Exhibition Week 3, 1996

played in New Jersey, NJ

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	10	0	3	-	13
New Jersey Jets	0	0	14	7	-	21

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:25 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 47 field goal
2Q: 03:22 DAL - J.J. Birden 46 pass from Dan McGwire (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 13:15 NJY - Rod Smith 15 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 08:49 NJY - Leroy Thompson 70 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 12:48 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 49 field goal
4Q: 06:18 NJY - Antone Vinatieri 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 09:25 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 47 field goal
2Q: 03:22 DAL - J.J. Birden 46 pass from Dan McGwire (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 13:15 NJY - Rod Smith 15 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
3Q: 08:49 NJY - Leroy Thompson 70 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)
4Q: 12:48 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 49 field goal
4Q: 06:18 NJY - Antone Vinatieri 1 pass from Ken O'Brien (Michele Akers extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NJY
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 5 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 322 325
- Offensive Plays 60 62
- Yards per Play 5.37 5.24
Net Rushing Yards 158 64
- Rushing Attempts 34 28
- Yards per Rush 4.65 2.29
Net Passing Yards 164 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 2 32 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/20
- Yards per Pass Play 6.31 7.68
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.5
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/19 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/66 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:59 34:01

Team Statistics	DAL	NJY
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	5	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	322	325
- Offensive Plays	60	62
- Yards per Play	5.37	5.24
Net Rushing Yards	158	64
- Rushing Attempts	34	28
- Yards per Rush	4.65	2.29
Net Passing Yards	164	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 2	32 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	164	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/20
- Yards per Pass Play	6.31	7.68
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.5
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/19	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/66	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:59	34:01

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:25	OWN 29	8	37	Punt
1	5:43	1:37	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
1	2:28	2:23	OWN 39	5	18	Punt
2	11:29	2:11	50	4	20	Field Goal
2	4:27	1:34	OWN 35	4	65	Touchdown
2	0:48	0:35	OWN 33	4	38	Interception
3	14:05	0:11	OWN 31	1	0	Interception
3	13:08	2:52	OWN 20	6	19	Punt
3	8:34	2:26	OWN 38	6	17	Punt
3	2:06	4:25	OWN 20	8	48	Field Goal
4	6:09	3:22	OWN 26	7	48	Downs
4	2:08	0:45	OWN 46	4	6	Downs

New Jersey Jets
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:35	4:52	OWN 20	8	28	Punt
1	4:06	1:38	OPP 34	3	2	Missed FG
1	0:05	3:36	OWN 20	8	15	Punt
2	9:18	4:51	OWN 20	10	45	Downs
2	2:53	2:05	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 14	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	13:54	0:46	OPP 26	2	26	Touchdown
3	10:16	1:42	OWN 14	3	86	Touchdown
3	6:08	4:02	OWN 16	6	26	Punt
4	12:41	6:32	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	2:47	0:39	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
4	1:23	1:23	OWN 48	2	1	Game

Game MVP: Ken O'Brien, New Jersey Jets

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	26	124	4.77	24	4
Ed Toner	5	15	3.00	10	1
Bruce Perkins	1	4	4.00	4	0
Dan McGwire	1	6	6.00	6	0
Wade Word	1	9	9.00	9	0

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vaughn Hebron	15	27	1.80	31	1
Rudy Koncar	9	26	2.89	11	1
Ken O'Brien	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Dave Schnell	2	13	6.50	7	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan McGwire	21	9	137	0/0	1	46	2	41.2
Mark Rypien	5	3	27	0/0	0	19	0	74.6

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ken O'Brien	23	17	222	0/0	3	70	0	143.5
Dave Schnell	9	8	59	2/20	0	14	0	94.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alvin Harper	4	9	32	8.00	7	19	0
WR Charlie Babbit	3	6	42	14.00	17	26	0
WR J.J. Birden	1	3	46	46.00	33	46	1
TE Pat Carter	1	1	30	30.00	30	30	0
FB Bruce Perkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Wade Word	1	4	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Rickey Dudley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Jersey	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wendell Davis	9	10	115	12.78	25	23	0
WR Leroy Thompson	3	5	72	24.00	60	70	1
RB Vaughn Hebron	3	4	18	6.00	4	11	0
WR Derrick Alexander	3	3	25	8.33	3	16	0
TE James Jenkins	2	2	-1	-0.50	0	0	0
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	4	22	11.00	0	13	0
WR Rod Smith	2	3	29	14.50	17	15	1
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	1	1.00	2	1	1

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Jersey	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Patrick Hunter	1	11	11.00	0
CB Tom Carter	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

New Jersey	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	198	39.6	27.8	48	2

New Jersey	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	6	277	46.2	35.3	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	2/2	0/0	49	1/1

New Jersey	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michele Akers	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	3	30	10.0	0
Wade Word	1	15	15.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Derrick Alexander	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	2	45	22.5	0
Neal Anderson	1	21	21.0	0

New Jersey	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vaughn Hebron	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Roper	6	0	0.0	15	10
CB Tony Stargell	5	2	0.0	22	26
CB Darrell Malone	5	0	0.0	24	27
S John Baylor	4	3	0.0	21	25
DE Dan Chandler	4	2	0.0	19	25
ILB Michael Barrow	4	0	0.0	15	21
DE Harald Hasselbach	3	1	1.0	19	27
OLB Aundray Bruce	3	0	0.0	9	16
DE Jeff Cross	3	0	0.0	9	7
DE Chad Brown	2	0	1.0	9	9
ILB Rod Stephens	2	2	0.0	13	16
S Marcus Robertson	2	1	0.0	19	27
CB Ron Davis	2	0	0.0	20	31
ILB Nate Thornton	1	3	0.0	10	6
S Henry Jones	1	1	0.0	15	13
CB Donnie Abraham	1	1	0.0	15	21
WR Alvin Harper	1	0	---	---	---
WR Wade Word	1	0	---	---	---
DT Brenston Buckner	1	0	0.0	14	14
OLB Anthony Harris	1	0	0.0	19	18
OLB Rich Powers	0	2	0.0	7	15
DT Devin Wyman	0	1	0.0	14	20

New Jersey	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Percy Snow	5	2	19	19
OLB Mitch Donahue	4	2	22	17
S Joey Tribbiani	4	1	31	23
CB Antonio Langham	4	0	34	26
DE Regan Upshaw	3	3	20	20
S Patrick Hunter	3	2	20	17
CB Tyrone Poole	3	2	29	22
DE Darrell Davis	3	1	23	16
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	0	12	9
DE David Grant	2	1	14	6
DT John Kirksey	2	1	31	22
DT William Perry	2	0	26	18
S Matt Groenig	2	0	23	20
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	2	0	10	8
CB Tom Carter	2	0	25	21
OLB Lamont Hollinquest	1	0	2	2
DT Tim Dennis	0	2	7	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chad Brown	1.0	1	1	9
DE Harald Hasselbach	1.0	0	1	27
OLB Rich Powers	0.0	0	1	15

New Jersey	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Regan Upshaw	0.0	0	2	1	20
OLB Mitch Donahue	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S John Baylor	4	0	25
CB Tony Stargell	4	0	26
CB Darrell Malone	4	0	27
ILB Michael Barrow	4	0	21
OLB John Roper	3	0	10
CB Ron Davis	2	0	31
ILB Rod Stephens	1	1	16
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	16
DE Jeff Cross	1	0	7
S Marcus Robertson	1	0	27
S Henry Jones	0	1	13

New Jersey	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Percy Snow	3	1	0	19
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	0	0	9
CB Antonio Langham	2	1	0	26
S Patrick Hunter	1	1	1	17
CB Tom Carter	1	0	1	21
OLB Mitch Donahue	1	0	0	17
CB Tyrone Poole	1	0	0	22
S Matt Groenig	0	1	0	20
DE Darrell Davis	0	1	0	16

