The Atlanta Falcons emerged victorious over the Dallas Cowboys, 27 to 21, on September 17, 1989.

Final

Cowboys

0-2-0

21

Falcons

1-1-0

27

Team

DAL

ATL

1

14

7

2

7

3

0

10

4

0

7

Total

21

27

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

DAL

ATL

Michael Irvin 65-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Roger Ruzek kick)

7

0

Bobby Butler 29-yard fumble return (Paul McFadden kick)

7

Herschel Walker 4-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick)

14

7

2nd quarter

DAL

ATL

Paul McFadden 28-yard field goal

14

10

Herschel Walker 20-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick)

21

10

3rd quarter

DAL

ATL

Paul McFadden 38-yard field goal

21

13

Kenny Flowers 1-yard run (Paul McFadden kick)

21

20

4th quarter

DAL

ATL

John Settle 4-yard run (Paul McFadden kick)

21

27

Cowboys

Falcons

1st Downs

18

23

Passing 1st Downs

8

11

Rushing 1st Downs

8

1st downs from penalties

2

4

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

53

61

Total Yards

349

333

Yards per play

6.6

5.5

Passing

241

243

Comp - Att

13 - 23

21 - 29

Yards per pass

10.5

7.8

Interceptions thrown

2

0

Sacks - Yards lost

0 - 0

2 - 12

Rushing

108

90

Rushing Attempts

30

Yards per rush

3.6

3.0

Penalties

8

3

Turnovers

3

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

2

0

Possession

Cowboys

Falcons

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Troy Aikman	13	23	241	10.5	1	2	0	71.1
Team	13	23	241	10.5	1	2	0	71.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Herschel Walker	23	85	3.7	2
Troy Aikman	5	13	2.6	0
Michael Irvin	1	6	6.0	0
Broderick Sargent	1	4	4.0	0
Team	30	108	3.6	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Michael Irvin	5	115	23.0	1
Herschel Walker	2	60	30.0	0
Steve Folsom	2	26	13.0	0
Kelvin Martin	1	19	19.0	0
Kevin Scott	2	17	8.5	0
Daryl Johnston	1	4	4.0	0
Team	13	241	10.5	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	2	1	0

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Ken Norton			2.0
Team			2.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Roger Ruzek	0	0		3	3
Team	0	0		3	3

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Saxon	4	177	44.3
Team	4	177	44.3

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
James Dixon	3	62	20.7
Scott Ankrom	1	1	1.0
Team	4	63	15.8

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Kelvin Martin	1	10	10.0	0
Team	1	10	10.0	0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Chris Miller	21	29	255	8.8	0	0	2	99.1
Team	21	29	243	8.8	0	0	2	99.1

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
John Settle	23	82	3.6	1
Gene Lang	3	8	2.7	0
Kenny Flowers	1	1	1.0	1
Michael Haynes	1	0	0.0	0
Chris Miller	2	-1	-0.5	0
Team	30	90	3.0	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TRG
Shawn Collins	5	95	19.0
Michael Haynes	5	57	11.4
Ron Heller	5	51	10.2
Gene Lang	3	27	9.0
Brad Beckman	2	15	7.5
John Settle	1	10	10.0
Team	21	255	8.8	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	0	0	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			0.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Paul McFadden	2	3		3	9
Team	2	3		3	9

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Scott Fulhage	4	138	34.5
Team	4	138	34.5

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Keith Jones	4	69	17.3	0
Team	4	69	17.3	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Deion Sanders	2	19	9.5	0
Team	2	19	9.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,836

Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

REC

905

London

Team Rankings

PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	9	8	.529
Buccaneers	9	8	.529
Falcons	7	10	.412
Panthers	2	15	.118

Last Game

Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

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

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The Atlanta Falcons emerged victorious over the Dallas Cowboys, 27 to 21, on September 17, 1989.

Final

Cowboys

21

Falcons

27

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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2,836

976

905

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule