| Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1978 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 64905 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 78 F Humidty: 50% Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington RedskinsWAS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 13 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | WAS | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 33 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 21 FG | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Drew Pearson 53 pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick) | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Mark Moseley 48 FG | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 44 FG | 3 | 23 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 2 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Larry Brinson 39 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | Washington RedskinsWAS | Jean Fugett 16 pass from Joe Theismann (Mark Moseley kick) | 10 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Johnny McDaniel |
| 83 | WR | Ricky Thompson |
| 75 | LOT | Terry Hermeling |
| 64 | LOG | Ron Saul |
| 54 | C | Bob Kuziel |
| 62 | ROG | Dan Nugent |
| 68 | ROT | Jim Harlan |
| 84 | TE | Jean Fugett |
| 7 | QB | Joe Theismann |
| 22 | HB | Mike Thomas |
| 44 | FB | John Riggins |
| Defense | ||
| 71 | LDE | Karl Lorch |
| 65 | LDT | Dave Butz |
| 69 | RDT | Perry Brooks |
| 80 | RDE | Coy Bacon |
| 59 | LLB | Brad Dusek |
| 53 | MLB | Harold McLinton |
| 52 | RLB | Chris Hanburger |
| 45 | LCB | Gerard Williams |
| 27 | SS | Ken Houston |
| 13 | FS | Jake Scott |
| 20 | RCB | Joe Lavender |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Tony Hill |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 87 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 70 | ROT | Rayfield Wright |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 35 | FB | Scott Laidlaw |
| Offense | ||
| 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 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| John Riggins | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 12 | 24 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Theismann | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Benny Malone | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Scott Laidlaw | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 59 | 2 |
| Tony Dorsett | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Brinson | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 39t | 1 |
| Roger Staubach | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Danny White | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||||||||
| Joe Theismann | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 0 | 150 | 6.3 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 76.7 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 19 | 9 | 47.4 | 1 | 218 | 11.5 | 53t | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Ricky Thompson | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Thomas | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 27 | 0 |
| John Riggins | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Johnny McDaniel | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jean Fugett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 53t | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 94 | 31.3 | 49 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Gerard Williams | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |||||
| Mike Bragg | 9 | 354 | 39.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 43 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | ||||||
| Tony Green | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Donnie Harris | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ike Forte | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Clarence Harmon | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| Dave Stalls | 1.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
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