Dallas Cowboys vs New England Patriots

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December 15th, 1996

1996 Week 16

Regular Season

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Cowboys Home

Final

Patriots Away

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Aikman

RB E. Smith

FB D. Johnston

WR K. Williams

WR M. Irvin

TE E. Bjornson

T M. Tuinei

G N. Newton

C R. Donaldson

G L. Allen

T E. Williams

Defensive Starters

DE T. Tolbert

DT C. Hennings

DT T. Casillas

DE S. Carver

LB R. Godfrey

LB F. Strickland

LB D. Smith

CB K. Smith

CB D. Sanders

S D. Woodson

S G. Teague

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Cowboys	3	3	6	0	12
Patriots	6	0	0	0	6

	Cowboys	Patriots
Q1	3	6
Q2	3	0
Q3	6	0
Q4	0	0
FINAL	12	6

Key Performers

Cowboys

PassingT. Aikman

16/28, 169 YDS

RushingE. Smith

27, 85 YDS

ReceivingM. Irvin

6, 76 YDS

TacklesD. Woodson

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsD. Woodson

Patriots

PassingD. Bledsoe

20/40, 178 YDS

RushingC. Martin

20, 91 YDS

ReceivingT. Glenn

8, 83 YDS

TacklesT. Johnson

SacksW. McGinest

1.0

InterceptionsT. Law

Team Comparison

Cowboys

Stat

Patriots

First Downs

251

Total Yards

279

Rushes

107

Rush YDS

101

Rush TD

57.1%

PASS %

50.0%

144

NET PASS YDS

178

PASS TD

Takeaways

35:03

Time of Possession

24:57

Offensive Starters

D. Bledsoe QB

C. Martin RB

T. Glenn WR

S. Jefferson WR

K. Byars TE

B. Coates TE

B. Armstrong T

W. Roberts G

D. Wohlabaugh C

T. Rucci G

M. Lane T

Defensive Starters

F. Collons DE

M. Wheeler DT

P. Sagapolutele DT

W. McGinest DE

D. Sabb LB

T. Johnson LB

T. Collins LB

T. Law CB

O. Smith CB

L. Milloy S

W. Clay S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 16 match up between the Dallas Cowboys and the New England Patriots featuring 85 rushing yards by Emmitt Smith.

Legend

Moment: Cowboys

Moment: Patriots

Cowboys Momentum

Patriots Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal good

Patriots opens scoring → 3-0

< Q1 > • NWE FG NWE FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Adam Vinatieri 30 yard field goal good

Patriots extends lead → 6-0

< Q1 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 23 yard field goal good

Cowboys cuts lead → 6-3

< Q2 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 36 yard field goal good

Cowboys ties it up → 6-6

< Q3 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 35 yard field goal good

Cowboys takes the lead → 9-6

< Q3 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 29 yard field goal good

Cowboys extends lead → 12-6

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Troy Aikman	28	16	57.1	169	0	2	21	3	45.1
Team Totals	28	16	57.1	169	0	2	21	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Emmitt Smith	27	85	3.1	10
Sherman Williams	4	15	3.8	8
Troy Aikman	3	-2	-0.7	1
Kevin Williams	1	9	9.0	9
Team Totals	35	107	3.1	10

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Michael Irvin	10	6	76	12.7	20
Emmitt Smith	6	5	55	11.0	21
Daryl Johnston	4	3	15	5.0	6
Kevin Williams	2	1	19	19.0	19
Eric Bjornson	3	1	4	4.0	4
Deion Sanders	1	0	0	0.0	0
Johnny Mitchell	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	27	16	169	10.6	21

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Darren Woodson	7	6	1	2
Tony Tolbert	6	4	2	0
Broderick Thomas	5	3	2	0
Deion Sanders	4	4	0	0
Kevin Smith	4	4	0	0
George Teague	4	4	0	0
Roger Harper	2	2	0	1
Tony Casillas	2	2	0	0
Randall Godfrey	2	2	0	0
Chad Hennings	2	1	1	0
Fred Strickland	2	2	0	0
Jim Schwantz	1	1	0	0
Darrin Smith	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	42	36	6	3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Herschel Walker	2	89	44.5
Kevin Williams	1	17	17
Team Totals	3	106	35.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kelvin Martin	2	15	7.5	0
Team Totals	2	15	7.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Chris Boniol	4	4	0	0
Team Totals	4	4	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
John Jett	4	183	45.8
Team Totals	4	183	45.8

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	40	20	50.0	178	0	3	29	0	31
Team Totals	40	20	50.0	178	0	3	29	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Curtis Martin	20	91	4.5	21
Dave Meggett	1	10	10.0	10
Team Totals	21	101	4.8	21

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Terry Glenn	15	8	83	10.4	29
Keith Byars	8	5	46	9.2	19
Curtis Martin	4	3	19	6.3	9
Shawn Jefferson	4	2	21	10.5	15
Dave Meggett	1	1	0	0.0	0
Troy Brown	1	1	9	9.0	9
Ben Coates	6	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	39	20	178	8.9	29

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Ted Johnson	11	9	2	0	0
Ty Law	7	7	0	0	2
Willie McGinest	7	6	1	1	0
Todd Collins	6	6	0	0	0
Lawyer Milloy	4	4	0	0	0
Ferric Collons	3	2	1	0.5	0
Willie Clay	3	3	0	0	0
Jerome Henderson	3	3	0	0	0
Corwin Brown	2	1	1	0	0
Mark Wheeler	2	2	0	0	0
Chris Slade	1	1	0	1	0
Dwayne Sabb	1	0	1	0.5	0
Chad Eaton	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Otis Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Michael McGruder	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	54	48	6	3	2