| Played in Dallas, TX, weather: 83 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind. |
| Atlanta won the toss and elected to receive. |
| Start of first quarter. |
| (1Q: 15:00) Mike Wood kicked off 64 yards from the DAL30. Henry Stuckey returned the ball 25 yards to the ATL31. Tackled by Tom Graves. |
| 1-10-ATL31 (1Q: 14:41) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Butler. S Autry Beamon defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL31 (1Q: 14:32) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left guard for -2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom Graves, assisted by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 3-12-ATL29 (1Q: 13:55) Tommy Kramer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Jefferson. |
| 4-12-ATL29 (1Q: 13:47) Larry Swider punted 52 yards. Brad Kimberly returned the kick 12 yards to the DAL31. Tackled by Eddie Lee Ivery. |
| 1-10-DAL31 (1Q: 13:38) Mike Pruitt ran a counterplay inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-8-DAL33 (1Q: 13:00) Roger Staubach pass completed to FB Billy Joe Dupree for 29 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Niarne. Dupree gained 23 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Unnecessary Roughness. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (1Q: 12:44) Roger Staubach pass was dropped by WR Irving Merchant. |
| 2-10-ATL23 (1Q: 12:35) Roger Staubach pass completed to FB Billy Joe Dupree for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by CB Henry Stuckey. Dupree gained 4 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-5-ATL18 (1Q: 11:59) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Bob Pickard. DE Harvey Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 4-5-ATL18 (1Q: 11:52) Mike Wood attempted a 35 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 3, Atlanta 0 |
| (1Q: 11:45) Mike Wood kicked off 62 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 25 yards to the ATL33. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-ATL33 (1Q: 11:24) Tony Dorsett ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 2-8-ATL35 (1Q: 10:48) Eddie Lee Ivery ran inside the right tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. |
| 3-5-ATL38 (1Q: 10:05) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 13 yards. Tackled by DE Ken Sanders, assisted by S C.L. Whittington. Key block delivered by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 1-10-DAL49 (1Q: 09:42) Tommy Kramer pass completed to RB Tony Dorsett for 3 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton. Dorsett gained 2 yards after the catch. |
| 2-7-DAL46 (1Q: 09:00) Eddie Lee Ivery ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Cliff Harris. |
| 3-4-DAL43 (1Q: 08:33) Tony Dorsett ran around the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by CB Captain Crash Harris, assisted by S C.L. Whittington. |
| 4-4-DAL43 (1Q: 08:09) Larry Swider punted 39 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the DAL04. |
| 1-10-DAL04 (1Q: 08:02) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Cobb, assisted by DT Joe Klecko. |
| 2-7-DAL07 (1Q: 07:30) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers. |
| 3-2-DAL12 (1Q: 06:55) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 4-1-DAL13 (1Q: 06:15) Grady Grier punted 50 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 1 yard to the ATL38. Tackled by Elvis Peacock. |
| 1-10-ATL38 (1Q: 06:07) Mark Van Eeghen ran inside the right guard for 8 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 2-2-ATL46 (1Q: 05:27) Tony Dorsett ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Dan Hampton. Key block delivered by Charles Alexander. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (1Q: 05:00) Tommy Kramer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR John Jefferson. The quarterback threw into double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Defensive Pass Interference. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (1Q: 04:54) Tommy Kramer pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Don Parrish. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-7-DAL34 (1Q: 04:30) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR John Jefferson for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-17-DAL44 (1Q: 04:20) Tony Dorsett ran outside the right tackle for 8 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. |
| 3-9-DAL36 (1Q: 03:49) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR John Jefferson for -2 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by ILB Gerald Irons. |
