NFL game summary for 09/16/1979:

Dallas rallied to beat the Bears on the strength of Roger Staubach's three touchdown passes. Staubach (18 of 31 for 220 yards, his third straight 200-yard passing performance) capped a four-play, 71-yard drive with a 22-yard scoring strike to Tony Hill with 1:53 left to give Dallas its winning margin. Hill (five catches for 91 yards) earlier caught a 42-yard touchdown pass. Walter Payton (22 carries for 134 yards) became Chicago's all-time leading rusher, surpassing Rick Casares' career total of 5,657 yards.

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

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	209.5 (2)	105.0 (24)	314.5 (10)	4
DEFENSE	82.5 (2)	71.5 (2)	154.0 (1)	2
OFFENSE	129.5 (18)	271.5 (2)	401.0 (4)	2
DEFENSE	150.0 (18)	168.0 (16)	318.0 (14)	4

Line: Cowboys by 9½

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Chicago Bears (2-1-0)	7	0	6	7	20
Dallas Cowboys (3-0-0)	7	3	7	7	24

( 7- 0) CHI Vince Evans 3 yard rush (Bob Thomas kick) ( 7- 7) DAL Tony Hill 42 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) ( 7-10) DAL Rafael Septien 46 yard field goal (13-10) CHI Golden Richards 52 yard pass from Vince Evans (kick failed) (13-17) DAL Billy Joe DuPree 11 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) (20-17) CHI James Scott 64 yard pass from Vince Evans (Bob Thomas kick) (20-24) DAL Tony Hill 22 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

                     CHI             DAL
First Downs:         14              26
Rushes-yards:        36-200          46-214
Yards/rush:          5.6             4.7
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     5-16-155-1      18-31-222-0
Sacked-yards:        4-37            2-16
Net pass yards:      118             206
Net yards/pass:      5.9             6.2
Total net yards:     318             420
Total plays:         56 (64% run)    79 (58% run)  
Yards/play:          5.7             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             3-3
Turnovers:           2               3
Penalties-yards:     4-36            4-35

Attendance: 64,056

Passing:
CHI: Vince Evans, 5 of 16 for 155 yards and 2 TDs (1 int) DAL: Roger Staubach, 18 of 31 for 222 yards and 3 TDs
Rushing:
CHI: Walter Payton, 22 for 134 yards; Dave Williams, 12 for 43 yards; Vince Evans, 2 for 23 yards and 1 TD DAL: Tony Dorsett, 20 for 108 yards; Scott Laidlaw, 12 for 52 yards; Robert Newhouse, 9 for 17 yards; Roger Staubach, 4 for 21 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 16 yards
Receiving:
CHI: Golden Richards, 3 for 79 yards and 1 TD; James Scott, 2 for 76 yards and 1 TD DAL: Tony Hill, 5 for 91 yards and 2 TDs; Drew Pearson, 3 for 38 yards; Ron Springs, 3 for 20 yards; Preston Pearson, 2 for 36 yards; Jay Saldi, 2 for 22 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 2 for 12 yards and 1 TD; Tony Dorsett, 1 for 3 yards
Kick returns:
CHI: Brian Baschnagel, 2 for 46 yards; Rickey Watts, 1 for 19 yards DAL: Ron Springs, 3 for 83 yards; Steve Wilson, 1 for 14 yards
Punt returns:
CHI: Steve Schubert, 1 for 2 yards DAL: Tony Hill, 3 for 20 yards; Steve Wilson, 2 for 17 yards
Interceptions:
DAL: Benny Barnes, 1 for 9 yards
Punting:
CHI: Bob Parsons, 7 for 283 yards DAL: Danny White, 5 for 207 yards
Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 1/2