Cowboys 16-6 Giants (8 Nov, 1998) Box Score

New York Giants

3-6, 1-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
NYG					6
DAL					16

Dallas Cowboys

6-3, 3-1 home

New York Passing


Danny Kanell
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
12/24	139	5.8	0	0	3-12	67.9
12/24	127	5.8	0	0	3-12	67.9

Dallas Passing


Troy Aikman
Jason Garrett
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
16/23	161	7.0	1	0-0	103.7
1/3	4	1.3	0	0-0	42.4
17/26	165	6.3	1	0-0	95.8

New York Rushing


Gary Brown
Charles Way
Tiki Barber
Danny Kanell
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
15	119	7.9	38
6	19	3.2	9
6	17	2.8	8
1	4	4.0	4
28	159	5.7	38

Dallas Rushing


Emmitt Smith
Chris Warren
Troy Aikman
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
29	163	5.6	32
2	1	0.5	1
2	-2	-1.0	-1
33	162	4.9	32

New York Receiving


Chris Calloway
Joe Jurevicius
Charles Way
Ike Hilliard
Amani Toomer
David Patten
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	66	22.0	23
1	17	17.0	17
4	17	4.3	10
1	16	16.0	16
1	14	14.0	14
2	9	4.5	5
12	139	11.6	23

Dallas Receiving


Ernie Mills
Michael Irvin
Billy Davis
Emmitt Smith
Deion Sanders
David LaFleur
Daryl Johnston
Eric Bjornson
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
3	69	23.0	0	32
3	23	7.7	0	12
1	21	21.0	0	21
5	19	3.8	0	7
2	18	9.0	0	11
1	8	8.0	0	8
1	5	5.0	0	5
1	2	2.0	1	2
17	165	9.7	1	32

New York Fumbles


Chris Calloway
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Dallas Fumbles


Kenny Wheaton
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

New York Defense



Percy Ellsworth
Jessie Armstead
Phillippi Sparks
Corey Widmer
Tito Wooten
Conrad Hamilton
Marcus Buckley
Cedric Jones
Michael Strahan
Doug Colman
Ryan Phillips
Robert Harris
Keith Hamilton
Chad Bratzke
Bernard Holsey
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	3	0	0	0	0	0
7	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	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
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
53	41	0	0	1	0	0

Dallas Defense



Fred Strickland
Kevin Smith
Omar Stoutmire
Darren Woodson
Deion Sanders
Leon Lett
Kenny Wheaton
Dexter Coakley
Randall Godfrey
Greg Ellis
Kavika Pittman
George Teague
Kevin Mathis
Chad Hennings
Robert Thomas
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	4	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
6	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	2	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0.5	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
3	1	0.5	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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
52	32	3	0	1	0	0

New York Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No New York Interceptions

Dallas Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Dallas Interceptions

New York Kick Returns


David Patten
Tiki Barber
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	62	15.5	21
1	16	16.0	16
5	78	15.6	21

Dallas Kick Returns


Kevin Mathis
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	101	33.7	42	0
3	101	33.7	42	0

New York Punt Returns


Amani Toomer
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	2	2.0	2	0
1	2	2.0	2	0

Dallas Punt Returns


Deion Sanders
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	56	18.7	31	0
3	56	18.7	31	0

New York Kicking


Brad Daluiso
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	32	0/0	6
2/2	100.0	32	0/0	6

Dallas Kicking


Richie Cunningham
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/4	75.0	40	1/1	10
3/4	75.0	40	1/1	10

New York Punting


Brad Maynard
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	211	42.2	0	2	49
5	211	42.2	0	2	49

Dallas Punting


Toby Gowin
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	131	43.7	2	1	52
3	131	43.7	2	1	52

5:00 AM, 8 November 1998

Attendance: 64,316

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

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