Week 7, 1997

played in Dallas, TX

87 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

New York Giants	0	7	0	7	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	3	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:59 NYK - Rodney Thomas 19 run (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 02:32 DAL - Gary Anderson 39 field goal
4Q: 11:15 NYK - Jason Dunn 39 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 04:11 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 3 run (Ed Toner run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 02:59 NYK - Rodney Thomas 19 run (Doug Brien extra point)
3Q: 02:32 DAL - Gary Anderson 39 field goal
4Q: 11:15 NYK - Jason Dunn 39 pass from David Greene (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 04:11 DAL - Napoleon Kaufman 3 run (Ed Toner run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics NYK DAL
Record 6-0 1-5-1
First Downs 20 17
- by Rushing 9 8
- by Passing 10 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 413 292
- Offensive Plays 65 57
- Yards per Play 6.35 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 168 97
- Rushing Attempts 41 21
- Yards per Rush 4.10 4.62
Net Passing Yards 245 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 18 - 2 35 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 245 206
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/11
- Yards per Pass Play 10.21 5.42
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/15 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.7 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 4/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/6
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 2/52
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 22
Time of Possession 33:43 26:17

Team Statistics	NYK	DAL
Record	6-0	1-5-1
First Downs	20	17
- by Rushing	9	8
- by Passing	10	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	413	292
- Offensive Plays	65	57
- Yards per Play	6.35	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	168	97
- Rushing Attempts	41	21
- Yards per Rush	4.10	4.62
Net Passing Yards	245	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 18 - 2	35 - 25 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	245	206
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/11
- Yards per Pass Play	10.21	5.42
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/15	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.7	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	4/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/6
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	2/52
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 22
Time of Possession	33:43	26:17

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:23	4:40	OWN 39	10	60	Fumble
1	0:44	3:23	OWN 23	8	30	Interception
2	11:17	4:53	OWN 15	8	37	Punt
2	5:01	2:16	OPP 37	4	37	Touchdown
2	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 20	6	41	Punt
3	10:01	3:40	OWN 17	7	40	Punt
3	2:24	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	14:50	3:53	OWN 9	7	91	Touchdown
4	9:05	2:23	OWN 31	4	12	Punt
4	4:05	4:05	OWN 20	9	28	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:37	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	8:43	7:59	OWN 1	15	66	Interception
2	12:21	1:04	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
2	6:24	1:23	OWN 4	4	23	Interception
2	2:45	2:25	OWN 33	5	10	Punt
3	12:13	2:12	OWN 20	5	18	Punt
3	6:21	3:57	OWN 20	7	58	Field Goal
3	2:15	2:25	OWN 35	5	17	Punt
4	10:57	1:52	OWN 21	3	5	Punt
4	6:42	2:37	OWN 29	7	71	Touchdown

Game MVP: Rodney Thomas, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Thurman Thomas	24	85	3.54	12	3	0
Rodney Thomas	15	77	5.13	20	3	1
David Greene	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon Kaufman	12	59	4.92	10	2	1
Ed Toner	9	38	4.22	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Greene	24	18	245	0/0	1	39	2	86.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	25	206	1/11	0	37	2	62.3

