Conference Semifinals, 2020

played in Dallas, TX

33 degrees, snow, 6 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	10	14	3	7	-	34
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	15	11	-	26

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 MIN - Cody Parkey 31 field goal
1Q: 00:17 MIN - Ryan Finley 5 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 12:21 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 5 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 07:02 MIN - Ryan Finley 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 13:09 DAL - Kendall Wright 75 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 10:11 DAL - Kendall Wright 22 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 07:41 MIN - Cody Parkey 47 field goal
3Q: 02:58 DAL - Ramon Logan 26 field goal
4Q: 07:59 DAL - Ramon Logan 24 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 00:01 DAL - Kevin White 18 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass to Cris Salinger for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:14 MIN - Cody Parkey 31 field goal
1Q: 00:17 MIN - Ryan Finley 5 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 12:21 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 5 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
2Q: 07:02 MIN - Ryan Finley 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 13:09 DAL - Kendall Wright 75 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 10:11 DAL - Kendall Wright 22 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass for conversion failed)
3Q: 07:41 MIN - Cody Parkey 47 field goal
3Q: 02:58 DAL - Ramon Logan 26 field goal
4Q: 07:59 DAL - Ramon Logan 24 field goal
4Q: 02:20 MIN - Ameer Abdullah 7 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 00:01 DAL - Kevin White 18 pass from Vince Young (Vince Young pass to Cris Salinger for conversion)

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 13-5 12-5
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 6 10
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 287 352
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 4.70 5.10
Net Rushing Yards 129 88
- Rushing Attempts 40 26
- Yards per Rush 3.23 3.38
Net Passing Yards 158 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 10 - 1 42 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 161 269
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/3 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.52 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 10/100 5/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/23 3/34
Kick Returns/Yards 2/65 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 3/20 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 3/1
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:35 29:26

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	13-5	12-5
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	6	10
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	287	352
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	4.70	5.10
Net Rushing Yards	129	88
- Rushing Attempts	40	26
- Yards per Rush	3.23	3.38
Net Passing Yards	158	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 10 - 1	42 - 22 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	161	269
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/3	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.52	6.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	10/100	5/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/23	3/34
Kick Returns/Yards	2/65	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	3/20	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	3/1
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:35	29:26

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:21	2:31	OWN 9	5	20	Punt
1	7:30	2:21	OPP 41	4	27	Field Goal
1	3:16	3:12	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	14:50	2:38	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
2	7:51	0:59	OWN 40	3	60	Touchdown
2	5:15	3:59	OWN 7	8	32	Punt
2	0:01	0:01	OWN 44	1	0	Half
3	15:00	1:38	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
3	12:52	1:19	OWN 41	3	-14	Interception
3	9:58	2:24	OWN 41	4	29	Field Goal
3	2:50	1:03	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
4	14:07	1:47	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	7:52	3:43	OWN 25	5	11	Punt
4	3:47	1:38	OPP 7	3	7	Touchdown
4	1:14	0:37	OPP 33	3	4	Missed FG

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:39	OWN 47	3	-2	Punt
1	9:50	2:20	OWN 36	5	16	Interception
1	5:09	1:53	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
1	0:04	0:14	OWN 25	2	3	Interception
2	12:12	4:21	OWN 25	8	34	Interception
2	6:52	1:37	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	1:16	1:15	OWN 5	5	17	Punt
3	13:22	0:30	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
3	11:33	1:35	OPP 36	3	36	Touchdown
3	7:34	4:44	OWN 25	10	66	Field Goal
3	1:47	2:40	OWN 34	6	28	Punt
4	12:20	4:28	OWN 49	9	44	Field Goal
4	4:09	0:22	OWN 7	4	0	Downs
4	2:09	0:55	OWN 29	4	4	Downs
4	0:37	0:37	OWN 41	2	59	Touchdown

Game MVP: Abel Shea, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	30	81	2.70	11	2	2
RB Gabriel Fox	6	26	4.33	19	1	0
QB Ryan Finley	4	22	5.50	10	1	2

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
RB Darryl Nkwenti	21	60	2.86	9
RB Knile Davis	3	12	4.00	6
QB Vince Young	2	16	8.00	9

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ryan Finley	20	10	161	1/3	0	36	1	56.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Vince Young	42	22	269	1/5	3	75	3	66.5

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Jordan Matthews	5	7	99	19.80	72	36
WR Anthony Miller	3	7	40	13.33	17	28
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	17	17.00	7	17
TE Myles Martineau	1	3	5	5.00	0	5
TE Corbin Pang	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Dennis Humphrey	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cris Salinger	9	12	105	11.67	28	28	0
WR Kendall Wright	5	8	115	23.00	47	75	2
TE Nick Boyle�	3	5	-2	-0.67	0	3	0
WR Jeremy Langford	2	6	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Kevin White	2	5	30	15.00	0	18	1
TE Jason DiNapoli	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Knile Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Darryl Nkwenti	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Abel Shea	2	15	7.50	0
CB Ivan Kassulke	1	5	5.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	0	0	0
C Joe Looney	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Miles Hwang	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bryan Anger	6	306	51.0	45.3	61	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Skip Harbin	5	228	45.6	37.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ramon Logan	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	2	23	11.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cris Salinger	3	34	11.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dennis Humphrey	2	65	32.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. Dole	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eddie Jackson	9	4	0.0	26	43
CB Carter Meister	6	3	0.0	26	43
ILB Arthur Brown	6	2	0.0	25	25
CB Ivan Kassulke	6	0	0.0	26	41
S Leonard McDaniel	4	0	0.0	15	32
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	3	0	0.0	19	30
OLB Travis Rodgers	2	1	1.0	2	17
OLB Jordan Sanford	2	1	0.0	25	43
ILB Willie Bayer	2	0	0.0	6	5
DT Donald Foster	1	4	0.0	18	31
DE Tyrone Crawford	1	1	0.0	6	14
DE Robert Nkemdiche	1	1	0.0	24	32
S Landon Collins	1	0	0.0	26	43
DT Greg Gaines	1	0	0.0	7	5
WR William Bean	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Abel Shea	1	0	0.0	25	35
CB Cyrus Jones	0	1	0.0	4	15

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	11	2	0.0	40	21
S Miles Hwang	8	2	0.0	33	14
S Budda Baker	8	0	0.0	33	15
ILB Christian Kirksey	6	2	0.0	40	21
DT Gabe Wright	3	1	0.0	34	14
DE Cameron Roberson	3	1	0.0	35	15
DT Sharrif Floyd	2	0	0.0	29	15
DE Myron Morton	1	0	1.0	7	7
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	1	4	0.0	40	21
WR Jeremy Langford	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cris Salinger	1	0	---	---	---
S Kent Terry	1	0	0.0	28	15
RB Darryl Nkwenti	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Vince Biegel	1	0	0.0	17	12
CB Kevin King	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Jeremiah Ponds	1	0	0.0	37	20
CB Marqueston Huff	0	1	0.0	35	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Travis Rodgers	1.0	0	0	0	17
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	0.0	2	1	0	30
DT Jordan Phillips	0.0	1	0	0	17
DT Donald Foster	0.0	0	1	2	31
DE Robert Nkemdiche	0.0	0	1	1	32
DE Tyrone Crawford	0.0	0	1	0	14
CB Eddie Jackson	0.0	0	1	0	43
OLB Abel Shea	0.0	0	1	0	35

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Myron Morton	1.0	0	0	7
DT Sharrif Floyd	0.0	1	1	15
DE Jeremiah Ponds	0.0	0	2	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ivan Kassulke	5	1	1	41
CB Eddie Jackson	4	0	0	43
CB Carter Meister	3	1	0	43
S Leonard McDaniel	3	0	0	32
ILB Arthur Brown	2	0	0	25
CB Cyrus Jones	1	1	0	15
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	0	0	43
DT Donald Foster	1	0	0	31
OLB Travis Rodgers	1	0	0	17
ILB Willie Bayer	1	0	0	5
OLB Abel Shea	0	0	2	35

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Shawn Williams	4	1	0	21
S Miles Hwang	2	1	0	14
S Budda Baker	2	0	0	15
ILB Christian Kirksey	1	0	0	21
OLB Vince Biegel	1	0	0	12
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	0	1	1	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Joe Looney	3	8	40	0	21
T Clothesline Francis	3	3	40	1	21
C Ethan Pocic	2	10	40	0	21
G Braden Smith	1	10	40	0	21
T Brandon Shell	0	5	40	0	21

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Frank Ragnow	4	6	26	0	43
G Cody Whitehair	2	6	26	0	43
G Matt Kalil	1	6	26	1	43
G Kyle Long	1	4	26	0	43
G Gabe Jackson	0	2	26	0	43

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Jordan Sanford	2	25
Jared Leisle	1	26
Corbin Pang	1	26
Ameer Abdullah	1	12
Gabriel Fox	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Sharrif Floyd	3	19
Johnathan Abram	1	23

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	25	43	25	93
CB Eddie Jackson	---	---	26	43	19	88
WR Anthony Miller	38	19	---	---	20	77
S Landon Collins	---	---	26	43	7	76
ILB Arthur Brown	---	---	25	25	24	74
CB Carter Meister	---	---	26	43	2	71
T Brandon Shell	40	21	---	---	9	70
G Braden Smith	40	21	---	---	9	70
CB Ivan Kassulke	---	---	26	41	2	69
RB Ameer Abdullah	35	20	---	---	12	67
OLB Abel Shea	---	---	25	35	2	62
C Joe Looney	40	21	---	---	---	61
C Ethan Pocic	40	21	---	---	---	61
QB Ryan Finley	40	21	---	---	---	61
T Clothesline Francis	40	21	---	---	---	61
WR Jordan Matthews	39	21	---	---	---	60
DE Robert Nkemdiche	---	---	24	32	2	58
TE Myles Martineau	36	20	---	---	---	56
S Leonard McDaniel	---	---	15	32	7	54
DT Donald Foster	---	---	18	31	2	51
DT Eddie Vanderdoes	---	---	19	30	2	51
TE Corbin Pang	4	8	---	---	26	38
WR Malachi Mickelson	21	7	---	---	---	28
FB Jared Leisle	0	0	---	---	26	26
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	4	17	5	26
WR Dennis Humphrey	8	7	---	---	10	25
CB Cyrus Jones	---	---	4	15	5	24
RB Harry Aquino	0	0	---	---	21	21
DE Tyrone Crawford	---	---	6	14	---	20
OLB Travis Rodgers	---	---	2	17	1	20
CB Shareece Wright	---	---	0	1	17	18
RB Gabriel Fox	6	1	---	---	7	14
DT Greg Gaines	---	---	7	5	---	12
ILB Willie Bayer	---	---	6	5	---	11
FB Craig Robbins	10	1	---	---	---	11
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Vinny Westbrook	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Bryan Anger	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Nathan Haight	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Earnest Muir	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR William Bean	2	1	---	---	---	3
OLB Marquel Lee	---	---	1	1	---	2
TE Jonnu Smith	1	0	---	---	---	1
OLB Hayden Freeman	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Andy Dalton	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Rufus Wynn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Christian Kirksey	---	---	40	21	22	83
WR Cris Salinger	26	41	---	---	13	80
DE Jeremiah Ponds	---	---	37	20	20	77
G Matt Kalil	26	43	---	---	7	76
G Kyle Long	26	43	---	---	7	76
RB Darryl Nkwenti	23	25	---	---	25	73
G Gabe Jackson	26	43	---	---	2	71
S Miles Hwang	---	---	33	14	23	70
QB Vince Young	26	43	---	---	---	69
G Cody Whitehair	26	43	---	---	---	69
C Frank Ragnow	26	43	---	---	---	69
WR Jeremy Langford	24	36	---	---	7	67
S Jaiquawn Jarrett	---	---	40	21	3	64
S Shawn Williams	---	---	40	21	3	64
DT Sharrif Floyd	---	---	29	15	19	63
TE Nick Boyle�	24	39	---	---	---	63
DE Cameron Roberson	---	---	35	15	7	57
CB Marqueston Huff	---	---	35	16	1	52
S Budda Baker	---	---	33	15	1	49
DT Gabe Wright	---	---	34	14	---	48
WR Kendall Wright	19	28	---	---	---	47
RB Knile Davis	4	18	---	---	25	47
S Kent Terry	---	---	28	15	2	45
WR Kevin White	5	14	---	---	20	39
OLB Vince Biegel	---	---	17	12	3	32
DE Myron Morton	---	---	7	7	9	23
S Johnathan Abram	---	---	0	0	23	23
DT Sean Lynn	---	---	14	7	1	22
S Sammie Ohara	---	---	7	7	2	16
CB Kevin King	---	---	7	5	2	14
WR Corey Coleman	0	0	---	---	12	12
T Kody Torres	0	0	---	---	12	12
DT Asher Kelly	---	---	3	6	2	11
TE Jason DiNapoli	2	6	---	---	---	8
TE Marvin Matthews	2	6	---	---	---	8
T James Brewer	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR J.J. Dole	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Scottie Weberg	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Ramon Logan	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Skip Harbin	0	0	---	---	5	5
RB Melvin Gordon	1	2	---	---	---	3
QB Donald Davison	0	0	---	---	2	2
OLB Ryan Anderson	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Amari Jeffries	---	---	0	0	---	0
CB Iman Marshall	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Clyde Thevenard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-2	-2.0
Middle	33	107	3.2
Right	6	24	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	7	3.5
Middle	19	64	3.4
Right	5	17	3.4
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ryan Finley	20	10	4	1	1	3	3	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Vince Young	42	22	4	1	4	3	6	3	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	4	59	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	-5	-1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	8	29	1.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	108	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	7	4	137	19.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jordan Matthews	7	5	0	99	3	21
WR Anthony Miller	7	3	0	40	1	19
TE Myles Martineau	3	1	1	5	0	20
TE Corbin Pang	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Dennis Humphrey	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	0	17	0	20

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Salinger	12	9	0	105	2	41
WR Kendall Wright	8	5	0	115	2	28
WR Jeremy Langford	6	2	2	17	0	36
TE Nick Boyle�	5	3	0	-2	0	39
WR Kevin White	5	2	1	30	0	14
RB Knile Davis	2	0	1	0	0	18
TE Jason DiNapoli	2	1	0	4	0	6
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	7	17	2.43	2.70
QB Ryan Finley	2	6	3.00	5.50

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Darryl Nkwenti	2	1	0.50	2.86

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ryan Finley	1	1	17	17.00	8.05

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Vince Young	6	4	40	6.67	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Ameer Abdullah	1	1	17	17.00	17.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kevin White	3	2	30	10.00	6.00
WR Kendall Wright	1	1	7	7.00	14.38
RB Knile Davis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jeremy Langford	1	1	3	3.00	2.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ameer Abdullah	4	1
QB Ryan Finley	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
RB Knile Davis	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ryan Finley	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Vince Young	12	7	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Anthony Miller	4	0	0
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0	0
TE Myles Martineau	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Cris Salinger	6	5	3
WR Kendall Wright	2	1	0
RB Knile Davis	1	0	0
WR Jeremy Langford	1	0	0
TE Nick Boyle�	1	1	0
WR Kevin White	1	0	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)