Week 9, 1983

played in Washington, DC

49 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	10	10	0	10	-	30
Washington Redskins	0	13	0	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:36 DAL - Gerald Willhite 34 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 05:41 DAL - Mike Wood 29 field goal
2Q: 10:49 WAS - John Leypoldt 51 field goal
2Q: 03:56 DAL - Mike Wood 28 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 5 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:54 DAL - Danny Buggs 94 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:11 WAS - John Leypoldt 50 field goal
4Q: 12:45 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 1 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 08:51 DAL - Gerald Willhite 11 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 00:40 DAL - Mike Wood 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:36 DAL - Gerald Willhite 34 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 05:41 DAL - Mike Wood 29 field goal
2Q: 10:49 WAS - John Leypoldt 51 field goal
2Q: 03:56 DAL - Mike Wood 28 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 5 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:54 DAL - Danny Buggs 94 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:11 WAS - John Leypoldt 50 field goal
4Q: 12:45 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 1 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 08:51 DAL - Gerald Willhite 11 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 00:40 DAL - Mike Wood 51 field goal

Team Statistics DAL WAS
Record 5-3 2-6
First Downs 18 21
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 11 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 333 342
- Offensive Plays 58 69
- Yards per Play 5.74 4.96
Net Rushing Yards 148 81
- Rushing Attempts 29 20
- Yards per Rush 5.10 4.05
Net Passing Yards 185 261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 0 47 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 196 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 6.38 5.33
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 2/15 5/49
Punt Returns/Yards 2/15 1/2
Kick Returns/Yards 5/198 5/112
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 21
Time of Possession 29:48 30:12

Team Statistics	DAL	WAS
Record	5-3	2-6
First Downs	18	21
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	11	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	333	342
- Offensive Plays	58	69
- Yards per Play	5.74	4.96
Net Rushing Yards	148	81
- Rushing Attempts	29	20
- Yards per Rush	5.10	4.05
Net Passing Yards	185	261
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 0	47 - 27 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	196	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	6.38	5.33
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	2/15	5/49
Punt Returns/Yards	2/15	1/2
Kick Returns/Yards	5/198	5/112
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 21
Time of Possession	29:48	30:12

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:37	OWN 48	3	52	Touchdown
1	12:48	7:14	OWN 28	15	60	Field Goal
1	4:13	3:10	OWN 41	6	19	Punt
1	0:10	0:47	OWN 33	3	8	Punt
2	10:44	2:58	OWN 30	6	22	Punt
2	6:09	2:19	OPP 45	4	34	Field Goal
3	8:20	4:11	OWN 1	8	55	Punt
4	12:37	3:52	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	5:31	3:19	OWN 24	4	18	Punt
4	1:09	0:37	OPP 41	3	7	Field Goal

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:23	1:35	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
1	5:34	1:21	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
1	1:03	0:53	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	14:23	3:39	OWN 18	8	48	Field Goal
2	7:46	1:37	OWN 3	3	6	Punt
2	3:50	1:56	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
2	1:37	1:33	OWN 44	6	23	Field Goal
3	15:00	6:40	OWN 18	10	40	Punt
3	4:09	6:32	OWN 7	13	93	Touchdown
4	8:45	3:14	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
4	2:12	1:03	OWN 14	4	22	Interception
4	0:32	0:32	OWN 17	3	11	Game

Game MVP: Gerald Willhite, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Willhite	14	97	6.93	34	3	2
Ken Thomas	12	47	3.92	9	0	0
Tony Collins	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
Danny Buggs	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	10	61	6.10	20	2	1
Boyce Green	7	15	2.14	4	0	0
Delvin Williams	3	5	1.67	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Carano	27	18	196	2/11	0	27	0	87.8

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	47	27	271	2/10	1	37	1	72.2

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Duriel Harris	4	4	35	8.75	0	12
WR Danny Buggs	3	7	15	5.00	0	9
TE Robin Earl	2	2	44	22.00	19	27
RB Tony Collins	2	2	19	9.50	0	12
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	4	18	9.00	4	15
RB Ken Thomas	2	3	17	8.50	14	9
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	23	23.00	13	23
FB Hubert Oliver	1	2	25	25.00	25	25
RB Gerald Willhite	1	2	0	0.00	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mervyn Fernandez	11	15	102	9.27	15	22	1
WR Melvin Wilber	5	7	44	8.80	1	16	0
TE Mike Barber	4	5	28	7.00	2	13	0
WR Tracy Porter	3	5	55	18.33	31	37	0
WR Lamont Marrow	2	4	29	14.50	2	15	0
RB Delvin Williams	1	2	5	5.00	6	5	0
FB Randy Love	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Francis Hartings	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Louis Carter	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Boyce Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jeff Fisher	1	5	5.00	0

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Harold Kayton	0	0	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Jones	1	0	0	0
Ronnie Lee	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	5	209	41.8	37.4	45	4

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	6	243	40.5	38.0	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/3	1/1	1/1	51	3/3

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/2	2/2	2/2	51	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	2	15	7.5	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dwayne Crump	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	5	198	39.6	1

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Melvin Wilber	4	98	24.5	0
Lamont Marrow	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Andre Young	9	2	0.0	19	45
ILB Dick Ambrose	8	0	0.0	15	42
S Wes Hopkins	5	2	0.0	17	48
DT Paul Godfrey	5	0	0.0	14	18
CB Everson Walls	4	1	0.0	15	39
OLB Harold Kayton	3	0	0.5	8	21
ILB Shelton Robinson	3	1	0.0	3	11
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	1.0	16	33
OLB Mario Celotto	2	1	0.0	16	24
CB Luther Bradley	1	3	0.0	14	38
S Scott Perry	1	2	0.0	4	22
CB Jeff Fisher	1	2	0.0	12	28
CB Irvin Phillips	1	0	0.0	8	26
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	0.0	4	11
DE Booker Reese	1	0	0.0	12	24
DT Don Parrish	0	3	0.5	13	25
ILB Mike Curico	0	1	0.0	2	6

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Neal Olkewicz	7	2	0.0	28	24
S Tom Pridemore	6	3	0.0	24	24
DE Jeff Merrow	4	2	0.0	22	16
S Dwayne Crump	4	1	0.0	14	12
S Charles Romes	4	1	0.0	23	24
OLB Reggie Williams	3	2	0.0	24	25
OLB Bo Conway	3	0	0.0	9	9
CB David Martin	3	0	0.0	16	17
DE Mike Butler	2	1	1.0	19	21
CB Rufus Bess	2	2	0.0	20	22
DT John Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	4	11
S Benny Perrin	2	0	0.0	19	22
DE Cleveland Elam	1	2	0.5	25	14
DE Mike Fultz	1	2	0.5	22	23
OLB Frank LeMaster	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Danny Wagoner	1	0	0.0	12	13
WR Boyce Green	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Ralph Ortega	0	1	0.0	1	5
DT Tim Krumrie	0	1	0.0	22	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	1.0	1	2	1	33
DT Don Parrish	0.5	0	1	0	25
OLB Harold Kayton	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Booker Reese	0.0	1	1	0	24
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	0	1	0	24
OLB Mario Celotto	0.0	0	1	0	24
DE Jerome Foster	0.0	0	1	0	16

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mike Butler	1.0	0	0	21
DE Mike Fultz	0.5	1	2	23
DE Cleveland Elam	0.5	0	0	14
DT Tim Krumrie	0.0	1	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	5	1	0	42
S Wes Hopkins	4	1	0	48
CB Everson Walls	4	0	0	39
S Andre Young	4	0	0	45
OLB Mario Celotto	3	0	0	24
ILB Shelton Robinson	2	1	0	11
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	0	21
CB Irvin Phillips	1	1	0	26
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	1	28
CB Luther Bradley	1	0	0	38
S Emmanuel Hearron	0	1	0	9

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dwayne Crump	4	1	12
S Charles Romes	4	0	24
CB David Martin	3	0	17
OLB Reggie Williams	2	2	25
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	9
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	14
ILB Neal Olkewicz	1	0	24
CB Rufus Bess	1	0	22
CB Danny Wagoner	1	0	13
S Joey Browner	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phil LaPorta	6	8	26	1	26
Chris Daniels	2	4	19	1	20
Ed Fulton	1	3	18	0	18
Robin Earl	1	1	15	0	13
John Giesler	0	5	27	0	27
Allan Kennedy	0	3	21	0	22
Alfred Zerillo	0	2	7	0	4
Rob Fada	0	2	19	0	21
John Sawyer	0	1	17	0	16

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ronnie Lee	3	3	0	18	1	46
Doug Dumler	2	3	1	19	0	46
Jim Hough	1	5	0	17	0	43
Randy Love	1	2	0	11	0	21
Francis Hartings	1	1	0	9	0	15
Keith Shelton	1	1	0	19	0	41
Larry Brown	0	2	0	3	0	11
Tom Luken	0	1	0	14	1	39
Harris Richardson	0	1	0	6	0	10
Melvin Jones	0	1	0	3	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Graves	2	16
Ken Thomas	2	9
Mike Curico	1	15
Emmanuel Hearron	1	12

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Danny Wagoner	2	25
Frank LeMaster	1	22
Randy Love	1	18
Melvin Wilber	1	17
Ralph Ortega	1	17

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Hopkins	---	---	17	48	2	67
Andre Young	---	---	19	45	2	66
Luther Bradley	---	---	14	38	13	65
Dick Ambrose	---	---	15	42	3	60
Tony Collins	20	16	---	---	24	60
Glenn Carano	29	29	---	---	---	58
Phil LaPorta	26	26	---	---	5	57
Everson Walls	---	---	15	39	1	55
John Giesler	27	27	---	---	---	54
Dan Hampton	---	---	16	33	2	51
Rob Fada	19	21	---	---	7	47
Robin Earl	15	13	---	---	18	46
Irvin Phillips	---	---	8	26	12	46
Harold Kayton	---	---	8	21	14	43
Danny Buggs	16	22	---	---	5	43
John Sawyer	17	16	---	---	10	43
Allan Kennedy	21	22	---	---	---	43
Ed Fulton	18	18	---	---	6	42
Don Parrish	---	---	13	25	3	41
Jeff Fisher	---	---	12	28	1	41
Chris Daniels	19	20	---	---	1	40
Mario Celotto	---	---	16	24	---	40
Booker Reese	---	---	12	24	4	40
Eugene Goodlow	6	15	---	---	18	39
Duriel Harris	22	11	---	---	5	38
Hubert Oliver	17	12	---	---	8	37
Gerald Willhite	14	17	---	---	6	37
Ernie Holmes	---	---	7	24	5	36
Paul Godfrey	---	---	14	18	4	36
Dan Benish	---	---	8	25	1	34
Ken Thomas	13	11	---	---	9	33
Shelton Robinson	---	---	3	11	16	30
Scott Perry	---	---	4	22	2	28
Tom Graves	---	---	5	4	16	25
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	3	9	12	24
Mike Curico	---	---	2	6	15	23
Ed Muransky	8	7	---	---	8	23
Clarence McDonald	3	5	---	---	15	23
Jerome Foster	---	---	5	16	1	22
Alfred Zerillo	7	4	---	---	8	19
Billy Joe Dupree	2	7	---	---	8	17
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	4	11	---	15
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	19	46	---	---	8	73
Bert Jones	20	49	---	---	---	69
Jim Hough	17	43	---	---	7	67
Ronnie Lee	18	46	---	---	---	64
Keith Shelton	19	41	---	---	---	60
Melvin Wilber	11	27	---	---	17	55
Tom Luken	14	39	---	---	1	54
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	28	24	2	54
Reggie Williams	---	---	24	25	3	52
Tom Pridemore	---	---	24	24	3	51
Lamont Marrow	12	31	---	---	7	50
Charles Romes	---	---	23	24	3	50
Randy Love	11	21	---	---	18	50
Danny Wagoner	---	---	12	13	25	50
Tim Krumrie	---	---	22	25	2	49
Mike Butler	---	---	19	21	8	48
Mervyn Fernandez	9	32	---	---	7	48
Mike Fultz	---	---	22	23	2	47
Dwayne Crump	---	---	14	12	18	44
Cleveland Elam	---	---	25	14	5	44
Rufus Bess	---	---	20	22	2	44
Tracy Porter	10	34	---	---	---	44
Delvin Williams	5	13	---	---	25	43
Francis Hartings	9	15	---	---	19	43
Benny Perrin	---	---	19	22	2	43
Jeff Merrow	---	---	22	16	3	41
Mike Barber	13	21	---	---	6	40
David Martin	---	---	16	17	2	35
Walter Abercrombie	10	23	---	---	---	33
Louis Carter	3	15	---	---	14	32
Frank LeMaster	---	---	5	4	22	31
Bo Conway	---	---	9	9	8	26
Harris Richardson	6	10	---	---	8	24
Ralph Ortega	---	---	1	5	17	23
Larry Brown	3	11	---	---	8	22
Boyce Green	7	13	---	---	2	22
John Mendenhall	---	---	4	11	---	15
Joey Browner	---	---	5	6	4	15
Melvin Jones	3	6	---	---	2	11
Jim Arneson	1	3	---	---	6	10
Derrel Luce	---	---	5	2	2	9
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Andy Headen	---	---	0	0	5	5
Jeb Blount	0	0	---	---	2	2
Chuck Fusina	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	30	2.5
Middle	9	71	7.9
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	13	59	4.5
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Carano	27	18	3	0	0	4	3	0	0

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	47	27	2	0	5	5	7	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	81	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	92	13.1
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	128	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	11	127	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	7	3	15	0	22
WR Duriel Harris	4	4	35	0	11
WR Eugene Goodlow	4	2	18	0	15
RB Ken Thomas	3	2	17	0	11
TE Robin Earl	2	2	44	1	13
RB Tony Collins	2	2	19	0	16
FB Hubert Oliver	2	1	25	1	12
RB Gerald Willhite	2	1	0	0	17
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	23	1	7

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mervyn Fernandez	15	11	0	102	1	32
WR Melvin Wilber	7	5	1	44	0	27
WR Louis Carter	5	0	2	0	0	15
TE Mike Barber	5	4	0	28	0	21
WR Tracy Porter	5	3	0	55	1	34
WR Lamont Marrow	4	2	1	29	0	31
RB Delvin Williams	2	1	1	5	0	13
TE Francis Hartings	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Randy Love	1	1	0	8	0	21
WR Boyce Green	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Willhite	2	15	7.50	6.93
Ken Thomas	1	4	4.00	3.92

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Delvin Williams	1	2	2.00	1.67
Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1.00	6.10
Boyce Green	1	1	1.00	2.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Carano	4	1	3	0.75	7.26

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	4	3	27	6.75	5.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	1	3	1.50	4.50
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0	0.00	2.14
RB Ken Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.67

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	14	14.00	7.25
WR Louis Carter	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
FB Randy Love	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	5	5.00	6.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Ken Thomas	3	0
Gerald Willhite	2	1

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Delvin Williams	1	1
Walter Abercrombie	1	1
Boyce Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Carano	8	7	5

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	3	2	1
WR Duriel Harris	2	2	2
RB Tony Collins	1	1	1
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	0
RB Ken Thomas	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mervyn Fernandez	5	4	2
WR Tracy Porter	2	0	0
TE Francis Hartings	1	0	0
WR Melvin Wilber	1	0	0
WR Lamont Marrow	1	1	1
TE Mike Barber	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)