| Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 6, 1987 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 40103 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 64 F Humidty: 97% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Floyd Dixon 28 pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Robert Moore 20 opponents fumble recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Roger Ruzek 44 FG | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 1 run (Roger Ruzek kick) | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Scott Campbell 1 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 21 | 10 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Floyd Dixon |
| 83 | WR | Aubrey Matthews |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 61 | LOG | John Scully |
| 55 | C | Wayne Radloff |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 73 | ROT | Leonard Mitchell |
| 88 | TE | Arthur Cox |
| 10 | QB | Scott Campbell |
| 42 | RB | Gerald Riggs |
| 87 | HBK | Ron Middleton |
| Defense | ||
| 68 | LDE | Dennis Harrison |
| 75 | LDT | Tony Casillas |
| 76 | RDT | Mike Gann |
| 98 | RDE | Greg Brown |
| 96 | LLB | Rich Kraynak |
| 59 | MLB | John Rade |
| 54 | RLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 34 | SS | Robert Moore |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 30 | RCB | David Croudip |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Kelvin Edwards |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 75 | LOT | Daryle Smith |
| 61 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 16 | QB | Steve Pelluer |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 99 | LDT | Kevin Brooks |
| 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 |
| 38 | RCB | Ron Francis |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 30 | 119 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Scott Campbell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kelvin Edwards | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Scott Campbell | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 2 | 253 | 8.4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Steve Pelluer | 31 | 18 | 58.1 | 0 | 203 | 6.5 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 77.8 |
| Danny White | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 1 | 83 | 6.9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Floyd Dixon | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 28t | 1 |
| Aubrey Matthews | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| John Settle | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Larry Emery | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Riggs | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Kelvin Edwards | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 22 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Rod Barksdale | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| James Britt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Downs | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 49 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 200 | 40.0 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Larry Emery | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Greg Brown | 1.0 |
| Tony Casillas | 1.0 |
| Dennis Harrison | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
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