Conference Finals, 2019

played in Dallas, TX

64 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	10	7	10	0	-	27
Dallas Cowboys	7	10	7	3	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:01 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 3 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 10:53 DAL - Patrick Gomez 28 field goal
2Q: 06:06 MIN - Cody Parkey 33 field goal
2Q: 03:41 DAL - Knile Davis 39 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Anthony Miller 7 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 09:32 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 8 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 07:29 DAL - Knile Davis 7 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
4Q: 11:46 MIN - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
4Q: 07:17 MIN - Stevie Johnson 37 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 00:12 DAL - Patrick Gomez 18 field goal
OT: 06:08 DAL - Jason DiNapoli 8 pass from Vince Young

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:01 DAL - Darryl Nkwenti 3 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 10:53 DAL - Patrick Gomez 28 field goal
2Q: 06:06 MIN - Cody Parkey 33 field goal
2Q: 03:41 DAL - Knile Davis 39 pass from Vince Young (Patrick Gomez extra point)
2Q: 00:46 MIN - Anthony Miller 7 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 09:32 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 8 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 07:29 DAL - Knile Davis 7 run (Patrick Gomez extra point)
4Q: 11:46 MIN - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
4Q: 07:17 MIN - Stevie Johnson 37 pass from Andy Dalton (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 00:12 DAL - Patrick Gomez 18 field goal
OT: 06:08 DAL - Jason DiNapoli 8 pass from Vince Young

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 14-5 15-3
First Downs 24 27
- by Rushing 9 9
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 434 495
- Offensive Plays 74 70
- Yards per Play 5.86 7.07
Net Rushing Yards 152 136
- Rushing Attempts 36 32
- Yards per Rush 4.22 4.25
Net Passing Yards 282 359
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 301 359
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.42 9.45
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 10/18 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/70 8/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/26 4/128
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:04 33:54

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	14-5	15-3
First Downs	24	27
- by Rushing	9	9
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	434	495
- Offensive Plays	74	70
- Yards per Play	5.86	7.07
Net Rushing Yards	152	136
- Rushing Attempts	36	32
- Yards per Rush	4.22	4.25
Net Passing Yards	282	359
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	38 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	301	359
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.42	9.45
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	10/18	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/70	8/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/26	4/128
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:04	33:54

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:35	3:26	OWN 20	6	5	Punt
1	7:56	2:29	OWN 19	5	28	Punt
1	0:53	1:06	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	10:48	4:50	OWN 25	9	59	Field Goal
2	3:07	2:32	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:34	OWN 10	13	90	Touchdown
3	7:19	2:46	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
3	1:01	4:20	OWN 42	8	43	Field Goal
4	10:29	3:26	OWN 32	7	68	Touchdown
4	3:13	1:13	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	0:06	0:06	OWN 25	1	-8	Half
OT1	11:30	2:38	OWN 20	7	37	Missed FG

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:25	OWN 27	5	29	Punt
1	9:09	1:13	OWN 21	4	30	Punt
1	5:27	4:34	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	14:47	3:59	OWN 27	8	62	Field Goal
2	5:58	2:51	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	9:26	2:07	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
3	4:33	3:32	OWN 1	6	28	Punt
4	11:41	1:12	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	7:03	3:50	OWN 34	6	21	Punt
4	2:00	1:54	OWN 29	6	70	Field Goal
OT1	15:00	3:30	OWN 25	7	20	Punt
OT1	8:52	2:50	50	6	50	Touchdown

Game MVP: Vince Young, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	32	139	4.34	22	4	1
RB Gabriel Fox	4	13	3.25	9	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Darryl Nkwenti	14	40	2.86	8	0	1
RB Knile Davis	12	75	6.25	22	3	1
QB Vince Young	4	19	4.75	10	1	0
RB Renaldo Gaylor	2	2	1.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	34	20	301	4/19	2	39	0	107.6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	38	24	359	0/0	2	39	0	111.6

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jordan Matthews	9	11	114	12.67	23	23	0
WR Anthony Miller	5	8	72	14.40	25	39	1
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	21	7.00	0	9	0
WR Stevie Johnson	2	3	61	30.50	23	37	1
TE Jared Cook	1	1	33	33.00	23	33	0
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Tommy Buford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Jonnu Smith	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Malachi Mickelson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeremy Langford	12	17	210	17.50	90	38	0
WR Cris Salinger	5	8	69	13.80	6	20	0
RB Knile Davis	3	4	45	15.00	41	39	1
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	3	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Steve Breaston	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	1

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	5	252	50.4	46.4	61	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	6	270	45.0	30.3	55	1

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/3	0/1	0/1	33	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Gomez	2/2	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	3	28	9.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	1	26	26.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Dole	4	128	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	12	2	32	38
ILB Arthur Brown	10	0	32	33
CB Eddie Jackson	7	6	32	38
S Landon Collins	4	2	32	38
CB David Long	4	2	30	38
OLB Jordan Sanford	3	3	30	38
ILB Greg Lloyd	3	1	14	5
OLB Ray Jones	3	0	30	38
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	1	2	19	29
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	1	27	25
DT Jordan Phillips	1	1	20	16
CB Harry Morrison	1	0	1	2
DT Greg Gaines	1	0	1	0
CB Cyrus Jones	0	1	19	31

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	11	1	0.0	36	38
S Miles Hwang	10	7	0.0	30	26
ILB Christian Kirksey	7	0	0.0	13	21
DE Miles Harden	5	0	2.0	32	37
CB Ellis Hansen	5	0	0.0	25	22
S Budda Baker	4	2	0.0	36	38
DE Cameron Roberson	3	1	0.0	30	33
DT Sharrif Floyd	2	4	1.0	30	27
DT Gabe Wright	2	1	1.0	26	21
CB Major Wright	2	3	0.0	23	23
CB Xavier Rhodes	2	0	0.0	5	11
DT Trevor Laws	1	2	0.0	13	17
ILB Larry English	1	0	0.0	23	27
DE Bernard Bovee	1	0	0.0	10	6
S Kent Terry	1	0	0.0	34	36
CB Nick Schommer	0	1	0.0	2	2
CB Kevin King	0	1	0.0	12	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Arthur Brown	1	1	33
DT Donald Foster	1	0	14
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0	2	29
DE Tyrone Crawford	0	1	25
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	1	38
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0	1	30
CB Eddie Jackson	0	1	38

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Miles Harden	2.0	1	1	4	37
DT Sharrif Floyd	1.0	0	2	2	27
DT Gabe Wright	1.0	0	1	0	21
DE Cameron Roberson	0.0	2	1	2	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Carter Meister	6	0	38
CB Eddie Jackson	5	0	38
CB David Long	3	2	38
S Landon Collins	3	1	38
ILB Arthur Brown	3	0	33
ILB Greg Lloyd	1	0	5
OLB Ray Jones	1	0	38
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	0	38
CB Harry Morrison	1	0	2
CB Ivan Kassulke	0	1	5

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Christian Kirksey	5	0	21
CB Ellis Hansen	3	0	22
CB Major Wright	2	0	23
S Shawn Williams	2	0	38
S Kent Terry	2	0	36
S Miles Hwang	2	0	26
S Budda Baker	1	1	38
ILB Larry English	1	0	27
DE Miles Harden	1	0	37
CB Xavier Rhodes	1	0	11
OLB Jayon Brown	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Braden Smith	3	8	1	36	0	38
T Brandon Shell	3	5	0	36	1	38
T King Dunlap	2	10	1	36	1	38
C Ethan Pocic	2	8	0	36	1	38
C Joe Looney	1	5	0	36	0	38
RB Ameer Abdullah	0	0	0	32	1	34

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Alexis Herndon	4	6	32	38
G Kyle Long	3	11	32	38
G Gabe Jackson	2	4	32	38
C Mackenzie Clinton	1	6	32	38
C Frank Ragnow	1	1	19	26

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jared Leisle	1	27
Jordan Sanford	1	26
Eddie Jackson	1	19
Ameer Abdullah	1	18

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Christian Kirksey	1	27
Steve Breaston	1	24
Sharrif Floyd	1	19
Johnathan Abram	1	17

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	30	38	26	94
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	32	38	19	89
RB Ameer Abdullah	32	34	---	---	18	84
T King Dunlap	36	38	---	---	8	82
S Landon Collins	---	---	32	38	8	78
CB David Long	---	---	30	38	8	76
QB Andy Dalton	36	38	---	---	---	74
C Joe Looney	36	38	---	---	---	74
T Brandon Shell	36	38	---	---	---	74
C Ethan Pocic	36	38	---	---	---	74
G Braden Smith	36	38	---	---	---	74
CB Carter Meister	---	---	32	38	2	72
OLB Ray Jones	---	---	30	38	2	70
WR Jordan Matthews	34	36	---	---	---	70
TE Jonnu Smith	33	37	---	---	---	70
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	32	33	2	67
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	19	31	15	65
WR Anthony Miller	34	27	---	---	---	61
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	27	30	2	59
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	27	25	1	53
TE Jared Cook	11	14	---	---	27	52
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	19	29	1	49
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	20	16	7	43
WR Stevie Johnson	7	11	---	---	22	40
WR Malachi Mickelson	18	18	---	---	---	36
FB Jared Leisle	0	2	---	---	27	29
CB Harry Morrison	---	---	1	2	19	22
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	---	---	21	21
ILB Greg Lloyd	---	---	14	5	1	20
WR Dennis Humphrey	4	3	---	---	12	19
DT Donald Foster	---	---	4	14	1	19
RB Gabriel Fox	4	4	---	---	7	15
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	0	5	6	11
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	10	10
TE Tommy Buford	0	3	---	---	7	10
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Logan Whiting	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Nathan Haight	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Earnest Muir	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Devin Singletary	3	1	---	---	---	4
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	2	0	---	2
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Ryan Finley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Hayden Freeman	---	---	0	0	---	0
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Jeremy Langford	30	38	---	---	14	82
T Alexis Herndon	32	38	---	---	8	78
G Kyle Long	32	38	---	---	8	78
DE Miles Harden	---	---	32	37	8	77
S Shawn Williams	---	---	36	38	3	77
S Budda Baker	---	---	36	38	3	77
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	30	27	19	76
S Kent Terry	---	---	34	36	4	74
WR Cris Salinger	30	38	---	---	5	73
QB Vince Young	32	38	---	---	---	70
WR Steve Breaston	18	28	---	---	24	70
C Mackenzie Clinton	32	38	---	---	---	70
G Gabe Jackson	32	38	---	---	---	70
S Miles Hwang	---	---	30	26	13	69
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	30	33	2	65
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	13	21	27	61
RB Darryl Nkwenti	16	18	---	---	26	60
RB Knile Davis	15	18	---	---	20	53
ILB Larry English	---	---	23	27	2	52
CB Major Wright	---	---	23	23	6	52
TE Jason DiNapoli	23	25	---	---	1	49
DT Gabe Wright	---	---	26	21	1	48
CB Ellis Hansen	---	---	25	22	1	48
C Frank Ragnow	19	26	---	---	---	45
G Matt Kalil	13	12	---	---	8	33
DT Trevor Laws	---	---	13	17	1	31
DE Bernard Bovee	---	---	10	6	13	29
CB Kevin King	---	---	12	11	1	24
TE Nick Boyle�	10	7	---	---	6	23
CB Nick Schommer	---	---	2	2	18	22
OLB Jayon Brown	---	---	9	9	1	19
CB Xavier Rhodes	---	---	5	11	2	18
S Johnathan Abram	---	---	0	0	17	17
RB Renaldo Gaylor	9	6	---	---	1	16
DE Myron Morton	---	---	3	11	2	16
RB Melvin Gordon	0	0	---	---	15	15
WR J.J. Dole	2	3	---	---	7	12
TE Eric Saubert	7	5	---	---	---	12
C Scottie Weberg	0	0	---	---	8	8
T John Theus	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Patrick Gomez	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	4	2	---	6
WR Diontae Johnson	0	4	---	---	---	4
QB Diego Dellenbach	0	0	---	---	2	2
ILB Amari Jeffries	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	29	9.7
Middle	28	109	3.9
Right	5	14	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	30	10.0
Middle	17	67	3.9
Right	11	40	3.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	34	20	6	1	3	2	5	8	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	38	24	7	0	1	4	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	14	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	8	95	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	134	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	58	19.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	68	11.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	6	86	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	137	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	68	22.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	11	9	0	114	2	36
WR Anthony Miller	8	5	0	72	1	27
TE Jonnu Smith	4	0	1	0	0	37
WR Stevie Johnson	3	2	0	61	2	11
RB Ameer Abdullah	3	3	0	21	0	34
WR Dennis Humphrey	2	0	2	0	0	3
TE Jared Cook	1	1	0	33	1	14
TE Tommy Buford	1	0	0	0	0	3
WR Malachi Mickelson	1	0	0	0	0	18

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeremy Langford	17	12	0	210	5	38
WR Cris Salinger	8	5	0	69	1	38
RB Knile Davis	4	3	0	45	1	18
TE Jason DiNapoli	4	1	0	8	0	25
RB Darryl Nkwenti	3	2	1	17	0	18
WR Steve Breaston	2	1	0	10	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	2	11	5.50	4.34

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Knile Davis	3	17	5.67	6.25
RB Darryl Nkwenti	3	11	3.67	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	5	4	31	6.20	8.85

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	8	4	23	2.88	9.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Anthony Miller	2	2	13	6.50	9.00
WR Stevie Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	20.33
WR Jordan Matthews	1	1	11	11.00	10.36
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	7	7.00	7.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jason DiNapoli	3	1	8	2.67	2.00
RB Knile Davis	2	2	6	3.00	11.25
WR Jeremy Langford	2	1	9	4.50	12.35
WR Cris Salinger	1	0	0	0.00	8.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	4	3

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	1
QB Vince Young	1	0
RB Knile Davis	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	12	7	7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	9	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	3	3	3
WR Anthony Miller	3	2	2
WR Stevie Johnson	2	1	1
TE Jonnu Smith	2	0	0
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	1
WR Malachi Mickelson	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jeremy Langford	4	3	2
RB Knile Davis	2	1	0
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	1	1
WR Cris Salinger	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)