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MINNESOTA (2 - 3) at DALLAS (5 - 1)
Week 7 Sunday, 10/21/2007 1:00 PM
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Vikings (2-4) 7 7 0 0 14
Cowboys (6-1) 7 0 14 3 24

Cowboys bounce back to defeat Vikings 24-14

Dallas finally got its first-quarter offense rolling, but that wasn't what won the Cowboys the game Sunday.

Chris Canty swatted a potential go-ahead kick by Minnesota and Pat Watkins returned it 68 yards for a go-ahead touchdown for Dallas, sending the Cowboys past the Vikings 24-14 Sunday in a game they dominated but nearly gave away.

Minnesota lost for the third time in four games, and rookie sensation Adrian Peterson was held to just 63 yards rushing and one touchdown...more

Team Statistics
  Vikings Cowboys
Time of Possession 23:25 36:35
First Downs 11 22
Rushing 8 6
Passing 3 16
Penalty 0 0
3rd-Down efficiency 2-12-17% 7-15-47%
4th-Down efficiency 1-1-100% 0-1-0%
Red-Zone Efficiency 0-0-0% 2-4-50%
Goal-To-Go Efficiency 0-0-0% 2-3-67%
Total net yards 196 381
Total plays 49 71
Average gain 4.0 5.4
Net yards rushing 131 128
Rushes 27 29
Average yards per rush 4.9 4.4
Rushing TDs 1 1
Net yards passing 65 253
Completed-attempted 6-19 31-39
Average yards per pass 3.0 6.0
Passing TDs 0 1
Sacked-yards lost 3-7 3-24
Had intercepted 0 0
Return Yardage 89 36
Punts-returns 1-11 3-19
Punt-Return TDs 0 0
Kickoffs-returns 4-78 1-17
Kickoff-return TDs 0 0
Interceptions-returns 0-0 0-0
Interception-Return TDs 0 0
Field Goals Made 0-1-0% 1-2-50%
Extra Points Made 2-2-100% 3-3-100%
Two-Point Conversions Made 0-0-0% 0-0-0%
Penalties-yards 4-36 4-22
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-2
Own-Recovered-yards 1-0 1-0
Own-Recovered-TDs 0 0
Opp-Recovered-Yards 2-60 1-0
Opp-Recovered-TDs 1 0
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 Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
TD 6:36 Terrell Owens 5 yd pass from Tony Romo (Nick Folk kick)
Plays: 14 | Yards: 80 | Time: 8:24
TD 0:43 Adrian Peterson 20 yd run (Ryan Longwell kick)
Plays: 11 | Yards: 69 | Time: 5:53
2nd Quarter
TD 1:39 Cedric Griffin 28 yd opp fumble return (Ryan Longwell kick)
Plays: 0 | Yards: 0 | Time: 0:00
3rd Quarter
TD 6:55 Marion Barber III 1 yd run (Nick Folk kick)
Plays: 5 | Yards: 36 | Time: 2:41
TD 2:52 Pat Watkins 68 yd blocked FG return (Nick Folk kick)
Plays: 0 | Yards: 0 | Time: 0:00
4th Quarter
FG 10:34 Nick Folk 45 yd FG
Plays: 4 | Yards: -5 | Time: 1:17
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