Cowboys 29-10 Dolphins (27 Oct, 1996) Box Score

Dallas Cowboys

5-3, 2-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL					29
MIA					10

Miami Dolphins

4-4, 2-2 home

Dallas Passing


Troy Aikman
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
33/41	363	8.9	3	0	1-4	127.9
33/41	359	8.9	3	0	1-4	127.9

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
12/27	173	6.4	1	1	0-0	62.7
12/27	173	6.4	1	1	0-0	62.7

Dallas Rushing


Emmitt Smith
Sherman Williams
Troy Aikman
Daryl Johnston
Deion Sanders
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
22	74	3.4	13
8	48	6.0	27
4	4	1.0	8
1	1	1.0	1
1	-4	-4.0	-4
36	123	3.4	27

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Jerris McPhail
Irving Spikes
Craig Erickson
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
7	29	4.1	10
2	14	7.0	8
3	6	2.0	4
1	-1	-1.0	-1
13	48	3.7	10

Dallas Receiving


Michael Irvin
Deion Sanders
Emmitt Smith
Daryl Johnston
Kelvin Martin
Eric Bjornson
Herschel Walker
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
12	186	15.5	1	61
5	60	12.0	0	17
7	44	6.3	1	14
2	28	14.0	0	16
2	23	11.5	0	12
4	19	4.8	1	11
1	3	3.0	0	3
33	363	11.0	3	61

Miami Receiving


Randal Hill
Charles Jordan
O.J. McDuffie
Stanley Pritchett
Bernie Parmalee
Jerris McPhail
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	46	23.0	0	46
1	36	36.0	0	36
3	32	10.7	0	14
2	24	12.0	1	16
2	23	11.5	0	13
2	12	6.0	0	9
12	173	14.4	1	46

Dallas Fumbles


Eric Bjornson
Deion Sanders
Tony Tolbert
team

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

Miami Fumbles


Bernie Parmalee
Randal Hill
team

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

Dallas Defense



Fred Strickland
Darren Woodson
Godfrey Myles
Broderick Thomas
Tony Tolbert
Brock Marion
Darrin Smith
Deion Sanders
Kevin Smith
Chad Hennings
George Teague
Shante Carver
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
23	20	0	0	5	0	0

Miami Defense



Shawn Wooden
Calvin Jackson
Zach Thomas
Chris Singleton
Dwight Hollier
Louis Oliver
J.B. Brown
Terrell Buckley
Tim Bowens
Sean Hill
Trace Armstrong
Shane Burton
Aaron Jones
Michael Anthony Stewart
Daryl Gardener
Steve Emtman
O.J. Brigance
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	8	0	0	1	0	0
9	9	0	0	0	0	0
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	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
69	59	1	0	2	0	0

Dallas Interceptions


Kevin Smith
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Miami Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Miami Interceptions

Dallas Kick Returns


Herschel Walker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	40	20.0	22	0
2	40	20.0	22	0

Miami Kick Returns


Irving Spikes
Jerris McPhail
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	92	23.0	26
2	69	34.5	40
6	161	26.8	40

Dallas Punt Returns


Kelvin Martin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	54	10.8	13	0
5	54	10.8	13	0

Miami Punt Returns


O.J. McDuffie
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	5	5.0	5	0
1	5	5.0	5	0

Dallas Kicking


Chris Boniol
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	33	2/3	11
3/3	100.0	33	2/3	11

Miami Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	26	1/1	4
1/1	100.0	26	1/1	4

Dallas Punting


John Jett
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	180	45.0	1	1	50
4	180	45.0	1	1	50

Miami Punting


John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	272	54.4	0	2	63
5	272	54.4	0	2	63

4:00 AM, 27 October 1996

Attendance: 75,283

Referees:
Johnny Grier

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

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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