Week 15, 1979

played in Dallas, TX

32 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Washington Redskins	3	3	0	7	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	0	17	10	6	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 WAS - John Leypoldt 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Wayne Givens 22 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:12 DAL - Mike Wood 20 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WAS - John Leypoldt 38 field goal
2Q: 01:30 DAL - Mike Pruitt 23 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 10:43 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 00:23 DAL - Mike Wood 52 field goal
4Q: 12:34 WAS - Jeff Kinney 12 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:46 DAL - Mike Wood 39 field goal
4Q: 01:46 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:11 WAS - John Leypoldt 29 field goal
2Q: 15:00 DAL - Wayne Givens 22 pass from Roger Staubach (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:12 DAL - Mike Wood 20 field goal
2Q: 02:00 WAS - John Leypoldt 38 field goal
2Q: 01:30 DAL - Mike Pruitt 23 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 10:43 DAL - Fred Biletnikoff 1 run (Mike Wood extra point)
3Q: 00:23 DAL - Mike Wood 52 field goal
4Q: 12:34 WAS - Jeff Kinney 12 run (John Leypoldt extra point)
4Q: 02:46 DAL - Mike Wood 39 field goal
4Q: 01:46 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal

Team Statistics WAS DAL
Record 8-6 5-9
First Downs 11 27
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 7 18
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 164 441
- Offensive Plays 51 74
- Yards per Play 3.22 5.96
Net Rushing Yards 54 151
- Rushing Attempts 16 39
- Yards per Rush 3.38 3.87
Net Passing Yards 110 290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 12 - 0 34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 116 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 3.14 8.29
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/45 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 1/4
Kick Returns/Yards 7/199 4/44
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 29
Time of Possession 20:31 39:29

Team Statistics	WAS	DAL
Record	8-6	5-9
First Downs	11	27
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	7	18
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	164	441
- Offensive Plays	51	74
- Yards per Play	3.22	5.96
Net Rushing Yards	54	151
- Rushing Attempts	16	39
- Yards per Rush	3.38	3.87
Net Passing Yards	110	290
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 12 - 0	34 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	116	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	3.14	8.29
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	5.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/45	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	1/4
Kick Returns/Yards	7/199	4/44
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 29
Time of Possession	20:31	39:29

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:54	OWN 35	9	53	Field Goal
1	8:04	2:19	OWN 32	4	5	Punt
2	14:49	1:20	OWN 35	3	1	Punt
2	10:57	1:28	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	3:07	1:14	OWN 49	4	30	Field Goal
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 22	3	12	Half
3	10:37	2:18	OWN 30	4	12	Punt
3	6:39	1:11	50	3	2	Punt
3	0:18	2:52	OPP 32	7	32	Touchdown
4	10:28	0:58	OWN 31	3	8	Punt
4	2:40	0:32	OWN 20	4	6	Downs
4	1:40	0:54	OWN 27	4	-5	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:06	2:02	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
1	5:45	5:56	OWN 5	12	95	Touchdown
2	13:29	2:32	OWN 13	5	35	Punt
2	9:29	6:22	OWN 43	12	54	Field Goal
2	1:53	0:37	OWN 24	3	76	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:23	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
3	8:19	1:40	OWN 6	3	4	Punt
3	5:28	5:10	OWN 20	9	45	Field Goal
4	12:26	1:58	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	9:30	6:50	OWN 14	11	64	Field Goal
4	2:08	0:28	OPP 26	3	-2	Field Goal
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 22	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Delvin Williams	11	32	2.91	10	1	0
Jeff Kinney	4	16	4.00	12	1	1
Bert Jones	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	24	116	4.83	23	2	1
Drew Lincoln	8	10	1.25	2	0	0
Roger Staubach	3	1	0.33	5	0	0
Bill Saleaumula	2	15	7.50	10	1	0
Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	1.00	1	0	1
Elvis Peacock	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	34	12	116	1/6	0	27	0	45.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roger Staubach	34	25	296	1/6	1	38	0	109.4

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Siani	5	11	67	13.40	11	27
RB Delvin Williams	2	5	19	9.50	5	11
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2
WR John Fuqua	1	2	13	13.00	3	13
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Lou Piccone	1	8	10	10.00	0	10
TE Mike Barber	1	3	4	4.00	0	4
FB Jim Braxton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Don McCauley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR James Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wayne Givens	5	6	83	16.60	47	38	1
WR Irving Merchant	5	6	61	12.20	3	16	0
WR Bob Pickard	4	6	64	16.00	14	31	0
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	3	29	9.67	0	13	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	3	16	8.00	9	11	0
RB Mike Pruitt	2	4	13	6.50	5	7	0
TE Mike Cobb	2	3	18	9.00	0	16	0
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Bert Jones	1	0	0	0
Jim Hough	0	1	0	0

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Larry Brooks	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	6	294	49.0	45.0	58	4

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	4	194	48.5	37.0	55	2

Kicking Statistics

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	4/4	2/2	1/1	52	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	2	26	13.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	1	4	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg
Lou Piccone	4	127	31.8
Kerry Reardon	2	54	27.0
Don McCauley	1	18	18.0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bob Pickard	3	27	9.0	0
Brad Kimberly	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ralph Ortega	6	3	0.0	28	23
DT John Mendenhall	6	2	0.0	27	15
S Tom Pridemore	6	2	0.0	36	33
CB Larry Marshall	5	0	0.0	19	27
S Ken Greene	5	0	0.0	26	28
OLB Reggie Williams	4	2	0.5	33	27
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	2	0.0	27	22
CB Kerry Reardon	3	2	0.0	25	24
DE Mike Butler	3	2	0.0	23	24
OLB Curtis Townsend	3	2	0.0	16	16
S Tommy Jeffries	3	0	0.0	16	17
DE Lem Burnham	2	0	0.5	16	13
ILB Neal Olkewicz	2	1	0.0	11	12
OLB Bob Martin	2	0	0.0	9	2
DE Mike Fultz	1	2	0.0	16	11
OLB Bo Conway	1	1	0.0	18	12
DE Jeff Merrow	1	1	0.0	23	22
DE Richard Neal	1	0	0.0	11	14
DT O.J. Sanford	1	0	0.0	15	12
DE Cleveland Elam	1	0	0.0	28	23
OLB Stan White	0	1	0.0	6	8

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	7	0	0.0	16	30
S Autry Beamon	5	1	0.0	13	29
CB Walter Packer	4	0	0.0	14	25
CB Ed Torrice	3	0	0.0	14	32
DT Larry Brooks	1	1	1.0	13	30
DE John Andrews	1	1	0.0	5	18
S Craig Cassady	1	1	0.0	4	7
CB Luther Bradley	1	1	0.0	9	13
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0.0	9	31
S C.L. Whittington	1	0	0.0	11	29
DE Ike Howard	1	0	0.0	7	13
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	0.0	12	29
DT Ernie Holmes	0	1	0.0	10	20
DE Ken Sanders	0	1	0.0	11	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Lem Burnham	0.5	0	0	13
OLB Reggie Williams	0.5	0	0	27
DE Mike Butler	0.0	1	1	24
DT John Mendenhall	0.0	1	0	15
DE Jeff Merrow	0.0	1	0	22

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	1.0	1	3	5	30
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	0	2	0	17
DE Ike Howard	0.0	0	2	0	13
DE John Andrews	0.0	0	1	0	18
OLB Harold Kayton	0.0	0	1	0	3
ILB Dick Ambrose	0.0	0	1	0	30
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	0	1	0	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ken Greene	4	1	28
CB Larry Marshall	4	0	27
CB Lloyd Mumphord	3	0	22
S Tom Pridemore	3	0	33
CB Kerry Reardon	2	0	24
OLB Reggie Williams	2	0	27
DE Mike Butler	2	0	24
OLB Curtis Townsend	2	0	16
OLB Bo Conway	1	0	12
S Tommy Jeffries	1	0	17
ILB Ralph Ortega	1	0	23

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walter Packer	3	2	25
ILB Dick Ambrose	2	1	30
CB Ed Torrice	2	0	32
S Autry Beamon	2	0	29
CB Cliff Harris	1	1	31
DE John Andrews	1	0	18
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	15
S C.L. Whittington	0	1	29
CB Luther Bradley	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	3	4	1	15	0	32
Dean Lang	1	3	0	15	0	28
Keith Shelton	0	3	0	14	0	33
Jim Hough	0	2	0	10	1	29
Jim Braxton	0	1	0	5	0	12
Mike Donohoe	0	1	0	6	0	8
Tom Luken	0	1	0	14	0	30

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Blaine Nye	3	11	37	0	35
Jim Harlan	3	4	29	0	24
Chris Daniels	2	5	19	0	11
Forrest Blue	1	2	23	0	19
Bill Saleaumula	1	2	20	0	17
Mike Cobb	1	1	18	0	5
Ed Fulton	0	6	36	1	33
Alfred Zerillo	0	5	21	0	26
Drew Lincoln	0	1	18	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Braxton	2	20
Jeff Kinney	1	24
Curtis Townsend	1	13
Steve Rogers	1	4

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Walter Packer	3	26
Mike Cobb	2	19
Bill Saleaumula	2	12
Mike Hawkins	1	20
Chris Daniels	1	8

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Pridemore	---	---	36	33	12	81
Reggie Williams	---	---	33	27	3	63
Kerry Reardon	---	---	25	24	10	59
Larry Marshall	---	---	19	27	12	58
Cleveland Elam	---	---	28	23	6	57
Ken Greene	---	---	26	28	3	57
Ralph Ortega	---	---	28	23	4	55
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	16	17	20	53
Doug Dumler	15	32	---	---	5	52
Bert Jones	16	35	---	---	---	51
Lloyd Mumphord	---	---	27	22	2	51
Jeff Merrow	---	---	23	22	6	51
Lou Piccone	7	31	---	---	12	50
Mike Butler	---	---	23	24	3	50
Keith Shelton	14	33	---	---	2	49
John Mendenhall	---	---	27	15	4	46
Curtis Townsend	---	---	16	16	13	45
Jim Hough	10	29	---	---	6	45
Tom Luken	14	30	---	---	---	44
Don McCauley	8	20	---	---	15	43
Dean Lang	15	28	---	---	---	43
Jeff Kinney	4	11	---	---	24	39
Jim Braxton	5	12	---	---	20	37
Delvin Williams	12	24	---	---	---	36
Mike Siani	8	27	---	---	---	35
Bo Conway	---	---	18	12	5	35
Mike Donohoe	6	8	---	---	20	34
Stan White	---	---	6	8	19	33
Mike Fultz	---	---	16	11	6	33
Lem Burnham	---	---	16	13	---	29
John Fuqua	12	15	---	---	1	28
O.J. Sanford	---	---	15	12	1	28
Mike Barber	8	11	---	---	8	27
Richard Neal	---	---	11	14	1	26
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	11	12	3	26
Harris Richardson	7	9	---	---	6	22
Norm Bulaich	9	11	---	---	1	21
James Thompson	1	5	---	---	14	20
Jack Cornell	4	7	---	---	8	19
Bob Martin	---	---	9	2	7	18
Ronnie Lee	1	7	---	---	8	16
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Rogers	0	0	---	---	4	4
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ed Fulton	36	33	---	---	8	77
Roger Staubach	39	35	---	---	---	74
Blaine Nye	37	35	---	---	1	73
Walter Packer	---	---	14	25	26	65
Billy Joe Dupree	31	24	---	---	8	63
Jim Harlan	29	24	---	---	8	61
Mike Pruitt	27	24	---	---	8	59
Rayfield Wright	30	27	---	---	---	57
Alfred Zerillo	21	26	---	---	6	53
Forrest Blue	23	19	---	---	7	49
Bill Saleaumula	20	17	---	---	12	49
Ed Torrice	---	---	14	32	3	49
Dick Ambrose	---	---	16	30	2	48
Drew Lincoln	18	11	---	---	18	47
Fred Biletnikoff	26	19	---	---	---	45
Larry Brooks	---	---	13	30	1	44
Autry Beamon	---	---	13	29	2	44
Cliff Harris	---	---	9	31	3	43
C.L. Whittington	---	---	11	29	3	43
Pete Cronan	---	---	12	29	2	43
Irving Merchant	21	21	---	---	---	42
Mike Cobb	18	5	---	---	19	42
Bob Pickard	12	18	---	---	10	40
Brad Kimberly	5	14	---	---	21	40
Chris Daniels	19	11	---	---	8	38
Dan Hampton	---	---	9	22	4	35
Rick Fontenot	---	---	8	15	11	34
Ken Sanders	---	---	11	17	5	33
Luther Bradley	---	---	9	13	11	33
Ernie Holmes	---	---	10	20	2	32
John Andrews	---	---	5	18	8	31
Wayne Givens	9	17	---	---	5	31
Mike Hawkins	7	1	---	---	20	28
Ike Howard	---	---	7	13	1	21
Mario Celotto	---	---	4	6	10	20
Gerald Irons	---	---	1	6	12	19
Morris Owens	0	2	---	---	12	14
Don Latimer	---	---	3	5	5	13
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	12	12
Craig Cassady	---	---	4	7	---	11
Harold Kayton	---	---	2	3	5	10
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Parrish	---	---	1	5	---	6
Elvis Peacock	1	2	---	---	1	4
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	-1	-1.0
Middle	12	44	3.7
Right	3	11	3.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	38	3.8
Middle	23	98	4.3
Right	4	19	4.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	34	12	1	1	3	6	11	5	0

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roger Staubach	34	25	3	3	2	1	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	40	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	40	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	27	3.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	30	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	141	7.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	6	93	10.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Siani	11	5	0	67	1	27
WR Lou Piccone	8	1	1	10	0	31
RB Delvin Williams	5	2	0	19	0	24
TE Mike Barber	3	1	1	4	0	11
WR John Fuqua	2	1	0	13	0	15
FB Jim Braxton	1	0	0	0	0	12
FB Norm Bulaich	1	1	0	-2	0	11
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	0	5	0	11
WR Don McCauley	1	0	1	0	0	20
WR James Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	5

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bob Pickard	6	4	0	64	1	18
WR Wayne Givens	6	5	0	83	2	17
WR Irving Merchant	6	5	1	61	0	21
RB Mike Pruitt	4	2	0	13	0	24
WR Fred Biletnikoff	3	3	0	29	0	19
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	2	1	16	0	24
TE Mike Cobb	3	2	0	18	0	5
WR Brad Kimberly	2	1	0	6	0	14
FB Bill Saleaumula	1	1	0	6	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeff Kinney	1	12	12.00	4.00
Delvin Williams	1	3	3.00	2.91

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Drew Lincoln	2	2	1.00	1.25
Mike Pruitt	2	-2	-1.00	4.83
Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	1.00	1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	3	0	0	0.00	3.41

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roger Staubach	3	2	27	9.00	8.71

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	2	0	0	0.00	6.09
WR Lou Piccone	1	0	0	0.00	1.25

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bob Pickard	1	1	11	11.00	10.67
RB Mike Pruitt	1	0	0	0.00	3.25
TE Mike Cobb	1	1	16	16.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Lincoln	3	0
Bill Saleaumula	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	3	2

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roger Staubach	9	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Siani	4	1	1
RB Delvin Williams	2	1	0
TE Mike Barber	2	0	0
FB Jim Braxton	1	0	0
WR Lou Piccone	1	1	1
WR James Thompson	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mike Pruitt	3	2	1
WR Fred Biletnikoff	1	1	1
WR Bob Pickard	1	0	0
WR Brad Kimberly	1	1	0
WR Wayne Givens	1	1	1
WR Irving Merchant	1	1	1
TE Mike Cobb	1	0	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)