Week 9
Final
DAL
DET1Q
0 - 3
E. Murray 30-yard field goal.
FG Made
1Q
0 - 10
R. Rubick 20-yard TD catch from C. Long.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
7 - 10
T. Newsome 1-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
10 - 10
R. Ruzek 38-yard field goal.
FG Made
3Q
10 - 17
G. James 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 17
T. Newsome 24-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 24
G. James 4-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
17 - 27
E. Murray 19-yard field goal.
FG Made
Top Performers
Pass Yds
217
Long
DET
Rush Yds
65
Walker
DAL
Rec Yds
97
Mandley
DET
Scrim TD
2
Newsome
DAL
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1987 NFC East
DAL DET
Redskins 
Cowboys 
Cardinals 
Eagles 
Giants | Team | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bears | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 |
 Vikings | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 |
 Packers | 5 | 9 | 1 | .367 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 |
 Lions | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 |
Game Summary
The Detroit Lions decisively defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 27 to 17, on November 8, 1987.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 17/38 | 193 | 5.1 | 0 | 4 | 3-26 | 20.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Long | 15/28 | 217 | 7.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 61.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 |
T. Newsome #30 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 2 | 24 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 14 |
D. White #11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #30 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 |
G. James #33 | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 2 | 5 |
C. Long | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 27 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 24 |
D. Cosbie #84 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
T. Newsome #30 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
K. Edwards #81 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 0/0 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 | 32 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 36 |
R. Rubick #84 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 21 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. James #33 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bates #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Downs #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Saleaumua #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cofer #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Galloway #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ruzek #9 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Saxon #4 | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnold #6 | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Clack #42 | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 |
K. Edwards #81 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Lee #83 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Woolfolk #25 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Edwards #81 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. White #11 | 17/38 | 193 | 5.1 | 0 | 4 | 3-26 | 20.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Walker #34 | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | 17 |
T. Newsome #30 | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 2 | 24 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 0 | 14 |
D. White #11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Renfro #82 | 0/0 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 27 |
H. Walker #34 | 0/0 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 24 |
D. Cosbie #84 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 |
T. Newsome #30 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
K. Edwards #81 | 0/0 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
T. Dorsett #33 | 0/0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bates #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Downs #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Ruzek #9 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Saxon #4 | 6 | 251 | 41.8 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Clack #42 | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 |
K. Edwards #81 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Edwards #81 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Long | 15/28 | 217 | 7.8 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 61.2 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jones #30 | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 |
G. James #33 | 18 | 32 | 1.8 | 2 | 5 |
C. Long | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 0/0 | 97 | 12.1 | 0 | 32 |
J. Chadwick #89 | 0/0 | 72 | 24.0 | 0 | 36 |
R. Rubick #84 | 0/0 | 41 | 20.5 | 1 | 21 |
J. Jones #30 | 0/0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
G. James #33 | 0/0 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Saleaumua #97 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Cofer #55 | 0-0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
D. Galloway #40 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
D. Gibson #98 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Griffin #34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Murray #3 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 9 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Arnold #6 | 5 | 232 | 46.4 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Lee #83 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Woolfolk #25 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Mandley #82 | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
290
Total Yds
293
167
Pass Yds
217
123
Rush Yds
76
70
Total Plays
58
4.1
Yards Per Play
5.1
4.1
Yards Per Pass
7.8
4.2
Yards Per Rush
2.5
20
1st Downs
20
9
Passing 1st Downs
9
6
Rushing 1st Downs
5
5
1st Downs from Penalties
6
6
Punts
5
5
Turnovers
4
4
Interceptions Thrown
2
1
Fumbles Lost
2
11
Penalties
6
0.0
Sacks
3.0
0
D/ST TD
0
