| Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 22, 1981 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64583 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 69 F Humidty: 36% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Butch Johnson 28 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 25 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Nick Giaquinto 7 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 26 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Cosbie 10 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 26 | WR | Terry Metcalf |
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 64 | ROG | Ron Saul |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Joe Washington |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 51 | RLB | Monte Coleman |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Jay Saldi |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Joe Washington | 12 | 84 | 7.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 9 | 12 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 23 | 115 | 5.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 13 | 1 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Danny White | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 11 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 34 | 14 | 41.2 | 1 | 158 | 4.6 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 53.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 27 | 13 | 48.1 | 0 | 222 | 8.2 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 101.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ricky Thompson | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Terry Metcalf | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Art Monk | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28t | 1 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Charlie Waters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Connell | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 49 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 | |
| Doug Donley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 4 | 163 | 40.8 | 65 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| James Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Perry Brooks | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 2.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1.0 |
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