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Dallas Cowboys 17 at St. Louis Cardinals 20
Sunday, October 4, 1981
Stadium: Civic Center Busch Memorial St, Start Time: 12:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 64 degrees, relative humidity 54%, wind 13 mph
Weather: 64 degrees, relative humidity 54%, wind 13 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (4-1-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| St. Louis Cardinals (2-3-0) | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Scoring
| DAL | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cardinals | Wayne Morris 9 yard rush (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 7 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| Cardinals | Neil O'Donoghue 19 yard field goal | 7 | 10 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 26 yard field goal | 10 | 10 |
| 3rd | Cardinals | Roy Green 30 yard pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 10 | 17 |
| Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 11 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 17 | |
| 4th | Cardinals | Neil O'Donoghue 37 yard field goal | 17 | 20 |
Team Stats
| DAL | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-140-1 | 29-115-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-28-182-1-1 | 16-29-199-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-16 | 3-15 |
| Net pass yards | 166 | 184 |
| Total yards | 306 | 299 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-45 | 5-41 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 21 | 99 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 19 | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 5 | 101 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Danny White | DAL | 15 | 28 | 182 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 10 | 39 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 2 | 21 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Jim Hart | STL | 16 | 29 | 199 | 1 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||
| Roy Green | STL | 5 | 89 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Pat Tilley | STL | 5 | 73 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Ottis Anderson | STL | 20 | 72 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Wayne Morris | STL | 5 | 24 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Doug Marsh | STL | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Mel Gray | STL | 3 | 16 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Stump Mitchell | STL | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Dave Stief | STL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Willard Harrell | STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Michael Downs | DAL | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 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 | |||
| Jeff Griffin | STL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Stump Mitchell | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 7 | 264 | 37.7 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Carl Birdsong | STL | 6 | 271 | 45.2 | 0 | ||||
| Neil O'Donoghue | STL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |