Washington Redskins 34 at Dallas Cowboys 35
Sunday, December 16, 1979
Washington Redskins 34, Dallas Cowboys 35
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Washington Redskins (10-6-0) | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Dallas Cowboys (11-5-0) | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Scoring
| | | WAS | DAL |
| 1st | WAS | Mark Moseley 24 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| WAS | Joe Theismann 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2nd | WAS | Benny Malone 55 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 0 |
| DAL | Ron Springs 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 |
| DAL | Preston Pearson 26 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3rd | DAL | Robert Newhouse 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4th | WAS | Mark Moseley 24 yard field goal | 20 | 21 |
| WAS | John Riggins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 27 | 21 |
| WAS | John Riggins 66 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 34 | 21 |
| DAL | Ron Springs 26 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 28 |
| DAL | Tony Hill 8 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 35 |
Team Stats
| WAS | DAL |
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-206-3 | 30-114-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 12-23-200-1-0 | 24-42-336-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-33 | 5-16 |
| Net pass yards | 167 | 320 |
| Total yards | 373 | 434 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-1 | 3-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 5-43 | 5-74 |
Rushing & Receiving
Defense & Returns
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Bobby Hammond |
WAS |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
123 |
20.5 |
0 |
0 |
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| Mark H. Murphy |
WAS |
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1 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
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Tm |
Sk |
Int |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
FR |
Yds |
TD |
Rt |
Yds |
Y/Rt |
TD |
Lng |
Ret |
Yds |
Y/R |
TD |
Lng |
| Wade Manning |
DAL |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
22 |
22.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ron Springs |
DAL |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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6 |
71 |
11.8 |
0 |
0 |
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| Steve Wilson |
DAL |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |