Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys

Dallas 32, Atlanta 28

October 20, 1996

Scoring By Quarter

Atlanta 3 15 7 3 - 28
Dallas 7 10 8 7 - 32

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Dal: E.Smith 9-yard pass from T.Aikman (Boniol kick), 13:32
Atl: M.Anderson 23-yard FG, 5:40

Second Quarter
Dal: E.Smith 1-yard run (Boniol kick), 14:56
Atl: M.Anderson 54-yard FG, 10:54
Dal: C.Boniol 49-yard FG, 9:54
Atl: B.Hebert 1-yard run (2-pt attempt failed), 3:29
Atl: M.Anderson 32-yard FG, 1:42
Atl: M.Anderson 28-yard FG, :36

Third Quarter
Atl: B.Emanuel 4-yard pass from B.Hebert (Anderson kick), 4:43
Dal: E.Smith 3-yard run (M.Irvin-T.Aikman pass), 1:34

Fourth Quarter
Atl: M.Anderson 37-yard FG, 7:09
Dal: K.Martin 60-yard pass from T.Aikman (Boniol kick), 1:42

Game Statistics


                                 Atl       Dal
First Downs                       22        17
   Rushing                         7         4
   Passing                        12        13
   Penalty                         3         0
3RD-Down Efficiency             6-16       2-6
4TH-Down Efficiency              1-2       0-0
Total Net Yards                  369       306
   Total plays                    74        42
   Average gain                    3.6       3.5
Net Yards Rushing                113        56
   Rushes                         31        16
   Average per rush                2.6       4.3
Net Yards Passing                256       250
   Completed-attempted         25-40     17-24
   Yards per pass                  6.0       9.6
   Sacked-yards lost            3-16      2-15
   Had intercepted                 0         0
Punts-Avg                       3-44.0    3-41.7
Return Yardage                    94       235
   Punts-returns                 3-9       0-0
   Kickoffs-returns             5-85     7-235
   Interceptions-returns         0-0       0-0
Penalties-Yards                10-60      6-70
Fumbles-Lost                     1-0       2-2
Time of Possession             41:22     18:38

   Attendance: 64,091

Individual Statistics

Rushing

Atlanta:
Anderson 26-97, Heyward 3-14, Hebert 2-2.
Dallas:
E.Smith 15-50, Johnston 1-6.

Passing

Atlanta:
Hebert 25-40-272, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Dallas:
T.Aikman 17-24-265, 2 TD, 0 INT.

Receiving

Atlanta:
Emanuel 8-71, Anderson 7-45, Mathis 5-101, Heyward 2-28, Metcalf 2-21, Birden 1-6.
Dallas:
Irvin 7-119, Bjornson 4-24, Martin 3-96, E.Smith 2-7, Sanders 1-19.

Tackles-Assists-Sacks

Atlanta:
T.McKyer 6-0-1, D.Bush 6-0-0, A.Phillips 4-0-0, C.Smith 3-0-0, L.McGill 2-1-0, C.Bennett 2-0-1, J.Tuggle 2-0-0, P.Bates 2-0-0, L.Styles 2-0-0, R.George 1-2-0, L.Archambeau 1-0-0, M.Gardner 1-0-0, E.Shelley 1-0-0, T.Hall 1-0-0, J.Bolden 0-1-0.
Dallas:
F.Strickland 9-3-0, G.Teague 8-4-0, D.Woodson 7-4-0, K.Smith 7-1-0, B.Thomas 4-3-2, T.Tolbert 4-3-0, L.Lett 2-1-0, D.Smith 2-1-0, R.Harper 2-1-0, D.Sanders 2-0-0, B.Davis 2-0-0, S.Carver 1-2-1, B.Marion 1-1-0, G.Myles 1-0-0, B.Bates 1-0-0, K.Pittman 1-0-0, J.Schwantz 1-0-0, H.McCormack 0-1-0.

Fumbles Lost:

Atlanta:
None
Dallas:
T.Aikman 1, K.Martin 1.

Opponent's Fumbles Recovered:

Atlanta:
R.George 1, C. Bennett 1
Dallas:
None.

Interceptions: None

Missed Field Goals: None

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