| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 18, 1988 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 55325 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 90 F Humidty: 52% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Safety, Darryl Clack tackled in end zone by Mark Collins | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Ruzek 41 FG | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 32 FG | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Lionel Manuel 9 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 12 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 27 pass from Steve Pelluer (Roger Ruzek kick) | 12 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Mark Ingram |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 66 | LOT | Bill Roberts |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 68 | ROG | Damian Johnson |
| 76 | ROT | John Elliott |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 77 | LDE | Eric Dorsey |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 98 | LOLB | Johnie Cooks |
| 52 | LILB | Pepper Johnson |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 58 | ROLB | Carl Banks |
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ray Alexander |
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 16 | QB | Steve Pelluer |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 95 | LDT | Mark Walen |
| 73 | RDT | Danny Noonan |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 57 | LLB | Ron Burton |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 59 | RLB | Garry Cobb |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 40 | SS | Bill Bates |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 23 | RCB | Robert Williams |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 31:43 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3/11 | 0/1 | 10 | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| DAL | 28:17 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4/11 | 0/0 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 28 | 107 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Lionel Manuel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| George Adams | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 128 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | -16 | -16.0 | -16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 91 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 187 | 7.5 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 56.6 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 13 | 52.0 | 2 | 187 | 7.5 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 56.6 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Steve Pelluer | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 2 | 275 | 7.6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 2 | 275 | 7.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Lionel Manuel | 9 | 142 | 15.8 | 35 | 1 |
| Mark Bavaro | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Joe Morris | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 27t | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Ray Alexander | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 275 | 13.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Harry Carson | 1 | 66 | 66.0 | 66 | 0 |
| Perry Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Robert Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Maury Buford | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 46 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Tom Flynn | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Mark Ingram | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Danny Noonan | 1.5 |
| Garry Cobb | 1.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0.5 |
| Ed Jones | 0.5 |
| Randy White | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |