Week 13, 1987

played in Detroit, MI

52 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	7	7	6	-	27
Detroit Lions	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:40 DAL - Neal Anderson 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 00:28 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 55 field goal
2Q: 11:22 DAL - Neal Anderson 2 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 04:06 DAL - Gerald Willhite 2 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 14:25 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 31 field goal
4Q: 10:46 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 47 field goal
4Q: 04:11 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:40 DAL - Neal Anderson 3 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 00:28 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 55 field goal
2Q: 11:22 DAL - Neal Anderson 2 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 04:06 DAL - Gerald Willhite 2 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 14:25 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 31 field goal
4Q: 10:46 DET - Uwe Von Schamann 47 field goal
4Q: 04:11 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal

Team Statistics DAL DET
Record 7-5 2-10
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 3 1
Total Net Yards 319 302
- Offensive Plays 68 68
- Yards per Play 4.69 4.44
Net Rushing Yards 162 92
- Rushing Attempts 35 17
- Yards per Rush 4.63 5.41
Net Passing Yards 157 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 18 - 0 48 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 174 226
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.76 4.12
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/3
Penalties/Yards 5/37 8/59
Punt Returns/Yards 3/30 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 4/77
Interception Ret./Yards 1/1 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 35:55 24:05

Team Statistics	DAL	DET
Record	7-5	2-10
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	3	1
Total Net Yards	319	302
- Offensive Plays	68	68
- Yards per Play	4.69	4.44
Net Rushing Yards	162	92
- Rushing Attempts	35	17
- Yards per Rush	4.63	5.41
Net Passing Yards	157	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 18 - 0	48 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	174	226
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.76	4.12
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/3
Penalties/Yards	5/37	8/59
Punt Returns/Yards	3/30	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	4/77
Interception Ret./Yards	1/1	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	35:55	24:05

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:28	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
1	6:31	3:41	OWN 7	7	24	Punt
1	0:22	4:08	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	6:07	1:29	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	3:25	0:45	OWN 49	3	-5	Punt
3	13:19	1:41	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
3	10:05	6:07	OWN 48	11	52	Touchdown
3	2:27	3:07	OWN 34	6	52	Field Goal
4	10:41	6:35	OPP 43	10	42	Field Goal
4	0:56	0:41	OWN 15	3	4	Punt

Detroit Lions
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:32	2:01	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
1	2:50	2:28	OWN 28	7	34	Field Goal
2	11:14	5:07	OWN 6	10	44	Punt
2	4:38	1:13	OWN 17	4	41	Missed FG
2	2:40	2:14	OWN 3	6	13	Punt
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 48	2	-4	Half
3	15:00	1:41	OWN 25	3	28	Interception
3	11:38	1:33	OWN 11	3	-1	Punt
3	3:58	1:31	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	14:20	3:39	OWN 20	10	50	Field Goal
4	4:06	3:10	OWN 24	15	61	Downs
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 42	2	6	Game

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	27	129	4.78	47	4	2
Gerald Willhite	6	30	5.00	8	0	0
Russell Davis	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Collins	5	36	7.20	27	1
Doug Flutie	5	48	9.60	14	3
Timmy Smith	5	5	1.00	4	0
Billy Sims	2	3	1.50	2	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	30	18	174	3/17	1	33	0	87.4

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Flutie	48	21	226	3/16	0	34	1	49.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Sanders	5	9	76	15.20	23	33	0
WR Mark Nichols	3	4	21	7.00	1	10	0
WR Bill Brooks	3	8	25	8.33	11	16	0
WR Lam Jones	2	3	25	12.50	6	22	0
RB Gerald Willhite	2	2	10	5.00	0	8	1
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	11	5.50	11	10	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Russell Davis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Detroit	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Largent	4	13	38	9.50	17	13
WR Kelvin Edwards	4	9	37	9.25	2	19
TE Ozzie Newsome	3	5	55	18.33	29	34
WR Ken Margerum	3	5	30	10.00	14	19
WR Phil McConkey	2	7	26	13.00	0	16
RB Tony Collins	1	1	11	11.00	5	11
TE Mike Mularkey	1	3	7	7.00	1	7
FB Tim Spencer	1	2	10	10.00	7	10
FB Ron Wolfley	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
RB Timmy Smith	1	1	6	6.00	0	6

