| Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 8, 1996 Location: Tempe, AZ Venue: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 70763 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 80 F Humidty: 24% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | ARI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 28 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 50 pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 31 FG | 10 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 85 | WR | Kevin Williams |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 73 | ROG | Larry Allen |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 81 | TE | Tyji Armstrong |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 95 | LDT | Chad Hennings |
| 75 | RDT | Tony Casillas |
| 96 | RDE | Shante Carver |
| 56 | SLB | Randall Godfrey |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 59 | WLB | Darrin Smith |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 30 | FS | George Teague |
| 29 | RCB | Alundis Brice |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 64 | LOG | James Dexter |
| 62 | C | Mike Devlin |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 68 | ROT | Joe Wolf |
| 80 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 45 | RB | Cedric Smith |
| 37 | FB | Larry Centers |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 98 | LDT | Eric Swann |
| 94 | RDT | Bernard Wilson |
| 79 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 59 | LLB | Seth Joyner |
| 58 | MLB | Eric Hill |
| 95 | RLB | Jamir Miller |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 43 | SS | Matt Darby |
| 46 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 30:22 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6/14 | 0/0 | 5 | 55 | 2 | 2 |
| ARI | 29:38 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5/12 | 1/1 | 7 | 50 | 4 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 27 | 70 | 2.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 80 | 2.3 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Leeland McElroy | 14 | 90 | 6.4 | 32 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| LeShon Johnson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 134 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 255 | 10.6 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 112.3 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 255 | 10.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 112.3 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 2 | 224 | 6.2 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 46.5 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 2 | 224 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 46.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 8 | 198 | 24.8 | 55 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tyji Armstrong | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 255 | 17.0 | 1 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Frank Sanders | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Rob Moore | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Pat Carter | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Stevie Anderson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leeland McElroy | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 224 | 12.4 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Darren Woodson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| George Teague | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 0 | 1 | 1L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| John Jett | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 56 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 266 | 44.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 5 | 255 | 51.0 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 255 | 51.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Chris Boniol | 3 | 191 | 63.7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Kevin Butler | 3 | 179 | 59.7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 0 | 53 | 26.5 | 39 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Leeland McElroy | 2 | 0 | 50 | 25.0 | 28 | 0 |
| LeShon Johnson | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Tony Tolbert | 1.0 |
| Chad Hennings | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Simeon Rice | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |