The Dallas Cowboys handily beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 30 to 17, on September 13, 1981.
1st quarter
STL
DAL
Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)
0
7
Willard Harrell 62-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
7
7
Ron Springs 4-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)
7
14
2nd quarter
STL
DAL
Rafael Septien 47-yard field goal
7
17
Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)
7
24
Theotis Brown 11-yard run (Neil O'Donoghue kick)
14
24
Rafael Septien 32-yard field goal
14
27
3rd quarter
STL
DAL
Rafael Septien 25-yard field goal
14
30
4th quarter
STL
DAL
Neil O'Donoghue 24-yard field goal
17
30
Cardinals
Cowboys
1st Downs
18
24
Passing 1st Downs
10
11
Rushing 1st Downs
8
11
1st downs from penalties
0
2
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
72
67
Total Yards
404
391
Yards per play
5.6
5.8
Passing
262
210
Comp - Att
14 - 41
21 - 29
Yards per pass
5.8
6.6
Interceptions thrown
2
1
Sacks - Yards lost
4 - 33
3 - 30
Rushing
142
181
Rushing Attempts
27
35
Yards per rush
5.3
5.2
Penalties
11
6
Turnovers
2
2
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
2
1
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Lomax | 14 | 41 | 295 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 48.3 |
Team | 14 | 41 | 262 | 7.2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 48.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ottis Anderson | 16 | 80 | 5.0 | 0 |
Theotis Brown | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 1 |
Neil Lomax | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
Stump Mitchell | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
Wayne Morris | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 142 | 5.3 | 1 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willard Harrell | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 1 | |
Ottis Anderson | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Roy Green | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 0 | |
Pat Tilley | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | |
Theotis Brown | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | |
Stump Mitchell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Chris Combs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | |
Greg LaFleur | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | |
John Floyd | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 14 | 295 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil O'Donoghue | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carl Birdsong | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | |
Team | 4 | 144 | 36.0 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stump Mitchell | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 0 | |
Roy Green | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Team | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stump Mitchell | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Danny White | 21 | 29 | 240 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 82.5 |
Team | 21 | 29 | 210 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 82.5 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Dorsett | 16 | 129 | 8.1 | 0 |
Ron Springs | 15 | 45 | 3.0 | 3 |
James Jones | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 |
Danny White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 35 | 181 | 5.2 | 3 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butch Johnson | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Tony Dorsett | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | |
Tony Hill | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Drew Pearson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
Doug Cosbie | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
Ron Springs | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | |
Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
Jay Saldi | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
Team | 21 | 240 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Septien | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Danny White | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | |
Team | 4 | 173 | 43.3 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Fellows | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | |
Doug Cosbie | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ron Fellows | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 |
Team Leaders
See morePASS
Prescott
RUSH
Pollard
REC
Lamb
Team Rankings
See morePPG
29.9
1st
OPP PPG
18.5
5th
RUSH YDS/G
112.9
14th
PASS YDS/G
274.1
3rd
2023 Division Standings
See moreTEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cowboys | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
Eagles | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
Giants | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
Commanders | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
Playoff Pass Yards Leaders
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Goff
Purdy
Playoff Rush Yards Leaders
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McCaffrey
Jones
Playoff Rec Yards Leaders
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Brown
Rice
Playoff Pass TD Leaders
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Mahomes
Love
Playoff Rush TD Leaders
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Gibbs
Pacheco
Playoff Rec TD Leaders
See moreFerguson
Kelce
Shakir
Playoff QB Rating Leaders
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Stroud
Love
Playoff Sack Leaders
See moreHutchinson
Karlaftis
Hinish
Playoff PPG Rankings
See more34.5
32.0
28.7
27.5
27.5
27.5
Playoff Opp PPG Rankings
See more13.5
15.8
20.0
22.0
24.0
24.0
Playoff Total Yards Rankings
See more510.0
425.0
417.0
389.0
386.0
383.7
Playoff Rush Yards Rankings
See more180.5
155.0
139.5
128.0
125.3
125.0
Playoff Pass Yards Rankings
See more403.0
367.0
343.0
307.0
279.0
265.0
Playoff Sack Leaders
See more8.0
7.0
7.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
Best Record ATS
See more14-6
13-7-1
11-6-1
12-7
12-7
10-6-1
Worst Record ATS
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5-11-1
5-11-1
6-11
6-10-1
6-10-1