Week 6, 1996

played in New York, NY

47 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	0	3	0	-	6
New York Giants	0	3	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
2Q: 14:53 NYK - Doug Brien 43 field goal
3Q: 06:24 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 48 field goal
4Q: 11:40 NYK - Rodney Thomas 8 run (Doug Brien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:51 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
2Q: 14:53 NYK - Doug Brien 43 field goal
3Q: 06:24 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 48 field goal
4Q: 11:40 NYK - Rodney Thomas 8 run (Doug Brien extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NYK
Record 4-1 4-2
First Downs 16 14
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 6 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 324 237
- Offensive Plays 67 64
- Yards per Play 4.84 3.70
Net Rushing Yards 163 111
- Rushing Attempts 25 36
- Yards per Rush 6.52 3.08
Net Passing Yards 161 126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 0 27 - 10 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 174 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 3.83 4.50
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/14 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/35 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 2/3
Kick Returns/Yards 2/59 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/10 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	DAL	NYK
Record	4-1	4-2
First Downs	16	14
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	6	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	324	237
- Offensive Plays	67	64
- Yards per Play	4.84	3.70
Net Rushing Yards	163	111
- Rushing Attempts	25	36
- Yards per Rush	6.52	3.08
Net Passing Yards	161	126
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 0	27 - 10 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	174	129
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	3.83	4.50
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/14	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/35	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	2/3
Kick Returns/Yards	2/59	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/10	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
1	10:34	5:49	OWN 39	11	56	Field Goal
2	14:46	1:26	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
2	9:20	3:13	OWN 15	6	12	Punt
2	5:09	3:03	OWN 26	7	31	Punt
2	1:12	1:08	OWN 45	7	37	Fumble
3	12:46	1:36	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	10:08	3:49	OWN 24	8	45	Field Goal
3	4:04	2:01	OWN 39	3	-4	Punt
4	11:31	2:37	OWN 40	5	34	Missed FG
4	4:52	1:22	OWN 10	5	47	Punt
4	2:11	0:45	OWN 41	4	5	Downs

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	1:05	OWN 8	3	-4	Interception
1	4:45	4:59	OWN 20	10	54	Field Goal
2	13:20	4:00	OWN 23	9	46	Interception
2	6:07	0:58	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
2	2:06	0:54	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 18	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:14	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	11:10	1:02	OWN 29	3	2	Punt
3	6:19	2:15	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	2:03	5:32	OWN 6	12	94	Touchdown
4	8:54	4:02	OWN 33	6	10	Punt
4	3:30	1:19	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	1:26	1:26	OPP 46	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Joe Milinchik, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Napoleon Kaufman	16	133	8.31	38	5
Ed Toner	8	28	3.50	12	1
Tony Eason	1	2	2.00	2	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tim Biakabutuka	24	70	2.92	20	2	0
Rodney Thomas	9	39	4.33	18	2	1
Jason Garrett	3	2	0.67	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	40	22	174	2/13	0	17	0	66.0

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jason Garrett	27	10	129	1/3	0	37	2	22.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wade Word	7	13	63	9.00	6	17
WR Ricky Sanders	4	6	29	7.25	4	11
WR Charlie Babbit	3	5	24	8.00	0	15
TE Gilberto Campbell	3	4	17	5.67	9	13
WR J.J. Birden	2	6	21	10.50	0	13
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	3	14	7.00	8	10
FB Bruce Perkins	1	2	6	6.00	3	6
TE Rickey Dudley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Will Smith	3	8	46	15.33	21	19
WR Louis Lipps	2	3	40	20.00	0	37
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	6	11	5.50	0	7
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	3	3	3.00	0	3
FB Joe Aska	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
RB Tim Biakabutuka	1	2	18	18.00	13	18
WR Anfernee Hardaway	0	4	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Henry Jones	1	0	0.00	0
CB Donnie Abraham	1	10	10.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
J.J. Birden	1	0	0	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Donnie Edwards	0	1	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	7	315	45.0	41.7	56	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	7	338	48.3	43.1	64	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	0/0

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	1/1	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	2	11	5.5	0
Wade Word	1	5	5.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	2	3	1.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	2	59	29.5	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Henry Jones	9	4	0.0	36	26
ILB Michael Barrow	7	3	0.0	21	11
OLB Darrin Smith	5	1	0.0	26	25
CB Donnie Abraham	4	0	0.0	36	28
CB Audrey McMillian	3	1	0.0	13	17
DE Chad Brown	3	1	0.0	26	18
DE Jeff Cross	2	2	0.5	19	16
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	0	0.5	18	6
ILB Nate Thornton	2	1	0.0	31	24
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	0.0	32	27
S Tim McDonald	1	1	0.0	2	2
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	0.0	2	0
OLB John Roper	1	0	0.0	22	24
CB Tony Stargell	1	0	0.0	36	28
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	0.0	10	10
DE Harald Hasselbach	0	2	0.0	17	12
DT Michael Dean Perry	0	1	0.0	19	15
DT Devin Wyman	0	1	0.0	17	13

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Salman Rushdie	5	1	0.0	20	39
CB William White	5	0	0.0	23	41
S Gary Spears	4	2	0.0	7	21
ILB Chris Benoit	4	1	0.0	16	7
ILB Lloyd Riggle	4	0	0.0	9	24
OLB Godfrey Myles	3	3	0.5	21	33
ILB Donnie Edwards	3	3	0.0	23	36
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	1	0.0	11	36
S Merton Hanks	3	1	0.0	24	38
OLB Bernard Carter	3	1	0.0	6	8
CB Eric Draven	3	1	0.0	25	41
OLB Seth Joyner	2	0	0.0	13	6
DT Leon Lett	2	0	0.0	21	23
DE Willie McGinest	1	1	1.0	17	28
DE Jevon Langford	1	0	0.5	8	14
DE Duane Clemons	1	1	0.0	8	15
WR Louis Lipps	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kevin Henry	1	0	0.0	14	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce	0.5	0	0	0	6
DE Jeff Cross	0.5	0	0	0	16
OLB John Roper	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Chad Brown	0.0	0	2	0	18
DE Harald Hasselbach	0.0	0	1	1	12

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	1.0	1	0	28
OLB Godfrey Myles	0.5	3	1	33
DE Jevon Langford	0.5	1	0	14
DT Leon Lett	0.0	2	0	23
CB William White	0.0	1	0	41
DT Joel Steed	0.0	1	0	19
ILB Lloyd Riggle	0.0	1	0	24
CB Eric Draven	0.0	1	0	41

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	1	28
S Marcus Robertson	2	0	0	27
ILB Michael Barrow	2	0	0	11
S Henry Jones	1	1	1	26
CB Tony Stargell	1	1	0	28
OLB Darrin Smith	1	1	0	25
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	0	17

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Najee Mustafaa	3	1	36
S Merton Hanks	3	1	38
CB William White	3	0	41
S Salman Rushdie	3	0	39
S Gary Spears	2	0	21
CB Eric Draven	2	0	41
ILB Chris Benoit	1	0	7
OLB Seth Joyner	1	0	6
OLB Godfrey Myles	1	0	33
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	0	24
OLB Bernard Carter	1	0	8
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	4	9	0	25	0	42
Gary Zimmerman	3	6	1	25	0	42
Ralph Tamm	2	6	0	25	0	42
Chris Wiltz	1	1	0	24	1	35
Bruce Perkins	1	1	0	16	0	24
Channing Carpenter	0	1	0	25	1	42

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Milinchik	4	11	1	36	0	28
Dave Szott	3	6	0	36	1	28
Steve Wallace	2	5	0	36	0	28
Jeff Hartings	1	4	0	36	0	28
Joe Cocozzo	0	4	0	36	0	28
William Floyd	0	1	0	22	0	15
Carlester Crumpler	0	1	0	28	0	22
Joe Aska	0	1	0	3	0	2

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babbit	1	19
Rickey Dudley	1	14

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Najee Mustafaa	2	17
Will Smith	1	13
Roger Duffy	1	8
Joe Aska	1	6

