Week 3, 2027

played in Minnesota, MN

60 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	10	-	16
Minnesota Vikings	0	23	7	0	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 19 field goal
2Q: 14:14 MIN - Adam Murray 33 field goal
2Q: 08:22 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 22 field goal
2Q: 06:22 MIN - Adam Murray 50 field goal
2Q: 06:17 MIN - Sedrick Tefft 27 interception return (Adam Murray extra point)
2Q: 02:29 MIN - Mercury Warren 4 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Adam Murray 53 field goal
3Q: 03:23 MIN - Mo Yaw 3 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:54 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 44 field goal
4Q: 06:23 DAL - Marlon Kaplan 1 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:34 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 19 field goal
2Q: 14:14 MIN - Adam Murray 33 field goal
2Q: 08:22 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 22 field goal
2Q: 06:22 MIN - Adam Murray 50 field goal
2Q: 06:17 MIN - Sedrick Tefft 27 interception return (Adam Murray extra point)
2Q: 02:29 MIN - Mercury Warren 4 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
2Q: 00:03 MIN - Adam Murray 53 field goal
3Q: 03:23 MIN - Mo Yaw 3 pass from Donnie Strayhorn (Adam Murray extra point)
4Q: 14:54 DAL - Irving Arnswaldt 44 field goal
4Q: 06:23 DAL - Marlon Kaplan 1 pass from Jerald Caldwell (Irving Arnswaldt extra point)

Team Statistics DAL MIN
Record 2-1 2-1
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 17 11
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 448 319
- Offensive Plays 84 56
- Yards per Play 5.33 5.70
Net Rushing Yards 137 132
- Rushing Attempts 24 25
- Yards per Rush 5.71 5.28
Net Passing Yards 311 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 59 - 27 - 1 30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 315 192
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.18 6.03
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/18 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 2/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 1/22
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 30
Time of Possession 31:33 28:27

Team Statistics	DAL	MIN
Record	2-1	2-1
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	17	11
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	448	319
- Offensive Plays	84	56
- Yards per Play	5.33	5.70
Net Rushing Yards	137	132
- Rushing Attempts	24	25
- Yards per Rush	5.71	5.28
Net Passing Yards	311	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	59 - 27 - 1	30 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	315	192
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.18	6.03
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/18	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	2/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	1/22
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 30
Time of Possession	31:33	28:27

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	4:19	OWN 20	8	78	Field Goal
1	5:38	0:55	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
1	3:16	1:29	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	14:06	5:52	OWN 11	10	84	Field Goal
2	6:17	0:09	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	6:08	1:20	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
2	2:23	1:43	OWN 19	4	21	Fumble
3	15:00	7:26	OWN 16	11	46	Punt
3	3:13	3:24	OWN 39	7	34	Field Goal
4	9:29	3:17	OWN 9	14	91	Touchdown
4	4:09	1:39	OWN 20	7	18	Downs
4	1:54	1:54	OWN 20	13	62	Game

Minnesota Vikings
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 25	6	18	Punt
1	7:27	1:49	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	4:43	1:27	OWN 2	3	3	Punt
1	1:47	2:41	OWN 27	7	57	Field Goal
2	8:14	1:57	OWN 25	5	42	Field Goal
2	4:48	2:25	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
2	0:40	0:40	OPP 35	3	-1	Field Goal
3	7:34	4:21	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
4	14:49	5:20	OWN 25	9	33	Punt
4	6:12	2:03	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:30	0:36	OPP 38	3	5	Punt

Game MVP: Donnie Strayhorn, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marlon Kaplan	14	120	8.57	40	5
Liam Luchey	5	6	1.20	7	0
Jerald Caldwell	4	12	3.00	6	0
Nicholas Stuber	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Earl Kingsblood	16	40	2.50	9	0
Alejandro Shaye	6	42	7.00	35	1
Donnie Strayhorn	2	43	21.50	36	1
Mo Yaw	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jerald Caldwell	59	27	315	1/4	1	42	1	61.0

