| St. Louis Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 16, 1980 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 52567 |
| Weather: Light Rain Temp: 44 F Humidty: 96% Wind: 15 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis CardinalsSTL | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | STL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Ottis Anderson 51 run (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Mel Gray 69 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Preston Pearson 18 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 23 FG | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | St. Louis CardinalsSTL | Pat Tilley 60 pass from Jim Hart (Neil O'Donoghue kick) | 21 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Hill 58 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 17 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 14 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 11 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 21 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Mel Gray |
| 83 | WR | Pat Tilley |
| 66 | LOT | George Collins |
| 60 | LOG | Barney Cotton |
| 51 | C | Tom Brahaney |
| 71 | ROG | Joe Bostic |
| 72 | ROT | Dan Dierdorf |
| 87 | TE | Doug Marsh |
| 17 | QB | Jim Hart |
| 32 | RB | Ottis Anderson |
| 24 | FB | Wayne Morris |
| Defense | ||
| 82 | LDE | Bob Pollard |
| 78 | LDT | Ron Yankowski |
| 69 | RDT | Rush Brown |
| 75 | RDE | Curtis Greer |
| 59 | LOLB | Calvin Favron |
| 55 | MLB | Eric Williams |
| 57 | ROLB | Mark Arneson |
| 27 | LCB | Carl Allen |
| 38 | SS | Lee Nelson |
| 23 | FS | Ken Stone |
| 22 | RCB | Roger Wehrli |
| 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 |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 32 | FS | Dennis Thurman |
| 34 | RCB | Aaron Mitchell |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 25:07 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7/17 | / | 7 | 47 | 2 | 0 |
| DAL | 34:53 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 10/18 | / | 4 | 35 | 2 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Ottis Anderson | 16 | 100 | 6.3 | 51t | 1 |
| Wayne Morris | 9 | 41 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Willard Harrell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Hart | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 141 | 5.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 26 | 122 | 4.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 10 | 53 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 |
| James Jones | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Danny White | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 184 | 4.6 | 18 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jim Hart | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | 209 | 7.0 | 69t | 2 | 3 | 21 | 72.8 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 1 | 209 | 7.0 | 69t | 2 | 3 | 21 | 72.8 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 36 | 20 | 55.6 | 1 | 296 | 8.2 | 58t | 3 | 2 | 20 | 98.8 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 1 | 296 | 8.0 | 58t | 3 | 2 | 20 | 96.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Pat Tilley | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 60t | 1 |
| Doug Marsh | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Dave Stief | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 69t | 1 |
| Ottis Anderson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 209 | 17.4 | 69t | 2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Hill | 7 | 126 | 18.0 | 58t | 1 |
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jay Saldi | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 20 | 296 | 14.8 | 58t | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||
| Roy Green | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Bob Breunig | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Larry Swider | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 55 | 1 | 1 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Roy Green | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ken Stone | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 4 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Roland Solomon | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 76 | 15.2 | 21 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||
| Willard Harrell | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Roy Green | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 138 | 23.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 29 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Lee Nelson | 1.0 |
| Ron Yankowski | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| Mike Hegman | 1.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |