| Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 28, 1997 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64082 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 97 F Humidty: 34% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago BearsCHIB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CHIB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago BearsCHIB | Jeff Jaeger 21 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Anthony Miller 6 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 33 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 26 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 3 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Deion Sanders 83 punt return (Richie Cunningham kick) | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 23 FG | 3 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Bobby Engram |
| 87 | WR | Ricky Proehl |
| 64 | LOT | Andy Heck |
| 67 | LOG | Bill Schultz |
| 65 | C | Evan Pilgrim |
| 63 | ROG | Todd Burger |
| 71 | ROT | James Williams |
| 85 | TE | Keith Jennings |
| 13 | QB | Rick Mirer |
| 29 | RB | Raymont Harris |
| 30 | FB | Tony Carter |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | John Thierry |
| 99 | LDT | Jim Flanigan |
| 98 | RDT | Carl Simpson |
| 68 | RDE | Carl Reeves |
| 54 | SLB | Ron Cox |
| 52 | MLB | Bryan Cox |
| 92 | WLB | Barry Minter |
| 25 | LCB | Tom Carter |
| 23 | SS | Marty Carter |
| 26 | FS | John Mangum |
| 27 | RCB | Walt Harris |
| 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 |
| 96 | RDT | Antonio Anderson |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIB | 36:28 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7/19 | 0/1 | 8 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| DAL | 23:32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3/12 | 0/0 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Raymont Harris | 29 | 120 | 4.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Darnell Autry | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Penn | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 141 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 56 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| Rick Mirer | 21 | 11 | 52.4 | 1 | 62 | 3.0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 38.4 |
| Erik Kramer | 16 | 7 | 43.8 | 1 | 57 | 3.6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 27.3 |
| Team Totals | 37 | 18 | 48.6 | 2 | 119 | 3.2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 33.5 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 1 | 144 | 5.3 | 26t | 2 | 3 | 20 | 70.6 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 12 | 44.4 | 1 | 144 | 5.3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 70.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Ricky Proehl | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Bobby Engram | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Raymont Harris | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Penn | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Keith Jennings | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Eric Smith | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Allred | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 119 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 6 | 105 | 17.5 | 26t | 1 |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 144 | 12.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||
| Tom Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Kevin Smith | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Darren Woodson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 21 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |||||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 8 | 363 | 45.4 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 363 | 45.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 6 | 332 | 55.3 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 332 | 55.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 4 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 | 83t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 | 1 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 2 | 141 | 70.5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 6 | 400 | 66.7 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | ||||||
| Tyrone Hughes | 4 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bobby Engram | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Anthony Marshall | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3L | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | |
| Carl Simpson | 1.0 |
| Barry Minter | 1.0 |
| Jim Flanigan | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Tony Tolbert | 2.0 |
| Charlie Williams | 1.0 |
| Shante Carver | 1.0 |
| Tony Casillas | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 5.0 |