| Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 22, 1996 Location: Orchard Park, NY Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 78098 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 62 F Humidty: 75% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Thurman Thomas 2 run (Steve Christie kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 32 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 2 run (Chris Boniol kick) | 7 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 86 | TE | Eric Bjornson |
| 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 |
| 99 | RDE | Hurvin McCormack |
| 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 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 60 | ROG | Jerry Ostroski |
| 72 | ROT | Corey Louchiey |
| 86 | TE | Tony Cline |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 15 | QB | Todd Collins |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 33 | FB | Tim Tindale |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 55 | RILB | Mark Maddox |
| 59 | ROLB | Sam Rogers |
| 22 | LCB | Jeff Burris |
| 20 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 22:32 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3/12 | 0/0 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 1 |
| BUF | 37:28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 7/17 | 0/1 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 15 | 25 | 1.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Thurman Thomas | 22 | 51 | 2.3 | 17 | 1 |
| Darick Holmes | 8 | 48 | 6.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Todd Collins | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 135 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 3 | 164 | 5.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25.3 |
| Sherman Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 16 | 47.1 | 3 | 164 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24.6 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Todd Collins | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 1 | 87 | 5.1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 52.8 |
| Alex Van Pelt | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 1 | 96 | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 50.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Eric Bjornson | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 164 | 10.3 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 12 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Corey Louchiey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Tindale | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 96 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Darren Woodson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Manny Martin | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Thomas Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| John Jett | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 277 | 46.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||
| Chris Mohr | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 261 | 43.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Russell Copeland | 3 | 1 | 36 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Chris Boniol | 2 | 132 | 66.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 3 | 209 | 69.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Eric Moulds | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Fred Strickland | 1.0 |
| Hurvin McCormack | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bryce Paup | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |