1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/2/1999 | H | Arizona Cardinals | 7-20 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62699 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Flozell Adams | 76 | ROG | 6-7 | 342 | 23 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 |
| Troy Aikman | 8 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 32 | Oklahoma; UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Allen | 73 | LOT | 6-3 | 329 | 27 | Butte CC; Sonoma State | 1 | 1 |
| Antonio Anderson | 96 | DT | 6-6 | 318 | 25 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 237 | 27 | Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Hayward Clay | 83 | TE | 6-4 | 263 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 52 | WLB | 5-10 | 229 | 26 | Appalachian State | 1 | 1 |
| Richie Cunningham | 3 | K | 5-10 | 167 | 28 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Davis | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Greg Ellis | 98 | RDE | 6-6 | 282 | 23 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Randall Godfrey | 56 | SLB | 6-2 | 243 | 25 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Toby Gowin | 4 | P | 5-10 | 167 | 23 | North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Hambrick | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Florida; South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Dale Hellestrae | 70 | OG | 6-5 | 288 | 36 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Hennings | 95 | NT | 6-6 | 291 | 33 | Air Force | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 32 | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 28 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Tony Hutson | 66 | OT | 6-3 | 314 | 24 | Kilgore JC; Northeastern State | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 88 | WR | 6-2 | 205 | 32 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Patrick Jeffers | 82 | WR | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 42 | FB | 6-2 | 241 | 32 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Kiselak | 63 | C | 6-3 | 300 | 31 | Maryland | 1 | 1 |
| David LaFleur | 89 | TE | 6-7 | 278 | 24 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Leon Lett | 78 | DT | 6-6 | 292 | 30 | Hinds CC; Emporia State | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Mathis | 23 | LCB | 5-9 | 181 | 24 | East Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Hurvin McCormack | 99 | DL | 6-5 | 284 | 26 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Singor Mobley | 27 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Myers | 94 | LDE | 6-2 | 293 | 22 | Hinds CC; Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Nate Newton | 61 | LOG | 6-2 | 325 | 37 | Florida A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Ogden | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 189 | 23 | Eastern Washington | 1 | 0 |
| Izell Reese | 43 | S | 6-3 | 192 | 24 | Alabama-Birmingham | 1 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 21 | RCB | 6-1 | 193 | 31 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Artie Smith | 93 | DL | 6-5 | 305 | 28 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 22 | RB | 5-9 | 212 | 29 | Florida | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Smith | 26 | CB | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Omar Stoutmire | 24 | S | 5-11 | 201 | 24 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Strickland | 55 | MLB | 6-2 | 251 | 32 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Nicky Sualua | 45 | FB | 5-11 | 257 | 23 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| George Teague | 31 | FS | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Robert Thomas | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 258 | 24 | Henderson State | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Williams | 25 | S | 6-0 | 197 | 26 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Williams | 79 | ROT | 6-6 | 318 | 30 | Central State (Ohio) | 1 | 1 |
| Sherman Williams | 20 | WR | 5-8 | 202 | 25 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Woodson | 28 | SS | 6-1 | 217 | 29 | Arizona State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:58 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 5/15 33.3% | 0/3 0.0% | 5 | 35 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:02 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6/17 35.3% | 0/0 % | 7 | 55 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Richie Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Cunningham | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 16 | 74 | 4.6 | 13 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 96 | 4.8 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 133 | 4.6 | 74 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 49 | 22 | 44.9 | 24 | 191 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 19 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 6.1 | 4 | 27 | 164 | 37.0 |
| Team Totals | 49 | 22 | 44.9 | 24 | 191 | 3.9 | 8.7 | 19 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 6.1 | 4 | 27 | 164 | 37.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 19 | 52.8 | 15 | 213 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 59 | 2 | 5.6 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 213 | 66.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Jeffers | 7 | 92 | 13.1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Michael Irvin | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Billy Davis | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Eric Bjornson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Sherman Williams | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Hayward Clay | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 191 | 8.7 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 213 | 11.2 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woodson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 42 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Gowin | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 237 | 39.5 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 237 | 39.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 303 | 37.9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 251 | 31.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | OB | TB | OSA | OSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richie Cunningham | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 310 | 62.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hughes | 5 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 27.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kiselak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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