Everson Walls tripped as he was covering White, which allowed him to catch a 43-yard touchdown pass, giving the Vikings a 7–0 lead. When Theismann completed a nine-yard pass to Warren, Washington had an apparent first down at the Dallas five with about 10 minutes left. It's a feeling you get in the huddle and the locker room.
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys - December 11th, 1983. He managed to get to the five yard line before being tackled.
The play was a key turning point. Rafael Septien's extra point gave Dallas a 24-23 lead.Washington quarterback Joe Theismann, who completed 28 of 38 for 325 yards and two touchdowns, tried to generate a comeback.There were no heroics in the humidity, though: on second and 10 from the Washington 20, Theismann threw a pass intended for wide receiver Charlie Brown, who said later he ran the wrong pattern. "Actually, I got his message when I looked over to the sideline." Facing a fourth and one from the Vikings two yard line, Danny White took the ball himself and ran in for the touchdown to get the Cowboys closer, 17–10. Washington's opening defeat on Monday Night was easily overcome by the Redskins, who won the rematch in Dallas later in the season and lost only one other game in compiling a 14–2 record. The team started the season with seven straight victories, including a memorable Late in the season, the Cowboys met the Redskins at The Redskins trailing with the score 14–10 in the third quarter, the Cowboys failed on a fourth and one at midfield.
The tip interrupted the timing of Pearson's pass attempt to fellow wide receiver Doug Donley who was streaking down the left sideline. On the next play the Vikings Ted Brown scored and increased the Vikings lead to 24–10. Meanwhile, Danny White was a miserable one-for-nine. It was a game the Cowboys had no business winning as they turned the ball over six times and allowed seven sacks on Danny White.
The October 16 and November 6 games against the Philadelphia Eagles were played with locations switched from the original schedule, because of October 16 conflict with game 5 of the baseball World Series. Defending Super Bowl champions. White called for a pass to Doug Cosbie that could have gone for big yardage, but White overthrew Cosbie. Stifled again by Washington's defense, the Cowboys had to settle for a 26-yard Rafael Septien field goal.
In this case it would be Dennis Thurman who blitzed from the outside and was able to raise his arm to obstruct Steve Dils vision. The hemorrhaging was discovered yesterday morning and Coleman was admitted to the hospital, where he was scheduled to remain at least overnight.Trainer Bubba Tyer said, "The thigh looks today what it should have looked like the day after the game." Heading into the next-to-last game of the 1983 season, the Redskins were determined to psyche out their foe.
For those who don’t remember the Cowboys loved to run a package of four defensive linemen, no linebackers and seven defensive backs, blitzing most of their secondary. Coach Tom Landry thought the safe thing to do was to run out the clock and regroup at halftime. Washington Redskins 31 at Dallas Cowboys 10 on December 11th, 1983 - Full team and player stats and box score As Morten Anderson attempted his 43-yard field goal, Cowboys Ed Jones got his hands on the ball for the block. The Cowboys started their first drive from their own 16-yard line and that was typical during the first two quarters of play as they were consistently kept on their own half of the field.
Midway through the third quarter the Cowboys defense forced the Vikings to punt. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. The Cowboys followed that score with a Rafael Septien 41-yard field goal that gave them a 10–0 lead. But we put it together. Theismann still completed 14 of 19 passes in the second half, but the offense did not produce.The Redskins seemed ready to reverse the Dallas onslaught. The mistakes for the Cowboys continued on the kickoff as Ron Fellows fumbled the ball and the Saints recovered at the 20-yard line.
With the strange win by the Cowboys over the Saints they improved their record to 4–0 in 1983. But Warren was penalized for offensive pass interference, moving the ball back to the Dallas 24.Then Moseley lined up for a field goal that could have put the Redskins ahead, 26-17.
On second down the Saints were looking to put some room between them and the goal line. In the second quarter it would be the Saints that would battle back to tie the Cowboys. Moreover, the inability to put more points on the board in the second half until it was too late, combined with the big plays by the Cowboys that exploited weaknesses in Washington's defense, made the difference.
White's pass to Pearson was tipped, but still made it to Pearson. Raiders 40–38.The Vikings scored in the first quarter when Vikings quarterback Steve Dils went deep to wide receiver Sammy White. With just over two minutes to play, the game-clinching points were set up thanks to reserve CB Ron Fellows intercepting a Theismann pass at the Washington 40 and returning it to the four yard line.
The Cowboys got the ball back at their 20-yard line with 4:30 left in the game. Tony Dorsett took a pitch-out from Danny White as the Saints were blitzing. Before halftime the Cowboys took the lead 13–10 when Rafael Septien kicked his second field goal of the game from 34 yards.
Then the Cowboys, advancing when they had to, followed Dorsett and Springs and were aided by a crucial 15-yard spearing penalty against linebacker Mel Kaufman that moved the ball to the Washington 35.On second and goal from the Washington one, White ran for the touchdown that tied the score.The Redskins' spirit was broken.