NFL game summary for 09/09/1979:

Roger Staubach threw two touchdown passes in the second half to give the Cowboys a come-from-behind victory. Staubach completed 20 passes for the second straight week and Tony Dorsett, back after a six-week absence, rushed for 54 yards to lead the Cowboys.

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

Team		Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
Dallas Cowboys	OFFENSE	161.0  (12)	294.0  (3)	455.0  (3)	1
	DEFENSE	237.0  (27)	105.0  (7)	342.0  (18)	2
San Francisco 49ers	OFFENSE	98.0  (23)	254.0  (6)	352.0  (9)	2
	DEFENSE	110.0  (8)	287.0  (24)	397.0  (23)	2

Line: Cowboys by 11

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Dallas Cowboys (2-0-0)	3	3	7	8	21
San Francisco 49ers (0-2-0)	3	7	0	3	13

( 0- 3) SF  Ray Wersching 30 yard field goal
( 3- 3) DAL Rafael Septien 23 yard field goal
( 6- 3) DAL Rafael Septien 51 yard field goal
( 6-10) SF  O.J. Simpson 1 yard rush (Ray Wersching kick)
(13-10) DAL Drew Pearson 22 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
(19-10) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 13 yard pass from Roger Staubach (kick failed)
(19-13) SF  Ray Wersching 44 yard field goal
(21-13) DAL Safety, Steve DeBerg tackled in end zone by Harvey Martin

                     DAL             SF
First Downs:         19              16
Rushes-yards:        36-98           24-63
Yards/rush:          2.7             2.6
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-34-259-0     19-33-239-1
Sacked-yards:        1-10            1-8
Net pass yards:      249             231
Net yards/pass:      7.1             6.8
Total net yards:     347             294
Total plays:         71 (50% run)    58 (41% run)  
Yards/play:          4.9             5.1
Fumbles-lost:        2-1             1-1
Turnovers:           1               2
Penalties-yards:     14-125          8-64

Attendance: 56,728

Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 20 of 34 for 259 yards and 2 TDs
SF: Steve DeBerg, 19 of 33 for 239 yards (1 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 19 for 54 yards; Robert Newhouse, 13 for 39 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 3 for 7 yards; Roger Staubach, 1 for -2 yards
SF: O.J. Simpson, 14 for 43 yards and 1 TD; Wilbur Jackson, 5 for 7 yards; Mike Hogan, 3 for 8 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 1 for 3 yards; James Owens, 1 for 2 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Tony Hill, 6 for 96 yards; Drew Pearson, 4 for 62 yards and 1 TD; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 44 yards and 1 TD; Preston Pearson, 3 for 38 yards; Tony Dorsett, 2 for 6 yards; Doug Cosbie, 1 for 10 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 3 yards
SF: Mike Shumann, 4 for 44 yards; Freddie Solomon, 3 for 57 yards; Lenvil Elliott, 2 for 32 yards; Phil Francis, 2 for 32 yards; Mike Hogan, 2 for 26 yards; Wilbur Jackson, 2 for 26 yards; Bob Bruer, 2 for 18 yards; O.J. Simpson, 2 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: Ron Springs, 3 for 84 yards; Wade Manning, 1 for 10 yards; Bruce Huther, 1 for 8 yards
SF: James Owens, 4 for 80 yards; Phil Francis, 1 for 18 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Wade Manning, 2 for 4 yards; Tony Hill, 1 for 7 yards
SF: Tony Dungy, 1 for 11 yards; Freddie Solomon, 1 for 4 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: D.D. Lewis, 1 for 5 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 6 for 244 yards
SF: Dan Melville, 5 for 183 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 2/2
SF: Ray Wersching, 2/3

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