Week 5, 1980

played in New York, NY

70 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	7	10	7	7	-	31
New York Giants	0	0	0	0	-	0

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 DAL - Mike Pruitt 3 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DAL - Danny Buggs 5 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:32 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
3Q: 05:02 DAL - Mike Strachan 4 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 13:14 DAL - Mike Hawkins 15 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:18 DAL - Mike Pruitt 3 run (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 03:04 DAL - Danny Buggs 5 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:32 DAL - Mike Wood 40 field goal
3Q: 05:02 DAL - Mike Strachan 4 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
4Q: 13:14 DAL - Mike Hawkins 15 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)

Team Statistics DAL NYK
Record 3-2 1-3
First Downs 19 10
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 13 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 317 213
- Offensive Plays 64 58
- Yards per Play 4.95 3.67
Net Rushing Yards 88 98
- Rushing Attempts 30 24
- Yards per Rush 2.93 4.08
Net Passing Yards 229 115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 23 - 0 33 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 237 123
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 6.74 3.38
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/14 8/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/19 4/38
Kick Returns/Yards 1/22 6/119
Interception Ret./Yards 2/41 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 4/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:00 27:00

Team Statistics	DAL	NYK
Record	3-2	1-3
First Downs	19	10
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	13	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	317	213
- Offensive Plays	64	58
- Yards per Play	4.95	3.67
Net Rushing Yards	88	98
- Rushing Attempts	30	24
- Yards per Rush	2.93	4.08
Net Passing Yards	229	115
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 23 - 0	33 - 16 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	237	123
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	6.74	3.38
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/14	8/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/19	4/38
Kick Returns/Yards	1/22	6/119
Interception Ret./Yards	2/41	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	4/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:00	27:00

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:31	2:37	OWN 11	6	43	Punt
1	8:00	2:48	OPP 47	7	47	Touchdown
1	3:50	1:35	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
2	10:28	0:56	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	8:05	5:08	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	1:09	0:44	OWN 40	6	37	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:41	OWN 23	4	1	Punt
3	10:12	5:17	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	3:29	1:57	OWN 33	3	9	Punt
4	14:20	1:14	OPP 16	3	16	Touchdown
4	10:14	1:57	OWN 5	3	3	Punt
4	6:12	2:37	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
4	1:51	1:51	OWN 7	3	2	Game

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:29	OWN 37	5	15	Punt
1	9:54	1:54	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	5:12	1:22	OWN 19	3	-2	Punt
1	2:15	6:47	OWN 20	14	74	Interception
2	9:32	1:27	OPP 47	3	1	Punt
2	2:57	1:48	OWN 29	5	38	Missed FG
2	0:25	0:25	OWN 17	1	-1	Half
3	12:19	2:07	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
3	4:55	1:26	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	1:32	2:12	OWN 21	6	28	Interception
4	13:06	2:52	OWN 33	6	16	Punt
4	8:17	2:05	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
4	3:35	1:44	OWN 44	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Danny White, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Mike Pruitt	19	50	2.63	18	1	1
Mike Strachan	10	28	2.80	6	0	0
Drew Lincoln	1	10	10.00	10	1	0

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Washington	13	57	4.38	14	2
Tony Green	8	32	4.00	16	1
Steve Joachim	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
Lawrence Williams	1	2	2.00	2	0
Kris Haines	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	33	23	237	1/8	3	39	0	120.4

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Joachim	33	16	123	1/8	0	29	2	32.7

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Buggs	6	7	103	17.17	26	39	1
RB Mike Strachan	4	5	10	2.50	3	6	1
WR Duriel Harris	3	4	48	16.00	10	19	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	13	6.50	0	9	0
FB Drew Lincoln	2	3	4	2.00	2	3	0
WR Irving Merchant	2	5	11	5.50	2	7	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	1
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0
RB Mike Pruitt	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Kevin House	1	3	12	12.00	0	12	0
TE Chuck Naretta	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James Lofton	5	7	51	10.20	14	21
RB Joe Washington	3	6	43	14.33	29	29
WR Willis Adams	3	6	12	4.00	3	8
TE Doug Cosbie	2	5	11	5.50	0	7
FB Joe Dawkins	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB David Sims	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
WR Kris Haines	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Lawrence Williams	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Tony Green	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Andrew Ybarra	1	0	0.00	0
S Scott Perry	1	41	41.00	0

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Zack Lang	0	0	1	0

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Washington	1	0	0	0
Doug Cosbie	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	7	307	43.9	32.7	58	0

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	9	382	42.4	35.9	51	4

Kicking Statistics

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

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

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.L. Whittington	1	3	3.0	0
Danny Buggs	1	16	16.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kris Haines	3	31	10.3	0
James Lofton	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.L. Whittington	1	22	22.0	0

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Lofton	4	77	19.3	0
Kris Haines	2	42	21.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	8	1	0.0	21	30
S Emmanuel Hearron	7	3	1.0	19	28
CB Walter Packer	4	3	0.0	14	22
DE Don Latimer	4	2	0.0	12	18
DT Zack Lang	3	0	0.0	7	16
S Andrew Ybarra	3	0	0.0	16	16
S Scott Perry	2	1	0.0	19	23
OLB Pete Cronan	2	1	0.0	17	26
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	0.0	3	8
DE Dan Hampton	2	0	0.0	18	24
DT Larry Brooks	1	0	0.0	19	27
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0.0	21	24
DE Ken Sanders	1	0	0.0	17	19
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	0.0	13	15
S Charlie Waters	0	1	0.0	21	30
ILB Tom Graves	0	1	0.0	3	4

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	6	2	0.0	18	29
OLB Tom Jackson	5	3	0.0	27	29
ILB Isiah Robertson	5	0	0.0	27	28
S Jack Mildren	4	5	0.0	26	26
OLB Mike Hennigan	4	0	0.0	17	5
CB C.J. Garrett	4	0	0.0	13	28
CB Toby Tucker	4	0	0.0	26	27
DE Wilbur Young	3	1	0.5	27	28
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	0.0	22	24
S Mike Sensibaugh	3	0	0.0	16	12
DE Lyle Alzado	2	4	0.5	21	20
S Willie Germany	2	3	0.0	10	25
CB Ron Johnson	1	3	0.0	18	25
ILB Ted Washington	1	1	0.0	13	6
QB Steve Joachim	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Ron McCartney	1	0	0.0	5	7
DE Ross Browner	1	0	0.0	9	14
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	---	---	---
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0	1	0.0	14	12
DT Mike Fanning	0	1	0.0	16	22
DE Don Ratliff	0	1	0.0	3	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Emmanuel Hearron	1.0	0	0	28
DT Zack Lang	0.0	3	0	16
DE Dan Hampton	0.0	2	1	24
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	0	27
DE Don Latimer	0.0	1	0	18

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	0.5	0	1	2	28
DE Lyle Alzado	0.5	0	1	0	20
DE Ross Browner	0.0	1	0	0	14
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	0	0	30
CB Walter Packer	3	0	0	22
S Andrew Ybarra	2	0	1	16
S Emmanuel Hearron	2	0	0	28
S Scott Perry	1	1	1	23
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0	24
OLB Harold Kayton	1	0	0	8
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	0	15
OLB Pete Cronan	1	0	0	26
S Charlie Waters	0	1	0	30

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	5	0	29
CB C.J. Garrett	4	0	28
CB Toby Tucker	3	0	27
CB Skip Thomas	2	1	24
S Willie Germany	2	0	25
CB Ron Johnson	2	0	25
S Jack Mildren	1	1	26
OLB Tom Jackson	1	0	29
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	28
S Mike Sensibaugh	1	0	12
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	2	8	26	0	27
Forrest Blue	1	7	29	0	34
Rayfield Wright	1	4	30	0	32
Chris Daniels	0	3	27	1	24
Drew Lincoln	0	3	19	0	15
Ed Fulton	0	3	22	0	29
Billy Joe Dupree	0	1	23	0	22
Chuck Naretta	0	1	11	0	2

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Zach Waite	2	4	19	0	26
Doug Cosbie	2	2	19	0	28
David Sims	1	4	16	0	12
Stan Walters	1	2	23	0	30
Randal Farley	1	1	4	0	3
Ed Newman	0	4	20	1	31
Al Speer	0	4	19	0	28
Larry Tearry	0	2	5	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Hawkins	3	15
Scott Perry	3	15
Tom Graves	2	14
Chuck Naretta	1	9
Ed Fulton	1	8

New York	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Garrett	1	18
Joe Dawkins	1	16
Willis Adams	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Forrest Blue	29	34	---	---	3	66
Danny White	30	34	---	---	---	64
Rayfield Wright	30	32	---	---	---	62
Billy Joe Dupree	23	22	---	---	14	59
Chris Daniels	27	24	---	---	8	59
Ed Fulton	22	29	---	---	8	59
Scott Perry	---	---	19	23	15	57
Walter Packer	---	---	14	22	19	55
John Giesler	26	27	---	---	---	53
Dick Ambrose	---	---	21	30	1	52
Charlie Waters	---	---	21	30	---	51
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	19	28	2	49
Larry Brooks	---	---	19	27	1	47
Danny Buggs	14	24	---	---	8	46
Mike Strachan	11	12	---	---	23	46
Duriel Harris	22	24	---	---	---	46
Pete Cronan	---	---	17	26	3	46
Cliff Harris	---	---	21	24	---	45
Irving Merchant	12	17	---	---	16	45
Ike Howard	---	---	13	22	10	45
Dan Hampton	---	---	18	24	---	42
Ken Sanders	---	---	17	19	5	41
Drew Lincoln	19	15	---	---	7	41
Mario Celotto	---	---	8	9	24	41
Andrew Ybarra	---	---	16	16	8	40
Mike Pruitt	19	18	---	---	---	37
Ed Torrice	---	---	13	15	8	36
Don Latimer	---	---	12	18	5	35
Mike Hawkins	8	11	---	---	15	34
Kevin House	11	20	---	---	---	31
Paul Howard	11	13	---	---	---	24
Zack Lang	---	---	7	16	1	24
Chuck Naretta	11	2	---	---	9	22
Tom Graves	---	---	3	4	14	21
Alfred Zerillo	4	8	---	---	8	20
C.L. Whittington	---	---	2	10	3	15
Harold Kayton	---	---	3	8	2	13
Ken Bailey	0	5	---	---	8	13
Skip Lewis	1	0	---	---	8	9
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Fontenot	---	---	1	3	4	8
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	7	7
Kent Uribe	0	3	---	---	---	3
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0
Elvis Peacock	0	0	---	---	---	0

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Stan Walters	23	30	---	---	10	63
C.J. Garrett	---	---	13	28	18	59
Steve Joachim	24	34	---	---	1	59
Ed Newman	20	31	---	---	7	58
Doug Cosbie	19	28	---	---	11	58
Tom Jackson	---	---	27	29	---	56
Isiah Robertson	---	---	27	28	1	56
Wilbur Young	---	---	27	28	1	56
Ron Johnson	---	---	18	25	12	55
Toby Tucker	---	---	26	27	1	54
Jack Mildren	---	---	26	26	1	53
Al Speer	19	28	---	---	6	53
Lawrence Williams	15	22	---	---	15	52
Bob Pifferini	---	---	18	29	4	51
Willis Adams	15	22	---	---	13	50
Zach Waite	19	26	---	---	4	49
Skip Thomas	---	---	22	24	---	46
Tony Green	8	13	---	---	23	44
Lyle Alzado	---	---	21	20	2	43
Mike Fanning	---	---	16	22	3	41
Kris Haines	11	15	---	---	14	40
Willie Germany	---	---	10	25	4	39
James Lofton	12	21	---	---	6	39
Billy Shields	13	25	---	---	---	38
Joe Washington	16	19	---	---	1	36
Mark Iwanowski	7	12	---	---	17	36
Ross Browner	---	---	9	14	11	34
David Sims	16	12	---	---	3	31
Mike Hennigan	---	---	17	5	8	30
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	16	12	1	29
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	14	12	---	26
Ted Washington	---	---	13	6	6	25
Joe Dawkins	1	6	---	---	16	23
Larry Tearry	5	8	---	---	10	23
Carlton Malone	11	9	---	---	---	20
Bo Harris	---	---	2	1	17	20
Ron McCartney	---	---	5	7	4	16
Warren Bryant	1	4	---	---	10	15
Andy Maurer	5	6	---	---	---	11
Randal Farley	4	3	---	---	3	10
Don Ratliff	---	---	3	6	---	9
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	9	9
David Posey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lynn Dickey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan White	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	30	6.0
Middle	18	49	2.7
Right	7	9	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	8	42	5.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	33	23	3	2	2	2	3	2	0

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Joachim	33	16	2	2	4	2	7	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	11	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	10	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	131	11.9
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	39	9.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	22	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	8	69	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	2	32	4.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	7	6	0	103	3	24
WR Irving Merchant	5	2	0	11	0	17
RB Mike Strachan	5	4	1	10	0	12
WR Duriel Harris	4	3	1	48	0	24
FB Drew Lincoln	3	2	0	4	0	15
WR Kevin House	3	1	0	12	0	20
FB Billy Joe Dupree	2	2	0	13	0	22
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	0	15	0	11
TE Chuck Naretta	1	0	0	0	0	2
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	0	18	0	5
RB Mike Pruitt	1	1	0	3	0	18

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR James Lofton	7	5	1	51	1	21
RB Joe Washington	6	3	0	43	1	19
WR Willis Adams	6	3	2	12	0	22
TE Doug Cosbie	5	2	0	11	0	28
WR Lawrence Williams	3	0	0	0	0	22
FB Joe Dawkins	2	1	0	0	0	6
FB David Sims	2	1	0	1	0	12
RB Tony Green	1	0	1	0	0	13
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0	5	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	5	10	2.00	2.63
Mike Strachan	2	5	2.50	2.80

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tony Green	1	6	6.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	5	5	37	7.40	7.18

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Joachim	4	1	4	1.00	3.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Mike Strachan	2	2	10	5.00	2.00
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	15	15.00	15.00
WR Irving Merchant	1	1	7	7.00	2.20
WR Danny Buggs	1	1	5	5.00	14.71

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Joe Dawkins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0	0.00	7.17
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0.00	0.50
TE Doug Cosbie	1	1	4	4.00	2.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	4	0

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	3	2
Tony Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	10	6	5

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Joachim	10	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Mike Strachan	3	2	2
WR Danny Buggs	2	2	1
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	1
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	1
WR Irving Merchant	1	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0
WR Kevin House	1	0	0

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Lofton	3	2	1
TE Doug Cosbie	3	2	1
WR Willis Adams	2	1	1
FB Joe Dawkins	1	1	0
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,600 (21,400)
End Zone 11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,600 (21,400)
End Zone	11,800 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)