The St. Louis Cardinals came up just a bit short against the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 21, on October 15, 1978.

1978 St. Louis Cardinals

Final

DAL

Cowboys

5-2-0

24

STL

21

1

0

7

2

7

7

3

14

0

4

0

7

OT

3

0

Total

24

21

1st quarter

DAL

STL

Cardinals

Jim Otis 2-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

0

7

2nd quarter

DAL

STL

Cowboys

Robert Newhouse 6-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

7

7

Cardinals

Jim Otis 1-yard run (Jim Bakken kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

DAL

STL

Cowboys

Tony Hill 37-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

14

14

Cowboys

Tony Hill 6-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

21

14

4th quarter

DAL

STL

Cardinals

Wayne Morris 1-yard pass from Jim Hart (Jim Bakken kick)

21

21

OT

DAL

STL

Cowboys

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

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 2 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rafael Septien 1 2 3 6
Team 1 2 3 6

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Danny White 6 249 41.5
Team 6 249 41.5

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Butch Johnson 5 75 15.0 0
Team 5 75 15.0 0

Passing

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

Rushing

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

Receiving

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

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 1 2

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 1.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jim Bakken 0 1 3 3
Team 0 1 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Steve Little 7 272 38.9
Team 7 272 38.9

Kick Return

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

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Willard Harrell 4 13 3.3 0
Team 4 13 3.3 0

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PASS

1,799

Murray

Kyler Murray

RUSH

1,040

Conner

James Conner

REC

825

McBride

Trey McBride

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PPG

19.4

24th

OPP PPG

26.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

139.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

201.8

26th

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TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
Seahawks Seahawks
9 8 0 .529
Cardinals Cardinals
4 13 0 .235

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ARI Cardinals

4-13-0

20

Final

21

SEA Seahawks

9-8-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529