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Week 17
1980
1980 gms
Cowboys 34
Rams 13		 Raiders 27
Oilers 7		 Sat:Eagles 31
Vikings 16		 Sat:Chargers 20
Bills 14		 Cowboys 30
@Falcons 27		 Raiders 14
@Browns 12

Dallas Cowboys 30 at Atlanta Falcons 27

Sunday, January 4, 1981
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Dallas Cowboys (14-4-0)3702030
Atlanta Falcons (12-5-0)1077327

Game Info
Stadium Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Start Time 4:00pm
Surface grass
Weather 40 degrees, relative humidity 39%, wind 16 mph
Vegas Line Atlanta Falcons -2.5
Over/Under 0.0 (over)

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Danny White DAL 25 39 322 3 1 34 4 1 0 2
Drew Pearson DAL 1 9 0 9 5 90 2 23
Tony Dorsett DAL 10 51 0 9 5 40 0 13
Preston Pearson DAL 1 11 0 11 4 51 0 34
Tony Hill DAL 4 53 0 21
Ron Springs DAL 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 39 0 26
Billy Joe DuPree DAL 1 5 0 5 3 29 1 19
Robert Newhouse DAL 6 31 1 18
Butch Johnson DAL 1 20 0 0
Timmy Newsome DAL 1 4 0 4
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Steve Bartkowski ATL 18 33 320 2 1 60
Alfred Jenkins ATL 4 155 1 60
Wallace Francis ATL 6 66 0 18
Lynn Cain ATL 13 43 1 11 2 20 0 14
William Andrews ATL 14 43 0 12 2 19 1 12
Junior Miller ATL 3 48 0 26
Alfred Jackson ATL 1 12 0 12

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
Jim Cooper DAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Anthony Dickerson DAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Tony Dorsett DAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
James Jones DAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 58 19.3 0 30 2 -4 -2.0 0 1
Timmy Newsome DAL 0 0 0 0 3 46 15.3 0 25
Steve Wilson DAL 1 0 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
Kenny Johnson ATL 0 0 0 0 2 8 4.0 0 7
Tom Pridemore ATL 1 22 0 22 1 0 0
Mike T. Smith ATL 0 0 0 0 5 108 21.6 0 39

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Rafael Septien DAL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0
Danny White DAL 4 155 38.8 52
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
John James ATL 4 144 36.0 40
Tim Mazzetti ATL 3 3 2 2 0 0 0

Starting Lineups

Dallas Cowboys
Pos
Danny White QB
Tony Dorsett RB
Robert Newhouse FB
Drew Pearson WR
Tony Hill WR
Billy Joe DuPree TE
Pat Donovan LT
Herbert Scott LG
Robert Shaw C
Tom Rafferty RG
Jim Cooper RT
Too Tall Jones LDE
Larry Cole LDT
Randy White RDT
Harvey Martin RDE
Guy Brown LLB
Bob Breunig MLB
D.D. Lewis RLB
Benny Barnes LCB
Aaron Mitchell RCB
Charlie Waters SS
Dennis Thurman FS
Atlanta Falcons
Pos
Steve Bartkowski QB
Lynn Cain RB
William Andrews FB
Wallace Francis WR
Alfred Jenkins WR
Junior Miller TE
Mike Kenn LT
Dave Scott LG
Jeff Van Note C
R.C. Thielemann RG
Warren Bryant RT
Jeff Yeates LDE
Don L. Smith NT
Jeff Merrow RDE
Al Richardson LOLB
Fulton Kuykendall LILB
Buddy Curry RILB
Joel Williams ROLB
Rolland Lawrence LCB
Kenny Johnson RCB
Bob Glazebrook SS
Tom Pridemore FS