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Pro Football 97 Team reports On the cover Features

By the Numbers
Projected Lineup
Player to Watch
Giants Outlook
Cowboys

NFC East
1. Cowboys
2. Eagles
3. Redskins
4. Cardinals
5. Giants

NFC Central
NFC Weset
AFC East
AFC Central
AFC West

CNN/SI
Pro Football
Fantasy Football
Football Message
Boards

By the Numbers

1996 Yards per Game (NFL rank) - 1996 Record: 10-6 (first)
Rushing Passing Total
OFFENSE 102.6 (18)195.1 (20)297.7 (24)
DEFENSE 98.5 (9)175.4 (2)273.9 (3)

Career Cowboys
Jackie Slater spent his entire 20-year NFL career with the Rams, the longest stint ever by a player with a single NFL team. The active players closest to that record are each embarking on their 15th seasons with their respective teams. Two of them—Dallas's Bill Bates and Mark Tuinei—entered the league in 1983 as undrafted free agents.

Senior NFL Players Who Have Played Their Entire Careers for One Team

 SeasonsStarts Pro BowlsSuper Bowls
Bill Bates, Cowboys 15 45 1 2*
John Elway, Broncos 15 203 7 3
Darrell Green, Redskins 15 200 5 3
Dan Marino, Dolphins 15 197 9 1
Bruce Matthews, Oilers 15 212 9 0
Mark Tuinei, Cowboys 15 141 2 3
*Bates was injured and did not appear in Super Bowl XXVII.