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New York Giants 7 at Dallas Cowboys 28
Sunday, December 2, 1979
Stadium: Texas Stadium, Start Time: 3:00, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 41 degrees, relative humidity 39%, wind 7 mph
Weather: 41 degrees, relative humidity 39%, wind 7 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (6-8-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Dallas Cowboys (9-5-0) | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Scoring
| NYG | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giants | Billy Taylor 2 yard rush (Joe Danelo kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Drew Pearson 7 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Drew Pearson 8 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 44 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 21 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Tony Dorsett 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 28 |
Team Stats
| NYG | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 14 | 21 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 31-99-1 | 44-166-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-15-130-0-1 | 11-19-174-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-32 | 3-24 |
| Net pass yards | 98 | 150 |
| Total yards | 197 | 316 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-2 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-75 | 4-30 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Billy Taylor | NYG | 24 | 69 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Phil Simms | NYG | 9 | 15 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Gary Shirk | NYG | 2 | 66 | 0 | 47 | ||||||||||
| Ken Johnson | NYG | 6 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Jim Robinson | NYG | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Earnest Gray | NYG | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 29 | 108 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 5 | 88 | 3 | 44 | ||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 10 | 18 | 164 | 3 | 0 | 44 | ||||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 10 | 48 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | ||||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 2 | 21 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Steve Wilson | DAL | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Danny White | DAL | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||
| Larry Brinson | DAL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Eddie Hicks | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Odom | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Robinson | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 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 | |||
| Cliff Harris | DAL | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wade Manning | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Steve Wilson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Dave Jennings | NYG | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Danny White | DAL | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 0 | ||||