Week 12, 1987

played in Dallas, TX

45 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	3	0	7	3	0	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	0	10	0	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
2Q: 07:04 DAL - Gerald Willhite 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 01:44 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 37 field goal
3Q: 03:01 BUF - Daryl Turner 6 pass from Bubby Brister (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 13:09 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
4Q: 00:28 BUF - Carson Long 23 field goal
OT: 12:08 DAL - Gerald Willhite 20 pass from Tony Eason

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:37 BUF - Carson Long 41 field goal
2Q: 07:04 DAL - Gerald Willhite 4 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 01:44 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 37 field goal
3Q: 03:01 BUF - Daryl Turner 6 pass from Bubby Brister (Carson Long extra point)
4Q: 13:09 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
4Q: 00:28 BUF - Carson Long 23 field goal
OT: 12:08 DAL - Gerald Willhite 20 pass from Tony Eason

Team Statistics BUF DAL
Record 1-10 6-5
First Downs 12 24
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 283 418
- Offensive Plays 57 80
- Yards per Play 4.96 5.23
Net Rushing Yards 90 165
- Rushing Attempts 21 39
- Yards per Rush 4.29 4.23
Net Passing Yards 193 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 17 - 0 39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 200 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 5.36 6.17
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 6.6
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 4/44
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 5/82
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 31
Time of Possession 25:38 37:29

Team Statistics	BUF	DAL
Record	1-10	6-5
First Downs	12	24
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	283	418
- Offensive Plays	57	80
- Yards per Play	4.96	5.23
Net Rushing Yards	90	165
- Rushing Attempts	21	39
- Yards per Rush	4.29	4.23
Net Passing Yards	193	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 17 - 0	39 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	200	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	5.36	6.17
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	9/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	6.6
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	4/44
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	5/82
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 31
Time of Possession	25:38	37:29

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:31	OWN 28	5	48	Field Goal
1	7:23	1:36	OWN 1	3	5	Punt
1	0:24	3:15	OWN 15	6	4	Punt
2	10:41	1:17	OWN 7	3	2	Punt
2	6:57	1:29	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
2	1:36	1:36	OWN 25	7	24	Punt
3	11:33	0:59	OWN 46	3	4	Punt
3	7:30	4:36	OWN 28	8	72	Touchdown
4	13:04	2:54	OWN 31	6	12	Punt
4	4:52	2:09	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:03	1:43	OWN 25	7	69	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:29	4:06	OWN 19	7	39	Punt
1	5:47	5:23	OWN 48	10	40	Missed FG
2	12:09	1:28	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
2	9:24	2:27	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
2	5:28	3:52	OWN 27	9	53	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:27	OWN 11	6	58	Fumble
3	10:34	3:04	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
3	2:54	4:50	OWN 16	12	61	Field Goal
4	10:10	5:18	OWN 38	9	27	Punt
4	2:43	0:40	OWN 31	3	5	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 11	2	12	Half
OT1	15:00	3:07	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Anderson	10	14	1.40	5	0
Cedric Minter	9	71	7.89	54	1
Bubby Brister	2	5	2.50	4	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	23	125	5.43	14	3	0
Gerald Willhite	14	38	2.71	12	2	1
Tony Eason	2	2	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bubby Brister	35	17	200	1/7	1	49	0	75.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	39	26	264	2/11	1	25	0	94.3

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	103	25.75	91	49	0
WR Daryl Turner	3	8	16	5.33	2	7	1
WR Mike Young	3	6	49	16.33	13	21	0
WR Stan Rome	2	4	12	6.00	0	7	0
RB Gary Anderson	2	3	7	3.50	1	6	0
WR George Farmer	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bobby Duckworth	1	5	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Eric Sievers	1	3	2	2.00	0	2	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bill Brooks	8	10	79	9.88	8	18	0
WR Mark Nichols	4	8	53	13.25	17	18	0
WR Ricky Sanders	4	6	24	6.00	13	12	0
RB Neal Anderson	4	7	44	11.00	13	25	0
RB Gerald Willhite	3	4	35	11.67	14	20	1
FB Russell Davis	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
FB James Jones	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE Preston Gothard	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force
Don Blackmon	1	0
Dino Mangiero	0	1
Scott Radecic	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Neal Anderson	2	0	0	0
Ron Heller	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	8	325	40.6	35.1	46	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	5	200	40.0	32.0	49	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Long	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mike Prior	2	20	10.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	4	44	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Maurice Harvey	3	61	20.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	56	18.7	0
Everson Walls	2	26	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Scott Radecic	8	3	0.0	32	34
S Mike Prior	7	5	0.0	34	32
OLB Johnny Rembert	7	2	0.0	34	33
CB Ronnie Lippett	5	4	0.0	29	37
S Shaun Gayle	5	2	0.0	34	33
DE Reggie White	4	0	1.0	27	34
CB Kenny Johnson	4	0	0.0	27	20
CB Rod Hill	4	0	0.0	24	30
DT Dino Mangiero	3	1	1.0	22	17
ILB Jim Collins	3	2	0.0	18	9
CB Wayne Davis	3	1	0.0	12	21
OLB Anthony Bell	3	1	0.0	28	29
DE Eric Dorsey	2	1	0.0	26	22
S Maurice Harvey	2	0	0.0	9	15
DT Rickey McBeal	1	2	0.0	13	7
DE Mike Fultz	1	2	0.0	18	24
OLB Bruce Scholtz	1	2	0.0	8	9
DE Terry Dion	1	1	0.0	13	19
S Rick Woods	1	0	0.0	3	12

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Steve Brown	6	0	0.0	17	23
DE Dan Hampton	3	1	0.0	16	34
ILB Lance Mehl	3	1	0.0	15	24
OLB Mario Celotto	3	0	0.0	13	6
OLB Chris Keating	3	0	0.0	7	2
S Andre Young	3	0	0.0	17	26
S Wes Hopkins	3	0	0.0	4	20
ILB Jerry Robinson	2	1	0.0	12	2
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0.0	16	31
S Terrance Hoagie	2	0	0.0	15	28
OLB Robert Lyles	2	0	0.0	10	27
ILB Jack Squirek	1	0	1.0	6	12
CB Kirby Jackson	1	2	0.0	9	33
DT Brad Shearer	1	1	0.0	10	10
CB Jeff Fisher	1	1	0.0	7	23
DE Mack Moore	1	1	0.0	15	22
C Phil LaPorta	1	0	---	---	---
DT Bob Golic	1	0	0.0	13	28

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Dino Mangiero	1.0	1	0	0	17
DE Reggie White	1.0	0	1	1	34
DE Terry Dion	0.0	1	0	0	19
OLB Johnny Rembert	0.0	0	1	0	33
DE Eric Dorsey	0.0	0	1	0	22

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Jack Squirek	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Mack Moore	0.0	2	0	0	22
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	0	1	1	34
OLB Robert Lyles	0.0	0	1	0	27

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kenny Johnson	3	1	20
S Shaun Gayle	3	1	33
CB Rod Hill	3	0	30
CB Ronnie Lippett	3	0	37
OLB Johnny Rembert	3	0	33
CB Wayne Davis	3	0	21
S Mike Prior	2	1	32
OLB Bruce Scholtz	2	0	9
S Maurice Harvey	1	0	15
S Rick Woods	1	0	12
ILB Scott Radecic	1	0	34
OLB Anthony Bell	1	0	29

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Steve Brown	3	0	23
S Wes Hopkins	3	0	20
CB Everson Walls	2	1	31
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	28
OLB Robert Lyles	2	1	27
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	34
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	2
CB Jeff Fisher	1	0	23
S Andre Young	1	0	26
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	33
OLB Greg Bracelin	0	1	22

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Sievers	1	4	15	0	18
Joe Bostic	1	3	19	1	30
Ron Mattes	1	1	6	0	13
Mark Cannon	0	4	17	0	19
Steve Wallace	0	2	21	0	28
Harry Swayne	0	2	16	0	33
Larry Moriarty	0	1	10	0	18
Zeke Mowatt	0	1	6	0	11
Jeff Bregel	0	1	11	0	27

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	4	8	1	39	0	37
Byron Ingram	3	5	0	29	0	28
Ray Donaldson	2	10	0	37	1	40
Ron Heller	2	3	1	35	0	39
Phil LaPorta	1	4	0	33	1	38
James Jones	1	2	0	16	0	14
Rich Moran	1	2	0	8	0	12
Chad Lane	1	1	0	6	0	3
Russell Davis	0	1	0	12	0	15
Jamie Dukes	0	1	0	8	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Hill	3	18
George Farmer	2	19
Zeke Mowatt	2	16
Cedric Minter	1	24
Wes Phillips	1	10

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Squirek	2	11
Mario Celotto	1	30
Gerald Willhite	1	25
James Jones	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Prior	---	---	34	32	8	74
Rod Hill	---	---	24	30	18	72
Johnny Rembert	---	---	34	33	4	71
Scott Radecic	---	---	32	34	5	71
Ronnie Lippett	---	---	29	37	3	69
Shaun Gayle	---	---	34	33	2	69
Reggie White	---	---	27	34	3	64
Anthony Bell	---	---	28	29	3	60
Joe Bostic	19	30	---	---	10	59
Steve Wallace	21	28	---	---	9	58
Bubby Brister	21	36	---	---	---	57
Kenny Johnson	---	---	27	20	5	52
Eric Dorsey	---	---	26	22	3	51
Eric Sievers	15	18	---	---	17	50
Harry Swayne	16	33	---	---	---	49
Jeff Bregel	11	27	---	---	10	48
Bobby Duckworth	9	21	---	---	14	44
Cedric Minter	10	10	---	---	24	44
Mike Fultz	---	---	18	24	1	43
Dino Mangiero	---	---	22	17	4	43
Daryl Turner	13	21	---	---	9	43
Mark Cannon	17	19	---	---	6	42
Terry Dion	---	---	13	19	8	40
Gary Anderson	11	26	---	---	---	37
Wayne Davis	---	---	12	21	3	36
Larry Moriarty	10	18	---	---	7	35
Wes Phillips	11	13	---	---	10	34
Mike Young	13	21	---	---	---	34
Maurice Harvey	---	---	9	15	9	33
Zeke Mowatt	6	11	---	---	16	33
Jim Collins	---	---	18	9	5	32
Bruce Scholtz	---	---	8	9	14	31
George Farmer	3	8	---	---	19	30
Stan Rome	7	22	---	---	---	29
Don Blackmon	---	---	11	7	10	28
Rick Woods	---	---	3	12	9	24
Rickey McBeal	---	---	13	7	1	21
Wayne Radloff	4	17	---	---	---	21
Dan Ross	8	4	---	---	8	20
Ron Mattes	6	13	---	---	---	19
Leonard Jackson	---	---	7	7	3	17
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	8	8
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kevin Sweeney	0	0	---	---	2	2
Kyle Mackey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rueben Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mark Nichols	39	41	---	---	---	80
Tony Eason	39	41	---	---	---	80
John Giesler	39	37	---	---	1	77
Ray Donaldson	37	40	---	---	---	77
Ron Heller	35	39	---	---	---	74
Phil LaPorta	33	38	---	---	1	72
Byron Ingram	29	28	---	---	6	63
Bill Brooks	24	24	---	---	12	60
Everson Walls	---	---	16	31	9	56
Neal Anderson	25	29	---	---	1	55
Dan Hampton	---	---	16	34	2	52
Gerald Willhite	14	12	---	---	25	51
Andre Young	---	---	17	26	8	51
Preston Gothard	19	17	---	---	14	50
Mario Celotto	---	---	13	6	30	49
Jeff Fisher	---	---	7	23	19	49
Ricky Sanders	22	26	---	---	---	48
Robb Rubick	19	19	---	---	9	47
Steve Brown	---	---	17	23	6	46
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	15	28	2	45
Kirby Jackson	---	---	9	33	2	44
Lance Mehl	---	---	15	24	3	42
James Jones	16	14	---	---	12	42
Russell Davis	12	15	---	---	14	41
Bob Golic	---	---	13	28	---	41
Robert Lyles	---	---	10	27	4	41
Mack Moore	---	---	15	22	2	39
Greg Bracelin	---	---	12	22	1	35
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	9	14	10	33
Jack Squirek	---	---	6	12	11	29
Lam Jones	5	8	---	---	15	28
Rich Moran	8	12	---	---	8	28
Wes Hopkins	---	---	4	20	1	25
Jerry Robinson	---	---	12	2	8	22
Brad Shearer	---	---	10	10	---	20
Jamie Dukes	8	4	---	---	8	20
Chris Keating	---	---	7	2	9	18
Steve Potter	---	---	6	8	3	17
Chad Lane	6	3	---	---	8	17
Michael Nutter	0	4	---	---	8	12
Richard Brown	---	---	2	1	8	11
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	3	3
Eddie Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2
Matt Cavanaugh	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	70	8.8
Middle	6	6	1.0
Right	7	14	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	57	4.1
Middle	16	63	3.9
Right	9	45	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bubby Brister	35	17	3	3	4	4	3	1	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	39	26	2	1	4	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	78	11.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	63	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	59	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	12	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	140	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	112	12.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Daryl Turner	8	3	0	16	0	21
WR Mike Young	6	3	1	49	1	21
WR Bobby Duckworth	5	1	1	5	0	21
WR Stan Rome	4	2	1	12	0	22
FB Larry Moriarty	4	4	0	103	2	18
TE Eric Sievers	3	1	1	2	0	18
RB Gary Anderson	3	2	0	7	0	26
WR George Farmer	1	1	0	6	0	8

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bill Brooks	10	8	0	79	0	24
WR Mark Nichols	8	4	2	53	0	41
RB Neal Anderson	7	4	1	44	1	29
WR Ricky Sanders	6	4	0	24	0	26
RB Gerald Willhite	4	3	0	35	1	12
TE Preston Gothard	2	1	1	15	0	17
FB Russell Davis	1	1	0	12	0	15
FB James Jones	1	1	0	2	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cedric Minter	2	2	1.00	7.89
Gary Anderson	1	0	0.00	1.40

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Gerald Willhite	3	2	0.67	2.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bubby Brister	4	3	16	4.00	5.71

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	2	35	11.67	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Daryl Turner	3	3	16	5.33	2.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	20	20.00	8.75
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	15	15.00	7.90

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Anderson	1	0
Cedric Minter	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Gerald Willhite	3	0
Neal Anderson	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bubby Brister	14	7	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	8	7

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Young	5	2	2
WR Stan Rome	3	2	1
WR Bobby Duckworth	3	1	0
WR Daryl Turner	3	2	2

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mark Nichols	3	2	2
WR Bill Brooks	3	2	1
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	1
FB Russell Davis	1	1	1
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	1
TE Preston Gothard	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,600 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,600 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,100 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,100 (3,300)