| Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 16, 1997 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64559 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 50 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 34 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 40 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Terry Allen 4 run (Scott Blanton kick) | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Henry Ellard 24 pass from Gus Frerotte (Scott Blanton kick) | 14 | 6 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 6 pass from Troy Aikman (Emmitt Smith pass from Troy Aikman) | 14 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 42 FG | 14 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Leslie Shepherd |
| 82 | WR | Michael Westbrook |
| 68 | LOT | Joe Patton |
| 77 | LOG | Tre' Johnson |
| 55 | C | Jeff Uhlenhake |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Dahl |
| 67 | ROT | Shar Pourdanesh |
| 84 | TE | Jamie Asher |
| 12 | QB | Gus Frerotte |
| 21 | RB | Terry Allen |
| 47 | FB | Larry Bowie |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Kenard Lang |
| 99 | LDT | Ryan Kuehl |
| 93 | RDT | Marc Boutte |
| 96 | RDE | Rich Owens |
| 57 | LLB | Ken Harvey |
| 53 | MLB | Marvcus Patton |
| 50 | RLB | Derek Smith |
| 26 | LCB | Cris Dishman |
| 37 | SS | Jesse Campbell |
| 24 | FS | Stanley Richard |
| 28 | RCB | Darrell Green |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 69 | LOT | George Hegamin |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 50 | C | Clay Shiver |
| 73 | ROG | Larry Allen |
| 66 | ROT | Tony Hutson |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 27:11 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6/15 | 0/0 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| DAL | 32:49 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7/18 | 1/2 | 6 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Terry Allen | 18 | 57 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Brian Mitchell | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Larry Bowie | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Marc Logan | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 104 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 105 | 4.2 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Gus Frerotte | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0 | 157 | 5.1 | 24t | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76.9 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0 | 157 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76.9 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 45 | 25 | 55.6 | 0 | 217 | 4.8 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 75.9 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 25 | 55.6 | 0 | 217 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 75.9 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Terry Allen | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Henry Ellard | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 24t | 1 |
| Chris Thomas | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Jamie Asher | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Brian Mitchell | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Larry Bowie | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 157 | 9.8 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 31 | 1 |
| Eric Bjornson | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 11 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Stepfret Williams | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Davis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 217 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||
| Matt Turk | 8 | 331 | 41.4 | 52 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 331 | 41.4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Brian Mitchell | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||
| Scott Blanton | 3 | 189 | 63.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 5 | 306 | 61.2 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Brian Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Jamie Asher | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 0 | 49 | 24.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 0 | 46 | 46.0 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Marvcus Patton | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Chad Hennings | 0.5 |
| Broderick Thomas | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |