Week 1, 1989

played in Dallas, TX

63 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Washington Redskins	0	0	0	0	-	0
Dallas Cowboys	0	3	9	3	-	15

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:09 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal
3Q: 04:44 DAL - Jessie Small 34 interception return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:33 DAL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 04:35 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 29 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 00:09 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 27 field goal
3Q: 04:44 DAL - Jessie Small 34 interception return (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 00:33 DAL - Safety, holding called in the end zone
4Q: 04:35 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 29 field goal

Team Statistics WAS DAL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 9 15
- by Rushing 2 9
- by Passing 6 6
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 184 299
- Offensive Plays 52 70
- Yards per Play 3.54 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 55 178
- Rushing Attempts 14 35
- Yards per Rush 3.93 5.09
Net Passing Yards 129 121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 20 - 1 32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 129 140
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.39 3.46
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 5/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/63 4/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/-1 4/61
Kick Returns/Yards 3/55 2/31
Interception Ret./Yards 2/9 1/34
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 38
Time of Possession 22:33 37:27

Team Statistics	WAS	DAL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	9	15
- by Rushing	2	9
- by Passing	6	6
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	184	299
- Offensive Plays	52	70
- Yards per Play	3.54	4.27
Net Rushing Yards	55	178
- Rushing Attempts	14	35
- Yards per Rush	3.93	5.09
Net Passing Yards	129	121
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 20 - 1	32 - 20 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	129	140
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.39	3.46
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	5/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	10/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/63	4/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/-1	4/61
Kick Returns/Yards	3/55	2/31
Interception Ret./Yards	2/9	1/34
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 20	OWN 38
Time of Possession	22:33	37:27

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	1:31	OWN 23	3	-12	Punt
1	7:36	4:23	OWN 43	10	50	Fumble
2	9:47	4:21	OWN 2	9	53	Punt
2	2:12	0:55	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OWN 20	1	9	Half
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
3	12:27	2:43	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
3	5:55	1:21	OWN 20	3	8	Interception
3	4:34	2:01	OWN 16	3	-1	Punt
3	0:33	0:08	OWN 3	1	-13	Safety
4	10:06	1:00	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
4	4:28	1:18	OWN 30	6	19	Downs
4	1:53	0:33	OWN 20	4	0	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 30	6	18	Punt
1	10:14	2:38	OWN 42	6	25	Interception
1	3:13	8:26	OWN 7	16	80	Interception
2	5:26	3:14	OWN 20	9	39	Punt
2	1:17	1:02	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
2	0:15	0:13	OPP 10	1	0	Field Goal
3	9:44	3:49	OWN 23	6	31	Punt
3	2:33	2:00	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
3	0:25	5:19	OWN 16	8	25	Punt
4	9:06	4:38	OWN 29	6	59	Field Goal
4	3:10	1:17	OPP 49	3	8	Punt
4	1:20	1:20	OPP 20	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Walter Abercrombie	8	31	3.88	16	1	0
James Brooks	6	24	4.00	17	1	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	19	137	7.21	49	4
Ken Bell	13	38	2.92	6	0
Tony Eason	2	1	0.50	2	0
James Jones	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	38	20	129	0/0	0	17	1	49.1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	32	20	140	3/19	0	27	2	46.3

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Rozier	5	10	29	5.80	7	17
WR Gary Clark	4	6	20	5.00	0	12
WR Mervyn Fernandez	3	5	33	11.00	0	15
RB James Brooks	2	2	17	8.50	2	11
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	8	4.00	7	6
TE Rocky Klever	2	5	13	6.50	0	7
RB Willard Reeves	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	9	9.00	6	9
TE John Tice	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Rich Erenberg	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
TE Bill Elliot	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Neal Anderson	9	11	44	4.89	7	9
WR Bill Brooks	4	6	51	12.75	0	27
WR Eddie Brown	3	8	31	10.33	0	14
WR Ricky Sanders	2	3	8	4.00	0	5
FB James Jones	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
WR Wayne Walker	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Lawyer Tillman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Joey Browner	1	9	9.00	0
ILB Byron Evans	1	0	0.00	0

