Week 9, 1996

played in Seattle, OR

49 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	10	14	0	-	31
Seattle Seahawks	7	3	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:15 DAL - Ed Toner 51 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 11:21 SEA - Andre Rison 15 pass from Wally Sellers (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 10:55 DAL - Wade Word 4 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 07:20 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 34 field goal
2Q: 01:41 SEA - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
3Q: 09:17 DAL - Wade Word 29 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:02 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 1 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:15 DAL - Ed Toner 51 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 11:21 SEA - Andre Rison 15 pass from Wally Sellers (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 10:55 DAL - Wade Word 4 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 07:20 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 34 field goal
2Q: 01:41 SEA - Scott Norwood 28 field goal
3Q: 09:17 DAL - Wade Word 29 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:02 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 1 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Team Statistics DAL SEA
Record 5-3 4-4
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 6 1
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 356 259
- Offensive Plays 62 65
- Yards per Play 5.74 3.98
Net Rushing Yards 144 36
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 4.24 1.71
Net Passing Yards 212 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 25 - 18 - 1 39 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 228 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 5/39
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 5.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/17 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/35 5/34
Punt Returns/Yards 5/37 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 2/41 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:57 28:03

Team Statistics	DAL	SEA
Record	5-3	4-4
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	6	1
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	356	259
- Offensive Plays	62	65
- Yards per Play	5.74	3.98
Net Rushing Yards	144	36
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	4.24	1.71
Net Passing Yards	212	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	25 - 18 - 1	39 - 21 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	228	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	5/39
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	5.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/17	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/35	5/34
Punt Returns/Yards	5/37	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	2/41	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:57	28:03

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
1	11:14	2:07	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	7:02	1:14	OWN 31	3	6	Punt
2	15:00	4:12	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	8:35	1:21	OPP 13	3	-4	Field Goal
2	5:28	1:26	OPP 44	4	27	Missed FG
2	1:33	1:00	OWN 20	4	32	Interception
3	11:45	2:43	OPP 40	6	40	Touchdown
3	7:15	1:50	OWN 34	3	6	Punt
3	3:42	3:42	OPP 40	7	40	Touchdown
4	12:33	2:31	OWN 17	4	22	Punt
4	8:51	1:48	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	5:20	4:59	OWN 41	9	21	Punt

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	1:46	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
1	9:07	2:05	OWN 36	3	-11	Punt
1	5:48	5:48	OWN 9	11	45	Punt
2	10:48	2:13	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	7:14	1:46	OWN 38	3	8	Interception
2	4:02	2:29	OWN 25	8	64	Field Goal
2	0:33	0:33	OPP 48	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	3:15	OWN 34	6	9	Interception
3	9:02	1:47	OWN 34	3	-9	Punt
3	5:25	1:43	OWN 1	4	6	Punt
4	15:00	2:27	OWN 20	6	31	Punt
4	10:02	1:11	OWN 18	3	1	Punt
4	7:03	1:43	OWN 29	7	30	Downs
4	0:21	0:21	OWN 20	1	2	Game

Game MVP: Napoleon Kaufman, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon Kaufman	21	77	3.67	19	1	1
Neal Anderson	8	7	0.88	3	0	0
Ed Toner	4	57	14.25	51	1	1
Wade Word	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dorsey Levens	14	11	0.79	10	1
Allen Pinkett	5	12	2.40	7	0
Wally Sellers	2	13	6.50	8	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	25	18	228	3/16	2	40	1	110.1

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wally Sellers	39	21	262	5/39	1	64	2	62.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wade Word	5	6	101	20.20	69	38	2
RB Napoleon Kaufman	5	5	75	15.00	57	40	0
WR J.J. Birden	3	4	22	7.33	0	11	0
RB Ed Toner	2	2	4	2.00	0	5	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Charlie Babbit	1	4	9	9.00	1	9	0
WR Alvin Harper	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Andre Rison	7	14	136	19.43	55	64	1
TE Marcus Pollard	4	6	44	11.00	11	19	0
RB Dorsey Levens	3	3	30	10.00	26	23	0
WR Chris Penn	3	6	27	9.00	4	15	0
WR Joey Galloway	2	7	17	8.50	0	9	0
WR Derek Russell	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Travis Hannah	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Jimmie Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marcus Robertson	1	29	29.00	0
ILB Michael Barrow	1	12	12.00	0

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0
Chris Wiltz	0	1	0	0

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lamar Lathon	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	6	285	47.5	42.2	59	3

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	8	313	39.1	32.0	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/2	0/0	0/0	34	4/4

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	5	37	7.4	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Penn	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	1	21	21.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Hannah	3	70	23.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Robertson	8	1	1.0	20	43
CB Donnie Abraham	6	1	0.0	21	41
S Henry Jones	5	4	0.0	21	44
OLB Darrin Smith	4	1	1.0	13	31
DT Michael Dean Perry	4	0	0.5	13	31
ILB Nate Thornton	4	2	0.0	20	42
ILB Michael Barrow	4	0	0.0	14	16
OLB John Roper	3	0	0.0	17	29
DE Dan Chandler	2	1	1.5	15	35
DE Harald Hasselbach	2	0	1.0	11	27
CB Fred Foggie	2	1	0.0	17	40
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	1	0.0	4	15
CB Audrey McMillian	1	0	0.0	6	25
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0	---	---	---
DE Chad Brown	0	2	0.0	13	14
OLB Rich Powers	0	1	0.0	7	2

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Hollis Thomas	5	0	1.0	24	24
OLB Chad Brown	5	2	0.0	21	15
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	5	1	0.0	27	28
ILB James Folston	5	1	0.0	22	11
OLB Lamar Lathon	4	4	1.0	25	27
DE Joel Smeenge	4	1	0.5	19	17
S Mike Dumas	4	3	0.0	30	28
CB Jeff Ismail	3	3	0.0	28	28
CB Jerry Wilson	3	1	0.0	12	16
OLB Sam Rogers	3	0	0.0	11	9
DE Tim Edwards	2	4	0.5	19	20
S Reggie Tongue	2	1	0.0	27	28
DE Tony Bennett	1	1	0.0	15	8
DT Steve Emtman	1	1	0.0	11	4
ILB Joe Mott	1	0	0.0	7	0
OLB George Koonce	1	0	0.0	9	1
CB James Trapp	1	0	0.0	28	26
WR Chris Penn	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Darwin Ireland	1	0	0.0	7	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	---	---	---
CB Darrius Johnson	0	2	0.0	8	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dan Chandler	1.5	0	0	0	35
DE Harald Hasselbach	1.0	1	0	0	27
S Marcus Robertson	1.0	0	0	0	43
OLB Darrin Smith	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.5	0	0	0	31
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	2	0	1	25
OLB John Roper	0.0	0	1	0	29
S Henry Jones	0.0	0	1	0	44

Seattle	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Lamar Lathon	1.0	1	27
DT Hollis Thomas	1.0	0	24
DE Joel Smeenge	0.5	0	17
DE Tim Edwards	0.5	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Robertson	5	0	1	43
CB Donnie Abraham	4	1	0	41
OLB Darrin Smith	3	2	0	31
S Henry Jones	3	0	0	44
CB Fred Foggie	2	1	0	40
ILB Michael Barrow	1	0	1	16
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	0	15
OLB John Roper	1	0	0	29
ILB Nate Thornton	1	0	0	42

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	3	0	0	28
S Mike Dumas	2	1	0	28
S Reggie Tongue	2	1	0	28
OLB Chad Brown	2	0	0	15
CB Jeff Ismail	2	0	0	28
OLB Sam Rogers	2	0	0	9
CB Jerry Wilson	2	0	0	16
DE Joel Smeenge	1	0	0	17
ILB James Folston	1	0	0	11
DT Hollis Thomas	1	0	0	24
CB James Trapp	0	1	0	26
OLB Lamar Lathon	0	0	1	27

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Channing Carpenter	2	7	34	0	28
Ralph Tamm	2	6	34	1	28
Tony Mayberry	2	3	20	0	28
Gary Zimmerman	1	7	26	0	28
Joe Tofflemire	1	3	14	0	0
Tom Baugh	1	1	12	0	2
Gilberto Campbell	1	1	25	0	14
Chris Wiltz	0	3	17	2	26
Bruce Perkins	0	2	23	0	16
Ricky Siglar	0	1	8	0	0

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Broderick Thompson	1	6	21	1	43
Sid Miller	1	3	21	1	44
Kevin Mawae	0	6	21	1	43
Eric Moten	0	2	21	0	44
Harry Boatswain	0	1	21	2	44
Marcus Pollard	0	1	19	0	38

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tim McDonald	2	13
Neal Anderson	1	25
Bruce Perkins	1	16
Tony Stargell	1	15

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
George Koonce	3	17
Tim Watson	3	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	34	28	---	---	8	70
Henry Jones	---	---	21	44	1	66
Marcus Robertson	---	---	20	43	3	66
Channing Carpenter	34	28	---	---	3	65
Nate Thornton	---	---	20	42	1	63
Donnie Abraham	---	---	21	41	1	63
Tony Eason	34	28	---	---	---	62
Wade Word	27	22	---	---	10	59
Fred Foggie	---	---	17	40	1	58
Bruce Perkins	23	16	---	---	16	55
Gary Zimmerman	26	28	---	---	---	54
Dan Chandler	---	---	15	35	1	51
Gilberto Campbell	25	14	---	---	10	49
Pat Carter	21	12	---	---	15	48
Tony Mayberry	20	28	---	---	---	48
Ricky Sanders	7	18	---	---	22	47
John Roper	---	---	17	29	1	47
Darrin Smith	---	---	13	31	3	47
Harald Hasselbach	---	---	11	27	9	47
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	13	31	1	45
Chris Wiltz	17	26	---	---	---	43
Neal Anderson	14	3	---	---	25	42
Napoleon Kaufman	21	17	---	---	---	38
Audrey McMillian	---	---	6	25	6	37
Jeff Cross	---	---	12	25	---	37
J.J. Birden	18	18	---	---	---	36
Charlie Babbit	8	9	---	---	19	36
Chad Brown	---	---	13	14	6	33
Michael Barrow	---	---	14	16	3	33
Tony Stargell	---	---	5	10	15	30
Aundray Bruce	---	---	4	15	10	29
Rich Powers	---	---	7	2	19	28
Tim McDonald	---	---	1	11	13	25
Tom Baugh	12	2	---	---	7	21
Alvin Harper	6	4	---	---	11	21
Joe Tofflemire	14	0	---	---	6	20
Ricky Siglar	8	0	---	---	8	16
Ed Toner	5	7	---	---	1	13
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rod Stephens	---	---	1	2	2	5
Ron Davis	---	---	0	0	5	5
Darrell Malone	---	---	0	1	---	1
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dan McGwire	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sid Miller	21	44	---	---	9	74
Mike Dumas	---	---	30	28	9	67
Jeff Ismail	---	---	28	28	11	67
Wally Sellers	21	44	---	---	1	66
Harry Boatswain	21	44	---	---	---	65
Eric Moten	21	44	---	---	---	65
Broderick Thompson	21	43	---	---	---	64
Kevin Mawae	21	43	---	---	---	64
Marcus Pollard	19	38	---	---	6	63
Joey Galloway	18	41	---	---	---	59
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	27	28	3	58
Reggie Tongue	---	---	27	28	2	57
James Trapp	---	---	28	26	2	56
Lamar Lathon	---	---	25	27	2	54
Andre Rison	14	37	---	---	---	51
Hollis Thomas	---	---	24	24	3	51
Chris Penn	9	28	---	---	12	49
Dorsey Levens	15	33	---	---	---	48
Tim Lester	12	13	---	---	18	43
Allen Pinkett	6	11	---	---	24	41
Tim Edwards	---	---	19	20	1	40
Jimmie Johnson	9	12	---	---	18	39
Joel Smeenge	---	---	19	17	2	38
Jerry Wilson	---	---	12	16	10	38
Chad Brown	---	---	21	15	1	37
James Folston	---	---	22	11	3	36
Tony Bennett	---	---	15	8	12	35
Sam Rogers	---	---	11	9	15	35
George Koonce	---	---	9	1	17	27
Keith McKenzie	---	---	15	11	---	26
Derek Russell	3	6	---	---	15	24
Tim Watson	---	---	9	3	11	23
Darrius Johnson	---	---	8	4	7	19
Joe Mott	---	---	7	0	9	16
Steve Emtman	---	---	11	4	---	15
Darwin Ireland	---	---	7	0	5	12
Travis Hannah	0	1	---	---	10	11
Dwayne White	0	1	---	---	9	10
Bobby Foley	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dwight Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	4	4
Roman Oben	0	1	---	---	---	1
Tom Hodson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tony Sacca	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	48	3.0
Middle	16	38	2.4
Right	2	58	29.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-4	-1.3
Middle	15	30	2.0
Right	3	10	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	25	18	3	0	2	3	1	0	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wally Sellers	39	21	3	1	6	4	2	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	94	15.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	79	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	55	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	25	12.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	67	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	5	66	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	104	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wade Word	6	5	0	101	2	22
RB Napoleon Kaufman	5	5	0	75	1	17
WR J.J. Birden	4	3	1	22	0	18
WR Charlie Babbit	4	1	1	9	0	9
WR Ricky Sanders	3	1	0	3	0	18
RB Ed Toner	2	2	0	4	0	7
WR Alvin Harper	1	1	0	14	0	4

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Andre Rison	14	7	3	136	2	37
WR Joey Galloway	7	2	0	17	0	41
WR Chris Penn	6	3	1	27	0	28
TE Marcus Pollard	6	4	1	44	0	38
RB Dorsey Levens	3	3	0	30	1	33
TE Jimmie Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	12
WR Derek Russell	1	1	0	6	0	6
WR Travis Hannah	1	1	0	2	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman	4	9	2.25	3.67
Ed Toner	1	3	3.00	14.25
Wade Word	1	3	3.00	3.00

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	3	2	0.67	0.79
Wally Sellers	1	5	5.00	6.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	5	4	25	5.00	9.12

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wally Sellers	1	1	15	15.00	6.72

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wade Word	2	2	15	7.50	16.83
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
WR J.J. Birden	1	1	3	3.00	5.50
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	7	7.00	15.00

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Andre Rison	1	1	15	15.00	9.71

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon Kaufman	5	1
Neal Anderson	3	2

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Allen Pinkett	1	0
Dorsey Levens	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	7	5

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wally Sellers	12	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	0
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	1
WR Wade Word	2	2	2
WR Charlie Babbit	1	0	0
WR Alvin Harper	1	1	1
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	1	1

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Andre Rison	4	1	1
WR Chris Penn	3	1	1
WR Joey Galloway	2	1	0
TE Marcus Pollard	2	2	2
RB Dorsey Levens	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (18,600)
End Zone 13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (18,600)
End Zone	13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)