Week 2, 1999

played in Dallas, TX

99 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Miami Dolphins	7	7	7	3	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:06 MIA - Ross Geller 45 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 06:47 MIA - Josue Shenkarow 2 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 02:16 DAL - Randall Cunningham 11 run (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 11:14 DAL - Matt Stover 37 field goal
3Q: 04:42 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - Michael Husted 43 field goal
4Q: 10:51 DAL - Larry Long 31 run (Matt Stover extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:06 MIA - Ross Geller 45 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 06:47 MIA - Josue Shenkarow 2 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 02:16 DAL - Randall Cunningham 11 run (Matt Stover extra point)
3Q: 11:14 DAL - Matt Stover 37 field goal
3Q: 04:42 MIA - Lawrence Phillips 11 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
4Q: 15:00 MIA - Michael Husted 43 field goal
4Q: 10:51 DAL - Larry Long 31 run (Matt Stover extra point)

Team Statistics MIA DAL
Record 2-0 0-2
First Downs 20 19
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 353 322
- Offensive Plays 62 68
- Yards per Play 5.69 4.74
Net Rushing Yards 117 141
- Rushing Attempts 29 27
- Yards per Rush 4.03 5.22
Net Passing Yards 236 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 1 40 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 236 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 7.15 4.41
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/10 9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-2 2/24
Kick Returns/Yards 2/24 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/23
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

Team Statistics	MIA	DAL
Record	2-0	0-2
First Downs	20	19
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	353	322
- Offensive Plays	62	68
- Yards per Play	5.69	4.74
Net Rushing Yards	117	141
- Rushing Attempts	29	27
- Yards per Rush	4.03	5.22
Net Passing Yards	236	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 1	40 - 23 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	236	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	7.15	4.41
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/10	9/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	2/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-2	2/24
Kick Returns/Yards	2/24	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/23
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:17	29:43

Drive Charts

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:59	OWN 18	9	33	Punt
1	7:40	1:14	OPP 28	3	1	Missed FG
1	2:11	1:19	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
2	11:05	4:26	OWN 7	8	93	Touchdown
2	2:08	2:08	OWN 12	5	31	Interception
3	11:07	6:35	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	3:18	3:26	OWN 42	7	32	Field Goal
4	10:38	1:06	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	9:32	2:06	OPP 49	5	11	Punt
4	5:27	1:45	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
4	3:13	1:13	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 47	3	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:01	3:21	OWN 6	7	38	Punt
1	6:26	4:15	OWN 34	8	41	Missed FG
1	0:52	4:47	OWN 20	9	37	Punt
2	6:39	4:31	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:26	OWN 20	4	15	Punt
3	12:34	1:27	OPP 21	3	1	Field Goal
3	4:32	1:14	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	14:52	4:14	OWN 19	9	81	Touchdown
4	7:26	1:59	OWN 1	5	15	Punt
4	3:42	0:29	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
4	2:00	0:49	OWN 31	3	19	Interception

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence Phillips	15	45	3.00	15	1	0
Josue Shenkarow	12	67	5.58	21	3	1
Drew Bledsoe	2	5	2.50	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon Kaufman	16	34	2.13	9	0	0
Randall Cunningham	6	61	10.17	20	3	1
Larry Long	5	46	9.20	31	2	1

Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	33	21	236	0/0	2	45	1	92.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	40	23	184	1/3	0	25	1	58.8

Receiving Statistics

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jacquez Green	6	9	66	11.00	13	37	0
WR Ross Geller	5	8	80	16.00	51	45	1
WR Troy Edwards	4	5	21	5.25	5	18	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	5	26	13.00	20	15	1
TE Pete Mitchell	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
WR Marcus Robinson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Josue Shenkarow	1	1	19	19.00	13	19	0
WR Wes Farr	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ike Hilliard	7	12	44	6.29	3	13
RB Napoleon Kaufman	6	8	67	11.17	39	25
WR Chris Cornell	5	7	26	5.20	2	10
WR Keenan McCardell	2	5	12	6.00	0	8
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
RB Larry Long	1	2	11	11.00	0	11
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	18	18.00	21	18
TE Rickey Dudley	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Tai Streets	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Monty Grow	1	6	6.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Nate Thornton	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Troy Edwards	1	0	0
Josue Shenkarow	0	1	0
Glen McKeller	0	0	1
Monty Grow	0	0	1
Marcus Robinson	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Charles Davenport	2	0	0
Keenan McCardell	1	0	0
Keith Jennings	0	1	0
Keith Sims	0	1	0
Ray Zellars	0	1	0
Donnie McQuilken	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	5	212	42.4	37.6	48	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	6	214	35.7	36.0	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	1/2	1/2	0/0	43	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/2	0/1	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Troy Edwards	2	-2	-1.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Charles Davenport	2	24	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Robinson	2	24	12.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Terrell	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	11	1	0.0	23	36
CB Keith Thibodeaux	7	1	0.0	22	36
OLB Mark Fields	6	3	0.0	23	37
S Tim McDonald	6	1	0.0	25	37
DT Monte Reagor	5	0	0.0	24	40
OLB Anthony Simmons	3	0	0.0	4	5
DE Troy Barnett	2	1	0.0	17	33
DE Shawn Price	1	1	1.0	20	31
CB John Kimbrough	1	2	0.0	24	37
CB Champ Bailey	1	1	0.0	26	41
S Marcus Paul	1	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	0.0	12	26
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	0	0.0	13	11
S Monty Grow	1	0	0.0	7	13
S Myron Bell	1	0	0.0	18	21
WR Jacquez Green	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tony Bryant	1	0	0.0	17	18

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Eric Brown	11	5	0.0	29	31
ILB Nate Thornton	8	1	0.0	28	33
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	29	33
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	1	0.0	27	26
CB Fred Foggie	3	1	0.0	15	24
OLB June Buenning	3	1	0.0	19	23
ILB John Roper	2	2	0.0	13	10
S Pat Terrell	2	2	0.0	28	32
DE Kenny Holmes	2	1	0.0	20	25
DE Steve Lattimer	2	0	0.0	16	18
S Scott Cater	1	1	0.0	6	7
CB Otis Smith	1	0	0.0	26	29
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	0.0	11	15
WR Ike Hilliard	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Cornell Brown	1	0	0.0	7	6
DE Elijah Alexander	0	1	0.0	13	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shawn Price	1.0	0	0	0	31
OLB Junior Seau	0.0	1	1	0	26
CB Champ Bailey	0.0	1	0	0	41
OLB Mark Fields	0.0	0	2	1	37
ILB Kendall Roberts	0.0	0	2	0	11
DE Troy Barnett	0.0	0	1	0	33

Dallas	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	1	15
DT Jason Wiltz	1	0	8
DE Elijah Alexander	0	1	15
OLB Eddie Robinson	0	1	26
OLB June Buenning	0	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Keith Thibodeaux	6	0	0	36
OLB Mark Fields	3	1	0	37
ILB Jeremiah Trotter	3	0	0	36
OLB Anthony Simmons	3	0	0	5
S Tim McDonald	2	0	0	37
S Marcus Paul	1	1	0	24
S Monty Grow	1	0	1	13
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	0	26
CB John Kimbrough	1	0	0	37
ILB Kendall Roberts	1	0	0	11
S Myron Bell	1	0	0	21
CB Champ Bailey	0	3	0	41
DE Shawn Price	0	1	0	31
ILB Marquis Green	0	1	0	4

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Eric Brown	5	0	0	31
CB Fred Foggie	3	0	0	24
S Pat Terrell	2	1	0	32
ILB John Roper	2	0	0	10
OLB Eddie Robinson	2	0	0	26
CB Donnie Abraham	2	0	0	33
ILB Nate Thornton	1	1	1	33
CB Otis Smith	1	1	0	29
DE Steve Lattimer	1	0	0	18
OLB June Buenning	1	0	0	23
DE Kenny Holmes	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
James Atkins	4	5	29	33
Kevin Dogins	2	7	29	33
Bruce Armstrong	1	4	29	33
Rocky Saturday	1	4	29	33
John Fina	1	4	29	33
Jeff Cothran	1	2	21	12
O.J. Santiago	0	1	20	23

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Sims	3	7	27	0	41
Luke Petitgout	2	5	27	1	41
Antonio Stofa	1	5	27	0	41
Mark Stepnoski	0	3	27	0	41
Mo Elewonibi	0	1	27	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Robinson	1	20
Wes Farr	1	11
Glen McKeller	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Terry Crews	2	15
Donnie McQuilken	1	16
Howard Dinkins	1	15

