Regular Season Week 3: Cowboys at Vikings
September 20, 2026 70° Minnesota Stadium
Attendance: 55,153 (76%)
Cowboys 10 0 0 9 - 19
Vikings 3 3 0 0 - 6
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Vikings: 4-7-DAL 7 (7:43) 11-Wendell Myers 25 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 3 DAL 0
(Qtr 1) Cowboys: 3-5-MIN 5 (3:29) 16-Walter Stewart pass complete to 88-Drew Pearson for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 11-Austin Atkinson. MIN 3 DAL 7
(Qtr 1) Cowboys: 4-4-MIN 29 (1:26) 11-Austin Atkinson 46 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 51-Michael Bottom was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. MIN 3 DAL 10
(Qtr 2) Vikings: 4-3-DAL 19 (1:19) 11-Wendell Myers 37 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 DAL 10
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 4-5-MIN 7 (11:52) 11-Austin Atkinson 24 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 DAL 13
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 4-8-MIN 27 (8:33) 11-Austin Atkinson 44 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 DAL 16
(Qtr 4) Cowboys: 4-10-MIN 10 (2:11) 11-Austin Atkinson 27 yard field goal is GOOD. MIN 6 DAL 19
Team Statistics
Vikings Cowboys
First Downs 13 13
- Rushing 5 5
- Passing 7 8
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 249 228
- Offensive Plays 56 50
- Yards Per Play 4.45 4.56
Net Rushing Yards 59 94
- Rushing Attempts 32 23
- Yards Per Rush 1.84 4.09
Net Passing Yards 190 134
- Att/Comp/Int 21 / 16 / 2 22 / 17 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 216 173
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3 / 26 5 / 39
- Yards Per Pass Play 7.92 4.96
- Yards Per Completion 13.50 10.18
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 4 / 12 2 / 9
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 8.4 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 1 / 15
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 20 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 21 1 / 24
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 2 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 33
Time of Possession 29:49 30:12
Drive Charts
Vikings
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 7:20 OWN 25 12 68 Field Goal
1 3:25 0:39 OWN 25 2 0 Interception
1 1:22 3:17 OWN 25 6 31 Punt
2 7:22 6:07 OWN 4 9 77 Field Goal
3 13:02 2:37 OWN 26 5 -1 Punt
3 8:14 5:32 OPP 48 8 14 Missed FG
4 11:50 1:17 OWN 25 3 -6 Interception
4 8:29 2:00 OWN 13 3 1 Punt
4 2:08 1:00 OWN 25 8 67 Downs
Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 7:40 4:15 OWN 14 8 86 Touchdown
1 2:47 1:25 OPP 35 3 6 Field Goal
2 13:05 5:43 OWN 20 9 36 Punt
2 1:15 1:15 OWN 25 2 2 Half
3 15:00 1:58 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 10:25 2:11 OWN 21 3 -10 Punt
3 2:42 5:52 OWN 42 9 52 Field Goal
4 10:33 2:04 OPP 28 3 2 Field Goal
4 6:29 4:21 OWN 37 8 53 Field Goal
4 1:08 1:08 OWN 8 2 0 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Vikings
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#49 Ronald Land 22 54 2.45 12 1 0
#49 Adam Turner 5 6 1.20 3 0 0
#44 Ivor Stallard 5 -1 -0.20 6 0 0
Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#44 Robert Newhouse 17 73 4.29 11 4 0
#28 Walter Mills 3 21 7.00 11 1 0
#2 James Page 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
#16 Walter Stewart 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Vikings
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Dominic Turner 21 16 216 3 / 26 0 50 2 68.85
Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Walter Stewart 22 17 173 5 / 39 1 52 0 114.39
Receiving Stats
Vikings
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Herman Gaines 9 78 8.67 28 0
#1 Joseph Lang 2 70 35.00 50 0
#80 James Wilson 3 56 18.67 44 0
#15 Desmond Rodriguez 1 10 10.00 10 0
#49 Ronald Land 1 2 2.00 2 0
Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#19 Steven Stephenson 2 57 28.50 52 0
#88 Drew Pearson 3 27 9.00 11 1
#44 Robert Newhouse 4 25 6.25 12 0
#89 Billy Joe DuPree 3 22 7.33 10 0
#83 Charles Baker 1 21 21.00 21 0
#28 Walter Mills 3 19 6.33 12 0
#10 Nelson Mills 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Vikings
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#49 Adam Turner 7 9 1 2
#79 Richard Sorrels 30 39 1 4
#67 Giuseppe Cook 30 39 1 3
#84 Herman Gaines 5 26 0 1
#63 James Dechant 30 37 0 3
#67 Morris Farrell 21 30 0 0
#44 Ivor Stallard 19 25 0 1
#71 William Douthit 30 34 0 4
#82 Marion Boggess 3 18 0 0
#80 James Wilson 0 13 0 1
#49 Ronald Land 13 5 0 0
#1 Joseph Lang 0 6 0 0
#15 Desmond Rodriguez 0 11 0 0
#75 Brian Roddy 4 4 0 0
#76 Kent Brandt 6 1 0 0
#74 Albert Turner 3 3 0 0
#81 Emmitt Hegarty 0 1 0 0
#11 James Neff 0 1 0 0
#67 William Scheerer 0 1 0 0
#90 Christopher James 0 3 0 0
#29 Josef Glenn 0 2 0 0
#32 Daniel Sanchez 0 2 0 1
#32 Christopher Nolan 0 3 0 1
#62 Daniel Allen 0 1 0 0
#37 James Mayer 0 1 0 0
Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 James Wightman 27 24 2 3
#3 Jared Reiter 33 26 2 2
#66 Richard Bragg 29 19 1 2
#79 Thomas Cory 0 1 0 0
#31 Billie Mobley 0 1 0 0
#99 Kevin Tullos 0 1 0 0
#59 Michael Walter 0 2 0 1
#56 Michael Brannum 0 2 0 0
#45 William Clyne 3 2 0 0
#57 Robert Gordon 0 1 0 0
#96 Robert Wortman 0 2 0 0
#81 Harold Burley 0 11 0 0
#88 Drew Pearson 1 16 0 1
#51 Roger Kirk 33 23 0 0
#64 Tom Rafferty 32 27 0 4
#19 Steven Stephenson 0 14 0 0
#89 Billy Joe DuPree 15 17 0 1
#10 Nelson Mills 0 12 0 2
#2 James Page 15 4 0 0
#83 Charles Baker 0 2 0 0
#44 Robert Newhouse 17 7 0 1
#67 Pat Donovan 5 3 0 0
#63 Glen Titensor 2 0 0 0
#28 Walter Mills 6 6 0 0
#55 Robert Efird 6 0 0 0
#70 Doug Brack 5 0 0 0
#71 Angel Hindman 0 1 0 0
#27 Ron Fellows 0 1 0 0
#76 Thurman Franco 0 2 0 0
#91 William Bray 0 1 0 0
#26 Sherman Dittmar 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Vikings
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#26 Sherman Dittmar 1 0 0.00 0
#94 Drew Patrick 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Vikings
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Vikings
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#4 Ruben Green 3 151 50.33 42.33 54 0
Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Percy Johnson 3 141 47.00 41.00 55 1
Kicking
Vikings
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Wendell Myers 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 37 0 / 0
Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#11 Austin Atkinson 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 0 46 1 / 1
Punt Return
Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#80 James Wilson 2 20 10.0 11 0
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Kick Return
Vikings
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#15 Desmond Rodriguez 1 21 21.0 0
Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#10 Nelson Mills 1 24 24.0 0
Defensive Stats
Vikings
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Daniel Sanchez 6 0
#93 Jesse Grooms 5 0
#90 Christopher James 5 0
#29 Josef Glenn 4 0
#39 Johnny Vanness 4 0
#62 Daniel Allen 4 2
#97 Don Pleasant 3 0
#37 James Mayer 3 0
#32 Christopher Nolan 2 0
#51 Michael Bottom 1 0
#1 Joseph Lang 1 0
#65 Alan Roth 1 0
#67 William Scheerer 1 1
#74 Albert Turner 1 1
#15 Desmond Rodriguez 1 0
#65 James Hansen 1 1
#26 Jerry Brewington 1 0
#33 James Hodge 1 0
Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 Michael Brannum 11 0
#48 Gavin Lynch 8 0
#24 Kevin Morey 7 0
#94 Drew Patrick 5 0
#57 Robert Gordon 4 0
#71 Angel Hindman 3 1
#91 William Bray 3 0
#59 Michael Walter 2 0
#26 Sherman Dittmar 2 0
#45 William Clyne 2 0
#27 Ron Fellows 1 0
#60 Justin Wilds 1 0
#64 Tom Rafferty 1 0
#99 Kevin Tullos 1 0
#79 Thomas Cory 1 1
#76 Thurman Franco 1 1
#1 Joseph Pace 1 0