Week 17, 1983

played in New York, NY

52 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	7	3	-	16
New York Giants	0	3	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:12 DAL - Mike Wood 42 field goal
2Q: 02:23 DAL - Mike Wood 18 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NYK - Dan Miller 18 field goal
3Q: 13:04 DAL - Gerald Willhite 81 punt return (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 08:24 NYK - Dan Miller 22 field goal
4Q: 07:42 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:12 DAL - Mike Wood 42 field goal
2Q: 02:23 DAL - Mike Wood 18 field goal
2Q: 00:08 NYK - Dan Miller 18 field goal
3Q: 13:04 DAL - Gerald Willhite 81 punt return (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 08:24 NYK - Dan Miller 22 field goal
4Q: 07:42 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NYK
Record 7-9 3-13
First Downs 12 19
- by Rushing 3 4
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 248 298
- Offensive Plays 61 79
- Yards per Play 4.07 3.77
Net Rushing Yards 50 116
- Rushing Attempts 22 32
- Yards per Rush 2.27 3.63
Net Passing Yards 198 182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 23 - 0 45 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 2/23
- Yards per Pass Play 5.08 3.87
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 2/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/4
Penalties/Yards 12/67 3/11
Punt Returns/Yards 4/82 3/21
Kick Returns/Yards 3/45 4/121
Interception Ret./Yards 1/13 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Team Statistics	DAL	NYK
Record	7-9	3-13
First Downs	12	19
- by Rushing	3	4
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	248	298
- Offensive Plays	61	79
- Yards per Play	4.07	3.77
Net Rushing Yards	50	116
- Rushing Attempts	22	32
- Yards per Rush	2.27	3.63
Net Passing Yards	198	182
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 23 - 0	45 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	205
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	2/23
- Yards per Pass Play	5.08	3.87
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	2/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/4
Penalties/Yards	12/67	3/11
Punt Returns/Yards	4/82	3/21
Kick Returns/Yards	3/45	4/121
Interception Ret./Yards	1/13	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:00	31:00

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 20	7	34	Punt
1	7:55	4:48	OWN 5	9	70	Field Goal
1	3:01	1:40	OPP 47	3	1	Punt
2	12:34	2:55	OWN 17	6	10	Punt
2	7:57	1:41	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
2	4:32	2:15	OWN 46	6	53	Field Goal
3	8:18	3:17	OWN 26	7	28	Punt
3	4:34	2:08	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
3	0:47	1:38	OWN 42	3	-11	Punt
4	12:15	0:51	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	9:50	2:13	OPP 42	6	14	Field Goal
4	2:11	0:40	OWN 10	3	8	Punt
4	0:29	0:29	OWN 49	2	-2	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	2:48	OWN 5	6	40	Punt
1	1:21	3:47	OWN 1	7	39	Punt
2	9:39	1:42	OWN 34	3	0	Punt
2	6:16	1:44	OWN 42	4	19	Missed FG
2	2:17	2:16	OWN 32	11	67	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 25	5	15	Punt
3	12:57	4:39	OWN 49	9	46	Field Goal
3	5:01	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
3	2:26	1:39	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
4	14:09	1:54	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
4	11:24	1:34	OWN 43	3	-1	Interception
4	7:37	5:26	OWN 20	19	70	Downs
4	1:31	1:02	OWN 35	5	16	Downs

Game MVP: Glenn Carano, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Willhite	14	24	1.71	13	1
Ken Thomas	4	19	4.75	10	1
Glenn Carano	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0
Tony Collins	2	9	4.50	6	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Dickerson	25	94	3.76	13	3
Horace Ivory	3	7	2.33	3	0
Rick Trocano	3	8	2.67	3	0
Sidney Thornton	1	7	7.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Carano	37	23	209	2/11	0	28	0	77.4

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Rick Trocano	45	19	205	2/23	0	39	1	47.0

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Duriel Harris	6	7	56	9.33	6	17
RB Gerald Willhite	5	6	39	7.80	22	21
WR Danny Buggs	4	10	60	15.00	16	28
WR Eugene Goodlow	3	4	24	8.00	0	14
RB Ken Thomas	2	2	15	7.50	1	13
TE John Sawyer	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
TE Robin Earl	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
FB Hubert Oliver	1	2	4	4.00	1	4
RB Tony Collins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Clarence McDonald	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Eric Dickerson	6	9	100	16.67	60	39
WR Willis Adams	5	10	45	9.00	20	15
WR Henry Marshall	3	4	17	5.67	1	15
TE Jerry Bell	2	5	20	10.00	1	14
WR Billy Campfield	1	2	7	7.00	0	7
TE Victor Hicks	1	2	13	13.00	7	13
WR Ron Johnson	1	8	3	3.00	0	3
FB Sidney Thornton	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Mark Nichols	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Luther Bradley	1	13	13.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Gerald Willhite	1	1	0
Clarence McDonald	0	1	0
Dan Hampton	0	0	1
Tom Graves	0	0	1

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Horace Ivory	1	0	0
Eric Dickerson	1	0	0
Rick Trocano	0	1	0
Kurt Allerman	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	9	393	43.7	36.9	53	2

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	7	309	44.1	35.3	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/3	2/2	0/0	45	1/1

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	2/3	0/1	0/1	22	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	4	82	20.5	1

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.J. O'Steen	3	21	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	33	16.5	0
Clarence McDonald	1	12	12.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Horace Ivory	3	105	35.0	0
J.J. O'Steen	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wes Hopkins	7	2	0.0	29	41
S Andre Young	4	4	0.0	29	42
S Scott Perry	4	1	0.0	9	26
CB Irvin Phillips	4	1	0.0	16	29
CB Everson Walls	4	1	0.0	24	33
OLB Mario Celotto	4	0	0.0	20	21
DE Dan Hampton	3	2	1.0	24	34
DT Paul Godfrey	3	0	1.0	17	29
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	8	0.0	29	38
S Emmanuel Hearron	3	0	0.0	7	12
CB Jeff Fisher	3	0	0.0	17	28
DT Harvey Armstrong	2	0	0.0	17	14
DT Dan Benish	2	0	0.0	22	22
DE Jerome Foster	2	0	0.0	12	14
ILB Tom Graves	1	1	0.0	11	18
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0.0	15	26
CB Luther Bradley	1	0	0.0	26	38
ILB Mike Curico	1	0	0.0	5	4
DE Booker Reese	0	1	0.0	14	28

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Kurt Allerman	7	3	0.0	16	30
CB Mark Burke	4	2	0.0	12	22
ILB Bob Pifferini	4	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Mike Hawkins	3	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Darryl Talley	3	1	0.0	19	36
S Ken Greene	3	0	0.0	15	29
OLB Tom Jackson	2	2	1.0	8	14
DE Reggie Camp	2	1	0.5	17	27
DE Greg Johnson	2	0	0.5	12	23
S Frank Reed	2	4	0.0	17	29
CB Mike Williams	2	1	0.0	18	30
DE Ross Browner	2	1	0.0	14	16
S J.J. O'Steen	2	1	0.0	8	16
ILB Michael Green	2	0	0.0	4	2
S Brent Sexton	1	1	0.0	9	15
CB Ron Johnson	1	1	0.0	11	24
ILB Reggie Wilkes	1	1	0.0	6	9
WR Ron Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
CB Victor Heflin	1	0	0.0	11	21
DE Tom Strauthers	1	0	0.0	8	23
DE Charles Mann	0	1	0.0	5	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	1.0	0	2	34
DT Paul Godfrey	1.0	0	1	29
DE Booker Reese	0.0	1	2	28
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	1	0	14
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	0	1	26
DE Jerome Foster	0.0	0	1	14

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Tom Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Greg Johnson	0.5	1	0	0	23
DE Reggie Camp	0.5	1	0	0	27
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	1	2	0	23
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.0	0	0	1	16
DE Charles Mann	0.0	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Irvin Phillips	3	2	0	29
S Wes Hopkins	3	1	0	41
S Emmanuel Hearron	2	0	0	12
S Scott Perry	2	0	0	26
OLB Mario Celotto	2	0	0	21
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	0	28
CB Everson Walls	1	2	0	33
S Andre Young	1	1	0	42
CB Luther Bradley	1	0	1	38
ILB Mike Curico	1	0	0	4
DE Jerome Foster	1	0	0	14
ILB Dick Ambrose	0	1	0	38