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Donnie Strayhorn	30	16	192	1/5	2	36	0	95.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Cary Hurt	6	9	34	5.67	12	17	0
RB Marlon Kaplan	6	10	85	14.17	42	42	1
WR Jeffrey Kerr	5	15	98	19.60	16	29	0
TE Horace DiMaio	4	5	18	4.50	19	11	0
TE Collin Unverzagt	3	4	39	13.00	14	23	0
WR Abraham Paoletti	2	4	24	12.00	0	13	0
WR Dwight Kirkwood	1	8	17	17.00	1	17	0
WR Julian Schultz	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Nicholas Stuber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Minnesota	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Earl Kingsblood	4	6	47	11.75	38	24	0
WR Mo Yaw	3	5	29	9.67	10	13	1
WR Salvador Parker	3	4	36	12.00	6	20	0
WR Mercury Warren	3	9	51	17.00	28	36	1
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	1	16	16.00	5	16	0
TE Brendan Frederick	1	4	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Eddie Leahy	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Minnesota	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Sedrick Tefft	1	27	27.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Jerald Caldwell	2	0
Dwight Kirkwood	1	0
Irving Huntley	0	1
Wyatt McCubbrey	0	1

Minnesota	Recov	Force
Harris Shaw	1	0
Sawyer Boone	0	1
Rusty Bonjour	0	1
Alejandro Shaye	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Antoine Briggs	4	191	47.8	42.8	63	1

Minnesota	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Quentin Lake	6	264	44.0	36.7	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Irving Arnswaldt	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Minnesota	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Murray	3/3	2/2	2/2	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwight Kirkwood	1	4	4.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marlon Kaplan	4	80	20.0	0

Minnesota	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kristopher Saldivar	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cesar Wingo	8	3	0.5	25	31
S William McConnell	5	1	0.0	25	31
S Walt Maxwell	4	6	0.0	25	31
CB Shane Leska	4	0	0.0	21	29
CB Leo Riley	3	2	0.0	14	18
CB Kevin Pringley	3	0	0.0	25	31
DT Dominique Terry	2	1	0.0	12	14
DE Bert Sutton	2	1	0.0	22	27
ILB Levi Hutto	2	1	0.0	12	11
ILB Levi Covington	2	1	0.0	25	27
CB Ed Dembowski	2	0	0.0	3	5
OLB Drew Marshall	1	3	0.5	25	31
DT Toby Douglas	1	0	0.0	17	20
T Connor Bruce	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tyrone Mills	1	0	0.0	23	25

Minnesota	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Matthew Coffey	7	0	0.0	24	59
ILB Colton Rodriguez	6	3	0.0	24	60
CB Riddick Brandon	5	0	0.0	21	27
DE Eugene Edward	4	1	1.0	23	50
DT Sawyer Boone	4	1	0.0	16	48
CB Sedrick Tefft	4	1	0.0	24	60
CB Chad Nattiel	4	0	0.0	3	28
OLB Rusty Bonjour	3	1	0.0	13	30
DT Clayton Mason	2	1	0.0	8	13
CB Les Lane	2	0	0.0	15	46
S Gus Moffatt	2	0	0.0	10	20
OLB A.J. Fisk	2	0	0.0	9	13
DE Harris Shaw	1	1	0.0	16	37
OLB Isaiah Carlson	1	1	0.0	9	19
DE Marco Riley	1	0	0.0	8	30
DT Na Pimentel	1	0	0.0	24	56
CB Brenden Hinds	1	0	0.0	2	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Drew Marshall	0.5	1	1	31
OLB Cesar Wingo	0.5	0	0	31
DE Bert Sutton	0.0	1	0	27
CB Kevin Pringley	0.0	1	0	31

Minnesota	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eugene Edward	1.0	0	3	0	50
DT Sawyer Boone	0.0	1	2	0	48
DE Harris Shaw	0.0	1	1	0	37
DE Marco Riley	0.0	0	2	0	30
DT Na Pimentel	0.0	0	1	1	56

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Cesar Wingo	4	2	31
CB Shane Leska	4	0	29
CB Leo Riley	3	0	18
CB Ed Dembowski	2	0	5
S Walt Maxwell	1	2	31
CB Kevin Pringley	1	0	31
ILB Levi Hutto	1	0	11
CB Luke McCormick	0	1	3

Minnesota	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Sedrick Tefft	4	2	1	60
ILB Colton Rodriguez	3	2	0	60
CB Riddick Brandon	3	1	0	27
S Matthew Coffey	3	0	0	59
CB Chad Nattiel	3	0	0	28
CB Les Lane	2	3	0	46
OLB Rusty Bonjour	2	0	0	30
DE Eugene Edward	2	0	0	50
OLB A.J. Fisk	2	0	0	13
CB Brenden Hinds	1	1	0	16
DT Sawyer Boone	1	0	0	48
DT Clayton Mason	1	0	0	13
S Harvey Holm	0	2	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Wyatt McCubbrey	3	7	0	24	0	60
Tom Armstrong	1	6	0	24	0	60
Alfredo Rhodes	1	4	1	24	0	60
Marcos Coffin	1	2	0	24	0	60
Connor Bruce	0	3	0	24	1	60