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Joe Tofflemire	4	6	0	24	23
Chris Wiltz	3	7	0	28	20
Gary Zimmerman	2	9	2	27	23
Tony Mayberry	1	5	0	32	25
Ricky Siglar	1	3	0	21	19
Ralph Tamm	0	1	0	13	5
Bruce Perkins	0	1	0	12	9
Tony Carter	0	1	0	9	7

New Jersey	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Norm Fowler	2	2	16	0	23
Tim Ruddy	1	7	21	0	22
Filmel Cowlings	1	3	7	0	12
Charles McRae	1	2	11	0	9
Tyler Houston	1	1	12	0	11
Dermontti Dawson	0	4	23	1	26
Jeff Blackshear	0	3	15	0	14
Matt Groening	0	1	3	0	4
Brian Kozlowski	0	1	15	0	16
Max Lane	0	0	17	1	25

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davis	1	22
Wade Word	1	15
Ralph Tamm	1	4

New Jersey	Tackles	STPlays
Percy Snow	2	16
Vaughn Hebron	1	19
Robert Clark	1	9
Charles McRae	1	7
Brian Kozlowski	1	5
Filmel Cowlings	1	4

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Davis	---	---	20	31	22	73
Neal Anderson	29	21	---	---	15	65
Tony Mayberry	32	25	---	---	5	62
Tony Stargell	---	---	22	26	9	57
Charlie Babbit	20	19	---	---	16	55
Darrell Malone	---	---	24	27	1	52
Harald Hasselbach	---	---	19	27	6	52
Joe Tofflemire	24	23	---	---	4	51
Chris Wiltz	28	20	---	---	3	51
Gary Zimmerman	27	23	---	---	---	50
Wade Word	23	11	---	---	15	49
Alvin Harper	20	18	---	---	10	48
Marcus Robertson	---	---	19	27	2	48
John Baylor	---	---	21	25	1	47
Ricky Siglar	21	19	---	---	7	47
Channing Carpenter	25	15	---	---	5	45
Dan Chandler	---	---	19	25	1	45
Dan McGwire	22	21	---	---	---	43
Pat Carter	14	10	---	---	14	38
Michael Barrow	---	---	15	21	2	38
Anthony Harris	---	---	19	18	1	38
Donnie Abraham	---	---	15	21	1	37
Devin Wyman	---	---	14	20	1	35
Bruce Perkins	12	9	---	---	13	34
Tony Carter	9	7	---	---	18	34
John Roper	---	---	15	10	8	33
Rod Stephens	---	---	13	16	3	32
Brenston Buckner	---	---	14	14	3	31
Rich Powers	---	---	7	15	8	30
Henry Jones	---	---	15	13	---	28
Rickey Dudley	13	8	---	---	7	28
Aundray Bruce	---	---	9	16	2	27
J.J. Birden	13	11	---	---	2	26
Ralph Tamm	13	5	---	---	4	22
Gilberto Campbell	11	11	---	---	---	22
Chad Brown	---	---	9	9	4	22
Jeff Cross	---	---	9	7	4	20
Nate Thornton	---	---	10	6	3	19
Mark Rypien	12	5	---	---	---	17
Ed Toner	6	5	---	---	1	12
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	6	6
Junior Bryant	---	---	0	0	1	1
Fred Foggie	---	---	0	0	---	0
Scott Milanovich	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Jersey	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joey Tribbiani	---	---	31	23	12	66
Vaughn Hebron	17	29	---	---	19	65
Antonio Langham	---	---	34	26	2	62
Matt Groenig	---	---	23	20	17	60
Mitch Donahue	---	---	22	17	18	57
Tom Carter	---	---	25	21	10	56
John Kirksey	---	---	31	22	2	55
Percy Snow	---	---	19	19	16	54
Dermontti Dawson	23	26	---	---	4	53
Tyrone Poole	---	---	29	22	2	53
Leroy Thompson	16	22	---	---	11	49
Regan Upshaw	---	---	20	20	7	47
William Perry	---	---	26	18	2	46
James Jenkins	13	18	---	---	15	46
Brian De Marco	18	28	---	---	---	46
Tim Ruddy	21	22	---	---	2	45
Wendell Davis	16	25	---	---	2	43
Norm Fowler	16	23	---	---	4	43
Darrell Davis	---	---	23	16	3	42
Max Lane	17	25	---	---	---	42
Ken O'Brien	16	23	---	---	1	40
Patrick Hunter	---	---	20	17	---	37
Robert Clark	15	13	---	---	9	37
Jeff Blackshear	15	14	---	---	7	36
Brian Kozlowski	15	16	---	---	5	36
Antone Vinatieri	10	10	---	---	12	32
Tyler Houston	12	11	---	---	7	30
Derrick Alexander	12	14	---	---	4	30
Charles McRae	11	9	---	---	7	27
Rod Smith	12	15	---	---	---	27
David Grant	---	---	14	6	3	23
Dave Schnell	12	11	---	---	---	23
Filmel Cowlings	7	12	---	---	4	23
Joe Campbell	---	---	11	10	1	22
Eddie Robinson	---	---	12	9	1	22
Damon Jordan	---	---	15	7	---	22
Rudy Koncar	11	4	---	---	5	20
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	10	8	---	18
Moe Williams	0	0	---	---	12	12
Matt Groening	3	4	---	---	4	11
Tim Dennis	---	---	7	3	1	11
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	6	6
Michele Akers	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lamont Hollinquest	---	---	2	2	---	4
Pellom LeVeck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	90	6.0
Middle	19	68	3.6
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	15	3.0
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	11	9	0.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan McGwire	21	9	3	3	1	3	3	1	2
Mark Rypien	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0

New Jersey	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ken O'Brien	23	17	2	0	1	1	3	0	0
Dave Schnell	9	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	34	8.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	44	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	141	11.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	105	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alvin Harper	9	4	0	32	0	18
WR Charlie Babbit	6	3	0	42	1	19
WR Wade Word	4	1	0	12	0	11
WR J.J. Birden	3	1	1	46	1	11
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0	30	1	10
FB Bruce Perkins	1	1	0	-1	0	9
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	1	0	3	0	11
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0	0	0	8

New Jersey	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Davis	10	9	0	115	1	25
WR Leroy Thompson	5	3	0	72	1	22
RB Vaughn Hebron	4	3	0	18	0	29
TE Brian Kozlowski	4	2	0	22	0	16
WR Derrick Alexander	3	3	0	25	0	14
WR Rod Smith	3	2	1	29	0	15
TE James Jenkins	2	2	0	-1	0	18
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	0	1	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

New Jersey	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vaughn Hebron	1	0	0.00	1.80
Rudy Koncar	1	1	1.00	2.89

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ken O'Brien	4	4	33	8.25	9.65

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Jersey	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wendell Davis	1	1	18	18.00	11.50
TE James Jenkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	-0.50
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Rod Smith	1	1	15	15.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	7	4
Ed Toner	1	1

New Jersey	Rushes	Conversions
Vaughn Hebron	2	1
Dave Schnell	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan McGwire	4	2	0
Mark Rypien	2	1	0

New Jersey	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ken O'Brien	7	5	3
Dave Schnell	3	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch
WR Alvin Harper	3	3
WR Wade Word	2	0
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0

New Jersey	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Davis	5	4	1
TE Brian Kozlowski	2	1	1
WR Derrick Alexander	2	2	1
TE Antone Vinatieri	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 73,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,200 (26,500)
End Zone 15,800 (19,100)
Mezzanine 9,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats 14,300 (16,900)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,100 (5,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	73,600 (86,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,200 (26,500)
End Zone	15,800 (19,100)
Mezzanine	9,700 (11,000)
Sideline Seats	14,300 (16,900)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,100 (5,800)