Week 5, 1990

played in Dallas, TX

82 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Cardinals107100-27
Dallas Cowboys71030-20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:04 DAL - Neal Anderson 28 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
1Q: 05:50 STL - Cleveland Gary 2 run (Dale Dawson extra point)
1Q: 02:56 STL - Dale Dawson 39 field goal
2Q: 09:58 DAL - Neal Anderson 11 run (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
2Q: 02:57 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 20 field goal
2Q: 02:50 STL - Nate Lewis 95 kickoff return (Dale Dawson extra point)
3Q: 07:57 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 21 field goal
3Q: 03:41 STL - Dale Dawson 53 field goal
3Q: 00:37 STL - Selwyn Brown 47 interception return (Dale Dawson extra point)

Team StatisticsSTLDAL
Record2-32-2
First Downs922
- by Rushing410
- by Passing412
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards164451
- Offensive Plays4883
- Yards per Play3.425.43
Net Rushing Yards79247
- Rushing Attempts2340
- Yards per Rush3.436.18
Net Passing Yards85204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt23 - 10 - 038 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards101232
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/165/28
- Yards per Pass Play3.404.74
Fumbles/Lost3/33/2
3rd Down Conversions4/138/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down5.97.2
4th Down Conversions0/01/4
Penalties/Yards1/52/10
Punt Returns/Yards2/133/37
Kick Returns/Yards3/1525/99
Interception Ret./Yards1/470/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits14
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 33
Time of Possession22:3037:30

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:01OWN 2032Punt
110:515:09OWN 211079Touchdown
14:582:07OPP 2836Field Goal
10:560:56OWN 3637Punt
29:511:04OWN 2034Punt
21:001:00OWN 20216Half
312:511:14OPP 4441Fumble
37:524:16OWN 42622Field Goal
30:150:08OPP 2514Fumble
414:000:50OWN 1733Punt
410:052:32OWN 39621Punt
42:350:06OWN 181-1Fumble
41:370:50OWN 735Punt
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:593:08OWN 36664Touchdown
15:420:44OWN 2414Fumble
12:511:55OWN 2031Punt
215:005:09OWN 231077Touchdown
28:475:57OWN 351362Field Goal
22:361:36OWN 35525Punt
315:002:09OWN 253-6Punt
311:373:45OWN 43753Field Goal
33:363:11OWN 28515Interception
30:071:07OWN 21421Punt
413:103:05OWN 33735Missed FG
47:334:58OWN 11081Downs
42:290:52OPP 841Downs
40:470:47OPP 48518Downs

Game MVP: Neal Anderson, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Cleveland Gary14543.861411
Johnny Bailey6203.33700
Roger Vick231.50400
Scott Mitchell122.00200
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Neal Anderson271756.483162
Warren Williams10555.502210
Whit Taylor294.50500
Ricky Sanders188.00800

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Scott Mitchell23101012/16032056.6
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Whit Taylor38222325/28024164.8

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
FB Tony Paige2221.00140
RB Cleveland Gary293517.5030320
WR Roy Green121313.000130
TE Mark Boyer111616.000160
WR Vance Johnson111111.000110
FB Roger Vick112020.000200
RB Johnny Bailey1155.00250
TE Carwell Gardner11-1-1.000-10
WR Mike Sherrard0200.00000
WR J.J. Birden0200.00000
WR Nate Lewis0100.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Eddie Brown586613.2030200
RB Neal Anderson58428.4025150
WR Ricky Sanders354414.675240
WR Waylon Smithers373913.006240
TE Chris Dressel232211.004150
FB Eric Ball2231.50540
FB James Jones1188.00780
TE Pat Carter1288.00080
WR Wayne Walker0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Selwyn Brown14747.001
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Roger Vick2000
Scott Mitchell1000
Rollin Putzier0100
Nate Lewis0100
Cornell Gowdy0010
David Braxton0010
Jeff Mills0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Andre Young1110
Eddie Brown1000
Whit Taylor1000
Jeff Cross0200
Neal Anderson0100
Lance Mehl0010
Aundray Bruce0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John Kidd627646.039.8572
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ned Flanders416240.532.3441

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Dale Dawson2/21/11/1533/3
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Donald Igwebuike2/30/10/0212/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
James Jefferson2136.50
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Andre Young33712.30

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Nate Lewis315250.71
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Waylon Smithers36120.30
Andre Young23819.00

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Vincent Brown920.03235
DT Alfred Oglesby621.53026
S Cornell Gowdy620.03226
OLB Paul Butcher501.02629
CB Albert Lewis520.02834
DT Kent Kremer420.52728
S Leonard Smith420.03032
ILB Jeff Mills420.088
OLB Gregg Carr400.02015
DT Jim Kowalkowski301.01017
CB Selwyn Brown310.01826
DE Vera De Milo300.02825
CB James Jefferson210.02729
DE Ben Thomas101.097
CB Jerry Gray110.02928
OLB Galand Thaxton110.042
T Luis Sharpe10---------
S Rich Miano100.0617
DT Rollin Putzier100.02127
OLB David Braxton100.099
S Rod McSwain010.01517
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Lance Mehl500.0145
S Andre Young500.02024
ILB Rod Stephens440.01922
OLB Aundray Bruce331.01823
DT Michael Dean Perry220.01718
OLB Louis Cooper210.079
DE Jeff Cross210.01718
CB Kirby Jackson200.0812
CB Tony Stargell200.01118
OLB Jessie Small101.056
OLB Broderick Thomas130.01412
S Wes Hopkins120.01720
DE Mack Moore110.01411
CB Steve Brown100.01417
ILB Jeff Leiding100.052
CB Cornell Holloway100.01417

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Alfred Oglesby1.500026
DE Ben Thomas1.00007
OLB Paul Butcher1.000029
DT Jim Kowalkowski1.000017
DT Kent Kremer0.500028
ILB Vincent Brown0.001035
DT Rollin Putzier0.001027
DE Josh Moore0.001036
DE Vera De Milo0.001025
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce1.001023
OLB Jessie Small1.00006
DT Michael Dean Perry0.011118
DE Jeff Cross0.011018
OLB Louis Cooper0.01009
DE Glen Collins0.001014
ILB Jeff Leiding0.00102

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Vincent Brown50035
CB Albert Lewis30034
S Cornell Gowdy30026
OLB Gregg Carr20015
CB James Jefferson20029
S Leonard Smith12032
CB Jerry Gray11028
OLB Paul Butcher11029
CB Selwyn Brown10126
OLB David Braxton1009
ILB Jeff Mills1008
DE Vera De Milo10025
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Aundray Bruce21023
CB Tony Stargell20018
S Andre Young10024
CB Steve Brown10017
S Wes Hopkins10020
CB Kirby Jackson10012
DT Michael Dean Perry10018
ILB Rod Stephens10022

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Scully28023024
Luis Sharpe22012018
Harris Barton15023125
Courtney Hall13021021
Larry Williams03017118
Tom McHale010608
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Joe Tofflemire56033138
Ron Heller27136242
Ray Donaldson27037040
Erik Norgard26030127
Ralph Tamm22010116
John Giesler12029030
Dave Studdard11015014
Pat Carter11031028
Eric Ball11012011
James Jones03016023
Will Grant020705

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
David Braxton325
Nate Lewis213
Selwyn Brown116
Tony Paige18
Tom McHale18
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Pat Carter117
Waylon Smithers111
James Jones19
Eddie Brown16

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
James Jefferson------27291874
Josh Moore------3136572
Vincent Brown------3235370
Albert Lewis------2834769
Leonard Smith------3032365
Jerry Gray------2928360
Cornell Gowdy------3226260
Selwyn Brown------18261660
Paul Butcher------2629459
Alfred Oglesby------3026359
Kent Kremer------2728358
Vera De Milo------2825457
John Scully2324------350
Rollin Putzier------2127250
Courtney Hall2121------850
Harris Barton2325---------48
Scott Mitchell2325---------48
Rod McSwain------15171244
David Braxton------992543
Larry Williams1718------641
Gregg Carr------2015540
Cleveland Gary1721---------38
Roy Green2116---------37
Vance Johnson139------1537
Mike Sherrard1217------534
Johnny Bailey64------2333
Luis Sharpe1218------131
Mark Boyer1311------428
Jim Kowalkowski------1017128
Jim Lachey117------826
Tony Paige89------825
Roger Vick68------1125
J.J. Birden816---------24
Rich Miano------617---23
Tom McHale68------822
Carwell Gardner21------1922
Ben Thomas------97319
Jeff Mills------88319
Robert Tyler810---------18
Nate Lewis13------1317
Galand Thaxton------421016
Bob Landsee24------612
Dale Dawson00------88
John Kidd00------66
Cliff Stoudt00------22
David Archer00---------0
DallasRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Whit Taylor4043---------83
Ron Heller3642---------78
Joe Tofflemire3338------778
Ray Donaldson3740---------77
Pat Carter3128------1776
Eddie Brown3331------670
Neal Anderson2937---------66
Erik Norgard3027------764
Andre Young------20241862
John Giesler2930---------59
Waylon Smithers2325------1159
Ricky Sanders2626---------52
Tony Stargell------11182352
Aundray Bruce------1823849
James Jones1623------948
Rod Stephens------1922243
Cornell Holloway------14171142
Eric Ball1211------1841
Wes Hopkins------1720239
Wayne Walker613------2039
Jeff Cross------1718338
Michael Dean Perry------1718338
Dave Studdard1514------736
Chris Dressel1113------1135
Steve Brown------1417233
Ralph Tamm1016------733
Ernest Gibson------1513129
Warren Williams116------1128
Broderick Thomas------1412127
Mark Duda------971026
Mack Moore------1411126
Glen Collins------914124
Lance Mehl------145322
Lawyer Tillman22------1822
Jessie Small------561122
Kirby Jackson------812121
Jeff Leiding------521320
Will Grant75------719
Louis Cooper------79117
Terry Price------67---13
Donald Igwebuike00------88
Dwayne White33---------6
Ned Flanders00------44
Frank Reich00------33
Jeff Hostetler00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5234.6
Middle15422.8
Right3144.7
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11746.7
Middle261475.7
Right3268.7
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Scott Mitchell23102221510
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Whit Taylor38224514401

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen74395.6
Short (0-8 Yds)11220.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)434010.0
Long (19+ Yds)112020.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen75578.1
Short (0-8 Yds)169432.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)126847.0
Long (19+ Yds)224824.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Cleveland Gary92135121
WR Roy Green21013016
FB Tony Paige220209
WR Mike Sherrard2000017
WR J.J. Birden2010016
TE Mark Boyer11016011
WR Vance Johnson1101109
FB Roger Vick1102018
RB Johnny Bailey110504
TE Carwell Gardner110-101
WR Nate Lewis100003
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Eddie Brown85066231
RB Neal Anderson85042037
WR Waylon Smithers73139125
WR Ricky Sanders53044126
TE Chris Dressel32022013
TE Pat Carter2108028
FB Eric Ball2203011
FB James Jones1108023
WR Wayne Walker1000013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Cleveland Gary210.503.86
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Neal Anderson4184.506.48
Warren Williams210.505.50
Ricky Sanders188.008.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Scott Mitchell11-2-2.004.39
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Whit Taylor4271.756.11

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Tony Paige11-2-2.001.00
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Waylon Smithers2184.005.57
WR Eddie Brown1000.008.25
FB Eric Ball11-1-1.001.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
Cleveland Gary42
Johnny Bailey11
DallasRushesConversions
Neal Anderson42
Warren Williams32
Whit Taylor10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Scott Mitchell731
DallasAttCompConversions
Whit Taylor1164

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
RB Cleveland Gary300
FB Tony Paige220
WR Mike Sherrard100
FB Roger Vick111
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Waylon Smithers321
WR Ricky Sanders211
WR Eddie Brown211
RB Neal Anderson211
FB Eric Ball110
WR Wayne Walker100

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)