Week 9, 1980

played in Washington, DC

58 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Dallas Cowboys	0	7	3	0	-	10
Washington Redskins	0	10	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:12 WAS - Randy Burks 2 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:05 DAL - Danny Buggs 18 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:21 WAS - John Leypoldt 29 field goal
3Q: 06:36 DAL - Mike Wood 26 field goal
4Q: 04:13 WAS - John Leypoldt 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
2Q: 04:12 WAS - Randy Burks 2 pass from Bert Jones (John Leypoldt extra point)
2Q: 01:05 DAL - Danny Buggs 18 pass from Danny White (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 00:21 WAS - John Leypoldt 29 field goal
3Q: 06:36 DAL - Mike Wood 26 field goal
4Q: 04:13 WAS - John Leypoldt 49 field goal

Team Statistics DAL WAS
Record 4-4 5-3
First Downs 14 22
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 292 336
- Offensive Plays 62 76
- Yards per Play 4.71 4.42
Net Rushing Yards 107 93
- Rushing Attempts 31 30
- Yards per Rush 3.45 3.10
Net Passing Yards 185 243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 9 - 1 45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 205 252
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 1/9
- Yards per Pass Play 5.97 5.28
Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 10.2
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 5/58
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 33
Time of Possession 28:05 31:55

Team Statistics	DAL	WAS
Record	4-4	5-3
First Downs	14	22
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	292	336
- Offensive Plays	62	76
- Yards per Play	4.71	4.42
Net Rushing Yards	107	93
- Rushing Attempts	31	30
- Yards per Rush	3.45	3.10
Net Passing Yards	185	243
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 9 - 1	45 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	205	252
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	1/9
- Yards per Pass Play	5.97	5.28
Fumbles/Lost	4/3	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	10.2
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	5/58
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 33
Time of Possession	28:05	31:55

Drive Charts

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:48	OWN 28	8	60	Fumble
1	6:44	1:39	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	4:11	1:14	OWN 22	3	-7	Punt
2	15:00	1:20	OWN 21	3	-2	Punt
2	11:17	2:59	OWN 12	6	65	Fumble
2	4:02	1:34	OWN 27	3	9	Fumble
2	1:53	0:48	OWN 38	3	-6	Punt
2	1:05	0:09	OPP 18	1	18	Touchdown
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	11:06	4:38	OWN 10	8	81	Field Goal
3	3:17	2:58	OWN 23	6	20	Punt
4	14:15	4:39	OPP 49	8	24	Missed FG
4	4:05	1:42	OWN 26	5	13	Punt
4	1:48	0:33	OWN 35	4	0	Interception

Washington Redskins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:12	4:28	OWN 12	10	50	Punt
1	5:05	0:54	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
1	2:57	2:57	OWN 43	7	13	Punt
2	13:40	2:23	OWN 49	4	14	Punt
2	8:18	4:16	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
2	2:28	0:35	OPP 36	3	5	Missed FG
2	0:56	0:40	OWN 40	4	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:54	OWN 35	8	26	Punt
3	6:28	3:11	OWN 26	6	11	Punt
3	0:19	1:04	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
4	9:36	5:31	OWN 26	14	42	Field Goal
4	2:23	0:35	OWN 14	3	9	Punt
4	1:15	1:15	OPP 38	3	20	Game

Game MVP: Jeff Merrow, Washington Redskins

Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Pruitt	16	51	3.19	10	1
Mike Strachan	13	50	3.85	15	1
Danny White	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
Mike Hawkins	1	8	8.00	8	0

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Delvin Williams	21	78	3.71	23	1
Mercury Morris	7	12	1.71	6	0
Bert Jones	2	3	1.50	5	0

Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny White	27	9	205	4/20	1	60	1	58.4

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bert Jones	45	23	252	1/9	1	26	0	75.4

Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Danny Buggs	3	9	43	14.33	7	18	1
WR Irving Merchant	2	4	74	37.00	50	60	0
FB Billy Joe Dupree	1	3	30	30.00	9	30	0
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	32	32.00	25	32	0
WR Duriel Harris	1	4	23	23.00	0	23	0
WR Kevin House	1	5	3	3.00	5	3	0
RB Mike Strachan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Washington	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don McCauley	4	7	52	13.00	21	26	0
WR Reggie Rucker	4	7	36	9.00	2	14	0
TE Len Garrett	3	4	28	9.33	12	13	0
WR Randy Burks	3	7	39	13.00	5	22	1
WR Mike Siani	2	4	19	9.50	0	13	0
RB Delvin Williams	2	7	22	11.00	7	12	0
WR Ray Strong	2	4	27	13.50	15	20	0
WR Lou Piccone	1	1	16	16.00	4	16	0
FB Roland Harper	1	3	5	5.00	6	5	0
TE Jim Obradovich	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Interception Statistics

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Washington	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Romes	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Strachan	2	0	0
Danny White	1	0	0
Mike Pruitt	1	0	0
Rayfield Wright	0	1	0
Scott Perry	0	1	0
Tom Graves	0	0	1

Washington	Fumb	Recov	Force
Larry Marshall	1	0	0
Roger Wehrli	0	1	0
O.J. Sanford	0	1	0
Derrel Luce	0	1	0
Bo Conway	0	0	1
Cleveland Elam	0	0	1
Jeff Merrow	0	0	1
Charles Romes	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	6	329	54.8	41.8	60	3

Washington	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	8	290	36.3	32.1	47	3

Kicking Statistics

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/2	0/1	0/0	26	1/1

Washington	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Leypoldt	2/3	1/2	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	3	13	4.3	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Marshall	5	58	11.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.L. Whittington	1	17	17.0	0
Danny Buggs	1	25	25.0	0

Washington	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lou Piccone	2	51	25.5	0
Larry Marshall	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dick Ambrose	8	4	0.0	29	42
CB Walter Packer	5	3	0.0	11	35
S Emmanuel Hearron	5	1	0.0	12	16
S Scott Perry	4	1	0.0	20	37
S Charlie Waters	4	0	0.0	27	39
S C.L. Whittington	4	0	0.0	19	13
OLB Mario Celotto	3	2	0.0	12	15
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	0.0	23	34
DE Ken Sanders	2	0	1.0	21	33
DT Zack Lang	2	2	0.0	15	29
OLB Harold Kayton	2	2	0.0	17	12
DT Larry Brooks	2	1	0.0	27	36
S Andrew Ybarra	2	1	0.0	10	32
CB Cliff Harris	2	0	0.0	24	33
DE Dan Hampton	1	3	0.0	21	31
DT Ernie Holmes	1	1	0.0	20	26
CB Ed Torrice	1	1	0.0	7	17
FB Drew Lincoln	1	0	---	---	---

Washington	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Mike Fultz	5	2	0.0	22	17
OLB Bo Conway	5	1	0.0	23	27
DE Jeff Merrow	4	0	3.0	17	18
DE Cleveland Elam	3	1	1.0	29	29
CB Larry Marshall	3	1	0.0	14	23
CB Roger Wehrli	3	1	0.0	23	26
ILB Matt Millen	3	1	0.0	17	21
CB Tony Greene	3	0	0.0	23	23
DT John Mendenhall	3	0	0.0	15	10
OLB Derrel Luce	2	3	0.0	13	9
S Tom Pridemore	1	2	0.0	26	27
OLB Bob Martin	1	1	0.0	5	1
DE Richard Neal	1	0	0.0	14	13
S Tommy Jeffries	1	0	0.0	15	19
DE Mike Butler	1	0	0.0	9	14
S Charles Romes	1	0	0.0	26	24
S Doug Greene	1	0	0.0	13	13
OLB Jeff McIntyre	1	0	0.0	8	4
ILB Neal Olkewicz	0	1	0.0	14	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ken Sanders	1.0	0	1	33
DT Larry Brooks	0.0	1	1	36
DT Ernie Holmes	0.0	1	1	26
DT Zack Lang	0.0	0	1	29
DE Ike Howard	0.0	0	1	22

Washington	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeff Merrow	3.0	0	1	0	18
DE Cleveland Elam	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Mike Butler	0.0	1	2	1	14
DT O.J. Sanford	0.0	0	2	0	12
DT John Mendenhall	0.0	0	1	0	10
DE Mike Fultz	0.0	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Walter Packer	5	2	35
ILB Dick Ambrose	4	4	42
S Charlie Waters	3	0	39
S C.L. Whittington	2	1	13
OLB Harold Kayton	2	0	12
S Emmanuel Hearron	2	0	16
S Andrew Ybarra	2	0	32
CB Cliff Harris	1	2	33
S Scott Perry	1	1	37
CB Ed Torrice	1	0	17
DE Ike Howard	0	1	22
OLB Pete Cronan	0	1	34

Washington	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Bo Conway	2	0	0	27
CB Roger Wehrli	1	2	0	26
CB Tony Greene	1	0	0	23
CB Larry Marshall	1	0	0	23
DT John Mendenhall	1	0	0	10
S Doug Greene	1	0	0	13
S Tom Pridemore	1	0	0	27
OLB Jeff McIntyre	1	0	0	4
S Charles Romes	0	2	1	24
ILB Matt Millen	0	1	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ed Fulton	5	9	1	29	0	27
Chris Daniels	2	5	0	26	1	26
Forrest Blue	2	4	0	30	0	29
Billy Joe Dupree	1	2	0	24	0	16
John Giesler	0	6	0	31	1	27
Rayfield Wright	0	2	0	30	1	30
Paul Howard	0	1	0	6	0	8
Drew Lincoln	0	1	0	16	0	14
Kent Uribe	0	0	0	1	1	1

Washington	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Dumler	3	7	1	28	0	44
Dean Lang	1	5	0	24	0	36
Tom Luken	1	4	0	28	1	34
Harris Richardson	1	3	0	10	0	16
Jack Cornell	1	1	0	5	0	14
Jim Obradovich	1	1	0	22	0	19
Ronnie Lee	1	1	0	6	0	10
Keith Shelton	0	4	0	27	0	44
Jim Hough	0	2	0	22	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Scott Perry	3	11
Tom Graves	2	12
Mike Hawkins	1	15
Irving Merchant	1	15
Andrew Ybarra	1	9

Washington	Tackles	STPlays
Jack Cornell	2	11
Roland Harper	1	18
Bob Martin	1	15
Doug Greene	1	15
Ray Strong	1	13

Participation

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dick Ambrose	---	---	29	42	5	76
Charlie Waters	---	---	27	39	2	68
Scott Perry	---	---	20	37	11	68
Larry Brooks	---	---	27	36	1	64
Walter Packer	---	---	11	35	18	64
Forrest Blue	30	29	---	---	4	63
Danny White	31	31	---	---	---	62
Ed Fulton	29	27	---	---	5	61
Cliff Harris	---	---	24	33	3	60
Rayfield Wright	30	30	---	---	---	60
Chris Daniels	26	26	---	---	8	60
Pete Cronan	---	---	23	34	3	60
Ken Sanders	---	---	21	33	5	59
John Giesler	31	27	---	---	---	58
Dan Hampton	---	---	21	31	3	55
Billy Joe Dupree	24	16	---	---	12	52
Mike Strachan	14	15	---	---	23	52
Zack Lang	---	---	15	29	7	51
Andrew Ybarra	---	---	10	32	9	51
Mario Celotto	---	---	12	15	24	51
Ernie Holmes	---	---	20	26	2	48
Danny Buggs	20	15	---	---	12	47
Ike Howard	---	---	14	22	10	46
Irving Merchant	12	16	---	---	15	43
Duriel Harris	20	22	---	---	---	42
Kevin House	17	21	---	---	---	38
C.L. Whittington	---	---	19	13	4	36
Drew Lincoln	16	14	---	---	6	36
Mike Hawkins	9	11	---	---	15	35
Ed Torrice	---	---	7	17	8	32
Mike Pruitt	17	15	---	---	---	32
Harold Kayton	---	---	17	12	2	31
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	12	16	2	30
Chuck Naretta	6	6	---	---	6	18
Paul Howard	6	8	---	---	3	17
Tom Graves	---	---	1	4	12	17
Alfred Zerillo	1	5	---	---	8	14
Ken Bailey	0	4	---	---	9	13
Skip Lewis	1	2	---	---	8	11
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
Rick Fontenot	---	---	0	0	5	5
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Elvis Peacock	0	0	---	---	3	3
Kent Uribe	1	1	---	---	---	2
Pat Haden	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Washington	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Shelton	27	44	---	---	11	82
Bert Jones	30	46	---	---	---	76
Doug Dumler	28	44	---	---	3	75
Tom Luken	28	34	---	---	---	62
Don McCauley	23	32	---	---	7	62
Jim Hough	22	32	---	---	8	62
Dean Lang	24	36	---	---	---	60
Cleveland Elam	---	---	29	29	2	60
Roland Harper	19	23	---	---	18	60
Jim Obradovich	22	19	---	---	15	56
Tom Pridemore	---	---	26	27	2	55
Larry Marshall	---	---	14	23	15	52
Delvin Williams	23	29	---	---	---	52
Bo Conway	---	---	23	27	1	51
Charles Romes	---	---	26	24	1	51
Roger Wehrli	---	---	23	26	---	49
Tony Greene	---	---	23	23	2	48
Reggie Rucker	13	31	---	---	3	47
Tommy Jeffries	---	---	15	19	9	43
Mike Fultz	---	---	22	17	3	42
Matt Millen	---	---	17	21	4	42
Mike Siani	14	27	---	---	---	41
Doug Greene	---	---	13	13	15	41
Len Garrett	12	15	---	---	12	39
Harris Richardson	10	16	---	---	11	37
Jeff Merrow	---	---	17	18	2	37
Mercury Morris	7	14	---	---	14	35
Randy Burks	13	22	---	---	---	35
John Mendenhall	---	---	15	10	5	30
Jack Cornell	5	14	---	---	11	30
Neal Olkewicz	---	---	14	10	6	30
Richard Neal	---	---	14	13	1	28
Mike Butler	---	---	9	14	5	28
Ronnie Lee	6	10	---	---	11	27
Jeff McIntyre	---	---	8	4	15	27
Ray Strong	1	11	---	---	13	25
Derrel Luce	---	---	13	9	2	24
O.J. Sanford	---	---	10	12	1	23
Bob Martin	---	---	5	1	15	21
Lou Piccone	3	7	---	---	10	20
Ralph Ortega	---	---	0	0	15	15
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
John Leypoldt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ken Greene	---	---	5	1	---	6
Scott Hunter	0	0	---	---	3	3
Joe Pisarcik	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	21	3.5
Middle	22	86	3.9
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	20	79	4.0
Right	3	3	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny White	27	9	4	1	3	5	7	1	1

Washington	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bert Jones	45	23	3	1	2	12	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	1	3	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	4	2	46	11.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	103	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	53	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	31	5.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	73	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	148	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Danny Buggs	9	3	2	43	0	15
WR Kevin House	5	1	0	3	0	21
WR Irving Merchant	4	2	1	74	1	16
WR Duriel Harris	4	1	0	23	1	22
FB Billy Joe Dupree	3	1	0	30	1	16
WR Ken Bailey	1	1	0	32	1	4
RB Mike Strachan	1	0	0	0	0	15

Washington	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Don McCauley	7	4	0	52	1	32
WR Reggie Rucker	7	4	0	36	0	31
RB Delvin Williams	7	2	1	22	0	29
WR Randy Burks	7	3	0	39	1	22
TE Len Garrett	4	3	0	28	0	15
WR Mike Siani	4	2	0	19	0	27
WR Ray Strong	4	2	0	27	1	11
FB Roland Harper	3	1	1	5	0	23
WR Lou Piccone	1	1	0	16	0	7
TE Jim Obradovich	1	1	0	8	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Pruitt	2	4	2.00	3.19
Mike Strachan	1	2	2.00	3.85

Washington	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	1	-2	-2.00	1.50
Mercury Morris	1	-1	-1.00	1.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Danny White	3	1	18	6.00	7.59

Washington	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bert Jones	2	1	2	1.00	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Danny Buggs	2	1	18	9.00	4.78
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0	0.00	5.75

Washington	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Randy Burks	2	1	2	1.00	5.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	3	2

Washington	Rushes	Conversions
Mercury Morris	1	1
Delvin Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny White	9	1	1

Washington	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bert Jones	14	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin House	4	0	0
WR Irving Merchant	2	1	1
WR Danny Buggs	2	0	0
WR Duriel Harris	1	0	0

Washington	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Randy Burks	4	2	2
WR Reggie Rucker	3	1	0
WR Don McCauley	2	1	1
WR Mike Siani	2	1	1
WR Ray Strong	2	0	0
TE Jim Obradovich	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)