The St. Louis Cardinals came up just a bit short against the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 21, on October 15, 1978.
1st quarter
DAL
STL
Jim Otis 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
0
7
2nd quarter
DAL
STL
Robert Newhouse 6-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
7
7
Jim Otis 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)
7
14
3rd quarter
DAL
STL
Tony Hill 37-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
14
14
Tony Hill 6-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)
21
14
4th quarter
DAL
STL
Wayne Morris 1-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)
21
21
OT
DAL
STL
Rafael Septien 47-yard field goal
24
21
Cowboys
Cardinals
1st Downs
24
21
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
74
79
Total Yards
418
372
Yards per play
5.6
4.7
Passing
287
236
Comp - Att
23 - 41
17 - 29
Yards per pass
6.8
7.4
Interceptions thrown
2
2
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 2
3 - 28
Rushing
131
136
Rushing Attempts
32
47
Yards per rush
4.1
2.9
Penalties
12
4
Turnovers
4
3
Fumbles lost
2
1
Interceptions
2
2
Possession
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Staubach | 23 | 40 | 289 | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 84.3 | |
Danny White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
Team | 23 | 41 | 287 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 82.3 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Newhouse | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 |
Drew Pearson | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 |
Roger Staubach | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 |
Tony Dorsett | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 0 |
Tony Hill | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 32 | 131 | 4.1 | 0 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Drew Pearson | 7 | 101 | 14.4 | 0 | |
Tony Hill | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 2 | |
Preston Pearson | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
Billy Joe DuPree | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | |
Tony Dorsett | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
Robert Newhouse | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | |
Butch Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 23 | 289 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 2 | 1 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 3.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rafael Septien | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Danny White | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | |
Team | 6 | 249 | 41.5 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butch Johnson | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 0 | |
Larry Brinson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Butch Johnson | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 |
NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Hart | 17 | 28 | 264 | 9.4 | 1 | 1 | 89.0 | |
Steve Pisarkiewicz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
Team | 17 | 29 | 236 | 9.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 71.6 |
NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Otis | 28 | 88 | 3.1 | 2 |
Wayne Morris | 13 | 30 | 2.3 | 0 |
Steve Jones | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
Eason Ramson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
Steve Little | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 47 | 136 | 2.9 | 2 |
NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mel Gray | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | |
Pat Tilley | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 0 | |
Eason Ramson | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | |
Steve Jones | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | |
Wayne Morris | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | |
Team | 17 | 264 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 |
NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 2 |
NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1.0 |
NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim Bakken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steve Little | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | |
Team | 7 | 272 | 38.9 |
NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willard Harrell | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | |
Jimmy Childs | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | |
Ken Stone | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 |
NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Willard Harrell | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 |
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Playoff PPG Rankings
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Playoff Sack Leaders
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5.0
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Best Record ATS
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Worst Record ATS
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6-10-1