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	5	7	67	13.40	19	24	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	4	57	19.00	34	32	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	3	5	37	12.33	0	15	0
WR Rae Carruth	3	3	23	7.67	2	13	0
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	8	4.00	5	10	0
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	39	39.00	29	39	1
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Rick Lockhart	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wade Word	7	10	64	9.14	22	23
WR Keenan McCardell	4	7	48	12.00	18	22
RB Napoleon Kaufman	4	5	11	2.75	9	11
WR J.J. Birden	3	4	49	16.33	9	37
WR Charlie Babbit	2	2	24	12.00	4	18
TE Rickey Dudley	2	3	4	2.00	0	4
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	4	4.00	0	4
FB Bruce Perkins	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
TE Jackie Harris	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Ed Toner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Eric Draven	1	10	10.00	0
ILB Donnie Edwards	1	3	3.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rae Carruth	1	0	0	0
Joe Cocozzo	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charlie Babbit	1	0	0
Nate Thornton	0	1	0
Ron Davis	0	1	0
John Roper	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	4	160	40.0	28.5	44	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	6	274	45.7	40.5	57	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	2	11	5.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim McDonald	1	16	16.0	0
Charlie Babbit	1	36	36.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	8	1	0.0	20	36
ILB Donnie Edwards	7	0	0.0	20	35
S Bennie Blades	5	5	0.0	21	33
ILB Ronald McKinnon	5	1	0.0	8	10
DE Willie McGinest	4	0	0.0	19	30
DE Kevin Henry	3	1	0.0	11	23
DT Moe Gardner	3	0	0.0	13	24
DT Spencer Curley	2	2	1.0	13	17
S Merton Hanks	2	2	0.0	21	34
DT Joel Steed	2	1	0.0	12	18
OLB Jamir Miller	2	1	0.0	18	30
S Gary Spears	1	2	0.0	11	25
WR Will Smith	1	0	---	---	---
CB Derek Jeter	1	0	0.0	10	11
WR Anfernee Hardaway	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Gabe Northern	1	0	0.0	10	16
ILB Andre Coleman	0	1	0.0	5	5
DE Duane Clemons	0	1	0.0	2	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Tim McDonald	10	2	0.0	39	23
ILB Nate Thornton	9	3	0.0	35	21
CB Fred Foggie	5	1	0.0	37	20
S John Baylor	4	2	0.0	37	21
DT Brenston Buckner	4	2	0.0	20	11
CB Donnie Abraham	4	2	0.0	40	22
CB Ron Davis	3	1	0.0	8	9
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	0	0.0	36	19
DE Kenny Holmes	3	0	0.0	26	18
OLB Anthony Bell	2	0	0.0	8	5
OLB Rich Powers	2	0	0.0	6	3
OLB John Roper	1	1	0.0	28	14
ILB Rod Stephens	1	1	0.0	22	9
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	0.0	11	9
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	0	0.0	22	13
S Henry Jones	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Keenan McCardell	1	0	---	---	---
RB Ed Toner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	0.0	15	8
CB Darrell Malone	0	1	0.0	16	14

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Spencer Curley	1.0	0	0	17
DT Joel Steed	0.0	1	0	18
DE Willie McGinest	0.0	0	1	30

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mack Richardson	0.0	0	1	0	10

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	7	0	1	36
ILB Donnie Edwards	3	1	1	35
S Bennie Blades	3	1	0	33
DE Kevin Henry	3	0	0	23
ILB Ronald McKinnon	3	0	0	10
DT Moe Gardner	1	0	0	24
CB Derek Jeter	1	0	0	11
S Gary Spears	1	0	0	25
DE Willie McGinest	1	0	0	30
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0	30
OLB Gabe Northern	1	0	0	16
CB Thomas Randolph	0	1	0	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Donnie Abraham	4	1	2	22
S Tim McDonald	4	1	0	23
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	0	20
ILB Nate Thornton	2	0	0	21
CB Ron Davis	2	0	0	9
OLB John Roper	1	0	0	14
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	0	0	19
DE Junior Bryant	1	0	0	8
DE Kenny Holmes	1	0	0	18

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Vlade Divac	4	6	41	24
Joe Cocozzo	3	10	41	24
Jeff Hartings	3	4	41	24
William Floyd	2	4	28	6
Willie Roaf	1	8	41	24
Frank Middleton	1	7	41	24

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tony Mayberry	3	5	2	21	0	36
Chris Wiltz	3	4	0	21	1	36
Ralph Tamm	2	4	0	21	0	36
Bob Kochman	1	4	0	21	0	36
Mo Elewonibi	1	2	0	21	0	36
Bruce Perkins	1	1	0	5	0	4
Jackie Harris	0	1	0	18	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Jason Dunn	1	10
Matt Groenig	1	6
Joe Cocozzo	1	4

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Charlie Babbit	1	16
Rickey Dudley	1	12

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Cocozzo	41	24	---	---	4	69
Willie Roaf	41	24	---	---	4	69
Frank Middleton	41	24	---	---	4	69
Eric Draven	---	---	20	36	10	66
Vlade Divac	41	24	---	---	---	65
David Greene	41	24	---	---	---	65
Jeff Hartings	41	24	---	---	---	65
Will Smith	35	22	---	---	5	62
Jason Dunn	32	17	---	---	10	59
Donnie Edwards	---	---	20	35	2	57
Merton Hanks	---	---	21	34	1	56
Bennie Blades	---	---	21	33	1	55
Jamir Miller	---	---	18	30	2	50
Willie McGinest	---	---	19	30	---	49
Thurman Thomas	24	18	---	---	2	44
Gary Spears	---	---	11	25	8	44
Ramondo Seifert	30	13	---	---	---	43
Moe Gardner	---	---	13	24	4	41
Anfernee Hardaway	15	16	---	---	10	41
William Floyd	28	6	---	---	4	38
Kevin Henry	---	---	11	23	3	37
Thomas Randolph	---	---	12	24	1	37
Gabe Northern	---	---	10	16	8	34
Rodney Thomas	17	6	---	---	9	32
Spencer Curley	---	---	13	17	1	31
Joel Steed	---	---	12	18	---	30
Freddie Jones	11	9	---	---	9	29
Derek Jeter	---	---	10	11	5	26
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	8	10	5	23
Billy Tamburrino	5	7	---	---	11	23
Maurice Hurst	---	---	4	15	2	21
Andre Coleman	---	---	5	5	8	18
Rae Carruth	2	4	---	---	10	16
Jesse Solomon	---	---	0	0	10	10
Matt Groenig	---	---	0	3	6	9
Duane Clemons	---	---	2	6	1	9
Rick Lockhart	6	2	---	---	---	8
Balthazar Getty	---	---	1	1	6	8
Scott Von der Ahe	---	---	0	0	6	6
Joe Milinchik	0	0	---	---	4	4
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	4	4
Duane Young	0	0	---	---	4	4
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Wallace	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Justics Main	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tim McDonald	---	---	39	23	6	68
Ralph Tamm	21	36	---	---	7	64
Donnie Abraham	---	---	40	22	---	62
John Baylor	---	---	37	21	---	58
Fred Foggie	---	---	37	20	1	58
Tony Eason	21	36	---	---	---	57
Tony Mayberry	21	36	---	---	---	57
Mo Elewonibi	21	36	---	---	---	57
Chris Wiltz	21	36	---	---	---	57
Bob Kochman	21	36	---	---	---	57
Nate Thornton	---	---	35	21	---	56
Eddie Robinson	---	---	36	19	---	55
Keenan McCardell	17	33	---	---	---	50
Wade Word	15	28	---	---	7	50
Kenny Holmes	---	---	26	18	1	45
John Roper	---	---	28	14	---	42
Ed Toner	9	13	---	---	17	39
Dan Majerle	7	20	---	---	11	38
Jackie Harris	18	20	---	---	---	38
J.J. Birden	10	17	---	---	10	37
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	22	13	1	36
Darrell Malone	---	---	16	14	6	36
Steve Lattimer	---	---	24	12	---	36
Ron Davis	---	---	8	9	19	36
Rod Stephens	---	---	22	9	3	34
Mack Richardson	---	---	17	10	6	33
Napoleon Kaufman	12	20	---	---	---	32
Rickey Dudley	7	13	---	---	12	32
Brenston Buckner	---	---	20	11	---	31
Charlie Babbit	5	9	---	---	16	30
Anthony Bell	---	---	8	5	14	27
Aundray Bruce	---	---	11	9	3	23
Junior Bryant	---	---	15	8	---	23
Bruce Perkins	5	4	---	---	7	16
Rich Powers	---	---	6	3	1	10
Joe Tofflemire	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	7	7
Henry Jones	---	---	4	3	---	7
Gene Williams	0	0	---	---	7	7
Channing Carpenter	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	4	4
Darnell Autry	0	3	---	---	---	3
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Edwin Dorsett	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	26	119	4.6
Right	6	29	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	5	34	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Greene	24	18	4	0	1	2	1	0	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	25	3	1	2	3	1	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	8	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	133	12.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	57	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	41	6.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	53	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	75	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	37	7.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	7	5	0	67	1	22
WR Anfernee Hardaway	5	3	0	37	0	16
WR Ramondo Seifert	4	3	0	57	2	13
WR Rae Carruth	3	3	0	23	0	4
RB Thurman Thomas	2	2	0	8	0	18
WR Rick Lockhart	1	0	1	0	0	2
TE Jason Dunn	1	1	0	39	1	17
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0	14	0	9

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wade Word	10	7	1	64	1	28
WR Keenan McCardell	7	4	0	48	1	33
RB Napoleon Kaufman	5	4	0	11	0	20
WR J.J. Birden	4	3	1	49	1	17
TE Rickey Dudley	3	2	0	4	0	13
WR Charlie Babbit	2	2	0	24	0	9
FB Dan Majerle	1	1	0	4	0	20
FB Bruce Perkins	1	1	0	-1	0	4
TE Jackie Harris	1	1	0	3	0	20
RB Ed Toner	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rodney Thomas	1	19	19.00	5.13

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Napoleon Kaufman	3	14	4.67	4.92
Ed Toner	1	-1	-1.00	4.22

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Greene	1	1	3	3.00	10.21

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rae Carruth	1	1	3	3.00	7.67

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Rodney Thomas	7	5
David Greene	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Greene	7	4	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	7	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	2	2
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	1	1
WR Will Smith	1	1	1
WR Rick Lockhart	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keenan McCardell	4	1	1
WR Wade Word	3	3	0
WR J.J. Birden	2	2	1
RB Ed Toner	1	0	0
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)