1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1980 Detroit | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1980 Dallas | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 2:42 | 1980 Detroit | L.Thompson 29 yd. pass from G.Danielson (E.Murray kick) | 7-0 DEN | ||
| 2 | 9:54 | 1980 Detroit | E.Murray 40 yd. field goal | 10-0 DEN | ||
| 2 | 1:15 | 1980 Dallas | T.Dorsett 32 yd. run (R.Septien kick) | 10-7 DEN | ||
| 3 | 11:06 | 1980 Dallas | B.DuPree 39 yd. pass from D.White (R.Septien kick) | 14-10 DAN | ||
| 3 | 8:24 | 1980 Detroit | E.Murray 45 yd. field goal | 14-13 DAN | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | 13:48 | 1980 Detroit | QBSack | Harvey Martin | -4 | |
| 1 | 4:30 | 1980 Dallas | QBSack | Dave Pureifory | -7 | |
| 1 | 4:12 | 1980 Dallas | Blocked Punt | Danny White | 0 | |
| 2 | 5:06 | 1980 Detroit | Run | Dexter Bussey | 35 | |
| 2 | 3:00 | 1980 Detroit | Missed Field Goal | Eddie Murray | 45 | |
| 3 | 10:30 | 1980 Detroit | Pass | Freddie Scott | 39 | |
| 4 | 5:24 | 1980 Dallas | Intercept | Dennis Thurman | 2 | |
| 4 | 2:42 | 1980 Detroit | QBSack | Larry Cole | -7 | |
Team Statistics | ||
| 1980 Detroit | 1980 Dallas | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 4-7-2-13 | 8-14-0-22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-11-36% | 4-13-31% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-1-0% | 1-3-33% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 0-0-0% | 0-7-0% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 282-51-5.5 | 397-65-6.1 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 122 | 154 |
| Total Rushes | 25 | 35 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 14/24 (58.3%) | 21/29 (72.4%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 160 | 243 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/11 | 1/7 |
| Punts/Average | 3/45.3 | 6/34.0 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 3/34 | 1/-1 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 3/60 | 4/86 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 1/2 |
| Penalties/Yards | 1/10 | 7/45 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 1/0 | 2/0 |
| Time of Possession | 26 mins 23 secs | 33 mins 37 secs |
| Average Drive Start | DEN 32 | DAN 22 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Gary Danielson | 24 | 14 | 171 | 58.3 | 7.1 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 39 | 2/11 | 76.9 |
| Danny White | 29 | 21 | 250 | 72.4 | 8.6 | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1/7 | 109.8 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Billy Sims | 15 | 46 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Dexter Bussey | 8 | 68 | 8.5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Gary Danielson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Dorsett | 23 | 129 | 5.6 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Robert Newhouse | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Danny White | 4 | -4 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| David Hill | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Freddie Scott | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Dexter Bussey | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Billy Sims | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Leonard Thompson | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Hill | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Eddie Murray | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 66.7 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Tom Skladany | 3 | 45.3 | 39.0 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| Danny White | 5 | 40.8 | 34.0 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 1 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Rick Kane | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Ken Callicutt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| James Jones Jr. | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 23 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| John Arnold | 3 | 1 | 34 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 | |||||
| James Jones Jr. | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Charlie Weaver | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ken Fantetti | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| James Hunter | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Stan White | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Oldham | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dave Pureifory | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Wayne Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| William Gay | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Mendenhall | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Al Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jimmy Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Gary Danielson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Breunig | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie Waters | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Hegman | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Aaron Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed "Too Tall" Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Randy White | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Benny Barnes | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Cole | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Harvey Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| D.D. Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Dorsett | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Dennis Thurman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Tony Dorsett was the star of the game as Dallas topped Detroit by the score of 14 to 13. Dorsett ran for 129 yards and added a touchdown. Danny White threw 29 times for 250 yards with a touchdown. Dallas won the air battle out-passing Detroit 250 to 171 yards. They had the advantage in time of possession, having the ball for 33:37. Detroit was on top at the half 10 to 7. Dallas led after three quarters 14 to 13. | |||||