| Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1980 Location: Denver, CO |
| Venue: Mile High Stadium Attendance: 74919 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 77 F Humidty: 37% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Denver BroncosDEN | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver BroncosDEN | Matt Robinson 1 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 46 FG | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Matt Robinson 3 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 36 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Denver BroncosDEN | Billy Thompson 32 opponents fumble recovery (Fred Steinfort kick) | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 30 FG | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 37 FG | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Otis Armstrong 3 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Denver BroncosDEN | Jim Jensen 4 run (Fred Steinfort kick) | 13 | 38 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 22 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | Denver BroncosDEN | Fred Steinfort 55 FG | 20 | 41 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 20 | FB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 63 | LDT | Larry Cole |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 68 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 45 | LCB | Steve Wilson |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 32 | FS | Dennis Thurman |
| 34 | RCB | Aaron Mitchell |
| Denver Broncos | ||
| Offense | ||
| 25 | WR | Haven Moses |
| 80 | WR | Rick Upchurch |
| 70 | LOT | Dave Studdard |
| 62 | LOG | Tom Glassic |
| 64 | C | Billy Bryan |
| 80 | ROG | Paul Howard |
| 71 | ROT | Claudie Minor |
| 88 | TE | Riley Odoms |
| 17 | QB | Matt Robinson |
| 46 | HB | Dave Preston |
| 30 | FB | Jim Jensen |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Barney Chavous |
| 68 | NT | Rubin Carter |
| 66 | RDE | Brison Manor |
| 58 | LOLB | Rob Nairne |
| 59 | LILB | Joe Rizzo |
| 53 | RILB | Randy Gradishar |
| 57 | ROLB | Tom Jackson |
| 20 | LCB | Louis Wright |
| 36 | SS | Billy Thompson |
| 29 | FS | Bernie Jackson |
| 43 | RCB | Steve Foley |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 62 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 |
| James Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Otis Armstrong | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 8 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 8 | 1 |
| Lawrence McCutcheon | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 3t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 1 | 292 | 8.6 | 36t | 2 | 1 | 16 | 94.2 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||||||||
| Matt Robinson | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 0 | 198 | 9.9 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 85.0 |
| Jeff Knapple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 36t | 2 |
| Jay Saldi | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Riley Odoms | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Dave Preston | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Steve Foley | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | |||||
| Luke Prestridge | 4 | 197 | 49.3 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8.7 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Eric Hurt | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Denver Broncos | ||||||
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