December 28th, 1996
1996 Week WC
Wild Card Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys
40
Cowboys Home
Final
Minnesota Vikings
15
Vikings Away
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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Week DIV →
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Score by Quarter

Cowboys
Vikings
Q1 7 0
Q2 23 0
Q3 7 7
Q4 3 8
FINAL 40 15

Key Performers

Cowboys

PassingT. Aikman
19/29, 178 YDS
RushingE. Smith
17, 116 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingM. Irvin
8, 103 YDS
TacklesG. Teague
5
SacksS. Carver
1.0
InterceptionsG. Teague
1

Vikings

PassingB. Johnson
15/27, 208 YDS, 1 TD
RushingA. Lee
7, 26 YDS
ReceivingQ. Ismail
3, 78 YDS
TacklesJ. Fisk
9
SacksD. Alexander
1.0
InterceptionsO. Thomas
1

Team Comparison

Cowboys
Stat
Vikings
27
First Downs
12
438
Total Yards
268
46
Rushes
15
255
Rush YDS
63
3
Rush TD
1
67.7%
PASS %
55.6%
183
NET PASS YDS
205
0
PASS TD
1
6
Takeaways
2
42:03
Time of Possession
17:57
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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Wild Card match up between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings featuring 116 rushing yards by Emmitt Smith.

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

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Troy Aikman right end for 2 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys opens scoring → 7-0
< Q2 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 28 yard field goal good

Cowboys extends lead → 10-0
< Q2 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Emmitt Smith middle for 37 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys extends lead → 17-0
< Q2 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass intended for Cris Carter is intercepted by George Teague at MV29 and returned for 29 yards touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys extends lead → 24-0
< Q2 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 31 yard field goal good

Cowboys extends lead → 27-0
< Q2 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 22 yard field goal good

Cowboys extends lead → 30-0
< Q3 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson pass complete to Cris Carter for 30 yards touchdown - PAT good

Vikings cuts lead → 30-7
< Q3 > • DAL TD DAL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Emmitt Smith left tackle for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Cowboys extends lead → 37-7
< Q4 > • DAL FG DAL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Chris Boniol 25 yard field goal good

Cowboys extends lead → 40-7
< Q4 > • MIN TD MIN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Brad Johnson middle for 5 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Vikings cuts lead → 40-15

Detailed Player Statistics

Player Att Cmp CMP% Yds TD Int Lng Sk Rate
Troy Aikman 29 19 65.5 178 0 1 21 1 67.9
Jason Garrett 2 2 100.0 14 0 0 12 0 95.8
Team Totals 31 21 67.7 192 0 1 21 1
Player Att Yds Avg TD Lng
Emmitt Smith 17 116 6.8 2 37
Sherman Williams 17 67 3.9 0 20
Herschel Walker 8 62 7.8 0 23
Troy Aikman 2 4 2.0 1 2
Daryl Johnston 1 5 5.0 0 5
Kevin Williams 1 1 1.0 0 1
Team Totals 46 255 5.5 3 37
Player Tgt Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Michael Irvin 15 8 103 12.9 0 21
Emmitt Smith 4 4 26 6.5 0 15
Eric Bjornson 5 3 16 5.3 0 7
Daryl Johnston 2 2 7 3.5 0 5
Kelvin Martin 2 2 30 15.0 0 18
Sherman Williams 1 1 2 2.0 0 2
Herschel Walker 1 1 8 8.0 0 8
Kevin Williams 1 0 0 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 21 192 9.1 0 21
Player Comb Solo Ast Sk Int
George Teague 5 4 1 0 1
Chad Hennings 4 2 2 0 0
Darrin Smith 3 3 0 0 0
Darren Woodson 3 3 0 0 0
Roger Harper 3 3 0 0 0
Shante Carver 2 2 0 1 0
Broderick Thomas 2 2 0 1 0
Tony Tolbert 2 2 0 0 0
Jim Schwantz 2 1 1 0 0
Randall Godfrey 1 1 0 0 0
Kevin Smith 1 1 0 0 0
Fred Strickland 1 0 1 0 0
Godfrey Myles 1 1 0 0 0
Charlie Williams 1 1 0 0 0
Derrick Frazier 1 1 0 0 0
Deion Sanders 0 0 0 0 1
Team Totals 32 27 5 2 2
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Herschel Walker 1 21 21 0
Team Totals 1 21 21.0 0
Player Ret Yds Avg TD
Kelvin Martin 1 6 6 0
Team Totals 1 6 6.0 0
Player FGA FGM XPA XPM
Chris Boniol 4 4 4 4
Team Totals 4 4 4 4
Player Pnt Yds Y/P
John Jett 1 43 43
Team Totals 1 43 43.0
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Cowboys 1996 Season
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