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Se 0011 Page 6 Star-Telegram Monday December 23 1996 sigr'1'1 I I 0 Se ZiO lf Page 6 Star-Telegram Monday December 23 1996 rtill '-4 jiff II! zni dit 4 1 I Aril Phil PI kick PI PI A A A iBu A Firs RUf Pm Kir Ki hitt Cot Sat Pui Fu Per Tin ter 21 ESI 20 wa Joi Mc 2-1 IW 9 MI Ni kic n4 ki 9: 1 ki ki 14 oi "24 Cowboys Team statistics Redskins 14 (6-5-3) First downs (rushing-passing-penalty) 32 (11-15-6) 2-10 Third down conversions 4-12 0-0 Fourth down conversions 2-2 235 (45-52) Yards (plays-yardageplay) 483 (73-66) 119 (23-52) Net rushing yards (attempts-average) 157 (39-40) 116 (11-21-1) Net passing yards (comp-att-int) 326 (22-31-1) 1-7 Sacked-yards lost 3-20 6-413 Punts-blocked-average 3-36 10-80 Penalties-yards 8-70 1-1 Fumbles-lost 1-0 1-1 Extra points-attempts 4-4 1-1 Field goals-attempts 3-3 24:25 Time of possession 35:35 Individual statistics 1 1 1 Rushing Dallas A Yds Avg Lg TO Wash A Yds Avg' Walker 6 71 118 39 1 Allen 26 87 33 StvWilliams15 40 27 12 0 Davis 8 35 44 Wilson 2 8 40 8 0 Mitchell 4 33 83 Frerotte 1 2 20 Totals 23 119 52 39 1 Totals 39 157 40 Totals Dallas Wilson Garrett Totals Dallas No Williams 2 Sh Williams 2 St Williams 1 Walker 1 Mitchell 1 Martin 1 Irvin 1 Armstrong 1 Johnston 1 Totals 11 Dallas Jett Dallas Martin Dallas No Yds Williams 7 103 Walker 1 63 Totals 7 166 1 Dallas No Teague 1 i 7 Dailas A Godfrey 8 0 0 8 0 0 Dayis 500 Myles 400 Strickland 4 0 0 Harper 3 0 0 McCormck3 0 1 Smith 3 0 0 Thomas 3 0 0 Totals Passing A Yds TO Lg Int Wash A Yds ID Lg Int 18 8 73 0 20 1 Frerotte 22 31 346 0 51 1 3 3 44 0320 21 11 123 32 1 Totals 22 31 346 0 51 1 Yds Lg TD Wash No 18 10 0 El lard 7 14 7 0 Westbrook 4 32 32 0 Allen 3 20 20 0 Bell 2 17 17 0 Brooks 2 9 9 0 Bowie 2 7 7 0 Asher 1 4 4 0 Mitchell 1 2 2 0 123 32 0 Totals 22 Punting No Yds Avg In20 Lg Wash No Yds Avg In20 Lg 6 248 413 1 50 Turk 3 108 360 2 36 Punt returns No FC Yds Lg ID Wash No FC Yds Lg ID 0 1 0 0 0 Mitchell 2 2 18 12 0 Kickoff returns Lg TO Wash No Yds Lg TD 20 0 Mitchell 3 62 26 0 63 0 63 0 Totals 3 62 26 0 Interception returns Yds Lg TD -4 -4 0 Pass receiving Defensive A Wash A Casillas 2 0 0 Stephens 5 1 0 Childress 2 0 1 Taylor 5 0 0 Williams2 0 0 Carter 4 0 0 Woodson 2 0 1 Richard 3 1 0 Campos 1 0 0 Gilbert 3 0 0 Pittman 1 0 0 Harvey 3 0 0 Sanders 1 0 0 Patton 3 0 1 Schwantz 1 0 0 Barnett 2 0 0 Tolbert 1 0 0 Gaines 1 0 0 54 0 3 Totals Key: tackles A assists sacks Cowboys schedule Regular season Date Result Record 8ept 2 at Bears 22 Cowboys 6 01 8 at Cowboys 27 Giants 0 1-1 Sept 15 Colts 25 at Cowboys 24 1-2 Pr 22 at Bills 10 Cowboys 7 1-3 Sept 30 Cowboys 23 at Eagles 19 2-3 Oct 13 at Cowboys 17 Cardinals 3 3-3 Oct 20 at Cowboys 32 Falcons 28 4-3 Oct 27 Cowboys 29 at Dolphins 10 5-3 Nov 3 Eagles 31 at Cowboys 21 5-4 Nov 10 Cowboys 20 at 49ers 17 (01) 6-4 Nov 18 at Cowboys 21 Packers 6 7-4 Noy 24 at Giants 20 Cowboys 6 7-5 Nov 26 at Cowboys 21 Redskins 10 8-5 Doc :8 Cowboys 10 at Cardinals 6 9-5 Dec 145 at Cowboys 12 Patriots 6 10-5 Yesterday at RedskIns 37 Cowboys 10 10-6 Yds 155 80 32 20 19 14 21 5 346 Green Nottage Owens Turner Lg 51 45 28 12 10 8 21 5 Lg ID 10 3 7 1 32 0 20 32 4 TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 Wash No Yds Lg TD Turner 1 12 12 0 TAS 100 100 100 100 54 0 3 Totals 33 2 0 How they scored Dallas 0 3 0 7 10 Washington 3 13 7 14 37 First quarter Redskins 3-0: Scott Blanton 55 FG 6:23 Drive: 7 plays 24 yards 405 Key plays: William Bell 8 and 12 passes from Gus Frerotte Second quarter Redskins 6-0: Blanton 29 FG 14:28 Drive: 10 plays 82 yards 3:35 Key plays: Michael Westbrook 17 pass from Frerotte Terry Allen 28 pass from Frerotte Henry Ellard 8 pass from Frerotte 8-yard facemasking penalty on Charlie Williams 1Cowboys 3-6: Chris Boniol 34 FG 12:14 Drive 4 plays 8 yards 2:14 Key play: Herschel Walker 63 kickoff return to Redskins 25 Redskins13-3: Allen 1 run (Blanton kick) 4:56 Drive: 15 plays 68 yards 7:18 Key plays: Frerotte 2 run on fourth-and-one Bill Brooks 10 pass from Frerotte on fourth-and-four Ellard 15 pass from Frerotte Redskins 16-3: Blanton 18 FG :00 Drive: 6 plays 79 yards 1:45 Key plays: Westbrook 45 pass from Frerotte Brian Mitchell 32 run Third quarter Redskins 23-3: Allen 2 run (Blanton kick) 11:47 Drive: 3 plays 71 yards 1:06 Key play: Ellard 51 pass from Frerotte and facemasking penalty against George Teague Fourth quarter Redskins 30-3: Allen 6 run (Blanton kick) 1:48 Drive: 9 plays 51 yards 3:58 Key plays: Ellard 14 pass from Frerotte on third-and-10 Ellard 22 pass from Frerotte Redskins 37-3: Stephen Davis 4 run (Blanton kick) 7:28 Drive: 7 pleys 79 yards 3:21 Key plays: Jamie Asher 21 pass from Frerotte and 15-yard facemasking penalty against Wendell Davis Ellard 18 pass from Frerotte Cowboys 10-37: Walker 39 run (Boniol kick) 8:19 Drive: 2 plays yards :51 Key play: Stepfret Williams 32 pass from Jason Gar-rat Attendance 56454 Officials Referee Ed Hochuli Ump Neil Gereb HL George Hayward LJ Bruce Maurer BJ Jim Dapoulos SJ 4' Laird Hayes FJ Ron Spitler Time 3:03 Attendance 63076 63069 63021 78098 67201 64096 64091 75283 64952 68919 65032 77081 64955 70763 f4578 56454 Cowboys renew rivalry with Vikings BY KEVIN LYONS Star-Telegram Staff Writer WASHINGTON Their paths have not crossed in the postseason since Tom Landry and Bud Grant stood stoically on the sidelines Nineteen years later the Cowboys and Minnesota Vikings renew a playoff rivalry that was one of the league's fiercest in the 1970s The Philadelphia Eagles' victory in Arizona combined with the Vikings' loss in Green Bay yesterday set up a Cowboys-Vikings playoff game for the first time since the 1977 season They meet at 3 pm Saturday at Texas Stadium The Cowboys are far from building momentum Their 37-10 loss to the Washington Redskins yesterday dropped them to 10-6 the worst Cowboys record since 1990 Still the NFC East champions who rested many of their stars against the Redskins are favored against the Vikings (9-7) who finished in second place in the NFC Central "No one likes to get beat but we did the right thing by resting our players" Cowboys coach Barry Switzer said "I'm just glad Minnesota is coming to our place" The Cowboys have to play a wild-card Star-Telegrami ILL i01 INSON The Redskins' Brian Mitchell leaves Cowboys defenders on the ground on this run Mitchell had 33 yards rushing as the Redskins gained 483 yards ending Dallas' hopes of finishing No I in total defense Cowboys From Page 1 It did not Like the offense that toiled with those players on the field through the first 15 games this one often looked inefficient The only difference between yesterday's game and the previous ones is that this time the defense playing mostly with backups looked as bad as the offense In giving up483 yards in total offense the defense squandered the No 1 ranking it had held for the past six weeks After giving up 259 yards to the Redskins' offense in the first half alone the Cowboys slipped behind the Green Bay Packers and then the Pittsburgh Steelers to finish third in the league Although Switzer treated the loss with humdrum acceptance and many players echoed his feelings that a nice rest was worth an ugly loss linebacker Darin Smith felt a sting after losing the game and the No I ranking "It's very disappointing" Smith said "I wanted us to come out and play well There's definitely concern because we got beat pretty good This is not the way I wanted to go into the playoffs I wanted to go into the playoffs with a victory on the road and playing well on defense We didn't do any of those things today In my opinion that concerns me" Yet guard Nate Newton sounded confident about the Cowboys' possibilities in the upcoming Super Bowl tournament "I feel good" guard Nate Newton said "I like our chances A lot I 1970s rivalry The Cowboys and Vikings met tour times in theplayoffs in the 1970s and the winner advanced to the Super Bowl each time 1971 Cowboys 20 at Vikings 12 1973 at Vikings 27 Cowboys 10 1975 Cowboys 17 at Vikings 14 1977 at Cowboys 23 Vikings 6 game for the first time since 1991 Since 1990 only one team the 1992 Buffalo Bills has reached the Super Bowl without a first-round bye in the playoffs "We're taking the long way in and there is no doubt about that" said quarterback Troy Aikman who did not play yesterday "If we win against Minnesota we will be where we've been in previous years" The Cowboys played the Vikings in four playoff games in the 1970s with Dallas winning three of those contests Roger Staubach's 50-yard "Hail Mary" to Drew Pearson gave the Cowboys an improbable victory against the Vikings in a 1975 divisional playoff game And the Cowboys' Doomsday Defense gave a r- Te I ra InRON JENKINS Michael Irvin looking for interference protests to an official after an incomplete pass Irvin caught one pass for 7 yards yesterday of people don't but I love them What's that based on? The fact that we've been there before We know what it takes That may not mean something to a lot of people But that means a lot to me" The Cowboys finished with a 10-6 record their worst regular-season record since 1990 when they finished 7-9 and out of the playoffs The last time the Cowboys brought fewer than 12 victories into the postseason they exited after a divisional playoff loss to the Detroit Lions in 1991 That was also the last year they were forced to play a first-round playoff game Game film from yesterday will be of little help to either the Vikings or the Cowboys "Throw it away" safety Darren Woodson said of the videotape "Throw it out the door" Follow his advice and this is what you are missing: Herschel Walker coming up with a big kickoff return e63 yards) and getting caught from behind short of the end zone (This however is available in film from earlier games) Walker scoring on a 39-yard touchdown run (You'll have to go back a few years to find Walker doing this in a Cowboys uniform and a few weeks to find anyone in a Cowboys uniform actually scoring a touchdown) Running back Sherman Williams showing an occasional burst of speed and rushing for 40 yards and fumbling once (See last year for the fumble video) Cornerbacks Wendell Davis and Charlie Williams each having their coverage problems surrendering big plays that teams fail to even attempt with Delon Sanders and Kevin Smith in the game (If you missed this you are out of luck This was probably a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity) "Right now we can trash everything that happened" wide receiver Michael Irvin said "And believe me there have been seme things that we will love to trash" the club a 23-6 victory in the 1977 NFC Championship Game The winner of each Cowboys-Vikings playoff game has reached the Super Bowl The most recent regular-season Cowboys-Vikings meeting was in the fourth game of 1995 when Emmitt Smith's 31-yard touchdown run in overtime gave the Cowboys a 23- 17 victory Since that game Brad Johnson has replaced Warren Moon as the Vikings quarterback Johnson can throw to two 1000-yard wide receivers: Cris Carter and Jake Reed who are expected to provide the toughest challenge that Cowboys cornerbacks Deion Sanders and Kevin Smith have seen this season Before their 38-10 loss in Green Bay Johnson Carter and Reed had paced the Vikings to a No 9 ranking in total offense ninth passing and 21st rushing The running game has suffered since the midseason injury to Robert Smith Leroy Hoard who is with his third team this year replaced Smith The Vikings' defense was ranked 12th before yesterday 20th against the rush and seventh against the pass 1 Le Breton show tunes might have been running through his head "We did the right thing" Switzer said Some of us are inclined to agree Others will wonder if the Cowboys crossed that gray line between honest effort and simply mailing it in "We did the right thing" Switzer repeated The effort was there sort of But it was the stand-in cast Cowboys Lite that turned this day into a 37-10 debacle The minimum-wage crew that Switzer sent out against the Redskins appeared ill-equipped to handle the somewhat extenuating circumstances The fill-in secondary Davis Charlie Williams and Roger Harper was a large reason Washington quarterback Gus Frerotte threw for 346 yards and why Dallas was assessed 80 yards in penalties The Redskins preyed on the Cowboys' reluctance to take the day seriously They scored early and continued to throw often The customary standing swaying full house at RFK insisted upon playing it straight too The Redskins Band played Hail to the Redskins ad nauseam just like it did when the Redskins used to score touchdowns against Randy White and Charlie Waters And the Redskins themselves jabbered as if they'd actually salvaged something of this miserable collapse of a season "Yeah they didn't have all their players" running back Brian Mitchell said "but I don't think it would have made a difference today We were ready to play today" Whatever Cowboys defensive coordinator Dave Campo put it in better perspective when he said that the coaches don't even intend to look at the game film "Yeah the Redskins sure were excited" guard Nate Newton said "And I'll bet they're going to be even more excited about being home for Christmas "But I'll be at work" Throughout the Cowboys' locker room all seemed to be in concert that Switzer had done well to rest Aikman Smith and most of the regulars One game was not going to make the sputtering Cowboys offense suddenly snap into sync "It's always hard to lose" receiver Michael Irvin offered "I don't care if you're playing a game of marbles "But if we had gone and played everyone and if Emmitt or Troy had gone down we'd be in a tight spot and everybody would go 'Dummies!" And so on this fourth day before Christmas the Cowboys played it like so many Swans A-Sleeping They rested tired muscles They recharged weak batteries And if that meant that they helped ring out old RFK Stadium with gusto the attitude seemed to be well so be it No one cared And frankly we noticed Late in the game as the RFK grandstands rocked and warped one last time Cowboys ears were subjected to a final chorus of "Dallas blanks1" chants I lustling off the field Owner Jones was doused with a liquid optimistically rumored to be beer "I think they were looking for memorabilia" Jones deadpanned his hair still damp "and this one just happened to be my head" What a Iyay to waste a beer I What a way to waste a weekend! I A I A A i tr Cowboys renew rivalry with Vikings klir 14 (6-5-3) I roo Cowboys Team statistics Redskins BY KEVIN LYONS the club a 23-6 victory in the 1977 NFC Aril Star-Telegram Staff Writer 1970s rivalry Phil irst downs (rushing-passing-penalty) 32 (11-15-6) WASHINGTON Their paths have not Championship Game 2-10 The Cowboys and Vikings met four times The winner of each Cowboys-Vikings play- Third down conversions 4-12 epayos the 1970s and the winner off game has reached the Super Bowl PI crossed in the postseason since Tom Landry thlff in i luck 00 Fourth down conversions 2-2 a vd anced to the Super Bowl each time The most recent regular-season Cowboys- and Bud Grant stood stoically on the sidelines PI 235 (45-52) Yards (plays-yardageplay) 483 (73-66) 1971 Cowboys 20 at Vikings 12 Vikings meeting was in the fourth game of (comp-att-Int 1973 Cowboys PI 119 (23-52) Net rushing yards (attempts-average) 157 (39-40) Nineteen years later the Cowboys and Mi- at Vikings 27 10 116 (11-21-1) Net passing yards (comp) 326 (22-31-1) nesota Vikings renew a playoff rivalry that oys a 1 ings 1975 Co 17 VW 14 1995 when Emmitt Smith's 31-yard touch- I i A i 1-7 Sacked-yards lost 3-20 was one of the league's fiercest in the 1970s 1977 at Cowboys 23 Vikinas 6 down run in overtime gave the Cowboys a 23- 17 victory i I il 6-413 Punts-blocked-average 3-36 The Philadelphia Eagles' victory in Arizona A 10-80 Penalties-yards 8-70 combined with the Vikings' loss in Green Bay Since that game Brad Johnson has replaced 4 1-1 Fumbles-lost 1-0 yesterday set up a Cowboys-Vikings playoff game for the first time since 1991 Since 1990 Warren Moon as the Vikings quarterback I 1-1 Extra points-attempts 4-4 game for the first time since the 1977 season only one team the 1992 Buffalo Bills has Johnson can throw to two 1000-yard wide 1 fa Field goals-attempts 3-3 They meet at 3 pm Saturday at Texas Stadium reached the Super Bowl without a first-round receivers: Cris Carter and Jake Reed who are ll A 24:25 Time of possession 35:35 The Cowboys are far from building bye in the playoffs expected to provide the toughest challenge that IBIJ "We're taking the long way in and there is Cowboys cornerbacks Deion Sanders and Firs A Individual statistics momentum Their 37-10 loss to the Washing- ton Redskins yesterday dropped them to 10-6 no doubt about that" said quarterback Troy Kevin Smith have seen this season Rushin RUf the worst Cowboys record since 1990 Still Aikman who did not play yesterday "If we Before their 38-10 loss in Green Bay John- Pae PUr Kic Dallas A Yds Avg Lg TO Wash A Yds Avg' Lg ID the NFC East champions who rested many of win against Minnesota we will be where we've son Carter and Reed had paced the Vikings to I Walker 6 71 118 39 1 Allen 26 87 33 10 3 their stars against the Redskins are favored been in previous years" a No 9 ranking in total offense ninth passing 1 intt co Sh'Williams15 40 27 12 0 Davis 8 35 44 7 1 against the Vikings (9-7) who finished in sec- The Cowboys played the Vikings in four and 21st rushing The running game has suf- I Sat Wilson 2 8 40 8 0 Mitchell 4 33 83 32 0 ond place in the NFC Central playoff games in the 1970s with Dallas win- fered since the midseason injury to Robert ui Fut Frerotte 1 2 20 2 0 "No one likes to get beat but we did the fling three of those contests Roger Staubach's Smith Leroy Hoard who is with his third Pe Tin Totals 23 119 52 39 1 Totals 39 157 40 32 4 right thing by resting our players" Cowboys 50-yard "Hail Mary" to Drew Pearson gave team this year replaced Smith I coach Barry Switzer said "I'm just glad Min- the Cowboys an improbable victory against The Vikings' defense was ranked 12th ter Passing nesota is coming to our place" the Vikings in a 1975 divisional playoff game before yesterday 20th against the rush and 9i The Cowboys have to play a wild-card And the Cowboys' Doomsday Defense gave seventh against the pass 1 21 Dallas A Yds TO Lg Int Wash A Yds ID Lg Int Esl Wilson 18 8 73 0 20 1 Frerotte 22 31 346 0 51 1 20 Garrett 3 3 44 0 32 0 a Totals 21 11 123 32 1 Totals ng 22 31 346 0 51 1 mc Pass rec I Jo i 2-1 '0- Le Breton on 9 1 Dallas No Yds Lg TD Wash No Yds Lg TD Of A 1 9- 4 (W Williams 2 18 10 0 Ellard 7 155 51 0 Al '-n i 61 It Sh Williams 2 14 7 0 Westbrook 4 80 45 0 i 1 I st Williams 1 32 32 0 Allen 3 32 28 0 4-- 1 show tunes might have been mn- 1 Brooks 2 19 10 0 I Walker 1 20 20 0 Bell 2 20 12 0 A 4' ning through his head m' Mitchell 1 17 17 0 roos 't w4 1 4 Irvin 1 7 7 0 Asher 1 21 21 0 i "We did the right thing -I Martin 1 9 9 0 Bowie 2 14 8 0 1 i 1 kit Armstrong 1 4 4 0 Mitchell 1 5 5 0 'irt A :1 If 7 Switzer said '7- 4 '1'1 ji Some of us are inclined to agree 9 -AZ4o94' ree Johnston 1 2 2 0 1 i a Others will wonder if the Cowboys 1 Totals 11 123 32 0 Totals 22 346 51 0 4 t- i crossed that gray line between hon- nt ott ar -I I t4 est effort and simply mailing it in Punting J1- Jett 6 248 413 1 50 Turk 3 108 36 ts nt "We did the right thing" Dallas No Yds Avg In20 Lg Wash No Yds Avg In20 Lg Switzer repeated ki 1 I i The effort was there sort of But I 0 2 36 ''-'1 I II- 11- -1 -1 9: I 4 I t1- it was the stand-in cast Cow- 'p' Punt returns 4 er1 1 l'A l'' i 1 --4 boys Lite -L that turned this day ki tt-'w into a 37-10 debacle The mini- I Dallas No FC Yds Lg ID Wash No FC Yds Lg TO I Iti i i Martin 0 1 0 0 0 Mitchell 2 2 18 12 0 lrook -z rt 4iw-- mum wage crew that Switzer sent ki i -lii 't''- '4 4 1 1 44 1 i out against the Redskins appeared Kiko returns ff ze i A ill-equipped to handle I I the some- faiIt tttt ipsol4- i a i' Dallas No Yds Lg TO Wash No Yds Lg TD 4 gli 1" Williams 7 103 20 0 Mitchell 3 62 26 0 41X tt tf I The fill-in secondary Davis what extenuating circumstances I Walker 1 63 63 0 1- 4 411'''' Charlie Williams and Roger Harper I Totals 7 166 63 0 Totals 3 62 26 0 3-' A 1 i was a large reason Washington 1 quarterback Gus Frerotte threw for Interception returns i 4 346 yards and why Dallas was Dallas No Yds Lg TO Wash No Yds Lg TO t-- assessed 80 yards in penalties Teague 1 -4 -4 0 Turner 1 12 12 0 t'''' A The Redskins preyed on the 4 4 1 day seriously Cowboys' reluctance to take the Defensive -t 4 They scored early 7 9 Dallas A A Wash A A 108 Band played Hail to the Redskins ad St '''N sY ss and continued to throw often i A so The customary standing sway- Godfrey 8 0 0 Casillas 2 0 0 Stephens 5 1 0 Green 1 0 0 sis ir 1 Teague 8 0 0 Childress 2 0 1 Taylor 5 0 0 Nottage 1 0 0 'I i 00'l 10 ing full house at RFK insisted upon 1 i A- Dayis 5 0 0 Williams2 0 0 Carter 4 0 0 Owens 1 0 0 0 4 v'" playing it straight too The Redskins Myles 4 0 0 Woodson 2 0 1 Richard 3 1 0 Turner 1 0 0 I 44 a' I 0 -1? qtr -4- rickland 4 0 0 Campos 1 0 0 Gilbert 3 0 0 0 4 It 'ici)p nauseam just like it did when the McCormck3 0 1 Sanders 1 0 0 Patton 3 0 1 Harper 3 0 0 Pittman 1 0 0 Harvey 3 0 0 10 Redskins used to score touchdowns Smith 3 0 0 Schwantz 1 0 0 Barnett 2 0 0 4tuyi i I against Randy White and Charlie Thomas 3 0 0 Tolbert 1 0 0 Gaines 1 0 0 -1-- vt 4irn i'''''' N'iSW011111 e'll Waters And the Redsldns them- 1 -4 i Ns -'-z selves jabbered as if they'd actually Totals 54 0 3 Totals 33 2 0 41 4114 salvaged something of this miserable ci Ale "6" I 4 st 9 I Key: tackles assists sacks itt- 444 0 4- e' collapse of a season et IA 4 e-: "Yeah they didn't have all their How they scored -47 2' -et players" mrming back Brian Dallas 0 3 0 7 10 star-TeiegrammiiIJOHNSON Mitchell said "but I don't think it Washington 3 13 7 14 37 The Redskins' Brian Mitchell leaves Cowboys defenders on the ground on this run Mitchell had 33 would have made a difference today First quarter yards rushing as the Redskins gained 483 yards ending Dallas' hopes of finishing No I in total defense We were ready to play today Whatever Cowboys defensive Redskins 3-0: Scott Blanton 55 FG 6:23 Drive: 7 plays 24 yards coordinator Dave Campo put it in nd 405 Key plays: William Bell 8 and 12 passes from Gus Frerotte better perspective when he said that eco quarter Cowboys if i the coaches don't even intend to Redskins 6-0: Blanton 29 FG 14:28 Drive: 10 plays 82 yards Vt A arw Key plays: Michael Westbrook 17 pass from Frerotte Terry 1 1 look at the game film "Yeah the Redskins sure were facemasking penalty on Charlie Williams Allen 28 pass from Frerotte Henry Ellard 8 pass from Frerotte 8-yard From Page 1 4 A4 '''''IC '441 A1-- excited" guard Nate Newton said l' fir '''s 4 t1 7 re going to be And I ll bet they 1Cowboys 3-6: Chris Boniol 34 FG 12:14 Drive 4 plays 8 yards ))11 4(Arew L1 1 I I t) 4 2:14 Key play: Herschel Walker 63 kickoff return to Redskins 25 It did not Like the offense that 774 l'e- tie )1 even more excited about being Redskins 13-3: Allen 1 run (Blanton kick) 4:56 Drive: 15 plays 68 toiled with those players on the 0 1 lt mas 7 ft home for Chnst yards 7:18 Key plays: Frerotte 2 run on fourth-and-one Bill Brooks field through the first 15 games 1 I r- A iit J- "But I'll be at work" 10 pass from Frerotte on fourth-and-four Ellard 15 pass from Frerotte this one often looked inefficient (k 0 ot Throughout the Cowboys' lock- Tiedskins 16-3: Blanton 18 FG :00 Drive: 6 plays 79 yards 1:45 The only difference between i er room all seemed to be in concert Key plays: Westbrook 45 pass from Frerotte Brian Mitchell 32 run r--- 4 that Switzer had done well to rest yesterday's game and the previous it ----1 i Th i ird quarter ones is that this time the defense 'z- Aikman Smith and most of the 't d' i regulars One game was not going Redskns 23-3: Allen 2 run (Blanton kick) 11:47 Drive: 3 plays 71 playing mostly with backups yards 1:06 Key play: Ellard 51 pass from Frerotte and facemasking 4 'm-4 ---4 to make the sputtering Cowboys looked as bad as the offense penalty against George Teague -----r 1 In giving up483 yards in total offense suddenly snap into sync Fourth quarter offense the defense squandered "It's always hard to lose" Redskins 30-3: Allen 6 run (Blanton kick) 1:48 Drive: 9 plays 51 the No 1 ranking it had held for receiver Michael Irvin offered "I I yards 3:58 Key plays: Ellard 14 pass from Frerotte on third-and-10 JENKiNS you re playing aying a game the past six weeks After giving Ellard 22 pass from Frerotte Michael Irvin looking for interference protests to an official after an on care it Redskins 37-3: Stephen Davis 4 run (Blanton kick) 7:28 Drive: 7 up 259 yards to the Redskins incomplete pass Irvin caught one pass for 7 yards yesterday of marbles 11 plilys 79 yards 3:21 Key plays: Jamie Asher 21 pass from Frerotte offense in the first half alone the "But if we had gone and played and 15-yard facemasking penalty against Wendell Davis Ellard 18 Cowboys slipped behind the oi people don't but I lh behind short of the end zone heveryone and if Emmitt or Troy ove tem pass from Frerotte Green Bay Packers and then the had gone down we'd be in a tight What that based on The fact (This however is available in Cowboys 10-37: Walker 39 run (Boniol kick) 8:19 Drive: 2 plays Pittsburgh Steelers to finish third spot arid everybody would go I 71 yards :51 Key play: Stepfret Williams 32 pass from Jason Gar- in the league that we ve been there before We film from earlier games) 2 rett Although Switzer treated the know what it takes That may not Walker scoring on a 39-yard An so fh day to Attendance 56454 Officials Referee Ed Hochuli Ump Neil loss th mean something to a lot of peo- touchdown run (You'll have to before Chron this ourt stmas the Cowboys I wiumrum