| Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 6, 1998 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63602 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 97 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ARI | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Troy Aikman 1 run (Richie Cunningham kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ernie Mills 30 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Joe Nedney 22 FG | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Troy Aikman 2 run (Richie Cunningham kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Jake Plummer 1 run (Joe Nedney kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Davis 7 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 25 FG | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Kenny Wheaton 15 opponents fumble recovery (Richie Cunningham kick) | 10 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 67 | LOG | Chris Dishman |
| 54 | C | Aaron Graham |
| 71 | ROG | Lester Holmes |
| 64 | ROT | James Dexter |
| 97 | TE | Johnny McWilliams |
| 16 | QB | Jake Plummer |
| 21 | RB | Eric Metcalf |
| 29 | RB | Adrian Murrell |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Jerry Drake |
| 98 | LDT | Eric Swann |
| 93 | RDT | Mark Smith |
| 97 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 95 | LLB | Jamir Miller |
| 57 | MLB | Ronald McKinnon |
| 50 | RLB | Tony McCombs |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 28 | SS | Tommy Bennett |
| 42 | FS | Kwamie Lassiter |
| 22 | RCB | Tommy Knight |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Billy Davis |
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 73 | LOT | Larry Allen |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 50 | C | Clay Shiver |
| 67 | ROG | Everett McIver |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 89 | TE | David LaFleur |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | DE | Greg Ellis |
| 78 | DT | Leon Lett |
| 95 | NT | Chad Hennings |
| 97 | RDE | Kavika Pittman |
| 56 | SLB | Randall Godfrey |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 52 | WLB | Dexter Coakley |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 24 | FS | Omar Stoutmire |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 22:35 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0/10 | 0/1 | 7 | 68 | 2 | 2 |
| DAL | 37:25 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 10 | 70 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Adrian Murrell | 13 | 35 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 1 |
| Larry Centers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 45 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 29 | 124 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 23 | 2 |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Davis | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 188 | 4.4 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jake Plummer | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 0 | 166 | 5.0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 58.4 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 0 | 166 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 58.4 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 2 | 256 | 8.0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 2 | 256 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Moore | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny McWilliams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Adrian Murrell | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 166 | 11.9 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 30t | 1 |
| Billy Davis | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 256 | 11.6 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Tommy Bennett | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Scott Player | 8 | 368 | 46.0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 368 | 46.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 4 | 198 | 49.5 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 198 | 49.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 5 | 2 | 56 | 11.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Joe Nedney | 3 | 217 | 72.3 | 2 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 7 | 508 | 72.6 | 4 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kevin Mathis | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Hurvin McCormack | 1.0 |
| Kavika Pittman | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |