Dallas Cowboys vs Miami Dolphins

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← Week 8

October 27th, 1996

1996 Week 9

Regular Season

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Cowboys Away

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Dolphins Home

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Offensive Starters

QB T. Aikman

RB E. Smith

FB D. Johnston

WR D. Sanders

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 L. Lett

DE C. Haley

LB B. Thomas

LB F. Strickland

LB D. Smith

CB K. Smith

CB D. Sanders

S D. Woodson

S B. Marion

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Cowboys	3	6	13	7	29
Dolphins	0	10	0	0	10

	Cowboys	Dolphins
Q1	3	0
Q2	6	10
Q3	13	0
Q4	7	0
FINAL	29	10

Key Performers

Cowboys

PassingT. Aikman

33/41, 363 YDS, 3 TD

RushingE. Smith

22, 74 YDS

ReceivingM. Irvin

12, 186 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesF. Strickland

SacksN/A

0.0

InterceptionsK. Smith

Dolphins

PassingD. Marino

12/27, 173 YDS, 1 TD

RushingK. Abdul-Jabbar

7, 29 YDS

ReceivingR. Hill

2, 46 YDS

TacklesS. Wooden

SacksT. Armstrong

1.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Cowboys

Stat

Dolphins

First Downs

482

Total Yards

221

Rushes

123

Rush YDS

Rush TD

80.5%

PASS %

44.4%

359

NET PASS YDS

173

PASS TD

Takeaways

41:58

Time of Possession

18:02

Offensive Starters

D. Marino QB

K. Abdul-Jabbar RB

S. Pritchett FB

R. Hill WR

O. McDuffie WR

B. Carolan TE

R. Webb T

K. Sims G

T. Ruddy C

C. Gray G

J. Brown T

Defensive Starters

T. Armstrong DE

D. Gardener DT

T. Bowens DT

D. Stubbs DE

D. Hollier LB

Z. Thomas LB

C. Singleton LB

T. Buckley CB

C. Jackson CB

L. Oliver S

S. Wooden S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 9 match up between the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Dolphins featuring 363 passing yards by Troy Aikman.

Legend

Moment: Cowboys

Moment: Dolphins

Cowboys Momentum

Dolphins Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 33 yard field goal good

Cowboys opens scoring → 3-0

< Q2 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 29 yard field goal good

Cowboys extends lead → 6-0

< Q2 > • MIA TD MIA TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Dan Marino pass complete to Stanley Pritchett for 16 yards touchdown - PAT good

Dolphins takes the lead → 7-6

< Q2 > • MIA FG MIA FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Joe Nedney 26 yard field goal good

Dolphins extends lead → 10-6

< Q2 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 24 yard field goal good

Cowboys cuts lead → 10-9

< Q3 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman pass complete to Eric Bjornson for 4 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys takes the lead → 16-10

< Q3 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman pass complete to Michael Irvin for 2 yards touchdown - PAT no good

Cowboys extends lead → 22-10

< Q4 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman pass complete to Emmitt Smith for 10 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys extends lead → 29-10

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Troy Aikman	41	33	80.5	363	3	0	61	1	127.9
Team Totals	41	33	80.5	363	3	0	61	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Emmitt Smith	22	74	3.4	13
Sherman Williams	8	48	6.0	27
Troy Aikman	4	4	1.0	8
Daryl Johnston	1	1	1.0	1
Deion Sanders	1	-4	-4.0	-4
Team Totals	36	123	3.4	27

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Michael Irvin	16	12	186	15.5	1	61
Emmitt Smith	7	7	44	6.3	1	14
Deion Sanders	5	5	60	12.0	0	17
Eric Bjornson	4	4	19	4.8	1	11
Daryl Johnston	3	2	28	14.0	0	16
Kelvin Martin	5	2	23	11.5	0	12
Herschel Walker	1	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team Totals	41	33	363	11.0	3	61

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Int
Fred Strickland	4	4	0	0
Darren Woodson	3	3	0	0
Godfrey Myles	3	2	1	0
Deion Sanders	2	2	0	0
Brock Marion	2	1	1	0
Darrin Smith	2	1	1	0
Broderick Thomas	2	2	0	0
Tony Tolbert	2	2	0	0
Kevin Smith	1	1	0	1
Shante Carver	1	1	0	0
Roger Harper	1	1	0	0
Chad Hennings	1	1	0	0
George Teague	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	25	22	3	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Herschel Walker	2	40	20	0
Team Totals	2	40	20.0	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kelvin Martin	5	54	10.8	0
Team Totals	5	54	10.8	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Chris Boniol	3	3	3	2
Team Totals	3	3	3	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
John Jett	4	180	45
Team Totals	4	180	45.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Dan Marino	27	12	44.4	173	1	1	46	0	62.7
Team Totals	27	12	44.4	173	1	1	46	0

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	7	29	4.1	10
Irving Spikes	3	6	2.0	4
Jerris McPhail	2	14	7.0	8
Craig Erickson	1	-1	-1.0	-1
Team Totals	13	48	3.7	10

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
O.J. McDuffie	6	3	32	10.7	0	14
Jerris McPhail	4	2	12	6.0	0	9
Randal Hill	5	2	46	23.0	0	46
Stanley Pritchett	3	2	24	12.0	1	16
Bernie Parmalee	2	2	23	11.5	0	13
Charles Jordan	1	1	36	36.0	0	36
Karim Abdul-Jabbar	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Irving Spikes	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Fred Barnett	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	26	12	173	14.4	1	46

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Shawn Wooden	10	8	2	0
Calvin Jackson	9	9	0	0
Zach Thomas	8	7	1	0
Chris Singleton	7	7	0	0
Dwight Hollier	6	6	0	0
Louis Oliver	5	2	3	0
J.B. Brown	4	4	0	0
Terrell Buckley	4	3	1	0
Tim Bowens	3	3	0	0
Shane Burton	2	2	0	0
Sean Hill	2	2	0	0
Aaron Jones	2	2	0	0
Michael Stewart	2	1	1	0
Trace Armstrong	1	1	0	1
Steve Emtman	1	1	0	0
Daryl Gardener	1	1	0	0
Danny Stubbs	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	68	60	8	1