| Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 30, 1990 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 50097 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 66 F Humidty: 93% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tracy Johnson 1 run (Greg Davis kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Keith Jones 76 kickoff return (Greg Davis kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Safety, Emmitt Smith tackled in end zone by Tim Green | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Greg Davis 23 FG | 0 | 19 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Deion Sanders 61 interception return (Greg Davis kick) | 0 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jay Novacek 27 pass from Babe Laufenberg (Ken Willis kick) | 7 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Kelvin Martin |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 68 | LOG | Crawford Ker |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 66 | ROG | Kevin Gogan |
| 61 | ROT | Nate Newton |
| 84 | TE | Jay Novacek |
| 15 | QB | Babe Laufenberg |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 34 | FB | Tommie Agee |
| Defense | ||
| 96 | LDE | Danny Stubbs |
| 78 | LDT | Dean Hamel |
| 73 | RDT | Danny Noonan |
| 92 | RDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 55 | SLB | Jack Del Rio |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 57 | WLB | Vinson Smith |
| 30 | LCB | Issiac Holt |
| 37 | SS | James Washington |
| 20 | FS | Ray Horton |
| 45 | RCB | Manny Hendrix |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Shawn Collins |
| 80 | WR | Andre Rison |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 69 | LOG | Houston Hoover |
| 64 | C | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 71 | ROT | Chris Hinton |
| 87 | TE | Gary Wilkins |
| 7 | QB | Hugh Millen |
| 30 | RB | Mike Rozier |
| 43 | FB | Tracy Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 96 | LDT | Tory Epps |
| 77 | RDT | Rick Bryan |
| 99 | RDE | Tim Green |
| 54 | LOLB | Robert Lyles |
| 58 | LILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 40 | SS | Brian Jordan |
| 25 | FS | Scott Case |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 22:58 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1/11 | 0/0 | 4 | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| ATL | 37:02 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4/13 | 2/4 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 16 | 34 | 2.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Babe Laufenberg | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 47 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Mike Rozier | 21 | 155 | 7.4 | 67 | 0 |
| Steve Broussard | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| John Settle | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Tracy Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Mike Pringle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Millen | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 46 | 184 | 4.0 | 67 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Babe Laufenberg | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 2 | 129 | 5.4 | 27t | 1 | 3 | 25 | 38.4 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 2 | 129 | 5.4 | 27t | 1 | 3 | 25 | 38.4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Hugh Millen | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 81 | 5.4 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 80.1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 81 | 5.4 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 80.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Kelvin Martin | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Jay Novacek | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Michael Irvin | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommie Agee | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 129 | 12.9 | 27t | 1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Andre Rison | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 21 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Keith Jones | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Rozier | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 81 | 8.1 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 61 | 61.0 | 61t | 1 |
| Brian Jordan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 61t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 245 | 40.8 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Scott Fulhage | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 135 | 45.0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Derrick Shepard | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Dixon | 2 | 0 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Derrick Shepard | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Keith Jones | 1 | 0 | 76 | 76.0 | 76t | 1 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 91 | 45.5 | 76t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Jimmie Jones | 2.0 |
| Tony Tolbert | 1.0 |
| Danny Stubbs | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Scott Case | 2.0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |