Super Wild Card: Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys
December 28, 1980 70° Texas Stadium
Attendance: 70,114 (93%)
Carolina Panthers 0 7 0 0 - 7
Dallas Cowboys 6 0 7 0 - 13
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Dallas Cowboys: 4-2-CAR 26 (8:39) 4-Brandon Gulick 44 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 3 CAR 0
(Qtr 1) Dallas Cowboys: 4-1-CAR 3 (1:57) 4-Brandon Gulick 21 yard field goal is GOOD. DAL 6 CAR 0
(Qtr 2) Carolina Panthers: 2-3-DAL 3 (8:39) 6-Dewey Sherer pass complete to 87-Andrew McNeely for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 10-Ralph Phillips. DAL 6 CAR 7
(Qtr 3) Dallas Cowboys: 3-2-CAR 2 (11:14) 26-Donald Buck ran for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Brandon Gulick. DAL 13 CAR 7
Team Statistics
Dallas Cowboys Carolina Panthers
First Downs 12 20
- Rushing 1 8
- Passing 9 11
- Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 226 345
- Offensive Plays 62 72
- Yards Per Play 3.65 4.79
Net Rushing Yards 42 137
- Rushing Attempts 24 27
- Yards Per Rush 1.75 5.07
Net Passing Yards 184 208
- Att/Comp/Int 36 / 18 / 1 43 / 20 / 6
- Gross Passing Yards 202 224
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2 / 18 2 / 16
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.84 4.62
- Yards Per Completion 11.22 11.20
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 15 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 9.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 1 / 8 3 / 35
Punt Returns/Yards 2 / 3 2 / 6
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 6 / 21 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 1 / 0
Avg Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 25
Time of Possession 27:40 32:20
Drive Charts
Dallas Cowboys
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:12 OWN 25 5 34 Punt
1 11:21 2:46 OWN 39 7 35 Field Goal
1 5:51 3:57 OWN 45 7 52 Field Goal
2 13:33 2:05 OWN 12 6 23 Downs
2 8:36 1:30 OWN 25 3 -8 Punt
2 4:09 2:19 OWN 20 4 33 Punt
3 13:38 1:38 OWN 48 3 8 Punt
3 11:52 0:40 OPP 3 3 3 Touchdown
3 9:05 2:16 OWN 20 6 34 Punt
3 0:33 2:05 OWN 7 5 15 Punt
4 12:38 1:56 OWN 16 3 6 Punt
4 10:38 0:04 OPP 31 1 0 Interception
4 9:39 2:59 OWN 23 4 16 Punt
4 1:53 0:20 OWN 27 3 7 Punt
4 0:53 0:53 OPP 28 2 0 Game
Carolina Panthers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:48 1:27 OWN 8 3 2 Punt
1 8:35 2:44 OWN 25 6 24 Downs
1 1:54 3:21 OWN 25 8 58 Interception
2 11:28 2:52 OPP 25 6 25 Touchdown
2 7:06 2:57 OWN 32 4 13 Punt
2 1:50 1:50 OWN 20 3 3 Half
3 15:00 1:22 OWN 25 5 22 Interception
3 12:00 0:08 OWN 7 1 0 Interception
3 11:12 2:07 OWN 25 4 48 Interception
3 6:49 6:16 OWN 8 11 78 Interception
4 13:28 0:50 OWN 28 3 5 Punt
4 10:42 0:04 OWN 27 1 0 Interception
4 10:34 0:56 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
4 6:40 4:46 OWN 20 9 54 Fumble
4 1:33 0:40 OWN 18 5 22 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Donald Buck 15 24 1.60 12 1 1
#29 Howard Lisk 7 18 2.57 8 0 0
#5 Jonathan Robinson 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Nicholas Coombs 15 70 4.67 18 3 0
#15 Ellis Russell 9 49 5.44 10 2 0
#87 Andrew McNeely 3 18 6.00 10 2 0
Passing Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#5 Jonathan Robinson 36 18 202 2 / 18 0 43 1 55.56
Carolina Panthers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Dewey Sherer 43 20 224 2 / 16 1 33 6 30.72
Receiving Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#18 James Chapin 4 63 15.75 43 0
#86 Jose Owens 5 46 9.20 13 0
#83 George Hanna 2 43 21.50 28 0
#84 John Robinson 2 32 16.00 24 0
#26 Donald Buck 3 14 4.67 9 0
#29 John Cassidy 1 3 3.00 3 0
#14 Albert Nelson 1 1 1.00 1 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Charles Rodriguez 4 83 20.75 33 0
#77 Juan Ortega 3 61 20.33 26 0
#15 Ellis Russell 4 50 12.50 23 0
#80 Erik Galloway 2 13 6.50 7 0
#26 Derrick Gahagan 1 11 11.00 11 0
#87 Andrew McNeely 1 3 3.00 3 1
#45 Gerald Jones 2 3 1.50 3 0
#31 Nicholas Coombs 2 1 0.50 5 0
#60 Elmer Ryan 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0
