| Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 2, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 60774 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 43 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 45 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Sammy White 36 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Benny Ricardo 41 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Danny White 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 5 run (Benny Ricardo kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 45 FG | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 5 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Fellows 58 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 11 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 35 FG | 37 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 20 | RB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 50 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 51 | RLB | Anthony Dickerson |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 47 | SS | Dextor Clinkscale |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 82 | TE | Bob Bruer |
| 44 | TE | Dave Casper |
| 12 | QB | Steve Dils |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 75 | RDE | Randy Holloway |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 55 | LILB | Scott Studwell |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 21 | LCB | Rufus Bess |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 38:40 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 9/19 | 1/1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| MIN | 21:20 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1/11 | 0/1 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 26 | 141 | 5.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 5 | -2 | -0.4 | 2t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 200 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 8 | 1 |
| Darrin Nelson | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 44 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 2 | 213 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 57.6 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 2 | 213 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 57.6 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Steve Dils | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 3 | 272 | 7.0 | 43t | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52.5 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 3 | 272 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52.5 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Springs | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 213 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Darrin Nelson | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 107 | 35.7 | 43t | 2 |
| Ted Brown | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Bruer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 272 | 16.0 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Fellows | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 58t | 1 |
| Rod Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Turner | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| John Warren | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 172 | 43.0 | 0 | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Greg Coleman | 7 | 335 | 47.9 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 335 | 47.9 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Rod Hill | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 37 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Rufus Bess | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Fellows | 4 | 0 | 109 | 27.3 | 53 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 | 53 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 0 | 88 | 29.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Jarvis Redwine | 2 | 0 | 60 | 30.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Dave Huffman | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 163 | 27.2 | 46 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |