Week 8, 2014

played in St. Louis, MO

68 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	17	7	0	0	-	24
St. Louis Rams	10	7	0	7	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 STL - Randy Upshaw 16 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 05:41 STL - David Akers 30 field goal
2Q: 12:39 DAL - Tyrone Meeks 61 pass from Kyle Boller (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 07:59 STL - Michael Clayton 18 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:56 DAL - Joel Tatum 4 pass from Kyle Boller (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 00:43 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 21 field goal
3Q: 06:38 DAL - Jerome Cowsette 9 pass from Kyle Boller (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Jumbo Kudlacz 2 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
OT: 02:55 STL - Matthew MacIver 7 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:33 STL - Randy Upshaw 16 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 05:41 STL - David Akers 30 field goal
2Q: 12:39 DAL - Tyrone Meeks 61 pass from Kyle Boller (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 07:59 STL - Michael Clayton 18 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
2Q: 02:56 DAL - Joel Tatum 4 pass from Kyle Boller (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
2Q: 00:43 DAL - Mel Jefcoat 21 field goal
3Q: 06:38 DAL - Jerome Cowsette 9 pass from Kyle Boller (Mel Jefcoat extra point)
4Q: 15:00 STL - Jumbo Kudlacz 2 pass from Corey Reynolds (David Akers extra point)
OT: 02:55 STL - Matthew MacIver 7 run

Team Statistics DAL STL
Record 3-4 4-3
First Downs 26 27
- by Rushing 5 6
- by Passing 18 19
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 433 431
- Offensive Plays 81 73
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 119 99
- Rushing Attempts 34 30
- Yards per Rush 3.50 3.30
Net Passing Yards 314 332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 27 - 2 40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 319 352
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 7.72
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/64 10/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-1 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 3/92 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 1/23 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 4/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 25
Time of Possession 37:23 34:49

Team Statistics	DAL	STL
Record	3-4	4-3
First Downs	26	27
- by Rushing	5	6
- by Passing	18	19
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	433	431
- Offensive Plays	81	73
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	119	99
- Rushing Attempts	34	30
- Yards per Rush	3.50	3.30
Net Passing Yards	314	332
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 27 - 2	40 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	319	352
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	7.72
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/64	10/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-1	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	3/92	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	1/23	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	4/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 25
Time of Possession	37:23	34:49

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:59	OWN 36	7	45	Fumble
1	9:16	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	5:35	3:33	OWN 49	6	15	Interception
2	14:52	2:32	OWN 4	6	96	Touchdown
2	7:54	5:05	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
2	1:31	0:53	OPP 13	3	9	Field Goal
3	12:46	6:13	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	14:55	1:52	OWN 28	4	-5	Punt
4	10:11	5:28	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
4	3:30	1:57	OWN 44	6	14	Punt
4	0:04	0:04	OPP 40	0	0	Missed FG
OT1	12:08	4:15	OWN 5	8	29	Punt
OT1	7:09	3:02	OWN 47	8	28	Missed FG

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:01	2:45	OWN 19	6	81	Touchdown
1	9:08	3:33	OPP 35	6	22	Field Goal
1	2:02	2:10	OWN 16	4	33	Punt
2	12:20	4:26	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
2	2:49	1:18	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 20	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
3	6:33	6:38	OWN 15	12	85	Touchdown
4	13:03	2:52	OWN 40	5	16	Punt
4	4:43	1:13	OWN 11	3	2	Punt
4	1:33	1:29	OWN 20	7	15	Interception
OT1	15:00	2:52	OWN 20	6	29	Punt
OT1	7:53	0:44	OWN 3	3	2	Punt
OT1	4:07	1:19	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: Corey Reynolds, St. Louis Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommie Peters	21	76	3.62	11	1
Leon Washington	9	28	3.11	10	1
Kyle Boller	4	15	3.75	7	0

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Matthew MacIver	22	75	3.41	9	0	1
Rico Blair	5	7	1.40	7	0	0
Randy Upshaw	2	18	9.00	16	1	1
Corey Reynolds	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Boller	46	27	319	1/5	3	61	2	83.5

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Corey Reynolds	40	25	352	3/20	2	45	1	97.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Vernon Davis	5	6	53	10.60	16	16	0
RB Tommie Peters	5	5	21	4.20	5	9	0
WR Tyrone Meeks	4	9	106	26.50	51	61	1
FB Sam Nelson	3	4	27	9.00	22	14	0
TE Alan Beecroft	2	2	32	16.00	16	25	0
WR Leon Diano	2	8	30	15.00	0	17	0
WR Mario Moeller	2	5	22	11.00	0	13	0
WR Jerome Cowsette	2	5	12	6.00	0	9	1
WR Joel Tatum	2	2	16	8.00	0	12	1

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Michael Clayton	8	12	132	16.50	7	45	1
WR Bennie Nori	7	10	107	15.29	11	29	0
WR Freddie Hines	4	7	99	24.75	31	36	0
RB Rico Blair	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
RB Matthew MacIver	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
FB JD Runnels	1	2	3	3.00	1	3	0
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	1
WR Jason Atkins	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Ben Hartsock	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Ryan Willoughby	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Frankie Lane	1	23	23.00	0

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Reynaldo Hill	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Sam Gambrell	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommie Peters	2	0	0
Tyrone Meeks	0	1	0
Daniel Sagapolutele	0	0	1

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rico Blair	1	0	0
Grant Howard	0	1	1
JD Runnels	0	1	0
Chad Greenway	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dennis Ramirez	4	188	47.0	41.0	63	2

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brady Huntley	7	274	39.1	36.4	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mel Jefcoat	1/3	0/2	0/1	21	3/3

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Akers	1/1	0/0	0/0	30	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommie Peters	1	-1	-1.0	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennie Nori	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Diano	3	92	30.7	0

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matthew MacIver	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Desmond Bishop	7	2	0.0	22	34
S Hugh Hoffman	6	1	0.0	16	40
CB Ian Brock	5	1	0.0	21	40
S Ben Goulet	5	1	0.0	21	15
DE Jerome McDougle	4	1	1.0	21	39
S Daniel Sagapolutele	4	2	0.0	24	37
CB Levon Biamila	4	1	0.0	20	34
DE LaMarr Woodley	3	0	1.0	11	5
OLB Stephen Houser	3	0	0.0	18	18
DE Mathi Kiwanuka	2	1	1.0	19	27
ILB Oscar Lua	2	1	0.0	25	36
DT Alex Rivera	2	1	0.0	23	32
CB Ernest Melendez	2	1	0.0	15	28
DT Casey Snyder	2	0	0.0	20	37
OLB Perry Cortez	1	2	0.0	19	16
DE Adrian Schiffer	1	1	0.0	13	18
DT Domata Peko	1	0	0.0	12	8
WR Leon Diano	1	0	---	---	---
WR Tyrone Meeks	1	0	---	---	---

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Sam Gambrell	9	3	0.0	31	44
S Michael Huff	8	3	0.0	33	43
OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa	5	1	0.0	28	36
CB Karl Paymah	5	0	0.0	30	47
CB Reynaldo Hill	4	3	0.0	32	46
DE Jake Pilkington	4	1	0.0	29	46
OLB Chad Greenway	4	1	0.0	13	12
DT Quinn Castillo	4	0	0.0	30	42
S Danieal Manning	3	1	1.0	29	39
DE Ernie Halkin	3	3	0.0	34	46
DT Grant Howard	3	3	0.0	27	36
S Brady Kemp	2	1	0.0	4	10
CB David Jones	2	1	0.0	22	33
OLB Steven Franklin	1	1	0.0	7	14
WR Freddie Hines	1	0	---	---	---
S Drew Fields	1	0	0.0	1	4
ILB Kurt Porto	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Oscar Irvine	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerome McDougle	1.0	0	1	2	39
DE Mathi Kiwanuka	1.0	0	0	0	27
DE LaMarr Woodley	1.0	0	0	0	5
DT Alex Rivera	0.0	1	0	0	32
DT Casey Snyder	0.0	1	0	0	37
ILB Oscar Lua	0.0	0	1	0	36

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Danieal Manning	1.0	0	1	0	39
DE Jake Pilkington	0.0	1	2	0	46
DE Ernie Halkin	0.0	0	4	3	46
DT Quinn Castillo	0.0	0	2	1	42
DT Grant Howard	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Hugh Hoffman	6	0	0	40
CB Ian Brock	4	4	0	40
ILB Desmond Bishop	3	0	0	34
CB Levon Biamila	3	0	0	34
S Daniel Sagapolutele	2	1	0	37
CB Ernest Melendez	2	1	0	28
ILB Oscar Lua	2	0	0	36
OLB Perry Cortez	1	0	0	16
DE Mathi Kiwanuka	1	0	0	27
S Ben Goulet	1	0	0	15
CB Frankie Lane	0	0	1	9

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Michael Huff	6	0	0	43
CB Karl Paymah	4	2	0	47
OLB Chad Greenway	4	0	0	12
OLB Pisa Tinoisamoa	3	1	0	36
CB Reynaldo Hill	2	0	1	46
DE Jake Pilkington	2	0	0	46
ILB Sam Gambrell	1	0	1	44
OLB Steven Franklin	1	0	0	14
S Drew Fields	1	0	0	4
CB David Jones	1	0	0	33
ILB Kurt Porto	1	0	0	3
DE Ernie Halkin	1	0	0	46

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jahri Evans	3	8	31	0	35
Mark Setterstrom	1	7	22	0	31
Winston Justice	1	5	34	1	45
Burt Dotson	1	4	12	0	16
Donnie Dalgliesh	1	3	31	0	43
Vernon Davis	0	1	28	0	32
Bruce Scott	0	1	27	0	38
Sam Nelson	0	1	28	0	35

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Spencer Dodge	2	7	0	26	0	33
Vinny Preston	2	4	0	22	0	28
B.J. LaRiche	1	4	0	23	1	31
Rod Shaw	1	2	0	4	0	8
JD Runnels	1	1	0	19	0	14
Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	0	21	0	24
Chris Colmer	0	4	0	26	1	35
Rob Lee	0	3	0	23	0	35
Donovan Cote	0	2	1	11	1	19
Ben Hartsock	0	1	0	15	0	17

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Alan Beecroft	2	17
Adrian Hallmann	1	15
Joel Tatum	1	14
Gene Caldwell	0	25
Oscar Lua	0	25
Hugh Hoffman	0	23
Leon Diano	0	18
Jimmie Particelli	0	18
Frankie Lane	0	14
Ian Brock	0	12
Mel Jefcoat	0	9
Dominic Raiola	0	7
Dennis Ramirez	0	7
Jahri Evans	0	7
Mark Setterstrom	0	7
Burt Dotson	0	7
LaMarr Woodley	0	7
Donnie Dalgliesh	0	7
Tommie Peters	0	7
Perry Cortez	0	6
Domata Peko	0	6
Daniel Sagapolutele	0	6
Tyrone Meeks	0	5
Jerome Cowsette	0	4
Sam Nelson	0	3
Jerome McDougle	0	1
Mathi Kiwanuka	0	1
Desmond Bishop	0	1
Adrian Schiffer	0	1
Mario Moeller	0	1
Alex Rivera	0	1
Stephen Houser	0	1
Casey Snyder	0	1
Levon Biamila	0	1
Ben Goulet	0	1

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Rico Blair	1	23
Ben Hartsock	1	19
Brady Kemp	1	19
Gus Beardsley	1	10
Chad Greenway	0	21
Jumbo Kudlacz	0	18
Freddie Hines	0	15
JD Runnels	0	15
Jason Atkins	0	15
David Jones	0	11
Bennie Nori	0	11
Donovan Cote	0	8
Marcus Johnson	0	8
Brady Huntley	0	8
Kenneth Sanderson	0	8
Kurt Porto	0	8
Matthew MacIver	0	7
David Akers	0	6
Randy Upshaw	0	6
Vinny Preston	0	6
Steven Franklin	0	5
Oscar Irvine	0	5
Jarvis Moss	0	5
Spencer Dodge	0	4
Jake Pilkington	0	3
Karl Paymah	0	3
Pisa Tinoisamoa	0	2
Quinn Castillo	0	2
Reynaldo Hill	0	2
Danieal Manning	0	2
Drew Fields	0	2
Steve Vallos	0	2
Ernie Halkin	0	2
Grant Howard	0	2
Sam Gambrell	0	1
Michael Huff	0	1
Nate Houston	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	19	52	2.7
Right	5	32	6.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	36	3.6
Middle	13	41	3.2
Right	6	23	3.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Boller	46	27	3	1	2	3	10	4	2

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Corey Reynolds	40	25	4	2	2	6	2	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	23	11.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	15	110	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	160	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	14	1	26	1.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	5	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	53	6.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	10	148	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	9	5	146	16.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tyrone Meeks	9	4	0	106	2	34
WR Leon Diano	8	2	1	30	0	32
TE Vernon Davis	6	5	1	53	0	32
WR Mario Moeller	5	2	0	22	0	21
WR Jerome Cowsette	5	2	0	12	0	20
RB Tommie Peters	5	5	0	21	0	26
FB Sam Nelson	4	3	0	27	0	35
TE Alan Beecroft	2	2	0	32	1	16
WR Joel Tatum	2	2	0	16	0	9

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Michael Clayton	12	8	1	132	1	33
WR Bennie Nori	10	7	1	107	1	25
WR Freddie Hines	7	4	0	99	2	30
RB Matthew MacIver	2	1	0	3	0	24
FB JD Runnels	2	1	0	3	0	14
RB Rico Blair	2	2	0	4	0	12
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	2	1	0	2	0	24
TE Ben Hartsock	1	0	0	0	0	17
WR Ryan Willoughby	1	0	0	0	0	9
WR Jason Atkins	1	1	0	2	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommie Peters	7	23	3.29	3.62

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matthew MacIver	2	7	3.50	3.41
Rico Blair	1	-1	-1.00	1.40
Randy Upshaw	1	16	16.00	9.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Boller	5	4	26	5.20	6.93

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Corey Reynolds	6	5	46	7.67	8.80

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tyrone Meeks	2	1	9	4.50	11.78
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	1	9	9.00	2.40
FB Sam Nelson	1	1	4	4.00	6.75
WR Joel Tatum	1	1	4	4.00	8.00

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Michael Clayton	3	2	30	10.00	11.00
TE Jumbo Kudlacz	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Bennie Nori	1	1	12	12.00	10.70
WR Jason Atkins	1	1	2	2.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tommie Peters	2