| Dallas Cowboys at Cincinnati Bengals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 14, 1997 Location: Cincinnati, OH Venue: Cinergy Field Attendance: 60043 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 37 F Humidty: 61% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 0 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | CIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 23 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Sherman Williams 3 run (Richie Cunningham kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Doug Pelfrey 42 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Eric Bieniemy 20 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Darnay Scott 48 pass from Boomer Esiason (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Corey Dillon 14 run (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | David Dunn 32 pass from Boomer Esiason (Doug Pelfrey kick) | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | David LaFleur 13 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 17 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | David LaFleur 12 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 24 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 73 | LOT | Larry Allen |
| 69 | LOG | George Hegamin |
| 50 | C | Clay Shiver |
| 63 | ROG | John Flannery |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 89 | TE | David LaFleur |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 34 | FB | Herschel Walker |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 95 | LDT | Chad Hennings |
| 78 | RDT | Leon Lett |
| 98 | RDE | Shante Carver |
| 56 | SLB | Randall Godfrey |
| 57 | MLB | Vinson Smith |
| 52 | WLB | Dexter Coakley |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 31 | FS | Brock Marion |
| 23 | RCB | Kevin Mathis |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | David Dunn |
| 86 | WR | Darnay Scott |
| 77 | LOT | Kevin Sargent |
| 74 | LOG | Rich Braham |
| 65 | C | Darrick Brilz |
| 66 | ROG | Ken Blackman |
| 71 | ROT | Willie Anderson |
| 82 | TE | Tony McGee |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 28 | HB | Corey Dillon |
| 44 | FB | Brian Milne |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | John Copeland |
| 67 | NT | Kimo Von Oelhoffen |
| 96 | RDE | Brentson Buckner |
| 50 | LOLB | James Francis |
| 58 | LILB | Steve Tovar |
| 56 | RILB | Ricardo McDonald |
| 51 | ROLB | Gerald Dixon |
| 33 | LCB | Ashley Ambrose |
| 35 | SS | Sam Shade |
| 31 | FS | Greg Myers |
| 23 | RCB | Corey Sawyer |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 37:57 | 29 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 10/18 | 2/2 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 22:03 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5/13 | 1/1 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 128 | 4.1 | 16 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Corey Dillon | 26 | 127 | 4.9 | 14t | 1 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 157 | 5.1 | 20t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 53 | 28 | 52.8 | 2 | 285 | 5.4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 65.4 |
| Team Totals | 53 | 28 | 52.8 | 2 | 285 | 5.4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 65.4 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 269 | 10.8 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 100.3 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 1 | 269 | 10.8 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 100.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 9 | 117 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 9 | 93 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13t | 2 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 285 | 10.2 | 20 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Darnay Scott | 4 | 112 | 28.0 | 48t | 1 |
| James Hundon | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 61 | 0 |
| David Dunn | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 32t | 1 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Corey Dillon | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 269 | 20.7 | 61 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Omar Stoutmire | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Corey Sawyer | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 185 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
| Lee Johnson | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 192 | 48.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Stepfret Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Greg Myers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 268 | 53.6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||
| Doug Pelfrey | 6 | 330 | 55.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Eric Bieniemy | 3 | 0 | 63 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ki-Jana Carter | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Vinson Smith | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| John Copeland | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |