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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions - November 15th, 1981
Dallas Cowboys 24 at Detroit Lions 27
Sunday, November 15, 1981
Dallas Cowboys 24, Detroit Lions 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (8-3-0) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Detroit Lions (5-6-0) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Scoring
| DAL | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DAL | Drew Pearson 10 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | DAL | Rafael Septien 43 yard field goal | 10 | 0 |
| DAL | Drew Pearson 12 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 0 | |
| DET | Billy Sims 3 yard rush (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| 3rd | DET | Mark Nichols 6 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 17 | 14 |
| DET | Eddie Murray 37 yard field goal | 17 | 17 | |
| 4th | DAL | Jay Saldi 14 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 17 |
| DET | Billy Sims 81 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | 24 | 24 | |
| DET | Eddie Murray 47 yard field goal | 24 | 27 |
Team Stats
| DAL | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 27-98-0 | 35-198-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-30-244-3-2 | 14-24-283-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 3-19 | 5-52 |
| Net pass yards | 225 | 231 |
| Total yards | 323 | 429 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-20 | 6-51 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Danny White | DAL | 20 | 30 | 244 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 4 | 80 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 7 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 15 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 4 | 45 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Billy Sims | DET | 23 | 119 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 81 | 1 | 81 | ||||||
| Eric Hipple | DET | 13 | 23 | 264 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Hill | DET | 4 | 92 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Leonard Thompson | DET | 3 | 39 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Mark Nichols | DET | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| Freddie Scott | DET | 2 | 31 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Garry Cobb | DET | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Ulysses Norris | DET | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Dexter Bussey | DET | 5 | 19 | 0 | 11 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | ||||||
| Tom Skladany | DET | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Rick Kane | DET | 1 | 3 | 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 | |||
| Bob Breunig | DAL | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ron Fellows | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 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 | |||
| Al Baker | DET | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Garry Cobb | DET | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Robbie Martin | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Nichols | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||