Week 15, 1981

played in Dallas, TX

68 degrees, rain, 13 mph wind

New York Giants	14	10	3	0	-	27
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	6	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 NYK - Skip Thomas 23 interception return (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 03:44 NYK - Tom Jackson 91 fumble return (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 11:52 NYK - David Posey 42 field goal
2Q: 06:46 NYK - Mark Nichols 9 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 05:33 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 9 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Pruitt run for conversion failed)
3Q: 00:56 NYK - David Posey 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:31 NYK - Skip Thomas 23 interception return (David Posey extra point)
1Q: 03:44 NYK - Tom Jackson 91 fumble return (David Posey extra point)
2Q: 11:52 NYK - David Posey 42 field goal
2Q: 06:46 NYK - Mark Nichols 9 pass from Jeff Rutledge (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 05:33 DAL - Billy Joe Dupree 9 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Pruitt run for conversion failed)
3Q: 00:56 NYK - David Posey 32 field goal

Team Statistics NYK DAL
Record 5-9 5-9
First Downs 17 14
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 316 242
- Offensive Plays 67 69
- Yards per Play 4.72 3.51
Net Rushing Yards 172 51
- Rushing Attempts 39 16
- Yards per Rush 4.41 3.19
Net Passing Yards 144 191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 1 51 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 144 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.14 3.60
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 9.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 5/40 3/23
Punt Returns/Yards 4/36 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 4/73
Interception Ret./Yards 2/26 1/30
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 26
Time of Possession 35:38 24:22

Team Statistics	NYK	DAL
Record	5-9	5-9
First Downs	17	14
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	316	242
- Offensive Plays	67	69
- Yards per Play	4.72	3.51
Net Rushing Yards	172	51
- Rushing Attempts	39	16
- Yards per Rush	4.41	3.19
Net Passing Yards	144	191
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 1	51 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	144	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.14	3.60
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	2/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	9.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	5/40	3/23
Punt Returns/Yards	4/36	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	4/73
Interception Ret./Yards	2/26	1/30
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 26
Time of Possession	35:38	24:22

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:29	OWN 28	6	28	Punt
1	9:58	1:29	OWN 48	4	12	Punt
1	6:47	2:32	OWN 36	6	20	Interception
1	1:59	5:13	OWN 21	10	54	Field Goal
2	9:26	2:46	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	4:24	1:32	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
2	2:09	1:03	OWN 28	3	5	Punt
3	13:25	2:21	OWN 30	3	7	Punt
3	9:15	1:48	OWN 22	3	8	Punt
3	5:23	4:33	OWN 28	10	57	Field Goal
4	12:28	3:57	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
4	7:46	1:45	OPP 24	3	5	Fumble
4	4:41	2:22	OPP 49	3	0	Punt

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:31	0:10	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
1	11:21	1:23	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
1	8:29	1:42	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	4:15	0:45	OPP 42	2	33	Fumble
1	3:30	1:31	OWN 33	3	1	Punt
2	11:46	2:20	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
2	6:40	2:16	OWN 20	6	16	Punt
2	2:52	0:43	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
2	1:06	1:06	OWN 17	5	13	Punt
3	15:00	1:35	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
3	11:04	1:49	OWN 30	3	4	Punt
3	7:27	2:04	OWN 28	4	72	Touchdown
3	0:50	3:22	OWN 33	7	24	Punt
4	8:31	0:45	OWN 16	3	3	Interception
4	6:01	1:20	OWN 19	8	30	Downs
4	2:19	2:19	OWN 20	11	34	Game

Game MVP: Skip Thomas, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	29	132	4.55	17	4
Horace Ivory	8	36	4.50	13	1
David Sims	2	4	2.00	2	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	12	23	1.92	13	1	0
Elvis Peacock	4	28	7.00	15	1	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff Rutledge	28	14	144	0/0	1	22	1	62.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	51	22	205	2/14	1	52	2	44.9

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Al Chandler	3	3	26	8.67	14	16	0
WR Lawrence Williams	3	7	24	8.00	0	13	0
FB David Sims	2	2	23	11.50	3	14	0
WR Mark Nichols	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	1
WR Pat Tilley	1	3	6	6.00	8	6	0
RB Joe Washington	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	2	22	22.00	1	22	0
WR Willis Adams	1	5	19	19.00	9	19	0
WR David Verser	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Billy Joe Dupree	6	7	51	8.50	20	20	1
WR Danny Buggs	4	8	48	12.00	0	23	0
WR Duriel Harris	4	15	72	18.00	6	52	0
RB Mike Pruitt	3	4	6	2.00	0	3	0
WR Mike Goff	2	6	15	7.50	0	11	0
WR Kurt Sohn	2	5	7	3.50	0	5	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Fair Hooker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Jim Otis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Chuck Naretta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Skip Thomas	2	26	13.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S C.L. Whittington	1	30	30.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Sims	1	0	0	0
Tom Jackson	0	1	1	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Billy Joe Dupree	1	0	0
Jeff Fisher	0	1	0
Larry Brooks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	8	323	40.4	32.9	49	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	10	439	43.9	38.3	55	4

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
David Verser	4	36	9.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Tucker	1	26	26.0	0
David Verser	1	16	16.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	4	73	18.3	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson	7	1	0.0	12	42
DE Wilbur Young	4	1	1.0	13	44
S Willie Germany	4	0	0.0	13	39
DE Lyle Alzado	3	2	0.5	9	36
CB Ron Johnson	3	1	0.0	14	50
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0.0	8	39
DT Donnie Ostrowski	2	3	0.5	10	29
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	1	0.0	8	40
CB Toby Tucker	2	1	0.0	15	50
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	0	0.0	9	24
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0.0	5	5
OLB Tom Jackson	1	1	0.0	15	27
S Jack Mildren	1	0	0.0	6	28
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0.0	4	11
S Robert Jackson	1	0	0.0	12	41
ILB Ted Washington	0	3	0.0	7	24

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	9	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Pete Cronan	5	3	0.0	28	24
OLB Harold Kayton	5	1	0.0	22	11
DT Don Parrish	5	1	0.0	21	12
DT Paul Godfrey	4	2	0.0	21	14
S Rick Fontenot	3	1	0.0	7	9
S Scott Perry	3	1	0.0	33	23
CB Walter Packer	3	1	0.0	23	19
CB Everson Walls	3	1	0.0	31	20
DE Dan Hampton	2	1	0.0	30	22
S C.L. Whittington	2	0	0.0	13	8
ILB Tom Graves	2	0	0.0	10	2
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	0.0	13	14
S Charlie Waters	1	2	0.0	26	19
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0.0	26	24
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0.0	27	17
DE Ike Howard	1	0	0.0	22	12
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ken Sanders	0	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Mario Celotto	0	1	0.0	11	4

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	1.0	7	3	44
DE Lyle Alzado	0.5	1	1	36
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.5	1	0	29
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	1	0	42
DE Ross Browner	0.0	1	0	15

Dallas	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	3	1	24
DE Dan Hampton	1	1	22
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	17
DE Ike Howard	1	0	12
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	2

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	1	0	42
S Willie Germany	3	0	0	39
CB Ron Johnson	3	0	0	50
S Mike Sensibaugh	2	2	0	40
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	2	39
CB Toby Tucker	2	1	0	50
S Robert Jackson	2	1	0	41
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	0	5
OLB Tom Jackson	1	1	0	27
S Jack Mildren	1	1	0	28
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	0	24
OLB Bo Harris	0	1	0	3

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	0	0	27
CB Walter Packer	3	1	0	19
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	0	11
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	1	8
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0	17
DT Paul Godfrey	1	0	0	14
S Scott Perry	1	0	0	23
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	0	14
OLB Pete Cronan	0	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Stan Walters	4	15	2	38	27
Glen Titensor	4	6	0	33	22
Billy Shields	3	6	0	35	26
Zach Waite	2	2	0	37	27
Chuck Commiskey	1	1	0	27	21
Al Chandler	0	4	0	31	19
David Sims	0	2	0	32	16
Ed Newman	0	1	0	6	6
Al Speer	0	1	0	12	7
Doug Cosbie	0	1	0	10	7

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Fulton	2	5	9	0	43
John Giesler	1	5	15	0	47
Forrest Blue	0	2	15	0	50
Allan Kennedy	0	2	7	0	10
Chuck Naretta	0	1	3	0	9
Mark Slater	0	1	7	0	22
Paul Howard	0	0	10	1	34
Kyle Delaroche	0	0	12	1	47

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
David Verser	2	20
Joe Washington	1	22
Ron Johnson	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Packer	4	29
Tom Graves	1	14
C.L. Whittington	1	11

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Toby Tucker	---	---	15	50	20	85
Stan Walters	38	27	---	---	10	75
Ron Johnson	---	---	14	50	7	71
Al Chandler	31	19	---	---	18	68
Robert Jackson	---	---	12	41	15	68
Jeff Rutledge	39	28	---	---	---	67
Joe Washington	29	15	---	---	22	66
David Sims	32	16	---	---	17	65
Zach Waite	37	27	---	---	---	64
Glen Titensor	33	22	---	---	7	62
Billy Shields	35	26	---	---	---	61
Wilbur Young	---	---	13	44	2	59
Pat Tilley	24	18	---	---	13	55
Willie Germany	---	---	13	39	2	54
Isiah Robertson	---	---	12	42	---	54
Willis Adams	21	19	---	---	11	51
Lawrence Williams	21	18	---	---	10	49
Lyle Alzado	---	---	9	36	3	48
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	8	40	---	48
Chuck Commiskey	27	21	---	---	---	48
Skip Thomas	---	---	8	39	---	47
Tom Jackson	---	---	15	27	---	42
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	10	29	2	41
Mike Hennigan	---	---	9	24	4	37
Jack Mildren	---	---	6	28	---	34
Greg Johnson	---	---	6	24	3	33
Ted Washington	---	---	7	24	1	32
Ross Browner	---	---	7	15	10	32
Mark Nichols	18	14	---	---	---	32
Al Speer	12	7	---	---	10	29
David Verser	1	7	---	---	20	28
Bo Harris	---	---	0	3	23	26
Doug Cosbie	10	7	---	---	8	25
Horace Ivory	8	7	---	---	7	22
Bob Pifferini	---	---	5	5	10	20
Ron McCartney	---	---	4	11	4	19
Ed Newman	6	6	---	---	3	15
Don Ratliff	---	---	3	11	---	14
Buddy Cutler	2	1	---	---	10	13
Warren Bryant	1	1	---	---	10	12
Merv Krakau	---	---	0	1	8	9
David Posey	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carlton Malone	4	2	---	---	---	6
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Flick	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	15	50	---	---	9	74
Walter Packer	---	---	23	19	29	71
Pat Haden	16	53	---	---	---	69
Danny Buggs	11	42	---	---	13	66
John Giesler	15	47	---	---	---	62
Duriel Harris	11	44	---	---	6	61
Kyle Delaroche	12	47	---	---	---	59
Dick Ambrose	---	---	30	27	2	59
Scott Perry	---	---	33	23	2	58
Larry Brooks	---	---	26	24	4	54
Pete Cronan	---	---	28	24	2	54
Everson Walls	---	---	31	20	3	54
Mike Goff	7	30	---	---	16	53
Dan Hampton	---	---	30	22	1	53
Billy Joe Dupree	11	32	---	---	9	52
Paul Howard	10	34	---	---	8	52
Ed Fulton	9	43	---	---	---	52
Charlie Waters	---	---	26	19	2	47
Mike Pruitt	12	33	---	---	2	47
Cliff Harris	---	---	27	17	2	46
Paul Godfrey	---	---	21	14	7	42
Harold Kayton	---	---	22	11	9	42
Ike Howard	---	---	22	12	7	41
Mark Slater	7	22	---	---	10	39
Ken Sanders	---	---	20	17	1	38
Mario Celotto	---	---	11	4	22	37
Elvis Peacock	4	9	---	---	24	37
Fair Hooker	9	26	---	---	---	35
Jeff Fisher	---	---	13	14	8	35
Don Parrish	---	---	21	12	---	33
C.L. Whittington	---	---	13	8	11	32
Hubert Oliver	10	20	---	---	2	32
Chuck Naretta	3	9	---	---	18	30
Ernie Holmes	---	---	14	8	4	26
Tom Graves	---	---	10	2	14	26
Jim Otis	1	6	---	---	16	23
Kurt Sohn	1	14	---	---	8	23
Phil LaPorta	4	6	---	---	10	20
Rick Fontenot	---	---	7	9	3	19
Allan Kennedy	7	10	---	---	2	19
Alfred Zerillo	1	6	---	---	10	17
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	10	10
Irvin Phillips	---	---	1	2	---	3
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	2	2
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	20	66	3.3
Right	13	60	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	51	3.2
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff Rutledge	28	14	1	1	3	2	7	2	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	51	22	3	6	1	9	11	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	19	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	90	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	22	4.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	2	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	80	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	4	43	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	75	9.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Lawrence Williams	7	3	1	24	0	18
WR Willis Adams	5	1	0	19	0	19
TE Al Chandler	3	3	0	26	0	19
WR Pat Tilley	3	1	0	6	0	18
RB Joe Washington	2	1	1	11	0	15
FB David Sims	2	2	0	23	0	16
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	0	22	1	7
WR Mark Nichols	2	2	0	13	0	14
WR David Verser	2	0	1	0	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	15	4	0	72	1	44
WR Danny Buggs	8	4	0	48	1	42
FB Billy Joe Dupree	7	6	0	51	1	32
WR Mike Goff	6	2	0	15	0	30
WR Kurt Sohn	5	2	0	7	0	14
RB Mike Pruitt	4	3	0	6	0	33
WR Fair Hooker	2	0	1	0	0	26
FB Hubert Oliver	2	1	0	6	0	20
FB Jim Otis	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Washington	1	4	4.00	4.55

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff Rutledge	4	2	20	5.00	5.14

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	2	2	18	9.00	4.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Joe Washington	2	1	11	5.50	5.50
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	9	9.00	6.50

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	9	9.00	7.29
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	9	9.00	4.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	4	1
Horace Ivory	2	0
David Sims	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Pruitt	1	0
Elvis Peacock	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff Rutledge	9	4	3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	14	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lawrence Williams	3	2	1
TE Al Chandler	2	2	2
WR Pat Tilley	2	0	0
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0
WR David Verser	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kurt Sohn	3	2	1
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	2	0	0
WR Fair Hooker	1	0	0
WR Mike Goff	1	1	0
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0
RB Mike Pruitt	1	0	0
FB Hubert Oliver	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)