Sunday, November 18, 1979
| DAL | WAS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Redskins | John McDaniel 4 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| Redskins | John Riggins 3 yard rush (Mark Moseley kick) | 3 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Rafael Septien 37 yard field goal | 6 | 14 |
| Redskins | Clarence Harmon 10 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 6 | 21 | |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 46 yard field goal | 6 | 24 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | Drew Pearson 19 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 13 | 24 |
| Redskins | Ricky Thompson 11 yard pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 13 | 31 | |
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 9 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 31 | |
| Redskins | Mark Moseley 45 yard field goal | 20 | 34 |
| DAL | WAS | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 27 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-85-0 | 33-104-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 29-49-350-2-3 | 15-24-210-3-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 6-51 | 2-8 |
| Net pass yards | 299 | 202 |
| Total yards | 384 | 306 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-60 | 8-99 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 23 | 38 | 276 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 8 | 134 | 2 | 35 | ||||||||||
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 14 | 43 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 21 | ||||||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 6 | 92 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Danny White | DAL | 6 | 11 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||
| Scott Laidlaw | DAL | 3 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Joe Theismann | WAS | 15 | 24 | 210 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Danny Buggs | WAS | 5 | 111 | 0 | 45 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Thompson | WAS | 3 | 49 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||
| John Riggins | WAS | 12 | 40 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Ike Forte | WAS | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 19 | ||||||
| Clarence Harmon | WAS | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Benny Malone | WAS | 14 | 21 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Don Warren | WAS | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| John McDaniel | WAS | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | ||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Wilson | DAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brad Dusek | WAS | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Ike Forte | WAS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bobby Hammond | WAS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clarence Harmon | WAS | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark H. Murphy | WAS | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Neal Olkewicz | WAS | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Scoring | Punting | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | |
| Rafael Septien | DAL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny White | DAL | 2 | 70 | 35.0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Bragg | WAS | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Moseley | WAS | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |