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Dallas Cowboys 30 at Atlanta Falcons 27
Sunday, January 4, 1981
Dallas Cowboys 30, Atlanta Falcons 27| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys (14-4-0) | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
| Atlanta Falcons (12-5-0) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Scoring
| DAL | ATL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ATL | Tim Mazzetti 38 yard field goal | 0 | 3 |
| ATL | Alfred Jenkins 60 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 10 | |
| DAL | Rafael Septien 38 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | |
| 2nd | DAL | Billy Joe DuPree 5 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 10 |
| ATL | Lynn Cain 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 17 | |
| 3rd | ATL | William Andrews 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 24 |
| 4th | DAL | Robert Newhouse 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 24 |
| ATL | Tim Mazzetti 34 yard field goal | 17 | 27 | |
| DAL | Drew Pearson 14 yard pass from Danny White (kick failed) | 23 | 27 | |
| DAL | Drew Pearson 23 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 30 | 27 |
Team Stats
| DAL | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 24-112-1 | 27-86-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 25-40-322-3-1 | 18-33-320-2-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-12 | 4-35 |
| Net pass yards | 310 | 285 |
| Total yards | 422 | 371 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 6-72 | 4-48 |
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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Jim Cooper | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Anthony Dickerson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| James Jones | DAL | 0 | 0 | 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 | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Kenny Johnson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| Tom Pridemore | ATL | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike T. Smith | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 0 | 39 | |||||||||
Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup
| 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 Starting Lineup
| 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 |