2021 · Week 9
Denver Broncos at Dallas Cowboys
Nov 7, 2021 · Cowboys Stadium · closed · matrixturf
Recap
Denver Broncos topped Dallas Cowboys 30–16. ScoutIndex's model didn't see it coming, giving Broncos only a 20% shot beforehand. Broncos improve to 5-4; Cowboys fall to 6-2. Teddy Bridgewater was the story of the game with 249 passing yards and 1 TD. Broncos out-gained the opponent 439–310 in total yards.
Team stats
| DEN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 13 |
| 439 | Total yards | 310 |
| 249 | Passing yards | 232 |
| 190 | Rushing yards | 78 |
| 19/28 | Comp / Att | 19/39 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(1:52) 25-M.Gordon left tackle for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q18-B.McManus extra point is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(12:21) (Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass deep left to 81-T.Patrick for 44 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(3:46) 8-B.McManus 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(8:12) 8-B.McManus 27 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(4:48) 8-B.McManus 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(11:24) 5-T.Bridgewater up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(6:36) 8-B.McManus 42 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(4:14) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short left to 17-M.Turner for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(1:00) (Shotgun) 4-D.Prescott pass short middle to 17-M.Turner for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN [93-D.Jones].
Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 19/28 | 249 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| Javonte Williams | 17 | 111 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 21 | 80 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Patrick | 4 | 5 | 85 | 1 |
| Melvin Gordon | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 6 | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| Kendall Hinton | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Albert Okwuegbunam | 4 | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Eric Saubert | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 19/39 | 232 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 10 | 51 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 4 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Amari Cooper | 2 | 5 | 37 | 0 |
| Malik Turner | 5 | 7 | 33 | 2 |
| Tony Pollard | 1 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 2 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 2 | 9 | 23 | 0 |
| Noah Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean McKeon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |