Week 2, 1987

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

played in Dallas, TX

60 degrees, rain, 17 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Miami Dolphins	0	7	7	0	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	14	3	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 DAL - Preston Gothard 8 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 08:14 DAL - Neal Anderson 41 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 03:48 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal
2Q: 02:17 MIA - Jeff Groth 13 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:02 MIA - Tim McGee 9 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 09:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 31 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:12 DAL - Preston Gothard 8 pass from Matt Cavanaugh (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 08:14 DAL - Neal Anderson 41 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 03:48 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal
2Q: 02:17 MIA - Jeff Groth 13 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 09:02 MIA - Tim McGee 9 pass from Tony Clements (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 09:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 31 field goal
4Q: 02:26 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 35 field goal

Team Statistics MIA DAL
Record 0-2 1-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 14 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 306 353
- Offensive Plays 56 74
- Yards per Play 5.46 4.77
Net Rushing Yards 35 169
- Rushing Attempts 8 37
- Yards per Rush 4.38 4.57
Net Passing Yards 271 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 30 - 0 33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 271 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.65 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/58 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 1/12 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 3/77 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 18:58 41:02

Team Statistics	MIA	DAL
Record	0-2	1-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	14	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	306	353
- Offensive Plays	56	74
- Yards per Play	5.46	4.77
Net Rushing Yards	35	169
- Rushing Attempts	8	37
- Yards per Rush	4.38	4.57
Net Passing Yards	271	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 30 - 0	33 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	271	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.65	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	10/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/58	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	1/12	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	3/77	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	18:58	41:02

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:39	OWN 11	1	10	Fumble
1	12:03	1:49	OWN 26	3	-2	Punt
1	7:55	2:00	OWN 10	3	5	Punt
1	0:55	2:14	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
2	12:16	1:17	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
2	3:40	1:31	OWN 35	5	65	Touchdown
2	1:09	0:31	OWN 44	3	8	Punt
3	12:44	3:50	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
3	7:12	3:54	OWN 30	8	29	Punt
4	9:08	1:27	OWN 26	3	3	Punt
4	2:21	2:21	OWN 9	13	79	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:21	2:18	OPP 21	4	21	Touchdown
1	10:14	2:19	OWN 40	5	60	Touchdown
1	5:55	5:00	OWN 27	8	38	Downs
2	13:41	1:25	OWN 15	3	4	Punt
2	10:59	7:19	OWN 7	18	83	Field Goal
2	2:09	1:00	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 6	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	2:16	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	8:54	1:42	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	3:18	9:10	OWN 20	17	66	Field Goal
4	7:41	5:20	OWN 24	7	58	Field Goal

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
George Rogers	3	16	5.33	8
Marcus Allen	3	8	2.67	3
Tony Clements	2	11	5.50	7

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	26	134	5.15	41	2	1
Gerald Willhite	9	31	3.44	7	0	0
Matt Cavanaugh	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	48	30	271	0/0	2	28	0	91.5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	33	23	203	4/19	1	40	0	95.9

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Marcus Allen	6	9	18	3.00	3	5	0
WR Tim McGee	6	8	72	12.00	9	20	1
WR Theo Bell	4	7	25	6.25	4	9	0
WR Jeff Groth	4	4	63	15.75	0	21	1
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	38	19.00	24	28	0
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	15	7.50	2	11	0
WR Mike Sherrard	2	2	13	6.50	1	13	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB George Rogers	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	9	8	8.00	0	8	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Neal Anderson	7	8	32	4.57	16	9	0
WR Mark Nichols	3	6	40	13.33	4	23	0
TE Robb Rubick	2	3	15	7.50	2	8	0
FB James Jones	2	2	11	5.50	7	8	0
WR Eddie Brown	2	4	21	10.50	6	13	0
TE Preston Gothard	2	2	18	9.00	2	10	1
FB Russell Davis	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	40	40.00	33	40	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Dennis Bligen	1	0	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lance Mehl	0	1	0	0
Steve Brown	0	0	1	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	7	323	46.1	40.4	72	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	4	176	44.0	41.0	59	1

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	3/3	0/0	0/0	35	2/2

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	1	12	12.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	3	20	6.7	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lyle Blackwood	2	44	22.0	0
Lester Hayes	1	33	33.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	10	4	0.0	34	33
OLB Carl Banks	9	1	1.5	34	36
S Lyle Blackwood	7	3	0.0	28	32
DT Erik Howard	5	0	0.5	21	16
S Patrick Hunter	4	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Eugene Marve	3	2	0.5	12	14
CB Lee Davis	3	3	0.0	22	27
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	0	0.0	16	24
CB Lionel Washington	3	0	0.0	33	32
S Bill Graham	2	1	0.5	21	21
DE Keith Gary	2	4	0.0	21	25
DE Glen Collins	2	4	0.0	26	24
S Brett Maxie	2	2	0.0	33	25
OLB Guy Frazier	2	1	0.0	26	28
CB Lester Hayes	2	0	0.0	26	21
DE Smiley Creswell	1	1	1.0	27	23
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	0.0	8	7

Dallas	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	7	1	8	37
S Wes Hopkins	4	1	3	27
CB Steve Brown	3	4	3	38
ILB Lance Mehl	3	2	7	28
OLB Robert Lyles	3	1	7	38
CB Kirby Jackson	2	3	8	37
S Andre Young	2	2	5	34
OLB Greg Bracelin	2	0	4	25
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	6	24
CB Everson Walls	2	0	7	36
DE Mack Moore	2	0	3	32
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	6	21
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	3	28
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	2	16
OLB Mario Celotto	0	1	1	7
ILB Jerry Robinson	0	1	1	7

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Carl Banks	1.5	0	0	1	36
DE Smiley Creswell	1.0	1	0	0	23
ILB Eugene Marve	0.5	0	1	0	14
S Bill Graham	0.5	0	0	0	21
DT Erik Howard	0.5	0	0	0	16
DT Harvey Armstrong	0.0	1	0	0	24
OLB Guy Frazier	0.0	0	2	0	28
DE Keith Gary	0.0	0	1	0	25

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Stan Johnson	1	1	0	25
DE Dave Lindstrom	0	2	1	21
DE Dan Hampton	0	1	0	38
ILB Jack Squirek	0	1	0	20
OLB Robert Lyles	0	1	0	38

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	4	0	33
OLB Carl Banks	4	0	36
CB Lee Davis	3	1	27
CB Lester Hayes	2	1	21
S Lyle Blackwood	2	0	32
S Brett Maxie	1	1	25
OLB Guy Frazier	1	0	28
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	24
DE Glen Collins	1	0	24
S Bill Graham	1	0	21
ILB Eugene Marve	1	0	14
OLB Jeff Rohrer	1	0	7
CB Lionel Washington	1	0	32

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	5	1	37
CB Everson Walls	4	1	36
S Wes Hopkins	3	1	27
ILB Lance Mehl	3	0	28
CB Steve Brown	3	0	38
S Andre Young	2	1	34
CB Kirby Jackson	2	1	37
OLB Greg Bracelin	2	0	25
DE Mack Moore	2	0	32
OLB Robert Lyles	1	1	38
DT Brad Shearer	1	0	28
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	24
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	16

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Phil LaPorta	3	8	0	31	2	32
John Giesler	3	6	0	34	0	31
Ray Donaldson	3	4	0	35	1	36
Ron Heller	2	7	1	34	1	36
Charlie Ane	2	2	0	6	0	5
James Jones	1	3	0	20	0	16
Rich Moran	1	1	0	8	0	16
Byron Ingram	0	3	0	31	0	22
Jamie Dukes	0	1	0	3	0	1

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Brooks Williams	1	16
Mike Sherrard	1	16
Fred Dean	1	3

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Miles Turpin	2	27
Bill Brooks	2	19

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lyle Blackwood	---	---	28	32	13	73
Carl Banks	---	---	34	36	3	73
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	34	33	2	69
Lionel Washington	---	---	33	32	3	68
Brett Maxie	---	---	33	25	3	61
Lee Davis	---	---	22	27	11	60
Guy Frazier	---	---	26	28	3	57
Lester Hayes	---	---	26	21	9	56
Tony Clements	8	48	---	---	---	56
Glen Collins	---	---	26	24	5	55
Smiley Creswell	---	---	27	23	3	53
Bill Graham	---	---	21	21	10	52
Mke Schad	6	41	---	---	5	52
Craig Wolfley	8	42	---	---	1	51
Joe Conwell	5	43	---	---	---	48
Keith Gary	---	---	21	25	1	47
Fred Dean	7	36	---	---	3	46
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	16	24	6	46
Tim McGee	6	37	---	---	3	46
Gerry Feehery	7	38	---	---	---	45
Ricky Nattiel	4	39	---	---	---	43
Mark Bavaro	6	27	---	---	6	39
Erik Howard	---	---	21	16	2	39
Eugene Marve	---	---	12	14	11	37
Theo Bell	6	30	---	---	---	36
Patrick Hunter	---	---	12	15	9	36
Marcus Allen	5	29	---	---	---	34
Bruce Wilkerson	4	23	---	---	7	34
Jeff Groth	4	15	---	---	13	32
Brooks Williams	3	10	---	---	16	29
Mike Sherrard	1	12	---	---	16	29
Dennis Bligen	2	19	---	---	6	27
Walt Arnold	0	7	---	---	15	22
Bill Ring	0	0	---	---	20	20
Jeff Rohrer	---	---	8	7	5	20
George Rogers	3	15	---	---	---	18
Billy Bryan	2	7	---	---	7	16
Gregg Rakoczy	1	10	---	---	5	16
Tom Cousineau	---	---	6	3	3	12
Ron Fellows	---	---	0	0	10	10
Vernon Maxwell	---	---	1	1	8	10
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	7	7
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0
Tinker Smith	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Matt Cavanaugh	37	37	---	---	---	74
Eddie Brown	29	33	---	---	12	74
Ray Donaldson	35	36	---	---	---	71
Ron Heller	34	36	---	---	---	70
John Giesler	34	31	---	---	2	67
Phil LaPorta	31	32	---	---	3	66
Byron Ingram	31	22	---	---	5	58
Preston Gothard	19	24	---	---	14	57
Neal Anderson	27	29	---	---	---	56
Robb Rubick	23	15	---	---	11	49
Bill Brooks	13	17	---	---	19	49
James Jones	20	16	---	---	12	48
Jeff Fisher	---	---	6	24	17	47
Everson Walls	---	---	7	36	3	46
Robert Lyles	---	---	7	38	1	46
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	8	37	---	45
Kirby Jackson	---	---	8	37	---	45
Dan Hampton	---	---	6	38	---	44
Steve Brown	---	---	3	38	3	44
Andre Young	---	---	5	34	1	40
Lance Mehl	---	---	7	28	3	38
Ricky Sanders	20	18	---	---	---	38
Mark Nichols	20	17	---	---	---	37
Gerald Willhite	10	5	---	---	22	37
Mack Moore	---	---	3	32	---	35
Miles Turpin	---	---	1	7	27	35
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	6	21	7	34
Stan Johnson	---	---	6	25	---	31
Brad Shearer	---	---	3	28	---	31
Rich Moran	8	16	---	---	7	31
Wes Hopkins	---	---	3	27	---	30
Greg Bracelin	---	---	4	25	---	29
Bobby Futrell	---	---	2	16	8	26
Russell Davis	3	7	---	---	15	25
Jack Squirek	---	---	1	20	3	24
Mario Celotto	---	---	1	7	9	17
Chad Lane	3	6	---	---	7	16
Charlie Ane	6	5	---	---	4	15
Jerry Robinson	---	---	1	7	7	15
Jamie Dukes	3	1	---	---	7	11
Richard Brown	---	---	0	3	7	10
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lam Jones	1	4	---	---	1	6
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Tony Eason	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	3	3.0
Middle	4	19	4.8
Right	3	13	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	53	5.3
Middle	21	66	3.1
Right	5	51	10.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	48	30	3	1	4	6	6	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	33	23	2	0	1	3	4	1	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	9	49	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	48	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	12	115	5.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	59	7.4

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	26	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	14	138	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	16	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	23	11.5

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Marcus Allen	9	6	2	18	0	29
WR Ricky Nattiel	9	1	1	8	0	39
WR Tim McGee	8	6	0	72	1	37
WR Theo Bell	7	4	1	25	0	30
WR Jeff Groth	4	4	0	63	1	15
TE Brooks Williams	2	1	0	6	0	10
RB George Rogers	2	1	0	5	0	15
FB Dennis Bligen	2	2	0	38	1	19
TE Mark Bavaro	2	2	0	15	0	27
WR Mike Sherrard	2	2	0	13	0	12
TE Walt Arnold	1	1	0	8	0	7

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	8	7	1	32	0	29
WR Mark Nichols	6	3	0	40	1	17
WR Ricky Sanders	4	1	0	6	0	18
WR Eddie Brown	4	2	0	21	0	33
TE Robb Rubick	3	2	0	15	0	15
FB James Jones	2	2	0	11	0	16
TE Preston Gothard	2	2	0	18	0	24
FB Russell Davis	1	1	0	4	0	7
WR Lam Jones	1	1	0	13	0	4
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	0	40	1	5
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	0	3	0	17

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Rogers	1	8	8.00	5.33

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	3	5	1.67	5.15
Gerald Willhite	1	0	0.00	3.44

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	3	3	30	10.00	5.65

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	3	2	12	4.00	6.15

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jeff Groth	1	1	13	13.00	15.75
WR Tim McGee	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
WR Ricky Nattiel	1	1	8	8.00	0.89

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Neal Anderson	2	1	4	2.00	4.00
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	8	8.00	9.00

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
George Rogers	1	1
Marcus Allen	1	0
Tony Clements	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	4	1
Gerald Willhite	2	2
Matt Cavanaugh	1	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	10	5	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	10	7	6

Gerry Feehery

Joe Conwell

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	0	0
RB Marcus Allen	2	0	0
WR Tim McGee	2	2	2
WR Theo Bell	1	1	0
TE Brooks Williams	1	1	1
WR Mike Sherrard	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Nichols	4	3	3
RB Neal Anderson	2	1	1
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	1
FB James Jones	1	1	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	1
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)