Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals

Dallas 10, Arizona 6

December 8, 1996

Scoring By Quarter

Dallas 0 0 10 0 - 10
Arizona 3 3 0 0 - 6

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Arz: K.Butler 33-yard run, 7:54

Second Quarter
Arz: K.Butler 28-yard run, 0:02

Third Quarter
Dal: M.Irvin 50-yard pass from T.Aikman (Boniol kick), 5:07

Fourth Quarter
Dal: C.Boniol 31-yard FG, 8:41

Game Statistics


                                      Dal       Arz
First Downs                            15        20
   Rushing                              6         4
   Passing                              9        12
   Penalty                              0         4
3RD-Down Efficiency                  6-14      5-12
4TH-Down Efficiency                   0-0       1-1
Total Net Yards                       334       347
   Total plays                         60        64
   Average gain                         5.6       5.4
Net Yards Rushing                      80       134
   Rushes                              35        26
   Average per rush                     2.3       5.2
Net Yards Passing                     254       213
   Att-Comp-INTs                  24-15-0   36-18-2
   Sacked-yards lost                  1-1      2-11
   Gross Yards passing                255       224
   Yards per Attempt                   10.2       5.6
KickOffs Nbr-End Zone-TBs           3-0-0     3-0-0
Punts-Avg                            6-44.3    5-51.0
   Blocked                              0         0
FGs - PATs had Blocked                0-0       0-0
Return Yardage (Excl. Kickoffs)        14        11
   Punts-returns                      1-6      2-11
   Kickoffs-returns                  3-53      3-61
   Interceptions-returns              2-8       0-0
Penalties-Yards                      5-55      7-50
Fumbles-Lost                          2-2       4-2
Touchdowns                              1         0
   Rushing                              0         0
   Passing                              1         0
Extra Points Made-Attempts            1-1       0-0
   Kicking Made-Attempts              1-1       0-0
Field Goals Made - Attempts           1-1       2-2
Safeties                                0         0
Time of Possession                  30:22     29:38

   Attendance: 70,763

Individual Statistics

Rushing

Dallas:
E.Smith 27-70, Sh.Williams 3-8, T.Aikman 3-1, D.Johnston 2-1.
Arizona:
L.McElroy 14-90, L.Centers 8-34, L.Johnson 3-10, B.Esiason 1-0.

Passing

Dallas:
T.Aikman 15-24-255, 1 TD, 0 INT.
Arizona:
B.Esiason 18-36-224, 0 TD, 2 INT.

Receiving

Dallas:
M.Irvin 8-198, K.Williams 3-29, K.Martin 1-12, E.Bjorson 1-11, T.Armstrong 1-6, E.Smith 1-minus 1.
Arizona:
F.Sanders 5-75, R.Moore, 4-94, L.Centers 3-8, P.Carter 2-22, S.Anderson 1-17, A.Edwards 1-12, C.Smith 1-2, L.McElroy 1-minus 6.

Tackles-Assists-Sacks

Dallas:
D.Smith 7-4-0, G.Teague 7-1-0, R.Godfrey 5-1-0, S.Carver 3-2-0, D.Woodson 4-0-0, K.Smith 3-1-0, F.Strickland 2-2-0, A.Brice 3-0-0, C.Hennings 3-0-1, T.Casillas 1-2-0, R.Harper 0-3-0, W.Davis 2-0-0, J.Schwantz 1-1-0, T.Tolbert 1-1-1, R.Childress 1-0-0, B.Thomas 1-0-0, G.Myles 0-1-0.
Arizona:
A.Williams 9-0-0, E.Swann 5-3-0, E.Hill 4-4-0, S.Joyner 4-3-0, J.Miller 3-4-0, M.Darby 4-2-0, S.Rice 4-1-1, M.Bankston 3-1-0, B.Wilson 2-2-0, R.Bradford 3-0-0, B.Ottis 2-0-0, T.Paul 2-0-0, J.Drake 1-1-0, B.Alexander 0-2-0.

Interceptions

Dallas:
D.Woodson 1-7, G.Teague 1-0.
Arizona:
None.

Fumbles-Lost

Dallas:
T.Aikman 1, E.Smith 1.
Arizona:
L.Johnson 1, B.Esiason 1.

Opponent's Fumbles Recovered

Dallas:
B.Thomas 1-0, D.Sanders 1-0.
Arizona:
E.Swann 1-0, M Darby 1-0.

Missed Field Goals

Dallas:
None.
Arizona:
None.

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