| Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1979 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 62867 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 35 F Humidty: 72% Wind: 28 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 24 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Joe Theismann 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Benny Malone 55 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 26 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Robert Newhouse 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 24 FG | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 1 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 27 | 21 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 66 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 26 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 28 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 8 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 35 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Danny Buggs |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 73 | ROG | Jeff Williams |
| 74 | ROT | George Starke |
| 85 | TE | Don Warren |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 25 | HB | Benny Malone |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 72 | RDT | Diron Talbert |
| 79 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 59 | MLB | Neal Olkewicz |
| 50 | RLB | Pete Wysocki |
| 24 | LCB | Lemar Parrish |
| 23 | SS | Tony Peters |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 20 | RB | Ron Springs |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Offense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Dutton |
| 63 | LDT | Larry Cole |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 58 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 32 | SS | Dennis Thurman |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 22 | 151 | 6.9 | 66t | 2 |
| Benny Malone | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | |
| Joe Theismann | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Springs | 20 | 79 | 4.0 | 10 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 0 | 200 | 8.7 | 55t | 1 | 4 | 33 | 96.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 42 | 24 | 57.1 | 1 | 336 | 8.0 | 26t | 3 | 3 | 12 | 96.9 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 55t | 1 |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Warren | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 8 | 113 | 14.1 | 1 | |
| Ron Springs | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 1 | |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 47 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Wade Manning | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Springs | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 17 | 0 | |
| Wade Manning | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Monte Coleman | 1.0 |
| Joe Jones | 1.0 |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Larry Cole | 2.0 |
| John Dutton | 1.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
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