Michael Lynn Downs
Position: DB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: June 9, 1959 in Dallas, TX
College: Rice (school history)
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 54 (1253rd overall since 1950)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2011.
Career Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 1 | 1981 | 1 | 1981-09-06 | 22-089 | DAL | @ | WAS | W 26-10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| 2 | 1981 | 4 | 1981-09-27 | 22-110 | DAL | NYG | W 18-10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1981 | 5 | 1981-10-04 | 22-117 | DAL | @ | STL | L 17-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| 4 | 1981 | 8 | 1981-10-25 | 22-138 | DAL | MIA | W 28-27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1981 | 9 | 1981-11-01 | 22-145 | DAL | @ | PHI | W 17-14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | 1981 | 10 | 1981-11-09 | 22-153 | DAL | BUF | W 27-14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1981 | 16 | 1981-12-19 | 22-193 | DAL | @ | NYG | L 10-13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 1981 | 18 | 1982-01-10 | 22-215 | DAL | @ | SFO | L 27-28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 9 | 1982 | 2 | 1982-09-19 | 23-102 | DAL | @ | STL | W 24-7 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1982 | 4 | 1982-11-25 | 23-169 | DAL | CLE | W 31-14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1982 | 10 | 1983-01-09 | 23-214 | DAL | TAM | W 30-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1982 | 11 | 1983-01-16 | 23-221 | DAL | GNB | W 37-26 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 1982 | 12 | 1983-01-22 | 23-227 | DAL | @ | WAS | L 17-31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 14 | 1983 | 1 | 1983-09-05 | 24-088 | DAL | @ | WAS | W 31-30 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1983 | 12 | 1983-11-20 | 24-164 | DAL | KAN | W 41-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 16 | 1983 | 13 | 1983-11-24 | 24-168 | DAL | STL | W 35-17 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1983 | 14 | 1983-12-04 | 24-178 | DAL | @ | SEA | W 35-10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| 18 | 1983 | 15 | 1983-12-11 | 24-185 | DAL | WAS | L 10-31 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1983 | 16 | 1983-12-19 | 24-193 | DAL | @ | SFO | L 17-42 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| 20 | 1983 | 17 | 1983-12-26 | 24-200 | DAL | RAM | L 17-24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 21 | 1984 | 1 | 1984-09-03 | 25-086 | DAL | @ | RAM | W 20-13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 22 | 1984 | 3 | 1984-09-16 | 25-099 | DAL | PHI | W 23-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1984 | 4 | 1984-09-23 | 25-106 | DAL | GNB | W 20-6 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1984 | 8 | 1984-10-21 | 25-134 | DAL | NOR | W 30-27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1984 | 12 | 1984-11-18 | 25-162 | DAL | @ | BUF | L 3-14 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1984 | 13 | 1984-11-22 | 25-166 | DAL | NWE | W 20-17 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |
| 27 | 1984 | 14 | 1984-12-02 | 25-176 | DAL | @ | PHI | W 26-10 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 28 | 1984 | 16 | 1984-12-17 | 25-191 | DAL | @ | MIA | L 21-28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 29 | 1985 | 1 | 1985-09-09 | 26-092 | DAL | WAS | W 44-14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 1985 | 5 | 1985-10-06 | 26-119 | DAL | @ | NYG | W 30-29 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 1985 | 6 | 1985-10-13 | 26-126 | DAL | PIT | W 27-13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |
| 32 | 1985 | 15 | 1985-12-15 | 26-189 | DAL | NYG | W 28-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 1985 | 17 | 1986-01-04 | 26-209 | DAL | @ | RAM | L 0-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 34 | 1986 | 4 | 1986-09-29 | 27-112 | DAL | @ | STL | W 31-7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| 35 | 1986 | 6 | 1986-10-12 | 27-125 | DAL | WAS | W 30-6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | |
| 36 | 1986 | 9 | 1986-11-02 | 27-146 | DAL | @ | NYG | L 14-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 37 | 1986 | 12 | 1986-11-23 | 27-167 | DAL | @ | WAS | L 14-41 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 1986 | 14 | 1986-12-07 | 27-181 | DAL | @ | RAM | L 10-29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 1986 | 15 | 1986-12-14 | 27-188 | DAL | PHI | L 21-23 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 40 | 1987 | 8 | 1987-11-08 | 28-152 | DAL | @ | DET | L 17-27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 |
| 41 | 1987 | 12 | 1987-12-06 | 28-180 | DAL | ATL | L 10-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1987 | 14 | 1987-12-21 | 28-195 | DAL | @ | RAM | W 29-21 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 43 | 1988 | 4 | 1988-09-25 | 29-108 | DAL | ATL | W 26-20 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1988 | 10 | 1988-11-06 | 29-150 | DAL | @ | NYG | L 21-29 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | 1988 | 11 | 1988-11-13 | 29-157 | DAL | MIN | L 3-43 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scoring | Sacks & Tackles | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | TD | Pts | Sk | Tkl | Ast | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 46 | 1989 | 6 | 1989-10-15 | 30-128 | PHO | PHI | L 5-17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | |
| 46 Games | 1 | 6 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 470 | 1 | ||||||||
| Def Interceptions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Int | Yds | TD | |
| 1 | 1981 | 17 | 1982-01-02 | 22-207 | DAL | TAM | W 38-0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | |