| Phoenix Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 30, 1988 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 42196 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 59 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix CardinalsPHX | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PHX | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Ruzek 39 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ray Alexander 50 pass from Steve Pelluer (Roger Ruzek kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Al Del Greco 32 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Earl Ferrell 14 pass from Neil Lomax (Al Del Greco kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Earl Ferrell 1 run (Al Del Greco kick failed) | 16 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 84 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 64 | LOG | Todd Peat |
| 70 | C | Derek Kennard |
| 61 | ROG | Lance Smith |
| 63 | ROT | Tootie Robbins |
| 80 | TE | Rob Awalt |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 32 | RB | Tony Jordan |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 79 | LDT | Bob Clasby |
| 60 | RDT | Steve Alvord |
| 72 | RDE | Rod Saddler |
| 55 | LLB | Anthony Bell |
| 57 | MLB | Niko Noga |
| 54 | RLB | E.J. Junior |
| 41 | LCB | Carl Carter |
| 45 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 47 | RCB | Cedric Mack |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ray Alexander |
| 83 | WR | Kelvin Martin |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Widell |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 89 | TE | Thornton Chandler |
| 85 | TE | Steve Folsom |
| 16 | QB | Steve Pelluer |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 95 | LDT | Mark Walen |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 19 | 110 | 5.8 | 47 | 1 |
| Tony Jordan | 15 | 40 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 17 | 87 | 5.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 0 | 175 | 5.5 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 69.1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Steve Pelluer | 31 | 9 | 29.0 | 2 | 132 | 4.3 | 50t | 1 | 4 | 29 | 28.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Rob Awalt | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 42 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Jordan | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ray Alexander | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 50t | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Everett Gay | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Cedric Mack | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Carl Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Greg Horne | 9 | 383 | 42.6 | 54 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 9 | 379 | 42.1 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 14 | 0 | |
| J.T. Smith | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Andy Schillinger | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 32 | 0 | |
| Cornell Burbage | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Phoenix Cardinals | |
| Freddie Joe Nunn | 3.0 |
| Travis Curtis | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Mark Walen | 2.0 |
| Vince Albritton | 1.0 |
| Ron Burton | 1.0 |
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