Sunday, October 20, 1996
Atlanta Falcons 28, Dallas Cowboys 32| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons (0-7-0) | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 28 |
| Dallas Cowboys (4-3-0) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 |
| ATL | DAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | Emmitt Smith 9 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 7 |
| ATL | Morten Andersen 23 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| DAL | Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick) | 3 | 14 |
| ATL | Morten Andersen 54 yard field goal | 6 | 14 |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 49 yard field goal | 6 | 17 |
| ATL | Bobby Hebert 1 yard rush (run failed) | 12 | 17 |
| ATL | Morten Andersen 32 yard field goal | 15 | 17 |
| ATL | Morten Andersen 28 yard field goal | 18 | 17 |
| ATL | Bert Emanuel 4 yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 25 | 17 |
| DAL | Emmitt Smith 3 yard rush (Michael Irvin pass from Troy Aikman) | 25 | 25 |
| ATL | Morten Andersen 37 yard field goal | 28 | 25 |
| DAL | Kelvin Martin 60 yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick) | 28 | 32 |
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-113-1 | 16-56-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-40-272-1-0 | 17-24-265-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-16 | 2-15 |
| Net pass yards | 256 | 250 |
| Total yards | 369 | 306 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-70 | 6-70 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Jamal Anderson | ATL | 26 | 97 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bobby Hebert | ATL | 25 | 40 | 272 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Terance Mathis | ATL | 5 | 101 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bert Emanuel | ATL | 8 | 71 | 1 | ||||||||
| Craig Heyward | ATL | 3 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||
| J.J. Birden | ATL | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Troy Aikman | DAL | 17 | 24 | 265 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Michael Irvin | DAL | 7 | 119 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kelvin Martin | DAL | 3 | 96 | 1 | ||||||||
| Emmitt Smith | DAL | 15 | 50 | 2 | ||||||||
| Eric Bjornson | DAL | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||||||||
| Daryl Johnston | DAL | 1 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||