Week 1, 1986

played in Washington, DC

73 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	0	0	7	-	10
Washington Redskins	7	10	14	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:55 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 25 field goal
1Q: 00:09 WAS - Joe Kelly 0 blocked punt return (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 10:20 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 8 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:07 WAS - Ray Wersching 57 field goal
3Q: 12:10 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 3 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 04:26 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 29 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 08:42 DAL - Lam Jones 12 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:55 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 25 field goal
1Q: 00:09 WAS - Joe Kelly 0 blocked punt return (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 10:20 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 8 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
2Q: 00:07 WAS - Ray Wersching 57 field goal
3Q: 12:10 WAS - Walter Abercrombie 3 run (Ray Wersching extra point)
3Q: 04:26 WAS - Mervyn Fernandez 29 pass from Bert Jones (Ray Wersching extra point)
4Q: 08:42 DAL - Lam Jones 12 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Team Statistics DAL WAS
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 13 21
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 246 380
- Offensive Plays 49 72
- Yards per Play 5.02 5.28
Net Rushing Yards 107 142
- Rushing Attempts 19 36
- Yards per Rush 5.63 3.94
Net Passing Yards 139 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 2 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.63 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 12/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/13 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-2 3/16
Kick Returns/Yards 3/49 3/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 19 OWN 32
Time of Possession 24:33 35:27

Team Statistics	DAL	WAS
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	13	21
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	246	380
- Offensive Plays	49	72
- Yards per Play	5.02	5.28
Net Rushing Yards	107	142
- Rushing Attempts	19	36
- Yards per Rush	5.63	3.94
Net Passing Yards	139	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 2	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.63	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	12/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/13	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-2	3/16
Kick Returns/Yards	3/49	3/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 19	OWN 32
Time of Possession	24:33	35:27

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:58	OWN 42	3	9	Punt
1	8:08	4:21	OWN 20	8	72	Field Goal
1	1:50	1:50	OWN 15	3	-4	Punt
2	15:00	1:27	OWN 6	3	2	Punt
2	10:14	2:17	OWN 23	5	22	Punt
2	3:40	1:47	OWN 15	5	49	Fumble
3	12:01	3:12	OWN 20	6	8	Punt
3	4:11	2:30	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
4	13:29	4:54	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	4:10	0:18	OWN 29	3	15	Interception
4	1:37	0:10	OWN 6	1	0	Interception

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:02	4:54	OWN 7	10	52	Punt
1	3:47	1:57	OWN 24	3	7	Punt
2	13:33	3:19	OPP 48	9	48	Touchdown
2	7:57	4:17	OWN 12	9	23	Punt
2	1:53	1:53	OWN 36	6	24	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:59	OWN 22	7	78	Touchdown
3	8:49	4:38	OWN 38	8	62	Touchdown
3	1:41	3:12	OWN 33	6	18	Punt
4	8:35	4:25	OWN 22	5	11	Punt
4	3:52	2:15	OWN 19	6	30	Punt
4	1:27	1:27	OPP 8	3	2	Game

Game MVP: Bert Jones, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	11	73	6.64	16	3
Gerald Willhite	6	16	2.67	7	0
Tony Eason	2	18	9.00	15	1

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	25	108	4.32	20	2	2
Willard Reeves	9	28	3.11	9	0	0
Bert Jones	2	6	3.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	28	15	153	2/14	1	34	2	51.6

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	36	21	238	0/0	1	50	0	87.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Robb Rubick	3	4	7	2.33	0	8	0
RB Neal Anderson	3	5	30	10.00	23	17	0
FB James Jones	2	2	28	14.00	20	21	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	5	26	13.00	5	15	0
WR Eddie Brown	2	7	41	20.50	8	34	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	12	12.00	14	12	1
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	0
TE Preston Gothard	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Bill Brooks	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gary Clark	6	7	62	10.33	3	21	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	6	39	13.00	0	29	1
FB Maurice Carthon	3	3	19	6.33	6	13	0
WR Duriel Harris	2	6	59	29.50	40	50	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	3	13	6.50	8	7	0
TE Anthony Jones	2	2	17	8.50	2	9	0
RB Willard Reeves	2	2	14	7.00	4	8	0
WR Tracy Porter	1	3	15	15.00	1	15	0
TE John Tice	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mike Rozier	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Romes	1	13	13.00	0
CB JC Watts	1	3	3.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0
Lam Jones	0	0	1	0

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
JC Watts	1	0	0	0
Jeff Merrow	0	1	0	0
Ernest Gibson	0	1	0	0
Joe Kelly	0	0	1	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	6	219	36.5	33.8	48	2

