Dallas out-gained Minnesota by 96 yards and turned the ball over zero times at AT&T Stadium on December 14, 2025, and still lost 34-26. J.J. McCarthy threw for a career-high 250 yards and two touchdowns, ran for a third score on a bootleg from the 1-yard line, and the Vikings converted three of four red zone trips against a Cowboys offense that managed two of five inside the 20. Brandon Aubrey missed field goals of 51 and 59 yards, Dak Prescott finished without a touchdown pass for just the third time all season, and the defeat left Dallas at 6-7-1 with the 2025 postseason effectively out of reach.
Game Information
Date
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Kickoff
8:20 PM ET
Venue
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Attendance
92,991
Game Duration
3:07
Broadcast
NBC – Sunday Night Football
Vikings Record
6-8
Cowboys Record
6-7-1
Table of Contents
Box Score
Score by Quarter
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 Plays
Qtr
Time
Team
Play
Drive
Score
Q1
8:23
DAL
Javonte Williams 1 Yd Rush (Aubrey kick)
11 plays, 35 yds, 5:39
MIN 0 – DAL 7
Q1
2:35
MIN
Jalen Nailor 20 Yd pass from McCarthy (Reichard kick)
2 plays, 53 yds, 0:33
MIN 7 – DAL 7
Q2
14:52
DAL
Malik Davis 1 Yd Rush (Aubrey kick)
6 plays, 73 yds, 2:43
MIN 7 – DAL 14
Q2
9:28
MIN
J.J. McCarthy 1 Yd Rush (Reichard kick)
10 plays, 75 yds, 5:24
MIN 14 – DAL 14
Q2
1:48
MIN
Will Reichard 29 Yd FG
8 plays, 48 yds, 4:03
MIN 17 – DAL 14
Q2
0:03
DAL
Brandon Aubrey 37 Yd FG
10 plays, 41 yds, 1:45
MIN 17 – DAL 17
Q3
11:14
DAL
Brandon Aubrey 26 Yd FG
7 plays, 50 yds, 3:46
MIN 17 – DAL 20
Q3
4:50
DAL
Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd FG
9 plays, 67 yds, 5:20
MIN 17 – DAL 23
Q3
1:12
MIN
C.J. Ham 1 Yd Rush (Reichard kick)
8 plays, 73 yds, 3:38
MIN 24 – DAL 23
Q4
9:12
MIN
Jalen Nailor 4 Yd pass from McCarthy (Reichard kick)
5 plays, 51 yds, 3:08
MIN 31 – DAL 23
Q4
1:08
MIN
Will Reichard 53 Yd FG
10 plays, 26 yds, 4:22
MIN 34 – DAL 23
Q4
0:19
DAL
Brandon Aubrey 41 Yd FG
5 plays, 42 yds, 0:49
MIN 34 – DAL 26
Team Stats
Stat
Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboys
Total Yards
327
423
Passing Yards (net)
250
285
Rushing Yards
77
138
Total Plays
52
69
Yards per Play
6.3
6.1
1st Downs
21
25
Passing 1st Downs
11
12
Rushing 1st Downs
7
12
1st Downs via Penalties
3
1
3rd Down Efficiency
2/9 (22%)
2/12 (17%)
4th Down Efficiency
3/3 (100%)
3/4 (75%)
Red Zone (Made/Att)
3/4 (75%)
2/5 (40%)
Penalties
3 for 17 yds
7 for 58 yds
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Sacks/Yards Lost
0/0
2/9
Time of Possession
27:24
32:36
Total Drives
11
10
Passing Stats: J.J. McCarthy and Dak Prescott
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
RTG
QBR
J.J. McCarthy (MIN)
15/24
250
10.4
2
1
0/0
108.0
84.9
Dak Prescott (DAL)
23/38
294*
7.7
0
0
2/9
84.8
65.9
*Prescott’s gross passing total was 294 yards. Net passing yards, after 9 yards lost on two sacks, were 285, which is the figure reflected in the Dallas team total.
Rushing Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
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
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
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 Stats
Minnesota Vikings
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
T.J. Hockenson
4
5
66
16.5
0
29
Jordan Addison
2
2
66
33.0
0
58
Jalen Nailor
3
5
47
15.7
2
23
Aaron Jones
3
3
31
10.3
0
18
Justin Jefferson
2
8
22
11.0
0
12
Josh Oliver
1
1
18
18.0
0
18
Team Total
15
24
250
16.7
2
58
Dallas Cowboys
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
CeeDee Lamb
6
10
111
18.5
0
30
Ryan Flournoy
4
5
40
10.0
0
19
George Pickens
3
6
33
11.0
0
17
Luke Schoonmaker
1
1
29
29.0
0
29
Jonathan Mingo
1
1
25
25.0
0
25
Malik Davis
2
3
16
8.0
0
10
Jake Ferguson
2
4
16
8.0
0
9
Hunter Luepke
2
2
14
7.0
0
11
KaVontae Turpin
2
2
10
5.0
0
9
Brevyn Spann-Ford
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team Total
23
35
294
12.8
0
30
Defensive Stats
Minnesota Vikings Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Blake Cashman
11
3
0
0
1
0
Eric Wilson
7
4
0
0
0
1
Joshua Metellus
7
4
0
0
0
0
Harrison Smith
6
3
0
0
2
1
Isaiah Rodgers
6
4
0
0
0
0
Dallas Turner
6
2
0
0
0
0
Jalen Redmond
5
2
0
0
0
0
Levi Drake Rodriguez
5
2
0
0
0
1
Byron Murphy Jr.
4
3
0
0
2
0
Andrew Van Ginkel
4
2
0.5
0
0
4
Jonathan Greenard
4
0
1.0
0
0
3
Will Reichard
2
2
0
0
0
0
Javon Hargrave
2
0
0.5
0
0
1
Jonathan Allen
2
0
0
0
0
0
Fabian Moreau
1
1
0
0
0
0
Josh Oliver
1
1
0
0
0
0
Ivan Pace Jr.
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tyler Batty
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
1
1
0
0
0
0
Tavierre Thomas
1
0
0
0
0
0
Austin Keys
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team Total
78
36
2.0
0
5
11
Dallas Cowboys Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
DeMarvion Overshown
7
4
0
0
0
0
Malik Hooker
6
3
0
0
0
0
Shavon Revel Jr.
5
3
0
1
0
0
Markquese Bell
4
2
0
1
0
0
DaRon Bland
4
2
0
0
1
0
Jadeveon Clowney
4
1
0
0
0
0
Donovan Wilson
3
3
0
1
1
0
Quinnen Williams
3
2
0
0
1
0
Kenny Clark
3
1
0
1
0
1
Osa Odighizuwa
3
1
0
0
0
0
Caelen Carson
3
1
0
0
0
0
Shemar James
2
2
0
0
0
0
Brevyn Spann-Ford
2
1
0
0
0
0
Marist Liufau
2
1
0
0
0
0
Donovan Ezeiruaku
2
1
0
0
0
0
Reddy Steward
1
1
0
0
0
0
Sam Williams
1
1
0
1
0
0
Alijah Clark
1
1
0
0
0
0
Logan Wilson
1
0
0
0
0
0
Kenneth Murray Jr.
1
0
0
0
0
0
Team Total
58
31
0
5
3
1
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
YDS
TD
Quinnen Williams
DAL
1
0
0
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
MISSED
XP
PTS
Will Reichard (MIN)
2/2
100.0%
53
—
4/4
10
Brandon Aubrey (DAL)
4/6
66.7%
41
51 yd (wide right, Q2), 59 yd (wide right, Q4)
2/2
14
Punting
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
In 20
LONG
Ryan Wright (MIN)
2
112
56.0
0
2
65
Bryan Anger (DAL)
1
42
42.0
0
0
42
Kick Returns
Player
Team
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
KaVontae Turpin
DAL
4
124
31.0
40
0
Myles Price
MIN
6
143
23.8
32
0
Officials
Position
Official
Referee
Scott Novak
Umpire
Mike Morton
Down Judge
Brian Sakowski
Line Judge
Mark Stewart
Field Judge
Terry Brown
Side Judge
Don Willard
Back Judge
Tony Josselyn
Prescott entered the game as the NFL’s leading passer in yardage through 14 weeks of the 2025 season and finished 23-of-38 for 294 yards without a touchdown throw, his third scoreless outing across fifteen games. McCarthy, intercepted on his first pass after a tipped ball landed in the hands of Quinnen Williams, answered with a career-high 250 yards and three total touchdowns over the remaining 58 minutes of play. The Cowboys spent exactly one week above .500 in the 2025 regular season, that being the three-game winning streak that preceded this loss, and fell to 6-7-1 with the postseason window closed.
Sources: ESPN, Associated Press, Pro Football Reference, Dallas Cowboys official site, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, FOX Sports
Bobby A. Smith is a Senior Sports Analyst with over nine years of professional experience, specializing in forensic analysis of game strategy and player performance.
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