Week 17, 1980

played in Dallas, TX

56 degrees, fair, 7 mph wind

New York Giants	3	7	0	0	3	-	13
Dallas Cowboys	7	3	0	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 NYK - David Posey 20 field goal
1Q: 02:37 DAL - Duriel Harris 17 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 08:25 DAL - Mike Wood 28 field goal
2Q: 01:14 NYK - Bo Harris recovered blocked punt in end zone (David Posey extra point)
OT: 06:46 NYK - David Posey 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:44 NYK - David Posey 20 field goal
1Q: 02:37 DAL - Duriel Harris 17 pass from Pat Haden (Mike Wood extra point)
2Q: 08:25 DAL - Mike Wood 28 field goal
2Q: 01:14 NYK - Bo Harris recovered blocked punt in end zone (David Posey extra point)
OT: 06:46 NYK - David Posey 43 field goal

Team Statistics NYK DAL
Record 6-10 6-10
First Downs 17 13
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 255 287
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 3.70 5.42
Net Rushing Yards 134 118
- Rushing Attempts 38 19
- Yards per Rush 3.53 6.21
Net Passing Yards 121 169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 1 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 147 191
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/26 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.90 4.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 5/80 3/1
Kick Returns/Yards 3/75 3/54
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/15
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 22
Time of Possession 37:48 30:33

Team Statistics	NYK	DAL
Record	6-10	6-10
First Downs	17	13
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	255	287
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	3.70	5.42
Net Rushing Yards	134	118
- Rushing Attempts	38	19
- Yards per Rush	3.53	6.21
Net Passing Yards	121	169
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 1	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	147	191
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/26	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.90	4.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	5/80	3/1
Kick Returns/Yards	3/75	3/54
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/15
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 22
Time of Possession	37:48	30:33

Drive Charts

New York Giants
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:28	4:50	OWN 29	11	68	Field Goal
1	2:30	3:23	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
2	8:18	5:10	OWN 25	8	26	Punt
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 38	3	5	Punt
3	10:13	3:31	OWN 39	7	23	Punt
3	4:01	4:13	OWN 30	8	29	Punt
4	12:58	2:59	OWN 40	4	11	Punt
4	7:54	3:24	OWN 32	7	40	Interception
4	2:40	0:39	OWN 42	3	0	Punt
OT1	15:00	2:24	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt
OT1	11:37	4:58	OWN 36	9	38	Field Goal

Dallas Cowboys
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:32	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	8:38	6:08	OWN 25	9	75	Touchdown
2	14:07	5:49	OWN 26	9	63	Field Goal
2	3:08	2:10	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	0:58	0:58	OWN 34	3	28	Half
3	12:56	2:43	OWN 26	4	22	Punt
3	6:42	2:41	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
4	14:48	1:50	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	9:59	2:05	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	4:30	1:50	OWN 22	3	4	Punt
4	2:01	2:01	OWN 11	6	29	Half
OT1	12:36	0:59	OWN 35	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Joe Washington, New York Giants

Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Washington	28	102	3.64	15	3	0
James Owens	10	32	3.20	6	0	0

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mike Pruitt	12	55	4.58	24	1
Mike Strachan	6	48	8.00	25	1
Elvis Peacock	1	15	15.00	15	1

Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Lynn Dickey	26	15	147	5/26	0	26	1	57.7

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Pat Haden	31	24	191	3/22	1	23	0	103.0

Receiving Statistics

New York	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Pat Tilley	5	7	51	10.20	8	26
TE Doug Cosbie	3	5	23	7.67	1	11
WR James Lofton	2	4	26	13.00	15	19
WR Willis Adams	2	2	19	9.50	2	10
RB Joe Washington	1	2	17	17.00	15	17
FB David Sims	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Kris Haines	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Joe Dawkins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Dallas	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Duriel Harris	8	10	55	6.88	13	17	1
WR Fair Hooker	3	3	18	6.00	4	9	0
FB Drew Lincoln	3	3	9	3.00	0	5	0
TE Chuck Naretta	3	5	58	19.33	25	23	0
WR Danny Buggs	2	3	21	10.50	2	11	0
RB Elvis Peacock	2	2	8	4.00	2	6	0
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Mike Strachan	1	2	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Kevin House	1	2	17	17.00	6	17	0

Interception Statistics

New York	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Dallas	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ed Torrice	1	15	15.00	0

Fumble Statistics

New York	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lynn Dickey	1	0	0	0
Larry Tearry	0	1	0	0
Wilbur Young	0	0	1	0
Bo Harris	0	0	0	1

Dallas	Fumb	Recov	Force
Pat Haden	1	0	0
Rayfield Wright	0	1	0
Larry Brooks	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

New York	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	8	328	41.0	33.4	52	2

Dallas	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Grady Grier	8	306	38.3	28.3	54	2

Kicking Statistics

New York	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Posey	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Dallas	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mike Wood	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Pete Shaw	4	62	15.5	0
Willie Germany	1	18	18.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	-4	-2.0	0
C.L. Whittington	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New York	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Owens	3	75	25.0	0

Dallas	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Buggs	2	35	17.5	0
C.L. Whittington	1	19	19.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New York	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bob Pifferini	6	3	0.5	13	26
S Jack Mildren	5	1	0.0	18	27
CB Toby Tucker	5	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Tom Jackson	4	0	0.0	15	29
S Willie Germany	3	3	0.5	15	25
ILB Isiah Robertson	3	1	0.5	17	24
DE Ross Browner	3	1	0.0	18	34
CB Skip Thomas	3	0	0.0	15	25
DE Wilbur Young	2	0	1.0	16	27
OLB Mike Hennigan	2	1	0.0	6	8
OLB Stan White	2	0	0.0	3	6
S Pete Shaw	2	0	0.0	5	17
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	1	0.5	12	16
CB Ron Johnson	1	1	0.0	15	23
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0.0	3	10
DT Mike Fanning	1	0	0.0	7	18
OLB Bo Harris	1	0	0.0	0	3
RB Joe Washington	1	0	---	---	---

Dallas	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	7	3	2.0	30	26
OLB Pete Cronan	6	3	1.0	32	23
DT Ernie Holmes	6	1	0.0	24	11
S Rick Fontenot	5	2	0.0	21	25
ILB Dick Ambrose	5	1	0.0	20	19
S Emmanuel Hearron	4	1	0.0	23	19
DE Dan Hampton	3	2	0.5	21	19
CB Cliff Harris	3	1	0.0	25	14
DE Ken Sanders	2	2	1.5	22	21
ILB Tom Graves	2	2	0.0	18	12
OLB Harold Kayton	2	1	0.0	9	4
CB Walter Packer	2	1	0.0	27	28
OLB Mario Celotto	2	1	0.0	15	10
DE Don Latimer	2	1	0.0	14	10
DT Zack Lang	2	0	0.0	22	18
CB Ed Torrice	2	0	0.0	16	22
S C.L. Whittington	1	3	0.0	12	6
S Scott Perry	1	1	0.0	23	24
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0.0	28	20

Pass Rush Statistics

New York	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Wilbur Young	1.0	0	2	3	27
S Willie Germany	0.5	0	0	0	25
ILB Bob Pifferini	0.5	0	0	0	26
ILB Isiah Robertson	0.5	0	0	0	24
DT Donnie Ostrowski	0.5	0	0	0	16
OLB Ron McCartney	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Ross Browner	0.0	0	1	0	34

Dallas	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Larry Brooks	2.0	1	0	2	26
DE Ken Sanders	1.5	1	0	0	21
OLB Pete Cronan	1.0	0	0	0	23
DE Dan Hampton	0.5	0	0	0	19
ILB Dick Ambrose	0.0	1	0	0	19
DE Ike Howard	0.0	0	1	1	10
S Charlie Waters	0.0	0	1	0	20
S Rick Fontenot	0.0	0	1	0	25

Pass Defense Statistics

New York	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Toby Tucker	5	0	29
OLB Tom Jackson	4	0	29
ILB Bob Pifferini	3	1	26
CB Skip Thomas	3	1	25
S Jack Mildren	2	0	27
OLB Stan White	2	0	6
OLB Mike Hennigan	1	0	8
ILB Isiah Robertson	1	0	24
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	10
OLB Bo Harris	1	0	3
S Pete Shaw	1	0	17
S Willie Germany	0	1	25

Dallas	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Pete Cronan	3	0	0	23
CB Ed Torrice	2	0	1	22
S Emmanuel Hearron	2	0	0	19
CB Walter Packer	1	2	0	28
ILB Dick Ambrose	1	1	0	19
CB Cliff Harris	1	0	0	14
S Charlie Waters	1	0	0	20
S Rick Fontenot	1	0	0	25
S Scott Perry	1	0	0	24
OLB Mario Celotto	1	0	0	10
ILB Tom Graves	1	0	0	12

Blocking Statistics

New York	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Tearry	4	9	32	0	25
Al Speer	2	5	29	0	24
Randal Farley	2	4	12	0	11
Billy Shields	1	5	30	2	22
Ed Newman	1	3	32	2	26
Warren Bryant	1	2	3	0	7
Carlton Malone	1	1	8	1	9
David Sims	1	1	21	0	18
Joe Dawkins	0	4	20	0	21
Stan Walters	0	2	35	0	24
Andy Maurer	0	1	9	0	7
Doug Cosbie	0	1	19	0	24

Dallas	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Giesler	3	5	14	1	18
Skip Lewis	1	4	16	1	28
Rayfield Wright	1	3	17	0	26
Kent Uribe	1	1	3	0	14
Paul Howard	0	3	13	0	21
Chris Daniels	0	1	13	1	25
Alfred Zerillo	0	1	8	0	18
Ed Fulton	0	1	11	0	20

Special Teams Tackles

New York	Tackles	STPlays
James Owens	2	24
Mark Iwanowski	2	14
Pete Shaw	1	23
Doug Cosbie	1	18

Dallas	Tackles	STPlays
Tom Graves	3	14
Chuck Naretta	2	15
Scott Perry	2	13
Ed Fulton	1	9

Participation

New York	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lynn Dickey	38	31	---	---	---	69
Stan Walters	35	24	---	---	10	69
Larry Tearry	32	25	---	---	10	67
Ed Newman	32	26	---	---	8	66
Al Speer	29	24	---	---	10	63
Pat Tilley	36	25	---	---	2	63
Ross Browner	---	---	18	34	9	61
Doug Cosbie	19	24	---	---	18	61
Joe Dawkins	20	21	---	---	15	56
Jack Mildren	---	---	18	27	11	56
Billy Shields	30	22	---	---	---	52
Joe Washington	28	22	---	---	---	50
Willie Germany	---	---	15	25	9	49
David Sims	21	18	---	---	10	49
Toby Tucker	---	---	17	29	2	48
Wilbur Young	---	---	16	27	4	47
Tom Jackson	---	---	15	29	1	45
Pete Shaw	---	---	5	17	23	45
Ron Johnson	---	---	15	23	7	45
James Owens	10	9	---	---	24	43
Bob Pifferini	---	---	13	26	3	42
Isiah Robertson	---	---	17	24	---	41
Skip Thomas	---	---	15	25	1	41
Mark Iwanowski	20	7	---	---	14	41
Kris Haines	11	12	---	---	13	36
James Lofton	21	12	---	---	---	33
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	12	16	---	28
Mike Fanning	---	---	7	18	1	26
Randal Farley	12	11	---	---	2	25
Mike Hennigan	---	---	6	8	7	21
Ted Washington	---	---	3	10	7	20
Warren Bryant	3	7	---	---	10	20
Bo Harris	---	---	0	3	16	19
Willis Adams	4	5	---	---	10	19
Mike Sensibaugh	---	---	8	10	---	18
Carlton Malone	8	9	---	---	---	17
Andy Maurer	9	7	---	---	---	16
Ron McCartney	---	---	2	10	4	16
Stan White	---	---	3	6	4	13
Don Ratliff	---	---	3	7	---	10
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	8	8
Greg Johnson	---	---	0	0	5	5
David Posey	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lyle Alzado	---	---	1	0	1	2
Jeff Rutledge	0	0	---	---	2	2
Ed Burns	0	0	---	---	---	0

Dallas	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Walter Packer	---	---	27	28	18	73
Pete Cronan	---	---	32	23	6	61
Scott Perry	---	---	23	24	13	60
Larry Brooks	---	---	30	26	2	58
Rick Fontenot	---	---	21	25	10	56
Skip Lewis	16	28	---	---	9	53
Pat Haden	19	34	---	---	---	53
Charlie Waters	---	---	28	20	2	50
Chris Daniels	13	25	---	---	9	47
Mario Celotto	---	---	15	10	21	46
Ken Sanders	---	---	22	21	2	45
Ed Torrice	---	---	16	22	7	45
Emmanuel Hearron	---	---	23	19	3	45
Mike Strachan	6	22	---	---	16	44
Tom Graves	---	---	18	12	14	44
Rayfield Wright	17	26	---	---	---	43
Dick Ambrose	---	---	20	19	4	43
Dan Hampton	---	---	21	19	3	43
Chuck Naretta	10	17	---	---	15	42
Cliff Harris	---	---	25	14	2	41
Ernie Holmes	---	---	24	11	6	41
Zack Lang	---	---	22	18	1	41
Eric Sanderson	11	20	---	---	9	40
Duriel Harris	9	20	---	---	11	40
Ed Fulton	11	20	---	---	9	40
Paul Howard	13	21	---	---	4	38
Kevin House	12	26	---	---	---	38
John Giesler	14	18	---	---	5	37
Alfred Zerillo	8	18	---	---	9	35
Danny Buggs	8	12	---	---	14	34
Elvis Peacock	8	9	---	---	17	34
Ike Howard	---	---	16	10	7	33
Drew Lincoln	8	15	---	---	7	30
Don Latimer	---	---	14	10	4	28
Fair Hooker	9	17	---	---	---	26
C.L. Whittington	---	---	12	6	4	22
Mike Pruitt	13	9	---	---	---	22
Kent Uribe	3	14	---	---	---	17
Harold Kayton	---	---	9	4	1	14
Irving Merchant	1	3	---	---	8	12
Grady Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mike Wood	0	0	---	---	5	5
Forrest Blue	0	0	---	---	---	0
Danny White	0	0	---	---	---	0
Glenn Carano	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	33	4.7
Middle	20	79	4.0
Right	11	22	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	51	7.3
Middle	11	65	5.9
Right	1	2	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Lynn Dickey	26	15	1	0	1	3	3	3	1

Dallas	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Pat Haden	31	24	2	0	0	3	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	24	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	10	67	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	30	7.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	26	8.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	35	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	38	3.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	101	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	17	17.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New York	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Pat Tilley	7	5	0	51	1	25
TE Doug Cosbie	5	3	1	23	0	24
WR James Lofton	4	2	0	26	0	12
FB Joe Dawkins	3	0	0	0	0	21
RB Joe Washington	2	1	0	17	0	22
FB David Sims	2	1	0	6	0	18
WR Willis Adams	2	2	0	19	0	5
WR Kris Haines	1	1	0	5	0	12

Dallas	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Duriel Harris	10	8	55	0	20
TE Chuck Naretta	5	3	58	2	17
WR Fair Hooker	3	3	18	0	17
FB Drew Lincoln	3	3	9	0	15
WR Danny Buggs	3	2	21	0	12
RB Mike Strachan	2	1	2	0	22
RB Elvis Peacock	2	2	8	0	9
WR Kevin House	2	1	17	0	26
TE Eric Sanderson	1	1	3	0	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New York	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Owens	2	3	1.50	3.20
Joe Washington	1	12	12.00	3.64

Dallas	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Strachan	1	7	7.00	8.00
Mike Pruitt	1	3	3.00	4.58

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Lynn Dickey	2	0	0	0.00	5.65

Dallas	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Pat Haden	2	2	20	10.00	6.16

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New York	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB David Sims	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Doug Cosbie	1	0	0	0.00	4.60

Dallas	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duriel Harris	2	2	20	10.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New York	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Washington	1	1

Dallas	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Strachan	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New York	Att	Comp	Conversions
Lynn Dickey	14	6	5

Dallas	Att	Comp	Conversions
Pat Haden	7	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New York	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Pat Tilley	4	3	2
FB Joe Dawkins	3	0	0
WR James Lofton	3	1	1
TE Doug Cosbie	2	2	2
RB Joe Washington	1	0	0
FB David Sims	1	0	0

Dallas	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fair Hooker	2	2	0
RB Mike Strachan	2	1	0
WR Duriel Harris	2	2	1
WR Danny Buggs	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)