The Dallas Cowboys defeated the New Orleans Saints, 27 to 7, on November 19, 1978.

1978 Dallas Cowboys

Final

NO

Saints

5-7-0

7

DAL

Cowboys

8-4-0

27

1

7

0

2

0

14

3

0

7

4

0

6

Total

7

27

1st quarter

NO

DAL

Saints

Chuck Muncie 1-yard run (Steve Mike-Mayer kick)

7

0

2nd quarter

NO

DAL

Cowboys

Tony Dorsett 2-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

7

7

Cowboys

Roger Staubach 1-yard run (Rafael Septien kick)

7

14

3rd quarter

NO

DAL

Cowboys

Billy Joe DuPree 24-yard pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick)

7

21

4th quarter

NO

DAL

Cowboys

Rafael Septien 24-yard field goal

7

24

Cowboys

Rafael Septien 26-yard field goal

7

27

Saints

Cowboys

1st Downs

15

17

Passing 1st Downs

Rushing 1st Downs

1st downs from penalties

3rd down efficiency

-

-

4th down efficiency

-

-

Total Plays

58

61

Total Yards

277

304

Yards per play

4.8

5.0

Passing

215

106

Comp - Att

24 - 39

9 - 15

Yards per pass

5.2

5.6

Interceptions thrown

3

0

Sacks - Yards lost

2 - 20

4 - 35

Rushing

62

198

Rushing Attempts

17

42

Yards per rush

3.6

4.7

Penalties

6

6

Turnovers

4

0

Fumbles lost

1

0

Interceptions

3

0

Possession

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Archie Manning 24 38 235 6.2 0 3 47.6
Ike Harris 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Team 24 39 215 6.0 0 3 2 46.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Chuck Muncie 7 26 3.7 1
Tony Galbreath 8 22 2.8 0
Archie Manning 2 14 7.0 0
Team 17 62 3.6 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Tony Galbreath 7 66 9.4 0
Ike Harris 5 62 12.4 0
Henry Childs 4 42 10.5 0
Chuck Muncie 3 33 11.0 0
Tinker Owens 3 32 10.7 0
Wes Chandler 1 5 5.0 0
Michael Strachan 1 -5 -5.0 0
Team 24 235 6.0 0 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 1 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Steve Mike-Mayer 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Blanchard 6 237 39.5
Team 6 237 39.5

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 4 95 23.8 0
Rich Mauti 2 45 22.5 0
Team 6 140 23.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Wes Chandler 2 5 2.5 0
Team 2 5 2.5 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Roger Staubach 9 15 141 9.4 1 0 113.5
Team 9 15 106 9.4 1 0 4 113.5

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Tony Dorsett 25 152 6.1 1
Scott Laidlaw 11 33 3.0 0
Robert Newhouse 2 5 2.5 0
Roger Staubach 2 5 2.5 1
Alois Blackwell 1 3 3.0 0
Larry Brinson 1 0 0.0 0
Team 42 198 4.7 2

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Billy Joe DuPree 3 73 24.3 1
Preston Pearson 2 29 14.5 0
Drew Pearson 1 17 17.0 0
Butch Johnson 1 14 14.0 0
Tony Dorsett 1 4 4.0 0
Scott Laidlaw 1 4 4.0 0
Team 9 141 9.4 1 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 1 0 1

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Team 2.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Rafael Septien 2 3 3 9
Team 2 3 3 9

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Danny White 5 230 46.0
Team 5 230 46.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Butch Johnson 2 75 37.5 0
Team 2 75 37.5 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Butch Johnson 2 32 16.0 0
Tony Hill 3 16 5.3 0
Team 5 48 9.6 0

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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,516

Prescott

Dak Prescott

RUSH

1,005

Pollard

Tony Pollard

REC

1,749

Lamb

CeeDee Lamb

Team Rankings

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PPG

29.9

1st

OPP PPG

18.5

5th

RUSH YDS/G

112.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

274.1

3rd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
Giants Giants
6 11 0 .353
Commanders Commanders
4 13 0 .235

Last Game

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DAL Cowboys

0-1-0

32

Final

48

GB Packers

1-0-0

Sun 14 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

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM