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Dallas Cowboys 36 at Minnesota Vikings 20
Sunday, October 7, 1979
Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium, Start Time: 3:00, Surface: grass,
Weather: 43 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 5 mph
Weather: 43 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 5 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (5-1-0) | 3 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
| Minnesota Vikings (3-3-0) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
Scoring
| DAL | MIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Vikings | Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 5 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 7 |
| Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 3 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| Cowboys | Benny Barnes 33 yard fumble return (kick failed) | 23 | 7 | |
| Vikings | Rick Danmeier 37 yard field goal | 23 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Vikings | Rick Danmeier 35 yard field goal | 23 | 13 |
| Vikings | Sammy White 28 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 23 | 20 | |
| Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 30 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 30 | 20 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Preston Pearson 6 yard rush (kick failed) | 36 | 20 |
Team Stats
| DAL | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 25 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 46-279-4 | 22-61-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-23-174-0-0 | 18-34-206-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-7 | 3-27 |
| Net pass yards | 167 | 179 |
| Total yards | 446 | 240 |
| Fumbles-lost | 5-2 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-53 | 2-25 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | 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 | Lng | ||
| Greg Coleman | MIN | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | ||||
| Rick Danmeier | MIN | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |