| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 8, 1996 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63069 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 91 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Deion Sanders 8 pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Kevin Williams 19 pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 5 pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 23 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 29 FG | 0 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Chris Calloway |
| 89 | WR | Amani Toomer |
| 78 | LOT | Greg Bishop |
| 73 | LOG | Rob Zatechka |
| 59 | C | Brian Williams |
| 65 | ROG | Ron Stone |
| 74 | ROT | Scott Gragg |
| 87 | TE | Howard Cross |
| 17 | QB | Dave Brown |
| 27 | RB | Rodney Hampton |
| 30 | FB | Charles Way |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Michael Strahan |
| 97 | LDT | Robert Harris |
| 41 | RDT | Keith Hamilton |
| 77 | RDE | Chad Bratzke |
| 98 | LOLB | Jessie Armstead |
| 90 | MLB | Corey Widmer |
| 57 | ROLB | Corey Miller |
| 22 | LCB | Phillippi Sparks |
| 37 | SS | Jesse Campbell |
| 29 | FS | Tito Wooten |
| 31 | RCB | Jason Sehorn |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 21 | WR | Deion Sanders |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 95 | LDT | Chad Hennings |
| 78 | RDT | Leon Lett |
| 94 | RDE | Charles Haley |
| 51 | SLB | Broderick Thomas |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 59 | WLB | Darrin Smith |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 31 | FS | Brock Marion |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 25:17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4/13 | 0/1 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 1 |
| DAL | 34:43 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3/11 | 0/1 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Rodney Hampton | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Brown | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Charles Way | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Keith Elias | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 63 | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 24 | 82 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 140 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Dave Brown | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 55 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 36.5 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 55 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 36.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 0 | 228 | 8.4 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132.9 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 19 | 70.4 | 0 | 228 | 8.4 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Keith Elias | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Aaron Pierce | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Rodney Hampton | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Amani Toomer | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Kevin Williams | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 20 | 1 |
| Eric Bjornson | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 1 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5t | 1 |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 228 | 12.0 | 38 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Kevin Smith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Mike Horan | 8 | 384 | 48.0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 384 | 48.0 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| John Jett | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 181 | 36.2 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Amani Toomer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 4 | 3 | 31 | 7.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||
| Brad Daluiso | 1 | 78 | 78.0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Chris Boniol | 6 | 381 | 63.5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Tyrone Wheatley | 3 | 0 | 57 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Amani Toomer | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Omar Douglas | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 104 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Darrin Smith | 1.0 |
| Tony Tolbert | 1.0 |
| Charles Haley | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |