Week 8
Final
ATL
DAL1Q
7 - 0
A. Matthews 3-yard TD catch from D. Archer.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 0
M. Luckhurst 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
10 - 7
T. Hill 35-yard TD catch from D. White.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 14
T. Dorsett 60-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 17
R. Septien 28-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
10 - 24
D. White 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
362
White
DAL
Rush Yds
127
Riggs
ATL
Rec Yds
161
Hill
DAL
Scrim TD
1
Matthews
ATL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1985 NFC West
ATL DAL
Rams 
49ers 
Saints 
Falcons 
Cowboys 
Giants 
Redskins 
Eagles 
Cardinals Game Summary
The Dallas Cowboys decisively defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 24 to 10, on October 27, 1985.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Archer #16 | 9/23 | 99 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 5-34 | 27.5 |
B. Holly #8 | 3/4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 27/47 | 362 | 7.7 | 1 | 3 | 1-10 | 62.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Riggs #42 | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
C. Austin #39 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Washington #20 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Johnson #84 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Archer #16 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | 60 |
D. White #11 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Lavette #29 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Newsome #30 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Cox #88 | 0/0 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 18 |
J. Washington #20 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 |
B. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
A. Matthews #49 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 161 | 16.1 | 1 | 35 |
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 38 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
K. Powe #81 | 0/0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
D. Cosbie #84 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Richardson #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Case #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Cason #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jeffcoat #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tall Jones #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smerek #60 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Walls #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clinkscale #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hegman #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Luckhurst #18 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Donnelly #3 | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Saxon #4 | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wagoner #34 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Whisenhunt #45 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Austin #39 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lavette #29 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #38 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Allen #85 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bates #40 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Archer #16 | 9/23 | 99 | 4.3 | 1 | 3 | 5-34 | 27.5 |
B. Holly #8 | 3/4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 52.1 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Riggs #42 | 24 | 127 | 5.3 | 0 | 16 |
C. Austin #39 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
J. Washington #20 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
B. Johnson #84 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
D. Archer #16 | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Cox #88 | 0/0 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 18 |
J. Washington #20 | 0/0 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 18 |
B. Johnson #84 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 19 |
A. Matthews #49 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Richardson #56 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Butler #23 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
S. Case #25 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
W. Cason #20 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Luckhurst #18 | 1/3 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Donnelly #3 | 4 | 166 | 41.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Wagoner #34 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Whisenhunt #45 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Austin #39 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Allen #85 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 27/47 | 362 | 7.7 | 1 | 3 | 1-10 | 62.5 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Dorsett #33 | 16 | 90 | 5.6 | 1 | 60 |
D. White #11 | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Lavette #29 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
T. Newsome #30 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hill #80 | 0/0 | 161 | 16.1 | 1 | 35 |
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 84 | 14.0 | 0 | 38 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 |
K. Powe #81 | 0/0 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
D. Cosbie #84 | 0/0 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 |
J. Jones #23 | 0/0 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jeffcoat #77 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Tall Jones #72 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Smerek #60 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Walls #24 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Clinkscale #47 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
M. Hegman #58 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Septien #1 | 1/1 | 3/3 | 6 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Saxon #4 | 4 | 146 | 36.5 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Lavette #29 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Williams #38 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bates #40 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
253
Total Yds
461
91
Pass Yds
352
162
Rush Yds
109
65
Total Plays
70
3.9
Yards Per Play
6.6
2.8
Yards Per Pass
7.3
4.9
Yards Per Rush
5
18
1st Downs
28
6
Passing 1st Downs
19
10
Rushing 1st Downs
5
2
1st Downs from Penalties
4
4
Punts
4
4
Turnovers
4
4
Interceptions Thrown
3
0
Fumbles Lost
1
10
Penalties
7
1.0
Sacks
5.0
0
D/ST TD
0