| 4-11-DAL38 (1Q: 03:20) Chris Bahr attempted a 55 yard field goal and it was blocked by Cliff Harris. ATL Virgil Carter recovered the ball at the ATL48. You can blame the block on a bad snap from center. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (1Q: 03:14) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-20-DAL42 (1Q: 03:06) Mike Pruitt ran around the left tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Niarne, assisted by OLB Gary Cobb. Key block delivered by Forrest Blue. |
| 2-15-DAL47 (1Q: 02:30) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 11 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by S Jeff Severson. |
| 3-4-ATL42 (1Q: 01:51) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 1 yard. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. |
| 4-3-ATL41 (1Q: 01:06) Grady Grier punted 41 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (1Q: 01:01) Eddie Lee Ivery ran inside the left guard for 5 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. The ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL ILB Tom Graves to the ATL25. |
| 1-10-ATL25 (1Q: 00:54) Roger Staubach pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 24 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan. Hawkins gained 22 yards after the catch. |
| 1-1-ATL01 (1Q: 00:10) Mike Pruitt ran outside the right tackle for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Johnson. |
| Start of second quarter. |
| 2-2-ATL02 (2Q: 15:00) Mike Pruitt ran a trap outside the left tackle for 2 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Blaine Nye. Dallas 9, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 15:00) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 10, Atlanta 0 |
| (2Q: 14:52) Mike Wood kicked off 59 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 23 yards to the ATL34. Tackled by Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (2Q: 14:15) Tommy Kramer pass was blocked at the line, intended for TE Kellen Winslow. DT Larry Brooks blocked the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL34 (2Q: 14:07) Mark Van Eeghen ran around the left tackle for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer, assisted by S Autry Beamon. |
| 3-7-ATL37 (2Q: 13:27) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR John Jefferson for 12 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Jefferson gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (2Q: 12:51) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR John Jefferson for 14 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. Jefferson gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (2Q: 12:08) Mark Van Eeghen ran inside the left guard for -1 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. |
| 2-11-DAL38 (2Q: 11:32) Eddie Lee Ivery ran around left end for 5 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. |
| 3-6-DAL33 (2Q: 10:50) Tommy Kramer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Butler. |
| 4-6-DAL33 (2Q: 10:40) Chris Bahr attempted a 50 yard field goal and missed wide to the right. |
| 1-10-DAL40 (2Q: 10:32) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 4 yards. Tackled by DE Harvey Martin, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 2-6-DAL44 (2Q: 09:50) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko. |
| 3-4-DAL46 (2Q: 09:17) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Bob Pickard for 13 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Severson. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (2Q: 08:50) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by DT Randy Crowder. |
| 2-8-ATL39 (2Q: 08:10) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 2 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder. |
| 3-6-ATL37 (2Q: 07:27) Roger Staubach pass completed to RB Mike Pruitt for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Fox, assisted by CB Henry Stuckey. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Defensive Holding. |
| 1-10-ATL32 (2Q: 07:20) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 5 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. Merchant gained 3 yards after the catch. |
| 2-5-ATL27 (2Q: 06:58) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Severson, assisted by ILB Tom MacLeod. |
| 3-5-ATL27 (2Q: 06:37) Roger Staubach sacked by DT Randy Crowder for a loss of 5 yards. Sack allowed by Blaine Nye. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL Joe Klecko for 2 yards to the ATL34. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (2Q: 06:25) Eddie Lee Ivery ran outside the right tackle for 12 yards. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot, assisted by DE Don Latimer. Key block delivered by Louis Bullard. |
| 1-10-ATL46 (2Q: 06:01) Tony Dorsett ran outside the right tackle for 5 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Key block delivered by Derrel Gofourth. |
| 2-5-DAL49 (2Q: 05:19) Robert Miller ran inside the left guard for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-DAL42 (2Q: 04:46) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by DE John Andrews, assisted by DT Ernie Holmes. |
| 2-10-DAL42 (2Q: 04:05) Tony Dorsett ran around right end for 42 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Key block delivered by Jeff Van Note. Atlanta's John Jefferson was hurt on the play. Dallas 10, Atlanta 6 |
| (2Q: 04:05) Extra point by Chris Bahr was good. Dallas 10, Atlanta 7 |
| (2Q: 03:49) Chris Bahr kicked off 57 yards from the ATL30. Brad Kimberly returned the ball 13 yards to the DAL26. Tackled by Dirt Winston. |
| 1-10-DAL26 (2Q: 03:18) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 6 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko. Key block delivered by Blaine Nye. |
| 2-4-DAL32 (2Q: 02:43) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Johnson, assisted by DE Lawrence Pillers. |
| 3-2-DAL34 (2Q: 02:09) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 3 yards. Tackled by DT Joe Klecko, assisted by S Jeff Severson. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 1-10-DAL37 (2Q: 02:00) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod, assisted by CB Randy Logan. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-3-DAL44 (2Q: 01:43) Roger Staubach pass completed to TE Mike Hawkins for 8 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (2Q: 01:23) Roger Staubach pass was dropped by WR Bob Pickard. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-10-ATL48 (2Q: 01:17) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Irving Merchant. DT Randy Crowder hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-ATL48 (2Q: 01:07) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 3 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by S Bernie Jackson. S Bernie Jackson knocked down Rayfield Wright to break up the play. |
| 4-7-ATL45 (2Q: 00:49) Grady Grier punted 45 yards. Touchback. |
| 1-10-ATL20 (2Q: 00:42) Tommy Kramer pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 10 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Van Eeghen gained 9 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (2Q: 00:06) Tony Dorsett ran inside the right guard for 5 yards. Tackled by DT Larry Brooks. Key block delivered by Mark Van Eeghen. |
| Start of third quarter. |
| (3Q: 15:00) Chris Bahr kicked off 68 yards from the ATL30. Bob Pickard returned the ball 14 yards to the DAL16. Tackled by Eddie Lee Ivery. |
| 1-10-DAL16 (3Q: 14:40) Roger Staubach pass completed to FB Billy Joe Dupree for 6 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by OLB Gary Cobb. Dupree gained 7 yards after the catch. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 1-18-DAL08 (3Q: 14:29) the Dodger Staubach pass completed to WR Brad Kimberly for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Niarne. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-11-DAL15 (3Q: 13:50) Elvis Peacock ran around left end for 4 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder, assisted by S Jeff Severson. |
| 3-7-DAL19 (3Q: 13:17) the Dodger Staubach scrambled for 7 yards. Tackled by ILB Dirt Winston. |
| 1-10-DAL26 (3Q: 12:51) Roger Staubach sacked by DE Lawrence Pillers and DT Randy Crowder for a loss of 6 yards. Sack allowed by Blaine Nye. |
| 2-16-DAL20 (3Q: 12:18) Roger Staubach scrambled for 5 yards. Tackled by CB Tim Fox. |
| 3-11-DAL25 (3Q: 11:44) the Dodger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Morris Owens. DT Charlie Johnson hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-11-DAL25 (3Q: 11:35) Grady Grier punted 46 yards. The ball was marked out of bounds at the ATL29. |
| 1-10-ATL29 (3Q: 11:26) Tommy Kramer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for TE Kellen Winslow. |
| 2-10-ATL29 (3Q: 11:18) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 12 yards. Tackled by CB Ed Torrice. Winslow gained 6 yards after the catch. |
| 1-10-ATL41 (3Q: 10:43) Tommy Kramer pass completed to RB Eddie Lee Ivery for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose, assisted by CB Ed Torrice. Ivery gained 4 yards after the catch. |
| 2-6-ATL45 (3Q: 09:57) Eddie Lee Ivery ran inside the right guard for 29 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. Key block delivered by Emmanuel Zanders. |
| 1-10-DAL26 (3Q: 09:20) Tommy Kramer pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 5 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 2-5-DAL21 (3Q: 08:53) Tommy Kramer pass completed to FB Mark Van Eeghen for 5 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton, assisted by S Craig Cassady. |
| 1-10-DAL16 (3Q: 08:08) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kellen Winslow. DT Larry Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DAL16 (3Q: 08:02) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 4 yards. The receiver went out of bounds. Tackled by S Rick Fontenot. Winslow gained 2 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-6-DAL12 (3Q: 07:17) Tommy Kramer pass was thrown incomplete, intended for WR Jerry Butler. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DAL12 (3Q: 07:11) Chris Bahr attempted a 29 yard field goal and succeeded. Dallas 10, Atlanta 10 |
