FINAL
Minnesota 27, Dallas 15
 
  RECAP | BOX SCORE

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOTAL
Minnesota 0 10 17 0 27
Dallas 3 6 0 6 15

Scoring
1ST QUARTER
DAL   FG   TIM SEDER 37 YD, 4:59. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards in 4:59. Key plays: Aikman 16-yard pass to McGarity on 3rd-and-9 and Dallas 46; Aikman 15-yard pass to McKnight to Minnesota 39; Aikman 13-yard pass to LaFleur to Minnesota 26. DALLAS 3-0
2ND QUARTER
DAL   FG   TIM SEDER 43 YD, 2:33. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards in 4:41. Key plays: Smith 15-yard run to Minnesota 43; Aikman 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Minnesota 33. DALLAS 6-0
MIN   FG   GARY ANDERSON 49 YD, 6:49. Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards in 4:16. Key plays: Culpepper 7-yard pass to McWilliams on 3rd-and-4 to Dallas 44; Smith 14-yard run to Dallas 30. DALLAS 6-3
MIN   TD   ROBERT SMITH 15 YD RUN (GARY ANDERSON KICK), 13:08. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards in 2:29. Key plays: Smith 9-yard run to Minnesota 21; Culpepper 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Minnesota 22; Culpepper 52-yard pass to Moss to Dallas 25. MINNESOTA 10-6
DAL   FG   TIM SEDER 36 YD, 15:00. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards in 1:52. Key plays: McGarity 11-yard run to Dallas 42; Aikman 18-yard pass to McKnight on 3rd-and-10 to Minnesota 40; Aikman 17-yard pass to McGarity to Minnesota 23. MINNESOTA 10-9
3RD QUARTER
MIN   TD   RANDY MOSS 7 YD PASS FROM DAUNTE CULPEPPER (GARY ANDERSON KICK), 2:35. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards in 2:35. Key plays: Smith 9-yard run to Dallas 47; Smith 39-yard run to Dallas 8. MINNESOTA 17-9
MIN   FG   GARY ANDERSON 29 YD, 8:49. Drive: 44 plays, 6 yards in 3:52. Key plays: Sawyer recovery of Smith fumble at Minnesota 48; Culpepper 19-yard pass to McWilliams on 3rd-and-5 to Dallas 29; Culpepper 12-yard pass to Carter to Dallas 17. MINNESOTA 20-9
MIN   TD   RANDY MOSS 39 YD PASS FROM DAUNTE CULPEPPER (GARY ANDERSON KICK), 14:42. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards in 3:32. Key plays: Culpeper 14-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-2 to Dallas 48; Smith 11-yard run to Dallas 37. MINNESOTA 27-9
4TH QUARTER
DAL   TD   DAVID LAFLEUR 6 YD PASS FROM TROY AIKMAN (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 12:28. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards in 3:37. Key plays: Aikman 17-yard pass to Tucker to Dallas 37; Aikman 13-yard pass to Harris to Minnesota 44; Aikman 7-yard pass to Harris on 3rd-and-5 to Minnesota 32; Aikman 9-yard pass to Tucker to Minnesota 6. MINNESOTA 27-15

TEAM STATISTICS
  MIN DAL
FIRST DOWNS
Passing
3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY
4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total plays
Average gain
NET YARDS RUSHING
Rushes
Average per rush
NET YARDS PASSING
Completed-attempted
Yards per pass
Sacked-yards lost
PUNTS-AVERAGE
RETURN YARDAGE
Punts-returns
Kickoffs-returns
Interceptions-returns
PENALTIES-YARDS
FUMBLES-LOST
TIME OF POSSESSION
18
10
5-11
0-0
360
51
7.1
168
27
6.2
192
15-22
8.0
2-13
4-44.5
89
1-10
3-54
1-25
4-21
1-0
28:09
22
15
7-13
0-0
404
67
6.0
128
24
5.3
276
30-43
6.4
0-0
3-35.7
124
2-20
6-104
0-0
5-45
1-1
31:51

PLAYER STATISTICS
Missed field goals
Dallas (Tim Seder 26).
Minnesota rushing
Robert Smith 21-148, Moe Williams 4-12, Daunte Culpepper 2-8.
Dallas rushing
Emmitt Smith 12-100, Wane Mcgarity 1-11, Chris Warren 8-10, Jason Tucker 1-4, Troy Aikman 2-3.
Minnesota passing
Daunte Culpepper 15-22 for 205 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD.
Dallas passing
Troy Aikman 30-43 for 276 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD.
Minnesota receiving
Randy Moss 7-144, Johnny Mcwilliams 2-26, Cris Carter 2-22, Matthew Hatchette 2-16, Chris Walsh 1-3, Robert Smith 1-minus 6.
Dallas receiving
Jason Tucker 6-57, David Lafleur 6-45, Wane Mcgarity 5-54, Chris Warren 5-40, James Mcknight 3-41, Jackie Harris 2-21, Emmitt Smith 1-8, Michael Wiley 1-8, Chris Brazzell 1-2.
Minnesota tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Ed Mcdaniel 10-0-0, Robert Griffith 8-1-0, Kenny Wright 8-0-0, Kailee Wong 6-0-0, Tony Williams 3-1-0, Robert Tate 3-1-0, Chris Hovan 3-0-0, Keith Thibodeaux 3-0-0, John Randle 2-0-0, Lemanski Hall 2-0-0, Cris Dishman 2-0-0, Tyrone Carter 1-0-0, Dwayne Rudd 1-0-0.
Dallas tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial)
Ryan Mcneil 5-0-0, Ebenezer Ekuban 4-1-1, Michael Myers 4-0-0, Brandon Noble 3-1-0, Dexter Coakley 3-0-0, Dimitrius Underwood 3-0-1, Izell Reese 2-1-0, Greg Ellis 2-1-0, Darren Hambrick 2-0-0, Greg Myers 2-0-0, Phillippi Sparks 2-0-0, Dat Nguyen 2-0-0, Alonzo Spellman 1-1-0, Charlie Williams 1-0-0, Joe Bowden 1-0-0, Peppi Zellner 1-0-0, Barron Wortham 0-1-0.
Interceptions
Minnesota (Robert Griffith 1 for 25 yards).
Fumbles lost
Dallas (Emmitt Smith).
Opponent's fumbles recovered
Minnesota (Talance Sawyer).
Officials
Referee-Tony Corrente, Umpire-Ron Botchan, Head linesman-Aaron Pointer, Line judge-Tom Barnes, Field judge-Peter Morelli, Side judge-Don Carlsen, Back judge-Buddy Horton.
A: 63,878; T: 3:00.

 


ALSO SEE
NFL Scoreboard

Minnesota Clubhouse

Dallas Clubhouse