Week 9, 1988

played in Dallas, TX

72 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	3	6	-	9
Dallas Cowboys	14	10	14	0	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 DAL - Neal Anderson 7 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 04:00 DAL - Lindsay Scott 6 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 07:15 DAL - Neal Anderson 43 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 02:58 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal
3Q: 10:58 DAL - Neal Anderson 19 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 10:12 DAL - Neal Anderson 39 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 05:18 ATL - Steve De Line 50 field goal
4Q: 11:27 ATL - Steve De Line 27 field goal
4Q: 05:28 ATL - Steve De Line 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 DAL - Neal Anderson 7 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 04:00 DAL - Lindsay Scott 6 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 07:15 DAL - Neal Anderson 43 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 02:58 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal
3Q: 10:58 DAL - Neal Anderson 19 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 10:12 DAL - Neal Anderson 39 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 05:18 ATL - Steve De Line 50 field goal
4Q: 11:27 ATL - Steve De Line 27 field goal
4Q: 05:28 ATL - Steve De Line 36 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 0-8 5-4
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 7 10
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 342 464
- Offensive Plays 66 50
- Yards per Play 5.18 9.28
Net Rushing Yards 163 296
- Rushing Attempts 28 35
- Yards per Rush 5.82 8.46
Net Passing Yards 179 168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 18 - 2 15 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 168
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.71 11.20
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 6.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 7/111 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:20 29:40

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	0-8	5-4
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	7	10
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	342	464
- Offensive Plays	66	50
- Yards per Play	5.18	9.28
Net Rushing Yards	163	296
- Rushing Attempts	28	35
- Yards per Rush	5.82	8.46
Net Passing Yards	179	168
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 18 - 2	15 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	168
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.71	11.20
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	6.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	7/111	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:20	29:40

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:54	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
1	7:22	2:03	OWN 27	3	1	Punt
1	3:51	3:57	OWN 23	5	24	Punt
2	12:40	3:39	OWN 27	6	39	Missed FG
2	6:55	2:10	OWN 16	4	17	Fumble
2	2:52	2:50	OWN 29	9	31	Punt
3	10:44	0:32	OWN 19	1	0	Interception
3	9:50	4:39	OWN 20	8	47	Field Goal
3	3:18	0:30	OWN 23	2	7	Interception
3	0:49	4:28	OWN 42	10	48	Field Goal
4	9:12	3:50	OWN 44	8	37	Field Goal
4	2:53	0:30	OWN 37	3	3	Fumble
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 40	1	23	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:06	3:44	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
1	5:19	1:28	OWN 37	3	63	Touchdown
2	14:54	2:14	OWN 20	5	53	Fumble
2	9:01	2:06	OWN 41	5	59	Touchdown
2	4:45	1:53	OPP 28	5	27	Field Goal
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 2	1	43	Half
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	10:12	0:22	OPP 39	1	39	Touchdown
3	5:11	1:53	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	2:48	1:59	OWN 30	3	-3	Punt
4	11:21	2:09	OPP 42	3	5	Missed FG
4	5:22	2:29	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:23	2:00	OPP 33	3	0	Missed FG

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Thurman Thomas	15	89	5.93	23	3
Jamie Mueller	12	63	5.25	12	1
Glen Kozlowski	1	11	11.00	11	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	26	248	9.54	49	6	3
Lee Rouson	6	12	2.00	5	0	0
Eddie Brown	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
James Jones	1	36	36.00	36	1	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Sean Salisbury	35	18	196	3/17	0	33	2	44.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	15	15	168	0/0	2	43	0	152.9

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Glen Kozlowski	6	7	70	11.67	15	25
WR Scott Schwedes	3	9	32	10.67	3	21
TE Ferrell Edmunds	3	5	15	5.00	0	6
RB Thurman Thomas	3	4	40	13.33	28	29
WR Dwight Stone	2	4	36	18.00	15	33
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	5	3	3.00	0	3
TE Brian Kinchen	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Neal Anderson	4	4	51	12.75	40	43	1
WR Lam Jones	3	3	36	12.00	0	17	0
WR Eddie Brown	3	3	40	13.33	20	19	0
FB James Jones	2	2	22	11.00	15	20	0
WR Bill Brooks	2	2	13	6.50	0	8	0
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Thurman Thomas	2	0	0
Kelvin Edwards	1	0	0
Don Graham	0	1	2
Sean Salisbury	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neal Anderson	1	1	0
James Jones	1	0	0
Steve Brown	0	1	0
Wes Hopkins	0	1	0
Bob Golic	0	0	1
Jack Squirek	0	0	1
Miles Turpin	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	4	181	45.3	34.0	53	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	3	128	42.7	39.3	48	0

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	3/4	1/2	1/2	50	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/3	0/2	0/2	18	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jarvis Williams	2	10	5.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kelvin Edwards	6	98	16.3	0
Glen Kozlowski	1	13	13.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terry Wright	7	1	0.0	27	9
ILB Don Graham	6	1	0.0	30	12
ILB Hardy Nickerson	5	0	0.0	16	7
CB Jarvis Williams	4	1	0.0	30	15
DE Curtis Maxie	3	0	0.0	20	10
DT Deangelo Hall	2	3	0.0	17	8
DE Reggie Rogers	2	2	0.0	13	6
OLB Scott Burman	2	1	0.0	8	3
CB Reggie Sutton	2	1	0.0	21	13
OLB Ken Rose	2	0	0.0	5	3
S Rickey Dixon	2	0	0.0	28	11
OLB Brett Faryniarz	2	0	0.0	30	12
DE Steve Hamilton	1	2	0.0	23	9
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	2	0.0	27	11
OLB Alex Moyer	1	1	0.0	3	4
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0.0	15	5
T Jeff Criswell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	---	---	---
CB Quintin Jones	1	0	0.0	21	11
FB Ickey Woods	1	0	---	---	---
CB Brian Marvin	1	0	0.0	24	9
G Wesly Whitehead	1	0	---	---	---
DT Mickey Mestnik	0	2	0.0	20	7

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	6	1	1.0	22	25
S Andre Young	6	1	0.0	20	28
S Wes Hopkins	4	1	1.0	13	18
ILB Jack Squirek	4	2	0.0	22	24
CB Steve Brown	4	0	0.0	23	34
ILB Miles Turpin	3	0	1.0	6	16
DE Jeff Cross	3	1	0.0	19	31
DE Mack Moore	3	0	0.0	17	19
CB Everson Walls	2	1	0.0	21	28
CB Bobby Johnson	2	1	0.0	4	3
DT Bob Golic	2	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	2	0.0	15	15
CB Jeff Fisher	1	1	0.0	21	35
S Terrance Hoagie	1	1	0.0	11	8
CB Bobby Futrell	1	1	0.0	17	30
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	0.0	9	7
DE Bob Hamm	1	0	0.0	11	19
S Domingo Bryant	1	0	0.0	5	6
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	0.0	7	11
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	0	0.0	18	22
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	2	0.0	6	14
ILB Lance Mehl	0	1	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Miles Turpin	1.0	2	16
S Wes Hopkins	1.0	0	18
OLB Robert Lyles	1.0	0	25
DE Bob Hamm	0.0	2	19
DT Bob Golic	0.0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	PPlay
ILB Don Graham	3	12
OLB Ken Rose	2	3
S Terry Wright	2	9
CB Quintin Jones	2	11
OLB Alex Moyer	1	4
OLB Ravin Caldwell	1	11
ILB Hardy Nickerson	1	7
CB Reggie Sutton	1	13
S Rickey Dixon	1	11
CB Jarvis Williams	1	15

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Andre Young	4	1	0	28
OLB Robert Lyles	3	0	0	25
ILB Jack Squirek	2	0	0	24
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	0	18
ILB Miles Turpin	2	0	0	16
CB Bobby Futrell	1	1	1	30
CB Everson Walls	1	1	0	28
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	1	11
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	0	8
DE Jeff Cross	1	0	0	31
CB Steve Brown	0	2	0	34

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Houston Hoover	4	9	28	0	38
Dermontti Dawson	3	10	28	1	37
Jeff Criswell	3	6	28	1	38
Bill Monger	1	1	28	1	38
Brian Kinchen	1	1	6	0	7
Wesly Whitehead	0	1	27	0	38

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ray Donaldson	3	9	33	14
John Giesler	2	7	35	15
Randy Clark	2	6	33	12
Ron Heller	2	6	35	15
James Jones	1	2	21	4
Rich Moran	1	2	15	5
Ralph Tamm	1	1	22	11
Chad Lane	0	1	2	3
Pat Carter	0	1	25	10

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Jamie Mueller	1	19

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Johnson	2	13
Domingo Bryant	2	13
Lee Rouson	1	21
Eddie Brown	1	16
Lindsay Scott	1	10
Bill Brooks	1	6
Chris Dressel	1	5

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Criswell	28	38	---	---	8	74
Houston Hoover	28	38	---	---	8	74
Wesly Whitehead	27	38	---	---	8	73
Sean Salisbury	28	38	---	---	---	66
Bill Monger	28	38	---	---	---	66
Dermontti Dawson	28	37	---	---	---	65
Kelvin Edwards	23	30	---	---	7	60
Glen Kozlowski	19	23	---	---	15	57
Terry Wright	---	---	27	9	16	52
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	27	11	13	51
Jamie Mueller	13	19	---	---	19	51
Jarvis Williams	---	---	30	15	6	51
Ferrell Edmunds	21	28	---	---	---	49
Reggie Sutton	---	---	21	13	14	48
Rickey Dixon	---	---	28	11	8	47
Don Graham	---	---	30	12	2	44
Brett Faryniarz	---	---	30	12	2	44
Ickey Woods	10	18	---	---	16	44
Scott Schwedes	17	25	---	---	---	42
Dwight Stone	9	15	---	---	13	37
Brian Marvin	---	---	24	9	3	36
Steve Hamilton	---	---	23	9	3	35
Thurman Thomas	15	19	---	---	1	35
Quintin Jones	---	---	21	11	1	33
Curtis Maxie	---	---	20	10	2	32
Deangelo Hall	---	---	17	8	4	29
Mickey Mestnik	---	---	20	7	1	28
Don Fielder	---	---	15	5	4	24
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	16	7	---	23
Derek Tennell	7	3	---	---	11	21
Scott Burman	---	---	8	3	9	20
Reggie Rogers	---	---	13	6	1	20
Flip Johnson	0	3	---	---	16	19
Thornton Chandler	0	0	---	---	18	18
Brian Kinchen	6	7	---	---	1	14
Alex Moyer	---	---	3	4	6	13
Brock Turk	0	0	---	---	11	11
Rich Johnson	---	---	7	0	3	10
Gerald Bennett	1	1	---	---	8	10
Ken Rose	---	---	5	3	1	9
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Kemp	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Olderman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Chris Chandler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Fisher	---	---	21	35	16	72
Steve Brown	---	---	23	34	4	61
Eddie Brown	33	11	---	---	16	60
Bobby Futrell	---	---	17	30	11	58
Everson Walls	---	---	21	28	8	57
John Giesler	35	15	---	---	6	56
Jack Squirek	---	---	22	24	7	53
Andre Young	---	---	20	28	5	53
Jeff Cross	---	---	19	31	3	53
Robert Lyles	---	---	22	25	5	52
Randy Clark	33	12	---	---	6	51
Tony Eason	35	15	---	---	---	50
Ron Heller	35	15	---	---	---	50
Ray Donaldson	33	14	---	---	1	48
Pat Carter	25	10	---	---	12	47
Neal Anderson	30	14	---	---	2	46
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	18	22	4	44
Mack Moore	---	---	17	19	3	39
Ralph Tamm	22	11	---	---	6	39
Wes Hopkins	---	---	13	18	3	34
Aundray Bruce	---	---	15	15	4	34
Bob Hamm	---	---	11	19	2	32
Lee Rouson	8	3	---	---	21	32
Miles Turpin	---	---	6	16	10	32
Bill Brooks	17	7	---	---	6	30
Robb Rubick	9	4	---	---	16	29
Bob Golic	---	---	10	16	2	28
James Jones	21	4	---	---	3	28
Rich Moran	15	5	---	---	6	26
Chris Dressel	15	5	---	---	5	25
Jerry Robinson	---	---	6	14	4	24
Domingo Bryant	---	---	5	6	13	24
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	9	7	6	22
Lindsay Scott	5	7	---	---	10	22
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	11	8	3	22
Kirby Jackson	---	---	7	11	3	21
Bobby Johnson	---	---	4	3	13	20
Lam Jones	10	8	---	---	---	18
Steve Potter	---	---	5	8	3	16
Lance Mehl	---	---	6	1	4	11
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	10	10
Chad Lane	2	3	---	---	5	10
Mark Nichols	2	2	---	---	2	6
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	114	7.6
Middle	5	21	4.2
Right	8	28	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	136	9.7
Middle	15	54	3.6
Right	6	106	17.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Sean Salisbury	35	18	4	3	2	5	5	0	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	15	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	32	16.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	60	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	31	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	14	3	73	5.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	9	130	14.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	1	1	13	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Scott Schwedes	9	3	1	32	1	25
WR Glen Kozlowski	7	6	0	70	1	23
WR Kelvin Edwards	5	1	1	3	0	30
TE Ferrell Edmunds	5	3	0	15	0	28
WR Dwight Stone	4	2	0	36	1	15
RB Thurman Thomas	4	3	0	40	1	19
TE Brian Kinchen	1	0	0	0	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	4	4	51	1	14
WR Lam Jones	3	3	36	0	8
WR Eddie Brown	3	3	40	0	11
FB James Jones	2	2	22	1	4
WR Bill Brooks	2	2	13	0	7
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	6	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	4	33	8.25	9.54
Eddie Brown	1	0	0.00	0.00
Lee Rouson	1	1	1.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Sean Salisbury	4	2	9	2.25	5.60

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	6	6.00	11.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Thurman Thomas	2	1	3	1.50	10.00
WR Scott Schwedes	1	0	0	0.00	3.56
TE Ferrell Edmunds	1	1	6	6.00	3.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	6	6.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Jamie Mueller	1	1
Thurman Thomas	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lee Rouson	4	0
Neal Anderson	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Sean Salisbury	14	9	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scott Schwedes	4	2	1
WR Dwight Stone	3	2	1
RB Thurman Thomas	3	2	2
WR Kelvin Edwards	2	1	0
WR Glen Kozlowski	2	2	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lam Jones	1	1	1
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)