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	6	275	45.8	39.5	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/1	0/0	0/0	25	1/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ray Wersching	1/1	1/1	1/1	57	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lam Jones	3	-2	-0.7	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
JC Watts	2	12	6.0	0
Mike Williams	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lam Jones	2	32	16.0	0
Mark Nichols	1	17	17.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Williams	2	29	14.5	0
Willard Reeves	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mario Celotto	6	0	0.0	10	19
CB Everson Walls	5	1	0.0	24	31
ILB Miles Turpin	5	0	0.0	8	8
OLB Chris Keating	4	3	0.0	11	11
S Terrance Hoagie	4	2	0.0	32	28
DE Mack Moore	4	2	0.0	22	15
S Andre Young	3	3	0.0	21	29
S Donnie Shell	3	2	0.0	19	10
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0.0	26	24
CB Steve Brown	3	1	0.0	25	26
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	0	0.0	18	10
DE Dan Hampton	2	2	0.0	22	25
DT Stan Johnson	2	1	0.0	17	11
DT Dan Benish	2	1	0.0	18	26
CB Bobby Futrell	2	0	0.0	11	13
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.0	9	7
WR Lam Jones	1	0	---	---	---
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0.0	12	10
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bob Breunig	0	2	0.0	25	17
OLB Ron McCartney	0	1	0.0	10	12
DT Bob Golic	0	1	0.0	11	21
CB Jeff Fisher	0	1	0.0	24	21
OLB Robert Lyles	0	1	0.0	11	19

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Romes	5	0	0.0	11	23
OLB Andy Headen	3	0	1.0	6	9
DT Tim Krumrie	3	0	1.0	12	22
ILB Neal Olkewicz	3	2	0.0	16	24
CB JC Watts	3	0	0.0	14	23
S Joey Browner	2	2	0.0	13	21
CB Ernest Gibson	2	2	0.0	12	24
S Tom Pridemore	2	1	0.0	12	28
S Benny Perrin	2	1	0.0	13	9
CB Mike Williams	2	0	0.0	13	16
DE Gerald Robinson	2	0	0.0	14	24
DT Keith Millard	1	1	0.0	14	22
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0.0	7	10
DE Jeff Merrow	1	0	0.0	6	13
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0.0	17	24
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	0.0	5	6
ILB Ralph Ortega	0	1	0.0	3	6
OLB Reggie Williams	0	1	0.0	2	6
OLB Joe Kelly	0	1	0.0	6	1

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	3	19
S Donnie Shell	1	10
OLB Bob Breunig	1	17
DT Bob Golic	1	21
DT Dan Benish	1	26

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Tim Krumrie	1.0	0	2	22
OLB Andy Headen	1.0	0	0	9
DE Jeff Merrow	0.0	1	0	13
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0.0	1	0	24
OLB Reggie Williams	0.0	0	1	6
OLB Sam Merriman	0.0	0	1	24
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mario Celotto	5	0	19
CB Everson Walls	4	0	31
CB Steve Brown	3	2	26
ILB Miles Turpin	3	0	8
S Andre Young	2	0	29
OLB Chris Keating	1	1	11
S Donnie Shell	1	0	10
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	28
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	13
CB Jeff Fisher	0	1	21

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charles Romes	4	1	1	23
CB Mike Williams	2	2	0	16
CB JC Watts	2	1	1	23
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	0	0	24
CB Ernest Gibson	2	0	0	24
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	0	28
S Benny Perrin	1	0	0	9
DE Sean McNanie	1	0	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Arneson	2	2	8	0	15
Rich Moran	1	6	19	0	30
Jamie Dukes	1	3	14	0	15
Ron Heller	1	1	19	0	27
John Giesler	0	4	18	0	25
Phil LaPorta	0	1	10	1	24
Rob Fada	0	0	7	1	14

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Doug Dumler	4	12	33	32
Ken Reeves	2	6	32	29
Billy Ard	2	4	33	32
David Jordan	2	4	25	31
Jim Lachey	1	4	32	29
Mike Smith	1	2	13	5
Keith Shelton	1	1	8	14
Maurice Carthon	0	1	14	11

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lam Jones	4	19
James Jones	1	15
Bobby Futrell	1	9

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Benny Perrin	4	15
Anthony Jones	1	16
Doug Dumler	1	7

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	32	28	---	60
Neal Anderson	14	24	---	---	21	59
Everson Walls	---	---	24	31	1	56
Dick Ambrose	---	---	26	24	4	54
Steve Brown	---	---	25	26	2	53
Ron Heller	19	27	---	---	5	51
Bob Breunig	---	---	25	17	8	50
John Giesler	18	25	---	---	7	50
Andre Young	---	---	21	29	---	50
Rich Moran	19	30	---	---	1	50
Jeff Fisher	---	---	24	21	4	49
Mark Nichols	13	17	---	---	19	49
Tony Eason	19	30	---	---	---	49
Dan Hampton	---	---	22	25	1	48
Robb Rubick	10	20	---	---	15	45
Dan Benish	---	---	18	26	1	45
Mack Moore	---	---	22	15	5	42
Lam Jones	5	17	---	---	19	41
Eddie Brown	15	25	---	---	---	40
Bob Golic	---	---	11	21	6	38
Phil LaPorta	10	24	---	---	3	37
James Jones	9	13	---	---	15	37
Jamie Dukes	14	15	---	---	6	35
Mario Celotto	---	---	10	19	4	33
Bobby Futrell	---	---	11	13	9	33
Robert Lyles	---	---	11	19	2	32
Wes Hopkins	---	---	12	10	9	31
Jim Arneson	8	15	---	---	7	30
Donnie Shell	---	---	19	10	1	30
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	18	10	1	29
Ricky Sanders	14	14	---	---	1	29
Preston Gothard	7	9	---	---	13	29
Stan Johnson	---	---	17	11	---	28
Chris Keating	---	---	11	11	5	27
Rob Fada	7	14	---	---	6	27
Ron McCartney	---	---	10	12	1	23
Miles Turpin	---	---	8	8	4	20
Greg Bracelin	---	---	9	7	3	19
Rod Martin	---	---	10	3	5	18
Gerald Willhite	7	7	---	---	2	16
Bill Brooks	1	4	---	---	9	14
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Keith Browner	---	---	0	0	6	6
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	4	4
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Dumler	33	32	---	---	7	72
Bert Jones	36	36	---	---	---	72
Billy Ard	33	32	---	---	7	72
Jim Lachey	32	29	---	---	---	61
Ken Reeves	32	29	---	---	---	61
David Jordan	25	31	---	---	---	56
John Tice	24	22	---	---	8	54
Ernest Gibson	---	---	12	24	15	51
Mike Rozier	26	25	---	---	---	51
Walter Abercrombie	26	23	---	---	---	49
Gary Clark	23	26	---	---	---	49
Mervyn Fernandez	17	24	---	---	2	43
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	16	24	2	42
JC Watts	---	---	14	23	5	42
Tom Pridemore	---	---	12	28	1	41
Sam Merriman	---	---	17	24	---	41
Anthony Jones	16	9	---	---	16	41
Bobby Micho	17	9	---	---	14	40
Mike Williams	---	---	13	16	9	38
Tim Krumrie	---	---	12	22	4	38
Gerald Robinson	---	---	14	24	---	38
Benny Perrin	---	---	13	9	15	37
Keith Millard	---	---	14	22	1	37
Charles Romes	---	---	11	23	1	35
Joey Browner	---	---	13	21	1	35
Duriel Harris	4	16	---	---	14	34
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	13	17	2	32
Maurice Carthon	14	11	---	---	5	30
Keith Shelton	8	14	---	---	7	29
Mike Smith	13	5	---	---	7	25
Reggie Williams	---	---	2	6	16	24
Willard Reeves	10	9	---	---	5	24
Amos Lawrence	0	0	---	---	20	20
Jeff Merrow	---	---	6	13	---	19
Cleveland Green	4	8	---	---	7	19
Tracy Porter	3	6	---	---	10	19
Sean McNanie	---	---	5	6	8	19
Rickey McBeal	---	---	7	10	1	18
Ralph Ortega	---	---	3	6	8	17
Andy Headen	---	---	6	9	---	15
Joe Kelly	---	---	6	1	6	13
Gregg Carr	---	---	0	2	5	7
Ray Wersching	0	0	---	---	6	6
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	1	1
Sam Adkins	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	15	84	5.6
Right	1	11	11.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	22	5.5
Middle	24	82	3.4
Right	7	39	5.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	28	15	2	0	0	4	5	0	2

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	36	21	3	0	4	4	7	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	43	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	68	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	1	8	0.8
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	34	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	10	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	85	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	93	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	50	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	7	2	41	1	25
WR Ricky Sanders	5	2	26	0	14
RB Neal Anderson	5	3	30	0	24
TE Robb Rubick	4	3	7	0	20
FB James Jones	2	2	28	1	13
TE Preston Gothard	2	1	2	0	9
WR Lam Jones	1	1	12	0	17
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	7	0	17
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0	0	4

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gary Clark	7	6	1	62	1	26
WR Duriel Harris	6	2	1	59	1	16
WR Mervyn Fernandez	6	3	0	39	1	24
WR Tracy Porter	3	1	1	15	0	6
RB Walter Abercrombie	3	2	0	13	0	23
FB Maurice Carthon	3	3	0	19	0	11
TE John Tice	2	0	1	0	0	22
TE Anthony Jones	2	2	0	17	0	9
WR Mike Rozier	2	0	0	0	0	25
RB Willard Reeves	2	2	0	14	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Willhite	1	4	4.00	2.67

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Walter Abercrombie	3	15	5.00	4.32
Willard Reeves	2	8	4.00	3.11
Bert Jones	1	-1	-1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	5	3	22	4.40	5.46

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	2	0	0	0.00	6.61

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Neal Anderson	2	1	3	1.50	6.00
WR Lam Jones	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
FB James Jones	1	1	7	7.00	14.00
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	0	0.00	5.86

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duriel Harris	2	0	0	0.00	9.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	3	0
Gerald Willhite	1	0

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Walter Abercrombie	6	4
Bert Jones	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	6	5	3

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	7	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Robb Rubick	2	1	0
WR Eddie Brown	2	2	2
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	0
FB James Jones	1	1	1

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	1
WR Tracy Porter	2	1	1
WR Gary Clark	2	2	2
WR Mike Rozier	2	0	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	1
TE Anthony Jones	1	1	1
RB Willard Reeves	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	61,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,500 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)