Week 1, 1980

played in Dallas, TX

81 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Washington Redskins	7	0	7	0	-	14
Dallas Cowboys	10	13	0	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 DAL - Mike Strachan 3 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 06:03 WAS - Mike Siani 76 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 02:21 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal
2Q: 09:52 DAL - Mike Wood 21 field goal
2Q: 00:57 DAL - Mike Pruitt 3 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:07 DAL - Mike Wood 25 field goal
3Q: 03:43 WAS - Mike Siani 17 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:48 DAL - Mike Strachan 3 run (Mike Wood extra point)
1Q: 06:03 WAS - Mike Siani 76 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
1Q: 02:21 DAL - Mike Wood 45 field goal
2Q: 09:52 DAL - Mike Wood 21 field goal
2Q: 00:57 DAL - Mike Pruitt 3 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:07 DAL - Mike Wood 25 field goal
3Q: 03:43 WAS - Mike Siani 17 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)

Team Statistics WAS DAL
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 12 11
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 338 326
- Offensive Plays 59 70
- Yards per Play 5.73 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 55 153
- Rushing Attempts 12 40
- Yards per Rush 4.58 3.83
Net Passing Yards 283 173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 25 - 2 29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 299 178
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.02 5.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 5.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/17 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 4/45 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 4/99 3/55
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/12
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 25:52 34:08

Team Statistics	WAS	DAL
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	12	11
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	338	326
- Offensive Plays	59	70
- Yards per Play	5.73	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	55	153
- Rushing Attempts	12	40
- Yards per Rush	4.58	3.83
Net Passing Yards	283	173
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 25 - 2	29 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	299	178
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.02	5.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	5.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/17	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	4/45	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	4/99	3/55
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/12
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	25:52	34:08

Drive Charts

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 27	3	-13	Punt
1	6:38	0:55	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	2:15	2:22	OWN 34	3	7	Punt
2	9:47	0:46	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	7:21	3:00	OWN 7	5	31	Punt
2	0:49	0:25	OWN 28	1	-8	Fumble
3	13:40	4:49	OWN 9	9	59	Interception
3	6:52	3:19	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	0:32	0:47	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	13:25	4:32	OWN 15	10	54	Punt
4	5:55	1:05	OWN 25	5	40	Interception
4	2:24	0:38	OWN 32	4	8	Downs
4	1:10	0:30	OWN 39	4	0	Downs

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	5:54	OWN 43	11	57	Touchdown
1	5:43	3:28	OWN 36	6	36	Field Goal
2	14:53	5:06	OWN 26	9	70	Field Goal
2	9:01	1:40	OWN 36	4	17	Punt
2	4:21	3:32	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
2	0:24	0:23	OPP 20	2	12	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:20	OWN 28	3	4	Punt
3	8:51	1:59	OWN 20	4	9	Punt
3	3:33	3:01	OWN 27	5	10	Punt
4	14:45	1:20	OWN 27	3	4	Punt
4	8:53	2:58	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
4	4:50	2:26	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
4	1:46	0:36	OPP 40	3	8	Missed FG
4	0:40	0:40	OPP 39	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Autry Beamon, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Delvin Williams	11	53	4.82	19	2	0
Jeff Kinney	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	20	65	3.25	13	1	1
Mike Strachan	18	89	4.94	32	2	1
Danny White	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	45	25	299	2/16	2	76	2	72.3

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	29	19	178	1/5	0	27	0	82.2

Receiving Statistics

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Mike Siani	6	12	131	21.83	47	76	2
WR Reggie Rucker	5	8	49	9.80	3	23	0
WR Randy Burks	5	8	64	12.80	20	32	0
FB Roland Harper	3	3	13	4.33	10	9	0
RB Delvin Williams	2	5	21	10.50	13	13	0
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
WR Don McCauley	1	2	7	7.00	5	7	0
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
WR Ray Strong	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Lou Piccone	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mike Barber	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
FB Billy Joe Dupree	4	5	34	8.50	14	12
WR Duriel Harris	4	5	47	11.75	19	16
WR Fair Hooker	3	5	34	11.33	22	27
WR Irving Merchant	3	4	36	12.00	13	21
TE Mike Hawkins	2	2	5	2.50	0	5
WR Danny Buggs	1	4	7	7.00	0	7
RB Mike Pruitt	1	1	7	7.00	7	7
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Mike Strachan	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Autry Beamon	1	0	0.00	0
S Scott Perry	1	12	12.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bert Jones	1	0	0
Larry Marshall	1	0	0
Ray Strong	0	1	0
Ralph Ortega	0	0	1
Tom Pridemore	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Danny Buggs	1	1	0
Elvis Peacock	1	0	0
Mike Hawkins	0	1	0
Walter Packer	0	1	0
Pete Cronan	0	0	1
Tom Graves	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	6	253	42.2	35.8	58	0

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	7	345	49.3	42.9	60	5

Kicking Statistics

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

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	3/4	1/2	0/0	45	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	4	45	11.3	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	2	52	26.0	0
Lou Piccone	2	47	23.5	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	42	21.0	0
C.L. Whittington	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Reggie Williams	7	3	0.0	34	27
OLB Bo Conway	6	0	0.0	16	14
ILB Matt Millen	5	2	0.0	19	15
S Tom Pridemore	4	2	0.0	34	27
ILB Neal Olkewicz	4	2	0.0	21	15
CB Larry Marshall	4	1	0.0	20	18
DE Jeff Merrow	3	0	1.0	21	22
S Tommy Jeffries	3	2	0.0	15	9
S Charles Romes	3	1	0.0	37	25
DT O.J. Sanford	3	0	0.0	24	19
DE Mike Fultz	2	2	0.0	25	18
CB Roger Wehrli	2	1	0.0	35	26
CB Tony Greene	2	0	0.0	28	21
DT John Mendenhall	2	0	0.0	16	12
OLB Derrel Luce	2	0	0.0	5	1
S Ken Greene	2	0	0.0	15	10
DE Cleveland Elam	1	1	0.0	34	28
WR Mike Siani	1	0	---	---	---
WR Randy Burks	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Butler	1	0	0.0	15	12
OLB Jeff McIntyre	1	0	0.0	6	3

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charlie Waters	6	0	0.0	11	45
S Autry Beamon	5	0	1.0	9	40
OLB Pete Cronan	5	0	1.0	10	39
CB Walter Packer	4	1	0.0	8	35
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	0	0.0	12	44
CB Cliff Harris	3	0	0.0	9	36
DE Dan Hampton	3	0	0.0	9	32
S Scott Perry	2	1	0.0	7	25
DT Larry Brooks	1	3	0.0	9	40
S Rick Fontenot	1	2	0.0	4	24
DT Zack Lang	1	0	0.0	8	22
DE Don Latimer	1	0	0.0	6	22
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	0.0	0	2
DE Ken Sanders	0	2	0.0	9	29
OLB Harold Kayton	0	1	0.0	5	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Washington	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Merrow	1.0	0	0	22
DT John Mendenhall	0.0	1	0	12
DE Richard Neal	0.0	1	0	8
DT O.J. Sanford	0.0	1	0	19
DE Cleveland Elam	0.0	0	1	28

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Autry Beamon	1.0	0	0	0	40
OLB Pete Cronan	1.0	0	0	0	39
DE Ken Sanders	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Don Latimer	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	1	0	0	32
DT Zack Lang	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Ike Howard	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	0	0	3	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Reggie Williams	4	0	27
OLB Bo Conway	2	1	14
S Tommy Jeffries	2	0	9
S Charles Romes	2	0	25
ILB Matt Millen	2	0	15
CB Larry Marshall	1	1	18
S Tom Pridemore	1	1	27
CB Roger Wehrli	1	0	26
DT O.J. Sanford	1	0	19
OLB Derrel Luce	1	0	1
DE Mike Fultz	1	0	18
S Ken Greene	1	0	10
DE Mike Butler	0	1	12

