Cowboys 24-21 Cardinals (Oct 15, 1978)

DAL

STL

1

0

7

2

7

3

14

0

4

0

7

OT

3

0

24

21

1Q

0 - 7

J. Otis 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 7

R. Newhouse 6-yard TD catch from R. Staubach.

Touchdown

Made XP

2Q

7 - 14

J. Otis 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

14 - 14

T. Hill 37-yard TD catch from R. Staubach.

Touchdown

Made XP

3Q

21 - 14

T. Hill 6-yard TD catch from R. Staubach.

Touchdown

Made XP

4Q

21 - 21

W. Morris 1-yard TD catch from J. Hart.

Touchdown

Made XP

OT

24 - 21

R. Septien 47-yard field goal.

FG Made

Top Performers

Pass Yds

289

Staubach

DAL

Rush Yds

88

Otis

STL

Rec Yds

101

Pearson

DAL

Scrim TD

2

Hill

DAL

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

Roger Staubach

DAL QB #12

Jim Hart

STL QB #17

289

Pass Yds

264

3

Pass TD

1

2

Int

1

DAL

Team Stats

STL

418

Total Yds

372

24

1st Downs

21

4

Turnovers

3

1978 NFC East

Team	W	L	PCT
Cowboys	12	4	.750
Eagles	9	7	.563
Redskins	8	8	.500
Cardinals	6	10	.375
Giants	6	10	.375

Game Summary

The St. Louis Cardinals couldn't pull it off against the Dallas Cowboys, 24 to 21, on October 15, 1978.

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	23/40	289	7.2	3	2	0-0	84.3
Danny White D. White #11	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Hart J. Hart #17	17/28	264	9.4	1	1	0-0	89.0
Steve Pisarkiewicz S. Pisarkiewicz #15	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	12	47	3.9	13
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	2	34	17.0	33
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	5	26	5.2	0
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	12	24	2.0	12
Tony Hill T. Hill #80	1	0	0.0	0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jim Otis J. Otis #35	28	88	3.1	2	12
Wayne Morris W. Morris #24	13	30	2.3	0	10
Steve Jones S. Jones #34	4	13	3.3	0	5
Eason Ramson E. Ramson #80	1	5	5.0	0	5
Steve Little S. Little #12	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	0/0	101	14.4	0	25
Tony Hill T. Hill #80	0/0	60	20.0	2	37
Preston Pearson P. Pearson #26	0/0	57	14.3	0	21
Billy Joe DuPree B. Joe DuPree #89	0/0	32	16.0	0	20
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	0/0	21	5.3	0	8
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	0/0	17	8.5	1	11
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Mel Gray M. Gray #85	0/0	89	22.3	0	30
Pat Tilley P. Tilley #83	0/0	60	20.0	0	38
Eason Ramson E. Ramson #80	0/0	56	14.0	0	26
Steve Jones S. Jones #34	0/0	33	16.5	0	38
Wayne Morris W. Morris #24	0/0	26	6.5	1	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bob Breunig B. Breunig #53	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ken Stone K. Stone #23	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Roger Wehrli R. Wehrli #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rafael Septien R. Septien #1	1/2	3/3	6	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Bakken J. Bakken #25	0/1	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny White D. White #11	6	249	41.5	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Steve Little S. Little #12	7	272	38.9	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	4	63	15.8	0	0
Larry Brinson L. Brinson #36	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Ken Stone K. Stone #23	1	3	3.0
Jimmy Childs J. Childs #86	1	24	24.0
Willard Harrell W. Harrell #39	2	35	17.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	5	75	15.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willard Harrell W. Harrell #39	4	13	3.3	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	23/40	289	7.2	3	2	0-0	84.3
Danny White D. White #11	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0-0	39.6

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	Long
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	12	47	3.9	13
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	2	34	17.0	33
Roger Staubach R. Staubach #12	5	26	5.2	0
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	12	24	2.0	12
Tony Hill T. Hill #80	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Drew Pearson D. Pearson #88	0/0	101	14.4	0	25
Tony Hill T. Hill #80	0/0	60	20.0	2	37
Preston Pearson P. Pearson #26	0/0	57	14.3	0	21
Billy Joe DuPree B. Joe DuPree #89	0/0	32	16.0	0	20
Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett #33	0/0	21	5.3	0	8
Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse #44	0/0	17	8.5	1	11
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	0/0	1	1.0	0	1

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Bob Breunig B. Breunig #53	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Cliff Harris C. Harris #43	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Rafael Septien R. Septien #1	1/2	3/3	6	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Danny White D. White #11	6	249	41.5	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	4	63	15.8	0	0
Larry Brinson L. Brinson #36	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Butch Johnson B. Johnson #86	5	75	15.0	0	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Jim Hart J. Hart #17	17/28	264	9.4	1	1	0-0	89.0
Steve Pisarkiewicz S. Pisarkiewicz #15	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jim Otis J. Otis #35	28	88	3.1	2	12
Wayne Morris W. Morris #24	13	30	2.3	0	10
Steve Jones S. Jones #34	4	13	3.3	0	5
Eason Ramson E. Ramson #80	1	5	5.0	0	5
Steve Little S. Little #12	1	0	0.0	0	0

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Mel Gray M. Gray #85	0/0	89	22.3	0	30
Pat Tilley P. Tilley #83	0/0	60	20.0	0	38
Eason Ramson E. Ramson #80	0/0	56	14.0	0	26
Steve Jones S. Jones #34	0/0	33	16.5	0	38
Wayne Morris W. Morris #24	0/0	26	6.5	1	13

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	FF	TD
Ken Stone K. Stone #23	0-0	0	0	1	0	0
Roger Wehrli R. Wehrli #22	0-0	0	0	1	0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Jim Bakken J. Bakken #25	0/1	3/3	3	0

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Steve Little S. Little #12	7	272	38.9	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg
Ken Stone K. Stone #23	1	3	3.0
Jimmy Childs J. Childs #86	1	24	24.0
Willard Harrell W. Harrell #39	2	35	17.5

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Willard Harrell W. Harrell #39	4	13	3.3	0	0

DAL

STL

1

0

7

2

7

3

14

0

4

0

7

OT

3

0

24

21

DAL

Team Stats

STL

418

Total Yds

372

287

Pass Yds

236

131

Rush Yds

136

74

Total Plays

79

5.6

Yards Per Play

4.7

6.8

Yards Per Pass

7.4

4.1

Yards Per Rush

2.9

24

1st Downs

21

6

Punts

7

4

Turnovers

3

2

Interceptions Thrown

2

Fumbles Lost

1

12

Penalties

4

3.0

Sacks

1.0

0

D/ST TD

0

5-2 DAL

STL 0-7

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

1978 NFC East

Game Summary

Team Stats