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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys - December 15th, 1996
New England Patriots 6 at Dallas Cowboys 12
Sunday, December 15, 1996
New England Patriots 6, Dallas Cowboys 12| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots (10-5-0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dallas Cowboys (10-5-0) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Scoring
| NWE | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | NWE | Adam Vinatieri 21 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| NWE | Adam Vinatieri 30 yard field goal | 6 | 0 | |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 23 yard field goal | 6 | 3 | |
| 2nd | DAL | Chris Boniol 36 yard field goal | 6 | 6 |
| 3rd | DAL | Chris Boniol 35 yard field goal | 6 | 9 |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 29 yard field goal | 6 | 12 |
Team Stats
| NWE | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 21-101-0 | 35-107-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-40-178-0-3 | 16-28-169-0-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 3-25 |
| Net pass yards | 178 | 144 |
| Total yards | 279 | 251 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-29 | 8-67 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 20 | 91 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 20 | 40 | 178 | 0 | 3 | 29 | ||||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 8 | 83 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Keith Byars | NWE | 5 | 46 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Emmitt Smith | DAL | 27 | 85 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Troy Aikman | DAL | 16 | 28 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Michael Irvin | DAL | 6 | 76 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Kevin Williams | DAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Daryl Johnston | DAL | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Sherman Williams | DAL | 4 | 15 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Eric Bjornson | DAL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Ferric Collons | NWE | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ty Law | NWE | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willie McGinest | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dwayne Sabb | NWE | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Chris Slade | NWE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Roger Harper | DAL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Kelvin Martin | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Herschel Walker | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Kevin Williams | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Darren Woodson | DAL | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||