Exhibition Week 2, 2010

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	17	6	10	-	33
Houston Texans	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:13 DAL - Darrin Wilson 35 pass from Geoff Briggs (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 05:56 DAL - Taylor Jacobs 19 pass from Geoff Briggs (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 03:36 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 40 field goal
3Q: 11:34 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
3Q: 03:14 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 20 field goal
4Q: 08:49 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 28 field goal
4Q: 08:04 DAL - Glen Ballard 17 fumble return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 06:13 DAL - Darrin Wilson 35 pass from Geoff Briggs (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 05:56 DAL - Taylor Jacobs 19 pass from Geoff Briggs (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)
2Q: 03:36 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 40 field goal
3Q: 11:34 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 23 field goal
3Q: 03:14 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 20 field goal
4Q: 08:49 DAL - Mike Vanderjagt 28 field goal
4Q: 08:04 DAL - Glen Ballard 17 fumble return (Mike Vanderjagt extra point)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 1-0 0-2
First Downs 15 10
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 7 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 270 221
- Offensive Plays 65 50
- Yards per Play 4.15 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 143 68
- Rushing Attempts 37 14
- Yards per Rush 3.86 4.86
Net Passing Yards 127 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 16 - 0 31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 133 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 5/38
- Yards per Pass Play 4.54 4.25
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 4/4
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 11/76
Punt Returns/Yards 2/24 2/22
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 5/79
Interception Ret./Yards 2/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 21
Time of Possession 34:06 25:54

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	1-0	0-2
First Downs	15	10
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	7	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	270	221
- Offensive Plays	65	50
- Yards per Play	4.15	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	143	68
- Rushing Attempts	37	14
- Yards per Rush	3.86	4.86
Net Passing Yards	127	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 16 - 0	31 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	133	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	5/38
- Yards per Pass Play	4.54	4.25
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	4/4
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	11/76
Punt Returns/Yards	2/24	2/22
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	5/79
Interception Ret./Yards	2/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 45	OWN 21
Time of Possession	34:06	25:54

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:05	3:05	OWN 12	6	18	Punt
1	7:23	1:48	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
1	0:55	4:16	OWN 20	10	45	Punt
2	7:15	1:13	OPP 49	3	49	Touchdown
2	5:56	0:06	OPP 19	1	19	Touchdown
2	5:12	1:43	OPP 32	3	9	Field Goal
2	1:46	1:10	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 48	8	46	Field Goal
3	10:06	4:25	OWN 30	9	14	Punt
3	4:24	1:15	OPP 7	3	4	Field Goal
3	0:26	3:37	OWN 20	7	39	Punt
4	10:16	1:33	OPP 11	3	0	Field Goal
4	5:09	2:23	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
4	2:46	2:22	OWN 47	3	7	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:55	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	9:00	1:37	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
1	5:35	4:40	OWN 7	7	53	Punt
2	11:39	4:24	OWN 20	8	18	Interception
2	5:50	0:38	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
2	3:29	1:43	OWN 20	7	33	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 22	1	1	Half
3	11:27	1:21	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	5:41	1:17	OWN 9	3	8	Fumble
3	3:09	2:43	OWN 18	5	20	Punt
4	11:49	1:33	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	8:43	0:54	OWN 26	2	-9	Fumble
4	7:49	2:40	OWN 31	3	7	Punt
4	0:24	0:24	OWN 20	1	5	Game

Game MVP: DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Byron Van Der Linden	18	71	3.94	18	2
Kirk Witt	17	60	3.53	15	2
Geoff Briggs	2	12	6.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Cedric Benson	6	37	6.17	16	1
Michael Turner	5	20	4.00	11	1
Marques Tuiasosopo	3	11	3.67	5	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geoff Briggs	17	10	98	0/0	2	35	0	114.3
Kurt Warner	10	6	35	1/6	0	10	0	66.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marques Tuiasosopo	21	13	108	4/32	0	14	2	35.5
Jeffrey Reeves	10	8	83	1/6	0	20	0	101.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Kirk Witt	4	5	25	6.25	7	9	0
WR Taylor Jacobs	3	4	36	12.00	0	19	1
WR Malcolm Covington	3	6	4	1.33	6	5	0
WR Darrin Wilson	2	4	38	19.00	10	35	1
FB Dan Kreider	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Anthony Fasano	1	4	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Byron Van Der Linden	1	1	7	7.00	5	7	0
WR Orlando Cabral	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Terrence Murphy	8	10	75	9.38	19	20
WR John Meier	4	5	47	11.75	10	17
RB Michael Turner	2	3	11	5.50	0	6
RB Cedric Benson	2	3	14	7.00	0	8
WR Renaldo Briggs	2	3	18	9.00	0	14
WR Bryce Musial	2	4	15	7.50	4	10
TE David Willis	1	1	11	11.00	3	11
TE Matt Schobel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Vincent Marshall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tank Williams	1	0	0.00	0
S Kerry Rhodes	1	1	1.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Recov	Force	TD
Andre Dyson	1	2	0
Glen Ballard	1	0	1
Kerry Rhodes	1	0	0
Kim Shapiro	1	0	0
Chris Canty	0	1	0
DeMarcus Ware	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Marques Tuiasosopo	2	0	0	0
Deltha O'Neal	1	0	0	0
John Meier	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norm Callens	8	338	42.3	32.0	52	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kelly Schwartz	8	278	34.8	29.3	43	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Vanderjagt	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Rhodes	2	24	12.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Hayden	1	14	14.0	0
John Meier	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Anthony Henry	1	36	36.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Renaldo Briggs	3	56	18.7	0
Deltha O'Neal	2	23	11.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	8	1	2.5	11	30
S Kerry Rhodes	5	0	0.0	11	32
OLB Fred Rubinstein	4	1	0.0	12	30
DT Glen Ballard	4	0	0.0	14	30
S Tank Williams	3	2	0.5	12	29
ILB Bradie James	3	1	0.0	10	27
DE Chris Canty	2	1	1.0	12	29
CB Earl Shapiro	2	1	0.0	11	30
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	0	0.0	3	10
ILB Jake Ferich	2	0	0.0	4	9
DE Van Harris	1	0	1.0	1	6
DE Kim Shapiro	1	0	0.0	13	30
DE Mitchell Ahrens	1	0	0.0	2	7
CB Carl Kerr	1	0	0.0	12	30
CB Andre Dyson	0	2	0.0	10	26

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S C.C. Brown	9	2	0.0	31	25
ILB Vince MacLeod	7	1	0.0	30	22
CB Deltha O'Neal	6	1	0.0	29	18
DE Trent Cole	4	1	1.0	34	22
OLB Shantee Orr	4	1	0.0	23	17
DT Eugene Avila	4	1	0.0	31	25
OLB Morlon Greenwood	2	2	0.0	20	14
S Frank Lapointe	2	2	0.0	15	12
CB Kelvin Hayden	2	1	0.0	26	22
DT Clyde Brewer	2	1	0.0	25	14
CB Randy Stevens	2	1	0.0	33	22
S Chris Harris	2	0	0.0	30	21
DE Antoine Penman	2	0	0.0	30	23
OLB Teddy Tate	1	1	0.0	12	11
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	0	0.0	8	8
WR Terrence Murphy	1	0	---	---	---
DE Baraka Atkins	1	0	0.0	7	5
S Tyrone Ling	1	0	0.0	4	6
WR Renaldo Briggs	1	0	---	---	---
WR Bryce Musial	1	0	---	---	---
DT Clay Swindle	0	2	0.0	6	11
DE Warren Rhodes	0	1	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	2.5	0	30
DE Chris Canty	1.0	0	29
DE Van Harris	1.0	0	6
S Tank Williams	0.5	0	29
OLB Fred Rubinstein	0.0	2	30
OLB Steve Foley	0.0	1	8
DE Kim Shapiro	0.0	1	30

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trent Cole	1.0	0	0	1	22
ILB Vince MacLeod	0.0	1	0	0	22
OLB Shantee Orr	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Baraka Atkins	0.0	0	1	0	5

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB DeMarcus Ware	4	0	0	30
S Kerry Rhodes	3	2	1	32
S Tank Williams	3	0	1	29
DT Glen Ballard	3	0	0	30
CB Earl Shapiro	2	0	0	30
OLB Fred Rubinstein	2	0	0	30
ILB Bradie James	1	0	0	27
DE Chris Canty	1	0	0	29
ILB Bobby Carpenter	1	0	0	10
ILB Jake Ferich	1	0	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Tyrone Ling	2	1	6
CB Randy Stevens	2	1	22
ILB Vince MacLeod	2	1	22
CB Deltha O'Neal	2	0	18
OLB Teddy Tate	2	0	11
S C.C. Brown	1	1	25
CB Kelvin Hayden	1	1	22
OLB Shantee Orr	1	0	17
OLB Teddy Lehman	1	0	8
S Chris Harris	1	0	21
DE Antoine Penman	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jason Fabini	3	6	19	0	19
Ike Purvis	3	6	23	0	14
Dan Kreider	2	3	19	0	16
J.B. Ingram	1	3	24	0	15
Shannon Gourdine	1	1	24	0	18
Eric Steinbach	0	7	26	0	10
Anthony Fasano	0	4	28	0	23
Carlton Branch	0	2	14	1	20
Chuck Castillo	0	2	23	0	18
Spencer Dixon	0	1	23	0	14
Duane Schultz	0	1	32	0	26

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chester Pitts	1	3	12	3	22
Joseph Flannery	1	2	5	0	5
Nathan Pedrick	1	1	12	1	27
Mike Flanagan	1	1	6	0	9
Eric Winston	1	1	8	0	25
David Willis	1	1	6	0	16
Matt Schobel	0	1	4	0	12
Clay Sanford	0	1	8	0	27
Rex Revel	0	0	8	1	25

Special Teams Statistics

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Andre Dyson	2	17
Orlando Cabral	2	15
Spencer Dixon	1	21
Tank Williams	1	17
Jayson Swain	1	13
Byron Van Der Linden	0	29
Ryan Neufeld	0	20
Anthony Henry	0	17
Fred Rubinstein	0	16
Kerry Rhodes	0	13
Mike Vanderjagt	0	12
Carlton Branch	0	12
Dan Kreider	0	11
Shannon Gourdine	0	10
Anthony Fasano	0	9
J.B. Ingram	0	9
Chuck Castillo	0	9
Carl Kerr	0	9
Raheem Brock	0	8
Bobby Carpenter	0	8
Jake Ferich	0	8
Norm Callens	0	8
Mitchell Ahrens	0	8
Duane Schultz	0	6
Sherman Scott	0	4
Kirk Witt	0	4
Jason Fabini	0	2
Taylor Jacobs	0	2
DeMarcus Ware	0	1
Ross Sham	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Teddy Tate	2	18
Frank Lapointe	1	16
Steve Hicks	0	24
Tyrone Ling	0	24
Teddy Lehman	0	17
Burt Goldsmith	0	17
David Willis	0	17
Ben Longmate	0	17
Deltha O'Neal	0	12
C.C. Brown	0	11
Matt Schobel	0	10
Vincent Marshall	0	9
Baraka Atkins	0	9
Clay Swindle	0	9
Mike Flanagan	0	8
Nathan Pedrick	0	8
Warren Rhodes	0	8
Myron Duran	0	8
Arnie McPhillips	0	8
Kelly Schwartz	0	8
John Meier	0	6
Randy Stevens	0	5
Rex Revel	0	5
Shantee Orr	0	4
Kelvin Hayden	0	4
Clyde Brewer	0	4
Renaldo Briggs	0	4
Morlon Greenwood	0	3
Trent Cole	0	3
Terrence Murphy	0	3
Ryan Markowitz	0	3
Eugene Avila	0	3
Antoine Penman	0	3
Vince MacLeod	0	3
Michael Turner	0	2
Chris Harris	0	2
Joseph Flannery	0	2
Conrad Echevarria	0	1
Clay Sanford	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	41	3.4
Middle	17	42	2.5
Right	8	60	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	6	34	5.7
Right	4	8	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geoff Briggs	17	10	1	0	1	5	0	0	0
Kurt Warner	10	6	0	2	0	0	2	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marques Tuiasosopo	21	13	0	0	1	2	3	0	2
Jeffrey Reeves	10	8	1	1	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	36	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	89	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	98	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Malcolm Covington	6	3	1	4	0	17
RB Kirk Witt	5	4	0	25	0	18
WR Taylor Jacobs	4	3	0	36	0	10
TE Anthony Fasano	4	1	0	8	0	23
WR Darrin Wilson	4	2	0	38	1	22
FB Dan Kreider	2	1	0	5	0	16
RB Byron Van Der Linden	1	1	0	7	0	13
WR Orlando Cabral	1	1	0	10	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrence Murphy	10	8	0	75	1	27
WR John Meier	5	4	0	47	0	26
WR Bryce Musial	4	2	0	15	0	27
RB Michael Turner	3	2	0	11	0	22
RB Cedric Benson	3	2	0	14	0	14
WR Renaldo Briggs	3	2	1	18	0	15
TE Matt Schobel	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Vincent Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	1
TE David Willis	1	1	0	11	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Kirk Witt	3	1	0.33	3.53
Byron Van Der Linden	2	-1	-0.50	3.94

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geoff Briggs	5	3	22	4.40	5.76

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Dan Kreider	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Taylor Jacobs	1	1	19	19.00	9.00
TE Anthony Fasano	1	0	0	0.00	2.00
WR Malcolm Covington	1	1	0	0.00	0.67
WR Darrin Wilson	1	1	3	3.00	9.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Kirk Witt	4	1
Byron Van Der Linden	3	2
Geoff Briggs	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Marques Tuiasosopo	1	0
Michael Turner	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geoff Briggs	5	2	0
Kurt Warner	4	3