| Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 9, 1985 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62292 |
| Weather: Thstrm Temp: 82 F Humidty: 59% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 53 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 55 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 39 FG | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 43 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 9 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Victor Scott 26 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 37 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clint Didier 19 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 14 | 37 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dennis Thurman 21 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 44 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Malcolm Barnwell |
| 81 | WR | Art Monk |
| 89 | WR | Calvin Muhammad |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 76 | C | Rick Donnalley |
| 61 | ROG | Ken Huff |
| 73 | ROT | Mark May |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Charles Mann |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 28 | LCB | Darrell Green |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 22 | FS | Curtis Jordan |
| 32 | RCB | Vernon Dean |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 75 | LOT | Phil Pozderac |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 47 | SS | Dextor Clinkscale |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Fellows |
| 40 | DB | Bill Bates |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| George Rogers | 13 | 47 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 12 | 44 | 3.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Keith Griffin | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 70 | 3.7 | 11 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 9 | 1 |
| John Williams | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 35 | 15 | 42.9 | 5 | 206 | 5.9 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32.3 |
| Jay Schroeder | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 51 | 6.4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30.7 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 0 | 219 | 6.6 | 55t | 1 | 2 | 13 | 75.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Clint Didier | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 20 | 1 |
| Art Monk | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Calvin Muhammad | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Keith Griffin | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Malcolm Barnwell | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 55t | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Fellows | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Victor Scott | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Bill Bates | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Jeff Hayes | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 6 | 293 | 48.8 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Raphel Cherry | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Leon Gonzalez | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Michael Morton | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 27 | 0 | |
| Otis Wonsley | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
| Dexter Manley | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| Ed Jones | 0.5 |
| Dave Ponder | 0.5 |
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