Week 9, 1985

played in Dallas, TX

81 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	10	7	10	-	30
Dallas Cowboys	0	0	0	3	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:03 ATL - Chris Bahr 38 field goal
2Q: 07:45 ATL - Marcus Allen 9 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:51 ATL - Chris Bahr 34 field goal
3Q: 00:59 ATL - Jerry Butler 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:12 ATL - Sam Seale 39 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 04:57 DAL - Mike Wood 47 field goal
4Q: 02:57 ATL - Chris Bahr 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:03 ATL - Chris Bahr 38 field goal
2Q: 07:45 ATL - Marcus Allen 9 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 01:51 ATL - Chris Bahr 34 field goal
3Q: 00:59 ATL - Jerry Butler 11 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 08:12 ATL - Sam Seale 39 interception return (Chris Bahr extra point)
4Q: 04:57 DAL - Mike Wood 47 field goal
4Q: 02:57 ATL - Chris Bahr 35 field goal

Team Statistics ATL DAL
Record 6-2 5-4
First Downs 22 6
- by Rushing 8 1
- by Passing 13 4
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 381 171
- Offensive Plays 73 45
- Yards per Play 5.22 3.80
Net Rushing Yards 154 84
- Rushing Attempts 36 18
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.67
Net Passing Yards 227 87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 20 - 0 26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 240 94
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.14 3.22
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/28 5/33
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 7/214
Interception Ret./Yards 2/76 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 34
Time of Possession 38:41 21:19

Team Statistics	ATL	DAL
Record	6-2	5-4
First Downs	22	6
- by Rushing	8	1
- by Passing	13	4
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	381	171
- Offensive Plays	73	45
- Yards per Play	5.22	3.80
Net Rushing Yards	154	84
- Rushing Attempts	36	18
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.67
Net Passing Yards	227	87
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 20 - 0	26 - 12 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	240	94
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.14	3.22
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	1/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/28	5/33
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	7/214
Interception Ret./Yards	2/76	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 34
Time of Possession	38:41	21:19

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:33	OWN 22	3	-10	Punt
1	10:20	1:18	OWN 18	3	2	Punt
1	7:42	6:46	OWN 12	12	67	Field Goal
2	12:30	4:54	OWN 25	11	75	Touchdown
2	6:04	4:20	OWN 22	11	61	Field Goal
3	13:13	3:07	OWN 2	6	44	Punt
3	7:33	6:43	OWN 9	13	91	Touchdown
4	14:02	2:03	OWN 7	4	13	Punt
4	10:05	1:31	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
4	4:52	2:01	OPP 40	4	22	Field Goal
4	1:50	1:50	OWN 28	3	2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:27	2:07	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
1	9:02	1:20	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
1	0:56	3:26	OWN 38	6	44	Missed FG
2	7:36	1:32	OWN 39	3	4	Punt
2	1:44	1:44	OWN 23	5	3	Interception
3	15:00	1:47	OWN 36	3	2	Punt
3	10:06	2:33	OWN 13	4	48	Punt
3	0:50	1:48	OWN 37	3	3	Punt
4	11:59	1:54	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
4	8:34	0:32	OWN 33	3	0	Interception
4	8:02	3:10	OWN 34	7	36	Field Goal
4	2:51	1:01	OWN 35	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	22	110	5.00	18	3	1
Robert Lavette	14	44	3.14	10	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Lane	10	65	6.50	20	1
Gerald Willhite	7	16	2.29	7	0
Glenn Carano	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	35	20	240	2/13	1	36	0	87.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Glenn Carano	26	12	94	1/7	0	43	2	23.5

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Kellen Winslow	9	12	142	15.78	69	36	0
WR John Jefferson	3	5	29	9.67	10	16	0
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	27	9.00	6	11	1
WR Anthony Hancock	2	5	28	14.00	0	21	0
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0
RB Robert Lavette	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Mercury Duncan	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Harry Holt	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Brown	4	10	36	9.00	13	17
TE Keith Krepfle	3	3	42	14.00	28	43
WR Ricky Sanders	3	5	2	0.67	1	4
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Lam Jones	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Preston Gothard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Deron Cherry	1	37	37.00	0
CB Sam Seale	1	39	39.00	1

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Kellen Winslow	1	0	0	0
John Jefferson	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Brown	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	213	42.6	41.6	46	1

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	8	341	42.6	40.8	60	7

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	3	15	5.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Fox	1	14	14.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nat Moore	5	150	30.0	0
Lam Jones	2	64	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	6	0	0.0	15	13
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	1.0	6	16
S Vern Roberson	3	0	0.0	14	17
S Deron Cherry	3	0	0.0	16	25
CB Bobby Humphrey	2	4	0.0	13	17
DT Charlie Johnson	2	3	0.0	13	21
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	1	0.0	14	21
ILB Dirt Winston	2	1	0.0	13	25
DT Pete Kugler	2	0	0.0	6	9
DE Don Fielder	2	0	0.0	7	20
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0.0	10	16
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0.0	12	24
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.0	10	18
CB Sam Seale	1	0	0.0	14	19
OLB Hugh Green	0	1	0.0	4	2
CB William Judson	0	1	0.0	13	12
ILB Tim Golden	0	1	0.0	5	2

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	6	2	0.0	29	32
CB Jeff Fisher	6	0	0.0	24	31
OLB Robert Lyles	6	0	0.0	31	20
DE Dan Hampton	5	1	1.0	26	23
S Donnie Shell	5	2	0.0	28	27
DT Cody Jones	5	1	0.0	29	35
DT Dan Benish	4	2	0.0	27	30
S Terrance Hoagie	4	2	0.0	32	29
ILB Tom Graves	3	1	0.0	10	5
CB Steve Brown	3	1	0.0	27	21
CB Bobby Johnson	3	0	0.0	17	22
ILB Michael Green	2	1	0.0	8	3
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	1.0	2	3
S Andre Young	1	1	0.0	4	12
DE Jerome Foster	1	1	0.0	17	14
S Wes Hopkins	1	1	0.0	10	22
OLB Bert Cooper	1	0	0.0	7	5
T John Giesler	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steve Potter	0	2	0.0	4	8
OLB Greg Bracelin	0	1	0.0	34	34
CB Everson Walls	0	1	0.0	21	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Gary Cobb	1.0	0	1	0	16
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	2	3	1	21
DE Rulon Jones	0.0	1	0	1	13

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	1.0	0	1	23
OLB Mario Celotto	1.0	0	0	3
DE Jerome Foster	0.0	1	0	14
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.0	0	2	34
DT Cody Jones	0.0	0	1	35
DT Dan Benish	0.0	0	1	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Vern Roberson	2	0	0	17
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	0	25
S Deron Cherry	1	1	1	25
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0	16
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0	16
CB Dwight Hicks	1	0	0	24
DT Pete Kugler	1	0	0	9
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0	18
CB Bobby Humphrey	1	0	0	17
DE Don Fielder	1	0	0	20
CB Sam Seale	0	2	1	19

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	6	0	32
CB Jeff Fisher	4	0	31
OLB Robert Lyles	3	0	20
DT Cody Jones	1	0	35
S Donnie Shell	1	0	27
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	5
DT Dan Benish	1	0	30
CB Steve Brown	1	0	21
ILB Michael Green	1	0	3
CB Bobby Johnson	1	0	22
CB Everson Walls	0	4	22
S Wes Hopkins	0	3	22
S Terrance Hoagie	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Curt Marsh	5	6	0	36	1	37
Dan Alexander	2	7	1	36	0	37
Hardy Dillon	1	5	0	29	0	33
Don Bailey	1	5	0	32	0	29
Kellen Winslow	1	3	1	32	0	30
Dean Steinkuhler	1	3	0	28	0	25
Joe Bostic	1	2	0	4	0	8
Derrel Gofourth	0	2	0	15	1	16
Charles Alexander	0	2	0	25	0	19
Harry Holt	0	1	0	12	0	19

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	2	6	14	0	22
John Giesler	1	4	16	0	24
Jim Arneson	1	2	17	1	26
Rob Fada	1	1	12	0	24
Phil LaPorta	0	2	9	0	8
Bo Matthews	0	1	8	0	12
Dan Ryczek	0	1	12	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Anthony Hancock	2	16
Dwight Hicks	2	11
Arnold Morgado	1	24
Sam Seale	1	21
Russell Davis	1	13
Jerry Butler	1	11

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Eric Lane	2	23
Hugh McKinnis	1	18
Wes Hopkins	1	14

