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

Final

Redskins

10-6-0

34

Cowboys

11-5-0

35

Team

WAS

DAL

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st quarter

WAS

DAL

Mark Moseley 24-yard field goal

Joe Theismann 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)

2nd quarter

WAS

DAL

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

Ron Springs 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

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

3rd quarter

WAS

DAL

Robert Newhouse 2-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

4th quarter

WAS

DAL

Mark Moseley 24-yard field goal

John Riggins 1-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)

John Riggins 66-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)

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

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

Redskins

Cowboys

1st Downs

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

4th down efficiency

Total Plays

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

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 33

5 - 16

Rushing

206

114

Rushing Attempts

Yards per rush

5.3

3.8

Penalties

Turnovers

Fumbles lost

Interceptions

Possession

Redskins

Cowboys

Passing

NAME	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SCK	RATE
Joe Theismann J. 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 J. Riggins	22	151	6.9	2
Benny Malone B. Malone	7	20	2.9	0
Joe Theismann J. Theismann	5	16	3.2	1
Ike Forte I. Forte	2	9	4.5	0
Clarence Harmon C. Harmon	2	8	4.0	0
Bobby Hammond B. Hammond	1	2	2.0	0
Team	39	206	5.3	3

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Benny Malone B. Malone	1	55	55.0	1
Danny Buggs D. Buggs	2	49	24.5	0
Clarence Harmon C. Harmon	2	31	15.5	0
Johnnie McDaniel J. McDaniel	2	19	9.5	0
Ricky Thompson R. Thompson	2	19	9.5	0
Ike Forte I. Forte	1	14	14.0	0
Don Warren D. Warren	1	9	9.0	0
Bobby Hammond B. 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 M. Moseley	2	2		4	10
Team	2	2		4	10

Punting

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

Kick Return

NAME	KR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Bobby Hammond B. 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 R. 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 R. Springs	20	79	4.0	1
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	9	22	2.4	1
Butch Johnson B. Johnson	1	13	13.0	0
Team	30	114	3.8	2

Receiving

NAME	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	TRG
Tony Hill T. Hill	8	113	14.1	1
Preston Pearson P. Pearson	5	108	21.6	1
Ron Springs R. Springs	6	58	9.7	1
Drew Pearson D. Pearson	1	20	20.0	0
Butch Johnson B. Johnson	1	14	14.0	0
Jay Saldi J. Saldi	1	14	14.0	0
Billy Joe DuPree B. Joe DuPree	1	5	5.0	0
Scott Laidlaw S. 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 R. Septien	0	0		5	5
Team	0	0		5	5

Punting

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

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

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

More Cowboys Stats

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/8	DAL	@	CLE	4:25 PM
Sun 9/15	NO	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/22	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Thu 9/26	DAL	@	NYG	8:15 PM
Sun 10/6	DAL	@	PIT	8:20 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

0-1-0

Final

Packers

1-0-0

Sun 14 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,624

Tagovailoa

4,575

Goff

4,516

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,459

McCaffrey

1,167

Henry

1,144

Williams

Rec Yards Leaders

1,799

Hill

1,749

Lamb

1,515

St. Brown

Pass TD Leaders

36

Prescott

32

Love

31

Purdy

Rush TD Leaders

18

Mostert

15

Hurts

15

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

13

Hill

13

Evans

12

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

113.0

Purdy

105.9

Prescott

103.8

Cousins

Sack Leaders

19.0

Watt

17.5

Hines-Allen

17.5

Hendrickson

NFL 2023 Rankings

PPG Rankings

29.9

29.2

28.9

28.4

27.1

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

16.5

17.3

17.5

18.3

18.5

19.1

Total Yards Rankings

401.3

398.4

394.8

374.5

371.6

370.4

Rush Yards Rankings

156.5

141.1

140.5

139.1

135.9

135.8

Pass Yards Rankings

276.5

276.4

274.1

270.9

269.3

269.2

Sack Leaders

60.0

57.0

56.0

54.0

51.0

49.0

NFL Fantasy 2023

Fantasy RB Rankings

324.3

McCaffrey

242.7

Mostert

224.4

Etienne

Fantasy WR Rankings

268.2

Lamb

257.4

Hill

211.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

153.3

LaPorta

138.2

Kittle

126.4

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

181

Aubrey

160

Tucker

158

Myers

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

6-11

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

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

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

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)
Thu 9/5	BAL	@	KC	8:20 PM
Fri 9/6	GB	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 9/8	CAR	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	TEN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/8	JAX	@	MIA	1:00 PM

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

Final

Redskins

34

Cowboys

35

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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Rushing

Receiving

Fumbles

Defense

Kicking

Punting

Kick Return

Punt Return

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4,516

1,005

1,749

NFL 2023 Leaders

4,624

4,575

4,516

1,459

1,167

1,144

1,799

1,749

1,515

36

32

31

18

15

15

13

13

12

113.0

105.9

103.8

19.0

17.5

17.5

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2023

324.3

242.7

224.4

268.2

257.4

211.9

153.3

138.2

126.4

181

160

158

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