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Week 6
1979
1979 gms
Falcons 25
Packers 7		 Bears 7
@Bills 0		 Chiefs 10
@Bengals 7		 Steelers 51
@Browns 35		 Colts 10
Jets 8		 Broncos 7
Chargers 0		 Cowboys 36
@Vikings 20		 Rams 35
@Saints 17
Patriots 24
Lions 17		 Giants 17
Buccaneers 14		 Cardinals 24
@Oilers 17		 Eagles 28
Redskins 17		 Seahawks 35
@49ers 24		 Mon:Raiders 13
Dolphins 3

Dallas Cowboys 36 at Minnesota Vikings 20

Sunday, October 7, 1979
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Dallas Cowboys (5-1-0)3207636
Minnesota Vikings (3-3-0)7310020

Game Info
Stadium Metropolitan Stadium
Start Time 3:00pm
Surface grass
Weather 43 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 5 mph
Vegas Line Dallas Cowboys -7.0
Over/Under 39.0 (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
Tony Dorsett DAL 21 145 3 30 5 47 0 16
Roger Staubach DAL 15 23 174 0 0 28 3 2 0 0
Billy Joe DuPree DAL 1 20 0 20 2 34 0 28
Preston Pearson DAL 2 17 1 11 2 27 0 16
Scott Laidlaw DAL 8 15 0 7 1 11 0 11
Danny White DAL 1 25 0 25
Ron Springs DAL 2 19 0 15 2 4 0 4
Larry Brinson DAL 4 22 0 10
Tony Hill DAL 1 20 0 20
Drew Pearson DAL 1 18 0 18
Robert Newhouse DAL 4 14 0 7
Butch Johnson DAL 1 13 0 13
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Sammy White MIN 7 131 1 37
Tommy Kramer MIN 18 34 206 2 0 37 1 1 0 1
Rickey Young MIN 9 29 0 7 4 19 0 8
Ahmad Rashad MIN 4 42 0 14
Chuck Foreman MIN 10 19 0 10 1 8 0 8
Robert Miller MIN 2 12 0 10
Bob Tucker MIN 2 6 1 4

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
Steve Wilson DAL 0 0 0 0 5 69 13.8 0 0 2 19 9.5 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
Jimmy Edwards MIN 0 0 0 0 3 91 30.3 0 0 2 5 2.5 0 0
Robert Miller MIN 0 0 0 0 2 27 13.5 0 0
Robert Steele MIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Rafael Septien DAL 3 5 1 1 0 0 0
Danny White DAL 4 155 38.8 0
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Greg Coleman MIN 5 190 38.0 0
Rick Danmeier MIN 2 2 2 2 0 0 0