Cowboys 27-31 Vikings (Jan 3, 1983)

DAL

MIN

1

3

0

2

7

10

3

7

4

14

27

31

1Q

3 - 0

R. Septien 42-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 0

D. Thurman 60-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

10 - 3

R. Danmeier 28-yard field goal.

FG Made

2Q

10 - 10

T. Brown 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

10 - 17

T. Brown 13-yard TD catch from T. Kramer.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

13 - 17

R. Septien 22-yard field goal.

FG Made

4Q

13 - 24

J. Turner 33-yard TD interception return.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

20 - 24

T. Dorsett 99-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

27 - 24

R. Springs 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

27 - 31

R. Young 14-yard TD catch from T. Kramer.

Touchdown

Made XP

Top Performers

Pass Yds

242

Kramer

MIN

Rush Yds

153

Dorsett

DAL

Rec Yds

59

Cosbie

DAL

Scrim TD

2

Brown

MIN

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Danny White

DAL QB #11

Tommy Kramer

MIN QB #9

191

Pass Yds

242

0

Pass TD

2

1

Int

2

DAL

Team Stats

MIN

364

Total Yds

381

Possession

18

1st Downs

23

/

3rd Down

/

Red Zone

/

2

Turnovers

3

1982 NFC East

DAL MIN

Team	W	L	PCT
Redskins	8	1	.889
Cowboys	6	3	.667
Cardinals	5	4	.556
Giants	4	5	.444
Eagles	3	6	.333

Team	W	L	T	PCT
Packers	5	3	1	.611
Vikings	5	4	0	.556
Buccaneers	5	4	0	.556
Lions	4	5	0	.444
Bears	3	6	0	.333

Game Summary

The Minnesota Vikings squeaked out a win over the Dallas Cowboys, 31 to 27, on January 3, 1983.

Game Info

November 22, 2024

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Danny White D. White #11	14/32	191	6.0	0	1	2-24	50.4

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tommy Kramer T. Kramer #9	18/34	242	7.1	2	2	3-20	71.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	16	153	9.6	1	99
Danny White D. White #11	3	27	9.0	0	0
Ron Springs R. Springs #20	8	13	1.6	1	5
Timmy Newsome T. Newsome #30	1	4	4.0	0	4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	29	100	3.4	1	14
Tommy Kramer T. Kramer #9	2	16	8.0	0	0
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	1	15	15.0	0	15
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	3	15	5.0	0	10
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	2	8	4.0	0	4
Rickey Young R. Young #34	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie #84	0/0	59	19.7	42
Tony Hill T. Hill #80	0/0	49	16.3	27
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	0/0	42	14.0	21
Timmy Newsome T. Newsome #30	0/0	16	8.0	9
Ron Springs R. Springs #20	0/0	12	12.0	12
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	0/0	8	8.0	8
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	0/0	5	5.0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	0/0	50	12.5	1	29
Terry LeCount T. LeCount #80	0/0	48	12.0	0	23
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	39	19.5	1	25
Steve Jordan S. Jordan #83	0/0	29	29.0	0	29
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	26	13.0	0	15
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Joe Senser J. Senser #81	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	0/0	8	4.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Too Tall Jones T. Tall Jones #72	0-0	0.5	0
Dennis Thurman D. Thurman #32	0-0	0.0	1
Everson Walls E. Walls #24	0-0	0.0	1
Randy White R. White #54	0-0	1.0	0
Anthony Dickerson A. Dickerson #51	0-0	1.0	0
John Dutton J. Dutton #78	0-0	0.5	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Kurt Knoff K. Knoff #25	0-0	1.0	0
Doug Martin D. Martin #79	0-0	1.0	0
John Turner J. Turner #27	0-0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rafael Septien R. Septien #1	2/3	3/3	9	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny White D. White #11	4	173	43.3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	5	206	41.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Timmy Newsome T. Newsome #30	5	74	14.8	0	0
Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie #84	1	4	4.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	3	75	25.0	0	0
Jarvis Redwine J. Redwine #22	2	36	18.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rod Hill R. Hill #25	4	39	9.8	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Payton E. Payton #31	1	2	2.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Danny White D. White #11	14/32	191	6.0	0	1	2-24	50.4

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	16	153	9.6	1	99
Danny White D. White #11	3	27	9.0	0	0
Ron Springs R. Springs #20	8	13	1.6	1	5
Timmy Newsome T. Newsome #30	1	4	4.0	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie #84	0/0	59	19.7	42
Tony Hill T. Hill #80	0/0	49	16.3	27
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	0/0	42	14.0	21
Timmy Newsome T. Newsome #30	0/0	16	8.0	9
Ron Springs R. Springs #20	0/0	12	12.0	12
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	0/0	8	8.0	8
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	0/0	5	5.0	5

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Too Tall Jones T. Tall Jones #72	0-0	0.5	0
Dennis Thurman D. Thurman #32	0-0	0.0	1
Everson Walls E. Walls #24	0-0	0.0	1
Randy White R. White #54	0-0	1.0	0
Anthony Dickerson A. Dickerson #51	0-0	1.0	0
John Dutton J. Dutton #78	0-0	0.5	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rafael Septien R. Septien #1	2/3	3/3	9	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny White D. White #11	4	173	43.3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Timmy Newsome T. Newsome #30	5	74	14.8	0	0
Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie #84	1	4	4.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Rod Hill R. Hill #25	4	39	9.8	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Tommy Kramer T. Kramer #9	18/34	242	7.1	2	2	3-20	71.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	29	100	3.4	1	14
Tommy Kramer T. Kramer #9	2	16	8.0	0	0
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	1	15	15.0	0	15
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	3	15	5.0	0	10
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	2	8	4.0	0	4
Rickey Young R. Young #34	1	5	5.0	0	5

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Ted Brown T. Brown #23	0/0	50	12.5	1	29
Terry LeCount T. LeCount #80	0/0	48	12.0	0	23
Rickey Young R. Young #34	0/0	39	19.5	1	25
Steve Jordan S. Jordan #83	0/0	29	29.0	0	29
Sam McCullum S. McCullum #84	0/0	26	13.0	0	15
Leo Lewis L. Lewis #87	0/0	20	20.0	0	20
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	0/0	12	12.0	0	12
Joe Senser J. Senser #81	0/0	10	10.0	0	10
Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath #34	0/0	8	4.0	0	12

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	Sacks	Int
Kurt Knoff K. Knoff #25	0-0	1.0	0
Doug Martin D. Martin #79	0-0	1.0	0
John Turner J. Turner #27	0-0	0.0	1

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rick Danmeier R. Danmeier #7	1/1	4/4	7	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Greg Coleman G. Coleman #8	5	206	41.2	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Darrin Nelson D. Nelson #20	3	75	25.0	0	0
Jarvis Redwine J. Redwine #22	2	36	18.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Payton E. Payton #31	1	2	2.0	0	0

DAL

MIN

1

3

0

2

7

10

3

7

4

14

27

31

DAL

Team Stats

MIN

364

Total Yds

381

167

Pass Yds

222

197

Rush Yds

159

0

Total Drives

0

62

Total Plays

75

5.9

Yards Per Play

5.1

4.9

Yards Per Pass

6

7

Yards Per Rush

4.2

Possession

0

Biggest Lead

0

18

1st Downs

23

9

Passing 1st Downs

12

6

Rushing 1st Downs

11

3

1st Downs from Penalties

0

/

3rd Down

/

4th Down

/

Red Zone

/

4

Punts

5

2

Turnovers

3

1

Interceptions Thrown

2

1

Fumbles Lost

1

5

Penalties

6

3.0

Sacks

2.0

Tackles For Loss

0

D/ST TD

0

6-3 DAL

MIN 5-4

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1982 NFC East

Game Summary

Game Info

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