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Week 1
1979
1979 gms
Sat:Buccaneers 31
Lions 16		 Dolphins 9
@Bills 7		 Bears 6
Packers 3		 Cowboys 22
@Cardinals 21		 Broncos 10
Bengals 0		 Chiefs 14
Colts 0		 Vikings 28
49ers 22		 Falcons 40
@Saints 34
Browns 25
@Jets 22		 Eagles 23
Giants 17		 Raiders 24
@Rams 17		 Chargers 33
@Seahawks 16		 Oilers 29
@Redskins 27		 Mon:Steelers 16
@Patriots 13

Dallas Cowboys 22 at St. Louis Cardinals 21

Sunday, September 2, 1979
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Dallas Cowboys (1-0-0)373922
St. Louis Cardinals (0-1-0)077721

Game Info
Stadium Civic Center Busch Memorial St
Start Time 1:00pm
Surface astroturf
Weather 76 degrees, relative humidity 73%, wind 7 mph
Vegas Line Dallas Cowboys -4.0
Over/Under 37.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Roger Staubach DAL 20 34 269 0 0 44 1 9 0 9
Tony Hill DAL 1 6 0 6 5 113 1 44
Robert Newhouse DAL 18 108 1 21 1 9 0 9
Drew Pearson DAL 5 99 0 41
Ron Springs DAL 1 1 30 1 0 30 15 30 0 6 2 10 0 7
Billy Joe DuPree DAL 3 32 0 19
Preston Pearson DAL 1 0 0 0 2 19 0 10
Doug Cosbie DAL 2 12 0 12
Larry Brinson DAL 2 9 0 10
Jay Saldi DAL 1 -1 0 -1 1 5 0 5
Scott Laidlaw DAL 2 0 0 0
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Ottis Anderson STL 21 193 1 76
Wayne Morris STL 10 41 0 10 4 28 0 17
Jim Hart STL 12 29 112 2 2 18
Mel Gray STL 2 32 0 18
Pat Tilley STL 2 31 1 18
Al Chandler STL 4 21 1 8
Willard Harrell STL 1 3 0 3

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Aaron Kyle DAL 2 0 0 0
Wade Manning DAL 0 0 0 0 3 83 27.7 0 0 3 10 3.3 0 0
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Roy Green STL 0 0 0 0 1 33 33.0 0 0
Willard Harrell STL 0 0 0 0 4 97 24.3 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Rafael Septien DAL 1 1 3 4 0 0 0
Danny White DAL 5 195 39.0 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Steve Little STL 6 229 38.2 0
Mike Wood STL 3 3 1 0 0 0