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Dallas Cowboys 23 at New England Patriots 17

Sunday, November 15, 1987

Dallas Cowboys 23, New England Patriots 17 (OT)

1234OTFinal
Dallas Cowboys (5-4-0)7703623
New England Patriots (4-5-0)07010017

Scoring

DALNWE
1stDALRon Francis 18 yard interception return (Roger Ruzek kick)70
2ndNWESteve Grogan 2 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick)77
DALDoug Cosbie 3 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick)147
4thNWETony Franklin 41 yard field goal1410
NWEStanley Morgan 5 yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick)1417
DALRoger Ruzek 20 yard field goal1717
OTDALHerschel Walker 60 yard rush 2317

Team Stats

DALNWE
First downs2415
Rush-yards-TDs30-181-133-88-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT25-44-286-1-214-28-209-1-1
Sacked-yards4-294-32
Net pass yards257177
Total yards438265
Fumbles-lost1-14-1
Turnovers32
Penalties-yards15-1125-35

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Herschel Walker DAL 28 173 1 60 5 59 0 26
Danny White DAL 25 44 286 1 2 43
Mike Renfro DAL 4 79 0 43
Timmy Newsome DAL 1 3 0 3 6 49 0 18
Rod Barksdale DAL 3 40 0 20
Doug Cosbie DAL 3 26 1 22
Tony Dorsett DAL 1 5 0 5 2 19 0 13
Kelvin Edwards DAL 1 11 0 11
Thornton Chandler DAL 1 3 0 3
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Tom Ramsey NWE 8 16 136 1 0 37 3 17 0 18
Irving Fryar NWE 2 59 0 37
Stanley Morgan NWE 5 56 1 16
Tony Collins NWE 14 40 0 9 1 4 0 4
Stephen Starring NWE 2 42 0 33
Steve Grogan NWE 6 12 73 0 1 22 3 1 1 2
Mosi Tatupu NWE 6 14 0 3 1 23 0 23
Lin Dawson NWE 2 18 0 14
Bob Perryman NWE 4 9 0 5 1 7 0 7
Reggie Dupard NWE 3 7 0 5

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
Darryl Clack DAL 0 0 0 0 5 91 18.2 0 0
Ron Francis DAL 1 18 1 0
Jim Jeffcoat DAL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Too Tall Jones DAL 2.0 0 0 0 0
Kelvin Martin DAL 0 0 0 0 3 22 7.3 0 0
Randy White DAL 1.0 0 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
Reggie Dupard NWE 0 0 0 0 1 21 21.0 0 0
Irving Fryar NWE 0 0 0 0 4 9 2.3 0 0
Roland James NWE 1 27 0 0
Johnny Rembert NWE 1.0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Starring NWE 0 0 0 0 3 56 18.7 0 0
Andre Tippett NWE 3.0 0 0 0 0
Ed Williams NWE 1 51 0 0