Week 3, 2016

played in Atlanta, GA

56 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	21	7	7	-	35
Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:34 DAL - Knile Davis 3 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 07:13 DAL - Marcus Larson 2 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 04:19 DAL - Vince Young 5 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 10:50 DAL - Vince Young 2 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 02:13 ATL - Justics Riley 18 field goal
4Q: 11:59 DAL - Knile Davis 6 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
4Q: 06:52 ATL - Justics Riley 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:34 DAL - Knile Davis 3 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 07:13 DAL - Marcus Larson 2 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 04:19 DAL - Vince Young 5 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 10:50 DAL - Vince Young 2 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 02:13 ATL - Justics Riley 18 field goal
4Q: 11:59 DAL - Knile Davis 6 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
4Q: 06:52 ATL - Justics Riley 43 field goal

Team Statistics DAL ATL
Record 3-0 1-2
First Downs 29 13
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 16 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 421 259
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 5.93 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 148 73
- Rushing Attempts 33 15
- Yards per Rush 4.48 4.87
Net Passing Yards 273 186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 0 39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 289 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/16 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 7.18 4.65
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/14 2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.8 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/35 4/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/14 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/30 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 35:50 24:10

Team Statistics	DAL	ATL
Record	3-0	1-2
First Downs	29	13
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	16	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	421	259
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	5.93	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	148	73
- Rushing Attempts	33	15
- Yards per Rush	4.48	4.87
Net Passing Yards	273	186
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 0	39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	289	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/16	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	7.18	4.65
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/14	2/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.8	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/35	4/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/14	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/30	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 27
Time of Possession	35:50	24:10

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:39	4:55	OWN 1	7	41	Punt
1	4:34	5:06	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	12:58	5:54	OWN 14	11	86	Touchdown
2	5:59	1:52	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
2	3:11	1:19	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	15:00	4:22	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	8:30	1:31	OWN 22	3	-9	Punt
3	2:05	2:05	OWN 25	6	32	Punt
4	12:42	0:50	OPP 23	5	23	Touchdown
4	10:17	2:02	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
4	6:44	3:02	OWN 39	3	8	Punt
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 21	3	10	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:21	OWN 25	6	24	Punt
1	7:44	3:10	OWN 17	6	48	Punt
2	14:28	1:30	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	7:04	1:05	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	4:07	0:56	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 2	5	49	Half
3	10:38	2:08	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	6:59	4:54	OPP 46	8	45	Field Goal
4	15:00	2:18	OWN 2	5	35	Punt
4	11:52	1:35	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
4	8:15	1:31	50	4	24	Field Goal
4	3:42	1:46	OWN 23	5	11	Punt

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Knile Davis	28	130	4.64	14	3	2
QB Vince Young	3	15	5.00	8	0	2
RB Renaldo Gaylor	2	3	1.50	4	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB LeGarrette Blount	9	60	6.67	21	2
RB C.J. Spiller	2	1	0.50	3	0
QB Jake Locker	2	14	7.00	10	1
QB Demetrius Fattel	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
RB Christine Michael	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	37	26	289	1/16	1	23	0	102.2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Demetrius Fattel	22	12	144	1/6	0	31	0	74.8
Jake Locker	17	8	48	0/0	0	11	0	53.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Marcus Larson	7	9	91	13.00	27	20	1
WR Mike Wallace	5	8	61	12.20	37	22	0
TE Dustin Keller	3	3	37	12.33	9	22	0
WR Kendall Wright	3	6	12	4.00	6	5	0
RB Knile Davis	3	4	24	8.00	1	9	0
TE Jason DiNapoli	2	2	29	14.50	22	23	0
WR Kevin White	1	3	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Cris Salinger	1	1	14	14.00	8	14	0
RB Renaldo Gaylor	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Will Franklin	7	12	67	9.57	12	20
TE Eric Ebron	5	11	37	7.40	2	11
RB C.J. Spiller	3	6	49	16.33	11	30
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	2	38	19.00	33	31
WR Eddie Nichols	2	5	2	1.00	0	1
WR Chris Conley	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Christine Michael	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Knile Davis	1	0	0
WR Mike Wallace	0	1	0
OLB Demario Davis	0	0	1

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Demetrius Fattel	1	0	0
T T.J. Lang	0	1	0
DT Johnny Boddy	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brent Bowden	6	248	41.3	40.2	66	3

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lachlan Edwards	9	355	39.4	35.7	58	5

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Gomez	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justics Riley	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gabriel Kemp	3	14	4.7	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Weddle	1	30	30.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	9	2	0.0	15	40
S Shawn Williams	8	0	0.0	13	33
S Eric Weddle	4	0	0.0	14	40
ILB Christian Kirksey	3	2	0.0	14	40
DT Sharrif Floyd	3	1	0.0	9	34
CB Nick Schommer	3	0	0.0	10	25
OLB Shawne Merriman	2	3	0.0	15	33
OLB Demario Davis	1	0	0.5	1	10
ILB Larry English	1	1	0.0	12	14
CB Walter McFadden	1	1	0.0	8	28
DE Miles Harden	1	0	0.0	15	40
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0	1	0.5	15	40
DT Hardy Newman	0	1	0.0	7	7
S Sammie Ohara	0	1	0.0	3	17

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	10	4	0.0	31	36
CB Amari Coffey	9	2	0.0	33	38
OLB Pau Dawson	5	3	0.0	28	27
CB Alex Carter	5	1	0.0	24	23
OLB Casey Matthews	4	1	1.0	24	28
DT Andrew Billings	4	1	0.0	19	28
S Harold Tate	4	0	0.0	19	22
CB Quentin Shepard	3	0	0.0	24	37
DT Johnny Boddy	2	1	0.0	15	18
S Paul Branch	2	1	0.0	22	28
DE Shane Ray	2	0	0.0	19	18
DT Quinton Jefferson	2	0	0.0	19	17
ILB Jamie Anhorn	2	0	0.0	7	4
DT Shaquille Riddick	1	2	0.0	10	5
S Clayton Geathers	1	1	0.0	25	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jermaine Cunningham	0.5	0	2	0	40
OLB Demario Davis	0.5	0	0	0	10
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.0	1	2	1	34
DE Miles Harden	0.0	0	1	0	40

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Casey Matthews	1.0	0	2	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	7	1	40
CB Nick Schommer	3	1	25
S Eric Weddle	3	0	40
ILB Christian Kirksey	3	0	40
S Shawn Williams	2	0	33
OLB Shawne Merriman	1	0	33
DT Sharrif Floyd	1	0	34
CB Walter McFadden	0	1	28

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Amari Coffey	6	1	38
ILB Jarvis Jones	5	0	36
OLB Pau Dawson	3	0	27
CB Alex Carter	3	0	23
S Harold Tate	3	0	22
CB Quentin Shepard	2	2	37
OLB Casey Matthews	2	0	28
DT Andrew Billings	1	0	28
DT Johnny Boddy	1	0	18
S Paul Branch	0	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Uche Nwaneri	4	9	1	33	0	38
G Kyle Long	4	7	1	33	1	38
T Ryan Clady	1	5	0	33	0	38
C Mackenzie Clinton	1	5	0	33	0	38
T Brent Butts	1	3	0	23	0	38
G Gabe Jackson	0	1	0	10	0	0

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Andy Levitre	2	5	15	0	40
G Russell Bodine	1	4	15	0	31
T Lamar Holmes	0	2	15	0	40
G Joe Thuney	0	2	15	0	31
G Dan Buenning	0	0	0	1	9

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Shawne Merriman	2	26
Knile Davis	1	24
Red Bryant	1	22

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Heath Miller	2	26
John Phillips	1	20
Andy Levitre	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
RB Knile Davis	31	35	---	---	24	90
G Uche Nwaneri	33	38	---	---	6	77
OLB Shawne Merriman	---	---	15	33	26	74
S Eric Weddle	---	---	14	40	20	74
QB Vince Young	33	38	---	---	---	71
T Ryan Clady	33	38	---	---	---	71
C Mackenzie Clinton	33	38	---	---	---	71
G Kyle Long	33	38	---	---	---	71
DE Miles Harden	---	---	15	40	15	70
WR Kendall Wright	33	37	---	---	---	70
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	9	34	22	65
T Brent Butts	23	38	---	---	---	61
DE Jermaine Cunningham	---	---	15	40	2	57
WR Marcus Larson	24	33	---	---	---	57
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	15	40	2	57
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	14	40	2	56
DT Red Bryant	---	---	10	21	22	53
TE Dustin Keller	12	15	---	---	24	51
TE Jason DiNapoli	20	31	---	---	---	51
S Shawn Williams	---	---	13	33	1	47
WR Mike Wallace	21	19	---	---	5	45
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	8	28	2	38
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	10	25	2	37
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	4	18	13	35
WR Kevin White	12	9	---	---	8	29
ILB Larry English	---	---	12	14	1	27
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	3	17	---	20
WR Jeremy Langford	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Bernard Bovee	---	---	0	0	17	17
G Gabe Jackson	10	0	---	---	6	16
TE Seth DeValve	0	1	---	---	15	16
DT Hardy Newman	---	---	7	7	1	15
RB Shane Vereen	7	5	---	---	---	12
OLB Demario Davis	---	---	1	10	---	11
CB Gabriel Kemp	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Donnie Farkas	0	0	---	---	6	6
P Brent Bowden	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Cris Salinger	3	3	---	---	---	6
T John Theus	0	0	---	---	6	6
K Patrick Gomez	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Renaldo Gaylor	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Paul Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Avery Williamson	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Ramon Bishop	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Vonn Bell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Jarvis Jones	---	---	31	36	14	81
CB Quentin Shepard	---	---	24	37	12	73
CB Amari Coffey	---	---	33	38	---	71
WR Will Franklin	14	37	---	---	17	68
G Andy Levitre	15	40	---	---	11	66
T T.J. Lang	15	40	---	---	11	66
T Lamar Holmes	15	40	---	---	9	64
CB Alex Carter	---	---	24	23	15	62
TE Eric Ebron	15	40	---	---	---	55
OLB Pau Dawson	---	---	28	27	---	55
OLB Casey Matthews	---	---	24	28	2	54
RB C.J. Spiller	7	31	---	---	15	53
S Clayton Geathers	---	---	25	26	---	51
S Paul Branch	---	---	22	28	---	50
DT Andrew Billings	---	---	19	28	---	47
G Russell Bodine	15	31	---	---	---	46
G Joe Thuney	15	31	---	---	---	46
DT Johnny Boddy	---	---	15	18	12	45
DE Shane Ray	---	---	19	18	6	43
RB LeGarrette Blount	10	11	---	---	20	41
S Harold Tate	---	---	19	22	---	41
TE John Phillips	10	10	---	---	20	40
DT Quinton Jefferson	---	---	19	17	---	36
TE Heath Miller	2	7	---	---	26	35
FB Tommy Bohanon	3	6	---	---	26	35
ILB Jamie Anhorn	---	---	7	4	23	34
DE Jerald Bishop	---	---	13	20	---	33
QB Demetrius Fattel	6	23	---	---	---	29
QB Jake Locker	9	17	---	---	---	26
WR Eddie Nichols	1	22	---	---	---	23
DE Matt Judon	---	---	10	13	---	23
G Dan Buenning	0	9	---	---	11	20
DE Shilique Calhoun	---	---	8	12	---	20
RB Christine Michael	2	13	---	---	3	18
WR Peter Beaver	3	15	---	---	---	18
DT David Onyemata	---	---	6	12	---	18
WR Chris Conley	8	8	---	---	---	16
DT Shaquille Riddick	---	---	10	5	---	15
C Hunter Moylan	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Lachlan Edwards	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Rashard Robinson	---	---	4	1	6	11
C Martin Linquist	0	9	---	---	---	9
OLB Jordan Hicks	---	---	3	4	---	7
K Justics Riley	0	0	---	---	5	5
DT Willie Henry	---	---	0	1	---	1
S Curtis Hightower	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	22	103	4.7
Right	6	34	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	18	18.0
Middle	12	51	4.3
Right	2	4	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	37	26	4	3	2	4	2	0	0

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Demetrius Fattel	22	12	3	3	3	3	1	1	0
Jake Locker	17	8	0	0	4	0	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	54	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	92	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	143	10.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	80	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	74	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	30	3.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Marcus Larson	9	7	0	91	1	33
WR Mike Wallace	8	5	0	61	1	19
WR Kendall Wright	6	3	1	12	0	37
RB Knile Davis	4	3	0	24	0	35
TE Dustin Keller	3	3	0	37	1	15
WR Kevin White	3	1	1	14	0	9
TE Jason DiNapoli	2	2	0	29	1	31
WR Cris Salinger	1	1	0	14	0	3
RB Renaldo Gaylor	1	1	0	7	0	2

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Franklin	12	7	3	67	1	37
TE Eric Ebron	11	5	1	37	0	40
RB C.J. Spiller	6	3	1	49	1	31
WR Eddie Nichols	5	2	1	2	0	22
RB LeGarrette Blount	2	2	0	38	1	11
WR Chris Conley	2	1	1	-1	0	8
RB Christine Michael	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Knile Davis	3	14	4.67	4.64
QB Vince Young	2	7	3.50	5.00
RB Renaldo Gaylor	2	3	1.50	1.50

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Demetrius Fattel	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00
RB C.J. Spiller	1	-2	-2.00	0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	6	2	16	2.67	7.81

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Demetrius Fattel	2	1	8	4.00	6.55

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Marcus Larson	2	1	2	1.00	10.11
WR Kevin White	2	1	14	7.00	4.67
WR Kendall Wright	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
RB Knile Davis	1	0	0	0.00	6.00

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Franklin	1	1	8	8.00	5.58
RB Christine Michael	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Knile Davis	5	3
QB Vince Young	1	1

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	7	7	4

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Demetrius Fattel	7	5	1
Jake Locker	6	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marcus Larson	2	2	1
TE Dustin Keller	1	1	0
WR Mike Wallace	1	1	0
WR Kendall Wright	1	1	1
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	1	1
WR Kevin White	1	1	1

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Franklin	6	4	1
TE Eric Ebron	3	1	1
WR Eddie Nichols	2	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	1	0	0
WR Chris Conley	1	0	0

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)