| Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins Game Statistics |
| Date: November 18, 1979 Location: Washington, DC |
| Venue: RFK Stadium Attendance: 55031 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 75 F Humidty: 27% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | WAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Johnny McDaniel 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 34 FG | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington RedskinsWAS | John Riggins 3 run (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 37 FG | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Clarence Harmon 10 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 46 FG | 6 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 19 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Ricky Thompson 11 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 9 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 31 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 45 FG | 20 | 34 |
| 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 |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | FB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 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 |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 42 | SS | Randy Hughes |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| 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 |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 29 | FS | Mark Murphy |
| 23 | RCB | Tony Peters |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Roger Staubach | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 9 | 1 |
| Clarence Harmon | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Benny Malone | 14 | 21 | 1.5 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 3 | 276 | 7.3 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 58.7 |
| Danny White | 11 | 6 | 54.5 | 0 | 74 | 6.7 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 105.9 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 0 | 210 | 8.8 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 130.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 8 | 134 | 16.8 | 2 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Scott Laidlaw | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Danny Buggs | 5 | 111 | 22.2 | 0 | |
| Ricky Thompson | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| Ike Forte | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Don Warren | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mark Murphy | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Neal Olkewicz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Brad Dusek | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 49 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Steve Wilson | 3 | 2 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Ron Springs | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 26 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Ike Forte | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Bobby Hammond | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Bob Breunig | 1.0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1.0 |
| Washington Redskins | |
| Coy Bacon | 2.0 |
| Brad Dusek | 1.5 |
| Ken Houston | 1.0 |
| Dave Butz | 1.0 |
| Monte Coleman | 0.5 |
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