1991 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 11-5-0 .688 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1991 | A | Chicago Bears | 17-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 65294 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/5/1992 | A | Detroit Lions | 6-38 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 78290 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Tommie Agee | 34 | FB | 6-0 | 222 | 27 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 8 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 25 | Oklahoma; UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Awalt | 89 | TE | 6-5 | 243 | 27 | Nevada-Reno; Sacramento CC; San Diego State | 2 | 1 |
| Bill Bates | 40 | S | 6-1 | 207 | 30 | Tennessee | 2 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 220 | 26 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 |
| Larry Brown | 24 | RCB | 5-11 | 184 | 22 | Los Angeles Southwest JC; Texas Christian | 2 | 2 |
| Darrick Brownlow | 59 | LB | 5-10 | 240 | 23 | Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Casillas | 75 | LDT | 6-3 | 279 | 28 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Reggie Cooper | 93 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Del Rio | 55 | MLB | 6-4 | 242 | 28 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Dixon Edwards | 58 | LB | 6-1 | 232 | 23 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
| Kenneth Gant | 29 | CB | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Albany State | 2 | 0 |
| John Gesek | 63 | ROG | 6-5 | 277 | 28 | Diablo Valley JC; Sacramento State | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Gogan | 66 | LOG | 6-7 | 326 | 27 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Alvin Harper | 80 | WR | 6-4 | 213 | 23 | Tennessee | 2 | 1 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 70 | OG-C | 6-5 | 288 | 29 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 0 |
| Manny Hendrix | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 180 | 27 | Utah | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 60 | DE | 6-6 | 252 | 23 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 2 | 0 |
| Issiac Holt | 30 | LCB | 6-1 | 199 | 29 | Alcorn State | 2 | 2 |
| Ray Horton | 30 | SS | 5-11 | 190 | 31 | Washington | 2 | 2 |
| Michael Irvin | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 77 | RDE | 6-5 | 277 | 30 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Daryl Johnston | 48 | FB | 6-2 | 241 | 25 | Syracuse | 2 | 1 |
| Jimmie Jones | 97 | DL | 6-4 | 282 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Leon Lett | 78 | DL | 6-6 | 292 | 23 | Hinds CC; Emporia State | 1 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 83 | WR | 5-9 | 162 | 26 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| Russell Maryland | 67 | RDT | 6-1 | 295 | 22 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 2 |
| Nate Newton | 61 | ROT | 6-2 | 325 | 30 | Florida A&M | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Noonan | 73 | DT | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Ken Norton | 51 | SLB | 6-2 | 248 | 25 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Jay Novacek | 84 | TE | 6-4 | 228 | 29 | Wyoming | 2 | 2 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 26 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Alfredo Roberts | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 251 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Saxon | 4 | P | 6-3 | 193 | 29 | Pasadena CC; San Diego State | 2 | 0 |
| Stan Smagala | 42 | S | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | RB | 5-9 | 212 | 22 | Florida | 2 | 2 |
| Vinson Smith | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 243 | 26 | East Carolina | 2 | 1 |
| Mark Stepnoski | 53 | C | 6-2 | 266 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Tony Tolbert | 92 | LDE | 6-6 | 264 | 24 | Texas-El Paso | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Tuinei | 71 | LOT | 6-5 | 299 | 31 | UCLA; Hawaii | 2 | 2 |
| Alan Veingrad | 76 | OG-OT | 6-5 | 277 | 28 | East Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| James Washington | 37 | FS | 6-1 | 196 | 26 | UCLA | 2 | 2 |
| Erik Williams | 79 | OT | 6-6 | 318 | 23 | Central State (Ohio) | 2 | 0 |
| Robert Williams | 23 | DB | 5-10 | 192 | 29 | Baylor | 2 | 1 |
| Ken Willis | 1 | K | 5-11 | 189 | 25 | Centre; Kentucky | 2 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:26 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 4/18 22.2% | 0/1 0.0% | 2 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:34 | 49 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 12/25 48.0% | 1/3 33.3% | 8 | 55 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jay Novacek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 51 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willis | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 41 | 185 | 4.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Tommie Agee | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 52 | 205 | 3.9 | 19 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 234 | 4.7 | 47t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 14 | 271 | 8.7 | 16.9 | 45 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 78.8 |
| Troy Aikman | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 4 | 114 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 3 | 26 | 88 | 63.0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 18 | 385 | 8.2 | 14.3 | 45 | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 4.3 | 3 | 26 | 359 | 73.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 83 | 52 | 62.7 | 29 | 574 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 32 | 4 | 4.8 | 2 | 2.4 | 4 | 15 | 559 | 89.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Irvin | 9 | 167 | 18.6 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Alvin Harper | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Jay Novacek | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Alexander Wright | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Rob Awalt | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tommie Agee | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 27 | 385 | 14.3 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 574 | 11.0 | 4 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bates | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 41t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saxon | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 307 | 38.4 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 358 | 44.8 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 307 | 38.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 173 | 28.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 31 | 7.8 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Willis | 7 | 395 | 56.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 395 | 56.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 521 | 47.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Gant | 3 | 0 | 70 | 23.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 142 | 17.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 108 | 15.4 | 26 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmie Jones | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Russell Maryland | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 | 15.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 26.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander Wright | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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