The Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys Match Player Stats from December 14, 2025 cover every play, player, and key moment from this NFL Week 15 matchup at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Minnesota Vikings defeated the Dallas Cowboys 34–26 on Sunday Night Football at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on December 14, 2025 — a result that ended Dallas’s playoff run despite the Cowboys outgaining Minnesota by nearly 100 yards. A crowd of 92,991 witnessed the game broadcast on NBC and Peacock.
Game at a Glance
Detail
Info
Final Score
Minnesota Vikings 34, Dallas Cowboys 26
Date
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Kickoff
8:20 PM ET
Network
NBC / Peacock
Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Attendance
92,991
Duration
3:07
Vegas Line
Cowboys –5.5
Over/Under
47.5 — Over
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Minnesota Vikings (6-8)
7
10
7
10
34
Dallas Cowboys (6-7-1)
7
10
6
3
26
Scoring Summary
Q1 – 8:23 – DAL: Javonte Williams 1-yd rush (Brandon Aubrey kick) — MIN 0, DAL 7
Q1 – 2:35 – MIN: Jalen Nailor 20-yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Will Reichard kick) — MIN 7, DAL 7
Q2 – 14:52 – DAL: Malik Davis 1-yd rush (Brandon Aubrey kick) — MIN 7, DAL 14
Q2 – 9:28 – MIN: J.J. McCarthy 1-yd rush (Will Reichard kick) — MIN 14, DAL 14
Q2 – 1:48 – MIN: Will Reichard 29-yd field goal — MIN 17, DAL 14
Q2 – 0:03 – DAL: Brandon Aubrey 37-yd field goal — MIN 17, DAL 17
Q3 – 11:14 – DAL: Brandon Aubrey 26-yd field goal — MIN 17, DAL 20
Q3 – 4:50 – DAL: Brandon Aubrey 41-yd field goal — MIN 17, DAL 23
Q3 – 1:12 – MIN: C.J. Ham 1-yd rush (Will Reichard kick) — MIN 24, DAL 23
Q4 – 9:12 – MIN: Jalen Nailor 4-yd pass from J.J. McCarthy (Will Reichard kick) — MIN 31, DAL 23
Q4 – 1:08 – MIN: Will Reichard 53-yd field goal — MIN 34, DAL 23
Q4 – 0:19 – DAL: Brandon Aubrey 41-yd field goal — Final: MIN 34, DAL 26
Team Statistics
Stat
Minnesota
Dallas
Total Yards
327
423
Net Passing Yards
250
285
Rushing Yards
77
138
Total Plays
52
69
Yards per Play
6.3
6.1
First Downs
21
25
Passing First Downs
11
12
Rushing First Downs
7
12
First Downs via Penalty
3
1
3rd Down Conversions
2/9 (22%)
2/12 (17%)
4th Down Conversions
3/3 (100%)
3/4 (75%)
Red Zone (TD – Att)
4 – 5
2 – 4
Sacks Allowed – Yards Lost
0 – 0
2 – 9
Turnovers
1
0
Penalties – Yards
3 – 17
7 – 58
Time of Possession
27:24
32:36
Total Touchdowns
4
2
Passing Statistics
Player
Team
Cmp
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
INT
Sacked–Yds
Lng
Rating
J.J. McCarthy
MIN
15
24
250
10.4
2
1
0–0
58
108.0
Dak Prescott
DAL
23
38
294
7.7
0
0
2–9
30
84.8
Advanced Passing Stats (PFF)
Player
Team
Cmp%
Adj Cmp%
aDOT
CAY
YAC
Drops
Drop%
Bad Throw%
Pressures
Press%
Time to Throw
J.J. McCarthy
MIN
62.5%
69.6%
11.0
160
90
1
4.2%
25.0%
1
3.8%
3.00s
Dak Prescott
DAL
60.5%
77.4%
8.2
137
157
1
2.9%
11.8%
8
20.0%
2.71s
Rushing Statistics
Minnesota Vikings
Player
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Lng
Aaron Jones
12
34
2.8
0
16
Jordan Mason
10
29
2.9
0
9
J.J. McCarthy
4
15
3.8
1
8
C.J. Ham
1
1
1.0
1
1
Jalen Nailor
1
–2
–2.0
0
—
Team Total
28
77
2.8
2
16
Dallas Cowboys
Player
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Lng
Javonte Williams
15
91
6.1
1
21
Malik Davis
8
21
2.6
1
6
Hunter Luepke
3
16
5.3
0
8
Brandon Aubrey
1
6
6.0
0
6
Dak Prescott
1
2
2.0
0
2
KaVontae Turpin
1
2
2.0
0
2
Team Total
29
138
4.8
2
21
Receiving Statistics
Minnesota Vikings
Player
Rec
Tgt
Yds
Avg
TD
Lng
YAC
Jordan Addison
2
2
66
33.0
0
58
18
T.J. Hockenson
4
5
66
16.5
0
29
20
Jalen Nailor
3
5
47
15.7
2
23
0
Aaron Jones
3
3
31
10.3
0
18
35
Justin Jefferson
2
8
22
11.0
0
12
7
Josh Oliver
1
1
18
18.0
0
18
10
Team Total
15
24
250
16.7
2
58
90
Dallas Cowboys
Player
Rec
Tgt
Yds
Avg
TD
Lng
YAC
CeeDee Lamb
6
10
111
18.5
0
30
27
Ryan Flournoy
4
5
40
10.0
0
19
39
George Pickens
3
6
33
11.0
0
17
17
Luke Schoonmaker
1
1
29
29.0
0
29
23
Jonathan Mingo
1
1
25
25.0
0
25
4
Jake Ferguson
2
4
16
8.0
0
9
13
Malik Davis
2
3
16
8.0
0
10
6
Hunter Luepke
2
2
14
7.0
0
11
14
KaVontae Turpin
2
2
10
5.0
0
9
14
Team Total
23
35
294
12.8
0
30
157
Defensive Statistics
Minnesota Vikings
Player
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
Blake Cashman
11
3
8
0.0
0
1
0
Josh Metellus
7
4
3
0.0
0
0
0
Eric Wilson
7
4
3
0.0
0
0
1
Isaiah Rodgers
6
4
2
0.0
0
0
0
Harrison Smith
6
3
3
0.0
0
2
1
Dallas Turner
6
2
4
0.0
0
0
0
Jalen Redmond
5
2
3
0.0
0
0
0
Andrew Van Ginkel
4
2
2
0.5
0
0
4
Jonathan Greenard
4
0
4
1.0
0
0
3
Byron Murphy
4
3
1
0.0
0
2
0
Javon Hargrave
2
0
2
0.5
0
0
1
Dallas Cowboys
Player
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sacks
TFL
PD
QB Hits
INT
DeMarvion Overshown
7
4
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
Malik Hooker
6
3
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
Shavon Revel
5
3
2
0.0
1
0
0
0
Markquese Bell
4
2
2
0.0
1
0
0
0
DaRon Bland
4
2
2
0.0
0
1
0
0
Jadeveon Clowney
4
1
3
0.0
0
0
0
0
Donovan Wilson
3
3
0
0.0
1
1
0
0
Quinnen Williams
3
2
1
0.0
0
1
0
1
Kenny Clark
3
1
2
0.0
1
0
1
0
INT: Quinnen Williams (DAL) — 1 INT, 0 return yards (tipped pass on McCarthy’s first attempt, returned to MIN 35)
Sacks
Qtr
Time
Defender(s)
Yards Lost
Q2
6:41
Jonathan Greenard / Javon Hargrave
–5
Q4
13:08
Andrew Van Ginkel / Jonathan Greenard
–4
Kicking, Punting & Special Teams
Field Goals & Extra Points
Player
Team
FGM
FGA
Pct
Made
Missed
Long
XPM/XPA
Pts
Will Reichard
MIN
2
2
100%
29 (Q2), 53 (Q4)
—
53
4/4
10
Brandon Aubrey
DAL
4
6
66.7%
37 (Q2), 26 (Q3), 41 (Q3), 41 (Q4)
51 (Q2), 59 (Q4)
41
2/2
14
Punting
Player
Team
Punts
Total Yds
Avg
Long
In 20
Ryan Wright
MIN
2
112
56.0
65
2
Bryan Anger
DAL
1
42
42.0
42
0
Kick Returns
Player
Team
Returns
Yds
Avg
Long
TD
Myles Price
MIN
6
143
23.8
32
0
KaVontae Turpin
DAL
4
124
31.0
40
0
PFF Pass Rush Statistics
Minnesota Vikings
Player
Total Pressures
Sacks
QB Hits
Hurries
Pass Rush Snaps
Press%
Andrew Van Ginkel
5
1
1
3
18
27.8%
Jonathan Greenard
5
2
0
3
24
20.8%
Eric Wilson
4
0
1
3
12
33.3%
Harrison Smith
4
0
1
3
6
66.7%
Javon Hargrave
2
1
0
1
16
12.5%
Blake Cashman
1
0
0
1
14
7.1%
Dallas Cowboys
Player
Total Pressures
Sacks
QB Hits
Hurries
Pass Rush Snaps
Press%
Quinnen Williams
3
0
0
3
16
18.8%
Kenny Clark
2
0
1
1
18
11.1%
Dante Fowler Jr.
