Jan 15th, 2010 | 8:27 pm |
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- Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo celebrates their 34-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card playoff game January 9, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys will face the Minnesota Vikings in the next round. UPI/Ian Halperin Photo via Newscom
- Dallas Cowboys Tony Romo celebrates their 34-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card playoff game January 9, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys will face the Minnesota Vikings in the next round. UPI/Ian Halperin Photo via Newscom
SUNDAY, JANUARY 17
| FOX (12:00 PM CT) |
DALLAS COWBOYS–NFC EAST (12-5) AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS–NFC NORTH (12-4)
SERIES
| COWBOYS | VIKINGS | |
| LEADER | Series tied, 10-10 | |
| STREAKS | 4 of past 5 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Phillips: 1-2 | Childress: 0-1 |
| COACHES PLAYOFF RECORD | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| VS. COMMON OPP. | Dal: 2-3 (Car. 1-0, GB 0-1, NYG 0-2, Sea. 1-0)
Min: 4-1 (Car. 0-1, GB 2-0, NYG 1-0, Sea. 1-0) |
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| PLAYOFF RECORD | 33-24 | 18-25 |
| LAST WEEK | W 34-14 vs. Eagles | Bye (Week 17: W 44-7 vs. Giants) |
| LAST GAME | 10/21/07: Vikings 14 at Cowboys 24. Dallas QB Tony Romo throws for 277 yards & 1 TD & RB Marion Barber adds 96 rushing yards & TD. Cowboys S Pat Watkins returns blocked FG for 68 yards for TD late in 3rd quarter to give Cowboys lead for good. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 9/12/04: Vikings 35, Cowboys 17. Minnesota QB Daunte Culpepper throws for 242 yards & 5 TDs including 2 to WR Randy Moss on 2004 NFL Kickoff Weekend. | |
| LAST PLAYOFF | 1/9/00: Cowboys 10 at Vikings 27. QB Jeff George throws for 212 yards & 3 TDs. Vikings RB Robert Smith rushes for 140 yards & catches TD pass in WC win. | |
| BROADCAST | FOX (12:00 PM CT): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver & Chris Myers (Field reporters). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross, Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 124 (WW1), 125 (Dal.), 123 (Min.). XM: 124 (WW1), 103 (Dal.), 102 (Min.). | |
STAT LEADERS
| PASSING | Romo: 347-550-4,483 (1C)-26-9-97.6 | Favre: 363-531-4,202-33 (T2L)-7-107.2 (2L) |
| RUSHING | Barber: 214-932-4.4-7 | Peterson: 314-1,383 (2C)-4.4-18 (1L) |
| RECEIVING | Witten: 94 (3C)-1,030-11.0-2 | Rice: 83-1,312 (2C)-15.8-8 |
| OFFENSE | 399.4 (2L) | 379.6 (3C) |
| TAKE/GIVE | +2 | +6 |
| DEFENSE | 315.9 | 305.5 (2C) |
| SACKS | Ware: 11 | J. Allen: 14.5 (1C) |
| INTs | Jenkins: 5 | Griffin: 4 |
| PR | Crayton: 12.1 (3L) | Reynaud: 10.3 |
| KR | Jones: 22.6 | Harvin (R): 27.5 (3C) |
| PUNTING | McBriar: 45.1 | Kluwe: 43.9 |
| KICKING | Folk: 90 (36/36 PAT; 18/28 FG) | Longwell: 132 (3L) (54/55 PAT; 26/28 FG) |
NOTES
TEAMS MEET for 7th time in postseason & 1st since 1999 WC (Min. 27, Dal. 10). Cowboys have won 4 of 6 playoff meetings. Teams have met 2 times in WC (1996, 1999), 2 times in Divisional (1971, 1975) & 2 times in NFC Championship Game (1973, 1977).
COWBOYS: Participating in 30th postseason, tied for most in NFL history. Have NFL-record 33 playoff victories. Advance to Divisional Round for 2nd time in past 3 years & 20th overall. Have 6 players selected to Pro Bowl: WR MILES AUSTIN (1st), G LEONARD DAVIS (3rd), C ANDRE GURODE (4th), DT JAY RATLIFF (2nd), LB DE MARCUS WARE (4th) & TE JASON WITTEN (6th). Established single-season team mark with 6,390 total net yards & 8 games with 400+ yards. In WC, racked up 426 yards, 7th best mark in team postseason history…QB TONY ROMO passed for franchise-record 4,483 yards. Also set team marks in att. (550) & comp. (347). In WC, completed 23 of 35 (65.7 pct.) for 244 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 104.9 rating. Incl. playoffs, has 100+ rating in 6 of past 7. In career (incl. playoffs), team is 27-5 (.844) when he starts & has 100+ rating. Ranks 4th in team playoff history with 634 pass yards & 58 comp…RB FELIX JONES rushed for 148 yards & TD in WC, 1st career 100-yard game. Jones set team record for most rush yards in 1st career postseason game. Had career-long 73-yard TD run, longest rush in club playoff history. Incl. playoffs, has 8 career TDs (7 rush, 1 KR) & averages 47.1 yards per TD (377 yards). RB MARION BARBER rushed for 96 yards & TD in last meeting. RB TASHARD CHOICE scored 1st career postseason TD last week…WR Austin is only 3rd Cowboy with 80+ catches (81), 1,300+ yards (1,320) & 10+ TDs (11) in single season (HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN & TERRELL OWENS). Led NFL with 8 rec. TDs of 20+ yards. Had 21 catches of 20+ yards, most in NFC. Had 7 catches for 82 yards & TD in WC, all playoff career-highs. TE Witten had 94 catches & 1,030 yards, his 2nd career 90-catch, 1,000-yard season. Is only 3rd TE in NFL history with 2 such seasons (TONY GONZALEZ & TODD CHRISTENSEN). Team had 4,000-yard passer (Romo) & 2 1,000-yard receivers (Austin & Witten) for 2nd time in team history…Defense did not allow rushing 1st down in WC, 1st time in team playoff history. LB Ware had 2 sacks in WC, 1st Cowboy with 2+ sacks in playoff since SB XXX. CB MIKE JENKINS had 1st career playoff INT last week. LB BOBBY CARPENTER had 2 FFs in WC, tying team playoff single-game record. Cowboys are 9-2 all-time vs. Min. QB Favre (incl. playoffs).
VIKINGS: Participating in 26th postseason, tied for 4th most in NFL history. Have 18 playoff victories. Team is 8-0 at home this season. Vikings have NFL-high 9 players named to Pro Bowl: DE JARED ALLEN (3rd), ST HEATH FARWELL (1st), QB BRETT FAVRE (11th), rookieWR-KR PERCY HARVIN (1st), G STEVE HUTCHINSON (7th), T BRYANT MC KINNIE (1st), RB ADRIAN PETERSON (3rd), WR SIDNEY RICE (1st) & DT KEVIN WILLIAMS (5th). Team averaged 29.4 points per game, 2nd best mark in NFL…Favre was selected to 11th Pro Bowl, most ever by QB. Had career-high 107.4 rating & reached 30+ TD passes (33) for 9th time, most in NFL history. Ranks 2nd in postseason history with 438 comp., 721 att., 5,311 pass yards & 39 pass TDs. Has TD pass in NFL playoff-record 18 consecutive games…RB Peterson rushed for 1,383 yards & 18 TDs, joining HOFers EARL CAMPBELL & BARRY SANDERS as only players with 1,300+ yards & 10+ TDs in each of 1st 3 years. Peterson’s 18 rush TDs were franchise record for season. Has 6 rush TDs in past 4 & aims for 5th in row with TD run. Had 2 rush TDs in only career playoff game. Selected to start Pro Bowl in each of 1st 3 seasons, 1st RB since Sanders to accomplish feat…Club is only team in NFL history with 6 players with more than 40 receptions: Rice (83), Harvin (60), TE VISANTHE SHIANCOE (56), WR BERNARD BERRIAN (55), RB CHESTER TAYLOR (44) & Peterson (43). WR Rice was 2nd in NFC with career-best 1,320 yards. Tied for 2nd in NFL with 14 catches of 25+ yards. WR-KR Harvin was named AP Offensive Rookie Of The Year. Tied for NFL rookie lead with 60 catches & 790 yards. Led NFC rookies with 8 TDs (6 rec., 2 KR). Set team single-season record with 2,081 combined yards (1,156 KR, 790 rec., 135 rush) & 2 KR-TDs. Shiancoe was 2nd among NFL TEs with 11 rec. TDs. Offense was 2nd in NFC with 62.3 TD pct. in redzone…Team ranked 2nd in NFC in total defense (305.5) & rush defense (87.1). DE Allen had 2 sacks & FF in last playoff game. Had 2 sacks & FF in only career meeting (12/11/05 with KC). Had 14.5 sacks & is only player in NFL with 14.5 sacks in each of past 3 seasons. CB CEDRIC GRIFFIN had 50-yard FR-TD in last game vs. Dal. Had INT in only postseason game. Led club with 4 INTs. DT Kevin Williams aims for 3rd in row vs. Dal. with sack.
