Week 1
Final
MIN
DAL1Q
0 - 7
T. Aikman 2-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 10
C. Boniol 28-yard field goal.
2Q
0 - 17
E. Smith 37-yard TD run.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 24
G. Teague 29-yard TD interception return.
Made XP
2Q
0 - 27
C. Boniol 31-yard field goal.
2Q
0 - 30
C. Boniol 22-yard field goal.
3Q
7 - 30
C. Carter 30-yard TD catch from B. Johnson.
Made XP
3Q
7 - 37
E. Smith 1-yard TD run.
Made XP
4Q
7 - 40
C. Boniol 25-yard field goal.
4Q
15 - 40
B. Johnson 5-yard TD run.
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
1996 NFC Central
| 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.
Game Info
| 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
0
Total Drives
0
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
0
Biggest Lead
0
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
/
Red Zone
/
2
Punts
1
6
Turnovers
2
2
Interceptions Thrown
1
4
Fumbles Lost
1
3
Penalties
5
1.0
Sacks
2.0
Tackles For Loss
0
D/ST TD
0
