| Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1981 Location: Foxborough, MA |
| Venue: Schaefer Stadium Attendance: 60311 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 51 F Humidty: % Wind: 0 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| New England PatriotsNE | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Butch Johnson 28 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England PatriotsNE | Don Calhoun 4 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 26 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 75 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | New England PatriotsNE | Tony Collins 3 run (John Smith kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | New England PatriotsNE | Mosi Tatupu 38 run (John Smith kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 1 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 26 FG | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Safety, Matt Cavanaugh , intentional grounding penalty enforced in end zone | 29 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 27 FG | 32 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 25 FG | 35 | 21 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe Dupree |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 20 | FB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 59 | LLB | Guy Brown |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 45 | LCB | Steve Wilson |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| New England Patriots | ||
| Offense | ||
| 29 | WR | Harold Jackson |
| 86 | WR | Stanley Morgan |
| 62 | LOT | Dwight Wheeler |
| 73 | LOG | John Hannah |
| 58 | C | Pete Brock |
| 75 | ROG | Bob Cryder |
| 74 | ROT | Shelby Jordan |
| 80 | TE | Don Hasselbeck |
| 12 | QB | Matt Cavanaugh |
| 33 | RB | Tony Collins |
| 44 | FB | Don Calhoun |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Mark Buben |
| 64 | NT | Richard Bishop |
| 85 | RDE | Julius Adams |
| 59 | LOLB | Mike Hawkins |
| 57 | LILB | Steve Nelson |
| 53 | RILB | Bill Matthews |
| 56 | ROLB | Rod Shoate |
| 26 | LCB | Ray Clayborn |
| 25 | SS | Rick Sanford |
| 48 | FS | Tim Fox |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Haynes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 162 | 8.5 | 75t | 1 |
| Ron Springs | 14 | 62 | 4.4 | 13 | 0 |
| James Jones | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny White | 5 | -8 | -1.6 | 0 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mosi Tatupu | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 38t | 1 |
| Don Calhoun | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 6 | 1 |
| Tony Collins | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 0 | 218 | 6.4 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107.2 |
| New England Patriots | |||||||||||
| Matt Cavanaugh | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 4 | 235 | 9.0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 45.0 |
| Harold Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Springs | 11 | 72 | 6.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 28t | 1 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Stanley Morgan | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Hasselbeck | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Harold Jackson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Tony Collins | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Andy Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Everson Walls | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Guy Brown | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 43 | 0 |
| New England Patriots | |||||
| Mike Hubach | 2 | 68 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Roland James | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| New England Patriots | ||||||
| Tony Collins | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Don Hasselbeck | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| New England Patriots | |
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