The Denver Broncos got schooled by the Dallas Cowboys, 27 to 10, in Super Bowl XII on January 15, 1978.
1st quarter
DAL
DEN
Tony Dorsett 3-yard run (Efren Herrera kick)
7
0
Efren Herrera 35-yard field goal
10
0
2nd quarter
DAL
DEN
Efren Herrera 43-yard field goal
13
0
3rd quarter
DAL
DEN
Jim Turner 47-yard field goal
13
3
Butch Johnson 45-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)
20
3
Rob Lytle 1-yard run (Jim Turner kick)
20
10
4th quarter
DAL
DEN
Golden Richards 29-yard pass from Robert Newhouse (Efren Herrera kick)
27
10
Cowboys
Broncos
1st Downs
17
11
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
71
58
Total Yards
325
156
Yards per play
4.6
2.7
Passing
182
35
Comp - Att
19 - 28
8 - 25
Yards per pass
5.5
1.2
Interceptions thrown
0
4
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 35
4 - 26
Rushing
143
121
Rushing Attempts
38
29
Yards per rush
3.8
4.2
Penalties
12
8
Turnovers
2
8
Fumbles lost
2
4
Interceptions
0
4
Possession
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Staubach | 17 | 25 | 183 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 102.6 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Danny White | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| Team | 19 | 28 | 182 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 114.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Dorsett | 15 | 66 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 143 | 3.8 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Joe DuPree | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 1 | |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | |
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| Drew Pearson | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| Robert Newhouse | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| Team | 19 | 217 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efren Herrera | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny White | 5 | 208 | 41.6 | 53 |
| Team | 5 | 208 | 41.6 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 |
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Team | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 4 | 15 | 39 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Norris Weese | 4 | 10 | 22 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47.9 |
| Team | 8 | 25 | 35 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Lytle | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 |
| Otis Armstrong | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Team | 29 | 121 | 4.2 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Dolbin | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| Haven Moses | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| Riley Odoms | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 8 | 61 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Team | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Dilts | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 46 |
| Team | 4 | 153 | 38.3 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 0 | 67 |
| John Schultz | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Team | 6 | 173 | 28.8 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 8 |
| John Schultz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 |
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