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Boniol Kicks Packers, 21-6 Cowboy Gets Out Of Sick Bed To Tie Record With 7 Field Goals, Frustrate Green Bay

Associated Press

Dallas has beaten Green Bay in some notable shootouts the past three years. But Monday night, Chris Boniol’s foot was the only weapon the Cowboys needed.

Boniol, who was in bed with the flu for two days last week, tied an NFL record with seven field goals as the Cowboys beat the Packers 21-6, their seventh straight win over Green Bay in four seasons - all at Texas Stadium.

Boniol’s first five field goals came on Dallas’ first five possessions. The last two came in the second half, the final one a 28-yarder with 20 seconds left in the game to tie the mark shared by Jim Bakken and Rich Karlis.

Before the record-tying kick, quarterback Troy Aikman took a knee and the Cowboys called timeout to get Boniol onto the field.

After the kick, the teams milled around, with the Packers apparently angry about Dallas adding a needless score. Reggie White appeared the most upset as he jawed with Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin.

“I feel good, it’s something I’m proud of,” Boniol said. “I’m not excited about what happened after the fact, but how many times do you get to kick seven field goals?”

The Cowboys (7-4) pulled into a secondplace tie with Philadelphia in the NFC East. Dallas trails Washington by one game, and has two games left against the Redskins.

Green Bay (8-3) lost for the second straight week, but remains in good shape in the NFC Central, two games ahead of Minnesota.

But the loss meant more to Green Bay than just a game in the standings. Since losing 38-27 here in the NFC title game last January, the Packers had been pointing to this game as a chance to demonstrate they had passed the three-time Super Bowl winners at the top of the conference. Instead, they lost by double digits for the seventh time in seven games in Texas.

The Packers came in without Robert Brooks and Antonio Freeman, their top wide receivers, and tight end Mark Chmura. All are injured.

In the first half, the Packers never got beyond the Dallas 45. In the second half, they had one good drive, and that ended when Chris Jacke missed a 32-yard field goal attempt.

That was the kind of frustration the Packers encountered all night. They scored with 1:53 left on a 3-yard pass from Brett Favre to Derrick Mayes to avoid their first shutout since 1991.