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Dallas Cowboys 16 at New York Giants 14

Sunday, November 4, 1979

Dallas Cowboys 16, New York Giants 14

1234Final
Dallas Cowboys (8-2-0)3031016
New York Giants (4-6-0)070714

Scoring

DALNYG
1stDALRafael Septien 26 yard field goal30
2ndNYGJohnny Perkins 32 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)37
3rdDALRafael Septien 37 yard field goal67
4thNYGBilly Taylor 23 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick)614
DALDrew Pearson 32 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)1314
DALRafael Septien 22 yard field goal1614

Team Stats

DALNYG
First downs1912
Rush-yards-TDs32-106-032-116-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT20-30-266-1-010-16-150-2-1
Sacked-yards4-281-17
Net pass yards238133
Total yards344249
Fumbles-lost1-12-0
Turnovers11
Penalties-yards4-304-56

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Roger Staubach DAL 20 30 266 1 0 32 4 19 0 0
Drew Pearson DAL 6 124 1 32
Tony Dorsett DAL 16 36 0 12 6 68 0 32
Ron Springs DAL 3 32 0 15
Tony Hill DAL 1 12 0 12 2 17 0 9
Robert Newhouse DAL 9 24 0 7
Scott Laidlaw DAL 2 15 0 9 2 6 0 8
Butch Johnson DAL 1 19 0 19
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Phil Simms NYG 10 16 150 2 1 32 2 29 0 0
Billy Taylor NYG 21 68 0 6 2 29 1 23
Gary Shirk NYG 3 47 0 20
Johnny Perkins NYG 2 34 1 32
Earnest Gray NYG 2 33 0 21
Doug Kotar NYG 9 19 0 5
Dwight Scales NYG 1 7 0 7

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
Cliff Harris DAL 1 15 0 0
Ron Springs DAL 0 0 0 0 2 26 13.0 0 0
Steve Wilson DAL 0 0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 0 5 38 7.6 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
Bobby Hammond NYG 0 0 0 0 3 49 16.3 0 0 2 3 1.5 0 0
Beasley Reece NYG 0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 0 0