2000 · Week 5
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
Oct 1, 2000 · Ericsson Stadium · outdoors · grass
Recap
Dallas Cowboys escaped with a 16–13 win over Carolina Panthers. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Cowboys had just a 35% chance going in. Cowboys improve to 2-3; Panthers fall to 1-3. Emmitt Smith was the story of the game with 132 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 3 catches for 17 yards.
Team stats
| DAL | CAR | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 12 |
| 304 | Total yards | 280 |
| 131 | Passing yards | 161 |
| 173 | Rushing yards | 119 |
| 15/23 | Comp / Att | 17/29 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
DAL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Aikman | 15/23 | 131 | 0 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 24 | 132 | 1 |
| Troy Aikman | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Warren | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Raghib Ismail | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Thomas | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmitt Smith | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| James McKnight | 3 | 7 | 37 | 0 |
| Chris Warren | 2 | 3 | 28 | 0 |
| Raghib Ismail | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 |
| Jackie Harris | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Robert Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Tucker | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| David LaFleur | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
CAR
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 17/29 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Beuerlein | 4 | 22 | 0 |
| Tim Biakabutuka | 20 | 86 | 1 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Hoover | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Ken Walter | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Biakabutuka | 6 | 8 | 48 | 0 |
| Muhsin Muhammad | 5 | 9 | 52 | 0 |
| Wesley Walls | 2 | 5 | 26 | 0 |
| Donald Hayes | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| William Floyd | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Isaac Byrd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |