Conference Finals, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

41 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	14	0	7	3	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	7	0	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 MIN - Jordan Matthews 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 02:57 MIN - John Cooley 23 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 02:46 DAL - Eric Weddle 90 kickoff return (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
3Q: 11:53 MIN - Andy Dalton 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 10:40 DAL - Nicholas Buckley 18 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
4Q: 06:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 54 field goal
4Q: 00:07 DAL - Tanner Blasingame 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 MIN - Jordan Matthews 2 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 02:57 MIN - John Cooley 23 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
1Q: 02:46 DAL - Eric Weddle 90 kickoff return (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
3Q: 11:53 MIN - Andy Dalton 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 10:40 DAL - Nicholas Buckley 18 pass from Vince Young (Tanner Blasingame extra point)
4Q: 06:05 MIN - Cody Parkey 54 field goal
4Q: 00:07 DAL - Tanner Blasingame 20 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 15-3 16-2
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 4 2
- by Passing 14 16
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 356 298
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 5.48 4.81
Net Rushing Yards 103 56
- Rushing Attempts 25 18
- Yards per Rush 4.12 3.11
Net Passing Yards 253 242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 0 40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 269 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 4/30
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/17 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 9/65 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/50 1/18
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/146
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 32:36 27:24

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	15-3	16-2
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	4	2
- by Passing	14	16
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	356	298
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	5.48	4.81
Net Rushing Yards	103	56
- Rushing Attempts	25	18
- Yards per Rush	4.12	3.11
Net Passing Yards	253	242
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 0	40 - 29 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	269	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	4/30
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	5.50
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/17	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	9/65	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/50	1/18
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/146
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	32:36	27:24

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:39	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
1	11:39	5:20	OWN 47	9	53	Touchdown
1	4:07	1:21	OWN 41	3	59	Touchdown
1	2:31	2:54	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
2	12:55	2:21	OWN 33	5	13	Punt
2	4:36	2:45	OWN 20	6	7	Punt
2	0:55	0:50	OWN 43	4	27	Missed FG
3	14:45	3:05	OPP 20	5	20	Touchdown
3	7:10	3:17	OWN 20	6	39	Punt
3	2:12	2:52	OWN 27	6	31	Missed FG
4	10:31	4:33	OWN 25	10	38	Field Goal
4	4:04	1:09	OWN 9	3	6	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:21	1:42	OWN 39	3	-5	Punt
1	6:19	2:12	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	14:37	1:42	OWN 9	3	4	Punt
2	10:34	5:58	OWN 17	12	37	Punt
2	1:51	0:56	OWN 41	4	23	Missed FG
2	0:05	0:05	OWN 37	1	0	Half
3	15:00	0:15	OWN 25	1	-5	Fumble
3	11:40	4:30	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
3	3:53	1:41	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:20	3:49	OWN 49	7	51	Touchdown
4	5:58	1:54	OWN 46	4	45	Fumble
4	2:55	2:55	OWN 16	13	81	Field Goal

Game MVP: Andy Dalton, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	21	89	4.24	13	3	0
QB Andy Dalton	3	12	4.00	6	0	1
RB Harry Aquino	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Keith Reynolds	11	25	2.27	9	0
QB Vince Young	4	26	6.50	11	1
RB Shane Vereen	3	5	1.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	38	27	269	2/16	2	27	0	108.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	40	29	272	4/30	1	22	0	99.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stevie Johnson	9	11	81	9.00	36	22	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	5	7	45	9.00	4	15	0
WR Adrian Arrington	4	10	54	13.50	4	27	0
TE John Cooley	4	4	53	13.25	21	23	1
WR Jordan Matthews	4	5	24	6.00	3	13	1
TE Corbin Pang	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marcus Larson	9	11	81	9.00	25	17	0
WR Mike Wallace	6	6	55	9.17	19	17	0
WR Kendall Wright	5	12	42	8.40	10	22	0
RB Keith Reynolds	4	4	34	8.50	3	12	0
TE Dustin Keller	1	2	15	15.00	10	15	0
RB Shane Vereen	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Nicholas Buckley	1	1	18	18.00	19	18	1
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	1	16	16.00	10	16	0
TE Chandler Alfaro	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Andy Dalton	1	0	0
TE Corbin Pang	1	0	0
CB Kerry Baker	0	1	0
C Joe Looney	0	1	0
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	1	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	0	1	0
DE Stephen Tulloch	0	0	1
S Landon Collins	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Force
QB Vince Young	1	0
RB Keith Reynolds	1	0
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0	1
ILB Christian Kirksey	0	1

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	6	281	46.8	40.5	59	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	6	280	46.7	31.7	62	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	1/3	1/3	1/2	54	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tanner Blasingame	1/2	0/1	0/1	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Floyd	3	50	16.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabriel Kemp	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	3	146	48.7	1

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jordan Sanford	6	1	1.0	18	44
CB Ezra Wells	6	2	0.0	18	42
S Landon Collins	6	1	0.0	18	44
CB Kerry Baker	6	0	0.0	18	44
DT Aaron Donald	5	1	0.0	18	38
DE Stephen Tulloch	4	3	1.5	16	32
OLB Ray Jones	3	1	1.0	16	38
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	3	2	0.0	18	44
ILB Greg Lloyd	3	1	0.0	4	11
CB Drew Floyd	3	1	0.0	12	27
ILB Arthur Brown	3	1	0.0	18	44
CB Michael Hamlin	1	0	0.0	0	2
CB Jeff Greene	1	0	0.0	3	12
DE Tyrone Crawford	0	3	0.5	17	38

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	11	1	0.0	23	38
S Shawn Williams	6	6	0.0	25	40
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	5	3	0.0	25	40
ILB Larry English	5	1	0.0	23	38
DE Miles Harden	4	2	1.0	25	40
S Eric Weddle	4	1	0.0	25	40
DT Sharrif Floyd	4	0	0.0	17	23
DE Jermaine Cunningham	3	0	1.0	25	40
S Sammie Ohara	3	1	0.0	25	36
ILB Christian Kirksey	3	0	0.0	9	15
DT Trevor Laws	1	0	0.0	9	20
CB Walter McFadden	1	0	0.0	18	30
CB Doran Grant	0	1	0.0	2	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Stephen Tulloch	1.5	0	2	0	32
OLB Ray Jones	1.0	0	1	1	38
OLB Jordan Sanford	1.0	0	0	0	44
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.5	0	1	0	38
DT Todd Cunningham	0.0	1	0	0	12
ILB Arthur Brown	0.0	0	1	0	44
DT Donald Foster	0.0	0	1	0	6

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Miles Harden	1.0	1	1	2	40
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1.0	0	0	0	40
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.0	0	1	2	23
DE Matthew Mattos	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Trevor Laws	0.0	0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ezra Wells	6	0	42
S Landon Collins	5	0	44
CB Kerry Baker	4	0	44
CB Drew Floyd	3	1	27
DT Aaron Donald	3	0	38
OLB Jordan Sanford	3	0	44
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	1	1	44
CB Michael Hamlin	1	0	2
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	0	11
CB Jeff Greene	1	0	12
ILB Arthur Brown	1	0	44

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Shawne Merriman	7	0	38
S Shawn Williams	6	0	40
ILB Larry English	3	1	38
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	3	1	40
ILB Christian Kirksey	3	0	15
S Eric Weddle	2	1	40
DE Jermaine Cunningham	1	0	40
S Sammie Ohara	1	0	36
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	0	23
DT Red Bryant	0	1	27
CB Walter McFadden	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
T King Dunlap	3	6	0	25	1	40
C Ramon Harewood	1	5	1	25	1	40
C Joe Looney	1	4	0	25	0	40
T Jared Veldheer	1	3	0	25	0	40
TE John Cooley	1	1	0	23	0	39
G Logan Whiting	0	3	0	25	0	40

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Uche Nwaneri	1	5	18	2	44
T Ryan Clady	1	2	18	1	44
C Mackenzie Clinton	1	2	18	0	44
G Kyle Long	0	3	18	0	44
T Brent Butts	0	2	18	0	44
TE Jason DiNapoli	0	0	14	1	34

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Jones	1	22
Jordan Sanford	1	22
Jared Veldheer	1	9

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Red Bryant	1	16
Sharrif Floyd	1	16
Zach Jessie	1	8

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	18	44	22	84
RB Ameer Abdullah	24	39	---	---	14	77
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	16	38	22	76
T King Dunlap	25	40	---	---	9	74
T Jared Veldheer	25	40	---	---	9	74
C Ramon Harewood	25	40	---	---	9	74
S Landon Collins	---	---	18	44	5	67
WR Stevie Johnson	25	40	---	---	---	65
QB Andy Dalton	25	40	---	---	---	65
C Joe Looney	25	40	---	---	---	65
G Logan Whiting	25	40	---	---	---	65
CB Kerry Baker	---	---	18	44	2	64
CB Tre Wohlabaugh	---	---	18	44	2	64
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	18	44	2	64
DT Aaron Donald	---	---	18	38	8	64
WR Adrian Arrington	22	40	---	---	---	62
TE John Cooley	23	39	---	---	---	62
CB Ezra Wells	---	---	18	42	2	62
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	17	38	2	57
DE Stephen Tulloch	---	---	16	32	2	50
WR Jordan Matthews	19	31	---	---	---	50
CB Drew Floyd	---	---	12	27	9	48
TE Corbin Pang	1	8	---	---	23	32
CB Jeff Greene	---	---	3	12	7	22
DT Todd Cunningham	---	---	2	12	6	20
WR Alexander Osborne	2	1	---	---	17	20
RB Harry Aquino	1	0	---	---	17	18
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	17	17
CB Michael Hamlin	---	---	0	2	14	16
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	4	11	1	16
ILB Brad Jones	---	---	0	0	14	14
TE Dominique Byrd	5	1	---	---	5	11
G Oniel Cousins	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Donald Foster	---	---	1	6	---	7
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Jeremiah Rogers	---	---	0	6	---	6
QB Kellen Clemens	0	0	---	---	3	3
TE Tommy Buford	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Brant Hume	---	---	1	0	---	1
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	1	---	---	---	1
C Bryan Stork	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	0	0	---	0
DE Sean Walsh	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Jessie Kinney	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Eric Weddle	---	---	25	40	17	82
DE Miles Harden	---	---	25	40	14	79
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	23	38	17	78
T Ryan Clady	18	44	---	---	8	70
RB Keith Reynolds	13	35	---	---	22	70
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	25	40	3	68
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	25	40	3	68
S Shawn Williams	---	---	25	40	3	68
DT Red Bryant	---	---	24	27	16	67
ILB Larry English	---	---	23	38	3	64
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	25	36	3	64
QB Vince Young	18	44	---	---	---	62
G Uche Nwaneri	18	44	---	---	---	62
C Mackenzie Clinton	18	44	---	---	---	62
G Kyle Long	18	44	---	---	---	62
T Brent Butts	18	44	---	---	---	62
WR Kendall Wright	18	42	---	---	---	60
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	17	23	16	56
WR Mike Wallace	15	31	---	---	9	55
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	18	30	3	51
WR Marcus Larson	16	34	---	---	---	50
TE Jason DiNapoli	14	34	---	---	---	48
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	9	20	13	42
TE Dustin Keller	2	7	---	---	22	31
WR Kevin White	3	8	---	---	15	26
RB Shane Vereen	5	10	---	---	10	25
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	9	15	---	24
TE Chandler Alfaro	3	13	---	---	5	21
OLB Zach Diles	---	---	0	0	20	20
DE Matthew Mattos	---	---	0	11	2	13
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Seth Olsen	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Gabe Jackson	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Zach Jessie	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Nicholas Buckley	1	6	---	---	---	7
CB Gabriel Kemp	---	---	0	0	6	6
K Tanner Blasingame	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Doran Grant	---	---	2	2	---	4
WR Patrick Crayton	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Ben Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Demario Davis	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Paul Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Avery Williamson	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Cris Salinger	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	18	4.5
Middle	11	29	2.6
Right	10	56	5.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	6	6.0
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	38	27	4	0	2	5	3	5	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	40	29	1	0	2	2	6	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	16	126	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	104	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	27	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	48	6.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	116	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stevie Johnson	11	9	0	81	2	40
WR Adrian Arrington	10	4	2	54	1	40
RB Ameer Abdullah	7	5	0	45	0	39
WR Jordan Matthews	5	4	0	24	0	31
TE John Cooley	4	4	0	53	1	39
TE Corbin Pang	1	1	0	12	0	8

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kendall Wright	12	5	2	42	1	42
WR Marcus Larson	11	9	0	81	0	34
WR Mike Wallace	6	6	0	55	0	31
RB Keith Reynolds	4	4	0	34	0	35
TE Dustin Keller	2	1	0	15	0	7
TE Chandler Alfaro	2	1	0	6	0	13
RB Shane Vereen	1	1	0	5	0	10
RB Nicholas Buckley	1	1	0	18	0	6
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	1	0	16	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Andy Dalton	2	7	3.50	4.00
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	5	5.00	4.24

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Shane Vereen	1	0	0.00	1.67
RB Keith Reynolds	1	5	5.00	2.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	4	4	14	3.50	7.08

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	2	2	32	16.00	6.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Stevie Johnson	2	2	3	1.50	7.36
WR Jordan Matthews	2	2	11	5.50	4.80

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Larson	1	1	14	14.00	7.36
RB Nicholas Buckley	1	1	18	18.00	18.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
QB Vince Young	2	1
RB Keith Reynolds	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	16	10	9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stevie Johnson	4	2	2
WR Adrian Arrington	4	2	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	4	3	3
WR Jordan Matthews	2	1	1
TE John Cooley	1	1	1
TE Corbin Pang	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Larson	4	4	3
WR Kendall Wright	3	1	0
TE Dustin Keller	1	0	0
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	1
RB Nicholas Buckley	1	1	1
TE Chandler Alfaro	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)