Michael Downs
Michael Lynn Downs
Born: June 9, 1959
Dallas, TX USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
College: Rice
High School: South Oak Cliff (Dallas, TX)
Career: 1981-1989
Michael Downs played from 1981 to 1989 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Phoenix Cardinals. Downs intercepted 35 passes for 470 yards in his career.
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Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 27 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Phoenix Cardinals | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 470 | 13.4 | 37 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 1985 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 153 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1982 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 15 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1985 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Phoenix Cardinals | 5 | 0 |
Honors
1984 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1984 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1984 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1985 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
