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Dallas Cowboys 36 at Minnesota Vikings 20
Sunday, October 7, 1979
Dallas Cowboys 36, Minnesota Vikings 20| 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 |
| DAL | MIN | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| MIN | Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 3 | 7 |
| DAL | Tony Dorsett 5 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 7 |
| DAL | Tony Dorsett 3 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 |
| DAL | Benny Barnes 33 yard fumble return (kick failed) | 23 | 7 |
| MIN | Rick Danmeier 37 yard field goal | 23 | 10 |
| MIN | Rick Danmeier 35 yard field goal | 23 | 13 |
| MIN | Sammy White 28 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) | 23 | 20 |
| DAL | Tony Dorsett 30 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 30 | 20 |
| DAL | Preston Pearson 6 yard rush (kick failed) | 36 | 20 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 21 | 145 | 3 | ||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| Sammy White | MIN | 7 | 131 | 1 | ||||||||