| Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1986 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62880 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Thornton Chandler 4 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 33 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mike Pitts 22 opponents fumble recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 2 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Ken Whisenhunt 18 pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bobby Butler 33 interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 7 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Sherrard 22 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Gerald Riggs 2 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 34 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Mick Luckhurst 18 FG | 37 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Joey Jones |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 67 | ROT | Eric Sanders |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 87 | TE | Ron Middleton |
| 16 | QB | David Archer |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 45 | HBK | Ken Whisenhunt |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 51 | LOLB | Reggie Wilkes |
| 50 | LILB | Buddy Curry |
| 59 | RILB | John Rade |
| 96 | ROLB | Johnny Taylor |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 20 | SS | Wendell Cason |
| 28 | WS | Bret Clark |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gordon Banks |
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 75 | LOT | Phil Pozderac |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 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 |
| 50 | RLB | Jeff Rohrer |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 40 | SS | Bill Bates |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Fellows |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
| David Archer | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bret Clark | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 269 | 9.3 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 95.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 30 | 23 | 76.7 | 1 | 280 | 9.3 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 130.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 65 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Anthony Allen | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Williams | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 63 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Mike Sherrard | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Gordon Banks | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Keith Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| John Dutton | 2.0 |
| Randy White | 2.0 |
| Jesse Baker | 1.0 |
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