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| 1996 Yards per Game (NFL rank) - 1996 Record: 12-4 (first) |
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Rushing | Passing | Total |
| OFFENSE | 108.1 (15) | 192.7 (22) | 300.8 (23) |
| DEFENSE | 97.6 (8) | 200.9 (12) | 298.5 (10) |
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Long in the Tooth |
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Last season, at the age of 37, Sam Mills started all 16 regular-season games and was the NFC's starting inside linebacker in the Pro Bowl. Dallas center Ray Donaldson was the only player older than Mills to start every game in 1996, and former Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach is the only older player ever to start a Pro Bowl.
Oldest Players to Start All Games in '96 |
| Player, position, team | Birth date |
| Ray Donaldson, C, Cowboys | May 18, 1958 |
| Sam Mills, LB, Panthers | June 3, 1959 |
| Darrell Green, CB, Redskins | Feb. 15, 1960 |
| Broderick Thompson, T, Broncos | Aug. 14, 1960 |
| Irv Eatman, T, Oilers | Jan. 1, 1961 |
| Oldest Players to Start a Pro Bowl |
| Player, position, team | Season | Age |
| Roger Staubach, QB, Cowboys | 1979 | 37 yrs, 356 days |
| Sam Mills, LB, Panthers | 1996 | 37 yrs, 245 days |
| Bob Young, G, Cardinals | 1979 | 37 yrs, 146 days |
| Jeff Van Note, C, Falcons | 1982 | 36 yrs, 364 days |
| Roger Staubach, QB, Cowboys | 1978 | 36 yrs, 358 days |
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