National Football League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
New England 20, Dallas 16
Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:15 PM
When: 4:15 PM ET, Sunday, October 16, 2011
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Temperature: 63°
Head Official: Walt Coleman
Attendance: 68756
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Dallas 373316
New England 3100720
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:41
New England FG New England 3 - Dallas 0
Stephen Gostkowski 31 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:16
Dallas FG New England 3 - Dallas 3
Dan Bailey 48 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 12:07
New England FG New England 6 - Dallas 3
Stephen Gostkowski 26 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 7:34
New England TD New England 13 - Dallas 3
Wes Welker 5 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:33
Dallas TD New England 13 - Dallas 10
Jason Witten 1 yd. pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:50
Dallas FG New England 13 - Dallas 13
Dan Bailey 22 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 5:13
Dallas FG New England 13 - Dallas 16
Dan Bailey 26 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 0:22
New England TD New England 20 - Dallas 16
Aaron Hernandez 8 yd. pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick)
TEAMS
Team Stats
  Dallas New England
1st Downs 21 25
Rushing 6 7
Passing 15 16
Penalty 0 2
3rd Down Conversions 4-12 8-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Punts-Average 4-51.8 2-48.0
Return Yards 50 136
Punts-Returns 2-3 3-27
Kickoffs-Returns 2-40 5-103
Int-Returns 2-7 1-6
Penalties-Yards 10-77 5-35
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2
Time of Possession 32:49 27:11
Total Net Yards 377 371
Total Plays 67 69
Average Gain 5.6 5.4
Net Yards Rushing 77 101
Rushes 24 25
Average/Rush 3.2 4.0
Net Yards Passing 300 270
Comp-Att 27-41 27-41
Yards/Pass 7.0 6.1
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-17 3-19
Had Intercepted 1 2
Touchdowns 1 2
Rushing 0 0
Passing 1 2
Other 0 0
Extra Points 1-1 2-2
Field Goals 3-3 2-2
Red Zone Efficiency 1-3-33% 2-4-50%
Goal To Go Efficiency 1-3-33% 1-2-50%
Safeties 0 0
PLAYER STATS
Dallas Cowboys (2-3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Romo 27/41 317 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
D. Murray 11 34 3.1 0 8
T. Romo 1 17 17.0 0 17
T. Choice 5 14 2.8 0 8
F. Jones 7 12 1.7 0 4
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
D. Bryant 8 4 78 19.5 0 33
M. Austin 10 7 74 10.6 0 20
J. Witten 4 4 48 12.0 1 20
L. Robinson 2 2 43 21.5 0 32
F. Jones 4 2 19 9.5 0 12
T. Choice 5 3 16 5.3 0 14
M. Bennett 3 2 13 6.5 0 8
K. Ogletree 2 1 12 12.0 0 12
D. Murray 2 1 7 7.0 0 7
J. Phillips 1 1 7 7.0 0 7
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
S. Lee 1 6 0
T. Newman 1 1 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Ware 2.0 11.0
M. Spears 1.0 8.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
S. Lee 6 6
O. Scandrick 5 1
G. Sensabaugh 4 0
T. Newman 4 1
D. Ware 4 1
J. Ratliff 4 5
M. Jenkins 3 0
M. Spears 3 1
A. Elam 3 1
A. Spencer 2 5
K. Coleman 1 0
B. James 1 0
F. Walker 1 1
V. Butler 1 1
K. Brooking 1 2
Fumbles
  NO.
T. Choice 1
New England Patriots (5-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Brady 27/41 289 2 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD LG
B. Green-Ellis 14 58 4.1 0 9
S. Ridley 3 19 6.3 0 16
T. Brady 4 17 4.2 0 8
D. Woodhead 4 7 1.8 0 5
Receiving
  TAR REC YDS AVG TD LG
R. Gronkowski 7 7 74 10.6 0 20
D. Branch 5 3 69 23.0 0 45
A. Hernandez 14 8 68 8.5 1 16
W. Welker 10 6 45 7.5 1 13
D. Woodhead 3 2 22 11.0 0 13
B. Green-Ellis 1 1 11 11.0 0 11
C. Ochocinco 1 0 0 0 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
K. Arrington 1 6 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Carter 2.0 17.0
Tackles
  TK Ast
B. Spikes 6 2
K. Arrington 6 3
G. Guyton 5 5
A. Carter 4 1
D. McCourty 3 1
R. Ninkovich 3 4
P. Chung 3 7
A. Molden 2 0
G. Warren 2 0
L. Bodden 2 1
S. Ellis 2 1
J. Ihedigbo 2 5
K. Love 1 0
V. Wilfork 1 1
Fumbles
  NO.
A. Hernandez 1
M. Slater 1