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Sunday September 14, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 09/14/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE177.0  (4)107.0  (26)284.0  (17)2
DEFENSE58.0  (4)181.0  (12)239.0  (5)1
Denver BroncosOFFENSE93.0  (19)140.0  (23)233.0  (23)2
DEFENSE137.0  (20)284.0  (24)421.0  (25)2

Line: Broncos by 2

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (1-1-0)0103720
Denver Broncos (1-1-0)71714341

( 0- 7) DEN Matt Robinson 1 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
( 0-10) DEN Fred Steinfort 46 yard field goal
( 0-17) DEN Matt Robinson 3 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
( 7-17) DAL Tony Hill 36 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)
( 7-24) DEN Bill Thompson 32 yard fumble return (Fred Steinfort kick)
(10-24) DAL Rafael Septien 30 yard field goal
(13-24) DAL Rafael Septien 37 yard field goal
(13-31) DEN Otis Armstrong 3 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
(13-38) DEN Jim Jensen 4 yard rush (Fred Steinfort kick)
(20-38) DAL Tony Hill 22 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick)
(20-41) DEN Fred Steinfort 55 yard field goal
                     DAL             DEN
First Downs:         20              19
Rushes-yards:        29-110          40-153
Yards/rush:          3.8             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-34-292-1     10-21-198-0
Sacked-yards:        1-16            1-8
Net pass yards:      276             190
Net yards/pass:      7.9             8.6
Total net yards:     386             343
Total plays:         64 (45% run)    62 (64% run)  
Yards/play:          6.0             5.5
Fumbles-lost:        2-2             0-0
Turnovers:           3               0
Penalties-yards:     4-30            9-85

Attendance: 74,919
Passing:
DAL: Danny White, 20 of 34 for 292 yards and 2 TDs (1 int)
DEN: Matt Robinson, 10 of 20 for 198 yards; Jeff Knapple, 0 of 1 for 0 yards

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 17 for 62 yards; Ron Springs, 10 for 36 yards; James Jones, 1 for 9 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for 3 yards
DEN: Dave Preston, 11 for 24 yards; Jim Jensen, 8 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Otis Armstrong, 7 for 34 yards and 1 TD; Lawrence McCutcheon, 6 for 30 yards; Rob Lytle, 5 for 28 yards; Matt Robinson, 3 for 4 yards and 2 TDs

Receiving:
DAL: Tony Hill, 5 for 117 yards and 2 TDs; Jay Saldi, 4 for 50 yards; Tony Dorsett, 4 for 41 yards; Robert Newhouse, 2 for 32 yards; James Jones, 2 for 27 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 1 for 12 yards; Ron Springs, 1 for 10 yards; Drew Pearson, 1 for 3 yards
DEN: Riley Odoms, 3 for 55 yards; Haven Moses, 2 for 37 yards; Dave Preston, 2 for 33 yards; Steve Watson, 1 for 52 yards; Rob Lytle, 1 for 17 yards; Jim Jensen, 1 for 4 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: James Jones, 3 for 78 yards; Eric Hurt, 2 for 29 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: James Jones, 4 for 22 yards
DEN: Rick Upchurch, 3 for 26 yards

Interceptions:
DEN: Steve Foley, 1 for 36 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 4 for 178 yards
DEN: Luke Prestridge, 4 for 197 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 2/2
DEN: Fred Steinfort, 2/2




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