| Miami Dolphins at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 25, 1981 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64221 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 58 F Humidty: 90% Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami DolphinsMIA | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIA | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 5 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 5 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick failed) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Butch Johnson 21 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Jimmy Cefalo 69 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Tony Nathan 10 run (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Miami DolphinsMIA | Joe Rose 4 pass from David Woodley (Uwe von Schamann kick) | 27 | 14 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Cosbie 5 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 32 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Jimmy Cefalo |
| 82 | WR | Duriel Harris |
| 79 | LOT | Jon Giesler |
| 67 | LOG | Bob Kuechenberg |
| 63 | C | Mark Dennard |
| 54 | ROG | Ed Newman |
| 68 | ROT | Eric Laakso |
| 86 | TE | Ronnie Lee |
| 16 | QB | David Woodley |
| 22 | HB | Tony Nathan |
| 37 | FB | Andra Franklin |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Doug Betters |
| 73 | NT | Bob Baumhower |
| 83 | RDE | Vern Den Herder |
| 59 | LOLB | Bob Brudzinski |
| 55 | LILB | Earnie Rhone |
| 77 | RILB | A.J. Duhe |
| 50 | ROLB | Larry Gordon |
| 28 | LCB | Don McNeal |
| 47 | SS | Glenn Blackwood |
| 42 | FS | Lyle Blackwood |
| 48 | RCB | Gerald Small |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 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 |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tony Nathan | 16 | 76 | 4.8 | 13 | 1 |
| Andra Franklin | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Steve Howell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 24 | 122 | 5.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 7 | 9 | 1.3 | 5t | 1 |
| Danny White | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 5 | 408 | 11.0 | 69t | 3 | 3 | 27 | 82.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 1 | 354 | 11.1 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 123.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Duriel Harris | 6 | 165 | 27.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 5 | 164 | 32.8 | 69t | 1 |
| Joe Rose | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Tony Nathan | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 6 | 1 |
| Tommy Vigorito | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Andra Franklin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Springs | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 32t | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 5 | 106 | 21.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 25 | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Earnie Rhone | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Everson Walls | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |||||
| Tom Orosz | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 55 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 6 | 218 | 36.3 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Tommy Vigorito | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | ||||||
| Fulton Walker | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Ron Fellows | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | |
| Doug Betters | 1.0 |
| Kim Bokamper | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1.0 |
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