| Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 25, 1988 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 39702 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 74 F Humidty: 62% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Danny Noonan 17 interception return (Roger Ruzek kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Herschel Walker 2 pass from Steve Pelluer (Roger Ruzek kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Stacey Bailey 68 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Floyd Dixon 12 pass from Chris Miller (Greg Davis kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Greg Davis 43 FG | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Greg Davis 24 FG | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Safety, Brett Miller tackled in end zone by Danny Noonan | 17 | 16 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Roger Ruzek 25 FG | 20 | 19 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Ray Alexander 29 pass from Steve Pelluer (Roger Ruzek kick) | 20 | 26 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 11 | 54 | 4.9 | 11 | 0 |
| John Settle | 9 | 51 | 5.7 | 17 | 0 |
| James Primus | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 25 | 96 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 21 | 10 | 47.6 | 1 | 218 | 10.4 | 68t | 2 | 4 | 28 | 96.9 |
| Steve Dils | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 0 | 40 | 4.0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 43.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Steve Pelluer | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 216 | 8.3 | 29t | 2 | 2 | 6 | 100.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Stacey Bailey | 4 | 169 | 42.3 | 68t | 1 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 12t | 1 |
| John Settle | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Primus | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Jessie Hester | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ray Alexander | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 29t | 1 |
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 9 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Case | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny Noonan | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 183 | 36.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 46 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Lew Barnes | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Michael Haynes | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Darryl Clack | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 40 | 0 | |
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Tony Casillas | 1.0 |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Garry Cobb | 2.5 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
| Danny Noonan | 1.0 |
| Mark Walen | 1.0 |
| Bill Bates | 0.5 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0.5 |
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