| Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 8, 1997 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63251 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 54 F Humidty: 80% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina PanthersCAR | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CAR | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 34 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Rae Carruth 15 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 43 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 32 FG | 10 | 6 |
| 3 | Carolina PanthersCAR | Scott Greene 1 pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick) | 17 | 6 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 40 FG | 20 | 6 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 52 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 20 | 13 |
| 4 | Carolina PanthersCAR | John Kasay 18 FG | 23 | 13 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Rae Carruth |
| 87 | WR | Muhsin Muhammad |
| 78 | LOT | Blake Brockermeyer |
| 66 | LOG | Matt Campbell |
| 65 | C | Frank Garcia |
| 75 | ROG | Greg Skrepenak |
| 76 | ROT | Norberto Davidds-Garrido |
| 85 | TE | Wesley Walls |
| 12 | QB | Kerry Collins |
| 32 | RB | Fred Lane |
| 43 | FB | Scott Greene |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Mike Fox |
| 71 | NT | Greg Kragen |
| 69 | RDE | Les Miller |
| 56 | LOLB | Micheal Barrow |
| 51 | LILB | Sam Mills |
| 96 | RILB | Shawn King |
| 57 | ROLB | Lamar Lathon |
| 25 | LCB | Eric Davis |
| 37 | SS | Chad Cota |
| 30 | FS | Mike Minter |
| 38 | RCB | Tyrone Poole |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Anthony Miller |
| 73 | LOT | Larry Allen |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 50 | C | Clay Shiver |
| 63 | ROG | John Flannery |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 86 | TE | Eric Bjornson |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 34 | FB | Herschel Walker |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Tony Tolbert |
| 95 | LDT | Chad Hennings |
| 78 | RDT | Leon Lett |
| 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 |
| 23 | RCB | Kevin Mathis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Fred Lane | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Greene | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Sherman Williams | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
| Kerry Collins | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 0 | 136 | 4.9 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 93.8 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 0 | 180 | 6.9 | 52t | 1 | 4 | 42 | 88.6 |
| Wade Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Muhsin Muhammad | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Rae Carruth | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 15t | 1 |
| Scott Greene | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Wesley Walls | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Fred Lane | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Walter Rasby | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| David LaFleur | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Sherman Williams | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Stepfret Williams | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 52t | 1 |
| Anthony Miller | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |||||
| Ken Walter | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 50 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Toby Gowin | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Tyrone Poole | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Stepfret Williams | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Kevin Mathis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||
| John Kasay | 6 | 364 | 60.7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 3 | 173 | 57.7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | ||||||
| Michael Bates | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Scott Greene | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Herschel Walker | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 45 | 0 | |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Scott Galbraith | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | |
| Micheal Barrow | 1.0 |
| Chad Cota | 1.0 |
| Shawn King | 1.0 |
| Les Miller | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Shante Carver | 1.0 |
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