| 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 Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| New England Patriots | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Butch Johnson 28 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New England Patriots | Don Calhoun 4 run (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 26 FG | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 75 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | New England Patriots | Tony Collins 3 run (John Smith kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | New England Patriots | Mosi Tatupu 38 run (John Smith kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 1 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 26 FG | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Safety, Matt Cavanaugh intentional grounding penalty against by (Team) | 29 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 27 FG | 32 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 25 FG | 35 | 21 |
| 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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