1999 · Week 2
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys
Sep 20, 1999 · Texas Stadium · outdoors · astroturf
Recap
Dallas Cowboys topped Atlanta Falcons 24–7. ScoutIndex had favored Cowboys (66%) going in. Cowboys improve to 2-0; Falcons fall to 0-2. Emmitt Smith was the story of the game with 109 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; 1 catch for 1 yard.
Team stats
| ATL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | First downs | 12 |
| 347 | Total yards | 243 |
| 262 | Passing yards | 109 |
| 85 | Rushing yards | 134 |
| 16/38 | Comp / Att | 10/22 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Kanell | 9/22 | 172 | 1 | 2 |
| Tony Graziani | 7/16 | 90 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Graziani | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Byron Hanspard | 19 | 76 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Hanspard | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 4 | 9 | 73 | 0 |
| Chris Calloway | 3 | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harris | 3 | 4 | 46 | 0 |
| Tim Dwight | 1 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| O.J. Santiago | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 10/22 | 109 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Emmitt Smith | 29 | 109 | 2 |
| Chris Warren | 6 | 15 | 0 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| Jeff Ogden | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Eric Bjornson | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Chris Warren | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Ernie Mills | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Jason Tucker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wane McGarity | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |