Week 1, 2012

played in Dallas, TX

72 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New York Giants	7	7	6	10	-	30
Dallas Cowboys	7	6	7	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 NYK - Ladarius Green 4 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 00:33 DAL - Dustin Keller 1 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 07:28 DAL - Matthew Molinet 46 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Hakeem Nicks 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:04 DAL - Matthew Molinet 42 field goal
3Q: 07:35 DAL - Tony Jackson 4 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 02:51 NYK - Craig Johnston 2 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point failed)
4Q: 05:54 NYK - Jay Cutler 15 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 03:25 DAL - Dustin Keller 4 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 02:12 NYK - Ryan Succop 57 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:30 NYK - Ladarius Green 4 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
1Q: 00:33 DAL - Dustin Keller 1 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
2Q: 07:28 DAL - Matthew Molinet 46 field goal
2Q: 02:00 NYK - Hakeem Nicks 1 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point)
2Q: 00:04 DAL - Matthew Molinet 42 field goal
3Q: 07:35 DAL - Tony Jackson 4 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
3Q: 02:51 NYK - Craig Johnston 2 pass from Jay Cutler (Ryan Succop extra point failed)
4Q: 05:54 NYK - Jay Cutler 15 run (Ryan Succop extra point)
4Q: 03:25 DAL - Dustin Keller 4 pass from Vince Young (Matthew Molinet extra point)
4Q: 02:12 NYK - Ryan Succop 57 field goal

Team Statistics NYK DAL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 24
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 16 17
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 313 424
- Offensive Plays 63 74
- Yards per Play 4.97 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 64 191
- Rushing Attempts 24 23
- Yards per Rush 2.67 8.30
Net Passing Yards 249 233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 25 - 0 49 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 258 248
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 4.57
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/20 8/75
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/20 1/44
Interception Ret./Yards 1/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:15 31:45

Team Statistics	NYK	DAL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	24
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	16	17
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	313	424
- Offensive Plays	63	74
- Yards per Play	4.97	5.73
Net Rushing Yards	64	191
- Rushing Attempts	24	23
- Yards per Rush	2.67	8.30
Net Passing Yards	249	233
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 25 - 0	49 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	258	248
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	4.57
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/20	8/75
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/20	1/44
Interception Ret./Yards	1/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:15	31:45

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:58	4:35	OWN 28	10	72	Touchdown
1	0:24	0:44	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	12:02	1:22	OWN 18	3	6	Punt
2	7:23	5:34	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
3	7:26	3:07	OWN 25	6	21	Punt
3	3:22	0:40	OPP 1	2	1	Touchdown
4	14:03	4:44	OWN 3	10	45	Punt
4	7:17	1:31	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
4	3:15	1:10	OWN 38	5	22	Field Goal
4	0:45	0:45	OWN 40	3	-5	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:02	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
1	7:23	6:59	OWN 18	12	82	Touchdown
2	14:40	2:38	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
2	10:40	3:17	OWN 31	8	40	Field Goal
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 25	9	50	Field Goal
3	11:54	4:28	OWN 26	11	74	Touchdown
3	4:19	0:57	OWN 20	3	-9	Interception
3	2:42	3:39	OWN 25	8	32	Punt
4	9:19	2:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	5:46	2:31	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
4	2:05	1:20	OWN 33	5	34	Missed FG

Game MVP: Jay Cutler, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ryan Mathews	13	48	3.69	10	1	0
QB Jay Cutler	6	14	2.33	15	1	1
RB Craig Johnston	4	8	2.00	3	0	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB DeShawn Wynn	15	123	8.20	21	5
QB Vince Young	4	28	7.00	14	1
RB Shane Vereen	4	40	10.00	21	1

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jay Cutler	38	25	258	1/9	3	33	0	111.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	49	29	248	2/15	3	26	1	84.4

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Hakeem Nicks	6	6	61	10.17	9	27	1
FB Rock Cartwright	4	4	38	9.50	7	17	0
WR Arrelious Benn	4	8	39	9.75	30	33	0
TE Marcedes Lewis	3	3	37	12.33	18	23	0
RB Ryan Mathews	3	4	46	15.33	32	31	0
TE Ladarius Green	3	3	16	5.33	0	6	1
WR Ted Ginn	1	3	19	19.00	21	19	0
RB Craig Johnston	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Bucky Prior	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kendall Wright	5	11	64	12.80	32	26	0
TE Tony Jackson	4	4	13	3.25	10	6	1
TE Dustin Keller	4	8	34	8.50	16	18	2
WR Mike Wallace	4	8	48	12.00	0	19	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	3	4	21	7.00	2	11	0
RB Shane Vereen	3	3	31	10.33	4	12	0
WR Marcus Larson	3	8	7	2.33	0	6	0
TE Bo Scaife	2	2	25	12.50	3	17	0
WR Charles Lee	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Peyton Luxmore	1	35	35.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ryan Mathews	1	1	0	0
DT Jay Alford	0	0	2	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Vince Young	1	0	0
RB DeShawn Wynn	1	0	0
T Bryant McKinnie	0	1	0
WR Marcus Larson	0	1	0
OLB Shawne Merriman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Erick Zolnoski	5	265	53.0	40.6	63	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	4	159	39.8	37.3	43	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Succop	1/1	1/1	1/1	57	3/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matthew Molinet	2/3	2/3	0/1	46	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominique Franks	2	10	5.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Morris McAddley	2	22	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bucky Prior	1	20	20.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	1	44	44.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Brice McCain	11	1	0.0	23	51
OLB Nate Irving	11	1	0.0	22	43
S Shannon Jackson	6	2	0.0	23	51
DE Phil Taylor	4	0	0.5	22	41
CB Elijah Torres	4	1	0.0	16	29
DT Jay Alford	3	2	1.0	16	36
CB Stoney Woodson	2	5	0.0	22	51
CB Brandon Hogan	2	2	0.0	22	45
DE Cameron Heyward	1	1	0.5	21	47
ILB Rob Meier	1	2	0.0	22	41
DT Dre Moore	1	1	0.0	8	17
CB Omar Bolden	1	1	0.0	1	10
DE Dan Cody	1	0	0.0	20	26
DE Arthur Jones	1	0	0.0	1	12
ILB Dekodo Watson	1	0	0.0	7	13
CB Dominique Franks	1	0	0.0	2	4

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	10	2	0.0	23	32
S Eric Weddle	9	2	0.0	24	38
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	4	2	0.0	22	31
ILB Larry English	3	1	0.0	24	39
CB Walter McFadden	3	0	0.0	23	32
DE Eric Moore	2	0	1.0	8	12
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	2	1	0.0	19	30
DE Jermaine Cunningham	2	1	0.0	17	33
CB Nick Schommer	2	0	0.0	23	33
DT Carlton Powell	1	2	0.0	18	25
DT Red Bryant	1	2	0.0	23	33
DE Miles Harden	1	2	0.0	23	32
OLB Zach Diles	1	0	0.0	6	18
DT Trevor Laws	1	0	0.0	7	19
WR Mike Wallace	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jay Alford	1.0	0	0	36
DE Phil Taylor	0.5	3	0	41
DE Cameron Heyward	0.5	0	1	47
DE Dan Cody	0.0	1	1	26
DE Anthony Spencer	0.0	1	0	25

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Moore	1.0	0	0	12
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0.0	2	1	33
OLB Zach Diles	0.0	1	0	18
DT Carlton Powell	0.0	0	2	25
OLB Shawne Merriman	0.0	0	1	32
DT Red Bryant	0.0	0	1	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Brice McCain	8	1	0	51
S Shannon Jackson	5	0	0	51
CB Elijah Torres	4	0	0	29
OLB Nate Irving	3	1	0	43
CB Brandon Hogan	2	2	0	45
CB Stoney Woodson	1	3	0	51
ILB Rob Meier	1	0	0	41
DT Jay Alford	1	0	0	36
DT Dre Moore	1	0	0	17
DE Arthur Jones	1	0	0	12
ILB Dekodo Watson	1	0	0	13
CB Omar Bolden	1	0	0	10
ILB Peyton Luxmore	0	1	1	10

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Eric Weddle	5	0	38
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	4	1	31
OLB Shawne Merriman	4	0	32
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	3	0	30
CB Nick Schommer	3	0	33
CB Walter McFadden	2	1	32
OLB Zach Diles	1	0	18
DT Carlton Powell	1	0	25
ILB Larry English	1	0	39
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1	0	33

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Antoine Caldwell	2	6	1	24	0	39
G Eric Steinbach	1	4	0	24	0	39
T Carl Nicks	1	4	0	24	0	39
T Joseph Barksdale	1	2	0	24	1	39
FB Rock Cartwright	1	1	0	5	0	13
C Kyle Cook	0	2	0	24	0	39

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Tyson Walter	3	5	23	0	51
T Bryant McKinnie	3	5	23	0	51
G Uche Nwaneri	2	4	23	1	51
T Wade Smith	2	3	23	1	51
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	6	0	10
G Seth Olsen	0	2	23	0	51

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
John Phillips	1	20
Ladarius Green	1	10
Ryan Succop	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Dustin Keller	1	23
Shawne Merriman	1	13
Red Bryant	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Brice McCain	---	---	23	51	4	78
S Shannon Jackson	---	---	23	51	3	77
CB Stoney Woodson	---	---	22	51	3	76
DE Cameron Heyward	---	---	21	47	2	70
G Eric Steinbach	24	39	---	---	6	69
T Carl Nicks	24	39	---	---	6	69
G Antoine Caldwell	24	39	---	---	6	69
T Joseph Barksdale	24	39	---	---	6	69
CB Brandon Hogan	---	---	22	45	2	69
OLB Nate Irving	---	---	22	43	2	67
ILB Rob Meier	---	---	22	41	1	64
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	22	41	1	64
QB Jay Cutler	24	39	---	---	---	63
C Kyle Cook	24	39	---	---	---	63
CB Elijah Torres	---	---	16	29	16	61
RB Ryan Mathews	21	32	---	---	5	58
DT Jay Alford	---	---	16	36	5	57
WR Bucky Prior	18	27	---	---	5	50
WR Ted Ginn	22	27	---	---	---	49
WR Arrelious Benn	17	21	---	---	11	49
TE Marcedes Lewis	20	26	---	---	2	48
DE Dan Cody	---	---	20	26	---	46
WR Hakeem Nicks	10	15	---	---	10	35
FB Rock Cartwright	5	13	---	---	16	34
DE Anthony Spencer	---	---	4	25	3	32
TE John Phillips	2	10	---	---	20	32
OLB Gino Capone	---	---	0	9	22	31
DT Dre Moore	---	---	8	17	2	27
WR Skyler Green	0	9	---	---	16	25
ILB Peyton Luxmore	---	---	1	10	11	22
DE Arthur Jones	---	---	1	12	7	20
ILB Dekodo Watson	---	---	7	13	---	20
TE Ladarius Green	1	9	---	---	10	20
RB Justin Forsett	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Omar Bolden	---	---	1	10	6	17
S Jerron McMillian	---	---	0	0	14	14
RB Craig Johnston	4	6	---	---	---	10
CB Dominique Franks	---	---	2	4	4	10
K Ryan Succop	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Erick Zolnoski	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Zach Brown	---	---	0	0	1	1
C Damien Woody	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Victor Rogers	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Mansfield Wrotto	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Kendall Wright	22	50	---	---	11	83
T Bryant McKinnie	23	51	---	---	7	81
TE Dustin Keller	17	38	---	---	23	78
C Tyson Walter	23	51	---	---	---	74
T Wade Smith	23	51	---	---	---	74
QB Vince Young	23	51	---	---	---	74
G Uche Nwaneri	23	51	---	---	---	74
G Seth Olsen	23	51	---	---	---	74
CB Nnamdi Asomugha	---	---	19	30	20	69
S Eric Weddle	---	---	24	38	7	69
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	23	32	13	68
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	23	33	11	67
DT Red Bryant	---	---	23	33	10	66
WR Mike Wallace	19	45	---	---	---	64
ILB Larry English	---	---	24	39	1	64
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	23	32	1	56
DE Miles Harden	---	---	23	32	1	56
WR Marcus Larson	18	37	---	---	---	55
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	22	31	1	54
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	17	33	---	50
RB DeShawn Wynn	17	31	---	---	1	49
DT Carlton Powell	---	---	18	25	---	43
RB Shane Vereen	5	19	---	---	13	37
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	7	19	6	32
DE Eric Moore	---	---	8	12	6	26
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	6	18	2	26
RB DeAndre Lawhorn	1	0	---	---	23	24
TE Tony Jackson	6	10	---	---	6	22
TE Bo Scaife	5	17	---	---	---	22
WR Charles Lee	0	1	---	---	19	20
OLB Jerrell Freeman	---	---	1	1	18	20
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	0	0	16	16
CB Morris McAddley	---	---	1	8	5	14
CB Bernard Pollard	---	---	2	10	---	12
WR Brett Swain	4	6	---	---	---	10
K Matthew Molinet	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Dan Buenning	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Mackenzie Clinton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Ben Jones	0	0	---	---	7	7
DE Atiyyah Ellison	---	---	0	3	---	3
WR Walter Madison	1	1	---	---	---	2
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Angel Giaramito	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Matthew Mattos	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	13	2.6
Middle	8	27	3.4
Right	8	29	3.6
None	3	-5	-1.7

