| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 27, 1981 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63449 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 92 F Humidty: 43% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 36 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 42 FG | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Butch Johnson 41 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 20 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Safety, Phil Simms tackled in end zone by John Dutton | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 21 FG | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Johnny Perkins 20 pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 10 | 18 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Mike Friede |
| 86 | WR | Johnny Perkins |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 68 | LOG | J.T. Turner |
| 61 | C | Ernie Hughes |
| 69 | ROG | Roy Simmons |
| 72 | ROT | Gordon King |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| 30 | FB | Leon Perry |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 77 | NT | Bill Neill |
| 80 | RDE | Phil Tabor |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 55 | LILB | Brian Kelley |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 36 | LCB | Mark Haynes |
| 29 | SS | Bill Currier |
| 28 | FS | Beasley Reece |
| 24 | RCB | Terry Jackson |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 13 | 52 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 22 | 70 | 3.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 10 | 17 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Danny White | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| James Jones | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 35 | 18 | 51.4 | 3 | 285 | 8.1 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 52.7 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 0 | 204 | 7.6 | 41t | 1 | 2 | 11 | 89.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Gary Shirk | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 46 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Leon Perry | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Friede | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 41t | 1 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Doug Donley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Billy Joe Dupree | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 52 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 7 | 303 | 43.3 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Leon Bright | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 2.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
| John Dutton | 1.0 |
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