| Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants Game Statistics |
| Date: October 6, 1985 Location: East Rutherford, NJ |
| Venue: Giants Stadium Attendance: 74981 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 53 F Humidty: 77% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| New York GiantsNYG | 3 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | NYG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 8 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | New York GiantsNYG | Jess Atkinson 23 FG | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 8 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Jess Atkinson 37 FG | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Lionel Manuel 51 pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick failed) | 14 | 12 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | Lionel Manuel 23 pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick) | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | New York GiantsNYG | George Adams 70 pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick) | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 24 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 22 FG | 24 | 26 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 29 FG | 27 | 26 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Jess Atkinson 47 FG | 27 | 29 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 31 FG | 30 | 29 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 82 | WR | Mike Renfro |
| 66 | LOT | Chris Schultz |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 23 | FB | James Jones |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 77 | RDE | Jim Jeffcoat |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 56 | MLB | Eugene Lockhart |
| 50 | RLB | Jeff Rohrer |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 47 | SS | Dextor Clinkscale |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Fellows |
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Bobby Johnson |
| 86 | WR | Lionel Manuel |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 67 | LOG | Billy Ard |
| 65 | C | Bart Oates |
| 61 | ROG | Chris Godfrey |
| 63 | ROT | Karl Nelson |
| 89 | TE | Mark Bavaro |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 26 | RB | Rob Carpenter |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 58 | LOLB | Carl Banks |
| 55 | LILB | Gary Reasons |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 25 | 86 | 3.4 | 24 | 0 |
| John Williams | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Danny White | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 15 | 47 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| George Adams | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 46 | 31 | 67.4 | 4 | 342 | 7.4 | 24t | 3 | 3 | 25 | 74.7 |
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 2 | 432 | 12.0 | 70t | 3 | 4 | 29 | 98.4 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 24t | 2 |
| Tony Hill | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 18t | 1 |
| James Jones | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Fred Cornwell | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Lionel Manuel | 6 | 129 | 21.5 | 51t | 2 |
| Bobby Johnson | 5 | 104 | 20.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Phil McConkey | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 29 | 0 |
| George Adams | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 70t | 1 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Mark Bavaro | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Everson Walls | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Elvis Patterson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Terry Kinard | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Kenny Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 51 | 0 |
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Leon Gonzalez | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 7 | 137 | 19.6 | 26 | 0 | |
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 43 | 0 | |
| Kenny Hill | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Ed Jones | 2.5 |
| Michael Downs | 0.5 |
| Jeff Rohrer | 0.5 |
| Randy White | 0.5 |
| New York Giants | |
| George Martin | 1.5 |
| Carl Banks | 1.0 |
| Leonard Marshall | 0.5 |
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