Week 4, 1980

played in Dallas, TX

59 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Detroit Lions	3	10	14	3	-	30
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 DAL - Irving Merchant 17 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 02:36 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 46 field goal
2Q: 05:27 DAL - Mike Wood 44 field goal
2Q: 02:10 DET - Jim Robinson 3 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:17 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 33 field goal
3Q: 11:45 DET - Ed Porcher 14 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 08:59 DET - Brad Kimberly 75 punt return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 50 field goal
4Q: 08:17 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 2 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:23 DAL - Irving Merchant 17 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 02:36 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 46 field goal
2Q: 05:27 DAL - Mike Wood 44 field goal
2Q: 02:10 DET - Jim Robinson 3 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
2Q: 00:17 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 33 field goal
3Q: 11:45 DET - Ed Porcher 14 pass from Bill Demory (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
3Q: 08:59 DET - Brad Kimberly 75 punt return (Uwe Von Schamann extra point)
4Q: 15:00 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 50 field goal
4Q: 08:17 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 2 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics DET DAL
Record 2-2 2-2
First Downs 13 19
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 234 311
- Offensive Plays 50 70
- Yards per Play 4.68 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 79 72
- Rushing Attempts 23 20
- Yards per Rush 3.43 3.60
Net Passing Yards 155 239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 21 - 0 46 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 160 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.74 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/11 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.0 6.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 3/24 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/87 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/80 7/148
Interception Ret./Yards 2/2 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 25
Time of Possession 29:39 30:21

Team Statistics	DET	DAL
Record	2-2	2-2
First Downs	13	19
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	234	311
- Offensive Plays	50	70
- Yards per Play	4.68	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	79	72
- Rushing Attempts	23	20
- Yards per Rush	3.43	3.60
Net Passing Yards	155	239
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 21 - 0	46 - 29 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	160	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.74	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/11	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.0	6.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	3/24	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/87	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/80	7/148
Interception Ret./Yards	2/2	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 25
Time of Possession	29:39	30:21

Drive Charts

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	2:13	OWN 6	3	8	Punt
1	6:12	3:42	OWN 26	5	45	Field Goal
1	0:02	2:46	OWN 9	6	20	Punt
2	5:22	2:37	OWN 31	5	10	Punt
2	2:33	0:33	OPP 17	3	17	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:40	OPP 30	3	14	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:25	OWN 38	7	62	Touchdown
3	5:56	1:42	OWN 16	3	0	Punt
3	2:46	2:54	OWN 47	5	20	Field Goal
4	12:55	1:48	OWN 18	3	5	Punt
4	8:11	6:15	OWN 18	8	34	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 21	6	24	Punt
1	8:16	2:04	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
1	2:30	2:28	OWN 17	4	17	Punt
2	12:16	6:54	OWN 24	12	49	Field Goal
2	2:45	0:12	OWN 11	1	0	Interception
2	2:00	1:08	OWN 42	3	3	Fumble
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	11:35	2:44	OWN 16	3	8	Punt
3	8:51	2:55	OWN 26	6	6	Punt
3	4:14	1:28	OWN 42	3	-3	Interception
4	14:52	1:57	OWN 26	5	17	Punt
4	11:07	2:56	OWN 43	10	57	Touchdown
4	1:56	1:56	OWN 4	11	65	Game

Game MVP: Bill Demory, Detroit Lions

Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Carlos Spencer	13	59	4.54	11	1	0
Mike Franckowiak	10	20	2.00	4	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Pruitt	10	40	4.00	8	0
Mike Strachan	7	20	2.86	7	0
Danny White	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Drew Lincoln	1	3	3.00	3	0
Duriel Harris	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bill Demory	26	21	160	1/5	2	32	0	117.9

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	30	20	177	4/25	1	21	2	65.6
Pat Haden	16	9	87	0/0	1	21	0	92.4

Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ed Porcher	5	7	44	8.80	7	14	1
WR Jim Robinson	4	5	32	8.00	12	14	1
RB Mike Franckowiak	3	3	11	3.67	1	5	0
WR Preston Dennard	3	3	40	13.33	2	32	0
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	4	27	9.00	7	14	0
TE Stu Voigt	2	2	4	2.00	0	4	0
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Walter White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Buggs	5	10	32	6.40	8	13	0
WR Duriel Harris	5	7	55	11.00	25	21	0
WR Kevin House	5	7	53	10.60	25	21	0
WR Ken Bailey	4	5	48	12.00	9	20	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	5	17	5.67	8	9	1
WR Irving Merchant	3	6	30	10.00	8	17	1
RB Mike Pruitt	2	2	15	7.50	9	11	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	13	13.00	3	13	0
TE Chuck Naretta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	0.00	0
CB Maurice Spencer	1	2	2.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force
Carlos Spencer	1	0	0
Bill Windauer	0	1	1
Jim Robinson	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Danny White	1	0	0	0
Rick Fontenot	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	6	260	43.3	42.5	52	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	5	251	50.2	37.6	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	3/3	2/2	1/1	50	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	2	87	43.5	1

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Irving Royer	2	43	21.5	0
Brad Kimberly	2	37	18.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg
C.L. Whittington	3	56	18.7
Danny Buggs	3	71	23.7
Ed Torrice	1	21	21.0

Defensive Statistics

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ed O'Neil	8	2	1.0	13	32
S Robert Giblin	6	0	0.0	18	37
CB Delles Howell	5	2	0.0	17	46
CB Maurice Spencer	5	2	0.0	12	42
ILB Mike Cofer	5	0	0.0	8	18
ILB Ken Bordelon	4	1	0.0	12	27
DT Bill Windauer	3	1	1.5	10	16
S Van Green	3	3	0.0	14	45
DE Dennis Boyd	2	1	0.0	18	37
OLB Randy Coffield	2	0	0.0	8	20
CB Ricky Wesson	2	0	0.0	15	46
DE Jacob Green	1	0	1.0	12	32
S Johnnie Gray	1	2	0.0	16	43
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	0.0	4	14
DT Herb Orvis	1	0	0.0	11	30
DE Brison Manor	1	0	0.0	6	22
DE Barry Bennett	0	1	0.5	8	18
OLB Larry Ball	0	1	0.0	4	4

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	4	0.0	23	25
S Emmanuel Hearron	5	0	0.0	19	23
OLB Pete Cronan	4	2	0.0	15	19
CB Walter Packer	4	1	0.0	15	19
DE Ike Howard	4	0	0.0	14	15
CB Ed Torrice	3	1	0.0	5	10
S Scott Perry	3	0	0.0	7	15
DT Larry Brooks	2	3	1.0	20	21
S Rick Fontenot	2	2	0.0	13	11
S C.L. Whittington	2	1	0.0	8	7
OLB Mario Celotto	2	1	0.0	12	10
CB Cliff Harris	1	1	0.0	14	21
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	16	18
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0.0	21	22
WR Ken Bailey	1	0	---	---	---
WR Irving Merchant	1	0	---	---	---
S Andrew Ybarra	1	0	0.0	3	3
DE Don Latimer	1	0	0.0	12	18
T John Giesler	1	0	---	---	---
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Harold Kayton	0	2	0.0	10	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bill Windauer	1.5	0	0	16
DE Jacob Green	1.0	1	0	32
OLB Ed O'Neil	1.0	0	0	32
DE Barry Bennett	0.5	0	2	18
ILB Mike Cofer	0.0	1	0	18
DE Brison Manor	0.0	1	0	22

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	0	1	2	21
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	1	0	0	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Maurice Spencer	5	1	1	42
OLB Ed O'Neil	4	0	0	32
S Van Green	3	1	0	45
CB Delles Howell	3	1	0	46
S Robert Giblin	3	1	0	37
ILB Mike Cofer	3	0	0	18
CB Ricky Wesson	3	0	0	46
OLB Randy Coffield	2	0	0	20
S Johnnie Gray	1	1	0	43
ILB Steve Neils	1	0	1	14
ILB Ken Bordelon	1	0	0	27
DE Barry Bennett	0	1	0	18

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walter Packer	3	1	19
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	19
S Scott Perry	2	1	15
S C.L. Whittington	2	0	7
CB Ed Torrice	2	0	10
S Emmanuel Hearron	2	0	23
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	0	25
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	21
S Charlie Waters	1	0	22
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	7
DE Ike Howard	1	0	15
S Andrew Ybarra	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rufus Mayes	1	6	22	0	20
Charley Hannah	1	4	13	0	18
Ozzie Newsome	1	1	18	0	18
Mosi Tatupu	1	1	9	0	10
Anthony Munoz	0	3	19	0	23
Jesse Burgess	0	2	12	0	12
Steve August	0	2	10	0	20
Brad Benson	0	2	16	0	10
Walter White	0	1	8	0	9
Cody Risien	0	1	11	0	14
Dan Neal	0	0	12	1	18

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	5	8	2	20	0	48
Rayfield Wright	1	2	0	20	2	50
Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	0	18	0	36
Chris Daniels	1	2	0	17	0	32
Ed Fulton	0	3	0	16	0	43
John Giesler	0	2	0	18	1	43
Alfred Zerillo	0	0	0	2	1	8

Special Teams Tackles

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Franckowiak	5	24
Walter White	1	17
Larry Ball	1	13
Lawrence Gaines	1	13

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Ed Torrice	2	12
Tom Graves	1	15
Ken Bailey	1	12
Scott Perry	1	11

Participation

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ricky Wesson	---	---	15	46	21	82
Van Green	---	---	14	45	16	75
Delles Howell	---	---	17	46	1	64
Johnnie Gray	---	---	16	43	1	60
Dennis Boyd	---	---	18	37	1	56
Maurice Spencer	---	---	12	42	1	55
Robert Giblin	---	---	18	37	---	55
Bill Demory	23	27	---	---	---	50
Rufus Mayes	22	20	---	---	6	48
Ed O'Neil	---	---	13	32	1	46
Ozzie Newsome	18	18	---	---	10	46
Herb Orvis	---	---	11	30	4	45
Jacob Green	---	---	12	32	1	45
Mike Franckowiak	10	9	---	---	24	43
Anthony Munoz	19	23	---	---	1	43
Ken Bordelon	---	---	12	27	3	42
Preston Dennard	16	16	---	---	9	41
Stu Voigt	8	12	---	---	20	40
Randy Coffield	---	---	8	20	10	38
Steve August	10	20	---	---	6	36
Brad Benson	16	10	---	---	9	35
Walter White	8	9	---	---	17	34
Mosi Tatupu	9	10	---	---	15	34
Cody Risien	11	14	---	---	9	34
Dan Neal	12	18	---	---	3	33
Carlos Spencer	13	18	---	---	2	33
Charley Hannah	13	18	---	---	1	32
Jesse Burgess	12	12	---	---	7	31
Ed Porcher	16	14	---	---	---	30
Bill Windauer	---	---	10	16	3	29
Brison Manor	---	---	6	22	1	29
Mike Cofer	---	---	8	18	1	27
Jim Robinson	9	18	---	---	---	27
Brad Kimberly	3	2	---	---	21	26
Barry Bennett	---	---	8	18	---	26
Irving Royer	5	9	---	---	11	25
Steve George	---	---	9	10	5	24
Larry Ball	---	---	4	4	13	21
Steve Neils	---	---	4	14	---	18
Carl Wafer	---	---	5	11	---	16
Lawrence Gaines	0	0	---	---	13	13
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	10	10
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marty Domres	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	20	48	---	---	3	71
Rayfield Wright	20	50	---	---	---	70
Ed Fulton	16	43	---	---	6	65
Billy Joe Dupree	18	36	---	---	9	63
John Giesler	18	43	---	---	---	61
Chris Daniels	17	32	---	---	6	55
Danny White	20	34	---	---	---	54
Danny Buggs	14	31	---	---	9	54
Mike Strachan	9	22	---	---	23	54
Dick Ambrose	---	---	23	25	4	52
Duriel Harris	11	39	---	---	---	50
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	19	23	6	48
Irving Merchant	8	23	---	---	17	48
Charlie Waters	---	---	21	22	4	47
Walter Packer	---	---	15	19	13	47
Mario Celotto	---	---	12	10	23	45
Larry Brooks	---	---	20	21	3	44
Kevin House	11	31	---	---	---	42
Cliff Harris	---	---	14	21	3	38
Ken Sanders	---	---	16	18	3	37
Pete Cronan	---	---	15	19	3	37
Don Latimer	---	---	12	18	7	37
Dan Hampton	---	---	16	19	2	37
Ike Howard	---	---	14	15	7	36
Mike Pruitt	11	25	---	---	---	36
Rick Fontenot	---	---	13	11	11	35
Mike Hawkins	4	13	---	---	17	34
Scott Perry	---	---	7	15	11	33
Drew Lincoln	12	15	---	---	5	32
Paul Howard	7	24	---	---	---	31
Ed Torrice	---	---	5	10	12	27
C.L. Whittington	---	---	8	7	10	25
Zack Lang	---	---	10	12	2	24
Harold Kayton	---	---	10	7	5	22
Ken Bailey	1	8	---	---	12	21
Chuck Naretta	1	7	---	---	12	20
Tom Graves	---	---	0	2	15	17
Alfred Zerillo	2	8	---	---	6	16
Pat Haden	0	16	---	---	---	16
Skip Lewis	0	2	---	---	6	8
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andrew Ybarra	---	---	3	3	---	6
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Kent Uribe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elvis Peacock	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	7	30	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	13	43	3.3
Right	2	8	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bill Demory	26	21	1	0	1	2	1	2	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	30	20	1	1	0	4	1	0	2
Pat Haden	16	9	2	2	1	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	13	1.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	11	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	50	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	146	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	8	91	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	20	10.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ed Porcher	7	5	1	44	0	14
WR Jim Robinson	5	4	0	32	0	18
TE Ozzie Newsome	4	3	0	27	0	18
RB Mike Franckowiak	3	3	0	11	0	9
WR Preston Dennard	3	3	0	40	1	16
TE Stu Voigt	2	2	0	4	0	12
RB Carlos Spencer	1	1	0	2	0	18
TE Walter White	1	0	0	0	0	9

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	10	5	0	32	0	31
WR Duriel Harris	7	5	0	55	1	39
WR Kevin House	7	5	0	53	1	31
WR Irving Merchant	6	3	1	30	0	23
FB Billy Joe Dupree	5	3	0	17	0	36
WR Ken Bailey	5	4	0	48	1	8
TE Mike Hawkins	2	1	0	1	0	13
RB Mike Pruitt	2	2	0	15	0	25
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	0	13	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bill Demory	4	3	31	7.75	6.15

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	2	1	2	1.00	5.44
Danny White	1	1	17	17.00	5.90

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jim Robinson	2	2	17	8.50	6.40
WR Ed Porcher	1	1	14	14.00	6.29
TE Ozzie Newsome	1	0	0	0.00	6.75

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	2	2.00	3.40
TE Mike Hawkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
WR Irving Merchant	1	1	17	17.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Franckowiak	3	0
Carlos Spencer	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	4	2
Drew Lincoln	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bill Demory	6	4	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	8	4	3
Pat Haden	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ed Porcher	2	1	1
TE Stu Voigt	1	1	1
RB Mike Franckowiak	1	1	0
WR Jim Robinson	1	0	0
WR Preston Dennard	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	3	1	1
WR Ken Bailey	2	1	1
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	0
WR Kevin House	2	1	0
WR Irving Merchant	1	1	1
RB Mike Strachan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)