Dallas 24, New Orleans 16
Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Dallas 7 3 7 7 24
New Orleans 0 6 3 7 16
Scoring Summary
1st Qtr: DAL - TD, Tony Tolbert 54 yd interception return (Chris
Boniol kick), 4:36.
2nd Qtr: NOR - FG, Morten Andersen 21 yd, 11:29. Drive: 5 plays, 11
yards in 1:12. Key plays: Conner 56-yard
interception return to Dallas 15.
NOR - FG, Morten Andersen 32 yd, 14:10. Drive: 6 plays, 12
yards in 1:03. Key plays: Spencer 3-yard
interception return to Dallas 26; Everett 10-yard
pass to Early to Dallas 16.
DAL - FG, Chris Boniol 30 yd, 15:00. Drive: 6 plays, 34
yards in 0:50. Key plays: Williams 44-yard kickoff
return to New Orleans 42; Aikman 13-yard pass to
Novacek to New Orleans 29; Aikman 9-yard pass to
Smith to New Orleans 20.
3rd Qtr: DAL - TD, Emmitt Smith 1 yd run (Chris Boniol kick), 8:33.
Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards in 8:33. Key plays:
Aikman 12-yard pass to Williams to Dallas 41;
Aikman 12-yard pass to Irvin to New Orleans 24;
Aikman 10-yard pass to Novacek to New Orleans 14.
NOR - FG, Morten Andersen 29 yd, 13:31. Drive: 9 plays, 54
yards in 4:58. Key plays: Everett 10-yard pass to
Bates to New Orleans 36; Everett 12-yard pass to
Early to New Orleans 48; Everett 13-yard pass to
Haynes to Dallas 42; Pass interference on Cowboys'
Woodson to Dallas 12.
4th Qtr: DAL - TD, Darrin Smith 13 yd interception return (Chris
Boniol kick), 5:43.
NOR - TD, Derek Brown 4 yd run (Morten Andersen kick), 9:23.
Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards in 3:40. Key plays:
Everett 12-yard pass to Early to New Orleans 48;
Everett 13-yard pass to Haynes to Dallas 39;
Everett 18-yard pass to Walls to Dallas 10.
Team Statistics
DAL NOR
First downs 23 19
Rushing 10 5
Passing 11 12
Penalty 2 2
3rd-down efficiency 8-12 4-12
4th-down efficiency 0-1 2-2
Total net yards 280 237
Total plays 62 59
Average gain 4.5 4.0
Net yards rushing 105 90
Rushes 34 25
Average per rush 3.1 3.6
Net yards passing 175 147
Completed-attempted 21-28 18-32
Yards per pass 6.3 4.3
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-15
Had intercepted 2 3
Punts-average 2-46.0 1-48.0
Return yardage 168 162
Punts-returns 0-0 1-6
Kickoffs-returns 5-101 4-90
Interceptions-returns 3-67 2-66
Penalties-yards 5-58 5-36
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0
Time of possession 33:09 26:51
Player Statistics
Missed field goals: Dallas (Chris Boniol 20); New Orleans (Morten
Andersen 40).
Dallas rushing: Emmitt Smith 19-74, Daryl Johnston 4-11, Blair
Thomas 6-7, Troy Aikman 3-3, Tommie Agee 1-3, Kevin Williams 1-7.
New Orleans rushing: Mario Bates 17-68, Derek Brown 6-19, Lorenzo
Neal 1-2, Jim Everett 1-1.
Dallas passing: Troy Aikman 21-28 for 175 yards, 2 INT, 0 TD.
New Orleans passing: Jim Everett 18-32 for 162 yards, 3 INT, 0
TD.
Dallas receiving: Michael Irvin 6-71, Jay Novacek 5-50, Emmitt
Smith 5-21, Daryl Johnston 4-21, Kevin Williams 1-12.
New Orleans receiving: Michael Haynes 7-59, Quinn Early 4-44,
Torrance Small 3-32, Derek Brown 2-15, Mario Bates 1-10, Brad Muster
1-2.
Dallas tackles-assists-sacks: Charles Haley 7-1-0, James
Washington 5-3-0, Darren Woodson 5-1-0, Dixon Edwards 3-2-1, Tony
Tolbert 3-2-0, Clayton Holmes 3-1-0, Russell Maryland 3-0-1, Kevin Smith
3-0-0, Robert Jones 2-1-0, Darrin Smith 2-1-0, Jim Jeffcoat 1-2-0, Chad
Hennings 1-1-0, Leon Lett 1-1-0, Derrick Brownlow 4-0-0, Kenneth Gant
1-0-0, Godfrey Myles 1-0-0, Darrin Studstill 1-0-0, Larry Allen 1-0-0.
New Orleans tackles-assists-sacks: Sam Mills 11-3-0, Sean Lumpkin
8-4-0, Renaldo Turnbull 8-1-0, Vinnie Clark 7-1-0, Winfred Tubbs 6-4-0,
Vince Buck 5-3-0, Jimmy Spencer 3-0-0, Wayne Martin 1-2-0, Frank Warren
0-2-0, Darion Conner 1-0-0, Othello Henderson 1-0-0, Joe Johnson 1-0-0,
Carl Lee 1-0-0, Tyrone Legette 1-0-0, Joel Smeenge 2-1-0, Tyrone Hughes
1-0-0, Wesley Walls 1-0-0.
Interceptions: Dallas (Darrin Smith 2 for 13 yards, Tony Tolbert
1 for 54 yards); New Orleans (Darion Conner 1 for 56 yards, Jimmy
Spencer 1 for 10 yards).
Fumbles lost: None.
Opponent's fumbles recovered: None.
Officials: Referee-Dale Hamer. Umpire-Rex Stuart. Head
linesman-Jerry Bergman. Line judge-Bruce Maurer. Back judge-Jim Knight.
Side judge-Bill Quinby. Field judge-Phil Luckett.
A: 67,323; No shows: 2,152; T: 2:51