| Dallas Cowboys at Phoenix Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: November 12, 1989 Location: Tempe, AZ |
| Venue: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 49657 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 84 F Humidty: 15% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Phoenix CardinalsPHX | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | PHX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Luis Zendejas 32 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Luis Zendejas 29 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Tim McDonald 53 interception return (Al Del Greco kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Kelvin Martin 5 pass from Troy Aikman (Luis Zendejas kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 4 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Al Del Greco 45 FG | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Ernie Jones 38 pass from Tom Tupa (Al Del Greco kick) | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | James Dixon 75 pass from Troy Aikman (Luis Zendejas kick) | 20 | 17 |
| 4 | Phoenix CardinalsPHX | Ernie Jones 72 pass from Tom Tupa (Al Del Greco kick) | 20 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Kelvin Martin |
| 87 | WR | Derrick Shepard |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 76 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 85 | TE | Steve Folsom |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 26 | RB | Paul Palmer |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 60 | LDT | Dean Hamel |
| 79 | RDT | Willie Broughton |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 55 | SLB | Jack Del Rio |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 51 | WLB | Ken Norton |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 36 | SS | Vince Albritton |
| 20 | FS | Ray Horton |
| 23 | RCB | Robert Williams |
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Roy Green |
| 86 | WR | Ernie Jones |
| 68 | LOT | Joe Wolf |
| 62 | LOG | Mike Zandofsky |
| 70 | C | Derek Kennard |
| 61 | ROG | Lance Smith |
| 63 | ROT | Tootie Robbins |
| 80 | TE | Rob Awalt |
| 89 | TE | Walter Reeves |
| 5 | QB | Gary Hogeboom |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 72 | LDT | Rod Saddler |
| 73 | RDT | Gary Hadd |
| 90 | RDE | Karl Wilson |
| 55 | LLB | Anthony Bell |
| 58 | MLB | Eric Hill |
| 56 | RLB | Ken Harvey |
| 47 | LCB | Cedric Mack |
| 46 | SS | Tim McDonald |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 41 | RCB | Carl Carter |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Paul Palmer | 22 | 66 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Broderick Sargent | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Junior Tautalatasi | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Tupa | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 2 | 379 | 9.5 | 75t | 2 | 1 | 12 | 81.1 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Tom Tupa | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 0 | 245 | 11.1 | 72t | 2 | 1 | 8 | 131.8 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 0 | 91 | 7.0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 76.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| James Dixon | 6 | 203 | 33.8 | 75t | 1 |
| Kelvin Martin | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 19 | 1 |
| Derrick Shepard | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Paul Palmer | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Folsom | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Junior Tautalatasi | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Awalt | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Roy Green | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Jones | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 72t | 2 |
| Earl Ferrell | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Walter Reeves | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Tim McDonald | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 53t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 6 | 255 | 42.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |||||
| Rich Camarillo | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 54 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Derrick Shepard | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 | |
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Darryl Usher | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Derrick Shepard | 3 | 77 | 25.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| James Dixon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||
| Darryl Usher | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 31 | 0 | |
| Phil McConkey | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Dean Hamel | 1.0 |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 |
| Tony Tolbert | 1.0 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | |
| Ken Harvey | 1.0 |
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