Sunday October 7, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 10/07/1979:



Tony Dorsett picked up 145 yards on 21 carries and scored a career-high three touchdowns to lead Dallas. Dorsett had scoring runs of three and five yards and cornerback Benny Barnes scored on a 33-yard fumble recovery return as the Cowboys built a 23-10 halftime advantage. Minnesota closed the gap to 23-20 in the third period on Rick Danmeier's 35-yard field goal and Sammy White's 28-yard scoring reception.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
OFFENSE158.0  (6)239.2  (3)397.2  (2)11
DEFENSE137.2  (17)172.8  (16)310.0  (14)10
OFFENSE126.6  (20)165.8  (16)292.4  (19)11
DEFENSE141.4  (20)147.0  (8)288.4  (8)10

Line: Cowboys by 7½

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (5-1-0)3207636
Minnesota Vikings (3-3-0)7310020

( 3- 0) DAL Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal ( 3- 7) MIN Bob Tucker 2 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (10- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 5 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) (17- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 3 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) (23- 7) DAL Benny Barnes 33 yard fumble return (kick failed) (23-10) MIN Rick Danmeier 37 yard field goal (23-13) MIN Rick Danmeier 35 yard field goal (23-20) MIN Sammy White 28 yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Rick Danmeier kick) (30-20) DAL Tony Dorsett 30 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) (36-20) DAL Preston Pearson 6 yard rush (kick failed)
                     DAL             MIN
First Downs:         25              14
Rushes-yards:        46-279          22-61
Yards/rush:          6.1             2.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     15-23-174-0     18-34-206-0
Sacked-yards:        1-7             3-27
Net pass yards:      167             179
Net yards/pass:      7.0             4.8
Total net yards:     446             240
Total plays:         70 (65% run)    59 (37% run)  
Yards/play:          6.4             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        5-2             2-2
Turnovers:           2               2
Penalties-yards:     4-53            2-25

Attendance: 45,572

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 15 of 23 for 174 yards MIN: Tommy Kramer, 18 of 34 for 206 yards and 2 TDs
Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 21 for 145 yards and 3 TDs; Scott Laidlaw, 8 for 15 yards; Larry Brinson, 4 for 22 yards; Robert Newhouse, 4 for 14 yards; Roger Staubach, 3 for 2 yards; Ron Springs, 2 for 19 yards; Preston Pearson, 2 for 17 yards and 1 TD; Danny White, 1 for 25 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 20 yards MIN: Chuck Foreman, 10 for 19 yards; Rickey Young, 9 for 29 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 12 yards; Tommy Kramer, 1 for 1 yard
Receiving:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 5 for 47 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 34 yards; Preston Pearson, 2 for 27 yards; Ron Springs, 2 for 4 yards; Tony Hill, 1 for 20 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 18 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 13 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 1 for 11 yards MIN: Sammy White, 7 for 131 yards and 1 TD; Ahmad Rashad, 4 for 42 yards; Rickey Young, 4 for 19 yards; Bob Tucker, 2 for 6 yards and 1 TD; Chuck Foreman, 1 for 8 yards
Kick returns:
DAL: Steve Wilson, 5 for 69 yards MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 3 for 91 yards; Robert Miller, 2 for 27 yards; Robert Steele, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
DAL: Steve Wilson, 2 for 19 yards MIN: Jimmy Edwards, 2 for 5 yards
Interceptions:

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 4 for 155 yards MIN: Greg Coleman, 5 for 190 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 1/1 MIN: Rick Danmeier, 2/2


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