Exhibition Week 5, 1988

Game MVP: Ron Heller, Dallas Cowboys

played in Dallas, TX

99 degrees, fair, 8 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	7	0	7	0	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 MIA - Smiley Creswell 43 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 00:29 DAL - Lee Rouson 1 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 01:30 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal
3Q: 06:11 MIA - Mike Jones 43 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 12:49 DAL - Neal Anderson 9 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 MIA - Smiley Creswell 43 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 00:29 DAL - Lee Rouson 1 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 01:30 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 18 field goal
3Q: 06:11 MIA - Mike Jones 43 pass from Todd Blackledge (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 12:49 DAL - Neal Anderson 9 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)

Team Statistics MIA DAL
Record 3-1 3-1
First Downs 6 22
- by Rushing 0 10
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 204 385
- Offensive Plays 44 75
- Yards per Play 4.64 5.13
Net Rushing Yards 47 207
- Rushing Attempts 18 41
- Yards per Rush 2.61 5.05
Net Passing Yards 157 178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 12 - 1 30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 157 202
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 6.04 5.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 4/21 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 3/68 2/38
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 21:02 38:58

Team Statistics	MIA	DAL
Record	3-1	3-1
First Downs	6	22
- by Rushing	0	10
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	204	385
- Offensive Plays	44	75
- Yards per Play	4.64	5.13
Net Rushing Yards	47	207
- Rushing Attempts	18	41
- Yards per Rush	2.61	5.05
Net Passing Yards	157	178
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 12 - 1	30 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	157	202
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	6.04	5.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	4/21	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	3/68	2/38
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	21:02	38:58

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:18	OWN 38	3	26	Fumble
1	6:26	1:39	OWN 5	3	5	Punt
1	0:23	3:52	OWN 21	6	28	Punt
2	8:27	3:50	OWN 24	6	23	Punt
2	1:22	0:48	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
3	13:10	2:54	OWN 4	6	27	Punt
3	6:11	0:15	OPP 43	1	43	Touchdown
3	1:02	0:42	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	12:43	1:43	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	7:13	3:14	OWN 5	7	35	Punt
4	1:58	0:48	OWN 33	3	1	Interception

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:42	3:30	OWN 36	6	7	Fumble
1	10:12	3:46	OWN 20	7	32	Punt
1	4:47	4:24	OPP 40	8	40	Touchdown
2	11:31	3:04	OWN 5	5	26	Punt
2	4:37	3:15	OWN 16	9	83	Field Goal
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 25	1	2	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 29	3	8	Punt
3	10:16	4:05	OWN 38	8	18	Punt
3	5:56	4:54	OWN 19	9	64	Interception
3	0:20	2:37	OWN 32	6	68	Touchdown
4	11:00	3:47	OWN 42	6	15	Punt
4	3:59	2:01	OWN 17	4	14	Punt
4	1:10	1:10	OPP 39	3	-7	Punt

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Neal Anderson	19	95	5.00	36	2	1
Lee Rouson	18	84	4.67	12	3	1
James Jones	2	25	12.50	16	1	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Pat Carter	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Todd Blackledge	14	6	85	0/0	1	43	1	57.1
Tony Clements	12	6	72	0/0	0	17	0	68.8

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Cavanaugh	20	13	124	2/12	0	33	1	61.3
Tony Eason	10	8	78	2/12	0	29	0	99.2

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Jones	4	6	76	19.00	18	43	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	4	6	32	8.00	10	13	0
WR Mike Sherrard	2	4	31	15.50	15	16	0
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Mark Bavaro	1	3	17	17.00	0	17	0
RB Bill Ring	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB George Rogers	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Tim McGee	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Neal Anderson	5	8	35	7.00	29	23
WR Lindsay Scott	3	4	41	13.67	28	33
WR Ricky Sanders	3	4	19	6.33	2	8
WR Eddie Brown	2	4	43	21.50	6	29
RB Lee Rouson	2	2	1	0.50	0	1
TE Pat Carter	2	4	25	12.50	15	19
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	24	24.00	11	24
FB James Jones	1	1	4	4.00	3	4
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	7	7.00	5	7

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Terrance Hoagie	1	10	10.00	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mark Bavaro	1	0	0	0
Smiley Creswell	0	1	0	1
Calvin Daniels	0	0	2	0
Rick Ackerman	0	0	1	0
Erik Howard	0	0	1	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jeff Fisher	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Lee Rouson	1	0	0
Neal Anderson	1	0	0
Steve Brown	0	1	0
James Jones	0	1	0
Ron Heller	0	1	0
Rick O'Hanley	0	1	0
Wes Hopkins	0	0	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	8	317	39.6	38.0	47	3

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	7	261	37.3	36.9	59	4

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	1/1	0/0	0/0	18	2/2

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Groth	1	3	3.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	3	13	4.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg
Lester Hayes	1	27	27.0
Jeff Groth	1	24	24.0
Mike Jones	1	17	17.0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	1	14	14.0	0
Everson Walls	1	24	24.0	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Patrick Hunter	9	2	0.0	24	21
S Brett Maxie	6	1	0.0	27	27
CB Lionel Washington	5	2	0.0	27	21
S Bill Graham	5	1	0.0	34	26
OLB Carl Banks	5	1	0.0	26	25
OLB Jeff Davis	4	2	1.5	29	22
ILB Billy Ray Smith	4	4	0.0	31	30
DE Smiley Creswell	3	0	0.5	20	13
ILB Calvin Daniels	3	2	0.0	23	14
DT Rick Ackerman	3	1	0.0	17	13
DT Harvey Armstrong	3	1	0.0	24	15
DE Glen Collins	2	1	1.0	21	21
CB Lester Hayes	2	3	0.0	29	27
CB Van Jakes	2	1	0.0	30	29
OLB Robbie Jones	2	1	0.0	15	9
CB Gene Atkins	2	1	0.0	19	13
DT Erik Howard	1	1	1.0	17	19
DE Keith Gary	1	2	0.0	24	21
ILB Tom Cousineau	1	1	0.0	14	8
TE Mark Bavaro	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Squirek	9	0	0.0	18	25
S Wes Hopkins	4	0	0.0	13	13
S Terrance Hoagie	3	0	0.0	12	18
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	0.0	16	21
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0.0	8	18
S Andre Young	2	0	0.0	9	18
CB Steve Brown	2	0	0.0	13	23
DE Mack Moore	2	0	0.0	12	15
DE Dave Lindstrom	1	0	0.0	10	15
QB Matt Cavanaugh	1	0	---	---	---
S Domingo Bryant	1	0	0.0	1	4
DT Bob Golic	0	1	0.0	9	14
ILB Lance Mehl	0	1	0.0	8	16
CB Bobby Johnson	0	1	0.0	7	8
OLB Aundray Bruce	0	1	0.0	10	17

Miami	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jeff Davis	1.5	1	22
DE Glen Collins	1.0	1	21
DT Erik Howard	1.0	0	19
DE Smiley Creswell	0.5	0	13
DE Keith Gary	0.0	1	21

Dallas	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Bob Golic	1	0	14
ILB Jack Squirek	1	0	25
DE Jeff Cross	0	2	20
DE Dave Lindstrom	0	1	15
S Wes Hopkins	0	1	13
DE Mack Moore	0	1	15
OLB Aundray Bruce	0	1	17

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lionel Washington	3	1	0	21
S Patrick Hunter	3	0	0	21
CB Van Jakes	2	2	0	29
CB Gene Atkins	2	1	0	13
ILB Calvin Daniels	2	0	0	14
OLB Carl Banks	2	0	0	25
ILB Billy Ray Smith	1	0	1	30
CB Lester Hayes	1	0	0	27
DT Rick Ackerman	1	0	0	13
DT Harvey Armstrong	1	0	0	15
S Bill Graham	1	0	0	26
OLB Robbie Jones	1	0	0	9
S Brett Maxie	1	0	0	27

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jack Squirek	3	1	0	25
CB Everson Walls	2	1	0	18
CB Jeff Fisher	2	0	0	21
S Wes Hopkins	2	0	0	13
S Terrance Hoagie	1	0	1	18
CB Steve Brown	1	0	0	23
S Domingo Bryant	1	0	0	4
OLB Aundray Bruce	0	1	0	17

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Mke Schad	2	4	1	11	16
Chris Hinton	1	2	0	13	18
Joe Conwell	1	2	0	10	13
Gerry Feehery	0	3	0	10	15
Harry Gailbreath	0	2	1	13	15
Billy Bryan	0	1	0	8	13
Andra Franklin	0	1	0	8	11
Ed West	0	1	0	7	9
Mark Bavaro	0	1	0	13	19
Kevin Gogan	0	1	0	7	10

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Heller	6	10	0	31	1	28
Chad Lane	3	8	1	27	2	22
John Giesler	2	4	0	24	0	14
Melvin Jones	1	4	0	22	0	24
Ralph Tamm	1	3	0	22	0	14
Rick O'Hanley	1	3	0	14	0	12
Ray Donaldson	1	2	0	24	0	22
Rich Moran	1	2	0	17	0	11
James Jones	0	2	0	22	0	11
Jamie Dukes	0	1	0	24	0	23
Pat Carter	0	1	0	19	0	19
Neal Anderson	0	0	0	25	1	25

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Calvin Daniels	3	16
Bill Ring	1	22
Eric Moran	1	8

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Domingo Bryant	2	14
Jeff Fisher	1	34
James Jones	1	17

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Van Jakes	---	---	30	29	15	74
Bill Graham	---	---	34	26	8	68
Lester Hayes	---	---	29	27	9	65
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	31	30	---	61
Brett Maxie	---	---	27	27	1	55
Patrick Hunter	---	---	24	21	10	55
Calvin Daniels	---	---	23	14	16	53
Jeff Davis	---	---	29	22	2	53
Carl Banks	---	---	26	25	1	52
Lionel Washington	---	---	27	21	1	49
Keith Gary	---	---	24	21	2	47
Glen Collins	---	---	21	21	4	46
Robbie Jones	---	---	15	9	21	45
Bill Ring	7	12	---	---	22	41
Harvey Armstrong	---	---	24	15	1	40
Rick Ackerman	---	---	17	13	8	38
Erik Howard	---	---	17	19	2	38
Gene Atkins	---	---	19	13	6	38
Mike Jones	12	12	---	---	12	36
Mark Bavaro	13	19	---	---	3	35
Smiley Creswell	---	---	20	13	---	33
Andra Franklin	8	11	---	---	13	32
Chris Hinton	13	18	---	---	---	31
Ed West	7	9	---	---	15	31
Mike Sherrard	8	9	---	---	13	30
Billy Bryan	8	13	---	---	8	29
Ricky Nattiel	11	18	---	---	---	29
Harry Gailbreath	13	15	---	---	---	28
Mke Schad	11	16	---	---	---	27
Gregg Rakoczy	8	11	---	---	8	27
Gerry Feehery	10	15	---	---	---	25
Kevin Gogan	7	10	---	---	8	25
Marcus Allen	10	14	---	---	---	24
Tony Clements	12	12	---	---	---	24
Joe Conwell	10	13	---	---	---	23
Tim McGee	7	14	---	---	2	23
Tom Cousineau	---	---	14	8	---	22
George Rogers	6	9	---	---	6	21
Eric Moran	5	8	---	---	8	21
Todd Blackledge	6	14	---	---	---	20
Bruce Wilkerson	5	11	---	---	---	16
Jeff Groth	1	3	---	---	9	13
Craig Wolfley	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Grogan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lindsay Scott	38	29	---	---	8	75
Jeff Fisher	---	---	16	21	34	71
Eddie Brown	28	22	---	---	15	65
Ron Heller	31	28	---	---	1	60
Lee Rouson	19	15	---	---	23	57
Pat Carter	19	19	---	---	15	53
Ray Donaldson	24	22	---	---	5	51
Jack Squirek	---	---	18	25	7	50
Chris Dressel	26	18	---	---	6	50
James Jones	22	11	---	---	17	50
Neal Anderson	25	25	---	---	---	50
Chad Lane	27	22	---	---	---	49
Melvin Jones	22	24	---	---	2	48
Jamie Dukes	24	23	---	---	---	47
John Giesler	24	14	---	---	8	46
Matt Cavanaugh	23	22	---	---	---	45
Ralph Tamm	22	14	---	---	8	44
Ricky Sanders	24	19	---	---	---	43
Steve Brown	---	---	13	23	---	36
Rich Moran	17	11	---	---	8	36
Jeff Cross	---	---	12	20	3	35
Rick O'Hanley	14	12	---	---	8	34
Dave Lindstrom	---	---	10	15	8	33
Jerry Robinson	---	---	9	6	16	31
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	12	18	1	31
Everson Walls	---	---	8	18	4	30
Tony Eason	18	12	---	---	---	30
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	11	14	5	30
Wes Hopkins	---	---	13	13	3	29
Aundray Bruce	---	---	10	17	2	29
Andre Young	---	---	9	18	1	28
Mack Moore	---	---	12	15	---	27
Lance Mehl	---	---	8	16	---	24
Bob Golic	---	---	9	14	---	23
Steve Potter	---	---	8	10	3	21
Bobby Johnson	---	---	7	8	6	21
Domingo Bryant	---	---	1	4	14	19
Mark Nichols	3	10	---	---	3	16
Bobby Futrell	---	---	6	8	1	15
Kirby Jackson	---	---	6	0	3	9
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	5	5
Bill Brooks	1	2	---	---	1	4
Miles Turpin	---	---	0	3	1	4
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bob Hamm	---	---	0	0	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	1	1.0
Middle	11	38	3.5
Right	6	8	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	16	111	6.9
Middle	19	58	3.1
Right	5	39	7.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Todd Blackledge	14	6	1	0	1	2	3	0	1
Tony Clements	12	6	0	0	1	1	3	0	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Cavanaugh	20	13	2	0	0	3	3	0	1
Tony Eason	10	8	2	0	1	1	0	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	15	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	5	33	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	66	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	43	6.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	59	7.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	68	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	46	9.2
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	29	5.8

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Jones	6	4	0	76	1	12
WR Ricky Nattiel	6	4	0	32	0	18
WR Mike Sherrard	4	2	1	31	0	9
TE Mark Bavaro	3	1	1	17	0	19
RB Bill Ring	2	0	0	0	0	12
RB George Rogers	2	0	0	0	0	9
WR Tim McGee	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	0	1	0	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	8	5	0	35	1	25
WR Lindsay Scott	4	3	0	41	1	29
WR Ricky Sanders	4	3	0	19	0	19
WR Eddie Brown	4	2	1	43	1	22
TE Pat Carter	4	2	0	25	0	19
RB Lee Rouson	2	2	0	1	0	15
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	0	3	0	10
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	0	24	1	18
FB James Jones	1	1	0	4	0	11
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	0	7	0	2

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	4	24	6.00	5.00
Lee Rouson	2	2	1.00	4.67
James Jones	1	16	16.00	12.50

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Cavanaugh	4	0	0	0.00	6.20

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Dallas	Target	Overall Avg
RB Neal Anderson	2	4.38
WR Lindsay Scott	1	10.25
TE Pat Carter	1	6.25

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	3	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Lee Rouson	2	1
Neal Anderson	2	0
Matt Cavanaugh	1	0

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	6	5	3
Todd Blackledge	5	2	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Cavanaugh	5	2	1
Tony Eason	4	3	2

Marcus Allen

George Rogers

Andra Franklin

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Jones	3	2	1
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	2	1
TE Mark Bavaro	2	1	0
WR Mike Sherrard	2	2	2
WR Tim McGee	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lindsay Scott	2	1	1
WR Eddie Brown	2	0	0
WR Mark Nichols	1	1	1
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	0
RB Lee Rouson	1	1	0
WR Bill Brooks	1	1	1
TE Pat Carter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	62,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)