| 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 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Texas Stadium |
| Start Time | 3:00pm |
| Surface | astroturf |
| Weather | 40 degrees, relative humidity 71%, wind 12 mph |
| Vegas Line | Dallas Cowboys -8.0 |
| Over/Under | 39.5 (over) |
| WAS | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Redskins | Mark Moseley 24 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| Redskins | Joe Theismann 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Redskins | Benny Malone 55 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 17 | 0 |
| Cowboys | Ron Springs 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| Cowboys | Preston Pearson 26 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 2 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 4th | Redskins | Mark Moseley 24 yard field goal | 20 | 21 |
| Redskins | John Riggins 1 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 27 | 21 | |
| Redskins | John Riggins 66 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 34 | 21 | |
| Cowboys | Ron Springs 26 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 28 | |
| Cowboys | Tony Hill 8 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 34 | 35 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | 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 | |||||||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Mike Bragg | WAS | 5 | 190 | 38.0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Moseley | WAS | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Danny White | DAL | 5 | 212 | 42.4 | 0 | ||||