Week 6, 1987

played in New York, NY

43 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	7	7	3	-	24
New York Giants	0	0	3	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 DAL - Bill Brooks 9 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 02:29 DAL - Eddie Brown 28 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 06:10 NYK - Dan Miller 35 field goal
3Q: 02:29 DAL - Preston Gothard 7 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 14:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 47 field goal
4Q: 12:45 NYK - Bobby Johnson 41 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:26 DAL - Bill Brooks 9 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 02:29 DAL - Eddie Brown 28 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 06:10 NYK - Dan Miller 35 field goal
3Q: 02:29 DAL - Preston Gothard 7 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 14:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 47 field goal
4Q: 12:45 NYK - Bobby Johnson 41 pass from H. Warren Moon (Dan Miller extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NYK
Record 3-2 4-2
First Downs 22 14
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 13 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 435 289
- Offensive Plays 68 65
- Yards per Play 6.40 4.45
Net Rushing Yards 219 65
- Rushing Attempts 40 16
- Yards per Rush 5.48 4.06
Net Passing Yards 216 224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 22 - 0 44 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/15 5/35
- Yards per Pass Play 7.71 4.57
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 9.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/20 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 4/41 2/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 4/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:18 23:42

Team Statistics	DAL	NYK
Record	3-2	4-2
First Downs	22	14
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	13	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	435	289
- Offensive Plays	68	65
- Yards per Play	6.40	4.45
Net Rushing Yards	219	65
- Rushing Attempts	40	16
- Yards per Rush	5.48	4.06
Net Passing Yards	216	224
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 22 - 0	44 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/15	5/35
- Yards per Pass Play	7.71	4.57
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	9.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/20	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	4/41	2/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	4/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:18	23:42

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:26	OWN 26	7	34	Punt
1	8:33	3:14	OWN 22	6	78	Touchdown
1	3:41	2:25	OWN 19	4	23	Punt
2	15:00	1:35	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
2	11:43	3:13	OWN 6	6	20	Punt
2	5:05	2:50	OWN 23	7	77	Touchdown
2	0:52	0:52	OWN 21	2	-3	Half
3	10:37	2:25	OWN 1	5	25	Fumble
3	6:02	3:41	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
3	1:48	2:42	OWN 49	6	21	Field Goal
4	12:31	4:19	OWN 30	8	52	Fumble
4	7:45	3:21	OWN 40	4	33	Missed FG
4	3:26	1:15	OWN 39	3	-2	Punt

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:34	2:01	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
1	5:19	1:38	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
1	1:16	1:16	OWN 21	3	2	Punt
2	13:25	1:42	OWN 20	4	25	Punt
2	8:30	3:25	OWN 34	6	6	Punt
2	2:15	1:23	OWN 25	6	17	Punt
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 25	9	32	Punt
3	8:12	2:10	OPP 26	3	8	Field Goal
3	2:21	0:33	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	14:06	1:35	OWN 17	4	83	Touchdown
4	8:12	0:27	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	4:24	0:58	OWN 34	6	27	Downs
4	2:11	2:11	OWN 16	11	62	Game

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	25	144	5.76	29	5
Gerald Willhite	10	58	5.80	36	1
Russell Davis	2	4	2.00	3	0
Tony Eason	1	4	4.00	4	0
James Jones	1	6	6.00	6	0
Bill Brooks	1	3	3.00	3	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Eric Dickerson	9	39	4.33	10	1
Owen Gill	6	22	3.67	7	0
H. Warren Moon	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	26	22	231	2/15	3	28	0	142.1

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
H. Warren Moon	44	16	259	5/35	1	41	0	64.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	7	7	92	13.14	29	28	1
WR Bill Brooks	5	6	40	8.00	6	16	1
RB Gerald Willhite	3	3	25	8.33	17	14	0
FB James Jones	2	4	20	10.00	16	12	0
WR Ricky Sanders	2	2	19	9.50	3	15	0
TE Preston Gothard	2	2	24	12.00	9	17	1
RB Neal Anderson	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bobby Johnson	6	15	111	18.50	32	41	1
RB Eric Dickerson	3	5	20	6.67	7	21	0
C Orson Mobley	3	5	52	17.33	13	31	0
WR Ben Johnson	2	7	49	24.50	11	30	0
WR Keith Williams	1	3	13	13.00	0	13	0
FB Christian Okoye	1	3	14	14.00	8	14	0
WR Billy Campfield	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Willis Adams	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Glenn Dennison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov
Gerald Willhite	1	0
Tony Eason	1	0
Neal Anderson	1	0
James Jones	0	1

New York	Recov	Force
Tom Strauthers	2	0
Charles Mann	0	1
Stefon Adams	0	1
Andy Hendel	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	5	236	47.2	36.8	60	1

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	9	416	46.2	41.7	62	5

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	1/2	1/2	0/0	47	3/3

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	4	41	10.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willis Adams	2	12	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	68	22.7	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willis Adams	4	79	19.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Terrance Hoagie	8	0	0.0	14	46
ILB Lance Mehl	5	0	0.0	9	28
CB Jeff Fisher	5	0	0.0	13	42
OLB Robert Lyles	2	1	2.0	12	32
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	2.0	15	45
DT Stan Johnson	2	1	0.5	10	35
OLB Mario Celotto	2	1	0.0	7	5
CB Steve Brown	2	1	0.0	11	33
DE Mack Moore	2	0	0.0	9	24
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.5	7	29
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	1	0.0	5	27
S Wes Hopkins	1	1	0.0	4	32
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	0.0	4	6
QB Tony Eason	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Miles Turpin	1	0	0.0	4	0
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	0.0	8	39
DT Brad Shearer	0	2	0.0	10	16

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chris Beniot	8	4	0.0	21	12
DE Charles Mann	6	0	0.5	25	18
S Jim Perryman	6	0	0.0	22	20
OLB Darryl Talley	4	5	0.0	23	12
OLB Mel Kaufman	4	1	0.0	18	9
CB Stefon Adams	4	1	0.0	21	18
ILB Andy Hendel	4	0	0.0	17	16
DE Reggie Camp	3	3	1.0	32	23
OLB Ron Rivera	3	3	0.0	22	16
CB Mel Jenkins	3	2	0.0	40	28
OLB John Dorsey	3	1	0.0	21	11
CB Maurice Douglass	3	0	0.0	28	18
DE Tom Strauthers	2	1	0.0	20	13
DT Fuzzy Ferrara	2	1	0.0	20	12
DT Henry Thomas	2	0	0.0	23	13
CB Lucious Smith	1	1	0.0	31	18
CB Tim Morrison	1	1	0.0	15	13
DE Mike Hammerstein	1	0	0.0	17	15
OLB Ray Berry	1	0	0.0	4	8
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0	1	0.5	20	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	2.0	4	1	45
OLB Robert Lyles	2.0	0	0	32
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.5	2	0	29
DT Stan Johnson	0.5	0	0	35
DE Mack Moore	0.0	2	0	24
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	1	0	27
S Terrance Hoagie	0.0	1	0	46

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie Camp	1.0	0	1	0	23
DE Charles Mann	0.5	0	0	0	18
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	0.5	0	0	0	15
DT Henry Thomas	0.0	1	0	0	13
DE Tom Strauthers	0.0	0	1	2	13

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Jeff Fisher	5	1	42
S Terrance Hoagie	4	0	46
ILB Lance Mehl	3	0	28
CB Steve Brown	2	2	33
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	27
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	6
OLB Robert Lyles	0	2	32
DE Dan Hampton	0	1	45
S Andre Young	0	1	38
S Wes Hopkins	0	1	32
CB Bobby Futrell	0	1	35

