| Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1986 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62880 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 84 F Humidty: 67% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 47 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Thornton Chandler 4 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 33 FG | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Mike Pitts 22 opponents fumble recovery (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Timmy Newsome 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Timmy Newsome 2 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Ken Whisenhunt 18 pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | Bobby Butler 33 interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Hill 7 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Mike Sherrard 22 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 27 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Gerald Riggs 2 run (Mick Luckhurst kick) | 34 | 35 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Mick Luckhurst 18 FG | 37 | 35 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Gerald Riggs | 25 | 109 | 4.4 | 14 | 1 |
| David Archer | 7 | 41 | 5.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Bret Clark | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Herschel Walker | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 25 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| David Archer | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 0 | 269 | 9.3 | 65 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 95.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 30 | 23 | 76.7 | 1 | 280 | 9.3 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 130.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Charlie Brown | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Floyd Dixon | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 65 | 0 |
| Ken Whisenhunt | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 1 |
| Anthony Allen | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Arthur Cox | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Keith Williams | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Cliff Austin | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 104 | 26.0 | 63 | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 11 | 1 |
| Mike Sherrard | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Gordon Banks | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Thornton Chandler | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 1 |
| Herschel Walker | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bobby Butler | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rick Donnelly | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Floyd Dixon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Sylvester Stamps | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| Keith Williams | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Robert Lavette | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 37 | 0 | |
| Darryl Clack | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Rick Bryan | 1.0 |
| Mike Gann | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| John Dutton | 2.0 |
| Randy White | 2.0 |
| Jesse Baker | 1.0 |
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