2021 · Week 8
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
Oct 31, 2021 · U.S. Bank Stadium · dome · sportturf
Recap
Dallas Cowboys topped Minnesota Vikings 20–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Cowboys only a 39% shot beforehand. Cowboys improve to 6-1; Vikings fall to 3-4. Cooper Rush was the story of the game with 325 passing yards and 2 TDs; 2 rushing yards. Cowboys out-gained the opponent 438–285 in total yards.
Team stats
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 10 |
| 438 | Total yards | 285 |
| 360 | Passing yards | 184 |
| 78 | Rushing yards | 101 |
| 25/41 | Comp / Att | 23/36 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 3 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:55) (Shotgun) 8-K.Cousins pass short left to 19-A.Thielen for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q11-G.Joseph extra point is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q1(5:24) 2-G.Zuerlein 43 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Left, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(6:13) 2-G.Zuerlein 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q2(1:49) 1-G.Joseph 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q3(14:18) (Shotgun) 10-C.Rush pass deep middle to 1-C.Wilson for 73 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q32-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q3(6:36) 1-G.Joseph 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q3(:08) 2-G.Zuerlein 39 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
- Q4(2:54) 1-G.Joseph 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-42-A.DePaola, Holder-3-J.Berry.
- Q4(:55) (Shotgun) 10-C.Rush pass short left to 19-A.Cooper for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q42-G.Zuerlein extra point is GOOD, Center-44-J.McQuaide, Holder-5-B.Anger.
Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | 24/40 | 325 | 2 | 1 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 1/1 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 16 | 50 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 7 | 26 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Cooper | 8 | 13 | 122 | 1 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 6 | 8 | 112 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 3 | 3 | 84 | 1 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 4 | 6 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Noah Brown | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Blake Jarwin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
MIN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 23/35 | 184 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Dalvin Cook | 18 | 78 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Thielen | 6 | 9 | 78 | 1 |
| Tyler Conklin | 5 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
| Justin Jefferson | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| K.J. Osborn | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Herndon | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Alexander Mattison | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
| C.J. Ham | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |