Week 9, 2021

played in Dallas, TX

75 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	14	7	7	0	-	28
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	7	8	-	25

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 ATL - Broderick Cole 2 pass from Noah Moore (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 05:46 ATL - Cesar Wasiak 10 pass from Noah Moore (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 00:44 DAL - Gary Powers 4 pass from Edgar Burney (Owen Jarvis extra point)
2Q: 09:16 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 3 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 05:03 DAL - Owen Jarvis 48 field goal
3Q: 06:40 DAL - Levon Compton 10 run (Owen Jarvis extra point)
3Q: 06:05 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 44 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 06:01 DAL - Cary Hurt 30 pass from Edgar Burney (Edgar Burney pass to Levon Compton for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:58 ATL - Broderick Cole 2 pass from Noah Moore (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 05:46 ATL - Cesar Wasiak 10 pass from Noah Moore (Nathan Massicott extra point)
1Q: 00:44 DAL - Gary Powers 4 pass from Edgar Burney (Owen Jarvis extra point)
2Q: 09:16 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 3 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
2Q: 05:03 DAL - Owen Jarvis 48 field goal
3Q: 06:40 DAL - Levon Compton 10 run (Owen Jarvis extra point)
3Q: 06:05 ATL - D.J. McDaniel 44 run (Nathan Massicott extra point)
4Q: 06:01 DAL - Cary Hurt 30 pass from Edgar Burney (Edgar Burney pass to Levon Compton for conversion)

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 7-1 5-4
First Downs 17 23
- by Rushing 10 6
- by Passing 5 16
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 304 442
- Offensive Plays 55 70
- Yards per Play 5.53 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 221 107
- Rushing Attempts 31 28
- Yards per Rush 7.13 3.82
Net Passing Yards 83 335
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 11 - 1 39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 93 358
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/23
- Yards per Pass Play 3.46 7.98
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/58 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/47 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 4/101 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:39 34:21

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	7-1	5-4
First Downs	17	23
- by Rushing	10	6
- by Passing	5	16
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	304	442
- Offensive Plays	55	70
- Yards per Play	5.53	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	221	107
- Rushing Attempts	31	28
- Yards per Rush	7.13	3.82
Net Passing Yards	83	335
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 11 - 1	39 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	93	358
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/23
- Yards per Pass Play	3.46	7.98
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/58	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/47	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	4/101	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 26
Time of Possession	25:39	34:21

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:11	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
1	9:26	3:46	OPP 41	7	41	Touchdown
1	0:38	1:27	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	11:47	2:42	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
2	4:55	2:44	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
2	1:04	1:04	OWN 26	3	1	Half
3	12:15	1:25	OWN 16	5	14	Punt
3	6:34	0:50	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
3	2:05	0:22	OPP 35	3	0	Punt
4	14:41	1:55	OWN 35	4	6	Punt
4	11:35	1:28	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	7:53	0:09	OWN 37	1	0	Interception
4	5:50	5:28	OWN 26	9	42	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:49	1:23	OWN 25	3	2	Interception
1	5:40	5:02	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
2	14:11	2:24	OWN 44	4	13	Fumble
2	9:05	4:10	OWN 25	9	44	Field Goal
2	2:11	1:07	OWN 27	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	2:45	OWN 25	5	48	Interception
3	10:50	4:16	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
3	5:44	3:39	OWN 25	7	10	Downs
3	1:43	2:02	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
4	12:46	1:11	OWN 16	3	7	Punt
4	10:07	2:14	OWN 6	5	18	Punt
4	7:44	1:54	OPP 48	5	48	Touchdown
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 20	2	73	Game

Game MVP: D.J. McDaniel, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
D.J. McDaniel	26	184	7.08	44	7	2
Noah Moore	3	16	5.33	15	1	0
Roberto Downs	2	21	10.50	21	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levon Compton	20	87	4.35	10	1	1
Shawn Garrett	5	9	1.80	5	0	0
Edgar Burney	3	11	3.67	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Noah Moore	22	11	93	2/10	2	32	1	72.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Edgar Burney	39	25	358	3/23	2	45	2	89.4

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Broderick Cole	3	7	34	11.33	19	32	1
RB Roberto Downs	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
TE Kerry Smith	2	4	19	9.50	0	20	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	2	11	5.50	0	10	1
WR Kurt Lafrance	1	2	15	15.00	10	15	0
TE Dylan Cox	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Marty Kastilahn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Luke Richardson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Hurt	6	8	103	17.17	62	30	1
WR Morris Ladd	5	7	108	21.60	20	45	0
WR Fred Kinney	4	11	71	17.75	22	21	0
WR Gary Powers	3	4	7	2.33	2	4	1
TE Claude Ramon	3	3	19	6.33	0	11	0
RB Levon Compton	2	3	42	21.00	34	30	0
TE Gavin Simmons	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
FB Shawn Garrett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Rick Branch	1	0	0.00	0
S Al Wesley	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Brian Arnold	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Recov	Force
Darius Flannery	1	0
Ian Tubbs	0	1
Al Wesley	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Gary Powers	1	0
Morris Ladd	1	0
Levon Compton	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Walter Segura	7	282	40.3	33.6	48	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Melvin Donovan	4	185	46.3	34.5	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nathan Massicott	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Owen Jarvis	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	4	47	11.8	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brian Arnold	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Myles Alston	3	77	25.7	0
D.J. McDaniel	1	24	24.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Maxwell	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Rico Palumbo	7	0	2.0	28	42
CB Rick Branch	7	1	0.0	28	42
S Al Wesley	5	1	0.0	25	37
S Gus Bauer	4	2	0.0	25	37
DE Shaun Grant	4	1	0.0	23	30
DT Amir Jeffries	4	1	0.0	23	26
ILB Caleb Page	4	0	0.0	7	26
CB Frank Craig	4	0	0.0	27	32
OLB Vince Austin	3	3	1.0	28	42
CB John Newcomb	3	0	0.0	3	13
ILB Darius Flannery	2	2	0.0	25	28
S Alfredo Logan	2	0	0.0	3	5
CB Ian Tubbs	1	1	0.0	20	26
WR Broderick Cole	1	0	---	---	---
DE Bryce Erickson	1	0	0.0	9	26

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mel Asher	7	1	0.0	24	19
OLB Cesar Wingo	6	3	1.0	31	24
S Brian Arnold	4	2	0.0	23	14
S Perry Jefferson	4	0	0.0	31	22
S Wesley Walzer	3	1	0.0	11	12
DT Dominique Terry	3	1	0.0	12	13
DT Stanley Upshaw	2	5	1.0	24	15
ILB Matt Gietzen	2	1	0.0	22	19
DE Jake Dodge	2	0	0.0	28	24
CB Ethan Curtin	1	0	0.0	13	11
CB Perry Hunte	1	0	0.0	20	12
RB Levon Compton	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rex Scott	1	0	0.0	29	24
CB Lionel Norton	1	0	0.0	20	10
WR Fred Kinney	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ian Biederman	1	0	0.0	26	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Rico Palumbo	2.0	2	1	42
OLB Vince Austin	1.0	1	2	42
DT Leo Kloosterman	0.0	2	2	17
DT Amir Jeffries	0.0	1	0	26
DE Kenyon Turner	0.0	0	1	25

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DT Stanley Upshaw	1.0	3	15
OLB Cesar Wingo	1.0	1	24
DT Dominique Terry	0.0	1	13
DE Ian Biederman	0.0	1	19
DE Jake Dodge	0.0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rick Branch	5	1	1	42
S Al Wesley	3	0	1	37
OLB Rico Palumbo	3	0	0	42
CB John Newcomb	3	0	0	13
CB Ian Tubbs	2	2	0	26
CB Frank Craig	2	1	0	32
S Gus Bauer	2	0	0	37
DE Shaun Grant	1	0	0	30
ILB Caleb Page	1	0	0	26
ILB Darius Flannery	1	0	0	28
OLB Vince Austin	1	0	0	42
S Alfredo Logan	1	0	0	5

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Perry Jefferson	3	1	0	22
CB Rex Scott	3	0	0	24
OLB Cesar Wingo	2	0	0	24
S Wesley Walzer	1	0	0	12
CB Ethan Curtin	1	0	0	11
ILB Mel Asher	1	0	0	19
S Brian Arnold	0	1	1	14

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Harrison Ford	6	9	1	31	0	24
Jerald Logan	3	4	0	31	0	24
Mason Galloway	2	5	0	31	0	24
Kurt Boyer	2	4	0	31	1	24
Mo Manning	1	5	0	31	1	24
Kerry Smith	0	1	0	28	0	20

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Francisco Noland	5	11	0	28	0	42
Max Garrett	2	4	0	28	1	42
Winston Dunlap	1	5	0	28	0	42
Van Levine	1	3	1	28	1	42
Frank Rodenhauser	1	2	0	28	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Roberto Downs	2	13
Luther Floyd	1	16

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Levon Compton	4	22
Gary Powers	3	22
Brian Arnold	1	16

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rick Branch	---	---	28	42	7	77
Rico Palumbo	---	---	28	42	1	71
Vince Austin	---	---	28	42	1	71
Al Wesley	---	---	25	37	1	63
Gus Bauer	---	---	25	37	1	63
Kurt Boyer	31	24	---	---	7	62
Mo Manning	31	24	---	---	7	62
Jerald Logan	31	24	---	---	7	62
Harrison Ford	31	24	---	---	7	62
Ian Tubbs	---	---	20	26	13	59
Frank Craig	---	---	27	32	---	59
Noah Moore	31	24	---	---	---	55
Mason Galloway	31	24	---	---	---	55
Shaun Grant	---	---	23	30	---	53
Darius Flannery	---	---	25	28	---	53
Kurt Lafrance	22	13	---	---	14	49
Amir Jeffries	---	---	23	26	---	49
D.J. McDaniel	26	6	---	---	17	49
Kerry Smith	28	20	---	---	---	48
Kenyon Turner	---	---	20	25	1	46
Broderick Cole	26	18	---	---	---	44
Bryce Erickson	---	---	9	26	1	36
Roberto Downs	4	17	---	---	13	34
Caleb Page	---	---	7	26	1	34
Marty Kastilahn	11	7	---	---	14	32
Jermaine Owens	5	6	---	---	21	32
Leo Kloosterman	---	---	9	17	5	31
Cesar Wasiak	18	11	---	---	---	29
Clarence Fairfield	---	---	2	3	21	26
Luther Floyd	---	---	3	5	16	24
Alfredo Logan	---	---	3	5	14	22
John Newcomb	---	---	3	13	1	17
Dylan Cox	5	10	---	---	---	15
Myles Alston	0	0	---	---	14	14
David Lauer	6	4	---	---	---	10
Antonio VandenBelt	3	7	---	---	---	10
Wyatt Kemp	---	---	0	0	9	9
Dwayne Lyon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Luke Richardson	1	1	---	---	5	7
Walter Segura	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nathan Massicott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Devante Walendy	0	0	---	---	4	4
Geoff Murphy	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brian Maxwell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Travis Lechler	---	---	0	0	---	0
Gus Barnes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Levon Compton	25	32	---	---	22	79
Francisco Noland	28	42	---	---	5	75
Max Garrett	28	42	---	---	5	75
Frank Rodenhauser	28	42	---	---	5	75
Winston Dunlap	28	42	---	---	5	75
Van Levine	28	42	---	---	---	70
Edgar Burney	28	42	---	---	---	70
Fred Kinney	25	39	---	---	6	70
Gary Powers	19	27	---	---	22	68
Morris Ladd	27	38	---	---	---	65
Cary Hurt	19	39	---	---	---	58
Cesar Wingo	---	---	31	24	---	55
Brian Arnold	---	---	23	14	16	53
Rex Scott	---	---	29	24	---	53
Perry Jefferson	---	---	31	22	---	53
Jake Dodge	---	---	28	24	---	52
Perry Hunte	---	---	20	12	16	48
Stanley Upshaw	---	---	24	15	7	46
Ian Biederman	---	---	26	19	---	45
Mel Asher	---	---	24	19	---	43
Matt Gietzen	---	---	22	19	---	41
Lionel Norton	---	---	20	10	7	37
Bert Howard	---	---	9	6	21	36
Wesley Walzer	---	---	11	12	8	31
Kaleb Hardy	---	---	14	17	---	31
Shawn Garrett	14	16	---	---	---	30
Ethan Curtin	---	---	13	11	1	25
Dominique Terry	---	---	12	13	---	25
Gavin Simmons	0	2	---	---	22	24
Myron Cassidy	5	8	---	---	10	23
Claude Ramon	6	9	---	---	5	20
Troy Lucas	0	0	---	---	15	15
Daryl Samolis	---	---	1	0	12	13
Bryan Malone	---	---	3	3	7	13
Pete Maxwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Owen Jarvis	0	0	---	---	6	6
Melvin Donovan	0	0	---	---	5	5
Scott Jennings	0	0	---	---	5	5
Alvin Kantz	0	0	---	---	---	0
Austin Kalter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Leon Dahlquist	0	0	---	---	---	0
Percy Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Melvin West	0	0	---	---	---	0
Sedrick Barrow	0	0	---	---	---	0
Toby Pfeifer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darrell Grams	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	63	12.6
Middle	15	70	4.7
Right	11	88	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	17	58	3.4
Right	5	24	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Noah Moore	22	11	2	0	1	2	7	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Edgar Burney	39	25	8	1	1	4	6	6	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	16	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	11	1.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	46	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	67	13.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	14	97	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	72	14.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	122	20.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Broderick Cole	7	3	0	34	1	18
TE Kerry Smith	4	2	1	19	1	20
RB Roberto Downs	3	2	0	10	0	17
WR Kurt Lafrance	2	1	0	15	0	13
TE Dylan Cox	2	1	0	4	0	10
WR Cesar Wasiak	2	2	0	11	0	11
FB Marty Kastilahn	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Luke Richardson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Kinney	11	4	1	71	2	39
TE Cary Hurt	8	6	0	103	3	39
WR Morris Ladd	7	5	0	108	2	38
WR Gary Powers	4	3	0	7	0	27
RB Levon Compton	3	2	0	42	1	32
TE Claude Ramon	3	3	0	19	0	9
TE Gavin Simmons	2	2	0	8	0	2
FB Shawn Garrett	1	0	0	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
D.J. McDaniel	6	22	3.67	7.08

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levon Compton	1	10	10.00	4.35
Shawn Garrett	1	-1	-1.00	1.80

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Noah Moore	4	3	19	4.75	4.23

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Edgar Burney	3	2	4	1.33	9.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Cole	2	1	2	1.00	4.86
RB Roberto Downs	1	1	7	7.00	3.33
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	1	10	10.00	5.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gary Powers	2	2	4	2.00	1.75
WR Fred Kinney	1	0	0	0.00	6.45

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Noah Moore	3	1
Roberto Downs	2	1
D.J. McDaniel	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Levon Compton	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Noah Moore	8	3	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Edgar Burney	11	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Cole	2	1	1
WR Kurt Lafrance	2	1	1
TE Kerry Smith	1	0	0
TE Dylan Cox	1	0	0
WR Luke Richardson	1	0	0
WR Cesar Wasiak	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Levon Compton	2	1	1
WR Fred Kinney	2	0	0
WR Morris Ladd	2	2	2
TE Cary Hurt	2	1	1
WR Gary Powers	1	1	1
FB Shawn Garrett	1	0	0
TE Claude Ramon	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)