| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 1, 1989 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 51785 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 91 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 30 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 37 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Ruzek 19 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Ottis Anderson 1 run (Raul Allegre kick) | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Ruzek 33 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Dave Meggett 33 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 32 FG | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Mark Bavaro 13 pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 27 | 6 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Raul Allegre 27 FG | 30 | 6 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 27 pass from Steve Walsh (Roger Ruzek kick) | 30 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 83 | WR | Odessa Turner |
| 60 | LOT | Eric Moore |
| 66 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 68 | ROG | Damian Johnson |
| 72 | ROT | Doug Riesenberg |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 24 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| Defense | ||
| 73 | LDE | John Washington |
| 74 | NT | Erik Howard |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 98 | RILB | Johnie Cooks |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 25 | LCB | Mark Collins |
| 29 | SS | Myron Guyton |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Kelvin Martin |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 76 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 65 | C | Bob White |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 85 | TE | Steve Folsom |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 39 | FB | Broderick Sargent |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 79 | LDT | Willie Broughton |
| 60 | RDT | Dean Hamel |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 57 | SLB | Ron Burton |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 53 | WLB | Randy Shannon |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 36 | SS | Vince Albritton |
| 20 | FS | Ray Horton |
| 38 | RCB | Ron Francis |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 29:08 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| DAL | 30:52 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 6/14 | 1/2 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 |
| Lewis Tillman | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Lee Rouson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Adams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 137 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 27 | 74 | 2.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Broderick Sargent | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 87 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 3 | 211 | 11.1 | 33t | 2 | 1 | 6 | 105.3 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 3 | 211 | 11.1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 105.3 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Steve Walsh | 24 | 13 | 54.2 | 2 | 190 | 7.9 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59.4 |
| Troy Aikman | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 11 | 1.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 14 | 46.7 | 2 | 201 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52.2 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mark Bavaro | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 21 | 1 |
| Ottis Anderson | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Odessa Turner | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Lionel Manuel | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 211 | 15.1 | 2 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 9 | 85 | 9.4 | 27t | 1 |
| Kelvin Martin | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 46 | 0 |
| James Dixon | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 201 | 14.4 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Gary Reasons | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Perry Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Francis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ron Burton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||
| Sean Landeta | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mark Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Dixon | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Junior Tautalatasi | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 83 | 11.9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 0.5 |
| Eugene Lockhart | 0.5 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |