1979 Dallas Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys squeaked out a win over the Chicago Bears, 24 to 20, on September 16, 1979.

Final

CHI

Bears

2-1-0

20

DAL

Cowboys

3-0-0

24

1

7

7

2

0

3

3

6

7

4

7

7

Total

20

24

1st quarter

CHI

DAL

Bears

Vince Evans 3-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)

7

0

Cowboys

Tony Hill 42-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

CHI

DAL

Cowboys

Rafael Septien 46-yard field goal

7

10

3rd quarter

CHI

DAL

Bears

Golden Richards 52-yard pass from Vince Evans (kick failed)

13

10

Cowboys

Billy Joe DuPree 11-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

13

17

4th quarter

CHI

DAL

Bears

James Scott 64-yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick)

20

17

Cowboys

Tony Hill 22-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

20

24

Bears

Cowboys

1st Downs

14

26

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

56

79

Total Yards

318

420

Yards per play

5.7

5.3

Passing

118

206

Comp - Att

5 - 16

18 - 31

Yards per pass

5.9

6.2

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

4 - 37

2 - 16

Rushing

200

214

Rushing Attempts

36

46

Yards per rush

5.6

4.7

Penalties

4

4

Turnovers

2

3

Fumbles lost

1

3

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
V. Evans
5
16
155
9.7
2
1
82.0
Team
5
16
118
9.7
2
1
4
82.0

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
W. Payton
22
134
6.1
0
D. Williams
12
43
3.6
0
V. Evans
2
23
11.5
1
Team
36
200
5.6
1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
G. Richards
3
79
26.3
1
J. Scott
2
76
38.0
1
Team
5
155
9.7
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
1
1
3

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
B. Thomas
0
0
2
2
Team
0
0
2
2

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
B. Parsons
7
283
40.4
Team
7
283
40.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Baschnagel
2
46
23.0
0
R. Watts
1
19
19.0
0
Team
3
65
21.7
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
S. Schubert
1
2
2.0
0
Team
1
2
2.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
R. Staubach
18
31
222
7.2
3
0
112.6
Team
18
31
206
7.2
3
0
2
112.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
T. Dorsett
20
108
5.4
0
S. Laidlaw
12
52
4.3
0
R. Staubach
4
21
5.3
0
R. Newhouse
9
17
1.9
0
D. Pearson
1
16
16.0
0
Team
46
214
4.7
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
T. Hill
5
91
18.2
2
D. Pearson
3
38
12.7
0
P. Pearson
2
36
18.0
0
J. Saldi
2
22
11.0
0
R. Springs
3
20
6.7
0
B. Joe DuPree
2
12
6.0
1
T. Dorsett
1
3
3.0
0
Team
18
222
7.2
3
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
3
3
1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team
4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
R. Septien
1
2
3
6
Team
1
2
3
6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. White
5
207
41.4
Team
5
207
41.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
R. Springs
3
83
27.7
0
S. Wilson
1
14
14.0
0
Team
4
97
24.3
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Hill
3
20
6.7
0
S. Wilson
2
17
8.5
0
Team
5
37
7.4
0

More Cowboys Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

21.4

20th

OPP PPG

28.1

31st

RUSH YDS/G

82.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

268.1

2nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
5
0
.375
Giants Giants
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
PHI PHI
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Mon
11/18
HOU HOU
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/24
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Thu
11/28
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
4:30 PM
Mon
12/9
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

6-3-0

27

Final

21

DAL Cowboys

3-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM