Week 5, 1979

played in Tampa Bay, FL

83 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	10	0	7	-	24
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	0	0	0	6	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 DAL - Mike Pruitt 76 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:35 DAL - Wayne Givens 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DAL - Mike Wood 54 field goal
4Q: 06:53 DAL - Elvis Peacock 11 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 03:59 TBY - Larry Mucker 1 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Wayne Mosley run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 DAL - Mike Pruitt 76 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 04:35 DAL - Wayne Givens 1 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:06 DAL - Mike Wood 54 field goal
4Q: 06:53 DAL - Elvis Peacock 11 run (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 03:59 TBY - Larry Mucker 1 pass from Dennis McKenzie (Wayne Mosley run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics DAL TBY
Record 3-2 2-3
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 10 1
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 462 224
- Offensive Plays 75 50
- Yards per Play 6.16 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 253 39
- Rushing Attempts 42 14
- Yards per Rush 6.02 2.79
Net Passing Yards 209 185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 30 - 20 - 1 34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 226 196
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 6.33 5.14
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 10/17 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/16
Punt Returns/Yards 4/28 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 1/5 4/96
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/10
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 26
Time of Possession 36:27 23:33

Team Statistics	DAL	TBY
Record	3-2	2-3
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	10	1
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	462	224
- Offensive Plays	75	50
- Yards per Play	6.16	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	253	39
- Rushing Attempts	42	14
- Yards per Rush	6.02	2.79
Net Passing Yards	209	185
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	30 - 20 - 1	34 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	226	196
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	6.33	5.14
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	10/17	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/16
Punt Returns/Yards	4/28	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	1/5	4/96
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/10
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 26
Time of Possession	36:27	23:33

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:07	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	9:09	5:26	OWN 14	10	76	Fumble
1	1:40	1:17	OWN 47	3	8	Punt
2	12:18	2:25	OWN 33	4	30	Missed FG
2	8:57	4:30	OWN 19	11	81	Touchdown
2	3:12	1:58	OWN 38	5	16	Punt
2	0:24	0:23	OPP 49	2	12	Field Goal
3	12:27	3:35	OWN 46	6	7	Punt
3	4:25	4:31	OWN 11	9	42	Punt
4	13:34	1:38	OWN 9	5	16	Interception
4	11:47	5:03	OWN 32	11	68	Touchdown
4	3:53	1:25	OWN 18	3	4	Punt
4	1:32	1:32	OWN 36	4	12	Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:53	4:44	OWN 31	7	28	Punt
1	3:43	2:03	OWN 10	3	-5	Punt
1	0:23	3:05	OWN 9	5	20	Punt
2	9:53	0:56	OWN 44	3	0	Punt
2	4:27	1:15	OWN 37	3	25	Fumble
2	1:14	0:50	OWN 1	3	3	Punt
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 6	4	14	Punt
3	8:52	4:27	OWN 6	7	37	Punt
4	14:54	1:20	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	11:56	0:09	OPP 39	1	0	Interception
4	6:44	2:51	OWN 46	5	54	Touchdown
4	2:28	0:56	OWN 42	5	22	Downs

Game MVP: Mike Pruitt, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	21	150	7.14	76	3	1
Elvis Peacock	11	62	5.64	13	2	1
Bill Saleaumula	5	19	3.80	10	1	0
Roger Staubach	3	21	7.00	13	1	0
Wayne Givens	2	1	0.50	1	0	0

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Wayne Mosley	8	25	3.13	13	1
Moe Dixon	3	4	1.33	3	0
Steve Owens	1	4	4.00	4	0
Barty Smith	1	4	4.00	4	0
Chuck Fusina	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	30	20	226	3/17	1	49	1	86.2

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chuck Fusina	24	16	120	2/11	0	16	1	61.1
Dennis McKenzie	10	6	76	0/0	1	24	0	117.1

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Givens	6	9	54	9.00	20	18	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	4	5	73	18.25	4	49	0
WR Bob Pickard	4	6	73	18.25	41	26	0
RB Mike Pruitt	3	5	13	4.33	4	16	0
WR Brad Kimberly	2	4	17	8.50	6	9	0
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	-4	-4.00	0	-4	0

Tampa Bay	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Gilliam	5	8	59	11.80	8	24	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	4	6	25	6.25	1	14	0
WR Pat Tilley	4	6	32	8.00	0	16	0
WR Larry Mucker	4	5	39	9.75	6	17	1
RB Wayne Mosley	2	4	16	8.00	10	13	0
TE Jim Mitchell	1	2	9	9.00	9	9	0
FB Barty Smith	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	0
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Steve Owens	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rick Fontenot	1	4	4.00	0

Tampa Bay	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Burgess Owens	1	10	10.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	0
Roger Staubach	1	0	0
C.L. Whittington	0	1	0
Ken Sanders	0	0	1
Dan Hampton	0	0	1

Tampa Bay	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Mucker	1	0	0
Chuck Fusina	1	0	0
Charles Goodrum	0	1	0
Andy Buffone	0	1	0
Rick Kingrea	0	0	1
Virgil Livers	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	5	209	41.8	37.0	47	3

Tampa Bay	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Max Runager	8	353	44.1	40.6	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	1/2	1/2	54	3/3

Tampa Bay	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	4	28	7.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Jones	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Pickard	1	5	5.0	0

Tampa Bay	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Virgil Livers	3	75	25.0	0
Doug Jones	1	21	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	4	1	0.5	8	29
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	1	0.0	11	30
CB Cliff Harris	4	0	0.0	12	30
S Rick Fontenot	4	0	0.0	8	19
S Charlie Waters	3	3	0.0	13	32
OLB Pete Cronan	3	2	0.0	12	29
DE Don Latimer	3	0	0.0	6	7
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0.0	8	31
DE Ken Sanders	1	1	1.5	8	27
S C.L. Whittington	1	1	0.0	8	27
DE John Andrews	1	0	0.0	6	9
DT Ernie Holmes	1	0	0.0	7	17
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	0.0	5	10
WR Wayne Givens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ike Howard	1	0	0.0	8	12
S Autry Beamon	1	0	0.0	10	31
S Craig Cassady	1	0	0.0	4	10
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0.0	6	24
ILB Gerald Irons	0	1	0.0	4	4

Tampa Bay	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark Arneson	10	2	0.0	35	26
S Burgess Owens	8	4	0.0	34	30
OLB Rick Kingrea	8	1	0.0	18	13
OLB Broderick Kimsey	5	2	0.0	21	20
CB Jim Stienke	5	1	0.0	31	25
DE Fred Anderson	4	1	1.0	30	19
DT Dave Pureifory	2	1	0.5	23	16
DE Tom Beasley	2	1	0.5	13	15
DE Julius Adams	2	1	0.0	25	18
CB Virgil Livers	2	1	0.0	33	24
DT John Woodcock	2	1	0.0	28	23
S Ed Jones	2	0	0.0	29	23
OLB Mike McGraw	2	0	0.0	17	9
DE Ben Williams	2	0	0.0	25	19
DT Andy Buffone	1	0	1.0	21	20
S Doug Jones	1	1	0.0	13	7
CB Mario Clark	1	1	0.0	26	23
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0.0	16	15
WR Pat Tilley	1	0	---	---	---
S Robert Giblin	0	2	0.0	13	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	1.5	0	1	1	27
DT Larry Brooks	0.5	1	1	4	29
DE Ike Howard	0.0	0	1	0	12
ILB Dick Ambrose	0.0	0	1	0	30
OLB Pete Cronan	0.0	0	1	0	29

Tampa Bay	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Andy Buffone	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Fred Anderson	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Dave Pureifory	0.5	0	0	1	16
DE Tom Beasley	0.5	0	0	0	15
DE Julius Adams	0.0	1	1	0	18
DT John Woodcock	0.0	1	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Cliff Harris	4	1	0	30
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	1	0	30
S Rick Fontenot	3	0	1	19
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	0	29
CB Walter Packer	2	1	0	31
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0	29
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0	32
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0	27
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	0	10
DE Don Latimer	1	0	0	7
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0	24

Tampa Bay	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Burgess Owens	5	0	1	30
CB Jim Stienke	5	0	0	25
ILB Mark Arneson	2	0	0	26
CB Mario Clark	2	0	0	23
OLB Broderick Kimsey	1	1	0	20
S Doug Jones	1	0	0	7
OLB Rick Kingrea	1	0	0	13
CB Everett Allen	1	0	0	15
CB Virgil Livers	1	0	0	24
DE Tom Beasley	1	0	0	15
DT Andy Buffone	0	1	0	20
ILB James Harrell	0	1	0	7

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	4	13	0	42	0	33
Blaine Nye	3	6	1	32	1	25
Rayfield Wright	2	3	0	33	1	27
John Choma	2	3	0	11	0	8
Ed Fulton	1	5	0	31	1	25
Alfred Zerillo	1	3	0	23	0	16
Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	0	31	0	22
Jim Harlan	0	3	0	28	0	23
Chris Daniels	0	1	0	10	0	8

Tampa Bay	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Owens	1	1	6	0	10
Greg Koch	0	3	14	1	33
Tom Forrest	0	2	6	0	9
Kyle Davis	0	2	13	0	31
Kenny Frame	0	1	10	1	26
Charles Goodrum	0	1	10	0	33
Ken Mendenhall	0	1	5	0	15
Barty Smith	0	1	3	0	13
Revie Sorey	0	1	12	0	29

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Bill Saleaumula	1	19
Mike Hawkins	1	14
Walter Packer	1	10
Elvis Peacock	1	10
Alfred Zerillo	1	7

Tampa Bay	Tackles	STPlays
James Harrell	2	12
Doug Jones	1	17
Steve Owens	1	12
Everett Allen	1	8

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	42	33	---	---	6	81
Roger Staubach	42	33	---	---	---	75
Ed Fulton	31	25	---	---	7	63
Rayfield Wright	33	27	---	---	---	60
Blaine Nye	32	25	---	---	---	57
Billy Joe Dupree	31	22	---	---	2	55
Mike Pruitt	28	25	---	---	1	54
Jim Harlan	28	23	---	---	---	51
Bob Pickard	19	21	---	---	9	49
Walter Packer	---	---	8	31	10	49
Alfred Zerillo	23	16	---	---	7	46
Wayne Givens	25	20	---	---	1	46
Charlie Waters	---	---	13	32	---	45
Bill Saleaumula	16	10	---	---	19	45
Brad Kimberly	13	13	---	---	17	43
Cliff Harris	---	---	12	30	---	42
Dick Ambrose	---	---	11	30	1	42
Pete Cronan	---	---	12	29	1	42
Larry Brooks	---	---	8	29	4	41
Autry Beamon	---	---	10	31	---	41
Fred Biletnikoff	20	19	---	---	---	39
C.L. Whittington	---	---	8	27	3	38
Ed Torrice	---	---	5	10	23	38
Rick Fontenot	---	---	8	19	10	37
Ken Sanders	---	---	8	27	1	36
Mike Hawkins	19	3	---	---	14	36
James Van Wagner	8	6	---	---	21	35
Irving Merchant	15	17	---	---	---	32
Dan Hampton	---	---	6	24	2	32
Elvis Peacock	14	6	---	---	10	30
Ernie Holmes	---	---	7	17	3	27
John Choma	11	8	---	---	7	26
Chris Daniels	10	8	---	---	7	25
Ike Howard	---	---	8	12	5	25
Mario Celotto	---	---	2	8	14	24
John Andrews	---	---	6	9	2	17
Don Latimer	---	---	6	7	3	16
Gerald Irons	---	---	4	4	7	15
Craig Cassady	---	---	4	10	1	15
Morris Owens	2	3	---	---	8	13
Don Parrish	---	---	5	6	---	11
Harold Kayton	---	---	3	4	2	9
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	7	7
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tampa Bay	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Virgil Livers	---	---	33	24	11	68
Mark Arneson	---	---	35	26	4	65
Burgess Owens	---	---	34	30	1	65
Jim Stienke	---	---	31	25	7	63
Ed Jones	---	---	29	23	1	53
John Woodcock	---	---	28	23	1	52
Mario Clark	---	---	26	23	2	51
Fred Anderson	---	---	30	19	2	51
Kyle Davis	13	31	---	---	6	50
Rick Kingrea	---	---	18	13	18	49
Ronald Fitzgerald	8	28	---	---	12	48
Revie Sorey	12	29	---	---	6	47
Greg Koch	14	33	---	---	---	47
Ben Williams	---	---	25	19	1	45
Julius Adams	---	---	25	18	1	44
Dave Pureifory	---	---	23	16	5	44
Charles Goodrum	10	33	---	---	---	43
Broderick Kimsey	---	---	21	20	2	43
Andy Buffone	---	---	21	20	---	41
Pat Tilley	11	28	---	---	2	41
Chuck Fusina	14	26	---	---	---	40
Kenny Frame	10	26	---	---	3	39
Moe Dixon	4	15	---	---	20	39
Everett Allen	---	---	16	15	8	39
Doug Jones	---	---	13	7	17	37
Tom Beasley	---	---	13	15	6	34
Robert Giblin	---	---	13	11	9	33
John Gilliam	7	24	---	---	---	31
Mike McGraw	---	---	17	9	5	31
Larry Brown	7	8	---	---	15	30
Jim Mitchell	8	22	---	---	---	30
Steve Owens	6	10	---	---	12	28
Ken Mendenhall	5	15	---	---	7	27
Barty Smith	3	13	---	---	11	27
Larry Mucker	6	15	---	---	5	26
James Harrell	---	---	7	7	12	26
Tom Forrest	6	9	---	---	8	23
Wayne Mosley	10	13	---	---	---	23
Claude Minor	0	4	---	---	7	11
Dennis McKenzie	0	10	---	---	---	10
Louie Walker	---	---	4	0	5	9
Max Runager	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ricky Baker	0	4	---	---	---	4
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	2	2
Thurman Cowley	0	0	---	---	---	0
Vince Ferragamo	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	35	5.8
Middle	27	122	4.5
Right	8	97	12.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	9	31	3.4
Right	4	4	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	30	20	4	0	2	3	2	1	1

Tampa Bay	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chuck Fusina	24	16	0	2	0	0	4	4	1
Dennis McKenzie	10	6	1	0	0	3	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	16	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	78	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	57	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	75	25.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	35	5.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	44	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	9	117	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wayne Givens	9	6	1	54	0	20
WR Bob Pickard	6	4	1	73	3	21
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	4	0	73	1	19
RB Mike Pruitt	5	3	0	13	0	25
WR Brad Kimberly	4	2	0	17	0	13
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	0	-4	0	6

Tampa Bay	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Gilliam	8	5	59	1	24
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	6	4	25	0	28
WR Pat Tilley	6	4	32	0	28
WR Larry Mucker	5	4	39	0	15
RB Wayne Mosley	4	2	16	0	13
TE Jim Mitchell	2	1	9	0	22
RB Steve Owens	1	0	0	0	10
FB Barty Smith	1	1	12	0	13
RB Moe Dixon	1	1	4	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Elvis Peacock	2	14	7.00	5.64
Roger Staubach	1	9	9.00	7.00
Wayne Givens	1	0	0.00	0.50

Tampa Bay	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	3	2	19	6.33	7.53

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dennis McKenzie	2	2	15	7.50	7.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wayne Givens	2	2	19	9.50	6.00
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	0	0	0.00	14.60

Tampa Bay	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	1	1	14	14.00	4.17
WR Larry Mucker	1	1	1	1.00	7.80

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Elvis Peacock	3	2
Mike Pruitt	2	2
Roger Staubach	1	0
Bill Saleaumula	1	0

Tampa Bay	Rushes	Conversions
Wayne Mosley	1	0
Chuck Fusina	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	10	7	6

Tampa Bay	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chuck Fusina	5	3	1
Dennis McKenzie	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mike Pruitt	3	1	1
WR Bob Pickard	2	1	1
WR Brad Kimberly	2	2	2
WR Wayne Givens	2	2	2
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	0

Tampa Bay	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR John Gilliam	2	1	0
WR Ronald Fitzgerald	2	1	0
TE Jim Mitchell	1	1	1
WR Larry Mucker	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,500 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,500 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)