| Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: September 6, 1981 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55045 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 79 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 33 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Joe Washington 15 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 42 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 29 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 42 FG | 17 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 42 FG | 20 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 23 FG | 23 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 18 FG | 26 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 52 | C | Robert Shaw |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe Dupree |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 20 | FB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 45 | LCB | Steve Wilson |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 73 | LOT | Mark May |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 61 | ROG | Melvin Jones |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 51 | LLB | Monte Coleman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 21 | 132 | 6.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 |
| James Jones | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Wilbur Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 145 | 6.0 | 42t | 2 | 1 | 5 | 96.7 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 48 | 22 | 45.8 | 4 | 281 | 5.9 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 36.9 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 42t | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 25 | 1 |
| Art Monk | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Virgil Seay | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gregg McCrary | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 96 | 96.0 | 96 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 55 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Fellows | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Fellows | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 31 | 0 | |
| James Jones | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Terry Metcalf | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 36 | 0 | |
| Mike Nelms | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Coy Bacon | 1.0 |
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