September 15th, 1996
1996 Week 3
Regular Season
Dallas Cowboys
24
Cowboys Home
Final
Indianapolis Colts
25
Colts Away
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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Score by Quarter

Cowboys
Colts
Q1 7 3
Q2 14 6
Q3 0 13
Q4 3 3
FINAL 24 25

Key Performers

Cowboys

PassingT. Aikman
17/27, 184 YDS, 1 TD
RushingE. Smith
26, 101 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingE. Bjornson
5, 54 YDS
TacklesB. Marion
9
SacksT. Tolbert
3.0
InterceptionsR. Harper
1

Colts

PassingJ. Harbaugh
19/28, 244 YDS, 2 TD
RushingZ. Crockett
10, 36 YDS
ReceivingZ. Crockett
4, 60 YDS
TacklesS. Burroughs
8
SacksN/A
0.0
InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Cowboys
Stat
Colts
18
First Downs
18
295
Total Yards
321
30
Rushes
28
111
Rush YDS
103
1
Rush TD
0
63.0%
PASS %
67.9%
184
NET PASS YDS
218
1
PASS TD
2
2
Takeaways
1
28:42
Time of Possession
31:18
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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 3 match up between the Dallas Cowboys and the Indianapolis Colts featuring 101 rushing yards by Emmitt Smith.

Line chart tracking game momentum and key moments for the Cowboys vs Colts
Legend
Moment: Cowboys
Moment: Colts
Cowboys Momentum
Colts Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 23 yard field goal good

Colts opens scoring → 3-0
< Q1 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman pass complete to Daryl Johnston for 5 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys takes the lead → 7-3
< Q2 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Harbaugh sacked by Tony Tolbert for 9 yards. Jim Harbaugh fumbles (forced by Tony Tolbert) recovered by Deion Sanders at IC23 and returned for 22 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys extends lead → 14-3
< Q2 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Emmitt Smith middle for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys extends lead → 21-3
< Q2 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 25 yard field goal good

Colts cuts lead → 21-6
< Q2 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 52 yard field goal good

Colts cuts lead → 21-9
< Q3 > • IND TD IND TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Harbaugh pass complete to Marcus Pollard for 48 yards touchdown - PAT good

Colts cuts lead → 21-16
< Q3 > • IND TD IND TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jim Harbaugh pass complete to Ken Dilger for 8 yards touchdown

Colts takes the lead → 22-21
< Q4 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 52 yard field goal good

Cowboys takes the lead → 24-22
< Q4 > • IND FG IND FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cary Blanchard 43 yard field goal good

Colts takes the lead → 25-24

Detailed Player Statistics

Player Att Cmp CMP% Yds TD Int Lng Sk Rate
Troy Aikman 27 17 63.0 184 1 0 22 0 95.3
Team Totals 27 17 63.0 184 1 0 22 0
Player Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Emmitt Smith 26 101 3.9 1 12
Troy Aikman 3 8 2.7 0 9
Daryl Johnston 1 2 2.0 0 2
Team Totals 30 111 3.7 1 12
Player Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Eric Bjornson 5 5 54 10.8 0 21
Daryl Johnston 5 4 24 6.0 1 9
Emmitt Smith 3 2 14 7.0 0 16
Kevin Williams 4 2 36 18.0 0 22
Kelvin Martin 3 2 29 14.5 0 19
Deion Sanders 5 2 27 13.5 0 16
Team Totals 25 17 184 10.8 1 22
Player Comb Solo Ast Sk Int
Brock Marion 9 6 3 0 0
Fred Strickland 9 9 0 0 0
Darrin Smith 8 6 2 0 0
Tony Tolbert 6 6 0 3 0
Deion Sanders 5 4 1 0 0
Leon Lett 4 4 0 2 0
Chad Hennings 3 2 1 0 0
Kevin Smith 3 2 1 0 0
Roger Harper 2 0 2 0 1
Bill Bates 2 2 0 0 0
Charles Haley 2 1 1 0 0
Darren Woodson 2 2 0 0 0
Alundis Brice 1 1 0 0 0
Tony Casillas 1 1 0 0 0
Hurvin McCormack 1 0 1 0 0
Team Totals 58 46 12 5 1
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Kevin Williams 3 71 23.7 0
Team Totals 3 71 23.7 0
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Kelvin Martin 2 12 6 0
Team Totals 2 12 6.0 0
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Chris Boniol 3 1 3 3
Team Totals 3 1 3 3
Player Pnt Yds Y/P
John Jett 3 114 38
Team Totals 3 114 38.0
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