The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Redskins, 35 to 34, on December 16, 1979.

Final

Redskins

10-6-0

34

Cowboys

11-5-0

35

Team

WAS

DAL

1

10

0

2

7

14

3

0

7

4

17

14

Total

34

35

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

WAS

DAL

Mark Moseley 24-yard field goal

3

0

Joe Theismann 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)

10

0

2nd quarter

WAS

DAL

Benny Malone 55-yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick)

17

0

Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

17

7

Preston Pearson 26-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

17

14

3rd quarter

WAS

DAL

Robert Newhouse 2-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

17

21

4th quarter

WAS

DAL

Mark Moseley 24-yard field goal

20

21

John Riggins 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)

27

21

John Riggins 66-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)

34

21

Ron Springs 26-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

34

28

Tony Hill 8-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

34

35

Redskins

Cowboys

1st Downs

21

27

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

4th down efficiency

-

Total Plays

66

77

Total Yards

373

434

Yards per play

5.7

5.6

Passing

167

320

Comp - Att

12 - 23

24 - 42

Yards per pass

6.2

6.8

Interceptions thrown

0

1

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 33

5 - 16

Rushing

206

114

Rushing Attempts

39

30

Yards per rush

5.3

3.8

Penalties

5

Turnovers

1

3

Fumbles lost

1

2

Interceptions

0

1

Possession

Redskins

Cowboys

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Theismann	12	23	200	8.7	1	0		96.3
Team	12	23	167	8.7	1	0	4	96.3

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
John Riggins	22	151	6.9	2
Benny Malone	7	20	2.9	0
Joe Theismann	5	16	3.2	1
Ike Forte	2	9	4.5	0
Clarence Harmon	2	8	4.0	0
Bobby Hammond	1	2	2.0	0
Team	39	206	5.3	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Benny Malone	1	55	55.0	1
Danny Buggs	2	49	24.5	0
Clarence Harmon	2	31	15.5	0
Johnnie McDaniel	2	19	9.5	0
Ricky Thompson	2	19	9.5	0
Ike Forte	1	14	14.0	0
Don Warren	1	9	9.0	0
Bobby Hammond	1	4	4.0	0
Team	12	200	8.7	1	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	1	2

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			5.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Mark Moseley	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Mike Bragg	5	190	38.0
Team	5	190	38.0

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bobby Hammond	6	123	20.5	0
Team	6	123	20.5	0

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Team	0	0		0

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Roger Staubach	24	42	336	8.0	3	1		96.9
Team	24	42	320	8.0	3	1	5	96.9

Rushing

NAME	ATT	YDS	YPC	TD
Ron Springs	20	79	4.0	1
Robert Newhouse	9	22	2.4	1
Butch Johnson	1	13	13.0	0
Team	30	114	3.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Tony Hill	8	113	14.1	1
Preston Pearson	5	108	21.6	1
Ron Springs	6	58	9.7	1
Drew Pearson	1	20	20.0	0
Butch Johnson	1	14	14.0	0
Jay Saldi	1	14	14.0	0
Billy Joe DuPree	1	5	5.0	0
Scott Laidlaw	1	4	4.0	0
Team	24	336	8.0	3	0

Fumbles

NAME	FUM	LOST	FR
Team	3	2	1

Defense

NAME	COMB	TKL	SCK	TFL	PDEF	QBH
Team			4.0

Kicking

NAME	FGM	FGA	LNG	XPM	PTS
Rafael Septien	0	0		5	5
Team	0	0		5	5

Punting

NAME	PUNT	YDS	AVG	LNG
Danny White	5	212	42.4
Team	5	212	42.4

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG
Ron Springs	6	71	11.8
Wade Manning	1	22	22.0
Team	7	93	13.3

Punt Return

NAME	PR	YDS	AVG
Wade Manning	1	7	7.0
Steve Wilson	1	3	3.0
Team	2	10	5.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,516

Prescott

RUSH

1,005

Pollard

REC

1,749

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.9

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

112.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

274.1

3rd

2023 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Cowboys	12	5	.706
Eagles	11	6	.647
Giants	6	11	.353
Commanders	4	13	.235

Last Game

Cowboys

0-1-0

32

Final

48

Packers

1-0-0

Sun 14 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 2/10	SF	@	KC	22-25
Sat 1/27	KC	@	BAL	17-10
Sat 1/27	DET	@	SF	31-34
Sat 1/20	TB	@	DET	23-31
Sat 1/20	KC	@	BUF	27-24

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	1:00 PM

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The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Washington Redskins, 35 to 34, on December 16, 1979.

Final

Redskins

34

Cowboys

35

Passing

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,516

1,005

1,749

NFL 2023 Leaders

1,051

837

774

313

268

226

355

274

262

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

120.9

109.3

108.6

3.0

3.0

2.0

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