Week 16, 2018

played in Houston, AL

64 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	14	3	7	3	-	27
Houston Texans	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 DAL - Jeremy Langford 32 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 03:47 DAL - Knile Davis 2 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Patrick Gomez 40 field goal
2Q: 04:12 HOU - Julian Salyer 18 field goal
3Q: 11:01 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 2 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 03:17 HOU - Julian Salyer 33 field goal
4Q: 12:39 DAL - Patrick Gomez 31 field goal
4Q: 01:06 HOU - Adam Thielen 3 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Julian Salyer extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:22 DAL - Jeremy Langford 32 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
1Q: 03:47 DAL - Knile Davis 2 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Patrick Gomez 40 field goal
2Q: 04:12 HOU - Julian Salyer 18 field goal
3Q: 11:01 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 2 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
3Q: 03:17 HOU - Julian Salyer 33 field goal
4Q: 12:39 DAL - Patrick Gomez 31 field goal
4Q: 01:06 HOU - Adam Thielen 3 pass from Tavaris Jackson (Julian Salyer extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 15-0 8-7
First Downs 20 20
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 330 340
- Offensive Plays 64 81
- Yards per Play 5.16 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 56 127
- Rushing Attempts 28 26
- Yards per Rush 2.00 4.88
Net Passing Yards 274 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 0 54 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 229
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/13 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 7.61 3.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/5
Penalties/Yards 4/19 7/54
Punt Returns/Yards 2/54 2/15
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/48
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 31
Time of Possession 28:21 31:39

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	15-0	8-7
First Downs	20	20
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	330	340
- Offensive Plays	64	81
- Yards per Play	5.16	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	56	127
- Rushing Attempts	28	26
- Yards per Rush	2.00	4.88
Net Passing Yards	274	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 0	54 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	229
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/13	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	7.61	3.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/5
Penalties/Yards	4/19	7/54
Punt Returns/Yards	2/54	2/15
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/48
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 31
Time of Possession	28:21	31:39

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	1:32	OWN 34	4	66	Touchdown
1	8:15	4:39	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	2:25	2:32	OWN 44	6	33	Field Goal
2	11:07	1:40	OWN 20	4	31	Punt
2	4:05	2:12	OWN 37	5	25	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	4:07	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
3	8:12	2:49	OWN 3	6	4	Punt
3	3:12	1:31	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	14:53	2:20	OWN 44	7	42	Field Goal
4	8:53	1:44	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	4:29	1:46	OWN 8	3	5	Punt
4	0:57	0:57	OPP 45	3	-2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 9	3	2	Punt
1	11:10	2:55	OWN 30	6	17	Punt
1	3:36	1:11	OWN 32	3	-5	Punt
2	14:53	3:46	OWN 25	8	31	Punt
2	9:27	5:22	OWN 3	13	96	Field Goal
2	1:53	1:52	OWN 20	5	22	Punt
3	10:53	2:41	OWN 25	6	16	Punt
3	5:23	2:11	OPP 41	5	25	Field Goal
3	1:41	1:48	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
4	12:33	3:40	OWN 25	9	59	Downs
4	7:09	2:40	OWN 46	10	46	Downs
4	2:43	1:46	OPP 30	10	30	Touchdown

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Knile Davis	14	27	1.93	7	0	1
RB Darryl Nkwenti	8	15	1.88	9	0	1
QB Vince Young	4	7	1.75	11	1	0
RB Renaldo Gaylor	2	7	3.50	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Stephen Sanders	11	72	6.55	29	2
RB Bishop Sankey	8	14	1.75	8	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	6	40	6.67	13	2
WR Taywan Taylor	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	35	18	287	1/13	1	32	0	88.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	54	26	229	1/16	1	23	0	66.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Langford	9	15	162	18.00	13	32	1
TE Jason DiNapoli	3	5	21	7.00	0	10	0
WR Cris Salinger	3	6	57	19.00	13	25	0
WR Marcus Larson	2	3	42	21.00	17	27	0
RB Knile Davis	1	4	5	5.00	3	5	0
TE Rob Housler	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kevin White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Adam Thielen	9	13	70	7.78	50	23	1
TE Julius Thomas	4	10	46	11.50	8	14	0
FB Rhett Ellison	3	4	28	9.33	14	17	0
RB Stephen Sanders	2	2	18	9.00	0	11	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	3	14	7.00	0	7	0
RB Nelson Agholor	2	5	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Jordan Akins	2	2	32	16.00	0	18	0
WR David O'Neal	1	2	4	4.00	4	4	0
WR Taywan Taylor	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Michael Egnew	0	9	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kelvin Benjamin	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Renaldo Gaylor	1	0	0	0
WR Jeremy Langford	0	1	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Austin Johnson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	6	220	36.7	30.8	46	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	7	354	50.6	37.1	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Gomez	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Julian Salyer	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Freddie Lashley	2	54	27.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	2	15	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Salinger	2	49	24.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Adam Thielen	2	48	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry English	9	1	0.0	23	48
S Shawn Williams	8	4	0.0	26	55
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	7	0	0.0	26	55
ILB Christian Kirksey	6	2	0.0	26	55
S Sammie Ohara	4	0	0.0	26	55
OLB Vince Biegel	4	0	0.0	13	20
CB Nick Schommer	3	3	0.0	20	29
DE Miles Harden	3	1	0.0	26	55
DT Sharrif Floyd	3	1	0.0	23	41
CB Walter McFadden	2	1	0.0	9	27
DE Cameron Roberson	1	0	1.0	16	35
DT Red Bryant	1	0	0.0	15	35
S Keith McGill	1	0	0.0	5	21
DE Myron Morton	0	1	0.0	8	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	7	1	0.0	26	34
S Tyrell Johnson	5	1	0.0	17	23
DE Danny Shelton	4	0	0.5	27	31
OLB Nick Perry	3	3	0.0	28	32
S Ladarius Webb	3	2	0.0	16	25
CB Tharold Simon	3	2	0.0	19	32
DT Austin Johnson	3	2	0.0	27	31
S Duron Harmon	3	0	0.0	12	17
CB Marcus Gilchrist	2	1	0.0	24	26
CB Jason McCourty	2	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	0	0.0	11	8
DT Everson Griffen	1	1	0.5	19	21
DT Alan Branch	1	0	0.0	12	21
DE Phil Taylor	1	0	0.0	26	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Cameron Roberson	1.0	1	1	35
DE Miles Harden	0.0	2	5	55
DE Myron Morton	0.0	1	1	12
ILB Larry English	0.0	0	1	48
DT Hardy Newman	0.0	0	1	16
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.0	0	1	41
DE Bernard Bovee	0.0	0	1	8

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Shelton	0.5	0	3	3	31
DT Everson Griffen	0.5	0	0	0	21
DT Austin Johnson	0.0	2	1	0	31
DT Alan Branch	0.0	0	1	1	21
DE Shilique Calhoun	0.0	0	1	1	7
DE Phil Taylor	0.0	0	1	0	29
OLB Nick Perry	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	5	2	55
ILB Larry English	5	1	48
S Sammie Ohara	4	0	55
ILB Christian Kirksey	2	4	55
S Shawn Williams	2	1	55
CB Nick Schommer	2	0	29
CB Walter McFadden	2	0	27
OLB Vince Biegel	2	0	20
DT Red Bryant	1	0	35
S Keith McGill	1	0	21

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ladarius Webb	4	0	25
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	3	2	34
CB Marcus Gilchrist	3	0	26
CB Tharold Simon	2	1	32
CB Jason McCourty	2	0	18
OLB Nick Perry	2	0	32
OLB Jelani Jenkins	2	0	8
S Tyrell Johnson	0	2	23
CB Josue Barber	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Uche Nwaneri	2	6	28	1	36
G Kyle Long	1	5	28	0	36
TE Rob Housler	1	1	13	0	12
C Mackenzie Clinton	0	6	28	0	36
G Gabe Jackson	0	5	28	0	36
T Alexis Herndon	0	1	28	0	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Courtney Bronson	2	5	26	0	55
G Cody Whitehair	2	5	26	0	55
T Brandon Parker	1	4	26	0	55
G Tre' Jackson	0	3	26	0	55
C Stefen Wisniewski	0	1	26	1	55
TE Julius Thomas	0	1	13	0	18
FB Rhett Ellison	0	1	5	0	13

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Darryl Nkwenti	3	24
Red Bryant	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Cody Whitehair	2	11
Stephen Sanders	1	19
Jason McCourty	1	17

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Miles Harden	---	---	26	55	14	95
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	23	41	21	85
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	26	55	2	83
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	26	55	2	83
S Shawn Williams	---	---	26	55	2	83
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	26	55	2	83
WR Jeremy Langford	25	36	---	---	19	80
ILB Larry English	---	---	23	48	2	73
G Uche Nwaneri	28	36	---	---	8	72
T Alexis Herndon	28	36	---	---	8	72
G Kyle Long	28	36	---	---	8	72
DT Red Bryant	---	---	15	35	20	70
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	20	29	19	68
QB Vince Young	28	36	---	---	---	64
C Mackenzie Clinton	28	36	---	---	---	64
G Gabe Jackson	28	36	---	---	---	64
WR Kevin White	22	32	---	---	10	64
RB Knile Davis	17	26	---	---	13	56
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	16	35	2	53
TE Rob Housler	13	12	---	---	25	50
TE Jason DiNapoli	21	27	---	---	---	48
WR Cris Salinger	18	26	---	---	4	48
RB Darryl Nkwenti	11	8	---	---	24	43
CB Walter McFadden	---	---	9	27	---	36
OLB Vince Biegel	---	---	13	20	1	34
DE Myron Morton	---	---	8	12	11	31
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	12	18	---	30
S Keith McGill	---	---	5	21	1	27
CB Kevin King	---	---	7	20	---	27
DE Bernard Bovee	---	---	2	8	16	26
OLB Sean Lee	---	---	0	0	23	23
DT Hardy Newman	---	---	3	16	1	20
WR Marcus Larson	5	6	---	---	---	11
T Xavier Fulton	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Scottie Weberg	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Renaldo Gaylor	5	3	---	---	---	8
K Patrick Gomez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Marcos Rhodes	3	4	---	---	---	7
CB Freddie Lashley	---	---	0	0	7	7
QB Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Paul Richardson	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Jayon Brown	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Budda Baker	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Frank Ragnow	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Ellis Hansen	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cody Whitehair	26	55	---	---	11	92
T Brandon Parker	26	55	---	---	9	90
WR Adam Thielen	21	51	---	---	10	82
WR Taywan Taylor	20	44	---	---	18	82
QB Tavaris Jackson	26	55	---	---	---	81
T Courtney Bronson	26	55	---	---	---	81
C Stefen Wisniewski	26	55	---	---	---	81
G Tre' Jackson	26	55	---	---	---	81
TE Michael Egnew	24	52	---	---	---	76
OLB Nick Perry	---	---	28	32	2	62
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	26	34	2	62
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	27	31	2	60
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	27	31	1	59
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	17	23	18	58
TE Julius Thomas	13	18	---	---	25	56
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	26	29	1	56
RB Stephen Sanders	15	19	---	---	19	53
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	19	32	2	53
RB Nelson Agholor	13	28	---	---	12	53
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	24	26	1	51
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	13	18	17	48
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	19	21	8	48
CB Josue Barber	---	---	22	22	1	45
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	11	8	24	43
S Ladarius Webb	---	---	16	25	---	41
RB Bishop Sankey	10	30	---	---	---	40
FB Rhett Ellison	5	13	---	---	18	36
DT Alan Branch	---	---	12	21	1	34
S Duron Harmon	---	---	12	17	1	30
ILB Wesley Woodyard	---	---	4	2	23	29
CB Zack Sanchez	---	---	2	12	7	21
WR Kelvin Benjamin	3	8	---	---	6	17
DE Jordan Hill	---	---	2	5	6	13
WR David O'Neal	3	9	---	---	---	12
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Willie Philip	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Arturo McWilliams	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Harvey Schwartz	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE Shilique Calhoun	---	---	1	7	1	9
C Teddy Grinnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Julian Salyer	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Jordan Akins	3	3	---	---	---	6
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Brock Stewart	---	---	0	0	---	0
RB Leonard Fournette	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	3	1.5
Middle	15	51	3.4
Right	8	6	0.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	28	4.7
Middle	16	84	5.3
Right	4	15	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	35	18	8	1	1	6	7	6	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	54	26	2	3	2	8	11	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	5	1	9	1.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	166	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	4	99	19.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	21	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	119	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	8	89	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Langford	15	9	1	162	5	36
WR Cris Salinger	6	3	0	57	2	26
TE Jason DiNapoli	5	3	0	21	0	27
RB Knile Davis	4	1	0	5	0	26
WR Marcus Larson	3	2	0	42	1	6
TE Rob Housler	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Kevin White	1	0	0	0	0	32

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Thielen	13	9	2	70	2	51
TE Julius Thomas	10	4	0	46	0	18
TE Michael Egnew	9	0	0	0	0	52
RB Nelson Agholor	5	2	0	11	0	28
FB Rhett Ellison	4	3	0	28	0	13
RB Bishop Sankey	3	2	0	14	0	30
WR Taywan Taylor	3	1	0	6	0	44
RB Stephen Sanders	2	2	0	18	0	19
WR David O'Neal	2	1	0	4	0	9
TE Jordan Akins	2	2	0	32	0	3
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0	0	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Knile Davis	2	1	0.50	1.93
RB Renaldo Gaylor	2	7	3.50	3.50
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	1	0.50	1.88
QB Vince Young	1	11	11.00	1.75

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Sanders	3	9	3.00	6.55
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	15	7.50	6.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	4	1	12	3.00	8.20

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	19	6	14	0.74	4.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeremy Langford	2	1	12	6.00	10.80
RB Knile Davis	1	0	0	0.00	1.25
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	0	0	0.00	4.20

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Adam Thielen	6	3	-5	-0.83	5.38
TE Julius Thomas	5	1	8	1.60	4.60
FB Rhett Ellison	3	2	11	3.67	7.00
TE Michael Egnew	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Kelvin Benjamin	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Nelson Agholor	1	0	0	0.00	2.20
WR Taywan Taylor	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Knile Davis	3	1
QB Vince Young	1	0
RB Darryl Nkwenti	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Stephen Sanders	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	9	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	16	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Langford	4	3	2
TE Jason DiNapoli	3	2	1
RB Knile Davis	1	0	0
WR Cris Salinger	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Adam Thielen	4	1	1
TE Michael Egnew	3	0	0
RB Nelson Agholor	3	2	1
TE Julius Thomas	2	0	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	1	1
FB Rhett Ellison	1	1	0
TE Jordan Akins	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (20,400)
End Zone 14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (20,400)
End Zone	14,800 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)