Week 5, 1987

played in Dallas, TX

84 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	3	0	-	9
Dallas Cowboys	0	7	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
2Q: 01:44 DAL - Bill Brooks 26 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:15 STL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal
3Q: 07:23 STL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
4Q: 07:30 DAL - Mark Nichols 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 01:35 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 44 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:17 STL - Dale Dawson 51 field goal
2Q: 01:44 DAL - Bill Brooks 26 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:15 STL - Dale Dawson 36 field goal
3Q: 07:23 STL - Dale Dawson 28 field goal
4Q: 07:30 DAL - Mark Nichols 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 01:35 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 44 field goal

Team Statistics STL DAL
Record 1-4 2-2
First Downs 22 15
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 17 10
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 340 292
- Offensive Plays 81 60
- Yards per Play 4.20 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 55 107
- Rushing Attempts 14 31
- Yards per Rush 3.93 3.45
Net Passing Yards 285 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 64 - 31 - 1 29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 299 185
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/14 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.25 6.38
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/17 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/52 6/50
Punt Returns/Yards 6/45 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/5 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 33
Time of Possession 30:35 29:25

Team Statistics	STL	DAL
Record	1-4	2-2
First Downs	22	15
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	17	10
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	340	292
- Offensive Plays	81	60
- Yards per Play	4.20	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	55	107
- Rushing Attempts	14	31
- Yards per Rush	3.93	3.45
Net Passing Yards	285	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	64 - 31 - 1	29 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	299	185
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/14	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.25	6.38
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/17	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/52	6/50
Punt Returns/Yards	6/45	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/5	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 33
Time of Possession	30:35	29:25

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	3:24	OWN 33	6	33	Field Goal
1	7:52	4:20	OWN 18	9	54	Missed FG
1	1:49	1:49	OWN 21	4	17	Punt
2	11:11	6:11	OWN 21	14	73	Fumble
2	1:31	1:22	OWN 33	7	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:06	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
3	13:45	2:07	OWN 32	5	13	Punt
3	10:26	3:09	OPP 49	7	38	Field Goal
3	3:43	1:38	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
3	0:34	1:29	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
4	9:07	0:15	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	7:21	1:37	OWN 24	4	-9	Punt
4	3:03	1:03	OWN 29	6	7	Downs
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 20	8	27	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 29	3	4	Punt
1	10:12	2:20	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
1	3:32	1:43	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
2	15:00	3:49	OWN 27	6	22	Punt
2	5:00	3:29	OWN 6	9	94	Touchdown
2	0:09	0:09	OWN 30	1	-1	Half
3	13:54	0:09	OPP 49	1	0	Interception
3	11:38	1:12	OWN 11	3	5	Punt
3	7:17	3:34	OWN 20	6	34	Punt
3	2:05	1:31	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	14:05	4:58	OWN 22	9	38	Punt
4	8:52	1:31	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
4	5:44	2:41	OPP 39	6	17	Missed FG
4	2:00	0:32	OPP 36	3	9	Field Goal

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Frank Pollard	10	42	4.20	12	1
Steve Bono	2	5	2.50	3	0
DJ Dozier	2	8	4.00	6	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	21	70	3.33	20	1
Gerald Willhite	5	26	5.20	12	1
Tony Eason	4	8	2.00	4	0
Russell Davis	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bono	64	31	299	3/14	0	22	1	55.4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	29	20	185	0/0	2	30	1	94.7

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Curtis Duncan	8	15	103	12.88	13	22
WR Roy Green	5	12	67	13.40	7	20
TE Mark Boyer	5	6	39	7.80	9	18
RB Frank Pollard	3	6	7	2.33	5	4
WR Vance Johnson	3	8	27	9.00	0	14
WR Eugene Goodlow	2	5	17	8.50	2	10
TE Rodney Holman	2	4	11	5.50	2	6
FB Tony Paige	2	3	20	10.00	3	11
RB DJ Dozier	1	3	8	8.00	0	8

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	4	8	48	12.00	16	15	0
WR Bill Brooks	4	6	45	11.25	15	26	1
RB Gerald Willhite	3	4	12	4.00	7	5	0
RB Neal Anderson	3	3	31	10.33	13	18	0
WR Mark Nichols	2	3	6	3.00	1	3	1
WR Ricky Sanders	2	3	39	19.50	15	30	0
WR Lam Jones	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jerry Gray	1	5	5.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov
Steve Bono	1	0
Curtis Duncan	1	0
Frank Pollard	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mario Celotto	0	1	1	0
Andre Young	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bucky Dilts	6	258	43.0	36.3	57	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	8	343	42.9	32.3	52	3

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dale Dawson	3/4	1/2	1/1	51	0/0

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/2	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wayne Smith	6	45	7.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	4	40	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DJ Dozier	2	38	19.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	19	19.0	0
Gerald Willhite	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Fredd Young	10	2	0.0	26	24
S Leonard Smith	9	0	0.0	27	19
CB Wayne Smith	7	2	0.0	24	19
OLB Greg Lloyd	5	0	0.0	29	26
S Rod McSwain	4	2	0.0	25	22
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	0.0	26	25
DT Kent Kremer	2	1	0.0	21	22
CB Jerry Gray	2	1	0.0	23	21
DE Keith Ferguson	1	1	0.0	22	20
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0.0	2	3
OLB Ken Woodard	1	0	0.0	6	9
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0.0	5	5
DT Eric Holle	1	0	0.0	18	14
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
S Cornell Gowdy	1	0	0.0	6	10
CB Victor Scott	0	2	0.0	9	10
DE Shawn Miller	0	1	0.0	16	18
OLB Paul Butcher	0	1	0.0	2	3

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jeff Fisher	6	0	0.0	12	50
S Andre Young	6	0	0.0	9	48
CB Bobby Futrell	5	1	0.0	6	47
S Terrance Hoagie	4	3	0.0	13	62
OLB Greg Bracelin	4	0	0.0	8	38
S Wes Hopkins	4	0	0.0	8	36
DT Stan Johnson	3	0	1.5	8	34
OLB Steve Potter	2	0	1.0	2	10
ILB Lance Mehl	2	2	0.0	12	41
DE Dan Hampton	2	1	0.0	11	54
ILB Jack Squirek	2	0	0.0	2	25
CB Steve Brown	2	0	0.0	8	48
CB Kirby Jackson	1	2	0.0	11	46
OLB Mario Celotto	1	1	0.0	4	15
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0.0	2	16
OLB Robert Lyles	1	0	0.0	12	52
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mack Moore	0	1	0.5	10	44

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Keith Ferguson	2	1	20
DE Shawn Miller	1	0	18
CB Jerry Gray	1	0	21
DT Dick Chapura	1	0	19
DE Tom Gibson	1	0	10

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Stan Johnson	1.5	2	1	34
OLB Steve Potter	1.0	0	0	10
DE Mack Moore	0.5	1	0	44
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	1	2	54
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	0	2	34
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	2	35
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.0	0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wayne Smith	5	0	0	19
ILB Fredd Young	4	0	0	24
CB Albert Lewis	3	0	0	25
CB Jerry Gray	2	0	1	21
S Leonard Smith	2	0	0	19
OLB Greg Lloyd	1	1	0	26
OLB Jeff Davis	1	0	0	3
ILB Mark Brown	1	0	0	5
S Rod McSwain	1	0	0	22
DE Ben Thomas	0	1	0	11

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jeff Fisher	6	0	0	50
CB Bobby Futrell	5	2	0	47
S Andre Young	5	1	0	48
S Terrance Hoagie	3	2	0	62
CB Steve Brown	2	2	0	48
OLB Greg Bracelin	2	0	0	38
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	0	36
CB Kirby Jackson	1	1	0	46
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	1	41
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0	15
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	0	0	16
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	0	10
ILB Jack Squirek	1	0	0	25

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry McCarren	2	3	0	11	0	53
Luis Sharpe	1	5	0	10	1	61
John Scully	1	3	1	12	1	59
Ken Dallafior	0	1	0	12	1	55

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ray Donaldson	3	6	30	29
John Giesler	1	5	28	28
Charlie Ane	1	2	6	9
James Jones	1	1	16	9
Byron Ingram	0	4	22	17
Phil LaPorta	0	3	26	20
Ron Heller	0	3	29	26
Russell Davis	0	1	7	2
Robb Rubick	0	1	17	14
Rich Moran	0	1	9	9

Special Teams Tackles

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Tautalatasi	2	25
Tony Paige	2	10
DJ Dozier	1	15
John Scully	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Brooks	2	14
Charlie Ane	2	9
Preston Gothard	1	17
Miles Turpin	1	15
Russell Davis	1	11
Rich Moran	1	10

Participation

St. Louis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Scully	12	59	---	---	10	81
Steve Bono	14	67	---	---	---	81
Ken Dallafior	12	55	---	---	10	77
Luis Sharpe	10	61	---	---	---	71
Curtis Duncan	9	44	---	---	14	67
Vance Johnson	11	47	---	---	7	65
Larry McCarren	11	53	---	---	---	64
Don Laster	11	49	---	---	2	62
Mark Boyer	8	41	---	---	12	61
Roy Green	9	51	---	---	---	60
Wayne Smith	---	---	24	19	14	57
Greg Lloyd	---	---	29	26	2	57
Frank Pollard	11	44	---	---	---	55
Albert Lewis	---	---	26	25	1	52
Fredd Young	---	---	26	24	2	52
Leonard Smith	---	---	27	19	3	49
Rod McSwain	---	---	25	22	2	49
Kent Kremer	---	---	21	22	3	46
Tony Paige	5	31	---	---	10	46
Jerry Gray	---	---	23	21	2	46
Keith Ferguson	---	---	22	20	3	45
Dick Chapura	---	---	21	19	2	42
Rodney Holman	7	22	---	---	11	40
DJ Dozier	3	21	---	---	15	39
Eric Holle	---	---	18	14	4	36
Shawn Miller	---	---	16	18	2	36
Victor Scott	---	---	9	10	16	35
Ben Thomas	---	---	15	11	9	35
Larry Williams	8	26	---	---	---	34
Eugene Goodlow	5	26	---	---	---	31
Tom Andrews	3	18	---	---	10	31
Junior Tautalatasi	0	5	---	---	25	30
Jim Bowman	---	---	9	9	11	29
Paul Butcher	---	---	2	3	23	28
Tommie Ginn	3	14	---	---	8	25
Mardye McDole	2	3	---	---	17	22
Ken Woodard	---	---	6	9	5	20
Tom Gibson	---	---	9	10	1	20
Butch Rolle	0	0	---	---	18	18
Mark Brown	---	---	5	5	7	17
Cornell Gowdy	---	---	6	10	---	16
Jeff Davis	---	---	2	3	9	14
Bucky Dilts	0	0	---	---	10	10
Dale Dawson	0	0	---	---	8	8
David Archer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	13	62	4	79
Jeff Fisher	---	---	12	50	12	74
Robert Lyles	---	---	12	52	6	70
Bobby Futrell	---	---	6	47	15	68
Dan Hampton	---	---	11	54	2	67
Steve Brown	---	---	8	48	7	63
Andre Young	---	---	9	48	5	62
Tony Eason	31	29	---	---	---	60
Eddie Brown	28	22	---	---	10	60
Kirby Jackson	---	---	11	46	3	60
Ray Donaldson	30	29	---	---	---	59
Mack Moore	---	---	10	44	4	58
John Giesler	28	28	---	---	---	56
Lance Mehl	---	---	12	41	3	56
Bill Brooks	20	22	---	---	14	56
Ron Heller	29	26	---	---	---	55
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	8	34	9	51
Greg Bracelin	---	---	8	38	4	50
Byron Ingram	22	17	---	---	10	49
Phil LaPorta	26	20	---	---	1	47
Jack Squirek	---	---	2	25	18	45
Wes Hopkins	---	---	8	36	1	45
Stan Johnson	---	---	8	34	1	43
Neal Anderson	25	17	---	---	1	43
Brad Shearer	---	---	5	35	2	42
Robb Rubick	17	14	---	---	11	42
Gerald Willhite	6	12	---	---	24	42
Preston Gothard	12	9	---	---	17	38
James Jones	16	9	---	---	12	37
Mark Nichols	11	18	---	---	---	29
Steve Potter	---	---	2	10	16	28
Ricky Sanders	13	15	---	---	---	28
Rich Moran	9	9	---	---	10	28
Charlie Ane	6	9	---	---	9	24
Jerry Robinson	---	---	2	16	5	23
Mario Celotto	---	---	4	15	1	20
Russell Davis	7	2	---	---	11	20
Miles Turpin	---	---	3	2	15	20
Jamie Dukes	2	6	---	---	10	18
Chad Lane	3	1	---	---	10	14
Richard Brown	---	---	0	0	9	9
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	6	6
Lam Jones	0	5	---	---	---	5
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	43	4.8
Middle	5	12	2.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	29	5.8
Middle	23	74	3.2
Right	2	5	2.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bono	64	31	4	4	6	8	8	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	29	20	2	0	0	2	6	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	3	11	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	32	18	133	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	93	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	62	10.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	37	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	52	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	96	12.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Curtis Duncan	15	8	3	103	2	44
WR Roy Green	12	5	2	67	2	51
WR Vance Johnson	8	3	0	27	0	47
RB Frank Pollard	6	3	0	7	0	44
TE Mark Boyer	6	5	0	39	0	41
WR Eugene Goodlow	5	2	1	17	0	26
TE Rodney Holman	4	2	0	11	0	22
FB Tony Paige	3	2	0	20	0	31
RB DJ Dozier	3	1	0	8	0	21

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	8	4	48	0	22
WR Bill Brooks	6	4	45	1	22
RB Gerald Willhite	4	3	12	0	12
WR Mark Nichols	3	2	6	0	18
WR Ricky Sanders	3	2	39	1	15
RB Neal Anderson	3	3	31	0	17
WR Lam Jones	1	1	0	0	5
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	4	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frank Pollard	1	2	2.00	4.20
Steve Bono	1	3	3.00	2.50

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bono	6	3	10	1.67	4.67

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	1	3	3.00	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rodney Holman	2	1	5	2.50	2.75
WR Roy Green	1	1	2	2.00	5.58
RB Frank Pollard	1	0	0	0.00	1.17
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	3	3.00	6.50
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	3.38

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	3	3.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
DJ Dozier	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	3	1
Gerald Willhite	2	0
Tony Eason	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bono	14	6	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	7	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Curtis Duncan	6	2	2
WR Roy Green	2	1	1
RB Frank Pollard	1	0	0
WR Eugene Goodlow	1	0	0
TE Rodney Holman	1	1	0
TE Mark Boyer	1	1	1
WR Vance Johnson	1	0	0
RB DJ Dozier	1	1	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	3	1	1
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	1
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	0
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)