2020 · Week 11
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
Nov 22, 2020 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Dallas Cowboys escaped with a 31–28 win over Minnesota Vikings. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Cowboys only a 20% shot beforehand. Cowboys improve to 3-7; Vikings fall to 4-6. Andy Dalton was the story of the game with 203 passing yards and 3 TDs; 5 rushing yards.
Team stats
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | First downs | 23 |
| 383 | Total yards | 439 |
| 203 | Passing yards | 314 |
| 180 | Rushing yards | 125 |
| 22/32 | Comp / Att | 22/30 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(9:32) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short right to 21-E.Elliott for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q12-G.Zuerlein extra point is Blocked (50-E.Wilson), Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q1(2:15) (Shotgun) 33-D.Cook up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q15-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-2-B.Colquitt.
- Q2(5:00) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short left to 88-C.Lamb for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q22-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q2(:05) 2-G.Zuerlein 19 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
- Q3(9:55) 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 19-A.Thielen for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Penalty on DAL-30-A.Brown, Defensive Holding, declined.
- Q35-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-2-B.Colquitt.
- Q4(15:00) 8-K.Cousins pass short right to 19-A.Thielen for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q45-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-2-B.Colquitt. PENALTY on DAL-28-Ra.Robinson, Roughing the Kicker, 15 yards, enforced between downs.
- Q4(12:11) 20-T.Pollard right tackle for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(9:44) 8-K.Cousins pass deep left to 18-J.Jefferson for 39 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q45-D.Bailey extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-2-B.Colquitt.
- Q4(1:43) (Shotgun) 14-A.Dalton pass short left to 86-D.Schultz for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-1-H.Niswander.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 22/32 | 203 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 21 | 103 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 5 | 60 | 1 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Amari Cooper | 6 | 7 | 81 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 4 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
| Michael Gallup | 2 | 5 | 29 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
| Blake Bell | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Noah Brown | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 22/30 | 314 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 27 | 115 | 1 |
| Alexander Mattison | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 8 | 11 | 123 | 2 |
| Dalvin Cook | 5 | 5 | 45 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 3 | 5 | 86 | 1 |
| Kyle Rudolph | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Irv Smith | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Bisi Johnson | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |