| Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings Game Statistics |
| Date: January 3, 1983 Location: Minneapolis, MN |
| Venue: Metrodome Attendance: 60007 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 42 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Dennis Thurman 60 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rick Danmeier 28 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 1 run (Rick Danmeier kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Ted Brown 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 22 FG | 13 | 17 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | John Turner 33 interception return (Rick Danmeier kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 99 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 4 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Rickey Young 14 pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 27 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 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 |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 59 | RLB | Guy Brown |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 31 | SS | Benny Barnes |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Terry LeCount |
| 84 | WR | Sam McCullum |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Hough |
| 67 | C | Dennis Swilley |
| 61 | ROG | Wes Hamilton |
| 76 | ROT | Tim Irwin |
| 83 | TE | Steve Jordan |
| 81 | TE | Joe Senser |
| 9 | QB | Tommy Kramer |
| 23 | RB | Ted Brown |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Doug Martin |
| 65 | NT | Charlie Johnson |
| 77 | RDE | Mark Mullaney |
| 59 | LOLB | Matt Blair |
| 50 | LILB | Jeff Siemon |
| 52 | RILB | Dennis Johnson |
| 54 | ROLB | Fred McNeill |
| 29 | LCB | John Swain |
| 45 | LS | Tom Hannon |
| 27 | RS | John Turner |
| 37 | RCB | Willie Teal |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 16 | 153 | 9.6 | 99t | 1 |
| Danny White | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 5 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 29 | 100 | 3.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Tommy Kramer | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Greg Coleman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 1 | 191 | 6.0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 50.4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Tommy Kramer | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 2 | 242 | 7.1 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 71.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Doug Cosbie | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Ted Brown | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Terry LeCount | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Rickey Young | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 25 | 1 |
| Sam McCullum | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Steve Jordan | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Leo Lewis | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Darrin Nelson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Senser | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 60 | 60.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Everson Walls | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| John Turner | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Greg Coleman | 5 | 206 | 41.2 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Rod Hill | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Eddie Payton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Timmy Newsome | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Darrin Nelson | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Jarvis Redwine | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Anthony Dickerson | 1.0 |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| John Dutton | 0.5 |
| Ed Jones | 0.5 |
| Minnesota Vikings | |
| Kurt Knoff | 1.0 |
| Doug Martin | 1.0 |
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