Exhibition Week 1, 1984

played in Buffalo, NY

81 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	3	-	9
Buffalo Bills	7	0	0	0	-	7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 BUF - Gary Anderson 9 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 02:26 DAL - Mike Wood 55 field goal
2Q: 08:17 DAL - Mike Wood 30 field goal
4Q: 14:34 DAL - Mike Wood 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:45 BUF - Gary Anderson 9 run (Carson Long extra point)
1Q: 02:26 DAL - Mike Wood 55 field goal
2Q: 08:17 DAL - Mike Wood 30 field goal
4Q: 14:34 DAL - Mike Wood 20 field goal

Team Statistics DAL BUF
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 9
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 10 4
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 299 211
- Offensive Plays 67 49
- Yards per Play 4.46 4.31
Net Rushing Yards 118 130
- Rushing Attempts 28 36
- Yards per Rush 4.21 3.61
Net Passing Yards 181 81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 19 - 3 10 - 6 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.64 6.23
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 5.0
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/5 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 5/55 1/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:46 29:14

Team Statistics	DAL	BUF
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	9
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	10	4
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	299	211
- Offensive Plays	67	49
- Yards per Play	4.46	4.31
Net Rushing Yards	118	130
- Rushing Attempts	28	36
- Yards per Rush	4.21	3.61
Net Passing Yards	181	81
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 19 - 3	10 - 6 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.64	6.23
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	5.0
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/5	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	5/55	1/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:46	29:14

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:36	4:03	OWN 28	6	30	Punt
1	3:59	1:38	OPP 36	3	-2	Field Goal
1	0:30	0:43	OWN 45	2	7	Interception
2	11:58	3:47	OWN 7	10	80	Field Goal
2	5:17	0:47	OWN 26	2	14	Interception
2	2:26	1:20	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
2	0:27	0:19	OPP 38	2	0	Interception
3	15:00	2:38	OWN 30	5	49	Fumble
3	10:39	2:37	OWN 34	6	23	Punt
3	5:34	6:07	OWN 33	12	64	Field Goal
4	10:10	1:34	OWN 25	4	18	Punt
4	6:34	1:46	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
4	3:08	3:08	OWN 33	9	20	Downs

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:24	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
1	5:33	1:34	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:21	1:51	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	14:47	2:49	OWN 27	4	15	Punt
2	8:11	2:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	4:30	2:04	OWN 49	3	8	Punt
2	1:06	0:39	OWN 35	3	3	Fumble
2	0:08	0:08	OWN 18	1	4	Half
3	12:22	1:43	OWN 28	3	6	Punt
3	8:02	2:28	OWN 20	5	54	Missed FG
4	14:27	4:17	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
4	8:36	2:02	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:48	1:40	OWN 20	3	6	Punt

Game MVP: Gerald Willhite, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Willhite	14	100	7.14	23	4
Eric Lane	9	12	1.33	3	0
James Betterson	2	7	3.50	5	0
Steve Pelleur	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0
Sammy White	1	2	2.00	2	0

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Payton	21	77	3.67	11	1	0
Gary Anderson	15	53	3.53	9	0	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Carano	18	7	103	2/12	0	47	3	18.7
Steve Pelleur	18	12	97	1/7	0	14	0	80.1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	10	6	100	3/19	0	48	0	93.8

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ricky Sanders	4	7	48	12.00	5	14
WR Sammy White	3	6	16	5.33	0	9
RB Gerald Willhite	3	5	31	10.33	12	14
WR Lam Jones	2	6	16	8.00	0	8
RB Eric Lane	2	2	17	8.50	0	11
TE John Olenchalk	2	2	11	5.50	0	11
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	5	52	26.00	28	47
WR Duriel Harris	1	2	9	9.00	0	9
TE Rick Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Archie Griffin	2	2	10	5.00	0	5
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	2	38	38.00	3	38
WR Tony Hill	1	2	48	48.00	11	48
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
TE Glenn Dennison	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Wally Henry	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Tommy Casanova	2	8	4.00	0
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Lane	1	0	0
Jerome Foster	0	1	1
Paul Godfrey	0	0	1

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richard Todd	1	0	0
Gary Anderson	1	0	0
Keena Turner	0	1	0
Tim Wrightman	0	1	0
Jermaine Perkins	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	5	243	48.6	32.6	57	0

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	9	375	41.7	35.6	56	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/3	1/1	1/1	55	0/0

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	4	46	11.5	0
Thom Darden	1	9	9.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Thom Darden	1	20	20.0	0
James Betterson	1	18	18.0	0

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Hill	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Fred McNeil	5	1	0.0	17	5
DT Paul Godfrey	4	1	1.0	23	7
DT Dan Benish	4	2	0.0	21	6
S Scott Perry	4	1	0.0	25	10
CB Jeff Fisher	4	0	0.0	27	10
S Andre Young	3	2	0.0	22	13
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	1	0.0	22	3
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	0	0.0	16	10
DE Booker Reese	2	1	1.0	19	9
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	1.0	28	9
S Wes Hopkins	2	2	0.0	19	10
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	1	0.0	13	6
S Thom Darden	2	0	0.0	32	12
ILB Tom Graves	2	0	0.0	20	3
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	0	---	---	---
OLB Mario Celotto	1	1	0.0	16	3
DE Jerome Foster	1	1	0.0	25	9
TE Rick Walker	1	0	---	---	---
RB Gerald Willhite	1	0	---	---	---
CB Everson Walls	0	1	0.0	21	4

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Kenny Johnson	6	2	0.0	28	39
DT Jermaine Perkins	4	1	1.0	14	23
CB Ronnie Lippett	4	2	0.0	22	33
S Tommy Casanova	4	1	0.0	27	36
OLB Bruce Scholtz	4	1	0.0	19	27
DT Carl Barisich	4	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Tom Toner	3	0	2.0	9	12
S Shaun Gayle	3	2	0.0	27	36
ILB Jim Collins	3	0	0.0	16	17
OLB Johnny Rembert	2	1	0.0	17	27
DE Andy Dorris	2	0	0.0	19	26
DT Mike Dawson	2	0	0.0	9	11
OLB Keena Turner	2	0	0.0	22	28
DE Reggie White	2	0	0.0	19	26
CB Graham Spreen	1	2	0.0	16	30
DE Fred Anderson	1	0	0.0	9	13
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	0.0	15	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	PPlay
DT Paul Godfrey	1.0	7
DE Dan Hampton	1.0	9
DE Booker Reese	1.0	9

Buffalo	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tom Toner	2.0	0	12
DT Jermaine Perkins	1.0	0	23
DE Andy Dorris	0.0	1	26
DE Fred Anderson	0.0	1	13
ILB Don Blackmon	0.0	1	11
OLB Bruce Scholtz	0.0	1	27
DE Reggie White	0.0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeff Fisher	2	1	10
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	1	6
S Thom Darden	1	0	12
OLB Fred McNeil	1	0	5
S Scott Perry	1	0	10

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kenny Johnson	5	1	0	39
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	0	0	33
S Shaun Gayle	3	0	0	36
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	1	0	27
S Tommy Casanova	2	0	2	36
CB Graham Spreen	1	0	1	30
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	0	26
OLB Keena Turner	1	0	0	28
ILB Jim Collins	1	0	0	17
OLB Johnny Rembert	0	2	0	27
DT Jermaine Perkins	0	1	0	23
ILB Scott Radecic	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dan Peiffer	2	4	16	0	22
Dan Ryczek	1	5	12	0	17
Phil LaPorta	1	4	18	1	18
Alfred Zerillo	1	4	14	0	20
Kyle Delaroche	1	4	19	0	23
John Giesler	1	2	14	0	19
Ron Heller	1	1	21	0	25
Bo Matthews	0	1	12	0	9
Rick Walker	0	1	16	0	14
Ed Fulton	0	0	10	2	21

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	5	10	0	33	0	11
Greg Sampson	2	9	1	31	0	13
Larry Moriarty	1	5	1	22	0	5
Ken Huff	0	5	0	34	2	13
Terry Tausch	0	3	0	29	0	11
Sid Abramowicz	0	2	0	33	0	12
Don Mosebar	0	2	0	8	0	3
Thomas Hopkins	0	0	0	7	1	2

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
John Olenchalk	2	13
Waymond Bryant	1	11

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Don Blackmon	2	15
Cedric Minter	2	11
Earl Gant	1	20
Glenn Dennison	1	15
Eric Sievers	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Fisher	---	---	27	10	17	54
John Olenchalk	13	27	---	---	13	53
Dan Hampton	---	---	28	9	12	49
Thom Darden	---	---	32	12	4	48
Kyle Delaroche	19	23	---	---	5	47
Fred McNeil	---	---	17	5	24	46
Sammy White	15	27	---	---	4	46
Ron Heller	21	25	---	---	---	46
Lam Jones	11	21	---	---	13	45
Gerald Willhite	16	22	---	---	7	45
Ricky Sanders	20	25	---	---	---	45
James Betterson	8	13	---	---	23	44
Alfred Zerillo	14	20	---	---	8	42
Scott Perry	---	---	25	10	6	41
Rick Walker	16	14	---	---	11	41
Eugene Goodlow	19	22	---	---	---	41
Steve Pelleur	20	19	---	---	---	39
Phil LaPorta	18	18	---	---	2	38
Dan Peiffer	16	22	---	---	---	38
Dan Ryczek	12	17	---	---	8	37
Ed Fulton	10	21	---	---	5	36
Wes Hopkins	---	---	19	10	7	36
Andre Young	---	---	22	13	---	35
Steve Brown	---	---	23	11	1	35
Jerome Foster	---	---	25	9	1	35
John Giesler	14	19	---	---	---	33
Dan Benish	---	---	21	6	6	33
Paul Godfrey	---	---	23	7	1	31
Eric Lane	9	12	---	---	10	31
Waymond Bryant	---	---	13	6	11	30
Dick Ambrose	---	---	16	10	4	30
Booker Reese	---	---	19	9	2	30
Quinn Hoffman	7	14	---	---	8	29
Rob Fada	9	16	---	---	4	29
Glenn Carano	8	20	---	---	---	28
Everson Walls	---	---	21	4	2	27
Bo Matthews	12	9	---	---	5	26
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	22	3	1	26
Tom Graves	---	---	20	3	2	25
Duriel Harris	1	3	---	---	16	20
Mario Celotto	---	---	16	3	1	20
Robert Lyles	---	---	5	2	5	12
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	7	7
Roynell Young	---	---	2	1	---	3
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shaun Gayle	---	---	27	36	15	78
Kenny Johnson	---	---	28	39	7	74
Tommy Casanova	---	---	27	36	2	65
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	22	33	8	63
Graham Spreen	---	---	16	30	9	55
Ken Huff	34	13	---	---	8	55
Keena Turner	---	---	22	28	5	55
Don Macek	33	11	---	---	6	50
Richard Todd	36	13	---	---	---	49
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	19	27	1	47
Johnny Rembert	---	---	17	27	3	47
Reggie White	---	---	19	26	2	47
Andy Dorris	---	---	19	26	1	46
Sid Abramowicz	33	12	---	---	---	45
Greg Sampson	31	13	---	---	---	44
Eric Sievers	29	3	---	---	11	43
Carl Barisich	---	---	14	19	7	40
Tony Hill	23	8	---	---	9	40
Terry Tausch	29	11	---	---	---	40
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	14	23	2	39
Tim Wrightman	25	7	---	---	5	37
Jim Collins	---	---	16	17	1	34
Scott Radecic	---	---	15	15	4	34
Tom Toner	---	---	9	12	12	33
Don Blackmon	---	---	6	11	15	32
Larry Moriarty	22	5	---	---	5	32
Glenn Dennison	15	1	---	---	15	31
Walter Payton	21	7	---	---	---	28
Mike Dawson	---	---	9	11	5	25
Fred Anderson	---	---	9	13	2	24
Gary Anderson	15	6	---	---	1	22
Wally Henry	10	10	---	---	---	20
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	20	20
Orlando Whiteman	7	5	---	---	7	19
Ted McKnight	9	4	---	---	6	19
Thomas Hopkins	7	2	---	---	10	19
Archie Griffin	4	7	---	---	6	17
Brad Edelman	5	0	---	---	10	15
Don Mosebar	8	3	---	---	1	12
Roger Carr	0	2	---	---	9	11
Cedric Minter	0	0	---	---	11	11
Phil Pozderac	0	0	---	---	10	10
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	9	9
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dave Wilson	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	44	4.4
Middle	8	33	4.1
Right	8	44	5.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	34	3.4
Middle	18	65	3.6
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Carano	18	7	1	0	1	5	2	0	3
Steve Pelleur	18	12	0	2	0	1	3	0	0

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	10	6	2	1	1	2	0	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	60	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	90	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	47	7.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	2	1	5	2.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	12	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	86	28.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	7	4	0	48	0	25
WR Sammy White	6	3	1	16	0	27
WR Lam Jones	6	2	0	16	0	21
WR Eugene Goodlow	5	2	0	52	1	22
RB Gerald Willhite	5	3	0	31	0	22
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	0	9	0	3
RB Eric Lane	2	2	0	17	0	12
TE John Olenchalk	2	2	0	11	0	27
TE Rick Walker	1	0	0	0	0	14

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	1	0	38	1	5
WR Archie Griffin	2	2	0	10	0	7
WR Wally Henry	2	0	1	0	0	10
WR Tony Hill	2	1	0	48	1	8
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	0	-3	0	7
TE Glenn Dennison	1	1	0	7	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Lane	1	-1	-1.00	1.33

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gary Anderson	2	14	7.00	3.53
Walter Payton	1	5	5.00	3.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Carano	5	1	3	0.60	5.72
Steve Pelleur	3	2	20	6.67	5.39

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy White	2	1	9	4.50	2.67
RB Gerald Willhite	2	1	3	1.50	6.20
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0	0.00	2.67
TE John Olenchalk	1	1	11	11.00	5.50
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0	0.00	10.40
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	6.86

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Willhite	2	1
Eric Lane	1	0
Steve Pelleur	1	0

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Pelleur	7	4	3
Glenn Carano	4	2	1

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy White	3	1	1
RB Gerald Willhite	3	2	2
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	0
TE John Olenchalk	1	1	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	1

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	2	2	1
WR Wally Henry	2	0	0
WR Tony Hill	1	0	0
TE Tim Wrightman	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,100 (21,400)
End Zone 10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	44,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,100 (21,400)
End Zone	10,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,600 (3,300)