| New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1996 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64578 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 41 F Humidty: 60% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England PatriotsNE | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NE | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Adam Vinatieri 30 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 23 FG | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 36 FG | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 35 FG | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chris Boniol 29 FG | 6 | 12 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Terry Glenn |
| 84 | WR | Shawn Jefferson |
| 78 | LOT | Bruce Armstrong |
| 76 | LOG | Bill Roberts |
| 64 | C | Dave Wohlabaugh |
| 71 | ROG | Todd Rucci |
| 68 | ROT | Max Lane |
| 87 | TE | Ben Coates |
| 11 | QB | Drew Bledsoe |
| 28 | RB | Curtis Martin |
| 41 | FB | Keith Byars |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Ferric Collons |
| 97 | LDT | Mark Wheeler |
| 75 | RDT | Pio Sagapolutele |
| 55 | RDE | Willie McGinest |
| 59 | SLB | Todd Collins |
| 52 | MLB | Ted Johnson |
| 95 | WLB | Dwayne Sabb |
| 24 | LCB | Ty Law |
| 36 | SS | Lawyer Milloy |
| 32 | FS | Willie Clay |
| 45 | RCB | Otis Smith |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 85 | WR | Kevin Williams |
| 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 |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 95 | LDT | Chad Hennings |
| 75 | RDT | Tony Casillas |
| 96 | RDE | Shante Carver |
| 56 | SLB | Randall Godfrey |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 59 | WLB | Darrin Smith |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 30 | FS | George Teague |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Curtis Martin | 20 | 91 | 4.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 10 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | 40 | 20 | 50.0 | 3 | 178 | 4.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 2 | 169 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 45.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Terry Glenn | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Keith Byars | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| Curtis Martin | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Troy Brown | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Meggett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Ty Law | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Darren Woodson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Roger Harper | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||
| Adam Vinatieri | 3 | 191 | 63.7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Chris Boniol | 5 | 302 | 60.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Dave Meggett | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 70 | 0 | |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New England Patriots | |
| Willie McGinest | 1.0 |
| Ferric Collons | 0.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
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