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan Alexander	36	37	---	---	8	81
Curt Marsh	36	37	---	---	4	77
Kellen Winslow	32	30	---	---	14	76
John Jefferson	30	29	---	---	15	74
Tommy Kramer	36	37	---	---	---	73
Hardy Dillon	29	33	---	---	8	70
Don Bailey	32	29	---	---	3	64
Sam Seale	---	---	14	19	21	54
Dean Steinkuhler	28	25	---	---	---	53
Deron Cherry	---	---	16	25	10	51
Charles Alexander	25	19	---	---	5	49
Jerry Butler	21	17	---	---	11	49
Dwight Hicks	---	---	12	24	11	47
Marcus Allen	22	22	---	---	---	44
Harry Holt	12	19	---	---	12	43
Anthony Hancock	10	16	---	---	16	42
Dirt Winston	---	---	13	25	3	41
Derrel Gofourth	15	16	---	---	8	39
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	14	21	2	37
Charlie Johnson	---	---	13	21	2	36
Don Fielder	---	---	7	20	8	35
Bobby Humphrey	---	---	13	17	4	34
Vern Roberson	---	---	14	17	2	33
Rulon Jones	---	---	15	13	5	33
Robert Lavette	14	15	---	---	3	32
Mel Owens	---	---	10	18	2	30
Russell Davis	6	10	---	---	13	29
William Judson	---	---	13	12	2	27
Henry Monroe	---	---	10	16	---	26
Joe Klecko	---	---	8	15	2	25
Arnold Morgado	0	0	---	---	24	24
Gary Cobb	---	---	6	16	2	24
Hugh Green	---	---	4	2	16	22
Joe Bostic	4	8	---	---	7	19
Mercury Duncan	8	8	---	---	1	17
Pete Kugler	---	---	6	9	1	16
Tim Fox	---	---	4	3	8	15
Tim Golden	---	---	5	2	8	15
Terry Rennaker	---	---	1	2	9	12
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	8	8
Alex Moyer	---	---	0	0	8	8
Carlos Bradley	---	---	0	0	1	1
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bradyn Pyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Cody Jones	---	---	29	35	8	72
Greg Bracelin	---	---	34	34	3	71
Dick Ambrose	---	---	29	32	3	64
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	32	29	3	64
Jeff Fisher	---	---	24	31	8	63
Dan Benish	---	---	27	30	1	58
Donnie Shell	---	---	28	27	1	56
Robert Lyles	---	---	31	20	5	56
Jim Arneson	17	26	---	---	10	53
Dan Hampton	---	---	26	23	2	51
Steve Brown	---	---	27	21	2	50
Bobby Johnson	---	---	17	22	11	50
Everson Walls	---	---	21	22	3	46
Wes Hopkins	---	---	10	22	14	46
Keith Krepfle	10	19	---	---	16	45
Glenn Carano	18	27	---	---	---	45
Rob Fada	12	24	---	---	8	44
Dan Ryczek	12	21	---	---	10	43
Eric Lane	10	10	---	---	23	43
John Giesler	16	24	---	---	2	42
Eddie Brown	14	24	---	---	---	38
Ron Heller	14	22	---	---	---	36
Jerome Foster	---	---	17	14	2	33
Ricky Sanders	13	20	---	---	---	33
Frank Myers	10	10	---	---	10	30
Preston Gothard	11	11	---	---	8	30
Bo Matthews	8	12	---	---	9	29
Phil LaPorta	9	8	---	---	10	27
Hugh McKinnis	4	5	---	---	18	27
Steve Potter	---	---	4	8	15	27
Gerald Willhite	8	17	---	---	---	25
Michael Green	---	---	8	3	14	25
Tom Graves	---	---	10	5	9	24
Lam Jones	5	7	---	---	11	23
Eugene Goodlow	5	10	---	---	8	23
Bert Cooper	---	---	7	5	9	21
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	9	9	1	19
Andre Young	---	---	4	12	---	16
Nat Moore	0	0	---	---	14	14
Mark Nichols	2	0	---	---	11	13
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mario Celotto	---	---	2	3	1	6
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	3	3
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	1	1
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	37	4.1
Middle	18	70	3.9
Right	9	47	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	43	6.1
Middle	5	24	4.8
Right	6	17	2.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	35	20	3	0	1	8	5	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Glenn Carano	26	12	1	1	1	3	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	15	176	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	41	5.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	8	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	43	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	43	14.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	12	9	1	142	2	30
WR John Jefferson	5	3	0	29	0	29
WR Anthony Hancock	5	2	0	28	1	16
WR Mercury Duncan	3	0	0	0	0	8
WR Jerry Butler	3	3	0	27	0	17
TE Harry Holt	3	0	0	0	0	19
RB Robert Lavette	2	1	0	2	0	15
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	0	1	0	19
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0	11	0	22

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	10	4	1	36	0	24
WR Ricky Sanders	5	3	0	2	0	20
TE Keith Krepfle	3	3	0	42	1	19
WR Lam Jones	3	0	0	0	0	7
WR Eugene Goodlow	3	1	0	11	0	10
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	0	3	0	17
TE Preston Gothard	1	0	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	3	11	3.67	5.00
Robert Lavette	1	1	1.00	3.14

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	8	3	22	2.75	6.86

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR John Jefferson	1	1	10	10.00	5.80
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	11	11.00	9.00
WR Anthony Hancock	1	0	0	0.00	5.60
TE Harry Holt	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Robert Lavette	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	2	2
Robert Lavette	2	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Lane	1	0
Gerald Willhite	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	13	8	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Glenn Carano	9	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Kellen Winslow	3	3	2
WR Mercury Duncan	2	0	0
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	2
WR Anthony Hancock	2	0	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1
RB Robert Lavette	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	4	1	0
TE Keith Krepfle	2	2	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	2	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)