| NFC Wild Card Playoff - Los Angeles Rams at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 26, 1983 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 43521 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 28 F Humidty: 44% Wind: 14 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles RamsLARM | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | LARM | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | David Hill 18 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Mike Lansford kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 14 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 41 FG | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Preston Dennard 16 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Mike Lansford kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | George Farmer 8 pass from Vince Ferragamo (Mike Lansford kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 4 | Los Angeles RamsLARM | Mike Lansford 20 FG | 24 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Doug Cosbie 2 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 17 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Preston Dennard |
| 84 | WR | George Farmer |
| 62 | LOT | Bill Bain |
| 72 | LOG | Kent Hill |
| 56 | C | Doug Smith |
| 60 | ROG | Dennis Harrah |
| 78 | ROT | Jackie Slater |
| 86 | TE | Mike Barber |
| 16 | QB | Vince Ferragamo |
| 29 | HB | Eric Dickerson |
| 44 | UBK | Mike Guman |
| Defense | ||
| 85 | LDE | Jack Youngblood |
| 69 | NT | Greg Meisner |
| 71 | RDE | Reggie Doss |
| 58 | LOLB | Mel Owens |
| 50 | LILB | Jim Collins |
| 55 | RILB | Carl Ekern |
| 52 | ROLB | George Andrews |
| 26 | LCB | Eric Harris |
| 21 | SS | Nolan Cromwell |
| 20 | FS | Johnnie Johnson |
| 47 | RCB | LeRoy Irvin |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 70 | ROG | Howard Richards |
| 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 |
| 40 | SS | Bill Bates |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 23 | 99 | 4.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Barry Redden | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Vince Ferragamo | 4 | -10 | -2.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 59 | 3.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||||||||
| Vince Ferragamo | 30 | 15 | 50.0 | 0 | 162 | 5.4 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 99.6 |
| Eric Dickerson | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 53 | 32 | 60.4 | 3 | 330 | 6.2 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 67.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| George Farmer | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 18 | 1 |
| Preston Dennard | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Mike Barber | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
| David Hill | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 18t | 1 |
| Eric Dickerson | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Henry Ellard | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 9 | 115 | 12.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Ron Springs | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 22 | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| LeRoy Irvin | 1 | 94 | 94.0 | 94 | 0 |
| Jim Collins | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mel Owens | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | |||||
| John Misko | 6 | 224 | 37.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Henry Ellard | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnnie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Gary Allen | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||
| Henry Ellard | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Mike Guman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Fellows | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | ||
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Charles DeJurnett | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Mel Owens | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Bill Bates | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 6.0 |
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