Week 9, 2015

played in Dallas, TX

70 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	0	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	10	7	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 DAL - Tim Clements 34 field goal
1Q: 05:45 DAL - Reggie Newsome 3 run (Tim Clements extra point)
1Q: 01:43 ATL - Jonathan Orr 9 pass from Michael Vick (J.R. Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 04:36 DAL - Myron McDaniel 20 pass from Glenn Fletcher (Tim Clements extra point)
2Q: 01:54 ATL - J.R. Rhodes 26 field goal
3Q: 00:59 ATL - J.R. Rhodes 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 DAL - Tim Clements 34 field goal
1Q: 05:45 DAL - Reggie Newsome 3 run (Tim Clements extra point)
1Q: 01:43 ATL - Jonathan Orr 9 pass from Michael Vick (J.R. Rhodes extra point)
2Q: 04:36 DAL - Myron McDaniel 20 pass from Glenn Fletcher (Tim Clements extra point)
2Q: 01:54 ATL - J.R. Rhodes 26 field goal
3Q: 00:59 ATL - J.R. Rhodes 19 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 5-3 7-2
First Downs 24 14
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 18 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 393 232
- Offensive Plays 76 52
- Yards per Play 5.17 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 116 81
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 3.63 3.12
Net Passing Yards 277 151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 26 - 0 24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 301 162
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.30 5.81
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 1/10
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 1/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/71 2/86
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 35
Time of Possession 34:50 25:10

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	5-3	7-2
First Downs	24	14
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	18	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	393	232
- Offensive Plays	76	52
- Yards per Play	5.17	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	116	81
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	3.63	3.12
Net Passing Yards	277	151
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 26 - 0	24 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	301	162
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.30	5.81
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	1/10
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	1/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/71	2/86
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 35
Time of Possession	34:50	25:10

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:59	3:29	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
1	5:38	4:00	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
1	0:09	3:31	OWN 43	8	25	Punt
2	10:14	1:42	OWN 23	3	-3	Punt
2	4:20	2:31	OWN 29	8	62	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:18	OWN 36	6	25	Fumble
3	9:33	8:40	OWN 20	16	78	Field Goal
4	14:09	2:09	OWN 41	4	20	Punt
4	6:50	4:35	OWN 20	11	43	Downs
4	1:39	1:15	OWN 17	7	29	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:01	OPP 26	3	9	Field Goal
1	9:30	3:52	OWN 26	10	74	Touchdown
1	1:38	1:29	OWN 34	2	9	Interception
2	11:38	1:24	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	8:32	4:12	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
2	1:49	1:49	OWN 20	4	10	Half
3	11:42	2:09	OWN 39	5	21	Punt
3	0:53	1:44	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	12:00	5:10	OWN 20	9	34	Punt
4	2:15	0:36	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OPP 46	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Carlton Yunker, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Freddie Smithen	17	69	4.06	15	2
Wes Elkon	11	27	2.45	12	1
Michael Vick	3	17	5.67	6	0
LenDale White	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Frank Flannery	17	50	2.94	12	1	0
Reggie Newsome	8	32	4.00	9	0	1
Glenn Fletcher	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Michael Vick	40	26	301	4/24	1	34	0	95.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Fletcher	24	15	162	2/11	1	22	1	78.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jonathan Orr	8	12	98	12.25	1	19	1
WR Matt Jones	5	5	79	15.80	5	28	0
TE Lance Prior	4	5	21	5.25	7	10	0
WR Bob Bright	3	5	49	16.33	1	34	0
WR Les Sutton	2	2	31	15.50	0	22	0
RB Wes Elkon	2	3	12	6.00	0	6	0
RB Freddie Smithen	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Lorenzo Deshell	1	2	8	8.00	5	8	0
WR Braylon Edwards	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamie Wilson	5	6	57	11.40	12	22	0
RB Frank Flannery	4	5	40	10.00	6	14	0
WR Johnny Brayton	3	9	32	10.67	3	14	0
TE Myron McDaniel	2	2	24	12.00	15	20	1
FB Ken Rincon	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Brandon Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dawan Landry	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Michael Vick	2	0	0
Henry Escamilla	0	1	0
Brad Morales	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Frank Flannery	1	0	0
Steven Borders	0	1	0
Darryl Kirk	0	1	0
Carlton Yunker	0	0	1
Tamba Hali	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lee Dodge	4	161	40.3	25.0	58	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Marcum	5	228	45.6	32.8	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
J.R. Rhodes	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Clements	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.R. Andrews	2	24	12.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ralph Sutter	1	21	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Jones	2	48	24.0	0
Dixon Ouellette	1	23	23.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Johnny Brayton	1	28	28.0	0
Bryan Whittington	1	58	58.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chad Greenway	8	1	2.0	26	25
S Nick Collins	6	3	0.0	22	23
OLB Allen Roche	4	1	0.0	25	25
CB Doug Tietsworth	4	1	0.0	26	25
DE Will Smith	3	2	0.0	22	26
DT Jose Burks	3	1	0.0	11	12
CB J.R. Andrews	3	1	0.0	25	24
S Dawan Landry	2	3	0.0	20	25
DT Brad Morales	2	2	0.0	18	20
CB Tommy Tatum	2	1	0.0	17	21
DT J.J. Bradetich	1	2	0.0	18	14
S Drayton Florence	1	0	0.0	10	8
DE Kendall Grant	0	2	0.0	25	24

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dominic Wickson	13	0	0.0	30	43
ILB Alan Chapman	11	3	0.5	32	42
S Anthony Smtih	8	1	0.0	22	40
DT Carlton Yunker	7	2	1.5	29	42
OLB Will Rogers	6	2	0.0	29	43
CB Zack Griffith	5	2	0.0	28	43
DE Tamba Hali	3	2	1.0	29	42
DT Steven Borders	2	1	0.0	25	27
CB Oscar Doyle	2	0	0.0	26	43
DE Louie Townsend	1	0	1.0	8	5
DE Keyonta Marshall	1	2	0.0	30	41
S Bryan Whittington	1	2	0.0	10	17
WR Johnny Brayton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gus Marsh	1	0	0.0	8	4
CB Marvin Ackerman	0	1	0.0	21	36

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Chad Greenway	2.0	0	0	25
DE Kendall Grant	0.0	1	1	24
DE Will Smith	0.0	0	2	26

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Carlton Yunker	1.5	4	5	42
DE Tamba Hali	1.0	3	4	42
DE Louie Townsend	1.0	0	0	5
ILB Alan Chapman	0.5	0	0	42
DE Keyonta Marshall	0.0	2	0	41
S Dominic Wickson	0.0	1	0	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Doug Tietsworth	4	0	0	25
S Dawan Landry	2	1	1	25
S Nick Collins	2	0	0	23
CB Tommy Tatum	2	0	0	21
CB J.R. Andrews	2	0	0	24
OLB Allen Roche	1	1	0	25
DE Will Smith	1	0	0	26
ILB Chad Greenway	1	0	0	25

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dominic Wickson	8	1	43
ILB Alan Chapman	6	0	42
CB Zack Griffith	3	1	43
S Anthony Smtih	3	0	40
CB Oscar Doyle	3	0	43
S Bryan Whittington	1	1	17
DT Carlton Yunker	1	0	42
OLB Will Rogers	1	0	43

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry Escamilla	3	7	1	26	0	39
Andre Polston	1	7	0	27	2	35
Darnell Dunlap	1	4	0	27	0	39
Tyler Reed	1	3	0	26	2	36
Lance Prior	1	1	0	19	0	25
Lorenzo Deshell	1	1	0	21	0	18
Zach Stephenson	0	2	0	16	0	22
Walter Rayford	0	2	0	26	0	34
Andrew Whitworth	0	1	0	6	0	10
Kenneth Ragon	0	1	0	10	0	19

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Stevenson	4	5	0	22	1	24
Alan Evans	2	4	1	24	0	24
Billy Edgeworth	1	2	0	19	0	19
Desmond Marshall	0	5	0	21	0	19
Edwin Bout	0	3	0	8	0	8
Ken Rincon	0	2	0	15	0	15
Darryl Kirk	0	2	0	23	0	20
Morris Cameron	0	1	0	8	1	8
Myron McDaniel	0	1	0	16	0	15

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Bright	1	15
Kenneth Ragon	1	10
Kent Freeman	1	10
LenDale White	0	19
Gerald Knight	0	19
Lorenzo Deshell	0	13
Matt Jones	0	12
Drayton Florence	0	11
Dixon Ouellette	0	11
Tommy Tatum	0	8
Andrew Whitworth	0	6
Henry Escamilla	0	6
Zach Stephenson	0	6
J.R. Andrews	0	6
Morris James	0	6
Tyler Reed	0	5
Lance Prior	0	5
Wes Elkon	0	5
Kevin Wyrick	0	5
Braylon Edwards	0	4
J.J. Bradetich	0	4
Lee Dodge	0	4
Adrian Weddle	0	4
Paul Edinger	0	3
J.R. Rhodes	0	3
Les Sutton	0	3
Lance Fryer	0	3
Keith Caleca	0	2
Walter Rayford	0	2
Will Smith	0	1
Allen Roche	0	1
Nick Collins	0	1
Chad Greenway	0	1
Dawan Landry	0	1
Brad Morales	0	1
Doug Tietsworth	0	1
Jose Burks	0	1
Kendall Ward	0	1
Kendall Grant	0	1

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Gus Marsh	1	22
Reggie Newsome	1	18
Chester Beaty	1	15
Bryan Whittington	1	9
Louis Hitchcock	1	6
Tyrus Brandon	0	13
Brandon Williams	0	11
Ralph Sutter	0	10
Marvin Ackerman	0	10
Junior Dole	0	9
Dominic Wickson	0	8
D.J. Farrell	0	7
Myron McDaniel	0	7
Ken Rincon	0	6
Edwin Bout	0	6
C.J. Hicks	0	6
Gary Marcum	0	5
Donnie Keeley	0	5
Tim Clements	0	5
Desmond Marshall	0	4
Herman May	0	4
Keyonta Marshall	0	3
Carlton Yunker	0	3
Johnny Brayton	0	3
Zack Griffith	0	3
Darryl Kirk	0	3
Stephen Newsome	0	3
Alan Chapman	0	2
Tamba Hali	0	2
Dominic Gantry	0	2
Morris Cameron	0	2
Will Rogers	0	2
Oscar Doyle	0	2
Alan Evans	0	1
Anthony Smtih	0	1
Steven Borders	0	1
Steve Newsome	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	29	4.8
Middle	19	56	2.9
Right	7	31	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	18	46	2.6
Right	3	25	8.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Michael Vick	40	26	4	0	0	3	10	9	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Fletcher	24	15	2	0	2	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	34	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	13	161	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	84	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	57	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	97	8.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jonathan Orr	12	8	98	0	25
WR Matt Jones	5	5	79	2	27
TE Lance Prior	5	4	21	0	25
WR Bob Bright	5	3	49	1	24
WR Braylon Edwards	4	0	0	0	26
RB Wes Elkon	3	2	12	0	18
WR Les Sutton	2	2	31	1	7
TE Lorenzo Deshell	2	1	8	0	18
RB Freddie Smithen	1	1	3	0	26

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnny Brayton	9	3	1	32	0	26
WR Jamie Wilson	6	5	1	57	1	21
RB Frank Flannery	5	4	0	40	0	19
TE Myron McDaniel	2	2	0	24	1	15
WR Brandon Williams	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Ken Rincon	1	1	0	9	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wes Elkon	3	-1	-0.33	2.45
Freddie Smithen	1	15	15.00	4.06

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Flannery	4	3	0.75	2.94
Reggie Newsome	1	3	3.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Michael Vick	4	2	18	4.50	7.53

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Fletcher	2	2	28	14.00	6.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jonathan Orr	3	2	18	6.00	8.17
WR Braylon Edwards	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Myron McDaniel	1	1	20	20.00	12.00
WR Jamie Wilson	1	1	8	8.00	9.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Freddie Smithen	1	0
Wes Elkon	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Reggie Newsome	3	1
Frank Flannery	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Michael Vick	12	6	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Fletcher	8	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Braylon Edwards	4	0	0
WR Les Sutton	2	2	2
WR Bob Bright	2	2	2
TE Lorenzo Deshell	2	1	1
WR Jonathan Orr	1	0	0
TE Lance Prior	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamie Wilson	4	3	3
RB Frank Flannery	2	1	1
WR Johnny Brayton	1	0	0
TE Myron McDaniel	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,700 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (23,400)
End Zone 14,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine 9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Luxury Boxes 6,000 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,700 (85,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (23,400)
End Zone	14,300 (16,900)
Mezzanine	9,700 (9,700)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (14,900)
Club Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Luxury Boxes	6,000 (9,900)