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Box Score: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

Posted: Tues September 22, 1998 at 12:07 a.m EDT

NFL     FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL

DALLAS 0 17 7 7 31 NY GIANTS 0 7 0 0 7 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NONE 2ND QUARTER: DAL - TD, DEION SANDERS 59 YD PUNT RETURN (RICHIE CUNNINGHAM KICK), 2:29. DALLAS 7-0 NYG - TD, AMANI TOOMER 36 YD PASS FROM DANNY KANELL (BRAD DALUISO KICK), 11:06. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards in 3:38. Key plays: Kanell 14-yard pass to Calloway on 3rd-and-9 to New York 41; Kanell 6-yard run to Dallas 41 on 3rd-and-8 plus 5-yard defensive holding penalty on Cowboys' Mathis to Dallas 36. DALLAS 7, NY GIANTS 7 DAL - TD, BILLY DAVIS 80 YD PASS FROM JASON GARRETT (RICHIE CUNNINGHAM KICK), 12:15. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards in 1:09. DALLAS 14-7 DAL - FG, RICHIE CUNNINGHAM 40 YD, 14:53. Drive: 31 plays, 8 yards in 2:03. Key plays: Mathis interception at Dallas 46; 19-yard pass interference penalty on Giants' Sparks on 3rd-and-11 to New York 36; Garrett 11-yard pass to Irvin to New York 24. DALLAS 17-7 3RD QUARTER: DAL - TD, SHERMAN WILLIAMS 18 YD RUN (RICHIE CUNNINGHAM KICK), 5:40. Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards in 2:23. Key plays: Garrett 55-yard pass to Sanders on 3rd-and-8 to New York 25. DALLAS 24-7 4TH QUARTER: DAL - TD, DEION SANDERS 71 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (RICHIE CUNNINGHAM KICK), 12:35. DALLAS 31-7 TEAM STATISTICS DAL NYG
FIRST DOWNS 11 16 Rushing 4 1 Passing 5 11 Penalty 2 4 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-15 4-17 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0 0-2 TOTAL NET YARDS 302 252 Total plays 57 75 Average gain 5.3 3.4 NET YARDS RUSHING 80 56 Rushes 29 18 Average per rush 2.8 3.1 NET YARDS PASSING 222 196 Completed-attempted 12-28 26-53 Yards per pass 7.9 3.4 Sacked-yards lost 0-0 4-35 Had intercepted 0 3 PUNTS-AVERAGE 9-43.2 10-43.8 RETURN YARDAGE 226 98 Punts-returns 6-98 5-41 Kickoffs-returns 1-16 5-57 Interceptions-returns 3-112 0-0 PENALTIES-YARDS 8-67 11-92 FUMBLES-LOST 2-0 2-1 TIME OF POSSESSION 29:49 30:11 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: Dallas (Richie Cunningham 38). Dallas rushing: Sherman Williams 20-62, Emmitt Smith 7-21, Mike Quinn 2-minus 3. NY Giants rushing: Charles Way 9-26, Tiki Barber 3-11, Tyrone Wheatley 3-8, Greg Comella 1-6, Danny Kanell 2-5. Dallas passing: Jason Garrett 12-28 for 222 yards, 0 INT, 1 TD. NY Giants passing: Danny Kanell 25-45 for 228 yards, 2 INT, 1 TD, Kent Graham 1-7 for 3 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD, Amani Toomer 0-1 for 0 yards, 0 INT, 0 TD. Dallas receiving: Michael Irvin 5-67, Emmitt Smith 3-18, Billy Davis 1-80, Deion Sanders 1-55, Daryl Johnston 1-4, Sherman Williams 1-minus 2. NY Giants receiving: Chris Calloway 7-77, Ike Hilliard 5-61, Charles Way 5-0, Tiki Barber 4-23, Amani Toomer 2-54, Howard Cross 1-8, David Patten 1-5, Greg Comella 1-3. Dallas tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Randall Godfrey 8-0-1, Darren Woodson 7-1-0, Omar Stoutmire 5-2-1, Kenny Wheaton 5-1-0, Kevin Mathis 4-0-0, Deion Sanders 4-0-0, Dexter Coakley 1-3-0, Chad Hennings 3-0-1, Fred Strickland 0-3-0, Artie Smith 2-0-0, Kevin Smith 1-1-0, Greg Ellis 1-1-0, George Teague 1-1-0, Kavika Pittman 1-1-0, Michael Myers 0-2-0, Hurvin Mccormack 1-0-0, Leon Lett 1-0-1, Charlie Williams 1-0-0. NY Giants tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Shaun Williams 6-1-0, Corey Widmer 5-0-0, Chad Bratzke 2-3-0, Percy Ellsworth 3-1-0, Phillippi Sparks 3-1-0, Ryan Phillips 2-2-0, Robert Harris 2-2-0, Keith Hamilton 2-2-0, Conrad Hamilton 3-0-0, Tito Wooten 3-0-0, Michael Strahan 2-1-0, Jessie Armstead 2-0-0, Cedric Jones 1-1-0, Carlton Gray 1-0-0, Sam Garnes 0-1-0. Interceptions: Dallas (Kevin Mathis 1 for 0 yards, Deion Sanders 1 for 71 yards, Kenny Wheaton 1 for 41 yards). Fumbles lost: NY Giants (Ike Hilliard). Opponent's fumbles recovered: Dallas (Omar Stoutmire). Officials: Referee-Walt Coleman, Umpire-Garth Defelice, Head linesman-Paul Weidner, Line judge-Mark Steinkerchner(64), Back judge-Bob Lawing, Side judge-Terry Mcaulay, Field judge-Dick Creed. A: 78,039; T: 3:14.


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