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	65	10.8
Middle	11	62	5.6
Right	6	64	10.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jay Cutler	38	25	4	0	3	2	5	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	49	29	1	1	5	8	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	83	20.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	18	113	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	35	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	27	5.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	8	48	4.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	11	88	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	10	112	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Arrelious Benn	8	4	2	39	1	21
WR Hakeem Nicks	6	6	0	61	1	15
WR Bucky Prior	5	0	1	0	0	27
FB Rock Cartwright	4	4	0	38	0	13
RB Ryan Mathews	4	3	0	46	1	32
TE Marcedes Lewis	3	3	0	37	1	26
WR Ted Ginn	3	1	0	19	0	27
TE Ladarius Green	3	3	0	16	0	9
RB Craig Johnston	2	1	0	2	0	6

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Wright	11	5	1	64	1	50
TE Dustin Keller	8	4	1	34	0	38
WR Mike Wallace	8	4	1	48	0	45
WR Marcus Larson	8	3	2	7	0	37
TE Tony Jackson	4	4	0	13	0	10
RB DeShawn Wynn	4	3	0	21	0	31
RB Shane Vereen	3	3	0	31	0	19
TE Bo Scaife	2	2	0	25	0	17
WR Charles Lee	1	1	0	5	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ryan Mathews	2	0	0.00	3.69
QB Jay Cutler	1	15	15.00	2.33

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB DeShawn Wynn	3	7	2.33	8.20
RB Shane Vereen	1	3	3.00	10.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jay Cutler	4	4	26	6.50	6.79

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	6	5	26	4.33	5.06

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	19	19.00	6.33
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	1	1	1.00	10.17
RB Craig Johnston	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
TE Ladarius Green	1	1	4	4.00	5.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kendall Wright	3	2	17	5.67	5.82
TE Dustin Keller	2	2	5	2.50	4.25
TE Tony Jackson	1	1	4	4.00	3.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
QB Jay Cutler	1	0
RB Craig Johnston	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Vince Young	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jay Cutler	10	5	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	14	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Prior	3	0	0
RB Ryan Mathews	2	2	2
FB Rock Cartwright	1	1	1
WR Ted Ginn	1	0	0
WR Hakeem Nicks	1	1	1
WR Arrelious Benn	1	0	0
TE Ladarius Green	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Wallace	4	3	2
WR Marcus Larson	4	2	0
TE Dustin Keller	2	1	1
RB Shane Vereen	2	2	2
WR Kendall Wright	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)