Divisional Round - Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons - January 4th, 1981
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 30 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Scoring
| Quarter | Time | Tm | Detail | DAL | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 38 yard field goal | 0 | 3 | |
| Falcons | Alfred Jenkins 60 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 0 | 10 | ||
| Cowboys | Rafael Septien 38 yard field goal | 3 | 10 | ||
| 2 | Cowboys | Billy Joe DuPree 5 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 10 | |
| Falcons | Lynn Cain 1 yard rush (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 17 | ||
| 3 | Falcons | William Andrews 12 yard pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 10 | 24 | |
| 4 | Cowboys | Robert Newhouse 1 yard rush (Rafael Septien kick) | 17 | 24 | |
| Falcons | Tim Mazzetti 34 yard field goal | 17 | 27 | ||
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 14 yard pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 27 | ||
| Cowboys | Drew Pearson 23 yard pass from Danny White | 30 | 27 |
Game Info
Expected Points Summary
Team Stats
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Danny White | DAL | 25 | 39 | 322 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 104.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Ron Springs | DAL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 90 | 2 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Billy Joe DuPree | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Timmy Newsome | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tony Hill | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Butch Johnson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jay Saldi | DAL | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Sk | Yds | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Fmb | FL | |
| Steve Bartkowski | ATL | 18 | 33 | 320 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 60 | 95.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lynn Cain | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| William Andrews | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jenkins | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 155 | 1 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Wallace Francis | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Junior Miller | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Alfred Jackson | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Defense
Kick/Punt Returns
Kicking & Punting
Falcons Starters
Cowboys Starters
Full Play-By-Play
- Play-by-Play for this game courtesy of Aaron Schatz and Jeremy Snyder
