Week 16, 1983

played in Dallas, TX

45 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

New York Jets03076-16
Dallas Cowboys70030-10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:39 DAL - Gerald Willhite 14 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 07:54 NYJ - Frank Corral 42 field goal
4Q: 06:44 DAL - Mike Wood 44 field goal
4Q: 02:00 NYJ - Wes Chandler 23 pass from Neil Lomax (Frank Corral extra point)
OT: 00:27 NYJ - Dewey Selmon 40 interception return

Team StatisticsNYJDAL
Record7-86-9
First Downs1622
- by Rushing37
- by Passing1313
- by Penalty02
Total Net Yards309348
- Offensive Plays7581
- Yards per Play4.124.30
Net Rushing Yards114117
- Rushing Attempts2734
- Yards per Rush4.223.44
Net Passing Yards195231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt43 - 21 - 046 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards226236
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/311/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.064.91
Fumbles/Lost2/12/1
3rd Down Conversions6/207/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.65.9
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards5/358/51
Punt Returns/Yards4/124/33
Kick Returns/Yards2/483/75
Interception Ret./Yards2/580/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits11
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 30OWN 29
Time of Possession34:5239:51

Drive Charts

New York Jets
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:11OWN 36515Punt
18:130:06OWN 3414Fumble
15:301:26OWN 2035Punt
213:486:01OWN 311144Field Goal
26:211:22OPP 2234Missed FG
22:251:06OWN 20419Punt
313:221:46OPP 4930Punt
37:093:16OWN 11718Punt
32:253:57OWN 3936Punt
412:291:50OWN 2434Punt
46:392:10OWN 26536Punt
42:400:58OWN 30370Touchdown
40:020:02OWN 321-8Half
OT112:482:19OWN 20520Punt
OT18:232:56OWN 25613Punt
OT13:380:53OWN 2830Punt
OT11:421:15OWN 27414Punt
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:493:36OWN 3732Punt
18:072:37OPP 38538Touchdown
14:045:16OWN 301046Missed FG
27:471:26OWN 263-4Fumble
24:592:34OWN 36624Punt
21:191:19OWN 25311Half
315:001:38OWN 42314Interception
311:364:27OWN 20927Punt
33:531:28OWN 4034Punt
413:280:59OWN 2734Punt
410:394:00OWN 33740Field Goal
44:291:49OWN 2033Punt
41:421:40OWN 20555Missed FG
OT115:002:12OWN 41410Punt
OT110:292:06OWN 839Punt
OT15:271:49OWN 1135Punt
OT12:451:03OWN 3136Punt
OT10:270:10OWN 2210Interception

Game MVP: Dewey Selmon, New York Jets

Rushing Statistics

New YorkAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Ottis Anderson18864.781820
Eddie Payton8253.13900
Neil Lomax133.00300
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gerald Willhite22783.551431
Ken Thomas8182.251110
Tony Collins2178.501210
Danny Buggs111.00100
Glenn Carano133.00300

Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Neil Lomax43212265/31126072.4
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Glenn Carano46282361/5024256.1

Receiving Statistics

New YorkCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Wes Chandler494912.2516231
RB Ottis Anderson46225.502120
WR Cris Collinsworth47276.758110
TE Charle Young353110.334140
WR Kevin House273015.000210
TE Chuck Naretta121212.006120
WR Tyrell Fleming112626.005260
WR Ed Porcher151818.000180
RB Eddie Payton111111.000110
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Duriel Harris815658.1310180
WR Danny Buggs474310.751240
TE Robin Earl46235.755110
RB Gerald Willhite44266.506110
WR Eugene Goodlow344113.6711150
TE John Sawyer22168.000100
FB Billy Joe Dupree111010.001100
RB Ken Thomas1244.00040
WR Clarence McDonald1288.00080
RB Tony Collins0300.00000

Interception Statistics

New YorkIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Dewey Selmon25829.001
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

New YorkFumbRecovForceTD
Eddie Payton1000
Neil Lomax1000
Steve George0100
Ed Porcher0100
Ray Preston0020
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Glenn Carano1000
Tony Collins1000
Phil LaPorta0100
Wes Hopkins0100
Ernie Holmes0010
Harvey Armstrong0010

Punting Statistics

New YorkPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Johnny Evans1252643.837.8565
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Grady Grier1046946.941.7592

Kicking Statistics

New YorkFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Frank Corral1/21/10/0421/1
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mike Wood1/31/30/0441/1

Punt Return Statistics

New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Eddie Payton4123.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Gerald Willhite4338.30

Kick Return Statistics

New YorkRetYardsAvgTD
Raymond Clayborn24824.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Danny Buggs25125.50
Clarence McDonald12424.00

Defensive Statistics

New YorkTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Donnie Shell810.02741
ILB Jerry Patton730.02743
S John Harris730.03045
ILB Mike Hunt520.02015
ILB Dewey Selmon510.02440
CB Raymond Clayborn510.02737
OLB Ray Preston311.02231
S C.L. Whittington330.0812
OLB Bob Martin320.02122
CB Nathan Conrady310.02633
CB LeRoy Irvin210.02232
CB Roynell Young210.01119
DE Dick Leftridge200.01723
DT Rush Brown200.01322
DE Randy White120.02226
DT Steve George100.02125
DT Randy Davison100.01221
DE Fred Smerlas100.01724
S Brenard Wilson100.076
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Andre Young800.02342
DT Harvey Armstrong601.01926
ILB Dick Ambrose620.02341
DE Jerome Foster401.0816
CB Luther Bradley400.01834
OLB Mario Celotto320.02129
S Wes Hopkins300.02545
DE Dan Hampton211.02135
DT Ernie Holmes201.01022
DE Booker Reese210.51525
CB Jeff Fisher220.01731
S Scott Perry200.0711
ILB Mike Curico200.057
DT Dan Benish140.01529
S Emmanuel Hearron110.0710
ILB Tom Graves110.047
CB Everson Walls110.01937
OLB Harold Kayton100.0926
RB Tony Collins10---------
CB Irvin Phillips100.01118
DT Paul Godfrey020.51629

Pass Rush Statistics

New YorkSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Ray Preston1.001031
ILB Jerry Patton0.012043
DT Rush Brown0.011022
DE Dick Leftridge0.010023
DE Fred Smerlas0.002024
DT Randy Davison0.001021
OLB Bob Martin0.001022
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dan Hampton1.003435
DT Harvey Armstrong1.000126
DT Ernie Holmes1.000022
DE Jerome Foster1.000016
DT Paul Godfrey0.510029
DE Booker Reese0.502025
DT Dan Benish0.002029
OLB Mario Celotto0.001029

Pass Defense Statistics

New YorkCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Raymond Clayborn51037
S John Harris41045
ILB Dewey Selmon30240
ILB Jerry Patton30043
S Donnie Shell21041
S C.L. Whittington20012
CB Nathan Conrady20033
DT Rush Brown20022
CB LeRoy Irvin20032
OLB Bob Martin10022
DE Fred Smerlas10024
CB Roynell Young10019
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Andre Young31042
OLB Mario Celotto21029
ILB Mike Curico2107
ILB Dick Ambrose20041
S Scott Perry20011
CB Luther Bradley20034
OLB Harold Kayton11026
S Emmanuel Hearron11010
DT Ernie Holmes10022
ILB Tom Graves1007
CB Jeff Fisher10031
CB Irvin Phillips10018
DE Jerome Foster10016
S Wes Hopkins10045
CB Everson Walls02037
DE Dan Hampton01035

Blocking Statistics

New YorkKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Charley Hannah34022043
Dan Neal16119023
Steve August15022038
Charle Young11014029
Kelly Thomas1108011
Randy Young03022141
Keith Eck03015134
Paul Howard0205210
Dave Scott01022140
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Giesler812132145
Chris Daniels15025030
Allan Kennedy12030041
Phil LaPorta05033043
Hubert Oliver03015021
Ed Fulton02018030
Rob Fada02025029
Billy Joe Dupree010808
John Sawyer01026022

Special Teams Tackles

New YorkTacklesSTPlays
Bob Martin321
Tom Mullady228
C.L. Whittington118
Randy Young114
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Mike Curico320
Robin Earl217
Tom Graves117

Participation

New YorkRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jerry Patton------274330100
Nathan Conrady------26333089
Randy Young2241------1477
John Harris------3045277
Dave Scott2240------1476
Neil Lomax2748---------75
Donnie Shell------2741371
Charle Young1429------2568
Raymond Clayborn------2737468
Dewey Selmon------2440367
Charley Hannah2243---------65
Bob Martin------21222164
Ottis Anderson1940------362
Steve August2238---------60
Wes Chandler2136---------57
Keith Eck1534------857
Chuck Naretta1423------1855
Ray Preston------2231255
LeRoy Irvin------2232155
Randy White------2226452
Steve George------2125551
Kevin House1932---------51
Tom Mullady614------2848
Cris Collinsworth1830---------48
Dan Neal1923------547
Eddie Payton88------3147
Fred Smerlas------1724647
Dick Leftridge------1723444
Rush Brown------1322641
C.L. Whittington------8121838
Mike Hunt------2015136
Randy Davison------1221134
Kelly Thomas811------1332
Roynell Young------1119131
Ed Porcher1019---------29
Paul Howard510------1227
Corey Bruschi67------1124
Irving Merchant00------1717
Johnny Evans00------1414
Brenard Wilson------76114
Tyrell Fleming02------911
Frank Corral00------66
Stan Lewis------0033
Pat Haden00---------0
Randy Burks00---------0
Cliff Olander00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Phil LaPorta3343------884
Glenn Carano3447---------81
Tony Collins2430------2579
John Giesler3245---------77
Luther Bradley------18342375
Wes Hopkins------2545272
Allan Kennedy3041---------71
Dick Ambrose------2341569
Andre Young------2342267
John Sawyer2622------1765
Gerald Willhite2329------1264
Rob Fada2529------963
Chris Daniels2530------459
Duriel Harris2033------457
Dan Hampton------2135157
Everson Walls------1937157
Danny Buggs1928------855
Robin Earl1522------1754
Ed Fulton1830------654
Harvey Armstrong------1926954
Mario Celotto------2129252
Dan Benish------1529852
Jeff Fisher------1731250
Paul Godfrey------1629348
Hubert Oliver1521------844
Harold Kayton------926742
Booker Reese------1525242
Shelton Robinson------482941
Ernie Holmes------1022840
Eugene Goodlow718------1540
Billy Joe Dupree88------2137
Irvin Phillips------1118736
Mike Curico------572032
Ken Thomas915------832
Tom Graves------471728
Alfred Zerillo311------1327
Jerome Foster------816125
Emmanuel Hearron------710724
Ed Muransky46------1323
Clarence McDonald49------1023
Scott Perry------711119
Grady Grier00------1313
Mike Wood00------66
Danny White00---------0
Mike Nott00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12584.8
Middle8232.9
Right7334.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11272.5
Middle15483.2
Right8425.3
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Neil Lomax43213238850
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Glenn Carano46281113802

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43102.5
Short (0-8 Yds)169654.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)1371048.0
Long (19+ Yds)102474.7
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen4292.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1814884.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)19111156.1
Long (19+ Yds)51244.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New YorkTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Wes Chandler94149136
WR Kevin House72030132
WR Cris Collinsworth74127030
RB Ottis Anderson64022040
TE Charle Young53031029
WR Ed Porcher51118019
TE Chuck Naretta21012023
WR Tyrell Fleming1102612
RB Eddie Payton1101108
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Duriel Harris158165033
WR Danny Buggs74043128
TE Robin Earl64023022
WR Eugene Goodlow43041018
RB Gerald Willhite44026029
RB Tony Collins3000030
TE John Sawyer22016022
RB Ken Thomas2104015
WR Clarence McDonald210809
FB Billy Joe Dupree1101008

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New YorkAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ottis Anderson100.004.78
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Gerald Willhite11414.003.55

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Neil Lomax1000.005.26
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New YorkTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Chuck Naretta1000.006.00
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New YorkRushesConversions
Ottis Anderson32
Eddie Payton20
Neil Lomax10
DallasRushesConversions
Gerald Willhite31
Ken Thomas21

Third Down Passing Statistics

New YorkAttCompConversions
Neil Lomax1254
DallasAttCompConversions
Glenn Carano1485

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New YorkTargCatchConversions
WR Wes Chandler300
WR Ed Porcher211
RB Ottis Anderson211
WR Cris Collinsworth221
TE Chuck Naretta100
RB Eddie Payton111
WR Kevin House100
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Duriel Harris421
TE Robin Earl332
WR Danny Buggs210
FB Billy Joe Dupree111
RB Tony Collins100
WR Eugene Goodlow100
RB Ken Thomas111
WR Clarence McDonald100

SectionAttendance
Stadium65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)