Week 1, 1990

played in Philadelphia, PA

79 degrees, rain, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	10	0	7	-	20
Philadelphia Eagles	0	3	3	7	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal
2Q: 05:36 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 45 field goal
2Q: 00:48 DAL - Wayne Walker 24 pass from Whit Taylor (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:10 PHI - Jason Staurovsky 36 field goal
3Q: 05:56 PHI - Jason Staurovsky 29 field goal
4Q: 05:23 DAL - Wayne Walker 26 pass from Whit Taylor (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 02:42 PHI - Clarence Verdin 19 pass from Mike Howard (Jason Staurovsky extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:42 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 24 field goal
2Q: 05:36 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 45 field goal
2Q: 00:48 DAL - Wayne Walker 24 pass from Whit Taylor (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 00:10 PHI - Jason Staurovsky 36 field goal
3Q: 05:56 PHI - Jason Staurovsky 29 field goal
4Q: 05:23 DAL - Wayne Walker 26 pass from Whit Taylor (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 02:42 PHI - Clarence Verdin 19 pass from Mike Howard (Jason Staurovsky extra point)

Team Statistics DAL PHI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 21
- by Rushing 9 4
- by Passing 10 12
- by Penalty 0 5
Total Net Yards 386 292
- Offensive Plays 66 70
- Yards per Play 5.85 4.17
Net Rushing Yards 183 78
- Rushing Attempts 35 19
- Yards per Rush 5.23 4.11
Net Passing Yards 203 214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 18 - 1 51 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 203 214
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.55 4.20
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 6.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 9/45 3/35
Punt Returns/Yards 2/2 4/49
Kick Returns/Yards 4/63 2/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 35
Time of Possession 31:23 28:37

Team Statistics	DAL	PHI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	21
- by Rushing	9	4
- by Passing	10	12
- by Penalty	0	5
Total Net Yards	386	292
- Offensive Plays	66	70
- Yards per Play	5.85	4.17
Net Rushing Yards	183	78
- Rushing Attempts	35	19
- Yards per Rush	5.23	4.11
Net Passing Yards	203	214
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 18 - 1	51 - 29 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	203	214
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.55	4.20
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	6.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	9/45	3/35
Punt Returns/Yards	2/2	4/49
Kick Returns/Yards	4/63	2/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 35
Time of Possession	31:23	28:37

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:06	4:32	OWN 29	10	64	Field Goal
1	5:12	1:15	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
1	1:52	4:48	OWN 34	9	42	Interception
2	10:28	5:00	OWN 24	9	48	Field Goal
2	2:54	2:18	OWN 5	8	95	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:28	OWN 25	5	12	Punt
3	5:51	3:13	OWN 15	5	27	Punt
4	12:43	1:40	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
4	9:30	3:07	OWN 4	6	15	Punt
4	6:05	0:57	OPP 39	2	39	Touchdown
4	2:36	1:42	OWN 12	5	17	Punt
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 45	1	-1	Game

Philadelphia Eagles
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:54	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	9:34	4:22	OWN 21	7	27	Punt
1	3:57	2:05	OPP 43	4	16	Missed FG
2	12:04	1:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	5:28	2:34	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
2	0:36	0:32	OPP 26	2	7	Field Goal
3	12:32	6:41	OWN 17	14	71	Field Goal
3	2:38	4:55	OWN 28	12	62	Interception
4	11:03	1:33	OWN 44	3	10	Punt
4	6:23	0:18	OPP 49	2	-2	Fumble
4	5:08	2:32	OWN 40	10	60	Touchdown
4	0:54	0:51	OWN 36	5	19	Downs

Game MVP: Whit Taylor, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	17	113	6.65	36	3
Warren Williams	13	48	3.69	13	2
James Jones	3	16	5.33	7	0
Whit Taylor	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Eric Ball	1	7	7.00	7	0

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Michael Clemons	12	36	3.00	16	1
Mark Green	5	27	5.40	19	1
Mike Howard	2	15	7.50	11	1

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Whit Taylor	31	18	203	0/0	2	46	1	85.8

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Howard	51	29	214	0/0	1	19	1	65.3

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	4	5	16	4.00	5	10	0
WR Wayne Walker	4	6	66	16.50	12	26	2
WR Waylon Smithers	4	5	80	20.00	11	46	0
RB Warren Williams	3	3	18	6.00	13	9	0
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	13	6.50	4	8	0
WR Ricky Sanders	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
TE Chris Dressel	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Pat Carter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Eric Ball	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Lawyer Tillman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Philadelphia	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Clarence Verdin	8	11	57	7.13	15	19	1
WR Ricky Proehl	8	15	64	8.00	7	15	0
TE Hoby Brenner	3	5	16	5.33	0	10	0
WR Steve Tasker	2	5	27	13.50	17	17	0
WR Rodney Carter	2	5	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Michael Clemons	2	3	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Mark Green	2	2	7	3.50	8	8	0
TE Don Warren	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
WR Al Edwards	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernest Gibson	1	0	0.00	0

Philadelphia	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Gary Jones	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Neal Anderson	1	0	0
Will Grant	0	1	0
Broderick Thomas	0	1	0
Kirk Springs	0	0	1
Jessie Small	0	0	1

Philadelphia	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Tasker	1	1	0
Mark Green	1	0	0
Mike Ruth	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	6	259	43.2	35.0	49	2

Philadelphia	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ruben Rodriguez	5	240	48.0	47.6	58	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	2/2

Philadelphia	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Staurovsky	2/3	0/1	0/0	36	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Andre Young	2	2	1.0	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steve Tasker	3	39	13.0	0
Clarence Verdin	1	10	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Springs	2	34	17.0	0
Waylon Smithers	2	29	14.5	0

Philadelphia	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Verdin	1	21	21.0	0
Steve Tasker	1	57	57.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce	7	2	0.0	13	30
ILB Rod Stephens	5	2	0.0	15	27
CB Cornell Holloway	4	1	0.0	10	38
CB Kirby Jackson	4	0	0.0	12	41
S Andre Young	3	2	0.0	11	33
OLB Jessie Small	3	2	0.0	9	25
DE Mack Moore	3	1	0.0	9	18
DT Michael Dean Perry	3	0	0.0	15	39
S Kirk Springs	2	1	0.0	9	31
CB Ernest Gibson	2	1	0.0	14	45
OLB Louis Cooper	2	1	0.0	5	12
CB Tony Stargell	2	1	0.0	7	20
ILB Lance Mehl	1	1	0.0	5	5
CB Steve Brown	1	1	0.0	14	35
DE Glen Collins	1	0	0.0	10	33
DT Mark Duda	1	0	0.0	13	33
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	0	0.0	5	22
QB Whit Taylor	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Broderick Thomas	1	0	0.0	12	20
DE Jeff Cross	0	1	0.0	11	30

Philadelphia	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Paul Moyer	7	2	0.0	29	21
OLB Ravin Caldwell	7	2	0.0	21	18
CB Mike Smith	5	1	0.0	23	22
DT Mike Ruth	5	0	0.0	21	21
ILB Hal Garner	4	2	0.0	12	8
DT Rick Ackerman	3	2	0.0	24	16
OLB Kurt Larson	3	1	0.0	12	13
S Gary Jones	2	3	0.0	22	25
ILB Leo Barker	2	2	0.0	23	23
DT Chad Hennings	2	2	0.0	22	25
OLB Fred Robinson	2	0	0.0	13	7
CB Tracey Eaton	2	0	0.0	18	15
DE Jake McCullough	2	0	0.0	24	17
DE Jim Szymanski	1	2	0.0	16	13
CB Tory Nixon	1	1	0.0	23	20
S Mark Kelso	1	0	0.0	30	28
QB Mike Howard	1	0	---	---	---
RB Mark Green	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rob Burnett	1	0	0.0	19	18
OLB John Roper	0	1	0.0	6	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Glen Collins	1	1	1	33
DE Jeff Cross	1	0	1	30
OLB Broderick Thomas	0	2	0	20
DT Mark Duda	0	1	0	33

Philadelphia	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Chad Hennings	0.0	1	2	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce	5	0	0	30
CB Kirby Jackson	4	2	0	41
OLB Jessie Small	4	0	0	25
ILB Rod Stephens	3	1	0	27
S Andre Young	2	1	0	33
S Kirk Springs	2	0	0	31
CB Cornell Holloway	2	0	0	38
CB Tony Stargell	2	0	0	20
CB Ernest Gibson	1	1	1	45
CB Steve Brown	1	1	0	35
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0	5
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	0	12
DE Mack Moore	1	0	0	18

Philadelphia	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Hal Garner	4	0	0	8
OLB Ravin Caldwell	3	0	0	18
CB Tracey Eaton	3	0	0	15
CB Mike Smith	2	2	0	22
S Paul Moyer	2	1	0	21
S Mark Kelso	2	0	0	28
CB Tory Nixon	1	0	0	20
OLB Kurt Larson	1	0	0	13
CB Milton Mack	0	1	0	9
S Gary Jones	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
John Giesler	4	9	35	31
Ron Heller	3	7	35	31
James Jones	2	5	20	9
Joe Tofflemire	2	5	19	19
Will Grant	1	4	16	12
Ralph Tamm	1	1	21	20
Ray Donaldson	0	1	22	16
Pat Carter	0	1	25	19
Dwayne White	0	1	13	15

Philadelphia	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Thomas Rayam	2	5	18	48
John Clay	2	3	14	29
Darrick Brilz	0	4	13	36
Darryl Caldwell	0	2	15	38
Hoby Brenner	0	1	11	24
Earl Ferrell	0	1	8	17
Dave Lutz	0	1	13	38

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Kirk Springs	3	13
Wayne Walker	1	16
Pat Carter	1	15
Dave Studdard	1	8

Philadelphia	Tackles	STPlays
John Roper	3	13
Earl Ferrell	1	17
Don Warren	1	14
Crawford Ker	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ernest Gibson	---	---	14	45	10	69
John Giesler	35	31	---	---	2	68
Ron Heller	35	31	---	---	---	66
Whit Taylor	35	31	---	---	---	66
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	15	39	7	61
Pat Carter	25	19	---	---	15	59
Cornell Holloway	---	---	10	38	11	59
Kirby Jackson	---	---	12	41	3	56
Kirk Springs	---	---	9	31	13	53
Mark Duda	---	---	13	33	7	53
Steve Brown	---	---	14	35	3	52
Andre Young	---	---	11	33	7	51
Aundray Bruce	---	---	13	30	6	49
Eddie Brown	20	21	---	---	6	47
Waylon Smithers	23	15	---	---	9	47
Joe Tofflemire	19	19	---	---	8	46
Glen Collins	---	---	10	33	2	45
Ralph Tamm	21	20	---	---	4	45
Rod Stephens	---	---	15	27	3	45
Jeff Cross	---	---	11	30	2	43
Wayne Walker	14	13	---	---	16	43
Jessie Small	---	---	9	25	8	42
James Jones	20	9	---	---	11	40
Eric Ball	8	14	---	---	17	39
Ray Donaldson	22	16	---	---	---	38
Ricky Sanders	18	20	---	---	---	38
Neal Anderson	21	17	---	---	---	38
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	10	24	1	35
Warren Williams	14	14	---	---	7	35
Broderick Thomas	---	---	12	20	2	34
Will Grant	16	12	---	---	5	33
Erik Norgard	14	11	---	---	8	33
Dwayne White	13	15	---	---	5	33
Tony Stargell	---	---	7	20	5	32
Jeff Leiding	---	---	5	22	3	30
Louis Cooper	---	---	5	12	12	29
Chris Dressel	9	8	---	---	11	28
Mack Moore	---	---	9	18	1	28
Lawyer Tillman	3	5	---	---	17	25
Lance Mehl	---	---	5	5	5	15
Dave Studdard	0	0	---	---	8	8
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	6	6
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0

Philadelphia	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Howard	19	51	---	---	---	70
Thomas Rayam	18	48	---	---	2	68
Paul Moyer	---	---	29	21	11	61
Darryl Caldwell	15	38	---	---	7	60
Mark Kelso	---	---	30	28	2	60
Mike Smith	---	---	23	22	14	59
Clarence Verdin	12	32	---	---	14	58
Darrick Brilz	13	36	---	---	8	57
Dave Lutz	13	38	---	---	---	51
Leo Barker	---	---	23	23	5	51
Chad Hennings	---	---	22	25	4	51
Raleigh McKenzie	11	31	---	---	8	50
John Clay	14	29	---	---	6	49
Mark Green	5	21	---	---	23	49
Hoby Brenner	11	24	---	---	13	48
Steve Tasker	9	24	---	---	14	47
Gary Jones	---	---	22	25	---	47
Don Warren	8	24	---	---	14	46
Rodney Carter	10	35	---	---	1	46
Robert Jenkins	11	35	---	---	---	46
Tory Nixon	---	---	23	20	2	45
Mike Ruth	---	---	21	21	2	44
Michael Clemons	14	30	---	---	---	44
Jake McCullough	---	---	24	17	2	43
Earl Ferrell	8	17	---	---	17	42
Kurt Larson	---	---	12	13	17	42
Rick Ackerman	---	---	24	16	1	41
Ravin Caldwell	---	---	21	18	1	40
Ricky Proehl	10	30	---	---	---	40
Rob Burnett	---	---	19	18	3	40
Milton Mack	---	---	16	9	10	35
Tracey Eaton	---	---	18	15	1	34
Greg Mark	---	---	11	14	7	32
Jim Szymanski	---	---	16	13	1	30
Hal Garner	---	---	12	8	9	29
John Roper	---	---	6	8	13	27
Al Edwards	1	6	---	---	17	24
Joe Delaney	7	12	---	---	3	22
Fred Robinson	---	---	13	7	---	20
Crawford Ker	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ruben Rodriguez	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Staurovsky	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Craig Kupp	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	58	5.3
Middle	19	115	6.1
Right	4	11	2.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	35	8.8
Middle	11	30	2.7
Right	4	13	3.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Whit Taylor	31	18	3	1	4	4	2	0	1

Philadelphia	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Howard	51	29	0	4	3	6	4	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	17	3.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	33	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	83	8.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	70	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	40	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	15	89	3.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	66	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	19	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Walker	6	4	0	66	2	13
WR Eddie Brown	5	4	0	16	0	21
WR Waylon Smithers	5	4	1	80	1	15
WR Ricky Sanders	4	1	1	10	0	20
RB Warren Williams	3	3	0	18	0	14
RB Neal Anderson	2	2	0	13	0	17
TE Pat Carter	2	0	1	0	0	19
FB Eric Ball	2	0	0	0	0	14
TE Chris Dressel	1	0	0	0	0	8
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	0	1	0	0	5

Philadelphia	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ricky Proehl	15	8	1	64	30
WR Clarence Verdin	11	8	0	57	32
TE Hoby Brenner	5	3	0	16	24
WR Steve Tasker	5	2	0	27	24
WR Rodney Carter	5	2	2	15	35
RB Michael Clemons	3	2	0	10	30
RB Mark Green	2	2	0	7	21
WR Al Edwards	2	1	0	9	6
TE Don Warren	1	1	0	9	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	2	8	4.00	6.65

Philadelphia	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Michael Clemons	1	-3	-3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Whit Taylor	6	3	8	1.33	6.55

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Howard	9	3	32	3.56	4.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Walker	2	1	3	1.50	11.00
WR Ricky Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	3	3.00	3.20
RB Warren Williams	1	1	2	2.00	6.00
WR Lawyer Tillman	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Philadelphia	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Proehl	3	0	0	0.00	4.27
WR Steve Tasker	2	0	0	0.00	5.40
TE Don Warren	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
TE Hoby Brenner	1	1	4	4.00	3.20
WR Clarence Verdin	1	1	19	19.00	5.18
RB Michael Clemons	1	0	0	0.00	3.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	2	1
Warren Williams	2	0

Philadelphia	Rushes	Conversions
Michael Clemons	2	0
Mark Green	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Whit Taylor	10	6	4

Philadelphia	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Howard	10	8	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Walker	3	1	1
WR Ricky Sanders	2	1	1
RB Warren Williams	2	2	1
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	0
TE Pat Carter	1	0	0
WR Waylon Smithers	1	1	1

Philadelphia	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clarence Verdin	2	2	1
WR Rodney Carter	2	1	0
TE Don Warren	1	1	1
TE Hoby Brenner	1	1	0
RB Michael Clemons	1	1	1
WR Al Edwards	1	1	0
WR Ricky Proehl	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,400)
End Zone 15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,400)
End Zone	15,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)