1
0
1
0
3
33.3%
Donovan Ezeiruaku
1
0
0
1
13
7.7%
Jadeveon Clowney
1
0
0
1
12
8.3%
PFF Initial Player Grades
Offense — Top 5
Rank
Player
Team
Position
Grade
Snaps
1
Tyler Smith
DAL
G
92.5
64
2
J.J. McCarthy
MIN
QB
91.8
55
3
Jalen Nailor
MIN
WR
84.8
28
4
Luke Schoonmaker
DAL
TE
82.0
21
5
Terence Steele
DAL
T
81.1
70
Defense — Top 5
Rank
Player
Team
Position
Grade
Snaps
1
Quinnen Williams
DAL
DI
90.4
31
2
Fabian Moreau
MIN
CB
79.7
31
3
Isaiah Rodgers
MIN
CB
78.7
67
4
Markquese Bell
DAL
S
78.3
13
5
DeMarvion Overshown
DAL
LB
78.1
51
Snap Counts
Minnesota Vikings — Offense
Player
Position
Snaps
%
J.J. McCarthy
QB
55
100%
Justin Jefferson
WR
53
96%
T.J. Hockenson
TE
44
80%
Jordan Addison
WR
35
64%
Josh Oliver
TE
34
62%
Aaron Jones
RB
32
58%
Jalen Nailor
WR
28
51%
Jordan Mason
RB
20
36%
C.J. Ham
FB
16
29%
Minnesota Vikings — Defense
Player
Position
Snaps
%
Blake Cashman
LB
70
100%
Byron Murphy
CB
70
100%
Harrison Smith
S
70
100%
Josh Metellus
S
69
99%
Eric Wilson
LB
68
97%
Isaiah Rodgers
CB
67
96%
Andrew Van Ginkel
LB
60
86%
Jalen Redmond
DL
56
80%
Jonathan Allen
DL
52
74%
Jonathan Greenard
LB
44
63%
Dallas Cowboys — Offense
Player
Position
Snaps
%
Dak Prescott
QB
70
100%
George Pickens
WR
60
86%
CeeDee Lamb
WR
60
86%
Jake Ferguson
TE
50
71%
Ryan Flournoy
WR
45
64%
Malik Davis
RB
37
53%
Javonte Williams
RB
20
29%
Hunter Luepke
FB
15
21%
KaVontae Turpin
WR
14
20%
Dallas Cowboys — Defense
Player
Position
Snaps
%
DaRon Bland
CB
54
98%
Shavon Revel
CB
54
98%
DeMarvion Overshown
LB
51
93%
Malik Hooker
S
49
89%
Donovan Wilson
S
49
89%
Kenny Clark
DT
43
78%
Osa Odighizuwa
DT
42
76%
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE
39
71%
Quinnen Williams
DT
31
56%
Jadeveon Clowney
DE
28
51%
Game Analysis
J.J. McCarthy Delivers Career-Best Night
The Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys Match Player Stats from December 14, 2025 tell the story of a game that Dallas dominated on paper but lost where it mattered most. J.J. McCarthy threw for a career-high 250 yards and two touchdowns, both caught by Jalen Nailor, while also rushing four times for 15 yards and a score. McCarthy finished with a 108.0 passer rating and earned a PFF grade of 91.8 — the second-highest offensive grade of the night. His performance as an 8.5-point underdog on the road silenced doubts about Minnesota’s ability to compete late in the season.
Cowboys Dominate Stats But Lose the Game
A deeper look at the Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys Match Player Stats shows how Dallas controlled nearly every major category and still came up short. The Cowboys outgained Minnesota 423 to 327, held the ball for over 32 minutes, and rushed for 138 yards compared to Minnesota’s 77. Dak Prescott finished 23-of-38 for 294 yards with no turnovers. Yet Dallas converted just two of four red zone visits into touchdowns while the Vikings converted four of five — a gap that decided the final score.
Aubrey’s Missed Field Goals Prove Costly
Brandon Aubrey missed from 51 yards in the second quarter and from 59 yards in the fourth — two misses that handed Minnesota favorable field position on drives that ended in scores. The Cowboys kicker made four of six attempts, but those two misses at critical moments directly contributed to the outcome. Will Reichard, by contrast, was perfect for Minnesota going 2-of-2 including a clutch 53-yarder that pushed the lead to 34–23 late in the fourth quarter.
Defensive Standouts on Both Sides
Reviewing the Minnesota Vikings vs Dallas Cowboys Match Player Stats on defense, Quinnen Williams earned the top defensive PFF grade of 90.4 despite playing just 31 snaps. He recorded an interception on McCarthy’s very first pass attempt of the game — a tipped ball returned to the Minnesota 35-yard line. For the Vikings, linebacker Blake Cashman led all defenders with 11 combined tackles. Andrew Van Ginkel and Jonathan Greenard combined for 10 pressures and both sacks on Prescott.
Final Standings Impact
The result ended Dallas’s playoff hopes and confirmed a second consecutive missed postseason for the Cowboys, who finished the 2025 regular season at 7–10. Minnesota closed at 6–10 — a steep drop from the 14-win campaign the year before. The game stood as one of the clearest examples of the 2025 season: a team winning the box score but losing the scoreboard.
Stats sourced from ESPN, the Associated Press, NFL.com, and Pro Football Focus (PFF). PFF grades are initial and subject to revision following film review. CAY = Completed Air Yards per Pro Football Reference. Adj Cmp%, aDOT, Drops, and Time to Throw sourced from PFF.
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