Week 1, 1981

played in Philadelphia, PA

78 degrees, fair, calm

Dallas Cowboys	0	3	0	7	-	10
Philadelphia Eagles	7	3	7	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:42 PHI - Harold Carmichael 7 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 10:41 PHI - Matt Bahr 44 field goal
2Q: 06:23 DAL - Mike Wood 41 field goal
3Q: 08:34 PHI - Rickey Young 20 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 12:32 PHI - Matt Bahr 27 field goal
4Q: 08:02 DAL - Duriel Harris 15 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 02:09 PHI - Matt Bahr 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:42 PHI - Harold Carmichael 7 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
2Q: 10:41 PHI - Matt Bahr 44 field goal
2Q: 06:23 DAL - Mike Wood 41 field goal
3Q: 08:34 PHI - Rickey Young 20 pass from Steve Grogan (Matt Bahr extra point)
4Q: 12:32 PHI - Matt Bahr 27 field goal
4Q: 08:02 DAL - Duriel Harris 15 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 02:09 PHI - Matt Bahr 32 field goal

Team Statistics DAL PHI
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 314 346
- Offensive Plays 65 65
- Yards per Play 4.83 5.32
Net Rushing Yards 125 82
- Rushing Attempts 17 26
- Yards per Rush 7.35 3.15
Net Passing Yards 189 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 26 - 0 38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 212 272
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 3.94 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/4 2/31
Kick Returns/Yards 3/54 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 16 OWN 39
Time of Possession 29:06 30:54

Team Statistics	DAL	PHI
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	314	346
- Offensive Plays	65	65
- Yards per Play	4.83	5.32
Net Rushing Yards	125	82
- Rushing Attempts	17	26
- Yards per Rush	7.35	3.15
Net Passing Yards	189	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 26 - 0	38 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	212	272
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	3.94	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/4	2/31
Kick Returns/Yards	3/54	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 16	OWN 39
Time of Possession	29:06	30:54

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	3:34	OWN 4	7	39	Punt
1	6:07	1:23	OWN 23	3	-2	Punt
1	1:33	1:44	OWN 20	4	12	Punt
2	10:35	4:19	OWN 25	9	51	Field Goal
2	3:04	1:43	OWN 2	5	58	Missed FG
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 1	1	3	Half
3	15:00	3:47	OWN 35	5	18	Punt
3	8:18	2:36	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
3	3:28	2:06	OWN 17	3	4	Punt
4	12:27	4:31	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	4:42	2:05	OWN 6	7	14	Downs
4	2:02	0:49	OWN 24	4	6	Downs

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
1	8:05	1:58	OWN 4	5	30	Punt
1	4:44	3:11	OPP 45	8	45	Touchdown
2	14:49	4:14	OWN 35	8	38	Field Goal
2	6:16	3:12	OWN 41	5	10	Punt
2	1:21	0:42	OPP 45	3	1	Punt
3	11:13	2:55	OWN 18	6	82	Touchdown
3	5:42	2:14	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
3	1:22	3:55	OWN 42	8	48	Field Goal
4	7:56	3:14	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
4	2:37	0:35	OPP 20	3	5	Field Goal
4	1:13	1:13	OPP 30	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Steve Grogan, Philadelphia Eagles

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Pruitt	12	118	9.83	48	5
Elvis Peacock	3	-2	-0.67	5	0
Danny White	2	9	4.50	7	0

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Cribbs	13	46	3.54	10	1
Roland Hooks	5	11	2.20	4	0
Steve Grogan	2	0	0.00	2	0
Rickey Young	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Kevin Long	2	8	4.00	6	0
Harold Carmichael	1	8	8.00	8	0
Cleo Miller	1	11	11.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	44	26	212	4/23	1	21	0	78.9

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Grogan	38	23	272	1/8	2	39	0	99.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Fair Hooker	7	12	42	6.00	6	21	0
WR Danny Buggs	6	8	69	11.50	25	20	0
WR Duriel Harris	6	11	49	8.17	6	17	1
WR Mike Goff	3	5	21	7.00	0	13	0
TE Chuck Naretta	2	4	11	5.50	9	8	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	12	12.00	3	12	0
RB Mike Pruitt	1	2	8	8.00	1	8	0

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Harold Carmichael	7	14	100	14.29	40	28	1
WR Rickey Young	4	5	29	7.25	11	20	1
WR Billy Campfield	4	7	57	14.25	24	21	0
WR Willie McGee	3	5	41	13.67	14	24	0
TE John Spagnola	2	3	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Joe Cribbs	2	2	8	4.00	9	4	0
TE Charle Young	1	2	39	39.00	25	39	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dick Ambrose	0	0	1	0
Tom Graves	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov
Charle Young	1	1
Terry Metcalf	1	0
Roger Jones	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	6	244	40.7	35.5	56	3

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Connell	6	263	43.8	43.2	55	6

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	1/2	0/1	41	1/1

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Bahr	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	4	4.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	31	15.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	35	17.5	0
Kurt Sohn	1	19	19.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Metcalf	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	8	2	0.0	24	39
CB Everson Walls	6	2	0.0	20	27
OLB Mario Celotto	4	2	0.0	10	15
CB Walter Packer	4	1	0.0	14	29
CB Cliff Harris	4	0	0.0	17	32
S C.L. Whittington	4	0	0.0	8	16
S Scott Perry	4	0	0.0	24	34
DT Paul Godfrey	3	0	1.0	16	20
OLB Pete Cronan	3	2	0.0	20	25
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	0.0	21	31
OLB Harold Kayton	1	3	0.0	11	9
S Charlie Waters	1	1	0.0	18	25
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0.0	18	31
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	13	22
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	0.0	9	14
DT Don Parrish	0	2	0.0	15	18

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	7	0	0.0	15	42
DE Elois Grooms	4	1	1.5	10	36
S Artimus Parker	4	3	0.0	14	29
S Ed Jones	4	1	0.0	6	38
DE Dennis Harrison	3	1	1.5	12	34
OLB Cal Peterson	3	2	1.0	12	22
CB Roger Jones	3	2	0.0	13	37
CB Eddie McMillan	3	0	0.0	10	23
CB Greg Stemrick	3	0	0.0	13	37
S Chuck Crist	2	3	0.0	14	42
DE David Logan	2	1	0.0	12	26
OLB Rich Milot	2	1	0.0	11	17
S Bruce Rhodes	2	0	0.0	4	19
DT Jimmy Webb	1	1	0.0	11	11
ILB Bill Bergey	1	0	0.0	6	8
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	0.0	5	27
OLB Bert Cooper	1	0	0.0	2	5
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1	0.0	2	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Paul Godfrey	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	2	1	0	31
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	1	1	31

Philadelphia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Elois Grooms	1.5	1	4	2	36
DE Dennis Harrison	1.5	0	0	1	34
OLB Cal Peterson	1.0	0	1	2	22
DE David Logan	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Everson Walls	4	1	27
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	0	39
S C.L. Whittington	3	1	16
CB Cliff Harris	3	0	32
CB Walter Packer	3	0	29
S Charlie Waters	2	1	25
S Scott Perry	2	1	34
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	25
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	15
DT Larry Brooks	0	1	31

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Randy Gradishar	5	0	42
S Ed Jones	5	0	38
CB Greg Stemrick	3	2	37
CB Roger Jones	2	1	37
S Bruce Rhodes	2	1	19
CB Eddie McMillan	2	0	23
OLB Rich Milot	2	0	17
S Chuck Crist	1	1	42
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	27
OLB Cal Peterson	1	0	22
OLB Bert Cooper	1	0	5
DE Elois Grooms	1	0	36

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	1	4	15	0	46
Forrest Blue	1	3	15	0	41
Alfred Zerillo	1	2	16	1	43
Ed Fulton	1	2	14	1	41
Paul Howard	1	1	8	1	17
Chris Daniels	1	1	12	1	36
Jim Otis	0	1	7	0	17
Mark Slater	0	1	2	0	7

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jerry Sisemore	3	7	0	22	0	36
Homer Elias	2	5	1	19	0	33
Karl Chandler	2	5	0	24	0	38
Henry Lawrence	2	3	1	25	0	36
Ron Baker	1	2	0	15	0	27
Charle Young	0	1	0	7	0	15
Dan Stonebarger	0	1	0	11	0	12
Joe Bostic	0	0	0	7	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Packer	1	26
Elvis Peacock	1	20
Tom Graves	1	17
Jeff Fisher	1	4

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
Roland Hooks	2	14
Steve Neils	1	10
Geoff Reece	1	9

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walter Packer	---	---	14	29	26	69
Danny White	17	48	---	---	---	65
Dick Ambrose	---	---	24	39	2	65
Forrest Blue	15	41	---	---	6	62
Duriel Harris	15	40	---	---	6	61
John Giesler	15	46	---	---	---	61
Alfred Zerillo	16	43	---	---	1	60
Scott Perry	---	---	24	34	2	60
Ed Fulton	14	41	---	---	5	60
Dan Hampton	---	---	21	31	5	57
Billy Joe Dupree	14	33	---	---	7	54
Cliff Harris	---	---	17	32	4	53
Larry Brooks	---	---	18	31	3	52
Danny Buggs	11	28	---	---	12	51
Everson Walls	---	---	20	27	3	50
Mike Pruitt	14	33	---	---	2	49
Chris Daniels	12	36	---	---	---	48
Pete Cronan	---	---	20	25	3	48
Mario Celotto	---	---	10	15	21	46
Charlie Waters	---	---	18	25	2	45
Mike Goff	4	23	---	---	14	41
Ken Sanders	---	---	13	22	5	40
Paul Godfrey	---	---	16	20	1	37
Don Parrish	---	---	15	18	4	37
Fair Hooker	6	29	---	---	1	36
C.L. Whittington	---	---	8	16	12	36
Chuck Naretta	7	11	---	---	17	35
Elvis Peacock	3	12	---	---	20	35
Jim Otis	7	17	---	---	6	30
Ernie Holmes	---	---	12	17	---	29
Paul Howard	8	17	---	---	2	27
Jeff Fisher	---	---	9	14	4	27
Tom Graves	---	---	5	4	17	26
Hubert Oliver	3	10	---	---	12	25
Harold Kayton	---	---	11	9	3	23
Ike Howard	---	---	6	8	6	20
Rick Fontenot	---	---	5	11	2	18
Mark Slater	2	7	---	---	8	17
Kurt Sohn	1	4	---	---	12	17
Phil LaPorta	1	5	---	---	8	14
Allan Kennedy	2	4	---	---	8	14
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Irvin Phillips	---	---	0	2	1	3
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Roger Jones	---	---	13	37	17	67
Karl Chandler	24	38	---	---	4	66
Steve Grogan	26	39	---	---	---	65
Henry Lawrence	25	36	---	---	---	61
Ed Jones	---	---	6	38	17	61
Randy Gradishar	---	---	15	42	3	60
Chuck Crist	---	---	14	42	2	58
Jerry Sisemore	22	36	---	---	---	58
Harold Carmichael	24	30	---	---	1	55
Dennis Harrison	---	---	12	34	8	54
Greg Stemrick	---	---	13	37	2	52
Kevin Long	13	22	---	---	17	52
Homer Elias	19	33	---	---	---	52
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	6	37	8	51
Billy Campfield	13	21	---	---	15	49
Ron Baker	15	27	---	---	6	48
Elois Grooms	---	---	10	36	1	47
Rickey Young	19	27	---	---	---	46
Artimus Parker	---	---	14	29	1	44
Louis Breeden	---	---	9	33	2	44
Steve Neils	---	---	5	27	10	42
Roland Hooks	8	20	---	---	14	42
Charle Young	7	15	---	---	17	39
David Logan	---	---	12	26	1	39
Willie McGee	9	16	---	---	12	37
Eddie McMillan	---	---	10	23	3	36
Cal Peterson	---	---	12	22	2	36
Joe Cribbs	17	19	---	---	---	36
Bert Cooper	---	---	2	5	26	33
Rich Milot	---	---	11	17	5	33
Dan Stonebarger	11	12	---	---	9	32
John Spagnola	11	19	---	---	---	30
Terry Metcalf	2	2	---	---	24	28
Cleo Miller	7	4	---	---	15	26
Bruce Rhodes	---	---	4	19	---	23
Jimmy Webb	---	---	11	11	---	22
Bill Bergey	---	---	6	8	4	18
Mo Cooper	4	3	---	---	9	16
Joe Bostic	7	6	---	---	---	13
Geoff Reece	2	1	---	---	9	12
Matt Bahr	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jerry Robinson	---	---	2	5	1	8
Eric Laakso	1	3	---	---	3	7
Mike Connell	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marc Wilson	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dale Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	26	6.5
Middle	11	83	7.5
Right	2	16	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	7	16	2.3
Right	9	25	2.8
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	44	26	2	3	3	5	6	5	0

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Grogan	38	23	6	3	3	5	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	20	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	95	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	7	97	5.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	31	10.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	114	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	111	13.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	16	3.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fair Hooker	12	7	1	42	1	29
WR Duriel Harris	11	6	0	49	0	40
WR Danny Buggs	8	6	1	69	1	28
WR Mike Goff	5	3	0	21	0	23
TE Chuck Naretta	4	2	0	11	0	11
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	0	12	0	33
RB Mike Pruitt	2	1	1	8	0	33

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Harold Carmichael	14	7	1	100	2	30
WR Billy Campfield	7	4	0	57	1	21
WR Willie McGee	5	3	1	41	1	16
WR Rickey Young	5	4	0	29	1	27
TE John Spagnola	3	2	0	-2	0	19
TE Charle Young	2	1	1	39	1	15
RB Joe Cribbs	2	2	0	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Roland Hooks	3	7	2.33	2.20
Joe Cribbs	3	13	4.33	3.54
Rickey Young	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	3	1	15	5.00	4.82

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Grogan	6	4	42	7.00	7.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	15	7.50	4.45
WR Fair Hooker	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Harold Carmichael	3	1	7	2.33	7.14
WR Rickey Young	1	1	20	20.00	5.80
WR Billy Campfield	1	1	11	11.00	8.14
RB Joe Cribbs	1	1	4	4.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	1	0

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Cribbs	2	1
Roland Hooks	1	0
Rickey Young	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	13	7	4

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Grogan	7	4	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fair Hooker	5	2	0
WR Danny Buggs	4	4	3
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	1
WR Mike Goff	1	0	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Carmichael	2	1	0
WR Willie McGee	2	0	0
WR Rickey Young	1	1	0
WR Billy Campfield	1	1	1
TE John Spagnola	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)