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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys - September 16th, 1979
Chicago Bears 20 at Dallas Cowboys 24
Sunday, September 16, 1979
Chicago Bears 20, Dallas Cowboys 24| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears (2-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Dallas Cowboys (3-0-0) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Scoring
| CHI | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | CHI | Vince Evans 3 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) | 7 | 0 |
| DAL | Tony Hill 42 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| 2nd | DAL | Rafael Septien 46 yard field goal | 7 | 10 |
| 3rd | CHI | Golden Richards 52 yard pass from Vince Evans (kick failed) | 13 | 10 |
| DAL | Billy Joe DuPree 11 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 17 | |
| 4th | CHI | James Scott 64 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) | 20 | 17 |
| DAL | Tony Hill 22 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 24 |
Team Stats
| CHI | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 26 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 36-200-1 | 46-214-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 5-16-155-2-1 | 18-31-222-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-37 | 2-16 |
| Net pass yards | 118 | 206 |
| Total yards | 318 | 420 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-36 | 4-35 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Walter Payton | CHI | 22 | 134 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Vince Evans | CHI | 5 | 16 | 155 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Golden Richards | CHI | 3 | 79 | 1 | 52 | ||||||||||
| James Scott | CHI | 2 | 76 | 1 | 64 | ||||||||||
| Dave Williams | CHI | 12 | 43 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 18 | 31 | 222 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 20 | 108 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 5 | 91 | 2 | 42 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 12 | 52 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 2 | 36 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 2 | 22 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 3 | 20 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 9 | 17 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 2 | 12 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Brian Baschnagel | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Schubert | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Rickey Watts | CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Benny Barnes | DAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Wilson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||