| NFC Divisional Playoff - Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: December 30, 1978 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 60338 |
| Weather: Fog Temp: 30 F Humidty: 92% Wind: 17 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 34 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bubba Bean 14 run (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 13 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 42 FG | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 48 FG | 10 | 13 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Wallace Francis 17 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Tim Mazzetti kick) | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Tim Mazzetti 22 FG | 20 | 13 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jackie Smith 2 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 20 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Scott Laidlaw 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 20 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 89 | WR | Wallace Francis |
| 82 | WR | Billy Ryckman |
| 78 | LOT | Mike Kenn |
| 70 | LOG | Dave Scott |
| 57 | C | Jeff Van Note |
| 68 | ROG | R.C. Thielemann |
| 73 | ROT | Phil McKinnely |
| 86 | TE | Jim Mitchell |
| 10 | QB | Steve Bartkowski |
| 24 | HB | Haskel Stanback |
| 44 | FB | Bubba Bean |
| Defense | ||
| 79 | LDE | Jeff Yeates |
| 72 | LDT | Jim Bailey |
| 69 | RDT | Mike Lewis |
| 75 | RDE | Jeff Merrow |
| 54 | LLB | Fulton Kuykendall |
| 59 | MLB | Robert Pennywell |
| 59 | RLB | Greg Brezina |
| 22 | LCB | Rolland Lawrence |
| 28 | SS | Frank Reed |
| 27 | FS | Tom Pridemore |
| 38 | RCB | Rick Byas |
| 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 |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 63 | LDT | Larry Cole |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bubba Bean | 17 | 72 | 4.2 | 14t | 1 |
| Haskel Stanback | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 14 | 0 |
| George Franklin | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Scott Laidlaw | 17 | 66 | 3.9 | 21 | 2 |
| Tony Dorsett | 14 | 65 | 4.6 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Roger Staubach | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Preston Pearson | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Danny White | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 12 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Steve Bartkowski | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 3 | 95 | 4.1 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 23.2 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 20 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 127 | 6.4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 66.0 |
| Roger Staubach | 17 | 7 | 41.2 | 0 | 105 | 6.2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Wallace Francis | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 20 | 1 |
| Billy Ryckman | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Mike Esposito | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Billy Joe DuPree | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Jackie Smith | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 18 | 1 |
| Tony Hill | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Scott Laidlaw | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Tony Dorsett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Rolland Lawrence | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Cliff Harris | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Aaron Kyle | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Randy Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| John James | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 49 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Danny White | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 40 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Billy Ryckman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 0 | 32 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Dennis Pearson | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 36 | 0 | |
| Tom Pridemore | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| George Franklin | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Larry Brinson | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Thomas Henderson | 0 | 11 | 11L | 0 | ||
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Fulton Kuykendall | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Ed Jones | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Larry Cole | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
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