| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 15, 1985 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62310 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 45 F Humidty: 45% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 58 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Bobby Johnson 7 pass from Phil Simms (Eric Schubert kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | New York GiantsNYG | Tony Galbreath 10 pass from Phil Simms (Eric Schubert kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jim Jeffcoat 65 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Mike Renfro 12 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Morris 1 run (Eric Schubert kick) | 21 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Bobby Johnson |
| 87 | WR | Byron Williams |
| 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 |
| 44 | RB | Maurice Carthon |
| 20 | RB | Joe Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Curtis McGriff |
| 64 | NT | Jim Burt |
| 70 | RDE | Leonard Marshall |
| 57 | LOLB | Byron Hunt |
| 54 | LILB | Andy Headen |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 56 | ROLB | Lawrence Taylor |
| 34 | LCB | Elvis Patterson |
| 48 | SS | Kenny Hill |
| 43 | FS | Terry Kinard |
| 23 | RCB | Perry Williams |
| 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 |
| 30 | FB | Timmy Newsome |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Joe Morris | 21 | 80 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Tony Galbreath | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Rutledge | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 92 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gordon Banks | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Steve Pelluer | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Phil Simms | 50 | 24 | 48.0 | 3 | 329 | 6.6 | 48 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 57.8 |
| Sean Landeta | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 1 | 99 | 5.8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.6 |
| Steve Pelluer | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 0 | 39 | 5.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.9 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 84 | 16.8 | 58t | 1 | 4 | 50 | 143.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Phil McConkey | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Byron Williams | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Tony Galbreath | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Joe Morris | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Johnson | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 | 1 |
| Mark Bavaro | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Maurice Carthon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rob Carpenter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Renfro | 4 | 123 | 30.8 | 58t | 2 |
| Doug Cosbie | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Karl Powe | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Elvis Patterson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1 | 65 | 65.0 | 65t | 1 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Scott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Sean Landeta | 6 | 237 | 39.5 | 60 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 9 | 373 | 41.4 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Phil McConkey | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Kenny Hill | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Tony Galbreath | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Joe Morris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Kenny Duckett | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| James Jones | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Todd Fowler | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Jim Burt | 1.0 |
| Andy Headen | 1.0 |
| Terry Kinard | 1.0 |
| Leonard Marshall | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 2.0 |
| Randy White | 2.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
| In Memoriam |
| NFL Boxscores |
| NFL Game Officials |
| NFL Training Camps |
| NFL Roster Limits |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Super Bowl |
| Privacy Policy |
| ©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved. |
| Last Updated: August 26, 2025 |