The Dallas Cowboys squeaked out a win over the Philadelphia Eagles, 21 to 20, on September 15, 1997.
1st quarter
PHI
DAL
Chris Boniol 49-yard field goal
3
0
Richie Cunningham 46-yard field goal
3
3
William Thomas 37-yard fumble return (Chris Boniol kick)
10
3
2nd quarter
PHI
DAL
Chad Lewis 12-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Chris Boniol kick)
17
3
Richie Cunningham 48-yard field goal
17
6
3rd quarter
PHI
DAL
Richie Cunningham 25-yard field goal
17
9
4th quarter
PHI
DAL
Chris Boniol 44-yard field goal
20
9
Richie Cunningham 29-yard field goal
20
12
Richie Cunningham 22-yard field goal
20
15
Anthony Miller 14-yard pass from Troy Aikman (two-point conversion failed)
20
21
Eagles
Cowboys
1st Downs
16
18
Passing 1st Downs
8
11
Rushing 1st Downs
7
4
1st downs from penalties
1
3
3rd down efficiency
4 - 14
3 - 14
4th down efficiency
0 - 0
0 - 0
Total Plays
61
66
Total Yards
333
279
Yards per play
5.5
4.2
Passing
176
187
Comp - Att
18 - 30
17 - 36
Yards per pass
5.5
4.9
Interceptions thrown
0
0
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 8
2 - 18
Rushing
157
92
Rushing Attempts
29
28
Yards per rush
5.4
3.3
Penalties
13
3
Turnovers
0
2
Fumbles lost
0
2
Interceptions
0
0
Possession
30:48
29:12
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Detmer | 18 | 30 | 184 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88.8 |
| Team | 18 | 30 | 176 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88.8 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Watters | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Charlie Garner | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 |
| Kevin Turner | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Tom Hutton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 157 | 5.4 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Solomon | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| Michael Timpson | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| Chad Lewis | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 1 | |
| Kevin Turner | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Watters | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | |
| Irving Fryar | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Mark Seay | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| Jason Dunn | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 184 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Taylor | 2.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boniol | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Team | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Hutton | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | |
| Team | 6 | 250 | 41.7 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Witherspoon | 6 | 107 | 17.8 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 7 | 116 | 16.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Seay | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Team | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 17 | 36 | 205 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74.4 |
| Team | 17 | 36 | 187 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74.4 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 27 | 91 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Team | 28 | 92 | 3.3 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Irvin | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 0 | |
| Eric Bjornson | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Miller | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | |
| Stepfret Williams | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| Daryl Johnston | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 17 | 205 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shante Carver | 1.0 | |||||
| Broderick Thomas | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 2.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Cunningham | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | |
| Team | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toby Gowin | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | |
| Team | 4 | 153 | 38.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herschel Walker | 4 | 129 | 32.3 | 0 | |
| Brock Marion | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 5 | 178 | 35.6 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deion Sanders | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
Team Leaders
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Prescott
RUSH
Pollard
REC
Lamb
Team Rankings
See morePPG
29.9
1st
OPP PPG
18.5
5th
RUSH YDS/G
112.9
14th
PASS YDS/G
274.1
3rd
2023 Division Standings
See more| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cowboys | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Eagles | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Giants | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Commanders | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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34.5
32.0
28.7
27.5
27.5
27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
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13.5
15.8
20.0
22.0
24.0
24.0
Playoff Total Yards Rankings
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389.0
386.0
383.7
Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
See more 180.5
155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
125.0
Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
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367.0
343.0
307.0
279.0
265.0
Playoff Sack Leaders
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5.0
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Best Record ATS
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13-7-1
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12-7
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10-6-1
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5-12
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