| NFC Wild Card Playoff - Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 28, 1996 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64682 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 72 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Troy Aikman 2 run (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Boniol 28 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 37 run (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | George Teague 29 interception return (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 24 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Boniol 31 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Boniol 22 FG | 0 | 30 |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | Cris Carter 30 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 7 | 30 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Emmitt Smith 1 run (Chris Boniol kick) | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Chris Boniol 25 FG | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Minnesota Vikings | Brad Johnson 5 run (Cris Carter pass from Brad Johnson) | 15 | 40 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Amp Lee | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Brad Johnson | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 8 | 1 |
| Scottie Graham | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 37t | 2 |
| Sherman Williams | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2t | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Brad Johnson | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 2 | 208 | 7.7 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 1 | 178 | 6.1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 67.9 |
| Jason Garrett | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Qadry Ismail | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Cris Carter | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 30t | 1 |
| Chuck Evans | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 43 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jake Reed | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Leroy Hoard | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Scottie Graham | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 21 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Orlando Thomas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| George Teague | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Mitch Berger | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| John Jett | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||
| Mitch Berger | 3 | 219 | 73.0 | 2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Chris Boniol | 9 | 556 | 61.8 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| David Palmer | 6 | 0 | 130 | 21.7 | 38 | 0 |
| John Gerak | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Amp Lee | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Derrick Alexander | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Broderick Thomas | 1.0 |
| Shante Carver | 1.0 |
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