Week 7, 1979

played in Dallas, TX

78 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

New York Giants	0	0	0	14	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
2Q: 01:54 DAL - Mike Pruitt 6 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 06:19 DAL - Mike Wood 43 field goal
4Q: 05:04 NYK - Willis Adams 10 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 00:51 NYK - Dave Logan 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:22 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
2Q: 01:54 DAL - Mike Pruitt 6 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 06:19 DAL - Mike Wood 43 field goal
4Q: 05:04 NYK - Willis Adams 10 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 00:51 NYK - Dave Logan 1 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)

Team Statistics NYK DAL
Record 2-4 3-4
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 392 337
- Offensive Plays 61 65
- Yards per Play 6.43 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 135 130
- Rushing Attempts 18 32
- Yards per Rush 7.50 4.06
Net Passing Yards 257 207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 25 - 1 29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 263 232
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.98 6.27
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 4/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/13 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 2/2
Penalties/Yards 7/43 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 1/9 3/9
Kick Returns/Yards 4/98 2/30
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/11
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time of Possession 23:51 36:09

Team Statistics	NYK	DAL
Record	2-4	3-4
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	392	337
- Offensive Plays	61	65
- Yards per Play	6.43	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	135	130
- Rushing Attempts	18	32
- Yards per Rush	7.50	4.06
Net Passing Yards	257	207
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 25 - 1	29 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	263	232
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.98	6.27
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	4/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/13	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/2
Penalties/Yards	7/43	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	1/9	3/9
Kick Returns/Yards	4/98	2/30
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/11
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 28
Time of Possession	23:51	36:09

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:44	1:25	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
1	7:15	4:20	OWN 32	7	42	Interception
2	11:40	2:57	OWN 31	6	29	Punt
2	3:30	0:55	OWN 39	2	13	Fumble
2	1:47	1:44	OWN 24	7	62	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:34	OWN 34	6	12	Punt
3	10:44	1:15	OWN 48	3	-6	Punt
3	5:08	1:44	OWN 12	5	14	Punt
3	1:11	5:07	OWN 19	11	52	Missed FG
4	6:11	1:17	OWN 32	3	68	Touchdown
4	2:27	1:45	OWN 31	8	69	Touchdown

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:16	OWN 33	5	27	Punt
1	10:19	3:04	OPP 41	6	18	Field Goal
1	2:55	6:15	OWN 23	11	53	Missed FG
2	8:43	5:13	OWN 20	10	48	Missed FG
2	2:35	0:48	OWN 48	4	52	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	12:26	1:42	OWN 4	3	9	Punt
3	9:29	4:21	OWN 19	7	36	Punt
3	3:24	2:13	OWN 33	3	4	Punt
4	11:04	4:53	OWN 36	7	38	Field Goal
4	4:54	2:27	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OWN 25	5	28	Game

Game MVP: Lynn Dickey, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tony Green	9	67	7.44	20	3
Lydell Mitchell	6	17	2.83	4	0
Lynn Dickey	2	12	6.00	9	0
Dave Logan	1	39	39.00	39	1

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	22	93	4.23	14	2	1
Elvis Peacock	5	19	3.80	6	0	0
Roger Staubach	4	18	4.50	9	0	0
Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	42	25	263	1/6	2	44	1	83.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	29	23	232	4/25	0	32	0	100.0

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Payne	8	10	149	18.63	65	44	0
WR Willis Adams	6	9	46	7.67	0	14	1
RB Lydell Mitchell	3	3	22	7.33	2	14	0
WR James Lofton	2	6	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Kris Haines	2	4	13	6.50	2	15	0
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
WR Dave Logan	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	1
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	4	15	15.00	0	15	0
FB David Sims	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Fred Biletnikoff	6	8	37	6.17	3	11
TE Mike Hawkins	4	5	35	8.75	7	15
WR Irving Merchant	4	4	41	10.25	5	15
WR Wayne Givens	3	4	47	15.67	13	23
RB Mike Pruitt	3	4	52	17.33	26	32
WR Brad Kimberly	2	2	15	7.50	9	10
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	5	5.00	2	5
WR Bob Pickard	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S C.L. Whittington	1	11	11.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Force
James Lofton	1	0
Skip Thomas	0	1
Wilbur Young	0	1
Ross Browner	0	1
Ron Johnson	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Roger Staubach	1	0	0
Mike Hawkins	1	0	0
Brad Kimberly	1	0	0
Mike Pruitt	1	0	0
Bob Pickard	0	1	0
C.L. Whittington	0	1	0
Rayfield Wright	0	1	0
Ed Torrice	0	1	0
James Van Wagner	0	1	0
Autry Beamon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	5	210	42.0	36.2	50	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	5	209	41.8	40.0	54	3

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	0/2	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	2/4	2/4	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	9	9.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	2	3	1.5	0
Bob Pickard	1	6	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	2	46	23.0	0
Willis Adams	2	52	26.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	2	30	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Weger	12	4	0.0	29	28
DE Wilbur Young	5	2	2.0	27	30
OLB Mike Hennigan	5	2	0.0	21	24
S Mike Sensibaugh	5	2	0.0	23	25
OLB Earl Inmon	3	2	1.5	11	14
DE Ross Browner	3	0	0.5	5	3
CB Toby Tucker	3	1	0.0	23	26
CB Ron Johnson	3	1	0.0	30	25
CB Ken Gannon	3	0	0.0	20	27
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	2	5	0.0	30	30
DE Greg Johnson	2	2	0.0	23	19
ILB Frank Nunley	2	1	0.0	11	9
OLB Bo Harris	2	1	0.0	11	7
S Johnny Fuller	2	0	0.0	6	12
S Willie Germany	2	0	0.0	9	13
ILB Ted Washington	2	0	0.0	12	9
CB Skip Thomas	1	2	0.0	10	7
DE Don Ratliff	1	0	0.0	13	17
WR Kris Haines	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Isiah Robertson	0	3	0.0	17	20
OLB Ron McCartney	0	3	0.0	20	16
OLB Steve Towle	0	1	0.0	1	2

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	8	0	0.0	12	33
S Autry Beamon	6	1	0.0	11	34
CB Walter Packer	4	1	0.0	11	32
OLB Pete Cronan	4	0	0.0	12	34
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0.0	17	41
S Rick Fontenot	3	1	0.0	9	21
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0.0	16	42
DT Larry Brooks	2	0	1.0	12	36
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	0.0	6	7
S C.L. Whittington	1	2	0.0	11	32
S Craig Cassady	1	2	0.0	10	10
DE Ken Sanders	1	1	0.0	11	22
CB Ed Torrice	1	1	0.0	7	14
DE Don Latimer	1	1	0.0	6	7
DT Don Parrish	1	0	0.0	5	9
ILB Gerald Irons	0	1	0.0	3	4
OLB Mario Celotto	0	1	0.0	6	9
DE Dan Hampton	0	1	0.0	11	30

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	2.0	0	0	2	30
OLB Earl Inmon	1.5	0	0	0	14
DE Ross Browner	0.5	0	1	0	3
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	1	1	0	20
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	0	0	30
OLB Ron McCartney	0.0	0	1	0	16

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	3	2	36
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	3	0	30
DE John Andrews	0.0	1	1	21
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	1	0	21
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Mike Weger	5	0	28
S Mike Sensibaugh	4	0	25
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	0	24
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	27
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	26
CB Ron Johnson	2	0	25
S Johnny Fuller	1	0	12
S Willie Germany	1	0	13
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	7
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	9
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	1	0	30
OLB Bo Harris	1	0	7
ILB Frank Nunley	0	1	9

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	7	1	0	33
S Autry Beamon	5	0	0	34
S Charlie Waters	3	0	0	42
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	0	34
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	0	41
S Rick Fontenot	2	0	0	21
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0	36
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	0	14
DT Don Parrish	1	0	0	9
OLB Harold Kayton	0	1	0	7
S C.L. Whittington	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Newman	3	3	14	0	31
Gery Palmer	2	3	14	0	37
Andy Maurer	1	2	7	0	13
Randal Farley	1	2	5	0	15
Doug Cosbie	1	2	13	0	22
Zach Waite	0	2	18	0	42
Billy Shields	0	1	14	1	35
David Sims	0	1	8	0	20

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Nye	3	6	28	0	24
Jim Harlan	2	3	26	1	24
Forrest Blue	1	5	32	0	33
Bill Saleaumula	1	4	15	0	14
Ed Fulton	1	3	27	1	25
Chris Daniels	1	1	4	0	9
Rayfield Wright	0	2	27	2	31
John Choma	0	2	5	0	8
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	25	0	23
Alfred Zerillo	0	1	11	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Ron Johnson	2	11
Tony Green	1	14
Ken Payne	1	10
Joe Dawkins	1	9

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
James Van Wagner	3	15
Bill Saleaumula	1	14
Rick Fontenot	1	10

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	30	30	7	67
Ron Johnson	---	---	30	25	11	66
Lynn Dickey	18	43	---	---	---	61
Mike Weger	---	---	29	28	4	61
Zach Waite	18	42	---	---	1	61
Wilbur Young	---	---	27	30	3	60
Toby Tucker	---	---	23	26	9	58
Ken Gannon	---	---	20	27	10	57
Gery Palmer	14	37	---	---	6	57
Halvor Hagen	14	35	---	---	7	56
Willis Adams	13	30	---	---	10	53
Tony Green	10	28	---	---	14	52
Ed Newman	14	31	---	---	6	51
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	23	25	2	50
Mike Hennigan	---	---	21	24	4	49
Billy Shields	14	35	---	---	---	49
Doug Cosbie	13	22	---	---	14	49
Greg Johnson	---	---	23	19	4	46
Ken Payne	9	23	---	---	10	42
Ron McCartney	---	---	20	16	5	41
Isiah Robertson	---	---	17	20	3	40
James Lofton	9	27	---	---	4	40
David Sims	8	20	---	---	9	37
Mark Iwanowski	6	14	---	---	13	33
Don Ratliff	---	---	13	17	2	32
Willie Germany	---	---	9	13	9	31
Bo Harris	---	---	11	7	12	30
Earl Inmon	---	---	11	14	3	28
Frank Nunley	---	---	11	9	7	27
Ted Washington	---	---	12	9	5	26
Kris Haines	6	19	---	---	1	26
Joe Dawkins	3	12	---	---	9	24
Dave Logan	5	8	---	---	10	23
Randal Farley	5	15	---	---	1	21
Andy Maurer	7	13	---	---	---	20
Lydell Mitchell	8	12	---	---	---	20
Johnny Fuller	---	---	6	12	---	18
Skip Thomas	---	---	10	7	1	18
Warren Bryant	4	6	---	---	7	17
Ross Browner	---	---	5	3	6	14
Steve Towle	---	---	1	2	5	8
Larry Tearry	0	1	---	---	7	8
David Posey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	5	5
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	32	33	---	---	9	74
Roger Staubach	32	33	---	---	---	65
Ed Fulton	27	25	---	---	9	61
Charlie Waters	---	---	16	42	2	60
Dick Ambrose	---	---	17	41	1	59
Rayfield Wright	27	31	---	---	---	58
Billy Joe Dupree	25	23	---	---	5	53
Walter Packer	---	---	11	32	10	53
Blaine Nye	28	24	---	---	---	52
Mike Pruitt	24	26	---	---	1	51
Larry Brooks	---	---	12	36	2	50
Jim Harlan	26	24	---	---	---	50
Pete Cronan	---	---	12	34	2	48
Cliff Harris	---	---	12	33	2	47
C.L. Whittington	---	---	11	32	3	46
Fred Biletnikoff	22	23	---	---	---	45
Autry Beamon	---	---	11	34	---	45
Bill Saleaumula	15	14	---	---	14	43
Dan Hampton	---	---	11	30	2	43
Mike Hawkins	13	13	---	---	16	42
Wayne Givens	17	19	---	---	4	40
Rick Fontenot	---	---	9	21	10	40
Ed Torrice	---	---	7	14	18	39
Ken Sanders	---	---	11	22	4	37
Bob Pickard	13	13	---	---	7	33
Ernie Holmes	---	---	8	21	3	32
John Andrews	---	---	7	21	3	31
Alfred Zerillo	11	11	---	---	9	31
James Van Wagner	6	9	---	---	15	30
Elvis Peacock	8	6	---	---	16	30
Irving Merchant	12	15	---	---	---	27
Brad Kimberly	5	4	---	---	15	24
Ike Howard	---	---	7	14	2	23
Mario Celotto	---	---	6	9	8	23
Chris Daniels	4	9	---	---	9	22
Craig Cassady	---	---	10	10	2	22
John Choma	5	8	---	---	9	22
Harold Kayton	---	---	6	7	4	17
Don Latimer	---	---	6	7	4	17
Gerald Irons	---	---	3	4	8	15
Don Parrish	---	---	5	9	---	14
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Morris Owens	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	59	11.8
Middle	9	38	4.2
Right	4	38	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	24	3.0
Middle	19	90	4.7
Right	4	18	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	42	25	3	1	3	3	9	3	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	29	23	3	0	0	1	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	22	13	69	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	11	194	12.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	6	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	12	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	7	106	11.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	22	22.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ken Payne	10	8	1	149	3	23
WR Willis Adams	9	6	0	46	0	30
WR James Lofton	6	2	0	10	0	27
TE Doug Cosbie	4	1	0	15	0	22
WR Kris Haines	4	2	0	13	0	19
RB Lydell Mitchell	3	3	0	22	0	12
WR Dave Logan	2	1	0	1	0	8
TE Mark Iwanowski	2	1	1	2	0	14
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	0	5	0	12
FB David Sims	1	0	1	0	0	20

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Biletnikoff	8	6	37	0	23
TE Mike Hawkins	5	4	35	0	13
WR Wayne Givens	4	3	47	2	19
WR Irving Merchant	4	4	41	0	15
RB Mike Pruitt	4	3	52	1	26
WR Brad Kimberly	2	2	15	0	4
WR Bob Pickard	1	0	0	0	13
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	5	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	2	8	4.00	4.23

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	5	4	27	5.40	6.26

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	2	1	12	6.00	8.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Lydell Mitchell	1	1	14	14.00	7.33
WR Dave Logan	1	1	1	1.00	0.50
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	1	2	2.00	1.00
WR Willis Adams	1	1	10	10.00	5.11

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0	0.00	4.63
WR Irving Merchant	1	1	12	12.00	10.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Green	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Pruitt	5	3
Elvis Peacock	3	0
Fred Biletnikoff	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	12	7	6

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	4	2	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Payne	4	2	2
WR Dave Logan	2	1	1
WR Willis Adams	2	2	1
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	1
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0
WR James Lofton	1	0	0
WR Kris Haines	1	1	1

Dallas	Targ	Catch
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	1
WR Wayne Givens	1	1
RB Mike Pruitt	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,700 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,700 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)