Week 3, 1997

played in Dallas, TX

60 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Seattle Seahawks	0	14	10	7	-	31
Dallas Cowboys	0	10	21	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:59 DAL - Darnell Autry 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 08:18 SEA - Chris Penn 5 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:16 SEA - Herman Fontenot 13 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
3Q: 10:39 DAL - Ed Toner 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 07:30 SEA - Scottie Graham 50 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:09 DAL - Charlie Babbit 85 kickoff return (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 06:06 DAL - Ed Toner 9 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 01:22 SEA - Scott Norwood 24 field goal
4Q: 01:32 SEA - Marcus Pollard 18 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 11:59 DAL - Darnell Autry 1 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 08:18 SEA - Chris Penn 5 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:16 SEA - Herman Fontenot 13 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Gary Anderson 40 field goal
3Q: 10:39 DAL - Ed Toner 4 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 07:30 SEA - Scottie Graham 50 run (Scott Norwood extra point)
3Q: 07:09 DAL - Charlie Babbit 85 kickoff return (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 06:06 DAL - Ed Toner 9 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 01:22 SEA - Scott Norwood 24 field goal
4Q: 01:32 SEA - Marcus Pollard 18 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)

Team Statistics SEA DAL
Record 1-1-1 0-2-1
First Downs 21 28
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 17 18
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 435 496
- Offensive Plays 68 88
- Yards per Play 6.40 5.64
Net Rushing Yards 151 134
- Rushing Attempts 26 49
- Yards per Rush 5.81 2.73
Net Passing Yards 284 362
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 26 - 0 35 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 300 390
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 6.76 9.28
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/60 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/20 5/27
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 5/170
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 30:48 44:12

Team Statistics	SEA	DAL
Record	1-1-1	0-2-1
First Downs	21	28
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	17	18
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	435	496
- Offensive Plays	68	88
- Yards per Play	6.40	5.64
Net Rushing Yards	151	134
- Rushing Attempts	26	49
- Yards per Rush	5.81	2.73
Net Passing Yards	284	362
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 26 - 0	35 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	300	390
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	6.76	9.28
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/60	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/20	5/27
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	5/170
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	30:48	44:12

Drive Charts

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 33	6	18	Punt
1	9:58	2:07	OWN 33	5	14	Punt
1	4:19	1:06	OWN 40	3	2	Punt
2	11:51	2:43	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	8:54	0:43	OPP 6	2	6	Touchdown
2	5:04	2:57	OWN 24	7	76	Touchdown
3	10:31	3:22	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
3	6:55	0:16	OWN 20	1	-7	Fumble
3	5:57	4:42	OWN 20	12	73	Field Goal
4	14:04	3:12	OWN 24	6	17	Punt
4	4:38	1:20	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
4	2:10	0:38	OWN 46	4	54	Touchdown
OT1	10:08	3:25	OWN 12	6	24	Punt
OT1	0:40	0:40	OWN 39	4	25	Missed FG

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	1:54	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
1	7:51	3:32	OWN 20	7	51	Missed FG
1	3:13	6:22	OWN 21	12	79	Touchdown
2	9:08	0:14	OWN 19	1	7	Fumble
2	8:11	3:07	OWN 23	5	5	Punt
2	2:07	2:07	OWN 20	8	57	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:29	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
3	6:39	0:42	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
3	1:15	2:11	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	10:52	6:14	OWN 28	10	48	Interception
4	3:18	1:08	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OWN 22	5	42	Missed FG
OT1	15:00	4:52	OWN 29	8	59	Fumble
OT1	6:43	6:03	OWN 13	12	55	Missed FG

Game MVP: Brad Johnson, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Scottie Graham	20	122	6.10	50	1	1
Dorsey Levens	4	17	4.25	9	0	0
Brad Johnson	2	12	6.00	8	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ed Toner	36	86	2.39	16	1	2
Darnell Autry	12	43	3.58	11	1	1
Mark Rypien	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson	39	26	300	3/16	3	26	0	115.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	35	28	390	4/28	0	38	1	101.2

Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR David Patten	5	9	68	13.60	34	22	0
WR Andre Rison	4	5	44	11.00	10	13	0
FB Tim Lester	4	4	52	13.00	40	17	0
TE Marcus Pollard	4	5	60	15.00	14	20	1
WR Herman Fontenot	3	5	27	9.00	0	15	1
RB Scottie Graham	3	3	10	3.33	5	6	0
RB Dorsey Levens	1	2	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Chris Penn	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	1
WR Joey Galloway	1	4	26	26.00	13	26	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ike Hilliard	8	10	118	14.75	34	31
WR J.J. Birden	6	7	60	10.00	8	18
WR Keenan McCardell	5	7	63	12.60	13	28
TE Jackie Harris	3	3	60	20.00	25	32
RB Ed Toner	3	3	33	11.00	21	15
WR Charlie Babbit	1	1	5	5.00	5	5
TE Rickey Dudley	1	2	13	13.00	0	13
RB Darnell Autry	1	2	38	38.00	39	38

Interception Statistics

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	1	10	10.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Johnson	1	0	0
Mark D'Onofrio	0	1	0
James Trapp	0	1	0
Tim Edwards	0	0	1
Steve Emtman	0	0	1
George Koonce	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mark Rypien	2	0	0
Darnell Autry	1	0	0
Eddie Robinson	0	1	1
Tony Mayberry	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	315	45.0	38.3	56	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	4	184	46.0	41.0	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/2	0/1	0/1	24	4/4

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/4	1/4	0/1	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	2	13	6.5	0
Chris Penn	1	7	7.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	3	19	6.3	0
Tony Stargell	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	1	20	20.0	0
Dedric Ward	1	21	21.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	5	170	34.0	1

Defensive Statistics

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Darrin Smith	12	3	0.0	43	30
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	10	4	0.0	49	39
S Reggie Tongue	10	4	0.0	48	39
OLB Lamar Lathon	7	3	2.5	35	24
OLB George Koonce	7	1	0.0	34	21
S Mike Dumas	6	1	0.0	48	39
CB James Trapp	5	2	0.0	44	34
CB Sam Madison	5	0	0.0	49	39
DE Joel Smeenge	4	2	0.5	34	27
DE Chris Mims	4	1	0.0	28	21
CB Jeff Ismail	3	1	0.0	20	26
DT Steve Emtman	2	2	1.0	18	13
DT Hollis Thomas	1	3	0.0	36	32
DE Tim Edwards	1	1	0.0	32	24
S Tim Watson	0	1	0.0	6	12

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Henry Jones	10	1	0.0	26	42
OLB Eddie Robinson	5	1	2.0	21	40
ILB Nate Thornton	5	4	0.0	26	42
CB Fred Foggie	4	0	0.0	23	39
S John Baylor	3	1	0.0	25	42
DT Brenston Buckner	3	1	0.0	11	19
DT Michael Dean Perry	3	0	0.0	16	23
CB Tony Stargell	3	0	0.0	5	13
CB Darrell Malone	3	0	0.0	16	29
CB Donnie Abraham	3	0	0.0	26	41
DE Junior Bryant	2	2	1.0	10	15
OLB John Roper	2	2	0.0	17	25
DE Kenny Holmes	1	2	0.0	10	17
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	0.0	5	6
C Tony Mayberry	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mack Richardson	1	0	0.0	14	21
DE Steve Lattimer	1	0	0.0	18	31
CB Ron Davis	1	0	0.0	3	4
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Rod Stephens	0	1	0.0	10	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Seattle	Sack	Knock	PPlay
OLB Lamar Lathon	2.5	1	24
DT Steve Emtman	1.0	0	13
DE Joel Smeenge	0.5	0	27

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	2.0	0	2	1	40
DE Junior Bryant	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Steve Lattimer	0.0	1	1	1	31
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	0	1	0	23
OLB John Roper	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	5	1	1	39
CB Sam Madison	5	1	0	39
CB James Trapp	4	1	0	34
S Reggie Tongue	4	0	0	39
S Mike Dumas	3	0	0	39
OLB Darrin Smith	3	0	0	30
CB Jeff Ismail	2	0	0	26
DE Chris Mims	1	0	0	21
OLB George Koonce	1	0	0	21

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Henry Jones	7	0	42
CB Fred Foggie	4	3	39
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	1	40
S John Baylor	2	1	42
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	13
ILB Nate Thornton	2	0	42
CB Darrell Malone	1	0	29
DT Brenston Buckner	1	0	19
CB Ron Davis	1	0	4
CB Donnie Abraham	1	0	41
DE Kenny Holmes	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Thompson	2	6	0	26	2	42
Bruce Kozerski	2	5	1	26	0	42
Harry Boatswain	2	4	0	26	1	42
Eric Moten	1	4	0	26	0	42
Kevin Mawae	1	3	0	26	0	42
Tim Lester	1	2	0	13	0	20

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Wiltz	5	9	49	2	39
Bob Kochman	4	10	49	1	39
Tony Mayberry	2	9	49	0	39
Mo Elewonibi	1	10	49	0	39
Dan Majerle	1	2	35	0	24
Ralph Tamm	0	8	49	1	39

Special Teams Tackles

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
George Koonce	2	24
Reggie Tongue	2	18
Estus Hasselbeck	2	9
Walter Rasby	1	21
Dedric Ward	1	15
Dorsey Levens	1	2

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davis	1	23
Jackie Harris	1	21
Dan Majerle	1	13
Ike Hilliard	1	13
Ralph Tamm	1	8

Participation

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Reggie Tongue	---	---	48	39	18	105
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	49	39	5	93
Mike Dumas	---	---	48	39	5	92
Sam Madison	---	---	49	39	4	92
James Trapp	---	---	44	34	3	81
George Koonce	---	---	34	21	24	79
Darrin Smith	---	---	43	30	5	78
Kevin Mawae	26	42	---	---	9	77
Hollis Thomas	---	---	36	32	7	75
Bruce Kozerski	26	42	---	---	---	68
Broderick Thompson	26	42	---	---	---	68
Harry Boatswain	26	42	---	---	---	68
Eric Moten	26	42	---	---	---	68
Brad Johnson	26	42	---	---	---	68
Tim Edwards	---	---	32	24	7	63
Joel Smeenge	---	---	34	27	1	62
Lamar Lathon	---	---	35	24	3	62
Scottie Graham	22	34	---	---	5	61
Jeff Ismail	---	---	20	26	15	61
Andre Rison	24	34	---	---	1	59
Tim Lester	13	20	---	---	25	58
Chris Mims	---	---	28	21	2	51
Marcus Pollard	17	22	---	---	12	51
Walter Rasby	13	15	---	---	21	49
David Patten	15	29	---	---	4	48
Herman Fontenot	13	20	---	---	6	39
Joey Galloway	8	22	---	---	9	39
Steve Emtman	---	---	18	13	3	34
Tim Watson	---	---	6	12	14	32
Chris Penn	1	9	---	---	15	25
Darwin Ireland	---	---	9	3	4	16
Dedric Ward	0	1	---	---	15	16
Darrius Johnson	---	---	5	5	5	15
James Folston	---	---	0	1	11	12
Dorsey Levens	4	4	---	---	2	10
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	9	9
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Roman Oben	0	0	---	---	9	9
Damon Denson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bob Sapp	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sam Rogers	---	---	0	0	3	3
Mike Minter	---	---	1	0	2	3
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	2	2
Doug Pederson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicolas Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	49	39	---	---	8	96
Mark Rypien	49	39	---	---	---	88
Tony Mayberry	49	39	---	---	---	88
Mo Elewonibi	49	39	---	---	---	88
Chris Wiltz	49	39	---	---	---	88
Bob Kochman	49	39	---	---	---	88
Jackie Harris	40	23	---	---	21	84
Ike Hilliard	36	31	---	---	13	80
Keenan McCardell	42	33	---	---	---	75
Dan Majerle	35	24	---	---	13	72
John Baylor	---	---	25	42	3	70
Henry Jones	---	---	26	42	2	70
Nate Thornton	---	---	26	42	2	70
Donnie Abraham	---	---	26	41	2	69
Fred Foggie	---	---	23	39	2	64
Ed Toner	37	22	---	---	3	62
Eddie Robinson	---	---	21	40	1	62
Darrell Malone	---	---	16	29	14	59
Rickey Dudley	17	19	---	---	17	53
Steve Lattimer	---	---	18	31	1	50
Darnell Autry	12	13	---	---	23	48
Mack Richardson	---	---	14	21	12	47
John Roper	---	---	17	25	1	43
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	16	23	1	40
J.J. Birden	16	21	---	---	2	39
Charlie Babbit	8	4	---	---	25	37
Brenston Buckner	---	---	11	19	4	34
Tony Stargell	---	---	5	13	15	33
Anthony Bell	---	---	4	1	27	32
Ron Davis	---	---	3	4	23	30
Rod Stephens	---	---	10	12	5	27
Kenny Holmes	---	---	10	17	---	27
Junior Bryant	---	---	10	15	1	26
Bruce Perkins	2	5	---	---	13	20
Aundray Bruce	---	---	5	6	7	18
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	9	9
Joe Tofflemire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	8	8
Channing Carpenter	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cornell Brown	---	---	0	0	7	7
Mike Crawford	---	---	0	0	2	2
Tony Eason	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Dorsett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	16	104	6.5
Right	4	22	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	32	84	2.6
Right	9	30	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Johnson	39	26	4	1	1	5	5	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	35	28	6	2	1	3	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	72	9.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	49	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	179	11.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	112	12.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	72	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	11	155	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	51	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR David Patten	9	5	0	68	2	29
WR Herman Fontenot	5	3	0	27	0	20
WR Andre Rison	5	4	0	44	0	34
TE Marcus Pollard	5	4	0	60	1	22
FB Tim Lester	4	4	0	52	0	20
WR Joey Galloway	4	1	1	26	1	22
RB Scottie Graham	3	3	0	10	0	34
RB Dorsey Levens	2	1	0	8	0	4
WR Chris Penn	2	1	0	5	0	9

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Hilliard	10	8	0	118	2	31
WR J.J. Birden	7	6	0	60	0	21
WR Keenan McCardell	7	5	0	63	1	33
TE Jackie Harris	3	3	0	60	2	23
RB Ed Toner	3	3	0	33	0	22
TE Rickey Dudley	2	1	0	13	0	19
RB Darnell Autry	2	1	1	38	1	13
WR Charlie Babbit	1	1	0	5	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Scottie Graham	2	5	2.50	6.10

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Toner	9	31	3.44	2.39
Mark Rypien	1	5	5.00	5.00
Darnell Autry	1	1	1.00	3.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Johnson	6	5	45	7.50	7.69

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Rypien	2	2	16	8.00	11.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	2	2	12	6.00	5.40
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	28	14.00	12.00
WR Andre Rison	1	0	0	0.00	8.80
WR Chris Penn	1	1	5	5.00	2.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keenan McCardell	2	2	16	8.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Scottie Graham	2	2
Dorsey Levens	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Toner	5	4
Darnell Autry	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Johnson	9	6	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	2	1	0
WR Joey Galloway	2	1	1
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	2
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	0
FB Tim Lester	1	1	1
WR David Patten	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Hilliard	5	4	3
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	1
WR Charlie Babbit	1	1	0
WR Keenan McCardell	1	1	1
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0
RB Darnell Autry	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	10,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)