Week 6, 1981

played in New York, NY

42 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	3	0	-	13
New York Giants	7	0	0	3	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 DAL - Mike Goff 4 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 04:14 NYK - Willis Adams 29 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 03:36 DAL - Mike Wood 18 field goal
3Q: 06:38 DAL - Mike Wood 41 field goal
4Q: 08:31 NYK - David Posey 21 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:52 DAL - Mike Goff 4 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 04:14 NYK - Willis Adams 29 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 03:36 DAL - Mike Wood 18 field goal
3Q: 06:38 DAL - Mike Wood 41 field goal
4Q: 08:31 NYK - David Posey 21 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NYK
Record 3-2 2-4
First Downs 16 10
- by Rushing 4 1
- by Passing 12 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 303 202
- Offensive Plays 71 49
- Yards per Play 4.27 4.12
Net Rushing Yards 92 41
- Rushing Attempts 32 16
- Yards per Rush 2.88 2.56
Net Passing Yards 211 161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 0 30 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 5.41 4.88
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/19 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 9.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/104 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 2/16 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 1/24 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 27
Time of Possession 38:26 21:34

Team Statistics	DAL	NYK
Record	3-2	2-4
First Downs	16	10
- by Rushing	4	1
- by Passing	12	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	303	202
- Offensive Plays	71	49
- Yards per Play	4.27	4.12
Net Rushing Yards	92	41
- Rushing Attempts	32	16
- Yards per Rush	2.88	2.56
Net Passing Yards	211	161
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 0	30 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	5.41	4.88
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/19	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	9.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/104	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	2/16	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	1/24	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 27
Time of Possession	38:26	21:34

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 34	6	24	Punt
1	10:15	1:31	OPP 15	6	15	Touchdown
1	4:01	1:44	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	0:31	2:06	OWN 7	5	19	Punt
2	11:29	7:59	OWN 20	14	79	Field Goal
2	1:50	1:50	OWN 28	4	15	Half
3	13:12	3:23	OWN 11	5	13	Punt
3	8:54	2:22	OWN 49	5	27	Field Goal
3	4:58	1:36	OWN 40	3	5	Punt
3	1:40	1:25	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
4	14:10	2:08	OWN 18	3	7	Punt
4	8:25	8:25	OWN 26	14	60	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	1:00	OWN 20	2	-7	Interception
1	8:44	4:43	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	2:17	1:46	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
2	13:25	1:56	OWN 29	4	9	Punt
2	3:30	1:40	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:48	OWN 32	5	13	Punt
3	9:49	0:55	OWN 46	2	5	Fumble
3	6:32	1:34	OWN 33	3	-6	Punt
3	3:22	1:42	OWN 6	4	53	Punt
3	0:15	1:05	OWN 38	3	-5	Punt
4	12:02	3:37	OWN 27	8	69	Field Goal

Game MVP: Danny White, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Pruitt	19	61	3.21	8	0
Elvis Peacock	8	26	3.25	14	1
Jim Otis	1	2	2.00	2	0
Danny White	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Danny Buggs	1	3	3.00	3	0
Duriel Harris	1	0	0.00	0	0
Hubert Oliver	1	2	2.00	2	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	14	37	2.64	10	1	0
Horace Ivory	2	4	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	37	26	226	2/15	1	31	0	95.1

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	30	14	179	3/18	1	53	1	63.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duriel Harris	14	17	137	9.79	25	31	0
WR Fair Hooker	3	4	39	13.00	9	23	0
WR Mike Goff	3	3	11	3.67	4	9	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	3	28	14.00	12	16	0
RB Elvis Peacock	2	2	7	3.50	0	7	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
RB Mike Pruitt	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Pat Tilley	3	6	88	29.33	19	53	0
WR Mark Nichols	3	5	14	4.67	0	11	0
RB Joe Washington	2	6	22	11.00	10	16	0
WR David Verser	2	3	14	7.00	2	12	0
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB David Sims	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	4	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Willis Adams	1	2	29	29.00	0	29	1
WR James Lofton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charlie Waters	1	24	24.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Ike Howard	0	1	0	0
Scott Perry	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Washington	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	7	306	43.7	40.3	52	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	7	310	44.3	39.1	51	3

Kicking Statistics

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

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	16	8.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Verser	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	36	18.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	2	45	22.5	0
David Verser	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	8	0	0.5	16	30
S Scott Perry	6	1	0.0	13	24
DE Ken Sanders	3	0	2.0	7	22
OLB Pete Cronan	3	1	0.0	13	25
DE Dan Hampton	2	1	0.5	10	26
DT Paul Godfrey	2	1	0.0	13	16
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	14	25
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0.0	14	26
DT Larry Brooks	1	1	0.0	14	21
S Charlie Waters	1	1	0.0	13	23
DE Ike Howard	1	1	0.0	9	12
OLB Mario Celotto	1	1	0.0	5	11
S Rick Fontenot	0	1	0.0	5	10

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson	7	0	0.0	25	31
OLB Mike Hennigan	6	3	0.0	24	25
CB C.J. Garrett	5	2	0.0	24	32
CB Toby Tucker	5	1	0.0	27	33
DE Wilbur Young	4	4	1.0	22	28
S Mike Sensibaugh	3	3	0.0	27	25
DE Greg Johnson	3	2	0.0	17	17
S Robert Jackson	3	2	0.0	12	24
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	0.0	20	25
DE Lyle Alzado	3	0	0.0	24	29
OLB Tom Jackson	3	0	0.0	26	31
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	0	0.0	8	6
ILB Ted Washington	3	0	0.0	14	20
DE Don Ratliff	2	1	0.5	10	11
S Willie Germany	2	2	0.0	19	21
S Jack Mildren	2	1	0.0	15	18
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	1	0.5	15	22
WR James Lofton	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	2.0	1	22
ILB Dick Ambrose	0.5	0	30
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	0	26
S Scott Perry	0.0	1	24
OLB Pete Cronan	0.0	1	25

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	1.0	2	1	2	28
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.5	0	2	1	22
DE Don Ratliff	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Greg Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Tom Jackson	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	5	1	0	30
OLB Pete Cronan	2	2	0	25
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0	25
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0	26
S Charlie Waters	1	0	1	23
S Scott Perry	1	0	0	24
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0	11
CB Jeff Fisher	0	3	0	9

New York	Caught	PPlay
CB Toby Tucker	4	33
OLB Mike Hennigan	3	25
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	31
CB Skip Thomas	3	25
CB C.J. Garrett	3	32
OLB Tom Jackson	2	31
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	25
ILB Ted Washington	2	20
S Robert Jackson	2	24
S Willie Germany	1	21
ILB Bob Pifferini	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	2	4	29	0	39
Forrest Blue	1	5	31	0	36
Kyle Delaroche	1	5	29	0	30
Hubert Oliver	1	3	15	0	18
Jim Otis	1	2	8	0	6
Paul Howard	0	6	26	1	25
Billy Joe Dupree	0	5	28	0	25
Ed Fulton	0	1	25	0	29
Phil LaPorta	0	0	3	1	9

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stan Walters	1	3	15	1	32
Chuck Commiskey	0	3	10	1	17
Zach Waite	0	3	13	0	30
Glen Titensor	0	3	10	0	24
Al Speer	0	1	6	1	16
Buddy Cutler	0	1	3	0	3
Billy Shields	0	1	11	0	28
Doug Cosbie	0	1	10	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Elvis Peacock	1	22
Mike Goff	1	14
Tom Graves	1	13
Kurt Sohn	1	9

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Mark Nichols	1	17
Al Chandler	1	15
Robert Jackson	1	15
Doug Cosbie	1	9

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	31	36	---	---	6	73
Danny White	32	39	---	---	---	71
John Giesler	29	39	---	---	---	68
Billy Joe Dupree	28	25	---	---	10	63
Duriel Harris	22	35	---	---	3	60
Kyle Delaroche	29	30	---	---	---	59
Danny Buggs	21	27	---	---	10	58
Paul Howard	26	25	---	---	5	56
Ed Fulton	25	29	---	---	---	54
Walter Packer	---	---	8	21	24	53
Mike Pruitt	23	25	---	---	1	49
Dick Ambrose	---	---	16	30	2	48
Hubert Oliver	15	18	---	---	11	44
Everson Walls	---	---	14	26	2	42
Pete Cronan	---	---	13	25	3	41
Cliff Harris	---	---	14	25	1	40
Charlie Waters	---	---	13	23	4	40
Mike Goff	9	16	---	---	14	39
Scott Perry	---	---	13	24	2	39
Elvis Peacock	9	8	---	---	22	39
Dan Hampton	---	---	10	26	3	39
Fair Hooker	16	21	---	---	---	37
Mario Celotto	---	---	5	11	20	36
Larry Brooks	---	---	14	21	---	35
Chuck Naretta	9	8	---	---	16	33
Paul Godfrey	---	---	13	16	4	33
Mark Slater	7	17	---	---	9	33
Ken Sanders	---	---	7	22	2	31
Ike Howard	---	---	9	12	5	26
Don Parrish	---	---	3	21	1	25
Harold Kayton	---	---	7	10	6	23
Ernie Holmes	---	---	6	12	3	21
Phil LaPorta	3	9	---	---	9	21
C.L. Whittington	---	---	3	11	7	21
Allan Kennedy	7	10	---	---	4	21
Jim Otis	8	6	---	---	5	19
Tom Graves	---	---	0	6	13	19
Jeff Fisher	---	---	3	9	4	16
Rick Fontenot	---	---	5	10	---	15
Kurt Sohn	0	6	---	---	9	15
Alfred Zerillo	3	0	---	---	9	12
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Irvin Phillips	---	---	0	2	---	2
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Garrett	---	---	24	32	11	67
Toby Tucker	---	---	27	33	4	64
Isiah Robertson	---	---	25	31	4	60
Tom Jackson	---	---	26	31	2	59
Lyle Alzado	---	---	24	29	5	58
Stan Walters	15	32	---	---	8	55
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	27	25	2	54
Mike Hennigan	---	---	24	25	4	53
Skip Thomas	---	---	20	25	8	53
Wilbur Young	---	---	22	28	3	53
Robert Jackson	---	---	12	24	15	51
Jeff Rutledge	16	33	---	---	---	49
Doug Cosbie	10	30	---	---	9	49
Joe Washington	14	23	---	---	7	44
Zach Waite	13	30	---	---	---	43
Willie Germany	---	---	19	21	2	42
Mark Nichols	9	16	---	---	17	42
Al Chandler	9	17	---	---	15	41
David Sims	8	12	---	---	21	41
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	15	22	3	40
Pat Tilley	10	22	---	---	8	40
Glen Titensor	10	24	---	---	6	40
Ted Washington	---	---	14	20	5	39
Billy Shields	11	28	---	---	---	39
Greg Johnson	---	---	17	17	2	36
Jack Mildren	---	---	15	18	2	35
Al Speer	6	16	---	---	8	30
Willis Adams	9	20	---	---	---	29
Chuck Commiskey	10	17	---	---	---	27
Ross Browner	---	---	8	10	7	25
David Verser	2	8	---	---	14	24
Bo Harris	---	---	2	4	17	23
Don Ratliff	---	---	10	11	---	21
James Lofton	7	12	---	---	2	21
Bob Pifferini	---	---	8	6	6	20
Ron Johnson	---	---	8	12	---	20
Horace Ivory	2	5	---	---	11	18
Ed Newman	6	9	---	---	2	17
Merv Krakau	---	---	5	5	6	16
Buddy Cutler	3	3	---	---	8	14
Carlton Malone	5	5	---	---	---	10
Warren Bryant	1	1	---	---	8	10
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Posey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	15	1.9
Middle	17	57	3.4
Right	6	22	3.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	17	2.1
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	37	26	2	1	4	0	4	4	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	30	14	3	2	4	6	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	12	8	27	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	63	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	82	11.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	54	13.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	8	48	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	3	47	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	82	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	17	14	1	137	1	35
FB Billy Joe Dupree	5	0	2	0	0	25
WR Fair Hooker	4	3	0	39	1	21
WR Mike Goff	3	3	0	11	0	16
WR Danny Buggs	3	2	1	28	0	27
RB Mike Pruitt	2	1	0	-1	0	25
RB Elvis Peacock	2	2	0	7	0	8
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	0	5	0	8

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	6	3	1	88	2	22
RB Joe Washington	6	2	2	22	0	23
WR Mark Nichols	5	3	0	14	0	16
TE Doug Cosbie	4	1	1	9	0	30
WR David Verser	3	2	0	14	0	8
FB David Sims	2	1	0	3	0	12
WR Willis Adams	2	1	0	29	1	20
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0	0	0	17
WR James Lofton	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	3	9	3.00	3.21
Danny White	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	0	0.00	2.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	8	3	17	2.13	6.11

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	2	0	0	0.00	5.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Duriel Harris	3	1	10	3.33	8.06
WR Fair Hooker	1	1	3	3.00	9.75
WR Mike Goff	1	1	4	4.00	3.67

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0	0.00	3.67
WR Mark Nichols	1	0	0	0.00	2.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	3	2
Mike Pruitt	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	15	12	8

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	6	5	3
WR Fair Hooker	3	2	1
WR Mike Goff	2	2	2
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	2
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Tilley	2	2	2
WR David Verser	2	1	0
TE Al Chandler	1	1	0
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 71,200 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 23,400 (24,900)
End Zone 15,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine 8,800 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (15,800)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,500 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	71,200 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	23,400 (24,900)
End Zone	15,300 (17,900)
Mezzanine	8,800 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (15,800)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,500 (4,800)