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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys - December 28th, 1996
Minnesota Vikings 15 at Dallas Cowboys 40
Saturday, December 28, 1996
Minnesota Vikings 15, Dallas Cowboys 40| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings (9-8-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Dallas Cowboys (11-6-0) | 7 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
Scoring
| MIN | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Troy Aikman 2 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | DAL | Chris Boniol 28 yard field goal | 0 | 10 |
| DAL | Emmitt Smith 37 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 17 | |
| DAL | George Teague 29 yard interception return (Chris Boniol kick) | 0 | 24 | |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 31 yard field goal | 0 | 27 | |
| DAL | Chris Boniol 22 yard field goal | 0 | 30 | |
| 3rd | MIN | Cris Carter 30 yard pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Sisson kick) | 7 | 30 |
| DAL | Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick) | 7 | 37 | |
| 4th | DAL | Chris Boniol 25 yard field goal | 7 | 40 |
| MIN | Brad Johnson 5 yard rush (Cris Carter pass from Brad Johnson) | 15 | 40 |
Team Stats
| MIN | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 27 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 15-63-1 | 46-255-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-27-208-1-2 | 21-31-192-0-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-3 | 1-9 |
| Net pass yards | 205 | 183 |
| Total yards | 268 | 438 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-4 | 2-1 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-15 | 5-54 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Brad Johnson | MIN | 15 | 27 | 208 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Amp Lee | MIN | 7 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 43 | ||||||
| Qadry Ismail | MIN | 3 | 78 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Cris Carter | MIN | 3 | 36 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Hoard | MIN | 3 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Jake Reed | MIN | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Andrew Jordan | MIN | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Charles Evans | MIN | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Scottie Graham | MIN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Emmitt Smith | DAL | 17 | 116 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Michael Irvin | DAL | 8 | 103 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | DAL | 19 | 29 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Herschel Walker | DAL | 8 | 62 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Sherman Williams | DAL | 17 | 67 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | DAL | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Eric Bjornson | DAL | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Daryl Johnston | DAL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Jason Garrett | DAL | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Kevin Williams | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Derrick L. Alexander | MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| John Gerak | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Amp Lee | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
| David Palmer | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 21.7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Darryl Talley | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Orlando Thomas | MIN | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Eric Bjornson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Shante Carver | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kelvin Martin | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Deion Sanders | DAL | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Darrin Smith | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| George Teague | DAL | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Broderick Thomas | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Herschel Walker | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
Minnesota Vikings Starting Lineup
| Brad Johnson | QB |
| Scottie Graham | RB |
| Charles Evans | FB |
| Cris Carter | WR |
| Hunter Goodwin | TE |
| Greg DeLong | TE |
| Todd Steussie | LT |
| Randall McDaniel | LG |
| Jeff Christy | C |
| David Dixon | RG |
| Korey Stringer | RT |
| Fernando Smith | LDE |
| Jason Fisk | LDT |
| John Randle | RDT |
| Martin Harrison | RDE |
| Darryl Talley | LLB |
| Jeff Brady | MLB |
| Dixon Edwards | RLB |
| Corey Fuller | LCB |
| Dewayne Washington | RCB |
| Robert Griffith | SS |
| Orlando Thomas | FS |
Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup
| Troy Aikman | QB |
| Emmitt Smith | RB |
| Daryl Johnston | FB |
| Michael Irvin | WR |
| Kevin Williams | WR |
| Eric Bjornson | TE |
| Mark Tuinei | LT |
| Nate Newton | LG |
| Ray Donaldson | C |
| Larry Allen | RG |
| Erik Williams | RT |
| Tony Tolbert | LDE |
| Chad Hennings | LDT |
| Tony Casillas | DT |
| Shante Carver | RDE |
| Randall Godfrey | LLB |
| Fred Strickland | MLB |
| Darrin Smith | RLB |
| Kevin R. Smith | LCB |
| Deion Sanders | RCB |
| Darren Woodson | SS |
| George Teague | FS |