| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (1-0-0) | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
| Washington Redskins (0-1-0) | 10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Sta |
| Start Time | 9:00pm |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 84 degrees, relative humidity 66%, wind 6 mph |
| Vegas Line | Dallas Cowboys -1.5 |
| Over/Under | 41.0 (over) |
| DAL | WAS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Redskins | Mark Moseley 23 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| Redskins | John Riggins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 26 yard field goal | 3 | 10 |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 30 yard field goal | 3 | 13 | |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 39 yard field goal | 3 | 16 | |
| Redskins | Charlie Brown 41 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 23 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Tony Hill 75 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 23 |
| Cowboys | Tony Hill 51 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 23 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Danny White 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 23 |
| Cowboys | Doug Cosbie 1 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 31 | 23 | |
| Redskins | Don Warren 1 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 31 | 30 |
| DAL | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-183-1 | 36-148-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-21-193-3-0 | 28-38-325-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-20 | 3-26 |
| Net pass yards | 173 | 299 |
| Total yards | 356 | 447 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 2-25 | 7-70 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 151 | 0 | 77 | ||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 3 | 133 | 2 | 75 | ||||||||||
| Danny White | DAL | 9 | 20 | 193 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 9 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Doug Cosbie | DAL | 3 | 36 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Joe Theismann | WAS | 28 | 38 | 325 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Charlie Brown | WAS | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 97 | 1 | 41 | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | WAS | 10 | 101 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| John Riggins | WAS | 27 | 89 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Rick Walker | WAS | 4 | 45 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Joe Washington | WAS | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Nick Giaquinto | WAS | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Virgil Seay | WAS | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Don Warren | WAS | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Mark McGrath | WAS | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Dextor Clinkscale | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Michael Downs | DAL | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ron Fellows | DAL | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Don Smerek | DAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Randy White | DAL | 0.5 | 0 | 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 | |||
| Perry Brooks | WAS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dexter Manley | WAS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Nelms | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Otis Wonsley | WAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Warren | DAL | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Jeff Hayes | WAS | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Moseley | WAS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |