Wild Card Playoff Games, 1988

played in Carolina, NC

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	10	-	16
Carolina Panthers	0	7	3	10	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 32 field goal
2Q: 10:12 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 31 field goal
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Stephen Baker 35 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 09:39 CAR - John Lee 30 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Lindsay Scott 26 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 06:27 CAR - John Lee 33 field goal
4Q: 02:23 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
4Q: 00:54 CAR - Stephen Baker 9 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:06 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 32 field goal
2Q: 10:12 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 31 field goal
2Q: 04:52 CAR - Stephen Baker 35 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)
3Q: 09:39 CAR - John Lee 30 field goal
4Q: 15:00 DAL - Lindsay Scott 26 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 06:27 CAR - John Lee 33 field goal
4Q: 02:23 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal
4Q: 00:54 CAR - Stephen Baker 9 pass from Bill Kenney (John Lee extra point)

Team Statistics DAL CAR
Record 10-7 10-7
First Downs 18 18
- by Rushing 7 7
- by Passing 10 10
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 305 311
- Offensive Plays 63 55
- Yards per Play 4.84 5.65
Net Rushing Yards 107 139
- Rushing Attempts 29 29
- Yards per Rush 3.69 4.79
Net Passing Yards 198 172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 22 - 0 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 211 172
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.82 6.62
Fumbles/Lost 3/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 3.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/40 7/37
Punt Returns/Yards 4/22 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 5/94 3/93
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/3 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 31
Time of Possession 32:14 27:46

Team Statistics	DAL	CAR
Record	10-7	10-7
First Downs	18	18
- by Rushing	7	7
- by Passing	10	10
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	305	311
- Offensive Plays	63	55
- Yards per Play	4.84	5.65
Net Rushing Yards	107	139
- Rushing Attempts	29	29
- Yards per Rush	3.69	4.79
Net Passing Yards	198	172
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 22 - 0	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	211	172
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.82	6.62
Fumbles/Lost	3/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	3.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/40	7/37
Punt Returns/Yards	4/22	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	5/94	3/93
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/3	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 31
Time of Possession	32:14	27:46

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	9:01	OWN 32	15	53	Field Goal
1	1:35	6:31	OWN 20	11	66	Field Goal
2	4:38	2:09	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 20	4	18	Half
3	9:34	2:11	OWN 27	3	-4	Punt
3	5:43	5:58	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
4	12:23	1:58	OWN 11	3	4	Punt
4	6:19	4:01	OWN 25	9	57	Field Goal
4	0:43	0:43	OWN 20	4	8	Downs

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	5:59	4:24	OWN 20	7	29	Punt
2	10:04	5:26	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
2	2:29	1:31	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	5:26	OWN 37	11	50	Field Goal
3	7:23	1:40	OWN 28	4	17	Punt
4	14:45	2:22	OWN 20	4	30	Punt
4	10:25	4:06	OWN 43	10	41	Field Goal
4	2:18	1:35	OWN 46	8	54	Touchdown

Game MVP: Bill Kenney, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	20	84	4.20	22	3
Lee Rouson	6	22	3.67	8	0
James Jones	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	2	2.00	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
John Stephens	17	93	5.47	19	2	0
Napoleon McCallum	12	46	3.83	14	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	32	22	211	2/13	1	26	0	97.2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Kenney	26	16	172	0/0	2	35	0	106.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Sanders	8	13	56	7.00	8	14	0
WR Eddie Brown	6	7	71	11.83	30	26	0
WR Lam Jones	2	3	15	7.50	11	11	0
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	26	26.00	1	26	1
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB James Jones	1	1	21	21.00	21	21	0
RB Lee Rouson	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Neal Anderson	1	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pat Carter	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Bill Brooks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stephen Baker	4	4	70	17.50	30	35	2
RB John Stephens	4	6	21	5.25	16	14	0
WR Doug Donley	3	4	39	13.00	6	21	0
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	24	12.00	13	20	0
WR Carlos Carson	1	3	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Trey Junkin	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
TE Steve Folsom	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Napoleon McCallum	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Cornell Burbage	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Jeff Fisher	2	0
Everson Walls	1	0
Steve Potter	0	1
Bobby Johnson	0	1
Domingo Bryant	0	1

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Trey Junkin	0	0	2	0
Phil Freeman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	3	139	46.3	41.7	58	1

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Luke Prestridge	4	176	44.0	38.5	54	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Lee	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	4	22	5.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Donley	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	57	19.0	0
Everson Walls	2	37	18.5	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Phil Freeman	3	93	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Squirek	6	3	20	16
S Andre Young	6	1	23	18
OLB Aundray Bruce	4	3	17	16
DE Dave Lindstrom	4	1	20	13
CB Everson Walls	4	0	24	17
CB Steve Brown	2	1	23	21
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	23	22
ILB Lance Mehl	2	0	8	10
OLB Steve Potter	2	0	9	3
OLB Robert Lyles	2	0	21	23
CB Kirby Jackson	2	0	7	10
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	9	10
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	16	16
DE Bob Hamm	1	0	17	16
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	10	11
DE Mack Moore	1	0	23	19
S Domingo Bryant	1	0	2	3
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	0	15	14
DE Jeff Cross	0	1	12	16

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	8	1	1.0	25	23
S Carlton Williamson	7	2	0.0	27	32
OLB John Rade	5	2	0.0	25	31
ILB Craig Shaffer	5	1	0.0	17	22
OLB David Grayson	3	1	1.0	11	16
S Solomon Wilcots	3	2	0.0	18	28
ILB Jackie Shipp	3	1	0.0	15	11
CB Perry Williams	3	1	0.0	13	23
CB Harvey Clayton	3	0	0.0	23	22
CB Bobby Watkins	2	2	0.0	15	19
CB William Judson	2	1	0.0	16	19
DE Bruce Smith	2	1	0.0	14	11
DE Sean Jones	2	0	0.0	25	26
DE Mark Studaway	2	0	0.0	14	22
S Barney Bussey	1	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Dante Jones	1	0	0.0	10	7
S Eric Williams	0	1	0.0	13	12
DT Jeff Wright	0	1	0.0	18	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Mack Moore	0.0	0	1	0	19

Carolina	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Plummer	1.0	0	4	23
OLB David Grayson	1.0	0	0	16
DE Sean Jones	0.0	2	1	26
DT Jeff Wright	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Andre Young	3	0	18
S Terrance Hoagie	3	0	22
CB Everson Walls	2	1	17
ILB Lance Mehl	2	0	10
CB Kirby Jackson	2	0	10
CB Steve Brown	1	1	21
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	10
ILB Jack Squirek	1	0	16
S Domingo Bryant	1	0	3
OLB Robert Lyles	0	1	23
CB Bobby Futrell	0	1	4

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Craig Shaffer	4	0	22
CB Harvey Clayton	3	1	22
S Solomon Wilcots	3	1	28
CB Perry Williams	3	0	23
OLB Gary Plummer	3	0	23
OLB John Rade	2	0	31
CB William Judson	1	1	19
S Carlton Williamson	1	1	32
CB Bobby Watkins	1	0	19
OLB David Grayson	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Donaldson	7	12	28	0	29
Randy Clark	2	5	24	0	31
Rich Moran	2	2	12	0	18
Jamie Dukes	1	3	22	0	23
Pat Carter	1	2	17	0	18
Chad Lane	1	1	10	1	10
Ralph Tamm	0	1	24	1	27
John Giesler	0	1	25	0	32
Chris Dressel	0	1	12	0	12

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mike Baab	6	7	0	29	25
Keith Uecker	1	5	1	25	25
Tom Baugh	1	5	0	24	24
Dave Lutz	1	4	0	25	26
Dan McQuaid	1	2	0	7	1
Marsharne Graves	1	1	0	9	8
Terry Tausch	0	2	0	20	18
Steve Folsom	0	1	0	15	15
Billy Griggs	0	1	0	20	14
Stefan Humpries	0	1	0	6	3

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	2	20
Robb Rubick	2	16
Domingo Bryant	1	12

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Trey Junkin	4	14
Phil Freeman	2	16
Napoleon McCallum	1	19
Doug Donley	1	13
Tom Baugh	1	2

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Cavanaugh	29	34	---	---	---	63
John Giesler	25	32	---	---	6	63
Randy Clark	24	31	---	---	6	61
Ray Donaldson	28	29	---	---	1	58
Ralph Tamm	24	27	---	---	6	57
Jeff Fisher	---	---	16	16	16	48
Everson Walls	---	---	24	17	7	48
Eddie Brown	14	20	---	---	14	48
Steve Brown	---	---	23	21	3	47
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	23	22	2	47
Robert Lyles	---	---	21	23	3	47
Ricky Sanders	22	25	---	---	---	47
Pat Carter	17	18	---	---	11	46
Andre Young	---	---	23	18	4	45
Neal Anderson	23	22	---	---	---	45
Jamie Dukes	22	23	---	---	---	45
Jack Squirek	---	---	20	16	8	44
Mack Moore	---	---	23	19	2	44
Bill Brooks	19	18	---	---	5	42
Bob Hamm	---	---	17	16	6	39
Rich Moran	12	18	---	---	6	36
Lee Rouson	6	10	---	---	20	36
Aundray Bruce	---	---	17	16	1	34
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	20	13	---	33
Lam Jones	11	21	---	---	---	32
Robb Rubick	9	6	---	---	16	31
James Jones	11	14	---	---	5	30
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	15	14	1	30
Jeff Cross	---	---	12	16	1	29
Chris Dressel	12	12	---	---	4	28
Miles Turpin	---	---	11	6	9	26
Chad Lane	10	10	---	---	5	25
Wes Hopkins	---	---	10	11	3	24
Lance Mehl	---	---	8	10	3	21
Steve Potter	---	---	9	3	9	21
Lindsay Scott	1	4	---	---	16	21
Jerry Robinson	---	---	9	10	1	20
Kirby Jackson	---	---	7	10	3	20
Domingo Bryant	---	---	2	3	12	17
Bobby Futrell	---	---	6	4	5	15
Bobby Johnson	---	---	3	2	8	13
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	3	3
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Nichols	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Carlton Williamson	---	---	27	32	13	72
John Rade	---	---	25	31	8	64
Mike Baab	29	25	---	---	6	60
Bill Kenney	29	26	---	---	---	55
William Judson	---	---	16	19	18	53
Sean Jones	---	---	25	26	2	53
Trey Junkin	18	19	---	---	14	51
Dave Lutz	25	26	---	---	---	51
Gary Plummer	---	---	25	23	3	51
Keith Uecker	25	25	---	---	---	50
Tom Baugh	24	24	---	---	2	50
Harvey Clayton	---	---	23	22	4	49
Solomon Wilcots	---	---	18	28	2	48
Steve Folsom	15	15	---	---	16	46
Dennis Bligen	20	12	---	---	13	45
Stephen Baker	20	19	---	---	6	45
Terry Tausch	20	18	---	---	6	44
David Grayson	---	---	11	16	17	44
Jeff Wright	---	---	18	22	3	43
Mark Studaway	---	---	14	22	6	42
Craig Shaffer	---	---	17	22	2	41
Napoleon McCallum	12	8	---	---	19	39
Perry Williams	---	---	13	23	2	38
Bobby Watkins	---	---	15	19	3	37
Billy Griggs	20	14	---	---	1	35
John Stephens	17	18	---	---	---	35
Doug Donley	8	8	---	---	13	29
Bruce Smith	---	---	14	11	3	28
Eric Williams	---	---	13	12	2	27
Jackie Shipp	---	---	15	11	1	27
Bob Nelson	---	---	12	12	---	24
Marsharne Graves	9	8	---	---	6	23
Carlos Carson	12	9	---	---	---	21
Cornell Burbage	3	6	---	---	12	21
Phil Freeman	0	2	---	---	16	18
Dante Jones	---	---	10	7	1	18
Greg Meisner	---	---	5	9	1	15
Dan McQuaid	7	1	---	---	6	14
Stefan Humpries	6	3	---	---	---	9
Barney Bussey	---	---	2	3	2	7
Max Zendejas	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lemuel Stinson	---	---	1	4	---	5
Luke Prestridge	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Howard	0	0	---	---	2	2
John Lee	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thomas Magnum	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	33	4.1
Middle	17	46	2.7
Right	4	28	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	54	4.9
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	11	66	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	32	22	3	3	0	4	3	5	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Kenney	26	16	3	2	2	4	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	25	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	85	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	26	6.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	66	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	90	11.3
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	13	8	56	0	25
WR Eddie Brown	7	6	71	1	20
WR Lam Jones	3	2	15	0	21
RB Neal Anderson	3	1	0	0	22
WR Lindsay Scott	1	1	26	1	4
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	13	0	12
FB James Jones	1	1	21	1	14
RB Lee Rouson	1	1	0	0	10
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0	0	18
TE Pat Carter	1	1	9	0	18

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB John Stephens	6	4	0	21	0	18
WR Doug Donley	4	3	1	39	1	8
WR Stephen Baker	4	4	0	70	1	19
WR Carlos Carson	3	1	0	8	0	9
TE Trey Junkin	3	1	0	1	0	19
TE Billy Griggs	2	2	0	24	1	14
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0	0	15
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	0	9	0	12
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Cornell Burbage	1	0	1	0	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	4	0	0.00	4.20
Matt Cavanaugh	1	2	2.00	2.00
James Jones	1	-3	-3.00	-0.50

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon McCallum	1	2	2.00	3.83
John Stephens	1	2	2.00	5.47

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	2	0	0	0.00	6.59

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Kenney	7	3	21	3.00	6.62

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	0	0.00	10.14

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Carlos Carson	2	1	8	4.00	2.67
WR Doug Donley	1	0	0	0.00	9.75
TE Steve Folsom	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Billy Griggs	1	1	4	4.00	12.00
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Stephen Baker	1	1	9	9.00	17.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	3	2
Matt Cavanaugh	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon McCallum	2	1
John Stephens	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	9	7	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Kenney	10	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Sanders	5	4	1
WR Lam Jones	2	1	1
FB James Jones	1	1	1
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Doug Donley	3	2	2
TE Trey Junkin	2	1	1
RB John Stephens	2	2	1
FB Dennis Bligen	1	1	1
RB Napoleon McCallum	1	0	0
WR Cornell Burbage	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,300 (21,300)
End Zone 15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,700 (3,700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,300 (21,300)
End Zone	15,300 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,500 (13,500)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,700 (3,700)