| NFC Championship |
| Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 22, 1983 Location: Washington, DC Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55045 |
| Weather: Drizzle Temp: 38 F Humidty: 57% Wind: 7 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 27 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Charlie Brown 19 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 6 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 4 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Butch Johnson 23 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 29 FG | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Darryl Grant 10 interception return (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 70 | LOG | Howard Richards |
| 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 | RB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 60 | LDT | Don Smerek |
| 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 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Charlie Brown |
| 89 | WR | Alvin Garrett |
| 66 | LOT | Joe Jacoby |
| 68 | LOG | Russ Grimm |
| 53 | C | Jeff Bostic |
| 73 | ROG | Mark May |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 88 | TE | Rick Walker |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 44 | RB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Mat Mendenhall |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 77 | RDT | Darryl Grant |
| 72 | RDE | Dexter Manley |
| 55 | LLB | Mel Kaufman |
| 52 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 57 | RLB | Rich Milot |
| 45 | LCB | Jeris White |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Muprhy |
| 32 | RCB | Vernon Dean |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 27:22 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 8/14 | 0/1 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| WAS | 32:38 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5/14 | 1/2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 15 | 57 | 3.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 65 | 3.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 36 | 140 | 3.9 | 17 | 2 |
| Joe Washington | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alvin Garrett | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 137 | 3.4 | 17 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Gary Hogeboom | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 2 | 162 | 5.6 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59.8 |
| Danny White | 15 | 9 | 60.0 | 0 | 113 | 7.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.5 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 23 | 52.3 | 2 | 275 | 6.3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67.9 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 150 | 7.5 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 100.0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 0 | 150 | 7.5 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 100.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Butch Johnson | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 23t | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 275 | 12.0 | 25 | 2 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Alvin Garrett | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Charlie Brown | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 22 | 1 |
| Don Warren | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Washington | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Rick Walker | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 22 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Darryl Grant | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10t | 1 |
| Mel Kaufman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||
| Jeff Hayes | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 201 | 40.2 | 48 | 1 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Doug Donley | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rod Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 2 | 0 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Rod Hill | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Doug Donley | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ron Fellows | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 94 | 18.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Mike Nelms | 4 | 128 | 32.0 | 76 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 | 76 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Anthony Dickerson | 1.5 | 13.5 |
| Randy White | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Mike Hegman | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 27.0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |