Week 1
Final
MIN
DAL1Q
0 - 7
T. Aikman 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 10
C. Boniol 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 17
E. Smith 37-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 24
G. Teague 29-yard TD interception return.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
0 - 27
C. Boniol 31-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
0 - 30
C. Boniol 22-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
7 - 30
C. Carter 30-yard TD catch from B. Johnson.
Touchdown
Made XP
3Q
7 - 37
E. Smith 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
7 - 40
C. Boniol 25-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
15 - 40
B. Johnson 5-yard TD run.
Touchdown
2PT Conversion
Top Performers
Pass Yds
208
Johnson
MIN
Rush Yds
116
Smith
DAL
Rec Yds
103
Irvin
DAL
Scrim TD
2
Smith
DAL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1996 NFC Central
MIN DAL
| Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 |
 Bears | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Buccaneers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
 Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 |
Cowboys 
Eagles 
Redskins 
Cardinals 
Giants Game Summary
The Dallas Cowboys dominated the Minnesota Vikings, 40 to 15, in the 1996 NFC Wild Card game on December 28, 1996.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 15/27 | 208 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 62.0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 19/29 | 178 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 67.9 |
J. Garrett #17 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #32 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
L. Hoard #33 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 |
S. Graham #31 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #22 | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 2 | 37 |
S. Williams #20 | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 20 |
H. Walker #34 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 |
D. Johnston #48 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Aikman #8 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
K. Williams #85 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Ismail #82 | 0/0 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 50 |
A. Lee #32 | 0/0 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 43 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 30 |
A. Jordan #85 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | 21 |
K. Martin #83 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
E. Smith #22 | 0/0 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 15 |
E. Bjornson #86 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Johnston #48 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
S. Williams #20 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Alexander #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Thomas #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Teague #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thomas #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Carver #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sisson #9 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Boniol #18 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 16 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 48 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #32 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Palmer #22 | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gerak #66 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #83 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Johnson #14 | 15/27 | 208 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 62.0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #32 | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
L. Hoard #33 | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
B. Johnson #14 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | 8 |
S. Graham #31 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q. Ismail #82 | 0/0 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | 50 |
A. Lee #32 | 0/0 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 43 |
C. Carter #80 | 0/0 | 36 | 12.0 | 1 | 30 |
A. Jordan #85 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
J. Reed #86 | 0/0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
C. Evans #29 | 0/0 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
L. Hoard #33 | 0/0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Alexander #90 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
O. Thomas #42 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Sisson #9 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Berger #17 | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 48 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Lee #32 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Palmer #22 | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 |
J. Gerak #66 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Palmer #22 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Aikman #8 | 19/29 | 178 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 67.9 |
J. Garrett #17 | 2/2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 95.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Smith #22 | 17 | 116 | 6.8 | 2 | 37 |
S. Williams #20 | 17 | 67 | 3.9 | 0 | 20 |
H. Walker #34 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 0 | 23 |
D. Johnston #48 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
T. Aikman #8 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
K. Williams #85 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Irvin #88 | 0/0 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | 21 |
K. Martin #83 | 0/0 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 18 |
E. Smith #22 | 0/0 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 15 |
E. Bjornson #86 | 0/0 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 7 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
D. Johnston #48 | 0/0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
S. Williams #20 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sanders #21 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
G. Teague #31 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Thomas #51 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. Carver #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Boniol #18 | 4/4 | 4/4 | 16 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jett #19 | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Martin #83 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
268
Total Yds
438
205
Pass Yds
183
63
Rush Yds
255
44
Total Plays
78
6.1
Yards Per Play
5.6
7.1
Yards Per Pass
5.7
4.2
Yards Per Rush
5.5
17:57
Possession
42:03
12
1st Downs
27
7
Passing 1st Downs
10
3
Rushing 1st Downs
16
2
1st Downs from Penalties
1
1/7
3rd Down
7/14
1/2
4th Down
0/1
2
Punts
1
6
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
4
Fumbles Lost
1
3
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
