Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings: game summary
Final · October 31, 2021 at 8:20 p.m.
U.S. Bank Stadium
Summary
| Team |
|---|
Team stats
DALMIN 
- 419Total yards278
- 341Passing yards177
- 25/41Completions/attempts23/36
- 7.8Yards per pass4.8
- 78Rushing yards101
- 24Rushing attempts24
- 3.3Yards per rush4.2
- 23First downs17
- 7-143rd down efficiency1-13
- 0-04th down efficiency1-2
- 1-2Red zone (made-att)1-2
- 68Total plays61
- 6.2Yards per play4.6
- 2Turnovers0
- 1Fumbles lost0
- 1Interceptions thrown0
- 3-19Sacks (yards lost)1-7
- 11-96Penalties (yards)7-57
- 32:32Time of possession27:28
Game leaders
Passing
Cooper RushDAL · QB · 24/40, 325 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Kirk CousinsMIN · QB · 23/35, 184 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing
Ezekiel ElliottDAL · RB · 16 CAR, 50 YDS
Dalvin CookMIN · RB · 18 CAR, 78 YDS
Receiving
Amari CooperDAL · WR · 8 REC, 122 YDS, 1 TD
Adam ThielenMIN · WR · 6 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring summary
1st quarter
- Touchdown11:49Adam Thielen 20 Yd pass from Kirk Cousins (Greg Joseph Kick)0-7
2nd quarter
- Field goal6:09Greg Zuerlein 38 Yd Field Goal 3-7
- Field goal1:44Greg Joseph 45 Yd Field Goal 3-10
3rd quarter
- Touchdown14:07Cedrick Wilson 73 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Greg Zuerlein Kick)10-10
- Field goal6:31Greg Joseph 40 Yd Field Goal 10-13
- Field goal0:04Greg Zuerlein 39 Yd Field Goal 13-13
4th quarter
- Field goal2:51Greg Joseph 24 Yd Field Goal 13-16
- Touchdown0:51Amari Cooper 5 Yd pass from Cooper Rush (Greg Zuerlein Kick)20-16
Player stats
Dallas Cowboys
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | 24/40 | 325 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 3-19 | 92.2 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 1/1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 118.8 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel Elliott | 16 | 50 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
| Tony Pollard | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cooper Rush | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amari Cooper | 8 | 122 | 15.3 | 1 | 33 | 13 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 6 | 112 | 18.7 | 0 | 35 | 8 |
| Cedrick Wilson Jr. | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 1 | 73 | 3 |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | 15 | 6 |
| Dalton Schultz | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Noah Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Tony Pollard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Blake Jarwin | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micah Parsons | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jayron Kearse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jourdan Lewis | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Wilson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Hamilton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leighton Vander Esch | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osa Odighizuwa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Damontae Kazee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Watkins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorance Armstrong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chauncey Golston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Hooker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Gregory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Blake Jarwin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Neal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevon Diggs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tarell Basham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Vikings
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SACKS | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | 23/35 | 184 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 88.3 |
| Justin Jefferson | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 39.6 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalvin Cook | 18 | 78 | 4.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Kirk Cousins | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Alexander Mattison | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| C.J. Ham | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | TGTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Thielen | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 1 | 32 | 9 |
| Tyler Conklin | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Justin Jefferson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| K.J. Osborn | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Luke Stocker | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Chris Herndon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Ihmir Smith-Marsette | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| C.J. Ham | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| Dalvin Cook | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alexander Mattison | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
| Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HTS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Smith | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Woods | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Dantzler Sr. | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bashaud Breeland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Kendricks | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Barr | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vigil | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dalvin Tomlinson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armon Watts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackensie Alexander | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Wonnum | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Everson Griffen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew DePaola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Boyd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bynum | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Metellus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game info
- Stadium
- U.S. Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, MN
- Surface
- Artificial turf
- Attendance
- 66,633
- TV
- NBC
- Officials
- Mike Weatherford (Field judge) · Derick Bowers (Down judge) · Terrence Miles (Back judge) · David Meslow (Side judge) · Scott Novak (Referee) · Walt Coleman IV (Line judge) · Ramon George (Umpire)
About this game
Who won Cowboys vs Vikings?
Cowboys won 20-16 over Vikings on Sunday, October 31, 2021.
When was Cowboys vs Vikings played?
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, at 8:20 PM ET at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Where was Cowboys vs Vikings played?
At U.S. Bank Stadium.