Cowboys 38-10 Cardinals (6 Sep, 1998) Box Score

Arizona Cardinals

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ARI					10
DAL					38

Dallas Cowboys

1-0, 1-0 home

Arizona Passing


Jake Plummer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/33	166	5.0	0	0	2-6	58.4
14/33	160	5.0	0	0	2-6	58.4

Dallas Passing


Troy Aikman
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
22/32	256	8.0	2	2	0-0	87.5
22/32	256	8.0	2	2	0-0	87.5

Arizona Rushing


Adrian Murrell
Jake Plummer
Larry Centers
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	35	2.7	0	7
3	8	2.7	1	6
1	2	2.0	0	2
17	45	2.6	1	7

Dallas Rushing


Emmitt Smith
Troy Aikman
Daryl Johnston
Sherman Williams
Billy Davis
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
29	124	4.3	0	16
5	43	8.6	2	23
2	11	5.5	0	6
6	9	1.5	0	4
1	1	1.0	0	1
43	188	4.4	2	23

Arizona Receiving


Rob Moore
Frank Sanders
Larry Centers
Johnny McWilliams
Eric Metcalf
Adrian Murrell
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	84	21.0	41
4	33	8.3	10
3	21	7.0	10
1	17	17.0	17
1	7	7.0	7
1	4	4.0	4
14	166	11.9	41

Dallas Receiving


Michael Irvin
Ernie Mills
Billy Davis
Emmitt Smith
David LaFleur
Daryl Johnston
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
9	119	13.2	0	37
4	78	19.5	1	30
3	33	11.0	1	13
3	15	5.0	0	8
2	8	4.0	0	9
1	3	3.0	0	3
22	256	11.6	2	37

Arizona Fumbles


Eric Metcalf
Jake Plummer
Ronald McKinnon
team

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

Dallas Fumbles


Troy Aikman
David LaFleur
Dexter Coakley
Kenny Wheaton
team

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

Arizona Defense



Aeneas Williams
Ronald McKinnon
Tommy Bennett
Pat Tillman
Mark Smith
Tom Knight
Jamir Miller
Simeon Rice
Jerry Drake
Kwamie Lassiter
Patrick Sapp
Bernard Wilson
Tony McCombs
J.B. Brown
Eric Swann
J.J. McCleskey
Zack Walz
Rashod Swinger
Andre Wadsworth
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
11	10	0	0	0	0	0
9	7	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	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	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	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
66	52	0	0	2	0	0

Dallas Defense



Randall Godfrey
Kevin Smith
Darren Woodson
Omar Stoutmire
Hurvin McCormack
Kavika Pittman
Chad Hennings
Dexter Coakley
Artie Smith
Deion Sanders
Greg Ellis
Antonio Anderson
Fred Strickland
Dale Hellestrae
Kevin Mathis
Izell Reese
Kenny Wheaton
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	7	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	2	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	2	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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1
40	27	2	0	6	0	2

Arizona Interceptions


Tommy Bennett
Ronald McKinnon
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	30	0
1	4	0
2	34	0

Dallas Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Dallas Interceptions

Arizona Kick Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	41	13.7	17	0
3	41	13.7	17	0

Dallas Kick Returns


Kevin Mathis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	38	38.0	38	0
1	38	38.0	38	0

Arizona Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	19	4.8	10	0
4	19	4.8	10	0

Dallas Punt Returns


Deion Sanders
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	56	11.2	43	0
5	56	11.2	43	0

Arizona Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	22	1/1	4
1/1	100.0	22	1/1	4

Dallas Kicking


Richie Cunningham
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	25	5/5	8
1/1	100.0	25	5/5	8

Arizona Punting


Scott Player
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
8	368	46.0	1	0	55
8	368	46.0	1	0	55

Dallas Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	198	49.5	0	1	52
4	198	49.5	0	1	52

5:00 AM, 6 September 1998

Attendance: 63,602

Referees:
Mike Carey

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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