02-20-2001 Temp:46 Wind:0-10 MVP:Smith 93 Dallas Cowboys (1-0) 7 6 0 20 33 75 Minnesota Vikings (0-1) 7 10 3 0 20 1 93 Dallas TD Smith 9 run (Murray) (5-61-1:36) 7:18 7-0 1 75 Minnesota TD Winston fumble recovery (Cox) (0-0-0:00) 4:54 7-7 2 75 Minnesota TD Tarkenton 8 pass to Lash (Cox) (6-54-2:09) 12:46 7-14 2 93 Dallas FG Murray 49 (9-39-4:28) 8:07 10-14 2 75 Minnesota FG Cox 21 (16-66-7:15) 0:45 10-17 2 93 Dallas FG Murray 34 (3-37-0:18) 0:12 13-17 3 75 Minnesota FG Cox 51 (7-25-3:37) 11:14 13-20 4 93 Dallas FG Murray 34 (3-8-0:50) 15:00 16-20 4 93 Dallas TD Aikman 26 pass to Irvin (Murray) (2-60-0:50) 11:55 23-20 4 93 Dallas TD Smith 27 run (Murray) (2-43-0:52) 6:53 30-20 4 93 Dallas FG Murray 18 (8-50-4:09) 1:49 33-20 Dal Min First Downs 19 18 Rushes 27-165 29-106 Passes 22-13-161 39-24-206 Sacked 2-10 1-15 Fumble 2 2 Penalties 0-0 8-94 Turnovers 2 1 Time 26:24 33:36 Third Down 2-10 6-17 Fourth Down 0-0 0-0 Net Offense 316 297 Injuries: 1993 93 Dallas Cowboys Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Smith 20 143 7.2 3 5 34 2 Irvin 8 0 110 13.8 1 7 26 1 Aikman 3 17 5.7 1 0 13 0 Harper 3 0 24 8.0 0 2 9 0 Johnston 4 5 1.3 0 1 3 0 Johnston 1 0 23 23.0 0 0 23 0 27 165 6.1 4 6 34 2 Novacek 1 0 4 4.0 0 0 4 0 13 0 161 12.4 1 9 71 1 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Aikman 22 13 59.1 161 12.4 26 1 1 0 0.0 2 1 4.5 97.0 22 13 59.1 161 12.4 26 1 1 0 0.0 2 1 4.5 97.0 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Murray 3 3 100.0 5 4 80.0 100.0 0.0 49 15 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Jo.Jett 2 95 55 0 0 2 1 1 47.0 47.5 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD Smith, K 1 36 36.0 36 0 Williams, 5 1 101 20.2 41 0 Williams, 4 78 19.5 26 0 5 1 101 20.2 41 0 5 114 22.8 36 0 Fumbles Williams 1 Aikman 1 Smith 0 Washingt 0 Lassic 0 Novace Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Maryland 1 Tolbert 5 Jeffcoat 1 Thomas 1 Norton 1 Jeffcoat 1 Tackles Norton 9 Woodson 6 Tolbert 4 Lett 2 Jeffcoat 1 Bates Everett 9 Maryland 5 Brown 4 Abrams 2 Thomas 1 Casill Edwards 6 Smith, K 4 Smith, D 3 Jones 1 Gant 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1975 75 Minnesota Vikings Rushing Att Yds Ave 10 FD Lg TD Receiving Rec Dp Yds Ave 25 FD Lg TD Foreman 21 70 3.3 0 3 9 0 Foreman 7 0 41 5.9 0 3 11 0 Marinaro 7 37 5.3 1 1 11 0 Voigt 6 0 63 10.5 1 3 26 0 Tarkenton 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0 0 Lash 5 0 63 12.6 1 4 28 1 29 106 3.7 1 4 11 0 Marinaro 3 0 15 5.0 0 1 7 0 Gilliam 3 0 24 8.0 0 2 10 0 24 0 206 8.6 2 13 61 1 Passing Att Cmp C% Yds Ave Lg Bd 25 In I% Sk TD TD% Rate Tarkenton 39 24 61.5 206 8.6 28 2 2 0 0.0 1 1 2.6 83.9 39 24 61.5 206 8.6 28 2 2 0 0.0 1 1 2.6 83.9 Kicking XPA XPM XP% FGA FGM FG% 40+ 50+ Lg Pts Cox 2 2 100.0 2 2 100.0 100.0 100.0 51 8 Punting No Yards Lg TB BK 20 Ret Yds Net Gross Clabo 6 250 45 0 1 0 5 101 24.8 41.7 Kick Returns No Yards Ave Lg TD Punt Returns No FC Yards Ave Lg TD McClanahan 4 64 16.0 30 0 Bryant 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 4 64 16.0 30 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 Fumbles Bryant 1 Foreman 1 Tingleho 0 Kingsrit 0 Lawson 0 Eller Sacks Hurries Stuffs Deflections Forced Fmb Fumble Rec Sutherla 1 Eller 3 Winston 3 Bryant 2 Winston 1 Maurer 1 Eller 1 Sutherla 2 Eller 1 Winston 1 Stein 1 Winston 1 Tackles Winston 6 Wright, 5 Eller 3 Blahak 2 Krause 1 McNeil Bryant 6 Siemon 4 Blair 3 Marshall 2 Sutherla 1 Beamon Page 5 Hilgenbe 4 Stein 3 Brown 2 Martin 1 Ints No Yds Ave Lg TD 0 0 0.0 0 0 1st Quarter KO 15:00 Dal Williams, return of 15 KO-deep 1 10 own20 14:48 Dal Smith 5 draw bas-M 2 5 own25 14:02 Dal Smith -3 sweepR run-M 3 8 own22 13:18 Dal Smith 0 sweepR dou-M 4 8 own22 12:36 Dal Punt Jo.Jett 55,Bryant 1 Pt-deep 1 10 own24 12:29 Min Foreman 2 dive bas-Z 2 8 own26 11:43 Min Foreman 5 dive pre-dZ 3 3 own31 11:02 Min Tarkenton to Marinaro 7 B-post pas-M 1 10 own38 10:23 Min Tarkenton -1 offtackleR bas-Z 2 11 own37 9:43 Min Foreman 6 dive dou-dM 3 5 own43 9:03 Min Tarkenton to Voigt X S-out bas-Z 4 5 own43 8:59 Min Punt Clabo 35,Williams, 17 Pt-deep 1 10 own39 8:54 Dal Smith 6 dive bas-M 2 4 own45 8:19 Dal Pen-Min15 draw run-Z 1 10 opp40 8:12 Dal Aikman to Johnston 23 S-out run-Z 1 8 opp8 8:03 Dal Smith -1 sweepR bas-M 2 9 opp9 7:22 Dal Smith 9 TD pitchR goa-sZ 7-0 KO 7:18 Min McClanahan return of 18 KO-deep 1 10 own21 7:11 Min Marinaro 0 draw run-mZ 2 10 own21 6:26 Min Tarkenton to Gilliam X M-slant bas-dZ 3 10 own21 6:19 Min Foreman 0 draw blz1-M 4 10 own21 5:42 Min Punt Clabo 44,Williams, 19 Pt-deep 1 10 opp46 5:36 Dal Aikman to Irvin 12 M-cross blz1-Z 1 10 opp34 4:59 Dal Aikman -3 TD Fmb sweepR run-Z 7-7 KO 4:54 Dal Smith, K return of 36 KO-deep 1 10 own40 4:44 Dal Smith 7 sweepR run-M 2 3 own47 4:07 Dal Johnston -2 sweepR run-M 3 5 own45 3:29 Dal Aikman to Novacek X L-hitch pas-M 4 5 own45 3:25 Dal Punt Jo.Jett 40,Bryant 0 Pt-side 1 10 own15 3:20 Min Tarkenton to Gilliam 10 M-out bas-Z 1 10 own25 2:32 Min Pen-Min13 dive bas-dM dlI 1 23 own12 2:28 Min Tarkenton to Lash X M-slant bas-M dlL 2 23 own12 2:23 Min Tarkenton to Lash 8 M-cross bas-dZ 3 15 own20 1:35 Min Tarkenton to Lash X B-post pas-M 4 15 own20 1:31 Min Punt Clabo 40,Williams, 13 Pt-deep 1 10 opp47 1:24 Dal Aikman to Johnston X B-post run-sZ 2 10 opp47 1:19 Dal Aikman sacked by Eller L-straight blz1-M 3 15 own48 0:37 Dal Aikman 13 M-out pas-dZ 2nd Quarter 4 2 opp39 15:00 Dal FG fumbled FG 1 10 own46 14:55 Min Foreman 5 sweepR dou-M 2 5 opp49 14:48 Min Tarkenton to Lash 7 M-cross pre-dZ 1 10 opp42 14:10 Min Marinaro 6 draw bas-dZ 2 4 opp36 13:35 Min Tarkenton to Voigt X S-slant dou-M 3 4 opp36 13:30 Min Tarkenton to Lash 28 L-out blz2-M 1 8 opp8 12:52 Min Tarkenton to Lash 8 TD M-slant goa-sM 7-14 KO 12:46 Dal Williams, return of 18 KO-deep 1 10 own19 12:35 Dal Aikman to Harper 9 M-hitch run-Z 2 1 own28 11:49 Dal Aikman to Harper 8 S-cross run-Z 1 10 own36 11:09 Dal Aikman to Irvin X M-hitch run-Z 2 10 own36 11:04 Dal Pen-Min5 M-cross dou-dM 2 5 own41 11:04 Dal Aikman to Harper 7 L-cross run-sZ 1 10 own48 10:23 Dal Aikman to Irvin 3 S-cross bas-Z 2 7 opp49 9:45 Dal Aikman to Irvin 12 M-straight pas-Z 1 10 opp37 9:04 Dal Aikman to Irvin X L-slant bas-Z dlI 2 10 opp37 8:56 Dal Aikman sacked by Sutherland M-cross bas-Z 3 15 opp42 8:14 Dal Aikman to Irvin X L-straight pas-dZ 4 15 opp42 8:07 Dal FG Murray 49 good FG 10-1 KO 8:00 Min kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 8:00 Min Foreman 0 trapR bas-Z 2 10 own20 7:22 Min Tarkenton to Foreman 11 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 own31 6:41 Min Foreman 4 sweepR bas-M 2 6 own35 6:06 Min Foreman 3 trapR pas-M 3 3 own38 5:23 Min Foreman 4 Fmb pitchR bas-Z 1 10 own42 5:16 Min Tarkenton to Gilliam 4 L-cross bas-Z 2 6 own46 4:29 Min Foreman 1 dive dou-sM dlI 3 5 own47 3:50 Min Tarkenton to Foreman 6 B-fly pas-Z dlI 1 10 opp47 3:04 Min Tarkenton to Voigt 8 M-straight bas-M 2 2 opp39 2:22 Min Tarkenton to Voigt 11 M-out bas-Z 1 10 opp28 2:00 Min Tarkenton to Lash X L-out pre-dZ 2 10 opp28 1:55 Min Foreman 2 sweepL dou-M 3 8 opp26 1:48 Min Tarkenton to Voigt 8 M-out bas-Z 1 10 opp18 1:43 Min Marinaro 5 trapL bas-M 2 5 opp13 1:37 Min Foreman -1 draw pas-Z 3 6 opp14 0:53 Min Tarkenton to Voigt X L-out bas-Z 4 6 opp14 0:45 Min FG Cox 21 good FG 10-1 KO 0:40 Dal Williams, return of 26 KO-deep 1 10 own36 0:30 Dal Aikman to Irvin X S-out pas-Z 2 10 own36 0:24 Dal Aikman to Irvin X B-post bas-Z dlI 3 10 own36 0:18 Dal Pen-Min37 L-out pre-dZ 1 10 opp27 0:12 Dal FG Murray 34 good FG 13-1 KO 0:06 Min kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 0:06 Min Tarkenton to Foreman X M-hitch pas-M 2 10 own20 0:02 Min Tarkenton to Voigt 9 S-cross bas-M 3rd Quarter KO 15:00 Min McClanahan return of 30 KO-deep 1 10 own31 14:51 Min Foreman 2 sweepR pas-dM dlR 2 8 own33 14:16 Min Foreman 8 offtackleL bas-M dlL 1 10 own41 13:37 Min Foreman 5 sweepR blz2-Z 2 5 own46 12:52 Min Marinaro 11 pitchL pas-Z 1 10 opp43 12:12 Min Tarkenton to Voigt X M-cross pre-dZ 2 10 opp43 12:04 Min Marinaro 4 sweepR pre-dZ 3 6 opp39 11:18 Min Pen-Min5 pitchL pre-dZ 3 11 opp44 11:18 Min Tarkenton to Lash X M-cross pas-Z 4 11 opp44 11:14 Min FG Cox 51 good FG 13-2 KO 11:07 Dal Williams, return of 19 KO-deep 1 10 own16 10:55 Dal Aikman to Irvin 14 M-hitch pas-M 1 10 own30 10:12 Dal Smith 2 trapL bas-Z 2 8 own32 9:28 Dal Aikman to Irvin X M-cross bas-M 3 8 own32 9:23 Dal Aikman to Irvin 14 M-slant bas-M 1 10 own46 8:48 Dal Smith -1 draw key-dZ dlI 2 11 own45 8:03 Dal Smith 7 pitchR bas-Z 3 4 opp48 7:28 Dal Smith 6 draw bas-M 1 10 opp42 7:22 Dal Aikman to Irvin 13 M-hitch bas-dM 1 10 opp29 6:35 Dal Smith -2 sweepR blz1-M 2 12 opp31 5:58 Dal Aikman 7 S-hitch pas-Z 3 5 opp24 5:21 Dal Smith 5 sweepL bas-dZ 4 0 opp19 4:40 Dal FG Murray 26 no good FG 1 10 own20 4:35 Min Tarkenton to Gilliam 10 M-cross bas-Z 1 10 own30 4:30 Min Foreman 2 dive pre-dZ dlI 2 8 own32 3:46 Min Tarkenton to Voigt X M-cross bas-Z 3 8 own32 3:40 Min Foreman 9 sweepL bas-dZ 1 10 own41 3:00 Min Tarkenton sacked by Marylan B-fly bas-Z 2 25 own26 2:20 Min Tarkenton to Voigt 1 S-fly bas-dZ 3 24 own27 1:35 Min Tarkenton to Marinaro 4 M-slant pre-dZ 4 20 own31 0:54 Min Punt Clabo 45,Williams, 41 Pt-deep 1 10 opp35 0:50 Dal Aikman to Novacek 4 S-out bas-M dlI 2 6 opp31 0:08 Dal Aikman to Novacek X S-cross bas-M 3 6 opp31 0:03 Dal Smith 4 sweepL bas-Z 4th Quarter 4 2 opp27 15:00 Dal FG Murray 34 good FG 16-2 KO 14:56 Min kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 14:56 Min Foreman 4 dive bas-Z 2 6 own24 14:18 Min Foreman 1 sweepL pas-M 3 5 own25 13:35 Min Tarkenton to Marinaro 4 M-cross bas-Z 4 1 own29 12:51 Min Punt Clabo 42,Williams, 11 Pt-deep 1 10 own40 12:45 Dal Smith 34 offtackleR bas-M 1 10 opp26 12:07 Dal Aikman to Irvin 26 TD M-out dou-M 23-2 KO 11:55 Min kick downed KO-deep 1 10 own20 11:55 Min Foreman 6 sweepR pre-dZ 2 4 own26 11:10 Min Tarkenton to Foreman 1 S-out bas-Z 3 3 own27 10:24 Min Tarkenton to Lash 12 M-straight pas-M 1 10 own39 9:43 Min Foreman 2 dive bas-dM 2 8 own41 9:05 Min Marinaro 3 dive bas-Z 3 5 own44 8:29 Min Pen-Min5 dive blz4-dM 3 10 own39 8:29 Min Tarkenton to Foreman 4 L-cross pas-Z dlI 4 6 own43 7:51 Min Punt blocked Pt-deep 1 10 opp43 7:45 Dal Aikman to Irvin 16 M-cross blz1-mZ 1 10 opp27 7:00 Dal Smith 27 TD draw bas-M 30-2 KO 6:53 Min McClanahan return of 11 KO-deep 1 10 own9 6:45 Min Marinaro 8 trapR pas-M 2 2 own17 6:11 Min Tarkenton to Foreman X L-out key-Z 3 2 own17 6:06 Min Tarkenton to Voigt X S-cross pas-Z 4 2 own17 6:02 Min Punt Clabo 44,Williams, 0 Pt-deep 1 10 own39 5:58 Dal Pen-Min5 pitchR dou-M 1 5 own44 5:51 Dal Smith 5 draw run-sZ 1 10 own49 5:03 Dal Smith 8 trapL bas-M 2 2 opp43 4:07 Dal Johnston 3 offtackleR run-M 1 10 opp40 3:24 Dal Smith 20 offtackleL bas-dZ 1 10 opp20 2:27 Dal Johnston 3 pitchR run-dZ 2 7 opp17 2:00 Dal Johnston 1 offtackleR run-Zi 3 6 opp16 1:53 Dal Smith 5 sweepL run-Mi 4 1 opp11 1:49 Dal FG Murray 18 good FG 33-2 KO 1:43 Min McClanahan return of 5 KO-squib 1 10 own29 1:36 Min Tarkenton to Foreman 7 M-cross pre-dZo 2 3 own36 1:32 Min Tarkenton to Foreman 5 S-hitch bas-Z 1 10 own41 1:00 Min Tarkenton to Voigt 26 M-cross bas-Z 1 10 opp33 0:30 Min Tarkenton to Gilliam X M-out bas-M 2 10 opp33 0:24 Min Tarkenton to Voigt X L-out pas-Zo 3 10 opp33 0:19 Min Tarkenton to Foreman 7 S-out pas-dMo