| Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 17, 1989 Location: Atlanta, GA Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 55825 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 77 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Michael Irvin 65 pass from Troy Aikman (Roger Ruzek kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bobby Butler 29 opponents fumble recovery (Paul McFadden kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 4 run (Roger Ruzek kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul McFadden 28 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Herschel Walker 20 run (Roger Ruzek kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Paul McFadden 38 FG | 21 | 13 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Kenny Flowers 1 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 21 | 20 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | John Settle 4 run (Paul McFadden kick) | 21 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Michael Irvin |
| 83 | WR | Kelvin Martin |
| 71 | LOT | Mark Tuinei |
| 76 | LOG | Nate Newton |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 66 | ROT | Kevin Gogan |
| 85 | TE | Steve Folsom |
| 8 | QB | Troy Aikman |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 39 | FB | Broderick Sargent |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 79 | LDT | Willie Broughton |
| 60 | RDT | Dean Hamel |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 57 | SLB | Ron Burton |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 51 | WLB | Ken Norton |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 36 | SS | Vince Albritton |
| 20 | FS | Ray Horton |
| 23 | RCB | Robert Williams |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Shawn Collins |
| 81 | WR | Michael Haynes |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 66 | LOG | Tommy Robison |
| 64 | C | Jamie Dukes |
| 79 | ROG | Bill Fralic |
| 69 | ROT | Houston Hoover |
| 80 | TE | Ron Heller |
| 12 | QB | Chris Miller |
| 33 | RB | Gene Lang |
| 33 | FB | John Settle |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mike Gann |
| 75 | NT | Tony Casillas |
| 77 | RDE | Rick Bryan |
| 93 | LOLB | Aundray Bruce |
| 59 | LILB | John Rade |
| 58 | RILB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 54 | ROLB | Joel Williams |
| 23 | LCB | Bobby Butler |
| 20 | SS | Evan Cooper |
| 41 | FS | Tim Gordon |
| 25 | RCB | Scott Case |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 28:51 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5/10 | 1/1 | 8 | 85 | 2 | 1 |
| ATL | 31:09 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5/11 | 0/0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 23 | 85 | 3.7 | 20t | 2 |
| Troy Aikman | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| Michael Irvin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Broderick Sargent | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 108 | 3.6 | 2 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John Settle | 23 | 82 | 3.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Kenny Flowers | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Miller | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Troy Aikman | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 241 | 10.5 | 65t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 13 | 56.5 | 2 | 241 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Miller | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 255 | 8.8 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 99.1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 0 | 255 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 99.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Michael Irvin | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Herschel Walker | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Steve Folsom | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Kevin Scott | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Daryl Johnston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 241 | 18.5 | 1 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Shawn Collins | 5 | 95 | 19.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Gene Lang | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Brad Beckman | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| John Settle | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 255 | 12.1 | 0 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Scott Case | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Deion Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 177 | 44.3 | 0 | |||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||
| Scott Fulhage | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kelvin Martin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Deion Sanders | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Dixon | 3 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 24 | 0 |
| Scott Ankrom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Keith Jones | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ken Norton | 2.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Team Totals | 0.0 |