Week 17, 1989

played in Dallas, TX

53 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

New York Giants	7	10	0	10	-	27
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	3	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 NYK - Lonzell Hill 34 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
1Q: 05:07 DAL - Chris Dressel 25 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 05:53 NYK - Eric Dickerson 6 run (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 02:10 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 56 field goal
2Q: 00:05 NYK - Dan Miller 53 field goal
3Q: 07:43 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal
4Q: 10:54 NYK - Eric Dickerson 27 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 09:16 DAL - William Howard 56 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 04:17 NYK - Dan Miller 36 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:47 NYK - Lonzell Hill 34 pass from Eric Blados (Dan Miller extra point)
1Q: 05:07 DAL - Chris Dressel 25 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 05:53 NYK - Eric Dickerson 6 run (Dan Miller extra point)
2Q: 02:10 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 56 field goal
2Q: 00:05 NYK - Dan Miller 53 field goal
3Q: 07:43 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal
4Q: 10:54 NYK - Eric Dickerson 27 run (Dan Miller extra point)
4Q: 09:16 DAL - William Howard 56 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 04:17 NYK - Dan Miller 36 field goal

Team Statistics NYK DAL
Record 10-6 7-9
First Downs 23 12
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 17 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 417 312
- Offensive Plays 78 54
- Yards per Play 5.35 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 110 83
- Rushing Attempts 33 17
- Yards per Rush 3.33 4.88
Net Passing Yards 307 229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 26 - 1 35 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 328 241
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 2/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.82 6.19
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 12/20 1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/35 2/10
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 4/102 5/64
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 39:07 20:53

Team Statistics	NYK	DAL
Record	10-6	7-9
First Downs	23	12
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	17	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	417	312
- Offensive Plays	78	54
- Yards per Play	5.35	5.78
Net Rushing Yards	110	83
- Rushing Attempts	33	17
- Yards per Rush	3.33	4.88
Net Passing Yards	307	229
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 26 - 1	35 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	328	241
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	2/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.82	6.19
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	12/20	1/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/35	2/10
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	4/102	5/64
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	39:07	20:53

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 43	9	57	Touchdown
1	8:17	2:05	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
1	4:55	2:11	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
1	1:07	7:14	OWN 28	15	67	Interception
2	7:38	1:52	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
2	2:02	2:02	OWN 27	4	37	Field Goal
3	13:48	3:32	OWN 23	7	44	Fumble
3	7:36	1:49	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
3	4:58	3:40	OWN 13	10	40	Punt
4	14:13	3:34	OWN 30	7	70	Touchdown
4	9:01	4:52	OWN 35	9	46	Field Goal
4	1:44	0:40	OPP 45	3	6	Missed FG
4	0:27	0:27	OWN 46	1	-2	Game

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	2:14	OWN 12	5	35	Punt
1	6:12	1:17	OPP 37	3	37	Touchdown
1	2:44	1:37	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
2	8:53	1:15	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	5:46	3:44	OWN 12	10	49	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:12	OWN 24	3	2	Punt
3	10:16	2:40	OWN 46	6	47	Field Goal
3	5:47	0:49	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
3	1:18	2:05	OWN 6	4	21	Punt
4	10:39	1:38	OWN 27	3	73	Touchdown
4	4:09	2:25	OWN 13	8	37	Fumble
4	1:04	0:37	OWN 46	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Eric Blados, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eric Dickerson	22	83	3.77	27	1	2
Lorenzo White	10	29	2.90	12	1	0
Eric Blados	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	9	51	5.67	14	1
Ken Bell	7	26	3.71	9	0
James Jones	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eric Blados	41	26	328	4/21	1	34	1	86.2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	17	241	2/12	2	56	0	90.3

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Lonzell Hill	6	6	94	15.67	28	34	1
WR Bobby Johnson	5	8	81	16.20	16	30	0
RB Eric Dickerson	4	5	18	4.50	2	7	0
TE Chuck Banks	4	5	17	4.25	0	5	0
WR Ben Johnson	3	4	43	14.33	11	28	0
FB Christian Okoye	2	3	30	15.00	19	29	0
TE Darryl Ingram	1	4	20	20.00	8	20	0
WR Willie Mays Hayes	1	4	25	25.00	2	25	0
FB Tommie Agee	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lorenzo White	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	4	5	39	9.75	20	21	0
RB Neal Anderson	4	10	34	8.50	13	17	0
WR Bill Brooks	2	5	29	14.50	12	28	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	25	25.00	0	25	1
FB James Jones	1	3	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Ken Bell	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Pat Carter	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB William Howard	1	1	56	56.00	55	56	1
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	2	35	35.00	19	35	0
WR Lindsay Scott	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Robert Lyles	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Eric Dickerson	1	0	0
Eric Blados	1	0	0
Chris Dishman	0	1	0
Darryl Ingram	0	1	0
Freddie Joe Nunn	0	0	1
Mark Harper	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lindsay Scott	1	0	0
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Robert Lyles	0	1	0
Domingo Bryant	0	1	0
Everson Walls	0	0	1
Andre Young	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	4	178	44.5	41.8	49	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rich Camarillo	6	271	45.2	43.5	52	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Dan Miller	2/3	1/2	1/2	53	3/3

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	1/1	1/1	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mardye McDole	1	10	10.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everson Walls	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mardye McDole	3	78	26.0	0
Eric Dickerson	1	24	24.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Everson Walls	3	40	13.3	0
Lindsay Scott	2	24	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ron Rivera	5	1	0.0	13	30
DE Reggie Camp	4	1	1.0	14	33
ILB Chris Beniot	4	0	0.0	16	34
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	3	1	1.0	14	25
S Darrell Fullington	3	3	0.0	13	31
S Andre Waters	3	1	0.0	17	29
CB Maurice Douglass	3	0	0.0	11	26
OLB Frank Stams	3	0	0.0	9	9
CB Mark Harper	2	2	0.0	8	16
OLB Ray Berry	2	0	0.0	12	24
DT Ken Jones	1	1	0.0	6	18
G Blair Bush	1	0	---	---	---
DT Henry Thomas	1	0	0.0	12	24
QB Eric Blados	1	0	---	---	---
OLB John Dorsey	0	2	0.0	5	8
DE John Shannon	0	1	0.0	5	11
CB Rodney Rice	0	1	0.0	10	25

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	11	0	0.0	23	41
S Andre Young	8	2	0.0	17	37
CB Everson Walls	5	1	1.0	27	31
S Wes Hopkins	5	1	0.0	18	14
S Terrance Hoagie	4	4	0.0	31	36
CB Steve Brown	4	1	0.0	26	33
ILB Rod Stephens	4	1	0.0	23	33
DT Mark Duda	3	1	1.0	23	32
DE Mack Moore	3	0	1.0	21	28
OLB Broderick Thomas	3	0	1.0	11	13
ILB Greg Manusky	3	1	0.0	12	15
DE Jeff Cross	2	0	0.0	24	35
ILB Lance Mehl	1	2	0.0	9	4
CB Bobby Futrell	1	1	0.0	11	20
CB Kirby Jackson	1	1	0.0	20	29
G Chuck Brown	1	0	---	---	---
DE Glen Collins	1	0	0.0	12	17
OLB Jessie Small	1	0	0.0	9	13
DT Mike Ruth	0	1	0.0	10	13

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Reggie Camp	1.0	2	1	33
DE Freddie Joe Nunn	1.0	1	0	25
OLB Ray Berry	0.0	1	0	24

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mack Moore	1.0	0	1	0	28
OLB Broderick Thomas	1.0	0	1	0	13
CB Everson Walls	1.0	0	0	0	31
DT Mark Duda	1.0	0	0	0	32
OLB Aundray Bruce	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Jeff Cross	0.0	0	1	1	35
OLB Robert Lyles	0.0	0	1	0	41
ILB Rod Stephens	0.0	0	1	0	33

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Darrell Fullington	3	2	31
CB Maurice Douglass	3	0	26
ILB Chris Beniot	2	2	34
CB Chris Dishman	2	1	33
S Andre Waters	2	0	29
OLB Frank Stams	2	0	9
OLB Ron Rivera	1	0	30
CB Mark Harper	1	0	16
DT Ken Jones	1	0	18
DT Henry Thomas	0	1	24

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Robert Lyles	7	1	1	41
CB Steve Brown	3	0	0	33
ILB Rod Stephens	2	1	0	33
CB Everson Walls	2	0	0	31
S Andre Young	2	0	0	37
S Terrance Hoagie	2	0	0	36
ILB Greg Manusky	2	0	0	15
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	1	0	13
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0	4
S Wes Hopkins	1	0	0	14
CB Bobby Futrell	1	0	0	20
CB Kirby Jackson	1	0	0	29
OLB Jessie Small	1	0	0	13

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe Jacoby	2	8	31	1	44
Blair Bush	2	5	28	0	42
Jay Pennison	1	5	30	1	40
Glen Titensor	1	5	25	0	38
Christian Okoye	1	4	17	1	23
Harvey Salem	1	2	27	0	38
Chuck Commiskey	0	2	13	1	12
Cleveland Green	0	1	11	0	11

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randy Clark	3	4	0	15	0	33
Melvin Jones	3	3	0	12	0	29
Ron Heller	1	4	0	16	2	33
James Jones	1	1	1	6	0	18
Chuck Brown	0	2	0	10	0	19
Ralph Tamm	0	2	0	10	0	21
William Howard	0	1	0	6	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Chuck Banks	2	15
Bill Jones	2	9
Mark Harper	1	14
Cleveland Green	1	7
Chuck Commiskey	1	7
Maurice Douglass	1	4

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Domingo Bryant	3	10
Lindsay Scott	1	13
Greg Manusky	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Blados	33	45	---	---	---	78
Blair Bush	28	42	---	---	7	77
Jay Pennison	30	40	---	---	7	77
Joe Jacoby	31	44	---	---	---	75
Glen Titensor	25	38	---	---	7	70
Bobby Johnson	27	39	---	---	---	66
Harvey Salem	27	38	---	---	---	65
Eric Dickerson	23	29	---	---	5	57
Reggie Camp	---	---	14	33	8	55
Chuck Banks	19	20	---	---	15	54
Christian Okoye	17	23	---	---	13	53
Darryl Ingram	18	27	---	---	8	53
Chris Beniot	---	---	16	34	2	52
Lonzell Hill	23	29	---	---	---	52
Andre Waters	---	---	17	29	4	50
Darrell Fullington	---	---	13	31	4	48
Chris Dishman	---	---	12	33	2	47
Ron Rivera	---	---	13	30	3	46
Freddie Joe Nunn	---	---	14	25	2	41
Maurice Douglass	---	---	11	26	4	41
Lorenzo White	10	13	---	---	17	40
Mark Harper	---	---	8	16	14	38
Ray Berry	---	---	12	24	2	38
Henry Thomas	---	---	12	24	2	38
Rodney Rice	---	---	10	25	2	37
Willie Mays Hayes	16	19	---	---	---	35
Chuck Commiskey	13	12	---	---	7	32
John Dorsey	---	---	5	8	17	30
Ken Jones	---	---	6	18	6	30
Cleveland Green	11	11	---	---	7	29
Mel Kaufman	---	---	5	8	10	23
Keith Williams	2	4	---	---	16	22
Ben Johnson	7	15	---	---	---	22
Frank Stams	---	---	9	9	4	22
Darren Carrington	---	---	0	13	8	21
Mardye McDole	0	1	---	---	19	20
Tommie Agee	3	6	---	---	10	19
John Shannon	---	---	5	11	---	16
Jim Gustafson	0	0	---	---	14	14
Elliot Smith	---	---	4	7	1	12
Bill Jones	0	0	---	---	9	9
Dan Miller	0	0	---	---	8	8
Kevin Walker	---	---	1	3	4	8
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	4	4
Larry Orduna	0	0	---	---	3	3
H. Warren Moon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Everson Walls	---	---	27	31	12	70
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	31	36	2	69
Robert Lyles	---	---	23	41	3	67
Jeff Cross	---	---	24	35	2	61
Steve Brown	---	---	26	33	1	60
Mark Duda	---	---	23	32	5	60
Rod Stephens	---	---	23	33	3	59
Andre Young	---	---	17	37	4	58
Ron Heller	16	33	---	---	8	57
Randy Clark	15	33	---	---	8	56
Pat Carter	14	25	---	---	16	55
Tony Eason	17	37	---	---	---	54
Mack Moore	---	---	21	28	3	52
Kirby Jackson	---	---	20	29	3	52
Melvin Jones	12	29	---	---	8	49
Bobby Futrell	---	---	11	20	18	49
Aundray Bruce	---	---	20	24	3	47
Eddie Brown	8	19	---	---	13	40
Jamie Dukes	11	29	---	---	---	40
Ken Bell	7	10	---	---	22	39
Chuck Brown	10	19	---	---	8	37
Neal Anderson	10	27	---	---	---	37
Greg Manusky	---	---	12	15	10	37
Ricky Sanders	10	26	---	---	---	36
Bill Brooks	10	22	---	---	2	34
Lawyer Tillman	7	13	---	---	14	34
Wes Hopkins	---	---	18	14	1	33
Ralph Tamm	10	21	---	---	---	31
James Jones	6	18	---	---	6	30
Glen Collins	---	---	12	17	---	29
Jessie Small	---	---	9	13	7	29
Chris Dressel	7	15	---	---	6	28
Broderick Thomas	---	---	11	13	4	28
Cornell Holloway	---	---	6	14	7	27
Winnie Cooper	---	---	9	10	7	26
Lance Mehl	---	---	9	4	11	24
Jim Rourke	7	16	---	---	---	23
Mike Ruth	---	---	10	13	---	23
William Howard	6	5	---	---	12	23
Lindsay Scott	0	5	---	---	13	18
Chad Lane	4	5	---	---	8	17
Domingo Bryant	---	---	1	3	10	14
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	7	7
Rich Camarillo	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	12	66	5.5
Right	17	35	2.1
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	12	61	5.1
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eric Blados	41	26	8	4	0	3	6	1	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	17	5	2	5	6	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	110	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	89	8.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	117	19.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	60	8.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	7	55	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	101	12.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	25	8.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bobby Johnson	8	5	81	2	39
WR Lonzell Hill	6	6	94	2	29
RB Eric Dickerson	5	4	18	0	29
TE Chuck Banks	5	4	17	0	20
WR Ben Johnson	4	3	43	1	15
TE Darryl Ingram	4	1	20	1	27
WR Willie Mays Hayes	4	1	25	1	19
FB Christian Okoye	3	2	30	1	23
FB Tommie Agee	1	0	0	0	6
RB Lorenzo White	1	0	0	0	13

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	10	4	2	34	0	27
WR Eddie Brown	5	4	0	39	1	19
WR Bill Brooks	5	2	0	29	1	22
FB James Jones	3	1	0	6	0	18
WR Ricky Sanders	3	1	1	5	0	26
WR Lindsay Scott	2	0	1	0	0	5
WR Lawyer Tillman	2	1	1	35	1	13
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	0	25	1	15
RB Ken Bell	1	1	0	4	0	10
TE Pat Carter	1	1	0	8	0	25
FB William Howard	1	1	0	56	1	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eric Dickerson	2	9	4.50	3.77
Lorenzo White	2	2	1.00	2.90

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	1	1	1.00	5.67
Ken Bell	1	2	2.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eric Blados	3	0	0	0.00	8.00

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	1	0	0	0.00	6.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Overall Avg
RB Eric Dickerson	1	3.60
RB Lorenzo White	1	0.00
TE Darryl Ingram	1	5.00

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB James Jones	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Eric Dickerson	3	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eric Blados	16	12	11

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	10	6	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lonzell Hill	5	5	4
WR Ben Johnson	3	3	3
WR Willie Mays Hayes	3	1	1
RB Eric Dickerson	2	1	1
WR Bobby Johnson	1	1	1
TE Chuck Banks	1	1	1
TE Darryl Ingram	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB James Jones	2	1	0
RB Neal Anderson	2	1	0
WR Bill Brooks	2	1	0
WR Lindsay Scott	1	0	0
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	0
RB Ken Bell	1	1	0
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)