1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1980 Atlanta | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| 1980 Dallas | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 10:30 | 1980 Dallas | R.Septien 24 yd. field goal | 3-0 DAN | ||
| 2 | 8:06 | 1980 Atlanta | L.Cain 7 yd. pass from S.Bartkowski (T.Mazzetti kick) | 7-3 ATN | ||
| 2 | 1:22 | 1980 Atlanta | T.Mazzetti 35 yd. field goal | 10-3 ATN | ||
| 2 | 0:22 | 1980 Dallas | T.Hill 37 yd. pass from D.White (R.Septien kick) | 10-10 DAN | ||
| 3 | 10:12 | 1980 Atlanta | T.Mazzetti 31 yd. field goal | 13-10 ATN | ||
| 3 | 1:30 | 1980 Atlanta | W.Francis 16 yd. pass from S.Bartkowski (T.Mazzetti kick) | 20-10 ATN | ||
| 4 | 12:36 | 1980 Dallas | T.Dorsett 24 yd. fumble recovery (R.Septien kick) | 20-17 ATN | ||
| 4 | 10:48 | 1980 Atlanta | A.Jenkins 29 yd. pass from S.Bartkowski (T.Mazzetti kick) | 27-17 ATN | ||
| 4 | 5:06 | 1980 Dallas | R.Septien 42 yd. field goal | 27-20 ATN | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Poss | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | 13:48 | 1980 Dallas | Intercept | Benny Barnes | 10 | |
| 1 | 8:42 | 1980 Atlanta | QBSack | Harvey Martin | -7 | |
| 1 | 6:54 | 1980 Atlanta | Intercept | Kenny Johnson | 33 | |
| 1 | 4:48 | 1980 Atlanta | Missed Field Goal | Tim Mazzetti | 36 | |
| 2 | 13:30 | 1980 Atlanta | Intercept | Tom Pridemore | 0 | |
| 2 | 5:42 | 1980 Dallas | Fumble | Robert Newhouse | ||
| 2 | 3:00 | 1980 Atlanta | Missed Field Goal | Tim Mazzetti | 36 | |
| 2 | 2:42 | 1980 Atlanta | Intercept | Kenny Johnson | 9 | |
| 2 | 0:00 | 1980 Dallas | Intercept | Benny Barnes | 10 | |
| 3 | 11:42 | 1980 Atlanta | Pass | Wallace Francis | 30 | |
| 4 | 13:30 | 1980 Dallas | QBSack | Jeff Yeates | -9 | |
| 4 | 11:06 | 1980 Atlanta | Pass | Alfred Jenkins | 47 | |
| 4 | 5:24 | 1980 Dallas | QBSack | Jeff Yeates | -5 | |
| 4 | 1:15 | 1980 Dallas | Run | Tony Dorsett | 56 | |
Team Statistics | ||
| 1980 Atlanta | 1980 Dallas | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 6-15-0-21 | 9-11-2-22 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 2-8-25% | 7-14-50% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0-0% | 0-1-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 20-42-48% | 3-21-14% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 385-57-6.8 | 389-66-5.9 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 122 | 205 |
| Total Rushes | 27 | 37 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 16/29 (55.2%) | 18/27 (66.7%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 263 | 184 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 9.3 | 7.3 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 1/7 | 2/14 |
| Punts/Average | 2/40.5 | 2/37.5 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/18 | 1/3 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 4/90 | 5/105 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 3/42 | 2/20 |
| Penalties/Yards | 7/65 | 5/25 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 3/0 | 3/1 |
| Time of Possession | 27 mins 52 secs | 32 mins 8 secs |
| Average Drive Start | ATN 38 | DAN 27 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Steve Bartkowski | 29 | 16 | 270 | 55.2 | 9.3 | 3 | 10.3 | 2 | 6.9 | 47 | 1/7 | 92.6 |
| Danny White | 27 | 18 | 198 | 66.7 | 7.3 | 1 | 3.7 | 3 | 11.1 | 37 | 2/14 | 61.0 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| William Andrews | 20 | 97 | 4.8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | ||||
| Lynn Cain | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tony Dorsett | 28 | 199 | 7.1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | ||||
| Robert Newhouse | 9 | 6 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| William Andrews | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Junior Miller | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Alfred Jenkins | 3 | 91 | 30.3 | 47 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lynn Cain | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Alfred Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Tony Hill | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Tim Mazzetti | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 50.0 | ||||
| Rafael Septien | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 100 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| John James | 2 | 40.5 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Danny White | 2 | 37.5 | 28.5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Reggie Smith | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| James Jones Jr. | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Reggie Smith | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| James Jones Jr. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Al Richardson | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Don Smith | 7 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Buddy Curry | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Bob Glazebrook | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Fulton Kuykendall | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jeff Yeates | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Joel Williams | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jeff Merrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Warren Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Lynn Cain | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Wallace Francis | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Breunig | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Charlie Waters | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| D.D. Lewis | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Randy White | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Benny Barnes | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dennis Thurman | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Aaron Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Hegman | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Harvey Martin | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ed "Too Tall" Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Larry Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Dorsett | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Drew Pearson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Kenny Johnson | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Pridemore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Benny Barnes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| Steve Bartkowski led the way to victory as the visitors from Atlanta topped Dallas by the score of 27 to 20. Bartkowski threw for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns. Atlanta won the air battle out-passing Dallas 270 to 198 yards. The game was tied at the half, 10 to 10. Tony Dorsett ran the ball 28 times gaining 199 yards for Dallas . | |||||