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Atlanta Falcons 37 at Dallas Cowboys 35

Sunday, September 21, 1986

Atlanta Falcons 37, Dallas Cowboys 35

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Atlanta Falcons (3-0-0)310141037
Dallas Cowboys (2-1-0)0217735

Scoring

ATLDAL
1stATLMick Luckhurst 47 yard field goal30
2ndDALThornton Chandler 4 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)37
ATLMick Luckhurst 33 yard field goal67
ATLMike Pitts 22 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)137
DALTimmy Newsome 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)1314
DALTimmy Newsome 2 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)1321
3rdATLKen Whisenhunt 18 yard pass from David Archer (Mick Luckhurst kick)2021
ATLBobby Butler 33 yard interception return (Mick Luckhurst kick)2721
DALTony Hill 7 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)2728
4thDALMike Sherrard 22 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)2735
ATLGerald Riggs 2 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)3435
ATLMick Luckhurst 18 yard field goal3735

Team Stats

ATLDAL
First downs2622
Rush-yards-TDs38-187-125-152-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT15-29-269-1-023-30-280-4-1
Sacked-yards5-362-17
Net pass yards233263
Total yards420415
Fumbles-lost1-13-3
Turnovers14
Penalties-yards9-899-83

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
David Archer ATL 15 29 269 1 0 65 7 41 0 0
Gerald Riggs ATL 25 109 1 14
Floyd Dixon ATL 3 89 0 65
Charlie Brown ATL 4 77 0 37
Ken Whisenhunt ATL 2 39 1 21
Cliff Austin ATL 3 18 0 7 1 6 0 6
Anthony Allen ATL 2 24 0 16
Arthur Cox ATL 2 22 0 14
Sylvester Stamps ATL 2 13 0 8
Keith Williams ATL 1 12 0 12
Bret Clark ATL 1 6 0 6
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Danny White DAL 23 30 280 4 1 63 1 10 0 10
Tony Dorsett DAL 17 86 0 20 6 43 0 13
Tony Hill DAL 4 104 1 63
Herschel Walker DAL 6 55 0 25 1 3 0 3
Mike Sherrard DAL 2 53 1 31
Timmy Newsome DAL 1 1 1 1 4 24 1 11
Gordon Banks DAL 2 24 0 16
Doug Cosbie DAL 2 17 0 9
Thornton Chandler DAL 2 12 1 8

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Rick Bryan ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Bobby Butler ATL 1 33 1 0
Floyd Dixon ATL 0 0 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
Mike Gann ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Sylvester Stamps ATL 0 0 0 0 3 64 21.3 0 0
Keith Williams ATL 0 0 0 0 1 23 23.0 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Jesse Baker DAL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Darryl Clack DAL 0 0 0 0 2 43 21.5 0 0
John Dutton DAL 2.0 0 0 0 0
Robert Lavette DAL 0 0 0 0 4 78 19.5 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Randy White DAL 2.0 0 0 0 0