Jay McKinley Novacek
Position: TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 234 lbs.
Born: October 24, 1962 in Martin, SD
College: Wyoming (school history)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round (158th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 57 (1135th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1940 to 2012.
Career Touchdown Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1987 | 2 | 1987-09-20 | STL | @ | SDG | L 24-28 | 4 | Receiving | 21 | Neil Lomax | Trail 10-28 | Trail 17-28 |
| 2 | 1987 | 6 | 1987-10-25 | STL | @ | NYG | L 7-30 | 4 | Receiving | 18 | Neil Lomax | Trail 0-30 | Trail 7-30 |
| 3 | 1987 | 14 | 1987-12-20 | STL | @ | TAM | W 31-14 | 2 | Receiving | 15 | Neil Lomax | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 4 | 1988 | 2 | 1988-09-12 | PHO | DAL | L 14-17 | 4 | Receiving | 23 | Neil Lomax | Trail 7-17 | Trail 14-17 | |
| 5 | 1988 | 3 | 1988-09-18 | PHO | @ | TAM | W 30-24 | 4 | Receiving | 42 | Cliff Stoudt | Trail 23-24 | Lead 30-24* |
| 6 | 1988 | 5 | 1988-10-02 | PHO | @ | RAM | W 41-27 | 2 | Receiving | 8 | Neil Lomax | Trail 10-14 | Lead 17-14* |
| 7 | 1988 | 7 | 1988-10-16 | PHO | @ | WAS | L 17-33 | 4 | Receiving | 41 | Neil Lomax | Trail 10-33 | Trail 17-33 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 8 | 1989 | 14 | 1989-12-10 | PHO | @ | RAI | L 14-16 | 4 | Receiving | 2 | Gary Hogeboom | Trail 7-9 | Lead 14-9* |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 9 | 1990 | 4 | 1990-09-30 | DAL | @ | NYG | L 17-31 | 4 | Receiving | 7 | Troy Aikman* | Trail 10-31 | Trail 17-31 |
| 10 | 1990 | 5 | 1990-10-07 | DAL | TAM | W 14-10 | 1 | Receiving | 12 | Troy Aikman* | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 11 | 1990 | 8 | 1990-10-28 | DAL | PHI | L 20-21 | 4 | Receiving | 29 | Troy Aikman* | Trail 6-14 | Trail 13-14 | |
| 12 | 1990 | 16 | 1990-12-30 | DAL | @ | ATL | L 7-26 | 4 | Receiving | 27 | Babe Laufenberg | Trail 0-26 | Trail 7-26 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 13 | 1991 | 1 | 1991-09-01 | DAL | @ | CLE | W 26-14 | 2 | Receiving | 3 | Troy Aikman* | Trail 6-7 | Lead 13-7* |
| 14 | 1991 | 2 | 1991-09-09 | DAL | WAS | L 31-33 | 1 | Receiving | 3 | Troy Aikman* | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 15 | 1991 | 6 | 1991-10-06 | DAL | @ | GNB | W 20-17 | 2 | Receiving | 13 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 7-0 | Lead 14-0 |
| 16 | 1991 | 7 | 1991-10-13 | DAL | CIN | W 35-23 | 2 | Receiving | 26 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 14-10 | Lead 21-10 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 17 | 1992 | 2 | 1992-09-13 | DAL | @ | NYG | W 34-28 | 2 | Receiving | 2 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 20-0 | Lead 27-0 |
| 18 | 1992 | 11 | 1992-11-22 | DAL | @ | PHO | W 16-10 | 2 | Receiving | 7 | Troy Aikman* | Trail 3-7 | Lead 10-7* |
| 19 | 1992 | 13 | 1992-12-06 | DAL | @ | DEN | W 31-27 | 3 | Receiving | 1 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 17-13 | Lead 24-13 |
| 20 | 1992 | 14 | 1992-12-13 | DAL | @ | WAS | L 17-20 | 2 | Receiving | 5 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 |
| 21 | 1992 | 14 | 1992-12-13 | DAL | @ | WAS | L 17-20 | 2 | Receiving | 5 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 10-7 | Lead 17-7 |
| 22 | 1992 | 15 | 1992-12-21 | DAL | @ | ATL | W 41-17 | 2 | Receiving | 18 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 13-7 | Lead 20-7 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 23 | 1993 | 5 | 1993-10-10 | DAL | @ | IND | W 27-3 | 3 | Rushing | 2 | Lead 14-3 | Lead 21-3 | |
| 24 | 1993 | 9 | 1993-11-14 | DAL | PHO | W 20-15 | 2 | Receiving | 1 | Bernie Kosar | Lead 10-0 | Lead 17-0 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 25 | 1994 | 4 | 1994-10-02 | DAL | @ | WAS | W 34-7 | 2 | Receiving | 3 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 17-0 | Lead 24-0 |
| 26 | 1994 | 6 | 1994-10-16 | DAL | PHI | W 24-13 | 3 | Receiving | 14 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 14-7 | Lead 21-7 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 27 | 1995 | 2 | 1995-09-10 | DAL | DEN | W 31-21 | 3 | Receiving | 7 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 14-7 | Lead 21-7 | |
| 28 | 1995 | 4 | 1995-09-24 | DAL | ARI | W 34-20 | 1 | Receiving | 2 | Troy Aikman* | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 29 | 1995 | 6 | 1995-10-08 | DAL | GNB | W 34-24 | 2 | Receiving | 10 | Troy Aikman* | Tied 0-0 | Lead 7-0* | |
| 30 | 1995 | 8 | 1995-10-29 | DAL | @ | ATL | W 28-13 | 2 | Receiving | 1 | Troy Aikman* | Trail 7-10 | Lead 14-10* |
| 31 | 1995 | 12 | 1995-11-23 | DAL | KAN | W 24-12 | 3 | Receiving | 33 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 14-6 | Lead 21-6 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
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| 1 | 1991 | 17 | 1991-12-29 | DAL | @ | CHI | W 17-13 | 3 | Receiving | 3 | Steve Beuerlein | Lead 10-6 | Lead 17-6 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 2 | 1992 | 17 | 1993-01-10 | DAL | PHI | W 34-10 | 2 | Receiving | 6 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 7-3 | Lead 14-3 | |
| 3 | 1992 | 19 | 1993-01-31 | DAL | N | BUF | W 52-17 | 1 | Receiving | 23 | Troy Aikman* | Trail 0-7 | Tied 7-7 |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 4 | 1993 | 17 | 1994-01-16 | DAL | GNB | W 27-17 | 2 | Receiving | 6 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 10-3 | Lead 17-3 | |
| 5 | 1993 | 18 | 1994-01-23 | DAL | SFO | W 38-21 | 2 | Receiving | 19 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 21-7 | Lead 28-7 | |
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Tm | Opp | Result | Quarter | Type | Dist | Quarterback | Score Before | Score After | |
| 6 | 1995 | 19 | 1996-01-28 | DAL | N | PIT | W 27-17 | 1 | Receiving | 3 | Troy Aikman* | Lead 3-0 | Lead 10-0 |