New England Patriots vs Dallas Cowboys

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December 15th, 1996

1996 Week 16

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Offensive Starters

QB D. Bledsoe

RB C. Martin

WR T. Glenn

WR S. Jefferson

TE K. Byars

TE B. Coates

T B. Armstrong

G W. Roberts

C D. Wohlabaugh

G T. Rucci

T M. Lane

Defensive Starters

DE F. Collons

DT M. Wheeler

DT P. Sagapolutele

DE W. McGinest

LB D. Sabb

LB T. Johnson

LB T. Collins

CB T. Law

CB O. Smith

S L. Milloy

S W. Clay

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Patriots

Stat

Cowboys

First Downs

279

Total Yards

251

Rushes

101

Rush YDS

107

Rush TD

50.0%

PASS %

57.1%

178

NET PASS YDS

144

PASS TD

Takeaways

24:57

Time of Possession

35:03

Offensive Starters

T. Aikman QB

E. Smith RB

D. Johnston FB

K. Williams WR

M. Irvin WR

E. Bjornson TE

M. Tuinei T

N. Newton G

R. Donaldson C

L. Allen G

E. Williams T

Defensive Starters

T. Tolbert DE

C. Hennings DT

T. Casillas DT

S. Carver DE

R. Godfrey LB

F. Strickland LB

D. Smith LB

K. Smith CB

D. Sanders CB

D. Woodson S

G. Teague S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1996 Week 16 match up between the New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys featuring 91 rushing yards by Curtis Martin.

Legend

Moment: Patriots

Moment: Cowboys

Patriots Momentum

Cowboys 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	5	78	15.6	0
Team Totals	5	78	15.6	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Dave Meggett	3	27	9	0
Team Totals	3	27	9.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Adam Vinatieri	2	2	0	0
Team Totals	2	2	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Tom Tupa	3	113	37.7
Team Totals	3	113	37.7

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