Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys

Indianapolis 25, Dallas 24

September 15, 1996

Scoring By Quarter

Indianapolis 3 6 13 3 - 25
Dallas 7 14 0 3 - 24

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Ind: Blanchard 23 yd. Field Goal, 4:55
Dal: Johnston 5 yd. pass from Aikman (Boniol kick), 0:09

Second Quarter
Dal: Sanders 22 yd. fumble return (Boniol kick), 14:07
Dal: Smith 2 yd. run (Boniol kick), 6:23
Ind: Blanchard 25 yd. Field Goal, 2:31
Ind: Blanchard 52 yd. Field Goal, 0:07

Third Quarter
Ind: Pollard 48 yd. pass from Harbaugh (Blanchard kick), 9:48
Ind: Dilger 8 yd. pass from Harbaugh (Two-Pt Attempt Failed), 2:42

Fourth Quarter
Dal: Boniol 52 yd. Field Goal, 13:26
Ind: Blanchard 43 yd. Field Goal, 0:51

Game Statistics


                                  Ind       Dal
First downs                        18        18
  Rushing                           5         7
  Passing                          11        10
  Penalty                           2         1
3rd Down Efficiency           3-11-27%  5-11-45%
4th Down Efficiency           1-1-100%  1-1-100%
Total Net Yards                   321       295
  Total Offensive Plays            61        57
  Average gain per play             5.3       5.2
Net Yards Rushing                 103       111
  Total Rushing Plays              28        30
  Average gain per play             3.7       3.7
Net Yards Passing                 218       184
  Gross yards passing             244       184
  Sacks-Yards Lost               5-26       0-0
  Attempts-Completions-INTS   28-19-1   27-17-0
  Average gain per play             6.6       6.8
Kickoffs-End Zone-Touchbacks    7-4-4     5-1-0
Punts-Average                    2-50.5    3-38.0
  Blocked                           0         0
FGs - PATs Blocked                0-0       0-0
Total Return Yardage                0        27
  No-Yards Punt Returns           0-0      2-12
  No-Yards Kickoff Returns      5-172      3-71
  No-Yards INT Returns            0-0      1-15
Penalties                        6-50      2-30
Fumbles-Lost                      3-1       1-1
Touchdowns                          2         3
  Rushing                           0         1
  Passing                           2         1
  Fumbles                           0         1
PATs Made-Attempts                1-3       3-3
  Kicking Made-Attempts           1-1       3-3
  Passing Made-Attempts           0-2       0-0
FGs Made-Attempts                 4-4       1-3
Safeties                            0         0
Time of Possession              31:18     28:42

   Attendance: 63,021

Individual Statistics

Rushing

Indianapolis:
Z. Crockett 10-36, C. Groce 3-28, L. Warren 8-14, V. Workman 3-14, J. Harbaugh 4-11
Dallas:
E. Smith 26-101, T. Aikman 3-8, D. Johnston 1-2

Passing

Indianapolis:
J.Harbaugh 19-28-244
Dallas:
T.Aikman 17-27-184

Receiving

Indianapolis:
Z. Crockett 4-60, S. Dawkins 4-57, L. Warren 4-23, M. Harrison 3-16, K. Dilger 2-34, M. Pollard 1-48, V. Workman 1-6
Dallas:
E. Bjornson 5-54, D. Johnston 4-24, K. Williams 2-36, K. Martin 2-29, D. Sanders 2-27, E. Smith 2-14

Tackles-Assists-Sacks

Indianapolis:
S. Burroughs 7-1-0, Q. Coryatt 6-1-0, D. Tate 4-2-0, J. Belser 4-0-0, T. Siragusa 4-0-0, R. Buchanan 3-1-0, J. Herrod 3-0-0, D. Mathis 3-0-0, B. Whittington 2-1-0, T. McCoy 1-2-0, E. Alexander 2-0-0, E. Daniel 2-0-0, S. Martin 1-0-0.
Dallas:
F. Strickland 9-0-0, B. Marion 6-3-0, D. Smith 6-2-0, T. Tolbert 6-0-3, D. Sanders 4-1-0, L. Lett 4-0-2, D. Woodson 3-0-0, C. Hennings 2-1-0, K. Smith 2-1-0, J. Schwantz 2-0-0, B. Bates 2-0-0, C. Haley 1-1-0, A. Brice 1-0-0, T. Casillas 1-0-0, C. Boniol 1-0-0, A. Campos 1-0-0, D. Johnston 1-0-0, R. Harper 0-2-0, H. McCormack 0-1-0.

Interceptions

Indianapolis:
None
Dallas:
R. Harper 1-15

Missed Field Goals

Indianapolis:
None
Dallas:
C.Boniol (40, 57)

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