| (3Q: 07:05) Chris Bahr kicked off 70 yards from the ATL30. Brad Kimberly returned the ball 23 yards to the DAL23. Tackled by Eddie Lee Ivery. |
| 1-10-DAL23 (3Q: 06:31) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Tom MacLeod. Key block delivered by Alfred Zerillo. PENALTY: Atlanta was called for Offsides. |
| 1-5-DAL28 (3Q: 06:21) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Fred Biletnikoff for 10 yards. Tackled by DT Randy Crowder. |
| 1-10-DAL38 (3Q: 05:43) Roger Staubach scrambled for 10 yards. Tackled by OLB Cecil Johnson. |
| 1-10-DAL48 (3Q: 05:14) Mike Pruitt ran inside the right guard for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Cobb. The ball was fumbled and recovered by ATL ILB Tom MacLeod to the DAL50. |
| 1-10-DAL50 (3Q: 05:08) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan, assisted by DE John Andrews. |
| 2-8-DAL48 (3Q: 04:31) Mark Van Eeghen ran outside the right tackle for 4 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 3-4-DAL44 (3Q: 03:48) Tommy Kramer pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 13 yards. Tackled by CB Captain Crash Harris, assisted by CB Walter Packer. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 1-10-DAL31 (3Q: 03:00) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 21 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. Miller gained 16 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL10 (3Q: 02:25) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Jerry Butler for 10 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Atlanta 16, Dallas 10 |
| (3Q: 02:25) Extra point by Chris Bahr was good. Atlanta 17, Dallas 10 |
| (3Q: 02:17) Chris Bahr kicked off 60 yards from the ATL30. Brad Kimberly returned the ball 21 yards to the DAL31. Tackled by Rob Niarne. Dallas's Mike Hawkins was hurt on the play. |
| 1-10-DAL31 (3Q: 01:45) the Dodger Staubach sacked by S Ralph McGill for a loss of 7 yards. Sack allowed by Blaine Nye. |
| 2-17-DAL24 (3Q: 01:08) Elvis Peacock ran inside the left tackle for 7 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Cobb, assisted by S Jeff Severson. |
| 3-10-DAL31 (3Q: 00:46) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Cobb. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-DAL31 (3Q: 00:18) Grady Grier punted 57 yards. Bernie Jackson returned the kick 11 yards to the ATL23. Tackled by Walter Packer. Ball was fumbled and recovered by DAL Bill Saleaumula at the ATL23. |
| 1-10-ATL23 (3Q: 00:07) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 23 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Merchant gained 16 yards after the catch. Atlanta 17, Dallas 16 |
| (3Q: 00:07) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 17, Atlanta 17 |
| Start of fourth quarter. |
| (4Q: 15:00) Mike Wood kicked off 63 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 19 yards to the ATL26. Tackled by Ed Torrice. |
| 1-10-ATL26 (4Q: 14:35) Mark Van Eeghen ran around the left tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. |
| 2-8-ATL28 (4Q: 13:50) Tommy Kramer pass completed to TE Kellen Winslow for 7 yards. Tackled by S C.L. Whittington. |
| 3-1-ATL35 (4Q: 13:24) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 1 yard. Tackled by DT Arrowhead Holmes. Key block delivered by Jim Langer. |
| 1-10-ATL36 (4Q: 12:45) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Jerry Butler for 4 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| 2-6-ATL40 (4Q: 11:57) Eddie Lee Ivery ran inside the right tackle for 2 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan, assisted by CB Walter Packer. |
| 3-4-ATL42 (4Q: 11:12) Tommy Kramer scrambled for 6 yards. Tackled by CB Walter Packer. |
| 1-10-ATL48 (4Q: 10:42) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Jerry Butler for 29 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. Butler gained 23 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL23 (4Q: 10:00) Tony Dorsett ran inside the right tackle for 15 yards. Tackled by OLB Pete Cronan. Key block delivered by Keith Fahnhorst. |
| 1-8-DAL08 (4Q: 09:21) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 0 yards. Tackled by OLB Harold Kayton, assisted by S Autry Beamon. |
| 2-8-DAL08 (4Q: 08:49) Tony Dorsett ran around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. |
| 3-6-DAL06 (4Q: 08:14) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for FB Mark Van Eeghen. DT Larry Brooks hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 4-6-DAL06 (4Q: 08:08) Chris Bahr attempted a 23 yard field goal and succeeded. Atlanta 20, Dallas 17 |
| (4Q: 08:02) Chris Bahr kicked off 65 yards from the ATL30. Brad Kimberly returned the ball 18 yards to the DAL23. Tackled by Doug Winslow. |
| 1-10-DAL23 (4Q: 07:27) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Wayne Givens. DE Harvey Martin hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. |
| 2-10-DAL23 (4Q: 07:17) Roger Staubach pass completed to FB Billy Joe Dupree for 7 yards. Tackled by CB Randy Logan, assisted by OLB Rob Niarne. |
| 3-3-DAL30 (4Q: 06:39) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Bob Pickard for 3 yards. Tackled by OLB Gary Cobb. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL33 (4Q: 05:54) Fred Biletnikoff ran a reverse around left end for 2 yards. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers. |
| 2-8-DAL35 (4Q: 05:11) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Bob Pickard for 12 yards. Tackled by OLB Rob Niarne, assisted by S Ralph McGill. Pickard gained 3 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 1-10-DAL47 (4Q: 04:39) Mike Pruitt ran around left end for 5 yards. Tackled by S Jeff Severson, assisted by DT Randy Crowder. Key block delivered by Billy Joe Dupree. |
| 2-5-ATL48 (4Q: 03:58) Mike Pruitt ran around right end for 8 yards. Tackled by DT Charlie Johnson. Key block delivered by Ed Fulton. |
| 1-10-ATL40 (4Q: 03:24) Elvis Peacock ran around the left tackle for 10 yards and was forced out of bounds. Tackled by DE Lawrence Pillers. Key block delivered by Jim Harlan. |
| 1-10-ATL30 (4Q: 03:18) Mike Pruitt ran inside the left guard for 2 yards. Tackled by S Ralph McGill, assisted by S Jeff Severson. |
| 2-8-ATL28 (4Q: 02:56) Roger Staubach pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Fred Biletnikoff. CB Henry Stuckey defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. PENALTY: Dallas was called for Offensive Holding. |
| 2-18-ATL38 (4Q: 02:46) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Irving Merchant for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! Merchant gained 26 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. Dallas 23, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 02:46) Extra point by Mike Wood was good. Dallas 24, Atlanta 20 |
| (4Q: 02:25) Mike Wood kicked off 61 yards from the DAL30. Bernie Jackson returned the ball 25 yards to the ATL34. Tackled by Bill Saleaumula. |
| 1-10-ATL34 (4Q: 02:17) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Robert Miller for 9 yards. Tackled by S C.L. Whittington. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Official time out for the two-minute warning. |
| 2-1-ATL43 (4Q: 02:00) Tony Dorsett ran inside the left tackle for 6 yards. Tackled by ILB Dick Ambrose. Key block delivered by Karl Baldischwiler. |
| 1-10-ATL49 (4Q: 01:38) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kellen Winslow. S Charlie Waters defended the pass. |
| 2-10-ATL49 (4Q: 01:32) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Doug Winslow. DE Dan Hampton hurried the quarterback into a bad throw. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 3-10-ATL49 (4Q: 01:26) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for WR Robert Miller. CB Walter Packer defended the pass. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| 4-10-ATL49 (4Q: 01:16) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Jerry Butler for 10 yards. Tackled by S Autry Beamon. The receiver ran his route right over the middle of the field. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-DAL41 (4Q: 01:05) Tommy Kramer pass completed to RB Tony Dorsett for 8 yards. Tackled by S Craig Cassady. Dorsett gained 5 yards after the catch. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 2-2-DAL33 (4Q: 00:54) Tommy Kramer pass completed to TE Russ Francis for 20 yards. Tackled by S Charlie Waters. Francis gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| Atlanta called a time out. |
| 1-10-DAL13 (4Q: 00:43) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Kellen Winslow. S Charlie Waters defended the pass. |
| 2-10-DAL13 (4Q: 00:33) Tommy Kramer pass fell incomplete, intended for TE Russ Francis. CB Walter Packer defended the pass. The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. |
| 3-10-DAL13 (4Q: 00:26) Tommy Kramer pass completed to WR Doug Winslow for 13 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! The quarterback threw away from the double coverage. Atlanta 26, Dallas 24 |
| (4Q: 00:26) Extra point by Chris Bahr was good. Atlanta 27, Dallas 24 |
| (4Q: 00:15) Chris Bahr kicked off 63 yards from the ATL30. Brad Kimberly returned the ball 20 yards to the DAL27. Tackled by Dirt Winston. |
| 1-10-DAL27 (4Q: 00:05) Roger Staubach pass completed to WR Wayne Givens for 19 yards. Tackled by CB Rolland Lawrence. Givens gained 5 yards after the catch. The quarterback threw into double coverage. |
| Final Score: Atlanta Falcons 27, Dallas Cowboys 24 |