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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 |
| NWE | DAL | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 36 yard field goal | 6 | 6 |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 35 yard field goal | 6 | 9 |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 29 yard field goal | 6 | 12 |
| 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 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Curtis Martin | NWE | 20 | 91 | 0 | ||||||||
| Drew Bledsoe | NWE | 20 | 40 | 178 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Terry Glenn | NWE | 8 | 83 | 0 | ||||||||
| Shawn Jefferson | NWE | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Meggett | NWE | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
| Troy Brown | NWE | 1 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Emmitt Smith | DAL | 27 | 85 | 0 | ||||||||
| Troy Aikman | DAL | 16 | 28 | 169 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 | |||
| Michael Irvin | DAL | 6 | 76 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kevin Williams | DAL | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||
| Sherman Williams | DAL | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eric Bjornson | DAL | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||