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Charlie Waters	5	1	0	45
ILB Dick Ambrose	3	2	0	44
S Autry Beamon	3	0	1	40
CB Cliff Harris	3	0	0	36
S Scott Perry	2	0	1	25
OLB Pete Cronan	2	0	0	39
CB Walter Packer	2	0	0	35
S Rick Fontenot	1	1	0	24
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0	40
DE Don Latimer	1	0	0	22
DE Dan Hampton	1	0	0	32
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	0	2
S C.L. Whittington	0	1	0	19
CB Ed Torrice	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tom Luken	2	2	0	11	0	41
Doug Dumler	1	4	1	11	0	46
Len Garrett	1	1	0	4	0	14
Dean Lang	0	2	0	11	1	37
Keith Shelton	0	2	0	11	0	39
Jim Hough	0	1	0	10	0	38
Jack Cornell	0	0	0	2	1	14

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Forrest Blue	3	8	40	0	30
John Giesler	3	6	36	0	26
Ed Fulton	1	10	31	1	26
Rayfield Wright	1	5	40	0	30
Paul Howard	1	4	18	0	15
Chris Daniels	1	2	28	0	17
Drew Lincoln	0	2	25	0	16
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	34	0	19
Skip Lewis	0	1	1	0	0

Special Teams Tackles

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Ortega	2	15
Larry Marshall	1	19
Len Garrett	1	15
Ray Strong	1	15
Duane Thomas	1	5

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Graves	3	19
Mike Strachan	1	20
Ken Bailey	1	13
Autry Beamon	1	13
Ed Fulton	1	11
C.L. Whittington	1	9

Participation

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Pridemore	---	---	34	27	12	73
Reggie Williams	---	---	34	27	6	67
Cleveland Elam	---	---	34	28	3	65
Charles Romes	---	---	37	25	3	65
Roger Wehrli	---	---	35	26	1	62
Bert Jones	12	47	---	---	---	59
Doug Dumler	11	46	---	---	1	58
Larry Marshall	---	---	20	18	19	57
Keith Shelton	11	39	---	---	5	55
Jim Hough	10	38	---	---	6	54
Tony Greene	---	---	28	21	3	52
Tom Luken	11	41	---	---	---	52
Reggie Rucker	10	35	---	---	6	51
Dean Lang	11	37	---	---	---	48
Jeff Merrow	---	---	21	22	4	47
Mike Fultz	---	---	25	18	4	47
O.J. Sanford	---	---	24	19	2	45
Mike Siani	9	33	---	---	---	42
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	21	15	5	41
Delvin Williams	11	29	---	---	---	40
Matt Millen	---	---	19	15	6	40
Jeff Kinney	1	16	---	---	22	39
Don McCauley	11	27	---	---	1	39
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	15	9	13	37
Mike Butler	---	---	15	12	10	37
Jeff McIntyre	---	---	6	3	27	36
John Mendenhall	---	---	16	12	6	34
Roland Harper	3	19	---	---	12	34
Len Garrett	4	14	---	---	15	33
Ken Greene	---	---	15	10	7	32
Bo Conway	---	---	16	14	---	30
Richard Neal	---	---	20	8	1	29
Randy Burks	6	22	---	---	---	28
Ray Strong	0	10	---	---	15	25
Jack Cornell	2	14	---	---	6	22
Mike Barber	3	14	---	---	5	22
Harris Richardson	3	10	---	---	6	19
Lou Piccone	0	8	---	---	9	17
Ronnie Lee	1	10	---	---	6	17
Derrel Luce	---	---	5	1	10	16
Duane Thomas	2	8	---	---	5	15
Ralph Ortega	---	---	0	0	15	15
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	3	3
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	---	0
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	40	30	---	---	6	76
Danny White	40	30	---	---	---	70
Rayfield Wright	40	30	---	---	---	70
Ed Fulton	31	26	---	---	11	68
Billy Joe Dupree	34	19	---	---	11	64
Autry Beamon	---	---	9	40	13	62
John Giesler	36	26	---	---	---	62
Drew Lincoln	25	16	---	---	16	57
Charlie Waters	---	---	11	45	---	56
Chris Daniels	28	17	---	---	11	56
Dick Ambrose	---	---	12	44	---	56
Mike Strachan	18	18	---	---	20	56
Duriel Harris	32	23	---	---	---	55
Walter Packer	---	---	8	35	10	53
Danny Buggs	25	17	---	---	9	51
Larry Brooks	---	---	9	40	---	49
Pete Cronan	---	---	10	39	---	49
Cliff Harris	---	---	9	36	---	45
Irving Merchant	13	13	---	---	15	41
Dan Hampton	---	---	9	32	---	41
Ken Sanders	---	---	9	29	1	39
Ike Howard	---	---	4	24	6	34
Mike Pruitt	22	12	---	---	---	34
Paul Howard	18	15	---	---	---	33
Don Latimer	---	---	6	22	5	33
C.L. Whittington	---	---	4	19	9	32
Scott Perry	---	---	7	25	---	32
Fair Hooker	17	13	---	---	---	30
Zack Lang	---	---	8	22	---	30
Rick Fontenot	---	---	4	24	2	30
Ed Torrice	---	---	3	15	9	27
Mario Celotto	---	---	2	8	15	25
Mike Hawkins	7	11	---	---	6	24
Alfred Zerillo	6	6	---	---	11	23
Harold Kayton	---	---	5	9	9	23
Tom Graves	---	---	0	2	19	21
Chuck Naretta	0	0	---	---	20	20
Elvis Peacock	7	7	---	---	4	18
Ken Bailey	0	1	---	---	13	14
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	3	7	3	13
Skip Lewis	1	0	---	---	11	12
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	11	11
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kent Uribe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	31	10.3
Middle	6	15	2.5
Right	3	9	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	46	6.6
Middle	24	81	3.4
Right	8	28	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	45	25	3	1	4	6	4	3	2

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	29	19	2	1	2	4	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	44	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	120	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	116	11.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	123	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	3	34	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Siani	12	6	2	131	1	33
WR Reggie Rucker	8	5	0	49	1	35
WR Randy Burks	8	5	0	64	1	22
RB Delvin Williams	5	2	1	21	0	29
FB Roland Harper	3	3	0	13	0	19
WR Don McCauley	2	1	0	7	0	27
TE Mike Barber	2	0	1	0	0	14
WR Ray Strong	2	1	0	6	0	10
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	0	3	0	16
WR Lou Piccone	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	0	5	0	8

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
FB Billy Joe Dupree	5	4	0	34	0	19
WR Fair Hooker	5	3	0	34	1	13
WR Duriel Harris	5	4	0	47	0	23
WR Irving Merchant	4	3	0	36	1	13
WR Danny Buggs	4	1	0	7	0	17
TE Mike Hawkins	2	2	0	5	0	11
RB Mike Strachan	2	0	2	0	0	18
RB Mike Pruitt	1	1	0	7	0	12
RB Elvis Peacock	1	1	0	8	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	4	9	2.25	3.25
Mike Strachan	2	8	4.00	4.94
Danny White	1	1	1.00	-0.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	1	1	17	17.00	6.64

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	4	3	18	4.50	6.14

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Mike Siani	1	1	17	17.00	10.92

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duriel Harris	2	1	10	5.00	9.40
WR Fair Hooker	1	1	8	8.00	6.80
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	0	0.00	2.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Washington	Rushes	Conversions

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	7	4
Mike Pruitt	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	11	6	4

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	8	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don McCauley	2	1	1
WR Reggie Rucker	2	1	0
RB Delvin Williams	2	0	0
RB Jeff Kinney	1	1	0
WR Mike Siani	1	1	1
RB Duane Thomas	1	1	1
WR Randy Burks	1	1	1
WR Ray Strong	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Irving Merchant	3	2	1
TE Mike Hawkins	2	2	0
WR Fair Hooker	1	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)