Week 13, 1981

played in Minnesota, MN

44 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys7068-21
Minnesota Vikings7377-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 DAL - Danny Buggs 1 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 02:29 MIN - Mike Strachan 9 run (Rafael Septien extra point)
2Q: 04:54 MIN - Rafael Septien 29 field goal
3Q: 09:23 MIN - Charley Young 14 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
3Q: 03:27 DAL - Mike Wood 26 field goal
3Q: 01:21 DAL - Mike Wood 23 field goal
4Q: 09:06 MIN - Irving Merchant 13 pass from Mike Loyd (Rafael Septien extra point)
4Q: 04:23 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 10 pass from Pat Haden (Pat Haden pass to Duriel Harris for conversion)

Team StatisticsDALMIN
Record5-75-7
First Downs1916
- by Rushing36
- by Passing169
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards304282
- Offensive Plays7154
- Yards per Play4.285.22
Net Rushing Yards96149
- Rushing Attempts2528
- Yards per Rush3.845.32
Net Passing Yards208133
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 28 - 023 - 15 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards234150
- Sacks/Yards Lost4/263/17
- Yards per Pass Play4.525.12
Fumbles/Lost4/23/2
3rd Down Conversions11/185/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.75.8
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/403/20
Punt Returns/Yards1/51/1
Kick Returns/Yards2/445/112
Interception Ret./Yards1/00/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits44
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/22/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 25OWN 44
Time of Possession33:1626:44

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:421:54OWN 20416Punt
110:565:37OWN 461154Touchdown
12:202:27OWN 2633Punt
29:141:19OWN 132Punt
24:463:23OWN 20842Missed FG
20:120:12OWN 141-1Half
315:002:24OWN 10422Fumble
39:125:50OWN 281263Field Goal
32:351:22OPP 1438Field Goal
411:342:28OWN 2043Fumble
49:004:43OWN 311169Touchdown
41:561:26OWN 2713Downs
Minnesota Vikings
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:18OWN 3333Punt
111:480:52OWN 163-5Punt
15:192:59OWN 39561Touchdown
214:535:39OWN 311068Fumble
27:553:09OPP 38626Field Goal
21:231:11OWN 45635Interception
312:363:24OPP 32632Touchdown
33:220:47OWN 261-6Fumble
31:134:39OWN 17727Punt
49:060:06OPP 13113Touchdown
44:172:21OWN 28520Punt
40:300:30OPP 151-2Game

Game MVP: Greg Bracelin, Minnesota Vikings

Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Elvis Peacock12524.331510
Mike Pruitt9283.11700
Pat Haden273.50800
Jim Otis166.00600
Hubert Oliver133.00300
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chester Willis15976.474220
Mike Strachan11494.45901
Mike Loyd231.50500

Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Pat Haden42282344/26219096.7
MinnesotaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Loyd23151503/17221194.5

Receiving Statistics

DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Duriel Harris914697.671190
WR Danny Buggs811698.6314171
WR Fair Hooker343411.334150
FB Hubert Oliver33113.67360
FB Billy Joe Dupree23189.000101
WR Mike Goff121212.000120
TE Chuck Naretta1266.00660
WR Kurt Sohn111515.000150
RB Mike Pruitt0100.00000
MinnesotaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bob Newland22168.00080
WR Charley Young222412.002141
WR Irving Merchant233417.003211
WR Butch Johnson222914.5010160
TE Jimmie Giles22115.50270
WR Stan Rome252010.008170
RB Mike Strachan1188.00080
FB Nathan Poole1144.00440
TE Don Warren1244.00040
FB Curtis Dickey0200.00000
RB Chester Willis0100.00000

Interception Statistics

DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Dick Ambrose100.000
MinnesotaIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Pat Haden4000
Kyle Delaroche0100
Harold Kayton0100
Mike Pruitt0100
Dan Hampton0100
Larry Brooks0010
Dick Ambrose0010
Mario Celotto0010
MinnesotaFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Loyd2100
Chester Willis1000
Darrell Irvin0110
James Hunter0110
Gary Fencik0010
Greg Bracelin0010

Punting Statistics

DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier312441.341.0481
MinnesotaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman419849.543.3562

Kicking Statistics

DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood2/30/10/1261/1
MinnesotaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Rafael Septien1/10/00/0293/3

Punt Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Buggs155.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Irving Merchant111.00

Kick Return Statistics

DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Buggs24422.00
MinnesotaRetYardsAvgTD
Irving Merchant49523.80
Royce McKinney11717.00

Defensive Statistics

DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Walter Packer500.02320
OLB Mario Celotto400.51017
S Charlie Waters400.02113
DE Dan Hampton400.02216
DE Ike Howard320.51913
DT Ernie Holmes300.5711
ILB Dick Ambrose300.02825
DT Larry Brooks201.02322
OLB Pete Cronan210.52210
S Scott Perry220.02318
S C.L. Whittington200.0813
CB Jeff Fisher200.0913
DT Don Parrish120.01313
CB Cliff Harris110.01522
CB Everson Walls110.02217
G Paul Howard10---------
DE Ken Sanders100.01114
S Rick Fontenot100.0711
CB Irvin Phillips100.021
MinnesotaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Gary Fencik1400.02441
ILB Ken Fantetti710.02137
S Roland Solomon510.01734
DE Darrell Irvin321.01934
S Terry Jackson340.01836
DE Mark Gastineau330.01835
CB LeCharls McDaniel320.01737
OLB Greg Bracelin202.0311
OLB Thomas Henderson200.01724
CB Keith Simpson200.01531
OLB Chris Keating200.049
S Mark Murphy200.01522
DT James Hunter101.01328
CB Royce McKinney120.01331
OLB Rickey Jackson120.02336
ILB Eddie Johnson110.0611
DE Anthony Jolly100.0612
C Alan Willis10---------
TE Don Warren10---------
DT Norm Wells030.01218

Pass Rush Statistics

DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Larry Brooks1.000222
DT Ernie Holmes0.500011
DE Ike Howard0.500013
OLB Pete Cronan0.500010
OLB Mario Celotto0.500017
DE Dan Hampton0.001116
DT Don Parrish0.000113
MinnesotaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Greg Bracelin2.000011
DE Darrell Irvin1.010034
DT James Hunter1.000028
OLB Thomas Henderson0.002024
OLB Rickey Jackson0.001136
DE Mark Gastineau0.001035
DT Norm Wells0.001018

Pass Defense Statistics

DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Walter Packer31020
OLB Mario Celotto30017
CB Jeff Fisher21013
CB Cliff Harris20022
S Charlie Waters20013
ILB Dick Ambrose10125
S C.L. Whittington10013
DE Ike Howard10013
S Scott Perry01018
DT Don Parrish01013
MinnesotaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Gary Fencik51041
S Roland Solomon50034
ILB Ken Fantetti41037
S Terry Jackson30036
CB Royce McKinney20031
CB Keith Simpson20031
OLB Chris Keating2009
DE Anthony Jolly10012
OLB Thomas Henderson10024
DE Darrell Irvin10034
S Mark Murphy10022
CB LeCharls McDaniel10037

Blocking Statistics

DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Forrest Blue37023046
Ed Fulton18020037
John Giesler12024242
Kyle Delaroche12021143
Billy Joe Dupree11021033
Jim Otis110508
Allan Kennedy110509
Paul Howard01017127
MinnesotaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Glenn Hyde35022021
Franky Smith33022219
Alan Willis27124018
Tim Irwin24023125
Dean Miraldi110501
John Choma0401109
Dennis Nelson010607
Curtis Dickey010906

Special Teams Tackles

DallasTacklesSTPlays
Kurt Sohn213
Walter Packer120
Chuck Naretta116
Mike Goff114
Tom Graves113
MinnesotaTacklesSTPlays
Mike Strachan118
Greg Bracelin112
Larry Gordon110

Participation

DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Forrest Blue2346------574
Pat Haden2546---------71
John Giesler2442---------66
Duriel Harris2040------565
Kyle Delaroche2143---------64
Walter Packer------23202063
Billy Joe Dupree2133------559
Danny Buggs1733------959
Ed Fulton2037---------57
Dick Ambrose------2825154
Mike Pruitt1335------250
Paul Howard1727------448
Larry Brooks------2322146
Hubert Oliver1324------845
Mario Celotto------10171744
Scott Perry------2318142
Fair Hooker1326---------39
Elvis Peacock129------1839
Everson Walls------2217---39
Cliff Harris------1522138
Dan Hampton------2216---38
Mike Goff914------1437
Charlie Waters------2113236
Ike Howard------1913335
Mark Slater1019------635
Pete Cronan------2210234
C.L. Whittington------8131031
Ken Sanders------1114328
Jeff Fisher------913628
Paul Godfrey------1411227
Don Parrish------1313---26
Chuck Naretta26------1624
Jim Otis58------821
Ernie Holmes------711220
Rick Fontenot------711220
Harold Kayton------84416
Tom Graves------121316
Allan Kennedy59------216
Kurt Sohn02------1315
Phil LaPorta43------613
Alfred Zerillo14------611
Mike Wood00------88
Grady Grier00------66
Irvin Phillips------21---3
Danny White00---------0
Glenn Carano00---------0
MinnesotaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Fencik------2441469
LeCharls McDaniel------17371064
Royce McKinney------13311862
Ken Fantetti------2137361
Rickey Jackson------2336261
Darrell Irvin------1934760
Terry Jackson------1836458
Mike Loyd2826------155
Mark Gastineau------1835154
Butch Johnson2021------1152
Roland Solomon------1734152
Keith Simpson------1531349
Glenn Hyde2221------548
Mark Murphy------15221148
Tim Irwin2325---------48
Thomas Henderson------1724445
Syd Kitson2322---------45
Alan Willis2418------143
James Hunter------1328243
Don Warren1215------1542
Franky Smith2219---------41
Irving Merchant1716------740
Stan Rome1314------1340
Mike Strachan1110------1839
Charley Young1716---------33
Norm Wells------1218131
Chester Willis1712---------29
Jimmie Giles168------428
Nathan Poole66------1426
Greg Bracelin------3111226
John Choma119------525
Ernest Kirk------811221
Eddie Johnson------611421
Anthony Jolly------612220
Curtis Dickey96------419
Chris Keating------49417
Bo Buetow48------517
Larry Gordon------421016
Jim Ryan------26816
Dennis Nelson67---------13
Dean Miraldi51------511
Bob Newland26---------8
Rafael Septien00------66
Marv Bateman00------44
Pat Ryan00---------0
Jeff Komlo00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9424.7
Middle11383.5
Right4174.3
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left7304.3
Middle13906.9
Right7314.4
None1-2-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Pat Haden42280502510
MinnesotaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Loyd23151114141

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43112.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1713663.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)19111387.3
Long (19+ Yds)111919.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen5281.6
Short (0-8 Yds)97566.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)656510.8
Long (19+ Yds)31217.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Duriel Harris149069040
WR Danny Buggs118069033
WR Fair Hooker43034026
FB Billy Joe Dupree32018033
FB Hubert Oliver33011024
WR Mike Goff21012014
TE Chuck Naretta210606
RB Mike Pruitt1000035
WR Kurt Sohn1101502
MinnesotaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stan Rome52020014
WR Irving Merchant32034116
WR Bob Newland2201606
WR Charley Young22024016
WR Butch Johnson22029021
TE Jimmie Giles2201108
TE Don Warren2104015
FB Curtis Dickey200006
RB Mike Strachan1108010
FB Nathan Poole110406
RB Chester Willis1010012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Elvis Peacock372.334.33
Hubert Oliver133.003.00
MinnesotaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Mike Strachan3134.334.45
Chester Willis3103.336.47
Mike Loyd1-2-2.001.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Pat Haden74253.575.57
MinnesotaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Loyd64396.506.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Duriel Harris3151.674.93
WR Danny Buggs22105.006.27
FB Billy Joe Dupree111010.006.00
WR Mike Goff1000.006.00
MinnesotaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Charley Young111414.0012.00
WR Irving Merchant111313.0011.33
RB Mike Strachan1188.008.00
FB Nathan Poole1144.004.00
TE Don Warren1000.002.00
WR Stan Rome1000.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

DallasRushesConversions
Elvis Peacock32
Hubert Oliver10
MinnesotaRushesConversions
Mike Strachan22
Chester Willis21
Mike Loyd10

Third Down Passing Statistics

DallasAttCompConversions
Pat Haden13119
MinnesotaAttCompConversions
Mike Loyd432

Third Down Receiving Statistics

DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Duriel Harris431
WR Danny Buggs333
FB Billy Joe Dupree222
WR Mike Goff111
TE Chuck Naretta111
WR Kurt Sohn111
MinnesotaTargCatchConversions
WR Stan Rome211
WR Charley Young111
FB Nathan Poole110

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,300 (72,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,200 (21,900)
End Zone14,800 (15,800)
Mezzanine8,200 (9,100)
Sideline Seats12,400 (14,000)
Club Seats7,200 (7,600)
Luxury Boxes3,500 (3,600)