acceptance Gereb HL George Hayward LJ Bruce Maurer BJ Jim Dapoulos and SJ pie But that means a lot to me" go back a this in few years to find Walk- played it like so manrested Swtired ans A- I manlayers echoed his feel- a oing 4 Laird Hayes FJ Ron Spitler Time 3:03 The Cowboys finished with er a Cowboys uni- ings that a nice rest was worth an Sleeping They linebacker Dani ith 10-6 record their worst regular- form and a few weeks to find ugly loss Sm cies They recharged weak batter- I I Cowboys schedule felt a sting after losing the game season record since 1990 when an one in a Cowboys uniform ies And if that meant that they 1 they finished 7-9 and out of the actually scoring a touchdown) and the No 1 ranking helped ring out old RFK Stadium Regular season playoffs The last time the Cow- Running back Sherman very disappointing i i "It' Date Result Record Attendance boys brought fewer than 12 victo- Williams showing an occasional wth gusto the atttude seemed to Smith said wanted us to come "I 8ept 2 at Bears 22 Cowboys 6 0-1 63076 ries into the postseason they exit- burst of speed and rushing for 40 Sept 8 at Cowboys 27 Giants 0 1-1 069 out and play well There's defi- beNw el (1)nseocbareeidt And frankly we i ed after a divisional playoff loss yards and fumbling once (See 1 63 beat 021 got concern because i Sept 15 Colts 25 at Cowboys 24 1-2 63 to the Detroit Lions in 1991 That last year for the fumble vide noticed o) ow nitely pretty This is we not I ept 22 at Bills 10 Cowboys 7 1-3 78098 way I wanted good the pay- was also the last year they were Cornerbacks Wendell Davis Late in the game as the RFK offs I wanted to go into the grandstands rocked and warped Sept 30 Cowboys 23 at Eagles 19 2-3 67201 forced to play a first-round play- and Charlie Williams each having I go into the play- one last time Cowboys ears were 1 Oct 13 at Cowboys 17 Cardinals 3 3-3 64096 off game their coverage problems surren- I offs with a victory on the road subjected to a final chorus of "Dal- Oct 20 at Cowboys 32 Falcons 28 4-3 64091 and ense laying well on def Game film from yesterday will dering big plays that teams fail to I Oct 27 Cowboys 29 at Dolphins 10 5-3 75283 didn't do any of those things be of little help to either the even attempt with Delon Sanders las blanks1" chants Nov 3 Eagles 31 at Cowboys 21 5-4 64952 today In my opinion th at on Vikings or the Cowboys and Kevin Smith in the game (If Ilustling off the field Owner Nov 10 Cowboys 20 at 49ers 17 (OT) 6-4 68919 cerns me" "Throw it away" safety Darren you missed this you are out of Jones was doused with a liquid 1 Nov 18 at Cowboys 21 Packers 6 7-4 65032 Yet guard Nate Newton sound- Woodson said of the videotape luck This was probably a once- optimistically rumored to be beer Noy 24 at Giants 20 Cowboys 6 7-5 77 081 ed confident about the Cowboys Throw it out the door" in-a-lifetime opportunity) "I think they were looking for Follow his advice and this is "Right now we can trash memorabilia" Jones deadpanned Not 28 at Cowboys 21 Redskins 10 8-5 64955 possibilities in the upcoming Dec Cowboys 10 at Cardinals 6 9-5 70 763 Super Bowl tournament what you are missing: everything that happened" wide his hair still damp and this one :8 Dec at Cowboys 12 Patriots 6 10-5 4578 "I feel good" guard Nate New- Herschel Walker coming up receiver Michael Irvin said "And just happened to be my head" Yesterday at Redskins 37 Cowboys 10 10-6 56454 ton said "I like our chances A lot with a big kickoff return e63 believe me there have been lime Mat a tyay to waste a beet I 1 yards) and getting caught from things that we will love to trash" What a way to waste a weekend! 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