| NFC Divisional Playoff - Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: January 4, 1981 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Attendance: 60022 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 39 F Humidty: 20% Wind: 18 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 38 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Atlanta Falcons | Alfred Jenkins 60 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 10 |
| 1 | Dallas Cowboys | Rafael Septien 38 FG | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 5 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta Falcons | Lynn Cain 1 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | William Andrews 12 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 34 FG | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 14 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 27 |
| 4 | Dallas Cowboys | Drew Pearson 23 pass from Danny White | 30 | 27 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Danny White | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William Andrews | 14 | 43 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 11 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 39 | 25 | 64.1 | 1 | 322 | 8.3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 104.9 |
| Ron Springs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 1 | 320 | 9.7 | 60t | 2 | 4 | 35 | 95.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 23t | 2 |
| Tony Dorsett | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tony Hill | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 60t | 1 |
| Junior Miller | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| William Andrews | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12t | 1 |
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | 52 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 2 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| James Jones | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 30 | 0 | |
| Timmy Newsome | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Mike Smith | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 39 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Harvey Martin | 2.0 |
| John Dutton | 1.0 |
| Ed Jones | 0.5 |
| Randy White | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Jeff Yeates | 1.0 |
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