New York	Caught	PPlay
S Jim Perryman	3	20
ILB Chris Beniot	3	12
OLB Darryl Talley	2	12
OLB Ron Rivera	2	16
CB Stefon Adams	2	18
CB Maurice Douglass	2	18
CB Lucious Smith	1	18
DE Charles Mann	1	18
OLB John Dorsey	1	11
DE Mike Hammerstein	1	15
ILB Andy Hendel	1	16
CB Tim Morrison	1	13
OLB Ray Berry	1	8
CB Mel Jenkins	1	28

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Donaldson	3	10	0	39	0	22
John Giesler	3	7	0	35	0	25
Ron Heller	2	4	0	35	0	24
Byron Ingram	2	3	0	31	0	22
Robb Rubick	2	2	0	31	0	14
James Jones	1	2	1	23	0	17
Preston Gothard	1	1	0	11	0	14
Phil LaPorta	0	4	0	31	2	22
Charlie Ane	0	3	0	9	0	7
Russell Davis	0	1	0	8	0	9
Rich Moran	0	1	0	7	0	9
Jamie Dukes	0	1	0	8	0	6

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Essink	2	5	11	0	33
Randy Clark	2	3	8	0	17
Joe Jacoby	1	2	14	1	35
Harvey Salem	1	2	11	0	34
Blair Bush	1	1	8	2	32
Glen Titensor	1	1	5	0	16
Christian Okoye	0	1	6	0	20
Jay Pennison	0	0	7	1	29
Tom McHale	0	0	6	1	24

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Miles Turpin	3	12
Bill Brooks	1	17
Preston Gothard	1	14
Jack Squirek	1	13

New York	Tackles	STPlays
John Dorsey	4	21
Christian Okoye	1	14
Randy Clark	1	10
Eric Dickerson	1	6

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Eason	40	28	---	---	---	68
Eddie Brown	34	24	---	---	10	68
John Giesler	35	25	---	---	3	63
Jeff Fisher	---	---	13	42	8	63
Dan Hampton	---	---	15	45	1	61
Ray Donaldson	39	22	---	---	---	61
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	14	46	1	61
Ron Heller	35	24	---	---	1	60
James Jones	23	17	---	---	18	58
Bobby Futrell	---	---	6	35	17	58
Byron Ingram	31	22	---	---	3	56
Phil LaPorta	31	22	---	---	2	55
Robb Rubick	31	14	---	---	10	55
Andre Young	---	---	14	38	2	54
Bill Brooks	22	15	---	---	17	54
Gerald Willhite	12	14	---	---	24	50
Robert Lyles	---	---	12	32	6	50
Steve Brown	---	---	11	33	4	48
Kirby Jackson	---	---	8	39	1	48
Stan Johnson	---	---	10	35	1	46
Neal Anderson	28	14	---	---	1	43
Lance Mehl	---	---	9	28	5	42
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	5	27	9	41
Jack Squirek	---	---	7	21	13	41
Preston Gothard	11	14	---	---	14	39
Greg Bracelin	---	---	7	29	1	37
Wes Hopkins	---	---	4	32	---	36
Steve Potter	---	---	4	6	24	34
Mack Moore	---	---	9	24	1	34
Brad Shearer	---	---	10	16	---	26
Russell Davis	8	9	---	---	8	25
Ricky Sanders	17	8	---	---	---	25
Mark Nichols	14	10	---	---	---	24
Rich Moran	7	9	---	---	7	23
Charlie Ane	9	7	---	---	6	22
Jamie Dukes	8	6	---	---	7	21
Jerry Robinson	---	---	7	6	7	20
Miles Turpin	---	---	4	0	12	16
Chad Lane	5	3	---	---	6	14
Mario Celotto	---	---	7	5	1	13
Richard Brown	---	---	0	0	10	10
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lam Jones	0	1	---	---	---	1
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mel Jenkins	---	---	40	28	2	70
H. Warren Moon	16	49	---	---	---	65
Lucious Smith	---	---	31	18	8	57
Stefon Adams	---	---	21	18	18	57
Reggie Camp	---	---	32	23	---	55
Ron Essink	11	33	---	---	9	53
John Dorsey	---	---	21	11	21	53
Bobby Johnson	10	32	---	---	10	52
Eric Dickerson	11	34	---	---	6	51
Keith Williams	11	38	---	---	1	50
Joe Jacoby	14	35	---	---	---	49
Charles Mann	---	---	25	18	6	49
Ben Johnson	8	32	---	---	9	49
Maurice Douglass	---	---	28	18	2	48
Orson Mobley	14	24	---	---	10	48
Owen Gill	7	18	---	---	22	47
Willis Adams	6	23	---	---	17	46
Jay Pennison	7	29	---	---	10	46
Harvey Salem	11	34	---	---	---	45
Mel Kaufman	---	---	18	9	17	44
Jim Perryman	---	---	22	20	1	43
Glenn Dennison	7	17	---	---	18	42
Blair Bush	8	32	---	---	1	41
Ron Rivera	---	---	22	16	2	40
Tom McHale	6	24	---	---	10	40
Christian Okoye	6	20	---	---	14	40
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	20	15	3	38
Henry Thomas	---	---	23	13	2	38
Fuzzy Ferrara	---	---	20	12	5	37
Chris Beniot	---	---	21	12	3	36
Randy Clark	8	17	---	---	10	35
Chuck Commiskey	10	25	---	---	---	35
Darryl Talley	---	---	23	12	---	35
Tim Morrison	---	---	15	13	7	35
Tom Strauthers	---	---	20	13	1	34
Mike Hammerstein	---	---	17	15	2	34
Andy Hendel	---	---	17	16	---	33
Glen Titensor	5	16	---	---	10	31
Ray Berry	---	---	4	8	2	14
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	10	10
Billy Campfield	0	7	---	---	1	8
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Andre Waters	---	---	0	0	1	1
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jack Thompson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	79	5.6
Middle	22	89	4.0
Right	4	51	12.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	10	30	3.0
Right	4	27	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	26	22	1	1	0	0	2	2	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
H. Warren Moon	44	16	6	2	6	9	10	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	33	5.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	92	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	6	106	15.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	10	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	4	27	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	22	6	111	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	4	111	11.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Eddie Brown	7	7	92	1	24
WR Bill Brooks	6	5	40	0	15
FB James Jones	4	2	20	0	17
RB Gerald Willhite	3	3	25	0	14
WR Ricky Sanders	2	2	19	0	8
TE Preston Gothard	2	2	24	0	14
RB Neal Anderson	2	1	11	0	14

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Johnson	15	6	2	111	3	32
WR Ben Johnson	7	2	1	49	1	32
RB Eric Dickerson	5	3	0	20	1	34
C Orson Mobley	5	3	0	52	1	24
WR Keith Williams	3	1	2	13	0	38
FB Christian Okoye	3	1	0	14	0	20
WR Billy Campfield	2	0	0	0	0	7
WR Willis Adams	2	0	1	0	0	23
TE Glenn Dennison	1	0	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Willhite	1	0	0.00	5.80

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	2	16	5.33	8.88

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	9	4.50	6.67
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	7	7.00	12.00

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	4	1
Gerald Willhite	3	1
James Jones	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Owen Gill	2	1
Eric Dickerson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	6	6	4

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
H. Warren Moon	14	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Eddie Brown	2	2	2
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	1
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	0
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	1
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bobby Johnson	6	0	0
RB Eric Dickerson	2	1	0
C Orson Mobley	2	2	2
WR Willis Adams	1	0	0
WR Keith Williams	1	0	0
FB Christian Okoye	1	1	1
WR Ben Johnson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (24,900)
End Zone 15,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine 8,600 (10,300)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (15,800)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 4,700 (4,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (81,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (24,900)
End Zone	15,000 (17,900)
Mezzanine	8,600 (10,300)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (15,800)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	4,700 (4,800)