Week 8, 1981

played in Los Angeles, CA

55 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	7	7	3	-	17
Los Angeles Rams	0	10	7	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:28 LAS - Allen Carter 23 run (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 04:34 DAL - Elvis Peacock 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 01:05 LAS - Joe Danelo 35 field goal
3Q: 10:28 DAL - Danny Buggs 3 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 00:20 LAS - Jimmy Allen 54 interception return (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 03:14 DAL - Mike Wood 19 field goal
4Q: 00:49 LAS - Joe Danelo 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 10:28 LAS - Allen Carter 23 run (Joe Danelo extra point)
2Q: 04:34 DAL - Elvis Peacock 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 01:05 LAS - Joe Danelo 35 field goal
3Q: 10:28 DAL - Danny Buggs 3 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 00:20 LAS - Jimmy Allen 54 interception return (Joe Danelo extra point)
4Q: 03:14 DAL - Mike Wood 19 field goal
4Q: 00:49 LAS - Joe Danelo 35 field goal

Team Statistics DAL LAS
Record 4-3 4-3
First Downs 19 22
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 393 407
- Offensive Plays 68 62
- Yards per Play 5.78 6.56
Net Rushing Yards 185 101
- Rushing Attempts 40 15
- Yards per Rush 4.63 6.73
Net Passing Yards 208 306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 21 - 1 45 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 213 319
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.43 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 10.0
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 8/70
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-5 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 1/26
Interception Ret./Yards 1/20 1/54
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:32 24:28

Team Statistics	DAL	LAS
Record	4-3	4-3
First Downs	19	22
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	393	407
- Offensive Plays	68	62
- Yards per Play	5.78	6.56
Net Rushing Yards	185	101
- Rushing Attempts	40	15
- Yards per Rush	4.63	6.73
Net Passing Yards	208	306
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 21 - 1	45 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	213	319
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.43	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	10.0
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	8/70
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-5	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	1/26
Interception Ret./Yards	1/20	1/54
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:32	24:28

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:03	2:43	OWN 27	5	18	Punt
1	7:17	3:36	OWN 3	5	33	Punt
1	2:30	4:24	OWN 20	8	45	Missed FG
2	10:13	5:45	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
2	0:57	0:39	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	15:00	4:39	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown
3	8:39	2:50	OWN 25	5	18	Punt
3	4:57	1:36	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
3	0:20	0:09	OWN 39	1	0	Interception
3	0:11	3:55	OWN 21	6	23	Punt
4	8:22	5:15	OWN 39	9	59	Field Goal
4	0:44	0:44	OWN 20	5	19	Game

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:57	OWN 20	6	12	Punt
1	9:20	2:03	OWN 17	5	46	Punt
1	3:41	1:11	OWN 44	4	17	Punt
2	13:06	2:53	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
2	4:28	3:31	OWN 20	10	62	Field Goal
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 30	3	23	Half
3	10:21	1:42	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
3	5:49	0:52	OWN 38	3	-4	Punt
3	3:21	3:01	OWN 33	6	35	Missed FG
4	11:16	2:54	OWN 14	8	52	Interception
4	3:07	2:23	OWN 20	9	62	Field Goal

Game MVP: Avon Riley, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	24	129	5.38	19	5	0
Elvis Peacock	14	41	2.93	4	0	1
Jim Otis	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Pat Haden	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Lawrence McCutcheon	10	59	5.90	16	3	0
Allen Carter	5	42	8.40	23	1	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	27	21	213	1/5	1	36	1	96.4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Jaworski	45	26	319	2/13	0	60	1	70.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Buggs	10	12	128	12.80	53	36	1
WR Fair Hooker	5	7	54	10.80	5	23	0
WR Duriel Harris	4	6	35	8.75	0	18	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR John Kimbrough	6	10	68	11.33	24	17
TE Greg Latta	5	8	36	7.20	7	18
WR Freddie Solomon	3	10	35	11.67	7	16
WR Billy Brooks	3	3	87	29.00	57	60
WR John Floyd	3	5	25	8.33	0	14
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	2	3	28	14.00	24	24
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	21	21.00	0	21
RB Allen Carter	1	2	3	3.00	1	3
FB Tony Galbreath	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE McDonald Oden	1	2	11	11.00	0	11

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Everson Walls	1	20	20.00	0

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Jimmy Allen	1	54	54.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Buggs	1	1	0
Pat Haden	1	1	0
Cliff Harris	0	0	1
Allan Kennedy	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Kimbrough	2	1	0
Steve Trimble	0	1	0
John Floyd	0	0	1
Avon Riley	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	6	230	38.3	31.8	50	1

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Cliff Parsley	5	189	37.8	34.8	41	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	0/1	0/1	19	2/2

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joe Danelo	2/3	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	1	-5	-5.0	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	4	39	9.8	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	43	21.5	0

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
John Kimbrough	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	4	1	2.0	9	23
S Scott Perry	4	0	0.0	11	39
OLB Pete Cronan	3	2	0.0	13	32
DT Larry Brooks	3	1	0.0	12	27
S C.L. Whittington	3	1	0.0	4	20
OLB Mario Celotto	3	0	0.0	3	16
CB Everson Walls	3	0	0.0	13	37
CB Walter Packer	2	2	0.0	12	43
DE Dan Hampton	2	1	0.0	12	36
CB Jeff Fisher	2	1	0.0	7	23
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	8	27
DT Paul Godfrey	2	0	0.0	5	25
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	0.0	4	8
S Rick Fontenot	2	0	0.0	6	17
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	1	0.0	13	44
DT Don Parrish	1	1	0.0	8	19
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0.0	4	20
DE Ike Howard	1	0	0.0	7	24
CB Irvin Phillips	1	0	0.0	0	4
S Charlie Waters	0	2	0.0	12	30

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Avon Riley	9	2	1.0	26	21
OLB Anthony Dickerson	6	0	0.0	13	6
S Dave Elmendorf	5	5	0.0	35	26
CB Don McNeal	5	2	0.0	25	22
DT Stafford Mays	3	3	0.0	29	12
OLB Andrew Melontree	3	2	0.0	11	12
S Jimmy Allen	3	1	0.0	30	24
DT Troy Archer	3	1	0.0	24	17
CB Dwight Hicks	3	0	0.0	31	19
OLB Greg Gaines	2	4	0.0	29	16
DT Bob Golic	2	2	0.0	26	15
DE Greg Brown	2	2	0.0	25	19
OLB Sanders Shiver	2	1	0.0	14	5
S Jerry Anderson	2	1	0.0	6	10
CB Reggie Pinkney	2	1	0.0	29	17
CB Wentford Gaines	2	0	0.0	15	14
CB Steve Trimble	2	0	0.0	12	15
DE Cory Joyner	1	2	0.0	25	18
DE Mike Barnes	1	0	0.0	15	10
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Engler	1	0	0.0	5	1
DE Ian Lyons	1	0	0.0	15	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	2.0	0	1	0	23
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	1	0	0	20
DE Ike Howard	0.0	0	2	0	24
DT Don Parrish	0.0	0	2	0	19
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	1	1	27

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Avon Riley	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Andrew Melontree	0.0	1	0	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Scott Perry	4	0	0	39
CB Everson Walls	3	2	1	37
S C.L. Whittington	3	1	0	20
OLB Pete Cronan	2	2	0	32
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0	27
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0	43
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	2	0	44
OLB Mario Celotto	1	1	0	16
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0	20
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0	23
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0	8
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	0	17
DT Don Parrish	1	0	0	19
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0	36
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	0	23
CB Irvin Phillips	1	0	0	4

Los Angeles	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Jimmy Allen	3	1	24
CB Don McNeal	3	0	22
CB Reggie Pinkney	2	0	17
CB Dwight Hicks	2	0	19
OLB Anthony Dickerson	2	0	6
OLB Andrew Melontree	2	0	12
CB Steve Trimble	2	0	15
S Dave Elmendorf	1	0	26
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	14
S Jerry Anderson	1	0	10
OLB Greg Gaines	1	0	16
ILB Avon Riley	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Delaroche	4	7	0	36	0	26
Mark Slater	2	2	0	13	0	4
John Giesler	1	8	1	38	0	25
Forrest Blue	1	6	0	39	1	28
Ed Fulton	1	5	0	31	0	23
Paul Howard	1	3	0	28	0	24
Allan Kennedy	1	2	0	9	0	5
Hubert Oliver	0	3	0	26	0	16
Billy Joe Dupree	0	2	0	38	0	20
Phil LaPorta	0	1	0	4	0	2

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Max Montoya	3	3	11	0	32
Jim Langer	2	2	5	1	22
Tony Galbreath	2	2	9	0	22
Jim Sexton	1	4	14	0	38
Frank Myers	1	3	12	0	30
Bob Van Duyne	0	1	13	0	43
Andy Frederick	0	0	13	1	42

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Packer	1	25
Elvis Peacock	1	19
Jim Otis	1	9
Phil LaPorta	1	8
Allan Kennedy	1	1

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	2	11
John Floyd	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walter Packer	---	---	12	43	25	80
Forrest Blue	39	28	---	---	7	74
Pat Haden	40	28	---	---	---	68
Billy Joe Dupree	38	20	---	---	5	63
John Giesler	38	25	---	---	---	63
Kyle Delaroche	36	26	---	---	---	62
Dick Ambrose	---	---	13	44	3	60
Paul Howard	28	24	---	---	7	59
Duriel Harris	32	22	---	---	5	59
Ed Fulton	31	23	---	---	---	54
Scott Perry	---	---	11	39	3	53
Everson Walls	---	---	13	37	3	53
Dan Hampton	---	---	12	36	3	51
Danny Buggs	18	22	---	---	10	50
Hubert Oliver	26	16	---	---	8	50
Pete Cronan	---	---	13	32	3	48
Mike Pruitt	25	17	---	---	3	45
Charlie Waters	---	---	12	30	2	44
Elvis Peacock	15	9	---	---	19	43
Larry Brooks	---	---	12	27	3	42
Cliff Harris	---	---	8	27	3	38
Mario Celotto	---	---	3	16	19	38
Chuck Naretta	11	8	---	---	18	37
Ike Howard	---	---	7	24	6	37
C.L. Whittington	---	---	4	20	11	35
Jeff Fisher	---	---	7	23	5	35
Ken Sanders	---	---	9	23	2	34
Paul Godfrey	---	---	5	25	4	34
Mike Goff	12	7	---	---	13	32
Don Parrish	---	---	8	19	1	28
Ernie Holmes	---	---	4	20	3	27
Jim Otis	11	5	---	---	9	25
Mark Slater	13	4	---	---	8	25
Fair Hooker	12	12	---	---	---	24
Rick Fontenot	---	---	6	17	1	24
Tom Graves	---	---	2	3	15	20
Harold Kayton	---	---	4	8	3	15
Allan Kennedy	9	5	---	---	1	15
Phil LaPorta	4	2	---	---	8	14
Kurt Sohn	0	2	---	---	12	14
Alfred Zerillo	2	3	---	---	8	13
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Irvin Phillips	---	---	0	4	2	6
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Van Duyne	13	43	---	---	8	64
Dave Elmendorf	---	---	35	26	2	63
Ron Jaworski	15	47	---	---	---	62
Don McNeal	---	---	25	22	11	58
Jim Sexton	14	38	---	---	5	57
Andy Frederick	13	42	---	---	2	57
Jimmy Allen	---	---	30	24	2	56
John Kimbrough	12	34	---	---	10	56
John Floyd	13	32	---	---	8	53
Dwight Hicks	---	---	31	19	2	52
Avon Riley	---	---	26	21	4	51
Max Montoya	11	32	---	---	7	50
Greg Gaines	---	---	29	16	4	49
Freddie Solomon	8	39	---	---	1	48
Greg Brown	---	---	25	19	4	48
Cory Joyner	---	---	25	18	3	46
Allen Carter	5	18	---	---	23	46
Troy Archer	---	---	24	17	5	46
Reggie Pinkney	---	---	29	17	---	46
Tony Galbreath	9	22	---	---	13	44
Billy Brooks	7	21	---	---	15	43
Bob Golic	---	---	26	15	2	43
Steve Trimble	---	---	12	15	16	43
Frank Myers	12	30	---	---	---	42
Stafford Mays	---	---	29	12	---	41
Wentford Gaines	---	---	15	14	11	40
Andrew Melontree	---	---	11	12	11	34
Greg Latta	5	22	---	---	6	33
Lawrence McCutcheon	10	23	---	---	---	33
Charles Aiu	6	19	---	---	8	33
Ian Lyons	---	---	15	9	7	31
McDonald Oden	3	9	---	---	16	28
Jim Langer	5	22	---	---	---	27
Mike Barnes	---	---	15	10	---	25
Anthony Dickerson	---	---	13	6	6	25
Daryl Bernstein	1	10	---	---	12	23
Sanders Shiver	---	---	14	5	4	23
Jerry Anderson	---	---	6	10	2	18
Bob Rush	1	9	---	---	8	18
Eric Lane	2	5	---	---	10	17
Mike Engler	---	---	5	1	9	15
Joe Danelo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Cliff Parsley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ted Fargas	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Morton	---	---	0	0	2	2
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	43	4.3
Middle	24	102	4.3
Right	6	40	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	33	11.0
Middle	9	40	4.4
Right	3	28	9.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	27	21	3	1	3	0	0	0	1

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Jaworski	45	26	3	1	2	8	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	43	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	101	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	54	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	136	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	9	107	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	38	9.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	12	10	1	128	2	22
WR Fair Hooker	7	5	2	54	1	12
WR Duriel Harris	6	4	0	35	0	22
TE Chuck Naretta	1	1	0	-2	0	8
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0	-2	0	16

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Freddie Solomon	10	3	1	35	0	39
WR John Kimbrough	10	6	0	68	0	34
TE Greg Latta	8	5	0	36	0	22
WR John Floyd	5	3	0	25	0	32
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	3	2	0	28	1	23
WR Billy Brooks	3	3	0	87	1	21
RB Allen Carter	2	1	1	3	0	18
TE McDonald Oden	2	1	0	11	0	9
WR Daryl Bernstein	1	1	0	21	1	10
FB Tony Galbreath	1	1	0	5	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	4	22	5.50	5.38
Elvis Peacock	4	12	3.00	2.93

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	3	3	16	5.33	7.89

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Jaworski	2	0	0	0.00	7.09

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	8	4.00	10.67
WR Fair Hooker	1	1	8	8.00	7.71

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Allen Carter	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
WR Freddie Solomon	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	3	1
Pat Haden	1	0
Mike Pruitt	1	0

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence McCutcheon	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	8	5	4

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Jaworski	13	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	4	3	3
WR Fair Hooker	2	1	1
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	0

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Freddie Solomon	4	3	2
WR John Kimbrough	4	1	1
WR John Floyd	3	2	1
RB Lawrence McCutcheon	1	1	0
WR Billy Brooks	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)