Week 14, 1990

played in Houston, TX

60 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	14	6	-	26
Houston Oilers	0	3	0	13	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:02 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 33 field goal
2Q: 09:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
2Q: 02:53 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
3Q: 07:12 DAL - Wayne Walker 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 06:50 DAL - Eddie Brown 11 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 11:41 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 20 field goal
4Q: 09:23 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:13 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
4Q: 01:03 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Herschel Walker run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:02 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 33 field goal
2Q: 09:14 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 22 field goal
2Q: 02:53 HOU - Norm Johnson 31 field goal
3Q: 07:12 DAL - Wayne Walker 3 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
3Q: 06:50 DAL - Eddie Brown 11 pass from Tony Eason (Donald Igwebuike extra point)
4Q: 11:41 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 20 field goal
4Q: 09:23 HOU - Herschel Walker 5 run (Norm Johnson extra point)
4Q: 03:13 DAL - Donald Igwebuike 40 field goal
4Q: 01:03 HOU - Henry Ellard 7 pass from Neil Lomax (Herschel Walker run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DAL HOU
Record 6-7 8-5
First Downs 21 18
- by Rushing 7 4
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 298 296
- Offensive Plays 69 55
- Yards per Play 4.32 5.38
Net Rushing Yards 107 86
- Rushing Attempts 32 19
- Yards per Rush 3.34 4.53
Net Passing Yards 191 210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 203 243
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 5/33
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 5.83
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 10.1
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/65
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 2/1
Kick Returns/Yards 1/19 3/70
Interception Ret./Yards 2/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 31
Time of Possession 35:49 24:11

Team Statistics	DAL	HOU
Record	6-7	8-5
First Downs	21	18
- by Rushing	7	4
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	298	296
- Offensive Plays	69	55
- Yards per Play	4.32	5.38
Net Rushing Yards	107	86
- Rushing Attempts	32	19
- Yards per Rush	3.34	4.53
Net Passing Yards	191	210
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	31 - 18 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	203	243
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	5/33
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	5.83
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	3/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	10.1
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/65
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	2/1
Kick Returns/Yards	1/19	3/70
Interception Ret./Yards	2/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 31
Time of Possession	35:49	24:11

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:14	OWN 36	4	20	Punt
1	7:41	3:44	OPP 40	8	24	Field Goal
2	14:49	5:41	OWN 20	11	75	Field Goal
2	4:46	0:42	OWN 20	2	-5	Fumble
2	2:45	2:19	OWN 20	5	6	Punt
3	11:53	4:52	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
3	6:50	0:09	OPP 11	1	11	Touchdown
3	5:43	9:08	OWN 27	19	70	Field Goal
4	9:17	2:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
4	5:28	2:20	OPP 32	3	9	Field Goal
4	0:52	0:52	OWN 20	4	20	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:46	4:05	OWN 5	7	20	Interception
1	3:57	4:08	OWN 20	7	30	Punt
2	9:08	4:22	OWN 20	9	44	Punt
2	4:04	1:19	OPP 6	3	-8	Field Goal
2	0:26	0:26	OWN 25	2	0	Half
3	15:00	3:07	OWN 20	5	39	Fumble
3	7:01	0:11	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
3	6:41	0:58	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
4	11:35	2:18	OWN 29	5	71	Touchdown
4	7:11	1:43	OWN 41	4	-9	Downs
4	3:08	2:16	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown

Game MVP: Tony Eason, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Neal Anderson	19	85	4.47	13	3
Warren Williams	10	21	2.10	6	0
Tony Eason	2	1	0.50	2	0
Eddie Brown	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Herschel Walker	11	42	3.82	14	1	1
Bartholomew Simpson	8	44	5.50	14	2	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Eason	35	25	203	2/12	2	37	0	104.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Neil Lomax	31	18	243	5/33	1	37	2	66.9

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Eddie Brown	6	6	36	6.00	0	11	1
WR Wayne Walker	6	7	38	6.33	16	11	1
RB Neal Anderson	5	8	64	12.80	35	37	0
WR Ricky Sanders	4	6	32	8.00	2	15	0
WR Waylon Smithers	2	5	15	7.50	3	13	0
TE Chris Dressel	1	2	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Warren Williams	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Henry Ellard	6	10	87	14.50	5	37	1
WR Louis Lipps	4	7	32	8.00	1	10	0
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	1	0.50	4	2	0
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	6	44	22.00	22	24	0
TE Keith McKeller	2	3	38	19.00	13	27	0
TE KD Dunn	1	1	28	28.00	22	28	0
WR Jamie Holland	1	2	13	13.00	2	13	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernest Gibson	1	29	29.00	0
ILB Rod Stephens	1	12	12.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tony Eason	1	0	0
Kirk Springs	0	1	0
Aundray Bruce	0	0	2

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Herschel Walker	2	0	0
Jessie Clark	0	1	0
James Hasty	0	1	0
Martin Harrison	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ned Flanders	3	119	39.7	39.3	48	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brian Hansen	3	128	42.7	24.7	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donald Igwebuike	4/4	1/1	0/0	40	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Norm Johnson	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Springs	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	2	1	0.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Waylon Smithers	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Louis Lipps	2	49	24.5	0
Bartholomew Simpson	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Rod Stephens	8	1	0.0	16	22
S Wes Hopkins	6	1	0.0	9	24
DE Jeff Cross	5	0	2.0	15	26
OLB Aundray Bruce	4	2	0.0	17	29
S Andre Young	3	1	1.0	16	26
CB Tony Stargell	3	0	0.0	16	30
CB Ernest Gibson	2	0	0.0	12	23
DT Michael Dean Perry	2	0	0.0	9	22
DT Mark Duda	1	1	1.0	10	14
OLB Jessie Small	1	0	1.0	8	13
S Terrance Hoagie	1	1	0.0	19	28
ILB Lance Mehl	1	0	0.0	4	5
OLB Louis Cooper	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE Ron Holmes	1	0	0.0	4	10
C Joe Tofflemire	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mack Moore	0	1	0.0	12	21

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Frank Bruno	9	0	0.0	18	25
S Lloyd Burrus	7	3	0.0	24	33
ILB Pepper Johnson	7	2	0.0	25	27
CB Mike Richardson	5	2	0.0	30	35
OLB Simon Fletcher	5	1	0.0	28	32
OLB Rich Dixon	4	0	0.0	7	12
S David Greenwood	3	1	0.0	25	32
CB James Hasty	3	1	0.0	25	35
DE Jim Jeffcoat	2	1	1.0	17	25
DE Martin Harrison	2	0	1.0	20	21
CB Bill Jackson	2	1	0.0	21	19
DE David Bailey	2	1	0.0	20	18
DE Dexter Manley	2	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Ed Reynolds	1	2	0.0	22	22
CB Tim McKyer	1	1	0.0	19	25
ILB Brian Ingram	1	0	0.0	4	3
WR Henry Ellard	1	0	---	---	---
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Riki Ellison	0	1	0.0	14	12
OLB Chris Singleton	0	1	0.0	4	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Cross	2.0	2	2	26
S Andre Young	1.0	0	0	26
DT Mark Duda	1.0	0	0	14
OLB Jessie Small	1.0	0	0	13
DT Michael Dean Perry	0.0	2	2	22
OLB Broderick Thomas	0.0	2	0	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jim Jeffcoat	1.0	0	1	1	25
DE Martin Harrison	1.0	0	0	0	21
OLB Simon Fletcher	0.0	1	1	0	32
DT Frank Bruno	0.0	0	1	0	25
DE Dexter Manley	0.0	0	0	1	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Wes Hopkins	6	0	0	24
ILB Rod Stephens	3	0	1	22
CB Tony Stargell	2	2	0	30
CB Ernest Gibson	2	1	1	23
S Terrance Hoagie	2	0	0	28
OLB Aundray Bruce	2	0	0	29
ILB Jeff Leiding	1	0	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Mike Richardson	6	1	35
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	1	27
CB James Hasty	3	1	35
S Lloyd Burrus	3	0	33
OLB Rich Dixon	3	0	12
DT Frank Bruno	2	0	25
CB Bill Jackson	1	0	19
S David Greenwood	1	0	32
OLB Simon Fletcher	1	0	32
CB Tim McKyer	1	0	25
OLB Chris Singleton	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ray Donaldson	3	3	20	0	32
Ron Heller	2	6	31	0	36
Erik Norgard	2	5	21	0	28
Joe Tofflemire	1	6	26	0	33
James Jones	1	3	19	0	14
Will Grant	1	1	9	0	4
Dave Studdard	1	1	13	0	12
Ralph Tamm	0	4	15	1	13
John Giesler	0	1	25	1	27