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Kurt Allerman	5	0	30
CB Mark Burke	3	0	22
S Ken Greene	3	0	29
ILB Bob Pifferini	2	0	12
CB Mike Williams	2	0	30
S Frank Reed	2	0	29
OLB Darryl Talley	1	2	36
S Brent Sexton	1	1	15
S J.J. O'Steen	1	1	16
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	14
DE Ross Browner	1	0	16
CB Ron Johnson	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Allan Kennedy	2	3	16	0	35
Chris Daniels	1	3	20	1	26
Billy Joe Dupree	1	1	4	0	4
John Giesler	0	4	21	1	39
Phil LaPorta	0	4	18	0	36
Rob Fada	0	3	15	0	23
Hubert Oliver	0	1	12	0	19
Ed Muransky	0	1	6	0	4

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rich Saul	2	7	1	31	0	46
Bill Story	2	7	0	32	0	46
Glen Titensor	1	4	0	27	1	38
Sidney Thornton	1	2	0	19	0	27
Harvey Salem	1	2	0	27	0	39
Jerry Bell	1	1	0	23	0	31
Chuck Commiskey	0	4	0	25	1	35
Dan Jiggetts	0	2	0	12	0	19

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Curico	2	16
Tom Graves	1	17
Tony Collins	1	14
Ed Muransky	1	12
Billy Joe Dupree	1	10
Emmanuel Hearron	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Green	2	17
Sidney Thornton	1	25
Brent Sexton	1	16
Glen Titensor	1	10
Mike Williams	1	3

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Luther Bradley	---	---	26	38	25	89
Dick Ambrose	---	---	29	38	17	84
Andre Young	---	---	29	42	3	74
Wes Hopkins	---	---	29	41	3	73
Glenn Carano	22	39	---	---	---	61
Phil LaPorta	18	36	---	---	6	60
John Giesler	21	39	---	---	---	60
Dan Hampton	---	---	24	34	2	60
Everson Walls	---	---	24	33	3	60
John Sawyer	14	20	---	---	19	53
Dan Benish	---	---	22	22	8	52
Paul Godfrey	---	---	17	29	5	51
Allan Kennedy	16	35	---	---	---	51
Chris Daniels	20	26	---	---	4	50
Tony Collins	14	20	---	---	14	48
Gerald Willhite	14	27	---	---	7	48
Danny Buggs	14	30	---	---	3	47
Duriel Harris	14	20	---	---	13	47
Jeff Fisher	---	---	17	28	2	47
Robin Earl	10	21	---	---	15	46
Ed Fulton	12	25	---	---	9	46
Tom Graves	---	---	11	18	17	46
Irvin Phillips	---	---	16	29	1	46
Rob Fada	15	23	---	---	8	46
Booker Reese	---	---	14	28	2	44
Ernie Holmes	---	---	15	26	2	43
Mario Celotto	---	---	20	21	2	43
Harold Kayton	---	---	9	20	12	41
Scott Perry	---	---	9	26	3	38
Hubert Oliver	12	19	---	---	5	36
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	17	14	5	36
Ken Thomas	6	10	---	---	20	36
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	7	12	8	27
Jerome Foster	---	---	12	14	1	27
Mike Curico	---	---	5	4	16	25
Eugene Goodlow	4	15	---	---	5	24
Clarence McDonald	4	9	---	---	11	24
Ed Muransky	6	4	---	---	12	22
Alfred Zerillo	2	7	---	---	12	21
Billy Joe Dupree	4	4	---	---	10	18
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Nott	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bill Story	32	46	---	---	10	88
Rich Saul	31	46	---	---	7	84
Rick Trocano	32	47	---	---	3	82
Ron Johnson	26	41	---	---	14	81
Glen Titensor	27	38	---	---	10	75
Sidney Thornton	19	27	---	---	25	71
Harvey Salem	27	39	---	---	---	66
Jerry Bell	23	31	---	---	11	65
Eric Dickerson	27	34	---	---	---	61
Chuck Commiskey	25	35	---	---	---	60
Willis Adams	20	36	---	---	3	59
Darryl Talley	---	---	19	36	3	58
Mike Williams	---	---	18	30	3	51
Kurt Allerman	---	---	16	30	4	50
Victor Hicks	16	14	---	---	20	50
Victor Heflin	---	---	11	21	18	50
Frank Reed	---	---	17	29	1	47
Reggie Camp	---	---	17	27	3	47
Ken Greene	---	---	15	29	2	46
Henry Marshall	12	23	---	---	9	44
Dan Jiggetts	12	19	---	---	10	41
J.J. O'Steen	---	---	8	16	17	41
Brent Sexton	---	---	9	15	16	40
Greg Johnson	---	---	12	23	5	40
Mark Burke	---	---	12	22	2	36
Ron Johnson	---	---	11	24	1	36
Tom Strauthers	---	---	8	23	4	35
Mike Hawkins	---	---	10	21	3	34
Ross Browner	---	---	14	16	1	31
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	11	16	3	30
Mark Nichols	6	12	---	---	12	30
Horace Ivory	4	9	---	---	16	29
Charles Mann	---	---	5	12	11	28
Tom Jackson	---	---	8	14	5	27
John Hennessy	---	---	4	2	21	27
Bob Pifferini	---	---	7	12	7	26
Reggie Wilkes	---	---	6	9	8	23
Michael Green	---	---	4	2	17	23
Warren Bryant	5	8	---	---	2	15
Billy Campfield	7	8	---	---	---	15
Zach Waite	1	3	---	---	10	14
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	6	6
Billy Shields	0	1	---	---	---	1
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Kerrigan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	19	2.7
Middle	10	23	2.3
Right	3	10	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	16	45	2.8
Right	12	59	4.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Carano	37	23	2	3	2	4	2	2	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Rick Trocano	45	19	2	3	6	7	7	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	35	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	37	2.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	10	137	12.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	4	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	85	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	7	116	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	10	4	1	60	1	30
WR Duriel Harris	7	6	1	56	0	20
RB Gerald Willhite	6	5	0	39	1	27
WR Eugene Goodlow	4	3	0	24	0	15
TE John Sawyer	2	1	0	1	0	20
FB Hubert Oliver	2	1	0	4	0	19
RB Ken Thomas	2	2	0	15	0	10
WR Clarence McDonald	2	0	0	0	0	9
TE Robin Earl	1	1	0	10	0	21
RB Tony Collins	1	0	0	0	0	20

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Willis Adams	10	5	2	45	0	36
RB Eric Dickerson	9	6	1	100	2	34
WR Ron Johnson	8	1	2	3	0	41
TE Jerry Bell	5	2	0	20	0	31
WR Henry Marshall	4	3	0	17	0	23
WR Mark Nichols	3	0	1	0	0	12
FB Sidney Thornton	2	0	0	0	0	27
WR Billy Campfield	2	1	0	7	0	8
TE Victor Hicks	2	1	0	13	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Willhite	2	3	1.50	1.71

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Dickerson	4	9	2.25	3.76
Rick Trocano	1	3	3.00	2.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Carano	1	1	3	3.00	5.65

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Rick Trocano	9	0	0	0.00	4.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	3	3.00	6.50

New York	Target	Overall Avg
WR Ron Johnson	3	0.38
FB Sidney Thornton	2	0.00
RB Eric Dickerson	2	11.11
WR Henry Marshall	1	4.25
TE Victor Hicks	1	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Willhite	4	1

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	4	0
Rick Trocano	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Carano	11	4	3

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Rick Trocano	12	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Danny Buggs	3	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	3	2	2
TE Robin Earl	1	1	1
RB Tony Collins	1	0	0
RB Gerald Willhite	1	0	0
RB Ken Thomas	1	1	0
WR Clarence McDonald	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Willis Adams	3	2	2
WR Ron Johnson	3	0	0
WR Henry Marshall	2	2	0
WR Mark Nichols	2	0	0
FB Sidney Thornton	1	0	0
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (24,900)
End Zone 12,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine 7,400 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (15,800)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,800 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (24,900)
End Zone	12,800 (17,900)
Mezzanine	7,400 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (15,800)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,800 (4,800)