1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1988 Kansas City | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| 1988 Dallas | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 9:27 | 1988 Dallas | H.Walker 10 yd. run (R.Ruzek kick) | 7-0 DAN | ||
| 1 | 4:52 | 1988 Kansas City | N.Lowery 45 yd. field goal | 7-3 DAN | ||
| 2 | 13:06 | 1988 Dallas | T.Chandler 10 yd. pass from S.Pelluer (R.Ruzek kick) | 14-3 DAN | ||
| 2 | 7:22 | 1988 Kansas City | N.Lowery 51 yd. field goal | 14-6 DAN | ||
| 2 | 0:37 | 1988 Kansas City | N.Lowery 31 yd. field goal | 14-9 DAN | ||
| 2 | 0:00 | 1988 Dallas | R.Ruzek 30 yd. field goal | 17-9 DAN | ||
| 3 | 4:05 | 1988 Kansas City | J.Hayes 10 yd. pass from S.DeBerg (N.Lowery kick) | 17-16 DAN | ||
| 4 | 1:07 | 1988 Kansas City | N.Lowery 40 yd. field goal | 19-17 KCA | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1988 Kansas City | 1988 Dallas | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 7-13-0-20 | 11-7-2-20 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-18-39% | 8-15-53% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-2-100% | 0-1-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 10-14-71% | 17-21-81% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 313-77-4.1 | 356-66-5.4 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 105 | 200 |
| Total Rushes | 25 | 33 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.2 | 6.1 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 24/47 (51.1%) | 15/33 (45.5%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 208 | 156 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 5/40 | 0/0 |
| Punts/Average | 5/41.4 | 4/45.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/-2 | 2/15 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 3/60 | 5/131 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 2/26 | 1/10 |
| Penalties/Yards | 5/53 | 6/35 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 3/1 | 1/1 |
| Time of Possession | 33 mins 55 secs | 26 mins 5 secs |
| Average Drive Start | KCA 29 | DAN 29 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Steve DeBerg | 47 | 24 | 248 | 51.1 | 5.3 | 1 | 2.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 23 | 5/40 | 64.8 |
| Steve Pelluer | 33 | 15 | 156 | 45.5 | 4.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 26 | 0/0 | 44.5 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Christian Okoye | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Herman Heard | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Paul Palmer | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| James Saxon | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve DeBerg | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Herschel Walker | 22 | 142 | 6.5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve Pelluer | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Darryl Clack | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Jonathan Hayes | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 16 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Carlos Carson | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Herman Heard | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Stephone Paige | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| James Saxon | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Paul Palmer | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Christian Okoye | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Emile Harry | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ray Alexander | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Thornton Chandler | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Nick Lowery | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 100 | ||||
| Roger Ruzek | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 50.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Kelly Goodburn | 5 | 41.4 | 30.4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Saxon | 4 | 45.0 | 40.5 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Paul Palmer | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| Kenny Gamble | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| Cornell Burbage | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 53 | 0 | ||||||
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Kitrick Taylor | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | |||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Angelo Snipes | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jack Del Rio | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tim Cofield | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Deron Cherry | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dino Hackett | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Lloyd Burruss | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Albert Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jerome Sally | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Leonard Griffin | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Neil Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kevin Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Baugh | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Paul Palmer | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Garry Cobb | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Eugene Lockhart | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bill Bates | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Everson Walls | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Danny Noonan | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron L. Burton | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed "Too Tall" Jones | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| Michael Downs | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim Jeffcoat | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kevin Brooks | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Robert Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Manny Hendrix | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Pelluer | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Leonard Griffin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Tim Cofield | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Michael Downs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| It was a disheartening defeat for the home team, as the visitors from Kansas City topped Dallas by the score of 19 to 17. Steve DeBerg passed 47 times for 248 yards with a touchdown. Kansas City won the air battle out-passing Dallas 248 to 156 yards. They controlled the ball for 33:55. Dallas was on top at the half 17 to 9. Herschel Walker rushed the ball 22 times gaining 142 yards and added a touchdown for Dallas . | |||||