| Pittsburgh Steelers at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: October 13, 1985 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62932 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 82 F Humidty: 63% Wind: 12 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | PIT | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 56 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 38 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 39 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Eugene Lockhart 19 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Gary Anderson 34 FG | 6 | 20 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Walter Abercrombie 1 run (Gary Anderson kick) | 13 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 35 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Louis Lipps |
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 65 | LOT | Ray Pinney |
| 73 | LOG | Craig Wolfley |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 74 | ROG | Terry Long |
| 62 | ROT | Tunch Ilkin |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 16 | QB | Mark Malone |
| 34 | RB | Walter Abercrombie |
| 30 | FB | Frank Pollard |
| Defense | ||
| 93 | LDE | Keith Willis |
| 95 | NT | John Goodman |
| 84 | RDE | Edmund Nelson |
| 57 | LOLB | Mike Merriweather |
| 50 | LILB | David Little |
| 56 | RILB | Robin Cole |
| 53 | ROLB | Bryan Hinkle |
| 49 | LCB | Dwayne Woodruff |
| 31 | SS | Donnie Shell |
| 21 | FS | Eric Williams |
| 33 | RCB | Harvey Clayton |
| 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 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 27:32 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3/16 | 0/1 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| DAL | 32:28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 5/14 | 0/0 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Frank Pollard | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Walter Abercrombie | 13 | 42 | 3.2 | 9 | 1 |
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 84 | 3.1 | 1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 21 | 113 | 5.4 | 35t | 1 |
| John Williams | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Danny White | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 133 | 4.6 | 1 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| David Woodley | 23 | 6 | 26.1 | 3 | 154 | 6.7 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
| Mark Malone | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 83 | 4.9 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 56.7 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 13 | 32.5 | 3 | 237 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22.6 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 1 | 269 | 7.5 | 56t | 1 | 4 | 28 | 88.8 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 25 | 69.4 | 1 | 269 | 7.5 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 88.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Walter Abercrombie | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 27 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Calvin Sweeney | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 69 | 0 |
| Louis Lipps | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 237 | 18.2 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| James Jones | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 56t | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Renfro | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 269 | 10.8 | 1 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| David Little | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Eugene Lockhart | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Harry Newsome | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 352 | 44.0 | 0 | |||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Mike Saxon | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 55 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 7 | 317 | 45.3 | 0 | |||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rick Woods | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Louis Lipps | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Leon Gonzalez | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Rich Erenberg | 2 | 0 | 51 | 25.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Sam Washington | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 71 | 17.8 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| John Williams | 2 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Keith Willis | 2.0 |
| Gary Dunn | 1.0 |
| Keith Gary | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 4.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| John Dutton | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |