Cowboys 20-17 Oilers (11 Sep, 1994) Box Score

Houston Oilers

0-2, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU					17
DAL					20

Dallas Cowboys

2-0, 1-0 home

Houston Passing


Bucky Richardson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
20/42	242	5.8	0	2	5-40	45.9
20/42	202	5.8	0	2	5-40	45.9

Dallas Passing


Troy Aikman
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/25	228	9.1	1	1	3-3	83.4
14/25	225	9.1	1	1	3-3	83.4

Houston Rushing


Gary Brown
Bucky Richardson
Lorenzo White
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
20	93	4.7	2	18
7	37	5.3	0	18
1	7	7.0	0	7
28	137	4.9	2	18

Dallas Rushing


Emmitt Smith
Daryl Johnston
Troy Aikman
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
27	90	3.3	1	12
4	17	4.3	0	6
3	8	2.7	0	7
34	115	3.4	1	12

Houston Receiving


Haywood Franklin Jeffires
Pat Coleman
Ernest Pastell Givins Jr.
Gary Brown
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	103	17.2	50
6	58	9.7	16
4	57	14.3	16
4	24	6.0	10
20	242	12.1	50

Dallas Receiving


Alvin Harper
Jay Novacek
Michael Irvin
Emmitt Smith
Daryl Johnston
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	109	36.3	1	53
4	45	11.3	0	16
3	35	11.7	0	21
3	24	8.0	0	22
1	15	15.0	0	15
14	228	16.3	1	53

Houston Fumbles


Bruce Matthews
Bucky Richardson
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0
2	0	0

Dallas Fumbles


Mark Stepnoski
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Houston Defense



Marcus Robertson
Glenn Montgomery
Bubba McDowell
Darryll Lewis
Kenny Davidson
Micheal Barrow
Al Fredrick Smith
Lamar Lathon
Cris Dishman
Ray Childress
Eddie Robinson Jr.
Keith McCants
Spencer Tillman
Steve Jackson
Brett Faryniarz
Blaine Bishop
Bo Orlando
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	3	1	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	43	3	0	3	0	0

Dallas Defense



Darren Woodson
James Washington
Kevin Smith
Larry Brown
Leon Lett
Brock Marion
Charles Haley
Robert Jones
Darrin Smith
Bill Bates
Jim Jeffcoat
Tony Tolbert
Russell Maryland
Chad Hennings
Kenneth Gant
Dave Thomas
Joe Fishback
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	6	0	0	1	0	0
8	5	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	2	0	0
6	6	0	0	1	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	1.5	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0.5	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	47	5	0	7	0	0

Houston Interceptions


Cris Dishman
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	38	0
1	38	0

Dallas Interceptions


Darren Woodson
Charles Haley
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	3	0
1	1	0
2	4	0

Houston Kick Returns


Lorenzo White
John Henry Mills
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	47	23.5	28
2	34	17.0	22
4	81	20.3	28

Dallas Kick Returns


Brock Marion
Clayton Holmes
Kevin R. Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
1	21	21.0	21
1	21	21.0	21
1	20	20.0	20
3	62	20.7	21

Houston Punt Returns


Travis Hannah
Ernest Pastell Givins Jr.
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	13	6.5	13
2	5	2.5	4
4	18	4.5	13

Dallas Punt Returns


Clayton Holmes
Kevin R. Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	36	12.0	15
2	10	5.0	6
5	46	9.2	15

Houston Kicking


Al Del Greco
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	41	2/2	5
1/1	100.0	41	2/2	5

Dallas Kicking


Chris Boniol
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	45	2/2	8
2/2	100.0	45	2/2	8

Houston Punting


Rich Camarillo
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	260	43.3	0	2	51
6	260	43.3	0	2	51

Dallas Punting


John Jett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	303	43.3	2	2	51
7	303	43.3	2	2	51

5:00 AM, 11 September 1994

Attendance: 64,402

Referees:
Ed Hochuli

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia	12	3	.800	402	283
Washington	10	5	.667	432	348
Dallas	7	8	.467	324	404
New York	2	13	.133	215	362

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