National Football League
BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New England 20, Dallas 16
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
New England Patriots (5-1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
T. Brady 27/41 289 2 2
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
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
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
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
S. Lee 1 6 0
T. Newman 1 1 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
K. Arrington 1 6 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
D. Ware 2.0 11.0
M. Spears 1.0 8.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Carter 2.0 17.0
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
A. Ball 0 1
B. Church 0 1
J. Brent 0 1
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
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
D. Ware 3.0
S. Lee 2.0
M. Spears 1.0
V. Butler 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO.
A. Carter 2.0
B. Spikes 1.0
K. Love 1.0
G. Warren 1.0
S. Ellis 1.0
J. Ihedigbo 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
T. Choice 1
Fumbles
  NO.
A. Hernandez 1
M. Slater 1