Week 1, 2000

played in Dallas, TX

89 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New York Giants	0	21	7	17	-	45
Dallas Cowboys	14	3	0	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 DAL - Tom Brady 1 run (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 04:35 DAL - Eddie Robinson 38 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 14:10 NYK - Will Smith 15 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 07:19 NYK - Edgerrin James 7 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 02:24 NYK - Thomas Jones 1 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Matt Stover 22 field goal
3Q: 07:18 NYK - Will Smith 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 08:55 NYK - Will Smith 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 05:22 NYK - Doug Brien 24 field goal
4Q: 02:01 NYK - Thomas Jones 16 run (Doug Brien extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 DAL - Tom Brady 1 run (Matt Stover extra point)
1Q: 04:35 DAL - Eddie Robinson 38 interception return (Matt Stover extra point)
2Q: 14:10 NYK - Will Smith 15 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 07:19 NYK - Edgerrin James 7 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 02:24 NYK - Thomas Jones 1 run (Doug Brien extra point)
2Q: 00:03 DAL - Matt Stover 22 field goal
3Q: 07:18 NYK - Will Smith 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 08:55 NYK - Will Smith 9 pass from Jim Kelly (Doug Brien extra point)
4Q: 05:22 NYK - Doug Brien 24 field goal
4Q: 02:01 NYK - Thomas Jones 16 run (Doug Brien extra point)

Team Statistics NYK DAL
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 29 12
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 20 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 472 245
- Offensive Plays 73 52
- Yards per Play 6.47 4.71
Net Rushing Yards 110 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 19
- Yards per Rush 3.33 5.68
Net Passing Yards 362 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 29 - 2 30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 372 153
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 9.05 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 9/14 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 4/30 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/23 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 3/56 4/94
Interception Ret./Yards 3/12 2/38
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 5/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:51 23:09

Team Statistics	NYK	DAL
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	29	12
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	20	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	472	245
- Offensive Plays	73	52
- Yards per Play	6.47	4.71
Net Rushing Yards	110	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	19
- Yards per Rush	3.33	5.68
Net Passing Yards	362	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 29 - 2	30 - 16 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	372	153
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	9.05	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	9/14	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	4/30	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/23	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	3/56	4/94
Interception Ret./Yards	3/12	2/38
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	5/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:51	23:09

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:18	2:50	OWN 26	6	13	Punt
1	5:35	1:09	OWN 25	3	-2	Interception
1	4:26	5:24	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
2	12:33	5:23	OWN 21	11	79	Touchdown
2	5:30	3:13	OPP 37	7	37	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:37	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
3	9:29	2:24	OWN 19	5	81	Touchdown
3	4:53	3:00	OWN 22	6	55	Interception
3	0:16	0:08	OWN 40	1	-1	Fumble
4	14:23	5:38	OWN 17	11	83	Touchdown
4	8:27	3:12	OPP 27	4	20	Field Goal
4	4:23	1:55	OPP 29	3	-4	Punt
4	2:20	0:25	OPP 20	3	20	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:42	OWN 28	9	72	Touchdown
1	7:28	1:53	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
2	14:02	1:29	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	7:10	1:40	OWN 26	3	17	Fumble
2	2:17	2:17	OWN 20	7	75	Field Goal
3	12:23	2:54	OWN 23	6	13	Punt
3	7:05	2:12	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	1:53	1:37	OWN 10	3	4	Punt
3	0:08	0:45	OPP 39	3	0	Interception
4	8:45	0:18	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	5:15	0:52	OWN 20	4	9	Downs
4	2:28	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 33	4	14	Game

Game MVP: Jim Kelly, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edgerrin James	15	51	3.40	12	1	1
Thomas Jones	14	51	3.64	16	2	2
Tavian Banks	2	0	0.00	1	0	0
Jim Kelly	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
William Floyd	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Napoleon Kaufman	11	69	6.27	40	1	0
Larry Long	5	26	5.20	13	2	0
Tom Brady	2	10	5.00	9	0	1
Donnie McQuilken	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Kelly	38	29	372	2/10	3	38	2	110.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tom Brady	28	16	153	3/16	0	39	3	32.9
Thomas Magnum	2	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Will Smith	7	8	140	20.00	78	38	3
TE Freddie Jones	7	8	73	10.43	48	18	0
WR Jaleel White	4	5	47	11.75	17	23	0
WR Ramondo Seifert	3	6	27	9.00	4	13	0
RB Thomas Jones	3	3	21	7.00	13	17	0
TE Todd Yoder	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
FB William Floyd	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Edgerrin James	1	2	18	18.00	13	18	0
TE Reggie Kelly	1	2	37	37.00	11	37	0
WR Amani Toomer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Tai Streets	6	6	52	8.67	2	20
WR Keenan McCardell	3	7	26	8.67	7	13
WR Chris Cornell	2	3	9	4.50	0	5
TE Rickey Dudley	2	2	38	19.00	28	39
TE Keith Jennings	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
WR Charles Davenport	1	6	18	18.00	1	18
RB Napoleon Kaufman	1	2	3	3.00	1	3
RB Larry Long	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Justin Armour	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Bennie Blades	1	12	12.00
OLB Reggie Brown	1	0	0.00
CB Paul Bradford	1	0	0.00

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Eddie Robinson	1	38	38.00	1
S Eric Brown	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Edgerrin James	1	0	0	0
Kelvin Pritchett	0	1	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Napoleon Kaufman	1	0	0
Noland Rosenbach	0	1	0
Kenny Holmes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Louie Aguiar	3	125	41.7	34.3	53	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Leo Araguz	5	238	47.6	43.0	52	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Brien	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	6/6

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Stover	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thomas Jones	3	16	5.3	0
Edgerrin James	1	7	7.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pat Terrell	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jaleel White	3	56	18.7	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chris Cornell	4	94	23.5	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Mincy	6	0	0.0	15	27
S Bennie Blades	5	1	0.0	19	30
ILB Donnie Edwards	4	0	0.0	17	27
CB R.W. McQuarters	4	0	0.0	12	28
CB Eric Draven	3	3	0.0	19	31
DE Willie McGinest	2	3	1.0	11	16
OLB Ian Gold	2	0	1.0	14	22
DT Leon Lett	2	0	0.5	8	24
CB Paul Bradford	2	1	0.0	19	28
OLB Jamir Miller	2	0	0.0	5	5
DT Kelvin Pritchett	1	1	0.0	11	9
ILB Glenn Cadrez	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Reggie Brown	1	0	0.0	12	25
OLB Gabe Northern	1	0	0.0	5	8
TE Freddie Jones	1	0	---	---	---
DE Jevon Kearse	1	0	0.0	14	17
DE Brandon Whiting	0	2	0.5	8	17

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Paris Lenon	10	6	0.0	28	37
S Eric Brown	8	1	0.0	30	37
CB Donnie Abraham	5	1	0.0	27	38
OLB Eddie Robinson	4	2	1.0	21	38
OLB Howard Dinkins	4	0	0.0	6	5
DE Steve Lattimer	4	0	0.0	16	25
DT Lional Dalton	4	0	0.0	15	19
DE Kenny Holmes	3	1	1.0	21	32
CB Otis Smith	3	2	0.0	31	38
ILB Mark Simoneau	3	1	0.0	16	16
S Pat Terrell	2	1	0.0	31	38
CB Fred Foggie	2	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Cornell Brown	2	0	0.0	9	10
OLB June Buenning	1	3	0.0	27	30
DT Jason Wiltz	1	1	0.0	18	21
WR Keenan McCardell	1	0	---	---	---
WR Charles Davenport	1	0	---	---	---
DT Noland Rosenbach	1	0	0.0	18	15
S Scott Cater	1	0	0.0	6	8
WR Justin Armour	1	0	---	---	---
G Jorge Diaz	1	0	---	---	---
DE Leonard Little	0	2	0.0	12	8

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Willie McGinest	1.0	0	2	0	16
OLB Ian Gold	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT Leon Lett	0.5	1	0	1	24
DE Brandon Whiting	0.5	0	1	0	17

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Eddie Robinson	1.0	0	0	38
DE Kenny Holmes	1.0	0	0	32
OLB June Buenning	0.0	1	0	30
DT Jason Wiltz	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB R.W. McQuarters	4	1	0	28
ILB Donnie Edwards	4	0	0	27
CB Paul Bradford	2	1	1	28
S Charles Mincy	2	0	0	27
OLB Reggie Brown	1	1	1	25
S Bennie Blades	1	0	1	30
OLB Jamir Miller	1	0	0	5
CB Eric Draven	1	0	0	31
ILB Glenn Cadrez	0	1	0	7

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Paris Lenon	6	0	0	37
CB Donnie Abraham	5	0	0	38
CB Otis Smith	4	1	0	38
S Eric Brown	4	0	1	37
OLB Eddie Robinson	3	1	1	38
CB Fred Foggie	2	1	0	23
ILB Mark Simoneau	2	0	0	16
OLB Howard Dinkins	1	0	0	5
OLB Cornell Brown	1	0	0	10
DT Jason Wiltz	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jeff Hartings	4	10	31	0	40
Kendyl Jacox	2	7	30	0	40
Scott Gragg	2	4	32	1	40
James Williams	1	7	31	0	40
Reggie Kelly	1	1	13	0	15
Joe Cocozzo	0	3	29	1	40
Sammy Williams	0	1	6	0	0

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jorge Diaz	2	7	19	0	31
Mo Elewonibi	2	2	17	1	28
Kevin Dogins	1	5	18	0	30
Patrick Salonen	1	1	2	0	3
Luke Petitgout	0	1	17	2	30
Mark Stepnoski	0	1	17	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Jones	2	14
Amani Toomer	1	16
Todd Yoder	1	15
Reggie Kelly	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Howard Dinkins	5	16
Fred Foggie	2	23

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kendyl Jacox	30	40	---	---	4	74
Jim Kelly	33	40	---	---	---	73
Scott Gragg	32	40	---	---	---	72
James Williams	31	40	---	---	---	71
Jeff Hartings	31	40	---	---	---	71
Joe Cocozzo	29	40	---	---	---	69
Will Smith	25	31	---	---	---	56
R.W. McQuarters	---	---	12	28	12	52
Eric Draven	---	---	19	31	1	51
Bennie Blades	---	---	19	30	1	50
Paul Bradford	---	---	19	28	2	49
William Floyd	20	26	---	---	2	48
Freddie Jones	20	21	---	---	7	48
Jaleel White	12	20	---	---	14	46
Donnie Edwards	---	---	17	27	1	45
Charles Mincy	---	---	15	27	1	43
Ramondo Seifert	13	30	---	---	---	43
Edgerrin James	16	24	---	---	1	41
Amani Toomer	14	10	---	---	16	40
Reggie Brown	---	---	12	25	1	38
Reggie Kelly	13	15	---	---	10	38
Ian Gold	---	---	14	22	1	37
Leon Lett	---	---	8	24	1	33
Jevon Kearse	---	---	14	17	2	33
Thomas Jones	15	13	---	---	5	33
Duane Hawthorne	---	---	2	10	20	32
Brandon Whiting	---	---	8	17	5	30
Gary Jones	---	---	3	12	14	29
Willie McGinest	---	---	11	16	2	29
Tavian Banks	4	5	---	---	20	29
Todd Yoder	8	4	---	---	15	27
Kelvin Pritchett	---	---	11	9	3	23
Jamir Miller	---	---	5	5	13	23
Moe Gardner	---	---	6	16	---	22
Glenn Cadrez	---	---	2	7	11	20
Michael Timpson	5	1	---	---	12	18
Keith Brooking	---	---	7	4	5	16
Gabe Northern	---	---	5	8	---	13
Sammy Williams	6	0	---	---	4	10
Doug Brien	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Williams	4	0	---	---	4	8
Greg Truitt	2	0	---	---	4	6
Greg Werner	0	0	---	---	4	4
Louie Aguiar	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steven Hiller	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jake Plummer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Pat Terrell	---	---	31	38	15	84
Otis Smith	---	---	31	38	4	73
Eric Brown	---	---	30	37	2	69
Donnie Abraham	---	---	27	38	1	66
Paris Lenon	---	---	28	37	1	66
Fred Foggie	---	---	19	23	23	65
Eddie Robinson	---	---	21	38	3	62
June Buenning	---	---	27	30	1	58
Kevin Dogins	18	30	---	---	6	54
Kenny Holmes	---	---	21	32	1	54
Jorge Diaz	19	31	---	---	---	50
Tom Brady	19	31	---	---	---	50
Mark Stepnoski	17	30	---	---	---	47
Luke Petitgout	17	30	---	---	---	47
Mo Elewonibi	17	28	---	---	---	45
Keenan McCardell	16	27	---	---	---	43
Steve Lattimer	---	---	16	25	1	42
Donnie McQuilken	10	15	---	---	16	41
Chris Cornell	10	16	---	---	14	40
Jason Wiltz	---	---	18	21	1	40
Charles Davenport	9	18	---	---	12	39
Larry Long	7	12	---	---	20	39
Napoleon Kaufman	14	24	---	---	1	39
Keith Jennings	7	14	---	---	17	38
Lional Dalton	---	---	15	19	3	37
Tai Streets	10	17	---	---	8	35
Noland Rosenbach	---	---	18	15	---	33
Rickey Dudley	11	19	---	---	3	33
Mark Simoneau	---	---	16	16	---	32
Cornell Brown	---	---	9	10	9	28
Howard Dinkins	---	---	6	5	16	27
Scott Cater	---	---	6	8	10	24
Leonard Little	---	---	12	8	1	21
Nate Wayne	---	---	12	2	6	20
Chris McIntosh	2	5	---	---	6	13
Keith Sims	1	5	---	---	6	12
Ken Blackman	2	3	---	---	6	11
Kendyl Clarke	0	0	---	---	6	6
Patrick Salonen	2	3	---	---	---	5
Leo Araguz	0	0	---	---	5	5
Matt Stover	0	0	---	---	4	4
Justin Armour	1	3	---	---	---	4
Thomas Magnum	0	2	---	---	---	2
Leif Larsen	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ryan Leaf	0	0	---	---	1	1
Shaun Scott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	16	2.7
Middle	20	81	4.1
Right	7	13	1.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	30	3.3
Middle	10	78	7.8
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Kelly	38	29	5	0	3	3	1	1	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tom Brady	28	16	2	1	1	3	3	1	3
Thomas Magnum	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	82	11.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	123	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	130	10.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	37	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	8	1.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	110	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	20	6.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Will Smith	8	7	0	140	3	31
TE Freddie Jones	8	7	0	73	0	21
WR Ramondo Seifert	6	3	1	27	0	30
WR Jaleel White	5	4	0	47	1	20
RB Thomas Jones	3	3	0	21	0	13
RB Edgerrin James	2	1	0	18	0	24
TE Reggie Kelly	2	1	1	37	1	15
TE Todd Yoder	2	2	0	10	0	4
FB William Floyd	1	1	0	-1	0	26
WR Amani Toomer	1	0	1	0	0	10

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Keenan McCardell	7	3	0	26	0	27
WR Charles Davenport	6	1	0	18	0	18
WR Tai Streets	6	6	0	52	1	17
WR Chris Cornell	3	2	0	9	0	16
TE Keith Jennings	2	1	1	7	0	14
RB Napoleon Kaufman	2	1	1	3	0	24
TE Rickey Dudley	2	2	0	38	1	19
RB Larry Long	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Justin Armour	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Thomas Jones	6	37	6.17	3.64
Edgerrin James	4	11	2.75	3.40
William Floyd	1	3	3.00	3.00

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	2	10	5.00	5.00
Napoleon Kaufman	1	8	8.00	6.27

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Kelly	7	4	37	5.29	9.79

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tom Brady	2	2	10	5.00	5.46

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Will Smith	4	3	34	8.50	17.50
WR Ramondo Seifert	1	0	0	0.00	4.50
RB Edgerrin James	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
TE Todd Yoder	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rickey Dudley	1	1	-1	-1.00	19.00
WR Tai Streets	1	1	11	11.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Thomas Jones	5	4
Tavian Banks	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Napoleon Kaufman	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Kelly	8	7	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tom Brady	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jaleel White	3	2	1
TE Todd Yoder	2	2	2
WR Will Smith	1	1	1
FB William Floyd	1	1	0
TE Freddie Jones	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charles Davenport	3	1	1
WR Keenan McCardell	2	2	2
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	0
WR Chris Cornell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 45,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,400)
End Zone 9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	45,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,400)
End Zone	9,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)