| Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 7, 1997 Location: Tempe, AZ Venue: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 71578 |
| Weather: Half Cloudy Temp: 101 F Humidty: 30% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | ARI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 47 FG | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Leeland McElroy 10 run (Kevin Butler kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 37 FG | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Chad Hennings 4 opponents fumble recovery (Richie Cunningham kick) | 16 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 34 FG | 19 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 28 FG | 22 | 7 |
| 3 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Frank Sanders 7 pass from Kent Graham (Kevin Butler kick) | 22 | 14 |
| 4 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Pat Carter 1 pass from Kent Graham (Rob Moore pass from Aaron Graham) | 22 | 22 |
| 5 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Kevin Butler 20 FG | 22 | 25 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 50 | C | Clay Shiver |
| 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 |
| 75 | LDT | Tony Casillas |
| 95 | RDT | Chad Hennings |
| 98 | RDE | Shante Carver |
| 56 | SLB | Randall Godfrey |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 52 | WLB | Dexter Coakley |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 31 | FS | Brock Marion |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 74 | LOG | Rob Selby |
| 62 | C | Mike Devlin |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 68 | ROT | Joe Wolf |
| 80 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 84 | TE | Chris Gedney |
| 11 | QB | Kent Graham |
| 30 | RB | Leeland McElroy |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 98 | LDT | Eric Swann |
| 94 | RDT | Bernard Wilson |
| 97 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 95 | LLB | Jamir Miller |
| 57 | MLB | Ronald McKinnon |
| 56 | RLB | Terry Irving |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 43 | SS | Matt Darby |
| 46 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 22 | RCB | Tommy Knight |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 35:59 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4/18 | 0/0 | 12 | 115 | 2 | 1 |
| ARI | 32:31 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 5/16 | 1/1 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 19 | 132 | 6.9 | 44 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 8 | 43 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 180 | 6.2 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Leeland McElroy | 16 | 53 | 3.3 | 10t | 1 |
| Kent Graham | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Kevin Bouie | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 66 | 2.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 0 | 171 | 4.3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 63.6 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 0 | 171 | 4.3 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 63.6 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Kent Graham | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 0 | 249 | 5.3 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 84.4 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 26 | 55.3 | 0 | 249 | 5.3 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 84.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Stepfret Williams | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Davis | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 171 | 8.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Frank Sanders | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Rob Moore | 6 | 108 | 18.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Chris Gedney | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Leeland McElroy | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Pat Carter | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 9 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 249 | 9.6 | 47 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 8 | 374 | 46.8 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 374 | 46.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||
| Jeff Feagles | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 350 | 43.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 3 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 6 | 1 | 51 | 8.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 1 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 7 | 472 | 67.4 | 3 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Kevin Butler | 5 | 343 | 68.6 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 3 | 0 | 59 | 19.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Kevin Bouie | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Darren Woodson | 1.0 |
| Dexter Coakley | 1.0 |
| Tony Tolbert | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Simeon Rice | 2.0 |
| Mike Caldwell | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |