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Sunday December 7, 1980
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

NFL game summary for 12/07/1980:



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

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE152.8  (4)201.9  (11)354.7  (4)33
DEFENSE127.7  (16)188.2  (9)315.9  (12)43
Oakland RaidersOFFENSE140.2  (7)183.7  (20)323.8  (15)38
DEFENSE102.8  (4)203.3  (18)306.2  (10)42

Line: Cowboys by 2

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (11-3-0)793019
Oakland Raiders (9-5-0)733013

( 0- 7) OAK Raymond Chester 6 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick)
( 7- 7) DAL Tony Dorsett 20 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick)
(10- 7) DAL Rafael Septien 52 yard field goal
(16- 7) DAL Ron Springs 2 yard rush (kick failed)
(16-10) OAK Chris Bahr 22 yard field goal
(19-10) DAL Rafael Septien 34 yard field goal
(19-13) OAK Chris Bahr 38 yard field goal
                     DAL             OAK
First Downs:         17              16
Rushes-yards:        39-128          22-83
Yards/rush:          3.3             3.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     14-26-159-0     16-36-190-2
Sacked-yards:        3-27            3-25
Net pass yards:      132             165
Net yards/pass:      4.6             4.2
Total net yards:     260             248
Total plays:         68 (57% run)    61 (36% run)  
Yards/play:          3.8             4.1
Fumbles-lost:        1-1             2-2
Turnovers:           1               4
Penalties-yards:     5-58            3-45

Attendance: 53,194
Passing:
DAL: Danny White, 14 of 26 for 159 yards
OAK: Jim Plunkett, 16 of 36 for 190 yards and 1 TD (2 int)

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 25 for 97 yards and 1 TD; Ron Springs, 5 for 14 yards and 1 TD; Timmy Newsome, 4 for 10 yards; Robert Newhouse, 4 for 9 yards; Danny White, 1 for -2 yards
OAK: Mark van Eeghen, 8 for 26 yards; Kenny King, 7 for 38 yards; Ira Matthews, 5 for 11 yards; Jim Plunkett, 2 for 8 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Preston Pearson, 4 for 16 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 61 yards; Tony Dorsett, 2 for 24 yards; Drew Pearson, 2 for 23 yards; Butch Johnson, 1 for 15 yards; Jay Saldi, 1 for 12 yards; Ron Springs, 1 for 8 yards
OAK: Bob Chandler, 5 for 80 yards; Raymond Chester, 3 for 29 yards and 1 TD; Cliff Branch, 2 for 37 yards; Ira Matthews, 2 for 24 yards; Mark van Eeghen, 2 for 13 yards; Derrick Ramsey, 1 for 4 yards; Derrick Jensen, 1 for 3 yards

Kick returns:
DAL: James Jones, 2 for 37 yards; Steve Wilson, 1 for 34 yards
OAK: Ira Matthews, 3 for 70 yards; Keith Moody, 2 for 55 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: James Jones, 3 for 6 yards
OAK: Ira Matthews, 3 for 21 yards

Interceptions:
DAL: Charlie Waters, 1 for 14 yards; Aaron Mitchell, 1 for 0 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 6 for 231 yards
OAK: Ray Guy, 5 for 222 yards

Field Goals:
DAL: Rafael Septien, 2/2
OAK: Chris Bahr, 2/3




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