| Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 20, 1988 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 37865 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 45 F Humidty: 65% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 51 run (Jim Breech kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Ruzek 44 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 20 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Jim Breech 41 FG | 17 | 3 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Rodney Holman 5 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 24 | 3 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 11 run (Roger Ruzek kick) | 24 | 10 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | James Brooks 13 pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick) | 31 | 10 |
| 4 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Ickey Woods 10 run (Jim Breech kick) | 38 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ray Alexander 6 pass from Steve Pelluer (Roger Ruzek kick) | 38 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Thornton Chandler 1 pass from Steve Pelluer (Roger Ruzek kick) | 38 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Eddie Brown |
| 89 | WR | Tim McGee |
| 78 | LOT | Anthony Munoz |
| 75 | LOG | Bruce Reimers |
| 64 | C | Bruce Kozerski |
| 65 | ROG | Max Montoya |
| 63 | ROT | Joe Walter |
| 82 | TE | Rodney Holman |
| 7 | QB | Boomer Esiason |
| 21 | RB | James Brooks |
| 31 | RB | Ickey Woods |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Skip McClendon |
| 69 | NT | Tim Krumrie |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Skow |
| 51 | LOLB | Leon White |
| 91 | LILB | Carl Zander |
| 58 | RILB | Joe Kelly |
| 57 | ROLB | Reggie Williams |
| 24 | LCB | Lewis Billups |
| 34 | SS | David Fulcher |
| 41 | FS | Solomon Wilcots |
| 22 | RCB | Eric Thomas |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ray Alexander |
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 78 | LOT | Dave Widell |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 65 | C | Bob White |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 89 | TE | Thornton Chandler |
| 19 | QB | Kevin Sweeney |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 46 | FB | Todd Fowler |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Kevin Brooks |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| James Brooks | 16 | 148 | 9.3 | 51t | 1 |
| Ickey Woods | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 10t | 1 |
| Boomer Esiason | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Stanley Wilson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 27 | 131 | 4.9 | 11t | 1 |
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Kevin Sweeney | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Boomer Esiason | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 0 | 205 | 7.1 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 112.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Steve Pelluer | 23 | 16 | 69.6 | 1 | 185 | 8.0 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 104.4 |
| Kevin Sweeney | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 1 | 32 | 2.5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 8.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Rodney Holman | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 20t | 2 |
| Cris Collinsworth | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 28 | 0 |
| James Brooks | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 13t | 1 |
| Eddie Brown | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Ickey Woods | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tim McGee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Everett Gay | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Folsom | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Alexander | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Ray Horton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Scott Fulhage | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Ira Hillary | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Stanford Jennings | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Cornell Burbage | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Jim Skow | 1.5 |
| Leo Barker | 1.0 |
| Ray Horton | 1.0 |
| Tim Krumrie | 1.0 |
| Reggie Williams | 1.0 |
| Jason Buck | 0.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
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