Week 7, 2025

played in Dallas, TX

55 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Minnesota Vikings	0	17	3	0	-	20
Dallas Cowboys	7	6	0	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 DAL - Dwight Kirkwood 9 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
2Q: 14:26 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 47 field goal
2Q: 09:12 MIN - Grant Buchanon 33 field goal
2Q: 02:35 MIN - Mo Yaw 29 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 01:40 MIN - Victor Fleming 8 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 43 field goal
3Q: 05:23 MIN - Grant Buchanon 32 field goal
4Q: 11:30 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 37 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:32 DAL - Dwight Kirkwood 9 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)
2Q: 14:26 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 47 field goal
2Q: 09:12 MIN - Grant Buchanon 33 field goal
2Q: 02:35 MIN - Mo Yaw 29 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 01:40 MIN - Victor Fleming 8 pass from Micah McConnell (Grant Buchanon extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 43 field goal
3Q: 05:23 MIN - Grant Buchanon 32 field goal
4Q: 11:30 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 37 field goal

Team Statistics MIN DAL
Record 3-3 2-5
First Downs 17 15
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 365 223
- Offensive Plays 64 66
- Yards per Play 5.70 3.38
Net Rushing Yards 116 70
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 3.41 3.33
Net Passing Yards 249 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 20 - 1 44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 259 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 8.30 3.40
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/54 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 3/28 1/17
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/41
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 33:37 26:23

Team Statistics	MIN	DAL
Record	3-3	2-5
First Downs	17	15
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	365	223
- Offensive Plays	64	66
- Yards per Play	5.70	3.38
Net Rushing Yards	116	70
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	3.41	3.33
Net Passing Yards	249	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 20 - 1	44 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	259	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	8.30	3.40
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/54	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	3/28	1/17
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/41
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	33:37	26:23

Drive Charts

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:18	OWN 4	3	1	Punt
1	10:21	4:37	OWN 25	8	33	Punt
1	5:13	1:39	OWN 44	5	22	Punt
2	14:21	5:15	OWN 25	9	59	Field Goal
2	5:23	3:02	OWN 2	6	98	Touchdown
2	2:14	0:41	OPP 26	3	26	Touchdown
3	12:34	7:17	OWN 5	12	80	Field Goal
3	3:26	1:53	50	3	9	Punt
4	14:49	0:37	OWN 11	2	6	Interception
4	11:22	1:43	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
4	8:19	1:46	OWN 32	3	-3	Punt
4	5:17	2:42	OWN 35	6	24	Punt
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 40	1	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:42	2:21	OPP 36	5	36	Touchdown
1	5:44	0:31	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	3:34	4:13	OWN 20	9	50	Field Goal
2	9:06	3:43	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
2	2:21	0:07	OWN 25	1	1	Fumble
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 25	7	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 25	5	17	Punt
3	5:17	1:51	OWN 25	3	-11	Punt
3	1:33	1:44	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	14:12	2:50	OPP 39	6	19	Field Goal
4	9:39	1:20	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	6:33	1:16	OWN 17	3	3	Punt
4	2:35	2:26	OWN 20	14	40	Downs

Game MVP: Micah McConnell, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Burt Aiton	18	80	4.44	12	1
Micah McConnell	10	44	4.40	9	0
Alejandro Shaye	4	-9	-2.25	1	0
Roger Raphael	2	1	0.50	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marlon Kaplan	9	22	2.44	9	0
Connor Nixon	7	36	5.14	12	1
Jerald Caldwell	4	18	4.50	16	1
Dwight Kirkwood	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah McConnell	28	20	259	2/10	2	47	1	109.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Caldwell	37	19	148	1/8	1	23	0	70.5
Quentin Winslett	7	4	13	0/0	0	5	0	62.2

Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matt Merkerson	6	11	63	10.50	21	22	0
RB Burt Aiton	4	4	56	14.00	36	47	0
WR Mo Yaw	3	4	81	27.00	28	39	1
RB Warren Lane	2	2	5	2.50	4	5	0
TE Victor Fleming	2	3	19	9.50	1	11	1
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Bryant Thagcher	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Dylan Peterson	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Hurt	7	12	45	6.43	17	15	0
WR Dwight Kirkwood	4	6	40	10.00	26	22	1
RB Marlon Kaplan	3	4	15	5.00	12	12	0
WR Riley Gray	2	8	6	3.00	0	3	0
RB Connor Nixon	2	3	13	6.50	5	10	0
FB Irving Huntley	2	2	11	5.50	7	11	0
TE A.J. Goodwin	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Kai Clinton	1	4	23	23.00	0	23	0
WR Byron Hatcher	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Aidan Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Myron Wombacher	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Minnesota	Fumb	Recov	Force
Micah McConnell	1	0	0
Clay Newman	0	1	1
Bryant Thagcher	0	1	0
Nolan Harden	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Connor Nixon	2	1	0	0
Leo Riley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	7	328	46.9	30.1	68	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antoine Briggs	7	359	51.3	47.3	65	3

Kicking Statistics

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Grant Buchanon	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Arnswaldt	3/3	2/2	0/0	47	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Merkerson	3	28	9.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Kirkwood	1	17	17.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Kaplan	2	41	20.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	11	1	0.0	21	45
OLB Nolan Harden	7	3	0.0	20	29
S Clay Newman	5	1	0.0	10	32
CB Les Lane	4	3	1.0	21	37
DE Craig Harris	3	0	0.0	21	39
CB Gus Moffatt	3	0	0.0	21	44
DE Billy Price	3	0	0.0	21	38
OLB Javier Kennedy	2	2	0.0	11	13
DT Nicky Ihler	2	0	0.0	11	27
CB Manuel Small	1	1	0.0	10	35
ILB Rusty Bonjour	1	1	0.0	21	45
DT Parker Karluk	1	1	0.0	7	19
WR Matt Merkerson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Claude Devine	1	0	0.0	13	30
S Darrell Hartsfield	1	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Chuck Sanders	0	1	0.0	3	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cesar Wingo	8	3	0.0	34	30
CB Myron Wombacher	7	2	0.0	30	26
S Terrence DeWaters	7	1	0.0	33	25
OLB Drew Marshall	5	2	1.0	33	30
DE Jeremiah Holliday	4	0	0.0	24	24
CB Leo Riley	4	0	0.0	17	13
CB Kevin Pringley	4	0	0.0	33	30
ILB Earnest Sweeney	3	1	1.0	28	21
ILB Ernest Landis	3	1	0.0	19	16
S Terry Shue	2	2	0.0	21	21
DT Jeremiah Freeman	2	1	0.0	15	15
DT Stanley Upshaw	2	0	0.0	11	9
OLB Thomas Chevrier	1	0	0.0	2	0
S Darryl Oltmanns	1	0	0.0	12	14
DE Sean McWilliams	0	3	0.0	27	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Les Lane	1.0	0	0	0	37
DE Billy Price	0.0	1	2	0	38
DT Nicky Ihler	0.0	1	1	0	27
ILB Rusty Bonjour	0.0	1	0	0	45
DE Carlos Hitchcock	0.0	0	3	0	27
DE Craig Harris	0.0	0	2	1	39
DT Claude Devine	0.0	0	1	0	30

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Drew Marshall	1.0	1	2	30
ILB Earnest Sweeney	1.0	0	0	21
DT Dominique Terry	0.0	1	1	11
OLB Cesar Wingo	0.0	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	5	0	45
OLB Nolan Harden	3	1	29
CB Gus Moffatt	3	1	44
S Clay Newman	3	1	32
ILB Rusty Bonjour	2	0	45
CB Les Lane	2	0	37
CB Manuel Small	1	1	35
DT Nicky Ihler	1	0	27
DE Craig Harris	1	0	39
DE Billy Price	1	0	38
OLB Javier Kennedy	1	0	13

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Myron Wombacher	4	0	1	26
S Terrence DeWaters	4	0	0	25
OLB Cesar Wingo	3	1	0	30
ILB Earnest Sweeney	2	0	0	21
OLB Drew Marshall	2	0	0	30
S Darryl Oltmanns	1	1	0	14
DE Jeremiah Holliday	1	0	0	24
DT Jeremiah Freeman	1	0	0	15
CB Kevin Pringley	1	0	0	30
S Terry Shue	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Walt Capriglione	5	6	0	34	0	30
Gustavo Jackson	3	8	2	34	0	30
Mercury Garner	2	3	0	34	0	30
Joshua Platt	1	2	0	34	0	30
Jeremiah Hill	0	5	0	34	2	30
Brendan Frederick	0	1	0	30	0	26

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Louie Tripplehorn	3	5	21	0	45
Winston Dunlap	1	5	21	0	45
Wyatt McCubbrey	1	2	21	0	45
Aidan Riley	0	6	21	1	45
Connor Bruce	0	2	21	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Sanders	1	25
Clay Newman	1	18
Sedrick Tefft	1	12

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Stanley Upshaw	2	11
Ernest Landis	1	24

Participation

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Manuel Small	---	---	10	35	25	70
Matthew Coffey	---	---	21	45	3	69
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	21	45	3	69
Matt Merkerson	34	24	---	---	11	69
Billy Price	---	---	21	38	10	69
Gus Moffatt	---	---	21	44	3	68
Mercury Garner	34	30	---	---	---	64
Micah McConnell	34	30	---	---	---	64
Joshua Platt	34	30	---	---	---	64
Gustavo Jackson	34	30	---	---	---	64
Jeremiah Hill	34	30	---	---	---	64
Walt Capriglione	34	30	---	---	---	64
Craig Harris	---	---	21	39	3	63
Les Lane	---	---	21	37	3	61
Clay Newman	---	---	10	32	18	60
Mo Yaw	32	27	---	---	---	59
Brendan Frederick	30	26	---	---	---	56
Nolan Harden	---	---	20	29	2	51
Nicky Ihler	---	---	11	27	9	47
Burt Aiton	25	22	---	---	---	47
Victor Fleming	12	10	---	---	25	47
Claude Devine	---	---	13	30	2	45
Warren Lane	6	7	---	---	25	38
Bryant Thagcher	18	15	---	---	4	37
Javier Kennedy	---	---	11	13	13	37
Carlos Hitchcock	---	---	9	27	---	36
Chuck Sanders	---	---	3	6	25	34
Parker Karluk	---	---	7	19	1	27
Roger Raphael	2	6	---	---	18	26
Darrell Hartsfield	---	---	11	13	1	25
Alejandro Shaye	9	4	---	---	11	24
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	0	7	12	19
Aiden Bernard	---	---	0	3	11	14
Dylan Peterson	2	2	---	---	9	13
Nicolas Davidds	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jason Folau	0	0	---	---	9	9
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	9	9
R.J. Bartlett	0	0	---	---	9	9
Javier Rhodes	0	0	---	---	9	9
Grant Buchanon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Drake Diaz	0	7	---	---	---	7
Chad Nattiel	---	---	0	6	---	6
Maurice Shepard	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tevin Campbell	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jameson Rayburn	---	---	0	0	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Aidan Riley	21	45	---	---	10	76
Connor Bruce	21	45	---	---	10	76
Louie Tripplehorn	21	45	---	---	---	66
Winston Dunlap	21	45	---	---	---	66
Cesar Wingo	---	---	34	30	2	66
Wyatt McCubbrey	21	45	---	---	---	66
Drew Marshall	---	---	33	30	2	65
Kevin Pringley	---	---	33	30	2	65
Earnest Sweeney	---	---	28	21	14	63
Terrence DeWaters	---	---	33	25	2	60
Cary Hurt	21	39	---	---	---	60
Kai Clinton	14	27	---	---	19	60
Jerald Caldwell	21	38	---	---	---	59
Dwight Kirkwood	15	37	---	---	7	59
Ernest Landis	---	---	19	16	24	59
Terry Shue	---	---	21	21	17	59
Jeremiah Holliday	---	---	24	24	9	57
Connor Nixon	11	27	---	---	19	57
Myron Wombacher	---	---	30	26	1	57
Riley Gray	14	36	---	---	5	55
Sean McWilliams	---	---	27	20	1	48
Marlon Kaplan	10	20	---	---	16	46
Leo Riley	---	---	17	13	9	39
Jeremiah Freeman	---	---	15	15	7	37
Aidan Hopkins	2	5	---	---	26	33
Darrell Grams	---	---	7	9	16	32
Stanley Upshaw	---	---	11	9	11	31
A.J. Goodwin	8	22	---	---	---	30
Darryl Oltmanns	---	---	12	14	1	27
Dominique Terry	---	---	12	11	2	25
Michael Vinson	---	---	13	11	1	25
Shawn Garrett	0	2	---	---	19	21
Byron Hatcher	2	6	---	---	9	17
Irving Huntley	8	4	---	---	---	12
Ernie Holbert	0	0	---	---	10	10
Cornell Fronimopoulos	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dusty Russell	0	0	---	---	10	10
Antoine Briggs	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat Shepherd	---	---	2	5	---	7
Quentin Winslett	0	7	---	---	---	7
Irving Arnswaldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Thomas Chevrier	---	---	2	0	---	2
Kennedy Osborne	---	---	1	0	---	1
Donovan Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brett Cole	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dylan Shannon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	5	0.6
Middle	21	111	5.3
Right	3	2	0.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	24	4.8
Middle	10	44	4.4
Right	6	2	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah McConnell	28	20	4	0	2	2	3	3	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Caldwell	37	19	2	1	2	3	9	1	0
Quentin Winslett	7	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	110	18.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	75	15.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	37	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	82	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	19	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matt Merkerson	11	6	1	63	1	24
RB Burt Aiton	4	4	0	56	1	22
WR Mo Yaw	4	3	0	81	2	27
TE Victor Fleming	3	2	0	19	0	10
RB Warren Lane	2	2	0	5	0	7
WR Bryant Thagcher	2	1	1	4	0	15
TE Brendan Frederick	1	1	0	12	0	26
WR Dylan Peterson	1	1	0	19	0	2

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Cary Hurt	12	7	1	45	0	39
WR Riley Gray	8	2	1	6	0	36
WR Dwight Kirkwood	6	4	0	40	1	37
WR Kai Clinton	4	1	0	23	1	27
RB Marlon Kaplan	4	3	0	15	0	20
RB Connor Nixon	3	2	0	13	0	27
TE A.J. Goodwin	2	1	0	9	0	22
FB Irving Huntley	2	2	0	11	0	4
TE Aidan Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Byron Hatcher	1	1	0	-1	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	3	16	5.33	4.40
Alejandro Shaye	2	-7	-3.50	-2.25

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah McConnell	1	1	8	8.00	9.25

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Caldwell	1	1	9	9.00	4.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Victor Fleming	1	1	8	8.00	6.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Kirkwood	1	1	9	9.00	6.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Burt Aiton	4	3
Micah McConnell	2	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Connor Nixon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah McConnell	7	4	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Caldwell	12	7	3
Quentin Winslett	2	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Merkerson	2	0	0
RB Burt Aiton	1	1	0
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	1
RB Warren Lane	1	1	0
WR Bryant Thagcher	1	0	0
WR Dylan Peterson	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Riley Gray	4	1	0
TE Cary Hurt	2	2	0
WR Kai Clinton	2	0	0
RB Connor Nixon	2	2	2
WR Dwight Kirkwood	2	1	1
TE A.J. Goodwin	1	1	1
WR Byron Hatcher	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)