Week 5, 1981

played in Dallas, TX

62 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	7	0	7	0	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	7	17	0	6	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:37 STL - Billy Ryckman 20 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 02:50 DAL - Elvis Peacock 61 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 13:00 DAL - Elvis Peacock 6 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:37 DAL - Mike Pruitt 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 01:01 DAL - Mike Wood 46 field goal
3Q: 13:42 STL - Mike Jolly 41 fumble return (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 03:24 DAL - Mike Wood 31 field goal
4Q: 00:49 DAL - Mike Wood 53 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:37 STL - Billy Ryckman 20 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
1Q: 02:50 DAL - Elvis Peacock 61 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 13:00 DAL - Elvis Peacock 6 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:37 DAL - Mike Pruitt 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 01:01 DAL - Mike Wood 46 field goal
3Q: 13:42 STL - Mike Jolly 41 fumble return (Toni Linhart extra point)
4Q: 03:24 DAL - Mike Wood 31 field goal
4Q: 00:49 DAL - Mike Wood 53 field goal

Team Statistics STL DAL
Record 2-3 2-2
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 3 9
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 286 370
- Offensive Plays 50 65
- Yards per Play 5.72 5.69
Net Rushing Yards 35 212
- Rushing Attempts 9 43
- Yards per Rush 3.89 4.93
Net Passing Yards 251 158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 22 - 1 21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 274 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/23 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 6.12 7.18
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/9 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/50 7/37
Punt Returns/Yards 3/1 5/12
Kick Returns/Yards 5/109 3/72
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 24:03 35:57

Team Statistics	STL	DAL
Record	2-3	2-2
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	3	9
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	286	370
- Offensive Plays	50	65
- Yards per Play	5.72	5.69
Net Rushing Yards	35	212
- Rushing Attempts	9	43
- Yards per Rush	3.89	4.93
Net Passing Yards	251	158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 22 - 1	21 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	274	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/23	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	6.12	7.18
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/9	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/50	7/37
Punt Returns/Yards	3/1	5/12
Kick Returns/Yards	5/109	3/72
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	24:03	35:57

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 15	4	8	Punt
1	10:21	2:36	OWN 39	5	48	Interception
1	5:32	0:35	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
1	4:04	0:42	OPP 28	2	28	Touchdown
1	2:32	3:17	OWN 23	7	33	Punt
2	12:52	2:41	OWN 37	3	6	Punt
2	3:29	0:47	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 12	3	20	Half
3	10:07	2:07	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
3	6:17	2:54	OWN 20	5	30	Punt
3	1:21	1:21	OWN 33	3	5	Punt
4	9:47	3:09	OWN 20	5	25	Fumble
4	3:19	1:00	OWN 12	3	44	Fumble
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 28	2	30	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	2:39	OWN 5	5	10	Punt
1	7:45	2:13	OWN 2	4	21	Punt
1	4:57	0:53	OWN 21	3	4	Interception
1	3:22	0:50	OWN 39	1	61	Touchdown
2	14:15	1:23	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
2	10:11	6:42	OWN 16	12	84	Touchdown
2	2:42	1:47	OWN 25	6	46	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:24	OWN 29	2	12	Fumble
3	13:36	3:29	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
3	8:00	1:43	OWN 40	3	4	Punt
3	3:23	2:02	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
4	15:00	5:13	OWN 14	9	41	Punt
4	6:38	3:19	OPP 36	4	22	Field Goal
4	2:19	1:38	OPP 47	5	11	Field Goal

Game MVP: Elvis Peacock, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	6	25	4.17	16	1
Sherman Smith	2	5	2.50	5	0
Joe Montana	1	5	5.00	5	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	28	84	3.00	12	2	1
Elvis Peacock	11	97	8.82	61	1	1
Jim Otis	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Mike Goff	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Danny Buggs	1	18	18.00	18	1	0
Hubert Oliver	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	37	22	274	4/23	1	41	1	80.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	21	15	161	1/3	1	25	1	89.6

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	7	11	85	12.14	16	25	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	7	50	12.50	5	20	0
WR Freddie Scott	3	6	34	11.33	17	26	0
WR Billy Ryckman	3	4	69	23.00	0	41	1
TE John Sawyer	2	3	18	9.00	5	12	0
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	4	4.00	1	4	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Frank Pollard	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Melvin Wilber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Buggs	4	5	63	15.75	10	25	0
WR Fair Hooker	3	4	38	12.67	9	20	0
WR Duriel Harris	3	6	28	9.33	6	11	0
WR Mike Goff	2	2	17	8.50	3	14	0
RB Elvis Peacock	2	2	17	8.50	15	11	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Marvin Switzer	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Montana	2	0	0	0
Frank Pollard	1	0	0	0
Mike Jolly	0	1	0	1
Freddie Scott	0	1	0	0
Mark Cooney	0	0	1	0
Wayne Smith	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fair Hooker	1	0	0
Mike Pruitt	1	0	0
Scott Perry	0	1	1
Forrest Blue	0	1	0
Pete Cronan	0	1	0
Larry Brooks	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	8	358	44.8	43.3	72	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	6	309	51.5	44.7	58	1

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Toni Linhart	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/3	2/2	1/1	53	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	-3	-1.5	0
Hugh Rodgers	1	4	4.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	5	12	2.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	4	97	24.3	0
Hugh Rodgers	1	12	12.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	3	72	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bob Breunig	6	4	0.0	33	19
S John Sanders	6	0	0.0	27	19
ILB Mark Cooney	5	4	0.0	32	21
DE Harvey Martin	5	0	0.0	29	12
CB Rufus Bess	4	0	0.0	24	10
DE Keith Ferguson	3	0	0.5	31	12
S Bernie Jackson	3	3	0.0	35	16
CB Wayne Smith	3	3	0.0	40	18
DE Elvis Franks	3	1	0.0	15	10
DT Gary Johnson	3	0	0.0	27	15
S Mike Jolly	3	0	0.0	31	17
DT Kent Kremer	2	2	0.5	26	15
OLB Marv Kellum	2	5	0.0	21	4
DT John Grant	2	1	0.0	14	5
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	0	---	---	---
S Marvin Switzer	2	0	0.0	13	9
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	2	0.0	31	16
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	---	---	---
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	0.0	12	10
DT Dave Pear	1	0	0.0	16	7
OLB Tom De Paso	0	1	0.0	4	3
OLB Kervin Wyatt	0	1	0.0	12	4

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Waters	6	0	0.0	5	31
S Scott Perry	4	1	1.0	8	33
OLB Pete Cronan	4	2	0.0	6	31
CB Everson Walls	3	2	0.0	8	30
CB Jeff Fisher	3	0	0.0	4	21
DT Larry Brooks	2	0	1.5	6	33
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	0.0	8	39
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	5	27
DE Ike Howard	2	0	0.0	1	18
OLB Mario Celotto	2	0	0.0	3	10
DT Don Parrish	1	3	1.0	5	15
WR Fair Hooker	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	8	24
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	0.0	2	16
CB Walter Packer	1	0	0.0	6	33
DE Dan Hampton	0	1	0.5	8	33

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	0.5	2	1	12
DT Kent Kremer	0.5	0	0	15
DE Elvis Franks	0.0	1	0	10

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	1.5	2	3	3	33
S Scott Perry	1.0	0	0	0	33
DT Don Parrish	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	0	1	1	33
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	1	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mark Cooney	3	0	0	21
OLB Bob Breunig	3	0	0	19
CB Rufus Bess	3	0	0	10
S Mike Jolly	2	1	0	17
S Bernie Jackson	1	0	0	16
OLB Marv Kellum	1	0	0	4
CB Hugh Rodgers	1	0	0	16
DE Stan Lewis	1	0	0	10
S Marvin Switzer	0	0	1	9

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charlie Waters	4	0	0	31
CB Everson Walls	3	1	0	30
CB Jeff Fisher	3	0	0	21
S Rick Fontenot	2	1	0	16
OLB Pete Cronan	2	0	1	31
OLB Mario Celotto	2	0	0	10
S Scott Perry	1	1	0	33
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0	33
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0	27
DE Ike Howard	1	0	0	18
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	0	0	39
CB Walter Packer	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Roosevelt Leaks	1	1	5	1	16
Aaron Meyer	1	1	2	0	7
Walt Downing	1	1	3	0	18
Ed Fisher	0	3	7	1	30
John Scully	0	1	8	1	39
Dennis Lick	0	1	8	0	32
Tommie Ginn	0	1	7	0	32
Dan Dierdorf	0	0	9	1	38

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	3	11	41	0	22
Kyle Delaroche	3	10	36	0	20
Paul Howard	3	5	26	0	15
Mark Slater	2	4	19	1	7
John Giesler	1	6	41	0	22
Jim Otis	0	2	9	0	5
Allan Kennedy	0	2	9	0	6
Phil LaPorta	0	1	7	0	2
Ed Fulton	0	1	34	0	16
Hubert Oliver	0	1	26	0	10

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Freddie Scott	2	11
Billy Taylor	2	11
Sherman Smith	1	24
John Sawyer	1	18
Roosevelt Leaks	1	16
Tommie Ginn	1	6

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Packer	4	25
Jeff Fisher	2	9
Elvis Peacock	1	25
Tom Graves	1	18

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Jackson	---	---	35	16	14	65
Mike Jolly	---	---	31	17	15	63
Wayne Smith	---	---	40	18	3	61
Mark Cooney	---	---	32	21	3	56
Hugh Rodgers	---	---	31	16	8	55
John Scully	8	39	---	---	8	55
Bob Breunig	---	---	33	19	2	54
Joe Montana	9	41	---	---	---	50
Marv Kellum	---	---	21	4	23	48
John Sanders	---	---	27	19	2	48
Roy Green	8	33	---	---	7	48
Dan Dierdorf	9	38	---	---	---	47
Gary Johnson	---	---	27	15	4	46
Marvin Switzer	---	---	13	9	24	46
Harvey Martin	---	---	29	12	4	45
Rufus Bess	---	---	24	10	11	45
Tommie Ginn	7	32	---	---	6	45
Keith Ferguson	---	---	31	12	2	45
Kent Kremer	---	---	26	15	3	44
Freddie Scott	5	26	---	---	11	42
Billy Ryckman	5	21	---	---	16	42
Dennis Lick	8	32	---	---	---	40
Sherman Smith	2	12	---	---	24	38
Ed Fisher	7	30	---	---	---	37
Roosevelt Leaks	5	16	---	---	16	37
John Sawyer	1	14	---	---	18	33
Brooks Williams	5	20	---	---	8	33
Frank Pollard	6	27	---	---	---	33
Alfred Jenkins	5	25	---	---	---	30
Walt Downing	3	18	---	---	8	29
Elvis Franks	---	---	15	10	3	28
John Grant	---	---	14	5	6	25
Stan Lewis	---	---	12	10	2	24
Dave Pear	---	---	16	7	1	24
Greg Koch	1	9	---	---	8	18
Aaron Meyer	2	7	---	---	8	17
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	12	4	1	17
Billy Taylor	1	4	---	---	11	16
Tom De Paso	---	---	4	3	6	13
Melvin Wilber	2	7	---	---	---	9
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	8	8
Toni Linhart	0	0	---	---	3	3
Bill Troup	0	0	---	---	---	0
Quentin Vaughn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	41	22	---	---	7	70
Danny White	43	22	---	---	---	65
Walter Packer	---	---	6	33	25	64
John Giesler	41	22	---	---	---	63
Billy Joe Dupree	36	17	---	---	3	56
Kyle Delaroche	36	20	---	---	---	56
Danny Buggs	23	18	---	---	11	52
Hubert Oliver	26	10	---	---	15	51
Ed Fulton	34	16	---	---	---	50
Paul Howard	26	15	---	---	8	49
Dick Ambrose	---	---	8	39	---	47
Mike Pruitt	30	14	---	---	2	46
Mike Goff	19	7	---	---	18	44
Duriel Harris	25	16	---	---	3	44
Elvis Peacock	13	6	---	---	25	44
Dan Hampton	---	---	8	33	1	42
Scott Perry	---	---	8	33	---	41
Larry Brooks	---	---	6	33	1	40
Pete Cronan	---	---	6	31	3	40
Everson Walls	---	---	8	30	---	38
Ken Sanders	---	---	8	24	4	36
Charlie Waters	---	---	5	31	---	36
Mark Slater	19	7	---	---	8	34
Jeff Fisher	---	---	4	21	9	34
Cliff Harris	---	---	5	27	1	33
Mario Celotto	---	---	3	10	20	33
Fair Hooker	22	10	---	---	---	32
Chuck Naretta	8	5	---	---	19	32
C.L. Whittington	---	---	4	15	10	29
Jim Otis	9	5	---	---	11	25
Paul Godfrey	---	---	5	16	4	25
Ike Howard	---	---	1	18	5	24
Rick Fontenot	---	---	2	16	4	22
Tom Graves	---	---	1	2	18	21
Don Parrish	---	---	5	15	---	20
Harold Kayton	---	---	3	7	9	19
Kurt Sohn	4	2	---	---	13	19
Phil LaPorta	7	2	---	---	9	18
Allan Kennedy	9	6	---	---	2	17
Ernie Holmes	---	---	2	12	1	15
Alfred Zerillo	2	0	---	---	9	11
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Irvin Phillips	---	---	1	5	---	6
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	2	2.0
Middle	5	25	5.0
Right	3	8	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	35	3.5
Middle	22	119	5.4
Right	11	58	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	37	22	5	3	1	3	4	5	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	21	15	3	1	0	1	3	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	14	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	74	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	112	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	74	18.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	21	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	47	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	51	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	42	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Roy Green	11	7	1	85	1	33
WR Alfred Jenkins	7	4	0	50	1	25
WR Freddie Scott	6	3	0	34	1	26
WR Billy Ryckman	4	3	0	69	2	21
TE John Sawyer	3	2	0	18	0	14
TE Brooks Williams	2	1	0	8	0	20
RB Frank Pollard	2	1	0	6	0	27
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0	0	0	7
RB Sherman Smith	1	1	0	4	0	12

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	6	3	28	0	16
WR Danny Buggs	5	4	63	2	18
WR Fair Hooker	4	3	38	1	10
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	-2	0	17
WR Mike Goff	2	2	17	0	7
RB Elvis Peacock	2	2	17	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	4	4.00	4.17

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	7	13	1.86	3.00
Elvis Peacock	1	4	4.00	8.82

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Montana	3	2	28	9.33	7.41

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	2	2	15	7.50	7.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Freddie Scott	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Billy Ryckman	1	1	20	20.00	17.25
WR Roy Green	1	1	8	8.00	7.73

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fair Hooker	1	1	9	9.00	9.50
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	6	6.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Sherman Smith	1	0
Joe Montana	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Pruitt	3	0
Mike Goff	1	0
Elvis Peacock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	6	4	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	7	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alfred Jenkins	2	2	1
WR Roy Green	2	1	0
WR Freddie Scott	1	1	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fair Hooker	2	1	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0
WR Mike Goff	1	1	0
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	1
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (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	65,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (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)