Week 5, 1996

played in Dallas, TX

79 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	7	10	-	17
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:49 DAL - J.J. Birden 10 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 09:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
3Q: 09:12 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 20 field goal
3Q: 00:24 STL - Chris Cornell 27 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:21 STL - Chris Cornell 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:55 STL - Adam Vinatieri 51 field goal
4Q: 00:54 DAL - Wade Word 29 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:49 DAL - J.J. Birden 10 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 09:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
3Q: 09:12 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 20 field goal
3Q: 00:24 STL - Chris Cornell 27 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:21 STL - Chris Cornell 5 pass from Brett Favre (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 05:55 STL - Adam Vinatieri 51 field goal
4Q: 00:54 DAL - Wade Word 29 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Team Statistics STL DAL
Record 3-2 4-0
First Downs 14 29
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 247 453
- Offensive Plays 54 77
- Yards per Play 4.57 5.88
Net Rushing Yards 50 155
- Rushing Attempts 18 35
- Yards per Rush 2.78 4.43
Net Passing Yards 197 298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 211 328
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 3/30
- Yards per Pass Play 5.47 7.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/35 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/30 2/25
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 25
Time of Possession 25:00 35:00

Team Statistics	STL	DAL
Record	3-2	4-0
First Downs	14	29
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	247	453
- Offensive Plays	54	77
- Yards per Play	4.57	5.88
Net Rushing Yards	50	155
- Rushing Attempts	18	35
- Yards per Rush	2.78	4.43
Net Passing Yards	197	298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	39 - 28 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	211	328
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	3/30
- Yards per Pass Play	5.47	7.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/35	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/30	2/25
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 25
Time of Possession	25:00	35:00

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
1	11:06	0:45	OWN 32	2	1	Fumble
1	8:44	1:57	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	0:39	1:38	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	9:21	2:28	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
2	5:41	2:59	OWN 22	7	48	Fumble
2	0:29	0:29	OWN 4	1	2	Half
3	9:05	4:35	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
3	2:48	1:19	OPP 45	3	2	Punt
3	0:24	0:11	OPP 27	1	27	Touchdown
4	14:36	3:23	OWN 39	9	61	Touchdown
4	8:53	3:03	OWN 39	5	27	Field Goal
4	0:39	0:39	OWN 36	4	3	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	2:10	OWN 34	5	41	Missed FG
1	10:21	1:37	OPP 33	3	-4	Punt
1	6:47	6:08	OWN 5	13	95	Touchdown
2	14:01	4:40	OWN 42	10	53	Field Goal
2	6:53	1:12	OWN 39	3	57	Interception
2	2:42	2:13	OWN 30	6	14	Punt
3	15:00	5:55	OWN 20	11	77	Field Goal
3	4:30	1:42	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
3	1:29	1:05	OWN 10	3	17	Fumble
3	0:13	0:37	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	11:13	2:20	OWN 20	4	17	Punt
4	5:50	5:11	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Charlie Garner	12	27	2.25	17	1
Brett Favre	3	21	7.00	10	1
Curtis Martin	3	2	0.67	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Napoleon Kaufman	23	108	4.70	23	5
Ed Toner	11	43	3.91	16	2
Neal Anderson	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brett Favre	33	21	211	3/14	2	28	0	101.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	39	28	328	3/30	2	36	1	103.3

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Chris Cornell	6	10	94	15.67	53	27	2
WR Cris Carter	5	10	75	15.00	33	28	0
WR Raghib Ismail	3	4	29	9.67	9	18	0
TE Irv Smith	2	2	3	1.50	0	3	0
RB Charlie Garner	2	3	4	2.00	0	5	0
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.J. Birden	8	9	39	4.88	12	10	1
WR Wade Word	6	6	138	23.00	43	36	1
RB Napoleon Kaufman	4	6	33	8.25	1	16	0
TE Gilberto Campbell	3	5	42	14.00	15	24	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	3	35	17.50	0	28	0
TE Pat Carter	2	2	17	8.50	0	14	0
WR Charlie Babbit	1	2	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Alvin Harper	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Ed Toner	1	3	2	2.00	1	2	0
FB Bruce Perkins	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Steve Atwater	1	18	18.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Raghib Ismail	1	0	0
Charlie Garner	1	0	0
Greg Lloyd	0	1	0
Daryl Gardnener	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Napoleon Kaufman	1	0	0
Tim McDonald	0	1	0
Chad Brown	0	1	0
Audrey McMillian	0	0	1
Darrin Smith	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scott Tyner	6	265	44.2	40.0	69	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	5	226	45.2	35.2	52	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	1/1	1/1	1/1	51	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/3	0/1	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mark Walhberg	2	30	15.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	2	25	12.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	1	27	27.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	10	4	0.0	35	42
DT Daryl Gardnener	7	0	0.0	24	26
CB Mark Walhberg	6	2	0.0	32	41
CB Richard Woodley	6	1	0.0	20	31
DE Vernon Edwards	4	0	1.0	25	33
ILB Kevin Jefferson	4	2	0.5	26	31
CB Darryl Pounds	4	3	0.0	34	38
OLB Jason Gildon	4	2	0.0	28	33
OLB Rob Fredrickson	4	0	0.0	6	7
S Brock Marion	3	3	0.0	33	41
DT Nolan Harrison	3	1	0.0	23	24
DT Santana Dotson	2	0	1.0	18	22
DE Chris Zorich	2	0	0.5	29	36
ILB Ben Wallace	2	1	0.0	11	14
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	2	0.0	13	15
S Ace Ventura	1	2	0.0	8	13
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Stephens	8	3	0.0	16	32
DE Chad Brown	4	0	1.0	10	23
S John Baylor	4	0	0.0	6	11
S Henry Jones	3	3	0.0	17	33
OLB Anthony Bell	3	1	0.0	4	15
CB Tony Stargell	3	0	0.0	18	36
DE Jeff Cross	2	0	1.0	8	25
OLB Darrin Smith	2	3	0.0	13	17
CB Audrey McMillian	2	1	0.0	9	32
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	0	0.0	7	21
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	0.0	16	35
DE Harald Hasselbach	1	0	1.0	10	11
CB Donnie Abraham	1	1	0.0	17	35
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	0.0	8	13
DT Devin Wyman	1	0	0.0	11	15
ILB Michael Barrow	0	1	0.0	11	9

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Vernon Edwards	1.0	1	33
DT Santana Dotson	1.0	0	22
DE Chris Zorich	0.5	1	36
ILB Kevin Jefferson	0.5	0	31
DT Daryl Gardnener	0.0	1	26
ILB Ben Wallace	0.0	1	14

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Cross	1.0	2	1	25
DE Harald Hasselbach	1.0	1	0	11
DE Chad Brown	1.0	0	0	23
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	2	0	21
OLB Aundray Bruce	0.0	1	0	21

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Steve Atwater	5	2	1	42
CB Mark Walhberg	5	0	0	41
CB Darryl Pounds	4	0	0	38
CB Richard Woodley	3	0	0	31
OLB Jason Gildon	2	1	0	33
S Brock Marion	2	0	0	41
ILB Kevin Jefferson	2	0	0	31
ILB Ben Wallace	2	0	0	14
OLB Rob Fredrickson	1	0	0	7
S Ace Ventura	1	0	0	13
CB Bobby Taylor	1	0	0	6

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Rod Stephens	3	0	32
S Henry Jones	3	0	33
CB Tony Stargell	2	2	36
CB Audrey McMillian	2	0	32
OLB Anthony Bell	2	0	15
S John Baylor	2	0	11
DE Chad Brown	2	0	23
OLB Darrin Smith	2	0	17
S Marcus Robertson	1	1	35
ILB Michael Barrow	1	0	9
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Courtney Hall	1	7	18	1	36
Lenny Smith	1	3	18	0	36
Irv Smith	1	2	13	0	21
Nate Newton	0	2	18	0	36
Will Shields	0	1	18	2	36

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Chris Wiltz	4	8	0	35	1	42
Bruce Perkins	3	4	1	20	0	19
Tony Mayberry	2	9	0	35	1	42
Gary Zimmerman	2	9	0	35	0	42
Ralph Tamm	1	3	0	35	0	42
Channing Carpenter	0	1	0	35	1	42
Gilberto Campbell	0	1	0	29	0	23

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Zack Crockett	1	10
Will Shields	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babbit	2	17
Tom Baugh	1	8

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Walhberg	---	---	32	41	9	82
Steve Atwater	---	---	35	42	4	81
Brock Marion	---	---	33	41	3	77
Darryl Pounds	---	---	34	38	2	74
Chris Zorich	---	---	29	36	2	67
Vernon Edwards	---	---	25	33	8	66
Kevin Jefferson	---	---	26	31	7	64
Jason Gildon	---	---	28	33	3	64
Richard Woodley	---	---	20	31	13	64
Harris Barton	18	36	---	---	7	61
Will Shields	18	36	---	---	7	61
Daryl Gardnener	---	---	24	26	6	56
Nate Newton	18	36	---	---	---	54
Courtney Hall	18	36	---	---	---	54
Brett Favre	18	36	---	---	---	54
Lenny Smith	18	36	---	---	---	54
Cris Carter	15	35	---	---	---	50
Irv Smith	13	21	---	---	16	50
Nolan Harrison	---	---	23	24	2	49
Chris Cornell	15	29	---	---	5	49
Santana Dotson	---	---	18	22	3	43
Zack Crockett	9	20	---	---	10	39
Greg Lloyd	---	---	13	15	9	37
Ben Wallace	---	---	11	14	11	36
Charlie Garner	15	19	---	---	---	34
Ace Ventura	---	---	8	13	13	34
Curtis Martin	3	17	---	---	11	31
David Meggett	5	3	---	---	20	28
Benjamin Blue	3	15	---	---	9	27
Bobby Taylor	---	---	2	6	19	27
Raghib Ismail	8	15	---	---	---	23
Lee Woodall	---	---	12	3	---	15
Michael Westbrook	0	0	---	---	14	14
Dana Stubblefield	---	---	6	6	1	13
Rob Fredrickson	---	---	6	7	---	13
Lake Dawson	0	0	---	---	12	12
Jake Reed	4	5	---	---	---	9
James Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andy McCollum	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wes Duke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Scott Tyner	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bobby Engram	0	1	---	---	5	6
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Walsh	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Brohm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	35	42	---	---	8	85
Tony Eason	35	42	---	---	---	77
Gary Zimmerman	35	42	---	---	---	77
Tony Mayberry	35	42	---	---	---	77
Channing Carpenter	35	42	---	---	---	77
Wade Word	29	39	---	---	9	77
Chris Wiltz	35	42	---	---	---	77
Tony Stargell	---	---	18	36	13	67
Gilberto Campbell	29	23	---	---	7	59
Donnie Abraham	---	---	17	35	1	53
Marcus Robertson	---	---	16	35	1	52
Audrey McMillian	---	---	9	32	10	51
Bruce Perkins	20	19	---	---	12	51
Henry Jones	---	---	17	33	1	51
Ricky Sanders	10	20	---	---	19	49
J.J. Birden	22	27	---	---	---	49
Rod Stephens	---	---	16	32	1	49
Pat Carter	17	14	---	---	15	46
Napoleon Kaufman	24	22	---	---	---	46
Neal Anderson	8	10	---	---	23	41
Anthony Bell	---	---	4	15	21	40
Charlie Babbit	5	16	---	---	17	38
Chad Brown	---	---	10	23	4	37
Aundray Bruce	---	---	12	21	1	34
Jeff Cross	---	---	8	25	1	34
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	7	21	4	32
Darrin Smith	---	---	13	17	2	32
Ed Toner	11	14	---	---	6	31
Harald Hasselbach	---	---	10	11	6	27
Devin Wyman	---	---	11	15	---	26
Michael Barrow	---	---	11	9	4	24
Junior Bryant	---	---	8	13	---	21
Tim McDonald	---	---	2	6	12	20
Alvin Harper	0	6	---	---	13	19
John Baylor	---	---	6	11	---	17
John Roper	---	---	2	4	4	10
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Baugh	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Tofflemire	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Nate Thornton	---	---	1	2	1	4
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fred Foggie	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	4	2.0
Middle	15	44	2.9
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	34	2.6
Middle	17	96	5.6
Right	5	25	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brett Favre	33	21	3	1	2	3	6	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	39	28	6	1	2	3	4	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	8	1.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	136	9.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	67	9.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	14	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	82	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	175	15.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	57	19.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cris Carter	10	5	0	75	2	35
WR Chris Cornell	10	6	1	94	1	29
WR Raghib Ismail	4	3	0	29	0	15
RB Charlie Garner	3	2	1	4	0	19
TE Irv Smith	2	2	0	3	0	21
RB Curtis Martin	2	1	0	1	0	17
TE Benjamin Blue	1	1	0	6	0	15
FB Zack Crockett	1	1	0	-1	0	20

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.J. Birden	9	8	0	39	0	27
WR Wade Word	6	6	0	138	4	39
RB Napoleon Kaufman	6	4	1	33	0	22
TE Gilberto Campbell	5	3	0	42	1	23
WR Ricky Sanders	3	2	0	35	1	20
RB Ed Toner	3	1	0	2	0	14
TE Pat Carter	2	2	0	17	0	14
WR Charlie Babbit	2	1	0	12	0	16
FB Bruce Perkins	2	0	1	0	0	19
WR Alvin Harper	1	1	0	10	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman	6	22	3.67	4.70
Neal Anderson	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brett Favre	3	2	4	1.33	6.39

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	7	3	15	2.14	8.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Raghib Ismail	1	0	0	0.00	7.25
RB Charlie Garner	1	1	-1	-1.00	1.33
WR Chris Cornell	1	1	5	5.00	9.40

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	13	6.50	4.33
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	11.67
FB Bruce Perkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Ed Toner	1	1	2	2.00	0.67
TE Gilberto Campbell	1	0	0	0.00	8.40
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon Kaufman	3	1
Ed Toner	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brett Favre	9	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chris Cornell	4	2	2
WR Cris Carter	3	1	1
WR Raghib Ismail	1	1	0
RB Curtis Martin	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Birden	3	2	1
FB Bruce Perkins	2	0	0
WR Wade Word	2	2	2
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0	0
RB Ed Toner	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,700 (21,400)
End Zone 11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,700 (21,400)
End Zone	11,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)