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Dallas Cowboys 24 at Philadelphia Eagles 17
Saturday, December 8, 1979
Stadium: Veterans Stadium, Start Time: 12:30, Surface: astroturf,
Weather: 44 degrees, relative humidity 56%, wind 21 mph
Weather: 44 degrees, relative humidity 56%, wind 21 mph
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (10-5-0) | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (10-5-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring
| DAL | PHI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cowboys | Scott Laidlaw 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 0 |
| Eagles | Tony Franklin 27 yard field goal | 7 | 3 | |
| Cowboys | Rafael Septien 40 yard field goal | 10 | 3 | |
| 2nd | Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 14 yard pass from Ron Jaworski (Tony Franklin kick) | 10 | 10 |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 17 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 10 |
| 4th | Cowboys | Butch Johnson 17 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 10 |
| Eagles | Wilbert Montgomery 1 yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 24 | 17 |
Team Stats
| DAL | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 41-185-2 | 28-80-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 11-21-105-1-0 | 13-36-216-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-11 | 1-12 |
| Net pass yards | 94 | 204 |
| Total yards | 279 | 284 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-46 | 2-6 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Ron Springs | DAL | 12 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 12 | 68 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 11 | 21 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 9 | 36 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 3 | 33 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 10 | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 1 | 17 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 2 | 10 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Larry Brinson | DAL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Wilbert Montgomery | PHI | 23 | 65 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 93 | 1 | 35 | ||||||
| Ron Jaworski | PHI | 13 | 36 | 216 | 1 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||
| Harold Carmichael | PHI | 1 | 34 | 0 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Keith Krepfle | PHI | 3 | 31 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Leroy Harris | PHI | 5 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | ||||||
| Scott Fitzkee | PHI | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Billy Campfield | PHI | 2 | 23 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
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 | |||
| Randy Hughes | DAL | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wade Manning | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 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 | |||
| Wally Henry | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 4 | 165 | 41.3 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Tony Franklin | PHI | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max Runager | PHI | 5 | 203 | 40.6 | 0 | ||||