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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Dallas Cowboys at New England Patriots - September 21st, 1981
Dallas Cowboys 35 at New England Patriots 21
Monday, September 21, 1981
Dallas Cowboys 35, New England Patriots 21| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (3-0-0) | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| New England Patriots (0-3-0) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Scoring
| DAL | NWE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Butch Johnson 28 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| NWE | Don Calhoun 4 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | DAL | Rafael Septien 26 yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| DAL | Tony Dorsett 75 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| NWE | Tony Collins 3 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 17 | 14 | |
| 3rd | NWE | Mosi Tatupu 38 yard rush (John Smith kick) | 17 | 21 |
| DAL | Billy Joe DuPree 1 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 21 | |
| 4th | DAL | Rafael Septien 26 yard field goal | 27 | 21 |
| DAL | Safety, intentional grounding in end zone by Cavanaugh | 29 | 21 | |
| DAL | Rafael Septien 27 yard field goal | 32 | 21 | |
| DAL | Rafael Septien 25 yard field goal | 35 | 21 |
Team Stats
| DAL | NWE | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 46-237-1 | 22-108-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 24-34-218-2-0 | 14-27-235-0-4 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-10 |
| Net pass yards | 218 | 225 |
| Total yards | 455 | 333 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-1 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 7 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-75 | 5-38 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 19 | 162 | 1 | 75 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 14 | 62 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 32 | ||||||
| Danny White | DAL | 24 | 34 | 218 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | -8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 3 | 49 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 3 | 47 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 6 | 14 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Doug Cosbie | DAL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Matt Cavanaugh | NWE | 14 | 26 | 235 | 0 | 4 | 43 | ||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 3 | 93 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| Stanley Morgan | NWE | 4 | 68 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Mosi Tatupu | NWE | 6 | 63 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Harold Jackson | NWE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 29 | ||||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 8 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Don Calhoun | NWE | 8 | 26 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Andy Johnson | NWE | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Guy Brown | DAL | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Dennis Thurman | DAL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Everson Walls | DAL | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Tony Collins | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 142 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Don Hasselbeck | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roland James | NWE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||