Week 5, 1984

played in Dallas, TX

73 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	8	10	-	24
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	7	17	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 STL - Benny Ricardo 46 field goal
2Q: 12:35 DAL - Gerald Willhite 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:43 STL - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
3Q: 12:02 DAL - Gerald Willhite 24 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 00:16 STL - Roy Green 31 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Roy Green for conversion)
4Q: 10:04 DAL - Mike Wood 54 field goal
4Q: 04:43 DAL - Ricky Sanders 14 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 02:39 STL - Dan Ross 44 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:14 STL - Benny Ricardo 51 field goal
4Q: 00:09 DAL - Nat Moore 97 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 STL - Benny Ricardo 46 field goal
2Q: 12:35 DAL - Gerald Willhite 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:43 STL - Benny Ricardo 44 field goal
3Q: 12:02 DAL - Gerald Willhite 24 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 00:16 STL - Roy Green 31 pass from Joe Montana (Joe Montana pass to Roy Green for conversion)
4Q: 10:04 DAL - Mike Wood 54 field goal
4Q: 04:43 DAL - Ricky Sanders 14 pass from Glenn Carano (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 02:39 STL - Dan Ross 44 pass from Joe Montana (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 00:14 STL - Benny Ricardo 51 field goal
4Q: 00:09 DAL - Nat Moore 97 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics STL DAL
Record 2-3 3-1
First Downs 23 15
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 18 8
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 420 347
- Offensive Plays 71 55
- Yards per Play 5.92 6.31
Net Rushing Yards 46 166
- Rushing Attempts 15 28
- Yards per Rush 3.07 5.93
Net Passing Yards 374 181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 54 - 33 - 0 25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 384 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 6.68 6.70
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/16 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 2/10 2/42
Kick Returns/Yards 4/49 3/130
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 26
Time of Possession 31:26 28:34

Team Statistics	STL	DAL
Record	2-3	3-1
First Downs	23	15
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	18	8
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	420	347
- Offensive Plays	71	55
- Yards per Play	5.92	6.31
Net Rushing Yards	46	166
- Rushing Attempts	15	28
- Yards per Rush	3.07	5.93
Net Passing Yards	374	181
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	54 - 33 - 0	25 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	384	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	6.68	6.70
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/16	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	2/10	2/42
Kick Returns/Yards	4/49	3/130
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 26
Time of Possession	31:26	28:34

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:47	OWN 17	12	54	Field Goal
1	6:50	1:06	OPP 49	3	1	Punt
1	2:45	0:56	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
2	12:25	1:25	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	9:38	5:01	OWN 2	9	71	Field Goal
2	1:59	1:59	OWN 1	5	19	Half
3	11:46	4:57	OWN 10	8	51	Punt
3	4:01	4:01	OWN 21	10	79	Touchdown
4	9:59	2:47	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	4:35	2:10	OWN 15	8	85	Touchdown
4	1:43	1:34	OWN 31	7	35	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:13	2:23	OWN 10	3	9	Punt
1	5:44	2:59	OWN 5	5	52	Punt
1	1:49	4:24	OWN 46	9	54	Touchdown
2	11:00	1:22	50	3	1	Punt
2	4:37	2:38	OWN 20	6	32	Punt
3	15:00	3:14	OWN 43	6	57	Touchdown
3	6:49	2:48	OWN 20	6	21	Punt
4	15:00	5:01	OWN 20	10	43	Field Goal
4	7:12	2:37	OWN 24	4	76	Touchdown
4	2:25	0:42	OWN 29	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Joe Montana, St. Louis Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Sherman Smith	9	38	4.22	10	1
Tony Collins	3	2	0.67	2	0
David Hughes	2	3	1.50	4	0
Joe Montana	1	3	3.00	3	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Gerald Willhite	18	136	7.56	50	4	1
Eric Lane	8	23	2.88	8	0	0
James Betterson	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Glenn Carano	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Montana	54	33	384	2/10	2	44	0	95.0

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Carano	25	18	196	2/15	2	28	0	121.4

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Roy Green	10	12	142	14.20	55	31	1
WR Mike Friede	7	14	72	10.29	27	28	0
RB Sherman Smith	4	5	36	9.00	3	14	0
WR Billy Ryckman	4	10	34	8.50	0	11	0
WR Alfred Jenkins	3	4	20	6.67	1	8	0
TE Dan Ross	3	4	50	16.67	17	44	1
WR Mardye McDole	1	2	19	19.00	0	19	0
FB James Jones	1	1	11	11.00	10	11	0
TE Rodney Holman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Gerald Willhite	5	5	51	10.20	24	24	1
WR Ricky Sanders	4	6	58	14.50	9	28	1
WR Eugene Goodlow	3	4	54	18.00	22	28	0
WR Lam Jones	2	3	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR Nat Moore	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Rick Walker	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Eric Lane	1	4	5	5.00	2	5	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Don McNeal	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Willhite	1	0	0	0
Ed Fulton	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	5	232	46.4	34.0	55	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	243	40.5	38.8	47	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	3/3	3/3	1/1	51	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	2	10	5.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	2	42	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sherman Smith	2	21	10.5	0
Shafer Suggs	2	28	14.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	3	130	43.3	1

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonard Smith	7	2	0.0	25	22
DT Gary Johnson	5	2	1.0	27	23
S Shafer Suggs	5	1	0.0	22	19
CB Don McNeal	5	1	0.0	15	15
CB Wayne Smith	4	0	0.0	21	19
ILB Fredd Young	4	0	0.0	24	23
OLB Mike Woods	3	1	0.0	23	25
S Rod McSwain	3	1	0.0	15	18
DE Shawn Miller	2	1	1.0	16	12
CB Tim Washington	2	1	0.0	24	21
DT Brad Shearer	2	0	0.0	10	11
DT Kent Kremer	2	0	0.0	21	24
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	0.0	21	18
DE John Goodman	0	2	0.0	20	25
OLB Ken Woodard	0	1	0.0	4	6

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	8	1	0.0	13	52
CB Jeff Fisher	6	0	0.0	7	44
S Andre Young	6	0	0.0	12	48
OLB Mario Celotto	4	1	1.0	11	29
S Terrance Hoagie	4	0	0.0	14	47
DE Dan Hampton	3	2	0.5	8	39
CB Steve Brown	3	1	0.0	11	41
ILB Tom Graves	3	0	0.0	7	11
DT Dan Benish	2	1	0.5	6	24
CB Everson Walls	2	4	0.0	13	42
S Thom Darden	2	1	0.0	2	23
OLB Waymond Bryant	2	0	0.0	13	48
S Wes Hopkins	1	2	0.0	5	28
CB Roynell Young	1	1	0.0	4	17
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	1	0.0	8	37
DT Paul Godfrey	0	1	0.0	9	32

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Gary Johnson	1.0	0	0	23
DE Shawn Miller	1.0	0	0	12
DE John Goodman	0.0	1	0	25
OLB Ken Woodard	0.0	0	1	6

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mario Celotto	1.0	0	1	0	29
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	1	5	0	39
DT Dan Benish	0.5	0	1	0	24
OLB Waymond Bryant	0.0	0	1	1	48
S Thom Darden	0.0	0	1	0	23
DE Booker Reese	0.0	0	1	0	19
DE Jerome Foster	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Rod McSwain	4	0	18
OLB Mike Woods	3	0	25
S Shafer Suggs	2	0	19
CB Don McNeal	2	0	15
ILB Fredd Young	2	0	23
CB Tim Washington	1	1	21
DT Kent Kremer	1	0	24
CB Wayne Smith	1	0	19
CB Albert Lewis	1	0	18
S Leonard Smith	1	0	22

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	2	52
CB Jeff Fisher	5	0	44
S Terrance Hoagie	4	1	47
CB Everson Walls	2	1	42
OLB Mario Celotto	2	0	29
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	39
S Andre Young	2	0	48
DT Dan Benish	2	0	24
CB Steve Brown	2	0	41
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	48
S Thom Darden	1	0	23
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	11
CB Roynell Young	1	0	17
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	28

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tommie Ginn	2	4	14	0	43
Dan Dierdorf	1	4	13	0	47
Walt Downing	1	3	13	1	46
Dennis Lick	1	1	9	0	44
John Scully	0	1	14	1	54
Eric Laakso	0	1	6	0	15

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	2	5	23	0	25
Kyle Delaroche	1	5	28	0	21
Phil LaPorta	1	4	24	0	24
Dan Peiffer	1	3	20	0	20
Quinn Hoffman	1	1	8	0	2
Rick Walker	1	1	15	0	5
John Giesler	0	5	24	1	27
Bo Matthews	0	1	19	0	14
Dan Ryczek	0	1	9	0	7
Ed Fulton	0	1	4	0	3
Rob Fada	0	0	0	1	6

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Don McNeal	2	29
James Jones	2	15

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Wes Hopkins	2	14
James Betterson	1	23
Bert Cooper	1	22
Nat Moore	1	17
Lam Jones	1	11

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Montana	15	56	---	---	---	71
John Scully	14	54	---	---	---	68
Walt Downing	13	46	---	---	8	67
Dan Dierdorf	13	47	---	---	---	60
Fredd Young	---	---	24	23	13	60
Don McNeal	---	---	15	15	29	59
Tommie Ginn	14	43	---	---	1	58
Sherman Smith	10	36	---	---	11	57
Gary Johnson	---	---	27	23	6	56
Roy Green	12	43	---	---	1	56
Leonard Smith	---	---	25	22	8	55
Dennis Lick	9	44	---	---	1	54
Mike Friede	6	41	---	---	6	53
Mike Woods	---	---	23	25	3	51
Tim Washington	---	---	24	21	6	51
Alfred Jenkins	9	40	---	---	1	50
Billy Ryckman	6	28	---	---	16	50
Shafer Suggs	---	---	22	19	6	47
Kent Kremer	---	---	21	24	1	46
John Goodman	---	---	20	25	1	46
Rod McSwain	---	---	15	18	11	44
Wayne Smith	---	---	21	19	2	42
Albert Lewis	---	---	21	18	---	39
Mardye McDole	1	16	---	---	18	35
Shawn Miller	---	---	16	12	7	35
Dan Ross	4	19	---	---	11	34
James Jones	3	13	---	---	15	31
Louis Bullard	3	19	---	---	7	29
Eric Laakso	6	15	---	---	8	29
Tony Collins	3	5	---	---	19	27
Steve Folsom	1	7	---	---	19	27
Rodney Holman	10	16	---	---	---	26
Tony Paige	8	8	---	---	10	26
Brad Shearer	---	---	10	11	1	22
Allan Kennedy	2	9	---	---	8	19
Jeff Davis	---	---	9	6	4	19
Smiley Creswell	---	---	9	7	---	16
Kervin Wyatt	---	---	2	3	10	15
David Hughes	2	8	---	---	1	11
Ken Woodard	---	---	4	6	---	10
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	9	9
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ed Fisher	1	3	---	---	---	4
Scott Bull	0	0	---	---	3	3
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Waymond Bryant	---	---	13	48	14	75
Dick Ambrose	---	---	13	52	3	68
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	14	47	3	64
Andre Young	---	---	12	48	3	63
Jeff Fisher	---	---	7	44	8	59
Everson Walls	---	---	13	42	2	57
Kyle Delaroche	28	21	---	---	6	55
Glenn Carano	28	27	---	---	---	55
Steve Brown	---	---	11	41	2	54
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	8	37	8	53
John Giesler	24	27	---	---	---	51
Phil LaPorta	24	24	---	---	2	50
John Olenchalk	14	19	---	---	17	50
Dan Hampton	---	---	8	39	2	49
Ron Heller	23	25	---	---	---	48
Wes Hopkins	---	---	5	28	14	47
Ricky Sanders	23	23	---	---	---	46
Bo Matthews	19	14	---	---	11	44
Mario Celotto	---	---	11	29	4	44
Paul Godfrey	---	---	9	32	2	43
Duriel Harris	14	17	---	---	11	42
Dan Peiffer	20	20	---	---	---	40
Gerald Willhite	19	20	---	---	---	39
Thom Darden	---	---	2	23	12	37
Dan Benish	---	---	6	24	3	33
Eugene Goodlow	15	16	---	---	---	31
James Betterson	4	3	---	---	23	30
Bert Cooper	---	---	3	4	22	29
Eric Lane	8	7	---	---	14	29
Booker Reese	---	---	7	19	3	29
Nat Moore	4	4	---	---	17	25
Rick Walker	15	5	---	---	5	25
Jerome Foster	---	---	7	17	1	25
Dan Ryczek	9	7	---	---	7	23
Tom Graves	---	---	7	11	5	23
Lam Jones	5	7	---	---	11	23
Fred McNeil	---	---	3	8	11	22
Roynell Young	---	---	4	17	1	22
Quinn Hoffman	8	2	---	---	7	17
Isiah Robertson	---	---	2	6	6	14
Ed Fulton	4	3	---	---	6	13
Rob Fada	0	6	---	---	7	13
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-3	-3.0
Middle	11	34	3.1
Right	3	15	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	53	4.1
Middle	4	5	1.3
Right	11	108	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Montana	54	33	4	1	3	4	11	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Carano	25	18	5	2	2	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	37	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	164	8.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	14	3	82	5.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	6	0.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	102	9.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	2	32	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	56	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Friede	14	7	2	72	1	41
WR Roy Green	12	10	0	142	2	43
WR Billy Ryckman	10	4	0	34	0	28
RB Sherman Smith	5	4	0	36	0	36
WR Alfred Jenkins	4	3	0	20	0	40
TE Dan Ross	4	3	0	50	1	19
WR Mardye McDole	2	1	0	19	0	16
TE Rodney Holman	1	0	1	0	0	16
FB James Jones	1	1	0	11	0	13

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	6	4	0	58	1	23
RB Gerald Willhite	5	5	0	51	2	20
RB Eric Lane	4	1	1	5	0	7
WR Eugene Goodlow	4	3	1	54	2	16
WR Lam Jones	3	2	0	9	0	7
WR Nat Moore	1	1	0	-2	0	4
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	0	3	0	17
TE Rick Walker	1	1	0	18	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Willhite	1	2	2.00	7.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Carano	2	2	18	9.00	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	4	4.00	10.20
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	14	14.00	9.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Willhite	2	2
Glenn Carano	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Montana	16	13	8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Carano	12	10	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Roy Green	5	5	4
WR Billy Ryckman	4	1	1
RB Sherman Smith	2	2	1
TE Dan Ross	2	2	1
WR Mike Friede	2	2	1
WR Alfred Jenkins	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Gerald Willhite	4	4	2
WR Eugene Goodlow	3	3	2
RB Eric Lane	2	1	0
WR Nat Moore	1	1	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	1
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0

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

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