| Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 9, 1997 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64302 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 55 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ARI | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Joe Nedney 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 23 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 11 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Joe Nedney 39 FG | 6 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Sherman Williams 1 run (Richie Cunningham kick) | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 5 run (Richie Cunningham kick) | 6 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 68 | LOT | Joe Wolf |
| 74 | LOG | Rob Selby |
| 62 | C | Mike Devlin |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 64 | ROT | James Dexter |
| 87 | TE | Johnny McWilliams |
| 16 | QB | Jake Plummer |
| 30 | RB | Leeland McElroy |
| 37 | FB | Larry Centers |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 93 | LDT | Mark Smith |
| 94 | RDT | Bernard Wilson |
| 97 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 95 | LLB | Jamir Miller |
| 58 | MLB | Eric Hill |
| 57 | RLB | Ronald McKinnon |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 28 | SS | Tommy Bennett |
| 46 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 22 | RCB | Tommy Knight |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 69 | LOT | George Hegamin |
| 63 | LOG | John Flannery |
| 50 | C | Clay Shiver |
| 73 | ROG | Larry Allen |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 86 | TE | Eric Bjornson |
| 89 | TE | David LaFleur |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 75 | LDT | Tony Casillas |
| 95 | RDT | Chad Hennings |
| 98 | RDE | Shante Carver |
| 56 | SLB | Randall Godfrey |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 52 | WLB | Dexter Coakley |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 31 | FS | Brock Marion |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Jake Plummer | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 31 | 0 |
| Rob Moore | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Leeland McElroy | 7 | 5 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Sherman Williams | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wade Wilson | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jake Plummer | 22 | 13 | 59.1 | 0 | 148 | 6.7 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 79.4 |
| Kent Graham | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | 74 | 5.3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 53.9 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 1 | 216 | 9.8 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 96.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Moore | 6 | 95 | 15.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Anthony Edwards | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Chris Gedney | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Fred Brock | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Anthony Miller | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 1 |
| Stepfret Williams | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Billy Davis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Ronald McKinnon | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 42 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Toby Gowin | 6 | 223 | 37.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Joe Nedney | 3 | 193 | 64.3 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 309 | 61.8 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Michael Bankston | 1.0 |
| Jamir Miller | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Shante Carver | 2.0 |
| Tony Tolbert | 2.0 |
| Bill Bates | 1.0 |
| Darren Woodson | 1.0 |
| Charlie Williams | 1.0 |
| Broderick Thomas | 1.0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 0.5 |
| Hurvin McCormack | 0.5 |
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