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Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings

October 2, 1983
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dallas CowboysDallas (5-0)	3	10	14	10	37
Minnesota VikingsMinnesota (3-2)	7	17	0	0	24

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter			Dal	Min
Min	7:43	Sammy White 43 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo Kick)	0	7
Dal	11:26	FG Rafael Septien 45	3	7
2nd Quarter			Dal	Min
Min	2:51	Sammy White 36 pass from Steve Dils (Benny Ricardo Kick)	3	14
Min	8:19	FG Benny Ricardo 41	3	17
Dal	13:29	Danny White 2 run (Rafael Septien Kick)	10	17
Min	14:10	Ted Brown 5 run (Benny Ricardo Kick)	10	24
Dal	15:00	FG Rafael Septien 45	13	24
3rd Quarter			Dal	Min
Dal	8:56	Ron Springs 5 run (Rafael Septien Kick)	20	24
Dal	12:46	Ron Fellows 58 interception return (Rafael Septien Kick)	27	24
4th Quarter			Dal	Min
Dal	6:07	Drew Pearson 11 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien Kick)	34	24
Dal	12:44	FG Rafael Septien 35	37	24

Team Stats

	DallasDal	MinnesotaMin
First downs	28	14
Rushing	15	2
Passing	11	12
Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	400	316
Net Yards Rushing	200	44
Rushing Plays	47	16
Average Gain	4.3	2.8
Net Yards Passing	200	272
Att - Comp - Int	40-22-2	39-17-3
Sacked - Yds Lost	1-13	1-0
Gross Yards Passing	213	272
Avg. Yds/Att	5.3	7.0

	DallasDal	MinnesotaMin
Punts - Average	4-43.0	7-47.9
Had Blocked	0	0
Punt Returns	4-51	2-5
Kickoff Returns	5-116	6-163
Interception Returns	3-79	2-11
Penalties - Yards	1-10	6-45
Fumbles - Lost	4-1	0-0
Field Goals	3-4	1-1
Third Downs	9-19-47%	1-11-9%
Total Plays	88	56
Average Gain	4.5	5.6
Time of Possession	38:40	21:20

Passing

Dallas CowboysDallas	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Danny WhiteD. White	40	22	213	5.3	1	2	17	1	13	57.6

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Steve DilsS. Dils	39	17	272	7.0	2	3	43t	1	0	52.5

Rushing

Dallas CowboysDallas	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Tony DorsettT. Dorsett	26	141	5.42	25	0
Ron SpringsR. Springs	14	59	4.21	8	1
Timmy NewsomeT. Newsome	1	2	2.00	2	0
Butch JohnsonB. Johnson	1	0	0.00	0	0
Danny WhiteD. White	5	-2	-0.40	2t	1

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Ted BrownT. Brown	9	29	3.22	8	1
Darrin NelsonD. Nelson	7	15	2.14	5	0

Receiving

Dallas CowboysDallas	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Ron SpringsR. Springs	8	64	8.00	12	0
Drew PearsonD. Pearson	6	62	10.33	16	1
Butch JohnsonB. Johnson	3	45	15.00	17	0
Doug CosbieD. Cosbie	2	24	12.00	16	0
Tony DorsettT. Dorsett	1	8	8.00	8	0
Billy Joe DuPreeB. DuPree	1	4	4.00	4	0
Timmy NewsomeT. Newsome	1	6	6.00	6	0

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Darrin NelsonD. Nelson	5	68	13.60	20	0
Ted BrownT. Brown	3	26	8.67	14	0
Sammy WhiteS. White	3	107	35.67	43t	2
Dave CasperD. Casper	2	27	13.50	20	0
Sam McCullumS. McCullum	2	10	5.00	8	0
Bob BruerB. Bruer	1	6	6.00	6	0
Steve JordanS. Jordan	1	28	28.00	28	0

Kickoff Returns

Dallas CowboysDallas	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Ron FellowsR. Fellows	4	109	27.25	0	53	0
Doug CosbieD. Cosbie	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Darrin NelsonD. Nelson	3	88	29.33	0	46	0
Jarvis RedwineJ. Redwine	2	60	30.00	0	37	0
Dave HuffmanD. Huffman	1	15	15.00	0	15	0

Punt Returns

Dallas CowboysDallas	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Rod HillR. Hill	4	51	12.75	1	37	0

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	Num	Yds	Avg	FC	Lg	TD
Rufus BessR. Bess	2	5	2.50	1	4	0

Punting

Dallas CowboysDallas	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	Blk	Ret	RYds
John WarrenJ. Warren	4	172	43.0	51	0	2	5

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	Blk	Ret	RYds
Greg ColemanG. Coleman	7	335	47.9	59	0	4	51

Kicking

Dallas CowboysDallas	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Rafael SeptienR. Septien	4/4	3/4	0/0	0/0	1/1	2/2	0/1	45	53	13

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Benny RicardoB. Ricardo	3/3	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	0/0	41	--	6

Defense

Dallas CowboysDallas	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Sack
Ron FellowsR. Fellows	2	79	39.50	58t	1	0.0
Rod HillR. Hill	1	0	0.00	0	0	0.0
Randy WhiteR. White	0	0	0.00	0	0	1.0

Minnesota VikingsMinnesota	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Sack
John TurnerJ. Turner	2	11	5.50	11	0	0.0
Doug MartinD. Martin	0	0	0.00	0	0	1.0

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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Cincinnati	10	14	7	0	31

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Denver	0	0	7	7	14
Chicago	14	10	0	7	31

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Houston	0	3	7	0	10
Pittsburgh	0	7	0	10	17

Oilers/Steelers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
LA Raiders	0	7	14	14	35
Washington	7	10	3	17	37

Raiders/Redskins Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Philadelphia	14	7	0	7	28
Atlanta	0	7	7	10	24

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FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
San Francisco	7	10	13	3	33
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49ers/Patriots Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Tampa Bay	0	7	0	7	14
Green Bay	14	35	0	6	55

Buccaneers/Packers Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Seattle	3	0	7	14	24
Cleveland	0	3	0	6	9

Seahawks/Browns Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
San Diego	13	14	7	7	41
NY Giants	0	17	7	10	34

Chargers/Giants Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Detroit	3	7	0	0	10
LA Rams	0	14	0	7	21

Lions/Rams Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
Miami	0	0	0	7	7
New Orleans	0	7	10	0	17

Dolphins/Saints Box Score

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
St. Louis	7	0	0	7	14
Kansas City	14	0	3	21	38

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Monday, October 3, 1983

FINAL	1	2	3	4	T
NY Jets	0	7	10	17	34
Buffalo	0	0	0	10	10

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