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. J.J. McCarthy threw for a career-high 250 yards and two touchdowns, both caught by Jalen Nailor, while C.J. Ham punched it in from a yard out on his first carry of the 2025 season to put the Vikings ahead for good. Every player stat, split, and advanced metric from the Week 15 matchup is in the tables below.
Table of Contents
Game Information
Detail
Info
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
Final Score
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
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Score
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
MIN 34 – DAL 26
Team Stats
Stat
MIN
DAL
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
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Penalties – Yards
3 – 17
7 – 58
Time of Possession
27:24
32:36
Total Touchdowns
4
2
Rushing Touchdowns
2
2
Passing Touchdowns
2
0
Passing Stats
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
Rushing Stats
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
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
29
138
4.8
2
21
Receiving Stats
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
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
Brevyn Spann-Ford
0
1
0
—
0
—
0
Team
23
35
294
12.8
0
30
157
Note: Team targets (35) reflect receiver-attributed targets. Prescott’s 38 pass attempts include throwaways and batted balls not attributed to a specific receiver.
Defensive Stats
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
Levi Drake Rodriguez
5
2
3
0.0
0
1
0
Byron Murphy
4
3
1
0.0
0
2
0
Andrew Van Ginkel
4
2
2
0.5
0
0
4
Jonathan Greenard
4
0
4
1.0
0
0
3
Javon Hargrave
2
0
2
0.5
0
0
1
Jonathan Allen
2
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
Will Reichard
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
Fabian Moreau
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Ivan Pace
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Tyler Batty
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
Tavierre Thomas
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
Austin Keys
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
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
Osa Odighizuwa
3
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
Caelen Carson
3
1
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
Donovan Ezeiruaku
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
Shemar James
2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Marist Liufau
2
1
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
Sam Williams
1
1
0
0.0
1
0
0
0
Kenneth Murray
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
Reddy Steward
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Alijah Clark
1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
Logan Wilson
1
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
0
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return Yds
TD
Notes
Quinnen Williams
DAL
1
0
0
Tipped pass on McCarthy’s first attempt; returned to MIN 35
Sacks
Sack credit split per Pro Football Reference (shared sacks divided equally). PFF counts full participation for each rusher involved.
Qtr
Time
Defender(s)
Yards Lost
PFR Credit
Q2
6:41
Jonathan Greenard / Javon Hargrave
–5
0.5 each
Q4
13:08
Andrew Van Ginkel / Jonathan Greenard
–4
0.5 each
Kicking, Punting & Special Teams
Field Goals & Extra Points
Player
Team
FGM
FGA
Pct
Made (Chronological)
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
Drive Chart
Minnesota Vikings
#
Qtr
Start
Plays
Time
Yds
Result
1
Q1
MIN 32
2
0:58
6
Interception
2
Q1
MIN 14
5
3:52
18
Punt
3
Q1
MIN 47
2
0:33
53
Touchdown
4
Q2
MIN 25
10
5:24
75
Touchdown
5
Q2
MIN 41
8
4:03
48
Field Goal
6
Q3
MIN 42
3
1:04
1
Punt
7
Q3
MIN 27
8
3:38
73
Touchdown
8
Q4
MIN 49
5
3:08
51
Touchdown
9
Q4
MIN 39
10
4:22
26
Field Goal
10
Q4
DAL 45
1
0:19
–1
End of Game
Dallas Cowboys
#
Qtr
Start
Plays
Time
Yds
Result
1
Q1
MIN 35
11
5:39
35
Touchdown
2
Q1
DAL 3
3
1:23
8
Punt
3
Q1
DAL 27
6
2:43
73
Touchdown
4
Q2
DAL 43
8
3:37
24
Missed FG
5
Q2
DAL 40
10
1:45
41
Field Goal
6
Q3
DAL 42
7
3:46
50
Field Goal
7
Q3
DAL 10
9
5:20
67
Field Goal
8
Q3
DAL 35
8
3:52
24
Missed FG
9
Q4
DAL 10
8
3:42
51
Turnover on Downs
10
Q4
DAL 35
5
0:49
42
Field Goal
Snap Counts
Minnesota Vikings — Offense
Player
Position
Snaps
%
J.J. McCarthy
QB
55
100%
Donovan Jackson
G
55
100%
Justin Skule
T
55
100%
Will Fries
G
55
100%
Ryan Kelly
C
55
100%
Justin Jefferson
WR
53
96%
Brian O’Neill
T
45
82%
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%
Blake Brandel
G
11
20%
Ben Sims
TE
9
16%
Tai Felton
WR
1
2%
Myles Price
WR
1
2%
Ben Yurosek
TE
1
2%
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 Turner
LB
37
53%
Fabian Moreau
CB
31
44%
Javon Hargrave
DL
25
36%
Levi Drake Rodriguez
DL
22
31%
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL
17
24%
Jay Ward
S
11
16%
Ivan Pace
LB
1
1%
Dallas Cowboys — Offense
Player
Position
Snaps
%
Dak Prescott
QB
70
100%
Tyler Booker
G
70
100%
Terence Steele
T
70
100%
Cooper Beebe
C
70
100%
Tyler Smith
G
64
91%
George Pickens
WR
60
86%
CeeDee Lamb
WR
60
86%
Nathan Thomas
T
57
81%
Jake Ferguson
TE
50
71%
Ryan Flournoy
WR
45
64%
Malik Davis
RB
37
53%
Luke Schoonmaker
TE
21
30%
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE
21
30%
Javonte Williams
RB
20
29%
Hunter Luepke
FB
15
21%
KaVontae Turpin
WR
14
20%
Hakeem Adeniji
T
13
19%
Jonathan Mingo
WR
7
10%
T.J. Bass
G
6
9%
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%
Logan Wilson
LB
29
53%
Jadeveon Clowney
DE
28
51%
Sam Williams
DE
23
42%
Kenneth Murray
LB
22
40%
Caelen Carson
CB
17
31%
Solomon Thomas
DT
17
31%
Marist Liufau
LB
16
29%
Markquese Bell
S
12
22%
James Houston
DE
11
20%
Dante Fowler
DE
10
18%
Reddy Steward
DB
8
15%
Advanced Stats
Advanced Passing
CAY = Completed Air Yards per Pro Football Reference. Adj Cmp%, aDOT, Drops, and Time to Throw sourced from 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
Advanced Rushing — Minnesota Vikings
Player
Att
Yds
TD
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
Broken Tackles
Aaron Jones
12
34
0
1.1
1.8
0
Jordan Mason
10
29
0
0.5
2.4
1
J.J. McCarthy
4
15
1
1.3
2.5
1
C.J. Ham
1
1
1
1.0
0.0
0
Jalen Nailor
1
–2
0
–2.0
0.0
0
Advanced Rushing — Dallas Cowboys
Player
Att
Yds
TD
YBC/Att
YAC/Att
Broken Tackles
Javonte Williams
15
91
1
2.9
3.2
0
Malik Davis
8
21
1
0.5
2.1
0
Hunter Luepke
3
16
0
1.3
4.0
0
Brandon Aubrey
1
6
0
6.0
0.0
0
Dak Prescott
1
2
0
0.0
2.0
0
KaVontae Turpin
1
2
0
0.0
2.0
1
Advanced Receiving — Minnesota Vikings
Player
Rec
Tgt
Yds
TD
YAC
ADOT
Drop
Drop%
Jordan Addison
2
2
66
0
18
24.0
0
0.0%
T.J. Hockenson
4
5
66
0
20
11.4
0
0.0%
Jalen Nailor
3
5
47
2
0
13.8
0
0.0%
Aaron Jones
3
3
31
0
35
–1.3
0
0.0%
Justin Jefferson
2
8
22
0
7
8.9
1
12.5%
Josh Oliver
1
1
18
0
10
8.0
0
0.0%
Advanced Receiving — Dallas Cowboys
Player
Rec
Tgt
Yds
TD
YAC
ADOT
Drop
Drop%
CeeDee Lamb
6
10
111
0
27
10.6
0
0.0%
Ryan Flournoy
4
5
40
0
39
7.4
0
0.0%
George Pickens
3
6
33
0
17
5.5
0
0.0%
Luke Schoonmaker
1
1
29
0
23
6.0
0
0.0%
Jonathan Mingo
1
1
25
0
4
21.0
0
0.0%
Jake Ferguson
2
4
16
0
13
8.5
0
0.0%
Malik Davis
2
3
16
0
6
4.3
1
33.3%
Hunter Luepke
2
2
14
0
14
0.0
0
0.0%
KaVontae Turpin
2
2
10
0
14
–2.0
0
0.0%
Brevyn Spann-Ford
0
1
0
0
0
8.0
0
0.0%
PFF Pass Rush
PFF counts full sack participation for each rusher on shared sacks, which differs from PFR’s split credit shown in the Sacks table above.
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 Turner
1
0
0
1
18
5.6%
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 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
Dallas outgained Minnesota 423 to 327, held possession for over 32 minutes, and still lost — because the Cowboys converted two of four red zone trips into touchdowns while the Vikings converted four of five. Brandon Aubrey missed from 51 and 59 yards, both misses handing Minnesota favorable field position on drives that ended in scores. The Cowboys finished the 2025 regular season 7–10 and missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year; the Vikings closed at 6–10, a steep fall from the 14-win campaign that had preceded it.
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