Washingtonpost.com: Dallas Cowboys 31, Washington Redskins 10



	From The Post Game story Redskins leave their fans at a loss. Michael Wilbon: The Redskins are playing like a bunch of losers. Coach Norv Turner says Gus Frerotte may regain the starting QB job. Coaches and veterans are scrambling for answers. Cowboys say the Redskins are pressing. Notebook: Larry Bowie broke his leg and is likely out for the season. On Our Site Ken Harvey and Marvcus Patton find little solace in statistics. Running backs ran all over the Redskins. Postgame quotes Resources on the Dallas Cowboys are available in Sports Across America. Redskins-Cowboys Rivalry Section Week 5 Report NFL Section

Dallas Cowboys 31,
Washington Redskins 10

Date: Sunday, Oct. 4, 1998
Site: Raljon, Md.
Attendance: 72,284

1 2 3 4 Tot.
Cowboys 3 14 7 7 31

Redskins 7 3 0 0 10

Scoring Summary | Team Stats | Offensive Stats | Defensive Stats

Scoring Summary

First Quarter
Redskins: Shepherd 40 pass from T. Green (Blanchard kick). Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards. Key plays: Garrett fumble recovered by Harvey; Alexander 3 pass from T. Green on third and 2. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:37; Quarter: 8:19.

Cowboys: FG Cunningham 42. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards. Key play: Mills 29 pass from Garrett. Time elapsed: Drive: 4:44; Quarter: 13:03.

Second Quarter:
Cowboys: E. Smith 3 run (Cunningham kick). Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards. Key plays: T. Green pass intercepted by Sanders and 21 return; E. Smith 10 run. Time elapsed: Drive: 1:53; Quarter: 0:39. Cowboys: Mills 43 pass from Garrett (Cunningham kick). Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:48; Quarter: 3:26.

Cowboys: Mills 43 pass from Garrett (Cunningham kick). Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards. Time elapsed: Drive: 0:48; Quarter: 3:26.

Redskins: FG Blanchard 31. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards. Key plays: Westbrook 16 pass from T. Green; Shepherd 42 pass from T. Green. Time elapsed: Drive: 6:05; Quarter: 9:31.

Third Quarter:
Cowboys: Warren 6 run (Cunningham kick). Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards. Key plays: B. Davis 36 pass from Garrett; E. Smith 7 run. Time elapsed: Drive: 4:10; Quarter: 4:10.

Fourth Quarter:
Cowboys: Warren 6 run (Cunningham kick). Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards. Key plays: Warren 13 run on third and 3; Warren 7 run; Warren 7 run on third and 5; Warren 49 run. Time elapsed: Drive: 6:02; Quarter: 13:58.

Team Statistics

Opp. Was.

First Downs 21 14

Rushing 14 3

Passing 6 10

Penalty 1 1

Third Down Eff. 4-9, 44% 4-13, 31%

Fourth Down Eff. 0-0-0% 0-0-0%

Net Yards 387 256

Offensive Plays 62 55

Avg. Per Play 6.2 4.7

Net Rushing Yards 224 92

Rushing Plays 43 22

Avg. Gain/Rush 5.2 4.2

Net Passing Yards 163 164

Sacked-Yards Lost 2-6 4-29

Gross Passing Yards 169 193

Pass Att.-Comp.-Int. 17-14-0 29-13-1

Avg. Per Pass Att. 8.6 5.0

Punts-Avg. 4-48.0 7-44.1

Return Yards 17 31

Punt Returns-Yards 2- (-4) 3-34

Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-56 5-85

Interception Returns-Yards 1-21 0-0

Penalties-Yards 9-60 6-52

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0

Field Goals-Attempts 1-1 1-1

Time of Possession 35:36 24:24

Individual Statistics

Passing
Cowboys: Garrett 14-17, 169 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT;
Redskins: T. Green 13-29, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT;

Rushing
Cowboys: E. Smith 28-120; Warren 14-104; Garrett 1-0;
Redskins: Allen 19-82; T. Green 3-10;

Receiving
Cowboys: LaFleur 4-29; Mills 2-72; B. Davis 2-41; Sanders 2-14; Irvin 1-14; Bjornson 1-4; Johnston 1-1; Warren 1- -6;
Redskins: Westbrook 4-42; Asher 3-42; Shepherd 2-82; Allen 2-23; Alexander 1-3; Mitchell 1-1;

Interceptions
Cowboys: Sanders 1-21;
Redskins: None

Punting
Cowboys: Gowin 4-192;
Redskins: M. Turk 7-309;

Punt Returns
Cowboys: Sanders 2- -4
Redskins: Mitchell 3-34;

Kickoff Returns
Cowboys: Mathis 3-56;
Redskins: Mitchell 4-71; Sellers 1-14;

Missed Field Goals
Cowboys: None;
Redskins: None;

Defensive Statistics (Unofficial)

Tackles-Assists
Redskins: Patton 8-5, Stubblefield 8-0, Smith 7-1, Pounds 7-0, D. Green 5-1, Richard 3-1, Dishman 3-0, Harvey 3-0, Boutte 2-1, Evans 2-1, Wilkinson 2-0, Kinney 1-1, Duff 1-0, Lang 1-0.
Cowboys: Cowboys: Lett 6-0, Coakley 5-0, Godfrey 5-0, Strickland 4-1, McCormack 3-0, Pittman 2-0, K. Smith 2-0, Stoutmire 2-0, Teague 2-0, Woodson 2-0, Mobley 1-0, Myers 1-0, Sanders 1-0.

Sacks
Cowboys: McCormack 2-11, Pittman 1-10, Godfrey 1-8;
Redskins: Patton 1-3, Wilkinson 1-3;

Passes Defensed
Cowboys: Sanders 2, Woodson;
Redskins: D. Green;

Special Teams Tackles
Cowboys: C. Williams 2-0, Coakley 1-0, Godfrey 1-0, Hambrick 1-0, Mobley 1-0, Teague 1-0, S. Williams 1-0;
Redskins: Jones 2-0, Davis 1-0;

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