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Dallas Cowboys 16 at New York Giants 14
Sunday, November 4, 1979
Stadium: The Meadowlands, Start Time: 1:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 47 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 13 mph
Weather: 47 degrees, relative humidity 61%, wind 13 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (8-2-0) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| New York Giants (4-6-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Scoring
| DAL | NYG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 26 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | Giants | Johnny Perkins 32 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 37 yard field goal | 6 | 7 |
| 4th | Giants | Billy Taylor 23 yard pass from Phil Simms (Joe Danelo kick) | 6 | 14 |
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 32 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 14 | |
| Cowboys | Rafael Septien 22 yard field goal | 16 | 14 |
Team Stats
| DAL | NYG | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 12 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 32-106-0 | 32-116-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 20-30-266-1-0 | 10-16-150-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-28 | 1-17 |
| Net pass yards | 238 | 133 |
| Total yards | 344 | 249 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-30 | 4-56 |
Passing, 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Joe Danelo | NYG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 0 | ||||