| Tennessee Oilers at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 27, 1997 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63421 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 73 F Humidty: 66% Wind: 22 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee OilersTEN | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TEN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Erik Norgard 2 pass from Steve McNair (Al Del Greco kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Steve McNair 1 run (Al Del Greco kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 19 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 29 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Marcus Robertson 42 opponents fumble recovery (Al Del Greco kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 37 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 24 | 14 |
| 4 | Tennessee OilersTEN | Al Del Greco 19 FG | 27 | 14 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Willie Davis |
| 81 | WR | Chris Sanders |
| 72 | LOT | Brad Hopkins |
| 74 | LOG | Bruce Matthews |
| 53 | C | Mark Stepnoski |
| 77 | ROG | Kevin Donnalley |
| 69 | ROT | Jon Runyan |
| 88 | TE | Rod Lewis |
| 89 | TE | Frank Wycheck |
| 9 | QB | Steve McNair |
| 27 | RB | Eddie George |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Anthony Cook |
| 96 | LDT | Gary Walker |
| 92 | RDT | Henry Ford |
| 99 | RDE | Kenny Holmes |
| 58 | LLB | Joe Bowden |
| 52 | MLB | Barron Wortham |
| 56 | RLB | Lonnie Marts |
| 25 | LCB | Denard Walker |
| 23 | SS | Blaine Bishop |
| 31 | FS | Marcus Robertson |
| 29 | RCB | Darryll Lewis |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 24 | SS | Omar Stoutmire |
| 31 | FS | Brock Marion |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEN | 36:02 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9/18 | 1/2 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 1 |
| DAL | 23:58 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3/10 | 0/1 | 6 | 59 | 5 | 2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Eddie George | 34 | 110 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve McNair | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 9 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 164 | 3.3 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||||||
| Steve McNair | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 81 | 4.8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 0 | 81 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.7 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 3 | 356 | 8.5 | 37t | 2 | 2 | 16 | 77.1 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 27 | 64.3 | 3 | 356 | 8.5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 77.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Frank Wycheck | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Rod Lewis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Erik Norgard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Eddie George | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 81 | 9.0 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Sherman Williams | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 5 | 118 | 23.6 | 37t | 2 |
| Anthony Miller | 5 | 86 | 17.2 | 35 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 27 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Galbraith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 356 | 13.2 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||
| Darryll Lewis | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |||||||
| Reggie Roby | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 226 | 45.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 186 | 46.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Derrick Mason | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kevin Mathis | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||
| Al Del Greco | 6 | 372 | 62.0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 3 | 205 | 68.3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | ||||||
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 0 | 149 | 24.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 149 | 24.8 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Oilers | |
| Blaine Bishop | 1.0 |
| Gary Walker | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |