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Washington Redskins 34 at Dallas Cowboys 35

Sunday, December 16, 1979

Washington Redskins 34, Dallas Cowboys 35

1234Final
Washington Redskins (10-6-0)10701734
Dallas Cowboys (11-5-0)01471435

Scoring

WASDAL
1stWASMark Moseley 24 yard field goal30
WASJoe Theismann 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)100
2ndWASBenny Malone 55 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)170
DALRon Springs 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)177
DALPreston Pearson 26 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)1714
3rdDALRobert Newhouse 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)1721
4thWASMark Moseley 24 yard field goal2021
WASJohn Riggins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)2721
WASJohn Riggins 66 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick)3421
DALRon Springs 26 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)3428
DALTony Hill 8 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)3435

Team Stats

WASDAL
First downs2127
Rush-yards-TDs39-206-330-114-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT12-23-200-1-024-42-336-3-1
Sacked-yards4-335-16
Net pass yards167320
Total yards373434
Fumbles-lost3-13-2
Turnovers13
Penalties-yards5-435-74

Rushing & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
John Riggins WAS 22 151 2 66
Joe Theismann WAS 12 23 200 1 0 39 5 16 1 0
Benny Malone WAS 7 20 0 4 1 55 1 55
Danny Buggs WAS 2 49 0 39
Clarence Harmon WAS 2 8 0 7 2 31 0 20
Ike Forte WAS 2 9 0 5 1 14 0 14
Ricky Thompson WAS 2 19 0 14
John McDaniel WAS 2 19 0 10
Don Warren WAS 1 9 0 9
Bobby Hammond WAS 1 2 0 2 1 4 0 4
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Roger Staubach DAL 24 42 336 3 1 26
Ron Springs DAL 20 79 1 10 6 58 1 26
Tony Hill DAL 8 113 1 21
Preston Pearson DAL 5 108 1 26
Butch Johnson DAL 1 13 0 13 1 14 0 14
Robert Newhouse DAL 9 22 1 8
Drew Pearson DAL 1 20 0 20
Jay Saldi DAL 1 14 0 14
Billy Joe DuPree DAL 1 5 0 5
Scott Laidlaw DAL 1 4 0 4

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
Bobby Hammond WAS 0 0 0 0 6 123 20.5 0 0
Mark H. Murphy WAS 1 13 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
Wade Manning DAL 0 0 0 0 1 22 22.0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0
Ron Springs DAL 0 0 0 0 6 71 11.8 0 0
Steve Wilson DAL 0 0 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 0