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Stargell	---	---	36	28	15	79
Ralph Tamm	25	42	---	---	10	77
Tony Eason	25	42	---	---	---	67
Gary Zimmerman	25	42	---	---	---	67
Tony Mayberry	25	42	---	---	---	67
Channing Carpenter	25	42	---	---	---	67
Donnie Abraham	---	---	36	28	1	65
Henry Jones	---	---	36	26	1	63
Wade Word	21	36	---	---	6	63
John Roper	---	---	22	24	15	61
Marcus Robertson	---	---	32	27	1	60
Chris Wiltz	24	35	---	---	---	59
Bruce Perkins	16	24	---	---	16	56
Nate Thornton	---	---	31	24	1	56
Darrin Smith	---	---	26	25	1	52
Ricky Sanders	10	19	---	---	18	47
Chad Brown	---	---	26	18	2	46
Charlie Babbit	6	20	---	---	19	45
Rickey Dudley	14	16	---	---	14	44
J.J. Birden	13	25	---	---	1	39
Gilberto Campbell	17	21	---	---	1	39
Napoleon Kaufman	17	22	---	---	---	39
Michael Barrow	---	---	21	11	6	38
Audrey McMillian	---	---	13	17	7	37
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	19	15	3	37
Harald Hasselbach	---	---	17	12	8	37
Jeff Cross	---	---	19	16	1	36
Ed Toner	8	13	---	---	15	36
Devin Wyman	---	---	17	13	1	31
Neal Anderson	3	9	---	---	16	28
Aundray Bruce	---	---	18	6	3	27
Junior Bryant	---	---	10	10	2	22
Tom Baugh	1	7	---	---	10	18
Alvin Harper	0	5	---	---	11	16
Tim McDonald	---	---	2	2	6	10
John Baylor	---	---	8	2	---	10
Joe Tofflemire	0	0	---	---	10	10
Rod Stephens	---	---	5	4	1	10
Ricky Siglar	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	10	10
Anthony Bell	---	---	2	0	6	8
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0
Fred Foggie	---	---	0	0	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Draven	---	---	25	41	12	78
Joe Cocozzo	36	28	---	---	8	72
William White	---	---	23	41	6	70
Will Smith	31	25	---	---	13	69
Merton Hanks	---	---	24	38	3	65
Joe Milinchik	36	28	---	---	---	64
Steve Wallace	36	28	---	---	---	64
Najee Mustafaa	---	---	11	36	17	64
Dave Szott	36	28	---	---	---	64
Jason Garrett	36	28	---	---	---	64
Jeff Hartings	36	28	---	---	---	64
Salman Rushdie	---	---	20	39	4	63
Donnie Edwards	---	---	23	36	2	61
Carlester Crumpler	28	22	---	---	8	58
Godfrey Myles	---	---	21	33	3	57
Gary Spears	---	---	7	21	26	54
Anfernee Hardaway	27	22	---	---	3	52
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	9	24	17	50
Willie McGinest	---	---	17	28	4	49
Leon Lett	---	---	21	23	3	47
Tim Biakabutuka	27	20	---	---	---	47
William Floyd	22	15	---	---	9	46
Kevin Henry	---	---	14	27	3	44
Louis Lipps	17	15	---	---	7	39
Duane Clemons	---	---	8	15	7	30
Chris Benoit	---	---	16	7	6	29
Jason Dunn	11	5	---	---	13	29
Joel Steed	---	---	7	19	2	28
Rodney Thomas	9	8	---	---	10	27
Jevon Langford	---	---	8	14	4	26
Seth Joyner	---	---	13	6	3	22
Scott Lockwood	0	0	---	---	20	20
Bernard Carter	---	---	6	8	---	14
Ramondo Seifert	5	6	---	---	---	11
Joe Aska	3	2	---	---	6	11
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	2	6	1	9
Roger Duffy	0	0	---	---	8	8
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	8	8
J.D. Cannon	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dusty Zeigler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	7	7
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Elvis Grbac	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rick Lockhart	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	28	7.0
Middle	18	119	6.6
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	8	2.0
Middle	25	83	3.3
Right	5	22	4.4
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	40	22	0	2	3	2	11	1	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jason Garrett	27	10	1	3	4	3	4	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	12	76	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	90	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	35	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	28	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	29	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	37	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Wade Word	13	7	2	63	36
WR Ricky Sanders	6	4	0	29	19
WR J.J. Birden	6	2	0	21	25
WR Charlie Babbit	5	3	0	24	20
TE Gilberto Campbell	4	3	1	17	21
RB Napoleon Kaufman	3	2	0	14	22
FB Bruce Perkins	2	1	0	6	24
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0	0	16

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	8	3	1	46	0	25
TE Carlester Crumpler	6	2	2	11	0	22
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	0	0	0	0	22
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	0	40	1	15
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	1	0	3	0	6
RB Tim Biakabutuka	2	1	1	18	0	20
FB Joe Aska	1	1	0	11	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman	3	11	3.67	8.31
Ed Toner	1	-1	-1.00	3.50

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Thomas	1	8	8.00	4.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Eason	1	1
Napoleon Kaufman	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Jason Garrett	2	1
Rodney Thomas	1	1
Tim Biakabutuka	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	5	2

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jason Garrett	13	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Babbit	3	1	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	0
WR Wade Word	2	1	1
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	2	1
FB Bruce Perkins	1	0	0
TE Rickey Dudley	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Louis Lipps	3	2	2
WR Will Smith	3	2	1
TE Carlester Crumpler	3	1	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0
RB Tim Biakabutuka	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 24,900 (24,900)
End Zone 17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine 10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	81,100 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	24,900 (24,900)
End Zone	17,900 (17,900)
Mezzanine	10,300 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	15,800 (15,800)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,800 (4,800)