| Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 20, 1996 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64091 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 69% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 9 pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 23 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 1 run (Chris Boniol kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 54 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 49 FG | 6 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bobby Hebert 1 run (Jamal Anderson run failed) | 12 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 32 FG | 15 | 17 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 28 FG | 18 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bert Emanuel 4 pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 25 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 3 run (Michael Irvin pass from Troy Aikman) | 25 | 25 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 37 FG | 28 | 25 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Kelvin Martin 60 pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 28 | 32 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | J.J. Birden |
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 72 | ROG | Mike Zandofsky |
| 62 | ROT | Dave Richards |
| 86 | TE | Mitch Lyons |
| 3 | QB | Bobby Hebert |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 67 | RDT | Moe Gardner |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 50 | RLB | Ron George |
| 22 | LCB | Tim McKyer |
| 29 | SS | Louis Riddick |
| 24 | FS | Patrick Bates |
| 26 | RCB | Anthony Phillips |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 73 | ROG | Larry Allen |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 86 | TE | Eric Bjornson |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 21 | WR | Deion Sanders |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 95 | LDT | Chad Hennings |
| 78 | RDT | Leon Lett |
| 51 | SLB | Broderick Thomas |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 59 | WLB | Darrin Smith |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 31 | FS | Brock Marion |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| 30 | NB | George Teague |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 26 | 97 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Bobby Hebert | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 15 | 50 | 3.3 | 10 | 2 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | 40 | 25 | 62.5 | 0 | 272 | 6.8 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 90.8 |
| Browning Nagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 0 | 265 | 11.0 | 60t | 2 | 2 | 15 | 134.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bert Emanuel | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 19 | 1 |
| Jamal Anderson | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 21 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 52 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 13 | 0 |
| J.J. Birden | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Emmitt Smith | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9t | 1 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 3 | 132 | 44.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| John Jett | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Terance Mathis | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Craig Heyward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 8 | 534 | 66.8 | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Chris Boniol | 6 | 380 | 63.3 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 198 | 33.0 | 89 | 0 | |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Tim McKyer | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Broderick Thomas | 2.0 |
| Shante Carver | 1.0 |
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