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Jessie Small	1	34	34.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rocky Klever	1	0	0
Gary Clark	1	0	0
Ed Fergerson	1	0	0
John Tice	0	1	0
Howard Ballard	0	1	0
Joe Kelly	0	0	2
Joey Browner	0	0	1
Ken Reeves	0	0	1
Gerald Robinson	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Eason	2	0	0
Neal Anderson	2	0	0
Jeff Fisher	1	0	0
Joe Tofflemire	0	2	0
Wes Hopkins	0	1	1
Ray Donaldson	0	1	0
James Jones	0	1	0
Lawyer Tillman	0	1	0
Lance Mehl	0	0	1
Domingo Bryant	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	7	320	45.7	34.1	54	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	7	286	40.9	32.4	50	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	0/0	0/0	29	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Brooks	1	2	2.0	0
Ed Fergerson	1	-3	-3.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	4	61	15.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed Fergerson	2	31	15.5	0
Willard Reeves	1	24	24.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Fisher	2	31	15.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Joey Browner	8	4	0.0	27	28
OLB Joe Kelly	7	1	1.0	28	28
DE Neil Smith	4	3	0.0	22	20
CB Anthony Blaylock	4	0	0.0	22	21
DT Tim Krumrie	3	3	1.0	22	21
DE Gerald Robinson	3	0	1.0	10	10
S Tom Hannon	3	1	0.0	15	17
CB Wymon Henderson	3	1	0.0	19	27
OLB Randy Kirk	3	0	0.0	13	7
CB Dwayne Harper	3	0	0.0	21	17
S Leander Knight	2	3	0.0	13	10
DE Bruce Mesner	2	1	0.0	17	13
DE Perry Barnes	2	1	0.0	13	15
S Tom Pridemore	2	0	0.0	26	26
CB JC Watts	2	0	0.0	25	25
ILB Scott Kozak	2	0	0.0	10	10
ILB Byron Evans	1	2	0.0	25	25
OLB Sam Merriman	1	1	0.0	7	10
DT Keith Millard	1	1	0.0	23	27
OLB Terry Rennaker	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Leslie O'Neal	1	0	0.0	25	25

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wes Hopkins	5	1	0.0	10	36
S Andre Young	4	4	0.0	14	33
ILB Rod Stephens	4	1	0.0	8	29
CB Kirby Jackson	3	1	0.0	11	29
ILB Greg Manusky	3	1	0.0	6	9
CB Steve Brown	2	1	0.0	9	23
ILB Lance Mehl	2	0	0.0	3	9
OLB Louis Cooper	2	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	0	0.0	7	14
CB Everson Walls	1	3	0.0	11	29
OLB Robert Lyles	1	2	0.0	12	22
DT Michael Dean Perry	1	1	0.0	7	31
WR Eddie Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DE Winnie Cooper	1	0	0.0	4	9
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	0	---	---	---
CB Cornell Holloway	1	0	0.0	5	8
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	0	0.0	3	16
CB Jeff Fisher	0	1	0.0	6	19

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tim Krumrie	1.0	1	1	1	21
OLB Joe Kelly	1.0	0	0	0	28
DE Gerald Robinson	1.0	0	0	0	10
OLB Randy Kirk	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Leslie O'Neal	0.0	0	1	2	25
OLB Terry Rennaker	0.0	0	1	0	3
CB JC Watts	0.0	0	1	0	25

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glen Collins	0.0	1	1	0	24
OLB Robert Lyles	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Anthony Blaylock	4	1	0	21
CB Wymon Henderson	3	1	0	27
OLB Joe Kelly	3	0	0	28
CB JC Watts	2	0	0	25
S Tom Hannon	1	0	0	17
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	0	26
OLB Sam Merriman	1	0	0	10
OLB Randy Kirk	1	0	0	7
CB Dwayne Harper	1	0	0	17
DE Neil Smith	1	0	0	20
DE Perry Barnes	1	0	0	15
ILB Scott Kozak	1	0	0	10
S Joey Browner	0	1	1	28
ILB Byron Evans	0	0	1	25

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Wes Hopkins	3	1	0	36
ILB Lance Mehl	3	0	0	9
ILB Rod Stephens	3	0	0	29
CB Kirby Jackson	2	1	0	29
S Andre Young	2	0	0	33
CB Steve Brown	2	0	0	23
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	0	7
OLB Aundray Bruce	1	0	0	14
ILB Greg Manusky	1	0	0	9
DE Winnie Cooper	1	0	0	9
CB Cornell Holloway	1	0	0	8
CB Everson Walls	0	1	0	29
OLB Robert Lyles	0	1	0	22
OLB Broderick Thomas	0	1	0	16
OLB Jessie Small	0	0	1	3

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Howard Ballard	1	3	13	28
Keith Kartz	1	2	14	38
Tom Rehder	1	1	5	16
Ken Reeves	0	3	10	32
Mike Smith	0	3	13	34
David Jordan	0	2	10	30

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Donaldson	2	7	0	29	0	30
James Jones	2	4	1	19	0	15
Ron Heller	1	7	0	31	0	33
Jamie Dukes	1	4	0	24	1	26
Joe Tofflemire	1	3	0	27	1	34
Ralph Tamm	1	3	0	29	0	29
Melvin Jones	1	2	0	12	1	11
Randy Clark	1	1	0	8	0	1
Chad Lane	0	1	0	15	0	11
Pat Carter	0	1	0	27	0	21

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Dwayne Harper	2	23
Terry Rennaker	2	13
James Brooks	1	19
Ken Reeves	1	7

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Domingo Bryant	2	12
Ken Bell	1	15
Chris Dressel	1	12
Cornell Holloway	1	5

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwayne Harper	---	---	21	17	23	61
Joe Kelly	---	---	28	28	2	58
Joey Browner	---	---	27	28	2	57
Tom Pridemore	---	---	26	26	3	55
Keith Kartz	14	38	---	---	2	54
Tommy Kramer	14	38	---	---	---	52
Keith Millard	---	---	23	27	2	52
Leslie O'Neal	---	---	25	25	2	52
Byron Evans	---	---	25	25	2	52
JC Watts	---	---	25	25	1	51
Wymon Henderson	---	---	19	27	4	50
Ken Reeves	10	32	---	---	7	49
David Jordan	10	30	---	---	7	47
Mike Smith	13	34	---	---	---	47
Tim Krumrie	---	---	22	21	3	46
Anthony Blaylock	---	---	22	21	3	46
Neil Smith	---	---	22	20	4	46
John Tice	8	23	---	---	14	45
Rocky Klever	10	23	---	---	9	42
Howard Ballard	13	28	---	---	---	41
Tom Hannon	---	---	15	17	7	39
Gary Clark	11	27	---	---	---	38
Mike Rozier	10	28	---	---	---	38
James Brooks	6	12	---	---	19	37
Bill Elliot	7	14	---	---	13	34
Mervyn Fernandez	4	16	---	---	13	33
Walter Abercrombie	8	23	---	---	1	32
Bruce Mesner	---	---	17	13	1	31
Perry Barnes	---	---	13	15	3	31
Sam Merriman	---	---	7	10	13	30
Gerald Robinson	---	---	10	10	8	28
Tom Rehder	5	16	---	---	7	28
Scott Kozak	---	---	10	10	6	26
Randy Kirk	---	---	13	7	5	25
Leander Knight	---	---	13	10	1	24
Willard Reeves	4	7	---	---	11	22
Steve Dawkins	5	12	---	---	5	22
Terry Rennaker	---	---	2	3	13	18
Rich Erenberg	2	8	---	---	1	11
Tracy Porter	0	4	---	---	6	10
Ed Fergerson	---	---	0	0	8	8
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	7	7
Gordie Lockbaun	0	5	---	---	2	7
Greg Davis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Hugh Millen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Carlson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Eason	35	35	---	---	---	70
Ray Donaldson	29	30	---	---	9	68
Ron Heller	31	33	---	---	3	67
Ralph Tamm	29	29	---	---	6	64
Pat Carter	27	21	---	---	15	63
Joe Tofflemire	27	34	---	---	---	61
Neal Anderson	28	29	---	---	1	58
Eddie Brown	21	21	---	---	13	55
James Jones	19	15	---	---	16	50
Jamie Dukes	24	26	---	---	---	50
Andre Young	---	---	14	33	1	48
Ken Bell	18	15	---	---	15	48
Wes Hopkins	---	---	10	36	---	46
Jeff Fisher	---	---	6	19	20	45
Jeff Cross	---	---	10	29	4	43
Everson Walls	---	---	11	29	2	42
Chris Dressel	16	14	---	---	12	42
Bill Brooks	19	23	---	---	---	42
Kirby Jackson	---	---	11	29	---	40
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	7	31	2	40
Rod Stephens	---	---	8	29	3	40
Ricky Sanders	16	22	---	---	---	38
Robert Lyles	---	---	12	22	1	35
Chad Lane	15	11	---	---	9	35
Steve Brown	---	---	9	23	2	34
Domingo Bryant	---	---	4	18	12	34
Glen Collins	---	---	9	24	---	33
Melvin Jones	12	11	---	---	9	32
Wayne Walker	8	11	---	---	9	28
Aundray Bruce	---	---	7	14	5	26
Greg Manusky	---	---	6	9	5	20
Winnie Cooper	---	---	4	9	7	20
Broderick Thomas	---	---	3	16	1	20
Mark Duda	---	---	7	7	5	19
Mack Moore	---	---	5	14	---	19
Randy Clark	8	1	---	---	9	18
Lance Mehl	---	---	3	9	6	18
Louis Cooper	---	---	2	7	9	18
Cornell Holloway	---	---	5	8	5	18
Lawyer Tillman	3	4	---	---	10	17
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	7	7
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	6	6
Jessie Small	---	---	1	3	1	5
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Ruth	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	11	33	3.0
Right	3	22	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	51	5.1
Middle	20	58	2.9
Right	4	70	17.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	38	20	0	6	3	5	2	0	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	32	20	2	0	1	3	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	64	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	5	47	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	9	35	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	36	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	47	23.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Mike Rozier	10	5	0	29	28
WR Gary Clark	6	4	0	20	27
TE Rocky Klever	5	2	1	13	23
WR Mervyn Fernandez	5	3	1	33	16
RB James Brooks	2	2	0	17	12
RB Walter Abercrombie	2	2	0	8	23
TE John Tice	2	0	0	0	23
WR Rich Erenberg	2	0	1	0	8
RB Willard Reeves	2	1	0	0	7
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	0	9	5
TE Bill Elliot	1	0	0	0	14

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	11	9	0	44	0	29
WR Eddie Brown	8	3	1	31	0	21
WR Bill Brooks	6	4	0	51	2	23
WR Ricky Sanders	3	2	0	8	0	22
FB James Jones	2	1	0	0	0	15
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	0	0	0	0	4
WR Wayne Walker	1	1	0	6	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Brooks	1	1	1.00	4.00
Walter Abercrombie	1	-2	-2.00	3.88

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	4	9	2.25	7.21
Ken Bell	3	7	2.33	2.92

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	3	2	12	4.00	3.39

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	3	0	0	0.00	4.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Rocky Klever	1	0	0	0.00	2.60
WR Mervyn Fernandez	1	1	10	10.00	6.60
WR Gary Clark	1	1	2	2.00	3.33

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Eddie Brown	2	0	0	0.00	3.88
WR Bill Brooks	1	0	0	0.00	8.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
James Brooks	1	0

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	5	4
Ken Bell	2	1
Tony Eason	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	11	4	1

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	11	8	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gary Clark	3	1	0
WR Mervyn Fernandez	2	1	0
RB Walter Abercrombie	1	1	0
TE Rocky Klever	1	0	0
WR Rich Erenberg	1	0	0
WR Mike Rozier	1	0	0
RB Willard Reeves	1	0	0
RB Gordie Lockbaun	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bill Brooks	4	3	2
WR Eddie Brown	3	1	1
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	2
FB James Jones	1	1	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)