| Cincinnati Bengals at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: September 30, 1979 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63179 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 92 F Humidty: 33% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati BengalsCIN | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | CIN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 3 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Billy Joe DuPree 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Chris Bahr 38 FG | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Cincinnati BengalsCIN | Don Bass 10 pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 26 FG | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 9 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 38 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Don Bass |
| 77 | LOT | Mike Wilson |
| 66 | LOG | Mark Donahue |
| 58 | C | Blair Bush |
| 62 | ROG | Dave Lapham |
| 76 | ROT | Vern Holland |
| 81 | TE | Jim Corbett |
| 89 | TE | Dan Ross |
| 14 | QB | Ken Anderson |
| 45 | RB | Archie Griffin |
| 46 | FB | Pete Johnson |
| Defense | ||
| 67 | LDE | Gary Burley |
| 73 | LDT | Eddie Edwards |
| 75 | RDT | Wilson Whitley |
| 79 | RDE | Ross Browner |
| 53 | LLB | Bo Harris |
| 55 | MLB | Jim LeClair |
| 57 | RLB | Reggie Williams |
| 34 | LCB | Louis Breeden |
| 24 | SS | Marvin Cobb |
| 30 | FS | Dick Jauron |
| 13 | RCB | Ken Riley |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 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 |
| 87 | TE | Jay Saldi |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 35 | FB | Scott Laidlaw |
| Offense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Larry Cole |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Stalls |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 34 | LCB | Aaron Mitchell |
| 42 | SS | Randy Hughes |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Charles Alexander | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | |
| Pete Johnson | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Archie Griffin | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Ken Anderson | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 20 | 119 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 1 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 2 | |
| Larry Brinson | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Ken Anderson | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 2 | 187 | 5.7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 53.5 |
| Jack Thompson | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 22 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.6 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 25 | 12 | 48.0 | 1 | 164 | 6.6 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79.4 |
| Danny White | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Don Bass | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 1 | |
| Archie Griffin | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Steve Kreider | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | |
| Dan Ross | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Isaac Curtis | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Corbett | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Charles Alexander | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | |
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
| Wilson Whitley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 68 | 0 |
| Aaron Mitchell | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Bruce Thornton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
| Pat McInally | 5 | 249 | 49.8 | 55 | 0 | ||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 56 | 0 | ||||||
| Danny White | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Vaughn Lusby | 2 | 1 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | ||||||
| Deacon Turner | 7 | 174 | 24.9 | 32 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Springs | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Bob Breunig | 2.0 |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
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