	4	19
FB Harris Stanton	7	5	---	---	6	18
RB Marcus Thomas	3	7	---	---	2	12
ILB Rufus Alexander	---	---	0	0	11	11
DE Lawrence Carpenter	---	---	1	2	7	10
DT Torell Troup	---	---	0	1	7	8
C Paul Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Johnny Knox	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Ramon Harewood	0	0	---	---	7	7
CB J.R. Stanford	---	---	1	4	2	7
K Phil Dawson	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Amir Cochrane	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Akin Ayodele	---	---	0	0	1	1
QB Patrick Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Tank Tyler	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Sam Bradford	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Dan Buenning	21	44	---	---	8	73
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	22	30	19	71
WR Brett Swain	19	39	---	---	9	67
G Uche Nwaneri	21	44	---	---	1	66
C Tyson Walter	21	44	---	---	---	65
T Bryant McKinnie	21	44	---	---	---	65
QB Vince Young	21	44	---	---	---	65
G Seth Olsen	21	44	---	---	---	65
TE Tony Jackson	20	41	---	---	---	61
DT Red Bryant	---	---	21	25	12	58
S Eric Weddle	---	---	22	30	5	57
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	22	32	1	55
WR Mike Wallace	18	37	---	---	---	55
ILB Larry English	---	---	22	31	2	55
CB DeAngelo Hall	---	---	21	31	1	53
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	21	25	2	48
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	21	25	1	47
DE Eric Moore	---	---	18	21	7	46
TE Bo Scaife	3	16	---	---	23	42
WR Braden Stallings	15	22	---	---	4	41
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	12	27	1	40
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	13	17	7	37
RB DeShawn Wynn	15	21	---	---	---	36
TE Dustin Keller	2	8	---	---	23	33
RB Casey Garcia	0	7	---	---	23	30
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	9	18	---	27
RB Duece McAllister	6	17	---	---	2	25
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	1	2	20	23
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	10	10	---	20
S Axel Geddes	---	---	2	1	15	18
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	4	14	---	18
WR Dorin Dickerson	1	0	---	---	16	17
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	0	3	14	17
WR Chris Davis	5	10	---	---	---	15
OLB Angel Giaramito	---	---	0	1	10	11
T Wade Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Gabriel Rose	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Horace Mason	0	0	---	---	8	8
DE Phillip Merling	---	---	1	7	---	8
K Matthew Molinet	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Morlon Greenwood	---	---	0	2	1	3
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Kurt Campbell	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Ray DiGuardi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	14	55	3.9
Right	5	28	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	8	37	4.6
Right	8	44	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Griese	30	20	7	1	1	6	1	2	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	40	30	5	0	2	5	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	34	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	167	16.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	107	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	77	15.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	167	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	12	9	0	140	3	32
WR Darnerien McCants	7	4	1	78	2	27
WR Adrian Arrington	7	4	0	52	1	30
TE Malcolm Beyer	2	2	0	10	0	27
WR Troy Williamson	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	0	48	1	23

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Wallace	10	8	0	115	3	37
WR Brett Swain	8	5	0	44	0	39
RB DeShawn Wynn	5	5	0	62	1	21
WR Braden Stallings	4	3	0	7	0	22
RB Duece McAllister	3	3	0	43	1	17
TE Tony Jackson	3	2	1	10	0	41
TE Bo Scaife	2	1	0	-1	0	16
WR Chris Davis	2	1	0	13	0	10
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	0	1	0	0	2
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	0	5	0	8
RB Casey Garcia	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brian Griese	1	10	10.00	6.00
RB Brandon Jackson	1	-2	-2.00	3.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB DeShawn Wynn	2	-3	-1.50	4.80
QB Vince Young	1	7	7.00	7.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Griese	3	3	19	6.33	10.93

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	2	2	16	8.00	7.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	2	2	8	4.00	11.67
WR Adrian Arrington	1	1	11	11.00	7.43

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	5	5.00	11.50
RB Casey Garcia	1	1	11	11.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brian Griese	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Duece McAllister	1	1
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Griese	6	2	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	12	9	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	3	1	0
WR Darnerien McCants	1	0	0
WR Troy Williamson	1	0	0
RB Brandon Jackson	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	3	3	3
WR Braden Stallings	2	2	0
TE Bo Scaife	2	1	0
WR Brett Swain	2	1	0
RB Duece McAllister	1	1	1
WR Devin Aromashodu	1	0	0
WR Chris Davis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (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	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (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)