Sunday November 15, 1981
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 11/15/1981:



Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE163.6  (4)201.6  (16)365.1  (10)18
DEFENSE117.4  (8)253.3  (26)370.8  (24)31
OFFENSE169.0  (1)199.7  (19)368.7  (9)27
DEFENSE112.1  (4)230.8  (23)342.9  (14)27

Line: Cowboys by 3

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (8-3-0)7100724
Detroit Lions (5-6-0)07101027

( 7- 0) DAL Drew Pearson 10 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) (10- 0) DAL Rafael Septien 43 yard field goal (17- 0) DAL Drew Pearson 12 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) (17- 7) DET Billy Sims 3 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) (17-14) DET Mark Nichols 6 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) (17-17) DET Eddie Murray 37 yard field goal (24-17) DAL Jay Saldi 14 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) (24-24) DET Billy Sims 81 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) (24-27) DET Eddie Murray 47 yard field goal
                     DAL             DET
First Downs:         19              23
Rushes-yards:        27-98           35-198
Yards/rush:          3.6             5.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-30-244-2     14-24-283-1
Sacked-yards:        3-19            5-52
Net pass yards:      225             231
Net yards/pass:      6.8             8.0
Total net yards:     323             429
Total plays:         60 (45% run)    64 (54% run)  
Yards/play:          5.4             6.7
Fumbles-lost:        1-0             3-2
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     3-20            6-51

Attendance: 79,694

Passing:
DAL: Danny White, 20 of 30 for 244 yards and 3 TDs (2 int) DET: Eric Hipple, 13 of 23 for 264 yards and 2 TDs (1 int); Tom Skladany, 1 of 1 for 19 yards
Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 15 for 55 yards; Ron Springs, 7 for 22 yards; Danny White, 2 for 5 yards; James Jones, 2 for 4 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 12 yards DET: Billy Sims, 23 for 119 yards and 1 TD; Eric Hipple, 5 for 27 yards; Dexter Bussey, 5 for 19 yards; Mark Nichols, 1 for 30 yards; Rick Kane, 1 for 3 yards
Receiving:
DAL: Ron Springs, 5 for 56 yards; Tony Hill, 4 for 80 yards; Drew Pearson, 4 for 45 yards and 2 TDs; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 17 yards; Tony Dorsett, 2 for 2 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 30 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 14 yards and 1 TD DET: David Hill, 4 for 92 yards; Leonard Thompson, 3 for 39 yards; Freddie Scott, 2 for 31 yards; Billy Sims, 1 for 81 yards and 1 TD; Garry Cobb, 1 for 19 yards; Ulysses Norris, 1 for 18 yards; Mark Nichols, 1 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Dexter Bussey, 1 for -3 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: James Jones, 4 for 91 yards; Timmy Newsome, 1 for 16 yards DET: Robbie Martin, 3 for 64 yards; Mark Nichols, 2 for 31 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: James Jones, 2 for 9 yards; Ron Fellows, 1 for 10 yards DET: Robbie Martin, 4 for 37 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Bob Breunig, 1 for 8 yards DET: Garry Cobb, 1 for 17 yards; Al Baker, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 5 for 215 yards DET: Tom Skladany, 4 for 165 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 1/1 DET: Eddie Murray, 2/2


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