The Phoenix Cardinals came up just a bit short against the Dallas Cowboys, 17 to 14, on September 12, 1988.
1st quarter
DAL
PHX
Luis Zendejas 47-yard field goal
3
0
2nd quarter
DAL
PHX
Earl Ferrell 16-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Al Del Greco kick)
3
7
Herschel Walker 3-yard run (Luis Zendejas kick)
10
7
4th quarter
DAL
PHX
Steve Pelluer 1-yard run (Luis Zendejas kick)
17
7
Jay Novacek 23-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Al Del Greco kick)
17
14
Cowboys
Cardinals
1st Downs
18
22
Passing 1st Downs
5
14
Rushing 1st Downs
12
7
1st downs from penalties
1
1
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
63
66
Total Yards
352
367
Yards per play
5.6
5.6
Passing
162
237
Comp - Att
12 - 24
20 - 34
Yards per pass
6.8
6.2
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
0 - 0
4 - 29
Rushing
190
130
Rushing Attempts
39
28
Yards per rush
4.9
4.6
Penalties
9
5
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Pelluer | 12 | 24 | 162 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Team | 12 | 24 | 162 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Walker | 29 | 149 | 5.1 | 1 |
| Steve Pelluer | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Team | 39 | 190 | 4.9 | 2 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Martin | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 0 | |
| Michael Irvin | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | |
| Herschel Walker | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 12 | 162 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brooks | 2.0 | |||||
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 | |||||
| Danny Noonan | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Zendejas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saxon | 6 | 259 | 43.2 | |
| Team | 6 | 259 | 43.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelvin Martin | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Lomax | 20 | 34 | 266 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 103.3 |
| Team | 20 | 34 | 237 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 103.3 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Ferrell | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 0 |
| Tony Jordan | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Stump Mitchell | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Al Del Greco | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 130 | 4.6 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Novacek | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 1 | |
| Roy Green | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 0 | |
| Earl Ferrell | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1 | |
| Stump Mitchell | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
| Rob Awalt | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| J.T. Smith | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Jordan | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Ernie Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 20 | 266 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 0.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Del Greco | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Team | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Horne | 7 | 307 | 43.9 | |
| Team | 7 | 307 | 43.9 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
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