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Atlanta Falcons 21 at Dallas Cowboys 10

Sunday, December 6, 1987

Atlanta Falcons 21, Dallas Cowboys 10

1234Final
Atlanta Falcons (3-9-0)1407021
Dallas Cowboys (5-7-0)370010

Scoring

ATLDAL
1stATLFloyd Dixon 28 yard pass from Scott Campbell (Mick Luckhurst kick)70
ATLRobert Moore 20 yard fumble return (Mick Luckhurst kick)140
DALRoger Ruzek 44 yard field goal143
2ndDALHerschel Walker 1 yard rush (Roger Ruzek kick)1410
3rdATLScott Campbell 1 yard rush (Mick Luckhurst kick)2110

Team Stats

ATLDAL
First downs1824
Rush-yards-TDs32-111-127-91-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT17-30-253-1-226-43-286-0-1
Sacked-yards0-03-23
Net pass yards253263
Total yards364354
Fumbles-lost2-22-2
Turnovers43
Penalties-yards5-683-42

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Scott Campbell ATL 17 30 253 1 2 36 1 1 1 1
Gerald Riggs ATL 30 119 0 12 1 5 0 5
Floyd Dixon ATL 1 -9 0 -9 7 80 1 28
John Settle ATL 2 62 0 36
Aubrey Matthews ATL 3 45 0 17
Charlie Brown ATL 2 43 0 22
Larry Emery ATL 2 18 0 13
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Pelluer DAL 18 31 203 0 0 22 1 11 0 11
Herschel Walker DAL 15 35 1 11 7 62 0 22
Kelvin Edwards DAL 1 -1 0 -1 7 88 0 22
Mike Renfro DAL 6 68 0 19
Timmy Newsome DAL 3 13 0 8 4 35 0 22
Danny White DAL 8 12 83 0 1 22
Tony Dorsett DAL 7 33 0 13
Kelvin Martin DAL 1 17 0 17
Rod Barksdale DAL 1 16 0 16

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
James Britt ATL 1 4 0 0
Greg Brown ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Tony Casillas ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Larry Emery ATL 0 0 0 0 3 55 18.3 0 0
Dennis Harrison ATL 1.0 0 0 0 0
Billy Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 3 6 2.0 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
Darryl Clack DAL 0 0 0 0 1 25 25.0 0 0
Michael Downs DAL 2 5 0 0
Kelvin Martin DAL 0 0 0 0 3 58 19.3 0 0 2 18 9.0 0 0