The Dallas Cowboys beat the New England Patriots 35-29 on Oct 17, 2021 at Gillette Stadium.

Final · Gillette Stadium

Top performers

  • Dak Prescott threw for 445 yards, 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Cowboys.
  • Ezekiel Elliott ran for 69 yards on 17 carries.
  • Mac Jones threw for 229 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Patriots.
  • Damien Harris ran for 101 yards on 18 carries.

Dallas Cowboys box score

Passing

Dallas Cowboys passing, Oct 17, 2021
PlayerCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
Dak Prescott365144531

What the columns mean: CMP · INT

Rushing

Dallas Cowboys rushing, Oct 17, 2021
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.
Ezekiel Elliott1769021
Tony Pollard104109
Dak Prescott310010
CeeDee Lamb1202
Team31122021

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG

Receiving

Dallas Cowboys receiving, Oct 17, 2021
REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.
CeeDee Lamb911149235
Dalton Schultz5679023
Amari Cooper5855017
Ezekiel Elliott7950018
Tony Pollard3322013
Team2937355235

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG

Defense

Dallas Cowboys defense, Oct 17, 2021
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Micah Parsons630.0000
Trevon Diggs550.0110
Anthony Brown420.0000
Damontae Kazee330.0000
Keanu Neal320.0000
Leighton Vander Esch320.0000
Chauncey Golston320.0000
Jourdan Lewis210.0000
Malik Hooker220.0000
Osa Odighizuwa220.0000
Brent Urban100.0000
Team34240.0110

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Kicking

Dallas Cowboys kicking, Oct 17, 2021
PlayerFGFG: Field goals made and attempted, written made-attempted.XPLNGLNG: Longest single play, in yards.PTSPTS: Points scored, from touchdowns, field goals and conversions.
Greg Zuerlein3-42-24911

What the columns mean: LNG

Punting

Dallas Cowboys punting, Oct 17, 2021
PlayerPUNTSPUNTS: Punts kicked.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVGAVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.NETNET: Net punting average, after returns and touchbacks are taken off.IN20IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
Bryan Anger15151.051.00

What the columns mean: PUNTS · NET · IN20

New England Patriots box score

Passing

New England Patriots passing, Oct 17, 2021
PlayerCMPCMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATTATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TDTD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INTINT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
Mac Jones152122921

What the columns mean: CMP · INT

Rushing

New England Patriots rushing, Oct 17, 2021
CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.
Damien Harris18101121
Nelson Agholor127027
Rhamondre Stevenson523111
Brandon Bolden1-10-1
Mac Jones2-40-2
Team27146227

What the columns mean: CAR · LNG

Receiving

New England Patriots receiving, Oct 17, 2021
REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.LNG: Longest single play, in yards.
Kendrick Bourne1275175
Jakobi Meyers5644014
Rhamondre Stevenson3339022
Hunter Henry2225120
Jonnu Smith12909
Damien Harris11707
Brandon Bolden11303
Nelson Agholor14101
Team1521203275

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS · LNG

Defense

New England Patriots defense, Oct 17, 2021
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Ja'Whaun Bentley13110.0001
Jalen Mills860.0000
Kyle Dugger880.0110
Devin McCourty640.0000
Matthew Judon640.0000
Deatrich Wise Jr.650.0000
Adrian Phillips530.0000
J.C. Jackson540.0040
Kyle Van Noy440.0000
Dont'a Hightower440.0000
Jonathan Jones320.0010
Lawrence Guy330.0000
Justin Bethel320.0011
Davon Godchaux300.0000
Jamie Collins Sr.220.0000
Josh Uche220.0000
Christian Barmore220.0000
Cody Davis110.0000
Team84670.0172

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Kicking

New England Patriots kicking, Oct 17, 2021
PlayerFGFG: Field goals made and attempted, written made-attempted.XPLNGLNG: Longest single play, in yards.PTSPTS: Points scored, from touchdowns, field goals and conversions.
Nick Folk0-03-303

What the columns mean: LNG

Punting

New England Patriots punting, Oct 17, 2021
PlayerPUNTSPUNTS: Punts kicked.YDSYDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVGAVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.NETNET: Net punting average, after returns and touchbacks are taken off.IN20IN20: Punts downed inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
Jake Bailey416140.340.32

What the columns mean: PUNTS · NET · IN20

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