Week 1, 1979

played in New York, NY

68 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	3	3	0	9	-	15
New York Giants	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 DAL - Mike Wood 21 field goal
2Q: 05:55 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
2Q: 00:51 NYK - Dave Logan 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 04:32 NYK - David Sims 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 02:56 DAL - Roger Staubach 8 run (Roger Staubach pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:14 DAL - Mike Wood 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:12 DAL - Mike Wood 21 field goal
2Q: 05:55 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
2Q: 00:51 NYK - Dave Logan 8 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)
3Q: 04:32 NYK - David Sims 3 pass from Lynn Dickey (David Posey extra point)
4Q: 02:56 DAL - Roger Staubach 8 run (Roger Staubach pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:14 DAL - Mike Wood 18 field goal

Team Statistics DAL NYK
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 413 234
- Offensive Plays 64 63
- Yards per Play 6.45 3.71
Net Rushing Yards 137 116
- Rushing Attempts 32 27
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.30
Net Passing Yards 276 118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 23 - 1 33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 284 138
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 8.63 3.28
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 3/27
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-1 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 1/13 5/99
Interception Ret./Yards 2/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 26
Time of Possession 32:16 27:44

Team Statistics	DAL	NYK
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	413	234
- Offensive Plays	64	63
- Yards per Play	6.45	3.71
Net Rushing Yards	137	116
- Rushing Attempts	32	27
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.30
Net Passing Yards	276	118
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 23 - 1	33 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	284	138
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	8.63	3.28
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	7/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	5.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	3/27
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-1	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	1/13	5/99
Interception Ret./Yards	2/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 26
Time of Possession	32:16	27:44

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:24	OWN 20	6	33	Punt
1	10:20	2:15	OPP 25	5	21	Field Goal
1	5:46	2:04	OWN 18	6	76	Missed FG
1	0:57	0:53	OWN 37	2	3	Interception
2	14:10	2:07	OWN 20	3	-11	Punt
2	10:37	4:50	OWN 28	8	49	Field Goal
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 22	3	33	Half
3	12:41	1:56	OWN 28	4	37	Missed FG
3	4:26	0:33	OWN 20	2	7	Fumble
3	3:00	3:35	OWN 31	7	28	Punt
4	11:49	3:37	OWN 33	6	8	Punt
4	4:32	1:46	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
4	2:12	2:03	OPP 25	8	24	Field Goal

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:36	0:16	OWN 14	1	-7	Interception
1	8:05	2:19	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
1	3:42	2:45	OWN 15	5	1	Punt
1	0:04	0:54	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
2	12:03	1:26	OWN 37	5	31	Interception
2	5:47	5:05	OWN 27	12	73	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:19	OWN 27	6	13	Punt
3	10:45	6:19	OWN 42	11	58	Touchdown
3	3:53	0:53	OPP 27	3	3	Missed FG
4	14:25	2:36	OWN 5	5	18	Punt
4	8:12	3:40	OWN 7	6	27	Punt
4	2:46	0:34	OWN 19	3	6	Fumble

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	21	101	4.81	28	3	0
Elvis Peacock	5	8	1.60	3	0	0
Roger Staubach	3	17	5.67	8	0	1
James Van Wagner	3	11	3.67	7	0	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Green	16	66	4.13	9	0	0
Lydell Mitchell	11	50	4.55	19	1	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	31	23	284	1/8	0	58	1	88.7

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	33	17	138	3/20	2	31	2	57.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Fred Biletnikoff	4	6	55	13.75	23	28
WR Bob Pickard	4	4	26	6.50	5	9
WR Irving Merchant	4	4	49	12.25	2	28
TE Mike Hawkins	3	3	33	11.00	4	17
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	3	13	6.50	0	8
WR Wayne Givens	2	6	87	43.50	39	58
RB Mike Pruitt	2	2	6	3.00	0	4
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	9	9.00	6	9
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	6	6.00	4	6

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ken Payne	3	5	24	8.00	11	17	0
WR Dave Logan	3	4	17	5.67	1	8	1
WR Kris Haines	3	6	31	10.33	0	13	0
WR Lawrence Williams	2	5	9	4.50	0	5	0
WR James Lofton	2	5	36	18.00	0	31	0
TE Doug Cosbie	2	4	19	9.50	0	11	0
FB David Sims	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
RB Tony Green	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Lydell Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Autry Beamon	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	0.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Weger	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Pruitt	2	0	0
Craig Cassady	0	1	1
Ed Fulton	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lydell Mitchell	1	0	0
Frank Nunley	0	1	0
Isiah Robertson	0	0	1
Wilbur Young	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	167	41.8	40.5	52	3

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	265	44.2	44.3	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/5	1/2	0/1	40	0/0

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

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	3	-1	-0.3	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Payne	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	1	13	13.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Germany	4	79	19.8	0
Ken Payne	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	1	0.0	25	33
OLB Pete Cronan	6	2	1.0	19	32
CB Walter Packer	4	1	0.0	16	17
DT Larry Brooks	4	0	0.0	19	30
DT Ernie Holmes	3	2	1.0	16	22
DE Ken Sanders	3	2	0.0	15	16
CB Cliff Harris	3	0	0.0	18	27
S Autry Beamon	3	0	0.0	23	28
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	0.5	21	28
OLB Mario Celotto	2	2	0.0	9	5
DE John Andrews	1	3	0.5	12	20
S Rick Fontenot	1	2	0.0	8	14
S Charlie Waters	1	1	0.0	24	31
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0.0	22	26
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0.0	7	15
WR Wayne Givens	1	0	---	---	---
S Craig Cassady	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Don Parrish	1	0	0.0	7	9
DE Don Latimer	1	0	0.0	8	7
ILB Gerald Irons	0	3	0.0	5	6

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	7	0	0.5	26	29
S Johnny Fuller	6	1	0.0	17	17
DE Greg Johnson	5	2	0.5	20	19
S Mike Weger	5	1	0.0	24	28
ILB Isiah Robertson	5	0	0.0	26	28
ILB Ted Washington	4	2	0.0	13	11
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	4	2	0.0	23	27
CB Ron Johnson	4	0	0.0	24	27
S Willie Germany	2	1	0.0	25	23
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	1	0.0	21	21
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	0.0	26	23
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	0.0	15	12
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	0.0	20	25
OLB Bo Harris	2	0	0.0	4	4
ILB Frank Nunley	1	1	0.0	11	11
OLB Ron McCartney	1	1	0.0	21	22
DE Don Ratliff	1	0	0.0	9	5
WR Lawrence Williams	1	0	---	---	---
WR James Lofton	1	0	---	---	---
DT John Small	0	3	0.0	13	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Ernie Holmes	1.0	0	0	0	22
OLB Pete Cronan	1.0	0	0	0	32
DE John Andrews	0.5	1	1	0	20
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	0	0	0	28
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	4	3	30
DT Don Parrish	0.0	0	1	0	9

New York	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	0.5	1	1	29
DE Greg Johnson	0.5	1	0	19
DE Shawn Hollingsworth	0.0	1	1	27
OLB Ron McCartney	0.0	1	0	22
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	0	1	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	5	1	0	33
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	1	32
S Autry Beamon	2	0	1	28
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0	17
CB Cliff Harris	1	1	0	27
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0	22
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0	31
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0	15
S Craig Cassady	1	0	0	8
CB Ed Torrice	0	2	0	14

New York	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ron Johnson	4	0	0	27
S Mike Weger	3	0	1	28
S Johnny Fuller	2	0	0	17
S Willie Germany	2	0	0	23
ILB Ted Washington	2	0	0	11
CB Ken Gannon	2	0	0	12
CB Toby Tucker	2	0	0	25
OLB Bo Harris	2	0	0	4
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	1	0	21
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	0	28
CB Skip Thomas	1	0	0	23
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	2	8	32	1	32
Blaine Nye	2	7	27	0	24
Ed Fulton	2	5	28	0	22
Jim Harlan	2	2	23	0	19
Rayfield Wright	1	4	23	0	28
Alfred Zerillo	0	2	18	0	17
Chris Daniels	0	1	5	0	8

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	5	9	1	25	1	34
Halvor Hagen	2	3	0	22	0	28
Gery Palmer	1	5	0	24	1	28
Andy Maurer	1	1	0	10	0	15
Billy Shields	1	1	0	20	0	28
David Sims	1	1	0	11	0	13
Ed Newman	0	3	0	22	1	29
Randal Farley	0	3	0	6	0	8
Joe Dawkins	0	1	0	7	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Packer	4	10
Ed Torrice	1	20
Gerald Irons	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Green	1	15
Mark Iwanowski	1	15
Lawrence Williams	1	14
Ken Gannon	1	10

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	32	32	---	---	7	71
Roger Staubach	32	32	---	---	---	64
Dick Ambrose	---	---	25	33	1	59
Ed Fulton	28	22	---	---	9	59
Billy Joe Dupree	25	24	---	---	8	57
Charlie Waters	---	---	24	31	1	56
Larry Brooks	---	---	19	30	4	53
Autry Beamon	---	---	23	28	2	53
Pete Cronan	---	---	19	32	1	52
Blaine Nye	27	24	---	---	---	51
C.L. Whittington	---	---	22	26	3	51
Rayfield Wright	23	28	---	---	---	51
Dan Hampton	---	---	21	28	2	51
Mike Pruitt	25	21	---	---	1	47
Cliff Harris	---	---	18	27	1	46
Ed Torrice	---	---	12	14	20	46
Alfred Zerillo	18	17	---	---	9	44
Bill Saleaumula	15	17	---	---	11	43
Walter Packer	---	---	16	17	10	43
Ernie Holmes	---	---	16	22	4	42
Jim Harlan	23	19	---	---	---	42
Fred Biletnikoff	17	22	---	---	---	39
Bob Pickard	20	13	---	---	6	39
Wayne Givens	15	20	---	---	3	38
Elvis Peacock	7	11	---	---	20	38
John Andrews	---	---	12	20	5	37
Ken Sanders	---	---	15	16	5	36
Mike Hawkins	8	11	---	---	16	35
James Van Wagner	11	6	---	---	16	33
Rick Fontenot	---	---	8	14	10	32
Brad Kimberly	3	5	---	---	19	27
Harold Kayton	---	---	7	15	1	23
Mario Celotto	---	---	9	5	9	23
John Choma	4	10	---	---	9	23
Irving Merchant	13	9	---	---	---	22
Chris Daniels	5	8	---	---	9	22
Gerald Irons	---	---	5	6	8	19
Don Parrish	---	---	7	9	---	16
Don Latimer	---	---	8	7	1	16
Ike Howard	---	---	6	8	1	15
Craig Cassady	---	---	5	8	2	15
Morris Owens	1	1	---	---	11	13
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lynn Dickey	27	36	---	---	---	63
Toby Tucker	---	---	20	25	15	60
Isiah Robertson	---	---	26	28	5	59
Wilbur Young	---	---	26	29	4	59
Zach Waite	25	34	---	---	---	59
Gery Palmer	24	28	---	---	7	59
Willie Germany	---	---	25	23	10	58
Halvor Hagen	22	28	---	---	7	57
Ed Newman	22	29	---	---	6	57
Mike Weger	---	---	24	28	4	56
Ron Johnson	---	---	24	27	4	55
Skip Thomas	---	---	26	23	5	54
Mike Hennigan	---	---	21	21	11	53
Shawn Hollingsworth	---	---	23	27	3	53
Dave Logan	20	20	---	---	12	52
Doug Cosbie	16	21	---	---	14	51
Billy Shields	20	28	---	---	---	48
Ron McCartney	---	---	21	22	3	46
Greg Johnson	---	---	20	19	4	43
Tony Green	16	12	---	---	15	43
Mark Iwanowski	11	13	---	---	15	39
Ken Payne	10	18	---	---	10	38
Ken Gannon	---	---	15	12	10	37
Johnny Fuller	---	---	17	17	1	35
James Lofton	12	23	---	---	---	35
Lydell Mitchell	11	22	---	---	---	33
Lawrence Williams	10	9	---	---	14	33
John Small	---	---	13	13	5	31
Joe Dawkins	7	12	---	---	11	30
Ted Washington	---	---	13	11	6	30
David Sims	11	13	---	---	6	30
Kris Haines	11	17	---	---	2	30
Frank Nunley	---	---	11	11	4	26
Andy Maurer	10	15	---	---	---	25
Bo Harris	---	---	4	4	14	22
Warren Bryant	3	8	---	---	7	18
Don Ratliff	---	---	9	5	2	16
Randal Farley	6	8	---	---	1	15
Ross Browner	---	---	6	3	6	15
Earl Inmon	---	---	6	4	2	12
Larry Tearry	3	2	---	---	7	12
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
David Posey	0	0	---	---	4	4
Ron Shumon	---	---	2	0	1	3
Steve Joachim	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	18	76	4.2
Right	4	21	5.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	16	59	3.7
Right	2	5	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	31	23	5	0	1	1	4	3	1

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	33	17	1	1	1	4	6	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	21	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	14	134	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	2	1	6	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	4	123	20.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	63	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	44	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fred Biletnikoff	6	4	0	55	2	22
WR Wayne Givens	6	2	1	87	2	20
WR Bob Pickard	4	4	0	26	0	13
WR Irving Merchant	4	4	0	49	1	9
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	2	0	13	0	24
TE Mike Hawkins	3	3	0	33	0	11
RB Mike Pruitt	2	2	0	6	0	21
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	0	9	0	17
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	0	6	0	5

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kris Haines	6	3	0	31	0	17
WR Ken Payne	5	3	0	24	0	18
WR Lawrence Williams	5	2	0	9	0	9
WR James Lofton	5	2	1	36	1	23
WR Dave Logan	4	3	0	17	0	20
TE Doug Cosbie	4	2	0	19	0	21
RB Lydell Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	22
FB David Sims	1	1	0	3	0	13
RB Tony Green	1	1	0	-1	0	12
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0	0	0	13

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	5	13	2.60	4.81
Elvis Peacock	2	2	1.00	1.60
Roger Staubach	1	8	8.00	5.67
James Van Wagner	1	7	7.00	3.67

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lydell Mitchell	1	1	1.00	4.55
Tony Green	1	5	5.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	7	3	13	1.86	9.16

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	6	4	34	5.67	4.18

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	1	5	2.50	4.33
WR Wayne Givens	2	0	0	0.00	14.50
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	4	4.00	9.17
WR Bob Pickard	1	1	4	4.00	6.50

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Doug Cosbie	2	1	11	5.50	4.75
WR Ken Payne	1	0	0	0.00	4.80
WR Dave Logan	1	1	8	8.00	4.25
FB David Sims	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Kris Haines	1	1	12	12.00	5.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Pruitt	3	1
Roger Staubach	1	1
James Van Wagner	1	1
Elvis Peacock	1	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Lydell Mitchell	3	2
Tony Green	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	6	3	1

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Givens	3	1	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	1	0
WR Bob Pickard	1	1	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dave Logan	2	2	2
RB Lydell Mitchell	1	0	0
WR Ken Payne	1	1	1
WR Lawrence Williams	1	0	0
TE Mark Iwanowski	1	0	0
WR James Lofton	1	0	0
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	1
WR Kris Haines	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,400 (21,400)
End Zone 11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	51,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,400 (21,400)
End Zone	11,200 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)