editionTier

LEGENDARY

Player Name

Herschel Walker

playerFirstName

Herschel

playerLastName

Walker

playerPosition

RB

playType

Player Melt

seriesName

Historical (2024 Release)

setName

Legends of the Turf

teamName

Dallas Cowboys

awayTeamName

Philadelphia Eagles

awayTeamScore

23

description

Rookie Cowboys sensation Herschel Walker had two of the most spectacular plays of his career in the same game late in the 1986 NFL Season. In the first quarter, he took a handoff to the left, showing incredible skill and patience as he hit the defense with a hesitation move and juke before exploding up a lane and accelerating for an 84-yard touchdown. Later in the game, he motioned out wide before the snap, and then his quarterback quickly hit him in stride as he streaked up the field, going untouched for another 84-yard score. All told, Walker tallied 292 yards of total offense in this one, 122 coming on the ground on just six carries with 170 coming through the air on nine catches, scoring twice. The Cowboys would ultimately fall to the Eagles, however, losing 23-21 in this matchup on Dec. 14, 1986.

gameDate

12/14/1986

homeTeamName

Dallas Cowboys