| Dallas Cowboys at St. Louis Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: September 29, 1986 Location: St. Louis, MO |
| Venue: Busch Stadium Attendance: 49077 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 73 F Humidty: 82% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Mike Sherrard 39 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 32 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ottis Anderson 10 run (John Lee kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | Tony Hill 13 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Herschel Walker 8 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Ron Fellows 34 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 31 | 7 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gordon Banks |
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 70 | LOT | Howard Richards |
| 63 | LOG | Glen Titensor |
| 64 | C | Tom Rafferty |
| 68 | ROG | Crawford Ker |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 34 | RB | Herschel Walker |
| 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 |
| 40 | SS | Bill Bates |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 27 | RCB | Ron Fellows |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | J.T. Smith |
| 67 | LOT | Luis Sharpe |
| 70 | LOG | Derek Kennard |
| 64 | C | Randy Clark |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 61 | ROT | Lance Smith |
| 80 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 15 | QB | Neil Lomax |
| 32 | HB | Ottis Anderson |
| 31 | FB | Earl Ferrell |
| 24 | FB | Ron Wolfley |
| Defense | ||
| 76 | LDE | Stafford Mays |
| 65 | NT | David Galloway |
| 60 | RDE | Bubba Baker |
| 53 | LOLB | Freddie Joe Nunn |
| 54 | LILB | E.J. Junior |
| 57 | RILB | Niko Noga |
| 52 | ROLB | Charlie Baker |
| 48 | LCB | Lionel Washington |
| 45 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 43 | FS | Lonnie Young |
| 44 | RCB | Wayne Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Darryl Clack | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Danny White | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Todd Fowler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 10t | 1 |
| Earl Ferrell | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Neil Lomax | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Ron Wolfley | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 29 | 16 | 55.2 | 2 | 223 | 7.7 | 39t | 3 | 3 | 43 | 85.8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Neil Lomax | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 4 | 112 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12.0 |
| Evan Arapostathis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Herschel Walker | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 14 | 1 |
| Gordon Banks | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mike Sherrard | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Earl Ferrell | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| J.T. Smith | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Ottis Anderson | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Scott Holman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Vai Sikahema | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Fellows | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34t | 1 |
| Michael Downs | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Victor Scott | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Johnny Holloway | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Lionel Washington | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Mike Saxon | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 52 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Evan Arapostathis | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Gordon Banks | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 3 | 2 | 26 | 8.7 | 13 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Gordon Banks | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Robert Lavette | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Vai Sikahema | 4 | 103 | 25.8 | 30 | 0 | |
| Chas Fox | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Jim Jeffcoat | 1.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Bubba Baker | 1.0 |
| Charlie Baker | 1.0 |
| David Galloway | 1.0 |
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