Detroit 07

  Dallas 20 

SCORING:

Team		1	2	3	4	OT	Total
VISITOR:	Detroit Lions	0	7	0	0	0	7
HOME:	Dallas Cowboys	7	6	7	0	0	20

Scoring Plays
Team	Qtr	Time	Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)	Visitor	Home
Cowboys	1	6:58	M.Barber 6 yd. run (B.Cundiff kick) (14-84, 8:02)	0	7
Cowboys	2	6:39	B.Cundiff 19 yd. Field Goal (13-89, 6:43)	0	10
Lions	2	2:49	K.Jones 2 yd. run (J.Hanson kick) (8-78, 3:50)	7	10
Cowboys	2	0:03	B.Cundiff 56 yd. Field Goal (5-4, 0:35)	7	13
Cowboys	3	2:21	M.Barber 4 yd. run (B.Cundiff kick) (12-48, 6:03)	7	20

Paid Attendance: 62,670

Game Length: 3:05

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys 11/20/2005 at Texas

Final Individual Statistics

Detroit Lions		Dallas Cowboys

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD K.Jones 12 29 2.4 8 1 S.Bryson 4 15 3.8 14 0 A.Pinner 1 7 7.0 7 0 J.Harrington 1 5 5.0 5 0 C.Schlesinger 1 1 1.0 1 0   Total 19 57 3.0 14 1		RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD J.Jones 21 92 4.4 18 0 M.Barber 15 53 3.5 10 2 D.Bledsoe 4 2 0.5 3 0 T.Thompson 2 2 1.0 3 0   Total 42 149 3.5 18 2

PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT J.Harrington 25 17 169 1/0 0 30 0 86.9   Total 25 17 169 1/0 0 30 0 86.9		PASSING ATT CMP YDS SK/YD TD LG IN RT D.Bledsoe 23 12 110 1/6 0 15 0 65.5   Total 23 12 110 1/6 0 15 0 65.5

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD R.Williams 5 72 14.4 30 0 C.Rogers 4 41 10.3 13 0 K.Jones 3 38 12.7 28 0 S.Bryson 2 13 6.5 9 0 M.Pollard 2 5 2.5 3 0 C.Fitzsimmons 1 0 0.0 0 0   Total 17 169 9.9 30 0		PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD K.Johnson 5 37 7.4 9 0 T.Glenn 3 35 11.7 15 0 J.Witten 2 15 7.5 10 0 J.Jones 1 13 13.0 13 0 L.Polite 1 10 10.0 10 0   Total 12 110 9.2 15 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD   Total 0 0 0.0 0 0		INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD   Total 0 0 0.0 0 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG TB IN20 LG N.Harris 5 198 39.6 1 1 48   Total 5 198 39.6 1 1 48		PUNTING NO YDS AVG TB IN20 LG M.McBriar 3 97 32.3 0 3 46   Total 3 97 32.3 0 3 46

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD E.Drummond 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 [DOWNED] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0   Returns 1 0 0.0 1 0 0		PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD T.Newman 2 14 7.0 0 8 0 P.Price 1 10 10.0 1 10 0 [TOUCHBACK] 1 0 0.0 0 0 0   Returns 3 24 8.0 1 10 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD E.Drummond 4 79 19.8 0 26 0 R.McQuarters 1 16 16.0 0 16 0   Returns 5 95 19.0 0 26 0		KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD T.Thompson 1 21 21.0 0 21 0 T.Copper 1 21 21.0 0 21 0   Returns 2 42 21.0 0 21 0

Detroit Lions FUMBLES FUM OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS J.Harrington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S.Rogers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 N.Wayne 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 J.McGraw 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 Dallas Cowboys FUMBLES FUM OWN-REC YDS TD FORCED OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS D.Bledsoe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J.Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A.Johnson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G.Ellis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 D.Nguyen 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Total 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys 11/20/2005 at Texas

Final Team Statistics

	Visitor Lions	Home Cowboys
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	11	26
By Rushing	3	10
By Passing	8	7
By Penalty	0	9
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	3-10-30%	6-12-50%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	1-1-100%	1-1-100%
TOTAL NET YARDS	226	253
Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)	45	66
Average gain per offensive play	5.0	3.8
NET YARDS RUSHING	57	149
Total Rushing Plays	19	42
Average gain per rushing play	3.0	3.5
Tackles for a loss-number and yards	3-5	5-9
NET YARDS PASSING	169	104
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass	1-0	1-6
Gross yards passing	169	110
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED	25-17-0	23-12-0
Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)	6.5	4.3
KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks	2-0-0	5-1-0
PUNTS Number and Average	5-39.6	3-32.3
Had Blocked	0	0
FGs - PATs Had Blocked	0-0	0-0
Net Punting Average	30.8	32.3
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)	0	24
No. and Yards Punt Returns	1-0	3-24
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns	5-95	2-42
No. and Yards Interception Returns	0-0	0-0
PENALTIES Number and Yards	17-129	5-40
FUMBLES Number and Lost	1-1	2-1
TOUCHDOWNS	1	2
Rushing	1	2
Passing	0	0
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts	1-1	2-2
Kicking Made-Attempts	1-1	2-2
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts	0-1	2-2
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY	1-1-100%	2-3-67%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY	1-1-100%	2-3-67%
SAFETIES	0	0
FINAL SCORE	7	20
TIME OF POSSESSION	23:58	36:02

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys 11/20/2005 at Texas

Ball Possession And Drive Chart

Detroit Lions

#	Time Recd	Time Lost	Time Poss	How Ball Obtained	Drive Began	# Play	Yds Gain	Yds Pen	Net Yds	1st Down	Last Scrm	How Given Up
1	6:58	1:13	5:45	Kickoff	DET 37	8	49	-25	24	2	DAL 39	Punt
2	14:55	13:22	1:33	Fumble	DAL 47	3	4	0	4	0	DAL 43	Punt
3	6:39	2:49	3:50	Kickoff	DET 22	8	78	0	78	4	*DAL 2	Touchdown
4	1:40	0:38	1:02	Punt	DET 5	3	0	0	0	0	DET 5	Punt
5	0:03	0:00	0:03	Kickoff		0	0	0	0	0		End of Half
6	15:00	13:20	1:40	Kickoff	DET 16	3	6	-5	1	0	DET 17	Punt
7	9:29	8:24	1:05	Punt	DET 16	3	0	-5	-5	0	DET 11	Punt
8	2:21	11:00	6:21	Kickoff	DET 21	11	48	0	48	3	DAL 31	Missed FG
9	6:56	4:17	2:39	Punt	DET 18	7	41	0	41	2	DAL 41	Fumble
				(188) Average DET 24

Dallas Cowboys

#	Time Recd	Time Lost	Time Poss	How Ball Obtained	Drive Began	# Play	Yds Gain	Yds Pen	Net Yds	1st Down	Last Scrm	How Given Up
1	15:00	6:58	8:02	Kickoff	DAL 16	14	79	5	84	8	*DET 6	Touchdown
2	1:13	14:55	1:18	Punt	DAL 20	2	17	10	27	2	DAL 41	Fumble
3	13:22	6:39	6:43	Punt	DAL 10	13	40	49	89	6	*DET 1	Field Goal
4	2:49	1:40	1:09	Kickoff	DAL 30	3	8	0	8	0	DAL 38	Punt
5	0:38	0:03	0:35	Punt	DET 42	5	-6	10	4	1	DET 38	Field Goal
6	13:20	9:29	3:51	Punt	DAL 45	5	28	-10	18	1	DET 37	Punt
7	8:24	2:21	6:03	Punt	DET 48	12	38	10	48	5	*DET 4	Touchdown
8	11:00	6:56	4:04	Missed FG	DAL 40	6	17	-5	12	1	DET 48	Punt
9	4:17	0:00	4:17	Fumble	DAL 37	8	32	0	32	2	DET 30	End of Game
				(308) Average DAL 34

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
Visitor  Detroit Lions	5:45	6:28	5:06	6:39		23:58
Home  Dallas Cowboys	9:15	8:32	9:54	8:21		36:02

Kickoff Drive No. - Start Average

Lions: 4 - DET 24

Cowboys: 2 - DAL 23

Detroit Lions vs Dallas Cowboys 11/20/2005 at Texas

Final Defensive Statistics

Detroit Lions	Regular Defensive Plays									Special Teams						Misc
	TKL	AST	COMB	SACK /	YRDS	IN	PD	FF	FR		TKL	AST	FF	FR	BL		TKL	AST	FF	FR
D.Curry	7	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
J.McGraw	5	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
W.Rainer	4	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
N.Wayne	4	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
K.Edwards	4	1	5	1	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
J.Davis	3	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
K.Smith	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
S.Rogers	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
D.Wilkinson	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
K.Kennedy	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
J.Hall	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
S.Cody	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
M.Bell	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
A.Goodman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
R.McQuarters	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
D.Muhlbach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
K.Kosier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0
Total	42	17	59	1	6	0	2	2	1		5	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0

	TKL / TK = Tackle	AST / AS = Assist	COMB = Combined	IN = Interception
	PD = Pass Defense	FF = Forced Fumble	FR = Fumble Recovery	BL = Blocked

Dallas Cowboys	Regular Defensive Plays									Special Teams						Misc
	TKL	AST	COMB	SACK /	YRDS	IN	PD	FF	FR		TKL	AST	FF	FR	BL		TKL	AST	FF	FR
B.James	3	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
R.Williams	3	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
T.Newman	4	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
A.Henry	3	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
G.Ellis	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
K.Davis	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
A.Glenn	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
L.Glover	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
D.Ware	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
C.Canty	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
D.Nguyen	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
J.Ferguson	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
S.Fujita	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
K.Burnett	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
M.Spears	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
S.Shanle	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
R.Fowler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Q.Caver	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
T.Glenn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0
A.Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1
Total	25	18	43	1	0	0	2	1	1		4	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	1

RECAP:

Forget the playbook, it was the rule book that helped the Dallas Cowboys easily beat the Detroit Lions.

Taking advantage of 17 penalties for 129 yards against the Lions, the Cowboys got two short touchdown runs from Marion Barber III and Billy Cundiff kicked a franchise-record 56-yard field goal a day after rejoining the club for a 20-7 victory Sunday.

Barber's first touchdown came on the opening drive, and Dallas (7-3) led the rest of the way for its third straight win and fifth in six games. Coming off a wild win Monday night in Philadelphia and with another game ahead on Thursday, the Cowboys were happy to have a rare breather - only their third game all season not decided in the final minutes.

The Lions (4-6) were hoping to break even going into their own Thanksgiving game, but never game themselves a chance. Joey Harrington started at quarterback, yet the flags were far more detrimental than anything he did wrong.

Detroit was penalized six times in each of the first two quarters, then five times in the third, seemingly taking aim at the league record of 22. The Lions avoided any in the final period, but it was still the most ever against Dallas.

Penalties turned failed third downs into first downs on all four Cowboys scoring drives. Detroit gave Dallas a total of nine first downs by penalty, while its offense gained only 11. Through three quarters, the Lions had gained only 25 more yards than they'd set themselves back.

Detroit officials could not immediately determine how the numbers ranked in franchise history. They never had reason to look it up this season, as the Lions' sloppiest games had been 11 flags and 75 yards. They'd only given up 12 first downs by penalty over all nine games.

The tone was set when safety Jon McGraw was called for illegal contact on a third-and-11 incompletion at the Detroit 21. Instead of kicking a field goal on fourth down, the Cowboys had a first down on the 16 and Barber scored two plays later.

Before Detroit's first offensive snap, lineman Damien Woody was called for a false start. The drive ended up featuring an offensive pass interference call on Roy Williams that wiped out a 40-yard touchdown catch and ended with a third-down holding penalty that knocked the Lions out of field-goal range.

Drew Bledsoe was 12-for-23 for 110 yards. Julius Jones returned to the starting lineup and ran for a season-best 92 yards, although he lost a fumble and was stuffed three times from the 1 on one drive. Barber gained 53 yards on 15 carries.

Cundiff was released in August and given an injury settlement after hurting a leg late in training camp. Re-signed Saturday, he made a 19-yarder after Jones' failure to reach the end zone, then made the record kick with seconds left in the second quarter.

Harrington was 17-of-25 for 169 yards, with Williams catching five passes for 72 yards, but never the game-breaker the Lions needed. Kevin Jones scored Detroit's only touchdown, but had only 29 yards on 12 carries.

Woody had another false start before a third-quarter drive, but that only makes him a fringe candidate for the distinction for kookiest penalty.

Others: Consecutive flags for defensive offside and the very similar call of neutral zone infraction; consecutive defensive offsides in the last 30 seconds of the half; and 12 men on the field to face a third-and-1 for Dallas.

Scott's Game Commentary:

With the Lions facing their biggest road challenge of the year, it would figure they would shoot themselves in the foot by committing 17 penalties. The game could not have gotten off to a worse start as the Cowboys drove down the field on an eight minute drive to take a 7-0 lead. The Offense got off to a strong start before several penalties wiped out the drive. One on drive in the first half, the Defense was offsides twice to give the Cowboys a first down. Harrington looked nothing like last week (big surprise there) as he had only one good drive the entire game. Roy Williams and Charles Rogers combined for nine catches which was nice to see. But with a injury riddled Defense, the Cowboys made enough plays to score 20 points and with an inept Offense that has no clue how to score points, that was more than enough to leave the Lions at 4-6. With the Bears winning today, the Lions have no shot at winning a the NFC North, which is quite ashame given how miserable the Bears have been the past few years.

Grades:

Offense: --- D-. The touchdown drive in the second quarter was good, but it was the only points they could put up the entire game. The back to back three and outs in the 3rd quarter pretty much summed up how miserable of a year it has been for the Offense. Roy Williams had some nice catches and appears to be getting into a groove. Charles Rogers had four catches but nothing that stook out - I still feel this may be his last year in Detroit. Kevin Jones got the ball 12 times and had 29 yards for the game. Why he is not a bigger part of the Offense is beyond me. Harrington had a mediocore game and his fumble near the end of the game sealed any slim chance the Lions had of coming back.

Defense: --- C-. The Defense is definitely banged up and out manned, but what can you do? After giving up an eight minute touchdown drive to start the game,the Defense played well, although they committed quite a few penalties. The defensive stand at the one to force the Cowboys to kick a field goal was impressive. They only gave up one touchdown in the second half, but what difference does it make when the Offense can't score?

Special Teams: --- D. Drummond looked awful. One one return he lost seven yards and with a illegal block in the back penalty, the Lions started from their own six that setup a Cowboys field goal. Hanson missed his only kicke of the game, a 52 yarder wide left.

Coaching: --- D-. Mariucci has to do something about all the penalties. It got out of hand today as the Lions had 10 penalties for 112 yards. That is inexcusable -- That is what a wrote last year when the Lions played the Cowboays. You can tack on 7 penalties and 17 yards to that total last year. No excuses for all those boneheaded offsides calls! With the season falling apart from the seems, Mooch better have his team ready to go on Thanksgiving or he may be out of a job at the end of the year.

Overall: --- D. The Lions did what everyone expected them to do - lose! Playing the NFC East leading Cowboys, the chances were slim of them getting a victory. Still, they had their chances but when you have one of the NFL's worst Offense, what can you expect? Up next is the annual Thanksgiving day game which will be my 15th straight. Last year is definitely the worse as the Colts ripped apart the Lions. This year should be different as a struggling Atlanta Falcons team comes to town. I'll go off on a limb and say they will find a way to pull it out, given they usually show up for Thanksgiving.

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