| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 6, 1988 Location: East Rutherford, NJ Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 75826 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 65 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 13 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Paul McFadden 37 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Paul McFadden 50 FG | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Stephen Baker 22 pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Stephen Baker 6 pass from Phil Simms (Paul McFadden kick failed) | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Steve Folsom 1 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Roger Ruzek kick) | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 9 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Roger Ruzek kick) | 14 | 26 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Paul McFadden 47 FG | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ray Alexander 2 pass from Kevin Sweeney (Roger Ruzek kick) | 21 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ray Alexander |
| 83 | WR | Kelvin Martin |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Widell |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 65 | C | Bob White |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 89 | TE | Thornton Chandler |
| 16 | QB | Steve Pelluer |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 46 | FB | Todd Fowler |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Kevin Brooks |
| 73 | RDT | Danny Noonan |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 57 | LLB | Ron Burton |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 59 | RLB | Garry Cobb |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 40 | SS | Bill Bates |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 23 | RCB | Robert Williams |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Stephen Baker |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 66 | LOT | Bill Roberts |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 60 | ROG | Eric Moore |
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Eric Dorsey |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 38 | 0 |
| Kevin Sweeney | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 19 | 56 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 10 | 1 |
| Lionel Manuel | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| George Adams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | 8 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Kevin Sweeney | 37 | 19 | 51.4 | 0 | 189 | 5.1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 93.2 |
| Steve Pelluer | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0 | 96 | 5.3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 70.6 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 25 | 11 | 44.0 | 1 | 165 | 6.6 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 76.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ray Alexander | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 23 | 1 |
| Kelvin Martin | 7 | 65 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Thornton Chandler | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Steve Folsom | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Lionel Manuel | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Stephen Baker | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22t | 2 |
| Zeke Mowatt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mark Bavaro | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Downs | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 7 | 305 | 43.6 | 50 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Maury Buford | 5 | 241 | 48.2 | 55 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Cornell Burbage | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Neal Guggemos | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Kenny Hill | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ed Jones | 1.5 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0.5 |
| New York Giants | |
| Lawrence Taylor | 2.0 |
| Erik Howard | 1.0 |
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