Participation

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Kimbrough	---	---	24	37	11	72
Monte Reagor	---	---	24	40	8	72
Kevin Dogins	29	33	---	---	7	69
Champ Bailey	---	---	26	41	2	69
Tim McDonald	---	---	25	37	3	65
Bruce Armstrong	29	33	---	---	---	62
Rocky Saturday	29	33	---	---	---	62
John Fina	29	33	---	---	---	62
Drew Bledsoe	29	33	---	---	---	62
James Atkins	29	33	---	---	---	62
Myron Bell	---	---	18	21	23	62
Mark Fields	---	---	23	37	2	62
Jeremiah Trotter	---	---	23	36	2	61
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	22	36	2	60
Jacquez Green	24	26	---	---	9	59
Troy Barnett	---	---	17	33	8	58
Shawn Price	---	---	20	31	1	52
O.J. Santiago	20	23	---	---	6	49
Jeff Cothran	21	12	---	---	12	45
Ross Geller	17	25	---	---	---	42
Junior Seau	---	---	12	26	2	40
Josue Shenkarow	13	10	---	---	17	40
Marcus Paul	---	---	15	24	---	39
Troy Edwards	12	19	---	---	8	39
Lawrence Phillips	16	22	---	---	---	38
Marcus Robinson	9	8	---	---	20	37
Tony Bryant	---	---	17	18	1	36
Monty Grow	---	---	7	13	13	33
Pete Mitchell	9	8	---	---	16	33
Kendall Roberts	---	---	13	11	3	27
Anthony Simmons	---	---	4	5	13	22
Jeff Paulk	3	7	---	---	10	20
Marquis Green	---	---	4	4	9	17
Wes Farr	1	5	---	---	11	17
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Glen McKeller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hunter Wilcox	0	0	---	---	7	7
Victor Riley	0	0	---	---	7	7
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	5	5
John Jurkovic	---	---	3	1	---	4
Kinnon Tatum	---	---	0	0	3	3
Dana Poole	0	0	---	---	2	2
Horace Mang	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jamar Nesbit	0	0	---	---	---	0
Aaron Gibson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Sims	27	41	---	---	8	76
Antonio Stofa	27	41	---	---	8	76
Randall Cunningham	27	41	---	---	---	68
Mark Stepnoski	27	41	---	---	---	68
Mo Elewonibi	27	41	---	---	---	68
Pat Terrell	---	---	28	32	8	68
Luke Petitgout	27	41	---	---	---	68
Donnie Abraham	---	---	29	33	2	64
Nate Thornton	---	---	28	33	2	63
Eric Brown	---	---	29	31	2	62
Keenan McCardell	25	34	---	---	---	59
Charles Davenport	15	30	---	---	14	59
Ike Hilliard	22	37	---	---	---	59
Otis Smith	---	---	26	29	2	57
Eddie Robinson	---	---	27	26	2	55
Fred Foggie	---	---	15	24	16	55
Donnie McQuilken	13	20	---	---	16	49
Kenny Holmes	---	---	20	25	4	49
June Buenning	---	---	19	23	4	46
Larry Long	6	17	---	---	22	45
Napoleon Kaufman	21	24	---	---	---	45
Lional Dalton	---	---	18	18	4	40
Steve Lattimer	---	---	16	18	3	37
Keith Jennings	9	10	---	---	16	35
Elijah Alexander	---	---	13	15	5	33
Chris Cornell	9	14	---	---	10	33
John Roper	---	---	13	10	5	28
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	11	15	---	26
Rickey Dudley	9	13	---	---	1	23
Scott Cater	---	---	6	7	8	21
Nate Wayne	---	---	2	6	13	21
Howard Dinkins	---	---	2	2	15	19
Cornell Brown	---	---	7	6	4	17
Jason Wiltz	---	---	9	8	---	17
Terry Crews	---	---	1	0	15	16
Tai Streets	2	2	---	---	11	15
Ray Zellars	4	4	---	---	6	14
Ralph Tamm	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ken Blackman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	2	2
Earl Little	---	---	0	2	---	2
Shaun Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	14	64	4.6
Right	8	33	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	18	116	6.4
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	33	21	2	1	1	3	4	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	40	23	2	1	0	7	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	7	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	17	174	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	1	18	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	37	9.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	39	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	62	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	83	5.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jacquez Green	9	6	0	66	1	26
WR Ross Geller	8	5	1	80	1	25
RB Lawrence Phillips	5	2	0	26	0	22
WR Troy Edwards	5	4	0	21	0	19
WR Marcus Robinson	2	1	0	3	0	8
TE Pete Mitchell	1	1	0	5	0	8
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	0	16	0	23
WR Wes Farr	1	0	0	0	0	5
RB Josue Shenkarow	1	1	0	19	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Hilliard	12	7	44	0	37
RB Napoleon Kaufman	8	6	67	2	24
WR Chris Cornell	7	5	26	0	14
WR Keenan McCardell	5	2	12	0	34
TE Rickey Dudley	3	0	0	0	13
RB Larry Long	2	1	11	0	17
WR Charles Davenport	1	1	6	0	30
FB Donnie McQuilken	1	1	18	0	20
WR Tai Streets	1	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Josue Shenkarow	2	3	1.50	5.58
Lawrence Phillips	1	8	8.00	3.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	11	11.00	10.17

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	2	1	11	5.50	7.15

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	1	11	11.00	5.20
WR Jacquez Green	1	0	0	0.00	7.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ike Hilliard	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	2	1
Drew Bledsoe	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Larry Long	2	2
Randall Cunningham	1	1
Napoleon Kaufman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	7	1	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	14	11	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ross Geller	3	0	0
WR Jacquez Green	2	0	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	0	0
WR Troy Edwards	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ike Hilliard	7	5	3
WR Chris Cornell	5	4	2
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)