Minnesota	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Javier Rhodes	2	5	25	0	31
Eddie Leahy	2	2	10	0	14
Walt Capriglione	1	6	25	1	31
Percy Velevis	1	2	25	0	31
Jeremiah Hill	0	4	25	0	31
Brendan Frederick	0	2	23	0	23
R.J. Bartlett	0	2	25	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jeffrey Kerr	1	10

Minnesota	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Holm	3	15
Alejandro Shaye	1	20
Jon Fontinha	1	18

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Armstrong	24	60	---	---	7	91
Marcos Coffin	24	60	---	---	7	91
Alfredo Rhodes	24	60	---	---	---	84
Jerald Caldwell	24	60	---	---	---	84
Wyatt McCubbrey	24	60	---	---	---	84
Connor Bruce	24	60	---	---	---	84
Jeffrey Kerr	18	56	---	---	10	84
Dwight Kirkwood	19	51	---	---	7	77
Cary Hurt	20	49	---	---	---	69
William McConnell	---	---	25	31	10	66
Marlon Kaplan	16	29	---	---	17	62
Walt Maxwell	---	---	25	31	3	59
Drew Marshall	---	---	25	31	3	59
Cesar Wingo	---	---	25	31	3	59
Kevin Pringley	---	---	25	31	3	59
Tyrone Mills	---	---	23	25	10	58
Julian Schultz	16	41	---	---	---	57
Levi Covington	---	---	25	27	3	55
Shane Leska	---	---	21	29	3	53
Bert Sutton	---	---	22	27	3	52
Leo Riley	---	---	14	18	19	51
Toby Douglas	---	---	17	20	1	38
Levi Hutto	---	---	12	11	13	36
Dominique Terry	---	---	12	14	8	34
Collin Unverzagt	6	4	---	---	24	34
Irving Huntley	7	6	---	---	20	33
Nicholas Stuber	2	26	---	---	1	29
Lucas Mathis	2	8	---	---	19	29
Horace DiMaio	7	17	---	---	---	24
Abraham Paoletti	1	10	---	---	10	21
Korey Cobb	---	---	0	0	21	21
John Beeson	---	---	0	0	16	16
Liam Luchey	6	3	---	---	6	15
Ed Dembowski	---	---	3	5	6	14
Julio Lathrop	---	---	0	7	2	9
Irving Arnswaldt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Antoine Briggs	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caiden Bruce	0	0	---	---	7	7
Nicky Garner	0	0	---	---	7	7
Caleb Bennett	0	0	---	---	7	7
Cristian Helling	---	---	1	0	6	7
Luke McCormick	---	---	0	3	---	3
Donovan Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Louie Sanderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brant Starks	---	---	0	0	---	0
Roderick Jefferson	---	---	0	0	---	0

Minnesota	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Colton Rodriguez	---	---	24	60	4	88
Sedrick Tefft	---	---	24	60	3	87
Matthew Coffey	---	---	24	59	2	85
Na Pimentel	---	---	24	56	2	82
Les Lane	---	---	15	46	16	77
Eugene Edward	---	---	23	50	2	75
Sawyer Boone	---	---	16	48	6	70
Harvey Holm	---	---	14	40	15	69
Jeremiah Hill	25	31	---	---	9	65
Walt Capriglione	25	31	---	---	9	65
Javier Rhodes	25	31	---	---	9	65
Percy Velevis	25	31	---	---	9	65
Salvador Parker	22	25	---	---	17	64
Harris Shaw	---	---	16	37	6	59
R.J. Bartlett	25	31	---	---	---	56
Donnie Strayhorn	25	31	---	---	---	56
Mo Yaw	24	28	---	---	---	52
Riddick Brandon	---	---	21	27	2	50
Brendan Frederick	23	23	---	---	---	46
Rusty Bonjour	---	---	13	30	2	45
Earl Kingsblood	16	22	---	---	5	43
Marco Riley	---	---	8	30	2	40
Mercury Warren	14	26	---	---	---	40
A.J. Fisk	---	---	9	13	14	36
Chad Nattiel	---	---	3	28	5	36
Alejandro Shaye	9	5	---	---	20	34
Gus Moffatt	---	---	10	20	3	33
Isaiah Carlson	---	---	9	19	2	30
Jon Fontinha	4	5	---	---	18	27
Drake Diaz	0	1	---	---	24	25
Howie Hansen	---	---	1	4	20	25
Eddie Leahy	10	14	---	---	---	24
Clayton Mason	---	---	8	13	2	23
Dylan Peterson	0	3	---	---	18	21
Brenden Hinds	---	---	2	16	---	18
Kristopher Saldivar	2	1	---	---	9	12
Quentin Lake	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jermaine Allan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Adam Murray	0	0	---	---	9	9
Griffin Shearer	1	2	---	---	6	9
Thurman Dirnabauer	---	---	0	0	8	8
Tre Hutchins	---	---	0	4	1	5
Connor MaKinster	0	0	---	---	---	0
J.C. Lindsay	0	0	---	---	---	0
Trenton Foster	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ashton Thornton	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	54	10.8
Middle	14	36	2.6
Right	5	47	9.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	16	75	4.7
Right	6	43	7.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jerald Caldwell	59	27	4	3	6	11	9	1	1

Minnesota	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Donnie Strayhorn	30	16	4	5	1	5	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	15	167	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	92	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	10	2	50	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	40	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	95	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	37	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jeffrey Kerr	15	5	1	98	2	56
RB Marlon Kaplan	10	6	0	85	1	29
TE Cary Hurt	9	6	2	34	0	49
WR Dwight Kirkwood	8	1	0	17	0	51
TE Horace DiMaio	5	4	0	18	0	17
TE Collin Unverzagt	4	3	0	39	1	4
WR Abraham Paoletti	4	2	0	24	0	10
WR Julian Schultz	2	0	2	0	0	41
RB Nicholas Stuber	2	0	1	0	0	26

Minnesota	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mercury Warren	9	3	0	51	1	26
RB Earl Kingsblood	6	4	0	47	2	22
WR Mo Yaw	5	3	0	29	0	28
TE Brendan Frederick	4	1	1	4	0	23
WR Salvador Parker	4	3	0	36	1	25
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	1	0	16	0	5
TE Eddie Leahy	1	1	0	9	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Liam Luchey	2	0	0.00	1.20
Jerald Caldwell	1	2	2.00	3.00
Marlon Kaplan	1	0	0.00	8.57

Minnesota	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Kingsblood	1	2	2.00	2.50
Donnie Strayhorn	1	7	7.00	21.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jerald Caldwell	7	2	12	1.71	5.34

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Donnie Strayhorn	6	3	23	3.83	6.40

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeffrey Kerr	3	0	0	0.00	6.53
WR Dwight Kirkwood	2	0	0	0.00	2.13
RB Marlon Kaplan	1	1	1	1.00	8.50
WR Abraham Paoletti	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

Minnesota	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Warren	2	1	4	2.00	5.67
WR Mo Yaw	1	1	3	3.00	5.80
RB Earl Kingsblood	1	0	0	0.00	7.83
RB Alejandro Shaye	1	1	16	16.00	16.00
TE Brendan Frederick	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Minnesota	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Kingsblood	4	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jerald Caldwell	18	9	8

Minnesota	Att	Comp	Conversions
Donnie Strayhorn	8	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Kirkwood	4	0	0
WR Jeffrey Kerr	3	2	2
WR Julian Schultz	2	0	0
TE Cary Hurt	2	1	1
RB Marlon Kaplan	2	2	2
TE Collin Unverzagt	2	2	2
RB Nicholas Stuber	1	0	0
TE Horace DiMaio	1	1	0
WR Abraham Paoletti	1	1	1

Minnesota	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mo Yaw	3	2	2
RB Earl Kingsblood	2	1	0
TE Brendan Frederick	1	0	0
WR Salvador Parker	1	1	1
WR Mercury Warren	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 95,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 27,900 (29,700)
End Zone 20,200 (21,500)
Mezzanine 11,700 (12,400)
Sideline Seats 18,200 (19,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 9,800 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	95,200 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	27,900 (29,700)
End Zone	20,200 (21,500)
Mezzanine	11,700 (12,400)
Sideline Seats	18,200 (19,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	9,800 (9,900)