The Dallas Cowboys were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons, 21 to 10, on December 6, 1987.

1987 Dallas Cowboys

Final

ATL

Falcons

3-9-0

21

DAL

Cowboys

5-7-0

10

1

14

3

2

0

7

3

7

0

4

0

0

Total

21

10

1st quarter

ATL

DAL

Falcons

Floyd Dixon 28-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick)

7

0

Falcons

Robert Moore 20-yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)

14

0

Cowboys

Roger Ruzek 44-yard field goal

14

3

2nd quarter

ATL

DAL

Cowboys

Herschel Walker 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick)

14

10

3rd quarter

ATL

DAL

Falcons

Scott Campbell 1-yard run (Mick Luckhurst kick)

21

10

Falcons

Cowboys

1st Downs

18

24

Passing 1st Downs

13

17

Rushing 1st Downs

4

6

1st downs from penalties

1

1

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

62

73

Total Yards

364

354

Yards per play

5.9

4.8

Passing

253

263

Comp - Att

17 - 30

26 - 43

Yards per pass

8.4

5.7

Interceptions thrown

2

1

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

3 - 23

Rushing

111

91

Rushing Attempts

32

27

Yards per rush

3.5

3.4

Penalties

5

3

Turnovers

4

3

Fumbles lost

2

2

Interceptions

2

1

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Scott Campbell 17 30 253 8.4 1 2 0 67.8
Team 17 30 253 8.4 1 2 0 67.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Gerald Riggs 30 119 4.0 0
Scott Campbell 1 1 1.0 1
Floyd Dixon 1 -9 -9.0 0
Team 32 111 3.5 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Floyd Dixon 7 80 11.4 1
John Settle 2 62 31.0 0
Aubrey Matthews 3 45 15.0 0
Charlie Brown 2 43 21.5 0
Larry Emery 2 18 9.0 0
Gerald Riggs 1 5 5.0 0
Team 17 253 8.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Greg Brown 1.0
Tony Casillas 1.0
Dennis Harrison 1.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Mick Luckhurst 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Rick Donnelly 5 213 42.6
Team 5 213 42.6

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Larry Emery 3 55 18.3 0
Team 3 55 18.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Billy Johnson 3 6 2.0 0
Team 3 6 2.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Pelluer 18 31 203 6.5 0 0 3 77.8
Danny White 8 12 83 6.9 0 1 0 51.7
Team 26 43 263 6.7 0 1 3 70.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Herschel Walker 15 35 2.3 1
Tony Dorsett 7 33 4.7 0
Timmy Newsome 3 13 4.3 0
Steve Pelluer 1 11 11.0 0
Kelvin Edwards 1 -1 -1.0 0
Team 27 91 3.4 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Kelvin Edwards 7 88 12.6 0
Mike Renfro 6 68 11.3 0
Herschel Walker 7 62 8.9 0
Timmy Newsome 4 35 8.8 0
Kelvin Martin 1 17 17.0 0
Rod Barksdale 1 16 16.0 0
Team 26 286 6.7 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 0.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Roger Ruzek 1 1 1 4
Team 1 1 1 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Mike Saxon 5 200 40.0
Team 5 200 40.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kelvin Martin 3 58 19.3 0
Darryl Clack 1 25 25.0 0
Team 4 83 20.8 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Kelvin Martin 2 18 9.0 0
Team 2 18 9.0 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,516

Prescott

Dak Prescott

RUSH

1,005

Pollard

Tony Pollard

REC

1,749

Lamb

CeeDee Lamb

Team Rankings

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PPG

29.9

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

112.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

274.1

3rd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
Giants Giants
6 11 0 .353
Commanders Commanders
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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DAL Cowboys

0-1-0

32

Final

48

GB Packers

1-0-0

Sun 14 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM