Week 5, 1998

played in New York, NY

65 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	10	3	3	-	23
New York Giants	7	0	0	8	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:25 NYK - Jaleel White 9 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 03:51 DAL - Ike Hilliard 63 pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 13:23 DAL - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
2Q: 05:00 DAL - Larry Long 6 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 11:43 DAL - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
4Q: 07:58 DAL - Gary Anderson 30 field goal
4Q: 04:00 NYK - Will Smith 40 pass from Jake Plummer (Jake Plummer pass to Will Smith for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:25 NYK - Jaleel White 9 pass from Jake Plummer (Doug Brien extra point)
1Q: 03:51 DAL - Ike Hilliard 63 pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson extra point)
2Q: 13:23 DAL - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
2Q: 05:00 DAL - Larry Long 6 run (Gary Anderson extra point)
3Q: 11:43 DAL - Gary Anderson 53 field goal
4Q: 07:58 DAL - Gary Anderson 30 field goal
4Q: 04:00 NYK - Will Smith 40 pass from Jake Plummer (Jake Plummer pass to Will Smith for conversion)

Team Statistics DAL NYK
Record 3-2 3-1
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 11 17
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 356 417
- Offensive Plays 75 69
- Yards per Play 4.75 6.04
Net Rushing Yards 107 57
- Rushing Attempts 39 12
- Yards per Rush 2.74 4.75
Net Passing Yards 249 360
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 18 - 0 53 - 26 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 249 383
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/23
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 7/60 8/55
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/63 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 5/34 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/1
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 23
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	DAL	NYK
Record	3-2	3-1
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	11	17
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	356	417
- Offensive Plays	75	69
- Yards per Play	4.75	6.04
Net Rushing Yards	107	57
- Rushing Attempts	39	12
- Yards per Rush	2.74	4.75
Net Passing Yards	249	360
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 18 - 0	53 - 26 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	249	383
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/23
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	7/60	8/55
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/63	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	5/34	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 23
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:07	0:48	OPP 30	3	-6	Punt
1	11:00	0:57	OWN 48	3	1	Punt
1	7:18	3:41	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
1	0:16	2:01	OWN 30	5	34	Field Goal
2	8:50	3:58	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
2	2:02	1:29	OWN 37	8	28	Missed FG
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 24	6	40	Field Goal
3	10:17	3:07	OWN 22	8	40	Punt
3	4:35	2:33	OWN 41	6	19	Punt
4	14:52	5:47	OWN 2	9	29	Punt
4	9:05	1:12	OPP 20	3	7	Field Goal
4	6:52	2:21	OWN 32	3	-2	Punt
4	3:27	1:44	OWN 22	5	13	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OWN 33	1	-2	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:53	OWN 20	4	12	Interception
1	12:19	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	10:03	2:45	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	3:37	3:21	OWN 20	8	57	Interception
2	13:15	4:25	OWN 20	9	49	Missed FG
2	4:52	2:50	OWN 20	5	-5	Punt
2	0:33	0:33	OWN 42	4	14	Interception
3	11:35	1:18	OWN 13	3	54	Interception
3	7:10	2:35	OWN 20	6	6	Interception
3	2:02	2:10	OWN 20	8	35	Punt
4	7:53	1:01	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
4	4:31	1:04	OWN 40	2	60	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:42	OWN 25	8	42	Downs

Game MVP: Randall Cunningham, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon Kaufman	22	81	3.68	22	1	0
Larry Long	12	17	1.42	9	0	1
Randall Cunningham	2	9	4.50	11	1	0
Dan Majerle	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Keenan McCardell	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
Ike Hilliard	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgar Bennett	11	56	5.09	15	2	0
Tavian Banks	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	36	18	249	0/0	1	63	0	81.8

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jake Plummer	53	26	383	4/23	2	45	5	46.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Keenan McCardell	5	7	54	10.80	5	24	0
TE Rickey Dudley	4	4	18	4.50	0	5	0
WR Ike Hilliard	4	11	89	22.25	58	63	1
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	5	40	20.00	38	30	0
TE Jackie Harris	1	1	22	22.00	0	22	0
RB Larry Long	1	2	5	5.00	6	5	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	4	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR J.J. Birden	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	8	12	141	17.63	67	40	1
WR Anfernee Hardaway	4	11	53	13.25	14	18	0
WR Tony Martin	3	7	26	8.67	0	19	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	9	78	26.00	18	45	0
TE Freddie Jones	3	4	34	11.33	3	20	0
TE Jason Dunn	2	2	25	12.50	5	14	0
WR Jaleel White	2	3	18	9.00	0	9	1
RB Tavian Banks	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
RB Edgar Bennett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Donnie Abraham	2	12	6.00
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	9	9.00
CB Fred Foggie	1	0	0.00
ILB Nate Thornton	1	13	13.00

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Long	1	0	0
Mo Elewonibi	0	1	0
Channing Carpenter	0	1	0
Ralph Tamm	0	0	1
Eddie Robinson	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Draven	1	0	0
Jason Dunn	1	0	0
William Floyd	0	1	0
Godfrey Myles	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	7	294	42.0	29.1	51	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	4	168	42.0	39.0	48	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Gary Anderson	3/4	2/3	2/3	53	2/2

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

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charlie Babbit	2	12	6.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Draven	3	10	3.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	3	63	21.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Brown	7	2	0.0	12	57
CB Fred Foggie	6	0	1.0	11	55
OLB June Buenning	6	0	0.0	11	47
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	0	1.0	6	30
OLB Aundray Bruce	3	1	1.0	5	27
ILB Nate Thornton	3	3	0.0	12	56
DE Leonard Little	2	0	0.5	8	36
CB Donnie Abraham	2	1	0.0	12	57
DE Kenny Holmes	2	1	0.0	4	21
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	0	0.0	5	35
DE Tony Tolbert	1	1	0.0	4	12
ILB Rod Stephens	1	0	0.0	4	14
CB Ron Davis	1	0	0.0	9	45
ILB Mike Crawford	1	0	0.0	0	1
DE Steve Lattimer	0	1	0.5	8	45
S John Baylor	0	2	0.0	11	48

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	7	3	0.0	37	35
ILB Donnie Edwards	6	4	0.0	35	32
OLB Godfrey Myles	6	1	0.0	35	30
S Bennie Blades	4	4	0.0	34	36
OLB Jamir Miller	4	2	0.0	15	4
DT Leon Lett	4	1	0.0	29	32
DT Moe Gardner	4	0	0.0	19	19
DT Joel Steed	3	1	0.0	17	5
CB Derek Jeter	3	0	0.0	35	31
S Gary Spears	3	0	0.0	14	12
S Merton Hanks	2	1	0.0	36	35
WR Ramondo Seifert	2	0	---	---	---
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	0	---	---	---
DE Joe Johnson	2	0	0.0	33	30
DE Willie McGinest	2	0	0.0	23	30
CB R.W. McQuarters	1	2	0.0	18	28
DT Spencer Curley	1	1	0.0	21	12
DE John Copeland	1	0	0.0	2	0
ILB Ronald McKinnon	1	0	0.0	4	4
QB Jake Plummer	1	0	---	---	---
CB Paul Bradford	0	2	0.0	4	5
ILB Keith Brooking	0	1	0.0	8	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce	1.0	0	0	27
OLB Eddie Robinson	1.0	0	0	30
CB Fred Foggie	1.0	0	0	55
DE Steve Lattimer	0.5	0	2	45
DE Leonard Little	0.5	0	2	36
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	1	2	35
OLB John Roper	0.0	0	1	10
OLB June Buenning	0.0	0	1	47

New York	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Leon Lett	1	2	1	32
DE Joe Johnson	1	0	0	30
DE Willie McGinest	0	3	0	30
DT Moe Gardner	0	1	1	19
ILB Ronald McKinnon	0	1	0	4
S Bennie Blades	0	0	1	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Fred Foggie	5	1	1	55
S Eric Brown	4	1	0	57
OLB June Buenning	4	0	0	47
CB Donnie Abraham	3	1	2	57
ILB Nate Thornton	3	1	1	56
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	1	0	27
OLB Eddie Robinson	2	0	1	30
DE Tony Tolbert	1	0	0	12
ILB Mike Crawford	1	0	0	1
DE Leonard Little	1	0	0	36
S John Baylor	0	2	0	48
ILB Rod Stephens	0	1	0	14

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Draven	5	1	35
ILB Donnie Edwards	3	0	32
OLB Godfrey Myles	2	1	30
DT Leon Lett	2	0	32
CB Derek Jeter	2	0	31
S Bennie Blades	1	1	36
CB R.W. McQuarters	1	1	28
DT Moe Gardner	1	0	19
S Gary Spears	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mo Elewonibi	4	9	39	36
Gene Williams	2	6	39	36
Tony Mayberry	1	14	39	36
Dan Majerle	1	1	30	15
Joe Tofflemire	0	4	39	36
Ralph Tamm	0	2	39	36
Rickey Dudley	0	1	26	20

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Hartings	2	4	12	0	57
Willie Roaf	2	2	12	1	57
Mike Keim	1	2	12	0	57
Joe Cocozzo	0	3	12	2	57
William Floyd	0	1	2	0	19
Frank Middleton	0	0	12	1	57

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Davis	1	21
John Roper	1	16
Ralph Tamm	1	11

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Ronald McKinnon	3	12
Jason Dunn	1	14
Sammy Williams	1	5

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ralph Tamm	39	36	---	---	11	86
Joe Tofflemire	39	36	---	---	11	86
Gene Williams	39	36	---	---	11	86
Eric Brown	---	---	12	57	9	78
Fred Foggie	---	---	11	55	10	76
Randall Cunningham	39	36	---	---	---	75
Tony Mayberry	39	36	---	---	---	75
Mo Elewonibi	39	36	---	---	---	75
Ron Davis	---	---	9	45	21	75
Donnie Abraham	---	---	12	57	1	70
Nate Thornton	---	---	12	56	1	69
Keenan McCardell	34	31	---	---	---	65
John Baylor	---	---	11	48	4	63
Rickey Dudley	26	20	---	---	16	62
Ike Hilliard	24	30	---	---	7	61
Dan Majerle	30	15	---	---	14	59
June Buenning	---	---	11	47	1	59
Steve Lattimer	---	---	8	45	1	54
J.J. Birden	22	23	---	---	6	51
Napoleon Kaufman	24	26	---	---	---	50
Leonard Little	---	---	8	36	2	46
Aundray Bruce	---	---	5	27	9	41
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	5	35	1	41
Larry Long	15	10	---	---	14	39
Eddie Robinson	---	---	6	30	1	37
Mack Richardson	---	---	7	22	4	33
Chris Cornell	8	15	---	---	9	32
Kenny Holmes	---	---	4	21	3	28
John Roper	---	---	1	10	16	27
Ed Toner	1	3	---	---	20	24
Charlie Babbit	3	3	---	---	17	23
Tony Tolbert	---	---	4	12	4	20
Rod Stephens	---	---	4	14	1	19
Jackie Harris	8	4	---	---	1	13
Pat Terrell	---	---	2	9	1	12
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	11	11
Channing Carpenter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Gary Anderson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Lional Dalton	---	---	0	0	5	5
Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mike Crawford	---	---	0	1	---	1
Mark Rypien	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mark Stepnoski	0	0	---	---	---	0
Junior Bryant	---	---	0	0	---	0
Devin Wyman	---	---	0	0	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Draven	---	---	37	35	10	82
Will Smith	12	52	---	---	16	80
Derek Jeter	---	---	35	31	13	79
Bennie Blades	---	---	34	36	5	75
Merton Hanks	---	---	36	35	4	75
Joe Cocozzo	12	57	---	---	5	74
Willie Roaf	12	57	---	---	5	74
Donnie Edwards	---	---	35	32	4	71
Godfrey Myles	---	---	35	30	4	69
Mike Keim	12	57	---	---	---	69
Jeff Hartings	12	57	---	---	---	69
Jake Plummer	12	57	---	---	---	69
Frank Middleton	12	57	---	---	---	69
Joe Johnson	---	---	33	30	5	68
Leon Lett	---	---	29	32	4	65
Willie McGinest	---	---	23	30	8	61
Anfernee Hardaway	9	43	---	---	6	58
Freddie Jones	8	35	---	---	15	58
R.W. McQuarters	---	---	18	28	9	55
Ramondo Seifert	11	33	---	---	---	44
Moe Gardner	---	---	19	19	4	42
Gary Spears	---	---	14	12	14	40
Edgar Bennett	11	28	---	---	---	39
Spencer Curley	---	---	21	12	2	35
William Floyd	2	19	---	---	13	34
Billy Tamburrino	1	11	---	---	21	33
Ron Cox	---	---	4	6	22	32
Jason Dunn	4	10	---	---	14	28
Jaleel White	0	17	---	---	11	28
Joel Steed	---	---	17	5	2	24
Tony Martin	1	21	---	---	---	22
Paul Bradford	---	---	4	5	13	22
Jamir Miller	---	---	15	4	1	20
Ronald McKinnon	---	---	4	4	12	20
Tavian Banks	1	16	---	---	1	18
Duane Clemons	---	---	6	6	5	17
Keith Brooking	---	---	8	4	3	15
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kendyl Jacox	0	0	---	---	5	5
Sammy Williams	0	0	---	---	5	5
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	4	4
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Copeland	---	---	2	0	---	2
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tim Ryan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hayden Woodson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	12	2.0
Middle	25	90	3.6
Right	7	7	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	15	15.0
Middle	8	26	3.3
Right	3	16	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	36	18	5	1	4	4	7	3	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jake Plummer	53	26	5	1	2	8	8	0	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	123	10.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	36	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	67	8.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	138	9.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	11	173	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	13	2	64	4.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Hilliard	11	4	0	89	1	30
WR Keenan McCardell	7	5	0	54	1	31
RB Napoleon Kaufman	5	2	2	40	1	26
WR Chris Cornell	4	1	1	21	1	15
TE Rickey Dudley	4	4	0	18	0	20
WR J.J. Birden	2	0	1	0	0	23
RB Larry Long	2	1	0	5	0	10
TE Jackie Harris	1	1	0	22	1	4

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	12	8	1	141	2	52
WR Anfernee Hardaway	11	4	0	53	0	43
WR Ramondo Seifert	9	3	0	78	2	33
WR Tony Martin	7	3	0	26	0	21
TE Freddie Jones	4	3	1	34	1	35
WR Jaleel White	3	2	0	18	0	17
TE Jason Dunn	2	2	0	25	0	10
RB Tavian Banks	2	1	0	8	0	16
RB Edgar Bennett	1	0	0	0	0	28

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Long	2	6	3.00	1.42
Napoleon Kaufman	1	7	7.00	3.68

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	2	1	11	5.50	6.92

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jake Plummer	2	1	9	4.50	7.23

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Hilliard	2	1	11	5.50	8.09

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Smith	1	0	0	0.00	11.75
WR Jaleel White	1	1	9	9.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon Kaufman	3	2
Larry Long	2	0
Dan Majerle	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Edgar Bennett	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	13	6	6

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jake Plummer	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Hilliard	5	2	2
WR Chris Cornell	3	1	1
WR Keenan McCardell	2	1	1
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	1	1
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	1

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Will Smith	3	2	1
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	0	0
WR Anfernee Hardaway	2	1	1
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	0
WR Jaleel White	1	1	1

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)