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Kirby Jackson	1	1	1.00	0

Detroit	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Willhite	1	0	0	0

Detroit	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Paul Fairchild	0	1	0	0
Ron Wolfley	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	5	240	48.0	46.2	57	3

Detroit	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Russell Erxleben	5	241	48.2	38.2	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Detroit	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Uwe Von Schamann	2/3	2/3	1/2	55	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gerald Willhite	3	30	10.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Billy Sims	2	9	4.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	13	13.0	0

Detroit	Ret	Yards	Avg
Billy Sims	2	38	19.0
Tony Collins	1	19	19.0
Phil McConkey	1	20	20.0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Everson Walls	7	0	0.0	17	45
DT Bob Golic	4	0	0.5	14	35
ILB Lance Mehl	4	1	0.0	11	35
S Terrance Hoagie	4	0	0.0	16	46
OLB Chris Keating	3	0	0.0	7	8
CB Kirby Jackson	3	0	0.0	13	42
CB Steve Brown	2	1	1.0	9	34
OLB Robert Lyles	2	2	0.5	13	34
S Andre Young	2	2	0.0	11	37
S Wes Hopkins	2	1	0.0	7	30
DE Mack Moore	1	1	1.0	10	36
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	1	0.0	6	24
DE Dan Hampton	1	1	0.0	16	43
ILB Jerry Robinson	1	1	0.0	7	7
ILB Jack Squirek	1	1	0.0	6	15
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0.0	7	31
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	0.0	1	5

Detroit	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Matt Millen	9	2	0.0	28	17
DE Dennis Boyd	6	1	1.0	25	25
S Ronnie Lott	6	1	0.0	24	28
S Fred Marion	4	2	0.0	28	29
DT Brian Sochia	4	1	0.0	27	23
DT Jerome Sally	3	2	0.0	19	17
CB Duane Galloway	3	1	0.0	15	21
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	0.0	18	21
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	1	1.0	15	14
CB Bobby Butler	2	1	0.0	25	22
OLB Duane Bickett	2	0	0.0	25	18
CB Ron Francis	2	0	0.0	10	5
DE Randy Edwards	1	0	1.0	11	8
S Tom Flynn	1	2	0.0	16	10
ILB Niko Noga	1	2	0.0	7	16
CB Reyna Thompson	1	1	0.0	20	16
DE Jacob Green	1	0	0.0	20	13
OLB Craig Bingham	1	0	0.0	10	15
FB Tim Spencer	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tim Cofield	1	0	0.0	6	3
DT Chris Pike	0	1	0.0	17	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mack Moore	1.0	1	2	36
CB Steve Brown	1.0	0	0	34
DT Bob Golic	0.5	0	1	35
OLB Robert Lyles	0.5	0	0	34
DE Dave Lindstrom	0.0	0	1	24
DT Brad Shearer	0.0	0	1	15
OLB Greg Bracelin	0.0	0	1	31

Detroit	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Randy Edwards	1.0	1	0	8
DE Dennis Boyd	1.0	0	1	25
ILB Johnny Taylor	1.0	0	0	14
DT Jerome Sally	0.0	0	2	17
ILB Niko Noga	0.0	0	1	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Everson Walls	6	1	0	45
ILB Lance Mehl	3	0	0	35
S Terrance Hoagie	2	1	0	46
OLB Robert Lyles	2	1	0	34
S Andre Young	1	1	0	37
CB Steve Brown	1	1	0	34
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	1	42
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0	43
OLB Chris Keating	1	0	0	8
OLB Greg Bracelin	1	0	0	31
OLB Steve Potter	1	0	0	5
ILB Jack Squirek	1	0	0	15
S Wes Hopkins	0	2	0	30

Detroit	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ronnie Lott	3	1	28
CB Wyatt Henderson	3	0	21
S Fred Marion	2	0	29
ILB Johnny Taylor	2	0	14
CB Duane Galloway	2	0	21
ILB Matt Millen	1	0	17
CB Bobby Butler	1	0	22
OLB Craig Bingham	1	0	15
ILB Niko Noga	1	0	16
CB Reyna Thompson	1	0	16
CB Ron Francis	1	0	5

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	3	8	33	0	30
Ray Donaldson	2	8	30	0	31
Byron Ingram	2	5	25	2	25
John Giesler	1	6	34	0	32
Rich Moran	1	2	11	0	10
Chad Lane	1	2	6	0	7
Phil LaPorta	1	1	29	1	26
Robb Rubick	1	1	18	0	20
Michael Nutter	1	1	1	0	1

Detroit	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Baugh	1	2	6	1	16
Anthony Munoz	0	4	16	0	49
Randy Grimes	0	3	10	0	29
Rich Umphrey	0	1	15	1	45
Cody Risien	0	1	13	0	42
Ron Wolfley	0	1	11	0	23
Paul Fairchild	0	0	13	1	35

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Squirek	4	14
Everson Walls	1	11
Bill Brooks	1	11

Detroit	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Wolfley	2	12
Phil McConkey	1	18
Ron Hall	1	17

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Everson Walls	---	---	17	45	11	73
John Giesler	34	32	---	---	1	67
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	16	46	2	64
Preston Gothard	30	20	---	---	14	64
Ron Heller	33	30	---	---	---	63
Ray Donaldson	30	31	---	---	---	61
Dan Hampton	---	---	16	43	1	60
Tony Eason	26	33	---	---	---	59
Kirby Jackson	---	---	13	42	3	58
Russell Davis	22	21	---	---	14	57
Phil LaPorta	29	26	---	---	1	56
Neal Anderson	28	22	---	---	6	56
Andre Young	---	---	11	37	7	55
Byron Ingram	25	25	---	---	5	55
Robert Lyles	---	---	13	34	5	52
Lance Mehl	---	---	11	35	4	50
Bob Golic	---	---	14	35	---	49
Jeff Fisher	---	---	5	27	17	49
Mack Moore	---	---	10	36	3	49
Lam Jones	19	15	---	---	14	48
Ricky Sanders	26	22	---	---	---	48
Bill Brooks	16	21	---	---	11	48
Steve Brown	---	---	9	34	4	47
Robb Rubick	18	20	---	---	8	46
Greg Bracelin	---	---	7	31	2	40
Gerald Willhite	7	11	---	---	21	39
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	6	24	8	38
Mario Celotto	---	---	4	9	24	37
Wes Hopkins	---	---	7	30	---	37
Jack Squirek	---	---	6	15	14	35
Rich Moran	11	10	---	---	7	28
Chris Keating	---	---	7	8	9	24
Brad Shearer	---	---	5	15	2	22
Mark Nichols	9	13	---	---	---	22
Chad Lane	6	7	---	---	7	20
Jerry Robinson	---	---	7	7	5	19
Jamie Dukes	6	3	---	---	7	16
Matt Cavanaugh	9	0	---	---	---	9
Michael Nutter	1	1	---	---	7	9
Steve Potter	---	---	1	5	2	8
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	8	8
Richard Brown	---	---	2	3	3	8
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	5	5
Richard Todd	0	0	---	---	2	2

Detroit	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Anthony Munoz	16	49	---	---	8	73
Doug Flutie	17	51	---	---	---	68
Cody Risien	13	42	---	---	8	63
Rich Umphrey	15	45	---	---	2	62
Fred Marion	---	---	28	29	2	59
Ronnie Lott	---	---	24	28	2	54
Paul Fairchild	13	35	---	---	6	54
Brian Sochia	---	---	27	23	3	53
Dennis Boyd	---	---	25	25	1	51
Tom Newberry	12	39	---	---	---	51
Reyna Thompson	---	---	20	16	15	51
Steve Largent	12	32	---	---	6	50
Matt Millen	---	---	28	17	4	49
Bobby Butler	---	---	25	22	2	49
Randy Grimes	10	29	---	---	8	47
Phil McConkey	5	24	---	---	18	47
Ron Wolfley	11	23	---	---	12	46
Duane Galloway	---	---	15	21	9	45
Chris Pike	---	---	17	22	6	45
Craig Bingham	---	---	10	15	19	44
Duane Bickett	---	---	25	18	1	44
Kelvin Edwards	9	24	---	---	9	42
Ozzie Newsome	10	25	---	---	6	41
Wyatt Henderson	---	---	18	21	2	41
Kevin Kellin	---	---	19	20	---	39
Jerome Sally	---	---	19	17	2	38
Mike Mularkey	8	23	---	---	7	38
Tom Flynn	---	---	16	10	12	38
Tony Collins	6	24	---	---	7	37
Jacob Green	---	---	20	13	3	36
Billy Sims	3	12	---	---	19	34
Johnny Taylor	---	---	15	14	2	31
Ken Margerum	5	25	---	---	---	30
Tom Baugh	6	16	---	---	8	30
Timmy Smith	8	18	---	---	4	30
Niko Noga	---	---	7	16	6	29
Tim Spencer	6	18	---	---	5	29
Ron Hall	2	7	---	---	17	26
Randy Edwards	---	---	11	8	1	20
Ron Francis	---	---	10	5	3	18
Tim Cofield	---	---	6	3	5	14
Russell Erxleben	0	0	---	---	8	8
Uwe Von Schamann	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vince Evans	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	101	5.9
Middle	7	28	4.0
Right	11	33	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	10	1.7
Middle	10	55	5.5
Right	1	27	27.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	30	18	3	1	5	1	4	0	0

Detroit	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Flutie	48	21	2	4	8	7	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	15	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	64	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	3	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	26	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	88	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	90	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	12	1	22	1.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricky Sanders	9	5	2	76	2	22
WR Bill Brooks	8	3	2	25	0	21
WR Mark Nichols	4	3	1	21	0	13
WR Lam Jones	3	2	0	25	1	15
RB Gerald Willhite	2	2	0	10	0	11
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	0	11	0	22
FB Russell Davis	1	0	0	0	0	21
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	0	6	0	20

Detroit	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	13	4	3	38	0	32
WR Kelvin Edwards	9	4	1	37	0	24
WR Phil McConkey	7	2	2	26	0	24
TE Ozzie Newsome	5	3	1	55	2	25
WR Ken Margerum	5	3	0	30	0	25
TE Mike Mularkey	3	1	1	7	0	23
FB Tim Spencer	2	1	0	10	0	18
FB Ron Wolfley	2	1	0	6	0	23
RB Tony Collins	1	1	0	11	0	24
RB Timmy Smith	1	1	0	6	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	10	18	1.80	4.78
Gerald Willhite	3	12	4.00	5.00
Russell Davis	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00
Tony Eason	1	4	4.00	4.00

Detroit	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	5	3	10	2.00	5.80

Detroit	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Flutie	3	2	5	1.67	4.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lam Jones	1	0	0	0.00	8.33
WR Mark Nichols	1	0	0	0.00	5.25
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	2	2.00	5.00
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	1	1.00	5.50
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	7	7.00	3.13

Detroit	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Largent	1	1	5	5.00	2.92
WR Phil McConkey	1	0	0	0.00	3.71
WR Kelvin Edwards	1	1	0	0.00	4.11

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	4	3
Gerald Willhite	1	0

Detroit	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Flutie	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	7	6

Detroit	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Flutie	11	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Sanders	4	2	2
WR Lam Jones	2	1	1
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	0
TE Robb Rubick	1	1	1
RB Gerald Willhite	1	1	1
RB Neal Anderson	1	1	1

Detroit	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	4	0	0
WR Kelvin Edwards	3	1	1
WR Phil McConkey	2	1	1
FB Tim Spencer	1	1	1
FB Ron Wolfley	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 57,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	57,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)