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Buffalo Bills 14 at Dallas Cowboys 27
Monday, November 9, 1981
Stadium: Texas Stadium, Start Time: 8:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 50 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 20 mph
Weather: 50 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 20 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills (6-4-0) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Dallas Cowboys (8-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
Scoring
| BUF | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bills | Jerry Butler 16 yard pass from Joe Ferguson (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Cowboys | Doug Cosbie 12 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Bills | Curtis Brown 9 yard pass from Joe Cribbs (Nick Mike-Mayer kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 73 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 14 |
| Cowboys | Tony Hill 37 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 21 | |
| Cowboys | Rafael Septien 47 yard field goal | 14 | 24 | |
| Cowboys | Rafael Septien 31 yard field goal | 14 | 27 |
Team Stats
| BUF | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 17-55-0 | 47-196-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-43-310-2-4 | 9-17-219-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 0-0 | 2-17 |
| Net pass yards | 310 | 202 |
| Total yards | 365 | 398 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 10-89 | 7-50 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Ferguson | BUF | 19 | 42 | 301 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | ||||
| Jerry Butler | BUF | 8 | 118 | 1 | 38 | ||||||||||
| Frank Lewis | BUF | 4 | 72 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Joe Cribbs | BUF | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 13 |
| Curtis Brown | BUF | 8 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| Ron Jessie | BUF | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Mark Brammer | BUF | 3 | 38 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 28 | 117 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 73 | ||||||
| Danny White | DAL | 9 | 17 | 219 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 13 | 65 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| Doug Cosbie | DAL | 3 | 54 | 1 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 1 | 37 | 1 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 2 | 36 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Byron Franklin | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Roland Hooks | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Robb Riddick | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bill Simpson | BUF | 1 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Michael Downs | DAL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| D.D. Lewis | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Everson Walls | DAL | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Greg Cater | BUF | 7 | 246 | 35.1 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 4 | 173 | 43.3 | 0 | ||||