| Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 13, 1998 Location: Denver, CO Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 75013 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 73 F Humidty: 41% Wind: 3 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Shannon Sharpe 38 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ernie Mills 36 pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 63 run (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 59 run (Jason Elam kick) | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Emmitt Smith 4 run (Richie Cunningham kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Shannon Sharpe 23 pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 30 FG | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | John Elway 1 run (Jason Elam kick) | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 54 FG | 20 | 35 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Richie Cunningham 26 FG | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Terrell Davis 3 run (Jason Elam kick) | 23 | 42 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Billy Davis |
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 73 | LOT | Larry Allen |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 50 | C | Clay Shiver |
| 67 | ROG | Everett McIver |
| 79 | ROT | Erik Williams |
| 89 | TE | David LaFleur |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 22 | RB | Emmitt Smith |
| 48 | FB | Daryl Johnston |
| Defense | ||
| 98 | DE | Greg Ellis |
| 99 | DT | Hurvin McCormack |
| 95 | RDT | Chad Hennings |
| 97 | RDE | Kavika Pittman |
| 56 | LLB | Randall Godfrey |
| 55 | MLB | Fred Strickland |
| 52 | WLB | Dexter Coakley |
| 26 | LCB | Kevin Smith |
| 28 | SS | Darren Woodson |
| 24 | FS | Omar Stoutmire |
| 21 | RCB | Deion Sanders |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Ed McCaffrey |
| 80 | WR | Rod Smith |
| 77 | LOT | Tony Jones |
| 69 | LOG | Mark Schlereth |
| 66 | C | Tom Nalen |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Neil |
| 74 | ROT | Harry Swayne |
| 84 | TE | Shannon Sharpe |
| 7 | QB | John Elway |
| 30 | RB | Terrell Davis |
| 29 | FB | Howard Griffith |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Neil Smith |
| 94 | LDT | Keith Traylor |
| 93 | RDT | Trevor Pryce |
| 98 | RDE | Maa Tanuvasa |
| 53 | SLB | Bill Romanowski |
| 59 | MLB | Glenn Cadrez |
| 51 | WLB | John Mobley |
| 39 | LCB | Ray Crockett |
| 26 | SS | Eric Brown |
| 27 | FS | Steve Atwater |
| 21 | RCB | Darrien Gordon |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 32:13 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7/15 | 2/3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| DEN | 27:47 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6/10 | 0/1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Emmitt Smith | 20 | 93 | 4.7 | 21 | 1 |
| Sherman Williams | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Toby Gowin | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Jason Garrett | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 169 | 5.6 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Terrell Davis | 23 | 191 | 8.3 | 63t | 3 |
| Derek Loville | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Elway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 209 | 6.7 | 4 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Jason Garrett | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 0 | 113 | 5.9 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 88.3 |
| Troy Aikman | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 0 | 88 | 7.3 | 36t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95.1 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 0 | 201 | 6.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| John Elway | 22 | 16 | 72.7 | 0 | 268 | 12.2 | 38t | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143.8 |
| Bubby Brister | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 17 | 73.9 | 0 | 306 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 144.7 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Billy Davis | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 36t | 1 |
| Sherman Williams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 201 | 10.6 | 1 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Shannon Sharpe | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 38t | 2 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 38 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Byron Chamberlain | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Willie Green | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 306 | 18.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Toby Gowin | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 102 | 51.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||
| Tom Rouen | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Darrien Gordon | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||
| Toby Gowin | 6 | 439 | 73.2 | 4 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| Denver Broncos | ||||
| Jason Elam | 7 | 475 | 67.9 | 1 |
| Team Totals | ||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kevin Mathis | 5 | 0 | 146 | 29.2 | 36 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 158 | 26.3 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Vaughn Hebron | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Detron Smith | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |
| Denver Broncos | |
| Marvin Washington | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |