Week 14, 1979

played in New England, MA

43 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	3	7	7	-	24
New England Patriots	3	14	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 NED - Bucky Wallace 47 field goal
1Q: 03:45 DAL - Roger Staubach 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 14:55 NED - Theotis Brown 1 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 10:07 DAL - Mike Wood 26 field goal
2Q: 06:51 NED - Paul Hofer 11 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 08:42 NED - Bucky Wallace 25 field goal
3Q: 01:41 DAL - Irving Merchant 12 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Art Whittington 34 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 04:07 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:18 NED - Bucky Wallace 47 field goal
1Q: 03:45 DAL - Roger Staubach 2 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 14:55 NED - Theotis Brown 1 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 10:07 DAL - Mike Wood 26 field goal
2Q: 06:51 NED - Paul Hofer 11 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 08:42 NED - Bucky Wallace 25 field goal
3Q: 01:41 DAL - Irving Merchant 12 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 15:00 NED - Art Whittington 34 fumble return (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 04:07 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 3 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NED
Record 4-9 5-8
First Downs 22 17
- by Rushing 6 9
- by Passing 15 8
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 394 302
- Offensive Plays 71 56
- Yards per Play 5.55 5.39
Net Rushing Yards 111 156
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 5.84 4.59
Net Passing Yards 283 146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 48 - 28 - 0 20 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 304 161
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/21 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.44 6.64
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/16 1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.9
4th Down Conversions 3/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/35 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 4/16 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 6/115 5/107
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:18 29:42

Team Statistics	DAL	NED
Record	4-9	5-8
First Downs	22	17
- by Rushing	6	9
- by Passing	15	8
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	394	302
- Offensive Plays	71	56
- Yards per Play	5.55	5.39
Net Rushing Yards	111	156
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	5.84	4.59
Net Passing Yards	283	146
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	48 - 28 - 0	20 - 11 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	304	161
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/21	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.44	6.64
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/16	1/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.9
4th Down Conversions	3/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/35	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	4/16	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	6/115	5/107
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:18	29:42

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:12	6:37	OWN 35	13	65	Touchdown
2	14:45	4:44	OWN 23	7	68	Field Goal
2	6:45	1:48	OWN 35	3	4	Punt
2	2:48	1:57	OWN 14	7	31	Punt
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 41	3	-11	Punt
3	8:35	1:55	OWN 28	3	1	Punt
3	4:47	3:16	OWN 16	8	84	Touchdown
4	14:53	2:14	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	11:03	2:43	OWN 29	4	22	Punt
4	5:58	1:59	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
4	2:19	2:05	OWN 16	13	40	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:48	OWN 23	8	47	Field Goal
1	3:35	3:50	OWN 13	8	87	Touchdown
2	10:01	3:16	OWN 31	5	69	Touchdown
2	4:57	2:09	OWN 30	5	-5	Punt
2	0:51	0:51	OWN 7	3	4	Half
3	13:10	4:35	OWN 38	9	54	Field Goal
3	6:40	1:53	OWN 34	3	8	Punt
3	1:31	1:38	OWN 31	3	4	Punt
4	12:39	1:36	OWN 27	3	-3	Punt
4	8:20	2:22	OWN 12	3	9	Punt
4	3:59	1:40	OWN 23	5	19	Punt
4	0:14	0:14	OWN 44	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	10	59	5.90	32	1	0
Elvis Peacock	5	21	4.20	8	0	0
Roger Staubach	3	13	4.33	8	0	1
Irving Merchant	1	18	18.00	18	1	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Paul Hofer	19	108	5.68	15	4	1
Theotis Brown	11	44	4.00	14	2	1
Jim Plunkett	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
Sam Cunningham	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Art Whittington	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	48	28	304	4/21	2	41	0	90.9

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jim Plunkett	20	11	161	2/15	0	35	0	81.5

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Irving Merchant	6	7	42	7.00	9	12	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	5	8	27	5.40	0	10	1
WR Bob Pickard	5	10	71	14.20	8	31	0
RB Mike Pruitt	4	4	46	11.50	34	26	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	3	76	25.33	51	41	0
WR Wayne Givens	2	7	25	12.50	7	16	0
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	2	2.00	2	2	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	4	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Mike Cobb	1	2	10	10.00	0	10	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Stanley Morgan	4	5	54	13.50	24	24
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	31	15.50	33	31
WR Jim Smith	2	3	48	24.00	9	35
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	2	8	8.00	0	8
TE Bob Trumpy	1	4	11	11.00	0	11
WR Carlos Stevens	1	3	9	9.00	1	9
FB John Brockington	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Kimberly	1	0	0
Mike Pruitt	1	0	0
Forrest Blue	0	1	0
Dan Hampton	0	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jim Plunkett	1	1	0	0
Art Whittington	0	1	0	1
Fred Carr	0	0	1	0
Tyrell Garrison	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	6	231	38.5	37.8	48	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	6	294	49.0	46.3	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	3	14	4.7	0
Bob Pickard	1	2	2.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Pickard	3	51	17.0	0
Brad Kimberly	3	64	21.3	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg
Theotis Brown	3	70	23.3
Jubilee Dunbar	1	18	18.0
Carlos Stevens	1	19	19.0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Dan Hampton	5	0	0.5	22	17
S Autry Beamon	4	0	0.0	26	21
DT Don Parrish	4	0	0.0	14	6
DE John Andrews	3	2	0.5	16	12
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	3	0.0	31	20
OLB Harold Kayton	3	1	0.0	18	11
DT Larry Brooks	3	0	0.0	26	15
S C.L. Whittington	3	0	0.0	23	14
CB Walter Packer	3	0	0.0	18	12
OLB Pete Cronan	2	3	0.0	29	17
S Rick Fontenot	2	1	0.0	15	15
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	23	15
CB Ed Torrice	2	0	0.0	30	19
DE Ike Howard	2	0	0.0	12	5
DE Ken Sanders	1	1	1.0	18	10
DT Ernie Holmes	1	1	0.0	15	10
DE Don Latimer	1	0	0.0	9	7
ILB Gerald Irons	0	1	0.0	8	2
OLB Mario Celotto	0	1	0.0	6	5

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	10	3	0.0	17	51
S Glenn Buchanan	5	2	0.0	11	40
CB Richard Blackmore	5	1	0.0	16	46
S Sandy Durko	4	2	1.0	13	38
CB Martin Lance	4	0	0.0	8	33
OLB Jim Turnbull	3	1	1.0	9	21
OLB Steve Nelson	3	2	0.5	17	35
DE Jim Young	3	0	0.5	12	30
S Rich Sowells	3	0	0.0	12	30
OLB Fred Carr	2	0	0.5	4	21
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	0.0	3	4
DE Tyrell Garrison	1	0	0.0	17	39
S Tommy Marvaso	1	0	0.0	7	15
CB Carl Allen	1	0	0.0	15	45
DT Reggie Kinlaw	1	0	0.0	11	39
DE Jimmy Nakis	0	1	0.5	7	22
S Vince Castillo	0	3	0.0	11	29
DT R.J. Reese	0	1	0.0	11	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	1.0	0	0	10
DE John Andrews	0.5	0	0	12
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	0	0	17
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	1	0	10
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	1	15

New England	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jim Turnbull	1.0	1	1	0	21
S Sandy Durko	1.0	0	0	0	38
DE Jimmy Nakis	0.5	1	0	0	22
DE Jim Young	0.5	1	0	0	30
OLB Steve Nelson	0.5	0	0	1	35
OLB Fred Carr	0.5	0	0	0	21
DE Tyrell Garrison	0.0	2	1	0	39
DT Reggie Kinlaw	0.0	0	1	0	39

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	11
S Autry Beamon	2	0	21
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	17
CB Cliff Harris	1	1	15
CB Ed Torrice	1	1	19
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	1	20
CB Walter Packer	1	1	12
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	17

New England	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Sam Hunt	6	0	51
S Glenn Buchanan	4	1	40
CB Martin Lance	4	0	33
CB Richard Blackmore	3	1	46
S Sandy Durko	3	0	38
OLB Gary Campbell	2	0	4
DT Reggie Kinlaw	2	0	39
S Tommy Marvaso	1	1	15
OLB Steve Nelson	1	0	35
S Rich Sowells	1	0	30
OLB Jim Turnbull	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	3	4	19	1	52
Jim Harlan	1	2	16	2	35
Rayfield Wright	1	2	16	0	41
Alfred Zerillo	1	2	6	0	28
Blaine Nye	0	4	18	1	43
Ed Fulton	0	3	14	0	38

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	3	7	1	34	1	22
Kyle Delaroche	3	7	0	33	0	19
Joe Fields	3	6	1	31	0	20
Wade Griffin	2	5	0	27	0	17
Peter Bernstein	1	2	0	9	0	6
Lynn Boden	0	4	0	28	1	18
Al Speer	0	1	0	7	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Cobb	3	17
Walter Packer	1	25
Mike Hawkins	1	18
Elvis Peacock	1	16

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Bob Trumpy	4	17
Fred Carr	3	17
Art Whittington	1	19
Rich Sowells	1	14
Jubilee Dunbar	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	19	52	---	---	7	78
Roger Staubach	19	52	---	---	---	71
Ed Torrice	---	---	30	19	13	62
Blaine Nye	18	43	---	---	---	61
Ed Fulton	14	38	---	---	7	59
Jim Harlan	16	35	---	---	7	58
Rayfield Wright	16	41	---	---	---	57
Walter Packer	---	---	18	12	25	55
Bob Pickard	8	33	---	---	12	53
Dick Ambrose	---	---	31	20	2	53
Billy Joe Dupree	14	31	---	---	6	51
Mike Pruitt	13	35	---	---	2	50
Autry Beamon	---	---	26	21	1	48
Pete Cronan	---	---	29	17	2	48
Rick Fontenot	---	---	15	15	16	46
Fred Biletnikoff	14	31	---	---	---	45
Irving Merchant	11	34	---	---	---	45
Larry Brooks	---	---	26	15	3	44
Dan Hampton	---	---	22	17	3	42
Alfred Zerillo	6	28	---	---	7	41
C.L. Whittington	---	---	23	14	3	40
Cliff Harris	---	---	23	15	1	39
Mike Cobb	9	11	---	---	17	37
Harold Kayton	---	---	18	11	7	36
Chris Daniels	6	23	---	---	7	36
Brad Kimberly	2	16	---	---	17	35
Elvis Peacock	6	13	---	---	16	35
Wayne Givens	4	24	---	---	6	34
John Andrews	---	---	16	12	4	32
Ernie Holmes	---	---	15	10	7	32
Ken Sanders	---	---	18	10	3	31
Drew Lincoln	4	11	---	---	16	31
Bill Saleaumula	9	19	---	---	2	30
Gerald Irons	---	---	8	2	11	21
Don Parrish	---	---	14	6	---	20
Mario Celotto	---	---	6	5	9	20
Ike Howard	---	---	12	5	2	19
Craig Cassady	---	---	11	6	2	19
Mike Hawkins	0	0	---	---	18	18
Don Latimer	---	---	9	7	1	17
Morris Owens	1	2	---	---	11	14
Charlie Waters	---	---	4	3	---	7
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	6	6
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sam Hunt	---	---	17	51	1	69
Tyrell Garrison	---	---	17	39	7	63
Carl Allen	---	---	15	45	3	63
Richard Blackmore	---	---	16	46	1	63
Joe Fields	31	20	---	---	8	59
Reggie Kinlaw	---	---	11	39	7	57
John Hannah	34	22	---	---	---	56
Steve Nelson	---	---	17	35	4	56
Jim Plunkett	34	22	---	---	---	56
Rich Sowells	---	---	12	30	14	56
Sam Cunningham	26	15	---	---	13	54
Sandy Durko	---	---	13	38	1	52
Kyle Delaroche	33	19	---	---	---	52
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	11	40	1	52
Lynn Boden	28	18	---	---	5	51
Stanley Morgan	24	15	---	---	11	50
Wade Griffin	27	17	---	---	3	47
Martin Lance	---	---	8	33	2	43
Fred Carr	---	---	4	21	17	42
Jubilee Dunbar	17	12	---	---	13	42
Jim Young	---	---	12	30	---	42
Bob Trumpy	12	12	---	---	17	41
Vince Castillo	---	---	11	29	---	40
Carlos Stevens	12	9	---	---	17	38
R.J. Reese	---	---	11	26	---	37
Tommy Marvaso	---	---	7	15	15	37
Andy Collins	---	---	6	7	23	36
Paul Hofer	20	16	---	---	---	36
Jim Turnbull	---	---	9	21	1	31
Jimmy Nakis	---	---	7	22	1	30
Craig Lane	5	6	---	---	17	28
Richard Osborne	20	8	---	---	---	28
Peter Bernstein	9	6	---	---	8	23
Jim Smith	13	7	---	---	2	22
Art Whittington	2	1	---	---	19	22
John Brockington	5	3	---	---	12	20
Al Speer	7	5	---	---	8	20
Theotis Brown	12	4	---	---	3	19
Gary Campbell	---	---	3	4	6	13
Darryl Carlton	1	3	---	---	8	12
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jim Haslett	---	---	2	1	2	5
Fred Willis	2	2	---	---	---	4
Reuben Fields	0	0	---	---	---	0
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	43	8.6
Middle	8	35	4.4
Right	6	33	5.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	49	6.1
Middle	20	71	3.6
Right	5	37	7.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	48	28	4	1	6	3	3	1	0

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jim Plunkett	20	11	3	2	2	4	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	37	6.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	137	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	99	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	31	3.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	48	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	30	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	24	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	59	19.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Pickard	10	5	1	71	1	33
WR Fred Biletnikoff	8	5	2	27	0	31
WR Wayne Givens	7	2	2	25	0	24
WR Irving Merchant	7	6	0	42	0	34
WR Brad Kimberly	4	1	0	5	0	16
RB Mike Pruitt	4	4	0	46	1	35
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	3	0	76	2	31
TE Mike Cobb	2	1	1	10	0	11
FB Drew Lincoln	1	1	0	2	0	11

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	5	4	1	54	1	15
TE Bob Trumpy	4	1	0	11	0	12
WR Carlos Stevens	3	1	1	9	0	9
WR Jim Smith	3	2	0	48	1	7
RB Sam Cunningham	2	2	0	31	1	15
WR Jubilee Dunbar	2	1	0	8	0	12
FB John Brockington	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	3	8	2.67	5.90
Elvis Peacock	2	5	2.50	4.20
Roger Staubach	1	2	2.00	4.33

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Paul Hofer	2	18	9.00	5.68
Theotis Brown	2	1	0.50	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	5	4	29	5.80	6.33

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jim Plunkett	2	0	0	0.00	8.05

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Fred Biletnikoff	2	2	13	6.50	3.38
WR Irving Merchant	2	2	16	8.00	6.00
WR Bob Pickard	1	0	0	0.00	7.10

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Bob Trumpy	1	0	0	0.00	2.75
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

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

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Paul Hofer	2	0
Theotis Brown	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	11	3	2

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jim Plunkett	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Givens	4	1	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	1	1
WR Bob Pickard	2	1	1
WR Brad Kimberly	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
FB John Brockington	1	0	0
RB Sam Cunningham	1	1	0
WR Jubilee Dunbar	1	0	0
TE Bob Trumpy	1	0	0
WR Carlos Stevens	1	0	0
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)