Blocking Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 Tory Hernandez 36 24 1 1
#69 Arthur Rivera 45 30 1 2
#58 Roberto Simmons 40 33 0 3
#70 Willie Bledsoe 51 29 0 4
#84 John Robinson 0 15 0 0
#61 Archie Chitwood 47 30 0 3
#86 Jose Owens 2 22 0 1
#26 Donald Buck 8 2 0 0
#83 George Hanna 29 15 0 0
#29 Howard Lisk 8 5 0 0
#86 David Blansett 13 8 0 0
#77 Richard Ellis 16 8 0 0
#57 Wayne Anderson 14 1 0 1
#22 Gustavo Williams 18 12 0 0
#14 Albert Nelson 0 2 0 0
#18 James Chapin 0 13 0 0
#21 Jose Benedict 0 1 0 0
#67 Richard Russell 0 3 0 0
#32 Patrick Clark 0 3 0 0
#95 Thomas Resendez 0 6 0 0
#12 Wayne Porter 0 1 0 0
#18 Dale Oboyle 0 1 0 0
#98 John Mixon 0 3 0 0
#96 Joe Maldonado 0 3 0 0
#42 Clint Rager 0 3 0 1
#35 Floyd Gunter 0 2 0 0
#43 David Harmon 0 2 0 0
#41 Frederick Diaz 0 1 0 0
#43 Robert Malcolm 0 2 0 0
#40 Hector Bradt 0 3 0 1
#25 Steve Mackenzie 0 1 0 0
#55 Jon Dietrich 0 3 0 0
#56 Marcus Nawrocki 0 1 0 1
#51 James Warren 0 1 0 0
#58 Glenn Wolfe 0 2 0 0
#29 John Cassidy 0 2 0 2
Carolina Panthers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Elmer Ryan 44 28 1 2
#55 Eugene Rhymer 46 33 1 2
#57 Ruben Hilton 0 2 0 0
#65 Wayne Wood 43 32 0 1
#52 Kenneth Butler 49 30 0 1
#76 James Handy 49 28 0 6
#87 Andrew McNeely 20 15 0 1
#80 Erik Galloway 6 23 0 0
#87 Charles Rodriguez 0 13 0 0
#14 John Loos 0 11 0 0
#66 Byron Yan 11 2 0 1
#21 Chris Clayton 1 3 0 0
#77 Juan Ortega 0 18 0 1
#32 Rayford Ho 1 2 0 0
#26 Derrick Gahagan 0 7 0 0
#15 Ellis Russell 7 3 0 0
#31 Nicholas Coombs 7 3 0 1
#45 Gerald Jones 2 11 0 1
#67 Sean Defrancisco 3 1 0 0
#54 Derrick Fredrickson 2 0 0 0
#38 Nicholas Harnden 0 1 0 0
#76 Joseph Guitierrez 3 0 0 0
#61 Dustin Tilghman 0 1 0 0
#24 Joseph Burt 0 1 0 0
#51 Stephen Noel 0 1 0 1
#70 Jeremiah Whalen 0 1 0 0
#51 Matthew Elizondo 0 1 0 0
#58 Darren Unger 1 0 0 0
#93 James Brown 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Patrick Clark 2 21 10.50 0
#55 Jon Dietrich 2 0 0.00 0
#41 Frederick Diaz 1 0 0.00 0
#58 Glenn Wolfe 1 0 0.00 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#32 Rayford Ho 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#86 David Blansett 0 1 0 0
#96 Joe Maldonado 0 1 1 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#60 Elmer Ryan 1 0 0 0
#32 Rayford Ho 0 1 0 0
Punting
Dallas Cowboys
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#18 Kenneth Boisvert 9 432 48.00 41.78 67 4
Carolina Panthers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Robert Taylor 4 206 51.50 45.75 55 1
Kicking
Dallas Cowboys
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Brandon Gulick 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 44 1 / 1
Carolina Panthers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Ralph Phillips 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 1 / 1
Punt Return
Dallas Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#12 Wayne Porter 2 3 1.5 2 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 Charles Rodriguez 2 6 3.0 4 0
Kick Return
Dallas Cowboys
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Carolina Panthers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Dallas Cowboys
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Jon Dietrich 10 0
#42 Clint Rager 5 0
#58 Glenn Wolfe 4 0
#43 Robert Malcolm 4 0
#41 Frederick Diaz 3 0
#32 Patrick Clark 3 0
#96 Joe Maldonado 3 1
#40 Hector Bradt 3 0
#94 Louis Reyes 2 0
#18 James Chapin 2 0
#94 Kirby Howerton 2 0
#95 Thomas Resendez 2 0
#43 David Harmon 2 0
#35 Floyd Gunter 2 0
#51 James Warren 1 0
#98 John Mixon 1 0
#67 Richard Russell 1 1
#25 Steve Mackenzie 1 0
Carolina Panthers
Name Tackles Sacks
#51 Stephen Noel 7 0
#24 Joseph Burt 6 0
#38 Ryan Howard 5 0
#35 William Hughes 4 0
#74 Robert Cassidy 4 0
#46 Timothy Weisberg 3 0
#70 Jeremiah Whalen 3 0
#51 Matthew Elizondo 3 1
#51 Mark Spencer 2 1
#80 Erik Galloway 2 0
#61 Dustin Tilghman 1 0
#32 Rayford Ho 1 0
#77 Juan Ortega 1 0
#93 James Brown 1 0
#38 Nicholas Harnden 1 0
#31 Nicholas Coombs 1 0
#66 Freddie Foster 1 0
#26 Derrick Gahagan 1 0
#87 Andrew McNeely 1 0
#21 Chris Clayton 1 0