Wild Card Playoff Games, 1984

played in San Francisco, CA

46 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	0	0	7	-	10
San Francisco 49ers	0	2	3	10	-	15

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 DAL - Mike Wood 34 field goal
2Q: 14:53 SFO - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 06:46 SFO - Eddie Murray 26 field goal
4Q: 11:53 SFO - Eddie Murray 39 field goal
4Q: 02:53 SFO - Todd Christensen 3 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 02:43 DAL - Nat Moore 101 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:38 DAL - Mike Wood 34 field goal
2Q: 14:53 SFO - Safety, blocked punt covered in end zone
3Q: 06:46 SFO - Eddie Murray 26 field goal
4Q: 11:53 SFO - Eddie Murray 39 field goal
4Q: 02:53 SFO - Todd Christensen 3 pass from Parnell Dickinson (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 02:43 DAL - Nat Moore 101 kickoff return (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics DAL SFO
Record 11-6 11-6
First Downs 11 17
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 231 265
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 4.05 4.14
Net Rushing Yards 83 78
- Rushing Attempts 25 26
- Yards per Rush 3.32 3.00
Net Passing Yards 148 187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 157 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/9 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 4.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/68 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 2/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/134 1/11
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	DAL	SFO
Record	11-6	11-6
First Downs	11	17
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	231	265
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	4.05	4.14
Net Rushing Yards	83	78
- Rushing Attempts	25	26
- Yards per Rush	3.32	3.00
Net Passing Yards	148	187
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	36 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	157	198
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/9	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	4.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/68	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	2/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/134	1/11
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:27	OWN 19	9	64	Field Goal
1	7:09	2:40	OWN 29	6	11	Punt
1	0:58	1:13	OWN 3	3	4	Safety
2	12:17	1:56	OWN 44	4	39	Interception
2	7:00	4:01	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
2	1:07	1:00	OWN 47	3	7	Punt
3	6:38	2:06	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	1:25	1:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	11:48	6:19	OWN 20	12	50	Missed FG
4	1:54	1:31	OWN 29	8	19	Downs

San Francisco 49ers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:33	1:24	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	4:29	3:31	OWN 7	9	50	Punt
2	14:45	2:28	OWN 33	4	30	Missed FG
2	10:21	3:21	OWN 13	7	29	Punt
2	2:59	1:52	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 31	1	0	Half
3	15:00	8:22	OWN 10	14	81	Field Goal
3	4:32	3:07	OWN 46	6	12	Punt
4	14:50	3:02	OWN 38	5	40	Field Goal
4	5:29	2:46	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
4	2:30	0:36	OWN 14	3	2	Punt
4	0:23	0:23	OPP 48	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Parnell Dickinson, San Francisco 49ers

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gerald Willhite	14	61	4.36	16	2
Eric Lane	8	14	1.75	7	0
James Betterson	2	3	1.50	3	0
Glenn Carano	1	5	5.00	5	0

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Brooks	15	41	2.73	16	1
Zachary Dixon	7	39	5.57	12	1
Parnell Dickinson	4	-2	-0.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Carano	31	18	157	1/9	0	31	1	58.1

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Parnell Dickinson	36	20	198	2/11	1	46	0	80.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eugene Goodlow	7	11	70	10.00	0	23
RB Gerald Willhite	4	6	16	4.00	0	8
RB James Betterson	2	2	1	0.50	1	2
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Duriel Harris	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
WR Lam Jones	1	2	31	31.00	0	31
TE John Olenchalk	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Ricky Sanders	1	4	14	14.00	5	14

San Francisco	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Todd Christensen	5	7	30	6.00	0	10	1
WR Pat Tilley	4	4	72	18.00	0	46	0
WR Rickey Young	3	12	40	13.33	9	26	0
TE Brooks Williams	3	3	32	10.67	5	14	0
WR Ray Butler	3	3	13	4.33	0	5	0
RB Zachary Dixon	1	1	3	3.00	4	3	0
WR Eric Richardson	1	6	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Francisco	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Easley	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Lane	1	0	0
Lam Jones	0	1	0
Dan Hampton	0	0	1
Everson Walls	0	0	1

San Francisco	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rickey Young	1	1	0
Parnell Dickinson	1	0	0
Randy Cross	0	1	0
Wilber Marshall	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	6	197	32.8	29.5	53	2

San Francisco	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Guy	6	275	45.8	35.8	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	0/1	0/0	34	1/1

San Francisco	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	2/3	0/1	0/1	39	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	2	20	10.0	0

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	2	20	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Betterson	2	33	16.5	0
Nat Moore	1	101	101.0	1

San Francisco	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clyde Powers	1	11	11.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	7	1	0.0	23	31
ILB Mike Curico	6	1	0.0	7	13
DT Paul Godfrey	4	1	0.5	13	27
ILB Tom Graves	4	2	0.0	17	29
OLB Mario Celotto	4	0	0.0	17	27
S Wes Hopkins	3	1	0.0	24	35
S Thom Darden	3	0	0.0	5	14
DE Dan Hampton	2	1	1.5	21	24
OLB Steve Potter	2	0	0.0	9	3
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0.0	22	28
CB Steve Brown	2	0	0.0	12	27
CB Bobby Johnson	2	0	0.0	9	12
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	1	0.0	9	9
CB Roynell Young	1	1	0.0	4	10
OLB Waymond Bryant	1	0	0.0	22	29
RB James Betterson	1	0	---	---	---
DT Dan Benish	1	0	0.0	13	18
DE Jerome Foster	0	2	0.0	14	22
OLB Bert Cooper	0	1	0.0	6	4

San Francisco	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	8	0	0.0	25	29
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	7	0	0.0	23	32
OLB Andre Tippett	6	2	0.0	24	28
OLB Wilber Marshall	5	2	0.0	17	24
S Donovan Rose	4	0	0.0	17	23
S Clyde Powers	3	1	0.0	20	26
DE Greg Boyd	2	1	1.0	13	17
OLB Rick Middleton	2	3	0.0	21	25
S Jeff Delaney	2	1	0.0	19	24
OLB Scot Brantley	1	1	0.0	13	16
DT Carl Barzilauskas	1	0	0.0	10	8
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	0.0	7	17
CB Alan Caldwell	1	0	0.0	6	13
CB Craig Curry	1	0	0.0	1	2
CB Terry Taylor	0	3	0.0	19	27
DE Richard Dent	0	1	0.0	19	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	1.5	0	0	24
DT Paul Godfrey	0.5	0	0	27
OLB Waymond Bryant	0.0	1	3	29
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	1	0	24
DT Dan Benish	0.0	0	2	18
DE Jerome Foster	0.0	0	1	22

San Francisco	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Greg Boyd	1.0	0	1	0	17
OLB Andre Tippett	0.0	1	1	0	28
OLB Rick Middleton	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Randy Crowder	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Richard Dent	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	5	0	31
S Thom Darden	3	0	14
OLB Mario Celotto	2	0	27
ILB Tom Graves	2	0	29
ILB Mike Curico	2	0	13
CB Everson Walls	1	2	28
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	9
DT Paul Godfrey	1	0	27
CB Roynell Young	1	0	10
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	23
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	35
CB Steve Brown	0	1	27

San Francisco	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Kenny Easley	3	1	29
S Clyde Powers	2	0	26
S Jeff Delaney	2	0	24
S Donovan Rose	2	0	23
OLB Andre Tippett	2	0	28
ILB Karl Mecklenburg	2	0	32
DT Randy Crowder	1	0	17
CB Alan Caldwell	1	0	13
OLB Scot Brantley	1	0	16
CB Craig Curry	1	0	2
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	0	24

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kyle Delaroche	2	4	25	0	29
Phil LaPorta	1	6	18	0	24
Dan Peiffer	1	5	21	0	25
John Olenchalk	1	1	12	0	15
John Giesler	0	4	24	1	31
Bo Matthews	0	1	14	0	14
Quinn Hoffman	0	1	10	0	19
Ed Fulton	0	1	7	0	8
Ron Heller	0	1	15	0	14

San Francisco	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Cross	2	6	0	26	0	35
Jim Sweeney	2	5	0	22	0	33
Stefan Humpries	1	2	0	20	0	26
Brooks Williams	1	1	1	8	0	13
Todd Watkins	0	4	0	19	0	34
Gerald Taylor	0	2	0	7	0	4
Mike Wilson	0	1	0	21	2	34
Todd Christensen	0	1	0	19	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
James Betterson	1	21
Lam Jones	1	11
Kyle Delaroche	1	7

San Francisco	Tackles	STPlays
Rick Middleton	2	16
Zachary Dixon	1	22
Eric Richardson	1	11

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Wes Hopkins	---	---	24	35	3	62
Kyle Delaroche	25	29	---	---	7	61
Glenn Carano	25	32	---	---	---	57
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	23	31	3	57
Waymond Bryant	---	---	22	29	4	55
John Giesler	24	31	---	---	---	55
Everson Walls	---	---	22	28	2	52
Jeff Fisher	---	---	18	23	9	50
Tom Graves	---	---	17	29	3	49
Ricky Sanders	21	26	---	---	1	48
Dan Peiffer	21	25	---	---	1	47
Dan Hampton	---	---	21	24	2	47
Mario Celotto	---	---	17	27	2	46
Phil LaPorta	18	24	---	---	1	43
Bo Matthews	14	14	---	---	15	43
Paul Godfrey	---	---	13	27	3	43
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	17	24	2	43
Duriel Harris	15	17	---	---	10	42
John Olenchalk	12	15	---	---	15	42
Eugene Goodlow	17	23	---	---	---	40
Steve Brown	---	---	12	27	1	40
Dan Benish	---	---	13	18	8	39
Quinn Hoffman	10	19	---	---	8	37
James Betterson	5	11	---	---	21	37
Gerald Willhite	15	22	---	---	---	37
Jerome Foster	---	---	14	22	1	37
Rick Walker	12	13	---	---	10	35
Thom Darden	---	---	5	14	13	32
Steve Potter	---	---	9	3	19	31
Bobby Johnson	---	---	9	12	10	31
Ron Heller	15	14	---	---	---	29
Mike Curico	---	---	7	13	6	26
Eric Lane	8	10	---	---	5	23
Isiah Robertson	---	---	9	9	4	22
Bert Cooper	---	---	6	4	12	22
Ed Fulton	7	8	---	---	7	22
Lam Jones	4	7	---	---	11	22
Fred McNeil	---	---	4	9	8	21
Nat Moore	2	2	---	---	17	21
Dan Ryczek	5	7	---	---	8	20
Roynell Young	---	---	4	10	1	15
Rob Fada	0	3	---	---	8	11
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0

San Francisco	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Parnell Dickinson	26	38	---	---	3	67
Karl Mecklenburg	---	---	23	32	10	65
Jim Sweeney	22	33	---	---	9	64
Rick Middleton	---	---	21	25	16	62
Randy Cross	26	35	---	---	1	62
Jeff Delaney	---	---	19	24	17	60
Pat Tilley	25	33	---	---	1	59
Clyde Powers	---	---	20	26	12	58
Todd Christensen	19	29	---	---	9	57
Kenny Easley	---	---	25	29	2	56
Mike Wilson	21	34	---	---	---	55
Stefan Humpries	20	26	---	---	9	55
Andre Tippett	---	---	24	28	2	54
Todd Watkins	19	34	---	---	---	53
James Brooks	18	29	---	---	5	52
Rickey Young	15	23	---	---	13	51
Terry Taylor	---	---	19	27	1	47
Richard Dent	---	---	19	25	1	45
Wilber Marshall	---	---	17	24	2	43
Donovan Rose	---	---	17	23	2	42
Zachary Dixon	8	9	---	---	22	39
Scot Brantley	---	---	13	16	9	38
Eric Richardson	11	16	---	---	11	38
Hokie Gajan	14	18	---	---	4	36
Brooks Williams	8	13	---	---	14	35
Greg Boyd	---	---	13	17	4	34
Wayne Wilson	8	11	---	---	13	32
Alan Caldwell	---	---	6	13	10	29
Randy Crowder	---	---	7	17	3	27
Greg Roberts	7	15	---	---	3	25
Jim Arneson	8	9	---	---	7	24
Carl Barzilauskas	---	---	10	8	4	22
Jim Wolf	---	---	11	9	2	22
Terry Dion	---	---	10	7	5	22
Gerald Taylor	7	4	---	---	7	18
Ray Butler	4	9	---	---	---	13
Craig Curry	---	---	1	2	7	10
Emmanuel Zanders	0	0	---	---	9	9
Chester Willis	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ray Guy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Larry Brooks	---	---	0	0	3	3
Otis Wilson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Mark Robinson	---	---	0	0	1	1
Tim Gray	0	0	---	---	---	0
Gary Hogeboom	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	32	2.5
Middle	3	11	3.7
Right	9	40	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	11	22	2.0
Right	5	24	4.8
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Carano	31	18	2	3	3	0	4	1	1

San Francisco	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Parnell Dickinson	36	20	2	4	1	3	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	11	75	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	28	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	54	6.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	3	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	28	2.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	11	105	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	62	12.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eugene Goodlow	11	7	0	70	1	23
RB Gerald Willhite	6	4	0	16	0	22
WR Ricky Sanders	4	1	1	14	0	26
WR Duriel Harris	3	1	1	11	0	17
RB James Betterson	2	2	0	1	0	11
WR Lam Jones	2	1	1	31	1	7
TE John Olenchalk	2	1	0	6	0	15
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	8	0	14

San Francisco	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rickey Young	12	3	0	40	1	23
TE Todd Christensen	7	5	0	30	0	29
WR Eric Richardson	6	1	1	8	0	16
WR Pat Tilley	4	4	0	72	1	33
TE Brooks Williams	3	3	0	32	0	13
WR Ray Butler	3	3	0	13	0	9
RB Zachary Dixon	1	1	0	3	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

San Francisco	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	2	4	2.00	2.73
Zachary Dixon	1	0	0.00	5.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Glenn Carano	2	0	0	0.00	5.06

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Parnell Dickinson	5	3	20	4.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0	0.00	6.36
RB Gerald Willhite	1	0	0	0.00	2.67

San Francisco	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Todd Christensen	2	1	3	1.50	4.29
WR Rickey Young	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	14	14.00	10.67
RB Zachary Dixon	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Lane	1	0
Gerald Willhite	1	1

San Francisco	Rushes	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	1	0
Zachary Dixon	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Carano	13	7	4

San Francisco	Att	Comp	Conversions
Parnell Dickinson	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eugene Goodlow	4	3	1
WR Duriel Harris	3	1	1
RB Gerald Willhite	3	2	1
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	1
TE John Olenchalk	1	0	0

San Francisco	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rickey Young	3	0	0
WR Eric Richardson	3	0	0
TE Todd Christensen	2	2	2
WR Pat Tilley	1	1	1
RB Zachary Dixon	1	1	0
WR Ray Butler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,900 (3,300)