| NFC Championship |
| Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: January 1, 1978 Location: Irving, TX Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 61698 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 29 F Humidty: 55% Wind: 21 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota VikingsMIN | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | MIN | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Golden Richards 32 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick failed) | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Robert Newhouse 5 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 32 FG | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Minnesota VikingsMIN | Fred Cox 37 FG | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Efren Herrera 21 FG | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 11 run (Efren Herrera kick) | 6 | 23 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Offense | ||
| 28 | WR | Ahmad Rashad |
| 85 | WR | Sammy White |
| 78 | LOT | Steve Riley |
| 68 | LOG | Charlie Goodrum |
| 52 | C | Mick Tingelhoff |
| 62 | ROG | Ed White |
| 73 | ROT | Ron Yary |
| 83 | TE | Stu Voigt |
| 19 | QB | Bob Lee |
| 44 | RB | Chuck Foreman |
| 35 | RB | Robert Miller |
| Defense | ||
| 81 | LDE | Carl Eller |
| 69 | LDT | Doug Sutherland |
| 88 | RDT | Alan Page |
| 70 | RDE | Jim Marshall |
| 59 | LLB | Matt Blair |
| 54 | MLB | Jeff Siemon |
| 54 | RLB | Fred McNeill |
| 43 | LCB | Nate Wright |
| 23 | LS | Jeff Wright |
| 22 | RS | Paul Krause |
| 20 | RCB | Bobby Bryant |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 87 | WR | Jay Saldi |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 67 | ROT | Pat Donovan |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe Dupree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 28:39 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4/16 | / | 5 | 32 | 5 | 3 |
| DAL | 31:31 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6/14 | / | 5 | 84 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 21 | 59 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Sammy Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Robert Newhouse | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 15 | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 13 | 1 |
| Danny White | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 39 | 170 | 4.4 | 15 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
| Bob Lee | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 158 | 5.1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 47.5 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 14 | 45.2 | 1 | 158 | 5.1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 47.5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 165 | 7.2 | 32t | 1 | 2 | 7 | 71.8 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 1 | 165 | 7.2 | 32t | 1 | 2 | 7 | 71.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Chuck Foreman | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Sammy White | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Robert Miller | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Stu Voigt | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 158 | 11.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 62 | 12.4 | 28 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 32t | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 32t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||
| Nate Wright | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | |||||||
| Neil Clabo | 8 | 278 | 34.8 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 278 | 34.7 | 54 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 8 | 293 | 36.6 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 293 | 36.6 | 49 | 0 | 3 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 3 | 2 | -2 | -0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Tony Hill | 3 | 1 | 44 | 14.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 1 | 57 | 11.4 | 20 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||||||
| Manfred Moore | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Sammy White | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Mark Kellar | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 122 | 24.4 | 37 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Larry Brinson | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | ||
| Jim Marshall | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Randy White | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Ed Jones | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 10.0 |