Sunday, October 26, 1980
San Diego Chargers 31, Dallas Cowboys 42| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers (5-3-0) | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Dallas Cowboys (6-2-0) | 7 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| SDG | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | SDG | Rolf Benirschke 45 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| DAL | Ron Springs 4 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd | SDG | John Jefferson 58 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 10 | 7 |
| SDG | Woodrow Lowe 16 yard interception return (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 17 | 7 | |
| DAL | Butch Johnson 17 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 14 | |
| SDG | Kellen Winslow 9 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 24 | 14 | |
| 3rd | DAL | Timmy Newsome 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 21 |
| DAL | Timmy Newsome 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 28 | |
| DAL | Jay Saldi 12 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 35 | |
| 4th | DAL | Billy Joe DuPree 9 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 42 |
| SDG | Kellen Winslow 3 yard pass from Dan Fouts (Rolf Benirschke kick) | 31 | 42 |
| SDG | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 29 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 18-97-0 | 49-198-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 21-44-371-3-4 | 22-34-260-3-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-19 | 5-33 |
| Net pass yards | 352 | 227 |
| Total yards | 449 | 425 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-3 | 4-1 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-79 | 12-76 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Dan Fouts | SDG | 21 | 44 | 371 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | ||||
| John Jefferson | SDG | 8 | 160 | 1 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Kellen Winslow | SDG | 5 | 110 | 2 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Chuck Muncie | SDG | 11 | 71 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
| Charlie Joiner | SDG | 3 | 61 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||
| Mike Thomas | SDG | 2 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| John Cappelletti | SDG | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Clarence Williams | SDG | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Danny White | DAL | 22 | 34 | 260 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 13 | 61 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 16 | ||||||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 8 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 16 | ||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 12 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 3 | 38 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 2 | 36 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 3 | 35 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 7 | 32 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mike Fuller | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Woodrow Lowe | SDG | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Chuck Muncie | SDG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 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 | |||
| Benny Barnes | DAL | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dennis Thurman | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Wilson | DAL | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||