| New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 5, 1980 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 59126 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 82 F Humidty: 29% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 46 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Butch Johnson 29 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | New York GiantsNYG | Joe Danelo 51 FG | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | John Dutton 38 interception return (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 24 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 83 | WR | Earnest Gray |
| 60 | LOT | Brad Benson |
| 69 | LOG | Roy Simmons |
| 56 | C | Jim Clack |
| 68 | ROG | J.T. Turner |
| 73 | ROT | Jeff Weston |
| 81 | TE | Tom Mullady |
| 87 | TE | Gary Shirk |
| 11 | QB | Phil Simms |
| 38 | RB | Billy Taylor |
| 41 | FB | Bo Matthews |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | George Martin |
| 76 | NT | Curtis McGriff |
| 70 | RDE | Gary Jeter |
| 10 | LOLB | Brad Van Pelt |
| 57 | LILB | John Skorupan |
| 53 | RILB | Harry Carson |
| 51 | ROLB | Frank Marion |
| 24 | LCB | Terry Jackson |
| 28 | SS | Beasley Reece |
| 26 | FS | Bud Hebert |
| 46 | RCB | Mike Dennis |
| 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 |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Billy Taylor | 13 | 76 | 5.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Phil Simms | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Scott Brunner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Larry Heater | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Springs | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 15 | 26 | 1.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Scott Brunner | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 2 | 92 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 22.1 |
| Phil Simms | 15 | 4 | 26.7 | 1 | 87 | 5.8 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 33 | 22 | 66.7 | 1 | 266 | 8.1 | 46t | 2 | 3 | 16 | 98.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Johnny Perkins | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Taylor | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 42 | 0 |
| Bo Matthews | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Earnest Gray | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tom Mullady | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 46t | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Jay Saldi | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Mike Dennis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| John Dutton | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Bob Breunig | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Dave Jennings | 5 | 270 | 54.0 | 58 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 3 | 1 | 18 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Alvin Garrett | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Nate Johnson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| New York Giants | |
| Gary Jeter | 1.0 |
| Phil Tabor | 1.0 |
| Curtis McGriff | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Bob Breunig | 1.0 |
| Larry Cole | 1.0 |
| Bruce Thornton | 1.0 |
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