Dallas Cowboys 7 at Cleveland Browns 26
Monday, September 24, 1979
Dallas Cowboys 7, Cleveland Browns 26
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Dallas Cowboys (3-1-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cleveland Browns (4-0-0) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| | DAL | CLE |
| CLE | Dave Logan 23 yard pass from Brian Sipe (kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| CLE | Ozzie Newsome 52 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 13 |
| CLE | Thom Darden 39 yard interception return (Don Cockroft kick) | 0 | 20 |
| DAL | Tony Hill 48 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 20 |
| CLE | Mike Pruitt 2 yard rush (kick failed) | 7 | 26 |
| DAL | CLE |
| First downs | 20 | 15 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 30-123-0 | 33-82-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-39-303-1-2 | 15-28-239-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-32 | 1-10 |
| Net pass yards | 271 | 229 |
| Total yards | 394 | 311 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-52 | 2-19 |