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis McKnight	2	6	19	0	34
Jeff Bostic	2	4	17	2	28
George Lilja	1	1	16	1	28
Keith McKeller	1	1	7	0	13
Jessie Clark	0	3	7	0	12
Rob Taylor	0	2	13	2	28
John Alt	0	1	15	0	31
Jeff Davidson	0	1	8	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Lawyer Tillman	2	18
Kirk Springs	1	17
Tony Stargell	1	17
Waylon Smithers	1	11

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lee Rouson	1	17
George Lilja	1	4

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Eason	32	37	---	---	---	69
Ron Heller	31	36	---	---	---	67
Joe Tofflemire	26	33	---	---	7	66
Pat Carter	26	23	---	---	15	64
Tony Stargell	---	---	16	30	17	63
John Giesler	25	27	---	---	5	57
Neal Anderson	24	31	---	---	---	55
Erik Norgard	21	28	---	---	5	54
Eddie Brown	21	24	---	---	8	53
Waylon Smithers	19	23	---	---	11	53
Ray Donaldson	20	32	---	---	---	52
Aundray Bruce	---	---	17	29	5	51
Steve Brown	---	---	15	28	5	48
Terrance Hoagie	---	---	19	28	1	48
Andre Young	---	---	16	26	2	44
Kirk Springs	---	---	7	19	17	43
Jeff Cross	---	---	15	26	1	42
Rod Stephens	---	---	16	22	2	40
Chris Dressel	14	18	---	---	6	38
Ricky Sanders	16	22	---	---	---	38
James Jones	19	14	---	---	4	37
Ernest Gibson	---	---	12	23	1	36
Ralph Tamm	15	13	---	---	7	35
Wes Hopkins	---	---	9	24	1	34
Mack Moore	---	---	12	21	1	34
Wayne Walker	5	15	---	---	14	34
Dave Studdard	13	12	---	---	7	32
Michael Dean Perry	---	---	9	22	1	32
Jessie Small	---	---	8	13	10	31
Broderick Thomas	---	---	8	19	1	28
Mark Duda	---	---	10	14	3	27
Lawyer Tillman	3	2	---	---	18	23
Glen Collins	---	---	7	15	---	22
Jamie Morris	0	0	---	---	21	21
Eric Ball	3	4	---	---	14	21
Warren Williams	10	9	---	---	---	19
Jeff Leiding	---	---	3	15	---	18
Will Grant	9	4	---	---	4	17
Ron Holmes	---	---	4	10	3	17
Louis Cooper	---	---	2	7	6	15
Donald Igwebuike	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lance Mehl	---	---	4	5	1	10
Ned Flanders	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Hostetler	0	0	---	---	---	0
Frank Reich	0	0	---	---	---	0
Whit Taylor	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Richardson	---	---	30	35	14	79
Simon Fletcher	---	---	28	32	4	64
James Hasty	---	---	25	35	4	64
Lloyd Burrus	---	---	24	33	6	63
David Greenwood	---	---	25	32	2	59
Pepper Johnson	---	---	25	27	4	56
Neil Lomax	19	36	---	---	---	55
Bill Jackson	---	---	21	19	14	54
Louis Lipps	17	30	---	---	7	54
Dennis McKnight	19	34	---	---	---	53
Dexter Manley	---	---	24	24	4	52
Tim McKyer	---	---	19	25	6	50
George Lilja	16	28	---	---	4	48
Frank Bruno	---	---	18	25	4	47
Jeff Bostic	17	28	---	---	1	46
Ed Reynolds	---	---	22	22	2	46
John Alt	15	31	---	---	---	46
Martin Harrison	---	---	20	21	5	46
Jim Jeffcoat	---	---	17	25	3	45
Henry Ellard	12	30	---	---	---	42
Rob Taylor	13	28	---	---	---	41
Haywood Jeffires	15	22	---	---	4	41
David Bailey	---	---	20	18	3	41
Herschel Walker	11	28	---	---	1	40
Jamie Holland	8	13	---	---	17	38
KD Dunn	6	14	---	---	15	35
Bartholomew Simpson	8	8	---	---	15	31
Riki Ellison	---	---	14	12	2	28
Rich Dixon	---	---	7	12	8	27
Jeff Davidson	8	15	---	---	4	27
Keith McKeller	7	13	---	---	4	24
Jessie Clark	7	12	---	---	3	22
Greg Werner	0	7	---	---	15	22
Richard Bell	4	3	---	---	12	19
Brian Ingram	---	---	4	3	11	18
Lee Rouson	0	0	---	---	17	17
Chad Lane	3	10	---	---	4	17
Chris Singleton	---	---	4	4	8	16
Dan Remsberg	4	6	---	---	4	14
Jamie Kimmel	---	---	4	1	2	7
Norm Johnson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Brian Hansen	0	0	---	---	4	4
Mark Carrier	---	---	1	2	---	3
D.J. Johnson	---	---	0	0	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	53	5.9
Middle	14	24	1.7
Right	8	31	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	36	9.0
Middle	7	14	2.0
Right	8	36	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Eason	35	25	1	2	1	3	3	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Neil Lomax	31	18	5	1	1	3	6	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	20	2.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	79	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	104	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	1	0.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	94	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	148	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Neal Anderson	8	5	1	64	1	31
WR Wayne Walker	7	6	0	38	0	15
WR Ricky Sanders	6	4	0	32	0	22
WR Eddie Brown	6	6	0	36	0	24
WR Waylon Smithers	5	2	0	15	0	23
TE Chris Dressel	2	1	0	11	0	18
RB Warren Williams	1	1	0	7	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Henry Ellard	10	6	0	87	1	30
WR Louis Lipps	7	4	1	32	0	30
WR Haywood Jeffires	6	2	0	44	2	22
TE Keith McKeller	3	2	0	38	1	13
RB Herschel Walker	2	2	0	1	0	28
WR Jamie Holland	2	1	0	13	0	13
TE KD Dunn	1	1	0	28	1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Neal Anderson	3	-1	-0.33	4.47
Warren Williams	2	6	3.00	2.10
Tony Eason	1	2	2.00	0.50
Eddie Brown	1	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Herschel Walker	1	5	5.00	3.82
Bartholomew Simpson	1	1	1.00	5.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Eason	9	4	38	4.22	5.80

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Neil Lomax	6	4	35	5.83	7.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Walker	3	2	14	4.67	5.43
WR Waylon Smithers	3	1	13	4.33	3.00
RB Neal Anderson	2	0	0	0.00	8.00
WR Eddie Brown	1	1	11	11.00	6.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Henry Ellard	2	2	13	6.50	8.70
WR Haywood Jeffires	2	0	0	0.00	7.33
WR Louis Lipps	1	1	9	9.00	4.57
WR Jamie Holland	1	1	13	13.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Neal Anderson	4	2
Warren Williams	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Eason	9	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Neil Lomax	9	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Neal Anderson	4	2	2
WR Ricky Sanders	3	2	1
TE Chris Dressel	1	1	1
WR Wayne Walker	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Henry Ellard	5	2	1
WR Louis Lipps	3	1	1
TE Keith McKeller	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)